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Vol. 88, Issue 17 | Mar. 29 - Mar. 31, 2010

HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929

Constructing ideas

JESSICA HODDER // The Miami Hurricane

BRAINSTORMING: Faculty and staff from the School of Architecture, along with its dean, are working with the Haitian government to reconstruct Haiti.

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PASTRY PALOOZA PATAGONIA OFFERS ASSORTMENT OF ARGENTINIAN TREATS PAGE 9

SHOOTING HIGH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM MAKES IT TO THE FINAL FOUR PAGE 11

Charrette provides venue for collaborative effort

BY COLLEEN DOURNEY | STAFF WRITER

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he UM School of Architecture hosted a five-day workshop this past weekend to help suggest ideas for rebuilding Haiti after the destructive earthquake in January.

It all began when the Haitian government’s commission for reconstruction asked UM’s School of Architecture to help them with postearthquake rebuilding plans. The result was an overwhelming response to help.

Ultimately, it was decided that the best way to hear everyone’s ideas and make the most of the unique situation was to hold a “Charrette.”

A Charrette is a collaborative effort that integrates ideas from many areas to achieve the best results for one common vision.

UM faculty and students participated from many disciplines such as the School of Architecture and the College of Engineering.

SEE CHARRETTE, PAGE 6

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A pro at making lasting memories Grad student breaks U.S. memory record

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BY ANDREA CONCEPCION STAFF WRITER

Many of us have trouble remembering the name of an acquaintance we met a month ago, the phone number of a best friend or even what we had for breakfast in the morning, but one UM student has proven that, with practice, people can improve their memory.

Nelson Dellis, a graduate student of the department of computer science, broke a U.S. world record when he memorized 178 digits of a random 500-digit number in five minutes at the 13th Annual U.S. Memory Championship in New York City.

The year before, Dellis stumbled upon the competition when he was browsing the Internet. He describes himself as a “numbers kind of guy” and frequently searches for information and facts about memory.

He did not win last year, standing a little above the midlevel, but he was determined to win this year. His inspiration was Ronnie White, a competitor who won in 2009 but was a nobody in 2008. “[White] f lew under the radar,” Dellis said. “Nobody expected him to win, but he broke two United States records and

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A PACK A DAY: Nelson Dellis, a grad student in computer science, memorizes cards. Memorizing cards was one of the techniques Dellis used to prepare for the U.S. Memory Championship. won the whole thing.”

After the competition, Dellis discovered memory techniques that he could use to learn to amplify his memory.

According to mindtools. com, if a person uses vivid mental images to code and organize information they can structure the data effectively and recall it

EASY STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY FOR CLASSES Actively pay attention the first time information is introduced Make information gathering fit your learning style Involve as many senses as you can Relate information to what you already know Physically organize information Review what you’ve learned the same day you learn it and at intervals thereafter Regularly exercise to increase oxygen levels in your brain and reduce risk of disorders that lead to memory loss Make time to relax and unwind - Cortisol, the stress hormone, can damage the hippocampus if the stress is unrelieved.

If used regularly, these tips will have maximum effect.

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much easier.

Dellis’ technique has been around since the time of the Roman Empire. In his mind is a virtual storage warehouse where he organizes information into rooms and compartments and then converts the information into pictures. He converts twodigit numbers into letters that formed initials. The initials become pictures of people, celebrities or cartoons Dellis can easily identify.

“So if I see 72, I convert it to a picture,” he said. “72 is George Bush.”

G is the seventh letter in the alphabet and B is the second. He then makes a story from the pictures.

“Everyday I memorized the order of a pack of cards, three to four times,” he said. “Then, I memorized a 200-digit number twice a day.”

The competition is a fullday affair with four morning events and the final elimination round, consisting of three afternoon events.

Dellis was in first place until the last event which had the contestants memorize the random sequence of two decks of

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cards in five minutes. He knew the sequence perfectly, but accidentally recited the first card from the wrong deck and was the first contestant to be eliminated from the round.

“It was frustrating because I knew it,” he said. “So I got third place.”

He plans to return and will enter into the World Memory Championship in China at the end of August.

Dellis is unlike the typical computer science student; he recently launched a Web site called climbformemory.com, which takes his passion for mountain climbing to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease. His next major project is Mount Everest.

Dr. Geoff Sutcliffe, Dellis’ Master’s thesis advisor has known him since fall 2009. He said Dellis is not a computer science geek but a tall, athletic kind of guy.

“If he was born in the 50s, he would be seen as the classic American hero,” he said.

Andrea Concepcion may be contacted at aconcepcion@ themiamihurricane.com.

Isabella Kizer has the inside information on the disabled public education system.

“Green Zone” is entertaining but not insightful. Read why in Danielle Peloquin’s movie review.

Cary Goldenberg has the scoop on a talented new musician, Matt Hires, and his album “Take us to the Start.”

The women’s basketball team is on a roll. Check out Alex Broadwell’s photo slideshow of their Sweet 16 game.

Catch up on all the Hurricane sports action on Justin Antweil’s Twitter at www.twitter.com/ tmh_sports.

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Imagine a world without cancer New housing deadline Students left out in lottery have a second chance

BY REBECCA ZIMMER CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

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KICKING CANCER: Senior Stephanie Lopez and junior Ramiro Barbuzano danced during the 2010 Relay for Life.

Relay for Life raises funds to combat disease

BY RAMON GALIANA NEWS EDITOR

Whether one decided to play a game of Plinko or a round of “Rock Band,” this past Saturday at Stanford Circle, they would be saving lives.

The University of Miami chapter of the American Cancer Society hosted its annual Relay for Life event this past weekend, bringing together students, faculty, administration and cancer survivors to unite against a common foe.

This year, however, the executive committee made several changes that expanded the scope of the event.

“I think the general enthusiasm about Relay is different. Many more students are aware about what’s going on, and they’re really excited to be participating,” said senior Daniel Cristancho, one of the event’s co-chairs.

“Because of their enthusiasm and their support, we’ve had an increase [in ability] for what we want to do.

Participants almost doubled from last year, so I think that’s definitely been a help to us.”

According to Relay for Life’s Web site, umiamirelay.org, 696 participants

and 45 total teams were registered to participate in Saturday’s event. Teams included numerous organizations varying from residential colleges, to Greek organizations, to other clubs like the Association of Commuter Students and the Federation of Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC). Organizations sold food, drinks and chances to win prizes through various games for their portion of the fundraiser.

“We try to raise as much money as possible; we live in a huge building,” said sophomore David Grieser, a resident assistant at Hecht Residential College, who participated with their team.

“Almost everyone is touched by cancer in some sort of way. It’s usually pretty easy to get everyone together and get everyone moving in the same direction.”

His team sold shirts with the team’s phrase: “Relay for Hecht, Relay for Life.” Additionally, they sold smoothies and “freeze pops” to help participants combat the sun.

“Last year we noticed that the cold stuff sold really well, so assuming it’s going to be a nice day, 85 and humid, you can charge a fair amount of money for a smoothie,” Grieser said.

The Relay for Life Committee hosted additional events that asked members of each team to meet in the

middle of Stanford Circle including a relay race and an event-wide Twister competition.

“It’s not just a big fundraiser. It’s really about bringing everyone together,” Cristancho said. “It’s about supporting the people who are going through this disease.”

According to co-chair senior Kelley Norcini, the committee worked with the Department of Parking and Transportation and the City of Coral Gables to have the event hosted at Stanford Circle. The permitting process took about four months.

“The location is almost double of the size of last year, and we [had] it completely full,” Norcini said. “And that’s really exciting because it took a lot of work to get it there.”

The 2009 Relay for Life took place at the University Center patio.

“The [American Cancer Society’s] theme this year is to ‘imagine a world with more birthdays,’” Norcini said.

“For us, we skewed it a little and our theme is ‘a world with no cancer.’”

Relay for Life had already raised approximately $33,000 by Friday night. The Committee hoped to surpass their goal of $60,000 to donate to the American Cancer Society.

Ramon Galiana may be contacted at rgaliana@themiamihurricane.com.

Earlier this month, the housing lottery left some students puzzled as to their housing situation next year, but definitive answers may soon be on the way.

On April 9, students who did not receive housing will be allowed to sign up for any available housing.

It is based on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be decided according to availability of the preferred housing a student selects.

The selection process for students who received housing ends on April 8, and the remaining spots will be given to students on the waiting list.

“We anticipate every student who wants housing who currently lives on campus will receive housing," said Gilbert Arias, assistant vice president for student affairs.

Despite his reassuring words, as time passes, tension continues to rise for students who haven't received housing yet and who are still unsure where they will be living next year. Sixteen percent of students who currently live on campus and wish to continue living on campus next year were not chosen in the lottery.

A Facebook group, known as “Homeless UM Students 2010” was created to allow students who did not receive housing to communicate with each other. There are currently 394 members. It has transformed into a forum for students to help each other find alternative housing.

Charlie Roberts, the group's creator, did receive housing in the UV; his roommate and several of his other friends, however, did not.

“I created the group as a way to get people together who feel like they’ve been ripped off and to figure out if they had any ideas as what to do next," Roberts said.

This year marks the first year that a lottery system has been used as a means of assigning housing.

A very simple system was administered on myUM, but next year there are plans to make the lottery more complicated. For example, if a student opts in for the lottery and later decides that he/she no longer wants to live on campus, there will be a way to opt out.

Sophomore Matt Maggio did not receive housing via the lottery and claims it has affected both him and his family.

“My family is definitely stressed out," he said. "It could potentially put a financial burden on us."

Rebecca Zimmer may be contacted at rzimmer@ themiamihurricane.com.

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New members inducted into Iron Arrow Society celebrates 84 years of tradition

BY COLLEEN DOURNEY STAFF WRITER

“Oh my God! What’s happening?” said senior Rory Lincoln, who was invited to become a member of the Iron Arrow Honor Society last Thursday.

Lincoln was originally told he needed to be at the School of Communication to give a tour.

Instead, he was surrounded by a group of people wearing the brightly-colored Seminole jackets characteristic of Iron Arrow members. An arrow was then horizontally thrust at his chest, and he was "inked" with orange, white and green paint across his forehead.

“It was probably one of the most intimidating things I’ve ever been through. I didn’t realize that

there was no student and no tour immediately, and kept asking to be let go because I thought I was being pranked," Lincoln said. "No one answered because [we are] supposed to be silent, which I eventually caught on to."

Iron Arrow “tappings” occur once every semester and are carried out in manners often similar to Lincoln’s story.

Any member of the UM community can be tapped, from students and faculty, to alumni and administrators. It is the highest honor achievable at UM. Second-year law student Elena Doyle was tapped as an undergraduate and is now the society's chief.

Doyle sees membership in Iron Arrow as being part of a long-standing tradition of great leaders at UM. “To be an Iron Arrow member is to be recognized for having all five of the characteristics [we value]scholarship, leadership, humility,

character and love of alma mater,” Doyle said.

Son of Chief Jodie Barkin, a medical student, acknowledges tradition as one of the most identifiable attributes of being an Iron Arrow member.

“Being an Iron Arrow member has been a tradition of greatness at the university since it began in 1926.”

Barkin said.

This semester, 35 new Iron Arrow members were tapped. After joining Iron Arrow, members agree to establish an everlasting bond with the university that lives on long past their graduations, retirements or relocations.

“Members of Iron Arrow participate in many acts of service to give back to the community, a tradition UM has long been known for," Barkin said.

Colleen Dourney may be contacted at cdourney@themiamihurricane.com.

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ONE OF 35: Senior Amy Levine celebrates with fellow Iron Arrow members after her tapping into the society Thursday morning.

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Take down that pic

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Clean up that profile before graduating

BY LILA ALBIZU ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

With graduation quickly approaching and the hunt for a job in full swing, it might be time for departing seniors to graduate their Facebook profiles before potential employers get to it.

“A lot of employers check out social networking sites, looking for negatives,” said Dr. Sigman Splichal, journalism program director.

According to Splichal, universities often look up applicants’ Facebook profiles before admitting them, so it stands to reason that potential employers would do the same before hiring a job candidate.

In the current job market, where a larger pool of graduates will be competing for the same jobs, Facebook profiles and other networking sites could be the deciding factor between two very close candidates.

“It certainly could be a deal breaker,” Splichal said.

Web sites like fastweb.com, an online resource that matches high school and college students with scholarships and internships, recommend cleaning up your Facebook before applying to a job or internship.

That’s what junior Michael Gullo did last year before applying to the Glenn Miller Orchestra, a group formed in 1956 that performs on an average of 300 dates a year.

“I knew they were from the 50s,” Gullo said. “So I put up a professional head shot as my profile picture and took off all the party pics.”

Gullo, a studio music jazz voice major, also deleted inside joke comments from his wall.

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pictures, however, is not the only thing a job candidate needs to do in order to make their profile attractive to potential employers.

For example, if one enjoys listening to The Beatles or has a favorite sporting team, it should be included on a professional Facebook profile, fastweb.com says. Filling out the "Education and Work" section under the info tab can give employers a first glimpse into your previous work and doing the same for the interests section can help the employers form a fuller picture of who the candidate is as a person.

Also according to fastweb.com, if your potential employer is logging on to get the dirt, hit them with what makes you an asset before they can get to the pictures from last weekend’s night out at a club.

Junior Mark Oates created a network of a dozen or so friends who can see the pictures he gets tagged on.

“No one else can [see them],” Oates said. “If you’re not my friend, you can only see my profile picture.”

Despite how private a profile, a good rule of thumb, according to Splichal, is to refrain from putting something on your profile that you wouldn’t want your parents to see.

Lila Albizu may be contacted at lalbizu@ themiamihurricane.com.

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CHARRETTE FROM PAGE 1 Joining these UM participants were architects, economists, engineers, city planners and simply anyone else who wanted to lend a helping hand from all over the United States as well as participants from Haiti.

All of the participants of the Charrette were volunteers and helped purchase plane tickets for members from Haiti’s post-earthquake teams.

Individuals from the Haitian front included United Nations ambassador Leslie Voltaire.

“The mission was to illustrate the vision of the plan that will by presented in New York by the Haitian government. I think we’ve succeeded in a way that will allow us to go from city to city and get input from populations and help rebuild our country after the earthquake,” Voltaire said.

The final presentation of the workshop was revealed Sunday afternoon at the Glasgow Auditorium by Dean of the School of Architecture and Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.

“The presentation was not supposed to be a final solution or plan, instead illustrations and ideas to provide broader goals and strategies to be discussed by the Haitian government who will make the final decision,” Plater-Zyberk said.

In the final presentation, the efforts of all groups were incorporated in a showcase full of possible sketches and ideas for them to take back to Haiti.

Included were ideas to possibly grow economies in new rural areas that the Haitian people have retreated to.

The Charrette highlighted the already strong Haitian culture and expose it to make the country’s cultural wealth better known.

Activities such as zip lining and SCUBA diving, as well as cultural characteristics such as the Haitian architecture and art were the focus of the possible solutions in order to strengthen the Haitian community and the tourism industry.

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SKETCHES OF THE FUTURE: On Sunday afternoon the University of Miami’s School of Architecture unveiled its plans for “starter shelters,” alternative, temporary housing for Haitian residents displaced by the earthquake in January.

Sonia Chao, director of the Center for Urban and Community Design and a research associate professor, saw this as a unique opportunity for many architecture students.

“It gave them an opportunity to understand the roles architects play in civic life as leaders. Through this experience they can realize that they can create change in a community and actively engage in outreach

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through their area of study,” Chao said.

Several different plans were also drawn up as alternative, temporary housing for displaced Haitian residents called “starter shelters.” Plater-Zyberk uses the term in order to provide hope for additions to the shelters as the rebuilding process continues instead of the possibility of the shelters remaining as temporary housing.

The possible plans are being taken

back to Haiti to be discussed and their final decisions will be presented in New York at the end of this month.

“It was a great experience and now we plan to stay as involved as possible and begin working on funding to help out our Haitian neighbors,” Chao said.

Colleen Dourney may be contacted at cdourney@themiamihurricane.com.

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If UM were to build another campus, where should they put it?

KATEVA ROSATO Sophomore “Nowhere, the U belongs in Miami.”

STEPHANIE LAZAR Sophomore “London or Australia.”

MARCELO GADIA Junior “On the beach!”

HASHIM LAKHANI Sophomore “The Galapagos Islands.”

Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy. compiled by Kyli Singh

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There’s a lot of hype surrounding guitar guys.

Is it true that it’s pretty much an instant and sure-fire way to pick up chicks?

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What you don’t know could kill you the potential to cause harm.

Over sleeping has been linked to multiple negative effects such as increased risk of diabetes and death.

According to WebMD, death rates are higher for people that sleep more than nine hours a day. This study also noted that individuals that over sleep may do so because of outside factors such as depression and low socioeconomic levels that could contribute to their increased death rate.

So what’s next and how do we avoid the next bad habit or cancer-causing agent hidden in our favorite foods and activities?

First, it is important to remember that these discoveries are not unique to our generation.

For our parents, it was lead-based paint and mercury that turned out to be harmful. Preventative measures can be taken in case your favorite snack is chock-full of dangerous chemicals. Antioxidants have shown promise to slow, or even prevent, the development of cancer.

Last, look at successful people around you. There are agedefying seniors that still wake up every morning to run or are very active in their community. Take a page from their book- they are obviously doing something right.

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t’s not uncommon to be walking near the intramural fields or through the University Center and hear a little music. There are kids with boom-boxes, the radio station broadcasting solid music all day every day and Patio Jams every Thursday.

EVAN PESKIN STAFF There are tons of types COLUMNIST of music constantly playing around campus and its hard to find a silent place outdoors. The one music source that most merits discussion, however, is the "guitar guy."

Guitar guys come in many shapes. There’s the constantly-stoned hippie, the raging angry emo and the Abercrombie-wearing "ladies-I-play-acousticguitar" guy, but the classic and by far the most superior, is the music lover.

They don’t play because of crazy levels of THC in their bloodstream or to pick up the freshmen girls who swoon when they hear an acoustic version of "Slide" by the Goo Goo Dolls. They play, simply, to play.

Not even five doors down from my dorm in Pearson, I have a good friend, Jonny. One day, when a group of buddies on my floor was relaxing and trying to think of things to do that night, Jonny left and returned with an acoustic guitar.

For a moment, I was concerned that my new

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Recent research by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lead to the discovery of certain chemicals in microwave popcorn bags that could cause cancer.

This favorite food can just be added to the list of seemingly benign things that we have to watch out for in every day life.

From artificial sweeteners that have aspartame, to french fries that contain acrylamide, and even to Ex-Lax, the main ingredient which the FDA found causes cancer in rats, the world is filled with unseen dangers.

This alarming list is not limited to obscure chemicals either. Seemingly normal habits, like being well rested, can have

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bud was one of the bad breeds of guitar guy. I thought to myself that if he started to sing "could you whisper in my ear, the things you wanna feel…"

I was going to make a break for the door. But to my (pleasant) surprise, he was a pure-blooded, Grade A musician!

They are a rarity these days, but good music is always welcome, and his music was original, stylish and amazing to listen to.

There’s a lot of hype surrounding guitar guys.

Is it true that it’s pretty much an instant and surefire way to pick up chicks? Do all guitar guys basically sound the same? Do you need to brush your hair off to the side as you play and then stare off into the distance looking pensive?

It is by no means a guarantee that if you play guitar you will pick up the ladies. The general consensus from the girls I asked, however, is that it’s a huge turn on if you can play well.

Not all guitar guys sound the same. They vary a lot based on their roots and their influences. All in all, they tend to lean towards very mellow and relaxing music though.

So next time you pass a guy stretched out by the Hecht-Stanford bridge tuning up his guitar, sit down and listen. Who knows, maybe this particular guitar guy will strike a chord with you.

Evan Peskin is a sophomore majoring in pre-med psychology. He may be contacted at epeskin@ themiamihurricane.com.

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around our campus, as well as across the c o u n t r y, you will CAITLIN HILL find adverCONTRIBUTING tisements COLUMNIST encouraging and promoting the efforts of recycling, reducing waste and conserving energy.

These programs encourage citizens to make minor adjustments to their lifestyle in order to better serve the planet, and the majority of the population seems to be making the effort to contribute. There is one aspect of recycling, however, that is barely recognized: being an organ donor.

An estimated 100,000 children and adults are currently awaiting life-saving transplants in the United States, and though 90 percent of our population approves of organ donation, only 30

percent have taken the steps to become an organ donor.

This forces transplant centers across the country to limit the number of patients they are willing to accept or put on their waiting list simply because there are not enough available organs for doctors to risk losing one on a patient that is expected to have a difficult recovery or relapse.

In some cases, patients are weakened because of the waiting process, as was my older sister, Cora, who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. She waited in a medicallyinduced coma on a ventilator for so long that her recovery was far more difficult than most, and lead to 23 hospital visits in only two years and ultimately, the rejection of her new lungs.

After rejecting a double-lung transplant, my sister looked “too risky” for a new transplant and was denied access to the waiting list again. On Christmas Eve of 2009, two years to the day since her transplant, my sister chose to be removed from her ventila-

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tor, accepting that the life-saving transplant she needed was impossible for her to obtain.

By being an organ donor, you choose to save someone’s life with a mere signature and allow your family to have the same opportunity that mine had, which is to have contact with the donor family. Cora established a relationship with the family of her donor, Erika Castillo-Sanchez, to share her undying appreciation for her donor and her gift. She also established a college fund for her donor’s son.

With no cost to being a donor, your loved ones possibly benefitting and reaping the all-time high for karma points, it is hard to imagine the cons of being an organ donor. Erika’s death saved 4 and Cora’s saved 2; every death truly has the potential to be a new beginning.

Caitlin Hill is a junior majoring in marine science and biology.

She may be contacted at chill@ themiamihurricane.com.

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South American eats at delicious Patagonia

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BY JEREMY ROSENTHAL CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Next time you’re on Miracle Mile, keep an eye out for pastry box-wielding pedestrians. They are probably coming from the new Coral Gables outpost of the Key Biscayne and Doral hotspot, Patagonia, a combination Argentinean bakery, market and wine vault.

And those white pastry boxes are likely filled with steaming, fresh empanadas.

The empanadas are literally the centerpiece of the eatery at 244 Miracle Mile, where all 14 varieties sit pretty under glass. Try a sampling of 12 for $18- food enough for three to four people- or buy one at a time for $1.75 each. Whichever you choose, chorizo, ham and cheese, tuna or otherwise, all stuffing types taste delicious while folded in Patagonia’s doughy, yet crisp and glossy crust. A near exception is the spinach variety, which is good but slightly bitter and watery. The standout here is the chicken soufflé which is super savory and topped with walnuts.

Patagonia’s sandwich variety is also of considerable breadth with over a dozen varieties for around $8 each.

Try the Tomato Caprese.

But not every plate here is carbladen. Go on a Friday for the Patagonia, a plate full of meat: blood sausage,

steak and ribs for $10. It’s affordable, but still imbued with the flavor of a good, hot grill.

The dessert case is aimed at the entrance in some kind of marketing ploy; its offerings look fantastic and they taste pretty fantastic too. Fans of dulce de leche can close both eyes and point at random and, chances are, they’d have chosen something dulce de leche filled, coated or topped. A one-pound assortment of these goodies costs $10 and is a great contribution to a party if asked to bring dessert.

Patagonia also features a miniature market where guests who are inspired by the store’s well-prepared food can purchase meats, cheeses, breads, pastas and candies- many of which have been imported from Argentina. A number of the wines from the store’s extensive collection have also made the trip from South America to PATAGONIA Coral Gables.

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Marrying black and hispanic stereotypes however, stand out with her melancholy and disarming one-liners, quickly winning the audience’s affections as the only person Despite its potential to explore in her family not ruffled senseless at the the issues and difficulties of interracial thought of an interracial marriage. relationships with some very talented As expected, things go crazy on the actors, “Our Family Wedding” fails. It is wedding day with everything from sassy nothing more than a cliché in its attempt cake-smashing Latina aunts, to alternating to marry black and Latino racism with Mariachi and DJ music. In this, the movie’s slapdash humor. theme, described best by the character The plot opens as Lucia, a beautiful Lucia’s feeble profundity earlier on, is Mexican law school actualized. “Life student, played doesn’t always by “Ugly Betty’s” make sense. Love America Ferrera, doesn’t always and her med school make sense.” fiancé Marcus, What doesn’t Lance Gross, are make sense is on their way to Los why Hollywood Angeles to tell their would still need families of their to play the racial marriage plans and stereotype card, subsequent move over and over and to the country of over, for cheap Laos with Doctors laughs while Without Borders. having an OscarLeaving school winning actor is against Lucia’s (Whitaker) use family wishes, but his talent to fight they are appalled off a horny goat. and shocked when In the end, she drops a welcome“Our Family to-the-21st century Wedding” does bomb on them: offer a few Marcus is black. pretty humorous Dad is baffled. moments through COURTESY FOXSEARCHLIGHT PICTURE Beloved Abuelita its light-hearted faints. And while exaggeration they’ll eventually learn to embrace the of the laughable issues that all families difference of cultures, it won’t be before 80 share. But among the hundreds of other more minutes of buffoonery, cheap racial movies that have exhausted the comedy jabs and interpersonal maturity that’s of racial differences, it fails to stand out. about as introspective as an episode of As a comedy about weddings and getting George Lopez. married, it simply can’t hold up to classics Brad and Miguel, the two fathers like “Meet the Parents” or “Father of the (played by Forest Whitaker and Carlos Bride.” And as a poignant coming-of-age Mencia) are the real star couple. The film about learning to set aside prejudices movie’s humor is driven by their ongoing and embracing diversity, well... let’s not get blockheaded scramble for macho ahead of ourselves. dominance as the wedding quickly approaches. Their first meeting is filled David Sargent may be contacted at dsargent@ with juvenile skirmish, colored with racial themiamihurricane.com. pokes. “I’m not your bro, ese!” “I’m not your ese, cuz!” “I’m not your cuz, vato”… from there, the jokes don’t get much more Our Family Wedding sophisticated, culminating in a fiasco that involves the Mexican celebration goat and Brad’s spilled Viagra pills.

Extra characters are as stereotypical as can be, including an Eddie Murphy Starring: Carlos Mencia, Forest lookalike who talks loudly and sings R&B, Whitaker and America Ferrera and a recently-paroled cousin who carries a Directed By: Rick Famuyiwa cane with his pinstripe suit. Lucia’s sister, MPAA Rating: PG-13 Isabella (played by Anjelah Johnson), does

Flying high at Ultra

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the number of receiving yards for Travis Benjamin in Saturday’s spring game

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Hurricanes Final Four bound and proud Shooting for a WNIT victory

BY JUSTIN ANTWEIL SPORTS EDITOR

The Miami Hurricanes postseason success in the first three rounds of the WNIT was based on a balanced scoring attack and complete team effort.

But on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Hall, Miami (21-13) went back to their traditional ways as their two sophomore guards carried the Canes to victory over Providence (19-15) 73-65. The win advances the Canes to the Final Four of the WNIT. “We are thrilled and I couldn’t be happier for my team and staff right now,” head coach Katie Meier said. “It’s been such a fun run this far, we just knew we were not going to lose this game.”

This extends UM’s magical postseason run, the best in program history.

UM’s dynamic scoring duo of Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams accounted for 57 of the team’s 73 points.

“When the two of them have a big night, you know Miami is going to be tough to beat. They feed off each other and give one another a rest,” Meier said.

Johnson led the way with 33 points and 10 rebounds notching her 10th double-double of the season. She scored 15 of the team’s first 19 points and willed the team to victory.

“We came out flat in the first seven minutes and then [Johnson] put this team on her back,” Meier said of her AllAmerican candidate.

“She just played special basketball and she was not going to let this team lose. She made some unbelievable shots.”

The Canes were able to respond on the road despite the fact that the game should have been at the BankUnited Center. The Canes were the higher seed, but due to the 2010 Accepted Students Open House which was already scheduled well in advance for Sunday, the Canes had to play at Providence.

The journey to the northeast did not rattle the orange and green though; this was Miami’s first road victory in over two months.

Williams, known to be a streaky shooter, caught fire at the end of the first half hitting four consecutive three pointers. The two players were 11-for-16 in the first half while the rest of the team was 0-for-13 from the floor.

The Hurricanes played with a stifling perimeter defense as Providence was an abysmal 2-for14 from three-point range.

“Kudos to the coaching staff for a great job scouting,” Meier said of her assistant coaches. “At the beginning of the second half Providence couldn’t even get a shot off. We defended the umbrella perfectly.”

Miami had a one-point lead at the half and came out of the locker room with an extra pep in their step. They went on a 14-0 to lead by as many as 15, but the Lady Friars had an answer. They cut the lead to as little as three points with four minutes left. But the Hurricanes found a way to win, something they struggled with in the regular season.

“We matured and never lost composure,” Meier said. “I had Providence fans come up to me after the game saying ‘is Miami really that young?’ Because they looked like veterans.”

The Hurricanes travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to face the Michigan Wolverines Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.

ALEX BROADWELL // The Miami Hurricane

LEADING THE GAME: During the second half of the game, Shenise Johnson shoots a layup over NC A&T’s Jaleesa Sams. Johnson led the way with 33 points and tallied 10 rebounds.

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Miami struggles in the Old Dominion state Hurricanes shut out

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BY DEBORA RUBI SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

STEVEN STUTS // The Miami Hurricane

ON FIRE: In addition to his strong performance against Boston College senior right-hander Jason Santana turned in a strong start again this weekend.

Canes look forward to a midweek win

BY CAMRON GHORBI CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

After winning their series at North Carolina State this past weekend, the No. 12 Miami Hurricanes continued a streak of dominant play on the road that has defined the first half of their season. After losing a disappointing midweek home contest to Central Florida, the Canes traveled to Raleigh, N.C. and sandwiched two wins around an extra innings loss to improve their record to 7-1 in road games and 16-7 overall.

Junior starter Chris Hernandez allowed four runs on seven hits in only five innings of work. A 3-for-3, two RBI performance from sophomore outfielder Nathan Melendres, helped the Canes squeak out a 6-5 win.

Hernandez struck out six in the back-andforth affair, receiving his team-leading third win of the season.

The Hurricanes were dealt a devastating 11th-inning loss on Saturday after heading into the final inning with a 6-1 advantage.

The Canes allowed five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning all with two outs to tie the game, wasting a fantastic start from senior Jason Santana. Santana, who was upgraded to Saturday starter earlier in the year to rest junior lefty Eric Erickson’s arm, has excelled 12

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in his new role. The righty turned in another strong performance, allowing one run in just under six innings of work.

Junior catcher Yasmani Grandal led the Canes offensively with his best hitting performance of the year. The Miami native went 4-for-5, knocked in five runs and hit his second home run of the season in a 12-hit barrage by the Canes’ lineup. Closer David Gutierrez had a nightmare of a ninth inning by allowing four hits and four earned runs.

The Canes rebounded from their heartbreaking loss on Sunday, winning the series finale 4-0. The junior lefty blanked Wolfpack hitters in 5 2/3 innings of work, allowing seven hits while striking out four.

Freshmen relievers E.J. Encinosa and Eric Whaley, as they have done on countless occasions, locked down the opposition with dominant relief.

Sophomore designated hitter David Villasuso went 2-for-4 in his first start of the series. Freshman Michael Broad was a combined 0-9 in his starts before being replaced. Grandal was also 2-4 in the clincher, finishing the series with a stellar 9-for-13 clip and six RBI. The Hurricanes will look for a midweek win at home against Florida Atlantic on Wednesday before a home conference series against Wake Forest.

Camron Ghorbi may be contacted at cghorbi@ themiamihurricane.com.

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The Hurricane men’s tennis team struggled in Virginia this weekend, losing to both Virginia and Virginia Tech.

On Friday afternoon, No. 1 University of Virginia (21-1, 4-0 ACC) swept the Miami Hurricanes (6-7, 0-5) 7-0 in ACC play at Boyd Tinsley Courts in Charlottesville.

It is the first time this season that the Hurricanes have not scored a point during match play. It is the Cavaliers 20th win in a row this year.

Miami’s Christian Blocker debuted in the No. 1 position to an impressive outing against No. 4 Michael Shabaz taking him to a third set, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3), 10-6 but ultimately lost.

The Cavaliers doubles teams (all ranked in the top 50) swept the Canes to get the first point of the night.

Waylon Chin and Ignacio Tabadoa were beaten in straight sets to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead. Keith Crowley held off his opponent for three sets but was unable to keep No. 33 Jarmere Jenkins from getting the decisive point at 4-0.

David Simon and Carl Sundberg

were also beaten in straight sets by their ranked opponents, No. 53 Drew Courtney and No. 3 Sanam Singh respectively to fill out the sweep.

On Sunday the No. 20 Hokies beat Miami 5-2. Miami’s ACC woes continue.

The Hokies won two of the three doubles matches to get the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead in the game. Blocker and Simon got the only doubles win for the Hurricanes 8-6.

Virginia Tech then won three straight singles matches in straight sets against Chin, Crowley, and Blocker to get the decisive 4-0 lead. Blocker playing in the No. 1 position lost to No. 1 Yoann Re. Sandburg playing again in the No. 2 position, was able to force the game into a third set before finally losing 6-7 (5), 7-5, 1-0 (6).

The two Hurricane points came off three set wins. Simon beat Patrick Daciek 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Ignacio Tabadoa overcame #107 Sebastien Jacques 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (12). It is his first win this season against a ranked opponent.

The Hurricanes next face nonconference opponent Wisconsin on March 31 at Neil Schieff Tennis Center at 1 p.m.

Debora Rubi may be contacted at drubi@ themiamihurricane.com.

SPORTS BRIEFS WOMEN’S TENNIS

DIVING

On Sunday afternoon, the 11th-ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team shut out the 30th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers 7-0 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

Senior diver Reuben Ross finished in second place with a score of 474.20 in the Consolation Finals of the NCAA threemeter diving competition in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday.

Miami won all six singles matches, including seventh-ranked Laura Vallverdu’s 6-4, 6-1 victory in the first position and the lone doubles match point.

In the final match of his collegiate career, Ross picked up an Honorable Mention AllAmerican Honor, which was the seventh in his four years at UM.

The Hurricanes improved to 12-3 on the season and remain undefeated in ACC play (6-0). The Cavaliers dropped to 10-5 and 3-2 in the ACC standings.

Information compiled from hurricanesports.com.

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Springing into high gear with fresh talent Annual scrimmage promises future skill

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

In front of more than 100 former players and coaches and a capacity crowd of 10,000 at Traz Powell Stadium, the Miami Hurricanes held their annual spring game.

With eight touchdowns and four turnovers between the two teams, the Hurricanes’ first team defense, second and third team offense defeated the first team offense, second and third team defense, 5853.

“It was a good spring scrimmage, a lot of good things on both sides of the ball,” head coach Randy Shannon said. “The competition was unbelievable. Both sides of the football had big games. It was what the spring game is supposed to be about, how much fun you can go out and have.”

With starting quarterback Jacory Harris still recovering from thumb surgery, Hurricane nation had an opportunity to look at the players competing from the No. 2

quarterback spot.

Leading the first team offense, sophomore AJ Highsmith finished on 11 of 20 attempts for 131 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Early enrollee Stephen Morris was quite impressive, hitting on 12 of 21 passes for 209 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He also engineered the game winning drive in the final 2:01.

Redshirt junior Spencer Whipple threw for 112 yards on seven of 16 completions with one touchdown and no interceptions.

“They did a nice job,” said Shannon, who hasn’t decided on the No. 2 quarterback yet. “All three quarterbacks did a nice job of running the offense. We were basic and simple on defense, but they executed.”

Other players have noticed how hard the quarterbacks have competed.

“Throughout the spring they improved a lot,” said junior linebacker Sean Spence, who finished with a team-high eight tackles.

“I’m proud of those guys.”

Wide receiver Travis Benjamin had the best day on the offensive end. Benjamin had six catches for 171 yards and one touchdown and hauled in the longest play when he caught

a 75-yard touchdown from Morris.

Shannon praised Benjamin for stepping up throughout the spring game.

“It was a big day for him, a really big day for him,” Shannon said. “He didn’t have anything at the Lockhart scrimmage. Then he came out here and made some big plays.

The one thing I will say about the offense is that if someone has an off day someone else will step up.”

Sophomore running back Mike James led all rushers with 10 carries for 64 yards including a 48-yard run. Senior running back Damien Berry rushed for 42 yards on 15 carries and had one touchdown. Redshirt freshman Lamar Miller left with a shoulder injury in the second half.

To go along with Spence on the defensive

end, sophomore Ray Ray Armstrong was highly impressive; he had two interceptions, including a diving pick off Morris. Armstrong has been one of the top players this spring.

The other starting safety, redshirt sophomore Vaughn Telemaque who also had two interceptions in the scrimmage at Lockhart Stadium, had six tackles.

Telemaque felt it was a fitting end to the spring season.

“It was a good finale,” Telemaque said.

“Overall the defense and offense showed some excitement. Everyone was out in great support. It was like a real game for me at Traz Powell.”

Lelan Ledoux may be contacted at lledoux@ themiamihurricane.com.

ANALYZING THE BACKUP QUARTERBACKS Freshman Stephen Morris 12-for-21, 209 yards passing, 2 TD, 1 INT Freshman A.J. Highsmith 11-for-20, 131 yards passing, 3 TD, 2 INT Redshirt junior Spencer Whipple 7-for-16, 112 yards passing, 1 TD

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Dear V: My girlfriend’s request is too out of this world...

Dear Cosmonaut,

, The following column contains explicit sexual content and may offend some readers.

Dear V, My girlfriend is amazing in every way. Our sex life is quickly becoming out of this world. But the other night while in the moment, she took one giant leap for man kind. We were having sex when she asked me to “space dock” her. When I asked her what it meant, she said all I had to do was defecate into her vagina. Do I leave her or do I stay? If I were to stay, how do I bring her back down to earth?

Sincerely, Cosmonaut

First of all, wow. I can honestly say that even I have never heard of that one, thanks for adding some flavor to this week’s column.

Intrigued by this concept, I tried to do some research for you, however, your girlfriend’s interests are so far out of this world, even the internet was not much help.

I do have to let you know that for women it’s very dangerous to have fecal matter near the opening of the vagina, because it introduces bacteria that can lead to urinary tract infections. I could be wrong here, but I doubt she’ll like abdominal pain and burning urination afterward, so unless she wants this unpleasant paranormal activity goin’ on down there, I suggest you keep your flying object away from her black hole.

Although this was an unusual request that clearly made you uncomfortable, I don’t think it’s grounds for

abandoning ship just yet. As you said, your girlfriend is amazing and other than this incident, your sex life sounds like it must be pretty good.

Try just talking to her about everything else you love in the bedroom. This will make her see that it’s not her that’s the issue, just that specific request. Let her know about the health risks too. I doubt she’ll want you to dock your spaceship anywhere near there if she knows how uncomfortable she’ll be in the morning.

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