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2 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE January 25 - January 27, 2016

F ive days before Flor-ida residents cast their ballots in the Republican primary

on March 15, the presidential hopefuls will be walking across the stage at the BankUnited Cen-ter (BUC) in the 12th Republi-can debate, casting the national spotlight on the University of Miami and the state of Florida.

Professors from the school’s political science department said

Miami was chosen as the loca-tion for the debate because of its population as well as UM’s his-tory of hosting debates, includ-ing two primary debates in 2007 and a general-election debate.

“Miami is a major metro-politan area with a large media market; the BUC is large enough to hold the event and UM has a long history of engagement with presidential elections, includ-ing hosting debates,” professor Casey Klofstad said.

Professor Arthur Simon said it’s no coincidence that Miami-Dade College is hosting a Demo-cratic Debate before the Florida primary. That debate will be just a day before the Republican one at UM.

“It is the symbolism of being in a large city, in a large state, right before voting takes place,” Simon said. “The primaries are important for setting the tone for the rest of the race as well as determining the likelihood of a candidate doing well in the gen-eral election.”

Klofstad added that the state’s population means that the primary carries extra signifi-cance.

“The Florida primary is significant because it is one of the most populous states in the country and thus carries a great number of delegates,” he said.

For this election season spe-cif ically, it can be argued that Florida has a greater importance than it had in previous years. Professor Gregory Koger point-ed out that the primary, sched-uled for March 15, is important because March 15 is the f irst date in which a state can give all of its delegates to the winner of its primary. Whoever wins the primary will get all 99 delegates from Florida instead of only re-ceiving a share. He added that multiple candidates have per-sonal connections to the state.

“Depending on how you look at it, either two or four of the GOP candidates are from Florida,” Koger said. “Rubio and Bush both built careers here.

Huckabee and Carson both have homes here.”

While Simon seconded these points and believes that the Florida primary will be the de-termining factor in Rubio’s and Bush’s campaign, he also said the heightened importance of the Florida primary comes down to how the candidates enter the primary.

“It will all depend what hap-pens earlier on in the primaries. It is quite conceivable that the decisions about nominees will be more or less decided by the earlier primaries. However, if the battle is still close, then fail-ing here will be the f inish for a few candidates,” Simon said. “If Rubio and Bush do not place in the top two in their own back-yard, it is the end of the road.”

Before the candidates anx-iously await vote tallies, they must take the stage in the Re-publican primary debate.

“The ‘cause de jour’ seems to dominate debates this season, and that part of the challenge

for the candidates and voters is measuring responses to the un-predictable,” Simon said.

While this is definitely the case, patterns have emerged in each of the two main political parties according to Koger, who believes that the focal points of the GOP debate will be elect-ability, immigration and nation-al security. Simon added that the four candidates with con-nections to Florida could make history because, he said, it is “by far the largest state never to pro-duce a major-party candidate for president or vice president.”

“Four Florida residents are in the running this year,” he said. “So, one would think that this might be the year. Then again, we could be looking at a situation where none of those candidates are even front run-ners after a few primaries.”

Republican debate to be held at UM before primary

NATIONAL NEWS

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Sebastian the Ibis high fives fellow mascot for the Miami Dolphins, T.D., at the women’s basketball game on Sunday. Se-bastian and his mas-cot friends from other South Florida profes-sional sports teams, such as Burnie, Billy the Marlin and Stan-ley C. Panther, joined together to celebrate

Sebastian’s birthday during halftime. The mascots went toe to toe in a friendly game of basketball, ending with Sebastian as the victor.

The women’s basketball game and Sebastian’s birthday celebration kicked off a week of special events which lead up to President Frenk’s Inauguration on Fri-day.

FELLOW MASCOTS CELEBRATE SEBASTIAN

January 25 - January 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 3

A staple of wildlife on the Uni-versity of Miami Coral Gables campus, the Muscovy duck has waddled around UM for

decades. Recently, however, the school has removed a number of them due to health and safety concerns.

On Jan. 20, David Dyer, weekend and night operations manager of the Stu-dent Center Complex, approached two men outside the Mahoney Pearson Din-ing Hall who appeared to be trapping the birds. One of the men told Dyer that they were licensed trappers with permis-sion from the university to remove the ducks. UM’s Office of Media Relations confirmed in a statement that some of the ducks were being removed from school grounds.

“Facing concerns over health and safety risks caused by a growing popula-tion of Muscovy ducks on campus, the university took the appropriate steps to humanely remove 14 of the non-native species in close proximity to the Ma-honey Pearson Dining Hall,” university spokesperson Margot Winick said. “In accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules, a f irm was hired to handle the one-time removal. No further action is planned.”

When asked about President Ju-lio Frenk’s upcoming inauguration and the associated beautif ication happening around campus, Winick said the timing and removal of the ducks was not related to it in any way.

The man Dyer spoke with said that the ducks were going to be released at Baptist Hospital of Miami in Kendall. Winick did not say where they were taken or what happened to them upon being re-moved. The hospital did not respond to questions regarding the ducks.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), if Muscovy ducks are on pri-vate property, landowners and wildlife management agencies can control the

duck population without federal or state permits. The birds may be humanely eu-thanized, but it is illegal to capture and release them elsewhere. The exception to the FWC rule comes from a Federal Con-trol Order for Muscovy ducks that states the birds can only be relocated to public museums or institutions for scientif ic or educational purposes. Otherwise, they must be buried or incinerated.

The Muscovy ducks are an invasive species native to Central America and northern South America. They are sed-entary birds, meaning that they do not migrate for different seasons, according to the FWC. They can, however, “be ex-tremely prolif ic and local populations can increase dramatically in a short time.”

After his encounter, Dyer contacted the University of Miami Police Depart-ment, who said that they were aware of a company hired to remove the ducks. UM Police Department Captain William Ger-lach declined to comment on the issue.

Although the university’s statement cited health and safety concerns, the Ani-mal Rights Foundation of Florida states, “There is no evidence that Muscovy ducks transmit disease to humans, or oth-erwise pose a public-health threat.”

The caveat is that there is a possibil-ity of the ducks transmitting diseases to other animals.

“We consider Muscovy ducks to be undesirable in the wild because of their potential to transmit diseases to or inter-breed with Florida’s native waterfowl,” according to the FWC.

Professor William Searcy, an orni-thologist at UM, said their removal would not have a major impact on the campus ecosystem. An ornithologist studies birds and all aspects of bird life.

“The Muscovy ducks are an invasive species and are considered a nuisance. Their removal would have little effect on the ecology of campus,” Searcy said.

Freshman Jake Bozentka said he wasn’t a fan of the ducks on campus.

“I do not like them. I think they fol-low you and they are just in the way con-stantly,” Bozentka said.

Sophomore Alejandro Rojas said the ducks were a staple of the campus.

“I can’t see [University of ] Miami without the ducks, even the people who were here 10 years ago always talk about the ducks,” sophomore Alejandro Rojas said.

Other members of the community consider the ducks and other wildlife on campus a crucial part of what makes UM special.

“I think removing the ducks from campus really is not the way to go,” Nicholas Rau, associate director of Stu-dent Affairs, said. “I think the wildlife is a neat part of campus that makes UM unique.”

Bernie Alfonso, who visits campus to feed the feral cats and Muscovy ducks, is often involved with the wildlife on cam-pus as an animal rights activist. Alfonso

directs the non-profit organization Pet Partners Rescue Home, which is dedicat-ed to housing stray domestic animals. He said that he strongly disapproves of the university’s removal of the ducks.

“In my 53 years of living here, I have never been so angry with the university,” he said.

The school did not comment on the age or sex of the ducks removed.

University removes number of invasive Muscovy ducks

ENVIRONMENT

By Tej Joshi and David UfbergTej Joshi and David UfbergCopy Edior and Senior News Writer

DUCK DYNASTY: Walking on the sidewalk along Stanford Drive, a mother Muscovy duck protects her duckling Sunday afternoon. The ducks are commonly found in this area around the University Center.

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S tudents canoed around the in-door pool at the Herbert Well-ness Center as the center con-tinued its 20th anniversary

commemoration Friday night.More than 30 students from nine

teams participated in a tournament of the game Battleship. Teams navigated canoes through the Wellness Center pool with the goal of using buckets to f ill the other ca-noes with enough water to sink them; the last canoe remaining af loat would win the round. Each team had three buckets to f ill with pool water and unload into their op-ponents’ canoes. They also were given a kickboard to def lect incoming water.

“It was a really good turnout,” said Josh Lewis, a graduate intern at the Well-ness Center. “At the end of the day, every-body had fun.”

Participants received commemorative 20th anniversary towels and free ice cream.

“This was a great opportunity for people to come out and hang out on a Fri-day night,” said David Chu, a senior who played in the tournament.

“We didn’t do the best, but we’re still having so much fun out here,” Chu’s team-mate, Brandon Jenkins, said. “We’re build-ing teamwork [and] friendship. I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

Morgan White, also a senior, was just as enthusiastic about the event. “I loved it … it was a blast. I would recommend it to anyone,” White said.

Senior Bryce McConville was on the team that won the tournament.

“My friend invited me last minute, so we just came out here and it was a lot of fun,” McConville said. “It was great to win.”

McConville and his team won a $75 Rathskeller gift card courtesy of the Well-ness Center as their f irst-place prize.

Another Battleship tournament, in which representatives from all club sports will compete, has been planned. Thirty-two teams are expected to participate.

Battleship tournament celebrates Wellness Center’s 20th anniversary

CAMPUS LIFE

By David UfbergDavid UfbergSenior News Writer

SINK OR SWIM: Freshman Nick Hartman throws water at an opposing team during Friday’s Battleship tournament at the Wellness Center pool. Teams aimed to sink the canoes of opponents using buckets of water.

Kawan Amelung Kawan Amelung // Staff Photographer

INAGURATION WEEK SCHEDULE

The Hurricanes take on the Duke University Blue Devils in the men’s basketball game Monday night at the BankUnited Center. The Hurri-canes are 15-3 and 4-2 in ACC play.

Noteworthy firsts throughout the university’s history will be displayed at the Newman Alumni Center Wednesday afternoon as part of celebrat-ing President Frenk’s roadmap to the university’s centennial. UM Librar-ies will display an exhibit from its archives and President Frenk will have a conversation with historian-author and trustee Arva Moore Parks.

President Frenk, Board of Trustees Chair Stuart A. Miller and Miller School of Medicine leaders will have a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Center for Medical Education and the naming of the Don Soffer Clin-ical Research Center. The event will be held in the Schoninger Research Quadrangle and will also include remarks from Frenk and Miller about the future of UM.

Ten members of the UM community will give 10-minute talks ponder-ing big questions. Speakers include Dean Shelton Berg from the Frost School of Music, Professor and Knight Chair in Visual Journalism Al-berto Cairo, Professor of Law Osamudia James and School of Architec-ture Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury, among others.

President Frenk and RSMAS Dean Roni Avissar will discuss hurdles and plans for the university in its connection to the rest of the world over breakfast. This event is open to RSMAS faculty, staff and students.

Dr. Julio Frenk will be officially inaugurated as the sixth president of the university.

A celebration of President Frenk’s inauguration will immediately fol-low the installation ceremony and is open to the entire UM community.

MONDAY, JAN. 25

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27

THURSDAY, JAN. 28

FRIDAY, JAN. 29

SATURDAY, JAN. 30

Basketball game • 7 p.m. at the BankUnited Center

Firsts at UM • 4 p.m. at the Newman Alumni Center

New Century of Medical Education and Innovation • 11:30 a.m. at the Miller School of Medicine

ʻCane Talks • 9:30 a.m. at the Donna E. Shalala Student Center

Our Global Future: Teaching, Research, and Discovery in Our New Century • 9:30 a.m. at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)

Inauguration Ceremony • 2 p.m. at the BankUnited Center

Community Reception • 4 p.m. on the Student Center Complex Lakeside Patio

January 25 - January 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE OPINION 5

OpinionOpinionThe ducks are some of the

first things students notice when they step on campus. Their slow swagger and many traces, to put it delicately, establish the ducks’ dominance on campus walkways.

As students, we have learned to cope with the ducks. We feed them, we take photos of them and we fight with them for sidewalk space – the ducks have become in-tegrated in our daily routines.

However, the university’s recent actions to control the duck population have raised eyebrows. The issue first came to light when students noticed trappers with nets in the middle of the night near

the Stanford Circle canal last week – coinciding closely with prepara-tions for Inauguration Week.

The university cited health and safety concerns for the duck removal. The Muscovy duck is classified as a non-native nuisance animal in Miami-Dade County. The ducks can spread E. coli and salmonella bacteria, and their feces can alter the pH of the wa-ter. However, if the university is entirely justified in removing the ducks, it is strange that they plan no further action after last week’s trapping.

Even more dubious is the university’s claim that only 14 ducks were removed. That num-ber could hardly make any signifi-cant impact on the population. It seems that the university would have removed more, or they do in-

deed plan on trapping more ducks throughout the semester.

Either way, there should be more transparency on how the duck population is being handled. For a school so closely embedded within the local ecosystem, this could be a valuable learning expe-rience for students to understand the importance of maintaining an ecological balance and minimiz-ing human effects, such as feeding the ducks. In the least, it will less-en the alarm of students walking through the area late at night and give the editorial staff more confi-dence knowing that the ducks are not, in fact, ending up in the din-ing hall.

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

Questions remain about university’s duck control

EDITORIAL

What do you think of the campus

ducks?

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ARIELLA BANIN FRESHMAN

“They’re aggressive. They waddle everywhere, but they’re great. They really contribute to the campus envi-ronment here; it’s like a little piece of nature. They’re there every time I try to walk to class.”

FEROZ SHAHJAHAN JUNIOR

“The ducks are really annoying.”

DANIA KELLERFRESHMAN

“At first I was a kind of put off by them because I got bitten by one of them at the beginning of the year. I was walking down a path and there were, like, six ducks. It was raining, so I didn’t want to step in the mud, and one of them bit me. But then I kind of started to like them; they’re cute and they’re part of the campus culture. Everybody’s like, yeah, we have our ducks, that’s our thing.”

T his December, millions of “Star Wars” super fans geared up to see the newest installment

of the series on the big screen. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was a worthy next step to the original films and a fast-paced adventure in its own right, complete with humor, plot twists and the follies of charac-ters both old and new.

However, the big takeaway for many moviegoers was that actress

Carrie Fisher apparently hadn’t aged well.The criticism is rife with sexism, as much less was said

in the way of looks about the franchise’s leading men, and ageism, since it’s been almost 40 years since audiences first met Princess (now General) Leia. But even outside of these “isms” we’ve almost come to expect from Hollywood — which is a problem in and of itself — the complaints over Fisher’s looks speak to how fans’ nostalgia for the series

and the character can distort the merits of the film and, of course, one of its leading actresses.

By complaining about Fisher’s looks, fans trivialize the tremendous efforts that went into rebooting the series.

It only makes sense that “Star Wars” fans want to re-experience the awe and excitement they first felt all those years ago. But when that nostalgia prevents fans from ac-knowledging that there’s a talented actress and, more im-portantly, a human being behind Leia, they do their favorite franchise a disservice. They make 2015’s return to “a galaxy far, far away” more about beauty and youth than Fisher’s work and the cast and crew.

New York Post blogger Kyle Smith suggested that Fisher ought to “quit acting” if she “doesn’t like being judged on her looks.”

Fisher, defending herself and the multitude of fellow actresses likely to be chastised for aging, shot back a stream of snappy Tweets, calling her body little more than a “brain bag” that “hauls [her] around to those places and in front of faces where there’s something to say or see.”

We can only hope that the younger generation de-velops the same infatuation with Leia as its parents did — maybe not for that notorious gold bikini, but for her wit, wisdom and defense of all those who have ever been be-littled for their looks or their audacity to age.

Grace Wehniainen is a freshman majoring in journalism.

‘Star Wars’ nostalgia should be about more than appearances

By Grace WehnianenGrace WehnianenContributing Columnist

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6 OPINION THE MIAMI HURRICANE January 25 - January 27, 2016

W ith “Star Wars: The Force Awak-ens” storming into theaters last

month, fans across the globe collec-tively rekindled the venerable “Star Wars” franchise, catapulting it back to the top of the box office. While there has been plenty of buzz about “The Force Awakens” itself, off to the sidelines, long-term fans have reignited conversations about the series’s past.

Were the original films really that great? Yes and no. Were the pre-quels actually good? Yes. Is Jar Jar Binks a Sith Lord? Nope. However, a discussion that sorely needs more attention is that about “Star Wars” creator George Lucas’s infamous “special editions” and what rights an artist has to his work after release. For years, the conversation has been dominated by reactionary fanboy sentiment, and now would be a great time to reevaluate that conversation.

In the mid-90s, Lucas went about editing the first trilogy of the “Star Wars” films. Scenes were add-ed, modern digital effects were com-posited into pre-existing shots and edits were made to smooth over con-tinuity issues between movies. Fans were furious and, in many ways, their frustration is understandable. The added CGI work is an eyesore, worsened by the fact that it’s super-imposed on a film that was clearly made in a pre-digital era. It wasn’t too long after these “special editions” completed their theatrical run that they superseded the original versions and became the only versions “Star Wars” fans could purchase for home viewing. The unaltered versions dis-appeared from the shelves and have become something of a rarity today.

A sentiment rose among fans that has endured to this day: George

Lucas had no right to take the original cuts and replace them with these “spe-c i a l i z e d ” v e r s i o n s . Once a piece of art has been re-leased, it is

out of the creator’s hands to micro-manage and control.

In light of how abysmal some of the alterations were (though there are some necessary changes among them), it’s understandable why this argument developed. That being said, in the grand scheme of art-making, this view makes little sense. This is why we, as fans of the franchise, must reevaluate our stance on this “special editions” matter and the subject of artistic ownership as a whole. How much of a right does

George Lucas have to replace exist-ing versions of his art with updated ones? The answer, whether fans like it or not, is: every right in the world.

An important distinction to make is that Lucas never actually took anything from anybody. The way fans phrase the events of the “special editioning” would make you believe that Lucas himself sent a squad of stormtroopers into the houses of innocent, well-meaning fans and ripped the original cuts from their fingers. Clearly, this did not happen. In actuality, Lucasfilm simply stopped selling one version of the film and kept on selling another.

Let’s take a step back for a mo-ment and realize how common and reasonable this practice is: in virtu-ally no other field would someone demand what fans insist of Lucas.

Nobody would tell a chef they need to continue selling every previous it-eration of their prized dish; nobody would tell an author that they need to continue printing the third, sec-ond and first editions of their novel. In the course of business and art history, creators replacing outdated versions of their work is a common-place action met with relatively pas-sive response, with the almost-singu-lar exception of “Star Wars.”

Take, for example, J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novel “The Hobbit.” By the second edition of the novel, Tolkien was deep into writing the sequel “The Lord of the Rings.” While writing it he real-ized that, for storytelling purposes, the way he characterized the role of Gollum in “The Hobbit” wasn’t conducive to the story he needed to tell in the sequel. He went back and rewrote “Riddles in the Dark,” the most famous chapter of “The Hob-bit,” fundamentally altering the tone, dynamics of the scene and Gollum’s character. Unlike the overwhelming majority of Lucas’s changes, Tolkien didn’t simply make some poor aes-thetic alterations, he fundamentally changed the dramatic content of the novel’s most iconic moments. No-body complained. This altered ver-sion of “The Hobbit” is the only ver-sion of the book that has been sold in stores for more than 60 years.

The key differences in the cases of “The Hobbit” and “Star Wars?” In one case, the changes were appre-ciated; in the other case, the changes were generally poor. The notion of a creative having “no right” to update their work vaporizes when consum-ers like the changes. It’s not much of a “conviction,” it’s merely a smoke-screen of thin logic designed to vali-date the possessiveness of fan bases.

Fans must accept that just be-cause they love something doesn’t mean they have ownership over it. What “right” does George Lucas or Tolkien have? Every right. Or, in any case, more of a right than you or I have to dictate changes to works they created. Artists are free to alter their work by transforming it and re-packaging it. Whether or not we like the choices they make has no bear-ing on whether they are allowed to make those choices.

Andrew Allen is a junior majoring in communications.

Artistsʼ ʻrightʼ to alter creative work shouldnʼt depend on fan approval

By Andrew AllenAndrew AllenStaff Columnist

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IN VIRTUALLY NO OTHER FIELD WOULD SOMEONE

DEMAND WHAT FANS INSIST OF LUCAS.

A fter one semester, we can finally start to paint a picture of President Julio Frenk. A fully-

clothed picture, that is.Our new leader’s face first greeted

us last spring from online pictures and magazines featuring his signature crin-kly, closed-mouth smile. Like if James Franco had a baby with Principal Skinner from “The Simpsons.”

But now, after President Frenk’s first Homecoming and finals week, we know a few more tidbits about the mysterious, reserved man behind the photos.

First off, he’s adaptable. When he started, he threw up the U like he was playing paper football. Now, after plenty of practice with student selfies, he can finally throw up the letter that is already in his name.

That adaptability is his most-necessary trait right now, as President Frenk inherited two massive construc-tion projects: the new Health Center and the ten-year housing plan, which should both have enough free con-doms to put the CVS across the street out of business. He also stepped up right in the middle of a growing dia-logue about race and LGBT issues on campus and is working with those re-spective task forces in stride.

During President Donna Shala-la’s final run, she aggressively pursued how she wanted the campus to change in her absence – almost like her last will for our school. I guess she forgot to include Al Golden.

But President Frenk didn’t come thrashing with scissors through her blueprint, and instead has opted to study it and listen to his advisors ask, “Haaaaave you met Donna?”

At the end of last semester, I inter-viewed Senior Executive Director of Housing, Jim Smart, about President Frenk’s involvement with the housing plan, which involves knocking down the freshmen dorms. He said President Frenk hadn’t made any drastic chang-es to the pre-approved process, but will have the opportunity.

Frenk is still moving cautious-ly, first getting a good feel for the land before mak-ing any game-changing moves, which is probably why he hosted a Town Hall last semester, during which he demon-strated his soft-

spoken demeanor and kindness.Fortunately, I had the pleasure of

spending some time with the president when he visited the School of Commu-nication’s news studio for the first time (I am a broadcast journalism major with a concentration in attention.)

While we spoke, he blew me away with how many questions he asked. He seemed to really care and want to learn about his students. Ac-tually, now that I think about it, he might have actually been asking, “Do we really need to be spending money on this studio?”

Here, I saw a major difference be-tween President Frenk and his prede-cessor. With his questions, President Frenk commanded the attention of the room in the opposite way that Presi-dent Shalala would have.

When I interviewed Shalala on UM’s late-night talk and sketch com-edy show “Off the Wire,” she bran-dished her wit and spunk with stories of losing a bet to Sebastian and kicking out the lake’s alligator once the stu-dents named it Donna.

Meanwhile, President Frenk used silence as his weapon. He would stand there and nod to let you know that he was contemplating your answer. Next to Miss Effie in the Mahoney-Pearson Dining Hall, he’s the best listener on campus.

Overall, President Frenk is emerging as a quiet, but effective lead-er. While he may not have had enough time to make any monumental shifts to our campus, he demonstrates his adaptability and overall genuine na-ture with the actions that we have seen so far.

And hey, if nothing else, Al Gold-en is gone, right?

Danny New is a junior majoring in broad-cast journalism. The Maturity Column runs alternate Mondays.

Gentle yet Frenk: our sixth president

By Danny NewDanny NewHumor Columnist

THE MATURITY COLUMN

January 25 - January 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE EDGE 7

A ll bets were off as students performed in UM’s annual 24 Hour Plays Festival on Saturday in the Jerry Her-man Ring Theatre. During the event, studnets were given only 24 hours to execute a play.

“There will be chaos, as always,” said Peter Ellenstein, artistic director of the Ring Theatre, in anticipation of the event.

The 24-hour process started around 8 p.m. on Friday, when a group of approximately 50 actors, writers, directors and technicians gathered at the Ring. The participants each brought one completely random costume of choice and one prop with no prior planning or coordination.

The creativity in props and costumes is what brings about the chaotic nature of the plays, Ellenstein said. He reminisced to a past year when one student brought in a lobster suit as his costume and took on the persona of an underground lobster wrestler; one student even brought in his accordion-playing roommate as a prop.

After the actors left, from around 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., the writ-ers composed six 10-minute plays using the various actors, props and costumes to inspire them.

The performances covered a range of topics and genres, includ-ing a play about a divorce-bound couple rediscovering their love for each other opening for a puzzling murder-mystery in which a serial killer terminated his victims, locked in a room, one-by-one. Vibrant outfits and creative props only served to bolster the intrigue of the performances. The actresses adorned colorful, wavy dresses, and the scene was set by props such as intricately woven baskets and bottles of poison.

Throughout the process, the writers received invaluable guid-ance from Tarell McCraney, an acclaimed playwright and professor of theatre and civic engagement, who held a writing workshop for the writers prior to the 24 Hour Plays. “[The students] all said it was really helpful for them,” Ellenstein said.

Once the scripts were written, directors came in at approximate-ly 7 a.m. to read what the writers had created, and each director chose a script to work on.

The actors then returned to the theater at 8 a.m. to learn which play they would be performing in. They broke up into groups and went to various rehearsal rooms around campus, where they spent 12 straight hours preparing the show.

“It’s about being as creative as you can with all kinds of obsta-cles in your way … seeing what you can do with the imagination and a lot of enthusiasm and endurance,” Ellenstein said.

All six performances entertained the crowds, each play seem-ingly outdoing its predecessor. Each performance was able to stir roaring laughs from the crowd while exploring themes of love, death and friendship.

“I’ve done [shows like this] all over the country and they never fail to produce a lot of enthusiasm and creativity and fast friendships,” Ellenstein said.

Ellenstein has been working in theater for more than 40 years, showcasing his talent for directing and producing in various cities. The students at UM have made his experience in Miami momentous.

“The students here are really remarkable … it’s a joy to teach them and it’s a joy to be directing them,” he said.

Spontaneous dramas developed during 24 Hour Plays Festival

By David UfbergDavid UfbergContributing Edge Writer

IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCE: J im, p layed by Bennet t Leeds , po ints a gun at Aaron , p layed by Jacob Garwood, dur ing “The K i l le r Ins ide,” the sec-ond of s ix p lays per formed S aturday even ing a t the Jer ry Herman R ing Theat re for the 24 Hour P lays event .

ONE-DAY DRAMA: The cas t o f “Do B ikers L ive wi th The i r Parents” pose dur ing the i r per formance in the 24 Hour P lays .

Photos by Nick Gangemi // Photos by Nick Gangemi // Editor-in-ChiefEditor-in-ChiefCURTAIN CALL : The ent i re cas t and c rew of the 24 Hour P lays Fes t iva l takes a f ina l bow at the end o f S aturday ’s show.

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T asty chocolate, scenic gardens and cold weather came togeth-er at the 10th Annual Interna-tional Chocolate Festival at the

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden this weekend. At the event, students and oth-er visitors enjoyed the beautiful gardens while sampling different variations of chocolates and listening to music.

Every year, Fairchild brings chocolate makers and connoisseurs together. Schol-ars gave lectures about cacao plants, plant breeding and chocolate production in dif-ferent countries. The goal of the festival is to educate visitors about the different ways of making chocolate while giving them something sweet to munch on.

“For me, it’s amazing because I’m here to teach about chocolate production,”

said William Navas, a visitor experience coordinator. “When you explain that to the people it’s amazing because they don’t know that from the trees – from the seeds – you’re going to have such a nice, delicious product like the chocolate.”

In addition to the lectures, garden visitors were also invited to watch cook-ing demonstrations and to receive free samples from vendors.

“The people want to taste chocolate,” Navas said.

One demonstration involved making a sculpture out of pure, solid chocolate. It consisted of multi-colored flowers sprout-ing from a brown stem, all carved out of chocolate.

Ryan Hauslinger, a student from Johnson and Wales University majoring in

baking and pastries and a designer of the chocolate sculpture, explained the process of making something out of chocolate.

“We started last night and basically tempered chocolate, which is [when] you take chocolate up to a certain temperature and then bring it back down,” he said. “Then they had certain molds they could pour the chocolate into and let it set, and that’s what made it harden the right way. Now, they’re assembling the chocolate into a sculpture. The flowers are white chocolate, too.”

People were eventually able to taste the sculpture since every piece of it was edible.

“People can eat it after, but I’m not sure if they’ll want to eat it,” Hauslinger said.

While the festival began Friday, rain, clouds and cold weather held many visi-tors back. On Saturday, however, the festi-val was busier. Navas was impressed with the overall turnout.

“[Saturday] was amazing. We had 2,600 people in the butterfly conservatory alone. That means there could be probably around 5,000 people at the festival [Satur-day],” he said.

Caroline Blake, a visitor and Miami native, described the blend of chocolate samples and gorgeous garden views that the festival offered.

“It’s a nice, different experience to get a little bit of the chocolate and the food pieced with the beautiful Fairchild Gar-dens here. You get to see what Miami can offer,” she said.

Chocolate Festival features samples,cooking demos, educational exhibits

By Esther Ponce de LeonEsther Ponce de LeonStaff Writer

DESIGN BYDESIGN BY AMY MELTZER AMY MELTZER

DISSECT ING DESSERT: Dur ing a demonst rat ion S aturday a t the 10th Annua l In ternat iona l Choco la te Fes t iva l , a Fa i rch i ld Trop ica l Gardens vo lunteer breaks open a cacao bean for a t tendees to v iew i t s compos i t ion .

SWEET TREATS: Wendy’s Choco la tes se l l s choco la te-covered Oreo cook ies and graham crackers dur ing Fa i rch i ld Trop ica l Garden ’s In ternat iona l Choco la te Fes t iva l .

Photos by Hallee Meltzer// Photos by Hallee Meltzer// Photo EditorPhoto Editor

BITE-S IZED BL ISS : Cacao Ar t Choco la tes d i sp lays the i r assor tment o f hand-cra f ted choco la tes and t ru f f les in the Garden House S aturday.

January 25 - January 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 9

1973SportsSports The year Miami became the first university in the country to offer an athletic scholarship to a female student-athlete

The University of Miami hosted its sec-ond annual Celebration of Women’s Athletics with a brunch followed by the women’s bas-ketball team’s game against Florida State at the BankUnited Center on Sunday afternoon. The event kicked off Inauguration Week for new UM President Julio Frenk.

“We very deliberately chose to tip off in-auguration week with athletics. And women’s athletics is a subject very dear to my heart,” Frenk said. “Athletics plays an integral role in the development of young women.”

Women’s basketball Head Coach Katie Meier spoke for all of Miami’s coaches about the function athletics plays in building confi-dence in student-athletes. “With accomplish-ment comes confidence. With confidence comes belief. And it has to be in that order,” Meier said. “I truly believe this: a confident woman can change the world.”

Miami, which became the first school to offer an athletic scholarship to a female student-athlete in 1973, honored 10 current female student-athletes at the brunch attend-ed by approximately 270 people. Director of Athletics Blake James and Deputy Director

of Athletics Jennifer Strawley introduced the 10 honorees, noting their accomplishments on the field as well as their numerous academic achievements.

“This is something that is truly special and differentiates the University of Miami from the rest of the country,” James said. “It really signifies the important role women’s athletics plays for our university. I’m thrilled with our ability to celebrate the women on campus.”

The 10 honorees were basketball guard Adrienne Motley, diver Kara McCormack, golfer Daniela Darquea, rower Sarah Asche-brock, goalkeeper Catalina Perez, swimmer My Fridell, tennis player Stephanie Wagner, weight thrower Tiffany Okieme, volleyball player Kalysta White and track and field jumper Alexis Wright.

“We want to award our student-athletes who go out in the community and are such fantastic representatives of this university,” said Strawley, who led the planning of the event. “And to celebrate our female student-athletes who don’t get the same spotlight that our men’s student-athletes might get on a regular basis.”

Wright, a senior who plans on attending medical school after graduating, talked about the crucial role her track career has played in her life. “Athletics has given me a platform and a chance to see myself in a new light,” Wright said. “Women’s athletics changed my life and I hope it can do the same for others.”

Brunch event honors female athletes

By Mark SingerMark SingerSports Editor

ATHLETICS

H ead Coach Katie Meier’s quiet voice told the story of the

game. After the Hurricanes lost to the rival Seminoles 69-58 at home for the fourth consecu-tive time on Sunday afternoon, Meier said plenty in her muted speech.

“This is my angry voice. When I’m really angry, it’s low-level and [doesn’t have] a lot of emotion to it,” Meier said. “We weren’t tough together. Togeth-er, we weren’t tough when the game was on the line.”

The Canes (17-3, 5-2) found themselves down 60-55 with 2:23 to go after a huge three-pointer by junior guard Adrienne Motley, but the Sem-inoles pulled away with five straight points. Miami commit-ted three live-ball turnovers in the final two minutes and had 21 for the game.

“Like coach said, we just weren’t tough,” said Motley, who finished with a game-high 20 points. “Live-ball turnovers killed us at the end.”

No. 16 Miami went into the half tied at 31 with No. 14 Florida State, but the Semi-noles (15-4, 16-1) led the entire second half due to a hot start in the third quarter from Adut Bulgak. Not even the 2,313 fans at the BankUnited Center, in-cluding a record number of stu-dents, could quiet Bulgak. The

senior center scored nine points in the first five minutes, just shy of the 12 points Miami scored as a team in the entire period.

“I thought Florida State controlled tempo for almost the entire game. They executed through their offenses way bet-ter than we did,” Meier said. “Nothing’s easy against Flori-da State.”

The Canes and Seminoles ended the first half tied at 31 af-ter two wildly different periods to start the game. FSU domi-nated the opening quarter, making 60 percent of its shots compared to 27 percent for Mi-ami. The Seminoles outscored the Canes 10-2 in points in the paint. FSU led 17-12 after going on a 10-2 run to end the first quarter.

FSU went cold in the second period, finishing the half with 42 percent shooting from the field. The Canes took a 19-18 lead on an 8-0 run in the middle of the period after the Seminoles failed to score a point in just over four minutes of play. Led by redshirt junior forward Keyona Hayes, it was the Canes that bullied the

Seminoles near the basket. The Canes scored 12 points in the paint to just four for the Semi-noles.

Hayes, donning her menacing black mask for the third straight game, powered the Canes back in the second quarter. The Georgia native had a season-high 12 points at the half to go with her four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Hayes gave the Canes a two-point lead with 44 seconds left when she bulldozed over FSU’s Ivey Slaughter in the paint for an easy layup. A late jumper by Seminole Leticia Romero tied the game at the break.

Florida State shot 47 per-cent from the field in its sixth consecutive win. Miami en-tered the day with a four-game winning streak, but 39 percent shooting from the field – in-cluding one of seven shooting on threes in the second half – handed the Canes their first loss in three weeks.

The Canes next play Vir-ginia Tech at 7 p.m. on Thurs-day in Blacksburg, Virginia.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

By Mark SingerMark SingerSports Editor

Hurricanes suffer painful loss toFlorida State

Erum Kidwai //Erum Kidwai // Ass istant Photo Editor Ass istant Photo Editor

CHIN UP: Junior guard Adrienne Motley takes a free throw during Miami’s 69-58 loss to FSU Sunday afternoon at the BankUnited Center. Motley scored a game-high 20 points.

Evelyn Choi //Evelyn Choi // Staff Photographer Staff Photographer

LEADING LADY: Women’s basketball Head Coach Katie Meier discusses how athletics helps build confidence in female student-athletes during the Celebration of Women’s Athletics brunch Sunday in the BankUnited Center.

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T he No. 15 Hurricanes will play one of their most anticipated games of the season at 7 p.m. on Monday night against the No. 20 Duke Blue Devils at the BankUnited

Center. The game features two teams jockeying for position in the ACC standings and could provide ei-ther with the momentum needed to make a run at a regular-season conference title.

The Canes (13-3, 4-2) enter the game as a rare favorite over the Blue Devils and are hoping to build upon recent wins. After struggling in their f irst week back from winter break, the Canes rebounded nicely with two convincing wins over Boston College and Wake Forest this past week.

The Canes’ backcourt holds the key to a win on the offensive end. Redshirt senior guards Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan continue to excel on the ball, scoring 14 points apiece in the victory over Wake Forest on Saturday. Sophomore guard Ja’Quan Newton also looks as if he might garner a

larger role offensively on Monday night. Newton is coming off of one of the best games of his career, an 18-point performance against Wake Forest, and will look to dismantle the Duke guards off the dribble.

However, the Blue Devils (14-4, 4-3) will arrive in Coral Gables with plenty of motivation. They slid in the rankings after losing three out of their last four games against ACC opponents and desperately need a win to stay in contention for a regular-season ACC title.

The Canes will have to focus defensively on sophomore guard Grayson Allen, who is averag-ing more than 20 points per game and tallied 28 in a winning effort against North Carolina State on Saturday. Freshman forward Brandon Ingram also poses a daunting task for Miami’s defense. Ingram is a seven-footer with guard skills and has been a major matchup issue for almost every team Duke has played. If the Canes can limit his impact on the game, they will put themselves in a nice position to get a second consecutive victory over the Blue Dev-ils.

The Canes look forward to playing in front of a raucous home crowd and could separate themselves from a cluster of teams at the top of the ACC stand-ings with a statement win. Even after losing three out of their last four games, Duke is still Duke. A win over the Blue Devils would provide the Canes with a much-needed marquee victory that their re-sume currently lacks.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Canes prepare to challenge Blue Devils

By Cody BrownCody BrownSenior Sports Writer

R anked No. 13 in the country, the Hurricanes opened the spring season ranked in the Top 25 for the 12th consecutive year. The

Canes concluded play in the ITA Kick-Off at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center on Sunday with a 4-2 win over the No. 41 Auburn Tigers to head to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, also for the 12th straight year. The ITA National Team Indoor Cham-pionship will take place from Feb. 5-8.

The Canes were seeded first in their group, which included Auburn, Middle Ten-nessee and Michigan State. The match be-gan with the Canes duo of freshman Ana

Madcur and sophomore Sinead Lohan los-ing their set 6-0. The Canes rebounded well, winning the next three singles points to take command of the match.

“We had a good little test, losing the doubles point and then having to f lip the momentum against a very competitive Au-burn team,” Miami Head Coach Paige Yaro-shuk-Tews said to HurricaneSports.com.

Sophomores Wendy Zheng and Sil-via Fuentes and freshman Madcur all won their singles matches with ease, taking their matches in straight sets.

No. 9 Stephanie Wagner’s match went unfinished at the end of Sunday’s play with the senior leading 4-1 in the third and decid-ing set. The tournament was postponed one day after all play was cancelled Friday due to rain.

Prior to playing Auburn in the tourna-ment, the Canes faced Middle Tennessee on Saturday. They won the match in a shutout 4-0. It was the 124th shutout for the Canes under Yaroshuk-Tews. Weather was not an issue for the Canes, despite the powerful winds.

The Hurricanes next face Georgia Tech at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

By Tej JoshiTej JoshiCopy Editor

Team heading to ITA National Team Indoor Championship

Matthew Trabold //Matthew Trabold // Contr ibut ing Photographer Contr ibut ing Photographer

STRAIGHT SHOT: Redshirt senior guard Sheldon McClellan goes up for a dunk in the fi rst half of Saturday’s game against Wake Forest at the BankUnited Center. The Canes won 77-63 and will face Duke Monday evening.

Giancarlo Falconi //Giancarlo Falconi // Staff Photographer Staff Photographer

FULL SWING: Senior Stephanie Wagner wins the 115th singles match of her career in straight sets against Middle Tennessee Saturday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

January 25 - January 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE DEAR V 11

Dear V,Dear V,

I just got out of a two-year relationship and started a fling with a girl in my class. We’ve only met up once, but have talked about taking things fur-ther the next time we hook up.

I’m excited, but there’s one thing she doesn’t know about that I’m afraid might make her change her mind … I’m submissive.

For a guy, that can be weird to say. I’m met with mixed reactions when I tell my close friends and partners. My ex was fine with it because she was dominant in bed, but I’m getting the sense that this new girl expects me to take the lead and be in control.

I want to tell her the truth, but I’m afraid she might not want to see me anymore. What should I do?

Sincerely,Sincerely,Not the Usual RoleNot the Usual Role

Dear Not the Usual Role,Dear Not the Usual Role,

Don’t worry too much – your new girl might be into dominating more than you’d expect.

Just like you’re scared to say you’re submissive, she might be

afraid to admit she’s dominant. Unfortunately, girls are expected to hand over the reins to guys both in and out of the bedroom.

Let’s ditch society’s expecta-tions and focus on making sure you two have a good time.

This is something you’ll prob-ably want to mention beforehand. If she does end up being submissive also, it will make for an awkward night if you’re both laying there waiting for the other person to take over – so make sure she’s cool with it before hitting the sack.

Drop the sub-bomb over a flirty text while your conversation is getting heated. When she asks what kind of stuff you’re into, re-spond coyly with, “I tend to prefer to let the ladies take the reins ;)” and see what she says.

If she doesn’t get hint, feel free to be blunt.

After all, you’re going to be seeing each other naked. You shouldn’t be afraid of talking about tastes and preferences for bedroom rendezvous.

You might even find your romps in the sack to be more sat-isfying and exciting after talking about what gets you two going.

So tell her your preferences and see if she’s into it. There’s nothing wrong with being honest.

If it turns out that you’re both submissive, get someone more as-sertive to help you out. Hit up the internet and chat with your local dominatrix. Maybe she can show you a trick or two.

-V-V

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