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SPOTLIGHT SGC-MMC AT THE BAY PAGE 3 SUNNY SIDE UP The SACS accreditation team had Proposal nothing but positive remarks for BBC’s sense of community and service. LIFE! PAGE 4 addressed at GSA meeting Alternative Breaks gives students a tremendous opportunity to donate PHILIPPE BUTEAU their time to the causes that they Senior Staff Writer believe in most. LIFE! PAGE 4 Instead of a general meeting, the Graduate The Harvest of Hope festival brings Student Association held a town hall meeting March big indie names to Florida in the 1 to address disagreements that they and graduate spirit of charity. students had with a proposal to restructure GSA. OPINION PAGE 6 Anthony Rionda, Student Government Council at Modesto Maidique Campus president, and Jose Toscano, SGC-MMC advisor, presented the proposal. The proposal includes not only plans to add two additional graduate senators and increase the Cabralitics: Chris Cabral proposes conference funding, which Rionda said has already trading Marco Rubio for Charlie Crist happened, but also rescinding the Council for as Rubio’s pole numbers rise in the Senate race. Student Organizations’ point system and creating a GSA advisory council. OPINION PAGE 6 “We’re not doing this for any other reason than to Letter to the Editor: Andrew “Don’t increase effi ciency and effectiveness,” Rionda said. Taze Me, Bro” Meyer gives his take on the American media. The CSO point system was cited as one of the reasons the restructuring is necessary. In his presen- SPORTS PAGE 8 tation that was meant to provide historical context, FIU baseball splits home series with Toscano said GSA was asked to follow a point Boston College. Jabari Henry hits a grand slam to steal victory over system that was “administered by undergraduate Boston College. students who had little or no understanding of a graduate student’s schedule.” SPORTS PAGE 7 CSO uses a point system to determine how money FIU pitcher Kasey Barrett earns LINDA LEE/THE BEACON third straight Sun Belt Conference Senior Juan Chu (left) and senior Jesse Peterson (right) cook couscous in their solar oven on March for clubs is allocated. Clubs and their members must Pitcher of the Week award. 4 outside the Frost Art Museum. As a class project for ART 3681C, Time Art, the oven was made attend events, host meetings or be involved in the with a $8.27 budget using household materials and can reach a maximum temperature of 283.5 community to earn points. degrees in one hour and 30 minutes. UPCOMING EVENTS GSA, page 2 The Cherry Orchard, March 12, 8 p.m. Come and enjoy this classic play presented by FIU Theatre. $10 for students/faculty/staff and $12 for general admission. The play will Walk for cystic fi brosis premieres on campus be performed at WPAC. FIU Take Over’s the Miami Heat, March 14, 5:30 - 10 p.m. Meet players, ALEXANDER MILLER a series of walks (called Great According to the organiza- ening lung infections and cystic fi brosis. get gear and watch a Heat game, all for a Staff Writer Strides) for cystic fi brosis that tion’s Web site, cystic fi brosis obstructs the pancreas and Many people with the discounted price. Visit groups.heatexperience. take place around the U.S., but is an inherited chronic disease stops natural enzymes from disease can now expect to live com/fi utakeover this is the fi rst time there will that affects the lungs and diges- helping the body break down into their 30s, 40s and beyond. St. Patrick’s Day Street Fair, March 17, The FIU Wertheim College 5 p.m. Free at John Martin’s Irish Pub. of Medicine is sponsoring the be a walk taking place at FIU. tive system of about 30,000 and absorb food. Kharrazi works on research fi rst walk for cystic fi brosis “It’s pretty exciting to be children and adults in the U.S. In the 1950s, few chil- directly related to cystic – More events can be found in our Monday and Friday issues of Life!. to occur at the University to planning the walk and it’s the and 70,000 worldwide. dren with cystic fi brosis lived fi brosis in the College of Medi- create awareness about the fi rst time we’re having a walk A defective gene and its to attend elementary school. cine’s Department of Molec- WEATHER illness and get people involved for cystic fi brosis at FIU,” protein product cause the body Today, advances in research ular Microbiology and Infec- FRIDAY as a whole. said Rebekah Kharrazi, FIU to produce unusually thick, and medical treatments have tious Diseases. T-Storms Through the national Cystic Cystic Fibrosis Foundation sticky mucus that clogs the further enhanced and extended LOW: 67 HIGH: 83 Fibrosis Foundation, there are chairperson. lungs and leads to life-threat- life for children and adults with WALK, page 2 SATURDAY Scattered Showers LOW: 53 HIGH: 78 SUNDAY Program prepares freshmen for writing exams Mostly Sunny LOW: 54 HIGH: 78 MARIELLA ROQUE The program, which was initiated Curriculum prerequisite, in which Originally, the late Jeffrey Knapp, Contributing Writer by Associate Dean for Undergraduate professors assign the students a two- director of the Academy for the Art CONTACTS Studies Glenda Belote and Univer- page essay based on the book as well of Teaching, was placed in charge of Editor in Chief ...... 305-348-1580 The Common Reading Program for sity Ombudsman Larry Lunsford, is a as a quiz. the project. But it was handed down chris.necuze@fi usm.com freshmen fi nished its fi rst University- requirement for incoming freshmen. The program aims to prepare to Assistant Dean for Undergraduate MMC Offi ce ...... 305-348-2709 wide implementation this semester and It began as a pilot program in the students for college reading and get Studies Valerie Morgan after Knapp’s news@fi usm.com will continue into this Summer and Summer semester of 2008 at Biscayne them used to writing and taking tests passing. BBC Offi ce ...... 305-919-4722 bbc@fi usm.com next Fall. Bay Campus, and has received high on a book. A committee of 10 faculty and staff Tips & Corrections ...... 305-348-2709 The freshmen-geared program has student approval ratings since. “We basically want to enhance [the and two student representatives leads tips@fi usm.com fi rst-year students read a book chosen The program is tied to the First Year students’] reading skills,” Lunsford Advertising ...... 305-348-6994 by the Common Reading Committee. Experience course, a University Core said. READING, page 2 advertising@fi usm.com 2 The Beacon – Friday, March 12, 2010 NEWS www.fi usm.com

NEWS FLASH Proposal includes a new council NATIONAL GSA, page 1 increased from $45,000 to $100,000 Several graduate students said where American charged with terrorist conspiracy based on a stipend of $250 for 400 their conference funding came from was Because of this system, graduate students. This model is similar to one not very important, what was important A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plot- students who are members of graduate the University of Florida currently uses, to them is how they found out GSA was ting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fi ghters student organizations, which are within according to Rionda, and it was also one being restructured and graduate student via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the CSO, have to do this to earn conference of major contention. advocacy. U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. funding. All graduate students at the town hall As for the advocacy, Saleem According to Reuters, Colleen LaRose, who also All of the graduate students in atten- brought up the argument that $250 could suggested that instead of an immediate went by the pseudonym of “Fatima LaRose” and “Jihad dance approved of getting rid of the point barely cover the airfare for their confer- restructuring, SGA should monitor GSA Jane,” was charged with conspiracy to commit murder system. ences. Rionda said that number could for six months to one year after warning overseas, conspiracy to provide support to terrorists, The GSA advisory council will be increase, but then fewer students would them that they are not meeting certain making false statements and attempted identity theft. made up of the four graduate senators, be covered. criteria. two paid graduate student positions, a Several graduate students brought up Rionda did not specifi cally address ‘Lost Boys’ star found dead in his apartment Graduate Student Organization coordi- the issue of GSA’s functionality during Saleem’s idea but admitted that graduate nator within CSO and other members the town hall. Muhammad Saleem, one students were not properly informed of Corey Haim, former 1980s teen movie actor, was appointed by GSA, SGA and other of the graduate senators, asked what the what was happening. pronounced dead early Wednesday. University-wide colleges and presidents. yardstick was to measure functionality. Additional reasons for the restruc- According to CNN, Haim, 38, was taken to Prov- In the proposal it will be the council’s Rionda responded by saying that turing were a lack of travel and confer- idence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., responsibility to make executive deci- $70,000 of conference funding was not ence funding during the summer, the where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. PT. sions, such as managing graduate student spent, he asked how many people in the GSA offi ce not being accommodating Corey Feldman, Haim’s longtime friend and frequent open forums and Gradskellars. However, room have attended GSA meetings and to the schedule of graduate students co-star, told CNN that Haim was “a wonderful, beau- only graduate senators are able to allo- only a handful replied and he asked who and the limited or no access students at tiful, tormented soul.” cate money. voted in the GSA elections or for their the Biscayne Bay Campus had to the Cause of death is still unknown. The conference funding will be graduate senator. resources of the GSA offi ce.

Second Prius acceleration incident reported

A 56-year-old driver sustained nonlife-threatening FIU promoted through fundraiser injuries on Tuesday when her 2005 Prius began expe- riencing uncontrolled acceleration, eventually crashing WALK, page 1 formed a team with her lab that into a stone wall. Th is is a place for education and it’s an has participated in this walk in According to Reuters, it was the second straight day “This is a place for educa- opportunity to raise awareness and it past years, and like Kharrazi, in which Toyota has attracted media attention, adding tion and it’s an opportunity to her research deals directly with to product safety woes that have damaged the auto- raise awareness and it makes makes it a great thing. cystic fi brosis. it a great thing,” Kharrazi said. maker’s reputation and led to the recall of more than 8 Rebekah Kharrazi, FIU cystic fi brosis chairperson The walk, held on April 3, Kharrazi added that the million vehicles. College of Medicine will begin at the College of Federal regulators are currently looking into the goal is to get as many people Medicine (between buildings situation. to participate in the inaugural HLS I and II at the Modesto walk, and that the event is a the students of the Biolog- to help advertise to students on Maidique Campus) and will – Compiled by Gabriel Arrarás fundraiser. ical Sciences Department at campus about the walk and get go around the campus. “Whatever people feel like FIU and for those interested in them involved. Registration will begin at 8 they can raise would be great,” biology and related fi elds. “This event will put FIU’s a.m. and the opening ceremo- Kharrazi said. “It’s nice to be a part of name on the map and we are nies will begin at 9 a.m. The planning committee the walk because the people very excited,” said Dr. Kalai Anyone is permitted to for the walk is composed involved are so passionate,” Mathee, faculty advisor for participate and it is free to CORRECTIONS of students and professors, said Maria Donayre, member the Department of Molec- register for the walk as an indi- including College of Medicine of Beta Beta Beta. ular Microbiology and Infec- vidual or a team. In the March 10 issue of The Beacon, the photo students. Donayre also said that they tious Diseases at the College For more information and caption for picture 4 of page 6 incorrectly accredits a Other organizations have are urging all professional of Medicine. to register for the walk visit fundraiser to Delta Lambda Phi. The fundraiser was been instrumental in the students to get involved with Mathee added that the http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/ hosted by Sigma Sigma Sigma. planning and promotion of the walk as well. They have event will introduce people to and http://cff.org/great_ The Beacon will gladly change any errors. Call our the walk, such as Beta Beta reached out to the Council for FIU and knowledge of cystic strides/find_a_walk_site/ UP offi ce at 305-348-2709 or BBC at 305-919-4722. Beta, an honor society for Student Organizations as well fi brosis as a whole. Mathee has index.cfm. Books to meet QEP criteria

READING, page 1 student leaders and staff in MMC and BBC. E-BOARD AND PRODUCTION STAFF INFORMATION Lunsford considered this a “sign of success,” Common Reading. Morgan and the board select commenting that the book was “short, reliable, EDITOR IN CHIEF ASST. SPORTS DIRECTORS The Beacon is published on a number of books for the students to read and educational, entertaining and enjoyable.” CHRISTOPHER NECUZE STEPHANIE GABRIEL, JOEL DELGADO Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the Fall and Spring semesters narrow down the choices. Funny in Farsi was chosen from a list of PRODUCTION MANAGER and once a week during Summer B. One “We really want to continue to give the book six books and was narrowed down to two by BBC PHOTO EDITOR copy per person. Additional copies are 25 CHRISTOPHER LEE ADAMS to students for free, we don’t want them to feel student input. TOMAS LOPEZ-MELIS cents. The Beacon is not responsible for COPY CHIEF the content of ads. Ad content is the sole like they have to spend money on another text- The fi rst book chosen by the committee was PAGE DESIGNERS PAULA GARCIA responsibility of the company or vendor. book,” Morgan said. Breath, Eyes, Memory by Haiti-native Edwidge JESSICA MAYA, LEONCIO ALVAREZ, The Beacon is an editorially independent The books chosen must meet the Quality Danticat, Funny in Farsi being the second. ASHLEY SALAMANCA, CHRIS TOWERS, newspaper partially funded by student NEWS DIRECTOR and services fees that are appropriated Enhancement Plan criteria – the book should be “Funny in Farsi was very interesting and LEXA GARVEY JORGE VALENS by student government. student-friendly, fl exible and “must show the it taught me about others’ diversity,” said The Beacon BBC MANAGING EDITOR COPY EDITORS offi ce is located in students different perspectives.” freshman Susann Vernon. the Graham Center, Room 210, at the The book for the next three semesters will Some students, however, were not as enthu- JASMYN ELLIOTT CARLA GARCIA, ASHLEY CAPO, MARIE Modesto Maidique Campus and in the LIFE! EDITOR DUNBAR, ASHLEY SALAMANCA, SERGIO Wolfe University Center, Room 124, at be chosen by the end of this month. The spon- siastic about the book, fi nding it to be below ASHLYN TOLEDO MONTEALEGRE the Biscayne Bay Campus. Questions sors of the program are BBC, Modesto Maid- standards. SPORTS DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR regarding display advertising and bill- ique Campus, School of International and “It didn’t feel like a college book, I guess I ing should be directed to the Advertis- Public Affairs and the QEP team. didn’t get into it as much as the other students,” JONATHAN RAMOS ROSALYN DELGADO ing Manager at 305-348-2709. Mailing OPINION EDITOR address: Graham Center, Room 210, “The program has been very successful,” said freshman Kirenia Riesgo. DAVID BARRIOS ADVERTISING MANAGER Miami, FL 33199. Fax number is 305- Lunsford said, explaining that the students The program is modeled after a similar PHOTO EDITOR BOBBY JOE BRACY 348-2712. Biscayne Bay Campus is interact well with the selections and respond program in universities all over the United 305-919-4722. Offi ce hours are 9 a.m. positively at the end of the term. States such as the University of Florida. Morgan ALEX GARCIA - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. BUSINESS MANAGER E-mail: Beacon@fi u.edu. Visit us online “If students don’t read [the book], what explained that although they have received ASST. NEWS DIRECTORS TATIANA CANTILLO at: www.fi usm.com. good is it?” Morgan said, clarifying her and the positive feedback, “the program is still a work GABRIEL ARRARAS, MAUREEN NINO committee’s reason for selecting the novels. in progress.” DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Last semester, the program brought Funny “It is important for students to have a ROBERT JAROSS ASST. LIFE EDITOR in Farsi’s author Firoozeh Dumas who spoke common experience before entering college JAMES RADZIEWICZ ASST. DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MEDIA to 700 freshmen at MMC, where she conducted life. With [Common Reading] the students have ASST. OPINION EDITOR ALFRED SOTO a book signing and met with students from something to talk about,” Morgan said. ODETTE BARRIENTOS SIPA. “I was so impressed with how many students She also had a meet-and-greet session with had gotten into the book,” Lunsford said. Contact Us Jasmyn Elliott BBC Managing Editor jasmyn.elliott@fi usm.com AT THE BAY The Beacon – 3 www.fi usm.com Friday, March 12, 2010

Team gives BBC a ON THE RECORD positive evaluation

MIKIALA C. TENNIE campus was a part of the campus, Staff Writer but your campus here is consid- ered an off-campus operation,” FIU is being pushed to make Rugg said. “What makes this the most of the “I” in the middle place special?” of its name by a team from the The consensus was that BBC Southern Association of Colleges had an intimate community feel and Schools. and that its environment made it Visits by this association gener- a beautiful campus. ally strike fear into the hearts of After getting a feel for why schools, as SACS is responsible BBC is important to the Univer- for the accreditation and evalua- sity, the team focused on an aspect tion of colleges and schools in the of the QEP that will bring more Southeastern U.S. interdisciplinary courses to the Edwin Rugg from Kennesaw school, with classes being taught State University and Terry McCo- by multiple professors from nathy from Louisiana Tech Univer- different areas of expertise. sity are volunteer members of the According to Rugg, the school SACS team that visit schools was supposed to have more than based on a federal government one of these types of classes up SERGIO MONTEALEGRE/THE BEACON requirement. and running by this point. At press Dan Rather, host of CBS Evening News from 1981 until 2004, talked about his past in journalism and This visit in particular was to time, only one exists. the current and future state of the fi eld to a crowded auditorium at his lecture “Dan Rather: Journalism discuss the new initiative FIU “What ways can the campus in Crisis” in the Mary Ann Wolfe Theater on March 9. is planning on launching in the improve?” Rugg said. Fall called the Quality Enhance- One of the answers given was ment Plan. The University’s QEP having additional courses on this different programs at the under- faculty from all over the campus “We want to integrate the two and is Global Learning for Global campus and having more start-to- graduate and graduate level. discussing how the University can SACS challenged us to go beyond Citizenship. fi nish programs offered so students In the next meeting of the day, go global with the QEP by being just activities and class.” “We’d like this to be an open don’t have to travel between the SACS team utilized the infor- intentional about putting global The QEP is a fi ve-year initia- conversation,” McConathy said. MMC and BBC as much. mation they received from the aspects into courses, by linking tive to make the University live “SACS visits are not supposed to The SACS team was guided students in a discussion with the academics with extracurricular up to its name and be internation- be ‘gotcha!’ visits.” through a brief tour of the campus, deans from the campus. activities and by focusing on end- ally minded with its approach to Members of student support ending with a three-course lunch “You should know your of-program results rather than learning. personnel from Student Affairs hosted by students from the students are very happy with your end-of-course results. “We do think you’re on to and the library met with the team School of Hospitality and Tourism faculty,” Rugg said. “Keep up the “We don’t just want it to be something, especially with the to discuss the Biscayne Bay Management. The lunch split good work as you grow bigger ‘Here’s a class, and here’s an “I” in the middle of your name,” Campus and the QEP. the SACS team up between two and better. Keep to your roots of extracurricular activity,’” said Rugg said. “You’re doing tough “It used to be that anything tables, where they interviewed success as best you can.” Elena Cruz, director of Upward work, but you’re doing good less than 30 miles off of the main an array of BBC students from The fi nal meeting consisted of Bound and meeting attendee. work. Make the QEP show that.”

SSPRINGPRING BBREAKREAK AATT TTHEHE BBAYAY MMONDAY,ONDAY, MMARCHARCH 1155 TTUESDAY,UESDAY, MMARCHARCH 1166 WWEDNESDAY,EDNESDAY, MMARCHARCH 1177 TTHURSDAY,HURSDAY, MMARCHARCH 1188 FFRIDAY,RIDAY, MMARCHARCH 1199 MIAMI MIC MONDAYS IMPROV COMEDY JAM ST. PATRICK’S DAY CRUISE CRIME IN MIAMI 12 AT 12 WHEN: 8:00 PM & 10:30 PM WHEN: 10 AM-5 PM WHERE: Miami Improv WHERE: Historical Museum of Comedy Club, 3390 Mary St, Southern Florida STE #182 Coconut Grove, FL 101 West Flagler Street 33133 Miami, FL 33130 HOW MUCH: $12 HOW MUCH: $7 Student Open mic night for hip-hop CONTACT: (305) 441-8200 Celebrate Ireland’s most CONTACT: (305) 375-1492 This high-end pizza parlor offers hopefuls and spoken word popular holiday with a touch of a gourmet meal at a low price. WICKED: THE UNTOLD STORY MIAMI INTERNATIONAL poets Miami fl air. WHEN: 12 AM-2 AM OF THE WITCHES OF OZ FASHION WEEK MIAMI STYLE WHEN: 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM WHEN: 9:00 PM SHOWCASE WHERE: Fratelli la Bufala WHERE: Miami Pipeline WHERE: Bayside Marketplace 437 Washington Ave 14837 NW 7th Ave 401 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33139 Miami, FL 33168 Miami, FL 33132 HOW MUCH: $12 HOW MUCH: $5 HOW MUCH: $59 CONTACT: (305) 532-0700 CONTACT: (786) 586-8197 CONTACT: (305)379-5119 ext. 201 YOGA IN THE PARK The Broadway hit play has LAUGHING GAS COMEDY The world’s upcoming fashion WHEN: 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM fi nally followed the yellow- FLORIDA JEWS IN THE MILITARY IMPROV SHOW brick road to South Florida. designers arrive to show off WHERE: Tina Hills Pavillion WHEN: 10 AM- 5PM their latest work. WHEN: 11:00 PM Bayfront Park WHEN: 08:00 PM WHERE: Jewish Museum of WHEN: 9 PM WHERE: Main Street 301 N Biscayne Blvd WHERE: Ziff Ballet Opera Florida, 301 Washington Ave WHERE: Shops at Midtown Playhouse, 6766 Main St Miami Miami, FL 33132 House, The Arsht Center Miami Beach FL 33139 Miami, 3401 North Miami Lakes, FL 33014 HOW MUCH: FREE 1300 Biscayne Blvd HOW MUCH: $5 Student Ave. Miami, FL 33127 HOW MUCH: $10 CONTACT: (305) 358-7550 Miami, FL 33132 CONTACT: (305) 672-5044 HOW MUCH: $25 General CONTACT: (305) 461-1161 HOW MUCH: $38-$150 CONTACT: (954) 476-5761 CONTACT: (305) 949-6722 -Compiled by Jasmyn Elliott Contact Us Ashlyn Toledo Life! Editor ashlyn.toledo@fi usm.com PAGE 4 SPRINGBREAK‘10 PAGE 5 Music fest incorporates charity we tell them where they’re going, because no one had a clue up to that to aid, support farm workers point,” Garcia said. Incidentally, the students aren’t HECTOR MOJENA scholarships and grants, financial aid, the only ones who don’t know about Staff Writer clothing and more for those workers exact locations all the time. The orga- EXPLODING HEAD and has perpetuated its mission in nizers, while they keep some of their Every summer, voracious music whole-hearted fashion. host sites on the list year after year, fans converge upon the grounds of This year’s lineup features a also like to look for promising new music festivals across the country to varied group of more than 100 bands, service adventures. Each spring break has a song mix to it whet their appetites. with artists still being added. The last The purpose of alternativeBreaks From Bonaroo to Lollapalooza two weeks saw arguably the biggest is to foment social knowledge and two years ago during Spring Break and and everything in between, there is independent rock band in the world active citizenship. In order to do just fell head over heels for Pavement. always that palpable sense of excite- right now, Broken Social Scene, get so, they must try to expose college Catchy music to highlight your vacation on board to perform. students to as many service learning ment and the ringing ears that come 6. GALAXIE 500 - SNOWSTORM with days of unchecked music con- In addition, Billy Bragg, The experiences as they can fi nd. It seems like Spring Break really LEND A 2. SMITH WESTERNS - DREAMS You kind of need a slow jam if you’re sumption . If you live in Florida, then Mountain Goats, James Husband (Of a Garcia mentioned that, in a starts a week or two before the actual providing a soundtrack for someone’s you’ve come to the conclusion that all Montreal), Matt Pond PA and many nutshell, they spread a world map vacation commences. We’re already This Chicago all-boy band can do Spring Break. This song is fi lled with the great festivals are more than a few others are set to play over the course across a table and look to countries mentally prepping our schedules wonders to the soul if played HAND ON COLUMNIST intense reverb and all types of nostalgia days drive or a plane trip away, and of this three-day fest. with pressing social issues for host and agendas for the lapse in fun, during a period of downers. tones. Make sure to fall in love with that $10 bottles of water are the best It doesn’t just end with the music sites, whether in urbanized or very sun and trips around Florida. Channeling early Beatles song- someone to this song during your break. way to put a hole in your wallet. though: this year’s event will also YOUR rural settings. Though, it seems with every writing and lo-fi garage panache, feature carnival rides, a mechanical “However, we value quality over Spring Break, I always retro- Smith Westerns provide a Well, fret no more: Harvest of 7. JAVELIN - LINDSAY BROHAN Hope exists to bring good music and bull (huh?), and even a kids’ zone just during their break. supporting materials, the interview quantity. We look at the map with the spectively make a mix of songs perfect wave of beachy pop for This group of producers pretty much good charity to Florida. in case the kids aren’t too partial to TIME OFF AlternativeBreaksB is a branch of with the alternativeBreaks advisors intent of having a well-recommended I was really into during that the break. cut and paste samples and drum beats to This year’s festival will take place Man Man. the Break Away Foundation, a nation- carries the most weight when it comes host site.” week-long vacation. RYAN MOREJON 3. WAVVES - SO BORED make some of the best electronic/hip-hop from March 12-14 on the St. Johns The festival itself has adjusted to wide service learning group advo- to selecting participants. Each year, aB directors compile a Last year, I was knee- MARIA MURRIEL work around. Aside from the fact that the County Fairgrounds in St. Augus- be more eco-friendly as well. A solar cating “active citizenship” among “There’s no other way to really list of 24 sites that they narrow down deep into punk and garage After various fi stfi ghts and Staff Writer song title is awesome and silly, the song tine, Fla. powered stage will reside within the college students by taking them on know [the students’] interests,” Garcia to 10-15. They aim to have a varied rock from the likes of Minor Threat nervous breakdowns, Nathan from is just very chill and ringing of disco. Started in 2009, Harvest of Hope Not for Profit World, and free shuttle week-long trips around the world and said. “On paper, you can’t really tell selection from which students can and The Seeds, with a border- Wavves kinda kept a low profi le these rides will ensure that gas bills stay Everyone who graduated high exposing them to social issues of their what someone is passionate about and choose, but veteran sites like Costa line obsession with Yo La Tengo’s past couple of months. He hooked up has become one of the most talked 8. TORO Y MOI - CAUSERS OF relatively manageable. school in Miami-Dade County had choice. Unlike other abroad programs, whether they are going to be really Rica and the Dominican Republic “I Can Hear The Heart Beating As with Hella’s Zach Hill to invert the about music festivals in the country, THIS with heavyweights like Broken Social Ultimately, Harvest of Hope rep- to donate at least three hours of his aB is refreshingly affordable, running into it.” have been on the roster continually One.” already-loud Wavves sound to epic Reminds me of what Zach Morris Scene and Rogue Wave bringing their resents the culmination of one not- or her time to the greater good of the between $100 and $300 in total. Garcia placed great emphasis because of their success. But it was always assembled after the heights of monster no-fi with power- would be playing in his convertible own transcendent form of indie rock for-profit’s truly essential work in the metropolis in the form of community Participants work within a broad on knowing a student’s passion. He What they call “volunteer fact. house percussion. So Bored is a pretty during Spring Break. down south. assistance of migrant workers. service or “service learning.” range of public concerns from envi- described the service trips as priceless, housing” is provided to students by This year I’ve been given the privilege honest portrayal of slacker conduct, the Last year’s event sent a clear mes- Service learning is required of ronmental concerns, animal rights and unforgettable experiences. Because hostels, hotels or church groups. of making a Spring Break mix and, yes, kind of behavior one would show during The aforementioned charity is 9. MEMORY TAPES - STOP sage and managed to raise funds for aspiring high school graduates and immigration to poverty, homelessness they are comprised of days of volun- Donations like these, along with the it might not be the songs I’ll be blasting Spring Break. It also sounds amazing what ties everything together: the TALKING proceeds from this event go directly the fledgling organization’s righteous recommended for prospective recip- and HIV/AIDS. teer work for a greater cause, an appli- rigorous fundraising aB does, allows in my car or my home stereo, but it’s a when the sun is hitting your face from This whole album is actually just to The Harvest of Hope Foundation, cause. Coupled with the great selec- ients of a number of scholarships, Recently, an aB group visited cant’s enthusiasm has to be genuine. the program to boil down a positively compilation of music that essentially outside of your house. really infatuating. It’s a mix of the “chill whose goal is to raise money for the tion of bands, one can clearly see a fellowships, internships and countless Washington, D.C. to work with the What’s really interesting about the cheap total sum that includes airfare sounds “springy” and should probably 4. DUM DUM GIRLS - JAIL LA LA wave” genre, which really never gets old continued support of migrant farm more productive way to spend their other awards and programs. homeless in shelters and push their application and selection process is or ground transportation. get the proper airplay that others might to me, and shoegaze elements from the workers across the U.S. festival-going experience. The question is, being that they representatives in Congress for polit- that the applicants have no idea where One of the program’s priorities is be more inclined to get. I’ve written about them before and likes of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive. The plight of these workers, many Their unending fight to better the are required to participate in service ical action regarding the matter. they will go. On their applications, to incorporate learning into the service I still don’t feel they’ve become redun- 1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY - GIRLS FM This one is good to listen to because it of whom lack proper health care, lives of these individuals has birthed learning, how many of those kids Another group visited New York they rank social issues from one to experience. Living in the midst of dant. Jail La La is just all kinds of fun. fi ts right in with a lot of the stuff coming housing and educational opportuni- what is arguably one of the best fes- can say they truly enjoyed, looked City’s Farm Sanctuary to work for fi ve according to level of interest and heart-wrenching poverty or suffo- This song is really the highlight of 5. PAVEMENT - SHADY LANE down for Winter Music Conference, ties, is truly disheartening and has tivals around . forward to and actually learned from animal rights. specify whether they are willing to go cating injustice awakens students to Happy Birthday’s self-titled debut off which is soon. fostered the goodwill of many of the their services? Interested students fi ll out an appli- abroad. the realities that exist beyond the of Sub Pop, set to come out March 16. Classic indie/alternative rock band bands that are playing this year. As For more info about the festival Enter alternativeBreaks, the largest cation and go through a competitive From then on, the destination is a sphere of FIU and their homes. It’s a perfectly crafted tune with equal actually just reunited to play a huge tour Exploding Head is a weekly column of this year, the foundation has raised and for tickets, check out http://www. on-campus service learning organiza- selection process. guessing game and is only revealed at As Garcia explained it, “alterna- parts garage, grunge, 90s alternative and and fan favorite Shady Lane is just the covering all things music. Look for it $788,000 for migrant/seasonal farm harvestofhopefest.com/. tion at the University. Here, students Angel Garcia, assistant director of one of the meet-and-greets the club tiveBreaks is a privilege because we bubble-gum pop. It’s got sing-a-long ultimate defi nition of indie rock. I’m a every Monday. workers. The organization provides feverishly compete with one another the Center for Leadership and Service, holds throughout the semester. do so much great work. All those who potential and has a great chorus. bit biased because I fi rst heard this song for one of 10-12 spots on a trip to explained that although students are “At the meet-and-greets, there’s are a part of it are what we call ‘active an undisclosed destination to work required to submit an application and this moment of great intensity when citizens.’”

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CABRALITICS THE SOAPBOX FIU should trade Rubio for Mainstream media failing us

ANDREW MEYER ProjectCensored.org, run by university Crist, fi rst round draft pick Special to The Beacon professors and students, releases an annual list of the Top 25 Censored stories of the Let’s face it. Marco Rubio isn’t going to be than in the GOP primary. He’s been criticized Tiger Woods set a record, and it wasn’t year. here much longer. by many Republicans for not being conserva- for golfi ng. Woods was the cover story of The No. 1 for 2009-2010 is “U.S. Congress The state legislator, who is currently running tive enough, and for embracing the stimulus, New York Post for 20 straight days, beating the Sells Out to Wall Street.” Other headlines for the Republican nomination in the which infused billions into Florida’s record held by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. that didn’t make the news include “U.S. race for one of Florida’s U.S. Senate COLUMNIST education budget. As Dan Rather said during his visit on March Schools are More Segregated Today than seats, is looking increasingly likely Plus, the recent revelation that 9, journalism in America is in serious trouble in the 1950s,” and “Nuclear Waste Pools in to handily defeat his GOP opponent, Rubio used the Florida Republican when sex scandals score more headlines and North Carolina.” Governor Charlie Crist. Party credit card to buy important in-depth analysis than trillion-dollar pieces of Every American has a responsibility to Marco Rubio currently leads Charlie things related to his work as a state legislation. be an informed and active citizen. Constant Crist by 32 percent according to Public legislator, like repairs to his family’s What are we to do? When the news media vigilance is a prerequisite for freedom, not an Policy Polling. van and purchasing alcoholic bever- is owned by a handful of corporations all elective. Everyone, especially people in the Rubio, of course, has also taught a CHRIS CABRAL ages, probably makes some adminis- profi ting from the corruption in Washington, media, must learn what laws our local, state class part time at FIU since 2008. trators uncomfortable. there is no motivation to tell the truth. Instead, and federal governments are passing. His hiring attracted some criticism, since as After all, other FIU employees were fi red news reporters are made to focus on frivolous How are they spending our money? Are speaker of the Florida House, he led the State for doing similar things with an FIU credit stories and false indignities. Palin said this, they making the world a better place, or are Legislature in cutting billions of dollars from card, and Rubio’s van might be due for more Biden said that – outrageous! they lining their own pockets? Poverty and Florida’s education budget. Plus, some worried repairs soon. Meanwhile, Congress hands trillions to war exist only because we allow it. Our that this job was just something he’d be doing Plus, bringing in Crist would be very bene- the very people causing the collapse of the government spends trillions of dollars on to kill time until he moved on to the next polit- fi cial to the Florida governor. It would allow American economy, Wall Street “banksters”, bombs and jails, when it could be buying food ical offi ce. him to have a nice little job for a while until i.e. white-collar “gangsters.” and shelter. When We the People take respon- Now, as he prepares to do exactly that, and the next election cycle comes around. Because the “mainstream” news media sibility for our government and ourselves, the move up to the political big leagues, where he No doubt such an option would be chooses to ignore the stories that reveal this world will know peace. can fi nally cut education at the federal level, it’s appealing to him; just look at how well that reality between honest and corrupt politicians, Andrew Meyer is a fi rst-year law student time FIU took action. worked out for his opponent. we must turn to new sources of information. and founder of TheAndrewMeyer.com. It’s time to make a trade. He would also likely enjoy using the FIU should promptly swap Rubio for Charlie tanning bed at the salon in the Graham Center for offi ce teaching students about politics, since Then again, that might not be such a bad Crist. to refi ne his trademark orange hue. they obviously have a strong political agenda to thing. FIU’s administration has changed some- I know, it doesn’t really seem like that fair Crist also fi ts the same profi le as Rubio did promote. what since Rubio was hired under previous Pres- a deal. Rubio’s value is quite high right now, when he took the job as a Republican with no But, FIU administration seems to notice no ident Modesto “Da Campus” Maidique. and Crist, a longtime veteran of Florida politics, actual training as an educator. That’s apparently problem with that whatsoever when it comes to Maybe FIU could ignore the temptation to appears to be on the downside of his career. exactly what is needed to teach that course. Rubio, so why not bring in someone like Meek? curry favor with Florida’s political establish- But see, Rubio is probably going to leave Of course, there might be other options on the Oh, wait a minute. FIU would never go for ment and grab headlines with a gimmicky hiring. our school no matter what. We might as well get block. Maybe Kendrick Meek (FL-17) would be that. He’s a Democrat. Maybe they could do something really novel, what we can for him. If we act now, maybe we interested in having the job for a while. Maybe Crist might not be interested in such a and have an actual professor, a trained educator, can also get a couple minor league state legisla- Sure, he’s also seeking his party’s nomina- deal. Maybe another school offers a better deal. teach the course. tors in the deal. tion for the same U.S. Senate seat as Rubio, and That would completely ruin this whole plan. That’s so crazy it just might work. Crist would probably be a better fi t at FIU some might object to having a candidate running Pepsi deal an investment to University’s future goals

On Feb. 1, The Beacon mental revenues to conserve $35.7 care available to the South Florida as ‘Drink Pepsi,’ or ‘Drink Pepsi on the dwindling state budget and published an opinion column, million, while $13.7 million can be Community…” at FIU,’ not ‘pursue knowledge’ or taxpayer funds, University offi - written by myself, entitled, “Rosen- salvaged through an incremental, A $20 million donation from ‘be better citizens.’” cials are ensuring that FIU remains berg’s Salary Comes Well three-year process of Herbert Wertheim made this a Some may agree, asking: a research university – an institu- Deserved.” Toward the COMMENTARY relying upon other funding reality, with an inaugural class set Does corporate advertising really tion where a quality education can conclusion, I affi rm that: and revenue sources and to graduate in 2013. The Herbert belong in the same place as educa- be sought. “…the University bril- lowering operational costs. Wertheim College of Medicine’s tion? What the students, faculty The aforementioned budget liantly executing a recent In layman’s terms, the impact on the economy is expo- and staff at FIU and other public presentation re-affi rms that despite $8 million deal with University can achieve a nential, to the tune of $1 billion universities need to realize is that the fi nancial crisis, FIU is investing beverage giant Pepsi…” is balanced budget through and the creation of 8,300 jobs. America will never become a in quality educational profes- a plausible means through a combination of raising The aforementioned presen- socialist republic and will retain sionals, research and employees, which the University DEAN WILLIAMS tuition and fees, reducing tation asserted that the Medical its identity as a meritocratic, capi- to the tune of $17.4 million. bridges the budget gap, administrative functions College was 100 percent funded, talistic society. Whether it is via a corpora- and here’s why. and departmental consolidations, with $10.9 million in recurring The reality of education in tion, a family, or an individual A recent presentation to the and most importantly, through funds, $53 million in donations America is simply that it is a funding the University’s ventures, University’s Board of Trustees corporate and private sources of to date and $14 million in dona- growing expense, with many it is inevitable that advertising is held on June 1, 2009 discussed the funding. tions estimated during fi scal year university budgets struggling to brought into the realm of Univer- University’s fi nancial crisis, fore- The Herbert Wertheim College 2009-2010. maintain balance. sity life. Such advertising doesn’t casting that for fi scal year 2011- of Medicine is a prime example The “Soap Box,” published in Donations like that of Herbert hamper the educational process. 2012, state cuts will equal roughly of how donations have positively the opinion section of The Beacon Wertheim’s to the College of Medi- If it weren’t for private contri- $51.7 million. impacted the growth of the Univer- on March 5 highlighted a fellow cine and the multi-million dollar butions, FIU, Miami’s only public The presentation discussed sity. The medical school’s mission student’s concerns: “…it seems that contract between FIU and Pepsi research university, would just be solutions, citing a plan spanning is “to lead the next generation of the deal with Pepsi included not are examples of how offi cials put Primera Casa and a small library, three years primarily consisting of medical education and continu- just new drinks, but propaganda, to students fi rst. By soliciting funding or even worse, a landing strip and academic restructuring and incre- ally improve the quality of health which my interpretation perceives and donations instead of relying a concept in the minds of many.

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Play Baseball The Way It Should Be Played TURTLE, page 7 WORKING

giate Baseball’s Top 10 at Miami and LSU FIU shortstop Junior Arrojo enjoyed a ...In The Miami ABL during his long tenure as an assistant coach. A breakout campaign in 2009 after slumping streak like that is impossible to keep alive at through his fi rst few seasons as a Golden FIU, but Thomas has done an admirable job in Panther, and credited Thomas for turning his recruiting a pair of tremendous classes already. career around, saying he would be “nothing” And it is on pace to continue. without Thomas. The veteran coach is an offen- Thomas signed the best prep player in the sive expert, in a college game where the coach country, Manny Machado, as part of his 2011 does more than fi ll out the lineup card and coup. Although Machado will probably be a switch in defensive replacements. If Thomas high draft pick out of high school and never doesn’t get swayed away by a big program, play in college, Thomas won’t need him if he potent offenses and a strong pipeline of recruits continues to recruit deep, stacked recruiting will continue to run through FIU. classes. Henry powers FIU in win

SERIES, page 8 the second and then hit a three-run homreun in the fi fth. more in the ninth. Henry fi nished 2-for-5 with seven RBIs. “I saw the pitch and I just exploded on it,” FIU 18, BOSTON COLLEGE 14 Henry said. “He left a hanging a curveball and I just took it out.” Turtle Thomas has been shuffl ing and re- Boston College retook the lead in the SEASON STARTING SOON! shuffl ing his lineup all season long, trying to fourth inning, but FIU quickly jumped back fi nd the right lineup to get things going for in the lead, taking a 14-6 lead going into the South Florida’s Newest 18 & Over the Golden Panthers. sixth inning, but the Eagles picked up eight He might have found it as FIU hammered runs in two innings to tie the game in the Wood Bat Baseball League the Boston College pitching staff in what seventh inning. ended up being a slugfest on Mar. 10. Pablo Bermudez hit a two-run homerun The game lasted three hours and 44 to give FIU the lead for good, as the bullpen minutes as both teams combined for a total held on to give the Panthers some momentum REGISTER ONLINE NOW of 32 runs scored. going into their weekend series against “When we play this late, it’s way past my Rutgers. www.MiamiABL.com bedtime,” Thomas joked after the game. “That showed a tremendous amount of After the Eagles took an early lead, heart by our ballclub,” Thomas said about the outfi elder Jabari Henry erased it for the team’s ability to answer the Eagle comeback. Panthers with a grand slam in the bottom of “That’s about as good as it gets.” Contact Us Jonathan Ramos Sports Director Jonathan.Ramos@fi usm.com SPORTS The Beacon – 8 www.fi usm.com Friday, March 12, 2010

BASEBALL: BC 11, FIU 5; FIU 18, BC 14 FIU making strides under Coach Th omas

As the Golden Panthers exploded for 18 runs against Boston College Wednesday, FIU head coach Turtle Thomas’ hands were over the fi eld. Centerfi elder Pablo COMMENTARY Bermudez went 3-for-5 with fi ve RBI’s. Third baseman Garrett Wittels extended his season long hitting streak to 12 games with a two-hit performance. Mike Martinez and Jeremy Patton both had JONATHAN three hits. RAMOS And freshman leftfi elder Jabari Henry hit two home runs, including a grand slam, to pad his seven VICTORIA LYNCH/THE BEACON RBI game. Daniel DeSimone [above] struggled in his fi rst start of the season in a loss against Boston College on Mar. 9. Thomas’ had his hand in recruiting each of the talented underclassman who are shining under his guidance. On Wednesday, he got the Golden Panthers split MAR. 10 - FIU 18, BC 14 chance to see it all come together for an offen- FIU AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG sive explosion at FIU stadium. Those in attendance got to see it to. 1. P. Bermudez 5 4 3 5 1 1 0 .422 2. J. Henry 5 2 2 7 0 2 0 .200 In fact, the few people in attendance at the home series with BC 3. J. Patton 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .381 game, including nearly as many BC fans as FIU 4. M. Martinez 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .429 fans, had the opportunity to watch what has 5. G. Wittels 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 .481 6. T. Jobe 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .265 emerged as the best revenue sport the univer- JOEL DELGADO With two outs, Robbie Anston tattooed 7. R. Flores 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .400 sity has to offer. Asst. Sports Director a pitch by FIU starter Daniel Desimone 8. J. Behar 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .261 9. J. Arrojo 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 .211 into centerfi eld that tailed away from FIU A GEM The Golden Panthers (9-3) split a two- outfi elder Pablo Bermudez for an RBI Team Totals game weekday series with Boston College double. Matt Hamlet followed with a Under the FIU men’s basketball promo- IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA (5-6) after struggling to produce runs when single to right fi eld to tie the game. tional pamphlets with Isiah Thomas’ face on they needed them in the fi rst game, but lit Things got dicey for FIU from there on 1. R. Fondon 3.2 7 6 4 2 3 1 3.97 the cover and the game day fi reworks the foot- up the scoreboard in the series fi nale. out. 2. A. Cardenas 1.2 3 3 0 2 0 0 1.93 ball team has in place, Turtle has turned around 3. B. Garcia 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.80 Hamlet came back to haunt DeSimone the baseball team faster than T.Y Hilton’s 40- BOSTON COLLEGE 11, FIU 5 again with another two-out RBI single to yard dash. give the Eagles a 3-2 lead and then Mickey BC AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Since his hiring in 2007, the Golden Most times it is the fi rst out which is Wiswall smashed a three-run homerun to 1. R. Anston 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 .458 Panthers have improved every season with him the hardest to get. Usually, it gets easier bust the game wide open. Boston College 2. M. Hamlet 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .326 at the helm, including a a 34-win campaign a after that. would add one more in the inning to take 3. M. Wiswall 4 2 1 2 2 0 0 .319 4. Melchionda 6 0 2 1 0 4 2 .388 year ago that led to a fast start this season. But for FIU, taking on Boston College a 7-2 lead. 5. J. Sapota 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .429 Thomas is athletic director Pete Garcia’s on Mar.9, it was getting the third out that Reliever Dillon Vitale got two quick 6. B. Zapenas 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 .289 best hire since he took over in 2006. Cristobal caused headaches for as the Eagles ravaged outs in the sixth, but the Eagles roared 7. M. Watson 6 0 1 2 0 2 4 .341 8. M. Peridos 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .286 and Isiah Thomas have shown they can recruit the pitching staff, scoring all 11 of their back with a series of hits and added three 9. G. Smith 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .115 as well, but not near the level Thomas has, and runs with two outs already recorded. more runs to their already comfortable they have not been able to say they coach a Team Totals “We didn’t swing the bat very well in lead. conference contender. Neither have them have Arizona and we didn’t swing the bat very The Panthers would strike back in IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA even been able to call themselves a winner, for well tonight,” coach Turtle Thomas said. the eighth with three runs of their own, that matter. FIU posted two runs in the bottom of powered by a two-run two-out double by 1. A.Del Colle 1.1 3 4 3 2 1 0 39.00 2. C. Kowalski 2.2 6 5 5 0 3 1 8.64 A masterful recruiter, Thomas had 18- the second to open up the scoring, but BC Rudy Flores, but could not come up with 3. M. Brazis 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.79 straight recruiting classes ranked among Colle- responded with their own two-run inning in the top of the third. SERIES, page 7 TURTLE, page 7 INTRAMURAL SOCCER: FRATERNITY Second half run pushes Fiji to fi rst intramural title

ANDRES LEON took the fi eld at10:00 p.m. SIGMA PHI EPSILON V. FIJI PI KAPPA PHI V. PI KAPPA ALPHA Contributing Writer Shortly after the fi rst change of posses- sion, FIJI scored. Fiji defeated Sigma Phi Epsilon 2-1 in the Pi Kappa Phi’s Brian Cooke’s late goal Fiji shocked Pi Kappa Phi on Mar. 9 to Nicholas Fuentes playing central mid was bracket semifi nal to advance to the intramural preserved a 1-0 victory in the bracket semi- earn the intramural fraternity soccer champi- constantly pushing the ball forward until the fraternity championship on Mar. 8 fi nal over Pi Kappa Alpha to advance to the onship, 3-2. deadlock was broken and perfectly placed “We had problem with our defense at fi rst, intramural fraternity championship. “What a great way to end the season, we goal in the lower corner tied up the match, but later on we came together as a team and “It was a hard fought game, we were really didn’t know what to expect, we’re 1-1. we capitalized on our break away and open exhausted by the end of the fi rst half and a brand new team, we came together this Shortly after the half FIJI forward Dustin shots,” said FIJI captain Emmanuel Propst. it was basically a match of will and endur- year and push forward,” said FIJI captain Rivest scored the goal that opened the game Early in the second half the game was all ance. In the end we wanted it more and came Emmanuel Propst. up for FIJI, who took a 3-1 lead later in the tied up by penalty kick. through with a late score, I think we’ll have Late Monday night was the moment the second period. As the second half closed down so did enough gas in the tank for tomorrow and we fraternal world at FIU had been waiting for. A late goal by Pi Kappa Phi forward Brian FIJI they punched one last goal to close the look forward to seeing FIJI in the champi- FIJIs’ deep purple fl ag hailing in the distance, Cooke to give his team some hope, but in the game and put the championship holders out onship for the fi rst time, it’ll be a new chal- while the glistening gold of Pi Kappa Phi end FIJI fi nished it off. of this years fi nal. lenge,” Cooke said.