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THE BIG THREE: (From left to right) LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh answer questions during Miami Heat Media Day at the BankUnited Center.
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THE SOCIAL NETWORK HOW MANY DRUNK PHOTOS CAN YOU TAG YOURSELF IN? PAGE 5
FALL FOR QUANTUM GROUP OPENS ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW AUDITIONS PAGE 7
Pros and student-athletes bond on the basketball court BY JUSTIN ANTWEIL SPORTS EDITOR
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concert Monday night forced them to move the venue. “I would say there was no other competition,” BankUnited Center general manager Patrick McGrew said. “I used to work at American Airlines Arena so I made a quick phone call and said I’m going to help you out of a bond and that’s when the dialogue started. They came down here and did a site visit. Came down again for a second site visit and at the end of the day they said we might have even been better equipped to handle an event like this than their own building.” SEE HEAT, PAGE 10
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Outdoor aficionados can hang ten CORPs organizes free surfing trip
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BY SANDRA MONTALVO CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step... let the adventures begin,” reads the cover of the Canes Outdoor Recreation Programs’ (CORPs) fall trip schedule. Last weekend, that journey started at 5:30 a.m. On Saturday, 18 members of CORPs, a club sport offered by the Wellness Center, made the trip out to Deerfield Beach, on the Broward-Palm Beach County line, for free surfing lessons. The lessons were given by certified surfing instructors out of Island Water Sports, a surf and skate store near the beach. Members were only asked to pay $5 to cover the cost of gas for those who drove. Upon arriving at the beach, the club sat through an hour of safety instructions, along with “Ground School” with Kali “ Da Big Kahuna” Montero, a nationally accredited surfing instructor. With Montero, the group learned how to stand up and turn on the surf board by practicing in the sand. Then, it was off to the waves. There was perfect weather for the beginner surfers. The cloud cover kept the sun out of everyone’s eyes and the winds coming straight out of the east made for a light rip current and nice waves. “You have to go really fast,” said senior Sara Michalski, who was out first and stood halfway up on the board on her first try.
The Filipino Student Association celebrated their culture during their “Flippin’ U Out Week.” Hannah Romig covered all the events.
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SURF’S UP: Sophomore Kyle Noblett holds a surf board over his head as members of CORPs walk from the surf and skate store to Deerfield Beach. The board rentals came free with the lessons. The rest of the club followed with the help of instructors and two members actually stood up on their first tries. “The waves look so much bigger when you’re actually out there in it,” sophomore Amy Christofferson said. Surfing lessons was the third CORPs event of the semester. They’ve already hosted a paddleboarding event and snorkeling at Biscayne National Park. “We cater to different ability and comfort levels,” CORPs Presi-
dent junior Jennifer Riley said. Every trip is different and left up to the creativity of the site leaders. Michalski led the surfing trip. “It’s super easy being a site leader, everyone in CORPs is really helpful,” Michalski said. “We love when new people want to get more involved.” This semester, two new members are site leaders. “We have some events that we do every year,” said senior John Farrey, who joined CORPs as a freshman and has been lead-
ing events ever since. “Joining CORPs is a great way to get off campus, it’s not just trips, there are a lot of other activities.” Farrey is heading up the next event, an Everglades airboat ride and tour, Saturday. The member cost for the trip is also just $5. “If I knew a club like this existed last semester, I would’ve joined a lot sooner,” sophomore Kyle Noblett said. Sandra Montalvo may be contacted at smontalvo@themiamihurricane.com.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT SPECIAL COLUMN enate met Wednesday to swear in 15 brand new Senators in addition to returning members. The agenda included a vote to accept the referendum passed last week, as well as to co-sponsor an Alpha Phi RYAN AQUILINA Alpha event. Coral Gables SG PRESS Mayor Don Slesnick will SECRETARY be meeting with UM Student Government leaders for the second time in less than a month when he attends next week’s Senate meeting, Oct. 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the
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UC Ballrooms. Student Government has also been getting technical. Starting with the new SG Web site this summer, Student Government has turned its eyes now toward myUM, working with IT to release a new ACE Degree Audit report system that is now available, as well as new myUM course search options soon to come. SG isn’t getting too technical, though, with what can be described as “an underground, oldschool version of the blog.” Found on the back of bathroom stall doors, “The Leak” is a new weekly posting put out by Student Government. Besides providing some reading material and dry wit, each “log” seeks to reach out and keep September 30 - October 3, 2010
students aware of what SG is doing. Look for the next log of “The Leak” in a bathroom near you. Installation began early this week on two ICEE machines which will finally be coming to the C-Store. Students will be able to start buying ICEEs beginning Monday. For students looking for a slightly healthier option, the first Fresh Farmer’s Market will be hitting campus Oct. 13 by the green. Fresh, locally-grown fruit and vegetables will be available for sale, with plans to definitely continue this on a regular basis. Ryan Aquilina is the Student Government press secretary and can be reached at r.aquilina@umiami. edu.
Several months after the BP oil spill, Alanna Zunski thinks the energy company deserves some respect. Check out her column. Justine Rosen has some ideas for making dorm life as comfortable as possible for yourself and your roommate. Michael Geller spent his summer observing an Amish community in his hometown. Read how his opinion of the lifestyle changed. “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” hit theaters last week and is currently the No. 1 film in America. Enrico Dominguez has a review. Ernesto Suarez caught all this week’s Hurricane sports action in his sports briefs. Subscribe for the e-mail edition of the newspaper at www. themiamihurricane. com/subscribe.
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‘Spike for Mike’ raises funds BY DANA HATIC STAFF WRITER
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BE THE CHANGE: Kristine Liautaud helps paint a mural under the bridge by the Miami River. Last year was Liautaud’s third year participating in Gandhi Day of Service. This year’s Gandhi Day will take place Saturday.
Biggest service day makes bigger impact BY ALEXANDRA LEON AND NICOLETTE ROQUE NEWS EDITOR AND ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
This Saturday, hundreds of University of Miami students will come together for one cause. National Gandhi Day of Service, UM’s largest service event, will focus on creating a larger impact on the community than it ever has before. Last year, volunteers worked at 40 to 50 smaller service sites with 10 to 20 students at each site. To expand the breadth of Gandhi Day’s impact, the Butler Center for Service and Leadership and the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow will assign small tasks to individuals working together in a larger site group. “Before, Gandhi Day was created to be a personal experience with students,” said Gandhi Day Co-Chair Joon Chung. “Now we are hoping to make a greater impact on the community by fo-
cusing more energy on one site.” Volunteers will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday to sign in at the Rock, where they will get free Gandhi Day T-shirts. Buses will take students to the sites around 11:30 a.m. When students arrive back at school around 4:30 p.m. they will receive free food from Guru, an Indian restaurant on Miami Beach, or pizza. “I think it’s great [that] UM organizes these days of service where the whole UM community can get together for a worthy cause,” said senior Margie Leira, who is participating this year with Psi Chi. “Last year, we helped out at a day care by simply cleaning up or painting and planting. Anything helps.” This year’s service will include restoration, painting and landscaping in various locations around Miami. One group will go to the Miami Zoo to put out food for animals and arrange educational exhibits. Another group, comprised of 80 students, will be renovating parts of Overtown which, according to Chung, is one of the sites most in need. “Overtown is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the nation. It’s in need
of a lot of manual work which they don’t have the resources for,” Chung said. “We’re allowing people around here to have a safe environment and we create a difference in their way of living.” One of the larger Gandhi Day sites this year will be a carnival at the South Miami Community Center. UM students will be setting up bounce houses and hosting an educational program in partnership with Miami-Dade police to promote Crime Prevention Day. They will help children understand different crime rates in society. Gandhi Day Co-Chair Sumit Mehta believes that working with different community groups in Miami is the most rewarding part about Gandhi Day. “The best part of Gandhi Day is at the end of the day when people come back, and see the impact they are making and hopefully they are inspired to continue through college and beyond,” Mehta said. Alexandra Leon may be contacted at aleon@themiamihurricane.com. Nicolette Roque may be contacted at nroque@ themiamihurricane.com.
On Sunday, the Sigma Chi fraternity will host a fundraising event to benefit Mike Bakutes, a brother on medical leave for the semester after being diagnosed with a jaw tumor. Gabe Adelman, vice president of UM’s chapter of Sigma Chi and Bakutes’ close friend and roommate, collaborated with a group of brothers to organize the event. They contacted parents of students in Sigma Chi and local businesses for donations and sponsorships; they expect around 500 participants for Sunday’s tournament. “We were able to get a strong showing from not only parents and local businesses, but also students at the University of Miami, as well as Sigma Chi brothers from other chapters around the whole nation,” Adelman said. BAKUTES Bakutes was diagnosed with Juvenile Ossifying Fibroma, a rare tumor that has the potential to spread beyond his jaw. He will be treated surgically over the next six months and hopes to return to Miami for the spring semester. “We’re a very tight-knit group of people,” Sigma Chi President Taylor Morrow said. “When we heard about Mike, we all wanted to do something for him because we want what’s best for him.” Senior Jeremy Turin, another Sigma Chi brother, had the idea to start this fundraiser when he received an e-mail over the summer informing him of Bakutes’ illness. He and his friends wanted to organize a largescale event to raise money for Bakutes, yet he was surprised by the response he received from the UM community. “It’s been more work than we expected because the response has been at least 500 percent bigger than what we anticipated,” Turin said. “It’s been really overwhelming to see that everyone is trying to help out.” Half the proceeds of the tournament will be donated to Bakutes’ family to offset medical costs; the other half will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, per the family’s request. Sigma Chi has already raised about $3,000 in donations. “It really brings joy to me, as well as the Bakutes family, to see this kind of support from the community and is a testament to the character of the people at the school as well as around it,” Adelman said. Dana Hatic may be contacted at dhatic@themiamihurricane. com.
IF YOU GO WHEN: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. WHERE: Mahoney/Pearson volleyball courts REGISTRATION: $30; teams of six can register online at umiamisigs.celect. org/spike-for-mike.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS IN SOUTH Bus stickers are now available for the Oct. 9 AFRICA LECTURE home game against in-state rival Florida State. Stickers can be picked up at the UC Information Desk until 5 p.m. on Wednesday. A valid Cane Card is required.
MEET THE GREEKS 2010 Come and meet the Greeks from all councils at the University of Miami on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Rock. Refreshments will be served.
APPLY FOR SENATE Student Government Senate seats are available for eligible business majors, Mahoney residents and juniors. Applications are due by Oct. 8 by 5 p.m. to the Student Government office, or you can e-mail an application to Speaker Pro-Tempore Jordan Thomas at j.thomas8@ umiami.edu.
The School of Communication invites you to a lecture by Professor Anske F. Grobler of the Department of Marketing and Communication Management at the University of Pretoria, South Africa about “Public Relations in South Africa” on Thursday at the School of Communication Wolfson Building Room 4028.
NEW STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION New voters in Florida must register by Monday. Registered voters in Florida may vote at an early voting site between Oct. 18 and Oct. 31 as a flexible alternative to voting on Election Day. Alternatively, students may vote early with a mail-in absentee ballot. Requests for absentee ballots must be made by 5 p.m. on Oct. 27. Compiled by Parker Davis who may be contacted at pdavis@themiamihurricane.com.
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A decade of laughing at ‘Jackass’ WARNING: Johnny Knoxville, a co-creator and star of MTV’s “Jackass” TV show and films, laughs at a UM student falling off a mechanical bull Monday afternoon at the UC patio. Knoxville visited campus to promote his new project, “Jackass 3D,” and to judge a bullriding competition. After the contest, he signed autographs and posed for pictures with students. The new “Jackass” production will include Knoxville and the rest of the cast performing dangerous stunts associated with its name. The movie will mark the 10th-year anniversary of the “Jackass” franchise. “Jackass 3D” hits theaters Oct. 15.
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proposal when and if it materializes but we can’t comment on something we haven’t seen. Generally, it’s our policy to only comply with valid, legal requests for data,’” the Times reported. Trying to make Internet traffic function similarly to the telephone, the government wants to guarantee access to our use of the Internet when the need arises. Although its intention to prevent another terrorist attack is favorable, this regulation violates both our privacy and free speech. This is surely not the Internet we envisioned. It seems that when the government grows, an individual’s privacy becomes less of a concern. How much is too much power for the government? Does the government have our best interest and can they be trusted with access to our e-mail, conversations and data? We understand the government needs its tools to carry out its duties. But this does not mean that our privacy should be sacrificed to make law enforcement’s and national security agencies job easier. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
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SUNEAL NANDIGAM JUNIOR “Money, clothes and hoes.” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy. Check out video Speak Ups at themaimihurricane.com. Compiled by
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a r k Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, confesses in the bio section of his page that he is “trying to STEPHANIE make the world PARRA a more open CONTRIBUTING place.” Since COLUMNIST Facebook ’s launch, people are revealing more inappropriate information about themselves, without thinking about privacy settings. Let’s help Zuckerberg make the world more “open.” Going drinking? Have a friend take multiple snapshots of you in your finest moment of intoxication and mobile upload the pictures. In split seconds, all 1,367 of your friends (and all your friends’ friends) will have proof of your classy actions. Don’t create “friend lists” or set your privacy settings to discriminate any of your Facebook
friends. The more “friends” know irrelevant details of your social life, the more likely you are to be safe from degrading gossip, the easier you’ll get a job, or the easier you’ll run for political office without suffering repercussions. Make sure to keep yourself highly visible in Facebook search results. Public visibility is essential, especially if you want to achieve “Facebook fame” (when people you don’t know, know you). Remember, you want to attract the most users. So if you receive a friend request from someone you don’t know, add them. Don’t forget to make your contact information visible to the public. You want your friends to be able to contact you in seconds. Be sure to include your phone number and complete address in case they want to send you a lovely letter via snail mail. All of your friends genuinely care about your exact whereabouts,
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Is Big Brother your Facebook friend? Imagine a world where nothing is secret and everything you do on the Internet is monitored, kept under surveillance and stored as data. Remember that Skype chat you had last week? Or how about that Facebook conversation you had yesterday? Yes, it’s a chilling idea. Federal law enforcement and national security officials want Congress to implement new “wiretap” regulations that would be able to intervene and reveal concealed messages. This order would apply to communication services such as e-mail channels like Blackberry, software that allows “peer to peer” messaging like Skype and social networks such as Facebook. According to Monday’s report by The New York Times, the government’s reasoning is that “their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is ‘going dark’ as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.” The Obama administration has endorsed this and is planning to send in the bill to lawmakers next year. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook refused to discuss this major privacy change. “Only Facebook would comment, if only generally, saying in a statement: ‘We will examine any
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so make sure you update your status frequently. Be as revealing as you can be when leaving wall posts, because remember, that’s what Facebook is all about- making the world “more open.” We’re all helping Zuckerberg. The more information Facebook users willingly share about themselves, the more money he’s making off advertisers. Zuckerberg’s motives are simply to make the world a smaller, tech-friendly place- kind of like Miss Universe’s dream to achieve world peace, right? We shouldn’t keep our Facebook pages clean, and we shouldn’t keep our pages with high privacy settings. Our reputations will build themselves. Stephanie Parra is a freshman majoring in journalism and political science. She may be contacted at sparra@ themiamihurricane.com.
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to just drive away and hope the other driver doesn’t notice. Sometimes it is that easy, but the consequences for acting that way can be severe, and considerably more severe than the penalties for being honest. In Florida, hitting an unattended vehicle with your own and causing damage, even if it is just cosmetic, and then driving away is a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in county jail and a fine of up to $500. You then have to face your insurance company, who will be angry at you for costing them and for being dishonest about it. Not to mention, you’ll have to tell your parents. On a harsher note, leaving the scene of an accident that causes injury is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in state prison and a fine up to $5,000, and leaving the scene of an accident that causes death is a firstdegree felony punishable by up to 30 years in state prison and a fine up to $10,000. The reason that running after hitting is so appealing is the lack of immediate consequence and the chance that the owner won’t notice the new dent that you just made in their bumper. Here’s the thing though: You can never be sure who is watching because security cameras are everywhere these days. It’s not worth the risk. If you hit another car, it is your fault. It is your job to be a responsible and good citizen and act properly. The law applies to everyone; if it was your car that was hit, you would want the person responsible to take action as well. If you drive around with university memorabilia stuck to your car, remember that you are representing the school; if you hit and run, you make all of us look bad. Drive safely and do the right thing. Kate Christian is a fourth-year architecture student. She may be contacted at kchristian@ themiamihurricane.com.
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In need of spiritual healing? Check out the Shamans of the NW Coast exhibit at the Frost Art Museum at FIU until Oct. 4. Check out thefrost.fiu.com for more information.
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Laurie Charles may be contacted at lcharles@ themiamihurricane.com.
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“Reefer Madness”: Nov. 11, 14, 18, 20-21 at 8 p.m. at the Hillel Jewish Center “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”: Oct. 28-29 at midnight at Cosford Cinema “Gum”: tentatively Dec. 3-5; admission free for students or $10 SPECIAL NOTE: Auditions for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will take place Saturday at noon in the UC.
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For students in need of a little “drama” in their lives this fall semester, QuantUM Entertainment has got you covered. Unlike productions at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, QuantUM is completely student run and open to all majors. “Everything we do is directed by students,” said Alex Gonzalez, chair of QuantUM. “In the Ring Theatre, the faculty is more hands on. They have a say and ultimately approve a production.” Apart from acting, QuantUM offers students other positions such as stage manager, set designer, light designer, costume designer and props manager. “There is something for everyone,” Gonzalez said. “All you really need is a passion for theater.” The University of Miami student-run theater group will be showcasing three major productions this season: “Reefer Madness,” a musical comedy; “Gum,” a drama based on real-life events; and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a shadow casting involving audience participation. Based on the 1930s propaganda film to scare people away from smoking marijuana, “Reefer Madness” is a musical that comically exemplifies the effects of the drug. Gonzalez is directing “Reefer Madness” and thinks that the school has never seen anything like it. “It takes the audience on a very colorful trip through the hallucinogenic effects of marijuana,” Gonzalez said. Set in a country where women’s rights are restricted, “Gum” illustrates how chewing gum, which was rumored to be an aphrodisiac, creates an
outrage that leads to violent consequences. Nicknamed the “Juicy Fruit tragedy,” “Gum” relives the lives of two sisters by telling the story of the older sister, who causes a scandal by exploring her sexuality and consequently undergoes a brutal punishment. Sarah Zemach, director of QuantUM’s production of “Gum,” feels the play is dramatically graphic and powerful. “It will definitely have people talking long after the closing act,” she said. In conjunction with the Cinematic Arts Commission (CAC), QuantUM will also be shadow casting “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Shadow casting is when a group of people mouth words of a movie while the actual movie is playing on a screen in the background- In essence, it is the act of pantomiming. Auditions for “Reefer Madness” and “Gum” took place in early September. There is still time, however, to participate in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Auditions will take place Oct. 2 at noon on the second floor of the UC. Although not officially included in QuantUM’s season, Gonzalez said that he is trying to organize a flash mob to perform random dances throughout the UC. “I’m trying to gather a group of people together to choreograph a dance and randomly start dancing around the UC,” Gonzalez said. QuantUM show selection, which takes place at the end of each semester, is based on student input. “Students give suggestions of shows they would like to produce, and we choose the ones students feel most passionate about,” Gonzalez said. Sophomore Vale Southard, a music education major, performed in last fall’s production of “Pippin” and said that QuantUM gave her the opportunity to participate in theater, one of her main hobbies throughout high school. “I was able to get involved with drama through QuantUM,” Southard said. “It felt good to be on stage again and perform in front of an audience. It was a great experience.”
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ACTION: Bridgette Wells and Joey Barreiro perform at the School of Communication.
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FEELING SO FLY: J-Splif (left), Kev Nish, DJ Virman and Prohgress make up the Los Angeles-based group Far East Movement and was formed back in 2003. BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA EDITOR IN CHIEF
Try to convince Kev Nish of Far East Movement that the group has finally hit the mainstream. As of Tuesday, their song “Like a G6,” featuring The Cataracs and Dev, stood at No. 1 on the iTunes chart and No. 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100. “We can’t believe it,” Nish said. “It’s mind-boggling to us every day.” The Los Angeles group consists of members Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif and DJ Virman, with the latter joining in 2008. The original three attended the same high school and began making music in 2003. “We would chill in the parking lot, in a homie’s attic in downtown [Los Angeles with] our home computer, plug it into the wall with not much light, record songs and that turned into putting them online for fun,” Nish said. Their musical influences include a bit of everything- from pop to reggae. Far East Movement takes pride in dabbling among different genres such as pop, hip-hop, dance and electro. “These days, people are fusing music. You hear it with B.o.B. and the alternative hooks on hip-hop beats,” Nish said. “That’s kind of where music is going.” Earlier this year, Far East Movement, also known as FM for short, got together with The Cataracs to write their hit single “Like a G6” after partying for three hours and getting drunk at a club. This April, FM toured Japan with Lady Gaga on her Monster Ball Tour. Both 8
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are signed to Cherrytree Records, which falls under Interscope Records. Check out any of their music videos and two of Nish’s tour essentials come into play: a collection of ties and at least four sunglasses. With such a busy schedule- the group is currently touring with Mike Posner (“Cooler Than Me”) on the “Up in the Air Tour”- things continue to heat up. “Free Wired,” their first album under Cherrytree that drops Oct. 12, features artists including Pitbull, Sean Kingston and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. Bruno Mars, who is blowing up the charts with his song “Just the Way You Are,” co-wrote “Girls on the Dancefloor” as well as four other songs on the album. Until then, Nish and the guys of Far East Movement will relive the thrill of hearing their song on the radio for the first time after years of playing clubs in Downtown LA. “Our first reaction was like we won a championship and we wanted to go to Disneyland,” Nish said. “It was one of those moments where like all the years growing up, doing music for fun, doing it because you love it, you never figured you’d get a song on the radio, especially in your hometown. It’s surreal every time. We’re grateful, and it inspired us to keep working and there’s a future in doing what we love.” Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.
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Heading into their first Atlantic Coast Conference game at Death Valley, N.C., No. 16 Miami will concentrate on getting their revenge against the Clemson Tigers who upset the then 10thranked Hurricanes last season. The game is at noon on Saturday and will be aired on ESPN2. The past three times the Hurricanes have matched up with the Tigers, all the games have gone into overtime and the road team has won each time. Head coach Randy Shannon is eager to start conference play. “I’m kind of excited about it, to see where we’re at,” said Shannon, whose team beat Clemson in Tiger town in 2005 when he was the defensive coordinator. “[We have had] some great games, great competition, thrillers at the end and that’s what you want. It’s another opportunity to be on national television, to go out there and perform at a high level.” Last year, the Tigers clawed their way to a 40-37 victory. During the heartbreaking loss for Miami, there were 12 lead changes, two ties, a 90-yard kickoff return, a fumble recovery and interception for a touchdown and a game-winning touchdown in overtime on third and 12. The Hurricanes had an opportunity to seal a win in regulation after an interception but failed to convert a first down to kill the clock. C.J. Spiller, a 2010 first round draft pick running back, set a school-record 310 all-purpose yards including the 90yard kickoff return right before halftime. Miami players still feel bitter about the loss. “It was a tough loss,” junior cornerback Brandon Harris said. “It was one of those games we felt we had a win, just let it slip through our hands. It was unacceptable. We came in, looked at film from last year’s game. It kind of hurt watching the film.”
The Hurricanes felt like they gave the game away last season. “We let them hang with us,” said sophomore defensive end Olivier Vernon, who leads the Hurricanes with 3.5 sacks. “This game we’re trying to knock them out.” There will be some top-terrier defensive lines on the field come Saturday afternoon. Miami ranks second in the nation in sacks per game with 4.67 and first in tackles for loss per game with 11.33. On the opposite side, Clemson ranks 10th nationally in sacks with 3.33 and fourth in tackles for loss with 8.67. They are lead by junior defensive ends Da’Quan Bowers and Andre Branch who both have three sacks. It will be up to the Hurricanes offensive line to keep junior quarterback Jacory Harris upright. Senior tackle Orlando Franklin earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after he graded out 96 percent against Pittsburgh. Even though this season the right tackle has been stronger than last years, Miami still has concerns and is struggling. The Canes have been rotating between tackles with senior Joel Figueroa and redshirt freshman Jermaine Johnson. Both gave up sacks against Pitt last week. Look for the nation’s top recruit, true freshman Seantrel Henderson, to get more playing time. This week Henderson was practicing with the first team and has been used in goal-line and shortyardages situations in the past three games. This will be Clemson’s homecoming weekend and the Tigers have only lost two games since 1971. Miami knows how important it is start the ACC on the right note. “Its obvious we have to go strong into our conference,” redshirt sophomore safety Vaughn Telemaque said. “It’s a big deal to us. We want to go or there in our first ACC matchup and get a victory.” Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at lledoux@ themiamihurricane.com.
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CRAVING A REPEAT: Joel Figueroa (No. 61) and Jacory Harris (No. 12) play hard at Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Canes won 31-3.
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It’s a very, very, very nice facilty. They have done a good job of recruiting. They have a good team coming in and I’m looking forward to watching those guys come and play. I had an opportunity to play with them over the summer and played a couple of pick up games with them so I know they have some talent. - Center Udonis Haslem
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This is where it really started. Here at the University of Miami I had some great years. I grew a lot as a player and I had the luxury of opening this arena against North Carolina. To have an opportunity to start my professional track and path and then bring it back here when this is the most exciting time for basketball in this city, it’s a real cool experience for me.
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Last year Miami Heat Media Day issued approximately 50 credentials; this year there was five times that amount because of the signings of two-time reigning NBA MVP James and five time all-star Bosh. “The approach I first took was to have the men’s and women’s teams be associated with the Heat,” McGrew said. “Number two, it’s the very first media day with the big three. This will be bigger than next year’s [Media Day] will be. It’s also good for this university because you can’t buy this kind of publicity.” Heat third-year head coach Erik Spoelstra said his goal this offseason was to get his players in world class condition. James, Bosh and fellow Heat teammates recently scrimmaged multiple times against the University of Miami men’s basketball team at the 29,000-square foot Fieldhouse adjacent to the BankUnited Center. It was a valuable experience for not only the student athletes, but for the Heat players as well. “We were trying to get in shape back then,” Bosh said. “The guys here at The U can really play. For us it was a good opportunity to go up and down [the court]. As Lebron said earlier, you can’t get in basketball shape until you play games. Pick up is a big part of the summer. Not only can we play to get in shape but just to help those guys out.” James feels like he can help bring basketball to prominence in South Florida, which has been more known for producing its plethora of football and baseball talent. “You hope they can get better recruiting and throughout the summer, if we have an opportunity, we’ll come back and play,” James said. UM men’s head coach Frank Haith agrees. “Anytime you have guys that played in the NBA and talked about their experiences it’s just tremendous for our players,” Haith said. Heat shooting guard Mike Miller, who took a significant pay cut to sign with the Heat this summer, raved about the UM program that Haith has built. “It’s very nice,” Miller said. “We had a chance to play in the practice facility this summer. It’s a big time set up for these guys. They are headed in the right direction. There is a lot of talent. They can shoot the ball and have bigs that can play. Coach [Haith] will do it the right way, he’s a great coach.” Despite the fact that Bosh attended ACC foe Georgia Tech, he hopes the Hurricane team cherished the scrimmages and continues to improve. “Them being able to see us, there is no telling how it will touch their lives [and] really show them how we work,” Bosh said. “We didn’t just show up and play. We did drills, we worked, we stretched. They kind of saw what we go through in our routine. To show them that it’s not a game, we show up and work and take this very seriously.” Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@ themiamihurricane.com.
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Dear V: Are my friends right in thinking I’m loose? Dear Footloose,
Dear V, I recently broke up with my now ex-boyfriend and feel as if my life has improved in so many ways. I’ve been enjoying my newfound freedom to the fullest extent. No longer do I hold back from going out because I know my ex wants to stay in. I also feel like I’ve been able to explore my new sexual desires with a whole different breed of guys in Miami. I feel as though I’m experiencing a whole other side of myself and not feeling some strong attachment to these various guys. I’m enjoying my youth, but my close friends think I’m losing control. I try to brush them off, but I’m worried if they’re right - am I just being paranoid or are they on to something? Sincerely, Footloose and Fancy Free
I think this is an “issue,” if it can be called such, that many people who are reintroduced to the dating scene face. Often, when you are placed into a completely different scenario, you don’t know what to do with your new lifestyle. While I do encourage you to embrace what brings you contentment, you must remember that moderation is key. Perhaps your friends are onto something. It’s great to live a carefree life, but it seems as though you are living a life that makes you less “footloose,” but rather simply “loose.” I’m not trying to chastise you or instruct you on how to behave. I am simply asking you to ref lect on some of your past ventures and see if your friends may actually have your best interest close at heart. After all, why else would you be second guessing your own actions? I suggest you bring down the dial on the level of strange you’ve been subjecting yourself to - simply for health reasons, as well as maintaining a level of respect for yourself.
A healthy sex life does not equate to countless sexual escapades with random strangers. In fact (use your common sense here, Fancy Free), random casual encounters are completely counter-intuitive to a healthy sex life. But, keep in mind, I’m simply offering you suggestions here, not directions. So while I do encourage you to revel in your youth and embrace the big “O,” just remember that you’re trying to graduate with a broadened mind and a degree - not a run in with Hep C and slew of UTI’s under your belt. Play Safe, V Have a question for V? Hit up DearV@ themiamihurricane.com or follow on Twitter at @Dear_V.
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