_0J_. DIRT' AT RAT —SEE PAGE 8 Volume 59 Number 46 Phono 2M-4401 Oft?** tamt If urrtran? FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1983 Mallios Resigns As UM Athletic Director Foote to form a Minor problems nationwide search committee 'to look don't hinder throughout the nation for Shuttle launch the best possible person' By RONNIE RAMOS By CHARLES LAVIN and Managing Editor HOWARD BURNS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Launch pad 39A ol the Hurricane Editorial Board was once again the center of attention last Monday as Dr. Harry C. Mallios, the University of Miami Challenger, NASA's third and newest space shuttle, athletic director, announced Wednesday his resigna­ made its first trip into space. tion from the position effective June 1. Although plagued with engine and payload prob­ He will continue at UM as a full-time professor, lems that delayed the launch from the orginal January and in the athletic department as advisor to the date, and an additional 10-second delay in the count­ provost and faculty representative to the NCAA. down due to a computer malfunction, astronauts Paul Dr. Mallios, a tenured faculty member in the Weitz. Karol Bobko, Donald Peterson and Story Mus- School of Education and Allied Profewions, said he grave got the orbiter off to an almost flawless start at resigned because, "I have accomplished the primary 1:30:884 p.m. — an insignificant 884 milliseconds late. personal goals I established for the athletic depart­ They were later to discover some peeling insula­ ment four years ago when I took over." tion and a balky television camera, but these minor One of his primary goals, he explained, is to see problems did not upset anyone or jeopardize the mis­ the teams here "achieve a combined national rank­ sion. ing never before realized in the history of UM ath­ The weather contributed to the spectacular launch, letics. ac Challenger roared into a sunny, cloudless Florida "The other is fund raising, which doubled to sky on its way into space. NASA officials were wor­ over $1 million last year." ried that the strong high-altitude winds the previous Mallios is currently teaching two courses in the day would endanger the launch, but the winds abated School of Education, Athletic Administration and sufficiently on Monday for the mission to proceed. Sports Law. "I am excited about the prospects of Challenger's primary mission was the deployment returning to my profession of college professor," he of the world's most advanced communications satel­ said. lite, the cornerstone of NASA's new Tracking and Mallios' association with UM dates back to 1949 Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). when he received a football scholarship. Known on This system, composed of three satellites in geo­ the gridiron as "Scooter" Mallios, he went on to be­ synchronous orbit above the earth, will replace the come one of the best running backs in the school's costly and ineffiecient network of tracking stations history. that NASA has throughout the globe. He received his B.A., M.A.. and doctorate in ad­ It will serve as the link between Shuttle missions ministration from UM. and ground control. The TDRSS can keep in contact Mallios, who was the associate athletic director with the orbiters at least 85 percent of the time, at the time, took over the as athletic director in whereas orbiters can only communicate with the June, 1979, when the newly appointed director, ground stations 15 percent of their time in space. Charlie Thornton, resigned abruptly due to his The first TDRSS satellite was deployed with no wife's illness. problem from Challenger's cargo bay on Monday "Due to my concern to the lack of stability in night, as the spaceship orbited 168 miles over the At­ the position of athletic director, I accepted the posi­ lantic Ocean. tion," Mallios said. It was scheduled to be maneuvered into its Before Mallios' appointment, Miami had had 22,300-mile-high orbit on Wednesday, but an error seven athletic directors in the previous 10 years. sent It into an elliptical orbit nowhere near what it The question of who will replace Mallios rests was supposed to be. Although the satellite was in no with UM President Edward T. Foote IL to whom danger, It is of no use in that wildly errant orbit, and the athletic director reports. NASA officials preedicted that it would take a week to Mallios told the Hurricane he had been thinking put the satellite back on its correct path. about resigning for a couple of months and had dis- One of Challenger's exercises during this mission cusoeed it with Foot* on Wednesday. The Miami involves imaginary "rendezvous" maneuvers, which News, however, reported that Mallios tendered his will in the future take place for the repair of satellites resignation some months ago, but was not expect­ and other space vehicles. However, NASA officials de­ ing it to be announced publicly until a replacement cided that the TDRSS satellite corrections would be was named. made from the satellite itself, using its built-in Minis­ Foote said that a "small, fast-moving" search ters to nudge it back into its correct "parking space." committee "representative of the various interests" Challenger wwuld not be used to correct the path of I of the university and its athletic department would the satellite. be formed to find a replacement for Mallios.' Another main exercise the astronauts will be per­ Foote said that there will be a "nationwide forming this mission is the extra-vehicular activity, or I search" which "will take as long as necessary to get "space walk" as it is more commonly known. Securely the job [of finding a replacement) done. We're going tethered, they will walk in space to the rear of the Challenger takes off on her maiden voyage to look ... for the best possible person." Please turn to page 3/LAUNCH On Mallios, Foote said, "I don't know anybody Please turn to page 3/MALUOS Week emphasizes different cultures at UM By LOURDES FERRER participate in the week's activities. in tbe Student Union. Organization of African Unity to exhibits of handcrafts and arts. Each day COISO will sponsor Hurricane. Staff Writer The only charge is for food. As Car­ April 10: the United Nations, at 7:30 p.m. in The theme of "UM as a Crossroad aballo says, "It's an opportunity to sports events, such as soccer, vol­ No activities scheduled. the International Lounge. The evening will conclude with a leyball, ping-pong,and backgam­ of Cultures" sparks off a week of experience foreign cultures in eight April 11: April 14: fashion show and Arabian music. celebration and festivity with an days." mon. Any student can participate as The Latin American Student As­ The Indian Student Association April 16: long as they present a valid UM ID. emphasis on internationalism. The schedule is as follows: sociation will serve empanadas, will sell food in the Union breeze­ The annual awards banquet Fiestas of food, fashion, folk April 8: burritos, ceviche, and pabellon from way at noon. marks the conclusion of the week's music and dancing highlight the Opening ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Union patio April IS: activities. Harm deBlij, UM geogra­ For a schedule of the events, call International Week agenda, April noon in the Ibis Cafeteria, where where folkloric dance groups of Arabian Night will begin at 7 phy professor, will speak at 7:30 COISO at 284-3548 or pass by the 8-16, planned by the Council of there will be an international fash­ Venezuelan and Colombian students p.m. with an Arabian-style buffet. p.m. in the Hurricane Cafeteria. office. Student Union Room 216. International Students and Organi­ ion show. Then the Organization will perform at 11:30 a.m. as well zations (COISO). for Jamaican Unity and the Haitian as tbe Casabe Cream Band at noon. "The idea of 'UM as a Crossroad Unified Students will sell native April 12: of Cultures' is to show that UM is a food and exhibit arts and crafts in Al the Union patio, the French Today last day for pre-registration place where people from all over the Student Union breezeway from Club will have a bake sale; Israeli the world come together and share 1 to 2 p.m. students will sell falafel and present their cultures and traditions," ex­ That evening there will be a Hai­ the band, Shajar; and the Malaysian By SALLY SPITZ pons and other registration material and proceed to the plained Niurka Caraballo, Interna­ tian movie festival from 5 to 6 p.m. Student Association will sell food, Hurricane Associate News Editor first floor of the Union, where the Bursar's Office per­ tional Week chairperson. in the International Lounge of the have a cultural exhibition and dem­ sonnel will fill out your tuition and fee statement. She added that International Union, followed by a folkloric onstrate Malaysian martial arts. Today is the last day of pre-registration for the fall If you have already registered, don't forget to fill Week is particularly "unique" in dance show "Dambalah" at 6:30 Events start at noon. semester of 1983 — the last opportunity for early reg­ out your confirmation card and return it before July UM because it reflects an interna­ p.m. and music by a Haitian band. AprllS: istration. 11 You must return this card so that your coupons wiil tional campus. The UM student Black Magic — all on the Union The Nigerian Student Association Before you register, you must have been advised be saved, otherwise you will be purged and your cou- body includes nearly 2,000 foreign patio.