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The Miami
HURRICANE Vol. 90, Issue 42 | March 22 - March 25, 2012
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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
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City approves plan to renovate Marine Stadium UM School of Architecture students integral to design BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT EDITOR
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COURTESY HURRICANE PRODUCTIONS
SPINNING: DJ Diplo will perform a free show at the BankUnited Center for students, faculty and staff April 12.
Hurricane Productions books DJ Diplo for free show April 12 BY MARGAUX HERRERA EDGE EDITOR
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fter a year packed with rap, hip-hop and rock n ’ roll, electronic DJ Diplo will spin at the BankUnited Center on April 12 for students, faculty and staff. “He ’s a really good DJ and is go-
VERY VEGAN
CAMPUS SEEKS TO EXPAND VEGAN OPTIONS PAGE 3
ing to be perfect for what the student body has been asking for, ” said Kris Martin, Hurricane Productions ’ (HP) president of concerts. Martin said that he looks for artists who are accessible, popular and easy to work with. He has worked with Diplo in the past and believed he was a good choice.
“He really enjoys playing to his fanbase, which are college kids, ” he said. The event is free. Currently, HP plans to give away 3,500 tickets, but the event can be expanded to 7,000 depending on demand, Martin said.
IN LIVING COLOR
TRACK IS BACK
ACTOR’S PLAYHOUSE DEBUTS NEW PRODUCTION PAGE 11
SEE DIPLO, PAGE 10
SEASON BEGINS WITH STRONG SHOWING PAGE 13
he graffiti-covered seats of the Miami Marine Stadium may soon attract patrons instead of the occasional skater. City of Miami commissioners voted 3-2 on March 8 in favor of allowing a possible renovation, using a master plan developed by UM architecture students in 2009, of the stadium to progress with certain conditions. During their March meeting, commissioners met with the Friends of Miami Marine Stadium, the group responsible for the landmark ’s preservation, to confirm an agreement between the two groups and the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority (MSEA). The agreement gives Friends two years to develop fundraising techniques and a viable operational plan. Friends, which is in charge of completing the two requirements, must return in six months to update commissioners and MSEA on its efforts. Miami commissioners Wifredo “Willy ” Gort, Marc Sarnoff, and Francis Suarez voted in favor of the agreement with Friends, while Michelle Spence-Jones and Frank Carollo voted against. According to an article in The Miami Herald, Spence-Jones and Carollo both objected to the agreement because Friends was given the authority on the issue without being chosen through a competitive bidding process. After multiple attempts to reach the two commissioners, Spence-Jones and Carollo were not available to speak at the time of publication. However, Suarez said that there were not any other alternatives available at the time of the vote and thus voted in favor of the agreement.
SEE STADIUM, PAGE 5