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September 22 - September 28, 2016

Opinion EDITORIAL

Substance-free housing implies policy contradictions Incoming freshmen have enough questions about college as is, and an on-campus housing option often causes confusion. Substance-free housing puzzles many students and parents who may not fully understand the concept.

According to Housing and Residential Life, students on a substance-free floor “agree to abide by any and all University policies including all regulations regarding living substance free.”

Now hold it there a second. What’s the point of the student handbook? Granted, school and dorm policies are relatively lenient on transgressions, but the extra “substance-free” label is contradictory.

For example, substance-free students agree that if they “fail to abide by any and all policies,” they will move to a floor that is “more suitable

to their lifestyle choices.” This calls into question the expectations for other floors.

If housing faces problems with rowdy residents, it seems like the best solution would be to discipline those who disturb their floormates rather than separating them from better-behaved students. That the substance-free option exists does not excuse freshmen running amok on other floors, setting things on fire, letting ducks into the elevator and leaving unsavory evidence of not sub-free nights in the bathroom trashcan.

However, we recognize that the school needs to balance strictness with forgiveness, primarily for safety reasons. Take the university’s current amnesty policy, which allows students to seek medical help without leaving anything on their permanent record.

In practice, what UM calls “substance-free” housing may be a good option to have. Students can be grouped with similarly-minded individuals, not only to abstain from (already) prohibited substances, but also to share other living habits, interests and academic priorities.

The floors should be named to more clearly emphasize the individual’s decisions rather than restrictions in place. Something that suggests the residents are “anti-substance” will contradict less with the university’s alcohol policies and clarify what kind of commitment should be involved in choosing that living community.

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UPON FURTHER REVIEW

Trump is not divergence from, but conclusion to American conservatism Donald Trump created a fissure in the Republican Party. His campaign was originally greeted with dismissal, but as the seriousness of his candidacy became apparent, many conservatives took staunch

By Andrew Allen stances against him.

Senior Columnist Though many have fallen in line (the manner in which Republican leaders have bowed to Trump would be comedic were it not so cowardly), Trump still stands as the most divisive presidential candidate in recent years, with 35 percent favorability according to Gallup.

Conservatives have suggested that Trump’s values do not reflect their own. His commitment to anti-intellectual aggression is new, foreign to true conservative principles.

But this assessment of Trumpism as an invasive ideology is not accurate. Trump’s candidacy is not only completely in line with the principles of American conservatism, it is the natural conclusion of them.

Merriam-Webster defines “conservatism” in two ways:

“Belief in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society.”

“Dislike of change or new ideas in a particular area.”

To understand Trump, one must see him and his cult of xenophobia as a desperate response to a rapidly changing international landscape. We live in an unprecedented era of connectivity and dissemination of information. The internet has dissolved established cultural borders in a completely new way.

The perspectives of those across continents are immediately available. The lives of the foreigners are on display in the comfort of our own homes. We do not live in an age of utopian empathy, but we do live in an age in which we are being forced to recognize the humanity of those formerly alien to us.

The world is undergoing permanent change, in which conservatism, as we have long understood it, simply cannot survive.

The philosophy is predicated, not just on the exclusion of progress and foreign ideas, but on the ignorance of them. It is easy to rationalize the rejection of the foreigner when your understanding of them is as a theoretical “other,” having little more bearing on your life than a mythical creature.

But that myth is dissolving.

The success of Donald Trump’s campaign, along with Brexit and other ill-conceived far-right movements in the western world, is indicative of mass, existential, conservative panic.

It’s easy to pick apart Trump’s claims about immigrants and his plans to keep them out of the country. They rarely, if ever, approach even common sense. But “sense” is not what the Trump constituency wants.

Globalization is an unavoidable reality with no “sensible” way to prevent. Those desperate to halt this inevitability have turned to the one thing they have left: nonsense. Wall-building, Muslimbanning, orange, crude, racist nonsense.

Trump is the culmination of the American Right realizing that its days are quite numbered.

Now, this will not spell the end of conservative thought. The human race will always find a comfortable status quo to defend. But we are fundamentally changing the nature of that status quo.

Culture is evolving, and “securing the border” can’t stop that. The age of American conservatism as defined by protected borders and homogeneity is ending. Trump is a sign of the death throes.

Andrew Allen is a senior majoring in communications.

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CULTURE

THE MATURITY COLUMN

Don’t mess with millenials and their social media

Fallout over Fallon’s interview with Trump indicates lack of political comedy available to viewers

People constantly patronize millennials for being “glued to our phones.” We are referred to as the “lazy” generation because we take too many selfies and don’t contribute to

By Nicole Macias society.

Contributing Columnist These stereotypes are damaging.

Generation Y is so much more than that. In 2015 alone, Facebook helped create 1.1 million new jobs in the United Stes, and added $100 billion to the economy, according to a Facebook-sponsored study conducted by Deloitte.

Employers are creating positions such as bloggers, digital marketers and web designers due to the reach of social media platforms, and this is just the beginning. While millennials may obsess over Instagram profiles and Snapchat stories, many do great things with social networking as a distinctive professional asset.

Millennials use social media to build their brands, something the youth of America couldn’t do 15 years ago. Ninety-three percent of marketers say that using social media is essential when advertising their businesses. Through sites like Facebook and Instagram, individuals can promote themselves and their businesses to reach people all over the world.

Take social media tycoon Claudia Oshry.

She was a student at NYU when she received a

fashion PR internship. She soon decided that career track wasn’t for her.

That’s when she started her blog and accompanying Instagram account featuring pop culture and makeup tutorials, which she has turned into steady income. Her Instagram page now has more than two million followers, making “@ girlwithnojob” practically a household name.

Her success story demonstrates that with social media, users can market anything with the right target audience. There are so many different creative areas to hone in on, whether it be a makeup blog, a “foodstagram” or a comedic YouTube channel. It is much easier to make a name for yourself nowadays. All it takes is the right audience to recognize talent and originality for a career to develop.

Contrary to popular opinion, social media has improved our socialization. When you can easily see common interests from Facebook and Instagram posts, or send a silly snap, it is a way to remove awkwardness at social gatherings and feel more familiar with each other. It is also easier to continue conversations and keep in touch with people you’ve just met.

My advice to millennials? Keep doing what you’re doing. We’re a lot smarter than people believe, and we are powerful because with social media, we have the world at our fingertips. Literally.

Nicole Macias is a freshman majoring in English.

Izia Lindsay Lindsay// Contributing Cartoonish

When you pair the most hated man in America with the most beloved guy on television, something interesting is bound to happen.

By Danny New Senior Columnist Ever since Jimmy Fallon ruff led Republican nominee Donald Trump’s hair on “The Tonight Show,” waves of critics have lashed out against how easy he went on the Great Bambino of Bankruptcy. In fact, Variety even reported that Fallon’s “Twitter hate” increased by more than 2,000 percent, and it’s always fun to trust a metric whose name lets you know it’s younger than Honey Boo Boo. I guess most Americans, like myself, are starting to really panic about the possibility of Trump getting elected and expect a trial during every TV appearance he makes. However, Fallon/Trump isn’t “Frost/Nixon.”

Jimmy Fallon has never been a political guy. He just wanted to have both main presidential candidates on his show – as network TV hosts have always done – and handled it in his usual softball way. It’s not his fault America easily handed one of those nominations to a racist lunatic. He still has to make millions of people laugh every night, including, unfortunately, the people who like the racist lunatic.

The real problem here is that liberal America just really misses Jon Stewart.

His replacement, Trevor Noah, and Stephen Colbert are not delivering the ratings networks had hoped for, and John Oliver and Samantha Bee, who provide Internet-dominating coverage, can only do so once a week. So, for some reason, everyone has channeled this uneasiness into ganging up on Jimmy.

And if you were expecting some sort of philosophical ambush from him, then you don’t really understand his game.

Fallon is not Stewart or Oliver. They are political commentators who run/ran po-

litical-commentating shows. They make big, controversial statements. Fallon so rarely says something controversial, his most famous segment is him lip-syncing – he literally loves to say nothing at all.

To expect anything more of him overlooks why his show completely eviscerates every other late-night program in the ratings. He is an entertainer first, and he caters to all ages and regions of the country. Jimmy Fallon is the pop star of comedy. He has cute, viral hits, just like Rihanna has catchy, radio gems.

Yes, not a lot of substance, but a heck of a lot of traction.

It’s funny, one article on Vulture even said, with this interview, he has become Jay Leno, the former host of “The Tonight Show” because his “inoffensiveness has become offensive to cultural elites; his harmlessness is now a liability.”

However, Leno did not climb to number one in the ratings until he questioned actor Hugh Grant about a prostitution scandal with his infamous, “What the hell were you thinking?” So that’s not even true either. Fallon is in his own category of maintaining a strictly-entertainment diet, which probably has the same ingredients as his Ben and Jerry’s “Tonight Dough.”

Of course, I’m not saying that’s how I would have handled it. Frankly, I would have ripped off Trump’s toupee.

He deserves to be put to the test in every public appearance. He is, like I said, a racist lunatic.

However, this is Jimmy Fallon we’re talking about. He’s not trying to be the voice of the people. And if he was, do you really want the voice of the people to be the star of “Fever Pitch?”

The truth is, we really just need Jon Stewart back. Please, Jon, Trump is already dividing us up. Please, oh noble Jewish prince, come back and unite us like Moses in the Republican-Red Sea. Danny New is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism. The Maturity Column runs alternate Thursdays.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT 2016 spring semester. They are now setting their sights on goals for the upcoming year.

“We want to advocate for students; to work with faculty and staff on what they want to see,” Patel said. “We are very student oriented, listening to what they want and help deliver it to them.”

SG aims to forge a bridge between students and university officials. With 103 initiatives already planned, SG sees Awareness Week as a platform to learn more about student needs.

One initiative is Wi-Fi on shuttle buses to the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) campus.

“We were targeting RSMAS because of the commute and we worked with Parking and Transportation for this,” Patel said. “We got the phone call around two weeks ago that it was all set and finalized, ready to be launched within the week or two.”

Executive board seeks out student population with Awareness Week

By Marcus Lim Assistant News Editor

Student Government (SG) Awareness Week aims to make the Executive Board more accessible to students by listening to their concerns and sharing in-progress initiatives.

SG kicked off the week on Monday on the Lakeside Patio with free Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a lottery for a $50 gift card to The Campus Store.

The event served as a casual introduction to the student leaders on campus.

President Vikesh Patel, Vice President Ashley Pittaluga and Treasurer Morgan Owens were elected during the

Another in-progress plan is improving the university’s directory by expanding search options. Owens said the proposed directory would allow students to search for people based on their positions and appointments.

“This is a resource for students to find not only professors but other faculty members that they may not be able to find on Outlook,” he said.

With many more initiatives in mind, Pittaluga also wants to raise more awareness to students about SG to let them know that they are there to help.

“Outreach is in the plans, we are here for the students and want to be that point of contact for them,” Pittaluga said. “We want to be present and available.”

After being elected in March, the three leaders quickly sought out their predecessors to learn more about their roles. During the summer, they met with administrators to discuss potential initiatives and future university plans.

Hallee Meltzer // Photo Editor FACE-TO-FACE: Senior Student Government Senator Robert Renfro gives junior Olivia Gassner a raffle ticket at the “Get To Know Your Senators” event, hosted as part of Student Government Awareness Week, Wednesday afternoon on the Lakeside Patio.

Being among the first few to learn about the changes allowed them to hit the ground running this semester. So far, the SG leaders are enjoying their positions.

“A second ago I feel that we were at the BankUnited Center during Ori-

entation, seeing the seniors in Student Government address us,” Pittaluga said. “And now, I’m thinking, ‘How did we get here?’ It all happened so fast.

We see our futures and all the potential of the future of the incoming students.

The future of the university.”

CAMPUS LIFE

Survivors of Rwandan genocide share benefits of debating

By Brianna Commerford Contributing News Writer

A young generation of four Tutsi survivors from the 1994 Rwandan genocide made a visit to the University of Miami on Tuesday to share their experiences growing up in a country that was once war-torn and seeing it rise from the ashes.

The 1994 genocide, fought between two ethnic clans, the Tutsis and Hutus, left Rwanda in a wake of murder and destruction. Although the victims of the genocide were forced to return to and share the exact grounds with those that killed their families and friends, Rwanda is now a re-born country.

UM Debate hosted the iDebate team, made up of Rwandan high school students, in a public debate in Shoma Hall where the argument, “This House believes aid to Africa is doing more harm than good,” was challenged.

In the spirit of reconciliation, identity and healing, iDebate Rwanda organized the “2016 iDebate Rwanda USA Tour: Voices from a Post Genocide Generation.” The program’s goal is to create a global community and to celebrate the art of civil discourse.

David Steinberg, the director of Debate at UM, took the podium before the discussion to express his appreciation.

“The spirit that this group of people brings with them even after living through the genocide, and their happiness and love for life, will impact everyone here,” he said.

Seventeen-year-old Sharon Bayingana, from the city of Kigali, has been debating with iDebate for a year and a half. She described

Hunter Crenian // Staff Photographer VARIETY OF VOICES: The UDebate team hosts the Rwandan iDebate team Tuesday night in the Communications International Building.

the interconnectedness of her and her teammates as a result of their shared past.

“Everyone was affected by the genocide somehow,” Bayingana said.

The team’s leader, Amos Furaha, 26, is also from Kigali. He and Bayingana grew up just blocks away from each other. Furaha said he wanted to use the U.S. tour to tell others about the resilience of his people.

His mother and father, in their 30s at the time of the genocide, were living in the northeastern part of Rwanda when they were removed for being Tutsis. Furaha was born in a refugee camp, and although he does not remember growing up in the camp, he realizes how far the country has come since his time there.

“The country has been able to develop,” Furaha said. “It is a history we are aware of. We can’t forget it, but it doesn’t remind us of pain.”

Furaha said working with the organization has given him the opportunity to mentor younger generations but also to learn from them.

“I get to interact with a lot of kids, young people that give me hope to know the future is not in the hands of ignorant people. It is a privilege to be a mentor-leader,” he said.

Angela Kagabo’s tie to the 1994 genocide began with her grandparents, who escaped Rwanda and fled to Burundi, a neighboring African country. As a result, sixteen-year-old Kagabo’s mother was born in exile from Rwanda. On her father’s side of the family, the effect of the genocide was just as severe. Her father’s father, a Tutsi, was wealthy, which made him a direct target for the Hutus. He fled to Uganda, where her father was eventually born.

More than 20 years later, Kagabo said she still deals with prejudice. She said every time she goes somewhere, people ask if she identifies as Hutu or Tutsi.

“I don’t want to have an identity as either or; I just want to be a Rwandan,” she said.

The political and economic picture in Rwanda, however, is promising. The nation is home to one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, with a GDP growth of 8 percent annually.

Students noted how different the environment and weather in Miami is from their home. Kagabo said she loves Miami so much, she is considering applying for college. Bayingana specifically realized the cultural diversity of the city and campus.

“We have met Russians, Cubans and Colombians,” Bayingana said.

For Bayingana, Furaha and Kagabo, iDebate is a way of remembering their families’ histories and sharing it with others. The three have been able to expand their horizons in their debate journey by interacting with groups of people they may never have otherwise encountered.

“It is a process of growth because it takes you out of a box,” Bayingana said. “It shows you sides of life and that there is a difference out there. It is not just your life that matters.”

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ADMINISTRATION

SENATE RECAP

Frenk focuses on education, students during town hall

Voter awareness, smoking fines, Freshman Leadership Council

By Amanda Herrera Assistant News Editor

University of Miami President Julio Frenk announced on Wednesday that increasing endowment and meeting 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need of students will be the top priority of his new capital campaign, expected to begin between late 2017 and early 2018.

During his third town hall meeting this semester in the Roadmap to Our New Century series, Frenk discussed his commitment to providing students with affordable education, in hopes that it will allow students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds to attend the university.

The university gives out primarily merit-based aid, meaning any student with a record of high achievement receives financial assistance, even if he or she can afford to attend the university without it. Frenk said he wants UM to move away from merit-based aid and toward need-based financial aid so admitted students with financial constraints,can attend and benefit from going to a selective university.

“Your economic circumstance should not be a barrier for determining that you do not come to the University of Miami,” he said.

Frenk said the university has already taken steps toward providing financial assistance to students with demonstrated need, but more has to be done.

The ambitious goal of meeting 100 percent of students’ financial need is important to Frenk because, along with giving bright, underprivileged students a chance at a top-50 education, it will open new doors for the continued diversification of the university.

“They don’t even bother applying because they figure they will not be able to afford an education here,” Frenk said.

Junior Aaron Gluck, who did not attend the town hall but has been following Frenk’s initatives, said the goal to help students with different socioeco-

By Jorge Chabo Staff Writer

Senators discuss constituent outreach

Hunter Crenian // Staff Photographer THINKING AHEAD: President Julio Frenk leads a meeting about research and innovation Wednesday morning in the Shalala Student Center as part of his Town Hall series.

nomic backgrounds is the right thing to do.

“People that have the standards to attend the university should be able to,” Gluck said. “It shouldn’t be based on whether they can pay or not.”

Executive Vice President and Provost Thomas LeBlanc and Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely joined Frenk at the meeting held in the Shalala Student Center. Whitely served as moderator while LeBlanc helped answer questions alongside Frenk.

LeBlanc chimed in to reference UM’s rank as the No. 11 institution for students graduating with the least amount of debt. In the 2017 U.S. News and World Report’s National University Rankings that came out on Sept. 12, UM went up seven ranks since last year, to No. 44.

LeBlanc said part of the reason was that as of a few years ago, the university began requiring students to fill out the College Board CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. This application allows the university to get a more accurate representation of financial need, therefore allowing students to not only receive financial aid from the federal government but also from UM. “We’ve taken the savings from people who didn’t have true need; we put it back into the upper classes so the gradu-

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ating class had less student debt,” said LeBlanc. “We will continue to do that gradually and hopefully, in 10 years, we will be able to meet the full need of students.”

The town hall, the third of seven this semester, was one of the last opportunities to suggest feedback on the Roadmap initiatives before they are voted on by the Board of Trustees in October.

The initial process for the construction of the Roadmap began a year ago when Frenk held his first town hall as the newly-appointed president. During the town hall, he announced the launch of his 100 Days of Listening campaign, in which he would listen to suggestions from the UM community on how to improve the university as it prepares for its centennial.

After those 100 days, Frenk created eight groups of four people, including faculty, staff and students, to draft eight initiatives. The drafts were sent out to the UM community via email over the summer.

Frenk’s third town hall meeting was focused on education and students with the central focus being on four Roadmap Initiatives: Hemispheric University Consortium, Culture of Belonging, Access to Excellence and Educational Innovation.

To read more about the town halls so far, visit themiamihurricane.com.

During an open forum, Speaker of the Senate Josh Zuchniarz questioned how effectively senators spread awareness to their voters.

Some senators send out information in mass email s to voters through listservs in their respective schools of study. However, the majority of the senators share information through word of mouth, a strategy Zuchniarz said doesn’t reach enough people.

In order to improve outreach, Zuchniarz asked the Senate for ideas. Commuter Senator, Liztiffany Couceiro, suggested a partnership with UMTV to broadcast a panel of senators answering questions from their voters.

David Mejia, also a commuter senator, suggested setting up senator tables at events the Senate co-sponsors. During these events, students could approach and ask them questions.

“We could do a lot to improve our outreach,” Mejia said.

This week is Student Government Awareness week.

UM cracking down on smoking

Dean of Students Ricardo Hall told the senators to watch out for smokers on campus. UM will begin to fine repeat offender students upward of $50 for smoking.

“Confront the person and remind them that there’s no smoking allowed on this campus,” Hall said.

Hall said if you get a picture of their Cane Card, it can be sent to him at doso@miami.edu.

Freshman Leadership Council

A new group of students have been chosen for the Freshman Leadership Council (FLC), a group that is made up of freshmen and is under the Executive Branch of Student Government. Twenty students were chosen out of 72 applicants who interviewed.

Ashley Pittaluga, vice president of Student Government, said FLC’s main goal is to build students into leaders so they are prepared no matter where they go.

“We were looking for students with potential. These are students who would benefit a lot from this and launch them into leadership,” she said.

Notes:

President Frenk will visit Senate on Oct. 8 at 4:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all students.

UMPD Safety Fair is on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. on the Rock.

A co-sponsorship bill for Homecoming passed. The Homecoming Executive Committee will receive $500 in co-sponsorship funding from SG.

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financial aid complications inconsistent with university goals

Evelyn Choi // Staff Photographer FINANCIAL FIASCO: Former UM student Eric Calero transfered to FIU after a significant amount of his financial aid was taken away because of a misunderstanding with OFAS.

By Isabella Cueto, Julie Harans, Sherman Hewitt and Jackie Yang Hurricane Staff

Eric Calero went through his freshman year at the University of Miami on what he thought was a full scholarship. He majored in finance and was involved in the Association of Commuter Students and the Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos.

Three days before his sophomore year, Calero checked his CaneLink account and discovered that the financial aid package he was expecting had decreased by $16,100. In the following days, Calero was told he either had to pay the difference by the tuition deadline or transfer.

He now attends Florida International University, where he is enrolled in several classes that are unrelated to his major and will likely graduate a semester late.

MONEY PROBLEMS

Calero’s case is one example of problems students say they’ve faced while dealing with the UM’s financial aid system.

Students have reported untimely notifications, delays in financial aid arrival, miscommunication with the office and last-minute adjustments to aid packages.

Though Calero turned in his documents on time, Joanne Brown, the di-

rector of financial aid for UM’s Office of Financial Assistance (OFAS), said nearly 700 students failed to meet the April 15 deadline this year, causing a “bottleneck” in processing the documents.

“We had a much higher volume this year than in past years,” Brown said.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened on Jan. 1, 2016. By April 15, students applying for aid needed to submit all required documents to OFAS; these include W-2 forms, tax returns, the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile and the FAFSA, as well as any additional requested forms. Aug. 1 was the first deadline to pay tuition, and if students did not pay tuition by Sept. 8, they were at risk of their class schedule being cancelled.

Brown said the staff was working overtime to field requests in what she called “peak processing mode.” Half of the staff focused on routine work, while the other half worked on troubleshooting urgent cases, such as students facing possible enrollment cancellation. The volume of requests flooded phone lines, causing long wait times for some students.

Even when students did turn in required documents on time, they still had trouble receiving their financial aid.

Sophomore Sarah Schoening found that her President’s Scholarship was

missing from her list of financial awards on CaneLink prior to the Aug. 1 tuition deadline.

“I talked to a bunch of people, and they were all saying, ‘Oh, this is the wrong person. You have to call this person,’” Schoening said. “They were bouncing everyone around, and they were saying that tons of people were having this problem and that it was going to be fixed.”

The last-minute nature of these problems led to added pressure, further worsening student concerns.

“It was only five or six days until the due date for tuition,” Schoening said. “I was getting worried that it wasn’t going to be fixed.”

Schoening’s case was resolved just in time for the fall semester. However, miscommunication is not the sole source of the problems.

MISSING DOCUMENTS

Another student, Nick, who preferred not to use his real name, worked with Brown to fill out his CSS Profile and submit his documents before the April deadline. Nick said Brown confirmed with him over the phone that the forms had been turned in and he would receive aid in the fall.

In May, Nick received a notification saying that he needed to turn in several

tax documents. The office claimed his file was missing some of the forms he had already submitted in February. He refiled those forms.

The week before classes started, Nick’s “To-Do List” on CaneLink indicated he was also missing a non-custodial parent form, which he said he also gave to Brown in February. In order to fill out the non-custodial parent form, Nick needed a written statement from someone close to his family confirming that his parent was not present to fill out tax returns.

“I used my high school principal because I went to a small school and he knew my family,” Nick said.

After Nick called the office again to ask about the form, the issue was quickly resolved. The original document had been there the whole time, timestamped in February. When he pressed a staff member on why this form was missing, he said she told him that the “scanning department” misplaced it.

During The Miami Hurricane’s reporting for this story, other OFAS staff members also mentioned the “scanning department,” referring to the Document Management System that scans documents for more than 100 departments at the university.

“We have to have people sift through thousands and thousands of documents, and that includes Admissions, Financial Aid, the Registrar. So, it’s a central reposi-

It was only five or six days until the due date for tuition. I was getting worried that it wasn’t going to be fixed.

Sarah Schoening, sophomore tory for the entire university,” said Raymond Nault-Hix, director of OFAS. The financial aid office will not review an application until a student’s file has been marked “Complete for Review” on

CaneLink. If Nick had not persistently followed up with OFAS, he may not have received his financial aid package.

“At no point did they say, ‘We’re sorry,’” he said. “It’s incredibly stressful, especially when you’re a 100-percent financial aid person and they f*** up all your stuff.”

It wasn’t until the last week of August that Nick received the aid.

LACK OF ALERTS

Although students are notified of to-do list items and changes to their financial awards via email, student complain that these notifications are not always timely.

Junior Allen Liu receives both a fulltuition Singer Scholarship and tuition remission because his father is a university employee. Liu said he received his financial aid package on time and paid off his remaining room and board fees in July; however, Liu said he got an email on Aug. 24 notifying him that he was at risk of having his classes cancelled due to a remaining balance on his account.

Upon checking CaneLink, Liu discovered that on Aug. 12, his account had been charged $800. This charge represented the excess aid included in Liu’s original aid package in July.

Liu’s case indicated an issue with the notification system, but he was able to resolve this issue quickly due to the relatively small additional payment of $800.

For other students, untimely adjustments to financial aid had larger repercussions.

Calero said his problems began on June 17, when he received his financial aid package for the 2016-2017 school year. His awards listed $41,700 in aid, which included $7,500 in loans. This was a 23 percent decrease from the $53,670 in aid he received his freshman year, an amount that did not include any loans.

The unexpected drop in aid forced Calero to reconsider whether he could afford to return to UM in the fall.

“This semester, I was supposed to be an RA in Hecht,” Calero said. “I had to tell my Hecht advisors that I didn’t know if I would be going to UM or not.”

When he realized the drastic change in aid, Calero went to OFAS and spoke with advisor Nichole Antilla. He said she told him he was awarded $13,000 in

“accidental aid” his freshman year because the office thought he was living on campus when he was actually commuter student.

“I think they were being completely dishonest with what they were taking away,” Calero said. “You don’t just take away 13K and say, ‘Oh I thought you were living on campus.’”

The other $7,000 of the deduction was because of a financial adjustment after his brother got married and moved out of their family home.

“So for the next month, I was trying to talk to basically anybody I could,” Calero said.

He submitted records of the nearly $10,000 in medical expenses for his mother’s illness. He spoke to Brown, who helped get him an additional $4,000, but it was still insufficient.

After several revisions and meetings with advisors, Calero said he was glad to resolve the problem on Aug. 18 with $49,000 in aid and a $6,500 loan he accepted that same night.

Calero awoke the next day to see that his financial aid package had decreased to $32,900. It was Aug. 19, just days before the beginning of the semester.

He said what ensued was a chaotic week of calling OFAS in hopes of figuring out a way he could continue attending UM. The response he got, however, was not what he expected. Calero said the office accused him of being dishonest about his resident status.

“Advisors were very rude with me, telling me that I should stop calling the office,” Calero said. “You guys have done me dirty here and I can complain as much as I want.”

In the end, Calero was told if he could not find a way to pay tuition, he should consider transferring to another institution. As a last effort, he sent an email to advisor Nault-Hix saying he was being “hung out to dry” instead of being helped.

“I was hoping to work with you all to find a solution so I would not have to be left to transfer to a different school on short notice,” he wrote. “But I guess there is nothing more you want to do on your end.”

He received no response. Just before the semester started, Calero withdrew from UM. “They kind of made it seem like I was an isolated case,” Calero said. “They made it seem like I was the only one who got excessive aid.”

‘ACCIDENTAL AID’

Sophomore Ralph Paz also had “accidental aid” taken away due to confusion about his resident status.

As a result, he is taking extra classes each semester to graduate a year early.

Paz was awarded about $44,000 his freshman year. At the start of this academic year, that went down to about $33,000.

Paz met with Antilla, who said a portion of the deduction occurred because Congress discontinued the federal Perkins Loan at the end of last academic year. The remainder was the result of excessive aid.

“She said, ‘The reason you don’t have these this time around was because last year, we didn’t make a distinction between commuter students and residents,’” Paz said.

This meant he received money to pay for room and board on campus, even though he indicated on

official documents he was a commuter student. It should be relatively simple to know if a student is living on campus or not, Paz said, and it is a problem if OFAS cannot differentiate between these students.

“There seems to be a lot of disorganization in the financial aid office,” he said.

Paz emphasized his issue with financial aid was not because he was missing documents or turned them in after the April 15 deadline. In fact, he said he makes it a point to submit his forms in a timely fashion and in person at the front counter of the office.

He prefers to give advisors a hard copy of his file so it is “hard to miss.”

“If I turn it in by email, I know it will either take way too long, it’ll get lost, they’re not going to look at it, they’re going to forget to open it,” Paz said.

Documents submitted to OFAS make just one stop before reaching the office, according to John Haller, vice president of Enrollment Management.

Once forms are submitted, they go to Document Management, where they are scanned and indexed.

The scanning department then emails the documentation to OFAS. “That’s the beauty of technology today. It’s a paperless area,” Haller said. “There’s a number of individuals who will be working to scan and index the documents, but it’s one person then it goes right to an advisor electronically.”

Despite students’ reports of receiving “accidental aid,” Haller said the office does not use the term “accidental aid.” He said changes in a student’s FAFSA, CSS Profile, supplemental financial documentation, residency status or position as a full- or part-time student could affect perceived financial need, which in turn would alter the awarded aid.

Whether or not students received tuition deadline extensions depended on when documents were delivered to OFAS, according to Haller.

If students turned in documents on time but still had extenuating circumstances, “it may take some time to resolve. As long as the receipt of those documents come in a timely manner and there’s time to adjust it, then we would keep to the deadline,” he said.

Documents turned in after the deadline with extenuating circumstances, however, became “tricky.”

“The later the information comes in makes it even more difficult. That’s why adhering to the financial aid deadline is really important,” Haller said.

PRESIDENT’S PRIORITIES

At his inauguration in January, President Julio Frenk announced that one of his Roadmap Initiatives was to provide “Access to Excellence” by meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for students through both merit-based and need-based scholarships.

For the 2016-2017 school year, 7073 students applied for financial aid, and 95 percent of those students received aid.

At a roundtable discussion with student leaders and Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely, Frenk said meeting the highest possible percentage of student need is a university-wide focus.

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“Student financial aid is our number one priority,” he said.

Jennifer Rau is assistant to vice president for Student Affairs and a university ombudsperson. Her role as ombudsperson means if a student has an issue with a university department, she will liaise between the two parties and advise the best way to handle the matter.

“It’s a remarkable goal. It really is,” Rau said. “The only other institutions that try to achieve this are Ivy League Schools,” she said.

Rau said at the beginning of September that she had not heard any complaints from students about delayed financial aid.

Whitely said she had “heard rumblings” about students’ issues with financial aid disbursement and wants to know more about problems so she can offer solutions.

“If there are specifics, please let us know so we can follow up,” she said. “If there are administrative concerns that we need to fix, then we need to get on top of that.”

Whitely later redirected Hurricane reporters to Haller for comment.

Haller emphasized that students are the priority.

“At the end of the day, the goal is to see them receive a college degree, and if for whatever reason they can’t do it at the University of Miami, then at least we want to afford them the opportunity to do it in an institution,” Haller said.

THE ROAD AHEAD

While administrative issues can cause problems with financial aid, students must do their part to avoid potential complications.

College Financial Aid Advisors Founder Jodi Okun stressed the importance of “financial literacy” and students taking responsibility for the status of their aid. Checking the student portal on a daily basis, following deadlines and immediately addressing issues are all crucial parts of the process.

“If things don’t look right, don’t let it just fly,” she said. “Be your own advocate.”

For the first time, the FAFSA will be available three months earlier than usual, on Oct. 1, and incoming freshmen will submit financial aid applications just once, rather than going through the resubmission process that has been routine for the past few years.

Brown said the office was “very excited” about this change, as it would give OFAS more time to process documents.

“I’m confident that we can do the work with enough time,” Brown said.

OFAS may move up deadlines for student documents next year. Yet for some students, including Calero, the damage is done.

As an incoming freshman, Calero expressed excitement for his future at UM in an interview with The Miami Hurricane.

“I really feel myself getting into the UM community,” Calero said. “I feel myself going through with ease … I feel like the next four years are going to be fun.”

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FAFSA Fast Facts The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form that evaluates financial standing and is required to apply for need-based aid.

Students can fill out the FAFSA online at fafsa.ed.gov.

FAFSA is required by UM along with the CSS Profile, a supplementary form that provides more detailed information about household finances.

For the 2017-2018 school year, students can fill out the FAFSA as early as Oct. 1, three months earlier than in previous years. UM requires continuing students to submit the FAFSA and supporting documentation by mid-April.

Students must reapply each year to be eligible for federal aid.

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‘ ‘Saint Pablo Tour’ puts audience before artist, encourages crowd participation

By Alyssa Bolt Edge Editor

Izia Lindsay // Contributing Cartoonist

Musical features political satire fit for election season

By Israel Aragon Staff Writer

In an election cycle like this one, Americans might forget that dysfunctional politics is a national tradition.

The theatre department reminds audiences of the timeless absurdity of running for office with its first fall production, award-winning musical “Of Thee I Sing.”

“It’s about the political circus that goes around election time,” director David Williams said. “So even though it was written in 1931, it reflects exactly what’s going on right now and what we’re watching every day and night

Fog machines pump white puffs of mist into the air. Ominous, low bass tones hum from the speakers. The lights go dark for just a moment. Then, Yeezus himself descends toward the crowd on a suspended platform as the first track in his set list blasts.

Kanye West’s Saint Pablo Tour, promoting his eighth studio album, “The Life of Pablo,” was held back-to-back at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Friday and Saturday.

Fans packed the arena to see the 22 Grammy Award-winning rapper in the flesh.

While some artists choose to perform songs from only their newest album, West featured a variety of tracks. Older hits included “Jesus Walks” and “Touch the Sky,” while more recent ones included “Fade” and “Famous.”

on the news. It shouldn’t be surprising, and yet it is.”

“Of Thee I Sing,” which opens at the Ring Theatre on Sept. 29, is an election-themed satire written by renowned composers and lyricists George and Ira Gershwin. In 1932, it was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The score is upbeat, like many of George Gershwin’s orchestral compositions, and contrasts with the gravity of the issues.

“Of Thee I Sing” tells the story of John P. Wintergreen, played by junior musical theatre major Daniel Barrett, who runs for president of the United States on the “love” platform and later finds himself in a fierce political mess.

“The show is as much of a gift for our actors as I hope it will be for our audiences,” Barrett said. “Every day we are seeing the most ridiculous, theatrical, presidential race arguably in history. In this wonderful play we are challenging that world and satirizing it on stage.”

UM students had mixed feelings about the set list.

“I would have liked him to play a few more of his old songs, even though he did play a variety from all his albums,” said junior psychology major Sofia Coll.

West chose to both open and close his performances with tracks from “The Life of Pablo.”

He opened with “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” and “Pt. 2,” while he closed with “Fade” and “Ultralight Beam.”

After finishing “Ultralight Beam,” West’s platform quickly descended. Fans stuck around for a few minutes afterward, waiting to see whether West would perform an encore. However, once the lights were turned back on in the arena, concertgoers filed out of their seats.

The sound quality in the arena was remarkable. West’s crisp, clear vocals bumbled between his natural voice and auto-tune effects depending on the song. While the bass in the arena was strong, it didn’t overpower the performances or sacrifice sound quality for bravado.

West’s crowd work was impressive as well.

He paused to talk to the crowd throughout the concerts and encouraged the audience to sing along to his songs.

During “Heartless,” West sang one line of the chorus then paused to let the crowd sing the next lyric. This back-and-forth participation continued throughout the song, culminating in the crowd clapping along to the beat as the music stopped and only West’s voice could be heard.

During an intermission on Friday, West discussed his art, inspiration and dreams. “One hundred years from now, none of us will be here,” West said. “But what did we do while we were here?”

Some lighting effects made it difficult for fans in the upper seating levels to see West or take clear photographs, although the moving suspended platform brought fans much closer to West than a standard stationary stage would have.

“I also loved the consistency of the mood that the lights set,” said Veena Karanam, a junior microbiology and literature major. “I went to ‘Yeezus’ in 2013 and that was exciting and super dynamic because of the consistent mood shifting, but ‘Pablo’ was nice because it was more about enjoying the music than putting on a show.”

The Saint Pablo Tour is truly an unforgettable experience. West performs a wide selection of his singles, interacts with the crowd and brings a dynamic, moving element to his performances: the suspended platform.

For West fans or just fans of hip-hop and rap in general, this is a tour worth traveling for.

The next Saint Pablo Tour dates are Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

The tour runs through Oct. 29. Tickets start at $25 on Ticketmaster.

Barrett will perform alongside female lead and junior musical theatre major Shannon Booth, who will take on the role of Wintergreen’s wife, Mary Turner.

The musical is considered an important part of theatre history for being the first musical that is completely satirical in nature.

“It pokes fun at the political arena and it’s a spoof,” Williams said. “It’s not heavy, but in many ways, it’s better at telling us about our own political Amanda Prats // Contributing Photographer shenanigans than actually listening to PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE: The cast of “Of The I Sing” rehearses for their upcoming premiere in a Hecht the news. It shines a spotlight on the silclassroom Tuesday night. liness of it all but also the importance of it all.” ing and dancing and silly jokes,” Wil- is made is not necessarily what everyDespite its mockery of presiden- liams said. “It’s very lighthearted, and body would hope or wish it was. Politial campaigns, “Of Thee I Sing” has it doesn’t take itself seriously although tics is inherently unfair. We shine very mass appeal. The musical makes no it discusses a very serious topic.” bright spotlights on all of that.” direct references to the ideologies of Williams deliberately planned for “Of Thee I Sing” opens at the political parties, ensuring that people the musical to play before the election. Ring Theatre on Sept. 29 and will of all sides of the political spectrum In this version of the musical, the cast play until Oct. 8. Tickets are available will be able to enjoy the performance uses contemporary references as op- on the theatre group’s official website for what it is. posed to 1931 references that could be and are $10 for UM students, $22 for “Even if you don’t know about the lost on the audience. seniors, UM faculty and alumni and politics of the United States, it’s funny, “There are things to be learned $25 for regular visitors. it’s fast, it’s furious, and there’s sing- here,” Williams said. “How a president

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Kaaya playing his way to Heisman Contention

By Cody Brown Senior Sports Writer

It must be frustrating for Brad Kaaya to hear about how great some of the other ACC quarterbacks are every time he turns on the television or goes online. But now the junior quarterback has a legitimate chance to be in the running for college football’s most prestigious individual award: the Heisman Trophy.

For the past three years, Kaaya has been on par with quarterbacks who statistically consistently overshadow him.

Kaaya’s stellar freshman season went almost unnoticed nationally because of the large shadow cast by reigning Heisman winner and FSU quarterback Jameis Winston. What many didn’t realize was that Kaaya threw for more touchdowns and fewer interceptions, had a higher quarterback rating and outplayed Winston in a narrow head-to-head loss that year. Now, fast forward to Kaaya’s sophomore campaign. Heading into the season, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson received all the attention that the media had to offer. Even after far outperforming Watson in his freshman season, Kaaya couldn’t garner any hype of his own.

While other players certainly are worthy of the attention they are receiving, Kaaya deserves some of the same. He has performed at an All-American level throughout his career and is one of the best NFL prospects college football has to offer. So why does he continuously end up with the short end of the stick? The answer comes down to winning.

Both Winston and Watson led their teams to the College Football Playoffs, as Kaaya toiled away on mediocre teams.

While none of the blame for a lack of wins can be put on Kaaya, the fact of the matter is that winning trumps statistics in almost every media pundit’s mind. If you don’t win, you don’t get talked about and you don’t get the credit that you deserve.

However, all that seems to have changed this year. With a new coach and an energized fan base behind him, Kaaya

has led the Canes to a 3-0 record out of the gate. And as Miami prepares to kick off conference play in the coming weeks, it is time to talk about him as a legitimate dark horse Heisman candidate. It is almost a given that he will put up his annual 3,000 or more passing yards and 25 or more passing touchdowns by the time December comes around, but that won’t be what gets him invited to New York. Big performances that lead to wins against some of the nation’s most recognized programs will.

In three weeks, Kaaya will get his first shot to prove his Heisman worthiness on a national stage against FSU. Kaaya has played the two best games of his career against FSU, and after the Seminoles suffered a 53-point blowout loss to Louisville last Saturday, it looks as if Miami should be favored at home against its archrival.

Win that one, and the Heisman buzz will commence. A few weeks later, the Hurricanes will head to South Bend to take on college football’s most historic program, Notre Dame. With a big game and a win on network television, Kaaya could officially be considered a Heisman candidate as the calendar flips to November. Continue to play well and take care of business against lesser opponents in the final month of the regular season, and the Canes will score a date with a top five team from the Atlantic Division in the ACC Championship Game. That would present a great opportunity for the all-important Heisman moment, and an ACC Championship would have to make Kaaya a frontrunner for the Heisman and make his team a serious contender for the College Football Playoff.

Although this scenario seems well within reach for Miami and its quarterback, it is only hypothetical for now. At the moment, the story remains similar to the past two years, as other ACC teams and quarterbacks hog the spotlight. Watson and his Clemson Tigers have received almost too much attention for their own good in the early stages of this season.

There is also a new guy on the block in Louisville, and his name is Lamar Jackson. You would be hard-pressed to find a show, sound bite or tweet related to col-

Josh White // Contributing Photographer EYES ON THE PRIZE: Junior quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) rolls to his right, looking for an open player during the football win over FAMU in August. Kaaya has the potential to be a prime contender for the coveted Heisman Trophy.

lege football that doesn’t mention him at least seven times. He has catapulted himself to the top of current Heisman projections by leading his team to blowout victories in each of its first three contests. But

did you know that there is actually another star ACC quarterback that has led his team to three straight convincing wins to start the season? You probably have heard of him. His name is Brad Kaaya.

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Women’s team working to reach new heights this season

By Isaiah Kim-Martinez Sports Editor

The Hurricanes will compete in the Miami Fall Invite this weekend, but the three-day competition means more to the team as a time to get better.

“It’s not focusing on the results, it’s focusing on the process,” Head Coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. “There are little things we need to work on. I told the girls that we need to put the results to the side in the fall, if we are going to see improvements in the spring.”

Collegiate tennis operates on a different schedule depending on the semester. In the fall, teams across the country compete in invitational tournaments to improve as programs, and to gain singles and doubles competition rankings. The spring is when universities compete against one another, culminating in the NCAA tournament in May. The Canes had success on all accounts last season. They made it

all the way to the final in the ACC Championship, the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Team Championship and the semifinals in the NCAA Singles Championship. Miami wants to go even further this season.

“Losing in the semifinals of the NCAA last year; I always want to get better,” junior Sinead Lohan said. “I was thinking to myself after that match that maybe if I practiced a bit harder, that maybe I wouldn’t have lost.”

Yaroshuk-Tews has a plan to make sure her team reaches new levels.

“This year we will definitely be putting more emphasis on strength and conditioning,” Yaroshuk-Tews said. “We need to get better at doubles; we need to learn more about it. We need to have more of a sense of understanding on what to do on the doubles court and not just rely on the singles points as much as we do.”

Getting better as a team usually starts with the returning players.

“I needed to work on my agility, getting faster on the court,” Lohan, who is ranked No. 5 in the country in singles competition, said. “I worked on that a lot over summer. I also played a few tournaments over summer; it was good practice for me.”

Sophomore Ana Madcur, who is ranked No. 117 in singles competition, has her eyes set on improvement across the board as well.

“We did a pretty good job last season and played well in tough moments, but we have plenty of areas to get better,” Madcur said.

“I have to be more solid at every single point; I’m also working on my serve.”

Yaroshuk-Tews also talked about the talented group of newcomers in the program, including a few freshmen.

“All the returners are playing really good tennis, sprinkle that in with some very talented freshmen and we can have a special team,” Yaroshuk-Tews said.

The coaching staff has not been easy on the team coming into this season, but the players appreciate that and understand what is necessary to reach new goals.

“Practices have been tough, but very good,” Madcur said.

Yaroshuk-Tews, the program’s all-time winningest coach in 15 years at Miami, knows a thing or two about how to get the best out of her players.

“Building good communication between players and coaches,” Yaroshuk-Tews said after being asked about what the team is looking to accomplish this fall. “Keeping an eye on the new players and making sure their transitions are as smooth as possible.”

The Hurricanes have even added yoga to their practice schedule.

“It’s great,” Madcur said with a smile. “It helps a lot to stretch our bodies and relax. It helps us to concentrate.”

The whole team has goals for this year, and it looks to continue to execute its plan for the rest of the fall and into the spring.

“It’s all about continuing the culture,” Yaroshuk-Tews said.

“Sometimes when you add new players, things can change. We want to make sure that by the end of the fall semester, we are running on all cylinders.”

FOOTBALL The team is on a bye week after an impressive 3-0 start to the season.

The Canes have defeated FAMU, FAU and Appalachian State and are now ranked No. 15 in the country by the AP Poll.

SOCCER The Hurricanes fought hard to outplay No. 3 FSU last weekend in Tallahassee but lost 1-0 despite taking nine shots in the game. The schedule doesn’t get any easier, as the team hosts No. 2 Virginia at 7 p.m. Thursday in Cobb Stadium.

VOLLEYBALL Miami begins ACC play by traveling to Tallahassee to play rival FSU at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Hurricanes will also face off against Notre Dame on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Knight Sports Complex.

TENNIS The Canes will host the Miami Fall Invite, a three-day tournament that will be taking place all day from Friday to Sunday at Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

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Dear V, I’ve been dating my girlfriend for three years. I’ll be honest, I’m an attractive guy.

I’m all about getting gains, I’m focused on my swoleness and I never skip leg day.

All jokes aside, I keep myself in tip-top shape. My girlfriend does too, or at least she used to. Lately, she’s let herself go.

I’m not saying I’m not attracted to her anymore – I love my girlfriend for what’s on the inside, not the outside – but the fact is, we first met each other at the gym. We’re both gym rats, and we both believe staying in shape is important.

That’s why I’m not sure why my girlfriend is no longer putting in effort. She doesn’t wear makeup anymore, she’s always in PJs or sweats and she’s gained about 15 pounds in the last two months.

Like I said, I love my girlfriend for who she is, not what she looks like. But it feels unfair that I’m putting in effort to stay attractive and she’s suddenly not trying anymore.

I’ve thought about asking her what happened, but I’m afraid of hurting her feelings.

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Sincerely, Swoleness McGainz Dear Swoleness McGainz, You’re not being narcissistic or superficial by expecting your girlfriend to keep in shape.

If she was in shape when you started dating, then there’s clearly been a change. Sure, you love her for who she is, but ultimately, it’s important that a couple is physically attracted to each other, too. If one partner stays in shape and the other doesn’t, that can lead to infidelity or resentment.

That said, it sounds like something’s going on with your girlfriend.

It seems odd that she’d suddenly get too comfortable and lose control of her appearance now, after three years. That kind of thing is usually a gradual change, but this sounds like a sudden shift.

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Has your girlfriend’s mood changed dramatically? Could something with her family, school or work be causing this? There may be an emotional or medical issue.

Instead of asking her why she’s no longer maintaining her appearance, take a compassionate approach. Say you’ve noticed she’s not acting like her usual self and ask what’s up.

If it turns out that everything is fine and she’s not depressed, too stressed out or sick, feel free to mention keeping in shape. If it’s true that she’s gotten too comfortable, she might need a reminder to keep up with her squats and beauty routine.

Suggest spending some quality time together with a trip to the gym.

-V Have a question for V? Email dearv@ themiamihurricane.com.

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THE MIAMI HURRICANE

September 22 - September 28, 2016

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Canes Calendar

HP Canes Night Live Presents: Canes After DarkAll Around The World 'SJ 4FQU t Q N t Shalala Student Center Come celebrate the diversity of different cultures that makes our campus so special! Join Canes Night Live and a host of other multicultural student organizations in the second Canes After Dark event of the semester!

The night will be filled with activities, entertainment, and of course food from All Around the World!

miami.edu/calendar Thursday, September 22 HP Patio Jams Presents Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Round Q N t -BLFTJEF 1BUJP Come spend your Thursday afternoons with HPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patio Jams! Make sure to come out for this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special Patio Jams Presents Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Round on Thursday from 12:15-1:30 p.m. See you at the Lakeside Patio!

UMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Largest Yoga Class Q N t )FSCFSU 8FMMOFTT $FOUFS $FOUSF Court

In celebration of Yoga Awareness Month, this yoga class is free and open to the UM community. Please bring your own yoga mat. Be sure to check out the #HealthyCampus Expo in the Herbert Wellness Center Atrium at 4:30 p.m. to meet all the UM campus partners involved in making the healthy choice the easy choice. Win a $100 Target gift card or a Fitbit Activity tracker!

Earn one entry by sharing how to stay fit on Instagram (tag @UMiamiWellness and use #HealthyCampus & #FoundMyFit) and by attending the #HealthyCampus Week events.

Soccer vs. Virginia Q N t $PCC 4UBEJVN The University of Miami soccer team is set to begin its ACC home slate Thursday when it hosts second-ranked Virginia at Cobb Stadium at 7 p.m. This will be the first time the Hurricanes play at home

against the Cavaliers since 2012. The first 150 students in attendance will receive Miami soccer scarves and team posters will be available for all fans!

Interactive Theater Q N t 4$ "DUJWJUJFT 4PVUI University of Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interactive Theater Troupe will engage audience as bystanders in the scene â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dorm.â&#x20AC;? Audience members will be able to intervene in common scenarios students may encounter both on and off campus. Counseling Center Peer Educators will be in the audience to assist with discussion and processing of performances.

Friday, September 23 Salsa Craze Weekly Classes Q N t 6$ 4UPSN4VSHF SalsaCraze is one of the University of Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest student organizations. It was founded over a decade ago and our primary objective is to instruct anyone in the ways of salsa dancing. We have a welcoming and friendly atmosphere with a funloving, inclusive culture, and our goal is to enable people to implement what they learn relatively quickly while achieving technical mastery of the dance.

HP Canes Night Live Presents: Canes After Dark- All Around The World Q N t 4IBMBMB 4UVEFOU $FOUFS Come celebrate the diversity of different cultures that makes our campus so spe-

cial! Join Canes Night Live and a host of other multicultural student organizations in the second Canes After Dark event of the semester! The night will be filled with activities, entertainment, and of course food from All Around the World.

Cosford Cinema Presents: GOAT Q N t $PTGPSE $JOFNB Reeling from a terrifying assault over the summer, 19-year-old Brad Land (Ben Schnetzer) starts college determined to get his life back to normal. His brother, Brett (Nick Jonas), is already established on campus and with a fraternity that allures Brad with its promise of protection, popularity, and life-long friendships. Brad is desperate to belong but as he sets out to join the fraternity his brother exhibits reservations, a sentiment that threatens to divide them..

Sunday, September 25 Volleyball vs. Notre Dame B N t ,OJHIU 4QPSUT $PNQMFY The Hurricanes will open conference play with matches against ACC foes Florida State and Notre Dame. Miami will travel to Florida State for its ACC opener at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23, while the Canes will host Notre Dame at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 in their ACC home opener!

Soccer vs. Syracuse Q N t $PCC 4UBEJVN As is the case with all matches at Cobb Stadium, entry to Sunday afternoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game is free. The contest between Miami and Syracuse will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

Saturday, September 24 HP CAC Presents: Finding Dory Q N t $PTGPSE $JOFNB Just keep swimming over to the Cosford this week as we screen Finding Dory! Your favorite friendly but forgetful blue tang fish returns to the big screen! When a field trip brings back some old memories of Doryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, she begins a search for her long-lost parents. With new friends like Hank the septipus and Destiny the whale shark, Dory learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way.

Game Day Shirt Sales $3 All proceeds to the United Way! Available at the Wellness Center, UC Info Desk and SC Suite 206.

Debate Watch Party

.POEBZ 4FQUFNCFS t Q N t 4$ $FOUFS #BMMSPPN

.POEBZ 4FQUFNCFS t Q N t $POWPDBUJPO $FOUFS 'JFMEIPVTF If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be at the debate itself at Hofstra University, then the next best thing is to watch it on the big screen at the University of Miami with us, and our co-sponsors at El Nuevo Herald, The Miami Herald, and News Radio 610 WIOD! Watch Party includes live audience polls, special surprise guests, VIP appearances, and complimentary food and beverages!

Joshua Rivedal presents a 75 minute, 3 component keynote program: Part 1) Theatre, Part 2) An educational session where Josh discusses signs and symptoms of depression and suicide, and Part 3) A panel discussion/Q&A Session. A primal piece of live-storytelling that creates an emotional connection between students and the powerful message that suicide is preventable.

Have an event that you would like to see posted in the ad? Please submit your information at least two weeks in advance to saso@MIAMI.EDU.

Next week...

Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt: Theatre and Suicide Prevention Program