The Hurricanes were assured of a winning season by beat­ ing Vanderbilt. The Peach Bowl is within grasp for the 'Canes if they draw a big crowd this weekend. — In SPORTS pages 10-12 THE MIA URMCANE Volume 57, No. Tuesday, November 18, 1980 j UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI T~hon e 284-4401 NCW 18 raw ] 980 „,ow_Q.q«n tfhone 284 Athletic Department Tightens Belt t LIBRARY j Band Will Not Go To Gainesville By SHARON HINSON "The band has traditionally gone to Gainesville," NptM Writer Russell said, noting that the trip can be made by bus. He observed that many schools in the Midwest can send As part of the effort to reduce the athletics depart­ their bands to road games by bus, because the distances ment's budget deficit, the University's Band Of The are not great. Hour will not make the trip to Gainesville for the last However, most of the schools on UM's football football game of the season, UM President Henry King schedule are so far away from Miami that the Hurri­ Stanford said Friday. canes must travel by plane, he said. r*tr** %m*mr^ "It's a financial problem," he said. "Expenditures "Geography does work against us," Russell said. He are under control, but we are not realizing the revenues said air travel for the band would be too expensive. we anticipated." Band member Randy Cash said, "The whole attitude Last year's deficit for the department was approxi­ of the band is that we've been stabbed in the back. The mately $1.55 million, according to David A. Lieberman, band gave so much and helped so much to turn school vice president for Financial Affairs. Lieberman said the spirit around." budgeted deficit for tins yearT?$1.3 million. Stanford noted that the deficit figure for last year "I'm upset," said Kip Sullivan, another band mem­ includes "the full tuition cost provided to men's and ber. women's intercollegiate athletics, including the band." Band member Ivy LeVine said she understands why the band cannot make the trip, but, she said, "I feel it's Lieberman indicated that athletic department has very unfortunate." been taking cost-cutting measures, including a reduc­ tion in the size of its staff. The decision not to send the Several members of the band said they were unhap­ band to the Nov. 29 game against the University of py because the athletic department did not make the Florida Gators was made by the President's Office be­ final decision until Tuesday. fore this semester, Lieberman said. According to LeVine, many members had delayed "I was told at the beginning of the year that we plans for Thanksgiving. The uncertainty about whether weren't going to go |to Gainesville|," said Dr. William the band would make the trip was an inconvenience for Russell, director of bands. Russell estimated that send­ University of Florida officials because they could not ing the band to Gainesville would cost $13,000. plan their Homecoming show, she said. Because of the football team's early season success LeVine estimated that "fifteen to 20 band members and the surge in school spirit, the department told him are going to the game anyway" to act as a cheering sec­ that the decision could be reversed, Russell said. He tion. added that Head Football Coach Howard Schnellenber­ Russell said that, in effect, the University has not ger wanted the band to make the trip. paid for a band trip since the trip to Gainesville two Last Tuesday, the band was informed that it would years ago. not be going to the game, Russell said. Last year, the band accompanied the football team "I can't imagine how in anybody's wildest dreams on its trip to the Mirage Bowl in Tokyo, Japan. Miami's we could send the band to Gainesville," Lieberman said. opponent was the University of Notre Dame. "It's my understanding that the athletic director |Dr. Stanford said each school received $195,000 plus ex­ Harry Mallios|, the band director, and the football coach penses from the Japanese sponsor to send the team and Menm. HurTlcan- RICK VEHMGRAO knew there was no money to go to Gainesville." the band to Japan. This money was used to cover part Director Russell Was Told The Hand Mighl Go To Gainesville Many band members were disappointed, and a few of the athletic deficit, he said. angry, at tlie decision to cancel the trip. According to Lieberman, the money came from Tele . he estimated the lost ol the "truditionar trip at $13.IHHI Russell explained that the band only goes on one Planning International, Inc. "The contract originally trip each year, usually to Gainesville. The decision provided for only 100 band members," he said. The Uni­ ty Tourist Authority, he added. Russell said he did not know if the band would ac­ means that it will not be making any trips this year, he versity raised money to send the rest of the band, partly "I think the band has done a terrific job in building company thc team to a bowl game should UM be invited said. through donations from such groups as the Dade Coun- sorely-needed school spirit," Lieberman said. to one. Some-Object To What Prof 'Said' By JOHN OUDENS and stance in the Mideast today. MARY CRONIN "The candidates | Carter and Rea­ Sews Writers gan | saluted Israel with unre­ "Eight hundred thousand to one strained enthusiasm. Israel is con­ million Palestinians left Palestine sidered to be a bastion of democra­ .. and it is this conflict of Arab- cy and a state beleaguered by ter­ Asian people pitted against a large­ rorism, communism, and anti- ly European people that started the Americanism," Said said. "The |present-day| conflict," said Dr. Ed­ problem with this is that the Pales­ ward Said, during Thursday's lec­ tinians were passed over in si­ ture on U.S foreign policy and Pal­ lence." estinian self-determination. Said's According to Said, the July 22, lecture was followed by a ques­ 1980, annexation by Israel, recent tion-and-answer period, in- which punishments of Arab-Palestinian he had several heated exchanges villages within Israel's borders, and with members of the audience. the Israeli plunges into Lebanon Said is a professor of English and during 1979 and 1980, were all ig­ comparative literature at Columbia nored by the candidates during the University. The lecture was spon­ presidential campaign. sored by Lecture Series in conjunc­ He declared that President-Elect tion with the Council of Interna­ Reagan will "soon have to come to tional Students and Organizations grips with the situation in the Mid­ (COISO). dle East." Said is particulary con­ "As far as I'm concerned, it |the cerned with the current situation lecture | is not political. It is good involving Israel's annexation of the for the students to know what is Golan Heights. He said that Israel's going on," said Ushar Rajkumar, plan is to continue what was done president of COISO. with East Jerusalem. Rabbi Mark Kram. director of "The Israelis' plan is to expel UM's Hillel Jewish Student Center, 700.000 to 800,000 Palestinians from Israel," said Said. "The best was disappointed with the lecture. Miami Hurricane? RICK VEINGRAQ "I don't feel that it is in the best in­ Palestinian, as far as the Israelis are terest of the University to bring to concerned, is a deported Palestini­ Rabbi Mark Kram. Director Of Hillel an." campus a card-carrying member of ... he MM disappointed it ilh llu- lei lure a terrorist organization (the Pales­ Said stated that Israel's military tine National Council|," he said. is making plans to take advantage of "the interim situation" brought After an introduction by Jacques about by the conclusion of the pres­ Moritz, chairman of Lecture Series, idential campaign. He feels that, Said Wants Change Said opened his lecture by outlining' due to Carter's new lack of power, the 20th Century history of the Israel now sees a chance to conquer Arab-Israeli conflict. Said stated Lebanon. that, after World War I, European He went on to say that "risks for In Autonomy Talks Jews began immigrating to the area an all-out war with Israel are quite now known as Israel. This, Said Miami Hurricane Kit K VEINGRAD real. Some people in Israel see a By MARY CRONIN said, caused many thousands of Pal­ war | with Lebanon and other Arab our position [US. policy | is going to Said Lectured On The Palestinians estinians to leave Palestine. countriesl as in Israel's best inter­ Sews Wrtti r be in the future? What would you like to see happen? . he i-rilieized 11,8, Mideast polity Said continued his discussion by ests. criticizing America's political Hurricane: You mentioned the Is­ Said: Well, 1 would like to see "Israel's idea is that peace should raeli Peace Movement during the be solved through war. They |Isra- some change in the autonomy talks. lecture; perhaps you'd like to talk In other words, I think the autono­ elis| feel that both banks of the Jor­ about it. dan should belong to Israel." my talks have really reached an Said: What I was referring to end. I don't think that they are ever Amendments Bring Changes Said then turned to the fact that was a number of things. First of all. going to get off the ground. Israel and the U.S. have not decided there is something called the "Peace They |the talks| haven't been upon the basis for a peace settle­ Now" movement.