1 STARS
Set Yourself On Fire
2 MASHA QRELLA
Unsolved Remained
3 KEREN ANN
Nolita
4 BOOM BIP
Blue Eyed In The Red Room
5 JENNIFER GENTLE
Valende
6 AMON TOBIN
Chaos Theory
7 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
LCD Soundsystem
8 PATRICK WOLF
Wind In The Wires
9 IRON AND WINE
Woman King [EP]
10 CROOKED FINGERS
Dignity And Shame
– Chris Bennett
General Manager, WVUM 90.5 FM
Stolen Material?
So apparently, Trump and NBC Universal are now dealing with a law suit, filed by a man from California who claims that he pitched the idea of the show, then called “C.E.O.” to NBC heads in 2001. Interesting.
A DEATH IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Sci-Fi novelist and fantasy author Andre Norton died at age 93. Norton was the author of the popular “Witch World” series.
Dramatic and strong from the first note, The Kills have a consistent sound that flows through their whole album, the beats varying only slightly from track to track. However, the lack of extremely noticeable change works for this odd duo of an American girl and a London boy.
The album, titled No Wow, starts with the title track, taking listeners on a journey full of angst, drama and sultry crooning. The voice that drifts out through the speakers is edgy and raw, adding a soulful and passionate feel. Completely indie rock, the tracks evoke the scene of a small smoky bar with groupies and hipsters.
Their second album, No Wow, has 12 tracks and is perfect as a background track for students who are trying to study or are in deep philosophical conversations over Starbucks. The simple guitar rifts and drum beats are easy to listen to.
Joanna Davila can be contacted at j.davila1@umiami.edu.
After attending a performance of Aida at the Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theater in Coral Gables, I realized I’ve been missing out.
The theater, located on Miracle Mile, is small. The audience there ranged from young children to mature theater goers.
Directed by David Arisco, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, Aida was pleasing overall.
The actors were skilled performers, some of which were Floridians, though many were touring professionals. Amneris, played by Melanie Penn, sang beautifully, captivating audience members with her delicate but powerful voice. Radames was performed strongly by Christopher Kent. The lead, Aida, was performed by Desmon Walker, who clearly stole the show. Her voice far surpassed the voices of her fellow actors, and her presence demanded attention. Currently working for the Miami-Dade County Department of Park and Recreation/Devision of Arts and Culture, she should be encouraged to pursue a professional, full-time acting career.
The plot of the musical revolves around Aida, a Nubian Princess. After being captured, she is made Amneris’ personal slave. Amneris, also a princess, is to wed Radames, who falls in love with Aida. Aida’s father, the Nubian King, is captured, only then to be helped by Radames and the Nubian slaves to escape. Aida remains with Ramades and the two are persecuted for their actions and sentenced to death.
Just as the story begins with a scene of a museum, it ends with Aida and Ramedes as modern characters who make eye contact in the museum and realize a past connection, ending the show with a kiss.
The show will continue through April 10th, with performances Wed. – Sat. at 8p.m. and Sat. and Sun. at 2 p.m.
>> For more information, visit www.actorsplayhouse.org.
Aj Sarcione can be contacted at a.sarcione@umiami.edu.
Rock and roll is making a comeback in South Florida.
Purdy Lounge and Se
Reminders
The deadlines to sign up to play intramural softball and sand volleyball-the last events of the school year-are March 23 and April 6, respectively, by 5 p.m. in the Wellness Center.
Basketball Playoffs
Men’s ‘B’ Division
Miami Rockets – 43
Chrome Uzis – 37
Team Breakfast – 46
White Boys – 41
Med 2 – 66
The Ballers – 41
Free Michael – 66
Supreme Court – 22
Donkey – 47
12 Angry Men – 36
Hammerin Heebs – 71
F3 – 21
Med 3/4 – 48
Salty Seamen – 33
Knightriders – 58
Cash Money Records – 41
Shawn Kemp’s Kids – 42
Kings – 28
The Department – 51
Quick Thinking – 30
Cuban Jews – 55 (OT)
Miami Rockets – 52
Team Breakfast – 53
Med 2 – 47
Donkey – 48
Free Michael – 34
Playmakers – 47
Hammerin Heebs – 34
Med 3/4 – 47
Knightriders – 39
The Department – 40
Shawn Kemp’s Kids – 15
Men’s ‘A’ Division
Smuggling YoYos – 55
Next? – 47
The Ligers – 47
The Real H – 37
Fast Break – 40
PT Docs – 36
Southsmoke.com – 61
Sofa Good – 30
The H – 62
The Real COGs – 37
Big Dawgs – 56
Springs Boys – 51
Punishers – 10
PBR Street Gang – 0
XPi – 57
Royal Court – 31
Smuggling YoYos – 56
WC Regulars – 37
Game Cocks – 53 (OT)
Ligers – 48
Boss Players – 61
Fast Break – 46
Club 332 – 53
Southsmoke.com – 35
The H – 70
Big Dawgs – 43
Punishers – 74
XPi – 63
Co-Rec Division
Team Cubano – 78
Springs Boys & Girls – 64
Tortfeasors – 71
DPT 1s – 45
Boss Players – 77
Hoof Hearted – 27
Panhellenic Division
Alpha Delta Pi – 34
Zeta Tau Alpha – 29
Women’s Division
Usual Suspects – 62
DPT 1s – 11
Da Squad – 34
Hot Shots – 27
Greek Division
Alpha Sigma Phi – 10
Kappa Sigma – 0
Sigma Alpha Mu – 38
Sigma Chi – 28
Indoor Soccer Playoffs
Men’s Division
Brown Baggers – 10
Springs Boys – 5
Eaton Fishsticks – 7
The Eagles – 1
Bafana Bafana – 7
FC These Guys – 2
Summary Judgement – 5
Med 4 – 4
Cattenaccio – 3
Napoli Soccer – 2
Balls Mills – 4
Boa Vista – 1
Buck Fush – 9
Brown Baggers – 3
Bounce Back Ability – 6
Ottoman Power – 4
Eaton Fishsticks – 5
Biggest Dolo Olo – 1
Red Devils – 6
Bafana Bafana – 2
Gunga Gunga Gulunga – 5
Chess Club – 1
Panama FC – 5
Summary Judgement – 1
Greek Division
Sigma Phi Epsilon – 10
Sigma Alpha Epsilon – 1
Women’s Division
Freestylers – 4
DPT 1s – 3
Golden Girls – 11
PT Players – 1
Usual Suspects – 10
Med Girls – 0
Innertube Water Polo Playoffs
Greek Division
Lambda Chi Alpha – 10
Sigma Alpha Epsilon – 0
Pi Kappa Alpha – 33
Sigma Phi Epsilon – 20
Pi Kappa Alpha – 33
Lambda Chi Alpha – 18
Men’s Division
Elian’s Return – 25
Springs Boys – 21
Campus Championship
Pi Kappa Alpha – 43
Elian’s Return – 29
Ultimate Frisbee Playoffs
Men’s Division
Springs Boys – 10
Sofa Good – 0
Corey Feldman Fan Club – 18
Med – 9
Green Lanterns – 11
Dixie Normus – 10
Corey Feldman Fan Club – 16
Springs Boys – 3
RT 9’ers – 14
Green Lanterns – 7
Corey Feldman Fan Club – 13
RT 9’ers – 12
Greek Division
Pi Kappa Alpha – 15
Sigma Chi – 9
Lambda Chi Alpha – 13
Sigma Alpha Epsilon – 12
Phi Delta Theta – 18
Sigma Alpha Mu – 7
Sigma Phi Epsilon – 13
Pi Kappa Alpha – 9
Lambda Chi Alpha – 16
Phi Delta Theta – 8
Sigma Phi Epsilon – 13
Lambda Chi Alpha – 11
Campus Championship
Corey Feldman Fan Club – 16
Sigma Phi Epsilon – 7
Men’s Basketball
University of Miami sophomore guard Guillermo Diaz was named second-team All-ACC, junior guard Rob Hite was named honorable mention All-ACC and sophomore forward Anthony King was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team by a vote of the league’s media members on Monday.
Diaz has started all 27 games this season averaging 18.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He leads Miami in scoring and has scored in double figures in 25 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the ACC, and scored 20 or more points in nine of the Hurricanes’ 16 league games this season.
In league games only, Diaz is averaging 20.7 points and 2.13 steals per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 39 percent from three-point range. He is the only player in the ACC to rank among the top 10 in scoring (2nd), field goal percentage (8th), three-point field goal percentage (10th) and steals (3rd).
Hite is averaging 17.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season. He has scored in double figures in 24 games this season and ranks among the ACC leaders in scoring (3rd), rebounding (21st), steals (12th), three-point field goal percentage (12th) and three-point field goals made (4th).
This season Hite became the 27th player in UM history to record 1,000 career points. He currently ranks 22nd on UM’s career scoring list with 1,123 points.
King has started all 27 games this season at center averaging 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game. He ended the regular season ranked No. 2 in the ACC in blocked shots and was fifth in rebounding. Earlier this season King set a UM and ACC record with 13 blocks against Florida Atlantic (11-29-04). He currently ranks second on UM’s single-season blocked shot list with 83 and needs just two blocks to tie Miami’s all-time single-season record.
On Oct. 11, 1985, Tim Harris entered this world with athletic blood running through his veins. Fast-forward 19 years later and a 5’9”, 160-pound Harris is receiving the Nike Athlete of the Year Award for his stellar performance on the track and field team.
Harris decided to come to the University of Miami because he wanted his parents and younger brother to get a chance to watch him run in college. He grew up in Overtown, which is just north of Downtown Miami. Even through Harris lives on campus, he is not far from home.
Recently on the track Harris has consistently outrun his competition. On Feb. 19 he received All-ACC Honors in the 800-meters with a second place finish at the Indoor Track and Field Championships in Chapel Hill, N.C. Prior to that, Harris set the record in the Florida High School State Final in 2004 by running the 800 meters in 1:49:75.
As a youth, Harris participated in a variety of sports, and at age 11 he began to run track. He stuck with track and made the team at Booker T. Washington High School in Miami. Harris’ work ethic stems from his desire to exceed expectations. Critics who doubted his ability only motivated the young man to work harder.
“I work hard but I always feel there is room for improvement,” Harris said.
Harris said he juggles dual responsibilities.
“It’s a struggle everyday to run track and be a full time student,” he said.
According to Harris, UM athletes do not get special privileges or breaks from teachers. His schedule is very tight with morning and afternoon workouts. Harris recalled high school being much easier but looks forward daily to handling his responsibilities.
Harris is adjusting quite well to being a freshman at the University of Miami. He offered this advice to senior high school runners who will venture onto college campuses this fall.
“Don’t let anyone stop you from reaching your goal and don’t be realistic but work hard,” Harris said.
Even with these accomplishments, Harris expects improvement. He wants bring at least two NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships to University of Miami in his next four years here. With a major in Sports Administration, after college Harris plans to stay on “track.”
“I want to be a professional athlete…and right now I am working hard to be in the 2008 [Summer] Olympics.”
Paul Campbell can be contacted at p.campbell62@umiami.edu.
The ninth-ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team improved to 8-2 with a decisive 7-0 sweep over Boston College Monday night at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The ‘Canes entered the match ranked 10th in the nation according to the past four ITA polls, but with Monday’s win UM has now won six straight matches and swept six opponents this season. When the latest rankings were released on Tuesday, Miami had improved to the ninth spot and senior Megan Bradley became the No. 1 player in the nation.
The Hurricanes won all three doubles matches to clinch the doubles point for a sixth straight match. Miami’s No. 1 duo of Bradley and Audrey Banada, ranked fourth nationally, defeated BC’s Nida Waseem and Gia Nafarrete 8-1. Afterward, the No.2 tandem of Melissa Applebaum and Caren Seenauth beat Szilvia Szegedi and Lindsey Nash 8-1. UM’s Staci Stevens and Patricia Starzyk capped off the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win against Morgan Landes and Caitlin Arnould.
Miami went on to win each of its singles matches, six out of the seven coming in straight sets. Bradley stretched her unbeaten streak to 24 matches with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Szegedi at the No. 1 spot.
Bradley didn’t seem to be overly impressed about her 83-16 record, good for fifth all-time at UM.
“That’s not why we do it,” she said. “It’s just nice to come out and win all your matches and help the team as much as possible.”
In other singles action, Starzyk defeated Nash in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 4 spot to improve her record to a still undefeated 10-0 since joining the team in January. Sophomore Emily Mowery topped Amy Molden 6-1, 6-0 in sixth singles. In fifth singles, Banada beat Nafarrete 6-2, 6-2, and then Stevens defeated Landes 6-2, 6-4 in the No.3 match.
The most competitive match took place at the No. 2 position, in which Applebaum overcame a 3-6 loss in the first set with a 6-2 win in the second to force a third set tie-breaker. Applebaum followed up her second set with a 10-5 win in the tiebreaker to end the night.
“This match was important because we have a big one coming up on Friday night [Florida State] and another big one on Wednesday [North Carolina]. Tonight was kind of a warm-up for Friday night, and it’s important to go into early April having all these matches under our belt,” said Head Coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews.
Miami continues its eight-match homestand Friday night against Florida State in its ACC home opener at 6 p.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
Bradley and the ‘Canes know what it’s going to take, though, to come away with the win. “We’re going to have to be on our A-game to bring home these next victories; our ultimate goal is to host regionals in May,” Bradley said. “I don’t think we’re there yet, but we’ll get there.”
Mike Soto can be contacted at m.soto3@umiami.edu.
The University of Miami shut out the Pittsburgh Panthers 3-0 at Mark Light Stadium on Tuesday night. The win marked the fifth victory against the Panthers in Hurricanes baseball history.
Sophomore Ricky Orta took the mound as starting pitcher after proving himself against Northeastern last week. He walked the first pitcher of the night but quickly became more comfortable and threw forcefully through six innings.
“When I first got onto the field, I had butterflies since it was only my second game pitching,” Orta said. “After I threw the first pitch I was myself again, which is what happened last time.”
Head Coach Jim Morris indicated that Orta would find his way into the weekend pitching rotation as a result of his performance.
Offensively, the ‘Canes were strongest in the opening inning. Sophomore Jon Jay and junior Danny Figueroa each scored a run off a double hit by sophomore Danny Valencia. Valencia was able to advance to third base as a result of an error in the outfield made by Pitt.
“With Jay, playing to win is automatic,” Morris said. “He takes full advantage of being a player that can hit, bunt, run and get on base in a lot of different ways that are met with success.”
In the bottom of the second, freshman Walter Diaz made a fatal mistake in an attempt to steal second that cost the team an out.
The Hurricane defense showed significant improvements from last weekend’s series against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Five double plays were made during the game, giving the ‘Canes the edge and preventing Pittsburgh from scoring.
Scoreless innings continued until the bottom of the sixth. Valencia found a hole in the outfield and was able to get on third. Sophomore Roger Tomas added an RBI to bring in Valencia before stealing second.
Junior Andrew Lane relieved Orta in the seventh. Senior Vince Bongiovanni came in as pitcher during the eighth inning and remained until Danny Gil stepped in to close the game. Gil struggled slightly, hitting one batter and walking another, but managed to finish the game without allowing Pittsburgh the chance to score.
So far this season, the Hurricanes have seemed to thrive off a busy schedule that constantly keeps them in action.
“Baseball is a game meant to be played every day. To become better and learn how to play in this game, you actually have to be in the game,” Morris said. “In practice you can only work on mechanics. I’d like to think a game is much more fun.”
After having their Wednesday night game against Quinnipiac cancelled due to bad weather, the ‘Canes will host the Duke Blue Devils in a three-game ACC series beginning tonight at Mark Light Stadium.
“Duke is going to try to come in and take one from us because we’re a big name program,” Valencia said. “If we continue to play our game we’ll be fine. It’s about keeping the momentum going.”
Stacey Arnold can be contacted at s.arnold@umiami.edu.
The baseball team got off on the right foot in its inaugural series in the ACC last weekend after taking two of three from the visiting N.C. State Wolfpack. This weekend, Miami will look to build its conference resume when the Duke Blue Devils come to town.
The ‘Canes have been led by sophomore leftfielder Jon Jay, who has torn the cover off the baseball so far this season with a nearly .540 batting average. The Hurricanes sit at 14-4 overall after a Tuesday night win over Pittsburgh 3-0 and a canceled game due to rain Wednesday against Quinnipiac. As for their series with Duke, they will be missing a familiar face.
Sophomore pitcher Chris Perez was arrested last week for a DUI and has been suspended for the time being. Head Coach Jim Morris did not know how long it would be before Perez would be back in action, but as of now, it looks like a suspension, not an expulsion, will be the only thing in store for the right-hander.
With Perez out, that leaves the Sunday starting pitching slot open for competition between a couple hurlers on the Hurricane staff. For now, Morris isn’t sure who will get the nod come this Sunday. One name being mentioned is Brandon Camardese, who started last Sunday in place of Perez against the Wolfpack, but only lasted three innings, giving up five hits and two runs.
As for Friday, it will be the ACC pitcher of the week on the mound for Miami in the form of Cesar Carrillo. Carrillo went 7.1 innings, striking out a career-high 10 batters, and gave up one run on only three hits. Saturday will feature senior Dan Touchet on the hill looking to rebound after getting roughed up a week ago. Touchet gave up seven runs in only 2.1 innings of work on seven hits.
Duke will come to Mark Light Field as a team picked to finish last in the ACC. So far this season it is living up to the low expectations with a 6-11 record, 0-3 in the ACC, after Georgia Tech swept the Blue Devils last weekend. Morris knows though no one can be taken lightly, however.
“We have to go into every game knowing that anyone can beat anyone on any day,” Morris said. “Just look at us last week. We have 11 scholarship guys and we beat the Marlins, who have a 66-million-dollar payroll.”
In their last series against the Yellow Jackets, the Blue Devils gave up 41 runs in the three-game set while only scoring 11.
The series gets underway on Friday night at the Light at 7 p.m. and continues on Saturday at the same time. The finale will take place Sunday with the first pitch at 1 p.m.
All three games can be heard on WVUM 90.5 FM.
Douglas C. Kroll can be contacted at d.kroll@umiami.edu
The people have now spoken. With a few clicks of a mouse the Era of Free Napster has ended, while the Era of Free Towel Service dawns on the horizon. When you start looking for a job in large part based upon the strength of your UM degree, I’m sure the fact you had free Napster and were too cheap to pay $1 for a towel when you work out will stand you in good stead with your potential employer.
This is not a knock on Vance Aloupis or Pete Maki for offering those respective campaign promises; it’s a knock on the electorate for being moved to vote for nonsense like that. This is why I applaud the Elections Commission for canceling the debates. To have had to watch yet another amateurish display of grandstanding between variant factions of the Hellenic Industrial Complex is more than mortal man deserves. Of course that’s a hit on the electorate, too.
Having said that, I think we had two wonderful candidates for Student Government President this year, one of whom I came to know and have great respect for having had the honor of competing along side him for President last year, and the other who is one of those rare and inspiring natural leaders who understands, as they both do, the potential UM students have to make an impact on this community. The choice was difficult because SG is that important.
We would have had a great leader, regardless of who had won, leadership commensurate with the leadership we’re losing. This year’s Executive Board has done an admirable job serving the student body; I hope that next years Board does just as good a job.
SG is that important, because regardless of what arrogant, self-delusional and ignorant people might think, SG is a force for positive change. It is no more appropriate to base the effectiveness of the organization on the fact that refreshments were mentioned in the minutes than it is to base one’s potential effectiveness as a lawyer on the ability to blather nonsensically without restraint.
The problem with SG is not structural. The problem is a lack of sufficient resources to fund better initiatives. That’s why your choice for Student Government President is always between Athens and Sparta…rather than between good and better.
Scott Wacholtz can be contacted at s.wacholtz@umiami.edu.
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