Miami Hurricane, November 18, 1997

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VOLUME 75, NUMBER 22
RUTGERS ROUT
■ The University of Miami is one victory away from a bowl berth after defeating Rutgers, 51-23 at the Orange Bowl Saturday.
SPORTS, page 6
HAIR OPENS AT RING
■	The musical dedicated to sex, drugs and rock and roll opened at the lerry Herman Ring Theater this weekend.
ACCENT, page 9 DATING IN ENGLAND
■	What's romantic across the Atlantic? One student explains.
OPINION, page 12
news briefs
PHYSICS SEMINAR
Professor Sir Hermann Bondi, KCB, FRS from Churchill College, Cambridge University will be speaking at the Wilder Auditorium in the Knight Physics Building today and tomorrow.
The Eliahu I. and Joyce Jury Seminar on Tuesday at 1:45-3 p.m. topic is "Why is it dark at night?" He will demonstrate that the model of the universe that makes it uniform, uchang-mg, and static can be disproved by observation.
"The Theory of Gravitation" Physics Colloquium on Wednesday at 3-4 p.m. The topic is the achievements of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The Newtonian theory of gravitation will also be discussed.
Each lecture is followed by a reception on the Physics Patio. All are welcome. The lectures are sponsored by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Physics.
today's weather
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the 70s, lows in the 60s.
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Canes in Space come in for landing
■ Spirit prevails despite low turnout at Homecoming events
By KATIE LANE
Hurricane Staff Writer
Despite the controversy surrounding the lack of participation in this year’s Homecoming events, the spirit at the parade, pep rally, boat burning, candle lighting cere mony. Alumni Night and the clos1 ing ceremonies proved that Homecoming is still a tradition at the University of Miami.
The parade on Friday consisted of nine floats, including six cars and two boats, adorned with decorations which emphasized this year's theme, Canes in Space. In addition to UM students, many Iron Arrow members and University alumni attended the events,
“We were very impressed, especially with the participation of the alumni.” said Sarah Morgan of the Homecoming	Executive
Committee.
Morgan said that even though the number of participants was less than anticipated, people who did participate didn't even notice the decrease since their spirit was so high.
Beth Pratt, who was also on the committee, said, “Homecoming overall proved that it is such a tradition here that no matter who participates. it will still go on and still be fun.”
F*ratt said that she felt that the tradition of Homecoming is a cyclic one that will never end.
On Sunday, awards were presented at the closing ceremony in the lower lounge of the University Center. Members of the individual student body, fraternities, sororities. residential colleges and of various student organizations were present.
Various organizations participated in the blood drive, organized cheer, parade float decoration and alma mater singing contests and Hurricanes Help the Hometown events this year. Awards were given to the residence halls, sororities, fraternities and independent organizations for their efforts.
The first place winner of the blood drive for the category of residence halls was Hecht. Eaton placed second and Stanford won third place. Kappa Kappa Gamma was awarded the trophy for first place among the sororities with Zeta Tau Alpha placing second. Among the winners of the fraternities were Kappa Sigma in first place and Sigma Alpha Epsilon in second. The trophy for independent organizations was given to the Association of Commuter Students and second place was won by the Jewish Student's Organization. Third place was awarded to the Federation of Cuban Students (FEC).
Pearson Residential College, won the organized cheer with Eaton coming in second.
Nora Van Berkel, president of Pearson College Council (PCC), said, "All the hard work paid off when we found our that we had won.” The skit which was organized by Pearson consisted of a
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FIREWORKS: (above) The sky was ablaze as the fireworks exploed over campus COMING HOME:
(left) Alumni joined the parade riding in cars from the decade they spent at the University. Also on hand was a Volkswagen bug.
DAKA: new management; more selection
■ World’s largest food contractor acquires DAKA
By SARAH GUARNACCIA
News Editor
Changes in the overall management of Daka. the dining service for the University of Miami, may mean changes in the food choices students will have.
“It's time for a change.” said Mel Tenen, director of Dining Services.
With the takeover by Compass Group, the world's largest food con-
tractor, in September, residents may see a significant makeover within the Mahoney-Pearson and Stanford-Hecht Cafeterias by Fall of 1998.
“These are not long term goals. We’re making changes as soon as possible, maybe as early as Spring,” Tenen said.
According Tenen, the 6 billion dollar umbrella group wilt provide a greater pool of resources to make improvements in the current food service offered in both cafeterias.
“We have all these new brands available to us," Tenen said. "We want them to feel like they are walking into a mall with all sorts of food
concepts.”
However, Tenen said they cannot take advantage of the tools available to them until they present their ideas to the school.
“We have some very exciting plans for the board of operations," Tenen said. “It will run through the normal University process."
Helping Tenen promote the ideas to the University for both cafeterias is Charles Blackwell, the new resident district manager for Daka.
“We have a commitment to making the dining program the best in the nation," Blackwell said.
Because of his previous experi-
ence with students on other college campuses including Texas A & M and Louisiana State University, Blackwell has been made aware of the ever changing needs of students through consistent surveying.
"Today’s college student is demanding more flexibility and variety. The University is responding," Blackwell said.
The new concepts will deal mostly with foods from different ethnic backgrounds and nutritional foods as well.
“Our students are clearly much more nutrition oriented and these concepts have an emphasis on nutri-
tional value,” Blackwell said.
The changes in the dining services will not, however, result in changes in the overall cost of meals.
“This will result in no additional price increase to our students,” Tenen said. “It all balances out.”
It has been only three years since the cafeteria saw hanges to this extent. Tenen said that a cafeteria should undergo a certain amount of change at least every five years.
"They’ve got the best education system, now they're going to have the best dining program," Blackwell said.