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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 22, Issue 81 www.fi usm.com Wednesday, June 30, 2010 FIU has much to gain from Ways for students to AdBeacondolore Editorial:mod Studentsel ex el interest in World Cup save on vacation deals ulputignoredex oneraesequisl. smoking ban SPORTS, PAGE 3 LIFE! PAGE 5 PAGE 5 OPINION, PAGE 7 Chili’s Too opening BE NEGATIVE reigns in the masses NICOLAS SARAVIA a source of payment. Staff Writer “The service was great in most aspects, except that the food took too As a crowd of students lined up to long,” said Khudaija Awan, a Speech order everything from quesadillas and Pathology major. fajitas to hamburgers, others enjoyed “This is a very interesting job,” said drinks by the bar while watching FIFA Vanessa Peña, Chili’s Too greeter. “We World Cup highlights during the grand have had a very successful opening day opening of Chili’s Too at the Graham and the clients are really happy,” she Center on June 23. added. Sitting booths were not completely While having a fairly successful filled, yet the waiting time averaged opening, the arrival of Chili’s Too to the twenty minutes; approximately 600 Graham Center was not free from contro- people congregated at the restaurant for versy. Mixed opinions have surfaced the aperture, with 1,500 transactions due to the serving of alcoholic beverages made the first two days. on campus grounds, which include piña The new Chili’s Too is scheduled to coladas, margaritas, beer, and wine. be open every Monday through Thursday “This is college and some people go from 11am to 8pm, during the Summer crazy with alcohol,” said Alberto Gomez, B semester. The total seating capacity a sophomore Biology major. “Hopefully ESRA ERDOGAN/THE BEACON of the restaurant is 316, with approxi- people will be able to hold their liquor,” University Health Center employee Albert Garcia gives freshman nursing major Tyler mately 204 inside and 112 seats outside, he mentioned. Crawford condoms in an effort to raise awareness about HIV on Monday Jun. 28 in 24 of which will be added during the To ensure responsibility, Aramark has front of Green Library. next month. added the Intelli-Check ID Verification Associated with Panther Dining system and instituted procedures based Services, the Chili’s at FIU also offers the option of accepting Panther Bucks as CHILI’S, page 2 Fraud hotline opened to report ethics violations MELISSA CACERES medical, research, risk and safety matters, Staff Writer and academic affairs. Overall, the program is said to be costing In the effort to prevent further abuses to the University around $7,000 to $7,500, University policy, FIU has introduced the respectively. Ethics and Compliance Hotline. “It’s really not a lot when you look at what Through the company EthicsPoint, which the potential savings would be to the Univer- provides a confi dential internet and telephone sity,” Jessell said. “We’re hoping that this based service, members of the University will become just part of our regular compli- community are allowed to report any activi- ance of checks and balances program.” ties that might involve “improper conduct or The hotline is not merely one person violations to FIU policy.” disclosing information to another, but a This may include instances such as abuse, two-way dialogue that, while protecting the fraud or mismanagement of funds. anonymity of the person, enables the Univer- “This policy sets forth what we expect of sity to follow up on the caller for further our employees because they have an obliga- conversation about the abuse, according to tion,” said Dr. Kenneth Jessell, senior vice Jessell. president for fi nance and administration, and The calls placed through the hotline are not chief fi nancial offi cer at FIU. “If you think recorded or traced, leaving the person able to that someone is stealing or is not using the interact with the EthicsPoint representative University’s resources in the best possible who then provides a summary of the informa- way — maybe there is a cheaper version and tion in the form of a written report. Through we’re going out and buying the Rolls-Royce the Internet portal, each visitor is never iden- version when we don’t need it — to me that tifi ed by a screen name and the system auto- is an issue.” matically deletes Internet addresses. EthicsPoint, founded in 1999, is a nation- While FIU consulted with other compa- ally recognized fraud prevention company nies about the service, Jessell stated that that provides telephone hotline, web-based “what set [EthicsPoint] apart was having that reporting and case management services for interactive, anonymous code that can be used over 2,200 organizations. for additional feedback when necessary.” With the service being available 24 hours a “One of the elements of an effective day and 365 days a year, students, faculty and compliance program is to have in place and staff can fi le a report through two methods: to publicize a system whereby individuals online, by using the EthicsPoint website, or can report or seek guidance regarding poten- by calling toll-free at 1-888-286-5154. tial or actual misconduct without any fear BURKE HILL/THE BEACON Complaints can be fi led under specifi c of retaliation,” said Leyda Benitez, univer- Student enjoy alcoholic beverages while watching FIFA World Cup highlights at the categories: accounting/fi nancial, athletics, sity compliance offi cer and interim privacy bar during the grand opening of Chili’s Too. human resources, information technology, FRAUD, page 2 2 The Beacon – Wednsday, June 30, 2010 NEWS www.fi usm.com EthicsPoint to Chili’s Too manage hotline maintains FRAUD, page 1 part of FIU offi cer who is one of the three administrators in charge of investigating fraud claims. “EthicsPoint is the means to that end, as the individual who makes a report is provided with a unique key number history and password that allows the individual to check into the status of his or her report and communicate with Univer- CHILI’S, page 1 sity offi cials while being able to remain anonymous,” on the University’s Alcohol Policy. Benitez added. While Chili’s Too is brand new, it Using a supplemental video featuring University Pres- retains a part of FIU history, keeping ident Mark Rosenberg, the program was presented by the name of the Graham Center patio Jessell to the Board of Trustees through the Finance and as “Gracie’s Patio.” Audit committee on May 20. It was mentioned that the “Gracie is a part of the FIU history. past abuses of the University procurement card by faculty The former Rathskellar/Gracie’s could have been prevented and that FIU “had a lot of Grill facility proudly showcased the weaknesses in the system that came to light.” name of Gracie and at the Chili’s “I believe that FIU faculty and staff are principle and Too facility it will continue to be ethical professionals dedicated to doing the right thing,” memorialized” said Nancy Cadavid, said Rosenberg in the video. Marketing Manager of Business “Unfortunately, we’ve had some incidents of staff Services. members using the University-issued procurement card “This history is also near and dear inappropriately. Those incidents don’t detract from our to the hearts of our students, as SGA commitment to our highest ethical standards, but they do drafted a resolution a few years ago redouble our efforts to make sure we get it right.” in support of maintaining the name of Gracie” added Cadavid. The story of Gracie is usually part of the orientation script that is shared with NEWS FLASH incoming students. The restaurant’s management BURKE HILL/THE BEACON has also confirmed that they will FIU be showing the rest of the games of Chili’s Too takes a fast food approach, taking all orders at the register, yet differs the 2010 FIFA World Cup currently from other FIU dining locations because of its waiting service. taking place in South Africa. Voting for energy fee referen- dum will be open to students State of the art GIS technology aids Students will have an opportunity to vote on the constitutional and green energy fee referendum on Wednesday, June 30. FIU students in research projects The Student Green Energy Fund is a Florida stu- dent-led initiative aiming to give students the right RUSSELL QUINOA FIU press release. The major focus of the research to vote on a m=inimal fee to generate large sums of Contributing Writer GIS technology can be used for center is in Web Portal GIS technology, money for campuses to spend on energy effi ciency scientifi c investigations, resource geospatial data dissemination and and renewable energy projects. The approval of the Some of the most modern tech- management, asset management, visualization and Geo-spatial metadata fund would give campuses the ability to reduce their archaeology, environmental impact management and creation.