MEMORIAL FLAME: Giancarlo Granda and senior Renée Perez light candles on the Lakeside Patio Wednesday night to celebrate the life of senior Adam Levine.Victoria McKaba Victoria McKaba // Assistant Photo Editor

Community mourns loss, celebrates life of studentSTUDENTS GATHERED ON THE LAKESIDE PATIO WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO HONOR SENIOR ADAM LEVINE, WHO PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY. DURING THE CANDLELIT VIGIL, FRIENDS SHARED STORIES OF LEVINE’S LOVABLE, OUTGOING PERSONALITY AND ACTIVE CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT.

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HEALTH

SENATE RECAP

T op public health lead-ers, physicians and sci-entists from the U.S. and Brazil discussed

the ongoing research and study of the Zika virus in a packed ballroom in the Shalala Student Center on Wednesday.

The experts discussed at length the latest public health and ethical implica-tions of scientific findings into the out-break of the virus, which was declared an international public health emer-gency by the World Health Organiza-tion on February 1. The event registered about 240 visitors beforehand and 100 on site, according to the registration staff. The Miller School of Medicine presented the forum with the UHealth system.

Dr. Esper Kallas, who was born in Brazil, the country where the outbreak first started, spoke about the aggressive Aedes aegypti mosquito, the main vi-ral transmitter of the Zika virus. Kallas is an infectious disease specialist and a professor of medicine at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

“It is very well adapted to urban areas where it can multiply rapidly in waters. This mosquito is fiercer than anything we have seen. It’s present al-most everywhere,” Kallas said.

Dr. Kallas also spoke about one of the main causes of the Zika virus that has gripped the country: microcephaly, a condition in which infected pregnant women give birth to babies with unusu-ally small heads and often damaged brains.

“Many people saw severe brain defects in newborns, where there can be inflammation in the brain, causing the skin of the head to collapse inwards,” Kallas said.

Kallas also spoke about what his country has gone through over the past few months.

“This epidemic has reached to the press; every day, someone is discussing about this virus. It is a good time to talk about science but we are struggling to communicate to the public what is re-ally behind this epidemic,” Kallas said.

The surge of microcephaly started in the northeast region of Brazil. Kallas provided statistics showing that there were 907 confirmed microcephaly cases in 19 states of Brazil, with 79 percent of cases and 198 deaths coming from the northeast region.

Dr. John Beier, director of Envi-ronment and Public Health Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine, has researched the ecology and control of vector-borne diseases, including ma-laria and dengue. He said residents of Miami should take precautions because the virus-carrying mosquito resides in the city.

“I have Aedes aegypti in my back-yard. Here in Miami, we are in a hot zone for mosquitoes,” Dr. Beier said. “Miami has a big red circle and if Zika were to come, it would come through South Florida. This is an Aedas prob-lem, they adapt to their environment

… We clean up the environment, give sanitation and access to water and drainage, we would not be having this problem today.”

Summer is a time when mosquito populations multiply, increasing the likelihood that Florida could be the door for the virus to enter.

“The Olympics will be held in Bra-zil and that will be a challenge. A lot of those travelers will come back to South Florida in the summer and there may be a storm. The virus may be brought back,” Beier said.

Despite the reality of the threat, Dr. Anna Likos, the Florida Depart-ment of Health state epidemiologist, said that the virus hadn’t reached Flor-ida’s shores yet.

“As of Monday, March 23, we have had no cases of local transmission of Zika virus in Florida,” Likos said.

She says, however, that “71 cases of Zika-fever cases” have been present in 12 counties across South Florida, with Miami-Dade having the most at 45 percent. Yet none have been con-firmed as the Zika virus. Likos stressed community preparedness to prevent the virus from spreading.

“Our partnership, working with the community such as asking people to use repellents, put up door hangers,” Likos said. “I very much believe this is due to our excellent collaboration with mosquito control … We do have a jump on Zika.”

The Florida Department of Health created three steps to seek treatment for Zika: identify, test and report.

Identifying Zika is done by ask-ing if the person has traveled to areas with the virus activity, if they became ill while traveling or if, during the two weeks after their return, they reported two of the following symptoms: fever, rash, joint pain or conjunctivitis, com-monly known as pinkeye.

Second, a Zika virus test must be ordered if someone with identifying symptoms is pregnant, with the pos-sibility of performing an ultrasound to determine if microcephaly is present in the fetus.

Lastly, report any suspected Zika or dengue cases to the local health of-fice immediately to ensure appropri-ate confirmatory testing and mosquito control to ensure that the virus can be contained.

Dr. Kenneth Goodman, founder and director of the Miller School of Medicine’s Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, said in his closing re-marks that the event showed how the health community could come together for the greater good.

“We’ve got colleagues here from Brazil, from Cuba, from Canada, and it doesn’t happen very often,” Good-man said. “It’s an example of what a community does when we identify something that is both intellectually compelling and [concerns] the health of our population, and so I’m excited that we’re collectively able to rise to that oc-casion. It’s a real treat to be able to do that.”

William Riggin contributed to this report.

Josh Zuchniarz Elected Speaker of the SenateThe next speaker of the Senate will be Josh

Zuchniarz, one of the current senators for the College of Arts and Sciences. Three candidates for the position were given five minutes to speak and two minutes to answer questions at the meet-ing Wednesday before the Senate voted. The win-ner of the position had to win by 50 percent plus one of all those eligible and in attendance to vote.

Ivann Anderson, the speaker pro tempore, a position that is open for election next meeting, also ran for the position of speaker. Chair of Uni-versity Affairs Henson Destine, sophomore sena-tor, also ran.

In his speech, Zuchniarz spoke of all his ac-complishments in Student Government and how he had “not only the commitment, but also the experience necessary to be speaker.”

He said that, as speaker, he wants to narrow the gap between Student Government and the student body.

“I want students to know as much about the Senate [as] they know about Category 5,” Zuch-niarz said.

New Energy Conservation Organization Executives Made OfficialA bill was passed to ratify Joshua Lomot as

chairperson, Kristin Butler as vice chairperson

and Meredith Frost as Green Committee co-di-rector of the Energy Conservation Organization.

Notes:

University Affairs is considering putting out a survey regarding the closing of the University Credit Union branch in the UC, which is planned for May 20.The Miss UM competition will be held March 29 in the Shalala Activities Center Ballroom.

Doctors unite to advise, educate about Zika virus

Speaker elected,

Energy Conservation

Organization welcomes

new executives

By Marcus LimMarcus LimStaff Writer

By Jorge ChaboJorge ChaboSenior News Writer

SCIENTIFIC SPEECH: During the Zika Forum presented by the Miller School of Medicine Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Raymond Schinazi speaks about the chemistry and biology of the Zika Virus.

Hallee Meltzer Hallee Meltzer // Photo Editor

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CAMPUS LIFE

A “campus celebrity” was remembered Wednes-day night as students f illed the Lakeside Patio to remember Adam Levine, the senior who died early Saturday morning after attending

Ultra Music Festival Friday night.At a candlelight vigil under a full moon, fraternity

brothers, student government colleagues and adminis-trators described someone who was friends with every-one, and supported his friends without exception. They described someone who lived life as a party and who would’ve loved the attention he was receiving – while also wanting them to stop crying.

“Adam was outgoing, caring, and had a great sense of humor; he always made his friends smile,” Vice Presi-dent for Student Affairs Patricia Whitely said to start the ceremony.

It would be a night for sharing about Levine, Hillel executive director Igor Khoklov said, before reading the poem Epitaph, by Merrit Malloy, which spoke of love never dying, only people.

Then, Levine’s friends from Student Government (SG) — where he was a two-time senator, vice chair of public relations and program coordinator of the Fresh-man Leadership Council — and brothers from Alpha Epsilon Pi, shared a number of stories that elicited both laughter and tears.

SG President Brianna Hathaway fought through tears as she remembered the “only person who could make SG somewhat cool.”

Hathaway said the moment she knew she needed to be his friend was when Levine capped a round of person-al introductions in SG with a line that f illed the room with laughter.

“When it came to his turn, he f lashed a smile and said, ‘My name is Adam Levine, like in Maroon 5, but obviously way better, and I’m the freshman senator.’”

She struggled as she spoke of the weekly lunches she could no longer have, and laughed as she remembered Levine’s enthusiastic saying when he approved of what was said in senate: “Yes, mama, yes!”

Levine’s roommate in the Alpha Epsilon Pi house for the majority of the last two years, Harry Kroll, read a collection of texts and Facebook messages he had found in the days since his friend’s death. There was the time he responded to a message about exercising first amend-ment rights with, “I try not to exercise anything.” And the time he declined a dinner invitation from Kroll by telling him to send pictures of the food, so he could “eat it with his eyes,” it was a part of his “spring break diet.”

Then Kroll shared the messages that ref lected the introspective and complex person Kroll said Levine

didn’t let many see. It was a message in which Levine explained how he had shaped his own life up to that point, and was still f iguring himself out, not yet ready to welcome a significant other into it.

Kroll asked those in the audience to raise their hands to show the impact Levine had on the campus community. Raise your hand if you knew Levine, Kroll said. He asked them to raise their hands if he had lis-tened and helped them with a diff icult personal issue, if he had opened up to them, if he made them smile and laugh during a bad day, and finally, if they had met a friend through Levine.

“Keep your hands up and look around you,” Kroll said. “Adam is no longer with us, and that fact is literally the most diff icult thing that I have ever experienced in my life. But if you just raised your hand like I did, that means that Adam lives on in at least one relationship on your life. Because of Adam, you and I have a new, mean-ingful connection with people we care about. If I ask one thing of all of us, it’s that we never, ever, forget that.”

Brothers from Levine’s fraternity and friends from SG shared more tributes and stories. As they spoke, they shared their lament for his death and loved for his life.

After Khokhlov said a prayer, he announced that a service for Levine would be held at Hillel Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Candles were lit and the vigil ended in somber si-lence. Students crowded around pictures of Levine lined across a table, waiting to sign their name in a book for his family.

Peers remember student’s campus-wide impact at vigil

By William RigginWilliam RigginNews Editor

UNBREAKABLE BOND: Brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi mourn the loss of their brother, Adam Levine, who passed away this past weekend.Victoria McKaba Victoria McKaba // Assistant Photo Editor

HONORING A FRIEND: Junior Adrianna Ortega spoke Wednesday night on the Lakeside Patio during the vigil of senior Adam Levine, recalling memories of their friendship.

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(Right)Students react to the lap dance and quickly pull out their phones to record it. The event raised $1,054 for the American Can-cer Society (ACS). ACS will continue hosting events this the week, including a concert at Spring Chicken on Thurs-day and bumper cars on the Rock on Friday.

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CAMPUS LIFE

A recipient of both the MacArthur Fellowship and Presidential Medal of Freedom spoke to students at the Shalala Student Center on Tuesday

as part of Phi Delta Epsilon’s annual sponsorship event.

Dr. Pedro Greer, a distinguished gastro-enterologist, spoke to a hall full of students and faculty about issues of public health, integrity and moral concerns in the field of modern medicine. The national chapter of Phi Delta Epsilon, an international medical fraternity, arranges for a speaker every year.

Dr. Greer emphasized how “embarrass-ing” it is that the United States healthcare system

is ranked so low in the world. According to the World Health Organization’s rankings, the U.S. comes in at No. 37 in the world in overall health-system performance. But he said the students he spoke to have a chance to change that status.

“It’s wonderful talking to the students,” Greer said. “The future of society sits on the shoulders of your generation.”

Freddy Michaud, a senior studying biomedi-cal engineering, said he was impressed with Dr. Greer’s speech and inspired by the message.

“It brought back the passion as to why peo-ple get into medicine,” Michaud said. “It’s great to see that there’s people in his position still working hard for the people who really need it.”

David Dorcius, a student leader in Phi Delta Epsilon, was ecstatic to have such a distinguished speaker come to UM. On behalf of the fraternity, he presented Dr. Greer with a plaque for “helping to promote the highest level of scientific and edu-cational standards in the field of medicine.”

Dr. Greer has won a number of awards, in-cluding the MacArthur Genius Grant in 1993, the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President Obama in 2009 and the Great Florid-ian award in 2013.

The physician’s closing message emphasized the value of collaboration in improving the world.

“Working together is not such a bad thing. Now go out and make the world a better place,” Greer said.

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integrity issuesBy David UfbergDavid Ufberg

Senior News Writer

AWARD-WINNING AUTHORITY: Dr. Pedro Greer discusses the U.S. healthcare system and integrity in medicine during Phi Delta Epsilon’s annual sponsorship event in the Shalala Student Center Tuesday evening.

Kawan Amelung Kawan Amelung // Staff Photographer

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RELIGIOUS LIFE

M uslim Students at the University of Miami (MSUM) held their first “Hijabathon” Wednes-day, in the midst of their annual Islam Awareness Week.

Rowanne Ali, vice president of MSUM, described the event as a way for students to experience what it’s like to wear a hijab. The hijab is a head covering worn by some Muslim women as part of religious code. The purpose of the event was to introduce the veil

to those who were unfamiliar with it and to answer any questions they may have had about it.

“That way, different people can get exposure to it, ask any questions and walk around with it or take pictures if they want,” Ali said.

Although they did not get the idea from Florida International University’s (FIU) Muslim Student Association, MSUM did re-ceive hijabs from a similar event held at FIU. The hijabs on dis-play varied from square to rectangular and had different designs on them.

As for the styles, Aaisha Sanaullah, another member of MSUM, explained how hijabs vary from country to country. The Turkish prefer square-shaped hijabs, while turban-style is more common in African culture.

“Personally I prefer the rectangular shaped one, they’re easy to wear and go with my style,” Sanaullah said.

Areeba Imam, president of MSUM, said the event would al-low students to have a unique experience.

“I think girls who are interested will get a chance to see what it’s like,” Imam said.

On the table, near the plethora of hijabs, stood a condensed version of the scripture that states the religious code: “And say to the believing women ... Do not display their ornaments except what appears thereof, and let them wear their head coverings...”

MSUM member Aya Eltantawy said the core of the religious code’s scripture on hijabs was modesty.

“The holy book states ‘to cover,’ men from the navel down and women in the form of a hijab,” Eltantawy said.

The turnout was better than expected, according to Sanaul-lah. She was surprised by the amount of men who came to try the hijabs.

“I see the appeal. It felt interesting to see a culture from their perspective,” said Ralph Paz, a freshman studying political science.

‘Hijabathon’ showcases Muslim culture, traditional head covering

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M uslim Students of the University of Miami (MSUM) gathered on the UC Patio Tuesday to

distribute bracelets and information cards featuring prominent Muslims at “Debunking Islamophobia,” a daylong event. The event was part of Islam Awareness Week and was held on cam-pus to counteract the negative imagery of Muslims that permeates the media and popular rhetoric.

Aya Eltantawy, MSUM treasurer, was in charge of choosing the famous faces to place on the information cards.

“I tried to compile a list of people from the present that are likely to be recognized, like DJ Khaled and Mu-hammad Ali. I also wanted to include people who had made major historical contributions,” Eltantawy said.

MSUM decided to hand out the bracelets with the slogan “Peace be Upon U” in order to remind people that Islam and violence, Muslims and tur-moil are not synonymous.

“We want people to associate Mus-lims with positive things,” Eltantawy said.

MSUM members said they found students to be responsive to this event

and to other events throughout the week. Some members said they were even able to help a student change her mother’s perception of Muslims by opening dialogue.

“Most people that stop to talk to us are pretty open-minded. They tend to just ask for more information about re-ligious customs,” Eltantawy said.

Event dispels misconceptions about Muslims

By Brianna HernandezBrianna HernandezContributing News Writer

ENCOURAGING UNDERSTANDING: On the UC Patio Tuesday, sophomore and treasurer of Muslim Students of the Uni-versity of Miami Aya Eltantawy works to dispel negative imagery of Muslims as part of Islam Awareness Week.

Shreya Chidarala Shreya Chidarala // Staff Photographer

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Lack of accessible and free wa-ter. Lax security. Bad traffic manage-ment.

These are just a few of the problems festival-goers may have bumped into at Ultra Music Festival this past weekend. Ultra, like many other EDM events and large music festivals, has historically grappled with safety problems, such as the trampling of a security guard and three deaths in the past four years. That number now includes UM se-nior Adam Levine, an involved and well-liked student leader who passed away after seizure complications at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Ultra has so far tried to address safety issues with minor changes in the past few years, such as a stricter prohibited-items list as well as the ban of minors from the event, though the effectiveness of those measures is debatable. What must be demanded from the festival organizers now is a culture of accountability and educa-tion.

Ultra attracts more than 100,000 people from across the world each year to Bayfront Park, and or-ganizers know that many attendees will be consuming alcohol and using drugs, as is common in rave culture. Even substance-free festival-goers will be spending hours out in the sun, dancing and sweating in the crowded heat.

These conditions can quickly lead to fatigue and dehydration, so easy access to free water and emer-

gency medical care should be a given for all attending the event.

The festival organizers are not nearly cautious enough at this point. There are only two free water spigots at non-central locations and attendees may view overpriced bottled water as a barrier to hydration. Ultra has suf-fered incidents in the past of people unknowingly accepting spiked water from strangers, including an incident in 2013 when an attendee fell into a coma after drinking water that had been laced with antifreeze.

Monica Salazar, co-founder of the Electronic Music Alliance (EMA), a newly-formed EDM co-alition advocating for a safer party culture, has urged for more safety measures. “We hope the city of Mi-ami and Ultra will develop a better working relationship to make the event safer for both local citizens and

attendees,” Salazar said after Ultra 2014.

EMA’s many programs offer drug education, drug-purity check-ing kits and medical services, such as Zendo, a psychedelic first-aid service offered to music festivals.

“PLUR,” an acronym for peace, love, unity and respect, is a phrase commonly thrown around at EDM events that refers to the communal sense of harmony fes-tival-goers often experience. If this atmosphere is supposed to be one of the main enticements of the festival, Ultra needs to show that it cares for its attendees. In the least, the organiz-ers can implement reasonable safe-guards to stop a preventable problem from snowballing into an irreversible tragedy.

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

Ultra Music Festival must be held accountable for recurring incidents

I ’ d like t o

think of my-self as The U l t i m a t e Floater, never defining my-self to just one group of friends or type of personal-

ity. Whether it’s wrestling, playing the jazz piano, filmmaking or striving to become a pediatric oncologist, I hon-estly can’t say with certainty that I fit neatly into any box. For most of my life I never felt like I fit in; I was always an outsider, floating from one group to another. All I really wanted sometimes – or perhaps always – was to belong.

I didn’t start as a first-year student at this school. In fact, last year, I was in what might seem to be the exact op-posite environment – New York City. Crowded, energetic, incessantly busy and fake. Advertised as the bustling island of hopes and dreams, this ideal was far from the truth I discovered. You could only enjoy swinging from the branches of opportunity to real-ity in the concrete jungle if you have a smile on your face first.

When I was approached by ex-cited, up-and-coming actors, crew members or professors with ideas for a film, some force stopped me from say-ing yes. At first, it seemed like fear was holding me back, but after contemplat-ing alone on the streets of the Third Avenue during that time of night when the excited are sleepy and the joyous have yet to wake, I soon realized, much to my chagrin, the noticeable force was sadness.

When walking the streets of New York, I often felt alone. With no en-closed campus where I could continu-

ously run into classmates, it became hard to find friends and people I could trust. With no trusting relationships, how could anything get done? I fell out of love with film briefly without a strong network to help crew, edit, pro-duce and write films with me.

Sometimes you just can’t smile. It took me my entire first semester at NYU to realize that’s completely okay – it’s okay to be unhappy.

Here in Coral Gables, the op-posite environment shone as bright as Miami’s sun. All my friends are car-ing, real, honest, helpful and kind. I remember one night being able to think to myself, “I can’t believe I’m actually happy.”

Life isn’t fair – my Jewish grand-ma was always right about that. Yet, she was also right about being candid and talking about real feelings, not fake ones. Sometimes, you have to have moments when you feel your life turn-ing downward until you reach a bleak rock bottom, to the point where you’ve almost lost all sense of optimism and

hope, in order to see the path to happi-ness. But as long as you keep moving, as long as you have hope and as long as you realize that life is precious and can be taken away too easily and too soon, you will finally fully realize that hap-piness is possible after going through even the worst of times: my “Inverse Checkpoint” theorem. Life doesn’t go straight, just forward.

I am far too fortunate for what has happened to me at the U these last two semesters. After meeting friends from multiple types of majors, personalities and lifestyles, I never thought I’d ever consider myself this happy. So this is a thanks to all those who care, because I care about you more than any col-umn could express. This is also for the ones who need a little support in find-ing happiness. As my Grandma Carol said, after you’ve hit your bottom, the first step on the path to happiness is easy: shut up and start talking.

Danny Urkov is a sophomore majoring in biology and motion pictures.

Discover happiness after rock bottom

By DannyDanny UrkovUrkovContributing Columnist

PERSONAL FOCUS

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I t was when freshman Keenan Rodriguez lived across the street from Bayfront Park that he first heard about Ultra Music Fes-tival. Intrigued by the DJs playing at the

event, he decided to teach himself the mechanics of the job. After five years of practice, Rodriguez took the stage last Friday at the festival that originally in-spired him.

“I was really curious to know what exactly the DJs were doing behind the booth that made them so special and what all the buttons on the player did. So I started watching a lot of videos on YouTube and taught myself the mechanics of what exactly goes on behind the DJ booth,” Rodriguez said. “I was then later able to buy equipment and work my way up the ladder.”

Rodriguez, a computer science major, goes by “DJ K9” as a nod to his real first name, which people often mispronounce.

“When I was little, growing up in a Hispanic community, people had trouble pronouncing my name. They would make the end of my name sound like a ‘nine’ instead of a ‘nan,’” Rodriguez said. “So then one day, I used the K from Keenan and put the ‘9’ for my ending.”

After playing at events for the Federación de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC) on campus as well as venues in Wynwood and charity events such as the Color Run, Rodriguez put together his mixes in an electronic press kit that he sent to Ultra. He was then invited to perform at the Oasis stage, which featured local DJs showcasing their talents.

“I was extremely nervous before playing at Ul-tra because I always have that fear of having some-thing go wrong. It is the most awkward feeling in the world when the music stops and there is just si-lence,” Rodriguez said. “However, thankfully, noth-ing went wrong and I had a blast. Once you start playing, you get in the zone and have a good time.”

The experience, Rodriguez says, was “unbeliev-able” and gave him a taste of what it would be like to be a major DJ in the world.

“It was truly incredible. I am always fascinated behind all the sound and lighting that go on dur-ing Ultra, and for me to have the opportunity to go behind the DJ booth was just breathtaking,” Rodri-guez said. “I had a great time seeing people react and dance when I would play a certain song that they liked and seeing how the power of music can bring people together.”

UM freshman performs at Ultra

Photo courtesy Keenan RodriguezPhoto courtesy Keenan RodriguezDROPPING BEATS: Freshman Keenan Rodr iguez per forms on the Oas i s S tage o f U l t ra Mus i c Fes t iva l l as t Fr iday under the name “DJ K9 .”

By Emily DabauEmily DabauEdge Editor

arts & entertainment

Items at Spring Chicken including the Yardbird Sand-wich, Mama’s Chicken Biscuit and Yardbird Stock Ale will be 50 percent off in celebration of the Canes’ success in March Madness. The promotion is available for lunch the day after the Canes win a night game and for dinner if the Canes win a day game. To redeem the offer, guests must pay with the Spring Chicken app.

Spring Chicken is located at 1514 S. Dixie Hwy.

When you order at least $15 from Papa John’s to get you through a long night of studying, you’ll be rewarded with a free large pizza for the day after. Just use the promotional code FREETHROW through April 4 to have a large free pizza sent your way.

Papa John’s is located at 1596 S. Dixie Hwy.

If your idea of the perfect game-watch party involves wings, then get decked out in orange and green and head over to the Rat Thursday for a Sweet 16 Watch Party with your fel-low Canes, hosted by the Rathskeller Advisory Board and Cat-egory 5. Free wings will be given out to the first 75 students in attendance beginning at 6:45 p.m., and game time is 7:10 p.m. There will also be giveaways including water bottles, rally tow-els, March Madness shirts and UM Adidas apparel.

In honor of the NCAA Tournament, these Coral Ga-bles restaurants are offering specials so fans don’t have to cheer for their favorite players on an empty stomach. Watch

the Canes take on Villanova Thursday for the NCAA Re-gional Tournament at Lou-isville, and don’t miss out on these food specials.

Spring Chicken

Papa John’s Pizza

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with restaurant dealsBy Emily DabauEmily Dabau

Edge Editor

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T he Coral Gables Comedy Festi-val is bringing a night of laugh-ter to the Cosford Cinema on March 31. Audiences should

expect endless jokes and knee-slapping throughout the evening.

The festival will be held courtesy of Comic Cure, a business co-founded by University of Miami alumnus Benjamin Leis. Comic Cure holds festivals to dis-play talented Floridian comedians and to raise money for various local charities.

“As a UM alumnus, it’s not only re-warding to bring my work back to the very campus that taught me so much, but I feel it’s my responsibility to provide a learn-ing opportunity for students,” Leis said in a press release. “UM and the School of Communication have such amazing pro-grams, organizations and offerings. We hope to highlight a few that evening.”

A portion of the proceeds from the Coral Gables Comedy Festival ticket sales will go to the School of Commu-nication’s Public Relations Experience Program (PREP). PREP allows students from various communication majors to apply their classroom lessons to the pro-fessional world in a supervised workforce for course credit.

This is not the f irst time Leis has given back to his alma mater. After pur-suing his degree in broadcast journalism and political science at UM, he worked for the Alumni Association for about f ive years. Now, Leis actively works to bring laughter and goodwill to the Miami com-munity.

“If laughter is the best medicine, then Comic Cure is the pharmacy,” Leis said.

Part of Comic Cure’s role as the phar-macy of comedy is to bring comedians like Carl Rimi to the spotlight. Rimi has

appeared on television shows and movies, always bringing high-energy performanc-es to the stage with a focus on intellec-tual humor and impressions. One of his routines highlights the irony of trying to appear tough while growing up in a posh, gated community. Along with his upcom-ing appearance at Cosford, Rimi has also performed at festivals like the 2013 South Beach Comedy Festival and the 2011 Las Vegas Comedy Festival.

More than 20 comedians, including Rimi, will perform at the Coral Gables Comedy Festival. They will be divided between two show times, and each come-dian will have three minutes to impress the crowd with stand-up routines, jokes and punch lines. The audience will then choose the winner of a grand prize and “bragging rights.”

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Comedy festival to support local charities

By Esther Ponce De LeonEsther Ponce De LeonStaff Writer

What: Coral Gables Comedy Festival

When: March 31. Doors open at 6 p.m. First show is at 7 p.m., second show is at 9 p.m.

Where: Cosford Cinema

Cost: $20 General Admission, $30 at the door. $10 for students. A portion of ticket sales will benefit the School of Communi-cation.

If You Go

Emily Dabau may be emailed at edge@themiamihurricane.com.

EDGE BRIEFS

An advance screening of the f ilm starring Emily Blunt, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron will be shown at 9 p.m. on March 29 at the Cosford Cinema. “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” fol-

lows Freya, a young queen who can freeze enemies, as she sets out to retrieve a magic mirror and encounters threats to the kingdom. The event is free and first come, f irst served.

ʻThe Huntsman: Winterʼs Warʼ Build a Street Sign Canes in ColorSpend $5 or more

on your favorite dishes from the Rat and get the chance to make your own street sign courtesy of Hur-ricane Productions and the Rathskeller

Advisory Board. The event will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday and a valid receipt is needed to build a sign.

A night f illed with dancing and paint splatter, Canes in Color is an EDM paint party held by Hurricane Pro-ductions Daytime Programming and Special Events and

the Department of Housing and Residen-tial Life. The event will be held from 9-11 p.m. Thursday on the Green and the first 250 students in atten-dance will receive a free white T-shirt.

March 24 - March 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 9

F ocused. That is the word that best describes the state of the third-seeded Hurricanes as they prepare for their Sweet 16 matchup against

second-seeded Villanova.“We left all our celebrations in the locker

room after the game,” junior guard Davon Reed said about the team’s reaction to beating Wichita State. “The goal is to win it all, so we are excited to be in the Sweet 16, but we are ready to move on.”

The Canes (25-7) have played with some-thing to prove all season, often being overlooked by odds makers and TV analysts. “Once again, they have us losing. So that is another chip we have on our shoulder,” redshirt junior forward Kamari Murphy said.

Head Coach Jim Larrañaga is making sure his team has the right mindset in this tournament,

taking it one game at a time. “He treats every game like it’s the championship, so we take on that same type of approach,” Reed said.

The ACC Coach of the Year has kept the team on track all season. He is known to use a variety of methods to connect with his players, even teaching them in ways that don’t involve basketball at all.

“Throughout my coaching career, I have re-peatedly told story after story that always had a lesson to be learned,” Larrañaga said.

The players have responded well to these sto-ries, as well as to many of Coach L’s other strate-gies to strengthen team unity. “I can talk to Coach L about a lot, we can have conversations not in-volving basketball,” Murphy said. “With a lot of college coaches, you can’t do that. He does a great job relating to us.”

Based on Monday’s press conference, it is clear that the players have adopted Larrañaga’s philosophies and are all on the same page going into Thursday.

“The biggest thing he says is ‘the score will take care of itself,’” Reed said. “If you take care of the little things and the mini games within the games, the score will take care of itself.”

Larrañaga has his players poised and pre-pared for this moment. Neither Reed nor Murphy has been in this position in the tournament before, but they are carrying themselves like they have.

“We are well-prepared for anything they throw at us,” Murphy said.

A fter beating the Wichita State Shockers in the Round of 32, the No. 3 seed Hurricanes will play No. 2 seed Villanova in a

Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Louis-ville, Kentucky. Here’s a look at how Miami stacks up against Villanova.

Across the board the Canes match up well with Nova, especially in the paint. The Wildcats only have one true big man in cen-ter Daniel Ochefu. He is an efficient post presence, averaging 10 points on 62 percent shooting to go with eight rebounds per game. Listed at 6-foot-11 and 245 pounds, Ochefu moves surprisingly well for a man his size, which allows him to put opposing defenders into foul trouble.

The Canes will look to counter Ochefu’s presence with senior center Tonye Jekiri. Jekiri, the anchor of the Canes’ defense and runner-up for ACC defensive player of the year, is bigger and stronger than Ochefu, but Jekiri will need to stay out of foul trouble to stay on the floor. Foul trouble was rarely a major issue for him in the regular season, but in the Canes’ last go-around, Jekiri had some issues fouling while defending the Wichita State bigs.

If the Canes are looking to come out of Thursday night with a win and thrust them-selves into the program’s first-ever Elite Eight, they will need to slow down Josh Hart, the Wildcats’ leading scorer. Hart is difficult to guard as he can slash his way to the basket, while he is also able to hit deep shots from be-hind the three-point line.

The Canes (25-7) will lean on their guard play to neutralize Hart. Redshirt senior guards Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon Mc-Clellan have led the team’s offense all season long, but they are both underrated defend-ers. Rodriguez is a pit bull on defense who hounds opposing ball handlers. He already

has seven steals in his two tournament games this season. McClellan is an athletic wing de-fender who uses his lateral quickness to put the brakes on driving guards.

Even if the Canes’ guards can limit Hart, the whole team will need to focus on defense, as Nova (29-5) is a balanced team offensively. The Wildcats boast five scorers who aver-age in double figures. The Canes will rely on Jekiri’s ability to anchor the defense from the paint.

On offense, the Canes should be able to take advantage of the Wildcats’ less-athletic wing defenders. McClellan and junior guard Davon Reed should be able to thrive from the perimeter.

The Canes need to limit their giveaways. In the games they have lost badly this season, such as the blowout to North Carolina and the regular season finale to Virginia Tech, the Canes struggled to maintain possession. Nova is a solid defensive team, forcing more than 13 turnovers per game.

Tip-off is set for 7:10 p.m. Thursday night on CBS.

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RUNNING REED: Junior guard Davon Reed goes for a layup during the Canes’ 80-69 win against Duke at home in January.

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SHOOTING STAR: Redshirt senior guard Sheldon McClellan takes a shot in the BankUnited Center during January’s game against Duke.

By Isaiah Kim-MartinezIsaiah Kim-MartinezSenior Sports Writer

By Tej JoshiTej JoshiStaff Writer

Canes prepared to take on Wildcats

No. 3 Miami to play No. 2 Villanova in Sweet 16 matchup

36.4%SportsSports The men’s basketball team held its opponents to 36.4 percent shooting from the field in the first two games of the NCAA Tournament.

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL

10 SPORTS THE MIAMI HURRICANE March 24 - March 27, 2016

T he No. 4 Miami Hur-ricanes will take on the No. 12 Clemson Tigers in a three-game

series this weekend at Mark Light Field. It will be another ACC matchup for Miami and the team will look to carry its momentum from last weekend’s series win over then-No. 4 Lou-isville into this one.

The Canes (17-4, 4-2) will need to play at their best this weekend, as Clemson comes into the series riding an eight-game winning streak. Throughout the year Clemson (17-3, 5-1) has been able to rely on solid starting

pitching to hold other offenses in check. This weekend, the Canes batters will have to face Clate Schmidt, Charlie Barnes and Alex Eubanks. All three have had up-and-down seasons, but they’re a huge reason why Clem-son notched those eight straight wins.

Schmidt is a powerful se-nior that has a lot of experience on the mound for the Tigers. He has been a regular starter since his freshman year. His best year was 2014 when he appeared 20 times and finished the season with a 3.68 ERA. After being di-agnosed with and beating Hodg-kin’s Lymphoma a little under a year ago, Schmidt has made an incredible comeback and has pitched well enough this year to solidify himself as the No. 1 starter in the rotation.

At the plate, most of Clem-son’s production comes from the heart of its lineup. Catcher Chris Okey and right f ielder Seth Beer hit third and fourth, respec-tively, and are the Tigers’ most feared hitters. Okey was a f irst-

team All-American last season as a sophomore and is batting .300 with three home runs so far this year.

Beer came into the season as a highly touted freshman and has certainly lived up to the hype. He leads the ACC in batting average (.453) as well as home runs (nine) and he record-ed six hits with three RBIs last weekend against Boston Col-lege. Miami’s pitchers could try to pitch around these two and take their chances with the rest of the lineup.

If the Canes can get produc-tive starts out of their staff and maintain their hot hitting, they should be able to take the se-ries. Wins in this series will be important, as the Canes look to maintain their position in the conference standings and to con-tinue to climb up the national rankings.

The Canes play Clemson at 7 p.m. on Friday at Mark Light Field.

T he No. 4 Hurricanes weren’t at their best on Wednesday night, but they did just enough to get by Bethune-Cookman 5-4 in

front of 2,430 fans at Mark Light Field.The Canes looked primed for another

blowout over the Wildcats after one in-ning. Miami knocked in three runs in the first, the same amount Bethune-Cookman scored in two games combined against UM last season. The Canes scored 27 runs in those two matchups.

Bethune-Cookman (9-13) scored runs in the second and the third innings while

Miami (17-4) failed to get a base runner. The Wildcats ran right-handed sophomore Jesse Lepore out of the game after 83 pitch-es in just four innings. Lepore allowed two earned runs while walking three and giv-ing up three hits.

Right-handed freshman Keven Pi-mentel came in for Lepore and pitched a scoreless fifth before giving up one run in both the sixth and seventh innings. The Wildcats tied it up in the sixth on an RBI single by Demetrius Sims, but Miami went back up 5-3 on a two-out rally in the bot-tom of the inning.

The Canes got two runners in scor-ing position after junior outfielder Willie Abreu was hit by a pitch and junior des-ignated hitter Edgar Michelangeli singled to center and stole second. Freshman third baseman Romy Gonzalez knocked in both runs with a single up the middle.

“I was honestly just trying to put the ball in play,” Gonzalez said. “Actually I wanted to hit the ball up the middle, we had a nice gap in the middle.”

Gonzalez was starting for the first time since March 9 and had two RBI on the season coming into the game. Despite

not starting in two weeks, Gonzalez didn’t have a problem staying ready to play.

“I was just working hard the days I didn’t play. Stayed believing in myself and just waited for an opportunity to contrib-ute,” he said.

The Wildcats cut the lead back to one in the seventh on a solo shot over the right field fence by Michael Cruz. Pimentel (2-0) pitched the rest of the inning and passed a one-run lead to right-handed reliever Frankie Bartow. The freshman induced three groundouts for an easy top of the eighth. Junior closer Bryan Garcia pitched a scoreless ninth for his ACC-leading eighth save of the season. Garcia now has 33 saves in his career, one away from ty-ing Robbie Morrison for third place and six from first in UM history, but the star closer says the record isn’t on his mind.

“It would be nice, right,” Garcia said when asked if he thinks about getting the record. “No. I’m just trying to win games.”

Miami has now won 12 of its last 14 games and is 14-3 at home this season. The Canes next play Clemson in the first of a three-game series at 7 p.m. on Friday at Mark Light Field.

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HURRICANE HURLER: Sophomore right-hander Jesse Lepore pitches during the men’s baseball win over Bethune-Cookman Wednesday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes are anticipating their ACC matchup against Clemson this weekend.

BASEBALL

BASEBALL

By Cody BrownCody BrownSenior Sports Writer

By Mark SingerMark SingerSports Editor

Miami Hurricanes seek to beat Clemson Tigers in ACC matchup

Freshman Romy Gonzalez leads Hurricanes to 5-4 victory

Victoria McKaba // Victoria McKaba // Assistant Photo EditorAss istant Photo Editor

READY ROMY: Freshman third baseman Romy Gonzalez hits during the Hurricanes’ 5-4 win over Bethune-Cookman Wednesday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Gonzalez hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to put the Canes up 5-3.

March 24 - March 27, 2016 THE MIAMI HURRICANE DEAR V 11

Dear V, Dear V,

I’ve been seeing a guy who’s five years older than me. When he was in high school, he accidentally got a girl pregnant. They decided to keep the baby, but ended up breaking up a few years ago. He visits his ex frequently to check in on his child, but it’s clear he has moved on from his ex.

However, I can tell his ex isn’t over him. She’s always texting him trying to get him to come back and even though he ignores her, she won’t stop. Last time, he let me come with him to pick up his kid and his ex practically chased me out of the house.

This is starting to become too much to handle. What should I do?

Sincerely,Sincerely,Caught in the MiddleCaught in the Middle

Dear Caught in the Middle,Dear Caught in the Middle,

Exes, particularly those who’ve had a baby with their partner, can become over-protective, obsessive and even jealous. Sure, your guy might be over his ex-girlfriend – but if she’s the one raising the child, the baby’s face is a 24/7 reminder of your guy.

It sounds like she’s just afraid of losing control. She doesn’t want you to have your guy’s attention because then her and the kid won’t get it. She’s watching her family unit fall apart and, even though they might not be dating anymore, he’s still the child’s father.

As long as your guy is over his ex, there’s nothing you can do. It’s up

to him to alleviate the situation; it’s not your re-sponsibility to get her off your guy’s case.

Help your guy stay involved in his child’s life without getting sucked back into the old relationship. If he’s happy with you and is moving forward with his life, that’s all you can ask.

Don’t worry too much – you’ll see the signs if he starts having second thoughts. Don’t keep holding on for a guy with each foot in a different world, but don’t ditch your guy because of something that’s out of his control either.

However, if the harassment becomes too much for you to take, it might be time to call it quits. Sure, you won’t judge your guy for his past. But if his ex is so persistent she’s aiming at you or is affecting your own well-being, it’s time to hit the road.

You’re in college. You’re only young once. Don’t spend your time unpacking someone’s baggage if they’re not keeping it from affecting you. But, if he’s clearly over his ex and is trying his best to have a relationship with you, have a little patience and let the chips fall as they may.

Good luck – and don’t let yourself get pulled down into a family that’s not yours.

-V-V

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HP Patio Jams ft. Cane Records

Enjoy the weather and a great mu-sic performance on the patio! Plus while you are there, grab a free SnoCone, and awesome socks! This week’s songs will be performed by Cane Records!

HP RAB: Make Your Own Street Signs

Always wanted to have a street named after you? Now’s your chance! Head to the Rathskeller to make your own street sign, person-alized to say whatever you want! A minimum purchase of $5 at the Rat, day of, is required to participate.

Hurricane Twilight Meet Cobb Stadium

The University of Miami track and field program opens its 2016 outdoor season this weekend at the Hurricane Invitational. A two-day

meet, the Hurricane Invitational is the first of three home meets held at Miami’s Cobb Stadium this season. Miami also hosts the Hurricane Twilight Meet on March 25 and the Hurricane Alumni Invitational on April 8-9.

Men’s Tennis vs. Wake Forest

the Fighting Irish in doubles play, but came up short in singles action. Miami is now 7-8 for the spring campaign and 2-3 for ACC play. The Canes head back home for their next match against No. 10 Wake Forest on Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m.

Women’s Tennis vs. Virginia

Miami is the only team in the nation with two singles players in the top six and Wagner is one of three play-ers with a top-nine ranking in both singles and doubles. Head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews’ Hurricanes will be back on the court Friday at 1 p.m. when they welcome No. 12 Virginia

Baseball vs. Clemson

Sixth-ranked Miami dropped a tightly contested series finale with

of 4-3 at Alex Rodriguez Park at

the Hurricanes (16-4, 4-2 ACC) captured their second straight ACC series victory and their fourth in the first five weekends of the season.

cheer on our Hurricane Baseball team as they take on Clemson!

Saturday, March 26

HP: CAC Presents: Creed Cosford Cinema

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, even as he battles an opponent deadlier than any in the ring. With Rocky’s help, Adonis soon gets a

title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen. Free with your CaneCard!

Women’s Tennis vs. Boston College

For the third time in March, Stephanie Wagner of the University of Miami women’s tennis team has been named the ACC Player of the Week.The senior, who shared the recognition this week with Wake Forest’s Anna Ulyashchenko, also earned the honors on March 1 and March 8. The only time she did not win the award this month was a week in which the Hurricanes did not compete. Be sure to head to

to cheer on our Hurricanes!

Please submit your information at least two weeks in advance to

HP RAB Presents: Speed Sketcher Caricature Artist

Stop by the Rathskeller to get you very own Caricature made by the Speed Sketcher! Event takes place between 2pm and 5pm #AtTheRat

Sunday, March 27

Thursday, March 24

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of paint flying through the air. Come dressed to get paint-ed! Free tank tops for the first 250 students, so get there early!

-egory 5! Check in at the Student Entrance located on the Third Base side of the Stadium. Check in begins at 5:45pm!

Friday, March 25Friday, March 25