Man, 31, Dies from Fall by ANDREW J

What's new in fraternities A Corean Festival Years and years of swimming Pi Kappa Alpha is tops in membership this year, Festival Miami kicks off its opening week with an In 1947 the University of Miami swim program be and Zeta Beta Tau placed fourth in the chapter's orchestral Gala and a jazzy session with Chick Co gan when Athletic Director Jack Harding hired nationwide competition • rea CoachTom Lamar — first of a two-part series on UM i s^ftwjing program. News — page 3 Entertainment — page 6 Sports — page 8 °°^2ta TrlUR TTHEMIAMRI Volume 63 Number 13 University of Miami Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1985 Man, 31, dies from fall By ANDREW J. COHEN Officers and detectives on the The first person that jumped Others were similarly taken Hurricane Staff Writer scene believe the man committed from the towers was a male, aback by the situation. suicide and was not murdered. according to Hutton. "I was so shocked when I found A 31-year-old white male died "There is no evidence of foul Shoffner was doubtful that any out about it that I walked up to the Friday after jumping off the 12th play," both Ivy and Hutton said. structural changes would be made 12th floor ledge and looked floor stairway ledge of MacDonald Hutton said the man was proba to the towers to prevent people down," said freshman and tower Tower, according to Metro-Dade bly not from the Miami area, and from jumping. resident Brian Cook. "I looked Detective James Hutton. his name could not be released down to see what he actually did. until the next of kin was notified. "If a person is intending on Jumped. That's a long way down. As of 1 p.m. yesterday, the next The towers have been the scene committing suicide, the chances of kin had not been notified of three suicides since they were are good that they will find a way "It's really unbelievable that according to Metro-Dade police. built in 1967 and 1968. to do it," Shoffner said. "Whether someone would actually do such a Metro-Dade would not release the you take measures to prevent it or thing." deceased's name. "About four years ago, we had a not, it will still happen. maintenance worker in the 1968 student commit suicide in the Hutton was not optimistic about Honors Residential College heard towers area," said George Shoff "Since 1967, we have really preventing future incidents of something fall down the staircase ner, director of Residence Halls. been pretty fortunate with the suicide. shaft around 2:30 p.m. and "That is the only incident that I towers. We will go back and thought someone had thrown a know of in eight years here." review what happened and talk to "You cannot stop it from hap cart or large object from a ledge. the officers. If changes are neces pening," Hutton said. "Someone "Four years ago, a female sary and called for, we will who is bound and determined to The thump that ARA worker student jumped off the roof of the certainly make them. We will try commit suicide is going to do it." AIXA MONTERO/Humcone Muff Armando Fuentes heard was the 960 Complex," said Hutton, who to provide the safest facility body of a man, apparently not worked as a UM police officer possible for the students." University of Miami security officers guard the affiliated with the University of before being hired as a Public • • * Miami, who jumped off the tow Information Officer/Detective It took four-and-a-half hours body of an unidentified man, 31, who died Friday er's top floor, according to Curt with the Metro-Dade Police De before the corpse was removed. In Florida had the second highest after jumping from MacDonald Tower Ivy, UM director of law enforce partment. the meantime, onlookers gathered, suicide rate per 100,000 people in ment. "Her name was Brigett. She interested in finding out what had 1983, 15.4, second only to Arizona apparently was depressed because happened. who had 16.9. "All of the evidence indicates her family didn't want her home In 1981, Dade County had 1,637 (five per day). In 1983, the amount that he jumped from the 12th for Christmas. Before Brigett, "It's a shock to see it actually deaths by suicide, which relates to dropped to 1,627 (4.4 per dav). floor," said Ivy. "We found some there was another jumper," Hut happen right where we live," said California had 14.5, Alabama an average of 4.5 per day. In 1982, Source: 1984 Statistical Ab of his personal items there." ton said. UM student Stephen Parsons. had 11.2. and New York had 9.5. that number increased to 1.826 stracts. Ethics code for UM being developed By MARILYN GARATEIX Those students who broke the applied to only new students Hurricane News Edilor ethics code and were caught beginning with a particular class cheating would go through an or if current students should also Work Is being conducted to Ethics Council and if found guilty be held responsible once it has develop and establish an Ethics would be punished accordingly. been implemented Code at the University of Miami An ad-hoc committee has also Proposals are being researched been established to be co-chaired One of the other points to be and drawn up to instill a code by Dr. James Ash, assoociate considered during the develop which would inflict punishment provost, and Dr. William Butler, ment of the code is whether a on those caught cheating in the vice president of students affairs, students who is accused of cheat classroom. consisting of faculty, staff and two ing will be permitted to obtain an According to Elissa Lieberman, students to research proposals on a outside lawyer Chairman for the Academic Af possible ethics code for UM. So far the work done by the fairs Committee in the Undergrad The purpose of the committee, USBG academics committee for uate Student Body Government, said Butler, is "to develop and the past five to six months, has USBG has been working on a have ready implementation for the involved getting information from proposal after receiving numerous Fall of 1986 an honor code with other schools, such as Vanderbuilt complaints about cheating in clas both a philosophy and a council." University and the University of ses. As of yet. the commitee has not Virginia, on the honor code they "Last semester an entire test met. have established in their schools was thrown out in a Chemistry "I don't think our university is and how it has worked for them class because of cheating," said better or worse than any other," Lieberman. said Butler, "but there is great "It is a problem at the Universi "Over the past year students interest on part of the administra ty." said Kornspan have expressed concern over the tion, faculty and students to One of the national chemistry integrity of other students," said implement a code. finals a year or two ago had to be Scott Kornspan, USBG president. USBG would hope that any thrown out and make-ups given to The proposal, said Lieberman, is proposal adopted would be applied several students," said Kornspan still in the tentative stage but University-wide said Lieberman. "During my term, this year and would be enforced by both profes but Kornspan said it would have to last, many cases [of.cheatingl have sors and students. be examined whether it should be come through me." said Kornspan Architectural engineering may get state funding By MARILYN GARATEIX Out of those 10, UM is the only program Hurricane News Editor private school that offers the Students who graduate from program this program receive a bachelor's The University of Miami's archi The other nine schools are all of science in architectural engi tectural engineering program, the public universities. UM is one of neering. One hundred and thirty- only one of its kind in the state of four east of the Mississippi that five students are presently en Florida, is presently being consid offers it. Penn State, Tennessee, rolled in the UM program for the ered for state funds. and North Carolina also offer this fall of 1985 The Post-Secondary Education Planning Commission of the State of Florida is the committee re viewing the program, according to SAM LEWIS I Special lo the Hurncane Dr. Michael Phang, professor and Forum features chairman of the civil and architec Willie makes a comeback tural engineering department. If the program receives state University of Miami tight end Willie Smith breaks away from an Oklahoma approval it would apply only to mayoral hopefuls defender during Saturday's 27-14 win at Norman, Okla. Smith caught six balls for Florida residents and would mean 66 yards on the day. The Miami win will boost the Hurricanes way up in the that students in the program would only have to pay state national rankings. For more on the game see sports, pages 8 and 9. tuition as opposed to the Universi An open forum featuring four candidates running for mayor of ty's full tuition and the state Miami will be held at 4 p.m., Oct. 23, at the Flamingo Ballroom in would subsidize the rest of the the Student Union. tuition. Sponsored by the Undegraduate Student Body Government, the forum will feature the incumbent Maurice Ferrer, Xavier "This is going to be a great Suarez, Marvin Dunn and Raul Masvidal and will be moderated by Monty Trainer will sponsor opportunity for the visibility and USBG President Scott Kornspan.

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