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OUTREACH: Students from Hecht Residential College participated in the Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis walk held for the first time in Crandon Park last Saturday. The walk was preceded by a carnival where participants enjoyed food and games. Hecht residents Bryan Llenas and Jeff Brody teamed up with Martha Lagarde from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America to create the event this year in Key Biscayne for the first time. To see more from the walk, check out a slideshow at TheMiamiHurricane.com
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A Canes Emergency Response Team member responds to three injured students on the university Green Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore wins big SPIN THE WHEEL: Lizzy Senk, Amy Levine, Isa Llanes, Alessandra Villaamil, and Colleen Mullins try guessing the puzzle being solved during one of the College Week episodes of Wheel of Fortune in the Zeta Tau Alpha suite on Thursday night. Levine appeared on the episode, winning $9,350 and advancing to the final round.
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Are you sure that person next to you by the laundry machine is really a student? Find out about improper use of laundry machines on campus from Morgan Miller. Find out the winners of the business school's Business Plan Competition from Joi Bottino. Get ready for Tuesday’s Earth Day with a story on an Earthfriendly Fashion Show from Elle Hebel.
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Personal training among best-paid campus jobs Certification required for job BY ALI KITENPLON CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
Nadia Zebouni has one of the best-paying student jobs on campus. She doesn’t have to file papers, type reports or serve food. And her work attire is pretty casual: gym shorts, a pullover shirt and tennis shoes. Zebouni, a sophomore from northern Florida, is one of 15 certified personal trainers at the Wellness Center who help members of the university community achieve their fitness goals and build confidence. “My favorite part of the job is getting to help people and work one on one with them,” Zebouni said. “It’s easy because I live on campus and I love seeing people get the same enjoyment out of working out as I do.” Her clientele varies greatly in age as well as in reasons for hiring a trainer. Among them, there are runners hoping to improve on marathon times, injured athletes wishing to strengthen ailing muscles, and others striving to attain fitness goals or learn how to properly tone muscles and use the center’s equipment effectively. Many UM students seek fitness training at the Wellness Center, such as junior Patricia Martini, who is one of Zebouni’s clients. “Nadia is the best,” Martini said. “She’s in such great physical shape and she plays such a huge role in my motivation. I like working with her because she makes
sure I’m doing everything right and working the right muscles.” “Personal trainers are the highest paid on-campus job,” said Desiree Adderley, assistant director of Fitness and Personal Training. “Plus, once you become certified, you’re a trainer for life as long as you renew your certification every two years.” Zebouni and other trainers at the center come prepared to help a variety of clients. For example, she is certified by the National Council on Strength & Fitness and also receives continuing education to stay up-to-date on the latest training techniques. While training helps pay the bills, students are at UM primarily to earn a college degree. Zebouni, who started at UM as a marine biology major but is switching to exercise physiology, balances up to 18 credit hours of classes per semester with personal training, running marathons and surfing. “I loved working at the Wellness Center, but I thought being a lifeguard was unfulfilling; I wanted to interact with people more,” she said. Wellness Center members may purchase single training sessions or a group of eight sessions for the cost of seven. Prices vary depending on membership status. Adderley did not comment on the exact amount that trainers are paid, though a search for student employment opportunities on MyUM found that personal trainers are paid between $10 and $15 an hour. Ali Kitenplon may be contacted at akitenplon@themiamihurricane.com.
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WORK IT OUT: Nadia Zebouni, personal trainer at the University of Miami Wellness Center, is stretching with her client before they take off one a brisk run to start off their routine. April 20 - 22, 2009
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UM 911: CERT stages emergency relief drill on Sunday The Canes Emergency Response Team descended on the university Green Sunday evening, practicing for the “Worst Case Scenario” on our campus. The group, formed by former student government president Danny Carvajal after the damage left by Hurricane Katrina, focuses on quick response to emergencies, both natural and man-made, on campus. In Sunday’s drill, a stage set up for a concert on the Green collapsed, sending a crush of people away from the scene. -Matthew Bunch
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EMERGENCY ROOM: Participants respond to Josh Golebieski, who suffered a head injury.
To see more from Sunday’s disaster preparedness drill, check out a slideshow at TheMiamiHurricane.com
TANYA THOMPSON // Hurricane Staff
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: The CERT team lifts Jordan Balke and rushes her to the emergency care unit.
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NOT YOUR AVERAGE PRE-MED: Members of the CERT team assess the scene and tend to the injured.
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Speaker shares experiences as a pro-life lesbian activist Appeared on behalf of student group UM Respect Life BY ELENA SCHMIDT CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER
“Conservative,” “right wing,” “religious,” and “anti-choice,” are among the descriptors that listeners at the Lesbian, Liberal and Pro-Life Event called out when asked to describe the pro-life movement. Cecilia Brown, 45, the president of the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians (PLAGAL), will not be stereotyped. “I am a green party member; I am a lesbian,” Brown said. “I am Buddhist and Hindu. I am not pro-life because of Christianity.” On Thursday night, a new student organization called University of Miami Respect Life invited Brown to tell her story at the University Center. In September, the organization set up a prenatal exhibit and fundraised to support non-profit pregnancy clinics. The group will
also have a BBQ and host a failed abortion survivor April 25 on the Hecht-Stanford Bridge. “We’re a pro-life group that takes part in activism against abortion,” Kelsey Hazzard said. Cecilia Brown is a vocal activist that shares a common view against abortion. Though she now lives comfortably as a lesbian with her partner of 16 years, Brown came from a household that didn’t accept homosexuality. “How do you prove you’re straight?” Brown asked the audience. “You sleep around.” Brown became pregnant as a freshman in college. Her peers told her abortion was the best alternative, and the doctors told her the procedure would be simple. Brown decided to talk about her abortion 10 years later. She found PLAGAL after realizing that many pro-life organizations are also anti-gay and lesbian. “At the ‘March for Life,’ I have been arrested and harassed because I am a lesbian,” Brown said. Elene Schmidt may be contacted at eschmidt@ themiamihurricane.com.
DOMINIQUE RIOFRIO // Hurricane Staff
SOCIAL ACTIVIST: Speaker Cecilia Brown, a representative of Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians, talked about about her experiences as a lesbian, as a single mother and about her abortion experience at the event, “Lesbian, Liberal and Pro-Life” on Thursday. The event was hosted by Respect Life, a new University of Miami organization.
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I understand that college students are broke, but if you don’t have the money to leave a tip, the food court is right next door. - Veronica Sepe, contributing columnist
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Party accolades bode well for football season
A quick lesson in ‘Rat-iquette’
If you haven’t already heard, Playboy Magazine ranked the University of Miami the best party school in the country. Many would assume that our academic standards would shrivel under the pressure of living up to this reputation, but the opposite is true. Our national academic ranking has drastically improved over the past 10 years. The only thing left to complain about is football (and basketball, the economy, parking…). With academics on the rise, recruits must meet certain requirements in order to play for our team. The frustration surrounding the football squad is sometimes blamed on, among other things, this higher standard. Maybe if we slacked off a little bit, we would win another national championship. This idea is clearly a fallacy. Our party ranking has consistently gone up with our academics, according to Playboy, so why the hell would this affect our success on the field? If we can get boozed up six nights a week and pull off As, we should be able to win games and get As. The NFL Draft is next Saturday. For the first time in 14 long years, our glorious football program will not be sending anyone to the pros in the first 32 picks. It is sad that this streak will end, but as Matt Mullin says, there is a bright side. We get to keep our players and let them develop. Even Playboy said in their rankings, “In the future Miami’s number will rise in the sports category, thanks to Randy Shannon.” High expectations are an advantage, not a burden, and Miami’s football team will excel with them in the very near future. So rejoice and relax! For Playboy has spoken, we shall continue to live up to our name, on the field, in the classrooms and especially in the bars (safely, of course).
The Rat is hands down one of greatest things about going to Miami. I’m not aware of any other school where students can spend their afternoons drinking beer and eating wings at a lakeside restaurant on campus. And working at the Rat is pretty awesome, too. I create my own schedule, make decent money and get beer after my shift. But my time at both Miami and the Rat is now drawing to a close. And there are a few common and rather annoying behaviors I’ve observed from my side of the glider that I’d like to share with all of you. Enjoy your lesson in Ratiquette. I think we can all agree the Rat isn’t exactly a “normal” restaurant, but, that being said, it still is a restaurant. However, many people don’t seem to grasp this concept. Would you go to Friday’s, order at the bar, and then take your food and drinks to the dining area? No. But it happens at the Rat all the time. At most eating establishments with a wait staff, food takes time to come to the table. The same is true at the Rat, and during the lunch rush, it tends to take a little longer. So don’t sit down at 1 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon and tell me you have class in a half hour. In all honesty, you probably won’t be seeing your food any time soon. At any other restaurant, you wouldn’t order at one table and then go sit at another table, assuming your server will find you. Happy Hour can get kind of hectic and if you order a pitcher and go to another table, I don’t have the time to come find
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you. I know most people have every intention of paying but just forget after a few too many. To make it easier, pay before you start moving around. If you don’t, and I can’t find you, I’m the one paying for you to get drunk. Trust me, I would rather be spending that money financing my own drinking habits. I won’t lie, I make great money at the Rat, but that is because I work hard to please my customers. When your server is busting their ass for you to have an enjoyable experience, the least you can do is tip accordingly. I understand that college students are broke, but if you don’t have the money to leave a tip, the food court is right next door. If you want to leave a tip on your Cane Card, write it down on your check before you give it to the server. And Europeans? We know you understand how to tip. Don’t pretend you don’t. Finally, remember that your servers are also your peers. We go to class with you, we party in the Grove with you, and we might be sitting in the glider right across from you tomorrow. We may be serving you, but that doesn’t mean we are your servants. When you treat us harshly, it’s hurtful. We want to make you happy, but if you are an asshole it makes that a whole lot harder. Did writing this make me sound like a whiny bitch? Probably. But if just one person goes to the Rat and treats their server with a little more respect, it will have been worth it. Veronica Sepe is a senior majoring in print journalism. She may be contacted at vsepe@themiamihurricane.com.
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Draft perspective Next weekend will mark one of the most over-hyped events on the sports calendar. With non-stop coverage of the NFL Draft dominating “SportsCenter” for the past month, I will be ecstatic when it is all over. Mel Kiper, whose predictions are about as accurate as the local weatherman’s, makes a living overrating players and confusing fans with his mock drafts. We will never understand how a mock draft can work when one selection could throw the whole thing off. While fans all over the country will be cheering Kiper’s vanishing act, the biggest story of the draft may involve the Miami Hurricanes. For first time in 15 years the Miami Hurricanes will not have a player selected in the first round of the draft. Not since 1994, when Donnell Bennett was drafted in the second round by Kansas City, have the Canes been unrepresented in the first round. More shocking than that is the fact that most mock drafts don’t even have a Hurricane being drafted on the first day. While this may not look good for our football program, I think it is the best news I’ve heard since Larry Coker was fired. If you don’t believe me, think about it this way: the Hurricanes are a good football team. They definitely have first-round talent on the field. Since none of our players are projected to get drafted in the first round, some of that talent must be staying here for at least another year. The football program has nowhere to go but up. As Randy Shannon’s first crop of recruits continues to mature, it will be in the next two seasons that we can truly gauge his influence over the team. So next weekend when the draft comes around, don’t be so dejected that the Canes aren’t lighting up the board in the first round. The players with that potential will be on our field preparing for their upcoming season. If anything, next weekend should be a reason for celebration. Not only will Mel Kiper be off television for another year, but you can rest assure that the best talent Miami has to offer will remain here, ready to bring that swagger back and start another streak of first round draft picks. Matt Mullin is a senior majoring in journalism. He may be contacted at mmullin@themiamihurricane. com.
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What are you doing for Earth Day (April 22)?
NAYFE CARRENO Senior “I’m hugging the lake!”
JESSE RAY Freshman “Recycling all my empty Bacardi bottles.”
ANDREW RAMIREZ Senior “Chopping up wood and recycling my beer.”
MACLEAN MCALLISTER Junior “I’m recycling my old relationships.” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.
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BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA OF THE STAFF
Fresh off a world tour and their fifth album, Folie à Deux, Fall Out Boy headlines mtvU and MTV’s Believers Never Die Part Deux tour with opening acts Cobra Starship, All Time Low and Hey Monday. The Chicago band was originally set to return to South Florida on April 21 at the Mizner Park Amphitheater, but citing “security issues” by the city of Boca Raton, the show will be relocated to the Pompano Beach Amphitheater. All tickets will be honored at the new venue. It will also serve as one of three stops of the “mtvU Movies and Music Festival” where concertgoers will get exclusive and advance looks at trailers for this summer’s hottest blockbuster movies and opportunities to win tickets to the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Drummer Andy Hurley took a break while in Madrid to chat with The Miami Hurricane about all things Twitter and what it’s really like to be trapped on a tour bus for 12 hours.
newer lighting guy and we have a lot of cool things that we’re excited about for this tour. But it’s always a mystery until we play. We like to surprise everyone, but we definitely play up to the stage we’re on. TMH: Cobra Starship has toured with you before. All Time Low, Hey Monday and Metro Station haven’t. Are you excited to hear them every day and hang out? AH: We’ve crossed paths before. I’m definitely excited for the tour. Every band is really awesome and I’m excited to play with them and watch them when we have time. Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@ themiamihurricane.com.
THE MIAMI HURRICANE: How has touring gone so far? Andy Hurley: We started in Japan and we went to Australia. We played in France a few days ago. We’re in Madrid today and we’ll be going to a couple of other places here. It’s been awesome. I think it’s really been the best group of touring we’ve ever done. TMH: When you guys are over there in some of these countries, do you try to see some of the sites? AH: We try. On show days there’s not really a lot of time to because we’re so busy doing press and meet and greets. We had the day off yesterday in Madrid and I walked around for 12 hours. TMH: The venues are kind of larger this time. Are there any different things coming since they’re larger venues? AH: I know we have a
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Rathskeller about to get ‘iLL’ with leaders in spoken word poetry BY CHRISTINE WILLIAMSON CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER
Spoken Word Wednesdays at The Rat will end this semester with a bang by bringing in one of the hottest collaborations of poets currently touring the world. Spoken Word is an art form that is growing worldwide as a means for those who wish to express opinions, vent emotions, speak on social or political issues, or simply tell of personal experiences. Throughout the school year, the Rathskeller has brought in Spoken Word artists such as Oveous Maximus, Bridget Gray, Sekou (tha Misfit), and Bassey Ikpi. This month will feature a collective of poets – Dahlak Brathwaite, Ruby Veridiano-Ching, Nico Cary, and Adriel Luis – called iLLLiteracy. The group is currently at the head of the Spoken Word movement. The four have toured the globe, traveling to a number of locations ranging from their home in Oakland, Calif., across America, and even venturing to other continents. This year, they have added University of Miami to their map and will be arriving Wednesday after recently stopping at University of Vermont, Occidental College, Denison University, and Wheaton College. Sophomore Asia Davis is now a regular to the microphone as a poet, but iLLLiteracy was the first to spark her interest in Spoken Word. “They inspired me to look at Spoken Word and to go to my first poetry venue, even though I was too afraid to perform back then,” she said. “They are so quirky, cool and down-to-earth that you can’t help
but love them. You can tell they’re just being themselves and their authenticity attracts people.” From that point on, Spoken Word became a part of Asia’s life. Representing a broad set of ethnic identities, including Chinese, Filipino, and black, iLL-Literacy is a perfect picture of what senior Uduak Bassey, the Spoken Word chair for the Rathskeller Advisory Board, believes is the ultimate goal of Spoken Word: to provide a platform for people of different backgrounds to appreciate one art form of expression. Trying to break away from “an age of empty words,” iLL-Literacy’s mission is “to
have something to say and for people not only to listen, but to want to listen,” and they have done just that for Asia Davis. “If you miss this event you’re missing out on pure art. This isn’t your stereotypical Afro-wearing, bongo beating poetry like you see on television,” Davis said. “This is an experience.” Christine Williamson may be contacted at cwilliamson@themiamihurricane.com.
IF YOU GO Who: iLL-Literacy What: Spoken Word performance When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. Where: University of Miami Rathskeller Cost: Free Website: ill-literacy.com
‘State of Play’ a thrilling, complex look at political world BY SARAH B. PILCHICK OF THE STAFF
No film cut from its original six hours to two can be as good as the source material, and that is simply the problem of State of Play. While it is a worthy film and likely one of the best of the year thus far, it pales in comparison to the 2003 British miniseries on which it is based. While not exactly a known entity in the United States, the six-hour-long miniseries is almost mythical on the other side of the Atlantic. A searing look at how politics and journalism intersect, the original was a complex, dazzling thriller that was completely captivating. As a result, the American remake, starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Ben Affleck, feels a little superficial. Its 10
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disappointingly, Helen Mirren is absolutely wasted in her role as a newspaper editor. State of Play treats journalism with far more reverence than the industry has received in recent years. In the film, journalists are dogged heroes who pursue the truth relentlessly, and for that alone, the film is worth seeing. For those without prior knowledge of the original, State of Play is absolutely thrilling. For those with extra time or piqued interest, the original is certainly preferable. Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at sbpilchick@ themiamihurricane.com.
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The number of ACC Titles that Murielle Ahoure claimed this weekend (100-meter dash and 200-meter dash.)
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The University of Miami baseball team lost three close games by a combined margin of seven runs to UNC despite getting strong pitching efforts from their three weekend starters. The Canes were swept for the first time in over two years. The last time they lost all three games in a weekend series was ironically against North Carolina in Chapel Hill in March of 2007. No. 7 UM (26-13, 11-10) was unable to get the big hit as UNC (31-10, 13-7) opened up their new baseball stadium in style. Friday night featured a classic pitcher’s duel between sophomore Chris Hernandez and junior Alex White. Hernandez was solid in a losing effort pitching 6.2 innings, allowing just two earned runs and six strikeouts. But Hernandez was out done by the reigning ACC Pitcher of the Year. White threw a gem as he tossed a complete one-hit shutout en route to a 3-0 victory. White struck out ten and walked one. He only faced one batter over the minimum. On Saturday afternoon, the Canes squandered two leads, one early and one late and ultimately lost in extra innings 5-4. The Canes jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning but the Tar Heels
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FOR THE FENCES: Junior outfielder Mike Cavasinni swings at a pitch during the weekend series between UM and UNC. The Tar Heels won all three games of the series, dealing Miami its first sweep since 2007, when the Tar Heels last swept the Canes. responded with three runs in the fourth. The Canes scored in the top of the seventh on a Ryan Jackson RBI to take a 4-3 lead. UNC’s catcher hit a leadoff triple to start the eighth inning against Miami freshman pitcher Sam Robinson. Nathan Melendres
and Chris Herrmann both dove for the ball in left center field but neither was able to come up with it, and the ball trickled all the way to the wall. The Heels would tie the game on a sac fly two batters later. Miami had their chances in the top of the 10th inning but
stranded two runners. In the bottom of the 10th inning, UNC third baseman Kyle Seager hit a leadoff triple against junior Kyle Bellamy. The ensuing hitter hit a walk-off single in the right center field gap to clinch the series victory. The Canes next game is
Wednesday against Florida Gulf Coast at 6 p.m. That game can be heard on 90.5 FM WVUM. Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.
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Winning streak snapped by Duke in ACC tourney
FILE PHOTO // Tanya Thompson
BOMBS AWAY: Michaela Kissell rockets a serve from the baseline.
Canes prepare for NCAA regionals BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Despite its No. 3 ranking in the country, the Duke Blue Devils came into Sunday’s ACC Championships in Cary, N.C., as the second seed after losing to No. 6 Miami 5-2 on March 22 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. It was the girls from Durham, N.C., however, who got the last laugh in a five-hour 4-3 victory to snap the Hurricanes’ 12-match winning streak, which dated back to March 7 when UM lost at Georgia Tech. Sophomore Bianca Eichkorn, ranked No. 30, dropped a three-set tiebreaker, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), to No. 39 12
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Reka Zsilinszka in the third position for the deciding point. Fourth-ranked sophomore Julia Cohen lost to No. 16 Mallory Cecil in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, suffering her first loss in 16 matches. Junior Laura Vallverdu, on the other hand, won her ninth straight, while sophomore Michaela Kissell won her 13th straight. The Blue Devils (23-3) took the all-important doubles point for an early 1-0 lead by upsetting both of Miami’s ranked doubles team. Miami (23-4) will now prepare for NCAA regionals which take place May 8-10. The Canes have hosted a regional every year since 2005, and hope to do so again when tournament pairings are announced April 28. Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.
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Canes fall in semifinals Wake Forest tops UM by a score of 4-2 BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
No. 20 and third-seeded Wake Forest got its revenge against No. 25 and secondseeded Miami with a 4-2 win in the semifinals of the 2009 ACC Championships Saturday afternoon in Cary, N.C. Back on April 5, the Hurricanes beat the host Demon Deacons (20-8) 4-3 with a crucial singles point from freshman Ignacio Taboada. After winning in doubles, Wake Forest took three-set wins in the first, second and sixth positions to reach the conference final. Taboada nabbed his sixth victory in a row, while sophomore Keith Crowley picked up his seventh consecutive to notch Miami’s two points. Both earned their team-leading 22nd victory of the season. “Wake Forest outplayed us in doubles
today. We got back in the match winning first sets on four courts, and were up breaks in a couple of third sets,” head coach Mario Rincon said. “We had chances to win the match, but we didn’t win a few key games down the stretch.” Miami (14-8) now waits and will find out its fate when the NCAA Tennis Selection Show airs on ESPNEWS April 28 at around 5:20 p.m. The Hurricanes have competed in the NCAA tournament for the last three seasons, including a trip to the round of 16 in 2006. “We are looking forward to NCAA regionals and will begin getting ready as soon as we get back to Coral Gables” Rincon said. Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.
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Women take fifth in ACC competiton
STEVEN STUTS // Hurricane Staff
SKY HIGH: Brittni Finch takes flight in the triple jump. The University of Miami women’s team took fifth place overall in the competition.
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Budgetball hits the intramural fields
JESSICA HODDER // Hurricane Staff
BUDGET BOUNCE: A member of Team Business Ballers gets ready to catch a pass during their Budgetball match against Team Random Acts of Kindness at the Budgetball Tournament held on April 18.
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Webbed toes cause bed woes for grossed-out girlfriend
, I love my boyfriend very much and would do almost anything to make him happy. Unfortunately, he loves to have his toes sucked and it really grosses me out because he has sort of webbed toes. Every time I perform for him, I am emotionally drained afterwards because I mentally go to someplace far away so as not to be in the moment. Is it fair to expect this of me? Am I close-minded and persnickety? Sincerely, Toe Up Dear Toe, Feet are one of nature’s greatest sexual ironies. It seems that for every foot
fetish in the world, exists a foot-phobe. You are not being “persnickety” in the least. In fact, I tip my hat to you for overcoming your mental block in order to please your boyfriend – especially when his toes aren’t aesthetically pleasing. Individuals with webbed toes are often selfconscious of this unique feature, so lover boy must be thrilled to have someone like you to accept it. In regards to your first question, I think it is fair that your boyfriend expects you to nibble on his piggies solely based on the fact that you have done it before. However, if it is depleting your sex drive, it is also fair that you expect your beau to be able to discuss the subject with you. You don’t need to tell him that his webbed
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toes freak you out. Just say that you’re not into feet. Make sure to emphasize how important his satisfaction to you. Avoid being dramatic. Telling somebody that your sack sessions leave you “emotionally drained” will typically not work in your favor. Be as concise as possible. Your boyfriend should keep your sexual pleasure in mind just as much as you have kept his. Judging from your words, this guy’s a gem. So of course, you are too. You deserve to be treated as such. And from what I hear, nothing alludes to him falling short of your expectations. And in a last ditch effort to put a sexy spin on webbed toes: Ashton Kutcher has them!
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