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Vol. 95, Issue 14 | January 26 - February 1, 2017

UNRAVELING

OPPRESSION

Student-curated installation shines light on social justice issues.

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Amanda Prats // Staff Photographer INJUSTICE ON DISPLAY: An exhibit featuring the reality of sex trafficking is just one of many examples that the Tunnel of Oppression featured in the Shalala Student Center. Hosted by the Butler Center for Service and Leadership, the tunnel is a sensory-based, museum-style program designed to expose participants to various acts of oppression taking place today.

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9th ‘Tunnel’ creates immersive educational experience

Read Chloe Harrison’s story on senior sprinter Shakima Wimbley, the first Cane to earn NCAA’s Women’s National Athlete of the Week.

View The Hurricane’s Tunnel of Oppression gallery for more photos of the exhibit.

Check out Shellie Frai’s coverage of the special screening of “Moonlight,” an award-winning film based on a play by former UM professor Tarell McCraney.

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Amanda Prats // Staff Photographer MOMENT OF SILENCE: Sophomore Deborah Adeyemi and freshman Raymond Leibensperger walk through the Tunnel of Oppression hosted by the Butler Center for Service and Leadership on Tuesday afternoon.

By Amanda Herrera & Jordan Orriols Assistant News Editor & Contributing News Writer

The depiction of a real-life terror attack in U.S. history in one of the rooms of the annually held Tunnel of Oppression left many University of Miami students with a lasting impression.

Tunnel of Oppression, an installation composed of nine rooms, is a multi-sensory, comprehensive experiment designed to highlight some of society’s largest issues. Each room, designed by a student organization, displays a perceived problem plaguing individuals throughout the world including environmental, racial and economic issues.

Participants were supplied with wireless headsets controlled by the tour guides throughout the tour of the tunnel.

One of the rooms, crafted by SpectrUM and OSTEM to depict stigma faced by the LGBT community, was filled with plastic red solo cups, a toilet with smeared red paint and “Do not cross” tape throughout. The environment was created to portray the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Pulse nightclub shooting.

On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen, 26, opened fire at Pulse, an LGBT club in Orlando. The attack left 49 people dead and 51 others wounded.

During the tour of the room, gunshots rang inside the ears of the participants through their headsets.

One of the students inside the exhibit, senior Jacob Rudolph, became emotional while staring at pictures of the victims.

Nearby, a large poster board hung with the tweet the nightclub sent out the night of the massacre, telling patrons to “get out of pulse and keep running.”

Though it was Rudolph’s second time attending Tunnel and he said he knew the experience would be “intense,” the realistic nature of the room left him hurting.

“I wasn’t expecting to cry as hard as I did,” he said. “Ultimately, every living thing is connected and when we commit violence and hate against each other, we’re also hurting ourselves in the process.”

For Rudolph, the memory of the morning he found out about the shooting is still hard to process. He said he spent days crying and feels the “trauma of that day” still inside him.

Rudolph wasn’t the only one affected emotionally by the sobering atmosphere of the room. Sophomore Ella Johnson said the room personally affected her, describing it as “disturbing.” She said it’s important for UM students to experience going through the Tunnel because it’s a way of becoming aware of fears people from certain communities face on a daily basis.

“There are a lot of people — or at least some people — that may not know about all the different issues that every single group may face,” Johnson said. “The tunnel goes through every single thing that people may face as humans and as individuals.”

Other rooms throughout the tour were focused on issues relating to other marginalized groups, including women.

When students entered the women’s room, their headsets blared with hip-hop songs spewing objectification of women, including “You call this sh-t rape but I think rape fun,” followed by a spoken word poem performed by a woman saying “I’m sorry” for inciting sexual assault.

“I was shocked to see how this graphic and hateful culture was incorporated into my everyday life. I was in disbelief,” Lindsey Bornstein, a freshman, said after the experience.

Over the last four years, attendance at Tunnel of Oppression has tripled. Those involved in the creation of the event said that now, more than ever, it is important to keep the Tunnel alive.

Senior Tory Marks, who serves as the co-chair of Tunnel of Oppression, spoke on the importance of having this event so that the campus could see how prevalent these issues are.

“No matter who is in power, people are going to disagree, so it is important to see both sides of the coin,” Marks said. “A lot of the same issues still exist, but they evolve.”

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HEALTH

Students express concern, interest in effects of ACA repeal

By Amanda Herrera Assistant News Editor

President Donald Trump vowed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — commonly referred to as Obamacare — throughout his presidential campaign and wasted no time taking steps to do so during his first day in office, leaving many University of Miami students worried about becoming uninsured in the near future.

The ACA was a health care reform plan conceived and signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010, aimed at expanding and improving accessible medical coverage for U.S. citizens. One of the reform’s objectives was also to protect those insured by private insurance companies from unethical practices, including barring people with pre-existing conditions from obtaining insurance.

Since its implementation, Republicans have criticized the reform for its cost to taxpayers, with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan vowing to launch a “rescue mission” against the ACA. As an undergraduate student aspiring to work within the public health sector, junior Geena Marzouca said

though Obamacare was not the solution to all of the nation’s health care system problems, it was a step in the right direction in providing coverage for all, including those with pre-existing conditions, even if it’s costly for the moment.

“People tend to be more selfish when they think of health care and only think about themselves, when a healthy population is beneficial to everyone, not just an individual,” she said. “It might cost more money now but in the long run, it will be more affordable.”

Under the ACA, insurance companies are required to provide consumers the option to remain under their parent’s coverage plan until the age of 26. Before 2010, the cut-off age for children to remain under their parent’s plan was 19. Though Trump has promised to keep parts of Obamacare in the repeal-and-replace process of the reform, no concrete details have been provided on what portions would be kept.

For Marzouca, who graduates in May 2018, the thought of graduating and entering the workforce uninsured if the ACA is repealed and not replaced

with another comprehensive health care plan is frightening.

“I’m about to be 21 and I’m not ready to handle insurance on my own.

I’m in college. I don’t have money to do that,” she said.

In the hours following Trump’s inauguration, the newly-installed president signed an executive action instructing federal agencies to waive regulations associated with the ACA to the fullest extent allowed by the law.

According to Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration Karoline Mortensen, who specializes in assessing impacts of the ACA, Trump’s executive action is more of a ceremonial action demonstrating the beginning of the longer repeal-andreplace process.

“It’s kind of chaos right now in terms of understanding what the replacement plan would look like,” Mortensen said. “Nobody really knows right now, so these conversations will unfold over the next few months. I don’t think that they’re going to be able to get in agreement on a replacement plan this quickly.”

Under ACA, an estimated 20 million Americans have obtained health

insurance since 2010. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 1.5 million have enrolled through the program in the state of Florida. Many of those enrolled are residents of South Florida, including Lukas Monteho, who said when he reached the age of 18, he was dropped from his parent’s health insurance but was able to be readmitted to the plan because of the ACA. Despite being able to obtain insurance through Obamacare, Monteho, a sophomore, said he hopes the reform is repealed and replaced by the Trump administration as soon as possible.

Monteho cited rising premiums paid by consumers for services they don’t use as one of the main reasons the ACA needs to be replaced.

“Two genders are different. A lot of women get different medical conditions that wouldn’t affect me because I’m a man. I wouldn’t want to be covering women’s health for myself,” he said. “I would want to cover my own health.”

Though Monteho said he believes the ACA needs to be repealed and replaced, he said he hopes Trump keeps certain regulations, including the one

that allows him to remain under his parent’s coverage.

Kayla Brown, a sophomore, said she hopes people who oppose certain parts of the ACA realize that not all policies in U.S. history have or will appeal to everyone. She said the ACA is flawed but has helped a lot of people, particularly college students, who have trouble finding full-time jobs with benefits upon graduation.

“From the perspective of a young college student, it just leaves us out in the open to fend for ourselves and God forbid something does happen, we’ll be left to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars,” she said.

According to Mortensen, concerns such as Brown’s are very realistic in the wake of the Trump administration’s decisions; however, a repeal of the ACA could also be for the better — it all depends on what the replacement entails.

“It’s looking more like there will be a replacement plan and it could potentially be better than the Affordable Care Act. It just depends on the plan,” she said. “But, right now, there’s not even a plan that’s considered a ‘front runner,’ so it’s difficult to assess.”

THOUSANDS GATHER AT BAYFRONT PEACEFUL PROTEST: A protestor raises her sign promoting human rights at Bayfront Park during the Women’s March Saturday afternoon.

Formed as a direct response to the controversial election season, the march aimed to send a message to the public and the new administration that women’s rights are human rights through peaceful protest. While gender equality was a primary theme, demonstrators also represented other social issues such as LGBTQ rights and racial equality.

The Miami march was one of 673 Women’s Marches that took place on Saturday, drawing 10,000 participants.

Approximately 4 million people participated in the marches across the country.

Amanda Prats // Staff Photographer

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NATIONAL NEWS

Trump’s crackdown on immigration creates uncertainty

By Isabella Cueto News Editor

In his first week, President Donald Trump has already followed through on a number of promises he made to his supporters during the election cycle. By Wednesday, which Trump called a “big day” for national security on his personal Twitter account, he signed an executive order to build a wall along the U.S.Mexico border and introduced a “temporary ban” on refugees from Syria and other Muslim countries.

Although the Trump administration has not disclosed details of how it will finance the wall, the construction will reportedly begin in months. The project could cost up to tens of billions of dollars. Trump has insisted Mexico will pay for wall; Mexico has said it will not. Trump was scheduled to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in the coming days, though Peña is considering canceling his visit.

This order for the wall comes along with a Trump administration crackdown on the estimated 11 million immigrants who came to the United States illegally and a reduction in the number of refugees resettled in America.

START OF ‘MUSLIM BAN’ Trump’s second major move of the day was to announce a temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from Muslim countries, such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Syria.

Sabrina Cheikali, a junior majoring in business law and marketing whose parents immigrated from Syria in the 1980s, said the global refugee crisis was a tragedy but also a “frustrating” conundrum.

“Do we continue to accept outside people in although our resources continue to be stretched?

Whether it’s job opportunities, welfare benefits, or even housing, it’s obvious that our resources are limited and continuing to allow people in is difficult and maybe harmful to do in the long

run,” Cheikali said. “It’s a hard line to draw, yes, but I think immigrants have had a pivotal role in the growth of the U.S.” Fifteen percent of the university’s student body is made up of international students, including 338 students from the Middle East. Muslim students made up 4 percent of the university’s student body in fall 2016, according to the UM 2016-2017 Factbook.

Aaisha Sanaullah, a junior majoring in neuroscience and philosophy, is the public relations officer for Muslim Students of UM (MSUM), an organization with almost 100 members.

“While our day to day lives may not have dramatically changed, it’s harrowing to witness these policies being put in place,” Sanaullah said in a statement. “Sometimes it blows my mind that the reality of the situation is so grim that I’m explaining to my eleven-year-old sister that she has rights regardless of what religion she practices. It’s very easy to let that lead to a low point, but the increasing need for unity and the outpour of solidarity from people equally appalled

by Trump’s administration allows us to maintain hope.”

Sanaullah said that although anti-Muslim rhetoric previously existed, the expression of Islamaphobia has been “normalized” by the particularly vitriolic 2016 election cycle. Making these beliefs into policies, Sanaullah said, will only add to the “othering” of Muslims in the United States.

“It reinforces the misconception that these people are unsafe, terrorists, and people to be met with scrutiny and caution.

In reality, these people are literally just that — people, a lot of whom are people in need of a safe home,” Sanaullah said.

UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR DREAMERS In a press conference on Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the administration was focusing on “people who have done harm

to our country,” giving some hope for those immigrants in the country under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a 2012 executive action by the Obama administration that allowed undocumented children to stay in the United States.

There are an estimated 2.1 million undocumented students from this generation, and they refer to themselves as Dreamers.

This cohort inspired the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which was introduced in Congress in 2001 but never passed.

Little by little, however, states began offering undocumented Dreamers in-state tuition and financial aid. Twenty-one states, including Florida, now offer in-

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UNIVERSITY RELUCTANT TO TAKE STAND UM President Julio Frenk was also one of more than 400 university presidents to sign a statement in support of DACA, but the university has not issued an official statement declaring itself a “sanctuary campus,” despite many professors urging the university to take a stance and offer protection to undocumented students.

Sanctuary campuses take measures and institute policies to protect students. Among

“ In reality, these people are literally just that — people, a lot of whom are people in need of a safe home” Aaisha Sanaullah, junior state tuition to Dreamers.

However, this may soon change with the installation of Senator Jeff Sessions as Trump’s pick for attorney general. Sessions is considered one of the top opponents to the states offering in-state tuition to Dreamers, and his position on the matter caused a number of professors across the nation to sign a petition against Trump’s choice.

Sixteen UM Law professors signed the petition: Anthony V. Alfieri, Sergio J. Campos, Donna Coker, Caroline Mala Corbin, Zanita E. Fenton, Patrick Gudridge, Frances R. Hill, Osamu-

these measures may be providing legal advice on immigrationrelated questions, something UM already does free of charge through the School of Law’s Immigration Clinic. However, a full sanctuary campus would not allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement on campus without warrants and would forbid sharing students’ immigration status with immigration officials.

“Administration has been dragging its feet on this,” said Mario Alejandro Ariza, a 29-year-old freelance writer and student in a UM master’s program for poetry.

Ariza, who immigrated from the Dominican Republic to Miami when he was six years old, said he began questioning the uncertain future for Dreamers during the election cycle. When he tried pitching articles about the issue to national publications, Ariza said editors told him Trump was “not going to win,” making it next-to-irrelevant.

When Ariza was reporting a story for local publication the New Tropic, he found out from a UM professor that there were more students at risk than he had thought.

“It wasn’t until I did the article that I found out there are 25 to 30 DACA recipients at UM,” Ariza said.

Top universities such as Harvard, Yale and Brown have all been petitioned to declare themselves sanctuaries for undocumented students, and there have been walkouts across the country in support of Dreamers.

“I find it lacking,” Ariza said of the university’s response, considering UM “was pretty much put on the map by the Cuban exile community.”

Yet the ability of a university to be a “sanctuary” is still uncertain, especially when the possibility of stripping funding from sanctuary cities has been brought to the table.

Tricky legality, mixed with the need for universities to remain mostly neutral in political matters, has made it rare for an institution to step forward in support of undocumented students.

“The state of uncertainty becomes acute,” Ariza said.

One solution, Ariza said, is to put in place the structures of activism that would allow the student body to speak out against these policies that could impact fellow classmates. That way, professors who are pushing hard for action but also wary of putting their jobs on the line would not be placed in as compromising of a position.

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RELIGIOUS LIFE

Hillel celebrates 75 years of shaping Jewish student life

By Nathalie Mairena Staff Writer

Jeremy Penn remembers spending his freshman year High Holy Days, a three-day celebration for the Jewish community, in the still unrenovated Hillel building. He remembers being skeptical about joining the organization as he traversed the old-fashioned, checkered f loorboards and awkward layout.

Four years later, dressed up for his senior photos, Penn can recount all the ways Hillel, an international foundation for Jewish campus life, has impacted his time at U M. “I was born and raised Jewish. It’s a part of my identity. The same way someone has a gender or a race, I am Jewish,” Penn said.

Penn will be graduating this spring, on the eve of U M Hillel’s own milestone — its 75th year on campus. Over the last four years, the center has undergone some of its biggest changes.

The Braman and Miller families, prominent donors and board members of the university, donated $6.2 million to the renovate the old Hillel building in 2014. Anticipation Jeremy Penn for the new building grew, but until its reopening in December 2015, the students were left without a place to meet.

“We were the ‘wandering jews’ for a year and a half,” Penn said. “At f irst, I was really worried. I just didn’t know how it was going to work without a building.”

Students banded together in response, creating a student chapter of Hillel in order to access the I-Lounge in the University Center.

“It didn’t matter what we were doing throughout the week, we knew we would

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see each other Friday night, be there for each other, kiss each other on the cheek, and sit down and do our prayer service together, and then have dinner as a family,” said Penn.

“We have been providing a opportunity for Jewish students to be given a home,” said Igor Khokhlov, executive director of U M Hillel.

Khokhlov has worked for the foundation since 2002 and recently became executive director of U M’s branch in 2015. “Countless numbers of students and their families chose the University of Miami in part because they knew there was a very strong Jewish community here.”

According to the U M Factbook 2016 2017, there are 389 Jewish students at the University of Miami. In total, 15 percent of the university’s population is Jewish.

The High Holy Days, which includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, were held for the f irst time in the new center starting October 2016. Celebration of the High Holy Days include long and formal

prayer services and for Rosh Hashanah, a nighttime dinner to celebrate the Jewish New Year.

“I probably spent more time in the Hillel building that week than I did in my own room,” Penn said. “I told myself I was making these three days about me and my religion. So they were a really powerf ul experience this year.”

Penn is already anticipating his f inal Passover in April. As for his hopes for Hillel’s f uture once he graduates, he has yet to say.

“I’ve been able to hang out with all the friends I’ve made in Hillel the past three years in a way that is not different than before but in a more ‘oh this is my last’ f irst shabbat of the year, this is my last Rosh Hashanah, this is my last this,” Penn said. “It has sort of come f ull circle. We’re in a new building but it’s the same building, we’re all new people but we’re still the same person.”

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After the march, taking the next steps toward change On Friday, the 45th president was inaugurated. The next day, half a million individuals marched on Washington, D.C. in the Women’s March, a millions more marched in cities around the world. The grassroots movement advocated for a variety of issues perceived to be neglected or threatened by the new administration, including pro-choice, LGBT rights and immigration.

However, the trendy appeal of the event itself may have drawn out a lot of people who had not previously been engaged in serious activism.The protests were filled with pink hats, witty posters and celebrity appearances. There were rallies, musical performances and invigorating chants.

As college students, we witnessed our peers join in on the marches or attended them ourselves, including a sister assembly in Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.

Americans watching the events unfold had questions: What was the point of the march? The

election was over, so why did the protesters not simply get over it?

This sentiment rejects the very foundation of democracy that citizens have the freedom and responsibility to voice their concerns and not merely accept the actions of an administration.

The visibility garnered by the march is impactful in itself. Though it has been criticized for being “unfocused,” the movement was an effective way to educate and invigorate individuals who might not normally be politically involved.

However, for those who participated in the marches, and those who spoke out against them, it is important to back words with action. Activism does not stop when the cameras turn off and the crowds disperse.

Understanding the root of the causes is important. There is a difference between protesting President Trump and protesting white supremacy.

There is a difference between protesting an election and protesting institutionalized misogyny.

Focusing solely on the election will lead to a large drop-off in enthusiasm once the administration becomes the status quo, but it takes continuous, relentless activism to promote concrete progress.

Amid a series of high-stakes votes, increased campaigns for people to call representatives are promising. If more people realize the importance of putting in time and effort for the issues they care about and start placing calls, writing letters, canvassing for their political candidates, registering voters or just being civically engaged in their local community, then the sense of pride surrounding the march will be well-deserved.

Political engagement is important, and if this post-inauguration momentum is sustainable, then perhaps we will have learned a lesson from this election cycle.

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Abuse of executive power should not be tolerated by either side Oval Office and President Trump has already started firing away.

President Trump has put his inherited power to use within the first days of administration. The new president issued an order that will hamstring the Affordable Care Act. According to the New York Times, the order “gave federal agencies wide latitude to change, delay or waive provisions of the law that they deemed overly costly ... essentially allowing the dismantling of the law to begin even before Congress moves to repeal it.” While I support the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, I cannot defend presidential action that is indistinguishable from legislation – a power that rightfully belongs to the Congress.

It is time for both the left and the right to “put the shoe on the other foot.”

If leftists could not imagine the shoe on the other foot during the Obama

years, they now have the unfortunate pleasure of watching President Trump wield his inherited power. This ought to convince leftists to reconsider their positions on government power, in general, and on executive power, in particular.

On the other hand, conservatives should not condone gross abuse of executive power. Many on the right have been sounding the alarm on executive power for the last eight years. Now that Republicans control the executive branch, conservatives are tempted to disregard principle in order to forward their agenda. Again, imagine the shoe on the other foot – how would they feel if President Obama or Hillary Clinton misused executive power to create leftist policies?

It has become fashionable to place party loyalty over loyalty to principles.

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During President Obama’s tenure, many leftists urged his administration to act unilaterBy Zach Gluckow ally through Contributing Columnist e x e c u t i v e action to sidestep Republican “obstructionists” in Congress.

In many instances, President Obama did take such action and, in doing so, he expanded the already bloated executive power he had inherited from his predecessor George W. Bush. Now that Donald Trump is president, leftists realize their disastrous mistake. President Obama left a loaded gun in the

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tally disagree on many principles, it ought to be indisputable that the expansion of executive power is unacceptable. A perpetual cycle of expansion of executive power by incoming presidential administrations is unsustainable. It leaves every policy achievement utterly meaningless, as the pen of one official can undo it a few short years later.

Congress must reclaim the powers it has abdicated. The Constitution establishes a republic. Extraordinary power concentrated within one leader – or in the hands of the faceless bureaucrats he controls – is anti-republican. If the leakage of Congressional power to the executive branch continues, then elections will continue to be extraordinarily volatile and the stakes will remain dangerously high.

Zach Gluckow is a freshman majoring in philosophy and political science.

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POLITICS

Liberal ‘identity politics’ seeks to call out, not advance, hatred President Donald Trump stated in his inaugural address, “So to all Americans ... hear these words:

By Annie Cappetta You will nevSenior Columnist er be ignored again.” However, to the many Americans who are part of marginalized groups, the rhetoric Trump has been using during the election, and for years preceding, does not reflect this inclusive intent.

The number of hateful harassment and intimidation incidents reported in the 10 days following the election reached a whopping

867, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. In New York City, the number of hate incidents reported in the two weeks following this election reached twice as many as the same two week period last year, according to a New York Times report.

One such hate incident that made national news occurred at the Starbucks across the street from our campus, where an irritated customer accused a barista of discriminating against him because he voted for Trump. Students have reported hate speech on their social media. These incidents often provoke incendiary political debates instead of support for the victims. It seems that these clashes stem from misunderstanding of what each side perceives to be hatred directed at it.

I am not here to lament Clinton’s loss, I have done my grieving and am ready to get to work in this new normal. But there are still lessons to be learned from this election, and the culture clash between liberals and conservatives is only worsening. To heal these wounds, it is worth revisiting the most infamous Clinton quote of the campaign: “You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic – you name it.”

Clinton herself preempts that the statement is a generalization and almost immediately apologized for it. By calling a full half of Trump’s supporters deplorable, she alienated well-meaning folks

who do not hold hatred for their neighbors but simply feel like they lost their American dream after losing jobs, seeing healthcare costs rise and receiving little government support.

Some of those folks refer to liberals, labeling them as deplorable as “identity politics.” People feel as though the left is using these labels to appeal to fear in their minority coalition and, in doing so, is hatefully attacking the character and identity of Trump supporters.

Though understandable, this is a complete misreading of intentions.

Liberals are not spewing hatred when they call certain conservatives racist, sexist or homophobic. They are not generalizing to attack the character of well-mean-

ing people. The intention in using those labels is to call out hatred on the part of others.

The alt-right attacks people for who they fundamentally are, for their unchangeable characteristics, such as race. That is hatred.

When the left calls people “racist,” they mean to call out and shame those people, not for who they fundamentally are, but for the hateful beliefs they hold. This is a critical misunderstanding that will not be solved until people can get over their defensiveness and get to the root of each others’ meaning.

Annie Cappetta is a junior majoring in ecosystem science and policy and political science.

SPORTS

Student-athlete safety should be priority despite profit, popularity Last week’s hospitalization of three University of Oregon football players following strength and conditioning workouts is raising questions about how hard

By Dana McGeehan players are being Contributing Columnist pushed in the name of the game. The NCAA is primarily responsible for regulating these workouts. This raises the question: shouldn’t the individual schools be more concerned with their athletes’ well-being and not force the issue on to the NCAA? Stories of this nature are becoming increasingly prevalent. Last week, an offensive lineman at Northern Michigan was found dead in his dorm room following a workout. In 2014, a University of Miami offensive lineman participated in workouts despite having the flu, ultimately causing him to suffer a heat stroke and spend 12 days in a coma. In 2011, 13 University of Iowa players were hospitalized with a muscle disorder following grueling workouts.

While football is certainly a sport of endurance in which the best-conditioned team succeeds, it is not necessarily worth leaving its participants with severe health complications; a whole set of complications separate from the documented neurological effects of playing football long-term.

The ever-rising popularity of college football has signaled an increase in its ability to generate revenue, both for the individual schools, the conferences, and the umbrella organization that governs it, the NCAA. This potential to cash in on college football has greatly contributed to the rising level of competition within the sport. To compete at a high level, coaches are under pressure to ensure their players are properly conditioned and capable of playing a full 60 minutes of football. This pressure seems to have translated to more and more strenuous workouts and practices.

Though the NCAA attempts to regulate the amount and frequency of workouts and practices, these recommendations are not always followed. The question can also be raised: is it the NCAA’s job to regulate how much and how often players should work out? Or should the individual institutions place enough value on their players and not push them to the brink

of serious health issues? Schools with prominent college football programs seem to have adopted this so-called “play until you puke” mentality in which they push their players to – and in some cases beyond – what they’re physically capable of. I understand that sports are all about endurance and the building of strength, but shouldn’t the schools take more initiative to protect their valued athletes?

Dana McGeehan is a junior majoring in history and media management.

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PERSONAL FOCUS

Thanks, Obama: Remembering the 44th President for hopeful message I was 12 years old the day of Barack Obama’s first inauguration. Through a campaign of hope and change, Obama galvanized tens of millions of citizens with promises of a better and more incluBy Israel Aragon sive America. Although Staff Columnist I was too young to vote or know much about politics, I felt just as optimistic as anyone else during the historic event.

I decided to stay home from school and watch the inauguration with my parents. We

were enthralled by what he said to the nation following years of war and economic strife. My mother watched his inaugural address in tears, overjoyed by the prospects of a man that had quickly become a beacon of hope for so many immigrants across the nation. He spoke eloquently, commanding a sense of dignity and patriotism that filled us with hope.

In the small gaps of time between family life and school, I observed a rapidly changing world with the rest of the country in the news. I recall when the Affordable Care Act was passed. I recall seeing the country cheer when Osama bin Laden was killed. I recall seeing the country weep when 20 kids were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I recall the Supreme Court’s land-

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Supporting astronaut’s legacy of exploration Eugene Cernan held a prestigious title that no one else shares.

He was the last astronaut to walk on the moon on Dec. 7, 1972.

His zest for furBy Nicole Macias ther exploration Contributing Columnist and knowledge of uncharted territory is exactly what the current scientific community needs. Cernan believed that continued space exploration was crucial for the future generations of this nation and was fired up when NASA ended the space shuttle program in 2011. He testified to urge the government not to give up on space exploration and expressed how vital it would be for America in the years to come. He was particularly critical during former President Obama’s administration’s decision to end the pursuit of the Constellation program, which aimed to send astronauts to the moon and Mars, among other feats.

The decision to end the Constellation program halted not only new discoveries but also hindered the children of the future. Decisions like this are what discourage young science-loving children from being steadfast in pursuing their dreams.

They hinder the tremendous potential of

this nation’s brilliant minds to reach new heights. America is driven by its people’s various talents and aspirations, which should always be stimulated and never taken away. Whether it is atmospheric science, engineering or the arts, if we lose our passions we will lose what makes this country special and forfeit the example we set on a global scale.

Cernan’s death last week, at the age of 82, was a wake-up call for the scientific community. That is why so many people are now calling on Congress to reinstate the space shuttle program and begin funding as soon as possible. Like Cernan and so many Americans, I believe that scientific exploration of any uncharted territory is extremely important. We should never stop trying to learn more than we already know. That is the epitome of the American heart and spirit. We would never have accomplished certain monumental American goals without the thirst for knowledge that Cernan had. We should always have this nation’s progress at the forefront of our minds, and that includes space exploration because our children and grandchildren should know that there is so much more out there to be seen than just our little planet.

Nicole Macias is a freshman majoring in English.

mark ruling on same-sex marriage. I recall seeing protesters in the street when Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson.

The past eight years were productive and controversial, inspiring hope and political rancor from both sides of the aisle. There were several aspects of Obama’s vision that became reality, while certain issues were too sensitive to resolve.

I was disheartened that immigration became one of the most contentious subjects on Capitol Hill, where the unwavering ire of nativism remains a stubborn force. Nevertheless, I appreciated the president’s efforts to speak for a minority group that has been neglected for too long.

In a country where millions are left in the dark under the constant threat of deportation,

Barack Obama was the single strongest voice in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform.

This is the Obama I’ve respected and admired for so long – an empathetic man who demonstrated time and time again how a true leader should act in the face of criticism and adversity.

Even after his party’s crushing defeat in the 2016 election, President Obama committed himself to assisting the new president in the peaceful transition of power. To me, that’s what class is all about. Thank you, President Obama. Thank you for giving me, along with tens of millions of people of all ages, a reason to hope.

Israel Aragon is a sophomore majoring in psychology.

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Shake up mealtime routine with dorm-room recipes

By Madelyn Paquette Staff Edge Writer

There are many perks of living in the dorms, such as a short commute to class and free toilet paper, but easy access to a full kitchen isn’t one of them. If you’re tired of dining-hall fare, don’t get stuck in a rut of TV dinners and pizza delivery – it’s not so good for your wallet or your waistline.

Instead, here are some recipe ideas to expand your culinary horizons, no kitchen required.

Microwave Egg Scramble

Before your morning coffee, put that mug to use by making a microwave egg scramble. Beat together two eggs and two tablespoons of milk, microwave for 45 seconds, stir, then microwave for another 45 seconds or until the eggs are set. Customize your scramble by adding cheese, chopped veggies or meat. Then put the scramble on a bagel or English muffin for a breakfast sandwich or in a tortilla with salsa for a breakfast burrito.

SPHERICAL SNACKS: Cookie balls are healthy, portable and easy to make.

Amanda Prats // Staff Photographer

Cookie Balls

For an on-the-go snack, combine a third cup of nut butter, two mashed bananas, two and a half cups of dried oats and the sweet mix-in of your choice (chocolate chips, dried fruit – the choices are endless). Shape the mix into balls and chill the balls in the fridge. You can pack a few of these healthy cookie balls to munch on between classes.

Cold-Brewed Tea

Dropping too much cash on Starbucks iced tea or fancy waters? Save a bundle by cold brewing your own tea. Put two teabags or two heaping tablespoons of the loose tea of your choice into 16 ounces of cold water and let steep overnight. Add your preferred sweetener for a refreshing beverage.

Ramen Salad

Personal Cake

Wash out that egg mug from breakfast and use it to make a personal cake! Mix three tablespoons of any cake mix with two tablespoons of water, and microwave for one minute. If you’re feeling fancy, top it off with some homemade whipped cream by filling a mason jar halfway with heavy cream and shaking until it thickens.

If you’re extra hungry, double the recipe, make it in a bowl and microwave it for 90 seconds.

DESSERT FOR ONE: Combine water and cake mix for a dorm-room treat.

Amanda Prats // Staff Photographer

Give those packs of Ramen noodles a healthier spin by turning them into an Asian-inspired salad. Crush a pack of uncooked noodles over a bag of coleslaw mix. Add a handful of sliced almonds and toss with store-bought Asian salad dressing – or make your own with three parts oil, two parts vinegar, two parts sugar and the Ramen seasoning pack.

Microwave Quesadillas

Microwave quesadillas make a great dinner, snack or even breakfast. Just put a cup of shredded cheese between two tortillas and microwave for one minute.

This is another infinitely customizable recipe. Add salsa and black beans for a classic version, tomato sauce and pepperoni or mushrooms for an Italian spin, or sliced apples and ham for a sophisticated twist.

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Hunter Crenian // Staff Photographer

MOBILE MUSIC: Uber driver Daynel Artiles uses flashing lights and his vocal talents to create a musical experience for his riders.

‘Singing Uber Driver’ adopts stage name, releases single

By Jon Vilardi Staff Edge Writer

Daynel Artiles is not your average singer or Uber driver. Instead, he combines both activities in a unique way. Artiles pairs his musical talent with bright, flashing lights in his car, creating an experience for riders that falls somewhere between “Cash Cab” and a nightclub.

Since The Miami Hurricane last spoke with the singer dubbed “The Singing Uber Driver,” Artiles has kept busy honing his music career. He adopted the stage name Artdayn and has been promoting his dark R&B single, “OXD,” released in December.

Emotion plays a big part in Artiles’ art.

“I plan to be an influence in people’s life due to the deep and meaningful messages in my songs. I write about what goes on around me and about what I have lived through in the

past,” Artiles said.

From having struggled in poverty in Cuba and his mother’s inability to work due to mental illness once moving to the United States, there’s no shortage of personal experiences from which to draw. Regardless, Artiles’ outlook is still positive. “‘OXD’ is a smiley face that describes me, because I am always smiling,” Artiles said. “The song is saying that no matter what happens in the world, I’ll keep on smiling and being myself, like I’ve always done all these years.”

Artiles credits his father with guiding him into the world of music as early as when Artiles was five years old. Artiles would sing Gospel music at his church and study clarinet in school. His influences range widely, from pop-superstars like The Weeknd and Lorde to metal bands such as Disciple as Under Oath.

Artiles admits his songwriting process is “really unconventional.” He said that the melody comes first, followed by the lyrics and, finally, the instrumentals.

Artiles collaborates with Producer Armando Doval at EpicDigital for the recording, mixing and mastering of his tracks. “[Armando] likes what is known as Epic Sound [an online audio production company used in TV and film],” Artiles said about his signature sound. “That’s the type of sound that I love to use in my music, because it’s immersive. I’m glad I found someone with the same taste.”

While many up-and-coming artists lack self-confidence, Artiles shoots for the stars.

“I do hope for fame and recognition in the future,” he said. “If more people listen to my music, more people will be influenced and touched by it. More people will feel connected and related to it.”

As for his future plans, Artiles has much in store.

“I plan to keep promoting myself through the platforms that I have available,” Artiles said. “I will go back to school and study something related to music and sound. I feel that this is just the first step and there’s more to come.”

Perhaps there’s even an underlying career in film here.

“Daynel starred in one of my films for school, and brought his charismatic, outgoing personality, [shining] a light onto my film,” said Danny Urkov, a junior psychology and motion pictures major.

Check out the official Artdayn YouTube channel to hear the music Artiles has released thus far, and keep up with his Facebook page, Artdayn, for updates on his upcoming projects.

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WEEKEND WATCH LIFE IN COLOR

“SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE”

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET

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The 10th anniversary of this annual EDM paint party will feature artists like Diplo, Marshmello, Young Thug and Desiigner. Life in Color strikes a perfect balance between electronic music and hip-hop. Tickets start at $114.99, ages 16 and up.

The Adrienne Arsht Center is currently playing the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Sunday in the Park with George.” Inspired by artist Georges Seurat, this show tells the story of a single-minded, suffering artist and his muse. UTIX, Arsht’s student ticket program, has $20 tickets for select showings. General tickets start at $50.

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is coming to Florida for the first time and performing at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. The company is known for their choreography that melds classical and contemporary ballet for a great viewing experience. Tickets are $5 for students.

Festival Miami showcases the diversity, culture and art of Miami. Among the performers are La Santa Cecilia, a Latin Rock Grammywinning band that fuses Latin and American music. Roy Rogers and Carlos Reyes are some of the world’s best slide guitarists. Steve Reich Masterpieces consists of all types of performers showcasing their talents. All events will be held at UM Gusman Concert Hall.

Tickets start at $20.

The Wynwood Yard offers a venue to sample different types of foods. Options range from drinks to hors d’oeuvres off of the Wynwood Yard menu. Platters of five samples are $25.

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Davon Reed is averaging a career-high in points per game

PROFILE

Senior guard Davon Reed remains ʻlaser-focusedʼ on NCAA tournament

By Cody Brown Senior Sports Writer

Miami basketball is amid a turbulent few weeks in the schedule. The team is showing its youth and inexperience, suffering some heartbreaking losses to Duke and Wake Forest.

The bright spot as of late has been senior guard Davon Reed. Not only has he taken on the role of leader and captain of the Canes since the season started, but he has been their best player and a model of consistency to this point.

Coming off a season in which he was a huge contributor to the Hurricanes’ Sweet Sixteen run in the NCAA Tournament, Reed has since upped his play. The four-year starter is averaging a career-high in points, assists, steals and freethrow percentage while matching his production in rebounds.

“I’ve been a leader on this team before, but I think a lot more has been expected of me this year since I’m one of the only returners who has played significant minutes for this team in the past,” Reed said.

Reed has displayed his leadership through his work ethic and drive for constant improvement. He didn’t take any time off during the summer and said he focused on becoming a more versatile scorer whenever he was in the gym.

Reed told The Miami Hurricane he “went back to the drawing board” and focused on polishing his offensive game and making shots for himself around the basket. He worked on his ball handling, specifically when trying to make better reads coming off screens.

Josh White // Staff Photographer PUSHING FORWARD: Senior guard Davon Reed charges through a Duke player during the Hurricanes’ 70-58 loss to Duke in Durham Saturday night.

Already arguably the team’s best three-point shooter, Reed, shooting over 40 percent from behind the arc, said that was another element to his game that he wanted to enhance.

“You can never be too good of a shooter,” Reed said.

The Hurricanes have shown glimpses of elite defensive prowess, and Reed

has been a huge part of that, guarding some of the best wing players in the ACC. Reed said the key to making a big difference in the defense was to keep “fine-tuning the little things.”

Reed understands what is expected of him and feels that he has prepared himself to take on the challenges that lie ahead. If leadership was a question for Miami after losing

four seniors just a season ago, Reed has answered it.

“Just been laser-focused,” Davon Reed said about his play. “Just trying to lead this team. I’ve been through the ups and down of the ACC, so just trying to relay those messages to my team.”

When asked about his future professional aspirations, Reed emphasized that his cur-

rent focus is getting the Hurricanes back into the NCAA Tournament.

“Of course we all have dreams of playing after college, but in the end it’s about winning games this year,” Reed said. “If we do that, everything else will take care of itself. Just take it one game at a time. Can’t look too far ahead or dwell in the past.”

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FOOTBALL

10 early football recruits enroll for spring semester

2017 MIAMI FOOTBALL

HOME GAME SCHEDULE Sept. 2: Bethune-Cookman All-Time Series: Miami leads, 3-0

Sept. 23: Toledo

By Isaiah Kim-Martinez Sports Editor

Hurricanes football may be in the off-season, but the program is already making moves for the future.

According to a HurricaneSports press release, Miami welcomes 10 early enrollees from the 2017 recruiting class, seven of whom are from Florida. The recruits are enrolled as full-time students this semester while participating in offseason conditioning to prepare for spring football.

“We’re excited about this year’s early enrollees,” Head Coach Mark Richt said in the release. “As a group, they embody the qualities we’re looking for as Hurricanes.

These young men will get a head start on all aspects of our off-season program, which will give them the opportunity to compete right away.”

The list includes four-star recruits Robert Burns, Amari Carter and DeeJay Dallas.

All-Time Series: Miami leads, 1-0

Oct. 12: Georgia Tech (Thurs.)

All-Time Series: Series tied, 11-11

Oct. 21: Syracuse All-Time Series: Miami leads, 15-7

Nov. 4: Virginia Tech All-Time Series: Miami leads, 20-14

Nov. 11: Notre Dame All-Time Series: Notre Dame leads, 18-7-1

Nov. 18: Virginia All-Time Series: Miami leads, 8-6

MIAMI BOUNCES BACK TO BEAT BOSTON COLLEGE

Victoria McKaba // Photo Editor

UPPING THE PACE: Sophomore guard Anthony Lawrence, Jr. dribbles past a Boston College player during the Hurricanes’ 78-77 win Wednesday night in the Watsco Center.

After back-to-back heartbreaking losses to Wake Forest and Duke, UM (12-6, 3-4 ACC) rebounded. The game was not always pretty for the Canes. Despite leading by as many as 17 points in the second half, the Hurricanes allowed the Eagles (9-11, 2-6 ACC) to come back and bring the deficit to just one with seconds left.

Miami responded with clutch free-throw shooting on its home court to defeat Boston College in a nail-biter on Wednesday night at the Watsco Center.

Miami’s two leading scorers Reed and Newton took care of business, combining for 40 points.

The Canes shot 50 percent from the field.

For extended coverage of the game, visit themiamihurricane.com.

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Dear V, I’ve been with my boyfriend for a few months and we recently had sex for the first time. Before things got heated in the bedroom, he warned me about an issue: he has erectile dysfunction, or, he has trouble “keeping it up” in the bedroom.

He said he was diagnosed by a doctor a few years ago and he takes medication to improve it as much as possible. But the first time we had sex, it took

him 20 minutes to get it up, and things didn’t last long after that.

I hate to say this – but I’m considering dumping him. I care about my boyfriend, but how are we supposed to be intimate if we can’t have normal sex? Sex is important to me, and I’m used to having it daily.

In this relationship, that might become a struggle.

I don’t want either of us to get too attached if I’m going to have to dump him eventually.

Should I just do it now or try to make things work?

Sincerely, Worried Wendy Dear Wendy, Dropping people you care about at the first sign of an incompatibility isn’t the answer.

If you really care about him, try to find a compromise before

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kicking your boyfriend to the curb.

I’m not saying to stay in a relationship you’re not happy in, but at least give him a shot, will ya?

While the folks you tend to see in Viagra commercials are older, ED is surprisingly more common in younger men than you’d expect: ED affects about 26 percent of men under 40, according to the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Your boyfriend’s doc has likely already explained this to him, but high blood pressure, diabetes, hormonal disorders and being overweight can all worsen the sitch.

Make sure he knows this and be there to support him.

Another way you can help your guy get things going in the bedroom? Ease his performance anxiety.

Make the sex as low-pressure and comfortable as possible for both of you. Turn on some soft lighting and music to set the mood or, if your guy isn’t into ambience, just

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have a heart-to-heart conversation with him.

Foreplay is essential, too. If you can help take the pressure off to get things going immediately, he won’t get as frustrated with himself.

And don’t forget you can always experiment with toys in the bedroom.

After trying all of this, if you’re still certain you can’t handle this kind of issue, ending things is easier sooner than later. The more invested you both get, the harder it will be, and your boyfriend deserves someone who’ll accept and work with his minor imperfections.

Don’t let getting it up get you down, and don’t let going soft be too hard on you.

–V Have a question for V? Email dearv@ themiamihurricane.com.

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No. 17/17 Miami (14-5, 3-4 ACC) is 7-13 all-time against the Tar Heels, but has won five of the past nine matchups, including three of the last five. In the most recent meeting, Miami notched a 76-61 road victory on Jan. 17, 2016, giving head coach Katie Meier her 200th win at the helm of the Hurricanes.

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