Changes planned for general honors program By LUCIA SOBRIN current trend in higher education. unique or respected," said Heuson. "The a social club, HSA would begin to include Honors Program," said Payne who cur­ Hurricane Stall Writer "There has been a greater focus on the senior common educational experience will service into its agenda under the plan. rently teaches an honors section of second The Honors Program is planning to freshman year experience throughout the change this." Heuson said this change is still vague. semester calculus. country and at the University of Miami," modify the General Honors Program. The Heuson predicts the Honors Program Faculty response to the changes has Students also find the recommended changes are part of the unofficially named said Masterson. will start encouraging the senior option a been positive. Beginning next fall, the Honors Pro­ vear from now. changes to be a step in the right direction. "Honors Program 2000." "The honors thesis sounds particularly "[The senior requirement! would be an "We have been running our honors pro­ gram will begin encouraging freshman to Heuson hopes that both the freshman good...The senior course would be some­ take the new honors freshman seminar. asset to a person in the program. It adds gram the same way for a long time," said and senior courses will eventually become thing concrete to end the honors program something more to saying that you're an John Masterson, Vice Provost and former The honors common educational experi­ requirements for the General Honors Pro­ experience with," said Catherine Judd, an ence will fulfill a basic requirement and honors student," said Neta Kalichman, a director of the Honors Program. "We are gram. Current students will not be subject assistant English professor currently sophomore honors student. looking at ways we can take [the Honors overlap with the present freshman semi­ to the requirements because honors stu­ teaching an honors course. "I would even Program] to the next level." nars at least initially. dents are governed by the Honors Bulletin like to see the freshman common experi­ Junior honors student Carmen Fanego Masterson said he asked the program's The second suggested change would and requirements that they entered the ence seminar expanded to all students. It is agrees. "It [the senior requirement! current director, Andrea Heuson, to look have seniors in the Honors Program take a school under. a good place to have a rigorous introduc­ sounds like a good idea. An honor thesis is into the matter of modernizing the pro­ capstone course in their major, enroll in a These two changes are in process of tion to writing." very impressive." gram. The University Graduating Honors high-level interdisciplinary class or write being reviewed by faculty and are not defi­ Other students are wary of the extra Committee suggested three main modifi­ an honors' thesis. nite. Assistant Professor Kevin Payne said work load that would accompany the cations. Heuson said this suggestion was made The ideas must go through Dr. Master- he likes the idea of an interdisciplinary course. First, freshman honors students will be partly in response to the findings of a sur­ son's office, the Faculty Senate and other course in students' senior year. "If my senior year was stressful, I required to go through a common educa­ vey of students in the honors program con­ academic offices before they can be incor­ "Too often students don't put together wouldn't take it |the seniors honors tional experience course similar to the cur­ ducted by a School of Communications porated into the program, said Heuson. what they learn in their different classes. course]. Maybe it would be better as an rent freshman seminars. class last semester. The third change affects the Honors There is a lot of support for that [the inter­ elective," said sophomore Annabelle Her­ Masterson said this change is part of a "[Honors Students) said they didn't feel Student Association (HSA- Now primarily disciplinary course] independent of the nandez. Organization Public hearings to build monument to discuss fate By KIMBERLY WEISSMAN Hurricane Stall Writer of Radio, TV Marti Since 1989, Omicron Delta Kappa, the first national honor By JASON ZDANOWICZ ability of satellite disks, televisions society at UM, has been trying to and radios was a question. Though build a monument. Managing Editor Despite a recent survey showing some speakers said it has been pos­ Now, the group is just waiting sible to get some items into Cuba for the Board of Trustees's final overwhelming interest in TV and Radio Marti among Cubans, the via tourists and visitors, it is diffi­ approval of the momument, said cult to get some of the larger items Ernie Varela, president of ODK. fate of the broadcasts remain uncertain. The future of the sta­ in. "At the time, members were tions is the subject of two days of A survey conducted by Flonda concerned that the first honor soci­ public hearings conducted at UM International University found that ety at the University of Miami had Monday and Tuesday. 96 percent of 100 interviewed nothing to show for its existence on U.S. Information Agency Direc­ Cuban refugees said that they had campus," said Varela, who was tor Joseph Duffey recently tuned into Radio Marti when they monument chairperson in 1991-92. appointed a three-member advi­ were still living in Cuba. Further­ ODK plans to complete construc­ sory panel that will recommend more, 88 percent of the refugees tion of the monument by summer, whether to shut down TV Marti said that they thought the informa­ Varela said. and whether Radio Marti is cost- tion Radio Marti broadcasted was Wilh $17,000 worth of fundrais­ effective and objective. Duffey credible. ing, tentative approval on site and appointed the panel following a One of the challenges facing design and a groundbreaking with Congressional mandate that the Radio Marti, however is whether the charter president, school offi­ Cuban services be reviewed. The or not the station's broadcasts vio­ cials and ODK members in May panel is scheduled to report its late Voice of America charter reg­ 1992, the initial site chosen for the findings next month. ulations requiring that its services monument was the Merrick Build­ "In cost-benefit terms, is it be "accurate, objective and com­ ing Breezeway. proper for American taxpayers to prehensive" continue paying for these broad­ Hearings were conducted Mon­ Plans came quickly to a halt casts," asked Peter Straus, chair­ day at the Lowe Art museum. The beeause of the destruction and dev­ man of the Congressional commit­ hearings are scheduled to continue astation of Hurricane Andrew in tee. Much of the conversation at Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in August, 1992. Monday's session was concerning the third floor conference room of Because of the damages to the the technological feasibility of the North-Seiuth Center, located at UM campus, the University of transmitting to Cuba. The avail­ 1500 Monza Ave. Miami hired a landscape architect and commissioned a master plan for the rebuilding of the hard-hit campus, including new greenery, fountains and monuments. International students The first drawing of new plans CHRIS BERNACCHI/Photo Editor was completed last December. No • HERE COMES THE BRIDE: UM Pitching Coach Lazaro "Lazer" Collazo married Michelle Card organizational markers are during the seventh inning of the UM vs. Tennessee baseball game Saturday at Mark Light Stadium. included in the area ODK had pre­ find home at UM viously planned to build their mon­ By CRISTINA I. PRAVIA United Nations day, and clubs and ument. Contributing Editor we almost meet everyday. You Becoming one of the various When choosing a university to learn of different cultures and you reconstruction projects that will Wedding tops list of stunts attend, Margarette Mahotie didn't have friends from all over." take place over the summer, the want to go far away from her Mahotie is one of about 1,555 monument's new site has been By DARIN KLAHR Assistant Coach Lazaro "Lazer" Morris was the first to walk native Haiti. She had heard about international students enrolled at approved at the end of the Memo­ Contributing Editor Collazo, 29, exchanged wedding down the aisle, joined by the the University of Miami's reputa­ UM last fall. Although Mahotie is rial Building Breezeway. Mark Light Stadium has been vows with Michelle Card on the bride's mother. Among those tion for being a global university from a Caribbean country, many home to many innovative and and decided to come here. The students come as far away as Japan "Being an academic society, the pitcher's mound in front of 2,345 who followed were former Hurri­ even weird events over the witnesses. canes Rob Murphy, now a diversity she found on campus has or Australia. new location is ideal since it is cen­ years. There was an 11-course made her feel right at home. Last fall, more than 108 coun­ tered in the core of the campus," Collazo coached the team to pitcher for the St. Louis Cardi­ dinner served on the field in their 3-1 victory over the Uni­ nals and Gino DeMare, a minor "There is a sense of being home tries were represented at the Uni­ Varela said. 1977, the Miami Maniac was and being understood," said Maho­ versity with China having the The ODK monument, to be posi­ versity of Tennessee until the leaguer with the Boston Red Sox. married in a "wedding" on ESPN wedding, when he came out of Pastor Steve Debardelaben pre­ tie, a senior who is majoring in psy­ greatest number e>f students tioned at the end of the walkway to in 1984 and Friday, a helicopter chology and French.