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Vol. 89, Issue 19 | April 4 - April 6, 2011

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hink you have what it takes to perform for millions watching on national television and nab a $5 million recording contract in the process?

Simon Cowell of “American Idol ” fame has brought “The X Factor ” to the United States in the latest talent search. Already a success across the globe, auditions are open to all legal United States citizens 12 years old and over who do not have a music-recording contract.

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UHealth will replace health center in 2012

BY JONATHAN BORGE SENIOR NEWS WRITER

‘The X Factor’ makes its way across the pond

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Multipurpose health facility to break ground

Cowell has said that America ’s “The X Factor, ” which will air on FOX in the fall, will be more extreme and bigger than its predecessors all over the world.

A record crowd of 15,000 people turned up for the Los Angeles audition March 27.

“Over the years the way the show developed in the UK, just the amount of people that showed up got greater and greater, the scale of the live show is a big production, ” Cowell said. “You ’ve got this big age range from 12 to... 100 years old on this show. It ’s got that kind of feel to it. Even our first open day in LA we had a big, big turnout, which is unusual for a new show, and people seem excited about it. ” That turnout is something Cowell didn ’t want to anticipate until he received a call an hour into the registration process.

“It was a buzz and people were excited and when you get that many people together you get a great atmosphere and all the auditionees were excited because they saw this massive contrast between the age ranges, ” Cowell said.

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roundbreaking for a new, stateof-the-art outpatient clinic on the Coral Gables campus is expected to begin in January of 2012. UHealth at Coral Gables, an extension of the University of Miami Health System, will be a multiple specialty, urgent and primary care facility intended to further meet the health care needs of students, faculty and the local community.

Designed by Perkins + Will, an award-winning architectural firm, UHealth will boast four floors of more than 135 exam rooms all housed within 225,000 square feet.

“The idea was to create a building that would be iconic so that the community understands that we ’re there, but at the same time compliment the current architecture of the Gables campus, ” said Lazara Pagan, chief nursing and operating officer for University of Miami Hospitals and Clinics and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The new building will include a full imaging center, ophthalmologists from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, cancer specialists from the Sylvester Cancer Center, and will be the new home of the Student Health Center. Physicians from the Miller School of Medicine will provide primary care, outpatient surgery and sports medicine.

According to Michele Chulik, associate vice president and executive director of clinical operations for UHealth, planning for UHealth at Coral Gables began about a year ago after assessing and evaluating a need to establish more clinics near the Coral Gables campus.

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Adopt a grandparent, learn history Internship promotes Holocaust awareness

BY ALEXANDRA LEON ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

With the help of the University of Miami ’s Judaic Studies Program, students can adopt a grandparent and learn more about the Holocaust at the same time.

The Holocaust Survivors Service Internship is a two-semester program during which students earn three credits per semester for spending one hour a week, or two hours every other week, with a Holocaust survivor.

“It transitions from an internship course into a straight relationship, ” senior Mary Yoachim said.

“I refer to her as my adopted grandmother. ” Yoachim began the program last fall and was paired with 86-yearold Mala D., whose full name cannot be disclosed, from Lodz, Poland.

Yoachim, whose grandparents are deceased, has no personal connection with the Holocaust, but said that meeting Mala D. has made her a more conscious person.

“It has brought the perspective of having an older person back in my life, ” Yoachim said. “I ask myself what she would do in various situations. She reminds me that you have to be patient. ” Aside from meeting with a survivor, for which students are given a $250 stipend to cover travel costs, students can attend an enrichment session every other week for one day

a week to view films, hear lectures and have discussions. To get credit for the internship, students must accumulate a certain number of credits that are determined by the amount of times they have met with their survivor, gone to the enrichment session or met with a faculty advisor.

At the end of the first semester, students must write a synopsis or timeline of the survivor ’s life, write them a thank you letter and print out a large black-and-white photo of the student and the survivor. For the second semester, students must complete a legacy project, such as a scrapbook, a cookbook or a commemorative embroidered pillow, that can be a reflection of the pair ’s relationship.

Students are matched with survivors based on their interests and background by Jewish Community Services, an organization that interviews students and survivors.

Senior Vanessa Mander was paired with 81-year-old Bianca Lerner from Warsaw, Poland who has lived in Miami for the last 25 years.

“Everyone has different experiences with their survivors, ” Mander said. “The first time we met she hit me with her entire Holocaust story.

It was the most intense experience.

But after, it felt like we became best friends. ” According to Mander, the experience is incredibly important for the survivors.

“I make Bianca ’s week by going there for an hour and a half for lunch, ” she said. “She does her hair and goes grocery shopping for me. It keeps them distracted. ”

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LIVING HISTORY: Senior Mary Yoachim sits with a Holocaust survivor in the fall semester for the Judaic studies internship.

The credits for the internship can count for either Judaic studies or religious studies as JUS 205 and REL 408, respectively.

The program is not limited to students majoring in Judaic studies or those with a Jewish background.

According to Dr. Eugene Rothman, internship coordinator and associate director for academic development at the Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, over 50 percent

of participants are not Jewish.

Rothman predicts the program will last another three to four years, since the survivors are growing older.

“It is a unique opportunity for students, but one they have to take advantage of quickly, ” Rothman said.

Alexandra Leon may be contacted at aleon@themiamihurricane.com.

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WOMEN TO BE ADDED TO HALL OF FAME

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University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala was named a member of the 2011 class of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Other inductees include Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, Barbara Mikulski, the first female Democratic United States Senator, Coretta Scott King and Billie Holiday. The 11 new members will be inducted on September 30 and October 1 in Seneca Falls, NY. The National Women’s Hall of Fame is the nation’s oldest membership organization recognizing the achievements of American women and has inducted 236 women since its inception.

David Scobey will be presenting his talk, In Here/ Out There: The Arts of Citizenship in a Diverse Democracy, or Why Maurice Chevalier Came to Town, on Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Glasgow Hall.

There will be a reception immediately after in Kirach Gallery and refreshments will be served. Th event is free and open to the public. Sponsors include the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Center for the Humanities.

The last day to register for the Heart Saver CPR with AED is Monday. The class will be Tuesday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $20 for student members, $30 for non-student members and $40 for non-members. To register, call 305284-5433 or go to the Wellness Enrichment Suite located on the second floor of the Herbert Wellness Center.The class teaches CPR and relief of choking for all ages as well as how to use an Automated External Defibrillator.

For more information, email civicengagement@ miami.edu.

Alysha Khan may be contacted at akhan@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Toppel gives chance for networking Career symposium to be held Thursday

BY ELIZABETH NICKERSON CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The database will also eliminate the need for students to request to view an object.

“Thank God, ” said Schneiderman, who prepared information for nearly 850 requests last year in a process that took several days for each request. “It will be much faster and it will open up information about the artwork at a whole new level. ” Dursum is hopeful that the wireless network will function well together with the database. However, he wants students to understand that connection is not available in the entire museum yet.

“We don ’t want to frustrate students that can ’t get connection because that is a big turnoff, ” he said. The wireless connection will be installed throughout the rest of the museum by May this year.

Areas at the Lowe that are not yet accessible on the Internet are Kress, Matus Hall, Barton, Friends, Ancient American/Pacific Islands and the Palley Wing.

According to IT technicians, installation in the remainder of the museum, especially Kress, is more difficult and will “involve locating conduit within the walls, ” some of which are constructed of stone.

Students will get a chance to meet and network on Thursday with alumni and successful members of the Miami community at Toppel Career Center ’s career symposium, the biggest networking event at the University of Miami to date.

“It is a one-day conference where we would have alumni come back and serve as panelists to empower students with advice about they ’re experience after finishing up college, ” said Christian Garcia, the director of Toppel.

Students are encouraged to wear business casual attire to the free event. The conference is open to alumni and current students.

“We have panelists from all different arenas from local reporter Eliot Rodriguez to Dr. Sean Kenniff in the healthcare field, ” Garcia said. “All panelists will give advice and add a new perceptive to the conference. ” Approximately 18 alumni will be attending the conference and the majority of the panelists will also be alumni.

“One of the many goals of the event is to showcase the variety of career paths students can take after graduation and the benefits of a UM degree from an alumni perspective, ” said Edwarwd Cruz, assistant director of graduate students and alumni programs at Toppel.

The event will open with a keynote speech at 9:30 a.m. A moderator will be present for each session to introduce the panelist and drive the conversations. After each panel there will be a question-and-answer period open to the students and alumni.

“The one obstacle was that students will be having class, so students are allowed just to come for one section depending on their schedule, ” said Frits Bigham, assistant director of internships and assessment at Toppel.

Students and alumni must register on the Toppel Web site in order to attend the event, which will be held at the Newman Alumni Center.

“It is great when students can learn about a specific industry, ” Garcia said. “It ’s even better when they can hear it from an alum- someone who has been in their shoes. ”

Chloe Herring may be contacted at cherring@ themiamihurricane.com.

Elizabeth Nickerson may be contacted at enickerson@themiamihurricane.com.

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TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER: The Lowe Art Museum will be transferring more than 18,000 art pieces online in hopes of encouraging students and faculty to use the museum as a resource. The system will allow all pieces to be displayed.

Lowe Art Museum moves online Internet allows exhibits to be used for research

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Starting late April, students will be able to access the Internet in one more building on campus- the Lowe Art Museum, in a stride that Brian Dursum, museum director and chief curator, said will “integrate the museum with the rest of campus. ” As part of this effort, Dursum and others on the Lowe staff are uploading a database of more than 18,000 art pieces online in hopes to encourage students and faculty to discover the museum as a useful resource.

“It ’s sad when I walk into our storage room and I see thousands of pieces that students can use as resources, ” said Kara Schneiderman, assistant director for collections and exhibition services.

The Lowe can only showcase six to eight percent of its entire collection because of space, Schneiderman said. The current in-house database used by the Lowe staff for inventory and curating does not carry much information about

pieces previously or frequently shown in the collection. The result is that exhibits tend to repeat pieces and leave out other works that haven ’t been viewed.

The new database by Museum System, a collections management software, will allow the Lowe staff to keep a more comprehensive record of data. This will improve the process of keeping inventory and allow for more diversity in curating.

Paired with access to the Internet, the database will allow employees to do their jobs more easily.

But for Schneiderman, her top priority is to implement change that will make the Lowe a better resource for students.

“We hope the database will open up our collection as a research tool, ” she said.

Museum System has an online component called eMuseum that allows a museum to publish information that can assist students in research online while keeping other data, like owner addresses, confidential. Lowe ’s version of eMuseum will be accessible through its Web site by early 2012.

Through eMuseum, students can browse the entire Lowe collection anywhere and at any time, which was not readily accessible to Lowe visitors before.

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Miller specialists join student health center HEALTH FROM COVER “A student, faculty member or anyone from the community can go there and basically get all of their care for all of their needs, ” Pagan said. “Whether it ’s an appointment to get your hearing tested, dermatology or primary care, you can go and get anything you need done in one building.

Over the next 24 months, UHealth staff members will be frequently updating the UM community on the progress of the facility. Focus groups and other vehicles of communication will be used to meet students ’ needs.

“I think it ’s an amazing concept.

The idea of the University of Miami branching out and making an impact on the medical field is fascinating, ” said sophomore Cassandra Pino, who is majoring in health sector management.

“Even better is how the center can benefit both the students and the rest of the community. ” UHealth at Coral Gables will be next to the Department of Psychology ’s Flipse Building. Its main entrance will face Dickinson Drive.

Jonathan Borge may be contacted at jborge@ themiamihurricane.com.

New student health facility UHealth at Coral Gables will be located on Ponce de Leon Boulevard, adjacent to the Flipse Building. It will be a four-story building and will take up 225,000 square feet.

The UHealth building will hold more than 135 exam rooms. The current student Health Center will be moved to the new building’s first floor. Also, the building will house offices and clinics from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer center.

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Walking to remember FIGHTING BACK: Sophomores Christian Cox (left) and Brady Williams partake in the piggyback lap during Relay for Life on Saturday. Cox and Williams were walking as part of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s team.

Now in its 25th year, the annual relay celebrates and remembers those who have battled cancer while raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life at UM lasted 12 hours and raised about $51,000.

The day was spent with participants walking around Stanford Circle, sometimes in creative styles like walking backward, with the first laps led by survivors and their caregivers. Activities, including the dating/best friend game and an easter egg hunt, were offered between laps.

View Brittnay Starks’ video at themiamihurricane.com.

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What do you miss about home?

BLAIRE UMHAU SOPHOMORE “I really miss my sister, my mom, my dad and my brother.”

ANDREW CHILGREN SOPHOMORE “The change of seasons.”

Gaurav Dhiman, Contributing Columnist

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Adderall is not the answer In today ’s competitive world, the ability to focus has become a requisite for success.

But according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, five percent of American children have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), impelling thousands of children to take medication such as Ritalin and Adderall.

Over the years, awareness about the prevalence of ADHD has spread and the number of kids seeking treatment for ADHD has boomed. However, this upsurge of people seeking treatment has come with a rush of misdiagnoses and inappropriate uses of ADHD medication, both stemming from the inconsistent socialization of children.

Society has expectations for each gender depending on their surroundings, whether they are in a class or play environment. While boys are encouraged to be more active and confrontational, girls are taught to play less aggressively and be calmer. With such suppositions, boys and girls are not given a chance to independently learn behaviors appropriate for each environment. Thus, when a child acts unfittingly in a certain environment, he or she is referred for evaluation of behavioral problems.

This results in the incorrect diagnosis of ADHD. Those who are diagnosed with ADHD spend the majority of their day on medication and, as they become older, taking it becomes routine.

Fundamentally, our society socializes children to

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think that being able to concentrate is essential at any cost. That demand for an efficient work ethic continues in college where students take focusinducing drugs, even when they don ’t medically require it.

For example, students turn to caffeine for help concentrating. When that doesn ’t keep them awake, a can of Redbull or an Adderall suffice. We have become a heavily medicated culture of quick fixes, a coping method developed partly because of the expectations adults are placing on kids today.

But, can the inability to focus actually have a creative advantage? Yes. According to The Wall Street Journal, several studies have shown those who daydream frequently are better at generating new ideas. This research demonstrates that distractions can actually be a positive habit.

Many think the answer to solving concentration problems is by boosting the brain ’s ability to control impulsive behavior with medication. But perhaps that answer has been wrong all along. Children should be given a chance to adapt to their individual emotions rather than forcing them to fulfill specific behavior expectations. And as adults, the most effective thing to do is to cultivate the imagination and use the inability to concentrate to its full advantage.

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Trust White House in Libyan intervention SARAH ROWLINSON JUNIOR “I really don’t miss home that much.”

JEFF CRAW SOPHOMORE “I really miss the cold weather and snow.”

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ost of us are aware that things have not been so peachy in Libya recently. Last Monday, our president laid a case, albeit a brief one, for American action in this nation.

There is a terrible and frightening regime in Libya. The United States has recently been inGAURAV DHIMAN volved with airstrikes to enforce CONTRIBUTING a no-fly zone over Libya. Apart COLUMNIST from this, the United States plans to sanction Libya, freeze its bank accounts, cut off the arms trade with its government and provide aid to the insurgents. Still, many questions have arisen regarding our role in that part of the world.

Our president recognized the brutality of Gadhafi ’s regime and the potential that the conflict could turn into a much larger bloodbath. The United States has long prided itself as the leader of the free world and a standard-bearer of justice.

Some have questioned the delay in response from the United States in Libya. Perhaps it was a bit

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longer than one would hope for, but the president and his administration displayed the judiciousness that once eluded a recent president. He waited for the passage of the U.N. resolution, as well as firm support from NATO and the Arab League. Conflicts erupt all throughout the world, but the United States cannot conceivably intervene in all of them. We need to be more thoughtful of which ones we pick. Otherwise, we might end up with a quagmire like Iraq. The White House determined that Libya was important enough and that it could reasonably support the rebels.

It is true that we do not have a clearcut policy in Libya. However, our president has made it clear that the United States will rely on the aid of other nations and will soon give up its role as the primary organizer. We are not in Libya to stay. We need to trust our White House. It has already shown it understands the mistakes of our past and seeks to rectify them.

Gaurav Dhiman is a junior majoring in political science and biology. He may be contacted at gdhiman@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Tired of mainstream guys with guitars?

Check out the “Mozart of Indian music,” sitar player Irshad Khan, Monday at 8 p.m. at the Frost’s Gusman Concert Hall. Student tickets are $10 with a Cane Card; general admission is $20.

edge SIP AND READ: (Far left) Manny Rodriguez organizes books to be integrated into the book exchange while Miguel A. Cisneros-Abreu works at a store table.

(Top right) Manny Rodriguez and his wife Eunice Rodriguez own and operate a tea store stocked with herbal remedies.

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or some, shopping at a bookstore is really just shopping.

For others, shopping at a bookstore is a quest. Only after browsing through about 300 volumes covering every shelf in the building do they feel satisfied making a purchase.

The new Kendall Book Exchange is for the latter shopper.

The Book Exchange, which just reopened last month, is a peruser-friendly, carcinogen-fighting, holistic haven for the frugal, tuckered-out literary vagabond. Eunice Rodriguez and her husband Manny Rodriguez are the owners of Tea n ’ Sanity, an herbal tea parlor in Kendall that specializes in serving

(Bottom right) Eunice mixes her own concoctions for clients who have health complaints.

customers a variety of organic and exotic spices as therapeutic treatments.

When the West Kendall Book Exchange closed down last year, Eunice Rodriguez was sad to see it go.

“I couldn ’t think of them just throwing all of these books away, ” she said. “It makes me hurt. ” She decided to buy the old Book Exchange ’s inventory and converted her back room yoga studio at Tea n ’ Sanity into a bookstore. Since its Feb. 15 opening, her hope -that customers would feel comfortable to sit down and browse through books while enjoying a free cup of tea- is slowly, but steadily, being realized.

With about 6,000 volumes in its inventory, the Kendall Book

Exchange is small but nonetheless stimulating. One shelf, for example, offers reading about motorcycle touring, aerial photography of Scotland and cooking with Spam in vintage hardback.

As customers thumb through the variety, the fragrance of lavender and ylang-ylang from the tea shop form an atmosphere of mental repose. Contributing to this is the generous book trade-in policy. Customers get store credit for half of the printed price on the trade-in book.

The credit can be used to buy books at a fourth of their printed price.

“I had this old great big English dictionary worth about 200 bucks, ” Eunice Rodriguez said. “A guy who wanted it came in and got it for $50. ” Tea n ’ Sanity also offers its

own library of all-natural and reasonably priced teas, essential oils and cleaning and hygiene products.

The Rodriguezes and Miguel Cisneros-Abreau, one of the parlor ’s consultants, are passionate about sharing the benefits of herbal therapy. Cisneros-Abreau is not shy to explain how carcinogens are in all kinds of things from fireworks to deodorant. The owners also say that their lavender-based essence can, nine times out of 10, remove a headache in a few breaths.

For the month of April, Eunice Rodriguez will provide one other kind of therapy at the Exchange: tea and cookies every Sunday afternoon.

“It ’s nice to just come in and find some books and have a cup of tea, and to not have to spend a for-

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tune, ” she said.

David Sargent may be contacted at dsargent@themiamihurricane.com.

IF YOU GO WHAT: Kendall Book Exchange at Tea n’ Sanity WHERE: 12011 SW 131st Ave., Kendall For store hours and more information, visit kendallbookex change.com.

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‘The X Factor’ makes its debut, invites originality X FACTOR FROM COVER That buzz is something Cowell hopes carries over to the next city: Miami. The Magic City was one of six United States locations, including New York/New Jersey, Seattle, Chicago and Dallas.

“You sort of feel artists like Lady Gaga or Katy Perry or Rihanna just fit in with what ’s so great about Miami.

It ’s over the top, it ’s extreme, it ’s different and that ’s what I hope Miami brings to the show and people aren ’t afraid to show their personality, ” Cowell said.

Part of what Cowell says makes “The X Factor ” different from other talent shows is that the show ’s producers want people showing their true selves.

With four categories- young male and female singers, over 30s and groupsthe show differs from other talent competitions such as “American Idol. ” In order to survive the music industry in 2011, Cowell believes that an artist must be interesting and colorful. He uses Lady Gaga as an example of paving the way and loosening a business that three to five years ago “took itself incredibly seriously. ”

IF YOU GO REGISTRATION DAY: Starts Wed at 6 a.m. and ends at 6 a.m. Thurs. Solo acts and groups can register.

AUDITION DAY: Thursday; arrive before 8 a.m.

For more information visit thexfactor.blogs.fox.com/ tag/miami.

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ATTEMPT AT SUCCESS: Auditions in Los Angeles for “The X Factor” were held March 27 at the L.A. Sports Arena. A record-breaking crowd of 15,000 attended.

And how does this relate to his new show, “The X Factor ”? Can a musician survive the industry if he or she does not possess that intangible quality that seems to propel certain artists to stardom and success?

“This all kind of fits in with what we ’ve been trying to do on this show, we don ’t discriminate on age or how you want to dress, ” Cowell said. “We ’re try-

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ing to be part of what ’s happening in the real world. So, to answer your question, whether you ’re David Bowie or Lady Gaga or Elton John, people who have reinvented themselves, the answer is no. I think you do have to have the x factor. ” Christina De Nicola may be contacted at cdenicola@themiamihurricane.com.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

Hurricanes maul Pack Quick starts help team sweep weekend series at home

BY ERNESTO SUAREZ SPORTS EDITOR

In their first weekend series at home in nearly a month, the Hurricane women ’s tennis team continued to demonstrate why they are among the top teams in the ACC. For the second time in as many matches, Miami struck first and didn ’t let up until the victory had been clinched, taking the first four points en route to a 5-2 win over the NC State Wolfpack. The win puts the Hurricanes at 7-1 in the ACC and 15-4 overall.

“I ’m happy with the way the girls have been coming out and competing, ” said head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews after the win against NC State.

“Wake and NC State are both really solid teams. NC State ’s got a lot of fight, willing to play long points.

I think it says a lot about the girls to go out and take care of these two matches the way they have. ” The No. 11-ranked duo of Bianca Eichkorn and Anna Bartenstein got things rolling for the Canes in the doubles match, securing the first win of the afternoon with an 8-4 victory over the No. 26-ranked Sanaa Bhambri and Sandhya Nagaraj.

From there, Gabriela Mejia and Melissa Bolivar guaranteed Miami the point with an 8-2 win of their own, before Danielle Mills and Brittany Dubins completed the sweep with an 8-6 win.

“I think it was important to come out the way we did in doubles, ” Eichkorn said. “We played aggressive and I think everyone went into singles feeling comfortable and confident that we could win all seven points today. The team just did a great job today and came out strong. ” Once singles play began, Eichkorn continued her tear through ACC opponents after a 6-0, 6-0 win over the No. 29 Bhambri. It ’s the eighth win of

UPCOMING WOMEN’S TENNIS MATCHES At Boston College on Friday at 1 p.m.

At Maryland on Saturday at 2 p.m.

At home vs. Duke on April 15 at 5 p.m.

ACC Championship matches begin April 21 in Cary, NC. The Hurricanes are currently ranked No. 3 in the conference.

the season against an ACC foe for Eichkorn, who herself is ranked eighth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings.

“I don ’t really pay that much attention to the winning streak, ” Eichkorn said. “Every time I step out there I just try to do exactly the same. ” Miami won the next two matches to guarantee the overall win after Bartenstein (6-2, 6-2) and Mejia (6-4, 6-4) overpowered NC State ’s Nagaraj and Joelle Kissell.

The Wolfpack managed to take two points of their own when Tatiana Illova made quick work of No. 109 Kayla Rizzolo (6-1, 6-4). Brittany Dubins also took a loss (2-6, 6-3, 1-0) for the Canes at the hands of Chloe Smith, but Melissa Bolivar ended things on a high note for Miami with a win of her own to conclude the match.

Miami also got off to a quick start against Wake Forest on Friday afternoon, taking the first five points of the day and eventually cruising to a 6-1 win. The Canes took two out of three for the doubles point, and Mejia was able to take the clinching fourth point against Wake Forest ’s Ryann Cutillo (6-1, 6-1).

Coach Yaroshuk-Tews emphasized the importance of getting off to a quick start, but also noted that her team has been playing well enough to be able to recover from any situation.

“The doubles point is always important. To be able to go into singles one point up, with as strong as we are in singles, I think it sets a tone, ” she said.

“With that being said, you lose the doubles point, we still have the ability to win the match, but in women ’s tennis, I think momentum is really big. ” The team will hit the road once more next weekend for matches against Boston College and Maryland before returning home to close out the regular season against the Duke Blue Devils.

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STARE-DOWN: (Top) Kayla Rizzolo is ranked 109th in latest ITA singles rankings. In singles she won 6-1, 6-4.

(Middle) Anna Bartenstein readies her stance in the middle of her match against NC State.

(Bottom) Brittany Dubins returns a serve during a doubles match. She and Danielle Mills won 8-6.

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Canes take a beating to Seminoles BE AGGRESSIVE: Junior Andy Joseph cuts across the Florida State University defender on Saturday afternoon. The game was played on the IM fields.

Florida State defeated UM with a score of 19-7. The loss dropped the team to 4-2 overall and 1-2 in its division, which includes teams such as UCF, UF and USF. There are still five games remaining on their schedule.

ADRIANNE D’ANGELO // Photo Editor

SPORTS BRIEFS TRACK AND FIELD The Hurricanes competed in the 67th Pepsi Florida Relays this weekend. Senior Ti’erra Brown won the women’s 400-meter hurdle title with a time of 56.91.

Overall, seven UM students and relay teams placed in the top 10 of their events over the course of the two-day competition. The team’s next competition will be held on April 16 at Cobb Stadium for the Hurricane Alumni Invitational.

MEN’S TENNIS The Canes defeated Wake Forest 5-2 on Friday, achieving their second win in a row and their fifth in the last six matches. Miami won all three doubles matches and held Wake Forest to two singles wins.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Fans are invited to attend the 2011 University of Miami men’s basketball team banquet on Thursday at the Newman Alumni Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the dinner and program beginning at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale for $55 for adults. To purchase tickets, call the Hurricane Club at 305-284-6699

by Monday.

Information compiled from hurricanesports.com.

Darci Miller can be contacted at dmiller@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Star athlete shines off field Lacrosse player leads by good example

BY RACHEL HYMAN CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

Racing down the IM fields on a sunny Saturday afternoon, junior Lindsay Moore quickly scoops the ball up into her lacrosse stick from the ground, sending dirt and grass f lying into the air. As she rapidly dodges past opponents left and right, she fires the ball with only a few seconds left, scoring the winning goal for the UM women ’s Lacrosse Club.

Moore began playing lacrosse MOORE the summer before she entered seventh grade. A dancer since she was young, this contact sport offered her a new outlet for physical activity. Upon starting UM as a freshman, Moore was uncertain about continuing lacrosse.

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decided I would give it a try, ” she said.

“I went to practice for the first week, met some really awesome people and decided I had no choice but to stay. ” For the past two years Moore acted as club treasurer and since last spring as co-captain. Her sophomore year she was named team MVP along with being awarded the Southeastern Women ’s Lacrosse League AllLeague Honors.

Moore ’s hard work does not go unnoticed by her teammates.

“On the field, she is a leader and always has a positive attitude, ” President Maddy Keese said. “Lindsay is one of those types of people that always puts you in a good mood because she constantly has a smile on her face! ” Kristen Avvento, the conditioning coach for the team, also praises Lindsay for her work on and off the field.

“She helps with a lot of the ‘behind the scenes ’ stuff that goes on including putting together our budget, attending meetings and making sure the girls get reimbursed for travel costs, ” Avvento said. “On the team she also plays center, which is a crucial position in lacrosse because you play both sides of the field. It ’s really

important to have someone in that position who is willing to step up. ” On campus, Moore is also in the sorority Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA), where she participates in philanthropic and community service events. She has also kept her passion for dance alive by taking part in the many performances the sorority puts on each year.

Katie Sullivan, her little sister in ZTA, admires Moore for her loyalty.

“With all that she does, I know she will be there for me whenever I need her, ” Sullivan explained. “She is one of my best friends and I can count on her for anything. ” Moore ’s accomplishments as a UM undergraduate include her leadership on the club lacrosse team, winning first place in four O-Cheer dance competitions with ZTA and being a member of the Dean ’s Dozen for the School of Education.

“I ’m not going to lie, it ’s been pretty hard balancing everything including Zeta Tau Alpha events, studying, and lacrosse, ” Moore said.

“But this has been a great team to be a part of and every minute has been really enjoyable. ” Rachel Hyman may be contacted at rhyman@themiamihurricane.com.

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