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Program offers cash for carpooling
Writer passes away
Service plans to soothe campus parking congestion BY ALINA ZERPA SENIOR NEWS WRITER
Carpooling to campus just got more lucrative. The University of Miami has partnered with South Florida Commuter Services to pay students $250 for carpooling at least ten times until April. Each member in the carpool can earn up to $250. Carpoolers must live within three miles of each other, and more than two miles from the Coral Gables campus. The service was launched Jan. 23, and it is still a pilot program. Outreach Representative Suzell Hopman hopes that students will begin to see the benefits of carpooling even when the campaign is over. Since Jan. 20, 344 people have applied, and there continues to be new applicants each day, Hopman said. “Our hope is that we can implement the same program in the fall,” she said. “We won’t use the same money incentive, but we’re aiming to be part of the UM culture by then.” Outreach Specialist Nelly Navarro started the program at UM as an environmentally friendly way of reducing parking congestion. The other large Miami campus, Florida International University, has more than 3,000 applicants, but only at UM can students, faculty and staff be paid to carpool. South Florida Commuter Services reached out to the Association for Commuter Students (ACS) in September 2013. There are also plans to reach out to the Commuter Assistant Program so Commuter Assistants can encourage incoming freshmen to carpool as well. Commuter Assistants fulfill similar roles to Residential Assistants, but focus more on commuters’ transition to the university.
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“We’re in the beginning stages of planning it, but it would most likely be an event where their representatives would come to campus and give more information about the carpool program and other resources,” said Stefania Pinto, ACS vice president. According to Nick Poynter, manager of customer service, carpoolers will be able to share one parking pass and return unused ones. Parking passes cost between $250 and $475, depending on the zone and amount of time the pass is used. Students can also register two cars under one permit to promote carpooling, Poynter said. Upon registering, students can either sign up with friends, or if none live near them, the service will pair them with another student that lives nearby. However, some students like freshman Amelia Bahamonde don’t feel comfortable being paired with a stranger. “It can be awkward to carpool with someone I don’t know. That’s why I haven’t signed up for the program,” she said. Freshman Alejandro Carballido disagrees with Bahamonde. “It’s a great way to meet people, and I don’t think this should discourage anyone from carpooling,” Carballido said. Students who have already signed up, such as freshman Lauren Gonzalez, did not hesitate and jumped on the opportunity. “We started carpooling the day after we got the email for this program,” she said. “We were even more shocked to find out that we had the same schedule, so this worked out perfectly.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION Students can receive $250 for carpooling to campus. They must register before Feb. 28 and record the dates they carpooled. To apply, vist get2um.com.
PHOTO BY YINGHUI SUN // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER PAPER PROMOTION: UM alumna Estefania Jomant (right), a team leader, and senior advertising student Lindsay Cecero (left) drew and shot paper houses for an advertising campaign for a nonprofit at Philadthropy last weekend. Philadthropy is a 25hour event held at the School of Communication where students work to create campaigns for nonprofit organizations.
VALENTINE CARDS UGenerations will be sponsoring a tabling event where students will have the chance to make Valentine’s Day cards for their grandparents from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday in the UC Breezeway.
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Founder of Creative Writing Program leaves his mark BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ NEWS EDITOR
Lester Goran, founder of the University of Miami’s Creative Writing Program, passed away Thursday. He was 85 years old. Goran started his tenure in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1960. He developed the first creative writing curriculum in 1965. He also helped establish the Masters in Fine Arts program in 1991. GORAN According to a report in The Miami Herald, Goran died at Baptist Hospital in Kendall. The cause of death is not known. Goran wrote 14 novels, a memoir and three short story collections in his 50-year-long writing career. Throughout his time at UM, he taught more than 20,000 students. Many of his works are set in his hometown Pittsburgh, Pa., growing up in government housing. He joined the Army at 16 after World War II, and became a corporal. Through the GI Bill, he attended the University of Pittsburgh. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees there. Evelina Galang, director of the Creative Writing Program, considered Goran an inspiration to many writers. “He was a bright light who made the University of Miami’s Creative Writing Program what it is today,” Galang said in a press release prepared by the College of Arts and Sciences. Goran is survived by his wife Edythe and their three sons John, Robert and William.
MALCOLM GLADWELL Malcolm Gladwell will be visiting campus at 7 p.m. on Tuesday to speak about his latest book, “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants.” In this work, Gladwell looks into what happens when people confront “giants” in the form of powerful opponents, armies and mighty warriors as well as disability, misfortune and oppression. This is a Books and Books event and will take place in the UM Student Activities Center third floor ballrooms.
TAXES The IRS and the Free File Alliance, a coalition of industry-leading tax software companies, launched the 2014 Free File program. This allows every taxpayer who has an average
income of less than $58,000 can visit irs.gov/freefile to complete their federal tax returns for free. For more information on the Free File program, visit freefilealliance.org.
LOVEFEST CONCERT LoveFest Miami 2014 will host a Valentine’s Day Concert at the BankUnited Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.The lineup will combine hip-hop and R&B music, and will feature Wale, K. Michelle, Meek Mill and Marcus Cooper. Tickets start at $45. For more information, visit BankUnitedCenter. com. Ashley Martinez may be emailed at amartinez@themiamihurricane.com.
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Female culinary leaders to share business experiences Session to include networking, Q&A BY LYSSA GOLDBERG OPINION EDITOR
Female leaders in the culinary industry, like Misha’s Cupcakes owner Misha Kuryla-Gomez, will share their stories of sweet success during a panel session hosted by the School of Business Administration on Wednesday. A Taste of Success is the first of three panel events featuring female entrepreneurs that will make up the 2014 LEAP Femmepreneur Success Series. The other two events, which are coming up in March, are The Beauty of Success, featuring leaders in the salon, spa and beauty industry, and Runway to Success, centered on fashion. Sophomore Brianna Scott, who is president of the Women in Business student organization co-sponsoring the Femmepreneur Success Series, thinks the culinary event will be especially valuable. “Even though those last two are ‘typical’ female industries, at the culinary event,
I think it will be really interesting to hear how these women were able to be successful in a field dominated by men,” she said. “I feel like the struggles they encountered will apply to all women.” The members of the panel – ranging from restaurateurs to food writers – will be introducing themselves and explaining how they got to where they are before the floor opens for a question and answer session. The six women who will share their experiences are: Adrianne Calvo, chef-owner of Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar; Linda Gassenheimer, host of Food News and Views on WLRN; Felecia Hatcher, owner of Feverish Ice Cream and Gourmet Pops; Dena Marino, chef-owner of MC Kitchen; Ellen Kanner, Meatless Monday columnist for The Huffington Post; and Kuryla-Gomez. Michelle Villalobos, a personal brand strategist who gives talks around South Florida, will be the emcee. Students at A Taste of Success will be able to network with these leading ladies after their panel session, as well as with other notable community members in attendance.
“I’m excited to see the synergies that will take place, the networking and exchange of ideas among the women in the audience,” said Benjamin Leis, who approached Women in Business about supporting the Ladies Empowerment and Action Program (LEAP) event. Leis, who graduated from UM in 2004, works in the Office of Annual Giving at UM and is a member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Miami program, which partnered with LEAP to put on the Success Series. Linda Gassenheimer, who is also an award-winning cookbook author and writes the “Dinner in Minutes” column for The Miami Herald, said it is a privilege to be able to share her story with the students and the community. “My ultimate message for success is to follow your passion and gain the techniques and tools needed to achieve your goal,” she said. Scott believes that the Women in Business mission, along with these events, is relevant to all female students, no matter what industry they are in. “As a woman in certain scenarios, women’s issues will arise, like the wage gap
or gender discrimination, which we help to address on campus and prepare students for,” she said. “In college, everything is on an equal playing field, but it may not be that way when we enter the workforce.” Scott said she’s personally looking forward to seeing Kuryla-Gomez, the owner of student favorite Misha’s Cupcakes, which is located at 1548 S. Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, Fla. “I’m really excited to see Misha. I think we all are,” she said. “It’s like in SpongeBob with the Krabby Patty recipe, and we all want to know: What are you putting in those cupcakes?” IF YOU GO WHAT: A Taste of Success WHERE: Storer Auditorium WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. The event is free, but registration is required and seating is limited. For more information, visit femmepreneurseries.com. The Beauty of Success event will take place on March 5, and Runway to Success will take place on March 29.
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Victorious village TORCH CELEBRATION: Senior Melissa Olsson and UV Area Director Alexis Cole put out the Sportsfest torch after winning this year’s competition. Sportsfest is an annual athletic competition between the campus dorms as well as commuters. Stanford Residential College won the competition the last two years. VICTORIA MCKABA // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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Limited funds fail to finance film projects Students look to other means for money BY ERIKA GLASS MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
The students in the School of Communication’s (SoC) Department of Cinema and Interactive Media know that creating a movie is much more than just calling “lights, camera, action.” The motion picture practicum (CMP 451) course, the capstone class for motion pictures majors, requires teams of about four to five students to get together to create a film. These teams are then allotted a $300 stipend to spend on production expenses. But for most cases, $300 isn’t enough to create a well-developed film. Senior Prisca Muljadi says she has never been enrolled in the practicum course, but she served as a producer for one of the CMP 451 films her sophomore year. When Muljadi was involved in the course, the stipend was $600. But she said even that was not enough to make the film she worked on.
“Obviously you need more than that,” she said. “We ended up spending like $3,600 on ours, and we did a Kickstarter campaign and then just tried to get donations from like family and friends … Three hundred isn’t going to cover you for anything except basically just food.” University of Miami motion picture students start producing films in their introductory courses (CMP 151, 251 and 351), but according to Muljadi, those are smaller-scale films that require little to no funding. She said that for those films, students usually pay out of pocket. It isn’t until the CMP 451 course that students are given the stipend for their films. Ed Talavera, chair of the department of cinema and interactive media, said that the amount of money allotted to each film depends on the number of films in the course. To decide how many films are going to be produced, the students in the course submit scripts and then the rest of the class votes to pick which films they would like to work on. “If there are too many projects, less money is allotted per film,” he said. “It is up to the professor and the needs of the production. The
If you’re willing to spend the money to make what you want to see on the screen, we definitely won’t limit the script just because of the funding Prisca Muljadi, Senior majoring in motion pictures
money is used only as reimbursement for rental equipment, props, locations, etc.” Other film programs, like the one offered at the University of Southern California (USC), inform their students that $1,000 should be budgeted for “miscellaneous expenses, lab and insurance fees” in order to participate in the introductory production course. The second phase of USC students’ production course sequence also warns them that they should budget approximately $2,000 for expenses. It is not specified if these courses al-
lot money to their students to make each film. Similar to UM’s SoC, USC provides most equipment and materials. Talavera also said that the stipend is meant to be used to offset production costs and not necessarily fund the entire film. “Three hundred dollars is not a lot of money for some films,” Talavera said. “If you are making your own ‘Avatar’ – it will probably not be enough. Smaller movies can work within this budget ... The faculty member teaching the course helps the students deliver scripts and films that can be shot in a realistic budget.” Muljadi said that students aren’t discouraged by lack of funds or high production costs. She mentioned that since the CMP 451 project is usually the students’ thesis, they want to make their project look as best as possible. Muljadi also said that for more ambitious projects, students fundraise through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and even ask for donations from family and friends to realize their films. “If you’re willing to spend the money to make what you want to see on the screen, we definitely won’t limit the script just because of the funding,” she said.
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Class creates edgy game for Apple App Store Professor introduces coding uniquely BY KAT MEYERS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
School of Communication professor Clay Ewing and several of his students recently released a game to Apple’s App Store. In “Keep Your Edge,” squares are your sole chance of survival and circles are the death of you. Following six months of fine-tuning and a two-week-long Apple approval process, “Keep Your Edge” was made available for a free download. The objective of the game is to avoid circles while collecting as many edges as possible to become the “dominant” square. “Some students really want to make games, but others are just curious about the process,” Ewing said. “After teaching game design for two semesters here, I realized I needed an activity to be more rewarding. Now students can come out of the class saying, ‘I have a game in the App Store.’”
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Although Ewing created the coding for the game’s template, he had his students in his undergraduate Introduction to Game Design course design their own levels for submission. This was done to create a stimulating classroom experience in a course offered to a diverse student body. After spending a day teaching students how to use the program, Ewing gave his class the opportunity to experiment. Students Sean Wilkinson, Patrick Corcino, and Max Minkowitz are among those who created the different levels. Max Minkowitz, a senior majoring in film, had not worked with game design before taking Ewing’s class as an elective last semester. But he found a lot of value in the assignment. “Only one kid in the class was actually majoring in the program, but to get a job today, you need to have experience in a lot of fields,” Minkowitz said. Although “Keep Your Edge” was created mainly for entertainment, many of Ewing’s past games address serious issues. Ewing has partnered with humanitarian organizations to create board games and apps that bring awareness to vector borne diseases, the cost of health care and labor practices. Feb. 10 - Feb. 12, 2014
Ewing is currently working in conjunction with UM’s School of Public Health on Zoo Rush, a game intended to increase understanding of sickle cell anemia. Since Ewing joined the SoC faculty to teach game design, a new graduate program has already been created. The launch of the Interactive Media graduate program last semester has provided Ewing with greater access to students specializing in the game design field. “The goal of the new program is to develop a network of designers in the Miami area,” said Nancy Molina, office manager of the Cinema and Interactive Media department. He plans to use these resources to complete the Zoo Rush game by February. This past weekend, Ewing also led a workshop for Geeki Girl Gathering, an organization welcoming women of all ages who are interesting in learning about technology and digital media. Using “Keep Your Edge,” he helped explain game design fundamentals to aspiring teens. “Developing games is not about making money for me. I learned in graduate school that I really liked teaching,” said Ewing about integrating game design with real world applications.
SAVVY STUDENTS: A screenshot of the loading page for the app “Keep Your Edge” created by School of Communication professor Clay Ewing and students.
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‘Amplify U’ brings diverse leadership
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Stephanie Parra
With Student Government (SG) election season approaching, it’s time to reflect on the past term and decide the direction of the soon-tobe-elected executive board. During the upcoming election, two different tickets will be vying for the spot. The Miami Hurricane endorses the “Amplify U” ticket – the team is sufficiently experienced, well connected and innovative. The “Amplify U” ticket is comprised of students that are involved in various activities. The presidential candidate is involved in Greek life; the vice presidential candidate is a member of the Model UN team; and the candidate for the treasurer position holds a high post on the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee (SAFAC). “Unite the U,” while comprised of equally strong candidates, are all commuters. They lack the residential college experience with the exception of one candidate who lived on campus for one year. This team also appears to us to be relying partially on previous executive board members’ experiences, which we believe could hinder progress in the long run.
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Although both teams are organized and put thought into their platforms, “Amplify U” seems to have taken more time to think out their plans and figure out the logistics necessary to make their goals a reality. At the same time, “Unite the U” is more experienced with SG affairs than the “Amplify U” ticket. However, they appeared unclear on how they would implement many of their platforms. “Amplify U” is comprised of individuals who can pick up the skills necessary to lead effectively and in a timely fashion. What the team lacks in experience, it makes up for with the passion and determination to lead campus in a new, more productive direction. “Unite the U,” if elected, hopes to lock-in the rate of tuition for incoming freshman. Their ideas seem centered mostly on saving students’ money. Still, the lock-in could potentially give administrators the ability to raise other fees on campus to make up for this loss. Their plans also seem less feasible in the year they will be office. “Amplify U,” in the meantime, has many smaller goals that can be reasonably accom-
plished. Ideas like better lighting to improve on-campus safety, and others, like putting together a pool of designers so that student organizations can access resources they may not have previously known about, seem feasible for an executive board team to complete within its term. Still, “Amplify U” does not forget to dream big – if elected, they hope to speak to the state legislature as well as other colleges in order to make textbook purchases in Florida tax-free. While the odds of that happening are slim within one term, the team has enough other ideas to make their time useful. Both teams would bring experience and interesting, productive platforms to the table. But, because of their diversity and innovative approach, “Amplify U” takes The Miami Hurricane’s editorial board’s vote. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board. Various members of the editorial board recused themselves from the editorial board’s decision because of their affiliations to either campaign.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Lack of basketball support disappoints am extremely disappointed at the lack of support by the students for the basketball games. I watch games on TV and see student sections filled to capacity, but at Miami it is worse than pathetic. A lot of people put up a lot of money to provide an on-campus facility, and it goes totally unappreciated. It has to be a total embarrassment to the team to see so few turn out to support
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“Unite the U” is focusing on the role of the Canes family and what students can do to make decisions throughout the university community.
The “Amplify U” ticket is hoping to electrify the campus and raise students’ voices to new heights.
Visit The Miami Hurricane’s Online Guide to Student Government Elections at themiamihurricane.com/sg.
PLATFORMS Currently in nine other states, they have tax-free textbooks. Meaning that within the state, that knowledge from textbooks is not taxed in any way by the government ... being a state with such great education, we should also have this kind of standard.
MONDAY:
Meet the candidates
Graphic Campaigning begins at 8 a.m. Meet the Candidates, 8 p.m. SAC Ballroom East
Voting and results
TUITION LOCK-IN: The main goal in Unite
WEDNESDAY: Executive Ticket Debates, 8 p.m. SAC Ballroom West
TEST PREP COURSES FOR CREDIT:
Skip McClinton, vice presidential candidate
Meet the Candidates, 8 p.m. International Lounge
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THURSDAY:
TAX-FREE
TEXTBOOKS: Implementing tax-free textbooks in Florida, as it is seen in other states, so that textbooks are in no way taxed by the government. This would be a longer-term project working with legislation and other universities in the state.
DEBATE The Student Government election debate will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the Student Activities Center Ballroom West. The event is open to the public.
PASSPORT TO MIAMI: This initiative aims to connect students to the greater Miami area. The idea involves assembling and updating a list of cultural and urban events throughout the city so that students can experience more than the immediate areas surrounding the university.
VOTING Voting will start on Feb. 17 and end on Feb. 19. Students can cast their votes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the UC Breezeway. There are no referenda on the ballot this year.
COMPLETE THE LOOP: This project will
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Results will be announced Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Rock.
Besides the executive positions, there are also a number of open Senate seats.
ONE SEAT for the College of Engineering THREE SEATS for Commuters ONE SEAT for the School of Business Administration
ONE SEAT for the School of Communication
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complete the 2.78-mile loop around campus. There are no sidewalks by the parking lot near Doctors Hospital, and students have to navigate oncoming and outgoing traffic. The project will also include the addition of more lights around campus for not only students who jog around the loop, but also for those walking to the University Village and to the houses north of campus.
SETH FURMAN PRESIDENT YEAR: JUNIOR MAJORS/MINORS: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, URBAN STUDIES OTHER INVOLVEMENTS: ALPHA EPSILON PI, PRESIDENT’S 100
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VICE PRESIDENT YEAR: JUNIOR MAJORS/MINORS: MARINE AFFAIRS, ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SG LEADERSHIP: ASSOCIATE CHIEF JUSTICE OTHER INVOLVEMENTS: MODEL UN, PRESIDENT’S 100
TREASURER YEAR: JUNIOR MAJORS/MINORS: MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, ART HISTORY, CHEMISTRY SG LEADERSHIP: SENATOR OTHER INVOLVEMENTS: SAFAC, INDIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, IMPACT
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GOVERNMENT: Student Government will develop and manage its own website where students can keep up with the latest on SG’s plans and initiatives. The website will also be connected to social media platforms to maximize interconnectivity. Amplify U candidates hope that this kind of website will make SG more approachable to students.
Exams for graduate and professional schools like the GRE and MCAT can be taken for credit on campus. The course can also count toward the student’s GPA.
SHUTTLES TO WYNWOOD AND TRADER JOE’S: This initiative will expand the Dadeland shuttle route to include Trader Joe’s on the return route. There will also be a shuttle that will travel to Wynwood once a month, allowing students to experience other areas in Miami.
COMMON HOUR FOR CAMPUS PROGRAMMING: Rather than students not being able to attend club meetings because of class or work, Unite the U candidate will develop a common hour once a week. This common hour is one hour in the middle of week designated only for programming. This also provides incentives to throw events on the Rock and other main areas of campus like the UC and SAC.
SEBASTIAN’S CLOSET: For students who do not own a suit, this program will lend them one at no cost. Students will be able to borrow a suit from the Toppel Career Center.
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of keeping their programs separate, commuters and residents will participate in Orientation in the same groups.
the U’s platform, tuition lock-in will ensure that a student’s tuition does not increase each year. The tuition rate will remain the same rate as the student’s first year at UM. The cost of housing, meal plans and other student fees may still be raised.
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JOINT COMMUTER AND RESIDENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM: Instead
YOUR VOICE, YOUR SENATE: Connect students to the Senate so that concerns can be addressed more effectively and actively partner with their colleges’ senators.
PR GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOL: The hallmark of Amplify the U’s platform, the PR and Graphic Design Tool plans to bring students together with strengths in graphic design to build online portfolios that can be shared with other students, clubs and organizations. This gives students of different skills an opportunity to work together on projects like a graphic for an organization’s T-shirts.
We understand that SG has very little transparency, as an organization that is supposed to represent students, there is not enough community between the two ... One thing we want to work on is to have a committee like an SG round table as well as members of SG go at least once a semester go to organizations’ meetings. We need to reach out to our students. At the end of day, that’s who we represent. Alessandria San Roman presidential candidate
ALESSANDRIA SAN ROMAN
WILLIAM HERRERA
DARIEL FAGUNDO
PRESIDENT YEAR: JUNIOR MAJORS/MINORS: POLITICAL SCIENCE, BUSINESS LAW, GEOGRAPHY SG LEADERSHIP: EXECUTIVEAT-LARGE INTERNAL OTHER INVOLVEMENTS: PRE-LAW FRATERNITY, FEDERACION DE ESTUDIANTES CUBANOS
VICE PRESIDENT YEAR: JUNIOR MAJORS/MINORS: ACCOUNTING, FINANCE SG LEADERSHIP: SPEAKER OF THE SENATE OTHER INVOLVEMENTS: HOMECOMING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PRESIDENT’S 100, ORIENTATION
TREASURER YEAR: JUNIOR MAJORS/MINORS: ACCOUNTING, ITALIAN SG LEADERSHIP: CATEGORY 5 OTHER INVOLVEMENTS: SIGMA PHI EPSILON, ORIENTATION, GREAT START
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STEPHANIE LORENZO // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER FIGURING THE FACTS: Alumnus Stephen Buckley (left) plays trivia on Tuesday night at the Rat with seniors Talia Touboul and Chris Machatton. BY KATE STANTON CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER
The weekly Trivia Tuesday at the University of Miami’s Rathskeller has gained popularity, with more than twice as many teams as last semester when it was held on a trial basis. The friendly competition was a staple at the original Rat, which was once located where the Student Activities Center now stands. It provides a fun and free way for students to relax with friends in the middle of the week and test their knowledge of minutiae. Participants are divided into teams of six players. Teams can expect questions such as “what is the highest grossing holiday of the year?” or “which Middle Eastern country along the Mediterranean Sea, about 35 miles wide and 135 miles long, gained its independence from France in 1943?” “People can have that consistency to go to the Rat every Tuesday,” Rathskeller Advisory 8
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Board (RAB) Chair and junior Julie Earl said. “So that it becomes a tradition that everyone knows about.” While it was a regular feature at the original Rat, Trivia Tuesday lost many of its participants when organizers tried to continue it in the temporary quarters located within the Whitten University Center. In an effort to bring it back after the new Rat opened in the Student Activities Center, a couple of trial runs were held last semester to figure out the logistics before it was officially restarted as a weekly event this semester. Organizers said the event has steadily grown in the few short weeks it has been around. On Jan. 28 there were 12 teams competing, compared to five that participated in one of the trial runs last semester. “It’s a great way to just hang out with friends on campus after class,” said junior Paul Aherne, a recent participant. “I like being able to participate in something that our alumni knew as a tradition.” Feb. 10 - Feb. 12, 2014
The event takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the Rat’s patio so that groups can hang out on the gliders while playing. The prize for winning? A gift card for $30 to the Rat for the top team and “#attherat” tank tops for each member of the group. “I come because I like the Rat and the chance to win money,” senior Kerry Gilmartin said. Trivia Tuesday is an example of the weekly programming that RAB members are adding more regularly, in addition to comedians and karaoke nights. “It’s moving us in the direction of consistent weekly programming,” Earl said.
TRIVIA TUESDAY WHERE: Patio at the Rathskeller WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays Top group is awarded a $30 gift card to the Rat and “#attherat” tank tops.
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SPORTS Vitality U targets campus, community wellness BY LEE EISEN CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER
What makes a person healthy? According to Vitality U, a student-driven Wellness Center program that strives to inspire University of Miami students and children in the Miami community to lead better lifestyles, health is about more than muscle and protein shakes. “Health is holistic,” Vitality U president Ansh Grover said. “Physical fitness is important, but there are other aspects of health that we address such as mental, physical and emotional well-being.” Vitality U’s slate of upcoming events illustrates the program’s mission to help students of all ages achieve well-rounded health. The Plant Project, in which UM students teach children how to grow healthy food, is one of many initiatives to help guide young students toward a healthier life. “It’s easier for people to grow healthy food, easier than they think,” said Blake Hampton, community outreach chair for Vitality U. “These students are a product of their environment. If their environment doesn’t educate them, it’s not their fault. That’s where Vitality U comes in.” In addition to informing children about ways to eat healthy, Vitality U also makes an effort to visit schools and educate children on mental and physical health. “The level of education among the children we work with varies wildly,” Hampton said. “Being able to go into a class where kids don’t even know what a calorie is and teach them, it’s a nice feeling.” Of course, Vitality U strives to make the whole campus a more holistically healthy place as well. One Vitality U event this semester geared toward building that type of environment is a seminar designed to
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combined point differential in the men’s basketball team’s last three ACC losses (Maryland by 3, Pittsburgh by 4, N.C. State by 1).
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career 3-pointers for senior Rion Brown, good for 10th on Miami’s alltime list.
teach students meditation techniques and to inform students on how to adopt a positive outlook on life. “The attitude of gratitude can take you places,” Grover said. “We want to teach students to access their true potential and make the most out of uncertainties and turn negatives into positives.” Vitality U is not short on events and programs for UM students that emphasize comprehensive wellness. “Vitality U’s motto is that we try to make the healthiest choice the easiest choice for UM students,” wellness center assistant director Ashley Falcon said. “On St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll be serving green kale smoothies. We offer weight training classes, and on Feb. 25 we’ll be participating in the Canes4Play program. It’s events like these that help students find new ways to develop mental and physical health.” Canes4Play is another initiative that combines multiple dimensions of wellness by engaging students in children’s games. Whether it’s on campus or in the community, Vitality U is making an effort to spread awareness that while physical fitness is a key aspect of wellness, one’s health transcends simply staying in shape. To Vitality U, wellness is the amalgamation of a sound mind and body, and it is achieved through the same enthusiastic devotion that Grover brings to getting students involved in the club. “As students, we have the platform and the resources to make a difference,” Grover said. “I don’t like limiting thoughts. If it’s an idea, let’s do it.”
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NICK GANGEMI // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR CLEARING THE BASES: Sophomore David Thompson (8) celebrates with his Miami teammates after he brought in three baserunners with a fourth-inning grand slam. Thompson led the current Hurricanes over a team of former players during the annual Alumni Game. The Canes easily defeated the alumni, 12-0. Miami kicked off the 2014 season on Saturday with Fan Fest, which included autograph signings and batting practice before the Alumni Game. The first official game of the year is at 7 p.m. on Friday against Maine.
SPORTS BRIEFS MEN’S BASKETBALL Coming off a tough one point loss to N.C. State on Saturday, the Hurricanes head up to Tallahassee for a primetime matchup on Monday night. Miami (11-12, 2-8 ACC) struggled from the free-throw line down the stretch and fell to the Wolfpack 56-55 at home.The Hurricanes have played 11 games decided by five points or fewer this year, most in the conference. The Canes will look to rebound from their latest setback against the FSU Seminoles (14-9, 5-6 ACC) at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
TRACK AND FIELD Miami had a successful trip to the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Va., this weekend.
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Isaiah Simmons set a school record in the men’s shot put with a throw of 18.20 meters, good for fourth among all competitors. Simmons followed that up with another UM record in the men’s weight throw. Amber Monroe took first place in the women’s shot put event with a 15.41 meter throw. Shakima Wimbley placed third in the women’s 200m race with a career-best time of 23.59 seconds. “We had a lot of personal bests today which is putting us in a strong position for the ACC Championships at the end of February,” Miami track director Amy Deem said. Spencer Dandes may be emailed at sports@ themiamihurricane.com.
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Playing for a purpose WHO: Medill Dean Brad Hamm and Associate Professor Mei-Ling Hopgood WHAT: Learn more about Medill’s graduate programs in both Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 13 from 5 to 6 p.m. WHERE: The Holiday Inn University Coral Gables, 1350 South Dixie Highway • Coral Gables, Florida Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Register: www.meetmedill.com
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POWER OF PINK: Senior Krystal Saunders drives the ball past a Georgia Tech defender during Sunday’s women’s basketball game. The game against Georgia Tech is also Miami’s Play4Kay Game, where players wore pink uniforms. Head coach Katie Meier wore pink shoes. Free pink T-shirts were handed out to fans. The 2014 Play 4Kay initiative is an opportunity for coaches to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research. Since it began in 2007, Play4Kay has raised more than $2.8 million to support women’s breast cancer research. Georgia Tech beat Miami 89-87.
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V, DEAR V Too tipsy on the dance floor ...
I fell on the dance floor at a frat party. I can’t remember much from that night, but I do remember him. He helped me up, and I could not imagine anyone more attractive. I was caught off guard, and he took me to a nearby chair. We started flirting. Both of us were drunk, which meant that talking was out of the question. But hooking up was not. We made out for a while until my friend told me it was time to leave. We kissed on top of the car, and then I said “I love you.� At the time, I didn’t realize what an idiot I made of myself. I like this guy, but I don’t want to seem crazy. What should I do? Crazy in Love
Dear Beyonce, That night, you not only wore your new, cute (and disposable) Forever 21 dress, but also tried on a new set of beer goggles. Beer goggles distort your perception to such an extent that frat parties become as fancy as Gatsby’s shindig or an after-Oscars party. You could have fallen in love with the grimiest of frat royalty. You could have also ended up as the inspiration for a “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit� episode. I expect you’d survive at the end. Alas, you think you found your prince charming, so we’ll go with your version of the story. Wearing your beer goggles has its advantages. Under the force of foamy, cheap beer, you’re more likely to tell the truth without having to worry about Trish making fun of any extra Nutella weight you may have put on during winter break.
Saying “I love you� is not the end of the world. In fact, you’ve skipped some of the unimportant steps before getting to that point. Love at first sight can be a real thing. You didn’t care where this frat bro came from; it’s an unadulterated attraction that might make for a good reality show on E! or MTV. Think about the tell-all book you’re going to publish when you’re 40 with three kids. The headlines will read “Sparkling housewife finds love at first sight.� After a few appearances on the “Today Show� and “Good Morning America,� you will be well on your way to a spot on coveted daytime talk shows. Look out, Whoopi! So don’t stress over a small Freudian slip. See it as a good career move and getting a head start on the competition. As Sasha Fierce once said, if you like it, then you should’ve put a ring on it. V
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