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It is only on rare occasions that ghosts, ghouls and goblins occupy the library -- and this Wednesday evening was very rare in-deed.

The eighth floor of the Richter Library became haunted grounds for one bone-chilling night as theater arts students clad in supernatural garb lurked around, recit-ing macabre monologues from the Jackie Gleason Collection. Texts in this collection brim with all things grim and ghastly, from ghosts and spirits to otherworldly mysteries.

Jackie Gleason, an actor and comedian from the 1950s, amassed a library of around 1,700 books on topics concerning life after death and connections with otherworldly dimensions. After Gleason’s death in the late ‘80s, his widow donated the collection to the University of Miami’s Special Collec-tions.

Special Collections coordinator Jay Sylvestre explained that this collection of mainly fictional work was meant to enter-tain.

“Whether or not Gleason actually be-lieved in tarot cards and the ability to tell the future, he believed in the thought behind it; he believed that people believed it,” he said.

The actors recited only the most thrill-ing and twisted works, said theater student junior Myanna Berrin. Berrin read a sec-tion about a man who lives in a completely normal neighborhood until, at the very last sentence of the last paragraph, it is revealed that the town is crawling with zombies.

The abrupt change of events was inten-tional, Berrin explained.

“Our Director, C. Francis, wanted us to cut off right when it gets interesting, so at the end of every piece, we say there is more, but you have to read it yourself,” she said.

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STACKS GET SCARY: Musical theater major Lily Steven acts out books from the Jackie Gleason Collection, such as “The Encyclopedia of Death,” Wednesday night at Richter Library. The event, titled “Reanimating Spectral Collections,” featured readings of occult texts.

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Theater majors perform spooky texts Richter Library site of haunted happeningsBY HALEY WALKERCONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

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ENVIRONMENT

Offices choose to adopt sustainability intiatives

Some of the offices at the University of Miami will be run a little bit greener thanks to the start of the Green Office Certification Program by GreenU.

GreenU is a group that works to make UM more ecologically sustainable and teaches the community about sustainability.

The program challenges offices around campus to become more ecologically conscious by following a voluntary checklist of recommendations for a greener workplace. The program was of-ficially launched this October.

University Sustainability Manager Teddy Lhoutellier initi-ated and runs the program, with involvement from students, fa-cilities, the Departments of Health and Safety and Finance and Treasury, among others.

“Everyone is involved because everyone has a role to play in sustainability,” Lhoutellier said. “Hopefully, the program has a multiplier effect. That’s my goal.”

Participation begins when an office expresses interest in ap-plying. From there, an office employee is dubbed the Green Office

Leader to assist with the application and adherence to the green checklist throughout the program, which includes recommenda-tions for the office’s sustainability.

The Butler Center is the first organization from Student Life to participate. Leadership Coordinator Randall Seenandan acts as the Green Office Leader and hopes to spread the program through-out the Student Activities Center.

“The Butler Center is a very visual office,” Seenandan said. “So if we make the push for it, then eventually it could catch on with everyone else.”

The Green Office Leader enrolls in the Sustainability 101 Workshop, which features real-life solutions for creating a greener workplace. Enrollees who also work as employees of the univer-sity can earn two Professional Development credits for the course. Through the workshop, all participants train in areas like recycling, water conservation and green outreach.

“Outreach is a big one,” said Lhoutellier. “This isn’t only about saving energy. It’s really about being more aware of the im-pact we have, and building that sustainability mentality on cam-pus.”

Leaders incorporate training from the workshop into a 30-minute presentation on sustainability to their office. Once 75 percent of office staff members sign a pledge to become greener af-ter watching the presentation – alongside the signature of the office director – the checklist can begin.

The checklist gives green recommendations for sustainability in the areas of energy, transportation, outreach, water, waste and recycling, purchasing of office materials and printing. It includes green tips like using soy ink when possible and checking Surplus Property and Storage before buying new materials. Surplus takes things from the university like computers, furniture and appliances and sells it for below-market prices, available for purchase by stu-dents, staff and the public.

“We try to sell it to a user, rather than someone who will put it in a landfill,” said Alberto Ramon, Manager of Surplus Property and Storage.

Once the list is complete, Lhoutellier conducts a final audit of the office. This verifies that the office completed the checklist to the best of its ability. For its successful completion of the program, the office is then granted two rewards: a party sponsored by Staples and an official certification for running a green office.

There is no time limit to completing the list and becoming green certified. Seenandan said he hopes the Butler Center will not only finish by February, but become the first-ever office to finish.

“It’s all self-initiative,” said Seenandan. “If you want to do it, you can do it.”

All university offices are eligible for the program. Interested offices can find the Green Office Certification Program application on the GreenU web-site or email [email protected] for more information.

GreenU provides opportunities to make environmental impactBY S. MOLLY DOMINICKCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Recycled soap reaches new

handsIN-HOUSE SERVICE: Junior Ivan Morales, senior Alejandro Lamas and junior Caleb Castillo, members of the Federacion de Estudiates Cubanos (FEC), assemble hygiene kits during Tuesday’s on-campus service project held in the SAC Activities Room. Students also wrote notes containing words of encouragement to include with the packages.

The packages contain recycled soap collected from hotels in the Miami area, as well as shampoo, conditioner, razors and towels. Clean the World, the organization supplying the items, collects and recycles soaps that would otherwise be discarded by hotels. The organization also assists in the distribution of these recycled hygiene products to disadvantaged people.

Since its inception in 2009, Clean the World has recycled over 11 million bars of soap and 325,00 pounds of shampoo.

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CAMPUS LIFE

GREEK LIFE

Florida lieutenant governor makes surprise visit

Fraternity alumni may face issues

With the Nov. 4 midterm election ap-proaching, the UM College Republicans (UMCR) and UM Young and College Democrats (UMYCD) are connecting with political leaders and hoping to mobi-lize voters.

Most recently, the UMCR held a club meeting Monday night featuring a special guest: Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera.

Lopez-Cantera, who graduated from the University of Miami in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in business administra-tion, is the first alumnus and first Hispanic to serve as lieutenant governor of Florida. The event was a formal UMCR meeting open only to registered club members, as is the standard for club meetings. The Miami Hurricane was invited to attend.

According to Public Relations Chair Olivia Escandell for UMCR, this event came about because some members and alumni of the organization have been working on Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign for re-election. Through this connection, Lopez-Cantera contacted UMCR himself, asking to surprise members at a meeting.

“We were very thankful to have him come in as a surprise, speaking to us about the importance of getting involved in poli-tics and voting,” Escandell said.

The organization kept Lopez-Can-tera’s identity secret for one very simple reason.

“We really wanted to have Cantera’s appearance be a big surprise to our mem-bers,” Escandell said.

Lopez-Cantera struck a chord with many listeners, including freshman UMCR member Daniel Reyna.

“Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s speech was informative and humorous,” Reyna said. “I was surprised to see how down to earth he was and felt that we as Canes could re-ally relate to him.”

According to Ishtpreet Singh, Presi-dent of UMYCD, members of UMYCD have also had the opportunity to meet with big-name political figures, both national and local.

At the beginning of the semester, some members met with former President Bill Clinton and gubernatorial candidate

Charlie Crist himself. Members were later introduced to Annette Taddeo, who ran for Lieutenant Governor under Crist. Two weeks ago, some members attended an event that featured First Lady Michelle Obama.

While most members of the two po-litical organizations are registered to vote, voter turnout is typically low for college-aged students. UMCR and UMYCD have made continued efforts to change this and get students to vote in the upcoming mid-term.

UMYCD has worked “tirelessly” to influence the midterm election, according to Singh. Their efforts began with hand-

The UM chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (Pike) may be dealing with more than its suspension, ac-cording to Pike CEO Justin A. Buck.

On Thursday, The Miami Hurricane published an article about an online video of an army-themed party titled “Call of Booty” that contained Pike symbols, such as the official flag. At the time of publication, the national branch of Pike, as well as fraternity members who are now considered alumni, did not provide a comment.

The next day, however, Buck emailed the national branch’s stance.

“As videos are analyzed to identify individuals, ex-pulsion notices will be sent out as will additional legal action regarding the unauthorized use of the Fraternity’s name,” he wrote.

Buck also described the “continued actions by for-mer members of the chapter” as “disappointing.”

According to reporting conducted for the Hurri-cane’s initial story, there was not conclusive evidence that the party was officially affiliated with Pike.

A Pike alumnus who attended the party and spoke to the Hurricane on the condition of anonymity said that it was not an official Pike event. As a suspended frater-nity, Pike is not allowed to participate in any of the events sponsored by Greek organizations on campus.

A vimeo.com account Miami Parties uploaded the video at the end of September and has nearly 1,900 views. The party was held near Brickell and features shots of University of Miami students.

Political activists encourage votingBY S. MOLLY DOMINICKCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Pi Kappa Alpha’s national leadership to analyze videoBY ALEXANDER GONZALEZEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

POLITICAL PROWESS: Florida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera holds surprise session with UM College Republican members.

VICTORIA MCKABBA // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

At the meeting held Monday, Flor-ida Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera stressed the importance of the upcoming midterm election on Nov. 4.

“Look at the world: Russia, Israel, Venezuela. Things are not better off than they were four years ago,” Lopez-Cantera said. “Leadership matters. In Florida, leadership matters.”

Lopez-Cantera, who is running for re-election in the Republican ticket, also expressed his disapproval of Democratic candidate for Florida governor Char-

lie Crist, describing him as a “joke,” a “clown” and “everything that is wrong with politics” because of Crist’s contro-versial history of flip-flopping on key issues such as Obamacare and gay mar-riage.

Meanwhile, he endorsed Repub-lican candidate Rick Scott by listing his accomplishments as governor. He said these include successful increase of tour-ism, Florida’s largest source of revenue, and improved government efficiency.

The lieutenant governor called the governor “a big-hearted guy” with enough wealth not to need a government position, but who continues to run for of-fice because “he cares about the state.”

“He hasn’t taken a salary for the four years that he’s been governor,” Lo-pez-Cantera said. “You won’t read that in a newspaper.”

S. Molly Dominick may be emailed at [email protected]

Fla. lieutenant governor’s talking points

ing out voter registration and vote-by-mail forms in the UC Breezeway. After the registration deadline, the club contacted surrounding communities through phone-banking and can-vassing.

Likewise, Escandell said that UMCR members have been knocking on doors and encouraging a large social me-dia presence.

“Most importantly, we have been making conversation with our friends, letting them know how important it is for our future that we elect proven Republican leadership this November,” Escandell said.

As Nov. 4 draws nearer, Singh says that efforts “are not slowing down.” The organization will host an Early Voting event on Oct. 30 where students of all political affiliations can avoid the long lines of election day.

“We really do want to keep students engaged, and we love to make it as easy as possible for students to get out and vote,” Singh said.

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ACADEMICS

Ancient Greek heroine has modern relevance

Anastasia Bakogianni presented a fresh take on the nearly 2,500-year-old Greek play “Anti-gone” Monday at the University of Miami’s Richter Library.

Bakogianni, who teaches courses on Greek literature and the reception of classics at the Uni-versity of London, gave a lecture titled “Anti-gone: On Stage and Screen,” and described how Sophocles’ titular heroine is still relevant today.

“The appeal of Greek tragedy is in its col-orful characters and how modern practitioners have brought the stories alive on the modern stage,” she said.

In the lecture, Bakogianni contrasted the portrayal of Antigone in the ancient play versus in a 1956 theatrical rendition and in a 1961 Greek film.

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone has two broth-ers named Eteocles and Polyneices. The two kill each other during a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Antigone’s uncle Creon becomes the

new king and decrees that Eteocles will be given the proper burial rites while Polyneices will rot unburied.

Antigone tries to persuade her sister Ismene to help bury Polyneices, but Ismene is a obedient girl who refuses to defy Creon. Determined Anti-

gone decides to single-handedly bury her brother but is caught in the act; for her crime she is buried alive. The play concludes that Antigone could have avoided trouble by obeying male authority like Ismene did.

“The ancient audience might have had doubts about Antigone’s behavior,” said Bako-gianni.

In ancient Greece, women were expected to be subservient to men; hence, the ancient Greek audience would have viewed Antigone’s viola-tion of gender roles as a clear transgression.

The 1956 theatrical rendition casts Anti-gone far more favorably as a brave heroine who, like Joan of Arc and Boudicca, stands up against an authoritarian regime.

Antigone came to symbolize democracy and resonated with Greece’s war of indepen-dence against the Ottoman Empire, as well as America’s struggle against communist Soviet Russia during the Cold War.

Literature professor sheds new light on old storyBY ZISHI WUCONTRIBUTING WRITER

HISTORIC HEROINE: Classical studies professor from University of London, Anastasia Bakogianni, holds lecture contrasting societal perspectives using Sophocles’ “Antigone.”

MARWAN ALENEZI // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

PROFILE

Senior pulls together Homecoming despite pressures

While everyone else was thinking about candy canes and Christmas trees, Homecoming Executive Committee (HEC) Chair Roly Caledrin was already thinking about Alma Mater and O-Cheer.

Since December, Calderin and the HEC have been planning this year’s homecoming festivities. Alma Mater and O-Cheer are two University of Miami homecoming traditions.

Calderin, a senior, has been involved with homecoming since his first year at UM. He was a member of a competing organiza-tion, Association of Commuter Students (ACS), his freshman and sophomore years. He experienced the electricity of being a mem-ber of a winning Alma Mater team in 2012.

When he was not selected as the program coordinator for Great Start, an event which allows commuter students to spend a weekend staying in the dorms in order to promote unity and involvement, friends prompted Calderin to “just do it” and chair HEC. After some consideration, that is exactly what he did.

Willy Herrera, Student Government Vice President, recog-nized Calderin’s commitment to student life.

“One thing that is special about Roly is his selflessness with his involvements,” Herrera said. “He always gives 110% to his in-volvement and is always willing to make a sacrifice for his team and for things to go well. I can honestly say he loves everything he does on this campus. He wouldn’t do it if he didn’t.”

Throughout the planning process, Calderin and the rest of the HEC had an ar-ray of responsibilities. They had to contact sponsors, design the event schedule, formu-late guidelines for each competition, allocate funds and specify down to last detail how each committee’s activity would be carried out.

According to Calderin, the main obsta-cle they faced this year was the realization of the magnitude of pressure on them and the

stare of the community eye.However, Calderin didn’t let that stop him from giving his all.“Roly Calderin epitomizes spirit and dedication,” said senior

Jesus Melendez, ACS and Student Government member. “He’s led an incredible Homecoming staff and I’m so happy of the execu-tion of my last Homecoming at the U.”

Calderin was adamant that praise be given to his vice chairs and the committee heads for their dedication and enthusiasm.

“Homecoming is the committee,” he said. “It is not me.”One of the biggest decisions about Homecoming is collec-

tively deciding on a theme. This year, the theme is “Animate Your Story.”

The choice behind the Pixar theme was carefully weighed. It first survived multiple rounds of cuts and landed a spot in the top three. Each theme was deliberated and then HEC determined which would remain through voting.

Once HEC gets down to three themes, committees are asked to incorporate these themes into their respective events. Pixar was the most fully embraced and developed theme.

According to multiple members of competing fraternities, so-rorities, and organizations, a big part of Homecoming Week at the U is seeing your organization rack up points and place events in order to showcase spirit levels.

While Calderin agrees that the competitions are a great way to represent the spirit of your organization and welcome competi-tion, his greatest hope is that all students, particularly freshman and new students, don’t only think about coming out victorious. He wants students to realize the importance of tradition and to-getherness at the University of Miami.

“We are all ‘Canes,” Calderin said. “We all bleed orange green.”

When asked about his favorite homecoming event, Calde-rin replied, “Oh definitely Alma Mater. I feel that it is something unique to UM.”

This year’s Alma Mater finals are being held Thursday morn-ing on the Rock.

Calderin asserted that Homecoming is about tradition and pride. It is about friendship and creating memories.

Senior Daniel Diaz shares many memories with Calderin dating back to freshman year and the Great Start program.

“The number one thing that I will always respect about Roly is that he’s remained true to himself,” Diaz said. “What I value the most is the fact that he only takes on positions and roles that he is most passionate about. These positions bring the best out in people and it’s definitely brought the best out of Roly.”

Visit the UMHomecoming page on Facebook to stay in-the-know about upcoming events and check out the link to the point tracking website to stay updated about organization standings.

Committee chair stays true to tradition, spirit, UM prideBY BRIANNA HERNANDEZCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

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ACADEMICS

Class offers chance to honor survivors

As the time gap between the Holo-caust and the present widens, the Univer-sity of Miami’s Holocaust Survivors Sup-port Internship Program (HSSIP) aims to raise awareness, educating students on the Holocaust by pairing them with survivors.

The two semester program matches thirty survivors with a maximum of forty students. The students meet with their individual survivors a minimum of four times a semester.

“They learn in general about the events of the Holocaust, but through a very specific lens - the one of their sur-vivor,” said Mindy Hersh, one of the course’s two instructors.

Students then write journal entries about their visits to the survivors, which helps them reflect upon that day’s meet-ing.

“The internship is an intensive ser-vice learning experience. It is a pretty intense experience and there are a lot of moving parts to it,” Hersh said. “Students from all backgrounds, from all majors, Jewish and not Jewish, come in with an interest in history, in relationships, the ag-ing, and the elderly.”

Senior Becky Taylor, currently in her second semester of the internship, said taking the class has given her insight from a primary source on a topic that she hasn’t been able to discuss with her relatives.

“Discussing the Holocaust with them was like bringing up the elephant in the room,” she said about talking with her relatives.

Through the program, Taylor was paired with survivor Riva Rosenblatt.

Rosenblatt had to live in the forest to avoid being captured – which meant placement in a concentration camp, death, or both.

“Mrs. Rosenblatt’s late husband was a survivor from a camp, with a number,” Taylor said. “She was never in a camp. She was hiding in the forest with her family.”

Rosenblatt’s tribulations underscore why survivors participate in the intern-ship.

“She sees it very much as a responsi-bility and obligation to pass on the stories of her family and of her husband’s family to the younger generation to make them aware of what transpired during the Holo-caust,” said Taylor.

Survivors like Alex Gross do not su-garcoat their testimonials with students.

“It was torturous, totally inhumane,” said Gross. “When I went in [to a concen-tration camp] I was five feet seven inches. When I came out, I was less than five feet tall. Instead of weighing 170 pounds, I weighed 80 pounds when I was liberated.”

He further stated that, “They killed my beloved mother and father, oldest brother. I lost six uncles, six aunts, forty first cousins.”

By telling students about their expe-riences, survivors like Gross and Rosen-blatt provide a clear link to the past that can help shape future generations.

The internship also consists of sev-eral enrichment sessions through the Sue

and Leonard Miller Center for Contem-porary Judaic Studies.

During these sessions, speakers such as Jacob Solomon, president and CEO of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, hold discussions with students on topics like the global rise of anti-Semitism.

At the end of the course, students present their survivors with mementos of the time they have spent together. Stu-dents write Tribute Letters and Biographi-cal Overviews for their survivors during their first semesters, and Legacy Projects during their second semesters.

According to the class syllabus, a Legacy Project is a “creative or research-oriented endeavor intended to serve as a tangible gift to leave with your survivor at the end of your time in the program. Leg-acy Projects may be the result of a joint effort between you and your survivor or independently conceived and executed.”

The syllabus elaborates on the many forms Legacy Projects can take: “a jour-nal album, photo project, video recording, or cookbook, for example – and should be of consequence and meaning to both of you [the student and survivor].”

According to Hersh, being able to interact with survivors provides students a completely different experience than learning about the Holocaust in a class-room environment. Students learn about the Holocaust and themselves on a more intimate level by participating in the in-ternship.

“Without exaggeration, for the stu-dents who take this class, this class be-comes the most important experience that they have at the University of Miami,” Hersh said.

Participants create Holocaust memoirsBY JORI GROSSMANCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

LAVERNE COX VISIT

“Orange is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox, named the fourth most infl uential fi ctional character of 2013 by Time Magazine, will be speaking on campus. Tickets for the event go on sale Tuesday at the University Center (UC) ticket window and will be on sale from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students will receive one free ticket by showing their Cane Card at the window. Law and graduate students can receive a free ticket in Room 206 of the Student Activities Center (SAC) from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

EDITH BLEICH SPEAKER SERIES

Presidential Professor Emerita at Baruch Col-lege and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center Carol Berkin will be speaking at the Inaugural Edith Bleich Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday in the College of Arts and Sciences Gallery. As a pioneer in early Ameri-can women’s history, she will be speaking on “Daughters of Liberty: Women in the American Revolution.” The event is free.

TRANSFORMATIVE VISIONS ARTISTS’

DIALOGUE

The Lowe Art Museum is hosting a dialogue with a panel of four artists to discuss the cur-rent landscape of artistic production in Haiti with formal, thematic and socioeconomic questions. The dialogue will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 8. It will be moderated by Associate Pro-fessor Dr. Jerry Philogene of Dickinson College and will serve as an opportunity to hear from Haiti and diaspora-based artists.

‘SPACE JAM’ AT THE

COSFORD CINEMA

Join Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig as they go on a mission to fi nd the only humans to help the Looney Tunes as they face a critical basketball game in Looney Tune Land. The Cine-matic Arts Commission is bringing “Space Jam” to the Cosford at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The movie screening is free for students with a Cane Card.

Emily Dabau may be emailed at [email protected].

NEWS BRIEFS

EPS 321: Understanding Human

Service Organizations

Focuses on community-based service organiza-tions in society and the history of such organizations that provide services, support and advocacy in com-munities. The course reviews the systems, cultures, structures and processes of community organizations to promote well-being in communities. The course has a 10 hour field research experience.

SPA 340: Migration Studies

This course covers topics including the literary and cultural components of migration in the Spanish-speaking world.

AMS 350: History and Culture of South Florida

Uses a multidisciplinary perspective to review the history and culture of South Florida.

EPS 361: Community Psychology

& Development

Course topics include using community psychol-ogy to prevent psychosocial problems and to promote mental health and well being through just social set-tings, neighborhoods, communities and societies.

Interested in the Holocaust Survivors Service Internship, but

can’t take part? Here are some academic

service-learning courses that incorporate civic engagement.

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Florida International University Stadium 11310 SW 17th St. Miami

Aventura Government Center 19200 West Country Club Drive, Aventura

Betty T. Ferguson Community Center 3000 NW 199th St.,

Miami Gardens

City of Miami – City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive,

Miami

Coral Gables Library 3443 Segovia Street,

Coral Gables

Coral Reef Library 9211 SW 152nd St.,

Palmetto Bay 1

Elections Department (SOE Main Office)

2700 NW 87th Avenue, Miami

Homestead Community Center (William F. “Bill” Dickinson)

1601 N. Krome Avenue, Homestead

John F. Kennedy Library 190 West 49th Street, Hialeah

Kendale Lakes Library 15205 SW 88th St., Miami

Kendall Branch Library 9101 SW 97th Avenue, Miami

Lemon City Library 430 NE 61st Street, Miami

Miami Beach City Hall (Training Room - 3rd Floor)

1755 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach

Miami Lakes Community Center (Mary Collins)

15151 NW 82nd Ave., Miami Lakes

Model City Library @ Caleb Center

2211 NW 54th Street, Miami

Naranja Branch Library 14850 SW 280th St., Homestead

North Dade Regional Library 2455 NW 183rd St.,

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North Miami Public Library 835 NE 132nd Street, North

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North Shore Branch Library 7501 Collins Avenue,

Miami Beach

Shenandoah Library 2111 SW 19th St., Miami

South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211th Street,

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Stephen P. Clark Gov’t Center (SOE Branch Office)

111 NW 1st Street, Miami

West Dade Regional Library 9445 SW 24th Street, Miami

West Kendall Regional Library 10201 Hammocks Boulevard,

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West Miami Community Center

901 SW 62nd Ave., West Miami

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Gun law exception sacrifi ces safetyA feminist critic scheduled

to speak at Utah State Univer-sity on the week of Oct. 16 can-celled her engagement after re-ceiving death threats to which the university was insufficiently equipped to respond.

As Tim Vitale, Utah State’s executive director of public rela-tions and marketing, told The Chronicle of Higher Education, the university responded imme-diately to the threat, heightening security for speaker Anita Sar-keesian’s lecture by sweeping the room for explosives and install-ing additional law enforcement in the room.

However, it could not fulfill Sarkeesian’s request for metal detector screenings and a tempo-rary ban on concealed weapons because the Utah’s gun laws al-low individuals with concealed carry permits to bring their weap-ons on university campuses.

Utah State’s inability to make students and guests feel safe demonstrates an alarming flaw in U.S. legal codes with the potential to affect even those col-lege campuses where firearms are currently prohibited.

The Gun Free School Zones Act forbids the possession of a firearm in, on the grounds of or within 1,000 feet of a public, pri-

vate or parochial school. Howev-er, this federal law does not apply to gun holders with concealed carry licenses. Some states have taken additional measures to ad-dress this limitation, but for the most part, these restrictions have grown increasingly lax.

The exemption of concealed carriers to this law violates an in-dividual’s reasonable expectation of safety in an academic institu-tion. With no credible evidence to suggest that the presence of guns on campus reduces vio-lence, stricter legal measures are necessary to ensure that school campuses remain firearm-free.

At first glance, there seems to be no reason to believe that college campuses deserve special treatment, that concealed weap-ons carriers should be banned from universities but not, for ex-ample, from supermarkets.

However, college students are at a particularly high risk for mental illness. According to the American College Health Asso-ciation, 31.2 percent of all college students surveyed in 2013 re-ported feeling so depressed that it was difficult to function at some point in the past 12 months.

Suicide, which accounts for 61 percent of all firearm fatalities in the U.S., is nine out of 10 times

committed by a mentally ill per-son, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). In light of these statistics, campuses war-rant gun laws stricter than those currently in place.

Florida is currently one of only 23 states that prohibits con-cealed weapons carriers from bringing their weapons onto pub-lic or private campuses. Regard-less, this issue should register on our radars.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, lawmakers in 14 states have introduced bills this year that would allow con-cealed carry. There is no guar-antee that Florida will not do the same. Moreover, even if we do not plan to live in Florida in the future, laws in other states may affect us and our children.

Ultimately, the scandal at Utah State highlights an alarm-ing negligence on the part of the U.S. government in guarantee-ing the sense of security to which each citizen is entitled. We must all be aware of such issues and be prepared to act accordingly should the vote fall into our hands.

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

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I t’s that time of year when you’re allowed to dress in even less clothing than you

normally wear to the Grove. No, not Rocky Horror Picture Show – it’s Halloween!

While some invest much time in perfecting their cos-tumes for this exciting night, we often reduce choosing catchy costumes into acts of

cultural appropriation. We may have innocently selected our evening attire, but if our costumes feature elements snatched from a marginalized culture, then our ignorance can do more harm than a new Facebook photo is worth.

The issue of cultural appropriation is tricky. What does it matter if I’m a hula dancer or a Mexican or a Native American for Halloween? If I look fierce, isn’t that enough? Can’t people stop being so sensitive?

ELAINE GOLDENCONTRIBUTINGCOLUMNIST

Cultural costumes tarnish Halloween

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October 30 - November 2, 2014 THE MIAMI HURRICANE OPINION 9

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is once again faced with the daunting challenge of

preserving its reputation amidst aca-demic scandal.

Independent investigator Ken-neth Wainstein released a report last Wednesday compiled from a months-long investigation into the universi-ty’s Department of African and Afro American Studies (AFAM). It revealed a much more extensive level of aca-

demic fraud than had previously been suspected.Wainstein’s surveys revealed that between 1993 and

2011, over 3,100 students enrolled in so-called “paper classes” listed as independent study courses that lacked any real academic substance. Students were given inf lated grades for egregiously subpar assignments, some of which were plagiarized.

Over half of the students registered in these paper classes were student-athletes. These courses made it pos-sible for athletes who were not competitive in the class-room to remain competitive in the field.

Implicated in this “shadow curriculum” were not only Julius Nyang’oro, the department chair of AFAM who had previously been the scapegoat of accusations in the past, but also his assistant Debbie Crowder and a num-ber of academic advisers, counselors and football coaches.

The Wainstein report illustrates a corrupt culture of unofficial expectations for student-athletes within the AFAM department and the Academic Support Pro-gram for Student-Athletes (ASPSA). Coaches aware of the “shadow curriculum” would recommend struggling student-athletes for the bogus classes.

Though Nyang’oro initially instructed independent study courses with real standards, he was called an “ass” by counselors for being too tough on student-athletes, ac-cording to the report.

Though it appears that this scandal was isolated within the AFAM department, it has unfortunately had

far-reaching effects on the school’s traditionally presti-gious reputation, causing frustration and dismay among proud Tar Heels.

“Outside of the AFAM department, classes here are some of the most taxing and work-intensive classes avail-able at the collegiate level,” said one student in a Facebook post. “Yes, there was an academic scandal…but don’t try to tell me the hard work I’ve put in both before and during my amazing tenure at this university is worthless.”

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams, who had been unaware of the shadow curriculum and did not push for his athletes to take paper classes, said Friday night that he would “always be sad about the image we have right now around the country,” according to the Associated Press.

Not only does the AFAM department’s failure to up-hold academic standards undermine the honest work of the many other students, faculty members and adminis-

trators at UNC, but the culture of “easing up” also under-mines student-athletes across the nation.

What kind of sportsmanship is instilled within ath-letes when they are told that they have to play by the rules on the field but not in the classroom?

How is a student-athlete’s quality of education af-fected when teachers turn a blind eye to plagiarism and rudimentary writing skills?

The challenges UNC faces right now call to mind past instances of athletic department-related scandal at the University of Miami, including falsified Pell Grant applications, excessive financial aid awards and the in-famous 2011 scandal concerning improper funding by booster Nevin Shapiro.

Though these scandals largely concerned financial rather than academic affairs, UM’s reputation as a uni-versity was also heavily tarnished by the poor choices of a specific group of people.

While UNC lacked crucial oversight in this long-standing instance of academic fraud, this scandal hardly represents the culture at UNC, just as it would be unfair to characterize UM by unethical acts that most of the com-munity took no part in. As UNC Chancellor Carol Folt said in a press conference last week, “Remember that our university’s 221-year history has never been defined by a single moment.”

At the same time, when individual departments and people within a university make questionable choices, they must remember that they are carrying upon their backs the reputation of an entire institution.

Jackie Yang is a freshman majoring in neuroscience.

JACKIE YANGCULTURECOLUMNIST

Student-athlete scandal damages UNC’s reputation

CAI DUHART // STAFF CARTOONIST

COMIC

When individual de-partments and people within a university make questionable choices, they must re-member that they are carrying upon their backs the reputation of an entire institution.

Jackie Yang,Culture Columnist

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Fine line between appreciation, stereotyping

The issue goes deeper than just offending others.

Cultural appropriation perpetu-ates unequal power dynamics be-tween historically powerful groups and marginalized groups. The dif-ferences between cultural appropria-tion and cultural exchange are re-spect for the culture that is not your own and an invitation to participate in another group’s traditions.

Here at the University of Mi-ami, we have many opportunities to participate in respectful cultural exchange – including cultural club meetings and Diversity Week, which starts Nov. 11.

No matter our backgrounds, we are all privileged to be university-educated students. We are better positioned than most of the world to

address challenges of discrimination and inequality.

This week allows us to start ad-dressing these challenges by con-sciously choosing not to turn other groups into caricatures. Aside from marginalized cultures, we can also stray away from costumes that per-petuate other negative power dynam-ics, such as extreme poverty (hobos), inequitable health care provisions (Ebola hazmat suits) and gender dis-crimination (naughty nurses).

Consciously choosing to dress as a minion or Elsa from “Frozen,” rather than Pocahontas, might not seem like a big difference, but it does in fact help tip the scales toward equality and respect.

Elaine Golden is a senior majoring in in-ternational studies and mathematics.

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October 30 - November 2, 2014 THE MIAMI HURRICANE HOMECOMING 2014 11

Homecoming 2014ANIMATE YOUR STORY

Aft er weeks of planning, student organizations welcomed Homecoming 2014

and its theme Animate Your Story based on Disney and Pixar fi lms. Students com-

peted to determine who has the most Hurricane spirit starting Thursday.

Homecoming will end Saturday at the football game.

PICTURE PERFECT: Senior Erika Glass, senior Daniel Acosta, freshman Jennifer Cooke, and junior TeQuille Jackson were named the 2014-2015 Homecoming court. They competed in the King & Queen Pageant Wednesday night in the SAC ballrooms. The competitors earned points in categories, such as talent, spirit and question round.

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O-Cheer winners take a trip to outer space, dance to Katy Perry’s ‘E.T.’

The Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi) and Kappa Sigma team won the Homecoming Organized Cheer (O-Cheer) competition Tuesday night.

O-Cheer performances resemble mini-musicals, ex-cept without singing and lots of dancing. This year’s O-Cheer event, held on the UC Patio, required organizations to come up with seven-minute skits using specific toys from Toy Story, like Barbie and Mr. Potato Head, to tell stories that showcased their school spirit.

With alien toys as the fo-cus, ADPi and Kappa Sigma performed a skit where toys Buzz, Andy and Jessie were kidnapped from the University of Miami and taken to space. They had to find a way to re-turn in time for the Homecom-ing game. Performers were cos-

tumed in all-black attire with green tutus as they danced to songs like Katy Perry’s “E.T.” and spoke in alien-like voices.

“What’s really cool about O-Cheer is that it gives every organization a chance to repre-sent their selves in a fun way,” said sophomore Lauren Rodri-guez, a Homecoming co-chair for the event. “...It brings out the best part of each organiza-tion.”

The air was filled with an electric buzz as students in the audience decorated in green glittery war paint shouted their organizations’ chants and held up signs in support of their fel-low Canes. The crowd swayed and danced along with the per-formers as their favorite songs were played.

Music choices for the skits included songs by Eminem, Trey Songz and Beyonce, as well as Nicki Minaj’s “Ana-conda.” Students twirled, pop-locked, and even grinded to enhance their skits and gar-ner more enthusiasm from the crowd.

“It feels good to have a lot of spirited groups in one place,” said sophomore Morgan Can-ty, an audience member.

The other organizations to place were Zeta Tau Alpha in second, Delta Phi Epsilon and Beta Theta Pi in third, and Federacion de Estudiantes Cu-banos in fourth.

In total, 12 organizations performed, including Kappa Kappa Gamma and Lambda Chi, COISO, Hecht Residen-tial College, Delta Gamma and Pi Kappa Phi, Tri Delta and Alpha Epsilon Pi, Asso-ciation of Commuter Students and Chi Omega.

Jordana Herr, an RA in Hecht and the choreographer of Hecht’s skit, said that O-Cheer helps bring the campus together and can be an uplift-ing experience for all students.

“O-Cheer really gets me into the spirit of homecoming,” she said. “There’s nothing bet-ter than walking off the stage feeling like you put your best forward and hearing the crowd reacting to it.”

Pixar animates campusBY NADIJAH CAMPBELLSTAFF WRITER

PLAYFUL CHARACTERS: Sophomores Lauren Hutt and Jennifer Coren of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority created a skit based on Bo-Peep, a character from “Toy Story.”

CONTROLLING CLAW: Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Sigma performed as the aliens from the movie “Toy Story.” The groups won the O-Cheer competition held at the SAC Patio Tuesday.

VILLAIN VENTURES: Senior Allison Mason represented the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at O-Cheer. She dressed as a ram, the North Carolina-Chapel Hill mascot. The Hurricanes will play UNC in Saturday’s Homecoming game.

PHOTOS BY KRISTI TOWNSEND // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Fill Your Quota

SUPERHERO SHOWDOWN

COORDINATED CHARACTERS : Contestents from the King & Queen Pageant fi nish the introductory dance. The pagent, titled Superhero Showdown, took place in the SAC Ballrooms Wednesday evening. Students received free tank tops, cupcakes and ice cream.

SPELLBINDING SONG: President of the Association of Commuter students, Daniel Acosta sings a song from “Hocus Pocus” for the talent category.

SUPER STANCE: Juniors TeQuille Jackson and Alexis Williams act out their Spirit Skit. Each pair of fi nalists acted a UM tradition.

FILL YOUR QUOTA: Freshman Samantha Novoa smiles aft er donating blood for the Homecoming Blood Drive that took place Monday and Tuesday.

PHOTOS BY HALLEE MELTZER // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

GIANCARLO FALCONI// STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

More than 500 students participated in this year’s blood drive. Between Mon-

day and Tuesday, 345 students were able to donate. Others donated plasma

or platelets, but those who could not donate at all still contributed by entering

the bone marrow registry or holding hands with students giving blood.

This year’s pageant gave students the

opportunity to showcase their talents.

The judging criteria included a new cat-

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HOMECOMING GAME The Hurricanes have gone 3-2 in their last fi ve homecoming show-

downs. Take a look at these matchups and the players that led the

squad during the last half-decade.

Hurricanes’ past performance Throwback Thursday

Jacory Harris (QB) 232 Yards, 2 TDs

Craig Cooper (RB): 18 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD

Stephen Morris (QB) - 286 yards, 1 TD

Lamar Miller - 22 carries for 125 yards

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J. Harris (QB) - 202 YDS, 3 TD

L. Miller (RB) - 20 CAR, 147

YDS, 2 TD

Stephen Morris (QB) - 233 Yards, 1 TD

Mike James (RB) - 7 carries for 25

yards and a TD

Stephen Morris (QB) - 324 yards, 2 TDs

Dallas Crawford (RB) - 10 carries for 37

yards, 1 TD

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An Exciting Time for UM Dining!

New students who previously visited campus returned to a nice surprise when they returned this fall to begin college. To enhance the campus dining experience, the University’s Dining Services were busy carrying out its Dining Master Plan by adding new, exciting, and healthy food choices and appealing venues to its offerings – and there’s still more on the horizon for Spring 2015.

Just in time for fall classes, a newly renovated Hurricane Food Court opened with some campus favorites, including Panda Express, Sushi Maki, and Subway, and two new additions:

• Pollo Tropical, a Miami favorite, offering Caribbean-inspired, fresh- grilled chicken, tropichops and other fl avorful meals.• Innovation Kitchen (IK), which features Wicked Spoon, a frozen yogurt concept that will make customers wickedly happy, has

unlimited options and fl exibility. As trends, tastes, and culinary needs change, so, too, will IK’s menu evolve.

A new Einstein Bros. Bagels at the School of Law and a revamped Hecht Stanford Dining Hall are also part of the new mix, joining the Outtakes convenience store, which opened in the Hurricane Food Court and is home to the “Corner Deli,” a New York-style deli featuring piled-high pastrami sandwiches, made- to-order salads, and homemade sides.

The Hecht Stanford Dining Hall offers UM Dining’s “Pulse on Dining” brand, which provides a restaurant-like experience with healthy choices in a dynamic, market-style environment. Strategically placed stations have added energy and excitement while contemporary design elements are layered into a classic UM feel. The Athletic Training Table, which creates an ideal space for UM athletes to meet and share meals as a team, nurtures fellowship and enables athletic department personnel to focus on performance, personal well-being, and success.

Come spring 2015, Dining Services will complete its DiningMaster Plan by adding two more retail concepts:• Built by The Counter, designed with today’s college student in mind, will feature locally sourced and sustainable custom-built burgers, vegetarian burgers, sides and handcrafted shakes.• Tossed, featuring over 50 fresh ingredients and homemade dressings, will offer made-to-order salads, gourmet wraps, grilled panini, artisanal sandwiches, and hot soups.Are you on-the-go? Late for class? Hate waiting on lines? Dining Services now has a mobile ordering system created for busy students, faculty and staff! Grab your phone and download the well-known Tapingo app and make your life a little easier with this unique mobile ordering system. Dining Services knows how precious your time is! Never wait in line again plus receive specials and rewards just for ordering; only available on the Tapingo app!

To enhance our students dining experience, Dining Services is extremely excited to announce the addition of a new Registered Dietician who will work with students assisting them with dietary concerns, food sensitivities, nutritional needs as well being a board certifi ed specialist in sports dietetics. So how can students enjoy all of these new dining options? With a My Meals meal plan, of course! With the variety of meal options on campus, it makes perfect sense to purchase a meal plan that fi ts busy schedules while providing fresh food options and opportunities to relax with new friends, or to grab a quick bite on the way to class. My Meals are convenient and accessible at both Pulse on Dining locations, and come with Dining Dollars, which can be used at any campus dining location.

To fi nd out more about meal plans visit Miami.edu/dining-services or www.dineoncampus.com/Miami/.

Stay tuned for many more enhancements, additions and exciting changes! Dining Services looks forward to serving you! Auxiliary & Dining Services contact information:

Website: http://www.miami.edu/fi nance/index.php/auxiliary_services/

Email Address: [email protected].

Phone Number: 305-284-3584

Fax Number: 305-284-1546

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Miami’s spookiest spots

Ghost ToursHistoryMiami

will be leading ghost tours at City of Miami

Cemetery, the city’s oldest cemetery, on Thursday. Lurk

among the tombstones and mausoleums of historic people

like the Burdine Family, founders of the Burdines department store; the

Peacock Family, who helped found Coconut Grove; and Julia Tuttle, the “Mother of Miami,” in addition to the 66 Confederate and 27 Union veterans buried there. Tours will be of-fered at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Halloween Eve. Hal-loween costumes are op-tional, but don’t forget a

flashlight for the spooky night. For tickets and reservations, visit historymiami.org/tours.

Howl-O-Ween at CocoWalkIf you’re seeking a thrill, join the

Halloween festivities with the Howl-O-Ween Extraordinaire at CocoW-alk from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday. The night will include a live DJ and costume contests along with spooky experiences as you roam CocoWalk’s courtyard at midnight. The Adult Costume Contest will begin at 9:30 p.m. For more informa-tion visit cocowalk.net.

House of Horror Miami International Mall is host-

ing a House of Horror amusement park,

the largest haunted house in South Florida. If you’re look-ing for a trail of fear filled with the unexpected, visit the attrac-tion from 6 to 11 p.m. Monday though Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Satur-day, or 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday. The House of Horror includes haunted rooms and carnival

amusement rides for $25. For tickets visit houseofhorrorpark.com.

Pumpkin Decorating ContestAll UM students and employees

are welcome to participate in a pumpkin decorating contest, running from noon to 4 p.m. Friday in the Richter Library Breezeway. Show off your wicked tal-ents for a chance to win one of four categories: best in show, scariest, most thematic and most humorous. Winners will be selected based on the pumpkins with the most votes.

Ghosts in the GardenJoin the Miami Beach Botanical

Garden from 8 p.m. to midnight Fri-day to explore a medieval garden with ghosts and fantasy creatures. The event will feature a haunted forest, music, dancing, food and surprises. Come dressed to scare for the costume contest; winners will be awarded a giveaway at the Clevelander Hotel in Miami Beach. For more information, visit mbgarden.org.

Lincoln Road MallStroll along the streets of Lin-

coln Road Mall after dark on Friday to dance the night away or dine at one of the mall’s top restaurants. Visitors can also hang out with the crowd on the patio and people-watch the spooky

souls passing by. Don’t forget your best

Halloween costume and makeup. For more information, visit lincolnroadmall.com.

Fairchild’s Howl-o-ween Fairchild Tropical Botanic

Garden invites visitors to enjoy the garden along with their four-legged friends. The Howl-o-ween celebration invites attendees to bring their dogs along and show off their Halloween costumes. Stroll through the tropical sur-roundings and enjoy the views with your pet from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. For more infor-mation, visit fairchildgarden.org.

Terror in the JungleJungle Island’s Terror

in the Jungle event, running through Saturday, will be held from 7:30 p.m. to midnight or, as they claim, until the last vic-tim is served. Visitors will be greeted by five acres of spooky attractions depicting a tropical jungle home to half-dead crea-tures and a crashed plane in the ruins of the Aztec city. With roaming zombies running in the wild, there is no telling what will be encountered at Terror in the Jungle. For tickets, visit terrorinthejungle.com.

BY EMILY DABAUASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

DESIGN BY EMMA DEARDORFF

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Cutting-edge costuming enchants audiences

In a flash, tattered rags transformed into a shimmering, elegant ballgown fit for a princess. A pumpkin transformed into an opulent, regal carriage and mice changed into dashing horses.

This classic scene is widely recognized as the magical handiwork of the fairy godmother in the story “Cinderella.” But in the national touring production, now at the Adrienne Arsht Center, the transformations took place on stage, leaving audience members gasping with delight as an enchanting scene unfolded before them.

“These transformations happen in the middle of the stage,” said Andy Jones, who plays Prince Topher. “No one’s expecting that to hap-pen in live theatre. People expect for someone to run off stage and come back in a different cos-

tume. It takes the audience a couple seconds to realize what has just happened in front of them.”

This magic is the work of famed Broadway costume designer William Ivey Long, whose ca-reer has included 14 Tony-award nominations, as well as the 2013 Tony award for Best Costume Design for “Cinderella.”

According to Aymee Garcia, who plays Charlotte, one of Cinderella’s stepsisters, it was an “honor” to wear the costumes Long specially tailored for each actor.

“He made them very flattering to each of us,” Garcia said. “It’s not like a cookie cutter ‘this is the costume you wear,’ it’s like oh my gosh William Ivey Long is making something for me, this is thrilling.”

The backstage area overflows with grand, layered dresses with delicate embroidery, piles of armored breastplates, and rows and rows of

shoes. But, of course, the most noteworthy pair – Cinderella’s iconic Venetian glass slippers – are kept in a separate area and closely watched.

Paige Faure, Cinderella, had large shoes to fill when it came to facilitating the grand trans-formations.

“There is a lot of pressure in making sure this plays as flawlessly as possible because you really just want people to be enveloped in this magic and enveloped in the story of it and not get taken away by ‘oh I saw her wig,’” she said.

Faure attributes the transformation to mag-ic, and notes that Long’s costumes transport both the actors and audience to the beautiful palace.

“My dress has 18 layers of fluff to give it that perfect ballroom shape and he really took amaz-ing strides to make it as authentic looking as pos-sible,” she said. “They’re not cartoonishly big, but they are really thrilling and magical.”

Jones also joked about the weight and heft of the costumes, but noted his favorite aspect was not just about the costumes changes, but what it represented.

“For me I think what’s most exciting about the costumes is we have these dress transforma-tions of a girl transforming into who she is and her clothes transforming along with her.”

BY ASHLEY MARTINEZEDGE EDITOR

IF THE SHOE FITS: The fi rst national tour of the Broadway musical Rodgers + Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” will run at the Adrienne Arsht Center through Sunday. The production features an elaborate wardrobe of ball gowns and armor designed by William Ivey Long, who won the 2013 Best Costume Design Tony award. Paige Faure (Cinderella) and Andy Jones (Prince Topher) both performed in the original Broadway version of the show. The iconic glass slippers in this production were designed by Stuart Weitzman.

ASHLEY MARTINEZ // EDGE EDITOR

IF YOU GOWHERE: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts WHEN: Through SundayCOST: Tickets start ay $26

Purchase tickets at arshtcenter.orgRead more about the actors of Cin-

derella at themiamihurricane.com

Gleason collection brought to life by spirited readingsAudience members were then invited to peruse a

display of the full texts. Though students cannot check out books from Special Collections, they are always available to read upon visiting the library.

Sylvestre said that the books were meant to come alive in this spooky seance.

“We wanted to have this event to highlight some of the materials in a fun way, so we selected passages to have theater students interpret as if they were spirits of the book,” he said.

Attendees were thrilled and enticed, some, like fresh-man Daniel Barrett, never having been to the Special Col-lections section of the library.

“I was very spooked,” Barrett said. “I would definite-ly come back and read some of the pieces.”

Jay Sylvestre was pleased with the event’s turnout and that many new faces graced the Special Collections floor.

“We hosted this event primarily to let people know that we’re here, and that we’re open to the public,” Sylves-tre said. “One of the tough things for us, being on the eighth floor of the Richter Library, is that people don’t generally stop in. We like to do these events to highlight Collections.”

This thrilling night of the unnatural concluded with a group recitation of “PLIF: Post-death Life is Factual, Post-death Life is Fun,” leaving attendees, on their dark walk home, to wonder if something could be lurking beyond perception.

Special Collections plans to hold future themed show-cases, such as a presentation of the archival Pan-Am airline collection.

CREEPY CREATIVITY: Special Collections Archives Assistant Cory Czajkowski and artist Amanda Keeley concluded the Reanimating Spectral Collection event held at Richter Library Wednesday.


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Canes enter Homecoming weekend in good spirits

The Miami Hurricanes (5-3, 2-2 ACC) enter an emotional Homecoming weekend off one of the program’s more satisfying wins in recent memory: a 30-6 drubbing of Virginia Tech in Blacks-burg.

While the pundits could have so much to argue against Miami – playing against a down Hokies team probably being the biggest bullet point – there are obviously a ton of positives to look at.

Everything seemed to go well for the Hurricanes last Thursday; their of-fense, especially on the ground, was lightning quick and spectacular. Duke

Johnson caught and rushed for a touch-down and led the Canes in both rushing yards (a career-high 249 yards) and re-ceiving yards (37).

Johnson’s performance led long-time Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer to say that Johnson may be the best run-ning back he’s ever coached against. To add to those numbers, Johnson finally recorded the 1,000-yard season Canes fans have been waiting for, which is astounding considering the slow start he had, especially against Louisville in Week 1.

Meanwhile, the Canes defense pre-served a shutout until the end of the game. Denzel Perryman, who earlier this week was announced as a Butkus Award semifinalist, led the team with 11 tackles.

Jermaine Grace and Anthony Chickillo each recorded a sack. Defen-sive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio said on the Saturday before the game that he was satisfied with a much-criticized defensive performance this season, but these looked more like the Canes that shut down Duke at home in September than the Canes that gave up 300 yards to Nebraska and Georgia Tech.

The Canes now take on their best friend in the ACC, North Carolina (4-4, 2-2 ACC.) The Tar Heels have made it much easier for Miami to stay in the running for an ACC Coastal division title and advance to the ACC Champi-onship game for the first time. The Tar Heels have upset Georgia Tech and Virginia on successive Saturdays, but showed significant tackling problems against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Tim Scott was Carolina’s leading tackler last Saturday with nine tackles, but time and time again, a Cavalier slipped like butter through the arms of the Heels for extra yardage. Miami’s potent offense, one of the ACC’s best, should be able to take advantage of that.

Miami is undefeated at home, and this weekend will be even sweeter with the presence of former Hurricanes quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly as Grand Marshal of the Homecoming Parade on Friday night. All year long, the Hurricanes have pro-moted and supported the #KellyTough campaign during and after Kelly’s battle with sinus cancer. Kelly was declared cancer-free in August.

The Canes kick off against North Carolina at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 on ESPN3 and WVUM 90.5 FM.

Team prepares to take on Tar Heels SaturdayBY NEIL DWYERSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

FOOTBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLFreshman Aisha Edwards will undergo

surgery for a torn ACL Thursday, and will therefore redshirt for her first season with the Canes.

The 5-foot-8 guard from Boca Raton came in ranked 10th in her position for the class of 2014 by ESPN’s HoopGurlz.

“What is delayed is not necessarily de-nied,” said Head Coach Katie Meier. “It’s a guarantee in my mind that she’s having a great career here.”

The Canes will open their 2014-15 sea-son Thursday with an exhibition game against Nova Southeastern at the BankUnited Center.

CLUB SOCCERTo read more about Club Soccer, visit-

themiamihurricane.com and go to the Sports section to read Mark Singer’s article.

CROSS COUNTRYThe Hurricanes will compete in the 2014

ACC Championship Friday in Earlysville, Vir-ginia at 10 a.m.

The team just ran its last regular season race at Westminster Academy Sports Com-plex. Sophomore Gabrielle Hesslau won the women’s five-kilometer race with a time of 19:40, leading Miami to a second-place fin-ish.

Hesslau was aided by a top-10 perfor-mance from fellow sophomore Frida Carls-son, as well as top 20 finishes from Julia Koch and Mulloy Manning.

On the other hand, the men’s team did not place, but featured strong performances from senior Douglas Dourado (third place) and Sophomore Jon Keller (ninth place).

Danny New may be emailed at [email protected].

SPORTS BRIEFS

BLOCKING THE BALL: Miami club soccer goalie Andrew Gabig anticipates an upcoming shot. The team is 5-1 this season.

JENNY ULBER // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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players with more

than 90 kills this season10.4

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Johnson against UNC

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Savanah Leaf has been nominated as a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award for collegiate volleyball. She initially selected as one of 30 semifinalists in Septem-ber. CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. Leaf currently leads the ACC with 4.7 kills per set, which ranks 10th in the country. The California

native broke the Miami record for kills in ACC play this season when she recorded 30 against Florida State. She also won the ACC Player of the Week award two weeks in a row. Leaf will look to contin-ue her nationally recognized leadership and scoring ability this Friday in Chapel Hill against UNC.

For the second straight season, senior linebacker Denzel Perryman has been named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, which annu-ally honors college foot-ball’s top defensive middle man. Perryman was one of 15 named to the prelimi-nary list Monday, and is the only two-time semifinalist in the selection. Only one other Hurricane has won the award: Dan Morgan in 2000. The finalists will be announced Nov. 24 and the winners by Dec. 9. Starting all eight games this season, Perryman leads the team with 62 tackles and will look to notch his ninth against UNC Saturday.

SAVANAH LEAF

DENZEL PERRYMAN

LEAF

PERRYMAN

Standout players receive conference recognition

BY DANNY NEWASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

ACC Players of the Week

How many college athletes do you know who were also Olympians?

Or better yet – who also took first place in a district of the Con-gressional Art Competition?

Meet Savanah Leaf, Miami volleyball’s leading scorer and starting outside hitter who is as dynamic as her resume suggests.

“I want to prove myself as both an athlete and a student,” she said while sitting on the Knight Sports Complex hardwood in her green practice gear. “That’s what I want to leave at this school: That you can do both … that’s the big-gest achievement you can have.”

The senior and California-native has garnered two shelves-worth of accolades during her ten-ure, including 2013 All-ACC First Team, 2013 All-ACC Academic team and even a few ACC Player of the Week awards that were re-cently sprinkled onto the mix.

But when she’s not racking up 16 kills per game, Leaf is using a different ball to express herself – one you would find on a ballpoint pen.

“I try to [write] in any of my free time,” she said. “I like to write short stories … about personal ex-periences in my life, just to kind of reflect. Sometimes I’ll write a little blog … so other people know what’s going on in my life since I don’t get to talk to my family a lot.”

Her family is her biggest sup-porter, she says, though they’re 3,000 miles west. When asked for whom she plays, Leaf cited her two immediate family mem-bers: her mother, Alison, and her younger sister, Corinna.

After living in England for eight years, Leaf and her mother moved to Northern California, where Leaf would lead her Marin Academy volleyball squad to a Bay Counties League West title in her senior year.

During a time when Califor-nia-native Lisa Leslie was still col-lecting her trio of WNBA MVP hardware, Leaf originally had her eye on the other hardwood sport, basketball.

But after a successful sopho-more season in which she was named PrepVolleyball.com’s 2008 “Best High School Sophomores in the Country,” she fully dedicated herself to spikes and kills.

Now, during her third and fi-nal season at UM (she transferred from San Jose State), Leaf has al-

ready established herself as one of the volleyball program’s all-time leaders.

In fact, against Georgia Tech, she became the eighth player in school history to regis-ter 1,000 career kills – more men have walked on the moon.

And as her ACC-best 4.7 kills-per-set this season has led the Canes to a healthy 14-6 record, Leaf is taking her final campaign one match at a time.

“I want to win as many games as possible,” she said. “I just kinda take it game by game and win each game as it comes.”

But as those familiar match-ups start to get crossed off her cal-endar for the final time, Leaf is al-ready looking towards the future – which of course promises more than just athletics.

“I’m gonna go play [vol-leyball] professionally while I’m young … either in Europe or Bra-zil,” she said. “And then hopefully – fingers crossed – I can get into a good school for directing and pro-ducing.”

She loves to tell stories. She loves to play volleyball. And as her last season commences, we’ll see how she composes the final chapter of her tale as a Miami Hurricane.

PROFILE

Senior shines both on, off court

Leaf looks ahead to final seasonBY DANNY NEWASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

DIGGING IN: Senior outside hitter Savanah Leaf prepares for a bump at practice in the Knight Sport Complex. Leaf leads the team in kills this season, and is fi rst in the ACC in kills per set with 4.7.

MATTHEW TRABOLD // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Behind the mask:

costumes

decoded

Halloween is only a day away, uncomfortably sandwiched between a sub-par concert and a game that Ol’ V will definitely not be awake for.

However, Oct. 31 is a staple of college culture and will therefore be an important day for relationship scouting.

Let’s face it. Though you go to college to f ind your career, in be-tween classes you are looking for a mate. Whether this is because you want to date or actually mate is up to you.

Nevertheless, as I have recom-mended in previous issues, everyone will dress up to somehow express themselves.

In an age when interaction is plagued by students hiding behind their devices and read receipts, this is a prime occasion where judgment can be based on the exterior.

So, here is V’s “What Each Cos-tume Tells You about a Person”

EBOLAThese people are insensitive,

probably never had to deal with a deadly disease, may like puns and don’t understand that you would probably get Ebola if you wore that costume.

CAT, MOUSE OR BUNNYThese people are boring. They

probably have worn that exact same costume since high school and most likely are itching to show off that belly button ring. They only came to drink.

METAPHOR OR PUN (I.E. EGGS OVER EASY)

These people are witty, like to try hard and crave attention. They

have high GPAs and started planning this costume on Nov. 1 last year.

A PIXAR CHARACTER OR MINIONThese people do not believe

in growing up. They find potty hu-mor hilarious – especially the word “poop.” These people are proud of themselves and are not afraid to show it. These spandex-clad individuals think the only thing they have to of-fer are their bodies.

SOMETHING ACTUALLY SCARYNone of these people have ever

seen “Mean Girls.” They probably did not get a lot of attention from their parents as a child – or too much – but they’ll get a good laugh from scaring people in the Stacks at night.

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Next week...

Sebastian suggests...

Homecoming Alma Mater Competition & Spirit Tree

-cultural Student Affairs as we welcome

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HP Homecoming Concert:Matt & Kim and Fabolous

BankUnited Center as Hurricane Produc-tions presents Matt & Kim and Fabolous.

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Homecoming: Hurricane Howl Food Trucks

Homecoming:

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Homecoming: Parade

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Homecoming: Hurricane Howl Boat Burning/Fireworks

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Football vs. UNC

Coverage available via ACC Network.

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A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT

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