University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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aouacwwg BY CHRISTINE THOMPSON Safety 0n college campuses has always been a serious issue. UM, like many other universities, offered its students the best in protection and security services. Miami...big city, big crime. Thatis the assumption people tend to make, especially after M iami Vice deco- rated our futuristic image With bullet holes and lionly-in-Miamili scenes. The University of Miami feels the impact of such an impression, fielding the ques- tions and concerns of students and parents regarding campus safety. UM has an extensive program Which promotes personal safety and security both on and off campus. The Department of Public Safety realizes the University is not immune to theft, vandalism or other crimes and, there- fore, offers students a service-oriented program to fit their needs. Public Safety,s Student Secu- rity Escort Patrol provides free security escorts for all students, staff or faculty members. The service runs from early evening to the early morning hours, seven days a week. Security Patrol officers are full-time students who work for Public Safety. They are trained in radio procedure, traffic control, patrol techniques, health emergencies and reporting suspicious or hazardous ac- tivities. They can not get involved in a confrontation, but instead must observe and report the incident to campus p0- lice. The residential colleges are an important link in the University,s secu- rity network. Each college requires identification from everyone entering the building during the evening. This helps to ensure the safety of the fami- lies and students Who make the resi- dential colleges their home. Only stu- dents with a tCane Card Who are resi- dents of a particular college may enter after hours. All others must be signed in as guests by the students they are Visiting. Public Safety Call Boxes are also key to the success of UM security services. At eleven locations across campus students can find police call boxes marked by a blue light above the box. These phones are direct lines to Public Safety and are available in the event of an emergency or any situation requiring police assistance. The safety phones can also be used to request a security escort from anywhere on cam- pus. The University of Miami pro- vides a Wide range of safety services, all of Which are staffed by well-trained students and professional police offi- cers deputized by the Chief of Police of Coral Gables. There is an emphasis, though, on personal responsibility and common sense as well. Public Safety stresses the importance of taking pre- cautions-locking dorm room doors, walking in well-lighted areas, using the security escortseto increase pre- vention of crime. The Crime Prevention Unit of the Department of Public Safety offers an engraving service to mark valuable items, free bicycle registration and crime prevention programs. The secu- rity system of UM continues to develop and improve, increasing safety aware- ness on campus and in the community. Student Life 29

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Xavier Diaz and Rob Blakeslee of UM Security provide a few students with a late night escort to Stanford Resi- dential College. Photo by Lisa Vincenm Junior Michele McBride enters Hecht Residential College after midnight and must present identification to the security assistant to enter the building. Photo by Robert NoeD Student Life 28

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THE ARTS BEAUT Y AND THE BY CHRISTINE THOMPSON Student Life 30 The University ofMiami is home to the annual Beaux Arts F esival, which was, once again , a collection of the finest arts and crafts in M iami . The annual Beaux Arts Festi- val drew thousands of browsers, critics and art collectors to the University of Miami campus. Booths and tents lined Stanford Drive, and Visitors wandered through the maze of artists kiosks on the grounds surrounding the Lowe Art Museum. Beaux Arts, which sponsored the two-day fundraising event, is an organization of volunteers dedicated to the success, support and continuing de- velopment of the Lowe Art Museum. The organization was founded in 1952 to promote community interest in art. In the last 39 years, Beaux Arts contributed more than $900,000 to the Lowe Art Museum. The organization also raised approximately $50,000 for the Lowe from this yearls festival alone. Money was raised through refreshment, poster and T-shirt sales. Fees were also collected from participating artists for an invitation to attend the festival, registration and for booth rental. By Viewing slides of the works of various artists, the Festival of Arts Committee decides by jury which art- ists will be invited to display their work at the show. Committee Chairman Andrea Sharp, a finance professor in the School of Business Administration, estimated that less than four out of every 10 artists who submitted slides were accepted to this yearls festival. A total of more than 240 artists from Florida and around the country dis- played and sold a variety of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, graphics, photog- raphy and jewelry. This year, for the first time, the Beaux Arts Festival featured an ex- hibit of UM graduate students art. ttFestival organizers thought it was a good idea not only because of the students participation, but because its a professional thing for students? said Darby Bannard, chairman of the de- partment of art and art history at UM. The festival also featured a cornucopia of food items: everything from falafel to fruit-laden funnel cakes; polish sausage made to order and Haagen-Dazs carts along the festival border; fruit shakes to sweet corn cakes. Something for everyone! The family-oriented festival offered a Childrenis Art Park where youngsters created their own art proj- ects. And there were even hourly art classes, conducted by the Beaux Arts members, for the grownups, too. The Beaux Arts Festival turned 40 this year and is considered the long- est-running of the current festivals in South Florida.