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Vol. 93, Issue 32 | Feb. 9 - Feb. 11, 2015

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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929

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Hurricanes baseball team to start season with four-game series against Rutgers.

Pitcher Andrew Suarez returns despite Major League option.

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Student Government elections kick off Page 3

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CAMPUS LIFE

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PhilADthropy combines charity, academics

Pike activity uncovered

Overnight event rebrands nonprofits

BY SOPHIE BARROS STAFF WRITER

Amir Whitaker founded Project Knucklehead in 2012 to help high-risk youth focus on educational and cultural experiences, decreasing crime and delinquency. His project was one of the 16 nonprofits in the 2015 PhilADthropy event held Friday through Saturday at the School of Communication (SoC).

PhilADthropy, one of SoC’s biggest annual events, gathers hundreds of students to help rebrand nonprofit organizations over 25 hours. This year, over 130 students, faculty, alumni and volunteers worked to restore the nonprofits’ public image, social media and advertising campaigns.

“When I saw some of the other nonprofits, like Habitat for Humanity, I was a little afraid, because we’ve only been around for a few years,” Whitaker said.

Whitaker applied to participate as a nonprofit in PhilADthropy in 2014, but was not among the accepted organizations.

After seeing this year’s results, Whitaker said the wait was worth the while.

“I knew that the students were going to do something big and still, I just expected to get a brochure and some changes to the website,” he said. “But we got a new design, a new logo, and the way they packaged up our organization and put it into a concise message inspired me because it reminded me of why I do this … to help kids.”

The event began in 2010 when Professor Meryl Blau and faculty in UM’s advertising program wanted to bring the experience of working with a nonprofit to students.

“The idea of a 25-hour overnight is not new for an agency,” Blau said. “But in terms of the magnitude and the scale that this was created, this is something that was unique and different and something that we can own as a school and be really proud of.”

According to Blau, the event’s sixth installment was extremely successful.

Returning participants like senior Jamie Santucci agreed that this year’s event brought the best out of all of the working teams. By the time the clock struck midnight, many of the groups could already see the main parts of their campaigns become tangible.

“I am working with Habitat for Humanity, and we are finishing some copy

for their new ads and working on a new brochure, so we’re really excited to see it all come together,” Santucci said as her team neared 14 hours of work. “We’re ahead of schedule right now, and this is my fourth year doing PhilADthropy, and it’s the only time I’ve ever been able to say that.”

The teams’ hard work and dedication paid off when their clients were surprised with the transformations.

“I was moved to tears,” said Phillip Rincon, resource developer at the Church World Service immigrant and refugee resettlement program in South Florida. “I was not expecting anything of this caliber.

To see the stories of the people we work with in the ads and give them such respect and dignity, it really moved me.”

As the 2015 annual PhilADthropy came to a close, Blau also reflected on the many successes of this experience, discussing her vision for the future of the event.

“I hope that we can continue to grow and offer the program to not only the students that go here, but also alumni and more departments within the school of communication, and just make it bigger and better,” Blau said.

Featured image courtesy UM School of Communication.

SPORTSFEST

Hecht reigns supreme at Sportsfest

HALLEE MELTZER // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR OH YEAH, HECHT YEAH: The University Village, winners of last year’s SportsFest, lead the Torch Run to the Lakeside Patio Stage for Friday’s Opening Ceremony of the 2015 SportsFest. Hecht Residential College won this year’s games, which concluded Saturday evening.

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Administration confirms fraternity’s suspension

BY ERIKA GLASS MANAGING EDITOR

Rumors that the Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) chapter at the University of Miami operates as an underground fraternity were confirmed by an email from university administration.

On Thursday, the Division of Student Affairs sent a university-wide message addressing the Gamma Omega chapter that was suspended in 2012 by Pike’s national headquarters due to “violations of university and fraternity risk awareness policies.”

According to the message, the university has received reports that students previously associated with the fraternity have continued to operate as an organization under the name “Pike,” despite suspension.

The letter was signed by Vice President for Student Affairs Pat Whitely, Dean of Students Ricardo Hall and Director of Greek Life Steven Priepke.

“Allegations have included vandalism, disorderly conduct, unsupervised off campus parties, underage alcohol consumption and hazing,” the email said. “There also have been alleged instances of other serious misconduct at off-campus parties that have reportedly been hosted by ‘Pike.’”

Justin A. Buck, Pike’s vice president and CEO, said that the fraternity stands with UM. “The Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity supports the University of Miami administration in their efforts to address the behaviors of an unrecognized and disorderly group of students that do not adhere to the lofty expectations of both the University and Fraternity,” he wrote in an email statement.

Interfraternity Council (IFC) President Matt Getzoff said that underground Pike does not fall under the jurisdiction of IFC. “They are not under the council of the IFC, and they do not follow guidelines and rules about pledging set forth by the IFC,” he said. “Complaints are treated through the Miami Police Department and not the IFC’s governing body.”

Some students said they feel the email only increased Pike’s popularity on campus.

Senior Gretchen Schroeder is an Resident Assistant in Stanford Residential College. She said that the email only made the group more popular among her residents.

“This email kind of backfired and gave Pike more publicity and credibility as an organization on campus,” she said. “Some girls on my floor had not heard about them or been to something they were throwing, and now all want to go.”

To read more on Pike, visit themiamihurricane.com.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Campaigns present plans for campus improvement Every spring semester, undergraduate students are bombarded by bright shirts and palm cards convincing them to decide who will lead Student Government (SG) during the following year. Two tickets “Upgrade” and “For U” begin campaigning

at 8 a.m. Monday for a spot on the SG Executive Board. Voting begins Monday, Feb. 16 and ends Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Visit themiamihurricane.com for the latest on SG spring elections.

PHOTOS BY HALLEE MELTZER // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

‘Upgrade’ PRESIDENT

We just want to upgrade all aspects of campus to make life better for students.

– Reem Najjar

VICE PRESIDENT

TREASURER

PLATFORMS SUNDAY BRUNCH AT LIME Students can be motivated to stay on campus during the weekends with Sunday brunch offered at Lime. This would add diversity to activities on campus and let students enjoy brunch with a poolside view.

SWIPE IN WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE DAVID STORCH

REEM NAJJAR

GEORGE SPOHR

YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Finance and accounting INVOLVEMENT: Executive board for Sigma Alpha Epsilon and SAE’s inner circle

YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Architecture MINOR: Economics INVOLVEMENT: Director of Recruitment for Delta Gamma and executive board for architectural academic fraternity Alpha Rho Chi

YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Accounting and finance INVOLVEMENT: Teaching Assistant for an introductory business course and Beta Alpha Psi, a finance honor society

‘For U’ PRESIDENT

A QR code would be implemented in student’s smartphones as a supplement to their CaneCard. If students forgot their CaneCard for the Wellness Center or Richter Library, a QR code would grant them entry.

CAMPUS LIFE AMENITIES For late-night movie nights, an on-campus Redbox would allow students to rent a movie and turn it in on the way to class the next day. Another ATM near the Whitten Learning Center would provide more accessibility for the high traffic that occurs in the area.

A food truck carrying the famous milkshakes

from the baseball game would give students more opportunities to enjoy the treat.

ATHLETIC EVENTS AND SUPPORT Athletes and students would have a better chance to get to know each other with a meet-and-greet event on the Green. This would give students incentive to go to the games and cheer on their new friends.

CHARTWELL’S HEALTH PLANS For those who want to monitor nutritional intake andaccomplish physical and health goals, an enhanced MyFitnessPal could better track student’s progress. The app is a personalized Chartwell’s health app and would accurately tell students their caloric intake.

For us, we knew that we wanted to run together because we had the same vision for this school, which is to help students find their passions and help create the best university possible.

– Brianna Hathaway

VICE PRESIDENT

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PLATFORMS GENDER-NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT

SENIOR PRESIDENT’S PICNIC

Since Miami has a diverse population and a large LGTBQ community, gender-neutral areas would be expanded in Richter Library, University Center bathrooms, Mahoney-Pearson Residential College and Eaton Residential Hall.

Much like the freshman picnic at President Shalala’s house, a senior picnic would be held for those who successfully finish their undergraduate career at UM.

FOOD OPTIONS 24/7

Although there is a greenhouse area behind Hecht, giving it more attention would promote an environmentally-friendly campus and give students a chance to learn how to take care of vegetation. To be even greener, the concept of “energy floors” would be installed in the SAC stairs. These floors would emit energy to power the lights in the building so when students walk on the stairs, they would also be powering their environment.

BEING A GREENER U BRIANNA HATHAWAY

ISHTPREET SINGH

ROBERT RENFRO

YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Economics and political science MINOR: Spanish, business administration and business law INVOLVEMENT: Involved since freshman year, Speaker Pro Tempore in fall 2014, and Speaker of Senate this spring semester

YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Biology, political science and economics MINOR: Chemistry, health sector management and business administration INVOLVEMENT: Speaker Pro Tempore for Senate and representative for College of Arts and Sciences since September 2013

YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Human and social development MINOR: Business minorINVOLVEMENT: Sophomore delegate on SAFAC, chair for Canes After Dark, treasurer for Miami Ballroom

With the 24/7 study lounge, food options should also be provided. An option would be available from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. the following day.

SHUTTLE STOP EXPANSION A shuttle would be extended to reach the back areas of the campus, such as Panhellenic Association, School of Nursing and Health Sciences and School of Communication school.

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Waterbird research inspires professor to travel worldwide Biologist’s ornithology studies take pit stop in Florida

BY SHERMAN HEWITT ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR

Kevin McCracken, an associate professor in the biology department at the University of Miami, has seen his share of picturesque sights, from Alaska’s Northern Lights to the peaks of the Andes Mountains.

McCracken’s research on waterbirds, like ducks and herons, inspires him to travel the globe.

“I once spent three winters on an island in the Southern Ocean, south of Adelaide, [Australia],” he said.

Ever since a high school trip to the Galapagos, McCracken has dedicated his research endeavors to dabbling in every aspect of waterfowl.

“I knew I was going somewhere interesting and exotic with dozens and dozens of species I’d never seen before,” he said. “It just opens your eyes. I was young and lived in a big city with a lot of concrete. Not much wildlife.”

Since 2001, McCracken has taken an annual voyage to the South American Andes with students and postdoctoral researchers to study birds that thrive at low-oxygen heights. This research seeks to investigate how these birds avoid altitude sickness, a state where the body reacts negatively to a lack of oxygen.

“Research goes better when you have a clear idea of what you want to do, but for me it’s very interesting,” McCracken said. “When you set out to accomplish

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a goal and it takes a few years, by happenstance or serendipity, you come across another interesting idea that naturally creates the goal for the next five years. I think that’s what’s so exciting about science.”

Part of the excitement includes surprising findings.

According to an article published by The New York Times in 2007, McCracken discovered the 17-inch bird phallus on an Argentine duck back in 2001. This is the longest one known to date.

Prior to pursuing research at the University of Miami in 2014, McCracken lived in Alaska for 15 years.

To reach Florida, McCracken and his family undertook a 21-day drive from The Last Frontier to the Sunshine State, stopping only to visit friends along the way. He notes adjusting to Miami’s year-round warmth as one of his top achievements. Traffic, however, is still a struggle.

“It’s probably the most interesting geographic, biological and cultural contrast you can undertake in North America,” he said.

McCracken seems to be adapting well. Junior Vincent Hsu, a biology major who took McCracken’s genetics class in fall 2014, believes that McCracken has a unique approach to teaching.

“Of all the professors I’ve ever had, he’s probably the most passionate and the most open to students,” Hsu said.

After completing a class with McCracken, Hsu stays in contact with his past professor.

“He makes it seem like we have a real connection.

It’s not just in the classroom,” Hsu said. “He’s someone you can call your friend.”

STATE OF THE U The annual State of the U address will take place to inform campus of what Student Government has done this past semester. Featuring Student Government President Alessandria San Roman, the event is free for the community and will began at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11 on the Rock.

HOMECOMING APPLICATIONS

NAGASHREYASU CHIDARALA // CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER A CLOSER LOOK: Renowned photojournalist and former School of Communication professor Maggie Steber admires the chromogenic print “Vulcan Forges Cupid’s Arrows” Saturday night at the Lowe’s opening of the Poetics of Perception exhibit.

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Students are invited to be a part of the 2015 Homecoming Executive Committee (HEC), which is in charge of events that take place during Homecoming week, such as a blood drive, the Alma Mater competition and Hurricane Howl.

Students interested must sign up for an interview in Student Activi-

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ties Center (SAC) Suite 206. Applications will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 and can be found at https://orgsync.com/55254/ chapter.

WILSON SHEARIN University of Miami Assistant Professor of Classics Wilson Shearin will present his book “The Language of Atoms” featuring Lucretious’ poem “De rerum natura” (On the Nature of Things). Shearin will discuss the potential of language and its deceptive powers in light of the poem. The event is free and open to the public at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, Fla. 33134.

Alina Zerpa can be e-mailed at azerpa@ themiamihurricane.com.

PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN MCCRAKEN

CORRECTIONS The story published on Thursday, Feb. 5 , ‘Engineers give hacking new meaning’ had the incorrect schedule for E-week.

For the full 2015 E-week schedule, visit themiamihurricane. com.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alexander Gonzalez

Vote for real change, not unfulfilled promises Monday marks the beginning of campaigning week for Student Government (SG) executive board elections – the week when SG appears relevant to students’ day-to-day lives.

Throughout the week, supporters wear matching T-shirts, hand out colorful pamphlets and promote the candidates’ platforms.

These platforms, which list large and small promises alike, make or break whether candidates get elected. However, once voting is over and a winning ticket is selected, the candidates’ exciting plans rarely get accomplished. These plans, which in the past have included locking in tuition and a public relations graphic tool, just become distant memories – until the next spring semester, of course.

With each new executive board, it seems SG has made less of an impact on students, by being unable to finish what it sets out to accomplish. Voters, therefore, should not be so concerned about the specifics of which students are running, how much experience with SG politics they have, or what would-be platform promises they wave in our faces.

Students should instead consider whether a ticket will be defined by real accomplishments.

All tickets must hold their new president, vice president and treasurer accountable for the promises they make.

Former SG administrations under Brandon Mitchell and Nawara Alawa, in particular, stand out as the best recent examples of a student government making a difference.

Mitchell, who was SG president from 20112012 and previously Category 5 chair, managed to redesign the University Center when the Student Activities Center was on the drawing board. He also developed late-night dining, which is still available today.

The next year, Alawa’s ticket ran on the ambitious Plus One Scholarship program, which the university recently announced is now accepting applications from students looking to attend UM for a tuition-free fifth year.

Prior to her term, Alawa was a member of SG Senate’s Student Affairs Committee, the Parking and Transportation Advisory Board and the Civic Engagement Task Force.

MANAGING EDITOR Erika Glass

Both Mitchell and Alawa were familiar with the administrators that mainly determine what initiatives have a chance of succeeding and were prepared for the primary responsibility of leading a student government – a commitment to the student body and its needs.

Mitchell and Alawa made themselves visible to the student body through realistic accomplishments for the university. For example, Alawa finished one of Mitchell’s lasting contributions to campus: the U statue that students pass by everyday on their way to class.

As students start to see their Facebook news feeds flooded with the faces of this year’s SG candidates, they must remember to vote for the people who will reflect the same spirit of accomplishment.

Look for an SG administration that listens to students and is ready to bring about change that is recognizable and practical but still packs a punch.

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Survey says peeing in shower commonplace t was a Tuesday night. My suitemate and I were chilling in my room talking about adult stuff: the economy and “Friends” being on Netflix.

While pondering the societal boundaries of Rachel buying stock in Phoebe’s new DANNY NEW HUMOR Greek life scratch-and-sniff COLUMNIST sticker franchise, Smelly Frat, I glanced at my suitemate and proposed a question: “Do you pee in the shower?”

“Of course, man, but don’t tell [my roommate].”

To protect his well being, I won’t mention his name (but you might find it next to Eve’s … not Wall-E). More importantly, he got my brain train chugging and my mental juices flowing about a certain dilemma: Is urinating in the shower acceptable?

As a proud participant of the media research and analysis course, I conducted a survey to garner some data about the psychology and ethics of draining fluids. Sixty-five people took the survey as of Sunday afternoon.

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First, I started with the question on all of our minds: “Do girls pee in the shower?” Seventy-four percent answered “yes.”

“Everybody f****** does it – it’s like peeing in the pool,” said senior Alex Taylor. (Aliases are used to protect students’ identities.)

Actually, she prescribes peeing as an appetizer.

“Man, I do everything in the shower,” she said. “I pee in there, I wash my face in there – I even brush my teeth in there.” Sounds like a Bowflex Max Trainer for hygiene.

On the other hand, male students had different thoughts regarding female’s draining methods.

“It’s weird for me to think about girls doing that,” said sophomore Maxim Hinds-Hew. “I mean … I’ve never had a vagina.”

But that’s another interesting topic for discussion: How do women pee in the shower? Does the stream trickle down along a leg, or does it shoot out like the death beam in “Independence Day?” “It kinda has a mind of its own,” said sophomore Christina Tiger.

Regardless, according to my survey, men are still the breadwinner for this activity.

As for the question “Do boys pee in the shower more than girls,” 78 percent answered “yes.”

Well, clearly, peeing in the shower is more ubiquitous than I imagined, so I decided to clear up its cleanliness with an authority figure. Above all, I just wanted to clarify if it’s harmful to the potentially thousands of students who partake.

So I strolled over to Cox (the biology building) and sought out a professor. First, I found a botany professor, but since his name wasn’t Professor Sprout – and he didn’t know what herbology was – I kept moving.

Via another student, I finally arranged an interview with biology professor James Baker.

“Urine is surprisingly clean,” he said. “It’s relatively pure stuff. Actually, it can be quite useful in the shower. It can disinfect fungus if you have athlete’s foot.”

Wait a minute…so athletes can pee in the shower and it’s helpful?

On that note, I’ll be right back … I’m going to the Hecht-Stanford Dining Hall’s athlete section and demanding my special meals – I pee on my feet too! Just don’t tell my suitemates.

Danny New is a sophomore majoring in broadcast journalism. As The Miami Hurricane’s humor columnist, he writes “The Maturity Column” once a week.

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Dr. JOHN C. LENNOX Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:00 AM at The University of Miami Faculty Club 1530 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Everyone in attendance will receive a copy of GOD’S UNDERTAKER: Has Science Buried God? by John C. Lennox

JOHN C. LENNOX, MA MMath MA (Bioethics) PhD DPhil DSc, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, is an internationally renowned speaker on the interface of science, philosophy and religion. He regularly teaches at many academic institutions including the Said Business School, Wycliffe Hall and the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, as well as also being a Senior Fellow with the Trinity Forum. He has written a series of books exploring the relationship between science and Christianity and he has also participated in a number of televised debates with some of the world’s leading atheist thinkers.

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‘Off the Wire’ breaks convention

BY ASHLEY MARTINEZ EDGE EDITOR

Tucked away behind the audio booth, Elayna Paulk worked as the audio director for the University of Miami’s late-night comedy show “Off the Wire.” Since it was only her first semester at the show, she was more comfortable behind the scenes. One day, during a writer’s meeting, she was encouraged to read a part in a developing skit.

Cheered on by the laughter from the show’s executive producers, she then felt more comfortable contributing and eventually found herself auditioning to be the host of the show.

“I felt like I nailed [the audition],” Paulk said. “It was a lot of fun because, while I was doing the audition, I got some laughs from executive producers; the writers, they were entertained.”

Paulk, a junior studying communications, will star as the first female and African-American host of “Off the Wire.” The 2015 season will air Thursday with new episodes coming out every other week.

“I feel very honored to be in the position,” she said. “I feel like now that I have stepped into this position, I can inspire other people to say ‘Hey, I can do it too.’ I feel we can come to a place where it’s open to all ethnicities, regardless of wherever you’re from, your gender – open to anything.”

Since Paulk began at the university in the fall of 2014, she was instantly drawn to “Off the Wire” and worked in any position she could, from audio director to technical director.

Paulk, who is looking forward to tackling the role and its many challenges, figured the show’s executive producers trusted her to bring something different to the role.

“It’s 2015, I like to think that we’re not hemmed up on the fact that ‘Oh, you’re African-American,’ or ‘You know this, you’re Hispanic,’ whatever, I like to think that it’s based on the person more so than whatever things they couldn’t control that they come with,” she said.

Stephanie Lorenzo, an executive producer for “Off the Wire,” aimed to make the show more welcoming by looking for a host who was very open and could make others laugh. She easily found that in Paulk.

Senior Robert Glasser has been part of the show since 2011 and Paulk is the fifth host he has worked with. Glasser now serves as the consulting producer, training incoming students to take over for the next season.

Glasser believes that Paulk is the right fit for “Off the Wire,” given her ability to connect with the audience.

“We’re definitely excited to explore this opportunity, explore these options,” he said.

“We can definitely take different perspectives on different events and take different angles on different stories.”

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TRAILBLAZER With this historic appointment comes a new set of challenges for the show’s producers and writers, according to Lorenzo.

Each host develops his own character and the writers always need to write keeping that character in mind. Now, it will be

different since they will be writing for a female host, who will present herself and the content in a different way than will previous hosts.

In the past, producers and writers have relied on prior episodes to guide them in cer-

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Late-night stars Since its creation in 2003, “Off the Wire” has had 10 hosts lead the bi-weekly late-night comedy show.

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Brad Gage; “Off the Wire” hosts its 50th episode

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Ben Velazquez

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“Off the Wire” wins the Telly Award

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Steve Interrante became the host in January 2007, beginning the tradition of a term that lasted one calendar year.

Johnny Saras

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2009 “Off the Wire” was founded by Spencer Weinkle in his freshman year at UM. He went on to be the host through December 2006.

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Eddie Mauldin

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National Broadcast Society (NBS) Award “Best Comedy Program”

NBS Award “Best Comedy Program”

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Max Schloner

NBS Award “Best Comedy Program”

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Off the Wire hosts its 100th episode

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NBS Award “Best Comedy Program”

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Paul Napoli

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Elayna Paulk, the first female and AfricanAmerican host kicks off the 2015 season.

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‘OFF THE WIRE’ FROM PAGE 7

Celebrity guests ‘Off the Wire’ segments have featured several well-known guests throughout the years.

BOB SAGET

DONNA E. SHALALA

LORENA GARCIA

DWYANE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON

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IF YOU GO WHERE: Students can attend the taping of “Off the Wire” in Wolfson Studio C. Watch episodes on UMTV or at youtube.com/offthewire.

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Female African-American to host season tain situations. Now, they will have to find other creative solutions.

“So, that’s going to be a challenge, being completely new and different, and finding that is going to be interesting,” Lorenzo said.

Since the show’s creation in 2003

by Spencer Weinkle, there have been nine other hosts, all of them male. The host usually holds the position for a calendar year spanning from January to December, with the exception of Weinkle, who worked as the host from 2003 to 2006.

The host position is open to any student and involves an application and an audition in front of a panel of executive producers, head writers and consulting producers. The candidates then prepare a monologue or jokes and a reading from previous scripts.

“There was tons of diversity,” Paulk said. “A lot of people that auditioned this time had auditioned before in the past. It wasn’t like it was just white guys, or a certain mold – it was tons of people.”

Since this is only Paulk’s second semester at UM, she was nervous about having less experience than the other seven members who applied for the 2015 host position.

“It was interesting, the feeling that I had afterwards, because it was just like, if it was meant to happen, it will happen, and that’s it,” she said.

FACING ODDS Paulk is no stranger to challenges.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Paulk grew up in South Florida and graduated from Cape Coral High School in 2012. She then went to University of Pittsburgh to get a feel for life outside of Florida. However, while she was just into her first semester, the cold weather brought on a sickness that caused her to need back surgery.

Since it was an “easy” day surgery, Paulk believed she would be able to attend school the following semester.

Her plans took a different turn when she got an infection, and she had to take a medical leave from school the following semester.

“Within that time frame, I really dug deep within myself to find that selfmotivation and determination to get up, heal, and move forward,” she said. “So that has taught me to be the person I am now, the self-motivated person that I’ve become was because of that adversity.”

She carried this motivation and belief with her when she transferred to University of Miami. After graduation, she wants to enroll in UM’s dual degree program to earn her Juris Doctor degree and Masters of Business Administration to pursue the field of communication law.

Determined to make the most out of her undergraduate career, she

jumped at the opportunities UMTV presented and sees no limit to her abilities.

“I don’t want to put limitations on myself just because I’m a female, just because anything, you know,” she said. “Variety is the heartbeat of ‘Off the Wire’ and changing the format, cast and ideas every once in a while is critical to keeping the show fresh and to welcoming more people.”

“It’s important to switch out the cast dynamic as the years go on because you don’t want the same repetitive kinds of humor,” Paulk said. “There’s a lot of different kinds of humor, and there’s so many different kinds of people in Off the Wire, and a lot of that humor is shown throughout people’s creative outlets, so we have the ability to make everything funny to everyone because of the different kinds of humor we like to play off of.”

Paulk’s main goal for the semester, aside from receiving an email from Oprah Winfrey, is to incorporate more diversity into “Off the Wire.”

“I definitely want to bring diversity and it has been diverse, don’t get me wrong, it has been diverse, but just in the hosting aspect of it, this is where it changes,” she said. “Everyone, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of gender, regardless of anything – if you have something to say and you want to be seen on our show, I want to make sure that those people are the ones that are seen.”

Oscar shorts as diverse as full-length features

BY ESTHER PONCE DE LEON CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Oscar season is almost here. Full-length films will be the most prominent and popular topics of discussion, of course, but what about those enigmatic shorts?

Fortunately for those who want to know the plot behind the titles, Cosford Cinema will be playing all 15 of the 2015 Oscar-nominated short films from all three categories of Animation, Live Action and Documentary throughout this week.

On Friday, Cosford Cinema screened the Live Action and Animated shorts. The Live Action shorts consist of five mini-films, totaling one hour and 54 minutes. The animated shorts also consist of five features, but they only last one hour and 18 minutes.

The animated shorts bring life to their fictional characters, using different methods of animation and cinematography to create new, captivating worlds.

“The Bigger Picture” tells the story of brothers trying to decide how to take care of their aging 8

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mother. They argued on whether or not to send her to a nursing home.

“The Dam Keeper,” a relatively silent film, uses 3-D animation and motion to depict a town in danger. A little pig protects the town by spinning a windmill every eight hours, but, despite this, his classmates and peers bully him.

Anyone who went to see “Big Hero 6” saw “Feast,” the heart-warming story of a dog who loves unhealthy food. In the end, the dog has to choose between his love of food and his love of his human master.

“Me and My Moulton” uses 2-D animation to take viewers back to when they were children and were always embarrassed by their family. The girl notices that her family differs from every other family in their town, from her father’s mustache to their very house.

On the live action side, it should be noted that the films are longer and generally more depressing. Most of them leave ambiguous endings, leaving it up to the viewers to interpret the true meaning of each mini-film.

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The live action films begin with “Parvaneh,” or “Pari” for short. An illegal immigrant in Switzerland, Parvaneh needs to find someone to send money to her family back in Afghanistan.

“Butter Lamp” consists of consecutive pictures being taken in front of fake backdrops.

“The Phone Call,” a gripping narrative of a lady at a crisis center, immediately captivates the audience, even though one of the main characters never appears on the screen.

When at an airport, the titular character of the film “Aya” meets a stranger and decides on a whim to drive him to his destination. The films end on a light note with “Boogaloo and Graham,” the story of two boys growing up in Ireland along with their pet chickens.

While it is interesting to know what each title of the short films category is about, many moviegoers might not have time to watch all the shorts. If you only have time to watch one category of short films, make time for the animated shorts; they generally tell more positive stories

and the animation adds more life to the films than even the live-action films.

Of the live-action films, “Boogaloo and Graham” and “The Phone Call” are must-sees, but it might be better to wait until the films appear on the Internet, where you can watch them at your leisure.

IF YOU GO WHAT: Oscar Shorts 2015 screening WHERE: Cosford Cinema, second floor of Dooly Memorial WHEN: Animation 6:30 p.m. Monday, 8:45 p.m. Tuesday Live Action 8:30 p.m.Monday, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday Documentary 7:30 p.m. Thursday COST: Free for students with a CaneCard

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Strong players set Canes up for another successful season Team begins year with matchup against Rutgers

BY WILLIAM RIGGIN STAFF WRITER

For most programs, winning 44 out of 63 games, dominating the ACC and making the NCAA Tournament would be seen as a season to remember. The University of Miami baseball team, however, looks at its accomplishments from last season with regret that the season didn’t end in Omaha.

Last year marked the 42nd straight postseason appearance for the program, the longest active streak in any NCAA sport. A potent offense is sure to keep that streak alive. The Hurricanes, ranked No. 10 in Perfect Game’s top 25, kick off their 55-game schedule with a four-game series against Rutgers this weekend.

National Freshman of the Year Zack Collins leads the offense after an outstanding debut season in Coral Gables.

The sophomore catcher and first baseman placed himself among the best hitters in the nation after hitting .298 while leading the team with 11 home runs.

Collins will be joined in the middle of the lineup by sophomore Willie Abreu, a tall, athletic right fielder who hit .277 with eight doubles as a freshman. Junior third baseman David Thompson, who was recognized by Perfect Game as a second-team Freshman All-American in 2013, will look to post a strong season after thoracic outlet syndrome kept him out for 32 games last season.

“Miami’s got the offense that could probably rival anybody’s throughout the conference,” said Jheremy Brown, the national scouting coordinator for Perfect Game. “With Zach Collins, who is probably the most dangerous hitter in the conference, if you miss at all, he’s going to make you pay for it.”

Miami’s rotation has some uncertainty once they get past their ace Andrew Suarez. Suarez was drafted in the

STATS Last season, the Canes finished 44-19 overall.

They had a 23-10 home record.

In the ACC, the Canes were 24-6.

NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR ATHLETES APPRECIATION: Sophomore infielder Johnny Ruiz signs posters for fans during Saturday’s baseball FanFest held at the Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes baseball team will begin their season on Feb. 13 with a home game against Rutgers.

second round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft but decided to stay in Miami for his senior year. The hardthrowing lefty leads an otherwise inexperienced rotation that lost three pitchers to the draft. Suarez was the highest player drafted to return to school.

“It’s huge when you can get your Friday night guy back, especially when he goes that high in the draft, but obviously losing two horses on the mound like Chris Diaz and Bryan Radziewski means that it’s just that much of a shot in the arm and a boost heading into the year for them,” Brown said.

Miami’s starters will look to get the ball to closer and preseason All-American Bryan Garcia, a right-handed reliever whose stellar freshman season included a 1.75 earned run average and 15 saves.

The inexperienced rotation will have Garcia and an athletic defense to support them. Center fielder Ricky Eusebio is revered by the Miami coaching staff as one of the better defensive outfielders they’ve had. Flanking him in left field will be the highly touted freshman Carl Chester, who looks like the team’s leadoff hitter thanks to his speed and ability to get on base. Eusebio and Chester will try to replace some of the production the Hurricanes lost when Dale Carey left for the MLB. Junior college transfer George Iskendarian is another powerful bat in the lineup. The former University of South

Carolina player hit .373 while at Indian River Community College last season.

Iskendarian will see time at shortstop and third base, with junior Brandon Lopez getting the majority of the starts at shortstop. Lopez, one of many Miami natives on the roster, was a highly touted recruit in high school and is a rangy and sure-handed fielder.

The biggest challenge for Miami in the always-tough ACC will be Virginia. Perfect Game projected them as the winner of the ACC’s Coastal Conference, and they return plenty of key players from last season’s runner-up finish in the College World Series.

The new season features new baseballs that are geared toward offense, so much so that Morris said he saw more balls leave the park in one day of batting practice this fall than all of last year. The Canes, with an offense that could capitalize on the new balls, will again be a contender for the top spot in college baseball.

IF YOU GO WHERE: Mark Light Field WHEN: 7 p.m. Feb. 13 The Hurricanes start the 2015 season with a fourgame series against Rutgers.

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Canes return in Alumni Game

Members stay positive despite past

BY COURTNEY FIORINI SPORTS EDITOR

The Sugarcanes, a group of female students at the University of Miami who serve as batgirls for the Hurricanes baseball team, are stuck somewhere between a student organization and an athletic group.

Not officially affiliated with the Committee of Student Organizations sponsors or housed under the athletic department, the Sugarcanes have created their own identity.

“We feel like our own team,” freshman Annie Cappetta said.

The Sugarcanes get a workout every game, running from the dugouts and retrieving bats and balls for both teams.

Senior and president Suzanne Ghannam came into the group her freshman year. She grew up watching Canes baseball, and both her mother and uncle attended UM. “It was like a family tradition for me to go to the University of Miami,” Ghannam said.

She had been coming to the games since she was two or three years old and grew up seeing the Sugarcanes, telling her mother that’s what she wanted to be.

Ghannam’s dream was close to becoming reality freshman year, when she saw the group recruiting at CanesFest.

She signed up and was put on the interest list before the 2012 season.

However, the group was almost forced to disband in 2011 amidst the NCAA investigation, when booster Nevin Shapiro was busted in a Ponzi scheme and blew the whistle on violations in Miami Athletics. The Compliance Office underwent changes during the investigation that lead to a decision to disband Sugarcanes.

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the Sugarcanes. Athletics reversed the decision and told the organization that they could come back, but members could not fundraise. The group had no more power to choose uniforms or go on away game trips.

“It’s been so much work,” Ghannam said. “My whole goal was to completely transform Sugarcanes to what it used to be.”

After the NCAA setback, Ghannam had to fight to become more involved without conflicting with compliance.

“Everything that we were doing had to be specifically approved by someone,” Ghannam said. “I had a specific person in athletics that I would go to and keep asking ‘Is this okay? Is this okay?’”

Most importantly, Ghannam learned that persistence and dedication are necessary to be a leader.

“I will go out of my way to knock on someone’s door at lunch time, and look how far it’s brought us.”

The Sugarcanes spend a lot of time together in the dugouts during the long baseball seasons, so a love for and knowledge of the game are essential to be part of the organization.

“You have a different perspective watching it in the dugout and watching it so close, when you can hear the coach make the calls and you can hear the players say certain things that are happening in the game,” Ghannam said.

In 1968, former Hurricanes baseball coach Ron Fraser founded the Sugarcanes to fill the need for retrieving foul balls from the stands. As the group grew in prominence, they took on a marketing role as well. As the first group of collegiate batgirls nationally, they paved the way for other universities to have similar programs.

The Sugarcanes have seen a rise in recruitment numbers over the past four years. Last year, they had 35 people try out and had to turn down 10 girls. This season, they held a full day of interviews with 50 applicants and were forced to turn down 20 girls.

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NICK GANGEMI // PHOTO EDITOR REVVING UP: Hurricanes baseball announcer Jay Rokeach and alumni Dale Carey and Chantz Mack prepare for Saturday night’s Alumni Game, held at the Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.

Team premieres new players

BY LYSSA GOLDBERG ONLINE EDITOR

The Miami Hurricanes baseball team debuted new 2015 season players in a 4-1 win over former Canes during the annual Alumni Game at Mark Light Field Saturday night.

A chance to gauge the team’s performance ability before the season officially begins, the Alumni Game also showed Hurricanes coach Jim Morris what the team has to work on before Opening Day. The Canes had three errors during the game, and half of their runs were scored on wild pitches.

Before the start of the game, Hurricanes baseball announcer Jay “JayRo” Rokeach introduced more than 50 alumni, including Jon Jay of the St. Louis Cardinals and Yonder Alonso of the San Diego Padres, eight members of the 2014 ACC Regular Season Champion team, and 88-yearold Larry Adams of the 1948 Hurricanes.

Following the intros, ACC Freshman of the Year Zack Collins and ACC CoPitcher of the Year Chris Diaz were presented with their ACC trophies.

Several new Hurricanes made their debut during the game, including starters freshman outfielder Carl Chester and transfer infielder George Iskenderian.

Freshman outfielders Justin Smith and Malik Rosier earned playing time as well. As did freshman left-handed pitcher Michael Mediavilla, high school teammate of sophomore outfielder Willie Abreu who, like Abreu, was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the Major League Baseball FirstYear Player Draft.

Junior right-handed pitcher Enrique Sosa opened for the Hurricanes, and Boston Red Sox prospect Chris Hernandez,

who played on the last Canes team to reach the College World Series, was the starting pitcher for the alumni. Both kept the first inning scoreless.

The Hurricanes scored their first run in the second inning when David Thompson came home on a wild pitch. The alumni responded in the top of the third, as Dale Carey hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded, bringing Brad Fieger home to tie the game at 1-1.

Miami took the lead in the fourth when Thompson plated another run and then scored two more runs in the fifth inning. That final run was scored by Iskenderian on another wild pitch, sealing the game at 4-1.

The sixth inning onward saw a cycle of pitching changes for the Hurricanes and hitting swaps for the alumni, giving four Canes pitchers a chance to practice for an inning apiece and the older former players a chance to step back on the field.

Hurricane relievers Bryan Garcia, Cooper Hammond, Mediavilla and Ryan Otero all pitched scoreless innings. While Otero, who made only one relief appearance last season, closed out the game without letting up a run, he did allow a redemptive line-drive single by 1991 alum Preston Mack, who went 0-for-1 in his two game appearances that season.

Senior Garrett Kennedy had a good night offensively, going 2-for-3, but the out was a pop fly that ended the second inning on a double play.

Two-time national champion Kris Clute (1999, 2001) had two hits and a steal for the alumni. Clute’s former teammates Kevin Brown and Javy Rodriguez also started for the alumni, in addition to Danny Figueroa – one of Miami’s greatest center fielders whose last season as a Hurricane was in 2005 – and more recent alumni Chantz Mack, Alex San Juan, Tyler Palmer, Carey and Fieger.

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So last night, I was at a frat party and a guy came up to me. We started talking, but I wasn’t into it. As I started to walk away, he stopped me and asked for my number. When I wouldn’t give it to him, he grabbed my arm and said, “Have you ever seen the movie ‘Taken?’

If I don’t get your number, it’s going to be like that.” I was really freaked out, and he quickly apologized. I know he was probably just kidding, but sadly, this isn’t the worst line I’ve heard. What do I say when guys fail at chatting me up?

When pickup lines push too far

Sincerely, Not Down with the Pickup (Lines)

Dear Liam Neeson, Wow. I’ve heard a lot of poor pickups, but that one is definitely up there. If I were you, I would have dumped my jungle juice on him.

Unfortunately, the reality is that pickup lines are something you can’t escape, like jury duty or taxes. Unless you plan to hide in your dorm room forever, you’re going to have to get used to it.

However, getting used to it doesn’t mean you have to accept it.

Some guys seem to genuinely believe that pickup lines are compliments.

Maybe some of them are.

But when a guy starts threatening you to get your number, he has officially crossed into creepy-guy territory.

Obviously, the easiest thing to do is to walk away – the faster, the better. As soon as you start getting that “I’m-going-to-send-Albanianmobsters-after-you” vibe, it’s time to

dip. Plan an exit strategy in advance with your girls.

Whether it’s an SOS text or an elaborate hand signal, make sure they know when it’s time to drag you to the bathroom.

If you prefer taking the more confrontational route, it might be good to come up with some antipickup lines to respond with. For example, “Did you fall from heaven?

‘Cuz so did Lucifer.”

However, any guy who uses “Taken” for a pickup line might be immune to sarcasm.

There are two very choice words that have a pretty high success rate when it comes to dismissing people from your presence. Or three, if you want to get really colorful.

If all else fails, I stand by my first suggestion: spray him with beer.

After that, guys will probably stop asking for your number.

V

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