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Students take tuneful talents to help others Small program continues to grow

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At the Frost School of Music, students are using their tuneful talents to assist others in the community.

The University of Miami is now one of a few schools in the U.S. where students can major in music therapy. The small but growing program allows its 40-plus students to combine two of their passions.

“I love the fact that it ’s a helping profession within the field of music, ” said freshman Meagan Kling, who is majoring in music therapy.

Despite its rising popularity, music therapy did not take off as a profession in the United States until the 1940s.

The health care profession uses music as a tool to address physical, emotional, cognitive and social problems, according to the American Music Therapy Association.

Board-certified therapists use their talents to sing and play instruments that create sounds to help their patients in a number of ways, including selfexpression, social interaction, reality awareness, improved motor functioning and stress reduction.

Program director Shannon de l ’Etoile draws on her experience as a therapist to teach her students.

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HEALING: Senior Lyla Yaner, a music therapy major, plays with a tambourine. “It’s an amazing program,” she said. “You get double the clincal experience than the national board requires.” both students and clients, ” she said.

“I recall all of the clients with whom I have worked with as a therapist, such as a child with autism, a man with schizophrenia or a young woman who unexpectedly experienced a stroke. ” According to de l ’Etoile, the program has gained greater recognition in recent years. This

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STRUMMING: Alumna Amy Kalas uses music to reach children with special needs at United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida.

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is mostly because of brain imaging studies that allow therapists to pinpoint exactly how they are helping their patients.

Music therapy majors take a variety of courses that develop their knowledge of music, human behavior and different approaches to therapy.

After finishing four years of coursework, they intern for six months in the U.S. After that, they must pass a certification board exam to receive the credentials that allow them to practice at hospitals, schools and nursing homes.

Freshman Emily Minkow, who is majoring in music therapy, is looking forward to doing on-site clinical work.

“I am looking forward to starting my practicum next year and watching the music therapist ’s interventions, ” she said. “The classes we are required to take are fascinating, and I have already learned more than I could have imagined. ” UM students receive twice the amount of clinical training that is required by national standards.

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Each therapy session differs based on the scenario. The client has specific goals, objectives and a general therapeutic plan that the therapist designs. It is the therapist ’s job to lay out all of the following, test them and change or adjust them accordingly.

For senior Lyla Yaner, the experience is one of the main reasons she loves the program.

“It ’s everything I could ever want. It ’s musical and creative, and you get to help people, ” she said. “Every day is different and exciting. ” UM alumna and music therapist Amy Kalas started as a music education major and switched to music therapy when she realized teaching wasn ’t for her.

“The program is fantastic, ” she said. “It prepares you well with the six practicums in different areas around Miami, serving different populations. ” She currently works for United Cerebral Palsy, which helps kids with special needs.

“My passion is music and helping people, ” Kalas said. “It was my dream job. ”

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SHUT UP AND DRIVE: The University of Miami Police Department is enforcing the new 15-mph speed limit that was introduced on campus last spring as part of a pedestrian safety initiative called ‘Canes Crossroad.

Police enforce new speed limit Some drivers ignore 15-mph campus limit

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Despite the University of Miami Police Department ’s (UMPD) efforts to enforce the Coral Gables campus ’ lowered speed limit, some student drivers continue to speed.

UMPD implemented the new 15-mph speed limit for all on-campus roads as part of a pedestrian safety initiative called ‘Canes Crossroad.

The speed limit was reduced from last year ’s 30-mph limit. Signs have been placed throughout campus, notifying drivers about the reduction.

Despite these notifications, students like senior Nelson Alemany were unaware that a change in the speed limit had been made.

“I assumed it was like 20 or 30 mph, ” Alemany said. “I don ’t think I respect the speed limit, unless there are people and their safety is in jeopardy. ” Officers have been adamant about

stopping anyone from exceeding the new limit.

“When you do any kind of traffic control change, there is always a focus on education, ” said Michael Colombo, a field operations lieutenant with UMPD. “We give out a lot more warnings than we do tickets. ” UMPD uses radar to track down speeders, especially on roads such as Dickinson Drive, where there is a significant speeding issue, Colombo said.

When drivers are stopped, officers usually try to persuade firsttime offenders to follow the speed limit through reason or traffic school rather than a fine.

While the new speed limit is supposed to make the campus safer, some students choose to express their dissent by simply not following it.

“I dislike the fact that they have reduced the speed limit because now I am even more pressed for time, being that I am a commuter student, ” junior Kamrel Eppinger said. “I only reduce my speed where there are cops around. ”

Alemany said the speed limit won ’t make a difference in his driving.

“I feel like I drive safely, even if it ’s a little bit over the speed limit, ” he said. “I probably won ’t reduce it now that I know about it. ” Others haven ’t noticed any UMPD enforcement at all.

“I haven ’t seen anyone pulled over, so either everyone ’s following it or no one ’s getting pulled over, ” junior Anna Makrianis said.

Drivers also express concerns about pedestrians and their role in traffic law. They believe they should adhere to similar restraints.

“I think that some students are just dumb and don ’t use the sidewalk, ” junior Bibi Yasmin Moghani said.

“They don ’t understand that you can ’t walk on the street and they just do. ” Many drivers feel that jaywalking is an issue that should be addressed just as the speed limit has been.

“I think a lot of pedestrians don ’t respect many traffic laws, ” Alemany said “They end up jaywalking, and I think a lot of accidents are caused by that. ”

A late-night ride home is now just a phone call away.

Student Government (SG) recently launched an on-demand transit program called SafeRide, where students can receive a car ride from Sunday through Thursday between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. simply by making a phone call.

The program will offer students a ride anywhere on campus and to any of the roads surrounding campus including Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Red Road, San Amaro Drive, Campo Sano Avenue and Pisano Avenue.

The program is in its early stages and only one car will be transporting students. The vehicle will be required to keep a passenger log and will be driven by the same personnel who drive the shuttles.

When the program ends on April 26, the program will be reevaluated based on the logs to determine whether there is enough student demand to add more cars to the programs.

“We expect it to be huge, ” SG Press Secretary Mike Piacentino said. “Once students figure out about it, it will be an added convenience on campus. ” Piacentino said the program is intended for students who stay late on campus to study, as well as those who have to carry equipment and projects home.

“Plenty of people get into jams at night that could use the service, ” senior Peter Graber said. “Certain majors that carry more than others like music students would need it because they have instruments. ” It will supplement the current emergency blue light phones, which students can use to call the police.

The program was created by University Village Senator Doug Aguililla. He was inspired by a similar program at Florida State University.

“We have had two deaths in the last years of students who were walking around campus, ” he said.

“Why don ’t we have a service like this at UM? ” Aguililla said the program should be useful to at least half of the student body.

“They won ’t have to walk through sketchy areas to get home at night, ” he said.

Senior Samantha Lang is excited about the new transportation option.

“As a girl and if I ’m alone at night, I think I ’d use it. It would be useful for all students, especially after 10 p.m., ” Lang said.

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ALLY MCPHERSON Freshman “Drake.”

CHIP BRIERRE Sophomore “The romance.”

EDWARD STALZER Junior “I love to go out and sing to all of the different people with the music fraternity. It can really brighten a person’s day.”

For the past two years, Student Government (SG) has excelled in fulfilling its mission of improving the quality of the college experience at UM. We don ’t think next year should be any different.

Therefore, in this year ’s race for SG executive board, the editorial staff of The Miami Hurricane endorses the “Inspired by U ” ticket, a collection of three stellar candidates – and an impressive support system of student leaders – that exude ambition, confidence and experience.

“Inspired by U ” offers the most interesting and promising initiatives including the development of centralized internship access, which lists opportunities available inside and outside of Coral Gables for all majors; a pilot program for gender neutral housing in the University Village; and the monthly UBazaar, which, similar to a flea market, will bring local vendors to campus and possibly a barber.

The team behind “Inspired by U ” has years of experience in SG, but that has not been their only involvement. Its three candidates are involved in oncampus organizations like the Butler Center for Service and Leadership, Greek life and Honor Council. The organizations that they are involved in may seem typical because the groups are the largest and most commonly joined by students wanting to get involved. But what makes “Inspired by U ” unique is that their focus is not on leading students as three individuals. Instead, the team ’s goal is to lead Student Government and the UM community with initiatives completely inspired by students ’ opinions, which are represented by a team of student leaders from every corner of campus.

Even without the network of about 50 student leaders supporting them in their campaign, “Inspired

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allow them to single-handedly run the SG executive board next year. With passion and commitment in tow, they will make a difference that students can witness and appreciate. Also, because of their leadership experience, the candidates have built the relationships needed with the faculty and staff members that can help facilitate their ideas. Not to mention, all three have spent three years each in Student Government and know the logistics of meeting students ’ needs and transforming their wishes into a reality.

But the best part about “Inspired by U ” is that the candidates care about tradition. First, the team will follow the footsteps of the past two elected administrations ( “UFirst ” and “Taking U Forward ”), and this is something that benefits their campaign. “Inspired by U ” knows what has and hasn ’t worked in the past.

The formula has worked these past two years. Why fix something that isn ’t broken? The team is influenced by precedence and is even tackling unfinished business from this year ’s administration, like improving the parking system and working on offering take-out dining and a dessert option on campus.

The ticket also cares about UM tradition, an aspect of campus life that is often forgotten. Similar to “Taking U Forward, ” “Inspired by U ” wants to fortify current Hurricane traditions, while also establishing new ones. With a spirited and unified campus working toward common goals of improvement, Student Government can truly meet the needs of its constituents.

If elected, “Inspired by U ” will not only meet the standards that have been set by the two previous SG executive boards, they will surpass them.

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With passion and commitment in tow, [“Inspired by U”] will make a difference that students can witness and appreciate.

so it ’s uncertain territory.

Potential gift: Present your lover with a box of chocolates and a rose with a twist, depending on how the relationship is going so far.

The Three-Month Sweet Spot Everything is still new and exciting, but you know more about your mate now. The sex is good and you ’re still all gooey-eyed around each other.

Potential gift: Dinner, a bottle of wine and some edible body paint.

One Year Down Things are now comfortingly predictable and boring. Congratulations!

Potential gift: Try out a new restaurant or take a road trip together to a nearby getaway, like Orlando. It ’s always fun to see your partner scream like a wuss on a roller coaster.

Brandy Caballero is a sophomore majoring in media management.

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2012 ELECTIONS With Student Government (SG) elections around the corner, new sets of faces are seeking executive positions. Two is the magic number this February, with only two tickets vying for office and two referenda on the ballot.

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Special programming: Spring BBQ Kickoff will be a huge welcome back celebration to start the spring semester and provide a balance for all of the big events in the fall Stance on current SG initiatives: Finalize projects like take-out dining and providing a dessert option on campus

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Quality of life: Implement Medical Amnesty and Good Samaritan Protocol so that underage drinkers in emergency situations feel comfortable calling for an ambulance without university consequences on the first offense Ease financial burdens: Expand Cane Card to be accepted at off-campus restaurants, and offer student discounts at local businesses and restaurants Raise the rank: Attract students who are eager to learn with programs like Plus 1 Scholars, which would allow students to apply for a fifth year at the university free of tuition to pursue a passion that was discovered while studying for a degree in a different subject Stance on current SG initiatives: Continue projects in action like the Farmers Market, but reevaluate the need for others like the Rent-aBike system

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Two referenda will be on the ballot this spring, requesting funding for both Category 5 and Distraction magazine, according to SG Press Secretary Mike Piacentino.

Each group had to gather 500 signatures before the question to raise the student activity fee could be brought before the student body. The minimal increases multiplied by nearly 10,000 undergraduate students could account for a large portion of funding.

Category 5 ’s referendum requests a 75-cent increase to the fee per semester. This would fund more pep rallies, events and prizes, Category 5 Vice Chair Javier Hernandez said. Hurricane Force and the annual away trip to a football game would also be funded by the increase, Category 5 Special Events Chair Doug Aguililla said.

Category 5 is the spirit programming committee that works as a branch of SG. It organizes Hurricane Force, the official student group for Miami athletics, to increase awareness and spirit at sporting events.

“Last year Category 5 had a very successful year, ” Aguililla said. “We had an away trip to Ohio State, we had our first night pep rallies and we launched Hurricane Force. ” These programs left Category 5 with a significant deficit in its budget, said Aguililla, who also said the funding will help make away trips as affordable as possible for students.

“Being able to continue to put on these sorts of programs we feel is an important part of what we do as an organization, as well as insuring that Hurricane Force can remain an effective organization, ” he said.

Both Hernandez and Aguililla, the sponsors of the referendum, were not able to attend the mandatory candidates and referenda meeting last Wednesday night, Aguililla said.

However, attendance at the meeting is one of three requirements for referenda to be approved and placed on the ballot, according to Piacentino.

“We did have a Category 5 representative there, and we have spoken with SG advisor Brian Orefice, ” Aguililla said. “He has told us that we have sufficiently satisfied the referenda requirements. ” Distraction magazine, which tried but failed last year to get its referendum passed, is once again seeking student approval for an increase to the student activity fee.

The $1 increase per semester will mainly help Distraction with printing costs, Executive Editor Ashley Brozic said.

She and Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Borge sponsored the referendum.

“With this funding we can assure that every student has access to a copy, without ever having to open their wallets, ” Brozic said.

Distraction ’s referendum was shot down by a small margin in 2011 because many students selected the “don ’t care ” or “no opinion ” options, which count as a “no, ” according to Brozic.

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Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

"Watching these examples might help them to better appreciate and understand many of the movies that draw them in today," Lane said.

One of the clips screened will be from director Ed Wood, sometimes referred to as the worst director of all time. Wood ’s movies had dry acting, terrible special effects that were noticeably fake (even for their time) and incoherent plots.

“Looking at all types of moving images helps inform our understanding of history, ” Schaefer said. “When we have a grasp of history we're better able to understand our contemporary situation and plan for our future. ” Schaefer hopes students will come away better understanding of the underbelly of the film world and how it differs from mainstream Hollywood fare.

“Scholars are starting to realize that you can learn just as much about popular taste and opinion from marginal films -maybe more - than from film. ” Schaefer said.

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The Bill Cosford Cinema will transform Thursday into a theater of the bizarre, featuring films with sex, violence, vice and the worst director of all time.

University of Miami ’s Norton Herrick Center For Motion Pictures Studies will draw from its large collection of rare exploitation films to host a discussion on exploitation cinema and lowbudget films.

“Exploitation films paved the way for today's horror films, ” said Christina Lane, the director of the Herrick Center.

Eric Schaefer will be leading the lecture called “High on Low: What We Can Learn from LowBudget Films." Schaefer is a film professor at Emerson College in Boston, who specializes in exploitation cinema.

“Low-budget movies can often get under your skin and make you feel things in ways that bigbudget movies do not, ” he said.

According to Lane, Schaefer is “one of the top scholars on this subject in the nation, if not the world. ”

Lane expects students to learn a lot from the session with Schaefer, who will discuss how these films have dealt with subject matter too taboo for mainstream film and what they add to the understanding of cinema.

The films in the collection, including cult films and race movies, draw from controversial subject matter. They were initially made to target and shock young adult and college-age audiences.

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Ways to shake up your Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day is generally formulaic: flowers, chocolate, Hallmark cards and an expensive dinner. It can be fun once or twice, but after a while the routine gets stale. So this year, try something different and check out The Miami Hurricane’s picks for ways to spend your romantic day.

1. PICNIC IN WYNWOOD WALLS Picnics are great for broke college kids, but they are also predictable. To shake things up, take your sweetheart up to Wynwood Walls. The urban park is decorated with graffiti murals, which debuted at Art Basel in 2009. Since then, shops and galleries have opened up. If you don ’t feel like packing your own food, Wynwood Kitchen and Bar is located right next door.

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Nothing is more romantic than laying back and watching the stars. But with the glare of Miami ’s city lights shooting up at the sky, it ’s impossible to see more than a few stars on a good night. But if you drive out west to the Everglades, you ’ll see nothing but stars. Pack a blanket, some wine, lay on the hood of the car and enjoy the show.

The Wynwood Walls are located at 2528 NW 2nd Ave.

If the romantic in you can ’t help but crave the traditional romantic dinner, why not try a different restaurant?

Rather than hitting the traditional five-star, kill-yourpocket South Beach restaurant, check out this tiny Italian restaurant nestled in Downtown. Built inside an abandoned theater, everything in Soya e Pomodoro feels real. The architecture is amazing, the furniture is cute and the food is as fresh as it comes.

Soya e Pomodoro is located at 120 NE 1st St.

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LOOK INTO MY EYES: A couple converses in front of the famous Wynwood Walls. Once a month, the galleries of Wynwood open their doors for Art Walk.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘The Vow’ almost wows

BY LAUREN COHEN CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Have you ever read an amazing book and, upon finishing, wished you could experience it again for the first time? I know I feel this way all the time. So when Leo (Channing Tatum) compared that situation to his current situation with wife Paige (Rachel McAdams) midway through "The Vow," I breathed an inward sigh of relief; perhaps there's still hope for this movie after all!

The situation they find themselves in is indeed a tricky one. After a car crash that lands Paige in a coma, she wakes up with no recollection of the past five years -- meaning she has no memory of her current life or of her husband, Leo. Upon realizing that there's a chance that Paige will never regain her memory, Leo proposes that they start dating, and points out the one positive in a truly sucky situation: that she can experience them falling in love all over again, as if for the first time.

Despite the contrived plot, the romantic in me found myself somewhat swept away by such a grand notion; who wouldn't want to relive the honeymoon period of a relationship all over again?

To my dismay, the majority of the movie

is littered with extraneous subplots that just take away from the film's message.

Moreover, instead of trying to piece together her current life, Paige acts standoffish and uninterested toward Leo -- no mind to the fact that he loves her unconditionally, looks like Channing Tatum and is her husband.

By merging into soap-opera territory, "The Vow" loses a lot of the romantic earnestness it should have had. I relished the date scene, as well as some of the more lighthearted scenes, such as Paige gasping and shielding her eyes after Leo walks into the room naked, which has him respond with, "Come on, it's not like you haven't seen it before."

Those words could apply to the film just as well.

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Former Canes return to help kick off new season Current team wins alumni game 10-1

BY ADAM BERGER SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

For a while it looked as if dark skies would ruin one of Miami baseball ’s oldest traditions, but as the afternoon wore on and the rain clouds cleared, Fanfest and alumni game festivities carried on without interruption.

Former and current Hurricanes descended on Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field for the unofficial start to the 2012 season, participating in autograph sessions and other activities in what is a yearly event for fans and players in the University of Miami baseball community.

“There ’s a reason why major leaguers come back and play the alumni game, ” said St. Louis Cardinals ’ minor leaguer Danny Miranda, who was participating in the event as an alumnus for the first time. “There ’s a reason why they come back to the University of Miami. As a player, that hits you. You ’re part of a program, a prestigious program. ” All four national championship trophies were on display in the ballpark ’s lobby, along with bounce castles for kids and a face-paint artist just outside the Miami locker room.

The current Canes got the best of their predecessors, beating the alumni 10-1 in nine full innings of play.

Despite the game being an exhibition, coach Jim Morris saw value in getting his team onto the field in a non-practice situation.

“You get the guys to play in front of people under the lights, it makes it a little bit different, ” he said. “You get to have an actual game where you can use all of your signs, move people around 10

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SWING BIG: Senior Rony Rodriguez takes a swing during the alumni game on Saturday. The annual game was a part of Fanfest, which included a homerun derby and autograph sessions. Former Canes came back to show support before the season begins. and just put your system in place. ” Seniors Eric Erickson and Eric Whaley each pitched three scoreless innings for Miami. The alumni broke through on the scoreboard in the top of the ninth inning, scoring their lone run to save face against the younger Canes.

The day ’s events also featured a homerun derby contest. Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins and Jemile Weeks of the Oakland Athletics represented the alumni, while seniors Peter O ’Brien and Rony Rodriguez batted for this year ’s Hurricanes.

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The final round came down to O ’Brien and Valencia, with the big leaguer edging out Miami ’s catcher five homeruns to four.

O ’Brien was participating in Fanfest activities for the first time after transferring to Miami from Bethune-Cookman.

“A lot of people came up to me and introduced themselves and wished me good luck, so it ’s nice to know I have the support of everyone here, ” O ’Brien said.

Weeks, who made his major league debut in 2011 and finished with a .303 batting average for Oakland, looked back on what the

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alumni game meant to him when he was a second baseman for the Hurricanes.

“You get a chance to see some of the guys that were in your shoes and then they went on to become big leaguers and guys that you watch on TV, ” he said. “For me to give back on the same level, I love doing that. ” Miami will open up next weekend against Rutgers at home. Last season the Hurricanes took two of three games from the Scarlet Knights in what has become an annual season-opening series for both teams.

There’s a reason reaso why major leaguers come back and play the alumni game ...

As a player, that hits you. You’re part of a program, a prestigious program.

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, I ’m in a really awkward situation. I share an apartment off campus with another female. Lately, whenever I come home, I find her and her boyfriend having sex. It wouldn ’t be so bad if they weren ’t right there on the couch when I walked in. I mean, she kind of knows my schedule, so it ’s almost like they get off on the fact that I might walk in and catch them in the act. What do I do?

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Or maybe I ’m looking at this all wrong. Maybe you should be joining in. Sex between only two people is so last century.

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If it really bothers you, talk to her about it.

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But seriously, watch, join or just say something.

Maybe your roommate is freaked out about it too, but doesn ’t know what to say either. Or maybe she thinks you enjoy it.

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