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Vol. 93, Issue 41 | March 23 - March 25, 2015

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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929

WINTER IS COMING TO CAMPUS

H O U S E S E BA S T I A N Cosford to screen ‘Game of Thrones’ season premiere Pages 10-11 DESIGN BY SARBANI GHOSH

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Senior Stephanie Erichsen stared at her brother Joe as they watched the next-to-last episode of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” season 3. Since she had already read the books that the series is based on, she anticipated her brother’s shocked reaction to the story’s most heart-wrenching and violent moment: the Red Wedding.

“I kept telling him not to look away,” she recalled.

“He didn’t once it started.”

The Red Wedding trended on Twitter and led the conversations at many water coolers the next day. Beloved characters that had been developed for three seasons were murdered after a supposedly happy occasion – hence why it’s called the Red Wedding.

This further catapulted the fantasy series to a popculture fixation akin to “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings.” The television show is adapted from George R. R. Martin’s popular series of books “A Song of Ice and Fire.”

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GREEK LIFE

SAE scandal opens discussion on lack of Greek diversity Offensive video sparks widespread outrage

BY ISABELLA CUETO STAFF WRITER

A video depicting brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (SAE) at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist chant on a charter bus went viral on March 7.

The response from people all across the country exploded and the reaction from brothers of the Florida Alpha Chapter at UM was no different.

“The brothers of our chapter were not only appalled and disgusted by the racism shown in the viral video, but we wanted to stand out against it,” said Sean Mulligan, president of the UM chapter.

The fraternity took a completely oppositional stance. The brothers posted a

message on their Facebook page about a week later.

“SAE Florida Alpha stands for friendship, loyalty, brotherhood, honor and fraternity. Racism and discrimination of any type do not and will never have a place in those values,” the fraternity wrote in the official statement.

For Mulligan and the rest of the Miami chapter, the scandal at OU did not remain there. All SAE chapters became slightly tinged by the horrific acts, according to Mulligan.

“This has been a trying time for not only our national fraternity, but for our chapter as well,” Mulligan added. “We have a very diverse brotherhood here at UM, and this controversy has affected all of us in a big way.”

About 48 percent of incoming firstyear students identified as a race other than white, according to the UM Office of Planning, Institutional Research and Assessment (PIRA). Yet students like

Param Desai say fraternities and sororities in a place as diverse as UM’s campus continue to struggle with representation.

“I think overall there is a huge misrepresentation of different cultures in Greek life here at UM,” said Desai who is a brother of the Delta Epsilon Psi, a South Asian service fraternity. “Other schools have much larger communities of multiethnic fraternities and sororities that our school just does not have.”

DEP is one of five fraternities and sororities housed under the Multiethnic Greek Council (MGC), one of the umbrella organizations for culturally-based Greek groups.

Desai, a sophomore psychology and economics major, is a brother of the Delta Epsilon Pi multiethnic fraternity. His family is originally from India, and although he has never faced prejudice at UM, he said Greek life could be more diverse.

“Diversity prevents us from looking at the world in a narrow-minded fashion,”

Desai said. “Without it, we would all be thinking the same thoughts and bringing similar experiences to the table.”

Desai says that although the racial history of his fraternity was not an overruling factor in his decision to join a MGC organization, he chose a multiethnic brotherhood because it had the traits that he was looking for in a fraternity.

Mulligan said that all Greek groups on campus value diversity regardless of ethnic or cultural affiliations.

“Diversity is so important because it brings in different opinions, different points of view … It makes you think of things in different ways,” he said. “We don’t believe in any kind of discrimination – racism, sexism, whatever.”

To read more about SAE, visit themiamihurricane.com.

COISO

Organizations face off in mock Olympics

VICTORIA MCKABA // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PULLING THROUGH: Freshman Shreehari Bohra and Sophomore Tatsumi Yanaba represent the Council of International Students and Organizations (COISO) for a tug of war game during the organization’s “COISO Olympics 2015” games held on the Green Saturday. Students from organizations such as the Federacion de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC), the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) and the Caribbean Students Association (CSA) participated in events, including tug of war, flag football, dodgeball and a water balloon toss. FED placed first and CSA placed second.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Commuter Week tackles issues, unites students Parking availability, policies most pressing problems

BY MEGAN MCCRINK SENIOR NEWS WRITER

Freshman commuter student Luis Gonzalez arrives at school at least 20 minutes before his first class – not because he wants to get to class early, but because he has to find a parking spot in his designated parking zone in the area by the BankUnited Center (BUC).

“If I don’t get [to school] that early, I usually arrive late to my classes,” he said.

Commuters like Gonzalez continue to struggle with on-campus parking since the university switched to designated colored lots in 2011. Monday marks the first day of the Association of Commuter Students’ (ACS) annual Commuter Week, an event that aims to bridge the gap between commuter and resident students at the university.

Senior and ACS member Danny Diaz recalls a time when colored parking zones didn’t exist. He believes the previous parking method was more effective. Parking, he says, was separated into three zones – preferred, resident or commuter.

“If we had commuter parking, I could park in the Wellness Center, or purple, where the walk would be five minutes as opposed to 15,” Diaz said. “It wasn’t broken before so I don’t know why we fixed it.”

Gonzalez added that another point of concern for commuter students includes losing student-designated parking spaces to service vehicles that don’t park in their allotted spots.

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MARWAN ALENEZI // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER CONQUERING A CLASSIC: Freshmen Nick DeAngelis and Alex Kamphorst perform in Quantum’s stage adaptation of “The Breakfast Club” at the Cosford Cinema Thursday night. An “‘80s night party” was held beforehand.

“In the yellow lot, I’ve seen one service spot in the corner, and then seen three [service cars] right next to each other,” he said.

Senior Alejandro Lamas says he also saw service cars parked in student-designated spaces.

“The university cars, they park in the student parking spots. Get your own spot, dude,” Lamas said. “We pay $485 for parking spots, and sometimes there isn’t a parking spot and we have to go to different parking.”

Commuter senators who represent the commuter student population in Student Government (SG) Senate say they plan to address and fix this issue with Parking and Transportation Services.

“Our main goal is to make sure the commuters have their voices heard,” said David Mejia, a freshman commuter senator. “Personally, as a commuter, I think that the issue of service cars parking in student spots needs to be addressed … I have brought it up to some senators and we will be working on a solution to that in the near future.”

Another issue commuter students face is parking availability, especially in popular areas like the yellow parking zone. Students say they’ve had a difficult time finding a parking space due to the construction of the new Health Center and frequent events at the BUC. “I just find it frustrating that yellow lot costs the same as most other lots but gets more than half shut down multiple times a month for BUC events, and yellow pass owners are still not allowed to park in other lots,” sophomore Tara Brown said. “It’s really upsetting.”

Sophomore Camille Labrador shares similar frustrations. According to Labrador, Parking and Transportation does not release notices about parking and lot

changes with enough notice for students to make alternate plans.

“They never send out the notices with enough time to plan accordingly, they usually send it out the night before, extremely late, or the morning of, and most of the time not at all,” Labrador said. “You receive a $35 ticket if you park in any other color even if there is absolutely no way yellow can accommodate even a quarter of everyone that holds the pass.”

According to Mejia, though SG is looking for an alternative, the lack of availability of parking spaces in yellow cannot be addressed right now due to the need for construction and the events.

“Construction doesn’t inhibit the main lots of yellow as much as events do,” Mejia said. “The BUC needs parking spots for games and events – those spots happen to be part of a yellow lot. We’re looking at alternatives, but again these events and the construction need to happen.”

Mejia says he encourages commuter students with concerns or frustrations about parking to reach out to their senators. Starting on Monday, students can participate in SG’s “Find Your Senator” event, which is taking place in the SG office.

“If they come to us with issues, concerns or ideas, we can voice those to administration or work on legislation that will help address them,” he said. “We work with their best interest in mind and are always available to help.”

Attempts were made to reach out to UM’s Parking and Transportation Services, but a statement was not made available at the time of publication.

KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE

FIND YOUR SENATOR

A panel of speakers will take part in “Know Justice, Know Peace: A Symposium on Race, Policing and Social Justice in the 21st Century,” including Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin and co-founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation.

Jelani Cobb, contributor for The New Yorker and associate professor of history at the University of Connecticut, Johnetta Elzie, contributor for the Ferguson Protestor Newsletters, and Jasari X, hip-hop artist and activist, will join Martin.

The symposium will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1 in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Ballroom. For more information, call 305-284-6399. Tickets are required for entry and are free for all students with a valid Cane Card at the UC Ticket Window from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Student Government (SG) is hosting a photo challenge for students to meet their senators, who will be wearing an “I’m a Senator” sign.

Students who take a selfie with them and upload the picture to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #FindYourSenator will be entered into a raffle. Prizes consist of Beats Solo Headphones, an Amazon Fire TV Stick or five $20 Visa gift cards.

Students can submit a maximum of three entries, but posting the same photo on more than one platform will count as one entry.

Finding the Speaker of the Senate, Brianna Hathaway, will count as an additional entry for a total of four entries.

Photos can be published starting at 8 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. Friday. The winners will be reached through Facebook or Instagram by Wednesday, April 1.

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COMMUTER WEEK The Association of Commuter Students (ACS) will be hosting its annual Commuter Week starting Monday. This year’s transformer-themed week will kick-off with a screening of Talladega Nights on the sixth floor of the Pavia Garage at 8 p.m. Monday. Tuesday’s car smash event will begin at 12 p.m. on the Rock.

Free milkshakes will be available starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday during the Baseball game at Mark Light Field.

“Good Morning Commuters!” will provide free breakfast for students from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday by the University Center Bridge. That night, the organization will also host a Charity Date Auction from 7-11 p.m. at the Rathskeller.

The week will end with a laser tag battle catered by PDQ from 4-7 p.m. at the Wellness Center.

Alina Zerpa may be contacted at azerpa@ themiamihurricane.com.

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ACADEMICS

Business plans brought to life with help of Launch Pad Entreprenuer majors get first-hand experience

BY ALINA ZERPA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

For an alumnus like Chuck Woodard, his time at the university allowed him to catapult a simple idea into a booming business.

Woodard is the creator of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream, a business that the Launch Pad helped shape. He began with an idea to create natural f lavored ice cream with liquid nitrogen and is now working on growing his business to include other locations.

The Launch Pad, which was created in 2008, works to encourage entrepreneurship and gives students the opportunity to submit a business idea, no matter how vague.

“We build entrepreneurs, and they build businesses,” said William Silverman, director of the Launch Pad. Students who come to the Pad with an idea are given advice about how to analyze and gather information to execute their projects. It is then up to students to continue using the service as much or as little as they want.

“We want to educate students so they make their decisions because they understand it, not because we told them to take a certain direction,” Sil-

Successful start-ups Since 2008, The Launch Pad has received more than 2,000 ideas for start-ups, but only about 10 percent have become companies.

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verman said. “It’s awful to push them into a business they don’t want to do or change their ideas.”

Since the Pad’s opening, about 3,589 students have created profiles on its website and 2,065 ideas have been submitted online. Only 224, or 10.8 percent, known companies have been developed.

Alumnus Mark Slaughter also achieved national success through a business that started at the Launch Pad. Slaughter’s company, Cohealo, helps hospital systems reduce their equipment costs by calculating which machines are used most. It was created two years ago in Miami and then relocated to Boston. He has made $10,000 so far.

Still, there are mixed reviews about how effective the Launch Pad is. Though some students are satisfied with this resource, others say they have not enjoyed the same success.

Senior Keri Lane says she went to receive help with an idea for a fashion app. Due to confidentiality, she was not able to disclose the specifics of her idea, but she said she was unsatisfied with the center’s service.

“I went to see if they could give me better guidance to get an idea of what to expect of running a company,” Lane said. “Everything else I’ve done on my own and I’m just going to continue with the company I’m already working with.”

Lane went with the hopes of being able to shadow an entrepreneur after Toppel referred her to the Pad, but was disappointed when she was told the opportunity wasn’t available.

“Besides not helping, I don’t think they fully grasped the concept of my app,” Lane said. “They’re very critical.”

Still, other students, like freshman Rachel Grunnet, have had more positive experiences.

“I got paired up with an awesome student who was really helpful,” Grunert said. “They give you these assignments based on the idea you bring to the table … she made me think about things that I hadn’t even considered before.”

Grunert hadn’t considered a career in business until she started working in a family-owned boutique in her senior year of high school.

“Being able to see first hand a family build a really successful business is one of the first things that prompted me to declare and wish to pursue entrepreneurship,” Grunert said. “I like the

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idea of being your own boss and not having to answer to somebody else.”

Though Grunert says she hasn’t had the time to revisit the Launch Pad this semester, she says she feels comfortable returning whenever she’s ready.

In the meantime, Grunert has learned the value of entrepreneurship and how to apply it to her idea.

“For me, [entrepreneurship] is about learning how to manage my own business and run a retail store,” she said. “My ideal goal would be to create a charity-based store, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed for that.”

According to Susana Alvarez, director of the entrepreneurship program at the School of Business, the college has seen an increased interest in students wanting to become entrepreneurs.

The business school’s entrepreneurship program was created in 1987 for students who wanted to set up and launch companies.

“We want to allow them more experience of the mechanics of running a business and making decisions as a CEO before they actually have to do it,” Alvarez said. “Right now, there are students who already have companies.”

According to Alvarez, of the 2,200 undergraduate students in the business school, 160 of those students are declared entrepreneur majors.

To make the program rigorous and relevant, Alvarez says she keeps three goals in mind when updating the curriculum every semester.

First, there must be fundamental knowledge about businesses, such as finance, marketing and accounting.

Second, the students must gain experience while at UM – like pitching to potential investors, so it’s not the first time they do it once they graduate.

And finally, there must be easy access to alumni to help students network.

“It’s all about improving the experience for students,” Alvarez said.

Eugene W. Anderson, dean of the business school, says that with growing interest in the major, it is important to ensure that students are prepared for life after college.

“Entrepreneurship and innovation are at a premium across all sectors and geographies, so we need to prepare students for this new world,” Anderson said. “Entrepreneurship majors are now common at top business schools around the world.”

REALDietitian Sidonia Swarm ‘14 CREATED: July, 2014

MAJOR(S): Management, marketing and entrepreneurship SWARM

After winning third place in the University of Miami’s Business Plan Competition, Swarm went to Chicago to start her company, Real Dietitian. The mobile app connects clients to professional dietitians for easier access to nutritional advice, especially for those with diabetes or other diet-related conditions. Users can access the 24/7 text and talk service or schedule appointments with a dietitian.

My Therapy Journal Rodolfo Saccoman ‘07 CREATED: 2008 MAJOR(S): Entrepreneurship In 2007, Saccoman and his brother, Alexis, won second place in SACCOMAN the University of Miami’s Business Plan Competition. In 2009, the brothers competed on “Shark Tank,” an ABC TV show where contestants pitch their ideas in the hopes that one of the five judges will invest in them. My Therapy Journal is an online community for users to anonymously journal daily feelings, thoughts and hopes. A Progress Graph tracks their journaling progress and symptoms.

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Honor society members share experiences ‘My U’ event features Iron Arrow alumni

BY ZISHI WU CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Four members of Iron Arrow, the University of Miami’s highest honor society, shared how their experiences at UM influenced their lives during the “My U” event Thursday night in the Student Activities Center.

The panel, which included Norm Parsons Jr., Elizabeth Rodriguez, John Routh and Jonathan Vilma, represented a diverse range of alumni who returned to speak about the impact they left on the U. Parsons, the former director of the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center and the Miller School of Medicine Wellness Center, recently retired after committing 43 years to improving UM. His leadership proved crucial to the construction of the Wellness Center in 1996.

“We knew that if we were to have an impact on people’s lives, we would need a center

for recreation to improve people’s heath,” Parsons said.

Rodriguez, who graduated with a law degree from UM in 1989, made history in 1985 by becoming Iron Arrow’s first female chief.

“I was very proud to be the first female chief of Iron Arrow,” she said. “We had to redo everything – the plaques, the books, the directories, the membership data – to account for the recent acceptance of women into the organization.”

Routh, the executive director of the UM Sports Hall of Fame, brought the Canes spirit to the community during his time at UM. He was brought to UM by late baseball coach Ron Fraser to become the Miami Maniac in 1983 and entertained fans as the mascot for 10 years. He then graced football games as Sebastian the Ibis from 1984-92.

“As a mascot, I could anonymously do anything, within reason, to have fun and entertain the crowd,” Routh said.

Vilma, an NFL linebacker, was part of the Hurricanes’ national championship team in

2001. When he arrived at UM, his skills were immediately put to the test when he had to take an injured senior linebacker’s place.

“I was definitely nervous because I did not expect to get into the first game of the season,” Vilma said. “But once I got out there, everything was all right.”

Vilma attributes his success to the rigorous training he received at UM, which built a strong sense of camaraderie that contributed to the Hurricanes’ national championship in 2001.

Audience members curious about the history of UM proceeded to ask the speakers how the school has changed.

According to Parsons and Routh, UM barely had any trees or grass in the 80s. Only after UM President Edward T. Foote II arrived and initiated beautification policies did the campus gradually transform into the verdant wonderland seen today.

As far as the impact that Iron Arrow has had on her, Rodriguez praised the unique opportunities that the organization gave her, like

the ability to build multigenerational relationships with a close-knit network.

Vilma, who has helped open a school in Haiti, said that Iron Arrow inspired him to lead philanthropic projects.

When he heard about the Haitian earthquake in 2010, he wanted to do more than donate money, which he viewed as a short-term solution. Instead, the future of Haiti revolves around educating the youth, who can then use their knowledge to give back to their communities, he said.

“My U” was hosted by Iron Arrow, a selective honor society that aims to educate students about the history and traditions of UM. Iron Arrow’s chief, Caitlin Giles, hopes the event provided an opportunity for those not familiar with the society to learn more about it.

“We brought it as an opportunity for people outside of Iron Arrow to learn about UM’s history and traditions,” said Giles, a secondyear law student at UM. “We want to share our stories with the alumni, students and the community at large.”

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Organization promotes community involvement Canes Catalyst offers group workshops, leadership training

BY SOPHIE BARROS STAFF WRITER

The University of Miami’s William R. Butler Center for Service and Leadership’s official mission is “to serve as a catalyst in developing students who cultivate positive social change within their communities as engaged citizens.” With that in mind, the Butler Center created Canes Catalyst (CC), a group that would initially solve the problem of leadership transitions in student organizations; but the group has grown well beyond that purpose.

The group’s advisory board was originally comprised of three students and chaired by now-senior Randall Seenandan, who stepped down from his position after new board members were transitioned in.

“We developed our group services, which now extend beyond just leadership transitioning, but also includes tailored skill building sessions from a list of workshops we have prepared in advance to cover topics such as communication, leadership styles and group dynamics,” said Seenandan One of the other main services offered by CC, Seenandan explained, includes an individual questionnaire that can pair up students who struggle with on-campus involvement with clubs and organizations that fit their needs and interests.

“Canes Catalyst is an organization that fosters leadership development not only in its agents, but also through its interactions with the student body,” said sophomore Marcus Threadcraft, current community development chair for CC. “Creating and fostering thoughtful relationships has always been a concern of mine, and true relationships can only be achieved through transparency and dialogue, which Canes Catalyst promotes.”

ing for increased and better communication between members of her committee.

“The workshop definitely fulfilled its purpose, and by the end of it, not only did the team learn invaluable information, but they also learned things about each other,” Reddam said.

While many students are unaware, CC can actually be used as a useful resource to help organizations deal with internal issues and conflicts. UPride President Jacob Rudolph contacted the organization to solve poor group dynamics. “[The workshop was] very thorough,” Rudolph said.

“Clearly a lot of thought went into it, it was personalized and I’d say it effectively addressed the issues. The workshop itself did not solve the conflict but definitely put my organization in a position to communicate better and formulate a resolution.”

CC also allowed Golden Key International Honor Society members to develop their self-knowledge and identify areas for PHOTO COURTESY CANES CATALYST improvement in their organization through detailed personality questionnaires and reflection sessions.

Canes Catalyst agents are all members of the UM student “Canes Catalyst helped Golden Key members identify body, and they follow the Social Change Model of Leadership and understand our leadership styles,” Nathan Arnaiz, Golden Development as a foundation for all their workshops and ser- Key co-president, said. “Their program also helped us target our vices. The model, created in 1994 at the University of Califor- organization’s strengths and weaknesses, which has allowed us nia, Los Angeles (UCLA), envisions leadership as a process and to work on creating a better experience for our members.” helps leaders attain both self-knowledge and leadership compeThe organization’s motto is “spark, empower, ignite,” tence to create a positive impact or change in the community. something agents practice in weekly training meetings. One of “Our real area of focus is simply helping strengthen the the most important duties a CC agent possesses, according to the Miami community [as aligned with the Butler Center’s mission organization’s manual, is the commitment to “being a continual to help foster a greater Miami community on campus and with learner of leadership.” any events and activities that speak to forming a more synergistic campus of collaboration,” Seenandan said.

CC has already helped numerous student organizations with leadership and communication workshops. Aalekhya RedTo read more about Canes Catalyst, dam, leadership facilitator for the Freshman Leadership Council visit themiamihurricane.com. within Student Government (SG), requested CC’s services, strivMarch 23 - March 25, 2015

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alexander Gonzalez

Define your own college experience Time and time again, we are told that college will be the “best four years” of our lives. It is the only time that we will be able to live and learn with those both so alike and so different from ourselves in an environment that is bent on feeding us opportunity.

The University of Miami provides many opportunities for students to expand their horizons outside of the classroom.

While a new stamp of cultural finesse inevitably accompanies a college education, UM’s incredible diversity has long been a unique selling point. Whether it be learning bachata with SalsaCraze or dancing through the night at the Indian Students Association’s Garba festival, students can easily increase their understanding of other cultures.

The intellectual climate of a college campus enables a variety of discussion forums and speaker events that may be scarce after graduation. Only here would students be able to discuss public health over dinner with a policymaker like President Donna E. Shalala or sit on the Green to discuss tribal issues with the African Students Union. Using these platforms as an opportunity to learn about others’ experiences, and problems can invaluably enrich a student’s education.

Culture is celebrated at UM not only in the sense of cultural exchange, but also in the general arts and entertainment scene. Organizations like the Cosford Cinematic Arts Commission, QuantUM Entertainment and the Ring Theatre are incredible resources for students to affordably enjoy film and

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ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR Sherman Hewitt ONLINE NEWS EDITOR Emily Dabau

the performing arts, not to mention the celebration of visual and literary art through the Lowe Art Museum and the CAS Gallery.

These on-campus opportunities comprise only the tip of the iceberg of local cultural activities. Students who confine themselves to traditional college pastimes – be it studying in Richter or partying at frat row – can easily take for granted the fact that their backyard hosts prominent cultural events that attract talent from across the world. A walk through Wynwood and a visit to Art Basel are trademark souvenirs that not many other students around the country can cherish.

However, the “best four years” is still just that: four years.

Placing too much pressure on ourselves to fulfill that ideal can be counterproductive. As those of us here in the newsroom know well, focusing on a passion can mean passing over certain experiences. Yet, in the long term, looking back at life after our brief time in college, those sacrifices may well be worth it.

So even if, upon graduation, our college memories appear a bit lackluster compared to the picturesque college experience, we should find peace with that. The “best four years” claim is more a self-fulfilling prophecy than a fact, so who’s to say that those years don’t still lie ahead of us?

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speak UP WHICH OPPORTUNITIES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AT UM? BEN RICH

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JAMES LOUBSER SENIOR

“Clubs on campus. They help with getting to know people with mutual interests. It’s pretty much the best way to get involved.”

VICTORIA MARKS SOPHOMORE

“Canes Night Live and Canes After Dark, where they bring all this stuff from outside of Miami.”

“There’s a lot of faculty doing some really good research that a lot of students don’t realize. A lot of them are really open to having students come and help them out with research.”

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“I’m interested in sports, so I joined the triathlon club and intramural soccer. I’m also involved in student council in the School of Architecture.”

“I’m part of Distraction Magazine and I just got started this semester. I really love it.

I’m going to do a story about the highlights of Ultra this weekend.”

ARNEL KREVOSKY FRESHMAN

“I go to SCUBA club because it’s social and relaxing by taking you away from all the stress while also being part of the school.”

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Pause that refreshes: creative gap year ideas just woke up from a nap, and oh, was it a glorious one after waking up early to chauffeur friends to the airport – the only sleep I salvaged was through tiny power naps in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

However, napping has actually been a hot topic recently, especially with the entirety of UM’s population still recovering from a week brimming with booze cruises, or for the DANNY NEW HUMOR ones who went northbound shoveling.

COLUMNIST So napping was still fresh in my mind last week when senior Elaine Golden approached me with an idea that could produce the perfect recovery opportunity for seniors like her.

“Well, it’s a nonprofit called ‘Gap Year N.A.P. Year,’ which provides college students the opportunity to take a funded gap year after undergrad,” she said.

I desperately wanted to call the program ‘Gap Year N.A.P. Organization,’ so the acronym could be “G.Y.N.O.” But apparently this would cut the target gender in half.

Regardless, Golden already devised her primary acronym in N.A.P. – New Academic Perspective – and she has a whole vision of how this could benefit students.

“With ‘Gap Year N.A.P. Year,’ we would work with fellows to design horizontally-structured projects for their time in the program,” she said.

This got my engine pumpin’ and bumpin’ in my head. There’s just a whole new world of ideas to be discovered if students had an entire year to explore themselves – ideas that are shining, shimmering and splendid. Make a dream board? Maybe even work on a new fake laugh for when old ladies make a pun with my last name?

“All of those would be fine projects,” she said. “We don’t want to set limits and stifle creativity. Our main focus would be to provide participants with time for introspection and reflection.”

Well, though I might utilize this opportunity for slumber, I decided to gather the student opinion on how to fulfill this commitment instead.

“I want to get an ethnicity DNA test and go to whatever region in Africa I test positive for,” sophomore Becca Carter said.

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This sounded interesting – I didn’t know a DNA test could tell you where you were from. I guess my New Jersey roots would read as: “His DNA keeps trying to telling us it’s New York DNA.” So I kept searching, eager to gather ideas for self-reflection perfection.

“I don’t know what I would do with one ear,” freshmen Jaajir Jones said.

Maybe that’s why he didn’t hear me right...

“Oh, one year? Oh, then there’s one thing I would do: Africa.

Anywhere in Africa,” Jones said.

Wow, another travel-supporter. In fact, as I kept questioning students about what they would do with another year, voyaging abroad was the most popular answer.

Sophomore Tony Marks told me she would participate in a Viking canoe race in Norway. Senior Connor Rogers said he would go “drifting” in Japan. Sophomore Toni Farrell told me she’s pre-med, so she’s not allowed to have fun. Okay, except for pre-med students.

Well, traveling would certainly take more energy than napping, but there would be plenty of time to get my shut-eye on the plane ride.

Danny New is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism. “The Maturity Column” runs alternating Mondays.

Consider dangers of Ultra Music Festival before going ltra weekend is almost upon us.

In a few days, thousands of people will descend upon downtown Miami to enjoy a wild weekend with their friends and some of their TAYLOR DUCKETT favorite DJs. STAFF Though the fate of COLUMNIST Ultra in downtown Miami was endangered last year when moves were made to ban the popular music festival, the city decided to keep it – a decision no doubt largely influenced by the revenue the three-day concert generates. Despite the city’s decision to keep the festival and the organization’s assurances of safety, this event still possesses dangers characteristic of large-scale festivals that attendees should be wary of.

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The increased accessibility of drugs is a major danger.

Beneath the superficial scene of electronic music lies a widespread drug culture that attracts many. Taking advantage of the concentration of young people, dealers may advertise that they are selling festival-goers one thing, when, in actuality, no one actually knows what they are ingesting.

If you do not know what you are taking, you cannot properly prepare for side effects that could possibly be fatal. Last year, 21-yearold attendee Adonis Escoto died of a drug overdose at the festival, according to a Miami New Times story published March 2014.

Beyond health concerns, general personal safety is at risk. In an environment where you are likely to encounter intoxicated people or large crowds, you may find yourself in a dangerous situation.

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cur. A security guard was trampled by gatecrashers last March, resulting in a fractured skull and a broken leg. Traveling in groups and pairs would be a good precaution for those who do choose to go to Ultra.

At Ultra, like any other large-scale gathering, things also have a way of getting lost or stolen. We all love our personal belongings, so we have to be mindful of protecting them to the best of our ability. With a crowd of more than 100,000 people, if your phone or other property gets stolen, the chances of recovery are slim to none.

In addition, for UM students, transportation can be a nightmare. Typically, people take the Metrorail downtown to save money.

However, as we know, Miami’s transit is unreliable at best. What was a simple solution can become a hassle, especially when the Metrorail stops running at midnight. Students may find themselves turning to ride-sharing services and taxis for safe transportation

home, and these solutions can easily turn into costly expenses, particularly with the likely implementation of “rush” rates.

Ultra has its fans, and most people feel that the rewards outweigh the costs. But there are less expensive and safer options for this weekend in case you decide to think twice and consider the dangers of Ultra before going.

UM often hosts on-campus events during Ultra weekend to encourage students to stay on campus. There is also all of Miami to explore during Miami Music Week for true electronic music enthusiasts. For those who still decide to brave the craziness, be vigilant, and good luck.

Taylor Duckett is a senior majoring in business law.

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“Game of Thrones” course Professor: Lisa Woolfork, associate professor of English at the University of Virginia (UVA). She has taught at UVA for 15 years and has won several teaching awards including a recent all-university teaching award recognizing excellence in teaching, research and service.

Length: Four weeks Assignments: The first book, “A Song of Ice and Fire,” and episodes from the HBO show The class explored the differences between the book and TV show as well as specific aspects of the production, such as the costumes, lighting and on-screen language compared to the novels.

Woolfork plans to offer the class again for summer 2015. She also gave a TEDx Talk Saturday about her research and the “Game of Thrones” class. Woolfork was one of the speakers at the third annual conference TEDxUVA 2015 held this weekend.

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Hit fantasy series rules campus ‘GAME OF THRONES’ FROM COVER

The story takes place in a fictional universe where several kingdoms wage real and political wars against one another all for control of the Iron Throne, where the king rules.

Although the show’s fifth season does not premiere until April 12, the University of Miami will be the first site to host a pre-screening for next season’s first episode. HBO College, a marketing and distribution branch that promotes HBO services on campuses across the nation, is promoting the series with pre-screenings in 19 others schools, including the University of Washington in Seattle, Tulane University in New Orleans and the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. Since the show’s premiere in 2011, “Game of Thrones” has appealed to fans of fantasy genre stories, as well as a broader audience. In fact, last season averaged about 19.1 million viewers per episode, according to Joe Bahr, vice president for digital network distribution at HBO. The story’s wide appeal and interesting relationship to Martin’s source material keeps fans like Erichsen coming back for more.

In this next season, the show will veer more away from Martin’s books – but don’t worry, because Martin, who has written some past episodes, works closely with showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff. Some characters still alive in the books will die in Season 5, according to Entertainment Weekly’s recent cover story on the hit series.

FANTASY FANDOM Fans like Erichsen enjoy revisiting the fantastical world that is often full of undesired surprises, like a major character’s death. She is watching “Game of Thrones” for the fourth time and has read the more than 800-page book once.

The extent of her love for the series is evident from her jersey, purchased online, supporting Winterfell; the hub of House Stark, or the rulers of the North in the land of Westeros.

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“The North should win something at some point,” she said, referencing how many of the Starks have died over the course of the story.

Erichsen got hooked on “Game of Thrones” from its first season. After watching the first few episodes, she read the books and knew the plot’s general direction by the premiere of Season 2.

ERICHSEN Erichsen also hosts small weekly watch parties at her house when each new season airs. About 12 people get together for an intense viewing in which no one is allowed to talk.

“It definitely heightens the suspense that Martin is good at building,” Erichsen said. “When you have a room full of people with hunched shoulders and tightly grasped palms, you know something’s going to happen.”

Erichsen naturally gravitated to Martin’s fantasy story.

The creative writing major is an avid fan of popular fantasy stories such as “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings.” She has watched the “Lord of the Rings” films more than 50 times and usually experiences the trilogy in one sitting.

“Because how else are you going to watch it?” she said.

Fellow “Lord of the Rings” fan, junior Andrea Brook, initially thought “Game of Thrones” was going to be along the same lines. A family friend of hers recommended Martin’s books just before the first season aired on HBO. Brook soon discovered that Martin has set himself apart in this genre. “‘Game of Thrones’ is extremely raw. It taps into raw human emotion. It taps into sexuality. It taps into violence,” said Brook, who has seen the show twice and read the books once.

“Even though there are a lot of magical, fictional elements that are not true to real life, it exhibits a great aspect of human nature.”

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MARTIN MANIA Alberto Cairo, a professor in the School of Communication, agrees with Brook. The appeal of Martin’s story is that his characters are not just good or evil, but have a human side to them.

“But what Martin does really, really well is that even in the context of a fantasy novel, he creates characters you can love, or you can love to hate, or you can hate to love,” Cairo said.

Cairo was a fan of Martin’s work even before “Game of Thrones.” Martin was a well-known science-fiction writer before he became a screenwriter for Hollywood, and later wrote the series that would make him a household name.

When the books were not as popular in the early 2000s – the first edition, “A Game of Thrones,” was published in 1996 – Martin’s publisher in Spain, and a friend of Cairo’s, offered Cairo the opportunity to write the prologue for the third book, “A Storm of Swords.”

Cairo says it was not unusual for people known for science fiction in Spain to write prologues. “A Storm of Swords” also happens to be his favorite.

Aside from its more realistic characters, “Game of Thrones” is different than other fantasy novels because it draws upon a tradition of historical fiction, Cairo said.

“What [Martin] does is … basically write a historical novel in a fantasy setting,” Cairo added.

Erichsen, who has taken courses in Viking and Celtic literature, says these influences are present throughout “Game of Thrones.”

“If you take away all of the supernatural, the dragons, the White Walkers [vampire-like creatures who live in an Antarctica-like environment], the magical assassins; you get basic historical fiction,” she said.

Erichsen used the Red Wedding as an example. According to the culture in “Game of Thrones,” once a host has offered guests hospitality, the host respects the guests’ lives and must protect them.

This goes awry for some members of the Stark family who are betrayed and killed as a result.

“The breaking of that pattern, which Martin loves to do, is what really shocks the audience,” Erichsen said.

As for the relationship between the TV show and books, Cairo embraces the choices HBO has made in adapting the series. He believes the collaboration between Martin and showrunners Weiss and Benioff contributed to a “tightened” and “stronger storyline” on the small screen.

A character like Robb Stark, who eventually becomes head of the Stark family, disappears in the second book and returns in the third book.

“In the HBO show, you can’t do that,” Cairo said.

Questions of adaptation interest Lisa Woolfork, an associate professor of English at the University of Virginia. She taught a class

on “Game of Thrones” during summer 2014 at UVA. In an intensive four-week course, Woolfork assigned her students to read the first book and watch the full first two seasons and part of the third season. Each season is 10 episodes long.

Woolfork and her students discussed why certain characters were created just for the TV show and why some scenes from the book were different.

She cited an example from the first book and Season 1. Daenerys Targaryen, who is one of the last living members of House Tar-

Woolfork used the metaphor of train tracks to explain the differences between the books and TV show. She says the two should be viewed as two parallel but separate tracks that will eventually diverge, so they look like “two monorails.”

“At the textual level, it might create a certain type of grounding or verification, and at the same time, the television show has taken on a life of its own,” she added.

In the class, students explored other aspects of the TV show, including lighting, costumes and on-screen language versus the books. Woolfork describes the class as “quite

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In a poll conducted on themiamihurricane.com, 113 students voted for their favorite “Game of Thrones” character.

Daenerys Targaryen: 33 percent Tyrion Lannister: 27 percent

Jon Snow: 21 percent Arya Stark: 19 percent

wrote over email. “They help us speak directly to university students, alerting them to all of the exciting services and programming that HBO has to offer.”

HBO hires two campus agents from schools like UM, where HBO is available in the dorms. Brook is in charge of event planning, and senior Maggie McMahon, the second agent, handles social media.

Even before the job, Brook was no stranger to HBO. She says it has always been her favorite TV provider, so when she was accepted for the position, it was a “dream come true.”

Brook hopes she is invited to the program again for next semester. She has applied for a summer internship at HBO in New York City and plans to enter the entertainment field after college.

McMahon, a public relations major graduating in May, appreciates the experience she’s gained from working with HBO College, too.

“I’ve learned so much since I’ve joined,” she said. “I’ve definitely gotten the same benefits that an internship would have provided.”

Brook and McMahon have been promoting the pre-screening since students caught wind of it on Facebook before spring break.

Since the time of publication, 578 people have RSVP’d to attend Thursday’s pre-screening that will take place at Cosford Cinema. The on-campus theater, however, has 240 seats.

Richard Kenney, assistant director of housing services, who first received a call from HBO about the possibility of a prescreening at UM, urges students not to skip class or camp out for the event.

The line will start at 4 p.m. in the grassy area between Cosford and the Ashe building.

The specific location of the line will be posted Monday on Facebook.

Brook and McMahon say the experience will be more than just a pre-screening. The first 100 people are eligible for a special giveaway, and Brook helped plan a pre-show with an emcee and UProv, the on-campus improv comedy group.

The line will be capped as soon the limit is reached. But Kenney says a small amount of overflow will be allowed if there are seats open but will not be guaranteed.

‘GAME OF THRONES’ PRE-SCREENING WHAT: ‘Game of Thrones’ prescreening for Episode 1 of Season 5

garyen, is forced to marry Khal Drogo, the leader of a barbaric, tribe-like society known as the Dothraki.

According to Woolfork, Daenerys gives Drogo sexual consent in the book while the show adapts it as a rape scene. It’s these kinds of discrepancies that drove the conversations in class.

“Once you start to plug in the discrepancies, factor in the fan responses – like all the memes, fan videos, YouTube parodies – there is a huge universe of material to discuss, and that’s pretty fun,” Woolfork said.

a bit of labor” on the part of students, who took daily quizzes and completed a huge final project.

HBO ON CAMPUS Brook, who majors in public relations and political science, serves as a HBO College campus agent for UM to develop four promotional events per semester based on HBO’s award-winning programming.

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WHEN: Thursday, doors open at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Cosford Cinema The line will start at 4 p.m. in the grassy area between Cosford and the Ashe building. The specific location will be posted Monday on Facebook.

Students, faculty and staff with a valid Cane Card can attend the prescreening.

UMPD and HBO security will be on site and will remove anyone who is found recording the screening.

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Players lose last shot at Sweet 16 spot Canes fall to third-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes, promise comeback

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Riding high from their first round upset over Washington, the 11th-seeded Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team fell to third-seeded host Iowa Hawkeyes 8870 Sunday at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, denying the Canes their first trip to the Sweet 16.

“That was just – that second half, their offensive performance was incredible,” said Head Coach Katie Meier.

“It was the team destined to go to the Sweet 16 the way they were playing.”

Miami shot just under 40 percent from the field on 29-73 shooting, while struggling from three, where they went 5-21. After holding the Iowa to 36 percent shooting in the first half, the Hawkeyes rebounded to shoot 75 percent in the second on 18-24 shooting, finishing the game 52 percent from the field but only 5-9 from three.

The Canes were led by Jessica Thomas’ 20 points, while Adrienne Motley added 18 points of her own, but the guard duo needed 22 and 16 shots respectively to do so. Necole Sterling added seven boards and Jassany Williams had five in 19 minutes due to early foul trouble.

The Canes held the lead only three times, all coming in the first half – the largest being a 27-23 edge after a Thomas three with 4:44 remaining in the first half. The Hawkeyes immediately responded with a 15-4 run to end the first half, going into the break with a 38-31 lead that appeared less daunting than the score would indicate.

The Hawkeyes, using a balanced attack that saw all five starters score double digits, began pulling away in the second half.

A three pointer by Necole Sterling brought the Canes within five with 12:28 remaining before the Hawkeyes reeled off a 14-5 run capped off by a pair of free throws

by Melissa Dixon. This made the score 69-55 with eight minutes left.

The Canes responded with a brief 6-0 run to bring the score to 69-63 with just over seven minutes left. But the six-point deficit would be as close as the Canes got. The Hawkeyes put their foot on the gas, out-scoring the Canes 19-7, winning their trip to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1996 and the first time under Head Coach Linda Bluder.

“It hurt a little bit,” said Thomas, who watched the Hawkeyes celebration after. “Somebody had to lose today.

Coming back next year, putting in the motivation, just putting more work in and be ready to be a Sweet 16 team as well.”

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NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR PRIDEFUL APPEARANCE: The women’s basketball team attended Tuesday’s men’s game and promoted their thenupcoming NCAA tournament game. The Lady Canes made it to Iowa after beating the University of Washington Huskies.

terhoft added 15 points of her own while Samantha Logic and Dixon added 12. Logic grabbed seven rebounds as well. If there is any consolation for the Canes, it was holding Dixon, the nations leader in three pointers per game at 3.75 on 48 percent shooting, to just 2-3 from beyond the arc, rarely giving her a good look.

“That team is full of great players and she just had a great performance,” Motley said of Doolittle. “She played like a Division I basketball player trying to get to the Sweet 16.”

The Canes were done in by their 24 fouls, allowing the Hawkeyes to go 23-33 from the line, including 13-13 to start the game. They didn’t miss their first free throw until Disterhoft missed the second of two free throws two and a half minutes into the second half.

Miami was without Motley for much of the second half, as the sophomore guard was forced to watch from the bench due to foul trouble. The Hawkeyes used that as an opportunity to pull away. Michelle Woods fouled out with 1:52 left in the second half.

The Hawkeyes (26-7) also dominated the Canes (2013) on the boards, out-rebounding UM 44-35, and adding 17 assists to Miami’s 10.

“I told my team, we’re quite young and they have got some great experience, and I think that showed,” said Meier. “That the mental toughness, they were just sharper

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than us in key moments, key plays. We did something that wasn’t really smart, like get a rebound and throw it right to Iowa, and they never did something that wasn’t really smart in the last 10 minutes of that basketball game.”

The Hawkeyes now move on to the Sweet 16 to face the winner of Sunday’s Gonzaga-Arkansas winner.

The Canes, however, will head home after making their fourth tournament appearance in the last five years under Meier.

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Wins may pave road to Big Apple

Team stars shine at two-day meet

Canes hope to gain more confidence post-season

Athletes achieve personal bests, high rankings

BY AJ RICKETTS ONLINE SPORTS EDITOR

They didn’t make the Big Dance, but they might be playing in the Garden.

After two scrappy wins, Miami now finds itself just one win away from a trip to New York City (NYC) for a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Final Four appearance.

Though it is not the tournament many Canes fans envisioned, there is still much to play for.

A run to NYC or an NIT championship would undoubtedly propel Miami to a pre-season top 25 ranking next season, with every single starter returning and the additions of transfer forward Kamari Murphy and incoming freshman forward Anthony Lawrence.

As Jim Larrañaga noted earlier this week, the NIT can certainly serve as a springboard of confidence for a team. As an assistant for Virginia in the early 80s, the Cavs won the NIT Championship. The following season, led by Ralph Sampson, UVA reached the Final Four.

In the 2011-2012 season, Miami reached the second round of the NIT before falling to Minnesota. With a roster comprising primarily the same players, that team, of course, reached the Sweet 16 the next season.

Miami will either host Arizona State or travel to Richmond, depending on the result of the game Sunday night, which was not finished by the time of printing. The Hurricanes were led by 17 points from Manu Lecomte Saturday, with Davon Reed adding 15, and 13 for Deandre Burnett.

BY EMILY DABAU ONLINE NEWS EDITOR

VICTORIA MCKABA // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MID-AIR MOMENT: Freshman James Palmer (No. 12) attempts a shot during Saturday’s game against Alabama as part of the Hurricane’s NIT run. The Canes won 73-66 and will continue to the next round.

SPORTS BRIEFS BASEBALL The Hurricanes clinched their second straight ACC series victory, beating Wake Forest 12-7 in game two at Gene Hooks Field Saturday.

The No. 17 Canes are currently 18-7 overall and 6-3 in the ACC. Miami jumped out to an early lead Saturday. Despite a late Wake Forest comeback effort, Miami held on to secure its eighth straight victory.

The Canes struggled in the final game on Sunday. They lost 10-4 but still took the series.

SWIMMING AND DIVING Senior diver Thea Vock earned her second All-America recognition Friday night at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. She took fifth place in the 3-meter event at the 2015 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships.

Senior Cheyenne Cousineau picked up her second career All-America recognition Saturday with a thirdplace finish in the platform event. She earned All-America honors in 2013 in the same event when she was a redshirt sophomore at Ohio State.

ROWING The Hurricanes rowing team had five boats compete against Columbia and UCF at the The Governor’s Cup Saturday.

Saturday’s meet capped an exciting start to the 2015 spring season for the Canes. On Wednesday, Miami opened with a scrimmage against UConn.

The Canes will head to San Diego to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic in the final weekend of March.

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As a significant opening meet of the season, the 2015 Hurricane Invitational is taken seriously by the University of Miami’s track and field team, and understandably so. It is the opportunity for track stars to shine and inch closer to their ACC goals.

This year, the men’s track and field team took Cobb Stadium by storm, reaching rankings among the best in the program.

The two-day meet had a bold beginning Friday when Carlos Mangum took over the top rank in the men’s hammer throw. The sophomore opened the season with a personal best and a new school record with a throw of 61.74m.

Sophomore Gian Piero Ragonesi placed fifth in the men’s hammer throw with 46.45m and placed first in the men’s discuss with a mark of 52.57m. He won the men’s shot put with a personal best of 17.46m, ranking second in UM history.

Redshirt freshman Daniel Polinski looked at the invitational as an opportunity to set new records. “[To] get some good opening marks out and a personal best, definitely,” he said of his goals for the meet. “Improve every time I throw. I’m pretty amped up; it’s the first home meet. It’s fun to just be at home and go against other people.”

Polinski ranked second in the men’s discus with a throw of 47.80m. He ranked fourth in the men’s shot put and fourth in UM history with a throw of 16.39m.

Christian Cook, Anthony Wolliston, Robert Grant and Henri Delauze took third place in the men’s 4x400m team relay. Third ranking was also awarded to their fellow Canes Joseph Ryan, Ibrahim Dodo, Zach Garland and Douglas Dourado, who also finished with 3:20.75.

Others in relay, Cook, Grant, Wolliston and Jaalen Jones, earned first place in the men’s 4x100m with a time of 40.83 seconds.

Garland, a freshman runner, ranked sixth in the men’s 800m run with a personal best time of 1:56.32. Dourado, Sean Grossman and Julien Primel finished in the top 10 of the men’s 1500m race in seventh, eighth and tenth place.

In jumping, junior John-Patrick Patrick won the men’s long jump with a mark of 7.67m.

Kevin Marsh and AJ Ricketts competed in the 5000m race, placing 22nd and 24th.

The Hurricanes will next compete in the Florida State Relays on Friday and Saturday.

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V, DEAR V DEAR V

Recently, I’ve lost interest in my boyfriend. He just doesn’t catch my eye anymore, and I’m not sure what happened.

We are still close and I tell him everything, but it’s become more of a friendship and less of a relationship. I’m starting to think there may be something wrong with me.

I have no desire to be intimate anymore, and I have no urge to date. My boyfriend is taking this personally, and I think he may dump me soon. What should I do?

Sincerely, Apathetic Girlfriend

Losing spark in our relationship

Dear Apathetic Girlfriend, First, you need to relax and cut yourself some slack. We all have times when we feel stuck in a funk, and not the groovy type of “Uptown Funk,” either. Sometimes you can’t stand to be near the one you love most.

As Miley Cyrus reminds us, “Everybody makes mistakes / Everybody has those days.” So, remember that nobody’s perfect, and start to see the lighter side of things.

Hey, maybe you should pull a Hannah Montana and try to channel someone else’s energy for a while.

Putting on a new persona, even if it’s a new hairdo, may help you break out of your routine.

If trying out a new “you” for a few days doesn’t do the trick, you could always try spicing things up in the bedroom. Maybe you’re not attracted to your boyfriend anymore because his moves are predictable. Ask him to try out some new ideas you’ve

had, and don’t hold anything back.

You’ll be back in the groove of things when you see your guy become the “bad boy” you fell for again.

Talk it out with your beau. Remind him that you still love him and that it’s not his fault you’re not feelin’ the vibe recently. Maybe he will be able to help.

If he still takes it to heart and wants to go bowling alone over at Splitsville, then let him. Someone else will come along who will put up with your gutter balls and help you get back to bowling strikes.

If all else fails, maybe you shouldn’t date for a while. It could be a sign that you need to work on yourself right now. Don’t rush into anything else.

Don’t dwell too much on your boyfriend if he doesn’t stick by your side. Take a page from Iggy’s book: “I got one less problem without ya.”

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