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Volume 58, No. 7
.Friday, September 18, 1981
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UM Police Does Best In Situation
Feeling Down? Try Oj ten Door Instead Of Open Window
By CHARYSE S1NDLER
News Writer
Students helping students. That is the fundamental principle behind the Open Door, the University counseling center available to all UM students in Building 49K
Dr. Barry Zwihelman. outreach coordinator of the Counseling Center and director of the Open Door, explained what makes the program so special: "Students have a lot to offer that professional counselors don't They have been through the same experiences and are closer in age to those seeking help
"It is easier to talk to one's peer than lo authority." he said
According lo Zwibelman. all counseling at the center is strictly confidential. The peer counselors who staff the Open Door are selected and trained by the University counseling psychologists. The training period spans one semester, which includes on-the-job experience under the supervision of a team leader.
Because it provides an informational, non-authoritarian atmosphere, the program is especially helpful for those students who may not seek counseling front traditional sources, Zwibelman said
A special feature is a library of informational tapes to which students can listen over the phone The tapes
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This happening, which originated at UM, has become a tradition. Now the Splash has become a national event for all chapters of Delta Gamma. Last year, eight fraternities participated, and the chapter raised $800. This year, nine have agreed to help
"Last year, we had a great time," said Toni Pellento. a Delta Gamma sister "It was a time when our sorority got together with the frats and had lots of fun while we raised money for a good cause "
In order to raise the money, the DG's have other related activities scheduled for the same week One event is a Mr and Miss Pretty Eyes contest in the Breezeway
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of fraternity and sorority members and will be up next week in the Breezeway," said Lisa Laughton, public relations officer for the Delta Gamma's Anchors magazine "Before, the contest was just for girls, but this year guys can enter, too."
In order to cast a ballot, the person who votes has to make a contribution. This contest is the philanthropic project for the new pledges.
The winners of the Pretty Eyes Contest will be announced al vveek's end at the beer bash at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house Admission to the party will be 50 cents unless the person has an Anchor Splash T-shirt on. These T-shirts also help raise money for the blind They will be available in the Delta Gamma room of the Panhellenic Building.
First of a two part series
By JEAN CLAUDE de la FRANCE
Head News Writer
They are 27 men and women, each with a badge and a gun. Together, they have the responsibility to patrol 263 acres of land. There are millions of dollars in buildings and equipment in their hands.
On the University of Miami campus, the Public Safety Department (PSD), headed by Joseph Frechette, is law.
During the daytime, an estimated 20,000 people walk this campus. They bring with them all the of elements that can make UM a veritable haven for thieves and other undesirables.
NUMBERS GAME
Among the 27 policemen there are 19 patrol officers, five sergeants, a lieutenant, two directors, and an executive director of Public Safety.
The number of officers is an increase of three over last year. The budget prepared by Frechette and his staff had asked for five, but that request was turned down by the budget committee. University of Miami Comptroller Glenn Cardwell explained that lack of adequate funds "was one of the major reasons" why the budget committee did not grant PSD its full request. He declined to go on the record with an elaboration of the other reasons.
For years students have maintained that Public Safety is ably manned, but inadequately staffed. Oliver Bonnert, vice president for business affairs — and the man to whom Frechette reports — said that he is not aware of whether or not Public Safety is understaffed
A series of recent incidents seem to indictate that it is:
Item. August 29. 1981, 11 a m. Sergeant Terrell Davis is forced to
aware of the organization's existence.
A unique program of the Student Faculty Board will be to have faculty members from each of the nine departments in the School of Business attend each week to explain their programs, and interact socially not only with students from that department, but from others as well.
“This will allow students to better understand other aspects of business as well as help undeclared freshmen decide what major is best for them," said Romanoff. "Next week, for example, faculty from the Business Administration Department will attend."
None of the students will be casual observers, however. Each student will he assigned to a committee responsible for organizing each weeks' meetings with the faculty. In addition, the Board plans to put out a newsletter once a semester to help inform students about all as-
By LINDA VOLUM
News Writer
To raise money for the Aid For Sight and Blind Conservation organization. the Delta Gamma sorority will have an Anchor Splash at the UM pool on Sept. 26 from 10 a m to 2 p.m..
The contestants are fraternity brothers. In order to compete, each fraternity makes a donation of $15 Two girls from Delta Gamma are then choosen to coach each fraternity
The Splash consists of the following: a synchronized swim, which is a ballet swim in costume; the King Neptune poem for which fraternity brothers perform songs or dances: the mystery event which is not announced until the day of the Splash.
single handedly arrest two Cuban refugees on campus for possession of burglary tools and possession of a stolen tag. They were suspected of car thefts. Because of work overload, Davis did not receive a backup until after he had both men in custody.
Item. A week earlier, Officer John Alan had singlehandedly arrested two males on Ponce De Leon Boulevard for running a red light. A search of the car had showed that the men had two hidden handguns. Alan received belated support from a City of Coral Gables Police officer who just happened to be driving by and helped him make the arrest
According to Frechette, UM Public Safety has only two or three officers on patrol during the night. Alan's backup had been tied up somewhere else.
In both cases, each man was exposed to dangers which would have been lessened with the presence of a second officer.
"Every stop is a potential bad thing," Frechette said. "You are not expecting trouble, but you never know."
Item August 30, 2 a m. Public Safety received a call from the Student Union regarding a party of more than 200 people. A dozen members of the party were getting out of hand. There were reports that people were carrying guns at the party. The three patrol officers on duty came, and decided with the on-duty graduate assistant to close the party. They had to request a backup of an additional five officers from the City of Coral Gables Police Department to help them disperse the crowd and maintain order.
Other statistics also point towards a shortage of personnel within the department:
• The sergeants are forced to work on patrol — often at the expense of other administrative duties that they have.
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Board Binds Students, Faculty
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"Buck, the Wonder Duck” seems to be supervising the operations at the new Duckside Deli which opened Monday in the Student Union. The deli (which is in building of rear) serves meats and cheese by the ounce, breads and rolls, salads, ond ice cream. The choice of fresh meats includes roast beef, hot pastrami, corned beef, turkey breast, salami, and bologna. Buck need not worry since the V menu does not include roast duck.	_____________________________
peels of the School of Business.
Additional plans include restructuring the system of faculty evaluations and giving out an Otilsianding Professor award al the end of the school year
The Student Faculty Board is the brainchild of Romanoff, who developed the concept while observing a similar organization at the University of Wisconsin last spring, lie said, "everyone there, students and faculty alike, was having a good time. I thought ii would be a good organization to have at UM."
Although skeptical at first as to whether students would be receptive to such an organization. Romanoff decided to accept the challenge. and hopes students will continue to be responsive
Meetings are held every Tuesday in the International Lounge of the Student Union at 4:30. All students, both business and non-business majors, are invited to attend
dent Faculty Board, was designed by accounting major Richard Romanoff to “bind all the students and faculty in the School of Business and help promote activities of interest to all of them."
Romanoff explained: "We are not a group or a fraternity, but a representative body of the entire School of Business. Our aim is to get as many students involved as possible and raise the standards of the school."
According to Romanoff, the .Board has the backing of the administration as well as of the fraternities and groups within the school. He said,“they see it as a way to expand their fraternities and see us as an advantage, not a threat to their existence."
F'our or five of the fraternity presidents attended the meeting, as well as approximately twenty other students. Romanoff feeels confident that their membership should grow rapidly as students become more
By GEORGE HAJ
News Writer
While a variety of fraternities and organizations exist within the School of Business for its undergraduate and graduate students, a new organization designed lo bind together all these groups held its inaugural meeting Tuesday evening.
This new organization, the Stu-