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Coral Gables goes to polls on Tuesday; students can vote if registered The city of Coral Gables will hold their biennial elections on Tuesday, where two commission seats will be up for grabs. Incumbent Maria Anderson will face a challenge from Gonzalo Sanabria, while Commissioner Ralph Cabrera will face off against Richard Martin II. It is the first election since the 2006 approval of the four-year term for mayor, meaning current mayor Don Slesnick will not face the electorate. It is also the first election since former city manager David Brown left his post under a cloud of controversy involving misuse of city money and a personal relationship involving a city employee.

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-Matthew Bunch To read more about Tuesday’s election, turn to page 6 to read a letter from Matthew Sean Robayna, co-president of Council for Democracy, UM’s non-partisan political group.

ON THE COVER: Nick Scapa (left) and J. Read Fasse sit inside Honor Roll Music. The two UM graduates formed the multifaceted operation inside an old warehouse in Little Haiti.

Bonefish population census completed The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science along with the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust conducted the Inaugural Florida Keys Spring Bonefish Population Census on Tuesday. It was conducted to monitor year-to-year population changes and the long-term sustainability of the sport fish. The data collected from the first spring census conducted this year complements the annual census conducted in the fall for the last six years. Peruvian earthquake data analyzed Scientists from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Oxford, have analyzed data on the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred Aug. 16, 2007, in Pisco, Peru, and its impact on regional topography. The event killed 595 people while another 318 remain missing. Using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar geodetic data and teleseismic data, the scientists were able to use satellite images to identify details of this major plate boundary event. The study was published in the Geophysical Journal International. – Analisa Harangozo

CORRECTIONS: In last issue’s Ibis Ride report (Ibis Ride cancelled after incidents), Kyle Munzenrieder wrote a blog post for the Miami New Times concerning the shuttle, not an article. In April 2’s story on Toppel’s efforts to work with student-athletes (Hanging up the cleats for a pair of business shoes), Leah Lagos is a pre-doctoral psychology intern, and not a psychologist.

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A major push was made by the university in 2007 to register students for the local elections. Of 1,355 registered voters in precinct 640, which votes at the BankUnited Center, 157 cast their ballots, equaling 11.57 percent of registered voters. Precinct 640 includes voters living on the Coral Gables campus and those in surrounding neighborhoods.

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See expanded coverage on stories, including the full report from the committee on Academic Standards on the quality of incoming freshman, the full schedule of events for Academic Integrity Week, and a slideshow tour of Honor Roll Music. Find out about Hurricane sports updates before anyone else, including the results from Tuesday's baseball game against Florida Atlantic at Alex Rodrigues Park at Mark Light Field. Receive breaking news alerts directly to your phone by signing up for text message alerts. Visit TheMiamiHurricane.com and insert your information on the right-hand side.

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RISING STANDARDS: The mean high school GPA for entering freshman has risen this year to 4.2 after remaining at 4.1 for the last four years. GPA is another rising trend in the last decade.

Every fall, when new students come to the University of Miami to begin their college careers, they are constantly told that their class is the best one to have come to the university. According to the Annual Report on Admissions and Undergraduate Student Quality presented to the Faculty Senate, this has been true for the last 13 years. “The UM student body is getting better, and this improvement is occurring at an impressive rate,� said the report, which was presented by Fred Frohock of the committee on Academic Standards during the March 25 Faculty Senate meeting. According to the report, the 2008 freshman class had the highest mean and median SAT scores of any other class, with a median of 1282 and a mean of 1290, up seven points from last year. Moreover, the difference between the mean SAT scores of entering UM freshmen and the mean U.S. World & News Report scores has all but disappeared since 2002. ACT scores, which since

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2004 have been used if a student’s SAT score was lower, dropped a slight one-tenth of a point but have been increasing overall during the past decade, going from about 25 in 1998 to a little below 29 for the 2008 freshmen. “A lot of strategizing and work goes into recruiting students,� said Paul Orehovec, the vice president for Enrollment Management and Continuing & International Education. High school GPA and class rank rose as well. The mean high school GPA for the freshman class rose to 4.2 after remaining at 4.1 for four years. Class rank increased, with 46 percent of students ranked in the top five percent of their graduating classes, a two percent increase from last year and a 17 percent increase compared to the last decade. “I’m happy to say that the high quality of the freshman class is matched by high GPAs,� said Provost Thomas LeBLanc in an e-mail to The Miami Hurricane. “The average fall GPA of the freshman class last fall was 3.3, the highest on record (tied for the past three years) and well above the average GPA of the freshman class of 10 years ago (3.0).� The number of applications has also increased. According to the report, the amount of applications received during the past decade has almost doubled while the number of applications rejected have increased by more than five times. In 2008, close to 22,500 applications were received and nearly 10,000 were rejected. By contrast, around 11,500 applications were received in 1998 and less than 2,500 were rejected. The report also outlines the diversity of the student body and its increase throughout the years. Fifty to 60 percent of the 2008 freshman class comes from places other than Florida, with 44 to 53 percent of them coming from other states and between three and eight percent from other countries.

To view the full report, go to TheMiamiHurricane.com April 13 - 15, 2009

Honor Council presenting Academic Integrity Week Aim is to raise awareness of Honor Code BY MIKE PINDELSKI CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The Undergraduate Honor Council is hosting Academic Integrity Week from Monday to Thursday to raise awareness of ethics and the University Honor Code. “The Honor Council not only has a practical use, it has a symbolic significance as well,� said Ricardo Hall, the dean of students. The 29-member student-run council investigates complaints, determines the facts in a given case and, upon finding a violation of the code, assesses penalties. Sessions are planned every day, highlighted by an open forum Wednesday night featuring Hall, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, School of Business Dean Barbara Kahn, Kenneth Goodman of UM’s ethics programs and Chris Doell of the varsity athletic department. The panelists will also take questions from the audience. “We’re just trying to get our name out there and hope to get good attendance,� said Rachel Russo, the co-chair of Academic Integrity Week. Dayle Wilson, assistant dean of students, said the events are important to all students. “The majority of what we’re trying to do here is establish the culture of Miami’s Honor Code and how relevant it is to the culture around campus,� Wilson said. “We’re providing all kinds of opportunities for students to get know the Honor Code around campus.� Mike Pindelski may be contacted at mpindelski@themiamihurricane.com.

To view the full schedule of events for Academic Integrity Week, go to TheMiamiHurricane.com

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Professor outlines misconceptions of ‘bad’ religions Lecture addresses popular conception of belief systems BY SIERRA WININGS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

TORI KICHLER // Hurricane Staff

CAPTIVE OMEN: Santeria practicioners in Miami tie up a dove to hang above their door in the belief that their saint said it would bring good luck.

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During a week of religious holidays, including Easter and Passover, Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Miami, discussed the mysteries of Latin America’s folk religions, often labeled “bad” religions. At Maldonado’s lecture, which took place at the College of Arts and Sciences’ Wesley Gallery Tuesday evening, attendees listened and asked questions about the broad range of disciplines – from racial divisions in these traditions to common misconceptions about the “bad” religious beliefs. “The Caribbean religions like Santeria and voodoo are often misunderstood and get a bad rep, so it’s kind of fun to learn and be knowledgeable about them so you can set people straight,” freshman Sarah McKenny said. Chosen for the Distinguished Speakers Series for her extensive research on religion deemed superstitious, Maldonado is the author of Sor Juana: Beauty and Justice in the America, Afro-Cuban Theology: Religion, Race, Culture, and Identity, and most recently, Created in God’s Image: An Introduction to Feminist Theological Anthropology. Maldonado, who is Cuban, described her first-hand experiences. In Guatemala, her mother-in-law explained that her 11-month-old had contracted the “evil eye” and “rubbing an egg on him” would serve as a remedy. Out of respect for her husband, she visited the community “curandera,” a folk healer, where a satchel of herbs was thrown into a fire and a ritual purification was performed for her infant. “Many medical diagnoses also have spiritual explanations,” Maldonado said of the community’s belief. Many Latin American and Caribbean worldviews share this belief: that one could, even unknowingly or unintentionally, curse or transmit illness or negative energy to another. After her visit from a spiritual healer, Maldonado felt renewed. “Was it psychological persuasion, a good night’s sleep, or the healing hands? To this day, I still do not know,” Maldonado said. The discussion focused on how many elements and traditions of Santeria and much Latin America religion was derived from institutional Catholicism. The Catholic equivalent of saints, orishas, began as a way

for slaves to hide African religion in the colonial Spanish rule. “I want to highlight the importance of religion for understanding Latin American and Caribbean peoples and their descendants in the United States. I want to talk about their everyday religion and not have them be dismissed by the academy,” Maldonado said. “I want to talk about spirits, evil eye, spirit possession and animal sacrifice and have it not be reduced to superstition, ignorance, or anti-intellectualism. I hope that this evening I started to move in that direction.” Sierra Winings may be contacted at swinings@ themiamihurricane.com.

Terms associated with folk religions Evil eye is the belief that certain types of individuals can transmit ill will or negative energy toward others (usually children) and that this “hex” will manifest itself through physical illness. In many cultures, an individual can infect another with evil eye because of envy, though it varies based on country and religion. Espiritismo is a religious worldview based on the assumption that we are able to communicate with the dead through a medium and that spirits can have negative and positive influences on our lives. Santería is an African based Yoruba religion with elements of Roman Catholicism and Espiritismo. Practitioners believe that through our relationships with supernatural beings called orishas we connect with God. Santeria arrived in Cuba through the transAtlantic slave trade. Source: Michelle Gonzalez Maldonado, Ph.D., assistant professor of Religious Studies

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Quantum festival to spotlight student-produced films Featuring ‘Facade’ and ‘Ghost Closet’ BY ERIN LOCKWOOD CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Quantum Entertainment, the University of Miami’s student-run film organization, will screen the films it has funded and produced this year at a film festival on April 28. The film festival gives students the ability to create their own short film. It also gives them the opportunity to see the process of producing a film as they do in Hollywood. “It helps students find their niche and in turn they can take classes that specialize in specific aspect of filming, whether it be directing, cinematography, sound work, editing, etc,” said Matt Blessing, a member of Quantum Entertainment. This year the festival will air nine films. Two of these films are chosen by the Quantum Society for a larger filming budget. The two films that were selected for this year are Ghost Closet written by Max Landis, a 2008 graduate, and Façade, written by Blessing, a junior film major. “The film is then entirely crewed by students, working on their own to complete the film,” said Steve Interrante, a senior with Quantum Entertainment. Façade and Ghost Closet were provided a budget of $2,000 per film by Quantum. Ghost Closet is a satire of the typical teen college party but with science-fiction undertones. One of the characters in this movie gets stuck in a spooky closet full of ghosts. “I kept seeing student films made about

being in college so I decided to try and write a movie about me and my friends. The problem was it didn’t have that ‘umph’ I needed to get excited about it. So I added ghosts,” Landis said. The film is directed by recent graduate Alex Montilla and produced by sophomore Natalie Lowis, sophomore Brent Hyman and freshman Jaymes Gardzinski. It also utilized a crew of about 18 people. The main actors are Landis, sophomore Max Schloner, FIU senior Eric Anderson and UM graduates Austin Lazek and TJ Seagraves. For Ghost Closet, pre-production began in October and filming ended in November. They filmed for seven days over the course of three weeks. It’s Landis’s sixth film he has worked on at UM, and his last. “I have learned a lot about film-making; as a non-film major, none of that would’ve been possible without Quantum,” he said. The other film chosen by Quantum is Façade, a film adapted from Pseudo Identity, a 1966 short story published in Alfred Hitchcock’s magazine. “The short film is a suspense thriller about a man that has a double life behind his wife’s back,” said Matt Blessing, the director of the film. Blessing began working on the film in September and began shooting in December. Post-production occurred this semester, which included voiceovers and, hopefully, a music score. “We have a very large and experienced crew that has high expectations for the finished film,” he said. Executive producer Steve Interrante and producers Sam Knecht, Anna Shoe-

maker and Evan Garcia are overseeing the entire film. “We have all tried our best to make this more than a student film, with a mature script, older looking actors and various locations in downtown Miami,” Blessing said.

Both Façade and Ghost Closet are going to be aired at the Quantum Film Festival on April 28 at the Cosford Cinema. Erin Lockwood may be contacted at elockwood@ themiamihurricane.com.

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GRUESOME: The principal cast of ‘Ghost Closet,’ a film written by Max Landis, second from left, and directed by Alex Montilla, get ghosty.

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GHASTLY DINNER: The actors of ‘Ghost Closet’ assemble for a bloody banquet, replete with a well-dressed phantom waiter and jugs of threateningly colored liquid. April 13 - 15, 2009

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OPINION Editorial

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McClinton deserving of UM honors

Students should prove their power in Tuesday’s election

With all the Ibis Ride hubbub last week, we didn’t get a chance to tip our hat to Jack McClinton, who was tapped by Iron Arrow Tuesday evening. While some people hate the jackets and drums, it still is the highest honor attained on campus and there’s no person on campus who deserves the nod more than the senior guard from Baltimore. You may be asking what’s the big deal about McClinton? Miami has had plenty of great competitors walk through the Hecht Athletic Center doors, what makes him any more special? While it’s true that many athletes have attended UM, McClinton was literally and figuratively a game-changer. He took basketball from an afterthought to a priority in student’s minds, something impossible to think of just a few years ago. While there’s still so much work to do, McClinton is the reason Canes fans even know what March Madness is. But that’s not all. At a school that was formally known as “Thug U,” McClinton is stellar on the court and in the classroom. His repeat appointment to the All-ACC first team is only bested by his three appearances on the All-ACC Academic team. The problem McClinton might face is the same problem he’s helped fix. Basketball doesn’t share the limelight with football and baseball, and McClinton risks being lost in the fray as the years press on. Hall of Famer Rick Barry attended Miami and even had his number retired, but is often forgotten in the discussion of all-time great Canes. Miami must take steps to make sure that doesn’t happen to McClinton. Tap him into Iron Arrow, retire his number, even give him tenure, but don’t let this great fade away.

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

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s some of you may know, this Tuesday is Coral Gable’s biennial city commission election. Two incumbents, Ralph Cabrera and Maria Anderson, are facing formidable opponents in Richard Martin II and Gonzalo Sanabria, respectively. This year’s race has been especially intense due to a smear campaign being run by one of the opposition camps, the early retirement of former City Manager David Brown under allegations of corruption and sexual harassment and a feeling of general animosity amongst some of the candidates. While the politics may be getting a bit difficult to navigate, he issues facing the candidates are fairly straightforward: where to make budget cuts in financially trying times, reducing traffic congestion, promoting development, etc. – essentially, nothing out of the ordinary for a local election in the midst of a recession. You may be wondering then, “why should I, as a UM student, care about

the Coral Gables election?” The truth is that many decisions made by the city commission directly affect the university, and us, its students. Take for instance the BankUnited Center: have you ever noticed the sections with seats missing? Those seats are being held up by the city commission. What about the internal road issue that we learned about in Fall 2007 (an internal road that the university is being required to build to allow traffic through). While it hasn’t been spoken about in a while and many of us have probably forgotten about it, it is still an issue facing the university. Any building permit the school needs currently has to go through the city commission. The number of ways the city commission affects UM is countless. This Tuesday, I ask all of you who are registered to vote on campus or elsewhere in Coral Gables (and many of you are registered here from the presidential election) to go out and vote. Show the city commission that UM

students are aware of what is going on in the community and want their voices heard. Make the commissioners realize that we care about how the commission affects the school’s development. If we stay silent on the 14th, we have no right to complain about the length of time it takes for UM to get a building permit or the empty sections in the BUC; we forfeit our voice to call for improvements in the way the commission interacts with UM students. I encourage each and every one of you to take 15 minutes of your time sometime today or tomorrow and look up the candidate’s platforms so you can make an informed decision on Tuesday. Get in contact with the candidates if you want to hear directly from them how they will impact UM. But most importantly, VOTE. –Matthew Sean Robayna Sophomore Council for Democracy Co-President

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e as the UM community have had an unfortunate semester due to the loss of two bright and gifted students. I knew both Scott Monat and Michael Anderson. However, I find The Miami Hurricane’s coverage of both of their passings to be atrocious. When Scott died, incorrect information was posted about his death on the Web site. I’m just glad the version posted online didn’t make it to print. With Michael’s passing, I’m angry the Hurricane could not even provide an entire full page article. Actually, I would have been able to forgive the full-page article for one photo of Michael. Was it not possible to find even one photo of him on Facebook? How about a quote from one of his friends? The cancellation of the Ibis Ride received more coverage than passing of Mike. The Ibis Ride article took up almost the entire page while

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the article on Mike received just a few paragraphs on the right-hand column. On the Web site, there is a listing underneath the article about what might cause cardiac failure and it specifically lists illegal drugs such as cocaine. This makes it sound like drugs caused Mike’s death, which to my knowledge, does not seem to be the case. Hopefully, the Hurricane will never have to write about a student death again. But in the unfortunate case that it does, I hope it does with more class and respect than it has done over the last few months. –Aaron Esman Sophomore

Ed. Note: The Miami Hurricane does as much as possible to report as quickly and as accurately as possible on student deaths. There were no inaccuracies in the breaking news story on Scott Monat’s death; a clarification was necessary in regards to his year in school and that clarification that was made well before the story went to print. The Miami Hurricane sought out friends, photos and additional information on Anderson within the constraints of a deadline, and thought it prudent to publish what was available to inform the community, even though all of the information we would have liked was unavailable. The online version of the Anderson story features multiple reasons for cardiac arrest in men under the age of 35, one of which is illicit drug use. In no way does the info box highlight one possible cause of the cardiac arrest.

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It’s as if we’ve given up on people hearing us in real life, so we pray they’ll listen in cyberspace. - Dan Buyanovsky, contributing columnist

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It’s finally over between me and Facebook Less than a week ago, I deleted my Facebook for what seems like the 69th time (no innuendo intended). Our breakup’s been a long time coming, like multiple orgasms, but over the years we’ve always found our way back into each other’s warm arms because we missed the comfort. But, this time, we’re finally through. It’s not like Facebook cheated on me with one of its other 175 million users, it’s just that I’ve found something better and I’m walking away. That thing is real human interaction. For far too long, my social existence (outside of the Interweb) has been consistently bench-riding while Facebook’s been my main squeeze. And like a kid who had the nickname “Dick-nose” in high school, I’m really ready to move on. I’m pretty sure it was while I was scrolling through my old high school teacher’s photo album of a marching band trip to Tallahassee that I’d realized Facebook and I might be drifting apart. At last, I’d seen one too many lame status updates and scrolled through one too many photo albums. I was finally fed up with being force-fed information that I didn’t care about, about a laundry list of people I don’t give even a single crap about. Though this always bugged me, for a long while keeping my Facebook around was an excuse to keep in touch with people who weren’t in my life anymore. But last week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jason Segel

was a guest and when asked about Facebook, he explained that he’s not a member – “I don’t not keep in touch with you because I can’t find you. If I didn’t like you in high school, chances are I don’t like you now.” We’re convinced otherwise, but it really is easy to stay in touch with the people who matter, without having the extra “fun” of finding out your distant acquaintance from grade school is “…obsessed with gouda cheese samples @ freshmarket lol.” Though cheese samples can be fun and (sometimes) worth a laugh-out-loud, it’s that bombardment of useless information via Facebook that eventually drives people apart. When we know every detail, no matter how humdrum or inappropriate it is, there’s no more interest in even wondering, “so what else is up?” But on a CurrenTV’s new show, SuperNews!, they assert that “this is how our generation communicates. We’re detached and suddenly “byte-size.” I, for one, am not ready to detach myself and give up on the good ol’ face-to-face so quickly. But, perhaps it’s a scarcity of such face-to-face in people’s lives that drives them to Internet communiqué. Consequently, it seems that Facebook is deep-rooted in loneliness and a messy (much like chocolate cheese) preoccupation with being acknowledged. Our generation is already a very self-conscious one – one that requires constant self-affirmation and acceptance – and with Facebook we diminish our own selfesteem every time we trade our will to achieve and excel for the cheap thrill of seeing a red

notification tally at the bottom right of the homepage. Facebook’s become such a deliciously unhealthy snack (again, much like chocolate cheese) for insecurities, because while sitting alone in front of a computer screen, you have the reassuring feeling that you’re hanging out with all of your friends…all the time. But by concurrently speaking with no one, but to everyone, we’re just sadly “shouting out into the darkness, hoping someone is listening.” It’s as if we’ve given up on people hearing us in real life, so we pray they’ll listen in cyberspace. As a kid growing up amidst history’s biggest advances in social networking, it’d be silly to think that Facebook won’t play a role in my life post-deactivation, but I realize that I’m 18 years young and I’ve got a life to live that doesn’t include sitting in front of a computer screen, gabbing with ghost manifestations of people I know. And what I can assert, with no silliness, is that I, alone, can dictate my own self-esteem and means of communication with the humans around me, outside of the royal blue and white confines of Facebook. Goodbye, Daniel’s Buyanovsky’s Facebook. You’ve just been SuperPoked by reality, sucka.

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MOLLY JONES Alumna “What is this Easter you speak of?”

MOLLY JONES Freshman “V.J. Pannozzo... mmmmm.”

Dan Buyanovsky is a sophomore majoring in entrepeneurship. He may be contacted at dbuyanovsky@themiamihurricane.com

CASSIE KENNEDY Sophomore “Jelly Belly-flavored Vodka.”

LETYOURVOICEBEHEARD JOSH KNIGHT Senior

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Miami’s Invisible Children group screening “The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers” Monday, April 13 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. on the UC Patio

Honor Roll Music takes over Miami, plots world domination BY HILARY SAUNDERS EDGE EDITOR

A bland, white warehouse sits quietly nestled on the fringe of Little Haiti. The few cars that pass on the gravel road outside kick up mounds of dust as they pass. The warehouse, surround by a bamboo-like fence, is simple and unassuming. Open the securely fastened metal door and enter Honor Roll Music. The inside of the local music studio presents a stark contrast to the dingy exterior. It exudes an antique-chic vibe, with a three-piece Victorian sofa sitting comfortably with canvases of colorful modern art adorning the walls of the reception area. In one of the five studios sits co-founder and co-owner J. Read Fasse. Wearing a purple shirt, khaki shorts and Havaianas flip-flops, he stares intently at a mixing board and two Apple computer monitors,

producing what will eventually become the background music to a commercial. But Honor Roll is so much more than another music studio. According to Fasse, it encompasses “everything you can do in sound and music,” and it’s all housed under the same exposed-concrete roof. The three tiers of the establishment include the record label, music house (which focuses on musical scoring, placements, and syncing) and production team. Creating this allinclusive business is Fasse’s method of adapting to and succeeding in the changing music industry. From the founders and staff, to the interns and artists, almost everyone associated with the fledgling company has a deep connection to the University of Miami. It all started in room 107 of Mahoney Residential College, when Fasse and co-founder and co-owner Nick Scapa would score

their friends’ student films and produce others’ songs. “Nick would run down the halls and get people to come in and listen to stuff,” laughed Fasse. After Scapa graduated in May 2005 with a B.S. in advertising and communication and Fasse graduated the next spring with a B.A. in media writing and production, the two went house-hopping for the perfect location to fulfill their artistic, musical and professional dreams. Having scored the music for a Visa commercial that premiered during the 2006 Olympics, they were able to reinvest the money in the beginnings of Honor Roll. By March 2008, they found the warehouse that would be gutted, renovated and turned into Honor Roll Music. W h i l e Fasse and Scapa lounge in Studio A and answer

questions on the history of Honor Roll and reminisce on their time at UM, the local duo Awesome New Republic sits in another room participating in a conference call with mtv.com. Often called ANR, the local rockers have their own studio in Honor Roll and are managed by the company. The guys at Honor Roll have big dreams. While Robertson jokes that ANR wants to “take over the world,” there’s a hint of seriousness in his voice, and Fasse’s goals for the company certainly correspond to that loaded statement. He said he wants, “our bands touring worldwide, top 10 records, and our scores in major Hollywood movies.” And they’re on the right track to do so. Hilary Saunders may be contacted at hsaunders@themiamihurricane.com.

To take a virtual tour of Honor Roll Music’s facility, visit TheMiamiHurricane.com and check out our slideshow.

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Twitter jumping on board the Internet communication train BY DANIELLE KASLOW STAFF EDGE WRITER

From following the day-to-day activities of Britney Spears to learning about upcoming university events, Twitter empowers students with information and the ability to communicate with others. Launched in 2006, the site has grown exponentially, with users continually providing updates, or “tweets,” in 140 characters or less. Those who “follow” users receive these updates in real time on their Twitter homepage. The possibilities of Twitter are endless, and students and University of Miami organizations alike have taken notice. Category 5, the university’s spirit programming committee, plans to create an account to publicize information about sporting events. The UM Cinematic Arts Commission just made one to promote their movie screenings at the Bill Cosford Cinema. The university itself has one, sharing news like new faculty hirings

and campus events. Similarly, students have decided to create Twitter pages to for personal use, to broadcast their feelings and ideas. Walyce Almeida opened an account while studying abroad at Salzburg University. “We were having great discussions and I felt those conversations needed to be opened up to people around the world. So, I started using Twitter as a way to begin and continue a dialogue,” said Almeida, a graduate student. “What I mean by dialogue is an exchange of ideas, opinions and personal stories.” Almeida greatly enjoys the ability to express her opinions and receive the input of others. She prefers to “follow” journalists, producers, editors, and those well known in their field. While the option to receive the updates of professionals is readily available on Twitter, the same can be said for those in the entertainment industry. Many celebrities and famous figures have Twitter accounts, pro-

viding fans a unique way to connect with their favorite stars. The “tweets” of Spears, Martha Stewart, Ashton Kutcher, MC Hammer and countless others, are readily available on the Internet. Freshman Adam Berger does not have a personal Twitter account but follows the updates of his favorite bands, Blink 182 and Nine Inch Nails. “It is interesting to hear what they are up to, news about tours, and their music,” he said. “And it’s nice to hear it straight from their mouth and not their publicists’.” While it is helpful to remain in touch with friends and to read about the activities of favorite celebrities, sometimes Twitter can provide too much information. However, sophomore Andy Zweibel does not feel that this detracts from the site and its full potential. “Those who don’t know much about [Twitter] think it’s just a glorified Web site for posting Facebook status-esque updates. This is what I thought from the beginning too,” he

said. “I have realized that it’s so much more about meeting people and sharing ideas, than letting everyone know when you’re eating a bowl of cereal,” Zweibel said. “I would encourage anyone to at least try Twitter for a few months before passing judgment.” To create an account or to learn more about the site, visit www.twitter.com. Danielle Kaslow may be contacted at dkaslow@themiamihurricane.com.

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Restaurant Review: The Cereal Bowl feeds the munchie masses BY ASHLEY TORRES CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Munchies, crunchies, berries and more – The Cereal Bowl offers all the cereal-aisle favorites with an added twist. With 32 brands of cereal and 35 toppings, the restaurant allows hungry breakfast lovers the opportunity to eat their cereal their own way. Combining any of the offerings and finishing it with milk provides fun and a feeling of breaking the rules. For the individual hesitant to create their own, The Cereal Bowl provides Signature Bowls such as The Dirt Bowl with Cookie Crisp, Oreo cookies, chocolate syrup and gummy worms, which is sure to please anyone with a muchneeded sugar fix. People who find the combination of cereals irresistible can even purchase a box of their own Create-A-Box cereal. Chief executive officer and cofounder Kenneth Rader had the idea for the restaurant when he realized in college how much people love cereal. “It appeals to a lot of different people, junk-food lovers and healthy individuals,” Rader said in an interview with The Miami Hurricane. 10

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student, the restaurant offers a laidback environment equipped with free Wi-Fi, couches, and televisions. Plus, pajamas are always welcome. Beside cereal, The Cereal Bowl also offers oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, baked goods and organic free-trade coffees and lattes, such as the Sticky Bun Latte and the S’mores Mocha. In an effort to reach the lunch crowd and expand their menu, The Cereal Bowl acquired the restaurant rights to PB Loco, a brand of peanut

butter with a crazy twist. Exclusively available at the restaurant or online, the peanut butter comes in a variety of flavors, from white chocolate raspberry to cookie dough. With reasonable prices and a huge variety of options and combinations, everyone is sure to find their own unique indulgence at The Cereal Bowl. Ashley Torres may be contacted at atorres@themiamihurricane.com.

If You Go What: The Cereal Bowl When: Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.; and Sunday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: 1560 South Dixie Highway, across US1 from San Amaro Drive Cost: Prices vary, but overall inexpensive PHOTO COURTESY OF YELP.COM

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The Canes lost the rubber game Sunday afternoon, 9-6. Sophomore starter Iden Nazario suffered the first loss of his Hurricane career, as he lasted only 2.2 innings, serving up six runs on six hits. Miami trailed by three with two outs in the ninth inning. Facing the vulnerable Clemson bullpen, they put together a rally but ultimately came up short. With two outs and no men on base, junior left fielder Chris Herrmann legged out an infield single. Grandal followed by reaching base on a four pitch walk, before freshman third baseman Harold Martinez hit a single through the right side to load the bases for designated hitter Ted Blackman. The freshman, representing the go-ahead run, popped up to the shortstop on the first pitch he saw, ending the game. During the series, Hagerty extended his hitting streak to 12 games. This ties the longest hitting streak by a UM player this year. Center fielder Nathan Melendres had a 12 game hit streak to start the season. Miami’s next game is on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against FAU. UM has already beaten FAU twice this year. That game can be heard on 90.5 FM WVUM.

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Seniors take care of business, prepare for ACC tourney UM on a roll since returns from injuries BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

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On March 18, more than halfway through the regular season, the men’s tennis team held a record of 6-6. Since that day, the Hurricanes (12-7, 8-2) have won seven of their last eight matches, with the lone loss a 4-3 decision to top-ranked Virginia at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. After defeating Maryland 7-0 on Sunday afternoon to close out its schedule, No. 23 Miami finds itself seeded second in the ACC heading into the conference tournament this weekend in Cary, N.C. Less than a month ago, it didn’t seem possible. But with the return of injured seniors Daniel Vallverdu and David Rosenfeld, the Canes’ top two singles players, UM hopes to make a push for an ACC and even a national championship. “It’s great. It was tough at the beginning of the year when we were both hurt and out,” Rosenfeld said. “That two seed is huge, especially the bye in the first round. It’s big.”

Vallverdu, ranked 15th, won his seventh in a row against the Terrapins (7-13, 1-10). “I struggled a lot at the beginning of the season and [head coach] Mario [Rincon] did a great job of trying to stay positive and that it was just a matter of time that I was going to start playing better,” he said. “I just needed to calm down and just keep working hard and things would get better as it is. Now I’m really happy with the way I’m playing and hitting the ball...I’m really happy with the way everyone’s playing.” Ignacio Taboada earned his 20th victory of the season to become the first Hurricane freshman since Josh Cohen in 2003-2004 to win at least 20 matches. Sunday’s match also marked senior day for Vallverdu and Rosenfeld. “They’ve been awesome for the program and we’ve been very fortunate because they’re both great players in singles and in doubles and really good students,” Rincon said. “I feel like our team is playing better and we look forward to ACCs and playing our best tennis in the postseason.”

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No. 6 Hurricanes now focus on upcoming ACC competition Team has won their last 10 matchups BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

With the regular season in the rearview mirror, the sixth-ranked women’s tennis team awaits the ACC championships which will take place this weekend in Cary, N.C. Miami (21-3, 10-1) stands atop the conference after yet another 7-0 victory this past Friday. Its victim this time around: host Maryland (4-16, 1-9). For the third consecutive match and ninth time on the season, UM shut out its opponent with a score of 7-0. Leading the way are Miami’s top four singles players, all of whom are nationally ranked. Sophomore Julia Cohen, who is ranked as the fourth-best singles player in the nation, has won 15 straight singles matches and finished a perfect 11-0 in ACC play. Two-time All-American and junior Laura Vallverdu, ranked 22nd, is on a six-

match winning streak and looks comfortable behind Cohen in the lineup. She has fully shaken off the rust that appeared early on in the season from not playing much this fall. Sophomores Bianca Eichkorn (No. 27) and Michaela Kissell (No. 51) have won 10 matches in a row in the third and fourth positions. The Hurricanes ride a 10-match winning streak into the tournament. Six of the 12 teams competing are in the top 25 of the latest Intecollegiate Tennis Association’s poll. Seventh-ranked Georgia Tech (16-6, 9-2) handed the Canes their only conference loss back on March 7 in a 5-2 match on the road. However, that was a time before head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews had found a winning doubles formula which has pushed their play up to another level. Despite dropping a 5-2 decision to Miami on March 22 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, Duke (20-3, 10-1), is ranked right ahead of Miami at No. 5 in the ITA poll. Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.

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Dwayne Collins submits his name for draft Junior forward Dwayne Collins has elected to submit his name for the upcoming NBA Draft, but he will not hire an agent in order to retain the option of returning to the Hurricanes next season. Collins, a 6’8” forward from Miami, was the team’s second-leading scorer with 10.6 points per game. He added a team-high 7.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. Underclassmen who declare for the draft have until June 15 to remove their name and maintain college eligibility. The NBA Draft is scheduled for June 25.

TRACK/FIELD Hurricanes achieve regional qualifying times With a time of 44.39 seconds, seniors Murielle Ahoure and Krista Simkins, junior Kristy Whyte and sophomore Charlene Fuller led the women’s 4x100 relay as the first collegiate team to finish and third overall and earned a regional qualifying time at the Miami Elite Invitational this past weekend at Cobb Stadium. Whyte, Simkins, Ahoure and sophomore Tameka Jameson were the first collegiate team to finish in the 4x400 relay, trailing only the Bahamian team, and their time of 3:37.51 notched a regional qualifying time. The men’s ACC 60-meter hurdle champion, junior Cory Nelms, reached the regional qualifying time in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.21. Sophomore Takecia Jameson became the third different Hurricane

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to reach a regional qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdles with her third-place performance of 1:00.27. She joins her sister Tameka and sophomore Ti’erra Brown as those who are eligible to compete in the regional championships in May.

VOLLEYBALL Canes defeat only FIU during Saturday play The women’s volleyball team finished 1-4 on Saturday at Florida Gym in its last indoor event of the spring season. Florida State defeated the Hurricanes 2-0 (25-19, 25-23). The host Gators also took a match 2-0 (25-23, 25-22) during the morning session. Miami beat Florida International 2-0 (25-19, 25-21) for its sole win. Florida outlasted the Canes 2-1 (25-17, 25-17, 13-15), while the Seminoles handled Miami in two sets, 2-0 (25-17, 25-23) in the afternoon session. Compiled by Christina De Nicola from hurricanesports.com

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Are my cosmetic corrections doing a disservice to my boyfriend?

, My new boyfriend is really cute, and quite frankly, so am I – but not really. I have had several unsightly moles removed from my face, rhinoplasty, hair straightening, orthodontic work, teeth whitening and laser hair-removal. If not for the treatments, I would be unattractive. When my boyfriend tells me he thinks that I am adorable, I feel like I am playing a trick on him. Am I? I wonder if it is my obligation to confess that I am a buck-toothed, moley girl with a big schnoz, a mustache and thick glasses. What should I reveal to him? -Fixed-upper

Dear Fixed-upper, Beauty is in the Lasik-corrected eye of the beholder, my friend. The real trick, however, is actually getting beheld. Attraction is the first step toward finding a mate. We notice those who we find sexy. And then we get to know them and like them based on their inner beauty. In your case, “sexy” means a clear complexion, a straight nasal bridge, minimal body hair and a big, bright smile. Ever since the first caveman fantasized about the cavewoman he etched on the cave wall, there have been standards for beauty. While Ms. Cavewoman might not have had access to a hair salon and a great plastic surgeon, I guarantee that

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there were things that she did to get herself noticed (puffing out her chest: the boob job of yesteryear). What’s hot and what’s not has certainly changed over the years, especially since now there are so many fast, easy ways to combat your more unfavorable genes. Don’t be ashamed of your cosmetic touchups. Didn’t you pursue all of these procedures because you were ashamed of your moles, hair, teeth, and nose in the first place? Cosmetic procedures exist not to enhance yourself, but to enhance your confidence. You already admit that you are cute. Your cute face should definitely match your cute attitude! Granted, there is such thing as being over-enhanced, but what you admit to having had done seems

quite routine and minor. You know you’re hot, and you are! So you’re not fooling anyone. Your boyfriend is paying you a compliment, so take it! Keep your beauty secrets to yourself, hold your head high, and don’t sweat it. Best of Luck! -V Have a question for V? Hit up DearV@ themiamihurricane.com.

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