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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
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Office of Financial Aid urges new form
Newly-ranked Canes fall to GT
CSS Profile helps create a clearer picture of need BY ALINA ZERPA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
The Office of Financial Aid is aiming to alleviate some of the costs of attending the University of Miami, the most expensive school in Florida. Financial Aid is encouraging students to complete an additional document called the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile in addition to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to increase the chances of receiving more money. Since the campaign began, the office has distributed $10,000 more in aid during the 2014-2015 academic year compared to 2013-2014. Of the $400 million received from the federal government, UM still has $4 million to distribute as financial aid. “I don’t want to go to the provost at the end of the year not having spent everything,” said Raymond Nault-Hix, associate dean of enrollment management. “We really are trying to make a difference in student’s lives.” The CSS profile asks more in-depth questions about students’ financial situations than the FAFSA does, such as their family’s medical and dental bills, loss of income and if a sibling attends another college. For example, if a student has a sibling in a community college, FAFSA will not take the cost difference into account. The government will give equal aid to both without acknowledging that UM costs more than the sibling’s school. In an attempt to “ensure the resources are allocated appropriately,” Nault-Hix said that 1,600 students claimed they have siblings in college. After individual follow-ups, 300 students acknowledged they did not. As a result, Financial Aid was able to allocate those funds to others. SEE FINANCIAL AID, PAGE 2
NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR CANES LEFT STUNG: Sophomore Guard Manu Lecomte (No. 20) drives past a Georgia Tech defender before he attempts a shot during Wednesday night’s game against the Yellow Jackets at the BankUnited Center. The Canes fell to Georgia Tech 70-50. This week, however, the Hurricanes broke back into the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 23 in both rankings. For a full game recap, read Mark Singer’s story at themiamihurricane.com.
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Financial aid fast facts
Aid application causes confusion Financial Aid has been calling returning students to determine their eligibility for any need that has not been met. About 71 percent of first-year students in the class of 2018 filled out the CSS Profile and an average of $5,000 to $8,000 was distributed. Freshman Joshua Beauplan, who completed the CSS Profile, was confused by all the questions but understood why the form was required. “It took a while to fill it all out, but it did help my financial aid, even if it didn’t meet all my requirements,” he said. Returning student Joseph Dunn had a different experience. He had a hard time completing not only the CSS Profile, but also the paperwork
concerning his sister, who attends Miami-Dade College. “I wasn’t told about the paperwork I had to turn in until a few days before it was due, and we had to argue for about an hour,” Dunn said. Other schools, including New York University and Duke University, also use a similar allocation system to alleviate students’ financial burdens. Nault-Hix hopes to follow in their footsteps and one day become a no-loan program like the one at Harvard University. “We are aiming to cover 100 percent of [students’] demonstrated need,” Nault-Hix said. “However, you have to help yourself– it’s a partnership.” To help themselves, students must also be willing to
contribute self-help through work-study jobs and loans. Additionally, changes will be implemented to help eliminate students’ confusion regarding financial aid. A call center will be available for students to speak with student employees about general financial aid questions. Also, rather than informing students in July or August, CaneLink will display available financial awards by midMay and June. Financial Aid plans to improve communication with Student Accounts, the office responsible for collecting tuition. The two offices’ staffs will receive a cross-training, even though it’s “more work for the staff,” Nault-Hix said.
A breakdown of costs and financial aid distribution at the University of Miami for the 2014-2015 academic year.
ENVIRONMENT
Potential city path to reduce environmental strain The Underline would create place for travel, expression BY WILLIAM RIGGIN STAFF WRITER
Beneath the 25-mile-long Metrorail that runs through Miami is 25 miles of unused space where grass and a crooked, worn-down asphalt path lay. Meg Daly and Friends of The Underline are trying to turn 10 miles of that unused space into an urban trail that will attract artists, businesses and, perhaps most importantly, get people out of cars and onto bikes. When Daly, the group’s founder and president, broke both of her elbows in a biking accident two years ago, she was forced to start riding the Miami Metrorail to work. She then began to think how a bike path and parks at the Metro stations could be catalysts for making the city safer and more environmentally conscious. “We want this to sort of be the first great connector of a safe biking network in Miami,” Daly said. “We’re real believers that for our city to be more sustainable, we need to attract people to transit and get people out of cars.” Daly believes getting commuters to bike to the metro instead of driving starts with creating a safe biking path to the stations. “We don’t have enough safe trails in Miami; this is the fourthmost dangerous place to walk in the country and it’s the most dangerous place to bike in the state,” Daly said. She explained that the space beneath the Metrorail is 100 feet wide, and they plan on placing two 10-foot wide paths in the space; one for biking and one for pedestrians. The project has already received political and financial support from the cities of Miami, Coral Gables and South Miami, 2
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with additional financial support from the Knight Foundation, Miami Foundation and Health Foundation of South Florida. According to Maria I. Nardi, chief of planning for the MiamiDade County Parks Department, trail benefit estimates that the Underline will reduce 1.4 million motorized trips and decrease 630 tons of carbon dioxide. It is also expected to save 60,000 gallons of fuel and $270 million in pollution control annually. The project will also provide social and economic boosts. In order to attract people to the idea of using transit to get around, the Underline projects hope to turn the bike path into a linear park, with park spaces and space for artistic expression at the stations. “The development of these stations will be developed into an urban environment that integrates and services commuters, residents and workers with destination quality amenities and all modes of transport to connect people to commercial, residential and cultural venues in the county,” Nardi explained.
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The project was partially inspired by the High Line, which placed a linear park on a disused portion of elevated train tracks in Manhattan. The elevated 1.5-mile-long park now draws more than 5 million visitors annually – more than the Statue of Liberty. The project was designed to bring more green space and development to the area, something that The Underline hopes to replicate. “Portland, Oregon has 16 acres of green space per thousand residents while Miami has just three,” Daly said. “Since we don’t have snow, we think we’re green, but we don’t really have a lot of public green space for residents. We’ll be adding about 300 acres of green space for residents as well as mitigating carbon emissions right off U.S. 1; all those trees we’ll put up, they’re just like vacuum cleaners for carbon emissions.” Daly sees the University of Miami community as one that will benefit greatly from the Underline. “We also have really focused on the UM area because there’s really a built in demand for what were doing and so is Brickell, because of the population,” she said. “There’s more youths living downtown in Brickell, some of whom commute to UM, and then at UM you have current students, faculty and staff that have to get around – hopefully some day in another way than in a car.” UM has also taken a role in helping to design the trail and redevelopment of stations. Last spring, students in an architecture class spent the semester designing separate sections of the 10-mile trail. This semester, another class in the School of Architecture is building on the previous class’ work by trying looking at ways to redevelop the University and Brickell metro stations. The 10-mile-long trail would stretch from the Brickell station all the way south to the Dadeland South station, passing through eight stations in total. Once the recipient of a $500,000 design contract is announced, Daly hopes the winning consultant firm can begin construction by 2016. The UM architecture class hopes to engage with the design team selected and share their designs.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Two pedestrian bridges in the works for Coral Gables campus Construction plans to improve connectivity BY WILLIAM RIGGINS STAFF WRITER
The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners voted 10-0 to approve resolutions granting two Class I permits to the University of Miami that will allow them to construct two separate pedestrian bridges on campus. Associate Vice President of Campus Planning and Development Janet Gavarrete explained that the bridges were not planned in isolation; rather, they represent an important step in a much larger vision for the future of the campus. The bridges are merely a way to allow for more foot traffic expected to come with future projects. “They’re part of improving our circulation on campus, and when you improve circulation opportunities, you do a lot for connectivity,” Gavarrete said. One bridge will span Lake Osceola from the UC Patio to the Billings Walkway that borders the Eaton Residential College parking lot. According to the
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permit application, the bridge is expected to cost $1 million. The second, smaller bridge will connect the pathway that is in between the Herbert Wellness Center and the football team’s practice fields, with the Wellness Center parking lot on the opposite side of the canal. This bridge
will cost $250,000, according to the application. Circulation and connectivity are vital to a university hoping to see approximately 1,000 more students living on campus in the next five years, Gavarrete said.
The bridges will create more ways to navigate campus. With an ambitious master plan that will reshape the southern side of campus by 2018, it is necessary to make sure that the UC area at the heart of campus can handle increased foot traffic. “The reason that this path became more important is because the bridge that’s currently by the UC, the smaller one, it’s very narrow, it’s like five feet,” Gavarrete said. “Then, when it takes you inside the building, you need the building to be open in order to go through, otherwise you need to go all the way out to Stanford and go through the Breezeway. And so, for students who are always walking to and fro, or faculty and staff, it’s additional walking.” The UC Patio bridge is expected to be around 30 feet wide. The plan will also widen the Billings Walkway that encircles Lake Osceola by making some parts that are currently five to seven feet wide closer to 15 feet wide. “It allows people to walk side-byside and talk and also to have bicycles,” Gavarrete said. Both bridges are expected to be ready in fall 2015, with construction beginning late this summer.
SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK
Tunnel of Oppression opens eyes
MORE ON THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM. Catch up on what Student Government’s up to with Alina Zerpa’s Senate Recap. Check out Ashley Martinez’s review of “Into the Woods,” playing at the Adrienne Arsht Center through Feb. 15. Read Alexander Gonzalez’s story on Jon Landau’s visit to the University of Miami. Jackie Yang previews the
GIANCARLO FALCONI // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A GLANCE INTO THE PAST: UM alumna Natania Widensky browses the Tunnel of Oppression exhibit, located in the SAC Senate Room, Tuesday afternoon. For more on the tunnel, read Isabella Cueto’s story at themiamihurricane.com.
Lowe Art Museum’s new exhibit on weavers’ stories from Southeast Asia.
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Architecture class creates imaginative coffee kiosk Semester-long project helps quell need for caffeine BY ISBELLA CUETO STAFF WRITER
An unusual, kiosk-looking wood structure that appeared on the School of Architecture courtyard after winter break is actually a semester’s worth of work for one design and build studio class taught by Rocco Ceo and James Adamson. The 14-foot structure was designed and built by 13 undergraduate and graduate architecture students during fall 2014. Named The Billy Goat after goats that discovered coffee beans in ancient Ethiopia, it will officially open within the next two weeks. Unlike previous assignments given to the studio class, this project was created for UM to serve as a closer option for architecture students to get coffee while working late. According to Lauren O’Halloran, a fifth-year architecture student, the class got no instruction beyond the fact that they needed to build a coffee kiosk and it needed to fit in the specific site they were given. “We knew that we wanted to do wood louvers [strips of wood] because we wanted it to be able to breathe, and because it was going to be there the whole time, we wanted it to act as a lantern,” O’Halloran said. “So at night, the light kind of seeps through it and it’s a lantern for the architecture school.” According to O’Halloran, however, getting 13 artists to agree on one design was no simple undertaking in the beginning stages of the process.
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“At one point, the studio was divided between two designs. We really pursued each of those separately and then we presented them,” O’Halloran said. By creating small-scale models of each of the ideas, the class was able to identify the flaws in each design and work to make a stronger version. “We were all expected to be a part of everything. Everybody was supposed to work on the drawings and everybody had to build it,” O’Halloran said. In the past, the design and build studio class designed a bathroom for a park, eco-tents for the Everglades and an outdoor seating pavilion for companies that commissioned them. The coffee kiosk is the first project to be by the students, for the students. Emma May is a graduate student who worked on the kiosk project. When Professor Rocco Ceo informed the class of their semester-long assignment, May was pleased. “We were kind of relieved, because we’d been designing proposals for cafes for the School of Architecture … but they never get built,” May said. For May, the project went beyond fall semester. She will run the kiosk for the time being, serving free coffee to weary students in exchange for donations. “I hired all the people and bought all the machines,” May said. “I’m just waiting for the espresso machine to come because we’re in Miami, and I figured we need our cortaditos.” Armando Montero, a professor in the School of Architecture, has a startup specialty coffee business called Montero Coffee. He offered to provide an espresso machine and sell specialty-grade organic coffee at a discount to the kiosk buyers. However, the details are still being finalized, according to Montero.
UPROV PERFORMANCE UProv, the University of Miami’s own student improvisation group, will have its first performance of the semester at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 in the Student Activities Center (SAC) West Ballroom. Be on the lookout for upcoming shows throughout the semester.
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NICK GANGEMI// PHOTO EDITOR MUSIC FOR A CAUSE: Senior Michael Fenuccio performs during UPride’s Open Mic event, conducted as part of Social Justice Week, held on the Lakeside Patio Stage Wednesday night.
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Former Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993-1995, Rita Dove will be visiting campus to reveal her newest book, “Sonata Mulattica.” As part of the Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors lecture series, Dove tells the story of violin prodigy George Polgreen Bridgetower and his encounter with Beethoven. The event
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NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR CAMPUS COFFEE: Architecture students designed a coffee kiosk housed in the School of Architecture’s courtyard.
is free for students and will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 in Storer Auditorium. To RSVP, visit http://tinyurl.com/RegisterRitaDove.
APPLY FOR SENATE For students who have always wanted to get involved in Student Government (SG) and unsure how, applications to be part of the Elections Commissions are available on http://tinyurl.com/ElectionsCommission. This branch of SG polices and manages all matters that involve any and all elections. The deadline to apply is 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2.
SPRING AUDITIONS QuantUM Entertainment will be hosting auditions for its two spring productions of “The Breakfast Club” and “Edges.” Those
interested in “The Breakfast Club” will have to prepare a 30-second monologue and a cold reading from the show. For “Edges,” students must prepare to act and sing at least 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater piece. Auditions will be from 1-5 p.m., from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 in the Whitten University Center (UC) Storm Surge room.
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT Author Marian Jordan Ellis will be coming to campus to speak about her book “Sex and the City Uncovered.” Sponsored by Cru and Redeemed Girl, Ellis tells the story of her former party girl days and her relationship with her religion. The event is free and open to students. Ellis will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 in the Student Activities Center (SAC) West Ballroom. Alina Zerpa may be emailed at azerpa@themiamihurricane.com.
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Time to relieve college tuition burden As tuition costs continue to rise, many students are feeling the pressure to come up with ways to alleviate this burden. Some solutions include graduating early and applying for private scholarships while in school. Unfortunately, many students are not aware of these possibilities and feel powerless to do anything about their tuition. As such, the most appropriate step would be for the administration to raise awareness of the opportunities to decrease the cost for students. For instance, many people who bring credits from high school, either through dual enrollment or the Advanced Placement program, may be able to graduate a semester or even a year early. Almost no advice, however, is given on graduating early. So many students, especially those on the fence about it, feel left out of the loop. Additionally, most students prepare for employment during their senior or junior year, so those who graduate early may feel unprepared for the working world. The university should be doing more to explicitly offer the opportunity.
Interestingly, graduating in the fifth year has been talked about more than graduating in the third. The recently-approved Plus One program, which provides a full year free to students who are accepted, is a step in the right direction. The appropriate follow-up would then be to create a program (not necessarily with a scholarship) that guides students through the process of preparing them to graduate and be ready for working full time or attending graduate school. For students who didn’t come in with extra credits, opportunities still exist, though they need to be both improved upon and publicized. Plenty of outside, private scholarships exist, but many students aren’t aware of this. There already exists a dedicated Office for Prestigious Awards, which passes opportunities down to qualified students. There should be something similar for awards that are comprehensive. Therefore, students who want to augment their financial aid profile would know where to look. Additionally, employment opportunities should be augmented. A piecemeal system exists for students to work on campus. Yet, while
it is reasonably effective, it could be so much more. One problem is that the learning experience in college isn’t always useful for the careers in the real world. A potential option to improve this would be to get local companies involved. Employers would hire students as part-time interns, who would be granted additional aid toward their tuition, as an extended work-study program of sorts. In fact, if students are going to spend part of their learning years working, they can pick up skills related to what they want to be doing in the future while studying at school. The high cost of tuition may be stifling, but it should not be suffocating. There are opportunities, but they seem insufficient and unknown to students. If the administration can increase awareness for things like early graduation, private scholarships, and work study and expand them in meaningful ways, students could focus much more on their studies than on how they will pay for them. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
MANAGING EDITOR Erika Glass
ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR Sherman Hewitt ONLINE NEWS EDITOR Emily Dabau
ART DIRECTOR Sarbani Ghosh PHOTO EDITOR Nick Gangemi
ONLINE SPORTS EDITOR AJ Ricketts
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Hallee Meltzer
MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Eddie Sanchez
NEWS EDITOR Marlee Lisker
SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Dakota Orlando
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Alina Zerpa
WEBMASTER Georges Duplessy BUSINESS MANAGER Christopher Dalton
OPINION EDITOR Andrew Langen
SALES REPRESENTATIVES Chris Daniels James Hillyer Chris Hoffner Kyle Stewart Grayson Tishko
EDGE EDITOR Ashley Martinez SPORTS EDITOR Courtney Fiorini COPY CHIEF Julie Harans
AD DESIGNER Michelle Lock
COPY EDITORS Alyssa Bolt Huixin Deng Lainey Meiri
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Isabel Vichot
DESIGNERS Emma Deardorff Madeleine Trtan Savannah DeBrosse ONLINE EDITOR Lyssa Goldberg
FACULTY ADVISER Ileana Oroza FINANCIAL ADVISER Steve Priepke
To reach a member of the staff visit themiamihurricane.com’s contact page. ©2014 University of Miami
speak UP GIVEN THE CHOICE, WOULD YOU PREFER TO STAY AT UM FOR THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF FOUR?
“Yes, I could go straight to a professional degree and save money in the process.”
MATT SANCHEZ SENIOR
SHANE GANGA
SOPHOMORE
“I would rather stay four years because of the friendships I’ve built.”
SAM JIMENEZ SOPHOMORE
“I feel that, with all of the requirements for pre-med students, four years would be better.” RHODE JEAN JACQUES JUNIOR
ANA PANTIN SOPHOMORE
“Four years, because I could gain more experience ... and that way I could fully experience the university.”
“I would say yes because, after receiving a degree, I would be able to start my career and do what I want earlier.”
“Yes, I am already.” JOSEPH CHOI SENIOR
The Miami Hurricane is published semi-weekly during the regular academic year and is edited and produced by undergraduate students at the University of Miami. The publication does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of advertisers or the university’s trustees, faculty or administration. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of The Miami Hurricane’s Editorial Board. Commentaries, letters and cartoons represent only the views of their respective authors. The newsroom and business office of The Miami Hurricane are located in the Student Activities Center, Student Media Suite 200. LETTER POLICY The Miami Hurricane encourages all readers to voice their opinions on issues related to the university or in response to any report published in The Miami Hurricane. Letters to the editor may be submitted typed or handwritten to the Student Activities Center, Student Media Suite 200, or mailed to P.O. Box 248132, Coral Gables, Fla., 33124-6922. Letters must be signed with a copy of your Cane Card. ADVERTISING POLICY The Miami Hurricane’s business office is located at 1330 Miller Drive, Student Activities Center Student Media Suite 200. The Miami Hurricane is published on Mondays and Thursdays during the university’s fall and spring academic terms. Newspapers are distributed for free on the Coral Gables campus, the School of Medicine and off-campus locations. DEADLINES All ads must be received, cash with copy, in The Miami Hurricane business office, Student Activities Center Student Media Suite 200, by noon Tuesday for Thursday’s issue and noon Friday for Monday’s issue. SUBSCRIPTIONS The Miami Hurricane is available for subscription at the rate of $50 per year. AFFILIATIONS The Miami Hurricane is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press, Columbia Scholastic Press Association and Florida College Press Association.
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Football followers know what is happening on Feb. 1: the game of all games, fueled by burgers and passionate support for either the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots. That’s right, it’s Super Bowl time. The 49th bowl–or as it is formidably called, Super Bowl XLIX–will kick off at 6:30 p.m Sunday and you better be ready. Amidst the chicken wings and standing ovations, there are clothes involved. Don’t know what to wear to your Super Bowl watch party? The Hurricane has you covered. Whether you are a die-hard Pats fan or simply a hot dog enthusiast, make the most of Super Bowl Sunday and dress the part.
If you have waited for this game since New Year’s Eve, you will most likely be donning a jersey with the namesake of your favorite player. Change up the same old routine by borrowing a friend’s oversized jersey and wearing it as a minidress with high-top sneakers. Pro tip: Wear some shorts made from soft fabric underneath for ultimate comfort.
For the jersey-less ladies, get ready for some grub. Pair a top that is the color of your team paired with some ripped boyfriend jeans and slip-ons. Reaching for the pretzels in between screaming friends is never an easy task, so roomy pants will allow for more wiggle room.
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As much as football is America’s favorite sport, some people just don’t get it. If you find yourself shamelessly in this boat (who cares about def lated footballs?), play it safe by wearing team-neutral colors. Both the Seahawks and the Patriots wear tones of silver and navy blue. A breezy denim button-down and black shorts is a simple way to stay out of controversy.
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IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO ENJOY THE GAME, HERE ARE SOME LOCAL WATCH PARTIES. BY MADELYN PAQUETTE STAFF WRITER
Whether you’re a fan of the Seahawks, Patriots, or even the commercials, no Super Bowl party is complete without enough snacks to fill a stadium. These quick and easy recipes are sure to score points with all kinds of football fans.
Touchdown Dip A layer for every point. Ingredients: 1 16 oz can refried beans 1 package taco seasoning 1 cup guacamole 8 oz sour cream 1 cup chunky salsa 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese 1 cup corn 1 cup diced onion 1 2.25 oz can sliced olives
Ingredients: 1 tube crescent roll dough 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 8 slices cooked bacon 16 cocktail franks Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Everyone knows it’s the best part. Recipe from SomethingSwanky.com. Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup peanut putter 5 cups powdered sugar 3 tablespoons flour 2 cups M&Ms (or toppings of your choice)
For students looking for a place to watch the big game, the Rathskeller will be hosting a watch party. The first 50 students who arrive will receive free wings.
Directions: Mix together taco seasoning and refried beans. Assemble the dip: Layer 1: beans Layer 2: sour cream Layer 3: guacamole Layer 4: corn Layer 5: salsa Layer 6: onions Layer 7: cheese and olives Enjoy with tortilla chips.
Fuel your bacon obsession. Recipe from Tablespoon.com.
WHERE: Rathskeller WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 1
Remove the crescent rolls and separate them, dividing each triangle in half (16 total). Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cheddar on each piece. Wrap each cocktail frank in half a piece of bacon, and place on each piece. Stretch the sides of the crescent around the frank and roll. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
WHERE: Duffy’s Tavern, 2108, SW 57th Ave. Miami, Fla. WHEN: Specials all day Feb. 1
WHERE: Churchill’s Pub, 5501 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, Fla. WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1
WHERE: Batch Gastropub, 30 SW 12th St, Miami, Fla. WHEN: Feb. 1
Directions: Mix together cream cheese, butter and peanut butter until smooth. Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar and flour until well-combined. Whisk in the brown sugar, flour and vanilla. Stir in M&Ms (or other toppings). Serve with pretzels, graham crackers, and cookies, or just eat it straight out of the bowl.
WHERE: Monty’s Sunset, 300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Fla. WHEN: 2 p.m. Feb. 1
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HOUSING SIGN-UP DATES JAN. 23 - FEB. 6
Resident students “opt-in” via CaneLink to participate in housing lottery. This is mandatory if you want to be considered for on-campus housing.
FEB. 16
Housing Sign-Up tutorial & appointment times (for lottery “winners”) made available to resident students via CaneLink. Housing application process made available to lottery “non-winners.”
MAR. 17 - 19 (10am - 5pm)
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Sign up for those who want to move to a new residential college room.
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Last day to cancel a reservation without the application of the $500 penalty.
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SPORTS 40.4
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TENNIS
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Players conquer court
Away games challenge Canes Team struggles despite strong start BY VICTORIA HERNANDEZ CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER
GIANCARLO FALCONI // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE ZONE: Junior Stephanie Wagner prepares for a serve during Sunday’s women’s tennis game against FSU. The Canes won 5-0.
Lady Canes’ season looks promising BY ALEXA PAPPAS SENIOR SPORTS WRITER
Hidden behind Mark Light Field, the Cobb Stadium and UM’s football practice fields, the Neil Schiff Tennis Center is quietly home to a No. 12-ranked team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). It also houses the No. 8-ranked doubles duo in the country: a No. 39-ranked freshman from Ireland and a veteran coach who has brought her team to the NCAA’s Elite Eight six of the last eight seasons. This is a team that came off of major victories in the fall of 2014, both for upperclassmen and newcomers. Big-name veterans like Stephanie Wagner, Lina Lileikite and Monique Albuquerque will lead standout freshmen Sinead Lohan, Wendy Zhang and Judith Bohnenkamp into head-to-head play in the coming weeks. “I truly believe this team has a special dynamic,” Head Coach Paige YaroshukTews told Hurricanesports.com. “I’m having fun watching them grow stronger as a team with each day.”
Yaroshuk-Tews has been coaching the team for 13 years and is the winningest coach in program history. Wagner, perhaps the most dynamic member of the team, must be headstrong in motivating her teammates and continuing the momentum after wins. Lohan, who won both the singles and doubles brackets at the Bedford Cup last semester, will be put to the test in head-to-head matchups instead of bracket-style play. One-on-one matchups begin in three weeks. The Hurricanes must pick up wins both within the ACC and out of conference to make a statement in the ACC Championships and potentially continue to the NCAA Championships at the end of the school year. In the 2013-2014 season, Miami won six of eight non-conference matchups and went 12-for-14 in ACC contests with losses to only Duke and North Carolina. This season, only two matches are out of conference (including the opener against FGCU), so every match will be imperative for the looming tournaments in April. The Hurricanes’ next match is the weekend of Friday, Feb. 6 to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Charlottesville, Va.
This week, with the Hurricanes men’s basketball team back in the top 25, the Lady Canes are also gaining momentum, receiving votes in the USA Today coaches poll for the third week in a row. The votes place the Canes in the top 35 in the NCAA. “We got a lot of young kids out there that are getting unbelievable game experience on the road,” Head Coach Katie Meier said Sunday. The Hurricanes women’s basketball team opened Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 4-0 win streak. This was broken on a road trip to Duke when the women failed to repeat the men’s success at Cameron Indoor and lost 68-53. They only need one more win to tie their 16 wins from last season. Another tough away game resulted in a 68-55 loss to the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals on Sunday. The Hurricanes will only have one home game in a 24-day span. “As long as we take these lessons and we figure out what it takes to win – we’ve held off at home, but on the road we just got to grow up a little bit,” Meier said. Miami (15-5, 5-2 ACC) bounced back after the Duke game with a 67-58 home win over Virginia, but on Sunday, it couldn’t capitalize on an early lead against the Cardinals and continued its road woes. After the win over Virginia, the Hurricanes had played three games in six days.
“We’re exhausted,” Meier said after the game. A week after the loss to Louisville, the women look to brush the dirt off their shoulders with another road matchup against the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Panthers (13-6, 3-3) will have to first play Duke at Durham before hosting the Hurricanes. Pittsburgh won their last game 78-70 when they hosted Boston College. Senior Brianna Kiesel leads the Panthers, averaging 18.1 points per game. Graduate student Monica Wignot is also averaging double points with 12.6 per game. For Miami, sophomore Adrienne Motley leads the Hurricanes, averaging 16.6 points per game. She had a bit of a dry spell, scoring only eight against Virginia and Duke, but contributed 18 in the Louisville game. She hurt her ankle in the Virginia game but seemed to be fully recovered against the Cardinals. Jassany Williams is the team’s leading rebounder, averaging 6.5 boards per game. Jessica Thomas is the second leading scorer with 9.1 points per game. She and Erykah Davenport had a breakout game against Virginia where Thomas scored her career-high 18 points and Davenport set a new career high with nine rebounds. Davenport also led the team with seven boards against the Blue Devils. “Huge, huge minutes from Erykah,” Meier said. “And she’s been playing great in practice so we’re not surprised. And played very, very well, I think, at Duke against those monsters.” Tipoff against Pittsburgh is set for 1 p.m. Sunday in the Petersen Events Center.
STATS The Lady Canes are 15-5 overall and 5-2 in the ACC. Sophomore Adrienne Motley leads the Hurricanes, averaging 16.6 points per game. Canes leading rebounder Jassany Williams averages 6.5 boards per game. Jessica Thomas is the second leading scorer with 9.1 points per game. January 29 - February 1, 2015
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Two-round tie broken with Canes victory Team demonstrates individual player strength, endurance BY WILLIAM RIGGIN STAFF WRITER
After two rounds of play, the University of Miami and the University of South Florida women’s golf teams competed in a one-hole playoff to decide the Florida Challenge on Monday. The Hurricanes staked their claim as the best in the state of Florida by winning the competition (their first of the spring season) at Black Diamond Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla. The teams were tied with a score of 593 before the one-hole playoff. The University of Florida, Florida State University and Florida International University rounded out the final places in that order. The win showed off the team’s individual depth, as Daniela Darquea, Leticia Ras-Anderica and Delfina Acosta each finished with a final score of 148, good enough to finish tied for fifth individually. Sophomores Darquea and Acosta both came to UM as the No. 1-ranked amateur women golfers in their home countries of Ecuador and Argentina, re-
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spectively. Both achieved All-ACC Academic honors and Darquea became UM’s first All-American selection since 1994. Ras-Anderica, a senior from Spain, was an All-ACC selection as a sophomore and received All-ACC academic honors as a junior. “I’m really proud of our team,” said Head Coach Patti Rizzo. “They really hung in there today with some tough conditions. I think this is a group that is really starting to believe in themselves, which is great to see.” Darquea topped the individual leader board after one round with a score of 70, while Acosta had the second-most birdies in the competition. Ras-Anderica tied for the tournament lead with 25 pars. The Hurricanes look to make an NCAA Regional tournament for the third straight season after making the West Regional in 2013 and the Central Regional in 2014. After a slight decline in the late ’90s and early 2000s, Rizzo has the team on an upward trend towards making noise in the national tournament again – their last national championship came in 1984. The team plays five more competitions before the ACC Championship in April. Their next game will be Sunday, Feb. 8 in the UCF Challenge in Orlando.
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SPORTS BRIEFS SWIMMING & DIVING The Canes return to the pool on Saturday for a Senior Day showdown with FIU at the Whitten University Center Pool. Admission is free. The meet is slated to start at 12 p.m. This will be the final meet for six Hurricane student-athletes: Amy Wiley, Cheyenne Cousineau, Heather Arseth, Sam Dorman, Meghan Murphy and Thea Vock. The meet will also be the final warm-up for the Canes before the 2015 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships on Feb. 18-21 in Atlanta, Ga.
SUPER BOWL Watch the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX at the Rathskeller watch party Sunday at 6 p.m. The event is hosted by Hurricane Productions in collaboration with the Rathskeller Advisory Board. Free wings will be provided to the first 50 customers. Share photos using “#AtTheRat” on Twitter and Instagram. Courtney Fiorini may be emailed at sports@themiamihurricane.com.
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V, DEAR V My rando roomie is x-rated
My roommate is studying abroad this semester, so I was assigned a rando. At first she seemed super chill, pretty quiet and low key. But then, a few weeks ago, I walked in on her watching some adult entertainment. She was really embarrassed – so was I – and apologized a lot. The only thing is, a few days later, it happened again. And again. Now, if I leave my room to go to the bathroom, when I come back she is watching porn. I think she may be an addict ... What should I do?
Sincerely, Living with Don Jon
Dear Scarlett Johansson, Wow, it sounds like your roomie would be perfect as Leighton Meester’s character in “The Roommate.” There’s no shame in enjoying adult entertainment every once in a while, but what you’re describing sounds like it’s going more than a little overboard. It’s bad enough to live with someone who always has her boyfriend over. I mean, the sock on the door should apply here too, right? If I were you, I’d get out of this living situation ASAP – unless you want the soundtrack of your year to be Jenna Jameson’s scintillating dialogue. Talk to your R A and let him or her know what’s going on. People have changed rooms over less than this. If for some reason you don’t feel
like getting other people involved (or the only available rooms are in the Holiday Inn), try bringing it up with her. It’ll be awkward, but at least you can say you tried. If this is an actual issue, then maybe she should get some help. Does the counseling center have a specialist for porn addicts? For now, avoid your room at all costs. After all, study rooms were invented for a reason, right? I know your friend’s futon might not be the most comfortable place to crash, but at least you won’t have to worry she’s surfing The Hub all night. As for the nights you can’t leave your room, I would suggest you invest in some earplugs. V
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