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Find out even more about the Hurricanes with Sports Briefs, including Randy Shannon winning the Keith Tribble Trailblazer Award.

Read our interview from Nick Maslow with actor Michael Pena, whose recent role in Observe and Report is a change of scenes.

Find our more from MacKenzie Green about Miss Palm Beach County USA, who’s also a recent UM graduate.

COPY EDITOR Sarah B. Pilchick

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IN YOUR FACE: Priya Singh, Maria Sagarduy and Abdullah Abdussalam all ponder the intense statements and eye-opening images within the “Tools of Oppression” room in the Tunnel of Oppression. The Tunnel of Oppression is meant to educate the student body on the many oppressions individuals suffer throughout the world. The exhibit was on display in the University Center’s Flamingo Ballrooms, and featured exhibits on eating disorders, sexual abuse, human rights and poverty. The Tunnel of Oppression is sponsored through the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development and tours througout the nation, stopping at many college campuses.

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Read columns from Daniel Medina on the impact on his study abroad experience and from Dan Buyanovsky on his mid-college experience.

Learn more about interesting characters on campus, including the curator of the Lowe Art Museum from Michelle Powers and the Resident Master of Pearson.

Speakers announced for Spring 2009 graduation season As graduation draws near, the university has announced the speakers seniors will hear in their ceremonies.

On May 14, graduate degree recipients will hear from Dean Isaac Prilleltensky, the head of the University of Miami’s School of Education.

The May 15 ceremonies will begin with the 8:30 a.m. graduation, which will host Richard Fain, chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and a member of UM’s Board of Trustees. Undergraduate degree recipients in ISAAC PRILLELTENSKY the School of Business Administration and the College of Engineering will be in attendance. At 12:30, Marian Wright Edelman, the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, will speak to degree recipients

Give your take on reviews of Obsessed and The Soloist from Sarah B. Pilchick.

in the schools of Architecture, Communication, Education, Music, and Nursing and Health Studies. At 5 p.m., Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Foundation and former president of Brown University, will address graduates in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

On Saturday, May 16, graduates from the Miller School of Medicine will hear from Dr. Bernadine Healy, the former director of the National Institutes of Health, American Red Cross and American Heart Association. Finally, graduates from the School of Law will hear from the United States District Court Judge Denny Chin, of the southern district of New York.

All graduation exercises will take place at the BankUnited Center.

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- Matthew Bunch

Have trouble getting into the dining hall with your Cane Card? Lose it? You’re not alone. Find out more information with a story from Elena Schmidt.

Don’t forget to continue voting for the Best of Miami 2009! Quick, easy voting can be found on our Web site. Let your voice be heard! Voting ends May 15.

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Ibis Ride the hot topic at SG forum

Student Government addresses swine flu, attendance Purell dispensors dispatched across campus

BY ED S. FISHMAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Attendance considered

ILLUSTRATION BY JOSEF CAPUANO

THE GREAT IBIS RIDE IN THE SKY: The end of the Ibis Ride has been a hot topic among both students and faculty.

Student Government President Lionel Moise moderated a recent panel on possible solutions.

Potential solutions discussed

BY RAMON GALIANA SENIOR NEWS WRITER

Ideas, complaints and potential solutions were debated Monday night as students and university administrators gathered for a discussion forum on the future of the Ibis Ride shuttle to Coconut Grove.

Monday’s event, moderated by Student Government President Lionel Moise, encouraged students to express their opinions to the administration about the shuttle service.

The event opened with brief anecdotes from senior

Nate Clough and junior Melinda Jeubi, two student monitors on the Ibis Ride service that were responsible for checking student IDs and reporting on student conduct on the shuttles.

“If you’re talking about Fridays or Saturdays, there’s not usually any trouble, it’s not a big deal,” Clough said. “Thursdays are always the trouble days.

“Really the worst experiences I’ve had on the bus are people puking,” he said. “Probably the worst one was when they started yelling racial slurs at the bus driver.”

“Students just don’t know how to act,” Jeubi said. “During Spring Break especially, we had students using double Cane Cards and they would give it to their friend. I would tell them, ‘no you cannot ride the shuttle,’ and they would get upset at me like it was my fault.”

Students were then allowed to pose questions to the monitor.

The first question asked whether the monitors believed that many of the Ibis Ride’s problems could be remedied with the presence of police officers.

The Ibis Ride Committee met three times between April 15 and 28. It met with student organizations and residential colleges and held the forum.

They have come up with options for renewing the program including a payment system. The students in the forum agreed with thes idea as long as it was kept affordable.

Another option was hiring off-duty police officers to ride the buses. Students and administrators felt that if these measures were needed to save the Ibis Ride than it was not worth saving.

Also, an increase in the Stu-

dent Activity Fee was suggested by this committee to fund more busses and decrease overcrowding, a possible cause of the problematic behavior. However, this money from the referendum could not be used until the following year.

Last, changing the locations of the Ibis Ride pick-up and drop-off points would stop the overcrowding of lines, especially since Coco Walk has a lot of people even without students.

More talks will be necessary between the Dean of Students Office and Parking and Transportaion.

Ramon Galiana may be contacted at rgaliana@themiamihurricane. com.

To see video from Monday’s forum, vist TheMiamiHurricane.com.

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A bill to recommend the standardization of the attendance policy of the University of Miami administration was tabled by Student Government yesterday.

This means that SG will work with the administration over the summer and try to come up with a mutually acceptable bill that will be voted on in the fall.

Currently, excused illness and makeup work are left to the instructor’s discretion.

“This is an effort to make things as equal as possible,” said Kelly Fitzpatrick, a sophomore and the university affairs committee chair. “Why should a student in Arts and Sciences be able to make up work for being absent in a class while a student in a different school does not get that option.”

Members of SG researched other ACC, private and Florida colleges to see their policies on attendance.

“In general, most schools are more explicit on their policies,” Fitzpatrick said. “Florida public schools are much more uniform as they are mandated by laws.”

University enacts plan to combat Swine Flu Patricia Whitely, the vice president for Student Affairs, visited SG yesterday and discussed the swine flu. She said that resident advisers have been give hand sanitizer to distribute to students. Commuter students can get bottles of Purell at the University Center.

Additionally, the health center will be open seven days a week.

Ed S. Fishman may be contacted at efishman@themiamihurricane.com.

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Late-night path discussed Campus joggers consulted in survey

BY ED S. FISHMAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

In an attempt to develop a safe, latenight jogging path, the University of Miami Police Advisory Board, an SG executive committee, has issued a survey. The idea for this route was suggested by Chris Carvajal, a freshman and general member of the Police Advisory Board.

“Every time I pass by the university late at night I see plenty of people running around campus,” he said. “Why not have a safe designated area to run on at this time?”

This questionnaire comes after a failed attempt by the board to open up the track to late-night runners. However, this idea did not succeed because of athletics and budget concerns.

“The university is very data driven,” said Chris Nielsen, a senior and the chair of the advisory board. “So we decided to create a research survey.”

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A new possibility is having a route around the lake, possibly with three security checkpoints for late-night running. Also, running groups could be developed. These options would be available for three nights a week on a trial basis.

The board will meet with John Pepper, UMPD’s crime prevention coordinator, to discuss the survey results on Monday.

The surveys that have been returned have been very vocal, but not a large amount of people have returned them, according to Neilsen. Some of the responses said they would rather have the hours later, from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., instead of the proposed 12 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Safety has been an issue for people jogging around the school as an individual unaffiliated with the university was attacked on a Sunday morning in September of 2008.

The survey has been placed in e-Veritas, Ibis News and the UM Police listserv and is available at http://everitas.univmiami. net/2009/04/24/opinions-sought-regarding-possible-late-night-jogging-path/ Ed S. Fishman may be contacted at efishman@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Celebrating a national champion

TANYA THOMPSON // Asst. Photo Editor

NUMBER ONE: A pep rally was thrown for Murielle Ahoure Wednesday in the lower UC. Many people were in attendance and a cake with her picture on it was shared with her adoring fans along with autographs.

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Collaborate with faculty

BY JESSICA HODDER CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Photos of a run-down building lined the walls of a studio in the School of Architecture Monday morning. Students and faculty met in a healthcare studio at this school with a new project in mind: to renovate a hospital built in 1948 in Belladere, Haiti.

The project involves students, faculty and the healthcare studio as well as the organization Partners in Health (PIH). The focus of PIH is to provide better healthcare options for the poor.

“The hospital has the capacity to be a major surgical center, but they are constrained by the lack of facilities available,” said Dr. David Walton, a staff member of the hospital and a member of PIH for over 10 years. “We need all the space we can get.”

Waiting room size is also limited. Patients sometimes have to wait outside in the heat to be seen by a doctor.

Walton also reminded the group of the necessity of having separation among different clinics, such as outpatient and in-patient as well as maternity and infectious disease.

The infectious disease ward is a particularly important aspect of the hospital – Haiti has the highest tuberculosis and HIV infection rates in the western hemisphere, according to the Embassy of Haiti’s Web site.

Joanna Lombard, who is leading the current session of the studio, said the next steps will be to regroup after this meeting and then take their four best designs to Haiti and compare them to the actual building.

Jessica Hodder may be contacted at jhodder@themiamihurricane.com.

To view photos from the hospital, visit TheMiamiHurricane.com.

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Student deaths cast light on safety, procedures of studying abroad UM deems travel still safe

BY LILLIAM ALBIZU-CAMPOS STAFF NEWS WRITER

Earlier this semester, two University of Miami students died within a month of each other while studying abroad. These tragedies have raised questions about the safety of participants in these programs.

These deaths include Scott Monat, a sophomore and neurobiology major, and Michael Anderson, a sophomore and finance major. The cause of Monat’s death is unknown, while Anderson died of cardiac arrest.

During Study Abroad Orientation, each student is given a card with phone numbers they can call in case they need to contact the University of Miami.

However, when it comes to emergencies, students are encouraged to reach the country’s authorities and seek the help of the host university before they reach out to UM. Students generally will call the U.S. Consulate, parents, friends and administrators in their host universities before notifying UM. “Only if it’s academic associated and something that I have been unsuccessful in clearing up myself, do I address the problem to UM,” said Sydney Turnbull, a junior studying in Germany and Denmark Turnbull stays in touch with Jasmine Philips, an assistant director of the study abroad program, through Skype.

Guidelines for student behavior is primarily the responsibility of the host university.

UM students are also expected to follow the Student Rights and Responsibilities Manual as well as the rules and regulations enforced at UM while abroad.

“The students are disciplined by the host university for infrac-

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tions incurred at the host university and are subject to punishment by the host country if they break laws in the host country,” Winick said in an e-mail.

When it comes to housing, exchange students are monitored by their host university’s dormitories, much in the same way that UM monitors the international students currently studying here.

“If the student residence is owned by a private company, that company would be responsible for the operation of the residence,” Winick said in her e-mail.

“By updates and the local papers, the students here know which areas of the city should be avoided at what times of the day,” Turnbull said.

The study abroad program currently has 129 students studying abroad around the world. It offers programs lasting from just a summer to an entire year in 80 partner institutions in 33 countries.

Lilliam Albizu-Campos may be contacted at lalbizu@ themiamihurricane.com.

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So much is put on...rankings and student-to-faculty ratios, but the most important learning the college experience offers is outside the classroom.

– Matthew Bunch, outgoing editor in chief

Editorial

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The five stages of college graduation

Reflections from the editor in chief

We’ve all heard of the five stages of grief and dying: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

You may be wondering where the hell this editorial is headed right now, but if you think about it, the life cycle of a college student directly correlates to these five stages.

Denial – Think about freshman year. It’s all about learning the ropes and figuring out a balance between work and play. Most of our scales tip towards the “play” side. We deny the ever-present responsibility of living on our own.

Anger – “Shit! I hate my teacher, it’s not fair. I totally should have gotten at least a C on that test.” It’s easy to blame our poor study skills and lack of motivation on a “mean” teacher, but the truth is, you probably should have studied a little harder.

Bargaining – “I’ll do anything if you let me pass…and I mean anything” We’ve all been there before, pleading for one last extra credit opportunity to boost that grade.

Depression – “What’s the point of studying now, there’s only two hours before the test and I know nothing, I’m screwed either way.” Depression once again comes around in full force in the beginning of a senior’s last semester.

Acceptance – By the end of senior year, you’ve accepted your fate.

“I can’t avoid real life, I may as well prepare for it.”

For those seniors out there, the end is near. This fantasy we’ve been living for the past four (maybe five) years is about to conclude. On May 15, we’ll be standing face to face with the first day of the rest of our lives.

Congratulations and good luck.

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

It’s hard to believe an entire year has come and gone.

It’s hard to believe my tenure as editor in chief is coming to an end. It’s hard to believe it’s almost summer!

All those things are exciting and scary and exhausting, but I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned and experienced and try to relate it to our readership.

First and foremost, I want to thank everyone on the staff of The Miami Hurricane for an amazing year. I have had the best staff in the world of college publications and, without them, a twice-weekly newspaper would be impossible. Of special note are the seniors, who include Danny Bull (multimedia editor), Erika Capek (assistant news editor), Joshua W. Newman (opinion editor), Pravin Patel (sports editor), Nate Harris (copy desk chief) and Lauren Whiddon (multimedia editor). And I can’t leave out my long-serving compatriot on the business side, Nick Maslow. Good luck to all of you in your post-graduate pursuits, and I’ll see you in the BUC on the 15th.

Now on to what I’ve learned. I risk becoming cliché, but as I sit around Lake Osceola for my last few days as a student here, I reflect on the best times and wish I could relive them again. I still remember Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the crazy parties that followed. I still remember crushing Virginia Tech as the whole school was crammed in the Rathskeller. I still remember when SportsFest

mattered so much, and losing to Hecht might as well have been the end of the world. Those memories, and so many more, really illustrate why college is so valuable.

So much is put on U.S. News and World Report rankings and student-to-faculty ratios, but the most important learning the college experience offers is outside the classroom. It’s learning how to be less of an awkward mess when surrounded by a bunch of your peers and a cooler of beers. It’s learning how to get food in your stomach when you forgot dinner and all of a sudden it’s 2 a.m. It’s learning how to bring a bunch of college students together twice a week and somehow, after long hours in a small newsroom, producing a newspaper.

College’s most important lessons are social, not academic.

So to those lucky enough to have more time at this fine institution, relish it. To those of you who say you can’t wait to get out of here, don’t you say that. Don’t you ever say that. Stay here. Stay here as long as you can.

For the love of God, cherish it. You have to cherish it! From Billy Madison’s mouth to God’s ears, it’s the best bit of advice you can ever hope to get. Good luck to everyone, and keep reading next year. It’s going to be better than ever.

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What’s one last thing you want to do before you graduate?

EVAN WALLICK Senior “One last toke at the ravine.”

MEAGHAN FONDILLER Senior “De-mask Sebastian.”

Matthew Bunch is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism and economics. He thanks you for reading this paper. He may be contacted at mbunch@themiamihurricane.com.

STEVE BALCH Senior

This is the final edition of The Miami Hurricane for the 20082009 academic year. Pick us up when classes resume in August with new Editor in Chief Chelsea Matiash and new Business Manager Jess Jurich. Stay with TheMiamiHurricane.com in the summer with constant updates and breaking news.

For a full list of next year’s staff and other student publication information, visit TheMiamiHurricane.com.

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“Drink with Leyla at the Rat.”

STEVE ESHKENAZI Senior “Kiss a girl.”

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

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Punk. Garage. Psychedelic.

Words that are usually not associated with the favored local Miami music scene. Luckily, for those who enjoy discovering the mind-bending sounds of unknown yet innovative bands in Miami, the new So Raw Festival will surely enthrall.

Appropriately named, the So Raw Festival hopes to unite the “rawest” of talent from music to art and house them all in a two-day event in downtown Miami in June. It’ll be sure to garner binge drinking punks, unheard-of sound distortion and wicked, inappropriate photography.

Birthed by three local Miami students – Nicole Irizarry, Christiane Allen and Danny Bratkowski – the So Raw Festival is a first-time event. Bratkowski and Irizarry both are in local bands. Bratkowski plays

guitar in Melted Sunglasses and Irizarry drums in two bands, The CouchFace and Little Beard.

Their initial idea of gathering local bands for a small show morphed into something greater once the trio realized bands from all over wanted to participate in a festival that would take place in Miami, a city in which many of them had never played. With the great hype the three were receiving, they decided to fatten up the festival, which blasts the image of raw meat on flyers, stickers and their Web site and include other non-local music acts to ensure a “rawsome” time.

“Miami has never seen all these awesome bands in one setting because we really are festival deprived down here, but we are going to change that by having the craziest music, art and beer party of the summer. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but it’s going to

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be good, “ Irizarry said. Local bands such as TeePee, Melted Sunglasses, Electric Bunnies and Jacuzzi Boys will be accompanied by out-of-towners such as Pink Reason from New York, The Yolks from Chicago and XYX from Mexico.

The line up is sure to cause havoc amongst punk, garage and DIY music fans but also hopes to spark interest in those who have not wandered into the rambunctious scene. Said Antonio Villaamil of Melted Sunglasses, “I think the festival is really going to showcase the talent that some of these Miami bands have and how awesome the crowd down here can be – meaning more festivals and more good times for everybody.”

Ekena Chiriboga may be contacted at echiriboga@ themiamihurricane.com.

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A YEAR IN REV CHELSEA MATIASH // PHOTO EDITOR

MOVING ON UP: The Hurricanes made a huge transition from playing at the historic Orange Bowl to hosting home games at Dolphin Stadium.

Though the change chafed fans and players alike, school-provided transportation and the spirit of Miami U. made the move easier.

DANIEL BULL // HURRICANE STAFF

I’M A ROCK STAR: Pharrell Williams and N.E.R.D took the stage as the headline act for the Homecoming Howl this fall. The group ignited Hurricane faithful and UM alumni with spirited performances of hits like “Sooner or Later” and “Lapdance.”

The concert and accompanying carnival capped off a week of homecoming events preceding a loss to Wake Forest on Saturday.

JESSICA HODDER // HURRICANE STAFF

POWERHOUSE: Joe Natoli, Thomas LeBlanc and Pascal Goldschmidt meet to discuss financial requests made of the university. Due to the nationwide economic crisis, UM implemented a three-member approval board to cut costs and keep the university running on a budget.

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STEVE ROOT // HURRICANE STAFF

PRESIDENTIAL: Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Nov. 4 in a momentous election. Obama, then an Illinois senator, visited the BankUnited Center at UM for a rally this fall.

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VICTORIOUS AGAIN: Leyla Al-Mansoori, an RC, and Kevin Jones, an RA, celebrate Hecht College’s win at the closing ceremonies of Sportsfest this year. Hecht won for the eighth

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or students, campus always seems he center of the universe. At points g these semesters, the rest of the d also focused its attention on our e of paradise. Both presidential idates spoke on campus, UM ball abandoned the Orange Bowl A Rod opened his park but ther the Rat was closing was a e pressing issue for many. As we toward summer, these photos offer pportunity to reflect on some of defining events of a year in the life Miami Hurricane.

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ALEX BROADWELL //Hurricane Staff

HELPING HANDS: Adrian Thomas celebrates after scoring a 3-pointer, contributing to a 79-52 Hurricane win over Duke. The Canes’ victory over the Demon Deacons was a special upset, highlighting the best of a year where UM did not make the NCAA tourney.

CHELSEA MATIASH //Photo Editor

PAGEANT WINNER: Emily Cook, 2008’s Miss UM, crowns 2009 winner Jaife Calil as fellow competitor Christie Thomas looks on. The Miss UM pageant added a second crown this year, as the competitor named Miss Miami Hurricane also wins a scholarship and represents the U in the Miss America pageant.

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t Residential year in a row.

CHELSEA MATIASH //Photo Editor

UNOPPOSED: Lionel Moise delivers his inaugural speech at the Student Government dinner, his first as UM’s student president. Because Moise, who followed departing president Brandon Gross had no challengers for the position, student turnout was historically low.

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Beckham County Trainwreck rocks out

BY HILARY SAUNDERS EDGE EDITOR

Something seems amiss in a house on Placetas Street. The house, located across US-1, seems miles away from the University of Miami. Lexus SUVs and Mercedes Benz coupes don’t sit in the driveway, and the inside isn’t marked by minimalistic, modern design. Instead, green, purple and blue psychedelic sheets hang from the ceiling, separating rooms in a shroud of trippy fashion.

In the back room of the house, racks of guitars line the walls, cases lean precariously against a couch, and packages of D’Addario strings litter the floor. A worn drum kit sits in the corner, with the floor tom supported by a red plastic crate and the ride cymbal missing a chunk of metal.

The five guys of Beckham County Trainwreck, all current or former students at UM, practice in this room once or twice a week. They seem to have a sense of stage presence – bouncing, grinning, grimacing and head-banging to their music – even in their holey tshirts, baggy jeans and in the middle of pretentious, suburban Coral Gables.

Nick Albury, Ethan Cohen, Kyle Crossland, Karl Fagerstrom and Rob Faulstich officially came together as Beckham Country Trainwreck in 2008.

Their sound is a kind of “rock-funkjam-with-not-so-shitty-country,” says Cohen, a senior majoring in business.

Yet Fagerstrom, a junior majoring in entrepreneurship, and Faulstich, a senior studying jazz percussion, played in

metal bands in high school, Cohen only played blues, and Crossland cites some acoustic influences.

This “mash-up” as Faulstich calls it, works well for the guys of Beckham County Trainwreck. According to Albury, who withdrew from UM last year, the band has “a particular writing style.

Each song is in a different genre, but has the same style.”

He and Cohen harmonize their guitar parts while Fagerstrom and Faulstich challenge each other with syncopated rhythms on drums and bass, respectively. Crossland yells, whispers and sways, depending on the vibe of the song.

Beckham County Trainwreck plans on recording some of their songs in the next few weeks to release an EP in the near future. Other goals include playing at festivals. The idea appeals to Crossland, a junior majoring in music business, because “it’s a bunch of music lovers all in one place.”

But they’re willing to start local.

“Miami’s rock scene is definitely cause for concern,” Cohen said. They brought their funk-jam-rock to the UC Patio earlier in April, when they opened for the Ying Yang Twins and they frequent Bougainvillea’s, a small bar and music venue in South Miami.

“We’ll play for anyone who appreciates our music,” Faulstich said. “We’re not tailoring our music to fill anyone’s needs.”

Hilary Saunders may be contacted at hsaunders@themiamihurricane.com.

If You Go What: Beckham County Trainwreck When: Saturday, May 2 from 8-11 pm Where: Bougainvillea’s: 7221 SW 58th Ave., Miami

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Miami Museum Month offers history and culture to the masses

BY MORGAN MILLER CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

For many University of Miami students, May is a month in which preparations are made to leave Coral Gables and return home. However, the Lowe Art Museum and its participation in Miami Museum Month make May a good time to stick around and explore Miami-Dade county’s many cultural offerings.

During Miami Museum Month, the purchase of a membership to any one museum allows free access to all other participating museums. Including the Lowe, there are 15 participating museums involved in Miami Museum Month. Others include Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the Haitian Heritage Museum, the Miami Museum of Science and the Jewish Museum of Florida.

According to Gita Shonek, who works with communications and marketing for Lowe, this museum-hopping aspect is made possible by backing from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (GMCBV). This is the Lowe’s third year participating in Mi-

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ami Museum Month, but the first year the event has been supported by the GMCBV. Both Shonek and Yina Balarezo, a membership coordinator for Lowe, agreed that the support from the GMCBV is a positive development.

“Our participation in Miami Museum Month has been successful for us,” Balarezo said. “Our membership increases. Our current members want to renew. Now that it’s at this level, with the GMCVB, it’s going to be even bigger.”

Balarezo and Shonek said that they encourage university students to participate in Miami Museum Month.

“For students, networking is really important,” Shonek said. “It’s the only way to get your foot in the door, especially if you are doing something with art. This is a way to enrich yourself, it gives you something different to do. It’s good for exposing yourself to the Miami cultural scene.”

Morgan Miller may be contacted at mmiller@themiamihurricane.com.

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For More Info: visit www.joinoneseethemall.com (Lowe membership costs $30 for a full time student/educator at UM)

Participanting Museums: Art Center/South Florida Bakehouse Art Complex Bass Museum of Art The Haitian Heritage Museum Historical Museum of Southern Florida Jewish Museum of Florida Lowe Art Museum Miami Art Museum Miami Beach Botanical Garden Miami Children’s Museum Miami Science Museum Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Vizcaya Museum & Gardens The Wolfsonian—FIU

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Number of times the men’s tennis team has played at UF for a regional tournament

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MIAMI VS. BC

ACCs loom before young Canes

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All eyes will be on Chris Hernandez Friday afternoon as he returns to the mound after receiving stitches in his lip when he was struck by a line drive in his last start. He dominated BC last year, allowing just one run on four hits in seven innings. Boston College has two starters that are apt to put up solid numbers every outing. JB MacDonald and Pat Dean each have ERA’s below four.

Bullpen

Eagle closer Mike Belfiore is 5-0 with seven saves, while Kyle Bellamy leads the ACC with 12. There is no better closer in college baseball than Bellamy.

Enough said.

Infield

Harold Martinez, Scott Lawson and Jason Hagerty are all batting over .300. Lawson and Hagerty are the most patient hitters on the team as they each have drawn 32 walks. Boston College has the secondbest fielding percentage in the ACC. In this case, however, their offense does not compete with the Canes’ infield.

Outfield

Dave DiNatale has started in center field lately while Nathan Melendres has come off the bench for defensive purposes late in games. Chris Herrmann is UM’s hottest hitter. Boston College leadoff hitter and center fielder Robbie Anston is a threat on the base paths with 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts. He also leads the team in batting average (.369).

Intangibles

BC is having a surprisingly good season. Earlier this year, they won a series at FSU. Miami is poised to finish strong as they hope to hit their stride heading into postseason play.

Miami is 5-0 all-time against the northernmost team in the conference.

STEVEN STUTS // Hurricane Staff

CELEBRATION: The Canes celebrate at the plate after Harold Martinez hit a three-run shot over the wall in the game against Florida State on April 5. UM won the series two to one.

Three series remain before tournament

BY JUSTIN ANTWEIL SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

Following a lopsided 10-1 loss to North Florida Tuesday night, the No. 13 Hurricanes (29-15, 13-11) have three weekend series remaining before the ACC tournament on May 20 in Durham, N.C. The Canes’ hitting is either feast or famine. Heading into the ninth inning against the Ospreys, UM had just two hits before doubling that total with two singles.

Barring a debacle, the Hurricanes should make the tournament, which will provide a good test for this team. They will play as many as four games in five days and face premier pitching.

On the season, the Canes have shown they can pitch and that the bullpen can be solid. All-American closer Kyle Bellamy will be called upon numerous times in the eighth inning down the stretch. Last year he pitched in 14 of the team’s final 15 games and Bellamy’s more than proven he’s durable and can handle the workload.

Small ball is Miami’s formula for success. The Canes are second in the ACC in sacrifice bunts and third in the league in stolen bases attempted. Head coach Jim Morris is known for putting pressure on the opponent’s defense.

This team is not last year’s team. Just to put things in perspective. Junior first baseman Jason Hagerty was not an everyday player last season, but this year he ranks high in almost every offensive category.

Miami can learn from the reigning College World Series

champions, the Fresno State Bulldogs. They were the first four seed to win the title, and upset powerhouses like Arizona State, Rice, Georgia and North Carolina.

Of course the Canes will not be a four seed and will likely host a regional. But the expectations for this team were not that high coming into the season. In order to be productive, however, the Hurricanes need timely hitting.

At Morris’s opening press conference in February, he compared this team to the 1999 squad that won the College World Series.

The previous year, the Canes lost stars and rebounded with a historic season. The same can be said 10 years later if Miami can win after losing names like Alonso, Jemile Weeks, Blake Tekotte and Dennis Raben.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.

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- Justin Antweil

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BASEBALL PROFILE

Veteran baseball managers are unsung heroes of No. 13 team Contribute to team as volunteers

BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Behind the young Miami baseball team stand two veterans – but they’ve never taken to the field in a game or had their names on the back of jerseys.

Senior Ross Kumasaki and junior Scott Volpe are the student managers for the 13th-ranked Hurricanes, which means they deal with everything from Nike deliveries to setting up practice.

Kumasaki, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, is no stranger to the game of baseball. His father is a pro scout for the Red Sox. Before deciding on a school, he wrote a letter to each coach asking if there was a way he could help.

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“Whether it was a good letter, or a bad letter, it was the only letter,” said head coach Jim Morris, who was the only one to write back. “He does a great job. He’s spent as much time as anybody in the program.”

Volpe, on the other hand, played four years of high school baseball and had a gym teacher who played on the 1985 national championship team call in a favor.

“It’s tough sometimes because I could play club ball if I wanted to, but I realized then that I wasn’t going to play in the big leagues so why even bother,” he said.

While Volpe acknowledges the obstacle of not having played pro ball poses to becoming a general manager, he will be interning with the Red Sox this summer and hopes to follow in the footsteps of their current GM, Theo Epstein.

Volpe said that coming from a program like Miami has already gotten his foot in the door. It’s also

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gotten the Garden City, N.Y., native a fair share of perks.

“All the gear. The players get a lot, but we get more. Most people don’t realize that,” he said.

“We get no pay at all and no volunteer credit for anything so the only benefits for us come in shoes, sunglasses.”

And much like the most superstitious of baseball players, Kumasaki drinks a Grasshopper mint milkshake with Oreo before every game. The senior business management remembers his favorite moment as a student manager.

“Probably the two times I went to Omaha with the team,” he said. “I was really close with a lot of those guys since many of them who aren’t here anymore came in with me as freshmen.”

Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane. com.

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CHRISTINA DE NICOLA // Hurricane Staff

ASSISTANTS: Ross Kumasaki, left, and Scott Volpe, right.

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MEN’S TENNIS

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Men travel to Gainesville again

Miami to host regional

No. 13 Canes face off against No. 53 Columbia

BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

For the second straight year, the University of Miami men’s tennis team heads to the University of Florida’s Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville for the first round of the NCAA tournament.

This time around, the 22nd-ranked Canes will face No. 53 Columbia on Friday, May 8.

It marks the fourth straight appearance for the Hurricanes (14-8), who have gone 3-3 under fifth-year head coach Mario Rincon. On the season, UM won eight of its last 10 matches and went 9-2 in ACC play to finish the regular season in second place in a conference that sends seven teams into the tournament.

“We are really excited to be back in the NCAA tournament,” Rincon said.

“We are looking forward to playing a really good team in Columbia.”

Columbia (16-5) won its second Ivy League championship in three seasons with a 6-1 conference mark, and rides a three-match win streak.

The host Gators (17-8), seeded 10th in the NCAA tournament for the second straight season, will take on Marist (12-3).

Four-time All-American Daniel Vallverdu, who missed the first half of the season with a pectoral strain, has climbed his way to No. 12 in the nation in singles play.

“I’m definitely looking forward to playing in the NCAA tournament,” sophomore Christian Blocker said. “After starting the season a little slow, we really got into it and put together a strong second half of the season. I’m really happy.”

Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.

FILE PHOTO // TANYA THOMPSON

SOLID STRIKE: Michaela Kissell hits a backhand earlier this season.

ACC seasonal champs to battle Army first

BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

FILE PHOTO // MATT WALLACK

READY TO POUNCE: The doubles team of Carl Sundberg, left, and Keith Crowley await a serve during a match earlier this season.

The University of Miami women’s tennis team was announced by the NCAA Selection Committee as one of 16 hosts for the NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament, which begins May 8.

Sixth-ranked Miami (23-4) earned the No. 6 overall seed after winning the regular season ACC title and advancing to the ACC championship match before dropping a close 4-3 decision to third-ranked Duke.

The Canes open up play against Army (24-8), winners of the Patriot League title.

No. 29 FIU, the Sun Belt Conference champions, take on No. 42 Princeton (18-7), the champions out of the Ivy League.

“Obviously, we’re happy to host, and it’s a testament to how hard the girls have worked all year,” said head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews. “That’s our goal every sea-

son [to host], and to start the field of 64 in our own backyard.”

For the fifth consecutive year the Hurricanes received a national seed. It also marks the 14th straight season that UM has advanced to the NCAA tournament.

On the season, the Hurricanes went 15-3 against teams in this year’s tournament, including a 6-1 victory over FIU on Jan. 28. The Canes also beat five of the 16 nationally-seeded teams, such as Duke, No. 10 Tennessee and No. 12 Clemson.

Four singles players are ranked nationally: sophomore Julia Cohen (No. 4), junior Laura Vallverdu (No. 24) and sophomores Bianca Eickorn (No. 31) and Michaela Kissell (No. 52). Before the loss to Duke, Miami was riding a 12-match winning streak.

“Looking forward to the second round, we could face FIU and they’re a tough and talented local team,” YaroshukTews said. “They have some of the same advantages as we do in that they can sleep in their own beds and they can have somewhat of a home crowd.

Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.

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Friday, May 8 Match 1: Miami vs. Columbia Match 2: Florida vs. Marist

Friday, May 8 Match 1: Princeton vs. FIU, 10 a.m.

Match 2: Army vs. No. 6 Miami, 1 p.m.

Saturday, May 9 Match 3: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2

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My long-distance BF won’t seal the deal when we’re together.

, I am in a long-distance relationship with my boyfriend, who goes to school in Massachusetts, and we intend to get married after college.

We fly to see each other every few weeks, and our relationship is almost picture perfect. He is sweet, loving, understanding, supportive, sexy and funny, but he has one problem. If it were up to him, we wouldn’t have sex at all. I want him to understand that since I only get to see him about once a month, I want our time together to have a bit more of the physical affection I can’t get normally.

Yours truly, -Starved for [Physical] Affection

Dear Starved, Clearly you place value on sex in your relationship. Clearly he does not.

Clearly you are unhappy. So clearly, things are not “picture perfect.”

I could go on about how sex is an important part of a relationship and how everyone has their naughty little desires, but I need not state the obvious. You are not getting what you want out of this relationship, so I wonder why you would consider committing to it for life.

If a guy does not want to have sex, it usually means that something is wrong. It could be for any number of reasons: selfconsciousness, post-traumatic stress, or he’s just plain not that into you. Remember that if he’s not getting his jollies with

dear ...

you, he might be getting them elsewhere.

It is wonderful that you have found such a wonderful companion within your beau. But if you just wanted a buddy, you could have just gotten a dog. You could not have worded the last couple of sentences of your question any better: succinct without being mean or pushy. This is what you should tell him.

If he is as caring as you say he is, he will listen to what you have to say and provide an input of his own. If he gets defensive or refuses to participate in the discussion, THIS IS A BAD SIGN. Everyone deserves satisfaction from his or her significant other. You and your boyfriend are not excluded. If you are seriously planning to spend your life with

a guy who will not satisfy you in the sack, neither of you will be satisfied in life. Lack of sex in a marriage can lead to resentment, which can lead to stress, which can lead to some serious health problems.

Consider these words of wisdom while you reconsider your relationship with your future hubby.

Best of luck!

V

I hope that everyone has an excellent summer. Don’t forget to wear your three most important garments: swimsuit, flipflops, and protection! I look forward to addressing your intimate issues in the fall!

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