HOMECOMING 2015 CONCLUDESRead about this year’s Homecoming competitions

as well as Friday night’s Hurricane Howl on page 3. To see photos from Thursday’s concert featuring Waka Flocka Flame, T-Pain and Eche Palante check out page 8.

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Canes conquer Cavaliers

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M ore than $300 mil-lion is spent annu-ally on research expenditures at the

University of Miami, and the neu-roscience building on the Coral Gables campus acts as a physical reminder of the varied research happening at the school.

On Friday, University of Mi-ami students, alumni, faculty and donors were welcomed to the neu-roscience building, adjacent to the Cox Science Center, for an open house to learn about the research happening at the school. The three-story research facility opened in 2013 after a $14.8 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The psychology department has re-ceived over 20 million in external research dollars this year, much of which is neuroscience-based, ac-cording to Dr. Michael Alessandri, assistant chairman of the psychol-ogy department and executive di-rector of the UM Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.

“What’s happening here is cutting edge, innovative research in various psychological disorders and issues of attention and memo-ry, many different topics,” Alessan-dri said. “We thought this was the right time to bring the community in and share what we’re doing with the public.”

Dr. Fred Pattany, the MR physicist and an associate professor in the radiology department, aims to learn how people with anxi-ety can overcome mental deficits through training.

“In this [MRI] scanner we do primarily structural images and functional images ... Structurally, we look at the white matter con-

nectivity in the brain ... We also do functional imaging. We look at which areas of the brain are active during a certain disorder and we compare that to normal controls,” he said. “Whether it’s anxiety or ADHD, you get different pathways of the brain that are active com-pared to a normal subject. Then we say structurally how those active areas are interconnected differently than subjects that have some cogni-tive deficit compared to a normal control.”

Dr. Lucina Uddin, director of the Brain Connectivity and Cogni-tion Laboratory and assistant pro-fessor in the department of psychol-ogy, received a grant for $2 million over five years from the National Institute of Mental Health to inves-tigate f lexible behaviors and their brain basis.

“We have a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging facility which allows us to take images of the brain ... so we can look at the struc-ture and function of a patient’s brain,” Uddin said. “What we are particularly interested in here is looking at children who have au-tism … We try to characterize ex-actly what’s going on in terms of their brain connections that differ from a typical child and how that relates to the behavioral difficulties that they have day to day.”

The biology department also takes advantage of the research technology at the facility, using im-aging technology to study the bio-logical processes of life.

“We started off with a weird question … and now we’re chasing a bigger, broader story that we’re very excited about,” said Dr. James Baker, a research assistant profes-sor and manager of the imaging core facility in the building. “We wondered how it was that the re-spiratory system of these [larvae] becomes filled with a gas, which has kind of a mysterious origin. The gas seems to come from within the animal and not from the atmo-sphere … we decided to test it … and along the way, it improved our understanding of this whole respi-ratory structure inside the animal. We’re now thinking that there are common underlying mechanisms for [activating] the respiratory spaces of both humans and f lies, and we’re trying to understand a little bit more detail about how this works.”

The facility also houses tools for physics research. Associate pro-fessor in the department Dr. Mason Klein looks at how animals react physically to different stimuli.

“How does sensory input lead to behavioral output? Well, funda-mentally, an animal, just like any other physical system, operates via an input, something happening, and then a corresponding output. So an animal will perceive some kind of stimulus … its brain will take that information and process it, and that will lead to some kind of muscle action.”

I n an effort to trans-form South Florida into an eco-friendly hub that promotes

greener transportation meth-ods, the University of Miami BikeSafe program is teaming up with the KiDZ Neurosci-ence Center for a week of bi-cycling.

The BikeSafe program, created in 2009 to address Miami-Dade County’s poor record of bicycle injuries and fatalities, will be a major par-ticipant in Wheels 2015, an upcoming weeklong event that hopes to bring together numerous South Floridian communities to take part in an extensive schedule of bike-related activities.

“A lot of it has to do with getting people to use their bikes and modes of public transportation,” BikeSafe’s program manager Jonathan Hooshmand said. “It also deals with creating awareness for bicycling and getting more people to use their bikes in Miami-Dade County.”

In an era when gasoline-fueled automobiles dominate the transportation industry, the Wheels program aims to promote “affordable, health-ful, money-saving” means of moving around South Flori-da, according to the event’s official website. Enacted in conjunction with the KiDZ Neuroscience Center, the bi-cycle rodeo for children is ex-

pected to be one of the main highlights for the event. Dur-ing this kid-friendly activity, participants will use bicycles and public transportation to travel across Miami-Dade to areas such as Wynwood and Vizcaya.

“There’s going to be bikes for children who don’t show up with one of their own, so literally anyone can partici-pate,” Hooshmand said.

Saturday, Nov. 14 is planned to be the biggest day of the weeklong event, sport-ing a f irm bastion of events intended to promote cycling. The rodeo is set to unfold on that day along with a sec-ondary event referred to as a “Kidical Mass,” a play on words of the term “critical mass.”

“This is an event where we take a group of kids and ride to the nearest park, where they play for a while before riding back to the event,” Hooshmand said. “This is the f irst time this event has ever been hosted in Miami-Dade County. It’s part of a national conference, and supposedly there’s going to be some na-tional and statewide presence, including the Florida Bicycle Association.”

Other sponsors include the Green Mobility Network, an organization that’s specifi-cally dedicated to make Mi-ami more pedestrian-friendly.

Those who come to the event are advised to come with bike riding essentials such as bright and ref lective clothing, water bottles and a mini air pump, according to BikeSafe’s website. The weeklong event is expected to kick off on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and last all the way to Sunday, Nov. 15. Details on how to regis-ter along with a full schedule of events can be found on the official Wheels 2015 website: kidzneurosciencecenter.com/e ve nt s/whee l s -2 015 - sout h -miami.

By David UfbergDavid UfbergContributing News Writer

By Israel Aragon Israel AragonContributing News Writer

Neuroscience building open house honors varied research

BikeSafe program’s week of bicycling emphasizes greener methods of traveling

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT

ADVANCED EQUIPMENT: Elizabeth Reyes, an administrative assistant at UM’s Department of Psychology, demon-strates the fMRI equipment at Friday’s Neurosicence Facility Open House.

Erum Kidwai Erum Kidwai // Staff Photographer

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F ederación de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC) worked hard this past fall semes-ter to prepare for the an-

nual Homecoming week competition, and on Saturday they got the news that made all of their efforts worthwhile.

At halftime of Saturday’s home football game against the University of Virginia Cavaliers, FEC was an-nounced as the overall Homecoming winners for the third year in a row. The week was a tight race between FEC and United Black Students (UBS), but FEC managed to edge out its competitors by winning the Homecoming Parade with its giant sculptures of the school’s foot-ball championship trophies from the 1980s. The 150 points earned from the parade were enough to secure FEC’s

three-peat, much to the delight of presi-dent Daniela Lorenzo.

“It’s surreal. FEC really loves homecoming and we make it a point to get all of our freshmen involved,” Lo-renzo said. “For a lot of us, this is the event that led us to fall in love with FEC and UM, so we want to make sure we keep that tradition alive. Winning is just a culmination of all of the hard work we put into it, so it’s a pretty sweet feeling.”

Despite FEC’s recent dominance in Homecoming, its path to the title

was not made easy with UBS and the Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) – Pi Kappa Phi (Pi Kapp) team, who were second and third respectively, breathing down their necks.

UBS was first in the ornament-crafting Spirit Tree competition and had member Donovan Thomas crowned as Homecoming King. UBS was also second in the dancing competition Or-ganized Cheer (O-Cheer), as well as first in the inaugural cheering march Storm Warning and second in Alma Mater.

They were nearly even in points with FEC, but the parade became the differ-ing factor.

FEC won the Alma Mater compe-tition and then the overall competition in 2013 and 2014. This year followed that same pattern. They also won open-ing ceremonies for their model of the Miami Marlins stadium and had Lo-renzo and Jorge Gonzalez named as the Homecoming queen and prince, respectively. FEC also took the major-ity of spirit points, as it had numerous members at each event loudly singing the FEC chant.

The bulk of students who saw their first victory in 2013 were still in the orga-nization to pass on the winning recipe.

“We have lots of passion, dedica-tion and being super organized with spreadsheets and notes [helps],” Lo-renzo said. “It’s all about timing and making sure that all deadlines are met and that you have the dedication to make it all amazing, even if it takes a lot of time and effort. We stay up until 2 [a.m.] sometimes just to paint banners or rehearse choreography for the differ-ent homecoming events, even though it’s just a week. FEC loves being part of the UM culture and I think this reflects that.”

Third place ZTA and Pi Kapp also enjoyed participating. This is ZTA’s

second finish in three years, as they last placed in second in 2013. Finishing fourth in Alma Mater and winning O-Cheer contributed to their strong finish.

“It means so much to ZTA to place in Homecoming this year, be-cause Homecoming is so different from the other things we’re involved in,” said Melissa Wyatt, the Homecoming chair for ZTA. “It’s a unique opportunity to show how much we love UM, and we’re extremely proud to have our ef-forts recognized by placing. All of the competitions were more fun with Pi Kapp. Many Zetas and Pi Kapps are close friends, so we all had a great time competing with many of our best guy friends alongside us.”

While student organizations such as the Council of International Students and Organizations (COISO) would have liked to dethrone FEC, they un-derstood that the goal of Homecoming was to celebrate their school spirit and the return of alumni.

“No matter how much we wanted to win, we can’t let winning be our driv-ing focus,” said Jili Zhou, the treasurer of COISO. “We had so many alumni pave the way for us students to be in this wonderful institution. For us, we are here to celebrate that in Homecoming. COISO is just happy to participate.”

H undreds of students gathered around Lake Osceola on Friday night, flashing their light sticks for the boat burning and fireworks that make up the annual Hurricane Howl.

This year’s Grand Marshal was Reggie Wayne, wide re-ceiver for the University of Miami football team from 1997-2000. Before the event, 12 student organizations were given plywood to create their own versions of the Wynwood Walls for a new part of the Homecoming competition, the Hurricane Walls. The plywood walls were displayed next to the Home-coming Parade on Merrick Drive. According to Aalekhya Reddam, one of the chairs for the Homecoming Parade, the artwork was supposed to incorporate the artistic style found in the Wynwood District.

“We wanted to get the teams and the student body as a whole involved in as many Homecoming events as possible,” said Damian Brusko, one of the chairs for Howl. “We thought it would be a great way to let them showcase their creativity and incorporate elements of the university into the walls.”

Lauren Rodriguez, another chair for Howl, enjoyed the competitive aspect of her favorite event of Homecoming week.

“We have all been working hard to put on an incredible event for UM’s Homecoming this year,” Rodriguez said. “The walls were added in order to have a more Miami feel and to incorporate the University of Miami. This is was the theme For My City is all about.”

The boat burning tradition holds that the mast must sink before the boat for the Hurricanes to win the Homecoming football game, but the boat went down first this year. However, the Hurricanes bucked the tradition and still won on Saturday afternoon. The ensuing fireworks lasted about 15 minutes and were shot from both the lake and the top of the Donna E. Sha-lala Student Center.

Alumni who returned to their alma mater enjoyed the fireworks and the preservation of traditions during Homecom-ing. Alum Jesus Melendez recognized how energetic the atmo-sphere during Hurricane Howl is.

“The parade and Homecoming Howl events served as the perfect culmination of what I think of when I think of UM

community and family,” Melendez said. “I continue to be amazed by the overwhelming love that is always a part of the UM community. Coming back to campus reminded me once more that no matter where I go, the university will always be a home for me and my fellow Hurricanes.”

By Marcus Lim Marcus LimStaff Writer

By Alina Zerpa Alina ZerpaStaff Writer

FEC wins homecoming for third consecutive year

Hurricane Howl sparks spirit, continues important traditions

HOMECOMING

HOMECOMING

POWER COUPLE: President Julio Frenk and Dr. Felicia Knaul greet students during this year’s Homecoming Parade Friday evening on Stanford Drive.

Hallee Meltzer Hallee Meltzer // Photo Editor

SINKING SHIP: The annual boat burning event on Lake Osceola took place Friday evening during Hurricane Howl. Per UM tradition, if the mast falls before the boat sinks it is predicted the Canes will win the Homecoming football game.

Hallee Meltzer Hallee Meltzer // Photo Editor

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D onald Olson, a University of Miami professor and physical oceanographer, has lived a life of adventure. Before becoming

a professor at UM, he went on expeditions at sea, exploring the corners of the world from In-dia to Antarctica.

Ranches in Wyoming, Olson’s birthplace, are not exactly breeding grounds for marine sci-entists, but Olson said Wyoming does have a tie to the ocean: it used to be covered by the ocean 65 million years ago during the Mesozo-ic Era, a period in earth’s history often known for the abundance of reptiles and dinosaurs.

“There are 20 miles of Mesozoic beach exposed in Wyoming. I would spend my Sat-urdays roaming through the hills with my rifle and my rock hammer,” Olson said. His ranch was surrounded by Mesozoic seafloor, and he

would search for and exca-vate fossils from the ground, finding ancient remnants of oysters and belemnites, an-cestors of modern squid. He discovered rippling patterns in rock created by ancient ocean flows. Olson said he even came across the tracks of an Allosaurus, a dinosaur from the Jurassic period,

along prehistoric beach rock.The ancient seafloor served as a classroom

for Olson as a child. By eighth grade, he knew that he wanted to be a physical oceanogra-pher. Physical oceanography is a subdomain of oceanography that focuses on the physical conditions and processes in the ocean.

“He is extremely good at what he does. He has so much passion for learning and teach-ing and has devoted his life to learning more … and conveying what he learns to others,” senior Keenan Berry said. “Since he is so in-telligent in his field, he has teamed up with so many interesting groups, who all want him for his expertise.”

Olson has participated in many worldwide meetings funded by the U.S. State Department and organized by the U.S. Navy, including planning research cruises and collaborating

with the Pakistani and Indian Institutes for Ocean Science (IOS).

One of these meetings was in early 2002, when he travelled to Pakistan to plan a set of Pakistani cruises to coincide with a major U.S. and German research program in the Arabian Sea. After that meeting, he travelled to Goa, In-dia to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Indian IOS and to give talks throughout the country for two weeks, reviewing Indian oceanography.

However, he ended up not being able to give a single presentation. The second Persian Gulf War (better known as the Iraq War), which started when Saddam Hussein refused to step down from power, began on Olson’s first night in India – his scariest experience as an oceanographer, he said. After two weeks in India, the Navy flew Olson back to the U.S. in the interest of safety.

Olson found himself in many other danger-ous, even life-threatening situations throughout his career. He crossed the Arabian Sea twice at the peak of a monsoon, enduring 45-mile-per-hour winds. “I once traveled from one ship to another in a 16-foot boat in over 20-foot seas,” he said.

These situations did not deter Olson from spending as much time at sea as possible. As a graduate student at Texas A&M University, he spent nearly six consecutive months at sea in one year. Olson has been on cruises in ev-

ery ocean except for the Arctic. He has spent months in the Atlantic and has been to Antarc-tica twice.

“Your feet get cold, but that’s it,” Olson said of Antarctica.

On cruises, Olson closely observed many birds, seals and whales that would normally be inaccessible.

“I spent an entire night calibrating current meters [a device to measure ocean flows] with a bunch of elephant seals,” Olson said.

After a career for the storybooks, Olson spends his time teaching and advising under-graduates at UM, a move he said he thoroughly enjoys.

“Whenever he brings up a concept but does not have time to go into detail about it, he says to come to his office after class so he can show you a paper or work out a problem with you. You can tell that he really wants his stu-dents to learn,” senior Kevin Rodriguez said.

Although Olson said he does not plan on retiring any time soon. He also said that if he does retire someday, he wants to return to where it all started in Wyoming and spend his days looking at fossils.

Olson teaches Physical Oceanography (MSC 301) in the fall semester and will be teaching Reconstruction of Ancient Seas (MSC 372) in the spring.

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fraternity participates in the synchronized swimming portion of Anchor Splash, host-ed by Delta Gamma, Sunday afternoon at the Venetian Pool. The annual philan-thropy event raises money for the non-profi t organizations Service for Sight and Lighthouse for the Blind. Throughout

the past week, Delta Gamma has served lunch to those visu-ally impaired and collected eye glasses to donate to these organizations. Funds were raised through the paid participation of several fraternities in the Anchor Splash swimming competi-tion. The event also featured a dessert buffet and raffl e prizes.

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A head of a student-led Men-tal Health Forum on Tuesday night, the Counseling Center quietly launched an after-hours

helpline last week so that students can speak to a counselor when the center is closed.

The center began its after-hours call line last Monday, allowing students to call the counseling center’s main line to speak to a counseling professional any time the center

is closed. The center launched its Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Train-ing program online along with anonymous online mental health screenings earlier in the semester. All three were suggestions that came out of last spring’s inaugural Mental Health Forum, which featured then-Coun-seling Center Director Ernesto Escoto, Uni-versity of Miami Police Department Crime Prevention Officer John Gulla and Director of Housing and Residential Life Chris Hart-nett.

The after-hours call service was launched on Monday and announced by Student Gov-ernment in a Senate Meeting on Wednesday, but the center won’t begin publicizing it until Tuesday so that they can work out any issues before it is used, according to Counseling Center Director René Monteagudo. Students who have gone to the center in person have been told about the services, however. Mon-teagudo said that the service is run by the staffing company Protocall, which employs credentialed mental health professionals.

Students who call the Counseling Cen-ter on weekends or when it’s closed during the week will be given a prompt that redirects

them to counselors provided by Protocall. Monteagudo said that in his past experiences with after-hours phone services, it was effec-tive for students dealing with anxiety-pro-ducing incidents, such as exams and break-ups.

“I had a student use it once because they were really upset that their dog passed away, and so there was an immediate resource for them to talk to someone right away and they didn’t have to come to the Counseling Center or wait for the next available appointment,” Monteagudo said.

Similar to counseling sessions at the cen-ter, the call service is free and confidential for students. Calls can last as long as the student wants and the counselor will then provide a report to the Counseling Center, that may follow up with the student for a possible in-person counseling session. Monteagudo said that when the Counseling Center is open (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays), they still prefer students to come to the center in person.

“I think it makes us a little bit more im-mediately accessible, especially during times

of need. So right now we’re accessible if there’s an emergency or an urgent situation, [students] can just come to the Counseling Center ... and we’ve simply extended that to all hours of the day.”

Protocall is a 50-year-old independent staffing company that provides employees with all sorts of companies, including health-care. Monteagudo said it services many state schools in Florida and more than 100 universities and two million students across the country. Still, the company asked Mon-teagudo to provide a catalog of resources and contacts specific to the school, so that their counselors could quickly contact someone within the school if necessary.

The after-hours call line is the result of crowdsourced suggestions from last spring’s Mental Health Forum, as are the anonymous online screenings and QPR training, accord-ing to Monteagudo. The second edition of the forum will be co-hosted by the Student Health Advisory Committee, Student Gov-ernment and ‘Canes Care for ‘Canes on Tues-day at 7 p.m. in the Shalala Student Center Ballroom East.

By William Riggin William RigginNews Editor

After-hours counseling phone line launched

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

NEWS BRIEFS

Funeral services will be held for Kevin Sigurani on Mon-day at 1:30 p.m. at St. Au-gustine’s Church on Miller Road. Sigurani, a third year

law student at the University of Miami, died on Monday morning after being hit by a truck the night before.

A debate on gender identity will take place on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Donna E. Shalala Student Center Ac-tivities Room South as part

of the Bryan’s Cafe event se-ries. The public is allowed to attend and participate in the discussion.

The Chief of Staff for the United States Southern Com-mand, U.S. Air Force Major General Michael T. Plehn,

will lead a Veteran’s Day tribute to United States mili-tary veterans on Wednesday at 10 a.m. on the Rock..

Funeral for Kevin Sigurani

Bryanʼs Cafe Debate

Veteranʼs Day Tribute

William Riggin can be reached at news@themiamihurricane.com.

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Last week, the Miami Herald published an article called “UM paves way for fewer cars trav-eling around campus” that outlined a set of poli-cies known as the UM Mobility Plan, last revised in July and available through a quick search of the university’s website. The report highlighted how the university used measures such as designated parking lots, discounted Metrorail passes and Hurry ‘Cane shuttles to drastically reduce vehicle use and traffic around campus.

The article portrays the effectiveness of the Mobility Plan through rose-tinted glasses. It cites that school shuttles run in intervals of five to seven minutes. However, students who use the shuttles are more familiar with daily inconveniences such as overcrowded buses or significantly longer wait times during rush hour.

In addition, the article and the Mobility Plan report both discuss subsidized public transit passes as solutions for employees and students, but only about 370 individuals from the Coral Gables cam-pus use these discounted Metropasses, according to UM’s Mobility Plan report. Advertisement of this program to students is virtually nonexistent, so many students are unaware of how to sign up for this discounted program.

The available day parking options offered by the Mobility Plan are also subjects of student

concern. Now that the discounted Ponce de Leon Garage will soon be used for UHealth staff and patients only, it raises the question of whether an alternative discounted parking option will be made available for students.

No doubt, decreasing the need for vehicle use around campus creates a safer, quieter cam-pus environment, but the creators of these policies need more input from the individuals most affect-ed by these changes and most familiar with the day-to-day challenges of moving around campus: students. If it is students who are paying for park-ing, waiting for shuttles and riding public transit to get to classes, research and internships, it is stu-dents who should have a voice.

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

Mobility Plan needs more promotion, student input

A ny time a new student media site has the words “Change the meaning of campus journalism” in its mission statement and then posts an article titled “Do mass mur-

derers just need to get laid?” you’re gonna be intrigued.Especially if you write a humor column for another

student media outlet.“So, are we rivals? Do I hate you?” I asked one of the

editors of The Rival, Mia Rafowitz, over the phone.“More than anything, actually,” she said, tongue-in-

cheek. “That’s what our meetings are mostly about. We just talk about how we hate every other publication.”

Well, those other publications are certainly more than a smidge different than The Rival. For starters, The Miami Hurricane has a section called “News” as opposed to The Rival’s “S*** You Need to Know.”

So yeah, you could probably say this week-old, student-run, non-school-affiliated outlet is targeting the college demographic in a way that us university-sponsored journalists can’t.

That’s most likely why it has an article called “Taking drugs from strang-ers” that features fresh perspectives like, “I have taken drugs from a stranger and I have survived ... once in awhile you have to say f*** it.”

Ironically enough, I was once offered drugs by an old man on the metro, but I just replied, “Sorry, I gave up roofies for Lent.”

But The Rival brandishes articles with hard news elements as well, with stories informing students about the comeback of E. coli or a new dietary sug-gestion based off the recent report about cancerous processed meats.

So how can they possibly do both? Are they The Onion or Huffington Post?

“Some of it’s reporting, some of it’s fluff, not gonna lie,” staff writer Madie Dhaliwal said. “Some of it is for fun ... we have to have s*** people want to read and some s*** people are gonna look at during class.”

Fortunately, the sarcastic pieces are anchored by a “This article is satiri-cal in nature” note at the bottom. I guess the writers just have to hope students get that far, or else readers might conclude that “Themed frat parties decrease female libidio.” For one thing, I seriously doubt that such events will play any part in lowering a girl’s liability. Wait, “libido” is Spanish for liability, right?

Okay, so there’s serious stuff and playful stuff, and The Rival is trying to crack the case on informing and entertaining our denizens at the same time – like if Bill Nye broadcast his show from a hookah bar. But if they’re not affili-ated with the school, how are they gonna find journalists that students can trust with the news? You don’t emerge as trustworthy.

“You can’t just show up and be like, ‘Here it is! Can I be published?’” said Melanie Martinez, the content director. “But at the same time, we do offer more open minded stuff. Obviously, we have editors and we’re gonna edit the s*** out of it, but we also want to give students the opportunity to say things that might be too risque for the Hurricane. We want to respect the student voice.”

Fortunately, I got that response from all three contributors I interviewed. So with that in mind, I asked Ms. Rafowitz if I could publish an article called “The Hurricane is infinitely better than The Rival.”

I’m not sure if she said yes, but she did agree we could marry in a forbid-den, Romeo-and-Juliet-style romance. So that’s exciting.

Well, it would have been, if I didn’t invite her to a themed frat party.

Danny New is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. The Maturity Column runs alternate Mondays.

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THE MATURITY COLUMN

By Danny NewDanny NewHumor Columnist

November 9 - November 11, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE OPINION 7

E very so often, it can be said that it is time to go out with the old and in with the new.

After the merlot-drinking, golf-loving John Boehner exited the speakership of the House of Repre-sentatives this past month, one can hope that there will be a marked difference in leadership as Paul Ryan ascends as the new Speaker of the House.

Ever since Boehner began pre-siding over the Republican majority in 2011, Congress as a whole became more and more dysfunctional by the day, as the only thing that seemed to compel the two parties to act was a looming crisis.

Enter Paul Ryan.Since winning a seat in the House from his home-

town of Janesville, Wisconsin in 1998, Ryan has worked his way up through Congress the old-fashioned way: by focusing on the issues. For Ryan, a follower of economic conservatives like Jack Kemp and Ronald Reagan, the most pressing issues were the archaic tax code and the ever-growing entitlement programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, which crowded out other important necessities, such as de-fense and education. With these issues in mind, Ryan drafted budgets that called for a simplification of our tax code and realistic reforms to preserve important entitlement programs for the poor and the elderly.

These reforms have been characterized as harsh on the working poor and the middle class. Some lib-erals have gone as far as making an ad that showed a Ryan doppelganger pushing an elderly lady in a wheel-chair off of a cliff.

Despite the tough criticism of Ryan’s policies, Mitt Romney selected Ryan to be his candidate for vice pres-ident in 2012. Although his ticket lost the election in

2012, Ryan became an important negotiator for bipar-tisan legislation, such as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), which lifted certain spending caps on defense and domestic spend-ing programs and allowed the government to function for two years without the worry of another shutdown.

After nearly 16 years in Congress, Ryan has as-cended to the highest office in the House in Boehner’s tread. Perhaps because of his unique character and his disposition as a leader (a rare trait in Washington nowadays), Ryan may be the perfect man for the job of House speaker right now. Ryan’s first job will be to unite the House Republicans so that his party can gov-ern effectively. Ryan has already shown his capabilities as a leader through leading the House Budget Com-mittee and the House Ways and Means Committee. He also has shown respect to all Republicans, including many recently elected representatives who are more hard-right and associate with either the tea party or the Freedom Caucus.

The major issues that face the new speaker include immigration reform, tax reform, paid family leave and reform of entitlement programs. It is unlikely that Ryan will be able to make much progress in the time re-maining for this Congress, as the partisan rancor will only get worse as the next election approaches.

Ryan, on numerous occasions, has supported cur-rent immigration laws but has also supported poli-cies that allow for more visas for skilled workers and a pathway to citizenship for those who may live here illegally. However, many of his fellow Republicans are not likely to support a measure that could be decried as “amnesty” in an election year.

On the issues of tax reform, Ryan had reached across the aisle to many Democrats to pass comprehen-sive tax reform, only to be hindered by the desire of the Obama administration and Democrats for additional tax revenue – a non-starter for many Republicans. On paid family leave and entitlement programs, it is un-likely that the speaker will introduce any new spending programs or pass anything more than a stopgap mea-sure to help fix entitlement programs.

Although Ryan is unlikely to accomplish much in terms of reform between now and the inauguration of a new president, he may still be able to set the changes in motion that will allow Republicans and Democrats to collaborate in the near future. Ryan understands that the era of hardline Republican opposition must come to an end and that his party must also propose solu-tions to the challenges facing our nation.

In the 21st century, America still faces serious problems. We need capable leaders at all levels of soci-ety so that we can confront these problems head-on and solidify another “American Century.” Ryan is serious about the task ahead. His character and disposition as a constructive conservative are hopeful signs that the politicians we send to Washington are not just men and women who are in it for themselves, but rather leaders who have our nation’s best interest in mind.

Aditya Shah is a sophomore majoring in microbiology, im-munology and economics.

Paul Ryan can encourage compromise in House

By Aditya ShahAditya ShahContributing Columnist

POLITICS

C alling our campus heteroge-neous would be an understate-ment. We have a diverse array of cultures, religions, ethnici-

ties and identities on this campus, each with their own corresponding organiza-tions. Jewish students have Hillel and Chabad. LGBT students and their allies have SpectrUM (UPride). Muslim stu-dents have MSUM. The list goes on.

It is really valuable for everyone to have a way to explore different facets

of their identities with fellow peers. Belonging to a group through heritage or common traditions is a great way to stay grounded amidst all the chaos of a college environment.

Still, it would be a lost opportunity for us to go through four or more years at this university without ever engaging in another person’s culture.

I am very lucky to have experienced a small portion of this through my involvement with different organizations on campus. As outreach director of Emet Israel, an on-campus pro-Israel organization, I organize our event, Walla Sesh, which is our casual weekly hangout when we meet different student organizations and get to know them better. We have done events with a diverse group of organizations, including UM Democrats and Republicans, African Students Union and Veteran Students Organization. As a member of this or-ganization, I love meeting members of other organizations and hearing about who they are and what they do, and in the meantime, letting them get to know me.

I am also the founder and co-director of the 18th Notes, UM’s Jewish a cappella group. We were just founded last February with the sponsorship of Hillel and Voices of UM, and this year, we held our first auditions. We were so happy to see that our numbers doubled and we finally had a full, f leshed out group of committed members. I was surprised that the majority of our new members were not Jewish. It’s split almost 50-50 between Jews and non-Jewish students in our group.

At the very beginning, we knew that being a Jewish a cappella group didn’t necessarily mean recruiting only Jew-ish members. We followed the example set by our friends and fellow a cappella group Tufaan. Tufaan is an Indian fusion a cappella group, but many of their members are not Indian or South Asian.

“I decided it would be cool to try something different,” said Erica Gard, a sophomore music therapy major. “Even though I didn’t know Hindi, I picked it up really fast because everyone in the group was so willing to help the new people.”

I love sharing my culture with all of our members and with the campus community, and I also love it when other people share their cultures with me. I love meeting new peo-ple who speak different languages and use different slang terms or speak in interesting accents. Going to such a het-erogeneous school is truly a blessing, which provides us with opportunities that we cannot find anywhere else.

Eitan Snyder is a sophomore majoring in music business.

Embrace cultural differences in college

By Eitan SnyderEitan SnyderStaff Columnist

CAMPUS LIFE

...RYAN MAY BE THE PERFECT MAN FOR THE JOB OF HOUSE SPEAKER

RIGHT NOW.

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By Madelyn PaquetteMadelyn PaquetteStaff Writer

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CONCERT PUMPS UP CAMPUS

PRE-WEEKEND PARTY:

Hurricane Produc-tions’ Homecoming Concert took place at the BankUnited Cen-ter Thursday evening. This year’s artists were Waka Flocka Flame, T-Pain and Eche Palante. During his performance, Waka Flocka went off stage and sang on the fl oor with the crowd.

T-Pain entertained the audience with the best of his old tunes along with new remix-es. T-Pain also broke out dance moves like the “Nae-Nae” and “the whip.” Through-out the performances, the artists gave away free water bottles, beach balls, confetti and glow sticks to the audience.

Satisfy both picky, adventurous eaters with this ethnic food guide

College is a time for broadening your horizons. But don’t confine your education to the classroom – Miami’s diverse ethnic food scene provides a great opportunity for culinary

exploration. Whether you’re a picky eater looking for a little change or a food aficionado chasing an edible adven-ture, there’s a delicious dish waiting for you to devour it.

ThaiA simple and healthy appetizer option is edamame soy-

beans steamed in their pods and served with salt. For one of the most accessible main dishes, try pad see ew. It consists of

flat rice noodles stir fried with vegetables in soy sauce.For a uniquely Thai dish, order a green papaya salad.

Unlike traditional salads, there’s no lettuce to be seen here. Instead, it is often prepared with a peanut dressing and unripe

papaya shredded into a noodle-like consistency. If you can handle the heat, give volcano duck a try – just be sure you

have a full glass of water to go along with it.

IndianFor a gentle introduction to Indian food, start your meal with

an order of naan. This baked flatbread is tasty even when plain, but can also be seasoned with garlic and onion, or stuffed with

cheese. For a main course, try tandoori chicken. This classic dish could be described as a curry barbecue chicken, and the mildly

spicy sauce is perfect to soak up with a piece of naan.If you’re feeling bold, try a pickle side dish. This acquired taste

consists of incredibly sour and salty pickled lemons, often im-ported directly from India. For a more unique meat option, order goat kurma, a hot curry dish made with onion and garlic paste.

GreekNo matter how picky you are, you can’t go wrong with pita

and hummus. The chickpea spread is addictive and endlessly customizable for different tastes. For a relatively familiar meal,

a good option is joojeh kebab; the grilled chicken dish often comes with rice and a side salad as well.

If you like your steaks rare, take it one step further with raw kibbeh, which is made of either minced lamb or beef. The meat is mixed with bulgur, mint and oil, and eaten on pita.

Those who prefer seafood can try something new by ordering marinated octopus head.

CubanMoros y Cristanos, or black beans and rice, is the perfect

gateway food to Miami’s signature cuisine. Sandwich lovers should consider the medianoche, a Cuban twist on a tradi-tional ham and cheese which is prepared on slightly sweet

bread with pickles.Cuban food provides plenty of opportunities to explore

strange meats. Carnivores ready to stray from Cuban sand-wiches and vaca frita can order such dishes as pigs’ feet and

liver steak.

Photos by Alisha Khabir // Photos by Alisha Khabir // Staff Photographer Staff Photographer

November 9 - November 11, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 9

T here was no miracle ending this time, but Miami will gladly take the win to cap off Homecoming week. The Hurricanes outplayed

the Cavaliers in Larry Scott’s first home game as interim head coach for a 27-21 victory over Virginia in front of 40,963 fans at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday.

The Canes came out ready to play from the start, not allowing last week’s emotional win over Duke to affect their mindset.

“I think the challenge with [Virginia’s] record being that they beat us four of the last five, the challenge of the last time we played at home [against Clemson] and the feeling they had – we had enough there to grab their

attention,” Scott said of his players. “We had enough there to present a challenge to them – to stay focused, to stay dialed in to what we needed to do coming out of that [Duke] game.”

Sophomore kicker Michael Badgley sealed the win with a 39-yard field goal to put the Canes up by two possessions with 2:15 remaining. Badgley’s kick capped off an 11-play, 58-yard drive that took 4:53 off the clock after Virginia had just cut Miami’s lead to six. The possession nearly ended when running back Joseph Yearby fumbled at Vir-ginia’s 14-yard line, but the sophomore was able to fall on top of the loose ball.

Virginia (3-6, 2-3) made it a one-posses-sion game with 7:08 remaining on a 36-yard field goal by senior Ian Frye. Junior quarter-back Matt Johns moved the Cavaliers down the field with some great passing, but couldn’t finish off the drive with a touchdown. Johns thought he had a four-yard touchdown throw to senior receiver Canaan Severin, but the play was waived off for offensive pass inter-ference.

Frye once again cut the lead to six with 35 seconds remaining on a 47-yard field goal, but Miami recovered the ensuing onside kick to end the game.

Sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya started for Miami after missing last week’s matchup against Duke due to a concussion he

suffered against Clemson. Kaaya was cleared to play the night before the game and con-nected with redshirt senior receiver Rashawn Scott for a 33-yard gain on Miami’s first play.

“It felt great getting back out there. It felt awesome,” Kaaya said. “It was a bit hard get-ting used to the rhythm of the game. It was hard at first. I settled down a little bit. I’m just glad I got this game over with and can progress.”

Kaaya finished the game with 286 yards and two touchdowns with one interception on 20-of-26 passing.

Miami (6-3, 3-2) would’ve been ready to play Virginia with redshirt freshman quar-terback Malik Rosier instead of Kaaya, but getting back the starter helped to stabilize the Canes.

“He’s their leader. He’s their quarter-back,” Scott said of Kaaya’s return. “He walks into the huddle, you look at him and go, ‘There’s our guy.’ It relaxes everybody just from the standpoint of, ‘We got our lead-er back.’”

The victory makes Miami bowl-eligible for the eighth consecutive season and moves the Canes to 3-0 versus ACC Coastal oppo-nents. Miami outgained Virginia 429 to 407 in total yards and converted eight of 13 third downs.

The Canes next face North Carolina at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Chapel Hill.

BRAD’S BACK: Sophomore quar terback Brad Kaaya returned to the f ie ld on S aturday a f ter miss ing las t week ’s game aga ins t Duke wi th a concuss ion . Kaaya threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns in the win over V i rg in ia .

Hallee Meltzer // Hal lee Meltzer // Photo Ed i tor

Number of yards Brad Kaaya ran for on a play in the third quarter, the longest rush of his career.9SportsSports

FOOTBALL

Canes beat Cavaliers in first home game under Larry Scott

By Mark SingerMark SingerSports Editor

SPORTS BRIEFS

The Hurricanes won a cham-pionship on Sunday in their final event of the fall to close out the Head of Hooch tournament held over the weekend in Chat-tanooga, Tennessee.

Seniors Sarah Aschebrock and Caitlin Lowe, both originally from New Zealand, bested 20

other boats in the Women’s Open 2- with a time of 18:48.1.

“Our pairs did a great job racing hard and focusing on our fundamentals, and Sarah and Caitlin came away with the win,” Miami Head Coach Dave Sanderson said to Hurricane-Sports.com. “Overall, it was a

great weekend of racing from the team.”

The Canes had six total boats competing in the Women’s Open 2- event and Women’s Open 8+ event on Sunday. Miami took third place in the Women’s Championship 8+ race on Saturday.

The Hurricanes opened their home schedule with a 156-144 victory over Princeton on Friday at Gulliver Preparatory School for the swimming team and Miami Dade College’s Kendall Campus for the diving team.

Miami won 11 of the 15 total swimming events and swept

the top three spots in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.

“It was exciting, another close meet … we seem to find those,” Head Swimming Coach Andy Kershaw said to Hur-ricaneSports.com. “It was good

to see them battle and come up in big places and get it done.”

The Canes divers next travel to the Texas Diving Invitational on Nov. 19-21, while the swim-ming team will head to the Ohio State Invitational on Nov. 20-22.

ROWING SWIMMING AND DIVING

Mark Singer can be reached at sports@themiamihurricane.com

10 SPORTS THE MIAMI HURRICANE November 9 - November 11, 2015

T hree Hurricanes competed in the Florida State University (FSU) Disney Invitational held in Orlando over the weekend. Sophomore Kevin Bondar highlighted the team’s performance

with a run to the singles quarterfinals and sophomores Nile Clark and Niclas Genovese also competed in the tournament.

Bondar swept University of Central Florida’s Arjun Watane 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 32 after receiving a first round bye. He continued his strong showing in the round of 16, defeating the fifth-seeded Sean Donohue of Lou-isville in two sets 6-4, 6-3. Despite Bondar’s impressive play throughout the tournament, he was unable to defeat Pepperdine’s Lautaro Pane in the quarterfinals, falling 6-1, 6-4.

Genovese and Clark both lost in the first round of the tournament. Genovese lost in three closely contested sets to South Alabama’s Tuki Jacobs. He won the first set 7-6

but was unable to continue his success, losing the next two sets 7-2, 6-4.

Clark lost to Penn State’s Aws Laaribi in two sets 6-4, 7-5. After losing, both Genovese and Clark played in consolation games.

While several Hurricanes competed in the FSU Dis-ney Invitational this past weekend, Miami sophomore Piotr Lomacki participated in the USTA Futures tourna-ment in Birmingham, Alabama. He represented his home country of Poland rather than the University of Miami.

Lomacki participated in both the singles and doubles brackets. Lomacki and American Jared Hiltzik made a run to the finals on the doubles side before falling to the top-seeded duo of Americans Cameron Silverman and Wil Spencer in three sets.

The match was tightly contested from beginning to end. Lomacki and Hiltzik started strong, winning the first set 6-3. The tides turned as Silverman and Spencer reversed field, winning the next set 6-3. Silverman and Spencer continued their strong play, taking the third and final tiebreaker set 10-3.

Prior to the doubles final, Lomacki and Hiltzik ad-vanced to the championship with relative ease. They won their first two matches in two sets each. Their semifinal match was their largest obstacle en route to the finals, re-quiring an 11-9 win in the final tiebreaker set to advance.

In the singles bracket, Lomacki only advanced to the second round of the tournament. He won his first match against American Patrick Daciek in three sets before fall-ing to eighth-seeded Alexios Halebian in two sets.

The Hurricanes next play in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship in Flushing, New York on Nov. 12-15.

Sophomores play in 2 tournaments, Cane represents Poland in doubles final

By Tej JoshiTej JoshiCopy Editor

TENNIS

SECOND-YEAR SWINGING: Sophomore P io t r Lomack i , p i c tured here dur ing las t year ’ s match aga ins t Not re Dame, made i t to the f ina l s in doubles p lay a t the USTA Futures event in B i rmingham, A labama th i s Fr iday.

Fi le PhotoFi le Photo

T he Hurricanes kept their ACC Coastal hopes alive with a 27-21 win over the Vir-

ginia Cavaliers at Sun Life Stadi-um. As the group turns its focus to the North Carolina Tar Heels next week, here are three takeaways from Saturday’s game.

Redshirt freshman tight end David Njoku is a play-maker

Just by looking at Njoku, you can see he is as physically gifted as they come. At 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds, he is a big and dependable target for sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya. He is steadily im-proving in each game this season and caught his first touchdown pass of his career on Saturday from five yards out. Later in the game, Njoku showed his pure athleticism when he caught a pass over the middle and nearly outran Virginia safety Quin Blanding to the endzone on a 58-yard recep-tion.

“He’s a crazy athlete. He’s a true freak. He does everything you want from a big-time skill guy,” Kaaya said of Njoku. “He’s getting better each week. The sky is the limit for David.”

Njoku has serious potential and he knows it. “There’s always room to improve,” Njoku said.

“You can never be happy with where you are at any point because that’s when you get beat.” Look for Njoku to get more and more tar-gets as the season progresses.

Brad Kaaya is back

Miami’s star signal caller cleared all concussion protocols on Friday night and started for the Canes on Saturday. He missed a few passes high, but otherwise had a solid outing. This is a great sign for Miami, as Kaaya wasn’t him-self after suffering a concussion in the second quarter of the game against Clemson.

“I’ve taken hits before. I’ve taken hits all season. That hit a couple of weeks ago, I felt differ-ent,” Kaaya said. “I didn’t feel like myself. My reactions aren’t as quick. My mental clarity isn’t as sharp.”

Moving forward, Kaaya will look to continue what has been a solid sophomore campaign. Even after missing a game, Kaaya is

second in the ACC in total passing yards (2,132) and fourth in total yards (2,063).

The horizontal de-fense needs work

Saturday’s win wasn’t per-fect, as the Canes’ defense looked vulnerable when the Cavaliers spread them out. Whether it was jet sweeps, pitches or screens, Virginia used the entire 160-foot width of the field to move the ball against Miami. In particular, run-ning back Taquan Mizzell gashed Miami, gaining 91 yards on 18 carries and catching eight passes for 40 yards. The Canes had no answer for his backfield sweeps or short catches on the outside.

Miami still faces Georgia Tech and North Carolina – two teams that thrive off of spreading out opposing defenses. The Canes will need to focus on this aspect of their defense as they prepare for these pivotal in-division games.

COMMENTARY

Miami-Virginia game taught us 3 things

By David ClineDavid ClineContributing Sports Writer

MILESTONE MOMENT: Redsh i r t f reshman t ight end Dav id N joku (86) makes h i s f i rs t ca reer touchdown recept ion in the second quar ter o f the Hur r i canes ’ 27-2 1 win over V i rg in ia .

Halle Meltzer // Hal le Meltzer // Photo Ed i tor

November 9 - November 11, 2015 THE MIAMI HURRICANE DEAR V 11

Dear V, Dear V,

My boyfriend got sloppy drunk at the football game this weekend. He wasn’t able to walk straight, he slurred his words – it was gross. I tried to calm him down so we could enjoy the game instead of needing to leave, but he was so obnoxious that I drove him home around halftime.

I wasn’t super mad at that point – I really only went to

the game for him. But when we got out of the car he started a fight with me, saying we shouldn’t have left. He got bel-ligerent and ended up calling me by the wrong name.

We haven’t spoken since. I don’t know what to do. I’m afraid he’s cheating – why else would he call me the wrong name? Please help.

Sincerely,Sincerely,Designated DianaDesignated Diana

Dear Diana,Dear Diana,

Not only should you be suspi-cious that your guy called you by the wrong name, but you also shouldn’t have been put in this situation at all. Whether you’re into football or not, you’re not your boyfriend’s babysitter and you shouldn’t be left to drive him home

and make sure he gets back to his room safely.

Unfortunately, if he was that drunk, he probably doesn’t remem-ber that he called you anything at all. If you want an explanation, you’re going to have to remind him of what he said to you. Sure, it may get messy and awkward, but it’s better to try to get an answer out of him than to let your doubts eat you up and drive you crazy.

For all we know, he could have just called you by the wrong name to make you angry. It sounds like he was trying to do that anyway because he was start-ing a fight with you for no reason. However, if he’s cheating on you and got your name mixed up with another girl’s, being drunk would be the time that he’d be likely to make that f lub.

Bite the bullet and confront him. Don’t worry about being polite or waiting until the timing is right – your boyfriend lost the

right to your courtesy when he ruined your day and not just his.

Sure, tailgates are meant to get wild and crazy, but not to the point where you lose control of yourself and take it out on others. If this is already happening at this point in your relationship, it will likely happen again, so you’ll have to make the decision whether your boyfriend is worth sticking around for his best when you’ll likely have to watch over him at his worst.

Hopefully, you’ll find that the reason is not nearly as sinister as you expected. But if your boyfriend seems to be at a loss for words, don’t be afraid to take your game on the road.

-V-V

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