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Vol. 90, Issue 3 | Aug. 29 - Aug. 31, 2011

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THE MIAMI HURRICANE FLORIDA BEACHES

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Team grows closer as NCAA probe continues Ineligible players seek expedited decision

BY AUSTEN GREGERSON SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

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UNDER ATTACK: A dead moon jellyfish is washed up on Crandon Park’s north beach after the tide went out Sunday afternoon. Recently, several beachgoers have been aggravated by the countless jellyfish.

This beach season stings Jellyfish begin seasonal invasion of South Florida coastline

BY ALEXA LOPEZ | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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mid blue skies and heat index values near 100 degrees, UM students headed to the beach this weekend and encountered something unexpected while approaching the water: Jellyfish had taken over the South Florida coast.

“It was almost impossible to go into the ocean because it was swarming with jellyfish,” sophomore Dawn Zasa said, after visiting South Beach on Saturday.

Though many were surprised by the purple flag adorning lifeguard posts warning swimmers of the dangerous marine life – some South Florida beaches even restricted swimmers from entering the water altogether – the jellyfish’s appearance was anything but unusual.

According to The Miami Herald, experts said Tuesday that “riptides, warm waters and weather conditions have combined to form a minefield of them, marking the unofficial start

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of the jellyfish season.”

Also, recent storms like Hurricane Irene and the lack of wind – until recently – could be the reason the jellyfish are hanging around, Miami-Dade County Ocean Rescue lifeguard Grace Mangas told CBS Miami.

The jellyfish, which are called moon jellyfish, spread as north as Broward County and as far south as the Florida Keys.

For instance, in Deerfield Beach, about 40 miles from Miami, lifeguards said they treated an average of 300 to 400 stings per day between Aug. 13 and Aug. 17, The Miami Herald wrote.

“There’s been more jellyfish than usual [and] it’s been keeping people out of the water,” said an anonymous source at Miami Beach Ocean Rescue who asked to be known as “Lifeguard 1.”

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hroughout the Miami Hurricanes’ Media Day at CanesFest, Jacory Harris remained upbeat, smiling for the roaming packs of reporters who were beating around the bush about the validity of the Yahoo reports in which Harris was implicated by Nevin Shapiro. With his hair and beard longer than usual – he even hypothesized that he’s going “caveman-style” in lieu of his trademark flashy buzz cuts – Harris showed signs of someone not caring much about outside appearances.

“If our coaches, A.D. or compliance director isn’t telling us anything, we’re not worrying about anything,” Harris said. “When we see things in the media on ESPN that’s crazy, we just laugh at it because they’re not here with us, and I didn’t get a text message [from the coaches] about anything, so why should I worry?”

According to reports from The Miami Herald, four of the 12 current football players ruled ineligible by the University of Miami have been cleared because their benefits totaled under $100. Their punishment, to pay back the money to charity and complete some community service, serves only as a brief glimmer of hope that the infractions committee won’t cripple the upcoming season.

For the remaining eight players, who as of now reportedly include Harris and linebacker Sean Spence, their futures have yet to be determined. Coach Al Golden has requested that the NCAA expedite their review of the remaining cases in time to prepare for the Hurricanes’ upcoming game against Maryland. An answer is expected sometime early this week.

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ALUMNI CENTER

Brick paver honors deceased alumnus Fraternity pays respect to former student

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BY STEPHANIE PARRA COPY CHIEF

Alumnus Andrew Klausmeyer passed away Jan. 17 in an automobile accident while traveling home to Golden, Colo. – but his Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity brothers made sure his name will never fade.

Savvas Pantelides, who graduated in 2010 and currently works at the Alumni Center, decided to gather funds to inscribe Klausmeyer’s name on a brick paver. Pantelides, also a brother of SAE, started the memorial in May and completed the project in early July.

“When I was working at the Alumni Center, I found out they were doing pavers and I said to myself, ‘this is something we have to do for Klausmeyer, to leave his mark on campus’ and after that I did not give up until I had fundraised enough money,” Pantelides said.

After fundraising, Pantelides collected a total of $500 to cover costs. SAE’s Florida Alpha chapter also contributed, as well as individual SAE alumni that knew Andrew.

Although Pantelides was not in Klausmeyer’s pledge class, the two met while Pantelides was rushing.

“I first met Andrew when I was pledging in fall of 2007,” Pantelides said. “He was the reason I joined SAE. We were very close at school and when Andrew would visit his father in Baltimore for the holidays, we would always make it a point to meet up.”

One of Klausmeyer’s closest friends, Kevin Spinozza, fondly recalls his memories of Klausmeyer.

“Klausmeyer always made you proud to be a Hurricane,” he said. “He was simply the

Want to know the latest news about the women’s soccer team? Read Kristen Spillane’s recap.

The volleyball team is set for success. Be sure to read Adam Berger’s recap.

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IN REMEMBRANCE: Savvas Pantelides, Andrew Klausmeyer’s mother Gail Anderson and stepfather Richard Miller (left to right) kneel before Klausmeyer’s brick. best – the best friend you could’ve ever wished for, the best fraternity brother you could ever have – he was just the best.”

Spinozza believes the brick will immortalize his memory at UM. “[With this brick], I love that Andrew always has a place at UM. He loved the U so much,” Spinozza said.

Other than being a part of SAE, Klausmeyer was also a member of the Housing

Board. He also co-founded and served as a board member for the Children’s First Society, an organization for UM pediatrics devoted to improving children’s health.

“I was determined to succeed and not give up. That is something I learned from Andrew,” Pantelides said. “What led me to start the memorial was to honor Andrew as a friend, a brother, a mentor and to keep a piece of Andrew always tied to UM’s Alumni Center.”

NEWS BRIEFS GET A CHANCE TO BE SEBASTIAN THE IBIS Full-time students, not including athletes, have the chance to get on the field. Auditions will be held for a new mascot. If interested, attend the information session on Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. in UC 211. For more information, email Connie Nickel at cnickel@miami.edu.

BECOME A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER The Peace Corps will host a career fair and returned-volunteer panel on Sept. 7 for their 50th anniversary. The event will take place at the BankUnited Center’s Fieldhouse. The “Making A

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Difference” Career Fair is from 4 to 6 p.m., and the panel will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP by Thursday to eventsmanagement@miami.edu or call 305-284-6486.

COOKING CLASSES Learn how to create cuisines from around the world at the Wellness Center this semester. Each class focuses on a specific taste; for example, September’s classes include “Peruvian Cuisine” and “Cucina Italiana.” The classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wellness Enrichment Suite on the second floor. It is encouraged that those interested pre-register in person at the Wellness Suite or by calling 305-284-LIFE, ext.

5433. Prices vary for each class.

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WRITING CONTEST OFFERS FREE KINDLE The Lowe Art Museum is holding a writing contest for the current exhibition, “Sacred Stories, Timeless Tales: Mythic Traditions in World Art.” Create an original story or poem inspired by one of the works. The winning entries will be posted on the Lowe’s website and the author will win a Kindle ereader. The deadline for submission is Oct. 4. Entries should be emailed to lamedu@miami.edu.

The Lowe offers free admission to UM students.

For more information, email Jodi Sypher, curator of education, at jsypher@miami.edu.

Chelsea Kimmey may be contacted at ckimmey@themiamihurricane.com.

Scared for this football season?

Natasha Tomchin’s column talks about alternatives.

The Butler Center has a new leader, Andrew Weimer.

Read all about it in Juan Pellerano’s report.

Be sure to watch the multimedia staff’s latest videos, which include a special profile on new administration at UM. Subscribe for the email edition of the newspaper at themiamihurricane.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Networking opportunities lie all around campus Students gain access to resources

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

PHOTO COURTESY ZETA TAU ALPHA

TOP MODEL: Sophomore Amy Mickelsen walks down the runway at Zeta Tau Alpha’s annual fashion show in April 2011.

Landing a job after college is not as simple as taking a career assessment and maintaining a good GPA. It actually lies in getting involved with the various organizations on campus and taking advantage of their many career-related events. Numerous famous alumni and keynote speakers, honor societies, fraternities and sororities are some of the main advocates of this new job search method.

“Beta Alpha Psi got me an internship with a Big Four firm which I will now be working with full time,” senior Erica Anderson said.

UM’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter, Beta Xi, promotes financial information with initiatives, such as the Accounting Career Fair and visits from prominent business companies like J.P. Morgan and Crowe Horwath.

On the other hand, Zeta Tau Alpha focuses on creating a support system between alumni and current members. A weekly newsletter informs members of on-campus opportunities and Zeta events. A mentoring program also connects members with fellow Zeta members and

alumni.

Shefali Mandhle, the first vice president of UM’s Zeta chapter, relied on alumni and fellow members to aid her with academic life and during her medical school application process.

“The advice helped me choose where to apply. It is helpful to know that I am not the only pre-med student in Zeta,” Mandhle said. “I know I cannot fall behind.”

The culmination of Zeta’s networking efforts is the annual spring fashion show, which showcases Zeta sisterhood. Not only did the event feature an alumna as its host this year, but several graduated Zeta’s were also in attendance.

For students who are not heavily involved, the Toppel Career Center also provides a multitude of similar services.

According to Edward Cruz, assistant director of Toppel, one of the easiest ways to network with employers is to use hireacane.com and its calendar.

Keeping up with the latest in social media, Toppel recently joined linkedin.com. This allows students and alumni to use a familiar online interface with a professional edge. Cruz believes that it will enhance the traditional networking experience.

“Linkedin.com focuses on the college student, letting him or her connect with alumni and

other students with jobs,” he said.

Toppel also hosts hour-long information sessions with companies like Microsoft, on-campus recruiting and the Canes Career Club, which lets students hear first-hand experiences from alumni.

“Everyone at Toppel puts so much time and energy into these events, hoping to see students succeed,” Cruz said.

With the variety of available resources, students now notice the difference that a club or society can have on future goals.

“Because of my internship I do not have to worry about jobs for the rest of my senior year and master’s program,” Anderson said.

IF YOU GO WHAT: Fall Career Expo WHEN: Sept. 14 WHERE: BankUnited Center More than 200 companies will have booths to discuss career paths and to help secure an internship or fulltime position.

RESEARCH

Study may result in better diagnoses for cancer patients Tumor growth period monitored

BY JACKIE SALO CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Researchers at the University of Miami in conjunction with Heidelberg University in Germany have been able to formulate a mathematical model that can project the growth of a tumor.

This research, which was published in the online journal Scientific Reports, will be able

to assist in giving cancer patients more personalized diagnoses.

Tumors can take one of two approaches - they may lie dormant or spread throughout one’s body, known as metastasis.

Neil Johnson, a physics professor and the director of the Complexity Research Group at UM’s College of Arts and Sciences, was the co-principal investigator of the study.

Johnson and his team wanted to create a model that could better determine a tumor’s progress at both the primary level and during metastasis.

“The point is once you have a tumor and it begins to metastasize, it does it in similar ways,” Johnson said. “So we tried to find a description at that level.”

According to Johnson, mathematical models for tumor development typically fall in one of two extremes.

“They either use a mathematical model that treats it in a broad way like they do with [research determining] hurricanes.

On the other extreme, you have people who create models that explain every single cell,” Johnson said. “Kind of like if you

were to describe every single person at UM. In the end, you don’t need that much detail. So we hit that middle ground.”

Starting in 2007, the researchers at UM worked with the Sylvester Cancer Hospital experimenting on lab mice. According to graduate student Guannan Zhao, the study required a lot of programming skills, statistics and probability theory to come up with a model for the primary tumor.

The team applied the model for the primary tumors and used it for metastasizing tumors, as Aug. 29 - Aug. 31, 2011

well. They found that the model fit for both cases.

Johnson also said that, not only does it work for a twodimensional network like the primary tumor, but more complicated networks such as the lymph nodes.

“It becomes a very personalized view of where this is heading,” Johnson said. “It is not what 100,000 others who have seemed to have something in a similar position have had happen to them. It becomes given where it is on my body what might happen to that.”

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COMMUTERS

High gas prices, more frustration Rising costs fuel angry commuter students

BY JORDAN GRANA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The perennial problem of rising gas prices is an issue that all UM students face. It hits incoming freshman commuter students especially hard.

According to gasbuddy.com, the average price of regular gas at the pump in Miami is $3.68, with prices in the Coral Gables area often reaching $3.85 per gallon.

In an effort to save money, many commuters carpool when they can. Some students take saving money a step further.

“To get more miles per gallon, I changed my spark plugs and got rid of excess weight in my car,” freshman commuter Joseph Ryan Socarras said.

The rising prices cause problems for students’ lives as well as their wallets.

“My best friend lives in Kendall and I live much farther north, so it’s difficult for us to hang out often,” freshman commuter Hector Castaneda said. “I don’t want to waste gas.”

According to nyse.tv, crude oil prices have dropped to about $85.37 per barrel as of August 2011, much lower than the prices of about $100 per barrel that were seen earlier this year.

Unfortunately for students, this does not equate to a drop in gas prices. Since gasoline is a refined form of crude oil, its price is not just set by the cost of its raw materials, but its production, distribution and other factors.

“It sucks,” freshman commuter Tahreem Hashmi said. “Why isn’t it dropping? It’s frustrating, especially as a commuter student.”

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Singing and spelling MUSIC AND LYRICS: Senior Jeannine Scarpino, who is studying jazz voice and theatre, practices on the second floor of the University Center (UC) on Sunday for “Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Students who received a callback on Saturday returned for more auditions. All day throughout the UC students positioned themselves in order to get a few additional minutes of practice time before stepping into their auditions. “Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a musical comedy that originally started out as a nonmusical play entitled, “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E.” William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin later worked together to turn the play into a full-time musical.

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Stinging moon jellyfish crowd South Florida beaches JELLYFISH FROM PAGE 1 Senior Melisa Ramos, who visited South Beach last weekend, only walked about a quarter of a mile down the beach on seventh street and Ocean Drive and “easily saw about 100 [jellyfish].”

Two weeks after the jellyfish’s arrival, beachgoers are still dodging the dangerous marine life.

Zasa and her boyfriend, sophomore Justin Green, spent the day at South Beach on Saturday, but didn’t find it enjoyable.

“I didn’t feel safe hanging out in the ocean,” Green said. “The jellyfish came in all sizes and snuck up on you from every angle. The big ones

lied on the bottom and the little ones washed up in the waves.”

Although jellyfish stings are not particularly serious, beachgoers should be wary about entering the water while the purple flags continue waving from lifeguards’ posts.

“It was my first sighting of them and the one that stung me was about 9 inches wide,” said Danny Britt, a Miami resident, who was stung Sunday by a jellyfish in Crandon Park.

“I saw the marine life flag so I should have known better.”

The jellyfish stings, which are treated with vinegar by lifeguards, are extremely painful and cause itching, burning and rashes.

“I thought that if I didn’t provoke or touch the jellyfish that they would just swim by and leave me alone, but I ended up getting stung by one in a wave,” Zasa said. “It felt like a bad razor burn, and within minutes there were red lines across my leg where I was stung.”

Lifeguard 1, among other sources, are not able to predict when the jellyfish will be gone. As of Sunday, beaches in Miami Beach and Crandon Park continued to hold up the purple flag, but the ocean remained open for swimmers. However, other beaches in South Florida, including Pompano Beach which is 30 miles from Miami, did not have a purple flag flying.

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THIS BIG: Danny Britt, a Miami resident, estimates the size of the jellyfish that stung him Sunday afternoon in Crandon Park.

KEEPING WATCH: A green and a purple flag, which symbolize low hazard and dangerous marine life, respectively, fly from lifeguard stand No. 9 in Crandon Park on Sunday.

OVER AND OUT: A dead jellyfish lies on Crandon Park beach.

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school in Sweden is teaching children not to identify each other by gender, addressing each other as “friends” instead of “him” or “her.”

But is it beneficial to stop acknowledging the differences that make us unique? Although it is almost impossible not to notice how someone differs from you physically, it is possible to refuse to let the perception of those differences affect your thoughts and actions.

Miami is the ideal location to not only learn to drop stereotypes based on race, gender or other physical qualities, but to be able to express pride in who you are. At UM, you can join an organization made up of members with similar interests or backgrounds, while still being able to branch out and encounter others different from you.

Although the university’s diversity rating by The Princeton Review has dropped, UM remains a good place to balance pride and acceptance.

Prejudice is still very much alive and will continue to exist until society understands that being proud of who you are and looking down on those who differ is not an acceptable mindset.

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blood that day, a homosexual friend of mine brought a policy issue to my attention that bans him from donating at all. Unbeknownst to me, there is a law in place that permanently prohibits any male who has had sex with another male from 1977 to the present day from giving blood.

As is my nature when I hear of such an injustice, I went ballistic. When I researched the topic further, I realized how absurd it is to have such a policy in place.

It is obvious that the reason for the law’s creation is the stigma about gays and HIV/AIDS. Back in 1983 when the law was passed, HIV was the termed the “gay disease”. Everyone assumed that gay people had sex with multiple partners and spread it to all of them.

Being a part of a multicultural tolerance program in which discriminatory myths were dispelled,

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Outdated blood donation policy offensive On Aug. 18, I wandered aimlessly around campus with a friend of mine, a hobby of ours from high school.

ASHLEY IRVEN CONTRIBUTING We stumbled COLUMNIST upon the blood drive and decided to donate since we both like to help out whenever we can and had nothing better to do.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t donate because of the medicine I was taking at the time. As always, I shared my frustration with all my friends on Facebook and I got a comment on my status that started an interesting conversation, one that got me very riled up.

While I was complaining about not being able to donate

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Diversity: Embrace it or forget it?

Diversity seems to be becoming less of a black and white issue. More people are identifying themselves as “mixed” rather than one specific race. Even gender identity is becoming fuzzy.

So what exactly is diversity? At its most basic core, it’s anything that makes us different, from specific details like which dorm we live in to the general characteristics such as race and gender.

Despite the fact that people celebrate the diversity within our society, others wish that diversity not be recognized at all.

Sunday’s dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s National Memorial in Washington, D.C. in respect of the 48th anniversary of King’s “I Have A Dream” speech may have been postponed because of Hurricane Irene, but the event has people taking the stance that society should completely stop identifying people by race. They consider this a move toward his actual “dream.”

The shift toward the deconstruction of labels, based on such features as race, have been a major development over the years because youth today are generally more accepting. Still, this acceptance needs to be taught from a young age – children are not, in fact, colorblind and actually have a natural tendency to form biases based on those physically different from themselves. A pre-

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contrary to most assumptions, homosexuals are not the majority when it comes to having HIV. The largest group is actually African American females. So the driving force behind the law holds no validity.

Besides the fact that the law is based on myths and stereotypes, all donated blood is checked for diseases anyway. Why ban a certain group of people when the blood will be analyzed regardless of a donor’s answer to the question: Do you have HIV/AIDS? There is no reason for such a law, yet it still stands even though it was revisited just a few years ago. Unfortunately, our old, closeminded government voted to maintain it. This is 2011 and this is the United States. The law is unnecessary and it discriminates against our citizens.

Therefore, it must go.

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RSMAS’ watering hole

BY ALEXANDRA LEON | SENIOR EDGE WRITER

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avernous halls, stuffed sharks, cork message boards, classrooms … and beer?

It seems like an odd mix, but marine life, education and brews find perfect harmony at Wetlab, the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science's campus bar. Founded in 1979 by Walton G. Smith, this waterside hangout is a place for students, professors and even dogs to come together.

"One of our founders had this vision that it's best to talk science over beer because you can loosen things up," said Angela Colbert, president of the Marine Science Graduate Student Organization.

"That's why it got created."

Colbert said that she runs into her professors all the time at the Wetlab, and she will often host MSGSO events in the cafeteria area with the bar.

"It is always student-run, which makes it nice," Colbert said.

"They're always in touch with current students' wants and needs."

Graduate students Mark Fitchett and Dan Holstein manage the bar, which is made up of grad student bartenders. After completing his undergraduate degree at North Carolina State University, Fitchett began working at Wetlab in 2005 because he thought it would be a good way to get to know people.

"It has become like a rite of passage for some people to work here," Fitchett said.

It is also a place where students can celebrate other rites of passage.

According to Fitchett, grad students will often open a bottle of champagne or buy a pitcher of beer for their thesis defenses.

But what's really gotten people talking about Wetlab outside of the marine campus are the bar's low prices and wide selection. Wetlab has four beers on tap - a rotating Indian Pale Ale (right now Hoptical Illusion for $3.25 per pint, $10 per pitcher), a cheap domestic beer like Yeungling ($2.25 per pint, $10 per pitcher) and Bells Oberon and

How to reach your pitcher perfect destination: Wetlab

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WATERSIDE: Students sit on the ledge of Wetlab on Friday.

Wetlab is attached to the cafeteria at RSMAS on Virginia Key. Magic Hat (both $3 per pint, $9.50 per pitcher). The bar also carries up to 30 bottles that range from stouts and porters to PBR tallboys and Miller Lite, along with a selection of wine and liquor.

"Our purpose is to sell to UM students and friends," Fitchett said.

"Why pay $3 for a Stella Artois that you can find anywhere when you can get a porter or a saison for the same price?"

Beer gets even cheaper if you bring in a toll receipt. Although the price of getting onto Key Biscayne is $1.50, Wetlab will discount your toll fee after your first beer with the receipt.

Customers also get a discounted price on the view, a panoramic scene of Biscayne Bay that can be experienced just by stepping onto Wetlab's balcony, according to

1. Park outside the gate IF YOU GO 2. Walk straight and pass North WHERE: 4600 Wing of Grovesnor 3. Pass the buoys and then make Rickenbacker a left Causeway, Virginia 4. Head toward the ocean 5. Go through the last door on the Key, Miami right in the Marine Science Center WHEN: Open 5 p.m.

MAP FROM RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. graduate students have Fridays been to Wetlab, those FOR MORE INFORMATION: who have been heard Search Wetlab on Facebook

Fitchett.

"We're very fortunate to be on Virginia Key," Fitchett said. "No one else has a research island to themselves, and we have a billiondollar view."

Although not many under-

about it through word of mouth.

"I had mentioned it to a few other students and no one had heard about it," said recent motion pictures grad Max Schloner.

"A couple of friends who had been there before were the ones that told me about it."

While the crowd that Wet-

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6. Take the stairs up and go through the double doors under a Great White Shark 7. Make a left at the fish tank through the doors 8. Walk through the cafeteria 9. Arrive at the Wetlab, enjoy a pitcher, watch the sunset GRAPHIC BY CARLOS MELLA

lab draws in is made up mostly of grad students, locals and NOAA researchers who work across the street, Fitchett wants to make it more accessible to undergrads. This fall, he plans to play away football games on television and host an open bar, along with some beer tastings, pool tournaments, karaoke, Wii and food truck nights.

"We're hoping to reach out to more undergrads," Fitchett said.

"This is their school too."

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Miami Spice brings out inner foodie

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Filet mignon with creamy béarnaise sauce, seared red snapper with a leek ragout, lavender crème brûlée and chocolate soufflé grace the tables of the most sophisticated restaurants in Miami.

For the average college student, the thought of a gourmet dinner is like experiencing a decadent food pornography that only happens a couple of times a year. Now, students have the opportunity to experience their own food orgasm from August to September, as the city of Miami is celebrating Miami Spice.

Miami Spice is the annual event that celebrates restaurants and their distinct flavors.

The appetizing event is organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and the restaurants are grouped into four districts. The program offers three-course, fixed-price meals at some of Miami’s best restaurants in South Beach, Midtown, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove.

This year is the event’s 10th anniversary and will be more exciting than ever with 142 restaurants participating, according to Jennifer Diaz, associate vice president of media relations and promotions for the bureau.

“Miami Spice is an excellent opportunity to venture out and explore a new culinary ex-

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FUSION: Miami Spice diners can choose from lemongrass chicken to short ribs to the Havana roll at Red Koi located on Miracle Mile. perience with minimal risk because of the discounted rate,” Diaz said. “The program makes a foodie out of anyone.”

Senior Sabrina Ginete went to El Gran Inka in Brickell last week with friends for dinner. She said the menu was amazing.

“It’s nice for an average college student, who’s a little broke, to experience fine dining,” Ginette said.

The Miami Spice menu is only $22 for lunch and $35 for dinner, perfect for students with tight budgets. A word of caution - not all restaurants participate

A SAMPLING OF MIAMI SPICE THE ROYAL (RALEIGH HOTEL) The Royal serves up American fare with elegant presentation. Miami Spice diners can sample duck breast with morels while overlooking the Raleigh’s baroque pool. The Royal is participating weekdays for lunch.

The special dinner menu is available Sunday through Thursday.

1775 Collins Ave., Miami Beach.

MERCADITO MIDTOWN Mercadito’s Miami Spice menu is perfect for groups. Diners choose different tacos, ceviches, guacamoles and desserts for the table while those over 21 sip an included cocktail. The lunch and dinner menus are the same, so go midday for ultimate savings.

The Miami Spice menu is available weekdays for lunch and every day for dinner.

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for both meals or include weekends.

Explore the extensive website of restaurants and menus to find what your taste buds are craving before you go.

“I think it’s a great opportunity to try different restaurants,” senior Asha Agrawal said. “Since they have the restaurant list, I’m more likely to try a restaurant I wouldn’t have known about.”

With over 100 restaurants participating this year, from steak houses to sushi restaurants to tapas bars, The Miami Hurricane found some sure bets for a great meal.

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Kills recorded by outside hitter Christine Williamson in the volleyball team’s match against LSU

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Linebackers become unified force Jimmy Gaines stands out in fall camp

Futch: ‘This is our home, this is our family’ NCAA FROM PAGE 1

BY ERNESTO SUAREZ SPORTS EDITOR

The unquestioned general on the field. He’s the one the team counts on to analyze the opposition, change the play based on he sees, and make sure that everyone on his end is in the right spot, all in a matter of seconds.

Though this description seems to incorporate everything necessary in a starting quarterback, on the other side of the ball the linebacker unit is charged with holding up those same responsibilities. With Miami’s history of producing several NFL-caliber linebackers over the years, the position will once again be expected to be a major contributor once the games begin.

Leading the core group of linebackers is senior Sean Spence, who is the team’s unquestioned defensive leader after deciding to return for his senior season. A second team AllACC selection and team co-MVP last year, Spence ended last year ranked second on the team and fifth in the ACC with 111 tackles.

“I’m very comfortable. I feel like I know the playbook,” he said during a morning practice. “Guys on the defense are looking for me to make the right checks and calls and what we need in a certain situation.”

Though Spence went into camp almost assured a starting position, the university has reportedly ruled him as one of eight players currently ineligible to play due to the recent scandal surrounding the team. Although the team has asked the NCAA to expedite the process to see if he and the other seven players will be allowed to take the field, in case he is not, the players behind him are ready to carry their share of the load.

Sophomore Jimmy Gaines, who came into camp battling with senior Jordan Futch for the middle linebacker spot, has impressed players and coaches throughout camp and has all

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TERRA-PINNED: Linebacker Sean Spence and lineman Adewale Ojomo celebrate after a hit on Maryland quarterback Danny O’Brien last year. but won the battle for the position already.

“I’ve been working extremely hard every day,” he said. “Out there, competing against Jordan Futch and Gionni Paul, I’m out there competing against those guys and just trying to help this team make everybody better the best way I know how.”

With Gaines solidifying the middle position, Futch will likely be moved behind Spence at weakside linebacker. Still, if the NCAA upholds Spence’s ineligibility, Futch will be the one called upon to fill the void.

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“I’ve learned I can handle pretty much anything in life,” Harris said. “No matter what you throw at me, I’m going to swing and hit it right back at you. It’s been a crazy career, but going through it has helped me a whole lot in life. I feel like I still would have been Jacory of high school, still immature, young, had I gone somewhere else and had a successful career and always been on top.”

That positivity may be the only way to combat the overwhelming negativity that has surrounded this program for the past couple weeks. Rumors ranging from postseason and television bans to the dreaded “death penalty” have hung around practices, but inside the locker rooms and out on campus players have found sanctuary.

“This is our home, this is our family,” senior linebacker Jordan Futch said. “When you see all the fans in Miami shirts, it’s great. We can still joke and play around with each other.

This is our safe haven; we love each other.”

Lost among the looming NCAA rulings was the off-season battle for the quarterback position, as Harris and sophomore quarterback Stephen Morris continued sharing practice time with the first team offense throughout training camp. Any possible suspensions for Harris would solve the dilemma rather shortly, but Morris has no intentions of letting that get between him and his teammates.

“You always have to be ready for anything, no matter what,” Morris said. “If I’m starting for the Maryland game, I have to be prepared because you don’t know what’s going to happen. But when all four [quarterbacks] are together outside of the building, we never talk about the competition. It’s always fun."

Now just days away from beginning the season with far more questions remaining than answers available, the only guarantee the players have is each other.

“Facing adversity is what tests the true measures of a man, and I feel like we’ve responded in a positive manner and we’ll only move forward from here,” McGee said. “Our brotherhood, our unity, our camaraderie is so much stronger than it was before; there’s pretty much nothing that can come between this team to divide it.”

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SPORTS BRIEFS VOLLEYBALL After opening the season with three straight wins against Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Lafayette and LSU, the Canes volleyball team will hit the road once again for the Pepperdine Asics Classic next week in Malibu, Calif. There, they will face off against UC Santa Barbara, Georgia and Pepperdine. The team will return to Coral Gables for their first home game of the season on Sept. 8 against Florida A&M. Senior Lane Carico is one of 30 studentathletes to have been nominated for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award goes out to an NCAA athlete who is a senior and exemplifies excellence in the community, classroom, overall character and competition. Carico went into the 2011 season looking to break the school record for kills, which is held

by Karla Johnson.

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game taking place on Nov. 12. Registration for the trip is done online and does not guarantee a spot on the trip. Students have until Sept. 11 at 11:59 p.m. to register, with winners and alternates being chosen and notified on Sept. 12.

To register, visit the Category 5 page at miami.edu.

SOCCER The Canes soccer team got off to a quick start, scoring their first goal against Utah Valley just 52 seconds into the match.

They never looked back and came away with a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon.

That followed a 1-0 win against BYU on Friday. The team will now have a week off before returning home to face Duquesne on Sunday. The game will be at Cobb Stadium at 1 p.m.

Ernesto Suarez may be contacted at sports@themiamihurricane.com.

Information compiled from hurricanesports.com.

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