Miami Hurricane, March 28, 1997

              SPRING FOOTBALL
■ How is the Hurricanes' football team faring this spring? Also read an interview with star quarterback Ryan Clement.
SPORTS, page 4
MAILIN' JUICE
■ Tom and Tom, the founders of Nantucket Nectars, visit UM to give out free samples and talk to students.
ACCENT, page 8
SMOKIN'
■ A major tobacco company admits its cigarettes are addictive, ruffling the feathers of the entire tobacco industry.
OPINION, page 10
news briefs
24-HOUR LIBRARY TO BEGIN OPERATION SUNDAY
Starting Sunday, the Meyer Gold Reading Room in the Otto G. Richter Library will remain open 24 hours for a trial period through the end of the semester. The Student Government Academic Affairs Senate Committee worked on implementing the extended hours this semester. Permanent adoption of the new hours is contingent upon the student usage of the reading room during the trial period.
SPORTS INDUSTRY CAREER FORUM WEDNESDAY
For the second year in a row, the Toppel Career Planning and Placement Center and the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences are co-sponsoring a Sports Industry Career Forum. The forum will be held, Wednesday, April 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Centre Court at the Smathers Student Wellness Center. The event is open to all students who may have career interests in the sports industry.
today's weather
PARTLY CLOUDY, AGAIN
Skies will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s. Winds will be variable between 5 to 10 m.p.h.
- National Mother Service
reminder
NO ISSUE TUESDAY
Due to the Easter Sunday holiday, The Miami Hurricane will not publish on Tuesday and will be back on the new-stands on Friday, April 4. We regret any inconvenience this may cause our readers.
■ Rathskeller will host MTV series Tuesday
By NORMAN THERAT
Hurricane Staff Writer South Beach is not the only place where you will find celebrities.
The infamous and incomparable Dennis Rodman will he filming a segment of his show, MTV’s The Rodman World Tour, at the University of Miami Rathskeller on Tuesday.
Rodman, NBA star and part-time Bulls forward, will be in town filming an episode of his spring break special.
According to Mark Trowbridge, director of Student Activities, Rodman's agent contacted him looking for a place with a university backdrop to film the show.
"They called and we said the University of Miami is the logical choice," said Trowbridge. "They're really great to work with."
The Rodman World Tour has already made stops in such places as Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and Europe.
To celebrate the event, the Rathskeller will be offering food and drink specials for the students. Other festivities commemorating the event will be hosted by the Rathskeller Advisory Board Tuesday night.
"I think this is a great event for the Rathskeller," said Everett F*rice, manager of the Rathskeller. "It's the perfect place to film because of the relaxed atmosphere we have."
The filming will begin at the Rat at approximately 8:30 p.m.
"They wanted a place where they could attract a lot of students and
hopefully, a lot of students will come out for the show," said Trowbridge.
Later in the evening, Rodman is expected to make a stop at South Beach to document his exploits for the show.
"Dennis promised to say hello to each and every one of the students and to sign autographs," said Trowbridge.
Dennis Rodman is a rebounding god.
His nickname is the “Worm.” As a member of the Detroit Pistons, Rodman won two World Champions, consecutively, in 1989 and 1990. He is a two-time NBA All-Star (1990, 1992), and played for the San Antonio Spurs for a few seasons before being traded to his current locality, the World Champion Chicago Bulls. Alongside superstars Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, the Bulls have been described as a traveling circus.
Rodman being the freak, of course, with his colorful—and often overly wild—image and persona. And that hair. Don’t forget about that hair. Blonde, blue, green, orange, rainbow colored. He has had 11 suspensions in 11 years, by either team or league.
He cross-dresses. He has tattoos. He had relations with Madonna.
In 1996, Rodman released his autobiography Bad As I Wanna Be, and plans to follow it up with four other books to be released at a later date.
As of now.he's nursing a sprained ankle—he’s out for the rest of the season.
Rodman's film. Double Team, ci starring Jean-Ciaude Van Damme, comes out in April.
Religious organizations offer Easter services
E Services of all denominations this weekend
LUCIANO BLOTTA / Hurricane Photographer CRUCIFIXION RECREATED: Students watched a live re-enactment of the crucifixion of lesus Christ on the Rock Wednesday.
By BEN FERGUSON
Hurricane Staff Writer
Today is Good Friday and Sunday is Easter, two of the most important days in the Christian year. These are days when Christians around the world celebrate the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
All of the Christian ministries on campus will be holding worship services, masses, stations of the cross, even Easter egg hunts.
"Many think of Christmas as the highpoint of the Christian calendar, but Easter is truly the highpoint." said Reverend Guy Brewer the director of Wesley foundation. "It is the celebration of the resurrection and is the foundation of Christian belief. It is important to go beyond the Easter Bunny."
The Wesley Foundation will be holding a midnight worship service with songs, drama and a message at 11.00 p.m. on Saturday. On Easter Sunday they will have a meal with praise and worship at 6:00 p.m.
The Baptist Student Union is
organizing a Good Friday concert. "Phoray," a hip-hop band, "Adjust,” an alternative band and "Ash Wednesday," a gothic band, will be playing on the UC Patio starting at 7:00 p.m. "We thought that this would be a good way to reach out to the student body and explain the
truth behind Good Friday and the death of Jesus" said Anthony Russo, student president of UM Baptist Student Ministries. Saturday Morning they will be having a 5:00 a.m. sunrise service on
See EASTER • Page 2
Support pours out for Band
■ Scholarships cut last year
By KELLY RUANE and ARMANDO BONICHE
Of the Staff
Even in their hour of need when scholarships were eliminated, the band played on.
When the University of Miami cut $100,000 in scholarships for the Band of the Hour last year, supporters began to help band members raise money to support their efforts.
Helen Tallman Braithwaite, president of the Band of the Hour Club, a support group for the band, said her organization has begun raising money to fund the band.
"We're trying to raise the money for an endowment fund to replace the scholarships that were eliminated," she said.
Tallman-Braithwaite said the University told her the scholarships were cut last year because of a
"tight budget."
"You have to know the whole story and our job is to deal with reality and support however we can," she said. "The band supports the University and brings honor to the school."
The Band of the Hour scholarships were cut last April in a universitywide attempt to cut costs. Band scholarships were cut by $100,000. Prior to the cuts, band members were compensated for their participation through tuition reduction. First-year members received a $650 scholarship and the amount increased by $100 for each additional year. Members who were elected to leadership positions such as drum majors: instrument section leaders or band captain received $1,000 in scholarship funds.
Tallman-Braithwaite said the University did not tell her where the money went after it was taken away from the Band scholarships.
Band director Michael Mann refused comment when asked about
the scholarship cuts.
Sophomore senator Jim Fatzinger has been working to reinstate hand scholarships since last year. Fatzinger authored a bill earlier this year to reinstate the scholarships. The bill was vetoed by William R Butler, vice president for Student Affairs.
Fatzinger said he decided to help the band after seeing a Miami Hurricane article last April about the scholarship cut.
“I participated in the [high school] band throughout high school, walked into the Student Government office and saw the [Hurricane] issue and said ’it’s time to work,”’ Fatzinger said.
Even after Butler vetoed the bill, Fatzinger continued to work. During this year's Student Government presidential election, Fatzinger's platform included a plan to return band scholarships.
See BAND • Page 2
News correspondents visiting UM
■ Visit includes taping today at Cable studio
By KELLY RUANE
Nqws Editor
The University of Miami School of Communication is hosting two major players in network broadcasting this week.
John Cochrane, ABC News congressional correspondent, and his wife. Barbara, recently elected president of the Radio and Television News Director's Association, arrived at UM yesterday.
They will he taping an episode of Contact on UMTV this afternoon a* 3 p.m. in the cable studio. The taping is open to the public. Broadcasting professor Joe Angotti said he encouraged the public to attend the hour-long taping.
"The first 20 minutes are going to be interviews with the two student moderators, and then there will be a question-and-answer session with the audience," Angotti said.
The Cochranes are visiting UM as part of the Groves Lecture series at the School of Communication. The Groves family established the lecture series In honor of their son, a former student and ABC newr
producer killed in an automobile accident.
Angotti said a group of professors decide^ whom to invite to
UM.
"Every year we try to bring distinguished members of the press," Angotti said.
Angotti said the Groves family only pays for visitors' transportation Visitors are not paid for their appearances.
Cochrane has been with ABC News for eight years. Before that, he was at NBC for 21 years, where he served as White Flouse correspondent and chief European correspondent based out of London.
SACS to visit UM for reaccreditation
■ Accreditation important for credibility of degrees
By KELLY RUANE
News Editor
Next week, the University of Miami will be visited by representatives from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The 25-member group will determine the credibility of degrees from the University for the next 10 years.
Every 10 years, schools in the SACS region come up for reaccreditation. SACS institutions range from junior colleges to major research universities such as UM. The SACS representatives who will be on campus next week include Eamon Kelly, president of Tulane University, and Daniel Ferritor, chancellor of the University of Arkansas.
Accreditation is vital to universities, said Norman Altman, head of the University's self-study for SACS accreditation.
“[Accreditation] gives us our credibility to issue degrees," Altman said.
Altman said accreditation is also important to students looking to transfer credits from other universities. "You can transfer credits from accredited universities to another, but if you go to a non-accredited school you would not be able to transfer credits," Altman said.
Altman said this accreditation is accepted nationwide and not just in the SACS region. SACS sets up criteria for every university to follow in order to be accredited. Norman Altman, head of the self-study committee for the University, said these criteria cover every aspect of student life from programs and curriculum to athletics.
The institutions are required to conduct a self-study and present
ideas about how to improve themselves. UM has been conducting a self-study for two and a half years.
"We've had an ongoing self-study into every aspect of the University's programs,” Altman said. "We've rendered a report with 372 different suggestions for improving the University."
Altman said this number is not high.
"Actually it shows the quality of the self-study," Altman said. "These are just some of the things we looked at and said we could be a better university."
Altman said many of the potential improvements are linked to SACS criteria. Others are just general improvements.
"We have to ensure that our graduates are competent in computer
skills and oral communication." Altman said. "Also, we have to have a stated curriculum for each of our programs and a stated goal and objective for each class."
Altman said he believes the University will do very well during next week's accreditation because of the collaborative effort of the review committees at UM.
"There were over 300 people that served on 26 different committees including faculty, administrators and students over two and a half years," Altman said. "We will do very well with the accreditation because we comply.”
Institutions that do not meet the criteria do not automatically lose their accreditation.
"They have a certain amount of time to change and to meet those criteria," Altman said.
Altman said since the University is already accredited, it should have no problem keeping its accreditation.
"People who have reviewed the report have said it's a very high quality self-study and we're hoping that next week the visitors [from SACS] will say the same thing,” Altman said.
SG OFFICERS SWORN IN
F. HUNTER CAREY / Photo Editor
TAKING THE OATH: lonathan Brill was sworn in Wednesday as the new Student Government president. See the SG UPDATE, PAGE 2, for more details about Wednesday's inauguration ceremony.