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Vol. 90, Issue 46 | April 5 - April 8, 2012
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THE MIAMI HURRICANE STUDENT ORGANIZATION
High heels heighten awareness
STUDENT PROFILE
Newly inaugurated president finds niche on campus Commuter Nawara Alawa was reluctant to attend UM BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT EDITOR
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PHOTOS BY CAYLA NIMMO // Assistant Photo Editor
MADE FOR WALKIN’: (above) Junior Shelby Juarez helps senior Gustavo Lang walk in high heels. (left) Junior Cody Helman kicks off the comfort of his sneakers to don heels. On Wednesday, several male UM students strolled around campus in red heels and took a pledge against sexual assault. The second annual “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” event was hosted by No Zebras to honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The public event encourages men to participate and learn about the social struggles that women face. The participants walked in their heels from the Merrick Building to Memorial to symbolize the awareness they hoped to raise. “I didn’t realize how difficult it would be,” sophomore Todd Herbert said. “I have full appreciation for women in heels now.” On April 19 at 7 p.m., No Zebras will host “Take Back the Night,” an open mic night followed by a walk around Lake Osceola starting at the Hecht-Stanford Labyrinth.
t first, Nawara Alawa felt she was forced to be a Hurricane. She was raised by conservative Syrian parents who expected her to attend a university near her home in Miami Lakes. Hoping for more of a college experience, Alawa applied to 15 out-of-state schools. She planned to use an acceptance to an Ivy League as a bargaining chip. This same reluctant girl is now proud to have been inaugurated as Student Government (SG) president on Wednesday night. “Look at me now, I ’m that girl that has half-orange, half-green Converse that say Canes on the back, and I ’m screaming at every game, and I ’m Student Government president, ” she said. “It ’s such a ‘180 ’ from where I started. ” This change came after Alawa unenthusiastically succumbed to her parents ’ wishes. She decided to attend UM ’s Great Start, an overnight pre-orientation program where commuters stay in the dorms – just to spite her parents. There, Alawa heard an alumna speak about making the best of the commuter experience. Alawa realized that getting involved on campus while living at home was a possibility. “She found a way, ” Alawa remembers telling herself. “I ’ll find a way. ” Alawa quickly fell in love with the University of Miami, first by joining her Association of Commuter Students family. She also was drawn to participate in the Butler Center for Leadership and Service.
SEE PRESIDENT, PAGE 3
GOOD TO THE CORE
STUDENTS NOMINATE THEIR FAVORITE PROFESSORS PAGES 8-9