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LINDSAY BROWN // Photo EditorDANGEROUS CROSSING: Pedestrians cross U.S. 1 at the intersection of Mariposa Court. Since 1990, seven UM students have been struck at this location.

Marie Cushmore was walking back from filling a prescription at the CVS across from campus when a SUV struck her.

On Wednesday at approxi-mately 9:30 p.m., the University of Miami senior

was hit by a black Ford Expedition as she was cross-ing U.S. 1 and Mariposa Court.

According to Cushmore, she was crossing the street as the “stop” hand at the end of the pedestri-an walkway was blinking. Cushmore thought she would have enough time to get across. She was try-ing to make it to a meeting on campus.

BY ALEXANDRA LEON | NEWS EDITOR

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Senior hit by moving vehicle while walking toward campus

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WVUM promotes new opportunities

UM professor loses battle to cancer

BRITTNEY BOMNIN // File PhotoMAN’S BEST FRIEND: Professor Bruce J. Winick with his seeing-eye dog on UM’s campus.

Bruce J. Winick, an es-teemed University of Miami law professor, passed away Thursday from complications of cancer at the age of 65.

Winick was known for more than 36 years of teaching and advocacy, revolutionizing mental health law.

The first Laurie Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein Dis-tinguished Professor of Law in 2009, Winick focused his work on therapeutic jurisprudence, a field that focuses on human dignity and worth in the legal

system.Winick, who was often

seen around campus with his seeing-eye dog, lost the major-ity of his eyesight in his late 20s and was an inspiration to many visually impaired stu-dents.

He was born with retini-tis pigmentosa, a congenital disorder that causes gradual deterioration of sight.

“Bruce will be deeply missed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his daughter, our colleague Margot Winick, his family and his many, many friends,” President Donna E. Shalala said in a statement re-leased Thursday.

According to Margot Winick, assistant vice presi-dent of media relations and

multimedia at UM, students, friends and colleagues have been posting their apprecia-tion for Winick on his Face-book fan page and on her per-sonal page.

“On behalf of the whole family, we’re touched by the outpouring of support and trib-ute we are receiving,” Margot Winick said. “The response has been really touching and beautiful, and the family just appreciates that warmth.”

The School of Law will be holding a celebration of his life for the university community. Details regarding the memo-rial have yet to be confirmed.

Alexandra Leon may be contacted at [email protected].

Bruce Winick passes awayBY ALEXANDRA LEON NEWS EDITOR

This semester, WVUM is hosting various promotional events to increase its inf luence on campus. The non-commer-cial radio station, located on the first f loor of the University Cen-ter, is hosting an informational meeting Sept. 12 at 12:45 p.m. in Flamingo Ballroom A to invite new students interested in work-ing and expanding the station’s role on campus.

The student-run station plans to host regular events like Wednesday’s “WVUM Days Out” in the UC Patio featuring a popular local DJ. These events intend to raise awareness about WVUM.

“We want people to know and get involved with the radio station,” general manager Am-ber Robertson said. “We encour-age people to submit applications to work for WVUM.”

Last week’s event offered free food, drinks and music by DJs Ray Milan and Joshy Josh.

“I felt like I was at Vagabond on my lunch break... which is a good thing,” sophomore Patricia Suarez said.

The station also hosted an open house this past Friday to allow students a view into the work of a WVUM member.

“We want to have open houses this year,” Robertson said. “We did them last year, but only one or two were successful. As general manager, my goal is one or two a month.”

The open house, sponsored

by Honest Tea and Pirate’s Boo-ty Potato Flyers, included a tour of the studio and plenty of give-aways. Members of the station staffed the event and interacted with interested students.

“We’re always looking for new members to join, whether they become DJs or members of the music staff,” WVUM DJ Sa-vanna Stiff said.

Its goal- to have someone on air 24 hours of the day- has created a demand for applicants, especially for graphic and web designers. Applications are available in the office or online at wvum.org.

Nicolette Roque may be contacted at [email protected].

Station growth calls for bigger staff BY NICOLETTE ROQUEASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

RACHEL STEINHAUSER // The Miami Hurricane

COME ONE, COME ALL: Junior Falyn Freeman, a DJ at WVUM, blows a cloud of bubbles on Wednesday at WVUM’s Days Out, an event designed to raise awareness about the station.


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Red Road Commons sees heightened security

A student looks forward to many things when moving off campus: not hav-ing to live in a beat-up one bedroom dorm for two, possibly having a private bath-room and no more pesky or overly protec-tive university rules and RAs.

That’s the theory anyway.Many students renting at Red Road

Commons on 57th Avenue and 66th Street near the campus are finding that the landlord’s rules can be a bit strict and pesky too, as they live under the watch-ful eyes of the management and its live-in security.

“Recently [Red Road Commons] have made it so that you can’t go to the other f loors in the elevator with your key fob,” said senior Steve Levy, who has been a resident of Red Road for two years. “They’ve made it so difficult for you to even visit your friends in the building.”

Students said that in response to their complaints, management told them they could still visit friends by taking the staircases, but Levy responded that they have locked the staircase doors from the outside so residents can make it to the f loor but cannot actually go inside.

“I don’t understand it because some people’s keys don’t work to go to other f loors but mine still does,” said senior Ramona Cavanaugh, who has also been a resident of Red Road for two years. “My key works for every f loor in every build-ing except in building C; for that building I have to go to building E and take the skywalk over, but I can still get in.”

Although located directly across from the Coral Gables campus, the apartment complex was built in South Miami, in an area known to have seen criminal activ-ity in past years. A representative from Red Road said it has a number of cour-tesy officers who help make the property more secure by roaming the complex and checking on the safety of the residents.

“I believe they have three or four police officers that live in the complex and do rounds to check on the residents,” Levy said. “They get special reserved parking and I believe discounted rent for doing it too.”

Management for Red Road Com-mons would not discuss the specifics of their rules.

“We have no security,” said Diego Sanchez, the manager of Red Road Com-mons. “We only have a couple of courtesy officers on site. Everyone forgets we have

nothing to do with the university, we are not part of the campus.”

When asked about the student com-plaints regarding the apparent safety mea-sures in the complex, Sanchez declined to comment further.

“So many of the rules are ridiculous,” Levy said. “And when we ask the man-agement about them, they give no rhyme or reason.”

But in a complex of 700 residents, many of them UM students, and in a city where students are no strangers to armed robbers in the area and lockdowns on campus, even students agree some secu-rity measures are necessary and under-standable.

The complex, first opened in 2009, offers installation of an alarm system for all of the first-f loor apartments available for purchase. Residents say these are of-fered because there were thefts from resi-dents in the past.

“I had some initial concerns about living on the first f loor but they have dis-sipated,” said junior Alex Suvall, who moved into Red Road this August. “There is 24-hour police surveillance on duty and I feel comfortable.” He adds, however,

that the alarm systems should not cost ex-tra for students to use.

Although residents may feel that the rules at Red Road are overly cautious, they are still far more lenient than the rules applicable to on-campus dorms.

“I remember how the security check-point was such a nuisance at the dorms, especially waiting in long lines for resi-dents to sign in guests after 10 p.m.,” Su-vall said. “At Red Road, guests are wel-come in the complex and don’t need an additional check in.”

According to the Housing and Resi-dential Life Policies and Procedures, stu-dents living on campus may be required to show identification for themselves and their guests upon entering the dorm build-ing between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Students have restrictions on the number of guests they can have in their room, the length of time guests can be there and the times of the semester they can even have guests. On-campus rules also establish quiet hours and limit what students can have in their dorm room as well as how students decorate their rooms.

In addition, on-campus residents are subject to inspections in their rooms for

violations of the policies of Housing and Residential Life as well as public laws.

Megan Terilli may be contacted at [email protected].

Residents are upset with new regulationsBY MEGAN TERILLISENIOR NEWS WRITER

JESSICA HODDER // The Miami HurricaneA TIGHT REIGN: Elevator keys, locked stairwells and parking spaces reserved for police are among the recent security changes in the Red Road Commons. Many residents, mostly UM students, are not happy with the new restrictions.

CHANGES IN SECURITY

Stairs lock on each floor, blocking students from going up to floors that are not their own.

Space that was previously free parking at Red Road has now been turned into police parking and loading space.

PRIOR SECURITY MEASURES

Elevators only take residents to their own floors.


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The driver, who Cushmore said might not have seen her since it was dark and she was wearing her dark green Academic Fel-low shirt, swerved away from her and hit her with his taillight.

“I knew the guy didn’t mean to hit me,” Cushmore said.

Cushmore remained conscious as she was knocked into the grass by the Metrorail station.

“It’s hard to see what the lights are changing to,” she added.

Cushmore was immediately checked in to the Jackson Ryder Trauma Center where she was under 24-hour observation. While she did not experience any head trauma,

she did receive exten-sive bruising and other injuries.

“It was a lot to go through because of the injuries I’ve sus-tained,” Cushmore said. “The Jackson Memorial Health ser-vice was a big part of

helping me to recover. Friends, family and staff have been very supportive.”

Cushmore declined to comment fur-ther on her injuries because she is still re-covering. Coral Gables police who worked on the case were unavailable for comment.

The intersection where Cushmore was hit has had a history of accidents involving UM student pedestrians. Over five years ago, UM student Ashley Kelly was killed when she was hit by a SUV that ran a red light on U.S. 1 and Mariposa Court.

Since 1990, seven students have been struck crossing Ponce de Leon Boulevard and U.S. 1. Three of the incidents have re-sulted in death.

“It’s really infuriating because that in-tersection has always been so dangerous,” said Caroline Mauriello, a friend of Cush-more’s. “I feel that people turning from U.S. 1 just don’t pay attention.”

After the accident, Student Govern-

ment passed the “Ashley Kelly Resolution” to build a pedestrian overpass across U.S. 1 at Mariposa. The bridge was expected to be completed by spring 2010, however, there has been no movement to begin construc-tion due to lack of Miami-Dade County funding.

“We have been working with Miami-Dade County and will be engaging the city of Coral Gables in an effort to speed completion of this project,” read an official statement released by the university Thurs-day afternoon.

Alexandra Leon may be contacted at [email protected].

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Check out themiamihurricane.com’s archived story by Stephanie Genuardi on the controversy over the completion of the pedestrian bridge over Mariposa Court.


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On Wednesday night, a University of Miami senior was hit by a Ford Expedition as she was cross-ing U.S. 1 at Mariposa Court. The driver of the SUV tried to swerve away from her, but she found herself injured and lying in the grass near the Metrorail.

This is not the first time an incident like this has occurred. Since 1990, seven UM students have been hit crossing U.S 1 with three resulting in deaths.

Following a fatal incident in April 2005, Stu-dent Government passed the “Ashley Kelly Resolu-tion,” advocating a pedestrian overpass to be built across U.S. 1 at Mariposa Court. Unfortunately, the project was removed from Miami-Dade Transit’s capital improvement plan due to fiscal challenges.

Why can’t our university get an approval from Florida’s Department of Transportation or the coun-ty to fund the design and construction of this pedes-trian bridge?

In the past, UM has promoted student safety by making use of shuttles to Coconut Grove, establish-ing student patrol programs and planning a $200,000 expansion of security cameras in September 2009.

This issue is no exception. There is no reason as to why we cannot follow

through with our commitment to finance programs that enhance student safety.

Administrators and city officials must make this a priority and undertake a funding initiative for this project before more lives are lost. The recession should not be used as an excuse for us to delay this crucial proposal. Don’t let another student death be-gin the construction of this overpass.

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

STAFF EDITORIAL

A p r o -p o s a l for the

const r uc t ion of a mosque near Ground Zero seems to have struck a raw nerve in American so-ciety. Support-ers and oppo-

nents march in the streets ready to battle not just for control of greater Ground Zero, but also for the pres-ervation of a consecrated U.S. Con-stitution.

If we are to take the most vo-cal at their word, the mosque is not a mosque but, variously, an affront to 9/11 survivors, a flashpoint for religious tolerance, an example of Obama’s totalitarian tendencies or just an offensive un-American ges-ture. Debate rages not over the sim-

ple wisdom of building the mosque but over the extent to which consti-tutional precedent will be affected by its potential construction.

As happens whenever the Con-stitution is used as support when it is at best tangentially related to the debate at hand, its incorporation into the mosque argument only masks the real issues. Some mosque advocates use, as the basis for their support, the religious freedom clause of the Constitution, arguing that to prevent the construction of the mosque would be to restrict the religious freedom of its builders. Infringing upon their religious free-dom would set a dangerous prece-dent of majority interests restricting minority rights. Their position is quite true, but it gives their support of the mosque an undeserved veneer of constitutional legitimacy.

Opponents of the mosque de-serve criticism for arguments that

conflate Al-Qaeda with all Islam and oppose the mosque’s construc-tion on grounds that 9/11 was done in Islam’s name, and its placement would therefore be unspeakably of-fensive. That position carries with it some xenophobia and is odious to the American multicultural tradi-tion. Unpleasant as it may be, how-ever, such appears to be the opinion of many.

Constitutional trappings aside, it becomes clear that construction would be unwise. No one would prevent the mosque’s construction, but plenty would use it as a reason for hardening their anti-Islam sen-timent. The mosque would conse-quently only harm the status of Is-lam in this country. Provocation is not the way to increase tolerance.

Andrew Hamner is a senior majoring in political science. He may be contacted at [email protected].

Constitutional controversy obscures issues

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UM professor collaborates locally and

The Frost School of Music facul-ty’s own Thomas Sleeper will release a new CD of original music this week featuring artists from both the Univer-sity of Miami and the acclaimed Rus-sian National Orchestra.

The project, which presents three works, is the first CD to be produced that includes only Sleeper’s composi-tions. It will feature recordings from the University of Miami, Dallas and the historic Great Hall of Moscow, which has served as a performance hall for many great composers, including Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

“The whole process has been very

exciting. It has been great working with exceptional performers and orches-tras,” said Sleeper, who conducts the Frost Symphony Orchestra and serves as director of orchestral activities at the Frost School of Music.

Among the orchestras included on the album is the renowned Russian National Orchestra (RNO), which has recorded over 60 esteemed classical CDs since its debut in 1990. The RNO plays alongside UM’s Frost School of Music alumna Dr. Ashley Garritson on Sleeper’s “Six Arias for Cello and Orchestra.”

Sleeper’s second piece on the CD, “Xenia,” also features contributions from the UM community. The piece is conducted by Frost Symphony Orches-tra associate conductor Zoe Zeniodi and is arranged as a six-movement orchestral song cycle based upon text from the celebrated novel "The Love-Artist" by UM’s Master of Fine Arts Professor Jane Alison.

“I find [Alison’s] writing both di-rect and powerful. Her work is multi-layered and very musical,” Sleeper said.

Sleeper, who has advocated for non-traditional composition through-out his career, will also release his critically acclaimed “Symphony No. 1” on the album, which was premiered at Southern Methodist University by the Meadows Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and conducted by Paul Phillips.

Overall, the recordings on the al-bum are taken from a four-year period of Sleeper’s career at UM, during which he has traveled, taught and collaborated with students and faculty on numerous projects including the award-winning documentary, “One Water.”

“One of the main reasons I have remained at UM is the outstanding level of my colleagues,” Sleeper said. “Outstanding quality is outstanding quality whether local or abroad.”

The new CD of Sleeper’s works will be available for purchase through Albany Records, Amazon.com, iTunes and emusic.com Wednesday.

David Sargent may be contacted at [email protected].

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He's a musician, convicted felon, hus-band and father whose most recent drama eclipses the headlines that have made him a household name.

Ladies and gentleman, meet the new T.I., the actor.

In "Takers," T.I., real name Clifford Jo-seph Harris, Jr., stars as the twisted, schem-ing and revengeful Ghost.

The portrayal is so entertaining that even the crime thriller's ensemble cast, including Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Hayden Chris-tensen and Chris Brown, is overshadowed by T.I.’s performance.

For the actor, "Takers" (now in theaters) is hopefully just the beginning of his career as a leading man. Though the 29-year-old denies that he told a reporter that his goal is to win an Oscar by the time he turns 40, he admits it's a dream he'd like to realize.

"My sentiment and my point was I'd rather be a full-time actor at 40 than a full-time rapper at 30," T.I. told The Miami Hur-ricane during a conference call. "I'd rather be winning Oscars at the age of 40 than still trying to win Grammys. Now, I would like to win an Oscar by 35 if possible, but I'm not

trying to rush the process."For now, it’s a process he’s trying to en-

joy, and one which required little effort on the set of “Takers.”

"Just the camaraderie of the guys... It was really just like showing up and hanging out, man. We just happened to shoot a movie in the process," he said. "Everybody got along well. Everybody added a different swag to the screen, and it was just an outstanding experi-ence on all levels."

T.I. wants audiences to remember that the movie is just a movie, not a representation of his life or portrayal of his past.

"This is not T.I. or Clifford Harris’s mes-sage. I'm just accurately portraying what the story calls for. I'm taking what's on the script and putting it on the screen," T.I. said.

When asked about the potential conflict in playing characters whose beliefs are in stark contrast to the ideas T.I. presents in his music, the actor is intent on separating the two.

"No one questions [Al] Pacino's values for playing Scarface. No one questions [Rob-ert] De Niro's values for playing the gangsters he played in 'Good Fellows' and 'Casino', so what makes me any different?"

Nick Maslow may be contacted at [email protected].

Rapper T.I. appears on the big screen

A NEW FACE: T.I stars in the action thriller “Takers,” which opened in theaters Friday.

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August 30 - September 1, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 9

BILLY GILBERT // The Miami Hurricane

SPORTS .553Winning

percentage of Randy Shannon

as UM’s head coach

FOOTBALL COMMENTARY

No excuse to drop the ball this season Fourth-year head coach Randy Shannon said it would be a “process” to turn this program around to national prominence ever since he was

named head coach Dec. 8, 2006. Each year, Shannon has improved UM’s win total by two games. The time is now for UM to take an even bigger step. There is no excuse for UM not to be playing in Glendale, Ariz. on Jan. 8 for the BCS national title game. Below are the top-five reasons the U has no more excuses. The time to win is simply now.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at [email protected].

BY JUSTIN ANTWEILSPORTS EDITOR

5All tough ACC games for UM are at home

Miami plays Florida State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech at Sun Life Stadium this year. Miami has yet to beat North Carolina in the Randy Shannon era and the Canes avoid traveling to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. It is one of the most hostile stadiums in the country. Miami needs to rely on the fans to be the 12th man because these are crucial games if Miami wants to win the first ACC title in program history.

4Shannon is in his fourth year

Shannon received a four-year contract extension in the offseason so he knows his future is secure. Miami has only had one arrest in his three years, and Shannon preaches academics as a focal point to these student-athletes. Shannon has produced a great Academic Progress Rate during his tenure. But it’s time to do big things on the football field. He has more than enough experience as head coach now. Clock management, in-game adjustments and finishing the season should be better. Miami has faded in the late months.

3Lots of depth if injuries occur

With the exception of linebackers and tight ends, Miami is deep at every position. Every team sustains injuries throughout the four-month grind. Miami has a strong scout team to prepare them for upcoming opponents. They have lots of depth to keep bodies fresh and coaches will continue to rotate players to give opposing teams different looks. Being “nicked up” is no longer a valid excuse.

2Same offensive and defensive coordinatorsFor the first time in the Randy Shannon era, Miami

returns its same pairing of offensive and defensive coordinators from the previous season. No new playbook to learn for either side of the ball. Players should be comfortable and familiar with all the terminology now. Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple’s pro-style offense is very aggressive and defensive coordinator John Lovett’s 4-3 defense has good schemes.

1Not young anymore

The core of the team is juniors and seniors. Allen Bailey, Leonard Hankerson and Orlando Franklin passed on the NFL and came back for their senior seasons for a reason. They knew something special was brewing. Shannon’s heralded top-ranked recruiting class in 2008 has now matured and is at junior status. The chemistry is there between the players. They have the experience and now they need to make proper adjustments to get better. The margin of error is a lot slimmer in college and these veterans need to execute, communicate and win ball games.

SHANNON’S RESUME

UM defensive coordinator from 2001-06 and had top-10 defense in fi ve of the six years.

21-17 record as UM’s head coach.

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VOLLEYBALL

Setting the bar high for upcoming season

The University of Miami volleyball team kicked off its regular season in win-ning fashion, taking two out of three matches while participating in the Nike Invitational in Norman, Okla. this past weekend.

The two victories, however, weren’t easy to come by as both came down to the wire. The Hurricanes needed all five sets to beat both UT-Arlington and Wichita State, respectively.

Miami wasn’t nearly as successful against Oklahoma, falling in four sets to the Sooners on Saturday night.

Nevertheless, it was an exciting first

weekend of play, with the first contest providing some serious drama.

Heading into the third set, Miami found itself down 2-0 to UT-Arlington, losing each frame by scores of 25-21 and 25-22 respectively.

In serious danger of dropping their opening match of the season, the Canes rallied, overcoming the large deficit on their way to an improbable five-set vic-tory.

Miami won the final three frames with relative ease, topping the Mavericks 25-13, 25-20 and 15-9.

Its second match against Wichita State was much more of a back-and-forth affair. Neither team was able to put to-gether consecutive set wins through the first four frames.

In the end it was Miami who came out on top, beating the Shock-ers in the tug-of-war battle with set

scores of 19-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-22 and 15-10.

Against Oklahoma in the final match of the weekend, Miami found itself in a familiar spot down 2-0 heading into the third set.

The Canes were able to win the third frame just as they did against UT-Arling-ton. History did not repeat itself, how-ever, and the comeback stopped there. Miami lost the deciding fourth set 25-19 giving Oklahoma the victory.

Both the Canes and the Sooners walked away with records of 2-1 to open up the year.

Despite losing several talented play-ers to graduation, Miami received solid play from upperclassmen during the en-tire Nike Invitational.

Senior middle blocker Ariell Cooke shined over the weekend, tying her career high for kills with 14 against both UT-Arlington and Wichita State. Her third match stat line against Oklahoma wasn’t too shabby either. Cooke nabbed six kills and came away with a career-high seven blocks against Oklahoma.

The always-consistent Lane Carico showed no signs of rust from a long off-season. The junior outside hitter record-ed a double-double in all three of Miami’s matches, giving her seven consecutive double-doubles dating back to last sea-son. Carico now has 39 for her career.

Miami will play its first home con-test Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Florida At-lantic. The match will take place at the Knight Sports Complex and can be heard on 90.5 WVUM.

Adam Berger at [email protected].

Tight games end in a winning weekendBY ADAM BERGERSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

COURTESY TY RUSSELL

CAN YOU DIG IT?: Freshman Taylor Hollins goes down for a dig this weekend in the Nike Invitational held in Oklahoma. Miami won two fi ve-set matches.

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I have a big problem. You see, my ex-girlfriend left me, but we had everything- interest, chemical attraction, love, lust for each other. Now we haven’t talked in a month and a half, and I have no idea where to find her or if she’ll answer or even look at my message if I send her one. But my problem is that I still miss being with her. My question is: How should I try to talk to her to get her attention and maybe somehow manage to get a spark out of her?

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You say everything between you two was great. I’ll admit, if there was interest, chemical attraction, and love, things sound pretty good, but clearly something was missing. If everything had been perfect, she prob-ably wouldn’t have left you. Obviously something wasn’t working, so you’ll have to figure out what that was and how to make it better.

Many times a girl can be upset and never drop a hint (or drop ones that are too vague for a single soul to no-tice). Try to think back to the relationship: Did you make any promises you forgot to keep? Could you have done more? Were there any warning signs that she was losing interest? Since you probably don’t know the answer to these questions, why not ask? She’s the one who left you, so if anyone will be able to tell you what went wrong, chances are it’s her.

Try writing her an email or leaving a voicemail let-ting her know you’d like to talk. This way she has the

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At least if you know the problem, you can take steps to go about fixing it. If you really still have strong feel-ings for her, show her! Knowing how much you miss her might make her realize how much she misses you. Be the bigger person and she’ll probably come around in no time.

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