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SUPER SLIDE: Senior catcher Peter O’Brien slides into third during Friday night’s 8-0 win over No. 3 North Carolina. The Hurricanes completed their first sweep of a top-five team since 2001. The Canes used a 14th-inning walk-off home run on Saturday and a second shutout on Sunday to secure the sweep.

CAROLINA CRUSHED COMIC RELIEF

STUDENT ANIME CLUB HOSTS FIRST-EVER HURRICON PAGE 3

SERVING DETENTION

DIRECTOR DEBUTS HORROR-COMEDY FOR NEW GENERATION PAGE 8

SMOOTH SAILING

CLUB PRESIDENT IMPROVES TEAM, SETS SIGHTS ON NATIONALS PAGE 9

Saturday walk-off, Sunday shutout complete Canes’ sweep of No. 3 Heels

BY ERNESTO SUAREZ SPORTS EDITOR

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iami ’s offense had fallen into a bit of a slump in losses to Clemson and Central Florida earlier this week. Against North Carolina, the bats woke up.

The No. 13 Hurricanes came away with a 4-0 win over the third-ranked Tar Heels on a wacky Sunday afternoon that featured a combined five errors, two balks, and an ejection.

Steven Ewing pitched six scoreless innings with a season-high nine strikeouts to pick up his fourth win of the year.

The win gave Miami (24-8, 11-4 ACC) their first sweep of a top-five opponent since 2001, when they took three games from Florida State – then ranked third – in Tallahassee en

route to their fourth College World Series title.

“It ’s great, ” head coach Jim Morris said. “North Carolina being ranked No. 3 in the country and being in the top of the division when they came in here in the ACC, putting it together and playing well as a team, I think that was the important thing. It gives us a lot of confidence. ” On Sunday, Miami got on the board in the second inning without recording a hit. Jarred Mederos drew a walk to bring in the first run off UNC starter Benton Moss. The bases were loaded thanks to two previous walks and an error by catcher Jacob Stallings.

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OBITUARY

Communication professor inspired students Stanley Harrison dies at 81

BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT EDITOR

Stanley Harrison, a public relations professor at UM ’s School of Communication, passed away in his home Thursday.

Harrison, 81, taught public relations writing and the history of journalism for 34 years. Harrison suffered a stroke in November.

“Stan Harrison was a special colleague who, from personal and professional experience, taught generations of students how to write effectively and succeed in the public relations arena, ” said Robert Hosmon, vice dean of the School of Communication and director of the public relations program. “He will most assuredly be missed. ” Harrison began his career in 1946, working as a journalist with the Baltimore Sun. Throughout his career, Harrison also wrote for the National Journal, and worked as a public relations strategist and a congressional speech writer. He also authored six books.

Harrison earned his doctorate from American University.

He taught at American, as well as at the University of Maryland, before joining the University of Miami ’s faculty in 1986.

“It is rare to find an individual who truly can achieve a goal most of us express, of being true to oneself to the very end, ” said colleague Thomas Steinfatt, a professor of communication studies. “It was refreshing to be with him because he was so unique, refusing to copy or kowtow to the beliefs of others. ”

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INSPIRATION: Stanley Harrison, 81, passed away Thursday. He taught at UM for 34 years.

Harrison was an expert on H. L. Mencken – an American writer, satirist and critic in the early 20th century. Harrison became a leading collector, analyzer and interpreter of Mencken ’s work. He was also the editor of the “Menckeniana, ” the quarterly journal about the life and works of Mencken.

Distraction magazine Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Borge, now a junior, took Harrison ’s public relations writing class during the fall of his sophomore year.

“He always had a cigar in his mouth and wore a gray suit. It was his signature look, ” Borge said.

Borge also remembers that Harrison emphasized the importance of writing skills in general, even though the class was for students studying public relations. Harrison used “Elements of Style, ” by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White as part of his curriculum for the course and often gave students grammar quizzes.

“His grammar quizzes made me realize that you don ’t always know as much grammar as you think you know, ” Borge said. “I remember him specifically telling us that as a student

in college, he actually went to work for the Associated Press as a reporter. That actually inspired me, and it shows that if you really work hard you could go far. He proved to us that he was really successful because he was a great writer. ” According to professor Steinfatt, Harrison upheld a forthright nature in the classroom. He would never let an error slide or tolerate anything but the best from his students.

“Harrison was one of the few professors that I ’ve had at UM who emphasized writing and also emphasized how knowing and mastering the fundamentals can take you wherever you want, ” Borge said.

Students respected him for his directness and honesty, which in turn helped sharpen their skills.

“His strong sense of humor and insight into the motives of others were just a few of the reasons that I both liked and respected him greatly, and spoke with him often, ” Steinfatt said.

A memorial service for students, colleagues and friends of Harrison will be held on campus at the end of the semester. It will be announced at a later date.

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STUDENT ORGS

FRISBEE

Clay Cane, an award-winning writer and media consultant, will give a presentation at the Lowe Art Museum on Wednesday 5 p.m. There will also be an informal reception at the Lowe, beginning at 4:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Unity in Diversity program, the program in women’s and gender studies, and the new LGBTQ studies minor.

All student organizations must re-register with the Committee on Student Organizations in order to remain an active organization for 2012-2013. To re-register, login to the COSO database at miami. edu/myumgroups, click on the ‘Register’ link, and follow the steps. The form must be completed by a student officer of the organization, not an adviser, by Friday at 5 p.m. Call or email your COSO liaison, or stop by the Smith-Tucker Involvement Center (UC 209) if you have any questions.

The Wellness Center’s Ultimate Frisbee Tournament will be held on Saturday. The deadline to register for the tournament is Wednesday. A $20 fee per team is due at the time of registration.

To sign up, go to room 210 of the Wellness Center. For more information, call 305-284-8501 or email tsoria@miami.edu.

INTERVIEWING Students can prepare for interviews by attending the Interviewing Skills session at the Toppel Career Center 3:30 p.m. Monday. The workshop will cover how to prepare for an interview, questions that interviewers ask, and the most effective ways to follow-up. Toppel advisors will also provide an introduction to networking and salary negotiation. This program is required for students participating in on-campus interviews.

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FILM LECTURE Academy Award-winning producer Jon Landau will discuss producing two of the highest grossing movies of all times, “Avatar” and “Titanic.” He will also show clips from “Titanic 3D.” The event takes place Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Shoma Hall (CIB 3053). Admission is free and open to the public.

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COOKING

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The Ring Theatre is finishing its season with“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”

Assistant Photo Editor Cayla Nimmo and Staff Photographer Monica Herndon got a look behind the scenes.

Missed the baseball team’s series against UNC? Photographers Zach Beeker and Kenneth Rubi covered the event.

Read all about this weekend’s men’s tennis matches in Sports Editor Ernesto Suarez’s recap.

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SPECIAL EVENT

PHOTOS BY VINCENT FUNG // Staff Photographer

DRESSING UP: Senior Avina Krishna and sophomore Ashley Saludes were judges for the cosplay contest at UM’s Hurricon event on Saturday at the University Center.

PRETTY IN PINK: Two masked students wearing Zentai suits appeared at the event and danced along with karaoke music.

Anime Club hosts first comic convention Hurricon attracts hundreds at UC

BY ALYSHA KHAN NEWS EDITOR

On Saturday, costumed Canes reveled in Japanese culture, food and music at the Anime Club ’s first Hurricon, a convention that focused on anime, manga, and video games.

Anime is short for animation and refers to a specific style of television cartoons that originated in Japan. Manga refers to comic books that also have Japanese origins.

The event featured live music, karaoke, vendors, video game competitions, card game tournaments, panel sessions and cosplay contests. The convention was free and open to the public. Approximately 700 people attended.

Many of them dressed up in costume, which is called cosplaying.

Cosplay is short for costume play and refers to dressing up as a specific character or idea

from anime or manga. Most are intricate and handmade.

“Our guiding principle is to spread awareness of anime, ” said senior Angela Bousalis, the president of Anime Club. “As a club, we wanted to fight this aversion to our hobbies, like anime and video games. ” Throughout the afternoon, different bands took turns playing video game songs and opening numbers of anime.

On the Rock, students had set up a maid café, where girls dressed up in French maid outfits and served baked goods.

These cafes are popular in Japan.

“These lovely little girls in maid outfits come to you and give you tea, hot chocolate and cupcakes, ” said junior Jonthan Bulgini, who attended the event. “It ’s a kind of fetish. ” Attendees also dined on food from Lan on the Go, an Asian food truck.

The panel sessions were one of the highlight of the convention.

“We ’re trying to provide our students with was to ex-

As a club, we wanted to fight this aversion to our hobbies, like anime and video games.

Angela Bousalis, President, Anime Club

press themselves, like most of our panels are student-led, ” Bousalis said.

One session played a series of opening numbers of different anime.

Another discussed the evolution of Japanese fashion.

“We went through all the different styles of Japanese street fashion like Gothic Lolita and Mori-girl, ” said junior Sophie Trautschold, a speaker on the panel.

Gothic Lolita is a style of fashion that features Victorian clothing in dark colors with re-

ligiously inspired accessories.

Mori-girl is another style that focuses on earthy colors with loose, vintage clothing and quaint accessories.

Another panel featured Martin Billany, also known by his screename Little Kuriboh.

Billany is the creator of the YouTube sensation, YuGi-Oh Abridged Series, which parodies the YuGi-Oh anime.

The parody puts together clips from the original anime but instead of the original dialogue, Billany uses his own voice to provide most of the dialogue.

He has created 188 videos and amassed more than 90 millions views.

“He spoke about his experience as a quite famous YouTube series creator and how he ’s gone in to listen to panels on his show and fans within the crowd recognized him, ” said junior Carlos Barrientos, who attended the panel. “I think he ’s super awesome. ” Other organizations also participated in the event. The Video Game Club hosted a April 9 - April 11, 2012

video game tournament and the UHack hosted a panel on how to create an application for a phone.

For next year, incoming Anime Club president Ashu Joshi hopes to attract more participants.

“I just want to be more proactive in bringing vendors and have a more guerrilla ad campaign, ” he said.

Daniel Cepero contributed to this report.

TO GET INVOLVED WHAT: UM Anime Club’s weekly meeting WHERE: LC Room 194 WHEN: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, visit umanime.comule. com

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PHOTO BRIEF

Dining hall hosts Easter egg-dyeing competition HOLIDAY FUN: Anele Coleman (right), 8, dyes eggs with her mother Doris Coleman and brother Finnie Coleman, 6, on Sunday in the Mahoney-Pearson dining hall.

The Colemans live in a faculty master apartment in Mahoney Residential College. UM Dining Services hosted the egg-dyeing contest and offered prizes for the winners.

On Sunday, Christians celebrated Easter, a major holiday that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Painting Easter eggs is a tradition rooted in common practices by Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, according to an article by the Huffington Post. The tradition began with dyeing eggs red as a symbol of the blood Christ shed during his death on the cross. Typically, hardboiled eggs are dyed because their hard shells represent Christ’s sealed tomb and cracking the egg represents the resurrection.

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STUDENT PROFILE

Political science class opens doors to Middle East Student awarded prestigious scholarship

BY ASHLEY MCBRIDE CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Senior Andrew Szarejko may be of Polish descent and from a small town near Tampa, but his heart is now in Turkey.

After taking a class on U.S. relations with the Middle East at UM, Szarejko fell in love with Turkey.

On Thursday, Szarejko was among the 631 students to be awarded a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers and American Councils for International Education. The scholarship, established in 2006, allows students to attend intensive language study courses in certain for-

eign countries. It is among the most competitive scholarships in the country.

Szarejko, who participated in a study abroad program in Turkey during the 2011 spring semester, will be using his award to travel to Turkey once again. He hopes to improve his Turkish and become fluent in the lanSZAREJKO guage. Szarejko is double majoring in political science and international studies, with minors in history and religious studies. He takes classes to learn Turkish at the university, and is fascinated by the country.

“It is a very rich country in terms of history and its current politics, ” Szarejko said.

With his award, Szarejko will be living with a host family in Izmir, a large metropolis in western Turkey. The program also allows for cultural excursions and trips to different

parts of Turkey.

Joseph Parent, a political science professor, met Szarejko when he enrolled in Parent ’s American foreign policy class.

“Andrew is a perfect fit for it, and he is a great example of how Miami helps springboard students into really cool positions, ” Parent said.

Before going abroad, Szarejko continues to practice his Turkish through the Directed Independent Language Study (DILS) program at UM. Through this program, students can study languages that are not taught in the modern languages department of the College of Arts and Sciences. The DILS program assigns a native speaker to a maximum group of five students, and provides them with the appropriate materials to learn the language. An outside examiner later tests them.

Kefryn Reese, director of prestigious awards and fellowships in the Office of Academic Enhancement, helped Szarejko put together his application for the scholarship.

“One of the reasons that Andrew was a strong applicant for this award is because he has made a sustained commitment to learn the language, ” Reese said.

Szarejko, who was born and raised in Palm Harbor, Fla., came to UM as a Foote Fellow. Foote Fellows are exempt from general education requirements. This allowed him to begin taking classes directly associated with his majors and minors as a freshman.

Despite his heavy course load, Szarejko makes room for other activities in his schedule.

He has served as vice president of Council for Democracy, a nonpartisan political organization on campus, for the past two years, and is a member of UM ’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, a national political science honor society. Szarejko is also creating a Middle Eastern Studies Society to help educate interested students about the region.

After graduation, Szarejko hopes to use his knowledge of the Middle East in order to work for the United States ’ government.

UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

Counseling Center to welcome new director Escoto hopes to get accreditation

BY ISABEL BRADOR CONTIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Ernesto Escoto will assume his new role as director of the UM Counseling Center on July 1.

“I ’m very much looking forward to working with the staff at the Counseling Center as well as the faculty and staff of the University of Miami, and to have an opportunity to serve stuESCOTO dents, ” he said.

A native of El Salvador, Escoto has a Ph.D. in counseling psychology and currently serves as the associate director of clinical services at Ohio State University.

He is considered an expert in mental health issues within the

Hispanic community, and often works closely with international students. At Ohio State, Escoto co-chaired the International Student Life Task Force and has served as an advisor to the Hispanic Student Services Council.

In July, Escoto ’s first steps will be to get know his new staff.

“The first thing I want to do is to get to know the staff at the center and throughout the university, ” he said. “I want to work together with them to strengthen the relationships and collaboration between the units at the university so they can better serve the needs of the students and other departments. ” Escoto then hopes to have the Counseling Center accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services and to create an accredited internship program for psychology students through the Counseling Center.

“I would like to understand the experience of all students, and then take that information and turn it into strategies to meet their needs, ” he said.

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OPINION speak

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How would you improve your college and why?

SHEENA MORRIS Junior, School of Nursing “Better transportation to clinics because we have to pay for it and public transportation is not that reliable when you have to be there so early.”

SHAY COHEN First Year, School of Law “More restaurants rather than just a Subway at the law school.”

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Kids were paid. They were paid to do chores around the house while I did the same things for free. I must have been an idiot ...

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Edward Burns, Contributing Columnist

STAFF EDITORIAL

food trucks Moty ’s Grill and Mangia Mia will be stationed at central locations on campus during the week. For students who are in a hurry or too lazy to walk across campus, these meals on wheels are a quick and easy solution.

In the past month, Dining Services has introduced studentand budget-friendly initiatives to entice customers to eat on campus.

Students can now save money on on-campus meals by using frequent diner cards in the food court.

By spending more than $3 for breakfast or $5 for lunch, customers can start filling up their diner cards with stamps to receive discounts at the food court and Oasis.

Another money-saving campaign is Dining Services ’ #UMDiningDeals posted on the @ UMDining Twitter account. Recent deals include a free kid-sized Frosty at Wendy ’s or a free size upgrade at Jamba Juice – all you need to do is mention @UMDining ’s Tweet at both food court vendors.

The department has also gone digital by posting nutritional facts for food served in dining halls and the food court on dineoncampus.com/miami.

The website, along with Dining Services ’ social media accounts, has allowed the department to better advertise its services.

Although the dining halls have always offered special dinners featuring worldly cuisines, those efforts have often gone unappreciated.

Dining Services is now better able to inform students of such opportunities. For example, check out Austrian specialties in the dining halls on Tuesday, and a “Smokin ’ Aces BBQ ” complete with pulled pork and coleslaw on April 19.

Overall, on-campus dining has dramatically transformed for the better, and there is always room for improvement.

Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

STUDENT LIFE

Parents shouldn ’t pay children for chores

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CASSANDRA FERSCH Senior, School of Arts and Sciences “I would change the generalized requirements.

I would try to make things more ‘major specific’ to try to give students more of an exposure to different majors. That way you can learn what is best for you and train yourself for that major.”

Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

Check out video Speak Ups at themiamihurricane.com. compiled by

Jennifer Levine

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ne fall day when I was younger, I came home from school with a burning question.

I burst through the door with enthusiasm and yelled, “Mom, can I have an allowance? ” I remember learning about this allowance concept and it blew my mind. Kids were paid. They were EDWARD BURNS CONTRIBUTING paid to do chores around the house COLUMNIST while I did the same things for free. I must have been an idiot to do chores around the house free of charge.

My mother strolled casually into the kitchen. She raised her eyebrows and asked, “You want an allowance, eh? ” “Yes, please, ” I said with a smile, not expecting her response.

“I allow you to wear those clothes! I allow you to eat the food I cook. I allow you to live in my home, ” she replied in crescendo. “Is that not good enough? ” At the time, I was mortified. Not that I wasn ’t used to loud noises, they were the norm in what neighbors

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Dining Services caters to students’ needs College students usually dislike their universities ’ on-campus dining options. And University of Miami students are no exception: In the past year alone, students have advertised their disgust for Chartwells food via Tweets from the anonymous @UM_Shartwells handle, as well as through a variety of Chartwells-themed meme graphics that have gone viral across social media platforms.

But this spring semester, Dining Services has rolled out a series of changes that are sure to give oncampus dining the kick it needs to feed a happier student body.

Dining Services ’ most recent efforts truly cater to the needs of students that are always on the go, as well as persistent about convenience. At the end of the fall semester, the student body welcomed UM ’s first food truck, Uragano, whose location can be tracked on Facebook and Twitter.

After being introduced to campus two weeks ago, popular Miami

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had dubbed “the loud house. ” I just realized, at that moment, that I was being raised much differently than other American kids.

“No, Mom, that ’s good. ” “Good. Go outside and pick the beans, and don ’t come inside until you have two baskets full. ” I was upset. I wanted money in return for my services. What I didn ’t realize at the time was that my mother did me a favor. Years later, I can look back and appreciate it. I didn ’t deserve to be paid.

I needed to pitch in around the house because that ’s what a family does. Families do not merely coexist, they live together as a unit. I ’m sure an allowance can teach kids fiscal responsibilities, but so will their first jobs.

It was my duty to take care of the beans, weed the strawberries, wash the dishes, take out the trash, or clean the toilet. I didn ’t like it, but it built character.

Today, I earn money at work for doing my job. At home, I work for free because I have to. I didn ’t deserve money for chores then and I don ’t now.

Edward Burns is a freshman majoring in political science and broadcast journalism.

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IN YOUR FACE: Senior Jacob Sharf plays the lead role in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” The play opens Wednesday at the Ring Theatre.

Season’s final show promises laughs from veteran cast

BY BRITTANY WEINER CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

It ’s the final curtain call at the Ring Theatre, and the Greeks are making an appearance.

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ” opens on Wednesday, and it is worth getting excited about.

The hysterical play is about a crafty slave named Psuedolys, played by senior Jacob Sharf, who will do anything in his power to earn his freedom and must win the hand of a courtesan for his master Hero, played by sophomore Adam Maggio. The courtesan, Phelia, played by sophomore Amandina Altomari, has already been sold to Miles Gloriosus, played by senior Trent Saunders.

Psuedolys ’ quest to get Phelia together with Hero is where the comedy ensues.

Did you catch all that?

“I could tell you the whole plot, but you

IF YOU GO WHAT: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” WHERE: Ring Theatre WHEN: Wednesday to April 28 COST: $10 to $25; free for students April 17

would not have enough paper because it is so complex, ” Sharf said.

The musical is an adaptation of the 1962 Broadway hit, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It has won several Tony Awards, including Best Music and Best Book, and was inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman Plautus.

“A Funny Thing ” has brought in guest director Michael John McGann, who has been acting for 40 years and has directed plays at Ohio State University, the University of Michigan and the University of Hartford.

“The man is a genius, ” Sharf said. “Incredibly wise. ” For many, the production not only marks the end of the season but also the end of acting at UM. Senior Ethan Kasnett plays April 9 - April 11, 2012

Hysterium, the head master of the house of Sennex. Kasnett has been in seven productions at UM, but is acting in a feature role for the first time.

“This is sadly my last UM play, but I cannot wait for opening night, ” he said. “I have always been featured as a dancer and this time I really get to showcase my acting skills. ” Though the play has not yet opened, many shows have already sold out. As a result, a third week of performances was added to the schedule.

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Director talks new audiences, filmmaking, horror-comedies

BY DANIEL CEPERO ONLINE EDITOR

After working with artists like Eminem, Rihanna and Britney Spears, music video director Joseph Kahn is taking a stab at the horror genre.

Kahn, who has been recognized at the Grammys for his work, is promoting his horror-comedy about a group of high school students being stalked by a killer before their senior prom. To make matters worse, their principal, played by Dane Cook, suspects one of them is the killer and throws them all into detention.

Kahn said filmmakers need to get a high school movie out of their system, and this is his.

However, “Detention ” strays far from the typical high school movie.

“If you analyze high school kids, you realize they are a lot of different genres, ” Kahn said. “Some kids live drama, some romantic comedies, and some live some sort of horror. ” Each character in the movie represents a different genre, from superhuman teenagers, time travel and body switching, to teen suicide, slasher-killers and prom.

His goal was to make a movie for this “different ” generation, one that ’s “less homophobic, less racist, and hipper, ” all qualities he attributes to easy Internet access.

In the lives of teenagers, every decision and every action seems like an end-all, a final deed. Kahn created this movie to mirror that perception of the world.

“When I see kids texting in a theater, that means they ’re bored, ” he said. “I wanted to make a movie that challenged them. ” Kahn was inspired by the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado and how the inability to understand others can lead to disastrous ends. The film is meant to serve as a positive statement on the transition out of high school. “ ‘Detention ’ is about all these people going beyond their genre, and at the same time, the joy within their lives as teenagers, ” he said.

Kahn brings a different set of skills to filmmaking due to his background in music videos and television commercials.

While filming “Detention, ” he had the camera connected to a computer, allowing him to edit the scenes into the movie as he went along.

“I have this process I learned from making music videos. As I shot, I edited it immediately, ” Kahn said. “This allowed me to finetune to the camera movements. When I have everything pre-edited in my head, I shoot until I get exactly what I want. ” 8

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Filmmaking has been a dream of Kahn ’s since high school, when he first started making videos.

After high school graduation, he attended NYU ’s Tisch School of the Arts, but the program was not hands-on enough for him.

For Kahn, creating just five videos per year was not enough, so he left after his first year.

According to Kahn, music videos were his way in to the business. He initially worked for free before finally getting paid gigs.

“Whenever I do a job I take it personally, ” Kahn said. “When someone wrote the song, it ’s their life I ’m working on. They gave me that job to improve their life. If you give me a bone I come back with a steak, and if you look closely at my career I create nothing but hits. ” Kahn ’s first job as a feature film director came with the movie “Torque, ” a sort of “Fast and Furious ” of motorcycles.

Though Kahn returned to music videos and commercials, he was finally able to write and direct his own movie.

“I wanted a movie that had 100 percent of what I wanted, and ‘Detention ’ came out exactly the way I wanted it to, ” he said.

Kahn said his biggest challenge in making “Detention ” was the monetary expense.

He funded the entire film himself, using both personal capital and several loans.

The challenge doesn ’t seem to faze him.

“If I do a movie, that means I have to love it, I have to be passionate about it, ” he said. “I ’ve never been afraid of money. I ’d rather know my movie exists. ”

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Pitching staff stifles UNC bats BASEBALL FROM PAGE 1 Things got heated between the umpires and the UNC coaching staff in the third when, after Tyler Palmer led off the inning with a single, home plate umpire Tony Maners called a balk on Moss. Pitching coach Scott Forbes was ejected after arguing the call.

Dale Carey then grounded to second, and Moss was called for another balk with Peter O ’Brien at the plate. Palmer scored after a fly ball was dropped by UNC ’s Michael Russell, giving Miami its second run .

Ewing walked three runners in the fourth inning, contributing to a career-high seven walks in the game, but was able to end the inning without any damage to the lead.

“I ’ve never had anything like that. I think that ’s the most walks I ’ve had in my entire career, ever, in my entire life, ” he said. “It wasn ’t fun, I just couldn ’t find my fastball in the fourth inning on. It was frustrating, but I just did what I could to mix together at-bats and find some way to get people out. ” Miami added two insurance runs in the seventh to clinch the game – and the sweep.

After scoring a combined seven runs in their previous four games, the Canes offense broke out with eight runs in a 8-0 blowout win on Friday night. Starter Eric Erickson was masterful in seven innings of work, striking out five with no walks.

O ’Brien and Chantz Mack combined to drive in seven of the Hurricanes ’ eight runs.

While Friday night ’s matchup offered an offensive explosion, Saturday featured a 14-inning pitching duel that lasted five and a half hours. Third baseman Esteban Tresgallo launched a pitch over the left field wall for the 4-3 walk-off win.

“Coming in, if you would have said ‘take two out of three and take it home, ’ I would have probably taken two out of three with the hype they had coming in here with the pitching staff, ” Morris said. “But once you win those first two, you have to get greedy. ” Heading into the weekend, Miami was 2-6 against top-25 opponents, including a sweep at the hands of No. 1 Florida.

Against the No. 3 team with the top-ranked pitching staff in the ACC in terms of ERA, the Canes proved they could hold their own.

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SEE YOU LATER: UNC pitching coach Scott Forbes argues a balk call with the home plate umpire. He was ejected from Sunday’s game, and Miami won 4-0.

“We ’ve had more time to work on things, more time to get better as a team, ” O ’Brien said. “We ’ve been working incredibly hard. This weekend we played with a lot of intensity, fought hard and did all the little things right. Everything kind of came together for us this weekend. ” The schedule doesn ’t get any easier for Miami. Following a visit to Blacksburg for

a series against Virginia Tech, the Canes travel upstate for a huge series against No. 2 Florida State.

Still, a huge sweep of UNC has the Canes heading in the right direction.

“I knew we have a great team, ” Ewing said. “It was a matter of putting stuff together, and we put it together at the right time.

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David Hernandez has been president of the Sailing Canes, won a host of race trophies and mentored the next generation of UM sailors. It just so happens he can ’t stand getting wet.

“Let ’s play a game, ” said freshman Kara Voss, president of the women ’s sailing team, quoting Hernandez talking to his crew members. “The game is: don ’t get David wet. ” HERNANDEZ Voss said Hernandez tries to maneuver any crew he sails with so as to block himself from water splashing into the boat.

“Needless to say, ” she joked, “when you sail with David, you get wet. ” What is most striking about Hernandez ’s college sailing career, however, is his awareness of what he wants his legacy to be.

“Most of all, I want the team to keep growing, ” he said. “It isn ’t something I want to graduate and forget about. I want my kids to be sailing at UM one day. ” As a senior, Hernandez has been an integral part of the club ’s growth from about 25 members to more than 60 in just a few years. When asked how it happened, Hernandez credited the newest members of the team.

“Thank God for our freshmen, ” he said. “We have been able to win a number of district regattas by sending our next generation, and that ’s huge. It ’s going to be great to be able to hand the reins over to a group of guys that reminds me so much of the leaders on the team. ” The team expects to compete in the national finals in June in Austin, Texas.

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Dear Patty Hearst, , This is going to sound really wrong, but I love to start fights with my boyfriend. I would guesstimate that I piss him off three or four times a month.

We always end up having amazing angry sex, and I love it. Am I wrong for making him angry just for my satisfaction?

Signed, I love it when he screams

I ’m not going to lie, that ’s pretty effed up. I don ’t know what kind of sexual tantrums your boyfriend throws, but they must be pretty wild for you to be intentionally doing things to get him mad.

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Do you enjoy the sex more because of the emotional feeling that you are mending your relationship, or is he just better in the sack when he ’s all riled up?

Whatever the reason, you don ’t need to get him pissed to have good sex.

I ’m sure if you tell him that you physically enjoy him angry in bed, he can replicate aspects of what he does, without you actually getting the blood in his penis boiling.

If it ’s the emotional aspect of it, learn to role play. Wear a naughty school girl outfit and he can be your high school math teacher. Pretend you ’re turning in a late assignment.

And just because that ’s my favorite scenario doesn ’t mean there aren ’t lots of others for you two.

To be honest, I ’m actually slightly surprised that you have to try to piss off your boyfriend. I would think that any girl who uses the word “guesstimate ” is already pretty damn annoying.

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Keep down the yelling! You ’re waking the neighbors!

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