The Miami Hurricane -- December 1, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT

BY KARI SCHARF CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Though final exams and papers can be spirit-killers, nothing rings in the winter season quite like holiday show. If you're looking for a way to keep your holiday spirit alive, check out some of these shows.

WHEN: Dec. 16-18 WHERE: Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach COST: $25-35 Join Miami ’s first gay chorus for a delightful evening of holiday music.

WHEN: Dec. 9, 2011 8 p.m.

WHERE: American Airlines Arena COST: $41.70-$75 The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is anything but your typical orchestra. Do not expect any mellow, stuffy classical music at this concert. Instead, prepare to be blown away by loud music, indoor fireworks, lasers of every color and additional stages floating above the main stage. Oh, and of course, performances from some of the most talented musicians in the world.

WHEN: Dec. 17, 8 p.m. (Main Stage) WHERE: South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center COST: $25, $15, $10 - $5 off orchestra level seats for students Seraphic Fire presents an all-new holiday performance featuring original arrangements of “O Holy Night ” and “Silent Night ” along with a number of other well-known Christmas carols.

Seraphic Fire ’s Christmas concerts always sell out, so purchase your tickets now.

WHEN: December 15-18, 7:30 pm.

WHERE: Ziff Ballet Opera House,1300 N. Biscayne Blvd.

COST: Tickets range from $19 to $68

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Miami City Ballet ’s production of George Balanchine ’s “The Nutcracker ” is the ultimate of holiday shows. “The Nutcracker ” has a cast of more than 100 dancers of all ages, elaborate sets and costumes, and timeless music and performances. The story of “The Nutcracker ” has been performed across the globe for decades and is one tradition that can ’t be missed.

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View Miami ’s tastiest holiday treats at the Coral Gables Museum ’s Fourth Annual Gingerbuild. Enjoy holiday music and food as you rate the best gingerbread house designs. The competition is still open to gingerbread aficionados of all ages and skill levels, and the viewer ’s choice winner will take home a sweet $200.

WHEN: Nov. 3-Jan. 8, Dec. 10, 2 p.m.

WHERE: Coral Gables Museum 285 Aragon Ave., Community Meeting Room

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If you missed out on the Black Friday deals, check out Miami-Dade County ’s Christmas Bazaar for great deals from over 100 merchants and vendors. Enjoy live music and free food while getting a head start on your holiday shopping.

WHEN: Friday: open 6-10 p.m., Saturday: open 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday: open noon -6 p.m.

TICKETS: Available at the gate.

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TURN ON THE LIGHTS: Lights blanket the trees in Village Green Park in Key Biscayne. Christmas lights have long been a tradition in a multitude of Christian cultures and have been adopted by other non-Christian cultures as well.

Christmas trees were lit using small candles in the17th century in Germany and then Eastern Europe. Small candles were attached to tree banches with melted glue and pins. In the late 1890’s candleholders were introduced.

Soon after public venues and neighborhoods became a common ground for light decorations.

In the United States, tract housing became a shared custom in the 1960s, but they are celebrated around the world. In the United Kingdom electrically powered Christmas lights are known as fairy lights. Today, local governments, business owners, and homeowners join in on the annual tradition.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

DIVERSITY

KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY Students at UM celebrate the holidays in different ways while incorpating their distinct religious and ethnic backgrounds.

EMILY BALTER Sophomore Miami, Fla. Jewish, Roman Catholic

LUKE PUKATCH Freshman South Windsor, Conn., Roman Catholic

STEVEN PINIELLA Sophomore Stony Brook, N.Y. Roman Catholic

BY STEPHANIE PARRA COPY CHIEF

It ’s the most wonderful time of the year. While some students are decking the halls with bows of holly, others are lighting the menorah and dancing the hora – this season is packed with funfilled traditions from around the world.

Here are some of the holidays that students celebrate over winter break.

Chrismukkah Sophomore Emily Balter knows what it means to be diverse. Raised in Miami with Jewish, Roman Catholic and Cuban roots, Balter celebrates both Hannukah and Christmas.

“I like celebrating both holidays because I get the best of both worlds, ” Balter said. “I feel that much more blessed. ” During Hanukkah, Balter and her family light the menorah while reciting prayers. Also, she receives small gifts every day during the eight days of Hanukkah, which begins at sunset Dec. 20.

Christmas celebrations then begin on Noche Buena (Christmas Eve)

on Dec. 24. During the celebration, her family eats lechon (roasted pig), arroz (rice) and frijoles (beans). Each Christmas at midnight, her family attends mass. Then, on Christmas day, she exchanges presents with her parents and brothers.

“For Hanukkah, I always get small, random gifts, ” Balter said. “One year, I got eight different books I wanted and I often get socks. For Christmas, I usually get a larger present. Last year, I got an iPhone. ” Fishes and Christmas wishes Although the Festa dei Sette Pesci (Feast of the Seven Fishes) has its origins in Southern Italy, freshman Luke Pukatch and sophomore Steven Piniella have each brought the tradition over to the United States.

The feast consists of serving seven different seafood dishes, though some Italian American families celebrate with five, nine or even 11. All these dishes are served on Christmas at midnight, in celebration of the Vigilia di Natale (Christmas vigil).

Pukatch, whose hometown is in

SAMANTHA MIKAIEL Junior Sarasota, Fla. Coptic Orthodox

LEAH DANVILLE Senior Washington D.C. Unitarian Universalist

LAUREN GERAGHTY Junior Naples, Fla. Roman Catholic

COURTESY LUKE PUKATCH

HOME SWEET HOME: Freshman Luke Pukatch’s aunt creates lobster tail with marina and pasta during Christmas Eve in 2006.

Students find time to give to less fortunate, volunteer in community

South Windsor, Conn., is a Roman Catholic who began celebrating the Feast of the Seven Fishes after his aunt ’s first husband began the tradition in his family. Even though he is not Italian, he and his family continued the celebration.

“It ’s something different and you have to do something different on Christmas, ” Pukatch said.

Piniella, who is from Stony Brook, N.Y., and has Southern Italian roots, is a practicing Roman Catholic. He has celebrated the Feast of the Seven Fishes for as long as he could remember, as his family is from Southern Italy.

“I love seafood and I love that it ’s a family tradition that ’s been around for generations, ” Piniella said. “I feel really connected to my Italian roots. ” Piniella, however, celebrates the holiday with five fish dishes instead of the traditional seven. Dishes on his holiday table range from seafood pasta to bacala (fried, salted cod fish) prepared in the traditional Italian fashion.

Two Christmases Junior Samantha Mikaiel celebrates two Christmases. A resident of Sarasota, Fla., Mikaiel is a practicing Coptic Orthodox Christian.

While Mikaiel was growing up, her parents, who were born in Egypt, celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 as well as the Coptic Orthodox Christmas about a week later.

“My family, we celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 and Jan. 7. On the 25th, that ’s more of the commercial Christmas we celebrate, ” Mikaiel said.

“We give presents on the 25th; on the 7th we go to church. ” Before and after the January Christmas, she and her family fast by abstaining from meats and dairy foods.

After attending church services at midnight on Jan. 7, they celebrate with a large feast, including nonvegan foods, like meat and dairy.

BY ELIZABETH DE ARMAS STAFF WRITER

COURTESY LAUREN GERAGHTY

LUCKY: Junior Lauren Geraghty’s cousin, Theresa Keegan, 8, (right) Irish step dances at a dance studio with her friends while wearing traditional garb. Theresa performs each Christmas with her family.

“I personally love it; I think it ’s interesting, ” Mikaiel said. “Since we have this different Christmas, a lot of people don ’t realize we celebrate it on a different day. Dec. 25 isn ’t my only Christmas; there is another Christmas, and I feel proud. It ’s unique. ” Kwanzaa craze Senior Leah Danville and her family celebrate both Christmas and Kwanzaa. While she is personally a Unitarian Universalist, her extended family is made up of Christians and Muslims.

Originally from Washington D.C., Danville said her and her family have been celebrating Kwanzaa since 1992. Kwanzaa, which takes place from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, is the celebration of the African-American

culture, among other principles and values including the importance of family and community.

“A lot of people misinterpret Kwanzaa and think it ’s a substitute, ” Danville said. “My family uses it as a time to reflect where we come from and our roots. We use Kwanzaa as a time to celebrate where we come from, but also use it to celebrate Christmas as well. ” Born to a Jamaican father and an African-American mother, Danville said that her religion has a lot to do with celebrating both holidays.

“I would definitely say my religion has a lot to do with being able to celebrate both religions because our congregation is so diverse, ” Danville said. “We use a lot of different religious documents, including the Bible,

Buddhist, Jewish and Muslim sources. ” The luck of the Irish Junior Lauren Geraghty, who lives in Naples, Fla., celebrates Christmas at her Irish grandparents ’ house. Her grandparents serve dishes including corn beef and blood sausages, accompanied with Irish soda. Each year, her family plays Celtic music, and her cousins perform an Irish step dance.

Geraghty is Irish from both sides of her family.

“My family tries to integrate traditional Irish celebrations into American holidays, ” Geraghty said.

“We celebrate both aspects of my American and Irish culture, which I really enjoy because I get to celebrate and hold onto my Irish heritage so that I can maintain my roots. ”

sets, bathrobes, stuffed animals, perfumes and lotions. This branch of Holiday Hope Tree is a nationwide program that takes place every year during the holiday season.

“Be a Santa to a Senior is a group that is usually very underrepresented during the holidays, nobody thinks that they ’re going to need gifts or want gifts, but some of these senior citizens have nobody, ” said Daniella Orihuela, coordinator of Holiday Hope Tree. “One card from Be a Santa to a Senior may be the only card they get; to them it ’s very special. ”

Volunteering is the reason for the season at the University of Miami. Students, faculty and alumni are putting on their Santa hats and getting ready to deliver gifts to children and elderly in need.

Holiday Hope Tree (HHT), coordinated by the Butler Center for Leadership and Development, is the longest running toy drive on campus. It serves as the umbrella organization for many other service events such as Toy S.T.O.R.Y. and Be a Santa to a Senior. This DONATE Toy S.T.O.R.Y. year HHT has committed Toy S.T.O.R.Y., Drop off a new, to collect more than 600 which stands for service unwrapped gift at gifts for children in the local towards our rising youth, community. The toy drive drop boxes located is a branch of HHT led by is a campus-wide effort throughout campus. an executive board at the involving students, faculty, university. These individual staff and alumni that commit students have teamed up to donating a new and to personally deliver toys to Phyllis Wheatley unwrapped toy for a child. The gifts are collected Elementary School located in Overtown. for children up to age 17.

They will be delivering toys to approximately Holiday Hope Tree will provide gifts 200 underprivileged children whose families to the Salvation Army, South Miami Head cannot afford Christmas gifts. The UM students Start Program, Community Partnership in the participating will be taken on a school bus to Homeless, Homeinstead Care, UM Pediatrics Overtown where they will read to children and and Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School. Other participate in arts and crafts. Each child will student organizations such as the Association receive a personalized wrapped toy. of Commuter Students (ACS), Pan-Hellenic Council and S.T.R.I.V.E. are collaborating with Association of Commuter Students Holiday Hope Tree to deliver gifts as well.

ACS has partnered with Holiday Hope “Within reach of our campus walls, we Tree and will be sponsoring the South Miami have a community who is in need, ” said Andrew Head Start organization where they will be Wiemer, director of the Butler Center for hosting a holiday party and delivering gifts to Leadership and Development. approximately 100 children.

The following organizations will be spearheading donations.

Pan-Hellenic Pan-Hellenic will be sponsoring the S.T.R.I.V.E. Salvation Army and donating toys for 100 S.T.R.I.V.E. (Serving Together Reaching children. The Salvation Army will receive these Integrity, Values and Engagement) is a special personalized toys for the children sponsored and interest housing group in Eaton Residential the parents will personally pick the gifts up to College. The student organization decided to give them to their children on Christmas day. take the Be a Santa to a Senior project on, and “These parents usually don ’t have the commit to giving gifts to 50 senior citizens. money to provide their children with toys, so it They are collecting various necessities has a very emotional link to it, ” Orihuela said. for the elderly such as pajamas, bathroom

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BY CAITLIN DRISCOLL|CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

t may not feel like it’s the holiday season in Miami’s sweltering heat, but there are plenty of ways to celebrate. Here are some of this season’s top attractions to get you in that holiday spirit: 2

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As any Miami native would know, this Christmas-themed amusement park is wildly tacky yet undeniably amusing. Home of the world ’s tallest tree standing at 92 feet, Santa ’s Enchanted Forest has more than 100 rides, games and attractions that will definitely satisfy your holiday cravings.

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WHEN: Nov. 3-Jan. 8 Open daily from 5 p.m. to midnight TICKETS: Tickets for entry and rides can be purchased at the gate.

Seminole Hard Rock ’s 40th Annual Winterfest Boat Parade is one of Florida ’s largest events of the year, attracting more than one million spectators to the parade alone. Watch decorated yachts and boats of all shapes and sizes float down a 12-mile route from the Grandstand viewing and enjoy food trucks, craft vendors and live entertainment throughout the night.

WHEN: Dec. 10; events start at 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, 3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. TICKETS: winterfestboatparade.com

The historical Deering Estate in Cutler Bay will be hosting its Fifth Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitors can participate in the lighting of the tree and listen to holiday classics performed by the Yuletide Carolers while enjoying the 444 acres of natural scenery in one of Miami ’s oldest environmental and historical preserves.

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WHEN: Friday, 7-9 p.m.

WHERE: Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave. TICKETS: Advance tickets available at deeringestate.org.

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

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MARLENA SKROBE // Photo Editor

STOP AND STARE: Head coach Al Golden gazes across the field during the Hurricanes’ final game against the Boston College Eagles last Friday afternoon.

Looking forward to the future HENNA HAPPINESS

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AUSTEN GREGERSON SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

ever has a 6-6 season been so memorable, yet so ill-fitting. Miami football has been memorable in the past, but this year could be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

A totally mediocre season will hang ominously over the fact that all of the Canes ’ losses combined for a deficit of 33 points, and that each game lost contained opportunities in the waning moments for the result to go Miami ’s way.

Open season on the Hurricanes started well before kickoff in Maryland. Ya-

hoo! Sports ’ August expose` with allegations that Nevin Shapiro provided improper benefits to Miami athletes became national news fodder for weeks, shrouding in scrutiny what was supposed to be new head coach Al Golden ’s christening as the program ’s would-be savior.

For the current players linked to the Shapiro reports – 11 players initially, though only eight received suspensions – handling the media sometimes meant keeping them in the dark. Insulating themselves from the outside may have strengthened their bonds internally, and the Canes almost took on an “us against the world ” mentality.

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PROFILE

Artist raises money for cancer research Student inspired by own affliction

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BY SAIRA SUMBAL CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Junior Sarasmati Narasimhan ’s signature henna tattoos bring smiles to her human canvases and help cancer patients in St. Jude ’s Children ’s Hospital through her nonprofit organization, Art for a Cause.

Narasimhan, an engineering and physics major, uses tattoos and other forms of artwork to raise money for the cancer treatment and research facilities at St. Jude ’s, which does not turn down patients who can ’t afford it.

“Every day is like a bonus day, and I believe I should do something with it, ” Narasimhan said.

After discovering she was diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Disorder in October 2010, Narasimhan was inspired to create Art for a Cause.

RSD is a nerve disorder that causes severe chronic pain from excessive, abnormal responses of portions of the sympathetic nervous system, like blood pressure and heartrate regulation. The disease is not fatal, but a cure has not been found.

“Every step feels like a fracture, ” Narasimhan said. “Imagine a cancer patient ’s pain, minus the cancer. ” With such overwhelming pain, most RSD patients are often bed-ridden like Narasimhan was.

Hospitalized at Sylvester Cancer Comprehensive Center, she started drawing to pass the time when she couldn ’t sleep. It wasn ’t long until other patients began offering money

Missed the last football game of the season? View all the action in Marlena Skrobe and Kenneth Rubi’s photo slideshow.

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POWER OF ART: Junior Sarasmati Narasimhan paints a wall with her name and other designs during the Israel at Heart event on Wednesday on the Rock. Her artwork raises money for cancer patients. for her work.

“It was a really sudden change in everything, ” Narasimhan said.

After being in a wheelchair until May of this year, Narasimhan made the decision to change her life, regardless of what her doctors felt.

“I thought that I ’d make something good come out of this, ” she said.

After abandoning her wheelchair, Narasimhan attempted to participate in everyday activities and pursue her interests, such as dancing.

Her organization was another outlet for her to cope with her condition.

“Art for a Cause snowballed

into something larger than I ever imagined, ” she said.

Narasimhan recently participated in the campus-wide henna tattoo event. Students could receive henna tattoos in exchange for an optional donation.

“If you can ’t give a donation, then that ’s fine, ” she said. “Get henna done because it makes you happy. ” The event raised $171 for St. Jude ’s Children ’s Research Hospital.

Art for a Cause also has events in which Narasimhan fulfills requests for drawings of everything from henna doodles to figures of elegant bal-

lerinas.

Narasimhan said she ’s happy that Art for Cause funds can make a difference in the lives of families at St. Jude ’s.

“A family gets a beach day because I did a painting, ” she said.

Narasimhan also said she strongly encourages people to remember to live life to the fullest.

“Take time to do things that make you happy because you might not be able to later, ” she said.

For more information on how to volunteer for Art for a Cause, visit the organization ’s Facebook page, Art for a Cause.

NEWS BRIEF DIABETES RESEARCH The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami is working on a variety of strategies to cure diabetes that researchers feel are promising.

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the researchers are looking into is a clinical research trial for islet cell transplants. Dr. Camillo Ricordi, director of the DRI, and Dr. Jay Skyler, deputy director of the DRI, are researchers in the study.

The disease is caused by the body’s inability to create or use its own insulin, which helps regulate the body’s blood-sugar levels. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 occurs when a person’s cells do not absorb insulin. Type 2 occurs when a person’s body does not respond to insulin.

This process transfers islets from the pancreas of a deceased organ donor to a patient with Type 1 diabetes. Once implanted, researchers hope the beta cells in these islets will allow the pancreas to function normally. If this is the case, those with Type 1 diabetes would have no need for daily insulin injections.

Insulin is produced by islet cells, so one strategy

Researchers note that it is difficult to find donors

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who have useful pancreases. The donors typically must have died unnaturally as opposed to disease.

Another method researchers are looking at is working on getting other cells to function as pancreas cells. This method is known as tissue coaxing.

If these practices are successful, there would be a high demand for these transplants. Currently, there are 26 million Americans who currently suffer from diabetes. The supply of cells would not be sufficient to treat that high of a number of cases.

Jackie Salo may be contacted at jsalo@themiamihurricane.com.

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MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Funds awarded for mental health program Miller School receives three-year grant

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LOOKING FORWARD: SG President Brandon Mitchell delivers the annual “State of the U” address on the Rock on Wednesday. He talked about the dining and spirit initiatives that have been implemented this semester.

President discusses goals for spring SG reflects on past semester’s successes

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Student Government (SG) President Brandon Mitchell gave his State of the U Address on Wednesday afternoon on the Rock, entitled “Taking U Forward; For the Future; For the Students; For the U. ” Mitchell shared his thoughts on how SG improved students ’ on-campus experiences during the fall semester and revealed upcoming projects for the spring.

Before he described these efforts, he set the tone by speaking about students ’ loyalty to the University of Miami during the football team ’s scandal.

“Throughout our day-to-day lives of going to classes, organization meetings and Intramural games, the allegations reminded us that each of us is a part of something greater, ” he said during his speech.

He then emphasized how students were “tested ” by various forces such as the media and opposing fans. Mitchell said UM ’s community sets itself apart from other universities because of its pride. He said this Hurricane spirit became apparent when students responded in several ways: by wearing orange on the first day of class, following the iconic Twitter account I Stand by the U and attending a sold-out student section game against Ohio State University.

“That commitment to being a Miami Hurricane – through the good times and bad – is one of the things that sets us apart from any other university, ” Mitchell said.

During an interview, he said that UM ’s uniqueness is a result of two factors. First, incoming students have thousands of schools to choose from, making it necessary for the university to stand out. Also, graduating seniors need their alma mater to give them the edge on competing schools.

In his speech, Mitchell also mentioned UM ’s rise to No. 38 in U.S. News & World Report ’s college rankings, as well as the university ’s 5 percent increase in its number of applicants. Last year, the number of applicants increased 7 percent for a total of 28,000 applicants for 2,000 spots in the freshman class.

“All signs point to us not stopping any time soon, ” he said.

Mitchell then listed the work he and SG have done during the semester that impacted campus. He said SG ’s main focus this semester was to improve the dining experience and bring more Hurricane spirit to campus.

“One student made a remark that if you pick up the UC and dropped it in the middle of any college campus, it would blend in, ” he said during his speech.

As a part of its Spirit the U initiative, SG led a redesign of the University Center that included new chairs, tables, decorations and a mural.

SG also established late-night dining

options at Hecht and Standford Residential Colleges and worked with Chartwells to include guest passes, which allow students to buy food for visiting friends and families.

The spring semester will see the beginnings of two of SG ’s main goals, Design-A-Course and Create Your Own Major. Design-A-Course starts its pilot program next semester and will continue next fall. Through the program, students will be able to work with a faculty member to prepare a course proposal and then collaborate to teach the course together.

“The idea is that students learn by teaching others, ” Mitchell said.

SG will begin the planning phase for the Create Your Own Major program next semester. SG ’s initial plan is for students to submit a proposal for a new major that contains a customized set of classes to complete a degree that doesn ’t exist. However, a committee must approve the major before students can begin to take their courses.

Overall, Mitchell said he is glad to be part of a place that feels more like a family and wants to continue the same trend next semester.

“We ’re not done, ” he said. “We ’re halfway there, so we need to keep working hard. ” Students like senior Paige Giusfredi thought that Mitchell ’s speech was clear and insightful.

“It showed the good job that the executive board did, ” she said. “I am looking forward to SG ’s continued efforts. ”

The Miller School of Medicine has received a three-year, $295,653 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to launch a new program, UM Unites to Prevent College Suicide by Transforming Campus Culture.

The program seeks to increase awareness about the signs of suicidal behavior, the risk of suicide among students and the availability of resources to help treat these feelings.

Through training and education, the program hopes to increase suicide-prevention activities on campus.

Dr. Lourdes Illa, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, helped launch the program along with fellow professor Dr. Marisa Echenique.

“UM Unites seeks to promote openness about suicidal thoughts and decrease the stigma surrounding suicide, ” Illa said. “We want students to feel open to seek help for themselves, but also to encourage others in seeking help. ” The program collaborates with the Student Counseling Center on the Coral Gables campus, as well as its suicide outreach program, LifegUards, to help curtail the risk of suicide among students.

The LifegUards program has been active since 2008, but these new funds will help bolster its current programs.

“Thanks to the grant we now have more money dedicated to investigating the threat of suicide, more staff to assist students as well as enhanced screening of students who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts, ” staff coordinator Audrey Cleary said.

The new screening capabilities include an interactive online-screening program aimed at students who resist reaching out for help. This new method has proven effective in reaching out to otherwise silent students.

“We want to build a bridge from telling someone about suicidal thoughts to getting treatment, ” Cleary said.

Senior Sushanth Shyamsundar sees this as a key step toward improving students ’ mental health.

“I ’ve known several students who ’ve told me they ’re having suicidal thoughts, some of them close friends, ” Shyamsundar said. “At the time I didn ’t know what to do for them, so I didn ’t tell anyone. It ’s good to know that in the future we ’ll have someone to talk to who ’ll listen. ” If you or a fellow member of the UM community are experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call the Student Counseling Center at 305-284-5511.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Organization helps children pursue higher education Patriotic candy canes raise funds

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

While candy canes are known for their red and white pattern, sophomore Alexander Lynn started his own company to create the first candy canes colored red, white and blue.

Lynn ’s True Blue Candy Cane Co. donates 25 percent of its profits to the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation, which helps children who have lost a parent in the Marine Corps to pursue higher education.

He started the company after his cousin returned from serving four and a half years as a Special Forces Marine. During winter break, he looked at his Christmas tree and the idea of the company came to him.

“I had never seen red, white and blue candy canes, ” he said. “Candy canes are also a large part of America ’s past time and

are a product in many households during the Christmas season. ” When Lynn was 18 years old, he started researching to ensure that no other companies had made the patriotic candy. He also wanted to find a manufacturer in the United States that only used American ingredients. Hammond ’s Candies of Denver provided the solution.

Despite the planning and involvement with the project, Lynn faced his share of difficulties in starting a business. He had to learn to balance academic pursuits with entrepreneurial ones.

“I was new to business, so I was treading into unknown territory, ” Lynn said.

In the beginning, he also had his doubts that the company would succeed. However, an idea has no merit unless “you are able to develop it. ” Developing an idea into a business opportunity is one of the first steps in creating a company, said William Silverman, assistant director of the Launch Pad at the Toppel Career Center.

The Launch Pad helps University of

Miami students and alumni develop their entrepreneurial skills and guides them through the process of starting a for-profit or nonprofit business. Silverman notes that one of the most common misconceptions students face is unrealistic expectations about the entrepreneurial process.

“It can take six months to a year before new businesses can expect to make any

I had never seen red, white and blue candy canes. Candy canes are also a large part of America’s past time and are a product in many households during the Christmas season.

Alexander Lynn, Founder of True Blue Candy Cane Co.

profit, ” Silverman said.

Many are also not willing to accept the dedication and hard work that goes into such a venture. However, Silverman has seen that success is based on the individual and not so much on the level of profit.

“For some, it ’s having a profitable business, ” Silverman said. “For others, it is experience itself. ” Lynn ’s success comes from not only starting his own company, but also in knowing that he is making a difference in the lives of service members and their families.

“It feels rewarding that I started my company at the age of 20, while at the same time helping out family members of the Marine Corps, ” Lynn said.

Lynn hopes to continue the company after graduating with a degree in political science.

Students can help the company and its mission by spreading the word about the Law Enforcement Foundation and by purchasing candy canes online at truebluecandycanes.com.

ON-CAMPUS EVENTS DURING FINALS It ’s that time of year again – multiple papers, back-to-back finals and several all-nighters. Despite the madness that comes with the end of the semester, students can look forward to extended hours of operation, study breaks and free food.

>> HOURS OF OPERATION

>> MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST

Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The Division of Student Affairs hosts this semester ’s Late Night Breakfast on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. Students can receive free breakfast from the Hecht/ Stanford and Mahoney/Pearson dining halls. A meal swipe is not required.

Dec. 12 and 13 from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.

>> OUTDOOR STUDYING

RICHTER LIBRARY

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Open 24 hours a day through Dec. 13

Monday-Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Dec. 9 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

STARBUCKS Monday-Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Dec. 9-Dec. 11 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dec. 12 and 13 from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m.

Dec. 14 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dec. 9 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For a break from mundane studying in the dorms or library, check out the hammocks and tents set up outside the library and at Palm Court outside the Ashe building. The Office of the President will present this finals tradition starting Friday.

Dec. 10-Dec. 11 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

>> SILENT DANCE PARTY

Dec. 14 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Free coffee at 8 p.m. every night until Dec. 14

WELLNESS CENTER

C-STORE Monday and Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Open 24 hours from Wednesday-Dec. 9 Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m.

Open 24 hours from Dec. 11Dec. 14

Monday-Dec. 8 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dec. 12-Dec. 15 from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dec. 16 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Lyssa Goldberg may be contacted at lgoldberg@themiamihurricane.com.

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on Wednesday, a special guest will arrive and conclude the event inside the library. Dancing on the furniture is forbidden. The first f loor occupancy limit is 500 people, so arrive early.

>> STUDY BREAKS La Federacion de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC) will be hosting its annual FEC Finals Study Break on Tuesday at 3 p.m. by the library breezeway.

There will be a variety of Cuban treats for students to enjoy for free, including pastries, Cuban toast with butter and Cuban coffee.

The Volunteer LINK and Minority Women in Medicine Study Breaks will be hosting a study break on Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m on the pathway to the Richter Library. Coffee from Starbucks, LINK pens and shirts, palm cards and snacks will be given away.

The Honor Council is partnering up with Pier 21 to host a study break on Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. on the University Green. Stop by the booth for free prizes, fruits, veggies, cookies, brownies, coffee and more.

>> DORMS At Hecht and Stanford Residential Colleges on various nights throughout reading days and finals week, residents will be called downstairs for study breaks at 9 p.m at Hecht and 9:30 p.m. at Stanford. Free food will be available.

Pearson will be having two study breaks for its residents.

On Monday from 9 to 11 p.m., Miami Scoops will be giving out ice cream. On Wednesday at 9 p.m., the first 500 residents will be served smoothies.

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DOODLE DIALOGUE: Freshman Kelsey Flitter, a member of Hillel’s I-Team, doodles with chalk at the U-Doodle table during the Israel at Heart event on the Rock on Wednesday.

Israel at Heart was hosted

by I-Team, whose mission is to raise awareness about what is going on in Israel and to create a dialogue among students about those issues.

U-Doodle is a new, unofficial organization on campus. The group invites people to doodle on a sheet of paper or large board in order to create a connected piece of work filled with doodles from the community.

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Graphic ads aren’t helping smokers

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’m not a smoker and I fully support helping people quit the habit, but the graphic images slathered on cigarette boxes are just ridiculous.

I understand – it ’s an emotional appeal urging Americans to save their lives.

However, this is an irrational NATASHA TOMCHIN approach for convincing peoCONTRIBUTING ple to quit smoking. Smokers COLUMNIST aren ’t just doing it for fun.

They ’re addicted to it. This new marketing ploy is not saving anyone.

Most people understand the harmful health effects of smoking. Therefore, graphic images aren ’t offering any new knowledge. Why do we feel the need to show smokers the harm they cause themselves and others? Why is tobacco our cru-

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sade? What about alcohol? Why don ’t we put a picture of a damaged liver on each bottle? What about all the victims of drunk driving?

Everyone takes part in harmful behavior at some point. Too much sugar, red meat, fat, smoking, drinking, etc. Why is there a moral obligation to save the smokers from themselves? We live in a free country. We should be free to do what we choose with our own bodies.

I won ’t allow someone to tell me not to get a tattoo or to not eat something just because they believe it is harmful. The best you can do without being intrusive is to educate and provide resources. At the end of the day, the best way to get smokers to quit smoking is by helping them, not shocking them with graphic images.

Natasha Tomchin is a sophomore majoring in history and public relations.

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College expenses reaching absurd level

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ixteen t h o u s a n d dollars. This is what one year of college education cost in 1986, according to JAMES HENNESSY the CongresCONTRIBUTING sional Budget COLUMNIST Office.

To d ay, it ’s about $40,000 per year for private universities. This accounts for only 68 percent of university expenditures. If the increase continues as it did from 1986 to 2011, annual tuition would be $100,000 when many of us have kids of our own in college.

I don ’t intend to complain about our university specifically or to say the price is unfair. I want to express the need for financial reform so a change can be made by the time we have kids. Imagine how much you will need to spend per year for their college educations. Two kids could end up cost-

ing you $1 million.

Many say the college experience is an investment. However, today it ’s no longer just an investment, but a necessity. Yes, there have been college dropouts and degree-less celebrities who made it big, like Mark Zuckerberg and Brian Williams.

Unfortunately, these examples are few and far between, and it ’s becoming increasingly clear that a college degree is necessary for a lucrative career in most fields.

The high price tag for a degree creates socioeconomic barriers and deters many things that make education important. Imagine having to choose between following your dream as a fine arts major or a degree that will help you pay off student loans and debts.

It no longer becomes a matter of what you want to do, but what you have to do to afford an education. You have to get a paying job when you could apply for internships. More financial problems

mean less risk-taking and exploration, an avenue from which a vast amount of good has come. You get tied to a system that offers you an education, which could limit your freedom later in life.

So, do we make undergraduate education free and rely on generous endowments? Do we increase financial aid in a freshman class that grows each year?

Should we stop updating facilities, spending money on new buildings, and hosting guest lecturers and events like the Ludacris concert?

Honestly, I don ’t know, but this conversation needs to be projected through a large megaphone.

While there are obviously many pressing issues in this country, the direction that education is heading will create more restrictions than possibilities for students of American colleges and universities.

James Hennessy is a freshman majoring in math.

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Occupy supporters need clear call to action

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ust months after Occupy Wall Street began, the movement has spread to more than 100 U.S. cities and an estimated CAITLIN DRISCOLL 1,500 cities CONTRIBUTING worldwide. It COLUMNIST is obvious that people are angry, but what exactly are they angry about?

Although the purpose of the movement is to put an end to the corporate greed and corruption that ultimately led to the worst economic recession in history, it has neglected to recognize that there are a multi-

tude of intertwined factors that have led to our current situation.

Yes, corporations that legally yet immorally stole from the American people are largely to blame for our economic woes. But it is equally important to point out additional factors, such as the real estate housing bubble and the European debt crisis as reasons for our dwindling economy.

“We don ’t need Wall Street and we don ’t need politicians to build a better society, ” according to Occupy Wall Street ’s website.

Although this is a pleasing thought, the existence of our stock markets and the federal government is absolutely vital to the foundation and growth of our society. Those who criticize politicians for sup-

porting the bank bailout don ’t realize that doing so saved our country from a potentially devastating economic depression from which we may have never recovered. Without them, the financial advisors and the politicians, we would be in greater troubles than we are already in.

I am not against the Occupy movement – in fact, I fully support its message and applaud its non-violent, peaceful approach. But until Occupy Wall Street appoints a leader, makes it clear what exactly they are against and creates a distinct, effective call to action, this movement won ’t be going anywhere.

Caitlin Driscoll is a sophomore majoring in public relations and political science.

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Police officers can now avoid getting pulled over

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ver the p a s t mont h, the feud between the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and the Miami Police has sparked deAIMEE ALLEN CONTRIBUTING bate in the comCOLUMNIST munity.

Last week, the Miami Interim Police Chief Manuel Orosa stated that Miami police officers are no longer allowed to pull over other law enforcement officials, unless they are instructed to do so over their radios.

So, let ’s get this straight: If a Miami police officer is tracking speeds on the side of Interstate 95, which has a speed limit of 55 mph in

most of Miami-Dade County, and a police vehicle is tracked at more than 100 mph and is not headed to a call or pursuing another vehicle, that Miami officer cannot pull him over for violating the law?

Last month, a feud between the two law enforcement departments started when FHP trooper Donna Jane Watts stopped Miami Officer Fausto Lopez for reckless driving on the Turnpike in Broward County. She then drew her gun and handcuffed Lopez.

The next incident occurred when Officer Thomas Vokaty pulled over state trooper Cpl. Victor Luquis.

Though this particular stop may have just been an act of retaliation for the first incident, it shouldn ’t imply that officers are above the law and cannot be

stopped for violating it.

The previously-mentioned statement that Orosa made implies just that. If Miami police officers are not allowed to pull over other law enforcement vehicles for disregarding speed limits and traffic signals, then apparently, as long as an officer is driving his police car, he can drive however he wants. They are using their jobs as an excuse to violate the law.

What about if a police officer decided he needed a little extra cash so he pulled out his gun and stole money from a gas station?

That officer would be charged with a crime and his job would be jeopardized. Why should traffic violations be any different?

Aimee Allen is a sophomore majoring in public relations and mathematics.

New bills could infringe upon first amendment rights

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t seems these days that Congress cannot conduct any bipartisan business except when it comes to limiting the freedom of expression, creativity and ingenuity of the American people.

There are two bills currently making their way through Congress. One of them is the Stop OnSYED FAHIM ADNAN line Piracy Act (SOPA), which has CONTRIBUTING been introduced to the House of COLUMNIST Representatives, and the other is the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property (PROTECT IP) Act, which has been passed in the Senate. These bills are being touted, by the bipartisan group of congressmen and women who support it, as a way to limit copyright infringement. But the law will give companies and law enforcement the authority to shut down and censor any website that they deem to be in anyway infringing on copyright laws.

The issue is that the acts are so vague in their language that they can be interpreted in many ways to prosecute almost anyone. The acts also do away with the safeharbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and make websites like YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook responsible for ensuring that their users do not post infringing material. If they cannot regulate the millions of users that use their website, then the SOPA bill provides provisions for authorities to demand that ISPs block users from accessing these sites.

Since many of the sites that host user content cannot possibly regulate all of the content that users upload, this is essentially a death sentence for these websites in the U.S. The bills also make downloading, streaming or using copyrighted materials a felony, meaning that people who stream movies or music, use unlicensed media through Internet videos or make videos of themselves playing video games can be put in prison for up to five years.

The laws will be so overreaching that they will negatively affect virtually everyone who has Internet access.

Many companies like Google, LinkedIn and Yahoo!, and organizations such as Mozilla, Wikimedia and the EFF have expressed their opposition for the bills. However, they continue to gain support in the House and the Senate as lobbyists like the RIAA and the MPAA pour millions of dollars into getting them passed.

However, a few members of Congress have stood up against the bills. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has put a hold on the PROTECT IP Act, but such efforts won ’t last long. If you want to defend your rights to free speech and want to be able to access websites without the fear that they will be censored, write to your local congressmen and voice your opposition to the bills.

Remind them that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances, ” as stated in the first amendment.

Syed Fahim Adnan is a senior majoring in biochemistry.

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Kick off finals with a food fiesta!

Stop by Stanford Circle on Friday from 6-10 p.m. to enjoy burgers, tacos, crepes and more from 15 food trucks.

The first 300 students get free food vouchers.

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IT’S IN YOUR HANDS: Mike Baca spraypaints during Israel at Heart on Wednesday on the Rock. Baca and his partner will be exhibiting their work at Art Basel.

BY JONATHAN BORGE SENIOR EDGE WRITER

The spotlight is officially shining brightly on Miami. For weeks, the city has been buzzing in anticipation of the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, running through Sunday. Crowds of editors, collectors, gallery owners, socialites, celebrities, designers, artists and other creative types have poured into what is currently the most talked about destination on the planet. Though Art Basel is known for its ultra exclusive, invitation-only soirees, there are hundreds (literally) of cheap, college-friendly happenings all across town. Here ’s a list of affordable art-filled affairs you won ’t want to miss.

The Main Fair Art Basel ’s headquarters are stationed at the Miami Beach Convention Center, where thousands of art works by contemporary artists, old and new, will be showcased in a maze of exhibits.

The fair runs Friday to Saturday from noon to 8 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $23 for students. For more information, visit artbaselmiamibeach.com.

Art Public Head to Collins Park in Miami Beach, where the Bass Museum of Art has helped transform the oceanfront park into an outdoor gallery with 24 public sculptures and performances that will adorn the area around the clock. Then walk a few steps over to the Bass for its latest exhibition, Erwin Wurm: Beauty Business, which will encourage you

to explore balance and space.

The event is located at Art Public at Collins Park. It ’s free and open 24 hours, Friday through Sunday. The Bass Museum of Art is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Tickets are $6 for students. For more information, visit bassmuseum.org.

MOCA/SPIN Galactic Party Party, ping-pong, a pool and rum.

Enough said. The Museum of Contemporary Art, SPIN Galactic and The Standard Hotel are hosting what is promised to be a fun, game-centered night of sultry drinks and good vibrations. A ping-pong competition will be take place at Miami Beach ’s Standard Hotel on Saturday from 9 p.m. to midnight.

It ’s free for all. However, it ’s $20 to enter the tournament. Attendees must be at least 21. RSVP at mocanomi.org.

Miami Modern (MiMo) Chalk-In Festival Don ’t miss the largest chalk mural at Legion Park in the MiMo Historic District near Midtown. The colorful mural, created by all visitors, will be accompanied by live music, street theatre, jugglers, stilt walkers, food and art.

Check it out on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The event is free. For more information, visit mimoartinthepark.com.

SCOPE Check out 80 international galleries all under one roof at the SCOPE Pavilion in Wynwood.

Tickets are $15 for students. It runs Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information visit scope-art.com.

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Foodstock Wynwood will be home to the best Art Walk of the year. In addition to the open galleries and outdoor murals, The Miami New Times ’ food blog, “Short Order, ” will bring out 30 food trucks. The streets will also be filled with vintage clothes and live music.

It will be located at 2200 NW 2nd Ave. on Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight. For more information, visit miaminewtimes. com.

Mr. Brainwash Last year, art patrons sat next to Homer Simpson and walked among "Star Wars" Stormtroopers. This year, the Mr. Brainwash exhibit is back for one of the most visually entertaining pop-art installations across town.

The free event will run from Thursday to Sunday at Boulan South Beach.

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Photographer discusses Warhol, industry

BY KRISTEN SPILLANE CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

As part of the 2011 Miami Beach Art Basel, renowned photographer William John Kennedy will be displaying his unique and personal photography of iconic contemporary artists Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana.

The exhibit, “Before They Were Famous: Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy, ” is part of SCOPE, a satellite showing of Art Basel in Wynwood. Kennedy ’s photographs capture the little-known personalities of both Warhol and Indiana, and stand as a historic tribute in each of the three artists ’ emerging careers. The Miami Hurricane caught up with William John Kennedy at SCOPE ’s Art Show in Wynwood.

The Miami Hurricane: How did you get your start in photography?

William John Kennedy: I was studying at the Pratt Institute when I met Clifford Coffin, a tremendously talented and famous photographer for Vogue magazine. I was looking for an assistant job at the time and got a call from Coffin shortly after. And the rest is history. But really from the beginning, it was my aunt, who treated me like her own son and truly nurtured me in the arts. I began as a painter, but was really introduced to the entire art spectrum by my aunt and was able to get my start in photography. I was incredibly fortunate.

TMH: When did photography become more of a career and less of a hobby?

WJK: Working with Clifford Coffin was the real start of my career in photography. I grew increasingly involved with commercial photography through my work with magazines and advertising.

A career in photography was all about being able to eat; commercial photography gave me enormous freedom with a steady income. Coming from my ideal and affluent childhood, adjusting to life was an awakening to put it mildly, a culture shock.

TMH: Who is the most interesting person you have ever had the opportunity to photograph?

WJK: Probably Clifford Coffin.

TMH: The most difficult person to photograph?

WJK: I ’ve worked with some top models. At some point, I ’ve had to say, “I ’m the photographer, we ’re going to do it this way. ” I ’ve learned that going along with their tantrums just completely destroys what we ’re trying to create.

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WJK: Andy Warhol was totally unique - he had a fertile mind and was always innovating. As soon as we began working together, he recognized my objectives and was akin to what he was doing. I had this idea for a photo shoot in a random lot in Astoria in Queens, with these tall, tall flowers. His only response to my proposal was, “Pick me up. ” Some things you really have to drag out, but, in working with Andy, they just happened. Our careers grew side by side. Andy had a perfectly beige personality, unless an idea was injected that he loved. With Robert Indiana, we hit it off right away. He was all about work, work, work, he was smart and was always honing his skills.

TMH: Tell me about your photograph of Warhol holding his iconic Marilyn Monroe work.

WJK: This was taken in the factory.

I walked into his studio and there were just rows and rows of work. I was calling his name and could hear him calling back. I walked through to find Andy up on a 15-foot ladder. We started shooting and everything just flowed with such ease; he loved my ideas. We had a lot of laughs. In this photograph, we were by the open fire escape to get away from the ugly lighting effects of the spotlights.

I asked Andy to hold up one of his fifty or so rolled up acetate proofs of his silk screens. The chances of him pulling out the Marilyn Monroe were one in a million, but it just happened.

TMH: Who would you most like to photograph today?

WJK: I ’d like to work with some contemporary American artists, and a few, maybe three to four foreign artists too. Put them together in a nice largeformat book. Yes, that would be nice.

TMH: Who were your favorite subjects to shoot?

WJK: Probably overall, the artists - they are fun to shoot. Some famous, some on their way up. You can see it in their work and you get that feeling that something big is happening.

TMH: Any advice for aspiring photographers?

WJK: Never give up. Keeping going, keep working and boom, something is bound to happen. Continue working and improving your portfolio, make yourself something different, preserve your vision in a world of mundane copies.

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Scuba club takes a plunge in Florida’s open water Students can become certified through club

BY VICTORIA HERNANDEZ CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

Miami, a city known for its golden coasts, is the perfect place for scuba diving. The University of Miami Scuba Club ensures that students have the opportunity to experience some of the deep-sea wonders that the waters have to offer.

“The club really gives you an opportunity to go out and see the underwater treasures of the ocean, ” said Rhonda DuBord, associate director and club sports advisor at the Wellness Center.

One of the many appeals of joining is that, weather permitting, there is a dive every weekend during the semester. Beyond that, it is also a great way for students to experience diving and meet new people.

Senior Emily Harkness, one of the club's co-presidents, met her good friend and fellow co-president Marina Knize on a dive during her freshman year.

“People really get to know each other. It's really a big part of the club," Harkness said.

Dive locations span the state from Jupiter to Key Largo. The club travels to both coral reefs and shipwrecks.

Once underwater, it's anyone ’s guess what will be seen. As most of the members would testify, not knowing what they can encounter is part of the appeal.

“In one dive, we saw a nurse shark, barracuda and a moray eel," said Lindsay Pilong, a freshman member.

The club also provides the opportunity to become scuba certified. A certification is valid for life. The club has a deal with Underwater Unlimited, a local scuba instruction service. By joining the group, students can become certified quicker and cheaper than if they were to go through the process on their own.

Pilong was certified through the program.

“It was a two-week class, and the final weekend you go on four dives. It was a lot of fun," she said.

Currently, there are not any certification sessions scheduled, but there will be

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DEEP BLUE SEA: Members of the UM scuba club stick together during a dive off of Juno Ledge in Jupiter, Fla. The club takes several dive trips each semester and helps its members go through the lengthy process for scuba certification. more sessions offerred during the spring semester.

At the end of each semester, the club goes on a camping trip during reading days before finals. This semester, the trip will be to Key West. The location varies each time and has been as far as Gainesville. The trip is a chance for students to get away from campus and enjoy time

with friends and nature, members say.

The scuba club is a unique way for students to gain experience in the marine science field. They provide students with a firsthand experience that other students must wait until graduate school to receive. However, this does not restrict the club ’s membership.

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bers in the scuba club. Membership dues are $40 per semester or $60 for the year.

Free rentals are included in the membership, which can be used on the club dives and when a student chooses to go diving on his or her own time.

Students must pay for the price of each dive, which average $35. The club also offers a four-dive card for $100.

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VOLLEYBALL

Canes try to advance in NCAA tourney Miami to play firstround match Friday

BY ADAM BERGER SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

The University of Miami volleyball team is headed back to the NCAA Tournament.

Following an impressive weekend victory over in-state rival Florida State, the Hurricanes learned on Sunday night that they were returning to the big dance for a third consecutive season.

“We ’ve had high expectations as a group the whole time since starting the season, ” said head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch after the team ’s final practice.

“We ’ve had a great year and we want to continue to have that kind of success in the tournament. The most important thing for us is that we go, we ’re more prepared and that we play well. ” Miami (25-4, 16-4 ACC) will travel to Ames, Iowa on Friday to play the Northern Illinois Huskies in the first round of the tournament. The match will take place on

the campus of regional host Iowa State University.

The Hurricanes have lost in the first round each of the last two seasons. In 2009 Miami fell to crosstown foe FIU in five sets, followed by another five-set loss to Indiana last season.

Needless to say, Miami is hopeful that its tournament run will last longer this time around.

“At the beginning of the season we set a goal to make it to the Elite Eight, ” said senior outside hitter Lane Carico, who was named the 2011 ACC Volleyball Player of the Year last week. “That ’s taking it one match at a time and doing the best we can.

With this group, we ’ve never been past the first round and that ’s something we really want to do this year. “ It ’s no surprise that Miami ’s recent run of success has corresponded with Carico ’s arrival on campus in 2008.

Now in her senior season and approaching the final weeks of her collegiate career, Carico is surrounded by arguably the most talented and tournament-ready squad she has played with in her time as a Hurricane.

Miami has a unique mix of polished seniors like Carico and middle blocker Ali Becker playing alongside younger players like redshirt freshman middle blocker Amani Simms and sophomore right side Alex Johnson. Both have made huge contributions and played big minutes in 2011 for the Hurricanes.

Lantagne Welch recognizes the opportunity in front of her team as it enters the tournament.

“We have team goals that we set before the season. Now you take your bracket and just take it one match at a time, ” she said.

Northern Illinois enters the contest with an overall record of 28-6 after losing in the MAC Tournament title match to Central Michigan. The match will not be easy for the Hurricanes, as the Huskies recently received votes to be in the AVCA Coaches Poll Top 25.

“They have some strong offensive players. We ’re just going to have to find a way to shut them down, ” Carico said. “Every team has their own style of play. If we play our own style I think we ’ll match up just fine. ”

KENNETH RUBI // The Miami Hurricane

DIG DEEP: Sophomore Taylor Hollins bends low for a dig during the Canes’ last match against in-state rival Florida State last weekend. Miami won the match.

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Golden secured until 2020; Canes will move ahead FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 1 Senior quarterback Jacory Harris, willingly or not, became the symbol for what the program accomplished. Poor play from the defense or special teams gaffes always found their way back to Harris in the public ’s eye.

The position he played had as much to do with the scrutiny he was under as did the manner in which he carried himself.

Harris never backed away when he had to take the blame (even when it was wrongfully placed upon him) and he made sure to state that opinions floating outside the locker room were of no importance to him.

After returning from his one-game suspension, Harris made better decisions, protected the ball and continued to be the vocal leader and figurehead of his team for media and fans alike.

This past year was by far his most productive in terms of statistics and, short of his final performance against Boston College, served to silence the critics that worried he would forever be a turnover machine and constant source of frustration.

But his renaissance of a senior year was not enough to change the booing home crowd ’s mind. The stain was there, and fans had made up their minds to move on and look ahead to a new quarterback and a new era.

The 2008 recruiting class

KENNETH RUBI // The Miami Hurricane

SPEEDY: Boston College wide receiver Spiffy Evans returns a kickoff during the first quarter of the Hurricanes’ 24-17 loss to the Eagles last Friday. Miami fell to 6-6 and will not play a bowl game. was thought to be a batch of talented home-grown players set to return Miami to its past successes.

It did not turn out that way.

Instead, Harris and company were inconsistent and did not perform to the lofty expectations thrust upon them as 18 year-olds.

And as most of the 2008

class leaves Coral Gables, so too does the image of former head coach Randy Shannon.

Though his players will still fill the majority of the roster for the next two seasons, enough time has passed to start believing the program now fully belongs to Al Golden and his staff.

Securing Golden through February 2020, at least on paper,

gives the Hurricanes the chance to promise security to recruits, ensuring them that the new patriarch won ’t be skipping town anytime soon.

That notion was far from certain throughout the season, but the Penn State sex-abuse scandal may have surpassed Miami ’s ordeal in terms of lessappealing NCAA sanctions still

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to come.

And by self-imposing a bowl ban for this season, the rebuilding process has begun.

Golden and others have stated their beliefs that the worst of the investigation is behind them, though the final rulings have yet to be determined.

More bowl bans are surely on their way, with possible scholarship reductions and an extended period of probation to follow. Conjecture is all that exists at this point, but the rebuilding process could not begin without Miami taking action itself.

The 2011 season will not be remembered for a 6-6 record.

Too many nuances and side stories became headlines, too much has come from the field ’s periphery to make wins and losses the abject importance.

Rather, 2011 will be the year Miami lost to the outside despite its best intentions to keep things in house.

There ’s no easy way to define a calamity that isn ’t quite over. What punishments lie in wait from the NCAA may make the August media circus full of “death penalty ” talk look like an improper lynching.

Or maybe the steps Miami has already taken will seem quaint in comparison to what an organization looking to reassert its power has in store.

But for Golden, the University of Miami and everyone else who is ready to turn the page, the future can ’t come soon enough.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Johnson, Stroman lead Miami in win over Longwood Travel troubles don’t halt Canes’ momentum

BY PATRICK RILEY CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

After winning the 34th annual Great Alaska Shootout with victories over both Alaska-Anchorage and USF in convincing fashion, the ninth-ranked Hurricanes returned to the BankUnited Center on Sunday to record their sixth win of the season against Longwood.

Miami, winners of four straight, defeated the Lancers by a final score of 9243 in what could have been a trap game for the Hurricanes after they faced some difficulties traveling back from Alaska.

“It was just chaotic, ” said senior guard Shenise Johnson, who was named the ACC Women ’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. “We were on a plane for I think two hours, just sitting there figuring out why we haven ’t left yet. Then they asked us to exit the plane and we had to sit outside for another hour and a half. Then we end up getting on the same plane so everybody was worried about that. You know, ‘Is this plane going

to be OK? Are we going to make it home? ’ and then missing our connection. ” After traveling 22 hours straight, getting home in the wee hours of the morning and having to practice at 11 a.m. the next day, even head coach Katie Meier couldn ’t help but feel for the players.

“I wouldn ’t let the team know, but I did feel a little bit sorry for them, because they handled a very, very difficult travel situation, ” she said. “Flying through the night and sitting in the airports, you know, grabbing a nap wherever we could.

It was tough. It was really, really tough.

And so I wouldn ’t have been too mad at them if they had been a little bit f lat, but I ’m actually a little bit in awe of the maturity of this team. ” While the Canes ’ defense was a bit lackluster in the first half, allowing Longwood 28 points, Miami asserted itself by outscoring the Lancers 42-15 in the second half. To Meier ’s surprise, the players took matters into their own hands during halftime.

“I go into the locker room at halftime [and] the kids already have something written on the board and in big, bold letters it was ‘defense ’. We didn ’t like that we gave up 28 points in the first

half, ” she said. “We were missing our rotations. So to kind of come together, regroup at halftime and lock down on a 15-point performance on a very good team, I thought that was a great performance by my team. ” Johnson stood out once again, going 9 for 11 from the field to record a team-

UPCOMING HOME GAMES On Monday vs. Rutgers at 7 p.m.

Dec. 10 vs. Ole Miss at 7 p.m.

Dec. 16 vs. LouisianaMonroe at 7 p.m.

Dec. 28 vs. Holy Cross at 7 p.m.

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high 22 points, while also leading Miami in rebounds, assists and steals with six, eight and seven, respectively.

Junior forward Morgan Stroman chipped in as well with 20 points of her own, shooting 8 of 10 from the field.

But while the Canes once again took care of business, even after facing travel-induced hardship and adversity, there is no time to take a breather with a matchup against Michigan State looming Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in East Lansing, followed by a top-25 showdown with undefeated Rutgers on Monday.

The 11th-ranked Scarlet Knights will most likely prove to be the toughest test for the Canes since their matchup with Tennessee earlier in the season.

“At Michigan State and Rutgers at home – that ’s a big week for us, ” Meier said. “It ’s a big challenge. I think we really challenged ourselves just with maturity. I think that ’s kind of the biggest thing when you have a team that you really trust: ‘How are they going to handle adversity? ’ ” With a trip to No. 20 Georgetown still on the schedule and ACC play starting in January, Meier will soon have the answer.

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HOOPS: Senior forward Sylvia Bullock puts up a shot against Longwood last Sunday. The Canes won in decisive fashion, 92-43, as Shenise Johnson scored 22 points to move Miami to 6-1.

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Friday, December 2nd • 6:00 p.m. Stanford Circle, UC Rock, and Foote Green What better way to celebrate the end of the semester then by chowing down at one of the many food trucks that will be on campus? While you eat, check out Finals Fiesta, featuring rides, games, and entertainment.

Free food coupons for the rst 300 students! Sponsored by Hurricane Productions, Canes Night Live, Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Mahoney/Pearson College Council. For more information, visit www. hurricaneproductions.org.

miami.edu/calendar Thursday, Dec. 1 RAB Karaoke 5:00 p.m. • Rathskeller If it ’s Thursday, something must be happening at the Rathskeller! Can you sing? Do you think you can sing? Join RAB for Happy Hour Karaoke on the Rathskeller patio. We have all of your favorite hits!

World Aids Day Candlelight Vigil 7:30 p.m. • UC Rock Join “A Week 4 Life ” for World AIDS Day as the University of Miami community remembers those that have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS, and those who continue to ght against the virus.

This is also a time to learn more about how HIV/AIDS impacts our community globally and locally.

The American Music Ensemble 8:00 p.m. • Clarke Hall The Bruce Hornsby Creative American

Music Program presents a special songwriter showcase featuring the songs of Brittany Mullen, Ben Goldsmith, Matt Alderman, David Lukens, Dallas Marlow, Alejandro Elizondo and C.J. Tywoniak. Utilizing high speed internet technology, students at UM will be performing live with students from the University of Southern California Thorton School of Music. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For more information, visit www.music.miami. edu/events.

Friday, Dec. 2 Being Elmo Film Screening 7:00 p.m. • Cosford Cinema A festival favorite and truly fascinating and uplifting story, BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER ’S JOURNEY peers behind the face of one of the world ’s most recognizable gures: ELMO. Constance Marks ’ new documentary examines the life and career of Kevin Clash, who as a young man dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson.

Saturday, Dec. 3 Being Elmo Film Screening 12:00 p.m. • Cosford Cinema

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Sunday, Dec. 4 CAC Presents: 30 Minutes or Less 8:00 p.m. • Cosford Cinema

1:00 p.m. • Coral Gables, Fla. Coverage available via ESPNU, Gametracker and WVUM, 90.5FM.

Being Elmo Film Screening 1:45 p.m. • Cosford Cinema

Being Elmo Film Screening 6:00 p.m. • Cosford Cinema

CAC Presents: 30 Minutes or Less 10:00 p.m. • Cosford Cinema Two edgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride and Nick Swardson.

LOOKING FOR A QUIET, OUTDOOR SPACE TO STUDY? Visit the study tent set up on the Foote Green.

It will be available from December 2nd through December 14th. You can also relax in one of the many hammocks that will be swaying from our trees around campus.

Sponsored by the Office of the President.

Good luck on nal exams!!

Monday, December 5th • 7:00 p.m. BankUnited Center Be there as No. 9 Miami hosts No. 11 Rutgers in a battle to stay in the Top Ten! Take a STUDY BREAK and enjoy free pizza, t-shirts, energy drinks and chair massages pre-game (while supplies last)! It is also Residential College Competition night! The Residential College with the most students in attendance will win Big Cheese Pizza Party in the spring. Plus all Residential College students can enter to win tons of prizes such as tailgate chairs, t-shirts, hats and memorabilia!

Late Night Breakfast Tuesday, December 6th • 9:30 p.m. Residential Dining Halls We know that all of that studying can make you hungry! University of Miami Faculty and Staff will be serving up your favorite breakfast foods in the Hecht/Stanford and Mahoney/Pearson dining halls. The event is free for all students – just bring your appetite!

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dear ...

Dear V: I don’t want to be friends with or without benefits...

Dear Jim Kelly, , I recently had a terrible experience while having sex with my now-ex-friend-with-benefits; it involved tears, guilt and bad hygiene on her part, along with her calling out the name of a certain fellow whom she fell hard for and, at least up until our split, her penchant for him had remained unfulfilled. This resulted in our bitter split after I refused her offer of staying friends sans benefits. It ’s not because I don ’t care about her, but because I care about her too much. I made the terrible mistake of becoming attached and I think we could have been an item if she never met this other guy. I miss her terribly, but I know she ’s not coming back and I ’m trying to move on. I ’m now following other leads and I ’ve made it a point to avoid her as much as possible, as I feel depressed and awkward when I see her or when I ’m confronted by her. I have no interest in being friends with her.

I ’m wondering to avoid the awkwardness every time I see her.

Second-place finisher

With that long-winded question, no wonder you always finish second. By the end of the race, you ’re more out of breath than Michael Moore after climbing a flight of stairs. On another note, “friends sans benefits? ” Boy, with your clever ability of amending a popular phrase into meaning the opposite while using a French term, I don ’t see how she could possibly have let you go so easily. Sorry to begin by trashing you, but it was too easy.

What was the bad hygiene? Did she not wash her snatch or what? Anyway, that isn ’t important and, if what I said is true, at least you have that weight off of your shoulders. Nevertheless, the phrase, “let ’s be friends, ” is like drinking a case of O ’Doul ’s – it tastes a little like love, but you keep reminding yourself that it isn ’t intoxicating. Like a hangover, there are only two things that can cure a broken heart: time and weed. I don ’t advocate immediately hitting the bong

because that ’s only going to lead to more problems (like eating at White Castle). The only thing left is to give yourself time to get over her. Think of your situation. Obviously, she didn ’t really care about you, so her “great ” qualities are being manifested in your mind. If she is as wonderful as your heart thinks she is, you wouldn ’t be in the situation you ’re in right now.

As for avoiding the awkwardness, you really can ’t completely avoid it and accepting that is part of the healing process. You may care about her, but the feeling isn ’t mutual. Don ’t make the mistake of devoting all of your attention to something that hasn ’t paid you any attention. Leave that to fans of the Cleveland Browns. You have to accept your relationship for what it was - the McDonald ’s play area. It ’s fun while it lasts, but eventually you have to go home.

C ’est la vie. Right, Frenchie?

V

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