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PROFESSOR SANTERO ACTING OUT PREYING ON PREDATORS FALLING DOWN Priest teaches Santeria in classroom Theater to stage eclectic season T.V. program poses moral dilemma UM defeats FIU in rematch AT THE BAY PAGE 4 LIFE! PAGE 6 AT THE BAY PAGE 5 SPORTS PAGE 12 COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS Oﬃ cer’s death not forgotten

CHRISTINA VEIGA Asst. News Director

Thousands of people filled Pharmed Arena Sept. 18 to pay respect to slain Miami-Dade Police Offi cer and FIU alumus Jose Somo- hano. Somohano, 37, married and father of two, died Sept. 13 after being shot byShawn LaBreet who also injured three offi cers- one of them an FIU student. Sohomano received a degree from FIU in crimi- nal justice. Attendees on the second story of the stadium with only enough room to stand against the railings and looking down into a pit of navy, black, brown, green and white-uniformed offi cers. WALTER MICHOT/AP PHOTO REMEMBERED: Police offi cers salute as the casket of slain Miami-Dade county police offi cer Jose Somohano arrives at the Pharmed Arena for the According to Maydel Santana- memorial service held the morning of Sept. 18. For more pictures, visit beaconnewspaper.com. Bravo, director of media relations at FIU, anywhere from 50 to 100 different police agencies from both service, Santana-Bravo said. everyone rose to their feet as if doing inside and outside of Florida were in Before the ceremony, police a somber and deliberate wave seen at attendance at the service. offi cers and color guards lined the sports games. The packed arena fell In anticipation of the additional sides of the street where the hearse into complete silence as the offi cers 5,000 to 6,000 mourners expected to carrying Somohano would pass and waited, hats in hand, for the motor- attend the ceremony, FIU announced bagpipe and drum players practiced cade carrying Somohano to arrive. the day before that morning classes under a tree off to the side. Eight people struggled with the at University Park would be can- “Fortunately or unfortunately, weight of Somohano’s American- celled for the day of the ceremony. we play at all of the police funerals fl ag covered casket as they pulled “I didn’t like canceling classes this way —and we’ve played too it out of the silver and black hearse but, given the situation, I felt it was many lately,” said Frank Moran, a and made their way inside the arena, something we should do to give drum player with the Police Pipe and followed by the offi cer’s family and back to the community,” said Ronald Drum Corps. “It’s just a shame,” friends. At the command of a shout- Berkman, FIU provost, at a Faculty he said. ing offi cer, everyone present saluted Senate meeting held the same day. Inside, the arena was quiet con- simultaneously as the funeral party

Closing the University was also a sidering the amount of people pres- processed down the long aisle to the MIGUEL HERNANDEZ/THE BEACON result of the overwhelming number ent. When it was announced that MOTORCADE: Miami-Dade police department’s motors unit cruises in SOMOHANO, page 3 of people who wanted to attend to the the Somohano family was nearing, front of Pharmed Arena to commerate Ofﬁ cer. Somohano. Student fees to be used to renovate Aquatic Center

NICOLE ACOSTA the left over activities and ser- non-academic buildings within and had been accumulating over Katiana Saintable, BBC-SGC Asst. News Director vices fees from student tutition a University, such as an Aquatic time since the council was not president, was unavailable for administered by the Student Center. aware of it’s existence until last comment about the Aquatic The Biscayne Bay Campus’s Government Association and the As of July, Marbely Hernan- year. Center repairs. Aquatic Center, which originally Division of Student Affairs will dez, University Park’s Student “If we could assist the Uni- Elias Bardawil, associate cost $1.4 million to build, will fund a portion of the repairs. Government Council president, versity in supporting this Uni- director of campus recreation, now undergo an estimated $1.5 Jones said she spoke to both only knew SGA’s funding contri- versity pool, then it’s something said the Aquatic Center’s dam- million in renovations this Fall, SGA councils about helping fund bution would be a “nice chunk of that we’re [going to] look into. ages were due to natural elements according to an e-mail Victor the repairs in a July interview money,” from their accumulated [Arthur “AJ” Meyer] and I want surrounding the facility. Citarella, Facilities Manage- with The Beacon. cash balance account. She also to have a lengthy meeting with “The Aquatic Center is 25 ment’s associate vice president, According to Jones, these did not know an exact dollar Dr. Jones about what we could years old. It runs 24 hours a day, sent to The Beacon July 25. capital improvement funds or amount of the account, only that do because it’s student money,” 365 days a year and it is sur- Rosa Jones, vice president student fees, go toward the it had been controlled mostly by Hernandez said in a July inter- of Student Affairs, confirmed building and maintenance of the Division of Student Affairs view with The Beacon. AQUATICS, page 4 2 The Beacon – September 20, 2007 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com UP-SGC president uses opportunity to make a diﬀ erence

VANESSA A. ALVAREZ what Hernandez’s SGA administra- Staff Writer tion strives to achieve. This year’s SGA has already accomplished three It is 8 a.m. on a Wednesday of the 12 goals it set for itself this year summer morning. Most college and a fourth goal will be up and run- students are deep in sleep, but for ning sometime this semester. Marbely Hernandez, University The administration wants to Park Student Government Associa- open its doors to students and create tion president, sleep is simply not an an atmosphere of school spirit and option. campus involvement. As a peer mentor in last summer’s “My biggest goal is to see many FIU mentoring program, Hernandez people running next year and wanting was not just up bright and early, but to be involved in SGA,” Hernandez also ready to contribute as much as said. she could to the freshmen experience Katie McGee, the staff director class she helped lead. for the 2007 Miss FIU Scholarship FERNANDO GARCIA/THE BEACON “My purpose as a peer mentor was Pageant and assistant director for the PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: University Park’s Student Government Association’s Marbely Hernandez found to be there for the students and give Offi ce of Student Conduct & Confl ict time between meetings and classes to discuss her future goals and her plans to “leave behind excellence.” them someone that they could relate Resolution, describes Hernandez as a to,” Hernandez said. “trooper” and “beyond dedicated.” The SGC-UP president, who “She just goes above and beyond. The fi rst in her family to attend year after year. amazing daughter and both her father plans to attend FIU Law School after I don’t think people realize how much college, Hernandez opted to dedicate “Marbely, I think, excels at every- and I are very proud. She deserves she earns her bachelor’s in political she cares. She’s very dedicated to herself to the students and to improv- thing she does. I would say she’s it all.” science, has excelled in every arena improving students’ lives here; she ing FIU. extremely committed to all her After she is done with Law School, of SGA. She completed the SGA works tirelessly to give students Besides becoming involved in causes,” Gonzalez said. “She’s a very Hernandez says she wants to become internship program during her fresh- opportunities and to get the students’ SGA, she rushed for the Alpha Xi passionate person and her passion a lobbyist for higher education and man year in Fall 2004 and moved voices heard,” McGee said. Delta sorority, where she held the refl ects in all she does.” work as a representative for state herself up through representative Both Hernandez and McGee position of scholarship and academic Hernandez, who spends most of of Florida. And when referred back positions in both the Lower and helped put together the 2007 Miss achievement chair. her time in the SGA offi ce between to FIU, she says she’d like to leave Upper Divisions in 2005 and 2006, FIU Scholarship Pageant by jointly “That’s the thing about Marbely, classes, also helps her parents with behind excellence. respectively. organizing paperwork and making she is always willing to help,” said their family-run company. “I hope to be remembered as a As president, Hernandez plans to sure that winners were awarded Catalina Gonzalez, president of the Her parents are her biggest sup- hard worker, an achiever; someone guide FIU into new horizons. scholarship funds. Hernandez was Alpha Xi Delta sorority. porters. Alba Hernandez, her mother, who knows the value of an organiza- “It has defi nitely been a big chal- the student director of the event. Outside academics, Hernandez, says that when Hernandez won the tion and uses it to the benefi t of the lenge but I feel I have a lot of offer “Marbely was adamant to see who danced since the age of four, SGA presidency, the family got student,” she said. “SGA is not Mar- FIU. This is not only an opportunity that the scholarship money was set also participated as both a dancer and together and threw Hernandez a bely Hernandez, it is everyone who for myself but it is also a chance to aside for each of the top three win- Morale Captain for Dance Marathon, small party at the Amelia Earhart holds each and every position; it is the create change for SGA,” Hernandez ners,” McGee said, “What was most the largest on-campus student-run Park in Hialeah. students voicing their concerns and said. important to her was to see that FIU philanthropic event –whose proceeds “We are very happy with all her us taking action; it’s everyone getting And creating change is exactly was represented at Miss Florida.” benefi t Miami Children’s Hospital choices,” Hernandez said. “She’s an together and achieving success.”

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TATIANA CANTILLO BUSINESS MANAGER ROBERT JAROSS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MEDIA ALFRED SOTO ASST. STUDENT MEDIA DIRECTOR www.beaconnewspaper.com NEWS The Beacon – September 20, 2007 3 Muslim students Artist looks for potential nude invite others to models for next art installation embrace culture DANIELLA BACIGALUPO Contributing Writer

ANDREW LEINS revealed. A press release has been Staff Writer During this month, Mus- circulating around the FIU lims concentrate on their Honors College and Art Ramadan –the time of faith and spend less time Department asking students the year when Muslims on the concerns of their to take their clothes off and fast for an entire month, every day lives. It is a time stand next to other naked eating only after the sun of worship, refl ection and people ... in the name of art. goes down– is celebrated gratitude. “For me, [being part of this year from the sunset of The MSA has been in it] would all depend. If I Sept. 13 to Oct. 12. existence for about 20 didn’t know anyone there FIU’s Muslim Student years according to Lynda and there’s a lot of people Association, which gives Raheem, faculty advisor doing it then you kind of lose Muslim students the chance for MSA and assistant dean your identity,” Perry Nar- to connect with one another at the College of Business cisse, an FIU alum majoring on campus and reach out to Administration. in business, said. the community, has several “The MSA was started Narcisse refers to Spencer events planed to celebrate with the idea of helping Tunick’s latest installation the month. Muslims who came from that will take place at the Its members will be abroad to adjust to life in Sagamore Hotel in Miami COURTESY PHOTO meeting for prayers every this country and also to pro- Beach Oct. 8. BODY ART: Spencer Tunick, a world renowned instalation artist, will be working on his weekday in the Graham vide non-Muslims a chance Tunick, the world latest piece of work on Oct. 8 at the Sagamore Hotel in Miami. Center, room 343 and will to learn more about Islam,” renowned American instal- also meet daily for the Raheem said. lation artist, began photo- and Republican presidential tration camp. It has a real yourself rather than partici- breaking of fast at sundown Muslim student Nasim graphing nudes in 1992 and candidate Rudy Giuliani, macabre feeling to it. There pating and collaborating as in GC 241. Ahmed, who sits as sister since then has stretched the underline the discomfort and are just many dimensions to a whole. But art does not As well, MSA wants activities coordinator for worlds’, but most mark- censorship tendencies that his work,” Margulies said. have to be artsy or indi- to expand the awareness the MSA and is majoring edly, American society’s American society has toward But for Margulies, the vidual. [By participating], and knowledge of Muslim in accounting, enjoys the boundaries on nudity and its nudism. significance in Tunick’s art students can learn about traditions in the FIU com- lectures on Islam MSA acceptance. Despite the criticism and work does not lie solely on the infrastructure on how munity and will be having organizes, which helped “Every artist always tries society’s inhibitions, thou- the innovative use of nude something happens, dealing an event to give non-Mus- her understand more about to fi nd a uniqueness to their sands of people have par- bodies. with large amounts of people lims a chance to learn more her religion. work,” Martin Z. Margulies, ticipated in Tunick’s work “This is not just about a and watching the whole about Ramadan. “I wanted to learn more a Miami art collector, owner internationally and in various piece of art, there is a process process. They can be a part On Sept 26, at 6 p.m., about my faith, before I The Margulies Collection at American cities; the appeal involved: scouting locations, of something and then see it MSA will host Fast-a-Thon came to college I never the Warehouse photography seems to originate from ads in newspapers for volun- materialize in an exhibition,” in the GC Ballrooms, which knew why we prayed fi ve gallery and owner of various the break that Tunick’s art, teers, government approval, Tunick said. will feature a lecture and a times a day or why we sculptures around the Uni- intentionally or unintention- permits, police security and To register, students meal after sundown. Some fasted, till I did research versity Park campus, said. ally, causes in the inclina- lining up people. He has a can log onto Tunick’s Web of the food will be served and learned more about my Tunick’s uniqueness tion to associate nudity with lot of logistics involved,” site, http://www.spencertu- as according to Islamic law, faith. It makes my actions comes from the massive sexuality. Margulies said. nick.com/, and click on the also known as Halal. more meaningful,” Ahmed number of nude people that “There is one photograph FIU art students can ben- “Miami Installation” link. “We’ll have all kinds said. compose his artwork; his of his, where there are thou- efi t from watching Tunick Participants must be 18 or of food, no pork though, Throughout the year, largest group fi gured 18,000 sands of bodies lying down orchestrate this massive older and will only be nude we invite students to fast MSA meets on Fridays people in Mexico City. on the ground, and you look process. for a short period of time. for one day and then come at 1:30 p.m. for Jumu’ah Several arrests and a law- at some of those bodies and “Art school is very much There is no deadline to regis- and have dinner with us,” prayers in GC 343. This suit from current Senator they resemble a concen- about making a name for ter, up to publication date. said Vice-President of the kind of prayer is shorter MSA Ismael Bahr, 23, who than the daily prayers and is majoring in international is usually followed by a Memorial at UP relations. sermon or a communal For Bahr, the club’s prayer led by an Imam, focus is to “lead by exam- the offi ciating priest of a remembers offi cer ple.” mosque. “We try to educate This Fall, MSA also people about Islam and plans to have an inter-faith SOMOHANO, page 1 Maidique also spoke on show a positive image of seminar where Muslim, behalf of the FIU commu- the Muslim community. Christian and Jewish schol- front of the stage. “I stand nity. We try to show people that ars will be invited to attend before you with a heavy “FIU is in mourning we are not what they see and speak on religious heart,” said Robert Parker, today because our family on television. Some people issues. director of the Miami-Dade has lost one of theirs,” Maid- use Islam for political pur- MSA organizes sev- Police Department, at the ique said. poses, which is against eral lectures throughout opening of the ceremony. Maidique also offered Islam,” Bahr said the year, usually featuring The ceremony continued Somohano’s children full Ramadan is the name of Muslim scholars. with many speakers, among tuition to FIU when they the ninth month of the year Prayer and meeting hours them Miami-Dade Mayor come of age. The crowd gave in the Islamic calendar and vary each day depending on Carlos Alvarez, who spoke a standing ovation in response WALTER MICHOT/AP PHOTO celebrates the time when the sun’s position and are to the law enforcement com- to Maidique’s offer. the Holy Qu’ran was sent available at MSA’s Web FAMILY GREIF: The family of Miami-Dade Offi cer Somo- munity as the offi cer he once “Offering scholarships to down from heaven and site www.msafi u.com. hano looks on the memorial service that took place at UP. was. the children of Offi cer Jose “I know that no words Somohano is one of the few So you know... will heal your pain,” Alvarez tangible things we can do as said he had a “soft spot” for A montage tribute fol- said to the Somohano family. a university community for old ladies when interviewing lowed, to the tune “Bad Daily prayers take place in GC 343. “No words will bring back this grieving family,” Maid- witnesses. Boys” from the television Sundown breaking of fast takes place your father, your husband ique told the Offi ce of Media “When I finish sharing show Cops, a song Somo- daily in GC 241. and your son.” Relations. a little about him, you will hano loved. Fast-a-Thon will take place Sept 26, 6 Alvarez likened Somo- Lieutenant Denise Bern- be jealous you didn’t know The casket was then fol- hano to a hero for his ultimate p.m., in the GC Ballrooms. hard delivered an intimate, him,” Bernard said. lowed out in the same way it sacrifi ce. yet bittersweet, account of When Bernard asked that came in, with bagpipes and Weekly Jumuʼah prayers take place every “He is an American hero what it was like to know everyone who knew, loved or salutes, and cars lined up Friday at 1:30 p.m. in GC 343. because he laid down his Somohano. He was described respected Somohano to stand for the funeral procession to For prayer times and more information life for what he believed in,” as extremely meticulous up, the entire crowd rose to Caballero-Rivero Woodlawn visit, www.msafi u.com. Alvarez said. —even organizing his action their feet and applauded in Cemetery where the service FIU President Modesto fi gures by rank and fi le– and support. continued. Contact Us Eddith Sevilla BBC Managing Editor [email protected] AT THE BAY The Beacon – 4 www.beaconnewspaper.com September 20, 2007

Priest overcomes SERENE SURROUNDINGS city, high school to ﬁ nd calling

SERGIO BONILLA deaths and not cruel and Sports Editor unusual. “[Most Americans] live While arguing before the in rural America, take the United States Supreme Court, lives of animals everyday,” the City of Hialeah presented Pichardo said. several reasons to ban priest According to The Florida Ernesto Pichardo’s Fish and Wild- religion, Lukumi- life Conserva- Yoruba, also tion Commission, known as Cuban people are required santeria. to obtain a hunting The city tried license. to prove the reli- He stood gion’s animal sac- before the courts rifi ce rituals were and spoke about an unnecessary the religion he has cruelty to animals, practiced since he PICHARDO a hazard to public was ordained at 16, JESSICA KERTZNUS/THE BEACON safety and psychologically when he witnessed his fi rst traumatic to children. animal offering. STUDY TIME: Frank Calixto, a post-back pre med student who graduated from the University of Miami with a A unanimous decision Pichardo now imparts his bachelors degree in English, studies along side the Biscayne Bay in-between classes. Calixto said it is the perfect ruled in favor of the Church knowledge to students at the quiet spot to study that not many students know about. of the Lukumi Babalu Aye Biscayne Bay Campus as he in 1993 allowing humane teaches about santeria in his hell or devil,” Pichardo said. at the age of six. He spent 10 his ordination, but because, Pichardo later used his animal sacrifi ces. Transnational Perspectives “Animal offerings seem to be years in the public school according to Pichardo, the training years to protect the “We live in a Judeo-Chris- class. the integral part of our faith, system until he was expelled assistant principal of Hialeah religion. tian society where Jesus was “I invite students to learn but it is the least thing that for missing 30 days of school High School used him as an Fellow santeria priest Jesus the ultimate, last sacrifi ce,” about our treatment of animals we do.” following his offi cial ordina- informant to blow the whis- Suarez defended Cuban san- Pichardo said. “Religious [which] is in compartments: Akin Ogundiran, African tion into the priesthood. tle on his fellow classmates teria during the First Amend- perception associates Cuban for food, for the environment New World Studies director, Sango, a Yoruba divinity, regarding drug deals and any ment trial with Pichardo. santeria with Africa, then that is connected to God,” is responsible for convincing chose him to be ordained other activity against school Suarez recalls the trial as primitive people, then tribal Pichardo said. the longtime practitioner and before birth. policy. a moment when Pichardo and evil people.” He uses his experiences to scholar of santeria to teach “My ordination was some- “I never did get it; I used some of his defining During the trial, Pich- repeat what he has explained at FIU. thing that had been destined shouldn’t be yanked out of characteristics as a professor ardo presented the Humane to thousands of people for “For him to bring that going back to my mother’s a classroom and given an ‘F’ and person. Slaughter Act of 1958, which more than 20 years: santeria experience, history with reli- pregnancy; it was already for the day,” Pichardo said. “He has the extraordinary requires that animals being is not a savage diabolical gion, with the First Amend- foretold,” Pichardo said. “At Following his expulsion, ability to keep cool,” Suarez sacrifi ced die instantly, to the religion. ment case and with his unique the age of 16, I encountered he concentrated on his reli- said. U.S. Supreme Court. “It’s a faith that believes perspective is amazing,” Cuban santeria to be some- gious training in a program at Currently, Pichardo is not This proved the animal in one God, sub-deities with Ogundiran said. thing real and true to me.” the University of Miami and scheduled to return next year, offerings involved in Cuban creative attributes, ancestor Pichardo came to the The majority of the what was then Miami-Dade but Ogundiran hopes to con- santeria were instantaneous and nature worship with no United States as a Cuban exile absences were not a result of Community College. vince him otherwise. Bay’s salt air, water led to Aquatics Center damages

AQUATICS, page 1 the initial estimates that we have Aquatic Center’s repairs since the gotten are signifi cant because the summer in order to fi nish the neces- rounded by the beautiful Biscayne pool is several years old. Due to sary renovations, Bardawil said. Bay [which] has taken a toll on the the nature of the construction and A recommendation was made open-air facility, [such as] the salt because of how the pool’s con- last week to have the Aquatic air and salt water,” Bardawil said. structed, it’s pillars and where it’s Center remain closed until its Citarella said the Facilities Man- sitting, there appears to be a need completion rather than keep it open agement had noticed “abnormally for signifi cant repairs,” Jones said. during various stages of repairs, an high invoices for water consump- Citarella said the Aquatic Center option that had been considered, tion for that facility.” will be repaired and not demol- according to Cathy Akens, assistant “That led to an inspection by the ished and rebuilt due to economic vice president of Student Affairs. department staff that discovered a reasons. As to whether or not this recom- number of discrepancies, including “It would be signifi cantly more mendation was given as a result of structural damages. That required expensive to demolish the existing safety concerns or effi ciency issues the intervention of the FIU’s Build- facility and construct a new similar related to the project’s completion, ing Offi cial (a unit within FMD’s facility at an estimated cost of $2.7 Bardawil said it was a combination organization), to close the facility million. It is cheaper to repair and of the two. JESSICA KERTZNUS/BEACON FILE PHOTO until repairs are completed,” Cita- upgrade to ‘like-new condition’ the “It will allow us to open the BREAKING UP: BBC’s Aquatic Center, built in 1984 with student ser- rella said via e-mail. existing facility for about a little Aquatic Center with a more direct vices fees, will have its extensive repairs at least partly funded by left These structural damages more than one half of that amount,” timeline, which will, in turn, save over student services fees in a Student Government account. include the Aquatic Center’s fi ltra- he said. on our fi scal resources. But most tion system, plumbing and spalling, The Facilities Management importantly, it is the safety of construction document and by large, there has to be an assessment or the expansion and subsequent construction staff, together with the students, faculty, staff and mid to late October and should of issues about the way to carry out cracking of the support within the architectural and engineering con- community that the Division of contain a guaranteed maximum the project. The costs, the budget concrete throughout the facility, sultant CORZO Castella Carballo Student Affairs is looking out for,” cost for the project, according to a and the construction document Bardawil said. Thompson Salma (C3TS), and con- he said. Beacon interview with Akens held will give us a fi nal plan on how the “The picture has been fairly tractor, Dooleymack Constructors, The Division of Student Affairs Sept. 18. project’s timeline will be carried bleak in a sense that the fi gures and has been evaluating the extent of the will receive an Aquatic Center “The scope of the project is so out,” Akens said. Contact Us Jose Martinez Opinion Editor [email protected] OPINION The Beacon – 5 www.beaconnewspaper.com September 20, 2007

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR There are traitors amongs us

FIU vs. University of traitors are they should be Miami...You would think FIU ashamed of their actions. To students would support and me these actions are of cow- take pride in their school. But ards who are sore losers and this seems too much to ask do not deserve to be part of our when playing a nationally rec- institution and if ever found ognized school such as UM. these individuals should be Now while I cannot provide publicly denounced. Those of any direct proof, there have us who have worked hard to been many rumors and I have help develop the University and been told by many people that contribute to its spirit, feel let at this past Saturday’s game, down and I suggest that if you there were many FIU students know any of these traitors you dressed and actively supporting should make it public. the opposition and can be seen By doing this we can purge in the many pictures taken at the ﬁ lthy traitors from our Uni- the pre-game tailgates. Fur- versity and begin again with thermore, I have been informed students who are truly Golden that many of these pictures of Panthers. traitors are of our, otherwise very spirited, Greek community Joe Vazquez at FIU. Alumnus, 2007 Regardless of whom these Political Science

SGA shows gratitude to UM

Dear Danny, in the near future and hope that through these efforts our Show breaches legal boundaries On behalf of the entire students get to enjoy a close student body of FIU, I would relationship of friendship and host Chris Hansen and his team In addition to the moral bound- like to thank you and your respect. ERIC FELDMAN are more concerned with power- aries possibly violated by NBC, staff for your hard work and Go Panthers and Go Canes! Contributing Writer ful television than a legitimate offi cials who participate with the determination in helping our The issue of child predators investigation. show may be shooting themselves students get tickets for the Letter from SGC-UP has been continually addressed It is a given that television in the foot when it comes to pro- football game played by our President Marbely Hernandez in the media over the past few is ultimately about ratings, and tecting children. schools this past Saturday. to University of Miami SGA years, and law enforcement thus, profi t. According to WFAA, a news I look forward to collabo- President Danny Carbajal agencies have been focusing on It is a business, and this is affiliate based in Texas near rating with you and your staff using the Internet to fi nd persons understandable. But there are where one episode was based, using the Web in hopes of solicit- some things that should be kept the district attorney will not even ing sex from minors. By posing from being turned into cheap prosecute the 23 men arrested as children, offi cers arrange to entertainment, and this is one on the show due to concerns SEND US YOUR LETTERS meet with predators over whether the Letters to the Editor must be dropped off at GC 210 at who are subsequently arrests were even University Park, WUC 124 at the Biscayne Bay Campus arrested. legal due to them or sent to [email protected]. Letters must These stings have being orchestrated been very profi table to “How can I call these “perverts” by private compa- adhere to a maximum of 300 words. Letters must include outlets such as NBC nies who are earn- the writer’s full name, year in school, major/department innocent? Because at the time of the who regularly air them ing a profi t from the and a valid phone number for verifi cation purposes. The on the investigative airing of the show they have not been operations. Beacon reserves the right to edit letters for clarity and/or series “To Catch a convicted in a court of law. NBC may want spacing constraints. Predator.” you to think that Some students from they are doing a the Miami area probably remem- of them. public service by exposing these ber WSVN-7 meteorologist Bill In no situation is it all right for criminals but they are really Kamal, who was arrested for the media to nationally crucify an only humiliating the potentially WHAT DO YOU THINK? meeting a fi ctional “young boy” innocent person. innocent, and possibly sending he met via the Internet. How can I call these “per- actual threats back onto the street Should the University have been Many parents became verts” innocent? because their shoddy work can’t closed on such short notice? alarmed when the Broward Sher- Because at the time of the even get a conviction. iff’s Offi ce launched a Web site airing of the show they have not The most important lesson where one could search for regis- been convicted in a court of law. here is do not buy into the para- Every human being under the noia sold to you without investi- • Yes – The fallen Miami-Dade police offi cer tered sex offenders in their area, and The New York Times recently U.S. legal system is innocent gating for yourself. deserved a ceremony to mourn his death. reported that various agencies until that occurs. The media is an expert at are using the popular website Once we start making excep- taking advantage of insecurities • Yes- I need the day off to catch up on sleep and Craigslist.org in order to weed tions to this rule, we will end up and they will continue to do so homework, but wasted it when my friends invited out individuals soliciting sex. back in the days of the Salem as long as there is a buck to be me to the beach. All of the fear caused by the witch trials. had. aforementioned have acted as a There is also the issue of Every situation, no matter • I Don’t Care-I don’t have any classes University catalyst for “Dateline” NBC to entrapment, which is the legal how straightforward it may seem, Park anyways.. capitalize on the situation and defense that a suspect was incited leaves room for intellectual dis- you have to question the motives to commit a crime by law enforce- course and shows like Hansen’s • No –I woke up late, rushed to class for no of the show’s investigations. ment. aims to undermine this through reason only to fi nd out that class had been The fact that the program In some of the investigations, sensationalism. it is the decoy who mentions sex FIU students are above this cancelled. makes no attempt to conceal the identity of these men but rather fi rst, or otherwise hints, such as cognitive level and should be able aims to humiliate them from by saying that they will be home to tackle social problems through Cast your vote at www.beaconnewspaper.com multiple camera angles once the alone, to imply that a visit should logic and reason rather than fear- sting is revealed, proving that be in order. mongering propaganda. 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THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 20 WHAT: “Art of Aging” WHERE: Jewish Museum of Florida 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach WHEN: Between 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. HOW MUCH: $5-$6

WHAT: Chris Porter WHERE: Palm Beach Improv, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., City Place, West Palm Beach, FL. WHEN: 8 p.m. HOW MUCH: $16 FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 21 WHAT: Bury Your Dead WHERE: Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Laud., FL. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. HOW MUCH: $12

WHAT: Escape the Fate WHERE: Studio A, 60 NE 11 Street WHEN: 6 p.m. HOW MUCH: $12

WHAT: An Evening of Jazz Fusion D’3 with Jorge Pardo WHERE: Byron Carlyle Theater, 500 71 Street, Miami Beach COURTESY OF FIU THEATRE DEPT. RAGE ON STAGE: Actor Joshua Dobarganes threatens the life of the deaf, mute protagonist in the rock musical “Tommy.” The WHEN: 8 p.m. musical tells the story of a pinball prodigy struggling to survive among dysfunctional family members while dealing with his own HOW MUCH: $20 disabiities. The play is scheduled to make it’s FIU debut Oct.18 at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center. SATURDAY • SEPTEMBER 22 WHAT: Fall Ball ‘07 WHERE: Life Pointe Church, 1100 Old Dixie Highway WHEN: 1 p.m. HOW MUCH: Presale: $13, THEATRE Door: $16 2007-2008 WHAT: Dashboard Confessional (Solo) WHERE: City Limits, 19 N.E. PREVIEW 3rd Ave. WHEN: 6:30 p.m. HOW MUCH: $27.50 Department showcases rock musical LUCIA SASTRE into a Broadway musical After witnessing the hours limited.” WHAT: Brad Paisley Contributing Writer nearly 20 years later when murder in the refl ection of The Who’s “Tommy” WHERE: Sound Advice The Who guitarist Pete a mirror, Tommy, who is production will be held at Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys This season, the FIU Townsend and Des McEn- four-years-old, is left deaf, the Wertheim Performing Way, West Palm Beach, FL. Theater Department has uff, artistic director of San dumb and blind. From then Arts Center Oct. 18-28. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. scheduled several plays Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse, on, Tommy’s journey takes This Fall, students can HOW MUCH: $20-$49.75 that, according to Phillip collaborated. him through the ‘40s, ‘50s also expect to see the play Church, associate theatre The story consists of and ‘60s. “As Bees in Honey Drown,” SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 23 professor, will be relevant a boy who ultimately is As the cast works to which is a comedy dealing to students living in this idle forced to overcome his prepare for the performance with the quest to fi nd fame WHAT: Fiesta Fort Lauderdale saturation of society. physical deficiencies and of the well-known musical, and fortune. WHERE: Las Olas Riverfront, “It is important to note accept life as it comes. long nights consume many “I think we all need SW 1st Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, that we live in a world “This uniquely crafted of the members’ schedules. to laugh once in a while. FL. portrayed by violence and story is about a journey of “For many theater stu- School defi nitely gets you materialism. These produc- self discovery which takes dents being involved in stressed out with all the WHEN: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. tions are released in order place in London at the start these productions is both classes and having an outlet HOW MUCH: Free to remind us of that fault, of World War II,” Church rewarding and overwhelm- like this play is defi nitely and perhaps change them said. ing,” said Wayne Robinson, alleviating,” said Marian WHAT: Jamaican Jerk Festival as time moves on,” Church After returning from the who is currently working Carrasquel, a sophomore WHERE: Markham Park, said. war, Tommy’s father who on the production “Elec- and frequent FIU theatre 16001 W. State Road 84 An example of such a was thought to be missing tricidad.” “Many of the attendee. Sunrise, FL. play showing the true side in action, discovers his wife students in the fall cast This hilarious comedy WHEN: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. of humanism and reality moved on with a new man. would also be involved by Douglas Carter Beane, HOW MUCH: $12 is The Who’s “Tommy” A short fight ensues, and in the spring and in plays which has won the Outer a rock concert first per- the father kills the lover in in between, making their – Compiled by Kassandra Pool formed in 1974 and turned self-defense. schedule hectic and their THEATRE, page 9 www.beaconnewspaper.com ADVERTISEMENT The Beacon – September 20, 2007 7 8 The Beacon – September 20, 2007 LIFE! www.beaconnewspaper.com Blogging makes late-breaking news available faster

ELYSE COLEMAN senior. Report, was the fi rst to report on This past May, LiveJournal Currently, Mefeedia lists more Contributing Writer Created in 1999, LiveJournal the President Bill Clinton-Monica teamed up with Internet watch- than 15,000. is known for catering to a wide Lewinsky scandal. dog organization Warriors for However, vlogging doesn’t With the ability to be updated variety of interests including However, it wasn’t until the Innocence to review journals and owe its rising popularity to blog- much faster than print and broad- celebrities, online comics, news Sept.11 terrorist attacks that delete accounts containing any ging as much as it does to podcasts cast news, the blog, a site that and even blogging itself. blogging really came into the pedophilic content. and the Apple iPod. serves as an online journal, is For some students, blogging on public eye. Journals with words related According to Wired magazine, becoming increasingly popular these sites such is seen as one way “After 9/11, the Bush adminis- to pedophilia, rape or incest in vlogging began its rise to popular- among writers and news junkies of expressing one’s opinions to tration made it very clear to watch the user’s interest section were ity with the video iPod. alike. the world without censorship. what you say,” said professor deleted without warning or expla- Podcasts were initially audio- Technorati, a blog search “Personal blogs can be looked Allan Richards, who teaches a nation. Around 500 accounts were only recordings of professional or engine, is currently tracking at as a positive thing,” said senior course on online journalism. “And deleted, a majority of them con- amateur broadcasts created to be more than 104 million blogs and Chrisnatha Derosier, a senior. they were very careful as evi- taining no inappropriate content. downloaded to the iPod, though estimates that 175,000 blogs are “They are sometimes therapeutic denced by the newspapers at the On May 31, LiveJournal issued an iPod is not required to listen created each day and updated over for the person writing it. They time. If journalists couldn’t write an apology and is in the pro- to them. 1.6 million times per day. give the writer the opportunity to something mainstream, [how- cess of reviewing and reinstated Once the video iPod was LiveJournal, a popular blog- be honest and express themselves ever], they would write something suspended accounts as they see released, podcasts began to turn ging site, reports 1.7 million through journal writing.” on their blog sites.” appropriate. to video as well. active accounts with a majority of But blogs have other uses On Aug. 17, celebrity gossip As the popularity of blogging “I see [vlogging] continuing users between the ages of 16 and aside from personal enjoyment blogger Mario Armando Lavan- continues to rise, the ways in to grow,” said David Houle, pro- 23, 19 being the peak age. and therapy. deira Jr., aka Perez Hilton, posted which people blog are changing. prietor of future-centered blog “I've been a member of Independent a rumor that dictator Fidel Castro According to an April 27, 2006 Evolution Shift. “I myself will be LiveJournal for online news jour- had died, followed by two posts article in Business 2.0, Mefeedia, starting to do some video before six years and I nals received on Aug. 24 where Lavandeira the vlog-centric equivalent to the year is out. I believe that we love the wealth national attention falsely confirmed that Castro Technorati, tracked over 6,500 have become more image-driven of information in 1998 when Matt was dead. vlogs, blogs with video content; as a culture, [and] 2005 - 2007 and community Drudge, proprietor The entries spread like wildfi re only 300 vlogs were listed the will be looked at as the explosive that I can find of the The Drudge on the Internet, creating hysteria previous year. initial age of the blogosphere.” on there,” said in South Florida. EJ. Greaves, a “Perez Hilton is not a jour- So you know... nalist. He’s a blogger,” said Leslie Gray Streeter, a writer for the Palm Beach Post Popular Bloggers and Blogs who writes the entertainment blog, The Pop Shop. Breaking News: Celebrity Gossip: “The difference is that he Huffi ngton Post Perez Hilton doesn’t have a journal- huffi ngtonpost.com perezhilton.com istic background. As a critic, my opinions are Humor: Politics: based on things that Dave Barry Daily Kos are factual. I can’t put blogs.herald.com/ dailykos.com up unsubstantiated rumors on my blog.” dave_barrys_blog Lavandeira has yet Commentary: Pop Culture: to apologize or retract his state- ments and the entries can still be Mark Cuban Best Week Ever seen on perezhilton.com. blogmaverick.com bestweekever.tv Personal blogs are also not GRAPHIC BY ANGELINA ESPOSITO/THE BEACON without controversy either. Student overcomes disorder with tenacity, medication

I can say with certainty that had I not To this day, my dad works feverishly ferent directions. found the right medication to remedy the – despite being 60-years-old – in construc- For much of my life, I felt as if my destiny problem, I would most likely not have even tion, a line of work that would normally break was beyond my control; I was a victim of made it to college. men his age. my impulses. Some of the more awkward aspects of my My aunt also suffers from the very same When I found the right medication and the life, however, have been the interactions I problems that haunt my father, only worse. right mind set, my life changed for the better have had with my family members, many of She has totaled more cars than even the most and I am now able to pursue my dream of whom are also affl icted with ADHD. persistent drunkard out there. becoming a psychiatrist, helping individuals There have been many times in the past One of the moments I dread the most I remember a time where she was going in situations similar to my own. where I have felt lost and overcome by confu- is having to sit in the passenger seat of my into the freezer to get some ice cubes and she ADHD is real, but just like any other sion, going through the world without know- father's car, hoping and praying he knows instead pulled out a frozen chicken. obstacle I've encountered throughout my ing what I’m doing or where I’m headed. where he’s going and what his surroundings She then proceeded to bash the chicken life, I have gradually come to learn that it is This confusion aptly describes the periods are like. repeatedly on the counter-top before realizing not insurmountable – it can be overcomed of my life when I’m off my medications. I remember instances where my dad what it was. just like anything else – all you need is Such periods are also marked by bursts of would spend a whole 20 seconds stopped at These experiences illustrate just how persistence. energy that I don’t know how to expend. a traffi c light, unaware that it had changed much of an impact ADHD has I get the urge to run in circles, moving from red to green. had on my life and my loved from one random task to another, not giving Other times, he would fall asleep while ones. any thought to my actions. driving and have to shake his head spasmodi- People who say that the I’m not the only person in the United cally to regain his focus. whole ADHD "phenomenon" States to suffer from Attention-Defi cit Hyper- My father is the perfect example of what is an attempt by the behavioral activity Disorder (ADHD/ADD). happens to an individual suffering from a sciences to create a disorder that The American Psychological Association severe case of ADHD. does not exist annoy me. (APA) estimates that some three to seven He often tells me in the time we spend I have lived the majority of percent of all school-aged children meet together that he could never quite focus on his my life wondering why I was the criteria needed to be diagnosed with the studies and found other diversions to prevent never able to realize my aca- disorder. his mind from wandering. demic potential, why I could I was originally diagnosed with ADHD in He always emphasizes the importance never channel my talents, my the second grade, when my mother listened of me continuing my studies, and I could energies, into something pro- to my teachers’ suggestions and had me see why. ductive. evaluated. For my father, work was the only way to It was because there was Since then, I’ve taken somewhere in the expend the incessant energy he possessed. something in the way, some- realm of 10 to 15 different medications to “I had my fi rst job by the time I was ten- thing beyond my grasp that just help me cope with the symptoms. years-old," he told me. kept prying me in a million dif- www.beaconnewspaper.com LIFE! The Beacon – September 20, 2007 9 Adaptation of Greek play brings Sophocles to L.A.

THEATRE, page 6 “This play deals with family and it shows the crude reality of issues, history, fate and revenge, our world,” Santiago said. Critics Circle Award and an Obie Robinson said, who is the director Performance times are Thurs- Award, will be performed from of this show. “It portrays a sense day, Friday, Saturday nights at 8 Nov. 8-18. of life and death as almost being p.m. and Sunday afternoons at Another production, “Electric- around the corner; a quest for 2 p.m. idad” is set to be performed in the survival.” Tickets for the musicals are $18 Spring semester. Some students, such as sopho- for general admission and $15 for Based on playwright Luis more Tania Santiago, are already FIU students & alumni. Alfaro’s creation, the work is excited about witnessing the play Tickets for the other shows are derived from classic tales of unfold on stage because of the $12 for general admission and $10 vengeance by Sophocles and Hispanic-theme surrounding it. for FIU students & alumni.All Euripedes featuring the character “I can’t wait to see this play, shows take place on the University of Electra, but updated and set in not only because I’m Hispanic, but Park Campus in the Wertheim Per- the barrios of east Los Angeles. because it’s very cultural based, forming Arts Center Theatre. FOLLOW UP The Beacon is also available online at www.beaconnewspaper. com. Visit the site to read extra stories, see more photos and leave your own

COURTESY OF FIU THEATRE DEPT. comments. GUITAR HERO: The deaf, mute and sightless main character, played by Ryan Rodriguez, hoists his guitar in the air jubilantly in a scene from “Tommy.” 10 The Beacon – September 20, 2007 SPORTS www.beaconnewspaper.com Rushing improves, but offense comes up short

teams, but they will need to become more when cross-town FOOTBALL, page 12 consistent across the board if they want to teams play against become a winning team. each other. perfect example of kicking a “coffi n corner” With Duke winning on Sept. 15, FIU For example, punt which happens when a kicker aims for now has the longest active losing streak in Randy Shannon the corner of the fi eld rather then just kick- division I-A football with 15 consecutive coached against ing the ball out of the end zone. losses. Hopefully this pathetic stat will his son Xavier UM did most of its damage with its serve to motivate the team to have a very and against Cris- passing game, which was capped off by an short stay on this record list. tobal. his former 80-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Wright On a positive note, the Golden Panthers teammate. Several to Lance Leggett in the third quarter. Pass- did not have any players suspended indefi - siblings were on ing was also a problem when FIU was on nitely after this meeting with UM. opposite sidelines offense as Younger only completed six The players behaved as if NFL commis- like Um’s Kenny passes. After the game, Head coach Mario sioner Roger Goodell would handle any Phillips and FIU’s Cristobal was quick to address the need to misconduct and it led to a clean game on the Alonzia Phillips. improve the passing game. fi eld. However, there were numerous fi ghts Also, FIU’s Lloyd “I think we have to do a better job of in the stands and some fans were arrested. Moss is the brother throwing the football when we have to,” It is unclear whether FIU and UM will of former hurri- Cristobal said. “I mean, our running game play next year. Hopefully, the conduct of canes Santana and FERNANDO GARCIA/THE BEACON has defi nitely picked up. Our quarterback the teams on Saturday showed that they can Sinorice Moss. DISAPOINTMENT: The Golden Panther faithful showed up in large showed that when he does have to run with play a clean game. FIU has gone numbers against UM, but ultimately left let down. the football he can do that. Our offensive Without a doubt the fans would love into every game this line held up relatively well against a team to have another backyard bowl. Because season as a major that can really rush the passer.” several players and coaches on both teams underdog with odds makers thinking the the odds-makers have been proven wrong FIU is making some strides and per- have play and coached together in other team will be beaten by large margins every as FIU has managed to keep its games forming pretty well against some strong teams in the past, it’s always extra special game. However, in FIU’s last two games, close.

KANSAS NOTEBOOK Number one priority against Jayhawks is stopping passing

DARREN COLLETTE In order to win, FIU will need to rivals Middle Tennessee State and Staff Writer shutdown Reesing’s passing attack Troy all feature teams with high scor- and ﬁ nd a way to score on the jay- ing offenses, so the defense will need Following last week’s loss to the hawks defense. A’mod Ned gained to make a statement. University of Miami, FIU will hope 87 rushing yards against UM and In FIU’s last two games, the to rebound against yet another tough will look to put up more big numbers defense has played well when faced out of conference opponent, the Uni- on Kansas. with a strong and efﬁ cient offense. versity of Kansas Jayhawks. “We just have to execute better However, both of those offenses So far this season, Kansas has and practice; that’s about it,” Ned relied mainly on their running games, burst out of the gate to a 3-0 start, said following the UM game. “We unlike Penn State who passed for winning all of its games by a com- have to come together as a whole almost 300 yards as FIU suffered bined 139 points. unit and execute better. That’s all it its worst loss ever in the season The Kansas team is led by quarter- is, execution.” opener. back Todd Reesing, who has passed Quarterback Wayne Younger will It will all come down to passing for 831 yards and 10 touchdowns in need to use his feet and arm equally at Kansas. The Golden Panthers will only three games. well to compete with Ressing offen- need to shut down the Jayhawk’s ORLIN WAGNER/AP PHOTO The Jayhwaks also have a formi- sively. passing game and get their passing BIG ARM: Kansas quarterback Tood Reesing has averaged dable defense that has only allowed FIU’s next three games against game in sync if they are to pull the over 270 yards and 3 touchdowns per game this season. 20 points all season. Kansas and Sun Belt Conference upset at Kansas. WOMEN’S SOCCER NOTEBOOK CLASSIFIEDS Golden Panthers attempt JOBS

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This past weekend’s game was almost an instant replay of the previous week against Maryland. The score was nearly the same and FIU’s lone touchdown came on the exact same play as it did on Sept 15. However, there was one key difference: the team played the University of Miami. The Golden Panthers’ perfromance improved from last year’s game against that big college located nine miles down the road who shut out FIU 35-0 in last year’s meeting. This time they managed to get on the scoreboard twice and only gave up two touchdowns to a talented Hurricanes offense. A’Mod Ned led the Golden Panthers with 87 yards on the ground and picked up some key fi rst downs. Wayne Younger passed for 105 yards and had a 65-yard touchdown pass to Trenard Turner on the same play action double fake that he scored with last week. FERNANDO GARCIA/THE BEACON One big surprise for FIU this season has been the punting of Chris Cook. After STUMBLING: Junior tailback A’Mod Ned lunges forwards as the setting a new school record last week with UM defense tries to bring him down during the Golden Panthers a 66-yard punt, Cook managed to have two 23-9 loss to the Hurricanes on Sept. 15. Ned amassed more of his punts against UM go out of bounds than half of the team’s rushing yards as he picked up 87 of their at the one-yard line. This amazing feat is a 159 yards on the ground. For the full game story, go to Beacon- newspaper.com FOOTBALL, page 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL New assistant looks to help shape team for future SERGIO BONILLA Eason and Ryan Moss towards In addition to working at his alma-mater of Nebraska, he was an Sports Editor gaining numerous offensive and UALR, he was also the interim integral part of the coaching staff that defensive accolades. head coach at Moberly Area guided the Cornhusker team to their Men’s basketball coach Sergio Rouco Fricke also helped Montrelle Community College where he very fi rst NCAA tournament appearance. announced Kevin Fricke as the newest Dibbons win the 2007 Sun Belt led the team to a 15-12 record During his time with the team they also member of the Golden Panthers coaching Player of the Year honors. despite taking the job two weeks reached the NIT Final Four, and made the staff Sept. 14. Fricke will be working with prior to the 1994-95 season NIT tourney four times. Fricke has been coaching against FIU new FIU big men Russell Hicks opener. Fricke will be replacing former assis- as an assistant coach for the University of and Badara Ndiaye to help them Fricke has also worked at tant coach Beau Archibald, who left the Little-Rock Arkansas, a Sun Belt Confer- learn to dominate the paint and Texas Christian University and team in the offseason to take an assistant ence foe, for 11 years. developa strong inside pres- FRICKE the University of Nebraska. coaching position at his alma mater, the He helped UALR post players Darius ence. During his coaching tenure at University of Connecticut MEN’S SOCCER Losing streak extends to fi ve as team drops two in Michigan LUCA MESSINA struggling against the Michigan shot that was just out of the reach After that it was all downhill Contributing Writer powerhouse. of Thomas’ hands, scoring the MICHIGAN 5, FIU 1 for the Golden Panthers as they game’s lone tally. trailed 3-0 at the half. A Michi- MICHIGAN ST. 1, FIU 0 The Golden Panthers (0-5-1) The Golden Panthers faced The encouraging vibes from gan mistake led to an own goal dropped two consecutive road In what was a defensive strug- two disadvantages throughout the Michigan State loss proved in the 78th minute which made games for the second time this gle, FIU played Michigan State the game. to be insignificant as the Uni- it 3-1, but they responded only season. In what is now a five- very competitively despite an The Spartans not only outshot versity of Michigan pounded the eight seconds later with a goal game losing streak, FIU lost insignificant offensive effort. FIU 25-16 but at the 68th minute, Golden Panthers. by Cameron Mich. to No. 18 Michigan Wolver- Junior goalkeeper Kyle junior defender Corey Kendall Sophomore goalkeeper Michigan would add another ines (6-0) and Michigan State Thomas made eight saves and received a red card, which hurt Michael Anderson replaced score at the 88th minute to put Spartans (5-0) Sept. 14 and 16, kept the Golden Panthers in FIU late at a crucial juncture of Thomas and was overwhlemed the game at 5-1 and even more respectively, at the Michigan the game until second overtime the game. by the Wolverines’ offense. out of reach. Invitational. when the Spartans finally broke The Spartans are now 5-0 for FIU couldn’t compete early as The Golden Panhters return These two games were polar through. the first time since 2004 and Michigan’s Matt Schmidt netted home Sept. 21 against the Uni- opposites as FIU played Michi- At the 104th minute, MSU’s third time in 31 years under head a header three minutes into the versity of Illinois-Chicago at gan State till the end while Raushawn McKenzie netted a coach Jim Baum. game. University Park.