CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA VOLUME 75, NUMBER 16 WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 1997 in this issue Alcohol Awareness Week comes to UM • National week All alcohol-free, that is. Doc Dammers Bar and Grill in The event, part of the Coral Gables, handed out the aims to teach University's ohservance of mocktails from a bar set up on a National Collegiate Alcohol small table in the patio. students Awareness Week, was planned Even without alcohol, the by the residential college staff drinks still enticed students. By DAMIAN NAJMAN 'lo show people they can have a Baluyot, who had brought the Assoc iate News Editor good time without having to International Bartending Pearson Residential College drink alcohol," said Paul Pyrz, Institute Textbook to look for residents were given free Pearson's resident coordinator alcohol-free recipes, said he kept Daiquiris. Margaritas and Pifla Students came in attracted by mixing the virgin cocktails until Coladas at resident master signs in Pearson's lobhy promis­ he ran out of ingredients Charles Mallery's apartment ing free "mocktails." "I think this is a very gixid Wednesday night. They were required to show an event to show that alcohol is not STARKS SPARKS DEFENSE ID at the door, and were given a needed to have fun at a social • Senior cornerback Duane plastic wristband regardless of gathering," saidjunior Benjamin Starks leads Miami against their age. Ruefer. Temple in the Orange Bowl "We are checking IDs to simu­ Junior Anika-Ahsaki Gordon, tomorrow. late the process of going to a however, was disappointed. "I SPORTS, page 4 club," said sophomore Racqucl thought there was going to be Russell, who gave students the real alcohol, because they choice of four different colors fur checked my ID," she said, hold­ Iheir wristbands. ing in one hand a Shirley Temple In addition to recreating the with a cherry. club experience, the wristbands To add to the enticement of the served to show support for alcohol tree drinks, Baluyot pre­ Alcohol Awareness Week. Pyrz pared "flags," which were gar­ said sludents who wear them are nishes of orange slices and expected not to drink this week­ maraschino cherries pierced on end and those who are still wear­ sword-shaped plastic tixithpick. ing them Sunday evening, will be Pyrz said he considered the invited to a piz"za party. event to be a success. "We are |.|. GAMA - LOBO/ Photo Editor Once students got in the door pleasantly surprised with the PRO AND CON: A computer to the inside of the apartment, number of people that showed presentation this week Ihey stood in line for the drinks. up. especially with (he baseball IBJBJBJM J.J. GAMA -LOBO/ Pholo Edit showed various aspects of Graduate student Edward TIED FOR LIFE: Red ribbons donned campus trees in observance of National drinking. Baluyot, a former bartender at See DRINKING Page 2 Red Ribbon Week. UN Day comes to UM Families visit UM UN Day is COISO's major fall wilt sponsor performances on the • Events planned and a welcome breakfast in the din­ • Students eveni. a precursor to the I'C patio and serve exotic food ing halts given by UM President NO ORDINARY LOVE International Week observation in The difference between UN Day to welcome parents Edward T Fcxite II on Saturday. celebrate different The weekend will allow lamily the spring. UN Day is celebrated and International Week in the By ORLY ANCONINA members to explore the campus by • Ewan McGregor stars with cultures around the globe and the theme for spring is that International Week is Hurricane Staff Writer visiting the Lowe Art Museum and Cameron Diaz in A Life Less this year's events al UM is "World concerned with cultural differ­ From the Orange Bowl lo the Gusman Music Hall. Family mem­ By CHRIS SOBEL Ordinary.' Without Boundaries." ences, while UN Day is more con­ Rathskeller to the University Center bers will also be able to use the facil­ Hurricane Staff Writer "COISO tries to promote this cerned with humanitarian efforts Patio, family members will join stu­ ities at the Wellnes Center. Humanitarian efforts will not go concept in everything it does," said around the world. dents at Family Weekend '97. Freshman Adina Pelusio said the ACCENT, page 6 unnoticed tixiay al the University of Ona Ngnoumen, COISO president. Such acts include a Latin-rock The weekend will highlight posi weekend will provide her parents Miami's celebration of United "We invite the whole university to band sponsored by Ihe Colombian live experiences al the University with a better understanding of what Nations day. participate because it's educational, Students Association and a choreo­ and showcase aspects of Universily students are involved in at the FAIR WEATHER FANS? "Part of the international focus of it's fun, and it's an opportunity for graphed salsa routine put on by the life, said Patricia Whitely, vice-pres­ University. UN Day this year is to commemo­ people of different backgrounds to Latin American Students "Family Weekend gives your par­ • Are Florida fans fair weath­ ident of Student Affairs. rate the humanitarian efforts of interact." Association. ents the opportunity to interact with er tans or is there something Mark Trowbridge, director of Princess Di and Mother Theresa," Events were planned in conjunc­ UN Day will begin today with a part of your life that they don't nor­ else behind it? Student Activities, said one of the said Pranjal Varsani, vice president tion with Family Weekend so par­ Opening Ceremonies and breakfast main goals is "to bring family mem­ mally see," said Pelusio. OPINION, page 10 of the Council of International ents have the chance to "see what in the Faculty Club. UN Day co- bers to visit their student, and to see Planning for the weekend began in Students and Organizations their kids are experiencing." chairs Indira Raveneau, Ana how they're adjusting to college." February. Trowbridge estimates that (COISO). "It allows the student txxly to Carrion and Varsani will speak. The festivities begin tixiay with approximately 750 family members COISO is celebrating United leam and appreciate the diversity University President Edward T. the United Nations Day Celebration will visit the campus. news briefs Nations Day today with perfor­ the University has to offer stu­ Finite II., Vice President of Student on the UC Patio Family Weekend began in 1989, mances by members ofthe different dents." said Manny Garcia, presi­ Affairs Patricia Whitely and Other highlights of the weekend originally called Parents' Weekend. international student organizations dent of the Latin American Reverend Tim Leighton, from the SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR DIES include two faculty forums today, The name was eventually renamed to on the University Center Patio. Students Association Peace Corps, will also speak. targeted toward family members. show support for extended family. Every international organization Dr. Jerry Wolf, long time member of the Department of Soi mlogy, died Oct. 20. Wolfe SUKKAH BUILT AT UM was a popular and dedicated Event will bring Holocaust teacher and a gixxl friend to his colleagues. Although the funeral will be held in Memphis, TN, a memorial ser­ survivors to speak at UM vice will be held at Hillel lew ish Center on Tuesday Signups for the event began Oct. to the University threatened to pull November 4 starling at i p.m. • Presentation will IS. Students are signing up in the their donations because of the Wolfe joined the University include dinner with Student Life office, University advertisement. in 1971 as an assistant profes­ Center room 228. Faculty sign-up Masterson said these events made sor of sociology. He was a survivors sheets are in the University the administration realize there was familiar figure around the cam provost's office. a need. pus always wearing his By KELLY RUANE John Masterson, University vice- "I think that the events of a few favorite, but somewhat frayed, Editor In Chief provost, said this event is important years ago showed us that maybe golf hat. During the final days The University of Miami will be because it raises the community's there wasn't an awareness and sensi­ of his illness, he said he want­ hosting a special event on awareness tivity to the Holocaust," Masterson ed to be remembered as a Wednesday. Survivors of the "It's our duty to help successive said. good teacher whose students Holocaust will visit UM to share generations be more aware of the The event is sponsored by The came first. their experiences with students. history of where we came from," Righteous Persons Foundation, an During his many years at The University of Miami will host Masterson said. organization chaired by Steven UM, his classes, covering a "Holocaust Awareness Day: A Masterson said the organizers of Spielberg, and the Holocaust wide variety of course subjei ts, Living Memory through Education" Holocaust Awareness Day brought Documentation and Education were very popular with under­ from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday the event to the University because Center, Sponsors from the graduate students. He served in the Mahoney/Pearson Cafeteria. of events on campus a lew years ago University include the residential on the original committee to The event, open to all Universily of that raised controversy and tension. colleges, Hillel Jewish Student draft a proposal to lorm a grad­ Miami students, faculty and staff, The Miami Hurricane ran an adver­ Center, the Department of uate program in the Sociology includes a tree dinner for students. tisement paid for by someone who Multicultural Student Affairs and Department which has now Those who attend must be able to believed the Holocaust never hap­ Commuter Student Allans grown to include masters and stay for the entire event.