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MONICA HERNDON // PHOTO EDITOR NOT THIS TIME: Rashawn Scott (80), Malcolm Lewis (9) and Tyriq McCord (17) walk off the field at Doak Campbell Stadium after Miami’s 41-14 loss to Florida State on Saturday.

Miami comes up short Unbeaten Florida State cruises in second half BY SPENCER DANDES SPORTS EDITOR

TALLAHASSEE – There was a moment on Saturday night when things were looking up. Allen Hurns snagged his second touchdown of the first half, somehow keeping a fraction of an inch between his cleat and the sideline. It seemed like a turning point:

Miami had, minutes earlier, handed Florida State the ball with a chance to go up 28-7 before halftime. But fearless freshman Jameis Winston turned it over, and the Hurricanes needed to capitalize. So when Hurns hauled in that miraculous catch and made the score a much more manageable 21-14, the few thousand scattered Miami fans turned to the nearest Seminole and raised their eyebrows as if to say, “Don’t look now.” Unfortunately, Miami had no

reason to celebrate the rest of the way. As the points piled on late in the third quarter of the 41-14 FSU victory, Miami’s loss became even more def lating when star running back Duke Johnson was injured. The Hurricanes’ leading rusher was trapped under a pile and appeared to twist his right leg. He was evaluated for several minutes on the sideline, and then was carted off to get X-rays. SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 10

PROFILE

Lawyer returns to school for premedical program Yale graduate aspires to become a physician BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ NEWS EDITOR

Lindsey Finch has a difficult task ahead of her: complete all the premed science classes, take the MCAT and apply to medical school in the span of one year. “The classes are really challenging but doable,” she said. “I hadn’t taken quantitativetype classes in a while, so I started by going back and reviewing basic math principles.” Finch, 32, is a student in the University of Miami’s postbaccalaureate premedical program. The program is intended for students who already have a bachelor’s degree and want to complete the core science and math classes for entrance to medical school. Students who successfully complete a year of introductory biology, a year of general chemistry, a year of organic chemistry and a year of introductory physics, while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher, are awarded a certificate from the prehealth advising office. Prehealth advising makes sure that each student schedules their classes accordingly and connects them to community service projects, physician shadowing and research opportunities at the Miller School of Medicine and the nearby UHealth complex. “We provide them with the same services we provide our undergrads,” said Tiffany Plantan, assistant director for prehealth advising. Finch is one of 10 students in the program this semester. Postbaccalaureate students must not have taken two or more of the premed classes in college, and financial assistance

is limited and available only as student loans. They normally pay the standard undergraduate tuition rate. The prehealth office also does not offer any specific scholarships or aid to students in the postFINCH baccalaureate program, according to Plantan. Besides the cost, Plantan also stresses that students need to be ready to handle the “rigorous” course load and realize what it takes to prepare for medical school. “You need to make sure you’ve done the research,” she said. FROM HONG KONG TO MIAMI For Finch, the program represents the first step to becoming a doctor. Her past educational and professional experiences, though sometimes different from medicine, helped her solidify her decision to begin preparing for medical school. In high school, Finch was interested in medicine after working as a doctor’s assistant in a village in Ecuador. She then developed a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in medical health for the village. But when she enrolled at Yale University in 1999, she became interested in Chinese and Japanese history. She graduated in 2003 magna cum laude, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and earned distinction in her major. “I wanted to keep an open mind,” she said. “I really fell in love with history and focused on Chinese classes.”

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After Yale, Finch completed a one-year graduate-level program with the Center for Chinese and American Studies, a partnership with John Hopkins University and Nanjing University in China. The program was conducted entirely in Mandarin and focused on Chinese politics, economics, law and foreign relations. Finch is also fluent in Japanese and Spanish, and has some working knowledge of Portuguese. Her background in Mandarin Chinese allowed her to work in Hong Kong and Tokyo as a corporate attorney, representing international corporations and investment banks. She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007. “I learned a lot, had a great experience and traveled all over the world,” Finch said. Despite all the globe-trotting, Finch felt that the legal perspective did not give her a complete picture. When she returned to New York after working in Hong Kong, she did some pro-bono work with domestic violence survivors and noticed that there was more to their stories. “There was medical care and psychiatric care,” she said. “How could I become more well rounded?” STARTING ANEW When she moved to Miami with her husband, she began to look at postbaccalaureate programs throughout the U.S. She finally decided on UM’s program in order to be close to her husband, and she liked that she could be integrated with UM’s undergraduate student population. “Some other postbac programs had students separated from the student body,” she said. “It’s very fun to be back in school. To be

PHOTO BY HOLLY BENSUR // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER HELPING HANDS: Junior Shannon Van Gundy plants basil at the Miami River Commission by Little Havana in October 2012 as part of Hurricanes Help the Hometown (HHTH), an event for Homecoming week. The Miami River Commission works on a trade system, so that anyone who works on the garden is allowed to take one thing from it in return.

HOMECOMING The final round of the Homecoming King and Queen competition will take place at 8 p.m. Monday in the SAC Ballrooms. Eight men and eight women will compete for the “Mr. and Ms. U-Ville” crowns.

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able to study with great professors and motivated students is an absolute joy.” Before beginning the program last summer, Finch took an MCAT Kaplan course to get used to the exam’s types of questions and become acclimated to a more quantitative mindset. She still has two summer sessions and two semesters of classes left. Finch does not mind the challenging courses and wishes she could remain in school a while longer. She enjoys her physics class and the lab components of the lecture classes because they help her understand the material. “Physics is my favorite class because it’s the foundation of the other sciences,” she said. “But looking at how a physics problem applies to biology – that integration – is really what I love about what I’m studying.” When she is not in class, Finch runs a consulting business called 8 Gate Consulting for international students who are interested in studying in the U.S. Though a postbaccalaureate program can be expensive and time-consuming, Finch visualizes herself as a physician every day and that helps pull her through tough days. She is also grateful to have the support of her family, husband and the prehealth office. “This has been a dream of mine,” she said. “To have the chance to pursue that dream changes your perspective. I discourage people from going into medicine or law for the money. You have to do it because it’s the only career you see yourself doing.” Finch also shadows a primary care physician and sees herself pursuing that realm of medicine or possibly as an obstetrician-gynecologist. She will begin applying to medical schools next fall.

CONSTRUCTION From Monday through Sunday, construction will take place on the shoulder areas of the road on Southwest 57th Avenue between Southwest 40th Street and U.S.-1 throughout the week. Full or partial lane closures will be in effect while this work is being performed. Students are advised to use caution while traveling through this area.

‘CATCHING FIRE’ “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” National Victory Tour will take place at the BankUnited Center from 4-7 p.m. Monday. The doors will open at 4 p.m., cast autographs will take place at 5:30 p.m. and at 6 p.m. the cast will participate in a Q&A

with fans. Cast members in attendance include Sam Claflin (Finnick), Jena Malone (Johanna), Alan Ritchson (Gloss) and Stephanie Leigh Schlund (Cashmere). The event is free and open to the public until venue capacity is reached.

ORGANIZED CHEER Teams participating in Homecoming will compete by presenting skits and musical numbers at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the SAC East and Center Ballrooms. Ashley Martinez may be emailed at amartinez@themiamihurricane.com.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Net-Zero works to improve water sustainability Project recycles water, saves energy in dorm BY SARAH HALL CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Eric Antmann, a graduate student in environmental engineering, compares the recycled water in the net-zero building at the University Village (UV) to bottled mineral water. “Because of the recycling system, this is actually similar to a high-quality mineral water,” he said. “It’s give or take the same mineral level as San Pellegrino.” Antmann is part of the Autonomous NetZero Water Project team that developed a net-zero building. This building is equipped with a sustainable water system that recycles wastewater into clean water to be reused in a safe, economical and low energy manner. The system eliminates the traditional journey that South Florida water takes from the Everglades, to our homes and into the ocean – saving energy, reducing environmental impact and greatly minimizing the potential for a water shortage. The project took four years to complete and was funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. James Englehardt, a professor in civil, architectural and environmental engineering, was awarded the grant and conducted a tour of the facility Friday. “I am writing proposals to keep it running, because we do need research support to keep it going,” he said. “But we eventually got it built, and started in operation last January, but that

was using treated city water and then our water went to sewer, the city sewer. Since June, we went into recycle mode.” Englehardt, with an interdisciplinary team, used groundbreaking techniques to promote sustainable development and water use. “We have a big team of students and various researchers and we test this water three times every day and we can also see on the computer all of the water levels, we can see all of the concentrations, and so we are constantly monitoring, testing, and collecting data,” Englehardt said. “We have lots of data and we are developing publications and so forth.” After the water is used, wastewater travels to the system set up adjacent to the net-zero building. Half of the system is located outside, while the other half is housed in a small section of the nearby parking garage. The water goes through numerous steps to ensure quality. Organic matter, bacteria, metals and other impurities are eliminated. “We are regularly achieving no bacteriological counts in our water through all of this disinfection equipment,” Antmann said. Englehardt also hopes the project will help overcome regulation in addition to reducing energy and water demand. Regulators, such as the Miami Dade Health Department, the Florida Environmental Protection Agency and other related government agencies, don’t have policies in place for systems like the net-zero building. “The regulators don’t know how to permit a system like this yet,” he said. “So this is a research project that would partly help them de-

HOLLY BENSUR // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER SUSTAINABLE LIVING: Eric Antmann, a graduate student in environmental engineering, gives a tour of the Net Zero water system attached to the UV Albenga Garage.

velop regulations that would allow somebody to build a system like this and use it. The only reason we are allowed to do this is because it’s research, because nobody’s done it before.” Students living in the participating apartment were unable to be reached at the time of publication. The net-zero building was originally proposed for 20 students living in Eaton Residential College. But because of rising costs, the number of students was reduced to four. Students applied to live in the net-zero apartment. Two groups of students applied, but

only one could be selected. The participating students had to sign waivers because they are part of a research study. “They have been very cooperative because every once in a while we have to go into the apartment to do something and they’ve been great to work with,” Englehardt said. Students interested in touring the facility, conducting research or helping out can email Englehart and his team at netzerowaterdorm@miami.edu or visit miami.edu/netzerowaterdorm.

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CBS icon to share advice with students Television expert to discuss industry BY ERIKA GLASS MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves will be at the University of Miami on Monday. During his visit, he will discuss his career in television and share his insight with students and faculty. When Moonves joined CBS in 1995, he developed shows like “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Survivor.” He is credited with launching shows like “Friends” and “ER” during his time as president of Warner Bros. Television. He was named president and CEO of CBS Corporation in 2006 and helped make CBS the most-watched network in America. “NCIS,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “60 Minutes” are

all rated No. 1 in television drama, comedy and news program, respectively. “He took CBS from the cellar to the ceiling,” said Ellen Fleysher, chair in broadcast journalism and electronic media at the School of CommunicaMOONVES tion (SoC). “His leadership at CBS is marked by his extraordinary programming skills and creative instinct.” According to the CBS website, international syndication sales have made a significant impact to the company’s revenue under Moonves’ leadership. The company has made deals with large distributors like Netflix and Amazon. “The industry is changing very fast ... there are so many decisions being taken right now,”

journalism professor Yves Colon said. “And Les Moonves is sitting at the table making all kinds of decisions ... CBS just signed a contract with Netflix where you can see ‘Dexter’ now, you don’t have to have Showtime ...” As chief executive officer, Moonves oversees other company operations like the CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network, Showtime Networks and the CW. “This is somebody that you can hear from who is very connected to the industry,” Colon said. “But I think more than that, we are setting very good relationships with CBS, and this is going to mean something for our students now and in the long run for people who want to do internships and so forth.” Moonves will participate in two forums during his visit – first a morning conversation with Paul Driscoll, vice dean of SoC, on the future of broadcast network television and an afterNov. 4 - Nov. 6, 2013

noon session on the entrepreneurial spirit at CBS. The latter talk will take place during a class on media start-ups by professor Ana Francois. “Mr. Moonves’ visit provides a tremendous opportunity for our students, faculty and staff to hear and learn from one of the giants of the television industry,” said SoC Dean Gregory Shepherd in a UM Media Relations press release. “We couldn’t be more grateful or more excited.”

IF YOU GO WHAT: Leslie Moonves’ visit WHEN: “The Future of Broadcast Journalism” discussion at 10:10 a.m. Monday; “Entrepreneurship” talk at 2:30 p.m. Monday WHERE: School of Communication’s Shoma Hall (CIB 3053)

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Students volunteer during Homecoming Service event to be held on Tuesday BY LAYLA HAIDRANI CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

HOLLY BENSUR // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Fans gather to cheer on the Hurricanes TOSSING TANKS: Senior Julie Earl, a member of the Rathskeller Advisory Board, throws #attherat tank tops down to the crowd below. The Rathskeller hosted a watch party for the UM vs. FSU football game on Saturday night.

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For the first year in its history, Hurricanes Help the Hometown (HHTH) will host an oncampus service event on Tuesday because of Saturday’s football game against Florida State University. The event is usually held on the weekend. As part of the service day, HHTH is taking on a new challenge in the fight against world hunger. On Tuesday, student and community volunteers will package 40,000 meals for school lunch programs in developing countries as part of hunger relief organization Stop Hunger Now. The dehydrated, high-protein and nutritious meals will be shipped to other countries. Hurricanes Help the Hometown, University of Miami’s longest standing service day, is an annual event during Homecoming during which UM students, faculty, alumni and staff give their time to different agencies around the community. Students volunteering off campus are bused to their volunteer locations the day of the event. HHTH began its collaboration with Students Together Ending Poverty (STEP) when the organization became aware of a Stop Hunger Now meal-packaging event on campus that prepared 10,000 meals. With the sponsorship, their goal is to raise the number of meals prepared to 40,000. SHN representative Renee Reneau has been working with the organization since senior year of high school. “It is an absolutely amazing organization,” Reneau said. SHN allows groups to host meal-packaging events for 25 cents per meal, Reneau said. The meals are shipped to community partners in countries in need, usually through school lunch programs. Employees from Stop Hunger Now will drive a truck to campus

from its warehouse in Orlando with raw materials such as rice, vegetables and soy to package, which will be used to prepare meals. The group will find out which countries the lunches were sent to four to five weeks after Homecoming. Students are welcome to volunteer at the event in the SAC Activities Center Ballroom, in onehour shifts from noon to 8 p.m. Both preregistered teams competing in Homecoming and walk-up volunteers are welcome the day of the event. Junior Joy Emma Martin is excited to work on Tuesday. “I’m looking forward to participating in Hurricanes Help the Hometown, not only because there is no such tradition in U.K. universities, but also to make a difference through service events,” she said. Committee Vice Chair Niurka Monteserin also encourages students to volunteer for other events as well. There will be a letter writing station to write notes to sick children in Miami area hospitals. There will also be a book drive. “We look forward to Tuesday ... and encourage everyone to come out and help make an impact,” Monteserin said. The Hurricanes Help the Hometown event is co-sponsored by Catholic Campus Ministry, the William R. Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development, the Department of Student Activities and Student Organizations, Students Together Ending Poverty (STEP) and Delta Sigma Pi. IF YOU GO WHAT: Hurricanes Help the Hometown’s meal-packing event WHERE: SAC Center Ballroom WHEN: Noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday 4 For more information on Homecoming and for a complete schedule of events, visit facebook.com/ UMHomecoming.

OPINION speak UP WHAT SPRING CLASS ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT?

Financial derivatives. It’s supposed to be the hardest class, but I want to see what’s so hard about it.

SAM EXLINE SOPHOMORE

Psychology for nursing. I think I want to do that. I did my undergrad in psych so I’m pumped about it.

CARMEN BAZAN SOPHOMORE

MICHELLIE BIANCHINI MBA STUDENT

Wind ensemble because it’s a fantastic ensemble in the music school and we play a great repertoire and it really challenges me as a musician.

KIARA PORRO NURSING STUDENT

A marketing class. I don’t remember what number it is, but marketing is my major and I haven’t really taken it this semester so I’m pretty excited to get back in it.

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It seems that everyone feels that they are deserving of respect, yet very few people want to extend it to others.

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Accuracy should precede immediacy On Friday morning, a gunman opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport, and a TSA officer was killed. As the details unfolded, one major media outlet got lost in the alphabet soup. It inaccurately reported that a former NSA chief – not a TSA employee – had been killed at LAX. The Globe and Mail, the largest national newspaper in Canada, published a story with the headline “Ex-NSA shot dead at LAX, Los Angeles Police say” and said that a radical Christian group had claimed responsibility. Globe and Mail’s source, however, was not LAPD but, in fact, a fake Twitter account with the handle @HeadIineNews, which used the same logo as @BreakingNews. To make matters worse, the story’s byline was given to both Reuters and the Associated Press, even though neither reported these “facts.” The mistakes made by Globe and Mail are obvious. It failed to

consult additional sources, change the byline and look further into the Twitter account it was trusting for information. Nonetheless, these errors are being made more frequently. With breaking news stories, names and numbers may be incorrectly reported to the public. The Navy Yard shooting in September and the Boston bombing in April are two recent examples. Releasing information that has not been fact-checked is inexcusable from any publication. That’s why policies are put in place for conducting thorough and ethical reporting. However, journalists working on a 24-hour news cycle are experiencing rising pressures that have diminished the emphasis placed on following these policies. The race to be the first to break the news has superseded the desire to be correct. And while it is important to disseminate information as early as possible if it promotes public safety, the report

won’t be beneficial at all when the information is false. Many argue that journalists are simply giving the public what it wants: instant access to information. But perhaps it’s not as much about the consumers as it is about the competition. Each news outlet knows the other is ready to hit “publish” on the online story, and every one wants to pounce on the opportunity to be the first. The truth is, as consumers, we would be content waiting a bit longer for a breaking news alert on our smartphones if we could be guaranteed that the notification was accurate. It’s a trade-off. The media should know that consumers are prepared to sacrifice immediacy for accuracy. But it should never be the other way around. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

Student workers deserve respect

n addition to taking on a full course load, some college students also work part- or full-time jobs to help offset the cost. I am one of those students. In the two jobs that I’ve held at the University of Miami, one common factor has stood out: the customer service element. While many TAYLOR DUCKETT STAFF of the students I have had to interact COLUMNIST with over the past three years have been pleasant, just as many have not. Oftentimes, students who work on campus are disrespected while at work. I have actually seen students curse and yell at my co-workers because things aren’t going their way. But belligerence is not how adults resolve issues. At the Rathskeller, for example, student customers have resorted to obnoxious behavior in order to get the attention of their student servers. Then, at the end of their meals, they don’t even leave a tip, regardless of the quality of service they received. Rude attention-seeking behavior will only make the

student servers less likely to want to respond. And it makes a potentially stressful job more stressful than it needs to be. Although the students who work at the Rat earn a paycheck, tips are just as important, and they work hard for them. If you were at a “normal” restaurant, you probably wouldn’t treat the servers the same way. One potential cause of disrespectful behavior is a lack of understanding. At times, many students don’t realize that they are interacting with other students when they approach someone at work, especially when the job places a student in a position of authority. Or, perhaps students feel frustrated by the quality of service they are receiving, but they do not have another form of expressing their feelings and they resort to disrespectful behavior. It seems that everyone feels that they are deserving of respect, yet very few people want to extend it to others. When you see students at work, think before you act. It’s difficult enough having a job in college. Don’t make it any harder for your peers. Taylor Duckett is a junior majoring in economics. Nov. 4 - Nov. 6, 2013

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s the beginning of each semester looms near, and we prepare to register for classes and cut a rather nice-sized check to the University of Miami, has it ever dawned JORDAN on your why you have COYNE to sell your left leg in orSTAFF COLUMNIST der to pay your bills? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that regardless of how many classes you register for, our flat-rate tuition covers 20 credits each semester. As a freshman, my adviser helped me register for my first 15 credits, which she told me was the maximum I could take. In order to meet the 120-credit minimum that most majors require in a four-year span, students are required to continue taking 15 credits each semester until they graduate. However, most freshmen come in with a plethora of credits from their Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams allowing them to take the minimum 12 credits that the university requires. As a continuing undergraduate student, my yearly tuition rate costs $41,580, according to UM’s cost of attendance breakdown. This makes each credit worth $2,079. Let’s say for argument’s sake, I’m intelligent and I came in as a freshman with 30 credits from my 10 AP classes from high school. That means that I only have to take 12 credits every semester until I graduate, which means that I am paying roughly $133,000 over the course of four years for classes that I am not taking. I say roughly because somehow each year our tuition is hiked up more and more each year, so who knows how much extra I’d actually be paying. Rather than continue to put your money to waste, I encourage you to take as many credits as you can honestly handle. This semester I am taking 19 credits (six classes and one practicum session), and I plan to do the same in the spring. It is highly unlikely that I will get to learn three languages, study photography and sports writing, and be mentored by a Holocaust survivor at any other point in my life than during college. Look in to classes that interest you and take them. College is the time for us to find our passions and learn as much as we can. You’re already paying for these courses, regardless of if you enroll in them, so you might as well sit down and learn a thing or two.

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hese days, everyone has some sort of online outlet for expression, whether it is a blog, Facebook profile or Twitter account, social media lets us MELANIE share whatever we MARTINEZ want, whenever we CONTRIBUTING want. COLUMNIST But what if you truly had to think before you pressed the “enter” key? A journalist in China was recently arrested for posting about the alleged corruption of certain government officials on his blog. This made me think of all the times I’ve scrolled through my Facebook newsfeed and found countless posts criticizing the government – from “I wish people in Congress would let go of their egos and come to an agreement” to “OBAMA SUCKS I’M MOVING TOO CANADA.”

No matter the content, no matter the truth or falsity, no matter the grammatical errors, everyone in the United States is allowed to speak their minds, provided they are not endangering anybody by doing so. Unfortunately, the same does not go for the citizens of China. The arrested journalist, Liu Hu, was charged with defamation and had his posts deleted. News analysts call the charge a speech crime and consider it part of the Chinese government’s recent campaign to tighten control over the Internet. In a separate case, four people were arrested for posting about government dissatisfaction on a social media forum. Several other journalists and a high-profile blogger were also arrested for their online writings. The new Internet guidelines are meant to crack down on “rumor-mongering.” Many believe it is a tool being used by the ruling Communist Party to cut down on criticism and control Internet opinions. China’s lack of freedom of expression

Unpaid internships still provide experience

onde Nast, the leading magazine company behind The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue, recently ended its internship program after JESS SWANSON STAFF COLUMNIST two former interns sued for getting paid below minimum wage. Now, eager college students are wincing because their foot in the door was abruptly slammed on. I was accepted to the Conde Nast program last summer (although I decided to intern at an alternative weekly). The biggest tragedy of the company’s decision is that willing students will lose an opportunity to gain valuable career experience. I have had almost full-time internships for the last four semesters at two different publications and I wasn’t paid a dime by either. While it would have been nice to receive some financial compensation for my labor, money was not the reason I took on an internship. I have an extensive writing portfolio and well-known references — which will add legitimacy to my resume come May — but, more importantly, my internships gave me direction and validated my reasons for pursuing writing and journalism. I talked to people in the office, sat in at copy meetings and eavesdropped on different conversaNov. 4 - Nov. 6, 2013

contributes to a closed society that stifles new ideas and healthy communal debate: two factors that are essential for progress in a country. In contrast, Americans’ freedom to exchange ideas is the key to our nation’s growth. Being allowed to question the government sheds light on issues that may need to be addressed. It’s the gateway to positive change. Remember when President Obama was elected and people wrote posts and made memes calling him an “Islamic terrorist?” And then all those people were arrested and charged for doing so? Yeah, me neither. So keep posting, my fellow Internetusers, because whether it be your criticism of the government or your cat wearing hipster glasses, you’re safe here in the states. And I’m thankful for that freedom to press enter. Melanie Martinez is a sophomore majoring in journalism.

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Alumnus reflects

tions. And through that, I’ve pieced together exactly what I want and don’t want to do when it comes time to apply for a paid job. Certainly, I’ve felt the toll of piling a full-time course load on Tuesdays and Thursdays (especially around midterms and finals) and there have been times when I’ve had to do uninteresting things: I transcribed interviews, mailed packages and manned a check-in counter during events. I’ve seen the eye-rolling and frustrated sighs of other unpaid interns. Before you take on an internship, it’s important to know exactly what the company expects from you, and it’s your responsibility to make sure it’s filled with career-boosting experiences. Some of the other students in my classes have no idea what they want to do when they graduate. That’s OK for some, but that uncertainty scares me more than the thought of being unemployed. I’d like to think I got more out of my internship than the companies I worked for got out of me. Sure, I did mindless busy work for free, but I also know exactly what I want to be when I grow up, and that’s priceless. If additional companies cut their internship programs, it will hurt the eager students more than a lawsuit will hurt the company.

s an alumnus, I recall the university attempting to squash the image of Suntan U. While the university accepted the vast majority of applicants for financial reasons, it weeded out many new students during their first semester to support a tough academic reputation. As a biology major, this was proven with there being many sections of biology 101 during freshman year, and only one section of developmental biology by year three. I saw many new students flock to the beach or the pool in place of the classroom, only to find them missing come the spring semester. The Suntan U Tshirt that sold in the bookstore was banned during my days at the U. The biology program was ranked as one of the top in the country, right behind Stanford. I had to study up to eight hours a day, at least five days a week to keep up. Yet my fellow business and social science students studied much less for the same grades. I cherish my education and my personal development which came to pass with my days at Miami. I am proud of the changes implemented by Presidents Stanford, Foote and Shalala. I am proud of where the University is today and most importantly, I am very proud to be an alumnus. My days as an RA resulted in a career in higher education which has lasted over 30 years. I have held the position of dean at four different institutions, worked with a professional football team for a few years, and have served in an elected position in my town for eight years. I owe much of this success to the great education and great times which I experienced at the U.

Jess Swanson is a senior majoring in journalism and English literature.

Dave Bergen, ’78

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Two years after coming together to form a band, The Neighbourhood have already toured with well-known bands like The 1975, performed at Coachella and released a successful debut album, titled “I Love You” with popular tracks like “Sweater Weather” and “Female Robbery.” The Neighbourhood – consisting of singer Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, drummer Bryan Sammis and bassist Mikey Margott – will end the year with a few select dates in the U.S. before traveling to the U.K. in February for another tour with The 1975. The group will perform at West Palm Beach’s Coastline Festival on Sunday, along with bands like Passion Pit and Matt And Kim. The Miami Hurricane got the chance to talk to Sammis about Super Smash Bros., songwriting and traveling the world. THE MIAMI HURRICANE: Congratulations on all your success. You guys have been all over the world at this point. What is one of the most memorable countries or cities that you’ve visited? BRYAN SAMMIS: First of all, thank you. I appreciate that. It’s funny, my favorite place that I’ve ever been in my life, apart from the band, is New Orleans. I lived there for a while. We’ve actually never played there though; I think we’re playing there in March. As a band, we went to Australia. That was insane. That was one of the moments where it all kind of first hit me, that we got off the plane and I was like, “I’m in Australia right now because of music. Music got me here.” And it was on my bucket list, Australia and Japan. We haven’t been to Japan yet. TMH: Do you prefer headlining your own shows or performing at festivals? BS: Headlining, definitely. Festivals are cool, but nothing beats a headlining show. You get to set the whole mood; it’s your fans that come to the show. It’s a surreal feeling, you know what I mean, everybody’s there for you. Whereas a festival, even though you get to play for more people, not everybody is there for you. TMH: You’ve toured with some awesome bands like The 1975. If you could tour with anybody in the industry today, who would it be? BS: I mean, personally, I’d love to tour with like Drake. Drake is someone who we listen to all the time. I think that a lot of the music that we have coming out could go along really well … It’d be tight if you know the Gorillaz got back and did a tour, and tour with them. Or the Cardigans or something. Then again, it’s a weird dynamic. Like I just said, I prefer headlining a show. Honestly, a dream tour for me is the one we’re on. Ghost Loft is one of our good friends. We share the same manager and we all love his music. And then Lovelife is opening for us, those are some of my best friends and without a doubt hands-down my favorite band out right now.

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And I think they’re gonna do really, really, really big things in the music industry. I’ve watched them – including last night – every single night of the entire tour and we have two dates left. I watch them every night because I’m fortunate enough to get to watch one of my favorite bands and some of my best friends every single night. TMH: What’s one of your favorite songs to perform live? BS: “Afraid” has been like a constant. Since our first show ever, people go nuts when we play that song and it’s a fun one to play, so that’s always been one. “How” is great … it sounds huge you know? Those two, probably “What Do You Want From Me?” … and we have a little jam that we do at the end of the song that’s not on record ... TMH: What are some must-haves on tour?

BS: It changed now. We toured in a van for so long, and this is our first tour ever with a bus. And now that we have a bus, things have changed. Like we had Nintendo 64 in the back lounge and we played it nonstop. Like Super Smash Brothers was like a nightly thing that we played for like two months. That game never gets old; that’s a classic game … Your laptop. I mean, we continuously make music on the road. We have a whole new project that’s done, sitting in my laptop right now that we made on the road. That’s incredible with the technology that we have today that we can do that. TMH: What’s the songwriting process like for you guys? Do the lyrics come first or does the music come first? BS: It totally depends. I mean, with our new stuff that we were writing, a lot of the music Nov. 4 - Nov. 6, 2013

came first … We don’t usually write in a band setting ... that’s not usually how it works with us. It’s worked a couple times … But yeah, I mean it totally depends on the song. TMH: What’s up next for you guys? BS: Well, our music video for “Afraid” just came out … we have some select dates in November and December. In February, we go out with The 1975 in the UK. They came out here and opened up for us, and now we’re going out there and opening up for them. They’re good friends of ours and they’re doing really, really well over there, so it should be fun … But like I said, we have this whole new project that I don’t know when it’s gonna come out, don’t have an exact date. But it should be relatively soon.

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