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Vol. 90, Issue 21 | Nov. 7 - Nov. 9, 2011
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THE MIAMI HURRICANE
ZACH BEEKER // The Miami Hurricane
SMASHIN’: Junior running back Mike James powers through the Blue Devils’ secondary for a 32-yard gain in the first quarter of the Canes’ 49-14 victory.
Hurricanes deliver Homecoming heroics DRINKING DEPENDENCY
UM RESEARCH SHOWS UNEMPLOYED TEND TO DRINK MORE PAGE 4
CONCERT CONCERNS
THE STAFF EXPLORES NEW OPTIONS FOR HOMECOMING ACTS PAGE 6
INDIE INTERROGATION
AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC PAGE 11
Miami demolishes Duke with diverse offense, stingy defense BY AUSTEN GREGERSON SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
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here ’s a simple cure in football when all seems wrong and chaos has become the norm: play Duke. Miami ’s 49-14 win over the Blue Devils on Saturday, a predictably lopsided affair, was a chance for the Canes (5-4, 3-3 ACC) to collect themselves after a disastrous game last Thursday. Consistency and reliability have been up and down all season long. At one position, at least, Miami has found both. Lamar Miller ’s 147-yard, two touchdown rushing performance – his sixth game with 100 yards or more this year – made him the first Hurricane back to surpass 1,000 yards on
the ground since Willis McGahee totaled 1,753 yards in 2002, a school record. “That was one of my goals this year, ” Miller said. “I ’ve been working very hard throughout the offseason. The offensive line ’s been doing a great job giving me an opportunity to make runs for this team. ” Miller reached the historic mark on a 22-yard touchdown dash in the fourth quarter. He now stands with 1,016 rushing yards with three games to play. Interestingly, the Canes will face three very different run defenses to close the season: FSU ranks third, USF 21st and Boston College 70th in the nation.
SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 13