The Miami Hurricane -- November 21, 2011

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Vol. 90, Issue 25

CRIME REPORT

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

Alleged thief arrested Man suspected of stealing from Association of Commuter Students’ office

BY ALYSHA KHAN NEWS EDITOR

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niversity of Miami police arrested William Cordero on Thursday outside Eaton Residential College in connection with four separate thefts that have occurred on campus.

Cordero has been charged with three counts of thirddegree grand theft, three counts of burglary of an occupied dwelling, one count of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and one count of petty theft, according to the Miami-Dade Corrections website. Cordero ’s most recent theft occurred Tuesday, when he allegedly stole three laptops from the office of the Association of Commuter Students (ACS) in the University Center.

Cordero, 29, is a “career criminal ” who goes by the name Signal 100, according to Chief David Rivero of the UM Police Department (UMPD). He previously served time in prison between August 2004 and June 2010, and between January 2010 and May 2011.

He is currently being held at the CORDERO Training and Treatment Center. Cordero was previously arrested for grand theft, burglary of an occupied dwelling and possession of cocaine.

Senior Kelly Hudgins was waiting for her sister, Brittany Hudgins, in the Department of Housing and Residential Life ’s office in Eaton on Thursday when Cordero was arrested nearby.

Earlier, he had walked into the office and told Brittany, the office receptionist, he was going to drop something off in

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THIEF: A student opens the door for William Cordero (left), an alleged thief, in Pearson Residential College.

one of the back offices.

Kelly said Cordero was pushy and vague about what he wanted to drop off and who it was for. Still, Brittany escorted Cordero to an office, where he left a flier.

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NEWS BRIEF CRIME REPORT University of Miami student Russell Drake, 20, was arrested Wednesday for possession of marijuana with the intent to sell. He and his twin brother grew $75,000 worth of cannabis in two closets and one bedroom of their Red Road Commons apartment near campus. Police discovered 51 plants the night of the arrest. Drake was released on $7,500 bail and his court hearing is set for Dec. 15, according to an article in the Miami Herald and the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts.

MAIA INFO SESSION The Master of Arts in International Administration (MAIA) will have a Q&A session on Monday at 6 p.m. in UC Room 237. The interdisciplinary program is composed of faculty from the five UM colleges. Guest faculty from Florida International University regularly attend as well. The degree prepares students for international careers and connects academic theories with practical solutions for real-world problems. Students and professionals who are looking for employment in the international sector or who wish to upgrade their skills should consider attending the information session. For more information, visit miami.edu/index.php/ maia/about_maia/.

Alexander Gonzalez may be contacted at agonzalez@themiamihurricane.com.

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MARINE LIFE: Freshman Ryan Meeder and his classmates crowd around a bucket to look at a puffer fish.

The students in the introduction to marine science course had their final lab of the semester Thursday. The class went to Matheson Hammock Park, where they walked through the mangroves and waded through the waters of the beach with nets to observe the various organisms.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Canes collect cans during event for Camillus House Students, faculty construct buildings

BY PERI DIAMOND CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The Center for Urban Community Design and the School of Architecture hosted the fourth annual Canstruction event last Friday.

Five teams of students and faculty competed in the two-hour competition and constructed buildings out of cans they had collected in the weeks prior.

In total, 800 cans were collected and donated to Camillus House, a non-profit organization that gives aid to the poor and homeless.

“This is just absolutely amazing and this is a great way for us to help out clients during Thanksgiving, ” said Sam Gil, the vice president of marketing at Camillus House and ones of the judges for the competition. “We appreciate all the work that has been put in. ” The five participating teams were Miami WOLF and Studio 6 from the School of Architecture, the American Institute of Architecture Students, the School of Architecture staff and U Can Do It, a team Nov. 21 - Nov. 30, 2011

from the College of Engineering.

The first team to finish was the College of Engineering, who rebuilt a flattened version of the Eiffel Tower.

“Thanks to the support of the civil engineers, we have collected more than 300 cans and can build a fantastic structure, ” said graduate student Diana Arboleda, a member of U Can Do It. Studio 6 replicated Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, which is located in Dubai. The School of Architecture staff remade the Big Ben clock tower from 55 cans that they collected in less than three weeks.

“I see it as a way for our students to have fun while doing good, ” said Sonia Chao, the director of the Center for Urban and Community Design, who was also a judge.

At the end of the competition, five prizes were awarded – first place, best use of labels, two honorable mentions and best structural ingenuity. Miami WOLF received first place.

“I think it ’s interesting to see the dynamics and the innovations each team has, ” said Francisco De Caso y Basalo, a professor at the College of Engineering and one of the judges. “The creativity involved is fantastic. ”

Missed the last men’s basketball game? Check out David Furones’ recap.

Be sure to read Jason Neufeld’s column on negligence security.

Adam Berger’s got the scoop on the last volleyball game.

Read all about it.

Want to know about the soccer team and their loss at the NCAA tournament? Be sure to read Kristen Spillane’s recap.

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ACADEMICS

ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

New degree offered in nursing school UM becomes first to offer degree in public health

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

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SHOW AND TELL: Junior Katie Dziedzic explains polyps to Zaria John and Amari Hayes, students from Liberty City Elementary, at Ocean Kids on Saturday. The event aims to teach children about environmental awareness.

Students teach, learn about marine life RSMAS hosts ocean conservation event

BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Ocean Kids brought students from low-income elementary schools together to learn about ocean conservation at the University of Miami on Saturday.

The fourth annual event was hosted

by the Future Interests in Nature and the Sea Foundation, and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS).

UM President Donna E. Shalala spoke to the children at the opening ceremony. Shalala told the children to embrace this opportunity by opening up their minds to the sciences. She also stressed the importance of attending college.

“Programs that are geared toward

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CLOSE UP: UM graduate student Merly Ovares dissects a squid at the Inky Business station. Nearly 200 third-grade students attended Ocean Kids.

kids are really important for creating worldly, conscious citizens in the long run, ” said senior Elise Keister, president of the UM Aquarium Club, who has been involved with Ocean Kids for two years.

Fifteen hands-on learning stations and touch tanks addressed topics like pollution, overfishing, coral reefs and marine mammal rescue. Students from various marine and atmospheric organizations coordinated the lesson plans for the event.

The children traveled through each station, getting their Ocean Kids passport stamped with national flag stickers after completing each activity.

One station, Touchable Tides, allowed the children to touch sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea slugs and hermit crabs.

“I wanted to use this event to spread the importance of the ocean, ” said sophomore Jeremy Whitehead, who wanted to apply his skills outside of the classroom.

Ocean Kids is now compiling a manual on how to recreate every station, so that it can be hosted around the world.

Last year, the Clinton Global Initiative, a non-partisan organization that allows global leaders to devise and implement solutions to pressing problems, provided funds that would allow Ocean Kids to be held in Kuwait and the Bahamas.

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In light of the growing need for health professionals, the University of Miami ’s School of Nursing and Health Studies (SONHS) started the first bachelor of science in public health program in South Florida.

Recently accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the major will help students understand disease prevention and the general wellness of world populations. They will also study biological, environmental, psychological and other factors that affect human health.

SONHS Dean Nilda Peragallo worked with Executive Vice President and Provost Thomas LeBlanc to develop the program in time for the fall 2012 semester.

“The new degree will open a world of new possibilities for our students to get hands-on experience to explore issues affecting public health in not only the United States, but also globally, ” Peragallo said in a press release. “There is a skyrocketing demand for a well-trained public health workforce to tackle the 21st century ’s most pressing health concerns, such as HIV/AIDS, obesity, terrorism and reemerging infectious diseases. ” The degree is normally completed at the graduate level, and allows aspiring nurses to enhance their clinical and research skills to face global health concerns.

The opportunities the degree provides will also lead to a variety of career options and goals.

“The Public Health degree will provide these individuals the opportunity to obtain careers in health education, prevention, health promotion and global health, ” said Rosemary Hall, an associate professor at the SONHS. Complementing a standard nursing track, the new major includes specific courses in epidemiology, communicable disease and health promotion and prevention.

One particular course, however, offers a unique perspective on public health. The class on field experience in community health will allow students to learn about servicing local and global communities, and foster UM ’s mission of service.

With these benefits, students like sophomore Susana Guerrero find the BSPH to be an important asset for any nursing student.

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UMPD working to recover stolen student property CRIME FROM PAGE 1 Cordero used a similar ruse to enter most of the areas he robbed, which included the Office of Financial Assistance.

When Cordero first walked in to the housing office, Kelly began “freaking out ” because she recognized him from a UMPD crime alert email she received that day which showed a photo of Cordero.

Brittany proceeded to call UMPD, who arrested Cordero about 10 minutes later outside of Eaton, Kelly said.

“I ’m definitely going to pay attention to crime alerts more because you never know what ’s going to happen on campus, ” Kelly said.

Cordero was able to enter campus because UM is an open campus, meaning anyone can walk in and out, Rivero said.

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If a person is acting suspiciously, however, UMPD can ask them to leave campus since it is private property.

“That ’s what makes our job so hard here, ” Rivero said. “We have so many visitors, we have so many folks that come to campus for good reasons. Then we have a few that come here for bad reasons. ” UMPD is currently trying to find the laptops and cellphones in local pawn shops and online websites, Rivero said.

Karam Alawa, one of the students who had his laptop stolen from the ACS office on Tuesday, recognizes UMPD ’s efforts in recent thefts.

“Obviously, it ’s a hard thing to do, ” Alawa said.

“The officer said it ’s going to take some time [to find my laptop] and it hasn ’t even been a full week yet. I think they are doing what they can. ”

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Decrease in on-campus crime

Despite recent incidents, crime rates at the University of Miami have decreased from 2010 to 2011. Although trespass warnings and larceny haven’t shown a drastic change, arrests have decreased by more than 40 percent and burglary has decreased by more than 50 percent.

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What is your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?

AARON MIDDEN Sophomore “Not having to go to school.”

ADAEZE AJOKU Sophomore “It is a genuine holiday that is not completely commercialized like Christmas or Valentine’s Day.”

STAFF EDITORIAL

Ever since the national economy took a dive, it ’s been no secret that the real estate market is in dire straits. The foreclosure rate in Florida this year is one in every 396 households, sixth highest in the nation, according to CNBC. But the fact that there is now a buyer ’s market could mean good things for students looking for off-campus housing.

The search for a new home between semesters is an issue that plagues a good portion of the student body at the University of Miami. Everything from roommate problems to studying abroad could leave a student searching for a place to live. Fortunately, it ’s a smart time to be looking for a new home. Prices are falling and the real estate market in Miami is the strongest it ’s been in five years, according to a report by Realty Times.

UM ’s Department of Housing and Residential Life has many resources to assist in the quest for off-campus housing. Among them is a housing database that enables users

“Food, family and friends.”

ANDREW WYATT Sophomore “The feast.”

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

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Thanksgiving should not be ignored

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Don’t let gifts and visions of sugar plums cloud your mind and turn you into a raging gift-buying lunatic.

t ’s time to take Thanksgiving back.

Year after year, it seems like there ’s a ASHLEY MARTINEZ glitch in the CONTRIBUTING calendar COLUMNIST that sends us directly from Halloween to Christmas.

Sometimes there ’s no space in between to breathe. As I was making a last-minute run to Walgreens to pick up some Halloween candy, I looked around at all the inf latable Santas and light-up reindeer that greeted me.

We can ’t even wait until Halloween is over? What about Thanksgiving, the all-American holiday when friends and families get together to eat until their pants don ’t fit and watch a foot-

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ball game?

But perhaps that is where the problem lies. Thanksgiving is all about family and being grateful for what you have.

There are no Thanksgiving cards, no cornucopia carols, no places to take a picture with a mall turkey, and we all know grandma didn ’t get run over by a pilgrim.

The most commercial aspect would be those cute, overly-advertised pilgrim salt and pepper shakers. Even the grandest event of the day, the Macy ’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, ends with jolly old Saint Nick ushering in the Christmas season, making Thanksgiving seem obsolete.

Alas, corporations skip the holiday altogether since there isn ’t any money to make. How could we let this happen?

Starbucks already has snowf lakes on their cups and the

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malls are putting up Christmas trees. Don ’t get me wrong, I love Christmas, but give Thanksgiving its time to shine.

Let ’s take a breath before plunging into the winter madness, take a step back, and be thankful for everything we have and all the people we appreciate.

Don ’t let gifts and visions of sugar plums cloud your mind and turn you into a raging giftbuying lunatic. Take the time to go home, see your family and tell them how much you love them.

Take part in a holiday not filled with gifts or wish lists, but one that focuses on family and enjoying what you do have.

Then there ’s just one thing left to do: Stuff yourself fatter than any bird on the table. Eat up and enjoy this noble holiday.

Ashley Martinez is a freshman majoring in journalism.

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Want some English rock?

Check out I Don’t Belong Here: A Tribute to Radiohead at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Churchill’s Pub. For more information visit churchillspub.com.

BY MARLENA SKROBE PHOTO EDITOR

You don ’t need to know French to jam out to French pop sensation Yelle, who will return to Miami to perform at the Fillmore on Miami Beach Dec. 2.

Yelle is a group composed of Julie Budet and producers GrandMarnier and Tepr.

The Miami Hurricane: Are you excited to come back to Miami during Art Basel to perform again?

Yelle: Last time we played in Miami it was such a crazy night. I ’m really excited to be back in Miami.

TMH: What do you get most excited for when you are on tour?

Yelle: I think it ’s just to meet different people every night. It ’s always funny and it ’s always different. We have the chance to travel in a minivan. It ’s funny because we can make stops in truck stations and have dinner in weird places. It ’s a really cool way to discover the USA. We really like that – just meeting people and t h e y give us different visions of your

country. It ’s a really crazy and good experience.

TMH: How do American fans stock up to other fans?

Yelle: They are not shy and I like that. Sometimes in other countries people need time to express themselves and to get into the music because sometimes they understand the lyrics so they are more focused on it. Because people, they don ’t understand, they just want to enjoy so they give a lot from the beginning to the end. It ’s something very cool for us to see how the American crowd is generous and not really shy, and I like that.

TMH: Do you have any pre-performance rituals or superstitions?

Yelle: I ’m always doing the same ceremony. I ’m always doing little moves to get my body ready and my voice, too.

We do this little thing with the guys. It ’s just to say, “Enjoy the moment, give pleasure to the people and take lots of

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pleasure tonight and let ’s go! ” It ’s just a little thing but it ’s really important to us. I can ’t get on stage without saying this little prayer. It ’s really important for me.

TMH: For those who don ’t speak French and still love your music, what is your overall message in Safari Disco Club?

Yelle: We still want to express something really positive. We still enjoy life and we want to express that. The fact that we want to be alive and to have love in our lives. But maybe we are a little bit more aware with what ’s happening. On this new record we try to talk about different stuff. On “Mon Pays ” we try to talk about the fact [that] sometimes you want to just leave your place. You are bored with your city and you just want to move on and meet new people, new cultures.

You have this heartbreak-

IF YOU GO WHAT: Yelle and Housse De Racket WHERE: Filmore Miami Beach WHEN: Dec. 2 at 9 p.m.

COST: $23 For more information visit filmoremb.com ing situation because you can ’t leave your family and friends. It ’s a hard situation.

We are always on tour and not at home.

TMH: Do you think girls with short hair have more fun?

Yelle: Probably yes. I like the fact that it ’s risky. You cut your hair and it ’s something really hard to do. For me it ’s kind of easy. The long hair is awful on me so I have to deal with short hair. You know, the fact that you have long hair and you can cut it. You did it! You changed something. I think it ’s a really good thing.

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LIFESTYLE

Top four Black Friday options for every holiday shopper

BY STEPHANIE PARRA COPY CHIEF

Black Friday always kicks off the holiday shopping season. From mega mark-offs to clearance sales, you’re sure to get a head start on your holiday gift shopping (or splurge on yourself) if you visit these stores and sites:

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If you love technology, you should plan to stop at Best Buy on your shopping trip. Best Buy will open its doors as early as 12 a.m. on Friday, and has been advertising mega mark-offs on laptops and TVs. If Best Buy ’s advertisements

don ’t have you sold, then be sure to visit BrandsMart USA. Open 24-hours, from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 p.m. Friday, BrandsMart USA is offering incredible deals on items like TVs and tablets.

sales on items including cameras, software, books and probably anything imaginable.

And the best part of this super sale is that you don ’t even have to wait or get out of bed to splurge.

The nearest Best Buy is located at Dadeland Station, 8450 South Dixie Highway, and the nearest BrandsMart USA is located at 7260 N. Kendall Drive.

If you ’d love to get a head start on your school supply shopping, be sure to visit Staples, Office Depot and Office Max. All three will feature extreme sales on items on their websites as well. Staples.com, for example, is having a sale that will last until Wednesday, and will discount items purchased online up to 75 percent off.

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For those who despise the long lines and crowds associated with Black Friday, Amazon.com has got you covered. Amazon will feature extreme

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Music and literature

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FLUTE-TASTIC: Performers use traditional Chinese instruments during their show on Sunday at The Miami Book Fair International: Focus on China, which was held this week at Miami Dade College.

The festival, which celebrated its 28th year, focused on China in an attempt to bring an understanding of Chinese culture to Miami.

The book fair featured a China pavilion with presentations, demonstrations and items for sale. Various traditional Chinese performing arts programs occurred throughout the day.

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Staples is located at 2120 SW 32 Ave., Office Depot is at 2690 Coral Way and Office Max is at 1906 Ponce de Leon Boulevard.

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If you ’d rather shop at upscale department stores and are up to facing the long lines and waits, then Macy ’s is the place for you.

Opening as early as midnight, Macy ’s will feature discount prices on items including designer handbags, shoes, cosmetics and apparel.

The nearest Macy ’s is located at Dadeland Mall, 7303 SW 88 St.

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SPORTS

BREAKING NEWS: Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst has announced that the football team will self-impose a postseason ban for this season. Miami will not accept an invitation to play in a bowl game this year in light of the NCAA’s ongoing investigation into the program.

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the point differential in the first half of the women’s basketball game against Prairie View A&M. The Canes led 60-9 at the half.

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Canes regain their form Miami defeats Prairie View A&M by record margin, 107-26

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PANTHER POUNDING: Junior guard Stefanie Yderstrom goes up for a shot against Prairie View A&M on Thursday. The Canes rebounded from their first loss of the season to Tennessee, as Yderstrom finished with 13 points and Miami defeated the Panthers 107-26. The 81-point margin of victory is the largest in team history.

BY PATRICK RILEY CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

It was very fitting that on a night when the Miami Hurricanes were presented with their 2010-2011 ACC championship rings, they returned to dominate – and beat Prairie View A&M 107-26.

“I thought that was an incredible performance by our bench, ” head coach Katie Meier said after the game. “But I think it was absolutely additionally a statement from our starters. They played very angry. They played very determined. They played with a ton of confidence, but with an absolute focus on fixing what we didn ’t do well in Tennessee. ” One of those starters was senior guard

Shenise Johnson, who once again delivered a performance of All-American caliber, scoring 25 points in 20 minutes, snagging six boards, dishing out seven assists and recording seven steals. Johnson, who went 5 for 5 from beyond the arc, admitted after the game that she was playing with a bit of a chip on her shoulder.

“I ’m disappointed in my effort at Tennessee. I really wanted to just focus on hitting shots, ” she said. “I feel like I didn ’t come through for my team at Tennessee at all.

I wanted to instill confidence back into my team that they had in me. ” With the loss at Tennessee still fresh in their minds, the Canes put on a clinic Thursday night at the BankUnited Center, starting on a 19-0 run and keeping the visiting Panthers

without a field goal in the first 10 minutes.

Miami was in control and in the lead throughout the whole contest, shooting 10 for 17 from three-point range and forcing a whopping 41 turnovers. According to Meier, the improvement from beyond the arc was especially important for the Canes.

“I was probably most pleased with our three, ” she said.

“I thought we weren ’t shooting a very good percentage from the three coming into the game as a team. I saw that this morning and I was shocked, because we ’re a very good threepoint shooting team, but I think we were very low so I was really happy to see the 10 for 17. ” The Hurricanes ’ convincing win against a Prairie View A&M team that beat Rice early Nov. 21 - Nov. 30, 2011

in the season set a UM record for margin of victory and extended the team ’s recordbreaking home winning streak to 26.

Meier was happy to see her team bounce back from a tough loss just 48 hours earlier, and saw it as a great learning experience for many of her younger players.

“The upperclassmen were teaching the bench tonight, ” she said. “They were like, ‘this is how we respond to a loss, this is the defense we ’re supposed to play, this is the confidence we ’re supposed to play with. ’ [It] doesn ’t matter who the opponent is, Miami is Miami. Every time we take the court we need to be Miami. ” Next up for the Canes is the Great Alaska Shootout, where they will take on AlaskaAnchorage on Wednesday.

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Miami self-imposes bowl ban after becoming eligible

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AUSTEN GREGERSON SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

iami has had enough of the close losses, enough of the heartbreak.

Their four-hour bus ride back from Tampa was to be filled with happiness, not regret, even if it meant having their

kicker do it for them.

But their joy was cut short just a day later.

After coming out on the wrong side of close games the entire season, the visiting Hurricanes (6-5, 3-4) finally got it together at the end, beating South Florida 6-3 on Jake Wieclaw ’s 36-yard field goal as time expired. An offense just short of anemic for the first 55 minutes of the game came to life on a 15-play drive, as quarterback Jacory Harris and company got it together in the waning moments to give Wieclaw a chance.

“I ’m thankful that I was able to come up big for the team, ” Wieclaw said.

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“We go over pressure situations every week in practice, so it ’s something I ’m used to. It ’s nothing new. ” Head coach Al Golden stopped the clock with two seconds remaining, his offense stalled at the opposition ’s 25 yard-line, only to have back-to-back timeouts called by Bulls coach Skip Holtz – an attempt to freeze Wieclaw, who admitted to not having kicked a game-winning field goal since middle school.

But during both stoppages, the entire Miami roster grouped around Wieclaw, jumping, yelling, and screaming at the kicker. The timeout performance came from a practice drill called “pressure kicks, ” where the team forms a similar position around Wieclaw trying to distract him during his attempt.

Apparently, the practice paid off.

“I wasn ’t nervous at all, ” Harris said. “I was just ready to rush the field. ” The win made the Canes postseasoneligible, but the university announced Sunday that the team had self-imposed a bowl ban, barring the football team from playing past this Friday.

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Across the hall from the locker room, victorious head coach Al Golden and his players addressed the media. Tangible results also came from the win. Miami avoided a losing season in Golden ’s first and the seniors ’ last year.

“My season continues for another 30 days, ” senior center Tyler Horn said after the win. “It ’s good for me because I ’m a senior and I can go out with a really big win. A bowl ’s a bowl. I got 30 days left with these guys, and some of them are my best friends. The fact that I can play football with them a little longer makes me feel good. ” That good feeling is now gone.

Players were unavailable for comment Sunday, but Golden and Shawn Eichorst, the first-year athletic director, discussed the ramifications of the bowl ban for both the school and athletes alike.

“I ’m clearly disappointed, ” Golden said. “I believe it ’s the right decision and I ’m 100 percent behind the decision, but clearly we ’re disappointed. The team ’s disappointed, but they ’re going to be resilient. We know that we ’re one step closer to putting these issues behind

us, so sad as we are, it gives us an opportunity to move forward. ” No doubt will self-sanctioning further Miami ’s attempts to please the NCAA and possibly soften the penalties that will inevitably fall on the team.

But as the players danced around on the field, there were no detractors surrounding them, no one in their corner of the endzone stands eager to criticize their performance. There was no thought of the future or what punishment awaited them in the offseason, which will now begin on Friday night. For that moment, f leeting though it was, things were alright.

Now, amid the uncertainty that awaits, the Canes will end their season one game sooner than expected.

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Dear V: My new marathon man is making me sore...

, So, I hooked up with this guy last Thursday, and I ’m still sore.

It was basically non-stop sex for four hours straight, which may sound good in theory, but in reality, chaffing is a serious issue! There should be some compromise between the 30-second and four-hour guy, but how doI let him know that enough ’s enough and I just want to sleep without making it awkward or hurting his feelings? He ’s a nice guy and I do like him, but I ’m avoiding taking off my pants around him now for fear of getting trapped in another marathon session.

Keeping My Pants On Dear Sting ’s Mistress, Sexual endurance is a touchy subject for a lot of guys, although we would certainly rather hear that we ’re playing college overtime instead of sudden death. If he was a onepump chump, then you would have a much taller order

ahead of you as far as offending goes, so your situation could be worse. My first question: Was he drunk? Four hours is a lot even for a drunk guy, but Jack Daniels or any of his friends make it difficult for our little friend to perform, and if he is performing, he ’s doing more of a Strom Thurmondstyle filibuster than a Gettysburg Address (the Lincoln Speech, not the sex move that inevitably exists).

Maybe your man ’s kettle used to whistle before the tea was ready, and he took it to heart and started practicing some sort of tantric sex exercise to compensate. I ’m not incredibly familiar with this style of sex play, but I know that it ’s universally known to produce long-lasting sex. Try to ask Mr. Prefontaine some unassuming questions about sex and how it relates to his performance. Find out what he likes, what his ideal sex really is, and then try to determine if this is something he is consciously doing, or if he just naturally lasts longer. You should probably have sex with him one more time, to make sure it wasn ’t just a fluke, and if it isn ’t, then it ’s time to tell him how you feel. Also, buy some sex jelly just to be on the safe side.

Like I said before, you ’re already fortunate in that you don ’t have to remind him that he isn ’t lasting long enough.

This is a big fear with all guys, and sometimes we do ridiculous things just to keep ourselves going (change the speed, think of dead birds and grandma in her panties, etc.). He might also be a closet homosexual. I had a friend who was gay, and he told me that when he used to be in the closet and have sex with women, he would last a very long time because he wasn ’t into it. Maybe he isn ’t gay, he just isn ’t into it, which I know is something you don ’t want to think of, but we ’re not sex gods or goddesses to everyone.

Either way, you might have to tell him to tone it down.

Do everything on your end to get him off as quick as you can, but some people are just born to run marathons. Hopefully he turns out to be more like P. Puff Diddy Daddy and only runs one.

On the bright side, maybe Gatorade will start sponsoring you, V

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