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Vol. 91, Issue 42 | March 25 - March 27, 2013
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CAYLA NIMMO// PHOTO EDITOR WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER: Joshua Gonzalez, 17, dances to the music during Steve Aoki’s set on day three of Ultra Music Festival’s weekend one, which took place on March 17.
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UMF celebrates 15-year anniversary Festival grows to include second weekend, extensive array of performances STEPHANIE PARRA NEWS EDITOR
Ultra Music Festival (UMF) started fifteen years ago. Before the festival came together, though, festival organizers held warehouse parties for electronic music. According to Joe Risolia, who handles new business development for UMF, the producers wanted to do a larger event on the beach in lieu of the warehouse parties.
UMF first began in 1999, as a small celebration of music. But, when nearly 10,000 people showed up during the event’s first year, the creators of the festival felt that they had started something huge. “The producers were hoping for maybe two to three thousand people, but the first year, nearly 10,000 people showed up,” said Joe Risolia, who has been with UMF from the start and can be considered one of the festival’s found-
ing fathers. “The first year I helped my friend raise money. I’ve helped with everything, but I mostly do new business development and sponsorships.” Throughout the years, the festival has hosted different bands ranging from The Cure to Duran Duran, and has had cameo appearances from Madonna and Slash, Guns N’ Roses’ former lead guitarist. SEE UMF ‘13, PAGE 8
SUGAR AND SPICE SUGARCANES LEND A HAND PAGE 4
BEAM ME UP CAZZETTE SITS DOWN FOR Q&A, TALKS FUTURE PAGE 7
TENNIS TALENT VENEZUELAN STAR SHINES ON COURT PAGE 11
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CAMPUS LIFE
Rachel Maddow sits down with Shalala MSNBC host promotes book BY SPENCER DANDES SPORTS EDITOR
MONICA HERNDON // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR DISCUSSION: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow spoke to UM students and the public on Sunday afternoon in a conversation with President Shalala.
President Donna E. Shalala got to pick the brain of one of America’s sharpest political commentators. UM students and hundreds of other attendees gathered at the Fieldhouse on Sunday for a conversation with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. Maddow has hosted “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC since 2008, where she is revered as much for her quick wit as her roots in political activism. Shalala asked questions about everything from the importance of studying humanities to the possibility of reinstituting the military draft. Students lined up toward the end of the session to ask questions of their own. Maddow – a Stanford graduate who also won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford – stressed philosophy, statistics and classics among her subjects of greatest value. “To read philosophy, you need a mathematical, rigorous approach to understanding lan-
guage,” Maddow said. She is adamant that strong writing and the ability to present an argument are major assets in today’s world. “We need to be investing in the humanities. It’s skills that we need as a country,” she said. Sunday’s event was hosted by Books & Books to promote “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,” which spent five weeks atop the bestseller list when Maddow released the hardcover edition last year. In it, Maddow analyzes the changing nature of war, and how the U.S. has seemingly come to accept being in perpetual conf lict. On the subject of politics, Maddow lamented that political rhetoric between parties might not improve. She suggested that the U.S. House, for example, is hindered during elections by the “crazy gerrymandered system where representatives only have to talk to the people on their side.” Her book illustrates the need for change in the way Americans approach national security. “We underestimate people’s passion for the issue,” she said. “People do care.”
NEWS BRIEFS EARTH HOUR All three campuses participated in Earth Hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, joining hundreds of millions of people around the world in turning off the lights for one hour. Occupants on the Medical campus shut off non-essential lights. On the RSMAS campus, select outdoor lights were shut off on the North/ South Grosvenor, Glassell and admin/science buildings. Occupants were also encouraged to shut off non-essential interior lights. At the Coral Gables campus, all of the fountains and associated lights were turned off.
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SEXUAL ASSAULT LEARN SCUBA The 2013 Walk in My Shoes event passed through the Coral Gables campus Friday. Lauren Book, a UM alumna, overcame years of physical and sexual abuse to become a national advocate for sexual abuse survivors. Book now promotes awareness of child sex abuse through her annual 1,500-mile walk across Florida during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Book is seeking to expand the state’s kindergarten abuse prevention curriculum to include grades one through five, incorporating topics of bullying and Internet safety.
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As part of Ocean Awareness Week, Rho Rho Rho and UM SCUBA will be hosting a Discover SCUBA event for non-divers and a refresher class for those who are already certified at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the UC Pool. Discover SCUBA participants will learn basic signaling and safety skills, try out the gear, and experience breathing and swimming underwater. The refresher will review gear setup, signaling, safety diving practices, problem management and breathing underwater. The event is free, and light refreshments will be provided. Wear a bathing suit.
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TALENT SHOW Student Government and Hurricane Productions will be hosting the second annual UFactor event at 7 p.m. Wednesday on the UC Rock. UFactor is UM’s own talent show featuring acts from individuals and groups who will be singing, dancing and performing. The winner will be awarded a contract with Tae Talent, a premier local talent agency. For more information, contact Bhumi Patel at b.patel9@umiami.edu or AJ Ricketts at a.ricketts@umiami.edu. Lyssa Goldberg may be contacted at lgoldberg@themiamihurricane. com.
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Want to know what’s going on in men’s tennis? Check out Monica Herndon’s photo brief. Missed Ultra Music Festival 2013? Read all about the festival and its 15th anniversary in Jordan Coyne and Stephanie Parra’s blog, Ultra for U. Interested in house music? Jordan Coyne sat down with Sander Van Doorn, Adrian Lux, Doctor P and Flux Pavillion for exclusive interviews. Read her Q & As with them. Subscribe for the email edition of the newspaper at themiamihurricane. com/subscribe. Have a question for V? Ask at dearv@ themiamihurricane. com. TWITTER ACCOUNTS @MiamiHurricane @Dear_V @TMH_Photo @TMH_Sports FACEBOOK PAGE facebook.com/ themiamihurricane
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CAMPUS LIFE
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Campus artworks liven scenery
Plus 1initiative in the works
President Donna E. Shalala, who came to campus in 2001, took many of the sculptures housed in the Lowe Art Museum on campus and spread them throughout the Coral Gables campus. Shalala had done the same at the institutions she had previously worked at, including Hunter College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Free fifth year to provide a shot at passion BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT EDITOR
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PHOTOS BY HOLLY BENSUR // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Sculptures shape landscape aesthetics Shalala fosters campus art BY JESS SWANSON CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
In the last 10 years, curious-looking works of art have been sprouting up on campus. Whether their aesthetic merit is appreciated or not, no one can deny that they appear expensive. This then begs the question, how much of students’ tuition dollars are actually funding these sculptures? Technically, none. All sculptures are donated. However, it’s not that simple. Time and money goes into maintaining this outdoor sculpture garden. From working with the donor to picking a sculpture’s spot on campus and determining how often it should be re-painted, Brian Dursum, director of the Lowe Art Museum, is at the helm.
“Even though the artworks are donated, we still have to transport the piece, engineer a site-specific base, and plan regular upkeep to maintain it properly,” he said. “It ends up costing a lot of money. That’s why we no longer accept borrowed pieces.” Currently there are 31 pieces exhibited throughout the 239 acres of the Coral Gables campus. From the geometric steel giants dispersed around the University Green, to the marble Chinese lion-dogs near the School of Business and the inconspicuous limestone statue of a crouched human on the far northwest corner of Lake Osceola, the collection consists of diverse works, featuring local, national and international artists, whose expertise ranges from the more well-known to those that are emerging. In 2001, President Donna E. Shalala arrived with experience from Hunter College and the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin-Madison, schools with impressive outdoor sculpture portfolios. Shalala was more artistically-conscious than her predecessors. “Shalala arrived and saw these sculptures and thought it could be more interesting to spread them out away from the museum,” Dursum said. The oldest sculptures were acquired in 1970 as part of the Esso collection from Latin America. The whimsical, corroded-green bronze of the windswept woman is now outside the Memorial Classroom Building. The other, more abstract and angular sculpture, is made of porous stone and tucked away in the Physics Quadrangle. Today, more than two dozen sculptures have been added around campus. Each sculpture is strategically positioned in optimal public places, to not only benefit students, but also allow art aficionados in the commu-
nity the chance to partake in it, too. Collection highlights include the jagged circle of steel outside the McArthur Building and the equally enormous rectangular steel frame on the Green, both by Joel Perlman. According to his website, the majority of Perlman’s works cost more than $25,000. On any given afternoon, on the hill leading from the Rock to Merrick, there will usually be a student sitting on the black “Barbell”, a work of art-turned-bench by Tony Rosenthal. With class notes spread out, or maybe just sitting in the shade during a break, these students are oblivious that they are resting on possibly the priciest seat on campus. “I’m not sure whether I’m allowed to sit on it or not. I see people on it a lot though,” junior Bessie Nolan said as she walked past it. “Is it a bench or is it art? I don’t know.”
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Student Government’s “Plus 1 Scholars Program” may need to wait plus one more years before taking effect. Plus 1 was a main platform of SG President Nawara Alawa’s administration during the spring 2012 election. The initiative would allow students to study an academic passion separate from the student’s current degree for an additional year without paying for tuition. As Alawa’s term comes to an end, Plus 1 remains in its planning stages. The current executive board originally had a goal of completing the project by the end of this semester. “We are hoping to implement the project correctly and efficiently instead of quickly just to check it off of our list,” she said. A main challenge was finding ways to integrate the fifth-year option into the current framework of the curriculums of each school or college. “Working with each of them to figure out the best way to make this happen has been more complex than initially expected,” Alawa said. Alawa said that William Green, dean of undergraduate education, has been helpful in connecting SG to the deans. “He has a greater and more broad understanding of how academics at the university work,” she said. UM’s Plus 1 program is based on the current Take 5 Scholars Program at the University of Rochester. Rochester’s website states that Take 5 is intended for students who wish to “explore additional disciplines and courses that might not otherwise be available to them.” According to Rochester’s publication Campus Times, Take 5 helps students enhance their undergraduate education by letting them take courses outside of their majors. Roshal Patel, the student government president at Rochester and a Take 5 scholar, said that students must meet with their academic adviser and a Take 5 adviser to plan their course of study. “Even though I am going into healthcare, I am able to study music engineering and grow as a person,” he said. Junior Uju Akaniru, a biomedical engineering major, feels that a fifth year would allow her to take more humanities courses. “I want to get a more rounded education in psychology and philosophy,” she said. Bhumi Patel, the SG president-elect, hopes to start where Alawa left off. “Even if it’s something established like farmers market or something that requires work like [Plus 1], we thought of the previous administration’s initiatives in planning our ideas,” she said. THE MIAMI HURRICANE
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Sugarcanes sweeten baseball experience Batgirls key to the diamond BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT EDITOR
Sophomore Suzanne Ghannam emerges from the Hurricanes dugout and darts to home plate to retrieve the baseball player’s bat after he reaches first base. Ghannam is a Sugarcane – a bat girl at Miami Hurricanes baseball games. Sugarcanes are responsible for retrieving the bats and foul balls for both the Hurricanes and the visiting team. Six girls work every home game. “Being in the dugout is a completely different feeling than being in the stands, since you actually hear what the coaches say,” Ghannam said. “It just brings baseball to life.” Although Sugarcanes are only required to work one game per week, Ghannam has worked every game this season. “It’s all about loving the sport,” Ghannam said. The student organization was founded in 1968 by former Hurricanes baseball coach Ron Fraser as the first group of collegiate batgirls. Since that time, Florida State University and several other colleges have adopted the tradition of using batgirls. “It feels good to be part of something so unique that you can tell people about it, and they’ve never heard of it before,” sophomore Virginia Boies said, a Sugarcane who played softball in high school. Many of the girls are ex-softball players, but all must have a love for the game of baseball. As a legacy student, Ghannam grew up going to Hurricanes baseball games. “My first baseball game was when I was about 4 or 5 years old, and I still remember coming to the Light and experiencing such great memories when I was younger that I had to be a part of such a great tradition when I was older,” said Ghannam, who is vice president of the Sugarcanes. The girl in charge of home foul balls holds the most important position, according to Ghannam. “You’re really working with the umpire and making sure you’re keeping him supplied with the right amount of balls,” she said. “If balls 4
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MONICA HERNDON // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME: The Sugarcanes are a student organization that was founded in 1968 by former baseball coach Ron Fraser. They serve as the team’s batgirls. Many of the girls who are Sugarcanes formerly played softball in high school.
go foul or he’s losing balls, we have to make sure he’s supplied with the right amount. And we also have to bring the umpire water every three innings and make sure we’re satisfying his needs.” In the away dugout, players on the visiting team will interact with the Sugarcanes working that game and ask them questions about the position, according to Ghannam. But the atmosphere in the home dugout is very different. “We want to make sure we’re being professional … and making sure our team is focused,” she said. “Usually we’re quiet in the dugout and just getting the bats after every at-bat.” The annual Alumni Game, held each February shortly before the start of baseball season, is a favorite time for many of the Sugarcanes because successful athletes return to play. Last year, senior Betty Carricaburu sat in the dugout with St. Louis
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Cardinals outfielder John Jay, who had won a world championship just a few months earlier. Other Major League Baseball players have also participated in the past. “A couple years ago I got to pick up Gaby Sanchez’s bat,” said Carricaburu, who is now in her third year as a Sugarcane. “That to me was really cool because I’m a Marlins fan.” New Sugarcanes are selected each fall semester through an application process that involves an interview to assess applicants’ baseball knowledge and personalities. Girls meet with a panel comprised of Head Coach Jim Morris; Director of Baseball Operations Robert McDaniels, who is better known as G.M.; Tom Ponietowicz, supervisor of the Sugarcanes; and the president of the student organization. About 25 to 30 girls are selected for each season. The group does not discriminate against boys, but generally only girls try out for the role.
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Male students have other opportunities to be involved in Hurricanes baseball games, such as working as student managers, according to Boies, who is the Sugarcanes’ secretary. “We had a guy that was interested last semester, and he was asking me about it when I was putting up fliers for it, but it’s just a tradition and a legacy that we have with the girls,” Ghannam said. Being a Sugarcane is ultimately about dedication to the Hurricanes baseball organization and the coaches, according to Ghannam. In fact, the girls cannot associate with the baseball players themselves. “Ninety-nine percent of the girls don’t really interact with any of the players,” she said. “We’re allowed to be friends with them and everything, but we do have a no fraternization contract that we sign that we’re not allowed to have any types of relationships with them.”
FAST FACTS The application process happens each fall semester. Look for the Sugarcanes during CaneFest and attend the information session at the start of fall 2013. Apply to be a Sugarcane and attend an interview with a panel that includes Coach Jim Morris. Applicants will be judged on their baseball knowledge and personality traits. First practice is at the alumni baseball game in February.
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MATIAS STANHAM FRESHMAN “I think there was a little bit of bias in the investigation and the media because these were such high-profile high school football players. The punishment fit the crime, but because of this bias, we weren’t able to get the full story.”
AKHIL KHAN SOPHOMORE “The victim wasn’t given due justice because she wasn’t victimized as she should have been by the media. It’s been more about the two guys and making them more of the victims, which I don’t believe is right.” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy. Check out video Speak Ups at themiamihurricane.com. compiled by
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Being sexually assaulted can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. There are no warning signs. It is clear that many people have forgotten the core definition of rape. Being raped – date rape, statutory rape, gang rape, spousal rape, prison rape, war rape – means that consent was not given for the sexual act to take place. Going on a date with a guy or being drunk and unconscious does not mean consenting to a sexual act. It’s not consent unless both parties explicitly say yes. The Steubenville case is just one of many. Rape happens everyday, in different forms, all over the world. Most cases do not make national news. Most cases are not even reported. The majority of rapes happen to women, by men close to them – friends, neighbors, boyfriends, husbands and even family members. But, rape cases have also included women raping men or men raping men or women raping
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women. Girls are taught that the more “careful” they are, the less likely they will be raped. This is false. Regardless of how careful a girl is, there is no guarantee for safety. Many don’t call 911 or get help because they are scared of being ashamed or called a slut for “allowing” something to happen, for not being assertive enough, for not being strong enough to fight for their body. Being raped is not something girls plan. It is not something girls just claim because they feel guilty. Society has now come to the point where it questions the victim rather than the rapist. Being raped is life-altering. Being raped is real. Being raped is a crime – it should never be overlooked. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
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ecently, a fellow classmate not-so-kindly reminded me that my Venezuelan experience differs from that of recently arrived Venezuelans. Venezuela has been under the rule of Hugo Chavez since 1999. Chavez became a dictator who changed the Venezuelan constituSTEPHANIE PAVOLINI tion for his own personal gain, seCONTRIBUTING verely upset relations with the U.S. COLUMNIST and nationalized much of the state’s important industries. Chavez died March 5, and the world began to speculate what would come next. I have lived Chavismo from abroad. I was born in Venezuela. My mother and I emigrated to the United States 21 years ago. My father, one of my sisters, my brother, my aunts and uncles, my cousins and friends all remain in Venezuela. My experience with the Chavez regime has been lived through weekly Skype calls, daily email exchanges and an almost fanatical perusing of the news. Each time
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Last week, two high school football athletes were sentenced to at least one year in a juvenile detention facility after being found guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious 16-year-old girl at various parties in Steubenville, Ohio. More than 50 people were present at these parties. Videos and photographs were taken, and many were using social media to “report” what was happening. This rape case made national news after controversy stirred as a result of the verdict. Some people were outraged about the fairly short sentence the two males received, while others were outraged at the girl for even claiming to be a victim of rape. We have come to live in a society where some people believe that being raped is ultimately a choice. If girls get drunk at a party and dress provocatively, they’re “asking for it.” But, this is a generalization. The way you dress is not a factor.
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my cell phone rings with a 001 exchange, my stomach turns at the intense fear that someone close to me has been a victim to the violence. The fear is very real. In the last 15 years, my family and friends have succumbed to the effects of a failing infrastructure. My father’s best friend was brutally murdered just blocks from our home. Last fall, my sister was mugged at gunpoint. A piece of my heart lives in Venezuela. To be called an outsider by my classmate ignores the reality lived each day in my household. Venezuela’s future is unclear. Chavez left a successor, and his ideas have a strong following. The opposition is loosely organized and lacks a strong leader. My biggest fear is that the situation in Venezuela will escalate before Venezuelans see real change. Now, the real work begins. I look forward to the return of democracy, while it may not be overnight. I can only hope that one day Venezuela will have the same allure as the U.S. does, welcoming immigrants from around the globe who wish to pursue their dreams. One can hope, right? Stephanie Pavolini is a graduate student majoring in international administration. March 25 - March 27, 2013
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Alexander Björklund and Sebastian Furrer are the faces behind – or well, underneath – the cassette headpieces. The Swedish DJ duo is managed by Ash Pournouri from At Night Management, who happens to be the manager behind Avicii’s ascent to stardom. In June 2011, the duo came together and became “Cazzette.” The duo dislikes the term electronic house music or “EDM,” because it meshes all genres into one. As a result, they coined the term “dub house” to represent their tunes. Now, they are set to go on tour in the U.S. in September. The Miami Hurricane got the chance to sit down with both members of Cazzette and talk about the electronic dance music movement, their professional goals as DJs and their personal favorite genres of music. The Miami Hurricane: How did you get into the music scene? Alexander Björklund: I’ve always been a huge fan. My dad always played a bunch of music for me. And for me, I don’t know really, I discovered DJing when I was around 14 or something like that, and I was just hooked instantly. And since then it’s just been all about electronic music for me, even though I love all genres. Sebastian Furrer: It’s the same thing for me basically, my dad was playing trance every time we had vacation in the
car from Sweden to Italy and stuff like that. So it’s always been electronic music since I was a kid. TMH: This summer you guys are working on your first single and the tour in September, so how do you guys feel about everything? What do you hope to accomplish while your touring the United States? AB: We’re just really happy that we get to do this, and we just try to get as much inspiration as possible when we are on the road, and try to produce tracks, even though we travel all the time. We just want to keep on working, and ya know, we have so much to show, and we really want to experiment with different genres and stuff like that. So just work hard and have lots of fun. TMH: What kind of music do you enjoy that’s not electronic music? SF: Indie, hip-hop, rock, eh hold on… AB: Leave some for me, man! Ambient, chill out stuff. SF: Deep house, tech house… AB: Which is electronic, too… SF: Yeah, but, yeah, but whatever. I listen to it in whatever spare time I have. TMH: In terms of plans for the future, do you see yourselves becoming as big and as mainstream as David Guetta? Or where do you see yourselves going? AB: I don’t see mainstream as a negative term, but yeah we also want to sell out stadiums and stuff like that. I think that’s a lot of artists’ goals, and there’s nothing
wrong with that. But that doesn’t mean you have to sell out music-wise. SF: I think mainstream is a word for people that, it’s been a negative word, like everyone thinks is negative because when people are successful and do something good, and when they’re music’s doing good on radio and playing at large shows, why is that negative? They’re like, ‘Oh they’re selling out, they are mainstream.’ They’re what? They’re doing their thing. They’re having fun, and they’re doing a good job. AB: So if we can succeed by just doing what we’re doing, which is music, and a lot of people like, what’s not to like? TMH: If you had to describe electronic dance music to someone who’s never heard it before, how would you describe it? SF: I would say electronic dance music, EDM, that term I think is a term for every type of electronic music genre: dub step, electro house music, deep house. Everything is different. It’s like saying that rock is the same as death metal; it’s not. Like death metal is maybe like dub step if you compare it to electronic music, you know what I mean? So I don’t like the term EDM just because of that. It makes everything into one thing. But I mean to describe electronic music in general maybe, I don’t know. It’s just four-on-four beat. Often of just doom doom doom, some beats with like bass on it, like synthesis on it. It’s very nice, it can be melodic, it can be harder, it can be more like techy. March 25 - March 27, 2013
AB: There’s no easy way to describe one; it’s such a wide term. Electronic music can be anything from Aphex Twin to Eric Prince, which are complete opposites. SF: Today you can listen to something that sounds like opera and rock and death metal in one track, and it’s like four-on-four beat on it, and house bass, and it sounds like house music. But I don’t think there’s specific genres anymore, everything’s kind of mixed into one thing. Music is basically four-on-four beat with other stuff in it, other elements. TMH: How did you guys come up with the name Cazzette? AB: That was our manager. He came up with it, the proposition. We liked it. So we didn’t come up with it, but we were instantly on board with it because we think it’s a cool name, we can do lots of stuff around it. It’s great to be able to bring in something other than just music to the shows. We have the heads, and we’re planning to expand. TMH: How heavy are the cassette heads? SF: Fifty pounds I think exactly. Or no! That’s the box though, maybe 25. Is it? I don’t know. AB: We don’t speak pounds, we speak kilos. TMH: How much in kilos? SF: In kilos it’s 15, so I don’t know how much that is in pounds … probably 30 to 32 pounds. THE MIAMI HURRICANE
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Ultra Music Festival brings tunes, neon to Miami DROPPING BEATS: Ultra Music Fesitval (UMF) goers overtook Bayfront Park in downtown Miami during the weekends of March 15 and March 22. Ravers decked out in kandi (large, beaded bracelets given out at raves), glitter and artists’ apparel danced for nearly 12 hours a day throughout six days. This year, UMF celebrated its 15th anniversary and hosted more than 305 artists. About 165,000 people attended each weekend.
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The festival first took place on the sands of South Beach, meant to serve as a daytime beach rave. The creators of the festival, Russell Faibisch and Alex Omes, decided to throw their own event to coincide with the annual Winter Music Conference (WMC). Eventually, the festival’s attendance grew exponentially, and as a result, the festival was moved to Bayfront Park in downtown Miami. After that, the festival moved to 8
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each weekend the festival was hosted. Five stages, spread out over Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, hosted nearly 305 artists throughout both weekends. According to Risolia, they had no idea UMF would become so huge. “I absolutely had no idea,” he said. “In my mind, that first year, was just mind-blowing, but every single year is topped by the last … that’s why the producer named the show ‘Ultra.’ The dictionary meaning of this is to go above and beyond,
and that’s what everyone on the team does … we go above and beyond. Who knows, in year 20, we may just have a month-long party.” Freshman Ashley Ramon was overjoyed by the constant entertainment, but hopes future venue will be more spacious. “I love it, you never have to wait for the next show ... but there’s not enough room,” she said. Jordan Coyne contributed to this report.
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number of strikeouts for UM’s Bryan Radziewski in his completegame shutout on Saturday
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Passion for tennis fuels Canes’ rising star Speed, intensity lift Riobueno to big wins BY KRISTEN SPILLANE SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
A typical week for the UM women’s tennis team begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The courts are drenched in blinding sunshine, but it’s nearly silent – the occasional sighs and grunts of hard-working players are the only sounds. Eighteen-year-old Clementina Riobueno, like her teammates, is clad head to toe in orange and green. Even after three hours of practice, her piercing blue eyes are focused on the match at hand. She’s facing off against one of her best friends, freshman Monique Albuquerque, but you’d never know it by the intensity of their competition. Riobueno’s bright white sneakers are in stark contrast with the mossy green surface of the court. They highlight her quickness. It’s impossible to overlook her constant motion and the force of her athletic frame thrown into every shot. Riobueno is in her own world. The only things that exist are her opponent and this match. Her coaches watch from the grandstands above, shouting occasional positive encouragement. When she is bested by her opponent, Riobueno expresses her frustration – subtly and briefly with a peppering of Venezuelan Spanish – and gets ready for the next point. This is the intensity that coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews looks for in a player. This is the intensity that earns a freshman ACC Player of the Week honors and a career-high ranking at No. 104. Riobueno was also named to the ITA All-Tournament Team at the National Indoor Championships in February. “As a player, Clementina, she’s coming along, she’s a great competitor, she’s very talented,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. Volunteer assistant coach Laura Vallverdu, also a “Venezolana,” highlighted Riobueno’s court movement.
ZACH BEEKER // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER FRESHMAN PHENOM: Clementina Riobueno, of Venezuela, is off to an impressive start in her first season. Her ranking has climbed to No. 104.
“As a player, Clemen is one of the most fun players that I’ve seen since I’ve been coaching here. She has a lot of talent, she’s very explosive and fast, and she can play from anywhere on the court,” Vallverdu said. Riobueno, a native of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, began playing tennis at age 4 and never looked back. “I saw my parents playing one day, and then I fell in love with tennis,” she said. The family that gave her a start in tennis is still the top priority in her life. “My family is first,” Riobueno said. “First my family, then tennis, then
friends. Without them I couldn’t be here, they help me with everything.” Although her family moved to South Florida in August, Riobueno maintains close ties with her home country. Her love for her city is undeniable. “Everyone makes fun of me because of that. No one knows that city, it’s so small,” Riobueno laughed. “But it’s that city that you know everybody … you know every single place to go … I love it.” Riobueno has acclimated well to Miami’s big-city lifestyle. “It’s weird, the first time I came here I was like ‘Oh my God, what is this? March 25 - March 27, 2013
Where am I now?’ looking at all the buildings,” she said. “But now I’m in love with this city, too.” Her teammates enjoy her competitive presence on the court, and look forward to watching Riobueno’s Hurricanes career blossom. “She doesn’t like to lose. She will leave it all out there before she shakes hands,” said junior Melissa Bolivar, who met Riobueno at a tournament in Venezuela eight years ago. “She’s smart on the court … I think she has a lot to grow as a person and as a player because she’s so young, but she’s on the right path.” THE MIAMI HURRICANE
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Radziewski strikes out 16, Miami dominates invitational Miami takes two from VT Feat last achieved by UM pitcher in 1989 BY SPENCER DANDES SPORTS EDITOR
Miami claimed two of its three weekend games against Virginia Tech and improved its record to 19-8 (4-5 ACC). The Canes nearly staged a late comeback to sweep the series, but the Hokies (18-7, 5-4 ACC) scored three runs in the 10th inning on Sunday. The 8-5 loss was Miami’s first in extra innings this season. Garrett Kennedy and Grant Heyman each knocked in a run with singles during a seventh-inning rally that knotted the game at 5-5. But the clutch hitting stopped there, and No. 24 Virginia Tech escaped. Saturday’s matchup had a different feel. Junior left-hander Bryan Radziewski was able to shut down the Hokies’ offense with a commanding performance. He struck out 16 batters in all nine innings of work. The last Hurricane pitcher to match that total was Joe Grahe – who punched out 18 – in 1989. After his very first pitch of the game
was taken for a double, Radziewski found his rhythm and retired 19 consecutive batters at one point on Saturday. “It’s been a long time since we had a complete game,” Miami coach Jim Morris said. “He pitched an outstanding game, he totally dominated for nine innings. It was fun to watch.” It was a pitchers’ duel for much of the night, and Miami didn’t make it on the scoreboard until the fifth inning. Two insurance runs were just enough to secure the win amid Radziewski’s sharp outing on the mound. “Wherever I was calling it, he was hitting the glove,” said Kennedy, the sophomore catcher. “That’s the main thing with all our pitchers. When they get ahead, they can work and move around.” Sophomore Chris Diaz contributed eight strong innings of his own on Friday to down Virginia Tech. Brad Fieger, who leads Miami with a .316 batting average, had two hits during the 11-9 win. The Canes will take on Florida Atlantic at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Miami will then travel to Charlotesville, Va., for a weekend series against Virginia. On March 30, the game will be broadcast on ESPN3.com. For all other games, listen live on WVUM (90.5 FM) or wvum.org.
MONICA HERNDON // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR OFF AND RUNNING: Sophomore Taneisha Cordell comes off the blocks during the 400m dash at the Miami Invitational on Saturday. Freshman Jamika Glades won the 100m hurdles in 13.83 seconds, and also took the 400m hurdles with a time of 58.95 seconds. Miami swept the top spots in the men’s 400m hurdles with Christian Cook (55.96 seconds) placing first. The Canes competed against nearby schools, like Florida Atlantic University.
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