The Miami Hurricane: April 2, 2019

Vol. 96, Issue 22 | April 2, 2019 - April 8, 2019

The truth about procrastination OPINION // Page 6

My first experience at Ultra Music Festival EDGE // Page 10

Tate Martell on finally becoming a Hurricane SPORTS // Page 14

UM RESPONDS TO THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION NEWS // Pages 8-9

Hunter Crenian // Photo & Visuals Editor

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Whitely Women’s Leadership Symposium empowers students

By Natalia Rovira News Editor

Patricia Whitely did not become vice president of University of Miami Student Affairs overnight.

After years of hard work, she became the first woman to take on the position and has dedicated herself to the role for the past 42 years.

With her appointment in 1977, she overcame obstacles and prejudices to commence a new chapter in UM’s history. Since then, Whitely has built her career with the help of other women and made her mark on the university by aiming to inspire others.

“It’s been a very positive experience,” Whitely said. “I’m very honored to be one of the senior members of the university that also happens to be a woman.”

Although UM is an institution that has provided women with

abundant resources and platforms to thrive, Whitely wants to ensure that all women who wish to pursue their professional aspirations are provided with leadership training and empowerment. It was with this reasoning that Whitely established the Women’s Leadership Symposium at UM seven years ago.

Although the theme of the symposium changes every year, the purpose has always remained the same. This symposium has been able to “provide an opportunity for young women to hear from women role models in the community and from around the country to talk about how they have navigated the corporate terrain, the nonprofit terrain, and to hear from their wisdom and life lessons,” said Whitely.

“I am, She is, We are…

Enough” was the theme behind this year’s symposium, which took place Saturday, March 30 and was open

to all students. The event consisted of two leadership and professional workshops, an address by keynote speaker Christin “Chici” Battle, executive director of Young People For, and two sessions on lifestyle and wellness. Throughout the day, 50-70 people, mainly women, participated in the various events and activities offered.

“Overall, I really liked it,” said freshman biology and geology major Emma Weber. “It wasn’t like I was being lectured at, it was kind of like a conversation or like a discussion, and it was all really applicable. I enjoyed all of it,” she said.

“My favorite part was the workshops,” said Torrey Mahall, a sophomore majoring in public relations. She particularly enjoyed the workshop that dealt with rejection, saying “that’s something every college student encounters and I learned helpful ways to

process that.” Mahall also said she gained valuable skills in stepping up her professional wardrobe and navigating how to find a mentor who can help with her career.

“Through the workshops, I also learned how to find my underlying causes for burning out and how to reassess what I need to change in order to have a better overall wellbeing,” said sophomore Albany Muria, a public administration major. Muria was one of the networking chairs for this year’s symposium.

When asked what Muria hoped people took away from the symposium she said, “I hope that people know they have numerous resources in and out of the UM campus to further their learning experience.” She specifically said that she hoped the young women who attended the event “learned that we all just need that boost of confidence to go after our goals”

because women already have what it takes to reach their full potential.

Throughout the process of organizing the event, Muria was able to work closely with the Butler Center for Service & Leadership to advocate for women’s empowerment during a time when “we need it most,” she said.

“Future women leaders will be coming from UM, so getting to be part of the planning committee for the symposium was such a privilege,” Muria said.

Mahall and Weber both said they found the symposium profoundly empowering after listening to the workshop leaders tell their stories.

“It was important for me to see the powerful career-oriented women like I strive to be represented,” said Mahall. “I left feeling more united with other women and recognized that the challenges I face, I never face alone,” she said.

COMMUNITY

Governor appoints UM law school alum nae to judicial court

By Noor Khaled Staff News Writer

Many people gathered inside the Kislak Center at the University of Miami March 27 to hear a message from Governor Ron DeSantis.

At the moment the audience had been anticipating, DeSantis announced two appointments to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court.

The new judges both graduated from the University of Miami School of Law: Michelle Alvarez Barakat and Tanya Brinkley.

Executive vice president of UM, Jeffrey Duerk, introduced DeSantis and applauded the governor’s vision for the future of Florida. The introduction was followed by rounds of applause.

“It’s great that I can come today and show some love for the U,” said DeSantis, noting that the two newly appointed women graduated with their Juris

Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

Brinkley is originally from Pennsylvania and attended

undergraduate school at Howard University, while Barakat is a Miami native who received her undergraduate degree as well as her law degree at the U. The two have been a part of the MiamiDade County Court since 2013.

“I was confident that they had the integrity, the intellect, the appreciation of the important role that judges play, but also the limited role that judges play, as well as an appreciation for the separation of powers,” said DeSantis.

Barakat began by complimenting DeSantis’ ideals and ensuring the public that she

has “taken her oath as a judge, and will continue to serve as [she has].” She thanked the governor, her colleagues and her family.

Brinkley said she was happy to see this announcement occur at UM, the alma mater that provided her with comfort and support while she was simultaneously a student and a mother. On the verge of tears, she thanked DeSantis, her friends and her family.

“I’m very excited,” said Siddiq Canty, Brinkley’s son. “It’s been a long time coming. Thank you to the University of Miami for teaching her.”

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Hunter Crenian // Photo & Visuals Editor SERVING JUSTICE: Michelle Alvarez Barakat, left, and Tanya Brinkley, right, are newly appointed judges to Miami’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. They are both alumna of the University of Miami’s School of Law.

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COISO offers a week ‘beyond the borders’

By Noor Khaled Staff News Writer

From April 1-5, the Council of International Students and Organizations will host their biggest event of the year: International Week, or I-Week. The theme of this year’s event is “Beyond the Borders,” encouraging students to adopt a more global outlook.

Nimesh Nagaruru is a junior majoring in biomedical engineering who joined COISO during his freshman year.

At the time, he was the chair of Middle East and Africa Night, which is when his love for I-Week sprouted. Since his sophomore year, Nagaruru has held the role of COISO president, chairing over all cultural organizations and events.

Spearheading this I-Week has been a great experience, he said.

“We have been working for the past 16 weeks from logistics to research, and it is a lot of work, but most importantly, it is a lot of fun.” said Nagaruru. “At the end of the week, we would have gotten to showcase the amazing culture and diversity around campus. We see the parts of culture that we don’t always get to see. Culture is so rich, but we can’t always see it.”

Nagaruru and his team have been working tirelessly with over 15 multicultural organizations to showcase a different region each night.

“Coming to one night, you won’t see what you saw the night before,” he said.

“You’ll see different focuses each night.”

I-Week kicked off Monday with an opening night that centered around the idea of stateless nations and world peace. The rest of the week is set to be filled with multicultural activities, tons of free food from around the world and a myriad of performances that COISO and other cultural organizations have been planning for months.

While this event is meant to be fun, the larger purpose of I-Week is to educate students on the myriad of backgrounds that exist in the world, cultivate an appreciation for diversity and create a new generation of global citizens.

COISO invites students to stop by the Lakeside Patio any night this week from 5-7 p.m. and enjoy several educational activities set up along tents. The first 50 students that complete the tent activities will receive a special “COISO passport” to skip the lines for free food and get priority seating for the nightly performances.

Source: Facebook DIVERSE DISHES: Students line up for free food and fun at the opening night of last year’s International Week at the Lakeside Patio.

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Diversify your fall schedule with these courses

By Noor Khaled Staff News Writer

The University of Miami offers over 180 undergraduate majors and programs.

Within these departments, there are hundreds more courses available to students. From glassblowing to parasitic diseases, the academics at UM cater to a wide range of interests.

When deciding to choose a course, Bridget Gidlow, a senior majoring in political science and international studies, gave her take on what she looks for in a sea of enrollment search results.

“I always think it’s a good sign when the class is about a kind of niche subject,” she said. Gidlow’s favorite courses were those that focused on specific case studies in China and countries of the Middle East.

In addition to subject matter, Gidlow also spoke about the importance of choosing the right professor.

“When you research the professor, the info about them online shows if that niche topic is their specialty,” she said.

Some of the most popular classes are those that fuse a fun experience with education. For the Fall 2019 semester, Richard Weisskoff will be offering an international studies and ecosystem science and policy course titled “Global Food: A Hands-on Approach” (INS 357/ ECS 357).

This course, set to meet Wednesdays from 5:00-7:40 p.m., will explore the world hunger crisis in a very hands-on way as students cultivate perennial crops in their own on-campus “global farm.”

Students will get to learn more about the South Florida environment in particular and gain an understanding of the role that economics plays in tackling hunger.

Weisskoff said students should expect to

More cool classes to take fall 2019

bring their delicacies to the classroom, “from the seed to the kitchen to the brain.”

For this class, students will step outside the typical classroom parameters.

“Not only does it involve studying, reading and calculating,” said Weisskoff.

class called “Poverty and the Environment” in which students assess the effect of lowincome areas on the environment and vice versa. A current student of his, sophomore Jahansher Kahn, said he plans to take Weisskoff ’s class next semester because

Noor Khaled // Staff News Writer GREEN THUMBS: Richard Weisskoff gardens with his students in their on-campus “global farm” as part of his hands-on approach to teaching.

“It’s more than that. It’s poetry, it’s music, it’s joy, and it’s creativity.”

Students can anticipate an outdoor component to the class as well.

“It’s sweat. It’s hard work. It’s digging and hoeing and cutting and weeding, harvesting, eating and schmoozing,” said Weisskoff.

Right now, Weisskoff teaches a similar

the global food class has been a significant component of his time at UM. Khan said Weisskoff ’s class “is a great time facilitated by discussion and real-world experiences which makes the education unique, fulfilling and memorable.”

Another class that several students found interesting is the history lecture

titled “The Beach” (HIS 290). Next fall, the class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-10:45 a.m. under the instruction of professor Martin Nesvig.

Nesvig, who was born in San Diego and raised around the beach, said his interest in the seaside led him to move to Miami Beach and teach a class on that subject specifically.

“The class is a sort of hybrid of different themes, approaches and philosophies concerning beaches. For example, students learn about some specific beaches and their development as places, cultures, societies. On that level, we study the history of ancient Hawaii and its social-cultural systems,” said Nesvig.

Students will study the landscapes, reefs and marine creatures of beaches all over America, from California to Miami.

Nesvig decided to take a different approach when teaching this class and also incorporated a social justice aspect into the curriculum.

“Most students don’t realize that Miami was racially segregated by law until 1965 and that blacks and Hispanics were barred from going to Miami Beach,” he said.

Nesvig said that students should expect to analyze a variety of different angles on what makes a beach: the history of physical places, concepts of civilization and chaos, shipwrecks, boardwalks, the rave scene, race, ideas about gender, politics of the beach, swimsuits, social rebels, climate change, nudism and queer beach spaces.

Both of these classes take an alternative approach to student learning, providing a deviation from the standard classroom setting. They focus on participation more than testing, ensuring that students leave the classroom having absorbed a new concept rather than an exam question.

CLA 222: Sex and Gender in the Ancient World

This class will look into what it meant to be male or female in the Greek and Roman world, what can be learned from human sexuality and how this relates to life, love and power.

DAN 102: Stretching and Body Work

Incorporate a little self-care into your class schedule with this one credit stretching class! This class gives students the chance to loosen up and let their stress go, and has minimal assignments.

GEG 345: Drinking Water: Past, Present and Future

Learn about the physical, social, economic and political dimensions of global water insecurity, an ongoing crisis and threat to humanity. This class takes an interdisciplinary approach to global water management.

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MEDLIFE service trips impact students and local communities

By Natalia Rovira News Editor

Alexia Vignau, a pre-health sophomore studying microbiology and immunology, had never felt anything like it ever before: placing her hand on the abdomen of a patient undergoing the first medical examination of his life. She could feel intestinal parasites crawling beneath his skin. Along with 30 other student volunteers, 13 of which were from the University of Miami, Vignau provided primary medical care to isolated communities of Tena, Ecuador through the power of MEDLIFE. Nearly two thousand miles away in Cusco, Peru, junior Laura Florez commandeered through mud and small canals carrying supplies to mobile clinic sites with other MEDLIFE volunteers. A total of 140 students, 11 from UM, joined Florez, a pre-health student majoring in exercise physiology, in bridging the gap between those deprived of proper medical attention and basic treatment in three separate communities.

The UM MEDLIFE branch was established just four years ago by a small group of students; however, since then, it has grown rapidly in size, said current sitting president, Dalia Husainy. This past spring break, UM students traveled to both Cusco and Tena, empowering underrepresented individuals from various small communities to break free from the constraints of poverty by living healthier lives.

“The way in which MEDLIFE seeks to achieve this is by providing medicine, education, and development for low income families everywhere, which is what MEDLIFE stands for,” said Husainy, a junior math major.

This past spring break, students were able to help about 250 individuals, most of which had never received medical attention before in their lives.

Husainy went on her first MEDLIFE trip during her freshman year to Riobamba, Ecuador and says it “opened the door for me into exploring service on an international scale.” Through this expedition, she was able to glimpse the realities of extreme poverty and understand that “everyone deserves the best medical care possible, independent of where they are born or their ability to pay.” She went on to elaborate that those

who are lucky enough to have access to top of the line medical care should “use this privilege to empower other people to receive a similar level of health care.”

Through MEDLIFE, volunteers bring the hospital to the alienated communities when the communities have no way of getting to the hospital. They provide multiple clinic tents specializing in pharmacy, gynecology, education station and nutrition. Patients would “be prescribed simple things like ibuprofen, eye drops prenatal vitamins, all things that we consider commonplace but they just don’t have access to,” said Nikita Bundushu, a junior psychology major on the pre-health track.

Florez had a similar experience in Peru.

“At the pharmacy station in the mobile clinics, I was saddened when I realized that many of the basic medications the doctors prescribed, such as vitamins and painkillers, were limited,” she said.

“Patients were given fifteen capsules of Ibuprofen to be taken on the days they were in the most pain, and this is the only access they will have to pain-relievers for an entire year. However, in the United States we can find endless bottles of different medications for an affordable price.”

Florez comes from family with humble backgrounds in Venezuela and the United States.

“To say that this experience impacted me is an understatement,” she said. “The difference between the truths we live compared to the people I met in Peru is alarming,” she went on to say. MEDLIFE takes volunteers on “reality tours” to witness the day-to-day life of Peruvians and she clearly observed that the already limited access to resources dwindled the further the volunteers distanced themselves from the city. “These differences spurred us to help in any way we could,” said Florez.

“As for the condition of the towns, a lot of times the water situation was extremely poor, they had no plumbing, no running water, no toilets,” said Vignau.

Often, their only source of water was what could be gathered in rain barrels and from the river which was led in great part to the widespread contraction of parasites. “A lot of times their roofing was inadequate,” Vignau saud. “The roofs were made out of plywood or sheetmetal and had even black mold on them which led to a slew of other

issues.”

Despite the poor living and sanitary conditions, the happiness of the individuals in need of medical rehabilitation shined bright, said Bundushu.

“We saw patients with all sorts of ailments and they have no access to healthcare and they were perfectly happy,” she said. Bundushu worked alongside Vignau as they tended to nearly 160 people of different communities of Ecuador.

Once MEDLIFE reaches out to these communities and provides them with their first exposure to the medical care they require, the follow-up program of the organization follows through with patients they have attended to. For example, “If there is someone who requires a surgery, then MEDLIFE personnel will help them schedule a surgery at a hospital, we’ll provide them transportation to get to the hospital and pay for the surgery,” said

Husainy.

“The most impactful part of my experience was knowing that the solutions that we were giving these people were not just temporary ones, just giving them medication, but also knowing that there was long-term follow up,” said Vignau. This ensures that the impact that MEDLIFE does make lasts beyond the one week volunteers stay in the areas they are assisting.

Although MEDLIFE attracts mostly pre-health volunteers, “I would 110% recommend this to, anyone who wants to make a difference in other people’s lives abroad and wants to see what a different way of life looks like and gain a new appreciation for what we do have,” said Vignau. “I think that when we come back deal with our mindsets and get a little perspective is just as important as what we do there, she said.

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Procrastination is more than laziness

e’ve all been in this situation before: It’s the weekend, and you have tons of homework to do. But you put it off again and again until it’s hours away from the due date, and now you feel terrible because you’re nowhere near done. It’s a scene that’s all too relatable. Procrastination is a common part of our lives as college students, and it’s not hard to understand why.

Balancing participation in student organizations, work for several classes and a functioning personal life is not easy by any means, and sometimes we fall behind.

For years, there has been debate around why so many of us procrastinate— 20 percent of people have a chronic procrastination issue, according to Association of Psychological Science Fellow Joseph Ferrari— and thinkers in the past have come up with a few reasons.

The first assumption is that we’re all lazy. You knew you had tons of work to do and you still knowingly evaded that responsibility. In some respects, this could be true.

Procrastinators say they lack the necessary motivation to do

a task even though they know it’s important, so perhaps they are lazy. The next reason is that procrastinators have no selfcontrol and cannot implement the needed structure in their lives to complete tasks on time.

Indeed, the absence of structure can negatively affect one’s productivity. But procrastination isn’t about laziness or bad time management.

to help deal with these emotions.

Negative feelings— depression, anxiety, self-doubt— are all amplified by a bigger issue facing our generation: the problem of perfectionism.

In our millennial world, we’re always reaching higher and doing better. Just look at some of our high school careers.

We were in tons of clubs, racked up hundreds of community

“ Indeed, the absence of structure can negatively affect one’s productivity. But procrastination isn’t about laziness or bad time management.”

According to a New York Times article, procrastination is a form of self-harm. That is why we always feel so bad when we do it. The more we put off important tasks, the more negative feelings we harbor.

Additionally, it states that procrastination is an emotional problem, and we procrastinate

service hours, took umpteen AP classes and did whatever we could to make ourselves stand out to universities and colleges.

At the heart of it, we’re all a bunch of overachievers trying to survive in a world that seems to demand our absolute best at all times. We start procrastinating because we constantly have a

lot to get done. The American Psychological Association reported that recent generations of college students have higher levels of perfectionism and have an “irrational desire to achieve along with being overly critical of oneself and others.” This ultimately has a negative impact on our mental health and is aided by the feelings of self-loathing and anxiety that we get from procrastinating.

The upkeep of our mental health is crucial during our time as college students. The habits we set here will be the foundation for how we live our lives. Being aware that we live in an extremely competitive landscape is important to remember, but what’s more important is understanding that our health has to prevail. Every time you continuously put off an important task, you’re keeping yourself in a bad mood. We think we procrastinate to feel better but end up feeling worse when we do. It’s a vicious cycle that we need to stop for the sake of our mental health.

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Letters to the Editor Neglect not a fix for cat colony on campus A

n enormous and growing population of freeroaming cats exists in Florida, posing a threat to the state’s native animal species and creating a serious public health concern.

Cats are not indigenous to Florida or anywhere in North America. As a non-indigenous species, or “invasive” species, cats have spread throughout the continent and threaten to destabilize native ecosystems.

Not only do cats impact

Florida wildlife through predation and spread of disease, but they can outnumber and compete with native predators, such as owls, hawks and foxes.

Domestic cats hunt many of the same animals that native predators do, and when present in large numbers, cats can reduce the availability of prey for native predators.

The instinctive hunting behavior in cats is decoupled from their hunger mechanism so that they kill impulsively even

when they are not hungry.

The study of two MiamiDade County cat colonies found that the colonies did not decline in size over time, partly because people continued to illegally dump their unwanted cats and also because not all the cats were sterilized.

The problem, as well as the solution, lies with human behavior. At the state and local levels, there must be a loud and continuing campaign to educate the public about the impacts of

free-roaming cats on Florida’s wildlife and human health.

The campaign must include public service announcements on television, radio and in newspapers, as well as education in public schools.

Local governments should post signs in public parks warning that it is illegal to feed stray cats and dogs as well as to feed wildlife. Local governments should enforce mandatory sterilization of all cats and dogs placed for adoption at shelters.

If state and local governments continue to ignore this crisis and pass the buck, the feral cat population will continue to grow. It is up to the human population to decide how many native Florida species we will let become extinct, and how big a public health problem we will allow free-roaming cats to become.

Ana Zanetti, BSCE ‘06, writes from Miami, FL.

Florida needs its own ‘Freedom Summer ’ I

n 1964, nearly 1,500 volunteers— primarily university students— engaged in a novel campaign to bring democratic government to Mississippi.

Their goal was to help black residents of the state exercise a basic right of citizenship: the vote.

The campaign was known as “Freedom Summer,” or the “Mississippi Summer Project.”

This summer, on the 55th anniversary of that initiative, there is a need for a new generation of volunteers to promote democracy in Florida.

The purpose of a “Florida Freedom Summer” is to help register about 1.4 million former prisoners whose voting rights

have recently been restored.

Last November, Florida enacted Amendment Four to the state constitution— one of the largest expansions of the state’s voting franchise in modern history. It reinstated the right to vote for people who have paid their debt to society. Amendment Four was a nod to the sense of basic fairness and an attempt to end the disproportionate effect on minority and low-income communities.

The passage of Amendment Four opened the door to reform, but people still have to be located and registered. Already, conservative Florida politicians are in the process of enacting a poll tax on the returning voters.

Students may be in a unique position to supplement the efforts of under-resourced organizations and advance the registration project. Such activity is in the tradition of college student activism: The Mississippi Freedom Summer was sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee between June and August 1964.

The goal was to transform a state voter registration drive to a national cause for citizenship and equality. That summer, nearly 1,500 volunteers of different racial backgrounds organized to help 17,000 residents prepare for a notoriously discriminatory

registration process. Less than 10 percent of the applications were accepted by local authorities and only a few hundred were allowed to vote.

The Freedom Summer was considered one of the more poignant demonstrations of interracial cooperation of the era. Volunteers worked with thousands of poor residents and gained the admiration of people across the country and furthered the case for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today, a new Freedom Summer is required in Florida.

State voter registration agencies are gearing up to locate and register ex-offenders during the summer and beyond. What is at

stake is the future direction of democracy in the Sunshine State.

People interested in volunteering time and services should contact Nick Volz, political director of The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (https://floridarrc.com), or Cecile M. Scoon, the rights restoration liaison for Florida League of Women Voters (cmscoon1@knology.net).

Roger House is an associate professor of American studies at Emerson College in Boston.

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Hurricane community reacts to the Mueller investigation report

By Emma Erickson-Kery Staff News Writer

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ttorney General William Barr released a fourpage letter March 24 summarizing the investigation into potential ties between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign, ultimately concluding that the report “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

The University of Miami community weighed in on the letter, expressing a variety of views on Barr, Trump and the investigation.

The full report, written by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, is not yet available to anyone— including Congress— apart from the attorney general and a few members of his staff.

Despite not knowing the full contents of Mueller’s report, UM Law professor Frances Hill was able to dig through the legalese of Barr’s brief summary. Hill was suspicious of the length of the letter, saying “there’s not one full sentence from Robert Mueller.”

Although his report is over 350 pages long, Mueller is only quoted in Barr’s letter as saying the report “does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”

School of Communication professor Antonio Mora, Emmyaward winning former anchor of Good Morning America, said this news raises questions for him. Primarily, he wonders how Barr and his team managed to summarize the entire report in just four pages and less than 48 hours.

The full report should be made public, Mora said.

Hill said in addition to the length of Barr’s letter, she questions the motivation behind it.

Barr is a proponent of the unitary executive theory, which states that the president alone is the executive branch and that the branch cannot obstruct justice, Hill said. Barr wrote about his

Hunter Crenian // Photo & Visuals Editor CAMPAIGN COLLUSION?: President Trump and his campaign team have been under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for potential collusion with the Russian government. Mueller’s report has not yet been released.

support of this theory in a 19-page memo to Rod Rosenstein in June 2018, saying that Mueller was undermining the unitary executive in pursuing this investigation.

Hill said this is important context when considering Barr’s letter. “His letter wasn’t about the Mueller report as much as it was about the unitary theory of the executive,” she said.

As an expert on constitutional law, Hill said she thinks the letter alone is not enough to fully understand what happened between the Trump campaign and Russia.

“It’s about the future of our country,” she said. “I think ordinary Americans deserve some way of gaining greater insight and

hearing from the people who have been involved in this.”

Political science professor John Koger also has similar reservations about the letter. The Barr letter and Mueller report are “completely different,” he said. In Koger’s opinion, the media needs to do a better job differentiating

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between the letter and the actual report.

Koger said he believes there are still unanswered questions about collusion, despite the fact that Mueller found no criminal charges against the president.

“There was behavior that deviates from what anyone would

It’s about the future of our countr y.

I think ordinar y Americans deser ve some way of gaining greater insight and hearing f rom the people who have been involved in this.

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expect from a president,” he said.

“When they were approached by the Russian agents, why didn’t they notify the FBI?” Samuel Terilli, a lawyer and the department chair of journalism and media management at UM, agrees with Hill and Koger.

“We should not have to rely solely on the summary prepared

by President Trump’s attorney general,” he said, noting the nuanced language of the letter.

“The report should be released and released quickly.”

However, not everyone on campus shares this opinion. Joseph Uscinski, an associate professor of political science, said he doesn’t care if the report is made public.

“What a lot of Democrats and

liberals are hanging their hats on now is that there is this hope, this perverse hope, that there is real damning evidence in the report that is being hidden by Barr,” said Uscinski. “This is just an attempt by people on the left to hold on to their conspiracy beliefs in the face of disconfirming evidence.”

Donald McNeill, a marine science professor, said he distrusts all the upper levels involved in Mueller’s investigation and called it “the worst crime since Watergate.”

But professors aren’t the only people on campus talking about Barr’s letter and Mueller’s report— students also have opinions on the situation.

Junior business major Alex Sejas said there is no point in making the report available to the public. “The story will take another five or six news cycles to die, with or without the report,” he said.

However, Kayla Chand, a senior political science major, said she wants answers. Chand said she is skeptical of Mueller’s nonanswer and irritated that Barr’s letter failed to offer a definitive stance on whether or not Trump committed obstruction of justice.

“It’s hard to believe that Mueller couldn’t make a decision about obstruction of justice when Trump’s closest affiliates are going to prison and have spoken about Trump’s involvement,” she said.

“I wasn’t surprised Barr made the conclusions he did. It was expected after Mueller didn’t make a decision about obstruction.”

Nicholas Gounaris, a sophomore business law major and a Libertarian, said people are placing more importance on the investigation than they should.

“I think the way people are responding to the report is very volatile, very toxic because people aren’t really accepting the truth,” he said. “They’re still looking for something to nail on President Trump.”

Assistant professor of kinesiology and sport sciences Claire M. Zovko said that most

people have already chosen sides on the divisive issue, so the results of the report are irrelevant.

But Zovko, who has a law degree from UM, sees at least one benefit to the political division driving today’s headlines. In her view, the Trump presidency has been a call to action for young people.

“A lot of young people care,” she said. “There’s more fire than ever before, but after fire, people need air, people need space. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next president is more of a calmer presence.”

Despite party lines, the House of Representatives unanimously decided in a 420-0 vote that the report should be made public.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), however, did not allow the vote to proceed in the Senate. According to reports, grand jury testimony must remain confidential and therefore poses a barrier to Barr releasing the report.

According to the House Intel Committee, the chairs of six different House committees have asked to see the report by April 2.

On Friday, Barr wrote in a letter to Graham and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) that the report will be available to Congress “by mid-April, if not sooner.” He also wrote that he hopes to eventually release Mueller’s findings to the public, with all confidential and privileged information redacted.

An informal poll by The Miami Hurricane of university students, professors and staff found that most Republican respondents said the Mueller report should not be released to the public while Democrats and Independents said the full report should be released.

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Law School Reactions What are your thoughts on the Mueller report?

“I don’t think that he’s been completely cleared of obstruction of justice charges. The real interesting question surrounding that is, if there’s no crime that you’ve committed, can you even really be charged with obstruction of justice?”

Payton Poliakoff, second-year law student, Independent

Do you think the media coverage has been biased?

Robin Schard, associate director, law library, no party affiliation

“I’m sure each media has its own bias, no matter what, even if they’re tr ying to be unbiased, but I think the fact that nobody has gotten any information should be a bigger focus than any specific details so far.”

Should the public have access to the Mueller report?

“I think so. I think in a democratic countr y, having information, having the people educated and conscious about what’s going on only helps to maintain the transparency and the confidence within the system.”

Paula Arias, director, International Moot Court Program, lecturer in international law topics, no party affiliation

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Hunter Crenian // Photo & Visuals Editor FIRE FEST: Festival-goers dance under the “World Stage” as the fire bursts out from below the platform on Sunday afternoon. Ultra Music Festival took place at Virginia Key for the first time after the Miami city council voted to move it from its previous location at Bayfront Park.

My first experience at Ultra Music Festival: I went sober Everyone has their thing. For some people, it’s sports, some it’s movies and others, it’s video games. Music festivals are my thing.

So when offered the opportunity to attend this year’s Ultra Music Festival, held

By Jordan Lewis on Virginia Key from Edge Editor March 29-31, I couldn’t pass it up. “The crowds?

No problem. The outfits? That kind of eccentricity is what I live for. The music? Not my favorite, but I’ve survived countless parties on frat row, so how different could it be?” I thought.

All Friday and Saturday, I watched things unfold on social media. The new venue on Virginia Key caused transportation issues that left people forced to choose between waiting three hours for the shuttle or walking three miles across Rickenbacker Causeway to catch other rides. On Friday, one of

the stages even caught on fire. Even as someone who considers herself a music festival veteran, I had no idea what to expect.

Still, I had a plan going in. I would leave campus at 2:30 p.m., giving me two hours to navigate the Metrorail, Metromover and Ultra shuttle combination that had caused festival-goers so much trouble in the days before. That would put me at the main stage about halfway through Jonas Blue— who I had only partially heard of because of their 2015 remix of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”— leaving ample time to take stereotypical festival photos and be right in front for Lost Kings, Afrojack, David Guetta and eventually, the Chainsmokers. I would then leave about halfway through the Chainsmokers’ set around 1 a.m. to avoid the chaos that ensued on Friday and Saturday.

Here is what really happened: I caught the Metrorail, Metromover and Ultra shuttle relatively easily and with little wait, leaving me pleasantly surprised. I arrived at the main stage around 4:30 p.m.

and was immediately engulfed in a sea of eclectic outfits and people with various flags draped over their shoulders—pretty normal for a music festival. What wasn’t normal, from my experience, was the set up.

The entire festival was held on a concrete plot of land, making the already 80 plus degree temperature seem much hotter. Though I know that alcohol and drugs are usually part of music festival culture (and undeniably make them more fun), I could not image putting anything else in my body but water. So, I proceeded soberly.

I did get my pictures—including some with an Ultra logo completely covered in purple, blue and pink flowers that perfectly complimented my holographic bodysuit and matching accessories. I even got to catch the end of Jonas Blue and all of Lost Kings’ set. Both kept the crowd pumped up and entertained with EDM mixes of everything from Queen’s ”Bohemian Rhapsody” to Rihanna’s “We Found Love” and Ellie Goulding’s “Close

To Me.” Though I originally wanted to get the true Ultra experience right in the center of it all, I wimped out. I comfortably watched EDM fans having the times of their lives as I chilled at the picnic tables in the back and snacked on overpriced yet incredibly tasty cheese fries. As a vegetarian, I always take notice of food options, and I must say that Ultra offered plenty. They had everything from burgers to mac and cheese to pitas, almost everything being available in a vegetarian option. Two thumbs up from me.

At the end of Lost Kings, I had to make a decision. The sun had completely drained me and left me longing for my uncomfortable twin bed, but I had not yet gotten to see the Chainsmokers who, despite not loving EDM, I actually really like. The exhaustion won, and I headed home after only three hours.

Surviving those three hours at Ultra was nothing less than an extreme sport.

So, hats off to anyone who did it for three days because I certainly could not.

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UM students celebrate African culture in Miami

By Nathalie Moreau Contributing Edge Writer

As I prepared my notebook and pen for my interview, I couldn’t help but notice racks and boxes overflowing with brightly colored, printed clothing. The Newman Alumni Center was quiet aside from the pitterpatter of students walking back and forth.

The air reeked of urgency as members of the University of Miami’s African Student Union let no question go unanswered, no problem left unsolved.

At 12:17 p.m., a little under seven hours until ASU’s annual fashion show, I was greeted by 21-year-old senior Temi Tope Abisoye, ASU’s vice president. Abisoye had spent all day at the alumni center preparing for the big event, this year themed “Elements.”

Abisoye explained the purpose of the ASU and the theme for Friday’s show.

“It’s going with the aim and the purpose of our club, which is to just bring knowledge and understanding about the culture of Africa and the issues that plague the continent,” she

said. The committee, executive board and ASU president Obianzeze Okolo wanted to theme the show around elements to express “social elements such as love, happiness, joy and serenity and also the physical elementsfire, water, air,” said Abisoye.

To do that, ASU reached out to local and global designers including EZ Clothing, Deborah Rose Designs, Latam Wic, Aude Swim and BY ATTAA. Around 1 p.m., I said my goodbyes to Abisoye, Okolo and their fashion show committee members and left the alumni center only to return again at 6:30 p.m.

As I entered the Newman Alumni Center once more, the warm smell of hors d’oeuvres, the sound of guests filling seats and the sight of more vibrant prints welcomed me.

Cocktail hour was in full swing when I ran into 20-year-old artist and designer Anshanni McClam. McClam, one of the many artists featured at the event, stressed the importance of cultural representation for students of color attending a predominantly white institution.

“You don’t understand how much you

can impact the community by allowing these events,” she said. “For instance, you have so many vendors that are able to profit from this and so many students coming for an opportunity just to let loose and see themselves represented as beautiful.”

After making my way through the vendors, I found my seat in the main ballroom.

The show began around 8 p.m. with host Landon Coles introducing the ASU executive board as they walked the runway in matching Ankara outfits.

Following that, student models took to the runway sporting traditional African garb that ranged from everyday wear to evening gowns and swimwear.

During a brief intermission, guests got to take a second look at the vendors and purchase raffle tickets benefiting One Lamb, an organization fighting against sexual exploitation of children in Nairobi, Kenya.

Though this was the show’s fourth year, it was the first time ASU partnered with a charity.

Next came a performance from OLEKU,

ASU’s official dance team, which performed a routine showcasing African dance moves and music, followed by a surprise announcement from Coles: Attendees would get the chance to compete for a spot in next year’s show. Five males and five females then strutted their stuff on stage, with the audience picking the winner by cheering for their favorite competitors.

ASU capped off the runway show by thanking President Okolo and Vice President Abisoye with flowers and a grand group hug from the whole executive board.

The night came to a close with an energetic performance by freshman Isaiah Walker and his band, complete with a fog cannon, arrangements that went along with the African theme and an impromptu vocal accompaniment by UM student Jonathan Cola.

By 9:30 p.m., the ballroom was almost empty as most of the guests trickled out to the lobby to mingle or make their way home after an unforgettable night of cultural immersion.

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Yaroshuk-Tews wins 350th match as coach, Miami tops Wake Forest

By Madison McKesson Contributing Sports Writer

Sweet Victory.

No. 29 Miami dropped No. 14 Wake Forest 6-1 on Sunday, March 31 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, securing coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews’ 350th victory.

The win not only marked an illustrious milestone for the UM Sports Hall of Famer, but gave the Hurricanes their first top-15 triumph this season.

“Listen, it’s not about me, it’s about these kids,” the 18thyear coach said. “I’m happy for them. They needed this for their confidence. We’ve had a few close matches against some good programs, so you know, I think that this time of the year, for this group, this is big moving forward for our confidence. Heading into finishing out our ACC schedule, I think they really needed it. I’m happy for them.”

Miami (13-5, 6-4 ACC) started off the match strong with junior Yuna Ito and senior Ana

Madcur teaming up for a 6-0 victory over Wake Forest’s Alexis Franco and Anna Ulyashchenko.

The 34th-ranked duo of freshman Daevenia Achong and senior Daniella Roldan followed with a 6-2 win over No. 38 Chandler Carter and Emma Davis to clinch the doubles’ point and give the Hurricanes a 1-0 advantage.

“We have been playing very disciplined and simple tennis,” Roldan said. “Sometimes things don’t work out, but just stay calm and stick to the plan, which has

been playing basic. I think that just got us through the match.

We didn’t panic and that’s why we kept going, and won the match.”

Achong continued her strong play in singles action, cruising past Ulyashchenko 6-2, 6-1 to extend Miami’s lead.

“I thought Daevenia was unreal today,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “That kid she played was tricky. We knew coming in that the matchup here was tricky.

Daev handled her. We just stayed on point, relentless, never let her

Photo courtesy Matthew Murphy // Miami Athletics CELEBRATING CANES: Paige Yaroshuk-Tews celebrates with her team after securing her 350th victory Sunday, March 31 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Yaroshuk-Tews is the all-time winningest coach in program history.

in the match.

Fellow rookie Lucia Marzal pulled the Hurricanes within one point of clinching a victory, besting Saby Nihalani 6-1, 6-3.

And just moments later, on the main court, No. 2 Estela Perez-Somarriba secured the momentous win.

The junior from Madrid defeated 46th-ranked Davis, 6-1, 6-4 to pick up her team-leading 17th decision this season.

Despite the match being decided, Ito strengthened Miami’s performance with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, three-set triumph over Eliza Omirou.

Carter notched the Demon Deacons’ lone point of the match with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Ulyana Shirokova.

Although, Shirokova did not come out on top, YarkoshukTews thinks her play sparked Miami.

“I think Ulyana pulling the second set on court five helped the momentum and helped the energy on the front side,” Yaroshuk-Tews said.

Madcur wrapped up play with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 back-andforth affair against Franco.

With the victory, the Hurricanes have won 17 consecutive matches against Wake Forest (17-5, 7-3 ACC), moving their record to 21-1 all-time against the Demon Deacons.

“To pull wins like this, it’s a group effort,” YaroshukTews said. “It’s not one or two, it’s everybody. And even when everybody shows up, not everybody wins, so that’s kind of the mentality.”

Miami will look to extend its winning streak to three games when the Hurricanes travel to play the Boston College Eagles at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5.

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Battling life’s curveballs on and off the field By: Josh White Sports Editor @_JoshRWhite sports@themiamihurricane.com

Adversity.

It is a word Michael Amditis is awfully too familiar with.

The redshirt sophomore has become one of the Hurricanes’ leaders in 2019 after overcoming injuries in three straight seasons, but Amditis’ biggest hurdles have been away from the baseball diamond.

While in high school, Amditis lost both his uncle and grandfather due to tragic accidents.

The losses were difficult for the Boca Raton, Florida native to handle. But on the day he was supposed to start college, Amditis’ world turned upside down.

His father, Michael, died on June 26, 2016. He was 57 years old.

“He had a huge impact on my life. He got me into this game and made me love this game for what it is,” Amditis said. “I talk to him and say, ‘This one is for you.’ It helps me a lot.”

And when Amditis touched home plate after hitting his first career home run against No. 4 Florida on Feb. 22, he had one person on his mind.

“I touched my chest and my cross, it is his cross, and I looked up and pointed at him,” Amditis said.

Amditis thinks about his father every day.

He has a clock inked on his left arm that points to 6:26, the date of his father’s death, as well as a tattoo that reads, “Make pops proud.”

“Before the game, during the national anthem, I’ll usually look up at the sky and just know he’s with me,” Amditis said.

His losses have been unimaginable, but they have prepared Amditis for life’s curveballs.

The 2015 First-Team All-Palm Beach County selection missed his senior season at Boca Raton Community High School while recovering from labrum surgery on his right shoulder.

After being picked in the 37th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball FirstYear Player Draft by the Cleveland Indians, Amditis honored his commitment to the University of Miami.

In 2017, the 5-foot-11, 190-pound catcher started five of the team’s first seven games before breaking a bone in his left leg,

Josh White // Sports Editor OVERCOMING HURDLES: Hurricanes redshirt sophomore catcher looks for a pitch to drive against the Florida Atlantic University Owls Feb. 20 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes defeated the Owls 11-4.

which forced him to miss the remainder of his freshman campaign.

Poised to bounce back a year later, injury once again plagued Amditis’ baseball career. He suffered a bone bruise in his right hand and was sidelined for one month.

“With all the things I’ve been through, it shows you there’s more important things in life to worry about,” Amditis said. “A lot of people have it worse than I do.”

And Amditis’ positive mindset has paid dividends.

The co-captain is batting .282 with three home runs and has taken command of the Miami infield.

“As soon as he gets on the field, he means business,” said sophomore first baseman Alex Toral. “You feel his presence when he’s on the field.”

Amditis’ roommate and fellow captain Evan McKendry added, “I’m not surprised he’s doing as well as he is this year. He’s a tough kid and even tougher off the field.”

Although Amditis doesn’t know what the future holds, he has his mind focused on bringing the Hurricanes’ to the College World Series.

“He cares about Miami baseball. That is all he talks to me about,” said assistant coach Norberto Lopez, who trains the hitters and catchers. “He wants to win. He wants to win this program back to where it needs to be.”

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Martell grew up wanting to be a Miami Hurricane By: Josh White Sports Editor @_JoshRWhite sports@themiamihurricane.com

Tate Martell garnered headlines from a young age.

The Las Vegas native was featured on “60 Minutes” as a burrowing football star, learning under quarterback guru Steve Clarkson.

And although most major college football programs came knocking for the eventual U.S. Army All-American and USA Today National Player of the Year, the Miami Hurricanes did not offer Martell while he starred at Bishop Gorman High School.

Yet, Martell still wanted to be a Hurricane.

“I don’t know how much you guys kept up with me in high school, but I put Miami in my top seven without even talking to them because I wanted to come here,” Martell said. “That was my way of trying

to get them to talk to me. The history and the swagger the people played with here, that’s kind of what intrigued me from the jump.”

And two and a half years later, including a stop at Ohio State, Martell finds himself exactly where he wanted to be.

After redshirting in 2017, Martell appeared in just six games for the Buckeyes, completing 23 of 28 passes for 269 yards and one touchdown and rushing 22 times for 128 yards and two scores.

He entered his name into the transfer portal in January after former OSU coach Urban Meyer retired and former Georgia quarterback Justin Fields transferred in to play for new coach Ryan Day. Immediately, Hurricanes tight end Brevin Jordan, who played with Martell in high school, reached out to recruit him to Coral Gables.

“He’s a 5-11 little white dude with tattoos, running around with high energy, cocky,” Jordan said. “Just loves the swag.

His swag is so Miami.”

Jordan served as the beginning of the communication line between Martell and Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz.

And less than a week later, Martell announced he committed to Diaz and UM. “If everything worked out when I was kind of going through the process, when I was visiting schools, if it checked off all the boxes that I wanted, then this is where I was coming,” the 21-year-old quarterback said.

Since Martell has arrived, it has been a perfect fit.

“I came in, did what I did, I worked hard, did what I had to do, and it was easy because the guys in the locker room also took me in like they didn’t care I was a transfer,” he said. “They didn’t look at me like a transfer. They looked at me like, ‘This is our teammate. This is what we do.’”

Martell has stayed after practice, working on his mechanics with coaches and throwing to receivers Mike Harley and K.J. Osborn. He has even spoken to former Miami quarterbacks Steve Walsh and Brad

Josh White // Sports Editor MIAMI MARTELL: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tate Martell fires a pass downfield during the Hurricanes’ first spring practice on March 19 at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility.

Kaaya about what is expected.

Although the former No. 2 dual threat quarterback in the nation has quickly earned the respect of his teammates, Martell is working to learn Hurricanes offensive coordinator Dan Enos’ new system.

While Martell collected an impressive high school résumé, going 43-0 as a starter and throwing for more than 7,500 yards and 113 touchdowns, he has had to make adjustments on the field.

“For me, the hardest thing is I haven’t done anything under center since sophomore year of high school,” Martell said. “It’s an NFL system, it’s a West Coast passing system, under center, shotgun. You have it all in this system.

You can pull up clips of pretty much any NFL system and you’ll see a lot of it that’s in this system.”

Added Enos, “From a fundamental technique standpoint, we have a long way to go on just taking a proper drop, the mechanics, where our eyes and feet go.

We’re making strides, but it’s been a slow process, as you would expect. We don’t get to work with them on the off-days as far as their technique and fundamentals.

Certainly, we’ll continue to make strides this spring. But where I think the biggest development work will occur will be from April 20 until we report in July, if that makes sense.”

In 2018, Miami finished just 7-6 with its quarterback play under serious scrutiny.

Malik Rosier and N’Kosi Perry struggled splitting the starting duties, averaging just 167.3 passing yards per game.

Despite, the Hurricanes’ lackluster performance a year ago, Martell is ready to handle the responsibility if he is named UM’s starting quarterback this fall.

“I’m not sitting here looking at myself as, ‘Oh, I have to come in here and save the program,’” Martell said. “I feel like we have to just follow the plan that Coach Diaz has in place and offensively, we need to execute what Coach Enos runs at a high level, and we’ll be perfectly fine. I’m excited for this season and what this team has right now. We’re on a good path. It’s taking a little bit of time. It’s not going to be easy. But I promise you, we’ll be ready, the way that we’re going and how we’re working right now.”

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To breakup or not to breakup?

Dear V,

Have a question for V? Email

dearv@themiamihurricane.com.

I’m a senior and my girlfriend is a sophomore. Although we’ve been dating for a year and I really like her, we’ve been fighting nonstop lately. The problem is that she’s returning to UM next fall, but I’m hoping to be in law school somewhere far away from here, maybe in California. Neither of us wants to do long distance and she said she’d rather break up than even try.

She really wants me to go to UM’s law school, but I kind of hate Miami and was looking forward to a change of pace.

Plus, I feel like there are better internship and job opportunities in other cities. So, what should I chose: my relationship or my career?

Dear Reader, This one’s easy: dump her!! If you’re not in love enough to (at least try to) make long distance work, then you’re probably not all the way in love. You’ve agreed that it’s not even worth attempting, so neither of you are all in. If you were really soul mates, you’d do anything to keep her in your life, even if that means weekly sessions of FaceTime sex in lieu of actual human touch.

I know long distance is hard, but the effort would be worth it for the right person.

And your relationship is probably destined to fail anyways, because your priorities are so different. She’s expecting you to put

your dreams on hold for her, and that’s not fair. Do yourself a favor and put your goals first. You’re not doing it in a selfish way, just in a “I don’t want to miss out on this dope opportunity and be crippled with regret for the rest of my life” kind of way. You know, that classic dilemma.

Don’t be mean; you can let her down easy. But don’t make the mistake of choosing a relationship over yourself. Take my advice and you’ll thank yourself (and me) in 10 years. I’ll be waiting for a thankyou note in the mail (if mail is still a thing in 10 years).

Love, V

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SENIOR SEND OFF Senior Baseball Game: Get your baseball milkshake Saturday, April 6 • 7 PM • Mark Light Field

Senior ServiceActivity: Give back to your community Monday, April 8 • 11 AM • UC Rock Plaza

Senior TriviaTuesday: Test your college smarts Tuesday, April 9 • 6:30 PM • Rathskeller

Lowe Senior Sip ‘n Sketch: Flex those art skills

Wednesday, April 10 • 7 PM • Lowe Art Museum • Ticketed*

“Vice” CAC Screening: Catch a Cosford movie Wednesday, April 10 • 9 PM • Cosford Cinema

Senior Patio Jams: Grab a slice of Miami’s Best Pizza Thursday, April 11 • 12 PM • Lakeside Patio

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Senior Day #AtTheRat: Spend a day #AtTheRat Friday, April 12 • 4 PM • Rathskeller

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