"'. UNIVERSITY OF Wbt Miami hurricane Since 1927 VOLUME 69, NUMBER 14 MASTER THIS. BABY! FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25.1991 INSIDE UM's Master Plan passes first test • The plan is approved by the "We, as a University, should enforce rules." Coral Gables Commission, UM representatives held several meetings with concerned residents in an attempt to despite complaints by residents. reach a compromise. Robert Taboas, 1521 Matero Ave., said he By MARY LEA HARDESTY only heard about one meeting that was to be Associate News Editor held, as he pleaded for UM's plan not to be The Coral Gables City Commission gave approved. preliminary approval to the University of Miami's Master Plan. In a four to one vote, Attorney for the residents, John G. Fletch­ the plan passed the first of the two part er, said the next meeting the residents will approval process. "hit them (the University and commission) AccorrJing to Coral Gables ordinances, two harder." readings of the plan are required for final "We are starting to move this mountain. At approval. The second reading could come as the next meeting we will eliminate these early as Nov. 11. offending uses," Fletcher said. Rafael Peruyera, director of Facilities Boone Carey, 1545 Mataro Ave., said resi­ Planning and Design, told the commission that dents and their attorney will take this matter the University's needs are constant and will to court. not change. "We will be going to court to get this "I know we have a good plan. Enough peo­ reversed, depending on what happens at the ple believed in it. I think it's good for the Uni­ next meeting," Carey said. "The hearing will versity, as well as the community," Peruyera not be in South Florida because judges either said. graduated from UM, or had gotten gifts from Residents opposed to the plan said they are them. /Vnd that just wouldn't be fair. I am very still not satisfied with the proposal, despite dissatisfied about the outcome of the event." FALL BALL the changes made. John Duncan, 1301 Campo Sano Dr., David Lieberman, senior vice president, UM concluded its fall baseball season at taught at UM for several years and said the said he was very pleased about the approval, plan is unacceptable. but not surprised. Mark Light Stadium on Wednesday with "A massive garage will be built 200 feet "We have a good plan and there is no rea­ four special guest coaches. wide. A garage filled with two miles of auto­ son for the city not to approve (it)," Lieber­ mobiles. Is that compromising with resi­ man said. • Sports — page 7 dents?" Duncan said. President Edward T. Foote II expressed his concern about the noise problem residents have complained about. He said, although ' We have a good plan and there THE CITY OF THE FUTURE CHRISTOPHER CARLISLE/ Photo Editor youthful excess is inevitable, the young and SPEAKING OUT: Mary Helen Cambell-Shaw, wearing a button that the old can behave in a civilized way. is no reason for the city not to reads "I don't get med, I get even," spoke against the University's Mas­ A UM architecture class designed a "We will be setting up a permanent neigh­ approve it' ter Plan during Tuesday's Coral Gables City Commission meeting. borhood committee that will include officers self-sufficient model city that is Although many Coral Gables residents, like Cambell-Shaw, were of the University, people from student affairs David Lieberman, environmentally correct. opposed to the plan it was passed by the City Commission by a vote of and administrators, who will handle com­ senior vice president • Accent — page 5 4to1. plaints of a University matter," Foote said. NEWSBRIEFS Athletic DEATH AT THE ROCK Pikes banned from Rat housing In response to last week's fight at the Rathskeller between members <>f Sigma Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha fra­ ternities, the Pi Kappa Alpha members have temporari­ on the ly been banned from the Rathskeller, according to the managerial staff. Francisco Crez, the assistant manager of the Raths­ keller, stated that the Pi Kappa Alpha brothers are no way out longer allowed to come into eir buy food at the pub. Associate Dean of Students Richard Walker said that By JASON MOLINET the ban is temporary. "The Pikes fraternity were tem­ Stall Writer porary banned from the Rat, pending further investiga­ The University of Miami began to tion," said Walker. integrate student athletes into gen­ The fight, which occurred last Thursday night, began eral housing this fall, in accordance because an ex-girlfriend e>f a Pi Kappa Alpha member with NCAA regulations. was asked to a "closed" Sigma Chi party, according to According to President Edward witnesses. T. Foote II, all athletes, except foot­ "Basically, we were having a closed party on Satur­ ball players, have been integrated. day and this girl was on our guest list. When one of our pledges trieel to ^ive- the' girl the invitation, her ex-boy­ "The football team will be inte­ friend, a Pike, came up to the pledge and started a grating with the freshman class next fight," said John Regan, vice president of Sigma Chi. fall. We will begin integrating the Regan said that he and some of his brothers decided freshmen and continue until the to help break the fight up as soon as it started. entire team is integrated," Foote A second fight occurred later in front of Stanford said. Residential College. Members of Pi Kappa Alpha Earlier this year, the NCAA refused to comment on the incident. Walker said that approved a proposal calling for the disciplinary action will be taken as soon as the adminis­ elimination of athletic dormitories trative investigation is completed. by 1996. — PAMELA WILFINGER Before the NCAA rule was announced, UM had agreed to a sim­ Burglar found in Stanford ilar proposal in October. JC. RIDLEY/Staff Photographer "The subject had been under con­ LISTEN: Members of the National Organization of Women (NOW) gathered at the University Center Rock to raise social A 16-year-old female student walked into her Stan­ sideration for some time. I con­ sulted with many people and consciousness about women's health issues Wednesday afternoon. From left to right: Simone Woung, Kathie Driskell, ford Residential College dorm room last Tuesday night Karen Kruesser, Jayme Mackaill and Leslie Miller participate in the event. For more information, see Accent — page 5 to find a burglar inside, Department of Public Safety thought about it," Foote said. "I reports said. decided it was time to eliminate that The student left the door of her room open to go to distinction between student athletes the floor's lounge. Upon her return, she found an and other students. I don't think ath­ unknown male inside her room. When the suspect saw letic dorms are justified, and I don't Unpaid bills get students purged the student, he fled the scene with the student's Citi­ think it's a good idea. It deprives SG NEWS student athletes the opportunity to bank ATM card. messages two or three time in A friend of the girl, who also lives in Stanford, saw learn from other students." • Although the "An awful lot of the University advance," Ingold said. the suspect walking in the lobby after the incident. University instructs Ingold said it takes one day to get The suspect, reportedly named Bernard, has been experience is the richness of learn­ ing from each other," Foote added, professors to bar purged reinstated after a canceled student described as being a black male, with brown hair and settles his debt. brown eyes. According to Public Safety, he is approxi­ "and when students are segregated, students from attending it's much more difficult to do that. Students such as Dania Garcia, mately five feet, eight inches tall and weighs 170 sophomore, disagree. She had her pounds. He is allegedly a busboy in the Stanford/Hecht Therefore, the education is not as classes, most say they full as it might otherwise be." classes canceled and said the prob­ Dining Hall. don't bother. lem is not so easily solved. — PAMELA WILFINGER Not all coaches and athletes agree "It's really annoying, because mainstreaming should be done. ByDARLENEPOMALES once you do pay, it takes a while to "I've never been in favor of that," Staff Writer get registered again. You have to TODAY'S FORECAST Head Football Coach Dennis Erick­ What happens to students when wait in the Office of Student son said of the phasing out of the COUP: Members of the Student Liberation they don't pay their registration bill? Accounts forever. Not to mention athletic dorms. Organization (SLO) held the weekly Student Chances are students will be sent that your professor now knows your WINDY "I think it (living in athletic Government Cabinet meeting hostage Wednes­ warning letters and are then even­ business," Garcia said. HIGH: 85 LOW: 75 dorms) helps, because you're day with water pistols as they presented their tually purged from class rosters. Other students complain about Chance of rain 30% always around the guys. You play list of demands. For more information, see When a student is purged, his pro­ the fact they've lost a lot of valuable with them, and I think it brings you News — page 2. fessors are notified and told by the class time and it's hard to catch up. Source National Weather Service closer together as a team," junior Office of Enrollment Services that There are some professors who quarterback Gino Torretta said. the student should not be allowed in simply ignore the whole process and "If you're going to meetings, or class and should not take any exams, allow students to continue going to the other guys see the workouts SG Senate passes according to Scott Ingold, assistant class.