Miami Hurricane, October 31, 1995

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The Hurricanes win Homecoming f95 by defeating Big East rivals the Temple Owls, 36-12.
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HOMECOMING: A LOOKBACK	THF LBCFNF) OF HAUOWFFN
FHomecoming '95: The Great Adventure was just that. Take a look back at the past	NEWS Page l
week's activities in our special photo essay.	CASTRO'S VISIT TO U.S.
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The Miami Hurricane
[TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1995
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI • CORAL GABLES, FLA.
VOLUME 73, NUMBER 19
NEWS
CHILES, SCHWARZKOPF GUEST SPEAKERS AT ¡GROUNDBREAKING
Gov. Lawton Chiles and Gen. | Norman Schwarzkopf were guest ! speakers Thursday at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis groundbreaking ceremony for the project’s new research facility at UM.
The new facility will house the world’s largest paralysis research center with the world’s top scientists working toward curing paralysis. It will be located at the School of Medicine campus.
BE IN THE YEARBOOK... ONCE AGAIN
The IBIS Yearbook is taking a group photo of everyone on campus for the opening pages of the Clubs section.
The picture will be taken at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 on the UC Rock. Wear your club’s T-shirt, bring a banner, wear a hat — the IBIS staff recommends anything that will make your organization stand out in the crowd.
“It’s a great chance for the clubs to show their spirit and be in the yearbook again!" said April Curtis, Clubs Editor for the IBIS Yearbook.
For more information, contact the IBIS office at 284-6385, or stop by the office, UC 229.
FELLOWSHIPS WORTH UP TO $24,000 FOR FUTURE TEACHERS
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, a federally-endowed program designed to strengthen instruction about the Constitution in the nation's schools, will award fellowships in 1996 for master’s degree level graduate study of the history of the U.S. Constitution. College seniors and graduates who intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies are eligible for awards.
Fellowships carry a maximum stipend of $24,000, for up to two years of full-time study for college graduates, which can be used to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books, room and board. Fellows may enroll in graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in American history, political science, or education offered by any accredited university. Participation in an accredited four-week summer institute of the Constitution and Bill of Rights is required of all fellows.
After completing study under their fellowships, participants are required to teach American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7 through 12 for a minimum of one year for each academic year of graduate assistance they receive.
Details about the program can be obtained on campus from Professor Whittington B. Johnson, Ashe 613, 284-5966. Students can also contact the James Madison Fellowship Program, P.O. Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030.
CARIBBEAN EXPLOSION AT UM THIS WEDNESDAY
The Caribbean Students Association celebrates its annual Caribbean Awareness Day on the UC Patio, beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Other Caribbean clubs are participating, including Organization for Jamaican Unity, Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association, Puerto Rican Students Association, and Haitian Student Association.
The day’s events include cultural dances and other performances, displays, food and drinks, a calypso band, and the Miami Panatics steel band.
For more information, beep Akin Looby at 239-3326.
Darden visits law school
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LOUIS FLORES/Hurricane Staff L.A. Prosecutor Christopher Darden made his first public speaking engagement since O.J. Simpson's acquittal Saturday at the UM School of Law.
By AMIE PARNES and LOUIS FLORES
Of the Staff
It was the “Trial of the Century" for O.J. Simpson, but it was the “Breakfast of the Century” for Christopher Darden.
Darden, a 15-year attorney, spent 16 months prosecuting O.J. Simpson before a jury acquitted the former football star Oct. 3. This was Darden’s first public appearance since the trial’s end.
Darden spoke to a crowd of approximately 700 UM School of Law alumni and students at their 47th Annual Homecoming Breakfast held at the Hecht Athletic Center Saturday.
During his address, he jokingly referred to an article in The Globe that reported a future marriage to L.A. Deputy District Attorney Marcia Clark.
“I am having a very bad tabloid week," Darden said.
Darden said in addition to his so-called relationship with Clark, the Simpson trial and its verdict are what he is asked the most about.
“I’ve been asked a lot of questions about the ‘incident’ in Los Angeles," Darden said. “There’s no bitterness in my heart about what happened. We did the best we could.”
Darden said the judgment in favor
"The country needs good prosecutors." CHRISTOPHER DARDEN Prosecutor
of Simpson affected the entire nation negatively.
“I didn’t lose that trial, we all did,” Darden said.
Darden said he thinks the life experiences of the jurors and possible loss of confidence on the part of the prosecution helped Simpson win the case. Darden added he would be suspicious of any attempt to reform the jury system in California.
Darden also raised the issue of domestic violence in his speech.
“I am afraid for women in America, women who have to tip-toe and walk on a fine line,” Darden said. “We all know that there are these women out there. It goes on every day, and it goes on right under our noses."
Darden said that many people have contacted him during and after the Simpson trail. Some of the letters he has received were kind, he said.
“I want to thank the nation today for all the compassion given to me within the past 16 months," Darden said.
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in Darden’s home. Ten of those boxes contain letters he received after the trial. Darden also said 20 letters he received shocked him.
"I was disturbed by some of the content,” Darden said. "Some people said they felt a sense of hate toward African-Americans. One man stated that there would be a silent protest ... and called the verdict, ‘racist.’ I found this disturbing. Race isn’t just an issue; it’s a problem.”
The solution to that problem is communication. Darden said.
“I think we spend too much time exploiting the differences between us," Darden said. “I am pleased with the fact that there has been talk about this verdict. A lot of people have been taking the time to discuss race and justice. We need to talk to each other, and we need to continue talking to each other.”
Darden also said if he could go back in time, he would prosecute O.J. Simpson again.
“Yes, I’d do it again in search for the truth. I’m out to seek justice,” Darden said.
After the Homecoming Breakfast, Darden was presented with three gifts from the Law School: a coffee mug, a sweatshirt and a baseball cap.
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UM faces sanctions
By LIAM FITZGERALD
Sports Editor
Just when the University of Miami football team seemed to be turning its season around, something from the program’s sordid past came back to knock the Hurricanes down again.
Saturday, The Miami Herald reported that the NCAA had charged UM with 10 rules violations, one of which was a lack of institutional control over its Pell Grant program.
UM Athletic Director Paul Dee, who refused to release the specific violations, said the school will contest some of the violations.
“We have already acknowledged there are violations,” Dee said. “We agree in some areas and other areas we are not coming together."
UM responded to the 10 charges Friday and hopes to appear before the NCAA Infractions Committee Nov. 10-11, where it will learn of the sanctions. These sanctions could include loss of a number of athletic scholarships and a loss of bowl and television appearances.
Dee said UM is going over the letter it received from the NCAA and is trying to decide which parts can be made public. He added that the summary of the letter of inquiry should be finished early this week.
As far as the 1995 football team is concerned, the timing of the inquiry could not have been much worse.
“The players shouldn’t wake up and get hit flush in the face with that (the inquiry),” Head Coach Butch Davis said. “All that is is conjecture and speculation, which creates distractions for the players.”
THE GREAT ADVENTURE: HOMECOMING '95
FAYE CAREY/Assistant Photo Editor
Stephen Duffie, an Alpha Epsilon Pi freshman (front), and Luke Folse, a Sigma Chi freshman, represented two of the many fraternities on campus that entered Friday's Homecoming parade.
Unsupervised curling iron provides early morning wake-up call at Eaton
By RICK GOLD
Associate News Editor
Residents of Eaton Residential College were woken on Friday at 6 a.m. not by their alarm clocks, but by blaring fire alarms and persistent residential assistants.
The dorm was evacuated as the Coral Gables Fire Department was summoned to respond to a large amount of smoke on the fourth floor. The smoke was caused by a curling iron that had been left on in a bathroom overnight and caused some plastic accessories to smolder.
According to Lt. Daniel Thornhill of Coral Gables Fire, no real damage was done.
"All there was up there was a lot of smoke, and all we had to do was get the smoke out," Thornhill said. “We got here pretty quick and most of the smoke had already dissipated, but we had to make sure it was all gone just to be safe."
Most of the students evacuated to an area between Eaton and Lake Osceola and mulled there for about half an hour before they were allowed back in the building.
“Overall the evacuation went well," Residential assistant Tammy Leverenz said. “Once the fire department got here, everything went smoothly and I was happy that we weren’t out there too long.”
College Master Paul Lazarus said that the only problem during the entire incident was a group of firemen with a bad sense of direction.
“The most alarming thing was that the fire engines went to the Hecht circle at first and couldn't get out," Lazarus said. “It’s just a good thing that it wasn’t too big an emergency.”
Most of the residents said that they were not too upset by the disturbance.
“I'm not that upset about the evacuation,” sophomore Harly Homicil said. “I'm upset that someone was careless and that it interrupted my sleep.”
HOMECOMING RESULTS
The following is the list of winners for UM Homecoming 1995:
(Residential College, Independant Organization, Sorority, Fraternity)
•	Red Cross Blood Drive
•	Eaton Residential College, Tau Beta Sigma, Kappa Kappa
Gamma, Kappa Sigma
•	"Hurricanes Help the Hometown"
•	Eaton Residential College, Tau Beta Sigma, Gamma Phi Beta,
Kappa Sigma
•	Organized Cheer
•	Eaton Residential College, Tau Beta Sigma, Delta Phi Epsilon,
Alpha Sigma Phi
•	Homecoming Parade
•Eaton Residential College, 'Canes Commuter Organization, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Sigma Phi
•	Overall
•	Eaton Residential College, Tau Beta Sigma, Gamma Phi Beta,
Kappa Sigma
Source: Homecoming Executive Committee
CHRISTINE KINSEY/Graphics Editor