The Miami Hurricanes During Their 45-17 Loss to Florida State University Saturday Night
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MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 1 Vol. 88, Issue 39 | Oct. 11 - Oct. 13, 2010 The Miami com . HURRICANESTUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929 Not even close LINDSAY BROWN // Photo Editor SORRY SITUATION: Senior wide reciever Leonard Hankerson holds his head aft er a failed third-down conversion; the team captain was escorted off the fi eld by trainers. Hankerson’s dropped passes ended two critical drives for the Miami Hurricanes during their 45-17 loss to Florida State University Saturday night. FFARMARM FFRESHRESH FFRUITSRUITS Fans abandon failing Hurricanes in the final quarter THE FARMER’S MARKET COMES TO CAMPUS WEDNESDAY PAGE 3 hree years ago when the ESPN analyst Mark May predicted that UM Virginia Cavaliers anni- would finish the season 13-1. For the first time hilated the Miami Hur- since 2005, Miami was the top-ranked team in CCANESANES LLEFTEFT OOUTUT ricanes 48-0 at the final Florida. Orange Bowl game, UM Funny how quickly things change. Losing SOME STUDENTS DIDN’T MAKE IT INTO T faithful stayed for the alma ma- 45-17 to a rival should never happen, especially THE STADIUM FOR FSU GAME PAGE 5 ter. at home. On Saturday night in front Junior linebacker Jordan Futch, one of the CHRISTINA of the first UM sellout crowd at brashest members of the team, explained the im- CCRUISINGRUISING TTHEHE CCARIBBEANARIBBEAN DENICOLA Sun Life Stadium, fans clad in portance of FSU/UM leading up to the game. ESCAPE THE ROUTINE AND THE EDITOR IN CHIEF orange and green couldn’t es- “This is the one game I came here for... to AVERAGE VACATION PAGE 7 cape the grounds fast enough. beat the hell out of Florida State,” he said. Hours earlier, ABC broadcaster Kirk Herbst- Futch picked up just one tackle on the night. reit had said that FSU’s only advantage heading into the game was at the quarterback position. SEE CANES, PAGE 10 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 Check out what’s UM to begin Panama Canal research exclusively available at TheMiamiHurricane. Students, teachers A: Water from the lake fl ows from the dam into com. receive grant reservoir A B: To keep the fl ow steady and control turbulence, BY LAURA YEPES water passes through a contraction nozzle into a CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER 13x13x66 feet tunnel test section Alajuela A group of UM professors and Lake C: Ready to be released into the river, the fl ow passes students have received a grant to A study the building of a cutting-edge though a diff user and reaches reservoir B water tunnel research facility in the Panama Canal Zone. The project will put the Uni- versity of Miami in a leading posi- Reservoir Reservoir tion for fluid mechanics experi- B A ments and help push its research to the forefront. The university will B also be involved in the management C and operation of the facility once built, providing new research and Madden Amilynn Soto development opportunities for UM Dam previewed Festival of students. NOT DRAWN TO SCALE Miami. Check out her The purpose of the water tun- GRAPHIC BY BRITTNEY BOMNIN video interview with nel- a progression from wind tun- FREE FLOW: This graphic illustrates the design concept for the water tunnel, which is considered the music school’s nels- would be to test the resilience the most attractive and likely option of the tunnel to be built in the Panama Canal Zone. dean, Shelton G. of structures and materials against Berg. high wind pressures that are simu- other water tunnels that depend on “It’s concrete in our minds, The grant for the UM study lated by the force of water, said electric power. Also, due to the fact but we don’t get to build it,” Dano came from the Corporacion Andina Rico Dominguez College of Engineering professor that water is denser than air, the ef- said. “We have a good idea of what de Fomento, which supports similar captured Sigma Antonio Nanni, chair of the civil, fects would be maximized on the we want to do; we just need to get to projects. UM is also working with Gamma Rho’s Sixth architectural and environmental en- materials being tested. phase two.” the nonprofit Fundacion Ciudad del Annual Stroll Off on gineering department and principal “The beauty of our idea was in Nanni said the Panama facil- Saber (City of Knowledge Founda- video. investigator on the project. the fact that we could create a wa- ity would address a scale factor tion), which is located nearby the “What if we could use water ter tunnel that would have dimen- that limits other centers and would canal zone at Fort Clayton. The Wellness instead of air to do the same type of sions that are in order of magnitude make the research gathered from The feasibility study, which is Center now work?” said Nanni, who is teaming higher than what is available in the the experiments more accurate and, expected to be complete by April off ers Brain Gain up with GeCheng Zha of mechani- world now,” Nanni said. therefore, more beneficial in build- 2011, would be the first out of four classes, which cal and aerospace engineering, The test section of the structure ing structures and materials that phases of the project, but those be- combine exercise Brian Haus from RSMAS and post- would be 13 feet by 13 feet by 66 feet can withstand extreme weather hind it have high expectations for with relaxation techniques. Kylie doctoral associates Bertrand Dano long. Models of structures, ranging conditions. what is to come. Banks has the story. and Antonio De Luca in the College from buildings to automobiles and The proposed location of the “It’s definitely exciting, a great of Engineering. aircrafts, would be placed inside. research facility is near the Madden experience. I feel kind of lucky,” said Austen Gregerson Several water tunnels already These structures would be tested Dam at Alajuela Lake. The water De Luca, who graduated in Decem- will always remember exist, but UM’s project would have against a force of water that can from the lake would be used to op- ber. stand-up comedian several advantages. In addition to erate the facility through a gravita- reach a speed of 66 feet per second Greg Giraldo. Read being the largest in the world, the tional flow instead of using electri- Laura Yepes may be contacted at or, as Nanni explained, a little more his commentary power generated inside the tunnel than half a football field. cal power. [email protected]. would be completely natural, unlike on the cause of Giraldo’s death. Falyn Freyman reviewed the LCD Alumni Association unveils new building Soundsystem concert building. it is paid for, built by and for Mi- tions to finish the third and fourth last Wednesday. Center celebrates Donna Arbide, UM associ- ami Hurricanes. It was funded by floor. The Newman family has de- Adam Berger ate vice president of alumni rela- the support from over 600 alumni, veloped a $50,000 challenge where love of university tions and the annual fund and with the lead gift coming from they will match dollar for dollar in recapped this executive director of the Alumni Judi Prokop Newman and her donations to get it started. weekend's home BY SEAN LEONARDO volleyball matches. CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER Association, kicked off the cer- husband, Bob. Donna Shalala came out to emony with a couple statements “Bob and I decided to sup- unveil an 8-foot bronze statue of The University of Miami and about her joy and appreciation. port this center because we under- the University of Miami mascot, Subscribe for the e-mail edition its Alumni Association celebrated “The goal was to build an stood the importance of having a Sebastian the Ibis. of the www. the grand opening of the Robert alumni center that evoked feel- beautiful facility on campus that newspaper at themiamihurricane. and Judi Prokop Newman Alum- ings of nostalgia and to project alumni could call home,” New- Sean Leonardo may be contacted at com/subscribe. ni Center on Friday evening. optimistic and progressive vision man said. [email protected]. Alumni received the red car- of the institution’s future,” Arbide The signature building is still pet treatment as they arrived to said. left unfinished as the University FINISH READING AT show their support for the new The center is one of a kind as looks for $9 million more in dona- THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM 2 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE October 11 - October 13, 2010 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 3 Locally grown foods now available on campus project for over a year, and it kind Farmer’s market of got stalled up, but once Stu- promotes wellness dent Government started making things happening, they contacted BY JENNY HAMILTON me because I had already gone CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER through some of the adminis- tration logistics of getting it ap- Students looking for a place proved,” Virok said. to buy healthier, locally grown She believes this a great way vegetables and fruits will not have to increase awareness for a health- to search any longer. ier lifestyle. Virok also explained The wait is over. A farmer's the farmer’s market is a part of market is coming to campus on Well Canes, a program that grew Wednesday from 9 a.m.