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ZACH BEEKER // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER VOLLEYBALLIN’: Senior Nrithya Sundararaman celebrates with her teammates after defeating No. 6 Florida State on Friday. It was Miami’s first win over a top-10 team.

Canes notch major win over No. 6 FSU UM drops first set, comes back to claim next three in milestone victory BRANCHING OUT SG ADDS SIXTH BRANCH TO WORK ON GREEN ISSUES PAGE 5

STRANGER DANGER A LOOK AT AVAILABLE CAMPUS SAFETY RESOURCES PAGE 6

JEW BETTER BELIEVE IT REGISTRATION FOR BIRTHRIGHT BEGINS WEDNESDAY PAGE 8

BY PATRICK RILEY STAFF WRITER

t was 9:38 p.m. last Friday. That’s when the UM women’s volleyball team (7-1, 1-0 ACC) made history by beating its archrival, No. 6 Florida State, three sets to one in front of a record crowd of 1,129.

It was Miami’s first win over a top10 opponent. The biggest previous upset was a victory over No. 15 Wisconsin in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.

Needless to say, fans, coaches and players were ecstatic.

“It’s just really exciting,” said UM outside hitter Alex Johnson, a Tallahassee native. “All of our hard work

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is paying off. We had four hard days of practice this week to prepare and we came out and executed the game plan.”

After dropping the first set 18-25, the Canes and Johnson took over, winning three straight sets by scores of 2517, 25-22 and 25-18. Johnson, a junior, would eventually lead all players with 16 kills while teammate Nrithya Sundararaman had a field day herself with a whopping 50 assists, six more than all Seminoles combined.

“It was a complete team effort,” coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said after the game. “We handled the ball so well that we just had an extremely balanced offense. Shots were low ... and

we just got all the hitters involved and just had a great offense. We stepped up to the plate.”

Miami also out-blocked Florida State 11-9.

“We’ve been working on blocking the whole week,” said redshirt sophomore Emani Sims, who led all players with five block assists.

Although the Canes played a superb match for the most part, the team made its fair share of mistakes, most notably with an uncharacteristically high number of service errors.

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UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

Campus remembers 9/11 as anniversary nears Candlelight vigil to be held on the Rock

BY JORDAN SCHUMAN CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

On May 1, 2011 at 11:35 p.m., students across America joined the nation in waiting for an address from President Barack Obama on the status of Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. It was another moment that united the nation.

Meanwhile, Patricia Whitely, vice president for student affairs, watched the speech thinking of the University of Miami and the way campus operated on Sept. 11, 2001.

Although the first attacks on 9/11 took place more than a thousand miles away from the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus, the world was changed that day. And 11 years later, in a post-9/11 world seeming smaller by the minute, no one remains untouched.

It was during President Donna E. Shalala’s first year as university president when at 8:46 a.m., five terrorists crashed a plane into the World Trade Center’s North tower. Initial reports called it a terrible accident, but at 9:03 a.m., when the second tower was hit, America began to realize that it wasn’t a coincidence at all.

Whitely remembers finding out at a United Way breakfast being held in the BankUnited Center.

“The chain of events happened so quickly that it was hard to get your hands around it to really comprehend what was happening,” she said. Shock and awe aside, there were “immediate needs and concerns for the safety of the campus, but more so, emotional support.”

In addition to the two attacks on the World Trade Center, a plane was flown into the Pentagon and another crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. According to Whitely, the student body consisted of 1,837 students from the Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York areas.

That figure meant there was a high chance students were affected personally, and as White-

President Shalala believed we needed to go to school and mourn but continue to carry on our lives. It was also interesting to be with her, since she had just been a Cabinet official. It was intense that she had just left Washington.

But she did a wonderful job being very much in touch with security.”

Patricia Whitely, UM vice president for student affairs

ly noted, the university was “very concerned with reaching out to them.”

Jon Baldessari, the associate director for the Department of Housing and Residential Life, recalls starting the day like most others.

By the afternoon, however, things changed.

“We were talking with students and parents by telephone and email,” he said.

Though classes were not cancelled, the university mourned.

“President Shalala believed we needed to go to school and mourn but continue to carry on our lives,” Whitely said, recalling a world before Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). “It was also interesting to be with her, since she had just been a Cabinet official. It was intense that she had just left Washington. But she did a wonderful job being very much in touch with security.”

For students on Miami’s campus now, it’s hard to recall a time before TSA and a time when air travel didn’t require the removal of shoes, belts and sweatshirts. But for the students on campus in 2001, their lives would never be the same.

It’s also important to note that the attacks took place in a pre-text message world, whereas on campus now, students would all receive a text message, email, and voice message in the event of a threat on campus. This service, where stu-

dents receive a series of messages should a crisis occur, is the Emergency Notification Network.

It is a product of the Office of Emergency Management, headed by director Scott Burnotes.

Whitely recognizes that students who are freshmen or sophomores now were only 8 or 9 years old; to them nothing about the security measures on this campus seem strange. Currently, the campus is equipped with a police force, a Student Affairs Crisis Coordinator Team, a psychologist and a chaplain on duty. Whitely believes that “there should be no reason for a student to feel unsafe.”

Although tragedies like campus shootings hit closer to home for a university, Whitely says that any event encourages administrators to “see what you can learn from it and how you can improve your own policies and procedures. Even if it’s a worldwide event, there can still be some relevance and parallels.”

One example is the number of veterans coming to campus after having fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, which has grown so much that the Dean of Students Office has instituted a Veteran’s Student Services. There are 170 veterans on campus, while 10 years ago there were probably 10, Whitely said.

“You still ask yourself, ‘did this event really happen in my lifetime?’ This was like science fiction,” Whitely said, rememebering the attacks.

“For us, what’s important is that we’ve always had something commemorative on 9/11. I think it would be remiss if we didn’t.”

The first candlelight vigil on campus was held Sept. 12, immediately following the attacks, and approximately 700 students attended.

“It was an incredible time and we just wanted to offer support,” Whitely said. “Just such a sad day. People couldn’t get over it.”

This year’s ceremony will be held at 9:00 p.m. on Sept. 11 and will take place at the UC Rock.

Despite the passage of time, Whitely believes 9/11 to be one of the most significant events of the beginning of the 21st century.

“I think it’s important to continue that tradition we’ve established. I don’t think every campus can say that,” she said.

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can be picked up at the TicketMaster window in the University Center.

There are a limited number of tickets available – one ticket per Cane Card.

Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

FIRESIDE CHAT The Butler Center for Service and Leadership is hosting Canes for a

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Change week, which helps connect students to the available resources on campus and the community. As part of this week, former Vice President for Student Affairs and founder of the Center, William R. Butler will hold a fireside chat on Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Hecht resident master’s apartment.

Students will engage in an informal

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conversation and ask him any questions. With only 40 available spots, registration is encouraged, with the online form available at tinyurl.com/ firesidechatwithdrb. For more information, contact the Butler Center.

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CRIME

Two students robbed at gunpoint near Miller and 57th UMPD chief emphasizes proper safety protocol

BY STEPHANIE PARRA NEWS EDITOR

Two UM students were robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning, several blocks off campus. The students were not harmed.

Police would not release specifics regarding the incident, including whether the students were male or female, or whether anything was taken. The students were walking from a house on Southwest 58th Ave. and Southwest 52nd Terrace.

The crime occurred at approximately 12:45 a.m., in the area of Red Road and Miller Road.

According to the safety advisory the University of Miami Police Department (UMPD) issued, the offender is described as a 5-foot-8inch black male, with shoulder-length curly hair. He is described as having a thin build, and was seen wearing black baggy pants and a light or white tank top.

The incident is part of an ongoing investigation.

Though the crime took place several blocks off campus, UM helped the students recover.

“Our University of Miami Police Depart-

ment and student affairs on call staff responded immediately, providing support for the students throughout the morning and weekend,” said Patricia Whitely, vice president for student affairs.

By law, UMPD is not required to send an advisory to students informing them of the crimes that occur out of their jurisdiction.

“We sent out a crime advisory, even though by law we don’t have to send that out.

It’s something extra we do for our students,” UMPD Police Chief David Rivero said.

Though UM’s campus crime rates have gone down 16 percent this year, according to Rivero, he still encourages students walking back to campus late at night to “follow safety protocol.”

“We’re bound to go around campus and make sure that’s safe. We patrol our campus, we can’t leave it because we run into jurisdictional problems,” he said.

Sophomore Ali Pezzi was walking near the area where the crime took place at approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday with three other girls.

The next day, after learning of the incident, Pezzi did not feel safe.

“I thought I was safe, but after hearing that I am scared and rethinking, ‘why did I walk home then?’” she said. “That could have been me. It freaked me out, you know? It still scared me because they were in a group when that hap-

UMPD crime reports The map below illustrates the location of crimes reported to UMPD since classes started Aug. 22. There are more than 100 emergency Blue Light stations at UM.

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pened.”

Rivero and UMPD encourage students to bike back, walk in groups or take cabs. Should they encounter a problem, he encourages them to call 911 for help.

For more information on UM campus safety resources, see the staff editorial and graphic on page 6.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Gandhi Day celebrates decade of giving back Students to work on various projects

BY CHRISTIAN SMITH CONTRIUBUTING NEWS WRITER

Get your paintbrushes and shovels ready. The University of Miami’s largest annual day of service, Gandhi Day, is turning 10 this month.

On Sept. 22, an estimated 1,000 undergraduate students will go out into the Miami community to work on nearly 20 projects, ranging from planting trees to feeding the homeless. The 10th anniversary of Gandhi Day is anticipated to be the largest in UM history.

Gandhi Day is based on the principles by which Mahatma Gandhi lived his life. The Indian civil rights leader led his country to independence through peace and community building. Gandhi Day

FILE PHOTO SERVICE: Junior Kristine Liautaud helped paint a mural under the West Flagler Street bridge during National Gandhi Day of Service in 2009.

aims to pay its respects to the late civil rights leader by promoting these

same ideals right here in Miami.

To Gandhi Day co-chair Vid-

hya Krishnan, a junior, the various projects around the city are a great example of the values Gandhi practiced during his life.

“Gandhi believed in finding self-fulfillment in the fulfillment of others, and I think Gandhi Day does just that,” Krishnan said.

Students who have participated in Gandhi Day in years past agree that the work they did was self-fulfilling.

“I think Gandhi day is about more than simply helping the community,” senior Alyssa Wilkins said.

“It gives you a chance to problem solve with whole new groups of people; to make something special for hundreds of future children or adults.”

Gandhi Day is one of the different days of service sponsored by the Butler Center every year. The Butler Center’s goal through these days of service is to create a campus-wide environment with a strong sense of Sept. 10 - Sept. 12, 2012

service.

“The Butler Center is focused on sustainable service,” said Mike Piacentino, the Butler Center public relations coordinator. “We want students to think about what they can do in the future. These issues are not just singular.”

IF YOU GO WHAT: Gandhi Day WHERE: Students will meet on campus, and will be bused out to various work sites.

WHEN: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sept. 22 CONTACT: To sign up, visit miami.edu/leadandserve.

Students can sign up online from Monday to Sept. 20.

Walk-ins are welcome on the day of service.

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CAMPUS TRADITION

Sebastian the Ibis changes, carries on tradition Competition may benefit mascot program

BY STEPHANIE PARRA NEWS EDITOR

Sebastian the Ibis, campus's iconic aviary figure, is among 16 other mascots in the 2012 Capital One Mascot of the Year competition.

Sebastian, one of three other ACC mascots in the competition, joins Testudo (University of Maryland) and Ms. Wuf (North Carolina State).

Voting for the title began Sept. 3, and will run through Nov. 26. The top eight mascots selected from the first round will then compete in a "bracket-style, single-elimination competition to determine the overall winner," according to an article on hurricanesports.com. The winner will be announced on Jan. 1, 2013, and will receive a $20,000 scholarship to assist the school's mascot program. According to the same article, each of the 2012 Capital One All-America team members will also receive $5,000 for their university mascot program.

The program dates back to the earlier days of the university.

During fall 1926, the first freshman class flocked to a fledgling University of Miami – a small campus that barely survived a major Category 4 hurricane a few days earlier.

Despite the school’s initial struggles, including mounting financial issues, UM survived.

FILE PHOTO PRIDE: Sebastian leads a cheer for fans at the football game against OSU in 2010.

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Today, the school ranks among the leading private universities in the nation.

Throughout the school’s early years, the institution reorganized and underwent several redesign projects, in order to keep pace with its own city’s growth. In the face of constant change, however, the school transformed campus trends to traditions – including Sebastian the Ibis.

In 1926, the school’s yearbook dubbed itself the “Ibis.” The ibis, a local marsh bird native to south Florida and Egypt, became the school’s “unofficial mascot,” according to the university’s website.

According to hurricanesports.cstv.com, the athletic teams adopted the small white bird as their mascot in 1926.

“The University of Miami adopted the ibis as the official mascot for the university’s athletic teams, representing the leadership courage, knowledge, strength and speed characteristics that our student-athletes portray,” the article on that site said.

Tradition holds that the bird has an instinct to detect danger before other species – and, as such, “is the last sign of wildlife to take shelter before a hurricane hits, giving warning that danger is imminent.”

After a storm, the ibis is typically the first wildlife to reappear.

This small, 2-foot-tall bird’s popularity soared at UM in the 1950s.

In 1955, the first Student Activities Director Norman Whitten, after whom the University Center is named today, created Sebastian.

“Norm Whitten was a very charismatic individual and everybody loved him,” Allan Herbert told The Miami Hurricane in 2005.

“The students loved him and he was a terrific person. Norman was a 100-percent Miami Hurricane, and the bird he created was his personality.”

According to UM’s website, “In 1957, San Sebastian Hall, a residence hall on campus, sponsored an ibis entry into the Homecoming celebration.”

The ibis was named Sebastian, after the residence hall where the tradition began.

The next year, student John Stormont donned a “glued, sewn and pinned loosely” ibis costume at several games. Though Sebastian’s feathers have been revamped several times, Stormont’s initial appearances started the tradition.

However, 1950s Sebastian was not the mascot of today. Rather than throwing up the “U,” he sported a corncob pipe and a sailor hat with an “M” on the front in his early days.

In the 1960s, papier-mache and tights were the costume’s main ingredients. Around the same time, UM had two mascots, a male ibis and a female ibis. A female, however, has not played Sebastian in recent years. A decade later, Walt Disney World redesigned the ibis costume four times.

Today, a woman hand makes the cos-

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COURTESY UM ARCHIVES BIRD’S-EYE VIEW: John Stormont was the first to wear the Ibis costume in 1958. He appeared at games and Homecoming in the papier-mache creation.

tumes from her home. Each mascot receives an individualized costume, and is responsible for maintaining it clean. The “body” can go in the washer, but the head must be cleaned by hand.

In October 2005, Sebastian the Ibis celebrated his 55th anniversary – making the mascot a near 62-year-old senior citizen.

Despite the tradition’s age, Sebastian and his popularity is far from outdated. Students can only don the Sebastian attire provided they perform well in tryouts held at the beginning of each school year.

According to the faculty member formerly in charge of the program, the position does not require students have a specific height or weight. They do, however, “have to look great in the costume.” They are also required to be excellent 3-point shooters, for the purpose of their appearance in basketball games, and must be able to perfectly do the C-A-N-E-S spell out.

Today, Sebastian is required to make appearances approximately 300 times during the school year – and that’s not including sporting events. At sporting events, Sebastian entertains the crowd. He also makes appearances at community events and personal celebrations.

The faculty member wishes to remain unnamed because she is no longer the head of the program.

Tryouts for the mascot position are extremely confidential. They are also held at an anonymous location, and hopefuls must fill out an extensive application.

“This whole thing has to be kept secret because that’s the nature of the mascot,” said

a source whose identity cannot be disclosed, in an interview with The Miami Hurricane in 1996. “It ruins the image when people know who’s behind the costume.”

Since 2009, however, the close-knit group of students who wear the costume started a tradition: At graduation, the Sebastians can disclose their identity as the mascot by wearing the tights and shoes beneath their gowns.

“I got a couple of texts from kids I’d known,” said Mathew Scholtec, who graduated from UM in 2011 and wore the costume for four years. “They thought it was pretty cool.”

While he admits the heavy, heat-attracting costume made football games the worst part of the experience, he also acknowledged the prestige and honor associated with UM’s mascot.

“The perk of just being Sebastian, I think that’s the best,” he said. “You get to travel to cool places, meet a lot of cool people, and being on the football field is pretty awesome.”

The position is unpaid, despite its demanding schedule. Students, however, can disclose their identity to their relatives and place their experience as the school mascot on their resumes.

Tryouts are held according to the number of students needed to fill vacant spots after graduation.

Sebastian hopefuls can try out in the fall.

For more information, contact the athletic department.

Fans can vote for Sebastian at CapitalOneBowl.com, on Facebook.com/Mascot Challenge or on Twitter, @Capital1Mascot.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG uses money from referendum to create ECO Agency New branch to help lower UM’s carbon footprint

BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT EDITOR

Ready to reduce, reuse and recycle, the Energy and Conservation Organization Agency launched this fall as Student Government’s sixth and newest branch.

ECO Agency is the university’s green initiative programming board that is tasked to reduce UM’s carbon footprint, which is the university’s environmental impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

The creation of the agency is a result of the Green U referendum passed in the spring 2011 semester. Beginning this fall, the referendum allocates $5 of the student activity fee per student, per semester, toward the pursuit of green initiatives, Speaker Pro Tempore Doug Aguililla said.

ECO Agency members will determine “how to create positive sustainable change on the campus,” SG President Nawara Alawa said.

The branch will operate similarly to Category 5, the spirit programming board that be-

came a part of SG by way of a referendum as well. As ECO Agency Chair, senior Jae Shrader will be responsible for budgeting the funds and will also sit on the SG executive board.

“This, again, is student funds and ultimately students need to guide the projects the funds go to,” said Ian McKeown, the university’s sustainability coordinator. “It creates a very proactive process that will lead to engagement of the student body.”

Created with the intent of connecting students with SG and the university administration, the ECO Agency will also look to students for proposals of green initiatives, Shrader said.

“After some careful tailoring and detailing, we can present your project to the administration and be approved for funding,” she said.

Shrader, an ecosystem science and policy and biology double major, is ready to apply her environmental knowledge as she works with the ECO Agency’s annual budget of nearly $100,000.

“We hope to evaluate UM’s green footprint and implement realistic change,” Shrader said.

This realistic change will come in the form of partnerships with other green organizations on campus and proposed initiatives like competitions that motivate students to save energy.

“No promises, but we are currently looking into an energy conservation competition,” Shrader said. “Mainly, we are holding off on starting projects until our new board is assembled.”

Kill-a-Watt, one potential project, involves a competition among the residential colleges. Residents of whichever building saves the most energy would be eligible to win a scholarship equivalent to the amount of money saved on electricity.

This idea is based on Florida International University’s Kill-a-Watt challenge, which saved more than $4,000 after it was held in 2010, according to FIU’s Office of University Sustainability.

The idea has received positive feedback from university officials, but it is not set in stone, Shrader said.

The ECO Agency also hopes to work with Green U, Facilities and Planning, Category 5, Hurricane Productions and any other group looking to “green” its events, according to Shrader.

“I want ECO to be the umbrella organization that links the scattered environmental organizations on all campuses,” she said. “We need to all work together so that our impact is amplified.”

McKeown said that one of the most important parts of the improved green program will be community involvement.

“This means a cultural shift at the university to bike, carpool, walk, take public transit, conserve water, conserve energy, and create less waste,” he said.

Shrader also said that, by exposing students to the simplicity and benefits of environmental conservation, ECO Agency can help students realize that what is good for the environment is good for them, too. For example, unplugging cords and turning off the lights saves not only electricity but also money, she said.

“All I want future generations to do is to teach and act,” Shrader said. “With a little bit of action, initiatives and encouragement, the student body can be informed.”

Other schools that have established green funds or student government initiatives include University of California-Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University at St. Louis, according to McKeown.

The ECO Agency is currently accepting applications for representatives on the programming board. There are seven spots available. For more information, email umecoagency@gmail.com.

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Right now, the gold standard would be like sending the U.S. economy into a fistfight with handcuffs on.

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Think smart, be safe around Miami In recent years, the university has implemented safety measures such as Safety Escort Services, the Blue Light phone system and Safe Ride. Although these resources are available on campus grounds, they don’t follow students off campus.

Safe Ride vehicles will take students off campus, but only to streets directly surrounding UM’s perimeter. No other initiatives provide off-campus security, and UMPD cannot act outside of its zone of authority. However, 911 is always an option.

Operators will direct calls to the appropriate responders.

Students: Use caution when taking on the city. If you’re walking somewhere,try to travel in a group. And if you’re walking alone, have your phone in hand. These are simple steps that can help you stay out of danger.

Crime can happen anywhere, at any time. You can have fun and be smart at the same time. In the words of Ice Cube, “Check yourself before you wreck yourself.”

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The University of Miami strives to maintain safety on campus, but incidents can happen – and they do.

At around 1 a.m. Saturday, two UM students were robbed at gunpoint as they walked home from an off-campus party.

They were at the intersection of Miller Drive and Red Road, which is not under the University of Miami Police Department’s jurisdiction.

Although no shots were fired, students shouldn’t have to worry about finding themselves in such dangerous situations. Living in the Greater Miami area has its baggage.

Miami is a colorful and captivating city, but students need to be aware of its potential trouble.

Many students come to UM from smaller towns where they are comfortable walking home alone at 1 a.m., leaving their belongings unattended and keeping their vehicles unlocked. Here, that’s not an option.

Since the first day of classes on Aug. 22, the Coral Gables campus has had seven counts of theft, two counts of vandalism and one count of harassment, according to the Coral Gables Police Department records.

SAFE RIDE Sunday to Thursday, 10 p.m.-3 a.m.

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anachronistic, but it is bad economic policy as well.

Money is printed by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve controls the supply of bills in the economy by releasing more dollars through open market operations where they buy bonds or other forms of assets. The recent “Quantitative Easing” is an example of this power. By buying these assets, the Fed puts more money into the banks that sold them, which in turn can be lent out to businesses (or college students), thus stimulating the economy.

This is where the gold standard comes in.

By tying the amount of money the Fed can print and issue to the amount of gold the government holds, the gold standard would limit how much money can be printed. Backers of the plan, like Congressman Ron Paul, say this will curb inflation because less money printed makes each dollar more valuable; this is absolutely true. However, our economic woes aren’t from inflation.

The inflation rate is at 1.4 percent, which

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Gold standard does not equal golden economy he Republican National Convention in Tampa has done some official “party business” that required a massive garish ceremony; namely nominating Mitt Romney and establishing a platform that Republicans will try to follow.

PATRICK QUINLAN The GOP has apparCONTRIBUTING ently found logic to be a jobCOLUMNIST killer and calls for inquiry into a gold standard or “metallic basis” for the U.S. dollar.

If you took a dollar out of your pocket or Googled one, since everyone uses credit cards, you would find, “In God We Trust,” proudly printed. This remains because the trust in the dollar’s intrinsic value, as an exchange for a good or service, isn’t based on anything tangible; it’s been this way for a few decades. Not only is the idea to base the dollar on an amount of gold

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is under the 2 percent viewed in a healthy economy. Inflation usually occurs when the economy is booming and people spend more on things.

Obviously, that’s not the problem now.

The gold standard would be terrible for the economy. It would stop the Fed from any more quantitative easing and limit future monetary policy, which Chairman Ben Bernanke has mentioned as a likely measure soon. The price of gold has been volatile in the past few decades and in the roughly 60 years America spent using gold, there were nine financial panics.

Right now, the gold standard would be like sending the U.S. economy into a fistfight with handcuffs on. The GOP Convention may have had enough balloons to lift the entire west coast of Florida into the sky, but adopting a platform that seeks metallic basis for currency will sink the economy with an anchor of gold.

Patrick Quinlan is a freshman majoring in international studies and political science.

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Living in the Magic City can make it easy for newcomers to get caught up in the area’s bustling nightlife. But Miami has more to offer than just bars and nightclubs. If you’re stuck in your dorm room thinking that there’s nothing to do, you simply haven’t looked hard enough.

From Coral Gables to Miami Beach, there’s always a festival or special event coming to town, but there are also countless year-round attractions. So don’t let your age stop you from having fun while you’re waiting for your 21st birthday to roll around. Take a look at The Miami Hurricane’s guide to the top five activities for UM students who are under 21.

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Since its remodeling two years ago, Zoo Miami has attracted locals and tourists alike with a new name and look. You can see exotic animals from around the world; they are broken up into world regions, from the Amazon to the Land Down Under. With more than 100 exhibits and three miles of walkways, there are plenty of attractions to marvel over. More than 2,000 animals, representing more than 500 species, call Zoo Miami home. There’s definitely something to be said for the experience of staring into the eyes of an orangutan and wondering, “What in the world can this animal be thinking?” Make sure to ride the air-conditioned Monorail for an aerial view of the zoo.

Zoo Miami is located at 12400 SW 152 St., Miami. Call 305-251-0400 or visit miamimetrozoo.com. Regular admission costs $15.95.

NICHOLAS GANGEMI // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER ALL OF THE LIGHTS: Bayside, located on Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami, features many shopping and dining options, from Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. to Mambo Cafe.

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Bayside has become an essential stop for cruise-goers who stop at the Port of Miami. But you don’t have to be on vacation to enjoy what the festival marketplace has to offer. With shops, restaurants and live music right along the banks of Biscayne Bay, it offers all the touristy entertainment you could ask for: parrots to take photos with, sightseeing boat rides, outdoor vendors and more. Main shops and dining locations include Hard Rock Cafe, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and the Disney Store. For more localized options, try Largo Seafood and Grill or Tradewinds Bar and Grill. And for Latin cuisine, stop by Mambo Cafe or Latin American Cafe.

Bayside Marketplace is located at 401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Call 305-577-3344. There is no entry charge.

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Sick of the beach? You can cool down at Coral Gables’ Venetian Pool. Spring water from an underground aquifer fills the 820,000-gallon pool (drained and refilled daily during the spring and summer), and coral rock formations enhance the outdoor environment. What makes Venetian Pool all the more stunning are its architectural and landscaping features – from the waterfalls spilling over into the pool to the palm trees and footbridge. With its cave-like grottos and two lookout towers, Venetian Pool is like a historic world of its own.

Venetian Pool is located at 2701 de Soto Blvd., Coral Gables. Call 305-460-5306. Entry costs $5 for Coral Gables residents and $11 for non-residents.

VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS

CAYLA NIMMO // PHOTO EDITOR ZOO MIAMI: Senior Saramati Narasimhan feeds a giraffee during a recent excursion to Zoo Miami.

Vizcaya doesn’t quite look like it belongs in Miami. Built by James Deering in 1916, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens features a Main House, 10 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and a native subtropical forest. You’ll want to dress to impress because you’ll be taking tons of photos in front of the garden setting. You can also dine on scones and tea at the Vizcaya Cafe.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is located at 3251 South Miami Ave., Miami. Call 305-250-9133 or visit vizcayamuseum. org. Student admission costs $9.

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Burn calories and beat the traffic while sightseeing on Miami Beach. DecoBikes can be rented for 30 minutes up to a full day and then returned to any station around the city.

Hands down, this makes DecoBikes the most convenient mode of transportation for tourists looking to traverse the town. The lime green DecoBike stations are in abundance, with dozens clustered in ideal locations south of 17th Street. Ride to South Pointe Park for a perfect picnic close to the beach.

Visit decobike.com Rates vary: $4 for 30 minutes, $5 for 1 hour, or $24 for one day.

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Action Item warms crowd up for headliner Owl City FANGIRLING: Indie band Action Item joined Owl City on the Midsummer Station tour last week. On Saturday night, the alternative/pop band took the stage at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale at 8 p.m. to open for Owl City.

The band has had a successful year thus far, including the premiere of a documentary, “Until It’s Over.” It is also preparing for the release of a new EP this fall.

Visit themiamihurricane.com for a concert review by Edge editor Nicky Diaz.

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TRAVEL

Birthright traveler reflects on free, 10-day Israel trip

BY ALLISON GOODMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

It hadn’t hit me that I had landed in Israel. In fact, I was already jetlagged. The 36 hours in airports and on planes may have had something to do with it.

After waiting in line with 39 other UM students – who, unbeknownst to me at the time, would soon go from strangers to friends – I walked groggily up to the customs desk. The man sitting behind it, peering through the bulletproof glass between us, began to bark routine questions at me: “Is this your first time in Israel?” “You’re here on Birthright?” “Who was your third grade Hebrew school teacher?”

Seemingly having proved that I matched my passport, he smiled.

Laugh lines dampened his temples, betraying experience beyond his routine airport job. I’ll never forget what happened next. He paused and said, “Welcome home.”

Here are 10 reasons why you should listen to your aunt Deborah and jump on the Birthright bandwagon – ahem, camel. free. All subtleties aside, I’m 1. It’s sure you understand the asso8

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ciation between Judaism and cheapness better than anyone. But really, it’s free. You, by absolutely no effort on your part, happened to have been born into a historically oppressed group, which managed to carve out a piece of the Middle East some 64 years ago. Congratulations, this opportunity landed unceremoniously in your modestly dressed lap. curious about what a 2. You’re minefield looks like.

waking up at 4 a.m. to 5. After beat the sun, the sunrise from the top of Masada is poetic.

have difficulty connecting 6. You with the Israel in the news. This

Israel is both the motherland and the site of daily missile attacks.

Zionist? Secular? Doesn’t matter.

See the country. Sleep with soldiers.

Argue with soldiers. Form your opinions on Israeli dirt – which, by the way, produces delicious pomegranates.

will get advice about life 3. You and Jewish mysticism from Throughout your life, the innuthe bearded and tallith-ed man 7. merable Holocaust museums,

making you lachach at a stand tucked away on a side street of Tzfat. Note: I still don’t know what lachach is. But you want a bite of it, I promise.

whirr of statistics and jumble of stories have become a monotonous drone. Be prepared to cry at Yad Vashem, the museum where the numbers are personified.

COURTESY ALLISON GOODMAN HOLY LAND: Sophomore Elle Jacobs (left) hikes with the UM Birthright group during their trip to Israel last May.

Tel Aviv is basically the snaz-

Religious or not, you should exIt’s all sababa. Don’t know 4. perience Shabbat at the Western 8. You always longed to go to 9. ziest city in the world. This is 10. what that means? You will. the place where fashion meets space camp. The Dead Sea also Wall. The sex segregation may

offend your feminist and politically correct sensibilities, but, at the end of the day, the folks clad in unfamiliar floor-length attire are your people.

These strangers – dancing circles around you and belting out Hebrew songs – are your people.

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works. But be careful not to scrape against anything on your hike in the contested Golan Heights territory that morning. It will sting when you rub the dense mud all over your body.

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queerness. In the middle of the desert.

Walking down the street at any given moment, you will pass your run-ofthe-mill Orthodox Jew, an Arab man dressed in a thawb and a lesbian that looks like Justin Bieber.

Registration for summer trips with Hibba Israel InTouch, the official Taglit-Birthright Israel provider of the University of Miami Hillel, begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Call 305-450-0097 or visit israelintouch.com.

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Reminder to students: Don’t forget to sign up for a ticket to Saturday’s home game against Bethune-Cookman. Visit hurricanesports.com for game/bus tickets.

SOCCER

Canes miss early opportunities, still shut out Idaho 3-0 Anagnost confident in new goalkeeper

BY ALEX SCHWARTZ CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

ZACH BEEKER // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER NUMBER ONE: Senior forward Kate Howarth furiously chases the ball downfield during the Hurricanes’ game against Idaho on Friday. Miami won 3-0, fueled in part by Howarth’s second goal of the season.

In the first half of its Friday match against the visiting Idaho Vandals, the UM women’s soccer team simply could not finish. The Hurricanes had 11 shots in the first frame, including three superb chances in the first four minutes of the contest.

But during a span of 40 seconds in the second half, everything changed in what ended up a 3-0 victory for the Canes.

Freshman Amy Schmidt scored her first career goal off a rebound in the 49th minute after Idaho goalkeeper Liz Boyden knocked away a free kick. Senior Jordan Roseboro was credited with the assist.

Then, in the 50th minute, senior Kate Howarth netted her second goal of the season, heading home a cross from sophomore Maddie Simms.

“I think it was just a matter of the mind putting the ball on the frame,” UM coach Tom Anagnost said of the momentum shift after halftime. “We didn’t put the ball on the frame in the first half. We had at least three breakaways right off the bat and only one of them was even on the goal. So, it’s just having confidence and a little more composure.”

Sophomore Ashley Flinn provided the game’s final score in the 86th minute. The Michigan native found the back of the net on a breakaway after a pretty through ball from freshman Jasmine Peterson.

“At halftime my coach told me that the goalie is going to come out hard, so just place it in the corner,” Flinn said. “So as soon as I saw the goalie coming out I just knew to place it right around her.”

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Flinn explained that while the Canes were struggling to find the net in the first half, they did a nice job of picking each other up.

“You think about it for a few seconds, it’s frustrating, but then your teammates, they’re like, ‘Keep your head up, you’ll get the next one,’” Flinn said. “And then you just got to keep thinking positive and keep taking your chances. That’s what attacking players got to do.”

For the Hurricanes, who now sit at 4-2-1, this was their fifth shutout of the season despite the loss of standout goalkeeper Vikki Alonzo, who graduated last year.

Freshman Paula Forero Cabrera was in net against Idaho, but sophomore Emily Lillard, an Arkansas transfer, has been the primary player to fill the role.

“It’s a team thing, we team defend, it’s not just our goalkeeping, it’s not just our back line, but I feel like Vikki is irreplaceable,” Anagnost said of the change in the back. “She was not just our best player, [she was also] our most valuable player and she was an extraordinary leader ...

We made it, after she was gone, a significantly more competitive position and we have players battling it out every day. We’re successful defensively only when everyone defends and is willing to defend and that’s been something that we’ve stressed and coached, and that starts with our front, our forwards.”

Miami opens ACC play this week, facing Wake Forest and Duke, two teams that made the Final Four last year.

“I’m going to say that these [next] two opponents, last year they smashed us,” Anagnost said.

“I mean, they just – at halftime the game was almost over already. So I’m anxious and I’m excited to see how this new group’s mentality will be once the whistle blows.

I believe in our team and I have confidence in our team.”

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FOOTBALL

Miami dominated in 52-13 road loss to Kansas State Safety Ramon Buchanan injures knee, out for year

BY ERNESTO SUAREZ SPORTS EDITOR

One week ago, the Hurricanes found themselves down 14-0 in a hostile environment at Boston College. Miami was able to stage an impressive comeback to win, 41-32.

In a similar environment, in a similar 14-0 hole on Saturday afternoon, there would be no such recovery.

The offense fell silent and the defense fell victim to Wildcats quarterback Collin Klein, as Miami lost to Kansas State 5213.

The loss marked just the sixth time in school history that the Canes surrendered more than 50 points against an opponent.

“There are a lot of plays. We had a bunch of opportunities to score in the red zone,” coach Al Golden said after the game. “We only had one takeaway. There were a bunch of turning points … One play was not the difference in this game.

They out coached us and out played us.”

For the second week in a row, the Hurricanes gave up an opening drive touchdown, this time coming off a oneyard run by Klein. After starting its first drive at their own 18, Miami progressed to the opposing 41-yard line and looked able to move the ball effectively, but an Eduardo Clements fumble was recovered by the Wildcats.

The fumble led to another Klein touchdown run, and the Wildcats never looked back.

A week after running back Duke Johnson made his presence felt in a breakout performance against Boston College, the freshman struggled to find his rhythm, rushing six times for 19 yards. He also dropped a slant pass by quarterback Stephen Morris that could have potentially ended with a score in the second quarter.

“I should not have let that happen,” Johnson said of the drop. “I just got too excited.”

The Hurricanes were dominated by the Wildcats in the trenches on both sides of the ball. On defense, Miami allowed 288 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns while allowing Kansas State

to stay on the field for more than 37 minutes.

On offense, the running game was never established and the line allowed five sacks on Morris.

“We knew coming into the game that K-State was a tough team and we knew that they were going to be a good passrush team,” sophomore lineman Shane McDermott said. “At the end of the day we just left too many plays on the field.”

A day after giving up 498 total yards of offense to the Wildcats, the Hurricanes defense was hit with some more bad news. Golden confirmed on Sunday that redshirt senior linebacker Ramon Buchanan would undergo season-ending knee surgery after injuring it on Saturday.

Although the exact time the injury took place is unknown, it’s a major blow for Buchanan, who also missed the final eight games of the 2011 season with a similar injury.

Senior safety Vaughn Telemaque was also ruled out for Saturday’s game against Bethune-Cookman.

Receiver Allen Hurns is still being evaluated after suffering a head injury, but Golden said offensive lineman Ereck

Flowers, who also exited the game with an apparent ankle injury, should be ready to play.

Regardless of the result, Golden is adamant that his team will move on from the loss and focus on Bethune-Cookman.

“We just have to move forward.

We have to execute, keep our poise, and create some value from that loss,” he said. “I know it’s hard to do but we have to learn. We got beat by a better team that played better. They executed better than we did, their playmakers beat ours, they coached better. They beat us in all three phases.”

IF YOU GO WHAT: First home game against Bethune-Cookman WHERE: Sun Life Stadium WHEN: Saturday at noon LISTEN to the game live on WVUM, 90.5 FM, or online at wvum.org

Week 2 report card Sports editor Ernesto Suarez grades the football team’s overall performance in their loss against the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday.

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ZACH BEEKER // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER HIT IT: Junior Alex Johnson, an outside hitter, watches her toss before she serves against FSU on Friday. The Hurricanes won the match in four sets.

Team celebrates historic win with 1,000 home fans BIG WIN FROM PAGE 1

“We were trying to serve them pretty tough,” Lantagne Welch said. “But I think that we were a little lackadaisical there. We certainly weren’t trying to miss that many serves and we talked about it and addressed it during the match, so it’s something that we need to clean up a little bit and certainly take better care of our service.”

In the end, the Hurricanes came through, thanks in large part to the unwavering support of the thousandplus fans in attendance.

With the crowd quickly filling up the stands, many had to resort to watching from the sides and even behind the teams’ benches.

After numerous “Let’s go Canes” chants and loud eruptions at big moments during the match, the floodgates finally opened when Miami scored to win the fourth set and the students rushed the court to celebrate with their triumphant team.

Fittingly enough, the historic night was broadcast by ESPN on its ESPNU channel, which was the first time the sports network broadcasted a UM volleyball match at the Knight Sports Complex.

For Lantagne Welch and her players, the victory over the Seminoles, who were seen as the unequivocal favorite to win the ACC, was more than just a great start to the season.

It was a statement.

“I am just really proud for this team,” Lantagne Welch said. “Because we’re working so hard and we lost a lot of players last year, so people might question how strong we are, and we showed these guys that if we can put it all together, we’re an outstanding team.”

But while the joy was big among coach and players late Friday night, the celebrations won’t last too long.

The Canes next head to the Louisville Tournament and will face UNLV on Friday.

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