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The Miami

Vol. 87, Issue 2 | Aug. 27 - Aug. 30, 2009

HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929

UM, LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FACE POSSIBLE LOSS OF FUNDING PAGE 13

THE VALUE OF CANES NOTES NEW NOTE-TAKING SERVICE RAISES QUESTIONS OF QUALITY, ETHICS PAGE 10

LATE-GAME SUCCESS FORMER FOOTBALL STAR SWITCHES TO BASEBALL PAGE 18

chegg ~ $253.14

*Based on the average freshman course load ** Not including shipping costs

RETAILERS BUDGET CUTS?

digitaltextbook. com ~ $291.13

Cost of books for the average freshman schedule Amazon ~ $501.26

ESTIMATED COST

University of Miami bookstore ~ $705.74

CLICK FOR SAVINGS

Online retailers offer best deals on books

BY LAURA EDWINS | CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

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tudents will be paying more for textbooks this year as textbook prices continue to rise.

According to the New York Times article titled “Textbook Publisher to Rent to College Students,” textbook prices have tripled from 1986 to 2004, rising an average of six percent a year. That is equal to twice the rate of inflation.

The average annual cost of books is $700 to $1000, according to this same article.

In an effort to assuage the cost of keeping up in your classes textbook rental Web site and pilot programs have popped up on campuses across the country.

Follett Higher Education Group, which manages UM’s and 850 other bookstores, is starting a pilot rental program this fall at 12 of their stores. UM will not be one of these stores.

They plan to offer 20 percent of their titles at

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UMPD’s bike locks not broken to date

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor

GET THEM WHILE THEY’RE SHINY AND NEW: New bikes line the outside of the bookstore waiting to be sold to students during orientation.

Police locks never broken

BY JON MOSS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

When it comes to bike locks the University of Miami Police Department’s track record is perfect.

The locks they issue have never been broken by a thief at UM. Testimonial for the quality of these locks was given by a man caught after stealing several bikes on campus last year.

“One of the things the bike thief commented on was that when he saw a UMPD lock he did not even attempt to steal the bike,” said Officer George Baixauli. “He was cutting the cable locks.”

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take note of all bikes that are unsatisfactorily locked or have nothing more than a basic cable lock on them.

They will then place a police-issued red lock on the bike which the owners can only have removed after they have visited the police station and provided the proper registration.

The police department will give every student a lock, which retails for around $40, free with their registration. Students may purchase additional locks at cost.

While the policy itself is not new, the police department plans to have its officers conduct more thorough checks around campus.

Through sweeps performed by the UMPD, hundreds of bikes have been confiscated that were deemed abandoned by university police.

Pepper estimates that only five to 10 percent of students actually go to reclaim their bicycles after they have been taken.

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“We confiscate anywhere from 40 to 100 bicycles per search, so we are definitely going to provide more open rack space for people who use bikes regularly and need a place to store it,” he said.

In the event that an officer finds a bike that is deemed abandoned or in poor condition, they place a red notice on the bike telling the owner that they have 20 days to contact UMPD or move it before it is confiscated.

“After the 20 days, we go back and if the bike is still there we take it,” Pepper said. “We put it in our storage area for 90 days and put a picture on our website.

If it’s registered we even try and contact the owner.”

If nothing happens in the 90 days, the bicycle becomes university property, where a committee of administrators and police department personnel decides what to do next.

“We have the opportunity to sell them, to give them away to charity, or to keep them for

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university business,” said Pepper, who went on to say that the school is much more inclined to use or donate them than to make a sale.

Some abandoned bikes went to catch a bike thief last year as they were used as bait.

“Bait bikes represent whatever the thieves have taken in the past,” Baixauli said.

Students are grateful for the police department’s efforts to promote bicycle security, especially around the residential colleges, where the highest concentration of bicycles can be found.

Jon Moss may be contacted at jmoss@themiamihurricane.com.

Bike Confiscations May 8, 2009: 116 September 5, 2008: 49 March 5, 2008: 35 October 3, 2007: 24

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Prices rise faster than inflation

Alan Fish, former UM VP, dies at 61 Had ‘great love’ for students

BY MEGAN TERILLI ASST. NEWS EDITOR

A l a n Fish, the former vice-president of business services and chair of disaster management passed away from cancer on August 22 at the age of 61.

A memorial for Fish will be held this Friday at 5 p.m. in the Gusman Concert Hall.

His name might not be recognizable to some students on campus, but since he came to UM in 1977 until he retired last year, he worked to improve life for students on the Coral Gables campus.

“One of the greatest things he did was making the washers and dryers free,” said President Donna E. Shalala. “His work helped to eliminate the differences between the rich and poor on campus.”

Fish also led the GreenU initiative to make the UM campus more environmentally sustainable.

Fish and GreenU introduced the bio-diesel HurryCane shuttles, created an extensive

recycling program, added new energy-efficient products on campus, and started the UBike program, which helps students purchase affordable bikes through the bookstore.

In addition, Fish worked to open Oasis, the first Glatt Kosher eatery on campus.

“He had a real get-it-done attitude,” said Patricia Whitely, the vice-president of student affairs.

“He moved at a quick pace and had a great love for the students and the student experience.”

Megan Terilli may be contacted at mterilli@themiamihurricane.com.

Shalala addresses Sen. Kennedy’s passing

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor

READING RAINBOW: Xin Liu, an exchange student from China, browses in the UM bookstore.

FROM BOOKS, PAGE 1 42.5 percent of the purchase price.

“There’s a changing climate in the industry, with all the pressures on the costs of higher education,” Elio Distaola of Follett told the New York Times. “The reason we’re doing the rental pilot is just to see the viability of the program.”

Bookstores are responding to the increasingly popular textbook rental Web sites like Chegg.com and BookRenter. com.

Web sites like Chegg allow students to rent an unlimited number of books per semester.

Each book has a specific rental fee.

The average rental price on Chegg offers a savings of 65 to 85 percent off the publisher’s suggested list price, according to their Web site.

At the end of the semester Chegg customers print a prepaid return shipping label and ship their textbooks back to the supplier.

Chegg and campus bookstores follow similar guidelines when accepting books for buyback, allowing highlighting to a minimal extent but frowning upon hand-written notes. The Web site claims to have saved students over $42 million.

Laura Edwins may be contacted at at ledwins@themiamihurricane. com.

University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala held a press conference yesterday to address the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy on August 25.

For nine terms, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate.

“He was a giant,” Shalala said.“He was the most effective senator of his generation and the four generations before him.”

During the conference, Shalala referenced Kennedy’s advocacy for human rights. She also referenced Kennedy’s ability to reach across to the aisle to the conservative senators to get his legislation passed.

“Every single bill he passed had bipartisan support,” she said.

After Kennedy was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May 2008, he spent time in an apartment in Key Biscayne to stay out of the cold temperatures.

Here, UM doctors helped treat him.

“Whatever he need, we provided,” Shalala said.

Shalala thinks with Kennedy’s passing, the fight for health care reform will have new inspiration.

“There will not be wind to their backs, but Ted Kennedy will be at their backs,” she said.

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor

- Ed S. Fishman

RESPECT: Campus flags fly at half-mast in honor of Senator Ted Kennedy.

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Frat lacks members but retains presence Organization

Economy one of the reasons

BY ED S. FISHMAN NEWS EDITOR

Despite the 10 to 15 students interested in joining every year, the Omicron Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi exists at the University of Miami with no undergraduate members.

“We are about quality over quantity,” Brett Jones, the last undergraduate member of this chapter, said. “We are always looking for qualified candidates.”

Jones graduated last fall and is now attending Nova Southeastern University.

According to Lavar Jamison, the advisor for this chapter, UM usually has three to five members in Omega Psi Phi. Historically black colleges sometimes have chapters with 20 to 30 members.

Despite currently having no undergraduate members, this chapter still has a presence at UM because of the work of neighboring chapters and the graduate chapters.

The city of Miami has two graduate chapters, one for both the north and south. Florida International University and the University of Miami’s undergraduate chapters flow into the Pi Nu Graduate Chapter.

These graduate chapters continue to have an interest in the undergraduate chapters.

Jones said he will continue to run programs to keep Omega’s presence on campus, but the graduate members tend to be more involved in community projects in the city.

These members also have a continuing interest in the undergraduate chapters’ members.

“Our fraternity has a handson process. We track our members’ process,” Jamison said. “I still track Bret to make sure is doing well in class at Nova.”

“This is a lifelong organization,” Jones said. “It is just not for undergrad.”

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Space remains available for housing

BY ED S. FISHMAN NEWS EDITOR

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor

BROTHERHOOD: The last undergraduate member of Omega Psi Phi at UM, Brett Jones, hopes to revive the chapter.

While at UM, Jones was responsible for running Omega functions on campus that included study halls and a forum called “Chivalry is Dead and Women are the Ones that Killed It.” Neighboring chapters helped him with these tasks.

“There was a lot of work on campus, but there was always help,” Jones said. “We would rather have one person do the work of 10 than 10 do the work of one.”

Omega does not allow freshmen into their organization as they want these students to develop an identity at their new school before entering the fraternity.

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“We can’t make men. We can mold them once they enter the fraternity,” Jones said. “We don’t want our members to find themselves within our group, but we want them to already know who they are.”

Although Omega Psi Phi was started to enhance college life for black males, it has had diverse membership. It has had white, Chinese, and Hispanic members.

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

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The school year at the University of Miami has just begun and while campus is lively by day, come night there is an increased amount of empty beds.

The statistic is noteworthy when compared with 2006, when some students had to live with their Residential Assistants because of limited housing.

The economy and Red Road Commons are to blame, according to Director of Residence Halls James Smart.

“You can’t just put up 800 beds across the street from a university and see it not have an impact,” Smart said of the new apartment complex on Red Road.

The university is now allowing graduate students to live on campus.

Smart said local landlords have suffered most. The new real estate competition in the area is making it difficult for many renters to find clients.

In today’s economy, many students from surrounding neighborhoods who previously chose to live on campus are forced to live at home and commute to school.

Other students are finding that renting houses or apartments nearby is cheaper than paying for the dorms. Properties are dropping prices by around 25 to 30 percent according to Smart, so high-end buildings that were once too expensive for college students are now affordable.

Since the Department of Residence Halls puts freshmen first, Hecht and Stanford are the most populated. The goal for this year was to put all freshmen in the towers, but the large size of the incoming class made this impossible.

About 30 to 50 freshmen live in Mahoney, Pearson and Eaton.

While financially having less students living on campus is a disadvantage to the university, Smart said the standard of living will be positively impacted.

Extra space makes it easier to fix common dorm problems such as roommate issues, students wanting to relocate, and groups of friends wanting to live near one another.

Brian Law, an architecture student, did not find this true.

Over the summer his only roommate in a four-person apartment dropped out of his apartment. He was placed in a six person apartment.

Law wanted to enter a lesscrowded apartment but UM told him none were available. He could not move off campus as he could not find a replacement.

“I called a lot and tried to get switched into an apartment with less people,” Law said. “They said everything was too full, but at the same time I couldn’t find someone to take my spot, so it was a strange situation.”

Smart estimates that both the Apartment Area and University Village will be above 90 percent full this semester.

“I definitely wouldn’t say we’re empty,” he said, “but we’re not overcrowded like in recent years.”

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

For more information visit miami.edu/housing, or call 305284-4505.

Applications for housing are being accepted on myUM.

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H1N1 Flu update UM continues to plan

BY MASON POWELL CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRTIER

The brief increase of H1N1 Influenza during late June and early July in South Florida was accompanied by isolated incidents of flu-like illnesses at the University of Miami but only one actual case of H1N1.

“What we’re seeing is the decrease on the bell curve of incidents,” said Dr. Howard Anapol, director of student health services.

According to Howard, UM’s currently only documented case of H1N1 was from an off-campus resident during the middle of the summer intermission.

“We’ve had a number of cases of influenza-like illnesses, or ILI’s, but so far only one case of diagnosed H1N1.”

Furthermore, the incidents of flu-like illnesses have been isolated in their exposure.

While there is no evidence yet of an increase like the one seen in South Florida during the summer, further preparations are being made by the university.

Hand sanitizers have been placed around campus to help prevent the spread of H1N1 as the virus can be spread if someone touches an infected surface and then puts their hands on their mouth or nose.

Furthermore, a possible vaccine for H1N1 is undergoing clinical trials, with an estimated availability beginning in late October.

UM has drawn up plans for a vaccination program in conjunction with Dade County. The vaccine will likely be made available through federal funding, and it will give priority to health-care workers, people up to the age of 24, and pregnant women.

People under the age of 25 are more likely to be affected by H1N1, according to the CDC, as they do not have the antibodies

some older people have.

“This vaccine will likely be distributed in two doses, given three weeks apart,” Dr. Anapol said.

The vaccine for the seasonal flu will be a separate shot, with plans for campus-wide distribution to begin in mid-September.

Students and staff are encouraged to record which vaccines they have received to prevent any confusion.

Still, the university urges students to practice preventative measures, such as avoiding contact with sick people and frequent hand washing .

Anybody experiencing influenza like symptoms are encouraged to self isolate until 24 hours have passed after the disappearance of flu symptoms.

There have been 19 deaths in Miami-Dade attributed to the HN11 virus.

Bright Futures faces changes Fiscal cuts lead to new rules

BY MASON POWELL CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

In a move designed to cut down on spending, Florida changed the state-wide scholarship for eligible students attending in-state colleges.

Bright Futures, the program that awarded scholarship money

to Florida students attending instate schools, will now provide funding to students based on credit hours taken during the year.

For students, this means that dropping courses will result in financial charges.

The recently changed scholarship program will now provide eligible students with $126 per credit hour for Florida Academic Scholarships, and $95 per credit hour for Florida Medallion and Gold Seal Scholarships.

Students that do not make repayment will be prohibited from

receiving future funds, or have a hold placed on their diploma.

In addition to these changes in award amounts and penalties, students must now complete 24 credits during the school year to receive eligibility for subsequent school years.

OFSA has engaged in a massive e-mail and communications campaign to make students aware of the changes to the Bright Futures program.

Mason Powell may be contacted at mpowell@themiamihurricane.com.

Mason Powell may be contacted at mpowell@themiamihurricane.com.

SWINE FLU SYMPTOMS Fever Cough Sore throat Runny nose Body aches Headache Chills and fatigue A significant number of people who have been infected with this virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting *Taken from the CDC

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Starting salaries vary by bachelor’s degrees Average salary nears $50,000

BY LAURA EDWINS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRTIER

Four years of studying, one pricey private school education and a bachelor’s degree – how will it all pay off in the job market after graduation?

According to a study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) the average starting salary offer for new college graduates is $49,307.

When that is compared to last year’s average offer of $49,693 the plight of the nation’s economy does not seem to have a hugely negative impact on how much employers are willing to offer job candidates.

“The salary offers coming in have been pretty consistent compared to last year,” said Christian Garcia, Toppel Career Center Director. “There hasn’t been a huge drop off.

I can’t anticipate the salaries going further down.”

Engineering degrees comprise four of the five top earning disciplines, with an average starting offer of $59,254.

Liberal arts majors, on the other hand, can expect to earn an average of $36,175 right out of college.

Bachelor’s degrees fall in the middle of the spectrum with business field graduates earning an average of $47,239, with accounting on the high end and marketing on the low end.

In another recent study by NACE, nearly 64 percent of responding seniors reported being worried about landing a job after graduation.

The numbers warrant these concerns.

Despite the fact that the downtrodden economy may not have impacted starting salary offers as terribly as one may have predicted, fewer graduates than in previous years have acquired guaranteed employment.

“I always caution people with data,” Garcia said. “For a student my advice is to take it with a grain of salt. If you’re prepared and you have the skills and the internships and you were involved, then you are going to be okay. You might not get as many offers as people in the past but you’ll get offers.”

Laura Edwins may be contacted at ledwins@ themiamihurricane.com.

AVERAGE STARTING SALARY BY DEGREE (2009)

TOP THREE

BOTTOM THREE

Chemical Engineering - $64,902 Computer Engineering - $61,738 Computer Science - $61,407

English - $34,704 Psychology - $34,284 Sociology - $33,280

From National Association of Colleges and Employers

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Brooke Hogan offers tips for academic success Reality star performs at Canefest 2009

BY SARAH B. PILCHICK AND CHRISTINA DE NICOLA OF THE STAFF

Brooke Knows Best reality star and musician Brooke Hogan, also known as retired wrestler Hulk Hogan’s daughter, talked to The Miami Hurricane about her love of tanning and the keys to success in college after signing some autographs for Canefest attendees.

The Miami Hurricane: What was it like performing at Canefest?

Brooke Hogan: By far the most relaxed setting I’ve ever been in. Probably one of my favorite performances because it was cool to perform around people my age.

TMH: So what’s your favorite thing to do in South Florida?

likes to tan. I love going to SoBe Live, the sax club, and I just like working out at Crunch all the time. That’s my thing. Tanning and working out, and maybe writing music and going in the studio.

TMH: Where’s your favorite place to go out in Miami?

Hogan: I know it sounds really crazy because it’s not a shameless plug, but I love going to SoBe Live. It’s every night. I think I like going there because it’s comfortable and we’re taken care of there and it’s not like being in a strange place. I’m a homebody. I hate Mansion, and you can quote that.

TMH: Any tips to success for the new students?

Hogan: Make sure that you go and hit the college beer bar as much as possible because it helps studying. Studies show that what you study drunk stays locked in.

Sarah B. Pilchick and Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane. com.

Hogan: Well, I think that everybody

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BROOKE KNOWS BEST: Brooke Hogan shared her belief that “what you study drunk stays locked in.”

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OPINION Canes Notes: an easy ride, or an easy way to be taken for a ride?

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CHHAYA NENE CONTRIBUTING OPINION WRITER

tudents attending the University of Miami are privileged not only to a beautiful campus and beautiful weather but to having South Beach only a 15-minute drive away.

When the temptation to visit the beach for tanning or partying arises, the thought of class often falls by the

wayside.

Newly launched Canes Notes claims to provide students a way to party without academic repercussions, providing access to a database of notes for a multitude of classes.

The company offers students a threetiered subscription option. Payments can be made on an annual, monthly or semes-

ter basis. A subscription provides students access to a database of notes purchased by Canes Notes from a variety of fellow student note takers, with no download restrictions and 24/7 customer service. Intriguingly, the subscription tiers differ only in the payment amounts and not in benefits. Qualifications for individuals who take the notes include a high GPA and excellent class attendance.

However the content of the notes are not guaranteed.

At some time or other, all students, party animals or not, do miss classes. The opportunity to still have access to missing class notes is invaluable. The site claims to provide a good set of notes not the answers to a test. So Canes Notes subscribers have to read those notes and learn the subject, even though they may not learn the art of notetaking.

After a few clicks, entering my contact information and agreeing to the site terms,

I was a registered note taker. The website’s registration process was user-friendly and quick. However, the process is eerily reminiscent of Pinocchio’s entry to Pleasure Island and subsequent transformation – also user-friendly and quick. I then started noticing things… If becoming a note taker is so easy, what will be the caliber of notes on this site? What type of quality control does Canes Notes utilize? A little questionable, to judge by the numerous spelling mistakes and grammatical errors on the website…

“Hmm. Were your ears always that long, Pinocchio?”

How well is this offer structured?

Among the subscription levels Platinum is cheapest and silver the most expensive, adding unnecessary confusion for potential subscribers. No matter, just a touch of business dyslexia. Did you always have a tail? “Have another cigar, Pinocchio!”

How about the fact that all subscription

levels have the same benefits, and only differ in price? Does this suggest Canes Notes is focused only on the money they can make off students, rather than the service they deliver? “Hey Pinocchio, there’s this really great house party in the Grove tonight. You can sleep in tomorrow, after all you are a silver member with Canes Notes. “Son of Gepetto, don’t you know college is a four-year loaf made with the old man’s dough?”

It comes down to the fact that you really don’t know what you are buying with this service. The company suggests an offer that appears to have been carelessly cobbled together at a house party by a bunch of amateurs. Follow blindly and, like Pinocchio, you might be made an ass of.

Chhaya Nene is a sophomore majoring in international studies and may be contacted at cnene@themiamihurricane.com.

STAFF EDITORIAL

Following Kennedy’s death, respect should be shown Since Sen. Edward Kennedy, 77, recently passed from brain cancer, many stories have emerged extolling the man’s greatness and many good deeds. Undoubtedly Kennedy used his position of power to do good for others, following the Kennedy family mantra that with great wealth comes great responsibility to help others.

Kennedy, who held a liberal ideology, was ranked the most bipartisan Democratic senator in the country, and was referred to as the “last lion” of the Senate. He wrote bills to ensure fair wages and equal opportunities for all Americans, in addition to over 2,500 other pieces of legislation to benefit the public good. Kennedy was a man that treated everyone with dignity and respect, and was efficient at

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bridging gaps to reach compromises.

“He was the most effective senator of his generation and the four generations before him,” President Shalala said yesterday in a press conference.

The senator’s most recent project was lobbying for a universal health care system. As he was one of Obama’s greatest supporters, the president has not only lost an eloquent backer but also the 60-40 majority in the senate, which he needs to pass bills without opposition.

Therefore, this places Obama’s new health care proposition on even more uncertain grounds.

Realizing they were losing the upper hand in the Senate, Democrats called for Americans to support the bill and ensure its passage in memory of Kennedy almost

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immediately after his death. They are capitalizing off Kennedy’s passing, using it to further their own means.

If anyone knew Ted Kennedy at all, with his high morals and principles, he would never have made such a disrespectful move. Just because the timing of the man’s death is convenient does not mean politicians should go down that path.

Though Kennedy publicly endorsed Obama, metaphorically handing over the Kennedy legacy to this young, new leader, the president’s numbers have been slipping.

Times are changing.

While not all Americans are dissatisfied with the proposed changes, the fact still remains that health care is an important issue. It affects each individual

person differently, depending on the situation in which they find themselves, but undoubtedly in a very personal way.

Not agreeing with the proposed handling of the health care issue is in no way dishonoring Kennedy’s memory, and it is absurd that Democrats are suggesting this.

Regardless, it is disappointing that the life of this great man, who did so much for so many people, cannot be simply respected, instead of being used as a tool to further a political agenda.

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

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“What are you most looking forward to about attending the U?”

GABRIEL LUCIANO Freshman “Meeting a bunch of musical people to collaborate and have fun with.”

SARA PASTERNAK Freshman “The weather and making new friends!”

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- Dan Buyanovsky Senior columnist

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I am willfully imploring you to take a semester out of your short college career and get the hell out of here.

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A Parisian love affair

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t was always Paris. It was always, always the goal – the mission. The place where I needed to be. The place that I only saw once, for two days, but of which I hung up pictures. The place where I knew I DAN BUYANOVSKY belonged – where all of SENIOR WRITER my “strange” qualities and anti-American idiosyncrasies could be accepted as commonplace. It was always Paris.

Before studying and poring over assorted SAT books to get my score just a little higher, way before filling out the Common Application and struggling to find teachers who would actually recommend me for higher learning, and way, way before taking Miami’s offer of acceptance and ditching my beachfront home for the elegantly prison-themed dorms of Stanford. I always knew that if I made it through two years of college, I’d be setting (proverbial) sail for Paris for an incredible and marvelous voyage abroad.

And now, that exact visit I’d been awaiting is a mere 11 days away. Yes, I’m again leaving my beachfront home, but this time in exchange for the beautifully busy Paris and its surrounding

BRITTNEY LADWIG Freshman “The extreme school spirit and pride.”

YIANNI TZITZIFAS Freshman “The whole experience…

Miami is a whole new world.”

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countryside. Yes, I’m using more adjectives than any English teacher ever allowed me to, but I’m excited. So, excuse me.

I am looking forward to sitting in cafés nightly, writing short stories (cliché) and eating all the little pastries my coronaries can handle. I want to meet international women who blow my mind (no pun) with their interesting influences, watch French films (seriously…), and be immersed in a culture that is as self-important, arrogant, affected and pretentious as I am.

So, I preach – go study abroad. Do it. I am writing this in America. I have spent absolutely zero time studying in a foreign country, but I am willfully imploring you to take a semester out of your short college career and get the hell out of here. I know you need it. We all do. We need some time to be completely out of our element, alone with no one to turn to for the support that comes very easily to most of us.

It’s only then that we can figure out ourselves the most clearly. Not quite a spiritual experience, but one that I imagine could leave you fulfilled, inspired, proud of your own actions, and confident in the person you have become.

Dan Buyanovsky is a sophomore marketing major and may be contacted at dbuyanovsky@themiamihurricane.com.

choice of movie this time around.

But as an infrequent spectator of the two genres, I’ve noticed that there seems to be much more hatred towards chick flicks. One can find it written in reviews by critics, or on message boards at the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com).

Surely the Terminator Salvations of the world are a man’s equivalent to a woman’s dramedy?

While women go to see the latest Rachel McAdams film, now sans Ryan Gosling (see The Time Traveler’s Wife as a reference), men stand in line at midnight to catch talking robots battle each other for hours at a time.

What I am suggesting here is a truce: let women enjoy their amorous fantasies and men enjoy their green screen-filled action films without all the baggage.

After all, movies come down to being one’s own personal preference of entertainment.

Christina De Nicola is a junior majoring in journalism and sport administration and may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.

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During the span from May to August, films such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen make more money than the U.S. government can fathom. Their first weekend of sales determine the success of the film and its marketability as a franchise.

On the other side of the spectrum is the socalled “chick flick.” Geared towards women, its gooey romantic core and attractive couples send those with the XY chromosome fleeing, or even worse, subjected to it because it’s the girlfriend’s

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Dade County proposed budget cuts will hurt UM and the local arts

BY LAURA EDWINS CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Fine arts organizations in Miami-Dade County are currently fighting to keep their funding from falling victim to an immense budget cut. From the Miami City Ballet to University of Miami-sponsored events, programming directors are hoping that the promised county-wide budget cuts will be voted down and that with creative planning they will be able to make up for the large portion of funding that may be lost.

The threats to Miami’s art programs come in conjunction with the 2010 budget proposed by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. The mayor’s proposed budget will not raise taxes in Miami-Dade, giving residents a break in the current economic climate. However, this plan will also create a budget gap of approximately $400 million, $11 million of which helps benefit 10 grant programs that benefit cultural organizations.

“Many organizations doing good work will disappear; for so many, this is the last straw,” Dean Shelton Berg of the Frost School of Music told The Miami Hurricane.

Like many community organizations, art programs at the University of Miami face severe setbacks including the Frost School of Music, the Lowe Art Museum, and the library’s Cuban Heritage Foundation, all of which depend heavily on outside funding.

“A lot of our educational programming will be wiped out, and half our advertising budget will disappear,” said Brian Dursum,

director of the Lowe. “Future exhibitions will be severely limited.”

At both the Lowe and the School of Music, the programs most likely to suffer are those devoted to community outreach.

At the School of Music, programs like “Music Time,” which focuses on developing behavioral and cognitive abilities in young children, as well as a mentor program that matches at-risk seventh graders with incoming freshman receive cultural art grants and may face cuts. The School of Music also plans to scale back Festival Miami, one of the city’s largest music events.

On September 17 the Miami Dade County Commission will vote on whether or not to approve the mayor’s budget. At a town hall meeting on August 18 Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, who represents the city of Coral Gables, discussed the proposed budget with her constituents.

“I don’t support increasing taxes in Miami-Dade County, especially this year, when so many families are losing their jobs,” she said to a restless crowd. She continued, attempting to balance the needs of families who can’t afford tax increases and their children who don’t want to lose afterschool activities.

Although the art programs at UM will probably see a considerable decrease in their budgets, they do receive funding from endowments and the university and will still be able to offer students basic services. However, the director of the Lowe and the dean of the School of Music believe their institutions do not exist solely for the benefit of the

university.

“This is as much a community resource as it is a university resource,” Dursum said.

While the average UM student may not be influenced by the budget cuts to the art programs the school children who visit the Lowe and the patrons paying more for a ticket to Festival Miami will see the direct results.

“The arts are a part of our society that I think gets overlooked sometimes.” Dean Berg said. “The arts give people hope, they show us what our aspirations will be, pull us together, and can unify a desperate community. The arts are the thing that makes us human.” While the average UM student may not be influenced by the budget cuts to the art programs the school children who visit the Lowe and the patrons paying more for a ticket to Festival Miami will see the direct results.ever, the director of the Lowe and the

Dean of the School of Music believe their institutions do not exist solely for the benefit of the university.

“This is as much a community resource as it is a university resource,” said Dursum.

While the average UM student may not be influenced by the budget cuts to the art programs the school children who visit the Lowe and the patrons paying more for a ticket to Festival Miami will see the direct results.

“The arts are a part of our society that I think gets overlooked sometimes,” Dean Berg said. “The arts give people hope, they show us what our aspirations will be, pull us together, and can unify a desperate community. The arts are the thing that makes us human.”

Laura Edwins may be contacted at ledwins@ themiamihurricane.com.

How to Get Involved TALK to Coral Gables County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, District 6.

LOG onto http://artsactionalliance.wordpress.com/ (Arts Action Alliance of Miami-Dade) for more information and to mail a support letter.

ATTEND MEETINGS: The County Commission will finalize the FY2009-2010 budget at two public hearings both scheduled to begin at 5:01 p.m. in the County Commission Chamber (111 NW 1st Street, 2nd Floor) on Thursday, Sept. 3 and Thursday, Sept. 17.

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Kid Cudi will be partying at LIV this Friday

BY NICOLETTE ROQUE CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

If You Go

As if there weren’t enough reasons to visit LIV, one of Miami’s trendiest nightclubs, the venue now boasts the appearance of the rising star rapper Kid Cudi this Friday. Fans will be thrilled with the opportunity to actually mix and mingle with the rapper and party all night long to his dance hall hits like “Day ‘n’ Night.”

Accompanied by DJ Marshall Barnes, his mix style resembles and blends with Cudi’s music and will make for a great Friday night soundtrack.

Jimmy Vargas, Director of Sales & Marketing at LIV, confirmed that Cudi will play three or four tracks from his new album and hang around before and after his performance.

Even with the venue’s selectiveness, University of Miami students still plan on trying to see him. “Of course I would go see him at LIV,” says fan Alex Leon. “Kid Cudi is simply the man.”

Famous for his unusual beats and his collaboration with Kanye West on songs like “Make Her Say” and the lyrics on Kanye’s album 808s and Heartbreak, Kid Cudi moved from the underground spotlight to a mainstream audience by infusing hip hop with funky retro sounds and creative lyrics. His debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, will drop September 15 and will

WHO: Kid Cudi WHERE: LIV Nightclub at the Fountainbleau Hotel, 1000 Lincoln Road, Suite 200, Miami Beach When: Friday, club opens at 10:30 p.m.

feature collaborations with artists like Common, MGMT and of course, Kanye.

“His music is just something different. His flow—it’s creative and melodic,” said sophomore Winston Bernard when asked why he loves Cudi’s music.

Said Vargas, “We expect a massive turn out on Friday for the Kid Cudi performance at LIV. I think the timing of having UM and all the schools back in session will make for a memorable evening along Kid Cudi’s performance. “ Nicolette Roque may be contacted at nroque@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Super Trooper veterans storm Gusman

MATT WALLACH // The Miami Hurricane

SUPER TROOPERS, LIGHTS ARE GOING TO FIND YOU: Kevin Heffernan and the rest of Broken Lizard screened their new film, The Slammin’ Salmon, at Gusman Hall yesterday.

GUESS WHO’S BACK, BACK AGAIN: Students Max House Johansen and Drew Bowker had “magic mushrooms” planted in their vehicle by the Super Troopers.

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Author/music critic/New Yorker editor to speak at Books & Books

BY ASHLEY TORRES CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Music critic and New Yorker editor Ben Greenman takes readers through the psychedelic rise and tragic fall of a 1960s American rock star in his latest novel Please Step Back and will be at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Saturday to talk about it.

Modeled after the real lives of such stars as Curtis Mayfield and Bobby Wom-

ack, Please Step Back chronicles the fictional life of The Foxxes’ front man Robert Franklin, better known as Rock Foxx. The Foxxes are a popular San Francisco band that becomes famous during the late sixties and go on to follow the usual firsts of legendary rock bands: first song, first Top 100 hit and first Rolling Stone cover.

While on a high of fame and fortune, the band begins to spiral into the all too enticing world of drugs. Franklin soon discovers that the same culture that has created him has also forced the music to a screeching halt.

Intertwining the perspectives of Franklin and his estranged wife, Greenman goes beyond the life of one rock star and into the time of an American cultural revolution responsible for some of the greatest music of all time.

If You Go WHAT: Ben Greenman, whose work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, discusses his latest novel, Please Step Back.

WHERE: Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables WHEN: Saturday at 5 p.m.

COST: Free

Ashley Torres may be contacted at atorres@ themiamihurricane.com.

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the number of interceptions the football team had last season

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I really didn’t know what the future had in store for me.

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FOOTBALL

Club sports offer athletic programming for all

COURTESY: RHONDA DUBORD

FUN IN THE SUN: The sailing, wakeboarding and canoeing clubs offer undergraduates and graduates alike the opportunity to have fun and meet new people.

Over 40 clubs are available

BY RAMON GALIANA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

They practice and play hard, are dedicated to something they love and sometimes travel. But best of all, they are undertaking a great experience outside of the classroom.

No, this is not the Miami Hurricanes football team - they are the hundreds of students who participate in the club sports program provided by the Patti and Allan Herbert

Wellness Center.

With over 40 available for undergrads and grads alike, club sports offer an alternative studentathlete lifestyle than those sports at the intramural and varsity levels.

“I believe that there’s a sport for everyone who wants to get involved,” said Rhonda DuBord, associate director of recreational programs at the Wellness Center.

“Students play club sports for so many different reasons, and the teams are so very diverse with different levels of interest.”

According to DuBord, when she began in 1991, there were only four club sports at the university.

Now, interest in the program has exploded, with more sports than

ever seeking to become registered through the Committee on Student Organizations (COSO).

Clubs offer a middle ground for those with athletic experience.

“Club sports are student organizations run and organized by students,” DuBord said.

A popular misconception with club sports is that one must try out to make the team. Dubord said that this is not true. There are different specifications for membership in each club sport - some are more casual, while others ask their new potential members to try out.

The Wellness Center organizes their clubs into four different categories - social, recreational, instructional and competitive. In the past,

the leadership in certain clubs have used the opportunity to arrange enjoyable events for their members to get to know one another.

Clubs like lacrosse and baseball are more competitive in nature and demand more out of their student-athletes. Golf and swimming are examples of recreational sports, while Tae Kwon Do is a prime example of an instructional club.

DuBord said that club sports also promote useful skills such as organizational skills, public speaking and self-confidenc that are applicable to any kind of career after college.

“The biggest [impact] is that it gives the members the opportunity to meet people outside of his or her

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major or school,” said David Cohen, the dodgeball club president.

“Everyone had a lot of fun. That’s what the most important thing was.”

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

Get Involved Website: www.miami.edu/ wellness/club Where: Flyers at the entrance of the Wellness Center Who: Contact the advisors now because tryouts are right around the corner

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PROFILE FOOTBALL COMMENTARY

Egos were just afraid of a little competition I sometimes wonder how certain football players CHRISTINA DE NICOLA acquire such large egos after accomplishing absolute nothing.

There’s no other way to describe the reasoning behind the decision of redshirt freshmen Taylor Cook and Cannon Smith to transfer 11 days away from the season opener against No. 18 Florida State.

Head coach Randy Shannon has said all through preseason camp that the No. 2 position on the depth chart is up for grabs behind sophomore starter Jacory Harris.

And although every player aspires to start, Harris is not only the most experienced of the group, but he was high school teammates at Miami Northwestern with three of the wide receivers on the Hurricanes’ roster.

Even with the 6-4 QB “beefing” up to 190 pounds (which is a feat for him if you remember his first days on campus), Harris still looks like a piece of fresh meat for defensive linemen and linebackers coming from the blind side.

Injuries can happen anytime, anywhere. Look at the depleting defensive end position as an example, with four players missing time battling injuries.

Surely second fiddle can’t be so bad when you know your time will come eventually.

Take redshirt sophomore John Brantley of the Florida Gators. A heralded quarterback out of high school, he hasn’t seen much action with Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow (yes, it pains me to mention him in this column) busy winning national championships.

What these transfer moves don’t do is provide a deep scout team or positive image. As far as I can tell, three quarterbacks transferring in less than two years doesn’t look too well on a track record.

Make no mistake about it. Cook and Smith knew coming to campus that competition is what makes the program one of the best of all time.

In the prophetic words of senior running back Javarris James: “If you come here, you come here to play. If I was worried about some competition, I would’ve went to any other school. That’s why you come here. That makes me step my game up, that makes Coop [Graig Cooper] step his game up, that makes us all great together.”

For the Canes, greatness will have to come riding the throwing arms of just two scholarship quarterbacks.

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

For more information on Cook and Smith, log onto

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Former football star makes the transition to the diamond

FILE PHOTO // Hurricane Staff

COURTESY: GLENN COOK

FIELD OF DREAMS: Glenn Cook, who was drafted in the 46th round by the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Amateur Draft, recorded 109 tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, and 1.5 sacks in his career.

Cook selected in MLB Draft

BY JUSTIN ANTWEIL SPORTS EDITOR

Glenn Cook always envisioned himself wearing cleats and a helmet while training in scorching hot temperatures after his tenure at the University of Miami.

Cook, a former linebacker at the U from 2003-2008, has fulfilled his dream of playing sports at the next level. But he is wearing baseball spikes and a batting helmet, and playing rookie ball in Mesa, Ariz., in the Arizona League.

The former Cane standout was drafted as an outfielder by the Chicago Cubs in the 46th round as the 1,400th pick overall in June’s Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.

He had not played baseball since his junior year of high school.

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“I had my computer open and I was just sitting around and my mom was following it online,” Cook said. “I took a screen shot with my computer because it’s cool to say you are drafted.”

Bypassed by all 32 NFL teams in the NFL Draft last April, the 6-0, 228-pounder only received one free agent tryout, and that was with the local Miami Dolphins.

“I really didn’t know what the future had in store for me,” he said.

In 2007, Cook graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in marketing and earned his master’s in sport administration in 2009 after he was granted a medical redshirt.

A heralded athlete out of Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Fla., Cook was a two-sport athlete.

He played outfield and pitcher, but quit baseball his senior year to focus solely on football.

Although he was a leader for over half a decade with the Canes,

Cook’s future was up in the air until his phone rang one morning in May. The scout was Polando Pino, a talent evaluator for the Cubs who is in charge of recruiting the South Florida region.

“A buddy of mine called me up and remembered watching [Cook] play in high school,” Pino said. “I thought it was worth the chance because he is a good athlete.

I wanted to see what kind of skill set he had.”

Former Hurricanes first baseman Yonder Alonso, who currently plays minor league baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, gave his college friend some advice.

He continues to work hard and is determined to succeed at the next level.

“I’m putting in a lot of hard work,” Cook said. “Each day I just try and continue to improve.”good Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Soccer team bounces back with win over FGCU Hurricanes even up their record at 1-1

BY DEBORA RUBI CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

The University of Miami Hurricanes soccer team bounced back nicely after a disappointing loss against No. 8 Florida by defeating Florida Gulf Coast 3-0 Tuesday night at Cobb Stadium.

This marked the return of FGCU head coach Jim Blankenship, who coached at UM from 1998-2002.

Opening up the scoring in the 35th minute was junior transfer Barbara Blocker, whose strong header came after a perfect cross off a corner by junior Lauren Singer.

“We responded really well after the Florida game,” head coach Tricia Taliaferro said.

“The team was motivated because they were not happy by the result.”

In the 63rd minute, senior Jessica Wyble’s free kick just outside of the box was headed in by junior Brittney Steinbruch.

Less than 10 minutes later sophomore

Ashlee Burt filtered a ball through the defense to senior Beverly Goebel, who lobbed the ball over the oncoming goalie.

Although the Hurricanes had a hard time controlling the ball in the first half, they came back disciplined.

“We were trying to solve a lot of things physically in the first half,” Taliaferro said.

“We were a little reckless at times.”

Once Singer was inserted into the game, Miami began to take control of the ball and the game.

“When I came in I wanted to settle the pace of the game down,” Singer said. “My job was to focus the ball, focusing on playing our game, not theirs.”

The closest the Eagles came to scoring was a mishandled save by sophomore goalkeeper Vikki Alonzo.

Alonzo only had to make one save in the game, getting a combined shutout with freshman Ali Brennan.

Miami returns to the field to host the Ball State Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Cobb Stadium.

Debora Rubi may be contacted at drubi@themiamihurricane.com.

ALEX BROADWELL // The Miami Hurricane

JUST KICK IT: Senior captain Beverly Goebel lofts the ball over the defense.

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Defensive backs looking for a fresh start and the continuation of a storied legacy

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

For years, the Miami Hurricanes had at least one defensive back that made an impact on the collegiate scene. Ranging from former Hurricanes Ed Reed to Kenny Phillips, Miami had a difference maker in the secondary.

But last season, the Canes as a team had a record low four interceptions and did not have one playmaker.

“We have guys returning like myself,” said senior Safety Randy Phillips, who tore his lateral collateral ligament in his knee the third game of the season and was sidelined the remainder of the year.

“We have guys that are coming back with more experience. We are definitely looking to get more interceptions this season.”

There is little depth at cornerback, with only three returning players with experience.

Senior Chavez Grant, junior DeMarcus Van Dyke and sophomore Brandon Harris will all compete for playing time.

Grant has two career interceptions while Harris picked up his first interception of his career last year in the season finale.

Van Dyke played very well in the Emerald Bowl, tallying a career high five solo tackles.

This season, much is expected from sophomore Harris, as he is the only defensive back returning with an interception from last season.

“Brandon [Harris] has been good for us,” said head coach Randy Shannon. “He’s a lot better than he was last year at this time, a trillion times better. He’s making plays out there. He’s knocking balls down, got some interceptions. He’s having fun with it. That’s what is different about this team. They’re having fun with everything they do each day.”

Van Dyke feels his time is now. He has only started 10 times in 25 games played.

“I’m ready to explode this year. I’m trying to have that swagger like I had my freshman year to make plays for my team. I’m ready to prove all the doubters wrong. We have to bring the swagger back.”

Two other corners that could make an impact are freshman Brandon McGee, who enrolled in the spring and converted wide

receiver Sam Shields. McGee was the No. 10 best cornerback according to rivals.com while Shields is the fastest player on the team as he runs 4.20 40 yard dash.

Vaughn Telemaque, a redshirt freshman who chose Miami over University of Southern California, has been compared to Ed Reed by Shannon.

“There’s going to be really great things out of this secondary group along with the whole defense,” said Telemaque. “It’s going to be very exciting.”

One player that all eyes should be on is freshman Ray Ray Armstrong. With time Armstrong will get his chance to prove his talent.

“I going to do my part to help Miami win,” said Armstrong. “I don’t think about [the hype] too much. I’m trying to work hard and help my team win.”

The secondary feels this season could be a building block for seasons to come including a new string of Miami great defensive backs.

“I feel good about the camaraderie,” said Telemaque. “I’m so excited to be part of this team, because I feel we can be No. 1 in the country.”

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor

KUNG FU FIGHTING: Cornerbacks line up against each other during training.

Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at lledoux@ themiamihurricane.com.

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North Carolina

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Virginia Tech

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Clemson

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Wake Forest

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NC State

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Georgia Tech

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Duke

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Virginia

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Maryland

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Florida State

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After three years of cyber bliss, I’m left in the real world friendless!

, It has been a long time since my last relationship, and since then I haven’t had sex.

I have heard people say that when a girl doesn’t have sex for a while, she loses all her skill and the next intercourse is painful. Is there any truth to this?

Sincerely, Use it or Lose it Dear Lose it, Your signature reminds me of The 40 Year Old Virgin. Okay—you’re no virgin,

but I understand your concern. There are few people who would want to repeat their first time having sex.

In some respects, this “use it or lose it” philosophy is true. In others, it is not.

Women do have a tendency to… spring back, so to speak. If you do not have intercourse for a while, your body will in some ways go back to what it was like before you were sexually active.

Essentially, you’ll be less flexible than you were, making sex a little less enjoyable. However, when women lose their virginity, a piece of skin called the hymen breaks. This is often what is associated with much of the pain that comes with the first time. When the hymen breaks, it does not heal. You will never have this problem

dear ...

again.

Often, physical pain after a dry spell does not persist. If it does, you might want to consult a doctor. There are a number of simple solutions available for this issue.

As far as your skill level is concerned, you probably have not lost any knowledge on how to perform. Think of it this way: have you forgotten about the things you enjoy most in bed? Have you forgotten any of the little tricks you may have learned from your past experiences?

Chances are, you’re probably thinking of them now more than ever!

It is safe to say that the longer a sexually active adult goes without sex, the more they want it. The more they want

it, the more they think about it. Once you hop back in the sack, I am sure your memory will kick in and guide you.

That being said, a lack of sex often makes it all too easy to lower standards.

Keep this in mind. Sleeping with the wrong person, whatever the reason might be, could have its consequences. Your patience and permissiveness is more likely to pay off.

Best of luck!

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