Miami Hurricane, March 03, 1967

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New  960  Dorms  To  Be  Coed
New Coed Dorms
. . . ace yon in Seplentbcr!
From Money To Drinking
Fraternity Study Revealed
By DAM IfAKHKR
Hurricane  Kditor
The nine months ol labor by
a high level committee to
study fraternity affairs
brought out a 29 page report
Tuesday with recommendations
on topics ranging from revamping financial techniques to
drinking in fraternity houses.
The document of tlie Fraternity Affairs Evaluation Committee was delivered to the
Inter Fraternity Council meeting Tuesday providing a peak
of effort for the eight man
board that delved into the life
or UM fraternities In sessions
held from May until January 30.
The discussion of tlie committee on the sensitive drinking
question appeared to open the
door for Greek action to ask
for new guidelines on the question of the consumption of al-
c h o 11 c beverages by men
termed legally eligible under
the laws of the .state of Florida.
Their report reads. "The
Committee feels that the present policy conerning the use
of alcohol is unrealistic. To be
sure, It would be inappropriate
for the University to condone
drinking. It would be more appropriate to place the full
measure   of   responsibility   on
the shoulders of the students
where it belongs. A declaration
that gentlemanly conduct Is
expected of all men at all
times would then compel stu
dents to think about the full
social significance of their actions."
In related documentation of
their position, the Committee
cited one of nine quest ionaires
collected during their study.
The comments were, "In the
questionnaire submitted to the
faculty and administration
when asked, 'Do you think
that drinking should be permit
ted at fraternity social func
tions,' the response of the fac
ulty and administration was
114 in favor of drinking and
113 opposed."
This middle of  the  road ac
tion of the pOTions polled was
interpreted   by   one   high   level
campus source as an indication
that  the  faculty  and  adminis
tration   probably   did   not   feel
overwhelmingly  for or against
fraternity   drinking   but   were
tired of being solicited as chap
erones  for events  where  their
actual   duties  consisted   of  po
licing the present strict prohibitions on drinking.
Other areas of the report,
the commit tee seemingly
moved with precision and
depth into discussion of studies
on areas of scholarship,  finan-
l.lctiioii  Petition* Available
Petitions for the upcoming student government election are available as of 9:00 am today
in the Sludenl Vclivities Office. The election
itself is -ei for April 6th and 7th. The petitions
must Im* returned by Thursday March 9ih with
the required signatures.
Offices available include the President,
Vice President and Treasurer of Undergraduate
Student Oovernnient plus three representatives
each from the Senior, Junior and Sophomore
classes. Specific rules may be obtained from the
Sludenl Activities Office in the Student In ion.
clal matters, house security,
rusliing, fraternity expansion,
and the social purposes of the
fraternity
Of significance in the financial findings of the Committee
were references ta ways the
Greeks could help strengthen
their fiscal positions and maintain an optimistic future for
the growth and development of
their own houses
In a point of apparent  criti
cism of the Greek attitude the
report hit at an item of Frater
nity apathy   toward   the  study
itself.    "The    Committee    was
extremely   concerned   with   the
apparent disinterest of the fraternities   toward   this   study  of
their system, especially on the
part   of  the  various   fraternity
leaders  and   I.F.C.  Representatives. Although these men were
told   the  Committee  was   very
much   interested   in   their  feel
ings  and   concerns,   their   attl
tude was one of detachment."
By KORI'KT IF.DNAK
Hurricant Ht-t-Ktw
Two 12-story residence hails,
now under construction on the
UM campus, will be co-educational, according to Dr. William R. Butler, Vice President
for Student Attain
The air-conditioned buildings
will house 480 men in one tower, and 480 women in the other
tower. Until named, the buildings will be known as the 960
Residence Halls Complex. Both
towers will be ready for occupancy by September 15, 1967.
The halls will bouse both frc-h-
man and upperciass students.
Said Dr. Butler. "I am tremendously excited about the
new complex. Thc decision to
have men ami women living
In the complex area represents a major change In
the UM's philosophy which
will directly affect the programming for these new
buildings, the staffing requirements, the social lives
of the students and the functioning of student government organizations in these
halls.
"The students will be eating
together and sharing the same-
commons building for student
government and leisure time
activities. A staffing plan
which will be coordinated by
the Dean of Men's office and
the Dean of Women's office
will be developed.
"This is not a new concept
as far .as higher education is
concerned. Many other major
universities have develojied
similar programs Indeed, UM
has had co-educational residence arrangements during
summer sessions. As our campus continues to grow in size
and complexity. I hope are will
find additional ways to develop
joint    programs    lor   men   and
women."
The lieu dorms will house
40 students on each floor In
both single and double
rooms. The rent will be $2.10
a semester for a double room
amd $300 for a single room.
These rates will also apply
to the ISO Kast Dorm. I atnn
and Mahoney Halls will rent
double rooms for $225 and
single rooms for $275. The
apartments will be $200.
This equalises the rents between single and double
rooms and air-conditioned
and mm air- conditioned
rooms. The new rent scale
place--) I'M in the middle of
what other universities are
ehargfiig. For the higher
charge every room will receive  extra   services  such  as
the  new   Centrex   phone   system.
There is also under process
now a complete renovation of
tin- apartment- 'riiis program
will cost approximately $500,-
000. The project includes all at
the following new roofs and
plumbing i this completes a
project already in process I,
extensive painting of woodwork and all walls. | revamp
ing of the lighting system, a
combination d r I a e-Venetian
blind for all apartments, one
more lounge chair and eventual replacement ot study chairs
and tables, replacement ol all
mail   boxes,   mw    tiles   lor   the
floors,   resurfacing  ol   housing
parking  lols,  and,  in  the men's
area,   there   will   be   three   th
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Inside
The fellows smiling
down at you today are old
timers Laurel and Hardy
wtio have their -cultural'
•how discussed on page
II, the CM movie life
gets covered on page 18
and a coed ►-. distressed
•bout the state or the
unwed mother at the UM
on page four
Radio Station
Will Locate
In Union
The University of Miami '|
first opportunity for a campus
radio station got more steam
behind it this week, when the
Board of Governors of the
Whitten Union reccomendod
housing the station somewhere
in Its facility.
The  Board's  action  set   up  a
series of conferences  to deter-
minine   where   thc   station   will
j actually Ik*  located   A decision
is    expected     sometime     next
j w eek.
In other radio Station developments. Randy Coyner, the
Station Manager, reported that
the call letters WVOH, earlier
proposed as the official station
call letters, arc no longer avail-
able, having been already taken.
Coyner said the s|>ecial ■dvi-
sory board of President Stanford is now open to suggestnuis
for other letters and will receive those raquests in writing
at the University Housing Office.
(.ami Gras
Lambda Chi Wins
Overall Trophy
A late season cold snap which moved Into Florida the
morning of Carni-Gras cut the total take ol  the University's largest student  carnival  to a level almost  500 below
previous standards.
While 108 boot bs, gaOMS and
food stands were Opened lor
business during the two daj
Universily celebration which
began  on  Thursday   afternoon, W~\
the     final     financial      rep.- yx5      *-*■
showed   that    the    total   ticket / __   %   '
sales of $8,593.26 were approxi- /    ^P\
mately  $500  below  last  year's / /
final figures.
Problems with electrical
systems, coupled with the
unexpected cold snap which
sent temperatures tumbling
to the low fifties accounted
for the majority of opening
night problems, according to
Stan slalil. Carni Gras chairman. "In addition many students were faced with their
first exams of the semester
on the following morning
which also helped to keep
down the opening night attendance."
The  persistence  of  the cold
snap cut deeply  into the second
night attendance, said Stahl.
According to figures compiled by the office ol the director of Student Activities there
was a decrease of $501.50 in
the proceeds Irom the booths
operated bv student organizations this year as compared
with the revenue of student
organi/ation booths Ihe previous \
There was a corresponding
decrease of $.145.10 in the
proceeds of the carnival
rules vvhieti dotted the (ar-
iii-l.rns area.
in tin- competition for trophies in the three divisions of
Carni-Gras competition Lambda Chi Alpha Kraternlty,
which   spoasored    17   seperste
1k
(ami  (,ras
. . . "lln- t'/if and I"
booths this v.-n   won the Overall  Trophy   based   on   Ihe   t
ticket tike of all ol tbe booths
Bpeaaorad i»v tb. Organlaatfsn.
Trophies  in   the   fraternity,
sorority and independent organize tion competition were
awarded in both (ireen and
Orange Divisions Those organizations which s|M*nsored only
one booth competed in Oreen,
and those w it ii tare m more in
Orange.
In    fraternity     i» -tillon
Alpha Tau Omega captured
tin- Green Division, and the
Orange trophy was awarded
to Zeta Beta Tau.
Sigma    Delta   Tau    tec
the   Green   trophj    in   sorority
competition,  while  Chi  Omegs
captured tbe Orange division.
Among the independents the
Green Division was w-on by
Delta Sigma Pi. and the Hurricane Skiers dominated the Orange division