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

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Page 4 (flammm £fettia . ' Parking becomes major issue in 1982 Towing cars is just one of the problems students faced as they tackled the parking problem. Parking on the University of Miami campus isn ' t always easy. Carlos Gonzalez, the chairman of Roadrunners (the commuter club) said, the parking problem has improved substantially, as compared to fall semester. Gonzalez pointed out that during the fall the parking prob- lem went from bad to worse. During peak times, I myself stopped bringing my car to campus and I ' m sure others did the same, Gonzalez said. Parking congestion during the peak times of 10 a.m. — 1 p.m. was a big problem that the ad- ministration refused to acknowl- edge, according to Gonzalez. The only reason the parking problem has been alleviated is because, commuter students have re-adapted and changed their schedules to deal with it, Gonzalez notes. A lot more students take 8 a.m. classes and leave as early as 11 a.m. to avoid the peak times, Gonzalez said. Bill puts USBG in the sunshine The Undergraduate Student Body Government put their pro- ceedings in the sunshine through an amendment to their constitution in September. The amendment, known as the Sun- shine Bill states that all agen- cies, branches, departments, committees, meetings and docu- mentation of the same organiza- tions of the Undergraduate Stu- dent Body Government in its en- tirety, shall not exclude any undergraduate student at the University of Miami, or prevent access to their documentation. The bill was passed partly in response to difficulties the Hur- ricane had in getting prompt in- formation from the elections commission during the Spring, 1982 USBG elections. The bill ' s author, Senator Eric Gebaide, said that student government is finally allowing access to all students. While the immediate implications are not really sig- nificant for all students, student government is finally guarantee- ing to all students that it is their government. The USBG Constitution had been vague on the question of whether its meetings and docu- ments were open to public in- spection. The bill clarified the policy. USBG President Aurelio Quinones said that the bill was a good idea. It puts down on pa- per what has existed in USBG for some time. It clarifies policy in some areas. The bill is no big departure from USBG proce- dure, Quinones said, but the bill sets a good example for oth- ers. By George Haj Other ideas on the parking sit- 1 uation include USBG ' s tram ser- vice which would cost approxi- mately $50,000 and may have an impact on the parking decal fee. The tram-service would run from Mark Light Baseball Sta- dium lot to classes. Gonzalez felt this idea really isn ' t a service since the students will end up paying for it. Roadrunners and USBG are working on an effective carpool system that could alleviate the problem further. With computers now compris- ing over 60 percent of the stu- dent body and parking space be- coming more scarce, new ideas are being tested to make the cars fit into the spaces. By Mark Linde G. Molinaro Senators Hugo Fernandez and Eric Gebuide listen to the Sunshine Bill debate before the USBG Senate. SAT scores Jump 27 Points After the average Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) scores dropped six points in 1981; they jumped 27 points in 1982 for the freshman class. The SAT scores this fall were 1011, compared to 984 last year. In addition, while SAT scores went up, the size of the freshman class stabilized at 1625. The quality of this year ' s freshman class is extremely good, said Admissions Director George Giampetro. Although it is very difficult to raise SAT scores, UM exerted a great deal of effort into recruiting quality students. That effort, plus a new scholarship program for stu- dents scoring 1100 or more on their SATs, helped greatly, he said. The increase came after a Fac- ulty Senate report in February of 1982 that severely criticized the admissions office. The criticism apparently spurred a recruiting drive in which even faculty got involved for the first time. That kind of faculty cooperation has never happened before in UM histo- ry, Giampetro said. By George Haj

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(flampttg £frwa Page 3 Foote says Iron Arrow should admit women UM President Edward T. ' ' oote II told the Iron Arrow lonor Society in September hat it would not be allowed ack on campus until it ad- mitted women. Iron Arrow, which was found - d in 1926, was removed from rampus in 1976 after the U.S. Department of Health, Educa- tion and Welfare threatened to cut off the university ' s funds if the organization failed to admit women into their ranks. HEW found the university in violation of Title IX because it supported an organization that discrimi- nated against women. Iron Arrow members voted against admitting women in No- vember of 1976. The U.S. Supreme Court opened the door this summer for Iron Arrow to return to campus when it reversed a lower court ' s ruling that Iron Arrow must ad- mit women and sent the case back to the lower court for re- hearing. Foote, however, decided that the university would not allow Iron Arrow back on campus, re- gardless of the court ' s decision, until it admitted women. In a letter to Iron Arrow Chief C. Rhea Warren, Foote said: B. Urquhart Iron Arrow tapped 16 new members in the Fall. President Foote said they will not be allowed to tap on campus until they admit women. You will recall . . . that before my time here, the Board of Trustees of the University adopted a resolution requiring that Iron Arrow comply with generally applicable non-dis- crimination policies if the orga- nization were to return to camp- us. The University ' s position has not changed. I agree with it. I continue to believe . . . that Iron Arrow should not exclude wom- en from membership if it is to become again a campus organi- zation. Iron Arrow has continued to operate outside campus since 1976, tapping UM ' s top male students, faculty and alumni. They tapped 16 new members during the fall semester. Iron Arrow had not decided what its reaction would be to Foote ' s letter, but Warren ex- pressed surprise that Foote act- ed before the courts had decid- ed. Warren said that he felt sure that the organization could con- tinue to survive off campus. Iron Arrow was created by UM ' s first president, Bowman Foster Ashe. It was conceived as an honorary and service society for men. By Howard Burns Elections draw large turnout usbg works In both the recent elections for Undergraduate Student Body Government officers, the same ticket has swept the elec- tions. In the spring the Magnum 1 ticket won virtually all the seats, including the races for the top officers. Aurelio Quinones was elected president, Stacy Wein was elected vice president, and Roy Robert was elected treasur- ies The Magnum ticket won all but two seats, as they swept past the Miami ticket, led by presi- dential candidate Eddie Poz- r.ouli. In the fall elections, the Unity t icket, which was a continuation f the Magnum group, won Handily against scant opposi- tion, picking up all 18 seats that were up for that election. Enter- tainment Committee (SEC) eats. The Performance ticket, which offered Laurie Cohen and Leigh Schnabel for the Student Entertainment Committee seats rovided the only two competi- tion for the Unity candidates, al- though they both lost the elec- tion. The fall election was marred by discrepancies in the voting results. Although 1384 ballots were cast, adding the votes for all the races equaled 1519 votes. The ballots were recounted, and it was found that some students had voted more for more than one candidate in some races. However, the recount did not change any of the election re- sults. By George Haj L. Cooper Unity Party candidates celebrate as the election results are announced. on tuition From Page 1 Undergraduate Student Body Government leaders lobbied throughout the year against an increase comparable to that of the past two years. They argued that such an increase in the tu- ition rate would deter potential students from attending UM. The administration ' s initial budget planned for a tuition in- crease in the $600 to $700 range. As part of the budget ap- proved by the Board of Trustees in February, while tuition in- creased, faculty salaries also were increased by five percent across the board. The $300 million budget in- cluded increases in some areas, such as development affairs, and decreases in others, such as the School of Education. By George Haj sHaj

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flkmim0 £feutB Page 5 !Haj Computers May Improve Registration After a disastrous fall semes- ter where registration was de- scribed by President Foote as embarrassing , administrators considered implementing a com- puterized registration system. Foote said in October that I am committed to making sure the next registration is more effec- tive. I was embarrassed by the last one. Foote ' s response to the prob- lem was to establish a commit- tee, comprised of students, fac- ulty and administrators to study the registration question. That ad -hoc committee reported back in December that a computer- ized registration system be es- tablished at UM. No final decision was made by Foote until three experts from other universities inspected the system and made their recom- mendation. The system recommended by the ad-hoc committee is one that is currently being used by Hunt- er College in New York. The committee ' s recommendation stated that the Hunter system will provide the University of Miami the ability to have a com- prehensive academic service support and full financial inte- gration. The system would not only be used for registration, but would tie in the registrar, financial aid and the bursar into the system. The estimated overall cost for the Hunter system is over $700,000. This price also in- cludes purchasing all the equip- ment, as well as converting the present system. If approved, the system would take over two years to implement the system campus wide. Once the priorities for ad- ministrative systems are avail- able and the funding is found, information systems is ready to begin development of a new stu- dent information system, which includes registration, said M. Lewis Temares, Assistant Vice President for Information Sys- tems. J. Gonzalez Long lines at registration man become a thing of the past when computers are installed. Several Schools Change Status Several changes were made or proposed in the designations of several of UM ' s schools and col- leges during the 1982-83 aca- demic year. The School of Engineering and Architecture was broken up into a School of Architecture, with Engineering moving up to the status of a college. In addi- tion, the Center for Advanced International Studies was estab- lished as a school and the De- partment of Communication took steps toward becoming an independent school as well. In early January, the Aca- demic Planning Committee ap- proved the changes in the status of the School of Engineering and Architecture. The Faculty Sen- ate approved the proposal soon after that. The change was long overdue, according to some uni- versity officials. Architecture, as a field of study, has a part of its work that is related to engi- neering. But a great deal of its curriculum is not, explained Associate Provost Dr. Sidney Besvinick. Architecture is a separately licensed, protected profession, so we feel, on principle alone, that it should be recognized as an independent unit, said Ar- chitecture Chairman John Stef- fian. Steffian spoke of the many benefits that would accrue if Ar- chitecture became an indepen- dent school. We would develop our own identity. We can more readily contact and serve the community and develop a na- tional reputation, he said. The Center for Advanced In- ternational Studies also changed its status, becoming a School for International Studies, with the Center transformed into a North-South Center specializ- ing in U.S.-Latin American rela- tions. A committee appointed by UM President Edward T. Foote II to look into the status of the Center recommended in Decem- ber that a School of Internation- al Studies be established. The School would specialize in Latin American and Caribbean Affairs and studies of other regions and nations would be encouraged es- pecially as they relate to the Americas. The Department of Commu- nication, meanwhile, prepared a report which is expected to serve as the groundwork for the de- partment to be converted into a School of Communication. Changing the status of the De- partment of Communication had been in the planning stages for five years, and will probably take two more years to imple- ment. The report stated that as one department among 19 in the College of Arts and Sciences, Communication is too unwield- ly, too constrained by inappro- priate academic requirements, and too low in profile to function effectively and to attract the best quality students and the sources of funding, that are necessary. As a school, Communication would only have three depart- ments — speech communica- tion; telecommunication and film; and journalism, public re- lations, and photo communica- tion. There would also be a ma- jor in advertising, which has been developed in conjunction with the School of Business. The student response, which in recent years has been growing dramatically, suggests that this program, properly organized, could become as significant in its field as the schools of law, music and business have been in theirs, the report said. By George Haj