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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FL A., SINCE 1929

DIVERSITY OF HAIRSTYLES SHOWCASE PERSONALITIES Hair is a huge and sometimes sensitive aspect of black culture. The varied textures and styling of black hair can be puzzling to those who are not accustomed and often raise questions.

Several UM students explain their hairstyles and what they mean to them.

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Amadine Pierre, sophomore “I used synthetic hair to braid my hair into this style. I like it. It’s urban-chic, so it fits my personality.”

April Barnes, senior “Most people don’t know that the upkeep is making sure that your hair doesn’t shed. I buy my weave online from wholesale dealers to get virgin hair, which is hair that someone just cut off their head and isn’t processed.”

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Anthonia Moore, freshman “It’s OK for people to touch my hair if they ask because they are curious, so I’m not mad at them for asking questions.”

Shannon Wright, junior “I couldn’t wash my hair for three months for it to lock, but I definitely can wash my hair as many times as I want now. I can

Imani Callan, freshman “My hair is relaxed because it’s easier to manage in the humid Miami weather. I go back to get it done typically every six weeks.”

EXHIBIT EXPLORES ROLE OF HAIR IN BLACK CULTURE The second-floor hallways in the University Center (UC) are getting a temporary makeover for the remainder of Black History Month. The halls are decorated with a black and white photo exhibit celebrating black students’ natural hair.

Junior Guerdiana Thelomar, a visual journalism major, developed a photo collection to tell the stories of black students and their natural hair. She will continue to take photos throughout the semester.

BY CHLOE HERRING STAFF WRITER

Initiative encourages exercise, healthy living

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New fitness area opens

The exhibition was first featured in a recent poetry slam by the Africana Studies Program, both which specifically revolved around ideas about black students’ hair.

Natural hair refers to textures of black hair that are not chemically manipulated. Thelomar opened the poetry event by speaking about personal struggles with her hair.

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Nestled near the Hecht and Stanford dorms, a new exercise area offers the essentials of an indoor gym with the feeling of being outdoors.

The recently completed and currently nameless f itness area is located next to the Hecht-Stanford dining hall. There will be a dedication ceremony on Monday at 4 p.m.

The idea for the f itness area was part of the university’s “U Move” initiative to encourage students to be active and live healthy lifestyles.

“Basically what it is, it’s a physical activity promotion,” said Anthony Musto, director of f itness programs at the Wellness Center. “We just want to get people to start thinking about being more active and give them ways to become more active.”

The area allows outdoor enthusiasts to exercise with gym equipment while not having to stay indoors to do so.

“Given the nice weather we have down here and the popularity of outdoor f itness equipment coming up in parks and different community locations, we decided that it’d be wise for us to invest in a little area where people can do resistance training, take advantage of the outdoors and add maybe a little twist to give people the opportunity to become active,” Musto said.

The completion of the area marked the achievement of one of the platforms that was part of Student Government (SG) President Bhumi Patel’s campaign.

“It’s been a platform for as long as we’ve been in off ice, and it’s part of an overall goal to provide opportunities to live a healthy lifestyle on campus,” said Adam Orshan, SG press secretary. “One of our big goals is trying to make sure that campus life is always a healthy option, and this is a way to do that.”

The area near the intramural f ields was chosen for the f itness equipment because the space was covered with trees and wasn’t being used, providing an opportunity to use the available space eff iciently.

“What we wanted to do was put it in a space where we can utilize the space without jumping into intramural space,” Musto said. “We took space that wasn’t being utilized and turned it into a f unctional area.”

Orshan f inds the location suitable because of its central and convenient location for students.

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Exhibition portrays poetic history of hair HAIR FROM PAGE 1

“I used to always wonder how come my hair doesn’t look like my friends’,” she said. “They would always ask me ‘how come your hair always stands up?

My hair can’t do that.’”

Monica Webb-Hooper, a multicultural psychology professor, said that what Thelomar described is consistent with an early stage of black identity development, in which she internalized typical ideals of beauty.

According to Webb-Hooper, in this phase, black children question why their appearance deviates from dominant standards of normalcy.

In fourth grade, Thelomar’s mother began to chemically straighten her hair with a product called perm, also referred to as a relaxer. The effects of perms are irreversible. Perms are reapplied to maintain straight hair for a black person.

For young Thelomar, it meant she would avoid further speculation of her hair.

“I was kind of excited, because then my hair would look like the girls in my classroom,” Thelomar said.

But Webb-Hooper said social incidents involving black hair are psycho-

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logical matchups that occur between different groups.

“When you think about White identity development, at that point White kids don’t understand Blackness,” she said. “They don’t even really understand Whiteness,

either.”

Thelomar cut off her straightened hair when she came to the University of Miami.

Now, she generally wears her hair in the kinky state that grows naturally from her scalp. Thelomar notices wellintentioned comments when she wears styles with straight store-bought hair called weave.

“Everyone would come up to me like ‘oh my gosh, I like your hair.’ And I’m like ‘you never said that before when I had my natural hair or braids,’” said Thelomar, who was hurt by the insensitivity.

Thelomar’s experience is one that is relatable to many black women, said Patti Rose, an Africana Studies professor.

“It happens to all of us,” said Asia Davis, a UM alumna and feature poet at the poetry contest. “The praise is kind of showing you the comparison of what they thought before.”

The rejection of natural hair has been perpetuated throughout history, Rose said. Today, people are accustomed to the look of weaves and straight hair.

“You could argue [it’s] because that’s more similar to what they are used to and what they view as beautiful in terms of their own hair,” WebbHooper said.

Webb-Hooper said black women can internalize ideals about what’s attractive; those ideals “typically are not black,” but conjure unrealistic images of thin, white, blonde-haired women.

“In reality there shouldn’t be a standard of beauty because we’re all from different cultures and backgrounds.

We’re not all going to look the same,” Thelomar said.

Rose introduced the poetry slam.

She said struggles and stories involving hair connect all black women because they share similar experiences.

For others, it’s easy to overlook the significance of black hair because they

aren’t forced to immerse in minority culture.

Overlooked by some, hair plays a huge role in black identity.

“You can’t discredit our hair as being unimportant because the history of our hair in society has been too impactful,” Rose said. “Hair has always been a part of how black women and men present themselves. It’s a part of our reality.”

Prominent themes at the poetry slam were emotional, romantic relationships with natural hair, painful histories of denigration and a pair of male perspectives.

One of the viewpoints came from contest winner Jamil Mann.

Mann spoke affectionately about black women who confidently embrace their roots, a term used literally to mean hair roots and figuratively to refer to black heritage.

His poem brought the audience to their feet in applause.

“I feel like I should be more accepting of Black women because I came from a black woman,” Mann said. “I’m big on [natural hair] because I like to embrace the purities of who we are.”

Exercise area features fitness equipment outdoors FITNESS FROM PAGE 1

“It’s an area where a lot of students are, it’s visible, it’s easily accessible to students and it just seemed like the perfect place to put an outdoor fitness center,” he said.

The fitness area provides a place for students to exercise after playing sports or incorporate laps around the fields to their workout.

“People can combine walking laps or jogging laps around the intramural field with doing the weight training circuit,” Musto said.

The area is complete with a rubberized material covering that is good for stretching on, machines with adjustments allowing users to change the resistance and an area for doing dips and leg raises. The equipment includes a leg press machine, chest press machine, shoulder press, pullup machine, biceps machine and pull-up bars. According to Musto, the equipment cost about $4,000 a piece.

All users must have their Cane Card with them when using the facility.

Senior Elizabeth Foley hasn’t used the fitness area yet, but she appreciates the option to do training outdoors.

“I think it’s really cool that they put a fitness area outside, especially because the wellness center can get very busy,” she said. “It can make it so that when you exercise outside you can run in-between and do interval training.”

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BECCA MAGRINO // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MAKING MOVES: Kevin MacDonald uses the university’s new outdoor fitness equipment on the intramural fields. The new equipment is part of Student Government’s “U Move” initiative. There will be a dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. Monday.

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SAILING SCIENCE: In honor of Engineering Week, civil engineers junior Mackenzie Cerjan and senior Hannah McKool show off their concrete canoe, “The Heat,” on Lake Osceola. Every year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) race in canoes made completely out of concrete against 23 schools.

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Rathskeller sounds off on acoustics issue Echo-free environment to improve programs

BY ALINA ZERPA SENIOR NEWS WRITER

When students return from spring break, they will find the University of Miami’s Rathskeller to be echo-free.

The Rat’s acoustic issue has affected programs such as musical acts, Trivia Tuesdays and the Alma Mater preliminary round during Homecoming Week. While the Rat closes for the break, the acoustics will be improved.

“I’m aware that we’ve had limited capability to have programs in there this

year,” said Pat Whitely, vice president for student affairs.

When the Student Activities Center was being built, it seemed that the acoustic treatment at the Rat was not planned.

“If we can get this issue addressed, we can do everything we have wanted to do at the Rat,” Whitely said.

With regards to how the Rathskeller’s acoustics will be improved, “we have a plan in progress,” said Julie Earl, chair for R AB. The details of that plan are still being discussed.

According to Earl, the ceiling will be redesigned using the same fabric that was installed in the Student Activities

Center’s ballrooms, which are located on the third f loor.

The fabric also ensures that the Rat’s design is not altered, Earl said.

As of now, events such as the weekly Trivia Tuesdays have been held outside. During Trivia Tuesdays, students get together to answer questions for a chance to win a Rat gift card.

Once the acoustics are fixed, this event and many others like musical performances and comedians’ routines can be held inside.

Although the acoustics have not warded off anyone from hanging out or eating at the Rat, students have noticed it isn’t the same.

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“I remember I couldn’t understand much from the Alma Mater competition, and I was standing right in front of the stage,” sophomore Christian Perez said.

Other students who play pool regularly, like freshman Hugo Montero, have not noticed much of the acoustics except when there is an event going on.

“Whenever I play pool with my friends and there’s an event, it’s hard to hear what’s going on and sometimes even what someone near me is saying,” he said.

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Architects redesign parking area into plazas Social events to take advantage of beauty

BY SOPHIE BARROS CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The area east of Commercial Boulevard in the waterfront town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, north of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., used to be a public parking area.

This area now consists of three plazas that were developed as part of a University of Miami School of Architecture (SoA) redesign project.

The masterminds behind the project’s design were UM School of Architecture faculty members Jaime Correa and Steven Fett, as well as a few of their students. The endeavor started in May 2011 during an intensive workshop involving SoA’s “Real Estate Development and Urbanism’ and ‘Urban Design” post-professional graduate students.

The student-centered approach is part of SoA’s hands-on philosophy that allows students to participate in real projects under faculty guidance.

“From the very beginning, we wanted to involve the public,” Correa said. “We wanted to be transparent. We wanted to be there and understand what the community wanted, what was special about that community and translate it into something that was physical.”

After winning a “Request for Qualifications and Proposal” put in by the city of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the designers worked with a $2 million budget from the municipality for investment in new use of public spaces. Some of the main changes included removing the line of trees that blocked the water view

from drivers on I-95 and replacing diagonal with parallel parking, which allowed for an increase of about 12 feet on the sidewalks.

The unique f loor patterns divide the renovated area into three plazas that represent the seawater, the sand and the dunes, all of which are typically found on the beach. The UM team took their inspiration from other places.

“We actually budgeted a trip to Rome to see the great plazas of the world,” Fett said. “For the sidewalk patterns, we drew every single piece, so that when they were assembling it, they would have a template that they could cut out the tiles from.”

The faultless craftsmanship of the sidewalks was done by a 75-year-old Italian constructor, bringing the plazas the character and personality the architects were looking for.

“Instead of three weeks, it took him three months,” Correa said. “But the results were impeccable. He even designed the material. The blue tile on the ‘sea’ plaza has glass in it, so that when it is wet, it is brighter.”

The changes were clearly visible and much appreciated by the public.

“There used to be a bigger driveway that made it difficult for people to walk,” said Danny Goyo, an ambassador for the town. “It is much better now.

Everyone likes it.”

Today, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s downtown area is able to host cultural events like dance classes and bring both visitors and locals together. Passersby watch dance instructor Danny Carter prepare his sound equipment for an open swing class on one of the new plazas.

SOPHIE BARROS // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER CAREFREE COLORS: Two men play a game of cornhole in the newly built sand plaza in Broward County’s town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea on Feb. 6.

“It has become very pedestrianfriendly,” Carter said. “The new plazas are a fantastic opportunity for social events and to bring the community together for the visual and performing arts.”

The beautification of Lauderdaleby-the-Sea’s downtown also had an impact on the number of visiting tourists.

“It is definitely an improvement to the community and it increases business by bringing people out,” said Shannon Jones, a waitress at Aruba Beach Cafe, which overlooks the new pavilion.

While the results delighted the public, Correa and Fett did touch on the inevitability of compromise.

“As designers, it is very hurtful when they remove things from your de-

sign and add things that you think are not right,” Correa said. “But we are trained to leave that behind and accept what the community thinks is right.

As for their feelings about the final outcome, the designers seemed extremely satisfied and see the project as a precedent for the many more that will come.

“I have two emotions – one is that I’m very happy and proud and excited about it … I like taking people there to show something that we have done together,” Fett said. “But of course, the perfectionist in all of us looks at things that we could have done slightly different. I think that, with time, you see those things as sometimes unavoidable, but others as learning experiences for next time.”

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ELECTIONS RESULTS

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SUNSMART 5K

MISS UM CARIBBEAN

The Elections Commission will be announcing the Student Government election results at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday on the Rock.

The results will include the Executive Candidates (president, vice president and treasurer) as well as the College of Engineering Senator, a College of Arts and Sciences Senator, a Commuter Senator and a School of Communication Senator.

Students can take their yearbook photos at the UC Lower Lounge from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Portraits for freshmen, sophomores and juniors are free, and appointments are not required. Graduating seniors need to sign up online at ibisyearbook.com/ senior-portraits. Walk-in appointments for underclassmen are welcome. For more information, call 305-284-2005.

The SunSmart 5K Run/Walk will take place at 8 a.m. on Saturday at Crandon Park South Beach. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine students are hosting the 5K to celebrate heart and skin health. UM dermatologists will be at the race to provide free post-race skin cancer screenings. Registration is $15 for students and includes a T-shirt, professional race timings with chip technology, food and giveaways.

The Miss UM Caribbean Pageant will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Gusman Concert Hall. The scholarship pageant will feature an introductory phase, a swimwear portion, talent portion and evening gown section. Tickets are $10 at the door and $5 if purchased from a contestant.

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Clinton is easily the most influential guest to visit campus this academic year, so it seems hard to understand why there would not be enough students interested in seeing Clinton to make those tickets disappear.

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Clinton visit should spark interest Student tickets to see Hillary Clinton were still available as of Wednesday afternoon, despite the fact that they’ve been in distribution for more than two weeks. Clinton is easily the most influential guest to visit campus this academic year, so it seems hard to understand why there would not be enough students interested in seeing Clinton to make those tickets disappear.

But it’s not a new phenomenon for students to neglect taking advantage of guest speakers that visit UM. With the exception of the giants like President Barack Obama and Billy Joel, students display apathy toward attending guest lectures.

It is unrealistic to expect all students to attend the majority of lectures, but there are many who even pass over speakers in their fields of interest – individuals who can supply a wealth of knowledge about the experiences they’ve had.

This may not be a presidential election year, but Clinton is certainly a top contender for the Dem-

ocratic nomination in 2016. And even without that, she is a remarkable woman worth seeing: a former Secretary of State, U.S. senator and First Lady. Students are not tapping into resources like these, but there is also a lack of emphasis and promotion on the university’s part.

Many seem under the impression that tickets have been unavailable since the first day they were distributed – based on the assumption that free tickets to see Barbara Walters’ most fascinating person of 2013 would be a hot commodity.

“Part of it was that it wasn’t advertised well enough,” a UM law student tweeted as part of our #HillaryVisitsUM online conversation.

Better communication from the university would’ve helped students understand not only what a remarkable guest we have coming, but also that they haven’t lost their chance.

Updates on ticket availability would have served in reinforcing

reminders to keep students out of the dark.

At the same time, it isn’t that difficult for students themselves to stay in the loop about the event and ticket availability. All it takes is a moment to walk up to the UC ticket window and ask. Students should care enough to be able to find out whether tickets are left and resolve to attend Clinton’s speech.

While we appreciate the preparedness of the university – too many tickets is better than too few – it would be an embarrassing representation of the UM community for Clinton to see empty seats at her keynote event. That’s worse than our unfilled football stadium And if tickets aren’t sold out by the day of the event, we hope that the university is ready to make accommodations to the venue that suit the smaller-sized audience since we can’t #PackTheBUC. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

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t is never too late for a new resolution. Like breaking any other habit, it may be difficult at first, but over time it is mind-liberating, time-granting and privacyrestoring.

Facebook emphasizes the consumerism in all of us, except, instead of promoting consumpLUISA ANDONIE CONTRIBUTING tion for enrichment, it leads to the COLUMNIST consumption of ourselves. We erode our own privacy, our own individuality, our own time.

After breaking up with Facebook three years ago, I don’t even miss it. My favorite part about meeting someone is seeing the eyes that pop and hearing the voices that ascend an octave: “You don’t have Facebook? What century do you live in?” But then the authenticity that ensues when we gradually grow a friendship is one built on moments and interactions that we can look back on and reference.

Facebook promises to serve as a facilitator, but instead threatens to become an obstacle. When you speak to an acquaintance, should you pretend not to know that “The Big Bang Theory” is her favorite movie TV show?

Should you bother asking what sports he plays when you already know? Will you lose any interest in getting to know her because One Direction is her favorite band?

Questions and misunderstandings always arise when transposing online to reality and reality to online. But what if there was a way to avoid getting lost in this digital translation? Oh, but there is: a little button under settings called “deactivate your account.”

Don’t worry about losing connectivity with your friends. When you don’t have Facebook, the ambiguous acquaintance lines are erased, and you are left with the people who really care about you and want to get to know you. When it takes more effort to write an email, send a text or remember a birthday, the interchanges are boiled down to the worthwhile ones.

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Public surveillance should be limited he taboo of secrecy that surrounds one of the most mysterious courts in the United States has been threatened by the active case of United States of America v. Adel Daoud. Daoud is being prosecuted for an attempt to detonate a car bomb in Chicago, and on Jan. 29, a Chicago district court made history by allowing his lawyer to review Foreign DAVID SILVERMAN Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) POLTICS documents.

COLUMNIST The FISC can authorize surveillance on almost any individual in the U.S. Such a broad right to surveillance exists because of Americans’ extreme fear of terrorism. But this is now changing, as American citizens are finally looking to reclaim some of their freedoms and levied privacy.

In the years immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks, the smell of jingoism, or foreign policy fueled by patriotism, filled the air as a shocked nation tried to rationalize what occurred.

President George W. Bush repeatedly proclaimed the strength of American people and American military. The most logical move seemed to be the pursuit of retribution against those who had perpetrated the attack.

A shocked citizenry consented to the use of extreme and unconstitutional measures to find and incarcerate “terrorists.”

The USA Patriot Act massively expanded the government’s ability to conduct surveillance on people suspected of plotting or supporting terrorist activity. Nobody flinched in the face of these new infringements on civil liberties.

Now that the smoke has cleared, it appears evident that the American people no longer wish to stomach this level of surveillance. In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed that the FISC demanded that Verizon Wireless turn over lists of “telephony metadata.” This includes detailed records of phone calls made over the Verizon network – records that presumably include detailed lists of many of the calls students at this university have made. The shock and aggravation produced by Snowden’s intelligence leaks would not have been present in the years closely following the Sept. 11 attacks.

The recent ruling on the Daoud case also indicates this trend. The judiciary is no longer willing to compromise the rights citizens demand in the name of national security. Paralyzing fear has been replaced by a renewed interest in the principles of due process and legitimacy that are so central to the American justice system.

A review of these FISC documents determines if the wiretaps and evidence gathered will be permissible in a court of law.

The capacity to suppress evidence falls under the umbrella of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure without a warrant. Daoud’s lawyer will investigate the content of court documents to determine if sufficient evidence was present to issue a warrant for surveillance.

Granted, this is still a far cry from total transparency in these secret court rulings. Daoud’s lawyer has top-secret security clearance, and these documents will be reviewed in secrecy.

Additionally, the rulings of the Chicago court are not binding on any other federal courts. Regardless, it seems that its ruling indicates a larger shift in the public opinion of American society.

We should applaud the court’s decision, because citizens have a duty to protect their freedoms. As the wise Benjamin Franklin put it, “He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.”

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Wealth inequality calls for permanent aid

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he richest 85 individuals in the world have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion, according to estimates in a recent report released by Oxfam, an international development organization. Driving through the areas around campus, one can see the PAUL RYAN BUSINESS/ polarization of wealth in the ECONOMICS Miami area firsthand. The transiCOLUMNIST tion from dilapidated apartment complexes to luxurious high-rise hotels is evidence of how wealth inequality affects many areas in South Florida.

Wealth inequality is a growing problem in the United States, and there are steps that can be taken to reduce it. Barack Obama’s recent fixation on increasing the minimum wage, however, is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Wealth inequality will not be solved by small wage hikes, or even by the redistribution of wealth from Maserati drivers to Metro riders. Instead, a comprehensive commitment must be made to higher standards of education and training in inner cities if real progress toward greater wealth equality is truly to be achieved.

On Jan. 28, when President Obama delivered his State of the Union address, he called on companies to provide workers with higher wages. Additionally, he informed the country that he had signed an executive order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 for applicable workers under new federal contracts.

If the president were able to pass a minimum wage

bill for all workers, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that 21.3 million individuals would receive a wage hike.

Although this may sound great, the bigger question is this: Why are there so many individuals who receive less than $10.10 per hour? The root of the problem lies in the failure of the educational system to properly prepare and train many of its citizens for today’s knowledge-based economy.

In Miami-Dade County, according to the Florida Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research, of people who are 25 years of age or older, only 77.6 percent graduated with at least a high school diploma. Compare this to the 85.5 percent in Florida as a whole, and one can see that greater educational attainment should be a high priority.

Furthermore, household income for workers over 25 who are paid the minimum wage is on average $42,000, showing that a minor increase in minimum wage would not affect individuals at or below the poverty level as much these policies intend.

The minimum wage law may have broad support because it is a politically popular thing to do, but its intentions are misguided and present only a short-term solution to the dilemma of rising wealth inequality in the U.S. If politicians are serious about closing the gap between the richest and poorest citizens, then a substantial investment must be made into the education and training of Americans and South Floridians.

Anything else would only be a temporary reprieve.

Paul Ryan is a junior majoring in economics and finance.

Small music festivals offer alternatives eing the music-loving, concert junkie that I am, I always get overwhelmed as festival season approaches, because it means I have to consider cost, distance and of course, lineup.

These days, there are new festivals popping up all over the JAMIE SERVIDIO country, but which ones are worth ENTERTAINMENT the cost?

COLUMNIST There are the notorious festivals like Ultra, Coachella and Bonnaroo that always pull the hottest artists and largest crowds. But as the demand for tickets steadily increases, so do the prices. Hence, newer and smaller festivals with decent lineups appear attractive to music lovers who don’t want to break the bank this season.

Let’s take Firefly, for example. Firefly is about to celebrate its third anniversary and has a similar feel to Bonnaroo. The general admission is cheaper than Bonnaroo’s, and the lineup holds its own, with headliners like the Foo Fighters, Outkast and Jack Johnson.

However, Bonnaroo’s general admission ticket includes camping and parking, a feature that is not included in the Firefly ticket. General camping costs approximately an extra $150 per camping space. When I attended Firefly last year, the camping venue was a

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hike away from the actual concert venue, an aspect that wasn’t ideal after long days of dancing and standing in the sun.

Also, smaller music festivals can be sketchy if you don’t do your research beforehand. Recall the UR1 fiasco? Thousands of ticket buyers expected a festival featuring Kanye, Lou Reed and Santigold, among others, but the festival was cancelled due to “strong winds.” Ticket buyers were promised the show would be rescheduled or they would be refunded. Neither has happened. Don’t let yourself get duped this festival season.

Consider the lineups. Are these bands going to be at other festivals this season? Jack Johnson and Outkast are the big names appearing at a variety of different venues this summer, so don’t push your budget on a big festival when you can see either act at smaller and cheaper ones.

Keep an open mind and try new festivals. Ultra is definitely an experience, but is it worth more than $500?

Be sensible. We are fortunate to live in Miami, and a lot of the DJs that appear at Ultra play in different venues around this city for much cheaper outside of Ultra.

Do your research, don’t aimlessly buy tickets, and enjoy.

Jamie Servidio is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

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Frost students lead concert series

BY HEATHER ZONS CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Butterf lies were f luttering by, children were enjoying the fresh air and dozens of guests were chitchatting over Sunday lunch at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden on Feb. 9. Then, from under the awning of the Glasshouse Cafe, came the soothing sound of smooth jazz.

Guests began turning around their chairs to face the melodies, created by students of the Frost School of Music.

With more than 350,000 annual visitors, the popular Coral Gables attraction – a short drive south of the University of Miami campus – has been a living museum, a laboratory and a research hub for international horticulture for decades. It is also a training ground for young musicians.

A partnership between the garden and Frost created a weekly concert series called “Sunday Sounds at Fairchild,” in which rotating groups of students perform soft musical pieces to add to the guests’ enjoyment of the 83-acre garden. The concerts run from 1 to 2 p.m.

Frost graduate student Jon Anderson now heads the project as it rounds its third year. Anderson selects the students who play music. The music ranges from bluegrass to classical to jazz.

Also, once a month, the musicians hold a concert directed at the children who visit the garden.

“One week, they did a narration of ‘Tortoise and the Hare’ with a brass quartet underneath it,” Anderson said.

“The kids really loved hearing it and the musicians really loved doing it.”

The trio of student musicians for the afternoon included Ben Pernick on guitar, Dominique Gagne on f lute and Chris Croce on bass. Audience members agreed that they did the Frost school proud with their smooth jazz instrumentals.

NANCY CERMENO // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER MELODIOUS TUNES: Benjamin Pernick plays guitar with Chris Croce on bass at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s “Sunday Sounds” on Feb. 9. The Frost School of Music created a partnership with Fairchild Garden, establishing the concert series each Sunday.

“Another wonderful performance this week,” said Carole Reddish, a volunteer worker in the nearby butterf ly conservatory, who says she always makes sure to check out the concert.

“It’s the ambience, the people, the food,” she said. “It’s the entire garden that makes the concert a special experience for everyone who will stop to listen.”

The Frost students also get to benefit from playing their instruments to a live audience, rather than their teacher

and peers in a classroom setting. Pernick thought that experience was invaluable.

“It was awesome,” he said. “Everyone was very enthusiastic, so we were really comfortable playing for them and it made for a great show.”

“SUNDAY SOUNDS AT FAIRCHILD” WHERE: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables.

WHEN: Through March 23 (except during spring break, March 8-16) For more information, call 305667-1651 or visit to fairchildgarden. org.

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THEATER REVIEW

‘Visiting Hours’ poses heavy drama, little depth

BY MADELYN PAQUETTE SENIOR EDGE WRITER

The cover of the program for the New Theatre’s production of “Visiting Hours” poses the question: Can parents ever escape the guilt for the sins of their children? It’s a loaded query that set the stage for an evening of heavy familial drama and razor-sharp tension. Unfortunately, the South Florida premiere of David Caudle’s 2012 play raised more questions than it knew how to answer.

Set in present day Coral Gables, “Visiting Hours” follows the lives of Beth (Madelin Marchant) and Marian (Barbara Sloan), a committed lesbian couple who have been estranged from their son Paul (Alex Alvarez) for two years. When they unexpectedly discover his girlfriend Shelly (Maria Corina Ramirez) in their garage apartment and learn that Paul has been arrested for aggravated assault, relationships are tested and truths surface that might have been better left unsaid.

Caudle’s script does not shy away from risky territory; the show opens with a scene in which the landlady, Nat (Kitt Marsh) solicits Shelly to prostitute herself in order to make money to bail out Paul. Caudle writes characters who are deeply dysfunctional and flawed, with histories of abuse, selfdestructive tendencies and fiery tempers. Yet his work sometimes seems to collapse under the weight of all these issues.

Outbursts and even suicidal episodes explode out of nowhere, forcing the actors to make melodramatic choices to justify these sudden blasts of emotion.

The intimate black box space of the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center’s Lab Theatre forced the audience to get up close and personal with Caudle’s highly volatile characters.

This was a blessing and a curse. The proximity endowed quieter moments, such as Alvarez cradling Ramirez in his arms after an outburst, with a poignancy that would have been lost in a larger venue. It also allowed Marchant to craft a Beth who was perfectly understated and comfortably real in her behavioral tics.

However, the lack of distance made the frequent eruptions of screaming and violence a profoundly uncomfortable experience that verged on comical, without the benefit of a greater separation which could have softened the overwrought intensity.

To their credit, the New Theatre’s set, designed by Alyiece Moretto, was incredibly detailed and stood up to the intense scrutiny of audience members who were not 10 feet away from the front of the stage. Moretto thought of everything, from roof tiles on the floor to suggest the garage beneath the apartment, to cabinets and a refrigerator stocked with the food that Beth and Marian would actually have, despite not appearing in the show.

In the end, “Visiting Hours” was more confusing than it was enlightening, a potentially interesting character study that struggled under too much drama and too little depth. At the show’s conclusion, the audience was left not with a sense of catharsis, but of confusion, the giant question from the program still hanging in the air as the lights faded to black.

“VISITING HOURS“ WHERE: South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St., Cutler Bay, Fla. WHEN: Fridays & Saturdays at 8:30 p.m., Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. through March 2.

COST: $26 to $31. $15 student rush tickets with ID. For more information, call 786-573-5300 or visit new-theatre.org COURTESY NEW-THEATRE.ORG

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I didn’t come here to make history. I came here to help Team USA, and I feel like I did the best I could. I’m just happy to be here, and it wasn’t about history for me.

- LAURYN WILLIAMS, former UM athlete and 2014 Olympic silver medalist.

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BASEBALL

Errors doom Miami against FAU Owls Fielding woes strike again in midweek loss

BY NEIL DWYER SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

Fielding is a huge problem so far for the Miami baseball team. The Canes have committed 12 errors in their first four games.

Four of those mishaps came during Wednesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Florida Atlantic Owls at Mark Light Field. Coach Jim Morris showed significant concern with the way his defense has kicked off the season.

“We’ve been playing good defense in practice, but we haven’t played [good defense in] these four games, and we gotta figure it out, you know, who’s gonna get it done defensively and make those plays,” he said.

“That’s very, very important.”

The biggest error of the night came in the top of the seventh inning. After the Canes (2-2) cut the FAU lead to 1 in the bottom of the sixth, Miami freshman pitcher Cooper Hammond faced Owls centerfielder Billy Endris, 0-for-2 at that point. With two outs and a runner at second, Morris oddly elected to walk Endris.

The next batter, shortstop Stephen Kerr, hit an RBI double down the right field line. Catcher Garrett Kennedy then had Kerr in a game of pickle between second and third, but after nearly chasing Kerr back to second, Kennedy threw it away into the outfield, scoring Endris from third. Morris said it was a matter of righty versus righty in the seventh.

“Well, you know he’s hitting ninth for some reason, even though I know he’s been hot here for the first couple of games, and Cooper’s a sidewinder, a right hander that’s been very, very successful against righthanded hitters,” Morris said. “He has a lot more trouble with left-handed hitters than he does right-handers, like most sidewinders.”

Despite a .500 record, Miami’s pitching is racking up strikeouts; starter Javi Salas pitched six innings and struck out seven. Salas had a rough first inning, giving up a tworun homer to first baseman Ricky Santiago.

An RBI single in the third by Tyler Rocklein put the Owls up 3-0.

The Miami lineup sputtered through the first five innings. FAU starter Brandon

NICK GANGEMI // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR FOCUSED: Freshman Willie Abreu makes his turn around first base during Wednesday night’s 5-2 loss to Florida Atlantic. Miami is now 2-2.

Rhodes had a one-hitter with two outs in the sixth. The top of the order, which has been Miami’s offensive mainstay one week into the season, came to life.

Dale Carey and red-hot leftfielder Tyler Palmer hit back-to-back doubles, cutting the lead to 3-1. David Thompson, who walks up to Katy Perry’s “Roar,” had the “eye of the tiger” as he ripped an RBI single into center, which scored Palmer. Zack Collins, hitless so far this season, reached on an error to load the bases.

The fans caught on to the rally as Brad Fieger stepped up with a chance to give the

Canes a huge comeback lead, but it was not to be as he flew out to right. Miami put Carey up in the ninth with runners at the corners and two outs, but a swinging strikeout on three pitches ended the game.

Morris still shows a great deal of confidence in his team early on.

“We’ve been working hard, this team’s worked as hard as any team since I’ve been in Miami,” the veteran coach said. “We got a great attitude, and they’ve been working their butt off, so I can’t say we need to work harder, ‘cause we’re working as hard as we can.”

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FAU moves to 3-1 with the win. The Owls have outscored Notre Dame and Miami 34-11 in their three wins this season.

Miami takes on in-state rival Florida this weekend starting Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Light.

Morris was adamant that the team needs to worry about their play rather than the weekend.

“Well, you know I can’t worry about it being Florida. We gotta worry about us playing good, we can’t worry about who we’re playing, ‘cause it doesn’t matter who you’re playing if you don’t play good defense.”

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WELLNESS CENTER

Sassy Sweat a hit with girls seeking fun exercise New dance expresses ‘flirty side of fitness’

BY RACHEL COX-ROSEN CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

In a private room of the Herbert Wellness Center, women arrive in high-heeled wedges, trendy sweats with zippers and colorful, off-the-shoulder crop tops.

But they’re not there to make a fashion statement – they’re there to sweat.

Sassy Sweat is a free, new group exercise program at the wellness center for women only that drew 25 to 30 people at its recent inaugural class.

Its popularity may have something to do with the fact that Sassy Sweat is different from a typical fitness class.

“I was really excited that the wellness center was putting out a program that would be good for people who don’t necessarily like conventional ways of exercising,” freshman Allie Pakrosnis said.

The class is focused on burlesque and hip hop-inspired dance moves and the music played are today’s hits.

Also, it is strongly encouraged that girls show up in their most fashionable workout attire to make the class as fun and sexy as possible.

“The idea behind it was that there are a lot of programs out there right now for females that are really fun and a way to express the fun, flirty side of fitness,” said Nikki Reifschneider, creator of the program and a wellness center assistant director.

She says this type of dance is, “especially in Miami, really hot. So we wanted to

provide something for our members.”

In the class, the instructor starts off teaching the girls different sexy moves.

Later, the instructor shouts out the names of the moves to create a complete dance sequence that the class can follow along to.

It was important to program creators that there is no equipment involved and that it has an open and welcoming atmosphere.

“Sassy Sweat was different than a normal workout and was a unique way to break my routine,” freshman Ana Rodriguez said.

The class takes place in a private room so the women participating feel comfortable and safe to let loose and have a great time.

Sassy Sweat is designed for girls of all levels of fitness experience, who aren’t necessarily into fancy exercise machines or

who may be a little scared of the gym.

The next class will be by announcement only and the class is open to all UM students and wellness center members.

“We want it to be as fun as possible and just a good time for everyone,” Reifschneider said.

IF YOU GO WHAT: Sassy Sweat class WHERE: Wellness Center WHEN: The next class has not yet been scheduled. The Sassy Sweat instructor will make the time available soon.

WHO: Female students and wellness center members of all ages and fitness levels.

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SOCHI OLYMPICS Lauryn Williams, the former UM track star who medaled at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics, left her mark in a very different sport on Wednesday.

Williams’ elite athleticism was on full display as she took home a silver medal for Team USA in the two-woman bobsled. With her performance in Sochi, Williams became just the fifth Olympian in history to medal in both the Summer and Winter Games.

“I didn’t come here to make history,” Williams said after Wednesday’s races. “I came here to help Team USA, and I feel like I did the best I could. I’m just happy to be here, and it wasn’t about history for me.”

She and her partner, fellow American Elana Meyers, were in position to win gold through three of the four bobsled heats. They took a 0.11 second lead over Canada into the fourth leg, but ended up 0.21 seconds behind Kallie Humphries and Heather Moyse.

Williams (Miami class of 2004) took up bobsled a mere six months ago, attempting to add to her silver medal in the 100m track event at the 2004 Athens Olympics and her gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2012 London Olympics.

“I feel like I am in the presence of Jesse Owens when I look at Lauryn Williams,” said Lolo Jones, another American who started her career as a track runner before making a recent transition to bobsled. “I was so emotionally choked up. She just broke history, and I can’t believe it. It’s just awesome. I hope she’s a household name when we get home, because it’s just the most brilliant thing I’ve ever watched.”

NICK GANGEMI // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR FIGHTING THE IRISH: Senior Erik Swoope prepares to shoot a free throw during the men’s basketball game against Notre Dame on Wednesday night. This is Notre Dame’s first season in the ACC. Miami has yet to win a conference game at home this year, going 0-6 at the BankUnited Center against ACC opponents thus far. Visit themiamihurricane.com for a final score and recap.

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Had Williams won gold, she would have become the first woman in history to claim gold medals at the Summer and Winter Olympics.

The only man to achieve the elusive feat was American Eddie Eagan, the 1920 gold medalist in boxing and 1932 four-man bobsled champion.

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Dear Nora,

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I‘m dating this guy and he really sucks in the sack. I refuse to pull a Meg Ryan a la When Harry Met Sally and fake an orgasm ... so how can I politely tell him to raise the bar ... in bed? Should I hire a coach, or should I coach him and be more precise with my instructions when we’re getting hot?

Help me get a mind-blowing orgasm please

I can’t get no satisfaction ...

Your not-so-infinite sexual playlist probably has you down in the dumps. If this is your first time in the sack or if you’ve just never really had an orgasm before then it makes sense. You’re frustrated and you’re looking for a good time and this guy just isn’t doing it for you.

It’s worth telling him that he’s not doing it for you – politely, of course – you don’t want to hurt the guy’s feelings. He probably thinks he’s great in bed and is taking liberties a la lizard-tongued Justin Timberlake in “Friends With Benefits.”

Save yourself – and the rest of your fellow women in combat – by telling him his sexual repertoire is just not cutting it.

It’s actually really unfair to you to put up with an unsatisfying sexual partner and who is he to get to enjoy the pleasure of your company when you’re clearly not enjoying his? It is

not your job to play cheerleader and give him the satisfaction of thinking that he’s making you weak in the knees ... because he’s most definitely not.

What you want to do is sit down and have a talk with him. Or just grab his tongue while he’s down there and stop him in his tracks. The cornerstone of every successful relationship is honesty. You should be honest whether you want to continue seeing him for emotional purposes or purely sexual ones (though from this question I don’t see why you would).

If I were you I would chuck this self-satisfying douche canoe in the trash and find yourself someone who’s willing to please. Anyone with low self-esteem is fair game ... it sounds cruel, but Michael Cera pulled through in the end, did he not?

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Spring 2014 Student Government Election Results Thursday February 20 • 5:30 p.m. • UC Rock Be sure to join Student Government as they announce the election results for the future of the University of Miami Student Government.

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‘Canes Calendar miami.edu/calendar Thursday, February 20 Patio Jams ft. Megan Talay 12:15 p.m. • SCC Patio Start a new Thursday afternoon tradition with HP’s Patio Jams! Take a break from classes, bring your lunch, and enjoy the live band!

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Friday, February 21 ArtLab @ The Lowe: From Ancient Art to Modern Molas: Recurring Themes in Indigineous Panama 10 a.m. • Lowe Art Museum The exhibition explores connections within the Lowe’s collection of molas, or traditional blouses, and pre-Columbian ceramic and stone objects from the Gran Cocle and Gran Chiriqui cultures.

Women’s Tennis vs. Maryland 12 p.m. • Neil Schiff Tennis Center

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Baseball vs. Florida 7 p.m. • Mark Light Field Join ‘Cane Baseball as they take on the Gators!

Matthew McConaughey as a Texas cowboy diagnosed with AIDS. We conclude with a showing of the historical drama 12 Years a Slave! Free with your Cane Card.

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Friday, February 28 • 6 p.m. • Stanford Circle Join us on Stanford Circle for our traditional monthly food truck night. Once you’ve grabbed your food, join us on the UC/SAC Patio for the anticipated Greek Week O-Cheer event, highlighting the talents of the Greek community. Vouchers will be provided.

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