The Miami Hurricane -- October 26, 2009

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In the third straight meeting between Miami and Clem-son, the game went to overtime and the road team won. Saturday’s game was wild as it featured 12 lead changes, a 90-yard kickoff return, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, an interception return for a touchdown

and a game-winning touchdown in overtime.The Miami Hurricanes couldn’t get past a stingy Clem-

son team, 40-37, at Land Shark Stadium. The tough loss drops Miami (5-2, 2-2 ACC) 10 spots in the Associated Press Poll to No. 18. They no longer control their own fate in the ACC.

“We had sloppy play all night long,” head coach Randy Shannon said. “It was just bad football. We probably played our worst game as a football team including Virginia Tech. We had a chance to win the game, just didn’t pull it out.”

Clemson (4-3, 3-2 ACC) couldn’t have got anything less than a stellar performance from senior versatile running back C.J. Spiller. Spiller accounted for a Clemson school-record 310 all-purpose yards, including a 90-yard kickoff re-turn just before halftime. It was his seventh straight game with a play at least 60 yards or more.

Spiller rushed for 88 yards on 14 carries and caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. Spiller accounted for 75 percent of Clemson’s offense.

“I know Spiller,” Shannon said. “I talked to him before the game, after the game. He’s a phenomenal athlete. They were going to give him touches, and when he gets touches he’s going to try and do something with it.”

But Miami had their opportunity. The Canes were up 34-31 and the Tigers were at Miami’s four-yard line, senior safety Randy Phillips made a play and intercepted Clem-son’s quarterback Kyle Parker in the end zone.

DOWN AND OUT: Tight end Jimmy Graham walks off the fi eld with his head hung low as a reaction to the loss against Clemson. This is MIami’s second loss of the season.

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Miami defeated; hopes for BCS title postponed

BY LELAN LEDOUXSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

A dream deferred

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UM grad Christina Swanson has boxing ambitions. Watch Rachel Ewy’s video.

Andrew Twenter captured soccer's upset over UNC in a photo slideshow.

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Brittney Bomnin takes a look backstage before the Ring's production of Hamlet. Check out the photo slideshow online.

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Ben Cathey interviewed author Michael Chabon about his latest book. Find out what he said online.

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Between the bings of the bell, marking the beginning of each new three minute round at the Fight Club gym in downtown Miami, amateur boxer and 2004 University of Miami graduate Christina Swanson works out with her professional boxer boy-friend, Wilky Campfort.

Formerly a swimmer with Olympic aspirations, Swanson now works as a lifeguard on Mi-ami Beach and spends her time sparring with the hopes of break-ing into the world of professional female boxing.

“She has the aura of a fighter; she just has it in her,” co-worker and firefighter Lester Ealey said.

Swanson transferred to UM from Washington State Universi-ty and gave up swimming after a serious shoulder injury her senior year. After graduation in 2004, Swanson moved to California to live with her older sister Ana. Swanson started training with one of Ana’s friends, an amateur female fighter. Three months lat-er, she wrapped her hands for her first fight.

“I’m not the type that can just work out, I need a goal… I need competition,” Swanson said.

Swanson grew up outside of Seattle, Wash., on Bambridge Is-land with her parents and sister. Her family said she’s had com-petitor’s blood from the start.

Twenty-five years before Swanson took to the ring, she lost her first fight against her sister. Ana emerged victorious when she came at her sister with a pen box. Ana was four. Swanson was two. Her family often replays a video of the fight to embarrass Swanson, whose record today is 17-9.

In 2005, a few months after her first amateur fight and loss, Swanson won her first fight at the California Golden Gloves Tournament. She then moved back to South Florida and con-tinued fighting. She had a ca-reer highlight in 2007 when she took home the National Golden Gloves Championship belt in Hollywood, where she currently lives.

Swanson is now a Miami Beach lifeguard and has just com-pleted her training at the City of Hollywood Fire Academy, where intimidated male trainees refer to her as “The Swansonator.” Swan-son still finds time to train five times a week.

But Swanson said it’s dif-ficult finding females willing to face her. Without a proper match-up, professional promoters won’t sign her to fights, a hurdle Swan-son must overcome in order to enter the further regulated pros. Swanson has been waiting for a pro fight since March.

“Locally, it’s hard to find girls at my level, so that’s what’s frustrating…training and train-ing and having no fights,” she said.

Swanson said she takes an emotionless approach to fight-

ing, staying unattached in the ring and not allowing herself to think about the fight until imme-diately before. Unfortunately, her level head doesn’t keep her loved ones from pacing anxiously dur-ing fights.

“It’s the worst thing ever,” Campfort said of dating a female boxer. “I get way more nervous for her than when I am fighting.”

“I cried at her first fight,” Ana said.

It may get easier for Swan-son’s loved ones to see her take punches; she plans to spend a few more years in the ring.

Danielle Alvarez may be contacted at [email protected].

UM alumna shines in the ring

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // PHOTO EDITOR

POW! : UM graduate Christina Swanson began boxing to stay in shape. “I can’t let my mind wander or I’ll get hit,” she said.

Former swimmer turns to boxingBY DANIELLE ALVAREZCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15Assault, Nursing SchoolTheft, Pearson CafeTheft, Gusman Concert Hall

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According to Brown University Health Ser-vices, college students are among the most sleep-deprived people in the country. The students of University of Miami’s Up ‘til Dawn organization, which raises cancer research funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, challenge their peers to put those extra hours toward a charitable cause.

Up ‘til Dawn’s major fundraising event is the annual Letter-Writing Party, taking place on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on the UC Patio.

Student “teams” will come and sign pre-writ-ten letters to attract potential donors and compete for prizes for the individuals and teams who raise the most money. This year, the event is receiving a highly-anticipated makeover, complete with the theme “Trash Childhood Cancer.” Raffles, spin-wheels, free food and t-shirts, student performanc-es and prizes like a Nintendo Wii all make for a day of charitable entertainment.

Getting involved is simple.“All students have to do is get some friends to-

gether to create a team, go online to myuptildawn.org, search for UM, and register, it’s that easy,” said the organization’s executive director Sara Klaben.

Klaben leads by example, proving it is easy to get involved in the St. Jude efforts. Following her participation in the Letter-Writing Party during her sophomore year at UM as a transfer student, she rose to the position of Public Relations chair her junior year and is currently executive director. Just as her sorority sisters sparked her interest in the organization, Klaben hopes to inspire others to join Up ‘til Dawn’s charitable cause.

Each team member’s personal goal is to send 25 letters out, or raise $250. This goal is made easier by the online component, which includes not only an individual and team page, but also an online barometer to track each team’s donations. The UM Up ‘til Dawn chapter has typically had a 15 percent return rate, equaling about $30 per let-ter sent. They have raised over $88,000 throughout the past five years for child cancer research aimed at finding a cure, reaching $24,000 in 2007, a re-cord breaking year.

“We’re hoping to raise much more money than in previous years,” said Lauren Asher, the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Event Marketing Repre-sentative assisting UM’s chapter. “Our goal is very ambitious.”

Tasha Giuda may be contacted at [email protected].

Up 'til Dawn helps trash child-hood cancerCharity event recieves makeover and prizesBY TASHA GIUDACONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Residents of the University Village at the southern end of campus are com-plaining this semester that inconsistent schedules and overcrowding on the HurryCane shuttles are causing them to be late for class and forcing some to walk in the sticky South Florida heat.

Danny Manimbo said sometimes he has to give up waiting for the shuttle and just walk instead.

“You’re covered in sweat by the time you get there,” he said.

Richard Sobaram, UM’s director of parking and transportation, said he is aware of the issues and is trying to address the problems.

“We’re finding that students are cramming to get on buses to the Foun-tain when the Stanford ones are run-ning with empty spaces,” Sobaram said.

According to Sobaram, nine shut-tles run routes from the UV to Stanford Circle or to the Fountain behind the Ashe Building. The UV Express bus also runs only between the UV and the Fountain.

The Department of Parking and Transportation is encouraging students to help make the system more efficient by taking the first-available shuttle to either the Fountain or Stanford, both of which are near the center of campus.

Some UV riders said the shuttles are not spaced out enough.

“Instead of equal distances be-tween them, four come by at once and then you have to wait 15 minutes,” UV resident Matt Bosher said.

Ideally, the shuttles are scheduled to arrive at stops every seven minutes, Sobaram said. He said that shuttle schedules can’t be tailored just around regular class times because some rid-ers need to use the buses to get to work or the Metrorail station. Street traffic around the campus also affects the schedules, especially on busy Ponce de Leon Boulevard. If one shuttle is caught in rush hour traffic or has to wait for a light, others behind it catch up, causing shuttles to arrive at the UV in close proximity.

According to students, another issue is overcrowded buses. Some shuttles are already jammed when they arrive at UV and can’t take on many new passengers. Tuesday and Thurs-day mornings are often the worst times for overcrowding but even on Fridays there can be a shuttle crowding prob-lem.

Chuck McConnell, director of contracts for American Coach, which owns the shuttles, said the company tells drivers “any time they come to a stop and there are more passengers than they can carry, to radio the bus behind them.” That way the next shuttle driver will be aware of the situation and can get to the stop as fast as possible.

The biodiesel shuttles can only fit 29 sitting passengers and another 15 standing ones. The smaller shuttles sit 22 riders.

Adding to the shuttle crowd at the UV are students who live in apartment

complexes across from campus such as the Cloisters and Red Road Commons. They are allowed to use the shuttle sys-tem like any other student.

“Red Road Commons has put another kink in the system,” Sobaram said. “We’ve seen an uptake in the amount of people taking shuttles.”

McConnell said that because of the additional riders walking over from the Red Road Commons, they have needed to extend the hours of the UV Express to compensate extra rid-ers. Sobaram said the solution isn’t as simple as adding more shuttles because it costs the university $130,000 a year for each one.

In the spring semester, Sobaram said riders will be asked to fill out sur-veys while they are on the shuttles and the new system will be implemented in fall 2010 at the latest.

“I’m thinking of making radical changes to the shuttle system to make it more efficient,” Sobaram said.

The plan would include four or five shuttles running constantly between Ponce Garage and Stanford Circle and another four or five running between Ponce and the Fountain. The shuttles should then arrive at stops every four to five minutes, he said, as opposed to the current schedule where they ideally arrive every seven minutes.

“It would be more efficient, faster and would service 90 percent of riders, according to [shuttle usage] patterns,” Sobaram said.

Claudia Curiel may be contacted at [email protected].

STEVEN STUTS // The Miami HurricaneJAM PACKED: Students wait 20 minutes for the shuttle to arrive at a UV stop. By the time the shuttle arrives it’s usually full beyond capacity, forcing students to stand on the steps of the bus entrance if they need the ride.

HurryCane not so fast for UV

Inefficient shuttles leave students behindBY CLAUDIA CURIELCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

October 26 - October 28, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 3

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University of Miami has been awarded a $15 million dollar grant that will allow engineers to create realistic scenarios to examine how buildings and other structures react to forces created by hurricanes.

This grant from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) will help create the Surge-Structure-Atmosphere Interaction research laboratory, in the Ma-rine Technology & Life Sciences Seawater Research Building at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science cam-pus.

Construction on this building will be-gin in 2012.

“It is a particularly exciting project be-cause Miami will be unique not only, in this country, but from around the world for the ability to experimentally validate models of interaction with wind and water and in particular, how it affects shorelines,” said

Professor Antonio Nanni, SUSTAIN Co-Principal Investigator and chair of Civil and Architectural Engineering in the Col-lege of Engineering.

The SUSTAIN facility will be the only facility worldwide that can generate hur-ricane force winds for test simulations in a three-dimensional situation.

“When you typically think of a water-wind tunnel, you think of the wind pushing the waves to the shore,” Nanni said. “But if you were to think in three dimensions, you could have the wind running parallel to the shore and that is the type of experiment we can create in this laboratory.”

When UM initially submitted its pro-posal to NIST in Spring 2008, its request was ranked among the top five submit-ted, but was not among the three projects awarded money.

However, when President Obama cre-ated the stimulus act, more funding became available for meritorious projects that were declined. Upon re-submission, UM was granted the $15 million by NIST.

“I feel like it is a breakthrough that will lead to much more confidence in the safety of new buildings,” said Brandon Witte, a sophomore in the College of Engineering. “It will show how revolutionary the minds

of the engineers are here.”As part of this project, Nanni explained

that UM wants to be more intelligent about addressing problems caused by hurricanes from a research and technological perspec-tive to provide a contribution to this chal-lenge.

“Over the last three years, we have worked very hard not only to make us well known in this area but also to acquire all the tools that are needed,” he said.

Byran Sheriff may be contacted at [email protected].

Making hurricanes at marine science campusRSMAS receives grant to better understand hurricane force windsBY BRYAN SHERIFFCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

COURTESY BRYAN SHERIFF

THINKING AHEAD: A depiction of the new research building to be constructed at RSMAS that will include state-of-the-art hurricane simulation technology.

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October 26 - October 28, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE ADVERTISEMENT 5

Nearly a month after the Al-Quds Day protests, the Iranian government has an-nounced that three individuals who participated in post-elec-tion riots during the summer have been sentenced to death.

Right now, information on the crimes of the accused is scant, since the Iranian gov-ernment restricts the activity of journalists within the country. The most publicized sentenc-

ing has probably been that of Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani, thanks to Amnesty International (AI), which urged Iranian authorities to rescind his death sentence as part of Amnesty’s World Day Against the Death Penalty Day on Oct. 10. Some of the crimes of which he is accused include “pro-paganda against the system” and “insulting the holy sanctities.”

I doubt these are the last of the death sentences that will be handed out by the regime. More than 100 others are currently standing trial before a Teh-ran Revolutionary Court for their participation in the protests, and many allege they have been tor-tured into producing confessions. By AI’s estima-

tion, at least 13 other people are also currently at risk of being executed in Iran.

In light of the huff produced by Obama’s re-ceipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, it is worth mention-ing that several protestors were being considered for the honor. Some of these individuals include opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Many believe awarding one of these men the prize would have gone a long way toward legitimizing the Green Movement and pre-venting President Ahmadinejad from taking fur-ther action against those awaiting trial.

Though the death sentences can, and probably will, be appealed, the significance of this develop-ment cannot be overestimated. If the regime goes through with the executions, I see two possible outcomes: the people will be so afraid of the con-sequences of speaking out against the government that they will be permanently subdued, or they will be so outraged by the regime’s actions that they will protest again, and this time, even more vigorously.

I’m gunning for the latter.

Kathleen Elise Murphy is a freshman with an undeclared major. She may be contacted at [email protected].

UP!speak

“Which music artist do you secretly love?”

LAUREN LOCOCO Sophomore

“S Club 7.”

CHHAYA NENE Sophomore

“Aaron Carter, I’m not even going to lie.”

ERIC HAHN Sophomore

“Taylor Swift !”

MEREDITH REILLYJunior

“Miley Cyrus.”

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

compiled byKyli Singh

The Iran saga continues

I doubt these are the last of the death sentences that will be handed out by the

regime.- Kathleen Elise Murphy,

contributing columnist

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STAFF EDITORIAL

They walk among you. You may not be able to tell at first or even second glance, but they’re your classmates, your professors, your room-mates and your friends. They’re people with food allergies.

You’ll recognize them when their eyes swell, their faces break out in hives or when their throats close. Anaphylactic shock is horrifying for bystanders, but imagine the knowledge that your own throat is closing. That’s the risk that those with allergies deal with every day. Each year, 150-200 deaths in the US are attributed to allergic reactions to food.

Food allergies are terribly misunderstood and underestimated. When those of us with aller-gies insist that we can’t have wheat, nuts or glu-ten, we’re not kidding around. That bit of peanut butter on your toast or the onion in your salad could kill someone. Some are even prevented from flying because some passenger on the plane can be stashing a jar of peanuts.

By and large, people find it difficult to be considerate to these allergies, protesting rules about bringing peanut butter lunches in summer

camps with dozens of allergic children. In Can-ada, it’s common practice to regulate food items consumed in an educational or public facility to ensure that everyone has a safe environment. Here in the USA, it is a battle to have one allergen free area in many kitchens- or in the case of UM, just one safe station in the dining hall.

Dining services seems to have a hard time grasping that concept. Afflicted students have asked Chartwells to be vigilant regarding the dangers of cross-contamination; still, using the same utensils to make every meal at a dining hall station can throw an onion into an omelet and kill someone. It’s not really so hard to switch tongs or change gloves when making a sandwich.

In very sensitive cases, the residue of an allergen on a table, like that peanut butter you wiped on the seat, can cause a reaction without even consuming the food. It’s not being picky or overreacting. Would you eat in a facility that pro-cessed arsenic alongside your food?

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

Food allergies require vigilance

KATHLEEN ELISE MURPHYCONTRIBUTINGCOLUMNIST

OPINION

What will health care reform entail for the nearly 15 million col-lege students nationwide?

The current debate taking place in Washington could very well affect our livelihoods more than any other demographic. Cur-rently, according to the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau, there are nearly 47 million uninsured Americans, or 20 percent of the population, un-der the age of 65. According to the

Congressional Budget Office (CBO), health care costs cover 16 percent of G.D.P., and are expected to increase to 31 percent by 2035. Consequently, the nation’s deficit continues to rise leaving our generation in danger of financial crisis if action is not taken.

We must not lobby for just any reform, but smart, financially viable reform. Though it is not the only alternative, the public option is the best guarantee for lasting restructuring. It would create competition with private insurance and weaken the monopoly of big in-surance in the current system. Furthermore, it would allow an entire new income bracket of hardworking Americans to purchase health insurance and realize their universal right to quality health care. Most im-portantly, it would bring much-needed financial stabi-lization to the health care system.

Adversaries have referred to the proposed govern-ment-run program as a socialist government takeover of medicine. The term “socialized medicine” was cre-

ated by advocates of the American Medical Associa-tion in 1947 in opposition to President Harry Truman’s health care initiative. Americans were fearful of gov-ernment intervention then and rightfully remain so to-day; however, no one would argue that the status quo is sustainable.

Ironically, Medicare remains one of the largest socialized medical programs in the world. This contra-diction is also evident in the single-payer systems of the medical departments of the Veterans Health Adminis-tration, U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force. The same peo-ple who enjoy, or will soon enjoy, the benefits of these programs are the most vocal opponents of reform.

As fiery cable TV and radio personalities take to the airwaves, where are the voices of college students? The 1960s saw the nation’s youth take up causes such as women’s rights and The Civil-Rights Movement, but the present generation appears more engrossed in pop-culture and the latest electronic gadget than enacting meaningful societal change.

As President Ronald Reagan proclaimed at the 1981 Notre Dame Commencement ceremony, “We need you; we need your youth, your strength, and your idealism, to help us make right what is wrong.”

No matter where you stand on the issue, it is our moral and civic duty as Americans to assume a role in the debate; if we do not speak out, who will?

Daniel Medina is senior majoring in broadcast journalism and political science. He may be contacted at [email protected].

Where are college voices on health care?

MATT ROSEN // The Miami Hurricane

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DANIEL MEDINACONTRIBUTINGCOLUMNIST

POLL RESULTS: How did you spend fall break?

Partying it up13%

One word: SLEEP37%

Traveling to exotic locations

10%

Total voters: 35

Studying for midterms

17%

I’M STUCK IN A COMIC!

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Elections through the Board of Publications will take

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The thought of facing Hamlet again after being forced to read it in high school may send many students running, but noth-ing could be a bigger mistake. After all, the current production of Hamlet, which runs at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre through Saturday, infuses William Shakespeare’s most famous drama with a dark, malevo-lent energy.

This version of Hamlet was given a postmodern feel, yet remains true to the original story of the “melancholy Dane.” The murder of Prince Hamlet’s father by

his uncle sets into action a tragic series of events that throws the Danish royal court into complete and utter chaos.

The part of Hamlet is notorious for be-ing one of the most demanding roles in the-atre; previous Hamlets include such actors as Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes, David Tennant and, currently on Broadway, Jude Law. Senior Jed Alevizos was more than up for the challenge, and his Hamlet is a tour de force unlike any seen in recent memory.

“I never thought I’d be in the same category [as the actors who have portrayed Hamlet],” Alevizos said. “Lots of people say that when you play this role, you don’t

become Hamlet; Hamlet becomes you.”Alevizos, a musical theatre major per-

forming in his first Shakespeare play, said the biggest challenge was the language. Portraying Hamlet, an emotionally dy-namic character who is onstage for the vast majority of the play, was a “tremendous ex-perience,” he said.

“I feel fortunate to be able to say ‘I play Hamlet’… Few actors ever get the chance,” Alevizos said.

Junior Christine D’Amore, the show’s production stage manager, was honored to work on the production. She has been an indispensable part of the production since

it began rehearsals Sept. 15.“It’s so fun,” D’Amore said. “It’s Ham-

let. Who doesn’t want to stage manage Hamlet? It’s like every theatre kid’s ultimate show.”

Hamlet closes this Saturday. “Totally Tuesday,” which is free for students, is to-morrow night at 8 p.m. Tickets can be pur-chased at the Ring Theatre Box Office from 12 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information call 305-284-3355 or visit www.as.miami.edu/theatrearts/ring/.

Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at [email protected].

The play'sThe play'sthe thingthe thing

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // The Miami HurricaneTO BE OR NOT TO BE?: Sophomore Danny Merritt and senior Matt Mickenberg prepare backstage before the second night of Hamlet at the Jerry Herman Ring The-atre last Thursday. Guest director Jay Goede was brought in to work with the actors who brought Shakespeare’s literary masterpiece to the stage.

BY SARAH B. PILCHICKOF THE STAFF

IF YOU GO:WHAT: HamletWHEN: Tuesday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.WHERE: Jerry Herman Ring TheatreCOST: Free admission Tuesday; $8 for students

edgeThe School of Communication hosts Oscar-nominated writer-director Jason Reitman on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in CIB room 3053.

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Matt Alderman and Quinn Carson weren’t great friends at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, Ill., yet it was only natural that the two formed a band when they came to the University of Mi-ami.

“While we weren’t the best of friends in high school, we both knew each other. So, when we came here, we just started writing and playing music together,” Car-son said. “Now we’re best band mates.”

Together, Alderman and Carson form the duo Maq. The two Frost School of Music students cite the alternative-pop group Guster as their main influence. Alderman even said that at UMTV’S U-Tunes competition, in which they are cur-rently semi-finalists, “we were even com-pared to the Barenaked Ladies.”

Just like the duo themselves, their music is self-described as “just fun, up-beat, easy-going music to listen to.” Car-son also stressed that “when people hear our music, what stands out is our vocal harmonies.”

They also said that the school of mu-sic has helped them tremendously by pro-viding many resources to them.

Alderman and Carson both sing, play acoustic guitar, and are media writing and production majors. A day after perform-ing their first UM show at Gusman Hall for the Bruce Hornsby Songwriter Show-case, Maq played Patio Jams to a group of interested and eager students. Carson’s two younger brothers, who are still in high school, accompanied the duo on bass guitar and drums.

Maq recently finished their six-track collection entitled The EP. From start to finish, The EP took two years to complete. Written, recorded, produced and promot-ed all by themselves, the hard working duo’s album is now currently available for purchase on iTunes.

To find out if the judges on UMTV’s U-Tunes competition were correct in their comparison, check their music out at www.MySpace.com/MusicMaq.

Ben Wexler may be contacted at [email protected].

From UM to iTunes

BY BEN WEXLERCONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

MAQ ATTACK: Matt Alderman (left ) and Quinn Carson, two juniors at the Frost School of Music, wrote, recorded and fi nished their own albumn, The EP.

COURTESY MATTHEW JAMES ALDERMAN

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October 26 - October 28, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 11

Leave it to the soccer team to salvage something good this weekend.

The University of Miami women’s soccer team stunned the defending na-tional champion North Carolina 1-0 in front of a packed Cobb Stadium.

Sunday’s win against the Tar Heels (12-3-1, 5-3-0) was the biggest in program history in terms of beating a ranked op-ponent.

This was the final home game of the season and the seniors left on the highest of notes.

“We played the best level of soccer,” head coach Tricia Taliaferro said. “We got a great memory from it. It was unbe-lievable.”

The Canes (8-8-1, 3-4-1) have now beaten three ranked teams in the season to keep their postseason hopes alive.

“I’m so proud,” Taliaferro said. “They showed great character for the situ-ation.”

Senior Beverly Goebel scored the lone goal in the 81st minute on a 25-foot shot from outside the box over the out-stretched hands of the goalie.

“I felt it all through me,” Goebel said in a hoarse, barely audible voice. “I knew I had it. I finished it for my team.”

Goebel has been a key member of the Hurricanes for the last three years af-ter transferring her freshman year from Sacramento State. She was feeling sick throughout the week and was question-able to play.

“I want to thank the team for three great years,” Goebel said. “I’ve never been on such a welcoming team. I dedi-cated the goal to the team.”

The game was a battle between two tough ACC teams, with both teams stick-ing hard to their game plan. The Tar Heels held possession while the Canes stuck to their counter-attack. North Carolina was limited to only two shots on goal in the entire game.

“The midfield was able to relieve

a lot of pressure,” Taliaferro said. “We made sure to close off the outsides while getting through the seams and gaining momentum.”

Junior Brittney Steinbruch had two blocked shots on goal in the game: one in the second minute when she was left alone in front of the UNC goalie, and the second in the 58th minute when Goebel fed a ball to Steinbruch who had her shot blocked by the Tar Heel defense.

“No one played poorly,” Taliaferro said. “They played with heart and soul, fired up for the occasion.”

On Thursday night, the University of

Miami tied N.C. State 1-1 in overtime on a day dedicated to honoring the team’s six seniors.

While most players walked down with their parents, backup goalie Austen Everett walked down with her doctor. Everett is back on the team after being di-agnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year and faced four months of chemo-therapy.

“It’s an amazing journey that we’ve been through,” Taliaferro said. “Everett helps mold the character of the team so it was a very emotional moment for her to come and join that senior class.”

The Canes scored their only goal in the 67th minute with a superb goal from junior Lauren Singer. Upon getting the ball in the middle of the box from senior Paulelett Ricks-Chambers, she softly lobbed the ball into the right side of the goal over the goalies reach.

Miami finishes its final two games of the regular season in the state of Virginia. The team battles Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. on Friday and culminates its regular sea-son against Virginia on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Debora Rubi may be contacted at [email protected].

Hurricanes defeat No. 2 Tar Heels SOCCER

Last home game of the season a successBY DEBORA RUBICONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

ANDREW TWENTER // The Miami HurricaneBRINGING IT HOME: Midfi elder Beverly Goebel watches as North Carolina goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris attempts to block her goal-scoring shot. Goebel scored the only goal this Sunday aft ernoon, resulting in a 1-0 win for the Hurricanes.

SPORTS 43,778The

attendance at the football

game. The crowd was

smaller than the FAMU game.

18The new

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October 26 - October 28, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 13

FOOTBALL COMMENTARY

F o u r w o r d s : M e i n e k e Car Care Bowl.

T h e 40-37 over-time loss to the Clem-son Tigers on Satur-

day night is going to linger in the minds of the Miami Hurricanes’ coaching staff for a long time.

Everything heading into Sat-urday’s action seemed promising for the orange and green. Last week’s Georgia Tech win over Virginia Tech allowed Miami to control their own destiny in the ACC.

Extremity injuries had all been healed for the first time this season. Every player listed as probable played.

Clemson missed a 41 yard field goal on their opening drive to give UM momentum. But despite all the opportunity, the Canes couldn’t capitalize.

Sure the players didn’t ex-ecute and Clemson wide receiver Jacoby Ford and running back C.J. Spiller are electrifying ath-letes, but the UM coaches did not maximize all the talent on the team and left the Canes in precari-ous situations.

Head coach Randy Shan-non, offensive coordinator Mark Whipple and defensive coordina-tor John Loevett left fans scratch-ing their heads several times throughout a game that featured 12 lead changes.

At one point Miami was flagged for having too many men on the field after calling a time out.

The Miami defense did not blitz enough and couldn’t gener-ate any pressure on quarterback Kyle Parker. UM elected to run the ball three times to attempt to kill the clock instead of pass and go for the kill with less than six minutes remaining.

Running back Damien Berry should have been getting the ball in red zone situations. He rushed for 55 yards on eight carries includ-ing a 23-yard touchdown run. He is a bruising back who is the best north-south runner on this team. He should have been getting car-ries on the goal line in overtime. Instead on 3rd and goal from the five-yard line, Whipple elected to draw up a pass for blocking spe-cialist Tervaris Johnson. He had two catches all season but was the intended target on the most crucial play. He ended up running the wrong route.

The coaches have to go back to the drawing board and hope

they finish the last five games strong.

This is Shannon’s third year at the helm for Miami. In his first year in 2007, UM jumped out to a hot 5-3 start but lost their final four games including getting em-barrassed in the last game at the Orange Bowl by Virginia, 48-0. The Canes finished 5-7 and did not make a bowl game for the first time in 10 years.

Similarly, last year the Canes were 6-3 and controlled their own destiny in the ACC but gave up 472 yards on the ground to Go-ergia Tech, losing on a Thursday night nationally televised game. The Canes would lose their next three contests ending the season with a loss to California in the Emerald Bowl.

This year similar ques-tions are on the tip of the tounge of Canes fans. Sports talk radio phone lines are ringing and posts on message boards are turning into novels.

Is this team going to fade down the stretch again?

The coaching must preach the fundamentals and keep this team motivated, otherwise it will be another long second half stretch.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at [email protected].

Costly sideline slip-ups

BILLY GILBERT // The Miami HurricaneWHAT HAPPENED?: Head coach Randy Shannon watches as the Clemson Tigers celebrate on the fi eld aft er upsetting then-No. 8 Miami in a heartbreaking 40-37 overtime victory.

With 5:37 remaining in the game, all the Hurricanes had to do was move the chains and keep the clock going. Miami ran it three straight times with senior Javarris James. James fell short of picking up a first down and the Canes were forced to punt. That punt eventually led to the game-tying field goal and a win in overtime.

Shannon insisted that it wasn’t a conservative play call.

Sophomore quarterback Ja-cory Harris called this the tough-est loss of his football career.

“We fought so hard through-out the game as a team, and we didn’t come out with the victo-ry,” said Harris, who was 17 of 27 for 256 yards and two touch-downs, but three costly intercep-tions. “We let Clemson out-work us. We turned the ball over too

much. It was little things that made us get to this point. I came out there, was throwing too many interceptions.”

With five games remain-ing and so much football to be played, it’s Shannon’s responsi-bility to get his team back in line and respond next Saturday at 3:30 p.m. as the Hurricanes head to Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2).

“It hurts. Players will be down, in the tank. It’s my job, the staff’s job to get it going, get them to understand how ugly we played, that we still had a chance,” Shannon said. “Like anything we want more of ev-erybody, including the staff and the team.”

Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at [email protected].

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However, last month something inter-esting happened. Somewhere between a trot and a canter a click went off in my pituitary gland and I began to get quite aroused. I didn’t know what to do but I shrugged it off as one of those ‘phantom erections.’ But then it happened to me again two weekends ago and I couldn’t get it out of my head for days.

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