Miami Hurricane, February 13, 1987

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Volume 64, Number 32
University of Miami
Friday, Feb. 13, 1987
UM tuition to increase 9.9%
The Executive Committee of the University of Miami’s Board of Trustees yesterday approved a 9.9 percent tuition increase for the 1987-88 academic year.
Tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students will be $9,787, while the 1986-87 tuition was $8,903. The 9.9 percent increase also applies to graduate students.
“Historically, we have tried to keep tuition as good a bargain as we can keep it,” said David Lieberman. vice president for business and finance.
Tuition has been steadily increasing at UM with a 9.9 percent from 1985-86 to 1986-87 and a 12 percent increase from 1984-85 to
1985-86.
Room and board increases will be aproxlmately eight percent, depending on specific housing
assignments.
Overall, the cost to attend UM will be approximately $13,868, a 9.4 percent increase from 1986-87.
In comparison to the tuition increases of seven other private universities, UM’s increase ranks in the middle of the list. Tulane
University is at the top of the list with an estimated tuition increase of 11.9 percent, and Pennsylvania University holds the bottom spot with a seven percent increase.
“In terms of other universities of our quality, it Is a reasonable increase,” said Vice Provost George Gilpin.
Student revenues pay for only 31 percent of the total cost of operating the University. The money generated by 1987-88 tuition increase will be directed toward improving facilities, acquiring materials for the library
system and meeting the needs of student financial aid and staff compensation.
Aproximately $16 million of the revenue will go toward student financial aid. according to the Office of Public Affairs.
“There will be a sizeable increase in financial aid in the form of scholarships and grant money to offset the increase in tuition.” said William Butler, vice president for student affairs.
Lieberman also said that per capita financial aid will Increase.
"We don’t want to disadvantage
those who already are here," Lieberman said.
The Richter library budget will be increased by $150,000, and an additional $100,000 will be spent to computerize the library in a three- to four-year process.
"Students will be able to consult the card catalog from any terminal on campus," said Gilpin. “It would speed up check-out."
Four percent of the increased revenue will be pooled forfaculty and staff salary increases. Individual salary increases will be based on individual merit with a limited
pool for creases.
In addition.
competitive salary infaculty will be
Please see page 5/TUITION
Funds for
Jackson
approved
By KAREN PLAVE
Hurricane News Editor
William Sheeder, dean of students, has approved a contract for
the Rev. Jesse Jackson to speak at the University of Miami's Ibis cafeteria at 8 tonight.
Sheeder said the contract went to Alan Fish, director of business services, for final approval. He said, “I expect him to sign for the University."
Sheeder and Jerry Houston,
tliiltAnt dean of student», were finalizing arrangements as late as
yesterday.
Jackson's lecture, which Is part of Black Awareness Month. Is cosponsored by United Black Students. University Lecture Series and the Young Democrats.
The cost of bringing Jackson to UM is $7,500. University Lecture Series agreed to pay $3,500 of that amount.
UBS received an emergency allocation of $7,639 for Black Awareness Month, $4,000 of which will pay for the remainder of the Jackson lecture. The Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee originally awarded $10,251 for Black Awareness Month.
UBS president Troy Bell said that the organization requested the emergency funds last Wednesday, the day before he received information that Jackson could lecture.
“We suspected Jackson would be coming," Bell said, explaining
that UBS made the request with the hope that Jackson would be
able to come.
“If he didn’t come, the money
would go back," he said.
Bell justified the request for emergency funds by pointing out that the Council of International Student Organizations' International Week was allocated over $28,000.
"We’re responsible for doing a month of activities, and we’re netting less than half that much,”
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dation to Sheeder to award the emergency funds later met with disapproval from some SAFAC members.
Seven of SAFAC's 12 members signed a letter, which was dated Feb. 9, addressed to Sheeder. The letter called the emergency allocation an "error."
The letter said that since the committee was not able to review the request before the vote, such an allocation would be "irresponsible.” The members asked to reconsider the request.
Sheeder said that the “confusion has been worked out."
“They [certain SAFAC members! were confused as to where the money was going," Sheeder said. “All their questions were answered.”
Senate: Write-in candidates okay
ERIK COCKS/Hurricane Staff
One more touch
Artist Ron Art adds finishing touches to one of the paintings he sells in the Whitten University Center breezeway.
By LINA LOPEZ
Hurricane Copy Editor
An Undergraduate Student Body Government bill which would have prohibited write-in candidates in USBG elections was defeated in a 18-8 vote at the senate meeting Wednesday.
According to the student statutes, write-in candidates do not need to file for candidacy by the end of an official filing period.
“The present system is ridiculous because it is not fair for the responsible people in the election who do file," said Marc Oster, the senator who authored the bill. “Write-ins don't promote democracy.
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Oster added that students have no way of knowing if the write-in candidates are qualified because their platforms are not publicized.
On the other hand. Speaker of the Senate Nely Fernandez argued that write-ins do not limit democracy.
Fernandez pointed out that students are sometimes not aware of the filing deadlines until it is too late and that the only way to get on the ballot at that point is as a write-in.
"It would be a selfish move to lock ourselves [USBG| in the closet and not reach out to students and give them a chance," Fernandez Said. “Write-ins sometimes bring out issues which otherwise would not have made an impact."
Oster called the write-in method “a false outlet for opinions.”
As he handed the senators copies
of the application for candidacy, he said, “Students who want to voice their opinions during elections should do so in a responsible manner by filing for candidacy, which takes, at most, 10 minutes.”
Fernandez concluded by pointing out that, in the past, write-ins have won in the elections. Although Oster complained about the lack of competency of some write-ins, Fernandez said that they have been very helpful to USBG.
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Don Wygand, the new manager of the Rathskeller, also spoke at the meeting. He said his new job would not be easy since he has "three different bosses, each wanting something différant,
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He said he had “no clear idea” about what will be done with the allocation of $200,000 which was the result of a student referendum last spring Students voted to increase the allotment from the student activity fee given to the Rat for its support from $1.50 to $8.50.
"My job is to handle food and programming,” he said."The administration has control of the money.”
Apartment Senator Ginger De-Groff reported on a student apartment tour that she took with William Butler, vice president for student affairs, and George Shoff-ner, director of residence halls.
“He [Butler) heard complaints from the residents, making notes of what they said," she said. “He recognized problems and showed a genuine interest in the conditions.”
SAFAC chooses screening committee members
By MAUREEN MCDERMOTT
Hurricane Staff Writer
Both the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee, an independent organization that oversees the distribution of the student activity fee, and the Undergraduate Student Body Government agree that a screening committee should be established to choose SAFAC’s at-large members.
They disagree, however, on who should comprise the screening committee.
SAFAC concluded Wednesday that the most effective selection committee to choose the four at-large members should consist of the dean of students, the director cf student activities and two randomly chosen SAFAC members
who would not serve on SAFAC the following year.
This selection committee would screen the four randomly selected candidates for the at-large seats.
Sophia Powell, at-large member for the senior class, said that the present system has worked in the past but the establishment of a screening committee "will make it even better."
Juan Diaz, a SAFAC member who represents the department of student activities, said at an earlier meeting that he wanted David Brown, the director of student activities, on the committee because he attends the committee's meetings regularly.
The USBG senate passed a bill on Oct. 29 which called for the establishment of a screening com-
mittee comprised of the dean of students, the vice president for student affairs, the president of USBG and a randomly selected SAFAC member. This bill was sent to SAFAC for consideration.
Marc Oster, the USBG senator who authored the bill, explained to SAFAC that USBG wanted USBG president Jose Garcia on the selection committee because "he represents all students on campus ... and he has insight that no other student could have.”
Maria Stanonis, chairperson of SAFAC, said she has submitted SAFAC's recommendation concerning the selection committee to Dr. William Butler, vice president for student affairs.
USBG does not have to approve any changes that SAFAC makes in
the bill before SAFAC submits its recommendation to Butler.
SAFAC Is an independent organization over which USBG has no authority, according to Diaz.
"The only problem is when student government gets involved and tries to undermine us," Diaz said.
SAFAC’s recommendation concerning the members of the selection committee is part of a larger investigative report that was requested at the beginning of last semester by Butler, according to Brown.
This comprehensive report will
describe SAFAC’s organization and procedures.
Brown said that SAFAC will meet next week to discuss its recommendations.
Please see page 5/SAFAC
USBG’s elsewhere have more say
By MAUREEN MCDERMOTT
Hurricane Staff Writer
While the University of Miami’s Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee is fighting off student body government control, the student governments at other Flor-
ida universities have a direct influence on the allocation of student fees.
The University of Florida's Activity and Service Fee Allocating Committee Is comprised of four USBG senators and five at-large members, according to UF's USBG
senator Marla Dolan.
After students have been USBG senators for one semester, they may run for ASFAC senator in a special student election that is held at the beginning of every semes-
Please sec page 5/SIDEBAR
Mahoney residents begin hunting rats
By JIM CARTY
Hurricane Staff Writer
In addition to roaches, early morning construction, and the planned change to a residential college, residents of Mahoney Hall have now been faced with another problem — rat infestation.
The students of Mahoney second floor short wing have recently become aware of the problem and have begun a campaign to rid the hall of the rodents.
So far rats have been sighted in resident Vincent Cilli’s room, the hallway, and on the French Fry Machine in the Mahoney lobby. That makes at least three rat sightings in the past week.
Efforts by the second floor individuals to exterminate the rodents have resulted in the killing of one rat and the capturing of another. A half-dozen of the second floor residents have participated in this attempt.
"Actually, 1 don’t mind the little fellows," said Cilli. “Rat hunting is much more exciting than anything they can come up with at the residential colleges.”
According to the residents, the rodents are living in the ceiling crawlspaces of Mahoney hallways.
Some Mahoney residents said they believe the rats can gain easy access to such
crawlspaces since many ceiling panels had been removed last semester to allow Dynamic Cablevision employees easy access to the area for cable installation.
Furthermore, residents said these panels should have been replaced months ago since most of the the cable work appears to have been finished.
However, Resident Assistant Shannon High, who resides on the second floor short wing, blamed the problem on the students themselves.
She said the pests have been drawn to the crawlspaces by food and garbage thrown up into the area by residents.
This theory seems to hold some weight, since an investigation of the crawlspace area turned up Domino's pizza boxes and further refuse.
Residents claim that Mahoney staff have ignored the problem, even when confronted with the captured rat on Monday evening.
When asked to dispose of the rat. or call Public Safety to do so. desk assistants and resident assistants said it was not their responsibility to deal with rat problems. Students also called the Dade County Public Health Department and were told that the agency no longer handles rodent complaints.
Rebuffed by official channels, residents have chosen to execute the rats themselves and
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continue their private war with the vermin.
“Nancy Warren |Mahoney resident coordinator) disreguarded our complaints." Lee Feinberg. a second-floor resident, said, "The Department of Health terminated their Rodent Control Division, and when we took action, they threatened to throw us out of residence halls."
Another Mahoney resident, Aaron Katz, voiced a similiar complaint.
“If they're not going to do anything after we've complained, then we are being forced to take matters Into our own hands or live with the pests,” he said.
Warren refused to comment to The Hurricane on the rat problem, as have most resident assistants. One resident assistant on the third floor, Shawn Logan, denied that any such problem exists.
However, according to a source from physical plant who asked to remain anonymous, there is a rat problem on the first three floors of Mahoney.
According to a physical plant spokesperson, poison will be placed throughout Mahoney within the next few days
Also, High said missing ceiling panels will be replaced on all floors of Mahoney in the near future.
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