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Vol. 89, Issue 24 | April 21 - April 24, 2011
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THE MIAMI HURRICANE
Former Canes prepare for life in the NFL Lockout puts draft and season in question BY AUSTEN GREGERSON SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
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CARISSA HARRIS // The Miami Hurricane
EXPRESS YOURSELF: Senior Reem Madkour chalks a message at the free speech rally at the Rock on Tuesday. The event was organized by S.T.A.N.D., which was charged with vandalism by administrators.
‘Chalking is not a crime ’ S.T.A.N.D. claims censorship, university calls it vandalism BY ALEXA LOPEZ | OF THE STAFF
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tudents Toward A New Democracy (S.T.A.N.D.) is claiming that the University of Miami is censoring its freedom of expression. This year, S.T.A.N.D. has criticized the university ’s policies at the Life Science and Technology Park opening in Overtown. S.T.A.N.D. has been promoting its mission and efforts year-round but an incident March 8 caught the attention of the Dean of Students Office. That night after the organization ’s weekly meeting, members of the organization, along with other Overtown supporters, drew chalk messages like “STAND with Overtown ” on sidewalks across campus. “S.T.A.N.D. had seen other student organizations use chalk on campus and thought it was a great way to write positive messages and visually show the faculty and students our support of Overtown, ” said senior Stephanie Sandhu, a member of S.T.A.N.D.
TEACHING TO THE TOP PAGE 2
The chalking was a part of S.T.A.N.D. ’s campaign advocating the development of a sustainable community benefits agreement between the university and the impoverished Overtown community. Among other requests, S.T.A.N.D. has asked UM to fulfill its promise of delivering economic benefits and jobs for Overtown residents because of the funding behind the life science park. The project is partially funded by location-specific bonds, which are part of a federal program that allocates funds to areas that have significant poverty and unemployment as defined by the county. The university said it has been doing everything possible to provide jobs to Overtown residents. S.T.A.N.D, however, believes these efforts fall short. Sandhu and sophomore Antoine Romulus, both members of S.T.A.N.D., were called in to the Dean of Students Office in April.
SEE S.T.A.N.D., PAGE 5
BUM BUDGET PAGE 7
t ’s a feeling many of you are experiencing right now. Prospective bosses are pouring over your resume, picking apart your GPA, searching for any way to differentiate you from the batch of potential employees vying for the same spot. But for some people out there looking for employment, their resumes are not on paper- they ’re on film and on stop watches. For football players trying to go pro, the NFL draft is just one week away. That ’s when they will find out which team has decided to take a chance on them, mercifully putting an end to the months of anticipation and feelings of helplessness. Orlando Franklin, Graig Cooper and Damien Berry are just three players from last year ’s team expected to be drafted. They are joined by fellow teammates Allen Bailey and Brandon Harris, players who some experts project to go in the first round. For these former Canes, the past four months have been speculation on top of anticipation; what lies ahead is completely unknown. “I talked to [Jason] Fox, and he always assured me that I ’m gonna be just fine, so I ’ve been listening to him, ” Franklin said. “You get a little anxious while waiting to know where you ’re gonna end up, but everything ’s going to work out so it ’s not a big deal. ” Berry and Cooper, both running backs, have spent their time working out, resting and waiting for their day to come- just like everybody else. “Being ready is all you can do, ” Berry said. “Controlling yourself, getting ready for that day to come. ”
SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 12
THE BIRTH OF A BUCKET PAGE 9