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Vol. 87, Issue 17 | Oct. 26 - Oct. 28, 2009

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

A dream deferred Miami defeated; hopes for BCS title postponed

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

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n the third straight meeting between Miami and Clemson, the game went to overtime and the road team won. Saturday’s game was wild as it featured 12 lead changes, a 90-yard kickoff return, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, an interception return for a touchdown and a game-winning touchdown in overtime.

The Miami Hurricanes couldn’t get past a stingy Clemson team, 40-37, at Land Shark Stadium. The tough loss drops Miami (5-2, 2-2 ACC) 10 spots in the Associated Press Poll to No. 18. They no longer control their own fate in the ACC. “We had sloppy play all night long,” head coach Randy Shannon said. “It was just bad football. We probably played our worst game as a football team including Virginia Tech.

We had a chance to win the game, just didn’t pull it out.”

Clemson (4-3, 3-2 ACC) couldn’t have got anything less than a stellar performance from senior versatile running back C.J. Spiller. Spiller accounted for a Clemson schoolrecord 310 all-purpose yards, including a 90-yard kickoff return just before halftime. It was his seventh straight game with a play at least 60 yards or more.

Spiller rushed for 88 yards on 14 carries and caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. Spiller accounted for 75 percent of Clemson’s offense.

“I know Spiller,” Shannon said. “I talked to him before the game, after the game. He’s a phenomenal athlete. They were going to give him touches, and when he gets touches he’s going to try and do something with it.”

But Miami had their opportunity. The Canes were up 34-31 and the Tigers were at Miami’s four-yard line, senior safety Randy Phillips made a play and intercepted Clemson’s quarterback Kyle Parker in the end zone.

SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 12

BILLY GILBERT // The Miami Hurricane

DOWN AND OUT: Tight end Jimmy Graham walks off the field with his head hung low as a reaction to the loss against Clemson. This is MIami’s second loss of the season.

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HELLO, SWEET PRINCE

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UM alumna shines in the ring Former swimmer turns to boxing

BY DANIELLE ALVAREZ CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Between the bings of the bell, marking the beginning of each new three minute round at the Fight Club gym in downtown Miami, amateur boxer and 2004 University of Miami graduate Christina Swanson works out with her professional boxer boyfriend, Wilky Campfort.

Formerly a swimmer with Olympic aspirations, Swanson now works as a lifeguard on Miami Beach and spends her time sparring with the hopes of breaking into the world of professional female boxing.

“She has the aura of a fighter; she just has it in her,” co-worker and firefighter Lester Ealey said.

Swanson transferred to UM from Washington State University and gave up swimming after a serious shoulder injury her senior year. After graduation in 2004, Swanson moved to California to live with her older sister Ana. Swanson started training with one of Ana’s friends, an amateur female fighter. Three months later, she wrapped her hands for her first fight.

“I’m not the type that can just work out, I need a goal… I need competition,” Swanson said.

Swanson grew up outside of Seattle, Wash., on Bambridge Island with her parents and sister.

Her family said she’s had competitor’s blood from the start.

Twenty-five years before Swanson took to the ring, she lost her first fight against her sister.

Ana emerged victorious when she came at her sister with a pen box. Ana was four. Swanson was two. Her family often replays a video of the fight to embarrass Swanson, whose record today is 17-9.

In 2005, a few months after her first amateur fight and loss, Swanson won her first fight at the California Golden Gloves Tournament. She then moved back to South Florida and continued fighting. She had a career highlight in 2007 when she took home the National Golden Gloves Championship belt in Hollywood, where she currently lives.

Swanson is now a Miami Beach lifeguard and has just completed her training at the City of Hollywood Fire Academy, where intimidated male trainees refer to her as “The Swansonator.” Swanson still finds time to train five times a week.

But Swanson said it’s difficult finding females willing to face her. Without a proper matchup, professional promoters won’t sign her to fights, a hurdle Swanson must overcome in order to enter the further regulated pros.

Swanson has been waiting for a pro fight since March.

“Locally, it’s hard to find girls at my level, so that’s what’s frustrating…training and training and having no fights,” she said.

Swanson said she takes an emotionless approach to fight-

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UM grad Christina Swanson has boxing ambitions. Watch Rachel Ewy’s video.

Andrew Twenter captured soccer's upset over UNC in a photo slideshow.

Still in denial about Saturday’s loss to Clemson? Watch Steven Stuts’s photo slideshow for proof.

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // PHOTO EDITOR

POW! : UM graduate Christina Swanson began boxing to stay in shape. “I can’t let my mind wander or I’ll get hit,” she said. ing, staying unattached in the ring and not allowing herself to think about the fight until immediately before. Unfortunately, her level head doesn’t keep her loved ones from pacing anxiously during fights.

“It’s the worst thing ever,” Campfort said of dating a female boxer. “I get way more nervous for her than when I am fighting.”

“I cried at her first fight,” Ana said.

It may get easier for Swanson’s loved ones to see her take punches; she plans to spend a few more years in the ring.

Danielle Alvarez may be contacted at dalvarez@themiamihurricane.com.

Brittney Bomnin takes a look backstage before the Ring's production of Hamlet. Check out the photo slideshow online.

UM students participated in a global “Thriller Dance." Lindsay Perez has the details.

Missed out on Paranormal Activity, the No. 1 movie at the box office? Nick Maslow has a Q&A with the cast.

Ben Cathey interviewed author Michael Chabon about his latest book.

Find out what he said online.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15

FRIDAY OCTOBER 23

Assault, Nursing School Theft, Pearson Cafe Theft, Gusman Concert Hall

Criminal Mischief, Mahoney Residential College Garage Theft, UC

FRIDAY OCTOBER 16

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24

Hit & Run, Clarke Recital hall

Theft, Hecht Residential College Theft, Richter Library

Volleyball split weekend matches against ACC foes.

Read the recap by Adam Berger.

If you are a victim of a crime, call the Department of Public Safety at 305-284-6666 or if calling from a campus phone dial 8-6666.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 Hit & Run, BUC Theft, Clarke Recital Hall Theft, UC Theft, Eaton Residential College Theft, Richter Library October 26 - October 28, 2009

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HurryCane not so fast for UV

Up 'til Dawn helps trash childhood cancer Charity event recieves makeover and prizes

BY TASHA GIUDA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

STEVEN STUTS // The Miami Hurricane

JAM PACKED: Students wait 20 minutes for the shuttle to arrive at a UV stop. By the time the shuttle arrives it’s usually full beyond capacity, forcing students to stand on the steps of the bus entrance if they need the ride.

Inefficient shuttles leave students behind

BY CLAUDIA CURIEL CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Residents of the University Village at the southern end of campus are complaining this semester that inconsistent schedules and overcrowding on the HurryCane shuttles are causing them to be late for class and forcing some to walk in the sticky South Florida heat.

Danny Manimbo said sometimes he has to give up waiting for the shuttle and just walk instead.

“You’re covered in sweat by the time you get there,” he said.

Richard Sobaram, UM’s director of parking and transportation, said he is aware of the issues and is trying to address the problems.

“We’re finding that students are cramming to get on buses to the Fountain when the Stanford ones are running with empty spaces,” Sobaram said.

According to Sobaram, nine shuttles run routes from the UV to Stanford Circle or to the Fountain behind the Ashe Building. The UV Express bus also runs only between the UV and the Fountain.

The Department of Parking and Transportation is encouraging students to help make the system more efficient by taking the first-available shuttle to either the Fountain or Stanford, both of which are near the center of campus.

Some UV riders said the shuttles are not spaced out enough.

“Instead of equal distances between them, four come by at once and then you have to wait 15 minutes,” UV resident Matt Bosher said.

Ideally, the shuttles are scheduled to arrive at stops every seven minutes, Sobaram said. He said that shuttle schedules can’t be tailored just around regular class times because some riders need to use the buses to get to work or the Metrorail station. Street traffic around the campus also affects the schedules, especially on busy Ponce de Leon Boulevard. If one shuttle is caught in rush hour traffic or has to wait for a light, others behind it catch up, causing shuttles to arrive at the UV in close proximity.

According to students, another issue is overcrowded buses. Some shuttles are already jammed when they arrive at UV and can’t take on many new passengers. Tuesday and Thursday mornings are often the worst times for overcrowding but even on Fridays there can be a shuttle crowding problem.

Chuck McConnell, director of contracts for American Coach, which owns the shuttles, said the company tells drivers “any time they come to a stop and there are more passengers than they can carry, to radio the bus behind them.” That way the next shuttle driver will be aware of the situation and can get to the stop as fast as possible.

The biodiesel shuttles can only fit 29 sitting passengers and another 15 standing ones. The smaller shuttles sit 22 riders.

Adding to the shuttle crowd at the UV are students who live in apartment

complexes across from campus such as the Cloisters and Red Road Commons.

They are allowed to use the shuttle system like any other student.

“Red Road Commons has put another kink in the system,” Sobaram said. “We’ve seen an uptake in the amount of people taking shuttles.”

McConnell said that because of the additional riders walking over from the Red Road Commons, they have needed to extend the hours of the UV Express to compensate extra riders. Sobaram said the solution isn’t as simple as adding more shuttles because it costs the university $130,000 a year for each one.

In the spring semester, Sobaram said riders will be asked to fill out surveys while they are on the shuttles and the new system will be implemented in fall 2010 at the latest.

“I’m thinking of making radical changes to the shuttle system to make it more efficient,” Sobaram said.

The plan would include four or five shuttles running constantly between Ponce Garage and Stanford Circle and another four or five running between Ponce and the Fountain. The shuttles should then arrive at stops every four to five minutes, he said, as opposed to the current schedule where they ideally arrive every seven minutes.

“It would be more efficient, faster and would service 90 percent of riders, according to [shuttle usage] patterns,” Sobaram said.

Claudia Curiel may be contacted at ccuriel@ themiamihurricane.com.

According to Brown University Health Services, college students are among the most sleepdeprived people in the country. The students of University of Miami’s Up ‘til Dawn organization, which raises cancer research funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, challenge their peers to put those extra hours toward a charitable cause.

Up ‘til Dawn’s major fundraising event is the annual Letter-Writing Party, taking place on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on the UC Patio.

Student “teams” will come and sign pre-written letters to attract potential donors and compete for prizes for the individuals and teams who raise the most money. This year, the event is receiving a highly-anticipated makeover, complete with the theme “Trash Childhood Cancer.” Raffles, spinwheels, free food and t-shirts, student performances and prizes like a Nintendo Wii all make for a day of charitable entertainment.

Getting involved is simple.

“All students have to do is get some friends together to create a team, go online to myuptildawn. org, search for UM, and register, it’s that easy,” said the organization’s executive director Sara Klaben.

Klaben leads by example, proving it is easy to get involved in the St. Jude efforts. Following her participation in the Letter-Writing Party during her sophomore year at UM as a transfer student, she rose to the position of Public Relations chair her junior year and is currently executive director.

Just as her sorority sisters sparked her interest in the organization, Klaben hopes to inspire others to join Up ‘til Dawn’s charitable cause.

Each team member’s personal goal is to send 25 letters out, or raise $250. This goal is made easier by the online component, which includes not only an individual and team page, but also an online barometer to track each team’s donations.

The UM Up ‘til Dawn chapter has typically had a 15 percent return rate, equaling about $30 per letter sent. They have raised over $88,000 throughout the past five years for child cancer research aimed at finding a cure, reaching $24,000 in 2007, a record breaking year.

“We’re hoping to raise much more money than in previous years,” said Lauren Asher, the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Event Marketing Representative assisting UM’s chapter. “Our goal is very ambitious.”

Tasha Giuda may be contacted at tgiuda@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Making hurricanes at marine science campus RSMAS receives grant to better understand hurricane force winds

BY BRYAN SHERIFF CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

University of Miami has been awarded a $15 million dollar grant that will allow engineers to create realistic scenarios to examine how buildings and other structures react to forces created by hurricanes.

This grant from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) will help create the Surge-Structure-Atmosphere Interaction research laboratory, in the Marine Technology & Life Sciences Seawater Research Building at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science campus.

Construction on this building will begin in 2012.

“It is a particularly exciting project because Miami will be unique not only, in this country, but from around the world for the ability to experimentally validate models of interaction with wind and water and in particular, how it affects shorelines,” said

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Professor Antonio Nanni, SUSTAIN CoPrincipal Investigator and chair of Civil and Architectural Engineering in the College of Engineering.

The SUSTAIN facility will be the only facility worldwide that can generate hurricane force winds for test simulations in a three-dimensional situation.

“When you typically think of a waterwind tunnel, you think of the wind pushing the waves to the shore,” Nanni said. “But if you were to think in three dimensions, you could have the wind running parallel to the shore and that is the type of experiment we can create in this laboratory.”

When UM initially submitted its proposal to NIST in Spring 2008, its request was ranked among the top five submitted, but was not among the three projects awarded money.

However, when President Obama created the stimulus act, more funding became available for meritorious projects that were declined. Upon re-submission, UM was granted the $15 million by NIST. “I feel like it is a breakthrough that will lead to much more confidence in the safety of new buildings,” said Brandon Witte, a sophomore in the College of Engineering.

“It will show how revolutionary the minds

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THINKING AHEAD: A depiction of the new research building to be constructed at RSMAS that will include state-of-the-art hurricane simulation technology. of the engineers are here.”

As part of this project, Nanni explained that UM wants to be more intelligent about addressing problems caused by hurricanes from a research and technological perspective to provide a contribution to this challenge.

“Over the last three years, we have worked very hard not only to make us well known in this area but also to acquire all the tools that are needed,” he said.

Byran Sheriff may be contacted at bsheriff@ themiamihurricane.com.

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OPINION UP!

“Which music artist do you secretly love?”

LAUREN LOCOCO Sophomore “S Club 7.”

CHHAYA NENE Sophomore “Aaron Carter, I’m not even going to lie.”

ERIC HAHN Sophomore “Taylor Swift!”

MEREDITH REILLY Junior “Miley Cyrus.”

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

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- Kathleen Elise Murphy, contributing columnist

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I doubt these are the last of the death sentences that will be handed out by the regime.

Food allergies require vigilance They walk among you. You may not be able to tell at first or even second glance, but they’re your classmates, your professors, your roommates and your friends. They’re people with food allergies.

You’ll recognize them when their eyes swell, their faces break out in hives or when their throats close. Anaphylactic shock is horrifying for bystanders, but imagine the knowledge that your own throat is closing. That’s the risk that those with allergies deal with every day. Each year, 150-200 deaths in the US are attributed to allergic reactions to food.

Food allergies are terribly misunderstood and underestimated. When those of us with allergies insist that we can’t have wheat, nuts or gluten, we’re not kidding around. That bit of peanut butter on your toast or the onion in your salad could kill someone. Some are even prevented from flying because some passenger on the plane can be stashing a jar of peanuts.

By and large, people find it difficult to be considerate to these allergies, protesting rules about bringing peanut butter lunches in summer

camps with dozens of allergic children. In Canada, it’s common practice to regulate food items consumed in an educational or public facility to ensure that everyone has a safe environment.

Here in the USA, it is a battle to have one allergen free area in many kitchens- or in the case of UM, just one safe station in the dining hall.

Dining services seems to have a hard time grasping that concept. Afflicted students have asked Chartwells to be vigilant regarding the dangers of cross-contamination; still, using the same utensils to make every meal at a dining hall station can throw an onion into an omelet and kill someone. It’s not really so hard to switch tongs or change gloves when making a sandwich.

In very sensitive cases, the residue of an allergen on a table, like that peanut butter you wiped on the seat, can cause a reaction without even consuming the food. It’s not being picky or overreacting. Would you eat in a facility that processed arsenic alongside your food?

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

The Iran saga continues Nearly a month after the Al-Quds Day protests, the Iranian government has announced that three individuals who participated in post-election riots during the summer have been sentenced to death.

Right now, information on the crimes of the accused KATHLEEN ELISE MURPHY is scant, since the Iranian govCONTRIBUTING ernment restricts the activity of COLUMNIST journalists within the country.

The most publicized sentencing has probably been that of Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani, thanks to Amnesty International (AI), which urged Iranian authorities to rescind his death sentence as part of Amnesty’s World Day Against the Death Penalty Day on Oct. 10. Some of the crimes of which he is accused include “propaganda against the system” and “insulting the holy sanctities.”

I doubt these are the last of the death sentences that will be handed out by the regime. More than 100 others are currently standing trial before a Tehran Revolutionary Court for their participation in the protests, and many allege they have been tortured into producing confessions. By AI’s estima-

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tion, at least 13 other people are also currently at risk of being executed in Iran.

In light of the huff produced by Obama’s receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, it is worth mentioning that several protestors were being considered for the honor. Some of these individuals include opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Many believe awarding one of these men the prize would have gone a long way toward legitimizing the Green Movement and preventing President Ahmadinejad from taking further action against those awaiting trial.

Though the death sentences can, and probably will, be appealed, the significance of this development cannot be overestimated. If the regime goes through with the executions, I see two possible outcomes: the people will be so afraid of the consequences of speaking out against the government that they will be permanently subdued, or they will be so outraged by the regime’s actions that they will protest again, and this time, even more vigorously.

I’m gunning for the latter.

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Where are college voices on health care?

I’M STUCK IN A COMIC!

MATT ROSEN // The Miami Hurricane

POLL RESULTS: How did you spend fall break?

Studying for midterms

Traveling to exotic locations

17%

10%

Partying it up

One word: SLEEP

13%

37%

Total voters: 35

What will health care reform entail for the nearly 15 million college students nationwide?

The current debate taking place in Washington could very well affect our livelihoods more than any other demographic. Currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are nearly 47 DANIEL MEDINA CONTRIBUTING million uninsured Americans, or COLUMNIST 20 percent of the population, under the age of 65. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), health care costs cover 16 percent of G.D.P., and are expected to increase to 31 percent by 2035. Consequently, the nation’s deficit continues to rise leaving our generation in danger of financial crisis if action is not taken.

We must not lobby for just any reform, but smart, financially viable reform. Though it is not the only alternative, the public option is the best guarantee for lasting restructuring. It would create competition with private insurance and weaken the monopoly of big insurance in the current system. Furthermore, it would allow an entire new income bracket of hardworking Americans to purchase health insurance and realize their universal right to quality health care. Most importantly, it would bring much-needed financial stabilization to the health care system.

Adversaries have referred to the proposed government-run program as a socialist government takeover of medicine. The term “socialized medicine” was cre-

ated by advocates of the American Medical Association in 1947 in opposition to President Harry Truman’s health care initiative. Americans were fearful of government intervention then and rightfully remain so today; however, no one would argue that the status quo is sustainable.

Ironically, Medicare remains one of the largest socialized medical programs in the world. This contradiction is also evident in the single-payer systems of the medical departments of the Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force. The same people who enjoy, or will soon enjoy, the benefits of these programs are the most vocal opponents of reform.

As fiery cable TV and radio personalities take to the airwaves, where are the voices of college students?

The 1960s saw the nation’s youth take up causes such as women’s rights and The Civil-Rights Movement, but the present generation appears more engrossed in popculture and the latest electronic gadget than enacting meaningful societal change.

As President Ronald Reagan proclaimed at the 1981 Notre Dame Commencement ceremony, “We need you; we need your youth, your strength, and your idealism, to help us make right what is wrong.”

No matter where you stand on the issue, it is our moral and civic duty as Americans to assume a role in the debate; if we do not speak out, who will?

Daniel Medina is senior majoring in broadcast journalism and political science. He may be contacted at dmedina@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Elections through the Board of Publications will take place on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:30 am.

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The School of Communication hosts Oscar-nominated writer-director Jason Reitman on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in CIB room 3053.

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IF YOU GO: WHAT: Hamlet WHEN: Tuesday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Jerry Herman Ring Theatre COST: Free admission Tuesday; $8 for students BRITTNEY BOMNIN // The Miami Hurricane

TO BE OR NOT TO BE?: Sophomore Danny Merritt and senior Matt Mickenberg prepare backstage before the second night of Hamlet at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre last Thursday. Guest director Jay Goede was brought in to work with the actors who brought Shakespeare’s literary masterpiece to the stage.

BY SARAH B. PILCHICK OF THE STAFF

The thought of facing Hamlet again after being forced to read it in high school may send many students running, but nothing could be a bigger mistake. After all, the current production of Hamlet, which runs at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre through Saturday, infuses William Shakespeare’s most famous drama with a dark, malevolent energy.

This version of Hamlet was given a postmodern feel, yet remains true to the original story of the “melancholy Dane.”

The murder of Prince Hamlet’s father by

his uncle sets into action a tragic series of events that throws the Danish royal court into complete and utter chaos.

The part of Hamlet is notorious for being one of the most demanding roles in theatre; previous Hamlets include such actors as Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes, David Tennant and, currently on Broadway, Jude Law. Senior Jed Alevizos was more than up for the challenge, and his Hamlet is a tour de force unlike any seen in recent memory.

“I never thought I’d be in the same category [as the actors who have portrayed Hamlet],” Alevizos said. “Lots of people say that when you play this role, you don’t

become Hamlet; Hamlet becomes you.”

Alevizos, a musical theatre major performing in his first Shakespeare play, said the biggest challenge was the language.

Portraying Hamlet, an emotionally dynamic character who is onstage for the vast majority of the play, was a “tremendous experience,” he said.

“I feel fortunate to be able to say ‘I play Hamlet’… Few actors ever get the chance,” Alevizos said.

Junior Christine D’Amore, the show’s production stage manager, was honored to work on the production. She has been an indispensable part of the production since October 26 - October 28, 2009

it began rehearsals Sept. 15.

“It’s so fun,” D’Amore said. “It’s Hamlet. Who doesn’t want to stage manage Hamlet? It’s like every theatre kid’s ultimate show.”

Hamlet closes this Saturday. “Totally Tuesday,” which is free for students, is tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Ring Theatre Box Office from 12 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information call 305-284-3355 or visit www.as.miami.edu/theatrearts/ring/.

Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at sbpilchick@themiamihurricane.com.

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COURTESY MATTHEW JAMES ALDERMAN

MAQ ATTACK: Matt Alderman (left) and Quinn Carson, two juniors at the Frost School of Music, wrote, recorded and finished their own albumn, The EP.

BY BEN WEXLER CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Matt Alderman and Quinn Carson weren’t great friends at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill., yet it was only natural that the two formed a band when they came to the University of Miami.

“While we weren’t the best of friends in high school, we both knew each other.

So, when we came here, we just started writing and playing music together,” Carson said. “Now we’re best band mates.”

Together, Alderman and Carson form the duo Maq. The two Frost School of Music students cite the alternative-pop group Guster as their main influence.

Alderman even said that at UMTV’S UTunes competition, in which they are currently semi-finalists, “we were even compared to the Barenaked Ladies.”

Just like the duo themselves, their music is self-described as “just fun, upbeat, easy-going music to listen to.” Carson also stressed that “when people hear our music, what stands out is our vocal harmonies.”

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They also said that the school of music has helped them tremendously by providing many resources to them.

Alderman and Carson both sing, play acoustic guitar, and are media writing and production majors. A day after performing their first UM show at Gusman Hall for the Bruce Hornsby Songwriter Showcase, Maq played Patio Jams to a group of interested and eager students. Carson’s two younger brothers, who are still in high school, accompanied the duo on bass guitar and drums.

Maq recently finished their six-track collection entitled The EP. From start to finish, The EP took two years to complete.

Written, recorded, produced and promoted all by themselves, the hard working duo’s album is now currently available for purchase on iTunes.

To find out if the judges on UMTV’s U-Tunes competition were correct in their comparison, check their music out at www.MySpace.com/MusicMaq. Ben Wexler may be contacted at bwexler@ themiamihurricane.com.

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The attendance at the football game. The crowd was smaller than the FAMU game.

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SOCCER

Hurricanes defeat No. 2 Tar Heels Last home game of the season a success

BY DEBORA RUBI CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

Leave it to the soccer team to salvage something good this weekend.

The University of Miami women’s soccer team stunned the defending national champion North Carolina 1-0 in front of a packed Cobb Stadium.

Sunday’s win against the Tar Heels (12-3-1, 5-3-0) was the biggest in program history in terms of beating a ranked opponent.

This was the final home game of the season and the seniors left on the highest of notes.

“We played the best level of soccer,” head coach Tricia Taliaferro said. “We got a great memory from it. It was unbelievable.”

The Canes (8-8-1, 3-4-1) have now beaten three ranked teams in the season to keep their postseason hopes alive.

“I’m so proud,” Taliaferro said.

“They showed great character for the situation.”

Senior Beverly Goebel scored the lone goal in the 81st minute on a 25-foot shot from outside the box over the outstretched hands of the goalie.

“I felt it all through me,” Goebel said in a hoarse, barely audible voice. “I knew I had it. I finished it for my team.”

Goebel has been a key member of the Hurricanes for the last three years after transferring her freshman year from Sacramento State. She was feeling sick throughout the week and was questionable to play.

“I want to thank the team for three great years,” Goebel said. “I’ve never been on such a welcoming team. I dedicated the goal to the team.”

The game was a battle between two tough ACC teams, with both teams sticking hard to their game plan. The Tar Heels held possession while the Canes stuck to their counter-attack. North Carolina was limited to only two shots on goal in the entire game.

“The midfield was able to relieve

ANDREW TWENTER // The Miami Hurricane

BRINGING IT HOME: Midfielder Beverly Goebel watches as North Carolina goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris attempts to block her goal-scoring shot. Goebel scored the only goal this Sunday afternoon, resulting in a 1-0 win for the Hurricanes. a lot of pressure,” Taliaferro said. “We made sure to close off the outsides while getting through the seams and gaining momentum.”

Junior Brittney Steinbruch had two blocked shots on goal in the game: one in the second minute when she was left alone in front of the UNC goalie, and the second in the 58th minute when Goebel fed a ball to Steinbruch who had her shot blocked by the Tar Heel defense.

“No one played poorly,” Taliaferro said. “They played with heart and soul, fired up for the occasion.”

On Thursday night, the University of

Miami tied N.C. State 1-1 in overtime on a day dedicated to honoring the team’s six seniors.

While most players walked down with their parents, backup goalie Austen Everett walked down with her doctor.

Everett is back on the team after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year and faced four months of chemotherapy.

“It’s an amazing journey that we’ve been through,” Taliaferro said. “Everett helps mold the character of the team so it was a very emotional moment for her to come and join that senior class.”

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The Canes scored their only goal in the 67th minute with a superb goal from junior Lauren Singer. Upon getting the ball in the middle of the box from senior Paulelett Ricks-Chambers, she softly lobbed the ball into the right side of the goal over the goalies reach.

Miami finishes its final two games of the regular season in the state of Virginia.

The team battles Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. on Friday and culminates its regular season against Virginia on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Debora Rubi may be contacted at drubi@ themiamihurricane.com.

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FOOTBALL COMMENTARY

FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1 With 5:37 remaining in the game, all the Hurricanes had to do was move the chains and keep the clock going. Miami ran it three straight times with senior Javarris James. James fell short of picking up a first down and the Canes were forced to punt.

That punt eventually led to the game-tying field goal and a win in overtime.

Shannon insisted that it wasn’t a conservative play call.

Sophomore quarterback Jacory Harris called this the toughest loss of his football career.

“We fought so hard throughout the game as a team, and we didn’t come out with the victory,” said Harris, who was 17 of 27 for 256 yards and two touchdowns, but three costly interceptions. “We let Clemson out-work us. We turned the ball over too

much. It was little things that made us get to this point. I came out there, was throwing too many interceptions.”

With five games remaining and so much football to be played, it’s Shannon’s responsibility to get his team back in line and respond next Saturday at 3:30 p.m. as the Hurricanes head to Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2).

“It hurts. Players will be down, in the tank. It’s my job, the staff’s job to get it going, get them to understand how ugly we played, that we still had a chance,” Shannon said. “Like anything we want more of everybody, including the staff and the team.”

Costly sideline slip-ups

Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at lledoux@themiamihurricane.com.

Prof. Antweil’s Report Card

Clemson vs. Miami QUARTERBACKS: RUNNING BACKS: WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS: OFFENSIVE LINE: DEFENSIVE LINE: LINEBACKERS: SECONDARY: SPECIAL TEAMS: COACHING:

C C+ B C+ B B F F F

BY SPORTS EDITOR JUSTIN ANTWEIL The Professor may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.

LOG ON TO THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM FOR THE PROFESSOR’S ANALYSIS OF EACH UNIT.

BILLY GILBERT // The Miami Hurricane

WHAT HAPPENED?: Head coach Randy Shannon watches as the Clemson Tigers celebrate on the field after upsetting then-No. 8 Miami in a heartbreaking 40-37 overtime victory.

Four wo r d s: Meineke Car Care Bowl.

T h e 40-37 overtime loss to the ClemJUSTIN ANTWEIL SPORTS EDITOR son Tigers on Saturday night is going to linger in the minds of the Miami Hurricanes’ coaching staff for a long time.

Everything heading into Saturday’s action seemed promising for the orange and green. Last week’s Georgia Tech win over Virginia Tech allowed Miami to control their own destiny in the ACC. Extremity injuries had all been healed for the first time this season. Every player listed as probable played.

Clemson missed a 41 yard field goal on their opening drive to give UM momentum. But despite all the opportunity, the Canes couldn’t capitalize.

Sure the players didn’t execute and Clemson wide receiver Jacoby Ford and running back C.J. Spiller are electrifying athletes, but the UM coaches did not maximize all the talent on the team and left the Canes in precarious situations.

Head coach Randy Shannon, offensive coordinator Mark Whipple and defensive coordinator John Loevett left fans scratching their heads several times throughout a game that featured 12 lead changes.

At one point Miami was flagged for having too many men on the field after calling a time out.

The Miami defense did not blitz enough and couldn’t generate any pressure on quarterback Kyle Parker. UM elected to run the ball three times to attempt to kill the clock instead of pass and go for the kill with less than six minutes remaining.

Running back Damien Berry should have been getting the ball in red zone situations. He rushed for 55 yards on eight carries including a 23-yard touchdown run. He is a bruising back who is the best north-south runner on this team.

He should have been getting carries on the goal line in overtime.

Instead on 3rd and goal from the five-yard line, Whipple elected to draw up a pass for blocking specialist Tervaris Johnson. He had two catches all season but was the intended target on the most crucial play. He ended up running the wrong route.

The coaches have to go back to the drawing board and hope

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they finish the last five games strong.

This is Shannon’s third year at the helm for Miami. In his first year in 2007, UM jumped out to a hot 5-3 start but lost their final four games including getting embarrassed in the last game at the Orange Bowl by Virginia, 48-0.

The Canes finished 5-7 and did not make a bowl game for the first time in 10 years.

Similarly, last year the Canes were 6-3 and controlled their own destiny in the ACC but gave up 472 yards on the ground to Goergia Tech, losing on a Thursday night nationally televised game.

The Canes would lose their next three contests ending the season with a loss to California in the Emerald Bowl.

This year similar questions are on the tip of the tounge of Canes fans. Sports talk radio phone lines are ringing and posts on message boards are turning into novels.

Is this team going to fade down the stretch again?

The coaching must preach the fundamentals and keep this team motivated, otherwise it will be another long second half stretch.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.

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Dear V: ‘Equus’ isn’t really my thing...

, I have always been an avid horse lover.

I’m from a rural town in Ohio and have been riding since before I can remember.

To keep up with my passion here at UM, I sometimes go riding on weekends.

However, last month something interesting happened. Somewhere between a trot and a canter a click went off in my pituitary gland and I began to get quite aroused. I didn’t know what to do but I shrugged it off as one of those ‘phantom erections.’ But then it happened to me again two weekends ago and I couldn’t get it out of my head for days.

Anyway, last Thursday I ran into a

very attractive acquaintance of mine from class. She is a cute little brunette with dark eyes and I have always had a thing for her. I guess I played my cards right and we ended up going back to my room.

Unfortunately, I was unable to “get the engine going,” so she left, and I felt pathetic and ashamed. I couldn’t help but think about those equestrian stiffies. Do you think there is a relation between these horse incidents and this sudden impotency?

Is something about this really wrong?

I’m pretty freaked out and it’s been on my mind since it happened. Please give me some advice on what I should do and what I should say to her.

Sincerely, Equus

Dear Equus, Whoaaaa Nellie!

Before you get too far ahead of yourself and freak out, you need to break down both situations.

What is it about your time in the saddle that turns you on? Is it the fresh air?

The smell? The up-and-down movement?

Or do the leather chaps just make you feel sexy? You could just be excited by all of the power and control you get when you mount up and grab the reins of a mighty beast.

Perhaps the incidents of the pony boners and your bedroom embarrassment are unrelated. You could have just been having an off night (it happens). And if you’re busy worrying about your pals of a differ

ent species, it is no wonder you can’t get turned on—your mind is in a completely different place.

Maybe it was something about your new lady friend that isn’t really working out for you. While the little brunette may be cute, she might not be your type. If you are having a difficult time with this one, let her go. Not all crushes are successful.

Someone else could come trotting along whom you could mount and ride without any issue.

Best, V Have a question for V? Hit up DearV@ themiamihurricane.com.

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