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LimeWire has been forced to stop squeezing revenues from the music business.

The Web site was ordered to shut down on

Oct. 26, after a New York federal court judge ordered a permanent injunction against the well-known file-sharing site.

Founded by Mark Gorton in 2000, LimeWire has faced legal altercations with the music indus-try for the past four years.

According to judge Kimba Wood, music industries “have suffered, and will continue to suffer, irreparable harm from LimeWire’s inducement of wide-spread infringement of their

works.”From 1999 to

2009 U.S. recorded music sales fell from

$14.5 billion to $7.7 bil-

lion. File-sharing Web sites such as LimeWire and Napster became increasingly popular during this time period, and the suspected cause for such a dramatic de-crease in revenue, as stated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), an organiza-tion whose mission is to help the music business thrive.

“I am absolutely happy when something that is destroying the industry is shut down,” said Se-rona Elton, assistant professor of music business and entertainment industries. “Illegal downloading is wreaking havoc in the music industry; the consequences are dire.”

The RIAA released a state-ment on Oct. 26, announcing that the court will conduct a trial in January in order to measure LimeWire’s effects.

BY STEPHANIE PARRA | CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

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The Web site was or-dered to shut down on

Oct. 26, after a New York federal court judge ordered a permanent injunction against the well-known file-sharing site.

Founded by Mark Gorton in 2000, LimeWire has faced legal altercations with the music indus-try for the past four years.

According to judge Kimba Wood, music industries “have suffered, and will continue to suffer, irreparable harm from LimeWire’s inducement of wide-spread infringement of their

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2 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE November 22 - December 1, 2010

Cane Crawl offers discounts at Grove

This week three Miami resi-dents want to make Black Friday a night to remember.

UM senior Andy Rovira, re-cent alumnus Steven Rico and their high school friend Jesse Vazquez are organizing a bar crawl.

“It’s a good way to meet new people and experience night life in the city,” Vazquez, a senior at Ari-zona State University, said about his bar crawling experiences in Europe.

Black Friday, the biggest shop-ping day of the year, is the day after Thanksgiving and is known for early morning sales, aggressive crowds and overspending.

“I would come home for Thanksgiving break and I wanted to see my friends and go out with them,” Vazquez said. “But it being Black Friday, people didn’t want to go out and spend money.”

With this predicament, he re-cruited the assistance of Rovira and Rico.

Cane Crawl will take place in Coconut Grove and will tour bar fa-vorites like Mr. Moe’s, Tavern, Bar-racuda’s, Sandbar, Crazy Pianos, Green Street and Bice Bistro.

“We aim to make Cane Crawl a bar-hopping adventure,” Rovira said. “It is Black Friday, so who is going to want to spend money on drinks that night?”

Other incentives include free shots and discounted drinks at some bars. Also, a unique addition to the Cane Crawl, is a scavenger hunt among the seven groups participat-ing.

“As a group leader, I am most worried about gaining control over everyone, guiding them safely from place to place and cutting back on those who are too drunk,” Rico said. He said no one will be allowed be-hind the wheel if intoxicated.

Cab companies will be readily available and utilized.

“We are really working hard to make it a night to remember and as college friendly as possible," Vazquez said. "Everything we plan is with the students in mind.”

Participation requires wrist-bands which determine bar routes. Students may obtain a wristband

(the color being determined by whether you are single or in a rela-tionship) by purchasing them in the School of Communication Court-yard Monday and Tuesday at $5 for men and $2 for women. Those inter-ested are welcome to pay the night of at a higher price: $10 for men and $5 for women. The class of 2007 from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

in Miami will get in free, a perk of being friends with the founders of Cane Crawl.

For more information, check out the Facebook event “The Cane Crawl” or become involved on the Web site, canecrawl.com.

Jenny Hamilton may be contacted at [email protected].

Students organize holiday bar crawlBY JENNY HAMILTONCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

The U.S. Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) announced last week that many caffeinated alcoholic beverages posed a public health concern and could not re-main on the market in their current form. One beverage the FDA will be regulating is the controversial drink Four Loko.

If Phusion Projects, the com-pany that produces Four Loko, does not reformulate their recipe, the beverage could face seizure un-der federal law. According to CNN, New York, Washington, Oklaho-ma, Utah and Michigan, among others, have already made efforts to stop Four Loko shipments to the states’ liquor store shelves.

With the recent wave of pub-licity about the dangerous bever-

age, many Four Loko consumers worry that Florida could be next.

“I think the ban is stupid,” se-nior Marcel Ferrer said. “I really like Four Loko in moderation. It’s unfortunate that kids drink five cans and ruin it for everyone.”

The possible ban on the “blackout in a can” beverage has spurred curious reactions from Mi-ami consumers. Facebook events hosting “RIP Four Loko” parties are described as one last hurrah to fight the government ban.

“The FDA can have my alco-holic energy drink when they pry it from my cold dead hands,” said one woman on a Miami Four Loko party event page.

But that’s not the only reaction to the FDA’s statement. In New York, mourners held a candlelight vigil for the banned beverage. On Twitter, the hashtag #fourloko-ingredients was a trending topic for over four hours one day. On Facebook, Web sites like fourlo-

kostories.com were “liked” by over 16,000 users.

“What’s the difference be-tween Four Loko and a rum and coke?” UM graduate student Al Brown said. “We all know not to drink a thousand rum and cokes because the outcome wouldn’t be good.”

However, there is a difference between Four Loko and rum and coke, and not every consumer of the cheap $3 brew is a responsible one. A single can of Four Loko contains 12 percent alcohol and undisclosed amounts of guarana, taurine, caf-feine and wormwood. The power-ful mix is the equivalent to almost four beers and two cups of coffee- a dangerous recipe for heart health.

Phusion Projects has already agreed to drop caffeine, guarana and taurine from its recipe, which the FDA said is a step in the right direction. Media attention to the drink’s health risk has been pro-voked by news of nine students hos-pitalized after drinking Four Loko

at an off-campus Central Washing-ton University party, as well as a number of other students through-out the country in Four Loko-relat-ed deaths and heart attacks.

News blogs like The Daily Beast and The Huffington Post shared the video “Belligerence Canned: The Four Loko Experi-ment.” The popular video featured a man drinking Four Loko for ‘sci-ence’ and attempting to recite a Shakespeare soliloquy.

At UM, the alcohol awareness organization Pier 21 distributed a pamphlet titled “Lowdown on Four Loko: By the Numbers” to in-crease student awareness about the potentially dangerous brew.

“I’m okay with the ban,” se-nior Jennifer Del Toro said. “I know the effects and wouldn’t ex-pose myself to that. The fact there is caffeine and alcohol in one drink is scary.”

Nicolette Roque may be contacted at [email protected].

Four Loko gets a healthy makeoverFDA takes action to ban popular drinkBY NICOLETTE ROQUESENIOR NEWS WRITER

MAP BY DEMI RAFULSBAR HOP: The above map shows the bars Cane Crawl will tour.

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Check out Sean Leonardo’s coverage of Reveal the Unseen, a benefi t concert.

Ali Kitenplon has the scoop on this year’s Holiday Hope Tree. Read about the charitable cause in her story.

Check out Jasmine Henderson’s column about making your voice heard by getting involved.

See what Niloufar Abae has to say about freshman study habits in her column and learn why you shouldn’t put everything off until the last minute.

Twelve years aft er the fi rst of the Harry Potter book series was released, the fi rst part of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows fi lm has been released. Read Christina De Nicola’s commentary.

Didn’t make it to the football game? Don’t miss a play with Lelan LeDoux’s football analysis.

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November 22 - December 1, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 3

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico f lowed for weeks over the summer. Contaminating ecosystems and disrupting communities along the Gulf Coast, it was the largest accidental marine oil spill in history.

Though Miami and most of Florida were spared from the immediate dam-age, three professors at UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sci-ence (RSMAS), Nick Shay, Rod Zika and Villy Kourafalou, are concerned with the disaster’s lasting effects as well as how to prevent future spills.

With $1.4 million in BP funds dis-tributed by the Florida Institute of Oceanography, the RSMAS researchers are investigating solutions through three extensive studies.

Shay’s research will consist of map-ping the distribution of oil below the sur-face. The project will not be able to pre-dict spills, but can improve ocean models for coastal areas that may be in harm’s way after an oil spill. The research will involve the usage of satellite imagery and sensors deployed from an aircraft to gen-erate real-time maps.

“The ocean is constantly moving, and sometimes things end up where it’s a puzzle to all of us,” Shay said. “It’s im-portant to understand where these spills could potentially end up, given the im-portance of the loop current and its ener-getic eddy system in the Gulf of Mexico.”

Zika and his team are trying to find out where in the ocean the oil is hid-ing. Ph.D. candidate Wilson Mendoza, Zika’s research assistant, explained how they will use scanning f luorescence, as well as other analytic methods, for the study.

Mendoza, who wrote the proposal for the project, emphasized that not all oil is the same and all decomposing or-ganic matter gives off f luorescence.

Mendoza’s team is developing an im-pression from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using samples collected during trips to the Gulf of Mexico. The f luorescence imaging technique will shine light at dif-ferent wavelengths on the samples. The data collected from scanning the samples with light will help determine if the f luo-rescent matter is oil from the spill.

“The Florida Department of Envi-ronmental Protection gave us samples

additional samples of oil from the rig,” Mendoza said.

The research will be extensive be-cause for each sample there are 5,000 f luorescents to be examined.

“There are so many questions we cannot answer because the spill hap-pened so deep under water,” Mendoza said. “When oil that deep mixes with water, it is subject to changing form be-cause there are so many variables acting on the organic material.”

Kourafalou is studying water cur-rent and circulation patterns in the gulf that inf luence where the oil will end up. Using high-powered computers, she will generate models that show poten-tial pathways of the oil. The data will be compared with research from the University of South Florida and Florida State University.

“Its hard to know, I’ve never expe-rienced something of this magnitude,” Kourafalou said. “We need to be pre-pared scientifically. A lot of research is the best way to measure and predict the outcome.”

Christopher Watson may be contacted at [email protected].

COURTESY WILSON MENDOZARESEARCH: Wilson Mendoza, RSMAS professor Rod Zika’s research assistant, prepares a mixture of fl uorescents from water samples collected in the Gulf of Mexico. This method will be used to study the eff ects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Grants allow RSMAS to monitor oil spill effectsProfessors observe environmental damage in the Gulf of MexicoBY CHRISTOPHER WATSONCONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER

COURTESY VILLY KOURAFALOU

FLOW CHART: The map above shows how the sea fl oor was aff ected by the spread of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. Dated July 12 through July 22, this illustration is an example of RSMAS professor Villy Kourafalou’s work.

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4 NEWS THE MIAMI HURRICANE November 22 - December 1, 2010

LIMEWIRE FROM PAGE 1

“For the better part of the last de-cade, LimeWire and Gorton have vio-lated the law,” said RIAA, according to The Wall Street Journal. “The court has now signed an injunction that will start to unwind the massive piracy machine that LimeWire and Gorton used to en-rich themselves immensely.”

LimeWire also posted a notice on its Web site announcing that it was under court order to cease music distribution.

“We are extremely proud of our pioneering history and have, for years, worked hard to bridge the gap between technology and content rights holders,” said George Searle, LimeWire chief ex-ecutive, according to The Wall Street Jour-nal. “However, at this time, we have no option but to cease further distribution and support of our software.”

Although many opt to download music off illegal sites without a second thought, the RIAA said, “piracy is bad news... when you go online and down-load songs without permission, you are stealing. The illegal downloading of mu-sic is just as wrong as shoplifting from a local convenience store- and the impact on those who create music and bring it to fans is equally devastating.”

Even though illegal music down-loading is losing the U.S. economy 71,000 jobs a year, legal music down-loading seems to be the direction the in-dustry is headed.

“Clearly all of the downloading has immensely affected the music industry, but the old way of doing business wasn’t going to last forever,” said Lolo Reskin, owner of Sweat Records, an indepen-dent record store in Downtown Miami. “Sales are down and CDs are going the way of the dinosaur.”

Luke Blanco, a musician from a local band, agreed and believes legal downloading is practical.

“As a musician, it affects me in more ways than one. I can’t hope to make money the way people have in the 20th century,” said Blanco, singer and guitarist of local band Courtesy of Paco. “On a happier note, I can distribute my music easier. There is no middleman for an independent musician, and the Inter-net is a great medium for file-sharing.”

Legal downloading options online are not limited to one source.

“Legal downloading is a very good thing,” said Serona, who also estab-lished Cane Records as a self-sustaining student-run record company at UM. “It basically lets you make more music por-table than ever before.”

Despite LimeWire’s shutdown, many believe illegal downloading is still growing in popularity and will continue.

“I don’t think that LimeWire/Frost-Wire being shut down is going to change too much as people will switch to a dif-ferent method,” Reskin said. “Do you see anyone still mourning Napster’s de-mise? Not so much.”

Although not many admitted that they illegally download their music, others argued on behalf of legal music downloading.

“I too hope to one day become an artist. When I was younger I also fre-quently used LimeWire because it was a free and easy way of getting the music that I enjoyed listening to. I could not af-ford it,” said sophomore Janmarco San-tiago, a music engineering major at UM. “But as I got a little older and I started getting more serious about my music, I realized that as an artist, although what I want is for people to listen to my music, I still want to benefit from the sale of my music. If not, I would’ve chosen another career.”

The RIAA claims that according to the global music trade body IFPI, now more than 10 million licensed tracks are available on over 400 different services worldwide. Basically, there is no excuse for illegal downloading.

“I feel that if you are interested in an artist and his or her music you should be willing to buy the music rather than just downloading because by buying it you are supporting that artist you claim to appreciate,” said Chris Hernandez, a freshman and musician. “Downloading an artist’s album is essentially stealing their product, and stripping them of rec-ognition.”

Stephanie Parra may be contacted at [email protected].

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS

To read more about what the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has to say about piracy and illegal downloading,

visit riaa.org.

NEWS BRIEFSSTUDENT ART EXHIBIT

The University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences will partake in Art Miami, with student works being displayed at the art fair from Dec. 1 to 5. Art Miami kicks off at the Miami Midtown Arts District the first week of December with thousands of collectors, dealers, curators, and artists. For more information call 305-284-2542.

RELAY FOR LIFERelay for Life is teaming up with

Vineyard Vines to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Stop by the Rock on Tuesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to donate.

NELSON DELLIS, U.S. MEMORY CHAMPION

Come see Nelson Dellis, the U.S. World Memory Champion, on Monday at 7 p.m. in LC 140. He will be climbing Mount Everest to raise money and support for Alzheimer’s diseases. Refreshments at the sesision will be served.

Compiled by Parker Davis who may be contacted at [email protected].

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November 22 - December 1, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE OPINION 5

We don’t have all the money in the world to spend on music and most agree that it’s better and easier to get it for free.

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“During this holiday season, what are you most

thankful for?”

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

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NICOLE TAYLERSENIOR

“That Four Loko hasn’t been banned yet.”

WALTER LOMAXSENIOR

“For study abroad and the people I’ve met here in

America.”

DAVID MEGIDAGRAD STUDENT

“That this semester is almost over!”

CHRISTIAN GALLOSENIOR

“For my friends back home in Garden City.”

Following a four-year legal battle against the record industries, LimeWire was officially shut down last month. LimeWire, like many music-sharing programs before it, was charged with “massive scale of infringement” because it pur-posely allowed users to share millions of unau-thorized music tracks and movie clips.

U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood of New York issued a permanent injunction stating that LimeWire must disable the “searching, down-loading, uploading, file trading and/or file distri-bution functionality” of its Web site.

With the growing amount of people down-loading music for free and the problems it has caused, authorities have decided to finally try to tackle this issue.

However, what we need to understand is that this injunction follows the trend of the demise of other popular peer-to-peer sites such as Napster, Kazaa and Grokster. But no matter what authori-ties do to try and prevent pirated content from floating illegally on the Web, the trend of stealing music will continue.

The loss of LimeWire does not mean the In-ternet is evolving towards a safer Web. Instead, it means that people will simply switch to a differ-ent method in order to get their music. Similar to past P2P sites, LimeWire had its glory days.

Additionally, shutting it down does not mean that pirated content will be eradicated from the Internet for good. Instead, more sites will in-evitably develop to take its place, and the pattern will persist.

As we all know, P2P sites are lucky if they stay online for more than a year, but eventually these sites will end up being shut down.

Due to the sudden disappearance of LimeWire, some students have not only been surprised, but also disappointed. The question commonly asked is, “where will I get my music from now?” But with technology a step ahead, we are still capable of downloading music from YouTube and listening to music sites such as Pan-dora.

We all are aware that sharing pirated con-tent is illegal and immoral, but that does not stop us from doing it. At this point in time, we don’t have all the money in the world to spend on mu-sic and most agree that it’s better and easier to get it for free.

So, to the 50 million sad users of LimeWire: No need to mourn over LimeWire’s demise. An-other P2P site is bound to appear.

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

Just another day as a P2P user

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POLL RESULTS: What do you think about MyUM’s course registration?

WITHOUT LIMEWIRE, WHERE WILL YOU GET YOUR MUSIC FROM? TAKE OUR POLL AT THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM.

I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it. I’ve never had a problem

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6 ADVERTISEMENT THE MIAMI HURRICANE November 22 - December 1, 2010

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November 22 - December 1, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE EDGE 7

ORLANDO, Fla. – In “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1,” which was re-leased this past weekend, fans find Harry, Ron and Hermione away from Hogwarts grounds. Luckily for Muggles, you can still get your fix of the School for Witchcraft and Wizardry as well as the neighboring village of Hogsmeade.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a 20-acre park inside Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Re-sort, opened this summer.

Here are four musts for any Pot-terphile in need of a magical fix.

PHOTOS COURTESYUNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO

AND CHRISTINA DE NICOLA

BY CHRISTINA DE NICOLAEDITOR IN CHIEF

1. Walk through Hogwarts (Average wait: one hour)

The most popular attraction with-in Wizarding World is Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. But better than the actual ride might be the line, which weaves its way through iconic locations from both the books and movies.

Visitors make their way through the Herbology greenhouses and Albus Dumbledore’s office. At the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Harry, Ron and Hermione explain how Floo Powder will allow Muggles (non-magical people) to join them on an ad-venture. Talking portraits line the walls and provide entertaining banter.

2. Drink a glass of butterbeer (Average wait: 10-15 minutes)

Though the recipe has yet to be released, consumers have described butterbeer as tasting like a mixture of cream soda, caramel and butterscotch. Two types are sold in 16-ounce cups: frozen ($3.99) and liquid ($2.99). Sou-venir cups hike the price up to $9.99. They can be purchased at the Three Broomsticks or at the butterbeer cart located outside the restaurant. A word of caution: One drink is enough. Think of it as dessert in liquid form that helps ease the Florida heat and humidity.

3. Buy a wand (Price: $29.95)

A wandkeeper helps an up-and-coming witch or wizard find a wand with the help of special effects, much like the scene in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” The line at Ollivanders wand shop to take part in the interactive experience can take about two hours be-cause only eight people are allowed in at a time. Only one person is chosen to have a wand select them.

For those who don’t have the pa-tience to wait in line, the back section of Dervish and Banges, a store connected to the Owlery, sells various wands. Buyers can choose between character wands- Hermione’s is the most popular- or one that corresponds to their birthday.

4. Interact with the actors (Frog choir performances: fi ve times a day; Hogwarts Express conductor: times vary; Triwiz-ard Spirit Rally: times vary)

In the other areas of Islands of Ad-venture, there isn’t as much attention to detail. At Wizarding World, however, “students” wear their Hogwarts robes de-spite the Florida heat. They also speak in British accents. Ask them about a football game or how to use a modern device such as a camera and they’re clueless. And completely in character.

Christina De Nicola may be contacted at [email protected].

edgeOoh la la! Take advantage of the last few days of French Week Miami, a series of events showcasing French culture. Log on to Frenchweekmiami.com for more information.

Top four tips to get your wizarding fix

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8 EDGE THE MIAMI HURRICANE November 22 - December 1, 2010

1. “I Feel It All” by

Feist (Diplo remix)

2. “I’m In The House”

by Steve Aoki (feat.

[[[Zuper Blahq]]])

3. “Marijuana,”

“Mojo So Dope” and

“Trapped In My Mind”

by Kid Cudi

4. “Happy Up Here”

by Royksopp (Boys

Noize remix)

5. “The Time

(Dirty Bit)” by Black

Eyed Peas

Before you stuff your face with

turkey, stuff your iPod with these

cool tunes for the fl ight or car ride

home. This hodgepodge of dance

music and new Kid Cudi should keep you

(somewhat) sane around the family all

weekend.

Perhaps the most important thing to know about “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” is that it is a vast, marked improvement over the last film in the series.

It is the first of the films that actually feels epic, and also the first to feature a pal-pable sense of dread. Dark and difficult times do not just lie ahead; in the vivid, beautifully realized world told through the eyes of director David Yates, they are already here.

Despite the film series’ habit of trimming down the plots of the novels, doing the same with “Deathly Hal-lows” would have been impos-sible and an affront to readers. Therefore, much of the film sets up the action for the second part (to be released July 2011).

While many of the most important plot points of the novel made it onto the screen, it is mostly exposition that establishes the context of Harry Potter’s final show-down with Voldemort. The film adheres far more close-ly to the plot of the novel than any of the other films, and

it treats the novel’s more emotional scenes with appro-priate gravitas, unlike in some of the earlier films.

The Harry Potter series boasts one of the finest casts ever assembled, and the two notable additions, Bill Nighy (Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour) and Rhys Ifans (Luna's dad, Xenophilius Lovegood), are incred-

ibly strong. Standouts in this film include Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort and Imelda Staunton as Dolores Um-bridge. While it would be fu-tile to comment on the acting of the lead trio, it can at least be said that Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint have improved, and Emma Watson has toned down the “eyebrow acting.”

The wizarding world has definitely shifted in tone since the first film. This world is in-credibly bleak and in the future looms the final battle between the forces of good and evil. The

film captures this atmosphere fantastically, and it is ap-propriately dark and joyless without ever becoming dull. For both die-hard fans and casual viewers, July 2011 cannot come soon enough.

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

Music Minute:Thanksgiving edition

‘Deathly Hallows’ shifts tone, explores book’s darker themesBY SARAH B. PILCHICKSENIOR EDGE WRITER

‘Deathly Hallows’

STARRING: Daniel Radcliff e, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

DIRECTED BY: David Yates

MPAA RATING: PG-13

FINISH READING AT

THEMIAMIHURRICANE.COM

BY NICOLE ADLMAN

SENIOR EDGE WRITER

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November 22 - December 1, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE SPORTS 9

There have been gloomy days as of late, but at least there is an opportunity for the clouds to part for the Hurricanes if they make it to the Sun Bowl.

The only chance Miami has of going to Charlotte, N.C. is if they change planes en route to their bowl game.

After Miami’s 31-17 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday at Sun Life Stadium, the Canes were eliminated from winning the coastal division. With the Canes’ de-feat, Frank Beamer and his Hokie squad won its ninth straight game and will be headed to the Tar Heel State to represent the ACC in the conference title game.

Miami had six turnovers that proved costly and lost to a ranked opponent for the third time this year.

“[Virginia Tech] capitalized on some big plays and we didn’t capitalize,” said Shannon who is now 4-9 versus ranked opponents in his four-year tenure.

The story of the game was the amount of missed opportunities for Miami.

Wide receivers Aldarius Johnson and Travis Benjamin dropped touchdown passes.

Orlando Franklin committed a hold-ing penalty that negated a big play. Matt Bosher missed a field goal.

Damien Berry fumbled the ball on fourth-and-1 inside the red zone.

Tyler Horn snapped the ball too quickly to Stephen Morris which caused a fumble.

Missed tackles led to long runs and prolonged drives.

The game plan was very good. Mi-ami utilized its timeouts well, sacked Ty-rod Taylor five times and let the run game take over.

Horn may have summarized Hurri-cane nation’s thoughts in one quick sen-tence.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Horn said. “I hate losing, everyone on this team does.”

The sole positive from the game was the fact that Leonard Hankerson broke Michael Irvin’s record for most touch-

downs in a single season with 12. But that quickly turned into a negative as soon as Tyrod Taylor mocked Hurricane fans by throwing up the U.

“Right now it don’t mean anything,” said Hankerson, who broke the record that had been in existence for two de-cades. “If it had been a W it had been dif-ferent.”

What separates the good from the great is the ability to finish games. Mor-ris threw three interceptions in the fourth

quarter and VT outscored UM 14-0.Virginia Tech has only given up six

points in the fourth quarter in its seven ACC games.

Miami looked like FAMU sporting its new Nike jerseys, and in the fourth quarter, they played like FAMU too. The process continues for the Miami Hurri-canes.

Justin Antweil may be contacted at [email protected].

VT win, 31-17, yields devastating resultsBY JUSTIN ANTWEILSPORTS EDITOR

FOOTBALL

Canes fumble chance at ACC championship

ACC COASTAL DIVISION STANDINGS

Virginia Tech (7-0, 9-2)

Miami (5-3, 7-4)

Georgia Tech (4-4, 6-5)

North Carolina (3-4, 6-5)

Virginia (1-6, 4-7)

Duke (1-6, 3-8)

ALEX BROADWELL // The Miami Hurricane

SO CLOSE BUT SO FAR: Sophomore Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams runs past Miami linebacker Olivier Vernon in the fi rst quarter. Williams accounted for 142 of VT’s 251 rushing yards and scored twice in the 31-17 Virginia Tech win Saturday.

SPORTS 163the number of

rushing yards for redshirt freshman

Lamar Miller on Saturday 0

the number of coastal division championships

for Randy Shannon

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10 SPORTS THE MIAMI HURRICANE November 22 - December 1, 2010

VOLLEYBALL

The University of Miami volleyball team is on a roll at just the right time.

The Canes played like a squad deter-mined to return to the NCAA tournament over the weekend, beating both Boston Col-lege and Maryland.

“We have a really, really good shot at making it to the tournament,” said junior setter Katie Gallagher, who had 41 assists on Friday against Boston College and 32 assists on Sunday against Maryland. Both were match highs.

The Hurricanes arguably played their best volleyball of the season over the week-end, competing with an intensity and effi-ciency that the Eagles and the Terps simply couldn’t handle.

Boston College looked overwhelmed and outmatched on the court Friday night. The Canes’ offense was dominant and pounded the Eagles.

The Canes won easily 25-13, 25-14 and 25-16.

The case wasn’t very different on Sunday against Maryland either. Miami

cruised by the Terps in straight sets, 25-9, 25-19 and 25-18.

Miami, now 22-8 on the year with a 12-7 record in-conference, has won four matches in a row.

It was only a little over two weeks ago that coach Nicole Lantagne Welch’s squad found itself in the bad habit of splitting weekend series against ACC opponents but the Canes turned things around in a timely fashion. With the two wins, they have all but locked up a slot to the NCAA tourna-ment.

The two victories were also the final home matches for the two veteran play-ers on the Hurricane roster, senior middle blockers Ariell Cooke and Lici McGee.

“It’s always special to talk about your seniors,” Lantagne Welch said. “The [best] thing in a coach’s career is to see the kids mature from their first year to the end.”

Both seniors certainly hope that their season lasts longer than their final regular season match.

Miami still has to play Florida State this upcoming Friday, and then they will wait for the NCAA tournament selection show on ESPNews, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday according to NCAA.org.

Adam Berger may be contacted at [email protected].

Team set for slot in NCAA tournamentBY ADAM BERGERSENIOR SPORTS WRITER

Squad set up for success

Double digits

LINDSAY BROWN // Photo Editor

SLAM DUNK: The Hurricanes’ sophomore forward Morgan Stroman drives to the basket and hits a layup against Miami University (Ohio) on Saturday.

The Canes beat the Redhawks 96-64 at the BankUnited Center.

Stroman fi nished with 16 points and was one of four players that fi nished with double fi gures in scoring.

Junior guard Shenise Johnson tallied 24 points, 11 rebounds and fi ve steals.

Junior guard Riquna Williams notched her 1,000th point of her Cane career.

The game was close in the fi rst half but Miami opened up the fl oodgates in the second half by starting the second session on a 19-4 run.

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November 22 - December 1, 2010 THE MIAMI HURRICANE DEAR V 11

dear ...Dear V: Why do I repel boys?

Dear V,

I have a serious problem: I repel boys, and I’m not sure why. I think I have a decent figure, I am rather intelligent and there’s many people who are far worse off than I am in the looks department who have boyfriends. Basically, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me. (I know it sounds like I’m vain, but really I’m the most humble person ever.) Anyway, when boys are first attracted to me and ask me for my number, I can’t seem to get to that first date. We’ll talk and text for three weeks, but then I don’t hear from them. That’s even after they call me “sweet” or “pretty.” Is there something I’m doing wrong? Why can’t I find a cute boyfriend who wants to spend time with me and go out on dates? Is that too much to ask for?

Thanks V!

Single in Miami

Single in Miami,

Well, firstly, I’d like to point something out to you: It follows that age-old saying that “misery loves compa-ny.” You are most certainly not alone in that notion. I’ve run into a countless array of loveless hopefuls that wish to jumpstart that broken-down poor excuse they call a love life. However, even the most optimistic person can-not simply wish that they’ll find that someone special or even a good-looking mister or miss to shag the night away. Why is this the case?

Because your thought must influence your action!From what I can gather, you’re quite conditioned to

waiting. Waiting for him to make the first move, wait-ing for him to set up a sultry social situation, waiting for him to express how he does or doesn’t feel. Well, let me assure you that many a hymen throughout history would have remained fully intact if women waited on the forwardness and directness of men. With that being said, I think it’s time that you rejoined the 21st century and realized that you are just as much at fault for letting an opportunity slip through your fingers.

Perhaps it is the case that the men you’ve recently run into have no desire to form anything more then friendship with you, hence a lack of effort on their part. It could also be the case that you attract what I like to call “worrisome-sons-a-bitches.” Meaning, quite sim-ply, that they have a deep-seeded fear in making the first move toward anything substantial with a person whom they find attractive. While these timid individuals might take the reins further down the line, they have an onset internal quarrel centered around getting the ball rolling - in any general direction, just as you do it seems.

So, I implore you to take hold of your own life and to stop waiting on sheer thought and wishful thinking alone. Turn your thought into action, tell him of your interest and it might render more ideal results.

Wishing you success,

V

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