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Vol. 93, Issue 43 | March 30 - April 1, 2015

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GREEK LIFE

Members balance organization responsibilities, classes

The college workload alone can be tough enough to handle, and becoming a member of a sorority or fraternity adds even more responsibili-ties, such as chapter meetings, philanthropy and recruitment.

Yet semester reports suggest that UM students are able to balance both academics and Greek life. According to the fall 2014 report, affiliated students earn higher grade point averages (GPA) than the overall university average.

The overall undergraduate GPA for the se-mester was 3.105 and Greek members have an average of 3.412.

“The all-Greek GPA average is usually three-tenths of a point higher, if not higher, than the all UM undergraduate average, so I think the math alone would tell you that they do better academi-cally,” said Steve Priepke, assistant dean of stu-dents and director of Greek life.

This comes on the heels of negative conver-sations regarding Greek Life. The recent Univer-sity of Oklahoma scandal as well as allegations of sexual assault at the University of Virginia prompt college campuses to reconsider the role Greek life plays.

Zeta Tau Alpha topped the sorority list with a chapter GPA of 3.627, edging out Alpha Delta Pi by just .026.

Charly Edmiston, Zeta scholastic chair, attri-butes this achievement to the hardworking nature of her sisters, but said Zeta also offers unique pro-grams to encourage academic success. The chapter provides incentives like chances to win apparel and other small prizes for sisters who attend all their classes in a week or receive an “A” on a paper, exam or project.

The Chi Omega GPA was the lowest of the sororities for the fall 2014 semester, but the chapter has high hopes for improvement.

“It’s frustrating, but it’s not a problem that is insurmountable if addressed properly,” said Maya Sperkacz, vice president of UM’s Chi Omega chapter. “Right now, scholarship is one of our main concerns and our intent is to spend the next few semesters working to raise our chapter GPA to match or exceed the all-sorority average.”

According to Psychology Today, this trend of Greek letter organizations earning slightly higher GPAs has been found in national studies.

Yet, as with all statistics, other factors can in-fluence the figures. During recruitment, Greek or-ganizations often favor students with better grades.

“It’s the second question during every [re-cruitment] interview,” said Jared Silberlust, aca-demic chair of Zeta Beta Tau. “The first question being, ‘What’s your name?’”

Many students like sophomore Rebecca Rosen argue that even though the selection process often favors those with better grades, being sur-rounded by intelligent individuals motivates them to work even harder and improve their own per-formance.

“Being part of an organization of sisters who care about their grades and want to help each other promotes and ensures success,” said Rosen, who is director of scholarship for Delta Gamma.

Travis Stoller, scholarship chair of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which held a 3.448 GPA in fall of 2014, shared similar sentiments.

“I am constantly surrounded by people who are striving to excel academically,” he said.

According to Stoller, new members may struggle to find time for both schoolwork and fra-ternity life, but they quickly achieve balance with the help of their brothers.

“Ultimately, I have found that the vast ma-jority of people will still make the time to study, regardless of their fraternity involvement,” Stoller said.

GPAs for individual fraternities were not made available.

Involvement promotes academic successBY JULIE HARANSCOPY CHIEF

SORORITY SPIRIT: Members of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority cheer on the performers during this year’s Greek Week god and goddess competition.


ENVIRONMENT

Mayor requests funds to buy back pine rocklands

Mayor of Miami-Dade county Carlos Giménez and Com-missioner Dennis Moss asked Gov. Rick Scott for Amendment 1 funding to buy back property containing an endangered pine rockland habitat from RAM Realty Services (RAM). This move would put the land under county control.

Amendment 1 is the Florida Water and Land Conserva-tion Initiative, passed in the gubernatorial election last Novem-ber. It sets aside 33 percent of excise tax revenue to go toward the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, which is used in the acquisi-tion and preservation of land for environmental purposes.

Michael Hernández, director of communications for Mi-ami-Dade county, spoke on behalf of Giménez.

“Given that a large majority of Florida voters just this past November supported Amendment 1, if there are dollars avail-able to buy back the property and have it under county control

to preserve the critical habitat areas or areas in which endan-gered species are thought to be, then we will do that,” he said.

UM sold 88 acres of the land to RAM in 2012 for about $22 million. RAM has plans to develop the land to include res-taurants, 900 apartments and a 158,000-square-foot Walmart.

Since this transaction, many concerned citizens have expressed their opposition. One group called the Miami Pine Rocklands Coalition launched a campaign toward the preser-vation of the habitat.

The coalition organizes protests and reaches out to politi-cal representatives through letter-writing campaigns and public meetings.

UM alumnus Al Sunshine is the founder of the coalition. He said he felt encouraged to have the coalition’s voice heard af-ter being in contact with Giménez and Moss for almost a year.

“We are very grateful and encouraged that the mayor and the commissioner understand what so many local residents are demanding,” Sunshine said. “We support their efforts to try to get it protected and saved, which is what we’ve been fighting for for the past year.”

However, Hernández said that Giménez’s actions were not a direct act of support of the protestors who contacted him.

“The mayor has always said he’s pro-economic develop-ment but also pro-environment,” Hernández said. “So the may-or didn’t side necessarily with protesters; it’s part of what he has consistently done as an elected or appointed official.”

The pine rockland property is being handled among Mi-ami-Dade county, the state of Florida and the federal govern-ment through U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. Before making any decisions about development to the land, Hernández said that Giménez first plans to wait for an appraisal of the land from the federal government.

“This is a private transaction between the university and a developer,” Hernandez said. “So the mayor has said, ‘Let’s hit pause and let the federal government come in and conduct whatever process they need to conduct. Let’s wait for the results of what they are doing.’ They have the most amount of author-ity on environmental matters.”

Protests, pro-environment politics spark progressBY S MOLLY DOMINICKSTAFF WRITER

For more on the pine rocklands, visitthemiamihurricane.com.

In fall 2014, students involved in Greek life had a higher average GPA than those not affiliated with a fra-ternity or sorority.

Greek GPAs

3.412ALL GREEK

3.500ALL SORORITY*

3.305ALL FRATERNITY**

3.105ALL UM

UNDERGRADUATE

SOURCE: FALL 2014 SEMESTER GREEK GRADE REPORT

*includes members from National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Mul-tiethnic Greek Council (MGC) and the Panhellenic Association

**includes members from NPHC, MGC and the Interfraternity Council

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March 30 - April 1, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 3

As the end of the 2014-15 academic year approaches, the University of Miami welcomes a new Student Government (SG)administration.

Senior Alessandria San Roman, 2014-2015 SG President who ran last spring under the ticket “Unite the U,” will step down on April 16. Junior Brianna Hathaway, who ran under the “For U” ticket, will take San Roman’s spot.

San Roman says this year’s SG admin-istration was successful in keeping its prom-ise of bringing the student body together and creating a sense of unity. While she ac-knowledged that this is a continual process, she believes SG initiatives obtained student response.

“We knew going in that this wasn’t something that could happen overnight; it wasn’t something that could necessarily hap-pen this year,” she said. “It takes a long time to create a movement, so we worked through all of our different projects and initiatives to make sure that the uniting component was there.”

San Roman added that there are still a few programs prepared for April, including some giveaways and events.

The “Unite the U” ticket accomplished initiatives such as Smart Meals, guest pass-es to the UC pool and an awareness week promoting UM’s smoke-free campus. The administration also gave continuity to ideas from the previous administration, like free Metrorail passes for students taking classes at the Miller School of Medicine.

San Roman says, however, that changes in administration proved to be challeng-ing.

“For us, it was a huge challenge to deal with the fact that President Shalala was retiring,” San Roman said. “Administration

overall was kind of reluctant to take on new things if we had a new president that maybe didn’t agree with those ideas.”

Many of “United the U’s” original projects, like Sebastian’s Closet, are in the final phases, waiting for approval from ad-ministration. Sebastian’s Closet is a clothing reserve for students to rent professional attire for job interviews.

She also says that some initiatives were entirely out of the university’s control.

“Renew the Rivarly,” for instance, was set to make another UM versus UF game happen, but according to San Roman, the University of Florida’s athletic department ultimately decided not to go through with the proposal.

The Sustainability Scholarship Com-petition, which would allow students to develop projects that would reduce the car-bon footprint of the campus, was also post-poned. San Roman says it was too similar to the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative University Conference.

She hopes that next year’s administra-tion will help take forward projects that are already in the final stages – something that is already being discussed during transition meetings.

“Overall, the experience was extremely positive and extremely rewarding,” San Ro-man said. “I always tried to make it a point

that I would work with students and be ex-tremely responsive to try to work with them on their concerns.”

For many students, SG responsiveness proved to be successful, as they generally saw increased SG presence on campus.

“It may be just that I am more involved on campus being a sophomore, but I do see them around more often,” said Kyle Guffey, a student in the Frost Music School. “Last year, I was not aware of them at all, but this year, I think they definitely reached out to or-ganizations more than they used to and that shows a really good initiative.”

Incoming SG president Hathaway wants to keep this visibility going. She says that her priority is the student body.

“We want to make people aware that we are here to promote their issues and that we want to make sure their concerns are heard, and that we actually get stuff done,” Hathaway said.

This will affect many students that, un-like Guffey, did not sense an increased SG presence on campus. Junior Neil Mehta, for instance, has been a regular voter, but said that he is never aware of SG accomplish-ments after new administrations are an-nounced.

“Honestly, SG seems pretty much the same to me as last year,” Mehta said. “I hear a lot about the campaigns for a couple of weeks, but after the voting, I don’t hear any-thing about SG until the next year.”

A part of reaching out successfully to students will be to establish a sound relation-ship with the incoming UM President, Ha-thaway explained.

UNITING ON THE ROCK: “Unite the U” candidates and supporters celebrate their sweep of the president, vice-president, and treasurer positions during the announcement of the Student Government election results during spring 2014.


STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Executive board helps new officers transitionNext president to prioritize presence BY SOPHIE BARROSSTAFF WRITER

HATHAWAY

The current SG administration has accomplished 12 of their initiatives and is expecting 10 more to be com-pleted by next year.

SOURCE: STUDENT GOVERNMENT

A look at SG progress

ACHIEVED

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS

NOT ACHIEVED

EXPECTED BY NEXT YEAR

EXPECTED IN THE LONG TERM

U Outreach: SG Gives Back

Smoke-free campus awareness

Smart Meals with professors

Commuter-Resident programming – Umazing Race

Shuttles to Wynwood

Bigger mirrors in Pavia Garage

Bike racks, bike pump stations

Financial literacy class for daily money management

Improving mental health awareness

ECO water effi ciency shower heads in wellness center

More pep rallies for big games

Find Your Senator

Discount at the Rat on 21st birthday

Sebastian’s Closet for professional clothes

Student sustainability competition

Food To U delivery

Dinning hall capacity trackers

Fresh produce kits at the Farmer’s Market

San Amaro safety

Red parking lot safety

ECO solar panels around campus

Vegetarian dining analysis for more vegetarian options

Tuition lock-in

Test prep courses for credit

Enhanced UV food options

Parking scholarships

Stacks capacity trackers

Database to connect with Canes when traveling for a game

Renewing the rivalry with UF

Shuttles to Trader Joe’s

To read more about SG, visit themiamihurricane.com.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Architecture building to bring improved resources

A new design studio build-ing for the School of Archi-tecture (SoA) is expected to be completed by spring 2017. While some say the addition is long overdue, other architecture students are concerned with the building’s look.

Coastal Construction do-nated about $3.5 million for the construction of the building, which will be named the Thom-as P. Murphy Studio Design Building after UM alumnus and CEO of Coastal Construction Murphy.

The state-of-the-art facili-ties will include a fabrication lab, lounge, computer lab, pre-sentation areas, offices and workspaces designed for digital production.

Annette Gallagher, the me-dia relations officer for SoA, said these tools will be new and improved versions of what previously existed within the school.

“Tools like printers are con-stantly changing and upgrading like smartphones,” Gallagher said. “So the basic technology is the same as it’s been for 25 years, but they keep on improv-ing and getting better and faster and sharper.”

Catalina Ruiz-Luzio, a sec-ond-year architecture student, says a shortage of resources has caused problems in the past.

“You have all these stu-dents running around trying to get stuff cut, but there aren’t enough printers for all the proj-ects that were going on at the same time,” Ruiz-Luzio said. “At the end of the day, there were students who had to cut everything by hand.”

Fellow second-year archi-tecture student Erin Hickey agrees that more facilities will also help when unpredictable technical problems occur.

“Basically, the main rule with architecture is everything is going to take longer than you think it’s going to, or something is going to go wrong,” she said. “So that’s why, if we had more facilities, it would give us some more cushion for those prob-lems that will for sure occur.”

Hickey said the current studios, although historic, feel “outdated” and create a nega-tive impression of the school.

“I feel like we’re less re-spected sometimes because of how [our buildings] look,” she said. “When people come here, they always talk about other schools they visited and how much nicer their architec-ture schools looked. When you see this, you’re not exactly im-pressed.”

Still, some students have expressed concerns about the new building regarding its style and structure. Alex Under-wood, a first-year architecture student, said the new studio “al-most looks like a bunker” and may not be welcoming.

“They’re trying to build it out of concrete and that just doesn’t look inviting,” he said.

Underwood says he was also disappointed in the absence

of input from students and fac-ulty in the design process.

Max Erickson, a first-year architecture student, shares similar sentiments and believes the building will not be con-sistent with other buildings on campus.

“I’ve been hearing some people who are dissatisfied with its inconsistency with the char-acter of our school,” he said.

Erickson added that design issues include a “weird, f lat, drooping roof” and “an octopus of metal tubes” running across the ceiling near the bathrooms. He also thinks the building lacks sound absorbency and has structural f laws that prevent natural ventilation and may cause problems if the system breaks down.

But Ruiz-Luzio has more faith in the SoA’s approval of the plans.

“I just see good things hap-pening,” Ruiz-Luzio said. “The Billy Goat happened, and that kind of put the School of Archi-tecture in the spotlight for a lit-tle bit when no one ever comes here. Maybe the new building will do the same thing. It’s just going to push us forward.”

Design receives mixed reactionsBY S MOLLY DOMINICKSTAFF WRITER

FUTURE FACILITY: The Thomas P. Murphy Studio Design Building is expected to be completed spring 2017.

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HEALTH OUTREACH PEER EDUCATOR

Health Outreach Peer Educators (HOPE) are looking for students interested in be-ing part of the program. HOPE members are trained to teach fellow students about pertinent health issues. Those interested will have the opportunity to learn about sexual health, relationships, hazing, dis-crimination, stress, time management, gambling and more. To apply, visit Miami.edu/healthed. The deadline is April 2.

THE UMAZING RACE

Commuter students and residents liv-ing on campus will compete with one another in fi eld day-like activities. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Intramural Fields near the Hecht and Stanford residential colleges. Stu-

dent Government’s Freshmen Leadership Council created the initiative to help stu-dents bond. Student Government will pro-vide dinner for participants, and the event is free for all students. To register for the race, visit tinyurl.com/UmazingRace.

MEDIA MEET-UP

Students are invited to network at the Communication and Interactive Media Meet-Up to meet employers in commu-nication, advertising, broadcast, media, journalism and graphic design fi elds. Appetizers will be served at the event, and professional attire is required. The meet-up is free for all students and lasts from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the School of Communication Courtyard. For more information, visit HireACane.com.

Alina Zerpa may be contacted at [email protected].

AUCTION FOR A CAUSE: The Association of Commuter Students hosts its annual Charity Date Auction at the Rat. Proceeds benefi ted the American Cancer Society.

VICTORIA MCKABA // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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March 30 - April 1, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE OPINION 5

Connect Student Government, constituentsLast week, Student Government

(SG) launched the #FindYourSenator campaign, which encouraged students to f ind SG representatives wearing signs around campus and post self ies with them on social media for a chance to win prizes.

The campaign was a SG’s part to make its presence more visible to stu-dents.

Oftentimes, it can seem like the role of SG goes largely unnoticed, excepting the two weeks of executive board elec-tions each spring semester.

Despite the lack of praise and atten-tion SG receives from the student body, the organization’s work is legitimate and effective.

As shown by the Hurricane’s Senate Recaps, SG members continuously make progress on existing projects and proffer new ideas at each meeting.

Policies have the potential to signifi-cantly alter the campus landscape, from the addition of late night dining to free

Metrorail passes for students commut-ing to the medical campus.

With all of these accomplishments, why does SG still seem so unevent-ful from the outsider’s point of view? Progress takes time, perhaps in terms of years.

Current SG administrations are still working to f inish initiatives begun years ago, like the Plus One scholarship pro-gram, which was first introduced in 2013 and only came into fruition this semes-ter.

SG could try to balance out long-term initiatives with short-term goals that can be completed within a semester or a year-long tenure, like a bike rack ex-pansion.

Seeing a quicker turnaround be-tween initiatives and results could strengthen students’ interest in SG.

SG can also increase student in-volvement by making more efforts to reach out to their constituents and to start a dialogue with the general student

body, perhaps by holding periodic town hall meetings or similar events. Other outreach programs along with #FindY-ourSenator show that this year’s SG ad-ministration is recognizing this discon-nect and attempting to improve.

However, this relationship is a two-way street. Students should take the initiative to be aware of new SG devel-opments, whether by reading Senate Re-caps, talking to their representatives or following updates on social media.

As a result, more students can take ownership for reshaping their campus experience rather than placing that re-sponsibility on what they perceive as a nameless and faceless organization.

Both SG and the campus body bene-fit from increased investment in campus policymaking.

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

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SPEAK UP ANSWERS ARE EDITED FOR CLARITY, BREVITY AND ACCURACY. COMPILED BY JACKIE YANG.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT SG HAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR? WHAT SG INITIATIVES ARE

YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?

“The power outlets on the gliders and the upperclassmen forgiveness policy will be convenient. SG could be more active on social media and do a little more self-promotion. It’s just a good way to keep everyone else informed and to keep itself accountable at the same time.”

“The biggest thing that I’m looking for from SG is more enforcement on the no-smoking policy.”

“I’m looking forward to the new hand scanners and security measures and the additional parking lots. It looks like there are good things to come.”

“The new buses to Wynwood will be really cool for freshmen to be able to go to Art Walk. I’m also looking forward to the nap pods that were on the For U ticket this year.”

“I’ve been looking forward to the fi ft h-year scholarship program; it seems like something that is supposed to benefi t people in my situation.”

NICHOLAS SCONZO

SOPHOMORE

LEANNEALSHEFSKIFRESHMAN

EMILYHANDY

SOPHOMORE

MATIASSTANHAM

JUNIOR

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Col le ge s a n d un ive r-

sities across the country have estab-lished honor societies to r e c o g n i z e ou t s t a nd i n g members of their commu-

nity. The University of Miami is no exception.

While the various schools and departments may have their own honor societies, a handful stand out with respect to prestige and visibility.

The biggest and, at times, the most mysterious honors on campus are Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), Mortar Board and Iron Arrow.

ODK and Mortar Board are national organizations while Iron Arrow is unique to UM.

Twice a year, once per se-mester, students are selected or tapped into these honor societ-ies.

Every semester, as soon as tapping season is f inished, so-cial media explodes with con-

gratulations, complaints and speculations.

Regardless of how content we are with our own lives, a lit-tle part of us always seeks this same pat on the back. It’s just human nature.

However, the desire for acknowledgement should not be an obsessive goal, if a con-scious goal at all.

Being selected for ODK, Mortar Board or Iron Arrow is an amazing accomplish-ment, but those honors (or lack thereof ) should not define your entire college experience and your self-worth.

If you base your campus involvements solely on becom-ing a good candidate for one of these honor societies, then you probably won’t make it in. Those selected usually don’t expect it and are not actively seeking it.

Instead, you should focus on what truly makes you pas-sionate and happy.

College is too short for stu-dents to be pursuing something that doesn’t truly interest them just for the sake of attaining an elusive honor.

Many work so hard to earn these organizations’ recogni-

tion because they believe that without them, they won’t be outstanding candidates for jobs or graduate school. This is not necessarily the case.

Yes, having these acco-lades on your resume can be an asset because they speak to your accomplishments as an undergraduate.

But these aren’t the only things that employers and grad-uate schools look for.

They are normally looking for candidates who are interest-ing, competent and able to f ill a school’s niche.

As long as you have a way to add value in f inishing your education, you will be just as competitive as the peers who got inducted into those honor societies.

So don’t sweat your under-graduate career if you aren’t selected into one of these great organizations.

What will matter most is not what printed jackets you wore or what pins you kept, but the impact you had on campus for future generations of Canes.

Taylor Duckett is a senior major-ing in business law.

Seek personal goals, not public honor

SILVANA ARGUELLO // STAFF ILLUSTRATOR

Se n . T e d C r u z

has been m a k i n g he ad l i ne s on his trek to become the Repub-lican nomi-nee for the 2016 presi-

dential election.Cruz’s tactics are abnor-

mally overt for a potential candidate, spreading what can best be described as fire and brimstone political sermon-izing across the country. His words and demeanor aren’t just authoritative or passionate, they’re practically ecclesiasti-cal.

This approach says a lot about the current dispositions and the potential future of the extreme conservative right. While Cruz’s strategy may seem off-putting and baffling to many, there is a carefully calcu-lated set of tactics backing his words. His politicized, Baptist preacher shtick may prove to have more solid footing than his critics give him credit for.

“The world is on fire!” Cruz declared a few weeks ago at a speech in Barrington, New Hampshire. This statement, though clearly hyperbolic, re-duces Cruz’s platform to “The world is crashing down, but I can help you save it,” in a nut-shell.

Factually speaking, such a statement is ridiculous at face value and Cruz surely knows this. His use of extreme, pseu-do-biblical apocalyptic termi-nology is not flippant or unin-tentional. On the contrary, it’s the cornerstone of his brand.

Cruz’s entire platform is based on fear calculated to lean deep into the gratuitously misinformed presumptions of his hardcore conservative audi-ence.

For a while now, a par-ticular breed of conservative has become one of the central pillars of Republican support: an almost uniformly white, middle-to-upper class Christian contingent that has been on the

retreat in recent years, losing ideological battles on multiple fronts including the “fight for marriage,” reproductive rights and racial issues.

Time and time again, the general cultural consensus is siding against the ultraconser-vative ideology, and this trend is only rising.

My criticism of Cruz’s rhetoric isn’t a statement about religion or Anglo-Saxon cul-ture in any broad sense. This is about religion as a cultural norm that survives simply be-cause its followers have made a point of hiding themselves from ideas that could subvert what they’ve found convenient to believe.

Amid an environment of fear and panic, the ultracon-servative masses crave a savior figure to deliver them from a perceived apocalypse. This is the figure that Sen. Cruz is pre-senting himself as.

To what degree Cruz be-lieves his own alarmist tactics is a mystery, but it matters not if the politician believes his ser-mons (and, in this case, I would guess that he doesn’t). What matters is that he can sell them.

What may seem like luna-cy on the surface is a well-strat-egized appeal to a demographic that is fervent enough to make a desperate political bid in their direction well worth it. By tap-ping this nerve with focus and precision, Cruz could very well gain traction where previous, less disciplined alarmists (the incoherent antics of Sarah Palin come to mind) have slipped and fallen.

Whether Cruz will suc-ceed or not remains to be seen. He’d have to mellow consider-ably by election time to suc-cessfully broaden his appeal, but the support of a panicked, aggressive minority is not to be underestimated.

Cruz will spend the next year and a half attempting to ride this wave of fear monger-ing and zealous militancy in the hopes that he will launch himself into the White House.

Andrew Allen is a sophomore ma-joring in communications.

Nominee’s aggression targets demographic

TAYLOR DUCKETTSTAFFCOLUMNIST

ANDREW ALLENCONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

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From the neon-bright outfits to the pulsing beats, Ul-tra Music Festival took Miami by storm Friday night with rain showers that shut down five of the seven stages. The electronic dance music celebration continued Saturday with performances from Tiesto, Steve Aoki, Hardwell, and Axwell and Ingrosso.

Festival-goers donned flower crowns, waved deco-rative flags and raved on late into Sunday night, carried away by the electric rhythms.

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PHOTOS BYNICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR

Ultra Music Festival illuminates Miami

UP IN LIGHTS: The Megastructure, one of Ultra’s seven stages, hosted fi ve performances Friday, including Carl Cox, who closed the night. Adam Beyer and Ida Engberg’s set included the elaborate light show. FESTIVAL FASHION: UMF is known for its

creative and unusual costumes, which included staples like kandi bracelets and masks, fl ower crowns, “bro tanks” and props such as fl ags and infl atable animals.

EXPLOSIVE PERFORMANCE: Tiesto closed Friday’s Main Stage performances with a guest appearance by KSHMR. His set excited the crowd with fi reworks.

RAVERS REPRESENT: A crowd throws up the U during Afrojack’s Friday Main Stage performance, a popular gesture at the festival, as it represents the “U” in Ultra and the “U” for the University of Miami.

MUSIC GETS MESSY: During his Main Stage set Friday aft ernoon, Steve Aoki selects a festival-goer to “get caked” by him – a signature part of his performances.

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It can be difficult to leave the dorm to workout at the gym, but Nakreshia Borno’s CFunk dance class at the Wellness Center spices up exercise with its pop, lock and twerk.

The University of Miami’s Women’s Commission, Yellow Rose Society and Wellness Center are teaming up to bring the CFunk workout to the Lakeside Patio Stage for Women’s History Month, making Monday a little bit funkier.

Programming chair and active CFunk participant Jacqueline Alonso described how CFunk ties into the Women’s Commission’s goal to empower women.

“CFunk is a high-energy dance fitness course that gets you to have a ton of fun without you even realizing that you are working out,” Alonso said. “The CFunk mot-to is, ‘When in doubt, shake it out. If you don’t get it, make it up.’ There is no shame in a CFunk class and that is what we want our members to feel, no shame and no judgment.”

Sophomore Dezare Sellers started going to CFunk when she heard about it from one of her f loormates. Once she tried it, she kept coming back for more hip-hop danc-ing.

“I would describe CFunk as my way to get a party without leaving campus,” Sellers said. “I used go to parties all the time just for the dancing, but they don’t happen all the time. Now I get to have the same fun, twice a week, every week.”

Borno started leading CFunk classes while she was a student at the Uni-versity of South Florida in Tampa. It all began when she spoke to her academic mentor about her future.

“He asked me what do I love to do and would I still enjoy it even if I didn’t get paid to do it. I told him I enjoy dance and I enjoy fitness, and then he said, ‘Well, that can be your ca-reer,’” Borno said.

Borno began taking Cardio Funk and taught the class after the original instructor left. In 2012, she started her own business. She changed the title from Cardio Funk to CFunk to add her own special f lavor.

Borno later relocated to the Miami area, rebuilding her clientele. She started working at UM and at Florida International University.

“Really, every semester it gets bigger and bigger and bigger,” she said. “I think it’s spreading by word of mouth and social media and all those good things.”

CFunk takes dance styles from different cultures, from Latin dance to Caribbean Soca. Every song has cho-reography that most of the participants have learned by going to class whenever they can.

The song “Yeah!” by Usher allows special partici-pation from the students. According to sophomore Zoey Spiegelman, the class splits and has a dance battle, mak-ing it “really fun.”

“I love the song, and it reminds me of when I was younger and danced to it with my friends,” Spiegelman said. “The teacher, Nakreshia, is absolutely incredible and she always makes the class extremely interactive and in-teresting.”

CFunk allows the participants to bring out his or her fun side.

“It’s fun, sassy, spunky … If you’re in that class, you can be any alter ego that you want to be,” Borno said. “It’s like you’re free. Your soul is free, your body is free, your mind is free.”

‘NEW JERUSALEM’

The Miller Center and GableStage will present a special performance of David Ives’ play “New Jerusalem” at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The production focuses on the interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza, a philosopher accused of atheism at Talmud Torah Congregation, Amsterdam in 1656.

After the show, Professor Haim Shaked, director of the Miller Center and the George Feldenkreis Program, will moderate a discussion about philosophy and politics. Tickets are $18 for students and $36 for non-students. Seating is on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at GableStage on 1200 Anastasia Ave. in Coral Gables. For more information, call 305-284-6882 or email [email protected].

SEASON FINALE CONCERT

The Society of Composers, Inc. will perform its season fi nale concert at 8 p.m. Wednes-day at the Clarke Recital Hall. The concert will feature new music by Frost School of Music composers and Shawn Crouch as the director. Admission is free.

LOWEDOWN

On the fi rst Thursday of the month, the Lowe Art Museum hosts Lowedown Happy Hour. From 7-9 p.m. guests can enjoy a guided tour of the special exhibition “Weavers’ Stories from Island Southeast Asia.” Food and beverages will be provided. Admission is $10 and free for Lowe members.

Ashley Martinez may be emailed at [email protected].

EDGE BRIEFS

CFunk blends diverse cultures into cardio dance routinesBY ESTHER PONCE DE LEONSENIOR EDGE WRITER

BORNO

IF YOU GO

WHAT: Free CFunk class

WHEN: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday

WHERE: Lakeside Patio

CFunk is off ered at the Wellness Center at 4:20 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and at 4:20 p.m Thursdays.

The free Monday class will be off ered in partnership with the Women’s Commission and the Yellow Rose Society.

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March 30 - April 1, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 9

Despite a sour ending, the Miami Hurricanes completed a suc-cessful weekend road trip, winning two out of three contests at the Uni-versity of North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels.

The series win was the third straight for Miami. The Canes re-main at the top of the Coastal Divi-sion.

Miami (20-9, 8-4 ACC) won the first two games of the series in heart-stopping fashion, both by a score of 4-3, but UNC (16-11, 6-6 ACC) busted out in the series finale with a dominant 10-3 victory.

The series kicked off on a good note for the Hurricanes Friday night, when sophomore Johnny Ruiz knocked a RBI single up the middle to score sophomore Willie Abreu and give Miami a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth inning.

The top of the ninth saw Miami trailing 3-1 before tying the game on a two-run single from Abreu.

Sophomore left-handed pitch-er Bryan Garcia shut down the Tar Heels in the bottom of the frame for his fifth save of the season and soph-omore righty Cooper Hammond (3-1) picked up the win in relief.

“We played well, they played well, and we did a great job of com-ing back,” head coach Jim Morris told HurricaneSports.com. “That’s probably what I’m most proud of, that we battled back there to get the last couple of runs.”

Nine innings wasn’t enough to decide Saturday night’s game.

Miami surged ahead in the tenth inning on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Ruiz, but UNC answered in the bottom of the frame with two outs to tie the game at three.

Sophomore Zack Collins fi-nally put Miami up for good in the top of the 11th inning, jacking a long home run to right-center field.

BIG HITTER: Sophomore Zack Collins rounds the bases. He had the winning run in Saturday’s game.

PHOTO COURTESY HURRICANESPORTS.COM

Canes offense faces defense

On Saturday, the Hurri-canes brought football to Lock-hart Stadium, home of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer team.

The annual spring game between the offense and defense showcased the returning talent that fans will see next season.

Fans dressed head to toe in Canes gear were also able to get autographs from alumni and cur-rent players.

Though the defense came out on top 54-47, the future of the team seems uncertain.

After losing many stars from the high-powered offense this year, fans are wondering what’s next for Hurricanes’ offense.

Maybe another young tal-ent in Joseph Yearby will rise to take the place of Duke Johnson, or the shadow of Johnson in Gus

Edwards can rise to finally take his place at the top of the running back totem pole.

“I think they all play a big role on keeping the backfield up. They have what it takes; I left ev-erything I knew to them to help them become great,” NFL pros-pect Johnson said.

There could be a dark horse on the team.

Freshman recruit Mark Walton from Booker T. Wash-ington High School in Miami could be that dark horse.

Another could be Jaquan Johnson, who played running back for a time at Killian High School and got 1,063 yards and 27 touchdowns in his first two years of football career.

But Johnson played safety as his dominant position, so one shouldn’t expect him to play much running back.

Trayone Gray is among the third running back in line from the returners, while Walter Tuck-er will be used mostly at fullback in the Power I formations.

“I think Gus and Joe are fighting, and obviously Trayone has got to keep battling while Walter will play one and fullback for us. And then Mark Walton come in. All that will be in place by the third week in May,” head coach Al Golden said.

It’s not only the loss of Duke Johnson but also the loss of Miami’s fastest player and one of the nation’s fastest players in Phillip Dorsett that has sent the wide receiving corps into a frenzy.

Stacy Coley had a season plagued with injury in 2014. Herb Waters and Rashawn Scott are coming back for their senior seasons, but freshman Braxton Berrios looks like the most in-triguing and capable talent.

HEAD TO HEAD: The Hurricanes’ spring football game took place Saturday. Al Golden coached both off ense and defense against each other in the scrimmage. Fans got the opportunity to take photos and get autographs from alumni and current players.

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Young players show promiseBY BRIAN DAVISCONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

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GIVING HIS ALL: Freshman Piotr Lomacki plays a set during Friday’s match against Notre Dame. The Canes fell to the No. 37 Fighting Irish 4-3.

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Team takes one win, one loss in weekend playMEN’S TENNIS

The men’s tennis team had a full weekend with two ACC rivals in town to face the Hurricanes at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

Miami dropped its first match against No. 37 Notre Dame 4-3 on Fri-day afternoon but rebounded on Sun-day to trounce Boston College (BC) 6-1 for the team’s first win in ACC play this year.

The loss to the Irish (11-6, 3-3) marked the fifth straight loss in confer-ence play and fourth in a row for the Hurricanes, but the Canes (7-10, 1-5) came out ready to play on Sunday against the struggling Eagles of Boston College.

BC (3-10, 0-6) has yet to win a con-ference game, sitting at the bottom of the ACC standings.

Notre Dame opened the match strong on Friday with an 8-2 victory by the No. 9 ranked doubles team of Alex Lawson and Billy Pecor over the Miami freshmen duo of Piotr Lomacki and Nile Clark.

The Irish would go on to win the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead head-ing into singles play.

“We got off to a slow start in doubles,” Hurricanes head coach Ma-rio Rincón said. “We will have to play much better the rest of the way in dou-bles.”

Notre Dame and Miami traded singles matches until the two schools were knotted at 3-3. Josh Hagar secured the victory for the Irish in the final singles match of the afternoon in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 over senior Wilfredo Gonzalez.

“It was a really close match,” Rincón said. “It is really tough to win four singles against a top team.”

The Canes were able to bounce back from the tough loss and put out one of their best performances of the season against the Eagles.

Miami opened the match against Boston College in a frustrating fashion once again in the doubles department. The Canes dropped two matches and entered singles play trailing 1-0.

Senior Henrique Tsukamoto got Miami rolling with a painless 6-2, 6-2 win over Kyle Childree and the Canes never looked back.

Sophomore Bernard Tefel took his match with ease, beating Will Turner in straight sets 6-1, 6-3.

Freshman Christian Langmo had a bit of a scare when he dropped his first set against Philip Nelson 3-6, but Lang-mo dominated the next two sets 6-1, 6-1 to put the Canes ahead 3-1.

Gonzalez secured the win for the Canes with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Hank Workman. Clark and fellow freshman Niclas Genovese won their matches 7-5, 7-5 and 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, re-spectively, to seal the singles sweep over the Eagles.

The Hurricanes next play against Florida State in Tallahassee on Friday.

Canes to face rival Florida StateBY MARK SINGER CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

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March 30 - April 1, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE DEAR V 11

V,I’ve been seeing the same guy for

about six months now. We’re not in a re-lationship, and that’s okay with me. I’m alright with the “friends with benefits” type of deal, except there’s one problem: He’s pressuring me to go without pro-tection. He keeps trying to make me feel guilty, saying that I’m being inconsider-ate because the experience isn’t enjoyable for him when we use protection. I want him to have fun, but I’m scared to do that. He’s not even my boyfriend. What should I do?

Sincerely,Scared but Prepared

Dear Scared but Prepared,

If a guy doesn’t respect your wishes between the sheets, kick him to the curb. A real man wouldn’t take the risk of you becoming his baby mama, especially since he’s not even into you enough to take you out to dinner.

I don’t think you want to be up at two in the morning with a bottle and binky while studying for that biology exam you’ve been freaking out about and trying to keep a social life at the same time. If you do, then carry on.

This isn’t about pleasure. If he’s stuck around for the last six months, I’d bet he’s enjoying himself.

Any guy who would put himself into that kind of situation isn’t just a bit risky, but probably gets a thrill from taking chances. That’s not someone I’d trust my body with.

Clearly, he’s more about getting his f ix than helping you to get yours, and that’s not the point of having a

friend with benefits. He’s supposed to be your friend, too, right? Some-one who cares about you wouldn’t put you in this kind of situation.

Going without the rubber, jacket or raincoat is your choice, but don’t put yourself in the line of f ire for someone like that. At least let it be someone you care about who will be there for you if something unexpect-ed pops up – like a baby.

It’s not just about the risk of get-ting pregnant, but all those fun little bugs you could pick up while you’re rolling around in the sack. That itch or rash will stay around much lon-ger than your guy will, and I’m sure that’s not how you’d like to remem-ber your college years.

Get a move on before you end up making a mistake you can’t take back.

And remember, wrap it before you tap it.

V

Going into battle without gear

DEAR V

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