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Professor makes the grade on RateMyProfessors.com Turner lands No. 15 spot on rankings list BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ NEWS EDITOR
Near the end of each semester, sophomore Juliana Vallejo makes the annual visit to RateMyProfessors.com. She deciphers anonymous comments that range from helpful expectations of a course to extreme backlashes against a professor. “I use it for making my class schedules,” she said. “It’s funny because people are like ‘I hate this teacher; he gave me an F.’ I don’t take these comments into consideration because it was probably [the student’s] fault.” The University of Miami ranked No. 19 in the “Top 25 Universities” list, and Karen Turner, a business law professor in the School of Business, was the only UM professor to make the “Top 25 University Professors” list at No. 15. Rate My Professors publishes an annual college rankings list similar to U.S. News & World Report. It created a list of the top 25 national universities and professors. Vallejo is one of six million college students that visit the student-driven site each month. Rate My Professors allows users to rank professors on different categories such as helpfulness, clarity and easiness. Moderated by mtvU, the rankings are entirely based on student-input. This is the first year that UM has made the list. Carlo DiMarco, senior vice-president of strategic partnerships and development for mtvU, stresses that the rankings lists are solely based on audience feedback. The website has a statistician that works with the millions of comments to help determine the selections for the lists. Rate My Professors features on average more than 8,000 schools, 1.8 million professors and 15 million ratings. TOP OF THE CLASS For DiMarco, the website’s student-centered approach becomes a record of students’ experi-
ences while on campus that prospective students can later use when they begin college. “I hope that they use the site as a place to celebrate professors who are great,” he said. “There is story after story about professors making the mark.” One of these professors that made the mark is Turner, who teaches business law at the undergraduate and graduate level. Business Insider magazine profiled her when the rankings were released on Sept. 17. Turner first found out about Rate My Professors’ rankings list when Business Insider contacted her. She has never and does not plan to visit the site. She was, however, pleased to receive the award. “It was based on student feedback; that’s why I considered this an honor,” she said. Turner describes her teaching as interactive, yet traditional. She uses two blackboards, the physical classroom one and the online version – Blackboard.com. But for lectures and discussions, she prefers old-fashioned methods. “Sometimes technology can be a detractor,” she said. “I write notes on the blackboard.” The School of Business also awarded her several teaching awards at the undergraduate and graduate level. Turner incorporates her experience as an attorney, specializing in corporate and employment law, and the five years she spent as an associate faculty master at Stanford Residential College from 2002 to 2007. “It gave me a unique perspective with the students than traditionally in the classroom,” she said. Appy Ali, a senior majoring in economics and business law, found Turner’s teaching style engaging after taking the required introductory business law course for all business students. “She shies away from PowerPoint,” Ali said. “I’ve had professors who have used technology a lot, and it does not catch my attention. Her lectures are organized and detailed with lots of examples.” Turner’s class was Ali’s first exposure to
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the legal profession and inspired her to pursue a career in corporate law and declare a degree in business law. One of her best experiences in the class involved a project in which she had to draft a contract. TURNER “It was a practical skill that I might not have realized as a freshmen, but as a senior looking to apply to jobs,” she said. Ali recently signed on to work with Barclays Investment Bank in New York City in the compliance department. Turner helped Ali get to this point. “She guided me in terms of what I should do at UM and as a post-graduate,” Ali said. METHODOLOGY The methodology is based on a weighted average of the past three years worth of ratings, with more emphasis put on recent years. Using the weighted score, professors are ranked from high to low. Only professors with 30 ratings or more are included to provide statistical significance. School size does not affect the outcome of the lists, nor does it give professors from larger schools an advantage over those from smaller schools. The ratings have scores for categories which include helpfulness, clarity, easiness and rater interest. The professor’s “Overall Quality” rating – the basis for the rankings list – is determined by equal weighting of the clarity and helpfulness category. The ratings are ranked from 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest). Rate My Professors also includes a category for the professor’s level of physical attractiveness indicated by a red chili pepper. “It’s an anecdotal piece and does not influence the score,” DiMarco said. School rankings are similar to professor rankings. The website includes both the Overall School Rating, which is an average of its campus
PHOTO BY NANCY CERMENO // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER CHAT: (Left to right) Video artist Pia Cruzalegui chats with Dwayne Stephenson about visual storytelling at the UM Arts Alliance networking night on Sept. 27.
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choice, he has an insider’s viewpoint to the reality of education in Florida. For more information, email sfer.umiami@ gmail.com.
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For students who are undeclared, considering changing their major or even adding a minor, there will be a Majors and Minors Fair at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the SAC Ballroom. Peer advisers, academic advisers and faculty will meet with students who are interested in specific majors and minors. Pizza will be served,
ratings. Both the campus and professor rating are equally averaged into the final score. UM has a 3.79 professor average and an Overall Quality campus rating of 4.4. The campus ratings are divided into sub-categories such as reputation, clubs, food and student happiness. There are 1,800 UM professors who have been rated. HAPPY MEDIUM Despite all the manipulations with numbers, the main function of Rate My Professor is to help students choose their professors. Ali and a fellow business student, senior Raymond Luo, have also used Rate My Professors to choose classes and find the best professors. Luo in particular has shared his opinions about professors. “I’ve been honest about my experience,” Luo said. “I was not going to be just positive or negative, but give an overall idea of the content and professor.” Not all ratings follow Luo’s approach. Ali, Luo and Vallejo all believe that the ratings should be taken with a grain of salt because students’ opinions might be emotionally based and not evidence of the professor’s abilities. “There have been some cases where they said that the professor was great and the class was easy,” Luo said. “But when I got to the class, I felt that I really didn’t learn anything. And professors with bad ratings ended up being a good class.” Luo points out a major disadvantage with a student-driven website. The class’s difficulty should not be the basis for selecting a course, but the professor’s quality is the essential component. DiMarco emphasizes the use of Rate My Professors as a tool and available resource that makes a difference in a student’s academic career. “We look at it as a trusted and safe place,” he said. “Students are spending a lot of money and time on their education. This is one of the resources available to pick the best classes the university offers.” This story presents the most recent rankings, as updated on Sunday afternoon.
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Festival Miami to feature Grammy-winning performers Music series celebrates 30th anniversary BY EMILY DABAU COPY EDITOR
Grammy-winning artists Gloria Estefan and Joshua Bell will perform alongside student musicians and faculty at the Frost School of Music’s annual Festival Miami concert series. A month-long event, Festival Miami begins Tuesday and is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Many of the performances will be held at the University of Miami’s Gusman Concert Hall. The concert series features several international and award-winning performers like Estefan and Bell. Shelly Berg, dean of the Frost School, said that the concerts are divided into four themes. “Festival Miami has ESTEFAN been presenting a wide variety of concerts, ranging from classical, jazz, Latin and contemporary, for decades now,” he said. “We began grouping them into four of the most popular themes in 2008, which has been very popular with our patrons: Great Performances, Jazz and Beyond, Music of the Americas, and Creative American Music.” Estefan, a UM alumna and trustee, will be kicking off the festival on opening night, performing songs from her new album “The Standards.”
According to Berg, the inspiration for Estefan’s new album happened at a trustee dinner. “As the event was wrapping up, she and I performed an impromptu version of ‘Good Morning Heartache.’ It planted a seed,” Berg said. “She had always wanted to record an album of great ‘standard’ songs that are beloved all over the world. So she asked me to arrange, co-orchestrate and coproduce the project with her husband, Emilio Estefan, and of course I was delighted to do so. It has been a wonderful collaboration.” Estefan’s performance will give Frost students the opportunity to engage with a successful artist. “Her upcoming performance will give Frost students a real-world opportunity to rehearse and perform with such an incredible international superstar, and will provide her with a rare opportunity to return to campus to perform in an intimate 600-seat venue, UM’s Maurice Gusman Concert Hall,” Berg said. “She usually performs in large arenas, and so returning to UM for this concert has great appeal.” Besides the festival’s guest artists, more than 350 Frost students and faculty will perform by the end of the month, Berg said. Sophomore Guy Manning, a tuba performance major, will be performing with the Frost Symphony orchestra, and has committed much of his time to practicing and preparing for the festival. “Each ensemble is rehearsing usually about five to six hours a week,” he said. “So it’s quite a lot of preparation for such a short amount of time, because each concert is probably between an hour to an hour and a half.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF UM MEDIA RELATIONS MUSICAL TALENT: Paulinho Garcia will perform this year on Oct. 17 as part of the “Music of the Americas” portion of Festival Miami.
Fellow tuba performance major, sophomore Aidan Zimmermann, will perform in a sold-out orchestra show at the festival and is excited about the opportunity and the awareness that it will bring to the university community on the different events and programs that the Frost School is planning. For students like junior Eric Nizgretsky, a music business and songwriting major, Festival Miami is a chance to see great performances without having to leave campus, though he
thinks that the event is not publicized enough to students.
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Student Activities Center to unveil study lounge Space to provide latenight, quiet option BY ASHLEY MARTINEZ ASSISTANT EDITOR
Behind a pile of cardboard boxes, ladders and paint supplies lies the Scott and Susan Kornspan Study Lounge, the last piece of the Student Activity Center (SAC) waiting to be completed. “It’s going to be a nice, quiet area in a brand new facility for students to come as they need,” said Brandon Gross, assistant director of the SAC. “It’s a good move for the university. Obviously, the Richter Library is phenomenal, but giving students more spaces to get their work done, there’s nothing wrong with that.” According to Gross, the room will look similar to the renderings – a “high-end room”
with nice furniture, a screen for presentations if people want to practice, a UPrint machine and, mainly, a space for students to study. The opening date is tentatively the third week of October according to Pat Whitely, vice president for student affairs. The opening ceremony will be Oct. 30 with Scott and Susan Kornspan in attendance. Scott Kornspan was the former student government president twice in his time at school in the ‘80s. The lounge is named after him and his wife for helping with the creation of the SAC by giving a donation. “I mean it was a very gracious gift, and just a space that they felt would be helpful to utilize during the academic year,“ Gross said. The idea behind the study lounge was to provide a space where students can study, which can be at any time of day as it could be open up to 24 hours if students have a need.
“I like the idea that you can study any time because you never know when you want to study, so you just come here,” freshman Tiffany Kerr said. “I see myself using the space because I’m the type of person that likes to study at night, so to have the space be so comfy and quite, I’ll just use it.” The hours will be determined by how often students use the space in the first few weeks, months and semester. “I think the 24 hours will come in to play during finals,” Whitely said. “But I’m not sure I can commit to 24 hours all during the entire year. It’s really going to depend upon how the students use the space and how it all plays out.” Commuter students, like sophomore Max Armour, find the space a welcome convenience, allowing them to have access to somewhere on campus later in the evening. “I think it’s really good because besides the library, there aren’t a ton of places where you Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2013
can go at all times, especially if you want to go somewhere quiet, so I’m sure during the later hours, it should be a really nice place just to relax and stuff,” he said. For students concerned about the later hours on campus, the SAC has security cameras all over the facility and someone behind the information desk at all times, as well as the option of accessing the UM Police Department security escort service. The goal is to make it as convenient as possible for students by creating the schedule and opening the lounge based off their needs. “It’s another 4,000 square feet, it really complements the SAC if you think about the study lounge and the opportunities for a study area within the entire building, and then a place that’s open as many of the hours as we’ve talked about and just another venue for students for their academic success,” Whitely said. THE MIAMI HURRICANE
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Construction for Frost music studios continues Two other projects still in the planning stage BY DAVID GARCIA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER
The newest part of the Frost School of Music is expected to be finished by the Fall 2014 semester, and then the school plans to build two more in the coming years, all aimed at enhancing the new experiential curriculum. “There is one construction project underway now – the Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios, North Wing and South Wing,” said Julia Berg, director of marketing and communications. The new building will feature 74 studios for private lessons, chamber music rehearsals and interactive Experiential Music Curriculum classes. EMC, developed by Frost’s faculty, is a hands-on, interactive approach to music-making that replaces the traditional, performanceonly rote-teaching style and large lecture classes.
Junior Jess Nolan, a songwriter in the Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program, will be one of many music students who is looking forward to using the new building. “I’m extremely excited for the new additions to the music school,” she said. “Right now it’s very hard to find an open practice room in Foster during the school days, and it sounds like the new buildings would eliminate this problem. We have so many talented and budding musicians in our school, and I think it’s great that there will be more space for creating music and spending time on campus.” And Frost isn’t stopping there. “Two other building projects are still in the planning [and] fundraising stage,” Berg said. “One is a new 200-seat recital hall, and the other is tentatively named the Center for Experiential Music.’” Work on the music studios began in the summer of 2012. The project, which cuts into part of the intramural field, coincided with the building of the nearby
Student Activities Center, making that part of campus a bit congested. “There has been a lot of activity in that entire area all summer [and now], but it has been all of the unglamorous underground utility work such as rerouting electricity, sewer lines, and so on that you can’t readily see,” Berg said. “You will start seeing the above ground work very soon.” Frost is accepting donations for the recital hall and the Center for Experiential Music. Berg said the money will also go toward new scholarships and support of programs. The two buildings also provide Frost with lucrative naming opportunities. “We have already received a contribution of $1.5 million toward the auditorium inside the new recital hall building from David R. Weaver and Dorothy Collins Weaver,” she said. Though Frost is expanding its facilities, there are no plans to increase the enrollment of the school. “It is not a goal to expand the student enrollment of the Frost School of Music
after the buildings are completed,” Berg said. “The goal will remain the same: to average around 700 total students – undergrad and grad, combined.” The EMC, which started in the fall of 2010 with the incoming freshman class, is the primary motivation behind the construction of the buildings. “The new recital hall will be designed primarily for the performance of acoustic music,” Berg said. “The new Center for Experiential Music will have a flexible ‘black box’ space that can be configured for many different kinds of performance, recording, and so on.” But for now it’s the music studios that has the attention of students like junior Ben Morris, a composition major. “I think the new practice facilities, based on their design, will add a lot to the communal nature of the Frost school,” he said. “It would provide a new social center for the musical community here. The addition of the new breezeway can help expand that aspect of the school and encourage collaboration in the facility itself.”
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ISA celebrates Garba, culture DANCING QUEENS AND KINGS: The University of Miami’s Indian Students Association and Hindu Students Council welcomed students to dance Garba, a traditional dance performed around a centrally lit lamp or statue of the Goddess Shakti. The event took place at the Fieldhouse at the BankUnited Center. Men and women twirled around the room all night. The spiritual dance is performed in a circle to symbolize the Hindu view of time. The night was colorful as women paraded around in their sarees, ghagra cholis and salwars. Indian food was also served at the event. MICHELLE BRENER // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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very course syllabus at the University of Miami refers students to the Honor Code. Before or after exams in certain classes, students are required to sign a paper acknowledging that they’ve adhered to the code. In large test settings, students must even present their Cane Cards to verify that nobody else is taking their exam for them. Given this culture in support of academic honesty on campus, it’s surprising that there are colleges that don’t have an Honor Code, especially at an elite university like Harvard. It may be this lack of an Honor Code that spurned last spring’s cheating scandal at Harvard and the resulting debate over how to handle the fuzzy situation. An Honor Code is a necessary tool for establishing values of academic integrity. Even though the definition of cheating
may seem obvious on the surface – copying answers from a classmate’s paper during a test is wrong – there are many gray areas of academic dishonesty. With a take-home essay, for example, students may believe that consulting friends and sharing ideas is OK. But it depends on the policy of the professor. That’s why it’s important for the ground rules to be laid out in advance. This can go beyond even what’s defined in the Honor Code. In the government course at Harvard in which the cheating occurred, using class notes, the textbook and the Internet on a takehome final were all permitted, but discussing the exam with other students was not. It’s the responsibility of not only the students to behave ethically, but also the professors to make it completely clear what constitutes cheating.
If a professor’s instructions are unclear, both parties are at fault. UM’s Honor Council exists to determine whether academic dishonesty has actually occurred. Oftentimes, the ruling can play out in a student’s favor. In 33 years, more than a quarter of cases investigated by the Honor Council were dismissed. Professors must educate their students from the start about what is expected of them in the course, what behavior is considered cheating, and what happens to those students that do. If ambiguity is still an issue, ignorance is not a valid excuse. For students who have any concerns about how they’re completing an exam or assignment, all they have to do is ask. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
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ince school started, two people have fallen down the stairs right in front of me. Not because they are clumsy, but because they were texting. After asking if they were all right, my next thought was, “Was that text really that important?” I bet they’re Tweeting about it: “LOL just fell down the ASHLEY MARTINEZ stairs #clumsy #onlyme #stairs.” ASSISTANT Students are accustomed to EDITOR being social on the go, and this extends to all forms of transportation. Students already text on the go while skateboarding, biking, roller-skating and, most dangerously, driving. People are becoming more aware of the danger of distracted driving thanks to the Florida Department of Transportation and national campaigns. But it’s one thing to hear information and another to put it into practice. A new law in Florida that goes into effect Tuesday makes texting and driving illegal. It will be the 41st state to ban the act; however, Florida is in the minority in considering texting while driving only a secondary offense. This means that a driver would have to be pulled over
for something else and would then be issued a citation for texting. We’ve heard the campaigns and the staggering facts. Despite that, we’ve all tried to finish a text while hitting the gas, even though we know texting takes our eyes of the road for 4.6 seconds, enough to cause a tragedy, according to distraction.gov. At this university, we’ve been inundated by facts, safety fairs and awareness events to help us realize the potential dangers of texting and driving, but statewide that’s not the case. The state will not be granting funds for the FDOT to stage a major campaign to make the public aware of the law. Because we have been exposed to this information, we should be wise enough to change our habits. It’s up to each driver to take personal responsibility and put the phone down. Life is more precious than a missed text, and it may be your life or the life of another that is at risk. It’s time to look up and face the world. I know it’s important to stay connected, but wait until you’re stationary to do so. Ashley Martinez is a junior majoring in journalism and psychology. Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2013
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tudent Government elections begin Monday, and this semester, the ballot includes a referendum to increase the student activity fee NATASHA for two of the largMIJARES est student media WVUM MUSIC outlets on campus, DIRECTOR The Miami Hurricane and WVUM. If it passes, $6 per student will be allocated to and shared between the two organizations. Our student-run radio station, WVUM 90.5 FM “The Voice of the University of Miami,” reflects the tenacity and inventiveness of UM’s student body. It was started in 1967 as an underground radio station formed by a group of engineering students in Mahoney Residential College. Now, WVUM broadcasts the latest news, independent music, public affairs and sports programming. WVUM plans to renovate its entire studio and update equipment, which has been in use since the ‘70s. Although everyone at the station has a strong affinity for anything retro, we hope that having access to a more modern, reliable system would mean an improved listening experience for Miami drivers and online streamers internationally. WVUM is a home for students who play, discover and get involved with the music, news and sports communities in
Miami. And it has sprung about fascinating creations. Senior Edith Mora has been DJing at the station for a year and was inspired by the funk and soul hits that we play on our station. She started a specialty show called Rework, in which she plays, edits and remixes ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s dance masterpieces. Even newcomers who have just started working at the station understand that the station invites a certain kind of intimacy and unique experience. Junior Andres Estrada, who joined this semester, said, “Everyone is working together very closely to make everything work, so it allows you to know people in a way that other kinds of organizations could not provide.” WVUM has received recognition throughout the years, including the 2011 mtvU Woodie Award for Best College Radio Station in the country. But more importantly, it serves as a gateway for students to achieve their dream jobs as writers, broadcasters, DJs, agents and editors in an industry that is rapidly shifting. The word “referendum” is the gerund of the Latin verb refero, meaning “bringing back” – as in “bringing the question back to the people.” So we bring our question back to you, readers and listeners, and we hope your answer is yes. Natasha Mijares is a junior majoring in creative writing.
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It’s no secret newspapers have suffered during the economic downturn and the rise of the Internet. TMH has suffered bottom-line losses for the last four years because of dramatic decreases in advertising revenues, not only because of the tough economic times, but also because of the reduction in SAFAC student organization ad funding. In order to address these losses, we have reduced our staff’s payroll, and we’ve cut our press run from 10,000 to 8,000. We’ve taken many other measures, too, and fortunately we have been able to cover the shortfalls to a breakeven point thanks to a small reserve fund built up over the last 20 years when ad revenues were better. At this point, however, we are getting close to tapping out that fund, and what’s to come after that point is unknown. While some administrators have mentioned the possibility of cutting back The Hurricane to a weekly publication, we strongly feel that it is unacceptable for a top-50 institution to only have one student newspaper that publishes on just a weekly basis. After researching the matter in Richter Library’s archives, TMH has not asked for any increase in student activity fee funding for at least 30 years. And, as best we can tell, it might actually be around 50 years since TMH asked for a fee increase. You all count on TMH and WVUM. So now we’re counting on you. Vote yes to help out TMH and WVUM. Stephanie Parra is senior majoring in journalism and political science.
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n a recent Miami Hurricane Q&A, President Donna E. Shalala did an excellent job explaining to us students how we would be affected by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or PATRICK QUINLAN “Obamacare.” STAFF WRITER I still feel, though, that a lot of students don’t grasp the fundamental importance of Obamacare to a prosperous nation and a happy people. It is important for us to consider this because Obamacare works by basically taking three classifications of people who could very 6
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easily be described as Hurricanes – the young, the healthy and the rich – and having them buy insurance to subsidize the old, the sick and the poor. To be perfectly clear, Obamacare is a step toward a fundamental change in the role of the federal government. And it is a positive one. In the wealthiest nation on Earth, it was shameful that health insurance was a plague that penuriously bankrupted families, tore apart lives, and refused healing to the sick and needy. In August 2009, at the height of the congressional debate on the matter, President Obama came before the country and paraphrased scripture, explaining that it is our duty to “look out for one another” because, in his
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words, “I am my brother’s keeper, and I am my sister’s keeper.” But in a sense, we young, rich and healthy, shouldn’t just see this as doing some service for the benefit of others. Because our government works for all of the people, and because no one goes through life without struggle, it is important to remember that there will come a day when we will be grateful for the help of fellow citizens in dealing with our health insurance. This is already the case when we thank our servicemen and women for protecting our freedom, or when senior citizens (whom we will all be one day) can buy food with social security checks. I personally am a reasonably healthy person, with regular exercise, a balanced diet and no serious destructive vices. But even still,
I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was 12, and until Obamacare was passed, a conscious or subconscious fear of healthcare costs had driven a lot of my life and career choices. I knew that I would need to pay through the roof for insurance because the alternative was a lost limb or worse. For me, as one day it can be for you, Obamacare is about Americans coming together to fix a literal life and death issue. I hope that when you consider the information about this contentious issue, you keep that in mind. Patrick Quinlan is a sophomore majoring in international studies and political science.
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Festival Miami to feature diverse artists, genres BY MARLEE LISKER STAFF WRITER
For the Frost School of Music, October marks the beginning of its biggest event of the year: the highly anticipated Festival Miami. Festival Miami is a month-long music festival centered around four themes: “Great Performances,” “Jazz and Beyond,” “Creative American Music” and “Music of the Americas.” The festival includes performances by both students and professionals, and often has them sharing the stage, making it an ideal time to see what the Frost School has to offer. This year’s festival consists of a variety of genres, including jazz, salsa, opera, tango, blues and classical, and features big names such as Mark O’Connor and Luis Enrique. If you’re overwhelmed by the long list of events coming to campus, check out The Miami Hurricane’s list of must-see shows. EMERGING COMPOSERS – COMPETITION WINNERS 8 P.M. OCT. 8 CLARKE RECITAL HALL TICKETS: FREE ADMISSION; TICKET REQUIRED
The winners of the 2013 Emerging Composers Competition will be debuting their original pieces in this can’t-miss performance. Winners were selected by Frost school faculty and include Liza Seigido, Jackson Parodi, Richard Yates, Daniel Choi, Mathew Evan Taylor, David Mendoza, Rodgrigo Bussad, Ben Morris, Spencer Robelen and Rachel Dean. Be sure to pick up your free ticket and come support your fellow University of Miami students. LUIS ENRIQUE – ROMANTIC SALSA AT ITS BEST 8 P.M. OCT. 12 UM GUSMAN CONCERT HALL TICKETS: $40 TO $60 Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique is bringing his romantic flair to UM on Oct. 12. Nicknamed “El Principe de la Salsa,” many may recognize his 2009 hit “Yo No Se Manana,” along with his other Grammy award-winning music. Though tickets are on the pricier side, this experienced and well-respected musician is sure to put on a show audiences will fall in love with.
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FIDDLES ON FIRE – FEATURING MARK O’CONNOR AND GLENN BASHAM 4 P.M. OCT. 13 UM GUSMAN CONCERT HALL TICKETS: $15 TO $30
performed all over the world and are now sharing their passion and talent for classical music with us. Along with pieces from their own repertoire, the concert will include original works by members of the Frost School faculty.
Check out this explosive combination of jazz, country and bluegrass as Frost School faculty member Glenn Basham teams up with country violinist Mark O’Connor. With Basham’s background in classical and jazz music and O’Connors’ expertise in country and bluegrass, the show promises to be unforgettable. The two will also be collaborating with some of Frost’s most talented fiddlers. Come and see what happens when three seemingly different genres collide.
ANA POPOVIC – BLUES GUITAR SENSATION 8 P.M. OCT. 19 UM GUSMAN CONCERT HALL TICKETS: $20 TO $40
MANHATTAN PIANO TRIO 8 P.M. OCT. 16 UM GUSMAN CONCERT HALL TICKETS: $15 TO $30 Don’t let the name fool you. The Manhattan Piano Trio actually consists of violinist Wayne Lee, cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir and pianist Milana Strezeva. Since the formation of the trio in 2004, these three Juilliard grads have Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2013
You won’t want to miss Ana Popovic, a Yugoslavian artist who combines blues, jazz, soul, rock and funk to produce a sound all her own. With nine studio albums and two live records, the soulful singer is spreading her music worldwide. Check out her latest album “Can You Stand the Heat” and hear why you should come out for this one-of-a-kind musical event.
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Local restaurants to help satisfy late-night cravings BY FRANK MALVAR SENIOR EDGE WRITER
Huahua’s Taqueria on South Beach. They have nachos, tacos, taco salads and enchiladas. You will not regret this late-night treat. Mexican food a walk away from the ocean sounds God sent. The biggest question you have when you’re at Huahua’s Taqueria is, “Which taco should I get? The grilled mahi or fried chicken?” My suggestion is order every taco on the menu, since they all cost a little more than $3.
It’s past midnight, and you and friends have the drunchies. Where do you go? Do you hit up the usual Taco Bell and McDonald’s? Break away from the usual routine and check out The Miami Hurricane’s top four late night eateries. CASOLA’S PIZZERIA AND SUB SHOP When it’s 1 a.m. on a Moe’s Monday, you’re guaranteed to have only $5, blurry vision and an oncoming hangover from all the Moose Juice. If you haven’t grabbed a slice of Casola’s after midnight, you’ve missed out on a great slice and fun way to end your night. Casola’s serves pizza, sandwiches, pasta, calzones and salads. This restaurant is known for their mammoth size slices. A slice of cheese will run you a little over $4, but can fill up the stomach of any big boy and girl. They only accept cash, but they have an ATM inside for those that only carry plastic. Casola’s is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. Friday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday. It is located at 2437 SW 17th Ave., Miami. BIG PINK RESTAURANT SOUTH BEACH The few seconds of drunk stumbling and enduring the pain of your heels from Story to
Huahua’s Taqueria is open from 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday. It is located at 1211 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.
MORGAN COLEMAN // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER SWEET TOOTH: Gigi, an Asian fusion restaurant, offers customers banana cheesecake.
the Big Pink at 4 a.m. is worth jaywalking for. Think of a traditional American dinner but better, with bigger portions. Big Pink has a huge variety of food selections from the delicious warm French toast to churrasco wrap, serving breakfast all day. If polenta fries layered with bacon, sauteed spinach and two poached eggs topped with cheese sauce and fresh basil all sound good, order my personal favorite, the Hollywood breakfast, which goes for $11.75.
This restaurant is Miami Beach-priced, so don’t expect to pay less than $10 per plate. Big Pink is open 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 a.m. Friday through Saturday. It is located at 157 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. HUAHUA’S TAQUERIA Feeling nachos and tacos? Substitute that Taco Bell chapula for a braised rib enchilada at
GIGI Once you’re done hitting up Bardot, bring out your inner pretentious foodie at the Asian fusion restaurant Gigi, which is conveniently located a few doors down. Before you step in, be warned that prices are high and plates are to be shared. My recommendations for first-timers are the pork bun and the short rib sandwich. The roasted pork bun will cost $9 and is so delicious, you’ll make you’re friends order their own. The short rib sandwich is bigger, but costs $16. Gigi’s is open from noon to midnight Sunday through Monday, from noon to 3 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and from noon to 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday. It is located at 3470 N. Miami Ave., Miami.
THEATER REVIEW
Retro musical features comedic, refreshing actors BY MADELYN PAQUETTE CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER
Think back on your senior prom. The music was probably bad, everyone sported cheap, rented tuxes or overly expensive dresses, and calling the action on the floor “dancing” would have been a creative use of the word, at best. Do you even remember who won prom queen? Flashback to a different era. It’s 1958, and the teenage girl group, The Marvelous Wonderettes, have a one-night-only engagement at this high school rite of passage. The stage is set for a night to remember in the Main Street Players’ charming production. “The Marvelous Wonderettes” is a 1999 jukebox musical compiled by Roger Bean that features the classic bubble gum pop songs of the 1950s and ‘60s. In the show, four best friends perform these vintage tunes at their senior prom, at which all of them are nominated for prom queen. It almost goes without saying that the claws come out, and 8
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drama bubbles up from under the surface. The second act jumps forward a decade to Springfield High’s 10-year reunion, where the girls are now grappling with more adult relationship issues. The show took a few songs to settle into a rhythm, as the first few numbers were marred by pitch issues in the doo-wop harmonies, but strong performances from the cast’s quartet of actresses managed to turn the momentum around to create an engaging and lively evening. Each crafted a distinct, memorable character; from the ditzy Suzy (Gabriela Tortoledo) to the tomboy Betty Jean (Emily Barona) to the diva Cindy Lou (Carolina Pozo) to the brash Missy (Brianna Mackey). The most memorable sequences of the show were the sequential songs each girl crooned to her “dream lover.” Not only did the lead vocalist have a chance to show off her pipes (Barona in particular wowed the audience with her rich soulful tone), but Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2013
the background singers were incredibly in character in their reactions behind her. Cat fights over stolen boyfriends, support for the broken-hearted and shock at the revelation of hidden loves were built from the cast’s commitment to their over-the-top roles. While “The Marvelous Wonderettes” forays into more dramatic territory felt slightly forced, its sugary comedic nature ultimately prevailed. The intimate setting of a small theater made the incorporation of elements of audience participation, including voting for prom queen, feel like a natural extension of the experience. Gentlemen, beware: you could be chosen from the audience to have a featured role in the show as Mr. Lee, Missy’s secret teacher crush. Tech was simple, but well-executed, particularly the appropriately cheesy lights (designed by Marcelo Ferreira) and the period appropriate costumes (designed by Josette Gillette).
In the end, the Main Street Players’ production of “The Marvelous Wonderettes” is like cotton candy; sweet and delightful, but ultimately insubstantial. That’s not a condemnation. Indeed, it’s refreshing to see a show that so unashamedly displays its saccharine nature. Come for a good time, leave with a smile on your face, and enjoy this light romp for what it is: a candy-coated blast from the past.
“THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES” WHERE: Main Street Players, 6766 Main St., Miami Lakes WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays COST: $18 for students, $25 regular price
For more information, call 305-5583737 or visit mainstreetplayers.com.
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the last year Miami started 4-0. The Canes finished the regular season 8-3 and went on to defeat Florida in the Peach Bowl.
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Nonconference schedule ends with blowout Morris again exits early, Miami rolls past USF BY SPENCER DANDES SPORTS EDITOR
Stephen Morris posted his highest offensive output of the year on Saturday – and he only lasted 18 minutes. The Canes rolled past South Florida 49-21, giving Miami its first 4-0 start since 2004. Morris was 11-of-16 passing for 222 yards and two touchdowns. He displayed pinpoint accuracy with an off-balance throw that snuck into the back of the end zone, where Stacy Coley made the grab with his toes inbounds. The Canes led 21-7 at that point. Backup quarterback Ryan Williams took over mid-drive in the second quarter after Morris injured his ankle. The senior has now made early departures in back-to-back games. Coach Al Golden said Morris was removed mostly for precautionary reasons. Plus, the offense had scored on its first three possessions, which made Golden’s decision easier. “We protected him well,” Golden said. “He started to get hit a little bit there, the last touchdown, and it was time to get him out and move on to Ryan. He [Morris] kept saying that he was good, but we had enough lead, I thought, that we could move on.” Duke Johnson scored on a 4-yard run before halftime to extend his touchdown streak to eight games. He rushed for 84 yards before freshman Gus Edwards got the bulk of Miami’s carries in the second half. “Stephen did an unbelievable job for the lack of practice that he had,” Golden said, noting that Morris missed time recovering from the first ankle injury. “I thought he was efficient. I thought we ran the ball really well. I thought we called a good game early on, and I thought the USF defense settled down after that first 15, which I was concerned about coming off the bye week.” Though they built a big lead, the Canes were sloppy with the football. Johnson had two uncharacteristic fum-
PHOTO COURTESY OF TONY GORDON FOR THE USF ORACLE OUT OF MY WAY: Sophomore Duke Johnson (8) throws a stiff arm to the face of a South Florida defender. Johnson scored a touchdown for the eighth straight week as Miami beat the Bulls 49-21. He finished with 84 rushing yards, but had a 100-yard return called back.
bles near the goal line, and Miami had four turnovers overall. The Hurricanes also committed seven penalties, one of which negated a 100yard kick return. Steven Bench, South Florida’s sophomore quarterback, was unable to execute against Miami’s tough defense. The transfer from Penn State was constantly under pressure, and he deferred to running back Marcus Shaw much of the time. “It was a situation where we saw a couple things that we wanted to go after, and part of the pressure was the realization that they really want to be a running team,” Golden said. Shaw slashed his way to 127 yards on 20 carries, but could not carry the offense alone.
The defensive highlight for the Canes came when Shayon Green wrestled Bench to the ground in his own end zone. Bench fumbled on his way down, and Jimmy Gaines recovered for a Miami touchdown. It was 35-7 at halftime, and two scoring drives in the third quarter left no doubt as to the outcome. Golden, whose Hurricanes have not yet trailed in a game this season, has engineered six straight wins dating back to last year. The Bulls were the final nonconference challengers on the Hurricanes’ schedule. ACC play begins Saturday against Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets – perhaps Miami’s strongest threat to a Coastal Division title – have already played three conSept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2013
ference games. They fell to Virginia Tech this past Thursday. Kickoff between No. 14 Miami (4-0) and Georgia Tech (3-1, 2-1 ACC) is set for 3:30 p.m. at Sun Life Stadium.
UPCOMING GAMES Saturday vs. Georgia Tech 3:30 p.m. at Sun Life Stadium (ESPNU) Oct. 17 at North Carolina Kickoff TBA; Chapel Hill, N.C. (ESPN) Oct. 26 vs. Wake Forest Kickoff TBA Employee Day at Sun Life Stadium
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Miami now stocked with freshmen, transfers Larranaga conflicted about point guard BY PATRICK RILEY STAFF WRITER
It’s only been 186 days since the Canes’ magical season came to a sudden end. But somehow, Miami has grown nearly unrecognizable after falling to the Golden Eagles of Marquette in the NCAA Sweet 16. Shane Larkin has left for the NBA (he was a first-round draft pick for the Dallas Mavericks), and Durand Scott and Julian Gamble are trying their luck in Europe (Spain and France, respectively). Kenny Kadji, Reggie Johnson and Trey McKinney Jones have graduated, so Miami now features a roster with five freshman and four transfers. The most intriguing transfer case is Donnavan Kirk, who came to Miami in 2009, transferred to – and graduated from – DePaul. Kirk has now come back to Miami for his master’s. He is joined by fellow transfers Angel Rodriguez (Kansas State), Sheldon McClellan (Texas) and James Kelly (Owens Community College). One of the few familiar faces on the Hurricanes is senior guard Rion Brown, who knows that the success of this upcoming season will largely depend on his leadership and ability to help incoming players transition to the college level. “I’d say it’s moreso going to be how fast the young guys learn,” Brown said at Miami’s opening media day Friday. “You know, it took us a while when coach
[Jim Larranaga] first got here, as you can see the results didn’t really start happening until the next year. So the faster those young guys learn, and the faster we start to mesh and bond a little bit more, the better we’ll be.” So far, Brown has been impressed with their demeanor. “All the freshmen, they definitely came here with the right mindset,” Brown said. “That actually kind of surprised me. You always feel like you’re going to have those one or two that you’re going to have to sit down and talk to, ‘Hey this is how it goes.’ But they all came here ready to work. They were in the gym every day, every night, even together.” Likewise, sophomore Tonye Jekiri has put in a lot of work to become a bigger factor at the center position. “It’s mainly just a confidence thing for him,” senior Erik Swoope said of his 7-foot teammate. “Last year with so many seniors being around, he just had a respect for them and their games, where this year he understands ‘I am the big man and for us to be successful I have to be a threat.’ And he’s making that transition very quickly.” But while the younger players continue to make big strides, there is still a degree of uncertainty in the Coral Gables air. “Last year at this time, I was confident that we had the talent and experience, the skills to compete for a national championship and ACC championship,” Larranaga said Friday. “Going into this season, there are a lot of unknowns. I just don’t know my team well enough, because we have so many new faces.”
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COURTESY PATRICK RILEY BACK IN ACTION: Miami basketball coach Jim Larranaga addresses the media Friday afternoon at the BankUnited Center. He discussed the Canes’ new freshmen and transfers.
A huge question mark for the Hurricanes is the point guard position. Rodriguez will sit out the year due to a wrist injury and tendinitis in his knee. McClellan will redshirt as well. “The plan is to spend the next three weeks trying to figure out who might start, who might back that person up, and who would give us the depth we need at the point guard position,” Larranaga said. “But right now if you’d ask me, I would say Manu [Lecomte], Deandre [Burnett] and Garrius [Adams] will all share that responsibility, either as a starter or as a sub.”
PHOTO BY CHLOE BEHAR // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER FULL SPRINT: Miami soccer players take on N.C. State defenders during their Sept. 19 win.
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The Hurricanes traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., looking to stage another upset of the Seminoles. Miami toppled then-No. 1 Florida State in 2012, but dropped last Thursday’s match 4-0. FSU (9-0-2), now ranked third, had scored three goals by halftime and allowed Miami (6-4-0) just one shot the entire night. Coach Mary-Frances Monroe was disappointed, and said the Canes “have to stay plugged in for the entire 30 minutes.” Miami returns home to face Notre Dame 10
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With a tough ACC schedule ahead and massive personnel turnover, the Hurricanes have their work cut out for them as they plan to defend their ACC regular season and tournament championships. But Miami’s confidence remains high despite potentially lower expectations. Swoope looks forward to facing conference newcomers Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame. “I’m excited to see all three of them,” he said. “They’re new to the ACC and if you ask me, I want to let them know what the ACC is all about.”
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Miami opened its conference schedule with two road wins this past weekend. The Canes improved to 9-3 with a comefrom-behind effort against Boston College and an easier victory over Syracuse. Boston College took the first set on Saturday 25-23, and then won a marathon second set 34-32. But Miami battled back, grabbing the next two sets 25-14 and 2519. The Canes clinched the comeback 1511 in the fifth.Miami departed Chestnut Hill for Syracuse, and then won in four sets Sunday afternoon. Next up on the road trip is Clemson, followed by Georgia Tech.
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Thirteen Miami runners competed at the Charlotte Invitational, including seven men in the 8000m and six women in the 6000m. Lindsi Arrington was the Hurricanes’ best finisher, placing 13th overall. Miami was without its oldest veteran, as senior Sean Pezzulo was not in attendance. The men placed five runners in the top 100 out of a field of 198. With a little over a month before conference, we need improvement from everyone to reach our goals,” assistant coach Damon Griffiths said.
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Dear Bella Swan,
DEAR V I don’t want either of my two play toys...
So my love life has been pretty much nonexistent lately. Not because I can’t find a guy who’s interested, but because I can’t find anyone I am interested in. I feel bad, but I’ve been f lirting with two guys at the same time, even though I’m not actually looking for anything with either of them. It’s just fun, but both of them are interested and want to hang out. How do I turn them down nicely? And how can I find a guy I might actually want to pursue for the right reasons? Sincerely, I’m Bluffin’ With My Muffin
This dilemma has plagued women since the beginning of time. Flirting with two guys at the same time doesn’t make you a bad person, but you should take a step back and reevaluate your choices. If you’re in a situation where your options are Edward Cullen and Jacob Black, I suggest you get with both of them just to see what it’s like. If you decide that neither of them have all the qualities you need in a man, then at the very least you’ll have gotten some pleasure out of the situation. But realistically you’d pick Edward because duh, who wouldn’t? It’s OK to not like someone – there’s no reason to ever feel bad for feeling a certain way, but deception is never OK. As long as both boys are aware of the situation and know that it’s very possible that things are just casual, then you should be fine, and your conscience is clear.
Have them take you to some parties and let them buy you dinner, there’s no harm in that – just make sure they’re aware that if they get into your pants, it’s strictly for research purposes … or just don’t let them into your pants (or do, a girl has needs). It’s an opportunity worth exploring. At the risk of sounding like a Disney character just remember that the right guy will eventually come along. If these guys aren’t doing it for you, just let them know that you’d rather be friends. Hang out with them in a group setting so they don’t get the wrong idea. Say hello to Edward for me and if you’re not about that life, just direct him my way. I like a man that bites. Sincerely, V
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