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October 6 - 9, 2006 THE HURRICANE NEWS 1 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 pagetwo information you need what’s going on? newsbriefs OCT TODAY Looking for a career or internship posi- UMNEWS tion in accounting? Then stop by the 6 Accounting Career Fair from noon to 3 Renowned Mexican author to speak at UM p.m. in the Wellness Center. Profes- Mexican author Carlos Monsivais will give recipient of the XVI “Premio de Literatura Latino and Literatures and the Latin American Studies sional dress is required, and students a lecture on “Profecias Latino Americanas” at Americana y del Caribe Juan Rulfo” for Latin Degree Program will sponsor the lecture, which are asked to bring their ‘Cane Card and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Learning Center American Literature and the Caribbean. will be presented in Spanish and is open to the copies of their resume. Room 120. Monsivais is one of Latin America’s The Center for Latin American Studies public. most well-known cultural critics and is a recent (CLAS), the Department of Foreign Languages The fi lm 49 Up will be screened at the Cosford Cinema at 6:30 p.m. Admis- Pearson evacuated at 4 a.m. Wednesday sion is free with ‘Cane Card. At 4 a.m. Wednesday morning a small evacuated the building and were forced to investigated. The Department of Residence Halls OCT SATURDAY fi re was started in the third fl oor hallway of the remain outside for approximately one hour is looking for anyone with information related to The UM Equestrian Club will be host- Pearson Residential College. Student residents while Coral Gables Police and Fire Department the incident. ing an exhibition clinic at Tally Ho 7 farms from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities Incident causes University Village garage closure include riding demonstrations by club The North Garage of University Village was surfboard attached to the roof of a car hit a fi re niencing students whose cars were parked in members and pony rides. RSVP by closed down temporarily Tuesday night after a sprinkler, disrupting the system and inconve- the garage while moving in. emailing [email protected].

Grammy award-winning Cuban singer Albita will be giving a concert show- casing popular Cuban music from 8 ELSEWHERE p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall. Tickets range $10 to $30. Former Palestinian militant to speak at Columbia U. BY AMANDA ERICKSON OCT SUNDAY COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR (COLUMBIA U.) Can’t get enough showtunes? Come 8 watch The World Goes Round: A (U-WIRE) NEW YORK - A former Palestinian has since renounced terrorism. ber 2004, with the support of the Walid Shoebat Musical Tribute to Kander and Ebb at militant will speak on campus next Wednesday The goal of the evening, said College Foundation, Koach, Netzach Yisrael, Chai Society, 2 p.m. in the Ring Theatre. The show after receiving an invitation from the Columbia Republicans President Chris Kulawik, CC ‘08, is to Columbia Chabad and Hasbara Fellowships. will feature popular songs from Caba- University College Republicans. hear from people who have chosen to turn away He also visited Harvard Law School, Princ- ret, Funny Lady, Chicago and many Walid Shoebat, a former member of the from violence. eton University, and Massachusetts Institute of more. For tickets, call 305-284-3355. Palestinian Liberation Organization who now But some students said they were upset by Technology, as well as communities in London identifi es himself as a pro-Israel advocate, is the invitation. and Chile. OCT MONDAY one of three speakers slated to talk at the event, “I don’t even feel that his invitation merits In December 2005, Shoebat’s visit to spectrUM will host a candlelight vigil entitled “Hate, Terror, Indoctrination, Redemption a real response,” said Omar Siddiqi, CC ‘09 and Princeton was cancelled. While university offi cials 9 from 8 to 10 p.m. on the UC Rock to & Peace.” Shoebat also spoke at Columbia two president of the Muslim Students Association. said at the time that they nixed the visit because kick-off Coming Out Week. years ago. The other two speakers are Hilmar von “Any intelligent person on campus won’t give the Whalid Shoebat Foundation began promot- Campe, a former member of the Nazi Youth, and heed to anything he has to say.” ing the speech nationally, Shoebat accused the The Bergonzi String Quartet and the Zak Anani, a former leader of an Arab gang who Shoebat last came to Columbia in Novem- university of trying to silence him. Miami Saxophone Quartet will hold a concert at 8 p.m. in the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall. Tickets are ETC. $8 for students and $15 for general The Study Abroad offi ce will be accepting late applications for the upcoming spring semester programs. However, late applicants will not be eligible admission. for IEEP scholarships. Visit www.miami.edu/studyabroad for more information.

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SPORTS EDITOR COPY EDITOR Gaby Bruna Letters, with a suggested length of 300 words, at the rate of $50 per year. must be signed and include a copy of your Sigman Splichal Denis Brown Dara Solomon student ID card, phone number, and year in ©2006 University of Miami school. 1 copy per person, 50 cents after 2 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE October 6 - 9, 2006 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 3 Changes ahead for students taking MCAT July of 2005 to convert the test to a computer-based for- has changed. Students have to accept this instead of being New computerized test mat. intimidated.” The changes are designed to make the testing process The scores from the trial computer-based tests taken in to take over in 2007 easier for students, but, as reported last year in an article August will come out in the second week of October. The BY KARYN MESHBANE in the Miami Hurricane, a Kaplan survey of 3,858 pre-med AAMC will then compare these scores with scores from the CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER students found that 82 percent of students feel that they will paper-and-pencil format. perform worse on the new version of the MCAT. Matt Fidler, director of MCAT programs at Kaplan Starting this January, the Medical College Admission “I’d rather take a paper exam any day because it’s hard- Test Prep and Admissions, suggested that students start tak- Test will undergo drastic changes, switching from pencil and er to concentrate on the computer,” Nitin Aggarwal, a se- ing practices tests on the computer to become comfortable paper to a computer-based format. Also, the with an electronic test. new test will have fewer questions, more sched- “When a student goes to take the real uled testing dates and shorter testing time. thing, they will have already gotten their feet The automated process is being touted to wet,” Fidler said. expedite the notification of MCAT scores to Fidler also suggested that students regis- test-takers and allow medical schools to acceler- ter months in advance for their testing date. ate the enrollment process. The computer-based The new MCAT will be offered 19 times on format is also said to ensure regularity between 17 different days instead of twice a year, but testing sites. the new testing sites will only accommodate The MCAT is not the first graduate school about 20 students. test to switch to a computer-based format. The Registration for January test dates will Graduate Record Exam (GRE), Graduate Man- begin on Nov. 15. Registration for popular agement Admission Test (GMAT) and Optom- summer months like June and July will begin etry Admissions Test (OAT) are all taken on the as early as Feb. 14. computer. Still, the MCAT has different types Fidler pointed out that test-takers al- of questions that might require scratch work. ready have to worry about learning multiple Sean Lynch, outreach Director at Princ- subjects and building stamina to take a five- eton Review, believes that the reading compre- hour test, so students should not also worry hension section of the MCAT might be more about registration. challenging because students will not be able Jennifer Tang, a pre-med student, is to highlight or take notes. He suggests that stu- currently enrolled in a Princeton Review dents come prepared for sections like the read- course. ing comprehension that will be different than standardized nior and pre-med student, said. “There’s nothing physically “I’m a little scared because I’m not used to taking tests tests they have taken in the past. in front of you.” online,” Tang said. Tang also emphasized the importance of “I feel the test online might be shorter,” Nisha Viswa- Though the new format will not take full effect until taking online tests to familiarize oneself with the computer- nathan said, “but you cannot highlight or take notes on the January, a number of testing sites have experimented with based format. computer.” Viswanathan is a pre-med student who already the computerized version. The Association of American Students interested in taking a practice computer-based took the non-computerized version of the MCAT Medical Colleges, a non-profit organization involved in the MCAT can go online to Kaptest.com/MCAT or Princeton- The MCAT will be administered at Thomas Promet- accreditation of medical schools, is the principle administra- Review.com. ric Centers, a corporation that provides technology-enabled tor of the MCAT and has tested the electronic format on a testing and assessment services. Thomas Prometric teamed few thousand students over the previous year. Karyn Meshbane may be contacted at k.meshbane@umiami. up with the Association of American Medical Colleges in “People fear the unknown,” said Lynch. “The MCAT edu renovations are planned for summer 2008

the first year of the project will be behind-the-scenes struc- Gradual upgrades tural developments, the most significant of renovations will take place over the summer of 2008. The affect of the rede- to improve seating, velopment during the 2008 football season will be minimal, according to Orange Bowl website, since only the areas under scoreboards construction will be closed. The City of Miami’s Orange Bowl, originally built in BY ALEXANDRA VASQUEZ 1937, has gone through several renovations throughout the CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER years. The planned renovations will focus on the areas of the stadium that have not been updated since the 1970s. The Miami Orange Bowl redevelopment project is cur- Repeated attempts by The Miami Hurricane to contact rently scheduled for completion by the 2009 football season Paul Dee, the director of athletics at UM, were unsuccessful. and estimated to cost about $150 million. BILLY GILBERT // Hurricane Staff For the University of Miami community, the Orange One of the stated goals of the project, which is under FIXING IT UP: A crane works on the score board min- Bowl Redevelopment website says that the Orange Bowl the management of Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., is to restore the utes before the UM vs Houston game on Saturday. stands for the legacy of the Hurricane football team and its Orange Bowl to its former structural prominence. The venue new light towers and fixtures, as one of the project’s central firmly established traditions. will be able to accommodate Miami Hurricane fans more fea- goals. Plans also include upgrades to seating and concourse “Going to watch the football games at the Orange Bowl sibly and provide a superior game day experience, according areas; restoration of restrooms and concessions; and the ad- is one of the most exciting experiences at the University of to the City of Miami’s Orange Bowl redevelopment website. dition of state-of-the-art scoreboards. The first renovation, completed in early August, involves While most of the work done to the Orange Bowl within SEE STADIUM, PAGE 5 October 6 - 9, 2006 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 3 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 4 Shalala leads gender bias study

no excuse—in fact, the report could have been called ‘No Ex- New report shows lack of cuses.’” Shalala said that UM is committing itself to hiring wom- female faculty in science, en and minorities, wherever positions need to be filled. Talent must be hired while making sure that there is no difference engineering between opportunities for young women and men. Ana Mari Cauce, senior vice provost of the University BY MEGAN ONDRIZEK of Washington, study committee member and UM graduate CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER believes that change should occur nationally. “I really believe this will make a difference, but I know Engineering: seven. Chemistry: one. Physics and Com- that this is not an easy problem and I know that it takes a lot COURTESY NBC.COM puter Science: none. No, that is not the score of a science of energy and effort,” Cauce (B.A. ’77) said. DISCUSSING BIAS: President Donna Shalala was iin- competition; it is the number of female faculty in some sci- For Dean M. Lewis Temares of the College of Engineer- terviewed by NBC's Brian Williams on Sep. 18. ence and engineering departments at the University of Mi- ing, the right word is awareness. ami. “If we call attention to the fact that these are well-respect- Engineering. And those numbers only confirm what a recent study re- ed professions, that may thwart some of the biases against Vanessa Garcia, a sophomore and biomedical engineer- ports—women scientists and engineers are underrepresented them,” Temares said. ing student, recognizes that the presence of women in engi- at research universities. The report, entitled Beyond Bias and With those biases being both gender and ethnic-related, neering is increasing but is still not enough. Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and the report suggests that University leaders counteract bias in “I would like to see more women teaching and see the Engineering, was released Sept. 18 by the National Academies hiring and promotion by publicizing the gender makeup of differences between the experiences,” Garcia said. “If we get and written by a committee chaired by President Donna E. faculty each year. to see more women actually teaching it would give us that Shalala. Michael R. Halleran, dean of the College of Arts and drive to keep achieving.” The Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women Sciences, lists diversifying faculty as one of the school’s pri- The report relates to a federal study conducted last June, in Academic Science and Engineering found that women are orities. which shows progress for female college students and stagna- likely to face discrimination in every field of science and en- “You have to get the most talented faculty to offer the tion for males. Nationally, women earn 27 percent of the de- gineering. Although women are earning more degrees than best education to the students,” Halleran said. grees in mathematics and statistics and one-fourth of physics men in the fields, they simply are not being hired. The numbers of females majoring in science and engi- and astronomy degrees. “It’s not that there aren’t women anymore, because the neering has increased, with 62 percent of undergraduates in pools look quite healthy in most areas,” Shalala said. “There’s Arts and Sciences and just fewer than 30 percent female in Megan Ondrizek may be contacted at [email protected].

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College of Engineering gets esteemed new associate dean Associate dean finds time for work and family BY MEGAN ONDRIZEK CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER Off the top of her head, Helena Solo- Gabriele can name at least five personal ca- reer accomplishments, and as of mid-August, she can add another to her list: being named associate dean for research in the College of Engineering. “The position wasn’t something I was actively pursuing,” Solo-Gabriele said. “It was just an opportunity that came up.” Upon completing both her undergradu- GABY BRUNA // Hurricane Staff ate and Master’s work in civil engineering at FEMALE FORCE: Miami native Helena UM, Solo-Gabriele went on to receive her Solo-Gabriele is the new associate Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering dean for research in the College of from MIT. Engineering. Instead of living by a ten-year plan, Solo-Gabriele says she jumps when the tim- need to be overcome,” she said. “The upper ing is right. administration needs to make sure that these “I know what I want to do at the current stumbling blocks are not there.” time and I pursue what I like,” she said. “I According to Solo-Gabriele, administra- try to keep as many doors open and as many tive obstacles make it difficult for individual opportunities possible.” researchers, which is why a shift of focus is Prior to her position as associate dean, needed. She hopes to increase research pro- Solo-Gabriele was associate chair of the ductivity in the CoE, in collaboration with Civil, Architectural and Environmental En- other departments. gineering department; she later acted as in- And while she acknowledges the diffi- terim chair until a new hire could be found. culty in juggling her workload with her per- She is also a professor in the department, sonal life, Solo-Gabriele manages to do so teaching two courses this semester. with the support of her family. While a recent study sheds light on the A Miami native, Solo-Gabriele spends lack of female faculty in science and engi- her downtime with husband Frank and their neering, Solo-Gabriele is thankful for the op- daughters, Christina, 11, and Elizabeth, 4. portunities she has been afforded. “Not only myself, but other women may Megan Ondrizek may be contacted at see some building blocks or obstacles that [email protected]. Orange Bowl to be slowly updated

STADIUM FROM PAGE 3 I’m very skeptical of construction project deadlines.” Miami,” Abby Goodson, a sophomore, said. Perhaps the biggest fears for students “The stadium definitely needs to be updated come with the realization that the Orange so that it can match the quality of our team Bowl is in an obvious state of disrepair and and its competitors.” renovations are necessary, so any setback As the renovation project continues, fears would provide for disappointment. of delays in the construction process have “Whatever they need to do to have the surfaced. With the setbacks at the University at the Orange Bowl again needs Village and School of Communication, En- to be done,” Adam Simon, a junior, said. “I gineering and Nursing building projects still would love a JumboTron. Instant replay is fresh in their minds, some students are not the best thing to ever be invented.” holding their breath for the redevelopments For more information about the Orange to be complete by the scheduled date. Bowl and the redevelopment project, please “How can we be sure that this renova- visit www.miamigov.com/orangebowl tion of the Orange Bowl will be on sched- ule?” Dan Thibodeau, a junior, said. “From Alexandra Vasquez may be contacted at what we’ve seen over the past year in this city, [email protected] October 6 - 9, 2006 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 5 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 6 opinion

letter to the editor by Patrick Gibbons

BUSH ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T KNOW THE 'ENEMY' IN WAR ON TERROR Mark Foley's walk of shame, for the layman The first rule of war is to know the enemy. De- In 1990, Mark Foley was elected priest. You’re probably saying, “Okay, so the guy is a drunk- cades after Vietnam, when U.S. and Vietnamese offi- as a Republican to the House en pedophile. He resigned his seat. He’s getting help. Most cials sat down to talk over what might have been, for- of Representatives, and two years later likely, he will be prosecuted. It’s not like anyone else in Con- mer Defense Secretary Robert McNamara got into to the Florida Senate. His quick rise gress knew about this.” Ah, if only that were the case. an argument with former Viet Cong General Giap. continued in 1994, when he was elected Almost immediately, the Republican Party at large start- We fought the war thinking that once the Vietnamese to the US House of Representatives in ed to get in trouble. As long ago as last November, three of fell to communism, they would join hands with the Newt Gingrich’s “Republican Revolu- the top Republicans in the House knew about Foley’s con- Chinese and attack U.S. interests across the globe. tion.” He won re-election five times, and duct and failed to report him. But these congressmen are We saw communism as a monolithic front against remained in the House until two Fridays ago. Until recently, hardly important: Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, democracy. Giap asked McNamara how a country he was very popular among his constituents, and regularly House Majority Leader John Boehner, and Tom Reynolds, so rich could not afford history books, because Viet- enjoyed more than 60% of the vote. chairman of the House Republican Campaign Committee. nam had struggled against China for 1000 years for Foley was well known in Congress for his fierce opposi- Life is already tough enough for a Republican without independence and would fight to the last man rather tion to child pornography, and chaired the House Caucus on this scandal. Many analysts in both parties are already pre- than be China’s puppet. Far from becoming a men- Missing and Exploited Children. He was also a deputy whip dicting that the Democrats will win back the House in No- acing danger, Vietnam has not threatened or killed in the House. This summer, Representative Foley was one vember. The Bush Administration’s record and policy in Iraq a single American since the war ended. We did not of the chief authors of legislation targeting child sex preda- is such a burden to congressmen that the president is rarely know the enemy, and it cost us 58,226 soldiers and tors. President Bush signed this bill into law in July, which asked to attend campaign events. An underage gay sex scan- killed millions of innocent civilians. created a national sex offender database. At the time, Foley dal is all they need to please the Bible Belt voters. The Bush administration constantly tries to im- gushed about his accomplishment: “We used to track library Republicans are currently in a tailspin. Several more press on us that terrorism is a monolithic front. All books better than we do sex offenders, but this bill will even seats once thought relatively secure will probably go to Dem- we hear from them is the vague idea that terrorists that score.” It came as a shock, then, when reports of sexual ocrats now. Foley’s seat will almost certainly go to the Demo- are out to get us. If you talk of terrorists as acting emails and instant messages between Foley and a young male cratic challenger, Tim Mahoney, thanks in part to a Florida in a single group, then it impresses the idea that ter- congressional page forced his resignation last Friday. law requiring that Foley’s name remain on the ballot regard- rorists are all united. For instance, “they hate us be- Last summer, Rep. Foley, who is single, began e-mail less of the new nominee. Reynolds, already in a tight race, cause they hate our freedom.” This is the subtle way correspondence with a former congressional page, asking for could easily lose his seat to his challenger. And to top things Bush fooled the American public into believing that his age – 16 at the time – and a picture. Last November, the off, leaders in both parties are calling for Hastert to resign his Saddam Hussein could join hands with al-Qaida. To boy went to the St. Petersburg Times and the Miami Herald with position as Speaker. this day, Bush does not care to draw distinctions be- the emails, which were described as “very inappropriate.” No, it’s not a good time to be a Republican in Congress. tween different terrorist groups, so we cannot even On Sept. 28, ABC News finally reported on the story. Foley’s It is, though, much safer to be an underage male congres- tell who or what we are now fighting. challenger called for an investigation, but Foley, unsurpris- sional page these days. Foley is certainly to blame, but let Liberals are not the cause of failure in Iraq just ingly, dismissed the allegations as partisan attacks. The next me pose a question a professor of mine asked: Who is more as they were not during Vietnam. We fail because the day, it got a whole lot juicier, when sexually explicit instant despicable, a man with severe psychological problems who administration has no clear grasp of the situation, messages to other underage pages came out and Foley was commits a wrong, or the arrogant men who stand by and even muddles it to cover what they are perpetrating, forced to resign – as many as 52 conversations have already let children be harassed when they had the power to stop it? and somehow there are people in this country still been published. I would recommend looking up Foley’s IM conversations. naïve enough to take politicians at their word. Foley asked one page, “Do I make you a little horny?” They are too disturbing and disgusting to repeat here, but I’m and also said he wanted to undress him and have sex with sure you will get quite a few laughs out of them. Just remem- Sincerely, him. On another occasion, he left the floor of the House of ber, next time you’re on AOL Instant Messenger, if you get Representatives during a vote on an emergency appropria- an IM from a guy called “Maf54,” just tell him you’re of age, Dan Ohrenstein tions bill for the War in Iraq to have cyber sex in his office. and here’s betting he’ll suddenly have less interest in whether UMiami ‘08 With a 16 year-old. he makes you a little horny or not. Mark Foley checked into rehab for alcoholism on Mon- day, and yesterday, Foley’s lawyer claimed that Foley was Patrick Gibbons is a senior majoring in political science and deeply disturbed after having been molested as a child by his communications. He may be contacted at [email protected] MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE- SPEAK YOUR MIND HURRICANE- SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR [email protected] or ONLINE.COM www.thehurricaneonline.com/lettertotheeditor

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"For condoning Congressman Foley’s behavior, Dennis Hastert must resign immediately.” - chris fi sher, staff columnist by chris fi sher Hastert's house of ill repute speak In this installment of Lay resigned from Congress. He is awaiting his er, and the Chair of the National Republican UP! “109th in Review,” we’ll day in court. Congressional Committee. As the list goes on, What is Sebastian take a look at how mis- Republican Bob “Mayor of Capitol Hill” this sickening scandal bears painful fruit: these management and poor Ney of Ohio’s 18th District pled guilty to brib- Republicans were more interested in protecting wearing under his oversight led to the shame- ery and corruption just last month. He, too, their majority in Congress than protecting high suit? ful resignations of not one, resigned from Congress in disgrace and is schoolers from a sexual predator. but four United States con- awaiting sentencing. Prosecutors are seeking 27 For condoning and covering up Congress- gressmen in the disastrous, months in prison. man Foley’s reprehensible behavior and for do-nothing 109th Congress. Republican Mark “Do I make you a little overseeing a culture of corruption so perva- Republican Randy “Duke” Cunningham horny?” Foley of Florida’s 16th District abrupt- sive that Jack Abramoff is a household name, of California’s 50th District pled guilty to re- ly resigned from Congress after sexually explicit Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert must re- ceiving $2.4 million in bribes from a defense electronic messages with 16-year-old male con- sign immediately. contractor in exchange for federal contracts. gressional pages surfaced. He chaired the sub- The rest of the cowardly Republican con- MICHAEL TENEN The former congressman resigned his seat and committee on missing and exploited children gressmen—including Tom Reynolds who, senior is currently serving eight years and four months and will likely be prosecuted under a law that physically hid behind a wall of children at a “G-String.” in prison. he wrote last July. The last day of the 109th press conference on Monday—failed to speak Republican Tom “I am the federal gov- Congress was marred by this lurid scandal that up to protect these teenagers in the absence of ernment” DeLay of Texas’s 22nd District was gets more and more disgusting with each pass- Speaker Hastert’s morality, and must be held to indicted by a federal grand jury for being pure ing day, each passing revelation. account. evil. The indictment forced him to resign his Perhaps the most disturbing part of the These Republicans are the problem. Your role as House Majority Leader. After careful Foley scandal is the extent to which Repub- vote is the solution. review of the Texas Penal Code, the prosecutor lican House leadership went to cover it up. determined that it was not against Texas law to By last spring, knowledge of Foley’s affinity Chris Fisher is a senior majoring in motion pic- be pure evil, so he settled for money launder- for the young was common in the upper ech- tures and political science. He may be contacted at ing and conspiracy. Once two of DeLay’s aides elons of Republican leadership in the House: [email protected]. He is so ready to vote Demo- MARGARET MURRAY pled guilty to Abramoff-related corruption, De- the Speaker of the House, the Majority Lead- crat! senior “Nothing.” by bethany quinn Bush words, actions entice jihadists A report came out must destroy terrorism.” This argument is sion. It’s one thing for soldiers to live in violent recently which stated that problematic, to say the least, but it appeals to realities, it’s quite another for a belligerent he- going into Iraq was a mis- mob rationality. When we went into Iraq, how- gemony to numb another nation’s civil society take, because our expand- ever, he added another clause to his simplistic by converting its daily reality into one where CHRISTINA VERDERAME ed aggression now serves rationale: Islamic culture breeds terrorism. their national autonomy is violently, mun- senior as a rallying cry for the This argument, and the ensuing invasion, danely suppressed. “A bra...wait is it a girl jihadist movement (Bush completely justified Jihadist logic to the rest “Take it lying down.” Or, perhaps more under there?” called this expert analysis of the Muslim world. We are trying to take appropriately, “Turn over and take it. Relax, “naïve.” I wouldn’t have had the audacity to them over – this is the second country we’ve or it’ll hurt more.” baselessly criticize experts, but Dubya’s an ex- attacked, and we’re still talking about invad- Bush was quoted by the AP as saying, pert on the subject of naïveté.) ing Iran! “Withdrawing from Iraq before the enemy is Upon hearing this startling development, As the saying goes, “One man’s terrorist defeated would embolden the terrorists.” Or, I had one thought: no sh*t, Sherlock! That’s is another man’s freedom fighter.” Threaten a as Mr. Wacholtz regurgitated, “Liberals and what I’ve been arguing since before we went subcontinent’s freedom, and you’ll convince most Democrats do not understand the nature into Iraq! an assload of otherwise peaceful people, re- of this conflict and because they don’t, their Look at the rhetoric, because since 9/11, gardless of their ethnicity, into fighting for efforts at resisting US policies are hampering it’s been rhetoric, not individuals, which we’ve freedom, for autonomy, for an end to a cul- our ability to fight it.” I guess that’s why he EDWIN TOGLER junior been dealing with. Jihad essentially argues, ture of terror imposed by a hypocritical super- feels that “liberals may be the terrorists’ great- “I didn't know it was a “The American imperialists want to destroy power. est allies.” suit.” our nations! They will destroy Islamic culture Yes, hypocritical. I think it’s hypocritical to Liberals are the bottom in this part of their by imposing their corrupted values upon us!” invade other countries and force them to accept equation, too! So are women, people of color, When we went into Afghanistan, it was a “democratic” system of government – which sexual minorities, etc. Bend over, America, Speak Up answers are edited for direct retaliation, which people understood. to date has consisted of military rule and con- you’re about to get screwed! clarity, brevity, and accuracy. But when we went into Iraq, Bush explicitly tinuous violence, all the while campaigning on compiled by blurred the lines between Iraq and Afghani- “freedom, democracy, and American values.” Bethany Quinn is a senior majoring in Latin JUSTIN DIAMOND stan, and the rest of the Muslim world. The US is propagating the worst type of American studies and visual communication. She In Afghanistan, his argument was, “We terrorism there is: constant, systematic repres- may be contacted at [email protected]

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Scorcese's epic film no departure from his usual genius CAST&CREDITS Leonardo DiCaprio…Billy Costigan BY DANNY GORDON Matt Damon…Colin Sullivan EDGE STAFF WRITER Jack Nicholson…Frank Costello Mark Walhberg…Dignam Martin Scorsese might be the greatest living filmmaker right now; his resume outshines the Martin Sheen…Oliver Queenan very best. His latest movie, The Departed, is a hailstorm of eye-opening performances, whiplash Ray Winstone…Mr. French editing and the kind of fiery, passionate direction that yields a film virtually flawless. It is the best Vera Farmiga…Madolyn film of the year thus far. Alec Baldwin…Ellerby Right from the get-go, we are rushed into the lives of Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) Anthony Anderson…Brown and Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon). We watch as they pull their weight through the ob- Directed by Martin Scorcese stacles, eventually garnering separate positions as officers of the law; but, it becomes Running Time: 149 min. very clear very quickly that these men are not entirely who they appear to be… and nor is this movie. Rated R for strong brutal violence, The Departed is advertised as a “return to form” for Scorsese, his next Goodfellas or Mean Streets. pervasive language, some strong However, The Departed is not Scorsese back-to-basics. Instead, it’s something better: a re-imaging sexual content and drug material. of the crime-drama, awakened with healthy distractions that pop out like shooting stars. Based on the Japanese fi lm “In- The raw talent of the cast alone is fernal Affairs”. enough to turn any movie into gold. Di- Caprio, Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and Ray Winstone complete this star-studded cast. But, The Departed is not merely successful because of a singular aspect, but rather it is successful because it excels in all aspects.William Monahan’s loose adaptation of the popular Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs is spot-on, and quite frankly, without a single misstep. The performances are all Oscar worthy, particularly Nicholson’s and DiCaprio’s (who gives the best performance of his strong career). Nicholson is a film’s dream. His Frank Costello is quick, witty, smart, flawed and above all, dangerous to everyone… including him- self. No one has mastered the villain quite like Nicholson has with this role; he’s a disgusting piece of work…and a sight to behold. Nichol- son proves a great actor is one of the greatest gifts of all. That is not to say the gifts end there. A film hasn’t in recent memory been more showered by gifts, in fact, than The Departed, an often brash, violent film that is as tense as it is funny. Though as jolting as the film is for all of its duration, the last twenty minutes is the killer, leaving you drunk off intensity, almost to the point where you might have to go to the bathroom just to wash the sweat off your hands. This is an epic film; therefore, its statements are not small. It goes without saying that this is a Martin Scorsese picture. Every signature mark is there–the crisp camera pans and tracks, the bellowing soundtrack, the hefty body count, the rich, gritty details of urban city lifestyle–it’s all punctuated to perfection, from one of the few men who can still make a movie feel truly important. It’s easy to say no one brings out the “big guns” like Scorsese does; there just isn’t another filmmaker like him. To put it mildly, The Departed is best described as a rollercoaster, but without the ups and downs. It is constantly at top speed…and you never have a second to breathe.

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ALBUM REVIEW: SANDI THOM'S "SMILE...IT CONFUSES PEOPLE" ALBUM REVIEW: JONNY LANG'S "TURN AROUND" From webcasts to album deals Bluesman should stick to the blues BY DIANA RUBIN BY HILARY SAUNDERS EDGE CONTRIBUTING WRITER EDGE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Beginning at age 14, Scottish singer Jonny Lang was an old bluesman soul Sandi Thom began to project her rich voice trapped in a 15-year-old’s body when he re- and impress audience’s generations older leased his first album in 1997. Now 24, Lang than she. is a young man singing timeless messages Now, 10 years later at 24 years old, with a new (though not necessarily better) Thom finally released her debut album sound in Turn Around. Smile…It Confuses People. He’s still got the blues vibe down with a Taking a different path to finding fame, wailing lead guitar that echoes the vocal line Thom has already made a name for herself in “The Other Side of the Fence.” He’s got not through the usual country-wide touring soft fuzzed distortion covered in “One Person trek but rather by singing on the web for free. at a Time.” In the title track, he keeps time as Over the course of two weeks Thom’s web steady as does in “Money.” Lang audience grew from 70 to 70,000 listeners. proves himself as a maturing artist on upbeat According to her publicist, UK RCA bluesy tracks such as these, but the superficial Records refers to her as “the first webcast ballads and unnecessary gospel singers nearly signing in major record label history.” negate the former child prodigy’s progress. 3 out of 4 stars 1.5 out of 4 stars The deepness to her voice relates to Enter: pop, gospel, and falsetto. “My Kelly Clarkson, but with a less “pop” aura Unlike many albums recently released Love Remains” could almost pass for a Back- greener on the other side of the fence, but the to the songs and with the album’s folksy and with their meaningless melodies, Thom street Boys song with the acoustic guitar pick- dog there might be meaner…be happy in your opposing rock sounds, it proves very versa- writes her own lyrics. ing and whiny vocals. On simplistic “Only a own yard.” Later, on the catchy, “Anything’s tile and can help someone relax after a hard While her adventure to this point has Man,” Lang sings as high as his guest female Possible,” he solos in time to an inspiring day of classes or even rock out while at the been remarkable, the album falls short in vocalist that just sounds false, not falsetto. An snippet of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a gym. completeness. choir backs him up on “Thankful,” overshad- Dream” speech. Tracks like “I Wish I Was a Punk Rock- Thom’s voice gives each song that little owing his impressive interchanges with Mi- Lang’s fourth album is full of high highs er” entice listeners with its stomping sound something to make them good, but does chael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. and low lows. Hey, Jonny! Here’s a message and enlightening lyrics, while “Lonely Girl” not push them far enough to make them all Lyrically, Turn Around is Lang’s message for you: Stick with the blues; stick with what evokes a mellower sound. great. to the world–be thankful for what you have, you know. live for the moment, believe in yourself. And Diana Rubin can be contacted at in “The Other Side of the Fence,” he plays Hilary Saunders can be contacted at [email protected]. off clichés and says that “the grass is always [email protected].

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SCREECH’S SCANDALOUS SEX TAPE Dustin Diamond, who played Samuel “Screech” Powers on the infamous teen sitcom Saved By The Bell, has followed the lead of actors such as Paris Hil- ton and Colin Farrell by starring in his own shocking and graphic sex tape. Shot in a hotel suite, the video begins with Diamond, now 29, sitting in a bathtub telling view- ers what is about to happen. Then, while holding the camera he provides running commentary while having sex with two unidentified women. The inten- tions for the tape are questionable as Diamond’s manager, Roger Paul, told a New York newspaper the tape could be good for his client’s career: “Dustin has been trying to escape the Screech typecast,” he said. “So this may help get more bookings.”

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“If you underestimate “Now that we know we anyone in this conference, can do it, I look forward you’re going to go home to seeing what’s going to losing.” happen this weekend.” —NICOLE LANTAGNE WELCH SPORTS —TRICIA TALIFERRO volleyball head coach OCTOBER 6th THROUGH 9th, 2006 women's soccer head coach 'Canes look to blow through Tar Heels paths to get to where they are now, both share Miami’s run through one common bond: they can’t beat the ranked the ACC starts this teams. MIAMI vs. UNC Coming into the game, UNC is one of weekend against UNC only two Atlantic Coast Conference teams MATCHUP that hold an all-time series lead over Miami. BY PRAVIN PATEL In nine meetings, the Tar Heels are 5-4 against STAFF SPORTS WRITER OFFENSE: North Carolina has struggled against many teams the Hurricanes. In their last meeting in 2005, with respectable defenses. Miami has had similar problems, but After securing a much-needed victory Miami was victorious, winning 34-16 at the the ’Canes have found a rushing attack with Javarris James. ADVANTAGE: MIAMI against the Houston Cougars, the Miami Hur- Orange Bowl. ricanes enter this Saturday’s game against the Past put aside, this game holds a great O-LINE: In three losses, North Carolina has only given up two sacks with their starting QB under center. They have also yielded North Carolina Tar Heels with a 2-2 record. deal of present value. As for the Tar Heels, a another two with their back-up in the game. Their run blocking On the other hand, the UNC Tar Heels win against the Hurricanes would put them has been weak though. The ’Canes have improved their blocking back on track and get them their first win of slightly, but penalties are a concern. ADVANTAGE: EVEN the year against a Division I-A school. For Miami, this game marks the begin- QUARTERBACK: UNC’s freshman Cam Sexton is starting over a junior. Both have struggled, throwing more interceptions ning of their endeavor through the ACC. than touchdowns. Miami’s Wright had two interceptions against Seven of Miami’s next eight games are against Houston, but he’s not easily rattled. conference teams. ADVANTAGE: MIAMI A loss at any point could be crippling to RUNNING BACK: Hello Javarris James! “Baby J” exploded the team’s efforts toward getting in position on the scene, breaking the single game freshman yardage record once held by Clinton Portis. Carolina’s Ronnie McGill has been the for the ACC Championship game. most productive, averaging about 4.7 yards per carry. Entering the game, Miami is 49th in total ADVANTAGE: MIAMI offense and 21st in total defense, among 119 RECEIVERS: Remarkably, Miami’s receiving corps performed Division I-A schools. North Carolina stands against Houston without the injured Darnell Jenkins. Jesse Holley should be a weapon to watch for against Carolina. He’s 6 foot 3 76th in total offense and 104th in total de- inches and 210 pounds, but Clemson held the Tar Heels to under fense. 100 yards receiving. Offensively, UNC shows a balanced at- ADVANTAGE: MIAMI tack. The running game equates for about DEFENSE: In a 52-7 loss to Clemson, North Carolina gave up 40 percent of the offense, while the air attack 327 rushing yards. All of the touchdowns Clemson scored were on the ground. The Tar Heels have also given up 42 points in a yields 60 percent of the offense. victory over Furman. They also allow an ACC-worst 217 rushing “The Tar Heels are the complete opposite yards per game. of what we played last week,” Head Coach ADVANTAGE: MIAMI Larry Coker said. “Their offense is more of D-LINE: Miami put pressure on Houston’s Kevin Kolb, sacking a power running attack. Last week, Houston him a number of times. Carolina gives up a number of rushing yards and has trouble putting pressure on quarterbacks. was more of passing, finesse attack. Offensive- ADVANTAGE: MIAMI ly, I think they have some weapons.” LINEBACKERS: The ’Canes linebackers are very effective. This should play into the hands of a Mi- The one Carolina player to watch for is Larry Edwards, who tied ami defense that prides itself on stopping the for the lead in tackles this season and the emotional leader of the defense. run. Miami’s ability to thwart the running ADVANTAGE: MIAMI game, should allow them to keep the Tar Heel air attack under wraps. SECONDARY: Both turnovers the Hurricanes have GINNY LAVERY // Hurricane Staff The Hurricane defense will have to zero produced have been from the secondary. The latest was Lovon UNDER PRESSURE: The Hurricanes will Ponder’s forced fumble against Houston at a vital point in the in on a few key targets. Running back Ron- game. Carolina’s starting strong safety Trimane Goddard was face the UNC Tar Heels, who are 114 out lost for the season before it started, and both current starting of 119 in rush defense. ACC Rookie of nie McGill will likely be on Miami’s radar. safeties are banged up after Clemson. Look for the ’Canes to be the Week Javarris James at practice on He accounts for more than 50 percent of the aggressive both in the air and on the ground. Tuesday afternoon. running game and has three touchdowns this ADVANTAGE: MIAMI season. SPECIAL TEAMS: Another field goal attempt went wide are coming off a long bye week, as they were “Their offensive linemen are big and Mc- for Miami against Houston. Something is out of sync with Miami’s field goal unit and the same could be said with the kickoff team, trounced Clemson 52-7, two weeks ago. The Gill does a good job of getting behind those with another kick going out of bounds. ’Canes fans should loss dropped UNC to 1-3 this season. Their guys,” Coker said. “We have to make sure we remember North Carolina’s Connor Barth from 2004. He has had a strong year so far, now a junior. Barth made the difference in only win, a nail-biter against Furman, was do a good job of being explosive, control the the Tar Heels’ only win of the season against Furman. against a Division I-AA program, while they clock, and control the football.” ADVANTAGE: NORTH CAROLINA have dropped all three games against Divi- Additionally, Miami’s secondary will have Rodolfo Tomarchio may be contacted at [email protected] sion I-A schools—Rutgers, Virginia Tech, and to keep their eyes on wide receivers Brooks Clemson. While both teams have taken different SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 12 October 6 - 9, 2006 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 11 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 12

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FOOTBALL nior Josie Shinn (81-75-81) and Anabelle Paulino Tailback Javarris James was named ACC (78-81-79) fi nished 16th and 21st respectively. Rookie of the Week for his stellar performance Junior Hagen Weintraub was able to shoot in his fi rst start of his college career against a 73 in the fi nal round to fi nish with a three-day Houston last weekend. James carried the ball 18 total of 242. Weintraub placed 35th overall. times for a Hurricane freshman record 148 yards Amanda Mathis of Mississippi State won the and one rushing touchdown. He also caught two individual title by one stroke, fi nishing with a passes for 22 yards. three-round score of 225. James beat out Clinton Portis on the all- University of Memphis won the team time single game rushing mark for a freshman. tournament with a combined 929 strokes, four Portis had held the record since 1999 when Portis strokes better then second place Augusta State rushed for 147 against East Carolina. University. Safety Anthony Reddick is expected to ACC member North Carolina State fi nished return to the fi eld this weekend against the third with a three-day total of 937. University of North Carolina. Reddick had been hampered by an ankle injury this season. MEN’S TENNIS Tyrone Moss did not play last Saturday University of Miami senior Josh Cohen lost against Houston and was not at practice on Tues- to Jay Weinacker of North Carolina State during day due to a medical appointment to examine the qualifying round in three sets (2-6, 7-6, his knee. 6-2). Weinacker will continue to the 2006 Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Tournament at the WOMEN’S GOLF University of Tulsa. University of Miami (322-314-308) fi nished Luigi D’Agord, a senior who is ranked third tied for fi fth place along with Birmingham nationally, will begin play Thursday in the main Southern (329-308-307) at the Wildcat Fall Classic draw. in Lexington, KY. Both teams fi nished with 944 D’Agord and sophomore Daniel Vallverdu overall strokes. will begin doubles action on Thursday as well. Junior Jessica Steward (78-79-75—232) led Miami individually with a ninth place fi nish. Se- Information complied from Hurricanesports.com. UNC will give 'Canes another big game

FOOTBALL FROM PAGE 11 Offensively, Miami is going against a weak Tar Heel defense. The Tar Heels are Foster and Hakeem Nicks, who combined 114 out of 119 teams in terms of rush de- account for nearly 50 percent of the UNC air fense. attack. This means that another big game can In conjunction with the receivers, the be expected out of true freshman and ACC Hurricane secondary will have to keep their Rookie of the Week Javarris James. eyes on freshman quarterback Cam Sexton. The game kicks off on Saturday at If the Miami secondary shows up hun- 12:00 p.m. in the Orange Bowl. gry, they could have a feeding day, as Sex- ton has thrown four interceptions in three Pravin Patel may be contacted at games. [email protected].

• • • • UPCOMING FOOTBALL GAMES • • • • Sat 10/07/06 North Carolina Orange Bowl 12:00 p.m. Sat 10/14/06 Florida International Orange Bowl 7:00 p.m. Sat 10/21/06 Duke Durham, NC TBA Sat 10/28/06 Georgia Tech , GA TBA

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has one win in the ACC this season. Hurricanes prepare for “NC State took a game off us last year,” home series against two Lantagne Welch said. “If you underestimate anyone in this conference, you’re going to go North Carolina teams home losing. You have to bring your best every BY DENIS BROWN night.” ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The senior leadership of the team is vital to a team with eight underclassmen. The experi- The University of Miami volleyball team, ences of being in these ACC battles are impor- which currently stands 5-9 overall and 2-3 in tant in keeping an edge during each match. the Atlantic Coast Conference, is heading into “We are not underestimating any team this this weekend with games against both North year,” Sara Duncan, outside hitter, said. “I feel Carolina State (2-12, 0-5) and the University like anyone can beat anyone on any given day. of North Carolina (3-11, 1-4). If Miami is able We just have to stay focused, be determined, and to sweep the two games, they can jump above have our minds on what we want to achieve.” .500 in ACC play and join the upper tier of the Since joining the ACC two years ago, Mi- conference. ami holds a 7-1 record against NC State and Miami has had two losing streaks of three BILLY GILBERT // Hurricane Staff UNC. games and have not won back-to-back games The importance to a big weekend will be all season. The ’Canes started 0-2 in conference AGAINST THE CAROLINAS: Practicing to get off to a quick start. The Hurricanes are Wednesday afternoon, Miami hopes to play after a losses to Florida State and against beat NC State and UNC this weekend trying to accomplish this by putting together a . during a home series. strong week of practice. Two days after the Boston College loss, Mi- “We’re just trying to play our game,” Fran- ami swept Maryland 3-0. In the same weekend, couraging, but it also tells us the level we have nie Savage, outside hitter, said. “Play every the Hurricanes faced Clemson, but were unable to play every match.” drill, every ball to the highest capacity. Don’t to come away with a win, falling 1-3. Improvements have been made throughout overlook anything; just try to play every ball It took the ’Canes four games to defeat the season by the coaching staff to adjust to the like it’s the last one.” Georgia Tech and improve their record to 2-3 high level of play. Most recently, the coaching Miami will host NC State today at 8 p.m. in the ACC. staff has worked on improving the defensive ef- and UNC on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games will “I think that the Georgia Tech match was fort of every player. be played at the Knight Sports Complex. arguably our best of the season,” Head Coach Lantagne Welch will not allow her players Nicole Lantagne Welch said. “So the wins to take this weekend lightly, despite the fact that Denis Brown may be contacted at [against Maryland and Georgia Tech] were en- NC State hasn’t secured a win and UNC only [email protected]. Soccer team remains confident after losses

The win was a huge payoff for the team, who double overtime loss against FAU, the team still After record season start, lost to their last ranked opponent, North Caro- wants to finish out the season beating the rest 'Canes have difficulties lina, by the score of 6-1. of the Florida teams on their schedule. Hope- “The confidence to know and believe that fully, this will help the team to reach their big- with conference play we can win is a huge breakthrough,” Taliaferro gest goal of making the NCAA Tournament. BY JOEL BROWN said. “Now that we have a taste for winning and “I think that they are realistic goals,” Talia- CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER what it feels like and we know what our game ferro said. “One thing that you look for as a plan is, the ability to stay focused is better.” coach is your team getting better from the first The women’s soccer team will face Atlan- The ’Canes are concentrated on their de- game to the last game that you played, and I tic Coast Conference opponent Maryland on fensive effort as a result of many final scores say we have. I think we’re going to continue to Sunday at 1 p.m. in College Park. with differences of only one goal. Taliaferro get better.” The Hurricanes, who started the season said that the defense has been made a neces- With a record over .500, Taliaferro said with a record of 5-0, have run into some trou- sity because of the skill of the teams they have that she feels the team has accomplished much ble since beginning their conference schedule, faced. regardless of the losses. She and the players dropping three straight games before a win last “I’m more attacking minded,” she ex- hope that Sunday’s game will help to further Sunday against Virginia. plained. “I want to create goals. But learning improve their record and move them closer to Head coach Tricia Taliaferro said that the from playing in the ACC in the past, the de- their main goal. losses were due to a major step-up in competi- fense has to be organized and disciplined.” “For being halfway through [the season], tion. Another large key to winning against ACC I’m very pleased with where we are,” Taliaferro “I think there’s a big difference from the competition is fitness and stamina, according to said. “If we can have the same performance teams we played early on in the season,” Talia- Taliaferro. for the second half of the season, I think it’s ferro said. “I don’t want to take anything away “If you’re going to close the gap, the quick- going to help us accomplish the goals that we from them, but it’s a different level when you est way to do that is through fitness,” she said. want. Now that we know we can do it, I look start going into the ACC conference. The thing “It’s about competing at a higher level for 90 forward to seeing what’s going to happen this that I was happiest about is that we improved minutes. There are no breaks.” weekend.” and we learned from those [losses].” One of the goals for the team at the begin- That improvement started last Sunday, ning of the season was to beat all Florida teams. Joel Brown may be contacted at when the Hurricanes defeated No.8 Virginia. Although the goal was lost a month ago with a [email protected]. October 6 - 9, 2006 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 13 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 14

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Dear Reader, with cross dressing (because there you would, and do, and will have because you don’t know that it’s , isn’t!) or that because one engages problems trusting this boy. While happening, doesn’t mean that it’s Wow, what a spectacularly in the behavior, one also assumes you are probably still in shock and not happening. I met this super cute guy at ori- awkward way to figure out that a transgender identity; it would be disbelief about the incident and entation and we’ve been dating pretty your sort of boyfriend has a pretty very incorrect to automatically as- about this part of him that you Best of Luck! much since the beginning of the se- exciting life behind the scenes. I sume a direct correlation between had no idea even existed, skirting V. mester. This past weekend I randomly am assuming that you are a fresh- cross dressing and one’s sexual the issue and not talking about met him on a bus on South Beach ... man, and I am also assuming that orientation. his cross dressing and your feel- Fact O’ the Day…Upon first as a CROSS-DRESSER!!! What the you have never been exposed to I do, however, think that it ings towards it will do more harm meeting, one’s physical desirabil- hell is a sweet girl like me doing getting any behaviors that are considered may be high time for you and this than good. If you already know ity is appraised in ten (or less!) involved with a cross-dresser??? We to be a part of the modern day boy to have a very serious conver- that you won’t be able to date a seconds… haven’t spoken since Saturday, and I “counter culture.” Basically, cross sation about the future of your guy who cross dresses, and if you don’t know how to approach this situ- dressing can be classified as trans- relationship. Considering that have a shred of civility within Please send probing inquiries ation. I don’t even know which one of gender behavior, a behavior that you seem to be very bothered by you, it wouldn’t be right to com- to [email protected] or drop V us is more embarrassed by this event. doesn’t follow the norms of one’s his behavior (and you have every pletely drop him without talking a line in her box in the office of The gender. This is, however, not to right to feel the way that you do), about the big white elephant in Hurricane. All questions and com- Freaked-Out! say that there is anything wrong I would only think it natural that the room. Word to the wise – just ments will remain anonymous. TThehe VoiceVoice ofof V: A specialspecial interviewinterview wiithth TThehe HurricaneHurricane''ss relationshiprelationship aandnd llifeife eexpertxpert

BY JAY ROONEY For the most part, it’s medio- How many people know very exciting, and I’m just happy you say that, because the work OF THE STAFF cre “boy trouble this, girl trouble your real identity? How have that the response has been posi- that I do is completely different that” stuff. Although I've had to you kept it from leaking out for tive. from my usual writing style. I V, The Hurricane’s own rela- tone a lot of them down before so long? don’t think there’s anybody I re- tionship and life expert, opens up to because they were too graphic for It’s anybody’s guess, really. I’d Where do you get the fact of ally model my style after. If you The Hurricane, and her readers in the Editor-in-Chief at the time. say there are a few – most of my the day? were to read my work, and my this exclusive interview. I do get a lot of questions about friends have graduated, but I’m I get a lot of my facts from column, you’d be surprised they masturbation, and the first semes- sure people tell people. I’ve been books that I own on relationship came from the same author. How did you start the col- ter I did the column, I got a few issues, sex issues, psychology umn? about sex toys. books, etc. I also take them from As for your advice? I used to be an opinion col- I did get one about this guy online sex advice magazines, and I love to read, so I read ev- umnist for The Hurricane, but I who was obsessed with anime. that’s pretty much it. erything I can, and I learn from suggested a regular column called He was saying how he wanted personal experience, observation, “Dear V” to the Editor-in-Chief at his girlfriend to dress up like a Do people who know you’re people around me, and then as- the time, and she thought it was a character, and she was not having V ask you for advice in person? similate it. I’m particularly good great idea. I wrote a proposition; that. The reason I decided to start at empathizing with people, a sample question, and started There are also a lot of rela- the column was because I con- which is definitely an excellent getting questions right away. tionship problems that people our sistently found myself chatting skill to pursue something like age encounter. Nothing is ever re- with people, and I guess I’m a this–not a necessary skill, but an How can you determine ally that insane; it’s a little shock- very easy person to open up to, excellent skill. which letters are fake? ing, but never abnormal–but then so they’d tell me what happened I can’t determine which ones again, I’m a very open, tolerant and ask me what to do. So I’d find Do you have a general re- are fake, and it’s honestly some- person. myself in this spot, and then it all sponse for your readers? thing I can’t worry about, because [the column] happened. Thanks for reading, it means it’s an advice column, and you’d Once you’re done, how will a lot to me, and just remember to like to think that part of it is there you choose a successor? introduced to friends of friends as Do you have any influenc- take everything you read and hear for entertainment purposes – you I've actually had a lot of “V,” and they’re amazed. The re- es? with a grain of salt. To the people don’t consult a glamour magazine people approach me, people who action I always get is shock. Apart from my life, I’d have I’ve helped: hang in there, I hope for hardcore news. know my real identity, about tak- Writing the column is so to say E. Jean, from Elle Maga- that I could help you! ing the column on, and I think much fun, but it’s not the end-all zine. She’s witty, and I enjoy her Which were the most outra- one of these days I will appoint of my life, so I have no problems column the most. As for my writ- Jay Rooney can be contacted at geous letters? some kind of protégé. keeping “V” under wraps. It is ing style in general–it’s funny that [email protected].

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