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Florida International University FIU Digital Commons The Beacon Special Collections and University Archives 10-19-2006 The Beacon, October 19, 2006 Florida International University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Florida International University, "The Beacon, October 19, 2006" (2006). The Beacon. Book 48. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper/48 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and University Archives at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Beacon by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 19, Issue 22 www.beaconnewspaper.com October 19, 2006 SGA holds emergency TWO DISMISSED meeting on amendments ANGELINA TROFF as a Standing Committee. Cur- Staff Writer rently, SGC-BBC has a Campus Life chairperson and SGC-UP has The Student Government it as a cabinet position. Association University-wide “This position would be more Council held an emergency meet- effi cient as a cabinet position than ing Oct.13 that centered on two a committee,” said Providence constitutional amendments, which Okoye, SGC-UP vice president, both passed unanimously. during the meeting. However, she The first amendment would did not list the benefi ts. split the College of Health and These amendments will be Urban Affairs representative into presented as two different voting three representatives, being that issues on the October ballot. Leon the college itself has been divided. said that the changes prepared for Also, the College of Engineering the Spring semester election ballot and the College of Architecture will be presented as one big “yes” representatives will be updated to or “no” vote instead of voting on refl ect their name changes within each individual change. the University: the College of The reason for this decision is Engineering and Computer Sci- that there are two different effec- ence and the College of Architec- tive dates, according to Leon. ture and the Arts. Constitutional amendments The Biscayne Bay Campus must fi rst pass through UWC or a composition would change to fi ve percent petition of the student CHRIS CUTRO AND JESSICA MARSHALL/THE BEACON include a College of Education body, and then be approved by a AFTERMATH: Athletic Director Pete Garcia and Honors College representa- majority of students voting at an (top, right) and coach Don Strock (top,left) tive, and remove the CHUA and SGA election. discuss the decision to dismiss senior safety nursing representative positions. The Beacon reported on Oct. Chris Smith (right) and free safety Marshall “There is no need for [the 2 that the UWC decided at their McDuffi e at a conference Oct. 16. nursing representative] position Sept. 29 meeting not to change the because there are no nursing consitution this semester because majors at our campus,” said they wanted students to have Players get penalties after brawl Camilo Silva, SGC-BBC presi- more time to review potential dent, after the meeting. “We have changes. an elementary education program Leon announced a proposed ANDONI GONZALEZ-RUA “It is certainly not something prised of advising, tutoring and starting [at BBC], so we will UWC meeting for Oct. 13 at a Staff Writer we condone or fi nd acceptable,” academic progress reports. have upper division [education] SGC-UP meeting on Oct. 11. said coach Don Strock. “We have “It is our obligation that we students.” However, the specifi c time and The aftermath of the Uni- dismissed two players and indefi - do everything in our power The amendment passed with- location of the meeting were not versity of Miami-FIU brawl nitely suspended 16 others. There to make sure that we pro- out discussion. known until minutes before it took continued Oct. 16 as FIU is no place in the great game of vide for these two students,” This amendment will go into place in the SGC-UP offi ce. announced during a press con- college football for anything like Garcia said. “They have lost effect before the Spring election Five out of eight members ference that they would extend this and I apologize.” the privilege to compete at the if voted upong by students in the attended to make quorum. the suspensions originally Senior safety Chris Smith intercollegiate level but they Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 Fall elec- In attendance were Leon, Silva handed down by the University and junior free safety Marshall came here to get their educa- tions. SGC-UP President Alfonso and three members via telephone: and the Sun Belt Conference. McDuffi e were immediately dis- tion and degrees. We have “Alfi e” Leon said that the fi rst Okoye, SGC-BBC Comptrol- Athletic Director Pete missed from the team, but will put together a comprehensive change needed to occur now so ler Zachary Trautenburg and Garcia, during his first full keep their full scholarships as package to do everything in they could be implemented by the SGC-BBC Speaker of the House day in charge, announced that students at the University. They our power to help them get the Spring semester election. Gabriel Labrador. SGC-BBC Vice as a result of the actions taken will also be provided with all the resources to graduate. We will In contrast, the second amend- President Pamela St. Fleur, SGC- by players at the Orange Bowl services that are granted to stu- honor their scholarships until ment will go into effect imme- UP Comptroller Nancy Cadavid two members of the team were dent-athletes, which include the they graduate.” diately after the Fall semester and SGC-UP Speaker of the dismissed and another 16 were services of the FIU Student-Ath- elections if ratifi ed by the student House Rocio Perez were absent suspended indefi nitely. lete Academic Center that is com- SUSPENSION, page 3 body. It would strike Campus Life from the meeting. Annual convocation ceremony honors FIU faculty MARIA CHERCOLES This year Nancy Wellman, professor of Chair Bruce Hauptli awarded him the FIU’s national experience, and fi nally, we are Asst. News Director dietetics and nutrition, received the award Distinguished Service Medallion for his working [on] creating an urban university for her research and expertise on aging, 20 years as FIU president, celebrated Oct. which would allow a political, economical More than 200 faculty members nutrition screening and public policy, and 12, and for his many accomplishments at and social experience to the students.” and students attended the 2006 Faculty her involvement in organizations such as FIU. Maidique followed by citing FIU’s latest Convocation and Awards Ceremony in the the National Academy of Sciences, the The ceremony began with a performance accomplishments. Wertheim Performing Arts Center Oct. 13, United States Department of Agriculture by the Brass Ensemble of the School of “This past year was a year of milestones. including President Modesto A. Maidique, and the International Food Information Music, followed by a performance by After 12 years, we fi nally received approval Interim Provost Ronald Berkman, Chan- Council. In its sixth year, the award, organist W. Dan Hardin, while college on our medicine school,” Maidique said. cellor Mark Rosenberg and guest speaker founded by FIU’s advocacy group, consists deans and faculty members walked onto the “Another accomplishment was moving the Richard M. Freeland, former president of of a $10,000 cash prize. stage wearing their academic regalia. School of Law into a new building, which Northeastern University in Boston. The other 35 awards were granted on the After welcoming everyone, Berkman is one of the best law school buildings in A number of awards were distributed areas of teaching, research, service, under- gave a speech pointing out the three things Florida.” during the ceremony, including the Council graduate advising, librarianship, adjunct at the top of his agenda. Among the other things Maidique of 100 Outstanding Faculty Award, which teaching, and for the fi rst year, in graduate “As an institution, we are working on mentioned were FIU’s undergraduate each year recognizes a leading FIU profes- mentorship. improving the fl ow [of] knowledge between business program, which ranks seventh in sor with outstanding achievements in the Also during the ceremony, Maidique faculty and students,” Berkman said. “We areas of teaching and research. was taken by surprise when Faculty Senate are also trying to promote students’ inter- CONVOCATION, page 3 2 The Beacon – October 19, 2006 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com NEWSFLASH Maidique discusses BBC land sale LOCAL C. JOEL MARINO AND just the other way around; It was trading land for Police arrest suspect In Miami-Dade and BETSY MARTINEZ the market’s going in the endowment and endowment Broward sexual assaults Beacon Staff other direction. I would for scholarships. hazard a guess that after all Q: What is FIU plan- After a search that went on for several months, (This is the third part of an inter- the contracts are done, I’d ning to do with the land police said they arrested a man they believe com- view University President Modesto be lucky to be averaging now that it’s not for sale? mitted more than a dozen sexual assaults in north A. Maidique granted The Beacon. the state among these other Well, who said it Miami-Dade and southern Broward counties since The fourth and fi nal interview will be presidents, and we are one wasn’t? January. published Oct. 23, in which Maidique of the largest universities in Q: So where does the A Miami-Dade judge ordered no bail Oct. 15 for will discuss the new FIU campus in the state, so that’s not the case stand? Troy L.