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August 31 - September 2, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 1

The Miami Vol. 87, Issue 3 | Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2009

HURRICANESTUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929

The University of Miami Police Department is in-vestigating an incident last Wednesday in which two officers apprehended a student at gunpoint in

the School of Communication breezeway, only to find out it was a case of mistaken identity.

Around 8 p.m., the officers spotted a student who fit the description of a suspect wanted in the attempted theft of a motorcycle near the law school. Jordan Chusid, a junior who had just transferred from the University of Central Florida, was talking on his cellphone and walk-ing to the parking lot after a Spanish class.

The incident was captured on tape by a group of communication students who were practicing with video cameras at the time. Chusid was not arrested; after ques-tioning, the officers determined he was not the suspect they were looking for and released him.

“I thought it was a reality show or something, like Punk’d,” Chusid said later in a taped interview with some of the students. “I thought Ashton Kutcher was going to come out of like the trees or something.”

Chusid could not be reached for further comment.

BY MEGAN TERILLI | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

HEALTH CARE REFORMHEALTH CARE REFORMA PASSIONATE PLEA FOR POSITIVE

CHANGE PAGE 6

A MOMENT WITH FABOLOUSA MOMENT WITH FABOLOUSAN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE RAP

ARTIST PAGE 8

VOLLEYBALL TEAM FALLSVOLLEYBALL TEAM FALLSCANES DEFEATED IN CHAMPIONSHIP

PAGE 10 SEE GUNPOINT, PAGE 5

‘ON THE GROUND, NOW!’

STILL FRAME TAKEN FROM VIDEO PROVIDED BY AKILAH JOHNSON

Misidentifi ed student held at gunpoint

See exclusive video footage at www.TheMiamiHurricane.com

MISTAKEN IDENTITY: A UMPD offi cer, whose name was not released, orders junior transfer Justin Chusid to get to the ground Wednesday night.


2 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE August 31 - September 2, 2009

Once a month, the University of Miami will sup-ply students with transportation to Crandon Park.

The HurryCane Shuttles will take students to and from the beach. These buses will leave Stanford Circle every half hour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

They will drop students off at the parking lot ad-jacent to the main office building at Crandon Park.

This transportation is completely free while driving to Crandon individually requires a toll charge and a $5 parking fee at the park.

This project was a joint effort between UM Stu-dent Government and parking and transportation, specifically Richard Sobaram, the director of park-ing and transportation services.

Shuttles to Crandon Park have been tried before at UM, according to Moise. A few years ago, they ran on a weekly basis but there was not much student participation.

However, now freshmen do not have cars and this shuttle will run only once a month, making Moise think there will be more participation.

“RAs who want to take their floors to the beach and organizations that have beach parties like the Yellow Rose Society do not have to get in cars and drive,” Moise said. “They can use our services for free.”

Moise is still working on developing a shuttle to Miracle Mile. Currently, he is discussing the idea with business owners in Miracle Mile and the City of Coral Gables.

Providing shuttles to Crandon Park was one of Moise’s campaign promises.

Ed S. Fishman may be contacted at [email protected].

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Akilah Johnson catches the UMPD arrest on tape! Check out on-the-scene footage and an exclusive interview with Jordan Chusid, who was held at gunpoint.

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Looking for highlights on sports? Debora Rubi recaps the women’s soccer’s 5-1 victory over Ball State on Friday night.

Beach shuttles to begin runningBY ED S. FISHMANNEWS EDITOR

SUNDAY, AUGUST 235:16 a.m., Driving under the infl uence, 4900

San Amaro7:03 p.m., Sick/injured person, Hecht Athletic

Center11:06 p.m., Sick/injured person, University

Center

MONDAY, AUGUST 2412:31 a.m., Sick/injured person, Pearson Res.

College3:20 a.m., Intoxicated person, Eaton Res.

College4:14 p.m., Trespass warning, UC4:43 p.m., Trespass warning, UC6:50 p.m., Theft from structure with legal

access, Wellness Center10:23 p.m., Property impounded, Stanford Res.

College11:00 p.m., Intoxicated person, Stanford Res.

College

TUESDAY, AUGUST 251:20 a.m., Intoxicated person, Eaton Res.

College 1:51 a.m., Sick/injured person, Hecht Res.

College4:09 a.m., Sick/injured person, Hecht Res.

College11:30 a.m., Vehicle parking offense/Scoff Law,

Pavia Garage10:45 p.m., Theft from structure with legal

access, Wellness Center

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 261:19 p.m., Accident, Memorial Building

THURSDAY, AUGUST 276:29 p.m., Arrest, The Rat

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2812:10 a.m., Arrest, Lambda Chi Alpha

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Shuttle Dates & Times

Saturday, September 5

Sunday, October 4

Sunday, November 8

Saturday, December 5

Every half hour from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Corrections

The story in the issue on 8/27 entitled “Space remains available for housing” was written by Nina Ruggiero. The story in the issue

on 8/27 entitled “Engi-neering degrees off er greatest starting salary” was written by Leanne Comey.

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Fraternities face possible sanctions

Both the Gamma Phi chapter of Sigma Chi and the Epsilon-Omega chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha are cur-rently under investigation by the Uni-versity of Miami’s Dean of Students Office and their respective national

chapters.The investigations of both these

fraternities involve unregistered par-ties.

The incident concerning Sigma Chi happened on Aug. 20 while the event pertaining to Lambda Chi hap-pened on Aug. 24.

An unregistered party is one that has not been approved by the DOSO.

A registered party is required to have security to monitor the event. If alcohol is present, a system to distrib-ute it is necessary, according to Shawn Kacker, the Interfraternity Council president.

At these functions a six beer-per-

person limit is required.The party in question for Sigma

Chi took place at their fraternity house. Lambda Chi’s fraternity house was not the place of the unregistered party.

“There is a whole lot of stuff that I am finding out,” William Lake, the associate dean of Judicial Affairs, said about the Lambda Chi case. “I do not know what I believe yet.”

An unregistered party itself would not be a violation of the fall recruit-ment period. If alcohol was involved during this time for either of these fraternities then it’s a violation of the IFC’s recruitment policy.

Currently, the IFC Judiciary Board is still being trained. Kacker said that Sigma Chi will go in front of this board but he is not sure about Lambda Chi.

Once the training is complete the hearing should be scheduled within a month’s time.

If found guilty, the sanctions could include a number of punishments, in-cluding social probation.

Two UM fraternities were under investigation last year by their national fraternities, the Alpha Omega chapter of Zeta Beta Tau and the Epsilon-Beta chapter of Kappa Sigma.

The Zeta Beta Tau incident was taken as an individual, not a fraternity, matter by the national chapter while the Epsilon-Beta Kappa Sigma’s char-ter was revoked by their national fra-ternity.

Ed S. Fishman may be contacted at [email protected].

Delayed rush affects Greek fi nances

Two years after the decision to move to deferred re-cruitment, fraternities and sororities are still making ad-justments to the effect it has on dues.

“We’re not having as much money as we normally do to kick off the year, but in turn, we’re having much more money in the spring that can roll over,” said Ethan Alpern, vice-president of the Interfraternity Council.

In 2007, Patricia A. Whitely, vice president for Stu-dent Affairs, made the decision to move formal recruit-ment to the spring and not the fall.

In previous years, fraternities and sororities on cam-pus were allowed to recruit freshmen and upperclassmen during the first two weeks of fall semester. Now, this time is reserved only for upperclassmen interested in Greek life.

The ultimate goal is for sororities to move com-pletely to spring recruitment. Fraternities will still hold informal recruitment in the fall.

The decision came as an attempt to give the fresh-man more time to integrate themselves to campus before they make the commitment to a Greek organization.

“Change is always scary,” Whitely said in a 2008 in-terview with The Miami Hurricane. “The adjustment for the Greek community has been in the works since the summer of 2006.”

Last fall marked the first year that the process was implemented and the difference was evident.

“We’re still getting used to it,” Alpern said.According to Alpern, rushing numbers for fall 2008

were very low. However, 166 men participated in the rushing process the next spring, one of the highest num-bers in recent years.

“More people are rushing in the spring because they were not able to in the fall,” Alpern said.

The challenge for most fraternities and sororities comes from adjusting to a system where they only get dues once a year from freshman instead of two. They have to cope with the loss of graduated seniors’ dues, which they will not be able to replace until recruitment in the spring.

Still, most see the value in this new change.“It lets the freshmen find out who [the fraternities]

really are before they commit to something they’re not ready for,” Alpern said.

Lila Albizu may be contacted at [email protected].

Loss of pledges costGreek life duesBY LILA ALBIZUASST. NEWS EDITOR

Local chapters of Sigma Chi and Lambda Chi Alpha under investigation

BY ED S. FISHMANNEWS EDITOR

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor

TANYA THOMPSON // Asst. Photo Editor


4 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE August 31 - September 2, 2009

Bill Vilberg, the University of Miami’s director of instructional advancement, looked through the school’s course offerings last year but found no options specifically on programming the iPhone.

Disappointed, but not de-terred, he decided to start an “iP-hone Development Meet-up.”

These meet-ups gave students and faculty who are interested in iPhone development a chance to get together and learn about pro-

gramming for the phone.“I’m not really going to be

able to teach them much,” Vilberg said. “They are all probably much more advanced than me.”

The first meet-up was held last year and continued over the sum-mer.

This year the first meet-up will take place Wednesday. It will be held in Memorial Hall, room 118, from 7 to 9 p.m.

These meetings will be held the first Wednesday of every month.

The meet-ups will include demonstrations on iPhone pro-gramming and a chance to network with fellow programmers that can help each other learn about devel-oping applications for the iPhone.

The group is not a club but a more relaxed gathering of students and faculty in a community of in-terest.

Anyone who has expe-rience or interest in pro-

gramming is welcome and can sign up by visiting the Instruc-tional Advancement Center page at mi-ami.edu under the heading “events.”

“Once a month why don’t we just get together and see what’s up,” Viblerg said. “No officers, no business, no re-sponsibilities. Just a group of people get-ting together.”

Vilberg may be contacted at 786-250-2255 or [email protected].

Megan Terilli may be contacted at [email protected].

First meet-up will be held this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in room 118 of the Memorial building.

Subsequent meetings will be held on the fi rst Wednesday of every month.

Sign up by visiting miami.edu/iac – click events—“iPhone Development Meetup”

Contact: Bill Vilberg786-250-2255 [email protected]

Group meets to discuss programming

BY MEGAN TERILLIASST. NEWS EDITOR

Members convene to discuss iPhone applications

New lounge at old hangout

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo EditorTHIS IS (NOT) JEOPARDY: Esther Weinbach calls over passing students to ask them UM trivia. She and her friends took advantage of the new lounge furniture set at the Rat last Thursday. Some questions were about UM’s football’s championships.

CANES GIVE BACK

RACHEL STEINHAUSER // The Miami HurricaneSELFLESS HURRICANES: Last Saturday, Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade partnered with the University of Miami to renovate the home of a disabled family in the Coco-nut Grove area. A group of more than 20 volunteer students from the University of Miami installed handicap bars, pressure cleaned and painted the house.

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He did not reply to an e-mail and Facebook message from The Miami Hurricane, which obtained copies of the tapes from the c o m mu n i c a t i o n students

UM Police Chief David Rivero said the incident is

under investigation and he could not com-ment about it.

In the tape, Chusid appears to com-ply with the officers’ order to stop. He got down on his hands and knees. One of the officers kicked his arms out from under him so that Chusid was flat out on the ground. Then an officer kicked the cell phone out of his hand.

Chusid was handcuffed and taken over to a nearby seat for questioning. Af-ter several minutes the officers apparently determined they had the wrong person, uncuffed him and allowed him to use his phone.

Three students who witnessed the inci-dent all described as fast-moving and scary scene that unfolded in front of them. One of them, graduate student Akilah Johnson, recorded the scene with her video camera.

“I actually thought it was a joke,” said Nicole List, another graduate student in the class. “I thought we were being tested because it was our first day. But when it wasn’t, I was just shocked.”

“I didn’t know what to think,” added fellow student, Einar Thorsteinsson. “He didn’t look like a criminal, but I guess who does?”

Rivero did not release the names of the officers involved in the incident. Asked about officers pulling their weapons on campus, he said that university policy al-lows officers to use their own discretion in deciding whether to pull a gun on a sus-pect, including a student.

“The decision is all up to the offi-cer,” Rivero said. “The officer must decide whether there is fear in the situation.”

The City of Miami police department urges their officers to use they’re own judg-ment for pulling a gun. They are instructed only to pull the trigger when ones life is in danger.

“There is not a hard and fast rule about when an officer should pull his gun out,” said Delrish Moss, the City of Miami police department’s PIO. “He [the officer] has been trained when to shoot and when not to shoot, only when the potential for deadly force is there.”

Chusid said afterward that he did not think this incident would change his mind about attending UM. Then he added:

“I always somehow have a story for the first day [of classes]. Everywhere I go, there is always something weird that hap-pens to me. This tops it, though.”

Megan Terilli may be contacted at [email protected].

FROM GUNPOINT, PAGE 1

UMPD offi cer pulls gun on innocent student

STILL FRAME TAKEN FROM A VIDEO PROVIDED BY AKILAH JOHNSONDON’T SHOOT ME, BRO: Junior transfer Jordan Chusid is handcuff ed by two UMPD offi cers aft er being mistakenly identifi ed as a motorcycle thief.

JORDAN CHUSID


6 OPINION THE MIAMI HURRICANE August 31 - September 2, 2009

After an intense summer of legisla-tive drama, Congress has once again failed to bring about mean-ingful change to our health care system. But one thing is for certain: our health care crisis continues to deepen, with no end in sight.

Health care spending has skyrocketed in the past decade and the unraveling of the system has defied any attempts by the free-market to control it. This is not a typical supply and demand scenario.

Our system is vastly inefficient. Most avenues of health care must first pass through an insurance company, which adds much more to the costs of health care, either through administrative costs or by the very fact that it’s a for-profit business.

While the cost of care continues to rise, mainly due to advances in medical technol-ogy, there is no reason to expect that these costs can be reined in using simple free-mar-ket solutions. If I’m a diabetic and the cost of my insulin goes up, can you really expect me to stop using insulin?

Although some may argue that health care is not a right guaranteed by the govern-ment, many countries have recognized that health care is a basic human necessity and provide citizens with some form of univer-sal coverage. And the same way that our government provides us with schools, fire stations, police and public transit, we must ensure that every one of our citizens is pro-tected by a fair and affordable health care system. Right now, we could not be farther from that goal. We must act, and we must act now.

Melvin La is a senior majoring in biology. He may be contacted at [email protected].

Don’t believe in curses? Try telling that to the Boston Red Sox, who just five years ago overcame the 86-year “Curse of the Bam-bino.”

Some teams have been proactive in fending off bad spir-its, including the New Orleans Saints who are rumored to have

brought in voodoo priests to perform exor-cisms on the Superdome.

Back in 2003, the university accepted $3.9 million from Alex Rodriguez for sta-dium renovations in exchange for putting his name on the park.

Although he did grow up in Miami and planned on attending the university before being drafted by the Seattle Mariners, most purists saw it in bad taste to just name the stadium after the highest bidder. But as most curses are born, the masses ignored the clair-voyant few, and the hex was allowed to ma-ture.

We could not have known that shortly before the inaugural game at Alex Rodriguez

Park, Sports Illustrated reporter Selena Rob-erts would break the news that our newly christened diamond was tainted. With Ro-driguez’s steroid use admittance, we were left with a stadium full of bad karma.

Unless somebody on campus has some spare gris-gris, or a relative who may or may not practice Santeria, we mere mortals must please the baseball gods again by taking A-Rod’s name off of the stadium.

What could we name the stadium? If we wanted to honor our own great baseball players from the past, possibilities include Warren Bogle Park, Pat Burrell Park, even Ryan Braun Park. All of them actually wore a Hurricanes uniform, and none were ro-mantically connected to Madonna for any stretch of time.

I don’t care if we name it after Rick Ross, Tony Montana or Jimmy Buffett (at least he already has the football stadium). Something has to be done, because I am ter-rified of ghosts.

Austen Gregerson is a sophomore majoring in print journalism. He may be contacted at [email protected].

Miami’s parking a big scam

The price of a single parking permit at the University of Miami is equivalent to almost an entire semes-ter’s worth of textbooks and school materials. Despite the fact that stu-dents pay an extremely high rate for the privilege of parking, they do not seem to be getting much in return.

Permits range in price from $226 for a discount pass, which restricts stu-dents entirely to perimeter locations, to $444, for an annual commuter pass. Compared to Florida State, which includes free parking passes in their transportation fees, and the University of Florida, whose most expensive per-mit tops at $134, Miami students are getting swindled.

With few centrally located parking spots, commuter students are neverthe-less forced to park in perimeter areas, such as the Ponce de Leon parking ga-rage and the lots near the BankUnited Center. This inconveniently leaves stu-dents, who paid a premium for park-ing, with a minimum 15- to 20-minute hike to class.

Similar to how Walt Disney World handles their transportation be-tween parks, the university could have designated shuttles for different build-ings. A journalism student would board a bus specific to the School of Communication, eliminating stops at other locations and streamlining the process. However, a shuttle to the SoC is not even in place, another flawed as-pect of the bus system.

Nevertheless, the parking issue should be taken more seriously for the inconveniences it is causing and the high price students are forced to pay.

Is there a curse of A-Rod?

Health care reform imperative

STAFF EDITORIAL

AUSTEN GREGERSONCONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST

MELVIN LACONTRIBUTING COLUMNITST

Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.

UP!speak

“What’s the best part about being back at the

U?”

SHELLA ST JUSTE Sophomore

“The friends who have now become family.”

LUIS MONTOYAJunior

“Feeling like you are walk-ing through a hotel resort.”

BRICE DURKINSenior

“The Rat!”

LAURA PONCELETSophomore

“The unique mix of school, friends and entertain-

ment.”

Speak Up answers are edited for clarity, brevity and accuracy.

compiled byKyli Singh

We must insure that every one of our citizens is pro-tected by a fair and affordable health care system.

-MELVIN LA Contributing columnist

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”OPINION


August 31 - September 2, 2009 THE MIAMI HURRICANE EDGE 7

The perfect combination of comedy and drama, backstab-bing, political jockeying, funny moments, romantic turmoil and memorable parties are the most important ingredients of Greek, ABC Family’s hit show.

Now in its third season, the series portrays college students in fraternities and sororities, who deal with the same issues any student would at the University of Miami.

“I think I enjoy watching Greek because, aside from some less realistic things that happen on the show, like volcanoes that make it rain beer, it really is a pretty ac-curate depiction of what college is like and what the Greek system is like,” Blair Brettschneider, a senior and sister of Alpha Delta Pi, said. “I don’t think there are too many other shows on TV right now that handle the issues, serious or not, that are in Greek.”

Dilshad Vadsaria, who plays Rebecca Logan on the show, a spunky politician’s daughter with a competitive streak, has similar feel-ings about Greek’s ability to portray a realistic college experience.

“I think we’ve found this won-derful line of [being] entertaining, but staying true to what real life is,” Vadsaria said in a phone inter-view. “[We portray] all the fun you have and all the painful times you have too.”

The characters of Greek study, party, and live their day-to-day lives, somehow accumulating live lessons in the meantime. Season three, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m. (EST), brings more challeng-ing and surprisingly philosophical issues into the mix.

“Definitely tests in friend-ship,” Vadsaria said. “What you have morally lived by in your life, that may come into question [on the show], and figuring out that not everything goes the way you think life should. I think that it’s some-

thing that will come into play and that people can relate to.”

While not all students at Mi-ami are necessarily fans of Greek, many can at least appreciate the universal themes portrayed in the series.

Jennifer Prosniewski , a se-nior and member of ADPi said,

“People who haven’t seen the show would like it because it’s relatable to college students. It deals with re-lationships, college life, Greek life, friends. It’s also really funny.”

Brettschneider shares similar sentiments and thinks the show’s themes will ring true to students at any college campus, particularly

those at UM.“Instead of Monty’s, Greek

has Dobler’s,” Brettschneider ex-plained. “Some of the characters deal with being gay and in a fra-ternity. They pass around fake IDs and go on spring break… watching it on TV, and seeing how funny or ridiculous college can be, makes

the real thing seem a little less threatening.”

The third season of Greek pre-mieres tonight at 9 p.m. EST.

Danielle Kaslow may be contacted at [email protected].

ABC Family s Greek relatable, funBY DANIELLE KASLOWOF THE STAFF

COURTESY ABC FAMILYARE YOU READY TO RUSH?: ABC Family’s Greek is an accurate portrayal of fraternity and sorority life at a major university, accord-ing to cast member Dilshad Vadsaria. Many Greek students at UM agree with this and can relate to the characters and plots.

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8 EDGE THE MIAMI HURRICANE August 31 - September 2, 2009

University of Miami students met with and interviewed Fabolous, a Brooklyn-based rap music artist with two platinum albums, when he made a special appearance at the Foot Locker in the Dadeland Mall Friday afternoon.

The Miami Hurricane: People say Mi-ami is like New York with a beach, what is your take on that?

Fabolous: It is! Miami definitely has a New York vibe. I just spent two and a half months here recording my last album and I really like it here. The people are friendly, the city is constantly moving and the parties…. I really enjoy the parties.

TMH: You have a son, right? What are your expectations, if any, regarding him at-tending college? Or do you think he should just be a rap star?

Fabolous: I would love if my son want-ed to go to college, and I will support him in whatever he wants to do. We’ll have to see what he is really passionate about, he’s only one and half, so we have time.

TMH: Like the passion you have for music, many students at UM are passionate about a wide variety of subjects. Sometimes, however, students can encounter struggles and become discouraged on their way to suc-cess. Can you comment on that in relation to your professional career?

Fabolous: You got to keep going, stay focused and get out there. There may be speed bumps in the way sometimes, but you can’t let them slow you down. You just got to keep doin’ what you do. There are struggles along the way at times, but you got to keep going.

Read the full story at www.TheMiamiHurricane.com

Linnea Edorsson may be contacted at [email protected].

Fabolous hollas back in exclusive interviewRapper appeared at Dadeland Mall

BY LINNEA EDORSSONCONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER

Director Quentin Tarantino’s movie, his best in almost two decades, is nearly flaw-less. It’s an energetic and violent, though never gratuitous film and one is hard-pressed to find something to criticize.

Inglourious Basterds – yes, the misspellings are intended – is the story of intersect-ing groups of characters in the midst of World War II.

The most important – the titular Basterds – are a pack of Jewish-American soldiers dispatched in order to wreak havoc on the Na-zis. Their leader is Brad Pitt, sporting his best Appala-chian accent, who demands 100 Nazi scalps from each of his Basterds.

Pitt may be the only “name” actor, but the real breakout star is Christoph Waltz, whose portrayal of Nazi Colonel Hans Lan-da is full of subtle menace and an almost de-

ceptive venom. His win for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival was wholeheartedly de-served, and when his star inevitably rises after this film, he will have earned every bit of it.

In fact, there are no weak links in the cast. Everyone from director Eli Roth to Mi-chael Fassbender and Mélanie Laurent is uniformly strong, a rarity in such a large en-semble film. Tarantino keeps the film – which clocks in at nearly two and a half hours – moving quickly and vio-lently, and it drags only rarely.

Inglourious Basterds is what 2008’s Defiance should have been: an exciting, quick-

moving portrayal of Jews kicking some Nazi ass that is well worth the audience’s time.

Sarah B. Pilchick may be contacted at [email protected].

Inglourious Basterds

Starring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent

Directed by: Quentin TarantinoMPAA Rating: R

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Inglourious Basterds’

more than glorious

BY SARAH B. PILCHICKOF THE STAFF

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo EditorF-A-B-O-L-O-U-S: Fabolous signed autographs for fans at the Dadeland Mall Footlocker last Friday. He was promoting the new Reebok Classic sneaker line.


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SPORTS I expect to try and emerge as a team leader and help out my team as much as I can.

- ORLANDO FRANKLIN,left guard

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In light of the news that red-shirt freshman backup quarter-backs Taylor Cook and Cannon Smith have transferred, it’s even more essential that the University of Miami offensive line work as a cohesive group.

Nothing will be more impor-tant than the health of sophomore quarterback Jacory Harris, and it will be up to the five 300-pound men in front of him to carry out that responsibility.

The Canes’ o-line will be led by Preseason All-ACC Team mem-ber and senior captain Jason Fox. By the end of the season he could have the most starts ever for a UM offensive lineman.

“That would mean a lot to me,” Fox said. “I definitely set that as one of my goals, and I can do it.”

To the right of Fox will be junior guard Orlando Franklin. Franklin, now weighing 318 after dropping 22 pounds since last sea-son, is in better physical condition.

“I expect to try and emerge as a team leader and help out my team as much as I can,” Franklin said. “If we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing, we’ll stay on the field.”

Penciled in right now at center is senior A.J. Trump. Trump has played guard his whole career.

At right guard, junior Joel Figueroa has the most experience for the Canes and will start. When Figueroa is healthy he is a great force for the Hurricanes in the run game.

“Fig,” as teammates call him, has a strong motor and the physi-

cal tools necessary to compete. He just has to grasp the mental aspect of the game.

At right tackle lies the biggest question mark. Fifth-year senior Matt Pipho has been given the nod to start. Pipho received his first real glimpse of college football last year when Fox went down with an in-jury in the game against Virginia Tech.

“I came to Miami for one rea-

son, to win the national champion-ship,” Fox said. “I only have one year left. I’m not going to sell us short to anybody.”

For a more in-depth analysis of the offensive line, please log onto www.themiamihurricane.com.

Lelan LeDoux may be contacted at [email protected].

FOOTBALL

Harris’s health main concern

BY LELAN LEDOUXSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

TANYA THOMPSON // Asst. Photo EditorI’LL BE THERE FOR YOU: Jason Fox, a preseason All-ACC member, joins other off ensive linemen during practice drills yesterday. Fox is one of Miami’s candidates for the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award for the nation’s top off ensive lineman.

We can take a lot out of this. We know we have to step our game in practice and then play how

we practice. - LANE CARICO,

volleyball

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LEFT TACKLE Jason Fox (34)

LEFT GUARD Orlando Franklin (14)

CENTER A.J. Trump (10)

RIGHT GUARD Joel Figueroa (4)

RIGHT TACKLE Matt Pipho (0)

PROJECTED STARTING OFFENSIVE LINE-MEN (NUMBER OF STARTS)

Big burden ahead for offensive line


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The University of Miami volleyball team dropped its final match of the Hurricane Invita-tional Saturday night, falling to the University of South Florida by a score of 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 25-22).

Miami was unable to win the annual tournament for the third straight year.

The Canes (2-1) opened up the 2009 season at the Knight Sports Complex with convincing victories over Florida Gulf Coast and Prairie View A&M, sweeping both matches respectively.

“USF is a very good team and

they have some very good hitters; some big kids that block well, some scramblers in the back court,” head coach Nicole Lantagne Welch said after the team’s victory over Prairie View A&M. “It’s going to be a big test, and we need to execute very well tonight.”

At one point the Hurricanes led the opening set by a score of 16-12, but only scored two more points the remainder of the set.

Sophomore outside hitter Lane Carico was outstanding in a losing effort, racking up 22 kills.

“I think we’re going to learn a lot from [the loss], and it’s almost a good thing that we’re losing now because when it comes to the ACC we just need to win everything,” Carico said. “We can take a lot out of this. We know we need to step up our game in practice and then play how we practice.”

Despite the disappointing fin-ish to the tournament, there were several bright spots throughout the weekend for Miami to build upon

moving forward.Freshman setter Nrithya Sun-

dararaman totaled 39 assists in the final match.

Junior setter Katie Gallagher, however, missed the entire week-end for undisclosed reasons.

“We really try and work on playing together and bringing an excitement to the court,” junior middle blocker Lici McGee said. “We get excited about every game no matter who the opponent is.”

The Hurricanes will look to bring that same excitement out west this weekend as they head to play in the Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Tournament.

Miami will face off against Eastern Michigan, North Dakota State and Northern Colorado on Friday and Saturday.

Adam Berger may be contacted at [email protected].

Miami finishes its opening weekend 2-1

BY ADAM BERGERCONTIBUTING SPORTS WRITER

Hurricanes fall in championship gameVOLLEYBALL

ALEX BROADWELL // Staff PhotographerBUMP, BUMP, BUMP IT UP: Sophomore Lane Carico made the All-Tournament Team for the Hurricanes aft er recording 22 kills and 23 points at the Hurricane Invitational this past weekend.


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