MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 1 illustration by Jamie Straz September 22 - 25, 2006 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 1 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 pagetwo information you need what’s going on? newsbriefs SEPT TODAY La Petit Jerusalem will be screened UMNEWS 22 at the Cosford Cinema at 5:15 p.m. Admission is free with a Cane Card. Dining services offers students more late-night options Students who are late-night diners will dining alternatives during the late evening results clearly refl ected that Leo’s was the most Cheer on the women’s volleyball team have more options to choose from this week as hours. Leo’s was deemed the most practical popular food venue, which is why we’ve decided as they play against Boston College at 7 Leo’s Deli extends its hours of operation. The eat- option based on sales data collected during the to keep it open later,” Tenen said. p.m. in the Knight Sports Center. ery, which previously closed its doors at 6 p.m., three week move-in period for University Village Dining and Vending Services have used will now remain open until 9 p.m. from Monday residents, during which most of the restaurants student feedback to extend the service hours SEPT SATURDAY to Thursday. in the dining hall, including Leo’s, remained open of several other eateries such as Wendy’s, The Lowe Art Museum kicks off its Gua- According to Mel Tenen, vice president of later. Salsarita’s and Panda Express over the past few 23 temalan textiles exhibition, “Flowers auxiliary services, the decision to keep Leo’s open “We felt that, based on student feedback years, the results of which have been benefi cial, for the Earth Lord". The exhibition will later resulted from student requests for healthier and data collected during those three weeks, the Tenen said. run until Nov. 12 and will feature over 150 handmade textiles unique to the highland villages of Guatemala. ELSEWHERE UM’s Amnesty International, Students Thai University of Wisconsin students respond to coup d’etat Together Ending Poverty and Hands for the Homeless will be hosting the BY JOANA PLINER Several Thai students at the University of troversial public fi gure since he took offi ce and Breaking the Formula Benefi t Concert BADGER HERALD (U. WISCONSIN) Wisconsin said they were shocked to see military several attempts to force his resignation failed from 1 to 4 p.m. on the UC Patio. This tanks rolling through the capital of Thailand. earlier this year. event is free and open to the public. (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. - After the Royal “It’s as much a shock to me as it is to you,” Still, Bicker said he did not think the coup Thai Army overthrew standing Prime Minister UW senior and member of Thai Undergrads As- would affect the average laypersons life in SEPT SUNDAY Thaksin Shinawatra in a nonviolent cout d’etat sociation Taj Unakul said. Thailand. The Bridesmaid will be screened at Tuesday night while he was scheduled to speak With Shinawatra now overthrown, there are Bickner added it was unfortunate that tanks the Cosford Cinema at 3 p.m. Admis- at the United Nations in New York, University of many questions about the country's future. have cruised through Bangkok so many times in 24 sion is free with a Cane Card. Wisconsin students and faculty have responded Languages and Cultures of Asia professor the past, but that those tanks are merely a show with both shock and understanding. Robert Bickner said Shinawatra has been a con- of power, not force. La Petit Jerusalem will be screened at the Cosford Cinema at 5 p.m. Admis- ETC. sion is free with a Cane Card. Applications for Alernative Winter Break site leaders are now available in the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leaderhip Development in SEPT MONDAY UC 240. Return applications to the Butler Center by Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. Previous site leadership experience is preferred. Student Government elections begin 25 today and will last through Wednes- day, Sept. 27th. 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He including construction planning, education hopes to start an organization at UM based being utilized on and transportation. on the initiative. The construction planning leg, headed “A sustainable culture is the new indus- multiple campuses by Vic Atherton, vice president of facilities trial revolution and we want the university to BY LARRY NOLAN and planning, and Ken Capezzuto, director be a leader in this new revolution,” Braun- STAFF NEWS WRITER of environmental health and safety, broke stein said. ground on the CRI last spring. Braunstein, who will graduate in May, The University of Miami’s new Clini- The recently completed 350,000 square- plans to concentrate his study on sustainable cal Research Institute (CRI) on the Jackson foot building is outfitted with double-paned, development and environmental policy in Memorial Medical Campus is the first build- argon-filled glass so its windows may remain graduate school. ing in the South Florida-area to be certified cool in direct sunlight, and high-efficiency “green” from top to bottom.