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This season’s opener at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre already has the student cast singing praise for its self-depreci-ating parody, sharp commentary and… toilet humor.

“Urinetown,” the highly-acclaimed winner of the 2002 “Best Original Score” Tony Award, is the newest production by the Department of Theatre Arts.

A satire on rose-colored musicals, the plot is set in a fu-turistic totalitarian society where water shortages have led the government to impose taxes on citizens for using the bath-room. Fed up with a hike on the fee to pee, citizens start a revolution.

Lynn McNutt, director of the musical, said that the popu-larity of “Urinetown” is a bit of an accident, as its writers, Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis, originally intended to make more of a shock than a success.

“It’s kind of like a ‘South Park’ episode, where they were like, ‘Let’s write a musical that we know nobody’s going to produce because we kind of went there...’” McNutt said.

The performance, which showcases characters using the bathroom on stage and numerous shameless puns (an embold-ening anthem for the “free pee” society called “I See a River,” for example), isn’t all just one big coarse joke on sanguine musicals, however. There is meaning behind the indecency.

Evoking some of the conservationist philosophy of Thom-as Malthus, “Urinetown” also implicitly prods at the way so-cieties waste resources by confounding audience expectations of a fabulous ending.

“It’s a really fun way to look at a serious issue,” said ju-nior Elizabeth Nestlerode, a BFA major who plays Soupy Sue, a poor citizen who joins the rebellion. “You don’t really think about the environmental message until the end, where you’re like, ‘Oh wait, that’s actually true.’”COMMUTER CONUNDRUM

ENOUGH PARKING SPOTS, BUT WHO WANTS TO WALK SO FAR? PAGE 5

PROWL ON THE PANTHERSMIAMI DEFEATED PITTSBURGH, 31-3, ON THURSDAY PAGE 10

‘Urinetown’ flushes down conventions

FOLLOW YOUR HEART: Juniors Valerie Roche and Ryan Phillips rehearse “Urinetown.”LINDSAY BROWN // Photo Editor

Ring Theatre satirizes musicalsBY DAVID SARGENTSTAFF WRITER

SEE URINETOWN, PAGE 8

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2 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE September 27 - September 29, 2010

On the last Friday of every month, a jam-packed room of stu-dents and stand-up comedians can be found at the Rathskeller’s Belly Bust.

This semester’s second com-edy night at the Rat, however, served a greater purpose. Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted the Belly Bust in support of their philanthro-py, Camillus House, with Emmy Award-winning writer and produc-er Adam Lowitt and Jon Schieszer from Los Angeles’ Comedy Store headlining the event.

“As a sisterhood we strive to help our community in as many ways as possible,” said Danielle Landau, the philanthropy chair-person for Kappa Kappa Gamma. “Camillus House is the incredible organization where we focus our efforts.”

Landau coordinated Septem-ber’s Belly Bust with Tommy Lee, a member of the Omega Psi Phi fra-ternity and the Rathskeller Adviso-ry Board, which is responsible for organizing events that take place at the campus hotspot.

“Since the events at the Rat are catered toward students, I am always trying to find really funny comedians who are going to appeal to a college crowd,” Lee said.

Lee, who is an aspiring co-median himself, opened the night with his own gig. During the sum-mer, he took an internship in Los

Angeles for a management compa-ny and traveled around the city do-ing stand-up. He met Jon Schieszer at the Comedy Store, a popular comedy club in Hollywood and in-vited him, as well as Adam Lowitt, to perform at Belly Bust.

Schieszer, who lives in Los Angeles, is steadily growing in popularity in the world of comedy. He frequently performs at the Com-edy Store and will be headlining in Hawaii in the near future. Twenty years ago, Schieszer became inter-ested in stand-up comedy and has been traveling around the country to make people laugh ever since.

“Comedy is a great thing be-cause standing up in front of a crowd in an attempt to make them laugh really makes you become comfortable in your own skin,” Schieszer said. “Miami was a great crowd. I hope to come back and perform here again in the spring.”

Lowitt, who writes for the “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update and produces “The Daily Show,” for which he has won an Emmy Award, was the headliner of the night. His repertoire of jokes ranged from religion to Justin Bieber.

“Working at ‘The Daily Show’ is awesome,” he said. “I get to over-see everything and Jon Stewart is a great guy. As for Miami, the crowd was very fun and very interesting.”

The Rathskeller will continue to host Belly Bust every month, whether it is for a cause, or just to fuel laughter.

Elissa DeCampli may be contacted at [email protected].

Comedy for a cause fuels laughs

LAUGH OUT LOUD: Adam Lowitt, Emmy Award-winning writer and stand-up comedian, performs at Belly Bust Friday at the Rat.

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Brittney Bomnin, Lindsay Brown and Adrianne D’Angelo captured the cast of “Urinetown" during rehearsal. Check out their photo slideshow.

Laura Edwins reported on Friday’s hostage situation at Bank of America.

Vanessa Ramos wrote about the School of Education’s Upward Bound program.

Read Evan Seaman’s column about virtual birthday wishes.

Alex Broadwell, Adrianne D'Angelo, Steven Stuts and Chelsea Matiash caught the FSU/Miami soccer game in a photo slideshow.

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‘JACKASS’ VISITS UMJohnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine of “Jackass” will be on campus on Monday to sign autographs and host a mechanical bull contest from 1-2 p.m. on the UC patio.

CUBAN FILM SCREENINGDirector Tomás Piard’s film “El Viajero Inmóvil/The Still Traveler” will premiere Tuesday at the Cosford Cinema for the first time in the United States.

DINNER AND A MOVIEThe Women’s and Gender Studies program presents their third annual Dinner and a Movie series on Thursday in the Master’s apartment of Hecht Residential College. The first film will be “Interview With a Vampire,” starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

SHORT FILM CONTESTAspiring filmmakers across the country are invited to showcase their talent by creating an

original two-to-five minute film. A panel of expert judges will choose up to 25 finalists based on creativity, quality and content. Four winners will be chosen to receive a trip for two to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, including hotel, air and ground transportation. Video submissions will be accepted until Oct. 31 via Time Warner Cable’s YouTube channel, youtube.com/timewarnercable.

Compiled by Parker Davis who may be contacted at [email protected] and Stephanie Parra who may be contacted at [email protected].

Belly Bust aids Camillus HouseBY ELISSA DECAMPLICONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

CORRECTION: The quote and information attributed to B. Fowler in the last Speak Up was mismatched with R. Perez’s picture.

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More than 100 friends, professors and family members gathered Friday to celebrate the life of Kelly McConnell. A rising

sophomore, McConnel l passed away this sum-mer when an impaired driver, who was alleg-edly drinking Four Loko

and smoking marijuana, crashed into his car.

Organized by the Division of Student Affairs, the memorial al-lowed McConnell’s closest friends and rugby teammates to remem-ber the best moments they shared with him. The service began with a photo slideshow featuring Mc-Connell and the part of him that everyone seemed to remember most: his beard.

“Look at that beard!” said McConnell’s friend sophomore Mike Dawes. “It’s weird see-ing him in the couple of pictures where he had shaved.”

Dawes, who had known Mc-Connell since they lived on the same floor freshman year, spoke at the memorial about the time he spent with McConnell.

“It’s great that I get to go up and say stuff and vent my emo-tions,” Dawes said.

He and the other speakers recalled McConnell’s unique per-sonality and dedication to school, his friends and family and the school’s rugby team. Among the speakers were two rugby team-mates, the rugby team President Nick Davis and Frank Williams, the rugby team coach.

During his speech, Williams pointed to the jersey spread out on the podium that bore McConnell’s number two. He explained that this number designated McCon-nel as the “pillar of the pack.”

“There was a smile on his face all the time, although he was such a hard worker,” Williams said. “He would learn something and help other players right away.”

McConnell’s teammates shared the same hope for the fu-ture of the rugby team.

“When we win the title this year it’s going to be for Kelly,” Vas-silis Demitri Moutevelis said. “I know that he’s there watching us, protecting us.”

At the end of the memo-rial, Williams offered two signed rugby footballs, the “heart of the team,” to McConnell’s family.

The family is funding a schol-arship in McConnell’s memory for young men from the business school who demonstrate academ-ic achievement and leadership skills for the future.

“I look forward to the strength we all have gained from him and I hope everyone will car-ry it on,” Williams said.

Alexandra Leon may be contacted at [email protected].

Memorial mourns a student’s deathKelly McConnell leaves a legacy BY ALEXANDRA LEONNEWS EDITOR

JESSICA HODDER // The Miami Hurricane

A FOND FAREWELL: Frank Williams, coach of the rugby team, spoke at the memorial held for Kelly McConnell on Friday.

Dozens of high school and college chapters of Best Bud-dies gathered Saturday to rec-ognize the successes of Eunice Kennedy, founder of the Special Olympics and supporter of Best Buddies International.

Although most chapters were from high schools, the University of Miami’s chapter held a strong presence.

The event began with chap-ter directors welcoming their members and greeting their cor-responding buddy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center in Key Biscayne.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) Day was celebrated glob-ally and reinforced the mission of UM’s Best Buddies chapter, which strives to create friend-ships and develop leadership and social skills for citizens with intellectual and physical disabilities.

“I think some people might not even notice the abilities that people with disabilities have.

I think they should be treat-ed as normal and stereotypes shouldn’t be applied,” said Ash-ley Tirado, college buddy di-rector for UM’s Best Buddies Chapter.

Friends, family and local supporters participated in a beach clean-up to not only serve the community, but to honor the leadership and strengths of those with distinct disabilities.

Volunteers participated in football, volleyball and other recreational activities with their buddies.

The clean-up was followed by a picnic which closed the event and marked the beginning of a new tradition.

According to Tirado, this event is only one of the many scheduled for the upcoming year.

“Every year we are involved in Gandhi Day, Homecoming and smaller general parties for all the buddies,” Tirado said. “This year we want to work closely with FUN Day because they have similar goals and try to raise awareness about dis-abilities. Hopefully, we can also host a new event: Disabilities Awareness Day.”

Unlike other college chap-

ters, Best Buddies at UM has a well-organized interview and selection process.

Tirado states that buddy relationships are frequently re-viewed to ensure that both bud-dies constantly communicate and develop a true friendship.

Joseph Vidal, a new mem-ber of the UM chapter, was ea-ger to meet his buddy.

“I've heard that he's very athletic and participates in the Special Olympics. I like to keep myself active all the time so I'm sure we'll hit off our friendship with a great beginning,” Vidal said prior to meeting his buddy.

Vidal said the most diffi-cult challenge of Best Buddies is cultivating a friendship and establishing confidence in a re-lationship.

Like all members of the UM chapter, Vidal is excited to learn from someone who sees the world from a different per-spective.

“They give you a sense of purpose and show you how to embrace life's every detail, even trivial things that we generally take for granted,” Vidal said.

Jonathan Borge may be contacted at [email protected].

Best Buddies are for life

Beach clean-up builds friendshipsBY JONATHAN BORGECONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

LINDSAY BROWN // Photo Editor

WORKING TOGETHER: Approximately 100 people came to the Best Buddy Beach Clean-Up at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne on Saturday as a part of national Beach Clean-Up Day. Best Buddies is an organization that teams up disabled citizens with mentors from the community.

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Pink Heals Tour brings awareness to campus

NATALIE EDGAR// The Miami Hurricane

SAVE THE TA-TAS: (Left ) A student reads the signatures across the pink fi retruck during the Pink Heals Tour last Thursday. Dominic Castillego (above left ) and Kimmi Epstein compete in the yogurt-eating contest. Firefi ghters, police offi cers and leaders from the community travel hundreds of miles during this tour to spread awareness and hope toward the women who battle breast cancer. The event was sponsored by ZTA, SLG and AKA at the Rock.

Beginning this semester, graduate students in the Frost School of Music and the School of Law will have the chance to broaden their academic horizons, with the first ever joint law and music business pro-gram in the country.

According to Sandy Abraham, the executive liaison of interdisciplinary pro-grams and initiatives at the School of Law, the program is designed so that graduates will have the qualifications to be attorneys in the music industry.

“This program is designed to have graduate students obtain a J.D. (juris doc-tor or law) degree and an M.M. (master of music) degree in music business and entertainment industries in one or two ad-ditional semesters beyond the three-year J.D. program,” Abraham said.

Abraham also said that there was a high demand for the program, which cur-

rently has 44 students enrolled, and that at this time there is no cap on the number of students that can join the program.

“There was significant interest by J.D. students in the music business field. Once students expressed interest, the program was put together last fall semester, and it was announced in early February 2010. Within a few daysm we already had appli-cations,” she said.

Second-year law student Jason Coo-per was one of those who couldn’t wait to apply.

“I first heard about this program last year when it was first announced. I decid-ed to apply as soon as I heard about it since my career goal is to be an attorney in the music industry,” said Cooper, who is cur-rently enrolled in the program.

Jason hopes this program will give him a leg up on the competition in trying to become an entertainment attorney.

“I believe that coming out of school with the joint degree and being able to tell employers that I am already familiar with the inner workings of the music industry will definitely be of infinite value,” he said.

According to Professor Serona Elton,

who teaches the music business aspect of the program, the joint degree gives stu-dents the option of pursuing two different types of internships, one in each respective field.

“One type is a legal internship, where the student would be working with legal matters under the supervision of a lawyer. A student might do this type of internship at a law practice in the entertainment law field, or at an entertainment company with a legal department,” Elton said.

For those who aren’t interested in the law field, there is the non-legal internship, with an emphasis on the business aspect of the entertainment industry.

“Students may be working with any of a number of different subjects such as A&R, marketing, licensing or royalties, just to name a few. A student may do this type of internship at just about any com-pany in the entertainment industry,” Elton said.

It is because of internship opportuni-ties like these, combined with the f lexibil-ity of the degree, that Jason hopes he will further separate himself from the pack of job-hungry graduates out there.

“By having a familiarity with the types of agreements and contracts used in the music industry, an entertainment at-torney hiring a new associate will be able to save much time and money that would otherwise be spent familiarizing employ-ees with tasks and correcting beginner mistakes,” Cooper said.

First-year joint degree student Mi-chelle Ozog is also optimistic about her fu-ture with the versatile degree on her side.

“I believe this degree will allow us to stand out in the crowd and have more networking opportunities. Also, we will know much more about every facet of the music industry than those that did not take these courses,” Ozog said. “The program is great so far. It’s a nice break from law classes and the professors are great and ex-perienced in the music business. The two music classes I am in right now are basi-cally all focused on music, but of course there are talks of contracts since that is a big part of the music business.”

Anthony Scarpulla may be contacted at [email protected].

Joint degree gives law students head startNew program prepares future music attorneysBY ANTHONY SCARPULLACONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

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September 27 - September 29, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE OPINION 5

Is it luck or skill? No, I’m not talk-ing about

our football team; I’m talking about finding park-ing, especial-ly at the north end of cam-pus where

many of the classroom buildings are located.

Commuter students pay $444 annually or $222 per semester for a parking pass. That’s a hefty sum of money for such inconvenient park-ing.

Director of Parking and Transportation Richard Sobaram, former undergraduate and gradu-ate student at UM, is no stranger to parking woes.

“We don’t have a space prob-lem, we have a [convenience] prob-

lem,” he said.There are adequate parking

spaces available for all students; they just aren’t located in the most convenient places.

Sobaram provided different perspectives on ways to combat the parking issues. He points out that the bulk of classes are held between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and a plausible solution would be to hold more evening courses and more courses that ex-tend through Friday.

“The problem is that students and faculty don’t want that,” So-baram said.

There are many reasons why the university has no plans to erect a parking garage in the northern part of campus. Sobaram pointed out how difficult it would be to get a permit to build the garage, but be-yond that he said that each parking space would cost about $18,000, so producing 1,000 spaces would cost about $18 million.

He pointed out that UM’s ranking has been rising every year and is now ranked No. 47.

“We’re not bettering ourselves by putting up another parking ga-rage; we’re not going up in the rank-ings by having more parking closer to the classrooms,” Sobaram said.

As frustrating as the parking situation can be, taking the time to plan in advance and arriving to school about 20 to 25 minutes early can usually solve the problem. Also, take advantage of the newly added spaces available for commut-ers in the Mahoney/Pearson park-ing lot, Eaton and the UV.

If students or faculty have any questions or concerns about parking, you may visit miami.edu/parking or call customer service 305-284-3096 Option 1.

Rebecca Zimmer is a junior majoring in sociology. She may be contacted at [email protected].

Last Friday, the University of Miami Police De-partment (UMPD) sent out an alert to students, facul-ty and employees through its Emergency Notification Network (ENN).

Held hostage and strapped to a suspected bomb, a 25-year-old bank teller was sent into his own branch, Coral Gables’ Bank of America, to assist in a $100,000 robbery.

In emergency situations like this, the ENN sys-tem is the best possible communication solution for an open campus like ours. Through a series of messages, UMPD warned students with their STAY policy. STAY is a mnemonic device that stands for “secure your area, take cover, advise and you must take mea-sure to protect your safety.”

Although this policy raises awareness about per-sonal responsibility and safety, it does not directly tell students what future steps should be taken. Where is the action behind these alert messages? The vague messages leave students not only worried, but also cu-rious. We wonder if we’re expected to go to class, or if

we should stay on campus or leave. Including specific details of what measures student should take in alert notifications would be beneficial to students.

Two South Miami elementary schools were placed on lockdown during the incident, but UM con-tinued to function as normal. This discrepancy brings to the mind the question, when is a campus lockdown necessary?

Last November, our campus was locked down due to a BB gun scare. If our campus went on lock-down after a situation over a toy gun shouldn’t the same precaution be taken when there is a supposed bomb just across the street?

Despite the fact that the hostage incident took place off campus, we should still be aware of the the actions we should take to ensure our safety based on what is happening in the surrounding environment.

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

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Commuters crave convenient parking

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What are your thoughts on last Friday’s hostage

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ADAM BOFILLSophomore

“I believe the school handled it really well. But the traffi c down Ponce and San Amaro really

made my day a hassle.”

NAOMI GUNARATNEFreshman

“When I found out about the hostage situation I

thought, ‘Only in Miami.’”

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

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NADIA MERCADOFreshman

“It kind of frightened me because we’re used

to being careful in the nighttime, but that was an early morning bank

robbery with a hostage.”

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Looking for something new to do this week-end? For both music and dancing, Grand Central is the place. Right in the heart of Downtown Mi-ami, this new club has something for every taste.

Grand Central opened last May after pre-viewing its newly renovated building during the Winter Music Conference earlier in the year.

As Miami’s only mid-sized venue, it fills the gap left by Studio A when it closed in 2008.

Poplife, a local event hosting group, has worked to bring a wide variety of performers to the area since the venue’s debut. The group is co-owned by Aramis Larie, who is also the owner of Grand Central.

“Poplife has been throwing fun events for years, so it feels perfect that they now have Grand Central to host their stuff at,” said Christina Quinlan, a 19-year-old Miami Beach resident. “Since it opened this summer, I’ve been to four or five... unforgettable shows.”

Grand Central has hosted performances by DJs and artists ranging from Felix da Housecat to Major Lazer and, most recently, Crys-tal Castles.

Built next to the train tracks in an old railway station, the décor inside the club is not what one might expect.

With a substan-tial lounge area, large dance floor and floor-to-ceiling LED screen behind the stage, the interior is more chic than most clubs in the area.

“The lighting is good. They have

strobe lights... I like the mood they set,” freshman Taylor Hall said.

The two bars on either side of the room en-sure that there is little to no line for drinks, and often there are food vendors just outside for any-one who needs a pick-me-up. Also, the bathrooms have attendants.

“The music was good and there is plenty of space to sit down if you’re tired of dancing,” fresh-man Sara Marin said. “The extra amenities make it worthwhile to take the trip downtown.”

Worried about spending too much money? On most nights, the cover charge is $10, and gen-erally $15 on special nights with cheaper pre-sale tickets available online. As an added bonus, the venue offers free valet parking, a novelty down-town, where parking in lots can run as high as $25.

Margaux Herrera can be contacted at [email protected].

Downtown’s newest stop for live entertainment

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Typecasting Infantree to a single genre of music might be more taxing than decipher-ing the meaning of the Beatles’ song “I am the Walrus.” The Los Angeles-based quartet effortlessly merges the sounds of folk, blues and indie rock into their debut full-length CD “Would Work.” The groundbreaking album is better for their versa-tile work.

Alex Vokdani, Matt Kronish and Don-ald Fisher alternate vo-cals on the 12 track EP and also play various instruments alongside their drummer Jordan Avesar. The ethereal vo-cals, profound lyrics and eclectic sounds of the mandolin, keys and guitar create an al-bum that is undeniably a breath of fresh air.

The band’s impeccable ability to har-monize helps stress the mature lyrics of the tracks. Several of the songs include lyrics about the earth, which add to the organic

sound of the band. The opening track, “Wa-ter,” discusses everyday emotions with com-mon and simple words, but the track also in-cludes more cryptic writing by relating these feelings to the flow and path of water.

The leading and catchy tune, “Speak Up,” showcases the inflection of the quar-

tet throughout the track. The softly sung vocals mixed with the more aggressive sounds strengthen the message of the song and create a haunting effect.

The diversity among the songs never leave the listener bored as the album approach-es its middle mark. The folkloric sound of “In Line,” the indie vibe of

“Morning Glory” and the blues cry of “To & Fro” keep the listener on his or her toes, waiting for Infrantree to master yet another genre.

Lonnie Nemiroff may be contacted at [email protected].

Commanding variety

Infantree

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URINETOWN FROM PAGE 1

The actors, who have been rehears-ing since the first day of classes, seem to appreciate both the irreverent com-edy and social satire.

“It blatantly makes fun of any theater that’s pretentious,” Nestlerode said. “If you hate musicals, you’ll prob-ably still like this show.“

Two of the more recognizable mu-sicals “Urinetown” indelicately refer-ences are “Les Misérables” and “West Side Story.”

“The writers really wrote each song with the f lavor of another musical in mind,” McNutt said.

Junior Ryan Phillips, a BFA major who plays Bobby Strong, the inciter of the pee-free revolution said, “It’s not a happy musical, but that’s the point, and I think people get it; it’s just impossible to not have fun.”

The musical received positive re-views when it premiered on Broadway in September 2001. Some critics even suggested that it may have won the Tony for best musical if not for its off-color title.

“A lot of times when [the college] generation thinks of musicals, they think of Rogers and Hammerstein’s ‘Oklahoma’ and all that stuff my par-ents like,” McNutt said. “[‘Urinetown’] plays to the irreverent humor this gen-eration likes.”

Urinetown opens in the Jerry Her-man Ring Theatre Wednesday and runs until Oct. 9 with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays.

David Sargent may be contacted at [email protected].

IF YOU GO

WHAT: “Urinetown”WHEN: Wednesday-Oct. 9WHERE: Jerry Herman Ring

TheatreFor ticket prices log onto

www.as.miami.edu/theatrearts/ring

HOLD ME CLOSE: BFA majors Ryan Phillips and Sarah Schenkkan practice.

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Art Director

FLASHING LIGHTS: Herrick Goldman (left ), guest artist lighting designer for the show, Assistant Director Mike Desposito and Director Lynn McNutt watch rehearsal for “Urinetown.” The show opens Wednesday at the Ring Theatre.

LINDSAY BROWN // Photo Editor

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The University of Miami (6-3-1) opened up ACC play with a 2-0 loss against in-state rivals No. 13 Florida State University (6-2-0), breaking a four-game winning streak for the Hurricanes.

“It’s still early in the ACC and there’s plenty of time so we’ll continue to build off like we did in non-conference play,” head coach Tricia Taliaferro said.

The Seminoles opened up the scoring in the 12th minute when Kassey Kallman crossed the ball to Rachel Lim, who volleyed the ball back into the area for Tori Huster to finish the play with a touch to the back of the net.

“Throughout the game after they got that goal we knew the keys to the game,” senior Brittney Macdonald said. “We just wanted to turn it around, because we’ve been successful coming back in games when we’ve fallen behind early.”

In the 37th minute, freshman Blake Stockton had a great chance when she pressured the FSU goalie Kelsey Wys, who kicked the ball straight at Stockton. Wys was able to recover in time before Stockton could get to the deflection in the box.

The game continued to be close, with Miami coming out more aggressively in the second half. Both teams had nine shots and both junior Vikki Alonzo and Wys recorded three saves for their respective teams.

“I thought we did really well and we’ve done the same thing as far as the season,” Taliaferro said. “Our mentality is really good. We push and are hard working.”

The Hurricanes’ greatest scoring opportunity was in the 66th minute when freshman Tara Schwitter got a shot off in the box that was blocked by Wys.

“We couldn’t get one in the back of the net,” Macdonald said. “But I thought we responded pretty well.”

Junior Ashlee Burt received a yellow card in the 66th minute in a game in which Miami recorded 19 fouls compared to five for the Seminoles.

“We know Florida State doesn’t want to be touched so of course we marked them hard and played their game tough,” Macdonald said.

Freshman Kelley Griffin had her own chance in the 78th minute with another shot that was saved by Wys. Alonzo countered with her own great save of a shot by Seminole Breezy Hupp in the 83rd minute.

Injuries plagued Miami throughout the game. Sophomore Kim Hutchinson left the game in the first half but was able to return in the second half. Singer was also injured in the second half but was able to return later in the game.

Senior Barbara Blocker and sophomore Kate Howarth both left the field with injuries. Blocker is still waiting to be

evaluated while Howarth, Miami’s second leading scorer with four goals, broke her ankle and will miss the rest of the season.

Miami held strong until the 88th minute, when Amanda Da Costa blasted a ball past Alonzo off a cross by Janine

Cayman to make the score 2-0.The Hurricanes will seek their first ACC victory at

Clemson at 3 p.m. Friday.

Debora Rubi may be contacted at [email protected].

SOCCER

Noles snap the Canes’ winning streak

GOTTA KICK IT UP: Freshman Blake Stockton, forward, kicks the ball away from Florida State University’s sophomore defender Tiana Brockway. The Canes, however, lost 2-0 in the last few minutes of the game.

ALEX BROADWELL // The Miami Hurricane

Tough rivalry game ends in hard loss at Cobb Stadium BY DEBORA RUBISENIOR SPORTS WRITER

SPORTS 12 the time of

the Miami vs. Clemson game

on Saturday 6the number of

times Jacory Harris has spoken to the

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Hurricane fans are still salivating over UM’s stout defensive performance against Pittsburgh on Thursday.

For the first time since head coach Randy Shannon’s debut game, the Hurricanes didn’t allow a touchdown against a Division I-A school as they routed Pittsburgh, 31-3, at Heinz Field.

“Defensively, we tackled a whole lot better,” Shannon said. “Overall the gang tackling was great. I was really impressed with the pressure we was getting on the quarterback and we have to continue to do that every time.”

Miami came out knocking Pitt off the ball. On the first play of the game, the Hurricanes were in the backfield as senior captain Allen Bailey picked up his first sack since last Halloween.

That set the tune as the Hurricanes continued to swarm the entire game and forced seven three-and-outs. The Panthers didn’t pick up a first down until its last possession of the second quarter. Pittsburgh only had 11 first downs despite controlling the ball possession more than Miami.

It all started with stabilizing the run.Coming into the game, the Canes had

to stop returning NCAA leading rusher sophomore All-American Dion Lewis. Miami accomplished that goal as Lewis was held to 41 yards rushing on 12 carries. Lewis longest run was 14 yards.

Being able to stop Lewis set the tempo for Miami.

“Dion was a very special player on

film, can really make you miss,” junior cornerback Brandon Harris said. “Being able to [tackle him] was very helpful for the defense.”

During practice last week, if all 11 players on defense didn’t get to the ball, Shannon made the offense run the play again. It paid off against the Panthers.

The Canes had nine tackles for losses, five sacks and two interceptions. The defense allowed 232 total yards, 128 rushing. Pitt’s sophomore running back Ray Graham ran for 100 yards on 14 carries but 42 of them came on a run in the final minute.

“We weren’t tackling well the first two games,” Shannon said. “The more we emphasized it in practice, about knocking guys back, they came out and responded.”

For the second consecutive week junior linebacker Sean Spence led the Canes in tackles with nine and for the season has a team-high 24 total tackles. Shannon was impressed by Spence’s play.

“He did a great job, really played the run game solid, made some plays in the passing game,” Shannon said. “Sean is really stepping up his game.”

Miami was anticipating and working towards creating turnovers against Pittsburgh, and finished with a total of three.

“Turnovers were a huge part of our game plan going in,” Harris said. “When you get turnovers they come in bunches. They weren’t able to move the ball much, and in the second half we were able to come up with two turnovers, which was huge.”

Eight of the Hurricane’s final nine games are against ACC opponents. The first conference game is Saturday at noon against Clemson in South Carolina.

Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at [email protected].

The University of Miami volleyball team rebounded nicely from its loss to Flor-ida State last weekend, beating ACC foes Virginia Tech and Virginia over the week-end.

The Hurricanes (12-2, 2-1) won their first ACC matches of the season and did so with offensive efficiency that has been on display all season long.

“We have a lot of people that can con-tribute and we have a lot of balance,” head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said. “We’re a hard team to stop.”

Friday night’s match against Virginia Tech was a great example of that balance.

Not one Miami player registered double-digit kills. Instead, the Hurricanes benefited from six players recording five or more kills in the match, which was all that was needed to put the Hokies away.

“I feel like this year we’ve focused on being able to get the ball to everybody, rath-er than having one key player.” said junior outside hitter Christine Williamson, who led Miami’s offense with nine kills.

The Hurricanes also showed resilience during the two matches. Despite the victo-ries, Miami was tested in both contests.

In Friday night’s sweep of Virginia

Tech, Miami found itself down 17-13 in the second set and in danger of letting the Hok-ies tie up the match. Instead of conceding the frame, the Hurricanes rallied behind six straight serves from freshman Alex John-son on the way to a 25-19 set victory.

“In [set] two they kind of went up... the difference was we fought back sooner and harder, and then we played hard all the way through the end,” Lantagne Welch said. “That’s what you want to see. You want to see us fighting for every point.”

In Sunday’s contest Virginia won the first set of the match 25-22, but the Hur-ricanes stayed composed and won the final three frames of the contest, including a fi-nal set that went in to extra points.

The weekend also saw the return of junior setter Katie Gallagher, who left last weekend’s match against Florida State with an apparent right leg injury. Fortunately for the Hurricanes their setter is just fine.

“I just cramped up, it’s a typical injury for dehydration,” Gallagher said.

The victory over Virginia marked the end of a six-game home stand that saw the Hurricanes go 5-1.

Miami travels to North Carolina at the end of the week to face off against UNC and NC State. The matches will take place on Friday night and Sunday afternoon re-spectively.

Adam Berger may be contacted at [email protected].

Teamwork paves way for weekend successBY ADAM BERGERSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

Balance brings victory Putting pressure on PittCanes control the ball, step up tackling skills BY LELAN LEDOUXSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

CELEBRATION: Players Ali Becker (left ), Lane Carico, Alex Johnson and Taylor Hollins celebrate a point during the Canes 3-1 win over UVA on Sunday.

ALEX BROADWELL // The Miami Hurricane

SACKED: UM’s Andrew Smith tackles Pittsburgh running back Dion Lewis.

COURTESY LUC FELAK // The Pitt News

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dear ...Dear V: I’m a Southern belle looking for excitement...

Dear V,

I’ve been dating my boyfriend for a couple months, but we don’t really go out on dates. Maybe it’s the college scene, but in high school in the outh I was courted by lots of boys who took me out to dinner, to the movies, even just to things like our homecoming carnival night.

So what gives with Miami boys? Either they’re hook-ing up with you and not dating you, or dating you but not taking you out on actual dates. Of course I love spending time with my boyfriend, but how do I get him to trade up from yet another movie night to a night on the town?

In need of a little more excitement

Dear Excitement Enthusiast,

You’re not alone in that boat, missy! I’ve heard this general complaint from many people in recent times. Dating has apparently gone the way of the economy and Lindsay Lohan’s career (both equally important, in retrospect) and taken a massive hit.

Dating, in the traditional sense, is not as customary as one may think.

Perhaps your southern upbringing embodied tradition-al values that included customary wooing methods, such as dating in the traditional sense of the word - a niche charac-teristic of your specific culture.

But Miami is far from traditional.So, we are in agreement on the fact that Miami values

differ greatly from those you are accustomed to, but how might we right said wrongs and get you a few nights on the town?

While I do hate sounding like a broken record, the key to any strong relationship is communication - not incessant chatter, but communicating a clear and direct message.

I’m assuming that you’ve tried sharing your desire to be set free from the circular track that involves Wednesday night movies and late-night reruns of “Friends” watched from the sanctity of your apartment, but if you have yet to, you need to rethink your approach and voice your concern. Guys do need reminders!

So what if direct communication proves futile? This is a tactic that I like to call “inception mode.”

This is not some mid-century culture. Times have progressed and so have the roles for both partners in a rela-tionship. If there is something you wish to do, plan it, then do it. Schedule events together and see if he is receptive to late-night dinners on SoBe or margaritas at Monty’s. Once a trend is set, he may become more receptive and even make some suggestions of his own. You’ll have successfully made his desires an extension of yours!

Remember: Waiting for him to take the lead, while tempting, reflects the notion that you’ve put yourself second in that aspect of your life. So for the sake of keeping in stride with your southern upbringing (and to drag out another cliche), it’s time to take this horse by the reins and change directions.

Best,

V

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