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

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' age 2 (Campita RfetttB UM dedicates Knight Center The Knight Center is being described as part of the rebirth of the downtown Miami. Internationals gain seat on activity fee committee An international student must sit on the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee, as a result of action taken in the fall by Dr. William Butler, vice president for student affairs. Butler ' s decision came in the wake of USBG legislation calling for the treasurer of COISO (Council of International Stu- dents and Organizations) to be given a seat. As COISO is a political body, however, Butler declined to place that particular person on the committee. Upsetting stu- dent government leaders, how- ever, was a provision in Butler ' s decision that gave the dean of students the right to add stu- dents to the committee if he feels it is not representative. For the first time in the histo- ry of SAFAC, Butler delineated what students must sit on the committee for it to be truly re- presentative of the student body. The committee must guarantee that SAFAC is bal- anced in its membership, this in- cluding representatives from each gender and such special in- terest groups as black students, international students, students affiliated with fraternities and sororities, commuter students, Spanish surnamed students and campus resident students. For SAFAC to be truly representa- tive, its membership should come from but not necessarily be limited to, each of these groups. Butler ' s reason for rejecting the USBG proposal was that COISO was a political body . . . other political bodies ... do not have seats. The intent was to have fair representation rather than to structure representation through a political body. Butler congratulated USBG for bringing up the issue of inter- national representation. Ac- cording to USBG Senator Mark Cheskin, who authored the bill along with COISO President Co- lin Gabay: Dr. Butler didn ' t veto the concept — he was just not in favor of the COISO trea- surer being on the committee. From the beginning, however, we wanted to make sure interna- tional students were represent- ed on SAFAC and that is now guaranteed as is all other groups on campus. By George Haj The University of Miami and the City of Miami joined in Oc- tober to dedicate a new center that is described as the begin- ning of the rebirth of downtown Miami. A $139 million complex, the UM City of Miami James L. Knight International Center is located downtown on the Miami River. During the dedication on Oc- tober 1, Miami City Commis- sioner J. L. Plummer described the center as the rebirth of this downtown — not just this con- vention center, but a sparkplug I to tell the rest of this community that Miami is definitely for me. UM President Edward T. Foote II said the center symbol- ized what this city is coming to represent . . . this community is becoming one of the most impor- tant in the world. This is but one step; a step full of strength and a step full of hope. The Center has 28 meeting rooms, classrooms and audito- riums seating from five to 5,000. By George Haj Four deans, provost selected by Foote Lee UM President Edward T Foote II continued to put his mark on the upper echelons of the university with the appoint- ment of a new provost, a new vice presi- dent and four new deans in the fall se- mester. Dr. Wil- liam F. Lee, dean of UM ' s School of Music, was named the new provost and executive vice president after a nationwide search. Several deans were also named or took office in the fall. Dr. Bernard Fogel, who had served as acting dean of the School of Medicine, was named permanent dean. For the School of Business, Foote selected Dr. Jack R. Borsting, who was then serving as the U.S. Assis- tant Secre- tary of De- fense. Two deans named in the spring began in the fall se- m e s t e r . Claude Sowle was named dean of the Law School and Dr. Alan Berman was named Dean of the Rosenstiel School of Ma- rine and Atmospheric Science. Berman came to UM from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., where he served as director of research for 15 years. Sowle Foote also named his execu- tive assistant, Dr. Cyrus Jolli- vette, to the position of vice president for development af- fairs. Borsting, who took over as dean in January, was responsible for preparing and presenting to the President and the Congress the departments $220 billion an- nual budget and had responsi- bility for all management sys- tems for the Department of De- fense. As for the appointment of Fo- gel as Medical School dean, Foote said: This is one of the most important appoint- ' ] ments I will I JtS have made as president of i B the Universi- | jf? M I ty of Miami, whatever else Jollivette I may d0) and I could not be more pleased. Fo- gel has been associated with the School of Medicine for 25 years, as a student, pediatrics house of- ficer and faculty member, as well as associate dean for medical education, admissions and re- search. Jollivette ' s appointment capped a meteoric rise within the UM ranks. He held the posi- tion of director of public affairs before being named Foote ' s ex- ecutive assistant. Jollivette will be responsible for raising funds for the university. It is up to de- velopment affairs to obtain the resources required to fulfill the university ' s mission, Jollivette said. By George Haj er. Thf button the Mi Provi.

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mm E t Jbta QHjrnniri? 13B2-19B3 UM Gets Phi Beta Kappa JNeusBureat President Foote, Mrs. Foote, Dean Arthur Brown, Pi Beta Kappa National President Catherine Sims and Provost Lee and Mrs. Lee at the installation ceremonies. Phi Beta Kappa, the nation ' s oldest and most prestigious arts and sciences honor society, is now sheltered on the UM camp- us. Dr. Arthur Brown, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences said: Phi Beta Kappa repre- sents the longest tradition of academic excellence and we ' re very happy to have them on our campus. UM was one of only six schools selected to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at the 33rd Triennial Council of Phi Beta Kappa, which met during August in Boston. I ' m a Phi Beta Kappa my- self, said UM President Emeri- tus Henry King Stanford. I ' ve always coveted a chapter for the | University of Miami. I ' m tre- « mendously gratified and pleased | that the University has been so recognized. To obtain the right to shelter the chapter, a UM faculty com- mittee submitted a 183-page re- tudents reject fee hike An attempt to raise the stu- ient activity fee by $30 a semes - sr for the expansion of the Lane Recreation Center was over- whelmingly defeated in the fall elections. The referendum would have raised the fee from $57.10 to $87.10 for a period of not more than 30 years. The bill to put the referendum on the ballot passed the USBG Senate with little difficulty, al- though several attempts were made to amend the proposal. The addition to the center would have added additional racquet- ball courts, a weight room, and multipurpose areas to the Cen- ter. Norm Parsons, director of 3ampus Sports and Recreation CSR) said that he had no other way to fund the expansion, and he would put it up to the stu- dents to vote on the proposal. The referendum was almost withdrawn from the ballot in late October, after administra- tors indicated to student leaders and CSR personnel that they would not support such an in- crease even if the students were to approve it. Parsons stopped campaigning for the referendum after a memo from Provost Wil- liam Lee stated that he could not support an increase of $30 per semester in the student activity fee as I feel they are already taxed to capacity. Parsons un- derstood the memo to mean that the university does not support the referendum, and under- standing that, we will not do any further campaigning for the ref- erendum, as that would be in contrast to what Dr. Lee is say- ing, he said. This misunderstanding be- port in October, 1980. A visiting committee from Phi Beta Kappa came to UM in January, 1981 for two days and met with students, faculty and administrators in an effort to get an accurate picture of UM. The committee noted that ... a remarkable esprit de corps exists in the student body of the University. The honors students appeared especially bright, flu- ent and highly motivated. We are pleased, if not wholly surprised that distinguished col- leagues elsewhere in higher edu- cation confirm in this time-hon- ored way the quality of our pro- gram, said UM President Edward T. Foote II. By Amy Jacoves Tuition hiked 13 percent UM President Edward T. Foote II announced in February that undergraduate tuition would once again increase for the 1983-84 academic year. The increase of $650, or 11.4 percent, was considerably less than the hike of previous years. During the 1982-83 academic year, tuition increased 14 per- cent, adding $700 to undergrad- uate tuition. That increase fol- lowed a $500 hike the year be- fore. , „ , Jump to page o tween Lee and Parsons was later clarified, and the referendum was put on the ballot by USBG President Aurelio Quinones. The CSR referendum brought out the largest fall election tur- nout in several years. The vote against the hike was 927-413, a more than 2-1 rejec- tion by the students. CSR Director Norm Parsons 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