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Vol. 90, Issue 8 | Sept. 19 - Sept. 21, 2011

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MARLENA SKROBE // Photo Editor

FOR THE WIN: Freshman Clive Walford celebrates during Miami’s 24-6 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night in front of 66,279 fans at Sun Life Stadium.

Buckeye beatdown

Miller runs wild, defense overwhelms Ohio State in Canes’ win TWITTER TROUBLE

ANONYMOUS ACCOUNT SATIRIZES CHARTWELLS DINING SERVICE PAGE 3

TAKING A TASTE TOUR

CUBAN RESTAURANTS IN LITTLE HAVANA OPEN THEIR DOORS PAGE 7

SOCCER SHOCKER

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BY AUSTEN GREGERSON | SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

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hen Al Golden addressed the media at his postgame press conference at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday, with his first victory as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes in hand, a reporter made the grave error of asking the drenched man in a tie whether the “glass was half full ” after the victory.

“We just beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 24-6. There ain ’t no half full glass here, ” Golden said.

While it was a fair question concerning the errors still present

during the game and an allusion to the hate frenzy that has surrounded this team since mid-August, Golden wasted no time pulling any deeper meaning from the Canes ’ sound victory over the No. 17 Buckeyes. He just wanted the reporter to know how good it felt.

“Those kids played tough; they played with passion, ” Golden said. “I ’m not being disrespectful, it ’s just going to be a war when you play [Ohio State]. They don ’t lose a lot and the only time they have lost is when the other team

has scored 24 points or more. And in the past five years they ’ve lost what ... seven games? ” For the first time since Golden took over, fans and athletes alike had something positive to think about.

Miami ’s defense, which faltered at times against Maryland, was born anew with three of the five reinstated Hurricanes making major contributions, most notably senior linebacker Sean Spence.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

New office supports civic engagement Service focuses on volunteerism

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BY ALANNA ZUNSKI STAFF WRITER

Founded two months ago, the Office of Civic and Community Enhancement (OCCE) is the latest on-campus service to help students get more involved in their community.

The OCCE ’s main goal is to encourage professors to incorporate community service into their curriculum and to allow students to use the office ’s resources to help the surrounding community.

“Whereas the Butler Center focuses more on volunteerism and leadership development, this office focuses on more of the academic side of service and engagement, ” said Mara D ’A mico, who works at both the OCCE and the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development.

The office is currently working with professors to incorporate local guest speakers into the class schedule. The OCCE hopes to eventually offer internships with non-profit organizations that could play a key role in the learning process. This semester, more than 30 courses feature a community service component.

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Check out the photo staff’s slideshows of tailgates and the football game.

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GETTING INVOLVED: Mara D’Amico, who works in the Office of Civic and Social Engagement, makes calls about a recent program they have been working on in with the local community.

OCCE representative Lee Bloch stresses the importance of “experiential learning ” in the education process. “[Community-based partnerships] promote a more engaged culture and a culture that crosses those borders between the university and the community, ” Bloch said.

Students can get directly involved with the office through one of its five upcoming initiatives. For example, applica-

tions are currently open for the Southridge High School Partnership, which would allow hands-on experience for history and English majors interested in becoming teachers.

Going forward, Bloch hopes to have more partnerships with high schools. “[The office] would like to incorporate more high schools, programs and fields, ” he said.

Through the efforts of the OCCE, D ’A mico wants to ad-

dress the needs of the community and to create an educational opportunity for students.

“It ’s a matter of asking: ‘What does the community need and what skills do I have to address those needs? ’ ” D ’A mico said. “It ’s so important for students to know what ’s going on in their community and on their campus. It allows them to form connections that can further their career and experience at the school. ”

NEWS BRIEFS SG ELECTIONS Student Government Elections will be held Monday through Wednesday in the UC Breezeway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students will be voting on the following seats:

Fraternity Row Senator College of Arts and Science Senators Frost School of Music Senator School of Business Senator

Freshman Class Senators

School of Communication Senator

Sophomore Class Senators

School of Education Senator

Junior Class Senators

School of Nursing & Health Science Senator

Senior Class Senators Eaton Residential College Senator Hecht Residential College Senator Stanford Residential College Senator Mahoney Residential College Senator Pearson Residential College Senator Commuter Senators 2

University Village Senator

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STUDY ABROAD FAIR Students interested in studying abroad can receive information from administrators, professors and past participants at the annual fair on Wednesday.

The event will be held in the UC’s lower lounge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Discover where and when you can go, and how your current financial aid

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package and UM scholarships can be used. Students of all majors welcome.

NETWORKING EVENT Network with members of the Woodson Williams Marshall Association, an organization that serves as vital resources for black students, and promotes the retention of black faculty and administrators at the school. Dinner will be provided at the event. If interested, call 305-2842855 for any questions or to RSVP. For more information, email multicultural.studentaffairs@ miami.edu.

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

Andrew Blitman got by with a little help from his friends. Read his column.

Want to relive Thursday night’s food truck rally? See Prisca Muljadi’s video.

Want to see all the pep rally action from Thursday night?

Take a look at Prisca Muljadi’s video.

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Chartwells imposter faces criticism lighthearted, ” said sophomore Maddie Hasbrouck, who has a Twitter and eats at the Mahoney/Pearson dining hall. “I don ’t think it should be taken

BY CHELSEA KIMMEY too seriously. ” ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Freshman Gianni MosOver the last month, an kofides, who lives in Stanford, anonymous user has been feels that the account is “inteltweeting toilet-humored criti- ligent and witty. ” cism about the food served in “It ’s not a big deal, ” he the UM dining halls by Chart- said. “I understand if it was wells under the alias @UM_ taking away business, but it ’s Chartwells. not because, “Welcome as students, Freshman! We we have to go hope your dithere. ” gestive tracks RepresenCome in are ready for tatives at UM ’s 'cause you're your first year Dining Seraway from hungry, leave vices Departhome cookment, howev'cause you're ing, ” read er, do not share nauseous! @U M _Cha r tHasbrouck and 6 September 2011 wells ’ first M o s k o f i d e s ’ tweet on Aug. sentiments.

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38th best which has 314 followers, has the Chartwells slogan was ed “Wouldn ’t a more effective school in been receiving mixed responses ited: “Eat. Learn. Poop. ” way of shutting me up be just from the UM community. the nation! Any @UM_Chartwells may be to improve the food? ” @UM_ “I think it ’s funny and violating Twitter ’s trademark Chartwells said. guesses as to Freshman Traia Thiel, policy, which states that “using what place our a company or business name, who lives in Hecht, feels that food service logo or other trademark-pro- the account, while amusing, is comes in?!

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UNIVERSITY CENTER

New mural documents UM history Committee works for spirited UC

BY ELIZABETH DE ARMAS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The dull white walls of the University Center will finally be dressed up with some color.

As part of the ongoing UC renovations, the Pavia Garage entranceway will be home to a new mural that will document UM's history.

Student Government Vice President Ashley Taggart represents the student body on the UC Renovations Committee. Under the direction of Patricia Whitely, the vice president of Student Affairs, the committee is working to make the UC as spirited as possible.

“The UC is really bland and boring, ” Taggart said. "We want to spruce it up."

With the help of Arquitectonica, an architecture firm in Miami, the committee has been designing layouts and various print mock-ups before finalizing the rendering earlier last week.

Taggart said this mural will do a great job capturing student activities while promoting school spirit throughout campus.

“The mural is going to be a transformation to the UC, ” she said. “I want to see it up. ” The mural will be organized to show the different eras of the university. It will consist of real pictures, which will tell the story of UM from the beginning of its existence.

"The UC Mural will vividly depict UM history and traditions with a strong focus on student life, ” Whitely said. “Organized by the terms of the five UM presidents, the mural will be a terrific addition to the renovated UC, and will be a popular stop for students, guests and alumni for years to come."

The committee hopes to have the mural mounted on the UC walls by the end of October, in time for homecoming and the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new Student Activities Center.

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Food trucks roll onto campus

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MOBILE MUNCHIES: Freshman Jacqueline Dixon waits to get her cupcake from the Clarabelle’s Cupcakes food truck. The food trucks made a stop at the University of Miami Thursday night.

The food trucks lined up by Stanford Circle, where Sebastian visited during the pep rally for Saturday’s game against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

“This is a great experience and an amazing idea, especially to have on a college campus,” Dixon said.

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AMY WAGENAAR Sophomore “They were really fun and should definitely be brought back again.”

THERON GUERRA Junior

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Taylor Duckett, Contributing Columnist

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has 31 followers and has not been highly promoted.

The department ’s Facebook page is equally unpopular with only a mere 92 likes. Neither are particularly informative, and the few number of people aware of them shows social media has yet to be taken advantage of by our dining services.

While @UM_Chartwells is amusing to us, it is an insult to the real Chartwells. But it ’s hard to lay blame when even the official Chartwells Twitter account is languishing in anonymity. If Chartwells were to advertise menus on Facebook or ask for feedback on Twitter, they would undoubtedly gain more followers who seek official information.

Granted, @UMDining first tweeted in August, so it may take time for the dining service to get a feel for the medium. Hopefully, we can look forward to our dining halls having a presence on these sites, instead of settling for jabs by an anonymous person.

Even if @UM_Chartwells makes us laugh, let ’s hope the official dining service takes their own social media outlets by the reins.

Showing united stand on Sept. 11 TOM CLARK Junior “I really liked the cupcake trucks.”

TYLER LINDBERG Sophomore “They had really great food and a lot of variety.”

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

Check out video Speak Ups at themiamihurricane.com. compiled by

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“I liked the food and the atmosphere. It was a really good time.”

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11 marked the 10year anniversary of the terrorist attacks that changed our world.

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Chartwells should show its real face Since August, tweets from @UM_Chartwells have been appearing in students ’ news feeds. The Twitter page is one of the more popular campus-related social media accounts with 314 followers.

The University of Miami is no stranger to social media. This April, UM was ranked eighth on StudentAdvisor.com ’s list of “top social media colleges. ” The ranking was based on how well the university, along with its departments and corresponding divisions, used Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, among other outlets, to keep in touch with students.

UM has more than 30 Facebook pages, 29 Twitter pages, eight YouTube accounts and five RSS feeds.

Departments like admissions, athletics, UM police, each school and its library, the alumni association and student media – including The Miami Hurricane – each have their own accounts.

However, @UM_Chartwells is an unofficial representation of Chartwells, and is not affiliated with UM. The account is merely an elaborate parody.

But here ’s the surprise – did you know that UM ’s Chartwells food service does have a social media presence? If you didn ’t know this, you ’re not alone.

The Dining Services Department ’s Twitter page only

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We’ve become relatively apathetic and we’ve somewhat tuned out the important things going on around us.

we came together as a country; we showed our support, grieved and hoped as a unified nation.

I ask now, 10 years later, where were you on Sept. 11 this year? We have a large student body, but barely any students attended the memorial to show their support. There is a problem with our generation; we ‘ve become relatively apathetic and we ’ve somewhat tuned out the important things going on around us. We would rather talk about “Jersey Shore ” or the Kar-trash-ians than flip on the news to find out what is going on in the world.

I feel it would be safe to say that most people think, “Well, 9/11 was sad, but it ’s yesterday ’s news. ” It will never be just yesterday ’s news; it is today ’s news, tomorrow ’s news and news for years to come. I say this because the events of that day flipped and destroyed our real-

ity and replaced it with something much bleaker. We are living in a time of war, and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were possibly the biggest disaster in our country that we will see in our lifetime.

I understand that education comes first and some may have had prior commitments that night, but is it really that hard for you to take 30 minutes out of your day to pay your respects to those innocent people who lost their lives that day?

To those families who didn ’t even have a body to bury? To honor the men and women in uniform who are serving every day to fight for the principles we hold so dear? If it is, I fear for our future because if we become an apathetic nation, we ’ll have no hope of presenting a unified front in times of crises.

Taylor Duckett is a freshman majoring in chemistry.

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Changing skewed perceptions of Paris, the city of love

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ear Americans, I have never been a boy scout or a boy for that matter, but I am always ARIEL GRAHAM CONTRIBUTING prepared. In COLUMNIST this case, I am prepared for a Bachmann presidency in 2012. If that happens, I am ready to leave America.

I would go to France, not only because I have future plans there with my Parisian boyfriend, but also because I love the petite differences in systematic design that seem to permit a healthier and happier lifestyle.

Unless you're like me and you discover the magic of real French pain au chocolat, it's just happier.

An obvious characteristic of the French can be seen upon first meeting one. You might stiffen,

feel slightly embarrassed or violated while a French person kisses you on each cheek. Salutations that involve face to face contact were a big deal for me because sometimes I introduce myself in the U.S. without even exchanging a handshake. But as I had to incorporate the habit, I became appreciative because it forces you to really acknowledge people, introduce yourself and make new friends. If you're at a small enough party, pop a breath mint and touch cheeks with everyone in the room, or else you're rude.

I am an ecological person, so something that made an impression on me were the 'f lourie' signs, which rate the amount of f lowers and greenery present in each section of Paris. It's not an elaborate scale; it just goes from one f lower, the lowest amount, to four f lowers. But I think it's nice that a city even acknowledges its plants. I ’ve never seen such appreciation for plants in the U.S.

If you're walking outside around midnight and you have the munchies, unfortunately you're SOL. The labor laws in France are truly impressive - it's iffy as to whether businesses are open on Sundays and Mondays and on Tuesdays through Saturdays most stores close around 8 p.m. with two-hour breaks in the middle of the day. In fact, the French working class gets five weeks of vacation every year.

So ultimately, France is good for workers, but bad for unprepared stoners.

And there's no doubt that America is having trouble with its weight (perhaps perpetuated by such treats as fried butter on a stick featured at the Iowa Straw Poll). Much of our environment is not conducive to good health.

However, I theorize that the reason I saw few cases of obesity in Paris was because of several reasons.

One was the lack of urban

sprawl; driving a car in Paris is somewhat wasteful because of the accessibility of places in the city either by foot or by metro.

And if you do take the metro, it's still a workout because there are comparatively few escalators to stairs. Also, French has a few lingual differences with English that may inspire more self-control when it comes to caloric intake. Breakfast is an urgent word; it implies that we starve ourselves while we sleep.

We put a lot of emphasis in America about the importance of a hearty breakfast. Actually, I think there's an emphasis on every meal in the day. But the word in French for lunch is dejeuner, and the word for breakfast is petit dejeuner (the "little" lunch). In the U.S., after a meal we say that we're "full" or "stuffed," implying that we've eaten as much as we can. In French, the answer is, “Je n'ai pas faim," that is to say, “I have no more hunger." Very sub-

tle, I believe, yet very effective.

And, as I was once told by a French friend with whom I was conversing: "People eating on the subway is the end of civilization."

While on average a quarter of Americans' meals are eaten in the car, very few people eat on the subway and many families still gather around the table for most meals in Paris. There's more time for socializing, preparing the food and less eating alone in front of the television.

So, just letting you know, Paris is a wonderful place. Don't let silly propaganda skew your perceptions of the French. There wasn't a wild abundance of cigarette smokers nor were there people wearing striped shirts and berets. Also, a majority of the women had beautiful armpits. I shall be among them soon.

Ariel Graham is majoring in film and psychology.

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ecently, when the news was plastered with talk of the looming deadline for the U.S. national debt, many financial pundits thought that the fiscal apocalypse was approaching.

PAUL RYAN CONTRIBUTING At the last moCOLUMNIST ment, however, Congress passed a bill that allowed them and the president to raise the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion, while cutting only a little more than $900 billion immediately out of the national budget. Along with this came a 12-person, bipartisan, congressional "super committee," whose responsibility is to reduce the deficit by another $1.5 trillion.

However, all these cuts will hardly put a dent in our national debt (more than $14 trillion) unless the cuts work jointly with increases in government revenue. Yet many members of the Republican Party refused to vote for a bill with any increased tax revenue. Rather, they chose to play the game of partisan politics, gambling with the U.S. economy.

One person who spoke out about his refusal to compromise is Warren Buffett, the wealthy investor and businessman who recently wrote an editorial in The New York Times outlining a plan to increase tax revenues for

only the wealthiest Americans. He states that tax rates should rise for households earning more than $1 million in taxable income and an even greater increase in rates should be applied for households earning more than $10 million.

I respect Buffett for taking this stand, especially when middle and lower class families continue to struggle to pay off home mortgages, college costs and everyday living expenses.

Buffett is not the only affluent individual who is calling for greater taxes on the rich. Just this week, 16 of France's wealthiest individuals were signatories on a petition for higher tax rates for the wealthy in France. These small yet significant acts display teamwork - something the U.S. government hasn ’t seen in a while.

Members of Congress should look to these individuals for guidance in these fiscally difficult times. The wealthy are willing to pay more taxes, which could be put toward research grants, better federal college funding and subsidies, and improved national infrastructure.

America is broke and we have to learn to live within our means. Many of the wealthiest people in America are willing to help us get there, but Congress first needs to take a step in the right direction by realizing increased tax rates will not destroy American society.

Paul Ryan is a freshman majoring in economics and history.

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FOOD TOUR OF LITTLE HAVANA

Taste the cuisine in Miami ’s hub of Cuban culture DESTINATION: CALLE OCHO MISSION: TO FIND AUTHENTIC CUBAN DISHES

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nside the Agustin Gainza years. He explains how the HonGallery, about a dozen hun- duran, Nicaraguan, Ecuadorian gry voyeurs meet in the heart and Dominican roots of the farmof Little Havana for the start grown tobacco makes the shop of a nose-dive into Cuban the city ’s best for a Cuban cigar.

A few steps over, 85-year-old culture. Grace Della, the group ’s tour guide, explains Heliodoro Coro welcomes the the meaning behind the colorful group into El Pub Restaurant, paintings of Cuban folklore found one of several businesses he owns at both the Gainza Gallery, and on the street. A hot plantain omthe Molina Fine Art Gallery just elet with a side of black bean soup and the choice of red or white Arnext door.

Though the art gives insight gentine wine are staples at El Pub. into the island ’s history, it ’s once Though locals often have the inside Casa Panza that Miami food, visitors devour the worldly Culinary Tours ’ Little Havana cuisine.

Della then points to historic Food Tour kicks off. Strangers easily become friends as tapas – locales – the Tower Theatre, open traditional Spanish appetizers – since 1926, Domino Park, where sprout conversation and encour- viejitos (senior citizens) chalage sharing. With papas aioli, lenge each other to dominos, and a theatre chorizo albino undergoing and fried garconstruction, banzos sizzling where Billy on the table, Holiday once the tour trans- WHAT: Miami Culinary ports you away Tours’ Little Havana Food performed.

For anfrom Miami Tour other taste of into a SpanishWHEN: Every Saturday Cuba, a stop centric sect. at Exquisito “We be- from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Restaurant is lieve in proa must. Della moting the lo- PRICE: $59 per person presents the cal economy, ” REMEMBER: Wear tour with a said Della, the comfortable clothes. It's Cuban sandfounder of Mia walking tour of Little wich, glazed ami Culinary bread on the Tours. “We try Havana, rain or shine. outside, pork, to keep alive mustard, pickthe Cuban For more information, les, ham and culture here in visit miamiculinarytours. cheese on the Miami, which com. inside. Immewe love very diately after, much. ” Walking out of Casa Pan- the tour tries a pastelito de guayza and onto Calle Ocho, Celia aba (a guava pastry) and jugo de Cruz ’s “La Vida Es Un Carna- guarapo (sugar cane juice).

Before topping the tour with val, ” a classic salsa song, blares around the block and pairs with desert, Della gives a mini-history the columns and balconies of lesson at the Cuban Memorial Mediterranean Revival architec- Boulevard, where she discusses ture, the style often seen down the Bay of Pigs, U.S.-Cuban relathe historical street. On the floor, tions and Santeria, a Caribbeandozens of stars are honored as a based religion.

The tour ’s final stop is at part of the Latin Walk of Fame, Miami ’s version of the Holly- El Cristo Restaurant for dessert.

Made with condensed milk, wood Walk of Fame.

The tour makes a second sugar, egg and creme cheese, the stop at the Cuba Tobacco Cigar group is given flan, a soft and Company, where Alberto Gonza- sweetly glazed treat similar to les wraps a box full of Cuban ci- custard creme – a delicious end to gars, a craft he ’s mastered over 41 a Cuban afternoon.

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TRANSLATION: Grace Della, the guide for the Little Havana Food Tour, translates for Hellodoro Coro, an 85-year-old man who only speaks Spanish. The Little Havana Food Tour included a stop at El Pub Restaurant, which Coro owns. El Pub is a popular restaurant that serves traditional Cuban dishes.

SUGAR CANE: A cook at the Exquisito Restaurant makes jugo de guarapo.

MEATY: The first stop on the food tour is at Casa Panza, where visitors can try their chorizo albino tapa, a small appetizer portion.

EGG-CELLENT: Guests at Coro’s El Pub often order the plaintain omelet.

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Stylish home decor hits Design District

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Some people say good things come in sets of three. Susan Baker, Sloane Solomon and Paige Solomon, the owners of the new Found Design Miami, are a motherdaughter team who wield power tools, creativity and passion to transform vintage furniture and other pieces into unique home decor.

These Miami natives opened their doors to the community on Sept. 9 in the Wynwood Art District.

“We have one-of-a-kind pieces at reasonable prices, ” Baker said, as the company is keeping the shaky U.S. economy in mind.

“People want high-end, but affordable things. ” With artistic flair, the girls remake furnishings that can appeal to anyone with a taste for quirk, style, color and personality: Mermaid and calavera matchboxes, clear ornaments filled with dino-

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CREATIVITY: A new store in the Design District, Found Design Miami, sells creative and artistic home decor at low prices. saur figures (Sloane Solomon dubs them “Little Lost Worlds ”), a chair covered in prints of acrobats, a coffee table covered with a mosaic of broken mirror pieces ( “Seven Years Good Luck ”) and a dragonfly-patterned couch, among others. Prices

range from $5 to around $1200.

“I ’ve shopped at Target for a few furniture pieces, but I dig the idea of buying something refurbished and altered to be made into a functional art piece, ” senior Eli Blanco said.

Although Susan Baker and small business. A sense of comher two daughters find inspira- munity and passion keeps them tion from design websites and in optimistic. items from local Goodwill stores, “It ’s not all about making women ’s shelters and “dumpster money, ” Sloane Solomon said. “It ’s diving, ” many of their ideas come nice to work with family. I want from each other. this place to be fun. ” “[Coming up with good ideas] The girls are also comfortable is trial and error, ” Paige Solomon with their location in Wynwood. said. “We all have different styles. ” “It ’s artsy fartsy and a nice Sloane is inspired by 18th cen- community, very supportive, ” tury European literature, the ma- Baker said. cabre and dinosaurs, while Paige The stenciled word “found ” shows attention to repeats itself on detail and color, the storefront of hand-painting Found Design, a flowers on a chair. mantra affirming IF YOU GO Sloane also cites the treasures one WHAT: Found her sister ’s turis bound to find Design Miami quoise hutch as a within its walls.

WHERE: 2328 favorite piece.

“We ’re hopDespite a ing that when peoN. Miami Ave., wellspring of creple come in, someMiami, FL 33127 ativity and craftsthing will strike manship, these them, ” Baker said.

For more women admit to “We hope they information, call being nervous will leave with at 305-438-9311. about opening a least one piece. ”

RING THEATRE

Cast brings camaraderie to ‘Night Train to Bolina’

BY DEANNA MAVIS CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

ago, and he continues to impress audiences with his versatile acting. But it is sophomore Alanna Saunders ’ heart-wrenching perforRemember that imaginary world you mance as Clara that sweeps the audience used to visit as a child? At home or school, away. Between her innocent enthusiasm you could access it anywhere. Well, meet and flare for the dramatic, she responds to Clara and Mateo, for whom a magical world every situation as a charming yet emotive means kites, angels and tombstones in the 11-year-old. Together, Barrerio and SaunRing Theatre ’s production of “Night Train ders achieve the perfect balance of friends to Bolina. ” In a Latin-American world full who sometimes can ’t stand each other, but of violence, these children struggle to make above all, cannot live without each other. sense of their families, their religion and Their chemistry with the rest of the their budding adolescence, so they invent cast is tangible, racing the audience along a fantasy realm where they are in control. the bumpy train tracks of joy and sadness.

Their favorite location to The artistic interpretations visit is the cemetery, where of the children ’s imaginary pictures dot the tombstones IF YOU GO world are beautiful and and they pretend to be the tranquil, and despite the WHAT: “Night deceased — “I ’ll be the heavy material, it ’s scatTrain to Bolina” woman who died in Notered with humorous lines vember! ” Eventually, howWHERE: Ring from the children. ever, their need to escape esTheatre Playwright Nilo calates, so they stow aboard Cruz was in the audience WHEN: Through a midnight train to Bolina.

Wednesday evening. He Saturday Joey Barrerio ’s perforspent the last five weeks mance as young Mateo is COST: $8-$20; working with the cast, sayenthralling and believable; free for students ing, “It ’s been a joy for me his stage presence meets the on Totally [to direct this play.] ” His personal standards he set Tuesdays stay at UM is far from over, in “Rent ” nearly two years however, as he has trans8

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FUN: Actors perform a scene from the final dress rehearsal of “Night Train to Bolina,” written by Nilo Cruz.

lated the Ring Theatre ’s next play, “The House of Bernarda Alba, ” and will be assisting rehearsals up until the performances. That show will run from Oct. 13-30.

As for “Night Train to Bolina, ” opening night mistakes were minimal and welldisguised by the cast, and the play promises to continue being polished, poignant and all-together stunning for the rest of its audiences.

MIDNIGHT TRAIN: Senior Ryan Phillips and Sophomore Alanna Saunders perform during a dress rehearsal of “Night Train.”

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SOCCER

Canes prevail in two double overtime wins Team unity crucial for big-game success

BY KRISTEN SPILLANE CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

The Hurricanes are not strangers to overtime victories.

On Saturday, the Canes took home their third double overtime win of the season over Navy with Tara Schwitter ’s penalty kick goal in the 102nd minute.

UM ’s young players seized the opportunity to showcase their talents with a goal scored by freshman forward Ashley Flinn, assisted by freshman forward Shannon Caspar.

The Hurricanes ’ win at Navy followed a thrilling home win over Clemson.

In their first ACC matchup of the season, all eyes were on the Canes and they were ready for the spotlight.

Clemson, with only two losses when they arrived in Miami, is a force to be reckoned with in the ACC. How do the Hurricanes prepare for a big game like Thursday ’s contest against Clemson?

“Dance parties, ” senior goalkeeper Vikki Alonzo said. “We stay focused on the game ahead of us while maintaining good team chemistry. ” On Thursday, the Hurricanes defeated the Tigers in a 3-2 double overtime win.

Flinn secured the win with her header, her first collegiate goal in overtime play, assisted by Schwitter.

With full bleachers and a home crowd of over 400 fans, UM started off with a bang when junior forward Kate Howarth scored on a header in the fourth minute.

The Canes kept the pressure on Clemson with solid defense, led by senior forward Brooke Van Aman.

In the 15th minute, the Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead with Howarth ’s second goal of the day, assisted by Flinn.

Clemson returned just five minutes later with a goal of their own, narrowing the Miami lead to one goal again.

For the remainder of the half, UM continued to pummel Clemson goalkeeper Lauren Arnold with shots from freshman forward Shannon Caspar, junior midfielder Jordan Roseboro and sophomore forward

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GOTTA KICK IT UP: Freshman forward Shannon Casper prepares to pass the ball during Thursday night’s game against Clemson. The Hurricanes defeated the Tigers 3-2 in an exhilarating double overtime victory, their first ACC win of the year.

Kelley Griffin.

Saves by UM senior goalkeeper Vikki Alonzo kept the Canes on the offensive.

As the final minutes of the first half ticked away, Schwitter crossed the ball to forward Kate Howarth, whose header soared just above the crossbar. The Canes went to the locker room with a 2-1 lead at the half.

Miami quickly amped up their intensity with unyielding defense by junior defender Ali Brennan, junior midfielder Kim Hutchinson and freshman defender Maddie Simms.

In the first 10-minute overtime period, the Canes proved their defensive strength, allowing the Clemson offense not a single shot on goal.

As the first overtime expired, the Hurricanes once again shifted gears, this time with offensive intentions. Just two minutes

into the second overtime, the Canes secured the victory with freshman forward Ashley Flinn ’s header goal with Schwitter on the assist.

“Staying focused in such a high-stakes game is all about the role of the upperclassmen, ” Howarth said. “We set an example for the younger players to follow. ” Alonzo credits the “team vibe paired with veteran experience ” as a major factor in keeping calm amid the pressure of a tie game in overtime.

Throughout the entire 90 minutes of regulation and 12 minutes of overtime play, the Hurricanes continually emphasized the importance of the team unit with every player on the field and the sidelines involved in the effort.

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do outside of soccer that keeps the team close, ” Alonzo said.

The Hurricanes look to extend their winning streak on the road Thursday against the Duke Blue Devils.

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DOMINANT: Sophomore running back Lamar Miller finds a gap during the second half of Saturday’s game. Miller powered the Hurricanes’ offense with a career-high 184 yards.

Hurns comes up big in win FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1 Special teams did what special teams ought to do- they never put their own offense or defense in a difficult position and made it as difficult as possible for their opponent.

And yes, Lamar Miller had one hell of a game.

The sophomore running back finished the night with 184 yards rushing on 26 carries, 116 of which came in the first quarter.

“Our coaches have been talking through the whole week that no running back got over one hundred yards on [their defense], ” Miller said. “The offensive line did a great job opening up holes and doing the right assignments. I was just patient, reading the offensive linemen and going off of them. ” While running back Mike James was the only running back to record a touchdown, which he scored in the waning seconds of the game, the speed and vision of Miller were too much for Ohio State.

Over the past 10 years, a Buckeye defense has allowed only seven different 100-yard rushers.

“That man there is amazing, ” senior quarterback Jacory Harris said of Miller. “Sometimes I get in trouble for not carrying out my fake, but it ’s hard when you see a gaping hole and you want to see what this guy can do. So sometimes I ’ll hand the ball off and then turn around and look at him. It ’s just amazing. ” But of course, no Hurricane football storyline over the past four seasons is complete without Harris. In his first start of the season after serving a one-game suspension, Harris initially showed signs of a changed man – good check downs, throwing 10

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to open men, and letting Miller carry the load for him. And after completing two touchdown passes to wide receiver Allen Hurns in the first quarter, both from three yards out, the offseason stories of a more cerebral, less mistake-prone quarterback seemed to come true.

Then, in line with the ebbs-and-f lows of his career, Harris threw two interceptions. Though both receivers were in single coverage and the interceptions were simply the result of underthrown passes, those mistakes may have cost much more had the Canes ’ defense not thwarted any and all Ohio State attacks.

But just as the occasional mistake seems to be part of his fabric as a football player, so is resiliency.

With the game still in the balance, the veteran quarterback converted two crucial third downs with his feet and another through the air, splitting double coverage and finding wide out Tommy Streeter along the sideline.

“We didn ’t have to tell [Harris] much because he ’s a very positive person, but I told him to keep his poise and we were behind him 100 percent, ” Hurns said. “He ’s always calm, always. ” From the players on the field to the Hurricane Walk before the game, many things felt new about this team after a month that could have destroyed the foundation Golden had been putting in place.

But through all that has changed for this program, Golden saw in his players a little bit of history.

“All I ’ve ever known about Miami football is that ’s how they play, ” Golden said. “Just being relentless, and I hope now they see that ’s how you win games. ” Sept. 19 - Sept. 21, 2011

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Dear V: Sexless in Seattle... , I ’ve been in a long distance relationship for five months.

I ’m in Miami and he ’s in Seattle. The distance is difficult, but when we ’re together our sex life is great. The down side is that I see him about once every two months because we ’re so busy with school and work. Lately he has been pushing to have Skype sex with me, and it makes me feel uncomfortable. I don ’t even know how it works or what I ’m supposed to do! Should I just give in and try it out? Or just wait till I see him again?

1,000 Mile Mistress

Dear Virtual Vagina, While Skype is a relatively new phenomenon, I see someone has already come up with a way to use it for human arousal, which off-putting as it may be, should come as no surprise to anyone living in this world. I don ’t mean to discourage Skype sex – rather, in a way, I believe this softens the preconceived apprehension of

using it as a sexual tool – but sometimes you have to call a spade a spade, so let ’s call “Skype sex ” what it really is – masturbation.

Long distance relationships are difficult because of a lack of physical contact between lovers, and often don ’t work out well because of this disconnection, but that being said there is some good news for you. Obviously your boyfriend is so sexually starved that his balls could pass as residents of “Smurf Village, ” and, in a moment of desperation, has suggested that you both try to have “sex ” through a webcam, which means he isn ’t cheating on you. I would definitely try to satisfy his needs in some way, lest the mixture of constant overcast rain and sexual frustration cause him to borrow a shotgun and retreat to his greenhouse.

“Skype sex, ” though I can ’t say I know from experience, is a mixture between phone sex and porn with a dial-up Internet connection. One thing you have to worry about is the possible Internet lag time. Hopefully, when you ’re both moaning and groaning near sexual climax, the screen doesn ’t go black with flashing bars that say “buffering ” underneath them (although he ’s probably doing some “buffing ”). You also want to avoid a tape or audio delay. It would be very off-putting if he sees you on screen fully clothed and showing him your new pair

of boots but hears you yelling “Oh my god I ’m so horny!

Put it in! ” My point is make sure you do a dress rehearsal before the live performance.

Like I said in the first paragraph, the only way you can really accomplish this is if you both pleasure yourselves. You can either do this the way God may or may not have intended, or you can grab some toys at the local sex shop. I suppose you could strategically place your computers somewhere you can see them while simultaneously thrusting back and forth against the camera, but that would be unbelievably stupid, and you wouldn ’t get any physical pleasure out of it. Just set the computers in front of you, get naked, make some strange faces and noises while rubbing your naughty parts, and then lie and say to each other that it was “kind of like the real thing. ” If you can ’t get the real thing, I say give it a shot, hopefully his doesn ’t land on the keyboard.

Think of the money you ’ll save on condoms, V Have a question for V? Hit up DearV@themiamihurricane. com.

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