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Looking to the future SOY JOY

BAD CHECK

COUSINS CREATE UNDIES FROM SOY PRODUCTS PAGE 7

MEN’S LACROSSE LACKS SAFAC FUNDING FOR AWAY GAMES PAGE 9 LINDSAY BROWN // News Editor

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Improved Wellness Center unveiled New addition opens Thursday

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BY ANDRES CORREA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The wait is finally over. After nearly a year of construction, UM students, faculty and alumni will get their first look at the Wellness Center’s newly expanded fitness center this afternoon.

Yorence Ramiz, a junior who regularly visits the Wellness Center, is one of thousands of patrons looking forward to working out in the state-of-the-art facility. For the past five months, the project moved everyone into an auxiliary gym crammed with equipment and weights.

“Two things excite me about the expansion,” he said. “The first is all of the new and awesome amenities we can look forward to and the other is that all the inconveniences of construction will be over.”

When the Wellness Center reveals its additions at 4 p.m., Ramiz and many others will finally see the 6,800 sq. feet that have been added to the fitness room, dou-

20,000 sq. feet of added space Number of treadmills and elliptical machines doubled (24 each) Number of cycling machines increased to 33

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STATE-OF-THE-ART: The expanded Wellness Center will hold its grand reopening Thursday after five months of renovation. It cost $5 million and was partially funded by Patti and Allan Herbert. bling its floorspace.

With the extra space, the center has doubled the number of cardio machines, including new treadmills and elliptical machines from Precor. There will also be 20 flat-panel televisions around the room to enjoy while using the new machines. New free weights from Hammer Strength are also being added, as well as new selectorized weight equipment from Cybex.

“We sold 90 percent of the old equipment,” said Norm Parsons, the director of the Wellness Center.

On the new second floor there is a Pilates studio with five reformer machines and two new multipurpose rooms, giving the Wellness Center a total of four.

There will also be a new cycling studio, freeing up space in the Wellness Enrichment Suite for a relaxation room. Inside the new cycling room will be a six-foot video wall displaying scenes from several different countries.

“It’s like you’re riding all over the world,” Parsons said.

According to Parsons, the total cost of the expansion was around $5 million, including about half a million for new equipment.

The project was funded by a gift from alumni Patti and Allan Herbert, the patrons of the center, as well as by Wellness Center reserves and some borrowed money,.

With all this new space, the gym will no longer be as crowded as it was before. The fitness room will now have a capacity of 300, doubling the previous figure of approximately 150. They’re also adding another student employee per shift for afternoons and evenings to deal with the increase in space.

Staff hope the expansion will make the center a more comfortable place to get in shape, allowing more people to visit and start bettering their lives.

“You set the foundation for your education at the university,”

Parsons said. “But you can set the foundation for your life at the Wellness Center.”

Prior to the renovations, the waiting times for some of the most popular fitness pieces were at times discouragingly long.

Tony Musto, associate director of fitness programs, is excited about the new program opportunities that the expansion will give him.

“I would recommend that students come to the grand opening,” Musto said. “We will have people staffed in all the areas and they can give students some explanation on the new equipment.”

Parsons plans to be there wearing his workout clothes.

“We encourage folks to come in and enjoy the new space,” he said. “Come prepared to work out!”

Andres Correa may be contacted at acorrea@themiamihurricane.com.

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MEMORIAL RIDE FOR SLAIN STUDENT

HOMEGROWN FILM SCREENING

CHARTWELL’S NUTRIONAL INFO

A memorial ride for University of Miami School of Law student Natasha Pettigrew will be held at 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pettigrew died last September after being hit by a motorist while biking. Those interested in participating in the memorial ride should meet in the School of Law courtyard. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Brian Sperber at bsperb@ gmail.com or 908-358-6974.

The Africana Studies Program and the African Film Festival will be screening “HomeGrown: Hip Life in Ghana” on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Wesley Art Gallery. Director Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi will be available for a question and answer session afterwards. For more information contact Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi at kahliljf@yahoo.com.

Nutritional information for the dining halls is now available online. To view the facts visit miami.edu/ index.php/auxiliary_services/dining_services/ menus_and_nutritional_information/.

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ON THE COVER: Juniors Ashley Taggart (left), Jake Krupa and Brandon Mitchell celebrate “Taking U Forward’s” win in the Student Government election Wednesday.

CORRECTIONS: In our last issue, the F.E.A. story was incorrectly attributed. Cristian Benavides is the correct reporter.

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Relief and grief as ‘Taking U Forward’ wins Two referenda passed will raise activity fee

BY STEPHANIE PARRA STAFF WRITER

Tension mounted on the Rock before winners of the spring Student Government (SG) elections were announced Wednesday afternoon.

Brandon Mitchell, Ashley Taggart and Jake Krupa all from the “Taking U Forward” ticket won the executive board elections and will be sworn into their new positions March 30.

“I feel great,” said Brandon Mitchell, newly elected SG president. “The fact the students took the time to go out and vote and have faith in our team is awesome. I can’t wait to get started.”

Relief and grief from all three parties followed after the winners were announced.

“I feel relieved,” said Ashley Taggart, newly elected vice president. “I am happy it’s over and it’s kind of exciting. This is what I’m going to be doing for the next year. It’s a crazy thing that’s happening to me right now.”

While they were disappointed, the losing tickets expressed their support for the “Taking U Forward” team.

“Obviously, I’m disappointed in the results, but I’m also extremely proud of the campaign we ran, and I have no regrets,” said Michael Kaplan, presidential candidate for the “True To U” ticket. “We did all that we could, and I wish Brandon and the ‘Taking U Forward’ team all the best in their term.”

Josh Llano, presidential candidate from the “U KNOW WHAT IT IS” ticket conveyed similar emotions and support.

“Despite the adversity throughout, it was a good run and I’m glad I stuck with it,” Llano said. “Congratulations to Brandon and his team; they ran an excellent campaign and will do a great job representing UM.” In addition to voting for senators and executive board members, students voted in favor of two out of the three referenda.

The Committee on Student Organizations

PHOTOS BY LINDSAY BROWN, ADRIANNE D’ANGELO AND CAYLA NIMMO // The Miami Hurricane

RANGE OF EMOTION: (Above) Michael Kaplan and newly elected president Brandon Mitchell embrace after the results were announced. (Bottom left) the tickets and their supports wait for the results to be announced. (Bottom middle) Ashley Taggart, newly elected vice president, cheers for a referendum passing. (Bottom right) “True To U” reacts to their loss.

(COSO) and the Green U initiative for SG referenda were passed, while the Distraction Magazine referendum did not receive enough votes, despite the effort made on behalf of the magazine’s staff. The referendum would have raised the student activity fee by $1 in order to financially support the magazine.

The Green U initiative will raise the student activity fee by $5. In the long run UM will save hundreds of thousands of dollars by implementing ideas like diversified recycling containers and reusable energy sources.

In spring 2012 the student activity fee will be raised by $5.50 and will total to $137.50.

Even with all the campaign hype, voter turn out this year was lower than last year. Ac-

cording to Joel Lugones, chair of the SG Elections Commission, this year there were 1,568 voters as opposed to roughly 2,000 students who voted last year.

Supporters of the “Taking U Forward” ticket are optimistic for the future.

“The ‘Taking U Forward’ ticket promised to take the U and SG forward, and I believe that they have the ability to follow through,” said Ryan Aquilina, SG press secretary who also worked on the “Taking U Forward” campaign.

Yet, there was one candidate whose results didn’t quite match up to Aquilina’s expectations.

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“For the first time in a long time, Sebastian the Ibis didn’t receive write-in votes and I think that’s the most surprising part of this election,” Aquilina said.

Stephanie Parra may be contacted at sparra@ themiamihurricane.com.

Watch STEVE PIERRE’S election result video on THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM.

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Death penalty debated TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL: Ron McAndrew, an ex-warden who has worked in three Florida prisons, addresses a group of students in the UC I-Lounge on Tuesday.

McAndrew conducted the lecture as a part of Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Debate, one of the organization’s many lecture series events this semester.

Amnesty International is a global movement of activists in more than 150 countries around the world working toward spreading awareness about human rights standards.

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GET UP AND DANCE: UF’s Gator Raas dance team performs at Miami Mayhem in 2009 for a sold-out crowd on Miami Beach. Gator Raas finished third.

Dance mayhem in Miami “It’s pretty much going to be the last thing I do as a senior,” he said.

The 16 members of Swaggeraas, the University of Miami’s Raas team, will perform in an exhibition after competitors

BY CHLOE HERRING complete their routines.

CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER According to Patel, their organizaThis Saturday the Indian Students tion has been working hard to put on a Association (ISA) is bringing mayhem to good show.

“We made a point to make our choMiami Beach.

Coming off a victory at a recent dance reography really intricate,” he said. “We competition in Texas, ISA will host the didn’t stop thinking of ideas until we were very happy.” fourth annual MiDancing is imami Mayhem dance portant to ISA stuevent, Saturday at IF YOU GO dents, who spend a the Julius Litman lot of time together.

Performing Arts Winning is just a boCenter on North WHERE: 17011 NE 19 Ave. nus for students like Miami Beach.

North Miami senior Priya Panara, The competiBeach, Fla. who appreciates tion will include WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Saturday the bonding associeight Raas dance ated with being on teams from univerFor ticket information go a team that works sities from around to miami-mayhem.com. to “achieve the same the country. goal.”

Raas origiBeyond putting nated in west India on an Indian dance in honor of Amba, a fearless 10-armed goddess. Eighteen-inch sticks, called dan- show, Miami Mayhem will also donate diyas are used to portray a battle between proceeds to Miami Children’s Hospital to support the purchase of medical equipAmba and the demon king Mahisura.

The top three teams in the competi- ment and provide support for doctors, tion will receive bid points that will put nurses and children.

“Miami Children Hospital Foundathem in the running to compete for the title of national champions at the third an- tion is incredibly grateful to students of nual All-Stars National Championships the University of Miami,” said Jeremy Katzman, spokesman for MCHF. in Dallas, Texas.

Hosting Miami Mayhem is a full time job for Sawpnil Patel, ISA president Chloe Herring may be contacted at cherring@ themiamihurricane.com. and executive chair of Miami Mayhem.

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How do you typically spend a Friday night?

FRED JORDAN FRESHMAN “Going out to a house party, coming home after midnight and passing out on my bed.”

BRENDEN KOLLAR JUNIOR “Relaxing or getting some work done.”

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Paint the town orange and green As of Wednesday afternoon, a new generation of Student Government (SG) was elected to determine the future of the orange and green. The “Taking U Forward” team is ready to take those colors and paint spirit across campus.

The Miami Hurricane thinks that the most noteworthy of the new SG executive board’s platforms is its “Spirit the U” initiative. “Taking U Forward” has plans of instilling a sense of Hurricane pride in anyone, whether students or visitors, from the moment they step on campus.

“Taking U Forward” wants to begin this process with the improvement of the University Center. With white walls, old rugs and worn couches, the UC provides a not-so-comfy, unattractive second home to many commuters and students in between classes. The new SG proposes adding school colors and mascots to the boring UC to create a more spirited student lounge.

Among many other ideas, the team has intentions of organizing bigger and more fun pep rallies before athletic events with Catego-

Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

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OPINION

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

We’re too smug for our own good

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JOEY LEE SOPHOMORE “AASA meetings in the UC ballroom.”

ry 5, as well as expanding Hurricane Force.

The newly elected president, vice president and treasurer want to make sure that every student is excited and aware of every game; it is important that students are as dedicated to rooting for their home team as the players are on the field.

We hope that “Taking U Forward” effectively promotes school spirit because of the lack of UM pride in recent generations. Living in a bustling city with a popular nightlife, being a college student can come second to being a Miami resident. Academics can be a secondary selling point to those considering our school.

Feeling a sense of pride in your school requires feeling comfortable and welcome by the school itself. With “Taking U Forward” leading SG next year, we can rest assured that the future of UM will finally display Hurricane spirit visually, resulting in a closer, more enthusiastic community of orange and green.

omplacency has run rampant. If you’re in Greek life, nearly every piece of clothing you wear is of your organization. You immerse yourself in collectivism and lose the personal touch.

No longer are you John Doe, but rather, a prestigious EVAN SEAMAN SENIOR Chi Omega Kappa. If someone COLUMNIST else isn’t, they aren’t worthy of your recognition, even in passing. You are the elite, but the barrier to entry wasn't that high, provided you were ready to brown nose at the smoker's events and sign a check over.

If you won Anchor Splash, you’ll be bragging about it behind an anonymous mask on collegeabc. com but I still don’t know what this entails aside from dancing in a pool.

If you answer a question correctly in class, you smirk and bask in the intellectual glory, feeling like you’ve cured cancer or solved complex mathematical problems similar to the efforts of Albert Einstein.

If you've gotten an article published in The Miami Hurricane, the New York Post of student news, you decide your prose is as dense as that of JD Salinger. Or if you have a muscular body, you’ll wear as

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little as possible to prove to other gym-goers that each one of your biceps is in fact larger than your head.

OK, granted not everybody is as cocky as this, but it’s pretty overwhelming these days.

Also, did you just achieve something outside of the college bubble and aren’t sure where to boast it to the world? Sure you do. You sprint to your Facebook to keep people ‘posted’ within minutes or even seconds of hearing about some kind of good news to make others abundantly aware, sometimes repeatedly, of how successful you are but if you ever screw up or are at fault, you’ll never hone up.

What ever happened to modesty and revealing less to the masses than one’s actually made of?

I'm not Buddha here either, but there's a level some people exceed that’s nauseating.

Be loud, be proud, but also know when to just keep your mouth shut and admit you’re just a human being. But for all I care, tweet every time you have a bowel movement. Just remember if it's only recognition you seek from this life, especially in Miami where half of the praise isn't genuine and the other half is never put forth, you're in for one hell of a bumpy ride.

Evan Seaman is a senior majoring in marketing. He may be contacted at eseaman@themiamihurricane.com.

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Be loud, be proud, but also know when to just keep your mouth shut and admit you’re just a human being.

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The joy of soy

BY STEPHANIE PARRA CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

It started with a plastic planet roof-sticker and a joke.

After removing planet stickers while painting a ceiling, Natalie San Andres, co-founder the Uranus Apparel company, remembers someone making a joke about underwear.

“We joked about making underwear called Uranus,” said San Andres.

Soon, the jokers got serious and San Andres and her first cousin, Lauren Golik, decided to pursue the endeavor. They decided Uranus Apparel would sell underwear made from soy by products and founded the company in April 2008.

The company, whose motto is “help save planet Earth starting with Uranus,” decided that soy would be the best product to make into underwear.

“Soy became our number one choice because it was the most sustainable of the other fabrics and it was also the most comfortable,” San Andres said. “It also sounded the best.”

The panties, although not 100 percent soy, are made from the byproducts of soy and organic cotton.

“Our plan is to be sustainable and encourage people to be sustain-

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BARELY THERE: Lauren Golik (left) and Natalie San Andres founded Uranus Apparel. The company makes soy women’s underwear. able, but we want people to have a sense of humor at the same time,” San Andres said.

Soy is sustainable because it uses less water and the soy underwear and the soy underwear are made by using part of the plant that are normally considered waste.

San Andres and Golik are both graduates from the University of Florida. San Andres is currently working on her doctorate at FIU, and Golik is working in graphic design in San Francisco.

The cousins would like to keep the business in the family. “Wearing soy is so soft, it’s like being naked,”

said Nina Golik, who is also first cousins with the founder.

Their product is quickly gaining popularity.

“I love them because they’re so soft, comfortable and cute,” UM sophomore Jessica Telleria said. “I wear them everyday.”

The all-natural soy underwear are sold exclusively to women and come only in boy short style. They come in packs of three, and are packaged in a biodegradable burlap bag.

Someday, the company would like to add new colors, new styles of panties including bikinis and thongs, a men’s line, as well as T-shirts, Vnecks and other undergarments.

“Eventually, we’d want to go into retail and be able to sell to stores and to continue with the green image and keep making everything out of soy” San Andres said. “Our target market is individuals who want sustainable products yet have a sense of humor at the same time.”

Stephanie Parra may be contacted at sparra@themiamihurricane.com.

Visit uranusapparel. com to browse their products or check out the company’s Facebook page.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Adele’s latest tunes sound bloody brilliant

BY SARAH B. PILCHICK SENIOR EDGE WRITER

In order to appraise “21,” the latest album from British singer Adele, I’m going to use terminology from my international studies classes. Forgive me, readers, and please bear with me.

First we have the thesis: Adele, a preternaturally talented singer-songwriter whose voice seems to have been stolen from the era of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone. Adele is frequently compared to Amy Winehouse and Duffy, a not entirely inappropriate assessment, though Adele would appear to have the best voice of the three. She sings of love and heartbreak in staggeringly mature terms, and her lyrics possess a depth way beyond her 22 years.

Then we have the antithesis: Taylor Swift. This might be an unfair comparison- Swift is, of course, of a different genre

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DAZZLING: British singer Adele’s new album, “21,” about love and loss, is an example of her staggering talent and sound. than Adele, but they are similar in age and song content. When compared to Adele, Swift’s songs sound like they were stolen from a junior-high slam book à la

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the same, she does it in the dazzling “Someone Like You.” Match point: Adele.

Adele sticks to two types of songs, the frenetic pop perfected on her debut album, “19,” and heartrending ballads. On “21,” the up-tempo songs are fantastic- “Rolling in the Deep” and “Rumor Has It” are particularly noteworthy- but the ballads are works of true genius.

“Someone Like You” ran is certainly one of the best “encounters with an ex” songs ever written, and it ranks among the best songs of the past few years in general.

Adele also brings new life to old standards like The Cure’s “Lovesong” and Brandi Carlile’s “Hiding My Heart.” She has a knack for doing fantastic coverssee her version of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” as evidence- but her versions of “Lovesong” and “Hiding My Heart” are simply on a new level.

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My one criticism of “21” is that when listened to in one sitting, songs seem to blend into one another, but it is a minor flaw. To take a line from Dave Eggers, “21” is a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. Bloody brilliant work, Adele.

Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at sbpilchick@themiamihurricane.com.

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Men’s lacrosse season could be cut short SAFAC unable to fund away games for team

BY BRITTANY WEINER CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

Keith Ryan was the ultimate lacrosse star in high school and was heavily recruited to play for Division I teams. But when it came down to it, he decided to come to the University of Miami because he felt the men's lacrosse club was a better fit.

Unfortunately for Ryan and 34 other members of the lacrosse club, their season may be cut short partly because the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee (SAFAC) has run out of money for the rest of the semester. The team was counting on SAFAC, which funds student organizations, to help out with its budget of $13,000. The money goes to travel, lodging, equipment, uniforms, referees and the league entry fee.

"The students on the team are extremely hurt,” head coach Alex Schultes said. “Most of the other teams that we go up against are part of a heavily-funded program. This whole situation just widens the disparity.”

The news was a letdown for the club, which is coming off the best season in its history. In 2010, the club was ranked in the top 25 for three weeks and reached the top 10 for one week. UM is a member of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) and competes regionally in the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC).

The team, which began its season on Feb. 5, has an ambitious 13-game schedule, but it currently doesn't have enough money to play all of them. Among the games the club may miss are away games against Nebraska and Central Florida in Orlando and Alabama and South Carolina in Atlanta.

“Missing these games could have severe consequences for the club,” Ryan said.

“The MCLA will fine and could potentially suspend us from the league if they feel that we have become unreliable.”

The funding situation came as a surprise to Schultes, who said that he has never seen this happen to a team in his many years of coaching.

In the past, SAFAC has given the club money for 10 jerseys, though there are 35 students on the team. The team made up

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DEEP D: Sophomore defender Jake McPhee (33) body checks a University of Florida player in a Feb. 10 game at the firstever Tiger Challenge at Martin County High School in Stuart, Fla. The Gators beat the Hurricanes 14-9 at the neutral site. the difference through fundraising and donations. Now the members must do it again.

Laura Stott, director of student activities and student organizations, believes people shouldn't blame SAFAC for this issue. She said the club should have worked harder to have its budget request in sooner and that SAFAC sent out multiple e-mails in the beginning of the fall 2010 semester stating that funding requests should be sent in early. According to Stott, the lacrosse club didn't get their budget in on time.

“We stopped funding Feb. 2 and the

team knew that budgets were not guaranteed for spring,” she said.

Schultes said the problem was that lacrosse is a spring sport and the league wants schedules to be finalized in December.

“It would have been impossible for us to even have the request in before our usual deadline because our schedules would not have had our permanent schedules,” Schultes said. “It appears that SAFAC just started handing out money on a case-by-case basis and because of the timing, our team was at a disadvantage.”

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In addition to SAFAC, the team has one other major supporter, Rhonda DuBord, the associate director of the wellness center.

The center has provided money for the team to operate in the past and continues to support it as much as possible.

“We cannot thank them enough for supporting us throughout the years,” said junior Andrew Joseph, a member of the lacrosse club.

Brittany Weiner may be contacted at bweiner@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Strength and stamina JUMPING IN: TriCanes is the studentrun triathlon club at UM. The team was restarted as a university club sport six years ago. Triathlons consist of three phases: swimming, bicycling and running.

TriCanes practices at the UC pool, takes part in spin classes at the Wellness Center, goes on group bike rides around Miami and swims in open waters off Key Biscayne.

There are currently 75 members in TriCanes. Thirty to 40 attend at least two of the 14 offered practices each week. Membership on the team is open to all students, alumni and faculty members of the university. Members of TriCanes compete at local and college events.

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TRACK AND FIELD

After 20 years at UM, coach heads to 2012 Olympics Deem asked to lead Team USA in London

BY DARCI MILLER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Amy Deem, UM’s director of Track and Field, is putting the “U” in “Team USA.” Last Thursday, it was announced that Deem has been appointed the head coach for the women’s track and field team representing the United States at the London Olympics in 2012.

“This is not only an honor, but a testament to 20 years of raising the bar both at the AMY DEEM University of Miami and within the track and field industry,” said UM’s Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt. “Amy Deem is an inspiration to the student-athletes at the U and will fulfill the same standards with the U.S. Olympic Team.”

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Thrilled with her new assignment, Deem is still processing the news.

“I’m honored and excited, but it’s 18 months away,” she said. “I have to focus on the now, which is getting UM ready to compete.”

Her history here shows she’s done just that. Since 1992, Deem has guided 42 student-athletes to a combined 147 All-America honors and 12 individual national championships.

In 2007, Deem was the coach of the American team that competed in the World Championships in Osaka, Japan.

That, and other experiences serving on a national staff put her into the pool of coaches eligible for the Olympics job. USA Track and Field, the national governing body of the sport, has a committee that nominates the coach they feel is most qualified. From there, the United States Olympic Committee approves the coach if they feel that he or she has appropriate experience.

Deem knew that her nomination was pending approval, but the announcement still took her by surprise.

“You never believe it until it happens,” she said.

During her athletic career, Deem

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participated in the 400m hurdles until she was sidelined by injury. She then became an assistant coach for a high school team in her native Athens, Ohio. Twenty years ago, she came to the University of Miami and has been here ever since.

Though her Olympic team won’t be picked until next year, Deem plans on staying on top of her potential athletes this summer. Her goal is to make them comfortable and put them in the best possible position for success.

Deem is excited about working with the rest of the coaching staff, having worked with them before. Though they know the overall goal is achieving a high medal count, Deem says that they all want to put the athletes first.

“If we just do our job up front, everything else will take care of itself,” she said.

Currently, her job involves dealing with logistics, including conference calls and visiting the training camp in London. Things will begin to pick up with the U.S. National Championships in June.

Deem says she feels very fortunate that Miami has good athletes, several of who may very well make it onto the

Olympic team. However, she could end up as the only Hurricane on the track in London. But she promises that UM’s presence will be felt.

Will she be throwing up the U in London?

“Of course!” she laughs. “I’ve been at Miami for 20 years, so I definitely will when it’s appropriate!”

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

DEEM’S RECENT STARS LAURYN WILLIAMS: Olympian DEBBIE FERGUSON: Olympian PATRINA ALLEN: Olympian MURIELLE AHOURE: NCAA champion (2009) KRISTA SIMKINS: NCAA champion (2009)

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