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Vol. 27 Issue 91 fiusm.com Thursday, April 28 , 2016 FIU partners with Portfolium network TALIA TORBICA by integrating learning with of their competition- utilizing His portfolio included & Executive Vice President, offer to potential employers. ContributingWriter career management in an open the portfolio to showcase our everything he thought best students can “upload real work A typical resume is often not [email protected] and connected network that skills and knowledge,” says represented him, his works, samples including photos, designed to highlight these makes it easier to discover, Edgar Sanchez Gomez, a essays, pictures, and more. videos, presentations and papers skills and assets,” says Vesna In Spring 2016, Portfolium prepare and qualify for the most senior majoring in Business Markowitz brought the to showcase . . . coursework, Babarogic, a junior double started a campus-wide spread relevant career opportunities.” Administration. portfolio to his next interview projects, extracurriculars, majoring in Statistics and of its ePortfolio network Portfolium is currently Portfolium was launched and was hired as an engineer volunteer activities, internships Psychology. platform at Florida International partnering with over 150 by Adam Markowitz in 2014. for the Space Shuttle Program. and work experiences.” Besides having the University, allowing all institutions, and its ePortfolio Markowitz graduated from UC After launching the Space Additionally, In today’s opportunity to have employers students the opportunity to network is assisting over five San Diego in 2008 with a major Shuttle, Markowitz began world, “work samples are the view students’ works, create a free portfolio where million students with starting in Aerospace Engineering. developing Portfolium. strongest individual predictor ePortfolio allows students to they can publish all their works. their careers. Although throughout his Since its launch, Portfolium of new hire performance, connect with their classmates The decision was made after The ePortfolio network is education Markowitz worked has become an international with number of years of job and alumni, and work together a successful pilot program a cloud based platform where on challenging projects, network that allows students experience and number of on projects. The idea behind with the Chaplin School of students can post their works volunteered, and worked to show employers their years of education near the this was to encourage students Hospitality. they believe will show their part-time. professional potential. bottom of the list,” according to to share ideas and build a Ever since the partnership skills and talents. Portfolium He noticed that when According to Portfolium’s the e-mail. student community. between FIU and Portfolium describes this as “lifelong employers searched him online, website, it is backed by Seed For FIU students that create Students have the began, more than 44, 000 opportunities to capture . . they would not find his school San Diego, Vertical Ventures’ a portfolium, companies such opportunity to connect with students from all majors were . and convert skills into job work, but rather him socializing Triton Fund, and University as Disney, Nike, Google and others, similarly to Linkedin, given access to a free ePortfolio. offers, while giving learning with friends. Ventures. Facebook will have access as well as like posts and leave According to Portfolium’s institutions and employers According to Portfolium’s Portfolium allows the to view them. “ I think this comments. Also, all FIU website, it partners with various the tools they need to assess website, Markowitz decided student to create an electronic is a great opportunity for us students have free access to universities in order to “connect competencies and recruit that he needed to stand out in portfolio that is organized and students, as incomers into the Portfolium, even after they learning with opportunity.” talent.” the competitive work field, and eye appealing. In an e-mail workforce, to get an adequate graduate with no costs, fees, or Their mission is to “help every “This is a great opportunity he made a portfolio with all his sent out to the student body exposure in terms of our storage limits. student meet their full potential for FIU students to be ahead works and accomplishments. from the Office of the Provost strengths and what we have to

FINAL PRESENTATION Resources available at FIU to combat hazing

STEPHANIE ESPAILLAT appear on university Asst. News Director campuses, many [email protected] universities nationwide are responding to these issues Recent hazing by focusing on different accusations at forms of campaigns University in Ohio has and anti-misbehavior made officials end all ties initiatives. FIU and its with two fraternities that many facilities on campus were suspended earlier have made initiatives to for hazing violations. As combat hazing as well as violations of misbehavior other forms of bullying. performed by greek In an e-mail sent organization become more to Student Media, concerning for individuals Christianne Medrano, across the nation, these associate director of the incidents have sparked interfraternity council a national concern for said “we are constantly student’s overall safety. educating our students Erica Santiago/The Beacon The two fraternities about [these] hazards and As part of Release Week 2016, students of Professor David Park’s Social Media and Globalization class will now face disciplinary risks that involve hazing.” host an event educating students on the effects of media on globalization. action, university officials Medrano also mentions said. that despite popular belief According to a that Greek Life is the only statement released group on campus that Retailers are using Virtual by Miami officials: performs hazing, she shares “Following investigations that this is a universal issue into allegations of hazing that is also demonstrated in Reality to make shopping fun and alcohol violations, many unexpected groups Miami University and on campus. SHAN LI the technology presents a “Virtual reality is going bathroom. the national council of “You must also Los Angeles Times major opportunity for retailers to fundamentally transform In 19 stores around Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity understand that hazing TNS Staff as they try to lure fickle the human experience of the country the home have jointly suspended the although it has been shoppers into their stores, shopping,” a report from improvement chain has Miami University chapter known to happen in Greek The next item you try on particularly as consumers shift digital agency SapientNitro installed a space that enables of Pi Kappa Phi, and both Life, main issues with at the mall might be a virtual more of their buying habits said, predicting that it would shoppers to see a 3-D mock-up Miami University and the hazing happen in larger reality headset. online. “lift sales for those retailers of their renovation plans. national council of Phi scale when you factor in No longer relegated to Already, Ikea, Lowe’s, who get ahead of the curve.” Called the Holoroom, Kappa Tau have suspended the hazing that happens in video gamers, VR is coming Toms and North Face are Lowe’s has added a the simulated space can be the local chapter of Phi athletics [and] the band,” to amusement parks, movie turning to virtual reality to sell futuristic edge to the often personalized with individual Kappa Tau.” writes Medrano. “Believe theaters and classrooms. But products, boost their brands teeth-gnashing process of As more hazing and and make shopping more fun. remodeling a kitchen or SEE VR, PAGE 2 misbehavior violations SEE HAZING, PAGE 2 2 The Beacon – Thursday, April 28, 2016 NEWS fiusm.com NATION & WORLD Retailers use VR for BRIEFS new visual concepts Former Berkeley law school dean disputes sexual VR, PAGE 1 “holistic” and immersive Down the line, as virtual misconduct review against him view of how a slab of marble reality becomes more room sizes, equipment, colors or different paint color can mainstream and consumers A former University of of Berkeley’s Academic Senate and finishings. Shoppers can change an entire room - buy their own headsets, much California, Berkeley law school to drop the second review, which give Lowe’s the dimensions drastically increasing the of so-called v-commerce dean who was disciplined last could lead to the loss of his of a room and fill it from a likelihood that they will go could move away from stores year for violating the university’s tenure, according to documents selection of thousands of with Lowe’s for their project, and into the home. That means sexual harassment policies has released by his attorneys Monday. Lowe’s products. Nel said. you could walk through a store lashed out at a new review of In a university investigation last Then they slip on an Oculus “It removes five steps along and browse for new jeans all his behavior, calling it an unjust year, Choudhry admitted he Rift virtual reality headset to the way,” he said. “Anyone without leaving your couch. attack on his legal and academic repeatedly hugged, touched and look at how all the elements who has done a renovation has But analysts say rights. Sujit Choudhry, who gave kisses on the cheek to his play together (an employee a really visceral reaction.” companies have to be smart resigned his deanship last month former executive assistant, Tyann can switch out parts of the Virtual reality headsets about deploying virtual reality but remains on the faculty, has Sorrell, from September 2014 to room while the customer is mimic the sights and sounds so that it’s brand-relevant and asked the disciplinary committee March 2015. still looking). The design is you find in the real world, doesn’t feel gimmicky. Supreme Court strengthens free-speech rights of public also viewable at home on using a combination of Virtual reality is also being YouTube 360 with a Google motion-tracking, graphics used to add an experiential employees Cardboard viewer, which and algorithms. The next step aspect to in-store shopping, Just in time for the election Breyer said Tuesday. This applies, Lowe’s gives out free through for Lowe’s is incorporating unrelated to the actual buying season, the Supreme Court has he said, even if a supervisor on-site vending machines. Microsoft HoloLens and of products. Retailers are strengthened legal protections mistakenly assumes an employee is Kyle Nel, executive Google’s Project Tango, dabbling in virtual reality for the nation’s 22 million public supporting a particular candidate. director of Lowe’s Innovation where virtual objects can be for the same reason they are employees against being demoted What counts is “the employer’s Labs, said the Holoroom helps overlaid on top of real objects. adding other conveniences or fired for supporting the wrong motive,” Breyer said. The 6-2 nudge people over the biggest “You can stand in your own like curbside pickup to lure political candidate in the eyes of decision revived a free-speech hurdle when it comes to a kitchen and overlay a fridge people back into stores. They their supervisors. “The Constitution lawsuit brought by a New Jersey room refresh: imagining what on top of your own fridge,” figure that the sci-fi aspect of prohibits a government employee police detective who was demoted those changes will look like in Nel said. “It’s uncannily real.” VR is a form of entertainment from discharging or demoting an to patrol officer because he was real life. Although the virtual reality that can’t be replicated from employee because the employee seen carrying a campaign sign “If you think about the industry is still in the early behind a computer screen. supports a particular political supporting the mayor’s opponent. way people conceptualize stages, its annual revenue is “Retailers have been down candidate,” Justice Stephen G. remodels now, it’s really forecasted to grow from less for so long, they have got to abstract,” Nel said. “They go than $1 billion to $30 billion differentiate themselves to A predator fish in California has lost its White and get a little swatch here and by 2020, according to advisory get people to shop,” said Ron House support one there and lay it on a table.” firm Digi-Capital. Annual Friedman, a retail expert at A still-controversial 1992 law “It makes sense to remove the But with virtual reality, sales of headsets could hit half advisory and accounting firm intended to boost California’s striped bass from the doubling people can get a much more a billion by 2025, Piper Jaffray Marcum in Los Angeles. striped-bass population can be scaled goals,” said Tom Iseman, deputy predicts. back, the Obama administration assistant secretary for water and now believes. In a modest softening science, adding that “the striped of the state’s polarized water debate, bass is a predator of native species.” Anti-hazing resources are a top Interior Department official Maintaining the goal of doubling the voiced sympathy Wednesday for predatory striped-bass population a Republican-authored bill that potentially undermines the 1992 available on FIU campus would end the 1992 law’s stated law’s accompanying goals of HAZING, PAGE 1 goal of doubling the number of doubling the populations of other wrote Ordonez. “One at noon in the GC striped bass living in and around fish that ascend the Delta and Ballrooms, another one at the Stadium the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. it or not, strict FL hazing laws have Club at 6:30 pm.” 357 students were been as a result of misbehavior of band reportedly in attendance for the events. members not greek members.” If students have been victims of hazing TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE She also said that you can find this or any other forms of bullying on campus, behavior on campus with the ROTC Medrano said “if a student has been a military program and many additional victim of hazing, they can report the organizations. Medrano said, “other incident anonymously to Student Conduct student clubs have also been charged with and Conflict Resolution... You can also hazing allegations, but they don’t always search on the FIU Website in Student get the same type of media attention.” Conduct link for ‘Report an Incident’.” Greek Life at FIU offers many “The University knows that all E-BOARD AND PRODUCTION STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION opportunities for anti-hazing and anti- fraternities and sororities are values Modesto Maidique Campus: misbehavior efforts for new members, based organizations and we expect them Editor in Chief Asst. Entertainment GC 210, Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. recruitment chairs, and for the rest of the to behave as such,” said Medrano. “Any Cayla Bush Directors (305) 348-2709 community. organization that behaves contrary to what Production Manager Emily Afre [email protected] Some of the initiatives that FIU offers their ritual suggests is an organization that Sarah Medina Guethshina Altena Biscayne Bay Campus: for those involved with Greek Life are: is not congruent with the values we have ews irector N D Opinion Director WUC 124, Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. FIU Greeks 101 new member workshop, discussed within our community.” rica antiago E S Nicole Stone (305) 919-4722 online hazing prevention modules, greek Medrano also said that “FIU Fraternity [email protected] summit workshop sessions, recruitment and Sorority Life in collaboration with sst ews irector A . N D Asst. Opinion Director Fax: roundtable meetings, FIU Undergraduate Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution tephanie spaillat S E Michelle Marchante (305) 348-2712 Interfraternity Institute initiatives, and have worked in partnership to hold our Aliana Zamorano Hazing Prevention Week that usually takes students to the highest expectations Editor-in-Chief: Director of Student (305) 348-1580 place in the third week in September. which means following the policies in Sports Director Media [email protected] CAPS at FIU also works with the Student Code of Conduct and the lejandro guirre A A Robert Jaross organizations, including Greek Life, to National Policies from their respective Advertising: combat misbehavior. This year CAPS headquarters, as well as local Fraternity Asst. Director of (305) 348-6994 Asst. 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Ad content in an e-mail to Student Media “as part of involved within these organizations, is the sole responsibility of the company or vendor. the It’s On Us committee we hosted Tony FIU also provides information for those The Beacon is an editorially independent newspaper Porter, who talked about masculinity and who have experienced different forms partially funded by student and services fees that are ‘breaking out of the man box’.” of bullying by reporting it at the student appropriated by student government. “Peer Educators gave out shirts and affairs website. had a trivia game about violence against Additional Reporting by TNS staff women. This took place April 20, with two sessions opened to the Greeks,” Contact Us Nicole Stone Opinion Director [email protected] OPINION The Beacon – 3 fiusm.com Thursday, April 28, 2016 Face facts: Tubman on the $20 is insulting

SAM SAYS Move over, Andrew of the matter is that memorializing a new face party rewards campaign donors, patrons, the best, will not have any significant effect Jackson, you’re in Harriet on any form of currency won’t mark the end friends and family members with government upon the relationship between the United Tubman’s seat. of any socio-economic struggle, especially positions upon the party’s election. States and its American Indian population. That’s what Treasury that of women of color. Just because a man is a founding father Not being of that descent, though, I can’t say Secretary Jacob J. Lew - and Nearly any historical visage, though, or a former president, though he commands it wouldn’t at least be an appreciated gesture. many citizens Conversely to Jackson, Tubman is known - have been saying about for her work with the Underground Railroad SAM SMITH the movement to change the freeing slaves, advocating for women’s face of the $20 bill. suffrage, acting as a Union spy during the However, there is some controversy Civil War and freeing 700 slaves in the first regarding her place on the bill - and not in the I feel like it’s very important that we do have members of the black and brown woman-led armed expedition during that way one might think. community in historical context, but when we think about putting Harriet same war. At the Washington Post, columnist after Tubman on the $20, no. She wasn’t a person for capitalism or for economics. Certainly, she would be a better role model columnist has addressed this issue. Feminista That’s not Harriet Tubman’s role in history. to print on the bill we produce the second Jones even went so far as to say all women, most, superceded only by the $100 bill. including Harriet Tubman, should be kept off TruLe’sia Newberry Wouldn’t she? of the bill last year. Not because no woman President To the previously mentioned Feminista deserves reverence, but because it is insulting Dream Defenders FIU Jones, putting a former slave - a woman once to the memory of a woman who fought considered property who risked her life to adamantly against capitalism and to women liberate others who had been designated the who are harmed by the institution daily. would likely be better than that of Jackson. a level of respect due to his historical same way - on the $20 bill would not be an While I disagree that no woman should With all the reverence due to a previous significance, does not exempt him from his honor to her memory. be included on U.S. currency, in the words president of the United States, one must wrongdoings. TruLe’sia Newberry, an International of Marshall McLuhan, “the medium is the remember he was a slave-owner majorly As we have seen in the movement to remove Relations and Political Science senior and message.” As roundabout as it sounds, there responsible for the Trail of Tears. memorials to racist political figures on many president of Dream Defenders FIU and is no way to separate the irony of Harriet Jackson’s presidency also saw the rise of college campuses, historical significance does founding president of UN Women at FIU, Tubman’s depiction on the $20 bill from the nepotistic politics in the United States in the not always warrant iconophilia. agreed. commemorative gesture of doing so. form of the “patronage system.” As can be I would argue, though, that Jackson’s SEE MONEY, PAGE 8 It’s certainly well-intentioned, but the fact garnered from the name, a winning political removal from the $20, though it is likely for Feminism doesn’t advocate matriarchal domination ON THE SCENE Despite Now, I am not perturbed or There have been many waves With many members of society The only way to address my efforts, I angered at people who advocate of feminism and feminism so enthralled by the words and these ongoing inquiries is simply cannot for women’s rights or believe in undergoes changes constantly - thoughts of public figures, it’s through dialogue and education. understand the power of women. Rather, I am just as all other movements do. easy for people to jump on the Feminism should hallmark why feminism bothered that such ideals seem to But what remains constant is bandwagon and blindly assume equality and oust ideals of seems to be be only recently recognized and feminism’s belief in the equality positions that they may not know superiority. Feminism has an recognized as a are often misconstrued. of women when it comes to much of. honorable past and should recent societal Perhaps the best way to social, political and economic Feminism is not intended flourish from it with utmost GABRIELLE phenomenon. address this issue is to explain endeavors. to impose binaries on society, significance, presently and into GARCIA Based what feminism is. Despite the Quite simply, feminism foster strict gender stereotypes or the future. on personal negativity that feminism faces, essentially advocates for gender instigate hateful rhetoric targeted On the Scene is a commentary interactions, it seems to me that feminism is the advocacy of equality. By no means does at males. Nor does feminism on the hottest pop culture topics. many individuals have had a sort women’s rights on the grounds feminism suggest matriarchal suggest that women need to For further commentary, contact of “stunning” revelation: they of political, social and economic domination in exchange for reconceptualize who they are as Gabrielle Garcia at gabrielle. are feminists. equality to men. patriarchal damnation. beings. [email protected] NO HAIR TO TEAR

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Have something on your mind? Send your thoughts (400 words maximum) to The opinions presented within this page do not represent the views of The Editorials are the unified voice of the editorial board, which is composed [email protected] or drop by our offices at either GC 210 or WUC 124. With FIUSM Editorial Board. These views are separate from of the editor in chief, management, and the editors of each of the five your letter, be sure to include your name, major, year, and copy of your editorials and reflect individual perspectives of contributing sections. The Beacon welcomes any letters regarding or in response to its student ID. The Beacon will only run one letter a month from any individual. writers and/or members of the University community. editorials. Send them to [email protected]. Contact Us Cayla Bush Entertainment Director [email protected] LIFE! The Beacon – 4 fiusm.com Thursday, April 28, 2016 VEGAN VISITORS Environmentally-conscious clubs seek to raise awareness

Top left: Sarah Bird, senior engineering major and vice president of the Plant-Based Society Club, tastes vegan food.

Right: Bianca Garcia participates at a vegan food sale by Plant- based Society Club with the FIU Garden Club, which gathers on Wednesday’s near the Green Library from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bottom: Melissa Subido-Tremblay, a senior nutrition major and Sarah Bird, senior engineering major enjoy the stands at the food sale.

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CAMILA FERNANDEZ which hosts an organic farmer’s going vegan. [The club] is here and People for the Ethical research, I was able to come up Staff Writer market every Wednesday to support anyone interested in Treatment of Animals (PETA) with a short monologue to tell [email protected] from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the living a healthier, greener, and 2, have worked closely people about how much they University’s Green Library. more compassionate lifestyle in together to promote veganism. make sense,” said Melamed. The two clubs have raised whatever way we can,” Sarah PETA 2 is similar to PETA, “Many of the members Much has happened this funds together selling organic which promotes animal rights were actually very interested spring at Florida International and vegan foods on campus, campaigns, which include in learning how to go right out University, where the new like peanut butter and chocolate ending fur and leather use and and speak to people and have Plant-Based Society Club has Buckeye Balls. [The club] is here to support meat and dairy consumption. the confidence to do it. This gained more than 100 members. “I first went vegan my anyone interested in living a PETA 2 representative, Erica event was so much fun and a The club began with a freshman year at FIU, almost Melamed, helped host Humane really great way to get people merge between the Plant-Based healthier, greener, and more three years ago,” said Sarah Meat April Fools on April 1. to notice us and come speak Society Club and the Vegan/ compassionate lifestyle in Bird, a junior environmental Nearly 50 people participated with us about the issue,” she Vegetarian Society. Since then, whatever way we can. engineering major. at the tabling event, which was said. the club has hosted different Sarah said she met vegan Sarah Bird funded by PETA 2. Free vegan PBS and PETA 2 have events to promote their cause students during a road trip to Vice President meat was offered, and a petition also hosted several film against eating or using animal Pittsburg, Pennsylvania for Plant-Based Society Club on getting more vegan options screenings, like Cowspiracy products. an environmental leadership on campus brought attention. and Vegucated. On April 26, Plant-Based Society is led summit. She said they inspired The club and PETA 2 also both will host a Meat-Out day by club President, Stephanie to live a plant-based lifestyle, hosted a Rainforest Tarp Demo event, where they’ve used the Bird and Vice-President, Sarah which allows her to make said. event, where about 100 people hashtag #DaretobePlantBased. Bird, two sisters, who are an impact on health and the The clubs also worked to participated. A red tarp was Speakers include James passionate about sustainability. environment. fight against developers and used to demonstrate how eating Wildman, Animal Rights Both traveled to Thailand, According to Food administration on campus, who meat destroys a certain amount Foundation of Florida humane where Thai food, like other Navigator USA, 36 percent are currently building athletic of rainforest every 1/10 of a educator and Elyssa Diehl, Asian cuisines, can easily be of U.S. consumers either facilities at the University’s second. Humane League SouthFlorida vegan. Vegan food include, prefer milk alternative and Nature Preserve at the Modesto Food was funded by PETA Grassroots director. rice, noodles, vegetables and use meat alternatives, which is A. Maidique Campus. 2, and several members from With hopes to continue to no cheese, butter or milk. substantially greater than those A petition was created to PBS brought homemade food. grow and promote sustainability PBS has worked with who claim they are vegan at show the number of students “A lot of people were a bit and plant-based diets, PBS will different campus organizations, seven percent. who opposed the plan. confused on the statistics of continue their progress as one like the FIU Garden Club, “I feel better than ever since During the semester, PBS the demo, but after some quick of few vegan clubs on campus. fiusm.com LIFE! The Beacon –Thursday, April 28, 2016 5 SEE MY BODY

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Left: Phi Delta Epsilon’s students poses as models to showcase diseases at the “Body Exhibit” to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in the GC pit on Tuesday, April 26 , 2016.

Right: Subzero Ice Cream and Yogurt sells ice cream to fundraise for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Bottom: Students visit the disease showcase and enjoy ice cream.

New initiative to bring luck to graduating students Tubman causes

CAYLA BUSH graduation tradition that is hosted walk into the facility, the staff controversy Editor in Chief by the Wellness and Recreation congratulates them on their MONEY, PAGE 3 [email protected] Center at BBC,” Bardawil said. gradation. We walk them to the controversy, could “The idea came about from the dedicated space at the Aquatic “I think that it’s you have named the Luck can sometimes be hard to Locks of Love idea on bridges in Center where we take their disrespectful,” said faces on the dollar bill find, which is why the Wellness Paris. I said, ‘What if we can do pictures and their locks are Newberry to Student increments? Or on our and Recreation Center at BBC the same thing for students at FIU placed. The event has been very Media. “I feel like it’s coins? Personally, I had would like to provide graduating and this is their Locks of Luck, well received.” very important that we do to look up who was on the students with a little extra. toward success and affinity to the Students interested in have members of the black $50 bill. It’s Ulysses S. Beginning this year, students University?’.” participating in the initiative can and brown community Grant. That rather makes can purchase and decorate The tradition, Bardwil said, is participate during the three times in historical context, but Jackson the odd-man-out padlocks, and lock them on the open to any University student, a year when cap and gowns are when we think about on issues of slavery. Even fence at the Aquatic Center regardless of the campus they’re distributed, at the Wellness and putting Harriet Tubman Washington on the $1 bill, in honor of luck. The new on most often. Recreation table at the BBC on the $20, no. She wasn’t who owned slaves, was a initiative, called Locks of Luck, “We wanted the students bookstore. Alumni can also a person for capitalism or proponent for slavery’s was brought to the University by to have a lasting memory of participate during this time as for economics. That’s not gradual abolition. Elias Bardawil, director of the their time in the Wellness and well. Harriet Tubman’s role in Though I think Jackson Wellness and Recreation Center. Recreation Center on BBC,” history.” should be replaced on the “Locks of Luck is a new Bardawil said. “When they Indeed, it seems rather front of the bill, the point ham-handed to slap the of the controversy is best face of an anti-capitalist voiced by Newberry. icon onto currency. I “I don’t feel like those somehow doubt any who are humanitarians and foreign powers will think abolitionists, people who the United States more fought for rights, should progressive for simply be on the staple piece of exchanging a slave-owner parchment that supports for an abolitionist on our global commodity and greenbacks. capitalism,” she said. “I think it is an insult, Sam Says is a bi-weekly most definitely,” said column discussing social Newberry. “It’s like a justice issues in popular ploy. I don’t know the culture and current end-all be-all reason, but events. For further I think it’s out of place commentary, contact Sam and inappropriate.” at [email protected]. In fact, before the Contact Us Alejandro Aguirre Sports Director [email protected] SPORTS The Beacon – 6 fiusm.com Thursday, April 28, 2016 SERIAL DEFENDER

The Panthers defeated Florida Atlantic University in a three-game series at the FIU Stadium 2-1. The team struggled all weekend, winning 7-6 Friday, April 22; 4-3 Saturday, April 23; and losing 1-9 Sunday, April 24. The University now stands at 7-11 in the conference, and 19-22 overall.

Left: Right-handed pitcher Cody Crouse pitches to the home plate against FAU Friday, April 22.

Below: Center Zack Soria faces off against the FAU pitcher during Saturday’s game.

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SOFTBALL FIU wins series 2-1 SOCCER SANTIAGO ARCHIERI Megan Kugelmann for the Panthers, but it was Lack of soccer fandom in Staff Writer took the loss, dropping Abby Summers who had [email protected] her record to 6-5 for the her heroics on the mound. season. She allowed two Summers tossed her Miami raises concerns The FIU team home runs, both being two fourth complete game of played and won against run shots, five total hits the season, allowing one SANTI SAYS Miami FC provided especially after over 10,000 fans filled an out-of-conference and walked two in her 3.1 run and five hits in a 3-1 complimentary tickets the stands for their home opener just two opponent for the last time innings pitched. win to give FIU the series. to FIUSM without weeks prior to this match. this season. Leon led the bats with FIU was scoreless until guarantee that the I sat there with plenty of room around Saturday, April 23, FIU three hits, while Belans had the fourth, when Stephanie game would be me, but ten minutes before kickoff, a took the field for the first two RBI on two hits. Texeira hit a double, covered. Santiago used lightning delay of nearly two hours sent of two games of the night, Corrine Jenkins put the and went on to score these tickets to watch most of the fans home. It didn’t help that in their three-game series Panthers back in shape in after a Lauren Williams SANTIAGO the game against OKC when the match finally did get underway, against Florida Gulf Coast the second game, throwing RBI-single. Texeira then ARCHIERI Rayo, not many people wanted to sit on the wet University. a three-hit shutout. This went on to hit her 40th RBI bleacher seats of the Ocean Bank Field. The first game was marks her 13th career of the season in the sixth Soccer has always been a huge part of The game itself was electrifying, and action filled, as the teams shutout but just the first of inning, an inning in which my life, so when I was given the chance came down to the wire. combined for 20 hits in a the season. She improved FIU scored two runs. to attend the Miami FC game on Friday, The OKC Rayo were able to pull off a slugfest. It was a back and to 6-8, striking out six and FGCU scored their lone April 22, I immediately accepted it. 3-2 victory with a last second goal. Sadly, forth game in which neither not walking a single batter run in the sixth inning. I have played soccer the majority of not too many people were able to enjoy it. team would back down. in what can be called the Summers was one strikeout my life, covered the Fort Lauderdale I had a great time at the game, but if FIU tied it in the second best game of her senior away from her career Strikers for a brief period and have been you are going to enjoy the experience inning at 2-2, but a two-run year. high, finishing the game anxiously following any news about the rather than the game, it’s not the scene for homerun in the fourth by The game broke open with five. Summers also Miami MLS team. you. Chandler Middlebrook in the fifth inning, as Leon improves to 10-7 for the About a year ago, news broke about The empty seats and poor fan support switched the lead again. put FIU on the board with a season, the first FIU pitcher the National American Soccer League is making me concerned about the future FIU closed the gap to two-run RBI single. Cather to reach 10 wins this year. expanding and bringing a team down to of soccer in Miami. I have always been an 4-3 in the fifth after an Aleima Lopez provided an The Panthers are back Miami. The Miami FC found a temporary avid supporter of bringing soccer down Ashley Leon RBI single RBI single in the sixth, an on the road next weekend home right across the street from my to Miami, but fans have to show how bad that followed a leadoff inning that also featured in their second to last dorm, so of course I had to check it out. they want it. triple from Jackie Schoff. two FGCU errors to add to series of the season against The game against the OKC Rayo was The Miami FC have done a terrific job The one run deficit was the the Panther lead. FIU won Marshall University. The the first Miami FC game I attended. I was closest the Panthers would the game 4-0. three game series will get disappointed to see a ton of empty seats, SEE MIAMI FC, PAGE 7 get for the rest of the game, During Sunday’s game underway Saturday, April dropping the game 6-4 the pitching shined again 30 with a doubleheader. fiusm.com SPORTS Thursday, April 28, 2016 7

NBA 0-100 (million) real quick: Hassan Whiteside worth a maximum contract SANTI SAYS With the prepared to turn it around. face. Whiteside actually apologized The talent part, this is where it Don’t get this all confused for me NBA post season And every time I defended for the stupid play, and it was the last gets fun. Whiteside ended the season making a case that Whiteside is the underway, the Whiteside, I would get the same time we saw anything of that sort for averaging 14.2 points per game along next Kareem, that his defense should replies; “He is too much of a kid. the rest of the season. with 11.8 rebounds. He was third in put him number one on the all-time have one goal, He can’t behave. He doesn’t belong We see Whiteside bonding more the league in rebounding, third in list for defensive players or that he win their fourth in the league.” But sure enough, the with his teammates. And clearly, field goal percentage (.606) and should be next to Steph Curry on the championship in All-Star break ends, and Whiteside Whiteside improved his attitude, seventh in PER (25.7). three point shootout just because he franchise history. starts to make new marks in Miami and that improvement is the next And some people might never has a jumper. I am not creating an SANTIAGO Once it is all Heat history. category. He did not just fix the forget Rudy Gobert subtweeting unrealistic look for Whiteside, I am ARCHIERI said and done, Granted, he did have issues earlier attitude, he improved it. You don’t “Blancote”, saying that numbers can just laying down the numbers and fans will focus in the season. I accept that there were see Whiteside argue with referees as sometimes hurt a team. Well, with facts on the table. on what is bound to be one of the occasional bone-headed moves, but I much or get upset like before. He has Bosh having to miss nearly half the Now, my argument is not that most exciting free agency periods of never saw a fan base want to get rid gotten a lot better at keeping his cool, season yet again, I don’t think those Miami will give Whiteside a max all time, possibly topping the 2010 of such a talented player like I saw a big issue from his first season with numbers hurt a team that finished contract, or that they should. But his frenzy. Heat fans having a picnic with his Miami. third in the Eastern Conference. value might be overlooked in free Now, while everyone might contract on the ESPN trade machine. His free throw shooting went from Au-Revoir to that argument Gobert, agency, because there are so many have their sights on LeBron James But why keep Whiteside? Let’s 50 percent to 65 percent in a season. enjoy the playoffs with your numbers stars on the market. As much as I (#HeGone), Kevin Durant and break it down into fixing his attitude, While that may not be a great stat on that didn’t help your team enough. would love for my team to retain countless others, I’m going to place improvement, and talent. paper, it is important to note that he But wait, there’s more! Stephen him in free agency, the league is a a lot of my attention on Miami Heat The first issue was his attitude. has consistently shot over 75 percent Curry, JJ Redick, and Kevin business, and that’s how all decisions big man, Hassan Whiteside. Too many technicals Hassan, why from the line ever since changing his Durant were the only players above should be based. If Miami is unable to When every fan turned their do you get so many technical fouls! routine with Assistant Coach Juwan Whiteside in true shooting percentage keep him, I am sure that he will find backs on him, when the media He had seven technical fouls and got Howard. Hassan has become better at at the end of the season. No player money and a new home elsewhere. questioned his decisions, when ejected twice in 2015. Not awful, but the line consistently. had a better defensive rating than Whiteside just might be willing to people complained about his passing certainly something that a relatively Whiteside is also developing new Whiteside, who averaged 3.7 blocks take a bit less to stay in Miami, and if or attitude, I had to stay backing him new player should tone down on. And arsenals to his game, whether on the per game, led the league with 267 that is the case, I say go for it. up. tone it down he did, as he finished the defensive side or offensive end. He blocks, which was 92 more than the Santi Says is a column that I was under fire most of the time, year with four technical fouls and got has a nice looking jumper, is creating runner up. Just remember, no one did shares the experiences and and it was understandable. No one ejected once, an ejection that broke looks with newfound post moves, it with blocks, as Whiteside went on opinions of Santiago Archieri wants a potential franchise player to Heat fans. started passing the ball a lot more, to finish the season with four triple as they relate to sports fans. be acting in such a way that he might It came in the fourth quarter in a setting solid screens to create lobs, doubles. Did I mention he played For suggestions or commentary, be causing more problems than he’s blowout loss against the Spurs, when and is improving even more on the under 30 minutes per game and came email Santigo at santiago. solving, but I just knew that he was he elbowed Boban Marjanovic in the defense. off the bench in 30 games? [email protected] NHL SOCCER Islanders eliminate Panthers in six Miami FC games, advance to second round as the Islanders scored the first goal first This game 6 felt like it was a game 7 experiences ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ time in the series as Frans Nielsen scored the Islanders fans were very loud and were Contributing Writer the first goal of the game off a rebound of a key factor late in the third period as the [email protected] Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo. Islanders were trailing by one goal in the lack of support The Panthers and Islander were even final minute of the game. The Panthers were down 2-1 in the in each category in this series and battled With 35 seconds left the Islanders had It doesn’t matter to series heading into game four. In a almost through the first two periods. pulled their goalie to get an extra striker to MIAMI FC, PAGE 6 me what division or a must win game the Panthers were down 1-0 to start try and score the tying goal. league this team is in, needed to win game four to turn back the the third period until young phenom The Panthers had the puck possession of promoting themselves because for the first advantage to their side. Aleksander Barkov received a superb pass in the Islanders zone and were tripped up around the University time in a long span, After being tied in the first period at from Alex Petrovic to tie the game with a twice on the same play that until this day campus. I always see Miami has professional zero Panthers’ forward Teddy Purcell gets deflected pass. there is still some controversy on the no the club’s colors around soccer. Those “die-hard” the first goal of the game and with that goal The Panthers ended up going into calls that cause the game. the Graham Center and fans that are urging for the Panthers have scored first in each of the overtime. The Panthers before that night After that series of trips the Islanders cheap tickets up for an MLS team should four games played. were 0-6 in overtime games since their came roaring right back into the Panthers grabs, but as I asked be rooting the little The game remained balanced as the cup run in 1996. Both teams exchanged zone and managed to put one past Roberto around, not many brothers in the NASL, two even teams were exchanging shots shots and point blank scoring chances but Luongo that left a loose puck next to his students were aware of because ultimately, it is through the second period until Islanders it remained tied after the first overtime. crease which Captain John Tavares once the team playing literally professional soccer. Captain John Tavares sniped a top shelf The Panthers got into penalty trouble in again scored to tie the game headed into across the street from As of now, the Miami goal on the power play past Panthers the second overtime as Derek Mackenzie overtime. where they live. FC program has to piece goaltender Roberto Luongo to tie the game took a questionable slashing penalty. It was the second straight game gone to With the right support everything together. at one with 15 seconds left in the second Unfortunately for the Panthers with 33 overtime and third of the series. There was and growth, the Miami There is a lot missing to period. seconds left to kill off the penalty Islanders no score in the first overtime, which caused FC could be something make the experience at The Panthers were 20 minutes away rookie Alan Quine scored his first career another overtime. special. On the field, it those home games more from tying the series at two but needed playoff goal for the game winning shot to In double overtime the Panthers gave is understandable to not entertaining, but they are a goal in order to take the lead until Alex give the Islanders a 2-1 victory in overtime it there all but unfortunately were on the expect instant success, on the right track. Petrovic shot it passed Islanders goaltender and also a 3-2 series lead. opposite end of it and once again Islanders because the team is still Thomas Greiss with 10 minutes left in the With one more win for the Islanders captain Tavares scored his second goal only in its first year. As third period. W i t h i n for them to clinch the Panthers were on the of the game and the game winning goal time goes on, I can see Santi Says is a the final seconds the Panthers had a late brink of elimination for game 6. The series which helped the Islanders move to the a breakthrough coming column that shares the scare as the Islanders tried everything was headed back to Brooklyn. second round of the playoffs for first time for the program. The experiences and opinions with the goaltender pulled to try and tie The start of the game was as predicted since 1993. game was only their first of Santiago Archieri the game but Luongo stood tall as well as from the Panthers as Jonathan Huberdeau The Panthers were officially eliminated loss of the season, and as they relate to sports the Panthers defense and sealed the 2-1 scored his first career playoff goal with one from the playoffs. For the Panthers fans the they are still building fans. For suggestions victory. minute left in the first period. Cinderella story has come to an end and it chemistry. or commentary, email The series was headed back to Florida The second period was all defense for was a phenomenal season this year with With wins, the fans Santigo at santiago. from game five. both sides. Each team had their scoring all the young players they have developed will come. Sadly, that [email protected] After the Islanders lost game four in chance but both goalies were on their over the years and have a very bright future is how all Miami sports they’re building they felt they needed to do game especially Roberto Luongo from the for this organization and the fans should be tend to be. a better job and coming out strong in the Panthers that two shutout periods headed really excited. Panthers building. They exactly did that into the third period. THE The Beacon – 8 t ay Thursday, April 28, 2016 A fiusm.com B Mejia, the MEDIA MOMENT first re-elected SGC-BBC president in almost 20 years

ERICA SANTIAGO people that you have to connect News Director with in order to even get past the [email protected] red tape to get approval for these projects.” For the first time in nearly “Next year it will be a lot 20 years, BBC students have smoother for us to get our re-elected an SGC-BBC projects accomplished,” Mejia president to serve a second term. said. Allhan Mejia, a senior seeking Among those projects is a a dual degree in marketing and Zen Garden Mejia hopes to add environmental sustainability, to the second floor balcony of was elected to serve a second the Wolfe Center. presidential term last Thursday, “It’s an outdoor space April 21. The last student to be where there’s going to be a elected twice was Arthur Papillon chalkboard wall called a ‘Wall whose second term lasted from of Positivity,’” he said. 1997-1998. Students will be able to write “The expectations this year positive thoughts and words of [for candidacy] were a bit higher encouragement on the wall for than the year before, because others in the community to see. that first go round was a coin flip “[SGC-BBC] will put some [between the two candidates],” plants that attract butterflies said Mejia. “I actually only into the garden,” said Mejia. “So ended up winning by 42 votes it’ll be a nice little space where that first time around.” students can go to just relax.” “But this year... I ended up For now members of SGC Sudyen Navarrete/The Beacon getting 66 percent of the votes,” are getting price quotes and Linda Flores (right), a junior broadcast media major, and Fiorella Jones (middle), a junior digital media he said. “So it seemed like reaching out to vendors to help major, shows Professor Park their project explaining how social media affects people’s political biases. everyone expected that result complete the project, according because I was coming in as the to Mejia. current sitting president.” Mejia says the project won’t is also a large part of his paper use in the Wolfe Center students living here 24/7. So it’s The pressure of meeting his be approved until after the future initiatives as SGC-BBC by putting hand dryers in the going to allow us to actually have peers’ expectations for victory Wolfe Center has made some president. bathroom.” those students be here full time added more stress to this year’s Mejia also wants to pursue and a set niche of students we campaign, according to Mejia. programs that benefit the influx can always have an event for.” He said, “People were just of housing students that will be Going into his second term, like ‘yea, you’ll get it.’” living in the soon-to-be opened Mejia expects a smoother “So [the feeling] was like Bayview Housing. Some of the presidency and says there’s at ‘woah, if I don’t get it, that’s The expectations this year [for candidacy] were a bit programs include movie nights least one valuable lesson he even scarier,’” he said. higher than the year before, because that first go round and partnering with different plans on taking with him into the The purpose of his campaign was a coin flip [between the two candidates], this year... I government councils around new term. was to have a chance to complete ended up getting 66 percent of the votes. BBC to help new residents move “Start the projects earlier. A certain projects that were started Allhan Mejia into their dorms. lot earlier,” he said. “We started during his last term, according to President “I think that we’re going to [our projects]in almost late-Fall” Mejia. SGC-BBC have more students engaged,” “That was on [SGC-BBC] “There are some really cool said Mejia about the changes he because we were so focused on things that we want to do that we expects to see around campus regrouping at first,” he said. “But haven’t been able to do since it renovations to the area. Even “In the Wolfe Center with the new residents. “Right now we want to do that [start the takes a lot of adjustments during then, he says, he would still have bathrooms, we don’t have any now there are no students here projects earlier] but also be more that first year [as president],” to take the proposal the center’s hand dryers - we’re using paper past a certain hour.” patient.” he said. “It’s because of all the Space Committee. to dry our hands,” said Mejia. “I He said, “Now that we have people you have to meet, all the Environmental sustainability think that we could reduce our housing, there’s going to be 410