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THE MIAMI HURRICANE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Ultra brings color, chaos, crowds

SCHOOL OF LAW

UM among 20 schools under fire for misleading stats Attorney claims inflated job numbers are deceitful BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT EDITOR

MARLENA SKROBE // Photo Editor

HANDS UP: Throngs of people dance as confetti swirls around them during DJ Steve Aoki's set at Ultra Music Festival on Sunday. The Miami Hurricane scored an exclusive interview with Aoki before his performance. Read that story and a Q&A with WVUM’s Laura of Miami, and check out photos from Ultra on pages 7-8.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Kony 2012 explodes in popularity UM Invisible Children club to hold screening of powerful video BY DANIEL CEPERO MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

ver three weeks, Invisible Children ’s “Kony 2012 ” video has gotten more than 85 million views and sparked massive discussions across all social media platforms. Invisible Children, an organization dedicated to bringing Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony to justice, posted the 30-minute video on March 5. “Kony 2012 ” offers a simple breakdown of Kony, his Lord ’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the more than 30,000 children who have been abducted and

forced to serve as child soldiers. #STOPKONY was consistently in the top five Twitter trending topics during the first week the video was online. Invisible Children also reached 3 million Facebook “likes ” and 415,834 followers on Twitter. The Kony 2012 campaign advocates a two-step process that asks young adults to spread the word, first to celebrities, or “culturemakers, ” and then to politicians, the “policymakers. ” “I think it ’s incredible how the younger, more technologically-savvy generation is able to create movements

so quickly using tools like social networking, ” sophomore Gabrielle Roland said. A screening of the video will be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m. in UC Ballroom B, followed by a discussion. The campaign will culminate in a national Cover the Night event on April 20. On that night, supporters will be encouraged to plaster their respective cities with posters of Kony and Invisible Children. Cover the Night events have been planned in Coral Gables and the surrounding Miami area.

SEE KONY, PAGE 3

he University of Miami School of Law, along with 19 other law schools around the country, is under scrutiny for inflated job placement and salary statistics shared with incoming students. A New York attorney, David Anziska, is heading the initiative to sue the 20 schools, arguing that law schools have misled prospective students, The Miami Herald reported. The UM School of Law chose not to comment on the matter. Law schools ’ posted graduate job placement rates include not only part-time and temporary work, but also work unrelated to a law license, Anziska told The Miami Herald. For law school graduates who rack up hundreds of thousands in debt and remain unemployed, this misrepresentative data can be an issue. UM ’s website advertises that 83.5 percent of all 2010 graduates are employed, but 17.1 percent of these employed graduates hold short-term positions. Marla Neufeld graduated from the UM School of Law in 2007 and has been with the same law firm ever since. She was able to find a job through family connections in the legal community, but not all of her classmates were as fortunate. “I still have friends looking for jobs that have availability to keep them, ” Neufeld said. “You ’d think being a lawyer, you ’d have some security, but it doesn ’t feel that way at all. ”

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READY SET AT THE FAIR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DO-IT-ALL MUSICIAN FROM THE READY SET PAGE 8

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STUDENT PROFILE

Clothing line aims to change perception of Pakistanis Designs promote peace, unity BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT EDITOR

Junior Ali Zaman plans to change the world ’s view on Pakistani Muslims one t-shirt at a time. This week, Zaman launched a clothing company called Rule Within. The $5 t-shirts have Pakistani cultural phrases and designs that hope to send the message that Pakistanis can pursue their goals despite their conservative backgrounds. “I want to say that if you do what you love, then you ’ll be successful, ” Zaman said. He was inspired to create his line after he noticed that there was a market for cultural shirts. Zaman decided to work with close friends to start Rule Within. The company ’s main objective is to promote peace through the shirts, in light of the media ’s portrayal of Pakistan and Muslim culture. One shirt, for example, has features Packistan ’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The leader was a pacifist and promoted education. Others, however, are less serious and are meant to unify Pakistanis. The shirts have phrases like “Ganda Bancha, ” a Pakistani

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UNITY: Junior Ali Zaman organizes t-shirts from his new clothing line, which will help create a better perception of Pakistanis. phrase for “Dirty Boy. ” “It ’s about sharing a smile with someone from your culture, ” Zaman said. Zaman debuted the shirts at

a fashion show held at NOVA Southeastern University on March 23. Zarnash Banawy, a model for Rule Within, said the “Gan-

da Bancha ” shirt is her favorite design and is a hit with the guys. “ ‘Ganda Bancha ’ has a funny connotation in our language, ” she said. As a model, Banawy represented the company at Friday ’s fashion show and on its online pages. She was drawn to the company because of her friends and the potential she saw in the shirts. “This is something that goes beyond college, ” Banawy said. “We see huge potential, and we plan on seeing it through. ” Fellow Rule Within model Ramina Ashfaque also plans to continue to work with the company after graduation because of its meaningful, universal cause. “Following dreams is something that should be embraced by all people regardless of culture or religion, ” she said. During Rule Within ’s first official week as a company, Zaman began receiving support and publicity from recognized Pakistani outlets. Winner of the 2009 Miss Pakistan competition Ayesha Giliani contacted Zaman via Facebook. “The company ’s been moving much faster than I expected, ” Zaman said. Zaman hopes to expand Rule Within by making a website, setting up an advertising plan, and attending events to promote his line.

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The School of Education, in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, will host a discussion about the consequences, challenges and ethics of current school reform on March 30 at the Storer Auditorium from 8 a.m. to noon. The keynote speaker will be Alfie Kohn, a noted writer and speaker on human behavior, education and parenting. He will be joined by MDCPS assistant superintendents Maria de Armas and Nikolai Vitti and UM Education Assistant Professor Wendy Morrison-Cavendish. The forum is free and open to the public. To RSVP, contact Laurie McDonald at 305-284-6119 or at lmcdonald@miami.edu.

UM’s Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) chapters will run the first student-led “hackathon” called UHack. UHack is a 48-hour programming event that will be held Saturday to Sunday. Students can work with a group or on their own to create a mobile or web app with innovative technologies. Presented by the company Twilio, the event is backed by Microsoft, eBay, GitHub, and more. Food will be provided, and prizes range from XBOX’s to MacBooks. For more information, visit uhack.us.

Stanford Distinguished Professor Alan Lightman will present a lecture titled “At the Crossroads of Art & Science: The Physicist as Novelist” at the Storer Auditorium, Wednesday at 7 p.m. As a recognized physicist and novelist, Lightman was the first professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to receive a joint appointment in the humanities and sciences. Admission is free, but seating is limited. To register and for more information, visit humanities.miami.edu.

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A look at the most viral video of all time

CAMPUS LIFE

Video to tell stories from UM LGBTQ community

More than 85 million people have watched “Kony 2012” since its release on March 5.

Idea inspired by ‘It Gets Better’ series BY ASHLEY MARTINEZ CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

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Invisible Children faces backlash KONY FROM PAGE 1 Invisible Children is selling action kits with promotional materials, including posters, buttons and wristbands, for $30. Students like sophomore Meera Nagarsheth are supportive of Invisible Children ’s cause. “Kony 2012 cuts to the core of the issue in Uganda and neighboring countries: that there is an injustice in the world and we can do something about it, ” said Nagarsheth, the co-chair of UM ’s Invisible Children club. Junior De ’Shonte ’ Brooks agrees with Nagarsheth but does

IF YOU GO WHAT: Screening and discussion of “Kony 2012” WHERE: UC Ballroom B WHEN: 5 p.m. Tuesday

not believe that the U.S. government can do more than it has. “We ’ve sent 100 troops over to help them, which is more than enough considering the fact that the man hasn ’t done anything or been seen since 2006, ” she said. “I don ’t support sending thousands of troops over to find a guy who has been hiding for six years and hasn ’t caused any problems. ” Kony and his LRA disappeared from Uganda about six years ago, but have been active in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and the Central African Republic. Invisible Children has faced some backlash in the weeks after the “Kony 2012 ” release. According to the organization ’s 2011 financial statement, it spent $8,894,632, of which $3,156,876 was used for travel, film costs, and compensation. Although it is a nonprofit, $2,810,681 was spent on direct services. The remainder of the expenses covered operations. “I oppose the organization because of its shady financial re-

SEE PAGE 5 FOR A COMPARISON OF THE EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO KONY 2012 AND THE DEATH OF TRAYVON MARTIN. cords and use of money, ” freshman Andre Naranjo said. On March 15, San Diego police detained Kony 2012 film director Jason Russell for disrupting traffic and running around outside in his underwear, screaming profanities. “I was shocked when I first saw it and even now I ’m still just trying to understand how he even got to that point, ” Naranjo said. “I feel people are going to start questioning him much more since the incident. ” Ugandan citizens have also spoken out against the video. The video seems to portray the entire country of Uganda as being at war with the LRA. However, according to Edmund Abaka, a UM professor of Africana studies and history, the army

was mostly active in the northern portion of the country. “The people in the east, south, and west feel that the image of country has been changed by this, ” he said. However, Abaka believes that thanks to the video, the African Union (AU) has been forced to allocate more of its resources to countries afflicted by the LRA. “Now, there is more vigilance and more AU soldiers, ” Abaka said. “The video has put the LRA on notice. The eyes of the world are focused on them and their capture. If they come back, the AU forces will have the resources to apprehend them and bring them to justice. ” Roland believes that these side issues detract attention from the real problem. “It ’s a shame that the real issue is being overshadowed by this unfortunate event, ” she said. “I don ’t think it should be ignored, but people should not lose sight of the real effort being advertised, which is advocating for the children being taken advantage of. ” March 26 - March 28, 2012

The worldwide “It Gets Better ” campaign is coming to campus, as senior Robert Hupf plans to create a video to document experiences within the UM community. The project began in 2010 when columnist Dan Savage released a video to encourage people who were being harassed, primarily those part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. There are now more than 30,000 user-created videos viewed more than 40 million times, according to the “It Gets Better ” website. Hupf found out about the project his freshman year after going through a difficult time in his life. “I can honestly say the first few videos made me cry, ” said Hupf, who identifies himself as a queer ally. “I can understand feeling alone and feeling like suicide is the only way out. HUPF Hupf hopes to rally together various members of the UM community to speak about their experiences in order to create a video that will be presented April 20. That Friday is also Day of Silence, a day members and allies of the LGBTQ community do not speak to express the repression they feel symbolically. Hupf plans to show the video instead of giving a formal presentation. The video is being proposed as part of Social Justice Week, which will take place April 16-20. During SJW, on-campus organizations meet to form a cohesive unit that will discuss social issues and how to address them, according to Meera Nagarsheth, a member of the SJW organization. Hupf hopes to foster an accepting atmosphere on campus. “My hope is that UM will become a safe place and for that to happen, it requires people to speak out, ” he said. “It requires action and the telling of your personal story, because that ’s what people listen to. ” Filming will begin the last week of March and will continue until April 20. If you are interested in sharing your story, contact roberthupf@gmail.com. THE MIAMI HURRICANE

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Attorney plans to file suit in coming months STATS, FROM PAGE 1 Job placement success is one of the four most heavilyweighted factors in U.S. News and World Report ’s law school rankings. According to the U.S. News website, the American Bar Association will require more detailed jobs placement data for the 2011 graduating class. The ABA will soon have law schools distinguish between how many graduates got jobs that are full time or part time, short term or long term, and require a law degree or do not. U.S. News said it plans to incorporate this data into its methodology for future rankings. Salary figures are also misleading because salary questionnaires do not accurately reflect the entire graduating class if only the best-paid graduates feel comfortable responding, Anziska explained to The Miami Herald. Nearly two-thirds of UM ’s 2010 graduates did not report salary data, for example. Sophomore Stephanie Simeon , a pre-law student, said that these statistics are major factors in the law school application process, and she plans to look at the U.S. News report when applying to law school. Allen Kronenberger, a second-year UM law student, said he feels that the case does not change his opinion of the school and does not expect it to tarnish UM ’s reputation in the eyes of employers. “This is a problem that encompasses all law schools, not

It’s a very small legal community and you might not want your name going against one of the largest law schools in the state, so it’s a tough call. Marla Neufeld, 2007 UM School of Law graduate 4

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just Miami, ” he said. Anziska said he ultimately hopes for partial tuition reimbursement to law school students, and more transparent job placement and salary statistics, according to The Miami Herald. Neufeld said she thinks that students are better off with “completely honest ” statistics than inflated ones. “They can assess if they want to take those loans out and spend those three years in law school knowing what they have to face when they ’re done, ” she said. Anziska told The Miami Hurricane that he would officially file the class action lawsuit against the 20 schools by Memorial Day. He has already heard from Miami-area students willing to serve as plaintiffs, The Miami Herald reported. Neufeld said that graduates should participate in the suit if they feel that they were harmed and are able to prove it, but also offered a warning. “It ’s a very small legal community and you might not want your name going against one of the largest law schools in the state, so it ’s a tough call, ” she said. Ricky Fernandez, a firstyear UM law student, believes that the university is prepared to handle the case and does not expect the prosecution to win. Anziska, along with lawyer Jesse Strauss, filed a similar lawsuit against the New York Law School in August 2011. This March, the case was dismissed, with Judge Melvin Schweitzer saying, “In this court ’s view, the issues posted by this case exemplify the adage that not every ailment afflicting society may be redressed by a lawsuit, ” reported Above The Law. However, the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in California has been unable to get the suit dismissed. The school ’s associate dean for student affairs, Beth Kransberger, told the National Law Journal that the lawsuit is part of a much larger debate “about whether it ’s practical to pursue a graduate degree in these difficult economic times. ”

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PHOTO BRIEF

Fundraising for a golden cause

CAYLA NIMMO // Assistant Photo Editor

DOG DAYS: Juniors Maria Francis and Nikita Gurudas, and seniors Chhaya Nene and Mike Acosta give Jack Daniels his free dog wash on the Rock on Sunday as part of an event for The Volunteer Link, which helps coordinate community service at UM. Three-year-old Jack Daniels is Acosta’s golden retriever. “The dog wash is free, but we are raising money for our Relay for Life team,” he said. The Volunteer Link will be one of many groups participating in Relay for Life next Saturday, which is a major event to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

LOWE ART MUSEUM

Machine at Lowe sells student work Artists profit from sales at ‘Art-o-Mat’ BY TIFFANY FORD CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Up-and-coming artists have a unique venue to promote their work – a vending machine at the Lowe Art Museum. Visitors can purchase a small wooden sculpture, painting or drawing for $5 at the machine, dubbed the Art-o-Mat. Students can now submit work to be considered for the machine. The submission form is available at artomat.org. The Lowe ’s store manager, Lorrie Stassum, is unsure how many art pieces have been sold since it was installed three to four years ago. However Stassum said the machine has been successful. According to Brian Dursum, the director and chief curator of the

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Lowe Art Museum, about 65 cents of every $5 spent go to the museum. The remainder goes to the artist and taxes. “It ’s just a fun thing that people like, ” he said. Sophomore Hadley Jordan, a studio art and visual journalism, said that she would be more inclined to contribute her artwork if the profits went to a good cause, such as raising money to promote arts in the public school system. “If all of the artists are receiving $4.35 for their pieces, that ’s not enough to make a difference in their bank account, ” she said. “If all the money is pooled in the same place, though, and goes to a good cause, that is a better use of resources and gives more incentive to donate art. ” The Art-o-Mat was first created by Clark Whittington in 1997. Whittington wanted to have a unique, solo art show, and decided to use an empty cigarette machine

to create the first ever Art-o-Mat. He never realized his idea would eventually catch on and be used in venues across the nation. “It just kind of grew and had a life of its own, naturally, ” Whittington said. Student work is on sale in many Art-o-Mat machines. The most active student group is from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. “We encourage more and more people to get involved, ” Whittington said. “Usually we can find a home for just about anyone ’s work. ” Freshman Talia Touboul believes that having artwork in the Art-o-Mat would be a great way to get a student artist ’s name out there. However, she sees a drawback. “Besides Brito and Andy Warhol, mass production of a painting isn ’t always the way to go to keep value at its highest, ” she said.

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High school students are searching for their future colleges. What factor is UM’s biggest draw and why?

KONSTANTIN POZDNYAKOV Senior “The variety of specializations available to the students in a particular area and the variety of professors that you can consult with in regards to your future career and dreams.”

JAVIER HERNANDEZ Sophomore “Football.”

ELAINE GOLDEN Freshman “The gliders. Not only are they a great place to study but they are super fun and on days in which we have wonderful weather you can enjoy them.” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy. Check out video Speak Ups at themiamihurricane.com. compiled by

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A one-night stand with a drunk girl I randomly met at some bar seems like an act of prostitution.

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Andrew Blitman, Contributing Columnist

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Injustice hits home In Uganda, 30,000 child soldiers have been abducted by Joseph Kony ’s rebel army over the past 20 years. In the United States, 6,604 hate crimes occurred in 2009 alone, according to the FBI. Invisible Children ’s Kony 2012 video that went viral on all social media platforms this month brought to light how thousands of children are being harmed and treated inhumanely in central Africa. Such efforts to increase awareness are undoubtedly effective: Millions of individuals are fighting this injustice, whether through protests and rallies, signing a pledge or hosting other awareness events. But just two weeks before Kony was a trending topic on Facebook and Twitter, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home from a convenience store in Sanford, Fla, where he bought skittles. This time, inhumanity isn ’t more than 7,000 miles away or even in another state. This time, cruelty hit home, just four hours from campus. However, it went relatively unnoticed for weeks. The scope of the tragedy was not nearly as immense or powerful as the Kony movement has been in recent weeks. Does every important cause require a viral video to catch people ’s attention and call them to action? Crimes against humanity are relevant, no matter where they are and who they affect. Race, gender, socioeconomic status or location are not the issue. These acts are evils against living, breathing humans who are just like us. Trayvon, according to The Miami Herald, was a normal teen who enjoyed playing video games, was looking forward to prom, and hoped to proudly wear orange and green in college, either at the University of Miami or Florida A&M University. Unfortunately, the Trayvon cause lacks the pathos that the Kony video sparked and, thus, awareness has not translated into action.

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Hate crimes shouldn ’t need to be accompanied by an audio or visual component, because the concept of social injustice is frightening and horrific in itself. And when the crime is happening on our home turf, there are a multitude of ways to get involved. The Miami Heat made a powerful statement when they spoke out in response to the Trayvon Martin shooting. To demonstrate their message of “We want justice, ” the team took a photo of all the players wearing hoodies with their heads bowed down. Trayvon wore a hoodie on the night of his death. President Barack Obama was similarly touched by Trayvon ’s story. In a comment to a reporter last week, Obama said that this tragedy makes him think about his own children, and every parent in America should be able to relate to that. He said he can ’t imagine what Trayvon ’s parents are going through and hopes that the “state, federal and local governments get to the bottom of this. ” Although the Trayvon Martin case may only directly affect a handful of people while the Kony situation has affected millions, both cases concern lives taken away early and brutally, but most of all unnecessarily. If you ’re passionate about ending the long-running crisis in Africa, start with hate crimes at home in the United States. Now that you ’ve watched the Kony video and shared it with all your friends, read about Trayvon, get the facts and pass it on. Change begins with information. Information leads to involvement. Involvement leads to prevention. You can be the next person to save a child, a teenager, a sister, a brother, a mother, a father, a grandparent or even yourself. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

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Random hookups devalue concept of love UM Memes a medium for shared student experiences

hile t h e def inition of love varies from person to person, I believe it to be something ANDREW BLITMAN dignified and CONTRIBUTING great because COLUMNIST of what it creates: friendships, families and eventually children (the ultimate gift). At its maximum, love is the most beautiful thing there is, especially when it is consummated after marriage. However, love or romance or whatever you call it is a process that takes time. Romantic love is tied to sex, which is connected but different. I have no problem with premarital sex as long as it is done for the right reason, consensually within the confines of a loving relationship. When it comes to the clubs, there is no love. There is only desire with-

out commitment; it is only pure physical gratification. In other words, one individual uses another individual as a sexual object to fulfill a sexual urge. Compared to the romance of my dreams reinforcing my sense of self-worth, a one-night stand with a drunk girl I randomly met at some bar seems like an act of prostitution. Unfortunately, many people hedge their bets too soon, thrusting themselves into emotionally unhealthy relationships that shatter their dreams of true love. I know how bad it is to be extorted for time, money and resources. It ’s one thing to be extorted out of your possessions, but something entirely different to be drunkenly extorted out of your body or sense of self for someone else ’s pleasure. Such an experience sounds too degrading beyond the limits of my imagination to be real, but it happens to college students every week at the Grove, house parties and South Beach.

It really grinds my gears, yet for some reason it is socially accepted. I don ’t understand why this behavior is tolerated, especially among the good people that constitute UM ’s student body. I don ’t know what family values they will pass on to their children later in life. I can only hope my friends and fellow students realize their immeasurable intrinsic value and the implications those drunken decisions can have on their futures. There are so many great people that deserve the best out of life. They deserve the fulfilling, healthy relationships built on discipline, integrity and mutual trust that make both partners happy. I only wish they find the fortitude within themselves to wait for them. After all, good things happen to those who wait. Andrew Blitman is a senior majoring in marine affairs and biology.

ot only can you stalk people, keep in touch with friends, post videos and play games, you can also MICHELLE LOCK CONTRIBUTING read memes COLUMNIST on Facebook. Not just any memes, but UM Memes. College memes parody ideas via images and text. There are various memes on websites like memebase.com and 9gag.com. I love memes and I love UM. Therefore, this UM Memes Facebook page is pretty exciting for me. I ’ve seen extremely funny and entertaining ones such as the “success kid, ” “terrible teacher ” and “uber frosh ” memes. Then there is the “gets on a machine in the Wellness Center ... last person was weaker than me ”-type meme. However, I ’ve also seen

many that can be very insulting to some groups of people. For example, anything using the “high expectations Asian dad ” or “ordinary Muslim man ” is probably going to reinforce some kind of racial stereotype. Currently 1,462 people like it and 1,051 people are talking about the Facebook group. It's creating a lot of buzz. Its popularity is definitely spreading through social networks. I feel that its success can be attributed to two main factors: UM students can relate to memes and we can contribute to them. We know what it's like not being able to connect to Wireless Canes, not having our passwords saved on Blackboard and eating at Chartwells. We can use our creativity and humor to connect through a website as a student body. Michelle Lock is a freshman majoring in public relations.

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WILD: Long Island resident Greg Fierro and his friend Jessica dance to Gestaffelstein on Saturday at Ultra’s Worldwide Stage. “I love Ultra because the music is amazingly beautiful,” Fierro said. The festival featured notable DJs like Avicii, Tiesto, David Guetta and Skrillex.

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ANIMAL: Miike Snow performs to a crazed crowd at the UMF Live Stage on Friday night. Special guest stars at this year’s festival included Madonna, Lil’ Jon and Timbaland.

HEAVEN: Freshman Matthew Steinberg watches Steve Aoki’s Sunday afternoon set from the front row. This was Steinberg’s first trip to Ultra. DESIGN BY MARIAH PRICE

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Iconic DJ Steve Aoki took the stage Sunday afternoon at Ultra. Though the crowd was electric throughout the festival, few performers energized the 165,000 guests quite like the Miami-born Aoki. In his signature style, he popped champagne, blasted confetti and cheered on a particularly rowdy man who crowd surfed toward the stage in an inflatable raft. Aoki performed new tracks from his latest record, “Wonderland, ” during his set Sunday afternoon. “I ’m going to play an entire set of all my music, ” Aoki said before the performance. “I ’m excited to support ‘Wonderland, ’ which I haven ’t really gotten a chance to do. I ’m also playing a lot of new things that I just finished two weeks ago. It ’s all new s**t and stuff that people are excited to listen to. ” Aoki, 34, started his label, Dim Mak Records in 1996, but released his debut album in 2008. Since then, he ’s worked with sev-

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POP BOTTLES: DJ Steve Aoki showers the Ultra Music Festival crowd with champagne during his set Sunday afternoon. The annual festival drew around 165,000 people to Bayfront Park. eral well-known artists, including LMFAO, Kid Cudi and Diplo, who is scheduled to perform at the University of Miami on April

12. “I ’ve known Diplo since 2003, ” Aoki said. “He ’s just one of the funniest, craziest friends

that I have. We did a tour together in Asia in 2009. ” On his first electronic production Aoki collaborated with

Diplo on a remix of Bloc Party ’s “Helicopter. ” “I love him to death, he ’s literally my brother, ” Aoki said. “We ’re just born from two different moms. ” Performing at Ultra Music Festival is a treat for Aoki, since it takes place in his hometown. “I love Miami because the weather is always warm and hot, ” he said. “There are always sharks in the ocean; I saw a shark while I was swimming once. It was crazy. ” Known for straying from his laptop while he ’s on stage and engaging in stunts including stage dives, Aoki says his tradition of spraying the first few rows of his crowd with champagne during his set serves a purpose. “People won ’t move from the front, ” he said. “They ’re dying of thirst and they need hydration because they ’re so obsessed and so f***ing high off the music, so it ’s like I want to hydrate them. I want to give them something. They want to have some fun. ” Aoki also threw water bottles and two birthday cakes at the audience toward the end of his Sunday set.

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WVUM’s Laura of Miami talks Ultra, idols, DJing

One-man band shows off talent

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WVUM ’s Laura of Miami, a master ’s student, DJed at Ultra on Saturday. The Miami Hurricane chatted via email with the local musical trendsetter, whose real name is Laura Sutnick, about her Ultra experience. The Miami Hurricane: What ’s your favorite part about being a DJ? Laura Sutnick: I like to compare DJing to delivering flowers or serving ice cream. It ’s about making people on the other side of the DJ booth happy. I like to introduce people to new music, make them dance, and I ’m really big on developing Miami ’s music scene. TMH: What ’s it like performing at Ultra? LS: It ’s great! Being on a bill with 8

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such top-notch talent is an honor. You get to play on an awesome system, a cool stage, and to very enthusiastic people. TMH: What artists do you look up to? LS: I love Todd Terje, who I actually booked for a May show at the Electric Pickle. I ’m also a huge Kraftwerk fan, so seeing them this weekend was a treat. Grace Jones is one of my all-time favorites as well. TMH: What DJs did you check out at Ultra? LS: I was more into the live acts at Ultra this year: Kraftwerk, New Order, Metronomy, Little Dragon, and M83.

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There aren ’t many one-man bands out there, but The Ready Set ’s Jordan Witzigreuter does it all. He writes and records his music, sings, plays the drums, keyboard and bass, and now he ’s on tour with Breathe Carolina. As a one-member band, Witzigreuter usually records the majority of his music alone. “It ’s all me in the studio, pretty much, ” he said. “If there ’s drums, I ’ll play that, but for the most part it ’s electronic. ” Fall Out Boy ’s bassist Pete Wentz signed Witzigreuter to his label, Decaydance Records, in 2009. He collaborated with Witzigreuter on his album “I ’m Alive, I ’m Dreaming. ” “He ’s one of those kinds of people that gives good advice, ” Witzigreuter said. “He ’s been through everything and so he can kind of be like, ‘Don ’t do this, ’ or, ‘This is what I did. ’ ” Though young, the 22-year-old has learned from his experience in the music industry. "Focus first on writing good songs and be-

ing happy with what you ’re doing, ” he said. “And then once you have that, you know that ’s the most important part of it. Try everything you possibly can to get out there and tour and be as busy as possible. ” Witzigreuter, appears to follow that advice. “We have a new song coming out soon, ” he said. “A new album will be out probably by the end of the summer. I have a ton of new songs just waiting to be put out. ”

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consecutive wins for the sixth-ranked women’s tennis team after their 6-1 win over N.C. State on Sunday

errors committed by the baseball team during Sunday afternoon’s 6-4 loss to Maryland

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SPRING FORWARD: (left) Running back Eduardo Clements breaks through a tackle by linebacker Gionni Paul during the first scrimmage of the spring last Saturday at Ted Hendricks Field in Hialeah, Fla. (right) Freshman Gray Crow scrambles out of the pocket as he looks to complete a pass downfield.

Young team gets opportunities in first spring scrimmage Williams impresses, Morris still sidelined BY AUSTEN GREGERSON SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

The 2012 season may still be roughly six months away, but the Miami Hurricanes football team completed its first day of live action in an inter-squad scrimmage at Ted Hendricks field in Hialeah, Fla. “It was a start, ” said head coach Al Golden, just moments after watching his team finish wind sprints at the conclusion of the scrimmage. “We have a long way to go, we ’ve learned about a lot of guys and a lot of guys came to play. It ’s hard to go scrimmage after six practices, so we put them to the test and we ’ve got to improve this week. ” Golden was without next season ’s presumed starting quarterback, as Stephen Morris continues to sit out spring practices after back surgery. There has been no time-

table set for his return, but by his own accounts any major setback has been avoided, clearing his return for the summer. Instead of wearing a helmet and shoulder pads, Morris spent the scrimmage as he has every other practice since his surgery: with a whistle around his neck, standing alongside offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, watching the other quarterbacks and the rest of his team develop. “The whole point of this practice is just to get the feel of a game-like experience, ” said Morris. “[Coach Golden] is very particular about the mental aspects of the game, mental toughness. As a team, we have to understand that and get better. ” Defensive end Anthony Chickillo, a rising sophomore and one of the few returning starters for the Canes, sat out the scrimmage with a reported back injury. Golden referred to his situation as a muscle pull, simply requiring rest and not surgery. With two of his biggest expected contributors sitting out the scrimmage, Golden

shifted his focus to the very young team that was fielded. Ryan Williams, the 6-foot6 transfer from Memphis who sat out all of last year due to NCAA restrictions, started at quarterback with two freshmen – Gray Crow and Preston Dewey – backing him up just months out of high school. “Ryan Williams operated pretty well for the first time, ” Golden said. “For such a big guy to get out of the pocket and throw it as accurately as he did, he looked like he had been through it before. ” The format of the scrimmage itself was a series of situational drills, pitting the offense in goal-line situations and two-minute drills rather than playing out a conventional game. For a team that struggled so mightily last season with redzone efficiency, ranking 54th in the country and losing late to both Kansas State and Virginia Tech due to such scenarios, the emphasis on correcting those issues was useful. Now, it ’s just a matter of finding out what players can solve it. “[Clive Walford], I think he can give March 26 - March 28, 2012

us a lot more than a goal-line threat, I just need him to be more consistent, ” Fisch said of the sophomore tight end. “We keep talking about him having amazing size, height, weight, all that stuff; we need consistency, we need the same plays over and over. We ’re going to hold him to a very high standard because of what he can bring us if he reaches his potential. ” What was essentially a glorified practice ended without any shocking breakthrough or disastrous calamity, so it seemed to be a productive day for the Hurricanes. The evolution from talented underachievers to consistent performers won ’t come in March or April, though Golden ’s staff has the foundation in place. “We want guys at the NFL combine every year, we just also want to be championship teams, ” Golden said. “Clearly there were points in the scrimmage where we got sloppy, and we ’ve got to get past that. We want both, teams that produce NFL talent but also compete for championships. ” THE MIAMI HURRICANE

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BACK TO THE WALL: Sophomore Diego Soto returns a serve during his singles match on Sunday. The Hurricanes defeated Wake Forest in a tight contest, 4-3.

Team notches first ACC win Junior Victor Mauz steps up with final singles point BY KRISTEN SPILLANE SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

The University of Miami men ’s tennis team could not have scripted a more climactic victory than Sunday ’s win over Wake Forest. The Hurricanes clinched their first ACC win of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. “It was a big win for us, ” coach Mario Rincon said. “We had lost to Wake Forest earlier in the year, a close match that went right to the end and we couldn ’t close it out. This time it was totally the opposite. ” Junior Victor Mauz stepped up as the hero of the match with his tiebreaker win that gave the Hurricanes the 4-3 edge over the Demon Deacons. “I saw it was going to be on my match, it was 3-3, and that was probably the first time I have come back from that far away, ” he said. “I just tried to concentrate on myself, my shots, point after point, and I fought really hard to come back. ” Despite dropping the doubles point, Miami ’s singles wins from sophomore Omar Aly, freshman Henrique Tsukamoto, and sophomore Diego Soto kept the team in the match. With three points apiece for UM and Wake Forest, the match was decided by the sixth singles matchup between Mauz and Wake Forest ’s Alex Tsai. “I saw it was 4-0, 40-love, and thought, ‘there ’s no way we were losing again against the same guys that beat us 4-3 already, ’ ” Mauz said. Mauz gave credit to his teammates and their 10

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support during his clutch performance. “I would never have done that in a single match, alone, ” he said. Rincon gave high praise to the character and determination of his team. “Victor is such a team player, he is the ultimate fighter; I ’m really glad that he was the last man on the court, ” Rincon said. “He is such a hard worker and has so much heart, I know he will appreciate this moment for a long time. ” Rincon and his team work hard each day with their sights set on a tournament berth. “Victor stayed poised, kept fighting, making the key plays, little by little he got back into the set, and made it even and pulled it off in the tiebreaker, ” Rincon said. “It was a great win for him, we needed this win here at home, we feel like we are a team that still has opportunities and there is room for us in the NCAA tournament and today was an important day for us. ” The win over Wake Forest follows Friday ’s crushing 4-3 defeat to the N.C. State Wolfpack. Despite strong play from first doubles team, freshman Wilfredo Gonzalez and Aly, the Canes dropped the doubles point to N.C. State. In dramatic fashion, Gonzalez claimed his singles point over Robbie Mudge (7-5, 5-7, 10-6) but the Wolfpack had already clinched the match. “Wilfredo, Victor, Diego, all won their singles matches, obviously playing really well, every match in the ACC is really tough, at a really high level, they got their wins today, but all our men competed very hard, ” Rincon said. “There ’s always a lesson to be learned. ” The Hurricanes head to the Northeast next weekend to take on Boston College. March 26 - March 28, 2012

into left field was mishandled by Rodriguez, allowing him to get to third. Korey Wacker drove him in with a single in the next at-bat, then scored when a pick-off attempt by AJ Salcines BY ERNESTO SUAREZ SPORTS EDITOR went over the head of Esteban Tresgallo and into right field to make it 6-4. While the Canes were hoping to After recording 10 hits in the first bring out the brooms on Sunday af- four innings, the Hurricane bats fell siternoon, any chance of a sweep went lent through the last five and could not straight through their legs. close the gap. After taking the first two games “We definitely need to go out there of the series against the Terrapins, a and play with a little bit more emotion, combination of Hurricane errors and a little more intensity, ” O ’Brien said. shutdown pitching helped Maryland “We need to play better defense. We topple Miami (19-5, 7-2 ACC) on Sun- had a lot of hits up there but we didn ’t day afternoon, 6-4. really swing the bats when we needed “The game was very discouraging to. ” to watch ” head coach Jim Morris said Friday night was all of the team ’s six about pitching for errors in Sunday ’s the Canes. Eric Ergame. “We played ickson was masterterrible defense, ful through seven made some meninnings, giving up tal mistakes. We just one run on five didn ’t come out hits in just 96 pitchand play the game es to pick up his the way we ’ve We played terrible defense, fourth win of the been playing it. We made some mental mis- season. A two-run didn ’t deserve to takes. We didn’t come out single by O ’Brien win. ” and play the game the way in the third was Miami got off we’ve been playing it. We all the run support to a quick start on needed, as Miami didn’t deserve to win. Sunday afternoon, cruised to a 4-1 scoring a run in win. each of the first Jim Morris, “I ’m very four innings off Head Coach happy with the Terrapins starter way I pitched toBrett Harman. Two night, ” Erickson said consecutive bunt singles by Tyler after the win. “I was working on a Palmer and Dale Carey got the hitting lot of things, some mechanical things started for the Canes in the first frame that I needed to change from a couple when, after a sacrifice bunt by Peter of weeks prior. I did a lot of studying O ’Brien, Brad Fieger was able to drive with the video and worked on my own Palmer in on an RBI single. before this start. I was very happy with “Palmer and Carey are both drag- the results. ” bunt guys, ” shortstop Jarred Mederos While the Canes only had five hits said. “They saw how big the pitcher in Friday ’s contest, the bats were out was and how slow he was getting off in full on Saturday night. Every Hurthe mound so we thought we could get ricane starter recorded a hit in a game the guys over. ” where they exploded for nine runs and The Hurricanes were able to add 22 baserunners en route to a 9-1 win. two more runs before Maryland struck “We came in with the mindset back with two of their own in the that we need to get more hits, take fourth. Carey added a run off a sacri- more pressure off our pitching staff, ” fice fly to make it 4-2, but the Terrapins Carey said. tied it up in the fifth. The Hurricanes remain in Coral It remained a tie game until the Gables for a midweek contest against top of the seventh inning, when a series St. Thomas, with Bryan Radziewski of Miami errors allowed two more Ter- scheduled to start Wednesday night. rapins to cross home plate. After two Miami will then travel to South Caroconsecutive groundouts to start the in- lina for a weekend series against the ning, a single by Michael Monteville Clemson Tigers.

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