RUSSIAN PORCELAIN BULLS NEXT FOR UM Lowe exhibit features Russia's rich, Two-game series at University of South artistic past. Florida next for surging Hurricanes after FRIDAY 7-4 victory over FIU. ACCENT, page 6 SPORTS, page 8 FEBRUARY 24, 1995 VOLUME 72, NUMBER 36 ****** RESERVE AN ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS HALL OF FAME NEWSPAPER FPL snag leads to blackouts By WILLIAM WACHSBERGER blew," White explained. "They had to go to an auxil­ "I was on my computer working on a project when • FP&L Managing Editor iary feed to restore power the lights went out. Fortunately, I have an auto andUM The wind was calm. The skies were clear. The air "What was supposed to be a five-minute shutdown saver," he said. "I immediately went out to talk to was a cool 55 degrees. Then, the lights went out. became a 30-minute power outage," said White. some of the residents to see what was going on." officials The University suffered a partial blackout twice in Then, at approximately 2 a.m., FP&L and Physical Across the street at Eaton Residential College, AIDS WALK TO RAISE the early morning hours Wednesday, thus causing Plant personnel attempted to switch feeds again. sophomore A.J. Dickerson was visiting a friend dur­ say power confusion and a bit of pandemonium amongst resi­ However, they hit another snag, causing another out­ ing the first power failure. FUNDS, AWARENESS dential students. age. "As the lights went off, I went out in the hall where he annual AIDS Walk Miami is will be "No one knew what was going on when the emer­ White said that "a significant part of the campus this guy came out of his dorm screaming 'No! No!' from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on gency lights turned on," said freshman Angie Myer, was out of power until 3 a.m. And, the power was as if he had lost something he was doing on a com­ Sunday. It begins at South Pointe turned off who was in her dorm room at Mahoney Residential turned off again from 7-8 a.m., Thursday morning for puter," said Dickerson. T College when the power went out at approximately more work." Park on South Beach. White said that the power failures Wednesday All students, faculty, staff, friends, and one more 12:15 a.m. Rosa Prieto, FP&L representative to UM, con­ morning caused minimal damage, including to a family are invited to participate. What was going on, according to Michael White, firmed that the construction at the Law School forced chilled water pump for air conditioning for the third Participants should look for the "A Week time next director of the Physical Plant, was that Florida Power FP&L to reconfigure the electrical system. floor and up in the Ashe Building. for Life" signs and t-shirts at the park to and Light was scheduled to have a five-minute elec­ Senior Patrick Szutar, a resident assistant for There is another power shutdown planned for some find out where to sign up. week. trical shutdown at midnight, but hit a snag. Building 36 in the Apartment Area, 1218 Dickinson time next week during hours not many people could Last year, UM won a trophy for the "While FP&L was in the electric vault getting set Drive, said that he and his residents in his building be affected. The day and time, however, has not been most walkers from a college or universi­ to run a new electrical feed to the Law School, a fuse seemed worried when the lights went out. decided. ty, beating out rival Florida International University. *r-*-*-*-wmvt ^***~i%<_2__t&:'_^ 35'',• TSONGAS TO SPEAK "-mimmim ' 1 Louganis ABOUT DEFICIT • •» _* m mm m aul Tsongas, former senator from - re S *-S% - ;_ Massachusetts and presidential can­ _m ' admits he Pdidate, will be giving a talk about *™^^^L +'V the federal deficit and his ideas on how to reduce it. There will be a question and answer session, as well as an opportunity M_ v «!*•*& 1* \ | has AIDS to meet the senator following his talk. He ta* 4 will be speaking from noon to 2 p.m. on March 2 in the Hecht Residential College k _^U Master's Apartment. • The Olympic champion The program will be informal. ' k__K *____. Beverages and dessert will be provided. !• $^'*lisfe^ will discuss his illness tonight The program is sponsored by Student —www \ ^^^ ;5_-5i<I» Government, the Department of Student §__» "*VA" on ABC's 20/20. Activities, and Hecht Residential By WILLIAM WACHSBERGER College. For more information on the JI < m **~ v i program, contact Kim Mallery at the -jgpi'iiW"'' B ,^.,*»fw»_*_ . ^_____m Managing Editor Department of Student Activities at 284- Tonight on ABC's 20/20 news-magazine 5646. show, four-time Olympic gold medalist -• i •» and former UM diving team member Greg r=r-"l^ P Louganis will discuss how he has been LEGAL SOCIETY PLANS • H_B-L* *" coping with the fact he is a person living with AIDS. "FIVE ALARM BASH" ~___i Louganis, who was on the UM dive team he Five Alarm Bash is the Cardozo in 1980, revealed to Legal Society's annual benefit for 20/20 reporter Barbara Tthe United Jewish Appeal. This is • _ _i Walters he was diag­ the sixth year of the event. It will be at 9 nosed HIV positive six p.m. on March 2 at Tobacco Road, 626 months prior to win­ South Miami Ave. in downtown Miami. ning the gold medal in Free parking will be available. WILLIAM LAI /Assistant Photo Edilor the three-meter plat­ A rock band will provide the entertain­ • Michelle Weaver is treated by Coral Gables Fire Rescue personnel following a car accident at Ponce De Leon Boulevard and form competition at ment for the evening. The name of the Stanford Drive involving Mercedes Weaver, UM freshman Lawernce Newman, and a UM Hurry Canes Shuttle. the 1988 Summer group is the RemainderMen, a pun on a Olympics in Seoul, legal term. The band is made up of attor­ Korea. neys, mostly UM School of Law gradu­ Lack of traffic lights ates. The 35-year-old LOUGANIS Cardozo's Vice President of gold medalist is the Membership Laura Weinfeld said, only diver to ever capture both platform "There are two main reasons [to attend). leads to accident and springboard gold medals in consecu­ It will be a lot of fun, and it's for a good tive Olympic games, in 1984 and 1988. cause." By FERNANDO BATTAGLIA Tickets may be purchased for $5 in Editor in Chief In Seoul, viewers may remember advance at Hillel Jewish Student Center, A non-functioning traffic light led to a three-car crash Louganis striking the back of his head on 1101 Stanford Dr., across from Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Stanford Drive and the diving board in the middle of the three- Mahoney/Pearson, or $8 at the door. All Ponce de Leon Boulevard. meter contest. He had cut himself, got proceeds will be donated to the United The accident involved a UM student in a Toyota and a Hurry stitched up and returned to win a gold lewish Appeal. Canes Shuttle bus. Neither vehicle was charged with the acci­ medal. The benefit is only open to those 21 dent, which occurred at about 2:15 p.m. However, Louganis did not inform doc­ and older. Freshman Lawrence Newman was driving north on Stanford tors or officials of being HIV-positive. He Drive crossing Ponce when a 1991 Nissan Stanza driving west says he was concerned about revealing his on Ponce passed through the intersection without stopping. illness at that time because of repercus­ IBIS EDITOR POSITION Since the traffic lights weren't working, the drivers should have sions that would follow. reacted as if there was a four-way stop sign. OPEN FOR ELECTION Newman said he hit the back of the Stanza, which spun tudents interested in the editor in At the 1994 Gay Games in New York, around and hit a Hurry Canes Shuttle which was making a left Louganis revealed he was homosexual, and chief position for the Ibis Yearbook turn onto Ponce. must attend the Student in his interview with Walters, he tells of S "She just came flying, doing like 45 or 50 [miles per hour]," how a close friend died of the killer disease Publications Board meeting at 7:30 a.m. said Newman. an March I is UC 211. Candidates must that caused him to worry. have a minimum 2.75 gtade point aver­ According to Newman, the driver of the Stanza claimed she Besides four gold medals, the diver won age and be full -time undergraduate stu­ did not notice the signals were out, mistaking the sun's glare for many championships during his career dents. For more information, contact a green light. including five world diving championships Raymonde Bilger at 284-4922. Mercedes Weaver, 6570 S.W. 77 Terrace, was the driver of (the 1978 platform title, the 1982 and 1986 the Stanza. She could not be reached for comment at press time. platform and springboard titles), three Pan She is being charged with the accident according to police American championships, 48 national titles reports. (including UM's first national titles in both INSIDE No major injuries were repoted. Weaver and her daughter, 1- and 3-meter springboard diving events) Michelle, 10, were both taken to Doctors' Hospital, 5000 and the Sullivan Award in 1984. The University Drive, by Coral Gables Fire Rescue.