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C1AL FOW Canes to bsMfcfc f Broadcasting selected in NFL majors travel Draft on Saturday to New York SPORTS page 5 ACCENT page 7 • lit Coral Gables, Florida Since 1927 Volume 76, Number^ ..j / WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU Friday, April 16,1999 COSO awards RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY WEEK organizations Hillel vigil remembers SAFAC bonus Holocaust By KAREN SLOAN United Black Students deemed Hurricane Staff Writer In honor trf Holocaust Mdtwid most active campus organization, the Hillel kwish student (enter, along Earth Alert receives two honors with several other campus organizations, staged I vigil at the Rock on Monday By DAVID ANESTA ng Associate News Editor The vigil Ixgan with the reading ot The Committee on Student Organizations WWfJed names ot peopk who lost their lives in the United Black Students, Earth Alert and the Hindu Holocaust Student Council yesterday morning with Student Students representing the sponsoring Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards organizattons read poetry and stories The winners will receive $200 each in Student about the Hok)caust,as well as the Runt Activity Fee Allocation Committee funding and will art srises in Kosovo their name placed on a plaque in the Smith ItedCH I andks were lit in honor ol the 12 mil­ Involvement ('enter lion peopk- MkodU UBS won Most Active Organization, Earth Alert won According to Robvn Frver, a KOAOH Most Improved Organization. Earth Alert's advisor (rlk-yy, the theme ot this vigil, as Mindy Nelson won Best Advisor and the Hindu Student well as those hekl all around the world on Councils "Feel the Shakti 1999" won Best Individual Holocaust Memorial I lav, is "Nevei Event JORGE QALVEZ / MARCH OF THE LIVING: Following a vigil on the Rock, members of the University community walk to Again" UBS organizes or sponsors at least two to three M t K Temple Judea across the street from campus "Oui goa' awareness ot the ities a month, said Charles Monterio.UBS treasurer and Holocaust said liver. "Something like president-elect. He sau! I this school yeai s this coukl happen again and we need to events include Race 10I. speakei Nikki Giovanni, a pre. monity sentation titled Our Young Black Men are Dying' and Homophobia dominates religious panel discussion to ensure dial people don't lorget." several faculty/student mi- het said the "Race l()l gave the students the opportunity to ask By JENNIFER MILLER University nt Miami alumnus Dennis have M sin'' 'halthesigil about issues you wouldn't normally ask," said Mont Humcane Staff Writer Golbourne, who is gay, stood up with a Bibk' After an hour and 15 minutes, the discus­ attracted peopk Irom .ill rices and rdi- "It broke down a division that was there previously that Breaking Stereotypes of Religious Views in his hand sion shifted toward the issues ot racism and gionv wasn't broken betore." on: Homosexuality, Racism and irender lawson's hands shook as he said, **eaw gender roles. "This event is bringing .ill sorts ol \w- Monterio also said that events organized during Roles" turned into a heated discussion on Christ never said one word about homoscxu "The church's leaching is that women are pk' together trom the campus to support Black Awareness Month and Martin Luther King, |r. Wednesday between members of religious equal," said panelist John Keilv. a member ol ttmmsmnmmCBW Week have helped UBS to increase its active member organizations on campus and those defend "There isn't a dart board that I'm missing," st Augustine Catholic Church. The vigil was foiowevt by a solemn ship and amount of funding. ing homosexuality. said Golbourne. However, Kellv said because Jesus appoint march kd bv Rabbi lettrev I alkk ol Hillel, "Black students now are understanding that thev an The forum, sponsored by the Study of Many attendees groaned after panelist ed male apostles, the church hesitates to ele­ tiom the Rock to lenipk- (ink-a. I Ml a voice on campus. They sec the positive things IBS is Society in Religion and Culture and the Grace Santos from the Baptist Collegiate vate women to the position ot prt Gabies police blinked oi south Dixie doing. Now we are one of the biggest organizations on Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, provided Ministries said the Bible does not condone Theologians in the church sav there won't Highway so marchers could reach their campus. There is a lot of variety and people don't see us organizers a chance "to get to the main issues homosexual marriages be change anv time soon," he said tk-stinalion across the street at Ieniple •ad give clarity about how religious organiza "It doesn't mean we're prejudiced against Different trom the former view that women ludea See SOAR • Page 2 tions teel." said David Bollis, member of the them," she said "1 can't apologize for what should give themselves seltlesslv to their hus According to Itvei. the march MM Intervarsity Christian Fellowship God v bands. Imlaism offers a ditterent take on mar modekd attei the M.iich ot the Living, Panelist Michael Lawson, speaking for Edwin Collado, a panelist member on nage today which takes pLcewtr) yea <>nlk>kxaust Athletes in Action, compared sinning to plav behalf of the Intervarsity Christian "Recent developments [arc) that men and MeiikKial Day Ihe March ofthe laving 'South Park' night ing darts Fellowship, condemned those who look down •somen are ich other equally," said retraces tile steps of I lokn .iust vie tuns on "You put forth effort to hit the dart," he on others based on sexual orientation. Hillel lewish Student Center panelist Ratael their death march horn Auschwitz! to the said. "Sin is iust missing your mark" "Anger is pride," he said. "Folks that are needs jumpstart Responding to Lawson's comment, angry a! homosexuals are talks thinking thev See VIEWS • Page 3 See VK3WL • Page 3 By CARLOS PEREZ-MENDEZ Hurricane Staff Writer South Park Wednesday Night at the Rathskellct mav be scrapped if attendance does not increase this semes INTERNATIONAL WEEK ter, said sophomore Felipe Duran, chairperson ol the Rathskeller Advisory Board Everett Price, manager of the Rat, said when atten dance is good, 120-150 students show tip for South Park Latin Day unites Hispanics Night. Recently, attendance has dropped dramatically Price cultures, but this year, the organizations and empanadas, meat past said this drop is due to repeats of old South Park Individual organizations combined to work together In addition to their own booth, the episodes collaborate to create "We are making an example for the Colombian Students Association ((OLSA), "They're making the effort to keep the Rathskeller Hispanic community as a whole in the an organization with more than 60 mem open later than normal for South Park Wednesday Night International Week village hopes ot generating our unity to the outside bers. also created a Mexican booth to repre­ and only two people show up," said freshman Brian community," said junior Sonia Munoz,pres sent Mexico, whose student organization is Bolly, a board member. By STEPHANIE COTILLA ident of the Puerto Rican Students not active this semester "Now and then what we'll do is get some South Park Hurricane Staff Writer Association'PRSA). Proceeds from the sale ot the Colombian memorabilia and we'll raffle it off. We've had contests Latin American organizations lecreated a For the village, the PRSA presented a and Mexican food will be donated to a where people have had to recite songs from the pro typical village on Wednesday to demon­ beach grill at the edge ot town. The beach is Colombian town devastated by the recent gram, like the Chef songs," said Price. strate the unity of the Hispanic culture dur­ a natural part ot Puerto Rico because it is an earthquake Said junior Veronica Martinez, PRISCILLA CHA FONQ / South Park Wednesday Night begins with a replay ol ing International Week, with each organiza­ island, said Munoz a member of COLSA. The funds will be used a classic episode at 9:30 p.m. and is followed by the tion illustrating its uniqueness through A colorful balcony adorned with crafts to purchase an ambulance for the continued DANCE: Latn Day on tood, dances and costumes. relief efforts, she said week's scheduled episode at 10 p.m. represented a Colombian restaurant in the Wednesday featured a In the past, Latin Day consisted of indi "The new episodes have started. So we expect to see village. Students ate chuzoi, grilled meat, mariachi band and dancers, vidual organizations promoting their own an increase in attendance," said Price. arroz amanllo, yellow rice with vegetables See LATIN • Page 2 among other activities. • Street closed • EarthFest'99to addition. University ot Miami • Law School to wl explore how the domain • Lowe to host Quartet, an open microphone • Hispanic organizations such as Humans naming system works under for poetry readings, food and due to addition celebrate Monday Helping Animals and the host internet lecture trademark law Michael poetry slam coffee In addition, the exhibi­ Yearbook Beginning Monday April 19, EarthFest 99 takes place Marine Mammal Stranding The School ot Law hosts the Froomkm. a UM law professor, The student organization of the tion Musical Chairs and the TYIM publishing and the Brunson Drive from the Monday, April 19 on the Team wits attend South Beach Florida Chapter ot the internet wiH gwe a Keynote speech on the Lowe Art Museum Loweters aa Student Exhibition wilt be on Department of Multicultural Centrex Building to Allen Hall University Center Patio The day Smoothie will provide free Society Tuesday. Apnl 20 trom 3- proposed WP0 plan and how it well as Humcane Productions view For more mformatwn.

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