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Hunter Crenian // Staff Photographer SONG FOR A CAUSE: Frost School of Music Dean Shelton Berg performs a piano instrumental of the song “Lean On Me” for sophomore Connor Golden during the Hillel Open Mic Night to benefit Golden Wednesday night. The event raised funds to cover Golden’s medical expenses.

Hillel, community give musical homecoming to returning student

By Jabari Wilbon Contributing News Writer

The University of Miami Hillel hosted a special Open Mic Night, partnering with the Frost School of Music, as a tribute and to raise money for Connor Golden, who was severely injured this past summer in Central Park.

Hillel just opened last year, and Frost students Alexis Kesselman and Isabella Englert wanted a way to highlight the space. This year, they plan to host them once a month on Wednesdays. Usually,

the event is free, but for this night, they charged $7 per ticket, plus donations, to raise money for Golden and his medical expenses.

Kesselman and Englert saidGolden was going to switch into their program, the contemporary music program, from classical. The sophomores were excited for Golden’s switch. Each class typically has about 30 students, so everyone knows each other pretty well.

Kesselman and Englert said they were most attracted to the sense of community at UM. “When we first came as freshmen last year, it was such an over-

whelming sense of community and just - it sounds cheesy but - love for everyone in the program because I think everyone’s so respected,” Englert said.

The session is usually held on the Hillel rooftop. For this event, the organizers were hoping to bring in at least 100 people, so they moved it to the sanctuary to fit more people, including Golden, who was in attendance.

“We heard about what happened over the summer,” said Kesselman, “and I just kind of got the idea that as a community, it’s so

important to show him we were affected by it.”

There were nine acts by Frost students scheduled for the night, followed by an open mic for anyone else who wanted to perform.

Students played guitar, piano and sung, making for some crowd-pleasing performances from a large audience.

The night was highlighted by Shelton Berg, dean of the music school, who said the song he prepared was “something that relates to all of us and Connor.” He proceeded to perform a soulful rendi-

tion of “Lean On Me” on the piano, which brought the crowd to its feet.

“I could really feel the familial community within the Frost school and the Hillel organization, Freshman Sarah Kapadia said. “There was tremendous support for all of the performers and for Connor, and the atmosphere was warm and inviting throughout the entire night.”

Anyone who could not attend the Open Mic Night but still wants to donate can go on Golden’s GoFundMe page, gofundme.com/ ConnorGoldenFund. The page has already raised more than its initial goal of $75,000.

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College Republicans, Democrats share office space for first time

By Dana Franco & Brianna Commerford Contributing News Writers

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With 61 days until the election and 18 days until the first presidential debate, the campus – along with the rest of the country – is buzzing about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. But despite the polarizing election cycle, the College Republicans and the Young and College Democrats will unite for one thing: room 210N, the office space they now share on the second floor of the Donna Shalala Student Center.

The room, approximately 200 square feet, has a shared common area with cozy chairs and a coffee table. On the right side, the College Republicans decorated the desks and walls with red, white and blue. The walls are draped in Trump signs, U.S.A. flags and the party elephant.

On the left side, the Democrats have slowly added posters and decorations.

“Right now, our focus isn’t decorating because we are trying to build our membership. But, definitely soon, we will get some Democrat bling in there,” said Michaela Stoudemire, president of the Young and College Democrats.

Stoudemire, a sophomore double majoring in Spanish and international studies from a town outside Louisville, Kentucky, said the space is reminiscent of her upbringing in a conservative region.

“There are probably only three Democrats in Kentucky. Just kidding, but the Democrats who are in Kentucky are more like moderate Republicans,” Stoudemire said. “I’m in the Bible Belt …

I think it was my view of the world that shaped my political views. I’m not just a centrist Democrat; I’m more of a leftist Democrat.”

Chris Dalton is president of the College Republicans. The senior from Long Island, New York is serving his second term leading the organization.

After becoming immensely involved his freshman year, Dalton said he imme-

Benjamin Spiro // Contributing Photographer COEXISTING CLUBS: The College Republicans and Young and College Democrats share an office space on the second floor of the Shalala Student Center.

diately knew he had to give back to the organization that had done so much for him in his first year.

As a freshman, he ran for campus outreach coordinator and won. This encouragement was what motivated him to run for president by the end of his sophomore year.

Dalton and Stoudemire decided to put political differences aside and unite to create a space where political ideas could be shared freely and civic involvement could be promoted.

“We were united, as we both felt that college is a time where young people are acquiring knowledge and shaping their beliefs and notions of the world around them, and having a political education and being civically involved allows college students to be aware that they can shape their future and the future of this country,” Dalton said.

After discussing the idea at length with Stoudemire, the two presented the

idea to the committee that makes space allocations and it was approved for three years.

“We are looking forward to collaborating with the College Democrats and building relationships in the years to come,” said sophomore Paul Letsky, a business major and vice president of the College Republicans.

Both organizations hope to increase student participation, but the two operate in very different ways. Whereas Dalton said he had no trouble getting students to be enthusiastic and involved once they joined – more than 130 members rallied and chanted at the first meeting on Aug. 22 – Stoudemire said College Democrats did not have many involved members last year.

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Political climate marked by influential UM graduates

By Dana Franco Contributing News Writer

Tim Canova. Donna Shalala. Marco Rubio. Patrick Murphy. Reince Priebus. The University of Miami has ties to many political influencers, all of whom have wandered around the Coral Gables campus at some point.

Tim Canova, a former UM law professor, was the passionate underdog candidate in the recent Democratic congressional primary against former Democratic National Convention (DNC) Chair and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who stepped down after official DNC emails suggesting favoritism toward Hillary Clinton throughout the primary were leaked.

Canova began his campaign in January 2016 as a mostly unknown and underfunded candidate. With the help of Senator Bernie Sanders’ endorsement, Canova rose to prominence in South Florida.

“Canova is another one of those politicians like Bernie Sanders who will continue to motivate people to get involved and make them feel valued for their help,” said Katie Gawin, a senior at UM who has been supporting Canova since Sanders’ endorsement of Canova in May 2016.

However, it was not enough to secure a victory. RealClearPolitics reported that four weeks out from the primary, “60 percent of voters had no opinion or had never heard of him.” He fell short in the primary election, 43 to 57 percent.

“His loss just shows that money will always play a large role in politics and that corruption cannot be overcome in small doses, but rather, it must be challenged over a longer period of time,” said freshman Dalia Hussainy.

Schultz was known for her connection to prominent figures such as Democratic nomi-

nee Hillary Clinton, who supported Schultz throughout her campaign for re-election.

Clinton is closely aligned with former UM President Donna Shalala, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. From 2001 to 2015, Shalala worked at UM, where the Clintons held their Clinton Global Initiative University for two consecutive years.

When Shalala left UM in 2015, she was named president of the Clinton Foundation upon Chelsea Clinton’s urging.

On the other side of the political spectrum, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus graduated from UM cum laude with a law degree in 1998. While at the university, Priebus was a bright student. He served as a copy editor and writer for the Res Ipsa Loquitur, the official newspaper of the School of Law. He served as president of the School of Law for two years. He also clerked for several

organizations, one of which was the Southern District of Florida, while in school. In January 2011, he was elected as RNC chairman.

Priebus has been the driving force of the Republican organization this year, overseeing the Republican presidential primaries and Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Marco Rubio, a Florida senator and former Republican presidential candidate, is also an alumnus of UM School of Law. While he attended UM, Rubio interned for Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, also an alumna.

Rubio had a fast-paced and high-profile career since his graduation, working his way from West Miami city commissioner to presidential candidate. Rubio was the first UM alumnus to run for the presidency.

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Organization is ‘All-In’ for voter participation

By Isabella Cueto News Editor

The University Center Breezeway is typically a smorgasbord of free treats, drinks and promotional materials on any given afternoon. But tucked among Greek Life representatives and students rushing to class is Monica Bustinza and members of Get Out the Vote (GOTV), registering students to vote.

GOTV is a national organization whose UM chapter last made a name for itself on campus during the 2012 presidential election and has flown under the radar ever since.

That was until Bustinza, a senior political science major, transferred to UM from Miami-Dade College last year and decided to breathe new life into the organization.

“I revamped the logo, put a new face to it, recruited students with the help of the Butler Center and Student Affairs, made a Facebook page,” Bustinza said.

As soon as she arrived on campus, Bustinza said she approached Andrew Wiemer, director of the Butler Center for Service and Leadership. Since then, Bustinza, the two dozen members of GOTV, multiple departments around UM and Wiemer have worked to make the university a leading campus for voter engagement.

So far this year, GOTV has registered about 730 students.

“I actually teared up a bit and I got goosebumps just because I felt as though I was the only person who cared about this and there are so many people,” Bustinza said. “There’s a force behind this and I couldn’t have done this alone.”

Bustinza and Wiemer both went to a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference in March, where they signed the university up for the All-In Challenge, a nationwide competition where colleges and universities compete against each other in the areas of voter registration and voter turnout.

The university was an inaugural member of NASPA’s Lead Initiative and was just named a Lead Advisory Institution for 2016-2017.

“That just shows our commitment, I believe, to student population and then also our commitment within higher education that we are an institution that promotes civic participation and engagement of our students on a greater level,” Wiemer said.

UM also pledged the voter-friendly designation by NASPA and CampusVote, which means that based on engagement activities on campus, the university is poised to become a voter-friendly campus.

For Bustinza, this is her ultimate vision. She sees “Get registered to vote” banners, guest speakers, thoughtful discussion about issues that matter to students – an evident presence of democratic engagement at UM.

Amanda Prats // Contributing Photographer ENCOURAGING ACTION: Sophomore Ralph Paz and junior Tess Schuit encourage students to register to vote during Get Out the Vote’s tabling Wednesday afternoon in the Breezeway.

“From the moment students step on campus, they should know that this is a voter-friendly campus,” Bustinza said. “We’re civically engaged and we want our students to get involved.”

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Boston Globe reporter to visit UM to film documentary

By Nathalie Mairena Contributing News Writer

The Boston Globe reporter David Abel will be the visiting Knight Chair in journalism at the University of Miami during fall 2016 in order to complete a documentary on the Gladesmen, a group of people living off the ever-shrinking Everglades.

The tentative name of the film will be “Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys.”

“I’m hoping that it will be an informative and telling and beautiful film that will also be a learning experience for everyone involved, so that we will all hopefully learn new skills,” Abel said.

Abel will be spending the semester working on the film with students who are taking it as an independent study course.

“I’m really excited to be down here, and this is such an amazing place with so many creative people, and I can’t wait to get to it,” he said.

Abel has worked as a newspaper writer for the Globe – most recently covering envi-

ronmental issues – the Miami Herald and San Francisco Chronicle, among others.

He has also worked as an adjunct professor at Boston University, Northeastern University and Harvard University. This will be the fourth documentary he works on and the second centering on environmental changes.

“I think there’s great similarities between the type of writing I like to do, and some of the work I’ve won prizes for as a newspaper journalist has been for narrative storytelling,” Abel said. “...You can do the same thing by holding a camera and filming.

There’s something I think a lot more powerful and visceral about seeing it in film.”

Abel was selected for a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, a program by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism that brings distinguished journalists to the university for a year of study. There, he began taking classes on documentary filmmaking.

He and his colleagues won a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting of the Boston Marathon bombing, and his video was nominated for an Emmy in a news package on the event.

He went on to do a second documentary, “Undaunted: Chasing History at the Boston Marathon,” that was shown internationally on BBC World News.

“It was a film about resilience and the people who ended up coming back to the finish line,” Abel said.

From there, Abel worked with fellow journalists to create “Sacred Cod: The Fight for the future of America’s Oldest Fishery,” focusing on the struggles of generations-old fishermen in the Gulf of Maine as the population of cod dwindles due to climate change.

“With the cod fishery, I think it was clear that the larger story is about how fragile ecosystems can be, especially ecosystems that are incredibly valuable,” Abel said. “...And that’s a similar storyline that I hope will be reflected by the film about the Everglades.”

Abel will be giving a talk on Sept. 14 from 1-2 p.m. at the Wolfson Building, room 1020.

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Oliver Zaruba // Contributing Photographer BEHIND THE LENS: Visiting professor David Abel is offering an independent study for students to work alongside him to create a documentary.

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BankUnited Center hosts anti-human trafficking conference

By Amanda Herrera Assistant News Editor

At the BankUnited Center on Friday, students will learn how to campaign against human trafficking during a daylong conference hosted by the International Human Trafficking Institute (IHTI) and The Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade County.

“Organizing for Change: Students Taking Action Against Human Trafficking” will be held on Sept. 9 and will feature talks by human trafficking experts and survivors. However, the main focus will be hands-on work for students to learn how to organize and run an antitrafficking campaign on campus. Three groups from college campuses around Miami-Dade will present their platforms to students, who will then be able to join campaigns.

Marilyn March, executive director of The Women’s Fund, said it was important for the

conference to be held in Miami because Florida is third-highest in the country for human trafficking.

Two hundred and sixty-five human trafficking cases have been reported in Florida so far this year, according to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC). The total number of cases in Florida since 2007 is 2,039.

Associate Program Coordinator for IHTI in Atlanta Stephanie Sorquira said what differentiates this conference from others is the action. Instead of sitting and listening to speakers, students will have the resources on site to initiate or participate in a movement.

“Seventy-five percent of it will be working with campaigns and joining campaigns,” Sorquira said.

The desire to support Miami-Dade college students in their fight against human trafficking was what tethered IHTI, a program of the Center for Civil and Human Rights, and The

Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade. Both wanted to work with student organizations at the University of Miami, Florida International University and Miami-Dade College.

“This isn’t just an international crime,” March said.

Of the 265 cases reported in Florida this year, 77 involved U.S. citizens.

The conference comes before the launch of Project Unchained, a new student movement at UM dedicated to boosting awareness of human trafficking. The group hopes to be a COSOregistered student organization within the next few weeks.

One of the project’s creators, junior Kyla Leonard, said she hopes to mentor victims and educate students about the issue’s widespread presence in their own communities.

“A lot of people think it’s a problem overseas but in fact, it’s really local,” said Leonard, a psychology major. “It’s pretty widespread. It’s not just sexual human trafficking; it’s forced labor, stealing people’s organs. It’s a lot of crazy stuff.”

According to NHTRC, human trafficking is “a form of modern day slavery that includes the trafficker or pimp using force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose

of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his or her will.”

Although Project Unchained and the conference are not related, members of the soon-tobe organization will be attending the event and said they look forward to implementing what they learn into their platform.

“We’re going to get a really clear-cut plan on how to attack [human trafficking],” Leonard said. “Right now, we have a couple of ideas and places to start but the conference will lay out something concrete.”

If you or someone you know has been a victim of human trafficking, you can report it to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.

To sign up for “Organizing for Change: Students Taking Action Against Human Trafficking” or for more information, go to theihti.org.

To join or for more information about Project Unchained, email projectunchainedmiami@gmail.com.

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Gender-inclusive housing step toward equality

Constructive dialogue, Study Abroad options

By Stephanie Perez & Amanda Herrera Contributing News Writer & Assistant News Editor

The University of Miami opened up gender-inclusive housing for sophomores, juniors and seniors living in the University Village (UV) for the first time this semester. The LGBT community was the main proponent for this housing setup in the past because it would allow students to pick their roommates regardless of gender.

The university’s LGBT community has been pushing for gender-inclusive housing for several years. During former President Donna Shalala’s presidency, the LGBTQ Task Force – a group composed of students, faculty and administrators in charge of providing guidance to make the university LGBT friendly – was created. The task force had been pushing for more inclusive housing since 2013.

In 2015, alumnus Ryan Aquinas wrote a letter to newly-appointed President Julio Frenk, urging him to do more for the LGBT community at the university. One of the things Aquinas specifically asked for was gender-neutral housing. On Sept. 10, 2015 Frenk officially announced the gender-inclusive housing program at his first Town Hall meeting.

Morgan Owens, chair of LGBTQ+ Working Group of the Standing Committee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has been an activist for issues pertaining to the LGBT community, including gender-inclusive housing. Owens, also part of SpectrUM, UM’s largest undergraduate LGBT organization, was one of the few students to question President Frenk about LGBT issues at the first Town Hall, last September.

“The individual level and often unreported instances of homophobic or transphobic bias that many students may have when arriving at UM makes the option of gender-inclusive housing a powerful way to let LGBTQ students choose to live with people who will not intimidate them or make them feel like they do not belong on our campus,” said Owens.

Every year, students would have to apply for residential housing based on the gender on their birth certificates. Before, the application only allowed students to choose among same-sex residents, whether female or male. The updated system provides students with more options.

“Student housing is here to support student learning,” said James Smart, executive director of Housing and Residential Life (HRL). “Roommates that you are comfortable living with are part of the equation...you are not eliminating 50 percent of the human race from your choice of roommate; it gives you more options.”

Smart said one of the main reasons why UM decided to implement genderinclusive housing now was because the school had recently purchased software that was non-binary. Previously, housing assignments had been made so that the whole suite was the same gender. The new software allows the department to make room assignments by bed rather than by room.

Smart said the school had received inquiries about gender-inclusive housing in the past but “never many.”

“A lot of what we do in student housing is based on articulated student need, so we develop programs in response to things once students identify that that is something they desire,” Smart said.

“This also coincided with the purchase of the new software. Its time had come, and we could support it.”

Gender-inclusive housing was made available for all continuing students in spring 2016, and incoming freshmen could contact HRL to specifically request it. According to Smart, two freshmen contacted the department over the summer saying they were interested in gender-inclusive housing, but neither ended up living in it.

In the past, Smart said transgender students often opted to live in a one-person dorm or, if they were not freshmen, off campus.

Of the 24 returning students who demonstrated interest in living in genderinclusive housing, 16 of them are living in four-bedroom gender-inclusive apartments in the UV, Smart said. None of the students in the apartments identify as transgender, Smart said.

Smart said the drop in interest could have been because students could not find a group of four people to fill the apartment.

“I believe gender-inclusive housing is important because trans and gender non-conforming students have the option to live in housing accommodations that respect their affirmed gender, regardless of their legal gender marker. It also provides all students with the option to live

in housing accommodations that do not follow the incredibly rigid gender-binary structure of the rest of our housing system,” SpectrUM treasurer Jeremy Penn said.

In January, the university made gender-neutral restrooms and all-inclusive restrooms.

According to Kirt McClellan, associated clinical director of the University of Miami Counseling Center, these new facilities have been a huge help in making LGBT students feel more comfortable on campus. McClellan said eight years ago, when he started working at UM, he saw transgender students coming to Miami – what they expected would be an accepting environment – and contemplating leaving UM because they felt so unwelcome.

Although the implementation of gender-inclusive facilities has led to a more accessible campus for the LGBT community, the mindsets and perceptions of some students have not changed.

McClellan said he has heard this point several times from transgender students who visit his office.

“Recently, I’ve heard complaints from transgender students saying that they feel invisible,” McClellan said.

“People won’t make eye contact with them. They won’t give them room on the sidewalk.”

McClellan said transgender students are frustrated the most by people not using their preferred pronouns, such as he or she. Penn said this issue was part of the reason LGBT students wanted gender-inclusive housing options.

“HRL professional and student staff would (and possibly continue to) misgender and misidentify trans and gender non-conforming students in official and unofficial interactions, and many of the residents who live with trans and gender non-conforming students would (and possibly continue to) do so as well,” Penn said.

Smart said he expects that the new non-binary software will help ameliorate this situation.

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By Jorge Chabo Staff Writer

Senate discusses free expression on campus

During an open forum, Speaker of the Senate Josh Zuchniarz raised the issue of controversial conversations and UM’s policy on sensitive subjects.

The following discussion focused on safe spaces, trigger warnings and proper training for student leaders.

Many of the senators’ responses were about mutual respect and focusing on diction when talking about controversial topics. The senators also mentioned that students should be more open to learning about other cultures.

“It’s not necessarily the opinion, but the way it is expressed,” said Sarah Betancourt, commuter senator and head of Academic Affairs.

Ritika Malkani, Arts and Sciences senator, spoke about the need for these discussions on a college campus.

“The whole point of higher education is to dispute controversial topics,” Malkani said.

The conversation eventually led to the possibility of a “Dialog Series,” in which the Senate will tackle social topics at the meetings. They’ve started working with their Personal Relations Committee to spread the word.

Director of Study Abroad visits Senate

Director of Study Abroad Devika Milner spoke to Senate about the various Study Abroad programs available through the University of Miami.

“If you feel like there are obstacles preventing you from studying abroad, I want to make sure you hear about all the opportunities first,” Milner said.

The options include the semester-long “U” Programs, exchange programs and intersession or summer events led by UM faculty. Courses taken abroad do count toward majors, minors, cognates and electives.

For more information, visit miami.edu/studyabroad.

Notes: There will be no shuttles to Wynwood this month.

The first ‘Cane Talks will take place Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. in the Shalala Student Center Ballroom.

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Focus on positive growth in freshman year The incoming freshman class of 2020 was selected with a 38-percent acceptance rate, continuing the trend of increasingly selective admission at UM. With a more competitive pool of applicants, one would assume that each year would bring a new batch of students who are a little more mature and levelheaded than previous freshmen.

But selectivity doesn’t always match up with behavior outside the classroom. Each fall, it seems that the wild and questionable freshman stories resurface. Cases of arson, drinking blackouts and hospital visits plague the freshman dorms.

Is UM admitting more daring students, or is deliberate recklessness characteristic of all freshmen classes, still testing the limits of their newfound freedom and alcohol tolerance?

Moving to a campus and suddenly meeting

hundreds of new peers, leaving the supervision of watchful parents and living in a city where party culture thrives can be an overwhelming combination. If a freshman didn’t already come in with a levelheaded sense of judgment, they probably won’t develop it during their first semester at college.

Maybe we’re being unfairly harsh on the freshmen. Are upperclassmen really any better, or are they just better at keeping their dirty laundry out of sight? After all, most upperclassmen live off campus, free from the supervision of RAs and the restrictions of residential dorm life. But let’s stay optimistic and chalk it up to maturation; in other words, there is hope for the first-years.

Of course, college is a time to have fun and try new experiences. Yet decisions should be made because they really do provide fun, mem-

orable personal experiences, not just for the sake of being crazy or daring. Students should make reasonable judgments about risks and benefits and be confident enough to tell themselves, and others, when they’ve reached their limits. Getting caught up with blindly trying to create a new “college self ” prevents real growth.

Many of the relationships that begin during freshman year, both personal and professional, plant the seeds for future opportunities.

This sentiment is particularly important for the class of 2020, but it is also key for any student on the way to a post-graduate career. Some new experiences can be distracting and sometimes a bit overwhelming – stay focused and start off on the right foot.

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Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest deserves praise, not scorn The San Francisco 49ers captured headlines recently because quarterback Colin Kaepernick remained seated during the national anthem. When asked why he sat during the

By Curtis Mitchell anthem, Kaepernick Contributing Columnist replied that it was to protest and call attention to oppression of people of color in America, and that he would sit until “there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent in this country,” mentioning his displeasure with both major parties’ nominees.

Many took to social media to voice their anger at his perceived lack of patriotism. Fans burned his jersey. Players, coaches and reporters slammed his opinions.

This has been one of the most peaceful protests to take place in the past few years. With all the criticism of protesting at political rallies and the Black Lives Matter movement, one would think that such a non-confrontational, non-violent protest would be met with relief from everyone, especially the police, who often have to show up in large numbers to defuse protests that devolve into violence and represent a danger to the community.

So why are the Santa Clara police threatening to refuse to serve at NFL games? Why does Kaepernick receive such disdain from his contemporaries? Why does everyone seem to think that exercising his right to free speech is unpatriotic?

In fact, isn’t it safe to assume that most Americans believe that the country could be improved in some way?

Forty-one percent of Americans would vote today for Donald Trump, according to The Huffington Post. Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again,” implies that many of those people find our current system inadequate. Trump him-

self said that Kaepernick should find a new country. Perhaps he was angry about someone using his strategy: doing something inflammatory so the media will give him a platform to speak on issues he finds important. This move should sound quite familiar to those following the election.

This hypocrisy is not one-sided; nearly everyone has a problem with America. Odds are you either believe that gun laws are becoming too stringent, or there are too many guns on the street.

Either we spend way too much on our military, or we need a stronger army to keep us safe. The difference is that Kaepernick is actually standing up for his beliefs.

Why is he not allowed to protest? Clearly, it’s okay to disagree with the system in place; people do it every day. Everyone who has attacked Kaepernick over the past week must ask themselves one key question: Are you upset about the protest, or the fact that you don’t have the courage to do it yourself ?

Curtis Mitchell is a junior majoring in finance.

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Peacemakers provide hope

Democratic platform not facing due scrutiny in chaos of Trump

This summer was not what I imagined it would be. It didn’t have a carefree essence.

It wasn’t calm or tender. After the stressful, grueling first year of colBy Elizabeth Lleonart Contributing Columnist lege, I was expecting ambrosia – a sweet, welcoming May – but I was met with bitterness instead.

I don’t need to recount the tragedies that have occurred in the past few months, but I fear deeply that all of us are already forgetting. Orlando, Dallas, Baton Rouge. And similar chaos has been seen around the world.

Terrorist attacks have occurred in Turkey, Belgium and France. Heartbreaking words banner every news media while we all bow our heads for a moment in despair and think, “My God. Again.”

The conflicts are not limited to violent tragedies. Even this presidential election is contentious and divisive. Each candidate’s remarks are countered by more vitriolic backlash. While most election years are polarizing, this cycle has taken that rhetoric to another level; there is anger brewing beneath every surface and little tolerance for others’ thoughts and stances on controversial issues.

I keep witnessing the same contradiction: people today view themselves as increasingly respectful and open-minded, while their behavior exhibits a complete disregard for others.

The events of these past few months suggested that sorrow would linger for much longer than the summer. More terrible headlines would continue to print. We were already becoming desensitized to the heartaches. There seemed to be no end to the violence, anger and contempt that ravaged the world. After all, what could we small people do to placate such large battles?

Hope came, as it usually does, in the most unexpected way.

On Jul. 14 in Nice, France, a man in a truck plowed through people walking the streets in a gruesome terrorist attack. The world was pain-stricken and disheartened yet again. But among the thousands of tragic headlines, there was one glistening pearl that caught my eye. Just one sentence, a brief mention in a Wall Street Journal article reporting the attack: “A man said people had taken white tablecloths to cover dead bodies before police and emergency services arrived after the attack.”

This was something to hold onto, something good. These people should be the focus – the peacemakers.

These restaurant-goers veiled the horror of violence. They refused to abandon human dignity out of fear. They brought peace where terror had, just moments before, brought destruction and turmoil. The symbolic white tablecloths reminded me of the white flag used to signal truce. The color itself echoes purity and innocence.

Humans aren’t destined to make each other miserable. While many show hatred in acts of violence, others continue to show love in acts of peace.

This small gesture has continued to resonate with me. It is evident that the world needs to look inward. Whether you are religious or not, introspective or not, we can all appreciate a reformation of conscience, a new conviction to be peacemakers. And it does not have to start the day a tragedy occurs.

While many show hatred in acts of violence, others continue to show love in acts of peace.

How do you speak to your waitress when you are in a rush? How do you discuss politics with people who have different views? How do you treat the most insignificant person in your life, such as the homeless man you pass by? Or the barista who hands you your coffee?

Do you go out of your way to show compassion to the suffering and a listening ear to the resentful?

I never thought the answers to the questions I had pondered so long would be so simple. That individual character – if we took the time to develop it – would be enough to remedy our heartaches and bring hope to the disillusioned and embittered.

Blessed be the peacemakers.

Elizabeth Lleonart is a sophomore majoring in neuroscience and creative writing.

D o n a l d Trump is a disaster.

Let me be abundantly clear about that.

He represents a decaying breed of anti-inBy Andrew Allen tellectual AmeriSenior Columnist can exceptionalism lashing out as it comes to realize that it is fundamentally incompatible with an increasingly globalized society.

Trump emboldens the white supremacist, xenophobic values at the heart of American jingoism that keeps the foreigner at arm’s length, so as to maintain its intentionally ignorant worldview.

I say all this as a preface for my larger point: The damage has already been done.

This can’t all be fixed by Trump losing the election. Not even in a landslide. Overt racism has returned to the mainstream in a manner not seen for decades. The country is, somehow, an even more dangerous place for minorities of all sorts.

But, perhaps most catastrophically, Trump has set a precedent: campaigns can be run with relative success without presenting even a single consistent, substantial policy.

It is well documented that Trump’s “positions” – I hesitate to refer to them as such because it implies genuine belief, something Trump seems incapable of – flipflop left and right. But what’s more concerning is this: the entire campaign season has gone by without examining much, if any, of Hillary Clinton’s policies.

The wave of anti-Trump sentiment that seems to be prevailing has allowed Clinton to gain the support of the majority without much of a second thought given to her actual policies. All this election has demanded of Clinton is that she not be a grotesque, openly racist demagogue, a bar so low it’s almost baffling that this is the criteria by which we are electing a candidate to the highest office in the country.

Rather than defeating the Republicans on the basis of actual platform, Hillary is simply acting the cooler cucumber. The

question of whether or not she is qualified to take the White House has been reduced to sensationalist witch hunts over deleted emails and speculation over her connection to Benghazi. Not to suggest that these issues are irrelevant to the question of her electability, but they should not be, and cannot be, the sole basis on which criticism of Clinton is being leveled.

What are Clinton’s actual policies?

They aren’t some sort of cosmic mystery; her official website hosts a fairly comprehensive rundown of her positions and plans. The issue here isn’t that Clinton lacks policies, but that they have become largely irrelevant to whether or not she wins this election. Nobody is really talking about these policies because the entire nation has been sucked into the vortex of Trump’s media circus. In an obvious move, the Clinton campaign has morphed into what is essentially just the “Get Donald Campaign,” using public disdain for the opposing candidate as a smokescreen to slide into power without being held accountable to genuine public scrutiny.

This is dangerous. A candidate who seizes the Oval Office on the basis of unearned goodwill poses a threat to the country in coming years. Clinton, specifically, has a disturbing track record on foreign policy. Her self-admitted role in the 2009 Honduran coup is more than enough to give any conscientious voter pause. Her hawkish, imperialist actions abroad suggest a worldview diametrically opposed to genuinely progressive, liberal thinking. That a candidate with such a history of support for warmongering and international violence could win the presidential election on the ticket for what’s meant to be the left-wing party should be unthinkable. Yet, here we are.

Whether or not he wins or loses, Trump has changed the game in terms of what it means to be a candidate for the office of POTUS. We are in his world now, and in his world policy is irrelevant, it all comes down to big talk and posture. Even if (when?) Hillary wins this election come November, it’ll be hard to celebrate her victory with the bar sunk so very low.

Andrew Allen is a senior majoring in communications. Upon Further Review runs alternate Thursdays.

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THE MATURITY COLUMN

‘Stranger Things’ nostalgia due to new media access (Note: This column does not contain spoilers, since my editor, who hasn’t seen the show yet, removed them all...and is never speaking to me again.)

By Danny New Senior Columnist Much like its characters, the Netf lix original series “Stranger Things,” which just got renewed for a second season, appears to have opened a gate to something very different and yet oh-so-familiar.

By this, I mean two things. First, a strategically vague tagline to avoid backlash about spoilers, “Danny, I can’t believe you ruined the last episode – now I know they couldn’t bring Winona Ryder’s career back to life.” And secondly, that this new, sci-fi thriller tugged at my heartstrings with its now-trademark incorporation of ‘80s nostalgia.

This eight-episode saga, created by the Duffer Brothers (aka “Duff and Dufferer”), centers on four kids in a small, Indiana town trying to save their friend from a monster, and it is brimming with tributes to “E.T.,” “The Goonies” and even some “Pretty in Pink.” Like these films, it gives viewers the satisfaction of watching a 1980s-set adventure through the eyes of geeky yet rebellious children. The three young boys play “Dungeons and Dragons,” refer to telekinetic fan-favorite, Eleven, as Yoda and one of them even has a poster of John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (1982) in his basement. Frankly, it’s awesome.

But, since I was born in 1995, why am I nostalgic about a show set 12 years before I was born? Shouldn’t I be watching, like, Hanson videos or something? I mean, I definitely should be, but the real answer is that this series is the culmination of a 40-year media revolution.

From VHS to DVD to illegally streaming movies on school Wi-Fi to crossing the street to illegally stream movies on Starbucks’ Wi-Fi, our capability to access any

movie or television show has never been better. I can go to bed watching “Breaking Bad,” wake up the next day to turn on “Citizen Kane” and then immediately fall back asleep.

Point being, we have never had more avenues to enjoy classic visual storytelling before, and “Stranger Things” is taking advantage of that by showing how connected the last few generations really are.

For us Millennials, we grew up watching “E.T.” and “The Goonies” on VHS, just as the kids before us saw it in theatres. Culturally, this is uncharted territory (technically, “Super 8” tried this in 2011, but Steven Spielberg produced it – and you can’t really pay homage to yourself unless you’re Donald Trump, Kanye West or their combined 2020 presidential ticket).

Sure, VHS was around in the early ‘80s during the Beta vs. VCR wars, but it wasn’t as ubiquitous as it would eventually become. Nowadays, childhoods are being inf luenced by similar films – but decades apart. It’s no coincidence that “High School Musical” and “Glee” were able to

dominate pop culture for demographics that grew up watching “Grease” in different formats, even 30 years after its release.

Or, at least, I did, because I pretended my name was Danny New-ko...and then proceeded being single.

Therefore, a new template has been served up to rule the internet realm – one that can bring multiple age groups together through revitalized pop culture and adventurous monster-hunting. And now, with Hulu, Amazon and even Spotify (e.g., the “Guardians of the Galaxy” soundtrack), new shows can continue to tap into cherished memories with references even a halfcentury old.

Frankly, this is a fresh strategy that just won’t crack...until, of course, it hits puberty.

According to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, food allergies affect one in 13 children. Up to 200,000 people go to the emergency room a year due to food allergy reactions and approximately 200 people die a year from those reactions.

Food allergies are not uncommon, and medicine should be made more readily available.

In a country where you can get birth control for free and you can get a box of Viagra for $300, there is something wrong with asking someone to pay $600 for the only medicine that can save their life.

But Mylan, the company who produces these pens, keeps increasing the prices. In 2002, the price of an EpiPen was around a more reasonable $150.

There is no clear reason as to why prices keep going up. Mylan has a monopoly on this medication. Its only other competitor, Sanofi’s Auvi-Q, was recalled due to dosing errors. They are running this monopoly just like other businesses runs theirs. Mylan does not exist to maximize their customers’ well-being. It exists to maximize profits.

One would think that no matter how high the prices go, those who rely on an EpiPen for their survival would be will-

ing to match the price. Only 40 percent of individuals who are supposed to carry an EpiPen actually own one, according to a recent study by Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and 35 percent of those people carry an expired pen.

While the study did not address their reasoning, it is reasonable to presume that the outrageous pricing could be a contributing cause.

Politicians will complain about the costs of birth control, abortions and health care reform – the list goes on. Yet the conversation about the price of EpiPens has just started. Maybe this issue is not important to someone who does not carry or know someone who carries an EpiPen. But think of it like this: without an EpiPen, a child who undergoes an allergic reaction will not live. Without my EpiPen, I could die in less than seven minutes. I could go unconscious in less time than that.

I might not even have a chance to say goodbye. All because I ate a nibble of peanuts.

Danny New is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism. The Maturity Column runs alternate Thursdays.

HEALTH

Skyrocketing price of EpiPens may cause disaster for families When I was 13, I almost died.

My friend gave me a piece of chocolate from Poland, and not knowing at the time that I was severely allergic to peanuts,

By Amanda Perez I ate it without a Contributing Columnist care. Thirty minutes later, I had a massive stomachache, my face began to swell up and my throat began to close.

I was lucky. My throat never entirely closed up, and I could still minimally breathe. My doctor basically told me that it was a miracle I was still alive since I did not have an EpiPen to use, and she informed that from that day forth, I would always have to carry one because next time I would not be so lucky.

What she neglected to tell me though was this: that EpiPen would cost me $450 out of pocket and after insurance. Now, that price has risen to $600.

To make matters worse, the purchase of an EpiPen is not a one-time deal. The medicine expires after a year, so a new EpiPen has to be bought annually. Some doctors and school nurses also require carrying more than one pen, raising the cost even further.

I was outraged at the idea that I would not only have to pay $450 to buy the only medicine that could potentially save my life but that I would have to spend more each year to replenish that medicine.

Thankfully, my family could afford an EpiPen, but what about the families who make $600 a week and have a child with a peanut allergy? Are they being asked to risk their child’s life because the price of an EpiPen is too high?

Amanda Perez is freshman majoring in psychology.

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Creative collective fuses art, music, multimedia content

By Esther Ponce De Leon Staff Writer

Sophomores Imari Conway and Justin Pack are bringing a new wave of integrated artistry to campus.

They are the co-founders of FireSquad Collective, a creative unit that hopes to revolutionize the way students enjoy all kinds of talents.

While the group has mainly created music so far, FireSquad Collective aims to combine all of the arts. That is, they aim to tie in music, visual art, photography, writing and more, all in one organization.

Conway and Pack met as freshmen last year. Conway studies musicianship, artistry development and entrepreneurship and specializes in classical piano. Pack is majoring in motion pictures with

Logo courtesy FireSquad

minors in music business and entrepreneurship.

When it came to music, the duo hit the right chord together.

“It actually started with us making music together,” Conway said. “We freestyled.

From that, we decided we need to get our name out.”

FireSquad is part of Speak What You Feel (SWYF), a club devoted to poetry and the spoken word.

While members of SWYF can join FireSquad, Pack emphasizes that FireSquad is its own entity.

“As long as SWYF is helping us achieve what we have to achieve right now, we’re fine with collaborating with them and working with them,” Pack said. “If, down the line, we want to split off and do something else, we have that mutual love for each other and mutual respect for each other. Throughout all of this, we’ll be fine.”

Because FireSquad is not an official club, it does not receive university funding. However, being its own collective allows members to have full creative control of the music, videos, photos and art they create.

Esther Ponce de Leon // Contributing Photographer MUSICAL DUO: Sophomores Justin Pack and Imari Conway are co-founders of FireSquad Collective, a spoken-word-oriented music group on campus.

In the future, Conway and Pack plan to create clubs, including one called “RAP.” “I would like to retain the exclusivity FireSquad has as its own brand and its own collective,” Pack said. “‘RAP,’ which is an idea we threw around, includes rhythm and poetry, but it’s more geared toward artistry and musicianship.”

Conway and Pack are working toward making FireSquad known around campus. They created stickers with the FireSquad logo and filmed a music video that has not yet been released online. The group stays very active on social media.

The collective is not very large, as FireSquad consists of five core members who work on all its projects.

“For right now, we meet kind of closed-off,” Conway said. “It’s the plan before the plan. We’re getting everything ready so we can bring everyone else along later.”

“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” Pack said. “We can’t rush it and skip steps to get where we want to be.”

Because FireSquad consists of a small, cohesive group, it is only accepting new members who share its ambition and drive.

“I’ve never been a settler,” Conway said. “I’m getting serious about this music. We can do this if we have the promotional push, and we have to be together. Eventually, we’ll get a big enough fanbase to pay the bills and do what we love. We just want your ears.”

Pack echoed this sentiment.

“Whenever we put something out or we perform, you’re going to get 120 percent of us every time,” he said.

FireSquad plans to have its first performance on the Lakeside Patio at the end of September.

With such passionate and driven co-founders, be prepared to watch FireSquad become a “dorm-room name.”

To keep up with FireSquad Collective, follow the group on Twitter at @FireSquaD__ or on Instagram at @FireSquaDCollective. For more information and to get involved, email Conway at iic4@miami.edu.

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Lowe After Hours offers oncampus artistic attraction

By Kelsey Stern Contributing Edge Writer

By Amanda Perez Contributing Edge Writer

Over the summer, Sunset Place became more than just a mall for one UM Department of Art and Art History graduate student. For Izia Lindsay, the columns at Sunset Place became the backdrop for his art and a way for him to explore his passion.

Working from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for five nights, Lindsay was commissioned to paint colorful, vibrant images of local Miami’s wildlife on the columns in the entry plaza of the mall. The columns featured images including vivid sunsets, swaying palm trees and a graceful flamingo that The structures stand out with bright blues, oranges, yellows, reds and greens.

“My art style is typically large, colorful illustrations,” Lindsay said. He explained that the columns are “meant to attract the eye from far away.”

Lindsay’s love for such colors has always been a part of his artistic career. Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Lindsay has had a passion for art since he was young child.

“I have always known I wanted to study art,” Lindsay said. “In high school, I thought of developing my talents by taking classes and experimenting with different art forms.”

The lessons he learned in school, coupled with his country’s culture, helped shape Lindsay’s artistic style.

“Trinidad and Tobago is a very colorful country,” Lindsay said. “The celebrations held each year, most notably Carnival, are full of color. That really helped me develop my style. Wherever I paint, whether in Miami or Trinidad and Tobago, I always try to keep that style.”

Lindsay was not the only artist working in the mall during the summer, though.

He was joined by high school students from South Miami Senior High School, who were also commissioned to create works of art throughout the mall.

The experience of working with high school students made Lindsay nostalgic.

“It reminded me a lot about myself when I was their age,” Lindsay said. “But they were very comfortable working with me and with their own art. I learned a lot from them.”

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Daniel Villegas // Contributing Photographer EYE-POPPING PILLARS: Izia Lindsay, a graduate student in UM’s art department, was commissioned to paint colorful, vibrant images of Miami’s local wildlife on the columns in the entry of Sunset Place.

Overall, Lindsay has received positive feedback from his art. He already has another Sunset Place project in the works: painting a mural in the mall. The theme of the mural will be tropical nouveau, and it will be completed within the next two years.

“The architect has given me complete artistic freedom with what I want to paint on the mural,” Lindsay said.

So far, Lindsay does not know exactly what he will paint, but he does know that he wants it to be something the community will enjoy.

“There are not a lot of murals in South Miami, and I am happy that art is going to the people,” Lindsay said. “I’m very excited to be a part of it.”

Last Thursday evening, the Lowe Art Museum buzzed as a steady flow of students and members of the art community explored the galleries during Lowe After Hours, an event that runs the first Thursday of each month from 7-9 p.m.

Guests enjoyed complimentary food and drinks sponsored by Bacardi, Rex Goliath and Cabot Cheese.

Nixing the usual pristine silence of an art museum, a DJ played songs such as “Lean On” by Major Lazer and “Vivir Mi Vida” by Marc Anthony.

Lowe After Hours has been held for the last decade.

Usually, more than 100 people attend.

Janie Graulich, a staff member in Visitor Services, said that the event is held to encourage Lowe membership and to show students what the on-campus museum has to offer.

“Most students don’t even realize that there is an art museum here … [admission] is offered to them complimentary,” Graulich said.

While new visitors to the Lowe might be under the impression that art museums are stuffy and quiet, Lowe After Hours challenges that notion. Guests drink liquor and eat snacks while exploring the galleries. Music blasts in the background as visitors socialize and casually take in the art around them.

The Ben Tobin Gallery, which features modern and abstract works of art, is one of the most popular galleries.

Featured pieces include the Andy Warhol collection of Mao prints, a video of a blinking eye, a neon sign and a giant horse sculpture.

All galleries are open to guests during the event. The variety of art is vast, ranging from glass-blown pieces in the Palley Pavilion to Native American works in the Alfred I. Barton Wing.

On Thursday, the majority of the attendees were graduate students. The first 50 graduate students that arrived received free event admission. At every Lowe After Hours event, Lowe members can attend for free and non-members can buy a ticket for $12.50.

David Breyer, an undergraduate student who works at the Lowe, said that more undergraduate students used to attend the event, but those numbers have trickled down in recent years. However, the staff is hopeful that this will turn back around.

Breyer also said that the Lowe is interested in getting students more involved by possibly hiring a student DJ in the future.

Nick Remijan, another student employee, said that the event is a valuable experience for all undergraduate students.

Even if students are not artistically inclined, Remijan said Lowe After Hours is a social event where attendees can meet people who are involved with the art community, helping students to become more engaged with art.

“I think that everyone should be well-versed in the arts,” Remijan said. “The more knowledge, the better.”

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Ceramics major shares meaning, inspiration behind pieces

By Madelyn Paquette Staff Writer

At 22 years old, Alex Hodge is one of UM’s youngest graduate art students. The ceramics major from Adel, Georgia, has an exhibit at the University of Miami Art Gallery in Wynwood that runs through Sept. 26.

The Miami Hurricane sat down with Hodge to talk about her art, history and future.

The Miami Hurricane: How did

you decide to pursue ceramics?

Alex Hodge: I was majoring in art education, and ceramics was required as part of my degree at University of Georgia. I hated the Art Ed class, I dropped it in a month. But ceramics was challenging but also soothing, in a way. I’m okay at drawing but I feel like ceramics allows me to lose the perfectionism that is really intense for me when I’m drawing. I’m dealing with that now as I turn toward figurative work, wanting it to look real … but not pressuring myself for it to be perfect.

TMH: Why did you decide to come to Miami?

Amanda Prats // Contributing Photographer EXPRESSIVE OUTLET: Graduate student Alex Hodge works on one of her ceramic pieces. Hodge’s art is on display at the 2016 Incoming Graduate Student Exhibition in Wynwood until Sept. 26.

H: Coming from UGA [University of

Georgia] and previously from a small town, having any access to museums or galleries was something that was really high on my list. I knew that I didn’t want to go as far as New York or California, so Miami was one of my top choices. I was also really inter-

ested in the faculty here. Plus, I like the beach!

TMH: What is your artistic style?

H: What’s in this show is a couple of large-scale pots that reference GrecoRoman pottery. I use this technique called graffito; I use a white clay painted black and then I carve into it. I was transitioning while I was making that work, and starting making these hand sculptures, applying the carving technique to the hands. I’m trying to figure out a way to work with the figure but do this technique I’m really interested in, so I’m kind of grappling with that.

I deal a lot with women’s issues and finding stories from history that have been forgotten or ignored and reintroducing them on my vessels or with my sculpture. One of the pieces in the show is about Lilith, and then another one has drawings of the goddess Astarte, whose main ideas are love, but also tenacity. The drawings are accompanied by maybe 100 names of transgender women who have been murdered in the past 20 years. I’m very interested in issues that are very political, but I also try to accompany that really tough stuff with something that’s beautiful.

TMH: Do you have a favorite piece?

H: All of them! I’m one of those art-

ists who hoards everything they make.

The piece about Lilith is one of my favorites, and then there’s a hand sculpture that hangs on the wall, which for me was a very personal piece. It goes toward this expression of emotion, this pain that I was feeling. Because it is so personal, I feel this connection to it.

TMH: Do you have any advice for other aspiring artists?

H: I think the biggest struggle is that we put all this pressure on ourselves.

Personally, I have a lot of self-doubt, but you just have to push past that and say, “Even if this is crap, who cares?

I’m going to do it anyway.” Even if you don’t like the piece, someone will like it and think it’s worth doing. So you just have to trust that you’re doing what you want or need to do.

Hodge’s work is on display at the 2016 Incoming Graduate Student Exhibition at the UM Art Gallery in the Wynwood Building until Sept. 26.

There will be a special reception on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 4-10 p.m.

For more information on student art exhibitions, visit www.as.miami. edu/art.

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Starting on Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. and running daily until Sept. 18 at 9 p.m., motor enthusiasts will gather to celebrate modern and vintage vehicles alike. For something a bit more artsy, head to the Car Meets Art exhibit, where artists will use a blank car as a canvas. The event is $15 for adults.

Join Pérez Art Museum Miami for a free Art in the Dark event with live music, food trucks and more activities Friday, Sept. 9 from 7-10 p.m. at the Milander Center for Arts and Entertainment.

Flashlight tours will run at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Wynwood Art District’s monthly event will continue this Saturday, Sept. 10 from 6-10 p.m. Tourists and locals alike can view dozens of participating galleries for free. Food trucks, live music and bustling crowds liven up the exhibitions. Don’t forget your bug spray.

Visitors can peruse fresh fruits, veggies, plants, honey, jams and breads, all sold by locals in the beautiful outdoors. Come to the farmers market early to avoid the blazing sun, or stop by in the early evening as dusk hits. The market is open Sunday, Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lincoln Road Mall.

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FAMU win offers 3 takeaways

Canes prepare gameplan for FAU

By Josh White Contributing Sports Writer

Josh White // Contributing Photographer CAREER-LONG RUSH: Redshirt junior running back Gus Edwards (7) glides into the end zone for a Hurricanes’ touchdown during the 70-3 win over FAMU Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium.

By Cody Brown Senior Sports Writer

Miami football kick-started its 2016 campaign exactly the way it needed to with a 67-point blowout victory over FAMU. The numbers were certainly impressive, but there was much more to take away from this game than just the final score.

Here are three things we learned from the Canes’ opening win: 1.) The enthusiasm is back.

From the coaches to the players to the fans, people are excited about Miami football again. The players were energized and played up-tempo in front of one of the bigger home-opener crowds that the Canes have had in a few years. The talent has always been there, but it seems that the intangibles are back this year as well.“Just driving in and seeing the traffic – that was great,” Head Coach Mark Richt said after the game. “There were a lot of people tailgating throughout the entire parking lot, more than I can ever remember as a player really. Seeing all the students up in the stands early was great as well.”

2.) The Canes have plenty of weapons on offense.

Miami’s talent among the skill positions is unmistakable.

Quarterback Brad Kaaya played well, as expected, throwing for four touchdowns in the season opener, but it was the running backs who stole the show. Mark Walton, Joe Yearby and Gus Edwards all rushed for more than 100 yards and each had at

least one touchdown. There was also a lot of depth at the wide receiver position. While no one wideout had a great game, nine different players caught passes, indicating that Kaaya will have multiple options every time he drops back to pass this season.

“That was pretty impressive,” Offensive Coordinator Thomas Brown said about the performance of the team’s running backs.

“But it was a total team effort, starting up front with the o-line, the quarterbacks getting us into the right checks, the tight ends being involved and really the receivers, downfield blockingwise, being able to give us some one-on-one opportunities and make some touchdown-making blocks for us.”

3.) Miami still needs to improve on defense.

While they put on an impressive performance by only allowing three points, multiple big plays were given up to a far inferior opponent. As the season moves on, those big plays will concede touchdowns against better competition. However, this should be a relatively easy fix after the defense studies film from this first matchup.“I feel like we can get better,” redshirt senior defensive back Adrian Colbert said in regards to the team’s pass defense. “There is always room for improvement and that’s what we are striving for every day.”

The Canes will take the field again on Saturday against Florida Atlantic University. While it certainly isn’t a marquee matchup, it will be a small step up in competition for this team.

All things considered, this was a successful first week for Miami and a strong start to the Mark Richt era.

Coming off their dominating 70-3 victory over FAMU, the No. 25 Miami Hurricanes (1-0) welcome Florida Atlantic University (10) and their fast-paced offense to Hard Rock Stadium this Saturday afternoon. As the Canes – who are ranked in the AP top 25 poll for the first time since 2013 – prepare to take on FAU, there are some clear themes to the game.

Keep in mind that FAU is not FAMU, the Owls are a much higher caliber team. When Miami squared off with FAU last season, three points separated the teams heading into halftime. Although the Canes pulled away in the second half to make the final score 44-20, the Owls proved to be a challenge, specifically in the run game. FAU matched up well with 223 rushing yards to Miami’s 226. Where the Hurricanes took the game over was through the air. The Canes had 300 total passing yards to the Owls’ 166, which was the difference in the match. If the team wants to come out of this game 2-0, junior starting quarterback Brad Kaaya must play well because the run games are likely to neutralize each other.

“They’re well coached, they know how to execute the coverages their coach gives them,” Kaaya said of FAU. Miami must continue their offensive balance and consistency from last week. Going into this week, the running backs will be the x-factors against a talented front seven for the Owls. FAU’s approach on defense will be to stop the ground game first and foremost.

“You just look at the tape to see guys playing hard, playing physical, their defensive is very, very stout,” Head Coach Mark Richt said.

“They’ve very tough up front. Good run-stoppers.”

For FAU, senior defensive end Trey Henderson, who was No. 2 in the country in sacks a season ago with 13.5, and sophomore linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair linebacker lead the defense for the Owls.

Al-Shaair finished with 10 tackles in their season opener while Henderson added five tackles, including 2.5 for a loss.

To read the full story, visit themiamihurricane.com.

Josh White White// Contributing Photographer NON-STOP: Junior wide receiver Braxton Berrios (8) runs past FAMU defenders for a touchdown during the Hurricanes’ 70-3 win at Hard Rock Stadium. The Canes wil play against FAU this Saturday.

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Freshman starts season strong, credits teammates for performance

By Isaiah Kim-Martinez Sports Editor

It is often difficult for star athletes to keep a level head when praised for excellent performance. Players can suddenly feel as though they deserve all the credit coming their way. Miami soccer phenom Kristina Fisher does not have that problem, as she has demonstrated a key element to handling success at a young age: humility.

The freshman forward has been nothing short of sensational at the start of the season for the women’s soccer team. She was named the NSCAA College Player of the Week in the last week of August for exhibiting excellent ball-striking ability, dribbling and awareness from match to match.

Fisher has six goals, five assists and 17 points on the year, a staggering feat considering she has put up those numbers in just six games.

With all those impressive individual accomplishments, Fisher continues to give the credit and focus to the team.

“I was in class and then I got all these texts from my teammates,” Fisher said regarding the honor. “I get a lot of help from my teammates and it is pretty much because of them that I got it.”

Self lessness is a vital component to sports, and it seems that the young star has just enough of it.

“We don’t really care who scores,” Fisher said. “We always play together.”

However, regardless of what she says, it is obvious that her individual play has been something special and her team has largely benefited from it. The Canes have already scored 20 goals on the season and hold a strong 5-1 record.

So what is the freshman’s secret?

“I just go into every game with a lot of energy,” Fisher said. “I just try to think about how to get the best scoring opportunity for the team when I get the ball.”

The forward does just that on the field. Whether it is by scoring herself or setting up a teammate for a goal, Fisher makes a positive impact the moment she goes into the game and does whatever it takes to help her team win.

Given that she started playing the sport at just eight years old, it is not surprising that Fisher is so polished at this point in her career.

“I watched my cousin play a tournament and fell in love with it,” Fisher said. “Been training ever since, with the goal of playing in college.”

Fisher has reached that goal, but not through the most typical process.

She played club soccer instead of on her high school team. She also ran track to give her a good base for running and fitness.

“I played club soccer because high school soccer just wasn’t at the same level in my area,” Fisher said. “I used the time to train and get better.”

It would be an understatement to say that her hard work has paid off, as Fisher is showing the poise of someone much older than herself. She testifies some of that to the job the seniors have done to mentor the freshmen and create the right environment for them.

No matter the individual success, Fisher has continued to put the focus on the team over anything else.

“Our team has really been about being ‘above the line,’” Fisher said.

“We are all just trying to work hard together and be accountable for one another and trust each other on the field.”

The team, in return, has allowed her the freedom to be the playmaker that she is.

“She tells me to play free and not put too much pressure on myself,” Fisher said of Head Coach Mary Frances-Monroe. “They all encourJosh White White// Contributing Photographer age me to go to goal.”

GOING FOR THE CROSS: Freshman forward Kristina Fisher strikes the ball during the women’s This is just the beginning to what soccer win over Jacksonville University in August. looks to be a superb career here at the U for Fisher, and maybe something even bigger after that.

Year: Freshman “I just always had a dream to play at the professional level and my ultiPosition: Forward mate goal would be to play on the U.S. women’s national team,” Fisher said.

Height: 5’5” She is well on her way.

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Dear V, The last few weeks, my best friend has been increasingly difficult.

At the football game last weekend, it was the final straw.

We’re both partiers, so I’m used to being the designated driver, and I don’t mind holding her hair back while she’s hunched over the toilet.

That’s what friends are for, right? College isn’t college without a little fun.

However, before the football game, we went to a tailgate at a frat house. She got way too drunk and hit on every guy in the frat. At one point, she dragged a random guy over to me and asked him, “Who’s prettier, me or her?�

The guy obviously felt uncomfortable and walked away.

Once he refused to answer, she did the unthinkable: she asked my boyfriend if he’d date her if I wasn’t her best friend.

What?

I mean, I understand that people say dumb stuff when they’re drunk. I’ve said things I wish I could take back.

But why would she even ask that question?

My best friend texted me a dozen times apologizing, saying she doesn’t remember what she said, but our friends told her that she went way too far.

I love my best friend, and I know that sometimes we have to

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forgive each other’s dumbassery, but this was too much.

How do I know I can even trust her around my boyfriend now? Please help.

Sincerely, Befuddled Bestie Dear Befuddled Bestie, You claim she’s your best friend, but she doesn’t act like one.

Between comparing herself to you, putting you in awkward situations, humiliating herself in front of your friends and hitting on your boyfriend, none of those things scream “best friend ever� to me.

Now, everybody makes mistakes.

It’s true, I’m sure you can think of things you’ve done that you wish you could take back ... and I’m sure if you counted them, they’d go past single digits.

That said, what your best friend did was still wildly inappropriate.

You shouldn’t question why she acted

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so ridiculous when drunk, because that’s what most people do when drunk.

Rather, you should question why one of her first impulses was to hit on your boyfriend.

If this is the first time something like this has happened, let it go.

There’s all different types of drunks, and it sounds like your friend is the flirty type.

However, if she’s flirted with your boyfriend before, don’t let her pull a Jamie Foxx and “Blame It� on the booze.

Remember, a drunk bestie’s words are a sober bestie’s thoughts.

At the least, keep your boyfriend and her separate for a while, for your relationship’s own good. At the most, give your best friend the boot, and let her hit on your other friends’ guys for a while.

-V

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“The Highest Honor Attained at The University of Miami�

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5IVS 4FQU t Q N t 4$ (SBOE #BMMSPPN Photo portraits of University administrators, students, faculty, and staff, sharing their messages to someone or something they care about, will be taken on Thursday, September 8th from 9AM-3PM in the UC StormSurge Room. The culminating Dear World Storytelling presentation will take place Thursday, September 8 at 7pm in the Shalala Student Center Grand Ballroom!

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miami.edu/calendar Thursday, September 8 Dear Word Photo Shoot B N t 6$ 4UPSN 4VSHF Dear World travels around the world to hear the stories and take portraits that unite people through pictures in their distinct message-on-skin style. Their work has been published in over 30 countries and have been featured on the Today Show, CNN, PBS and in the New York Times, Washington Post and Inc. magazine! Be sure to stop by the UC Storm Surge and share your Story!

HP Patio Jams ft. Paola Rodriguez Q N t -BLFTJEF 1BUJP Start a new Thursday afternoon tradition with HP’s Patio Jams! Take a break from classes and bring your lunch. Come out to see UM’s Paola Rodriguez perform live and enjoy free Sno cones!

Friday, September 9 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance Memorial Q N t 3PDL 1MB[B Join the University of Miami community for a day of service and remembrance as we honor those affected by the attacks of September 11th. Due to campus not being in session on Sunday, the memorial will take place on September 9th.

HP RAB: Painting & Pitchers Q N t 3BUITLFMMFS Painting & Pitchers is back! Join RAB in one of its most popular events of the year!

At Painting and Pitchers, you will have the opportunity to create a masterpiece and enjoy your favorite Rat Foods and drinks.

Let your inner artist shine! Session 1 will start at 5pm and session 2 will start at 7pm. Only the first 20 people will be able to paint, so get there early to reserve your spot! Space is limited!

Soccer vs. FGCU Q N t $PCC 4UBEJVN The University of Miami soccer team will take on its second of four consecutive in-state opponents when it plays FGCU at Cobb Stadium Thursday at 7 p.m. The contest will be the sixth meeting all-time between the Hurricanes and Eagles, all of which have come since 2009. Miami is 4-10 in the previous five matchups. The Hurricanes enter the match at 5-1-0 on the season, marking the sixth time in program history they have won at least five of their first six games.

Slip ‘N Slide Kickball Q N t *OUSBNVSBM 'JFMET Slip ‘N Slide Kickball is coming to UM! Come out to the IM fields and join your fellow ‘Canes for TWO slip ‘n slide kickball fields, TWO inflatables and FREE ice cream! Grab a group of friends or make some new ones at our fun, free event!

Saturday, September 10 Canestage Fall Auditions B N t 6$ 4UPSN 4VSHF CaneStage Theatre Company has another exciting semester coming up! On September 10th, come out to the UC Storm Surge Room anytime between 11am-1pm to audition for the UProv Team, the official improv team of the University of Miami! (No Materials Required). Also stop by anytime between 1pm-6pm to audition for the play The Dead Guy, the musical The Last Five Years, or Rocky Horror Picture Show! Can’t wait to see you there!

Football vs. Florida Atlantic University Q N t )BSE 3PDL 4UBEJVN The University of Miami football team (1-0) is ranked No. 25 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll that was announced on Tuesday! The Hurricanes are ranked in the AP top 25 for the first time since Nov. 16, 2013, when the team was ranked No. 23! Miami earned the top 25 ranking following an impressive 70-3 victory over FAMU in its season opener.

The Hurricanes return to action at 6 p.m. on Saturday and will face off against FAU inside Hard Rock Stadium.

Come find out at CAC’s screening of The Jungle Book! After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a young man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of panther, Bagheera, and free spirited bear, Baloo!

Sunday, September 11 HP RAB: NFL Opening Day Q N t 3BUITLFMMFS Football Season is back and The Rat has got you covered! Come spend Football Sundays at your favorite on-campus hangout spot! FREE WINGS for the first 50 students! #AtTheRat

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

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5VFTEBZ 4FQU t Q N t 3BUITLFMMFS Come to the Rat on Tuesday night for Tuesday Trivia! Grab your friends and arrive a little early because only 20 teams will be able to participate. 1st place team receives $30 Rathskeller Gift Card. 2nd place team receives #attherat t-shirts. There will also be a random team drawing for a $10 Rathskeller Gift Card.

5IVSTEBZ 4FQUFNCFS t Q N t 4UBOGPSE $JSDMF The Ibis Ride is a shuttle system that transports University of Miami students from Coral Gables campus to Coconut Grove and back on Thursday and Friday nights. It also provides safe transportation for students to Wynwood on select Saturdays throughout the semester. Students must present a valid cane card to ride the bus.

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