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The 18th edition of the annual event returned this past weekend for three days of performances by world-renowned electronic artists.

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Ultra Music Festival brings EDM beats to Miami Victoria McKaba // Assistant Photo Editor

FLYING COLORS: Confetti falls over the audience of Kaskade’s set on the Main Stage at Ultra Music Festival at Bayfront Park Friday night.

Senior active in Greek life, Student Government dies early Saturday morning after attending Ultra Music Festival.

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UM senior dies after attending Ultra Music Festival

Undergraduate offcampus housing offers variety of options

By Isabella Cueto Assistant News Editor

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niversity of Miami student Adam Levine died Friday night at Jackson Memorial Hospital, according to a letter sent out to the university community by the school. The cause of his death was not released. Levine had attended Ultra Music Festival (UMF) on Friday, accordLEVINE ing to students who knew him.

Ultra Music Festival’s Chief of Security, Ray Martinez, issued a statement Sunday afternoon to WPLG Local 10 News reporter Michael Seiden.

“We don’t have many details, but we can tell you that our security personnel noticed he was having difficulties and immediately called Miami Fire Rescue to get him medical attention,” the statement said. “From what we have been told, paramedics initiated medical treatment and transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Most unfortunately, he passed away at the hospital.”

Martinez went on to say that the festival is cooperating with Miami Police and the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner.

“I personally contacted Adam’s family yesterday and offered them our condolences,” the statement said. “We are saddened by their loss and our thoughts are with them.”

Levine, originally from Reston, Virginia, was a senior political science major. He was a brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and a two-time senator and public relations vice chair in Student Government (SG). He was also a program coordinator for the Freshman Leadership Council.

Levine studied abroad at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia last year and had recently decided to apply to dental school.

Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely sent the letter out Saturday afternoon informing the UM community of Levine’s death, offering the university’s condolences to his family and friends.

“Truly beloved by all, Adam’s outgoing, caring personality and sense of humor was known to always make his friends smile,” the letter said.

Students took to social media to express their condolences, posting Facebook statuses and photos with Levine.

Max Sanchez served as senator for the Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos, the Federation of Cuban Students, in SG while Levine was a senator. Sanchez said he briefly saw Levine on Friday at UMF. “He was a very charismatic person and very easy to work with. He always had fresh ideas and never hesitated to help someone in need,” Sanchez said. “The most memorable thing in my opinion though was how he never stopped fighting for his ideas even when others tried to shoot him down.”

Seiden reported that the funeral services for Levine would be held on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the North Virginia Hebrew Congregation.

The university’s Counseling Center can be reached at 305-284-5511 or www.miami.edu/counseling-center.

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bout 60 percent of UM undergraduates live off campus. While housing options around the university provide independent living experiences, they can also seem daunting to some students.

The Office of Housing and Residential Life (HRL), located in Eaton 153, can help guide students making the transition from living on campus to off campus.

Students can make an appointment to speak with an expert who will assist them in making the move off campus. The HRL website also provides resources such as apartment complex listings, a roommate finder and the off-campus housing handbook.

However, the website should not replace a face-to-face meeting, according to the Director of Housing Operations Jon Baldessari.

“It is not really a substitute for having a conversation with someone who knows the area, who knows the complexes … that kind of consultation is really important to narrow down the search,” he said.

Baldessari encouraged all students who are considering living off campus to attend the annual Off-Campus Housing Fair on April 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Center. The fair will be an opportunity for landlords, realtors and management companies to share information with students looking to move off campus.

“Sometimes people have no idea where to start; they just know they want to live off campus. The fair is their way to jump-start that process,” Baldessari said.

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Perhaps the most popular off-campus destination for UM students is Red Road Commons (RRC), an apartment complex located within walking distance from the university, one mile south from the center of campus.

UM students make up about 90 percent of tenants there, according to complex’s leasing office.

RRC offers six different floor plans: two single-room models at 600 and 764 square feet cost about $1,700 and $2,000 per month in rent, respectively.

The first of the two-bed, two-bath units is 885 square feet and runs about $2,200 per month (rent fluctuates based on the time of year), while a slightly larger twobed, two-bath model with 1,002 square feet costs about $3,000.

Their three-bedroom, twobathroom apartments are 3,200 square feet and cost about $3,200 per month. Their three-bedroom, three-bathroom model is 1,520 square feet and costs about $4,000 per month.

RRC offers tenants a number of amenities, too: a heated outdoor pool with barbecue grills, a courtyard with gazebos for leisure, a 24-hour fitness center and a dog park.

“Having a balcony and your own kitchen is pretty sweet.

In general, I’m happy,” said Daniel Tirado, a junior biology major who lives in the complex.

The University Inn is another option for students who are not looking to travel far. The British colonial-style hotel is found right

across campus on the other side of U.S. 1 and offers residents an outdoor pool with a Jacuzzi and a clubhouse.

With two unit types, the Inn caters more to smaller groups of two or three roommates. One model is 620 square feet and costs between $1,400-1,650 per month depending on its location in the building. The two-bedroom, twobathroom option offers two models; the first is 840 square feet and costs about $1,800 per month, the second is 916 square feet and is nearly $2,500 per month.

Leo Li, a junior studying accounting, said he felt satisfied with his experience at the Inn. “I like living in the University Inn, I can’t complain much.

The surroundings are a lot more quiet compared to Red Road and the University Village,” Li said.

“Freddy, the security guard, is a very cool guy you can have a chat with.”

Freshman Denise Ozturk said although she is looking forward to the challenge of being independent and living off campus, timing is important.

“I considered living off campus for next year, but I feel that I need more time to adjust and that living on campus for another year would give me the opportunity to build stronger relationships,” she said.

Alex Meyer, also a freshman, expressed more confidence about moving from campus.

“I’m excited to move off of campus next semester. It will be a more independent lifestyle,” Meyer said.

Another historically popular housing option for students leaving campus is the apartment complex Gables Ponce, situated about a mile north of campus.

Offering dozens of different floor plans, tenants have plenty of options to choose from. Onebed, one-bath units come in two variations: the studio version ranges in square footage from 596-619 feet and costs around $1,800 per month; the non-studio is 623-939 square feet and costs $1,900-2,800 per month. The two-bedroom, two-bath units range from 1,071-1,290 square feet and cost upwards of $2,900 per month, while the 3/2 models are a spacious 1411-1453 square feet starting at $5,000 per month.

Gables Ponce offers amenities such as a spa area with sauna and steam room, outdoor grills by the pool deck, a 24-hour fitness center, a sports and gaming room, private cabanas and a “Zen garden.”

One locale that has been growing in popularity recently is Aviva Coral Gables. Located on the corner of Bird Road and SW 39th Ave., and neighboring the luxury car dealership The Collection, this apartment complex is about a 10-minute drive from campus.

The Aviva complex has studio apartments ranging from 538-697 square feet that cost anywhere from $1,400-1,800 a month. More spacious one-bedroom, one-bathroom units with 703-1008 square feet of living space cost between $1,700-2100.

Two-bedroom, two-bathroom units with 1048-1366 square feet cost between $2600-3200 a month.

Aviva offers in-house dry cleaning to its residents, a 24hour fitness room, two pools (one heated), a Jacuzzi, barbecue grills and a “mingle room” with a coffee machine and printer.

Aside from these four popular options, Brickell, Coconut Grove and South Miami all offer apartments. Houses are also available for rent.

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Conversation continues to address lack of graduate student housing

By Sherman Hewitt Online Editor

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he University of Miami has big plans for on-campus housing over the next 10 years: constructing a new village for upperclassmen, tearing down and replacing the freshman towers and renovating every floor in the Mahoney and Pearson Residential Colleges. During the housing plan’s drafting, former UM President Donna E. Shalala prioritized the undergraduate population, according to Executive Director of UM Housing and Residential Life Jim Smart. But graduate students did not receive the same priority.

Although Smart said that a need for housing exists in the graduate student population, the current iteration of the 10-year housing plan does not allocate space for graduate students on or around campus.

The idea of graduate student housing at UM isn’t a novel one. Prior to July 31, 2009, graduate students were allocated 80 beds out of the 800 in the University Village. In January 2009, Patricia A. Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs, announced that those beds would be given to undergraduates and that graduate students would be unable to apply for housing on campus starting fall 2009.

“Graduate students are more capable of living off campus,” Whitely said in a 2009 report by The Miami Hurricane.

Edwing Medina, president of the Graduate Student Association (GSA), said that such a comprehensive housing plan should involve graduate students from the start; otherwise, they will not have a part in it anytime soon.

“Our concern at this time in the history of this university is that we will not have another

major housing plan in place, after this one that is currently on the table, for at least 30-40 years,” Medina said. “If we don’t get this done now, the graduate students will be a non-issue as far as housing at the University of Miami for MEDINA decades.”

Medina also sees the lack of graduates in the housing plan as a sign that the school does not heed the needs of its graduate student population adequately.

“I have sat in on many meetings where the highest administrators and the highest people of this university are in the room, and they talk about housing plans, and yet the graduate students are always an afterthought,” Medina said.

Whitely, however, said that the administration is “certainly aware” of the needs of graduate students, but undergraduates have a higher priority at the moment.

“The first phase of the [housing plan] is addressing undergraduates,” Whitely said in an email. “Graduate students were involved in our initial survey and focus groups. This issue has been brought up and discussed several times by GSA. If at any time we have the housing capacity to add graduate housing, we will do so. Presently, we do not have the capacity for our graduate housing.”

Although Whitely said she and her administrative staff practice an open-door policy when addressing student issues and concerns, Medina described conversations with UM about graduate housing as “one-sided” and “slow,” but said administration was still “receptive” to the issue, rather than closing off the conversation entirely.

The Age Factor

One of the main reasons why undergraduates have the higher priority is simply a matter of age, according to Smart.

“I don’t disagree that, in the cosmic scope of things, undergraduates probably should get a higher priority for housing than graduate students for no other reasons than age,” he said.

Smart said 17 and 18-year-olds coming into college are less competitive in the local realty market than 21 to 25-year-old graduate students.

Contracts for renting apartments can’t be signed by people younger than 18; a parent or guardian would have to do so.

According to UM’s 2015-16 Fact Book, the average age of new freshmen for that year was 18.1 years old. For all undergraduates, the average age was 20.7 years old.

For graduate students, the average age was 28.1 years old. Numbers from the book reflect counts from the fall semester. At the same time, 94 percent of all undergraduates were younger than 24 years old. For graduate students, 73 percent were younger than 29 years old.

The book states that 11,123 undergraduates and 5,725 graduate students attended UM. Of the 5,725 graduate students, 3,921 are directly represented by the GSA. Graduate students at the School of Law and the Miller School of Medicine are not directly represented by the GSA. Medina said more than 650 undergraduates are 25 and older, while 1,285 graduate students – not including law and medical students – are younger than 24. That’s about a third of the GSA’s graduate population.

“This essentially debunks the argument that the university uses to say that they must provide housing to [undergraduates] simply because they are a younger, more vulnerable population,” Medina said.

Search for Space

Another factor limiting the prospects of graduate housing is the lack of space on the Coral Gables campus, which Medina said he understood.

However, a growing graduate student population should be prompting more action from the administration, Medina said. In 2007, the population was 2,991. That number climbed to 3,327 by 2011, and again in 2015 to 3,921. This shows a 31.1 percent increase in the population from 2007-2015. The undergraduate population grew by just 7.1 percent during the same time.

“It says to the graduate students that you’re welcome to come and study here, you’re welcome

to come and teach our classes, you’re welcome to come and do the university’s research, but when it comes to finding a community here that we have physically created for you, that is not as on the table as other options,” Medina said.

More than 900 graduate students come from outside the U.S. Upon landing in Miami, they do not have credit histories or social security numbers. This makes signing paperwork for apartments difficult or more expensive, according to Utsav Sharma, a Ph.D. student at Miller who conducted his undergraduate studies in the U.S. after coming from India.

Smart stressed that the university has not said “no” to the idea of graduate student housing, but market research conducted by the housing department showed a greater need for housing came from undergraduates, especially freshmen.

“We’re really building from the first-year experience forward,” Smart said. “At some point, we might get around to looking at the graduate school program, but that’s at least phase four [of the housing plan], and we’re not there yet.”

On-campus housing has a capacity of 4,344 beds, according to the 2015-16 Fact Book. Only 4,013 beds were taken by the fall semester, which is 92.3 percent. When asked about the potential space, Smart noted that empty rooms are reserved for students with medical emergencies, roommate complications or issues with their current room, like a broken air conditioner.

Although having every room filled would be beneficial for housing’s bottom line, it would negatively affect undergraduate student life. The space, then, cannot be somehow converted to graduate housing, according to Smart. Smart also said that 92.3 percent capacity is an outlier; housing hasn’t operated below 97 percent capacity – around 4,210 beds – over the past five years.

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Anonymous donor endows $200,000 to Women’s Leadership Symposium

By Sophie Barros Senior News Writer

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he annual Women’s Leadership Symposium (WLS), organized by the Butler Center for Service and Leadership in collaboration with other sponsors, reached a new milestone on Saturday. Thanks to an anonymous donation, the one-day symposium was endowed to honor one of UM’s most accomplished senior administrators, Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely.

Provost Thomas LeBlanc announced the $200,000 donation from “a Cane family” will endow the event, in perpetuity, as the Patricia A. Whitely Women’s Leadership Symposium.

“I am delighted to be here to honor my friend and colleague Dr. Patricia Whitely, vice president for Student Affairs at UM,” said LeBlanc while addressing the symposium participants. “She is a woman who embodies the ideals of the Women’s Leadership Symposium and exemplifies effective leadership in higher education.”

The donation will allow WLS to expand in future years. As Planning Committee Chair Mikayla Farr explained, being endowed means that the planning committee no longer needs to see budget as a burden and can consider initiatives like bringing speakers from across the country or catering to a larger student population.

“It’s really honoring to just be a part of a program that now has Dr. Whitely’s name attached to it,” Farr said. “I hope in the future the committee is able to dream big and let those dreams be accomplished,

because WLS is definitely an amazing program and a lot of times, programs like WLS will struggle for funding just because it’s the nature of it. The fact that this program has been made a priority and that funding isn’t going to be an issue is very exciting.”

The 2016 WLS also came with a handful of new elements to enhance the participant experience. For the first time, the symposium took an all-digital approach by using Guidebook, an application that allows you to create an event and post the day’s schedule with session descriptions, among other features. The initiative was piloted during ‘Canes Summit,’ a fall semester leadership program, and proved to be extremely successful.

Farr also announced that a $500 scholarship would be available for one of the WLS participants. Farr explained that when the planning committee offered keynote speaker Cecilia Gutierrez monetary compensation for her talk, she declined, and proposed that a scholarship fund be created instead. Gutierrez is the President and CEO of Miami Children’s Initiative,

a nonprofit organization that works to develop Liberty City. She shared her struggles and successes with participants on Saturday.

“The keynote speaker was beyond amazing,” first-time participant Jeremy Penn said. “Her story just absolutely blew me away. Every once in a while, you get a speaker that you just feel bare after hearing them and that was the keynote speaker for me.”

Besides the keynote speaker, participants took part in a networking brunch in the morning, two workshops with themes ranging from business etiquette to selfcare, as well as wellness sessions to end the day.

“WLS really strives to serve as a catalyst for leadership development for both male and female student leaders,” Farr said. “We just want to empower student leaders and help them be comfortable with their own personal leadership philosophies and really help them start their journey of leadership development.”

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Islam Awareness Week opens much-needed dialogue about faith The current political climate provides a true litmus test of American character. With the aftermath of the Paris attacks and the San Bernardino shootings still lingering on the public mind and the inflammatory rhetoric that has been tossed around this campaign season, how we treat our fellow neighbors and human beings in spite of our differences in reli-

gion and culture will reveal the strengths – or weaknesses – of our community.

Improving mutual understanding is the goal of Islam Awareness Week, put on for the first time ever by the Muslim Students at the University of Miami (MSUM). Much of the current fear directed toward Muslims and Muslim Americans results from skewed assumptions about Islam. Politicians like Donald Trump have fueled this ignorance, considering the creation of a national Muslim registry and calling for the shutdown of certain mosques – proposals that President George W. Bush found “abhorrent.”

It is frightening how ugly fears can incite even more terrifying actions. Last November, right after the Paris attacks, a woman in a hijab who was waiting at a London

Tube station was pushed from the platform into an oncoming train, luckily surviving despite injuries. According to a February 2016 summary by The New York Times, suspected hate crimes against Muslims in America have tripled since Paris. Closer to home, the Islamic School of Miami was vandalized last September with books on ISIS, wire cutters, a ceramic skull and a variety of other bizarre items and signs meant to intimidate mosque-goers. In Titusville, Florida, a mosque had its windows smashed in with a machete and pork nailed to its front door on New Year’s Day. Therefore, it is timelier than ever to host an event like Islam Awareness Week on campus. The week provides students with a safe space to not only celebrate Islamic culture but, more importantly, also ask

questions about Islam. Events during this week are focused on educating non-Muslims and dispelling misconceptions about Islam, such as “Ask a Muslim” and “Debunking Islamophobia.”

An educational dialogue will create a cooperative, respectful community, and Islam Awareness Week will help foster the sense of inclusion that President Julio Frenk has made one of his priorities at UM. For Muslim students on campus, this week will provide a chance to showcase their pride in their religion and culture. For students who still have many questions about the faith, this week may be an opportunity to start some meaningful conversations.

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Study Abroad programs equally enriching for professors

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tudents are advised to study abroad to make them more competitive in their careers and to help them broaden their horizons.

However, when discussBy Nadijah Campbell ing the advantages of Contributing Columnist studying abroad, there’s often a group of people who are left out of the conversation: professors.

Going abroad is just as important for professors as it is for students. As globalization occurs, skills like cultural sensitivity and international awareness are becoming more important than ever. It’s time that our university started encouraging professors to go abroad as much as it encourages students. It will make for a better learning environment and will better the overall quality of our education.

IT’S TIME THAT OUR UNIVERSITY STARTED ENCOURAGING PROFESSORS TO GO ABROAD AS MUCH AS IT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS.

Professors who go abroad generally become more well-rounded and understanding leaders, teaching with a “do as I do” approach instead of the “do as I say” demand. This

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teaching style helps create a space for more dialogue in the classroom and pushes students to get a better understanding of worldwide conversations.

Another mutual advantage of professors teaching abroad is that they will learn to adjust their teaching styles to overcome cultural barriers and to accommodate students from all different backgrounds.

From the university-administration standpoint, professors who travel will eventually help the recruitment process for study-abroad programs. Just like how students who study abroad come back with stories that create a desire for the next person to go abroad, professors will return with similar experiences under their belt. The stories professors have will invite curiosity and encourage students to go abroad to explore on their own.

Nadijah Campbell is a junior majoring in journalism and public relations.

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Keep green in Foote Green

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By Danny New Humor Columnist

Unfortunately, an enormous that required a Rhode Island.

inally, it was spring break in Miami and I was getting ready to sprawl out on the plush grass of the Foote Green right in front of Richter.

You see, this was a big occasion for me: I hadn’t been able to enjoy the campus’s premiere field for two months. it was in recovery from presidential inauguration tent large enough to cover

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But after weeks of anticipation, I was confident the Green would finally be restored to its usual 3:2 grass-to-weed ratio.

Instead, I strolled upon a huge television stage plastered with “CNN America’s Choice 2016” and “Republican Presidential Debate 2016.” Now, it wasn’t large enough to cover Rhode Island, but it could certainly cover the Florida primary.

“Oh come on,” I thought. “The grass was just coming back. Now I can’t say ‘Don’t call it a comeback.’ … oh wait, that’s actually all I can say.”

But how could we let this happen?

Here we are, finally with replenished undergrowth, but instead it’s covered by a massive hunk of metal and stage lights.

Where was the healthy grass? Was it available only on Tidal?

Now, I’m not saying that President Frenk’s inauguration and the Republican debate aren’t big enough occasions to warrant the grass being suffocated like a sumo wrestler sitting on a hamster – because they certainly are. I have written before

about how much I respect President Frenk.

He deserves the proper introduction. And as for the presidential debate, well ... we just can’t let Florida International University host more than us.

Either way, I’m just suggesting that we don’t immediately surrender the grass every time we have to pitch a tent. We shouldn’t decide where we plop these props by claiming, “Well … it’ll grow back eventually.” Planning these celebrations should involve a conscientious effort of asking, “How can we do this without obliterating nature?”

Because frankly, the Foote Green is the best chunk of open field we have left.

The grass by Dooley Memorial is crisscrossed by sidewalks (and therefore tours) running through it, and on the IM fields you might step on lifeless, decaying bodies. Oh wait, my editor just called … those are tanning freshmen. Eh, same thing.

I’ve pleaded before about the importance of mental health and how installing outdoor seating like hammocks and glid-

ers would drastically improve it. Well, maybe that’s a bit expensive — money doesn’t grow on trees after all. But who needs to grow money when you can just grow grass?

According to the Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields, one study found that “open green spaces” will contribute to “enjoyment of life” and that even just a view of an open field will “promote quicker recovery in hospital patients.” You know, I bet a lot students sitting up in the Richter stacks feel like they could use a gurney.

So, grass is a cheap, natural way to keep the students happy and healthy. All it takes to maintain is the occasional mow, which, now that I think about it, some of those presidential candidates could use too.

Danny New is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. The Maturity Column runs alternate Mondays.

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LIGHTS UP DOWNTOWN MIAMI For the 18th consecutive year, festival-goers gathered in Miami for Ultra Music Festival. Beginning on Friday and concluding on Sunday, the sold-out EDM event featured performances by top electronic artists. For the 10th time, Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami served as the venue.

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“My experience was one of a kind and super fun. It was a little overwhelming but the music was incredible and the experience is something I will never forget.”

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FEELING THE BEAT: A festival-goer dances during Kaskade’s set at the Ultra Main Stage Friday evening.

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TURNED UP: Filling the Sunset Slot on the Ultra Main Stage, Tiesto smiles out at the crowd.

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EDM ICON: DJ Deadmau5 performs on the Live Stage Saturday night in place of The Prodigy, who cancelled their performance.

BRIGHT NIGHT: Fireworks go off at the Ultra Main Stage during Hardwell’s closing set Saturday night.

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EXCESSIVE ACCESSORIES: A festival-goer shows off his kandi while enjoying a performance by The Chainsmokers Saturday evening at the Ultra Worldwide stage.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Lead singer Edith Frances kicks off Crystal Castles’s set Saturday Night at the Live Stage.

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Fashion Talk panel to feature celebrities, industry professionals

By Emily Dabau Edge Editor

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ashion enthusiasts will have the chance to hear from professionals currently working in the modeling industry, including makeup artists, photographers, managers and fashion models themselves during a Fashion Talk panel event being held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday in the University Center’s Storm Surge Room.

The panel will include “America’s Next Top Model” cycle 22 participant Hadassah Richardson and Miss Bahamas, Toria Penn, along with Aygemang Clay, a Wilhelmina Modeling Agency male model; Ptah Quammie, a photographer; and Leon Frage, a runway coordinator and modeling manager.

Hosted by the Eclipse Fashion Society, a student organization on campus prmoting fashion, design, photography and modeling, the event is free for students and $10 for non-student guests. Attendees will hear the

March 21 - March 23, 2016 panelists speak about the industry, their personal experiences on the runway and behind the scenes, and recommendations for those interested in fashion and hoping to enter the field.

“Eclipse Fashion Society became inspired to do this panel because we felt like it was one of the most beneficial things we could do this semester for not only our members, but other students around campus who are also passionate about fashion as well,” said Anthonia Moore, public relations advisor for the Eclipse Fashion Society.

Topics of discussion throughout the night will include personal recounts of when the panelists discovered their interest in fashion, how they found a way into the industry, what steps they took to become professionals and how they continue to find work in the industry.

“The panel is a great way to hear the ins and outs of the industry and network with professionals who are actually doing the things some of us aspire to do in the future,” Moore said.

During the event there will also be a Q&A session in which attendees will have the opportunity to ask their own questions to the panelists.

“Some of our members hope to pursue a career in the fashion industry, and this semester we wanted to focus more on building connections and branching out into the industry and the Miami area,” Moore said.

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Canes’ 2015-16 season ends with disappointing loss, positive takeaways

Behind stellar play, team advances to Sweet 16

By Tej Joshi Staff Writer

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The men’s basketball team reached the Sweet 16 for the third time in program history.

By Cody Brown Senior Sports Writer

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he No. 19 Hurricanes’ season ended Saturday with a disappointing 74-71 loss to South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Although their early-round tournament loss to the 12th-seeded Jack Rabbits was an upset, the fifth-seeded Canes’ season still had several positive takeaways that the team can carry into next year.

In the 2014-15 season, Miami’s offense was single-headed. Then-sophomore guard Adrienne Motley was Miami’s only viable offensive threat, as she averaged 16.9 points per game and no other Cane even reached double digits. This season, Motley was helped by junior guard Jessica Thomas, who averaged more than 11 points per game, and redshirt junior forward Keyona Hayes, who poured in just under 10 points per game.

The Canes also received legitimate bench scoring from the freshman duo of center Emese Hof and guard Laura Cornelius. This season’s balanced scoring helped to overcome deficits when one player was struggling to score. Miami should be able to continue its balanced scoring next season, as the team is returning all four of its top scorers next season.

The Canes (24-9, 10-6), who finished fifth in a loaded ACC, were led all season by the backcourt of Motley and Thomas. The duo started in all 33 games for the Canes, and Thomas facilitated the offense while also being a pit bull on defense, averaging 3.7 assists per game and forcing more than 1.5 steals per game.

Hayes, who missed her sophomore season with a leg injury, turned in a strong 201516 campaign. She was one of the Canes’ most dominating post presences, often bullying her way to score and snagging a high percentage of rebounds.

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LEADING LADY: Women’s basketball Head Coach Katie Meier is pictured at the BankUnited Center. This season came to a close Saturday night with a 74-71 loss to South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Although the Canes had a strong season, they still have some faults to address if they want to go further in the tournament next year. Miami struggled to defend the three-point shot when facing teams that played with a four-guard set. The additional speed and quickness is hard to defend for the Canes, who often play with two or even three forwards on the court. This was evident in the team’s final loss of the season.

Against more elite, more athletic competition, the Canes struggled to take care of the ball. When the Canes played the Syracuse Orange, who finished third in the ACC, Miami turned the ball over 26 times.

The Canes are only graduating one senior, guard Michelle Woods. She was a team captain and leaves as the only player in program history to play in four NCAA Tournaments.

“I’m going to miss her like I can’t even tell you,” Miami Head Coach Katie Meier said of Woods to HurricaneSports. “We’re only losing one but she counts for about five.”

With only one player leaving the program, the Canes should be able to build the success they had this year into a prosperous 2016-17 season.

hen it comes to college basketball’s NCAA Tournament, the name of the game is “survive and advance,” and the Hurricanes did just that over the weekend. After wins over Buffalo and Wichita State, Miami will play in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. The No. 3 seed Canes will need to continue their impressive play in order to keep advancing as the competition stiffens.

Obviously, in order to notch two NCAA Tournament wins, a team has to do a lot of things well and the Canes certainly showed signs of excellence in their two contests. On the defensive end, the Canes were suffocating throughout the weekend. They held Buffalo to 39 percent shooting overall and outrebounded them by 18 in the first round. They carried much of that momentum into Saturday and played what might’ve been their best defensive half of the season in the first 20 minutes against Wichita State. The Shockers didn’t reach double digits until about the 10-minute mark of the first half, and their 19 points at halftime was a season-low for scoring in the first half.

Redshirt senior point guard Angel Rodriguez was also a bright spot for the team during the first two games of the tournament. He scored 24 points against Buffalo, then followed that up by shooting

Hunter Crenian // Contributing Photographer

STANDOUT SENIOR: Redshirt senior guard Angel Rodriguez (13) scans the court during the Hurricanes’ win over Virginia in February at the BankUnited Center. Rodriguez scored a career-high 28 points in the Canes’ victory over Wichita State in the Round of 32 Saturday afternoon.

9-of-11 from the field on his way to a career-high 28-point performance against Wichita State. He is the heart and soul of this team, and when he is at his best the team plays with more energy and confidence. Rodriguez said he had “a little more sense of urgency” to explain his high-scoring performances.

“I’m sure I could’ve played like that earlier in the year, but I only care about winning games and some games I don’t have to score as much,” Rodriguez said.

“I guess it’s two games the team needed me to do what I had to do.”

For all the great things the Canes (27-7) did in the first two rounds, there are still some areas that the Canes need to improve in as they prepare for No. 2 seed Villanova. The Canes were sloppy and careless with the ball at times against Wichita State, and it almost cost them dearly in the end. After jumping out to a 21-point lead, turnovers allowed the Shockers to get some easy baskets and eventually climb back to take a one-point lead late in the game. Bad passes and lazy ball handling will be key areas of concern when the Canes take on an aggressive Villanova defense on Thursday.

Another point of emphasis for Miami, and center Tonye Jekiri in particular, will be staying out of foul trouble. While Rodriguez is leader of the team, the seven-foot senior might be the most valuable player on the roster because of his impact on the defensive end. After picking up a couple of fouls early in the game, Jekiri was forced to sit for long stretches throughout the rest of the contest against Wichita State. With him on the bench, the Shockers were able to take advantage of Miami on the offensive glass, which led to many secondchance opportunities and points.

Overall, it was a very successful weekend for the men’s basketball team and they will look to carry their momentum into Thursday’s game. If they clean things up in some of the areas they struggled in this past weekend, a first-ever Elite Eight appearance is well within reach. Even that would still fall short of the team’s goal, though.

“Win a championship,” is what Rodriguez said is the team’s only goal, even brushing off a Final Four appearance. “No doubt. Win a championship.”

The Canes play Villanova in the Sweet 16 on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Miami Hurricanes lose 4-3 to Louisville Cardinals, win series 2-1

By Mark Singer Sports Editor

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he No. 6 Hurricanes’ bats went quiet as they tried to sweep ACC-foe Louisville at Mark Light Field on Sunday afternoon. Miami had only two hits through seven innings and four in the game as the No. 4 Cardinals won 4-3 to snap the Canes’ fivegame winning streak.

“We faced a great arm today,” said junior catcher Zack Collins, who had Miami’s two hits in the first seven innings. “The guy who threw for them today, Drew Harrington, he’s probably one of the better arms we’re going to face all year. He had his stuff today.”

Harrington (4-1), a left-handed junior, gave up two earned runs and three walks while striking out six batters in 5.2 innings for the win. Louisville’s pitching staff combined for 11 strikeouts.

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BATTER UP: Junior left fielder Jacob Heyward prepares to swing during his at-bat Saturday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Hayward hit a two-run home run during the Hurricanes’ 6-3 victory over Louisville. The Canes won the series 2-1 following their loss on Sunday.

The Canes went 0-for-9 from the plate with runners in scoring position.

Louisville opened the game with a run in the first inning on a two-out rally. After back-to-back two-out walks, Danny Rosenbaum singled to right to bring in Nick Solak.

Miami (16-4, 4-2) answered right back in the bottom of the inning with two runs. Collins doubled to left-center field to move junior first baseman Chris Barr over to third following his one-out walk.

Barr scored on a groundout by junior left fielder Ja-

cob Heyward and Collins crossed the plate on an error by Solak at second base.

The Cardinals (15-4, 3-2) tied it up in the top of the fourth on a line-drive home run that just barely went over the right field fence by Blake Tiberi. Louisville took the lead in the fifth on a sloppy inning by the Canes, who had two errors in the fifth and three for the game. With runners on the corners, Solak hit a sacrifice fly to left that plated Corey Ray. Louisville tacked on an insurance run in the sixth as the Cardinals knocked junior lefty Danny Garcia out of the game. Right-handed freshman Andrew Cabezas came in for Garcia (3-2) after the starter gave up two walks and a single to start the inning. Cabezas limited the damage to just one run on a sacrifice fly followed by a double play.

Garcia only allowed three earned runs and six walks on the season coming into the matchup, but the veteran lefty was charged with three earned runs and walked four batters in 5.0 innings.

“I didn’t come out strong. I was ill these past couple days, but I’m not going to use that as an excuse. I should be coming out 100 percent all the time, even if I’m ill,” Garcia said. “The later innings, I felt, during [those] I was getting tired, obviously because of the illness.”

Cabezas pitched three frames without giving up an earned run, upping his streak to 10.1 con-

secutive innings. Fellow right-handed freshman reliever Frankie Bartow pitched a scoreless top of the ninth.

Collins cut Louisville’s lead to 4-3 with a solo shot to right field in the sixth for his sixth home run of the year. The star slugger has reached base the last 15 games and is now hitting .421 on the season to go with an ACC-leading 24 walks.

Miami finally received some offense from a player other than Collins in the bottom of the eighth with a pair of two-out singles by infielders Johnny Ruiz and Brandon Lopez. Next up was junior right fielder Willie Abreu, who won Friday’s game with a walk-off grand slam, but the team captain struck out looking to end the inning.

“I thought we had a chance. Then you’ve got Willie up. The guy hit two home runs [Friday],” Miami Head Coach Jim Morris said of Abreu’s at-bat. “You’re hoping. The wind is blowing out.

You can’t say, ‘Go up there and hit a home run.’

But I’m thinking, ‘Go up there and hit a home run, because the wind is blowing out.’”

Miami had won its last eight games at home going into the matchup, including the first two meetings of the series against Louisville on Friday and Saturday. The Canes next play BethuneCookman at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Mark Light Field.

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Tarah Rogowski Martos, Ph.D. stick-on tail in the bedroom. He even asked me to meow at him.

I don’t know what to do – we have a wonderful, happy relationship and he’s a sweet guy – but I can’t keep pretending this doesn’t bother me.

I might have to tell him to either ditch the fur or ditch me. What should I do?

Sincerely, Animals Are Cute, But Not Like That Dear V, Lately, my boyfriend has become interested in “furries,” that is, the subculture of people who enjoy things like My Little Pony and erotic animal art.

At first, I thought he was just trying to freak me out. He joked about wanting to lick my feet the first time we hooked up, but it was clearly just a prank. I thought maybe this was a prank, too, but it’s been two months. He has an odd sense of humor, but even he wouldn’t put this much time and effort into a joke.

I tried to get over it, but then he asked me to wear cat ears and a

Dear Animals Are Cute, Are you sure the foot-licking thing was really a joke?

He might have been trying to get you into his fetishes for a long time, but has finally decided to be open about them.

However, it’s possible that maybe fur is his only interest – and not feet, too.

Don’t knock it until you try it.

Some people like being tied up and handcuffed, some people like … fuzz. Let’s keep an open mind here.

No, never mind. It’s weird. Maybe I’m “kink shaming.”

Anyway, if that’s what your guy is into, good for him for embracing the

eccentric. But because you’re his girlfriend, you’ve got to either accept this newfound fetish, ask him to cut it out or even hit the road.

Don’t dump him just yet. Maybe he’s just trying it for a little bit, like that awkward emo phase we all had in middle school. Where do we draw the line between fuzzy outfits and tails – and purple hair dye and skinny jeans?

Hot Topic.

Try talking to him about it sometime when you’re not in bed together. He might understand you’re not feelin’ it and tone it down. Ask him to save his zoological studies for his personal free time.

Don’t feel pressured to do something you’re not comfortable with. While you should try to be as understanding as possible about his fetish, you should also expect him to understand if you’re not into it. If there’s not a mutual respect going both ways, it’s time to move on.

Try to talk it out before making any major decisions. Don’t just dump him without discussing it – and, please –don’t take him to see “Zootopia” on your next date.

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