Vol. 89, Issue 5 I Feb. 3 - Feb. 6,2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE LINDSAY BROWN // News Editor MOVING FROM THE U TO FIU: Student leaders surround Keith Fletcher as he cleans out his desk Wednesday before leaving for Florida International University. Fletch followers say farewell BY NICHOLAS MOORE | CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER he will be leaving his position at UM for the oppor­ Butler Center, a growing office in student life at the tunity to be Assistant Vice President for Community time. arving out your niche in college isn't easy. Engagement at Florida International University on The Butler Center has become an important part For many students their sense of purpose Feb. 24. of campus life, primarily through connecting students C and community revolves around one man, Keith "For me it's about the opportunity to do good to the outside community through service programs, "Fletch" Fletcher. community work... and pursue my doctorate," Fletch­ leadership development campaigns and connections Since 2006, Fletcher has directed the William R. er said. "I believe in FIU's mission for community in­ with service-based student organizations. Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership volvement." RAK, Dance Marathon, STRIVE, Alternative Development at the University of Miami, an office on Fletcher has worked at the university for almost a Breaks, CERT, Relay for Life and Fun Day are all run campus that encourages student involvement within decade. Prior to his current job, he was the residence through the Butler Center under Fletcher's advisement. the Miami community and challenges them to grow as coordinator in Hecht Residential College from 2001- leaders individually. Fletcher recently announced that 2005. He then accepted the position of director at the SEE BUTLER PAGE 4 PARTIES ALIGN SWOOP SWOOP RAT-PACKED PARTY CONGRESS MAKES RARE PROGRESS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OFFERS FREE RAT TO HOST STEELERS, PACKERS DURING LAME-DUCK PERIOD RIDES AROUND SOUTH BEACH PAGE 9 SUPER BOWL GAME \ Check out what's College causes rising stress levels exclusively available at Yet securing an internship TheMiamiHurricane. Tension builds as is only the beginning. Accord­ com. ing to Defelippo, the procedure pressure mounts to approve his internship was BY KYLIE BANKS even more painstaking. STAFF WRITER "Getting my internship ap­ proved by UM was like pulling Stress has always been a teeth," he said. "There is a pro­ part of the college experience, cess to go through with Toppel but recent studies show that col­ and my boss where they have lege students are more stressed to approve of working together. than ever. I even have to write a paper on . A January The New York it." Times article stated only 52 per­ Rising college tuition costs cent of college freshmen ranked also adds to students' stress lev­ their emotional health as "above els. The cost of one year as a average." This number is down UM undergraduate is $36,962. from the 64 percent recorded in This figure does not include • Want to know who 1985. personal and transportation ex­ students are rooting Among other stressors, col­ penses, which can add several for in the. Super Bowl lege students must deal with so­ thousands for students who live on Sunday? Catch cial pressures, demanding class outside Florida. Ernesto Suarez's schedules, staying healthy and "My financial aid issue interviews. pleasing parents. Yet one of the with loans is stressful," junior biggest factors in student stress Stephanie Morel said. "People is the national unemployment really like to drag their feet with • Tired of following rate of 9.4 percent, which causes these things, and you can't reg­ college football? UM students to fear the job ister until you pay the loan." See what Christina search after graduation. Another common stress De Nicola has to say "My program is well- students deal with is an inabil­ about becoming a known, but there are no guar­ ity to choose which career path full-time NFL fan. antees that anyone is going to to take. This anxiety is height­ give me a paycheck," said senior ened by stiff competition in • Want a recap Mike Defelippo, a music busi­ the job market-—over 6 million ness major. students are attending. college of Thursday night's Because students cannot throughout the country. basketball game count on their degree alone to "It's hard to know where against Georgia get them a job, internships have to start," Defelippo said. "After Tech? View Alex become a more important part four years I have a general idea, Broadweil's photo of the college experience. but it's not perfect." slideshow. Sophomore Joe Kleiman The college experience it­ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ADRIANNE D'ANGELO felt that securing summer in­ self can be more stressful than • Didn't know UM ternships was a major stress the prospect of job hunting. OVERWHELMED: A recent article published in The New York Times had a bowling club? trigger. "I'm not really worried reported that freshmen recently ranked low in emotional health. "I'm always making sure I about finding a job, but I am Read Patrick Riley's stay updated on internship op­ worried about getting into med­ than half the people who apply Kylie Banks may be contacted at coverage of the club portunities," he said. ical school," Morel said. "Less get in. That is a scary statistic." kbanks@themiamihurricane. com. sport. • For all your relationship needs, turn to V on Twitter. Follow @dear_y. WVUM GETS APPLY FOR Center. Students can explore their SG ELECTIONS options for a summer internship or The last day to file for Student Gov­ • Got something to WOODIE GRADUATION job and hear from other students say? Give us a Shout- University of Miami radio station ernment candidacy and referenda is who have held summer positions. The deadline to apply for spring and Friday. Applications are due online by Out. WVUM "the Voice," has made it to the summer graduation is Friday, March This program is part-of the C.A.N.E top 50 in consideration for an mtvU 5 p.m. Explorer series that aims to help stu­ 4, Students who will not participate • Subscribe for the Woodie Award for the best college in the spring ceremony, or those who dents who have not decided their e-mail edition of the radio station in the United States.The will not complete degree require­ TOPPEL C.A.N.E. major or are considering changing top 25 nominees for the award will ments until the summer semester, their major. newspaper at www. be revealed Feb. 8 on mtvU's web­ EXPLORERS themiamihurricane. must still apply by this date. Applica­ Alexandra Leon and Alysha Khan site, where voting will be open to the Toppel Career Center is hosting tions are available on myUM under may be contacted at asstnews@ com/subscribe. public. The awards will air March 16 Preparing for Summer Job and In­ the Student/Academic tab in the themiamihurricane.com. at midnight on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU. Graduation Information section. ternship Opportunities on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Toppel Career NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE February 3 - February 6, 2011 / Students are subjects in studies College campus id£al to find participants BYALYSHAKHAN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Guinea pig or valuable test subject? Depends on who you ask. Research requiring human subjects is fairly prevalent at the University of Miami. According to UM's Human Subject Re­ search Office (HSRO), there are currently around 2,700 such programs. Some of the institutions conducting these studies include the Miller School of Medicine, the department of psychology, the School of Business Administration, the Frost School of Music and the School of Education. "Research is a systematic search for knowledge, usually to advance a specified field," said Myron Rosenthal, the vice pro­ vost for the HSRO. All human subject research programs conducted by faculty, staff and students must be approved by the University of Mi­ ami Institutional Review Board (IRB). The role of the IRB is to ensure that all research adheres to federal, state, local and institu­ tional regulations that protect human sub­ jects. - "All studies in which humans partici-^ pate as subjects must have and maintain UM IRB approval," Rosenthal said. "Per federal regulations, these IRB panels have the final determinate responsibility for in­ GRAPHIC BY CARLOS MELLA suring the safety of participants in human subject research." PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: Students participate in research studies, but are not necessarily compensated for their time. Research programs must then deter­ mine what criteria will be used to recruit participants, among which students may or While these experiments are safe, par­ students," Carver said. "The subjective re­ reading magazines. The other group had to may not be included. ticipants are usually not informed about the sponse varies from 'I'm bored silly' to /this collect shells, animals and do other stuff." "Studies are based on "inclusion/ex­ "why" of the experiment until afterward in is really engaging.'" clusion" criteria," Rosenthal said. "A study order to prevent any changes in behavior or A faculty member supervises every Alysha Khan may be contacted at akhan@ of student responses to academic stresses, opinion. study but a graduate or undergraduate stu­ themiamihurricane. com. for example, will likely have inclusion cri­ "It's a phenomenon in human behav­ dent often assists in organizing and carry­ teria that support enrollment of students ior," said Charles Carver, a psychology ing out the experiment. For these projects, and exclusion criteria that do not support professor who oversees the department of the PSY 110 requirement often provides a enrollment of non-students." psychology subject pool. "You are going to useful pool of subjects.