The Miami Hurricane: February 27, 2018

My ‘feminist’ Cuban mother OPINION // Page 7

Gun control debate intensifies post-Parkland NEWS // Page 4

Guide to the coolest ice cream spots in town EDGE // Page 10

Keeping emotions at bay while babe is away V’S TAKE // Page 15

Community coughs, sneezes its way through semester Illustration by Isabella Cueto

NEWS // Page 2

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HEALTH

UM students, faculty fall to the Flu

By Amanda Herrera News Editor news@themiamihurricane.com @_AmandaHerrera

For freshman Sydney Pincus, it all started with aches, a sore throat, cough and runny nose. Common symptoms of a virus creeping into one’s body.

However, Pincus would soon find out her symptoms were more than just a common cold and she would become one of thousands battling the worst flu in years.

Pincus, a microbiology major, started experiencing symptoms about two weeks ago.

At the same time, she noticed that her symptoms were not very far off from those other students were also experiencing in her classes.

Though the University of Miami offers its students access to the Student Health Center, located in The Lennar Foundation Medical Center, Pincus opted to go to a Minute Clinic off campus.

However, Pincus said there, she was misdiagnosed. She was only tested for a streptococcal infection, not the flu.

“And then I wound up having the flu,” she said.

The 2017-2018 flu season in the United States has been called one of the worst in years, reaching epidemic levels. By January 2018, there were 22.7 reported hospitalizations per 100,000 people in the United States and 20 pediatric deaths associated with the influenza

virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

States are not required to report flu-related deaths for individuals over the age of 18.

Dr. Howard Anapol, director of the Student Health Center at UM, said this year’s flu season is different because it started earlier and “became widespread more quickly than in other seasons.”

“There have been more cases of influenza A (H2N2), which causes more serious illness,” Anapol said.

However, Anapol said at UM, 141 patients have tested positive for the flu this season, compared to 148 positive flu tests during the same period last season.

Pincus said she was finally diagnosed after visiting an offcampus doctor who prescribed her cough syrup and Tamiflu, though not before she was out of class for three days and sick for about a week and a half.

She said she thinks she got the flu because of an “autoimmune system disorder” that flares up when she is stressed, though she said she does feel the living conditions and close quarters inside the freshman dorms play a role in health conditions of the student body, too.

“The dorms cause a lot of the health problems on campus because they are old and moldy,” Pincus said.

In 2016, Stanford Residential College residents found mold

Corrections: - A story titled “Deadly shooting hits close to home for UM” incorrectly stated Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School recieved a bomb threat last year. The bomb threat was made several years ago.

- The photo accompanying a story titled “Only ticket to campaign for SG wins without surprise” was incorrectly labeled. Evan De Joya and Adrian Nuñez were pictured.

growing on their clothes, shoes and appliances after winter break.

The CDC reports that people who have compromised immune systems of chronic lung diseases like asthma can get serious infections from exposure to mold.

Pincus said though the university provides hand sanitizer dispensers for students across campus, she prefers to carry her own.

Anapol said the number of flu cases this year peaked in the second week of the semester after students had returned from areas with more widespread influenza.

He said another common trend is the majority of students seen for the flu had not received the flu shot.

Freshman McKenzie Tracy said she wasn’t surprised when she contracted the flu because she said she forgets to get the flu shot every year.

“It always slips my mind because around the holidays I am busy with midterms,” said Tracy, a student in the School of Communication.

Even so, Anapol said the overall effectiveness of this year’s flu shot has been estimated to be approximately 36 percent.

Initially, Tracy’s symptoms started with a high fever, persistent coughing and swollen lymph nodes. For the first two days, Tracy disregarded it as a common cold until she finally went to an off-campus urgent care. She said she opted to go off campus because it seemed the Student Health Center was extra busy this flu season.

Even after being prescribed Tamiflu, she said it took three weeks to feel better.

Tracy said though the Student Health Center hands out preventative mouth masks, it can only do so much.

“The university does what they can but their efforts can only go so far when our community isn’t cooperative,” she said.

Miami Hurricane reporters

checked 20 campus buildings and found that most had filled hand sanitizer dispensers, but there is no way to guarantee people use them. And even when students take precautions, inflexible attendance policies can keep sick peers in class and spreading the virus.

“People who were contagious were still attending classes, mostly because teachers were not being understanding,” Tracy said.

Students aren’t the only ones at risk for contracting viral illnesses. While many students can miss class, faculty are less likely to miss when students depend on them for education.

School of Communication professor Trevor Green said since he started teaching at UM in 2015, he has fallen ill more frequently.

“It’s funny because normally I didn’t get sick very often – maybe like once a year,” Green said. “But ever since I’ve been teaching, being at UM, I think I get sick a lot.”

Green said he gets sick maybe four to six times a year.

He said this academic year, he got the flu and was put on antibiotics.

Though he recovered from the virus, he said he’s still at risk every day.

“It’s tough,” Green said. “It’s just everywhere.”

Green said he tries to have oranges and Vitamin C and wash his hands consistently throughout the day to keep his immune system in check. He said this academic school year, he’s seen “a lot of sickness.”

“It’s hard as a teacher, but I guess it’s just something we expect with this job,” Green said.

The Student Health Center is still offering flu shots at no cost to students. Flu shots are available by scheduling an appointment at mystudenthealth.miami.edu.

Students from Professor Tsitsi Wakhisi’s JMM 208 course contributed to reporting.

TIPS TO KEEP THE FLU AWAY FROM YOU

Get the flu shot.

Wash hands with soap and water/ use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

If you have a history of asthma or chronic condition, seek care within the first 48 hours of febrile illness.

Avoid people who are sick/coughing.

Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze OR cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands.

If you are sick, please stay home.

Recommendations of Dr. Howard Anapol

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COMMUNITY

Hundreds gather for campus vigil, call for change

By Amanda Herrera News Editor news@themiamihurricane.com @_AmandaHerrera

More than a week ago, while the world was hearing about a school massacre in Parkland, University of Miami sophomore Ally Rosenberg learned her cousin, Alex Schachter, had been killed. She held back tears as she spoke to the hundreds gathered at the Rock Plaza on Feb. 20 for a vigil.

“Alex should have gotten his driver’s permit this year, taken the SAT his junior year, gotten into his dream school his senior year, found a job, gotten married, had children and so many other milestones in one’s life,” she said. “Instead, he went to school just like any other day and did not make it home.”

Schachter, 14, was killed in the school massacre on Feb. 14. Another victim was Meadow Pollack, 18, the cousin of UM senior and exercise physiology major Matthew Labkovski. As the names of the 17 people killed surfaced in the days following the shooting, what emerged was a network of loved ones, friends and acquaintances grieving together across South Florida and across the country.

Parkland, a Florida town that many residents said was practically unknown before last week, became the center of worldwide attention after 19-year-old gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire around 2:20 p.m. inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school.

Cruz, a former MSD student who had been expelled, showed up to campus in an old uniform shirt, with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.

The shooting became the deadliest school shooting in Florida history and the deadliest in the nation since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.

Rosenberg said the pain her family has endured throughout the past week is one no one should ever face.

“It is hard to form words for this situation but I can tell you with certainty that your life should not end

Hunter Crenian // Visuals Editor STANDING UP FOR STONEMAN: Attendees at the Feb. 20 vigil for Parkland victims sign a banner to be sent to Majroy Stoneman Douglas High School. Hundreds gathered at the Rock Plaza on campus to honor the lives of those lost and make a call for action against gun violence.

from an assault rifle in a place that is supposed to be safe,” she said to the crowd.

Much like the student survivors at MSD, who have created a campaign to end gun violence and demand lawmakers’ attention, Rosenberg called for her generation “to take action.”

“Please let your voice be heard.

Write a letter. Join a protest. Share your thoughts on social media,” she said. “Alex Schachter might not be with us here today but, boy, is he going to make a difference in this world.”

Rosenberg, a student in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, said she overcame her “major fear of public speaking” to stand on the Rock Plaza and honor

the memories of Schachter and of her family friend, 14-year-old Jaime Guttenberg.

UM alumnus Scott Beigel, a 35-year-old geography teacher at MSD, also died in the shooting.

Beigel studied education while at UM. He was gunned down while trying to usher students into a classroom for safety.

Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely called him “a hero” at the vigil.

“He is the embodiment of our ‘Canes care for ‘Canes’ motto,” she said, “Someone who cared for those around him.”

Since 2006, 128 MSD alumni have attended the university, Whitely said. There are 27 MSD alumni at the university this semester alone.

The high school was known for its rigorous curriculum and highachieving students.

One of those MSD grads, senior Maya Lubarsky, reached out to UM President Julio Frenk via email less than a day after the shooting and asked to plan a vigil. Almost immediately, Ombudsperson Jennifer Rau got back to her.

Lubarsky, a 2014 MSD alumna, made a group on Facebook and connected every MSD alumni she knew at UM to help plan the ceremony.

Within a couple of days, they were hashing out the details for the event. The Rock Plaza was adorned with a flower arrangement and 17 white candles for each of the victims. Along the sides of the

courtyard were tables for attendees to write cards to the school, and the victims’ families and friends. There was also a banner that will be sent to MSD. Lubarsky said she and other MSD alumni are working to secure a date for a campus-wide gun awareness/action and mental health day.

“It’s OK to make to stand up and make a change ... And take action and fight for what you believe in, because if you don’t, nothing is going to happen,” Lubarsky said.

There will be another event, called the Canes Care For Eagles March, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 starting at the Rock Plaza. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Revamped gun control debate deepens rift

By Zach Grissom Staff Writer

For junior Dietrich Kuhlmann, a Colorado native, knowing victims or those affected by mass shootings such as the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is not new. He has personal ties to the Aurora theater shooting in 2012 – his grandparents’ landlord is the grandfather of a woman who was paralyzed and lost her child in the shooting – and has friends who are MSD alumni.

Following the MSD school shooting in which 17 people died after a gunman opened fire inside the school, Kuhlmann decided to write his congressional representative Diana DeGette. Kuhlmann, a double major in marine science and geology, said he has become frustrated with the lack of action on Capitol Hill.

“I’m devastated and frustrated with how stagnant things have been,” Kuhlmann said. “Frankly, I’m embarrassed to live in a country where we have a reputation for having a bunch of maniacs running around

with guns killing people.”

The massacre of MSD, the deadliest school shooting in Florida’s history, happened only about 50 miles from UM’s Coral Gables campus and sent shockwaves through the South Florida community. The shooting has led to protests for stricter gun control laws and “walk outs” nationally.

But some high schools have discouraged students from participating in gun-reform walkouts by threatening suspension consequences. In response, colleges and universities across the country, such as Brown University and Boston University, have released statements promising high schoolers that getting suspended for exercising First Amendment rights will not hurt their chances at admission.

On Feb. 26, UM followed by releasing a statement indicating that though UM requires student applicants to disclose disciplinary actions as part of its admission process, the university will not punish an application if the admissions committee determines the discipline to be a result of freedom of expression.

“Universities are a place where

students gain knowledge and insight, and we support and respect the views of our students,” the statement read.

An event called “Canes Care for Eagles March” is set to take place at 11 a.m. Feb. 28 on campus starting at the Rock Plaza. The event is being organized by MSD alumni and other UM students to “stand against gun violence.”

UM College Democrats have started a new movement called “Disarm Hate,” calling for “policy change, not ‘thoughts and prayers.’”

President of UM College Democrats Angelica Duque said it’s “unacceptable” mass shootings have continued to occur in the United States.

“We are tired of Republicans sending their thoughts and prayers and failing to blame lenient gun laws, while they continue to receive donations from the NRA,” said Duque, a junior majoring in political science. “We demand common sense gun control.”

But the UM student body remains divided over gun control, with some students saying the Parkland shooting only strengthens their position that more guns in the right hands would

make society safer “It would be illogical to take away semiautomatic weapons,” said Daniel LaRose, the public relations chair of College Republicans. “Guns are still going to get into the hands of evildoers.”

LaRose, a sophomore electronic media major, said the high rate of murder in places such as Chicago is evidence that gun control does not always lead to increased safety. Chicago had 650 murders in 2017, according to city records, despite having some of the strictest gun laws in the United States.

However, LaRose said he does support President Donald Trump’s latest proposal to raise the age to legally purchase a firearm to 21 and end the sale of bump stocks or attachments that enable semiautomatic rifles to act as fully automatic.

“If it’s something that will help even marginally, I’m all for it, as long as it doesn’t infringe on Second Amendment rights,” LaRose said.

Both Duque and LaRose referenced gun laws in nations such as Switzerland, Australia and Japan – all countries with significantly

stricter gun laws than the United States. Though Duque said that a ban on semiautomatic weapons would lead to decreased violence, LaRose said he believes such a ban would be unconstitutional.

Despite the revamped focus on gun control, UM political science professor Gregory Koger said it’s still unlikely lawmakers will make any changes to gun regulations.

“I expect our elected Republican representatives to extend their ‘thoughts and prayers’ and then do exactly nothing,” Koger said. “I expect some Democrats to call for minimal reforms, such as universal background checks, but accomplish nothing because they can’t get their proposals on the legislative agenda.”

Twenty-seven graduates of MSD currently attend UM, and 128 alumni have attended the university since 2006.

MSD students and survivors of the shooting have also organized “March For Our Lives,” a nationwide march resembling the massive Women’s March, which will take place March 24 in Washington, D.C. and in cities around the country.

ACADEMICS

UMTV wins big in national broadcast competition

By Maria Cacciatore Contributing News Writer

Sophomore David Perez spent more than a month in 2017 working on a feature story that followed D’Mauri Jones, a former UM football wide receiver turned artist who creates original paintings. Perez’s sports package aired on University of Miami TV’s SportsDesk show during the fall 2017 semester. Shortly after, Perez submitted his work, as one of more than 1,500 other entries from across the country, to the Broadcast Education Association awards.

BEA is a “premiere international academic media organization driving insights, excellence in media production and career advancement for

educators, students and professionals,” according to the organization’s website. The BEA Festival of Media Arts reviews faculty and students on audio, documentary, interactive media and emerging technologies, news, scriptwriting, sports and video.

Broadcast journalism major Perez, alongside Daniel De Villiers, won first place in the BEA Festival of Media Arts in the category of TV Sports Story/ Feature for his package titled “D’Mauri Jones: Painting Inspiration.”

But the acclaim didn’t stop with the first award. Perez also won a “Best of ” award in the Student Sports Competition. “Best of ” awards select the most elite submissions that already received some recognition. Only 18 “Best of ” awards are given out of more

than 1,500 entries across a variety of categories, including sports.

“Being recognized for this type of award isn’t just a resume point, it’s a dream come true,” Perez said. “It is my first major collegiate award, and to be honored with it is personally fulfilling.

It’s a reminder that hard work pays off and is what drives me on a daily basis.”

UM 2017 alumnus Oliver Redsten was also recognized by BEA in the TV Hard News category for his news package titled “Trouble Downstream,” about Florida’s water management crisis. Redsten created the project as part of an independent study with School of Communication professor and faculty advisor to SportsDesk Ed Julbe.

Redsten, now a reporter at WINK

News in Fort Myers, Florida, also won a “Best of ” in the Student News Competition – totaling two “Best of ” awards for UMTV in 2018, a first for the channel.

Julbe oversaw both Perez’s and Redsten’s projects and called the recognitions “prestigious.”

“It’s a pretty big deal, so that means that others are recognizing the great work that you’re producing here,” Julbe said.

Jihad Shatara, a senior majoring in broadcast journalism, won an “Award of Excellence” for his story titled “Under the Uniform,” which followed a UM fan who wears a football uniform to every game in memory of his brother.

Though the “Award of

Excellence” is more of a recognition than a physical award, Shatara said he’s come a long way since he first started at UMTV. He said he began at “the bottom of the totem pole” and had little experience.

“I was in freshman classes and I didn’t even know how to turn on a camera,” Shatara said. “I was intimidated at first and, at one point, wanted to change my major but instead kept going.”

Julbe said now, having won two “Best of ” BEA awards in one year for the first time ever, UMTV has a better idea of what the competition is like.

“That sort of recognition will help raise the prestige of not only the university communication school but the students themselves,” he said.

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PROFILE

TAMID Tank Miami offers student-led startups an ‘in’ to industry with traction and value. Participants applied through an online application.

From there, Fern and various investors made a list of the top 10 startups and set up an interview to narrow the list from 10 Sophomore Juliet Fern spent her to three. summer break crafting an idea to break The final three startups received the barrier startups face when trying advice and mentorship from the panel and to take their ideas to the next level: a competed for a $20,000 cash grand prize. connection to the business world.

Shoot My Travel COO Andres Fern first encountered the problem Echeverry, who won the competition during high school, when she created a with co-founder UM alumna Valerie med-tech startup geared toward enhancing Lopez, said the experience allowed them medical waiting rooms. Her app had to gain experience and confidence in their multiple portals where users could perform startup. The funds awarded to the startup various functions, such as schedule an gave them the possibility to pitch their appointment and get accurate wait times. idea – pairing travelers with professional Though she won various innovative photographers around the world – to competitions with her app, she realized she travel giants Expedia and Hotels.com and couldn’t take her start up to another level develop a partnership. without help.

“TAMID Tank opened doors to new “I created the app ... But I was missing investor possibilities and conversations time and money and I didn’t have any access outside the event,” Echeverry said. to investors or to mentors,” she said.

Sophomore Clara Sun helped organize She had the idea the event alongside to start a chapter of Fern and TAMID TAMID Tank at the Group members. Sun, a University of Miami, an neuroscience major, said event modeled after the many of the investors ABC’s “Shark Tank” “Now, I’m in a who attended the first that gives university tank were impressed situation where I students a chance to by the event’s reach connect with investors and professionalism. finally put my foot Sun said the organizers and mentors.

Fern teamed up with the didn’t expect as many TAMID Group at in the door and I can people to show up, but Miami, a chapter of a the idea, along with national organization start giving back to Fern’s tenacity, helped that does consulting make it happen. people.” and financial work for “There’s people startups, to make her who are very motivated idea a reality. and competitive with Over the summer, one another, and that’s JULIET FERN Fern had been working pretty much how it is in Venture Capital in the real world,” Sun in Israel, the “startup nation,” and in said. “TAMID Tank helps bring that Florida and she wanted to bring that same mindset to the University of Miami.” accessibility to campus.

Ten finalists who did not win “It shouldn’t be just me getting this the competition were enrolled in an opportunity,” said Fern, a double major accelerated program, called Miami in finance and business technology.

Venture, which is run by Fern. The Similar to the TV show, she organized program connects finalists to resources to TAMID Tank so there would be a panel of help them become “investor-ready.” investors and an audience to watch while “Now, I’m in a situation where I students pitched their startups. There finally put my foot in the door and I can were more than 400 people in attendance start giving back to people,” Fern said. at the first ever UM tank.

To find out more about TAMID TAMID Tank is open to all students Tank, visit the Facebook page @ or recent UM grads who have tech startup TAMIDTankMiami

By Amanda Herrera News Editor news@themiamihurricane.com @_AmandaHerrera

Hunter Crenian// Visuals Editor THINKING OUTSIDE THE TANK: Sophomore Juliet Fern crafted her idea to create a TAMID Tank geared toward UM student or graduate-led startups over the summer while interning with two venture capital companies in Israel and South Florida.

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Opinion

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EDITORIAL

Forget prayers, keep up the commotion Heat. Midterm burnout. The slow approach of spring break. There are endless reasons for students to get lazy this time of year, and one big reason for them not to.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was the wake-up call we never wanted: Proof that hope alone just won’t cut it when it comes to preventing mass tragedies.

It’s time for real, actionable change – and as the survivors demand “never again,” we should, too.

Many are already leading the charge. Hundreds rallied outside the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale demanding improved gun control. Among them were the very students who just saw their school make the worst kind of history.

At the collegiate level, students from Florida State University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University joined in the

demonstration by marching at the Capitol.

The University of Miami has its own march planned, too. Set to take place at 11 a.m. Feb. 28, the Canes Care for Eagles March will give students a chance to rally for an end to gun violence, the likes of which just landed heart-wrenchingly close to home.

It’s worth noting, of course, that not every form of activism looks the same. The word usually connotes loud chants and picket signs (and the Canes March ought to feature plenty of both), but it also comes in other, quieter forms.

When sophomore Ally Rosenberg spoke at the Feb. 20 vigil for the victims, she not only honored her slain cousin, Alex Schachter, but legitimized a movement that would work to ensure his death was not in vain.

The event was a communal catharsis. But with a banner and letters to sign on hand, and calls like

Rosenberg’s to “write a letter” or “join a protest,” it was practical, too.

In this form of activism, the same message pervades: A change must be made, and it’s on us to make it.

Already, the tragedy is stirring up national attention, which has outlasted those all-too-familiar first days of mourning – thoughts and prayers. It’s a testament to the fortitude of those Stoneman Douglas students and the movement they were forced to start.

But how do we keep it up?

Attention is a commodity.

Capitalize on it. Never underestimate the ability of a tweet, video, essay or picket sign to garner the attention of the right people. Even if it doesn’t cause an immediate change in policy, you never know how your words might sway an undecided voter on Election Day. At the very least, they keep the conversation going, preventing the issue from fading with the last news cycle.

Don’t forget to look to your peers, too. Your own activism might just inspire them to register to vote. Three percent more college students voted in 2016 than in 2012, amounting to 48.3 percent, according to Tufts University. If that bump was the product of increased activism on college campuses, your work now can potentially improve turnout even further. As is, less than half of us are voting in elections, so it’s worth a try.

Some issues offer room for flexibility, for back-burner talk. This is not one of them. This time around, we can’t afford to be lazy – not when our officials, however reluctantly, are listening.

So stick to your protests, your letters, tweets and phone calls. And if you’re suspended, lambasted or called a crisis actor in the process, you’re probably on the right track.

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

PERSONAL FOCUS

One month off social media: Platform by platform

By Annie Cappetta Managing Editor

I try to fight against the inherent neediness of social media and it culminated in a monthlong social media cleanse, which ended Feb. 23.

Here’s what I found.

Facebook

I don’t trust Facebook. It ran a mass psychological experiment on more than 600,000 users in 2012 to alter newsfeeds to manipulate emotions.

The company sold ads to Russian operatives seeking to intervene in the 2016 Presidential Election.

Facebook isn’t putting users first because its true customers are advertisers. This floods my newsfeed with products, memes, click-bait news stories and occasionally posts from friends.

Facebook does create value for me, though. It is the best database on people I’ve known throughout my life.

It sounds creepy, but I know you search people up on the regular.

Facebook is like an elaborate Excel spreadsheet. You should use Control+F and mine the data for all it’s worth, but you’re not going to scroll through millions of cells hoping you find something interesting. So I’m not re-downloading the app; I’ll just occasionally open a browser tab when I need specific information.

Instagram

I’m not going back on Instagram at all. While I used to find it pleasant for scrolling, after getting used to replacing my time with other activities, I find it boring and artificial. Plus, I already talk to my friends about what they’re up to; I don’t need #picsoritdidnthappen.

Calm down Becky, it happened.

Snapchat

Snapchat is just visual texting and will always be my favorite social media.

You’re all groaning about the update, but you’ll get used to it in a few weeks and forget what you were mad about.

And the new bitmojis? C’mon, how could I give up a platform this cute?

Twitter

Twitter is content-packed. It’s information-driven and can be easily digested. Sure, nuance is hard to achieve in 280 characters and it might be an echo chamber, but it feels less engineered and forced than Facebook’s partisan click-baiting.

I have decided to keep one day off social media per week. The possibility of relapsing into the scroll without contemplating purpose is too high. So every Monday, I’ll be closing the tabs and turning off app notifications.

Annie Cappetta is a senior studying political science and ecosystem science and policy. She is the managing editor of The Miami Hurricane.

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My ‘feminist’ Cuban mother My mom shrugged apathetically when I showed her pictures of the 2017 Women’s March.

“What

By Alexandra Diaz exactly are they protesting?”

Contributing she asked, anColumnist noyed at the idea that women were resorting to this embarrassing public outcry for help in solving what seemed to be “their personal problems.”

I didn’t expect a different response from her, knowing full well that she views most feminist protests as noisy and disruptive.

Although many young feminists would decry my mom’s indifference toward valid activism, I would say that my mom is not an anomaly among her demographic: 40-something-year-old Cuban women who came to the United States seeking political asylum.

This concern with traditionalism and conservative values is reflected in the results of the 2016 Presidential Election, in which Trump won 52 percent of the Cuban-American vote, ultimately winning the state of Florida.

My parents, and both of their families, first tried leaving Cuba by boat in 1994. They were caught by the U.S. Coast Guard and taken to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, where they stayed for six months– unsure of their status or where they would go next. In 1995, my parents finally arrived and started to rebuild their lives in Miami. My mom gave birth to me, and later to my sister, while simultaneously working and pursuing her teaching degree. She’s worked as an elementary school teacher for 15 years now and, alongside my father, has raised two feminist women.

Through my mom, I’ve learned that people are more dynamic and complex than labels alone might suggest. Her traditional and conservative attitudes don’t necessarily discredit

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her (reluctant) “feminism.”

She symbolizes revolution and tradition. It’s not ideal, but it’s OK because my sister and I will protest for her rights, too.

Being able to reap the benefits of my mother’s hard work and seeing what my parents sacrificed to live in a free country inculcated me with a strong belief in female empowerment and equality. I was blessed to witness a happy marriage, in which two equal partners loved and respected one another. My mom was radiant in her confidence, and as a child, I remember wanting to be that comfortable in my skin someday.

To an outsider, my mother’s actions would merit the title of a contemporary feminist woman.

Ironically, she was so focused on turning nothing into everything that she never acknowledged institutional barriers that may have obstructed her success. She didn’t think paid maternity leave was ever on the table, nor did she believe it

was possible for her male peers to be paid more than she was for equal work. She didn’t make time for traditionally feminist pursuits but nonetheless showered my sister and me with messages of empowerment in our youth.

My mom maintains a funny position, straddling two identities – one of a rebellious young woman who rejected the oppressive status quo in her home country and decided to flee and the other of an established, comfortable family woman who places her loved ones’ well-being above all else.

Now, in her middle age, traditional values have taken center stage, and she wants all these young, loud women protesting to “relax.”

Strangely enough, I think she would’ve been one of the first to take to the streets if she were my age today.

Alexandra Diaz is a junior majoring in political science and women’s and gender studies.

Photo courtesy Alexandra Diaz MOTHER FIGURE: Junior Alexandra Diaz poses with sister Angelica Diaz, left, and mom Irania Barbe, center.

While Barbe might not call herself a feminist, “she was so focused on turning nothing into everything that she never acknowledged institutional barriers that may have obstructed her success.”

No need to fixate on majors I am a Sagittarius, the astrological sign characterized by idealism, curiosity and impatience, traits quite descriptive of me. However, I’m also hardworking and anxious like a Virgo and

By Dana Munro energetic and passionStaff Columnist ate like an Aries. Uh oh. How can this be?

Last time I checked I didn’t have three birthdays, so does this make me some genetic anomaly? Did I have some mutation that melded the souls of three different humans into my single genome? This midtween crisis birthed the epiphany I live by today: Most labels are reductive and relatively arbitrary.

Few examples are more characteristic of this than the most prominent label one dons when first setting foot on university grounds – the college major. Applying for an internship? First question: What is your major?

You meet your fifth cousin, twice removed, at the family reunion and you’re asked, “College major?”

Standing in the Flipse elevator, praying it doesn’t break down, forcing small talk and you’re once again asked, “So ... what’s your major?”

Of course, we are going to define ourselves by our major, stress over its exact verbiage and second guess if it’s the right choice with every passing day. But like most measures of self-identification, the college major is just another label. It only has the level of meaning with which we choose to endow it.

In fact, we have a fundamentally flawed definition of what college is for in the first place. It isn’t a trade school.

It isn’t designed to yield us “X” job with “Y” salary. It’s for learning. Period. And with every day you get up and go to class, every extracurricular you attend and every excursion you take to the Everglades or Miami Beach or wherever, you are learning and making college worthwhile.

But this is hard to grasp in the career-oriented culture in which we live.

From a young age, we are conditioned to fixate on a single goal and follow a course of milestones to achieve it.

We follow a model: Banging on pots leads to mommy-and-me music class to middle school rock band to high school marching band to percussion major to

local weddings to touring with the Rolling Stones.

We’re taught that success is determined by how closely we follow a path and how quickly we progress from one milestone to the next. Throw some talent and aptitude in there and you’ve got yourself a recipe for an illustrious career and lifetime of happiness.

We’re taught that we must choose a single profession, wholeheartedly embody every trait associated with it and negate all other interests. But what if this drummer has had a knack for chemistry since he brewed his first concoction from a childhood chemistry set? What if he went on a vacation to Paris in high school, which fostered an interest in studying French?

The human brain is delightfully complex and can accommodate so many seemingly dissonant interests, a mystifying element of human nature that brings dimension to our world, which is unparalleled by any other species. But this can also cause friction and confusion when it comes to picking a college major.

That drummer is a classic SagittariusVirgo-Aries, like me. He doesn’t fit squarely in a single box and he’s struggling to figure out his major. He could get a bachelor’s in music, but then it would be harder to study chemistry and French. He could get a bachelor’s in music and double major in chemistry or in French but then he’d be negating an interest and wouldn’t get as comprehensive a music education. He could get a bachelor’s in music and two minors.

But would he ever sleep? And is all this stress actually amounting to anything?

Only about 32 percent of college graduates ever attain jobs related to their major, according to a 2017 study conducted by careerbuilder.com.

All of us, to some degree (no pun intended), struggle to hone in on what course of study is best for us. But that’s OK because college is for trying things that we’ve never tried before. And to whatever degree you pursue each interest you have, you are learning. And you’re learning in the process of forging your own path.

So let’s all just take one huge collective chill pill and stop obsessing about the words inscribed on our diploma because they don’t define us. I am not my star signs but a huge, messy, bubbling pot of traits and you probably are, too.

Dana Munro is a sophomore majoring in musical theater. Glass Half Full runs every Tuesday.

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KEEP THE LAUGHS ROLLING: The new host of the University of Miami’s late-night comedy sketch show, “Off the Wire”, Tej Joshi makes his mark on UMTV’s award winning show.

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An interview with new ‘Off the Wire’ host, Tej Joshi

By Anika Bhavnani Contributing Edge Writer

If you’re a fan of late-night comedy’s Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert, with a little “Saturday Night Live” thrown in, “Off the Wire” has you covered. “‘Off The Wire,’” UMTV’s award-winning late-night sketch comedy show, explores the irony and idiosyncrasies of pop culture, politics and college life. Local Miami personalities, live antics, witty jokes and original comedy sketches are the cornerstones of the show, which is taped before a live studio audience,” according to its website.

Something new to “Off The Wire” this semester is the host, Tej Joshi. Joshi is a junior majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring

in political science and advertising.

His playful charm and experience behind the camera make him a fitting host for the live comedy show.

Joshi joined “Off The Wire” 3 years ago, during his first year at UM. He was promoted to executive producer during the spring semester of his sophomore year and took on the role as host in January 2018. He has also been the content producer, director and technical director. “‘Off The Wire’ is actually one of the main reasons I decided to attend the University of Miami,” Joshi said. “When I was in high school and took a tour of UM, I saw some bits of ‘Off The Wire,’ and it looked really fun.”

His first episode as host aired Feb. 8 and focused on the “Off The Wire” team learning Pilates with instructor Francine Acevedo, the

perils of artificial intelligence and what not to name a baby.

“It was great to see so many people in the audience, and it was really fulfilling to be the face of a show I had been a part of for so long,” Joshi said. “After my first show as host, I definitely felt as though there were some things I could improve on, and hopefully, I do.”

Joshi is accompanied by two executive producers – Joseph Landing and Justin Stevens.

Landing is a senior double majoring in motion pictures and media management. His primary focus is related to sketch productions of the show.

Stevens is a sophomore studying broadcast journalism and marketing.

“The team behind ‘Off The Wire’ is what really makes it go,” Joshi said. “We have really dedicated

and talented writing and production people who make the show so funny and professional.” “‘Off the Wire’s’ faculty advisor is Boriana Treadwell,” Joshi said.

“She has been working on the show for several years. Without her, there wouldn’t be a show, and we are very thankful for her.”

“Off the Wire” airs every other Thursday, which gives the team about two weeks to prepare for each episode – and that time does not go to waste.

“We have writers meetings every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,” Joshi said. “We shoot sketches on weekends and we are generally preparing for shows all the time. I am always looking for a good opportunity to book a cool guest or find ways to promote episodes.”

Joshi is excited to interview

Donna Shalala, former UM president and cabinet secretary for the March 8 episode.

The ultimate goal of each episode is to not only have a great show but to make the audience laugh, Joshi said. He likes to interact with the audience but also present the pre-recorded sketches written by “Off the Wire’s” writing team, who are not always featured in the live show.

Thanks to “Off The Wire,” Joshi met some of his closest friends and realized that he wants to go into political comedy professionally.

You can watch Joshi’s first episode here, and his next episode will air Feb. 22. Follow UMTV’s “Off the Wire” on YouTube and Facebook for the latest information and episodes.

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One Book, One U makes all of campus a big book club

By Laura Manuela Quesada Staff Edge Writer

This semester, the whole UM community is invited to curl up with Jennine Capó Crucet’s “Make Your Home Among Strangers,” the story of a firstgeneration Cuban-American girl facing issues of identity and heritage in a new college environment. The book was chosen as the first in the newly launched One Book, One U program.

The story takes place during the peak of one of the United

States’ biggest Cuban migrant crises, when Elián González washed ashore. The novel highlights many social and political questions children of immigrants must face.

Crucet’s novel follows the protagonist, Ariel Hernandez, through Miami and New York as she goes out-of-state for college.

Professors Osamudia R. James and Chantel Acevedo organized a discussion panel to kickstart the program. Professor Laura Kohn-Wood hosted the event in her home in Pearson Residential College.

The event, “Marielitos,

Balseros and a Falling Star: A focus on Cuban Culture,” encouraged discussion among students and faculty regarding the themes present in both “Make Your Home Among Strangers” and “A Falling Star,” Acevedo’s novel. “A Falling Star” also features the story of a Cuban-born American girl and the immigration process, which followed the unfolding of the Mariel boat lift.

“There’s always this play when you’re a person who doesn’t fit into what is the typical America, where you have this dual identity,” said Shane

Meagher, a junior majoring in motion pictures.

Participants opened up with conversations about dual identity, ethnicity versus race, colorism, privilege, racism, community, otherness and generational differences.

“Depending on where we are or who we’re with, different parts of our identity might become strong or we feel we might have to defend communities we might criticize when we’re in them,” James said.

With several related events planned, such as “Cuban Culture Week” and “A Novel Discourse:

Make Your Home Among Strangers” hosted by Sigma Tau Delta, there are plenty of ways to participate in One Book, One U. Free copies of each novel are typically offered during these events.

Check out One Book, One U’s next event, “Blind Mouth Singing,” a play by Cuban playwright Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas and directed by Nilo Cruz, which will play at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre on campus through March 1.

For more information, follow the social media hashtag #OneBookOneU

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A Guide to the Coolest Ice Cream Spots in Town

By Jacqueline Levine Contributing Edge Writer

Spring is quickly approaching and temperatures are rising.

Grab your friends on a “sundae” afternoon and consider an ice cream road trip without ever leaving the county. From Downtown Dadeland to the Design District, there is plenty of ice cream to go around in the 305.

MADLAB CREAMERY Opened just this year, this Design District sweet shop quickly became my favorite ice cream spot.

MadLab Creamery focuses on gourmet soft-serve ice cream (with edible glitter on top), decadent house-made chocolate and mouthwatering Japanese cheesecakes.

When wandering through the Design District, there’s no way you can miss the store: The exterior is flanked on both sides by colossal ice cream cones, while the interior has whimsical touches, including pink walls and beautiful floors covered with hand-painted ice cream cones.

MadLab is the perfect place to cool down after a long day of shopping.

• 140 NE 39th St., Miami • Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

• madlabcreamery.com

SERENDIPITY YOGURT & CAFE This hole-in-the-wall shop quickly transformed from a 2014 Art Basel pop-up into a Miami favorite.

Visit Surfside’s Serendipity Yogurt & Cafe and try deciding between the many flavors – just a warning, it will be tough. If you’re up for a new flavor experience, try breakfast cereal or blueberry crumble. As the shop’s name suggests, there’s nothing better than discovering something unexpectedly pleasant.

• 9457 Harding Ave., Surfside • Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Saturday.

• serendipitycreamery.com LULU’S NITROGEN ICE CREAM Ever heard of an ice cream shop with its own adopted cow?

Enter Lulu, the namesake and official cow of Lulu’s Ice Cream.

The shop only uses local dairy and flavors available at the farms in Homestead. You pick your base and flavor, and the ice cream is frozen right in front of you with liquid

nitrogen. There are classics – such as vanilla, coffee and cookies & cream – but why not try a seasonal flavor, such as strawberry cheesecake or piña colada? Stop in for some locally sourced deliciousness in Downtown Miami.

• Omni Hotel, 2001 Biscayne Blvd., Miami • Open 1 - 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 11:00 p.m. Saturday and noon to 10:00 p.m. Sunday.

• lulus-icecream.com MR. KREAM Located in Wynwood and just over a year old, this ice cream shop is anything but ordinary. The parlor is inspired by hip-hop culture, with ice cream flavors named after different artists, A$AP Rocky Road and LL Cool Crunch. Let your imagination soar as you decorate your frozen treat with edible spray paint. If you prefer beer floats, mimosa popsicles or flavored coffee, Mr. Kream has that, too. After you order, grab a seat and enjoy the live DJ. Music and ice cream do make a winning combo.

In the words of ‘90s hip-hop artist Vanilla Ice, “Anything less than the

best is a felony,” right?

• 2400 N. Miami Ave., Miami • Open noon to 10:00 p.m Monday through Thursday, noon to 1:00 a.m. Friday, noon to 2:00 a.m. Saturday and noon to 9:00 p.m. Sunday.

• mrkreamwynwood.com CREAM Head up to Aventura, where you’ll find the newly expanded California brand CREAM, for custom-built ice cream sandwiches, sundaes and ice cream tacos. For the sandwiches, choose from a variety of bases: cookies, brownies, waffles or even Do’sants – a hybrid of a doughnut and a croissant. Fill your sandwich, taco or cone with classic French vanilla or, if you’re feeling more adventurous, “Cin-Ful Churro” or “Me Want Cookie.”

CREAM has gluten-free and vegan options as well, so no matter what your dietary needs, get ready to indulge.

to 12:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

• creamnation.com JEREMIAH’S ICE If ice cream isn’t your thing, don’t fret. Stroll down U.S. 1 to the Party City shopping center in South Miami and you’ll find the newest dessert shop in town, Jeremiah’s Ice. The fruity, neon concoctions are delicious on their own, but ask for a gelati if you want the full Jeremiah’s experience. Pick your Italian ice, then get it swirled with vanilla frozen yogurt. The convenient location and wide array of flavors make Jeremiah’s an easy treat to beat the heat.

• 6220 S. Dixie Hwy., South Miami • Open 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

• jeremiahsice.com

• 18719 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura • Open 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday, noon

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In Miami’s first two weeks of the season, it has garnered two ACC weekly honors.

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McKendry takes command in Canes win

By Michael Leyva Contributing Sports Writer

Miami’s pitching staff had no answer for Florida’s offense in the first two games of the series. But on Sunday, sophomore Evan McKendry and junior Andrew Cabezas rose to the occasion.

McKendry and Cabezas combined for a three-hit shutout to complete a 2-0 Hurricanes victory over the No. 1-ranked Gators Feb. 25 at Mark Light Field in front of 3,388 fans.

McKendry scattered two hits in six innings of work and struck out eight. Cabezas, who is UM’s closer, struck out five and allowed one hit over the final three innings.

Miami (3-4) picked up its first win against UF (71) since Feb. 27, 2016. The win breaks a four-game losing streak for UM and hands Florida, the defending national champions, its first loss of the year.

McKendry (1-1) picked up his first win of the year, bouncing back from the previous weekend when he surrendered four earned runs in a costly fourth inning. The sophomore took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, when Jonathan India doubled to open up the frame.

“I definitely felt good,” McKendry said. “It took me time to find some of my pitches, but once I did, I got going. My off-speed was working, my changeup felt good and the fastball – I was locating it pretty well.”

Cabezas picked up his

second save of the season.

“I know that they’re nasty and I know that they got good stuff, so it was nice to see them out there doing their thing and taking the whole game over,” redshirt senior outfielder Michael Burns said.

Back-to-back two-out doubles by freshman Willy Escala and Burns gave Miami a 1-0 lead in the fifth.

With the bases loaded for Florida in the top of the seventh inning, Cabezas kept UF off the scoreboard. The right-hander forced leadoff hitter Austin Langworthy to pop out to escape the jam.

Burns doubled the score in the bottom of the seventh inning with a single to give him his second RBI on the day. Cabezas struck out the side to seal the deal in the ninth.

After struggling over the past week, Miami put one of its most consistent performances on display Feb. 25.

“Big thing for me today was for our team to understand what it means to be a good club,” UM coach Jim Morris said. “And they did that today. It gives our entire team confidence to win a game like that.”

“I think we grew as a team a lot this weekend,” Burns said. “We learned a lot all weekend – finally getting over the hump. Moving forward, we’re going to be a more intense, high-confidence team.”

Miami will look to keep its confidence going into its next outing against Florida Atlantic at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in Boca Raton, Florida.

Josh White // Staff Photographer WHEELIN’ AND DEALIN’: Sophomore pitcher Evan McKendry winds up for the throw in a matchup against Rutgers Feb. 18 at Mark Light Field. McKendry struck out eight batters and allowed just two hits in six innings pitched against the No. 1 Florida Gators in a 2-0 Miami win Feb. 25.

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Walker IV, Lykes save the day against Boston College

By Isaiah Kim-Martinez Sports Editor sports@themiamihurricane.com @isaiah_km

With Miami down 14 points with six minutes remaining, it seemed the Hurricanes were going to suffer yet another loss because of a slow, disappointing second half.

But UM’s freshmen had other plans.

Chris Lykes scored 11 of his 15 points in the final four minutes, and Lonnie Walker IV made the deep, game-winning 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to lead the Canes to a comeback 79-78 victory over Boston College Feb. 24 at the Watsco Center.

“We had a really difficult time guarding them – they are a really good offensive team,” Miami coach Jim Larrañaga said. “But I love that our team never gave up and kept battling, and somehow, we got on a roll.”

Despite giving up 57 percent shooting to the Eagles, the Hurricanes (20-8, 9-7 ACC) held them scoreless in the final 2:54. Meanwhile, Miami made four of its last five shots.

“This win shows a lot of character from this team,” Lykes said.

“I think it will help us down the road going into March. When we play together, and with high intensity like that, we can beat anybody.”

BC (16-13, 6-10 ACC) was rolling, and UM had no answer for the dynamic backcourt of Ky Bowman and Jerome Robinson. The game looked close to over, and Miami had already suffered a period of nearly five minutes without a field goal.

“When we play together, and with high intensity, we can beat anybody.”

CHRIS LYKES

Josh White // Staff Photographer RACK ATTACK: Freshman Lonnie Walker IV slams in the two-handed dunk during a matchup against No. 24 Florida State Jan. 7 at the Watsco Center. Walker would score just five points, but the Hurricanes won 80-74.

Then Lykes flipped the switch.

The 5-foot-7 guard led the Canes attack with a handful of contested layups and forced the Eagles into late fouls and turnovers.

“Someone like Chris can create havoc on almost anyone he guards because he is so quick and so fast,” Walker said. “When you have guys like that, the game becomes easier when we all have that energy, and he brought us from level five to level 10.”

Late in the game, Lykes often took hard falls onto the court after getting fouled while driving to the basket or drawing a charge.

“I’m going to leave my body on the court every single game – that’s just how I was raised and how I was taught,” Lykes said.

“Whatever I have to do to help this

team win, whether it is diving for loose balls or taking charges, I’m gonna do it.”

And then when UM found itself down two points in the final seconds, Walker took the game into his hands. When he saw big man Luka Kraljevic switch onto him, he knew exactly what to do.

“I knew that with a few seconds left, I definitely wanted to take the last shot,” Walker said. “I just want to be that guy – I believe in myself more than anyone else. When I realized I had a big on me ... I knew a simple step-back would catch him off guard and create some space for me.”

Walker totaled 14 points on the afternoon. Sophomore Dewan Huell scored a team-high 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

Robinson finished with 30

points, and Bowman scored 15.

Sophomore forward Nic Popovic added 17 points.

Miami has won two in a row and have two games left in the regular season before moving on to the ACC Tournament. UM currently ranks No. 6 in the conference out of 15 teams. The Canes hope to prove worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid in mid-March. As of Feb. 24, ESPN is predicting UM to be a No. 9 seed.

The Eagles have lost their last three games and their chance for a tournament bid looks slim-to-none at this point.

The Eagles led 41-39 at halftime. Both teams were red-hot on offense – BC shot 66 percent in the first half, and UM shot 53 percent.

Miami out-rebounded Boston College by 12 and hit 13 of 15 from the free-throw line. Boston College, one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the country, hit just 14 of 25 from the line.

The last time these two teams met, the Hurricanes blew a sevenpoint lead late in the second half and lost 72-70 off Bowman free throws. This time, Miami reversed the trend.

The Hurricanes will try to win their third-straight game in a matchup against No. 9 North Carolina in a 9 p.m. start Feb. 27 in Chapel Hill. Miami has just two games left with the ACC and NCAA Tournaments nearing.

Boston College next faces Syracuse in a 9 p.m. matchup Feb. 28 at the Conte Forum.

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ACC Predictions: UM looks to bolster tournament chances FEB. 27 9 p.m.

By Justin Sobelman Senior Sports Writer

Miami @ No. 9 North Carolina Following a thrilling win at home over Boston College, the Hurricanes travel to Chapel Hill with their first of two opportunities to win double-digit ACC contests.

It will be a tall order. The UNC Tar Heels are one of the hottest teams in the country heading into March, boasting a six-game winning streak. The formula fueling this hot streak is different from the one that led coach Roy Williams’ teams to back-to-back title games.

Those teams had multiple dominant upperclassman who played inside and controlled the rebounding

battle, with the help of Justin Jackson on the perimeter.

Williams has adjusted that method. The team is now lead by junior Luke Maye, a big man that shoots 3-pointers, and Joel Berry II, who was last year’s “Most Outstanding Player” of the Final Four.

Instead of a couple dominant big men, Maye and a deep group of solid wings consisting of Theo Pinson, Pittsburgh transfer Cam Johnson and Kenny Williams have led the effort on the glass.

To win a tough game on the road, Miami will need

to do its best to limit the second-chance opportunities of the country’s leading offensive-rebounding team.

On offense, the Canes must attack the basket relentlessly, as UNC lacks a true shotblocking threat and is a bit undersized.

Sophomore forward Dewan Huell could dominate against a small front court, but it may not be enough.

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84 MIami: 71

MARCH 3 NOON Virginia Tech @ Miami

Miami closes out its regular season against Virginia Tech, which sits at an identical 9-7 ACC record going into the last week of the season.

A win over the Hokies would give the Canes the tiebreaker over North Carolina State, Louisville and Virginia Tech, all of which currently claim nine conference victories. So it could greatly benefit Miami’s ACC Tournament seeding.

Coach Buzz Williams’ team is the only one in the conference that can say it beat Virginia, which is currently the No. 1 team in the country. The Hokies have

the talent to beat anybody, so how can the Hurricanes pull off a win against them for a second time this season?

In the first matchup between the two teams, Miami dominated the glass 41-28 and got off to a hot shooting start to put away Virginia Tech. The Hokies’ duo of Justin Robinson and Justin Bibbs both played well, combining for 38 points, but fellow double-digit scorers Ahmed Hill and Kerry Blackshear Jr. failed to do much of anything, totaling just two points.

Part of V-Tech’s strength is in its deep stable of scorers,

but if UM can turn two of them into non-factors again, that’s a pretty good recipe for a win.

On offense, look for the Canes to shoot away from deep – they knocked in 10 of 21 3-pointers in their last matchup against the Hokies – and if they can connect on those looks, they should ride into the postseason with another 10-win ACC showing.

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Miami ends regular season with dominant home victory

By Maxwell Trink Senior Sports Writer @MaxwellTrink

After a 19-point, blowout loss to Georgia Tech Feb. 22, the Miami Hurricanes’ defense looked revitalized against Virginia Tech from the opening tip of their regular season finale.

Miami scored 23 points off 20 Virginia Tech turnovers and controlled the lead for nearly the entire contest, defeating the Hokies 76-46 on Senior Day Feb. 25 at the Watsco Center.

Led by 17 points, a careerhigh eight rebounds and six assists from freshman Kelsey Marshall and 13 points from redshirt senior Shaneese Bailey, Miami started off dominant on the offensive end and never looked back.

But regardless of the score, Feb. 25 was about those at UM who will be leaving the program after the season: seniors Shaneese Bailey, Erykah Davenport, Keyanna Harris and Neydja Petithomme.

“It was really emotional,” coach Katie Meier said on Senior Day. “The seniors are so strongwilled, and they’ve been pushing.”

The Hurricanes (20-9, 10-6 ACC) defeated the Hokies (17-12, 6-10 ACC) for the 14th consecutive time and have now reached the 20win mark for the eighth time in nine seasons.

“It was exciting,” said Bailey, who played her first home game since sustaining a lower leg injury that forced her to miss two games.

“I’m just glad we came out with the win, especially on senior night and in my last game in the Watsco.”

Chanette Hicks, one of Virginia Tech’s top defensive players, was injured and unable to play against Miami. Marshall said this made an impact on her performance and her team’s efficiency compared to the Canes’ last outing against the Hokies, which resulted in an 82-78 UM road win Jan. 28.

“We have evolved,” Meier

Photo courtesy JC Ridley / Miami Athletics SPACING THE COURT: Redshirt senior Shaneese Bailey runs the floor during the Hurricanes regular season finale against the Virginia Tech Hokies Feb. 25 at the Watsco Center. Bailey scored 13 points in the contest and helped Miami secure a 76-46 win on Senior Day.

said. “We had a big lead at halftime in Blacksburg, and they came roaring back. But today, you can tell, their shooting percentages went down, and they were missing.”

Guard Rachel Camp totaled 13 points and seven rebounds to lead V Tech as the only player on her team to score in double figures.

The Hokies shot just 30 percent from the field.

The Canes have earned a

No. 6 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament, which will span from Feb. 28 to March 4, and have a first-round bye. They will play the winner of the matchup between No. 11 seed Wake Forest and No. 14 seed Pittsburgh at 8 p.m. March 1 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

“We need some rest,” Meier said. “Every team does. You get to Greensboro, and there’s such a pumped-up atmosphere. We need to be the most excited and grateful

team. We want to advance.”

On the status of Bailey’s injury, she said her leg is in good condition, and she is ready for more games ahead.

The Hurricanes began to pull away toward the end of the second quarter, when they went on an 8-0 run to make the score 31-21 to close the first half.

Nine out of 10 Hurricanes scored at least one basket.

“It was really emotional. The seniors are so strong-willed.”

KATIE MEIER

THE MIAMI HURRICANE

February 27, 2018 - March 5, 2018

V’S TAKE

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Coping during bae’s weekend getaway Someday, your bae will go away and will leave you sad for many days. Or a weekend.

For me, that weekend was this weekend. My man was soaking in the sun on a tropical beach while I was wallowing in self pity and soaking in a pool of emotions and cucumber vodka. Here’s how I coped.

Netflix and chill, party of one.

It’s always good to take some personal time. Having a few days to yourself can really help you find Have a question clarity and peace with for V? Email yourself and your relationship. dearv@themiamihurricane.com.

Clear your head, relax your mind and de-stress.

My suggestion is to mindlessly watch an old season of “Grey’s Anatomy” to remind you that love is fleeting and impermanent, and even though Meredith and Derek loved each other, (SPOILER ALERT:) he still died. What if that happens to me? Wow, McSteamy is really hot.

Numb the longing.

A nice, strong adult beverage is the perfect way to calm the racing thoughts that come from separation anxiety, which may include but are not limited to: What if my significant other is cheating on me? What if

he got Locked Up Abroad? What if he got Natalee Holloway’d (verb: to allegedly get killed on a tropical island but most likely sex trafficked instead)?

It’s time to have a nice little rendezvous with our good friends Jack Daniels, Jose Cuervo, Captain Morgan, Johnnie Walker and Mike (not Mike’s Hard Lemonade, just a regular person named Mike).

Just be sure to do it safely and control yourself. And make sure Jose Cuervo is the only man who ends up getting all over your bed.

Flick the bean.

First, can we take a moment to talk about how

ridiculous the phrase ‘flicking the bean’ is? It gives me a very off-putting and concerning visual of someone literally flicking a flesh-colored legume like a paper football.

I bet you now have the same visual. Flick. Flick, flick.

Anyway, a little self-love can make the time go faster and even help you get excited for when you and your lover meet up again. It’s said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I think that absence makes the orgasm come harder.

So you can always pull up your significant other’s tagged photos on Facebook and use your imagination to flick yourself.

Write a love letter. Or text him, like, 100 times saying you miss him.

Let’s just say that when my bae turns on his cell phone it will vibrate longer and harder than the entire ‘Personal Massagers’ section of a Brookstone.

He may not have had a WiFi connection, but I did and sent a boat load of texts and even more Snapchats, talking about everything from how Adam Rippon is definitely trying to take Johnny Weir’s spot on NBC to the fact that I cried because I saw his favorite wine in Publix.

Have a question for V? Email dearv@ themiamihurricane.com

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