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NO REALLY, HE’S FINE DOUBLEHEADER Spill Canvas singer spills details Softball double dips against FGCU

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT BASEBALL: FIU VS UM Mock LEG UP Game drill to revisits be held rivalry, at FIU history

JUAN PRADO LUCA MESSINA Contributing Writer Staff Writer

The Miami-Dade A few weeks after facing County Health Department No. 5 ranked University of is looking for student vol- California Irvine, the Golden unteers to participate in an Panthers baseball team is emergency drill training at playing their toughest and Pharmed Arena. most recognized opponent in The training will take South Florida, the University place April 4 from 9:30 of Miami. a.m. to 11:30 a.m. FIU (11-18, 5-4 SBC) will Students volunteering challenge the No. 2 ranked are not required to stay for University of Miami Hur- the entire two hours. ricanes (21-2, 9-1 ACC) on “The ultimate goal is to April 2 at University Park help out the community,” Stadium. said Natasha Strokin, one With a large crowd of the coordinators of the expected, tensions usually event from the Health run high whenever FIU and Department. UM face off. And there are Strokin said the depart- always underlying subplots ment is looking for as and history involved. many as 1,000 volun- For starters, first year teers. manager Turtle Thomas will Department employ- be facing his old team that he ees will be testing their coached from 1988 to 1999 response time to potential as both an assistant head emergencies that require coach and recruiting coordi- dispensing medication nator. While at UM, Thomas to a large population. In helped coach the Hurricanes this case, volunteers will to a 1999 national champion- be treated as if they were ship and nine College World exposed to radiation. Series appearances in total.

According to Alicia CHRIS CUTRO / SPECIAL TO THE BEACON Although Miami is not Reyes-Perez, director of CRUNCH TIME: FIU student Haidar Hachem balances his mom, Salam Hachem, in the Ab Crunch Challenge on March public health prepared- 29 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Participants were asked to do crunches for an hour as part of the program. ness, volunteers will par- BASEBALL, page 8 ticipate in 15 to 20 minute exercises that include HONORS COLLEGE requiring volunteers to be evacuated and given fake medicine. Program aids in mastering research techniques This procedure will teach responders how ERIC M. FELDMAN “Everyone is welcome [to forward to presenting at the upcom- Gonzales is part of Kneski’s cur- to dispense medicines Asst. Opinion Editor attend],” Kneski said. “The projects ing conference. rent Honors Seminar class that plans needed in order to prevent should appeal to all students because She is one part of a three-person to publish a book at the end of the possible illnesses and side John Kneski provides a resource they deal with a number of disci- panel presenting separate but related semester chronicling what they have effects during a nuclear that can catapult students into the plines and are of a high caliber.” research projects on Mediterranean researched about the art, including event caused by exposure world of research. what will be presented next week at to radiation. Kneski, associate dean and fellow the SRAI conference. “It is a learning experi- of the Honors College, heads the Stu- John Kneski, Honors College associate dean and fellow Daniela Ottati, another member of ence for students,” Reyes- dent Research & Artistic Initiatives the panel, discussed what she learned Perez said. The projects should appeal to all students (SRAI) program. “ about the sculpture she researched. It is also a learning The program matches Honors because they deal with a number of disciplines “My research describes how Her- experience for the Health College students with faculty mem- cules’ virtuous struggle and suffering Department. and are of a high caliber. bers of similar interests to carry out led to his fame and immortality, and Miami-Dade County is and present undergraduate research analyzes how [the sculptor] Antoine one of three counties in projects at SRAI’s own conference Bourdelle impressed his mentor, and Florida to have a nuclear at FIU, and at even larger state and Amalia Gonzales, a junior and artworks housed at FIU’s Frost Art national conferences. political science major, is looking Museum. DRILL, page 2 RESEARCH, page 2 2 The Beacon – April 2, 2008 NEWS www.fi usm.com

Upcoming Scholarships Conference “shares the Undergraduate and Graduate Students Scholarships Honors College experience” Name: General Scholarship Amount Awarded: $1,500 RESEARCH, page 1 lege provides to students who San Antonio, Texas. Due Date: April 30 3 p.m. enjoy interdisciplinary work,” SRAI works by maintain- Eligibility: became one of the pioneers Ottati said. ing two databases, one for of 20th century monumental Faculty members sign up students and one for faculty 1. Fully admitted, undergraduate OR graduate, degree-seeking student. sculpture,” Ottati said. for SRAI to introduce stu- members. 2. Undergraduate students must have cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, unless The projects that will be dents to the world of research The databases are used to otherwise indicated. Graduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, presented at the SRAI con- and get assistance with their match students with faculty unless otherwise indicated. ference are hardly limited own projects. members in common areas 3. Students must be enrolled in at least nine undergraduate credits or six to art. They are listed in the of interest. graduate credits during the term of the award, unless otherwise indicated. Topics covered range from SRAI database by interest, Honors College students 4. Submission of a typed essay (maximum two-page, double spaced) about “Reduction of Traffi c Con- such as the physics of the can become involved in the yourself that describes your educational and professional goals and tells how being gestion” to the effect of the visual system. SRAI program by stopping a recipient of a scholarship will help you fulfi ll them. American media on the Span- Kneski said he devotes by the SRAI Resource Center Web site Information: http://www.fi u.edu/scholarships/ ish-American War. his time to SRAI because it in Deuxieume Maison 223 to Kneski hopes visitors who “shares the Honors College discuss research ideas. Name: Jane D. Cope Scholarship come out to the conference experience with the larger The entire FIU community Amount Awarded: $1,500 will gain interest in becoming community, and provides a is welcome to attend the 2008 Due Date: April 30 3 p.m. part of the Honors College stepping stone for students SRAI Conference on April 4, Eligibility: community. participating to go on to state from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the “Having the opportunity and national conferences.” Graham Center Ballrooms. 1. Fully admitted, undergraduate OR graduate, degree-seeking student. of presenting at the SRAI One of the larger con- 2. Undergraduate students must have cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, unless conference and having my ferences Honors College otherwise indicated. Graduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, original research published, students hope to attend is the Eric M. Feldman can be unless otherwise indicated. as an undergraduate, is a true National Collegiate Honors reached at Eric.Feldman@ 3. Students must be enrolled in at least nine undergraduate credits or six privilege that the Honors Col- Council conferences held in fi usm.com graduate credits during the term of the award, unless otherwise indicated. 4. Submission of a typed essay (maximum two-page, double spaced) about yourself that describes your educational and professional goals and tells how being Drill informs about a recipient of a scholarship will help you fulfi ll them. 5. The applicant must be enrolled for at least six credits during the term of the award. Preference is given to students ineligible for fi nancial assistance due to citizenship status. nuclear emergencies 6. Recent immigrants, migrants, Miccosukee and Seminole Indians are eligible to apply. Students on international (F1) visas are NOT eligible. DRILL, page 1 Web site Information: http://www.fi u.edu/scholarships/. FIU are all working with Department of Health together to organize the doctors, practitioners and power plant facility. For drill. researchers. To list your scholarships e-mail Kassandra.Pool@fi usm.com this reason, the Health According to Reyes- The relocation and Department is aware that a Perez, the event is being building construction is nuclear event could occur at any moment. “The community may Alicia Reyes-Perez, public health preparedness see that we are looking Children’s Creative Learning Center at FIU out for them,” Reyes- “The community may see that we are Perez said. “We would be prepared to serve the com- looking out for them. We would be munity if an emergency prepared to serve the community if an like this one occurs.” The Health Depart- emergency like this one occurs. ment is trying to get other FIU departments in fields related to public health held at the University expected to be complete We offer an opportunity for optimal and medicine involved in because FIU is one of by 2010. the drill. growth and development for each child. the Department’s agency For more information “We will try to get the partners. visit, the Miami-Dade Public Health Depart- FIU and the Florida County Health Depart- ment involved [at FIU] as Department of Health ment Web site at www. much as possible,” Strokin signed an agreement dadehealth.org. said. intending to relocate the The Miami-Dade department’s Miami-Dade County Health Depart- headquarters to University ment, the Miami-Dade Park in Sept. 2007. County Office of Emer- Visit FIUSM.com The agreement will gency Management, allow students and faculty Homeland Security and FOR PICTURES OF THE the opportunity to work EVENT, VISIT OUR WEB SITE JOIN

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a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. E-mail: Beacon@ application. www.fiu.edu/~children (305) 348-2143 fi u.edu. Visit us online at www.beaconnewspaper.com Contact Us Eddith Sevilla BBC Managing Editor eddith.sevilla@fi usm.com AT THE BAY The Beacon – 3 www.fi usm.com April 2, 2008 Biscayne Bay gets beautifi ed RONICHA AZARD “It’s great to see the stu- Contributing Writer dents come together early on a Saturday morning to Students cleaned up the clean up the best resource Biscayne Bay landscape as Biscayne Bay has to offer,” part of Day at the Bay from Trautenberg said. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on March Cassandra Andrade, SGC- 29. BBC vice president, said Organized by the Student Day at the Bay was a way to Government Association, combine community service Day at the Bay gave students with fun and networking. the chance to contribute to “It [was] a great oppor- improving the environment. tunity - free food, kayaking, David Fonseca, environ- and great music,” Andrade mental affairs director for said. “I was pleased we even SGC-BBC, quoted former had a University Park student U.S. Vice President Al Gore come to help out for the event NATHAN VALENTINE/THE BEACON in saying, “We’re in a plan- today. [The student] said she etary emergency.” would promote it back on COLLECTING TRASH: Students, faculty and staff came together March 29 for “Day at the Bay” to collect garbage, lining “This serves a greater her campus so more students the bay at the Biscayne Bay Campus. The event was followed with food and kayaking. cause,” Fonseca said. “Other could come next time.” than serving ourselves, we’re SGC-BBC partnered with worry about cleaning up the bay. Now that the clean up has to have an event like this because we would do so the Ana Maria Silva, SGA been completed, Andrade every semester where stu- next day,” Andrade said. internship coordinator, said encourages students to enjoy dents can work together and Jason Ingrao, graduate she participated to help beau- the bay. become more environmen- Cassandra Andrade, SGC-BBC vice president assistant for Campus Life, tify the campus. “A lot of students don’t tally conscious. “A lot of students don’t know about, nor did not attend the event last “I want to show that I know about, nor appreciate, “If we don’t take care year, but was encouraged do care,” Silva said. “Not the awesome view we have of our own backyard, appreciate, the awesome view we have to see how much work was just for what’s in the front here at the bay,” Andrade nobody’s going to do it for here at the bay. done this time compared to of the school but behind it said. us,” Andrade said. before. as well.” Andrade said the goal is “Before they only reached serving the environment.” Student Programming Coun- [the remote areas] but now Zach Trautenberg, former cil to coordinate clean up we went [far beyond],” OPEN FORUM comptroller for SGC-BBC, after their Spring Fling event, Ingrao said, pointing at the was impressed with Satur- according to Andrade. previously littered man- day’s turnout. “We told them to not groves along the edges of

NATHAN VALENTINE/THE BEACON OPEN MIC: SGC-BBC presidential candidates voiced their stances on March 31. Visit FIUSM.com for the complete story. Contact Us Eric M. Feldman Asst. Opinion Editor eric.feldman@fi usm.com OPINION The Beacon – 4 www.fi usm.com April 2, 2008 DROWNING POOL THE SOAPBOX: An Op-Ed Column FIU’s network has not violated the U.S. Constitution; Clean Access doesn’t ‘search’

ERNESTO RUBI acts in their offi cial capacity, Special to The Beacon they are similarly constrained. UTS is subject to these con- A recent article published stitutional constraints in the in The Beacon, “FIU Is Watch- operation of the wireless ing: Clean Access Vi chal- network. lenged the constitutionality of Assuming that the uncon- the campus wireless network stitutionality posited turns on (FIUAIR), specifically the the word “searches” in the University Technology Ser- Fourth Amendment list of vices (UTS) actions in oper- protections, it would appear ating the wireless that no ‘search’ has network. The arti- occurred. Accord- cle accused UTS ingly, the actions of of violating the UTS do not impinge Search and Sei- on any liberties pro- zure amendment tected by the Consti-

COURTESY OF BABYGUARDFENCE.COM of the U.S. Con- tution. stitution. We must first FENCED IN: Pool fences, like the one above, can help prevent deaths but enforcement is also needed. While I examine the defi- strongly disagree nition of search Water safety a must for parents with the charac- RUBI – more specifi cally, terizations of the when does a ‘search’ wireless network occur? ERIC M. FELDMAN safety, people are not thinking The Florida Statute titled as a ‘surveillance’ tool, I Federal and state courts Asst. Opinion Editor twice, parents are not acting and “Residential Swimming Pool will not address the opera- have held that ‘search’ occurs the children of our community Safety Act” prescribes that newly tional logistics of the network when “an expectation of pri- It’s happened again. A staple will continue to die as long as this constructed pools must contain at here. vacy that society is prepared of sub-tropical Florida , the swim- neglect goes unpunished. Reports least one type of safety mecha- The focus of this article to consider reasonable is ming pool, has claimed another of drowning and subsequent nism, such as a safety barrier is how constitutional law infringed.” young life. The most recent inci- calls for preventative action are or cover. This law should be principles might be applied If no such infringement dent was March 2, when a four- becoming as routine as hurricane expanded from newly built pools to a better understanding if a on the expectation of privacy year-old was found at the bottom warnings, but no one is ever held to all pools in a home.If this were violation of “the right of the occurs, a Fourth Amendment of a pool in Ft. Lauderdale. responsible. done, there would be no qualms people to be secure in their question is precluded. “If anything good can come out An ounce of prevention goes about whether or not the lack of persons, houses, papers and When using FIU’s wire- of this tragedy, [it is that] maybe a long way in a gallon of water, preventative action leading to a effects, against unreason- less network, students are parents will think twice about the but no one is stepping up to the dead toddler was a tragic mistake able searches and seizures” arguably in a similar situ- dangers of children not knowing plate. or a criminal offense. (U.S. Const. Amend. IV) has ation as the University of how to swim,” said Detective According to the Florida “I only took my eyes off of occurred. Oklahoma professor in U.S. Katherine Collins, a Ft. Lau- Department of Health Web site, her for a minute” can no longer In the interest of full disclo- v. Angevine. derdale police be a valid alibi. sure, I am currently employed In this case, the Tenth Cir- spokesperson, Irreversible as a network engineer at FIU cuit Court of Appeals found but write not in my capacity no Fourth Amendment viola- to the South An ounce of prevention goes a long brain damage Florida Sun- caused by the as an employee, but rather a tion occurred when University Sentinel. way in a gallon of water, but no one is loss of brain law student. officials identified a user’s This is the stepping up to the plate. Stricter laws cells begins at The U.S. Constitution illegal activity based on his typical commu- four minutes. defi nes and protects individ- network ‘history.’ nity response regarding safety are needed. The Centers for ual liberties, and the Bill of It reasoned that when stu- when a child Disease Con- Rights delineate the powers of dents and professors are pre- dies this way. trol and Pre- the federal government over sented with a policy which Media outlets vention’s water individuals. sets forth the consequences espouse what should be common more than 72 children aged 0-4 related injuries fact sheet states Although early on the of misuse and describes how sense information about keeping died as a result of drowning in that adult guardians supervising Supreme Court did not rec- offi cials administer and moni- an eye on your child at all times 2006, and Broward and Miami- children should not be engaged ognize the Bill of Rights as tor the University computer and installing protective barriers Dade counties contributed the in any other activity, including applying to the states, that network, no reasonable expec- around family pools. largest number of fatalities to that playing cards or reading, while position changed after the tation of privacy can exist. However, this case is the fourth statistic. children have access to water. Civil War and the enactment At FIU such a policy is instance in just two months where First, stricter laws regarding Perhaps only when neglecting of the Fourteenth Amend- explicitly set forth in various a child has drowned in a pool. water safety need to be enacted. such supervisory and equipment ment and its ‘due process’ student codes of conduct and Despite the wishes of every police Second, law enforcement agen- requirements becomes punishable language. network access is conditioned officer who is quoted urging cies must prosecute all violations by a mandatory jail sentence will In modern times, the court on its acceptance. parents to engage in proactive of said laws. the deaths stop. has selectively incorporated This situation can be con- the ‘limitations’ of federal trasted with one where users governmental power as appli- access web content from the cable to the states under the privacy of their homes. ‘due process’ language of the There, a better argument STEP ONTO THE Fourteenth Amendment. could be made for an expecta- FIU is a state entity subject tion of privacy, although again to the same limitations of it would be subject to the SOAPBOX power applied to state govern- agreement made with the local ments, and thus is bound in telecommunications provider Offi cer of a student organization? Student government member? University offi cial? Have all its acts by the the Bill of when DSL/Cable service was something to say? Rights’ constitutional limita- contracted. Contact us at eric.feldman@fi usm.com and we’ll give you 500 words to share your opinion tions. When an employee or Ernesto Rubi is a law stu- with the FIU community. department in the University dent at FIU. Contact Us Geoffrey Anderson, Jr Life! Editor geoffrey.anderson@fi usm.com LIFE! The Beacon – 5 www.fi usm.com April 2, 2008 Rock vocalist aims to reach ‘the world’ ROSALYN DELGADO with. have them come and collaborate The Beacon: The album that Contributing Writer on the album. you are on tour to support, “No The Beacon: There are Really, I’m Fine” has been very Rock quartet The Spill Canvas two collaborations in the new The Beacon: I see that successful in regards to media performed with Yellowcard at Ft. album, Andrew McMahon, you guys are touring with attention. Lauderdale’s Culture Room on lead singer of Jack’s Man- Yellowcard right now. I know that you guys have March 24. The groups are cur- nequin, plays piano for the How’s that going for you? a video for the song “All Over rently doing an acoustic tour song “Saved” and Anthony You” on MTV’s TRL. along with Play Radio Play. Green, lead singer of Circa Thomas: Oh, it’s a lot of You also made an appear- Nick Thomas, the band’s Survive, sings backup in the fun. We’re all big fans of ance on the show. vocalist, spoke with The Beacon song “Bleed, Everyone is Yellowcard. Back when the How are you responding to the day before the show about Doing It.” How did the idea Internet was becoming a the sudden leap? the group’s latest album, their come about? popular place to find music, current tour with Yellowcard and they were the first band I Thomas: Yeah, we were on “Total Request Live.” Thomas: Back in the day ever found. TRL not too long ago, and the COURTESY PHOTO – when rock music was at its I grew up listening to MTV building was plastered The Beacon: Let’s talk about prime – many bands would play We’re kind of hippies in that their stuff and now we’re under with our photos, that was hilari- the new album “No Really, I’m shows with either big names or, manner – we like to share the the same management, so now ous. Fine.” It’s a lot more upbeat sometimes, with musicians that stage with our friends, a lot of we have this family vibe which is I mean you don’t set out to than your previous work. Who were just friends who had awe- them have truly awesome bands pretty awesome; they are a bunch accomplish your dreams with came up with the concept? some bands. on their own. of cool dudes. your goals set that high. We just decided we wanted to The way I look at it, if we are Thomas: I guess I can say me. able to reach as many people as I wrote most of the lyrics in the we can with our music, then it’s album, but overall it was a col- all worth it. laborative effort. I know that the term “selling Every time I would write a out” will come up with this kind song, I would run it by the guys COURTESY PHOTO of success, so I try not to think and they had some pretty great about it that way. ideas in regards to the direction If we’re able to reach the the album should take. world with our music and still In the end, we were pretty do what we love, then that’s what pleased with what we came up its all about.

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The sum total of Apple disciple trifecta. non-stop to another state like Texas, slam With your world seconds from crashing, your digital toys is enough to put a down You also diligently count down the days your notebook down at founder Michael you perform with a grace ballerinas would payment on a Maserati. until the next MacWorld San Francisco so Dell’s feet and cry out “why have you for- die for. But that’s okay, you need as much hard- you can make your annual pilgrimage to saken me,” and then you need a hug – stat. This temperament makes you ideal ware muscle as you can get when your online receive the word of Jobs fi rsthand. At least Windows has been nice enough for life as a bomb disarmament specialist friends are depending on you to help mine the Your friends are probably tired of hear- to keep the blue screen of death at bay with - though whether you make it to old age or gold out of Azeroth. ing how much better your notebook is than perpetual software updates that calm the spontaneous self-combustion beats you to it Jokes aside, these are dark days for theirs but you’ll keep telling them until they twitch in your eye. is anyone’s guess. give in. Diversions www.fi usm.com SPORTS The Beacon – April 2, 2008 7 Beating Miami unlikely Sports Replay with bullpen inconsistency FIU 9, ULL 1 was then called for a balk, sending Chris Allen pitched eight innings Logan to third and setting up Matt Goulas’ sacrifice fly to center for a BONILLA, page 8 less innings. As easy as that may sound at the and Lammar Guy hit two home runs moment, it is no easy task as FIU defeated Louisiana Lafayette 1-0 lead. It would also mean making amends for The team’s bullpen this year is setting up the 9-1 at ULL on March 28. ULL then hit three-straight two-out two crushing devastating losses during the late Golden Panthers for another late inning collapse Allen struck out seven batters and singles. innings last season when former Golden Pan- against the Hurricanes no matter how large of did not allow a run until the eighth Bowman finished the inning’s ther head coach Danny Price was at the helm. a lead they hold in the 9th inning. inning. FIU supported Allen’s effort work, driving in Matt Hicks from Last season’s two game series against the It is highly improbable that the Golden and manufactured more than enough second base for the second unearned Hurricanes proved that the Golden Panthers Panthers will be able to awe their fans and offense. run of the inning. have the offense and starting pitching to com- win against the Hurricanes at University Park After Guy’s first home run in the Pollizano gave up four runs, two pete against their Miami counterpart. Stadium. eighth inning to make it 4-0, Ty Main earned in the loss, as the team did not During both games, the Golden Panthers It is also unlikely head coach Turtle Thomas and Raimy Fuentes both drove in runs rebound from its mistake ridden 1st pushed the Hurricanes to use a number of will be able to make UM head coach Jim to make it 6-0 going into the final inning. Morris bite his tongue for referring to Thomas inning. pitchers by making contact, luring pitchers FIU 8, ULL 4 into long-pitch sequences and hitting well with as “Turtle who?” Guy then smacked a second blast runners on base. Most of all, coach Thomas will most likely over the wall that drove in the last For one of the few times this Both games were lost because the team did receive a harsh greeting from the program he three runs of the contest. season, FIU won a game thanks to a not have a defi nite closer to seal the victories. worked with for 12 years, and he helped propel Guy’s pair of blasts made him the stellar performance from their bullpen All the FIU bullpen needs is one or two score- to a national championship in 1999. first Golden Panther to hit multiple as they defeated ULL 8-4 on March 30 home runs in a game this season. at Louisiana. Eric Horstmann pitched 6.2 innings ULL 5, FIU 2 of relief that helped the Golden Pan- CLASSIFIEDS Despite Steven Stropp’s second thers secure their second win in three home run in as many games, FIU could games. not score enough as they lost to ULL The scoreless performance by JOBS 5-2 at Louisiana on March 29. Horstmann was supported by 13 hits Jorge Castillo and Ryan Mollica by FIU. Sitters Wanted. $10+ per hour. Register free for jobs near campus or home. had multiple hits along with Stropp, Jorge Castillo, who extended his www.student-sitters.com but the team could only muster two hitting streak to 24 games, finished runs, as ULL benefited from an early 2-for-5 with two RBI. error to add extra runs. Lammar Guy hit his third home run ANNOUNCEMENTS Mistakes helped the Ragin’ Cajuns of the series. grab a 2-0 lead after one inning. FIU improved to a 5-4 Sun Belt EGG DONOR NEEDED Castillo threw away ULL leadoff Conference record this season. 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runs to deny FIU its fi rst win of the season. The second bullpen melt- down of the season was against Wagner University on March 1. Once again, efeating UM in any D the Golden Panthers held a sport is a celebrated and comfortable lead toward the rare occasion; that’s a given. end of the game. FIU was Actually doing it; now, that’s leading 11-6 before starting a mission. the 9th inning. The inconsistent bullpen Then reliever Brian facing Miami’s well-rounded Santana reached the end of offense is FIU’s biggest his rope and allowed three cause of concern against the runs after shutting down UM powerhouse ranked No. Wagner for the previous 2 in the nation. three innings. The Hurricanes’ offense Reliever Evan Ellison JESSICA MARSHALL/THE BEACON FILE PHOTO ranks second in the ACC couldn’t stop the bleeding in home runs, batting aver- YOU’RE OUT!: Senior shortstop Monique White tags out an opponent. FIU is 6-2 in conference play and 19-23 overall. either, and Wagner tagged age, and the team scores 9.5 the two pitchers for seven runs per game. The Golden runs to defeat the Golden Panthers’ bullpen has had Team faces conference juggernaut Panthers 13-11. trouble against much less The bullpen’s ability to offensively talented teams ruin comfortable leads is RYAN ABBEY North Texas University on March FGCU is the most profi cient hitting this season. the biggest obstacle between Staff Writer 30, FIU was coasting into the top of team in the Atlantic Sun Conference The FIU bullpen has FIU and the year’s biggest the sixth inning with a commanding with an average of .313. The team given up runs in bunches upset. The FIU softball team’s season 7-0 lead. complements its effective hitting with when the team was poised to For the Golden Panthers thus far has been a seesaw battle Despite the lead, head coach Beth a 1.91 team ERA. win. Of the team’s 18 losses baseball team, winning between inter-conference and out of McClendon foresaw some prob- With the recent run production of this season, the bullpen has against UM would be more conference opponents. lems. the Golden Panthers sparked by out- allowed at least one run than just upsetting the No. 2 The Golden Panthers are 19-23 North Texas knocked in four runs fi elder Ashley Falk, a slugfest might during the opposing team’s team in the nation. overall, yet they have a 6-2 record in off of pitcher Kasey Barrett (15-12). be in order. fi nal at bat 13 times. A victory against UM Sun Belt Conference play. Reliever Holly Satterfi eld induced Expect FIU to come out with their Consequently, the bull- could be used as a means of Also, the Golden Panthers possess an unassisted double play to end the trademark offense. Besides FGCU’s pen has had winnable games gaining momentum as they the second hottest bats in the confer- inning. She made short work of the powerful bats, the Golden Panthers’ snatched away from the team head towards the second half ence with a .283 batting average, but Mean Green hitters in the top of the have had trouble allowing walks. several times this season. where 22 of their remaining they also post the highest team ERA seventh, only allowing one hit and Walks could prove fatal, as Florida The fi rst example came 25 opponents are from the in the Sun Belt Conference. walking one hitter. Gulf Coast has scored 248 runs, tops early in the season against Sun Belt Conference. On the offensive side, they have “I thought Holly came and did a in the ACC. USC when the Golden Winning against those had trouble against familiar pitch- great job, she threw really well all Given the Golden Panthers’ prob- Panthers were leading 7-3 teams is a chance for the ers. weekend which is an added bonus to lems versus out of conference teams, headed into the 7th inning team to make a run in the “When hitters see our pitch- us,” coach McClendon. the doubleheader against FGCU will during the third game of the Sun Belt Conference Tour- ers for the third time through, that So going up against Florida Gulf most likely be a test of stamina. season. nament and erasing the has plagued us all season,” coach Coast (40-8) will not be an easy task Even if they lose, the team can Within the next two team’s fi rst half woes. McClendon said. for ace Kasey Barrett and the rest of depend on the Sun Belt Conference innings the bullpen imploded During the third game versus the Golden Panthers’ pitching staff. to bolster its record. and allowed a total of nine BONILLA, page 7 Coach returns to UM; infi elder looks to keep streak alive

innings of the fi rst game at allowed one run. has his squad performing BASEBALL, page 1 Mark Light Field, which Switching to the present, outstandingly. his latest coaching stop, his caused tempers to fl are. FIU has struggled overall The Hurricanes stand at 12-year tenure at UM was the That particular game was thus far this season with an 21-2 overall and 9-1 in the longest of the six teams he also a heartbreaker because 11-18 record, but has man- ACC. Despite the two losses has coached in his career. the Golden Panthers led 9- aged well against the Sun to UF and NC State, UM Despite the new era and 7 going into the bottom of Belt Conference games. has steamrolled through its attitude that Thomas has the ninth before FIU’s Evan While their bullpen has competition by dominating brought to FIU, there is a sort Ellison gave up a game tying been shaky and their starting both sides of the ball. of animosity that does exist two-run home run. pitching has been mediocre, They have a .341 team between the two neighboring When the teams shifted their offense has had no batting average, good enough schools. to University Park for the problem putting up runs. for second in the ACC and Besides the campuses second game of the two- Senior Jorge Castillo has .580 slugging percentage, being less than 15 miles game set, the end result was the highest average at .412 which is also second in the away from each other, the just as disappointing as a and goes into the game cur- ACC. two meetings between the back-and-forth battle as FIU rently on a 24-game hitting On the pitching side, they CHRIS CUTRO/THE BEACON FILE PHOTO two schools last season were was leading 7-6 headed to the streak with fi ve home runs have a 3.51 team ERA and both competitive and contro- top of the 9th inning. and 32 RBI. have held opposing teams to DOUBLE PLAY: The Golden Panthers face the No. 2 team versial. Despite the season high Sophomore Tyler a .225 batting average. in the nation, UM, on April 2. Controversial because attendance of 1,507, FIU Townsend has also anchored The contest, which is set former Golden Panther out- gave up fi ve runs in the Hur- the offense is hitting .322 for 6 p.m., could be close but Ramos, senior James Laji- should bring in the most fi elder James McOwen was ricanes’ fi nal inning as soph- with six home runs and 28 could very well be lopsided. ness, senior Kyle Preshong attendance and the most hit by a pitch by former omore Jorge Ramos allowed RBI. Hurricanes manager FIU has yet to name a start- or senior Eric Hortsmann. back-story this season. Hurricanes pitcher Manny four earned runs while the Jim Morris, who is in his ing pitcher but the options Whatever the pitching Miguelez in the earlier departed Chris Siebenaler 15th year of coaching at UM, consist of sophomore Jorge match will be, the game