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MUY CALIENTE: “It’s organized madness with flavor, “ said junior Maria Elena Cases of the club Salsa Craze. Michael Casciato, a senior, dances with Cynthia Fleischmann, a junior, during a meeting of Salsa Craze last night.

Salsa Craze meets every Wednesday and Friday at the University Center. “We have about 160 members of all levels.

We teach basic to high and have different workshops,” said junior Alao Miombella, the president of the club.

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SG president to speak with education school dean about name change Student Government President Brandon Gross discussed possible name changes for the University of Miami School of Education with the SG Senate yesterday.

“I thought student input was important because the name of the school is going to show up on their diploma,” Gross said.

According to Gross, there are about five different options for the School of Education new name. One name includes the School

of Education and Community Well-Being.

The senate preferred including “Sports Science” in the name as 66 percent of the students major in this field.

Gross is planning to schedule a meeting with Isaac Prilleltensky, the dean of the School of Education, to discuss these concerns.

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ON THE COVER: Junior forward Adrian Thomas screams and celebrates following a big play against Wake Forest Wednesday night. The Canes crushed the Demon Deacons, 79-52.

CORRECTION: The tennis picture that ran on page 14 last Wednesday was of Julia Cohen, not Laura Vallverdu.

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Online dating latest experiment for college kids Virtual love can be the real deal

BY JOE BRAUN CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

We’ve all seen the commercials: charmingly insincere smiles, falsely united ideals, convincingly unbreakable bonds forged deep in the flaming pit of global information technology via the precise application of a standardized online survey.

We poke fun, we doubt, we swear resistance to the Internet’s pervasive encroachment on romance and human nature, yet many college students have turned to online dating to spark a romance.

Is this relatively new, impersonal method of romantic union an example of humankind’s increasing impatience and the imminent demise of romance? Is Internet dating creeping up on the exceedingly difficult and outdated “right place, right time” notion of love?

Junior Kenza Kebaili believes that online dating does fit the idea of romantic immediacy.

“People meet on eHarmony, they date, and they end up married,” Kebaili said of a couple she knows that recently graduated and gave love on the Web a shot.

Whether you’re a fan of social networking or not, the concept itself is indisputably fundamental to our survival; we gathered to hunt, we gathered to grow, we gathered to reproduce – this much is obvious. However, the moral questions raised by the online dating phenomena must place emphasis

Popular dating Web sites Chemistry.com eHarmony.com Match.com OkCupid.com Yahoo! Personals Singles.net J Date Craigslist personals

on the method, not the undeniable human inclination to find a companion. eHarmony.com claims to efficiently employ “scientific matching” through a 29-dimension “compatibility matching system” – rather than scour dating sites for appealing pictures or descriptions, sites such as eHarmony, Chemistry.com and Match.com use detailed questionnaires to model an individual’s romantic personality.

As Match.com says, “take the lottery out of love” and become part of a quasi-community of interested love-seekers.

“It has its merits. It’s a good idea for shy or busy people,” sophomore Hillary Weiss said. “There’s a lot of skepticism about it because it’s so new and freaks some people out. One of the concepts drilled into our brains this day and age is that anyone can say anything they want about themselves online.”

Tom Makowski, a junior, sees his college years as a basis for individualization. When it comes to dating, he expects the typical student to be looking for “nothing too serious, something steady, and the ability to be an individual while sharing similar ideals, similar interests.”

For some upperclassman, the possibilities of online dating apply directly to this view. Web sites such as eHarmony and Match.com illuminate very specific personality traits as applied to romance. But what about the accuracy of personality predictors and the impersonality of online socializing?

If our generation is suited for online dating, are we college students old enough to use it? Michaela Baril, a junior, thinks it’s debatable, adding that her friends say that “some people our age use online dating sites, but they’re not in school, they’re in the real world already.” The campus view trends towards the view of online dating as experimental, like so many of our other decisions. If college is all about taking chances and romance is a chance encounter, add online dating to the list.

As Chemistry.com would ask, “are you ready to experience real chemistry?” If so, like Match.com says, “it’s ok to look.”

TATIANA COHEN // Hurricane Staff

MEET YOUR MATCH: A growing number of college students are turning to online dating sites to get to know fellow students.

Joe Braun may be contacted at jbraun@themiamihurricane.com.

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Student board addresses parking SG initiative rules on ticket appeals, explores options

BY RAMON GALIANA STAFF NEWS WRITER

CHELSEA MATIASH // Photo Editor

WHEELS ON THE BUS: Graduate students Alexis Ortiz (foreground) and Yijia Liu (right), and sophomore Steve Taglia, ride the Hurry ‘Cane shuttle Wednesday. The Department of Parking and Transportation advisory board comprises students which make decisons about UM transportation.

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Ever feel frustrated or lost in a sea of full parking spaces - or have you ever waited a bit longer for the Hurry ‘Canes shuttle to pick you up on a cold, cold day?

Ever wonder where student suggestions and complaints about parking, shuttles, and other transportation issues end up?

The Department of Parking and Transportation Advisory Board is a group of six students who are responsible for gathering student input on a number of transportation programs at the University.

Composed of three campus residents, two commuters, and one University Village (UV) resident, the board’s primary purpose is to gather student’s

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concerns and opinions about campus transportation issues. It also renders decisions on parking appeals that students submit via MyUM upon receiving a parking ticket.

“It’s made up of a diverse group of students so that we make sure we have a cross-section of students represented,” said Richard Sobaram,director of the Department of Parking and Transportation, “This is really to make sure that we get a student’s perspective with regards to parking on campus, the shuttle service, and more.”

Sobaram, having begun his job last semester, worked closely with Student Government President Brandon Gross to establish the board.

“This is something that didn’t exist in the past,” said Gross, a senior, “Something that was glaring and missing with parking and transportation.”

Gross, who made a campaign promise last spring to ease congestion on the Coral Gables campus, worked closely with the Department and the advisory board to open Wellness Center parking lots to commuters. Now, the board is concerned with promoting

shuttle access to the Serpentine Parking Lot by the Bank United Center.

Dan Lazaro, a senior, has headed the advisory board since its creation last semester.

“It’s basically the facilitator group between the students and the administration getting their concerns and suggestions,” said Lazaro. “We’re starting to more accurately solicit student feedback.”

The main focus of the board is to now improve upon the current University transportation system, according to Lazaro. They concentrate on fixing what is working improperly with parking and transportation. A study is being conducted on campus shuttle efficiency to identify where the deficiencies are in the University shuttle system.

The board also decides on whether student-submitted appeals for parking citations are sufficient or not to be overturned.

Ramon Galiana may be contacted at rgaliana@themiamihurricane.com.

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WHAT IS ‘NON-PARTISAN POLITICS,’ ALEX?

Tougher standards follow raids in Coconut Grove Popular bars face crackdown

BY ED S. FISHMAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

MATT WALLACH // Hurricane Staff

DAILY DOUBLE: The Council for Democracy, a non-partisan political group, held their first meeting of the semester at the University Center last night. To kick off a new semester, the Council for Democracy held a game of “Democracy Jeopardy.”

Cristian Robiou raises his hand to answer a question in the game.

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Coconut Grove’s Boardwalk Tavern and Barracuda Raw Bar and Grill were raided last Friday.

Both licensees were issued an official notice for selling or giving alcohol to persons under the age of 21, according to Kitrina Dean of the Office of Communication in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

The Miami-Dade Police Department arrested six people within Boardwalk and two outside the premises. The people arrested outside were ticketed for underage possession.

The amount of people arrested at Barracuda was unavailable, but some people were arrested on

charges related to fighting. Undercover officers from the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco had intended to enter the building but could not because of crowds and a fight.

Greg DeBolt, the general manager of Boardwalk, said he will take one dollar off pizza purchases for any UM student showing a valid over-21 identification.

Tavern is also increasing their emphasis on preventing underage drinking in their bar. Pedro Quiros, the general manager at Tavern, asks anyone with an identification card that has a “real” or “authentic” hologram to realize their identification will not work.

“Any ID that says ‘authentic’ or ‘real’ is a dead giveaway that it’s a fake. No state uses that as a hologram,” he said.

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Bringing ‘Sixties’ back: popular UM class resurrected Examination of decade returns in fall

BY ELLE HEBEL CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

After five years, University of Miami professors Don Spivey, Tim Watson and David Wilson are reopening “The Sixties,” a course devoted to teaching students about this time period by inviting faculty members to share their personal experiences or expertise.

The course was first offered in the fall semester of 2002 by Spivey, a history professor, and English professor Zack Bowen. Positive student evaluations brought the class back in the fall semester of 2004.

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However, Bowen retired in 2007, and Spivey did not want to organize the class alone. With the help of Watson and Wilson, new plans for the class in the fall semester of 2009 went into action.

Unlike most classes at UM that end their semester with a final exam, “The Sixties” had a faculty and student performance of music from the time period. Spivey plans to continue that tradition in 2009 and is already in contact with most of the original band members.

In 2004, 48 faculty members took part in the panels and discussions held during class. Even President Donna E. Shalala attended to share her Peace Corps stories with the students. Spivey has already received about 350 response emails from former and new volunteers for the upcoming class.

“This is the only course at the university that represents every school and department at the university,” Spivey said.

The Fall 2009 course is expected be offered Tuesdays from 6:25-9:05 pm.

Elle Hebel may be contacted at ehebel@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Juicy Campus shuts down to mixed reaction

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Controversial site mourned, loathed

BY CHELSEA KATE ISAACS NEWS EDITOR

After a year and a half of facilitating collegiate gossip, cyber rumormonger Juicy Campus announced yesterday that it will officially go out of business today.

The Web site allowed college students from over 500 campuses nationwide to anonymously post rumors and discuss the private lives of others. Matt Ivester, founder and CEO of Juicy Campus, said that a lack of online ad revenue and venture capital is what caused the demise of the site.

“Unfortunately, even with great traffic and strong user loyalty, a business can’t survive and grow without a steady stream of revenue to support it,” Ivester wrote in an open letter sent via e-mail yesterday. “In these historically difficult economic times, online ad revenue has plummeted and venture capital funding has dissolved. Juicy Campus’ exponential growth outpaced our ability to muster the resources needed to survive this economic downturn, and as a result, we are closing down the site as of Feb. 5, 2009.”

Ivester thanked those who participated in “meaningful discussion about online privacy and internet censorship,” issues that stirred up controversy while the site was active.

When word of the site’s closing reached the University of Miami, student reactions were mixed.

“It’s good that it closed because a lot of things that were said were wrong and a lot of them were lies,” senior Isabelle Beulaygue said.

Other students were less familiar with the site, including law student Melissa Esposito, who said she “had no idea what it was.”

Chelsea Kate Isaacs may be reached at cisaacs@themiamihurricane.com.

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opinion Editorial

by sam rotenberg

Stimulating classes, collaborations offer best learning

Recycling is good for you and the planet

Class. It’s that thing that takes up your time between drinking and sleeping, we know.

Whether it’s that intro class that you think is simply a waste of time or that last requirement of your major with that professor that you HATE, class gets a bad rap around most college campuses.

That’s why we were so excited to hear about a new offering – or a reprisal of an old offering – featuring a collaboration of professors which focuses on the 1960s. A turbulent time period rife for discussion and debate is precisely the kind of thing that keeps college campuses buzzing.

The most encouraging thing, though? It’s a class that was revived by the efforts of professors who care and student evaluations that really said something. It wasn’t the Academic Bulletin that said it had to be there, it was the people involved who saw a void and filled it. It took five years and some retooling to get back together (which stinks for the class of 2009), but come this fall, “The Sixties” are going to be hot once again at Miami.

Far too often, we students view class as an obstacle, an impediment to actual college enjoyment. What we forget is that for hundreds of millions around the world, the idea of an American secondary education is the loftiest of dreams. And it’s classes like this one which make it so.

So to students and professors of UM, here’s your homework. Think of a class that you’d like to see. Maybe it’s a collaborative effort, maybe it’s the resources of one professor who’s stuck teaching what they have to and not what they want to.

Maybe it’s for a semester or maybe it’s just for one night. But the best learning, the lessons we remember for the rest of our lives, is done through a collaborative effort between teacher and student. And when “The Sixties” rolls around next fall, we’re all going to see the power that combination can hold.

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It wasn’t for any specific reason that I was feeling good on the night of January 27. I had – by circumstance – been ousted from my residence for the evening, and so (giving my roommate time) I wrote this.

My night started when I dropped my backpack off at my room, and left in such a rushed daze that the only things I managed to grab were an orange from the fridge and a dollar I already had in my pocket.

Walking down Stanford Drive, I noticed four square-shaped plastic bags in front of the Toppel building, and with all the time in the world having been neatly wrapped up and handed to me, I decided to spend a few extra minutes checking out the contents of the bag.

It turned out that they were filled with all types of cardboard boxes. This was

hilariously convenient, because for two weeks now I have lived with no physical trash can (as my roommate and I have had to throw them away) in my room, only for me to find four whole garbage bags full of disposable trashcans!

I took another few minutes to enjoy my orange and appreciate the situation, grabbed two of the bags and started back for my room. During the walk back, I laughed more to myself upon coming to the realization that what I was doing was actually “recycling,” and felt infinitely virtuous as it is not normally a part of my nature to recycle.

I get back to my room and start to empty out my pockets, and out comes the dollar. The first thing that came to mind was “It’s all about the green.”

I stopped, thought about it, and was stunned by the many entendres (as I had been recycling all night!). Not only that, but my sweatshirt was orange. “Wait – I had an orange!” was the next thought to

cross my mind. Awesome.

I sat down with a pen and paper and after reflecting on the night’s activities, decided to start the Green (and Orange) initiative. The member’s initiative is to take only an orange (preferably) and some green – no more than a dollar – and spend some time going on an adventure where you contemplate life and try to recycle at least one thing.As the first essay of the Green (and Orange) initiative, here is what I learned: Recycling is more than just something you do to the earth, it’s something you can do for yourself. To discover how to sustain the earth, I had to spend time with it. The same, I believe, can be said for ourselves.

Sam Rotenberg is a sophomore majoring in philosophy. He may be contacted at srotenberg@themiamihurricane.com.

‘student science’ by andrew blitman

Earth’s oceans face a perilous future According to a study in Sunday’s edition of the journal Nature Geoscience, humanity’s carbon-emitting ways could significantly affect the future of the planet’s oceans.

Gary Schaffer, author of the study and a professor at the University of Copenhagen, examined the ocean’s long-term reactions to anthropologic emissions and current patterns of climate change.

In the worst scenario, society continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rhythm. The atmosphere’s carbon dioxide concentration quadruples and the planet’s mean temperature increases by nine degrees Fahrenheit.

Subsequently, the seas absorb an increasing amount of carbon dioxide from the skies. The oceans, in turn, become more acidic as the carbon dioxide fuses

with water.

The increase in acidity causes the oceans’ pH to drop. As a consequence, the oceans’ dissolved oxygen levels follow a similar pattern.

Warmer waters, the result of global warming and rising anthropologic carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate the acidification process. The naturally low dissolved oxygen levels associated with warm waters further exacerbate the effects of oxygen depletion. If the oxygen level falls too low, entire swaths of ocean can become what marine biologists call “dead zones” – places where oxygen levels are too low to support multi-cellular organisms.

Currently, about two percent of the oceans’ area qualifies as a dead zone.

Should the worst-case scenario come to pass, the study says, that number could inflate to 20 percent of the oceans’ area within the next 100,000 years. However,

the effects would become immediately noticeable by the end of the century and omnipresent within a few millennia.

If humans halt carbon emissions by the end of the century, air temperatures will climax by 2200. The seas, acidified and heated, will continue to warm up for another two or three thousand years before stabilizing.

The rising temperatures could squelch as much as 50 percent of the sea’s dissolved oxygen, while the falling pH would threaten all shelled marine creatures. The carbonic acid, created as seawater absorbs atmospheric carbon dioxide, reacts with the calcium carbonate found in the skeletons of corals and the exoskeletons of mollusks and zooplankton.

Andrew Blitman is a freshman majoring in marine science. He may be contacted at ablitman@themiamihurricane.com.

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“Not only is this not the greatest Super Bowl ever, it isn’t even the best in the last 365 days.”

– Matt Mullin, Contributing Columnist

by matt mullin

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Was the Super Bowl all that super?

As soon as Ben Roethlisberger connected with Santonio Holmes for the Super Bowl-winning touchdown, it was obvious what was going to litter the airwaves the next day.

“Was this the greatest Super Bowl ever? Where does this one rank among the other great games?”

Listen people, not only is this not the greatest Super Bowl ever, it isn’t even the best in the last 365 days. Just to quantify this, I am not a Giants fan.

It’s amazing how short our memories are. Just because the game was a lot better than every-

one anticipated, don’t blow it out of proportion.

At least an exciting game made it worthwhile for the thousands of Pittsburgh fans in attendance and the seven Cardinals fans who managed to make the trip.

While the game was certainly entertaining, the commercials seemed to lack their usual appeal. A few were funny, but most seemed like an average commercial. They were missing their usual star power and humor.

The price of commercials isn’t the only financial news coming out of the Super Bowl this year. Bank of America is taking a lot of heat for spending some of their $45 billion taxpayer bailout to sponsor the fan festival that ac-

companies the game.

I can’t blame people for being upset. First they give bad loans and ask for forgiveness from the government, then they get a huge check and give some of it to football, a sport where the only people making more than the players are the owners. To top it off, they charge people nearly $20 to get in.

If you’re taking our tax dollars and using it to pay for this, the least you could do is let people in for free. The last time I checked, city parks and public schools were free. Why make us pay twice?

Probably because you messed up and need the little money you left us to keep from going under.

However, there is a lesson for our economy to take away from

this year’s Super Bowl: If Ben Roethlisberger can come back from reckless driving and crashing his motorcycle into a bus to win the Super Bowl, then anything is possible.

Maybe our economy, with enough rehab and practice, can rise to glory after some reckless lending and crashing directly into a wall (Wall Street, that is). Even if just makes it back to the playoffs, we’d be happy. At least it’s a start.

MARCELO GADIA Sophomore “No, I don’t want to.”

JOHN D’AMBRA Sophomore “Probably not, just because I dont see it as a priority.”

Ubiquitous elitism in the musical arena solo journeys to the record store – a visit marked by a long inner debate about purchasing Big Willie Style or Wyclef ’s The Carnival. On that particular day, Willie from Philly prevailed. And shelling out $15 to repeatedly listen to “Miami” was then much more logical than saving up for a pair of Jordans. The trip was more an event than a simple transaction.

That’s because when record stores mattered, people didn’t mind endlessly searching through piles and piles of old 45s and tapes in hopes that someone accidentally misplaced a Brand Nubian cassette or a Talking Heads vinyl.

Simply put, genuine music fans lived and breathed music, and researched it accordingly.

And fittingly, after all the years of crate digging, these collections eventually amounted to nothing more than…collections.

Like your uncle’s Finnish coins or your granny’s stamps from 1941, these piles of “coveted” records are pretty much obsolete.

Are you going to get your yearbook photo taken?

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

He may be contacted at mmullin@ themiamihurricane.com.

by dan buyanovsky

This may take a memory jog, but do you remember going to a record store and seeing two greasy-haired locals with crusty headphones hunched over a pile of Dinosaur Jr. and Pixies records?

Well, go check out that record store again. I can assure you, you’ll find most of the same music that iTunes and Amazon house, but you won’t see those indie rockers. At this point, those guys are simply outdated.

The days of the music elitists are not long gone, but in the age of YouTube award shows and YouPorn applications for iPhones, they seem to be distant memories.

That’s probably because those elitists used to actually visit record stores and stay for longer than to pick up “Learn Guitar: First Lesson Free!” flyers.

I remember one of my first

UP!

Whether you consider the influx of music blogs a travesty or the best thing since Aladdin, you just might have to deal with it. From electro-funk to minimalhouse, blogs across the web have just about every genre of music covered and devoted fans can get their fill with mp3s and torrents instead of actual albums.

There’s still a healthy dose of haters out there who still think technology killed the radio star, but there’s no denying how many new acts the Internet helped break. From MySpace-plucking to imeem-probing, there’s tons of talent to be found online.

As a result, every blog surfer can’t wait to flaunt their picks before an artist hits the mainstream, whether they’re admitting that they knew about Santogold before she was the subject of Kanye’s wet dreams or loved The Fray before Grey’s Anatomy’s music supervisors did.

But if every person with computer access can become an elitist,

is there even an elite left? Since modern-day crate digging is as easy as searching “hipster hop” on Google, the idea of an elitist is just as outdated as those greasy indie rockers.

Welcome to the world of ubiquitous elitism. From your 11-year-old nephew to your sister in art school, the music snob is everywhere. Or maybe the age of the blog is a passing fad and the true elitist is the technologically challenged person who sits at home jamming to Sinatra.

Either way, to someone who was almost too young to enjoy the crate-digging era, visiting Bleecker Street Records and finding The Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff ’s second record is far more rewarding than jerking it in a local coffee joint to my astoundingly cool music library.

Dan Buyanovsky is a sophomore majoring in entrepreneurship. He may be contacted at dbuyanovsky@ themiamihurricane.com.

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KAWANDA FOSTER Sophomore “I don’t care to. I haven’t got one since I’ve been here.”

ARIEL PENARANDA Freshman “Yeah. I already did during homecoming for FEC.” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

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The red carpet may get a little more orange and green While many dream of rubbing elbows with Hollywood’s elite, Nick Maslow and David Marcus, two seniors in the School of Communication, may actually get to do it.

They make up one of the top 10 teams of finalists in the mtvU Oscar Correspondent Contest for college journalists. The winner will be given a spot to cover the red carpet at the Academy Awards, among other prizes.

The initiative was launched by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and mtvU in an “attempt to familiarize the college crowd with the film culture,” as Leslie Unger, the director of Communications at the Academy, explained.

Two-minute videos made by each team were entered via www.mtvu.com and the top 10 finalists represent the diversity of styles and personalities within the college crowd.

“We received many entries,” Unger said. “We wanted to have a group of 10 that gave people a sense of different styles and personalities. [The audience] could vote for whomever they felt [they] identified with.”

On Jan. 30, Maslow received a call from Jen McComb, senior producer at mtvU, announcing they had been picked among the top 10.

“I didn’t want to get too excited going in. I didn’t want to get our hopes too high because we only put five hours in it,” Marcus said.

They started working on the project after receiving an e-mail from the school and submitted the video 45 minutes before the deadline. Both students have been involved in the field and worked extensively in school projects and extracurricular opportunities. Maslow is also the host of The Slate, a movie news and review show that airs on UMTV. In many of the other submissions, contestants feigned interviews with celebrities. Maslow and Marcus showed the real deal, however, with clips of Maslow chatting

with Halle Berry, Will Smith and Shia LaBeouf.

“I’m grateful that we got this opportunity and it brought attention to the University of Miami,” Maslow said. “This is about more than me and Dave and our hard work, it’s about what our school has given [us] the opportunity to do.”

Covering the Oscars will not be easy, though.

“The red carpet looks glamorous, looks like a lot of fun, but the truth is that it is the center of one of the fiercest competition any journalist will go through,” Maslow said. “You have to be aggressive, you have to maintain your composure and keep your dignity.”

Unger said that the right candidate for mtvU Oscar Correspondent “will have poise, a sense of professionalism and of the occasion, but will be representing themselves and the college audience.”

Voting for the top 10 semi-finalists will end on Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. and the top three finalists will be announced on Feb. 9. On Feb. 19, these three teams will be flown to Los Angeles to cover Academy Awards pre-events. The winning team will be announced on Feb. 20 and will be awarded a spot on the red carpet for the 81st Academy Awards arrivals as well as credentials for access to backstage press rooms and the Governors Ball.

The Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22. Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony airs at 8 p.m.

All of the finalist videos are available for viewing on www. mtvU.com/win/2009-oscars-student-correspondent/ Note: Nick Maslow is the business manager and an entertainment reporter for The Miami Hurricane.

Carla Kerstens may be contacted at ckerstens@ themiamihurricane.com.

UM team has chance to cover Academy Awards CARLA KERSTENS CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

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BOOK REVIEW

‘Frog to Prince’ offers sound advice

BY NICOLE ALDMAN CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Everyone knows Boy Q. He's tall, tanned and possibly on a football team. His walk is not a walk but a swagger, and when Boy Q talks the subject range is remarkable: him, himself, and he. Despite all this, we let Boy Q sweep us to the nearest Italian eatery, where we manage to choke down a Caesar salad while he spits up a repertoire of achievement that makes even the romaine lettuce wilt. At the end of the night, Boy Q gifts us with his signature grin, a premature "You're welcome."

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Langerado canceled due to poor ticket sales

BY LAUREN SHEPHERD CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Organizers announced on Tuesday that the seventh annual Langerado Music Festival has been canceled.

A message on the festival’s website, www.langerado.com, said poor ticket sales led to the cancellation.

“Unfortunately, during these difficult economic times, and facing a first year in a new venue, it’s become apparent that we cannot execute a production that lives up to the high standards of our past events,” said Ethan Schwartz, one of the event’s promoters, in the release.

The festival was set to take place at Miami’s Bicentennial Park from March 6-8. Scheduled performers included Death Cab for Cutie, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse and Broken Social Scene, among others.

Promoters Mark Brown and Ethan Schwartz created Langera-

do as a way to bring jam-based live music to South Florida, and the festival has expanded over the past six years to include a wide variety of genres. This would have been the first year the festival took place in Miami.

Ticket refunds will be processed in the next five to seven business days.

In 2007, Miami’s BANG! Music Festival was postponed and never rescheduled. South Florida’s 11th annual Ultra Music Festival is still scheduled to take place this March at Bicentennial Park.

The first annual Harvest of Hope Festival, still scheduled for the same weekend Langerado was set to occur, will include many of the same artists. The festival will take place at St. John’s County Fairgrounds in St. Augustine and proceeds will benefit migrant farm workers. Tickets can be purchased at www.harvestofhopefest.com.

Lauren Shepherd may be contacted at lshepherd@themiamihurricane. com.

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"man's guide" to dating, Susan Young makes the noble attempt to revamp the thought process of the entire world's Boy Qs. Her book is set at "Princedom University," where the "frogs" of the male species enroll to walk a yellow brick road to a princely transformation – gaining a newfound wisdom regarding the opposite sex. Young's lessons, tips and dating scenarios are presented in an extremely simplistic manner, highlighting the systematic "right way" to pull off a date that readers have been exposed to for decades past.

The book is structured in a number of fashions: there are instances of prose, a scattering of anecdotes and lists of advice that

culminate in spelled-out steps to benefit a certain skill (like planning an original date). A "dating dare" – a wager she sends out to her "frogs" to see if they learned their lesson – comes at chapter's end. Young's tactic is brilliant, for while the tutorial may seem easy, the book's actual progression is clandestinely intricate.

The strength of From Frog to Prince is not the innovation of the advice, but its accessibility.

Anyone can take from Young's guidance and better themselves through its memorable mantras.

Nicole Aldman may be contacted at naldman@themiamihurricane. com.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ just not that good

BY SARAH B. PILCHICK OF THE STAFF

He’s Just Not That Into You hates women.

It’s a loaded statement, but it’s true. Based on the book meant to help women decipher men’s mixed messages (most of them being that they are really not that into you), the cinematic version, in theaters this Friday, is full of unsympathetic characters and underdeveloped story lines. This is not the postmodern feminist manifesto it aspires to be.

The women in this film are broad stereotypes and one imagines that female audience members are supposed to choose one with whom they can identify. Have two x-chromosomes? You can either be the pathetic aggressor (Ginnifer Goodwin) who can’t take a hint, the shrill harpy (Jennifer Connelly) who terrifies her husband, the nag (Jennifer Aniston) or the home-wrecking seductress (Scarlett Johansson) who doesn’t care about the marriage she helps destroy. Each attempt at character development reads like a laundry list of what women, as a whole, are doing wrong. According to the film, there’s a lot.

The men, though certainly no better, are treated with a “boys will be boys” attitude and only Ben Affleck’s patient boyfriend emerges intact from the wreckage of this failed film. His major character flaw? He’s afraid to commit. That’s better than Kevin Connolly’s oblivious real estate agent character, or Bradley Cooper’s despicable adulterous husband persona.

The acting is fine nearly across the board (Johansson and Aniston, true to form, keep it from attaining a perfect score) and, for once, Baltimore is very attractive, but it’s just not a very good movie.

It’s hard to elicit sympathy for any of these characters and the film is almost painful when women notice bits of their own behavior onscreen. A two-

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hour-long, introspective look at one’s own relationship-related faults and flaws, this supposed romantic comedy is neither romantic nor very funny. The book is a modern classic; the sooner the film version is forgotten, the better. The major theme of the film seems to be “love hurts,” and you know what? Love Actually did it better.

Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at sbpilchick@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Number of football recruits Miami signed Wednesday

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Largest point differential in a victory over a top 10 team

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Win over No. 6 Wake inspires on-court celebration

ALEX BROADWELL // Hurricane Staff

CENTER OF THE STORM: Miami students and fans storm the court at the BankUnited Center after the Hurricanes downed No. 6 Wake Forest, 79-52.

Blowout snaps three-game skid

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

Under the guidance of senior guard Jack McClinton, the Miami Hurricanes are finally back in the

win column after defeating sixthranked Wake Forest, 79-52.

The Canes (15-7, 4-5) ended their three-game skid, which included two overtimes losses, and rejuvenated their quest to return to the NCAA tournament.

“No question, we brought it tonight,” head coach Frank Haith said. “It was a great win for us. We lost three in a row. We needed a

win.”

Miami held the Demon Deacons (17-3, 4-3) to a season-low 52 points and led by as many as 27 points. During Haith’s five seasons at the helm, the Hurricanes have defeated eight ranked opponents at home.

“We caught them on a wrong night,” Haith said. “We rebounded the ball and played defense. I

thought our effort was tremendous.”

McClinton finished with a season-high 32 points on 11-of-19 shooting and made six 3-pointers.

He passed Guillermo Diaz (2003-06) and Johnny Hemsley (1996-00) to move into ninth place on UM’s all-time scoring list.

He also notched his sixth career 30-point game.

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“I wanted to do anything I could,” McClinton said. “I think this was one of best 40-minute games of the year. It was one of our most complete games. Today it showed.”

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Looking at the recruiting class player by player Quarterback A . J. Highsmith (Flower Mound, Texas) – Highsmith is a quarterback in

BY DAN the mold STEIN of Troy SENIOR SPORTS S m i th, WRITER who, as many recall, won a Heisman. He has played quarterback for a limited time but showed potential in leading his team deep into the Texas high school playoffs. He will get a shot to prove himself as a quarterback in Miami, but many think he is too short and may end up at safety eventually.

Running back Mike James (Davenport, Fla.) – James is an all-around back, and has enrolled early. If he can master the blocking schemes, he has a shot at immediate playing time.

He looks like the type of downhill, between-the-tackles runner that the Canes have been looking for since Tyrone Moss got hurt in 2005.

Lamar Miller (Miami, Fla.) – Miller is, in this writer’s opinion, the most underrated recruit in the nation. He was the top running back in Dade County this year, which immediately qualifies him to be considered amongst the top handful of players in the nation.

He is a big play threat with the size to get 20 carries per game eventually.

Bryce Brown* (Wichita, Kan.) – Brown remains committed to Miami although he has not yet ended his recruitment. He is the best high school senior in the nation and is electric in every aspect of the game. He immediately becomes the most talented offensive weapon on the roster if he signs with the Canes.

Tight End Stephen Plein (Fort Myers, Fla.) – Plein is still in the process of enrolling early and looks like a developmental offensive tackle prospect. However, given Miami’s depth concerns, Plein will probably start out as a blocking tight end.

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NEXT GENERATION: Brandon McGee (21) and Curtis Porter (96) throw up the U at the recruiting announcement Wednesday.

Idaho) – Sanders was a Cane, then a UCLA Bruin, then a Cane again.

He is big and looks to be athletic enough to develop into a solid tight end for Coach Shannon. If not, a move to defensive end could be in the works. Think a bigger version of Charles Zellner.

Offensive Line Brandon Washington (Miami, Fla.) – Early enrollee from prep school who could be a mauler at either guard or right tackle.

Jermaine Johnson (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) – Another early enrollee out of prep school who will compete at the tackle position.

Athletic and strong, he twice committed to Auburn before ending up with the Canes.

Jared Wheeler (Plantation, Fla.) – Could be a Derrick Morsetype of lineman. Tall and strong, Wheeler has the smarts to learn several positions and compete at any of them.

Malcolm Bunche (Newark, Del.) – A tall, athletic, strong prospect at offensive tackle. Will probably need a year or two to learn the

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system and the fine points of line play, but has the potential to be a star left tackle.

Corey White (Tampa, Fla.) – High school tight end who will play tackle at Miami. Has a great frame and is still growing. Will need to add about 30 pounds before he can contribute on the line, but is being groomed as a Jason Fox-type of tackle prospect.

Defensive End Olivier Vernon (Miami, Fla.) – Vernon is an athletic prospect who could be a hybrid linebacker/ defensive end in the right scheme.

Played middle linebacker in high school and will be a factor on the depth chart after enrolling early.

Dyron Dye (Sanford, Fla.) – Dye is a speed pass rusher who may take some time to develop but has potential to be an effective pass-rusher in the rotation.

Defensive Tackle Curtis Porter (Charlotte, N.C.) – Porter is a big, run-stuffing defensive tackle who many think could play on the offensive side of

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the line. He has enrolled early and is the type you love to pair with a pass rusher inside.

Luther Robinson (Fort Pierce, Fla.) – Robinson is a penetrator at defensive tackle with a lot of passrushing potential. Will need time to develop, but will provide a great body for the rotation eventually.

Linebacker Shayon Green (Tift County, Ga.) – Green played all over in high school and looks to grow into a defensive end. However, if Green has the hips, he has the size to be a run-stopping middle linebacker.

DB Brandon McGee (Lauderhill, Fla.) – McGee has enrolled early and might be the best athlete in this class. Will factor in immediately as a returner and should develop into a fine coverage corner.

Jamal Reid (Lafayette, Fla.) – Reid is an explosive player who could play corner or wide receiver.

He has the potential to be a playmaker on defense.

Prince Kent (Norcross, Ga.)

– A free safety prospect who, like Webster, will be a type of hybrid.

Very athletic and the type of centerfielder every team needs.

Ray Ray Armstrong (Sanford, Fla.) – People project Armstrong as either a tight end, defensive end, linebacker or safety. He played quarterback in high school.

However, no matter where he lines up he will make plays. I think he will start at strong safety and move to linebacker if he outgrows the position. He has a great size/speed combination and will be a star.

Dan Stein may be contacted at dstein@themiamihurricane.com.

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“I think McClinton had one of the best games in years,” Gaudio said. “One of the best performances in the eight years I have been in the ACC.” After leading 29-26 going into halftime, the Hurricanes opened the final 20 minutes on a 26-8 run. Redshirt junior forward Adrian Thomas hit a 3-pointer to give Miami a 20-point cushion at 54-34, before McClinton gave the Canes their biggest lead of the game after scoring 14 straight points to boost the lead to 76-50.

“Jack was great. We needed that from him,” Haith said. “We made some shots.

Our defense was a key. We did a great job.”

Out of the gate, the Hurricanes started slow. With 16:02 left in the first half, Thomas hit a 3-pointer to give the team its first points.

Thomas tied a career-high with 14 points, but most of his damage came in the first half with 11 points.

“It felt pretty good,” Thomas said. “I have just kept practicing and it’s showing.”

Haith talked Tuesday about how this year’s team has been lacking a player who comes off the bench to spark play and the team’s inability to block shots. Coming into the game, the Canes were last in the ACC with 4.0 blocks a game. The Canes finished with nine blocks, four coming from senior forward Jimmy Graham, and 25 points off the bench.

“Our bench was productive,” Haith said. “We played with intensity.”

Miami travels to Durham, N.C. to take on third-ranked Duke (19-3, 6-2) at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday.

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

BRIEFS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Miami overcomes foul trouble, tops SIU-Edwardsville The University of Miami women’s basketball team (12-10, 1-6) overcame early foul trouble to defeat SIU-Edwardsville (5-19) 83-72 Wednesday night at the Vadalabene Center.

Junior center Ashley Sours scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed a team-high five rebounds.

For the first time in 13 games, the Hurricanes outrebounded an opponent.

Four different Canes finished with double digits in points – Sours, freshman forward Shenise Johnson, junior guard Charmaine Clark and senior guard LaToya Cunningham.

Miami hosts rival and 15th-ranked Florida State (18-5, 6-1) at 3 p.m. Sunday.

BASEBALL FanFest to precede intrasquad scrimmage The University of Miami baseball team will hold its third annual Hurricanes Baseball FanFest from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the newly renovated Alex Rodriguez Park.

Admission is free to the public and FanFest will feature a bounce house and interactive area for kids, speed pitch area, team autograph session and home run derby.

Immediately following FanFest, the Canes will take part in an intrasquad scrimmage.

-Christina De Nicola

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