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Education matters: Breaking down the 2020 presidential candidates’ plans for college accessibility and affordability

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HAPPY HUDDLE: Raymond Gil (16) is greeted by his teammates at home plate after he hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning during Miami’s game versus the University of South Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Vice president runoff election makes history

BY ANNA TIMMONS Managing Editor

Vice President Runoff Results: Vice President Election: ·

Shirley Gelman – 1538 (46.7%)

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Jason Perez – 1554 (47.2%)

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Asher Walker – 133 (4.0%)

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Write in – 45 (1.4%)

Vice President Runoff:

T The vice president runoff election this year produced a historical student government executive branch. In the final stage of the election, “Level Up’s” Shirley Gelman received 58.1 percent of the votes, defeating “All In” candidate Jason Perez, and resulting in the first split ticket in 19 years.

Gelman will join president-elect Abigail Adeleke and treasurer-elect Amanda Rodriguez of the “All In” campaign. This is the first time in history that the University of Miami student government will be led by three females.

The news of an impending runoff election was announced on Feb. 21. While he celebrated his running mates’ success, Perez had to begin preparing for more cam-

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Shirley Gelman – 919 (58.1%)

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Jason Perez – 662 (41.8%)

paigning. In the moment, both Perez and Gelman said they were overwhelmed at the time but ready for the challenge.

In the first election, Perez received 16 more votes than Gelman, with 47.2 percent compared to Gelman’s 46.7 percent, while the independent candidate for vice president, Asher Walker got four percent.

However, the second time around, voters failed to turn out for Perez with the same intensity, causing Gelman to run away with the win.

Gelman won by a large margin, with a lead of 257 votes in the runoff. There was a total of 1,581 votes in the runoff, down 52 percent from the 3,270 votes cast in the first election. When she heard the results,

Gelman said she was stunned.

“I was not expecting so many students to vote again,” said Gelman, a junior majoring in international finance and marketing and management. “It still has not set in yet, but I am so excited for this upcoming year and to work with Abi and Amanda.”

Not only did students turn out less in the overall runoff, but also at much lower margins for Perez compared to the first election.

After weeks of campaigning to get Adeleke and Rodriguez elected, All In’s campaign manager Godard Solomon said it was difficult to continue to keep students engaged for the runoff election. He explained that students likely assumed Perez would win after the other two members of the ticket were elected, and therefore they were less inclined to vote.

“A lot of students had already checked out by the time the runoff came; even supporters had already checked out by then,” said Solomon, a junior majoring in political science and public administration.

While he won’t be joining his running mates in the executive office next year, Perez said he has a lot of respect for Gelman and thinks she will make a great vice president.

“The freshmen of student government next year who are going to learn under her on the freshman leadership council are very lucky,” Perez said.

Gelman and Perez have known each other since their freshman year when they worked alongside each other on FLC. Despite tense moments during the election when the full tickets were running, Perez said that once it was just him and Shirley in the runoff, they both ran a positive race.

The three newly-elected officers,

Adeleke, Rodriguez and Gelman will make up the first ever female-led executive branch at the UM. “This marks a special moment for strong female leadership in student government,” Adeleke said. The prospect of three women leading student government was something Gelman specifically ran on in the runoff.

Gelman said she thinks this motivated even more people to vote.

Now that the elections are over, Adeleke said she is trying to move forward as one student government.

“We are no longer ‘Level Up’ or ‘All In,’” Adeleke said. “Those names are gone. I want to eliminate that as much as possible because I don’t want anyone to feel like they can’t be a part of our executive board if they didn’t support our campaign.”

Treasurer-elect Rodriguez said that while she had hoped to enjoy a full-ticket win, she is excited to work with Gelman. “[Gelman] will give another side of perspective on what problems to work on, specifically ones that the ‘Level Up’ ticket stressed throughout the campaign,” Rodriguez said.

Leading up to their inauguration at the student government banquet on April 7, the team is already getting to work. After the runoff results were announced the three of them met to begin planning for next year.

A few things that Adeleke said she is going to try to get done by the end of the semester include providing golf cart access for injured students, offering smoothies in the dining hall and establishing a permanent location for UThrift.

Several of the initiatives they are hoping to implement, however, were Perez’s ideas, Adeleke said. She said she hopes he stays involved in student government to help see these ideas come to fruition, but Perez said he has not yet decided his plans for senior year.

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EDITORIAL

Coronavirus fears do not excuse racism. Nothing does.

It’s f lu season, so we’re sure you’ve already said plenty of half-hearted bless you’s. Maybe you’ve been the target of the sniff les yourself.

However, this winter, it’s not just the f lu people are worried about— it’s the coronavirus.

The virus, which is now considered a pandemic, emerged from Wuhan, China in late 2019. Initially the Chinese government kept reports of the virus’ severity under wraps, but since more information has become available, tens of thousands of cases have been confirmed in China, with more than 2,700 dead. The outbreak has now spread all over the world. Italy has the most confirmed cases of contraction and death from coronavirus outside of China, with Italy’s Civil Protection Authority confirming that 34 people have now died.

The virus is also shaking other parts of Europe such as France, Germany, the UK and Spain, and now the United States. Many were sure that the virus wouldn’t travel to our shores, but the virus has now reached every continent except Antarctica.

Six deaths have been reported in the U.S.— both in Washington state— and at least 100 cases have been reported nationwide, with two from Florida.

A virus like this one is sure to cause panic, especially when the symptoms of the

coronavirus are similar to the f lu— think fever, coughing, respiratory problems.

Although the threat has just now become inevitable, many people in the U.S. are taking precautions. At the University of Miami, we have suspended all universityapproved trips to China, South Korea, Italy, Japan

the virus, there have been growing sentiments of xenophobia and discrimination against Asian people, especially Chinese nationals. East Asian people have reported receiving nasty looks and comments while on public transportation, passerbyers tightening their face masks after seeing an

“We urge everyone to remain mindful of what our Asian students are facing and not let fear overtake empathy.” and Iran, and the Health Center has issued a warning asking students who have traveled to areas affected by the virus to contact them before returning to campus.

All UM alternative spring break trips have also been cancelled.

However, the center’s site needs updating, as it still states that the virus has not spread to the US. Along with the rumors and misinformation about

Asian and even institutionbacked xenophobia. Recently, a UC Berkeley health center issued a health advisory post on Instagram listing feelings of xenophobia as a normal reaction to the spread of the virus, to which they faced a great backlash.

So far, our administration has respectfully handled their communications of the matter, but some Asian students have experienced

discrimination as the virus continues to spread. But there is never an excuse for racism, not even the coronavirus.

Chinese students are the largest group of international students on campus, and many students at UM have direct or indirect ties to China. Some of our students discussed how they were personally affected by the virus, from damaged businesses to constant worry about their loved ones’ safety .

We mustn’t burden their trauma with a lack of empathy.

Fear-based targeting of Asian students violates the principle of including people of color, which our campus touts. As a school, we need to go beyond the mundane sentiments of “wash your hands and be safe.” We need to address the growing xenophobic and racist sentiments that emerge in our society whenever a pandemic spreads.

Fear is a normal response to a threat like this, but burdening our Asian students with racism surely does a lot more harm than good. We urge everyone to remain mindful of what our Asian students are facing, and not let fear overtake empathy, compassion and grace.

Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

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IDENTITY

Why did UM celebrate black history with Cheetos?

BY JULIAN CROSBY

Contributing Columnist Cornmeal, Flamin’ Hot seasoning, cheddar cheese and onion powder.

That’s what the Mahoney-Pearson dining hall reduced black culture to during their Black History Month celebration.

Despite black people’s full, complex and rich history, from our food to our dances and art, the dining hall at the prestigious University of Miami still decided to serve Hot Cheetos (with a side of mac and cheese, because apparently those two things go together) and deemed it a suitable black history event.

This is not an episode of a Netf lix original. I am not trying to be some enigmatic black-Radio-Rebel vigilante, but what the f*ck?

I am not angry with the workers, more so disappointed. As I sat and listened to the black workers justify why they were serving me Hot Cheetos with mac and cheese, I felt transported into the world of “Get Out.” Also, unless I’m not up to date on my pop culture, when did Hot Cheetos become exclusively black? I’ve seen a significant number of people of all races munching on some Cheetos. In fact, the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto is latinx in origin. They were created by Richard Montañez, once a janitor and the son

of a Mexican immigrant who dropped out of school because he struggled with English. Montañez is now a marketing executive at PepsiCo, with a net worth of $14.3 million. The Hot Cheeto’s creation was a monumental moment in Latinx history that we, as black people, don’t deserve the credit for. Don’t give black people credit due to Latinx people.

On the same token, don’t take our history from us. Don’t smudge it, don’t misinterpret it and don’t erase it.

We shouldn’t let this slide under the rug; a Google search of “black people foods” would have done us better than Cheetos. The choice to put a side dish and a snack together evoked feelings of

minimization in me. Not only was the food not representative of my culture as a Jamaican, it read as if they took three seconds to dump a bag of chips in a metal bowl and then called it a day. Is that what my culture is worth? A bag of chips I can buy in the vending machine with five quarters? They couldn’t even buy the nice, boujee, puffed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?

Do better, University of Miami.

Y’all can’t be messin’ up like this— not during Black History Month, but still not ever Julian Crosby is a freshman majoring in broadcast journalism and international studies.

ENVIRONMENT

Bezos’ changing relationship to climate change

BY RACHELLE BARRETT Contributing Columnist

As one of the richest people in the world, current Amazon president Jeff Bezos formally adopted the responsibility of giving billions to the world’s current most demanding issue, climate change. This is an act of charity the 99 percent are unable to afford financially.

Bezos announced via Instagram his plans to donate $10 billion to his newly developed organization focused on fighting climate change, the Bezos Earth Fund.

With the world debating whether the wealthiest should pay higher taxes and use their wealth to solve contemporary issues, Bezos’ $10 billion donation to the climate cause may set an example for the rest of the one percent to follow his lead.

I once argued that for multimillionaires, donating a couple of

million dollars would be comparable to donating $20 out of a lower-income individual’s pockets, but the $10 billion that Bezos repurposed had me questioning: Is Bezos’s fund the best way to solve climate change?

Unfortunately, no. Some sources estimate solving climate change as a whole — which includes reducing and stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions, utilizing alternative forms of energy, and switching from fossil fuels to low-carbon sources of energy such as solar-powered technology — would cost around $300 billion. Others say $50 trillion. Despite critics’ disbelief in Bezos, supporters and critics alike credit him for a great start in reversing the damage the world— and his own company—have already created.

Amazon itself has participated in damaging the earth through helping oil and gas companies grow and funding climate-denying organizations such as

the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Amazon is even blamed for overseas warehouses stationed near villages affecting children’s lungs by moving from diesel to all-electric trucking. In September 2019, around 1,700 workers participated in a global climate walkout.

“As employees at one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world, our role in facing the climate crisis is to ensure our company is leading on climate, not following,” said one employee in a statement to a news sources at the walkout.

Amazon is now taking a stance towards bettering its company practices. With their newly appointed Climate Pledge, the company vows to “use 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2040.” With the purchase of 100,000 emissions-free electric vehicles from a Michigan-based company, Rivian, Bezos is truly showing his efforts in

revitalizing the Earth and pushing back on old and harmful tactics.

“I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share,” Bezos said in an Instagram post announcing the Earth Fund.

It is evident that “Big Fish” companies such as Amazon have contributed to the greenhouse gas issues that have led to climate change atrocities. However, we can forgive those who recognize and attempt to fix their faults. In the case of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, Amazon’s actions seem to be reconcilable.

Rachelle Barrett is a junior majoring in political science and broadcast journalism.

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2020 candidates make their case for education policy

BY INÉS EISENHOUR Staff News Writer

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ith Super Tuesday looming, many pertinent issues are dividing the Democratic party. In the sphere of education however, the differences between candidates have grown smaller and less distinguishable.

Education policy affects the daily life of all students at the University of Miami. One of the largest issues facing college-age students and college graduates is student loan debt, making this topic a major selling point for all Democrats.

The cost of attending a private institution like the University of Miami would not be influenced by the types of federal policy taking center stage, but there are some instances that affect students across all types of institutions. All of the current candidates either wish to expand the application areas of the federal Pell grant, expand eligibility for the Pell grant or increase the award amounts.

Roughly 15 percent of University of Miami students receive a Pell grant. Award amounts can be large enough to cover a large portion of housing or enough to support a one-credit class. Biden and Bloomberg have expressed a desire to double the size of the Pell grant.

In terms of making a voting decision, the candidates’ plans for higher education has the potential to play a large role in a students decision. With that said, college affordability may not be as important to student voters as other pressing issues such as immigration policy or climate change policy.

S en. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation that would forgive student loans, expand what Pell grants can pay for and eliminate tuition at public four-year colleges and universities. Sanders also released a plan that calls for spending $1.3 billion a year to support HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions so they can eliminate or significantly reduce tuition and fees. Sanders has proposed making community college free for all, with states paying about a third of the bill and the rest coming from the federal government.

Elizabeth Warren supports free comS en. munity college and four years of public

college for all students. She’s also proposed cancelling student loan debt for 42 million Americans. Warren has said she wants to increase funding for Pell grants and invest $50 billion in HBCUs.

iden’s “education beyond high school” B plan includes free community college, includ-

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he Trump administration also wants to end the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which aims to forgive loans to those who work in the public service as teachers, nurses or police officers and firefighters after 10 years of payments. The budget for education calls for reduced work-study funding and the creation of a single income-driven loan repayment program. The administration proposes forgiving all loans to college students after 15 years and limit payments to 12.5 percent of a debtor’s discretionary income. The Trump administration has reversed aggressive Obama-era rules to crack down on forprofit schools, which aimed to address that 44 percent of loans to defaulting students came from people attending for-profit schools.

ing for part-time students and DREAMers; a grant program to help community colleges grow programs that help students complete degrees; spending $50 billion on workforceoriented partnerships between high schools, colleges and businesses; doubling the maximum size of Pell grants; and big investments in HBCUs.

ayor Mike Bloomberg’s higher educaM tion plan calls for two years of free public

college for all and four years of free public college for low-income students. It also calls for doubling the size of Pell grants, tripling federal funding for HBCUs and lowering student loan interest rates, among other proposals.

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Rape survivor gives back to community, encourages others to follow suit

BY JORDAN LEWIS Culture Editor

For Ohio native Emily Andrews, 21, Sept. 18, 2018 started off like any other day.

She woke up that morning and put on her usual sweatpants and an oversized tank top. Still half asleep, she headed to work, where she was a nanny for two young girls and a personal assistant to their father.

As Andrews tells it, she had the best job in Toledo. She showed up when she wanted, was always greeted with coffee, mindlessly scanned documents until the girls got home from school, did homework with them until their mother returned from work, had dinner and went home.

The day started off exactly as planned.

She grabbed her coffee and talked to her boss about being overwhelmed with school and life and whatever else she had going on. He left and that was it.

“The next time I saw him was when he had called me into his living room and was telling me to lay down,” Andrews recalled.

“There was a pillow on the floor and lotion in his hand and, as my eyes scanned the room to figure out what was happening and my mouth spoke the words to tell him that I wasn’t going to lay on the floor, his persistency made a click in my head and made me realize what was truly happening.

In that moment, I realized that I had no way out. I was trapped.”

On Sept. 18, 2018, Andrews experienced the horrific reality of millions of women and men across the country.

This reality— losing autonomy over one’s own body— is one that, for those fortunate enough to escape it, is often difficult to understand.

“You’re talking about somebody not only being violated over their choice but violated over the choice of their own body,”

explained Maya Weber Hipskind, a licensed clinical social worker trained in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

“You’re being forced and violated in the most private, intrinsic and individualistic way. There’s no other violation, in my opinion, that could be worse than that.”

Hipskind graduated from Barry University in 2012 and has since worked in Nashville and Miami with children and adults who’ve suffered from an array of traumas, including mental illness and sexual exploitation.

“I was completely unconscious, only waking up a few times to see and feel what was happening,” Andrews continued.

“When I finally woke up and regained control, my rapist was laying his body on mine. [He] proceeded to stand and simply state, ‘Let’s get back to work,’ and that was it. He left the room and acted as nothing had just happened.”

Andrews admits she does not remember much of what followed, only noting that she chose to stay in the house because she could not imagine leaving two young girls alone with him. When she left, she picked up a friend and went straight to the hospital, where they both spent the night.

“I think getting the rape kit done and having to speak to cops right after is probably the worst part of it all,” she said.

“There is no aspect of privacy or respect, for a lack of better words, for the victim.”

This criticism did not come as a shock to Hipskind, who once worked in Jackson Memorial Hospital’s rape treatment center.

“These centers are usually in hospitals,” she said. “There are doctors and nurses there who are great people and are great at what they do, but they aren’t trained very well in how to converse with somebody who’s been through an experience like that.”

Jordan Lewis // Culture Editor

RESILIENCE: Emily Andrews, 21, moved to Miami in 2019 after being assaulted in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Recently wrapping up her trial and now trying to move on with her life, she has her sights set on giving back to the community that helped her in her time of need.

THE MIAMI HURRICANE Hipskind proceeded to tell the story of a former client, who went in for a rape kit and was immediately discouraged when met with the question of “Why didn’t you say no.”

“The way we say our words matters,” Hipskind said.

In May 2019, Andrews packed up and moved to Miami.

“I knew Ohio felt incredibly unsafe for me, and since Miami had been a place of safety and fun for me all throughout my childhood; it was the first place my mind decided to run,” she said. “So that’s exactly what I did. I ran.”

A year has passed since the incident.

Within that time, Andrews endured a trial which she described as less of a trial and more of a brief conversation with her prosecutor, who allegedly told her to take a plea deal.

Andrews said she experienced an immense loss of self and a constant feeling that she did something wrong. Still, through all that, the feeling of violation she felt at the hospital still haunts her.

So, when she saw a social media post about the horror of having to return home in hospital garments after enduring a rape kit, the message stuck.

“It was a concept that was so grotesque to me that a woman or man can get raped, seek help and then have to return to wherever after the exam is over in hospital garments,” she said. “What if they didn’t want people to know yet? What if they had to go back to wherever their attacker is? How would they explain their outfit? If they returned to their abuser’s home after the exam, would it result in them getting hurt again? Those are all ideas I wasn’t comfortable thinking about, and I knew I had to do whatever I could to help.”

Though what a survivor wears after leaving the hospital is seemingly insignificant to those who have never been in the situation, Hipskind explained the very real toll it may take on somebody who is already in such a vulnerable state.

“Let’s put it this way: When we get up in the morning, we put on these clothes to help protect us– whether it be from the weather, one another, whatever,” she said. “We choose those clothes, and that decision is very much connected to the way that we describe who we are, to the way that we connect to the world.”

Having to wear hospital gowns can make a victim feel ostracized or as if they are the “other,” Hipskind said.

Hipskind finished by acknowledging that— while passersby are certainly not thinking anything of the sort— to a vulnerable survivor whose sensors are completely overstimulated, it can feel like the end of the world.

On Jan. 15, 2020, Andrews wrote a social media post of her own.

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an advocate for those who weren’t as fortunate as me to have a platform and support system to speak up and seek help,” she wrote on both Instagram and Twitter. “While my trial progresses, there is only so much I am allowed to do within the system. Therefore, I have decided to help outside of the system. The biggest flaw that victims face when they do choose to go to a hospital and get a rape kit done is the inadequate clothes they get sent home in.”

Andrews continued to explain how victims are stripped of what may be their favorite items and are instead sent home in hospital scrubs, postpartum underwear and those “almost comical grippy socks.”

“Because of this,” she ended, “I have decided to reach out to my many friends on all social media and collect new bras, underwear, sweatpants and shirts. Once collected, I will then take it all over to the Toledo YWCA to give back to the community that helped me so much in my time of need.”

Sept. 18, 2018, Andrews’ then boss tried to make a victim of her. Since then, she has learned that she is not a victim nor a survivor, but a fighter.

According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, one American is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds. But, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 63 percent of these attacks will go unreported.

For people like her who are forced to become nothing more than a “rogue statistic” as she called it, Andrews has a message: “You voice matters. Speaking up matters.

Being an advocate for those who don’t have the resources or support system to speak up matters. There is a clear change that needs to happen within the system, but the change can’t start until we start fighting against what’s wrong. Make your story matter.”

Hipskind mimicked Andrew’s sentiment, encouraging survivors of sexual abuse to “never stop talking.”

“It is so often that men or women or young kids go through this experience and, not only is the choice of their body taken away, but so is their voice,” she says. “Get the help you need in order to tell your story to begin with. Then, never stop telling it.”

While Andrews’ efforts are mostly focused on giving back to the Toledo community that helped her in her time of need, she says that others— whether in Toledo, Miami or other cities across the country— do not need a specific initiative to help.

“If you see an area that needs help, help,” she said. “If you want to do something similar, call up the local hospitals, the local shelters, the police department whomever and simply ask what they need. It’s as simple as that.”

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Canes beat USF, sweep Towson behind improved hitting

BY ISABELLA DIDIO Sports Editor

What a difference one week makes.

Last weekend the No. 7 Hurricanes were swept at the hands of the Florida Gators and had little explanation for a poor hitting performance.

This weekend, the Hurricanes were on the other side of a sweep, beating the Towson Tigers in all three games of this weekend’s series and winning the midweek game against USF. Miami got back to its winning ways with a 7-5 victory over USF. Tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, third baseman Raymond Gil crushed a two-run walk-off home run that propelled Miami to victory.

The Hurricanes used the momentum from the walk-off win to roll into a threegame sweep of Towson.

Pitcher Brian Van Belle was the star of Friday night’s 2-1 win over the Tigers. The senior threw a career-high 14 strikeouts, the most by a Miami pitcher since 2013.

“Right off the bat, I just wanted to establish command on my fastball and stick to my same approach as I have every game,” Van Belle said. “I wanted to remain efficient throughout my start and thankfully I put the team in the best position to win. Feels good, obviously its a big role, you have to set the tone for the entire weekend.”

Despite the exceptional pitching, Miami struggled offensively on Friday and recorded just five hits.

“Concerned is the right word I guess,” DiMare said after Friday’s game. “We are not giving the at-bats we need to give as a lineup, so we are going to have to do a better job of figuring it out offensively because it’s too many games here where we haven’t really swung the bat the way we need to swing the bat.”

But as the weekend went on, Miami

improved. First baseman Alex Toral and shortstop Anthony Vilar both hit first inning home runs in the team’s 8-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday night. Starting pitcher Chris McMahon also recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts while giving up just three hits.

Miami’s offense seemed to hit its stride on Sunday, with a five run scoring output in the bottom of the sixth inning that helped Miami to a 9-3 win and series sweep. Vilar hit three RBI’s for the second consecutive game and Luis Tuero, who started the last four games at second base, also had an RBI. Miami showed improvement in its bullpen on Sunday. Freshman reliever Carson Palmquist entered the game with bases loaded in the seventh inning and managed to escape without giving up a single run.

“The bullpen did a very good job,” DiMare said. “Carson came in with bases loaded and nobody out. We were just trying to minimize, a run would be fine, but we got out of there with no runs, which was excellent.”

After Palmquist, Tyler Keysor and Daniel Federman pitched the last two innings and did not give up a run.

Although the level of competition between No. 1 Florida and Towson is vast, the Hurricanes showed that they are back on track and still deserving of a high-ranking.

With an exceptional pitching core, Miami’s success this season will hinder on its ability to swing the bat. And this weekend, especially Sunday, the Hurricanes made it look as though that won’t be a problem.

The team will face its first road test of the season as they travel to FAU on Wednesday for a 6:30 p.m. game. DiMare has not yet named a starting pitcher for the game.

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THUNDER THROW: Sophomore shortstop Anthony Vilar throws the ball to first base in Miami’s 9-3 win over Towson on Sunday, March 1. Vilar recorded six RBI’s over the weekend and is batting .279.

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Miam i wi ns re g u l a r se a so n f i nale, Mo mpre m i e r h o n o re d

BY ISABELLA DIDIO

Sports Editor After watching 13 games from the bench with a foot injury, senior Beatrice Mompremier got her hard-earned recognition in her last home game as a Miami Hurricane.

The center was honored as the only senior on the team before Miami’s game against Pitt Sunday afternoon, the final home game of the season.

“I got emotional, I think she got a little bit emotional too,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said after the game. “There’s been highs and lows. There has been a ton of highs in Beatrice’s career, but I think if you’ve ever celebrated an athlete for their grace, their strength and their resilience, it’s this one right here.”

As a transfer from Baylor, Mompremier was forced to sit out the 2017-2018 season. In January 2019, Mompremier’s father passed away suddenly in the middle of the season. This season, she has been forced to watch most of conference play from the bench with a foot injury.

“She’s gone through some public stuff and had to handle it,” Meier said.

But Sunday afternoon, Mompremier was the center of attention for her success on the court.

Despite missing most of the season, Mompremier is averaging a double-double with 16.6 points and 10 rebounds. Entering the game against Pitt, Mompremier needed just six more rebounds to reach

1,000 career rebounds as a Hurricane. She did so easily, becoming the third player in Miami history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.

And she did this while playing at Miami for less than two complete seasons.

“I had a great time,” Mompremier said about her time at Miami. “I’m thankful that they welcomed me back with open arms. Just being part of this program is something that I couldn’t imagine.”

Still, the season is not over for Miami. The team is headed to Greensboro, North Carolina for the ACC tournament, where it is slated to face Clemson this Wednesday. Meier is confident in her team’s ability heading into the postseason.

“It’s March and Miami wins in March,” Meier said. “We are undefeated in March right now. I don’t think there is a team in the country that would like to play us right now and I think we are the team that we’ve wanted to be and we were meant to be all year.

Beatrice gives us quite a lift, so we are riding a good wave. There is still a story to be written about this team. It’s coming.”

Mompremier said she feels like the team is coming together and is excited to make up for lost time.

“Pieces are coming in and we are all just sharing the ball and playing as if I’ve been playing all season,” Mompremier said. “I’m excited, I missed 13 games, so I get to play the teams that I didn’t get to play during the regular season.”

TRACK & FIELD

Ajagbe wins two gold medals, women place second overall at ACC Indoors

BY ISABELLA DIDIO

Sports Editor After a dominant indoor regular season, Miami’s track and field team headed to South Bend, Indiana to compete against the best in the country at the ACC Indoor Championships.

The highlight of the tournament for Miami was Debbie Ajagbe. The junior placed first in the women’s throw and the shot put. With a distance of 22.55 meters in the women’s throw, Ajagbe set a meet record, personal best and ranks fifth nationally. In addition to the two gold medals, Ajagbe was named ACC Field MVP. “It was great to see Debbie put together a performance like that at the right moment,” said Amy Deem, director of Track and Field/Cross Country.

“She’s put in the effort and has trained hard and I’m really happy it all came together for her today.”

Freshman sprinter Jacious Sear also stood atop

the podium with a second place finish in the 60 meter with a time of 7.24 seconds for her first conference medal as a Hurricane. Sear also placed third in the 200 meter.

Senior Raheem Chambers placed second in the 60m with a time of 6.61. Chambers previously held the fastest collegiate time for the 60 meter at 6.57.

Redshirt senior sprinter Brittny Ellis finished second in the 400m with a time of 52.71. Redshirt junior Kevin Arreaga placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 20.16 meters and freshman Hannah-Sophie Hall stood atop the podium with teammate Ajagbe after she placed third in the shot put with a throw distanced at 16.40 meters ---.

Overall, the women finished in second place with 73 points while the men finished in 12th place with 16 points.

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