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Vol. 88, Issue 7 | Feb. 15 - Feb. 17, 2010
HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
BRITTNEY BOMNIN // The Miami Hurricane
LINDSAY BROWN // The Miami Hurricane
MIKE DEMASCO
AARON ESMAN
The faces of our future
GRAB A SLICE PIZZA RUSTICA OFFERS BETTER PIZZA AT A BETTER LOCATION PAGE 8
ROAD WOES THE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM FALLS SHORT AGAINST CLEMSON PAGE 9
BRITTNEY BOMNIN // The Miami Hurricane
BRITTNEY BOMNIN // The Miami Hurricane SHAHZAM MALIK
CHRISTINA FARMER
New SG candidates face strict campaigning guidelines BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA | OF THE STAFF
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crambling for the approval of the university student body, four tickets will commence a campaign season that will require more than a cute t-shirt to ensure victory. That was not the case last spring when Student Government President Lionel Moise was the sole candidate to run for office.
“I think last year was the anomaly in that we only had one person running, and this year is more normal since we have four people running to try and be president of the school,” said Matthew Robayna, chair of the elections commission. “People saw more opportunity this year to take a chance to run for president.”
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Helping Haitians in Miami Volunteers access levels of trauma in affected community BY ANDREA CONCEPCION CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
The devastation Haiti faces in the aftermath of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake is fresh in the minds of many, but one University of Miami professor is training volunteers to directly benefit the Haitian community in Miami. Doctor Guerda Nicholas, chair of education and psychological studies within the School of Education, is leading a group of volunteers who are learning to assess if the earthquake has caused psychological trauma among the Haitian community. Volunteers who know Creole were trained to identify traumatized patients and connect them with the best possible health care. They learned how to distinguish the different systems of stress. “This is true community work,” Nicholas said. “We’re not going to wait for people to come to us.” The volunteers will go to supermarkets, salons and community centers with computerized tablets. They will have a questionnaire on a variety of difficulties the participant faced during the earthquake. Stress levels are qualified by terms like “not really” and “extremely.” For example, if a patient faced the difficulty, “I was
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HELPING THOSE IN NEED: Doctor Guerda Nicholas mediated the roundtable event on ideas and ways to help Haiti last week. jumpy and easily startled” during the earthquake, then the patient may answer that their level of distress was “quite a bit.” When the questionnaire research is compiled, if even a frac-
tion of the community falls under a pattern of depression or stress, Nicholas and her team will meet with community leaders and will try to create a plan to work on the issue.
“Our goal is not to take care of the majority,” said Billie Schwartz, a UM graduate student and research assistant for Nicholas. “Our goal is to provide an appropriate level of care.” Chimene Mathurin, secretary of the UM Haitian Student Organization, believes the research could be beneficial to providing warnings if they find any connections to other disorders. Though Nicholas has been a part of the UM community for only two years, she has quickly made many contacts with community members in areas like Overtown and Little Havana. She comes to them not as an expert, but as someone who wants to learn. Once she understands the community’s circumstances, Nicholas designs a sustainable program, grounded in evidence, which addresses what a community needs and obtains the funding for it. The screening of Haitian communities will begin next month. Nicholas is not certain how long it will last. She understands what a difficult time this is for many because she lost five family members in the earthquake. “Every time I hear the number of Haitians dying, it hurts me because it’s my family, my people,” she said. Andrea Concepcion may be contacted at aconcepcion@themiamihurricane. com.
Lower your weight, make bigger gains... Dave shoots himself a vehement stare in the mirror as he slowly sways to and fro in the padded steel chair, perspiration beading on his brow as his iPod injects the thumping beat of JayZ’s “Forever Young”. “1, 2, 3!” he yells. He ferociously throws up the 70-pound dumbbells off his knees to shoulder height. His feet slam to the ground as his back curves into a bow so arched, that even an inebriated cupid could still hit the girl he’s trying to impress on treadmill number 2
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three. Ten reps easy, another shoulder press personal record, “tonight’s gonna be a good night,” he says. As Dave feels good about his accomplishment, what he doesn’t realize is that he barely used his shoulders to get the weight overhead. When poor form is used in any exercise, the body will “cheat” by using momentum and other muscle groups to assist to the point where an overload is barely experienced in the desired location. Your best bet for targeting any muscle is to completely isolate it (if aesthetics are desired). This means that you can lower the amount of weight you’re using and emphasize correcting your execution. For example, when February 15 - February 17, 2010
Cayla Nimmo captured a concrete canoe building contest. Check it out in her photo slideshow. UM students are coming up with creative business plans for a competition. Danni Zhao has the story. Find out how the residents of Mahoney-Pearson are promoting unity in a story by Antonella Stelluta. Missed the State of the U address last week? Check out the video of SG President Lionel Moise’s speech. Catch all the excitement with Cayla Nimmo’s photo slideshow of Fun Day.
The healthy life JEREMY ALBELDA HEALTH COLUMNIST
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shoulder pressing in the chair, keep your back flush with the backrest and feet flat on the floor. Don’t use any momentum from your back to help get the weight up (pause briefly at the top and bottom of the movement to eliminate cheating). You will see that you will feel much more of a burn as well as significantly lower your risk for injury while maximizing hypertrophy. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about the correct form for any exercise. Jeremy Albelda is a senior exercise physiology major and a personal trainer. E-mail health questions to him at jalbelda@themiamihurricane.com.
Steven Stuts captured all the action of the baseball team’s Fan Fest in a photo slideshow. Subscribe for the e-mail edition of the newspaper at www. themiamihurricane. com/subscribe.
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A new way of looking at Pisa Reaching out
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Architecture school hosts exhibit
Organization fundraises for mission
BY JESSICA DELGADO CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
Have you ever thought about seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Well, there is no need to go all the way to Italy. You can view it on campus- for free. The schools of Architecture and Engineering are giving UM students and the public the opportunity to view detailed, small-scale replicas of the tower and other famous Pisa buildings, as well as valuable sculptures. The exhibit, Pisa AD 1064The Square of Miracles, is coming to Coral Gables from its sister city in the Tuscany region of Italy. The exhibit officially opened Saturday, and will continue through Friday, Feb. 26, at the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center. Also known as Cathedral Square, it is home to the buildings that made Pisa one of the key centers for medieval art in the world. The square is dominated by four religious structures: the Duomo, the largest Romanesque church in Tuscany; the Baptistery, the largest in Italy; Camposanto, a monumental cemetery that was the burial place of the upper class for centuries; and the Tower of Pisa, a freestanding bell tower behind cathedral that is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World because it tilts about four degrees to the side. “I think this is a wonderful opportunity for students to understand the monuments of Pisa, and to see how these buildings are being preserved and presented,” said Denis Hector, associate dean of the School of Architecture. “Our students will be studying the preservation aspects. What is interesting is that architects and engineers from the international commission will be there sharing their work.” The idea for the exhibit came from the Opera della Primaziale Pisana, the Italian organization responsible for preserving and promoting the buildings. Last September, Opera officials came to Miami to look at possible sites to house the exhibit. They chose the grounds of the School of Architecture, in part because of some similarities to Cathedral Square in Pisa. UM students say they are excited about the exhibit coming to campus.
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LINDSAY BROWN// The Miami Hurricane
A WONDER: Through Feb. 26, UM’s School of Architecture’s Jorge M. Perez Center Gallery will be hosting the Pisa AD 1064 exhibit.
“I am very proud of the people that are contributing to make this exhibit happen,” said architecture student William Adams. “I believe this type of event is the one we need in our School of Architecture.” Carolyn White, manager of public relations and special projects at the School of Architecture agrees. “It is probably one of the biggest and probably the most prestigious exhibitions we can have in the School of Architecture,” she said. Jessica Delgado may be contacted at jdelgado@themiamihurricane.com.
IF YOU GO WHAT: Pisa AD 1064 The Square of Miracles: A Millennium of Culture WHEN: Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week through Friday, Feb. 26 WHERE: Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, 1215 Dickinson Dr. HOW MUCH: Free
Amidst the countless number of Haiti relief projects being organized worldwide, Canes International Outreach is continuing their service efforts for another nearby impoverished country who is also constantly in need of help. Canes International Outreach (CIO) is a University of Miami service organization that raises funds and provides volunteers for a mission in the rural town of San Lucas Tolimán in Guatemala. With the help of faculty advisor Dr. Michelle Maldonado, senior Marissa Orenstein, the chair of the organization, founded CIO last year as her global commitment as a participant in the Clinton Global Initiative University, a conference where students meet to discuss pressing global issues. “Dr. Maldonado and her husband have a strong tie to this community in Guatemala based on the fact that he grew up near the mission site itself,” Orenstein said. “In order to make my commitment sustainable, I formed an organization with an executive committee that could work hard with fundraising and education about the mission site, which emphasizes the dignity of each individual, the common good, solidarity and subsidiarity.” CIO’s purpose overall is to spread awareness of their cause throughout the entire UM community, historian senior Cathy Evancho said. The participants themselves even spend time learning about the Guatemalan and Mayan culture that is present in San Lucas. “By providing service to an international community, our goal is to develop an appreciation for different cultures and at the same time foster an understanding that people across the world can be united in a common effort to help one another,” said sophomore Sumit Mehta, the cultural liaison of the organization. The efforts by CIO for San Lucas Tolimán are focused within a Christian mission created in the 16th century which has implemented several new initiatives and projects to improve the standard of living of its people over the years. Today, the mission houses a coffee plantation, the source of many families’ income and way of life; a women’s center, a site for women in the community to take a break from their traditional family roles in a social atmosphere and a medical clinic for the city’s inhabitants. CIO plays a major role in financially supporting the mission’s projects. “Our goal is to raise as much money for this community as possible before our trip [to San Lucas] this summer,” Mehta said. CIO’s fundraising endeavors include selling coffee from the city and ‘Go Canes’ bracelets made by women from San Lucas, bake sales and volunteering at the BankUnited Center and Sun Life Stadium. This Thursday, Feb. 18, CIO will be hosting a fundraising event in conjunction with Patio Jams where they will be selling plates of food for $5, as well as holding a silent auction. The event will take place on the UC Patio during Patio James starting at 11:30 a.m., through 2:30 p.m. Alexa Lopez may be contacted at alopez@themiamihurricane.com.
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CANDIDATES FROM PAGE 1 With the added competition starting on Monday, the platforms will campaign around campus and try to avoid violations at the same time. At the forefront are policies for campaign graphics that each candidate must adhere to, which prohibits any advertising inside the Rathskeller or inside the Otto G. Richter Library. Junior marketing and media management major Aaron Esman decided to run in September based on his participation in on-campus organizations such as SpectrUM. He and his platform have been preparing designs and strategies for several months that would stand out from the others. “I do find [campaign regulations] necessary. It levels the playing field for everyone,” Esman said. “There are a lot of rules in place, but at the same time they are rules that should be pretty simple to follow. I don't necessarily agree with every single one of them.” Junior international finance, marketing and business law major Christina Farmer began the planning process in October with junior Valentina Lamas and junior Nick Cote by finding out students’ concerns. Farmer was a senator in Pearson Residential College during her freshman year and worked on both Brandon Gross’s and Lionel Moises’s campaigns. She is currently the Speaker of the Senate. According to Robayna, the most frequent violations involve financial reports and graphic campaign material approval. “The regulations always come from things that are necessary- you come up with a regulation because something happened to create that
regulation,” Farmer said. “So I believe that all of them definitely have a place and should be looked at face value, and you should do what's right for the campaign. Integrity is very important to me and important to my team that we follow the rules and that's the way we want to win.” Junior entrepreneurship major Shahzain Malik said that he has been preparing his campaign since he arrived from Pakistan three years ago. He was actively involved as Stanford College Council treasurer and was his high school’s student government president. He currently has a supporting team of 85 people. Malik doesn’t agree with all of the regulations. “There's a yes and no to it- I agree you shouldn't be campaigning around the voting booths, but the fact that you have to be covered if you're walking across the UC, those small nit-picky things, I think that people should look at the bigger picture,” he said. “Someone is bound to mess up and make a sincere mistake, and I don't feel like the entire ticket should be disqualified because of one person's mistake.” Junior political science major Mike DeMasco has gotten together with his running mate and campaign manager to map out what they intend to do to avoid violations that were discussed in a mandatory candidates meeting. “They're definitely necessary, maybe a bit overkill,” he said. “But there are just so many things that you can do during campaigning and they really cover everything. It's actually a good thing.” The general election takes place
from Feb. 22-24 in the residential colleges and University Center Breezeway. Robayna said that the number of violations depend on the campaign season. “It honestly depends on how closely people campaigning follow the rules,” he said. “Sometimes it depends on how hard the tickets try to disqualify each other, but that doesn’t usually happen.” Ironically enough, Robayna said that candidates themselves report violations. “They want to be sure that their competitors are held at the same standard as they are,” he said. “Typically, the candidates self-enforce the rules.” Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com Ramon Galiana and Alexa Lopez contributed to this report.
STANFORD MEET THE CANDIDATES Feb. 15, 5-7 p.m. I-LOUNGE MEET THE CANDIDATES Feb.16, 12-1 p.m. MAHONEY-PEARSON MEET THE CANDIDATES Feb.17, 5-7 p.m. ELECTIONS Feb. 22 to 24
A FUN-FILLED DAY NEW FRIENDS: As the SAE deejay played Jay-Z’s “Empire State Of Mind,” freshmen Alex Crutkaew and Brittney Hutchenson dance and sing with William Miller at Fun Day on Saturday, Feb. 13. The whole area around the Rock and the UC was charged with excitement and laughter as groups of students and special citizens participated in different activities such as playing games, visiting a fire truck and having a barbecue meal. CAYLA NIMMO // The Miami Hurricane
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Reality bites Stock up on laundry detergent and stay out of the tanning booths, because the cast of “Jersey Shore” is coming to South Beach for their second season. Before going to South Beach to try to be Snooki’s match made in heaven or to try to see the Situation’s situation, however, please consider why these people are famous. The appeal of the show is the huge personality of the characters, like the Situation’s ego and extreme objectification of women. It leaves the audience asking themselves if these people are for real, and doubting everything they say. As celebrity magazines shoot out new articles addressing these characters’ tendencies, and their love of the gym, doing laundry
and tanning, especially the Situation and Pauly D, they are creating a buzz over unworthy subjects. Think about all the people that are not getting the attention they deserve. Locally at the University of Miami there is groundbreaking research being done by professors that do not get nearly as much attention as Ronnie did when he got in a fight on the boardwalk. This is a misplacement of values in our society. The audience has a responsibility. They need to step back and put the show into context. Before crowds head out to see Snooki make club appearances, remember that in the larger scheme of life she is relativity unimportant. There are much bigger problems that deserve
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this attention. There can be some solace taken in the career-ending track other reality stars have taken. Remember Tila Tequila? She fell off the face of the planet after her second season of “A Shot at Love,” where she tried to choose between a selection of males or females to win her heart. These shows are not completely void of cultural value. They give us something to talk about, and let us marvel at the absurdity of some people’s lives. At the very least, these shows are entertaining, and can pass time. Just keep them in perspective. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial staff.
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Check out the last day of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, running along McFarlane Road, South Bayshore Drive and Pan American Drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., $10 admission.
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In a recent interview with Parade magazine, Ashton Kutcher proclaimed his hatred for the day formally dedicated to affairs of the heart. "I think every day should be a day of romance," he said. He continued to say that Valentine’s Day should be the one day of hate allowed for the world, but still, he was on the right track- not everyone is in love by the time Feb. 14 comes around. If we spread the love in our everyday lives, there’s no way anyone could feel left out. And look on the bright side, even if the only card you got this year was from your mother just remember- somebody loves you. “First Love” by The Maccabees: If there was ever a song to bring you back to the first time you felt butterflies, this is it. The band begs the question of whether it’s better to be alone in love than just plain alone. For a song with so few words, it says it all.
“Looking Your Big Brown Eyes” by Bob Marley: As flouncy and vibrant as the Rasta himself, this song will make you sing. While lesser known than most of his politically-charged anthems, this gem in the name of love and sex is Marley at his best. “ABC” by The Jackson 5: Who said there’s no room for the classics? The untainted enthusiasm in young Michael Jackson’s voice can make you believe that finding love in a college atmosphere could be as easy as, well, 1-2-3.
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“P***y Money Weed” by Lil Wayne: How could you not be romanced by lyrics as sentimental as these? “I do me, I say Hey Miss Chung Lee/I like to see your booty/Roll like sushi/ I’m tryin’ to dip my celery up in her bleu cheese.” Inane or not, his rhyme will leave you drooling.
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Pizza Rustica satisfies
Corinne Bailey Rae still lives up to hype BY SARAH B. PILCHICK SENIOR EDGE WRITER
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CHEESY GOODNESS: The fifth franchise location of Miami-favorite Pizza Rustica opened this semester by the Red Road Commons after many delays. BY CAMRON GHORBI STAFF EDGE WRITER
Many students at the University of Miami have voiced frustration regarding the lack of eateries near campus. The “Killer D’s” (Domino’s and Denny’s) undoubtedly grow more nauseating with each late-night visit, and many other local restaurants are not on a college schedule (i.e. open late). When word spread that a new branch of the popular Pizza Rustica chain was opening right by the Red Road Commons apartment complex, there was finally a sign of hope. After countless excruciating delays, Pizza Rustica finally opened, and for the most part, the pizzeria lives up to the hype. Not only does Pizza Rustica give UM students a tasty pizza option (something Domino’s, Miami’s Best and Papa John’s do not), but it also does so in an affordable fashion. An enormous slice of nearly any of the vast selection of specialty pizzas (cut into six smaller pieces) costs less than five bucks. The specialty pizzas are unique and creative, including Chipotle Shrimp and Chicken Parmesan. In addition, Pizza Rustica also provides the standard selection of normal toppings and combinations. Equally as fulfilling as the pizza selection, however, are Pizza Rustica’s hours of operation; the pizzeria drive-thru is open until 3 a.m. from Friday and Saturday, and until 1 a.m. on the weekdays. 8
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IF YOU GO WHAT: Pizza Rustica WHERE: 6800 SW 57th Avenue, South Miami (Right off US-1) OPERATING HOURS: SundayWednesday, 11 a.m.-12 a.m. (Drive-thru closes at 1 a.m.) Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. (Drive-thru closes at 3 a.m.) COST: $3-5 per slice, $11.5019 for a whole pizza
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Corinne Bailey Rae first hit the scene with her 2006 self-titled debut. An endlessly sunny and vaguely introspective album, it spawned a few hits and confirmed her reputation as England’s low-maintenance, mellow answer to the Amy Winehouses and Lily Allens of the music world. Her follow-up album, “The Sea,” touches on a far more precarious subject: the suspected overdose death of her husband, saxophonist Jason Rae. The album is mercifully free of any histrionics - Rae’s voice rarely rises above a whisper- and takes a meditative look at her grieving process and her forced maturation. The album, true to form, is a mix of bluesy funk, rock and placid jazz. “The Sea” has no obvious hits like her debut album, but “Paris Nights/New York Mornings” comes the closest in terms of sound and tone. Other songs evoke everyone from Al Green to Earth, Wind and Fire, but the sound is inarguably all her own.
Its appeal isn’t as wide as the first album, but “The Sea” is evidence of a truly talented singer-songwriter. It just goes to show that just because Rae is down, it doesn’t mean she’s out. Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at sbpilchick@themiamihurricane.com.
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there and fought hard, but we just didn’t come out on top.” Clemson’s signature full court press forced UM to turn the ball over 14 times. Miami’s zone defense, on the other hand, allowed Clemson to make nine three-point baskets. The Hurricanes are now ninth in the ACC standings and their dreams of playing the NCAA Tournament are on life support. “It is disappointing to have to play so many road games in a row,” said Haith, whose team will play three straight home games. “It is hard on the team to come back from that.” Miami used the same starting lineup for the third straight game. Redshirt sophomore forward Julian Gamble and freshman guard Garrius Adams have each found their niche in the starting role. Miami next plays No. 8 Duke Wednesday at 7 p.m. At halftime, Miami will honor three legendary former Hurricanes. Jack McClinton (2006-2009), Don Curnutt (1967-1970) and Dick Hickox (1958-1961) will have their jerseys raised in the rafters of the BankUnited Center.
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Miami falls 0-7 in road games in the ACC
Duke
9-2
21-4
Wake Forest
8-3
18-5
Virginia Tech
7-3
20-4
Maryland
6-3
16-7
Virginia
5-4
14-8
Clemson
6-5
18-7
Florida State
5-5
17-7
Georgia Tech
5-6
17-8
North Carolina
3-7
14-11
Boston College
3-7
12-12
Miami (FL)
3-8
17-8
NC State
2-9
14-12
All records as of Sunday morning
TYLER SMITH // The Tiger
REACH HIGHER: Senior forward Dwayne Collins battles for the opening tip-off against Clemson forward Trevor Booker in Saturday’s ACC matchup. February 15 - February 17, 2010
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How the ‘Hecht’ do they keep winning? Victory in SportsFest is all in the participation BY ERNESTO SUAREZ CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER
The only things certain in life are death, taxes, and Hecht Residential College coming away with the Master’s Trophy at the end of every February. At least that’s how students and SportsFest enthusiasts are feeling after Hecht won last year for the eighth year in a row. SportsFest is the annual Olympic-style competition held between the residential colleges, commuter students, University Village and the apartment area. SportsFest, which will be held this year Feb. 19-21, is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. With Hecht having established their own SportsFest dynasty, frustrated students have come up with their own rationale as to why they have such a distinct advantage. “They have a lot more people participating than anyone else,” said Joaquin Moreyra, a commuter student and SportsFest
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participant. “So they beat us in numbers.” Hecht traditionally does have a stronger student showing than any of the other residential colleges. In a survey conducted immediately after the conclusion of last year’s event, out of 434 who responded, 142 of them, almost 33 percent, resided in Hecht. Although participation is a big part of determining the winner, it is not just the number of participants a college has that gives them their points. In order to make it fair for areas such as Eaton or the University Village that don’t have the numbers of Hecht or Stanford, participation points are awarded by determining the percentage of people participating from each residential area. Even with this setup, the residents within Hecht have found a way to make sure they come out on top. “When you live in Hecht, they sell SportsFest to you,” said junior Maggie DeBarberie, a former Hecht resident and SportsFest participant. “They basically tell you ‘you don’t lose SportsFest.’” Hecht and Stanford, the two residential colleges that are the perennial favorites to win the trophy, house primarily freshmen and
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sophomores. In the same survey conducted after SportsFest ended, just under 53 percent of respondents were freshmen, with sophomores next on the list at less than 22 percent. This puts residential colleges such as Mahoney, Pearson and Eaton, who generally house upperclassmen, at a disadvantage. “After you’ve been a part of SportsFest once, it isn’t nearly as new and exciting,” said Peter Self, a resident assistant at Mahoney. It isn’t really all that difficult to see what it is about Hecht that makes them so hard to beat. Beyond participation, they make sure that everyone is where they’re supposed to be at all times, and avoid penalties for things such as forfeiting or failing to attend meetings. Another common myth regarding Hecht’s dominance is that they have the better athletes. Though SportsFest does hold competitions in traditionally athletic events such as basketball, flag football and soccer, however, they also host events that do not incorporate athletic skill, such as Rock Band, Rock Paper Scissors and the Arsht Debate events. Each college’s resident assistants are responsible for getting the word out to students
and encouraging them to participate. Junior Scott Braun believes Hecht’s RAs gives them a huge advantage. “Hecht isn’t necessarily more athletic,” Braun said. “Participation is a huge part of SportsFest, and Hecht gets a lot of help from the RAs who are on top of it the whole weekend.” When asked to speak to an RA at Hecht and Stanford, both residential colleges declined to comment. According to Tom Soria, coordinator of SportsFest, all a residential college really needs in order to have a shot at winning is a committed group of students. “The University Village almost won in 2008, and they only had four teams,” Soria said. Before Hecht started their eight-year run at the trophy, Stanford also had its own eightyear streak from 1994-2001. Maybe this is the year that Hecht’s streak ends and a new one begins. Ernesto Suarez may be contacted at esuarez@ themiamihurricane.com.
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