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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 25, Issue 40 fiusm.com Wednesday, November 20, 2013 English class HENNA HELPS delves into rising sea levels CRISTINA GARCIA natural disasters. Staff Writer “It also supports outdoor recreation, agriculture and When you think about envi- tourism industries in Florida ronmental activism on-campus, – all billion dollar industries,” you may expect to hear from Yemilen Bravo, a senior English the University Organic Farmers major in the class, said. Market or the FIU Garden Club. The class project started out as Now the English Department is a project to save the Everglades, adding its voice to the cause. yet as their research deepened, Patricia Warman-Cano, the class realized that ultimately English professor and instructor the Everglades would vanish. of Writing as Social Action, a According to Bravo, as salt class that started a project to save water intrudes into the Ever- JAHREL FRANCIS/THE BEACON the Everglades, has organized the glades, it starts to die. event “6 ft. Under” on Nov. 22 “Every plant, except Henna artist Urzam Gilani (right), junior pre-med psychology major, raises money for Leukemia – in conjunction with the FIU mangroves, will die; crocodiles and Lymphoma Society by drawing henna on dinner attendees like Briana Philippe (left), junior Nature Preserve – to raise aware- and alligators can live in it, but marketing major. ness about rising sea levels, the other animals like manatees need loss of the Everglades and their to drink freshwater. We can’t effect on South Florida. save the Everglades no matter of water places it under a lot of issue. One side says we should dioxide;” which lead to a wide- Amelia Caceres, a senior what we do,” Bravo said. stress. protect [the environment] for scale impact on climate. English major in the class, said What does that mean for “At this rate, we’re going to children and freshwater,” Bravo As depicted by the Coun- she was among those students Floridians? have to invest in desalination. said. “The other side says we cil’s “Extreme Weather Map that asked “so what?” when A University case study high- Orlando and Tampa have had to need to find alternatives to fund 2012,” Florida did not pass last approached by environmental- lighted South Florida’s popula- invest in it already. This will lead to help us be more sustainable, year unscathed, as evidenced ists, but the class agrees there is tion as one of the fastest growing to a need to raise water taxes,” to lower emissions and for more by record-breaking heat, rain a reason to care. human populations in the United Bravo said. “But it is prohibi- time to prepare.” and a total of 62 large wildfires. “The reason I learned to be States – approximately 900 new tively expensive” The Natural Resources Nationally, the United States saw compassionate was because [the tenants enter Florida daily and According to Bravo, the rising Defense Council describes global “the worst drought in 50 years,” environment] makes the economy about 39 million vacationers sea levels are a product of global warming as “the single biggest Hurricane Sandy and wildfires work,” Caceres said. “And we annually. warming, a naturally occurring environmental and humanitarian that burned approximately 9 need a working economy.” The average person uses phenomenon. The only unnat- crisis of our time.” According million acres across the U.S. The Everglades houses 34 approximately 124 gallons of ural thing about global warming to the Council, global warming “In the next 100 years, the percent of Florida’s endangered water per day. A publication by is the accelerated rate at which refers to the increasing tempera- most optimistic predictions say animals, provides the state with the University of Florida said it is happening – a product of tures of Earth’s atmosphere a third of its clean water, a filtra- that while the state is “rich in humans’ ecological footprints. stemming from an atmosphere SEE ENGLISH, PAGE 2 tion system, a buffer against water resources,” intensive use “There are two sides on the full of “heat-trapping carbon Professor emeritus motivated by University’s growth DESTINEY BURT the University’s academic support the FIU projects special FIU is.” Contributing Writer programs as the team’s they care about the most,” According to Padron, curriculum developer. said Lipman. Ignite is “about making Stephen “Dr. Fain has seen each I come to the campus late at night Fain is excited about the an impact and investing Fain of these buildings come up sometimes and just drive around or Ignite campaign because in the FIU dreams, initia- thought at the University and you walk around just because I remember he has the opportunity tives and projects that fuel it was a can sense that he doesn’t when there was nothing here. to work with people who creativity, discovery and prank call concede that sense of understand the importance innovation.” when he pride he has,” said Rhandi Stephen Fain of giving back. “Working at FIU has STEPHEN FAIN was asked Elliot, development assis- Professor emeritus “It’s a pleasure to work been extra special because to be part of tant in the Office of Annual College of Education with Dr. Fain because I’ve had a chance to make the University’s founding Giving. Ignite is so much more than a lot of things happen,” team, the one that would Fain said watching the a fundraising campaign for Fain said. build the school from an University evolve is what University to Fain was toward its next horizon,” him, the team he’s created Fain has also served as old airport. has kept him here for so that they served an under- said Howard Lipman, and all the faculty and staff the faculty athletics repre- “Well you could imagine long. served community. “It senior vice president of he’s involved,” said Laura sentative at the Student getting a phone call and “I thought I would was important work and it University Advancement Padron, assistant vice Athlete Academic Center someone says that to you,” stay for about two years, seemed to grow in impor- and president and chief president of University since May 2004. said Fain. “I thought it was but the University got tance, “ said Fain, “and executive officer of the Advancement. “Right now even a joke until I called the moving very quickly,” the realization that time FIU Foundation, Inc. Fain said he is though Dr. Fain is busy person who originally had Fain said. “It moved much and time again, as you Fain is also the chair of passionate about investing with the Ignite campaign, the idea and that’s when I more quickly than people met more students, it was Ignite, a University fund- in the University since he he was asked to take on knew they were serious.” thought it would, and the like a snowball picking up raising campaign driven by has seen it evolve from the position at the SAAC The professor emeritus momentum was enough to momentum rolling down a faculty and staff. nothing. and he was willing to do in the College of Educa- keep your passion ignited.” hill – you just get caught “Through the Ignite “I am challenged by the that because he loves the tion and fellow of the Fain has remained a up in it.” campaign, he’s taken that idea that there are people University so much that Honors College joined the devoted Panther for 42 “As one of FIU’s fearless passion and drive who don’t get it as much he is willing to put aside University in 1971 as the years. founding professors, Dr. to the next level and is as others” said Fain, “and founding team’s academic One of the most compel- Fain has been instrumental helping our faculty and maybe I can help them SEE IGNITE, PAGE 2 planner. Fain established ling components about the in moving our university staff connect with and become aware of how 2 The Beacon – Wednesday, November 20, 2013 NEWS fiusm.com WORLD NEWS Department Recital showcases top Emerson College to name performers from School of Music school after Ron Burgundy KIERON WILLIAMS The performances for “In these forums, we give around the world as a studio It’s kind of a big deal that Emerson College Staff Writer next week include a vocal the students that are listening musician. He has worked is changing the name of its school of commu- performance, a classical an opportunity to make with everyone from Frank nication. The college in Boston will rename the school - for one day only - the Ron In between faculty and guitar piece and a trio which comments,” said Hacker, Sinatra, Madonna and Celia Burgundy School of Communication on Dec. student meetings, Trumpet consists of a piano player, who is also director of the Cruz to James Brown, Aretha 4 to honor the fictitious television anchorman.

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