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September event offers taste of Miami on a budget BY NANCY OBEN SENIOR EDGE WRITER
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iami is a great city for the culinary world. International cuisine reigns supreme, and there are amazing restaurants in every neighborhood. These restaurants, however, are usually out of reach for a college budget. For the month of September, however,
that is all going to change: Miami Spice restaurant month is here. A city-wide event organized by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Miami Spice will host dining opportunities until Sept. 30. The event offers three-course fixed-price meals at some of Miami’s best restaurants. The Miami Spice menu is only $22 for lunch and $35 for dinner.
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Referendum could raise activities fee Dollar increase to help student orgs
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BY ALEXANDRA LEON NEWS EDITOR
A proposed referendum may require that students pay one more dollar as a part of the yearly student activities fee. The referendum states that the $1 fee be allocated to Student Government starting next June. If it were to pass, the referendum would bring in roughly $19,000 for SG. Campaigning for the referendum, as well as for the candidates for SG Senate for the September elections, begins Monday at 9 a.m. However, junior Ryan Aquilina, who came up with the idea, has been petitioning to have the referendum added to the ballot since last Thursday. “I think the extra funding would better serve students and all student organizations,” Aquilina said. “Everyone would benefit from this, not just students in SG.” While Aquilina also serves as SG press secretary, he stressed the fact that the idea for proposing this referendum came from him as an individual student, instead of as an SG initiative. “He's really working as Ryan Aquilina on this one, not ‘Ryan Aquilina, SG press secretary,’" said Fernanda Sanchez, SG Elections Committee chair. "It was all his idea." While funding would allow SG to widen the scope of their own programs, such as the Canes Night program that recently sent 150 students to a Marlins game and Pitbull concert, it would also allow SG to cosponsor other organizations. Any student can propose a ref-
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JOHN HANCOCK: Freshman Ali Zaman signs Ryan Aquilina’s petition to add a referendum to the ballot. Aquilina’s campaign states that $1 be added to the student activities fee to be allocated to SG. erendum to be added to the elections ballot. To get a referendum placed on the ballot, all that is required is 500 signatures with students’ names, student ID numbers, year and school. The proposed referendum must be presented before the speaker of the Senate. SG offers a referendum writing workshop for any student that is interested in proposing one. Before a referendum can be placed on the ballot, each signature from the petition must be confirmed as belonging to a University of Miami student. If there are enough valid signatures, students will be able to vote on the referendum in the UC Breezeway Sept. 20-21. “I’m really excited that I’m able to do this because it’s great to see that students actually want this,” Aquilina said.
So far, most responses to the petition have been positive, with very few people declining to sign. “It’s only one dollar right? Why not?” freshman Ali Zaman said
while adding his signature to the petition. Alexandra Leon may be contacted at aleon@themiamihurricane.com.
MEET THE CANDIDATES Student Government will be hosting three events where students can meet the candidates for Senate and discuss the student activities fee referendum. Monday: 5 p.m.-7 p.m. in the Stanford/Hecht Dining Hall Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Food Court Wednesday: 5 p.m.-7 p.m. in the Mahoney/ Pearson dining hall
NEWS BRIEFS CAREER EXPO The Fall Career Expo will take place Wednesday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the BankUnited Center.All students are invited to attend regardless of major or year in school. Professional dress is required. For a list of organizations that will be recruiting at the expo, visit miami.edu/careerexpo.
PANEL ON CRISIS IN THE GULF A panel discussion on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will take place Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. in the School of Architecture’s Glasgow Hall. Experts 2
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E-MAIL WORM On September 9, a malicious e-mail worm was identified in the UMail system. Information Technology began implementing measures to suppress the spread of the e-mail as soon as they could pinpoint the unique and identifiable September 13 - September 15, 2010
traits of the communication.The e-mail wreaked havoc nationally. The virus, named “here you have,” acts like a Trojan horse, promising free downloads only to spam the same e-mail to everyone in the recipient’s address book, crippling e-mail servers. Unlike many e-mail services across the country, UMail was uninterrupted and email delivery flowed normally throughout the entire event. Parker Davis may be contacted at pdavis@ themiamihurricane.com.
Lindsay Brown and Christina De Nicola captured the intensity at the Ohio State football game. Check out their photo slideshow. Rebecca Zimmer has an update on the vandalism of the SAE house. Steve Pierre shot a video profiling the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Ivan Rocha has a photo brief on Friday’s 9/11 memorial in the UC. Two students submitted letters to the editor about the Muslim community center being built by Ground Zero. Check out Emily Louwsma and Richard Rosengarten’s opinions. Read Austen Gregerson’s take on the Hurricanes’ new football uniform. Christina De Nicola is upset that she is a senior and the Canes have no chance at a national championship. Read her commentary. Subscribe for the e-mail edition of the newspaper at www. themiamihurricane. com/subscribe.
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Students help sick children’s wishes come true UM group gathers funds for charity BY JASMINE HENDERSON CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
A group of University of Miami students has dedicated themselves to helping sick children, one wish at a time. Wishmakers on Campus is a new organization that is overseen by the MakeA-Wish Foundation’s South Florida division. It raises funds to grant the wishes of children who suffer from life-threatening illnesses. “I don’t think in any other organization you can personally make someone’s dreams come true,” senior Jonathan Schrader said. Schrader founded UM’s chapter of Wishmakers in 2009, and the group officially became a registered organization in the spring of 2010. He now serves as the president. The Chicago local and political science major first had the idea for a celebrity softball match on campus and, after some research, he decided that Wishmakers on Campus provided the perfect cause. The organization’s first celebrity softball tournament was in January and brought out such participants as former Miami Heat player Tim Hardaway, U.S. Olympic Swimmers Adam Ritter and Maritza Correia and actress Francia Raisa from “The Secret Life of an American Teenager.” The event raised $1,200 and Wishmakers’ overall efforts brought in approximately $8,000. Aside from money they received from general donors, Wishmakers collected funds from corporate sponsors including Southwest Airlines and Hilton hotels. Even proskateboarder Tony Hawk donated an autographed skateboard for the cause. The money granted 6-year-old Andres, a Key Biscayne local who suffers from neurological seizures, his wish to go to Walt Disney World. “He got the largest package at the theme park and even got to have dinner with Mickey Mouse,” Schrader said. Wishmakers not only impacted a life, but also made a memorable first impression on the rest of UM by winning Best New Organization at the Student Organization Achievement and Recognition (SOAR) awards in 2010 which is held every year to celebrate student organizations. “I want this to be one of the top service organizations on campus,” Schrader said. Wishmakers has even bigger plans for the 2010-2011 school year. Wishmak-
ers is sponsoring an EA Sports Madden tournament Saturday to get a head start on fundraising. They are also teaming up with Gameworks on Oct. 7 for a game night where 30 percent of profits for that night go to Wishmakers on Campus and towards a child’s wish. There will still be a celebrity softball tournament in February with the same participants as last year along, with some new faces such as Miami disc jockey Michael Yo and comedians Tara Berland and Kevin Hart who will also be performing on campus. Celebrities will also be able to bring their own charities to make the events profit more than one cause. Once they reach $5,000, that money will go towards granting a child’s wish. Although Wishmakers at UM is still new, it has already inspired other campuses like the University of South Florida to start a Wishmakers on Campus chapter. The organization has already brought so much excitement to UM’s campus reaching out to children in the community as well. Junior and vice president for Wishmakers, Reeyaz Hamirani was attracted to the organization because of his work in high school with a similar organization that raised funds for children in need. “This organization is different because of the amount of outreach. It touches everyone one way or another,” Hamirani said. Wishmakers is already bringing attention to the University of Miami as a new organization. They bring entertainment and fellowship amongst students while fighting for a cause as well. “When people think of Wishmakers I want people to think of it that organization that brings cheer to people,” Schrader explained. Students that would like to be a part of Wishmakers on Campus want to find out more about their fundraising events can attend meetings every Monday at 8 p.m. in the Hecht Residential College classroom. Jasmine Henderson may be contacted at jhenderson@themiamihurricane.com.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED Send an e-mail to umwishmakers@gmail.com to join the listserv. Attend meetings every Monday at 8 p.m. in Hecht.
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MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE: Senior Jonathan Schrader (bottom), junior Reeyaz Hamirani, senior Michael Borok, sophomore Michelle Zeidan and junior Adrianne D’Angelo make up Wishmakers on Campus’ executive board. September 13 - September 15, 2010
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Overflow housing forces students off campus Holiday Inn solves residential problem BY NANCY OBEN CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
Sitting in a nearly empty shuttle, senior exchange student from Spain, Adrian Rebollal, rides over to campus to get dinner. The bus across U.S. 1 takes only five minutes and leaves him at Stanford Circle, ready to walk to the Mahoney-Pearson dining hall. “I would love if they had a bridge across U.S. 1,” Rebollal said. “When you go walking it
is so crowded.” The Coral Gables Holiday Inn may be just across the street, but the hotel is a world away from the on-campus lifestyle. Last semester’s housing lottery has had a significant effect on the on-campus population. Many students who wanted to live on campus this year were not granted the opportunity- some got off the wait list and found rooms, some went off campus to the surrounding Coral Gables apartments and homes, while 30 other students, and the entire University of Miami Intensive English Program, are in limbo and are being
housed at the Holiday Inn until a spot can open up. “This is a little different use of the hotel as temporary overf low housing,” said Jon Baldessari, associate director of the Department of Housing and Residential Life. “There are early cancellations or people that don’t show up- we call them no shows. We can move those folks [at the hotel] onto campus pretty quickly. We never intended to keep people there longer than the end of September. Actually we are a little bit ahead of schedule.” The students residing at the Holiday Inn are mainly transfer
students and upperclassmen or a part of the UM Intensive English Program. The hotel rooms are split into double occupancy and the fees are comparable to the double-occupancy dorm rates. The residents also have an on-campus meal plan, although they have to cross U.S. 1 in order to use it. This is not the first time that University of Miami students have been housed at the Coral Gables Holiday Inn. In 2005, the university had almost 200 students residing at the hotel, Baldessari said. After 2005, the Department of Housing and Residential Life did not need overf low housing. That all changed last year when the university decided to tear down the apartment area, thus eliminating dorm space and creating a housing lottery. Despite not receiving accommodations on campus, students seem happy living at the Holiday Inn. “I got a king size bed, my own shower, two TVs, a balcony,” said freshman Drew Doidge, a New Jersey local who currently resides at the Holiday Inn while taking part-time classes. “I got a pool. It’s awesome.” The students also have maid service and access to room service, constant reminders that they are staying in a hotel and not in Eaton or the towers. The students can also use the hotel pool and the small fitness center. Staying at the hotel, however, does not offer the connection to the rest of the university that
living in the dorms provides. “They seem to be getting kind of bored already around here,” said Edgar Morales, a manager on duty for the Coral Gables Holiday Inn. Many students living at the hotel are students in the Intensive English program and are new to the campus lifestyle. These students are international as well and are living in Miami and in the country for the first time. By not being able to live in the dorms, the students may miss out on important information and activities, like pep rallies, on-campus movies and club meetings, further isolating them from the on-campus population. “My only regret is that I’m not around what’s going on on campus,” Doidge said. “Everything I hear from my friends is about the dorms.” Many of the students won’t have to wait long to become a part of campus life. Once space opens up, the students will be moved into the residence halls. Students in the Intensive English program, however, may be housed in the Holiday Inn for the remainder of the program. “Now they are going to move me to Mahoney, it’s nice,” Rebollal said. “I know everybody from the dorms, and everybody loves me in Pearson and Mahoney. I would like to have a better bed, a better room.” Nancy Oben may be contacted at noben@themiamihurricane.com.
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Muslim-American freedom of religion under fire Before the speedy spread of news on the Internet, an ignorant, detestable individual such as Jones would have publicized his intentions locally, and would have gone unnoticed by the rest of the world. How did such a fringe figure become world news? It’s a shame that lunatic characters like Jones are receiving worldwide attention, because that is just what they’re craving: publicity. We must understand that the plan to burn the holy Quran on 9/11 is completely contrary to our values as Americans. Although
what he planned isn’t illegal, it would be extremely hurtful to United States service men and women and to our MuslimAmerican population. When someone tries to tell Muslims that they are not allowed to practice their religion wherever they choose, he or she should understand how a society that acknowledges Jones’ freedom of speech must also recognize their freedom of religion. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
Dissent as patriotism, contention as progress CURTIS PORTER Sophomore “English 214 - it’s a poetry class.”
LENNY LUCKMAN Junior “Spanish 101.”
MARIA MARTEL Freshman “Theatre Arts.” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy. compiled by
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h i s weeke nd, our news feeds will be cluttered with eulogies of “Never forget 9/11.” But like the American MATT BOSAKOWIKI f lags waving CONTRIBUTING on every car COLUMNIST window, so too will these status updates fade into oblivion, revealing their inherent shallowness. I do not accept this. In fact, I have a challenge for you: If you say you’ll never forget 9/11, back it up! As Americans, we have access to information; our elected representatives are accountable to us, and we may protest. In short, we have the capability to become an extremely informed citizenry at the vanguard of democracy. Sadly, most Americans don’t.
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That makes it crucial for you to do so. Start by educating yourself. Learn about Islam. Learn about global hot spots. Learn about the strategy behind our “War on Terror.” Bottom line: knowledge is power, specifically the power to transform your petty opinions into persuasive arguments. After you’ve learned enough to make your opinion worth listening to, ensure that this will be the case! Call your congressional representative or senator! Hold our legislators accountable. And never be afraid to dissent! When a Marine I know had to write his own eulogy in case of death, he wrote that he “cherished” the right to dissent. America wasn’t built on slavish obedience, but on often cynical and occasionally violent dissent. If the pundits say we should do this or that, or the President
raises the call to arms, don’t get taken for a fool. It’s easy to wave a f lag and “stay the course;” it takes a lot more guts to put yourself at odds with what may seem like the forward momentum of history. But status updates and yellow ribbons don’t cut the mustard. The only way to truly “support the troops” is to ask “why?” It is to question every action, from the overall decision to fight to the strategic considerations. It is to support Department of Defense funding, while scrutinizing porkbarrel spending. It is to demand justification from Congress and the President, and then some. Or in a word, it is to dissent. Today, we mourn. Tomorrow, we act! Matt Bosakowski is a senior majoring in political science. He may be contacted at mbosakowski@ themiamihurricane.com.
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Setting the world on edge with his plan to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11, Pastor Terry Jones stated on Thursday he would “suspend” the event. Whether he decides to burn the Quran or not, Jones has already achieved his goals and has gained his 15 minutes of fame. It all began with Jones’ tweet on July 12: “9/11/2010 Int Burn a Quran Day.” The rise of a tweet from Gainesville to global news is a story of disgust and hatred utilizing social media networks.
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The role of an opening act for any concert is typically straightforward: Get the crowd energized for the headliner. At the 2010 Homecoming Concert, however, no fan in attendance will be more excited than Atlanta rapper Donnis, chosen as the opener for the biggest night of the year at the University of Miami. “When I was approached, I didn’t know what to think,” said Donnis, whose real name is Ladonnis Crump. “I couldn’t believe it. This is one of my biggest concerts ever, my first concert at a university, and I’m geeked up.” Crump's rise to fame began while performing in Japan, where he was stationed with the U.S. Air Force. After releasing his 2009 mixtape "Diary of an ATL Brave," backed by streetwear clothing label 10 Deep, Crump graced the cover of XXL magazine as one of 2010’s hip-hop “Freshmen of the Year.” DJ A-Trak, so impressed with Crump’s single “Gone,” signed the 26 year old to his label, Fool’s Gold Records, for a one-single deal. Recent opening acts for the Homecoming Concert, including The Wailers and Robert Randolph, have impressed the crowd with tremendous performances. Crump's close friends, hip-hop duo and 2008 Homecoming opener Kidz in the Hall, have already spoken with the Atlanta native about his biggest show yet. “We’re all so excited for this,” Crump said. “We’re doing it big, hoping for some special guests, light shows, everything. We’re rehearsing for two or three weeks straight for this one.” The headliner for the homecoming show will be announced this week. Crump, as one of the lucky few “in the know,” expressed his thoughts on opening for such a highly regarded act. “Very few artists or groups have ever reached legendary status, but this is one of them,” Crump said. “It’s truly an honor to open this concert, it’s going to be a crazy night.” Though a football game against Maryland and the annual Homecoming parade will draw countless former and current Hurricanes, the most memorable part of every Homecoming is the concert on the green. This year’s show is scheduled for the night of Nov. 5. “Donnis has proven to be a rising hip-hop star, and his skills and command of the stage will be on full display as he opens the biggest show this University has ever seen,” said Max Winik, large venue concert chair for Hurricane Productions. Camron Ghorbi may be contacted at cghorbi@themiamihurricane.com.
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SPICE FROM PAGE 1 “I think its a great opportunity for restaurants,” said Diego Orlando, executive chef at the Chart House in Coconut Grove, one of the restaurants offering a Miami Spice prix fixe menu. “We are still here and [we] get a relationship with the guest again.” The event has over 100 restaurants participating, so patrons are sure to find one IF YOU GO that will please their culinary palette. “Miami is so diverse and MR. CHOW: 2201 there is a lot going on every Collins Avenue, Miami night,” sophomore Dhrushti Beach; 305-695-1695 Desai said. “It’ll be great to try new restaurants.” Miami Spice restaurant CHART HOUSE: 51 month is not just a great Chart House Drive, opportunity for the Coconut Grove; 305restauranteurs; it is also a great 856-9741 way to try new places on a shoestring budget. “Since I was a freshman LA PALMA at UM, I have wondered where RISTORANTE: 116 the best local places to eat Alhambra Circle, are,” junior Dan Schoch said. Coral Gables; 305“Miami Spice gives you all that 445-8777 information in one place.” The Miami Hurricane has compiled a list of a few of the OTHER RESTAURANTS restaurants participating that PARTICIPATING: students might not have heard Anacapri on about, but should definitely Ponce, Azul, B.E.D., consider. Mr. Chow- Located in Graziano’s, Morton’s the W hotel on Miami Beach, The Steakhouse, this is the fourth location of Novecento, Red Fish Mr. Chow. This restaurant Grill and The Rusty was most recently awarded Pelican, among many the 5-Star Diamond Award by the American Academy of others. Hospitality Sciences, so the food and service are excellent. The Miami Spice menu is available Sunday through Thursday, and reservations are required. The three-course menu is served family style, with some of the selections being green prawns, steamed sea bass and Mr. Chow’s signature hand-pulled noodles. Chart House- Located in the Coconut Grove Convention Center, the Chart House offers amazing views of the Dinner Key Marina and Biscayne Bay. This restaurant chain is located all over the United States and is known for its great seafood. “Chart House really has everything I can ask for when going out for a nice meal,” senior Alex Fruin said. “The steaks are always cooked to perfection, the seafood is fresh. And the view, I don’t think you can find a better view than that. Not just in Miami, but anywhere.” The Miami Spice menu is served for dinner Sunday through Thursday. The menu is filled with The Chart House’s biggest sellers, according to Orlando, and they will not disappoint. Try the Shrimp Fresca, Parmesan-crusted shrimp paired with angel hair pasta and lump crab meat, and then finish your meal with the Chart House’s famous mud pie. Reservations are required and can be made online. La Palma Ristorante- If you are looking for a restaurant to host a perfect date night, then La Palma is the one for you. Housed in the historic La Palma building designed in 1924 by George Merrick, this Coral Gables restaurant has a tree-covered outdoor courtyard that would be perfect for that special anniversary dinner. The Miami Spice menu is available for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner every night. The restaurant selected choices for everyone including NY strip steak, salmon and homemade pasta. Reservations are recommended and there is even local entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings. “Make it a bargain,” said Laura Dutis, event coordinator for La Palma Ristorante. “That’s the deal for Miami Spice.”
‘Lebanon’ emotionally brutalizing, brilliant BY SARAH B. PILCHICK SENIOR EDGE WRITER
"Lebanon" is not a film that is easy to experience. It succeeds when it is viewed as a film about relationships, namely the bond between a small team of Israeli soldiers in a tank on the first day of the 1982 Lebanon War. The soldiers in the tank, codenamed “Rhino,” are all young and desperate to survive the war. For those who do live to see the end of the conflict, many of the lingering effects are psychological and emotional. Director Samuel Maoz's semi-autobiographical film spares nothing regarding the horrifying realities of war. The film focuses on the emotional hell of the soldiers, some of whom are weeks from being discharged, and the stress, turmoil and uncertainty of their existence both in and out of the tank.
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Turnovers plague Canes in the Red Sea Canes lose to Ohio State, 36-24 BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
Head coach Randy Shannon stressed the importance of taking care of the ball against the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday afternoon, but things didn’t fall into place. The No. 12 Miami Hurricanes simply could not overcome four interceptions as they doomed themselves and lost to Ohio State, 36-24, at the Horseshoe. “It came down to one thing, turnovers, and we can not do that and win big games like this,” Shannon said. “You can’t win games when you turn the ball like the way we did.” Junior quarterback Jacory Harris was a victim of all the turnovers. The first interception came deep in Miami’s own territory. It went through the hands of senior wide receiver Leonard Hankerson when a defender slapped at the ball and gained control. The second interception was a miscommunication as junior wide receiver Travis Benjamin run blocked and Harris wanted a kill route. Benjamin made up for it when he returned a punt return for 79 yards. Right before halftime, Harris threw his third pick when the ball slid out of Benjamin’s hands right into Ohio State’s senior defensive back Chimdi Chekwa for his second interception. The final interception was the most costly. With the Hurricanes within the Buckeyes’ 10-yard line, they had the opportunity to cut the game into one possession. Ohio State then ran a zone blitz, and defensive end Cameron Heyward jumped right in front of senior running back Damien Berry and rumbled 80 yards.
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DISAPPOINTING FINALE: Sean Fetterman, a booster for the university, watches the final seconds of Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Miami game, during which the Canes fell 36-24. Fetterman’s son Brandon got the word “swag” shaved into his head for the game. Two plays later, junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor broke loose for a 13-yard rushing touchdown, giving the Buckeyes a 33-16 lead. It was one of the first times Shannon didn’t sugar coat his answer about who was at fault for the interceptions. “[In] two of them, the receiver ran the wrong route. I will be up front and honest with you,” Shannon said. “The receivers ran the wrong route. Still, if the receiver runs the wrong route just throw the ball out of bounds.” Harris took all of the blame. “I put all of them on me. I’m the quarterback of this team,” Harris said. “I deserve to take all the blame. When things go wrong, I will take
full ownership of being the one who made the mistake.” But turnovers were not the only thing that plagued the Canes. Miami had eight penalties for 59 yards, seven resulting for 54 yards alone in the third quarter. “You have a penalty, then you break a run and have another penalty all in the red zone,” Shannon said about penalties. “Those things like that can not happen in a game like this in the second half.” Ohio State had the ball for a total of one minute and 42 seconds in the third quarter and still managed to outscore the Hurricanes, 10-0. Still, the Hurricanes had the opportunity to win the game. Dropped passes, missed tackles and
field position killed Miami. “We said this game was going to be about field position. We gave Ohio State the ball at the 48-yard line which you cannot do that,” Shannon said. Shannon stressed to the team all week about tackling, and numerous times Ohio State was able to shake tackles off. “We said tackling,” Shannon said. “We had the assignments all week and I made sure I told them guys to make sure you guys tackle the ball and they didn’t.” Despite being down after the game, the Hurricanes felt they cost themselves the game. “I was confident and I’m still confident. We beat ourselves,” said
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Berry, who had 94 yards on 16 carries. “It hurts so bad knowing we basically gave them the game. Don’t take nothing from them. Terrelle did a heck of a job. I still believe Jacory is the best quarterback.” Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at lledoux@themiamihurricane.com.
Check out Christina De Nicola and Steve Pierre’s video coverage of the game.
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Volleyball victory UM wins several sets this past weekend BY ADAM BERGER SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
At least one UM sports team got revenge this past weekend. The University of Miami volleyball team needed a total of nine sets to win three matches over the weekend during the 10th Annual Hurricane Invitational. The Hurricanes (10-1) swept through contests against San Francisco, BethuneCookman and FIU, the team that eliminated Miami from the NCAA tournament in 2009. “We’re ready for revenge,” junior middle blocker Christene Williamson said prior to the matchup. “Tonight we’re looking to kill [FIU] in… three [sets] max.” Williamson was true to her word. The Canes beat the Panthers in relatively easy fashion, winning in straight sets by scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-13. Junior outside hitter Lane Carico took MVP honors for the tournament. The star upperclassman also recorded her 1,000th career kill against Bethune-Cookman, becoming the sixth Hurricane to ever reach the milestone. Needless to say, Carico remained humble about her accomplishment. “I’ve always been fortunate to play with a really great team of girls,” Carico said. “To be honest [reaching 1,000 kills] never crossed my mind. I didn’t think about it.” Head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch, who has been in charge of the volleyball team since the program started in 2001, shed a little more light on the significance of reaching 1,000 kills. “Reaching 1,000 kills is an incredible accomplishment, especially to have done it in your junior season,” Lantagne Welch
said. “Lane has made such an impact and imprint in this program and we’re really proud of her accomplishments… she’ll flourish throughout the rest of her career.” Right now, things are going good for the Hurricanes. The team has won eight straight matches and has begun the 2010 season by taking 10 of its first 11 contests, no small feat considering the Canes feature two starting freshmen in outside hitter Alex Johnson and Libero Ryan Shaffer. “We’re excited about where we are right now,” Lantagne Welch said. “There are things that we still need to fix on our end so that we can become a better team, but we’re definitely fired up about we’re at.” Regardless of the fast start, Miami knows that the entire season will not consist of three-set sweeps. “I think we have bigger competition coming up in our conference play,” Carico said. The Hurricanes will get a chance to see just how good they really are starting on Saturday when in-state rival Florida State will come to Coral Gables to kick off ACC play. The match will take place at 7 p.m. at the Knight Sports Complex and can be heard live on WVUM. Adam Berger may contacted at aberger@ themiamihurricane.com.
ALL-TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Junior outside hitter Lane Carico Junior outside hitter Christine Williamson Redshirt junior setter Katie Gallagher
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SPORTS BRIEFS WOMEN’S TENNIS The tennis team will open up their season with four student-athletes ranked by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Senior Bianca Eichkorn headlines the Hurricanes with a ranking of No. 14 in the nation, with juniors Anna Bartenstein and Gabriela Mejia ranked No. 53 and 83, respectively.
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Two doubles teams also ranked in the top 20, with the Eichkorn and Bartenstein duo at No.16 and Mejia and sophomore Danielle Mills at No.17. The season is set to kick off with the Hurricane Invitational starting on Sept. 24.
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and have remaining NCAA eligibility. For additional information call the baseball offices at 305-284-4171.
TRACK AND FIELD Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Amy Deem was named the head coach for IAFF Continental Cup for the Americas team, which consisted of runners from North, Central and South America, as well as Caribbean Track and Field Federations. The Continental Cup is a competition between the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia/Pacific. The Americans were narrowly beaten by Europe, 429 to 419.5 seconds, and ended in second place. Ernesto Suarez may be contacted at esuarez@themiamihurricane.com. Information compiled from hurricanesports.com.
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