Florida International University FIU Digital Commons The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) Special Collections and University Archives 2-18-2011 The Beacon, February 18, 2011 Florida International University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Florida International University, "The Beacon, February 18, 2011" (2011). The Panther Press (formerly The Beacon). 668. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper/668 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and University Archives at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WWeekendeekend A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 22, Issue 16 www.fi usm.com Friday, February 18, 2011 PAKISTAN LEBANON LIBYA Sen. Kerry says resolution near in Pakistan Leader warns of possible border confl ict Anti-government protests spread to Libya U.S. Sen. John Kerry said on Feb. 16 he is hopeful the bitter Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbolla’s leader, told his guerilla group Egypt-inspired unrest spread against Libya’s longtime ruler dispute over Raymond Davis, an American embassy worker to be prepared to invade northern Israel, a day after Israel’s de- Moammar Gadhafi , with riot police clashing with protesters in detained in Pakistan, will be resolved “in the next few days.” fense minister warned the tense border could erupt into violence. Benghazi and marchers setting fi re to security headquarters. Music festival brings week of performances Change in KATHY PAZ by a competitive process. Staff Writer The festival generally lasts a week and features nightly shuttle ticket The New Music Miami Inter- concerts consisting of perfor- national Society of Contemporary mances of students’ works by the Music Festival Series hopes to New World Symphony and the cash policy mirror the diversity found at FIU FIU Artists faculty members. through its variety of collabora- In 2002, the “ISCM” compo- CHRISTOPHER TURPIN tions and perfomances in a week- nent was added to the festi- Contributing Writer long celebration. val’s name, the modifi cation Since its inception, the festival refl ecting FIU’s status as an asso- An increase in ticket sale earnings has developed and expanded ciated chapter of the International from hundreds of dollars to thousands of signifi cantly each year. The Society for Contemporary Music. dollars has stemmed a change in policy FIU New Music Ensemble, The Feb. 19 performance will in how Golden Panther Express tickets FIU Laptop and Electronic Arts incorporate the Greater Miami are purchased. Ensemble, the NODUS Ensemble Youth Symphony featuring the With that much money changing and FIU Symphony Orchestra composer and performer Pauline hands, administration in the Graham will be performing at WPAC at a Oliveros. What has brought her Center became worried about both the festival performance on Feb. 19. the most fame during the last four safety of the students working there as The orchestra and various decades of her career is her unique well as the potential theft of money. ensembles participate in the concept of incorporating all envi- Starting Feb. 15, the main offi ce in festival as a chance to showcase ronmental sounds into musical the GC will no longer be accepting cash student work while also attracting perfomance. for Golden Panther Express tickets. collaborations from international Her work includes a mixture Students, faculty and staff will instead composers. of techniques that delve into areas have to pay with their PantherCard. The New Music Ensemble of improvisation, ritual, medita- “It’s about the security of the students focuses on contemporary ESRA ERDOGAN/THE BEACON tion and electronic music. One of working there who are handling the chamber with experimental and Members of FLEA perform at the Frost Art Museum at the CARTA Oliveros’ innovations includes a money,” said Ruth Hamilton, executive electronic sounds. The NODUS Arts Preview on Sept. 30. re-tuned accordion. director of the Graham Center, on the Ensemble, founded by Program In addition, the concert will change in policy. Director and Professor Orlando depending on the material being the name of May in Miami Music include pieces by composers She also stated that the change in Garcia, is the contemporary presented. Festival. Jacob Cooper, Guillaume Cote policy is also in adherence with the professional chamber music The New Music Miami ISCM In conjunction with the FIU and Jordan Nobles will also be University’s paperless plan, which coor- ensemble currently residing at the Festival, a rather signifi cant part Composition faculty, it hosts included in it. The show is set to dinates itself with the University’s plan University. The group’s dynamic of the school’s program, began Forums and Master courses with varies from concert to concert, almost two decades ago under a small group of students selected ISCM, page 6 GPE, page 2 University alumna competing for Miss Nicaragua title ESRA ERDOGAN Included in the fi nal 14 girls chosen, is located in San Ramon, Matagalpa Photo Editor Ferrufi no has made it past the initial in Nicaragua is an organic coffee elimination for the televised pageant farm that offers eco-tours and gives With the date of the Miss Nicaragua on Feb. 26. back 20 percent of their profi ts to the 2011 pageant looming, 26-year-old If she makes it to the fi nal fi ve, community. FIU alumnus Priscilla Suzetie Ferru- Ferrufi no will be asked questions When looking for ways to develop fi no is closer than ever to her hope of about her goals as the potential Miss tourism, Ferrufi no believes this farm wearing the crown. Nicaragua. is a healthy model for the rest of the The native-born Nicaraguan has She has expressed that her greatest nation. only competed once before in the Miss goal as the potential winner of Miss “It’s really amazing and it’s some- Hispanidad pageant in Miami in 2004 Nicaragua would be to act on her plat- thing the nation can benefi t from. One where she made it to the top fi ve. form to responsibly develop tourism in of the best things we have is our envi- Unhappy with the pageant system her home country. ronment; volcanoes, mountains and in the United States, Ferrufi no moved “A lot of my platform is based on beaches.” to back to her native country last my fi nal paper that I had to write in If she wins the crown, the title December in the hopes of entering the order to graduate, which was to fi nd would grant Ferrufi no the access to Miss Nicaragua pageant in 2011. a business to eliminate poverty in my politicians and businesses that could Her decision to move back to the country. I based all of my anthropolog- further her goal. Central American country came from ical research based on that question,” “What I love is being able to do her belief that U.S. pageants were said Ferrufi no. something I love for my country and based more on popularity and less on The current problems that Nica- my people. I want to make a difference talent. ragua faces truly concern Ferrufi no. and set a good example for younger Ferrufi no graduated from FIU in Most of the Nicaraguan popula- generations,” said Ferrufi no. 2007 with degrees in anthropology and tion live on less than a dollar a day, The winner of Miss Nicaragua will sociology. It took several years for and one of the ways to bring income to be eligible to go on and compete in the her to work and raise the money she the lower classes would be to increase Miss Universe pageant. needed to leave her family in Miami to tourism. “We’ve never had a Miss Nica- enter the Nicaragua pageant. Ferrufi no credits Quinta Esper- ragua be crowned Miss Universe. “It has always been her dream,” anza Verde, a coffee farm that has The furthest was in 2007 when the said Ferrufi no’s sister Melissa Del been recognized internationally for girl made it to the top ten. We don’t PHOTO COURTESY OF PRISCILLA FERRUFINO Toro, who is currently majoring in its achievements, as a source of know what it is to be Miss Universe Priscilla Ferrufi no is a competitor in the 2011 Miss Ni- business administration and entrepre- inspiration. caragua pageant. Ferrufi no applied her FIU degrees in neurship at FIU. Quinta Esperanza Verde, which FERRUFINO, page 2 anthropology and sociology to her pageant platform. 2 The Beacon – Friday, February 18, 2011 NEWS www.fi usm.com Alumn expected in fi nal fi ve by press NEWS FLASH FERRUFINO, page 1 Because she is close to Lara Logan Suffered ‘Brutal’ the 27-year-old age cut off because we’ve never been for the competition, this is Sexual Assault In Egypt exposed, just participated. Ferrufi no’s last chance to [If I won Miss Universe] I win the crown. On Feb. 11, the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could attract the attention “I’m almost aged out at stepped down, CBS correspondent Lara Logan was of a bigger market, which this point and this is my covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a 60 MIN- could attract more tourists last attempt. If all goes well UTES story when she and her team were surrounded to Nicaragua and leave [the I will be doing this for a by a mob of more than 200 people. nation] in a good position,” year. If not, this is my last Logan suffered a brutal and sustained sexual said Ferrufi no.