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HURRICANE Founded 1929 An Associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame Newspaper

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NEWS

MARIA ANDERSON

Voters chose decisively to keep the current Coral Gables commission intact Tuesday, as both Maria Anderson and Ralph Cabrera were re-elected to their posts in the city government.

Cabrera defeated challenger Richard Martin II with 77 percent of the vote, totaling 4,503 votes to Martin’s 1,311.

The more competitive race featured Anderson against developer Gonzalo Sanabria. Anderson held off the challenger with 55 percent of the vote, beating Sanabria 3,301 to 2,656.

The race was expected to be closer,

as Sanabria began campaigning in October for the position.

The major change was the approval of charter amendment three, which reverted the term length of the city’s mayor to two years, a change from just two years ago, when voters approved a four-year term. Voters approved the measure by fewer than 100 total votes, with yes getting 2,949 and the no’s getting 2,876.

Charter amendment four also imposed term limits for commissioners and mayor of eight and 12 years, respectively.

– Matthew Bunch

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RALPH CABRERA

Hurricanes second baseman Scott Lawson dives into first base, avoiding a pickoff attempt. The Hurricanes topped FAU, 3-1, and now prepare for a weekend series against North Carolina.

SPJ gives away food for your rights SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE: SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE: Members of the University of Miami’s Society of Professional Journalists hosted the second-annual First Amendment Free Food Festival Tuesday afternoon in the School of Communication courtyard. In an event co-sponsored with <em>The Miami Hurricane</em>, students signed away their First Amendment rights while in the courtyard, in exchange for pizza and salad. Over 180 students attended the event.

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

Get more reaction on FIU’s hiring of Isiah Thomas from opinion columnist Matt Mullin Get additional sports briefs from Hurricanes sports, including who won the Muscle Milk Athlete of the Week.

Read a letter from Hurricane reader and sophomore David Martinez concerning genetic modification in our food supply.

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Sophomore to appear on game show

University’s logo to change New look to feature familiar ‘U’

BY ED S. FISHMAN ASSISTANT NEW EDITOR

The “U” will soon become more visible in University of Miami life, as the athletic symbol will inspire a redesign of the school’s general logo, replacing the current Miami bar logo.

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SPIN TO WIN: Sophomore Amy Levine appears alongside “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak during the program’s College Week. The episode will air Thursday night on local ABC affiliate WPLG channel 10.

Levine coy about final outcome

BY RAMON GALIANA SENIOR NEWS WRITER

Amy Levine, a UM sophomore, will appear on “Wheel of Fortune” at 7 p.m. on WPLG. Tonight, a fellow University of Miami student will try her luck at the wheel for huge prizes and a national shot of fame.

Amy Levine, a 19-year-old sophomore, will be in the national spotlight on an episode of the “Wheel of Fortune” game show, which she is participating in as a contestant for big prizes and large sums of money during their special “College Week” edition.

However, getting the opportunity to appear on the show certainly wasn’t easy.

Her endeavor began a year and a half ago when she first visited the “Wheel Mobile,”

an automobile that travels through some American cities in search of potential contestants for the show. After being randomly selected from a number of names from the Wheel Mobile, Amy received a letter in the mail welcoming her to an audition in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. “We each had to call out a few letters and we had to do a word game that was similar to hangman but with categories,” Levine said. “You had to finish the puzzle.”

The number of potential contestants was limited to about 80 after the first audition. They were then paired in teams of three to practice spinning the wheel and were required to fill out an application and a host of other requirements in order to be considered for the show.

“They called me during the first week of February,” Levine said. “I was getting nervous they wouldn’t call me.”

However, she received the call after she had noticed that the woman that had auditioned right next to her had appeared on the show; it was only a matter of time before she was the next to participate.

After paying for her own airfare and

hotel for her trip to Los Angeles, she was automatically awarded $1,000 – just for participating. However, the contest isn’t just fun and games. Contestants have a lot of responsibilities to remember as they are physically playing the game.

“There were so many things going on that they tell you before hand. Look at these cameras; don’t look at the wheel,” Levine said. “There were so many things going on around you that’s its really hard to focus on the actual puzzle.”

They were told to not allude to phrases of time, such as graduation or exam days, because they want to be able to rerun the episode at a later point. Also, if anyone in the audience yelled out an answer to a riddle, they had to restart the game all over.

As to what prizes she took home, Levine would not say.

“I’m not telling because it’s more fun for them to see what happens than for me to tell them,” Levine said. “[Viewers] won’t enjoy the show as much.”

Ramon Galiana may be contacted at rgaliana@ themiamihurricane.com.

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“The current bar logo has been around a long time and is dated,” said Jacqueline Menendez, the vice president of Communication. “It does not represent who we are right now.”

According to Menendez, this change will better represent UM’s research and improved student body. The Miller School of Medicine currently uses the split-U design logo for UHealth, a national symbol used for its network of university medical facilities.

Alumni also had positive feelings towards this design. The new logo will look very similar to the athletic “U” design with subtle changes.

“We are going to capitalize with what athletics had done,” Menendez said.

“The ‘U’ is recognized as a sports symbol as it is on our football field,” SG President Lionel Moise said. “It is now going to be an academic symbol as well.

It is going to be on our academic documents.”

Moise and former president Brandon Gross met with Todd Ellerberg, the assistant vice president for communication and marketing, to be informed of the change. Also discussed in this meeting were the new rules that will be developed on the use of the “U.” Student organizations that use the symbol will not be too affected by the new reputation of the icon, according to Moise. However, the use of the symbol will be more regulated for its use outside of the university.

Ed S. Fishman may be contacted at efishman@ themiamihurricane.com.

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Two School of Education School of Ed. may expand programs ranked top five Programs ranked highly for second year

BY MAGGIE DEBARBERIE CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

In a year that saw the addition of new majors for undergraduates and the expansion of space for graduate students and research faculty, the University of Miami School of Education has remained active in improving the quality of its education.

Now, its efforts inside and outside the classroom are being rewarded.

In an annual report released by Academic Analytics, a company dedicated to collecting data about faculty productivity, the School of Education had two programs ranked in the top five in the country: the Teaching and Learning Program, ranked

second in the Curriculum and Instruction category, and Counseling Psychology, ranked fifth.

In a press release sent out by the School of Education, Dean Isaac Prilleltensky said, “This is wonderful news for our school and the university at large. It focuses on our faculty’s achievements and highlights that it is among the most productive in generating significant work and ideas that are then translated into the classroom and community.”

Associate Dean Etiony Aldarondo agreed.

“This particular recognition is important because it is made on the basis of our productivity and it is not a popularity contest,” Aldarondo said. “They look at indicators that are somewhat more objective than others and it allows for a more fair comparison with other schools.”

Grad students would move operations to Orovitz Building

BY MAGGIE DEBARBERIE CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

If plans continue as scheduled, the Solomon G. Merrick Building will no longer be the only home to the School of Education. Part of the school will move across campus to the Max Orovitz Building, past Alex Rodriguez Park, to provide more space for graduate and research work.

Shawn Post, associate dean of the School of Education, said that the move will not affect undergraduate students.

Undergraduates will remain at the Merrick Building, close to the rest of campus and the nearby West Lab School, where they can complete student teaching. Instead, the ones impacted by this move include research faculty and graduate stu-

dents and assistants that currently operate out of the seventh floor of Merrick.

If plans go accordingly, the second floor of the Orovitz Building, located at 1507 Levante Ave., will provide grad students with the additional space they need for academic purposes by becoming home to the newly established Community and Educational Well-Being (CEW) Center.

According to a proposal submitted to the university, the purpose of the CEW Center is to “strengthen the research capacity of the School of Education by providing the necessary infrastructure and technical support for integrative scholarship and the development of large-scale research projects.”

Etiony Aldarondo, associate dean for Research and director of the CEW Center, said the school’s current research center is a single corridor located in room 319 of Merrick that occupies approximately 300 to 400 square feet.

Maggie DeBarberie may be contacted at mdebarberie@themiamihurricane.com.

Maggie DeBarberie may be contacted at mdebarberie@themiamihurricane.com.

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NEW DIGS: A proposed plan would move grad school students in the School of Education to the second floor of the Max Orovitz Building.

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Sexologist provides ‘serious’ sex tips for A Week for Life ‘Sex on the Beach’ a hit

BY CLAIRE ARRITOLA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

Sex may be on the mind of many college students, but it is not everyday that there are open, honest and informative discussions about the subject on campus.

Tuesday night’s event, entitled “Sex on the Beach,” changed that.

The discussion was organized by students as part of the University of Miami’s A Week for Life, a week-long series of events to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and promote sexual health. The discussion took place in the University Center’s I-Lounge, which was filled with decorations, food and even virgin daiquiris. Each guest donned a lei necklace and sat on one of the many sofas that were arranged in the shape of a circle.

To begin the event, Leslie Elus, a senior and chair of A Week for Life, introduced Marilyn Volker, a well-known sexologist who teaches sexuality classes at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

“How many of you see yourselves in long-term, monogamous relationships?” Volker asked the audience. “People have trouble talking seriously about sex, especially with their partners.”

Although Volker encouraged audience members to comment and question, she emphasized that the information shared by individuals was not to leave the room; Volker wanted to make the topic of sex as comfortable for students as possible, and names of the students involved were not to be publicized.

Volker’s job as a sexologist involves facilitating communication about sex that is often difficult for individuals to engage in. She used a set of cards to pick sexual topics, including faithfulness, sexual boundaries, HIV/AIDS and sexual

assault.

“Is it unfaithful to fantasize about someone other than your partner during sex?” Volker asked.

The question elicited a variety of responses. After each response, Volker would comment and provide insightful information. To this specific question, she stated that “people have a range of what is faithful and unfaithful.”

Volker discussed HIV/AIDS as well. She said that HIV/AIDS are not “gay” diseases and that many people assume that gay men have HIV. She emphasized the fact that this is inaccurate and that she sees many heterosexuals and women in her practice with HIV. Although she did provide a lot of commentary, instruction and anecdotes, Volker encouraged students to participate, giving them a choice of flavored condoms as a reward for each comment.

Claire Arritola may be contacted at carritola@themiamihurricane.com.

TANYA THOMPSON // Assistant Photo Editor

SEXCELLENT: Marilyn K. Volker holds up a t-shirt showing her sexual limits during her speech on Tuesday night.

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OPINION

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Unfortunately, being strong and intelligent may not be enough to save Michelle Obama from being defined solely as the wife of the president.

– Kelly Herson, contributing columnist

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FIU hire shows difference in philosophy

Michelle Obama redefining first lady role

The hiring of Basketball Hall of Fame member and disgraced Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas by crosstown rival FIU has certainly grabbed headlines in the sports world. Plenty of jokes can be made about the situation, but it certainly is a roll of the dice that could turn out well for the school.

But the high-profile hiring is a good time to take a look at how UM hires their coaches. Perhaps you can remember back to the winter of 2006 when former football coach Larry Coker was relieved of his duties. Miami fans demanded a big splash hire.

Steve Spurrier, the dreaded Florida alum, was bandied about like some type of savior. The athletic department went in the opposite direction, promoting from within and hiring Randy Shannon. He has recruited strongly and has Miami poised for a return to power, while The Old Ball Coach languishes at South Carolina.

The same story goes with greats like Howard Schnellenberger and Jimmy Johnson and with current coaches like Jim Morris and Frank Haith. There’s often a perception among fans that Miami’s athletic department can be cheap at best and miserly at worst. But the truth is that more often that not the decisions that have come out of Hecht Athletic Center have been the right ones.

So FIU’s pick may turn out to work for them. He’s giving his first year of salary to the school, so that’s money saved right there. But the next time a coaching vacancy opens up at The U, keep in mind the humble names that have made the school what it is, not the flashy names that the masses might clamor for.

Michelle Obama proves that women are equal to men in at least one way – the amount of media coverage they receive. Unfortunately, only her wardrobe is sharing the spotlight with her husband.

This struck me while watching “Hardball with Chris Matthews” last week. Matthews was speculating about the then-imminent meeting between Michelle Obama and French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s wife, Carla Bruni, whom he derided as “just a model.”

While wondering whose outfit would “beat” the other’s, Matthews called Bruni a “babe” and Sarkozy’s “prize.” In contrast, he said, “Michelle’s a serious person; she happens to be beautiful, that’s an accidental quality God gave her.”

I have been lucky to have amazing female role models in my life, including many strong female professors here at UM (who have also “happened” to be beautiful). Maybe that’s why Matthews’ sexualized comments about Bruni upset me. His perception of her as a sex object was reason enough to conclude that she could not possibly be intelligent, or at least not as intelligent as Obama. This is more than a stereotype of inferior female intelligence; it’s a misogynistic take on women who choose to use their beauty and sexual power to be successful.

Yes, Bruni is “just” a model: one who speaks four languages, plays four instruments,

was educated at a Swiss boarding school before studying art and architecture, and who writes all of her own music.

More egregiously, Matthews categorized Obama as a serious intellectual, which he implied precludes her from being beautiful. Matthews found Obama’s beauty surprising, and therefore noteworthy, because obviously most beautiful women don’t become lawyers. Matthews defined Obama’s beauty as an “accidental quality God gave her.”

Apart from my personal atheistic belief in the (non-)existence of God, I find this very puzzling. Why should her beauty be any more accidental than her intelligence, or her serious demeanor? Why did Matthews characterize Obama’s beauty as superfluous and secondary, but Bruni’s beauty as essential and defining?

Obama represents a truly new kind of first lady, the kind of first lady who makes obvious the anachronistic title of the role (it would sound antiquated and ridiculous, for instance, for a female president’s husband to be referred to as the “first gentleman”). Unfortunately, being strong and intelligent may not be enough to save Michelle Obama from being defined solely as the wife of the president. Let’s hope the press stops talking about her fabulous clothes long enough to recognize the amazing woman wearing them.

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What is your ultimate karaoke song?

JOHN SMITHSON Sophomore “‘Don’t Stop Believing,’ of course.”

SUNEAL NANDIGAM Freshman “‘Oops, I Did it Again.’”

Kelly Herson is a junior majoring in English and philosophy. She may be contacted at kherson@ themiamihurricane.com.

LINDSAY MORGADO Junior “‘It’s Raining Men.’”

Visit TheMiamiHurricane.com for more reaction on FIU’s hiring of Isiah Thomas from Matt Mullin.

MATT POWELL Senior “‘It’s Raining Men!’” Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

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

The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

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EarthFest 2009 6767 Crandon Blvd.

Key Biscayne, FL Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sweat Records.

Uncle Sam’s Records on Miami Beach is Yesterday and Today Records the last of three Uncle Sam’s is unassumingly nestled in a small stores in the South Florida area. space in a shopping plaza off Bird However, its unique vinyl and digital Road. However, every inch of Yesterday’s music, apparel, accessories, and knowlsingle room is covered with vinyl recordings, edgeable staff have kept the store operating. ranging from the Beach Boys and The Who to Owner Lisa Teger-Zhen commented on the more obscure artists in genres ranging from psy- stores appeal, saying, “If you want an album that will totally change your life forever, like it did for chedelic to gospel.

Owner Evan Chern, a Miami music scene vet- me when I was younger, come to us.” Uncle Sam’s first celebrated last year’s Record Store Day, eran, is passionate about his store, frequently which resulted in a bump in sales. making recommendations to customers, This Saturday, Uncle Sam’s will allowing them to listen to records bebe open from 10 to 2 a.m. They’ll fore purchase, ordering requested host a live performance by selfalbums and meticulously ensuring proclaimed “shake-a-billy” Miami his products are in good condition.

If You Go native Rachel Goodrich in the He explained his love for vinyl restore at 3 p.m., provide food and cordings, saying they sound “betYesterday and Today Records drinks throughout the day, and ter, more natural, warmer” when 9274 SW 40th St., Miami 33165 will be selling Record Store Day compared to digital music.

11 a.m. - 8 p.m. releases as well as handing out It is this passion for music and giveaways. personal attention that Record Record Store Day coincides Store Day is helping save. Record Uncle Sam’s Music with Sweat Record’s four-year Store Day began April 19, 2008, 1141 Washington Ave., Miami Beach 33139 anniversary, so expect the celwhen independent record stores 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. ebration in Little Haiti to be across the country banded toextra special. Along with spegether to promote themselves by Sweat Records cial record sales and giveaways, releasing several special vinyl and 5505 NE 2nd Ave., Miami 33137 Sweat will host performances CD recordings and hosting exclu12 p.m. - 10 p.m. (midnight for concerts)

by UM grad and electronic wiz sive in-store artist performances.

Panic Bomber, Rachel Goodrich, Record Store Day is now an anand a variety of local DJs. Sweat nual event celebrated on the third will also have kegs, wine and its Saturday of every April. traditional vegan cupcakes to comThis year, stores nationwide will plete the festivities which run from host a variety of performances and offer 6 p.m. to midnight (although the store limited-edition new and live recordings opens at noon). Owner Lauren Reskin coby legends like Bruce Springsteen, Leonard founded Sweat to “cater to the community and Cohen, and Bob Dylan, mainstream mainstays like Jane’s Addiction, Iggy Pop, and Depeche Mode, carry local music.” She remains committed to that and more recent indie rockers My Morning Jacket, mission statement by selling local music (including Death Cab for Cutie and Cold War Kids. In ad- WVUM-approved artists) along with national vidition, stores are prepared for mass giveaways nyl and digital recordings, organic coffee and vegan snacks. of LP samplers, patches and tote bags.

While Yesterday and Today will be offering a 10 percent discount for Record Kevin Coleman may be contacted at Store Day, several other indepen- kcoleman@themiamihurricane.com. dent music stores are participating in the Miami area, including Uncle Sam’s Music and

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Junior Kyle Crossland’s music release party set for Friday night

BY HILARY SAUNDERS EDGE EDITOR

Booze, bites, and bouncy poprock tunes will fill the MAC Building this Friday night as Cane Records throws a release party for their newest recording artist, Kyle Crossland. The event, held at 5960 SW 57th Ave., across from the University Village, will start at 8:30 p.m.

Much more than a little jam, the massive party will have free food and drinks, free hair, makeup and facepainting from the Hi-Tech School of Cosmetology (a Paul Mitchell partner school), and art on display from students at the Art Institute. Of

course, Crossland will perform songs from his eponymous debut EP and sign copies for anyone who purchases a disc. Additionally, Bridget & Luke and DJ Ordep of WVUM will each play a set.

Cane Records, the studentrun record label of the University of Miami, signed Crossland in the middle of the fall 2008 semester.

“It happened overnight,” said Jessie Allen, the president of Cane Records.

Allen, a junior majoring in music business, explained the process of creating Crossland’s EP as well as the role of the record company.

“It took about a month to

record, produce, and do the whole EP,” she said. Cane Records not only supervised those aspects, but also managed the distribution of albums, marketing tactics, merchandizing and creation of a Web site.

Crossland, a junior studying music business and classical vocal performance, has been singing for as long as he can remember.

“I found my dad’s guitar in high school and started writing songs,” he said.

Allen described Crossland’s sound as “a weird little fusion of heavier beach-rock-jam-happy music.”

Inspired by the Beach Boys, Nick Drake, Donavon Frankenreiter, and various jam bands, Crossland wrote all of the songs on his EP in UM dorms.

“The song ‘Irony’ was written under the bridge between the towers,” he laughed.

As the release party draws nearer, Crossland said he’s feeling “a worried kind of stoked.”

“I’m really excited to see how things come together and I wanna put on a good show,” he said.

Hilary Saunders may be contacted at hsaunders@themiamihurricane.com.

If You Go Who: Kyle Crossland What: Cane Records Release Party When: Friday, April 17 at 8:30 p.m.

Where: MAC Building located at 5960 SW 57th Ave. Cost: Free

Songwriting ensemble performs at store

TANYA THOMPSON // Assistant Photo Editor

TANYA THOMPSON // Assistant Photo Editor

NEW RELEASE: The release party for junior Kyle Crossland’s first EP is set for Friday night.

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STRUM ON: The Frost School of Music songwriting ensemble performed at Books & Books in Coral Gables Wednesday night. The class, listed as MSJ 139 and taught by Professor Rey Sanchez, was based around early American folk music such as country and bluegrass. Nine student songwriters and two accompanying student musicians performed cover songs and original tunes inspired by those studied in class.

Alessandrea Levy, a sophomore majoring in jazz vocal performance, played bass for the ensemble. She said, “It’s fun for me because I’m learning how to write in different styles.”

Arielle Galante, a junior majoring in harp performance, translated what she learned to her instrument on her original hillbilly-style song called “Burn Them in the Bathroom Sink.” “I tried to imitate a banjo on the harp,” she said, with “fast licks with my right and in between the boom-chk boom-chk in the left hand.”

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SPORTS 1/2

Respective seeds of the women’s and men’s tennis teams, who both have byes in the first round of the ACC Championships.

Number of times, in four weeks, the Hurricanes’ baseball team has beat FAU this season.

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Hurricanes eke out third victory over FAU Owls Bellamy records 10th save of year

BY JUSTIN ANTWEIL SENIOR SPORTS WRITER

STEVEN STUTS // Hurricane Staff

HOME STRETCH: Scott Lawson scores one of three Hurricane runs the team notched against the FAU Owls Tuesday night.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at jantweil@themiamihurricane.com.

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The Hurricanes have a crucial series with No. 5 North Carolina beginning Friday night at 7 p.m. in Chapel Hill. All games can be heard on 90.5 FM WVUM.

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sophomore designated hitter Harold Martinez hit a single to shallow center field that plated freshman center fielder Nathan Melendres, giving the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead.

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On Tuesday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, junior Kyle Bellamy proved why he was named the closer of the Mid-Season All-American team

by Baseball America.

Bellamy worked in and out of trouble in the ninth inning and was able to preserve the 3-1 victory over FAU at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, recording his ACC-leading 10th save.

“The ninth inning did not go quite as I planned, but a win is a win,” Bellamy said. “My defense really picked me up tonight.”

With the bases loaded and no one out in the top of the ninth inning, Bellamy induced an unconventional double play. FAU third baseman Troy Bubley hit a fly ball to junior left fielder Chris Herrmann. Herrmann threw to freshman third baseman Harold Martinez who then fired a strike to home plate as junior catcher Jason Hagerty provided the swipe tag.

The next batter grounded out to end the game, as UM (26-10, 11-7) defeated FAU (17-16) for the third time this season. “[Bellamy] is our ace,” Hagerty said. “You feel that he is going to come in and shut the door every time. He has great stuff and the right mentality. He has a great work ethic and is always prepared.

Every time he gets out there we feel like the game is over.”

Senior starter Jason Santana threw a gem, tossing a career-high seven innings while allowing one run and five hits. He improved his record to 6-0.

The game’s deciding play came in the fifth inning, when

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Starting Pitching

North Carolina’s weekend starters – All-American right-hander Alex White, sophomore right-hander Patrick Johnson and senior right-hander Adam Warren – are a combined 11-3.

Johnson leads the ACC with a 2.15 ERA, while Warren and White make the top 15. White ranks third among pitchers with 62 strikeouts in 54 innings, which averages to 10.33 batters a game. Opponents are hitting just .205 against Johnson. All-American Chris Hernandez has won two in a row for Miami, but David Gutierrez and Iden Nazario were both roughed up for six runs this past weekend at Clemson.

Bullpen

Setup man Taylor Wulf hasn’t been used in five games, since the Canes’ 14-8 victory against Florida State on April 5. Head coach Jim Morris said that an MRI came out negative and Wulf has been resting. Daniel Miranda has taken over the duties and has given up four runs in 4.1 innings. AllAmerican closer Kyle Bellamy had a couple of scares against FAU over the past two weeks, but leads the conference with 10 saves. Tar Heel closer Colin Bates leads the conference with 22 appearances and has five saves and three wins, but two losses.

Infield

All-Americans Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley take the diamond for the Tar Heels. Seager is batting .400 and leads the ACC with 58 hits and 18 doubles.

He also has an on-base percentage of .483. Ackley is batting .387, slugging .704 and ranks second in home runs with 11 and third with 44 runs. Junior Jason Hagerty is on a team-high 13game hitting streak, while junior Scott Lawson leads the Canes with a .341 batting average. Sophomore Yasmani Grandal is fifth with 10 homers.

Outfield

Miami's three outfielders, senior Dave DiNatale, freshman Nathan Melendres and junior Chris Herrmann, have a combined .286 batting average, eight homers and 58 RBIs. Ted Blackman has a .309 batting average in 21 games and Jonathan Weislow can be Mr. Clutch. Redshirt junior Michael Cavasinni hit .500 in the FSU series this past weekend with five runs and four RBIs to bump up his average to .260 after a slow start. Sophomore Ben Bunting is third on the team with a .338 average with two homers and 25 RBIs.

Intangibles

As a team, UNC ranks third with a .971 fielding percentage. UM, on the other hand, is eighth at .962, but used to rank last out of 12 teams. In the standings, Miami is second in the Coastal Division with a 11-7 conference record. North Carolina is fourth at 10-7 and comes off a weekend series loss to host Florida State (21-12, 9-7) as well as a midweek 11-9 loss to High Point (14-17). Saturday night will be the official stadium dedication for Boshamer Stadium. The Tar Heels are 21-7 at home. Both Saturday and Sunday’s games are sold out.

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UM’s Bowling Club resurrected

COURTESY: KRISTI MESMER

STRIKE: Emilio Garcia, a member of the University of Miami’s Bowling Club, takes part in a game at Bird Bowl, the club’s practice facility.

Sophomore revives club down to one member

BY ADAM BERGER CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

The Bowling Club was in shambles.

The team had no true president, barely any members and Kristi Mesmer could not have been more disappointed. That’s when the freshman, motivated by her passion for the game, got active.

Mesmer, a native of Chicago and now a sophomore at the University of Miami, only started bowling four years ago, at the urging of a hometown friend looking to form a team. By the time Mesmer arrived on campus over a year ago, she was addicted and made it a personal goal to get the club back on to the lanes, earning the title of president along the way.

“When I got here the club had been abandoned,” Mesmer said. “The previous president kind of just left, and no one took over. There was one kid who was still on the team, and I tracked him down. He was actually the president and didn’t know it.”

With help from the remaining member, Nick Prakope, Mesmer reorganized the club and got students bowling again.

She promoted the Bowling Club by setting up a booth at Canesfest and posting advertisements in the dorms and at the Wellness Center. Now in full control, Mesmer proudly proclaims that the team is stronger than ever, meeting twice a week under two categories: competitive and recreational.

Recreational meetings are for anyone looking to have fun and bowl casually, with membership dues of $50. The competitive team, with membership dues of $200, is comprised of five to eight members and competes against schools from around the country in about five to six national tournaments a year, including the Las Vegas Invitational and the Las Vegas Shootout.

“Freshmen can’t have cars on campus, so I have to drive everybody,” Mesmer said.

“If I can’t make practice for some reason, nobody can go.”

As for Mesmer, her experience with the Bowling Club has been more time-consuming than she imagined. She remains positive and expects other members to take on more responsibilities in the future, allowing her to have more fun in the process.

“Hopefully I won’t have to take on all the work and can just enjoy it more,” she said.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Morris, Bellamy honored

Banquet to be held at BUC

Baseball America named head coach Jim Morris as the top coach and junior Kyle Bellamy as the closer on the Midseason AllAmerica Team.

Morris, who has led Miami to a College World Series appearance in 11 of his 15 seasons, has had the Hurricanes ranked in the top 10 in most polls all season after losing eight players in last year’s Major League Baseball draft.

Bellamy currently leads the Canes with a 1.40 ERA, allowing just four earned runs in 25 2/3 innings.

The 2009 banquet will be held April 29 on the BankUnited Center arena floor.

Seniors Jack McClinton, Jimmy Graham, Brian Asbury and Lance Hurdle will be recognized and the team will hand out individual honors. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the dinner and program beginning at 6:45 p.m.

Individual tickets are on sale for $50.

Tickets may be purchased by calling the Hurricane Club at 305-284-6699 or by filling out the online order form. Make sure to RSVP by April 24.

– Christina De Nicola

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Trying something once doesn’t entitle him to repeat performances.

DISCLAIMER: The following column includes information of a sexual nature. If you are not comfortable with this subject matter, The Miami Hurricane advises that you not read any further.

, A while ago, I caved into my boyfriend’s requests that we give anal sex a try. I thought, why not? After all, you can’t say you don’t like something until you’ve tried it. Now, although he plays it off jokingly, I know he wishes it would happen more often. I am an opinionated person and have no problem expressing what

I want, but how I go about kindly letting him know its not all that porn stars make it up to be?

Sincerely, Miss Uneasy Dear Uneasy, Take a second and think back to your childhood. Do you remember the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? You could learn a lot from this epic tale when it comes to sexual discretion and decision-making.

Once the mouse gets a cookie, the little scamp expects milk!

Basically: if you give your boyfriend anal sex, he’s probably going to be expecting more since you’ve already heeded his modest request once before.

dear ...

Please don’t get me wrong – I am not telling you that you’re obligated to repeat the act. In fact, I think that it was thoughtful and downright benevolent of you to keep an open mind and try anal sex for the first time. After all, you mention that your boyfriend only wanted to give it “a try.” You did just that.

The reason your boyfriend wanted to attempt anal sex was to see how much you enjoyed it – in an ideal world. In reality, he probably hoped to engage in a foot-in-the-door bargain in which he hoped the first time would lead to more.

A lot of guys go crazy for anal sex. So while you can’t blame him for trying, it is pretty naughty of him to expect you to engage in something you don’t like. If

anything, he should respect your desires as much as you have already expected his. If you say “no,” he needs to be accepting of that.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to send a message to all guys: If you see it in porn, it does not mean that it works in real life!

Be as honest with your man as you’d like on the subject matter. Something as simple as “I tried it, and it’s not my cup of tea” should do the trick. You are entitled to his courtesy.

Best of luck!

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