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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929

Cyclists ride for community cause

Trustees seek new president One student sits in selection committee

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

PHOTO COURTESY CHLOE HERRING ACTIVE ADVOCATES: UM alumnus Brian Lemmerman, a Celebrate Diversity Miami (CDM) representative, helped host a 13-mile bicycle ride held on Saturday. The event aimed to raise awareness for community development projects in areas such as Overtown and Liberty City, where the cyclists made stops. His wife and UM alumna, Naomi Ross, founded CDM. Adam Schachner (left) represented Emerge Miami, a group of advocates that promote community building projects throughout South Florida, for the event. Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant (right), a youth development specialist for URGENT, Inc., also participated. URGENT is a youth and community development organization that empowers children to transform their communities.

Alumnus supports development projects

BY SOPHIE BARROS STAFF WRITER

A crowd of bikers gathered near the Government Center Metrorail station Saturday morning. At 10 a.m.,

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the group of more than 100 people mounted their bicycles and kicked off for a group ride through the streets of Miami.

Celebrate Diversity Miami (CDM) is an organization created by UM alumna Naomi Ross. The group organized the 13-mile group bicycle ride on Saturday, Oct. 11, to raise awareness about community-development proj-

ects and expose participants to different parts of Miami.

“This is a large-scale community engagement event that will change the minds of people about certain areas in Miami,” Ross said. “Just because you hear something in the media, it’s not everything communities are made of.”

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Thirteen individuals have been appointed to the Presidential Search Committee that will select President Donna E. Shalala’s successor, according to a universitywide memo sent Friday SHALALA

by Stuart A. Miller, chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Nine of Miller’s appointees are members of the Board of Trustees – including a student trustee, senior Amy Halpern – and four are faculty members.

Shalala announced that she will be stepping down as president of the University of Miami in September.

Miller appointed Richard D. Fain, vice chair of the Board of Trustees and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, to chair the committee. Fain has been a trustee since 1997.

“This will be an inclusive process and will seek valuable input from the greater University of Miami community,” Miller wrote in a statement sent to the university community in September.

According to Miller, the next steps in the search will be to reach out to other “campus constituencies” and select an executive consulting firm. The student trustee is a full member of the board and can attend any meetings, according to Patricia Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs Committee members were not able to comment at the time of publication.

For more on Shalala stepping down, visit themiamihurricane.com/section/shalala-2.

For more on the committee members, see page 2.

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Thirteen faces of Presidential Search Committee announced After President Donna E. Shalala announced that she will step down at the end of spring 2015, Richard D. Fain was selected to chair the Presidential Search Committee. On Friday, Stuart Miller, the chairman of UM’s Board of Trustees, revealed the 13 members of the committee.

For a full list of the members’ roles, visit themiamihurricane.com.

RICHARD D. FAIN

JORGE PEREZ

LEONARD ABESS

MANNY KADRE

MARILYN HOLIFIELD

Fain is vice chair of the Board of Trustees and the chair of the Presidential Search Committee.

Perez has served as a UM trustee since 2000. He is a member of the Investments Committee of the Board of Trustees and chairs the School of Architecture Visiting Committee.

Abess was chairman of UM’s Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2014. He serves as a co-chair of Momentum 2 with his wife, Jayne.

Kadre has served as a UM trustee since 2004, as a member of the Executive Committee as Chair of the Finance Committee and on the School of Law Visiting Committee.

Holifield has been a UM trustee since 2002 and is an atlarge member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.

ISAAC PRILLELTENSKY

Prilleltensky is dean of Education and Human Development and the first Erwin and Barbara Mautner chair in Community WellBeing

AMY HALPERN STEPHEN NIMER

Nimer is the director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at UM’s Miller School of Medicine.

Halpern is the student trustee for the Board. She is a senior majoring in business law and marketing and serves as president of the UM Panhellenic Association.

HILARIE BASS

CHARLTON COPELAND

Copeland is an associate professor at the UM School of Law.

Bass was recently named vice chair of the Board of Trustees and serves on the Executive Committee as the chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee.

E. ROE STAMPS IV NEIL JOHNSON

Johnson is a physics professor. He leads a new interdisciplinary research group in the physics department.

Stamps has served as a UM trustee since 2003 and currently serves on the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees.

DAVID EPSTEIN

Epstein has been a UM Trustee since 2004. He serves on the Investments Committee of the Board of Trustees.

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UBike participates in organization’s eye-opening ride The bike ride consisted of three strategic stops that taught participants about development projects in Historic Overtown, Liberty City and Little Haiti. With speakers from URGENT Inc., Miami Children’s Initiative and the Little Haiti Cultural Center, the group ride attempted to change people’s perspectives about the visited areas.

“Most people think of crime and poverty when they think of those areas,” said Brian Lemmerman, Naomi’s husband and a CDM representative. “What they hear about from other people or see on TV are only the negative aspects recorded in the media, and we’re aiming to split that perspective on its head.”

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advocates that promotes community-building projects throughout South Florida. One of their regular projects include putting together monthly bike rides to support local events and show people around Miami. The group was celebrating its 100th bike ride.

“Showcasing the strength of cultural heritage and the pride communities take in promoting their neighborhood work is a fascinating experience to partake in and an exciting opportunity to learn,” said Adam Schachner, one of Emerge’s organizers. “I think all Miamians, including UM students, could learn tremendously from their neighbors and neighborhoods.”

While the event was open to all, UM’s own cycling club, UBike, took this as an op-

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portunity to show students around Miami and bond as a group.

“UM students come from all over the place and a lot of the time they just hang out in that little bubble in Coral Gables and they don’t leave to see where they really moved to,” said Athena Jones, chair of UBike. “Otherwise you are just moving to a university. You’re not living in Miami unless you see what’s around you.

You’re not a member of the community.”

This was CDM’s kickoff event, but the organization’s ultimate project will consist of a photograph exposition next April in Museum Park. The idea is to make an exhibit with pictures taken by people in those communities, reflecting life as they know it, and not as large media outlets do portray it.

While developing CDM took work and effort, Ross assured that there are easy and accessible ways to start becoming a more active citizen.

“I volunteered a lot, so I think just really going out there and getting experience is great,” Ross said. “UM events are great but they can be a one-time thing. Developing your service curriculum is key. I would encourage students to stretch out, take different classes outside of the classroom, engage people on a long-term basis and with that, discover things about yourself.”

To find out more about CDM and how to get involved visit celebratediversitymiami.org or contact the organization at celebratediversitymiami@gmail.com.

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‘Dating Doctor’ named fall speaker

Fourth down for wings

Student Government focuses on health, wellness

Cheering can lead to free food

BY NADIJAH CAMPBELL SENIOR NEWS WRITER

A real-life incarnation of Will Smith’s character in the movie “Hitch” will be visiting the University of Miami Tuesday night. David Coleman, who calls himself the “Dating Doctor,” will be this year’s Student Government (SG) fall speaker.

Each year, the fall speaker event revolves around a different theme. This year, the theme is health and wellness, and Coleman will give advice on relationships with topics like communication, collaboration and time management.

The event was planned by the U Outreach committee, responsible for campus-wide SG events, along with Hurricane Productions (HP), UM’s entertainment programming organization.

SG began having fall speakers a few years ago as a way to educate students outside of the classroom.

“We try to have some intellectual programs on campus because we know there’s a lot of social programs and there’s a lot of entertainment programs,” said Brittany Stephenson, the HP and U Outreach coordinator chair.

Stephenson said health and wellness is often overlooked by college students, despite its important role.

“Our days go by so fast that we sometimes forget to take care of ourselves, whether it’s physically, mentally, spiritually or emotionally,” she said.

Before Coleman speaks, organizations like the Counseling Center, Canes Care for Canes, Sexual Assault COLEMAN Resource Team, UAID and Active Minds will be tabling. Vikesh Patel, U Outreach Coordinator, said this is a new way to inform students of available resources and motivate them to become involved with these organizations.

According to Patel, 500 students attended last year’s fall speaker event with former UM football player Ray Lewis. Patel hopes more students will show for Coleman.

To raise interest about the fall speaker, U Outreach featured a guessing game. Each week a new hint was released online, and students were encouraged to guess the speaker based off the clues.

Stephenson explained that of the 60 participants, 30 were right and five winners were selected.

Each of the 30 will receive an SG towel and the five selected winners will receive a Rathskeller gift card, as well as the opportunity to attend a reception with Coleman after the event.

The event will be held in the SAC ballrooms. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

BY ALINA ZERPA COPY EDITOR

For the rest of the season, whenever the Hurricanes play at Sun Life Stadium, UM students will receive promotions off campus.

Students will be able to get free wings at the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in the Shops at Sunset Place for every punt the Canes force on fourth downs during home football games.

Since there were six punts at Saturday’s Cincinnati game, students can get six free wings by showing their Cane Card and purchasing any drink Monday.

This promotion was first launched the day after the Duke University game held Sept. 27.

Lindy Sparby, director of marketing for UM Athletics, said the idea was created to “get students involved in the game

and incentivize them to get loud for fourth downs.”

“Athletics Marketing came up with the idea, and we pitched it to Hurricane Sports Properties to see if we could find a sponsor for it,” she said.

The Duke game promotion was supposed to run until Monday, Sept. 29, but some students weren’t able to get their free wings.

“Five hundred students showed up on Sunday to redeem the wings,” Sparby said.

Although it was decided the offer would end Sunday due to the high turnout, some like freshman Rogelio Gonzalez had the opportunity Monday to redeem the offer.

Gonzalez believes the promotion was a good incentive for students to cheer on their Canes and thinks it would be a good idea to open it to the public.

“They should open it to all people and check that they bring their game day ticket,” he said.

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Musical trio helps kick off Festival Miami’s first weekend Events showcase wide range of musical genres TALENTED TRIO: Time For Three (TF3) kicked off Festival Miami’s first Sunday, showcasing a modern style of chamber music. Bass player Ranaan Meyer and violinists Zach De Pue and Nick Kendall compose the trio. The group performs a variety of styles ranging from classical to contemporary at venues like Carnegie Hall, NFL staduims and more.

Festival Miami started Friday and will run until Nov. 8. The festival features artists of various backgrounds and genres. Certain events offer free admission, while others require the purchase of tickets.

This year’s lineup includes artists such as Jorma Kaukonen, John Clayton and Gaby Moreno. For the full lineup of events and to purchase tickets, visit miami.edu/festivalmiami.

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Mentorship expands

Backpack display makes statement

Program helps high schoolers reach college

BY WILLIAM RIGGIN SENIOR NEWS WRITER

The college admissions process is full of costly testing, confusing paperwork and long applications. For high school students without peers or family members who have gone through the process, these can act as deterrents to attending college.

The Civic Engagement High School Partnership between the University of Miami and Miami Southridge High School is looking to end that.

“We’re hoping to create a college-going culture by having the high school students interact with college students who are close to their age,” said Sibongile Charles, High School Partnership Coordinator. “UM students are mentoring the high school students. They can answer their questions about college, because a lot of the them either don’t know if they’re going to college or they don’t really know how to prepare for the process.”

Since 2011, the program has been partnering UM students with teachers at Miami Southridge High School as a way to level the playing field for the many economically disadvantaged students attending the school.

Now the program has also expanded to Booker T. Washington Senior High School.

Through presentations, lectures and peer mentoring, the UM students give the high school students an idea of what is needed to get into, and succeed at, a university or college.

Ashley Arostegui, the associate director of UM’s Office of Civic and Community Engagement, said Miami Southridge and Booker T. Washington are both high schools that are part of Miami-Date County’s Educational Transformation Office.

“They’re traditionally underserved and underperforming, and so there’s a need there,” she said.

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SHOCKING SCENE: Students like senior Shelby Torrese took time from their day to think about those who have been affected by suicide. Active Minds showed their “Send Silence Packing” exhibit on the Green Thursday.

Active Minds sheds light on suicide stories

BY NADIJAH CAMPBELL SENIOR NEWS WRITER

Students stopped in their tracks Thursday when they saw more than 1,000 bookbags strewn across the Foote Green as part of the Send Silence Packing campaign for suicide prevention.

Send Silence Packing is a traveling campaign that uses 1,100 donated backpacks as a visual representation of each college student who dies by suicide every year. The campaign was started by Active Minds, a national organization with a goal to increase awareness of mental health issues.

“You don’t really understand what 1,100 is until you see it. It makes it real,” senior Marloche Azor said. “To me, I imagine it as 1,100 people came and dropped their book bags and left the world.”

Stories from those who have attempted suicide as well as loved ones of suicide victims were attached to the backpacks to make stronger connections.

Students were encouraged to submit their own stories and leave comments in a reflection journal, which was already filled with reactions to the display from students across the nation.

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PHOTOS BY NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR SEND SILENCE PACKING: Signs with statistics and words of encouragement stood amongst the display, which featured 1,100 backpacks spread across the Green.

Gabriel Garcia-Vera, a road staffer for Send Silence Packing.

According to senior David PearlSchwartz, president of Active Minds at the University of Miami, those who are not suffering from a mental illness have a significant role when it comes to bringing awareness to the issues surrounding mental health.

“Even if a person doesn’t suffer themselves, it’s very likely that they know someone who does, so by eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health they make it more OK,” he said. “They’re support systems whether they know it or not.”

Some of the first steps suggested to help save a life are listening to peers and paying attention to friends’ behavior. Daija Boyd, a peer educator for Counseling Outreach Peer Education (COPE), believes that when students are not listening, it forces their peers to find an alternative way of voicing their problems.

“One of the reasons individuals take this route is because they feel that’s the loudest way to say something,” Boyd said.

While the display’s purpose was to act as a representation of the suicide problem within the nation, the display also played a part in generating discussions about mental health issues and what mental health is in general.

“Mental health is not just suicide and depression,” Garcia-Vera said. “It’s all of the things that go into making a person healthy emotionally.”

Mental health is a combination of emotional, psychological and social well-being, according to mentalhealth.gov.

Sophomore Christian Braden felt that the display succeeded in catching the attention of passersby and spreading awareness of the reality of mental health issues on campus.

“When I was walking out of class I was like, ‘What’s with all of these backpacks?’ and then I was reading the signs about mental illness and I saw the word ‘suicide’ and then I just stopped,” Braden said.

It is reported that one-fourth of students can be diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

The display served as a way to let others know that mental disorders are normal.

“It allows people to say this is OK to talk about,” Garcia-Vera said. “This is not going to be that thing that we put back into the closet and never say again.”

Pearl-Schwartz said one of the most difficult hurdles next to getting the event approved was raising money to actually bring the event to the campus.

“This display goes to eight to 12 campuses in a semester, so we had to show them we would be a great candidate,” he said. “As a campus, the fundraising was a big challenge, so we reached out to all of our networks personally and then we went to other organizations.”

As a result of the fundraising efforts, the Active Minds at the U organization was able to raise a little more than the necessary $5,000 to bring the display to campus. Pearl-Schwartz says the money will go to support Active Minds.

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES If you or someone you know needs more information or needs to speak to someone about mental illnesses, reach out to a friend, the Counseling Center, Canes Care for Canes or Active Minds at the U, or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Student input essential for presidential search The lucky 13 who have been entrusted with the task of finding the next president of the University of Miami were announced Friday.

The group consists of four faculty members and nine Board of Trustees members, one of whom is a student.

In the search for President Donna E. Shalala’s successor, it’s essential that a diverse and representative group of individuals be open to feedback when leading the effort.

The university has remained transparent throughout this process by sending out an email announcement about the Presidential Search Committee’s members to the entire university community.

But, is one student enough?

The one student selected to sit on the Presidential Search Committee is the student trustee who was appointed to the Board of Trustees in May. At other universities, presidential search committees have been more inclusive when it comes to students’ voices.

The presidential search committee at Florida State University, which recently announced its selection of Florida state Sen. John Thrasher, included three FSU students – two undergraduates and one law student. And at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university, the search committee received advice from a six-person student advisory committee.

At the University of Miami, the Presidential Search Committee is facing a short timeline for its selection, so it’s more important than ever that the committee make the most of gauging students’ thoughts.

In an article published by the American Council on Education, Jean Dowdall, who specializes in higher education senior executive searches, explained that fewer people involved in the search means fewer perspectives.

No matter how accomplished one student may be, it’s impossible for that one person to be representative of the entire UM student body:

undergraduates, graduates, law, medical, athletes and beyond.

Although the search committee members have already been selected, the best solution now is for the individuals sitting on the committee to be as open and inclusive as possible when it comes to taking suggestions from students.

Rather than let themselves remain as unfamiliar names in a list, we suggest that the committee members make themselves recognizable to students on campus and serve as an approachable repository for feedback.

Further down the road, the search committee can hold a forum and invite students to share their opinions and ask questions.

Throughout her tenure, Shalala has focused on the quality of students’ experiences at UM. We expect the search committee to follow in her footsteps as they consider her successor.

Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

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“Someone who cares more about the students than they care about the money. They should also devote their time to listening to what students want and making it happen.”

“Forward thinking. They should be looking for someone who’s looking ahead for where the school’s going to be going in the next 10 years, 20 years and 30 years.”

speak UP WHAT QUALITY SHOULD THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE LOOK FOR IN SHALALA’S SUCCESSOR?

CLAUDIA WATKINS FRESHMAN

“I want a president who is understanding and compassionate and tries to understand their students ....

I want someone who thinks about us and cares about us, not just test scores.”

“Probably wellroundedness overall in all the fields, from athletics to education. The person needs to have an understanding of each.”

JASON GAN FRESHMAN

“We need someone who looks out for the students. I feel like Shalala has our backs, and the next president should also.”

“Someone who is willing to do what it takes.

Someone who will be ambitious and will put everything into this school in order to make it a better place.”

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Play ‘catches’ audience’s affection

BY ASHLEY MARTINEZ EDGE EDITOR

If a rambunctious group of young, lost boys were asked to stage a play, it would result in the lightning-fast pace and deliciously witty humor that pervades “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, playing through Oct. 26.

This is a collaboration between the University of Miami (UM) and the Arsht Center to provide students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees the opportunity to perform in a professional environment. Out of the 12-person cast, 10 performers are UM students.

The Arsht Center was the first regional theater to be granted the rights to produce the show since it played on Broadway and in a national tour. Ring Theatre Director Henry Fonte attempted to recreate and re-envision the entire show, beginning with new stage directions and a completely original set design.

From the get-go, the audience was off on a fantastic journey into the untold origins of Peter

Pan, “The Boy Who Never Grew Up,” in this five-time Tony award-winning play.

With jokes about Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” and milkshakes bringing “all the boys to the yard,” the comedy struck a balance between contemporary humor and its setting during the peak of British imperialism.

It would be an understatement to say that the fourth wall was broken. The imaginary divide between the audience and the actors came catapulting down, smashed by the performer’s constant quips toward the audience and narration of their characters’ thoughts and feelings.

As the play begins, the audience meets an orphan who cannot remember his name, has no friends and is dubbed “boy.” This boy (senior Joshua Jacobson) develops throughout the production and is eventually given the name Peter.

Jacobson created moving moments of selfdoubt and eventual self-discovery as Peter comes into his own and discovers what he had always been seeking: a home.

Molly Astor (senior Abigail Berkowitz) shone as the lone female in the cast, distinguishing herself with her clever plans and laser-sharp

focus on her mission to protect the trunk full of “star stuff,” remnants of stars that contain magic.

Berkowitz also expertly navigated the turbulent waters of emotional pre-adolescence.

Among the rest of the cast, Mrs. Bumbrake (sophomore Thomas Jansen) added a dose of absurdity to the situation as Jansen played a British nanny set on protecting Molly. Senior Alejandro Gonzalez del Pino reveled in his role as Fighting Prawn, chief of the island natives. Ted (junior Timothy Boehm-Manion) sent giggles throughout the crowd with his insatiable hunger and ongoing quest to eat a pineapple.

Youthful and imaginative, the staging turned child’s play into an intricate romp around the set, which contained two levels as well as two main structures connected by a winding bridge.

The set was a jungle gym that punctuated the immense energy unleashed by the cast into their constantly changing roles.

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ed as a ship, cat, door, ocean, stars, bird, horse, tree and even an airborne leviathan.

The production is reflective of Neverland’s fanciful nature. The cast are young-at-heart performers who are just playing make-believe.

While the show made the audience feel like it had ingested pixie dust and was off on a wild ride to Neverland, the cacophony of sights and sounds served a greater purpose.

Thoughtful pauses punctuated the production – as Mrs. Bumbrake would alliterate – allowing for side scenes and narration to carry the plot along. Though doused in comedy, the production centers around the theme of the inevitable fact that children grow up.

If, as Black Stache the pirate claimed, “time will be our treasure,” then audiences should invest their time into this gem.

‘PETER AND THE STARCATCHER’ WHERE: 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fla. WHEN: Playing through Oct. 26 COST: $45

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SPORTS 286 FOOTBALL

Offense plays best game yet

Total passing yards for Brad Kayaa against Cincinnati

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total assits by freshman setter Haley Templeton this weekend

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Miami wins away games Team maintains strong ACC standing, ranked No. 5

BY DANNY NEW ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

MATTHEW TRABOLD // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER VICTORY DANCE: Senior wide receiver Phillip Dorsett celebrates one of his two touchdowns during Saturday’s Family Day game against Cincinnati. The Canes won 55-34. Duke Johnson had a career-high 66 yards receiving in the first half.

Quarterback proves talent

BY NEIL DWYER STAFF SPORTS WRITER

On a clear, sunny day, coming off a performance at Georgia Tech that’s drawn more criticism than any other loss this season, the Miami Hurricanes honored their newest Hall of Fame class with their best offensive performance, drubbing the Cincinnati Bearcats 55-34 at Sun Life Stadium.

As his freshman year progresses, Brad Kaaya continues to show the leadership and poise that has been a silver lining in the dark cloud that’s hovered over the Canes this year.

Kaaya completed 17 of 24 pass attempts for 286 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

The bigger story though was one of the best performances by the ground unit in over a decade.

Duke Johnson and Joe Yearby each had 100-yard days – 162 for Johnson and 113 for Yearby.

It’s the first game that’s happened in Miami history since Jarrett Payton and Tyrone Moss at Pittsburgh in 2003.

Johnson also had 16 receiving yards, so with his 178 all-purpose yards, he’s passed Santana Moss for the most all-purpose yards in Hurricanes history with 4,397.

Even Gus Edwards ran down the sidelines for a touchdown. Miami’s running game gained 335

rushing yards for only the second time in 11 years, the other during a 2007 loss to NC State.

Johnson credited the entire team for motivating him.

“I think my coaches and my teammates put me in the best position to get the record. I couldn’t do it by myself,” Johnson said.

“From the moment I stepped on campus, each coach, each running back’s coach, each…teammate I had all played a part in this.”

The Hurricanes are finding their stride in ACC play.

After splitting the first two weekends in the ACC schedule, the Miami volleyball squad (11-6, 4-2) quickly handled Syracuse (7-11, 0-6) and Boston College (7-9, 2-3) in 3-1 and 3-0 victories away from the Knight Sports Complex.

Depth was the story Friday in Syracuse, where four Hurricanes registered double-doubles. Senior Award candidate Savanah Leaf led the team with 25 kills and 14 digs, while junior Taylor Scott and redshirt sophomore Kelsie Groot also notched double digits in these categories.

Two-time ACC Freshman of the Week Haley Templeton contributed team highs with 15 digs and a career-best 53 assists – a total she has accumulated four times this season.

Miami dropped the first set 22-25, but then rallied to earn the conclusive three with 26-24, 25-16 and 25-21 tallies. Besides beating the Orange last year, this is the first time the Canes have played these ACC newcomers since 2003.

On Sunday, the orange and green traveled near Bean Town to take on the Boston College Eagles.

Coach Jose “Keno” Gandara and company completed a sweep that required close, nail-biting victories in 25-21, 25-23, 25-20 fashion.

California-native Leaf led the way with 17 kills on a .382 winning percentage. Once again, the winning formula comprised of Leaf topping the scoring column and Templeton garnering the most assists – this time with 32.

Senior Emani Sims contributed 11 kills – including the game-winning one on an assist from Templeton – and Scott added nine.

As a whole, the team hit a .262 kill percentage, while the Eagles mustered a .101.

Now at 4-2 in the ACC, the Hurricanes will most likely maintain their No. 5 spot in the ACC standings.

Nevertheless, they will look to improve that standing and continue their conference success as they welcome Virginia Tech (third to last in the ACC standing) 7 p.m. Friday in the Knight Sports Complex.

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WHERE: James L. Knight Sports Complex WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday The Canes will host the annual “Dig Pink” match to help find a cure for breast cancer. Dig Pink T-shirts will be available for purchase with proceeds going toward breast cancer research.

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The Miami Hurricanes women’s tennis team played at the Bedford Cup hosted by the University of North Florida this past weekend.

Eight-year-old leads Canes football game

Freshman Sinead Lohan was the star of the tournament, winning the Flight 1 singles bracket. For the victory, she beat UF’s Peggy Porter 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday. Lohan, a native of Ireland, started the bracket with a bang as she defeated the Seminoles’ senior leader Daneika Borthwick 6-3, 6-1 on Friday.

BY NEIL DWYER STAFF SPORTS WRITER

Lohan also made it to the doubles finals with fellow freshman Wendy Zhang. They faced the Gators’ Belinda Woolcock and Stefani Stojik in the final for Flight 1. The journey there had them beating FSU, UNF and FIU.

While the Hurricanes coaching staff is under criticism from students, fans and alumni, the program as a whole had a shining moment this week when it introduced a brand new recruit from South Carolina, 8-yearold Carter Hucks.

Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Carter and his parents arrived in Miami on Wednesday, and Carter spent a few days with the Hurricanes, including his favorite player, Duke Johnson.

Carter was diagnosed with Fanconi anemia, which can lead to cancer and bone marrow failure, but no one would have guessed Carter was sick when he spoke to the media before the game.

Suited up in his No. 8 uniform and pads, Carter took the podium, ready to go as if he were answering questions about a late fourth-quarter interception.

Carter spent time practicing with the team, including tackling Tracy Howard and running for two touchdowns.

When asked if he was tackled at all, Carter , “Nope.”

He was at midfield before the football game Saturday and then led the Canes through the smoke along with Sebastian the Ibis, enjoying the moment as the team trailed behind.

After the teams traded punts in their first possessions, the first play of Miami’s second drive was an 80-yard touchdown by Duke Johnson, rolling to his left and finding the hole.

It was the longest touchdown run of his career and moved him up to fourth place on the all-time Hurricanes rushing list.

One couldn’t help but think that was for his mini-me, Carter.

After Carter finished his press conference, his parents, Jessie and Derrick, took a few moments to thank the Hurricanes for all the support and accommodation during the week.

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FOOTBALL While fans tailgated before Miami dominated Cincinnati for Family weekend, a banner flew above Sun Life Stadium. A small plane dragged along a sign that read “Fire Al Golden, Save the U #WestEndZone.”

This is from the same group that started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a “Fire Al Golden” banner for the upcoming FSU game.

Students in the front row of the student section still showed up the game dressed as Golden, headset and all, in support of the coach.

Courtney Fiorini may be emailed at sports@themiamihurricane.com.

ith w c n y s n i T GE MATTHEW TRABOLD // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER MAGICAL MOMENT: With the help of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Carter Hucks, 8, lives out his dream Saturday as honorary team captain during the home game against Cincinnati. Carter was diagnosed with Fanconi anemia, which can lead to cancer and bone marrow failure.

ricane,” his mother, Jessie, said.

“We’re so appreciative of everything they’ve done for us.”

His father, Derrick, connected the Hurricanes “renewed” philosophy to Carter’s present condition.

“The team slogan this year has been ‘renewed.’ The process that Carter is about to go through, having a bone marrow transplant, he’s going to be renewed,” Derrick said. “I just hope that they will find what it will take for them to be renewed.”

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DEAR V Lacking confidence has consequences ...

A student contacted me and needed advice.

He was upset because he had just asked a girl out, and it did not yield a positive result.

He went up to her and said, “For no particular reason, I would like to buy you dinner.”

And, for a certain particular reason, she rejected him.

To convey why his question was an atrocious idea, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you “Confidence: A Play on Words.”

SCENE: A beautiful freshman girl is sitting outside Starbucks at the SAC. She is so beautiful that when the wind blows, she is doing Mother Earth a favor by showing how her gusts can make golden locks shimmer and dance. She is working on chemistry homework while sipping a Starbucks beverage that only cost one monthly car payment. Tim nervously shuffles over to her.

TIM: Oh hey, Cara! Working on that chemistry h-dubs?

CARA: Hi Tim! Yeah, it’s a total buzzkill. Have you finished?

TIM: Yeah, I stayed up late last night. It didn’t take that long because I was listening to Fabolous, so I wanted to finish as quickly as possible.

Cara giggles. Her giggle is so adorable that suddenly, ten angels get their wings. But only six wings because Cincinnati didn’t punt enough in the football game.

TIM: I’m sorry. I should have invited you to do it with me. We could have done it together or something. I don’t know. Maybe I’m kind of rambling now. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

CARA: It’s okay! Next time! Ugh, I wish we did though, because I wanted to go to the Grove tonight.

TIM: I like Grove.

CARA: Um, that’s nice. Me too!

TIM: Maybe, for no reason at all, I’m just saying … we could, like, go to the Grove together?

CARA: Are you asking me out on a date?

TIM: What? No … I just … Um ….

Suddenly, a pile of bricks falls from the sky falls on his head. And he dies. He then goes to heaven, where ten hungry angels eat him while awaiting the next football game.

Tim then plummets to the underworld, where he is greeted by Ashton Kutcher.

TIM: Ashton Kutcher, what are you doing here? You’re still alive.

ASHTON: I am alive, but my career is dead.

TIM: Oh right. Duh. Ashton, I don’t understand, why am in hell? I’m a good boy. I always carried those UNICEF boxes with me on Halloween so I could hold more candy.

ASHTON: Because you’re an idiot, dude. You have no idea how to ask out a woman. Especially Cara. You butchered that one, man.

TIM: What? No way. We were good friends. And I was just asking her to the Grove.

ASHTON (in a mimicking voice): “Um … uh … hey Cara ….Will you like…” Failure. Dude, you’re so pathetic. Haven’t you seen “No Strings Attached?”

TIM: No one has.

ASHTON: Shut up. I totally avoid getting friend-zoned by the end of that movie. And in “Valentine’s Day,” I end up with Jennifer Garner after being best friends with her for the whole two-hour movie.

TIM: I want those two hours back.

ASHTON: Hey man, shut up. I was doing great as Charlie Sheen’s replacement on “Two and a Half Jokes.” But listen, my point is you totally stumbled through that proposal. You can’t just pretend you think you might know what you want. If you want to be with a girl, you have to just ask her out and be confident. Let her know what you want.

You can always go back to being friends if she is actually a good friend.

TIM: Wow, that’s actually a good point.

Ugh, now I wish I was more assertive and confident with her.

Suddenly, “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias starts playing, and Tim and Ashton walk off sullenly into the sunset.

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