The Miami Hurricane- April 14th, 2011

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Vol. 89, Issue 22 | April 14 - April 17, 2011

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THE MIAMI HURRICANE ‘Pal Joey’ opens at the Ring

New athletic director hired from Wisconsin Eichorst begins search for basketball coach BY ERNESTO SUAREZ SPORTS EDITOR

take more tests and figure out their lives while handling a full course load. It ’s pretty tough. ” Tsikis has taken the MCAT and is now preparing for the GRE in order to apply for a one year master ’s program in biomedical science to broaden her options after graduation. While standardized tests are a challenge on their own for grad school hopefuls, the formats of the tests are rapidly changing and contributing to students ’ worries.

The search for a new athletic director has come to an end. The University of Miami announced Tuesday morning that Shawn Eichorst has agreed to terms to take over the position that Kirby Hocutt vacated in late February. “Shawn Eichorst has the skills, experience and philosophy to elevate UM athletics and exceed our highest expectations, ” University of Miami EICHORST President Donna E. Shalala said in a released statement. Eichorst was formerly the deputy athletic director at the University of Wisconsin, a position he held since 2009. He also previously worked as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration at the University of South Carolina from 2004-2006, working directly with coaches such as Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier and Ray Tanner. Eichorst went to the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater for undergraduate school and graduated from Marquette Law. “I am truly humbled and honored to have the tremendous opportunity to lead and build upon the University of Miami ’s rich tradition of excellence in athletics, ” Eichorst said. “Under President Donna Shalala ’s great vision, passion and leadership, the University of Miami has quickly developed into not only the best institution in the state of Florida, but one of the top research universities in the United States. ”

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SEE ATHLETICS, PAGE 10

LINDSAY BROWN // News Editor

HEY PAL: Theater students Joey Barreiro and Jenna Rubaii rehearse a scene in “Pal Joey” on April 4. The play will be running from Wednesday to April 23 in the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. Tickets are $22 for weeknights and matinees, and $25 for Friday and Saturday nights. “Pal Joey” is about a charming and funny second-rate singer who is known for womanizing, but meets a girl with real feelings. The orginal show was known as one of Frank Sinatra’s defininative roles.

Nothing but a number Changes to standardized tests add to students’ stress levels BY KYLIE BANKS | SENIOR NEWS WRITER

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ne hundred and fifty-five, 28, 1250. For some students, it ’s all about the numbers. Those considering graduate school are reading prep books, skipping out on sleep and shelling out hundreds of dollars on prep classes to get the best score possible on standardized tests like the LSAT, MCAT and GRE. “It ’s extremely hard, ” said senior Joanna Tsikis, a premed psychology major. “This has been a really stressful semester and I know there are a lot of people in the same boat. Everyone is trying to send out more applications,

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