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ortu runm South Beach music fest rocks ACCENT page 11 Michigan St. aims for Final Four crown ■IS page 5 THE Mill HER Coral Gables, Florida Since 1927 Volume 77, Number 43 WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU Friday, March 31,2000 l: Student starts real estate website Service helps students find off-campus housing By Becky Clero Nov. siudenis who wanl to MM ott-!ampus ian start their home hunting online. Charles Site* and Peter Smurfit, both los.il college students, own www.colleftrealrstite.com, i weh- site that helps siudents tlnd ott campus housing onlii The site itselt in \ user has io click on search, icfccl their name, the amount ot rent thev would be willing to pas per month, and how mans bedn the*, would like From there, the site looks up all the listings that and gives the student an address, contact number.pn,i minuti campus and. it it'i available, a pis ture ot the los.it S,lv, , .1,. ■ -,. „ ,• I mursih ml ions student, said "|IJ was in a training oaWM lor real ttUm then I realized college kids would tlnd homes through the Ink Silver said he and his partner. Smurfit. then found investors willing to spend under 150,000 to start it up Presently.he and his partrx i been ottered up lo a million dollars Io sell the website, laid x smce the informational m is free, he and Smurfit make monev off ot the site In giving sin dents an online store that si line tickets, books, tl and even loans, saul Silver i ompaniei like United Van I ine, and On 1 oan .nm provide these services, he said Hv the tall ..t 70(H). Silver and his partner plan to increase the current 63 listings to ai least 100 college list mgs that include all maior an • ties in the U S , s.nd Sthfiei I hev also plan to : \ luwimerdal to ol the website bv this tall, he " I he plan is to become the number one website tor colli some to and tirui sampus," said Silver "I know what kids want 1 m a college kid mysell \*k n iin onlv website that targets ihe real estate market near colleges, other web sites have the option (on then (kml exclusiulv target the market," Religious Diversity Week kicks off By Isabel Paez light rain quickly gave wav I 0 the lack, where Rahbi Solomon Schiff, lather < orbishlfv and a handful ot tors came together to utter at mg ceremonies for Religious Diversitv Week on Mondav This was the tirst event ot what Dr Donn Tilson. an associate pi at the l'niversitv 3 Miami, calls | weeklong'celebration ul laith " Religious Diversitv Week began as project in Dr. nbon's public relations campaign class in spnng IW He said he got his inspiration from a friend who works at Barry I niversitv, where similar events havf been organized lilson said the purpose ot the event is to achieve "\ deeper appreu ation of all taiths on campus." He hopes the event will "bring down barriers and clear up misconceptions about faiths 'We nidge our religious tradition .I on what is best and others' reh gkxu traditions based on what is worst." lather < orbishlev said at the briet ceremony Tilson said they are not out to con vert anybody but rather to grow stronger in their own faiths bv bratingoth- "Diversitv is not the philosophvof live and let live, but live and help live," said Schiff Schift added that ludaism does not say that it is the onlv way todod "Any religion based on compassion is the true wav to Gad." Schiff said The celebration ot religious diver sitv continued Mondav evening with • candlelight vigil "for peace" Wearing "Religious Diversity Week" I -shirts and representing car nnis taiths, a group ot people gath ered at the Rock where thev i white faftdVi wrapped in foil loanna Wahl laid she attended the candlelight vigil because she wanted to share with all other religions and represent (atholi from the Rock, the group walked around lake Oaceoia, struggling to keep the wind trom blowing out the candles The group then headed tor the Weslev foundation on Stanford Prise for refreshments bin Howe, executive director ot the National Conference tor ( hristians and lews, spoke at the Weslev See DIVERSITY • Page 2 EMILY NEAL / RELIGIOUS UNITY: Father Frank Corbishley. Rabbi Solomon Schiff and Rabbi Jeffrey Falick enjoying conversation. Ready for a fight Jean named speaker pro tempore JORGE GALVEZ I PROTESTING: Chris Zappos and Bjorn Boquest let their sentiments be known at the id dive team rally on the Rock Scientific theory holds key to creation Bookstore, Physics Department host noted expert By Altamash Khan sports standing in the Wildei Auditorium was discussing on i I noon what main physicistl have sought tor n nulled iheorv upon which mt can describe our world IM Hnan I Colombia Unrvei al the mosi prominent scientists in his line otvwirkahv. lung the faHMofl ail Sagan.hr i eling across the nation visiting uni versilies, such as the l'niversitv ot Miami, spreading his gospel in string tho iimensions,and the quest tor the ultiman tion of our univi " I heie has been an irresistible urgi aid. "to understand The string th. M step mou d lhan quantum mechanics Gl 'Iv men tioned a Ian letter, in which the author, a high school student, was so intrigued hv I took. Tht ■ him leads "When people mtt is mind blowing, maybe then is some truth to ihat" Greent >< ad from the •ter string iheorv states that even the smallest particles called quarks are made ot filaments, or string energy that oscillate at a given tre quency natural to that parti ■ explained in his lecture, totted In the Department ti Phj Md lht IM bookstore, that with ning and understanding lhe world around us, we could quantn.i tively predict the outcome <>f future events ould figure out I t><Ml veais from now when the next solar would occur." dreene said "Ntwton couldn't figure out how ■ New ion c.ime up with a quanlita and qualitative explanation ot gravity that were reasonable and logical to a point.according to phisi cist Dr Chrif Hoynton. I'm feeling it on mv Greene, bouncing up and down and ribing weight. "Vou feel it where," he said alluding to the tact that we were sitting on our poaterion If the laws of physics break down, then there must be moreto it.di said Irom Newtonian phvsiis to quantum mechanics, and now to string iheorv, physicists work hard to explain the nature ot our i tenet and perhaps learn about dod in the process, in that vou learn the fabrication nf space time ttattl said ie is a professor at ( olumbia doing research in string theorv He graduated trom Harvard l'niversitv and received his do, 11 Oxtnnl I niversitv By Jessica McNeill lunior Rubin lean was elected the weaker pro tempore at the il (lOverniTient Senate ing on Wedm aura Batista, the outgoing speaker pro tempore, lean had the most experience and dedi cation ol utes "I've worked with him . Iv and he is verv res, sihle.'shc said. He also has ■ flexible sched ule, which is greatlv ft Although . hedule is flexible, he said he was involved in manv activities this vear lean was I mted Black Students senator for two ftttt, on the Rathskeller Advisorv hoard and MM senate Public Relations Committee chair, among other activities, according to his resume lean said he has also been very RUBIN JEAN involved in Senate for two vears, participating in Hoops tor Hunger. AlDs ijmlts and was a Senate Mentor. lean said he fell as though the re.isoi. he was chosen was not only because ot his experience, but also because ot work ethic "I'm happv to stait ott a new term on the right foot, helping stu dents with what they need,"he said I aiso think that I work quite well with everyone on Sen M Batista said e agreed that lean had a great wo,, ethic and said he always followed through on all Senate projects. lean also said that for Senate to work next vear, people need to work together. "The Senate is like a human bodv.' he said. 'It needs all ot its parts to work and function' By working on several issues such as improving the committee n, tilling all the open Senate md keeping senators interest ed and involved, lean hopes to improve SG, See SG • Page 2 Women honored at awards ceremony By Jessica McNeill Although in vears past, onlv one student and laculty member have heen given awards at the Womens Commission Breakfast. Mondav Wilhemeni Black, direct' itive Action, senior Karen Chuang and craduate student Heathei Krainm were all ni/ed According to Womens Commission President N.ukv Ryan. Black was awarded the .Mav Brunsen Award, which is given to an administrator, male ortcm.iii vear, while Chuang and Kramm Mills *.ward I his vear, thosi men tional in the an three awards,' Rvaii said mg said she was verv sur prised when she received lhe Mondav morning, however she was also verv (ft Chuang has been involved in working for the Programming Board at the Women's Resource Center tor two vears and also works wiih her sorontv's philanthropy, eating disord 'I get involved with things that I emov doing and I believe in," she said "It's not like work to me because I am interested in it" ( huang said will be graduating in May, and although her career will not involve women's studies, she said if volunteer services are avail able where she lives, she will get involved Kramm, now involved in the Graduate Medical Program at the I niversitv Miami, said she went lo it lul.ine and participated in several won < "tere See AWARDS • Page 2
Object Description
Title | Miami Hurricane, March 31, 2000 |
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University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 2000-03-31 |
Coverage Temporal | 2000-2009 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
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Full Text |
ortu runm
South Beach
music fest
rocks
ACCENT page 11
Michigan St.
aims for Final
Four crown
■IS page 5
THE Mill HER
Coral Gables, Florida
Since 1927
Volume 77, Number 43
WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU
Friday, March 31,2000
l:
Student
starts real
estate
website
Service helps students
find off-campus
housing
By Becky Clero
Nov. siudenis who wanl to MM
ott-!ampus ian start their home
hunting online.
Charles Site* and Peter Smurfit,
both los.il college students, own
www.colleftrealrstite.com, i weh-
site that helps siudents tlnd ott campus housing onlii
The site itselt in \ user
has io click on search, icfccl their
name, the amount ot
rent thev would be willing to pas per
month, and how mans bedn
the*, would like From there, the site
looks up all the listings that
and gives the student an address,
contact number.pn,i minuti
campus and. it it'i available, a pis
ture ot the los.it
S,lv, , .1,. ■ -,. „ ,•
I mursih ml
ions student, said "|IJ was in a
training oaWM lor real ttUm
then I realized college kids would
tlnd homes through the Ink
Silver said he and his partner.
Smurfit. then found investors willing to spend under 150,000 to start
it up
Presently.he and his partrx i
been ottered up lo a million dollars
Io sell the website, laid x
smce the informational m
is free, he and Smurfit make
monev off ot the site In giving sin
dents an online store that si
line tickets, books, tl
and even loans, saul Silver
i ompaniei like United Van I ine,
and On 1 oan .nm provide these
services, he said
Hv the tall ..t 70(H). Silver and his
partner plan to increase the current
63 listings to ai least 100 college list
mgs that include all maior an •
ties in the U S , s.nd Sthfiei I hev also
plan to : \ luwimerdal to
ol the website bv
this tall, he
" I he plan is to become the number one website tor colli
some to and tirui
sampus," said Silver "I know what
kids want 1 m a
college kid mysell \*k n iin onlv
website that targets ihe real estate
market near colleges, other web
sites have the option (on then
(kml exclusiulv
target the market,"
Religious Diversity Week kicks off
By Isabel Paez
light rain quickly gave wav I
0 the lack, where Rahbi
Solomon Schiff, lather
< orbishlfv and a handful ot
tors came together to utter at
mg ceremonies for Religious
Diversitv Week on Mondav
This was the tirst event ot what Dr
Donn Tilson. an associate pi
at the l'niversitv 3 Miami, calls |
weeklong'celebration ul laith "
Religious Diversitv Week began as
project in Dr. nbon's public
relations campaign class in spnng
IW He said he got his inspiration
from a friend who works at Barry
I niversitv, where similar events havf
been organized
lilson said the purpose ot the
event is to achieve "\ deeper appreu
ation of all taiths on campus." He
hopes the event will "bring down barriers and clear up misconceptions
about faiths
'We nidge our religious tradition
.I on what is best and others' reh
gkxu traditions based on what is
worst." lather < orbishlev said at the
briet ceremony
Tilson said they are not out to con
vert anybody but rather to grow
stronger in their own faiths bv
bratingoth-
"Diversitv is not the philosophvof
live and let live, but live and help live,"
said Schiff
Schift added that ludaism does not
say that it is the onlv way todod
"Any religion based on compassion is the true wav to Gad." Schiff
said
The celebration ot religious diver
sitv continued Mondav evening with
• candlelight vigil "for peace"
Wearing "Religious Diversity
Week" I -shirts and representing car
nnis taiths, a group ot people gath
ered at the Rock where thev i
white faftdVi wrapped in foil
loanna Wahl laid she attended the
candlelight vigil because she wanted
to share with all other religions and
represent (atholi
from the Rock, the group walked
around lake Oaceoia, struggling to
keep the wind trom blowing out the
candles The group then headed tor
the Weslev foundation on Stanford
Prise for refreshments
bin Howe, executive director ot the
National Conference tor ( hristians
and lews, spoke at the Weslev
See DIVERSITY • Page 2
EMILY NEAL /
RELIGIOUS UNITY: Father Frank Corbishley. Rabbi Solomon
Schiff and Rabbi Jeffrey Falick enjoying conversation.
Ready for a fight
Jean named
speaker pro
tempore
JORGE GALVEZ I
PROTESTING: Chris Zappos and Bjorn Boquest let their sentiments be known at the
id dive team rally on the Rock
Scientific theory holds key to creation
Bookstore, Physics
Department host
noted expert
By Altamash Khan
sports
standing in the Wildei Auditorium
was discussing on i I
noon what main physicistl have
sought tor n nulled
iheorv upon which mt can describe
our world
IM Hnan I
Colombia Unrvei al the
mosi prominent scientists in his line
otvwirkahv. lung the
faHMofl ail Sagan.hr i
eling across the nation visiting uni
versilies, such as the l'niversitv ot
Miami, spreading his gospel in
string tho iimensions,and
the quest tor the ultiman
tion of our univi
" I heie has been an irresistible
urgi aid. "to understand
The string th. M step
mou d lhan quantum
mechanics Gl 'Iv men
tioned a Ian letter, in which the
author, a high school student, was so
intrigued hv I took. Tht
■ him
leads
"When people mtt is
mind blowing, maybe then is some
truth to ihat" Greent >< ad from the
•ter
string iheorv states that even the
smallest particles called quarks are
made ot filaments, or string
energy that oscillate at a given tre
quency natural to that parti
■ explained in his lecture,
totted In the Department ti Phj
Md lht IM bookstore, that with
ning and understanding lhe
world around us, we could quantn.i
tively predict the outcome <>f future
events
ould figure out I t> |
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