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Will Dream For Fieldhouse Come True? By SCHUYLER PULFORD ty wants professional athletics performed on this area that would be needed for a conventional field- ketball team." Assistant N«wt Editor campus is a matter that must be discussed further." house parking facility, Marotta explained. McCoy admitted the proposition sounded "intri A dream come true? Maybe, if industrialist Ralph The fieldhouse would be erected next to the The idea was originally conceived as a rooftop guing" but added he didn't have the slightest idea Marotta continues his drive to build a $12 million soon-to-be-built Knight Continuing Education Center, parking lot, Morotta said, after a Coral Gables city "whether University officials would consider" hous fieldhouse with a seating capacity of 15,000 free of east of the baseball field and next to Ponce de Leon commissioner explained traffic and parking would be ing a pro hockey or basketball team. charge to the UM. Boulevard. drawbacks in obtaining zoning approval for the build Morotta explained that the fieldhouse be another "There would be no cost to the University be Marotta also suggested an idea to alleviate the ing. subsidiary with Bob Trocolor Sr. as president. "We yond a $1 a year lease for 99 years. The University parking problem which could arise with the building The traffic flow in and out from U.S. 1 would be obtained the University of Miami's own feasibility re would have full use of the fieldhouse at any time they of the arena. eased by extending a ramp across Ponce de Leon port on the fieldhouse and are working around it. wanted it," Marotta said. "We'd build several floors for parking above the Boulevard to the proposed fieldhouse site, Morotta We've already got the financing," he said. The only catch to Marotta's "gift" would be fieldhouse with a ramp circling the building which said Tuesday. Morotta explained Tuesday he had lived in Belle the right to have professional basketball and hockey would provide the same kind of parking facilities that A puzzled Dr. Henry King Stanford first learned Glades for the past 18 years and had learned the Uni franchises on the UM campus. But he said that any exist at Miami's International Airport," Marotta said. of the venttire from Morotta, engineer Cecil Rogers versity was in desperate need of a fieldhouse. "outside events" would be scheduled around UM's Marotta explained the fieldhouse would in no and Bob Trocolor, former New York Giants' lineman. However critics questioned whether this was the rea itinerary. way look like a garage, as many critics have been Stanford set up an appointment last Friday with son he made the sudden move. "They (Marotta and company) hoped to be able quick to point out. "It would be beautiful," he said. Ernie McCoy, UM athletic director who said Tuesday "I'm not even interested in sports," he said. "We to find some professional franchises that would bring "And it would certainly provide a new concept in al the question would be whether the "university could were coming down to talk to Dr. Stanford about a people in to help them pay off the debt," UM Presi leviating parking problems," he said. have a structure put up on University property that medical plan. We need the UM medical school to do a dent Stanford said, "but whether or not the Universi Presently the building needs only one-fifth of the was going to house a pro hockey team and pro bas lot of programming and a lot of research for us. ' Special Inside Lowe Glass Tennis Team Exhibit urrt-cam? Unbeaten ...see page 7 OJlfj? fcttt Vol. 48 No. 42 Friday, April 6, 1973 28-1-4401 New Site Near FIU SEC Plans Concerts At Youth Fair Building Butler Approves Location By JOHN CUDDIHY CM Tha Hurricant Stiff Care to see "Jesus Christ Superstar" or "Godspell" for free. These and many other programs are what SEC has in mind for next years' con cert series. SUrting next semester UM students should plan on hav ing the best concert series with the best facilities In the South," chairman of the Union Board of Governors, Kevin Poeppelman said. Poeppelman along with William Shender, director of Student Activities has received permission from Dr. William Butler for the Editors Speech less Over Hurricane's Repeat All-American Performance Student Entertainment Com mittee (SEC) to sponsor con ...fall associate editor lint Fishel (left) and editor Eric llnlofj hold ture of Marlon Brando in the "God newspaper and certificate notion 'lane is one of nation's top 20 paper* father," right? Guess again. It's Bob certs at the Dade County Mama Mia! Youth Fair Auditorium. Sliwowski, UM drama major, im The auditorium located at You think you're looking at a pic personating the controversial star. 10901 SW24th St. is next to Florida International Univer 'Cane Wins Top Awards sity and holds approximately 8,000 people. Coral Gables Race Admission to the concerts By CHUCK GOMEZ the caliber of the Hurricane. newspapers. Among them "We'll probably receive will be free to all UM Hurricana Atiociata Editor It is a very gratifying award were the illegal book-buying our usual message of con students while outsiders will Cited for excellence in all for myself and the staff." practices and disclosing the gratulations from various ad be charged. Guests of UM ID five journalistic categories, Baloff cited several editori prices of leased Oldsmobiles ministrators, but I'd rather holders may purchase and country club member they read the newspaper and the Hurricane has been al campaigns which placed ticket's at a reduced price. the Hurricane at the fore ships used by University offi find out what Ihe students Tuesday's Election By charging admission fees judged by the Associated front of the nation's college cials. need and want," Baloff said to those people other than Collegiate Press as one of UM students SEC hopes to America's top 20 college increase their working funds newspapers. thus being able to acquire top name groups and hire Named All-American for Seats New Mayor buses for students needing the first semester, the Hur transportation. candidates for the oiiices. ricane is now eligible for the By BOBB HWF honorary position. "The auditorium is proba coveted Pacemaker award, Of The Hurricane staff The mayor serves as chair bly in the best location for The following people have which is given annually to On Tuesday, April 10 man of the city commission. holding concerts," Poeppel two college newspapers in Coral Gables residents will filed for the office of mayor man said. "It is located an and commissioner of Coral the nation for journalistic ex go to the polls to elect a new The elected of.'icials will easy three miles from cellence. assume office at noon Friday, Gables: Jerome Bain, Robert mayor and two tonmiission- campus and has ample park April 13. The qualifications Knight, Lee Lincoln, and ing facilities thus finding a for the offices of commis Charles Powell. Winner of America's Top parking space should be no Paper Award for 1972 by the sioner of mayor are: the problem." The three officers are candidates must be at least Twelve people are running Sigma Delta Chi journalism for commissioner. They are The Youth Fair building is society, the Hurricane elected by a plurality vote; 21 years of age, be a resident used in March for the Dade as follows: Robert M. Brake, received five marks of the two highest recieve four- of Florida for at least one County Youth Fair while the year and a resident of Coral Bob Cambell, William Chap distinction by A. C. P. judges year terms and the third rest of the year it serves pri — the highest ever attained. Gables for six months, and man, Herbert L. Dubbin, Lar vate organization needs. receives a two-year term. ry Friedman, Leonard Frish- be a citizen of the United Booking dates for next The Hurricane has held man, Albert Jacobson, Wil Any of the candidates for States. The Coral Gables City year, Poeppelman said, are A 11 -American newspaper liam Loranger, David Ludo- the three commission seats Commission maintains final being arranged. honors for the last five years. vici, Henry Perle, James A. and any incumbent commis authority concerning the The hall rental will cost The Pacemaker was last qualifications of all of the Snyder and Joyce Tarnow. sioner may file for the office $100.00 per night. This price awarded to the Hurricane in of mayor which is an will enable SEC to hold sev 1970. eral concerts during the year, Poeppelman said. "You cover a lot of news sources and publish the best Lights Go OH, UM will have full responsi copy," judges said. Content, bility for maintaining scuri- writing, editorials, layout Scholarship ty at the concerts. Security and photography were judged superior. Classes Go On Continued On Page 2 Awarded The Associated Collegiate By CHUCK GOMEZ corted her off the intersec Press will advise the Hur ricane this summer if it has Earl H. Thomas, a UM se Hurricana Altoclatt Editor tion and thanked her for her Woosh. The huge green ••*. "It was so much been named for a second All- nior in civil engineering, has truck sped by sophomore fun." American classification for been awarded the first annu As Randee directed traffic, the spring semester's news al John Bedingfield Scholar Randee Lipscomb, standing papers. The Hurricane will smack in the middle of Mira m i i kisses at UM were ship of $500 given bv the called off as tight! blackened then enter Pacemaker compe Consulting Engineer's cle Mile and Ponce <>.c l.eon.

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