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SYMBOL OF PRIDE: The sixth president of the University of Miami, President Julio Frenk, throws up the U to conclude his speech at the inauguration ceremony in the BankUnited Center Friday afternoon.

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Florida schools face off in Recyclemania competition

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EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE: Dr. Marc Greenfield of Children’s Survival Network talks with students about his work with emotionally distressed children during the Social Justice Snack-N-Chat on the Moss Terrace Wednesday afternoon.

Social Justice Week includes wide variety of events

By Brianna Hernandez Contributing News Writer

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shoe drive, movie screening and open group discussion were all held at UM this past week to raise awareness of social injustice issues.

The events were part of Social Justice Week, which began on Monday, Jan. 25.

The co-chairs of Social Justice Week, juniors Mikayla Farr and Ja’Shondra Pouncy, have been working with the Butler Center since their freshman year. Farr explained how Tunnel of Oppression, an annual exhibit that displays injustices happening around the world, led her to work on Social Justice Week.

“Working with Tunnel of Oppression freshman year kind of just catapulted me into Social Justice Week,” Farr said. “It really sheds light on issues that are in your backyard, but that you might not notice.”

There was a shoe drive for impoverished communities in Guatemala on Monday, a screening of the sexual assault documentary “It Happened Here” on Tuesday, and a Snack-NChat session on Wednesday, Jan. 27, where students discussed ways to get involved.

“I feel we need more bridging between organizations to produce higher outcomes,” Pouncy said.

Pouncy said that a key value of the week is how it highlights different social justice issues, which she said are all related.

“I was really drawn by the interconnectedness of social justice issues,” Pouncy said.

The co-chairs began planning for Social Justice Week in September of 2015. Farr said that teamwork is crucial when orchestrating the different events.

“I handle the logistical aspects and Mikayla is more the people person,” Pouncy said.

They start by contacting other organizations on campus to gauge their interest in co-sponsoring events. This year, the Butler Center worked with the service organization and student-run social change group Canes Catalyst, Counseling Outreach Peer Education and various community partners.

President Nathaniel Imane explained that the shoe drive was a joint effort with a local middle schooler who contacted him about sending the shoes to Guatemala.

“I am always looking for creative and innovative ways to promote change,” Imane said. “I just want to collect as many as humanly possible.”

On Jan. 27, the Snack-N-Chat took place on the Moss Terrace of the Shalala Student Center. According to Farr, the purpose of the event was to connect students looking for long-term volunteer opportunities with local nonprofit agencies.

“We want people to be involved in service because they are passionate, not to collect a few [community service] hours,” Farr said.

he kick-off event for Recyclemania, a two-month recycling competition for colleges and universities in Florida, is on Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Rock from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Florida State University, Florida International University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Nova Southeastern University, Eckerd College and the University of West Florida are also participating. The college that recycles the most materials on a per-capita basis will win. Every Thursday, updated standings will be posted on a billboard in the UC Breezeway and on the Green U Facebook page.

University of Miami Dining Services will be offering food and beverages, including natural juices, and Coca-Cola will be hosting giveaways. Hurricane Productions invited Trash to Treasure to the event, an organization that sells jewelry made out of junk. Representatives from Waste Management are bringing the “Waste Management Robot,” a fully interactive robot made out of recyclables. There will also be games with prizes such as recycled bags and T-shirts.

There will be a table at the Rock with a computer for students to take a survey and to pledge not to contaminate recyclables. Students who fill out the survey will be entered into a raff le to win a $75 gift card to the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center.

“Contaminated recyclables is one of the main issues we are trying to face,” UM Sustainability Manager Teddy Lhoutellier said. “If it looks empty, it doesn’t mean its empty.

It has to be clean. This is the kind of stuff we want to get out there.”

The Recyclemania tournament will last from Feb. 4 to March 31. As an incentive, Green U has organized several competitions that encourage students to recycle.

Throughout the month of February, students who post recycling videos on the Green U Facebook page will have the opportunity to win prizes. The video categories are sexy, scary, enormous and proper recycling. Judges will pick four winners each week.

In March, Green U will be tabling in the UC Breezeway every Thursday. Each student who brings a bag of clean and empty recyclables weighing more than three pounds will win a prize.

Recyclemania is part of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pledge to reduce waste production and greenhouse gas emissions at college campuses that Donna Shalala signed in 2007.

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President announces goals, initiatives during Inauguration

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r. Julio Frenk made several announcements that will shape the future of the University of Miami when he was inaugurated as the school’s sixth president Friday afternoon at the BankUnited Center.

President Frenk’s announcements resulted from a focus on the school’s centennial in 10 years, with a theme of “100” running throughout President Frenk’s tenure so far.

He completed his “100 Days of Listening” exercise in December and is now focused on UM’s 100th anniversary. He continued this trend with the announcement of his goal to meet 100 percent of student financial need and to create 100 endowed chairs at the university through an initiative to bring in “100 new talents for [reaching] 100 years.”

“Between now and our centennial, I am committed to mobilizing the resources to fund 100 new endowed faculty chairs, with a mix of

senior, junior and visiting professorships. The infusion of new recruitments to our outstanding faculty will help build a critical mass of talent in Miami,” he said.

President Frenk’s commitment to meeting the entirety of student financial need was met with loud applause from the student section at the ceremony. The student representative on the Board of Trustees, Daniela Lorenzo, said she was moved and inspired by this promise.

She sees it as an opportunity for UM to be more like its “aspirational peers,” the top universities in the United States.

“I’m going to be honest, I teared up a little. It was very inspirational,” Lorenzo said. “The 100 percent need met for [each] student is an amazing thing. This makes us on par with other schools and it also allows us to get talent that otherwise wouldn’t be able to come to college [here], who may not have another outlet otherwise.”

President Frenk also shared news of Dr. Phillip and Patricia Frost’s $100 million donation to support basic and applied science and engineering.

Johann Ali, a council of elder in Iron Arrow who was in attendance, said the president’s promises were a reaffirmation of the focus of the university.

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EARLY OUTREACH: President Julio Frenk talks to an attendee at Our Global Future: Teaching, Research, and Discovery in Our New Century at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Saturday morning.

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CONNECTING WITH CAMPUS: Newly-inaugurated President Julio Frenk poses with seniors Megan Lee (left) and Miranda Goot (right) during the community reception on the Lakeside Patio Friday afternoon, which followed his inauguration ceremony.

“As an alumnus, I was happy to hear that there is a dedication to 100 endowed faculty members and that the $100 million donation will be used specifically for academics and students,” Ali said. “Because as an alumnus, the focus is always on the students, not the faculty, but the students.”

The Frosts were honorary cochairs of the inauguration and sat among several other distinguished guests such as Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust, Chair of the Board of Trustees Stuart Miller, representatives from 99 universities, colleges and academic institutions and former UM President Donna E. Shalala. In traditional inauguration form, the Master of Ceremonies Dr. Michael Barron was followed by the academic procession and the president’s procession entered last, trailed by President Frenk at the very end.

President Frenk’s love of music was incorporated into the ceremony with several performances.

The Frost Symphony Orchestra, the Frost Chorale, student violinist Miclen LaiPang and alumni Ana Collado, Joshua Henry and Elizabeth

Caballero all performed during the ceremony.

Student Government President senior Brianna Hathaway welcomed President Frenk and pledged to him the student body’s collaboration and support.

“He wants to get out there, to know students and faculty and make sure everyone is welcome here,” Hathaway said after the ceremony. “He is passionate about the school and that reflected in his words today. He is here to make a difference and help this university shine.”

Faust remarked on President Frenk’s work and leadership as the dean of faculty at Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health and the T & G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development. She quipped about the heavy burden of being a university president, quoting her colleagues and predecessors, including former Yale University President Bart Giamatti, who jokingly called it “no way for an adult to make a living.”

“But some of us are still willing to steel ourselves, take the plunge and give it our best shot, and Julio’s

willingness is sure to raise our collective game,” Faust said.

She described President Frenk’s curiosity about higher education and universities as a force of change and a breeding ground for possibility, saying she witnessed it firsthand at Harvard.

“From the time Julio first took up his role as dean of public health at Harvard, it was clear that he was captivated by the scope and potential of these curious institutions we call universities,” Faust said.

Staff Writer Marcus Lim contributed to this article.

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ACADEMICS

Honor Council outreach program to help prevent academic dishonesty

By Sophie Barros Senior News Writer

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he University of Miami Honor Council recently launched a new outreach program to incentivize students to report cases of cheating.

After talking to faculty, students and members of other universities, the council found that cheating is still a prominent problem in the classroom setting, and students are not doing enough to solve it.

Their campaign will try to raise awareness about the degrading effect cheating has on the value of degrees, according to UM Honor Council President Alison Galetti.

“We are trying to entice students and let them know that when you cheat, you are affecting the value of your degree,” Galetti said. “You just paid a substantial amount of money, sometimes even taking out massive student loans, for something that isn’t worth much.”

As a first step toward addressing academic dishonesty at UM, the Honor Council has been distributing f lyers that illustrate simple steps students can take to report an act of cheating. These include speaking to your professor, reporting the incident to the Dean of Student’s Office and reporting it to an Honor Council member who can offer different paths and options.

Students must take into account that if they choose to report an act of academic dishonesty to the Dean of Students Office, they must be present at the hearing.

It is an Honor Council policy that students have the right to face their accusers.

“Sometimes you’ll see someone cheating and don’t know what to do be-

cause you don’t want to go up to that person,” said Nidhi Patel, vice president of the Honor Council. “It’s kind of awkward for students when they see something like that, so that’s why you have the different options we mention in the f lyer. The first one is just to talk to your professor, so if you do that, you did your job.”

The Honor Council, which operates under the Dean of Students Office, is comprised of 30 members across all colleges on campus who educate students about academic integrity and encourage them to act as adjudicators. They also conduct hearings that deal with cases of academic dishonesty. The council will hold information sessions for those interested in joining on Feb. 22 and Feb. 25.

For more information, email honorcouncil@miami.edu.

In addition to their new outreach program, the Honor Council holds annual events to educate students about the different types of academic dishonesty.

Academic Integrity Week, for instance, takes place every November.

“Our main purpose is to educate,” Galetti said. “I remember once a student went to an Academic Integrity Week event and there was a true-or-false ques-

tion saying, ‘You can plagiarize yourself.’

She said, ‘Of course you can’t.’ But in actuality, if a program like Safe Assign matches your paper with another paper you’ve submitted, it is plagiarism by definition and could technically be reported to the Honor Council.”

According to Galetti, one of the main reasons behind the Honor Council’s outreach program is to make sure everyone is on the same page. At a university with people from so many different backgrounds, it is important to remember that everyone understands processes differently, she added.

By getting students involved, the Honor Council hopes to address the problem of academic dishonesty more efficiently.

“A big stigma we get faced with is that we are a policing force, and we’re not that at all,” Galetti said. “We’re here to educate and to try to dissuade students from engaging in any form of academic dishonesty. It’s not good for them, it’s not good for us, and overall, it just makes us look bad. We’re trying to protect the integrity of campus.”

ORGANIZATION UNITES REPUBLICANS

WITNESSING HISTORY: University of Miami College Republicans hosts a GOP debate watch party at the Shalala Student Center Senate room Thursday night.

This marked the seventh Republican debate for this election season, which was hosted by Fox News and Google,

and the last debate before the Iowa Cacus. Republican front-runner Donald Trump was absent from the debate after deciding to opt out due to prior altercations between himself and the moderator, Megyn Kelly.

Attendees of the watch party were also able to register to vote.

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‘Cane Talks unites campus leaders to discuss multidisciplinary challenges

By Marcus Lim & Isabella Cueto Staff Writer & Assistant News Editor

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our hours before Dr. Julio Frenk’s inauguration as the sixth president of the University of Miami, professors, administrators, students and alumni who were characterized by the school as leading thinkers in the community explored the global challenges of the next century. They offered insight into ideas of their respective fields that will help to address these challenges.

Held on the third floor of the Donna E. Shalala Student Center, the building named in honor of Frenk’s predecessor, the first ever ‘Cane Talks featured speakers sharing social, ecological, technological, creative, biological and political ideas. The East and West Ballrooms hosted 10 speakers in total.

To kick off the talks, Frost School of Music Dean Shelton “Shelly” Berg described the new curriculum in the music school. It is designed to train musicians for a career world where “pools” of opportunity, like major orchestras or bands, are disappearing, being replaced instead by small “puddles” of highly personalized jobs. The curriculum, called Experiential Music Curriculum (EMC) offers students the usual large lecture-hall style lessons, but also forms small groups of four or five musicians in what Berg called “skills ensembles.” In these ensembles, musicians put concepts into practice.

“It takes a village to nurture the deep and broad skills that we know our students will need to go through life with,” he said.

Kenny Broad, a professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) and the 2011 National Geographic Explorer of the Year, explained how caves could be beneficial for the future by holding resources that can help the climate and how they are an indication of the environment.

“One of the big surprising finds we found is Saharan dust,” Broad said. “We find [dust] in such high quantities and correlated in time

with abrupt climate changes in the stalagmites that it is causing us to rethink the sensitivity of the climate and what are the main drivers of climate change.”

Next was Amishi Jha, neuroscientist and associate psychology professor, who has worked with the military counseling soldiers on how to protect themselves psychologically by using mindfulness training exercises. She explained how mindfulness, the ability to be fully aware of your thoughts in the moment, increased the user’s capacity to pay attention and to protect their brain from stress.

Jha explained research she completed on soldiers going through high-intensity training. She provided mindfulness training to one group over a two-month interval while leaving the other group to its natural habits.

“The one that did not receive mindfulness training saw their attention get worse,” Jha said. “While the group that [was] provided mindfulness saw their attention stay stable … and those who really committed [to engaging] mindfulness saw their attention levels soar.”

The soldiers who participated in the course were appreciative of the training.

“During my previous deployment, I would be so jittery, fragmented and ready to pull the trigger,” a marine medic’s testimonial read. “But this time I was focused, more attentive, while before it was just a blur.”

Although her research was conducted on soldiers going to an intense, high-stress area, she knows mindfulness training can still be applicable to other kinds of stress like students facing heavy academic loads.

“Most of us in this room are not headed into a war zone,” Jha said. “But I would argue that there have been many times that we experienced high-stress intervals and in those moments, the consequence could feel like life and death. Through my own work, we can do something about it, engage in mindfulness training and make our minds stronger.”

Critically acclaimed playwright and Theater Arts and Civic Engagement Professor Tarell Alvin McCraney spoke to the audience of the different “stories” each city holds. He described the art scene in Miami as a unique strain of theatre because of its infusion of multiculturalism. However, McCraney emphasized, there is still a lack of diverse representation in theater because artists of color are not being given the chance to receive proper training.

To attempt to mitigate the problem, he began a theater arts program that takes young women in high school and offers them an artistic leadership program.

“Our aim is to train young, civically engaged artists who will be the future cultural leaders of Miami. We are asking them to tell us what the distant present looks like,” McCraney said.

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PRESENTATION OF PROGRESSION: Frost School of Music Dean Shelton “Shelly” G. Berg gives a presentation about the school’s innovative way of preparing their students for the music industry during ‘Cane Talks, hosted in the Shalala Student Center Ballrooms on Friday morning.

One of the most renowned researchers of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Margaret Fischl of the Miller School of Medicine was one of the first investigators to pinpoint the heterosexual transmission of HIV. She was also part of a team that led to the approval of the first drug for the treatment of HIV in 1986.

Fischl talked about groundbreaking treatments for HIV and the dramatic reduction in the number of HIV-related deaths after the introduction of drug treatments. She also displayed statistics showing that there is still work to be done.

“We still have more than 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States today,” Fischl said. “More than 150,000 do not know that they have HIV infection and we still see 50,000 new cases per month.”

Dean of the School of Architecture Rodolphe Al-Khoury showed visuals of a number of projects the school has worked on that incorporate technological innovation and design to come up with creative solutions to problems.

One such example was a coffee mug with an IP address that syncs social media updates to an interactive coffee bar.

The Knight Chair in visual journalism of the School of Communication, Alberto Cairo talked about how data can be visually presented as a powerful tool to derive meaning from something that may have an enormous amount of data.

“Data visualization can confirm or refute our assumptions when we see it,” Cairo said.

The lone student to speak in the event was Mateus Lima, a junior majoring in economics and biology. Lima spoke about his time in the university and what it was like transitioning to the United States from Brazil.

Lawyer and professor Osamudia James packed a powerful 10 minutes with a range of race-related issues, such as the unintentional “segregation” in education, the imbalance of resources in black communities and the dangers of using the superficial language of “diversity.”

“Vigorous classroom exchange is important and students of color can certainly bring alternate perspectives to white classrooms,” James said. “But admitting students of color to diversify an institution and make the intellectual environment more stimulating for whites should not be the primary reason we think about race in admissions.”

Alumna Neri Karra shared her story of emigrating from Turkey to Miami to get the education she considered her “way out” of struggle. Karra studied business at UM and went on to start her own family business manufacturing leather goods and fashion accessories. Her business is now headquartered in London and has branches in 14 countries around the world.

She pointed out the importance of believing in oneself and then returning those lessons to others in need.

“It was possible for me to do whatever I’ve done because at some point, someone was a blessing to me,” Karra said.

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Ideological presidential race nudges centrists out of spotlight n September, I wrote a column predicting that Martin O’Malley would be the most competitive challenger to Hillary Clinton in the democratic primary. The pattern of recent presidential primaries has been that the more ideological candidates get a swell of support in August and September because only the most energized bases are paying attention so far ahead of primary season.

Four months later, on the day of the Iowa caucuses, the opening games of presidential primaries, I am eating my words. The 2016 election is playing out very differently than what we’ve seen before. Martin O’Malley is all but out of the race, Clinton is wavering and Democrats are

really feeling the Bern.

Bernie Sanders had a breakthrough during NBC’s Jan. 17 Democratic debate. His popularity had been growing, which gave him the confidence and the platform to completely monopolize the conversation. Bernie actually had more speaking time than Clinton, the longstanding frontrunner. According to prophetic presidential statistician Nate Silver, who aggregates polling and endorsement data on his platform FiveThirtyEight, Sanders was only trailing Clinton by 5.3 points as of last night although he is ahead in certain polls. Silver also gave Sanders a 27-percent true chance of winning Iowa, more than one would expect for such a far-left candidate.

Why is an ideological candidate like Bernie doing so well? Some have said that because this election is playing out more over social media and less through traditional community mediums, candidates have been unable to adapt quickly.

By its very nature, social media skews politics toward the extreme ends of the spectrum; its algorithms select stories that are compatible with the viewer’s ideology.

But while there is a huge element of confirmation bias in social media, this phenomenon is not solely attributed to the way people receive media. It is also about the basic approach Americans are taking to politics today.

A political science professor of mine recently suggested that there is a certain comfort in disorder, a soothing aspect of having political or security crises that need immediate solutions, which might have something to do with the abnormality of this election cycle. This idea is the key to understanding 2016.

According to Gallup polls, during the last presidential election in 2012, more than 60 percent of Americans cited the economy as the most important issue, but as of early January 2016, only 27 percent cite economic problems as their biggest concerns. Even more striking is that no other major problem has come to replace our collectively most pressing issue. The next most salient issue, dissatisfaction with government, was the top concern for only 17 percent of people polled.

American’s top interests have diversified since 2012, because basically, the United States is doing pretty great. Since August, Americans have been at “full employment,” defined as between 5.2 percent and 5 percent unemployment by the Federal Reserve. Previously mobilizing social issues like marriage equality and equal pay have been cemented in legislation, tapering off culture wars. President Obama’s foreign policy has brought countries we used to fear like Cuba and Iran into official relations. Americans are worried about having no worries, no

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currently unanswered questions. The uncertainty of what the next central problem will be is far more unsettling than acknowledging the problems that have already been solved.

The rhetoric of ideological candidates like Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump is that there are things deeply wrong with the American system.

They convince us that there are massive underlying problems that we should feel uneasy about. Bernie’s political revolution on the left and Trump’s “making America great again” on the far right appeal to this desire for disorder.

Centrist candidates like Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, on the other hand, are just saying that they will keep things functioning and continue the good work of the previous president or Congress, respectively. In practice, centrist policy proposals are more appropriate and realistic for the progress of the country. Unfortunately, their more realistic perspectives are not politically appealing to voters.

There are still new developments that wait for us ahead as the concrete results start rolling in tonight. Maybe Hillary will win and squash Bernie’s current spotlight; maybe Bernie will win Iowa and go on to even greater success in New Hampshire; maybe readers of this column will spread the word that this ideological support is just a psychological phenomenon and not a realistic way of viewing political issues. In any case, I can see why Sanders is having a moment in the spotlight and I would not be surprised if people were still feeling the Bern well into the primary season.

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

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COMMUNITY

History sheds doubt on Overtown stadiumʼs promised success

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or years, soccer superstar D a v i d Beckham and his team of investors have hoped to build a stadium in Miami in an effort to reBy Israel Aragon vitalize the city’s major Contributing Columnist league soccer scene. After months of pursuing a stadium next to Marlins Park, Beckham’s team of investors revealed their plan to build it on a nineacre site on the western edge of Overtown, follow-

ing months of negotiations with county and city officials.

While information about the stadium itself has yet to be divulged, many have welcomed the idea with open arms, including Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giménez. For local fans of soccer, the introduction of a new stadium in an area that will surely benefit from it seems like a win-win.

But that may not necessarily be the case.

For decades, Overtown has been one of Miami’s poorest neighborhoods. It has suffered some of the worst symptoms of urban decay and poverty with almost no retail chains or restaurants to buttress it economically. Unemployment and crime rates remain high, and while parts of downtown Miami have undergone significant improvements over the years, Overtown has remained neglected.

Now, Miami Beckham United is promising what appears to be a saving grace. Despite praise from a local community of soccer fans, one can easily question whether or not an economic overhaul for an area that truly needs it is guaranteed.

This is an issue that should be analyzed retrospectively. Numerous stadiums exist on Miami’s soil, most notably the Marlins Stadium that was unveiled to the public in 2012. The development of this particular stadium was a lofty and ambitious project. Marlins Park regularly at-

tracts large amounts of tourists and local fans to Little Havana on a regular basis, bringing people together in an area that, much like Overtown, also has had very little economic success. While certainly not the poorest neighborhood in Miami, Little Havana had once reached a point, according to Census 2000, where more than 25 percent of its residents were impoverished due to a severe lack of business momentum.

Back in the late 2000s, when Little Havana was pitched as the site of the upcoming Marlins Park, residents were promised what Overtown is being promised today: a more economically viable neighborhood and further growth.

However, some promises couldn’t be kept.

As luxurious as the stadium is, the surrounding stores and restaurants remain notably diminutive.

Despite attracting more than 20,000 visitors on a daily basis, Marlins Park has one of the lowest attendance rates in the league, culled from a long list of disastrous seasonal reports revealing the city’s $2 billion debt along with relatively weak profits. These poor results were lamented by residents and city officials, including City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado.

To some extent, it seemed as though development was recklessly completed, with more focus on the alluring prospect of a shiny new tourist attraction rather than concrete plans to recuper-

ate costs quickly. The predicted cost of the Marlins Stadium was largely underestimated due to unprecedentedly high interest rates and the public’s current inability to repay bonds, which could quite possibly increase the bill to more than $2 billion in the future.

Little Havana’s failed revitalization could very well be a harbinger of what’s to come for Overtown. It goes without saying that David Beckham’s team shouldn’t make any promises that they can’t keep. While they can easily provide a ballpark estimate of how they plan to invest in the local economy, Miami Beckham United must also consider factors such as property taxes and the overall convenience of the location to ensure whether or not they’d be making a net profit and whether or not said earnings would be sufficient enough to evenly support local businesses.

Guaranteeing a more exhilarating soccer scene for the sake of making money may be facile, but elucidating the intricate nature of reviving a sullen, withering economy is the next direction that Miami Beckham United needs to go toward if they’re to quell any skepticisms that the residents of Overtown may have in regards to their neighborhood’s future, which now needs attention more than ever.

Israel Aragon is a freshman majoring in neuroscience.

CULTURE

Diversity depends on balance of assimilation, shared values

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ime Magazine named Angela Merkel as 2015’s Person of the Year. It was an interesting choice considering that she barely got into the Top 10 list by public vote, trailing Bernie Sanders, Malala Yousafzai, Pope Francis and refugees. Still, when Time justified choosing

By Eitan Snyder Merkel, it became clear that she exhibited Contributing Columnist the leadership skills and influence that made her the right choice for this honor.

Leadership is not just about following the people’s will – that’s easy. True leadership is demonstrated when tough choices need to be made and people might not agree with the necessary decisions. The courageous conviction to follow through on a plan of action is vital to any real leader, and Merkel demonstrated that she had that in spades when determining Germany’s policy toward the aforementioned refugees.

Merkel opened herself up to criticism from both sides of the aisle with her plan for receiving refugees. German conservatives, including her own party, were not sure about keeping the doors open to refugees, especially when they could not be vetted. German liberals condemned her stipulations that the refugees learn to

speak German and integrate into German society. Merkel even went so far as to call multiculturalism a lie.

Support for multiculturalism often arises from the good intention of including everyone into society and allowing people to retain their cultures. However, if its goal is to truly make people of other cultures and nationalities feel welcome, then the actual execution of multiculturalism gets in its own way.

Multiculturalism is a euphemism for dividing people up by their differences. It keeps Spanish-speaking immigrants from Latin America from learning English and from being part of American society. It keeps Syrian refugees from learning German and from being part of German society. This is not to say that people should not speak another language at home, only that it is unreasonable to live in a country as a minority without learning the language that the majority speaks.

Although Merkel has a reputation for standing alone on the issues she cares most about, she does not stand alone on this.

Many world leaders have chimed in on this debate with similar conclusions.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, “[Multiculturalism] is a failure. The truth is that, in all our democracies, we’ve been too concerned about the identity of the new arrivals and not enough about the identity of the country receiving them.”

British Prime Minister David Cameron echoed the sentiment, saying, “We have failed to provide a vision of society to which they feel they want to belong. We have even tolerated these segregated communities behaving in ways that run counter to our values.”

This problem is not just European nor is it a new one altogether. Great thinkers from countries with diverse populations have resisted multiculturalism for years.

In 1996, then-Australian Prime Minister John Howard said, “Australia is a tolerant, compassionate and cohesive society. One of the reasons is that our migration program has brought people from many cultures and backgrounds to Australia. The diversity together with an overriding commitment to Australia has given us strength. It is not a weakness.”

It should be noted that he absolutely supports having people of different cultures and backgrounds live in Australia, but only when that diversity is combined with an “overriding commitment to Australia.” Without the greater commitment to the nation, all you have are people from different backgrounds living on the same land, which would be an accurate characterization of Iraq after the Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916. Now look at Iraq 100 years later.

The ultimate goal is not to achieve peace through erasing these boundaries, but rather by transcending them through a commitment to ideas and goals that benefit everyone: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of association, democracy and the rule of law. This includes equal rights regardless of race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status or any other trait that makes people different.

The things that make us different are the things that make us special. It is important that we safeguard these things through the ideals that our nation was founded on. When we appreciate the diversity immigrants bring to our nation, ensure they can speak both our language and theirs, integrate them into our communities and encourage them to participate in our culture while retaining their own, we will truly see a strong, diverse society.

Eitan Snyder is a sophomore majoring in music business.

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Try top new-year trends this semester

By Haley Walker Contributing Writer

Get ahead of the trends with these styles early on in the year. These looks rocked the runways and will soon be in stores, ready to wear. Here’s your guide to trying out some new fashions.

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Turn dark, utilitarian fabric into something whimsical with a denim dress. Whether you choose patchwork with denim accents or a T-shirt dress made of denim, you can rock this all-American trend. Bring out the orange stitching with tan and suede accessories.

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This menswear-inspired trend won’t provide much warmth, but it is the perfect accessory for a Floridian winter. Give life to a boring outfit with a patterned skinny scarf, or cover up a low neckline with one in solid black. You can even make your own – just cut a long ribbon of fabric and tie it to your liking.

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This ‘60s silhouette is back for round two.

Short dresses have reigned for half a century, but 2016’s versions have higher necklines and sleeker shapes. Pair sky-high hems with thighhigh boots for a contemporary twist.

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The New Year is not quite done with 2015’s ‘70s trend. Colored and patchwork-patterned suede is here to stay for another season and it’s not just for shoes. Wear this sturdy fabric on anything from tank tops to dinner dresses.

COOKING CLASSES PROMOTE WELLNESS PIZZA PREP: Chef Mercedes Varela-Mendez demonstrates how to knead dough during a pizza cooking class Thursday night at the Wellness Enrichment Suite in the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center.

In order to promote a lifestyle of wellness-focused choices, the Wellness Center hosts these classes which include healthy recipes and

demonstrations. The class begins with an introduction to the kitchen, followed by ingredient selection, food preparation and sampling.

There are three remaining classes planned for the spring semester, focusing on “5 or Fewer Ingredients,” Caribbean-inspired dishes and “Quick & Easy” recipes.

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Off field, redshirt freshman impacts local youth

Weekend matchups prove successful for both teams

By Tej Joshi Copy Editor

By Brianna Hernandez Contributing Sports Writer

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edshirt freshman Demetrius Jackson aims to make an impact both on and off the field. When the defensive lineman is not chasing down an opposing quarterback, he is helping kids in the community.

Jackson is touring both middle and high schools in Miami-Dade County to speak to students about respect, goals and hope.

“I just want to be a role model, give these kids a brother figure to look up to,” Jackson said.

Jackson graduated from powerhouse Booker T. Washington High School in 2014. He believes that growing up in Overtown and becoming a Cane gave him the perspective and experience to relate to the students he speaks with while inspiring them to always strive for greatness.

“Kids listen to athletes,” Jackson said. “So when I started drawing young people to me just by walking through my neighborhood, I realized I could make a difference, save a life.”

The neighborhood kids Jackson is referring to were about 15 years old when he began to mentor them. Today, they are graduating high school and some are starting their first year of college. He keeps in touch with the group.

“Football teaches discipline and respect, not only for others for but for yourself,” Jackson said.

“It isn’t just football though. I want these kids to work hard in whatever it is they have a passion for: art, music [or] academics.”

“D-Jack is passionate about everything he does and it influences everyone around him,” sophomore linebacker Trent Harris said.

According to sophomore linebacker Darrion Owens, Jackson is known as goofy, strongwilled and caring among his teammates.

“He knows every single person’s name in Hecht [Athletic Center], even the staff,” said redshirt junior defensive lineman Jelani Hamilton.

“And he emails the entire team scriptures before every game.”

Jackson is a political science major with a minor in sociology. He wants to use his educa-

Erum Kidwai // Assistant Photo Editor

ATHLETE OUTREACH: Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Demetrius Jackson spends his time off the field volunteering with the kids of the Miami community. Jackson is preparing for a presentation at a conference hosted by Booker T. Washington High School in February.

tion to make a difference in the local community.

He feels that there is so much he can offer this generation’s youth.

“People say you can’t touch every kid,” Jackson said. “I don’t believe that. I’ve lost a young man I mentored to the streets and there is always that fear that I won’t reach one in time.”

Jackson first spoke to Dunbar Elementary School with some of his high school teammates.

His efforts have grown to include community service events, school activities and conferences, all of which other members of the team have supported and participated in.

Recently, Jackson spoke at Horace Mann Middle School, the University of Texas Black Student-Athlete Summit and a service event at Gibson Park. He is now preparing for a February conference at Booker T. Washington called Younger Brothers Listen Up. Freshman cornerback Sheldrick Redwine said Jackson has “given us guys a whole new perspective on community service.”

Jackson admits that he gets a bit overwhelmed at times, but says he keeps everything in perspective.

“I know what the bigger picture is. I know what I have to do to be a good example.”

he men’s and women’s tennis teams went a combined 3-0 in their matches at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center over the weekend.

The men’s tennis team took down No. 68 Troy University 4-3 on Saturday to cap the successful weekend of play.

The Hurricanes (3-3) easily secured the doubles point, winning the first two doubles matches while the third doubles match was called early. The duo of sophomores Piotr Lomacki and Nile Clark won 6-3 to start the match. At the top doubles slot, junior Jesse Flores and sophomore Christian Langmo downed their opponent 6-3.

The singles side of the tournament was a back-and-forth affair. Junior Max Andrews won his match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1. Flores added to the Canes’ point column, also in two one-sided sets, 6-1, 6-2.

The Hurricanes then began to struggle as both freshman Fermin Calvo and Lomacki lost. Calvo played tough but fell in three sets,

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The national rank of the women’s basketball team, their highest ranking at the end of January since 2012.

despite winning the first set 6-1. Soon after, Lomacki fell in two sets, 6-4, 6-2.

The match was decided by the final singles match between Langmo and Troy’s Andy Lau. After losing the first set, Lango bounced back and won the last two sets to seal the victory for the Canes.

Prior to their win against Troy, the Canes defeated the University of Central Florida Knights 5-2 on Friday.

The Canes started off the match with a dominating 6-0 doubles performance by the duo of Lomacki and Clark. The win set the tone for the Canes for the remainder of the contest. Again, Langmo clinched the win for the Hurricanes with a three-set victory.

The team will next be in action on Feb. 15 when they take on Army in Coral Gables.

Also on Friday, the women’s tennis team defeated No. 24 Georgia Tech in a clean sweep 7-0 to open ACC play. The No. 11 Canes (3-0, 1-0) clinched the doubles point with a win from the duo of sophomore Silvia Fuentes and senior Clementina Riobueno in the third doubles match.

From there, the Canes coasted to victory, dropping just one set in all singles play. The seventh-ranked player in the country, sophomore Sinead Lohan, put the final nail in the coffin. She defeated her Yellow Jacket opponent in two sets to score the fourth and deciding point for the Hurricanes.

The team will next be in action when they play in the ITA Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wisconsin from Feb. 5-8.

Giancarlo Falconi // Staff Photographer

SOLO SHOT: Sophomore Piotr Lomacki takes a forehand shot during his singles match Saturday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The Hurricanes beat Troy University 4-3.

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COMMENTARY

Hurricanes thriving heading into game against Syracuse

By Isaiah Kim-Martinez Senior Sports Writer

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s the No. 17-ranked women’s basketball team prepares to face off against Syracuse on Monday night, it’s important to recognize how far the Hurricanes have come with more than half of the season already in the books.

Head Coach Katie Meier’s squad has been impressive since stepping onto the court for the first game in November.

The Canes currently have a record of 18-3, with two of the losses coming to ranked teams. This means that the Canes have taken care of business against the teams they should be beating, which is vital for any team’s success.

There are many legitimate reasons for the Canes’ performance so far this season. At the top of the list is junior guard Adrienne Motley. The 5-foot-9 player out of Newport News, Virginia is once again leading the team in scoring, averaging 16.4 points per game while shooting an efficient 47.7 percent

from the field. Whenever the Canes need a quick bucket, they look for Motley.

The team has also enjoyed having redshirt junior Keyona Hayes back in the starting lineup. After an ankle injury kept the 6-foot-1 forward out last season, it took some time for Hayes to get back into rhythm. It is safe to say she is now back in her flow. In the month of January alone, Hayes had a 22-point game, an 18-point game and a 15-point game. She has done all of this while getting her field-goal percentage up to an impressive 51.8 percent.

Redshirt senior guard Michelle Woods and junior guard Jessica Thomas have done a little bit of everything to help the team. Both players can catch fire from three-point range, but even when they’re not scoring, they are making an impact.

Both are good rebounders for their size and play gritty defense whenever they’re on the court.

The two freshmen from the Netherlands, guard Laura Cornelius and forward Emese Hof, have played with skill beyond their years so far this season. Cornelius sees the floor well and is Miami’s best three-point shooter, hitting 43 percent from distance. Hof is already one of the team’s best rebounders and has become one of the Canes’ bigger options on offense, averaging 8.6 points per game while shooting a remarkable 58.3 percent from the field. Both players are clearly polished on defense as well and it is obvious that they enjoy playing on both Erum Kidwai // Assistant Photo Editor sides of the ball.

The Canes play Syracuse at 7 p.m. on Monday at the ONE-ON-ONE: Redshirt senior guard Michelle Woods sizes up an FSU defender during last Sunday’s 69-58 loss in the BankUnited Center. The Canes will play in the BankUnited BankUnited Center.

Center again on Monday, when they take on Syracuse at 7 p.m.

MEN’S CLUB LACROSSE GAINS FIRST WIN OF SEASON

CHARGING AHEAD:

Sophomore faceoff specialist Daniel Post-Jacobs (6) brings the ball down the field after a faceoff during Sunday’s 15-9 win over Florida Atlantic University at Cobb Stadium. The men’s club lacrosse team opened their season Friday with a loss to Auburn. Their next game is Feb. 12 against the University of Georgia in Athens. Last season, the team had a 6-6 record.

February 1 - February 3, 2016 I don’t know what to do. If I keep seeing him, I probably won’t ever develop the physical attraction toward him, though I wish I could. But if I kick him to the curb, I’ll be dumping a guy who doesn’t deserve to be dumped. What should I do?

Sincerely, Wishing for a Spark Dear V, I’ve been seeing a guy for a while but don’t feel attracted to him. He’s perfect in basically every way. He takes me out on cute dates and fits me into his busy schedule. The problem is, I just don’t feel any chemistry with him. When we kiss, it’s like I’m making out with a friend. We’re a slobbery mess, like two dogs fighting for a tennis ball.

Dear Wishing for a Spark, Sometimes the chemical attraction that leads to drunken one-night stands and hook-ups just doesn’t show up when you’d wish it would.

Sure, your best friend might brag about how she and her FWB are magnetically drawn to each other and your other friends might blab on and on about how they can “sense” when bae’s in the room, but

THE MIAMI HURRICANE that doesn’t mean you’ll have that same attraction to your beau.

It’s unfair at times. He’s perfect in every sense of the word, so why don’t you feel that energy?

Unfortunately, things like romantic (and sexual) attraction are out of our control.

Instead of waiting for Cupid to strike you with his bow, realize that you’ll probably never feel that spark. Don’t try to force it and just focus on letting your date off the hook without crushing him. It’s going to be hard for him to hear that you’re not feelin’ it.

Try to think of a way to show you care while sending him back to the “friend zone.”

There’s a wide array of options: carrier pigeon, airplane banner, smoke signal, message in a bottle…you could even send a text to the Jumbotron at a basketball game. “Srry, Jim…I’m not feelin’ it wit u. Xoxo, Samantha.”

DEAR V

Joking, of course. How you do it is up to you, but be considerate of his feelings. Perhaps take your guy out to coffee and explain that you’re not attracted to him the way you hoped you’d be.

Just don’t ghost the guy. No matter how long you dated, even if you didn’t hook up, it never feels good to be left in the dark. Answer any questions he has and let him know that you’d still like to be his friend.

If he takes it poorly and decides to split, that’s up to him.

Odds are though, if he does care about you, he’ll still see the value of spending time with you, even if it’s platonically instead of romantically.

-V

Tarah Rogowski Martos, Ph.D. University of Miami Alumna B.A. - 2004 M.S.Ed. - 2007

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