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Volume 77, Number 39	WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU	Tuesday, March 7,2000
HURRICANES CO-BIG EAST CHAMPS . UM 74, ST. JOHNS 70
Mens Basketball ties Syracuse for Big East title
By Aaron Staenberg
Sports Editor
“Welcome hack to the 1999-2000 Big Fast Champions." That was the statement that University of Miami head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton began the first team meeting of the season with.
On Sunday at Miami Arena, the Hurricanes beat St. )ohns (No. 21 ESPSIUSA Today, No. 18 AP) 74-70 in overtime to make Hamilton's statement a reality.
“Even though we’ve had our ups and downs this season, we still had confidence," said Hamilton after the win. “We went from the penthouse to the outhouse and back to the penthouse”
The victory was a culmination of clutch play from a variety of sources, most notably the three seniors honored before the game in Senior Day festivities: lohnnv Hemsley, Mario Bland and Vernon Jennings.
Bland hit perhaps the biggest shot of his collegiate career with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 62, sending it to overtime, and finishing the game with 19 points and seven rebounds.
The Hurricane rally started with 6:04 left in regulation as the Red Storm led 53-50, until Hemsley made
a layup and was followed by another layup by junior Elton Tyler, giving the Hurricanes their first lead down the stretch, 54-53.
The two Big East rivals went back and forth making baskets for the rest of the game until Bland’s shot to tie it up.
“The difference down the stretch was Mario Bland," said Red Storm head coach Mike Jarvis. “He’s one of the most underrated and under-appreciated players in the conference. He’s definitely Miami’s unsung hero and should definitely be a first team Big East selection.”
While Bland's key shot and rebounds down the stretch made a big difference in the game, the play of Tyler was perhaps the difference-maker for the Hurricanes.
Tyler had five points and two blocks in overtime, one of the blocks on a layup attempt by Erick Barkley with nine seconds left and Miami leading 72-70.
“He just played a tremendous game,” said Hamilton of Tyler, who finished the game with a game-high 20 points and eight rebounds. “He came through for us today.”
The win was Miami’s fifth in a row and 11th in their last 12 Big East games. The Hurricanes will now share the Big East regular season title with Syracuse, but 'since the Orangemen beat the Hurricanes in January, Syracuse will be the number one seed for the Big East tournament
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CELEBRATE: Forward Elton Tyler is mobbed by fans after the Canes 70-74 overtime win over St, John's Sunday.
Presidential runoffs:
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Candidates Lily Guallar and Shane Weaver remain
By Jessica McNeill
Assistart News Eaitor With nine candidates running for Student Government president, the runoffs now taking place between senior Shane Weaver and sophomore Lily Guallar seemed inevitable, according to Chris Roby, director of Student Activities, since there needs to be a clear majority tor a candidate to win the election.
“We didn't have that in this election," said Roby. “So now the top two are running off, and whoever has the most votes, unless there is a tie, wins."
Runoffs are also being held for vice president and treasurer.
Vice presidential candidates are fie Chapel and Natalie Palugvai, and the candidates for treasurer are Andrew Foti and Margaux Manley Roby said the polls were going to be open from 10-5 pm. Monday through Wednesday, March 6-9 The results will be announced Thursday, March 10 at the Rathskeller.
Roby said, for the most part, elections are going smoothly.
“We've had some really positive things happen, such as the highest voter turn out in three years," he said “However, there have been issues involving code violations.”
If a candidate commits a violation against election codes, they have to appear in front of the Elections Committee and the Supreme Court, Robs said.
From there the committees decide how many points should he given to the candidate.
“It a candidate reaches 20 points, he or she is disqualified from the race," Roby said. “There are a few candidates who are within several points of being disqualified.’
The Elections Committee is working very hard, according to Roby, to keep the race fair and even for everyone, especially during runoffs Weaver said he agreed that everything should be fair in the race.
“I agree that the elections codes should he followed, hut 1 don’t think the race should be mdged on points,” he said. "If the person is a good person and will do a good job, they should he elected based on merit, not on points."
Weaver also said he is very excited to even be in the runoff, and that he did not think he would get this far.
He said he is going to keep doing what he is doing, because it seems to be working
“I’ve put all my energy into this race," he said. “Whatever I have left is going into the runoff.’’
Regardless of the issues of the codes and the runoffs, Roby said he thinks the elections will all turn out for the best.
“By the end of this I hope we can all shake hands and be great sports," he
said.
Guallar could not be reached tor
comment.
TOGETHER BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A BETTER UM
Vice
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Treasurer
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“He want to reach out to the student body, to see positive changes on campus and help UM reach its potential.”
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Building blocKs symbolize ideas coming together
TECHNOLOGY
Wants to improve the campus with better technology
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Though a commuter student, she is always on campus
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"All I ask is that you allow me the chance to pour my heart and soul into improving the quality of your stay here at UM”
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DEMAND MORE CAMPAIGN PLATFORM ACCESSIBILITY:
Wants a shuttle service to Coconut Grove, ATMs in the residential colleges and longer dining hall hours
REPRESENTATION:
Hopes tor more ethnic food in the dining halls and an International Affairs Committee
0UALITY:
Would like to have more reading days, better faculty evaluations a safer student ID system and a limit on fee increases «
Changes made for Band of the Hour
Band goes to the School of Music
By Brian Rent
Numcane Sta“ Writer
Citing financial and gender-equity issues, University administrators recently announced the transfer of “administrative and budgetary oversight" of the Universitv’s marching band, the Band ot the Hour, from the Athletic Department to the School of Music.
Although both Band of the Hour members and administrators are optimistk about the Band’s longterm status, resultant changes in participation policy have caused a degree of uncertainty about the Band’s immediate future.
In a press release authored by William Hipp, dean of the School ot Music and Louis Glaser, executive vice president and provost, the move was explained as a result of “hud-getarv and Title IX issues facing the Department of Athletics.”
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal lass prohibiting discrimination based on gender in educational programs and activities. Among other things, Title IX requires that the female-to maie ratio in a university athletic program be equal to the temale-to-male rat to of the undergraduate student hodv.
Title IX concerns have prompted some general reorganization at the Department of Athletics. These changes have been most dramatically seen in the recent discontinuation of the men’s swimming and crew programs.
When asked if the Band of the Hour move is part of the larger restructuring in the Department ot Athletics, Glaser said that it was, at some level.
However, problems tor the Band of the Hour in conforming to Title IX have financial as well as legal and NCAA compliance implications.
“With Title IX issue-, there are sig-
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