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DIPLOMACY AT WORK: Paul Hirschson, Israel’s consul for Political and Economic Affairs in Miami, answers qustions raised by students at Hillel on Thursday during a Q&A session.

Find out about a forum on global warming and health with Dr. Richard Jackson held at the school of Architecture by Jessica Hodder.

Read a review from Carey Goldenberg of Andrew Bird’s new CD, Noble Beast.

Read a guest commentary from Rabbi Mendy Fellig about the heroes of the attacks in Mumbai.

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UM student charged with battery and false imprisonment University of Miami student Wascar Payano, 26, was charged with battery and false imprisonment on Jan. 22 after allegedly keeping a female student against her will in his Coral Gables off-campus apartment.

According to CBS 4 News, the incident happened when a group of young women visited Payano and his roommate in their condominium. Sources said that Payano forced himself on a woman by pinning her to the bed and touching her inappropriately. When the woman screamed, Payano fled the scene. The woman then called the police.

CBS 4 said that Payano is being investigated for two other incidents but hasn’t been officially charged. One

is a battery case in December in another Coral Gables condominium and the other is a September trespassing case involving a UM freshman.

That student filed a police report and said Payano was banned from freshman dorms at UM after he trespassed into her dorm room at 4:30 a.m. while she was sleeping and attempted to get into her bed.

The arraignment hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18 and Payano has entered a plea of not guilty, according to public records.

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‘Gang of Three’ to approve university spending

JESSICA HODDER // Hurricane Staff

OVERSIGHT: The so-called “Gang of Three” meets to discuss expenditures over $2,500. Each member heads a subcommittee that reviews all spending requests in their jurisdiction. This is part of UM’s response to the economic recession. The committee is set to meet every two weeks and has already reviewed requests.

Cost-reduction is aim of policy

BY LILLIAM ALBIZU-CAMPOS STAFF NEWS WRITER

From new paper clips to new hires to new buildings, the University of Miami has established aggressive cost-reduction policies as a way to deal with the world financial crisis.

“In this one, cash is king. We have asked everyone to eliminate all unnecessary spending – from snacks, to paper, to travel. It is the little things that add up to big dollars,” President Donna E. Shalala said in a e-mail to the university

community on Jan. 16.

Shalala announced the creation of a senior management committee to review all requests for new funding that had not been already accounted for in the new cost-containment policy. The committee is composed of Provost Thomas LeBlanc, Miller School of Medicine Dean Pascal Goldschmidt, and Senior Vice President of Business and Finance Joe Natoli.

“We’re taking a hard look at how we’re spending our money today but in particular we want to set up controls on decisions made to spend additional dollars in the future,” said Natoli in an interview with The Miami Hurricane.

The committee set a low threshold of $2,500 for spending

requests. According to LeBlanc, this number was based on previous university project funding, the endowment and the budget for the current fiscal year.

The committee meets every two weeks – the last time was Thursday – and has already reviewed dozens of requests from all segments of the university, which include hirings, capital projects and salary increases.

Each of the three men has a subcommittee that reviews all spending requests in their area of jurisdiction. The subcommittees can approve some requests on their own. For large items, they pass it along to their boss who reviews it and decides whether to bring it to the full management committee.

Natoli said that requests for

new personnel are dealt with on a case-by-case basis, where the board decides whether filling the position is critical to maintaining the quality of the institution. In many cases, vacant positions are encouraged to be filled by absorbing the work among other people in the department.

In the board’s first meeting, for example, a request was approved to hire 85 new nurses to work at University of Miami Hospital because they were needed for patient care.

Natoli said they decided direct hirings would be more economical than contracting out the work.

Capital projects and renovations have also been delayed with some exceptions. The baseball stadium expansion and the construction of the new alumni center have February 2 - 4, 2009

been allowed to continue as they were well underway before the new policies were put in place.

LeBlanc acknowledged that some of the building delays, such as the new University Center, would directly affect students, but he said that the committee hopes to get those projects back on track as soon as possible.

The committee is expected to remain active until May 31, the end of the current fiscal year.

Lilliam Albizu-Campos may be reached at lalbizu@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Recycling becomes easier on campus Separation no longer required

BY KELLY BURNS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Thanks to the University of Miami’s Green U initiative and because of new technology at local landfills that separate recyclable items, students will no longer need to place bottles, cans and paper products into separate containers.

“Before, everything was segregated. For instance in the residential towers and the village, the containers held only bottles and cans,” said Ken Capezzuto, director of Environmental Health and Safety.

“Now, we’ve converted it into single stream so you can put things like phone books, magazines and cereal boxes into the same containers as everything else.”

As part of the program, the university is pairing concrete recy-

cle bins with more than 160 trash cans across campus to create recycling centers for bottles and cans at spots with high traffic throughout the day.

Since the start of the Green U program in 2005, the UM students, staff and faculty involved have been working hard to make the university more eco-friendly.

There are signs of the new initiative all over campus. The purchasing department has sponsored a toner and battery recycling dropoff in the UC, the residential colleges have battery drop-offs at the front desks and the libraries and computer labs now have recycling bins for paper.

“I truly think that people are realizing environmental changes don’t have to be drastic, that little steps in one’s daily life can lead to bigger changes,” said Ian McKeown, a liaison between the university and the director of Environmental Health and Safety.

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Aluminum/plastic, food and beverage containers (without food & caps) Glass containers (unbroken) All bottles and cans (empty, without caps) Magazines/catalogs/newspapers/telephone books Cardboard Cereal boxes (empty) and shoeboxes Paper Shampoo bottles (empty, without caps)

Do Not Recycle TANYA THOMPSON // Hurricane Staff

NO EXCUSES: Recycling bins specifically for bottles and cans are now present all over campus. taskforce is getting ready to start the second phase of this upgrade.

The upgrade consists of creating recycling centers at the places that have less foot traffic and converting the office recycle containers into single stream containers too.

“Of course this goes beyond recycling, but it’s a start,” McKeown said.

Kelly Burns may be contacted at kburns@themiamihurricane.com.

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Food and wet trash Tissues, paper towels that had food contact Pizza boxes Plastic bags Mirrors/window or auto glass Light bulbs Ceramics/porcelain Coat hangers Glass cookware/pots and pans Electronic devices

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Maximizing your exercise potential at UM metabolic cart to calculate the exact amount of calories burned.

This metabolic cart is more accurate than the machine as it measures the amount of oxygen a person uses, which can be used to calculate energy expenditure and therefore the calories burned.

The calorie counts on the aerobic machines predict the amount of calories burned by the weight the user enters. This equation can be inaccurate as two individuals with the same body weight can have different body compositions and fitness levels. Since fat is not as metabolically active as muscle, the person with greater muscle burns more calories than an individual of the same weight with a fatter body composition.

With Musto’s assistance, I measured my caloric expenditure on the elliptical, StairMaster, treadmill, and upright bike. On each we raised my heart rate to 150 bpm.

However, we also tested the calorie counts of machine when done in an incorrect manner; on these tests my heart rate deviated from this standard.

Also noted was my rate of perceived exertion, RPE, to see how hard I thought I was working.

RPE is a self-assessed number chosen on a scale from 6 to 20, where 6 is very, very easy and 20 is very, very hard. These scales are placed on the pillars in front of the aerobic machines in the Wellness Center.

Calorie counts often wrong

BY ED S. FISHMAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

For the past three years February bought a record number of people to the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center. It was the only month of the year that the turnstiles at the gym’s entrance clicked more than 80,000 times.

“February is a good time for people to start working out if they did not already start in January,” said Ashley Falcon, the assistant director for Wellness. “They no longer have that impending turkey dinner to get in the way.”

However, for the past three years the turnstile counts dropped in March and April.

“There are many reasons why people quit working out,” Falcon said. “Including not seeing results.”

Expectations for these results are often not met as people overestimate the amount of calories they burn because they believe the calorie count on the aerobic machine.

“I hear it all the time, people talking about how they burned 750 calories an hour,” said Tony Musto, the associate director for Fitness. “But I know that is not the case.”

In an attempt to learn the actual amount of calories burned while working on an aerobic machine, Musto, who has a Ph.D. in exercise physiology, and I used a

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However, on another test we put this machine on a low elevation and resistance. Here, the elliptical said the same amounts of calories were being burnt as the previous test, but the metabolic mouthpiece showed that I was burning two fewer calories a minute. My heart rate was 136 bpm. If the machine is used in this manner, it is the least effective aerobics machine of the four I tested in terms of burning calories.

To get the results of the first elliptical test, the elevation and resistance should be set so that an individual’s RPE is at a 15. On the second elliptical test my RPE was eight.

When I cheated by leaning on the handrails of the elliptical my calorie count was five calories fewer per minute than the amount the elliptical showed and my heart rate was at 140 bpm.

StairMaster The StairMaster’s prediction on the amount of calories burned was a little less than the amount the metabolic mouthpiece showed.

However, when I cheated by leaning on the machine and wrapping my arms around the screen, the metabolic mouthpiece showed that my calorie count dropped by five calories a minute and my heart rate went down to 128 bpm from the 150 bpm standard.

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WORK IT: Ed S. Fishman works out at the Wellness Center under the guidance of the Wellness Center’s Tony Musto. ries burned, required the most effort to increase my heart rate to 150 bpm (my RPE was 16-17).

According to Musto, this exertion is necessary because my weight was supported by the bicycle seat.

Therefore, while on a bike the user can use fewer leg muscles against the pedals’ resistance, causing fatigue.

The calorie count on the bike over predicted the calories burned by around one calorie a minute

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“If it is too difficult to maintain the workload without cheating, it is better to reduce the workload on the machine and do it correctly,” Musto said in an e-mail.

“As your fitness level improves, you can slowly increase the workload on the machine.”

Ed S. Fishman may be contacted at efishman@themiamihurricane. com.

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Add more voices to ‘Gang of Three’ If you haven’t heard by now (news, pg.

3), a group of three has come together to micromanage financial requests from student groups, individual programs, etc.

While it’s certainly a good idea to tighten the belts around here (see the cover), it might have behooved those that founded the group to think a little more about the membership of it.

The three deciders are LeBlanc, someone whose job is to be aware of the long-term plans of the university; Joseph Natoli, the senior VP of the Division of Business and Finance; and Dean Pascal Goldschmidt, the senior VP of Medical Affairs.

We need to ask questions like, why are there only three members, and more importantly, why have we chosen these three to essentially save us money?

Natoli is clearly a logical and wellqualified choice for the board. LeBlanc is the “big-picture” guy, so it makes sense for him to make sure that there’s enough money to paint that portrait down the road. But why is Dean Goldschmidt there? Let us rephrase. Why is only Dean Goldschmidt there?

A dean representative is a great way to include academics in the discussion of financial matters which will impact their teaching and research. But isn’t it a little unfair that only Goldschmidt gets a say? What do we propose?

A fourth member, with the position rotating among the other deans of the university. We know that UM’s medical program is the cash cow, but let’s level the playing field.

And what of the students themselves? The money is ultimately spent on the well-being of students at UM, but these decisions are made far away from their purview. While we’re adding a member, let’s add two. A non-voting student representative would consult the board and add the students’ perspective to the spending.

The relationship between administrators and students, like any relationship, takes time to build. Trust must be equally traded in order to gain results, in this case, proper monetary allocation.

The students want a voice and every aspect of the university should incorporate that voice.

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by morten hoi jensen

Remembering John Updike (1932-2009) The summer I turned 18 I bought a Penguin paperback edition of John Updike’s novel Rabbit, Run in the back of an antique bookstore in Copenhagen, where I used to go after school. The prose was poetry, demanding to be read aloud.

After the summer I came back to look for more of his books – Roger’s Version, Couples, Marry Me. Over the years he has been with me wherever I’ve studied and occupied my time, whether my dorm room in Canterbury, my

father’s old apartment in Copenhagen or Miami, of course. Even at a small restaurant in Munich I remember being hunched over his collected poems.

John Updike’s death last week of lung cancer at the age of 76 affected me deeply. As a reader, my relationship to him was sometimes ambivalent but always alive. His overwhelming literary output inevitably led to novelistic failures, yet when he succeeded (as he often did) he succeeded with the force and beauty that made him the English language’s most brilliant contemporary stylist. As a writer, nothing escaped his vast and generous scope. His frequent

contributions to The New Yorker, whether poetry, essays or criticism, seemed a necessity for sustaining life, like rays of sunlight.

Now that he is gone, we console ourselves at the thought of the countless books he has left behind, the many other writers whose work he has influenced.

But without him the world seems smaller, poorer. A great mind has left us. I miss him already.

Morten Hoi Jensen is a junior majoring in English and creative writing. He may be contacted at mjensen@themiamihurricane. com.

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“Afghanistan could very well become Obama’s Vietnam.”

– Timothy Heacock, Contributing Columnist

by matt mullin

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Cowboys should focus on the field, not the tube With the Super Bowl this weekend, let’s pause to look at one of the more bizarre stories to come out of the ever-growing and ever-popular NFL. In a league of so many great characters and personalities, it is rare to find a team overwhelmed with negativity. These outlaws of the NFL belong on no other team than the one – most appropriately – named the Dallas Cowboys.

Many wonder where the problems surrounding the team have come from, and, more importantly, who is to blame. Is it the players, the coach, the ownership? A simple answer is, as singer Ben Harper put it, “just look up and you will see what’s coming down.”

When Cowboys fans look up their company tree, I can’t blame them for running from what they see. atop this tree sits Jerry Jones.

Anyone who knows about football knows that Jones is from the same stock as George Steinbrenner of the Yankees. They are both loaded with old money and aren’t afraid to spend it.

Even more frightening for Cowboys fans are his striking similarities to Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. With ideas like “as long as we’re making headlines we’re making money,” how can anyone be surprised that the Cowboys signed two of the most controversial athletes in the sport, Terrell Owens and Adam “Pacman” Jones.

The perennial antics of Owens, while somewhat a distraction to his team, cannot hold a match to Jones’ fire. After several run-ins

with the law, the Cowboys decided that the risk off the field wasn’t paying off on the field, and the Cowboys released Jones earlier this month.

Don’t despair; Jones can still be seen on Fox. However, this time he is running from the police on Cops rather then chasing down receivers. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, famously a popsinger addict, can be found on Entertainment Tonight during the off-season.

Terrell Owens, however, is trying to make a full-on transition into reality television. Move over Jesse “The Bachelor” Palmer, here comes Terrell “I Have a Feminine Side” Owens.

A new reality series, set to be filmed this summer and air on VH1 sometime after, will star Owens and his two best friends/ publicists, Monique Jackson and

Kita Williams. The two will play matchmaker for him and help him re-examine his life.

VH1 must have taken notice of Owens after he was prominently featured in the HBO series Hard Knocks, which documented the Cowboys training camp last summer.

After seeing the way the previous three seasons ended for the Cowboys, I don’t think this is the best time for more distractions, Mr. Jones. If you are really interested in winning more games and not just selling more T.O. jerseys, I think you need to get some different people in the front office before your fans tear that new stadium down.

Matt Mullin is a senior majoring in journalism and creative writing.

He may be contacted at mmullin@ themiamihurricane.com.

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STEPHANIE ELIAS Freshman “Well, I went to Moon...so, uh yeah.”

by timothy heacock

Our future is, frighteningly, in Obama’s hands Reality will set in after the worship the supposedly objective media poured on President Obama’s inauguration has subsided. Laughable comparisons to the unabashedly racist Lincoln along with hordes of shivering fans standing in the cold for our first Global Warming President made it watchable.

Two foreign wars, a crumbling global military empire, an economy teetering on the edge and a looming entitlement crisis combine to create arguably the worst situation a new president has ever faced.

Perhaps the most interesting thing to observe will be the new administration’s foreign policy.

Obama has already promised to double the number of troops

in Afghanistan and will likely leave tens of thousands of “support” troops in Iraq even after the 16-month deadline.

The mountains and valleys of Afghanistan harbor the remnants of some notable empires and history has a chance of repeating itself with the war in Afghanistan in its eighth year. Fighting has already spread to Pakistan with near-daily CIA drone attacks, including one that killed three children last Friday. Congratulations to Obama on his first collateral damage incident, or, as they said in less civilized times, murder.

Afghanistan could very well become Obama’s Vietnam, a war that lasted 14 years and inflamed the whole Central Asian region.

Pakistan will implode if the weakening government can’t protect its people from American attacks.

The possibility of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of reli-

gious nut jobs doesn’t sound fun.

Obama promised to increase the government’s bloated military budget which is already bigger than that of all the other world’s nations combined. Further increases could be seen later when the stimulus fails and military spending is fallaciously touted as the answer.

The economic troubles are far from over and could easily get worse worldwide. The British banking system is on the verge of collapse and there are serious talks of nationalization. Nouriel Roubini, an economist who predicted the recession, estimates U.S. financial losses at $3.6 trillion, half by banks and broker-dealers. Roubini says “the U.S. banking system is effectively insolvent” as the total capitalization of U.S. banks is $1.4 trillion. We could follow the British and see a banking system run by the government quite soon.

The adjusted monetary base has increased from $850 billion in September 2008 to $1.8 trillion today. This is frightening because it took about 25 years for the base to rise to $850 billion from $183 billion. This money forms the foundation for banks to lend money at a multiplier. With zero percent interest rates the banks will lend out their reserves and all this cash.

The result will be a debasement of the dollar and price inflation.

As if the economy wasn’t bad enough, the present value of unfunded liabilities for social security and Medicare is $100 trillion.

These programs need major overhauls and cuts very soon so future generations won’t be enslaved by this enormous debt.

Timothy Heacock is a junior majoring in finance. He may be contacted at theacock@ themiamihurricane.com.

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CHIRS HARTZ Senior “I made some dank homemade tomatillo sauce and smothered it all over some steaks…mmm.”

NAHID SHAIKH Junior “Jack Daniels.”

Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

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Flight of the Conchords at BankUnited Center Tuesday, April 7, 2009 ticketmaster.com

Each Wednesday night, a loyal crowd assembles outside the Cosford Cinema. Both members of the Cinematic Arts Commission (CAC) and fellow students look forward to a break from their busy schedules by engrossing themselves in the films shown at the campus theater. However, the number of students taking advantage of these free screenings is not as high as it could be.

Some find the weeknight showings to be a challenge. Between academic commitments, club meetings and work obligations, students are either unable to attend because of busy schedules, or are frustrated to find the later showing filled to capacity. To make it more convenient for students, the CAC and Blyth Daylong, an assistant to the dean of the School of Communication who schedules and books the films, have coordinated their efforts. Additional weekend showings have been added to the Cosford schedule. As Scott Sandefur, chair of the CAC, explained, “We’re giving students more opportunities to see the movies we have.”

The CAC will continue to show movies on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. but have now added viewings on Saturdays at 10 p.m. and Sundays at 8 p.m.

“We hope to increase attendance for the weekends, especially since CAC pays to have the movies free to students on the weekend and they are usually very good movies,” Sandefur said.

The films to be screened this semester comprise an interesting lineup, including Bolt and The Wrestler.

“We even got a documentary in there somehow,” Sandefur added with a laugh.

“It’s fun and convenient to just go to a movie with your friends right on campus,” junior Nadja Koch said. “I think the new encore schedule is a really great idea because it just gives us a lot more options as to when we want to see a movie. Wednesday nights can be really busy for a lot of people, so I think these new weekend screenings are great.”

Of this semester’s movies’ varying genres, Sandefur said, “We show what the people want to see,” though only club members can vote.

“We want to show a movie that the most people will turn out for.”

For more information on the Cinematic Arts Commission and the Cosford film schedule, students are encouraged to stop by the Hurricane Productions office (UC206), or visit the CAC Facebook Group.

Danielle Kaslow may be contacted at dkaslow@themiamihurricane.com.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Original Daily Bread Market

BY JULIANA ACCIOLY CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Traveling to the Middle East can be complicated these days, but a stop at the Original Daily Bread Market on the corner of US-1 and 24th Avenue will satisfy a craving for the exotic with a perfectly harmonious tour of the other side of the world’s cuisine.

Middle Eastern archways adorn the entrance of this market/ restaurant/bakery that showcases food, kitchenware, hookahs, music and even brightly colored traditional clothing from Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.

Start a meal with a bag of homemade fresh pita ($1.75), a soft, pillowy bread that is great for scooping up the delicious appetizers or mezzes, which range from $.50 for a side order of yogurt to $6.50 for stuffed grape leaves. The baba ghanoush, made with roasted eggplant and tahini (sesame seed paste), and the lentil pilaf were both first-rate.

Perfectly cooked falafel and gyro sandwiches – large, fresh, and filling – range from $4.50 to $5.95, but try the platters for a more comprehensive meal. The sweet Lamb Kafta Kabob platter ($7.95) is served with a nice combination of hummus, tabouli, pita bread and a simple green salad that comes alive with a delicious lemon mint dressing. The hummus (the Arabic word for chickpea) was smooth and savory, and the tabouli – a tart

parsley, bulgur and tomato salad – was impeccably fresh. The lentil soup ($1.75) was also substantial, with a savory and intriguing mix of herbs.

Any of the baklava will make for a delightful ending. Individual pieces can be purchased at the desert counter for $1.50 or customers can opt for the take-home trays with assorted pieces, which range from $12 to $32.

Customers can also get equally flavorful, inexpensive food on-thego at the market, which occupies a third of the venue. The spinach pies ($4.50) and the 8 oz. containers of hummus, tabouli, baba ghanoush and grape leaves ($3.25) are easy to stock in dorm fridges.

Juliana Accioly may be contacted at jaccioly@themiamihurricane.com.

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Museum exhibit explores influence, art, science and history of Latin music

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Have you ever tried mixing like the DJs on South Beach?

Have you wondered how Miami became headquarters of the Latin music industry? Check out the “Music Música” exhibit at the Miami Science Museum to find out.

Guests step into “American Sabor,” the first half of the bilingual exhibit, which is dedicated to the role Latinos have played in shaping popular music. Sabor means taste in Spanish, a perfect adjective for the bright plaques and rhythmic Latin music that greet visitors.

“American Sabor” is divided into five Latin music hubs: New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, San Antonio and San Francisco.

Informative displays, video performances, oral histories and listening stations allow visitors to appreciate the struggles and achievements of Latin musicians. In NYC, visitors can enjoy the Latininfluenced introduction to “Rapper’s Delight.” Then, in the Miami section, watch a performance by the Spam Allstars, who will return to the 305 in March for Langerado.

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members of Los Illegals and The Brat in L.A. In San Francisco, the congas played by Santana percussionist Michael Carabello are present for viewing, and curious attendees can learn to play the opening hook of “Oye Como Va” on the exhibit’s interactive keyboard.

“American Sabor” also features Latin musicians who were often forced to hide their ethnic backgrounds.

“Ritchie Valens was popular when I was growing up,” said Pete Nelson, a tourist from Iowa.

“I didn’t realize he was of Mexican descent.”

After crossing the wooden mambo dance floor, visitors enter

ing, performing and listening to music. The interactive displays compensate for the academia of “American Sabor.” Unlike most museums, visitors are encouraged to be loud. Explore the future of music by playing a laser harp or, for the more outgoing, hop in front of a green screen to make a personalized music video. Music trivia buffs will enjoy studying the car Brian Eno decorated for the cover of U2’s Achtung Baby, taking a virtual tour of Abbey Road studio or answering trivia about designers of famous rock albums like the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers.

Marlene Hawkins, the museum’s director of Retail and Visitor Services, explained the exhibit’s appeal, saying, “Most everybody loves music. Everyone who If You Go walks through the exhibit will find a common bond.

What: The “Music Música” One thing the museum is exhibit trying to do is bring people When: Daily through Feb. together.”

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The museum, just a Where: Miami Science 15-minute drive north on US 1 from campus, is hostMuseum, 3280 South Miami ing “Music Música” until Avenue Feb. 22 and offers a $16 Cost: $16 with student ID student rate.

“Access All Areas,” the second half of “Music Música,” which is an exploration of the history, art and science behind produc-

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The Hurricanes’ recent dominance of the Maryland Terrapins came to a halt Saturday night when Miami lost 73-68 on the road.

Coming into the game, head coach Frank Haith and company had won four in a row against the Terps and six of the last seven.

Maryland (14-7, 3-4) led by as many as 11 in the second half as the Canes couldn’t cut the deficit to less than five. The last time UM led in the game was with 4:44 left in the first half.

Miami (14-7, 3-5) has lost three in a row, including backto-back overtime losses, and its recent struggles could not have come at a worse time: the Canes face a daunting three-game stretch starting Wednesday night when they host sixth-ranked Wake Forest (17-2, 4-2) at the BankUnited Center. ‘’I don’t really have a whole lot other than to say they just totally played harder than us, played tougher than us, more physical

than us,’’ Haith said. “They took the game to us right from the start and never let up.’’

Once again the offense struggled to protect the basketball, turning it over 15 times with only 11 assists. The Terrapins, on the other hand, committed just seven turnovers while dishing out 17 assists.

Junior guard Greivis Vasquez missed the third triple-double in program history by one assist, putting up totals of 11 points, 10 rebounds, and nine dishes.

Although he struggled with his shot – going four of 15 from the field – Vasquez did not commit a turnover in his 35 minutes of action.

Senior guard Jack McClinton scored a team-high 18 points as friends and family from nearby Baltimore watched from the stands.

McClinton struggled with his shot, however, knocking down just six of his 15 attempts.

The only other Hurricane in double digits was junior guard James Dews, who notched 13 points.

As a team, UM shot 40.7 percent, but the Terps didn’t fare much better, converting 41.5 percent of their attempts.

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by mixing up their defenses and forcing them to settle for 3-point shots. The Hurricanes matched a season-high with 31 attempts from beyond the arc, making just 10.

With a mixture of full-court pressure, 2-3 zones and box-andone defenses employed against the Orange and Green, junior forward Dwayne Collins, redshirt junior forward Adrian Thomas and senior forward Brian Asbury, who had been hot over the previous few games, combined for just 15 points.

“We missed shots and we didn’t have the presence of our post players,” Haith said. “They pushed us away from the basket and we turned the ball over.”

After Wednesday night’s primetime ESPN2 matchup, Miami hits the road to face topranked Duke (19-2, 6-1) before facing fifth-ranked North Carolina (19-2, 5-2) the following Sunday at the BankUnited Center. ‘’We have a tough game on Wednesday,’’ Haith said. “Wake Forest. Tough game. We’ve got to get ourselves ready to go, and get ready to compete against Wake Forest.’’

Anthony Vega may be contacted at avega@themiamihurricane.com.

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Missed opportunities, shots doom Canes

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BY KEVIN CLARK CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

The popular video game Rock Band is one of several new competitions in the 2009 edition of SportsFest, which will be held from Feb. 6-8.

In addition, SportsFest will feature a new tennis game with a clocked serve speed, the popular home run derby and a modified obstacle course.

SportsFest is the springtime event that pits students in the residence halls, apartments, University Village and commuters against one another.

The tradition dates back to 1986, when Hecht challenged Stanford to an athletic competition and won. Since then, the rest of the campus has joined the fray, generating the campuswide buzz.

“SportsFest kind of gets everyone involved,” junior Emily Bouck said. “Everyone has a good time.”

New events such as Rock Band are voted in every year by the SportsFest Committee.

“They pick what they want in again, and then they look at the schedule, go back and forth and decide what best fits the schedule and what the best sports would be,” said Tom Soria, who oversees intramurals and special events at the Wellness Center.

Soria said that SportsFest’s goal is to help bring the campus together, particularly those who live in different residences.

“I think the most important aspect is the relationship it builds between residences,” Soria said.

“Once you’re there, you’ll see people and say ‘Oh, I’ve seen them, I just didn’t know who they were,’ and then you know them.”

Kevin Clark may be contacted at kclark@themiamihurricane.com.

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Wake Forest deals team sixth ACC loss

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

Things continue to get tougher for the University of Miami women’s basketball team as it lost its sixth ACC game of the season to Wake Forest, 78-69.

The Canes (11-10, 1-6) trailed by double digits for the entire second half and could not complete a comeback.

Wake Forest (14-5, 2-4) led by as many as 23 points, but the Hurricanes continued to fight and push the Demon Deacons until the end of the game.

“In the huddle we felt like we had it,” head coach Katie Meier said. “We wanted to pull off a heroic comeback. We all were feeling confident. It just didn’t go our way.”

An offensive spurt by Wake Forest came in the first half with the Demon Deacons marking 47 points and shooting 50 percent from the field.

Miami was held to 39 percent from the field, making just 16 percent of their 3-pointers. The Hurricanes outscored the Demon Deacons in the second half, but it was too late.

“We played the same way on defense in the first half, but we had no energy,” said Meier, whose team trailed 47-40 at the break.

“We made adjustments at halftime.

We are the type to play aggressive and take chances.”

On the boards, Wake Forest killed the Canes with a 50-33 advantage.

“We rebounded really good,” Wake Forest head coach Mike Peterson said. “We really talked about the importance of it before the game. They had some really good athletes. We just did a great job.”

Meier counted out numerous opportunities to score – 10 missed free throws and eight missed layups – that were all chances for Miami to close the gap.

“That’s 26 points,” Meier said. “Those shots [have] got to go in. We had the momentum and we

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OUTSTRETCHED: Hurricane LaToya Drake and Wake Forest’s Corinne Groves reach for possession at the women’s game on Sunday. The Hurricanes lost to Wake Forest 78-69. have to make them. Seven of them were right-handed layups. It hurts to miss those and see them hit a 3-pointer.”

Freshman forward Shenise Johnson continued her outstanding play by scoring a career-high 22 points. Johnson leads all freshman in the ACC in scoring.

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the team.”

Freshman guard Riquna Williams finished with 15 points despite fighting foul trouble.

In her first collegiate start, Demon Deacon freshman guard Secily Ray had career-highs with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

“I felt nervous at first, but I calmed down. It felt good being out there.” Ray said.

Meier still feels confident that if Miami plays all 40 minutes with

energy, the team’s record will improve.

“We have to stay focused and keep moving,” Meier said. “We are an energy team. We feed off each other’s energy.”

Miami now travels to Edwardsville, Ill., to face SIU- Edwardsville at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at lledoux@themiamihurricane.com.

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BRIEFS SWIMMING/DIVING Miami defeats FIU in race, earns diving victories Miami picked up 22 top-three times on Saturday as the Hurricanes defeated Florida International 152-79 at the Bay Vista Aquatics Complex in Miami, Fla. In the final dual race of the season before the ACC Championships in late February, the Canes (10-7) finished with their best record since combining the men’s and women’s programs.

Junior Brittany Viola took the three-meter diving event, while senior Jenna Dreyer won the one-meter springboard in her first action since Oct. 25 at Duke.

UM swept the 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly. In team spots, the Hurricanes posted top times in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestlyle relay. Freshman Ryann Labreche finished first in both the 200 and 500 freestyles.

The Canes improved to 9-0 all-time against the Panthers (2-9).

SOCCER Women earn accolades following strong season University of Miami freshman goalkeeper Vikki Alonzo was named to the Soccer Buzz Third-Team Freshman All-American squad and sophomore defender Brittney Macdonald earned a spot on the All-Southeast Third-Team.

Alonzo also made it on the Southeast All-Freshman Team after recording a school-record 11 shutouts, shattering the previous record of six. She already ranks first in school history in singleseason saves (114), goals-against-average (0.88) and minutes in goal (2,055).

Macdonald was an integral part of Alonzo’s record-setting season and was named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week in week 10.

Information compiled by Christina De Nicola from hurricanesports.com

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Men and women notch more wins No. 13 women defeat pair of ranked teams

BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

The 13th-ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team disposed of 47thranked Utah 7-0 and 23rd-ranked Tennessee 5-2 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center over the weekend to qualify for the ITA National Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis., starting on Feb. 12.

Eighth-ranked sophomore Julia Cohen, junior Laura Vallverdu and 50th-ranked sophomore Michaela Kissell each earned a pair of victories in singles play and improved to 5-0 on the 2009 season.

“We’ve got probably one of the best 1-23-4’s in the country,” Coach Paige YaroshukTews said. “It’s a tough and deep lineup. If we’re looking to go pretty far this season and end up potentially top-five in the country, this is what we’re going to have to do.”

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has won in two sets in every competition this year.

“We’re where we want to be,” YaroshukTews said. “We need to get a little more consistency at the bottom of the lineup, but the team’s healthy and they’re playing and competing hard.”

The 22nd-ranked men’s team bounced back from a 2-0 deficit to beat 46th-ranked Denver, 5-2, Sunday afternoon in the consolation round of the ITA Kickoff Classic at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.

After the Pioneers (2-2) took a 2-0 lead off the doubles point and Martin Zimmerman’s win in the first position, junior Hector Nieto picked up a 6-4, 6-2 straight-sets victory in the sixth position in his 2009 debut.

On Saturday, 24th-ranked Alabama (20) defeated the Canes 4-0 by wrapping up the doubles point and three straight-sets singles matches.

Miami (2-2) hosts 60th-ranked Clemson (2-2) in the ACC opener at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

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Should I pursue this unrequited love?

Dear Hurriqueen, There’s this guy on my floor who I’ve been chasing since last semester. Looks-wise, he’s a 10 and I’m a 7. But when it comes to personality, I think we’re 100 percent compatible. The problem is that I think he doesn’t look at us as anything beyond friends.

It’s always me stopping by his room to hear him ask for advice on the girls he lusts after.

I’ve been hoping that eventually he’d take it to another level, but I don’t want to waste any more time or say anything to him. I think it’s time for a new strategy. Do you have any ideas?

-Say I’m just a friend?

Dear Reader, Like it or not, everything in life comes down to one thing: status. This is apparent in all human interactions, especially relationships.

Case in point: Next time you take a walk around campus, look for a couple holding hands. Inevitably, one half of the seemingly picture-perfect union will appear more interested and devoted.

At this moment, he or she has forfeited all power in the relationship. Once this couple’s power shifts – which it must if the relationship is going to work – the weaker of the two will have gained the power.

You say you and your floor fella are “100 percent compatible.” Really, now? Does the power in your friendship

ever shift, or are you maintaining his status by being the girl who always stops by his room to listen to his problems?

If the answer is yes, then you must show some restraint. You may have willingly put your heads over your heels for this boy, but it’s time to stand up straight and have some dignity. Stop randomly visiting his room. Let him make the next visit and observe to see if he is coming for support or to see how you’ve been. If and when this happens, you’ll know the power has shifted.

But heed the lesson in the following Chinese proverb: “It is easy to seize power, but difficult to maintain it.” In your situation, this means you can’t expect

for him to keep coming to you. So take a little, but give a little.

Up until now we’ve analyzed the dynamic of your friendship with this boy so that you could establish some balance. Unfortunately, there’s no strategy for winning his affection. It’s either there or it’s not. And if and when you receive the power in this situation, you’ll be able to tell if he talks to you to get something more than advice.

XOXO, Hurriqueen Please send any and all worthy questions to hurriqueen@themiamihurricane.com.

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Graduation with Honors Requirements to Graduate with University/Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude) for Undergraduate Students On September 7, 2008, the Faculty Senate passed new legislation which changes the requirements to graduate with Latin/University honors. The new regulations state that Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude) will be determined by a minimum GPA unique to the school or college from which the student is graduating.

The change applies only to undergraduate students already enrolled.

Students who enroll beginning in Fall 2009 will not have the option to write a thesis but will receive Latin/University honors based only on the minimum GPA for their school or college as described below.

The GPA required will change each academic year (beginning with the fall semester) and will be based on the cumulative GPA of the previous year’s graduating class.

The top 5% of the graduating class will receive summa cum laude within each individual school or college; the next 10% will receive magna cum laude and the next 10% cum laude.

Eligibility for Latin/University honors for each student is determined by the lower of two GPAs: •UM cumulative graduation GPA •Combination GPA (UM cumulative graduation GPA + Transfer GPA) Students must meet the required GPA by the completion of the final semester within his/her school or college to be eligible to graduate with the honor without the requirement of a thesis and six credit hours of independent study.

Students who do not meet the GPA required within their school or college but meet the minimum GPA noted on the Honors Program website (www.miami.edu/honorsprogram) have the option to write a thesis for summa cum laude or magna cum laude.

No thesis is required to obtain the honor cum laude.

Please visit our website at www.miami.edu/honorsprogram for specific GPA requirements for academic year 2008-2009 within your college/school Students who would like to pursue the option to write a thesis must submit an application to declare their candidacy to graduate with summa or magna cum laude. The application can be obtained from the Honors Program and Office of Academic Enhancement (Bldg. 21 Y). In using this option, students are required to write a thesis or submit a creative project under the direction of a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty member and complete six credit hours of thesis work.