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Madeleine “Mady” Mannello, a second-year law student at the University of Miami, was the first elected president of the Florida Bar’s new Law Student Division (LSD). Her term will begin in June and will last one year.

Mannello was elected by the 30 members of LSD in February. This board is made up of three members from each of Florida’s ten law schools.

Manello won against members from Florida Coastal School of Law and

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Barry University’s Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law. LSD had its first meeting in January 2008 and its current president was appointed by members of the Young Lawyer Division of the Florida Bar, the group responsible for creating this group.

Mannello, along with all the original members, were appointed to LSD by the organization. Eventually, Mannello hopes that members from will be elected by the student body of the law schools.

Some of Mannello’s goals include more inter-school events and making the Law Board less intimidating.

“A lot of law students think of the bar as a really scary big brother that punish you if you do something wrong,” she said. “But there are a lot of benefits from knowing people at the bar.”

The LSD meets at the Young Lawyers Division Affiliated Outreach Conference and the Florida Bar’s Annual Conference.

– Ed S. Fishman

Check out what’s exclusively available at TheMiamiHurricane.com.

Find out what happened to UM participant in American Idol Alex Wagner-Trugman from Lelan LeDoux.

CaneNet going faster for you?

Find out why with an article from Ileana Hernandez.

Living green? Learn more about the Tropical Vernacular Architecture symposium at the School of Architecture from Kelly Burns.

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SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS: The ladies of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority perform a Baywatchstyle performance at O-Cheer on Tuesday night. O-Cheer featured performances by 16 fraternities and sororities and the winners will be announced this weekend at the conclusion of Greek Week events.

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Friends gather to remember Scott Monat, 20 Sophomore died in Singapore

BY ASHLEIGH MAYNARD CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

A University of Miami student died Tuesday evening while studying abroad, prompting fellow student to gather and remember his impact on their lives.

Sophomore Scott Monat, age 20, was studying abroad at the National University of Singapore this semester. He was found in a kitchen at Prince George’s Parks Residences, a location popular among international students and an option for living for UM students who study abroad in Singapore. He was found approximately 6 a.m. local time, according to a report by The Campus Observer, NUS’s student newspaper.

Monat was a National Merit Scholar who attended Pope High School in Marietta, Ga. before he came to UM and received the Isaac Bashevis Singer scholarship, the highest scholarship awarded at the university. He was also a member of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Edward T. and Roberta Foote Fellows, a select group for first-year A&S students. He was also very involved in Hillel, the Jewish student center on campus.

Friends of Monat gathered Wednesday night at Hillel to celebrate his life and cherish memories.

Over 50 students, friends, and Hillel staff members attended the

gathering to remember Monat and support each other through the loss. Rabbi Baruch Plotkin, UM’s campus rabbi, gave an encouraging address to those in attendance.

A slideshow of pictures of Monat played continuously throughout the evening as friends shared stories and reminisced.

“He was such an amazing kid, always smiling,” said UM alumnus Edgardo de la Vera.

Sophomore Amy Levine commented on Monat’s pursuit of a degree in neurobiology, saying, “He wanted to save lives.”

Monat was remembered fondly by his peers as well as by the staff of UM Hillel, where he was very active as a student leader.

“He was an incredible leader and an incredible friend,” shared Robyn Fisher, the rabbinic director at Hillel.

Melina Gimal, executive director of Hillel, remembers Monat as “smart, warm, and likable.”

Monat was also described as “focused, determined, and full of life,” by Henchi Fellig, the co-director of Chabad UM. Monat is survived by both his parents Richard and Ilene and an older brother, Zach. An event will be held at Hecht Residential College Thursday night from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Grief counselors will be on hand.

Matthew Bunch contributed to this story.

Ashleigh Maynard may be contacted at amaynard@themiamihurricane.com.

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GEORGIA NATIVE: 20-year-old Scott Monat, a UM sophomore, died in Singapore on Wednesday. Monat, a neurobiology major was studying abroad in the country.

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Group plots student-run garden to bring green to campus Two year effort of green growers approaches finality

BY JESSICA HODDER CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Through the combined efforts of an up-and-coming organization, a student-run garden may soon be sprouting on campus, bringing with it a sense of community, responsibility and a chance to get your hands dirty.

The organization responsible for this green initiative is known as the Comm”U”nity Garden – or will be soon.

The group is awaiting COSO’s approval to make it official.

“We don’t have to go through COSO, but we would like to make it official to create a lasting impact,” said Naomi Ross, the secretary of Emerging Green Builders. She has been working on the project for the past year.

The specifics of the garden are being negotiated with various members of the administration, said Michael Schoor, a junior majoring in ecosystems science and policy and the originator of the idea for this project.

The announcement of a prospective site on campus for the garden is pending – and after two-and-a-half years in the works on the parts of both students and administrators, it will signify the culmination of their efforts.

Other schools in Florida with gardens on their campuses include Miami-Dade College, FIU, UF and UCF, but the garden at UM will differ in that it won’t only serve research or aesthetic purposes – it will be for the students who help cultivate it, too.

The students have received close guidance on their plans for the garden from Denis

Hector, associate dean of the School of Architecture, as well as the school’s dean, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. Adrian Hunsberger, a master grower at UF, will aid the students on issues such as soil and water conservation, the reuse of nutrients and composting.

Benefits of having a garden on the UM campus include: having one less area for UNICCO workers to maintain, providing a public gathering space, building a sense of community and serving as a potential food source for students who choose to grow produce.

“I think UM could potentially be a leader in ingenuity and innovation. Because of the immense talent and possibilities that this school holds, we could be competing with schools like Harvard and Princeton,” Schoor said in an interview on Tuesday.

Organizations that are actively involved in the launching of the garden project include Earth Alert, Emerging Green Builders, Engineers Without Borders and the sorority Delta Gamma.

Once the garden is off the ground, various organizations are interested in participating, such as Green Peace, Beta Beta Beta, the Marine Mammal Stranding Team and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Schoor said he wants the garden to serve as a means of unifying people from all corners of UM. The proposed design for the garden will be in the shape of a “U” with 4’x4’ raised concrete beds to hold the soil and plants so as to remain non-invasive. The center of the “U” would serve as a gathering place.

Brian Lemmerman, a senior and the president of Emerging Green Builders said, “Our campus looks like a golf course. That is not sustainable – it’s a problem.” The garden is one of the first steps for students to aid in pursuing a greener “U” for the future.

Jessica Hodder may be contacted at jhodder@ themiamihurricane.com.

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GOING GREEN: A sketch of the proposed community garden, which one student organization is hoping to establish on the Coral Gables campus, which would bring UM in line with other Florida schools like Miami-Dade College, FIU, UF and UCF. In contrast to those schools, UM’s garden wouldn’t only be for research purposes, but for students to grow their own vegetables in an attempt to make the UM Campus more sustainable.

Advocating for alternative energy THE NUCLEAR OPTION: Dr. Christine Whitman, formerly the governor of New Jersey and head of the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke last night about alternative, safe sources of energy. A co-chair of Clean & Safe Energy Emission, Whitman championed the notion of using nuclear energy as part of a move to cleaner energy. “We will have a carbon constrained economy,” declared Whitman.

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Noisy macaws make campus their new home Birds likely released by pet owners

BY KARUNYA KRISHNAN CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

With a flash of color and a resounding screech, macaws have taken this campus by surprise.

The red and gold macaws are native to Central and South America, but they have made their home in the treetops around the University of Miami’s Lake Osceola and the Rock. Their brightly colored feathers and loud calls capture the attention of passersby.

Sophomore Pooja Dharwadkar usually encounters these exotic birds while walking to the UC from class.

“When you are walking around campus, you usually have a place to be, and your thoughts are in your own head,” Dharwadkar said. As she is walking, she said she is startled from her thoughts by a “huge screech.”

“They are screeching and flying in a flock and you think they are going to attack you,” Dhardwadkar added. “They scare me.”

William Searcy, a professor of ornithology, said the macaws may be loud, but they would never attack humans unprovoked.

The blue and gold macaw is only one of several species of parrot and parakeet that reside on campus, he said. However, they are the most noticeable, he adds, because they are “large and formidable.”

“There is speculation that they escaped from Parrot Jungle during Hurricane An-

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BLUE AND GOLD: Though some are annoyed by the loud macaws on campus, others find them ‘awesome’. drew, but that is just a rumor,” Searcy said.

There is speculation and debate about the origin of these birds, but Brigitte Grosjean, the public relations manager for Jungle Island, said that despite the circulating rumors, the animal theme park did not lose any birds during Hurricane Andrew.

According to Gabriela Ferraro, the public information coordinator of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there is a large breeding population of parrots and macaws in Miami-Dade county, and most of them were pets that were released.

“Many of these animals were purchased at exotic pet stores,” Ferraro said. “When their owners realize they can’t handle them anymore they release them.”

In the case of the macaw, owners release them because they are very noisy.

On campus, students like senior Brian Perez undeniably agree that the birds cause “quite a ruckus.” Perez was taking a nap between classes when he was suddenly awoken by a loud flock of macaws flying overhead.

But for Perez, the surprise was a pleasant one.

Karunya Krishnan may be contacted at kkrishnan@themiamihurricane.com.

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“You are not a celebrity. We are not the paparazzi.”

– Olivia Bernardo, Contributing Columnist

letters to the editor

Personal Commentary In lieu of an editorial this edition, the editorial board of The Miami Hurricane decided it would be more fitting for one friend’s reflection on his time spent with sophomore Scott Monat. Nick Maslow, a senior writer and business manager for The Hurricane, was friends with Monat: I saw the text message after I got out of my psychology exam. “Scott Monat died in Singapore last night.” My feet, the cars on Ponce, the people rushing by – all of it went into slow motion. Then I just stopped.

Nearly two years ago close to this very spot, I got my first taste of Scott Monat, the Southern Badass Jew. Here we are, 11 p.m., the group of us headed to a party on Sunset by foot. We’d just chugged a load of beers in the dorm. “Hold up guys, I gotta go piss,” Scott says.

“Scott, right here? On the trees next to Ponce?

Near the intersection? Seriously?”

By the time I was done panicking that the UM Police would bust us, Scott’s loose jeans were zipped up, his Georgia ballcap was perfectly cocked back, and he was hanging from one of the branches near the sidewalk.

I thought, this guy doesn’t give a shit what anyone thinks; he doesn’t fit in here. And yet, last night, less than four semesters after Scott became a Hurricane, the Hillel Center was packed with every type of person imaginable, all of whom were mourning the loss of this carefree spirit – a man they couldn’t help but love.

There was the graduate student who said Scott became his friend over debates about Arab-Israeli relations. The broadcasting student who traveled with him to Argentina and witnessed Scott solving complex math problems for fun. The frat groupie who said he passed on bids because the pre-med student wanted to focus on studying neuroscience.

The woman who gushed that Scott had the balls to eat a frog in Thailand last week. The love interest who fell for him in the time it took to share a bottle of Wild Turkey Bourbon over a bag of Twizzlers.

The rabbi who said Scott’s spirit embodied l’chaim, which means “to life” in Hebrew. The pal who said he was overwhelmed by how many languages Scott knew. And then there was the girl who he surprised at the airport during a long layover. He kept her company until the wee hours of the morning, just to talk with her.

Listening to people talk, laugh, and cry about memories of Scott Monat made me want to hear his voice just once more, to be inspired by his charisma and hunger for life one last time. And so I called his cell phone.

“Hey, it’s Scott. Leave a message.”

It was three seconds long, and a lifetime too short.

Nick Maslow may be contacted at nmaslow@ themiamihurricane.com.

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he bylaws of Iron Arrow state that one may not be recognized for what one did as an undergraduate after graduation. On the other hand, if such an individual has excelled in his/her respective fields and/or continued to enhance the University of Miami, then that individual may be considered for selection based upon those merits.

Iron Arrow members wore their jackets in honor of Dr. Stanford, who would have certainly appreciated the honor we showed

him by wearing those jackets. Henry King Stanford was as proud of Iron Arrow, the highest honor one may attain at the University of Miami, as his predecessors were. I regret that Henry’s jacket was not there on display. He would have been delighted that Iron Arrow members cared enough to wear their jackets to his memorial service.

May I point out that President Shalala was wearing her Iron Arrow jacket, as well as former President Tad Foote and his wife, Bosey

Foote?

Maybe the distraction was really caused by “jacket envy?”

Dr. Stanford is memorialized on a daily basis by the places named in his honor while he was still alive to appreciate the fact that everyone thought so highly of him. He was well aware that those of us who knew and loved him believed him to be a legend in his own time.

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they get shut down, but I can’t afford to spend $1 on every sound I like. At least give us a Web site like Rhapsody to listen to music! I think of all the changes happening on campus this is one thing that can

actually be fixed and help us.

irst we had free Napster for a year, then that was taken away.

Then we had Ruckus and now that is done. Our tuition has increased, yet our commodities decrease? If we have LimeWire on our computers,

– Micki Lewis Class of 1965

– Mathilde Berta Junior

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by olivia bernardo

Tweet this!

In a world where you can get news anywhere at anytime and there are endless social networks to join, when is too much information just that – TMI? I draw the line at Twitter. “Tweeting,” as they call it, is like stalking yourself… in the third person.

Through a constant stream of status updates, I could technically narrate my every move. Olivia Bernardo: has just looked out the window, scratched her nose, then looked back to her computer where she will now tweet about it. Come on, we all know people who abuse their Facebook statuses. They spend their time updating everyone on insignificant things that they are about to do. And now there is a whole site enabling these kinds of people to keep at it, and because Twitter lets you “tweet” from your phone, they have doubled the opportunity to be obnoxious.

You status abusers already saturate our mini-feeds with stupid remarks, but now with a site catching on that is devoted solely to statuses, you’re probably going to start updating incessantly and forget to filter what you want people to know. When you post that you’re really hungover, I’m secretly judging why you need everyone to know. Me and everyone else are left no choice but to think that you (a) probably made a fool of yourself last night or (b) went the lame route and made love to a bottle of tequila by yourself. If I really wanted to know what you did last night or what you’re doing right now, wouldn’t I be hungover with you? Or having coffee with you to hear about how it went? Yeah. I would.

All this status crap is making us believe that we have way more friends than what’s true in reality. You are not a celebrity. We are not the paparazzi. Besides, whatever happened to maintaining an air of mystery about yourself ? I still believe in it. That way, I know whether a person is really genuine about getting to know me because they go out of their way to find out. I let them do the work. It’s not even like it’s all that hard, there are only a million different ways to get at me. If you really want to know what I’m doing, call me, text me, BBM me, Facebook chat me, leave a post on my wall, MySpace message me, Skype me, IM me, or show up at my house – but do not ask me to “tweet” on Twitter.

Olivia Bernardo is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism. She may be contacted at obernardo@themiamihurricane.com.

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(To the tune of the Klondike Bar commercials) What would you do-oo-oo for Mardi Gras beads?

“BIG” JIM WESMAN Junior “Root for the Giants for a week.”

EVAN PESKIN Freshman “I would eat an entire burrito in two bites.”

AMANDA SUSSEX Senior (and former Obama campaign intern) “Vote for a Republican.”

TOMMY LEE Sophomore “Take my shirt off, spin it around my head, and dance to ODB – ‘cause I make it look good.”

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

compiled by JOE ALTIERI

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2009 Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant Saturday, March 7 @ 6 p.m.

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ing contest, finally culminating in a block party of over one million people centered in the heart of Calle Ocho.

This weekend on the Mile, it’s all about Sophomore Alexa Ferra, who attended Latin jazz, food, and art as the Kiwanis almost every year since it was created, plans Club of Little Havana hosts its ninth annual to attend the event after missing last year’s Carnaval on the Mile, a three-day event celcelebrations. ebrating Hispanic culture in the city of Coral “It’s cool. There are booths with food Gables. and others with art. There’s live music, and Located on Miracle Mile between Le Jeactivities for kids like a rock climbing wall and une and Douglas roads, the festival will feature face paint,” Ferra said. “It’s a nice little time the sights and sounds of more than 100 artists to go out and experience the community.” and 30 Latin jazz, funk and reggae groups. It People will also have the chance to find is a tradition that has expanded from a one-day coins for prizes hidden in a Big Red Couch or event into a three-day extravaganza. even watch a car show.

Carnaval on the Mile is one of 10 events Carol Fonseca, historian and alumni relafounded by the Kiwanis Club in an effort to protions chair of Federación de Estudiantes Cubamote cultural awareness while raising funds for nos (FEC), went to the event three years ago but programs dedicated to helping low income famthought the variety was both good and bad. ilies in the community. The organization was “Maestro de todo es profesor de nada – A established in 1987 to aid the growing Hispanic teacher of everything is a professor of nothing. community through variSince they had so much vaous recreational and acariety it limited it,” Fonseca demic programs, including said. “But I feel that most scholarship opportunities college kids would enjoy it.

If You Go and playground construcNot only is it free, but it has tion sites. culture and meaning.”

What: Carnaval on the Mile The Kiwanis Club’s The event starts Friday When: Friday, March 6 at Carnaval Miami is the parat 6 p.m. with a kickoff con6 p.m., Saturday, March 7 ent to this weekend’s fescert in Ponce Circle Park and from 10 a.m. to midnight and tivities. Running from late will continue until Sunday at Sunday, March 8 from 10 a.m.

February to early March, 8 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Carnaval Miami is the city’s Where: Miracle Mile between own homegrown Spanish Jessica Macias may Le June and Douglas roads fiesta, a series of events that be contacted at jmacias@ Cost: Free this year includes a domithemiamihurricane.com. noes tournament and cookBY JESSICA MACIAS CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

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Cleveland Orchestra and Frost Symphony to play together

BY CRISTY VERDEJA CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Zoe Zeniodi was strictly a pianist for the past 27 years. That was what she loved, that was her passion.

Two and a half years ago, she came to Miami to visit her cousins but ended up staying longer. Zeniodi, a graduate student earning a doctorate of musical arts in orchestral conducting said, “I had never thought of conducting, I was a piano player!”

Now, the new conductor will have what she calls a “lifetime experience.”

She will conduct the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra and the Frost Music Symphony as they play together in Gusman Concert Hall on Thursday, March 5, and Saturday, March 7.

Originally from Greece, Zeniodi came to Miami in August 2006. She has studied in Salzburg and London but the

Frost Doctoral of Musical Arts program drew her to UM. Zeniodi is someone who doesn’t need much. “I don’t need money, I need music. Music is my life...it’s inside me,” she said. To her, music is not a job, it is a way of living.

She is excited to work with the Cleveland Orchestra because they also share her passion.

For the third year, the Cleveland Orchestra is calling Miami their winter home for three weeks. About 100 musicians spend three weeks here to participate in different events, such as this engagement with the Frost School of Music, according to Ana Papakhian, the spokesperson in charge of finding new audiences for the Cleveland Orchestra.

“For the first time, we are doing what we call a side by side with the Cleveland Orchestra,” said Kenneth Moses, assistant dean for undergraduate studies at

the Frost School of Music. “They’ll bring out an equal number out of each instrument. If they bring out six first violins, we’ll have six of our violins sitting next to them. If there’s a clarinet there will be one of theirs and one of ours.”

The Cleveland Orchestra and Frost Music Symphony will play two pieces at their concerts at Gusman. The first, conducted by Tito Muñoz, the assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, is Schubert’s unfinished symphony. It is “a master work, [it is] one of his greatest pieces ever written,” said David Bebe, a graduate instrumental performance major who is the principal cellist. The second is a number of pieces for voice and orchestra by Hector Berlioz and is being conducted by Zeniodi.

“I think it’s a wonderful experience, it will be a wonderful experience for everyone,” Zeniodi said. Thursday’s concert is open to the university community

and the public.

“I never thought I would get one hour with the Cleveland [Orchestra],” Zeniodi said. “Magic can happen in one moment in music...[and] every moment will be timeless.”

Cristy Verdeja may be contacted at cverdeja@themiamihurricane.com.

If You Go What:The Cleveland Orchestra and Frost Music Symphony When: Thursday, March 5th at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Gusman Concert Hall Cost: Free

Langerado is canceled, but weekend still promises to entertain music fans Performances around town, on UC patio present options

BY KEVIN COLEMAN CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Like many University of Miami students, Tom Skibo had purchased his ticket to Langerado months in advance and was anxiously awaiting the annual three-day outdoor music festival’s first year in downtown Miami. That is, until he received a text message from a friend explaining it had been canceled.

“It ruined my whole class period. I couldn’t learn,” he said.

However, promoters like LiveNation scurried to book Langerado bands in the Miami area and this weekend is packed with concerts to throw your Langerado refund money towards.

Friday starts the weekend with a tough decision. The alternative reggae band Bad Brains play City Limits in Delray Beach, a little less than an hour north of campus. The show costs $25 and begins at 8 p.m. with Whole Wheat Bread and Lionize opening. Or, catch Tricky, the British hip-hop rocker, with electronica masters Holy Fuck, at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale at 7 p.m. for $22.

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Beach Amphitheater, about a half hour north of campus at 8:30 p.m. Tickets run around $45, but don’t be surprised if scalpers are jacking the price this close to the show.

The Latin and hip-hop tinged group Ozomatli will play at the Culture Room Saturday night, too. General admission tickets cost $20 and the show begins at 8 p.m.

Of course, students can also stay on campus Saturday night to dance the night away with jam-rockers Umphrey’s McGee. The free, two-set show starts at 8 p.m. on the UC Patio.

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ton-based indie darlings Modest Mouse rock Revolution with Mimicking Birds and Japanese Motors. Woody Graber, Revolution’s public relations consultant commented, “Revolution jumped at doing Tricky and Modest Mouse. They felt those were two extremely strong acts.”

The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and tickets run $30. Unfortunately, Ticketmaster already sold out, so fans will have to hunt around if they missed Mouse at the Fillmore in June.

Pop encyclopedia Girl Talk also rolls into Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday at the Culture Room with sensitive noise rockers Deerhunter opening. Doors open at 8 ILLUSTRATION BY LAURA PATRICELLI

p.m. and tickets cost $25. Scott Swartz, who plans to attend, said, “Girl Talk is the perfect artist for our ADD nation.

He’s about making awesome mixes that are great to dance to.” Claustrophobics beware: expect a giant, sweaty dance party that involves getting really close to other concert-goers.

Hipster favorites Tokyo Police Club (no, they’re Canadian) cap the trifecta of talent performing on Sunday. This all ages show at City Limits starts at seven with Ruby Coast and TV Club opening for the buzz-building indie poppers. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 day of show.

For those bent on attending a festival this weekend, look into the first annual Harvest of Hope Fest at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds in St. Augustine. The three-day event boasts over 100 bands including The Mountain Goats, Tilly and the Wall, and Langerado castoffs like Black Kids. Also, for those trying to be economical, Girl Talk, Deerhunter, Tokyo Police Club and Bad Brains are all playing the fest. Tickets cost $39.50 for all three days and $19.50 for single day-passes. For those disappointed by Langerado’s no camping policy this year, Harvest of Hope offers a $29.50 camping pass which is good for up to four people.

All proceeds are promised to the Harvest of Hope Foundation which aids migrant farm workers.

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Canes split pair of midweek games

Conference’s worst team never trails UM

Miami rebounds from loss to Rhode Island

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Even with the motivational energy of an emotional speech from former Hurricane Ed Reed before the team headed to Atlanta, Ga., Miami couldn’t overcome awful shooting and lost to Georgia Tech, 78-68.

Heading into the game, the Canes (17-11, 6-9) had the opportunity to make up ground in the ACC, but the Yellow Jackets released a year of frustration on Miami as they picked up their second conference win on senior night.

The Hurricanes trailed for all 40 minutes against the Yellow Jackets (1117, 2-13). Miami shot only 32 percent, while the conference’s worst team went 52 percent from the floor.

“It’s a disappointing loss,” head coach Frank Haith said. “We couldn’t make any shots. We couldn’t throw it in.

We didn’t play well.”

With the loss, UM fell to 10th place in the ACC and will face ninth place N.C. State (16-12, 6-9) on Saturday at noon.

“People can’t keep talking about the tournament,” Haith said. “We have to talk about Saturday’s game.”

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Senior forward Brian Asbury carried the Hurricanes with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

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DOMINATION: Georgia Tech guard Lewis Clinch attempts a shot over Miami’s Lance Hurdle. Clinch scored 30 points as the Yellow Jackets shocked the Hurricanes, 78-68.

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North Carolina

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Clemson

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Florida State

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Virginia Tech

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Boston College

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had 15 turnovers.

“We missed a lot of chippies around the basket. We had some bad turnovers,” Haith said. “We can’t win basketball games when you turn it over like that.”

Senior guard and captain Jack McClinton was held to 13 points and was one of seven from behind the arc. Haith said that he believes something might be wrong with McClinton’s knee after he injured it during the Florida State game.

“Something still might be wrong with Jack, I don’t know,” Haith said. “He wasn’t in flow in the beginning. He was not into it. We need him.”

Miami had everything working for them before the game – a five-point favorite, the Yellow Jackets had lost seven straight games. The Hurricanes had even won four in a row in the series.

But Georgia Tech went ahead by 10 in a matter of minutes and had a commanding lead going into halftime, 41-25.

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After getting blanked by the Rhode Island Rams the night before, No. 10 Miami looked to be in the same funk through 2.5 innings against Mount St. Mary’s at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field on Wednesday.

Down 3-0 heading into the bottom of the third, the Hurricanes (7-2) pulled off 14 unanswered runs and scored in five consecutive innings for a 14-3 victory against the Mountaineers (0-5).

“I called them together [and told them] we’ve got to play better,” head coach Jim Morris said. “Luckily it reminded me of the weekend before when we had Rutgers here. I thought after the third inning we played really well.”

Preseason All-American Ryan Jackson went two for three with an RBI and two runs, while freshman Harold Martinez reached base and scored four times and drove in three.

“Last night we came out kind of flat offensively as a whole,” Jackson said. “Any time you get down early you want to come back quick.

You don’t want to let it roll over so it was good to see us bounce back like that.”

Junior right-hander Michael Rudman (10) earned his first career win in two scoreless innings of relief for starter Kevin Youst. Five relievers combined for six shutout innings of two-hit ball.

Over the last five games, the bullpen has an ERA of 0.43.

“I’m pretty excited. I felt good, I’ve been working hard and I’m confident,” Rudman said. “We trust the guys behind us and we’re just throwing strikes and getting guys out.”

Senior Ryan Perry started things off in the third with a walk, and starter Costa Kapothanasis (0-1) hit back-to-back batters. After a wild pitch scored Perry, junior Scott Lawson hit a sacrifice fly to center and Jackson did the same to tie the game at three apiece.

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Miami prepares for first ACC series Canes jump to No. 8 in rankings

BY JUSTIN ANTWEIL SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

The reigning ACC champions prepare to face a conference foe for the first time this season, as they get ready to host North Carolina State on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.

Last year Miami was a conference-best 23-5 in ACC play.

They beat the Wolfpack in the first round of the ACC tournament and the win catapulted the Canes to their first conference title since joining the ACC in 2004.

After outscoring the University of Florida 26 to 8 last weekend, the Hurricanes moved up the

rankings in all five of the major college baseball polls, including being touted as high as No. 8 in the USA Today/ESPN polls.

The key to sustaining UM’s weekend success will be starting pitching. Their weekend rotation of sophomore Chris Hernandez, junior David Gutierrez and sophomore Iden Nazario have a combined record of 5-0 with 33 strikeouts and have allowed only five extra base hits.

The catalyst for the team, offensively, has been leadoff hitter Nathan Melendres. The freshman center fielder has made the transition seamless, not only from high school to college, but also from infield to outfield. This year is his first playing outfield. He is batting over .300 and has recorded at least one hit in each of his first eight games.

“I have just been working really hard,” Melendres said. “I

have been working a lot with [assistant coach Ray Fuentes]. He is great. The transition has been good and I have become a lot faster since moving to outfield so that helps my game out a lot.”

The Wolfpack head to South Florida red hot, as they are riding a five-game win streak, after dropping their first two games of the season.

The Wolfpack are led by freshman catcher/infielder Pratt Maynard and junior outfielder Drew Poulk. Both are either first or second on the team in batting average, slugging percentage, runs scored and total bases.

Saturday’s game is at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s game is at 1 p.m. All games can be heard on WVUM 90.5 FM.

BREAKDOWN: MIAMI VS. NC STATE MIAMI Starting Pitching

Starting pitching has been UM’s strength this year. Iden Nazario (2-0), David Gutierrez (0.75 ERA) and Chris Hernandez have sparkled.

On Friday night N.C. State starts ace junior left-hander Jimmy Gillheeney. He was thirdteam All-American and first-team All-ACC as a closer last year. Bottom line: N.C. State does not have the depth like Miami does.

Bullpen

The dynamic duo of Taylor Wulf and Kyle Bellamy is as solid as one gets. N.C. State does not have a single closer.

Bellamy proved Saturday against the Gators why he is the best closer in college baseball, after he worked out of a jam to preserve the series victory.

Infield

The Wolfpack have a veteran infield made up of juniors and seniors.

Ryan Jackson is smooth defensively for Miami, but Jason Hagerty and Harold Martinez are still adjusting to new positions.

Outfield

Too much unpredictability here for the Canes, while the Wolfpack only have one real star. No one knows if Jonathan Weislow is going to come back to earth or if Dave DiNatale can keep up his tear at the plate.

DiNatale leads the team in hitting, but N.C. State has dominant right fielder Drew Poulk. Six of his 11 hits of gone for extra bases.

Coaching

Jim Morris has taken Miami to the College World Series 11 of 15 times since he has been at the helm at Miami. N.C. State head coach Elliott Avent is in his 13th year making the lineup card for the Wolfpack. They have made the NCAA field of 64 six straight years. But Avent is no Morris.

Intangibles

Miami is 19-10 all-time against N.C. State but are just 7-6 in their last 13 meetings. The Wolfpack play a doubleheader Wednesday before taking on the Canes Friday.

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Eric Smith retires 15 straight against UM BASEBALL FROM PAGE 11 hit streak to nine as he drove in the fifth run. Dave DiNatale blasted a three-run shot in the sixth and Martinez hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 14-3.

“I was a lot more patient today and I just waited for my pitch,” Martinez said.

The Mount took an early 3-0 lead in the third thanks to three errors, including rare backto-back mishaps by Jackson with no outs and a throwing error by catcher Jason Hagerty.

On Tuesday night, junior right-hander Eric Smith pitched eight plus innings and surrendered only three hits as Rhode Island (5-2) stunned the Canes 3-0.

At one point, Smith (1-0), who finished with five strikeouts and two walks, retired 15 consecutive hitters.

Miami will host a three-game ACC weekend series starting at 7 p.m. Friday against N.C. State.

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BRINGING THE HEAT: Hurricane Sam Robinson pitches last night at the baseball game against Mount St. Mary’s.

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BRIEFS MEN’S BASKETBALL McClinton named to AllDistrict team Senior guard Jack McClinton was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-District and is now eligible for the AllAmerican Team.

McClinton is the ACC’s all-time 3-point field goal percentage leader (.447) and also leads the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (.481) and 3-pointers per game (3.2) this season. He ranks among the league’s top three in both scoring (19.7 ppg) and free throw percentage (.862).

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Johnson named to freshman team Forward Shenise Johnson was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team, becoming the first Hurricane named to the team.

On the season, Johnson is the team leader in scoring (12.8 ppg), free throw percentage (.825), rebounding (7.1 rpg), assists (4.1 apg), steals (2.7 spg) and blocks (1.0 bpg).

Among ACC players, Johnson ranks in the top 10 in assists (fourth), free throw percentage (second), steals (seventh) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3, fifth).

Second week of spring practice gets things rolling

WOMEN’S GOLF San Jose tournament canceled Due to inclement weather in the San Jose area, the 2009 Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational hosted by San Jose State University was cancelled on Tuesday.

The University of Miami women’s golf team and 15 other schools were set to compete. The Hurricanes were coming off their first team tournament win since 2004 at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic.

Miami’s next tournament will take place March 30-31 at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Intercollegiate hosted by Georgia State.

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HURRICANE DAMAGE: Defensive back Bruce Johnson hits Christian Ponder during last years Miami-Florida State game. During spring practices, head coach Randy Shannon will look for someone to fill Johnson’s leadership role.

Track and fielders return to Greentree

BY LELAN LEDOUX SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

The Miami Hurricanes just entered their second week of spring practice and were rejoined by players coming back from the track and field team.

Cornerback Brandon Harris and wide receivers Davon Johnson and Travis Benjamin have all missed the majority of practices due to track commitments. Tuesday was their first day back in full pads.

“It was a fun experience just to be back in pads,” Harris said. “I hadn’t played football since the bowl game, so it was fun just getting back used to my chemistry with the team. I’m expecting to have a big year this year.”

Benjamin has been impressed by the playbook of first-year offensive coordinator and assistant head coach Mark Whipple.

“It’s a very good system,” Benjamin said. “We’re looking forward to a big season.”

Redshirt freshman receivers Kendall Thompkins and Tommy Streeter, who so far have been the most impressive in practice, are also going to be in the mix.

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the state game [in high school],” said Streeter, who played with Thompkins, Johnson and QB Jacory Harris at Miami Northwestern High School. “It felt good to be back out there doing what I used to do.”

On the other side of the ball, the two particular players that have made an impact are freshmen Vaughn Telemaque and Arthur Brown. Currently, Telemaque is the number one free safety while Brown, who switched from outside to inside linebacker, is learning the position with ease.

One impressive all-around player has been running back Mike James. James has been running with authority during drills and to close out practice. He is always the first one to finish sprints. Head coach Randy Shannon has taken notice.

“He is doing a nice job,” Shannon said. “Any freshman can play if they’re good enough. If they’re physically and mentally ready, they’ll play.”

On Wednesday’s practice, Davon Johnson scored on a long touchdown and tight end Richard Gordon scored twice.

Sacks came from Allen Bailey and Marcus Forston and an interception was returned for a touchdown by Chavez Grant.

The spring season will culminate with the spring game on Saturday, March 28, where all of these players will be vying for playing time.

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My beau’s B.O. is bodaciously bad

, I have a problem that I am embarrassed to discuss with anyone. I am planning to marry my boyfriend after he finishes law school. I couldn’t have found a better match for myself.

Our future together is rosy. But I can’t stomach the way he smells.

This is not bad breath or odor from sweat, but rather just his natural skin smell. Sometimes, if I am not feeling well, the smell of him makes me want to vomit. What can I do? Are we doomed?

-Love Stinks

Dear Stinks, We all know how important it is to be physically attracted to one’s partner. We are aware of how crucial it is that we love what they say and appreciate the pleasant, minty taste of their kiss. But who talks about smell?

The sense of smell, in my opinion, is the most influential sense in romantic relationships.

Why else would people drop $90 on a bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume?

While it is not fully confirmed by science, it is highly suggested that pheromones, or chemicals that travel within

species that trigger responses from the opposite gender, are present in humans. In fact, brain imaging studies have shown that men’s and women’s brains react similarly when introduced to scents related to sexual arousal, such as sweat.

It’s natural for you to be turned off by your beau’s B.O., and there are a ton of factors that can be contributing to it. Diet is a common cause of stench. If a food is pungent enough, its smell can make it all the way through your system and come out through your pores when you sweat. He could also be zinc defi-

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cient or have a sugar imbalance.

I can’t give you medical advice, or else I would ask that you call me Dr. V. But I can place a recommendation. Try a diet makeover, eliminating caffeine and foods on the more repugnant end of the spectrum. Adding boric acid to a bathing regimen can also decrease B.O. You can get it at any pharmacy. Just have him apply it after he gets out of the shower. If this does not work, a prescription might be in order.

Of course, not everyone wants to muster up the cojones to tell someone, “You stink!” You could opt for something a tad

subtler. For instance, find an excuse to get him some cologne as a gift.

But, if your vomit will not subside, you’re going to need to say something. If you plan on marrying this guy, you’re going to have to be honest with him. Be frank, but kind. If he is not willing to scrub his pits in the name of love, write back and remind me why you want to exchange vows with him.

Best of luck!

-V Have a question for V? Hit up DearV@themiamihurricane.com.

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