The Miami Hurricane - Oct. 22, 2015

Former student sues university, renowned philosophy professor

By Isabella Cueto Assistant News Editor

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former graduate student at the University of Miami is suing the university for allegedly violating her Title IX rights when handling sexual harassment allegations she brought against a professor in September 2012. Monica Morrison’s lawyer filed the lawsuit in MiamiDade county on Oct. 15 and is also suing two former university employees, philosophy professors Colin McGinn and Edward Erwin.

The lawsuit contains 13 counts brought against the three defendants, respectively, and includes civil assault, breach of fiduciary duty, retaliation and sexual harassment charges. McGinn’s attorney, Andrew Berman, said in a Huffington Post article from Oct. 16 that the professor “denies the claims and we will vigorously defend against them in the appropriate forum.” The article also said Erwin “declined to comment, citing advice from his lawyer.”

The lawsuit claims that Morrison’s sexual harassment allegations were first brought to the university’s attention in 2012, when she was a Ph.D. student in the Department of Philosophy. Morrison began her studies at UM in the fall of 2011 and took a class taught by renowned philosopher McGinn in her first semester.

As the semester came to a close in December, the lawsuit claims McGinn asked Morrison to be his research assistant for the spring semester and she accepted. The lawsuit states that the two met frequently throughout the semester, in addition to their required meetings every Tuesday and Thursday, and formed a working relationship in which they sent email and text messages to each other.

According to Morrison’s account and message records in the lawsuit, McGinn’s messages became increasingly sexual in nature; he made reference to his sexual arousal, Morrison’s body and the novel “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov, in which a teacher has a sexual relationship with his student, who is a child. jump to page 3

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DIG IN: Senior Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs Sergio Gonzalez, President Julio Frenk, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Stuart Miller, President and CEO of Coastal Construction Tom Murphy Jr., School of Architecture Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury, and Executive Vice President and Provost Thomas LeBlanc break ground Wednesday afternoon for the construction of the Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building. This building will be the result of a donation by Coastal Construction, a major South Florida builder, and will be LEED-certified and feature studios to accommodate more than 120 students.

Groundbreaking launches School of Architecture studio construction

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he groundbreaking ceremony for the Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building, highlighting the building’s function and transformative significance to the School of Architecture, was held on Wednesday afternoon.

The building is the result of a $3.5 million gift from Coastal Construction and is named after the father of the company’s president and

CEO, Thomas P. Murphy Jr. The building will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified and feature about 20,000 square feet of space, including outdoor workspaces. The space will fit more than 120 students and will have a fabrication lab, state-of-the-art work stations, a student lounge, a computer lab, presentation areas and review spaces.

According to the School of Architecture’s dean, Rodolphe el-Khoury, the new building will bring students together and change the way professors in the School of Architecture teach.

“Through learning by making, this building will be the catalyst for the school’s evolution,” he said.

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Building to feature open-space design, outdoor workspaces Stuart Miller, chairman of the school’s Board of Trustees, singled out Murphy Jr., a UM alumnus, as a part of the university’s efforts to keep their legacy connected to the community. Miller believes that the building will mark the next leap forward for the School of Architecture.

“At the heart and soul of what’s important to the university is the building process,” Miller said.

President Julio Frenk spoke about the school’s specialization in generating environments that are accessible and beneficial to the community and how the new building will emphasize this.

“Innovative leaders are creating the next generation of transformative students,” President Frenk said of Murphy and his company’s contribution.

Mental health forum to receive funding, Orange Festival applications open

By Marcus Lim Staff Writer

Mental Health Forum

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CROWD GATHERING: Guests gather to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio near the School of Architecture Wednesday afternoon.

A team from architecture firm Arquitectonica, led by School of Architecture adjunct faculty member Raymond Fort and founding Principal Bernardo FortBrescia, crafted the building’s design.

Murphy Jr.’s contribution to the design studio was based on the idea of collaboration. His goal is to induce collaborative efforts through the open-space design of the structure.

The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) will receive $320 of co-sponsorship funding from Student Government to be used for their event, Mental Health Forum.

The event will aim to identify mental health issues and address them on campus. The forum also hopes to examine the cross-cultural effects of mental health, how different cultures view mental health and how they can best cater to a variety of mental health needs.

SHAC will also be hosting Tip or Treat on the Friday before Halloween, when they will be giving out free lollipops and condoms in the residential halls.

Orange Festival

Orange Festival is a one-day festival in the spring semester of 2016 that celebrates what it means to be a Cane. Different organizations and businesses come together to celebrate the rich history and traditions of the university.

Applications to be on the executive board are live at facebook.com/UMOrangeFestival and are due on Monday by midnight.

LEGAL EXPERT SPEAKS ABOUT FAITH, GENDER

REFLECTING ON RELIGION: Asma Uddin speaks Wednesday evening during the UM Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Uddin related her experiences as legal counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm, and founder of a web magazine dedicated to issues on gender and Islam.

A graduate of UM in religious studies and English, Uddin speaks and publishes widely on issues of gender and faith, and national and international religious freedom. The forum was moderated by Dr. David Kling, professor and chair of Religious Studies.

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Notes

In the first week of November, undergraduate students doing research or taking class for credit on the medical campus will receive paid metro passes that will last for the semester.

There will be no fee for student organizations looking to reserve space in the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center.

“Hey Scott” is an online suggestion box for students to ask questions and give compliments or suggestions about the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center to executive director Scott Levin.

Students can pie student and administrative leaders on the UC Patio for $2 on Friday. Student Government President Brianna Hathaway and Associate Director of the Student Center Complex Brandon Gross will be among leaders that students can pie. All proceedings go toward Heart for Africa and A Week for Life. Heart for Africa is a charity that provides education, healthcare and resources to vulnerable children in Swaziland. A Week 4 Life works to educate students and the community on sexual health and HIV and AIDS.

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Lawsuit alleges Title IX violations Correspondence between the two – vacillating in its sexual nature – continued throughout the semester and into the summer, according to the lawsuit; then Morrison returned to campus, she resigned as McGinn’s RA and filed what she believed to be a formal sexual harassment complaint against McGinn.

The lawsuit says that she requested the university block McGinn from being able to contact her remove McGinn from committees that would be judging her academic progress and protect her from his retaliation. The lawsuit says that the Office of Equality Administration filed an informal complaint and after a university investigation, the university found there to be insufficient evidence to support her claims.

According to the lawsuit, much to Morrison’s dismay, the university submitted a charge to the Faculty Senate: “failure to report a consensual re-

TITLE IX The first federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions.

lationship with a student.” McGinn was urged by the university to resign and he was officially unemployed by the university on Dec. 31, 2013, 10 months after his resignation agreement was signed and more than a year after a formal charge was submitted to the Faculty Senate.

Morrison decided to leave the university in April 2013, dissatisfied with how UM handled the case and concerned about her future in the field of

philosophy, in favor of a fellowship at Indiana University.

The lawsuit alleges that McGinn and fellow professor Erwin retaliated against Morrison during the time she was still at the university, sending emails about the allegations to professors at prestigious universities and graduate students and professors within UM. The lawsuit claims that at the time, the university not only stood by its decisions and thorough investigation of the allegations, but also boasted its swift response. McGinn’s tenured status in the university would have made firing him extremely challenging (an “uphill battle”), according to Eric Isicoff, the attorney UM has assigned to lead the defense in the case. Isicoff, of the law firm Isicoff, Ragatz and Koenigsberg, said the university took a more “aggressive and efficient” action by asking McGinn to resign.

“The university is not a perfect entity, [but]…not only did it do things right, but it went above and beyond the call of duty,” he said.

Despite the university’s self-confidence in its actions, many disagreed with the proceedings and outcome of the case, and the story of a famed professor and his pupil caught fire in the media. The Chronicle of Higher Education first published an article on the case when it obtained copies of correspondence between McGinn and Morrison.

Publications went with differing narratives – the New York Times took the opportunity to highlight gender inequality in the field of philosophy, Slate painted a picture of a complex, multilayered bond-gone-wrong between a philosophic leader and his student – each pulling text to bolster its claims from the more than 400 pages of messages between McGinn and Morrison.

After the initial storm of media attention, Isicoff said the university thought the controversy had blown over and Morrison had “moved on.” Meanwhile, Morrison sought out lawyer Ann Olivarius, who was involved in litigating the Alexander v. Yale case, the first case to use Title IX in charges of sexual harassment within a university.

According to Olivarius, Morrison decided to pursue a suit because her name had already been sent to a number of professors and students, so making the allegations and seeking justice publicly could not do more harm.

“Due to McGinn’s and Erwin’s blogging and earlier press attention, we figured that her name would circulate

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TOUGH TOPIC: Dr. Katharine Westaway leads a press conference for UM’s chapter of the National Organization for Women regarding the recent sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the university. anyway after filing suit, so she decided that she could do more good by going public than staying anonymous,” Olivarius said.

Alongside their letters to professors and students about the allegations, McGinn and Erwin posted on McGinn’s blog. McGinn himself regularly posted cryptic messages or expressions of his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the case.

On April 15, 2015, he posted, “I certainly thought it would be better to leave UM in the circumstances and find somewhere else to work. I was disgusted by the way I had been treated.”

SEXUAL HARASSMENT “Unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.”

— miami.edu

Despite these direct references to the allegations, including some posts

containing what the lawsuit labeled as references to Morrison, Isicoff said there was no substantial evidence of retaliation on McGinn’s part for the university to lodge a claim against him.

“If you look at the actual, written materials, I don’t think you could make a case,” he said. “But to the extent either was engaged, they would’ve been doing so on their own.”

Isicoff is not a lawyer for McGinn, but defends the university’s actions and upholds that there was no Title IX violation.

Katharine Westaway, the women’s and gender studies professor most recently known for speaking out against the university’s handling of student Angela Cameron’s sexual assault case in the Spring, held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to discuss Morrison’s case.

Shifa Akhtar, a senior neuroscience major and president of the National Organization for Women at UM, stood at a podium with a poster that read “We stand with Monica Morrison” in the Whitten Learning Center to deliver a message of frustration.

“A professor is someone who should be someone that a student could go to and trust and look towards for helping achieving their academic goals and their career goals,” she said. “With the levels of high academic achieve-

ment at the University of Miami, there’s no room for cases like this to occur.”

Akhtar said the university’s sheer standing in the community and wealth of resources give it the power to become a local, national and global leader in the fight against sexual violence on campus.

Since 2013, when Morrsion and McGinn left the university, administrators have attempted to make strides against sexual violence in the form of educational tools and coalitions.

Former president Donna Shalala created the President’s Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence Prevention and Education in May 2014. In the spring, a campus-wide survey was conducted to record the prevalence of sexual violence at UM. The results of the survey are expected to be released before spring of 2016.

To read more and see the lawsuit against the university, go to themiamihurricane.com

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October 22 - October 25, 2015

CAMPUS LIFE

LGBT

T-shirts tell stories of sexual assault, domestic violence

Awareness week sparks LGBT, asexuality discussion

By Amanda Herrera Contributing News Writer

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anging on a clothesline over the Foote Green Wednesday was a sign that highlighted staggering figures on domestic violence and abuse: 51,000 women were killed by men close to them during the same time that 58,000 soldiers died in the Vietnam War. The Counseling Outreach Peer Education group (COPE) partnered with Safespace Foundation Inc., a women’s shelter, to host the Clothesline Project to raise awareness of sexual assault and domestic violence at UM. The event showcased T-shirts with messages of hope, such as “You Can Be a Survivor Too,” and other T-shirts that told survivors’ stories on the Foote Green.

The first time COPE hosted the project was in 2011, when they had to fly in shirts from other universities in order to have a display. This year, the shirts came from UM and represented personal community stories.

The clothesline represents the historic sharing of stories between women. When women who lived in close proximity did laundry, they would share their experiences with one another, according to the event’s organizers. This fostered an environment where women could educate each other and raise awareness about community issues. That is one of the main goals of the Clothesline Project.

“I’m hoping to open up students’ eyes in that violence against women is a very real issue, even if it’s not something that we might encounter every day,” said COPE Outreach Programming Co-chair Sabrina Xiao. “I hope that students will walk away with the sentiment of ‘Canes Care For Canes’ reinforced.

We have to all look out for each other.”

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HANGING HOPE: The Clothesline Project raises awareness for issues of domestic violence. Serving as an act of healing, each shirt is made to represent the experience of a domestic violence victim.

The shirts hanging on the line represented different types of victims and survivors. White shirts represented women who had died from violence; yellow and beige represented women who had been battered or abused; red, pink and orange represented women who are survivors of rape and sexual abuse; blue and green represented survivors of incest and sexual abuse; purple and lavender represented women who were attacked because of their sexual orientation, and black shirts represented women attacked for political reasons. The shirts emphasized that these experiences impact women we sit next to in class and pass by every day.

Graduate student Yuxuan Xie sat on the grass and took a picture with a red shirt that said, “You aren’t alone.” Xie said that it spoke to her because it reminds people to open their hearts to help instead of hiding.

“It is very important for people to write these words,” she said. “It helps people to understand that this violence is really happening.”

This is why senior Kathryn Louis volunteers with COPE. “I want to reduce the stigma with getting help,” she said.

“The Clothesline Project touches upon sensitive topics including sexual and physical abuse. Thus, I hope to not just raise awareness

regarding violence against women, but to encourage survivors of abuse to come forward and seek the help they need,” said COPE Outreach Programming Co-chair Yusuf Ali. Outreach Coordinator, COPE Advisor and therapist Kim Martin said the event attracted less attention than it has in previous years. Her goals for next year include increasing survivor testimony and participation of student organizations from all sectors of campus.

“Unfortunately, there are still far too many victims of abuse that don’t feel comfortable seeking the help they need because of fear of stigmatization or judgement,” Ali said.

“By opening dialogue via the Clothesline Project, I hope to break down some of these barriers.”

Martin believes that students in college find it harder to discuss vulnerability and share their stories.

“Social media inhibits talking,” she said.

“I think people want to share but don’t know how to or are convinced they have to keep up a certain persona.”

Martin and the rest of the COPE team hope that, by allowing survivors to be anonymously vulnerable, they are encouraging women to share their bravery and strength with others.

tudents packed a small room in the Shalala Student Center Monday night as part of UPride-SpectrUM’s kick off event for National Coming Out Week

(NCOW).

The week is an annual civil awareness week that recognizes members of the LGBT community.

UPride-SpectrUM will be hosting events throughout the week to raise awareness about issues that plague the community.

UPride-SpectrUM president Jeremy Penn believes that Coming Out Week is a “perfect opportunity” for someone to get involved with the LGBT community but does not know how.

“It’s a really universal message about self-educating when it comes to these topics so you can make space for members of the LGBT community and be inclusive,” Penn said.

UPride-SpectrUM began the week with its Ally Series, occurring every Monday at 8 p.m. It had a particularly important topic this week – asexuality.

Asexuality, the lack of experiencing sexual attraction, is also a part of NCOW. Discussions throughout the night included understanding of terms that fall under the umbrella of asexuality. Terms from allosexuality, a person who does not fall on the asexuality spectrum or does not identify as asexual, to demisexuality, a person who does not experience sexual attraction except in the context of a romantic relationship, were explored.

Discussion leader Miles DeMint believes these concepts are important for UM students to understand.

“Asexuality is really important to the University of Miami because we’re such a diverse university and it’s important for everyone to know that asexuals exist and that they’re here,” DeMint said.

“While I’m sure that they would be accepting, they can’t accept something they aren’t aware of.”

UPride-SpectrUM will host a variety of different events every day this week, ending with a Masquerade Ball this Friday in the Shalala Student Center Ballroom.

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October 22 - October 25, 2015

Opinion EDITORIAL

Stronger alumni network needed to increase value of UM experience This December, nearly 1,000 of us will walk at commencement and officially become alumni of the University of Miami. The sudden transition from student to alumni begs the question: what does it really mean to be a part of the Canes family after our time here is over?

Alumni have always held clout over universities, but this is especially true at private institutions such as UM, where alumni donations play a much bigger role in the school’s overall funding. While most of us are paying a hefty price out of pocket to attend this school, we must also recognize that a great deal of our experience at UM has benefited from the

contributions of alumni. Academic scholarships, athletics, student programs and facilities like the Shalala Student Center and the Wellness Center have all been significantly boosted by alumni donations. Most recently, alumnus Thomas Murphy Jr.’s company has pledged a generous sum to build a new and much-needed architecture studio building.

No doubt, if we eventually have the ability, it would feel great to give back to future students in such a big way. Hated something about campus? Imagine making that problem disappear for the next generation of Canes. But writing a check is not the only way to make a valuable contribution. Offering professional connections, mentoring current students and participating in leadership within alumni organizations are all meaningful ways of taking pride in our alma mater.

As a relatively young school, it is extremely important that we add value to our degree by solidifying a strong, beneficial alumni network.

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Inching upon only our first century as an institution, we are lucky to still be in a window of time when we can shape that alumni reputation. Visible alumni who give back to the school not only provide resources for students, but also serve as testaments to what kind of success a UM degree can lead to.

The ideal collegiate experience in America is portrayed as a great source of pride, loyalty and camaraderie. Imagine having a college experience that will have us coming back for homecoming games, wearing our school colors and brainwashing our children to attend the best school in the world. We can only hope that many years down the road, we will be able to look back at our time at UM with that appreciation and enthusiasm. But improving the experiences of future graduates? That is something we can do.

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POLITICS

Presidential candidates should reconsider Trans-Pacific Partnership

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ernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don’t have much in common beyond their notorious hairstyles. Unfortunately, all three are now against the proposed TransPacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the 12-nation free trade agreement that is still awaiting final Congressional approval.

That’s a shame, because the TPP would do a lot of

By Patrick Quinlan good for a lot of people.

Senior Columnist As anyone who has taken an introductory macroeconomics course can tell you, free trade is good for consumers. Letting companies export without the distortions of import taxes enables them to lower costs and sell more.

For a wealthy and educated country like the United States, this might mean exporting more high-tech products or entertainment. For a poorer and populous country like Malaysia, this might mean selling cheaper, high-volume goods like T-shirts.

I won’t exaggerate the domestic trade benefits of the TPP. It will raise an estimated extra $70 billion in U.S. incomes through 2025, but that’s only one percent of our projected growth in GDP. Much of the debate is about what else the TPP signifies in terms of the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Since the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1994, “free trade” deals have also debated human rights, intellectual property and civil society.

Here, the TPP shines. Provisions guarantee abolition of child and forced labor, rules against wildlife trafficking, overfishing and logging, guarantees of unionization and workplace safety, and open internet protections.

If you care about national power, consider that although the 12 nations make up two-fifths of the global economy, China is not included. The deal is a way for the United States to increase alliances with growing powers such as Australia, Vietnam and Japan at a time when China is staking dangerous claims to its power in the Pacific.

Critics like Senator Elizabeth Warren worry that the TPP is a giveaway to multinational corporations and that other countries would manipulate their currencies for advantage. These arguments don’t make sense.

In one example, pharmaceutical lobbyists wanted international expansion of the 12 years of patent protections guaranteed under U.S. law. Instead, the rules in the TPP only allow up to eight years, which will keep drug prices lower here. Likewise, currency policy has never been in trade deals, and no nation, including the U.S., would ever agree to a deal if it compromised that sovereignty.

Finally, Bernie Sanders opposed it on the grounds of protecting low-wage American manufacturers. But those kinds of jobs have fallen precipitously for decades and any president should instead focus on increasing Americans’ skills.

If the TPP lets the U.S. consumer buy goods that lift millions of Peruvian and Vietnamese workers out of poverty, that’s not bad at all. Remember, the biggest reductions in extreme poverty in the 20th century came when we opened trade with China and India.

The TPP won’t be decided on until 2016 and 2017. Given the latest polls, that may mean President Clinton, Sanders or Trump. If so, I hope they remove themselves from a campaigner’s mindset and see how a partnership for trade can expand American ideals and bring the world closer together.

Patrick Quinlan is a junior majoring in political science and international studies.

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October 22 - October 25, 2015 PERSONAL FOCUS

Low standards encourage lackluster romance in college

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pending even 10 minutes on a college campus is enough time to hear at least one girl complain about the fact that “college guys suck.” It isn’t unusual to hear grievances about the supposed modern death of romance. While to some degree, slacking suitors

By Nayna Shah are responsible for low stanStaff Columnist dards of romance on college campuses, they can’t shoulder all the blame.

Recently, an article popped up on my Facebook newsfeed titled “56 Things College Students Think Are Romantic, But Absolutely Aren’t.” Underwhelming gestures like liking a profile picture or making out while drunk at a party makes us beg the question: is Jane Austen rolling in her grave?

There’s no doubt that college turns everyone into simple creatures who appreciate whatever free meals, T-shirts and booze they can get. But just because we adapt to a lower standard of living doesn’t mean we should settle for mediocre romantic gestures – or, worse – romanticize everyday actions. In no world is a text before midnight, a drunk call or a mass Snapchat ever (and I repeat, ever) going to be considered remotely romantic.

In my years of romantic experience at the U, I have never ended up with a guy (for any amount of time) who has not asked me out on a date. My own friends constantly complain about not once being asked out on a proper date and always ask for my “secret” to attracting the “romantic ones.”

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS There is no secret. I just know my standards of romance and only pursue people who have the same standards.

It’s time for all of us to stand up for the dinners, shows, cute gestures and morning-after breakfasts we know we deserve. Now, will the person you have a crush on plan and execute a scavenger hunt around campus that ends in an of-

IF THE OTHER PERSON DOESN’T TRY TO LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS, THEY’RE NOT WORTH YOUR TIME.

fer to go to dinner? Probably not as the first date.

Will your crush even ask you to dinner? Maybe not initially.

But if your love interest doesn’t at least ask you to hang out platonically to appreciate your personality rather than your anatomy, then you’re probably not crushing on the right person for you.

On that same note, if you ask someone to go to Starbucks for a cup of coffee in the afternoon and he or she doesn’t answer until 11:30 p.m., claiming to have “missed the text” but remaining very interested in your current whereabouts, you should probably redirect your attention elsewhere.

By no means am I saying that’s an easy process. Still, it’s our job to recognize that if we spend more time fantasizing about the romantic things someone could do for us than the time they spend planning them out, we need to either drop ‘em or communicate what we feel we deserve.

Let me make a disclaimer: this is aimed for all those out there who want the romantic gestures or an emotional connection. For those who don’t see the need of dating and are all for the spontaneous, no-strings-attached encounters, all the more power to you. I’m really only trying to reach the other hundreds of friends who I’ve heard repeat time and time again that romance is hopeless on campus.

To all of you, if you go along with the pathetic code of conduct that college students view as acceptable (or worse, romantic), nothing will discourage them from keeping up their behavior, because it’s working.

Just because you’re simple doesn’t mean you should settle.

Nayna Shah is a junior majoring in biology.

Germ-free doesn’t always mean disease-free

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rom hand sanitizers to antibiotics in the food industry, various forms of antibacterial agents have become a norm in modern America.

One might assume that due to the increased usage of antibiotics and antiseptics, the rates of disease should have decreased. However, statistics have illuminated the opposite.

By Faizah Shareef In a 2013 report, Centers for Disease ConHealth Columnist trol and Prevention stated that from 2001 to 2011, there was a 28 percent increase in asthma patients and a steady increase in positive allergen tests. Furthermore, there have been increases in autoimmune diseases over the past few decades. One in 133 people are affected by celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder of the digestive system that is most visibly recognized by its gluten allergy. The numbers are only increasing, according to the National Institutes of Health and the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center.

As a result of these figures, many researchers sought to determine the cause for such an epidemic. What they came across seemed to be contrary to popular belief and became known as the “hygiene hypothesis.” This hypothesis states that, due to the increased usage of antibiotics and germ-free environments, infections in Western countries have dropped, but this decrease comes at the price of an increase in both autoimmune and allergic diseases. A 2012 paper published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology revealed that Amish children living on farms had rates of autoimmune disease and asthma incidence that were far lower than those living elsewhere. These kids grew up around farm animals and larger families, and, as a result, were exposed to a vast range of microorganisms. They also drank the milk right from the farm instead of being exposed to the antibiotics that the conventional methods of milk production utilize.

Doctors such as Martin Blaser, professor of internal medicine at New York University, believe this may be due to the underexposure of the immune system to microorganisms. For example, if you compare the immune system to a defense army, both need to practice differentiating between harmless and harmful threats and need to respond accordingly.

Furthermore, if all the threats are eliminated through a global knockout (in this case, an antibiotic), the immune system is forced to find a new role in the human body. This creates an overactive immune system that is incapable of deciphering between good and bad, thereby attacking cells indiscriminately.

Many of our body’s processes cannot be conducted without the microbiome we have acquired over centuries of evolution. As our habits are changing and the human population is consuming larger quantities of antibiotics, we are destroying that microbiome in the process and decreasing the potency of our immune system. By underexposing children at a young age to their environment and instead protecting them from playing around in the dirt every now and then, we may be doing more harm than good.

This is not to say that you should never practice hand washing or showering, but perhaps we should shake the habit of pumping the hand sanitizer bottle.

Faizah Shareef is a junior majoring in exercise physiology.

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Film festival features res horror shorts, live musical scores

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niversity of Miami junior Erick Lorinc has filmed and produced short horror movies since he received a video camera in middle school. As a motion pictures major, he has always seen the genre as the most creative one in the industry and as a way to escape to different worlds.

“Horror movies, generally, are the most consistently creative movies in the mainstream,” Lorinc said. “I like watching a movie to see something I haven’t seen before, and usually I get that with horror movies.”

This Halloween, horror film enthusiasts like Lorinc will be showcased at the annual Scares and Scores event on Oct. 26 at Cosford Cinema. In preparation for the short film festival, filmmakers and composers will be partnered to show their own horrific creations. The short film submissions will run no longer than eight minutes and will be scored by UM students. The original scores will then be performed live at the event.

Scares and Scores was created in 2009 by both UM’s Society of Composers and UFilm, a film organization on campus. This year will mark a new partnership, with UM’s colony of Delta Kappa Alpha (DKA), a national cinema fraternity, stepping in for UFilm.

“We’re now in our sixth year, and it’s become a real part of the UM Halloween tradition,” said Professor Lansing McLoskey, the advisor to UM’s Society of Composers. “It’s not simply a ‘normal’ situation where a composer scores a film, but a collaboration between the composer and the filmmaker. And what makes it really unique is that, rather than using pre-recorded soundtracks, the music is always performed live while the films are screened.”

While meeting with their composer partners, the filmmakers discuss the atmosphere they want the music to convey.

Katrina Enoch, cinematic affairs chair for

DKA, explained that one of the event’s central goals is to promote creativity and provide a fun activity for students.

“It could be shot on your iPhone – I just want people to be excited about it,” Enoch said. “The thing that I am most looking forward to is to see how creative people can get with this. I feel like, with horror films, it’s mostly the same formula and twist every time, so I’m interested in seeing how people really build suspense and what their idea of horror is.”

In addition to the new partnership, this year’s Scares and Scores will also feature a panel of judges that will grant awards for different categories, including Best Film, Best Score and Best Scream.

There will be a pre-show reception and attendees will be invited to participate in an epitaph competition that will feature readings between screenings.

“This is the most I’ve ever put into a project here, just because I had freedom to do it and it was completely my project,” Lorinc said. He is in the final stages of his zombie-themed movie. “For our film program, there really aren’t too many showcases of our work, so this is a really good chance to see some of the things that film students are doing. Anybody can submit shorts too, so it’s a really good night for sharing your passion and movies with other people.”

So what does it take to make a horror movie? Passion for filmmaking is a must.

So is digging deep into your imagination to bring your worst fears to life. But there are also many technical considerations.

“When it comes to the filmmaking, some of the things you have to consider depend on the subgenre,” Lorinc said, adding that serious horror movies require a different ambiance than horror spoofs.

“You have to do a lot of pre-planning for effects. You have to take into account tone, lighting, which you really also have to do for any other movie, but it’s not so blatant in genres like romantic comedies.”

In addition to lighting and camera angles, music plays a big role in creating the right atmosphere. Junior and Vice President of the Society of Composers Kyle Guffey has scored short movies before, but she said that making music for horror will be a completely different experience.

“It really comes down to what the director is looking for,” Guffey said. “In the real world, the director would say, ‘I want it to sound like these four adjectives and you kind of have to figure out what ‘orange’ means, or how do I make something sound ‘orange.’ From a musical standpoint, whenever something is cute and fun, it has a key signature and it has a distinct rhythm. For something like a horror film, you would want more ominous sounds and really weird scary intervals, so I’ll definitely have to draw from more of my classical training.”

Horror films have existed for more than a century but have surged in popularity in the last few years. Shows like “The Walking Dead” and “American Horror Story” have captured global atten-

tion and established prominent fanbases.

The horror genre has also remained popular in mainstream media due to remakes, parodies and even web-based shorts, such as videos featuring the video game antagonist Slender Man, a tall, faceless man that usually targets children. Scares and Scores allows students to showcase their own visions of horror while celebrating this important element of popular culture.

There is strange allure to horror movies because they depict an obscure and glamorized version of reality while still seeming conceivable to the viewer.

“I think people are drawn to the unknown, and horror films can give you a glimpse into that,” Enoch said. “A lot of these are situations that you’ll probably never encounter in your life, but then there’s always that one random news story where you realize that could happen. It’s a thrill, and some people live for that. They want their heart to skip a beat.

What horror films do is touch upon the horrific but also the oddly possible.”

If You Go What: Scares and Scores Film Festival When: Oct. 26, reception at 9:30 p.m. and screening at 10 p.m.

Where: Bill Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, Fla. 33146

October 22 - October 25, 2015

‘Bridge of Spies’ portrays Cold War tensions with subtle humor

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hero is a person who doesn’t know they’re a hero,” legendary director Steven Spielberg said in a phone media conference. He was referencing James Donovan, the star of his newest awe-inspiring production, “Bridge of Spies.”

As the trailer teases, the historical thriller is filled with dynamic characters and a gripping multinational storyline. Set during the height of the Cold War, the film tells the story behind the exchange of Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), an American espionage pilot whose U-2 jet was shot down over the Soviet Union, for Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), a Soviet KGB spy held in custody by the United States.

The trade was negotiated by James Donovan (Tom Hanks), an American insurance lawyer who was recruited by the CIA to facilitate the spy swap.

Spielberg noted that Donovan’s incredible story was one of the primary inspirations for the movie.

“This insurance lawyer, suddenly being invited to defend the most unpopular person of his time in this country, Rudolf Abel, and subjecting his family

Photo courtesy Romain Dubois

LIVING LEGEND: Steven Spielberg directed and produced “Bridge of Spies,” his first motion picture about spies.

“My imagination has always been my best friend.” to tremendous scrutiny and criticism and even danger ... experiencing something profound and dangerous for the first time, really hook[ed] me as a filmmaker,” he said.

The film presented one main challenge for Spielberg.

“I’ve never done anything about spies before,” he said. It was this “originality in concept” that intrigued him from the very beginning and compelled him to go forward with “Bridge of Spies.”

For audiences planning to watch the film, Spielberg said they should consider one question.

“Allow yourself to imagine, could a third-world war result if Donovan’s negotiations are not successful in retrieving Gary Powers from the Soviet Union?” Spielberg said.

Among the most impressive aspects, the dialogue in “Bridge of Spies” is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats for the whole of its 141-minute run time. Written by the highly distinguished Joel and Ethan Coen, the art of conversation is explored in such a way that the enthrallingly serious dialogue is interrupted only by subtle yet tastefully hilarious witticisms here and there.

Despite its subtlety, humor plays a large role in the film, Spielberg said.

“There’s humor in every situation … humor, to me, is a natural byproduct of just being alive,” he said. “So I find that, even in the most serious of my movies, to not have humor would be to deny the actual existence of the way all of us live our lives. And even when we think nothing’s funny about what’s happening to us, there’s always somebody watching that thinks it’s funny.”

As for how Spielberg imagines stories like the masterfully crafted historical drama “Bridge of Spies,” he credits his imagination.

“My imagination has always been my best friend,” he said.

Alexis McDonald // Contributing Photographer

POSITIVE POETRY: Julia Garcia, creator and founder of Truality, a motivational speaking group, shares a spoken word piece at PIER 21’s Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, & Everything In-Between event Wednesday evening. She spoke about her personal experiences in college as a way to motivate students to make positive decisions, especially when consuming alcohol.

Festival Miami From now until Nov. 7, Festival Miami is bringing a number of award-winning musicians to campus for a variety of concerts from jazz to Latin pop. Notable concerts include three-time Latin Grammy Award winner Natalia Lafourcade’s performance on Friday, Frost Symphony Orchestra’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” concert on Halloween night and hip-hop violin and viola duo Black Violin on Nov. 1.

A Night of Comedy with Colin Jost Hurricane Productions, Student Government and the Rathskeller Advisory Board are hosting a comedy night with “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) writer and comedian Colin Jost on Thursday. Jost is in his third season as coanchor of SNL’s “Weekend Update.” He has been nominated for several Emmy Awards for his writing on SNL and starred in the film “Staten Island Summer.” The event begins at 9 p.m. at the Rat.

Painting and Pitchers Pick up a paintbrush and a pitcher of beer (or your favorite beverage) for an evening of art at the Rat on Friday.

Show off your artsy side by painting your own masterpiece with friends at one of the two sessions at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

For those who are less artistically inclined, professionals will be available to help.

ʻAnt-Manʼ The Cosford Cinema is showing Disney Studios and Marvel’s “Ant-Man” on Oct. 24 at 9:30 p.m. The movie follows master thief Scott Lang’s adventures as he uses his ability to shrink in size and increase in power. With Dr. Hank Pym, the two set out to protect the Ant-Man suit and encounter numerous obstacles and threats as they attempt to master a plan that can save the world.

Emily Dabau may be emailed at edge@themiamihurricane.com.

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Canes seek upset win over Clemson Tigers

Team closes out fall schedule with sixth-place finish in Texas

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marquee win over a top10 team can change the outlook of a program for years to come, no matter its pedigree. It builds momentum and provides fans with something tangible to hang their hats on. Recently, for the Hurricanes (4-2, 1-1), that big-time win has evaded them.

When the No. 6 Clemson Tigers (6-0, 3-0) visit Sun Life Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes will be looking for only their second win against a top-10 opponent since 2006.

To find the Canes’ last win against a top-10 team, you have to go all the way back to Oct. 3, 2009, when Miami narrowly beat No. 8 Oklahoma 21-20. To put that length of time into context, Miami was playing at Land Shark Stadium that day; “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas was the top single and the movies “Up” and “The Hangover” were released. Yeah, it’s been a while.

It could be tough for the Canes to end that drought against one of the hottest teams in the country in Clemson. The Tigers have won nine straight games dating back to last season and already have a top-10 win of their own this season after beating then-No. 6 Notre Dame nearly three weeks ago.

Going against quarterback Deshaun Watson will prove difficult for the Canes, who struggled to contain a

Matthew Trabold // Staff Photographer

HOKIE HURDLE: Tight end David Njoku runs over a Virginia Tech defender in the Hurricanes’ 30-20 win over the Hokies last Saturday. Miami takes on Clemson this Saturday at Sun Life Stadium. similar quarterback in Florida State’s Everett Golson. While Watson hasn’t had the Heisman-type season many expected, he’s still been outstanding for the Tigers, sitting second in total offense in the ACC behind sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya.

“When the pocket breaks down, he can create. We have to make sure we try and keep him in there and don’t give him second and third opportunities on the play,” Miami Head Coach Al Golden said of Watson.

“He can pull the ball at any point in the run game and get you a big one in the alleys. Not only do you need just one guy who can tackle, but multiple people, because he has the speed and length and can make you miss.”

On the other side of the ball, the powerful Miami offense could struggle against a ferocious Clemson defense that has yet to give up more than 24 points in a game this season.

The Tigers have given up the sixthfewest yards in the nation and have allowed just 16.7 points per game coming into Saturday.

“We’re going to have to adjust quickly. I think they’re ultra-talent-

ed,” Golden said of the Clemson defense. “They lost a bunch of guys on defense a year ago, a ton of them to the NFL Draft, and yet they’re being replaced by a lot of juniors and sophomores. They don’t play a lot of freshmen, so they’re deep.”

While it could be tough, Miami’s offense will have to find some way to put points on the board to match Watson and his offense. The Tigers are good against both the pass and the run, but their sixthranked passing defense especially could wreak havoc on the pass-heavy Canes. It will be crucial for Miami to finally establish the run game, which has vanished over the past two games.

This is the toughest game left on Miami’s schedule. The Canes come in as underdogs, but they are capable of pulling off the upset and picking up that elusive marquee win.

The Hurricanes face Clemson at noon on Saturday at Sun Life Stadium.

he No. 28-ranked women’s golf team finished sixth at the 2015 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational after three rounds of play on Monday and Tuesday in Austin, Texas. The Hurricanes completed the last tournament of their fall schedule with a 54-hole score of 884 at the par 72, 6,298-yard University of Texas golf course.

The Canes did not have their best first two rounds as a team, but had a strong showing in round three to finish in the top half of the field.

Both freshman Dewi Weber and senior Kailey Walsh got off to fast starts in round one on Monday. Weber had a scorecard with a little of everything, including an eagle, three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to finish at one

under par. Walsh also shot a 71, but with an eagle, four birdies and five bogeys.

Junior Daniela Darquea, the topseeded player for the Canes, scored a solid 72, but junior Delfina Acosta and senior Christina Ocampo struggled, shooting a 77 and an 81, respectively.

Round two wasn’t much better, as every Cane failed to shoot under par.

Acosta started off hot, birdieing four of her first five holes, but a heartbreaking quadruple bogey on the par-4 seventh hole clearly slowed down her pace.

Acosta was the only Miami player to not shoot over par, finishing with an even 72 for the round.

The Canes sat in eighth place after two rounds. Weber led Miami heading into the final round tied for 16th.

Miami showed its resilience in round three on Tuesday, specifically Darquea and Weber. Darquea had a flawless round, finishing with four birdies and 14 pars for a score of 68. Weber also had a great round with four birdies and two bogeys that led her to a score of 70. Both players completed the tournament shooting a total three-round score of 216, good enough to be tied for sixth place.

The Canes’ next tournament will be in the spring, when they compete in the 2016 UCF Challenge on Feb. 7 in Orlando.

Photo courtesy Hurricanesports.com

TEST DRIVE: Junior Daniela Darquea practices for the Betsy Rawls Invitational, which took place at the University of Texas on Monday and Tuesday.

October 22 - October 25, 2015

Dear V, I’m living in the dorms with a randomly-assigned roommate. She’s great and we get along well – but her boyfriend keeps hitting on me.

At first, I thought I was paranoid. I assumed he was just being friendly or trying to get to know me, but the signs have become clearer. A few days ago, I walked in wearing a towel from the showers and my roomie and her boyfriend were

in bed cuddling. He asked me if I wanted to join and I laughed it off like a joke. Yesterday, I was putting away my laundry and my roommate’s boyfriend said that my bra must look wonderful on me.

I’m afraid if I ask him to stop, he’ll start a fight. But if I don’t say anything, I’ll fuel the fire and my roommate might think I hit on him instead.

What should I do?

Sincerely, Catch-22 Dear Catch-22, It’s odd that your roomie’s boyfriend invited you for a menage a trois in front of her and she didn’t say anything. Are you sure you’re not looking too deep into things?

Some guys are naturally flirty, so it might just be his personality type.

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But if you’re certain he’s hitting on you and your gut’s telling you he’s a creep, then don’t ignore it.

For all we know, your roomie and her beau might be subtly suggesting that they’re swingers, and I don’t mean of the playground variety. They could be trying to gauge your reaction. This is fine and dandy for some folks, but don’t get in the middle of things with someone you’re contractually obligated to live with for a year – that’s just messy, and you’d probably end up with a third roommate.

So nip the flirting in the bud, but don’t turn him down while your roomie’s not around. Her boyfriend could say that you flirted back and even make up things that aren’t the truth. Instead, calmly ask that he stop saying suggestive things to you in front of your roommate. That way, both parties will know you’re not interested without playing any games of he-said, she-said.

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Maybe your roomie has noticed this behavior but feels like she’s being crazy, too. She might feel a bit validated to hear it from someone else that he’s making moves on girls who aren’t his girl.

Next time a saucy comment comes up, say something simple like, “Did you mean to say that to my roommate?” or, the plain old “Sorry, I’m not feeling it.” If things continue, you’ll have to be more point blank, but try being casual first.

Tell your roomie’s boyfriend to cut it out with the sweet talk and hopefully your dorm can return to normalcy – or, that is, as normal as communal showers and drunk, loud floormates can be.

-V

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Thursday, October 22 Food Day “Fair Food Fair” 11:00am • UC Lower Lounge Come join the Butler Center for Service and Leadership, the Office of Civic and Community Engagement, and Green U in celebrating Food Day—a national movement sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest to promote a healthy, affordable, sustainable and just food system.

HP Patio Jams ft. Writer’s Round 12:15pm • Lakeside Stage and Patio Come out to the patio on Thursday at 12:15 to hear local Miami band and UM alumni Aaron Lebos Reality! Free snocones and sunglasses will be available while you jam out to the tunes. See you there!

Cosford Cinema Presents: We are the Giant- Sundance Film Forward 6:30pm • Cosford Cinema

Friday, October 23 HP RAB Magic Friday

Cosford Cinema Presents: This is Happening 3:30pm • Cosford Cinema

3:00pm • Rathskeller

Be sure to stop by the Rathskeller between classes to witness the Rathskeller Advisory Board’s roving magician!

HP RAB Painting and Pitchers 5:00pm & 7:00pm • Rathskeller Release your inner Picasso while relaxing at the Rat with Painting and Pitchers! Enjoy a meal #AtTheRat and walk away with an awesome piece of art that you created. There will be a 5pm session and a 7pm session, each with only 20 seats, so arrive early!

Saturday, October 24 Football vs. Clemson 12:00pm • Sun Life Stadium The Hurricanes look to remain undefeated at home in 2015 as Miami hosts the #6 ranked Clemson Tigers in a cross divisional ACC Matchup! Game starts at 12:00pm at Sun Life Stadium and be sure to show your hurricane spirit and wear orange!

9:30PM • Cosford Cinema Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats.

Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. Admission is free with your Cane Card.

Sunday, October 25 Volleyball vs. Syracuse 1:00pm • Knight Sports Complex The Hurricanes will host Syracuse on Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. All Miami home matches are played at the James L. Knight Sports Complex on the University of Miami campus and admission is free. Be sure to look out for the Whip N’ Dip Ice Cream Giveaway at the game!

Monday, October 26 Spooky Spin 5:00pm • HWC Cycling Studio In honor of our 20th Anniversary and Halloween, the Herbert Wellness Center presents Spooky Spin classes open to all UM students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the Herbert Wellness Center. Five 55-minute sessions of the class will be offered, with the first one beginning at 5 p.m. The normally scheduled 5:45 and 7 pm classes are cancelled for this special event. The morning and afternoon classes will occur as normal.

Tuesday, October 27 HP RAB: Weekly Trivia 6:30pm • Rathskeller Have no fear, Trivia Tuesday is here again! Trivia begins at 6:30PM #AtTheRat so bring your friends for a fun time, and don’t miss out on your chance to win a $30 gift card and an #AtTheRat tank top!!

HP CaneStage: Rocky Horror Picture Show October 29, 30, 31 • Midnight Cosford Cinema CaneStage Theatre Company, Cinematic Arts Commission, and Hurricane Productions present the annual Shadowcast for Rocky Horror Picture Show! Be sure to come early for great seats and Pre-show performances.

Please submit your information at least two weeks in advance to STUDENT-ACTIVITIES@MIAMI.EDU.

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Ray Lewis Book Signing Event Wednesday, October 28 •12:00pm UC – The Rock UM Alum, Ray Lewis is coming home!

The legendary Baltimore Ravens linebacker holds nothing back on the state of football as well as his troubled childhood, his rise to athletic greatness, the storm that threatened to ruin his NFL career, and the devastating injury that nearly cost him a final moment of glory.

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HP & SG Present: A Night of Comedy Colin Jost Thursday, October 22 • 9:00pm Rathskeller Colin Jost, head writer for Saturday Night Live, is bringing Studio 8H to the Rat for a night of Comedy! Jost will be performing an exclusive stand-up show and answering your questions! Make sure you arrive early, as entrance is first come, first served. Brought to you by HP’s Daytime & Special Events, Rathskeller Advisory Board, and Student Government.