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Macyʼs Dress for Success fashion show

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FINDING FEEDBACK: Students share ideas for campus improvement with Dr. Felicia Knaul during her first Walk & Talk around Lake Osceola Monday.

Campus first lady puts conversation in motion

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Hurricane gear-clad Felicia Knaul led a group of about 12 students, faculty and administration on her first Walk & Talk event of the year on Monday afternoon. The University of Miami’s first lady talked to students about their concerns and hopes for the university under Dr. Julio Frenk’s leadership while strolling around Lake Osceola.

Knaul’s idea for a discussion in motion developed out of her dislike for all-day sedentary work.

“I think better when I walk than when I sit,” she said. “I thought, ‘Well, this is a chance.’”

Knaul’s friendly demeanor reflected Frenk’s plan to spend the first year delving into university life, getting familiar with students and the campus as a whole. This includes his

plan of “100 days of listening” to start his time in office.

Jeff Farmer is the program development and project manager of the Genetics Exercise and Research Study program at the Miller School of Medicine. He joined the walk and offered to put students in contact with Knaul if they had further questions.

“We want to try to show that she’s accessible,” Farmer said.

Although only a handful of students took advantage of the opportunity, Farmer said Knaul has plans to make interactive sessions a regular occurrence, even featuring guest speakers.

“What we might do is have specific walkers who can talk about a particular topic,” Farmer said.

For about 15 minutes, which were only interrupted by a brief stop at the Band of the Hour rehearsal to say hello, Knaul spoke to senior Christine Castiglione about careers in global health.

“She’s been telling me about the World Health Organization and how I could work with Latin America and South America and what all the opportunities are and her opinion on it,” Castiglione said.

Knaul has worked in global health and policy for the majority of her career and intends to incorporate

her experience to create connections with Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as among departments within the university.

She is now director of the Miami Institute for the Americas in the College of Arts and Sciences. According to Knaul, there will be a variety of lectures and symposia throughout the year to discuss issues plaguing the global community, with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.

One set of lectures will be what Knaul dubbed the “Women And” series. It will focus on women in different fields, from medicine and engineering to art, and how they face inequality.

“That will be a way for me to sort of engage with the different schools, but also to begin to ask questions about how are women not being recognized in these areas of work and why,” she said.

Mostly, Knaul said she wants to continue to interact with students so she can better cater to their needs, academic or otherwise, and make studying at UM a fulfilling experience.

“I’m meeting wonderful students. I’m thrilled about that,” she said. “I’m looking forward to getting more involved and to finding out more about what all of you do.”

Macy’s Dress for Success will be hosting a fashion show and suit giveaway on Sept. 9 at the Lakeside Patio Stage from 12-2 p.m. Dress for Success provides resources and programs, such as suiting and job training, to empower women and help them secure employment. The Toppel Career Center and Macy’s will be hosting a business outfit giveaway at the event. There will also be food, music and styling tips.

Attire is business casual. To enter the giveaway, fill out an entry form at Toppel.

Town hall meeting with President Frenk The University of Miami will host a town hall-style meeting with new president Dr. Julio Frenk on Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the BankUnited Center. The event is open to all UM faculty, staff and students. Dr. Frenk will answer questions from the audience, as well as questions submitted through social media with the hashtag #AskFrenk. For more information on how to get tickets, visit sa.miami.edu/ibisnews.

ʻPut it Downʼ texting and driving campaign

Women In Tech Careers: ʻMake A Living, Have A Lifeʼ Toppel Career Center will be hosting panelists to discuss the issues facing women in tech careers and how we can work to resolve them. Women In Tech Careers: “Make A Living, Have A Life” will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the Toppel Loft.

The Florida Department of Transportation will partner with WalkSafe and BikeSafe programs and the University of Miami Police Department for the “Put It Down” Campaign on texting and driving.

FDOT and UMPD will be at the The Rock on Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to educate the community on vehicular safety.

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William Riggin’s recap of the county’s decision to issue bonds for campus construction and upgrades.

Mark Singer’s summary of former Hurricane running back Duke Johnson’s professional career.

Haley Walker’s advice on fall fashion fit for Florida.

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CONSTRUCTION

UC pool undergoes renovation

By William Riggin News Editor

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ne of the most unique features of the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus, the lakeside outdoor pool at the Whitten University Center (UC), is currently undergoing renovations that will be complete in October.

For years, the pool has been losing water due to its outdated pipes and gutters. According to Executive Director of the UC Daniel Westbrook, an inspection just over a year ago determined that the cast iron pipes of the pool were extremely corroded. With the need for major work on the pipes and gutters, Westbrook and the administration decided this was a smart time to redo the entire pool.

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POOL PROGRESS: Renovations to the UC Pool are underway and include everything from new pipes and gutters to a refinished pool deck and updated lounging furniture. The pool is expected to reopen in October.

“You only want to close down once, so we rolled it into one big project ... It’s certainly the biggest renovation the pool has ever undergone,” Westbrook said.

The list of changes to the pool area is extensive. In addition to the new pipes and gutters, the entire pool deck will be refinished and the loung-

ing furniture will be replaced. The lining around the pool’s edge will also be replaced with stainless steel and blue plastic casing, and the coping – the lining right at the pool’s edge – will be lower so that it doesn’t need to be stepped over to get into the pool.

Though everyone on campus will be able to enjoy the renovations, some

of the upgrades are especially beneficial to UM’s water sport teams. The dive tower’s cement will be repaired and its surface refinished. Starting blocks for the swim team will also be brand new, and the pool will be deeper to increase safety for those diving in the shallowest lanes.

A modern “water disturber” will be installed so that the school’s dive team will be able to see the water’s surface rather than straight through to the pool floor. Previously, divers standing on the dive tower platforms would have trouble seeing the surface of the pool when the water was still, making it difficult to judge the distance of their dives.

There is also an improved heating system with more accurate temperature regulation, as well as a water cooling capability that is entirely new.

This is a necessary feature according to Westbrook, since the extreme heat of the summer made swimming laps in the pool difficult. A modern chlorine system is also being installed to eliminate the need for liquid chlorine storage on site.

In addition to the pool and deck renovations, the locker rooms are be-

ing slightly redone. All together the pool’s renovation, which will certainly cost more than $1 million, has been a joint effort between Student Affairs and the Athletic Department.

“One of the rare things about our pool is that it is owned by Student Affairs and not athletics,” Westbrook said. “So it has been a partnership between the two departments throughout the process.”

One of the side effects of the pool’s renovation has been the closure of the footbridge that leads from the Eaton parking lot to the UC entrance, forcing students to walk around to the Stanford Circle before they can get into the UC. But according to Westbrook, the footbridge will be opened as soon as the construction company no longer needs that area.

“That has been given the highest priority. We realize how badly students need that back and we promise that will be open as soon as possible.”

Westbrook added that additional improvements could be made depending on their budget and time, but right now the pool should be open some time in October.

COMMUNITY

USpeak features new professor

By Jackie Yang Opinion Editor

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he first event of the 201516 USpeak Flash Fiction & Poetry Performance Series took place on Monday evening at Books & Books in downtown Coral Gables. The event was hosted by the University of Miami Creative Writing Program and the student-run Mangrove literary journal.

The featured guest of Monday’s open mic reading was new creative writing faculty member and UM alumna Chantel Acevedo. Acevedo has previously taught at Auburn University in Alabama, where she founded the university’s creative writing program. She is currently an Associate Professor of English in the MFA Creative Writing Program and is teaching two undergraduate creative

writing workshops this semester. Acevedo has authored four novels, “Love and Ghost Letters,” “Song of the Red Cloak,” “A Falling Star,” and “The Distant Marvels.” She is the recipient of the Latino International Book Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award National Bronze Medal.

Her other work has appeared in literary publications such as the American Poetry Review, North American Review and the Chattahoochee Review and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for small press publications.

Acevedo started off with an excerpt from her most recent novel, “The Distant Marvels,” which was reviewed earlier this summer by the New York Times and NPR. The vignette Acevedo read featured a woman telling stories of her family to others who were taking shelter with her during a hurricane.

“Since we couldn’t get a huracan in real life,” Acevedo joked, “We’ll get one in here.”

Her writing touched upon Cuban history, class and family heritage, and was laced with a bit of humor.

Acevedo also read four poems from her upcoming chapbook, “Un Otra Oz.” The collection’s title, which translates to “Another Oz” in English, refers to the comparison Acevedo makes between Cuba and Dorothy Gale’s journey through Oz. “It’s the Wizard of Oz, but not L. Frank Baum’s Oz,” Acevedo explained. “I thought about what happens to Dorothy when she goes to Oz, and it’s so pretty, so pretty until that witch shows up, and suddenly it’s a very dark story. So I thought about that, how Cuba also has its layers of beauty – this Technicolor notion of looking at Cuba – and its layers of darkness, and I sort of fused the two.”

In addition to Acevedo, several students shared their poetry, f lash fiction and experimental pieces: senior Adrian Alonso read a series of his most esoteric tweets from his Twitter account.

The next USpeak event will be on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at Books & Books in Coral Gables. Students are welcome to read their pieces at USpeak events; no prior sign-up is required.

Beatriz Chinea // Contributing Photographer

SHARING HER STORIES: Professor Chantel Acevedo speaks about her writing career at the USpeak Flash Fiction and Poetry Performance at Books & Books Monday.

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HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES: The Band of the Hour rehearses at the IM Fields for Saturday’s upcoming game against Bethune-Cookman.

Band of the Hour ready for season

By Sophie Barros Staff Writer

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omprised of more than 100 student members, the Band of the Hour is one of UM’s oldest student organizations, dating back to 1933. The band is comprised of woodwinds, brass, percussion, the Color Guard and the Hurricanette dance line, making it both a musical and visual experience.

When the Hurricanes kick off their football season against BethuneCookman in their new Adidas uniforms this Saturday, the Band of the Hour will also debut new uniforms as they strive to keep thousands of fans energized through one collective sound. The result of a donation from

alumna Judi Prokop Newman and her husband Robert Newman, the new uniforms and instruments are the visual unifier of a band bonded beyond their music and dance routines.

Senior Colton Freitas joined the Frost Band of the Hour as a trombone player during his freshman year and now leads the band as drum major in his final year. Like Freitas, many other Band of the Hour members have found a second home in band and a way to share their passion for music in the UM community.

“The closest thing I can relate it to is an extended family,” Freitas said. “Everyone here, you know they have your back because of how hard we work and how hard we push each other. It’s never in a competitive way; we try to inspire each other to be the best musicians and hard workers and just people that we can be all the time.”

The group is directed by Professor Jay Rees, a UM Frost School of Music alum who went on to become a recognized jazz musician and educator. During his college years, he led the Frost Band of the Hour as drum

major for three years, and after a long career as director of athletic bands at the University of Arizona, he returned to his alma mater in July 2014 to lead the Band of the Hour to new standards.

“It’s a wonderful symmetry to my academic life,” Rees said. “My college years started here, and now, later in my career, I’m back at the U and I’m excited to take the Band of The Hour to a new height of excellence and innovation.”

Student members have been preparing intensively for the beginning of the football season and, under Rees’s leadership, have been rehearsing new drills and song numbers to energize the crowd. The Frost Band of the Hour is currently working on a Rihanna mash up.

“I have always believed that some marching bands all too often repeat the same old stale tunes,” Rees said. “There are a lot of marching bands that play relatively predictable songs, and I’m not interested in being predictable, and I don’t think the students at UM are interested in being predictable or pedantic. I think that UM is a great university because it’s

innovative – the Frost School of Music is absolutely innovative – so I really wanted to pick music that would be unusual for a marching band to play, while still being something that the audience would really enjoy and potentially recognize.”

The idea for the Rihanna set came from Rees’s wife, Wendy, who is also a musician and recognized the energy these songs could bring to both the marching band and the audience.

“I’m very excited because I love Rihanna, and her music is a new experience for marching band,” said Janiela Mabo, a Florida International University student who has been playing in the Band of the Hour for five years. “It will definitely get the crowd pumped up and more excited, so hopefully they’ll stay and watch us during half time.”

Rees’s passion and energy transfers to student members, who have noticed an improvement in their performance and new levels of inspiration.

“First and foremost, his energy level is off the charts all the time, so it’s completely different than the environment that I’ve been used to,” Freitas said. “Sometimes he has to force the energy out of us, but he’s big into trying to inspire us to inspire each other, which I think is a great message not only for a band but for life, just trying to inspire each other and be the best we can be. The music and the drill that we have is a little more ambitious than anything we’ve had, at least in a long time.”

“I think a lot of people don’t understand how incredibly complex this activity is,” Rees said. “Playing music at a high level is already an extremely complex activity, and then we’re asking people to do that and basically be a dancer while they do it. It’s as if we were asking the Symphony Orchestra to not only play Swan Lake, but also be the ballerinas dancing to it while they play it.”

The Frost Band of the Hour prepared extensively during Band Camp one and a half weeks before classes, in which student members practiced for 12 to 14 hours outdoors every day and rehearsed their instruments indoors.

“I think that the goals in any org are really the same, and it’s the medium that might be different,” Rees said. “The goals in a football team are to have the teammates come together, and achieve excellence and try to over-achieve and be as successful as they can be, maybe even more successful than they thought possible.

Besides performing during athletic events, the Frost Band of the Hour will also perform at Disney on their way back from the UM vs.

FSU away game, and at the Flanagan Marching Band Competition in early October. The Band of the Hour also hosts mini pep rallies outside the Rat every Friday afternoon before a home game, and puts a final cap on home games by performing a couple of songs and the alma mater around the lake when they are back on campus.

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FRESH THREADS: Robert and Judi Newman gifted The Band of the Hour 115 new marching band instruments and a full set of newly designed uniforms.

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Opinion EDITORIAL

Give Golden another chance “Hurricane[s] fans aren’t known for their patience, and they won’t stick around for long.

Something good has to happen fast,” wrote sports writer Spencer Dandes in a September 2011 issue of this paper. His rebuke was directed at head football coach Al Golden, who was then just inheriting the team amidst the fallout from the Nevin Shapiro scandal that had been uncovered about a month earlier.

Four years later, nothing has changed. Impatient Hurricane fans are still touting “Fire Al Golden” and “Bring Back Butch” signs. Others are waiting on the edge of their seats to see if Golden can finally pull through a solid performance during the 2015-16 season, now that the cloud of the 2013 NCAA rulings has blown away.

Through the NCAA sanctions, the team lost nine scholarships over three years and the school self-imposed a two-year ban on bowl participation.

Golden veritably had his hands tied with regard to recruitment from when the story broke in August 2011 to when the final sanctions ruling occurred in October 2013. Rival schools poached upon South Florida talent, including future first-round pick Amari Cooper, who played high school football for Miami Northwestern, a traditional feeder for the university. Cooper committed to the University of Alabama instead, just as news of the scandal broke.

Now that some time has distanced Golden from the fallout of the NCAA probe and sanctions, he deserves this one last season to prove himself to Hurricanes fans. This is, after all, only the second year he has been able to recruit a class without the sanctions deterring promising players. Golden also has a deep and talent-

ed lineup for the 2016 recruiting class, currently ranked eighth in the nation by ESPN. The Hurricanes should see an improvement over last year’s team that finished with a losing record for the first time since 2007. Although the offense lost several key contributors to the NFL, including Miami’s all-time leading rusher in Duke Johnson, sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya is poised to have a huge year, and the defense features skilled players all over the field. Combine the team’s development from a year ago with a lighter schedule this season, and Golden is expected to compete for the ACC Coastal division title at a minimum.

Hurricanes fans need to accept that this isn’t 2001. The team is not yet in a place to contend for national championships every single season. Prematurely firing a coach who recruits well, is liked by players and is loyal to the school would only set the team back from reaching its previous form.

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PERSONAL FOCUS

Tackling adulthood intimidating, not impossible

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he end of high school brings about a great deal of change. By the time we reach graduation, most of us are legal adults. We drive cars, have jobs and look forward to the first day of college – a day that feels, for many of us, like the first day of the rest of our lives.

Before the first month of summer had come to a close, I replaced my failing, nine-year-old Toshiba comBy Mackenzie Karbon puter with a functioning laptop, nailed down an internship and led a small group of music students in Los AnCulture Columnist geles. While all of these events seemingly signaled the transition from a sheltered, dependent existence to life as a fully (read: mostly) functioning adult, I didn’t feel in my heart that anything had changed. That is, until I visited one of the most significant and vital institutions in the entire industrialized world: a bank.

Banks are important. Banks are so central to our health as a country that over the past century we have put in place scores of legislation to protect them from failing. Savings, security, affluence – things that guide our image as a nation – are all rooted in banks. So when I strolled into my local Bank of America expecting to open a new account with some grace and professionalism, I was

quickly made aware of my biggest mistake to date: assuming that all people with bronze name placards and job titles possess the intention of helping others.

I entered quietly, noticing how the desks were positioned far from the entrance in a defensive block: each one faced the door, collectively forming a barricade. The desks were armed with cheap staplers and coffee-stained mouse pads.

I sat down near a table of deposit forms. I watched client after bewildered client scribble bitterly across checks as each of them realized that not one of the pens on the table worked. Employees remained on their side of the trenches, separated from the mildly frustrated public, silent with fear in their eyes. I felt like I had fallen into a vacuum of potential – a mysterious land where promising young people morph unwillingly into cantankerous, unhelpful financial advisors in stained suits. The paradoxical nature of banks is overwhelming; we hate them but rely tremendously on their services. No one inside banks ever looks happy, yet cheerful music plays all the livelong day. Just as I began to get wrapped up in the unpleasant contradictions of these tedious grown-up institutions, a slight voice behind me asked, “Can I help you?”

One hour later, I staggered to my car with piles of brochures, temporary checks, information cards and a spinning head. The reality of adulthood had hit me in the least glorious manner it possibly could have. Yet, I felt relieved. My first big, scary adult experience was over and I was still standing on two feet. Hell, I even knew a bit about checking accounts now. Being an adult wasn’t a sudden transformation into a corporate robot or a nose-dive into joyless responsibilities.

Being an adult was a lot like being a kid, but with a little bit more independence and initiative.

And a debit card.

Mackenzie Karbon is a freshman majoring in jazz performance.

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ELECTION 2

Sandersʼ message gains traction

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eople are pissed off.

The middle class has been shrinking ever since the 1980s, Wall Street has purchased Congress, the environment is on the verge of

By Lucas Baker collapse, African AmeriContributing Columnist cans cannot walk their own streets without fear of police repression and students like us are drowning in debt while the rich have seen their wealth skyrocket to levels that have never been seen before.

Calling for a “nationwide political revolution,” Senator Bernie Sanders has managed to make the upcoming Democratic primary a real competition. Before he made waves with his strong middle class message, 2016 was supposed to be the year of Queen Hillary Clinton’s coronation. But the narrative has shifted.

In early August, 27,000 people showed up in Los Angeles to hear him hammer out his message, a gathering five times as large as any Hillary Clinton rally to date.

With his popularity jumping from 12 percent in July to 30 percent in August according to FOX and CNN polling, Sanders is now being called a “threat” and a “contender” by the media rather than a “long shot.” All over the country, Sanders has campaigned for free college tuition, a ban on private prisons, a $15 minimum wage, healthcare for all and – wait for it – a constitutional ban on big money in politics.

Unlike some other 2016 candidates, Sanders hasn’t taken a dime from what he calls “the billionaire class,” and he refuses to collaborate with super political action committees (PACs). Instead, he raised over $13 billion from mostly small donors, according to the Federal Election Commission’s 2015 second-quarter reportings.

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Refusing to fraternize with the wealthy and powerful is an extension of Sanders’ general contempt for wealth inequality, which, as he frequently mentions, is at its highest since the Great Depression. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Sanders called out the nation on its “grotesque level of income and wealth inequality where the top one-tenth of one percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent.”

To bring Bernie’s message to the U, the University of Miami Young Democrats should hold a public Democratic primary debate or discussion where students can exchange their feelings on the 2016 election.

The more people who hear about Bernie’s message, the more people will support him, evidenced by his strong momentum in the polls. Students identify with his views because we know that this is not a joke. It’s our future. #FeelTheBern.

Lucas Baker is a sophomore majoring in economics, international studies and political science.

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John Kasich most electable GOP candidate

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ohn Kasich, the governor of Ohio, didn’t make much of a splash when he first announced his campaign for the 2016

By Eitan Snyder presidential election.

Contributing Columnist He landed in the middle of Trumpmania, when even front-running candidates like Jeb Bush and Scott Walker were losing valuable percentage points in the polls to Trump’s combination of celebrity and headline-grabbing comments.

Despite it all, Kasich squeezed his way into Fox News’s prime-time debate on Aug. 6 and will likely make it into CNN’s Reagan Presidential Debate on Sept. 16.

Though he appeared soft-spoken next to Donald Trump and Rand Paul, he came across as a straight shooter who tells the truth and does what the people need even when it is politically inconvenient to do so.

This arguably makes Kasich the most electable candidate in the GOP field.

In his most recent gubernatorial election in Ohio, he had a landslide win with 64 percent of the vote. Most notably, Kasich accepted Medicaid expansion from the Affordable Care Act in Ohio, a decision that he has been hounded for by his opponents as well as conservative thinkers who are ideologically opposed to the ACA. In an interview from last October, he said that the opposition to the Affordable Care Act “was really either political or ideological. I don’t think that holds water

against real flesh and blood, and real improvements in people’s lives.”

Kasich is the kind of candidate who could be conservative enough for Republican primary voters, while also not too partisan for independents and centrist democrats to see his appeal.

He believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, but recognizes that the Supreme Court has made its ruling and that it’s time to move on. He has the same kind of appeal that Chris Christie has with his business-friendly background and straightforward approach to politics, but Kasich has avoided the awkward personal and public scandals that Christie has been plagued with.

The main issue with Kasich is the question that has become an issue for the GOP in recent years: can any candidate who is moderate enough to have a chance at winning the general election also have a chance at winning Republican primary against a base that is shifting even further to the right?

It’s not an easy question to answer and it’s unclear if the answer is yes. Especially when Kasich is facing off against candidates like Trump, Paul and Senator Ted Cruz who grab for headlines like the last breadstick at Olive Garden. It’s going to be a long road for Kasich to achieve victory in Republican primaries without stooping down to their level of sensationalism.

But there’s still hope. Kasich’s progress has been good so far, and he has been gaining fast in New Hampshire, where some polls have him all the way up in second place behind Trump. This is going to be a long election, and as long as Kasich continues the strategy that won him so many supporters from both parties in his home state of Ohio, he could have a very real shot at winning the nomination.

Eitan Snyder is a sophomore majoring in music business.

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Seven ways to sport spirit on game day

By Natalie Hilvert Contributing Edge Writer

Football season is upon us, and our Miami Hurricanes are gearing up for the exciting few months ahead. Football games are a time to parade our orange and green and display with full

vivacity why it’s great to be a Miami Hurricane.

Here are some easy ways to amp up your Canes wardrobe and show your Hurricane pride without making any penalties on your bank account.

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Football season is upon us, and our Miami Hurricanes are gearing up for the exciting few months ahead. Football games are a time to parade our orange and green and display with full vivacity why it’s great to be a Miami Hurricane.

Here are some easy ways to amp up your Canes wardrobe and show your Hurricane pride without making any penalties on your bank account.

Socks are a small detail that can show off a lot of spirit. Whether you have a pair of calf-highs with Sebastian embroidered on them, or if you just ran over to CVS to buy a pair of plain knee-high Wilson athletic socks, you can show your Miami pride while wearing something you would wear anyway.

Paint Nail Polish Ladies, don’t invest in a gel manicure before a football game – We all know that the phrase “nochip” only goes so far. Just because we don’t want to drop $30 on salon treatment doesn’t mean we can’t show our Canes spirit on our fingers. CVS and Target sell bottles of extreme colors for very cheap.

What better way to admire your new self-manicure than while throwing up the U?

Hair Accessories If you don’t own any Canes-themed embellishments for your hair to wear on game days, it’s super easy to make them yourself. Bows, headbands, hair ties – the possibilities are endless! Michaels has premade bows that you can simply stick onto a hair clip or you can create your own custom accessory.

You can even use remnants that you have cut from your T-shirts as easy hair wraps. If you’re having a good hair day you don’t want to cover it up with a baseball cap anyway.

Attitude The singular easiest way to show your Canes sprit comes at no cost at all. The best way to support the Canes isn’t by wearing wild outfits (although it can’t hurt) – it’s by cheering on your team! Support your Canes; go to their games – both home and away — and vocally express your support all along the way.

The way you behave will reflect your Canes spirit more than anything you wear. Remember – win or lose, we are all still part of the Canes fam, and that in itself is something to be proud of.

We have all seen those extra-spirited Canes that cover their entire chests with orange and green body paint. Those who are more modestly inclined can use paint to show their spirit, too.

It’s very easy to create shirts with just a squirt of green paint and an orange T-Shirt bought at the Dollar Store or Target. Face-paint can also be used to make simple designs on one’s cheeks and arms. We all know that the “U” Game Day face decals are incredibly cute, but paint is an easy and affordable substitute. Some eye-black can’t hurt either.

Beads Beads are not necessarily just for Mardi Gras. Run over to Party City to grab some orange and green necklaces for a quick and easy accessory to your tailgate tanks. They come in packs of multiples so they’re super fun to share with friends.

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AN ART LOVER’S GUIDE TO CAMPUS

By Madelyn Paquette Staff Writer

UM’s Theatre Department produces two shows a semester at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. The Ring is the place to go for the classics, but it also features new works from top playwrights. The box office offers discounted student tickets and free tickets with a Cane Card on Tuesdays. The department also puts on two free shows in the Hecht Studio Theatre.

CaneStage Company (formerly Quantum Entertainment) is UM’s student-run company, which mounts two productions a semester.

CaneStage specializes in contemporary performances and is well known for its yearly Halloween Rocky Horror Shadow Cast. Tickets are free, but arrive early – Rocky Horror especially is known to fill up fast.

There’s no denying it: UM has one of the most vibrant college arts communities in the nation. With so many groups, it’s tough to keep track of all the incredible performances. Don’t miss out on any shows with this guide to arts and entertainment on campus.

For a classy excursion, visual art fans should visit the Lowe Art Museum, where admission is free for students. The museum features a variety of works from all over the world and all throughout history.

The monthly LoweDown Happy Hour is an evening event that celebrates a specific art theme and features light snacks and refreshments. The College of Arts and Sciences Gallery in the Wesley Foundation Building also houses exhibitions and events.

The Cosford Cinema is an eclectic mix of arthouse and big-budget movie theater, which features showings of recent blockbusters sponsored by the Cinematic Arts Commission, as well as indie and foreign films – all free to students. Be sure to catch the series of Oscar-nominated films this winter, and the student film festival in the spring.

If you’re looking for a good laugh, UM’s improv team UProv always puts on hilarious shows at performances around campus. Additionally, the Rat plays host to touring stand-up comedians a few times a year.

File Photo By Halle Meltzer // Photo Editor ART AT A GLANCE: Sapan Parikh and Bianca Seenandan discuss paintings during LoweDown at the Lowe Art Museum.

The LoweDown occurs the first Thursday of every month during the academic year and gives students the chance to explore the Lowe’s unique collections while enjoying Happy Hour refreshments.

The Frost School of Music hosts a concert or recital nearly every day of the year, many of which are open to the public. The highlight of the year, however, is Festival Miami, a concert series that runs through the month of November and frequently attracts big names.

On Thursdays from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., Hurricane Productions puts on Patio Jams, a free concert featuring local musicians on the UC Rock. UM also has four a capella groups that frequently put on free performances. They include the co-ed BIscaydence, all-male Above the Keys, Hindi-fusion Tufaan, and Jewish 18th

File Photo By Giancarlo Falconi // Assistant Photo Editor CAST SHINES ON STAGE: Performances of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opened the 2014-2015 season of the Ring Theatre.

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Hurricane Productions brings concerts to campus during Homecoming and spring semester finals. Tickets are free for students and are handed out at the UC ticket booth a few weeks prior. Smaller performances and open mic nights are held at the Rat, as well as other venues, which usually feature a local headliner and then open the stage to any brave performers.

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Team counts on Kaaya to carry new-look offense

Depth key to Canes’ defense this season

By Austin Sapin Contributing Sports Writer

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ow does Miami recover from losing its top rusher, its top two receiving threats and three key offensive linemen in a single offseason? Having a star quarterback helps. Brad Kaaya will have to carry an enormous load this year for the Hurricanes, especially now that junior running back Gus “The Bus” Edwards is out for the season, but the sophomore is up to the challenge.

Duke Johnson, Phillip Dorsett and Clive Walford are all in the NFL now, so it’s up to Kaaya to pick up the slack in his second year as starting quarterback. In addition to losing his three best playmakers from a year ago, the six-foot-four, 210-pound quarterback will be protected by five offensive linemen this season with just 22 combined starts in their careers. Two of them, right tackle Sunny Odogwu and left guard Nick Gall, have never started for the Canes.

As long as the players on this new-look offense study and prepare properly for each game, Kaaya trusts the group will succeed in 2015.

“Preparation is key,” Kaaya said after practice Tuesday. “That goes for everyone, but especially the young guys.”

The Los Angeles native knows a thing or two about stepping into an offense with unfamiliar personnel around him. The 2014 ACC Rookie of the Year led the conference in yards-per-attempt (8.5) and in passing TDs (26) last season.

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LEADING MAN: Sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya in command of the Hurricanes’ offense.

This year’s offense isn’t as talented or experienced as 2014’s squad, but there are still dangerous playmakers for Kaaya to get the ball to.

Sophomore running back Joseph Yearby and freshman Mark Walton, a top-recruit out of Booker T. Washington, should get the bulk of the carries this season. Yearby carried the ball 86 times for 509 yards for a healthy average of 5.9 yards a carry as a freshman, and Walton has received rave reviews throughout preseason camp. Backing them up is sophomore Trayone “Choc” Gray, a converted quarterback out of Miami Carol City Senior High with big play potential.

Redshirt senior receiver Rashawn Scott, who missed most of 2013 and all of 2014 with shoulder injuries, is healthy and ready to make up for lost time. Scott showed promise as a sophomore when he

caught 35 passes for 512 yards and three touchdowns.

Senior receiver Herb Waters and junior Stacy Coley should play better after disappointing seasons in 2014. The duo caught just 43 passes for 461 yards and one touchdown last year. If they struggle early on, six-foot-five freshman Lawrence Cager could find himself in the starting lineup sooner than expected.

Kaaya was put in a difficult situation last season when he unexpectedly had to start right away in his first year on the team. He responded by becoming the first true freshman quarterback to throw for 3,000 yards and 25 touchdowns in the last decade. With Kaaya in charge, this offense is in good hands.

hile the 2015 NFL Draft was great for the Miami Hurricanes brand, it left a wide hole in the team’s defense.

The likes of Denzel Perryman, Anthony Chickillo, Thurston Armbrister and Ladarius Gunter all left for the NFL and with them went 235 tackles, 10 sacks and six created turnovers from the 2014 squad in Coral Gables.

There aren’t as many big names like that in this year’s group, but with great depth and an emphasis on creating turnovers and negative yardage plays, this 2015 defense could soar past last season’s version.

“We want to be more disruptive, more [tackles for loss], more sacks, improving in the red zone and improving on third down and takeaways,” defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio said when asked about the priorities of the defense this season. “Those are areas we’ve had success with at different times over the past couple years, but we just have to get consistent.”

While trying to get to that level of consistency with a new approach sounds nice, the scheme often breaks down at some point and the team has to go to their bread and butter. For this defense, depth is the key to success.

“When you have a defensive line with a lot of depth that can just keep pounding and keep punching the offensive line and keep getting physical with them all game, it’s just an advantage to the defense,” senior nose tackle Calvin Heurtelou said.

Even with the depth chart rolled out a week before the team’s first game against Bethune-Cookman, it seems at almost every position that two or three guys could eventually fill the spot.

With the depth, versatility and new approach, the Hurricanes have also implemented a new 4-3 speed package designed to get quicker guys to rush the quarterback. While this package hasn’t seen live-game action yet, it’s clear the coaching staff loves what they are seeing.

“Oh yeah, this is fun,” Golden said when asked if the personnel finally could match the scheme. “Just seeing the guys compete and having all the [nose tackles] look the same and all the [defensive] ends kind of look the same, having some speed rushers, this is good.”

No, this group doesn’t have the star names, but with the personnel and depth finally ready to fit the scheme, the Canes could feature a nasty defense this season.

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Coach Al Golden under pressure heading into fifth season

By Austin Sapin Contributing Sports Writer

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FEELING THE HEAT: All eyes are on Coach Al Golden this upcoming season.

here is no doubt in anyone’s mind that head coach Al Golden led the University of Miami football program through one of its most tumultuous periods in history. Scholarship restrictions, bowl bans and probation were all part of an exhausting and difficult battle against the NCAA’s ruling following the Nevin Shapiro scandal.

In his fifth season in charge of the Hurricanes, Golden now faces a new type of battle, one against

the pressure of excellence. For a storied program longing to relive the greatness of the teams from the ’80s and early 2000s, just making progress will no longer cut it.

Things looked rosy at the start of the 2013 season as the Canes reeled off seven consecutive victories, including a thrilling 21-16 win over No. 12 Florida. Shooting up to No. 7 in the rankings, Miami found itself in a prime-time game against No. 3 Florida State and Jameis Winston. Since that crushing loss against the eventual national champion Seminoles, it has seemingly been all downhill for the Canes.

The Hurricanes have gone 8-11 since the loss to FSU and haven’t found the momentum that carried the program back into the BCS Top 10 for the first time since 2009. To make matters worse for Golden and the coaching staff, Miami fans have watched as rival Florida State has grabbed an edge in recruiting, a clear dominance in the rivalry and the trophies that make them the best team in the Sunshine State.

Despite the fact that Golden had to deal with damaging NCAA

restrictions in his first season, Canes fans seem steadfast that the coach needs to at least contend for an ACC Coastal title this year to keep his job.

In the unforgiving world of college coaching, it doesn’t matter that Duke Johnson broke his ankle in 2013 vs. FSU, costing the Canes their most talented player for the season. Golden receives little credit from the rabid fanbase for his decision to start Brad Kaaya at quarterback as a true freshman.

Golden has done well with the cards he’s been dealt, but for the glory-hungry fans of “the U”, that doesn’t cut it.

A 28-22 overall record at Miami, is that good enough?

Having seven players drafted into the NFL from the 2014 team that finished 6-7, is that acceptable?

Those answers may be unclear, but what is clear to see is that Golden is under immense pressure to win now and contend for a division title this season.

Whether that’s fair or not, it’s obvious Golden has another big battle on his hands.

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Injured running back to sit out season

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hile most players on the football team and the coaching staff spent last Saturday celebrating the start of the new season with fans at CanesFest, Gus Edwards was having surgery on his left foot to determine if he would play at all this year.

The surgery revealed Edwards’ injury was more serious than the team

initially believed, and the junior running back was ruled out for the season.

“Disappointed for him,” Coach Al Golden said at a press conference Tuesday. “He worked really hard, but he’s going to be back.”

The six-foot-two, 241-pound Staten Island native was Miami’s third leading rusher last season with 349 yards on the ground, averaging 5.7 yards a carry.

Edwards missed two practices last week with his ailing left foot. The team has not disclosed exactly what the injury is, but Gus “The Bus” won’t be carrying the ball for the Canes this season.

The team is still feeling Edwards’ imposing presence, though. The thirdyear player has continued to attend team meetings and offer support to the other running backs.

“He’s been a leader and he’s continuing to do that,” Golden said of Edwards.

Sophomore running back Joseph Yearby is dedicating the season to Edwards.

“That was our big brother,” Yearby said after practice Tuesday. “It’s going to be hard not seeing him on the field.”

Edwards, Yearby, sophomore Trayone “Choc” Gray and freshman Mark Walton split carries evenly with the starting offense in preseason camp. The team was well prepared for an unfortunate injury.

“We gave all four guys reps with the [starters],” Golden said. “We don’t feel like we’ll miss a beat there, but we feel badly for Gus.” Gray is disappointed for Edwards, but sees his injury as an opportunity for the rest of the group.

“We’ve got to step up. We’re missing one back, but we still have to fill the shoes Gus left,” Gray said.

“We’re all gonna eat.”

The Hurricanes take on BethuneFile Photo By Nick Gangemi // Editor-In-Chief Cookman 6 p.m. Saturday at Sun Life STRONG IN SPIRIT: Junior running back Gus “The Bus” Edwards will carry Stadium. the team from the sidelines in 2015.

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We’ve all sent a few regrettable drunk texts we didn’t mean, but these went from zero to 100 real quick.

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Your hookup is probably dashing to class with “Sunglasses and Advil” right now, shaking his head while deleting the texts he sent you. However, there’s probably a teeny-tiny part of him hoping you’ll respond and admit you’ve got the feels for him, too.

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