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National effort aims to defy STEM gender stereotypes

By Brianna Hernandez Contributing News Writer

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he Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted 260 high school girls from 20 South Florida schools Thursday afternoon to show them the benefits of a career in engineering.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is part of a national effort to acquaint young girls with the many possibilities in the field of engineering. It was held in the Shalala Student Center and included UM engineering students, professors and alumni who all shared stories of their experience in the field.

“We want to give the girls a chance to see what studying en-

gineering is like,” University of Miami SWE President Amanda Klaristenfeld said. “It is especially important because they are about to make choices about their future: their college, their major, their career path.”

The students also participated in activites such as creating organic lip balm and touring labs at the school.

“My favorite activity was definitely touring the biomedical labs,” said Anissia Ojeba, a sophomore from John A. Ferguson Senior High School.

“We wanted to pick activities that incorporated all the departments in the engineering program here and keep things interesting for the girls,” Klaristenfeld said. “We wanted to be sure and force them to work as a team.”

Sarah Field, a graduate from the UM School of Engineering, spoke to the girls about setting goals and staying focused, as well as her passion for engineering.

She went on to tell the girls about how much the SWE Convention inspired her in high school and her continued involvement with the organization throughout her time

Kawan Amelung // Staff Photographer

FOSTERING FEMALE FUTURES: Freshman Bruna da Silva leads a group of high schoolers on a tour of the College of Engineering during the Society of Women Engineers’s Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Thursday morning. at UM. Field insisted that the girls follow their dreams.

“Engineering allows you to capture the essence of creativity and innovation. I really wanted to express that to the youth,” she said.

“There is no difference from me doing it and you doing it.”

While career decisions are still years away for many of the high

school students, some discovered a connection with engineering through the event.

“I really enjoyed my experience and feel I learned a lot,” said sophomore Sydney Viguera, a student from American Senior High School.

Daniella Munoz, a junior from John A. Ferguson, addressed gen-

der when talking about her interest in pursuing a career in engineering.

“I have always questioned how things work. I am really interested in mechanics,” Munoz said. “I want to combat the stereotype that when it comes to mechanical stuff, girls cannot do anything.”

Both Field and Klaristenfeld believe that being a female in engineering is no longer a problem of stereotyping, but more about the field being stuck in the past.

“In the industry, I have never felt that being a woman has held me back,” Field said. “I mean, I may be the only female on site, but I do feel the numbers in the field are growing.”

She went on to explain that corporations have been increasingly investing in young girls.

Klaristenfeld recounted a story about the impact the event had on a previous participant.

“I was tabling for SWE at an engineering expo and a girl came up to me and said, ‘I am now an engineering student at the University of Miami, and it is because of you guys.’”

GREEK TEAMS FACE OFF IN O-CHEER

COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE: Alpha Delta Pi, Beta Theta Pi and Alpha Sigma Phi, named Team America, dance during the Organized Cheer (O-Cheer) event for Greek Week on the Lakeside Patio Friday night. Eight teams of sororities and fraternities from the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity

Council participated in different games and competitions as part of Greek Week to raise money for United Cerebral Palsy.

With each event win, the teams were awarded points toward their Greek Week totals. Team America won O-Cheer and had the most points at the end of Greek Week, winning the entire week.

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African-American professor emeritus broke racial barriers at UM

By Isabella Cueto Assistnat News Editor

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hroughout February, United Black Students (UBS) has collaborated with other organizations to host events celebrating Black Awareness Month, widely known as Black History Month.

Next year will mark 50 years since UBS was founded at UM and became a force for change on campus.

Although UM was one of the first southern colleges to integrate when it opened admission to all students in 1961, there were no black professors until Whittington Johnson was hired in 1970 in response to student protests.

Johnson, who is now 82 years old, has an extensive resume: professor emeritus, three-time history department chair, director of the AfricanAmerican Center (which existed at the time), member of the Iron Arrow Society and first black professor at UM. He was born in Miami to Bahamian parents and attended local public schools, becoming vice president of his graduating class from Booker T. Washington High School. He was the first person in his family to receive a college degree, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in history from West Virginia State College and went on to become second lieutenant in the Army Reserve – the only black officer on his base – for two years.

“Indeed, the Army helped me in more ways, but I know the one – among the things it taught me was respect for subordinates, people in subordinate positions to me,” Johnson said.

“And I remember that; that stuck with me to the extent that when I started teaching, I would not dare embarrass a student in class.”

Although his original intention was to go into law school, Johnson said there was a turning point in his life when he attended the University of Georgia. He decided that he not only wanted to become a history professor, but also wanted to become a historian.

“I always looked upon my students as my adoptive sons and daughters. And we developed a kind of relationship that many of them come by. We talk for a long time and so forth, and even today,” Johnson said.

He was asked to become chair of the history department in 1976 and accepted the position, but stepped down a year later after a disagreement. Johnson wanted to establish a pay scale for the professors, ranging from associate professor to tenured professor and beyond, but the university did not agree.

“I guess I was idealistic. I’m an Army man so basically, in the Army, you take care of your men, you know? I felt the same thing. A chair, it’s my job to look after my professors,” Johnson said.

The level of respect with which he tried to treat his colleagues and students stemmed from a mindset of not making distinctions between people of different races, backgrounds or positions, Johnson said. As an officer in the Army, the majority of his subordinates were white men.

At the University of Georgia, it was a very similar situation.

“By the time I got here, I was ready. I was seasoned, not even realizing though, that I was seasoned,” Johnson said.

Victoria McKaba // Assistant Photo Editor Johnson said at one time, of the 364 faculty LIVING HISTORY: Professor Whittington Johnson, now 82 years old, members in the College of Arts and Sciences, he was the first black professor at UM when he was hired in 1970 in was the only black person. As time went by, howresponse to student protests. ever, the university slowly recruited more black “And that’s the good thing about the Uni- faculty members. In many ways and at many versity of Miami: it allowed me to do that ... I times in his life, Johnson was a barrier breaker was able to go to the Library of Congress to do re- and his commitment to teaching at UM helped search, the British Library to do research, in the to lead the way for better integration.

“I don’t know whether hiring me was an Bahamas to do research and as a result of that, I was able to get four books and a lot of articles,” experiment, but I think what it may have done anyway, it may have made it easier for them to Johnson said.

Despite the turbulent times on campus be- bring other folks in because basically, I didn’t lay fore his arrival, Johnson said that all of his 32 an egg,” Johnson said.

However, pushing the university forward years at UM went very well, from his first day in and forging a way for other black scholars was 1970 to his last in 2002. He was hired as a black professor but seldom taught black history – only not his goal when he became a professor, Johnonce every two years – and filled his time mostly son said.

“My goal here was ... I would one day want with other history courses.

Johnson said the students he taught were to write an award-winning book, which I never intelligent, hardworking and embracing of the did. But it was never paving the way for others. I uniqueness of his position as a black professor, just didn’t look at it that way,” Johnson said.

On Dec. 3, 2015, President Julio Frenk anand some even grew long-term friendships with nounced in a letter to the UM community his inihim. tiative to diversify the university. The letter said

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the university would work to admit and to matriculate the largest percentage of black students among our “peer institutions” and to recruit more black faculty.

According to Johnson, the lack of diversity among faculty is not necessarily because of an opposition to people of non-white backgrounds.

“It’s not because they’re opposed to having black colleagues, but at the University of Miami, most of the departments are understaffed,” he said. “And their primary goal is to fill vacancies in-field.”

This means hiring the candidate who can meet the need, regardless of their gender, race or ethnicity. Johnson used the example of history professor Donald Spivey, who is black. He was hired as the chairperson for the history department in 1992 and still teaches at the university.

“But they didn’t hire him because he was black. They hired him because he was the best of the candidates,” Johnson said.

The same standards apply now as the university aims to take in more black students and faculty. The requirements for admission or for employment remain the same, but the university is forced to “look at it hard and do it.”

“I think most of the elite schools in America reflect this diversity to some extent. It’s hard to defend the position that there aren’t qualified black scholars, women or Hispanic scholars to fill these positions,” Johnson said.

As February and Black History Month both come to a close, the question arises of what it means to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of black people.

“My thing on this is that, have Black History Month – but teach black history the year round,” Johnson said. “A group that relies upon another group to tell its history probably will be excluded from the narrative.”

Until then, his remedy for the problem of racial stereotyping and stratifying is what he has based his whole life around: education. Multicultural education in schools and even simple interactions among people of different backgrounds can help to break down walls of prejudice in society, Johnson said.

“You’re immersed in it. All of a sudden, it’s not a thing out there, it’s a real living individual.

But that’s the key: the key is to getting a better understanding,” Johnson said.

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Philanthropy Day aids United Cerebral Palsy

By Brianna Hernandez Contributing News Writer

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tudents gathered on the Green and the Rock to joust and row for charity on Thursday as a part of Greek Week.

Eight teams of sororities and fraternities from the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council participated in different games and competitions as part of Philanthropy Day to raise money for United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) and earn points toward their Greek Week totals. Students bought tickets and were able to play games, including dunking fraternity members in a tank of water and testing their jousting skills in an inflatable arena. Greek Row was an especially popular event, with students showing off their stamina and strength on rowing machines to earn points for their teams.

On Saturday, Team America – Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Sigma Phi – was an-

nounced as the winner of both Philanthropy Day and the entire week’s competition.

It was the camaraderie of Greek Week that was most important to some of the participants.

“It was a lot of fun planning Greek Week and working with people from all different Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council organizations over the past few months,” said Sarah Potter, a junior in Delta Pi Epsilon.

Luis Espino, Kappa Sigma’s Greek Week chair, enjoyed the united effort of philanthropy. “[We] try to embody what we are all about as a fraternity, and participating in philanthropy events is one of the core principles we believe in,” Espino said. “Whether it’s giving blood, donating money online [or] participating in the more fun events such as Organized Cheer, our fraternity appreciates how Greek Week includes a philanthropy all Greeks can get behind on a united front.”

Teams also expressed their enthusiasm about raising money for a cause.

“PiKapp is really excited to be participating in Greek Week this year. Not only are the week’s events a great way to bring the Greek community together, but the philanthropy we are supporting hits close to home for us,” said Chris Ryan, the philanthropy chair for Pi Kappa Phi. “UCP helps people all over who suffer from the debilitating disease of cerebral palsy.”

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Establishment endorsements fail to sway jaded voters in 2016 race

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he Republican Party is going insane.

The Quinnipiac University Poll released on Thursday shows that Trump leads 44 percent to Rubio’s 28 percent here

By Annie Cappetta in Florida, the establishSenior Columnist ment favorite’s home state.

A highly predictive statistical model created by Stony Brook University projects that if Trump wins the nomination, which seems likely at this juncture, he will win the general election. To top it off, Chris Christie, a moderate candidate considered part of the Republican establishment, endorsed Donald Trump on Friday. A Republican candidate who dropped out early in the 2016 G.O.P race, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, joked at Congress’s annual media dinner, “‘My party has gone batsh** crazy… How did I lose to these guys?’”

For a long time, there has been a strong belief in the “invisible primary.” The idea is that through funding particular candidates, the party establishments get to choose the primary field before voting even starts. To win actual votes, candidates need to win the approval of party elites and the interests they represent. This has been a universally accepted concept for decades. One of the most prolific 20th century political scientists, Nelson Polsby, asserted that the central purpose of a political party is to nominate candidates.

The Republican Party is broken because it cannot nominate the candidate that it wants – nor

even an experienced, competent candidate. The Grand Old Party totally lost its reigns with this election and cannot fulfill its most basic function.

Analysis of why that is incorporates many different factors, including the basis of Donald Trump’s personality alone.

The basic function of the party is to use money and endorsements to select candidates.

The problem in this election is that money and endorsements do not have the same meaning for voters as they did in the past.

This new pattern presents a curious paradox: because voters are worried about the impact of big

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money in politics, they are choosing candidates who refuse to accept huge donations from large industries and interest groups. This conscious choice to not support moneyed candidates has weakened the power of corporate wealth to sway this election, so the impact of big money seems less significant.

Since the Nevada primary, Hillary Clinton has a clear shot to the nomination and is no longer significantly threatened by Bernie Sanders.

This may seem to support the idea that money is still playing a big role in the political system. Yet according to Vox.com, Sanders has received more individual donations than any presidential candidate in history. Bernie’s unlikely rise to the top of

the Democratic field, albeit brief, shows that not only can candidates still lead viable campaigns while rejecting large campaign donations, but that this can also be a positive campaign strategy.

Moreover, Clinton would not have had any real challenge given her track record, impressive career, establishment support and potential historic significance, if not for that one glaring flaw keeps being attacked: her ties to Wall Street and other moneyed interests. Voters have felt like they do not know where her true allegiances lie because of all the moneyed interests to which she may be playing.

Political data analysis site FiveThirtyEight has traditionally used a “polls plus endorsements” forecast in combination with a “polls-only forecast” to make predictions on the outcomes of individual primaries. The theory is that endorsements have traditionally been very indicative of electoral outcomes, so they hold a lot of stock.

This election, though, the polls-only forecasts have been more indicative of the outcomes.

Sanders has outperformed expectations despite his utter lack of endorsements. Trump only has endorsements from two Congressional representatives and two governors, paling in comparison to Rubio’s 25 representatives, 13 senators and four governors.

It has consistently been the Democratic Party that has supported campaign finance reform.

However, the Republican primary voters have also embraced this rebellion against big money.

Part of Donald Trump’s appeal is that he is not beholden to anyone; he can fund his own campaign, so he can speak his own mind and pass his own policies. No matter how outlandish Trump is, no one can say he is not himself.

The role money has played in politics is not overestimated. It is a huge (or “yuuuuge”) problem. The 2016 election thus far has proven not that money no longer matters, but that voters can make a deliberate choice to rebel against big money and throw their support to candidates who are beholden to no one but the voters.

Annie Cappetta is a sophomore majoring in ecosystem science and policy and political science. Vantage Point runs alternate Mondays.

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HITTING THE ROAD: Mint Trip is composed of members senior Brian Gross, graduate student Amy Gionfriddo and alumnus Max Molander. This summer, the group will travel across the country to sign with another record label in Los Angeles.

Band featured on ‘Cane Records album prepares to release EP

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or artists making their way into the music industry, ‘Cane Records, a studentrun label at the University of Miami since 1993, serves as a platform to share and promote their music.

Senior Brian Gross, a music engineering major, signed his band Mint Trip with ‘Cane Records as a starting point for the band’s musical aspirations.

This summer, he and band members Max Molander and Amy Gionfriddo will take road trips across the country to their new home of Los Angeles, where they will be signing to another label and releasing their first EP over the summer.

After that, they will continue toward their aspiration of releasing a second EP and going on another tour.

“It’s all been pretty surreal,” Molander said. “We’re not at the point where we’re supporting ourselves 100 percent yet on the band, although that is the goal …We’re really excited about this first EP that’s coming out. It’s been a year and a half in the making and it’s really shaping up.”

The band’s name, Mint Trip, encompasses just that, using “mint” to represent the idea of a sensory overload and the band’s goals for the future.

“It evokes color, a flavor, a scent, and we’re trying to make a sound,” Gross said. “Mint Trip is the overall goal … We’re trying to tour internationally and do nothing but this. So the Mint Trip is the tour where we’ve made it. That’s what it is to us. A constant reminder of what we’re going for, and why we’re doing this is because we love music … It is not a hobby, it is life.”

The three musicians met at UM, where Gross and Molander have focused on jazz while Gionfriddo is studying for her master’s in classical voice performance.

“UM has helped in ways you wouldn’t expect it to … Frost is a pretty cool place because everyone comes from such different musical backgrounds and plays different styles,” Gross said. “It’s cool because we were able to come to-

gether and play. That was a huge help from UM. You’re in this huge pool of all these great musicians and you can pick your friends, and from your friends you can pick the musicians you want to play with and that’s how it’s been a help.”

Mint Trip’s single “Take” is included on the latest ‘Cane Records album, “For the Record,” which features 12 songs from University of Miami artists.

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he last time we had an opportunity to publish this paper on Feb. 29 was in 1996. For that, we have Julius Caesar to thank.

Leap days, that extra day tagged on to the end of February every four years, correct a slight inaccuracy in the Gregorian 365-day calendar. Earth’s orbit around the sun is actually about 365.24219 days, meaning that with every passing year, the calendar is thrown off by almost a quarter of a day. This means that every 100 years, our calendar would be ahead of the corresponding positions in the orbit by a whole month.

After 700 years, Christmas would be celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere during the height of summer.

So to prevent the calendar year from slowly slipping out of sync with our calendar months and seasons, leap days are added every four years to realign the calendar year to the orbit. The ancient Egyptians initially realized this discrepancy and Caesar officially instated leap days in 46 B.C. to the Julian calendar. They have since been adapted by the Catholic Church’s Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar today.

Even then, it’s not so cut-and-dried. Leap days overcorrect for that .24219 remainder of a day just a little bit, so every 100 years, we skip a leap day. But then that overcorrects the other way, so every 400 years, we skip a skip.

Whether people are aware of the purpose of leap years or not, Feb. 29 has become an interesting cultural fixation across different societies worldwide. Are our leapling friends, those born on a leap day, actually considered 24, or are they technically six?

Previously, Feb. 29 birthdays did not show up on Facebook at all during common years. Now, leapling birthdays automatically show as either Feb. 28 or Feb. 29. Legally, many countries will only recognize a Feb. 29 birthday as March 1 in common years. England, Wales and Hong Kong recognize leaplings as turning 18 only on March 1, the start of their next year. In New Zealand and Taiwan, on the other hand, their legal birthday would be considered Feb. 28.

In the United States, there are no general statutes regarding leap-year birthdays, according to John Reitz, a law professor at the University of Iowa. However, Reitz suggests that for most cases, March 1 would be considered the legal birthday in common years.

Dana Warshauer (A.B., ‘10), director of Parent Relations and a leap-day baby, consistently celebrates her birthday the day after Feb. 28, whether it’s called Feb. 29 or March 1.

“Sometimes I find people feel bad [because] I don’t have a birthday every year, which isn’t really the case, so I’ve never really understood their concern,” said Warshauer, who was born in 1988. “It’s a great topic of conversation and it’s my go-to when I need to share a fun fact. More importantly, I share a birthday with Ja Rule and with Superman, so I’ll take it.”

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February 29 - March 2, 2016

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Hurricanes avoid no-hitter, fall to Gators 7-3

Miami ends regular season with tough 70-67 loss to FSU

By Mark Singer Sports Editor

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t wasn’t one of Chris Barr’s greatest hits of his career, but his bloop single over the shortstop in the ninth inning was the No. 6 Hurricanes’ best moment in Sunday’s 7-3 loss to the No. 1 Gators at Mark Light Field. The junior first baseman’s shot just over the glove of Dalton Guthrie was the Canes’ first hit on Sunday afternoon, extending Miami’s nearly 52-year-old streak with at least one hit to 3,181 consecutive games.

The Canes were last nohit back on April 18, 1964, in Ron Fraser’s second season as head coach.

“We didn’t know about that streak, but I’m glad that the streak is still going,” Barr said. “[The no-hitter] was in the back of our heads. Getting that hit any way possible – I was even thinking about bunting if we had to get a hit, but we wanted to get that hit.”

Sophomore right-hander Alex Faedo (2-0) started for the Gators and struck out 12 batters to go with two walks and no hits allowed in 6.1 innings. His previous careerhigh for strikeouts was seven, which he matched in the third inning. Junior left-hand-

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The record of the men’s basketball team at home this season after beating Louisville 73-65 in the home finale on Saturday.

By Cody Brown Senior Sports Writer

Nick Gangemi // Editor-in-Chief

SWING AND A MISS: Junior catcher Zack Collins strikes out during the Hurricanes’ loss to Florida Sunday afternoon at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Collins had four RBI during the Canes’ win Saturday night.

er Kirby Snead came in for Faedo and added three more strikeouts of his own in 1.2 innings pitched. The Canes (5-2) struck out 17 times in 31 total at-bats.

Junior closer Shaun Anderson came in for Snead in the ninth and gave up all three of Miami’s hits as well as runs. Junior shortstop Johnny Ruiz, Miami’s hottest hitter coming into the game with a .526 batting average, smoked a bases-clearing double down the left field line to score the team’s only runs of the game. “[Faedo] mixed it up good, but we had to adjust and there’s no excuse about that. He pitched well, but we didn’t make any adjustments,” Ruiz said.

The Gators jumped on junior Danny Garcia (1-1) early, scoring one run in the first and two in the second.

Freshman Andrew Cabezas came in for Garcia with one out in the sixth after the start-

er gave up two singles. Cabezas limited the damage to just a single run but then gave up three in the seventh on a twoRBI triple by JJ Schwarz followed by a sac-fly from Peter Alonso.

The near no-hitter clinched the series for Florida (7-1), which won Friday’s game 5-0. The Canes took Saturday’s matchup 5-3 to avoid the sweep.

“We just have got to play better. You’ve got to learn from games like this,” Miami Head Coach Jim Morris said. “We’ve had games early in the season and you’ve got to make early adjustments and try to see what you’ve got to do to get better.

Good clubs let you know that. If you play bad people, they put no pressure on you and you don’t find out anything.”

The Canes next play the Miami Marlins in an exhibition game at 1:05 p.m. on Tuesday in Jupiter.

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he No. 17 Hurricanes’ regular season ended on a sour note with a 70-67 loss to No. 12 Florida State in Tallahassee on Sunday after-

noon.

The game started to go south for Miami at the beginning of the fourth quarter when junior guard Jessica Thomas, the team’s leading scorer at the time, picked up her fourth foul and headed to the bench. From there, the Canes were unable to find an answer for FSU’s half-court 1-3-1 press. The pressure led to multiple turnovers and easy buckets in transition for the Seminoles (23-6, 13-3). The Canes battled back in the last seconds, but it proved to be too little too late.

The rivalry game also represented a valuable opportunity for Miami to edge closer toward the top of the ACC standings. Miami came into the matchup 0-5 against RPI top-25 teams and looked inspired to knock off the highly touted Seminoles in the first quarter. Led by junior guard Adrienne Motley, the Canes shot 44 percent from the field and got out to a quick lead. Fueled on the defensive end by sophomore forward Erykah Davenport, Miami finished the first quarter with a 16-15 lead.

Motley continued her hot shooting in the second quarter and the Canes extended their lead to seven points. However, FSU dominated the last five minutes of the second quarter. The Seminoles clamped down on Miami’s scorers defensively and executed to perfection on the offensive end to trim the lead to just one going into halftime.

The second half was tight throughout as both teams took multiple leads in a back-andforth contest. Thomas made a few tough baskets and was complimented inside by Davenport on the offensive end in the third quarter.

Much like the first quarter, the Canes were able to get out to a six-point lead at the beginning of the third quarter and carried the advantage into the fourth up 48-44.

It was a tough way to end the season for the Canes (22-7, 10-6), but they have plenty to look forward to as the postseason approaches. They will have a chance to pick up some quality wins in the ACC Tournament starting Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

A strong showing there could force the NCAA tournament committee into giving Miami a higher seed. More importantly, stringing together some wins in the ACC Tournament would give Miami an opportunity for a conference title. If the Canes play well, they certainly will have the talent to bring the team’s first ACC Tournament title back to Coral Gables next week.

Erum Kidwai // Staff Photographer

DODGING DUKE: Junior guard Adrienne Motley dribbles around a Duke player during the Hurricanes’ win in February at the BankUnited Center. In Miami’s three-point loss to Florida State Sunday afternoon, Motley scored a team-high 18 points.

February 29 - March 2, 2016

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TRACK & FIELD

Miami beats Clemson, snags third ACC Indoor Championship in school history

By Chloe Harrison Contributing Sports Writer

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iami’s No. 18-ranked women’s track and field team clinched its third ACC Indoor Championship in school history and its first since 2006, edging out Clemson 85-83. Junior sprinter Shakima Wimbley was named Most Outstanding Performer with first-place finishes in the 200m race, 400m race and 4x400m relay.

The men finished eighth overall at the conference championship meet in Boston.

“It was a hard-fought battle, definitely one of the hardest-fought conference championships that I’ve had the privilege to coach,” Miami Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Amy

Giancarlo Falconi // Staff Photographer

ON TRACK: Junior Shakima Wimbley was named Most Outstanding Performer in this week’s ACC Indoor Championships. Miami won the event that ended on Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts.

Deem said to HurricaneSports.com. “To see the kids come together the way they did and to have such a balanced team with points coming from the high jump and the triple jump and the pole

vault and the throws and on the track, I’m just really proud of them. They stuck together as a team and never got rattled. They really wanted this and believed in themselves. That’s why we have a championship.”

Senior thrower Tiffany Okieme got the team rolling on Friday with a silver medal in the women’s weight throw.

In the field events on Saturday, senior jumper Dakota Dailey-Harris cleared 1.83m to win the women’s high jump, Miami’s first title in the event since 2008. The jump is also a new school record and personal best. After dueling with Duke’s Megan Clark in the women’s pole vault, senior Alysha Newman finished second at a height of 4.42m.

Junior Ebony Morrison was the first to medal in the running events Saturday, earning the silver in the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.19, the fifth-best time in school history.

Three members of the women’s 4x400m relay qualified for the two heats of the women’s 400m final. In heat two, Wimbley was challenged early but her strength allowed her to cross the finish line with ease to win the event in 52.63 seconds. Fellow relay members junior Aiyanna Stiverne and freshman Brittny Ellis finished fourth and seventh, respectively.

COMMENTARY

Women’s basketball team concludes successful regular season despite loss to FSU

By Isaiah Kim-Martinez Senior Sports Writer

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he No. 17 Hurricanes concluded their regular season on Sunday afternoon in a heartbreaking loss to the No. 12-ranked Florida State Seminoles 70- 67 in Tallahassee, Florida. Despite Miami holding a small lead for the majority of the game, FSU pulled away late to win. Although the Canes didn’t

end their regular season the way they wanted to, the close loss to Florida State is a blemish on an otherwise successf ul season.

In her 11th season as head coach, Katie Meier led Miami to a record of 22-7 and 10- 6 in ACC play, which is the best regular-season mark for the Canes since the 2011-12 campaign. This is Miami’s sixth 20-plus-win season in the last seven years, seventh-consecutive postseason and likely its f ifth trip to the NCA A tournament in the last six years.

Miami’s three captains, junior guard Adrienne Motley, junior guard Jessica Thomas and redshirt senior guard Michelle Woods, led the team all season long. Between Motley’s scoring, Thomas’s court awareness and Woods’s tenacity on both ends, Miami always took the court with a chance to win.

Meier’s squad also benef itted greatly from getting redshirt junior forward Keyona Hayes back after she missed last season with a right-ankle injury. Her f inishing ability and rebounding were evident on a nightly basis.

The Dutch duo of freshman guard Laura Cornelius and freshman forward Emese Hof made an impact in their f irst year at Miami. Cornelius exemplif ied that she can more than handle the point guard position, while Hof led the team in rebounding.

The Canes started a perfect 10- 0, doing an excellent job of taking care of business against out-of-conference opponents. Their f irst lost came against No. 4-ranked Baylor in December. The team also fared well in the ACC, defeating teams such as North Carolina State, Duke and Georgia Tech.

The issue for Miami was against the ranked teams in the conference.

The Canes went 0-2 against FSU this year and suffered losses to Notre Dame, Louisville and Syracuse. A couple of the games went right down to the wire, but the team just couldn’t pull out the wins.

Miami goes into the ACC Tournament as the f ifth seed and will receive a bye in the f irst round. The Canes will play the winner of Wednesday’s matchup between Pittsburgh and North Carolina at 11 a.m. on Thursday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Stiverne and Wimbley also made it to the women’s 200m final. Wimbley made a lot of ground on the back stretch against Clemson’s Deja Parrish and once again used her long stride to her advantage on the home straightaway to win the event at 23.20. Stiverne finished fifth in the event.

In the quest for the team title, Clemson, Miami and Notre Dame were within three points of each other going into the championship-deciding event: the women’s 4x400m relay. In the final heat of the event, Notre Dame, Miami, Clemson and Duke squared off amid the roar of the crowd. It was a close contest during the first two exchanges, but sophomore Destiny Washington, Stiverne, Ellis and Wimbley prevailed to win the event and lift the Hurricanes to their first ACC Indoor Championship in 10 years. They finished with a time of 3:34.72.

“I’ve been very motivated training with them,” Wimbley told former Cane great Lauryn Williams on ESPN3. “We all have the talent, we all train very hard and we’re all great athletes, so I knew that if I came out here and if I execute the best race I can, it would motivate them and we all would come out with a win.”

The Canes are next in action on March 1112 for the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.

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