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Intramural Scores

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Intramural Reminders
Don’t forget about the Hoops For Hunger 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament! The deadline to enter is today by 3pm and the tournament will be run tomorrow at the Wellness Center. It is only $25 per team and you will have a chance to win some great prizes if you win the tournament or even other chances to win prizes with various activities throughout the day.

Basketball Playoffs are over! By the time you read this, the 2003 playoffs will be finished and we have crowned our Co-Rec champion, Women’s champion, and our men’s champion. Here are the teams that were still alive as of Wednesday:
Co-Rec: The Team = Champions
Women: Wahine vs. Delta Phi Epsilon for the Women’s Championship
Greek: Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Alpha Epsilon Pi for the Greek Championship
Men: Team Cubano vs. Diaper Dandies for the Men’s Independent Championship

Here are the players that have been named to the All-Star teams that will compete against FIU on April 10 here at the Wellness Center:

Men’s: Hilton Napoleon, Sean O’Neill, Gary Pinnock, Craig Thompson, Che Scott, Jason Esteves, Robert Bolden, Mike Turino, Michael Whitehead, Keaton Copeland, Lee Butler, Gerard Wise, Jay Devore, Clifford Carter

Greek: Jeff Pon, Ray Guthrie, Marc Schuster, Jason Cammerota, Brett McCullough, Dax Pedraza, Ruben Rivera, Lee Sutta, Reid Heidenry, Jordan Kaplan, Kevin McConnell, Chris Moore, Dan McBride, Fred Daves

Women’s: Maisa Kiala, Dwon Higgins, Chelsea Brewer, Mariko Minamoto, Erin Farmer, Kerry Dunn, Rachel Basford, Amy Omae, Kim Greene, Lauren Diaz, Cristina Abboud, Jennifer Clemente

Basketball Playoffs:
Team Cubano – 57
Relentless – 56

Surs Flow – 60
Walsh 7 – 33

Diaper Dandies – 53
Complete – 39

Midwest Connex – 50
Get Money – 36

Team Cubano – 60
Surs Flow – 41

Diaper Dandies – 41
Midwest Connex – 38

Pi Kappa Alpha – 46
Alpha Sigma Phi – 38

Sigma Phi Epsilon – 50
Alpha Epsilon Pi – 42

Delta Phi Epsilon – 54
Kappa Kappa Gamma – 11

The Team – 33 (Champions)
And 1 Ballers – 31

Volleyball:
The Intimidators – 2
The Dirty Kneepads – 0

Da Kine – 2
Wild Sets – 1

Delta Phi Epsilon – 2
Delta Gamma – 0

Lambda Chi Alpha – 2
Kappa Sigma – 0

Phi Delta Theta – 2
Sigma Alpha Mu – 0

Sigma Phi Epsilon – 2
Sigma Alpha Epsilon – 0

Armed and dagerous for the 2003 season

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Battle begins on gridiron
While America readied for the War on Iraq, a war of different sorts began to unfold during the first day of spring football practice Tuesday afternoon at the University of Miami’s Greentree Practice Field.
Junior quarterbacks Brock Berlin and Derrick Crudup, along with redshirt freshman Mark Guillon, and true freshman Kyle Wright began a battle over who will replace Ken Dorsey at the helm of the ‘Canes offense.
Crudup, who played behind Dorsey for the last two years, started the day with the first team offense, but as of now the coaches have not named a definitive No. 1 quarterback.
“I feel like its my job,” Crudup said after Tuesday’s practice. “I think I’ve been here long enough and I think I’ve worked hard enough.”
Despite Crudup’s confidence, Berlin has emerged as the fan favorite for the job. Berlin, who transferred to UM from the University of Florida after his sophomore season, spent the last year learning the system while working with Miami’ scout team.
Berlin came out of high school as the Gatorade National Player of the Year and decided to become a ‘Cane after failing to beat out Rex Grossman for the starting job in Gainesville.
Guillon, who attended the same high school as Dorsey, briefly played in two games last season, throwing for a touchdown against Florida A&M and completing two of three passes against Connecticut. Despite playing in those games, Guillon received a medical redshirt due to a lingering shoulder injury he suffered in high school.
Wright, the youngest of the quarterback quartet, graduated high school a semester early in order to attend Miami this spring, and have a shot at replacing Dorsey. Wright was widely considered to be the number one quarterback in this year’s recruiting class.
“We’re going to get all four of the guys some work with the [first team],” head coach Larry Coker said. “We’ll try to narrow it down because we’ve got to get somebody ready to play, and get somebody that these guys can rally around.”

Other Position Battles
The Hurricanes lost more than just their starting quarterback after last season.
Coaches will have to find replacements for running back Willis McGahee, receiver Andre Johnson, offensive linemen Brett Romberg and Sherko Haji-Rasouli, and theentire defensive line.
Frank Gore, who has gained ten pounds of muscle since last season, has the inside track over Jarrett Payton for the starting running back position. Gore showed flashes of brilliance in 2001 as a back up for current NFL running back Clinton Portis. Last spring, Gore tore his ACL and missed the entire 2002 season while recovering.
“I feel like I’m ready, and I’m not scared of nothing,” Gore said. “I sat out a whole year and it was kinda hard, but it helped me and I’m hungry.”
Senior Jason Geathers is the favorite to replace Andre Johnson as the number one receiver, but heavy competition will come from sophomores Roscoe Parrish and Aikeem Jolla, as well as redshirt freshman Ryan Moore, and true freshman Darnell Jenkins.
Junior Joel Rodriguez seems to lead in the race to replace Romberg at center and senior Joe McGrath played with the first team offensive line at the guard position.
Junior Vince Wilfork will start at one of the defensive tackle positions, while junior Santonio Thomas and sophomore Orien Harris will battle for the other opening. Junior college transfer Alton Wright may snag one of the defensive end positions, with redshirt freshman John Wood pushing hard to earn the remaining spot.

Position Changes and Injuries
Two ‘Canes who played tight end last season have changed positions.
Sophomore Eric Winston has gained a considerable amount of weight in the off-season and will try his hand at the left tackle position. If Winston earns the starting left tackle position, senior Carlos Joseph could move to right tackle, and senior Vernon Carey could move to right guard.
Ex-tight end David Williams will now try to compete for playing time at defensive end.
A number of players will not participate in contact drills this spring because of various injuries.
Notably, senior strong safety Maurice Sikes, junior full back Kyle Cobia, senior wide receiver Kevin Beard, and junior linebacker Carl Walker will stay on the sidelines in order to heal.

Nate Johnson can be reached at NPJ44@aol.com

Turnaround needed

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A failed season on every level
The UM men’s basketball program has gone from a Big East contender to the cellar in just one season. A season that many will choose to forget. The question now is whether or not the ‘Canes will improve next year or continue its unexpected and intolerable regression.
UM finished the 2002-03 campaign with an embarrassing 67-52 defeat to Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East Tournament. The ‘Canes lost seven of their last eight contests, finishing the season with an 11-17 season and a 4-14 mark in the conference.
UM’s losing record marks the first time since 1995-96 that it will not play in the NCAA or National Invitation tournaments.
I will come out and say that this team by no means should have won the Big East and improved upon last season’s record. However, coming off a season in which the ‘Canes won a school-record 24 games and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament should not be followed by a campaign that saw UM struggle to even earn a spot in this year’s Big East Tournament.
Entering the season, I saw a young team surrounded by two very good veterans in James Jones and Darius Rice. With the graduation of starting point guard John Salmons and starting center Elton Tyler, I expected UM to be competitive in the league, and at least earn an NIT berth.
The inconsistency of the ‘Canes this season only enhances my argument.
The ‘Canes proved they can compete with some of the top teams in the country. On Dec. 21, the ‘Canes lost to UF (A No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament) 94-93 in double overtime. UM beat a red-hot team in UNC (A NIT team) in the grand opening of the Convocation Center. UM defeated then ranked UCONN (A No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament) on a Rice buzzer beater, and only lost to Syracuse (A No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament) by five points a week later.
Now comes the ugly.
After beginning the season 5-0, UM inexcusably lost to FAU for the first time in its 16 meetings. On Jan. 18, the ‘Canes got humiliated at Seton Hall with a 76-53 defeat.
Then the ‘Canes seemed to give up on the season, losing seven of their last eight, with the win coming at the hands of the only team worse than UM in the Big East, Virginia Tech.
The question now is whom do we blame?
First, I look at the players who played the last couple of weeks of the season without any emotion or fight. They did not seem to be bothered by the close defeats that resulted in their first losing season in seven years. I closely observed the team down the stretch and noticed a lack of camaraderie, most notably during timeouts. The bench players would not even join the team in the huddle, and a certain senior guard on the bench was seen numerous times waving and laughing with friends in the crowd during stoppages of play of the Georgetown game. What he should have been laughing at was his team’s performance on the court.
With this said, I also must ultimately place blame on head coach Perry Clark. He clearly lost control of his team in the second half of the season. A constant juggling of lineups and playing time kept players unsure of what their role on the team was. Freshman point guard Armondo Surratt would start one game and play 35 minutes, and then barely get 15 minutes in another. Another freshman guard, Robert Hite, began the season as a starter, and appeared to be the third scorer that this team desperately needed. His playing time was sporadic towards the end of the season.
I am fully aware that Hite’s defense was poor, but he proved he can score, and if the team was losing, I don’t see why you wouldn’t sacrifice playing poor defense for 15 points or so a game. I believe the young players should have played more, over the likes of senior guards Michael Simmons and Paulo Coelho, who are average at best. This was necessary in order to give them more experience for the roles they will play next season.
In addition to being criticized for not developing talent, Clark also seemed to struggle in his game management. Eleven of UM’s 17 defeats were by five points or less.
As for next season, the ‘Canes, who clearly underachieved this season, could be even worse.
Miami will lose two senior starters – team leader Jones and Simmons. In addition, if Rice is projected as a first-round pick he will most likely declare himself eligible for the NBA draft. That will leave the ‘Canes without any veterans in its rebuilding process.
If the ‘Canes struggle next season, it may cost Clark, who is 22-26 in Big East play since he took over in 2000, his job at UM. Yet, Clark has the support of Athletic Director Paul Dee and does have three years left on his contract.
However, Clark does have some factors that help his case. In his defense, Clark was forced to dismiss starting shooting guard Marcus Barnes due to disciplinary reasons before the season started. In addition, UM lost projected starting forward/center Will Frisby for the season with a broken foot.
Even with the loss of Barnes and Frisby, I still expected the team to finish over .500.
Whether Rice stays or not, a lot of pressure will be put on three quality incoming recruits: junior college power forward Leonard Harden of Detroit, small forward Karron Clark from Brooklyn, N.Y., and Guillermo Diaz of Miami Christian. All will be forced into the mix, especially if Rice opts to go to the NBA. Rice has yet to comment on the issue and has until May 12 to apply to the draft.
The University of Miami has a successful athletic tradition and this is why I demand production from the men’s basketball team. Ask the athletic department, the players and fans how pleased they are that the women’s team has overshadowed the men’s squad this season.

You can reach Brian Poliakoff at b.poliakoff@umiami.edu.

Invitation to dance

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‘Canes begin play tommorow night
The Hurricane women’s basketball team learned Sunday night that they were headed to New Mexico for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The announcement surprised everybody but themselves.
The ‘Canes were considered a bubble team despite advancing to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament in Piscataway, New Jersey, where they lost to eventual conference champion Villanova.
The players and coaches, however, felt that their performance in the tournament clinched a spot in the field of 64.
“We were pretty confident after finishing well in the tournament,” guard Hutashi Wilson said. “We all knew that we deserved to be in the field.”
The ‘Canes are seeded 11th in the west region and take on sixth seeded New Mexico tomorrow night in Albuquerque. The team will have to work with what they actually know about the Lobos, which is not very much at all.
“We haven’t seen any film yet,” Wilson said. “We do know that they are a strong team in the post and are very disciplined.”
The Lobos certainly have the home-court advantage. The potential hostile environment, though, is something that doesn’t concern Miami.
“We feel that we actually play better on the road,” Wilson said. “We had to deal with big crowds against Notre Dame and Rutgers and we were able to win those games. We tend to put more pressure on ourselves when we play at home.”
With war looming on the horizon, the chairmen of the NCAA were forced to ponder the idea of postponing tournament games if the United States attacks Iraq this week. This could affect both the men’s and women’s games and would be the first time the tournament has ever been postponed.
If the U.S. does indeed go to war, the ‘Canes might have to deal with staying in New Mexico for as long as a week. This would force players to miss classes and other responsibilities, and could lead to travel problems for all of the teams involved.
Throughout this week, coaches and team representatives have been preparing the team for the prospect of missing more than a week of school.
“We will be prepared for whatever happens during the tournament,” Wilson said. “We have to deal with it because we could be stuck in New Mexico for a while.”
A different event that caught the attention of the women’s basketball nation was the shocking upset of the University of Connecticut by Villanova in the Big East finals. The loss snapped a 70 game win streak for the Huskies.
The ‘Canes players feel that the game will give more teams confidence going into the tournament.
“I think many teams like us felt that we could beat UConn, but when it came down to actually doing it nobody was able to,” Wilson said. “This year teams kept coming close and then finally Villanova, who we almost beat, came through.”
In a very busy week for the ‘Canes, the players are making sure they do not stray from their main objective of beating New Mexico and making a run in the NCAA Tournament.
“We feel that we match up well with New Mexico,” Wilson said. “We’re very confident that we belong in this tournament and that we can do some damage.”

-Eric Kalis can be reached at elk777bc@hotmail.com

Dear Avril Lavigne: This isn’t a complicated issue

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I can’t believe what type of culture we live in now. During the Vietnam War, all the songs were dedicated to human love and antiwar. But now we have songs on articles of clothing and the people who don the fashions. Apparently, it’s preppy clothes and skater attire. Can someone please explain to me why we need to put up with this?
If you don’t like the way people act based on the group they may or may not be trying to impress, how could this possibly affect your plan in life? Is life so hard that you cannot disassociate with a person or group you don’t like? It’s not like an abusive father. It’s a person with clothes on.
Why did four million copies of this CD sell when I could tell you for free that you should stop caring what other people think? Avril Lavigne thinks she’s a hero because she has to cope with preps. She thinks that if she can write songs about her version of why life sucks, then she can make everyone’s life is better off. I think it’s self-centered to expect people should act the way you think they should act.
If people are insecure and desperately want to mesh with a group of people, fine. You have to let people be whom they want to emulate. If they want to be preps, fine. If they want to Goths, sk8ers, drag queens, or whatever, who cares? I don’t think that we need to pour twenty bucks that came from a struggling economy to let Avril Lavigne make money on an issue that can be solved over time.
If you skaters hate preps that much, ignore them! It’s easy. I have a three-step plan that will put you out of harm’s way. First, realize the problem and realize that you cannot associate with these people in a just way. Second, make a plan of what you want to do about a person or group of people you don’t like. And third, carry out that plan and you will find ways to cope with people who make life difficult.
You see that? It’s not that hard. And if someone really is making life inconvenient, then realize that guys don’t want to be called (a synonym for cat) and girls don’t want to be called sluts.
Avril, why are you making this so complicated?

Seth Bleicher can be contacted at sethbleicher@yahoo.com.

India’s bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council

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On 26 February 2003, Rep. Frank Pallone introduced legislation (H.R. 108) expressing support for India’s bid for permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council. Members of this august body assume responsibility for promoting international peace and security, which is why I think procreation is a bad idea.
According to Human Rights Watch, an altercation on 27 February 2002 between a trainload of Hindu nationalists and Muslim vendors in the Indian state of Gujarat led to the massacre of 58 nationalists. State authorities responded by facilitating the slaughter of Muslim civilians throughout Gujarat. Survivors of the carnage describe how police stood by as mobs torched homes, gang-raped girls, and burned men alive. One widower describes the manner in which he lost his pregnant wife: “Her womb was cut open with a sharp weapon and the unborn baby was taken out and both mother and the child were burned dead.”
According to Human Rights Watch, Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, explained away the murders of nearly a thousand Muslim civilians by reasoning that “every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Ominously, Modi handily defeated his opponents in a recent election by exploiting the sentiments of his fiercely nationalistic constituents, many of whom remain free a year after slaking their thirst for innocent blood.
There is a chilling similarity between the Gujarat massacre and the massacre of roughly 3000 Sikhs in November 1984. In the week following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by two Sikh bodyguards, police throughout India did nothing as marauders systematically massacred Sikh civilians. Local authorities supplied mobs with iron rods, kerosene, and the addresses of Sikh homes and businesses. Sikhs were removed from their homes, beaten with iron rods, doused with kerosene and burned alive.
Soon after handily defeating his opponents in national elections in December 1984, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi explained away the killing of Sikhs by reasoning that “when a big tree falls, the earth shakes.” As of 2002, Human Rights Watch still exhorts the Indian government to “prosecute and punish those found responsible for serious offenses during the anti-Sikh violence in 1984.”
This is the tip of the iceberg. India has enacted draconian laws that give authorities the power to jail and torture dissidents without trial. India has consistently shown utter disregard for the human rights of its citizens, particularly minorities. I’m sure India would do a fine job promoting international peace over at the Security Council.

R.S. Jolly is a senior majoring in philosophy.

Being publicly anti-war shouldn’t cost your job

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Over the last few months, actor Martin Sheen, who portrays the President of the United States on the NBC television program The West Wing, has appeared at a number of anti-war rallies and was the star of a TV commercial advertising the “virtual march on Washington” to protest a possible war. Thousands of Americans have chosen to express their distaste for Mr. Sheen’s actions by writing in or calling NBC and threatening to boycott the network’s commercial sponsors unless they dump Sheen from The West Wing. While these people certainly have every right to do so, I think NBC would be wrong to fire him.
Mr. Sheen has been a staunch liberal political activist for many years as well as an outspoken critic of the Bush administration. Certainly no one should be surprised by the position he’s taken concerning possible war with Iraq. While I’ve never been able to understand why the thoughts of one who ‘pretends’ for a living are important, Mr. Sheen clearly has the right to dissent as guaranteed by the constitution. If he wants to go on TV and advocate the ridiculously naive position of the anti-war movement and in essence offer protection to the Iraqi government, I certainly won’t stand in his way. I also, despite what I have said here, won’t malign his motivation, as I believe it is genuine in its sincerity.
Even if he wasn’t sincere in his opposition to war and was being, well, French about the whole thing, he shouldn’t lose his job over it. As a seven-year veteran of the Marine Corps I served my country to protect the rights guaranteed to all of us, the extremely politically confused included. There should never be reprisals for exercising ones free speech and NBC as well as others would be denigrating what makes this country the greatest on Earth if they were to initiate sanctions against those that take a stance even if many people believe it is anti-American.
All Americans should exercise their rights of dissent even if they happen to be naive like Martin Sheen. He’s within his rights to protest even though his activism is denying the people of Iraq their human rights. But NBC shouldn’t fire him over it, after all the way the ratings are plummeting on The West Wing, that gig will be up soon anyway.

Scott Wacholtz is a senior majoring in political science and a veteran of Desert Storm. All Joint Direct Attack Munitions can be targeted on aramis1642@hotmail.com

EDITORIAL : Abortion debate to intensify

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Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for the 1998 sniper killing of abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian. Kopp claimed he only meant to wound him. It’s ominous that with so much violence commencing abroad, we can’t to maintain domestic tranquility.
Prosecuting attorneys claimed that every step Kopp took in preparation for the shooting, from the choice of rifle to his use of a fake name to purchase it, indicated an intention to kill from the beginning. The question America asks: will the violence only continue to grow?
Recently the six declared Democratic presidential hopefuls celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision with their first joint appearance to pledge to protect abortion rights. At a National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) Pro-Choice America dinner, each candidate spent several minutes explaining to a crowd how his particular policy would guard against further restrictions.
“The right to choose is an essential ingredient in the full equality of women,” said presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards. He promised to fight for federal laws guaranteeing abortion rights even if the Supreme Court happens to overturn the 1973 Roe decision. Sen. John Kerry delivered an almost threatening message to the president: “If I get to share a stage with this president and debate him, one of the first things I’ll tell him is: There’s a defining issue between us. I trust women to make their own decisions. You don’t. And that’s the difference.” Others criticize President Bush’s recent actions to prohibit health-care providers from receiving federal family planning assistance if abortion is part of the counseling plan (the gag laws: you say abortion, you get no funding).
Many abortion rights activists attest Bush could, in short time, appoint a replacement to the Supreme Court in favor of restricting the procedure, upsetting the current 5-4 split in favor of abortion rights in our nation’s highest court.
Bush, in January, declared one certain Sunday”National Sanctity of Human Life Day” and called unborn children “those without the voice and power to defend their own rights.” Even if you’re not sure what to think about that, at least he says the same thing about the Iraqi people.
Last Thursday, the Senate voted 64-33 to place the first federal restrictions on pregnancy termination since the Roe decision, which made abortion legal nationwide. The legislation bans “dilation and extraction,” a form of partial-birth abortion during weeks 20-24 of pregnancy. This legislation is expected to pass the House next month, and the president, who called it “an important step toward building a culture of life in America,” will undoubtedly sign it if it crosses his desk. Clinton vetoed the same bill twice. Doesn’t that tell you how important party line split will be this upcoming election?
Since other abortion alternatives exist, the ban is much more likely political than practical. For the Supreme Court to rule legislation unconstitutional, it must refer to precedents. With more legislation like last Thursday’s, Roe v. Wade may, in short time, see the end of its days.
There is not enough concern about this issue, however, on the University of Miami campus. It is surprising that such legislation, with the potential to affect all of our lives, our futures and the decisions we will have to make, does not inspire more dissent or support from the college-age demographic, which it will most likely affect.
The issue of abortion will pervade the imminent presidential election but may tragically become shadowed by threats of war and terrorism. Do not let the media draw your attention away from the issues that matter most to you; or, if not you, to your girlfriends, your sisters, your mothers and wives.

Burning regret for some spring breakers

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Spring break is supposed to be a time for overworked students to relax, go to the beach and party, away from the pressures of school. But for some this one week of heaven quickly turns into a lifetime of hell. The reason? Sexually transmitted diseases [STDs].
“We would help students with STDs cope with their feelings,” Malcolm Kahn, Ph.D., director of the Counseling Center, said. “If they felt like they were in a crisis, they could just walk in or schedule an appointment.”
Many students realize that spring break can be a dangerous time.
“I think a rise in STDs following spring break occurs because of the carelessness associated with that break,” Blake Harris, junior, said. “Students see the break as an excuse to do things that they normally wouldn’t do.”
As a result of this phenomenon UM provides many different services for students, both educational and medical.
“I believe that the Health Center experiences a surge in STIs [Sexually Transmitted Infections] post-spring break; therefore we try to provide education during Safe Spring Break Week,” Janet Tiberian, assistant director for Student Wellness at the Department of Wellness and Recreation, said. “During this week we provide students with Safe Spring Break kits which contain information about STIs and condoms, among other things.”
Many students feel that, although the school provides services aimed at students who have become infected with an STD, these services are not well-publicized around campus.
“I didn’t even know that the school provided STD-related services,” Kevin Dean, sophomore, said. “I know more people with STDs than programs that exist to help them.”
Some students are not even aware that these services exist.
“I have absolutely no idea about what kind of services the Health Center on campus provides for students who think that they have STDs,” Alison Rasgado, sophomore, said.
The Miami Hurricane was unable to obtain a statement from the Health Center despite repeated attempts.
The Health Center can be contacted at 305-284-5927. To schedule an appointment with the Counseling Center, contact 305-284-5511.

Arnab Basu can be contacted at basuarnab@hotmail.com

Honor Council: Honesty is the policy

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The 22 members of the Honor Council are on a mission to stimulate honesty and accountability among the student body by making students aware of the seriousness of the Honor Code on this campus throughout Academic Integrity Week [AIW].
“The importance of this week is to highlight how important it is to be a person of integrity, not only in the classroom, but also in life,” Robert Castro, vice president of the Honor Council, said.
“There are approximately 44 violations a year,” Becky Quarles, president of the Honor Council, said. “In terms of the case loads we receive, we receive more violations during finals and midterms.”
According to Quarles, violations result in anything from a warning, to ethics workshops at the Academic Development Center, to expulsion.
“We have two sides to the Honor Council: judication and education,” Quarles said. “We look over cases and we give presentations to classes around campus.”
As part of AIW, one of the most popular events held was the “Do-Nut Cheat” drive, in which donuts were sold to faculty and then distributed.
“A member of the Honor Council gave a five to ten minute presentation about the Honor Code to most of the classes that they delivered donuts to,” Quarles said.
Primarily, the Honor Code is set up to protect students from “cheating, plagiarism, collusion and academic dishonesty,” which can hurt their level of education and affect their job performance later in life.
If there is any doubt whether a student has committed a violation, a written complaint is filed, and if enough evidence is collected, a hearing is scheduled by members of the Honor Council to determine if an infraction took place.
Disciplinary action varies with each case.
Quarles says she is aware of the fact that many students view the Honor Council negatively.
“Sometimes people who aren’t very informed about what we do have that type of attitude, but we try to reduce that by creating and posting informative flyers and posters that give students a reason why we do what we do,” Quarles said. “We present ourselves as friendly and we want the best for students, the value of our degree to reflect the hard work we put into it.”
Currently, there is a banner on campus that reads, “There’s no good way to add cheater to your resume.”
However, many students believe it’s very easy to cheat.
“It’s very easy to cheat because many classrooms are way too big,” Sabrina Joseph, sophomore, said. “Yes, they put a space in between students during a test, but you can still see the paper in front of you. Some professors just leave, and it seems they are just there to give a grade.”
Still, many students appreciate the efforts of the Honor Council and understand the importance of the regulations.
“The Honor Council makes it almost impossible for someone to cheat or break the code in general without it bothering their conscience,” Astin Hayes, freshman, said.
“It is not necessary to police people, but it is a good idea for a respectable institution to show that they value honesty,” Victor Cueto, sophomore, said.
Today, Academic Integrity Week continues with March Madness Day, at 4 p.m. in the Rathskeller.
For more information about the Honor Council or the Honor Code, visit http://www.miami.edu/honor-council/.

Erin Wright can be contacted at ewright@umsis.miami.edu

News Briefs

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UM Alumna Cristina Carriazo was killed Sunday morning in a car accident just blocks from her home. The 25-year-old was a second grade teacher at Miami Shores Elementary School. While a student, she was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa as well as the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She will be remembered for her caring and warm spirit as well as her natural passion to teach children. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at the school to buy school supplies for students. Donations can be sent to the Cristina Carriazo School Supply Fund at Miami Shores Elementary, 10351 NE 5 Ave., Miami Shores, FL 33138.

The South Florida Peace Movement is planning to Mobilize to Stop the War. When the U.S. launches an all-out attack on Iraq, The South Florida Peace Movement has planned an emergency mobilization at 5 p.m. on the day the bombing begins! The mobilization will be at Government Center Metro Rail Station NE 1st Avenue & NE 1st Street. You are encouraged to bring signs, banners, posters and as many of your friends and neighbors as you can. To become part of the emergency response network email list, email MiamiForPeace@aol.com or call 305-544-0303 or 305-866-1156.

Students and others returning from recent travel to Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, and Hanoi, Vietnam should monitor your health for at least seven days. If you become ill with fever accompanied by cough or difficulty in breathing, consult the Student Health Center or your personal physician about your recent travel to these regions and whether you were in contact with someone who had similar symptoms. For more information, contact the Student Health Center at 305-284-5927 or visit www.cdc.gov.

Get Ready. Power 96 is bringing reggae’s finest to the UM Convocation Center on Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Beenie Man, Sean Paul and friends perform live. Purchase tickets at the Convocation Center box office or through Ticketmaster. For information, log on to UMConvocationCenter.com or call 305-284-8686.

Registration for the fall and summer semesters will occur April 7-18. You can register any time after your designated appointment time! Course schedule books are available at your school. Appointment times will be posted on EASY on Monday, March 24. Before seeing your advisor you can check your ACE, course availability, and appointment time online at www.easy.miami.edu. To register, see your advisor for required signature or advising PIN.

The University of Miami is in search of a creative student who will design a tiled mural to enhance the outdoor aesthetic of campus. All full-time undergraduate students are eligible to enter this contest, and the winner will take home the $1,000 prize. The theme is “Higher Education at the University of Miami.” Designs should be submitted on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper and can be in any media except photography or hyper-realism. They must be hand designed and cannot be computer generated. This should not be an abstract. Please submit your artwork by Monday, March 31, to Professor Carlos Aguirre, Department of Art and Art History. The decision is expected by early April. Sponsored by Captain Robert Henin (BS ’53) and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Six University of Miami faculty members are recipients of the seventh annual Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activity, created by UM Executive Vice President and Provost Luis Glaser in recognition of extraordinary research and scholarly pursuits. In addition to a commemorative plaque, each faculty member receives a $4,000 cash award and $2,000 toward continued research support.
This year’s honorees are:
Jay S. Skyler, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychology and Director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Miami, for his contributions and accomplishments in the field of diabetes, specifically on developing strategies to prevent or delay the onset of Type I diabetes through immunizations.
Thomas R. Malek, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the School of Medicine, for his research on cytokine receptor function in T Cell development, which has been steadily funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Professor David Ellison, Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, in the College of Arts and Sciences, for having built the department into a nationally recognized department of active scholars during his ten years at the University. He has authored four books and some twenty essays in the most prestigious journals in the country and abroad.
Physics professor Rafael Nepomechie, in the College of Arts and Sciences, for his work in the fields of mathematical physics, string theory, and statistical mechanics. He has been invited all over the world to lecture on his work, which has been continually supported by the National Science Foundation and NATO.
Christine Federighi, Professor of Art and Art History, in the College of Arts and Sciences, for maintaining an active life as a fine artist, producing a steady stream of new work for exhibition, while at the same time guiding numerous undergraduate and graduate students through a daunting array of courses in ceramics and glass.
Yadong Luo, Professor of Management, School of Business Administration, for his research in the field of international business. He has published fifteen books, nine of which he has sole-authored, and many of which are considered to be “musts” for anyone interested in the Chinese market.

A web portal is a personalized website for all students that you can customize to meet your needs. The portal will serve as a web-integration system that ties together the University’s existing systems, services, and information and that provides users with single-sign on access to these systems, including Blackboard, EASY and many others. Click on www.miami.edu/practice/portal_design to see a prototype. Furthermore, the portal uses technology to create a more personal relationship between UM and all the members of our community as a result of its features and tools that support communication and collaboration such as group e-mail functions for student organizations.
The University is close to releasing the portal for use, but we need to name it first! Email your suggestion for a name to nametheportal@miami.edu. Please include your name and Student ID number in your e-mail. The deadline for submitting a name is March 28 at midnight. You may submit as many names as you like. The winner will receive a one-semester book scholarship! The winning name will be selected by the Portal Steering Committee and contacted by April 21. If more than one person submits the winning name, the recipient of the book scholarship will be randomly drawn from those submitting that name. Good Luck!

When it’s time to renew your vehicle’s license plate, why not show your Hurricane Spirit with a University of Miami collegiate plate? When you renew your registration at your local tax collector’s office, simply let them know you wish to replace your current tag with a specialty license plate. If it is not time to replace the metal plate (every five years), you will pay a few additional dollars. The UM specialty tags cost an additional $25, which goes back to UM. For more information, contact the Specialty License Plate office at 850-414-2541

Attention all international students: You are invited to Kaplan’s GMAT Thursdays. Every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can take a FREE practice test. For more information, call 305-284-0090.

Don’t miss TOEFL Tuesday at Kaplan, the World Leader in Test Prep. Every Tuesday you are invited to take a FREE practice test from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or to sign up, call 305-284-0090.

The University of Miami School of Music will celebrate the inaugural season of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Distinguished Visitors Series. The series kicked off February 3 and continues through March 30, 2003.
The Stamps Family Distinguished Visitor Series events are all free and open to the public. All events will be held at the University of Miami School of Music in the Coral Gables Campus. For more information on the Stamps Series, visit the School of Music website at www.music.miami.edu or call (305) 284-3941.

This spring the University begins a new commencement tradition with an exciting new venue, the University of Miami Convocation Center. A series of ceremonies will be held on May 9th, 10th, and 18th, 2003. At the ceremonies, all graduates will be recognized by name and walk across the stage to be congratulated by the president and their respective dean. No tickets are required. Graduates are encouraged to invite family and friends. Visit www.miami.edu/commencement for regular updates on commencement information.

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A Week for Life executive board applications are due in UC 240. For more information, call 305-284-GIVE.

Join campus women for a Friday afternoon volunteer opportunity. LINK is sponsoring a Feel Good Friday afternoon today. For more information on volunteering contact, the Volunteer Services Center at 305-284-GIVE or email LINK0203@hotmail.com.

Do you radiate Hurricane pride? Want to pass on the traditions of the University of Miami and teach new students everything they need to know about Miami? If so, then Orientation Staff Fall 2003 is for you! Apply to be an Orientation Assistant (OA) and become an integral part of new students’ world their first few days on campus. Applications are available in UC 236 and are due today. Remember to sign up for an interview time upon turning in your completed application.

Don’t miss “Dinner, Drinks and Dartmouth” when the men’s tennis team hosts Dartmouth at 6 p.m. at the Schiff Tennis Center. Come out and support the ‘Canes and enjoy free food and drinks.

SATURDAY MARCH 22
Hurricane Productions is proud to present the Spring 2003 concert: The Pat McGee Band. Come enjoy the band’s rich harmonies and energized acoustic rock as they play their chart-topping songs like “Runaway” and “Rebecca” from their Giant Records debut album, Shine. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m. All students get in free with a valid ‘Cane Card; guests are $10 and must be accompanied by a UM student. For more information visit the HP website at www.um-hp.com.

MONDAY MARCH 24
Distinguished Major General Kathryn G. Frost, who serves as the Commander of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in Dallas, will be the featured speaker at the University of Miami’s College of Arts and Sciences Jane S. Roberts Memorial Lecture at 8 p.m. The lecture is titled Army of One: Leadership in the War Room and the Board Room. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Storer Auditorium. Please arrive early. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. All bags are subject to search. No backpacks or big bags will be allowed. For more information, contact 305-284-2875.

The Judaic Studies Program and The Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies invite you to a lunch and learn event with author Zhenya Senyak, who will speak on reclaiming the spiritual vision of Ancient Israel in his talk “In Defense of Heresy: A Jewish view of Jewish Survival” from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Miller Center. Zhenya Senyak, author of The Hebrew Book of the Dead, is the levitical descendent of Polish Jews from the Bialystock/Tiktin area. He studied Hebrew with his grandfather, the Rev. Jos. Levenstein, founder of the Tifereth Torah synagogue in Brooklyn, and at ulpanim in Berkeley and Los Angeles. He teaches Jewish mysticism and Ancient Hebrew trope. Please R.S.V.P. by today via email to aberezin@miami.edu.

TUESDAY MARCH 25
Are you an Architecture major? Are you thinking about Architecture as a possible career? Then come to the Architecture Career Fair from 7 to 9 p.m. in the University Center Lower Lounge, where recruiters from a variety of firms will be available to talk about career opportunities. This event is free and open to all UM students and alumni. Bring plenty of resumes and make sure you dress to impress! For more information, visit www.miami.edu/careerexpo/students.

Don’t miss WOMEN ON THE MIC at 7 p.m. in the Storm Surge Cafe of the University Center. In honor of Women’s History Month, please join the Women’s Resource Center and Multicultural Student Affairs in a night of poetry. The event is open to all students who would like to share their written words. The topic is women only! The event is hosted by Nanette Vega, Asst. Director/ MSA. So put the pen to paper and come out and support this event in honor of women all around the world. Prizes will be awarded! Be sure to register if you want to participate. To sign up please stop by the Women’s Resource Center (UC Room 224) or Multicultural Student Affairs (Bldg 21-P).

WEDNESDAY MARCH 26
Want to learn more about the graduate school admissions process? Don’t miss your opportunity to get the some valuable information at 5:30 p.m. in Toppel Career Center Library. This program will show you the steps to take to bring you closer to your goal of getting into graduate school. Panelists will discuss how to prepare applications, write a winning application essay, get good recommendation letters, and to ace your interview. So, what are you waiting for? For more information, visit www.miami.edu/toppel.

THURSDAY MARCH 27

You are invited to Sex in the Campus: An Evening with Candance Bushnell, Author of Sex in the City and 4 Blondes, in Storer Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. For more information, contact Hurricane Productions at www.um-hp.com.

UM Ethics Society and Solutions Interdisciplinary Forum present an interdisciplinary panel discussion on artificial intelligence featuring UM professors Dr. Kenneth Goodman (Ethics), Dr. Geoffrey Sutcliffe (Computer Science), and Dr. David Wilson (Biology). The event takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in LC 120. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please e-mail Ethics Society President Daniel Soberon at d.soberon@umiami.edu or Solutions President Khaleem Mohammed-Ali at solutions.studorg@miami.edu.

MONDAY MARCH 31

The Department of Multicultural Student Affairs presents “Access Granted,” at 12 noon in the UC Ballrooms C&D. Lunch will be provided. Access Granted is an open forum for Black students to discuss issues affecting the Black student community at the University of Miami. Special guests from the Black faculty and staff will be present to dialogue with students and address issues on campus and in the South Florida community. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by Thursday, March 27 by contacting MSA at x2855. Don’t forget to check out the Unified Newsletter at www.miami.edu/msa.

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