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MADE FOR WALKIN’: (above) Junior Shelby Juarez helps senior Gustavo Lang walk in high heels. (le! ) Junior Cody Helman kicks o" the comfort of his sneakers to don heels. On Wednesday, several male UM students strolled around campus in red heels and took a pledge against sexual assault.

The second annual “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” event was hosted by No Zebras to honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The public event encourages men to participate and learn about the social struggles that women face. The participants walked in their heels from the Merrick Building to Memorial to symbolize the awareness they hoped to raise.

“I didn’t realize how di# cult it would be,” sophomore Todd Herbert said. “I have full appreciation for women in heels now.”

On April 19 at 7 p.m., No Zebras will host “Take Back the Night,” an open mic night followed by a walk around Lake Osceola starting at the Hecht-Stanford Labyrinth.

STUDENT PROFILE

A t first, Nawara Alawa felt she was forced to be a Hurricane.

She was raised by conservative Syrian parents who expected her to at-tend a university near her home in Miami Lakes. Hoping for more of a college expe-rience, Alawa applied to 15 out-of-state schools. She planned to use an acceptance to an Ivy League as a bargaining chip.

This same reluctant girl is now proud to have been inaugurated as Student Gov-ernment (SG) president on Wednesday night.

�“Look at me now, I�’m that girl that has half-orange, half-green Converse that say Canes on the back, and I�’m screaming at every game, and I�’m Student Govern-ment president,�” she said. �“It�’s such a �‘180�’ from where I started.�”

This change came after Alawa unen-thusiastically succumbed to her parents�’ wishes. She decided to attend UM�’s Great Start, an overnight pre-orientation pro-gram where commuters stay in the dorms �– just to spite her parents.

There, Alawa heard an alumna speak about making the best of the commuter experience. Alawa realized that getting involved on campus while living at home was a possibility.

�“She found a way,�” Alawa remembers telling herself. �“I�’ll find a way.�”

Alawa quickly fell in love with the University of Miami, first by joining her Association of Commuter Students fam-ily.

She also was drawn to participate in the Butler Center for Leadership and Ser-vice.

Commuter Nawara Alawa was reluctant to attend UMBY LYSSA GOLDBERGASSISTANT EDITOR

Newly inaugurated president finds niche on campus

STUDENT ORGANIZATION

PHOTOS BY CAYLA NIMMO // Assistant Photo Editor

High heels heighten awareness

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Students learn to balance, relax on slackline

$7.5 million grant to fund biomedical research

Three days a week, Frankie Pereda and his friends set up their slacklining equipment in front of the Ashe building.

They string a 1-inch wide piece of nylon webbing between two trees, stretching it just enough so it bounces and acts like a long, narrow trampoline.

Then, they hop on, making their way up and down the line, trying not to fall.

Slacklining has become an in-teresting option for students look-ing to get away from the stress of daily life.

�“Being relaxed is one of the main ways to stay balanced on the line,�” Pereda said. �“You need to be focused on keeping your cen-ter right over the line. With all of that, it�’s hard to think about any-thing else.�”

Though UM has no official club, passionate slackliners like Pereda set up weekly sessions on the Green in front of the Ashe Building on Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays.

The group has been setting up their lines for over two years.

Many of the frequent slack-liners are also members of the UM Parkour Club and Rock Climbing Club who go to unwind after do-

ing activities with those clubs.Michael Greene, a member

of the Rock Climbing Club, be-came involved after spotting some of his friends slacklining.

�“I was returning to Mahoney-Pearson from class one afternoon, and recognized some of my rock

climbing friends on the line at the Green,�” he said. �“I went over, tried it, and have been hooked ever since.�”

Pereda, like Greene, became involved with the club last spring after watching members practice on the Green.

He hopes passersby will also take a chance on the line.

�“We encourage people to try it at least once,�” he said. �“Many of the people that are regulars now tried the slackline once, liked it, and have been returning ever since.�”

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Group meets often to practiceBY ERIKA GLASSCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

WALK THE LINE: Sophomore Kelsey Terherst walks across a slack line. UM does not have a slacklining club, but fans of the unique balancing act meet on the Green three days a week.

MONICA HERNDON // Sta! Photographer

The University of Miami received a $7.5 mil-lion grant to create the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Biomedical Nanotechnology Institute.

The institute will use the money, which is part of the Momentum2 campaign, to bring together researchers from the Miller School of Medicine, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Engineering to develop practical uses for biomedi-cal nanotechnology.

Biomedical nanotechnology is a field in which scientists work with materials on a nanoscale. A nanoscale is less than one-millionth of a millimeter in size, and is used to diagnose and treat serious diseases, as it makes measurements more precise.

Several projects are already being developed for the institute. For instance, one is the invention of a filter that captures tumor cells circulating in the blood, another will devise �“smart pills�” that can detect glucose and release insulin when needed. A third will explore the use of nanotechnology to restore sight.

According to Ram Datar, a professor at the Miller School of Medicine who will be the co-direc-tor of the institute, nanotechnology is going to play an important role in medicine in the future.

�“The field of medicine is expected to undergo a major change in five to 10 years with much great-er emphasis on early detection, allowing for inex-pensive and easier disease management,�” he said.

The donation was made by the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, which provides grants to health projects in Miami-Dade County. The foun-dation made two major gifts to the university dur-ing the first Momentum campaign, and has now given a total of $28 million to Momentum2.

Junior Kayla Barry, who is majoring in psy-chology, feels that more research will further dis-tinguish the school.

�“Despite economically hard times, we still need to be progressing further and this is a great in-vestment in the future,�” she said.

Institute will be created to explore nanotechnologyBY ASHLEY MARTINEZCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

CORRECTION

In the March 29 article on Samia Taoulost-Malik, her family’s last name is Taoulost. Dacia Steiner is the program director of ReServe Miami. Taoulost-Malik received the StartingBloc Fellowship.


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New SG president: Outgoing personality cause for success

Working with the Butler Cen-ter, Alawa brought an ex-neo-Nazi to campus for the �“Turning Away From Hate�” event as a freshman.

That same year, Alawa became involved in SG Senate.

Winning over othersAlawa credits getting so ab-

sorbed in campus life to her outgo-ing personality.

�“I was always the girl that had friends all over the place,�” she said.

Senior Jake Krupa, chief of the Iron Arrow Honor Society, said that Alawa �– a recent Iron Arrow tappee �– values individuals. Iron Arrow is the highest honor attainable at UM.

She said that helped her get to know all of her supporters during her campaign for the SG presidency.

�“Nawara makes a very con-centrated effort to get to know someone, and she never thinks she�’s above someone else,�” Krupa said.

Alawa calls this quality �“WOO,�” which stands for winning over others.

Borrowing from personality descriptions from a leadership as-

sessment quiz she once took, Alawa said her motto is: There�’s no such thing as a stranger, only a new friend to be made.

�“I love people,�” said

Alawa, whose friends say she has �“awkward swag�” because of the way she�’ll introduce herself to com-plete strangers.

Roland Calderin, a freshman who works at the Butler Center, is one of many people Alawa has won over. They met as fellow commut-ers and participated in the STRIVE service community together.

�“She�’s always looking out for

me and trying to make me the best that I can be,�” Calderin said.

Staying on trackAlthough Alawa is sometimes

on campus for more than 16 hours a day, she has been able to maintain the family life her parents highly value.

�“It�’s such an awesome oppor-tunity to say that I go to school with one of my brothers and I can watch my other brother go through high school,�” Alawa said. Her younger brother, Karam, became a Hurri-cane a year after she did.

Also, having her family around has served as a reminder that she needs to be as committed to her aca-demics as she is to her extracurricu-lar activities.

�“My mom and my dad would always keep me on track with re-gards to school,�” she said.

For Alawa, a pre-med student majoring in microbiology and im-munology, good grades are her key

to attending medical school and becoming a physician after gradua-tion.

She hopes to work in a clinic or hospital, but also wants to par-ticipate in Doctors Without Borders or a similar international experience because of her interest in public health. Doctors Without Borders is an organization that provides medi-cal help in countries where it�’s not readily available.

�“There�’s a very human element to medicine, and I think that will end up being my biggest strength as a doctor �– the ability to connect to individuals,�” she said.

Making progressAlawa, along with juniors

Caitlin Giles and Kenny Esman, are ready to begin their terms as Stu-dent Government executive officers after being inaugurated Wednesday night.

�“We all have the same goal, the same vision,�” said Giles, SG

vice president. �“We all have differ-ent personalities, but we balance each other out really well.�”

When the three come together to make decisions, they each use their individual strengths to frame the situation. Esman is analytical, Giles is spirited, and Alawa has the higher vision. But all three are equally hardworking, said Giles.

�“Three of us in a room get a lot done,�” Giles said.

SG Treasurer Esman said that the group has already started set-ting up meetings with administra-tors and picking up where the last executive board let off. They want to make sure initiatives like take-out dining don�’t fall by the wayside.

Alawa said that she�’s looking forward to creating a more fluid SG in terms of the six branches.

�“Once we start working on initiatives, it�’s all of SG being able to relay the message to the student body on the new things that we�’re accomplishing,�” she said.

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Dining employees passionate about pay raiseSPEAK OUT: Lottie Williams, a Chartwells employee, speaks at a STAND event that was held as an opportunity to come together during the unionizing process.

“I’m a lunchtime worker and what I really need is a helper and a raise,” Williams said Wednesday night.

Williams has worked at UM for several months, though she previously worked for Chartwells on campus 13 years ago.

She was among a group of Chartwells employees who spoke before a screening of “At the River I Stand,” a documentary that recounts the two months prior to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.

STAND members will meet with UM Chief Financial O! cer Joe Natoli and Vice President of Student A" airs Pat Whitely on Friday to further discuss the Chartwells employees’ dissatisfaction.

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NEWS BRIEFSPLANT LECTURECarol Horvitz, professor of biology, will speak at the Annual Gifford Lecture sponsored by the Arbo-retum. Horvitz is a plant popula-tion biologist and her lecture topic will be “Gardens are Great, Forests are Phenomenal.” It will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Cox Science Center Room 145.

COSO BOARDThe Committee on Student Orga-nizations is accepting applications for its newly restructured board. COSO members attend meetings on Mondays at 2:30 p.m. and hold of-fice hours to meet with organization leaders. They are due on April 13 to the STIC in UC 209.

Lyssa Goldberg may be contacted at [email protected].

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Student organization hosts laser tag eventCOMMUTER CHARISMA: Senior Patrick Azcarate (le" ) and junior Danny Diaz played and intense game of laser tag on the green Tuesday night. “It’s an awesome event that the commuters brought this year and hope to bring again in years to come,” said Diaz, ACS president-elect. Laser tag was a part of Commuter Week put on by ACS.


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Professor to lead Arctic expedition

University of Miami pro-fessor David Kadko has been se-lected to head an expedition in the Arctic Ocean that could lead to a better understanding of the effects of global climate change.

The expedition, which is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2015, is a U.S. Arctic GEO-TRACES initiative established

by the U.S. GEOTRACES Sci-ence Steering Committee (SSC).

The initiative, which Kad-ko will lead, will include scien-tists from several nations, who will work to sample the Arctic Ocean using icebreakers that are expected to initially be provided by the United States and Ger-many.

These samples will be used to study how the carbon levels, geochemical cycles, and ecosys-tems in the Arctic will respond to rapidly changing climate con-ditions.

�“Significantly, the data we

gather will help us to model feedback mechanisms and fu-ture trajectories of Arctic change we may face with ongoing shifts in climate that may impact us, regardless of whether we live near the Arctic or as far away as Miami,�” said Kadko, a profes-sor and the chair of marine and atmospheric chemistry at UM�’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

According to Kadko, the expedition will be the first of its size to conduct coordinated ex-periments in the Arctic Ocean.

Global study to target climate BY ERIKA GLASSCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Sixth branch to target green projects on campus

Ready to reduce, reuse and recycle, Student Government will launch its sixth branch, the ECO Agency, next fall.

SG�’s ECO Agency will be the green initiative programming board with a goal of reducing UM�’s car-bon footprint, which is the universi-ty�’s environmental impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

Other schools that have es-tablished green funds or student government initiatives include University of California-Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, and Wash-ington University at St. Louis, ac-cording to Ian McKeown, the uni-versity�’s sustainability coordinator.

ECO Agency members will determine �“how to create positive sustainable change on the campus,�” SG President Nawara Alawa said.

The creation of the agency is a result of the passing of the Green U referendum two years ago. Starting in the fall of 2012, the referendum will allot $5 of each UM students�’ student activity fee each semester to SG in order to pursue green ini-tiatives, according to Speaker Pro Tempore Doug Aguililla.

Erica Barrios, a first-year med-ical student, served on the Green U committee when she was an un-dergraduate. She worked to write the referendum bill after observing that the student efforts to make UM more environmentally conscious were divided between the various green organizations.

While Green U started out as a temporary ad-hoc commit-tee, Barrios and other former SG members saw the need for an actual branch to carry out the continuous mission of the university to become more green.

�“I envisioned the agency in SG being kind of like a focal point for all those organizations to come and voice their project ideas and work together,�” she said.

Aguililla worked with the Policy and Finance committee to write the bills and ensure that ECO Agency would be created and struc-tured efficiently. The branch will operate similarly to Category 5, the spirit programming board that became a part of SG by way of a referendum as well.

The SG president will appoint a chair, who then appoints a vice-chair. The ECO Agency chair will be responsible for budgeting the funds and also sit on the SG execu-tive board, Alawa said.

�“This again is student funds and ultimately students need to guide the projects the funds go to,�” McKeown said. �“It creates a very proactive process that will lead to engagement of the student body.�”

Alawa has appointed junior Jae Shrader, an ecosystem science and policy and biology major, as the first chair of the ECO Agency.

�“I wanted somebody that had that knowledge-base prior because I didn�’t want them making any mis-takes,�” Alawa said.

Shrader, who is currently the presiden of Earth Alert, said she found this passion growing up in Guam, surrounded by �“gorgeous landscapes.�”

�“We hope to evaluate UM�’s green footprint and implement real-istic change,�” Shrader said.

McKeown said that one of the most important parts of the im-proved green program will be com-munity involvement.

�“This means a cultural shift at the university to bike, carpool, walk, take public transit, conserve water, conserve energy, and create less waste,�” he said.

Aguililla said that attaching the green initiative programming board to SG will ensure continued and consistent support for environ-mentalism.

However, according to Ala-wa, incorporating Green U initia-tives into the SG framework will come with a learning curve.

�“A lot of guidance is going to be needed on their part to figure out where they�’re going and how they fit into the rest of SG,�” Alawa said.

Agency to launch next fallBY LYSSA GOLDBERGASSISTANT EDITOR

STUDENT GOVERNMENT RESEARCH


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UP!speak

Who is the one professor that has impacted your

life at UM?

MATT MILLEMANFreshman

“Mrs. Sabalski because I just love her. She is hilarious

and she brings fresh insights into everything we

talk about.”

RYAN AULENTISenior

“John Dellagloria. I have had two classes with

him and he just knows everything. I can even

go talk to him a! er class about life in general.”

AMANDA TINGSenior

“Dr. Kim because the research in psycho-oncology has really

in" uenced me.”

Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

Check out video Speak Ups at themiamihurricane.com.

compiled byJennifer Levine

STAFF EDITORIAL

Many states have their own interpretations of Florida�’s �“Stand Your

Ground�” law. These laws are in place essentially to allow people to defend themselves when en-dangered by means that would otherwise be deemed illegal.

In addition to allowing peo-ple to use force to defend them-selves, �“Stand Your Ground�” can be used as immunity from civil or

criminal law suits.While people should be able to defend them-

selves from attack without fear of punishment, this law can make administering justice very difficult. In the statute it says that a person may use force if they reasonably believe it�’s needed. When people are over-come with strong emotions, the decisions they make may seem reasonable or rational in the moment. In actuality, many people choose the wrong course of action. People can wrongfully invoke self defense.

The Trayvon Martin case is a perfect example of when the �“Stand Your Ground�” law was wrongfully used. George Zimmerman shot and killed Martin but claimed that it was in self defense.

There are three sides to every story: side A, side B, and the truth. It is harder to discern the truth if side B is dead, as in this particular case. Zimmerman called the police and was instructed not to take any action. Knowing this fact, when does �“Stand Your Ground�” turn from self defense to vigilante �“justice�”?

In one news report, a police officer said that many investigators have a hard time understanding the law. The police are in charge of understanding and enforcing the laws set up by local, state and na-tional government. If the police can�’t even interpret this one, how can the average citizen correctly inter-pret the law? Laws need to be straightforward with no gray areas. In some cases self defense is necessary, but the law needs to be modified to ensure that justice is being served.

Taylor Duckett is a freshman majoring in political science.

TAYLOR DUCKETT CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

To ensure justice, law needs change

Professor reviews deserve bigger impactOver the course of their

academic careers, some students encounter the same scheduling di-lemma: take a required class with a professor who has consistently poor ratings or rearrange your schedule in order to take that class with the better professor.

Every semester, students are asked to complete teacher evalua-tions with the incentive of having access to early grade viewing. The criteria of the evaluation include professors�’ friendliness, presenta-tion of material, willingness to meet with students, and whether course objectives were met.

Students complete these eval-uations with certain expectations. They feel that the completion of this form will allow their thoughts to be heard and acted upon. But when the same professors continue teaching after receiving extremely bad reviews, it is disappointing.

Although students undoubt-edly appreciate professors�’ efforts

and value their expertise, there are many times when teachers�’ tech-niques fall short.

Currently, student reviews aren�’t the only factor in evaluating instructors�’ overall performance. According to Thomas LeBlanc, executive vice president and pro-vost at the University of Miami, students�’ evaluations are taken into account, as are classroom sit-ins by senior colleagues and de-partment chair evaluations.

Student evaluations largely impact the tenure process, which allows instructors to secure their positions at the university. But most importantly, student reviews affect other students�’ opinions when they choose classes.

But students want to have a more impactful say in which pro-fessors truly benefit their educa-tion. When students are forced to take a class with a professor who has poor reviews, the UM experi-ence becomes less meaningful. A

bad instructor could even poten-tially discourage a student from pursuing their goals or a particu-lar major. Students deserve the best education possible.

It is disheartening to hear that UM is considered the No. 1 university in Florida according to U.S. News and World Report, but not one professor from UM is listed on the Princeton Review�’s list of the 300 best professors in the U.S. In contrast, three profes-sors from the University of Florida made the list.

But until student opinion impacts the quality of professors who teach classes at UM, students should continue to make their voices heard by completing honest evaluations offered by UM, as well as Ratemyprofessors.com and oth-er similar websites.

Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

In some cases self defense is necessary, but the law needs to be modi# ed to ensure that justice is being served.

Taylor Duckett, Contributing Columnist

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A s a first year law student, I have come to the

conclusion that law school is not what it�’s �“supposed�” to be. Here are a few tidbits that may help you in your quest to learn what law school is really like.

The LSAT: be-fore and after.

The LSAT is a necessary evil in apply-ing to law school. Strongly consider taking the test in February the year before you wish to enroll. This allows you to re-take the exam in June, October and December if you didn�’t do as well as expected. For-tunately, your LSAT performance is com-pletely irrelevant once enrolled, so that is a plus. Good general test-taking skills are helpful on final exams, but your perfor-mance is mostly contingent on your under-standing of the course material and your professor�’s specific testing style. Even if you bomb the LSAT, it will have no bear-ing on your success in law school. Have no fear.

You don�’t really learn �“the law.�”In law school you are taught to make

legal arguments via detailed factual analy-sis and applying existing legal precedent. The good news is you don�’t have to mem-orize a bunch of laws. Instead, you learn how to research, interpret and apply the laws to the issues in each case. Law school may frustrate you with the lack of practical-ity in learning what lawyers do each day, but you will be well versed in the �“lawyer language�” and thought process.

The school name matters much more

than in your undergraduate years.A law school is not really a part of the

campus it sits on; it�’s more like a private club within the university. Law school alumni are much more connected and use-ful to current law students than general uni-versity alumni to the undergraduate popu-lation. Your law school�’s reputation in the legal community, both locally and beyond, weighs on your career opportunities much more than your school reputation in un-dergrad. Therefore, it is important that you work to get into a good law school that is respected for producing good attorneys. Set a higher standard. Don�’t go to any law school just because. You�’ll regret it when your law degree is almost worthless.

If you commit to law school, it better be your career of choice.

Law school is extremely expensive. It is not uncommon to obtain over $100,000 in student loan debt. Life comes at you fast, so enjoy it while you can. In law school you will wish there were more than 24 hours in a day because the time spent reading cases, memorizing torts, issue spot-ting and studying is time consuming. And, the fat attorney�’s salary is not as easy to achieve as one may think. High-paying le-gal jobs are scarce. In fact, most internships for first year law students are unpaid. You do not have to use your legal education to be a lawyer, per se, because the skill set you acquire from law school is beneficial in any career. However, you should undoubtedly know that law school is absolutely neces-sary for your career objectives.

Given the time commitment and debt law school requires, the stakes are way too high for law school to be an �“experiment.�”

Christopher Ivory is a first-year law student.

GRADUATE SCHOOL

CHRISTOPHER IVORYCONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Law school realities revealed ON!CAMPUS DINING

RYAN EIDCONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

Chartwells employees struggle with low wages

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Many of the 300 foodser-vice workers

on campus who are employed by Chart-wells earn so little that they don�’t make a "living wage" as defined by Miami-Dade County.

A living wage is the amount a person

needs to cover his or her basic needs, which include shelter, clothing and nu-trition.

If you struggle to pay for the bare necessities, even subsidized health care becomes unaffordable.

Covering dependents is completely out of reach for these employees. Add-ing two children to the plan would cost them an unreasonable portion of their paychecks.

A Faculty Senate report from 2001 states that �“fewer than a third of the eli-gible Chartwells employees participate in its plan�” due to high costs. Today the situation is the same.

Here is what one worker told me: �“I am working at Chartwells and I have been serving this community at the Uni-versity of Miami for five years. I love my job working at the UM. However, I cur-rently make less than $9 an hour. With the little that I earn, I can�’t afford the basic things to take care of my family�’s expenses. I was initially paying for the health insurance, but it was simply unaf-fordable.�”

Those who work hard to provide our food earn so little that they cannot lead dignified lives. This is the reason why Chartwells doesn�’t want to talk about wages.

Ryan Eid is a senior majoring in biology.

Please drink and drive responsibly.

April 5, 2012 - April 8, 2012 THE MIAMI HURRICANE PROFESSOR SPOTLIGHT 98 PROFESSOR SPOTLIGHT THE MIAMI HURRICANE April 5, 2012 - April 8, 2012

These professors also received top marks. Be sure to read more about them online at themiamihurricane.com.

esley Smith reminds students to lead healthy lifestyles long after they leave his advanced nutrition classroom.

Senior David Thompson remembers re-ceiving an email from Smith a month after he completed his summer course, detailing the importance of drinking beet juice.

�“I was surprised that he thought of me enough to send me that email,�” said Thomp-son, who has taken four different classes taught by Smith.

Smith serves as the undergraduate pro-gram director for exercise physiology, and teaches courses including bioenergetics. He is also a clinical assistant professor.

�“Since lifestyle factors are the most im-portant at combatting chronic disease, it is pretty easy for students to see the practical-ity,�” Smith said.

He follows a philosophy of �“edutain-ment,�” a combination of enthusiasm and hu-morous anecdotes included in his lectures. He believes this technique helps make the material more interesting.

�“I think the three keys are preparation, enthusiasm and humor,�” Smith said.

He also works to clarify complicated concepts so students truly gain understand-ing.

�“Everything I learned in his class I could apply to myself for the rest of my life,�” Thompson said.

olitical science lecturer Arthur Simon has one goal in mind when he enters the classroom: that his class be the best

class his students experience in their entire undergraduate careers.

�“When I prepare for class, I think about my time as a student, and what I would want to learn,�” he said.

In trying to design �“the best class in college,�” Simon prepares lectures that will be perceived as memorable and engaging. He said that while teaching his evening classes, students will not notice the time and often forget that class ends at 9 p.m.

A UM undergraduate and law alum-nus, Simon has worked as a full-time at-torney, a state legislator, and a lobbyist. He is also a member of the Iron Arrow Honor Society.

His courses range from administrative law for prospective law students, to statisti-cal methods in political science.

�“Teaching at UM is an opportunity to help younger people realize what I realized when I was a student here,�” Simon said.

He also serves as a first-year student adviser for political science majors and guides students who are thinking about a career in law after graduation.

Simon also has a fun side. He is the adviser for KAOS, the only co-ed hip-hop dance group on campus.

�“He laughed when I asked,�” said se-nior Lexi Heller, former president of KAOS who initially asked Simon to be the group�’s adviser. �“The dancing we could do, but we had some organizational issues and he was the guy who got us back on track.�”

or students in assistant professor Subha Xavier�’s classes, French has become a gateway to understanding

culture and connecting the language to the greater world.

�“I try to bring literature from the French-speaking world alive by show-ing how it applies to every student,�” said Xavier, who helps make the language relevant by connecting the texts to stu-dents�’ daily lives.

She started a course blog in one of her classes so that students can share how they interact with the language out-side of the classroom.

Two students in her class, for ex-ample, wrote about French DJs that per-formed at the Ultra Music Festival.

Students also appreciate the atten-tion and challenge that Xavier instills in her courses.

�“I had never taken a French class, or any class really for that matter, where the teacher cared so much about the quality of my writing and participation,�” sophomore Kimberly Thompson said.

Xavier teaches courses on immigra-tion, French literature and culture, and

African literature and film. She herself immigrated from Sri Lanka to Canada, and discovered French there.

�“French was never just the lan-guage and culture of France,�” she said. �“But one that helped me cultivate a plan-etary sensibility and awareness that I try to bring to the classroom every single day.�”

These culture studies classes range from a look into the multilingual Fran-cophone in �“Le français multi-langue�” to analyzing the political rebellion in Africa in �“L�’oralité et la rébellion politique en Afrique.�”

Xavier has noticed that a decline in interest in French beyond the intermedi-ate level has occurred due to the current economic climate and students�’ concern about working toward a secure career.

She does emphasize, however, that a foundation in French will create oppor-tunities in all disciplines.

�“To learn French is to open yourself up to the world in exciting ways,�” Xavier said. �“You are doing more than acquir-ing a language, you are gaining access to a different way of perceiving the world.�”

owerPoints and other typi-cal classroom technologies don�’t suit professor Jennifer

Langer-Osuna�’s style of teaching. Langer-Osuna is an assistant pro-fessor of teaching and learning.

Rather than rely on these technologies, Langer-Osuna uses a discussion-based teaching style in her math education courses. She hopes her students will teach with similar methods in the fu-ture.

�“It�’s about creating class-

rooms that pose an interesting problem and let the students fig-ure it out through discussion,�” she said.

Her style of teaching also comes from the philosophy that each student has a voice and can contribute in math classrooms.

�“It�’s about discovering their voices in a safe space to reach those �‘a-ha�’ moments,�” she said.

Graduate student Edwing Medina finds this method condu-cive to learning.

�“Langer-Osuna is complete-ly focused on individualizing our in-class experience while helping us develop as professionals,�” Me-dina said.

Langer-Osuna believes that future teachers need to develop more experiences that expose students to innovation.

She hopes that future teach-ers learn to become advocates for education and take a commu-nity-oriented approach to solve problems in education.

Students across different colleges at UM were askedto nominate their favorite professors. They made theirselections based on the impact the professors have had on their lives, both inside and outside the classroom. Each professor featured has proved that they’re morethan just instructors – they help promote life-longlearning and demonstrate a love for their fi eld.

BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ | ASSISTANT EDITORPHOTOS BY CAYLA NIMMO AND MARLENA SKROBE

DESIGN BY AMILYNN SOTO

SHANNON DE L’ETOILEMusic therapy

CARL HOFFChemistry

NEIL JOHNSONPhysics

BRADFORD MCGUINNPolitical science

CARLOS RIVERAMusicCheck out more coverage of UM professors in

the sta! editorial and the Speak Up on page 6.


10 EDGE THE MIAMI HURRICANE April 5 - April 8, 2012

Hidden right off of US-1, Daily Bread serves unforgettable Middle-Eastern food on cheap disposable plates.

Order the Kibbeh plate ($7.50), a fried pastry stuffed with ground beef, pine nuts, onions and spices. All plates come with hum-mus, tabouli (a parsley salad), pita bread, and salad with lemon-mint dressing. Or grab some stuffed grape leaves ($6.50), packed with rice, veggies and meat (if you want it).

For dessert, eat pistachio or walnut baklava, a Greek dessert made with thin layers of philo dough, nuts and drenched in honey. If honey isn't your thing, grab some mamoul ($1.50), which are little Lebanese cookies filled with dates, pista-chios or walnuts.

There are multiple locations around Miami, but the closest islocated at 2400 SW 27 St., Miami.

Nestled on the west end of

South Beach is Go-Go Fresh Food Cafe. This place has some of the best food on all of Miami Beach, and it won't put a dent in your wallet.

Its main attraction is made up of the restaurant�’s namesake Go-Go pies ($2.25). The pies (which are basically empanadas) come in 18 flavors, including three des-sert pies (Nutella and bananas, anyone?). On the savory side, the shrimp scampi pie melts in your mouth, and eggplant Parmesan beats the dish it's modeled after.

Go-Go also sells regular and mini salads too ($4.05-$9.45), like the egg mini salad made with per-fect hard-boiled eggs and crisp, green lettuce.

Homemade soups ($2.25-$5.25) change every day, but Go-Go�’s black bean soup is always delicious.

Go-Go Fresh Food Cafe is located at 926 Alton Rd., Miami Beach.

Pasha's touts a full menu of cheap Mediterranean plates. Try chicken yani ($6.99), a hearty bowl of seasoned chicken and vegetables, served with white rice. Substitute the rice for bulgar ($0.50) for an amazing combina-tion that will fill you up. If you're looking for something lighter, try a bowl of the piping hot lentil soup ($3.99), a vegetarian soup blended until creamy. Then pair it with a side of soft pita ($0.50) for a solid meal.

Pasha�’s pides, Mediterra-nean-style pizza made with pita dough, are more than enough for a meal. Order the mushroom pide ($8.99) for a buttery, rich, melt-in-your mouth experience.

If you're not feeling a whole meal, grab some pita and hummus ($3.49). Just be sure to finish be-fore the pita gets cold.

There are seven locations in South Florida, but the closest to campus is at 130 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables.

We're in college, we're broke and we're hungry. The dining hall is not always satisfying, the food court can become monotonous, and eating off campus is either expensive or drenched in oil.

But Miami does have a few healthy, cheap and quick restaurants tucked away. Check out the best places to grab a quick, clean bite.

BY MARGAUX HERRERAEDGE EDITOR

FLAKY FLAVORS: Baklava, a pastry ! lled with nuts and honey, is a popular treat at Daily Bread.

PHOTOS BY MARLENA SKROBE // Photo Editor, DESIGN BY MARIAH PRICE

Evos is the "junkiest" food on this list because everyone loves a good burger.

This joint gives you the same food you can find at McDonald's with half of the grease. Their Air-fries ($1.79) are french fries baked in an oven with a small amount of oil, rather than deep fried. Ham-

burgers and turkey burgers ($5.19) are made from hormone- and antibiotic-free meat, and their chicken strips ($3.99-$4.99) are Airbaked too.

For dessert, grab a shake ($3.49-$3.99). If you want something creamy, choose an organic vanilla milkshake. Or, for something fruitier, try the mango guava smoothie, made with real chunks of mango.

There are multiple locations around Miami, but the closest Evos is located at 9537 S. Dixie Hwy., Miami.

JUICY: The veggie garden grill burger and homemade ketchup " avors are Evos favorites.

Want to geek out?Check out Miami Hurricon, an anime convention on the ! rst " oor of the UC from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday. For more information visit facebook.com/miamihurricon. edge


April 5 - April 8, 2012 THE MIAMI HURRICANE EDGE 11

Teens nowadays may be all about the Apatow movies (�“Knocked Up,�” �“Superbad�”), but back in my day we turned to Jim, Kevin, Oz, Finch and the Stifmeister for our dose of raunchiness and shocking sexcapades.

It's been nearly 10 years since we last caught up with the gang, and that's in part what makes �“American Re-union,�” the fourth installment in the �“American Pie�” series, so much fun. Now adults in their 30�’s, everyone re-turns to East Great Falls for the class of �‘99 high-school reunion.

The film gives a quick little catch-up showing where life has taken each of the five main guys: Jim and Michelle are married and have a 2-year-old son. Kevin is a house-husband. Oz is a fa-mous sports newscaster. Finch has been traveling the world. �“Morning co-workers and c***suckers!�” greets office-worker Stif ler �– oh yes, the boys are back.

Brimming with nostalgia, the film is like a private joke the whole theater is in on, especially when one of the char-acters whips out his iPhone to show a YouTube video of Jim dancing half na-ked for Nadia in his bedroom.

And how could we forget Jim's infamous sock, which makes a lovely little cameo during the traditional sex-gone-wrong opening.

The �“American Pie�” movies all fol-low a very similar pattern, with their signature type of humor �– mainly the out-of-whack gross-out/sexual/spaztic

happenings that cause us to be simul-taneously cringing and cracking up through the movie.

These guys still play off each other so well that it is more than believable that a bunch of full-grown men would get back to their outrageous old antics.

Though true, some moments in the film attempt to create a commotion that play up unnecessary subplots that the movie may be better off without. Would anyone really buy that a hot 18-year-old is aggressively trying to lose her virgin-ity to the much older Jason Biggs?

Undeniably better than �“American Wedding,�” �“American Reunion�” hit home for me more than the second and revived my love of the one that started it all �– despite all of the shenanigans going on, the references to the �‘90s, re-kindling of old feelings with first loves, and the reminder that it feels like no time has passed when true friends re-unite carried American Reunion a long and heartfelt way.

And the reminder of the alterna-tive use of a f lute wasn�’t too bad, either.

PHOTO COURTESY MOVIEWEB.COM

MOVIE REVIEW

‘American Reunion’ brings back memoriesBY LAUREN COHENSTAFF WRITER

“American Reunion”

RELEASE DATE: FridayPRODUCER: Chris Moore, Craig Perry and Warren ZideLABEL: Universal Pictures


12 SPORTS THE MIAMI HURRICANE April 5 - April 8, 2012

WOMEN’S TENNIS

SHOT MAKER: Sophomore Brittany Dubins crushes a forehand during her match against Fresno State on Wednesday. Dubins’ opponent, Tanya Murtagh, withdrew from the match due to an injury, allowing her to secure the last point of the day for the Canes, who defeated the Bulldogs 5-2.

HOLLY BENSURE // Sta! Photographer

On one of the biggest sporting days in the city of Miami�’s history, the UM women�’s tennis team started the day on a positive note.

The Hurricanes reeled off five con-secutive singles points to come away with a 5-2 victory over the No. 57 Fres-no State Bulldogs (10-6, 3-0 WAC) on Wednesday afternoon. Miami (16-1, 7-0 ACC), ranked No. 7 in the ITA polls, has now won 14 consecutive matches dating back to early February.

For the first time since a match against Georgia Tech in March, Miami

dropped the doubles point, dropping the No. 2 and 3 doubles matches to fall into an early 1-0 deficit.

But rather than allow the Bulldogs to gain momentum heading into singles play, the Canes went out and took con-trol of the match.

�“I actually think it worked out well that we went down in the doubles point,�” coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said after the win. �“Being able to breathe and get out of the trenches and get out of an un-comfortable situation is a good feeling to get used to. The way we went down in the doubles point isn�’t something I want to get used to, but I think the girls did a good job of responding being down 1-0.�”

Sophomore Melissa Bolivar got the streak going for Miami, getting the first singles point to tie the match up at one apiece with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Fresno

State�’s Laura Pola. Senior Gabriela Me-jia gave the Canes a 2-1 lead a few mo-ments later when she dispatched Aish-warya Agrawal in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.

After freshman Liat Zimmerman extended the Hurricanes�’ lead to 3-1, Lina Lileikite made sure they would be guaranteed the overall win with her 7-5, 6-1 win.

Brittany Dubins secured the final point of the afternoon for Miami after the Bulldogs�’ Tanya Murtagh withdrew because of an injury.

At the No. 1 match, senior Anna Bartenstein was defeated in the closest contest of the afternoon. Bartenstein ral-lied from a 4-3 deficit to take the first set but dropped the final two for a 6-4, 3-6, 7-10 loss.

With just four matches left before heading into the ACC tournament, the

Hurricanes prepare to take their last road trip of the regular season this week-end with back-to-back top-10 match-ups against Duke and North Carolina. Duke, the No. 3 team in the nation, is undefeated in the conference. UNC, just three spots behind Miami in rankings at No. 8, is also undefeated and comes off a 5-2 victory over Clemson last Sunday.

Still, Yaroshuk-Tews wont let a ranking alter the way her team prepares.

�“Duke and UNC is a good week-end,�” she said. �“I think we have a lot of momentum heading in there. It�’s not al-ways easy playing on the road at UNC. But we�’re just focusing on doing what we�’ve been doing all year, which is try-ing to play tennis on our terms. Trying to play teams on our terms and understand-ing that things don�’t need to change based on rankings next to teams.�”

Canes beat Fresno State with singles winsBY ERNESTO SUAREZSPORTS EDITOR

Win streak extended to 14, weekend of top-10 matches looms

HOLLY BENSUR // Sta! Photographer

SPORTS 14consecutive victories for the women’s tennis team a" er their 5-2 win over Fresno State on Wednesday 8.5

miles between the Coral Gables campus and the new Marlins Park, where the Miami Marlins opened the 2012 season Wednesday night


April 5 - April 8, 2012 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 13

Javi Salas pitched well in the first start of his college career, but Miami�’s offense just couldn�’t come through for the sophomore.

The No. 13 Hurricanes lost 4-1 to Central Florida on Wednesday night, and have now lost three of their last four games. Over that stretch Miami has hit .231 as a team and scored just seven runs.

�“The bottom line is you have to swing the bat,�” coach Jim Morris said. �“We left 10 guys on base and we had a chance to win. We�’ve got to hit with guys on base.�”

Salas started in place of Bry-an Radziewski, who pitched last Wednesday in a win against St. Thomas but only went three innings. Radziewski began the year as Mi-ami�’s Sunday starter, and was moved to the midweek slot in favor of Steven Ewing.

It was unclear what exactly had been going on with the sophomore pitcher, but in his post-game press conference Morris revealed that Radziewski will need shoulder sur-gery and will not return this season.

�“He�’s had issues with his shoul-der, to be honest, ever since he�’s been here,�” Morris said of the injury.

Salas struggled with his con-trol in the first inning against the Knights, walking two batters but escaping trouble by getting a double play and a ground out to keep UCF off the board. After a one-two-three top of the second, Salas recorded the first two outs of the third, and lead-off hitter Ronnie Richardson came to the plate having seen the last six Knight batters retired.

Richardson put a quick end to that streak, hitting a high f ly ball to left field that connected with the middle of the foul pole for a solo homerun.

�“I got behind 2-0 and that was all on me �– I put it right down the middle,�” Salas said.

Salas went 5 1/3 innings, giving up two hits and two runs, one earned. The unearned run came on a mis-communication between left fielder Rony Rodriguez and center fielder Dale Carey. DJ Hicks hit a ball in the gap that neither player took charge of and he wound up on third. The next

batter, Chris Taladay, grounded out to short and Hicks came in to score.

�“The ball should have been caught. It was a communication thing and they let the ball drop,�” said Morris, with a hint of frustration.

In the bottom of the seventh, UM�’s Julian Santos pinch hit for Garrett Kennedy and walked. Lead-off hitter Stephen Perez laced a dou-ble into right-center field and Santos crossed home plate easily to cut Mi-ami�’s deficit to 2-1.

But UCF got two runs back in the top half of the eighth. Reliever Adam Sargent put Richardson on first af-ter an inside pitch got away and hit the centerfielder in the back. Darnell Sweeney put down a successful sac-rifice bunt to move Richardson over to second for three-hitter D.J. Hicks, who hit a double just inside the right field line past the reach of first base-man Tyler Palmer.

Richardson would come across to score and, after Taladay struck out, Alex Friedrich hit a routine ground-ball to Perez that would have ended the inning, but it trickled through his legs and off of his foot into the cen-terfield grass. Hicks came in to score UCF�’s final run of the night.

Miami (21-8, 8-4) will now play one of its more important series of the year. The No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels will visit Coral Gables this weekend. If Miami hopes to host a regional in the postseason, they need to win the three-game series, because they would otherwise face an uphill battle in trying to secure home field advantage.

�“It�’s a tremendous challenge and it�’s also an opportunity,�” Mor-ris said. �“We beat these guys we can really move up in the standings and move up in our RPI.�”

The third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels roll into Coral Gables this weekend for a pivotal series with the No. 13 Hurricanes. Miami is 8-4 in ACC play, and could use a strong series to help gain home! eld advantage in the postseason.

Hurricanes vs. Tar Heels Matchups

GRAPHIC BY CARLOS MELLA

University of Miami Hurricanes

University of North Carolina Tar Heels

BASEBALL

Offense continues to struggle as Canes fall to Knights 4-1

FIELD DAY: Sophomore Brad Fieger throws a runner out in a recent game against Maryland. The Canes, with a slumping o" ense, fell to the UCF Knights on Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO

Radziewski out for season with injuryBY ADAM BERGERSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

WEEKEND SERIES AGAINST TAR HEELS

WHERE: Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park

WHEN: Friday at 7p.m.Saturday at 7p.m. Sunday at 1p.m.

LISTEN live on WVUM, FM 90.5.


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April 5 - April 8, 2012 THE MIAMI HURRICANE DEAR V 15

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Signed,

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Dear Future First Boyfriend,

Woah there, cowboy. Let�’s pull in the reins a bit. And I don�’t mean those reins.

Are you into her because you like her or just be-cause you�’ve got a thing for a lady who knows how to

take charge? There�’s far more to a relationship than being turned on by a title.

How much do you know about our new presi-dent? I�’m sure Ms. Alawa is a fine upstanding wom-an, but if you�’ve only spoken to her one time, it might be lust instead of love.

I�’m willing to bet my sex life that the schedule of an SG president is probably extremely busy. You have to be willing to accept that she might not be able to give you her full attention with all of the commit-ments she has taken on. Are you ready for that in a relationship?

Then again, there might not be anything wrong with being attracted to someone with a drive and passion for making a difference.

It takes a certain level of charisma, talent and people skills to be elected president, and those are definitely respectable characteristics.

There�’s nothing wrong with saying hello to her while you�’re at work or when you see her around

campus. After all, she is your president now too. Take a look at what her campaign platforms were and strike up a conversation about one of them the next time you see her.

She�’ll probably appreciate that you�’re interested in her work. In fact, I�’ll even do a bit of digging for you from the profile the Hurricane did on her while she was campaigning: the Spring BBQ Kickoff, a computer lab in Memorial, and something called Rub the Ibis. Maybe you can eventually find out what exactly that last one means, if you get what I�’m sayin�’...

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Patio Jams featuring R&B Ensemble12:15 p.m. �• UC PatioStart a new Thursday afternoon tradition with HP�’s Patio Jams! Take a break from classes, bring your lunch, and enjoy the live band!

RAB Karaoke 4 p.m. �• RathskellerBring your friends and enjoy happy hour as you sing your heart out at the RAT!

ACS: Ice Cream Parlor Social 12 p.m. �• UC I-LoungeJoin the Association of Commuter Students and bring your friends for this free Ice Cream Social!

CANE Explorers: Preparing for Summer Internships and Jobs6:30 p.m. �• TOPPEL Career CenterDo you want to spend your summer doing something that will help you decide your career path while gaining work experience, developing skills and establishing a profes-sional network? The Toppel Career Cen-ter can help you explore your options for a meaningful and rewarding summer intern-ship and give you the opportunity to hear from your peers who have already had this experience. This interactive program will offer you basic knowledge and resources on how you can secure the perfect summer

internship.

ACS: Cats & Chicks Charity Date Auction8 p.m.ACS will be auctioning dates to raise mon-ey for the American Cancer Society. There will be prizes for the highest bidders. For more information contact ACS at [email protected]

Frost Chamber Orchestra8 p.m. �• Clarke Recital HallJoin the Frost Chamber Orchestra for a distinctive program featuring classic and new works conducted by Scott Flavin, vio-linist, arranger, and resident conductor of the Henry Mancini Institute at Frost. Please check website for repertoire details: music.miami.edu/concerts. Event is free, however tickets are required. Limit 2 ticket per person.

ACS: Cool It Pool Party11 p.m. �• UC PoolCome out and bring your friends for ACS�’s Pool Party! There will be music and free food!

Phyllis Bryn Julson, Soprano12:30 p.m. �• Clarke Recital HallRecognized as one of the most authoritative interpreters of vocal music of the 20th cen-tury, Phyllis Bryn-Julson commands a re-markable repertoire of literature spanning

several centuries. With over 100 recordings and CD�’s to her credit, Ms. Bryn-Julson�’s performance of Erwartung by Schönberg (Simon Rattle conducting) won the 1995 best opera Grammaphone Award. She has been nominated twice for Grammy awards; one for best opera recording (Erwartung), and best vocalist (Ligeti Vocal Works). Sponsored by President Donna Shalala

Men’s Tennis vs. North Carolina2 p.m. �• Neil Schiff Tennis Center

Baseball vs. North Carolina7 p.m. �• Alex Rodriquez ParkCoverage available via GameTracker and WVUM 90.5.

The Kid with a Bike7 p.m. & 9 p.m. �• Cosford CinemaAbandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends.

The Kid with a Bike2 p.m.,4 p.m.,6 p.m. & 8:00pm �• Cosford Cinema

Baseball vs. North Carolina7 p.m. �• Alex Rodriquez ParkCoverage available via GameTracker and WVUM 90.5.

Frost Electronic Music Ensemble8 p.m. �• Clarke Recital HallDirector: Lawrence Moore, Free Admis-sion

American Music Ensemble Concert8 p.m. �• Gusman Concert HallRey Sanchez, director. Free Admission

CAC Presents: Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows10 p.m. �• Cosford CinemaSherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Wat-son join forces to outwit and bring down their ercest adversary, Professor Moriar-ty, featuring Robert Downey Jr, and Jude Law.

Men’s Tennis vs. Duke12 p.m. �• Neil Schiff Tennis Center

Basball vs. North Carolina 1 p.m. �• Alex Rodriquez ParkCoverage available via GameTracker and WVUM 90.5.

CAC Presents: Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows8 p.m. Cosford Cinema

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COSO SOAR AwardsWednesday, April 11 �• 6 p.m. Newman Alumni CenterSOAR Awards is the student organization achievement and recognitions end of the year banquet. Lets all get together one last time before the school year is over to recognize all student organizations for their hard work and dedication! Some of the awards include, Organization of the year, Most improved organization, Most spirited organization and Advisor of the year! Tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased at the STIC, UC 209. Group rates are available (buy 10 get 2 free). Tickets include a dinner, Dress is semi-formal. If you have any questions please contact [email protected].

Thursday, April 5

Friday, March 30

Saturday, March 31

Sunday, April 1

The Miami HurriconSaturday, April 7 �• 12 p.m. University Center Come out and be a part of this mini anime, comic, and general nerdy convention hosted by UM Anime Club! This event includes PS Vita, YGO TCG, Poke-mon DS tournaments, costume contest, Japanese Maid and Butler Cafe, student artwork displays, entertaining panels, guest speakers and much more. All are wel-come, entry is free! Visit www.miami.edu/studorgs/anime for convention rules and event schedules.

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HP Presents: DiploThursday, April 12 �• 7:15 p.m. BankUnited CenterDoors open at 7:15 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.Diplo is a Philadelphia-based American DJ, producer, and songwriter. During his rise to notability, Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A., an artist who is credited with helping expose him in his early career. Later, he and fellow M.I.A. producer Switch cre-ated a Jamaican dancehall project titled Major Lazer. Since then, Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other notable pop artists, such as Beyoncé and Usher. Opening the show will be Troy Kurtz and Miami Chainsaw Massacre. This is a private event for students, faculty and staff. No re-entry, large bags, food or drink.

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The Miami Hurricane -- April 5, 2012