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Sbh1-__:/lBER9, 1994 BoaBy CECELIA WARREN t accident remains unsolved was not authorized to be in the HurricanBy CECELIa StafA WARREf WriterN ur__a nnt •__,i* k_-._-<-»___#*. *-_-i K__. -__*-. -»u» Accordin__ •• g t___.o th._ e Nationa»• .. la Sci_•. thir. d_ of_ th_ e ship'_ _ . s length rested on whic. _ _h resulted in the firing of area in which it was grounded. ence Foundation, Dick voluntarily The investigation continues on the Looe Key reef and two fuel another captain and two of his According to Quirolo the maxi surrendered his captain's license to tanks were punctured, allowing crew. VOLUNTEER WEEK the grounding of a University of mum length for a ship to have safe the Coast Guard. He may not cap Miami research vessel, which diesel fuel to leak slowly into the Bruce Rosendahl, dean of the BEGINS SUNDAY passage is 164 feet. tain a ship for at least six months. water. The spill was later con smashed head-on into a coral reef The Columbus Iselin is 170 feet Rosenstiel School of Marine and The accident caused the destruc tained by an oil boom. Atmospheric Sciences, said there In order to involve students in at Looe Key, in the Lower Keys long. Quirolo also said the research tion of four 50-foot fingers of coral volunteer activities, Volunteer AIM. 11. vessel is mis-registered at 150 feet was nothing exceptional about the reef. Restoration of the reef has In 1992, the captain of the ship's record. Awareness Week will be held Sept. Few findings have been discov long. already begun but the outlook is Columbus Iselin, Michael Dick, had 11-16. ered to lend answers as to why the The captain of the ship, Michael 'Given the nature of the grim, according to Quirolo. been demoted after the shiip was research, I don't think anything Activities begin with _ talk from ship crashed into the reef. Dick, allegedly blacked out iust Members aboard the Columbus caught in shallow water off the a Salvation Army Women and Chil DeeVon Quirolo, project man before the ship struck the reef. In the that's happened in the past several Iselin were studying oil spills off Bahamas. years could be considered dren's Shelter representative at 8 ager for Reef Relief, a Key West The Miami Herald, Dick denied the Florida Keys when the collision Several months earlier, the ship p.m. Sunday in the Eaton Residen environmental group, said the the allegation. Dick was not avail unusual," Rosendahl said in The occurred. did poorly on the National Science Miami Herald. "Research ships tial College classroom. The pro research ship, the Columbus Iselin, able for comment. During the head on collision, a Foundation mechanical inspection gram will focus on homeless chil work hard." dren. A speaker from the Education Department of the Humane Soci ety of Greater Miami will give a Storm presentation on animal rights and treatment at 8 p.m. on Monday in the Mahoney/Pearson Residential College classrooms. Cafe The Vice President of Friends of the Everglades will speak on con SEXUAL HARASSMENT servation at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Hecht Residential College replaced classroom. Tuesday is also the United Way It's a controversy from Ponce de Leon Boulevard to Pennsylvania&enue Kick-Off on campus. Approxi mately 15 United Way agencies by Daka will be on the UC patio or in the UC Breezeway from 10 a.m. to 2 Harassment occurs p.m. in order to give "people a feel ing for the agencies that make up New food stands the United Way," according to aByKAYTWOMEt manY y universities Mickey Rubenstein, coordinator of tions have received publicity, accept Cane cards Volunteer Services. Hurricane Staff Wrlttr but several have gone undocu First in a series of articles mented or unreported. On Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 examining sexual harassment By SARA FREDERICK p.m., 35 community service agen and its impact on societal rela According to an anonymous Hurricane Statt Writ***** cies will gather on campus for an tions between the sexes. employee, who works in an The Tropical Storm Cafe, a exposition in the UC Lower office in the Division of Business food-service cart once situated in Lounge. Tables will be set up for exual harassment is a seri and Finance, a UM student ous problem that has front of the Merrick Building, has each agency to recruit volunteers. allegedly filed an inter-office been replaced by a Daka imitation. No activities are scheduled for S affected the lives of many complaint of sexual harassment people. According to Pam Chen, director Thursday in honor of Yom Kippur. against an employee within the of Dining Services, the Tropical Since fasting occurs on Yom Kip The reality of sexual harass Office of Student Account Ser ment reached new heights when Storm Care was run by an outside pur, the Hillel Jewish Student Cen vices. contractor who had a subcontract ter is asking that the money nor the President of the United The student said the States, Bill Clinton, was accused with Marriott, a former provider of mally spent on food be given to a employee offered to fix her food services for the University. hunger agency or used to purchase of sexually harassing a former account and help her get more employee. The Tropical Storm Cafe was non-perishable food. This food can financial aid in return for sexual also found to be in violation of city be dropped off at the Student Cen Paula Corbin Jones, a former favors. aide to Clinton when has was codes and health codes that the ter, 1100 Stanford Circle, for dis The employee was disciplined, University needed to have correc tribution. Governor of Arkansas, recently after several other students COST ITEM TOTAL filed suit against the President, (In millions) ted, Chen said. Campus volunteer organizations made similar complaints. The The violations were made in the will be in the UC Lower Lounge alleging that he tried to force alleged incident happened five job turnover $36.7 himself on her. Sick leave $26.1 areas of food preparation and the from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 16. years ago, but the case was not ability of the cart to be mobile. The Jones-Clinton case has (ndMdual productivity $78.3 fully documented. Chen said Hots, the replacement received tremendous publicity. Wo* Group productivity $1282 The Office of Student food cart, is currently meeting In addition to this suit, though, Accounts denies such an inci $267.3 both the health and city codes. LAW SCHOOL DEBATES several other high profile sexual dent took place. The Tropical Storm Cafe served harassment cases have trans SIMPSON TRIAL "I am not aware that incident SOURCE: US Ment Systems Protection Board items such as pizzas, salads, bagels, fixed the country. took place. I've had problems in juices and soft drinks and accepted The University of Miami School of During the Supreme Court two other offices. The problems enta in a sexual harassment career, he claims. Law will hold public discussions cash only. confirmation hearing for Clar were dealt with. Unfortunately I case. She sued the University "I know that now I will never "Many students liked the people about the OJ. Simpson murder ence Thomas, Anita Hill was cannot comment on them," said last year, alleging the school had be accepted into the academic case at 1 p.m. today and on Sept. that worked there. It was kind of a questioned regarding her allega Alan Matthews, associate trea not addressed her financial and world," said Valenta in a press family thing," Chen said. "Some 16 in the Law School Building, tions that Thomas had sexually surer at UM. professional losses from the inci conference after he was dis room 352. students are upset because the harassed her. Matthews is responsible for dent. missed from the University. family thing is gone." Today's topic of discussion will More recently similar allega Student Account Services, the Valenta was fired last October Other university scandals Hots is open from 8 a.m. to 4 be the Fourth Amendment's effect tions have been made against Accounts Payable Office and after a faculty panel concluded The task of the University is p.m., Monday through Friday, and on the Simpson case. Sen. Bob Packwood. Treasury Operations at both the he had sexually harassed women to combat the negative image is beginning to stay open later to Panelists include attorneys UM's problems main and medical campuses. and committed other impropri brought by the Kubalkova-Val meet the needs of students, said Jeanne Baker of Baker and Mos At the University of Miami, Vendulka Kubalkova, a UM eties. enta scandal. To deal with sex Joe Foss, director of tbe food carts kowitz; Robert Coppel, assistant allegations of sexual harassment professor, accused former Irreparable damage has been ual harassment, UM's policy is for Daka Restaurants. public defender; Roy Black of Black have also occurred. Some situa Soviet studies professor Jiri Val- done to Valenta's image and Seepage -'/HARASSMENT Hots serves cold sandwiches, and Seiden and UM Law professor salads, sodas, juke, hot dogs and Donald Jones.