RUNNIN' TO WIN LOWE MUSEUM CLOSES Mm New mc otnecroR NEWS, Page 2 Both the men and women cross The Lowe Art Museum is closing its country teams finished second in doors temporarily in order to undergo their season opener. renovations. fUHRMAN RUINS O.f. TRIAL SPORTS, Page 4 Hyi ACCENT, Page 6 PERSPECTIVES, Page S THE MIAMI HURRICANE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI • CORAL GABLES, FLA. VOLUME 73, NUMBER 5 Caller harasses students Loan costs to CAREER FORUM: GET A RETURN increase ON YOUR COLLEGE INVESTMENT The Department of Career Planning and ByAMIEPARNESand Placement is hosting a Financial Services LOUIS FLORES Career Forum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Of the Staff Sept. 20 at the University Center. Over lhe next seven years, the 7.900 stu­ A number of employment opportunities denls at the University of Miami who will he available for interested students. receive federal loans to help for tuition The forum will include representatives might have to pay as much as $15.2 million from First Union Bank. Merrill Lynch. more for their federal college loans, CIGNA International. Prudential Preferred. according to a White House Office of NationsBank, and others. The Department Media Affairs press release. recommends having copies of resumes to The White House estimates the financial hand out and wearing proper business assistance of over five million undergradu­ attire. ate and 725.000 graduate students around Career forums for a variety of majors are the U.S. will be affected by the scheduled for this year. Republicans in the House of For more information, contact the Representatives, who are proposing an Department of Career Planning and increase of federal college loan costs. Placement at 284-5451. Photo Illustration by FAYE CAREY/Assistant Photo Editor The Republican plan Students who receive obscene or prank phone calls should Congressional Republicans propose to hang up immediately and not talk to the caller. If problems eliminate the six-month grace period bor­ VISIONS: AN ART EXHIBIT FOR with calls persist, victims should seriously consider having rowers receive after commencement, CANCER RESEARCH their telephone number changed or unlisted. If prank calls are increase the "origination fee" hy one per­ The Women's Cancer Association, the threatening in any way, do not hesitate to call Public Safety if cent for new loan recipients, eliminate in- Bush Chapter, of UM's Sylvester on campus, or the police if you live off campus. school interest subsidies for graduate stu­ Comprehensive Cancer Center, and four dents who lake out a Stafford Loan and eliminate the reduction of interest rates local artists, are joining together to raise which is scheduled for 1998 for all borrow­ funds for cancer research. ers. The display, entitled "Visions." is made Obscene phone calls up of the work of Linda Scheller. Cynthia Students at the University of Miami Shelley. Sofie Geckler. and Lisa Rimeny. might see their loan costs escalate as a become problematic result, the press release said. artists working in abstract, impressionism, Photo Illustration bv DUNCAN ROSS Ill/Photo Editor contemporary realism, and sculpture. For undergraduate students borrowing By SARA FREDERICK things to his victims. Most of this caller's Robert DuBord. associate director of the Throughout September, their work will $17,125 — the most a student is allowed to News Editor victims are male. Department of Residence Halls, said it is be on display in the lobby of One Brickell borrow — loan costs could increase to According to police reports recorded dur­ Most prank calls, while annoying, are not possible for students living in on-campus $1,426. Loan costs might also jump to Square. 801 Brickell Ave. in Miami. ing the first weeks of classes, receiving actually harmful. housing to have their telephone number hrom 5 u> 8 p.m. on September 14. there $3.1(X1 for students who are not supported obscene phone calls has become something "If someone is threatening yon. contact changed after reporting to Public Safety by their parents and borrowed the maxi­ will be a cocktail reception and a raffle to of a problem for UM students. us." Christensen said. thai they have been receiving prank calls. mum tllOWfclt Of til,12$. ll Will u/so raise funds for the Sylvester Center. Ten Major Henry Christensen. deputy director According 10 Christensen, the best thing "The sludenl can come lo our office and affect graduale sludenls who borrow the percent of money made from lhe sales of of lhe Department of Public Safety, said to do when being harassed by a prank caller ask lhal their phone number be changed. If maximum of $34,000. These graduale slu­ lhe paintings will also be donated. thai reports of calls have since slowed is 10 hang up. we verify that the sludenl did make a report, denls could w ind up paying another $9,400. Raffle sponsors include Dolphin Cruise down. "It's best to hang up immediately. If lhe Department of Residence Halls and the the press release estimated. Line. Fit for Life. Liquorland. Bonaventure "There was a rash of them, bul they've you're calling and you keep getting a busy Department of Telecommunications pro­ Resort and Spa. William Lehman Buick- tapered off. I guess the caller probably got signal, eventually you're going to stop try­ vide lhe first change for free." DuBord said. The administration's spin Saah. Williamson Cadillac, and Hots in the bored." Christensen said. ing." Christensen said. Presideni Bill Clinton calls the Grove. Victims said thai lhe calls occurred dur­ Christensen said it was important not to After the number is changed once. Republican's program a "nightmare." For more information, contact Linda ing various limes of the day. but a Sept. 2 talk to people making crank calls. DuBord said, and the student continues 10 "These proposals are a direct attack on Scheller al 358-1666. offense incident report said the suspect "They want you 10 talk to them. If you receive prank calls, lhe Department of our nation's studenls and our nation's seemed to call mostly during daytime don't talk to ihem. they'll get bored and Residence Halls recommends the student future." Clinton said. "If Congress hours. bother someone else." Chrisiensen said. leave his or her number unlisted. approves these changes, the dream of a col­ LEADERSHIP SUMMIT BRINGS "So far. we've never had to change a lege education will become a financial STUDENT LEADERS TOGETHER; The report also states thai more than 15 An additional remedy for stopping a number twice." DuBord said. nightmare for many young people and their 3 other people have also received prank calls crank caller is to blow a whistle into the DuBord added (hal requests for changing parents." FEATURES AMERICA SAILOR from what appears to be the same suspect. receiver ofthe phone. Christensen said. students' telephone numbers do not come in U.S. Secretary of Education Richard UM's Leadership Summit will be held The suspect is described in two of the Another option Christensen gave was to often. Riley agreed w ith Clinton. (his Saturday. The summit is divided inlo reports as offering explicit sexual solicita­ change your phone number after receiving "It's usually less lhan five a semester." "Students should not be asked lo shoul­ two tracks: one for emerging leaders, and tions where the caller is saying lhe same crank calls. DuBord said. der billions of dollars in added financial one for advanced. burden to cut taxes lor the wealthy while Each track covers important topics some in the student loan industry grow fat instructing participants how to become the on taxpayer dollars." Riley said. "Thai is besl leaders possible. 25 laptops taken from University nol right, and it certainly isn't fair." The keynote speaker of the day is Katie Pettibone. a crew member of the all-women By HAMIZAL MAHMUD lhat. I met with my manager and we dis­ Carol Holden. dean of the School of The Republican response America?, which competed for the Staff Writer cussed a better security system and were Continuing Studies refused to give any According to Aureliano Sanchez-Arango. America's Cup. Approximately 25 laptop computers were going to implement that on Monday. So, comment since the police are still investi­ 31. a senior and chairman of lhe UM stolen from a metal storage cabinet in a whoever knew about it knew lhat on gating ahout the case. College Republicans, the Clinton adminis­ NBC, CBS AFFILIATES CHANGED computer lab of ihe UM School of Monday security would change. And it was Pamela Odulana. the first witness to find tration is trying to persuade voters and stu­ denls from supporting the Republican plan. CHANNELS THIS WEEKEND Continuing Studies during summer holiday, only a handful of people." out that the computers were missing also according lo a police report. The total esti­ The police report stales thai there was no refused to give any comment at this lime. "Thai's a scare tactic." Sancnez-Arango In case you've been away from the mate of loss is about $50,000. forced entry to the door or cabinet. The De Armas said all lhe computers have not said. "They wani lo scare studenls." media blitz lately, two South Florida sta­ The break-in happened during lhe after­ room has an alarm which was turned off been replaced yet. Sanchez-Arango. who admits to having tions switched places on ihe TV dial noon of Sunday. Aug. 13. during the break-in. "We're working on that right now. The borrowed money for his education through Sunday morning. Raciel De Armas, a witness who is a net­ Lt.