The Miami Hurricane: April 23, 2019

Vol. 96, Issue 25 | April 23, 2019 - April 29, 2019

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SENIOR COLUMN

The Final Frame: my journey as a TMH photographer and editor 80,000 photos and 40 months later, I can’t believe this is my last issue as the Photo Editor for The Hurricane.

Three years since I started here at TMH, it.

By Hunter I’m looking back Crenian in my library of Photo Editor photos and have just now realized The University of Miami has this incredible sense of gravity that to attract immensely talented individuals and people that are constantly impacting communities on a national scale. Working here is actually a photographers dream.

For instance, for a someone like me with no prior education of professional photography skills had the chance to take photos of Drake,

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Joe Biden, Alex Rodriguez, Rami Malek, Michelle Obama, Christian Slater, Keegan-Michael Key and even Bill Nye the Science Guy. I still can’t believe it.

I’ll never forget when I was first starting out that moment beside an ESPN photographer on the football field with thirty years of working in the business, and then I’m there Googling how to change the settings on my camera for optimal football photography because this is the first major sporting event that I ever covered.

It’a funny feeling when I was first joining The Hurricane because you feel you’ve managed to sneak into exclusive events under the guise of being a “professional reporter,” only to realize that you are a professional reporter now that you’ve joined The Hurricane. You don’t exactly feel like you’re qualified to be there, but somehow with enough experience

working at TMH, you start to find your place in the journalism world.

And I think that’s what’s makes this paper so special.

We’re all juggling class, homework, organization commitments, and trying to graduate on time while also producing a full newspaper both in print and online each week. On paper, it doesn’t seem like any of us are qualified to work here, yet with enough time and work, we start making some fantastic content that justifies our ability to be a professional news source that can compete with other major news organizations.

The Hurricane has a staff of people and advisors that are as resilient as they are driven, and I’ll forever be honored to be part of this team.

I’m going to miss running around campus with my camera on my shoulder every day in case something newsworthy happens

on campus— like that time Drake showed up to film his music video to “God’s Plan” and thousands of students ran out of class to see him— but I’m glad I get to hand off the reins to the next generation of TMH staff.

Some of the best journeys are the ones you never expect to find yourselves on. This is one journey I never expected, but one that will be the highlight of my college career.

Thank you to our advisor, Tsitsi Wakhisi, for being a great mentor, support system, and all around badass that has guided the paper through better or worse.

And of course, thanks to my Mom and Dad for your love and support. You guys are the best.

P.S.: I’ve picked some of my favorite photos from over the years; some you might have seen and others that never had a chance to be published.

Check out this story online and you might recognize some familiar faces.

Building your capabilities as a Cane

As we prepare to bid farewell to the Class of 2019, it is hard to believe it has been a year since I began communicating with Canes

By Julio Frenk through “Frenkly UM President Speaking.”

As I noted in my very first column, April marks an exciting time on campus.

Last year, as we prepared for graduation, I shared some observations on the word “commencement.” I encouraged the class of 2018 to take its passion into new beginnings.

This year, in the wake of tragic events around the globe from New Zealand to Sri Lanka, and even as we remember tragedies closer to home— such as those

commemorated in the “This is America: Mass Shooting Memorial” on campus this week— I urge you to cling to hope.

One of the benefits of living in a supportive community like the one here at the U is learning first-hand that people from different walks of life can work together toward common goals. Whether you are graduating this year or not, as you look back on your time at the University of Miami, I am willing to bet that you have had at least one experience where you learned from someone who sees the world differently.

Recently, I had the opportunity to gather with university leaders from around the globe. At the Reinventing Higher Education conference, I participated in a panel on the social impact of universities.

I shared with my colleagues that we at the University of

Miami aspire to educate T-shaped individuals. That is, our hope is that when our students go out into the world, they have deep knowledge in one field, coupled with broad understanding of crosscutting skills. These include four core capabilities.

First, we aim to strengthen your critical thinking. That is, the ability to identify and characterize problems, then devise solutions.

Even though you may be more adept at one than the other, this requires both analysis and synthesis, both numeracy and literacy— the ability to understand and express data.

Next, we seek to arm you with ethical reasoning, the ability to understand the moral consequences of your decisions.

Third, we expect you to master— or at least learn what works for you— when it comes to communication: written, oral and increasingly

visual. Effective communication also requires teamwork, or the ability to empathize, listen and appreciate different perspectives.

Lastly, we seek to foster your entrepreneurship. That is, your creativity and the ability to carry out solutions.

If we succeed, we accomplish our mission. We send you out into the world— with its mosaic of tragedy and hope— equipped to make an impact. As we close out this year, I encourage you to take a good look at your T-shape and focus your efforts where you need them, both for depth and for breadth.

I wish you the best of luck on your final exams. Congratulations to the class of 2019 and their families.

For those of you continuing your studies next year, I look forward to welcoming you back to campus in August. My thanks to all of you for your contributions to the U this year.

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Sanctuary cities shouldn’t be as controversial as they are. Here’s why.

The simple mention of the term “sanctuary city” is bound to spur an immediate and heated political debate. Those on the political right see the idea of allowing an undocumented individual to live freely in the United States as a perversion of justice. Contrarily, those on the left place significant importance on the idea of a safety harbor for the troubled, endangered and economically disadvantaged. They see their political opponent’s view as heartless and in conflict against America’s founding principles. After all, the sentiment that the United States is a nation of immigrants is one that transcends the political spectrum.

When an undocumented individual is taken into custody, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will issue a request– not a demand, but a request– that state law enforcement keeps the individual in custody for an extra couple of days so that they may be transferred into the custody of

By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Columnist

federal immigration officials and enter into deportation proceedings.

The politics of it all becomes contentious when localities– cities, states and counties– refuse to honor this detainer request, and the individual is let go without further trouble.

This is the essence of sanctuary cities.

It has much more to do with the prickly relationship between the federal government and local authorities than anything else. As it is widespread knowledge in American law, states and localities cannot usually be coerced into the bidding of the federal government. There are only very narrow exceptions.

I myself am from another country, and while I am fortunate to be from a westernized, modern and wealthy country, I see firsthand the difficulty of becoming a citizen in the country that I lived in for the past five years. Further, I sympathize with people who are undocumented because it is quite frankly a terribly arduous situation to be in– sleeping with one eye open knowing that you could be taken into custody and

eventually be deported. Many immigrants live in fear of being returned to a country that has given them a life of poverty, corruption, violence and unequal opportunity.

Sanctuary cities are not the lawless circuses that the Trump administration declares them to be, and cities which take a hardline stance on immigration are not necessarily any safer.

What we need first and foremost is immigration reform– changes that will be a permanent fix to a complicated problem.

We need to make it significantly easier for foreign nationals to become American citizens. We need to end this trend of hardline immigration policies.

Ideas such as further restricting immigration, curbing the rights of noncitizens and building the infamous border wall do not do anything to solve America’s core problems. Instead, they are ideas which continue the cycle of xenophobia.

Immigration is a human problem– not a political one, not a racial one and not an ethnic one.

This is not a call for a free-for-all, open border or anything of the sort. It is, however, a call for everyone to notice the troubled nature of those who are less fortunate than us, those who have taken desperate measures to start a better life.

Sanctuary cities are not the final solution to a problem of such gravity. As mentioned, immigration is a complicated issue. It cannot and should not be solved on partisan grounds. Simply declaring oneself either for or against immigration does little more than exacerbate the issue and creates even more political divides than we already have.

Sanctuary cities are a stepping stone toward the immigration reform we so desperately need. They may not be a perfect solution, but they at least provide some protection for some of America’s most vulnerable residents.

Daniel Schwartz is a masters student studying philosophy.

PERSONAL FOCUS

A degree and a dream

By Britny Sanchez Contributing Columnist

For upperclassmen pursuing their college degrees, the pressure of what to expect after graduation begins looming over their heads as they realize that true adulthood is approaching. For some, their entire futures have been planned out from an early age, but for others, what happens after walking the stage at commencement is a mystery.

I’m the kind of student who had the privilege of knowing exactly what she was meant to do. Since I was 9 years old, I knew very clearly that I wanted to devote my life to defending people in a courtroom who I believe deserve a second chance.

I knew that I wanted to help make some sort of change in our country’s criminal justice system, even if it had to start with individual lives and cases first. I wanted to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to better themselves, starting with the decisions that led them to need criminal defense in the first place.

As a child, I always envisioned that my dream would start at a university with a reputation for preparing its students for whatever field they planned on entering.

Now, I am one semester away from graduation and a year away from starting

law school, so that I can live out the goals that nine-year-old me set for herself.

Growing up, there was always some level of familial expectation that played into my determination to get my bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degrees. As a first generation Cuban-American, I am going to be the first person in my family to graduate from college.

The pressure to please my family has always been present, but it has served as more of a motivation than anything else.

Knowing that my entire family migrated from Cuba to provide better lives for themselves and for future generations has provided me with the drive to fulfill their dreams. Achieving not only one, but two degrees is an accomplishment that means I’ve made it. I’ve always had that reminder in the back of my mind as encouragement to be everything I’ve promised my family that I would be.

The main force that drives me to reach my educational goals is how desperately I want to see a change in the criminal justice system. Whether it be unjust sentences for undeserving offenders or the mistreatment of prisoners, there are many people in dire need of proper representation.

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PROFILE

Dean Shepherd retires, leaving legacy to remember

By Esther Animalu Assistant News Editor

Amidst waves of change within the media industry, including claims of “fake news,” the emergence of artificial intelligence and a growing public affinity for vloggers, Gregory Shepherd has seen it all.

A distinguished communication faculty member and administrator of nearly 30 years between the University of Kansas, University of Iowa and Ohio University, Shepherd became dean of the University of Miami’s School of Communication in July 2011. Shepherd announced that he’ll be retiring Friday, May 31, leaving behind an eight-year-long legacy of transformative leadership.

The Minneapolis native said he will greatly miss many of his UM colleagues after his retirement, including President Julio Frenk, Provost Jeffrey L. Duerk, his fellow deans, vice presidents and associate provosts.

“I have developed close relationships with many of them, and while I hope to get together with them in retirement, it won’t be the same as seeing them so regularly at the school,” Shepherd said.

Although this will be Shepherd’s final year as dean of the SOC, he has agreed to stay and work on a few special projects for the university with President Frenk and Provost Duerk.

“President Frenk and I are thrilled to continue working with Greg, and he is excited and up for the challenge,” said Duerk.

Shepherd has spent his time at UM revitalizing the SOC and students say they will miss his presence.

“It’s bittersweet to see Dean Shepherd retire,” said Tre’Vaughn Howard, a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism who serves as the SOC Dean’s Office undergraduate assistant. “In the short amount of time I’ve been at UM, I’ve been lucky enough to learn about the dean and watch some of his plans for the School of Communication come into fruition.”

At UM, Shepherd created waves of historic innovation by condensing the SOC’s seven individual programs of study into four central departments: cinema and interactive media, communication studies, journalism and media management and strategic communication.

“Creating the departmental structure was hard work,” he said. “We made many

SAYING GOODBYE: Gregory J. Shepherd steps down after eight years of serving as the dean of UM’s School of Communication.

curricular changes in the school, starting a number of new programs.”

Shepherd said most of his “favorite memories as dean of UM” involve working with students in Orange Umbrella, meeting with the championship-winning debate team and watching UMTV broadcasts.

“Sometimes as an administrator, it’s easy to lose sight as to why all of this exists, so moments like these really make me see my impact on the SOC community,” he said.

Under the guidance of Shepherd, administrators established two new centers for the SOC: the Koenigsberg and Nadal Interactive Media Center and the Robert and Lauren Mann Broadcast Center in December 2016. These facilities allow SOC students to share a collaborative space and to use the latest technology in media.

In the spring of 2017, the Orange Umbrella Student Consultancy was founded under Shepherd’s deanship. Orange Umbrella offers numerous services to clients while providing students with a chance to gain hands-on experience within the various fields of communication.

“His vision for creating a truly interdisciplinary, dynamic hub for students of all majors in the SOC was something we all wanted to see happen, and Greg made it happen,” said Alyse Lancaster, associate professor and chair of the department of strategic communication. “That’s the true essence of Greg’s leadership.”

Additionally, Shepherd helped lead the formulation of the Center for Culture, Collaboration and Change. He also

designed a new master of fine arts degree in interactive media and created a program that allows students to spend a semester studying in Los Angeles.

Currently, a nationwide search is underway for the next dean of the SOC. Shepherd said administrators have narrowed down the applicant pool to three people.

Some of Shepherd’s colleagues laid out their expectations for the new hire.

“Greg is also one of the most dynamic, warm, and caring administrators I’ve ever known,” Lancaster said. “He has genuine compassion for others, and he is a man of great integrity and character. I think it’s important that our next dean have a similar positivity about our school’s future and a similar ability to adapt to the ever-changing field of communication in new and exciting ways.”

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As a result of Dean Shepherd’s leadership, the SOC’s M.F.A. program has been ranked on The Princeton Review’s “Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design” since 2013. In addition, the motion pictures program jumped from number 38 in 2016 to number 27 in 2017, according to TheWrap Magazine, in recognition of its immersive curriculum, experienced professors and successful alumni.

“The world is less a set of boxes than it once was, so don’t put yourself in one here,” said Shepherd. “Build your own cognates, create an interdisciplinary team of researchers, put together a major and a couple of minors that are obviously connected to nobody but you.”

Abigail Adeleke student contributed to this reporting.

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THE PRICE OF ADMISSION

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UM responds to the national college admissions scandal

By Anna Timmons News Editor

Like many other st udents, William Donaldson of Silver Spring, Mar yland grew up think ing that hard work always pays off. However, when he got to high school, he was hit with a harsh realit y.

“We were always told that we live in a place where if you work hard and on your own merit, there is no way you are not going to get to where you want to be,” said Donaldson, who is a high school senior.

“That’s a complete myth. The college admissions scandal really clarif ies that.”

Last month, United States federal prosecutors announced that 50 people, including 33 parents, had been involved in briber y schemes to at tain falsif ied test scores and admit tance into 11 of the nation’s leading universities.

The leader behind these scandals is William Singer, a 59-year-old man who has made his living work ing in college counseling. Singer accepted money from wealthy parents for years on the premise that

he could get their children into the schools of their dreams by tak ing a back-door approach.

His t wo f irms, Key Worldwide Foundation and The Edge College & Career Net work, pled g uilt y for aiding the admission of more than 750 families into universities through means of privilege and fabricated applications.

The 33 parents involved in this scandal, each seek ing to secure a prestigious f ut ure for their children, collectively paid millions of dollars to gain their children spots among the nation’s intellect ual elites at universities such as Har vard, Stanford, Georgetown and most notably, the Universit y of Souther n Califor nia.

Famous Holly wood actresses, Silicon Valley CEOs and business executives found themselves on the list of parents indicted.

Many st udents at the Universit y of Miami have seen similar accounts of dishonest y used to gain an unfair advantage in the college admissions process.

One st udent in par ticular, who asked to remain anonymous,

claimed to k now multiple st udents from high schools in the San Francisco Bay A rea whose parents were caught up in the allegations.

“Upon the aff idavit being released, my group chats f looded with names that me and my high school friends recognized, and we were not at all sur prised,” the st udent said. She explained that the Bay A rea is inundated with wealth, and most parents are successf ul cor porate elites.

Pressures r un high for k ids to succeed and follow in their parents’ footsteps.

The st udents that she k new had maneuvered their way into fraudulent Georgetown and UCLA acceptances.

Since its release to the public, the college admissions scandal has been a center point of conversation among parents and st udents alike, leaving many of them outraged by the apparent oppor t unities afforded to those of higher socioeconomic classes.

Many arg ue that the streamlined road open to those of privilege undermines the hard work and sacrif ice

of those who are not bor n as for t unate.

“The American Dream mot to of ‘hard work pays off ’ simply does not apply to the moder n day, college admissions process, and privilege, wealth and fame reign supreme over merit,” said freshman Maggie Mar telli-Raben, an industrial engineering major.

Get ting into an elite instit ution such as Har vard is a feat generally preceded by months of test prep, years of sacrif ice and a lifetime of dedication. Even without parents buying their children’s way in, this process is made easier for those of privilege because their families can afford to groom their resumes and provide them with the best resources for success.

Sophomore Karina Sloan, a communications st udies major, said that the college process f ur ther assists the rich and makes it diff icult for outsiders to achieve similar stat us.

“These st udents have the abilit y to pay for the best private high schools, go to

test prep and afford t utoring,” Sloan said, explaining that this allows st udents to shape their applications into exactly what elite colleges are look ing for.

“Not to say that using these resources you are afforded is wrong, but it’s impor tant for many individuals to realize how there are only a select few who have access to these resources at all.”

However, as seen with the college admissions scandal, many parents have taken mat ters beyond expensive private schools, t utors, essay advisors and test prep classes.

Many go a step beyond these privileged but legal measures and employ dishonest means of securing their children’s f ut ures.

Through Singer’s foundations, parents were able to either entirely fake or favorably manipulate testing zones for the SATs and ACTs, buying their children highly competitive scores that they other wise might not have ear ned on their own. This was done in a number of creative ways, including lying, bribing and cheating.

UM’s admissions In 2018, UM received 34,279 total status: facts freshman applicants and accepted only 11,020 students. and figures During the 2017-2018 academic and fiscal year, UM listed $312.7 million in contributions, pledges and trusts.

32% accepted

UM’s 2018 acceptance rate

68% rejected

THEMIAMIHURRICANE One of the parents under f ire in this scandal, Jane Buck ingham, a best-selling author and self-proclaimed parenting g ur u, submit ted paper work falsely saying that her son had a lear ning disabilit y.

This allot ted him extra time on the ACT. Buck ingham also paid a whopping $50,0 0 0 to Singer’s Key Worldwide Foundation in order to have a proctor take the exam for her son.

Buck ingham’s son, along with several other st udents whose parents have been accused of illegal behavior, said he was not aware of what his family had done.

A U M alumna from the class of 1982, who asked to remain anonymous, shed light on the implications this scandal has for the children of the parents involved.

“I think it is despicable that the parents put their k ids through this,” she said.

“They will be branded as not smar t enough or capable of get ting in on their own. This will never be able to be erased from their record.”

A n o t h e r tactic Singer and his clients employed was bribing college athletics coaches to falsely name prospective st udents as athletic recr uits. St udents were staged to be recr uits for soccer, football, tennis and rowing teams across the countr y so that their applications could be pushed for ward at instit utions such as Georgetown, Yale and USC. Most famously, Lori Loughlin, an American actress k nown for her role as Aunt Becky on “Full House,” paid $50 0,0 0 0 to get both of her daughters admit ted into USC as staged recr uits on the rowing team. Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade, a Yout uber and inf luencer, faced par ticular criticism amidst the

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crisis as she was quoted saying that she was more interested in the par ties at USC than her classes.

Sophomore Fiona A ronson, a former member of U M’s rowing team, was deeply upset when she heard of how athletic positions for her spor t were being used to admit undeser ving st udents.

“Get ting recr uited to a Division 1 school for any spor t is a long, hard process,” said A ronson, who spent all of high school training for three hours a day, six days a week seek ing recr uitment. “I think that being a st udent-athlete is something that people work hard towards, and it does not deser ve to be taken advantage of.”

Donna Shalala, congresswoman and former president of U M, said something like this could never occur within the U M athletics depar tment.

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Many successf ul st udents and prominent people come from schools outside of the coveted Iv y Leag ue, which begs the question for many: Is this all wor th it?

“Parents are overly concer ned with name brands and fear their child will be a failure without that brand,” said Melissa Leder, a g uidance counselor at G.W. Hewlet t High in Hewlet t, New York. “It’s a f unction of perceived social stat us. Some of these so-called ‘advisors’ use illegitimate means, and colleges are only too willing to t ur n a blind eye. It’s the st udents who suffer in the end.”

The parents charged in this scandal are facing hef t y f ines and possibly decades in prison. Singer, the main man behind the crime, faces up to 65 years in prison and a f ine of $1.25 million. Many U M st udents said they are glad that these parents are facing punishment for their actions. “ P e o p l e work so hard to be able to at tend college,” said Lexi Walker, a freshman double majoring in biolog y and Spanish.

“The parents were tak ing oppor t unities away from the st udents who really deser ved it.”

Devin Foster, a freshman majoring in political science put it more simply.

“This really just shows that colleges are more wor ried about money than they are about us and education,” he said.

The world is made for rich people. If everybody’s cheating and you’re not, you’re behind the curve.

- Anonymous freshman “That is ridiculous,” she said. “At a place like the Universit y of Miami, it doesn’t make sense for that to happen.”

Others are neither shocked nor upset by the college admissions scandal.

A freshman at U M said those with privilege are obligated to use it.

“The world is made for rich people,” she said. “If ever ybody’s cheating and you’re not, you’re behind the cur ve. Take Olivia Jade’s parents. They realized their k id was dumb as bricks and did what they had to do to get their k id into college however they could. That’s good parenting.”

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JMM 208 students that contributed to the reporting of this story: Veronika Seider, Abigail Washer, Heidi Steineg ger, Suzanne Rieger, Carolyn Batchelor, Ceara Manship, Isabella Didio, Carolyn Pease, Charles Gonzalez, Kayson Davis

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Cheating: A growing problem worldwide

By Naomi Feinstein Senior Editor

Cheating plagues high schools and universities across the nation, but the United States is not alone in its penchant for dishonesty. Cheating has become a global epidemic, inflating test scores and hurting the integrity of the college admissions process.

Students from all over the world walk into their prospective testing centers with answers in hand, and no one seems to be alarmed.

“Cheating is not a big deal,” said a Russian international student. “In Russia, when you go to school, you learn how to read, how to write, how to do math, and most importantly, you learn how to cheat.”

However, Russia isn’t the only country in the world where students resort to cheating— it’s one of many. Cheating is especially rampant throughout China because many of these students hope to continue their education at American universities, especially the University of Miami.

According to College Factual, there were 937 students from China out of the 2,599 international students at the UM in 2016, and the number of Chinese students enrolled continues to grow year after year.

One of the deceptive tactics some Asian international students use in hopes of getting into American universities involves moving to the United States to finish high school so that they can avoid taking the English proficiency exam.

However, for those who cannot uproot their lives, students recall others taking the exam at specific testing centers to ensure high test scores.

A Chinese student, who is majoring in business studies at

Penn State University, remembers students purposefully traveling from Beijing to Hong Kong in order to take their Test of English as a Foreign Language exam.

The three-hour time difference between the regions would allow students to find out the answers from friends who had taken the exam in Beijing.

Some students cite immense pressure from their families as the reason behind such widespread cheating. Young people often resort to extreme measures to avoid falling short of their parents’ high academic expectations.

“Living in Asia, I can understand why they did this,” said Jensen, a sophomore and public relations and marketing major. “The culture in Asia is very competitive, very dramatic.

People would cry if they got B’s.”

Not only are students part of the problem, but teachers and schools officials are enabling and endorsing this culture of cheating, even partaking in illegal activities themselves.

Many students said they believe there is one main factor that gives certain international students an advantage over others: money.

“Whether they worked for it or not, the people who have the most income are the ones who will always get their way,” said a freshman international student who is studying in the School of Communication. “It surprises me because as a Venezuelan student, it makes me question if it’s about the education and the fact that I worked my butt off to learn or if it’s just a business. Is the university just a business?”

Eli Griswold, Alanna Cooper, Veronica Lucchese and Damaris Zamudio contributed to this reporting.

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S T U D E N T S A L L E G E A P P L I C AT I O N D E C E P T I O N

By Rebecca Goddard Editor-in-Chief

Many students who consider the University of Miami their “dream school” agonize over every word of their entrance essay and sacrifice countless nights to SAT study guides— anything to avoid falling within the 68 percent of applicants who get rejected.

But in the wake of a national college admissions scandal, students are starting to question if their hard work actually pays off.

The Miami Hurricane recently interviewed more than 150 UM students, high school students and college admissions counselors.

A majority of respondents said they believe the college cheating scandal, which was uncovered in March, stretches beyond the 11 universities cited for admitting high school seniors who inf lated their standardized scores and bribed college officials. They say that it happens everywhere.

They say it happens at UM. A UM sophomore who asked to remain anonymous said she could not get into UM on her own.

Blaming negative high school experiences for her low grades, she confirmed that her parents used donations to buy her an acceptance letter.

“I think my parents definitely inf luenced the school to let me in,” she said. “In the past, they have donated to the school. I did not do well in high school, and it was a horrible time for me.”

She called her parents’ help “a second chance” and said she feels “very blessed” to have the

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opportunity to develop a new love for academics at UM. Multiple students report hearing about their peers taking advantage of family connections to the highest levels of UM’s administrative bureaucracy, all in the hopes of securing an acceptance letter.

“Yes, I know a yacht load of people who paid some absolute bills to be here in some form or another,” said freshman Elizabeth Cronin.

A senior finance major who asked to remain anonymous recalled a former residential college f loormate actively bragging about such a relationship.

“There was a girl on my f loor freshman year who told anyone and everyone who would listen that her dad was on the board and was able to manipulate the admissions process in order to get her in, even though she shouldn’t have by the book,” she said.

Former UM president Donna Shalala told MSNBC that she would receive calls from “very prominent people” hoping to charm a student’s way into college.

“Here’s what they would say to me: ‘Listen this kid has applied.

I would like you to look into it.

And by the way his parents would be very generous,’” Shalala said.

“I would say ‘don’t have that conversation with me.’ It tells you a lot about the pressure that parents have to get their kids into the right schools.”

Many other students have made similar claims, citing conversations with friends,

I think my parents definitely influenced the school to let me in.

- Anonymous Sophomore

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neighbors and classmates that allude to donations as indirect bribes.

“I don’t know of anyone

w h o directly bribed the s c h o o l , but I do know of students whose parents made considerable donations,” said junior marketing major Kayla Gardner. “To me, that’s basically the same thing. It’s annoying because I had to work hard to get here, and other people just had to write checks.”

Another student, an education major, acknowledged that her family’s donations to UM probably increased her chances of getting in, despite her inadequate test scores and GPA. She said she’s always known that her parents were huge donors and that “it’s no secret.”

“My whole family attended this school, so we have always given donations knowing that I

would continue the legacy and go to school here,” said the student who also requested anonymity.

For admission purposes, the University of Miami defines a “legacy” as the child or grandchild of UM alumni.

Legacy applicants are encouraged to submit their information on an online form “to ensure their legacy relationship is tracked by the Office of Alumni Relations,” according to the university’s u n d e r g r a d u a t e admissions page.

“Legacy can help you get in, but it’s not the same as saying here’s a check and here’s a letter of admission,” said Caitlin Kaplan, a freshman.“It’s pretty common to encounter kids whose parents donate buildings and end up going to that school.

You don’t just randomly donate a building to a school you had no association with prior to your child applying.”

After the national admissions scandal broke, a UM senior who is a tour guide and a member of the President’s 100 said the university’s admissions office held a staff meeting to address how the guides should respond if prospective students and families have questions about the integrity of UM’s admissions process.

“The head of the admissions office was like, ‘As far as they know, it’s not happened here,’” said the student, who asked to remain anonymous.

The admissions official told the tour guides that their job is to show off the school and talk about their experiences at UM, according to the source.

This exchange of wealth for acceptance is a practice that spans the country, creating a culture of elitism within America’s colleges

and universities. Students report hearing about unfair admissions practices throughout their time in high school, with some of their peers openly bragging about their parents’ donations.

And while the universities are mainly concerned with their bottom line, parents are focused on the prestige that comes with their child’s acceptance into a prominent university.

Catie Cunning, 30, a college admissions counselor at Palmer Trinity School in Palmetto Bay, Florida, said that although she has never seen any solid evidence of cheating firsthand, she has heard parents allude to their connections with upper level administrators of prestigious universities.

“There absolutely are parents who are willing to pay the way for their child’s future,” she said.

The UM administration did not respond to questions about how it reacts to parents who offer donations in exchange for admission.

But many UM students say they’ve met these kinds of parents.

A sense of stif ling competition chokes the air in many high school hallways, especially in the elite private schools that attract wealthy families.

Nicole Habina, a junior political science major, said she knew of a father who asked a prominent southern school “if they wanted a new library or just a few hundred grand.” Dealings like these were commonplace at her high school, she said, since parents were willing to spend big bucks if it meant their kids got into prestigious colleges.

Freshman nursing major Jillian Meyer recounted a similar experience, but this one involved millions of dollars, not thousands.

She said one of her classmates got into a different southern university, despite being a terrible student.

“She couldn’t break 1100 on the SAT, so everyone at my school looked up her last name knowing she had money and found her family’s charity had been

donating upwards of $15 million,” said Meyer.

Claims such as these are causing students to question the fairness of the college admissions process, which remains largely shrouded in mystery. Members of the admissions department staff act as the gatekeepers of UM from behind closed doors, keeping their exact methods an enigma to the outside world.

However, the UM administration did say the undergraduate admissions process is “holistic and involves weighing information that includes high school grade point average, rigor of curriculum, standardized test scores, college essay, extracurricular activities and recommendations from many individuals.”

“All of this information is reviewed by a team of professionals dedicated to maintaining the universit y’s

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of their class and 55 percent graduated in the top 10 percent.

But these numbers might not hold much significance. Multiple students report that cheating on standardized tests is a common practice among high school students. Lying about leadership roles within extracurricular activities and exaggerating community service hours on their college applications are also ways for students to dishonestly boost their resumes.

One of the most popular ways to cheat on exams is to have a doctor falsely diagnose a student with ADD or ADHD, attention disorders that grant test-takers additional time.

Cesar Tejeda, a sophomore advertising major from New Jersey, said he knew a girl in high school who used this method to increase her chances of scoring high on the SAT. She ended up going to USC, the same school that’s been implicated in the national scandal.

“I personally think it’s wrong that just because she had the

I personally think it’s wrong that just because she had the money for that arrangement she was able to get extra time while people like me had to work with what we had.

- Sophomore Cesar Tejeda

standing as an excellent, exemplary and relevant institution of higher education that delivers an education that prepares students for future endeavors and careers,” said the UM administration in a statement to The Hurricane.

The university also reports that the average SAT score for students admitted into UM is 1340 and the average ACT score is 31.

Of those who reported class rank, 36 percent of admitted students graduated in the top 5 percent

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money for that arrangement she was able to get extra time while people like me had to work with what we had,” Tejeda said.

Other students resort to more obvious measures to boost their scores, such as sneaking in cell phones and using them to look up answers during the exam.

Many students report an uneven enforcement of rules within testing centers, some recounting memories of strict, watchful proctors and rule-abiding students, while others paint a

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picture of overcrowded rooms, lax adults and rampant cheating.

Miami Edison Senior High School is one of the local testing locations known for its lack of protocol and has consequently earned a reputation as a hotspot for cheaters.

“Sometimes they take our phones away, but most times people can sneak them in,” said Sara Padilla-Petit, a junior at Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Miami.

UM students say Miami Edison Senior High School does not thoroughly check IDs, and that it’s possible to enter the testing center using forged documents, or without any identification at all, if students know the right person.

Calls for comments from Miami Edison Senior High were not returned.

A representative from the College Board’s national office said she was not able to give specific information about the allegations against Edison, but that “whenever someone reports cheating, we transfer them to the office of testing and integrity and from there it becomes investigative.”

Status and power often come with wealth, and many people use their connections as well as their money to secure a spot at UM, students say.

Maggie Martelli-Raben, a freshman industrial engineering major, said she “absolutely” knows students who’ve made similar claims.

“Many of my friends have admitted to knowing people on the admissions board and have also admitted to being under qualified compared to the average UM student that Miami would hope to recruit,” Martelli-Raben said.

These dishonest admissions practices are not just lofty anecdotes, students say. They are meaningful decisions that have a noticeable impact on UM’s classrooms.

Students report working with peers whose laziness is obvious, raising questions about how students with such poor work ethic could have passed UM’s high entrance standards. Accepting applicants based on wealth rather

than merit might increase UM’s profits, but it only lowers the quality of education for everyone.

“I have been surrounded by students

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“There are kids who balance hardships and have to give it their all to get into elite institutions, while other children simply cruise by and get the same end result

Many of my friends have admitted to knowing people on the admissions board.

- Freshman Maggie Martelli-Raben

who lack motivation in the classroom, intelligence and the drive to succeed,” said Stephanie Longmuir, a senior public relations major. “Many a time have I been put into a group with people who will be unresponsive yet will be posting all over their Instagram stories f launting their wealth, such as a yacht they were on.”

Some students whose parents may have cut corners to get them into the U say they nevertheless have to work hard to earn their degree.

“My parents may have helped me get here, but it is up to me to stay here,” said an anonymous source who said her parents’ donations helped her get into UM. “I go to the same classes as my peers and take the same tests. I have to study as much as everyone else to maintain my grades and stay here.”

However, by admitting students who can afford donations but who can’t meet academic standards, universities perpetuate classism within higher education, many students charge. This practice allows unqualified, wealthy students to occupy seats that might otherwise be given to hard working, less aff luent applicants.

Since the national admission scandal broke, low-income students at UM have reported feelings of discouragement and say that the news has only solidified what they already knew to be true of America’s education system: that money is valued more than anything, even years and years of hard work.

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because of their parents,” said Amrutha Chethikattil, a UM freshman double majoring in biochemistry and English. “This scandal plays into a ‘rich get richer’ society that is fundamentally incompatible with the American values of meritocracy.”

While UM students say some of their peers and parents are using backdoor methods to get into UM, many others say the people they know adhere to every ethical guideline.

“While I do not know of any student who cheated their way into the University of Miami, I do know plenty of students that worked hard to be here,” said Cinthya Franco, a junior electronic media and motion pictures major.

Meanwhile, Libby White, a freshman, offers the following advice for high school students going through the college admissions process at UM and elsewhere: “Stay true to yourself.

And don’t get your hopes up.”

Alanna Cooper, Carolyn Batchelor, Erica Jones, Veronica Lucchese, Will McNeill, Olivia Ginsberg, Talia Mereles, Damaris Zamudio, Heidi Steinegger, Ceara Manship and Esther Animalu contributed to this reporting.

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4 apps that will turn Spring cleaning into a side-hustle

By Jordan Lewis Edge Editor

Whether you are catching up on some overdue spring cleaning or simply have too much stuff to take home this summer, us college students always have one thing in common: we are broke. So, while donating your old clothes and collectibles might be the easiest thing to do, these fours apps make decluttering just as simple while adding on the possibility of bringing in some extra cash.

Even if you only make $5 from from an old t-shirt or $100 from an old gaming console, something is better than nothing.

Selling your gently-used items could be the side-hustle you never knew you needed.

And who knows, it could even be the key to funding the summer trip of a lifetime.

Mercari My personal favorite selling app, Mercari is a completely app-based platform that allows users to buy and sell almost anything in just a few steps.

Mercari offers an easy, streamlined listing process, which allows sellers

to upload up to eight photos, add a description, pick a price and choose a shipping method all at once. It provides an equally simple buying process, allowing customers to make offers, ask questions, apply funds made from past sales and make returns in the case of dishonest sellers.

Shipping can get pricey depending on the weight of the item, but sellers can choose to utilize Mercari’s shipping methods, ship it on their own or have customers pay for it. Mercari is available on both iOS and Android and charges sellers a 10 percent processing fee on each transaction.

OfferUp Frequently coined a modern-day Craigslist, OfferUp acts as a virtual garage sale, connecting local sellers with prospective buyers in the same area. Available online and on both iOS and Android, OfferUp is picture heavy (perfect for quality assurance) and offers additional validation if requested (including ID scans) for both sellers and vendors.

While OfferUp does allow for and encourage in-person transactions (eliminating processing fees and saving both parties money), worldwide shipping is available depending on the destination and item being shipped. Unfortunately, this function does come with hefty shipping fees through USPS and a 7.9 percent transaction fee for sellers.

Unlike other apps, Poshmark is a community. Users hold daily “Posh Parties,” in which users buy and sell specific brands or type of clothing, expediting buyers search for the perfect piece. To me, the biggest drawback of Poshmark is the selling fee—sellers never see a whopping 20 percent of each transaction.

Poshmark Founded in 2011 to target fashionable-yet-frugal women, Poshmark allows users to buy and sell both new and used, brand-name clothes, shoes and accessories at discounted prices. Listing is not as quick and easy as some other apps and communication between buyers and sellers is less modern, but Poshmark’s large pool of users (and therefore large pool of buyers) make up for it. Unlike Mercari, Poshmark charges sellers a f lat-fee shipping rate. While this may not be the best idea for cheaper items, it can save money on shipping heavy or designer items.

Vinted Founded in 2012, Vinted is an online marketplace that allows users to buy, sell and swap second-hand clothing, accessories, cosmetics, shoes and more. With this service, sellers are not responsible for shipping at all, as buyers purchase shipping labels at the time of payment. However, sellers do have to adhere to a processing fee of five percent in addition to a $0.70 fixed fee.

Unlike other services, Vinted offers the unique ability to “swap” items with no fees or other exchange of payment.

Available online and on iOS and Android, Vinted is the perfect arena to sell used clothes to a teen to twenty-something audience.

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3 ta k eaways from Hurricanes’ spring practices

By Josh White Sports Editor @_JoshRWhite sports@themiamihurricane.com

The Hurricanes wrapped up spring football Saturday in Orlando at Camping World Stadium — the same place Miami will open the 2019 season against the Florida Gators Aug. 24.

Miami’s offense defeated the defense 35-32 with a modified scoring system in front of 9,102 fans.

“I thought there was good execution on both sides,” firstyear head coach Manny Diaz

said. “The big thing is we are starting to look like the Miami Hurricanes. I think in glimpses you can kind of see the improvements that this team has made. Now, if we stop here, we have no chance.”

After five weeks of practices, including two open scrimmages, here are three things we learned: The quarterback competition remains tight Last week, Hurricanes offensive coordinator Dan Enos said that the starting quarterback would not be named until after the summer.

Redshirt sophomores N’Kosi Perry and Tate Martell and redshirt freshman Jarren Williams all showed f lashes throughout the spring, rotating snaps with the first-team.

“I thought that I’ve had a gut feeling like three different times already,” Enos said. “It keeps changing because guys keep getting better. It’s a process.

That’s why you don’t get caught up in your emotions of one day or one practice. But I have to give the three quarterbacks a ton of credit because I think all three of them improved a lot.”

Josh White // Sports Editor LOOKING FORWARD: Junior running back DeeJay Dallas turns upfield during the Hurricanes’ first spring practice March 19 at the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility.

On Saturday, Martell linked up with fellow transfer KJ Osborn for an 80-yard touchdown. The Ohio State transfer completed six of 10 passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns.

Perry, who started six games a season ago, finished nine of 13 for 146 yards and a touchdown.

The Ocala, Florida native connected with highly-touted freshman receiver Jeremiah Payton for a 32-yard score And Williams, who had been consistent all spring, struggled early but rallied to finish four of six for 44 yards. Williams converted a late touchdown after an early interception.

“I was happy to see all of our three quarterbacks make plays,” Diaz said. “We believe all three of those guys can play and I think they go into summer now knowing that all three guys can play. So, I think that was a big plus out of today,” Defense flexes muscles despite departures Miami finished as the nation’s fourth-ranked total defense in 2018.

And despite losing six starters, Diaz was impressed with the defense’s performance.

“Our one defense played like our one defense should,” Diaz said. “There was one drive that kind of thought was not to our standard, but for the most part I thought those guys tackled well.”

Redshirt freshman Patrick Joyner, Jr., who moved to linebacker earlier in the week, finished with a scrimmagehigh four tackles, including two tackles for loss. Defensive ends Jahfari Harvey and Greg Rousseau both racked up two sacks, while defensive tackle Jordan Miller notched 2.5 tackles and two sacks.

“The first guy that really stands out was Jordan Miller,”

UM defensive coordinator Blake Baker said. “We’ll see more off the film and we’ll have a better idea, but Jordan Miller really had a really good day, I believe. The first defense played really, really well as a whole. We gotta get some depth in certain spots, but he’s the one guy just off the top my head who had a good day.”

Question marks on the offensive line The Hurricanes have shuff led the offensive line the last five weeks. During their final scrimmage, Zion Nelson, DJ Scaife, Navaughn Donaldson, Cleveland Reed, and Kai-Leon Herbert started on the line with Corey Gaynor sidelined because of injury.

“Our offensive line made a big jump this spring,” Diaz said.

“Now, I think the question is, finding out who our best guys are and being able to settle, get everyone back from injury...and getting some continuity with those five guys, But if I had to grade the entire spring from the offensive line standpoint, I think they’ve really made a big jump for us.”

Yet, despite overall growth up front, the offensive line gave up nine sacks.

One bright spot for Miami is Nelson’s emergence. The freshman arrived in Coral Gables at 242 pounds but is now up to 271 pounds, working with the top unit.

“I can’t say he surprised me because I didn’t even know. I got here the same day he got here,” Enos said. “He’s got excellent athletic ability. He’s very tough, he’s a competitor and he’s picking up things very, very fast and to be honest with you the guy, by coming early, has now put himself in a position to be in the first group if he can continue just to get better.”

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Prather reflects on time spent on the court

By Maxwell Trink Senior Sports Writer @MaxwellTrink

Khaila Prather paused and stared at her home court.

That floor was a place where she spent five years building relationships, creating countless memories and watching the formation of a top Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball program.

“I can’t even think about it right now,” Prather said, fighting back tears.

The building was once known to her as the BankUnited Center. Now her teammates call it the “The Wat.” But the road to where she is today was not always apparent. The Upper Marlboro, Maryland native loved track. She only started playing basketball in high school because of her brother, Craig Prather, Jr. “My brother played every sport,” Prather said. “I just followed behind him because he wanted to play basketball.”

But the sport was always in her DNA. Prather’s father, Craig, attended the U.S. Naval Academy and played alongside NBA Hall-of-Famer David Robinson. And when she stepped onto the court, she knew basketball was her game.

“I fell in love with it,” Prather said.

“Ever since then, it’s been a consistent thing in my life.”

With that, she began to enhance her game, and Hurricanes coach Katie Meier took notice. Meier met up with Prather and former UM standout Erykah Davenport on the same recruiting trip.

“I was like, ‘Wow, this program just got ten thousand times better in terms of quality in character and how fun it’s going to be to have this journey with them,’” Meier recalls after Prather and Davenport’s commitments.

Prather’s dedication to the sport paid off when she officially became a Miami Hurricane. The 6-foot-1 forward saw action in every game throughout her freshman and sophomore seasons.

However, during an ACC tournament game in her junior year, something went wrong. Prather sustained a major injury in her left leg: an ACL tear.

She was sidelined for her true senior season, prolonging her college career. But Prather found a silver lining within the struggle.

Josh Halper // Staff Photographer IT’S ALL ABOUT THE U: Khaila Prather (center) celebrates with Laura Cornelius (left), assistant coach Octavia Blue (center) and Beatrice Mompremier (right) after the Hurricanes upset then-No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 72-65 Feb. 7 at the Watsco Center.

“I probably learned more about myself then, than I have ever before,” Prather said.

“It made me appreciate the game more.”

Prather was not the only Hurricane who suffered a season-ending injury. Later in 2017, guard Laura Cornelius also tore her ACL. Cornelius joined Prather on the bench for the 2017-18 season, sparking a newfound relationship.

“Laura was my ACL rehab buddy,” Prather said. “I was pushing her during the times when she had to go through that really tough stage. And then, when I was going through the rough stage, she really helped me out. That support system was awesome.”

Prather and Cornelius grew closer and became leaders from the bench.

“We both really don’t speak about our feelings and it was a tough time to be injured,” Cornelius said. “It is easier to understand someone when you are going through the same stuff. I still call her my ACL buddy because we grew closer together for sure.”

Although Prather’s injury came prior to Cornelius’ torn ACL, she experienced a recovery setback and could not join the Hurricanes at the start of the 2018-19 season.

However, later in the year after missing 50 games, Prather returned to the court in

a competitive game for the first time in 670 days.

“Many of our teammates, the fans, the coaches were not there when we were in the training room doing hard exercises,” Cornelius said. “We were there. It’s something special that we were bringing into this season.”

Tremendous amounts of passion and effort brought Prather back onto the floor.

She became the first player in Miami history, male or female, to be a part of five NCAA Tournament rosters.

“She’s been significant in terms of how people perceive our program on this campus or nationwide,” Meier said. “She’s just the classiest individual and everyone has so much respect for her and then that reflects well on the entire program.”

While Prather may not be sporting the orange and green on the hardwood next year, she will be finishing up her public health degree at UM. She’ll be in the crowd, staring at the court, and watching her team forge new relationships and memories.

“You can coach 50 years and never have the journey I’ve had with her,” Meier said. It flew by and I’d do it all over again tomorrow.”

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Dealing with temptation Dear V,

Have a question for V? Email

dearv@themiamihurricane.com.

I am currently in a very committed relationship. I’ve been dating my boyfriend for about a year, and things are going fine. But lately, I’ve been hanging out with this guy from my calc class, and I think I’m starting to see him as more than just a friend. I think he feels the same way too, because the other night he was definitely being really f lirty. And the worst part is that I was too! I would never cheat on my boyfriend, but I can’t ignore my feelings for this other guy. Please help!!

Dear Reader, Let me just start off by saying the f irst thing that came to mind after I read your question: “Yikes.” I think that’s a good way to sum up your conundrum.

But after some further thought, I think I have a pretty good answer for you. Or rather, a question that will hopefully lead you to an answer: Is your relationship really “f ine?”

Because it kinda seems like maybe it’s not. It seems like there might be something missing. Maybe your boyfriend isn’t giving you what you want in bed. Or maybe he’s great in

bed but really terrible at texting you back. Whether it’s physical or emotional, you need to ask yourself what this new guy has that your boyfriend doesn’t.

There’s gotta be something— otherwise, you wouldn’t be so enticed.

Once you f igure that out, you should have an honest conversation with your boyfriend to f ind out if communication can f ill the void. If it can, then voilà!

Relationship saved. If not, it might be time to move on.

Best of Luck, V

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