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In a final push for the completion of the pedestri-an
overpass project, Student Government is circulat-ing
a petition addressed to the owner of the University
Centre Plaza, and the Division of Student Affairs will
host a public memorial for the eighth anniversary of
UM student Ashley Kelly’s death on Friday.
“We’ve been working on this project for eight
years and certainly it’s near and dear to my heart, and
we’ve had other situations out there since that time,”
said Pat Whitely, vice president for student affairs.
“… This is our last rather large stumbling block for
this project to go forward.”
The online petition, which can be signed on
Change.org, urges the property owner to allow for
the Ashley Kelly Pedestrian Bridge to be built through
Mariposa Court. Acquiring the northwest corner of
the University Centre Plaza would be the final step
before beginning construction, but the property owner
has refused to accept Miami-Dade County’s offer of
$1,853,900 for the land.
“There’s been a lack of overwhelming student
voice … so the idea was to get more students on
board, to get more community members on board, so
that [the owner] saw it wasn’t just administration that
wanted it,” former SG President Nawara Alawa said.
SG had been planning this response for about
two months and considered it the best alternative, ac-cording
to Alawa. The petition is seeking 5,000 signa-tures
by Friday.
Sometimes you just want
to punch somebody in the face.
Dozens of students get that
chance every week at the UM
boxing club.
In 1960, the NCAA dropped
boxing as a sport, and it subse-quently
disappeared from cam-pus.
But in the last two years,
UM boxing has returned as an
official club sport with a consid-erable
following.
Longtime boxers and new-comers
in search of an alterna-tive
workout visit the Wellness
Center twice a week to join the
club.
“Since the reinstatement of
the boxing club, students have
responded positively,” Club
President Teresa Browning
said. “After CaneFest, we had
more than 100 students come
out to see what it was all about.
Through the semester, the num-ber
has declined … but members
who come out now and try it out
usually keep coming back time
after time.”
The club, which now has
around 45 paying members,
focuses on fundamentals and
technique, creating a demand-ing
workout.
Typical sessions also in-clude
individual exercises that
target all parts of the body, such
as push-ups, lunges and core
training.
Later, they dive into box-ing
exercises like punching,
bobbing, weaving and slipping
techniques.
Mickey Demos Jr., a for-mer
champion who now trains
at the Biscayne Boxing and Fit-ness
Club, leads the way at each
practice.
Students usually team up
with partners, using gloves and
mitts to work on punch combi-nations.
The Miami Vol. 91, Issue 46 | April 8 - April 10, 2013 . HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
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CLUB SPORTS COMMUNITY
Club hooks in newcomers, veterans
U.S. 1 overpass
stirs controversy
SG circulates petition to
garner student support
BY LYSSA GOLDBERG
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Boxing combines
cardio, weights
BY MICHAEL DAVIS
CONTRIBUTING SPORTS WRITER
SEE OVERPASS, PAGE 2
SEE BOXING, PAGE 12
TOP OF THE CLASS
PAT WHITELY GAINS NATIONAL
RECOGNITION FOR ACHIEVEMENTS PAGE 3
FRENCH NOUVELLE
COSFORD CINEMA FILM SERIES STUDIES
BRIGITTE BARDOT’S LEGACY PAGE 8
ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES: Freshman Teresa Browning takes a break during boxing club practice on Thursday night at the
Wellness Center. The club hosts around 45 paying members and focuses on fundamentals and technique.
MONICA HERNDON // ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR