Hopes Dashed for Tropical Expansion

I THE HURRICANE TALKS WITH NAZARETH - SEE PAGE 6 Volume 59 Number 4 Phone 284-4401 (Mr? iHtamt If urrtran? FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1982 4 Hopes Dashed For Tropical Expansion By GEORGE HAJ Dee explained that the commis Hurricane New* Editor sion committed themselves to build ing a stadium, an arena in down Hopes for an expanded Tropical town Miami, and improving the Park Stadium were dashed Tuesday Theater of the Performing Arts If when the Dade County Commission money became available, other pro voted to leave the proposal off the jects would be considered. The South Florida Sports Authority's Tropical Park proposal was nnt package of sports and cultural facil among the projects that would be ities. considered UM had hopes that Tropical However, Dee said that there is a Park, located one mile from cam section in the referendum that reads pus, would be expanded, with Dade that money can be used to fund County paying half the costs public school and college facilities through a one-cent temporary in Should funds becomje available, UM crease in the sales tax. The tax in may apply for such funds. crease is primarily designed to build a new football stadium for the Miami Dolphins. 'As far as choosing At Tuesday's meeting, commis another site is sioners said that the tax increase should be used to fund a new foot concerned, we had ball stadium on the Dade-Broward pretty much eliminated line and a Miami indoor sports arena. They put the rest of the pro everything within five jects on hold, while totally rejecting Tropical Park. miles of here and gone The commission • decided that ahead with Tropical Dade would be committed to build ing the stadium, a sports arena and Park.' a performing arts complex, but not necessarily anything else. Football Coach Howard Schnellenberger UM officials were both surprised and discouraged at the outcome of the commission meeting. Dee was surprised by the com "Naturally we are disappointed." mission's move, but not astonished said Coach Howard Schnellenber "I would have to say that it came as ger. "As far as choosing another a surprise that Tropical Park will site is concerned, we had pretty not be a part of the project. When much eliminated everything within they changed priorities, none of the five miles of here and gone ahead Miami Hurricane/DARRELL O'BRIEeV other projects was guaranteed. We Because Of The County Commission's Decision Tuesday, Tropical Park Is No Longer Under Consideration with Tropical Park," he said. were surpised. but not caught flat- As A Home For The Hurricane Football Team "We are disappointed, of course," footed." Dee said added Athletic Director Harry Mall "UM would obviously prefer a ios. "The university is positive that nearby stadium," Dee said, "be UM and the Hurricanes are an asset cause our students come from the to the entire community, and not Coral Gables/South Dade area, as just UM. do many of our alumni There is a Statistics Show Crime Is Down "We had hoped that the public direct relationship between a more officials had our interests at heart removed stadium and being less de By TRISHA SINDLER and leave it up to the students, in and that we would not be lost in sirable for fans." Hurricane .Staff Writer regard to what they want to left field and left without a home," There are four options in regards know." How Campus Crime Has Decreased he said UM's Public Safety Department Hayden. along with Lieutenant to a UM stadium, Dee said, of which has released figures which show B.M. Bernard, urged students to 81- 80- PCT. Mallios said that he was "very two have already been ruled out The first was an on-campus stadi that crime on campus during the read crime watch articles, submit 82 81 CHG. 'surprised" by the commission's de 1981-82 school year was sharply ted each week to the Hurricane, in cision. "We were looking forward um, which the trustees have al down from those statistics taken in forming them of on-campus crimes to Tropical Park as a new stadium ready rejected; the second was 1980-81. and what precautions they might Robbery ; 20 43 -46 close to campus," Mallios said. "We Tropical Park, which has now been However, the first homicide to Uke Sexual Offenses 15 29 -52 had made it known that a less prox removed trom consideration, thr ever happen on campus took place One important program the safe imate facility is less desirable We third is the Orange Bowl; the fourth just a few weeks ago, when a well- ty department is implementing this Grand Larceny 297 370 80 find it difficult to go to North Dade is the proposed stadium on the known community leader was mur year will be officers doing regular We were hoping to have our inter Dade-Broward line. "The closest dered in the Faculty Club parking foot patrols in dorm halls, at no spe ests served, but the latest decision stadium is best, becoming less de lot after attending a reception cific time. Last year, foot patrols has left us in a quandry." sirable as you move further away." he said. there. were done outside the residence University General Counsel Paul When interviewed. Public Safety halls. Dee attended Tuesday's commission Dee said that if the referendum Executive Director Joseph Fre "This will cut down on drugs," meeting. "They |the county com does not pass in November, "we'll chette first said: "I don't care to predicted Barnard. "It will also dis mission) had a bigger problem, that have to see what can be done with comment much on this because it's courage thieves because they'll of the primary football stadium the Orange Bowl. We are in a hold been rehashed in every article." know we're here and when stu They began prioritizing the pro ing pattern until the election is He did say, however, that the dents see us, it will make them jects," Dee said over " murder was an "unfortunate inci think whether or not they've locked dent" and was not a result of lack their doors. Overall, it will discour of lighting or lack of vigilance. age off-campus people from prowl "The area has always been pa ing in the dorms. Art Building Changes trolled. We can't be everywhere at once," he said. "We'll continue to So far this week. University po do what we've been doing." lice have issued tresspass warnings Crime Prevention Officer Pat to two subjects who were on cam Hayden said there are various rea pus with no legitimate reason. Will Cost $1 Million sons for this year's drop in campus Also, an employee of the School By RICHARD ALTMAN tations even though they do not crime; three additional police offi of Nursing reported to police that a and measure up to the current stan cers were assigned to the depart black male exposed himself to her ANTHONY TRULLENQUE dards. ment, there was heavier patrol and then fled. The subject was iden liurru ane Staff WHtrn f 2. The estimated cost of complete duty, and stronger crime prevention tified, but the victim chose not to refurbishment is approximately one programs were instituted in univer press charges. •*i million dollars as opposed to an es sity offices and in residence halls. And $260 worth of clothing and After several months of debate timated five million dollars for the Detailed reports show that from cash were taken from a student's with the City of Coral Gable/., the replacement of the facilities. Banks June, 1981 to May, 1982. 20 inci room in Pearson Hall. There was no University of Miami, by a 3-2 vote said.Since the cost of renovation is dents of robbery, including chain sign of forced entry into the room. of the city commission, has received one-fifth the cost of replacement it and purse snatchings, were report An unsecured, unattended bicycle permission to renovate three trftts was decided that renovation would ed, while from June, 1980 to May. was stolen from outside the Hecht eight existing wooden buildings be more feasible. Miami Hurricanc/GINA MOLINARO 1981, 43 such occurrences were re Athletic Center. The bicycle was The two-story art building, the art As it stands, the refurbishment ported. valued at $250. The Faculty Club Parking Lot Was The Scene Of A annex, and the Ll Building will all would provide for the replacement Sexual offenses numbered 15 last Murder Some Weeks Ago be refurbished at some point this of existing roofs as well as internal year, down from 29 the previous year, at a cost of one million dol and external painting. Moreover, year. lars. the major improvements would in Grand larceny offenses, which The buildings were originally clude the installation of a fire sprin include items stolen which were constructed in the 1940's to be used kler system and the replacement of valued at over $100. numbered 297 as military facilities for the training all wiring. Lastly, additional land individual incidents in which $153,- of U.S. Army personnel. After the scaping will be done by the univer 844 worth of property was stolen. UM Committee Works To Free army was finished with the build sity's beautification committee The year before, there were 370 in ings, they were used as the offices When referring to the Art Build-1. cidents, with $171,381 worth of of the UM President, and later ing, Banks said: "The building suf valuables stolen.

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