Miami Hurricane, October 10, 1997

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ROW YOUR BOAT
■ The women's crew team prepares for the Head of the Creek' regatta at Indian Creek on Sunday.
SPORTS, page 4
«Y WEST MUSIC FESTIVAL
■ The one-tenor conc ert on compact disc
ACCENT, page 6
COUNTDOWN BEGINS
■ The Cassini controversy explodes all over the Opinion
section
OPINION, page 8
news briefs
UM SPONSORS PANEL ON BLACK/JEWISH RELATIONS
The University of Miami is sponsoring a panel discussion on "The Future of Black and Jewish Relations" in the United States on Tuesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the School of Law, Room 352 (located on the third floor above Subway).
The panel discussion will feature Imam W. Deen Mohammed, Muslim American spokesman for human salvation and Rabbi Herbert Baumgard, rabbi emeritus of Temple Beth Am in Miami.
A 'Cane Card is required for admission.
There is limited seating for the event. Refreshments will be served.
Latei that day, Rabbi leffrey Kahn will speak on "Race Relations: How Blacks and Jews Work Together to Effect Change" at 7 p.m. In the Flamingo Ballrooms.
The event Is part of the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs speaker series.
today's weather
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 80s and evening lows in the upjaer 70s. Surf temperature 80.
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Clothesline tells of abuse
Photos by J.J. GAMA-LOBO / Photo Editor
LIVES ON THE LINE: The Clothesline Project, sponsored by the Women's Resource Center, drew students to the Rock this week to see t-shirts made by other students about domestic abuse. White t-shirts were made in memory of women who died.
■ Domestic abuse comes to light this week on campus
By VICTORIA BALLARD
Assistant News Editor
The Clothesline Project a week long project to promote domestic violence awareness, has been displayed on the Rock for the past week.
Participants in the Clothesline are
victims or friends or relatives of victims of domestic violence. Each student decorates a T-shirt. The colors of the shirts represent the type of violence the victim suffered.
Red. pink and orange represent women who have survived rape or assault. Green and blue symbolize women who survived incest or child abuse. Yellow and beige embody women who have been attacked because they are women.
Lavender and purple represent women who were attacked for being
lesbians or bi sexuals. The white is in remembrance of women who have been killed because they are women.
Some of the shirts hanging on the Rock are from UM and the surrounding South Florida area, said senior Mary Davis.
“The main purpose of the program is to promote domestic violence awareness," said Davis. “It’s therapeutic for those who have gone through it. Each shirt tells a story of that person. It's a great program for survivors, they vent their frustrations."
"The stories on the shirts hit people with things they never thought about before," said Davis.
On Wednesday evening, “Quiet Tears” provided another opportunity for students to design a T-shirt in more privacy The event is ett-spon-sored by Hecht Residential College and took place there.
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INTO THE LIGHT: Freshman Cie Chapel looks at the creations of others about domestic abuse.
Elections result in runoffs
■ Voter turnout low this year
By KELLY RUANE
Editor In Chief
This year's Student Government Fall 1997 elections yielded a few surprises.
For the first time in a few years, some candidates will have to face a runoff, another set of elections to he held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Runoffs will he held for the Commuter Central and Freshman Senate seats.
The runoffs are rare, especially when caused by write-in candidates.
“It’s rare to have a run-off in the Fall elections," said Elections Commission chair Michelle Propos. "Most runoffs were caused by write-in candidates. Over half were write-ins.”
There were winners in other categories.
For Commuter South, Jane Matthew was the winner of one seat.
There are two seats for Commuter South. Students who want to apply for the other seat can do so at the Student Government office, UC 240.
All the residential college seats were decided. They are as follows: Yamiley Gedeon, Mahoney Residential College, Linda Rubiano, Eaton Residential College, Garth Arch, Apartment Area, Blake Bazel, Hecht Residential College, Andrew Zuckerman, Stanford Residential College and Heather Marynan Kellett. Pearson Residential College.
Current senators lleana Espinosa and Soo Hun Kwon were reelected for Senate seats, this time for the sophomore senate seats.
For the freshman Senate seats, Wendy Marquez won one seat. Steffany Banc and Stephanie Tipton, who ran on the same ticket, will now have to compete for the remaining freshman seat.
For the Commuter North, Pamela Fuertes won one seat. There will be a runoff between Alexander Cuenca and Luis Sergio Hernandez for the other.
Propos said she was disappointed by the voter turnout. Halfway through the voting period the numbers were drastically lower than last year's numbers.
“Usually it’s about 12 percent, but it was lower this year," Propos said. "We’re hoping that everyone involved in the runoff will come out and vote next week."
SG celebrates official grand opening of 24-hour library
■ Students respond enthusiastic
By CHRIS SOBEL and DENISE KRAKOWSKI
Of the Staff
Student Government leaders this week called the opening of the 24-hour library a success not just for students, but for Student Government itself.
“A lot of students are not only
excited about the library, but are also excited that there is a potential to change policies on campus," said speaker of the Senate, Shannon Neville. "Hopefully this will encourage students to come to SG more, and let us know what other policies they'd like to see us work on and possibly change.”
Students passing by the Otto G. Richter library were treated to free soft drinks provided by the Public Relations and Student Activities
committee. SG put up balloons and posters and gave out cups and magnets with the SG logo.
“The reaction of the students was great,” said co-chair lleana Espinosa, who added that students showed up Sunday night, even before the official grand opening on Monday.
Espinosa added that while speak-
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Library archives receive grant
■ Money helps to preserve historical newspaper
By DEANNA SWICEGOOD
Hurricane Staff Writer The Otto G. Richter Library has teamed up with other libraries across the state in an effort to preserve historical newspapers published in Florida.
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, libraries statewide have joined together to ensure the future of older newspapers.
The project includes the locating, cataloging and copying of the newspapers on microfilm.
A survey is done to locate older newspapers in such places as other libraries, newspaper offices, and in some cases, dealers or the common
person.
The survey takes place throughout the entire state to determine the number of newspapers that have existed and presently exist.
The paper is thei placed on microfilm and catalog«.4 m a database. The majority of the nfcroti I tiling is done at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
This project will not increase UM’s collection of newspapers but it allows the Richter Library, and other libraries, to borrow or purchase the microfilms needed by library users.
This program is not strictiv limited to UM students.
The archives and special collections department is open to the public and researchers are encouraged to take advantage of the program.
William Brown, head of the Archives and Special Collections department of the Richter Library
said, "These newspapers show a different view of Miami and South Florida.”
The grant given by NEH is a nationwide grant that involves all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Through inter-library loans, students and historical researchers can view newspapers from any part of the country.
Brown said, "This project benefits everybody. It benefits citizens of Florida or anyone interested in Florida."
Researchers will find this project especially helpful because, “newspapers capture the life of that time period,” said Brown.
Some of the latest holdings acquired by the Richter Library include The Cuban Exile and The Negro Liberator, a newspaper produced by the Communist Party in Miami during the I940’s.
NATHAN BECKNER / Staff Photographer OUT SMARTS: Mark Trowbridge, director of Student Activities, leads a discussion with students on Wednesday on the Patio.
Coming Out Week a success, GLBC says
■ Week promotes understanding
By VICTORIA BALLARD
Assistant News Editor
For the gay, lesbian and bisexual students at the University of Miami, it was a week to celebrate their lifestyles and promote understanding. Coming Out Week ended today, alter a long series of events.
Coming Out Week began on Monday with opening ceremonies. Speaker Alison Gillespie, assistant dean of students said she has been a supporter of the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Community (GLBC) since her undergraduate days. Dr. Larry Hannon, an openly gay practicing psychologist and
the president of the Dade County Psychology Association and director of Lambda Counseling Center, also gave a speech.
“It was a good turnout,'' said Matt Holder, vice president of GLBC. "The speakers were greut and there was a lot of positive support."
Tuesday evening, film writer and producer Lauren Hoffman discussed film making at the Cosford Cinema. The speech was preceded by a showing of Hoffman’s film, Bar Girls.
“It went really well,” said Holder. “She talked for about five minutes. It was mostly questions and answers ufter that."
At the University Center Patio
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