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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
BY ALINA ZERPA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC), an on-campus, archival hub for all things Cuba, received a $2 million gift from the Goizueta Foundation, a philanthropic organization that helps fund educational and charitable institutions. This gift was announced shortly before the opening ceremonies of the annual Week of Cuban Culture, held by the Federation of Cuban Students (known as FEC, for its name in Spanish), which promotes Cuban history and traditions. DESIGN BY SARBANI GHOSH
But UM’s relationship with Cuba extends beyond this week or this collection. In fact, since it opened its doors in 1925, the university has welcomed Cuban students and scholars alike, and they have significantly contributed to campus culture. Aside from the CHC’s academic contributions, FEC members have helped weave their heritage into UM’s social fabric. The Goizueta Foundation’s gift came as part of the Momentum 2 fundraising campaign. Half of the gift, $1 million, will go to the Goizueta Foundation’s Graduate Fellowship Program at UM, which will allow the CHC to award research opportunities to doctoral students across the country.
The foundation also challenged the University of Miami to raise $500,000 in support of CHC. When this is achieved, the foundation will donate $1 million to support the CHC’s mission to preserve and digitize primary and secondary sources about Cuba. The foundation itself is named after Roberto Goizueta, the Cuban-born chairman of the Coca-Cola Company, who died in 1997. The addition that houses the CHC was inaugurated in 2003 after a $2.5 million donation from the foundation.
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Federation of Cuban Students build community
PHOTO COURTESY FEDERACION DE ESTUDIANTES CUBANOS
OPEN DOOR ORIGINS In 1926, UM had an open door for exchanges with Cuba and brought Cuban students and professors to study and teach on campus. In 1928, the first Latin-American student, Carlota Sarah Wright, came from Santiago, Cuba. Two of the Hurricanes’ eight wins during the football teams’ inaugural season were against the University of Havana. One was at home on Thanksgiving Day and the other was in Havana on Christmas Eve. UM’s swimming team also competed against Cuban teams in its early years. When the U.S. placed an embargo against Cuba in 1962, there was an influx of professionals and students in exile who chose to continue their education at the University of Miami. During this time, the Miller School of Medicine created the Cuban Refugee Program to prepare Cuban physicians for the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates. Cuban lawyers and teachers were provided training courses to prepare for jobs in Miami. In 1965, UM established the Cuban Cultural Center at the Koubek Memorial Center, which still exists today. The center helps recently arrived Cuban exiles adjust to life in the United States by providing vocational and cultural programs. With the recent lifting of the embargo, Lillian Manzor, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of Cuban Digital Archives, believes there won’t be much change anytime soon with regards to going to Cuba. “I can see exchange students coming here but, within the next year or two, UM students won’t go there,” she said. “Since we’re from Miami, our students are more at risk … Cuba guards their educational system like UM guards its students.” Manzor, who is originally from Cuba, left the island in 1968 and completed her undergraduate career at UM. She is an associate professor at the Department of Modern Languages and has worked with Cuban students in her classes and in her office. One of those students is sophomore Melissa Hurtado, who came from Cuba in 2002 with her mother.
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“[Manzor] has helped me in so many ways,” Hurtado said. “We discuss lots of Cubanrelated things, and it’s a really important sort of familiarity for me on campus.” Hurtado added that she views campus as a more “international, Americanized place in Miami,” especially since she commutes from Hialeah – a local community heavily populated by Cubans. “Even when I speak Spanish on campus, it’s a lot more formal, neutral, for everyone to understand me,” she said. “I don’t use strong Cuban slang, for example.” Hurtado says the Pollo Tropical restaurant in the food court serves as the extent of Cubans and Cuban-Americans’ on-campus influence. Unlike Hurtado, however, Manzor senses a strong Cuban presence on campus. “Our student body is representative of what’s going on,” Manzor said. “You have the ones who came as babies, the ones on the visa programs, the ones who come through a thirdworld country.” Manzor also plays a large role in cultural exchanges between Miami and Cuba. In 2001, she helped co-organize an international monologue performance festival with UM and Florida International University (FIU) and brought 29 Cubans to perform. In May, Manzor will help host a conference to discuss the cultural situation in Cuba. Topics will include how children’s literature captures everyday life in a communist country and how actors are navigating the bureaucracy to be able to perform. Still, Manzor says UM is falling behind on its relationship with Cuba because, although the embargo should have cut all ties with the island, some Ivy League schools, like Brown University, still collaborate with Cuba. “If there’s an institution that should have relations, it needs to be us,” Manzor said. “If they can work it out, why can’t we?” As of right now, UM has blacklisted any Study Abroad programs to Cuba. Hurtado tried to go for a semester but was told she would have
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to withdraw from school and “figure out the credits on my own.” “Other universities don’t do that, so I think that the relationship that UM has with Cuba is very related to the relationship that the Miami exile community has with Cuba,” Hurtado said. HOME AWAY FROM HOME Until a formal Study Abroad program to Cuba is realized, FEC is continuing its history of spreading cultural awareness. Since 1967, FEC has offered a space for Cubans and CubanAmericans to find a home at UM. Fifth-year seniors and brothers Alejandro and Eduardo Lamas immigrated to Miami from Cuba in 2007. They joined FEC not only to celebrate their culture, but also to integrate themselves with the campus community. “FEC was the first organization I joined at UM ... with them I learned about school pride,” Eduardo said. Alejandro says FEC has helped him feel comfortable as a Cuban student on campus. “I’ll always be proud to be Cuban, and the fact that I am able to show my culture on campus without discrimination makes me feel happy and proud,” Alejandro said. The club serves as a bridge for the campus community to learn about Cuban culture and its influence on Miami through events throughout the year, according to Daniela Lorenzo, FEC’s president-elect. “A lot of our events, like Honorary Cuban and Week of Cuban Culture, are really popular, and those that know about it look forward to it every year,” she said. “Cubans settled [in Miami] and made this city what it is ... knowing the culture, the food, the traditions, etc. are incredibly important in order to fully enjoy and appreciate [Miami].” FEC started out with political and military aims, with members going to the Everglades every weekend to train in a military capacity, according to Gladys Gomez-Rossie, the FEC’s adviser since 1998. She has been working in Richter library since 1967.
“Back then, students came from Cuba and their idea was, ‘My parents got me out of Cuba, I want go back and fight for Cuba,’” she said. “But later on, the university told them that in order for them to be given an office, they needed to become a cultural organization, not political.” For Gomez-Rossie, the mention of Week of Cuban Culture conjures up a wide smile and clear excitement. She came to the U.S. as part of Operation Pedro Pan. During this exodus, thousands of Cuban youths arrived in Miami without their parents, due to the fear many Cuban parents had that Castro would indoctrinate their children. Although Gomez-Rossie was part of a mass exodus from her home country, sharing her Cuban heritage is important to her. “It’s important because it’s showing off on campus who we are,” she said. “You’re always happy to share your culture, you want to share what you think is great ... because here you have people from all over the rest of the world.” William Riggin contributed to this report.
MONDAY, MARCH 2 ABUELITA’S BREAKFAST THE ROCK 9:30 A.M. PEDRO PAN EXODUS FORUM SAC BALLROOM EAST 6:30 P.M.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 SG PRESENTS: AZUCAR AND FASHION SHOW THE ROCK 12 P.M. CAC PRESENTS: SCARFACE COSFORD CINEMA 7 P.M.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 DISCOVER CUBA SAC PATIO 12 P.M. DOMINO EF-FEC-T MOSS TERRACE 6 P.M.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS PRESENTS: CARNAVAL CUBANO THE ROCK 12 P.M.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma suspended Sisters to be given alumna status BY SHERMAN HEWITT ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR
The University of Miami chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity was suspended for two years Saturday, effective May 2015. The Delta Kappa chapter had found it challenging to maintain competitive recruitment numbers for more than a decade, according to an email statement by Elizabeth Bailey, vice president of KKG nationals. The chapter has 82 initiated sisters and 35 new members. “Kappa arrived at this decision with a heavy heart, having worked closely with the chapter to provide the highest level of on-going support,” she added. Bailey says that chapter operations will remain in place through the end of the semester, and the sorority will grant each undergraduate member alumna status later
this spring. KKG hopes to reestablish the Delta Kappa chapter in 2017. The announcement came without warning to the university, according to Patricia Whitely, vice president for student affairs. “The University of Miami is outraged and deeply disappointed regarding the decision of the Kappa Kappa Gamma national officers to suspend the current chapter,” Whitely wrote in an email statement. “The decision is extremely, educationally disruptive for the women at this time of year [due to midterms], to say nothing of the timing during the end of Greek Week.” Whitely says the university will work with Kappa sisters and new members “during this difficult time.” UM will explore available options with the Kappa national office. Dean Tony Lake, who advises the Panhellenic Association, felt a mix of emotions when he heard of Kappa’s suspension. “Can’t say that I’ve ever had a professional experience that was as heartbreak-
ing, made me so disappointed in a national organization, and so utterly proud of a group of students – all at the same time – as today,” Lake posted on Facebook. Jessica Bryant, a Kappa alumna who joined in 2010 and graduated in 2012, was disappointed with the suspension. “They may be able to temporarily disband our chapter, but they cannot take away my experience and the long-lasting friendships and love I have as a result of KKG,” Bryant said. Established in November 1938, Kappa has been involved with philanthropy while at UM. In October 2014, the event “Kick it with Kappa” raised funds for the sorority’s national partner, Reading is Fundamental, a nonprofit fighting child illiteracy. The sorority also made weekly visits to kids in local community centers through a program called Reading Buddies. Kappa would read stories to the kids. “The Fraternity is proud of the women of Delta Kappa Chapter and the contributions they have made to the University of Miami community,” Bailey wrote.
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Read about... Emily Dabau’s profile of junior Miranda Goot who raised money for Camp Kesem for her 21st birthday. Haley Walker’s recap of a USpeak performance by local essayist and fiction writer Jaquira Diaz This weekend’s Canes baseball three-game series against Wright State University Emily Dabau’s rundown of Week of Cuban Culture
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ORANGED OUT: Sophomore Hurricanette Sadie Bennison (left) performs a routine while juniors Sameera Mathan and Joanne Choy learn about Iron Arrow from alumna Michaela Hennessy (top) during Friday’s Orange Festival. The event took place outside of the SAC, where students took part in activities to celebrate UM’s history and traditions.
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Protesters criticize treatment, sale of endangered pine rockland Locals urge university to buy back property BY S. MOLLY DOMINICK STAFF WRITER
A group of protesters, many dressed in butterfly costumes, gathered at the intersection of Stanford Drive and U.S. 1 Friday afternoon in a rally called “Buy it Back, Shame on U,” to oppose the University of Miami’s treatment and sale of land that includes endangered pine rockland to Ram Realty Services (Ram) for about $22 million. The goal of the rally was to encourage the university to buy the land back from Ram, a developer with plans to create establishments like apartments, a theme park and a Walmart on the land. Miami-Dade resident and protester Donna Kalil explained that the protestors were dressed in butterfly costumes to represent the atala butterfly, a rare species. This butterfly eats the coontie plant, which is unique to the pine rocklands and will be threatened by development of the land. “If they don’t have this, then they don’t have anywhere to live,” Kalil said. “It’s a death sentence to them.” Pine rocklands are considered a globally imperiled habitat. The land sold by UM includes a rare pine rockland ecosystem only found in southern Florida and the Bahamas and is home to more than 200 species. Many of these species are critically endangered, like the Florida bonneted bat.
GIANCARLO FALCONI // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER OUT-LOUD OPPOSITION: Protestors standing beside U.S. 1, across from UM’s main entrance, demonstrate their opposition toward the University of Miami’s sale of an endangered pine rockland habitat Thursday afternoon.
“The pine rocklands are a unique and irreplaceable habitat, and losing it to Walmart would be egregious,” said sophomore John Wilshire, who joined the protest. “It would be a large sacrifice just for that.” Grant Stern, creator of NoWalmartinMidtown.com, participated in the protest. He said that UM sold the land despite having knowledge of its rarity. “UM claimed that it did not know what was going on in the pine rocklands tract that was sold,” he said. “But in fact, they did know that pine rockland was an endangered species habi-
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tat.” Protesters also accused the university of improperly caring for the land prior to its sale. “Just the mere fact that UM could enable this kind of trashing of the environment when they supposedly have a mission to serve the community – and in a sustainable fashion, too – it’s disheartening,” Stern said. UM, in an official university statement, said, “The University has always been committed to the protection and preservation of our community’s natural and historic resources ... The University acted in good faith and in compli-
FASHION POET Miami’s top fashion blogger, Annie Vazquez, will be joining the Media Management Association to talk about how she dominated the online blog scene. Her blog, “The Fashion Poet,” has been featured in Vogue, Marie Claire and the TODAY show. The event is free for all students and snacks will be provided at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 3 in Communication International Building (CIB) 2055.
ance with all rules and regulations in its handling of the South Campus property.” The university also stated that the MiamiDade County Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM) defined which areas are considered Natural Forest Community (NFC), and, “[b]ased on this delineation, the University executed a management plan that guarantees the preservation of the NFC in perpetuity.” The protest was organized by the Miami Pine Rocklands Coalition, an organization dedicated to preserving the pine rockland habitat. The group attempted to protest on-campus at the Rock with the help of Zachariah Cosner, a UM student and member of the coalition, but they were unsuccessful in reserving the space. Instead, they chose to rally near the university’s front entrance. “We decided to move off-campus, but we still wanted to be proximal to UM,” Cosner said. Protesters held signs with statements like “Shame on U Shalala” and “What are U thinking? No Walmart on Pine Rocklands.” They also chanted, “Shame on U, Shalala and her crew!” Bill Peters, a lifelong Miami-Dade resident, also participated in the protest. He rallied to maintain the topography of his county. “I’d like to see at least some of Dade county remain the way I remember it,” Peters said. As for whether or not Friday’s rally will make an impact, Stern said he thinks the voice of protest is already being heard. “We’ve protested twice and they’ve moved the date of the hearing twice,” he said. “So that means they’re listening.”
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Students who post pictures practicing safe spring break tips on social media using #UMSSB15 will be entered to win a $100 gift card to the UM Bookstore. For more information on how to have a safe spring break, visit miami.edu/safespringbreak.
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VICTORIA MCKABA // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ALL-NIGHTER: Senior Alex McGuire sets up his tent on Larranaga Lawn. Students who camped out on Friday night received priority access to the basketball game against UNC.
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Orientation Fellows assist new students and families during Orientation to learn about resources and campus and to become a part of the UM community. Students interested in getting involved can apply at tinyurl.com/UMOFapp until noon Friday, March 6.
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The Honor Council is a body of 29 undergraduate students accepting applications to be part of a group of students dedicated to upholding the Honor Code and educating the student body about academic integrity. The council investigates cases and assesses the appropriate penalties for students who violate the Honor Code. Applications can be found on tinyurl.com/HonorCouncil2015 and
Greek Week came to a close Saturday. The orange team – Delta Phi Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Phi and Zeta Beta Tau – took first place, second place went to the purple team – Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha– and the red team – Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Sigma and Delta Lambda Phi – came in third place. The week’s events raised more than $35,000 for United Cerebral Palsy of South Florida. Last year’s Greek Week raised more than $30,000. Alina Zerpa may be contacted at azerpa@themiamihurricane.com.
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Dress dilemma tells greater social truths While unsuspecting students were preparing for midterms this past week, an inconspicuous Instagram picture shook the Internet with unprecedented force. One by one, and then by the hordes; friends, family members and celebrities were called to weigh in on the color of what has become known as #thedress. At the time this editorial was written, BuzzFeed’s poll of the dress color garnered over 3.4 million votes, with 68 percent in favor of white and gold. The ferocity of the whispered arguments overheard in the library and in the dorms and the number of friendships tested by the debate are testaments to #thedress’s potency in capturing public attention. Many social media accounts cleverly used the issue to improve relatability and increase traffic. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) used the dress to send a message about tolerating different perspectives. News outlets like USAToday and CNN also jumped on the bandwagon. BuzzFeed alone featured 24 individual posts about #thedress. At the same time, the amount of attention #thedress is drawing compared to the attention the public gives to seemingly more important social and political debates can be a bit disconcerting.
At first glance, it is easy to blame our increasing fascination with the superficial, the inconsequential. However, the formula behind #thedress’s success may just boil down to timeless aspects of human nature and how that nature manifests within these new, rapid avenues of communication. Like any other social media phenomenon, a bit of pure luck is behind #thedress’s popularity – a Tumblr post gained enough traction to push the debate into the general public spotlight. Yet, several other elements give #thedress momentum: intrigue, relatability and simplicity. #Thedress debate is inherently interesting. The mystery behind two completely different perceptions of a seemingly simple picture hooked our curiosity, a curiosity strong enough to compel us to ask around for confirmations and explanations. As more people chime in, the divisive issue at the same time becomes a unifying one; as people shared their perplexion, #thedress became a relatable experience for everyone. It is also a debate that is clear-cut and simple to understand: does the dress in the photo look white and gold or black and blue? The simplicity makes the argument accessible to anyone with full-color vision and access to the Internet. It doesn’t require esoteric understanding or nuance to express one’s opinion.
More importantly, the issue is lighthearted, and expressing one’s opinion avoids stepping on any toes, spats among friends aside. As a result, the public is more comfortable with discussing #thedress than with having difficult conversations about complicated, and sometimes deeply personal, issues – whether it be developments within ISIS, Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, or U.S. gun control laws. The impact social media has on opening up forums for debate is empowering and democratic; more voices are invited to participate in the conversation around prominent issues. #Thedress provides an interesting case study of a somewhat inconsequential issue that had a widespread effect on the public. However, the information overload resulting from these new communication platforms can also be a bane to understanding current events. When consumers naturally turn their attention towards easily digestible issues rather than complex, yet significant, problems, the news media finds themselves at odds in terms of what they can sacrifice for the sake of accessibility. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
Keep history education well rounded, transparent history education is crucial not only for understanding the context of modern society, but also for teaching critical thinking skills. That being said, why is it that some states, like Oklahoma, feel that what students are learning in classrooms is not in their best interests? On Feb. 16, Oklahoma Representative Dan Fischer introduced legislation to halt state funding of Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) courses beEMERALD REMPEL cause the curriculum failed to teach “American excepCONTRIBUTING tionalism.” A good portion of the state legislators believe COLUMNIST APUSH paints an “incomplete picture” of American history, according to an Associated Press report. However, the college-accredited course, which emphasizes historical analysis and still covers positive topics like the development of national American culture, democratization and the Progressive Age of reforms, gives a more complete picture than a glorified version of our nation’s history ever will. Although there may be some events throughout American history that we no longer take pride in, they still are crucial to understanding the society in which we live today.
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There always seems to be more restrictions on learning in the classroom than there are opportunities to expand a child’s knowledge. Many course materials, such as novels like Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22,” are core pieces in some curriculums throughout the U.S. and banned in others. For a country based on the tenets of freedom, there are still many limitations placed on the public education system. Our educational system is supposed to be progressing, not regressing. Forms of censorship in the curriculum will be nothing but a setback for students today. Citizens of the United States should take pride in the peaks of their history, recognize its low points and be fully aware of how our country came to exist as it is today. It is neither fair nor just of Oklahoma’s government to deprive its citizens of knowledge about what their country and state were built upon. Depriving American high school students of a holistic curriculum that aligns with higher education standards, simply for the sake of patriotism, will only end up becoming yet another wrong move in history. Emerald Rempel is a freshman majoring in management.
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O-Cheer’s uneven distribution of intensity nytime an event has vuvuzelas, you know it’s gonna get rowdy. I have never rushed a fraternity, so when I strolled over to the UC patio for Greek Week’s O-Cheer, I had no idea what to expect – except for scores of selfies. Apparently, every year, a big, fat wad of Greek organizations gather DANNY NEW HUMOR around a stage and compete with scripted COLUMNIST performances filled with dances, sketch comedies and spandex. Fraternities and sororities are grouped together and divided by color, so the entire patio looks like a Crayola 64-pack of lettered shirts lacking sleeves. However, as I observed the dense sea of students (think Chipotle at rush hour), one thing I immediately noticed was the disparity in mentality between the frats and sors. As I descended the steps and almost kicked over a beer, a lost, stumbling frat-star with a cigarette and a backwards hat leaned over to me and asked, “Have you seen the yellow team?” I was surprised he presumed I aligned with Greek life, considering that I was wearing a suit – and most of the guys there were actually just wearing body paint. Meanwhile, the majority of the female organizations were sporting intense expressions and practicing the most crucial and intricate parts of their routines.
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“I had to audition to get to dance,” a sorority sister said. “Only one guy from the frat we were paired with even showed up to our practices.” Frankly, this confused me. I was not expecting a lackadaisical approach to an event that could allow fraternities to prove they were kings of the castle. Or maybe I just didn’t understand. “My frat just doesn’t need to practice,” said one tall, quite loud individual. “We’re the kind of guys that just show up to have fun and still win anyway.” I had a feeling that was also his approach to leg day. And though they were mostly just goofing around the outskirts of the area, the frat stars did leave me with some new insights on life. For example, men can now wear tie-dye. Also, men are content with sporting a tank that doesn’t cover their man boobs. Oh, and apparently not only do cowboys wear plaid, but they also can perform step. Where else could I have gathered such crucial cultural fundamentals? Thanks, college. Regardless, O-Cheer is an event centered on raising awareness and money for cerebral palsy, so I respect their efforts. My own two cents: if the sororities are looking to boost the morale and motivate the frats to participate with further intensity, maybe they should just change next year’s event to O-Beer. Danny New is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism. “The Maturity Column” runs each Monday.
UM traditions go beyond color ast Friday, our campus celebrated Orange Festival, the spring celebration of everything we love about UM, under the unifying banner of orange. It’s a grand celebration of our deeply held traditions, dating all the way back to 2013. Forgive me for not minding that I skipped it. PATRICK I come from a proud family of MiQUINLAN ami Hurricanes and know it’s great to STAFF be one. But why all this pretense about COLUMNIST tradition? For myself and the thousands of other students who missed the festival, it was an artificial effort to spread a free T-shirt at best – and apathy at worst. Junior Claire Kebodeaux, one of the Orange Festival co-chairs, explained that the festival is about everything orange, “the color, the food, the tradition.” She said that it encouraged people to “learn about the history of the U.” Is the color orange really what binds our school in unity? Must we reflect so deeply on school colors and these supposed ‘traditions’? I grew up learning about Julia Tuttle, the founder of Miami, and her oranges. According to legend, she sent fresh orange blossoms to Henry Flagler, the railroad magnate, in the middle of a deep winter freeze. He knew then that his railroad had to come this far south, and the city of Miami was born. But beyond that, it’s only a color. What’s the point of a tradition? We hold up symbols, not for their symbolic sake alone, but for the ideas on which they rest.
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Greek Life carries Greek letters because it harkens back to classical ideals of scholarship and character. Iron Arrow wears the jackets of the Seminole Tribe to carry on the legacy of Seminole warriors from people who knew their land and were proud leaders of it. Our athletics are about swagger, and a specifically bold expectation of winning. The Federation of Cuban Students and Association of Commuter Students were hallmarks of a predominantly commuter, Cuban student body, for much of the late 20th century. Even Fun Day and the other newer service days, some of UM’s best traditions, are about connecting the students to their community through service. But for many students, Orange Festival’s emphasis on tradition matters little on such a young campus. Beyond the few examples above, there just aren’t that many great legacies. So many institutions, like the Butler Center or the Student Activities Center, are relatively newborn by collegiate standards. Our architecture is less gothic and ivy and more glass and steel. It’s ironic that Orange Festival was made to explain “traditions,” but instead only demonstrates how little they mean to students. Indeed, when I think of UM’s greatest strength, it is not our history, but our youth. So why synthesize a tradition simply for the sake of tradition? The school has been so good for such a short amount of time that students can create their own organic legacies and institutions, unburdened by the work of those who came before. This beats a free T-shirt any day of the week. Patrick Quinlan is a junior majoring in international studies and political science.
New projects should be better prioritized y now, many students have heard of the two bridges planned for construction ALYSSA JACOBSON on camSTAFF pus – one COLUMNIST that will span from the Eaton parking lot to the University Center (UC) patio, and the other to be in front of the Herbert Wellness Center. Creating these bridges on campus is not an optimal use of the university’s time or money. The on-campus bridge construction will shift focus permanently off of the more important U.S. 1 bridge and obstruct the view of our beautiful lake, and the marginal gain of efficiency will not justify the costs. The university needs to prioritize its focus. Years earlier, there was talk of constructing another bridge near the University Metrorail station to help students cross the dangerous U.S. 1 more safely. Oncampus bridges detract from the effort and time needed to pressure the city to build a bridge over the highway. This path would actually save lives rather than just be used for functionality or beautification. While this structure is the city’s responsibility, the university should focus on pressuring the city to begin construction. UM is responsible for the total well-being of its students; which includes safety in the surrounding areas of the campus. Since 1989, eight UM students have been struck trying to cross U.S. 1 to get to the retail spots at the center. Three of these students were killed. Convincing the city to build this bridge took years of lobbying, and it was said to be ready at the earliest, spring 2015. While all construction incurs delays,
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it has not even begun on a bridge that was supposed to be finished by now. Beautification and convenience compared to a life-saving and safety project – which sounds more important to you? Furthermore, building a bridge over the lake will obstruct the view. Functionality aside, the lake is central to the beauty of our campus. Constructing a bridge over the lake will require workers and equipment to surround the lake for at least some portion of the fall semester. The finished bridge will also permanently block our beautiful view of the entire lake as we walk along. If the purpose of the bridge is functionality, months of construction in the area will be making students’ commutes more difficult and decrease their experience. How difficult is it really to walk around the lake? With all the problems in the world, an extra twominute commute and calories burned should not merit the large amount of capital spent on constructing these bridges. College students are sedentary enough with their hours of studying, and the walk around the lake to reach their destinations provides a few moments of calm and respite in their overworked brains and jampacked schedules. In comparison to the lives saved from a bridge over the highway, an extra two-minute commute does not merit the building of two bridges. This construction actually detracts from UM’s beauty and daily experience, during which students can have a moment of peace to overlook the beauty of the lake. Alyssa Jacobson is a senior majoring in advertising and political science.
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ASHLEY MARTINEZ // EDGE EDITOR ETHNIC EATS: At La Casita Cuban Cuisine, a hearty portion of pollo a la plancha is served during the dinner service on Saturday. This dish features grilled chicken covered in onions and is served with a side of fried plantains and black beans and rice, known as congri. The restaurant features authentic Cuban platters like arroz con pollo, oxtail and chicken milanese.
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here’s nothing like savoring the tender juiciness of lechon asado or biting into the creamy, luscious interior of fresh arepas. Though these dishes are inherently Cuban, they’ve become closely associated with Miami. Junior Jorge Alvarez is Cuban-American and cherishes the connection between food and his home country. “In Miami, I think it just ties back to the Cuban roots that a lot of people left behind when they left the island,” he said. So how did such a distinct, exotic cuisine, filled with a complex variety of textures and flavors, make its way to this burgerand-fries-loving land?
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Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks and New York City has its bagels, but Miami’s food culture is less clear-cut. Its geographical proximity and similar climate to Latin American countries attracts immigrants from a variety of cultures, and each brings their own traditions and customs to the States. Because Miami serves as a sort of gateway to America, its culture is a result of multiple influences that blend together to create the city’s unique identity. In 1959, the rise of Fidel Castro led to a series of migrations that brought nearly one million and a half Cubans to the greater Miami area. Before these migrations, Little Havana, now considered Miami’s epicenter of Latin American cuisine, was divided into two neighborhoods: Riverside and Shenandoah. At the time, Bahamians made up most of that area’s population before transitioning to a largely Eastern European Jewish community. But the waves of Cuban newcomers were attracted to the affordable neighborhoods, and they soon replaced this Jewish com-
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ASHLEY MARTINEZ // EDGE EDITOR POLLO PLATE: Pollo asado is a roasted chicken dish served at La Casita.
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munity. As more settled in the area, Cuban-style window-service restaurants and cafes began to emerge, and the two neighborhoods fused to become Little Havana. Cubans lived peacefully alongside other cultures, yet maintained uniquely strong ties to their distinct identity, rather than assimilate into American culture. According to Mandy Baca, Miami native and author of “The Sizzling History of Miami Cuisine,” this strength was a result of Cubans’ subconscious knowledge that they would not be returning home. “This group’s coming was not like diasporas in other cities, where the groups quietly moved in and assimilated to the area,” Baca wrote in her book. “They knew that they would have to recreate another Cuba here.” By the 1970s, the success of these communities was attracting even more immigrants, and Cubans had transformed Miami
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into a more Latin American-centric city. It was then of the most interesting and vibrant food revolutions of that the now-iconic Versailles Restaurant opened. the new decade.” Nicole Valls, granddaughter of founder Felipe This new decade brought new talent to Miami Valls, Sr., said her grandfather got his start in the busi- and sparked the establishment of the JW Marriott ness by selling restaurant equipment. Wanting to em- Chef of the Month Program and the South Beach ulate the walk-up coffee windows of his home coun- Wine & Food Festival in 2001. Design District restry, Valls, Sr. convinced his boss to import espresso taurants backed by big-name chefs brought the Mimachines. This led to his opening of Versailles in ami food scene to national attention, building the 1971. foundation for the It began as a small city to become an sandwich spot with a American culinary walk-up coffee window, capital. and, in the 43 years since Cuban food its establishment, evolved also has roots in into a 350-seat bakery Spanish cuisine and restaurant that serves because Havana, more than 1,000 cafecitos Cuba’s capital city, a day. served as a tradNicole said the resing port in colonial taurant’s transition from times. As Spanish an eatery to a cultural immigrants passed icon was a gradual one. through the area, Since the spot stayed they left their mark open late, it attracted a on the culture. ASHLEY MARTINEZ // EDGE EDITOR wide variety of artists Valls deand visitors in its first two CRAVINGS SATISFIED: Sweets like flan, tres leche cake fines the cuisine as and dulce de leche tarts are sold at La Sin Rival Bakery. decades. Politicians and “Spanish food with celebrities started stopCaribbean, African, ping by, too, and this propelled Versailles’ popularity Chinese influences.” – turning it into a mecca of Cuban culture in Miami. This collision between multiple ethnicities in “It’s just become world famous, really,” Valls one bite can be a bit confusing to Miami tourists, Valls said. “This is where the media comes to get the pulse said. of Miami … it’s like a second home to people … it’s “I remember when we first opened … people just so integral to Miami’s culture.” would call, and they would be like, ‘What is it? Like, In any Cuban restaurant, it’s clear that the cui- what’s Cuban food? Is it spicy, is it like Mexican?’” sine has the power to engage more than just taste Regardless of its origin, Cuban food has a special buds. The sense of community, comfort and love that place in the hearts of those who share its culture. fills these eateries is unlike any other. “The cuisine really brings the family together, esSenior Cindy Ferreiro, a member of the Federa- pecially Cuban families, where the family unit is very cion de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC) at UM, enjoys important,” said sophomore Nikki Baralt, whose fabeing surrounded by her culture’s cuisine. She has ther and grandparents were born in Cuba. visited multiple Cuban restaurants in Miami, but said Ferreiro said she has also experienced a close that the plethora of options can make it difficult to link between family and food. find authenticity. “When I was little, my grandma … would al“Lots of places claim to have awesome Cuban ways make flan,” Ferreiro remembered. “I hated food but fall short,” Ferreiro said. “Quantity doesn’t flan – such a weird consistency. I would always get mean quality, and being Cuban myself, I have be- told that if I didn’t eat flan, I ‘wasn’t Cuban.’ So, in come a Cuban food snob. For example, I refuse to high school, I guess as a way to make amends with have any chicken soup that isn’t my mother’s. As cli- the heritage I felt kind of disconnected from, I decided che as it sounds, my mom’s kitchen is the best Cuban to learn how to make flan. I make it for FEC all the restaurant.” time now.” According to Jaime Suchlicki, director of UM’s Still, Ferreiro is not completely in favor of every Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies aspect of the cuisine. (ICCAS), these restaurants deliver much more than “I still won’t drink coffee after my meals, just dishes. though,” she laughed. “It’s not only the food,” Suchlicki said. “It’s According to Suchlicki, Cuban cuisine in Miami the camaraderie of being in a Cuban restaurant with is far from a passing fad. In fact, he expects Miami’s other Cubans. So the food is an attraction for social Cuban presence to grow even stronger in the coming activities – it’s a draw.” years. Though Versailles remained the epicenter of lo“Cubans continue to arrive in Miami at the rate cal Cuban cuisine, Miami’s food scene became even of about 40,000 per year, and if there is a revolt in more complex in 1980, with the rise of gourmet, pric- Cuba or a collapse of the Cuban regime, we may have ier dishes and celebrity chefs. A group of renowned a few thousand more,” he said. chefs known as “The Mango Gang” began a new Many students are glad that these exotic dishes wave of food culture in the area, focusing on fresh, are here to stay, and also savor the centuries of culture locally-grown ingredients. and tradition that made those flavors so memorable. This movement continued into the following “Although I am Cuban, I came when I was very decade, which was stagnant, yet quietly productive. young, so all I know is America and its customs, so “It served as a transitional period,” Baca wrote. Cuban food for me means my roots,” Ferreiro said. “Ideas were tested, chefs honed their skills, and the “It’s like being home and remembering where I ones who didn’t belong left, all making way for one came from.”
ASHLEY MARTINEZ // EDGE EDITOR CULINARY CLASSIC: A typical Cuban breakfast features cafe con leche, ham croquetas and pastelitos, pastries filled with cream cheese and guava.
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Loss to Tar Heels threatens tournament chances Absence of injured captain takes toll on peformance BY MARK POULOSE CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER
In a game it desperately needed to win to get off the NCAA Tournament bubble, the Miami Hurricanes lost to No. 15 North Carolina 73-64 in front of a sold out crowd at the BankUnited Center on Saturday. After the loss, Miami’s tournament hopes sit in serious jeopardy. “We have put ourselves in a very tough position to make the Dance,” said head coach Jim Larrañaga. “We are going to have to probably win our next four games, two in the regular season and two in the tournament.” UNC (20-9, 10-6 ACC) pulled away from Miami (18-11, 8-8) in the second half, led by 6-9 freshman Brice Johnson. Miami had great trouble containing Johnson; he connected on 11-15 field goals in the game, and scored all 22 of his points in the paint. Johnson found many of his buckets on dump-off passes after Miami brought double teams to Kennedy Meeks and Joel James. Tonye Jekiri, the ACC’s leading rebounder, finished the game with six points and seven rebounds. Jekiri did not record a rebound in the second half. Miami did not make a shot from the field for nearly four minutes down the home stretch, after playing the Tar Heels close all game. It was a frustrating game for the Hurricanes, who shot just 43 percent from the field, and 6-23 from beyond the arc. “We were six for 23 from three, and that is not good enough to beat them. We needed to make eight or nine three’s [to win], and we didn’t,” Larrañaga said. Larrañaga did not start team captain Angel Rodriguez. Rodriguez sported a light brace on his right wrist, which he sprained while taking a charge against FSU on Wednesday. In Rodriguez’s absence, Larrañaga started Manu Lecomte. Rodriguez attempted to play in the game, but could not use his right hand assertively and only played three minutes. “We miss Angel’s leadership,” Larrañaga said. “Everyone said he wasn’t shooting the ball well, but he does a lot of other things for us. Sheldon McClellan is a favorite target of Angel’s, and the game is a lot tougher for him when Angel isn’t out there.” Miami was dominated on the boards, with North Carolina out-rebounding the Hurricanes 42-28. The Tar Heels also had 11 offensive rebounds. “Coming into the game, we knew we needed to have a decided advantage on the rebounds, and it’s something we worked on in practice this week,” said North Carolina head coach Roy Williams.
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NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR HOPING FOR HOOPS: A North Carolina player applies pressure to sophomore Manu Lecomte (No. 20) while he attempts a three-point shot during Saturday’s game at the BankUnited Center.
Transfer center Ivan Cruz-Uceda hit back-to-back three’s in the second half to give Miami its first lead since the early minutes of the first half when it led 4-2. Cruz-Uceda finished the game with 11 points off the bench, but the 7-footer did not attempt a shot inside the three-point arc. Sheldon McClellan energized the sold-out crowd and his teammates with a transition dunk with 9:05 to play in the first half. After a steal by Lecomte, McClellan raced ahead of the floor, skied toward the rim – almost hitting it with his head – and threw down a thunderous slam. McClellan, one of the most accurate shooting guards in the nation this season, finished 4-10 from the
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field and scored 11 points. Foul trouble and the length of North Carolina hindered him all game. Although Miami held the Tar Heels to just 41 percent shooting in the first half, they trailed at the intermission. The Hurricanes were just 3-12 from threepoint range, and turned the ball over 10 times in the opening period. North Carolina scored 13 points off the Hurricanes’ turnovers, and led Miami 32-30 after the first 20 minutes. Miami goes on the road to face Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech. Pittsburgh sits right above Miami at seventh place in the ACC standings, whereas Virginia Tech is second to last.
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Strong player shining since her freshman year Junior sets sights on national championship BY MARK POULOSE CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER
It is a chilly evening at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, and the Miami Hurricanes women’s tennis team is hosting Florida Gulf Coast on a Friday in mid-February. Flags billow in the wind, and players from both teams bundle up in sweatshirts and pants. Temperatures hover around 50 degrees Fahrenheit, a pleasant day for those from the North, yet here in Miami, unexpected and unfamiliar. With her hat pulled low over her face, Miami Hurricanes junior tennis player Clementina Riobueno steps toward the baseline and dribbles the ball a few times, mulling over where to place her serve. She decides and sets herself, readying to serve. She tosses the ball into the air and swings exactly at the peak of her toss. The ball screams towards the other side of the court and lands just inside the service line. Her opponent darts towards the center of the court but is a step too slow. Riobueno aces her opponent. Playing in near-historic cold temperatures, Riobueno is warmed up and coming out hot. Her opponent, Florida Gulf Coast’s Briana Stampfli, is not prepared for Riobueno’s bombardment of attacks. Riobueno can out-hit her from the baseline, yet she does not rely on this talent alone. She mixes in serve-and-volley
points while also showing an ability to hit aggressively from the baseline and move forward to close out points. Stampfli is no match for her, and Riobueno wins in straight sets 6-3. Success like her victory over Stampfli is not uncommon to Riobueno. The Venezuelan native has created a strong career for herself as a member of the Hurricane tennis team. During her freshman year, Riobueno was named ACC’s Player of the Week on Jan. 29 after going 4-0 in singles and doubles action against No. 56 Hawaii and No. 35 Arizona State. She finished the year 25-4 in singles. As a sophomore, Riobueno was a strong 11-3 in ACC play, while playing at positions three and four. She also defeated North Carolina Tarheel and AllAmerican Caroline Price, a victory she calls “the biggest of my career.” She was a vital member to a Hurricanes team that won an ACC title. Now a junior, Riobueno has greater goals. This season, Riobueno says the team’s sights are set on an NCAA title. “Long term, we really want to be national champions,” Riobueno said. “I want to win the ACC also. I think we have a great shot; we are very deep from [positions] one to nine. We have more options this year one to nine, so if one player is not playing that well that day, we have another player to put in that position.” Riobueno and her doubles partner Monique Albuquerque rank No. 15 in the nation, and they were the No. 3 doubles
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duo in the nation during the fall season. The combination looks to be one that can make a strong run in the NCAA tournament and help Miami defend its ACC title. Like most doubles tandems, Riobueno and Albuquerque bring out qualities in each other that don’t manifest without their partner. “Sometimes she gets really excited,” Albuquerque said. “She gets me up with her excitement, and I try to keep her levelheaded. It’s just like another relationship. You have your relationship with your family, your boyfriend, and Clemen.”
Riobueno and Albuquerque have played together ever since Riobueno came to UM, and their chemistry shows on court. In early February, the team knocked off the No. 13 ranked doubles team in the nation. Last year, Riobueno and Albuquerque finished 22-4 – including 10-1 in ACC play – and reached as high as No. 11 in the ITA doubles rankings.
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The Hurricanes women’s golf team will host the 2015 Hurricane Invitational this week at the par-71 Biltmore Golf Course. The three-day event begins Monday. Sophomore Daniela Darquea, the defending champion, will lead the Canes’ lineup, which includes Leticia Ras-Anderica, Kailey Walsh, Rika Park and Delfina Acosta. The Canes placed seventh at the 2015 UCF Challenge back on Feb. 10, during their last competition. The competing teams include Daytona State, East Carolina, Campbell, Iowa State, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Louisville, Michigan, Middle Tennessee State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Penn State, Purdue, South Florida and Miami.
The 2015 ACC Indoor Championships proved successful for the Hurricanes as they walked away with a pair of gold medal performances. Sophomore sprinter Shakima Wimbley won gold in the women’s 200m, with a personalbest time of 23.08 that ranks third in UM history. She scored her second medal of the day and broke the previous ACC Indoor Championships mark of 23.16 set by Miami’s Murielle Ahoure in 2009. Wimbley was successful in defending her 2014 gold medal in the same event. Senior Christian Cook earned a gold medal in the men’s 60m hurdles, running a personal-best time of 7.79 seconds that ranks third in UM history. The Canes claimed the ACC Championship men’s 60-meter hurdles gold medal for the fifth time in seven seasons.
The Hurricanes men’s tennis doubleheader versus Bethune-Cookman has been canceled due to rainy conditions at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center Saturday. The match will be rescheduled at a later date. In the first match, the Canes won the doubles point over the Wildcats, but then the game was stopped for rain. Miami hosts George Washington at 2 p.m. Friday and will kick off ACC competition against Georgia Tech at 12 p.m. Sunday.
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V, DEAR V Scared of a screenshot share
A few weeks ago, I exchanged numbers with a guy from class. Between phone calls, texting, Snapchat and Facebook, it’s almost as if he’s more of a pen pal than a real person who’s interested in me. My friends are annoyed that I’m texting him all the time, but I’m afraid to stop, even though I know this is going nowhere. The problem is, a few days ago, our conversation got a little steamy. I Snapped him some nude pictures that were just for him, but I got a notification that he took screenshots! I’m afraid to stop talking to him, in fear that he’ll get angry and send the pictures to my friends. I would be humiliated. What should I do? Sincerely, Candid Camera
Dear Candid Camera, They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and honey, those are a thousand words you can never take back. You’re not Kim Kardashian on the cover of Papermag, blowing up the internet with her bodacious booty, so stop kidding yourself. You’re a college student who has made a mistake. I shouldn’t have to say it, but do not send pictures of yourself that you wouldn’t show to your own mother. I understand what you’re feeling in the “heat of the moment” – believe me, I’ve been on the receiving end of more than a few sultry shots myself – but that excuse won’t stop you from being mortified when you see your own naked rump plastered all over the Internet. With all these nudes, sexts, booty calls and Snaps, the only person you can count on to have your back is
yourself. We live in a world where information can be instantly accessed 24/7, and if you give somebody the power of owning a piece of you; you can’t ask for it back. My only advice is to learn from this social media fiasco and never send R-rated pictures again. Of course, if you’ve got a few scandalous bits that might make your guy shake in his boots if they were to come out, you could threaten to do the same to him if he were to ever leak your precious nudes. Then again, do you really want to be the girl behind “#NudeGate?” Learn from this, and keep the nudity in the bedroom. No need to get screens, apps, texts, or messages involved. If you keep it that way, it will be more special for you and the lucky guy who gets to see you – threedimensional you, of course. V
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