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They're in the money There's a new kid on the block Golfers ready to tee off Many local businesses are experiencing an in­ The new Student Entertainment Committee chair­ While the women's team is ranked No. 1 in the crease in sales due to the return ot University ot person learns the ropes as he tackles the fall se­ preseason, the men's team is hoping for a mira­ Miami students to campus. mester. cle. News — page 3 Accent — page 6 Sports — page 8 1 -•" •*•• XJ THE MIAMI JJRRICANE Volume 65, Number 2 University of Miami Friday, Sept. 11,1987 Pike brothers deny 'house cleaning' By BARBRA SPALTEN Hurricane Assistant Sew,. Edilor Lundgren said one of the chapter's requirements is to get involved in at least one club so that they will Despite rumors about a "house-cleaning" at Pi 'Nobody was kicked out of Pike. The brothers still have their rights of optimize the University. Kappa Alpha fraternity, the brothers have not been national membership, but we thought it was counterproductive to let "We have a scholarship program that was not kicked out, according to the chapter's graduate being used to its potential. With the current assistant, Mark Lundgren. them have direct contact with the chapter.' affiliation we have the second highest GPA of all the "The rumors just aren't true," Lundgren said. Mark Lundgren, Pike graduate assistant fraternities. The solid academic base forms a "Nobody was kicked out of Pike. The brothers still productive environment," Lundgren said. have their rights of national membership, but we The lack of academic standards is what first thought it was counterproductive to let them have alumni status for the purpose of the fraternity." will serve this year as receivership board. "They will alerted Pike National to the local chapter. direct contact with the chapter." The 10 on alumni status are not permitted to work with the chapter during the coming year and "Our chapter consultant came down here and saw Gregg Ormond, regional vice president of Pi participate in fraternity functions on campus this maybe longer helping with rush, finances, social a potential adverse relationship between the fraterni­ Kappa Alpha alumni, said that local alumni did semester. programs, and scholarship," Ormond said. ties and the administration because some fraternities evaluations of men in the Gamma Omega chapter for Pike National requires a minimum grade pbnt have parted from the original idea of being the the national organization. Ob Soonthornsima, president of the Interfratemity average of 2.5 and gives members one or two Council, said, "National coming down is a good sign. campus leaders, balancing the social, athletic, and They determined that "the present structure, last semesters to reactivate. The nonactives will be academic," Lundgren said. spring, was not representative of the type of chapter Pike is coming back strong and improving their reconsidered when they meet the qualifications of the image on campus. Whenever a fraternity's national "This is one of the most positive things that ever we felt should be on the University of Miami receivership board. The 23 active members currently happened to the fraternity," Lundgren concluded. "It campus," Ormand said. "We felt some men had comes down and helps out we know they are in good meet these requirements. hands. We follow up if we get reports on a fraternity, was a responsible move on the part of National that academic problems or did not meet the goals or ideas "Pi Kappa Alpha has high standards that we did was welcomed by the local chapter. It remotivated of Pi Kappa Alpha." but we can't go around spying. We're really excited not believe the chapter was meeting," Ormond said. Pike is making progress." the brothers. The 'Animal House' party image is not Ormond, who attended Miami University in Ohio "No one item resulted in the decision. The evaluation what sells fraternities anymore. The brothers are and UM Law School, said that 23 members are process included academics, member education, also Lundgren is optimistic. "Everything worked out. scholars and well-rounded, and they want a returning. "None of the undergraduates were known as pledge period, and persona! obligations." We all still consider them brothers and friends. fraternity which promotes what they are in college expelled from the chapter. They were placed on Fifteen local alumni, 60 percent from UM chapter. Everyone cooperated." for. New law requires ID By JACQUELINE BESS Hurricane Stall Wriler Documents necessary for If you haven't done it already, it's time to dig up that birth certificate or social security card UM employment from under your stack of baby pictures in the back of your closet. To prove identity: Because of a new employment law, students, as well as anyone • U.S. passport else trying to obtain work in the United States, must prove who • Unexpired foreign passport they are and that they are eligible • Temporary resident card to work. __________________________ • Alien resident card The Immigration and Reform • State drivers license Control Act of 1986 effects all • School I.D. students seeking employment with work programs provided on cam­ • Voter registration pus. • Military 1.0. Basically, the law requires workers to produce a picture I.D. • To prove employment eligibility only: and a social security card or work • Social Security card permit. One or more of eight documents are required to prove • State Department issued birth certificate identity and/or employment au­ • Original or certified copy of birth certificate thorization. Whether or not you want to sort books for $3.35 an hour in the library, or work an off-campus directly from their department ing these documents, but we have job, under no circumstances will supervisor during hiring. to enforce this emigration law and anyone be allowed to work with­ Students entering the Students verify everyone who believes out proof of identity and authori­ Earn and Learn Program should they're eligible to work." zation. verify identity and employment Consult the department of Stu­ Both work-study (on-campus through the department of Career dent Employment or your prospec­ employment) and Florida College Planning and Placement. tive employer for other acceptable Carreer Work Experience (off- "We've had a lot of complaints IRCA documents. campus employment based on (about the new law),"said Grisel Most students received notifica­ career goals) programs require Valdes, assisant director for Stu­ tion of the new law through the students to prove eligibility dent Employment. "Students mail. Though new students, and through the office of Financial should remember that it's not those that may not have been Asistance. simply our requirement but that previously enrolled in these pro­ Those student employees hired it's federal law. Most of the grams, may not have recieved a directly by departments for Non- complaints come from people who letter that was sent out during the College Work-Study should get were born here but don't have a summer notifying students of this further instructions about the law birth certificate. It's a pain need­ change. Code gets mixed reviews By JIM CARTY and plagiarism to selling tests and "Too much emphasis is being Hurricane- Stuff Wriler attempting to purchase a teacher's placed on it by the professors in manual from a publisher. In one some classses. It's to the point This is the first story in a case, a student paid another stu­ where you're afraid to look up two-part series on the honor code. dent to take a class for him. during an exam," said sophomore Males accounted for 21 of the Craig Astwood. "Who knows how Little over a year ago the cases, females for four. Council an innocent gesture is going to end student honor code and council cases involved two freshman, six up being taken." was first Introduced to the Univer­ sophomores, nine juniors and eight Some students question the hon­ sity of Miami student body seniors. or council's methods of catching a Bill Mullowney, assistant to the "It |the Honor Code] was a cheater. vice president and secretary of the major step," said President Ed­ "How is someone who is copy­ IRIK COCKS/Hurricane Stuff honor council said the honor code ward T. F'oote II, "especially when ing off a paper going to be found Last week at the Rathskeller's opening night, the place was packed. But this council handled 13 cases involving one considers that it was initiated guilty?" asks Mahoney resident 25 student violations last year. by the students themselves." Aaron Katz. "It's a totally differ­ Friday's Happy Hour may not be as happy since the party is moved to the So far, the honor code council "The honor code is important ent situation than if your're caught Hurricane cafeteria. has suspended five students from because it is imposed by fellow with a cheat sheet written on your the University. It has placed seven students on each other," Mullow­ shoe." students on final disciplinary pro­ ney said. "I think there is a good "If anything, it may have made bation, one on strict disciplinary balance of cases." those people who are going to Rat to move Happy Hour Some students feel the present probation, and has given two cheat be more careful about it," By JENNIFER BOWLING Paul Thaller, Rathskeller Advisory Board presi­ disciplinary warnings and one code is too zealously enforced and Astwood concluded. causes mistrust of fellow students. Hurricane Staff Writer dent, said that Marriott is making up for the reprimand. Seven cases have been Other students indicated that inconvenience. He said he will try to set up a sound dismissed completely.

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