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CAYLA NIMMO // PHOTO EDITOR STAYING STRONG: The Brickell Run club hosted a special run in honor of the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Tuesday night. More than 1,000 runners showed their support.

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Boston Marathon tragedy shocks, saddens nation Brickell Run club hosts special run to commemorate those affected by attacks in Massachusetts Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick deemed “a horrific day.”

Usual shouts of encouragement became screams from those running for their lives when two bombs exploded just yards away from the finish line at around 2:45 p.m. Monday.

But running away from the explosion was impossible for close to 200 people at Boston’s Copley Square. Instead, they were rushed to local hospitals with injuries of varying degree. Three others, including an 8-year-old boy, have been pronounced dead.

Green said he still cannot wrap his head around Monday’s tragedy.

“My initial emotions were anger, frustration, depression and vulnerability,” he said.

For other University of Miami students who call Boston

home, watching the tragedy unfold from a television screen sent shivers down the spine.

After hearing the news on Monday, junior Hannah Armstrong left class as tears spilled down her face.

“Growing up in Boston, the marathon represents a day to celebrate the hard work that so many of our family and friends work months to achieve,” said Armstrong, who is also from Newton. “It’s a shame that it was ruined in a matter of seconds by a heartless act.”

Sophomore Shelby Mosier, who is from North Andover outside of Boston, felt fortunate that her family did not make its usual appearance at the marathon this year.

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From the age of 5 until he was 18, junior Jason Green didn’t miss a single Marathon Monday in Boston.

Green, who is from the nearby suburb Newton, felt a range of emotions as he learned about what happened Monday in the city, at sites he is so familiar with.

“Seeing the streets you walk on, the restaurants you’ve eaten lunch at, and the hospital you were born in depicted as a component of a terrorist attack was a surreal feeling,” he said.

For the city of Boston, Monday’s race turned what has traditionally been the city’s happiest day of the year into what

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Jay-Z, Beyonce’s trip to Cuba under scrutiny New track causes strife

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT EDITOR STEPHANIE PARRA NEWS EDITOR

The Boston Marathon attack and threats from North Korea have shared headlines with Jay-Z and Beyonce Carter’s visit to Cuba.

The media has focused on the legality and political implications of the celebrity couple’s decision to celebrate their wedding anniversary in a country that has a trade embargo with the United States.

“The plight of the Cuban people is a very real issue,” said Justin Borroto,

president of Federacion de Estudiantes Cubanos, or the Federation of Cuban Students (FEC). “Whether the Carters were informed about the many problems Cuban citizens and exiles face, they were supporting a Communist government that the U.S. chose to disassociate with.”

Inspired by his trip to the island, Jay-Z recently released a track about his experience called “Open Letter.”

The Treasury Department began investigating how Jay-Z and Beyonce were able to travel to Havana when the embargo bans tourism, according to a report in The New York Times. The article stated that Academic Arrangements Abroad arranged the trip, but the Cu-

ban government was not aware of the trip.

President Barack Obama stated in an interview on “The Today Show” that the White House was not involved with the Carters’ decision, and said he has “better things to do.”

The musical duo interacted with locals and did not meet with any government officials. Andy Gomez, a senior fellow for Cuban Studies at UM, believes that visits like these are not politically charged, but help establish cultural connections between the U.S. and Cuba.

“I think too much has been made out of nothing,” Gomez said. “I particularly favor everyone traveling to Cuba because it gives the Cuban people the opportunity

to meet people from outside since they have not been allowed to travel or go anywhere for 54 years.”

Gomez noted that with 65 percent of Cuba being Afro-Cuban, Jay-Z and Beyonce’s visit shows them the success and opportunities available to African Americans in the U.S. But Nicole Marcos, president of CAUSA: Students United for a Free Cuba, is less optimistic about the couple’s trip and agrees with Borroto. The couple, as American celebrities and supporters of the Obama administration, should not have broken “the laws of their country,” she said.

Hollywood director Phil Lord, the son of a Cuban refugee, published a letter in

response to the “Open Letter.” In his letter, Lord shares his disagreement with the trip and lists the many supposed misunderstandings in Jay-Z’s song. Lord spoke at UM Wednesday evening at Shoma Hall in the School of Communication.

Senior Kate Maier, who attended the event, said that a student present at his talk asked him about the letter.

“He said he wrote about it because he was really mad about it at like 6 a.m. and wasn’t sure if he should post it,” Maier said. “He still hasn’t gotten a reply back from Jay-Z.”

To read Lord’s letter, visit huff.to/ZqZWW8.

Chavez’s successor stirs election controversy

BY STEPHANIE PARRA NEWS EDITOR

Freshman Veronica Lopez and her family left Venezuela when she was 3 years old. In the 15 years she has lived in this country, she has visited Venezuela three times. The last time she visited was nine years ago.

“We left because my dad feared the government and what could happen,” Lopez said.

Now, due to the recent election results, Lopez may not be returning anytime soon.

After former President Hugo Chavez died in March, he handpicked Nicolas Maduro to lead the country as his successor.

Election results announced this week named Maduro as the legitimate winner of the election, but opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has “presented a series of allegations of vote fraud and other irregularities,” the AP reported.

The AP also reported “Maduro was declared the winner by 262,000 votes out of 14.9 million cast, and 2

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Capriles contends the purported abuses add up to more than Maduro’s winning margin.”

Members of the opposition party have demanded a recount, but Maduro, who first agreed to a recount, has now expressed his adamant position against conducting a recount of the votes.

“It’s a difficult situation, because the vote was so close that it really needs to be recounted in order to make Maduros’ declared election victory more legitimate,” said Susan Purcell, director of the center of hemispheric policy at UM. “If I understand correctly, the constitution allows for a recount in certain cases, but I think in this case it fits.”

According to Purcell, the fact that Maduros first agreed to a recount of half of the votes and later to none of the votes, calls to question the accuracy of the vote counts.

“It feeds into the idea that maybe Caprilles maybe did win, because they seem to be afraid of recounting the ballots,” Purcell said.

According to Purcell, other facts make her doubt that Maduros really won the election legitimately.

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out before the election and said the armed forces will not accept an opposition victory,” she said. “That again raises questions about how democratic this situation really was. I guess I just think that all the rumors I’ve been hearing are that people are very skeptical when you have such a small margin and the regime refuses to recount and also declares beforehand that they won’t let the opposition win. It adds credence to the idea that they somehow manipulated the outcome.”

Overall, Purcell believes the entire situation will only worsen the country’s economy.

“I think it’s a very difficult situation,” she said. “The economy is deteriorating, and I have my doubts as to whether the economic policies that a Maduro administration would pursue would stop the deterioration.

It might even accelerate it.”

Lopez expressed her sentiments regarding the current situation in her home country.

“Based on the elections outcome, I’m really hurt and upset,” she said. “Based on the situation in the country, I’m really worried about the state of the country and the people.”

Look in time A recap of Chavez’s rise and fall from power.

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June 2001 Chavez was diagnosed with cancer

Oct. 2012 Chavez re-elected March 2013 Chavez dies, Maduros is appointed interim president

April 2013 Maduros wins election, opposition party demands a recount GRAPHIC BY AMILYNN SOTO

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Check out Cayla Nimmo’s photos of the Silent Run that took place on Tuesday. The race was in remembrance of the Boston Marathon victims.

Check out Julian Glover’s story on a Boston Marathon survivor.

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Opposition party demands recount

Check out what’s exclusively available at TheMiamiHurricane. com.

UM senior Jackie Landes organizes Wendy Walk in honor of her mother’s struggle with cancer.

Megan McCrink has the story.

Take a look at Bianca Vanrell’s story on a Czech foreign exchange student.

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PHOTO BRIEF

Wedding bell bliss SAY ‘I DO’: Junior Faisal Abuljadayel (right) hugs senior Jonathan Bulgini (left) after symbolically marrying him on Wednesday afternoon at the Rock.

SpectrUM hosted its annual event, Marriages on the Rock, in support of marriage equality as part of Pride Awareness Week.

Events will continue through Friday.

Check out the slideshow online at themiamihurricane.com.

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GREEK LIFE

Academic chairs aim to improve grades, overall GPA Study sessions, mentors aid in class selection

BY ERIKA GLASS COPY EDITOR

Weekly mixers and crush parties only scratch the surface with Greek organizations.

With approximately 23 percent of the student body in a fraternity or sorority, their average GPA is higher compared to nonGreek students on campus, said Steve Priepke, assistant dean of students and director of Greek life.

Greeks often attribute their success to their academic chairs who are responsible for ensuring that all brothers and sisters maintain the minimum GPA to remain an active fraternity or sorority member.

Students who fall below the mark are put on probation or become “at risk.” According to Michaela Hennessy, president

of Panhellenic, academic chairs promote good academics within each of the chapters.

“Generally [academic chairs] are responsible for making sure the girls are keeping their grades up,” Hennessy said.

“So if a girl falls under that GPA, they would be responsible for helping them more one-on-one.”

An example of a program that academic chairs host happens in Kappa Kappa Gamma’s “scoops night” when sisters share experiences about their classes and advise each other on courses during registration.

“It’s just things like that that we do to promote helping every girl with their academics,” Hennessy said. “Not necessarily just the ones that are struggling.”

For some Greek organizations, the president or the executive board can appoint the academic chair, but chairs are usually elected.

Sophomore Alex Sands, who was

recently elected academic chair for Pi Kappa Phi (PiKapp), said that those who have interest in becoming academic chair for PiKapp have to submit his or her resume and a small essay about future contributions to the position, such as offering ideas to improve the chapter’s GPA. “You have to have a 2.5 GPA to be an active member of the fraternity, so that would be the minimum to be academic chair,” Sands said. “Of course, they want someone with a higher GPA giving advice to people because it wouldn’t make very much sense if a kid with a low GPA got academic chair.”

According to Sands, only about 10 of the 90 members are falling on or below the GPA minimum.

When the members decide that they want to seek his help, they can arrange study groups that address any concerns.

Sands would also like to start a rewards program for those brothers who are doing well.

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“… I have more planned,” he said.

“We did have the most improved GPA on campus, I think it was last spring semester, but then we went down again. So I’m trying to make that happen again.”

Priepke said that academic chairs are necessary for struggling students who want to improve.

“It’s very uncomfortable to admit, even to your own brothers and sisters that, ‘I’m not doing as well as I could be doing academically,’” Priepke said. “So we try to do a follow up with them. If we have to do some handholding, we do some handholding.”

Priepke believes that Greeks stress academics because it is important for them to uphold the university’s mission.

“It’s a very different university than the one that I went to 14 years ago,” he said. “It’s very fun to see how important grades are. I cannot say that the same emphasis was there a long time ago, and so that’s cool.”

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“My dad typically volunteers in one of the medical tents at the finish line, but he decided to not go that morning,” Mosier said. “We are grateful, but it’s bittersweet because obviously he wanted to be there to help people.”

Monday was not only an important day for the runners, but also Patriots’ Day, a holiday observed in Massachusetts commemorating those who fought in the Revolutionary War. For junior Kristen Spillane, who is from the suburb Mansfield and vice president of the Running Club, the context of

the tragedy was especially disheartening.

“Months of hard work and dedication, insane training for qualifying times. The Boston Marathon is just such a prestigious event, even beyond the running community,” she said.

“For death and horrible injury to happen at the very place where human willpower and strength is celebrated in its finest hour just makes you shake your head in sadness.”

Although Green is stunned, he does not doubt that his city will rebound.

“Ultimately, knowing the character of the people I grew up next to, I expect the par-

ticipation and enthusiasm for next year’s Patriots’ Day to be greater than ever,” Green said.

“I personally plan on running my first marathon next year to in some way restore a weekend that has played a huge part in my childhood.”

Spillane thinks it is an event that reaches beyond the city’s boundaries.

“I think this is so much more than just Boston,” she said. “I guess as much as we all try to think ‘It could have happened anywhere’ when we see such random acts of senseless violence, you really never think it’s going to happen in your city.”

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the FBI is investigating the bombings as an act of terrorism.

Markus Wagner, associate professor in the UM School of Law, said there is a legal distinction to be made between regular crimes and terrorism.

“If you can prove that it is terrorism-related, then the penalties are higher than if you cannot make that connection,” he said.

Wagner also said he would not make the comparison to 9/11, but to events in Europe in 2004 and 2005.

“In terms of magnitude, the attacks in Madrid and London

… are probably good comparisons, where bombs are being placed on buses or on trains …,” he said.

Law enforcement officials still have no suspects in custody, and nobody has claimed responsibility for the Boston Marathon attack.

“With some crimes, or acts like this, people will claim responsibility,” Wagner said. “If they do, they usually do it fairly quickly. If they don’t, you will probably see in two or three days – though there may or may not be – some more concrete leads just by way of criminal investigation.”

COMMUNITY NEWS

Overpass plan gains steam SG conference reveals more petition signatures

BY STEPHANIE PARRA NEWS EDITOR

The city of Coral Gables and MiamiDade County are working out a deal to build the pedestrian bridge across U.S. 1.

This bridge will not involve the University Centre, a strip-mall located across from the university. The owners of the center refused to accept Miami-Dade County’s $1.8 million offer to make up for the five parking spaces they would have lost to build the bridge’s landing area.

Eight UM students have been killed or seriously injured since 1989 at that intersection, prompting current students, administration and community members to help bring the project to fruition.

The overpass, if built, will provide pedestrians an alternative, safer way to cross the intersection. The bridge will land in Mariposa Court.

In an interview with The Miami Herald, Albert Hernandez, explained the plan.

Hernandez serves as the assistant director of engineering, planning and development for Miami-Dade Transit.

“If you take a look at Mariposa, there is one inbound lane from U.S. 1 and an exclusive left- and right-turn lanes. The idea would be to make the exclusive left and right lanes into one lane that would serve dual purpose right and left — and keep the inbound lane.

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tower from the bridge into the public right-ofway,” he said to The Miami Herald.

The county and the city of Coral Gables seem to endorse the plan.

Student Government (SG) President Bhumi Patel expressed her sentiments on the step forward.

“It looks like the project could be moving forward, and we will continue working hard with the university and the community to make sure that it happens because it is something we are all passionate about,” Patel said.

On Friday, SG held a press conference at the future site of the overpass to announce the addition of 2,000 signatures on a petition to build the bridge.

Ashley Kelly was one of the students who lost their lives at the overpass. Friday marked the eighth anniversary of her death, after she was hit by a vehicle.

Pat Whitely, vice president for student affairs, invited Kelly’s parents to attend the rally.

“Ashley’s parents decided it was too painful for them [to attend] but they allowed us to use her picture. Ashley did not die in vain,” Whitely said in an article reported to The Miami Herald.

Whitely spoke about the overpass’s current status.

“I am extremely excited and cautiously optimistic that the overpass will become a reality for our students and our community,” she said. “We will continue working over the summer to hopefully bring this design into reality ... we’re very heartened and excited, and we continue to thank the Student Government and the county and the mayor’s office and all the folks that have worked together.”

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NEWS BRIEFS EARTH WEEK Student Government’s Energy and Conservation Organization Agency is hosting Earth Week to remind students to be environmentally conscious through a series of activities and giveaways. Recycling Fairies will also be roaming campus, giving away free T-shirts and other prizes to any students they see going out of their way to recycle.

Monday Hug the Lake, noon to 12:20 p.m., Lake Osceola Giveaways and rock climbing wall, noon to 4 p.m., the Rock Tuesday

favorite past melodies. For more information, see the group’s Facebook event at tinyurl.com/cp8abqj.

LIAISON COUNCIL Students looking to get involved with Student Government (SG) are encouraged to apply to the first ever Campus Liaison Council (CLC). Liaisons will meet weekly under Chief of Staff Mike Piacentino to facilitate conversations between members of SG and campus administrators.

Applications can be found at miami.edu/ sg and are due by 5 p.m. Friday to the SG office (UC 214).

Free smoothies, noon to 4 p.m., the Rock Wednesday ReUse table, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Farmers Market April 25 Yoga on the Green, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

April 26 Make your own terranium, noon to 4 p.m., the Rock

SPRING CONCERT BisCaydence will be hosting their Spring Concert at 9 p.m. Monday in Fillmore Hall in the Frost School of Music. All are welcome to come hear new arrangements as well as some of the groups

COLOR THE BREEZEWAY Tau Beta Sigma will be hosting Art for a Cause from noon to 5 p.m. Friday in the UC Breezeway. Students are encouraged to stop by to receive their free henna tattoos and body painting. All donations will go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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OPINION speak

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What do you think about the media coverage of the Boston bombings?

ANDRE NARANJO SOPHOMORE “The problem I had was the media’s lack of factchecking and how they instantly reported any tidbit of information to the world, only to reveal it was false a second later. The media should report things as they are and not simply for their pop value.”

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A tragic event should be reported as a full story, not as news flashes.

Journalists should wait to report what is known ...

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misinformation and confusion.

We live in a society where people expect instantaneous news.

Journalists rush to put out what they know rather than waiting to gather the facts and report the story fully. Even on Twitter, the public is retweeting and passing on information that may not be fact checked beforehand.

Flaws in the media go beyond fact-checking and being first, instead of being right. As news sites fight for ratings, manipulation becomes a factor into how media outlets report what they know.

When it was confirmed by the Boston Police Department that three people were killed – and one of them was an 8-year-old boy – that was the news peg media outlets promoted. They know what stories attract the most attention.

To boost ratings, they are forced to report what is most catchy. Emphasizing impactful parts of a story is understandable,

but in a tragedy such as this, everything is meaningful.

Technology has created a faulty 24-hour news cycle that cannot be changed. Journalists are more worried about reporting pieces of the story. What is the point of a puzzle if pieces are missing?

Aristotle once said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” A tragic event should be reported as a full story, not as news flashes. Journalists should wait to report what is known, not change the information every five minutes. Leave that to Twitter.

As a media organization, we understand the pressures news outlets face when breaking news.

However, once information is out there, it cannot be erased. Wait to be accurate. Wait to be precise.

Wait to be right.

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

LAURA BURGESS LAW STUDENT “I think some of the coverage could’ve been more tasteful.

While they did warn the images would be graphic, I just had to think about how the people would feel about having those photos online ...”

STEPHEN O’CONNELL FRESHMAN “I think the media coverage was handled pretty well. I found out about all this on all the social media pretty fast, and I have no complaints, personally.”

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

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

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Positivity helps overcome tragedies hen I found out about the bombings at the Boston Marathon, I felt engulfed in a gray cloud. Even after I’d found out my friends and family in Boston were OK, I couldn’t shake that unsettling feeling for the rest of the day.

Despite the bad news, little LYSSA GOLDBERG things, like having friends contact ASSISTANT EDITOR me to check that everyone I knew was fine, were signs of compassion that helped me remain positive.

The next morning I awoke to more upsetting news.

My former principal, a UM alumna who transformed my high school, had lost her battle with cancer. Again, I struggled to look on the bright side. That was until I heard something that caught my attention on the radio as I was driving to school.

The host spoke about a Facebook post by comedian Patton Oswalt that went viral. He pointed to videos showing people running toward the destruction to

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Accuracy falls short in media race On Monday morning, more than 23,000 individuals began running the Boston Marathon eager to cross the finish line. But at 2:45 p.m., two bombs detonated at the final stretch of the race leaving 5,756 runners unable to finish.

As many were knocked to the ground by the force of explosives placed in pressure cookers and hidden in backpacks, first responders ran toward the bloodied streets as other runners tried to make sense of what had just happened.

Within minutes of the attack, the news flooded through national television, social media outlets, blogs and the radio. But, answers were not clear as to what had occurred because the investigation was – and still is – unfolding.

As news outlets report on tragic events, information changes rapidly. One minute, 50 people are injured. The next minute, it’s 80.

Therefore, the media is changing its story constantly. This leads to

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help out and ended with an empowering statement: “So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, ‘The good outnumber you, and we always will.’”

Tragedies can make us come together, bring out the best in ourselves, and illuminate stories of heroism and positivity. People have opened up their homes to tourists displaced from their hotels. Local businesses welcomed guests to charge their phones. Some marathon runners who crossed the finish line reportedly continued on to run to the hospital and donate blood for victims.

It’s hard not to wonder whether what you’re doing really matters if terrible things can happen suddenly.

But when you think of the flip side, it no longer becomes a question of how to keep going; it is an answer to why we should move forward.

We owe it to ourselves and to the victims of tragedies – weaponed or genetic – to find positivity and make an impact on those around us.

Lyssa Goldberg is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

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WAYS TO CELEBRATE

4/20 IN MIAMI

BY FRANK MALVAR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Celebrating 4/20 may be synonymous with marijuana and aimed at stoners, but that doesn’t mean that you have to spark up a joint and sit around all day to enjoy it.

Luckily, this year it falls on a Saturday and is full of music, food, green and laughs.

Here are our picks for the top six events happening on 4/20.

Sweatstock Sweat Records will host the fourth annual Sweatstock music festival and block party in honor of Record Store Day and the shop’s eighth anniversary. Sweat will open at 9 a.m. and have exclusive music releases to celebrate. The party starts at noon and keeps going until 2 a.m.

The festival will have three stages and promises a day full of music, food and vinyl.

Otto von Schirach, ANR and Beatmachines are just a few of the performers who will play at the festival. While there, make sure to munch out on local favorite food trucks, like Ms. Cheezious, GastroPod and Veggie Xpress.

This is an all ages event. Sweatstock is located at 5505 NE Second Ave. Food and Garden Festival at Fairchild Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will host the Food and Garden Festival featuring the 34th annual Spring Plant Sale. The twoday festival kicks off Saturday at 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The festival also features a beer tasting.

Starting at 11 a.m., the Spring Beer Tasting Garden will offer ciders, ales, lagers and more tasteful brews for festivalgoers.

Want to learn how to make a savory tomato and pesto goat cheese tart? The weekend is filled with gardening and chef demonstrations. Check out the demonstration at noon on Saturday led by Chef Derek Hernandez.

Fairchild invites festivalgoers to discover their edible garden filled with herbs, vegetables, fruits and ornamentals. Fruit tastings will take place both days from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There will be a Farmer’s Market with local vendors selling their homegrown goods.

If you want a tour of the gardens, you’re in luck. The 75th anniversary walking tours will take place on both days at 11:30 a.m.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road. The festival is free for Fairchild members, but $25 for adults who aren’t members.

The Annual 420 Festival in Tobacco Road The city’s oldest bar and restaurant is hosting its annual 420 party. Music starts at 10:30 p.m. and continues until 2:30 a.m.

Some of the performers of the night will be Jahfe, Stokeswood and Blowfly. Entrance is free before 9 p.m. Presale tickets cost $5, and tickets at the door cost $10. This event is for ages 21 and older.

Tobacco Road is located in Downtown Miami on 626 S. Miami Ave. Pablo Francisco at The Improv If you’re looking for a night full of hilarious jokes and spot-on impressions, check out famous comedian Pablo Francisco’s standup act at the Miami Improv. The MADtv comedian will put on a show at 8:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. Both shows are for ages 18 and older. Tickets cost $22 and don’t include the two-drink minimum per person at the venue.

Miami Improv is located on 3390 Mary St. South Beach Comedy Festival – Lincoln Road Free Stage The great thing about being in Miami on 4/20 is that the South Beach Comedy Festival is going on. These events cost money, but there will be a stage set up on Lincoln Road for you to catch comedians doing stand-up to the public for free. The comedians performing Saturday are Sarah Tiana, Sean Donnelly, Brooks Wheelan, Michael Che and Chris Distefano. The acts begin at 9 p.m.

Lincoln Road Free Stage will be located at Euclid Avenue and Lincoln Road.

Sarah Silverman and Jim Jeffries at The Fillmore Known for her show on Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” Sarah Silverman will be performing stand-up at The Fillmore. Named “the most outrageously funny woman alive” by Rolling Stone, Silverman makes you laugh hard enough that your abs will ache. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for Silverman range from $47 to $74.

Australian comedian and the most brutally honest person alive, Jim Jeffries, will perform stand-up after Silverman. His FX show, “LEGIT,” just finished its first season.

Doors open at 10 p.m. and the show begins at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $48.

The two comedians are part of two separate performances.

The Fillmore is located on 1700 Washington Ave.

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latest ranking for Stephanie Wagner, Miami’s No. 1 singles player.

Wagner was ranked 104th in the nation just two weeks ago.

number of freshmen listed as starters on the depth chart at the conclusion of spring practice.

BASEBALL

Miami avenges loss to Bethune-Cookman, wins 6-1 Stats check Take a look at Miami’s progress at the plate and on the mound through 40 games this season.

2013 TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE ALEX SAN JUAN (.313) NICHOLAS GANGEMI // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MIDWEEK MAGIC: Shortstop Alexander Hernandez runs off the field at the end of an inning during Wednesday night’s 6-1 win over Bethune-Cookman. The Canes improved to 19-8 at home this season, with an overall record of 25-15.

San Juan chips in career-best four hits

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Javi Salas shut down BethuneCookman for seven innings on Wednesday, and the Canes avenged a loss to the Wildcats earlier this year with a dominant 6-1 victory.

The junior right-hander kept the Wildcats in check, and Miami had no trouble getting on base at the start.

Miami appeared to have early momentum, with Alex Hernandez lining a double and Chantz Mack getting hit by a pitch before David Thompson stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the first.

But when Thompson lined out, the Wildcat rightfielder’s errant throw trapped Hernandez on the base path. He was caught and tagged out to end the inning.

Bethune-Cookman starting pitcher Ali Simpson escaped several threats from an active Miami lineup, and the Canes struggled to build run support for Salas.

Poor base-running again took its toll when Tyler Palmer was picked off after hitting a leadoff single in the third. The Canes still managed a rally before the inning was over – Alex San Juan knocked an RBI double to put Miami on the board, 1-0.

Salas, 4-4 as the midweek starter this season, gave up one unearned run in his seven innings of work. He struck out four and allowed four hits

as the Hurricanes began their fivegame homestand.

Miami is 19-8 at Mark Light Field this year, an impressive home record that will be put to the test during the rest of ACC play.

Michael Austin turned in three strong innings of relief pitching for the Wildcats (23-19). He replaced Simpson after eight straight balls to open the fourth. Austin, a freshman, then walked Thompson with the bases loaded, but the run was charged to Simpson.

The Canes (25-15) rode a 3-1 advantage into the eighth, when they added three more runs. San Juan finished with four hits, a career high.

No. 20 Clemson will visit Coral Gables for a weekend series starting 7 p.m. Friday.

RUNS BATTED IN DAVID THOMPSON (28)

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Category 5 hosts ‘thank you’ ceremony HURRICANE HEROS: Junior Erik Swoope, senior Julian Gamble and sophomore Shane Larkin of the Miami men’s basketball team laugh onstage during a “thank you� ceremony Wednesday night at the Rock.

Jim Larranaga – the AP National Coach of the Year – and the Hurricanes were presented a plaque and a basketball signed with messages from supporters.

Larranaga spoke at the ceremony, which was hosted by Category 5, and thanked students for their attendance this season. He dubbed the packed student section Miami’s “sixth man on the team.�

The basketball team will appear at the Miami baseball game against Clemson at 7 p.m. Saturday night to throw out the first pitch. Fans can also greet the players and get autographs after the pitch.

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The ACC Outdoor Track Championships begin Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.

The Miami women’s golf team has performed beyond the expectations of recent seasons, and heads to the ACC Championships this weekend.

Coach Al Golden released the first depth chart since spring practice ended.

Miami’s women’s 4x100 meter relay team is seen as having the best chance to score a win.

Amber Monroe and Lea Johnson have high hopes for the field events.

Isaiah Simmons, a men’s thrower who set a personal record in discus at last week’s Hurricane Invitational, is a threat in the shot-put and hammer throws.

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“It’s ACC week. It’s what you’ve been training for all year,� coach Amy Deem said. “It’s not about one person, it’s about a team effort. Everybody needs to step up so when they walk off, they can say they left everything on the track.�

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Three starters from the eighth-place squad at last year’s tournament will return to the course for No. 54 Miami.

The action kicks off at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

The Canes placed in the top five at five of their 10 tournaments this year.

To track the women’s progress throughout the weekend, follow the team on Twitter @HurricanesGolf.

The Hurricanes return 10 offensive starters and nine defensive starters, and will be led by senior quarterback Stephen Morris.

Miami’s only freshman starter listed on the new depth chart is Alex Figueroa, who nabbed the top spot at outside linebacker.

Also making his first appearance on the depth chart is Pat O’Donnell, a graduate punter out of the University of Cincinnati.

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Dear V: It’s hell week for my boyfriend and me...

Dear Melancholia, , My boyfriend is currently in the middle of hell week for his frat, and I’ve officially turned into a needy betch. Between his irregular schedule and my insane one, I haven’t been able to see him for more than five minutes in the past week. Not seeing him on a regular basis stresses me out and makes me even more upset, as if school didn’t kill me enough. I just want someone to talk to, snuggle with and f*ck. What do I do? How do I get my independence back?

Sincerely, Sad and Pathetic

You have perfectly listed the basic necessities for dating: talking, snuggling and f*cking. Every relationship at its core is nothing more than that dependable friend who can satisfy your social and biological needs.

The separation from this human parasite can feel drastic. But it shouldn’t mean the end of the Mayan calendar or Y2K. We can get through this together. I believe in you.

Let’s put everything into perspective. Your boyfriend’s hell week probably requires him to do some unsavory actions. Frats are not all unicorns and rainbows.

Depending on the fraternity, he has probably made a trip to BT Gentlemen’s Club, streaked at the command of his leaders, and been forced to eat materials while blindfolded.

Hey, it’s hell week so it’s supposed to feel as close to the belly of that demonic beast.

His hell week is your heaven week. You can take a

ibl girlfriend i lf i d d i li i sex break from all those terrible duties like h having at his every whim or listening to him about boring stuff like school, sports and his mom. Yes, it’s a “Mean Girls” quote.

Sorry not sorry.

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But she learns that she will eventually graduate and none of this will matter.

So take a lesson from this instructional and unrealistic slice of American college life. What matters now only begins to scratch the surface on your overall life. Have fun, focus on your career and be open to new experiences.

Forget about your boy-toy and bask in the Miami sun in a worry-free stupor.

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miami.edu/calendar Thursday, April 18 Patio Jams ft. R&B Ensemble 12:15 p.m. • UC Patio Continue your Thursday afternoon tradition with HP’s Patio Jams! Take a break from classes, bring your lunch, and enjoy the sounds of our very own Frost School of Music R&B Ensemble!

For more information on the event or how you can participate, please contact Hurricane Productions at 305-2844606.

Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity Presents: Reefer Madness 6 p.m. • Stanford Master’s Apartment You can smell the smoke in the air and it’s really starting to get hazy in here.

Please join the brothers of Lambda Theta Phi, Latin Fraternity Inc. as we discuss the pros and cons of the medical and recreational use of Marijuana. Do you think it should be legalized? Do you you think it just makes people lazy? Have you ever even tried it?! Doesn’t matter! Come discuss your opinions and make sure your voice is heard in this open forum.

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Delta Phi Epsilon’s ANAD Week: 70’s Rollerskating Event 6 p.m. • Panhellenic Building

The sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon will be having a 70’s Rollerskating Event at Super Wheels. The event will be from 6-8 and buses to the event will be available from the Panhellenic Building at 5pm. The best outift will win a $20 Giardinos Gift Card! For more information please contact Nicki Parlitsis at n.parlitsis@umiami.edu.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Speaker: Jeff Herman 7 p.m. • Hecht Master’s Apartment Come join No Zebra’s as they present Jeff Herman a nationally recognized trial lawyer and advocate for survivors of rape, secual abuse and sexual exploitation. He is a trailblazer in the representation of victims of sexual abuse, devoting 100% of his practice to the cause.

Friday, April 19 Baseball vs Clemson 7 p.m. • Mark Light Field Come out and support your Men’s Baseball team as they take on ACC foe the Clemson Tigers!

Quantum Cabaret A Musical Revue 8 p.m. • School of Communication

Random Acts of Kindness Presents: The 7th Annual HUG THE LAKE

Monday, April 22 • 12:05 p.m. Lake Osceola Hug the Lake is a campus-wide event that will bring the University of Miami community together to celebrate Earth Day, April 22th 2013, in a symbolic “hug,” to promote environmental kindness. We are raising money during the event for Youth Lead and donating excess money we have raised after covering event costs. Every participant will receive a free shirt, while supplies last!

Saturday, April 20 • 12 p.m. IM fields Delta Lambda Phi and #Cornhole present our First Annual Cornhole Spring Classic fundraiser! Enter your two-person team for a chance to win prizes from Sony, EA, Buffalo Wild Wings, Shake Shack, allCanes, TCBY and more! There will be multiple ways to win prizes including placing in the tournament and participating in game challenges (more information on that coming soon!). Every participant is also automatically entered to win prizes through random giveaways just for being there! To register follow the link and submit the online form dft.ba/-DLP. Contact Jeremy Weidmaier at j.weidmaier@umiami.edu for more information.

Come enjoy this showing by Quantum Enterntaiment in the School of Communication. For more information please contact Ally Levy at a.levy10@ umiami.edu.

Saturday, April 20 Camp Kesem Bake Sale 6 p.m. • Hech-Stanford Bridge Hungry? Have a sweet tooth? Need better food than the dining halls? Just want to help a good cause? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then you should stop by the Hecht-Stanford Bridge on Saturday, 4/20 and buy some delicious food to help support Camp Kesem Miami.

100% of the proceeds go to Camp Kesem! Help us make this summer camp possible for children throughout South Florida!.

Baseball vs Clemson 7 p.m. • Mark Light Field Come out and support your Men’s Baseball team as they take on ACC foe the Clemson Tigers! At 6 p.m. members from the 2012-2013 Men’s Basketball team will be at Mark Light Field signing autographs.

CAC Presents: The Hobbit 10 p.m. • Cosford Cinema The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo not only discovers depths ofguile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious,” a simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

Sunday, April 21 Baseball vs Clemson 1 p.m. • Mark Light Field Come out and support your Men’s Baseball team as they take on ACC foe the Clemson Tigers!

CAC Presents: The Hobbit 8 p.m. • Cosford Cinema

CNL Canes Carnival

Friday, April 26 • 8 p.m. Foote Green Come out and be a part of CNL’s Spring Carnival Event! There will be several carnival rides including a ferris wheel, there will also be games and music! There will be a variety of different prizes and free vouchers for the food trucks. not to mention there will be an elephant at the event! This annual UM tradition will surely be something you won’t want to miss.

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