Tickets Sold out the President's Speech Centered Around the Eco Security and Maintenance Nomic Importance and Potential of South Florida
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W$t JHtamt Smrrtca CARPE DIEM FRIDAY. 0ClObEhM991 INSIDE Gifford Arboretum to be restored • UM's arboretum will be repaired "It did turn some opponents into proponents," Per lot within the area of the arboretum, not where the uyera said. trees were," Rafael Peruyera, director of Facilities to help win community support for the Restorations to the arboretum have already began, Planning and Design, said. Master Plan. said Vic Atherton, assistant vice president for Facilities "That was one of the recommendations the city (of Administration. Coral Gables) gave for the Master Plan," Gaubatz said. Gaubatz said the restoration of the arboretum was By FERNANDO BATTAGLIA Kathy Gaubatz, a Coral Gables City Commissioner, one change in which the Board of Architects of Coral Assistant News Editor said the arboretum had been neglected during the late Gables, the Planning and Zoning Board and the resi The Gifford Arboretum, located along San Amaro 1960s and 1970s. dents of the city all agreed upon. Drive, originally scheduled in the University of Miami's "They (the residents) had the idea of sending green Master Plan to become a parking facility, will instead "When I first saw the arboretum, 12 years ago, I dis covered it was in terrible shape," Gaubatz said. "For all cards not only to President Foote but also to the city undergo restoration. fathers," Gaubatz said. "The community at large got According to Rafael Peruyera, director of Facility these years, I've been trying to get (UM) President (Edward T.) Foote to save it." involved." Planning and Design, the plans were changed to assist in Lennie Karpenstein, senior, said UM students were the approval of the plan by the Planning and Zoning "The area had gotten quite messy from neglect over a few years," Doyle McKev, professor of biology, said. also heavily involved in the effort to save the arboretum Board of the City of Coral Gables. after being introduced to the issue by Gaubatz. "When we started the process (of getting the Master McKey said a large portion of his class depends on Karpenstein worked with a couple of organizations to Plan approved), we decided that in the interest of all the study of the arboretum. save the arboretum. parties we were better off changing our plans," Peruy "I teach a 500-level botany course. The arboretum is "For a little while, I worked as part of EarthAlert to era said. the only place on campus where I can find dozens of dif save the Gifford Arboretum," Karpenstein said. Peruyera said changes in UM's plan were a signifi ferent plants at hand," McKey said. cant concession. "Back in 1987-88, there were plans to put a parking Please see page 2/ARBORETUM United Way STEEL MAGNOLIAS funds to aid Tears and shampoo flow during the Ring Canterbury Theatre's latest production. • Accent — page 5 ByDARLENEPOMALES Stat! Writer University of Miami faculty members can designate a percent COWBOYS IN THE OB age of their salaries to the Canter bury Day Care Center, located on The Hurricanes return to the UM campus, through the Unit playing football on a regular ed Way, Roosevelt Thomas, assei- ciate vice president for Human schedule tomorrow against Resources and Affirmative Action, Oklahoma State in the said. The United Way offers the Orange Bowl. opportunity for faculty members • Sports — page 6 to give one percent of their salary to a non-profit organization. Can terbury's non-profit status makes it eligible to be an allocation recipi NEWSBRIEFS ent. The center is available to all fac Delinquent students purged ulty, staff and students, but it doei not receive all of its funding from Approximately 400 undergraduate students, whose the University. Thomas said this accounts with the University have not been settled, makes donations received through were dropped from the University register Tuesday, the United Way more important to said Lillian Peralta, director of Student Account Servic Canterbury. es. "The University provides in- To become reinstated, students must present the kind services, where it pays for balance of their debt in certified funds, either a certified utility costs and landscaping, but a check, money order e» cash. lot depends on donations," Thom Student! can also meel with l student account repre as said. sentative in the Ashe Building, room 158, to discuss "We are pleased that donations deferring payment. No appointment is necessary, but have more than doubled since last Peralta said there is less eif a wait in the early morning year," Pamela Zelmer, directory or afternoon. of Canterbury, said. "For the "We'll work with that student and see that they get 1991-92 year we received $2,600 reinstated," she said. as opposed to last year's $1,200." Students with outstanding loans should meet with an "There is a great deal of inter account representative. est in Canterbury because it "We have access to the finnancial aid system. We assists so many faculty and staff look into their packaging screen and see that their loan members who have children." has been processed,' said Peralta. Thomas said. Canterbury, which operates on a sliding scale fee, according to Students hear Bush's speech income, has several spaces avail able for children. There are also Ten undergraduate and 10 graduate students attend half-day and full-day programs, ed President Bush's address to Hie Beacon Council on depending on the need of the par Monday at the James L. Knight Center. ents. The Beacon Council, an organization of area business Thomas said Canterbury is in leaders chaired by Jeb Bush last year, invited business the preliminary planning stage's of students from Florida International University, Barry expansion. The Canterbury board University, Miami-Dade Community College and Dade is working with University archi County Public Schools as well as the University of tects to design the proposed Miami. expansion. The plans will then be The UM students were selected by School of Busi presented to University officials ness Administration academic advisors. Student Gov and Board of Trustees members. ernment president Irwin Raij and vice-president Win LYNNE SHAPIRO/Staf! Photographer If approved, decisions on appropri ston Warrior were among those selected. DON'T CRY: Pamela Zelmer, director of the Canterbury Child Care Center, consoles an upset child. UM faculty and ations of funds will be made, Victoria Williams, a freshman biology major invited administrators will soon be able to contribute one percent of their salaries to the center. Thomas said. to attend through her freshman seminar said, "The whole Beacon Council thing was intersting to me. I understand more about Miami. I thought he spoke very well, and he talked about everything from education to how important Miami is right now." FSU tickets sold out The president's speech centered around the eco Security and maintenance nomic importance and potential of South Florida. The By RICARDO J. BASCUAS Students were able to get their president's wife, Barbara, was also in attendance. Contributing Editor tickets in about 90 minutes, but "The Beacon Council is very active in the corporate Vouchers for all of the 500 some said the crowd was not well discussed with fraternities community. This gives students some exposure to the remaining undergraduate tickets to controlled. munity, fraternities and UM staft could business leaders of the community," said Dean Kenneth the University of Miami-Florida "Once we got the tickets, they By RUTH-ANN KIMBROUGH "hash out" some sticking points between Fedor, who accompanied the students with Associate State University football game were told us all to go outside and line up. Staff Writer them. Dean Foley. sold early Tuesday morning. Then they told us to go back in. And A meeting took place between Universi "Years ago, we tried to set up an adviso At least 100 students arrived at then they told us to back out," said ty eif Miami administrators and fraternities ry committee comprised of students, facul the University Center by 4:30 a.m., Nicole Grove, a junior. "In the end, to assess maintenance and security prog ty and residential neighbors but that sort of TODAY'S FORECAST although line up was not to begin it turned out that it only took me an ress made since the rash of vandalism on fatted away," Butler said. "This is just the until a half hour later. At 5 a.m., UC hour and a half to get my ticket, so it fraternity row last Christmas. first step toward many things that were PARTLY CLOUDY employees opened the door and was better than having to stay out William Butler, vice president for Stu going to try to make even better." began handing out numbered tickets all night long." HIGH: 89 LOW: 79 dent Affairs, called the meeting at the Zeta Sean Kang, senior, said the new securi to the students. "There were several people Beta Tau houses last Thursday. Each fra ty system has discouraged crime in the Chance of rain After receiving their numbered ternity was represented at the meeting area. Source: National Weather Service handing out tickets at the door, so ticket, students stood in line for the some of the people got high num which covered topics ranging from mainte "I think the increased presence of vouchers. The Hecht Athletic Cen bers and had to wait even though nance to a "good-neighbor policy." police authority has deterred people, like ter will distribute actual game tick they were at the head of the line," "The meeting was extremely produc from the crack houses across the street, FACE THE FACTS ets between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Matt Lull, senior, said.