A Cappella Scene Grows on Campus BUC Sign Policies Stir Discontent Al Golden Controversy Leads to Larger Discussion

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ATHLETICS A cappella scene grows on campus BUC sign policies stir discontent Al Golden controversy leads to larger discussion

BY ERIKA GLASS MANAGING EDITOR

Hurricanes football fans have been disappointed with Head Coach Al Golden’s performance for some time. The Miami Hurricane ran a story Thursday about fans’ discontent with Golden, spefically the con- troversial social media hashtag GOLDEN “FireAlGolden.” A key player in the midst of these reactions is senior William Herrera. Thursday’s story mentioned an incident at the BankUnited Center (BUC), when signs reading “Fire Al Golden” and “Bring Back Butch” were confiscated from Herrera and his friends during the men’s basketball game against Virginia. GIANCARLO FALCONI // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Herrera says that when he questioned why their A CA-MAZING: The a cappella group Above The Keys performs its International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella signs were being taken away, he was told such signs (ICCA) set to attendees at the UM Wesley Foundation Building Thursday night. Above The Keys performed the set Saturday at could not be displayed at “our home court.” the ICCA South Quarterfi nal competition in Orlando, Florida. “I know a lot of fans who tweet, email and are canceling season tickets and donations. Still, the ath- That’s when UM’s all-male a cap- is beginning to change. Voices of UM letic department ignores it and sweeps it under the rug as if it is a non-issue,” Herrera said. “I chose to bring BisCaydence places pella group, Above the Keys (ATK), emerged last year as a union of the uni- the signs because I knew the decision makers in athlet- second in competition was formed. Since then, UM Tufaan, versity’s three groups, and it has helped ics would be there, and they should not ignore the fans a South Asian-turned-fusion a cappella foster a cappella on campus. anymore.” BY LYSSA GOLDBERG group and BisCaydence, UM’s most In addition, BisCaydence made He says he also brought smaller signs to a game ONLINE EDITOR “traditional” coed a cappella group, UM a cappella history Saturday when a week later. That day, a BUC employee took his sign Given that collegiate a cappella have also taken the stage. it placed second at the International from his pocket and later alerted an usher of his loca- groups have been around since the 19th “We all cater to different people Championship of Collegiate A Cappella tion. Herrera says these interactions garnered media century, it’s surprising that at the Uni- and different styles of music,” said Bis- (ICCA) regional competition. Junior Caydence member Mattan Comay. Alex Sommese of BisCaydence was also attention when a “very prominent former player” versity of Miami – which includes the reached out to Herrera via Twitter. He says he was Although the a cappella scene on named Best Soloist out of all nine com- renowned Frost School of Music – a then contacted by the Miami Herald. cappella was only born in 2009. UM’s campus has not been as promi- peting groups’ vocalists. “In the days that followed, I realized why people nent as one would expect, according were making a big deal, and I became angry with the to Tufaan president Neil Kumar, that SEE A CAPPELLA, PAGE 7 fact that they took my sign and not other people’s signs,” he said. He also mentioned that when he heard that Ath- TONGUE TIED LOW-COST FURNITURE STAFF EDITORIAL letic Director Blake James said that signs were not al- PROFESSOR TEACHES OLD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT THE MIAMI HURRICANE REACTS lowed at the BUC, he became upset. ICELANDIC LANGUAGE CLASS OFFERS SECONDHAND TO FLA. HOUSE’S CONCEALED

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ACADEMICS ENVIRONMENT Language class draws medieval enthusiasts Fracking may

“It’s kind of intellectually “It’s a bit of puzzle solving,” class, found Old English difficult at Professor revives and ethically incumbent on us to Goodmann said. first. be banned Old Icelandic understand cultures and identities Many of the students taking “The word order was chal- different from our own,” he said. the Old Icelandic class also meet lenging, much looser than our BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ “Some of those cultures happen to with Goodmann on Thursdays to English today,” she said. Oil drilling could EDITOR-IN-CHIEF be dead ones.” read and practice Old English as a Regardless of the challenge More than half of the stu- reading group. in learning these languages, Torek, harm environment While most students dread dents taking the Old Icelandic class Old English is a Germanic- Bej and Barros have taken multiple BY WILLIAM RIGGIN the thought of a Friday afternoon already have knowledge of other based dead language, too. Despite classes with Goodmann. Barros STAFF WRITER class, eight head to the Oscar E. languages. its name, Old English is far re- says that Goodmann’s dedication Dooly Memorial Building to learn Senior Beatriz Barros is moved from modern-day English is a major reason to keep enrolling Last year, it was revealed that the own- Old Icelandic, or Old Norse, the adding Old Norse to her long list and has to be studied as a foreign in his sections. ers of an oil well in Florida’s Collier County language spoken by Vikings. of languages, which include flu- language, according to Goodma- “He is willing to go as far as were using techniques associated with hy- Taught by professor Thomas ency in Portuguese and English, nn. his students are willing to go,” said draulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to increase Goodmann, this class serves as an proficiency in Spanish, and some Students like sophomore Barros, who took an honors Eng- production. Fracking involves drilling deep elective option to a literature class working knowledge of German, Nick Bej participate in the reading lish class with Goodmann where into the earth and injecting fluids to create titled “Viking, Myth and Saga,” French, Japanese and Chinese. group for no credit to continue hon- he allowed students to select the fractures in the rock to eventually release an upper-level course in which “Language helps me think in ing their skills. The group serves as semester’s readings. natural gas. students read translations of Old different ways,” she said. additional practice for those who Goodmann hopes to offer the This issue was discussed at Wednes- Norse stories about gods and god- Barros, a double major in his- enrolled in Goodmann’s Old Eng- Old English class again next year day’s Miami-Dade County Board of Com- desses, or sagas. tory and biology, also gravitated lish language class during fall 2014. and possibly make the Old Norse missioners meeting. After presentations, Students learning the lan- toward the language class because “After the class was over, I language class into a three-credit including one by Harold Wanless, chairman guage earn one credit in addition of her interest in the medieval pe- wasn’t quite satisfied,” Bej said. “I course that encompasses literature and a professor in the Department of Geo- to the three-credit English class. riod. She dreams of becoming a wanted to keep on reading.” and culture. logical Sciences at the University of Miami, Old Icelandic is a Germanic- medieval historian some day. According to Goodmann, it all 11 commissioners present at the meeting based dead language, according A main challenge in learning takes about eight weeks before one voted in favor of adopting the resolution. to Goodmann, who specializes in Senator Darran Soto, D-Orlando, and Old Icelandic is that the pronuncia- starts to feel comfortable reading AUDIO CLIP medieval studies. tion of a word is not apparent from Old English, which he describes as Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, recently For Goodmann, learning the spelling, according to Good- a “simplified German.” To listen to Professor Good- filed legislation (SB 166) that would ban all a language, even a dead one, is a mann. In some cases, the sound of Junior Nicole Torek, who mann read in Old Icelan- fracking activities in the state. The resolution worthwhile pursuit. dic, visit themiamihurricane. a word can change its spelling. participates in the reading group com. encourages passage of the bill. and is enrolled in the Old Icelandic “Florida is home to scenic beaches, wonderful springs and the legendary Ever- glades. This natural beauty, in turn, fosters a GREEK LIFE strong tourism industry, annually attracting many new residents to our shores. It must be preserved,” Soto said of the bill, according to a press release from the Florida Senate. Fraternity Bid Day takes over campus The press release also said the bill “would apply to all hydraulic fracturing GOING GREEK: Current activities. The legislation has been filed for members of the Alpha the 2015 legislative session, which begins in Epsilon Pi Fraternity March.” welcome new members Wanless’ presentation argued his case during Bid Day at the for prohibiting fracking in Florida. Lakeside Patio Stage “Fracking, in a certain sense, has Friday aft ernoon. changed the game,” he said. “We are less Bid Day concludes dependent on foreign oil, we have a much Rush Week, when greater projected oil reserves and gas re- students interested serves than we did 10 years ago, but coming in joining a fraternity with that is a huge risk.” participate in various The fracking process has been criti- events with current cized across the country due to its potential brothers. During this effects on drinking water in the areas around event, each fraternity fracking sites, according to Wanless. extends bids to students Many who support the banning of whom they wish to fracking are concerned about potential con- invite to join their tamination of the Florida Aquifer, which brotherhood. provides drinking water for over 10 million Floridians, according to the resolution.

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COMMUNITY Surplus department turns trash into treasure

make as much money just so that we can put it Little-known office somewhere other than a landfill.” recycles old property Because Surplus only advertises by word of mouth, it is not generally well known. But BY S. MOLLY DOMINICK upon being informed about it, students and staff STAFF WRITER expressed interest in using the service, such as Dezare Sellers, a resident assistant in Hecht. Rows of filing cabinets, a sea of chairs, “The prices for things when you go off- couches, elliptical machines, armoires, cameras, campus ... it costs real money, and most people high-tech microscopes, medical supplies, a wall in college don’t have real money. This is nice to of forgotten paintings and even an old telegraph know,” she said. machine are housed in a university warehouse, Senior psychology major Jared Koch said waiting to be sold at low prices. he might be “a little discouraged” to visit Surplus Advertised only by word of mouth, the Sur- because it is 30 minutes from campus by car, but plus Property Department of the University of would consider it as a future option. Miami has a warehouse in Miami Lakes where “If the prices are low enough, definitely,” property no longer wanted by the university is Koch said. stored and can be sold to the public for below- Surplus is open to the public on Tuesdays market prices. The warehouse is roughly 70,000 and Thursdays. However, the operation itself square feet, storing property from all campuses. runs nonstop. The warehouse receives deliver- CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Alberto Ramon has served as the manager S. MOLLY DOMINICK // ies everyday, sometimes making for a crowded of Surplus for 19 years. RETRO RECYCLING: An old polygraph machine stands amongst other out-of-use property from all of UM’s campuses. This warehouse, owned by the Surplus Property Department of warehouse. “We have all kinds of stuff, things you UM and located in Miami Lakes, collects and sells these objects. “People come, and they think, ‘Oh, this wouldn’t believe come in here,” he said. “You place is packed,’” Ramon said. “But that’s be- name it, we’ve come across it.” cause we’re always getting stuff. We could sell Ideally, the property can be reused some- A local artist made creative use of outdated His job is to take this property and make it half of this to somebody, and tomorrow, half where else within the university to save UM the televisions from Surplus, according to Ramon. profitable for UM. more would come in from somewhere else.” most money. If not, property can be sold to mov- “One time, someone at the beach did a “Everything the university owns comes Even with the consistent influx of prop- ing companies or the general public, including sculpture with CRT monitors that we needed through us,” Ramon said. “Our job is to try to erty, Ramon is not worried about running out of students and staff. If the property cannot be sold to get rid of,” he said. “He put them all together, generate funds from it and try to do this as eco- space. this way, it can be scrapped for parts and sold to plugged them in, and put something different on nomically and beneficial to the university as “We will have space, always,” he said. “We vendors. each monitor. It was pretty cool!” possible. You’re going to see a lot of stuff here just haven’t pared down because I don’t want to Sometimes, non-functional items can have As a byproduct of recycling property, Sur- where, although it doesn’t look high-tech for us throw this stuff away. Some of it is still good, so creative uses. plus serves the environment in addition to its anymore, it’s still very useful.” we’re trying to find ways of disposing of it and According to Ramon, items from Sur- customers. When a department no longer wants a still generating an income from it.” piece of property, staff must fill out a surplus plus have been used as props on television and “We reuse and find avenues for stuff that in movies, including “Burn Notice,” “Miami would end up in the dumpster and a landfill, be- transfer form. Then the property is picked up and For more information about Surplus, visit http:// Vice,” “Bad Boys” (I and II), “The Specialist” cause that costs money,” Ramon said. “But it’s brought to the Surplus warehouse. From there, facilities.med.miami.edu/divisions/administration/ and “Magic City.” Some items have also been also green and environmentally friendly to do so. Surplus staff sorts the property, checks its condi- surplus-property-and-storage. tion and determines what can be done with it. featured in commercials. It’s probably a 50/50 now. Sometimes we won’t

NEWS BRIEFS COMBATING FOOD COURT, DINING SOCIAL JUSTICE WEEK Ballroom East. HUMAN TRAFFICKING HALL GRAND OPENING WEDNESDAY: Green U and UM Law School Sponsored by the Butler Center for Service and Present: Environmental Law and Justice, Taking a closer look at the Miami Environmental Move- In an effort to generate solutions for human traf- Leadership, Social Justice Week is a student-led With construction fi nally complete, the Hurricane ment from 5:30-7 p.m. in SAC Ballroom East. fi cking in Miami, the School of Education and Hu- initiative to bring awareness to the numerous is- Food Court and Hecht-Stanford Dining Hall will be UPride Presents: Speak for the Streets, Social Jus- man Development will be hosting three forums sues impacting campus and to bring together introduced to campus. The Hurricane Food Court tice Week Open Mic from 7-9 p.m. on the Lakeside on campus. Hosted by President Donna E. Shalala students, organizations and the greater Miami was renovated to include Tossed, a salad bar that community. Patio and Stage. and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernan- includes salads, crepes and soups, and Built, a dez Rundle, the fi rst forum will begin at 2 p.m. on make-your-own burger concept. The Hecht-Stan- MONDAY: Art for Kids Presents: Social Justice, Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the Newman Alumni Center. To ford Dining Hall opened several new food stations. THURSDAY: UGenerations Presents: Growing RSVP, contact Barbara Pacheco at 305-547-0749 A Collaborative Art from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the A grand opening celebration will take place with Lakeside Patio and Stage. Up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Lakeside Patio or [email protected]. The second President Donna E. Shalala at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, and Stage. forum will focus on advocacy practices of sex traf- Students for Education Reform (SFER) Presents: U Jan. 27 in the Whitten University Center Hurricane Reform from 6-8 p.m. in SAC Ballroom East. SPARK Presents: Face-BOOKED from 6:30-8:30 fi cking. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to Food Court. p.m. in SAC Ballroom East. noon on Friday, Jan. 30 at the BankUnited Center TUESDAY: National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Hurricane 100 Room. To RSVP, contact Ivon Mesa Alina Zerpa may be emailed at azerpa@themiami- Presents: Trouble in Paradise, a Conversation on at [email protected]. hurricane.com. Domestic Violence from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in SAC

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PROFILE MORE ON Sophomore expands arts scene on campus THEMIAMIHURRICANE. COM. works to broaden the said. “That’s what theatre was all about to me. Passion for theater choice of UM-approved It’s that emotional catharsis. This can truly be behind new fraternity vendors, potentially al- powerful work. You can use it to try to change Catch up on what Student lowing QE to buy more the world.” Government’s up to with BY SHERMAN HEWITT diverse props for differ- Felts’ involvement on campus is driven ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR ent shows. by his own curiosity of new environments. For Alina Zerpa’s Senate Recap. Outside of QE, Felts, coming to Miami “wasn’t a huge culture A freshman’s first class can feel thrilling, Felts follows his pas- shock” as some may think of a person from but for Tyler Felts, a screenwriting and theatre FELTS sion for theatrical thrill northern Kentucky. Read about how the arts major, his first motion pictures production through Delta Kappa “There were so many new opportuni- class felt intimidating. Alpha (DKA), a cine- ties,” Felts said. “I wanted to try this, and I Butler Center received a “The teacher came in, and it was so in- matic-art-focused fraternity whose UM chap- wanted to try that. I just want to go out and try disinction from the Carnegie tense,” Felts said. “I was freaked out. When ter he co-founded in 2014. Felts acts as the a bunch of things. I’m going to go skydiving class was over and everyone left, I went up to scholarship chair and the showrunner chair. with one of my friends, and I’m actually ter- Foundation. Check out him and said, ‘Look, I’ve never held a video As showrunner chair, he heads the screenwrit- rified of that, but I’m going to go do it. I want Isabella Cueto’s story. camera in my life. Can I take this class or even ing branch of the fraternity. to try all the new foods and experience all the do this?’” “Tyler is one of those people who came different cultures.” Felts answered his own question as time into UM and immediately started getting in- That love for doing new things was a went on. Now a sophomore, he is the chair of volved on campus,” said Josh Strone, presi- boon for Felts in his production class fresh- Learn about an alumnus’ QuantUM Entertainment (QE), the Univer- dent and co-founder of DKA. “To me, his man year. His final project, a three-minute healthier sports drink in Jori sity of Miami’s student-run theatre production tenacity really goes underappreciated. It’s long musical movie, involved direction, cin- program. something that really pushes him forward.” ematography, editing, writing, lighting, sound Grossman’s article about As chair, Felts decides whether direc- According to Felts, his foray into theatre design and choreography – all done by Felts Chris Ferriter’s Coco5. tors can do, buy or use certain things for their began in high school. One play in particular, in 24 hours, alongside “wonderful actors with shows. Shows produced under his tenure in- “Laramie Project” by playwright Moisés amazing talent.” clude “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and Kaufman and members of the Tectonic The- “I decided to prove to myself and my Check out Alexander “Little Shop of Horrors” from the fall 2014 se- ater Project, left a lasting impression on him. teacher that I could do lighting, sound, direc- mester. Felts oversees other productions such The play portrays the reaction to the 1998 tion, shooting, writing and everything,” Felts Gonzalez’s review on as talents shows, poetry showcases and shows murder of a University of Wisconsin gay stu- said. “I’m never doing that again, but that was by UM’s improv performance group UProv dent in Laramie, Wyoming. Felts played the one of my most rewarding experiences. I actu- comedian Seth Meyers’ as well. victim’s father. ally made something that was decent. I did it performance Friday. “He has incredible ideas that have taken “That was the hardest, emotionally to prove that I could do it and that I belong in us very far,” said Rachel Barrales, QE’s vice draining performance I’ve ever done,” Felts this major.” chair. In particular, she mentioned how Felts

NATIONAL NEWS Florida’s marriage decision sets stage for South

couples honeymooning and marrying in our marriage rights in a states including Texas, Ar- “After the court rules it will become Supreme Court ruling state.” kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. clearer what options are open to opponents of to come in near future Rudolph’s analysis appears true in light “By the withholding of marriage equali- same-sex marriage,” Davidson-Schmich said. of a story published in the Huffington Post on ty, same-sex couples have missed out on 1,138 “However, the tide of public opinion makes BY BRIANNA HERNANDEZ Jan. 6. Florida has become a prime wedding benefits and protections under federal law,” clear that citizens of your generation are in fa- CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER destination for many same-sex couples, and Westaway said. vor of marriage equality, so in the long run I people have been flooding into the state since These benefits include that the surviving think opponents are going to have a difficult During Pride Awareness Week in April, the law was announced. spouse and surviving parent rights granted time gaining support for their ideas.” UPride, the on-campus LGBTQ student orga- In 2008, Florida passed an anti-marriage under Social Security laws are denied to those Despite a success in Florida, Rudolph nization formerly known as SpectrUM, hosts constitutional amendment denying same-sex who are not legally married; certain provi- hopes the SCOTUS ruling “will bend in our Marriages on the Rock, an event that allows couples the right to marry and prohibiting sions of the tax code defining “child” base this favor.” for students to “marry” their friends regardless same-sex couples from attaining any form of definition on the marital status of parents and “All we can do now is wait and see,” he of sexual orientation. On Jan. 6, the state of legal family status. For years, all across the caregivers, and the Family and Medical Leave added. Florida legalized same-sex marriage, making country, people have been lobbying, protest- Act does not provide leave for domestic part- UPride is hosting “Speak for the Streets,” the idea of marriage equality a reality. ing and marching to grant all individuals the ners or the parents of domestic partners. a Social Justice Open Mic from 7-9 p.m. In the weeks since the freedom to marry right to legally marry. “Marriage is a foundational institution Wednesday at the Lakeside Patio Stage. was added to the Florida Statute, students and “This was a major policy decision, right that everyone should be able to participate in,” staff at the University of Miami remain enthu- under the federal level,” said Katharine West- said Westaway. “This affects the children of siastic. away, a professor in the Women and Gender couples as well.” “This ruling will help Florida lead the Studies department. “But even then, this is a Louise Davidson-Schmich, a professor SPEAK FOR THE STREETS South in becoming a more fair and inclusive fight that has been fought for a long time. It at UM who is teaching a course on LGBT society,” said Jacob Rudolph, president of took way too long to come to all of the states.” politics this semester, explained that the Su- WHERE: Lakeside Patio Stage UPride. “Tens of millions of dollars will be As of Jan. 6, 36 states have marriage preme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) WHEN: 7-9 p.m. on Jan. 28 added to the Florida economy from same-sex equality, but same-sex couples are still denied will hold a ruling on same-sex marriage in the SIGN UP: http://bit.do/UPrideOM. spring. 4 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE January 26 - January 28, 2015 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 5

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For advertising rates call STAFF EDITORIAL 305-284-4401 or fax 305-284-4404. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alexander Gonzalez ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Sherman Hewitt Erika Glass Guns may ﬁ nd their way to campuses ONLINE NEWS EDITOR ART DIRECTOR Emily Dabau Sarbani Ghosh For its first bill of the term, the Repub- College students have already earned a a concealed weapons permit, an individual ONLINE SPORTS PHOTO EDITOR EDITOR lican-majority Florida House of Representa- reputation for being reckless. With the abil- must undergo background checks and a 90- Nick Gangemi AJ Ricketts tives decided to tackle a rather contentious ity to carry a gun on campus, mistakes that day waiting period. They must also be 21 ASSISTANT PHOTO issue. are so common during this time in our lives years of age or older, meaning the overlap EDITOR MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Hallee Meltzer Eddie Sanchez The bill, named HB 4005, would allow could balloon into serious (or even fatal) between them and the stereotypical student NEWS EDITOR SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR people with the appropriate licenses to con- crimes. is not as large as it may appear. Marlee Lisker Dakota Orlando cealed carry their guns in public school col- This bill has the potential to foster fear Though the bill only applies to public ASSISTANT NEWS WEBMASTER lege campuses. In light of the recent Florida among college students as well. By the very universities, students at UM could still be EDITOR Georges Duplessy Alina Zerpa State University (FSU) shooting, which left nature of concealed weapons, it is impos- affected. Whichever final policy is chosen BUSINESS OPINION EDITOR MANAGER three students injured, this bill would repre- sible to know whether someone is carrying would be felt any time students visit any Andrew Langen Christopher Dalton sent a marked shift in the environments at a gun. This could cause students to be dis- public Florida school. As a result, students EDGE EDITOR SALES the schools it affects. tracted by the possibility that anyone around should practice their civic duty and play a Ashley Martinez REPRESENTATIVES Chris Daniels Although passed by the House, the Sen- them could use a weapon at any time. part in this discussion. SPORTS EDITOR James Hillyer ate and the governor’s office still need to ap- However, allowing concealed carry Whether or not you agree with the bill, Courtney Fiorini Chris Hoff ner Kyle Stewart prove the bill before it can become law. This weapons on campus could have benefits. participate in discussions and send letters to COPY CHIEF Grayson Tishko Julie Harans gives us time to consider the benefits and The specific justification used to promote county representatives. If there is one time AD DESIGNER drawbacks of such a measure. this bill was safety. Many people feel safer to get involved and avoid apathy, it’s this COPY EDITORS Michelle Lock Alyssa Bolt Perhaps more obvious are the potential when they have the ability to defend them- one. Huixin Deng ADMINISTRATIVE Lainey Meiri ASSISTANT problems that concealed carry weapons can selves. This issue is not black and white. The Isabel Vichot cause. Additionally, it could be a crime deter- discussion must extend to the larger student DESIGNERS Emma Deardorff FACULTY ADVISER College is a time of many firsts. These rent. College students sometimes present an body to reach a consensus that best serves Madeleine Trtan Ileana Oroza Savannah DeBrosse experiences can lead students to make mis- attractive target to criminals. If it is impos- the students as we navigate our college ca- FINANCIAL ADVISER takes that they probably wouldn’t have made sible for a criminal to know which individu- reers. ONLINE EDITOR Steve Priepke otherwise. The stress of full course loads and als carry weapons, they would be less likely Lyssa Goldberg new relationships already brings friction to to target anyone in that population. Editorials represent the majority view of The To reach a member of the staff visit themiamihurricane.com’s contact page. students’ lives, not taking into account the This bill would also only cover a sub- Miami Hurricane editorial board. constant exposure to drugs and alcohol. set of all people who own guns. To receive ©2014 University of Miami

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his past I would be lying if I said I was summer, guiltless. I also love Buzzfeed, TI spent Twitter and Instagram, but I still two weeks in try my hardest not to check my Costa Rica on phone around my friends. As a volunteer trip much as I love Trivia Crack, I love without elec- my friends more. tricity or my It may sound crazy, but dis- RACHEL cell phone. I cussing your favorite television BERQUIST learned about show with your friend is far more CULTURE beingcomplete- entertaining than every Buzzfeed COLUMNIST ly off-the-grid post on the topic. during this So, before our ability to com- time, realizing how much I relied municate disintegrates completely on my phone. and we all use Stephen Hawking’s That scared me. computer program to talk, let’s put Our cell phones have become away our phones. our social crutch and an excuse to When you’re out with your exit any uncomfortable situation. friends, actually spend time with Next time you’re in an elevator, them. Talk to them about the notice how everyone is simultane- things you want to Google, be- ously engrossed in their phone. It’s cause we need to value this time a little disturbing. with our college friends. Unfortunately, I believe this After we graduate, some of us crutch is preventing us from devel- will head to law school or medical oping genuine relationships with school and find jobs far away from ILLUSTRATION BY // SILVANA ARGUELLO our peers. Miami. Save your phone for com- During the week, I work at the Rat as a server. I serve a lot of different types of cus- municating with the people whose beautiful faces you can’t see in person. tomers at my tables: frats, sororities, clubs, parents, kids and awkward first dates – my If you can’t get through a conversation with your friend without using your phone personal favorite. as a crutch, then maybe you should find yourself a better friend or work on your social All too often, I find everyone at my table with their heads down looking at their skills. The best relationships can stand up on their own. phone. Sometimes, I even encounter customers that are perplexed when I drop their food off, waking themselves from the coma that a Wikipedia search wormhole has created. Rachel Berquist is a junior majoring in English and psychology. Gerrymandering causes legislative stagnation

he most common complaint that nist Ezra Klein pointed out, “Democrats got 54,301,095 I hear about the current political [House] votes while Republicans got 53,822,442. That’s Tclimate is that it is too stagnant or a close election - 48.8%-48.5% - but it’s still a popular too polarized. This is a fair complaint. vote win for the Democrats.” What we need to do From the constant filibustering in In terms of seats won, however, there were 234 Re- the Senate to the endless list of bills publicans and 201 Democrats, all thanks to redistricting. is create nonpartisan that die well before they get to a floor In a climate like this, where districts are so obviously vote, not much of anything is getting meant to favor one party, politicians can only be chal- primaries, which force ANNIE done in Congress. It is easy to blame lenged by a more extremist candidate within their own candidates to the middle, CAPPETTA the stagnation on the politicians them- party. This leads to the extreme polarization and stagna- POLITICS selves or the culture of partisan bick- tion. and dismantle the system COLUMNIST ering on the Hill. However, I’d like to What we need to do is create nonpartisan primaries, suggest that the inaction has nothing which force candidates to the middle, and dismantle the of gerrymandering. to do with Congress itself, and much more to do with the system of gerrymandering. Annie Cappetta, election laws of the state legislatures. However, this is much more easily said than done. Staff Writer Every decade, after the census, state legislatures are No party wants to relinquish the control that they have given the opportunity to redraw the congressional dis- in the legislatures at the risk of losing its next election. trict maps in order to reflect the changing demographics Until there is a cultural shift and politicians confront the and elect the people that will get it done, and if they of their states. It sounds fairly innocent on paper, but in fact that they are meant to represent the people rather don’t, hold them accountable. practice, it’s what’s causing the paradoxical lack of legis- than their own interests, change is unlikely to come. lating by our legislature. There is some hope, though. Annie Cappetta is a freshman majoring in political science and In 2010, Republicans controlled a majority of state This cultural shift may be happening already. People ecosystem science and policy. legislatures when it came time to redistrict. They drew are complaining about stagnation in Congress. Former district lines in a way that would make it nearly impos- Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is writing a OPT FOR OPINION sible for Democrats to control the House until the next book that calls for an amendment to the Constitution to census. end gerrymandering. The state of Iowa decided to have To read TAYLOR DUCKETT’s column on setting goals This became painfully real for Democrats in the 2012 nonpartisan district drawing. We just have to reengage for success VISIT THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM. elections. In the fallout, then Washington Post colum-

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LYSSA GOLDBERG // ONLINE EDITOR PITCH PERFECT: BisCaydence rehearses Tuesday night for the ICCA regional competition held in Orlando on Saturday. BisCaydence is one of three a cappella groups at UM. On-campus a cappella groups hit high note

A CAPPELLA FROM COVER dence performed tidbits of several songs, earn- “We make sure we’re putting on a good John Mayer’s version of “Free Fallin’” and ing the group second place and sending them to performance, we use gimmicks, we play to the “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars. “I definitely did not expect to get that regional semifinals in March. audience. That’s always how it’s been,” said ju- ATK also performs in the community and award at all,” Sommese said. “I was extremely “The judges like being surprised or when nior Nate Ward, who has been in ATK since likes to surprise people on campus, too. The honored and so proud of BisCaydence for what you do things that are out of the norm,” Comay his freshman year. group once rode the Stanford Residential Col- we accomplished at ICCAs.” If you recognize said. “They like when you take an upbeat song ATK competed alongside BisCaydence at lege elevators and then sang to whoever walked that acronym, you can thank the hit film “Pitch and turn it into a ballad.” the ICCA regional competition in Orlando. The in, according to Tufaan’s Kumar, who was also Perfect.” Saturday’s out-of-the-norm set included ATK performance formula involves starting off in ATK for two years. Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar We’re Going Down” with a crowd-pleaser, transitioning into a slow, BISCAYDENCE performed to a swing back. sensitive song and ending with a big contempo- The men and women of BisCaydence per- “Since the line is ‘Sugar, we’re going down rary hit. TUFAAN As a fusion group, Tufaan carefully com- form a range of popular music in the pop, rock swinging,’ we decided to do a swing jazz rendi- In the past, those big hits have included bines songs of different languages — from Eng- and R&B genres. tion,” Comay said. “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus and “Thrift lish and Spanish to Hindi and Tamil — whose “We like to do a lot of throwbacks. We Shop” by Macklemore. chord progressions blend together and whose also did ‘Let It Go’ before it got done to death,” “We don’t take it as seriously. We focus lyrics tell a cohesive story. Comay said. ABOVE THE KEYS mostly on our audience,” Ward said. For the men in Above the Keys, a cappella They please audiences and judges with At Saturday’s competition, ATK per- is more about fun than formality. their vocal talent and creative arrangements. At formed “Everybody” by the Backstreet Boys, the ICCA Quarterfinal on Saturday, BisCay- SEE VOICES, PAGE 9 January 26 - January 28, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE EDGE 7 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 8

Yesterday’s architect, today’s playwright

BY JACKIE YANG chitecture degree at Columbia University him enough to spark his writing. He cited Middle Eastern poli- CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER in the City of New York. Although he was tics and hypocrisy as other examples of inspiration. not considering playwriting for his future Safdie characterizes his work as satiric with tinges of irony Playwright Oren Safdie, a faculty member in the Univer- at the time, the insulated, cutthroat culture and dark humor. sity of Miami Department of Theater Arts, warns that everyone of the architecture world would later return “I don’t set out to write comedies, but people label them as around him is “pretty much fair game” for his writing. in several of Safdie’s plays. comedies,” he said. “Who knows?” he joked in an interview with The Miami He was on track to become another Safdie also acknowledged a recurring theme of sexual poli- Hurricane. “Maybe there’s a new play percolating about aca- family architect until things took a surpris- tics and power struggles within his plays. “Private Jokes, Public demia at the University of Miami.” ing turn. During his last semester of archi- Places,” Safdie’s best-known play, illustrates the struggle of a Safdie has worn a number of hats throughout his career, in- SAFDIE tecture school, Safdie took a playwriting female architecture student defending her project against a vi- cluding those of a playwright, architect, student, teacher and di- course as an elective and was hooked after cious jury of architects. It draws from both Safdie’s extensive rector. Last semester was Safdie’s first time teaching playwriting winning a competition run by the Columbia Dramatists. Safdie knowledge and criticism of architectural movements as well as and play analysis in an academic environment. Before UM, he decided to stay another four years at Columbia to complete an his intrinsic fascination with such power relations. had spent a year teaching architecture at Iowa State University. MFA in Fiction Writing. He had “never looked back” ever Another Safdie’s play, “The Bilbao Effect,” explores archi- “[The experience has] been all positive so far,” he said. since. tecture ethics. Safdie is now working on a new play based on a “You never know what you’re going to get with the students. Safdie then received a Woolrich Fellowship at Columbia real-life personal dilemma between two well-known New York Students might come in with some first scenes that aren’t really University School of the Arts. During his time there, he founded architects. Safdie hopes he will develop a series of plays based going anywhere, but then they’ll bring something in that will the West End Gate Theatre Bar, a student theater company that on different architecture-related themes. just knock you off your feet.” included names like Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke and “The “I actually think they’re quite different because the only Safdie also wants to create a synergy for playwrights, ac- Whole Nine Yards” actress Amanda Peet. thing that’s in common is you have to work in coordination tors and directors at UM. Safdie advises Astonishing Idiots, a Over the years, Safdie has written more than 10 staged with other people,” he said. “But architecture is all about build- new student-run theater company that hosted two shows during plays, films and scripts for television. Safdie most recently was ing up, and I see playwriting, the writing of a play, is about strip- the fall semester. the artistic director of the Malibu Stage Company. Currently, ping down – you start with an idea and you strip it down to its “I’ve been trying to make my instruction much less aca- he resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress and playwright essence.” demic and more practical,” Safdie said. M. J. Kang, and their six-year-old daughter. He commutes to He emphasized the importance of versatility and experi- Miami every week and returns home for the weekends, where ence in playwrights, hoping that a theater company would help he is currently developing a television series based on his 2014 students gain hands-on experience in the process of bringing IF YOU GO play “Unseamly.” their scripts from the “page to the stage.” “Unseamly” is the first of Safdie’s plays that is set in his Astonishing Idiots show “He gave us huge amount of freedom in our writing, so he WHAT: childhood home of Montreal. The storyline is loosely based off would tell us what worked and what didn’t, without telling us WHERE: Open Stage Club at 2325 Galiano St., Coral the allegations of sexual assault against clothing brand Ameri- what to write,” said sophomore Liam Allen-McGoran, a mem- Gables, FL 33134 can Apparel, of which Safdie’s cousin, Dov Charney, is CEO. ber of Astonishing Idiots. WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 24 Safdie said he is most motivated to write when he needs to Safdie originally planned to follow the footsteps of his fa- CONTACT: [email protected] “set the picture straight,” whenever a sense of injustice bothered ther, architect Moshe Safdie. At first, he pursued a master of ar- Producer stresses media experience Oscar winner

BY ANDREA CESPEDES transmedia, storytelling, fan culture and ABC or whatever, I don’t have to go into CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER media studies. an office everyday. I have work that I have to visit Cosford In an interview with The Miami Hur- to complete and it’s very project-based and Flourish Klink is a writer, producer ricane, Klink described how she started it’s always different. So, like sometimes and self-proclaimed fangirl who is now BY ASHLEY MARTINEZ working in transmedia. She offered advice there’s the social media and sometimes EDGE EDITOR working as a transmedia producer and for students looking to go into the field. there’s the website and sometimes I’m on writer for the Hulu original series “East Academy Award THE MIAMI HURRICANE (TMH): set directing someone. It’s sort of a jack-of- Los High.” winner Jon Landau, pro- How did you get started as a transmedia all-trades, master-of-none thing. It’s really On Thursday, she spoke with students ducer of the films “Ti- producer? fun. at the School of Communication about her tanic” and “Avatar,” will FLOURISH KLINK: I had no idea what TMH: What advice do you have for work in the transmedia field, which she host a discussion from this was, and I didn’t have any intention of students who want to get into this field? described as storytelling “across multiple 1-3 p.m. Monday at Uni- going into the media industry. I ended up FK: I think my major advice is to delivery channels” where, ideally, “each versity of Miami’s Bill in grad school at MIT through weird con- work. Work. Work. Work. Work. It’s re- medium makes its own unique contribu- Cosford Cinema. nections and coincidences. I had no idea ally important that you get a good education to the unfolding of the story.” The master’s class what I was doing. It sort of fell into my lap, tional foundation, but fundamentally, for LANDAU “East Los High” was created with the will be moderated by as- and there I was in comparative media stud- working in television, it’s jobs. You really motive of exploring the range of possible sociate professor John ies. have to hustle, and you have to take any- Latino characters stepping away from the Soliday. The event is open to all university stu- That’s where I met my business part- thing that’s offered and you have to work traditional house maid, gardener and gang- dents. ners, and they were working in transmedia your way up there. ster roles. Landau visited the university in 2012, ac- and they needed a fan specialist who knew So if you’re not already producing Klink graduated from Reed College cording to an article in E-Veritas. He surprised about fan culture, and so I was like, ‘great, something right now, then produce it. with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion, then students by bringing his Oscar Award and in- I can be a professional fan.’ And so that sort Make some student films. Create a reel that from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- viting student to take pictures with it. of turned into transmedia producing. you can show someone. Create some writ- nology (MIT) with a master’s degree in Landau was nominated for an Academy TMH: What is your favorite aspect of ing. Get a portfolio going, and as soon as Comparative Media Studies. Award in 2010 for “Best Motion Picture of the your career? you can, get staffed on anything that will She now invests most of her time in Year” for “Avatar.” In 1998, he won the “Best FK: I get to do basically everything. take you at any job and work your way up “East Los High,” but she spends some Picture” Oscar for “Titanic.” And because I’m not working for, like, as best you can. of her free time giving lectures at MIT in

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VOICES FROM PAGE 7 Diverse voices unite to blend cultures EDGE BRIEFS LOWE EXHIBIT “The whole process of mixing two “‘Señorita’ by Justin Timberlake is a ing of UM Hillel and interest from several The Lowe Art Museum will present “Weavers’ languages is all about the meaning,” Kumar song we’re working on now … Hopefully Jewish students in the Frost School, prog- Stories from Island Southeast Asia,” an exhibition said. we can record that and the world can hear ress is already underway. where weavers and batik artists speak for them- In the past, Tufaan has performed it,” Kumar said. Jewish a cappella groups generally per- selves in videos produced at eight sites in Indone- “Killing Me Softly” blended with an Indian form a blend of American pop music, Jew- sia, Malaysia, the Philippines and East Timors. The song called “Tum Hi Ho” – both about an A CAPPELLA EXPANSION ish religious music and Israeli pop music. exhibit’s opening reception will take place 6:30-9 impossibly strong love. But Snyder envisions it being a group that p.m. Friday at the Lowe. All three UM a cappella groups have “Their arrangements are exhilarating,” also caters to Miami’s unique audience. always had a working relationship with BisCaydence’s Comay said. “They use mel- “Since we are a group from Miami, I each other, according to Ward. However, ody lines and rhythms you’re not used to.” think we should incorporate more Spanish FROST COMPETITION Voices of UM has helped unify the three The Frost Symphony Orchestra Annual Con- A little less than half of the group into the mix,” he said. groups. certo Competition Winners Concert will take place members are South Asian, and the rest of Auditions are being held Feb. 1, and “For a long time, we were really sepa- 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Gusman Concert Hall. the members represent a diverse sampling Snyder’s aim is to debut the group at the rate, all doing our own things with our own The event is free for students with a Cane Card. of cultures from Chinese to Italian. That final Shabbat Shalala at Hillel, an annual informal advisers,” Comay said. means everyone gets to learn from one an- Friday night dinner with President Donna A representative from each a cappella other. E. Shalala as a special guest. group sits on the Voices of UM board, and RITA DOVE VISIT “No one really understands how re- After six months of being active on they now also have the advantage of official As part of the 2014-15 Henry King Stanford warding it is to learn about all these other campus, the Jewish a cappella group will Distinguished Professors Lecture Series, former recognition as a student organization and cultures until you’re in Tufaan,” Kumar be able to apply to be a branch of Voices of United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize the ability to apply for funding. said. UM. winning author Rita Dove will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. Voices of UM has organized single This semester, Tufaan is aiming to “Our ultimate goal is that when my 5 at the College of Arts and Sciences Gallery. The concerts with all three groups. The first was make a name for itself across Florida, start- freshman friends and I graduate in three or event is free and open to the public. held last spring and has even sparked inter- ing with touring the state and recording mu- so years, the group will be stable and strong est in creating a fourth group for Jewish a Ashley Martinez may be contacted at edge@themi- sic for iTunes and Spotify. Last semester, enough to continue and become a mainstay cappella. amihurricane.com. they sang at Nova Southeastern University of not only the a cappella world on campus, Freshman Eitan Snyder, a member of in Fort Lauderdale and University of Flori- but also the Jewish a cappella world across ATK, is leading the effort to start up a Jew- da in Gainesville. the country,” Snyder said. ish a cappella group at UM. With the back-

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BASKETBALL SIGNS FROM COVER Miami trumps Syracuse, rises in ACC Social media users weigh in

“Everyone knows that is not true. In fact, earlier this season, there were an- nouncements made at the BUC about the size limits allowed for signs,” he said. Screenshots from Billy Corben’s Twitter show that the no-sign policy did not show up on the venue’s website until Jan. 14, three days after the signs were confiscated. The BUC declined to give an official comment on the policy. The Miami Hurricane also ran an online poll of 398 people asking what fans think is most likely to happen as a result of Golden’s performance. As of Sunday afternoon, 51 percent (204 votes) believe that it is more likely for Golden to stay as coach, opposed to the 33 percent (131 votes) who believe he will be fired. Twelve percent (47 votes) believe that Golden will be fired and Butch Davis will be brought back, and four percent (16 votes) believe that Golden will stay and Davis will return. The Miami Hurricane’s article also met PHOTO COURTESY HURRICANE SPORTS several online responses. “I see the athletic department cen- Despite Syracuse going on a 12-2 ricanes have shown their ability to play sors decided to allow a modicum of dissent Consistency key to run right before the half and cutting Mi- up against top-ranked opponents, as through,” wrote Reddit user ThaCarter. ami’s lead to one with only a few min- both ACC losses were to No. 2 Virginia, “Just to be clear though, it was Golden that keep winning utes left in the game, the Hurricanes which went into double overtime, and put Golden on the hot seat. The state of the tamed the Orange with strict coverage of then No. 12 Notre Dame after leading BY ALEXA PAPPAS program is the fault of the administration senior forward Rakeem Christmas. With for 29 minutes. CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER and coaching staff; blaming the players or double coverage on Christmas, they were They now must focus on the chem- fans is just another in the endless run of ex- Angel Rodriguez found himself in able to hold him to only five points in the istry between transfers Rodriguez and cuses.” familiar territory Saturday night as he first half. McClellan, who teamed up for two There were similar responses to The Mi- stood at the free-throw line in front of a In a game where momentum shifted SportsCenter-worthy alley-oops in the ami Hurricane’s online post. roaring crowd, calmly in control of the greatly over the course of 40 minutes, the second half, as well as consistency be- “I hope that the same jack-booted thugs fate of the game. He sank both of his Hurricanes were able to cling to a lead hind the arc. that confiscate legitimate signs at basketball shots effortlessly, much to the dismay of for nearly the entire game, thanks to Free-throw and three-point consis- games don’t close down this newspaper,” the NCAA season-high crowd of 30,677 bench points and free throws. tency must be improved, as Miami can wrote Tony, a WordPress user. at the Carrier Dome. The Canes beat Miami had four bench scorers who be a team that lives and dies by the three- Herrera says that above all else, it boils Syracuse 66-62. totaled 15 points, including a clutch pointer. No Hurricane shot from the line down to winning. It was a historic night for Coach Jim 3-pointer from point guard Manu until 18:13 in the second half, so they “He has found a way to do less with Larrañaga and Tonye Jekiri, center. Lecomte in the last 23 seconds of the must be more proactive in drawing fouls. more talent,” he said. “It’s okay to be wrong; Larrañaga picked up his 550th ca- game, compared to Syracuse’s three With ACC play in full swing for it’s not okay to be wrong, refuse to admit it reer win and 301st conference win, while bench points. Also, Syracuse’s abysmal the Hurricanes, they look to continue to and refuse to change. Mr. Golden, this is not Jekiri had the night of his career, sealing 42.1 percent free-throw shooting proved climb the ladder against Georgia Tech, personal, we just want to win.” a double-double in the final few minutes to be a major problem when Christmas Florida State, No. 10 Louisville and of the game, which included 13 points, missed a game-changing two free throws Clemson in the next two weeks. 3-for-4 free throws and 15 rebounds. He in the final 10 seconds. The red-hot 14-5 Hurricanes will leads the ACC with 10 average rebounds Miami has improved to sixth place take on Georgia Tech, who has yet to win For more about Golden, visit per game. He also picked up three blocks, in the ACC with a now 4-2 conference an ACC matchup, at 9 p.m. Wednesday themiamihurricane.com. the same amount that Syracuse had as a record while snapping a four-game los- in the BankUnited Center. team. ing streak against the Orange. The Hur-

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TRACK AND FIELD Teams excel among strong competition

The women’s 4x400m team, which week, set a season- Kentucky hosts early won last week at the Nittany Lion Chal- best with a throw lenge in State College, Pennsylvania, of 17.05m. Rago- season meet again performed well. The experienced nesi finished 17th. BY MARK POULOSE combination of Wimbley, senior Ta- Miami’s defending CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER neisha Cordell, redshirt junior Kelsey ACC shot put cham- Balkwill and redshirt senior Thandi pion Isaiah Simmons The Miami track and field team Stewart finished fourth but motored to has not thrown this had a strong showing in a loaded field a season-best time of 3:34.88. WIMBLEY year. LARGE at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track Talented junior jumper John-Pat- Several mem- and Field Meet in Lexington, Ken- rick Friday broke his own school re- bers of the Hur- tucky this weekend. It was a surpris- PIZZA cord in the indoor triple jump over the ricanes football team competed this ANY 2 TOPPINGS ingly talented field for the second week weekend. Friday jumped 15.77m, best- weekend in Lexington as well. of the indoor track season. ing his previous mark of 15.47m. Friday Junior cornerback Tracy Howard The Hurricanes faced a 15-team finished third overall in the triple jump, ran in the 60m dash. Howard finished field featuring defending men’s and behind two jumpers from the Univer- 36 out of 37 competitors in the prelimi- $ 99 women’s indoor NCAA champion Or- sity of Florida, and also placed fifth in nary rounds with a time of 7.29 seconds egon, SEC women’s champion Florida, the high jump with a mark of 2.04m. in his first competition of the season. SEC men’s champion Arkansas, Big The men’s 4x400m team, which Five-foot-5 redshirt freshman defensive 8 XII women’s champion Texas, and also won last week, ran a season-best back Josh Johnson finished 26th in the ACC men’s and women’s champion 3:12:78. Junior Joseph Ryan, freshman men’s 200m, covering the distance in Florida State. Robert Grant, senior Anthony Wollis- 22.17 seconds. Sophomore Shakima Wimbley ton and freshman Henri Delauze ran a Freshman wide receiver David 3206 GRAND AVE. broke the Univeristy of Miami record time that is fourth-fastest in UM his- Njoku, sophomore cornerback Artie ACROSS FROM THE POST OFFICE in the women’s 400m, posting a time of tory, and look to be a unit that can im- Burns and sophomore running back 51.82 seconds. Wimbley, who finished prove as the season progresses. Walter Tucker have yet to compete. 703-8181 786 second, ran the second-fastest time re- Sophomore shot putter Gian Pie- corded this NCAA season. ro Ragonesi, who placed second last

SWIMMING AND DIVING Four-team meet a success

Thea Vock and Cheyenne Cousineau Canes make waves teamed up with Wally Layland to earn against UNC respective scores of (316.75), (295.35) and (285.10). BY MAX SANCHEZ Vock followed up her second-place CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER finish with top honors in the 3-meter, while senior Heather Arseth took her The Miami Hurricanes swimming second top finish of the day in the 100 and diving team won its third head-to- freestyle with a time of 52.14, just bare- head event this weekend in Blacksburg, ly catching Adriana Grabski of Virginia Virginia at the Christiansburg Aquatic Tech with a time of 52.17. Center. Another noteworthy performance This four-team meet hosted by Vir- in the 1-meter was delivered by fresh- ginia Tech provided Miami with a win man Briadam Herrera, who set a new over UNC-Wilmington with a score of pool record and took first with a score 208-88; however, the Canes came close of 396.20. to topping Georgia Tech, only missing Concluding the meet, Arseth, se- them by three points with a score of nior Amy Wiley, freshman Julie Suarez 148-151. and freshman Rebeka Repman captured The Hokies emerged victorious by third place in the 400 free relay entry. topping all three visiting teams, giving Hurricanes return to the pool for a them a good home win. dual meet at noon on Jan. 31 for Senior Sophomore Cameron Davis opened Day to face FIU. the meet with great form, capturing first place in the 1000-yard freestyle and topping Virginia Tech’s Laura Schwartz by nearly eight seconds with a time of For the full swimming and (10:25.63). diving schedule, visit In the 1-meter, Miami dominated, hurricanesports.com. taking three of the top four spots. Seniors

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Two’s company, three’s a crowd

DEAR V

Dear Jealous Janie,

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