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Dining hall to be renovated in May

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This summer, the University will begin the first phase of a multi-year renovation of the Hecht/Stanford Dining Hall.

According to Mel Tenen, Director of Auxiliary Services (which oversees Dining Services), the cafeteria will have an additional 1100 square feet, enhanced booth seating, and a new entryway after the first phase is completed.

The renovation will begin May 15, after the end of the spring semester, and will be finished by the end of summer.

“When the students come back in the fall,” added Tenen, “we’ll have an expanded and advanced new cafeteria.”

The renovation will result in 92 additional seats, for a total of 540 seats; 68 booth seatings, and 472 regular seats.

Overall, the cafeteria will be approximately 4000 square feet, an expansion of about 25%.

The project will include extending out the front glass entry onto part of the existing concrete slab in front of the cafeteria, adjacent to the Stanford towers.

Also, the large clock and the screen in front of the tray disposal will be removed to create additional seating in the already cramped dining facility, Tenen said.

The ‘Cane Card register will be moved further away from the front entrance, so that students will not have to wait in line outside, he said.

Student Government Speaker of the Senate and Presidential candidate Michael Johnston brought to Tenen’s attention the dire need for more seating in the Hecht/Stanford cafeteria.

“Mike Johnston approached me, and asked if the University would consider expanding that cafeteria,” Tenen said.

The project is a joint venture between the University and Student Government, Johnston said.

“Everyone is always fighting for seats,” Johnston said. “People think that Mahoney/Pearson is better just because it’s newer and bigger. That’s not fair to them. The students need a larger place to eat. I’m an engineering major, and I can realize this kind of stuff.”

Johnston said he feels proud to have done his duty as a representative of the students.

“They’ll be able to get in faster, they’ll be able to eat faster, and they’ll be able to get out faster,” Johnston said.

About 55% of total students use the Hecht/Stanford cafeteria, and 45% dine at Mahoney/Pearson.

“Because of its proximity to the Wellness Center, the Intramural fields, the student apartments, and the Hecht, Stanford, and Eaton dorms, a majority of the students utilize the Hecht/Stanford cafeteria, which further lends the need to expand,” Tenen said.

“The University just completed this past summer a 3-year renovation cycle for Mahoney/Pearson cafeteria, but Hecht/Stanford was last totally renovated in 1995,” Tenen pointed out, emphasizing the need to now focus on the Hecht/Stanford Dining Hall.

Greek Week kicks off

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Greek Week officially begins today with opening ceremonies at the Rathskeller and is expected to have the highest level of Greek involvement in recent memory, said Jorge Lima, Greek Week co-chair and Alpha Sigma Phi brother.

“Just come out and watch,” Lima said. “We have every fraternity and sorority out doing something this year. It says ‘Greek Week,’ but we want it to encompass the whole campus.”

Greek Week unofficially began with the blood drive, which ran Monday to Thursday and benefits the South Florida Blood Bank.

“It’s a way for Greeks to come together to show the community what we can do. We really want to prove the negative hype about Greeks untrue and benefit the community,” Lima said.

Other organizations to benefit from the fundraiser include Families of Freedom-an organization that helps send children of those who died in the Sept. 11 tragedy to college-and United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), Greek Week’s traditional benefactor, said Mary Clark, Greek Week co-chair and Kappa Kappa Gamma sister.

“We have usually raised anywhere from five to ten thousand dollars for UCP,” Clark said. “We hope it’ll be more this year, what with all of the fraternities and sororities participating.”

This year’s theme is “A Night at the Movies,” each event carrying the theme of a different movie.

The ceremonies, scheduled to begin today at 4 p.m., are coupled with the Greek God and Goddess competition, as aspiring Zeuses and Athenas alike compete for Greek immortality.

“The competition has a resume section, to see what they’ve done around campus, a philanthropy question to test their knowledge, a talent section and a final question,” Lima said.

“The Greek God and Goddess will win a 21-day trip to Europe,” Clark said.

The opening ceremonies and the God and Goddess competition will carry an Austin Powers theme.

“The Rat will be decorated all shagadelic,” Lima said.

And what Grecian event would be complete without a taste of the athletic Olympiad that the Ancient Greeks were so famous for?

Olympic Day, scheduled to kick off on Saturday on the intramural fields at 11 a.m., will have a “Field of Dreams” theme.

“Olympic Day will have football, rowing, relay races, wall climbing, arm wrestling, tug-of-war, pizza eating. It will be a lot of fun,” Lima said.

Six guest speakers will speak to Greeks on Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Flamingo Ballroom.

“Three of the speakers are alumni,” Clark said. “It’s going to be a good networking opportunity for older students.”

The talks will deal with Greek life after graduation, Clark said.

Other events include The Patriot themed Organized Cheer on Feb. 27 at 7p.m. on the UC Patio, a Mystery Event slated for Mar. 1 at 7p.m. and a Halloween themed Dance-a-thon/Song Fest on Mar. 2 at 12 p.m. at the Rathskeller.

Greek Week will close on Mar. 3 with its “Night at the Oscars” themed Closing Ceremonies.

A winning fraternity and sorority will be determined by the highest aggregate point total earned throughout the week’s events.

“The philanthropic events are worth the most,” Clark said, “because that’s what Greek Week’s all about.”

The winning fraternity and sorority will be awarded the Greek Week traveling trophy for the year.

“Winning is more of a pride thing than anything else,” Clark said. “It’s more about benefiting the philanthropies.”

Faculty Senate ratifies SIS transfer

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After making their way past a few dozen angry students and exchanging a lengthy, heated discussion, the University of Miami Faculty Senate overwhelmingly approved the disintegration of the School of International Studies and the incorporation of its departments into the College of Arts and Sciences.

The 29-4 vote to close the five-year-old school came down a week after UM officials announced they would eliminate the school’s “structural” barriers and administrative costs to improve the quality of the programs.

Six senators did not vote and two abstained.

The dissolution of the school, the second in the school’s 76-year history, may be one of President Shalala’s most controversial measures since she started her mandate last summer.

The decision has outraged and dismayed many of the nearly 500 SIS students and 22 faculty members, who have criticized the administration for excluding them from the process.

Students and faculty worry the move will erode the prestige of the degrees and hinder UM’s ability to recruit professors and students for the programs.

About an hour before the meeting, about four dozen enraged students marched around the campus chanting “Save SIS! Our voices will be heard!” carrying brightly colored placards, which urged faculty senators to strike down the plan.

Shortly after the professors arrived, the protesters crowded the steps of the Storer Auditorium and denounced the dissolution as the faculty senators and administrators were entering.

Two police officers were stationed at the only open entrance of the four double-doors of the lobby.

At one point, the students shouted “Bring Foote back!”

“I would rather not discuss that,” said former UM President Edward T. Foote, a key architect of the school, when asked to comment on the merger.

Present at the meeting were Provost Luis Glaser, who presented the proposal to shut down the school; Dean Gomez from SIS; Dr. Patricia Whitely, Vice President for Student Affairs; about six SIS professors and three dozen SIS students.

Steven Priepke, the student government representative before the senate, addressed the senate on the students’ behalf.

While most of the senators said they welcomed the change, many criticized the administration for failing to inform them on the reasons behind their decision and to provide them with a “comprehensive plan” for the transition.

They said they were concerned with the lack of SIS faculty and student participation in the decision-making process.

Some proposed that the vote be delayed to have more time to review the plan and a committee be created with faculty and students, but their proposals were discarded.

“I was unclear with the motivation behind this [the dissolution],” said Tony Hynes, a marine and atmospheric chemistry professor at RSMAS. “I was surprised that the faculty of that school was not united, vociferous. When you hear a silence like that, you worry they have to keep their mouths shut.”

“The process was clearly flawed,” Hynes said.

Some of the senators also said they worried this would set a precedent for other schools.

“I think SIS was a special case,” said chair of the senate, Steve Green. “It was a very small school with programs that fit well and naturally into another school.”

SIS professor Bill Smith, who said he believes the move will strengthen the programs, said the senate vote was a “correct” one and hopes Shalala puts forth her promises to improve the program “with her enthusiastic support and necessary faculty and financial resources.”

Nuri Haltiwanger, a senior in SIS and one of the students who led Wednesday’s protests, said she was disappointed with the outcome but “was very happy to hear there were professors who were concerned with the way things were handled.”

“We all feel kind of betrayed and violated,” Haltiwanger said.

She also said some SIS students are planning to transfer to another school within UM or to other universities as of next fall.

As, the faculty senate was making their decision, student government was likewise voting, but to pass a resolution, which stated in part, “that Student Government at the University of Miami supports the School of International Studies, and their endeavors to keep their college separate from the School of Arts and Sciences.”

The resolution was passed with a majority of 32 to four opposed, mainly because SG senators felt it was unacceptable that the decision was made without the consent of the student body.

Fiery Females ROAR in Miami

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Le Tigre aren’t real tigers, but they can certainly roar. When three fierce women get on stage carrying only their instruments, their anger, their pride of being women, and their political and social messages, the chaos is inevitable.

Fronted by former Bikini Kill singer and feminist icon Kathleen Hanna, Le Tigre lead the new wave of riot grrrls making a statement by using punk rock as an activist outlet.

Founded in 1999 by Hanna, international filmmaker Sadie Benning (currently taking time away and being replaced by J.D. Samson), and ‘zine creator Johanna Fateman, Le Tigre celebrate the joys of being a woman, and at the same time, express the discontents and pains of a sexist and ignorant society and an unjust political system. Their songs are loaded with synthesized beats, grungy guitars, and furious riffs that vary completely from one to the next.

Le Tigre has recorded two full albums under the Mr. Lady label; their self-titled debut released in 1999, and the recent Feminine Sweepstakes in 2001, along with an EP titled From the Desk of Mr. Lady in 2001.

Miami will play host to the feminine revolt this Sunday when the Polish American Club welcomes the fury of New York City-based Le Tigre, joined by acts The Butchies and V for Vendetta.

The North Carolina trio The Butchies, comprised of singer and guitarist Kaia Wilson, drummer Melissa York, and bassist Alison Martlew, proudly call their style “queercore.”

Signed to Mr. Lady label, The Butchies have three albums to their credit: Are We Not Femme? in 1998, Population 1975 in 1999, and the recently released Three. Their music slightly resembles that of Le Tigre, but with a more cathartic feel.

Rhode Island natives V for Vendetta will also be performing on Sunday night. Their songs deal with the themes of feminism, their hometown, analytic philosophy, and alternate between poignant sounding guitars and dual vocals to full progressive rock epics.

No event could prove more empowering, not only to women, but simply to indie rock music fans, than listening to three groups of intelligent, striking females banging their instruments and letting out meaningful rants directed for the mind, the heart and, ultimately the world.

Entertainment News

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Today

D’Vox Magazine release party with house DJ Armand Van Helden performing at Club Spin, 320 Lincoln Rd. For info call 305-531-2800.

Queen of the Damned starring the late Aaliyah opens at AMC Sunset Place 24. For info call 305-466-0450.

February 23

Dollyrocker performs live at Poplife, 35 N.E. 40th St. Tickets are $7. For info visit www.epoplife.com

The Remedy Session and the Chase Theory performing live at Churchill’s Pub, 5501 N.E. 2nd Ave. Tickets are $5. For info call 305-757-1807.

February 24

Feminist rockers Le Tigre with the Butchies at the Polish American Club, 1250 N.W. 22nd Ave. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $15. For info visit www.epoplife.com

February 25

Weezer and Saves the Day performing live at Mars Music Amphitheater in West Palm Beach. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $27.50. For info call 561-966-3309.

March 5

Old school punks Bad Religion performing with Less than Jake at Sunrise Musical Theatre. Show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $20. For info call 954-523-3309.

Avante-garde ART in Scandinavia

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Lars Bang Larsen, the first speaker of the “EuroArt Today” lecture series, spoke at the Learning Center in early February about contemporary art in Scandinavia, exploring through different slides and movies an avant-garde art scene in the Nordic region of Europe.

Larsen, originally from Denmark, began his presentation in front of several adults from the local art scene and scarce UM audience, with a psychedelic movie by Ann Lislegaard playing in the background, as he discussed the idea of “becoming.” The film’s character, who eerily walks into a mirror and merges with its reflection, is supposed to illustrate the concept of “becoming something, crossing thresholds, becoming a woman in a patriarchal society or becoming a Scandinavian, for instance,” he said.

Larsen, a critic and curator living in Copenhagen, mentioned that Danish artists were driven towards “the cooperative between artists”, and he then began to describe recent projects by some of the more noteworthy contemporary artists in the area.

For instance, he illustrated Danish artist Jens Haaning’s work, “Super Discount,” in Fribourg, as “a gallery space-cum-supermarket” where groceries and luxury items alike sold for 40 to 60 percent below the Swiss market value. Also, if customers bought more than 25 Swiss Francs worth of items, they would receive a free coconut. This attraction became popular with locals.

Eventually, a crisis broke out in the production since the system could not infinitely take care of even the most basic needs (eating, drinking and such). The system, like any economical system, is built on an ideal that will never satisfy the hunger of greedy consumers. Larsen portrayed this work as “a wry model of emergent consumption patterns and the wonderful contradictions of late capitalism.” He added that Haaning likes to investigate the problems in economics and the way they affect a number of different classes of people, working on numerous other projects that display the ambiguous cultural identity of immigrants in Europe.

Larsen said that much of the art scene in Scandinavia is dominated by big photographic productions, artistic installations and architectural installations, such a conceptual garden, for example.

He described a project arranged by Michael Elmgreen from Denmark and Ingar Dragset from Norway, which is simply a white cubic space placed in a forest, proposed as location for gay sexual meetings.

Larsen said that with this creation the artists are going with and against the grain of gay culture. He furthered this point by saying that on one hand, since gay culture has traditionally been exhibited in a more clandestine fashion, the architecture may seem to implore these “illegitimate” activities, while on the other, it also represents a symbolic onslaught on the behavioral norms of homosexual relationships. Larsen clarifies that “finding yourself in these displaced ambiences is to feel the pull of you sexual identity, as being ‘inside’ or ‘outside’, of whether you are in the face or in the reverse.”

A Copenhagen-based artist group called N55 work with the notion of self-organization and social function, building a variety of do-it-yourself installations and practical inventions that people can purchase. Every N55 production comes with an informational manual filled with technical data. The “N55 Spaceframe” is a modernistic “house” that can be mounted using easily manufactured lightweight components.

There is no need for exterior maintenance and there could be a possible energy consumption level of zero (heating is provided by proper insulation and sunlight, cooking and the physical activities of its occupants).

Though it is still in experimental stage, this “spaceframe” is practical and artistically “constitutes ways of reflecting on the opposition between the individual and the forms of habitual thinking that sneak in as a syntax for our lives.” Displays of their work and manifesto can be viewed on the group’s web site at www.n55.dk.

A group called the Icelandic Love carry out burlesque performances, sometimes accompanied by a poem, celebrating the bond of love between people. Danish artist Jakob Kolding has an exhibit of collages and photographs that display a sense of mixed identity and politics, encompassing references to youth culture, disc jockeying and skateboarding, as well as postings of urban planning and housing.

“The collages give him a frontal exposition of his motives, it’s an adventurous journey of subjectivity rendered in suburban romanticism,” Larsen said. The lecture then ended with a short film entitled Lasso by Salla Tykka.

Larsen is presently researching the psychedelic revolution in Nordic art. The next lecture for the EuroArt series, which took place yesterday, featured Marcella Beccaria and her views on contemporary art in Italy.

Queer film club makes blazin’ trail

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Mastermind professor Anthony Barthelemy, while watching the movie Head On, came up with a brilliant idea to help diversify the campus’ culture.

He thought that the school could use a queer film club so students could watch and learn about alternative films about alternative lifestyles.

“Call it an idea from heaven, or perhaps hell,” the jovial professor said. “I was so touched by this movie Head On that I thought it would be wonderful for our campus to have a club that could show such films and we could talk about them.”

He notified student Allison Tucker and I about his idea and together we started the queer film club, which will have its first meeting on Tuesday Feb. 26th at 8 p.m. at hosts’ Associate Masters Mary Stampino and Robert Strain’s apartment in the Hecht dormitory.

“Mostly, we will be showing movies about people with lives that diverge from the norm,” Tucker said.

“Seventy-five percent will be dealing with the homosexual lifestyle, but we will also focus on what type of things other than sexuality could label somebody as ‘queer.'”

Tucker hopes the club will have as many straight attendees as gay. “I know a lot of my friends are going, and I really hope everybody can show up. It’s going to be a fantastic club. Lot’s of fun.”

When you are different from the norm, your identity can’t be shaped by your family or popular culture. Instead, you turn to other venues to find identity.

One of those venues is the arts – film, television, books, theatre, etc. We will definitely be talking about how the various things we watch shape certain identities.

Hopefully, the programming will also include TV shows so that this can become a forum for people to talk about how entertainment has shaped their identities, whether positively or negatively.

Tucker and I are making a series of four clips from certain queer films as a sort of introduction. From there, the club will come to a consensus of what movies we will be watching each week.

I was thinking of The Sum of Us or The Boys in the Band or Harold and Maude as one of the first movies

Add to movies the intelligent co-founders and caramel brownies and the queer film club seems to have it all.

astrology

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Dear Reader,

This experimental column consists of psychical advice and some good, old-fashioned Ann Landers-esque wisdom. Significantly, our resident psychic believes that conventional horoscopes dimly represent the realities of life because the typical astrological analysis of distant stars fails to account for quantum mechanical shifts.
Predictive power increases with proximity to our own planet; that is why our resident psychic chooses to look straight into the sun for insights and good fortune. Your feedback is requested. If you seek advice, send questions in writing or via e-mail.

Astrology

If you were born between Jan.1 and June 30:
Seize the opportunity to endear yourself to a mate with unexpected gift of flowers and large sums of money. Caribbean cruises unlikely. Lucky lotto picks include prime numbers and 8,432. Greek mythology provides insight. Use elevators or stairs.

If you were born between
July 1 and Dec. 31:
Avoid stray dogs.

Advice

Greetings. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for nearly a week and a half. We’ve discussed marriage, and I’m deliberating whether to offer her a ring or a baby chimpanzee for our engagement. She’s studying to be a primatologist. I seek your wisdom!

Tarzan,
Consolidate your relationship; don’t act hastily. Start by renting Project X and Dunston Checks In. The former’s a real tearjerker, which might occasion some cuddling or mutual grooming. Express a keen interest in learning about bonobos.

Renaissance 101:

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The thing about the Florida Renaissance Festival is that, it’s not for everyone. Those who don’t really dig history, guys on horses beating each other up or girls in tight corsets, will probably not have a grand old time. If, however, one enjoys seeing cleavage explode out of clothing or seeing great classics like Beowolf performed in mud, this is the shindig for you.

The festival covers a massive area in Quiet Waters Park, at 401 Powerline Rd. in Deerfield Beach. There, a patron will most likely come across dirty laundry wenches, royal guards, wandering rickshaws (always up for rental), and historical characters such as William Shakespeare and the Duke of Norfolk.

Again, for the non-history buffs who don’t even know who the Duke of Norfolk is, this place still offers great opportunities: Where else can one buy a pair of horns, hand-made silver jewelry, a fantasy sword, and a corset all in the same place?

It must be said: There are few places on earth, besides Renaissance fairs, with a matching inventory of wares for sale. Stuff most people didn’t even know existed is not only up for sale, but is present in great variety. How often have you, while walking through your mall of choice, seen three different stands selling glittered fairy wings?

Not to be confused with the Italian Renaissance Festival at Vizcaya, the FRF focuses on England during the time of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. This year’s particular theme focuses on the coronation of the Virgin Queen, who can be seen at the human chess match or greeting passing patrons by the gates.

Besides the Queen, the FRF also boasts live jousting competitions. Yes, this does include guys (and girls) on horses trying to hit each other with big, pointy sticks. However, if one is expecting A Knight’s Tale-like joust, where the lances break frequently, one should brace for disappointment.

Though it is live combat, it is also rehearsed- but to a degree. The off-horse sword fights were slow and very obviously choreographed. However, the on-horse fights, though still slow, were much more entertaining to watch- if nothing else, just to hear the “clang” of a sword hitting someone’s helmet.

As an extra feature, the FRF offers patrons the option of attending the Royal Feast in the Great Hall (though for an added $39 to admission price). The food there is certainly better than what is offered by the vendors, and live entertainment is included, but whether it merits the extra cash is debatable.

Not to take anything away from the vendors, however, as they offer up everything from garlic-boiled mushrooms to smoked turkey legs to a $3 brownie (that, the reporter was told, was worth the price) and everything in between, variety far from lacking. Neither is opportunity: Because of its massive size, pubs and food courts are plentiful. And where else could you ask for a pint of mead and actually get it?

Overall, the FRF would be a great place to go every weekend save for two things: The hour-plus drive on I-95 to get there and the $15 entry fee. It will be open Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 6:00 p.m., until March 3.

However, if the driving’s not a problem, but the fifteen bucks are, the South Florida Blood Banks’ Blood Mobile might be parked out front- their deal is, if you donate, they’ll pay your entry fee. If loosing a little blood isn’t an issue, it’s probably worth the trouble.

Sports Briefs

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WOMEN’S TRACK
A school record performance in the pentathlon by freshman Amber Williams and a strong showing by a trio of athletes in the long jump led the University of Miami women’s indoor track and field team to third place in the team standings in the first day of the BIG EAST Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Hurricanes scored 24 points on the first day of the two-day competition and are in good shape to contend for the school’s first indoor conference championship. The long jump was the most productive event for Miami on Saturday as the Hurricanes collected 16 points led by a second-place showing by Gina Harris. Kareen Clarke placed third with a best of 20-3 1/2 (6.18m) Both Harris and Clarke improved their provisional qualifying marks for the upcoming NCAA Indoor Championships. In the pentathlon, Williams scored 3,511 points to shatter the old mark of 3,424 by Robin Beecham in 1997. The school-record total was good for a second-place finish behind Seton Hall’s Bridgette Ingram who took the title with 3,593 points, giving Miami eight points in the team standings.

MEN’S TRACK
The University of Miami men’s indoor track and field team showed its depth in the sprints as the Hurricanes qualified a quintet of sprinters to Sunday’s finals in the 60- and 200-meter dashes in the first day of the BIG EAST Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Three Hurricanes qualified for the final of the 60-meter dash as Andre Johnson won his qualifying heat in a personal-best time of 6.81 seconds, the fastest qualifying time of the nine finalists set to go on Sunday. Joining Johnson in the final will be teammates Willis McGahee, Roscoe Parrish and Tanard Davis. Sprinters Gus Martin and Aaron Moser advanced in the 200-meter dash with Martin qualifying for finals in two sprinting events, the 200 and the 60-meter high hurdles. Senior Aaron Moser also advanced to the hurdles final with a qualifying time of 8.11. Moser scored Miami’s only point of Saturday’s competition with an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 4 1/4 inches (6.81 meters).

WOMEN’S TENNIS
The No. 28 University of Miami women’s tennis team extends its winning streak to five with an upset victory over No. 26 Florida International, 6-1, Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the University Park tennis courts on the FIU campus. The Hurricanes remain undefeated this season at 5-0, while the Golden Panthers fall to 5-2. Miami took two-of-three doubles matches giving them the one point advantage entering singles competition. The Hurricanes then dominated in singles play winning five-of-six matches. At No.1 singles No. 69 Mari Toro defeated Anneliese Rose in straight sets, 7-6, 6-1. Marcy Hora defeated Agnes Buronyi, 6-1, 6-3, at the No. 2 position. Mei Ly gave FIU their only singles match win of the day defeating UM’s Staci Stevens, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 3 singles. At No. 4 singles Sihem Bennacer cruised past Nazly Elsawaf with a 6-1, 6-2, straight-set victory.

Hurricanes lose another road game

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The Miami Hurricanes may be 21-5 this season, but their inability to win crucial road games may prove to be costly when the Big East and NCAA Tournaments roll around.

The Hurricanes dropped another contest away from the Miami Arena on Sunday, falling to Rutgers 64-61 at the Lewis Center in Piscataway, N.J.

Miami trailed the entire game, yet cut a six-point Scarlet Knights’ lead down to three in the final seconds. Sophomore Darius Rice missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer to seal Rutgers’ victory.

Besides dropping to 21-5, the Hurricanes’ Big East record is now 8-5, which puts them a game and a half behind Connecticut for first place in the conference’s eastern division. Rutgers improved to 17-8 (7-5 Big East West) with the victory.

The Hurricanes biggest foe in the game was Rutgers guard Jerome Coleman. The junior college transfer hit eight three-pointers, many of them coming from NBA range, and scored a career high 30 points, leading the Scarlet Knights to their fourth victory against a ranked opponent this season.

The Hurricanes’ other major opposition was their inability to handle the ball. The Hurricanes turned the ball over 21 times, many of those coming in a first half that had UM trailing 31-28 at the break. The turnovers overshadowed a solid defensive effort from the Hurricanes, who held the Scarlet Knights to an anemic 34 percent shooting from the field. Miami also forced 20 Rutgers turnovers.

For the Hurricanes, Rice led the way with 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting and also grabbed six rebounds. Senior John Salmons scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and had seven assists, playing all but two minutes of the contest.

Miami got subpar performances, however, from their other three starters. Junior James Jones struggled through a 2-of-8 afternoon shooting the ball, scoring just seven points. Sophomore Marcus Barnes attempted only four shots, hitting one of them and posting five points overall. And junior Elton Tyler, the Hurricanes biggest surprise of late, scored just two points.

Rodrigue Djahue was the only Hurricane to get significant time off the bench, scoring four points in 16 minutes.

Miami has three games remaining, beginning with Notre Dame on Saturday night at the Miami Arena. After that, the Hurricanes travel to Providence for a game against the Friars next Tuesday, before returning home to face Virginia Tech on Mar. 2. The Big East tournament begins on Mar. 6 in New York, with the top two teams from each division getting first-round byes.

Lady ‘Canes fall to Florida Int’l at home

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The Miami women’s basketball team took a step back in the quest for an NCAA Tournament bid, falling to the Florida International Golden Panthers on Saturday night, 71-65.

The game looked like it might turn into a blowout in the first half as FIU jumped out to an early 17-2 lead, but Miami battled back to the delight of a full house at the Knight Sports Complex. After the initial run by FIU, the Hurricanes responded with a 16-4 run of their own.

With the loss, the ‘Canes fall to 15-9 (8-5 in the Big East) and the Golden Panthers improved to 21-5 (11-1 in the Sun Belt). Despite the loss, UM Coach Ferne Labati was pleased with the team’s effort.

“I think that this team has a lot of heart,” Labati said. “It was a huge game for us. We just played hard. We have three games left and they are all Big East games. So we’re going to be ready for Big East competition.”

Gergana Slavtcheva led FIU with 18 points. Cheryl Moody and Mandy Shafer each had 15 points, while Cormisha contributed 11.

The ‘Canes were led by Shaquana Wilkins who had her second straight double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Chanivia Broussard scored 14 points and Sheila James added 11.

Wilkins downplayed her individual effort in light of the team’s loss.

“I just want to win,” Wilkins said. “I don’t really look at the points.”

The ‘Canes had trouble on the glass after both Broussard and Martha Bodley fouled out in the second half, being outrebounded, 48-35.

“Us being in foul trouble really hurt us,” Labati said. “We were minus two of our two top players, and that hurt us with the rebounds. The rebounds were critical and two of our best rebounders were not in the game.”

FIU was led by a front court that featured 6-8 center Sivia Mesa.

“They didn’t intimidate us,” Wilkins said. “We played good as a team but we didn’t put down the points that we needed.”

Trailing 32-28 at the half, Miami came out on a 7-0 run and took their first lead on a James free throw. Shafer put FIU ahead 52-51 with just under ten minutes to play, and FIU would never relinquish the lead.

After the game the focus was clearly on the road ahead.

“We have bigger things to worry about,” Broussard said. “We have the tourney to think about.”

Miami next plays host to the Hokies of Virginia Tech tomorrow night. The ‘Canes travel to Providence next Saturday before finishing the regular season at home against Boston College on Feb. 26.

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