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

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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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' 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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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