Miami Hurricane, November 03, 1978

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By JEFFREY M. WEISS
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Jerry Lewis refers to himself in the third person a lot.
He talks about his various personas-actor, director, producer, professor-as if they were each very good friends of his. He brought all of them to the stage of Beaumont Hall at the University of Miami Tuesday night and talked to over 150 communication students for two and a half hours.
There are many signs on campus advertising the speeches of religious evangelists,but none of them bring a message of more hope than Lewis brought to Miami Jerry Lewis is a man obsessed with his profession. He wants everybody who really wants to be in filmmaking to get there, and he sees himself as a man who can point the way.
He has a simple philosophy:“Don’t take no for an answer." And again, "There ain't no such crap as negative, and there ain’t nothing that you ca't do if you want it badly enough." Or "Everything happens for the best."
He poured this message out like oil on troubled waters. His audience, for the most part, was interested in becoming a part of one of the most competitive indus-
tries in the world, and here was a prophet showing them the promissed land
He told the crowd,"! will never‘lie to you ” Most questions he answered candidly. A few he declined to answer. But he never gave the impression of a man trying to get away with something
The picture he painted of himself was as revealing as the impression he gave of the film industry.
“I never laugh at myself. There is nothing about me that is funny,” he said. And yet he sprinkled his talk with one liners that had the students roaring.
“1 am very optimistic about life, as well as film,” on the one hand. “The world we live in makes comedy tougher."
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," and Lewis embodies that spirit. But the man, as revealed that night, was a person who does exactly what he wants to do and is never comfortable unless he is in complete control of everything that he does.
He appeared at the University at the request of Dr. Steven Bowles. He was not paid; neither did he even allow advance publicity But he explained that he was there because he wanted to be there. "What might appear to be a selfless act is actually a completely selfish
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Utmi Gras
Even though Homecoming has not officially started, the newly elected Carni Gras Executive Committee has begun working on the nation's largest college carnival which will take place at the end of February.
Carni Gras will take place rain or shine, hopefully through sunshine, February 22. 23 and 24 on the Intramural Field.
Due to the almost continuous ralnfalll during Iasi year's Carni Gras, the carnival was not a success financially, although those who went had a good, If-womewhat wet, time.
"We depleted funds from last year due to the rain, ' said Carni Gras '79 Chairperson Suzy Mehling-er. "This year, we must make enough money to put into the University’s Paul R. Yarck Fund, which provides money for capital improvements of student activities' facilities."
Proceeds from Carni Gras arc also divided between the sponsoring student organizations.
This year's Carni Gras committee consists of 13 people who are all determined to produce one of the most successful Carni Gras' on this campus.
The Executive Committee includes: Benny Goodman — Associate Chairman; Lisa Silverman — Publicity Chairman; Leslie Berger
—	Art Director; Udo Stozarczuk — Field Manager: Richard Lovell — Finance Chairman; Julie Robinson
—	Organization Liason. Stacy Wulfe — Pre-Carni Gras Special Events; Kevin Coffe — Special Events during Carni Gras; Larry Pleskow — Executive Board; John Stolfi — Academics Chairman: Ron Croiaer — Sjturity; and Jill Steinberg — Executive Secretary.
By CINDY S. VOVA
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Employees concerned about the possibility of the University contracting for housekeeping, landscaping, trucking and physical plant services, met together in the Flamingo Ballroom of the Student Union to discuss their future course of action.
The employees, numbering about 100, had gathered last Tuesday outside the Ashe Building to protest the possibility of contracting out for the services.
Dr. William Butler, vice-president of student affairs, said at a USBG meeting on Monday that a report was sent to housekeeping saying that the University was considering an outside contract, but there was a clause stating that "no person currently employed would be fired."
At Wednesday’s meeting, custodian Harold Chub-buck addressed the employees. His words were translated into Spanish by student Mina Socarras Approximately 90 per cent of these employees are of Hispanic heritage.
"Everyone should get what they have coming to them," Chubbuck said. "The only way to get that is to stand up and fight."
The employees fear that if a contractor does come in. they will be fired or lose some of the benefits they now have. However, in a memorandum sent to the employees by EdwMn Shelly, operations manager of physical plant, it was stated that "I can assure you that the existing employees will have the same wages that exist now and comparable employee benefits (retirement, health insurance, etc.)."
In June the National Labor Relations Board held an election to unionize the employees. In a vote of 224-223, unionization was defeated. Afterwards. the union challenged 42 ballots, causing the election to go into appeal with the Florida NLRB, according to Oliver Bonnert, business manag-
fr	Shelly also stated that the possi-
bility of contracting had not been discussed with the employees "because the question of representation is still being reviewed by the NLRB. He ended his memo by requesting that employees having questions contact him directly.
"The NLRB had a hearing on the matter. They have not yet made a decision"Bonnert said A decision was originally to be handed down in September, but as of yet it has not been received.
“/ ran assure you that the existing employees will have the same wages that exist now as well as rompa-rahle employee benefits."	Edwin Shelley
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Despite olieiiy's claim, some employees questioned how their benefits would remain the same if they were being paid by another company.
Bonnert said that equal benefits would be possible, because any company hired would be a nationwide, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 60,000 employees. These companies have lower overhead for supplies, and because they employ such large numbers of people, they purchase benefit programs for employees at a lower rate; thus being able to deliver equal benefits.
Currently, employee benefits include tuition remission if they or their children attend the University. Bonnert said that this benefit would remain even if the University did contract out, but only to employees who are cur-rentlv on the UM payrool.
During Monday's senate meeting. UM President Dr. Henry King Stanford said that the Student Union and Residence Halls have been operating on a deficit for a number of years. He also noted that the 1968 and 960 Towers would not be paid up until 1991. Stanford said that part of tuition dollars must be spent to make up the deficit, and that the University was “looking for ways to try to reduce the deficit to avoid tuition increases.” He said that contracting out would be one way to do this.
The union had been notified by the University of their consideration of contracting by telegram. "It’s not that we have to negotiate with the union," Bonnert said. The University just wanted to assure them that all intentions were made in good faith.
Sonetlieless, many employees are under the impression that they have been lied to ail along and do not understand why they cannot just work for the University.
Wednesday's meeting, which lasted slightly under an hour, w'as dismissed by Chubbuck. because he had "promised Mr. Shelly that I'd only have you here for an hour.”
Chubbuck urged employees to have a 30-day cooling off period, before they took any other actions
Bonnert said, "Until the union and the University come to an agree-me ^ or reach an impasse, we cannot pr.3t. ed to make a final decision on whether we will go with contracting or not."
one. You gotta clear your head somewhere. You gotta exercise your mind."
Lewis considers himself to be "a total film maker." He chooses his microphones. He writes, edits, directs, produces and distributes. ”1 never leave the film. I don't even want to ship it when it is ready to go.”
He has a whole litany of reasons why he became a “total film maker," most of which are horror stories of when he would relinquish control. An audit of Paramount's distribution of seven of his films returned over $3 million. A serious picture.The Day the Clown Cried is tied up in Sweden in litigationover joint Swiss-French co-production rights. He never comes out and tells the students that his is the only real way to go, but that message is implicit in all of his stories: If you want something right, do it yourself.
The questions ranged from the most technical, spiced with terms like "frame butt cut," and "actor and camera blocking,"but for the most part, the questioners and the answers tried to give an insight into the ethos and feeling of what it is like to be in the business of making movies.
Lewis is very committed to helping young film makers. In addition to this type of program, which he has done several hundred times, he is a full professor at
USC, and teaches “the art of film direction." Last year he had 2300 applications for a 24 member class, but his track record as a professor gives an indication why.
In a single class he taught George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Matt Robbins. Peter Bogdonowitz and Randy Kleiser. Anyone who has seen any movie in the past couple of years has probably seen the products of at least one of these men.
The importance that he attaches encouraging aspiring film makers is not limited to talk, however. In an exchange that stunned the audience, a student asked for a job in Lewis’ next film and Lewis "guaranteed" that any student in the class before him who wanted a job and who was available would be part of the production.
Nothing that he could have done would have been more unexpected, or more in keeping with the philosophy that he espoused for two and a half hours.
After a free wheeling discussion, Lewis left. He was followed to his car by a throng of students. A brand new custom Cadillac with silver spoke wheels. No one should have been surprised when he drove it away. Jerry Lewis won't let anyone else take him anywhere.
Miami Humean», JEFFREY M. WEISS
Werewolves, GGhosts Invade Store On Halloween
By SHIRRY BERNSTEIN
Hurricane Nrwi Writer
On Tuesday, the l!M bookstore w'as transformed into a house of ghouls. Shoppers were ushered into the store by the Wolfman. Satan, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and various witches were seen stalking the aisles. Eerie music resounded throughout the store.
In an effort to preserve the Halloween spirit, Mary Phillips, supplies supervisor at the bookstore, organized a day of festivities. All the employees dressed for the occasion. The most outstanding demons were as follows: Beau Perez as Wolfman, Victoria Richards as the Virgin Queen and Bruce Codds as Drecula. The Wolfman said, "I walked up to a girl in the cafeteria dressed like this. 1 scared her so badly, she fell out of her chair-right on her butt.”
Shoppers were treated to free popcorn and two floorshows. The employees' first show consisted of a demon sacrifice. It was complete with satanic screaming and a blood tasting ceremony.
Dracula married the Virgin Queen in an afternoon ceremony. Services were conducted by the Wolfman. The marriage skit was the high point of the day.
The employees arrived early Tuesday morning to decorate the store. They even constructed a tent in the middle of the firat floor. Curious passersby who opened the flaps of the t4bt. saw Dracula lying in a coffin. The coffin and many other
props were donated by local merchants.
Drawings for prizes were held all day. Posters and key chains were awarded to students whose names were pulled randomly out of a box.
The Halloween festivities attracted a large crowd. Steve Karol, a second year architecture student said. "I just came in to buy some supplies for a project, but this is so much fun, the project will have to wait."
“This is the third Halloween
party for the bookstore. Phillips said,“No one is required to dress up and participate, but they all do. We were allotted $75, but everyone contributed, and a lot of local stores gave us discounts on the things we needed." Last year, only about half the employees participated in the party.
The final event of the day was the costume judging. As the ghouls stood in line, waiting to be judged, Sibyl Bodamer, a Pearson Hall resident, said. “Who says college students are apathetic?”
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