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V-Tech stands in way of UM's title dreams page 5 SPffi ft* Nelly's not your average 21-year-old The Mimi Hurrk Coral Gables, Florida Since 1927 Volume 78, Number 19 WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU Friday, November 3,2000 And the winners are... DAN COLCHER / \rncare CANE CORONATIONS: With the crowning of juniors Marco Capasso and Melissa Verbout as Mr. and Miss UM on Monday and Wednesday nights at the Rathskeller and Gusman Concert Hall, respectively, the University community gets to know it's most recent pair of Hcmecccrting King and Queen Mr. UM draws full house at Rat By Matt Brewer .Vnter Fifteen strapping, talented young men, drew tbrongs of onlookers to the Rathskeller Monday night, filling the on campus bar to the ratters for the final round of the Mr. UM pageant The winner? Junior biology student Marco Capasso, representing the Association of Commuter Students (ACS),the new Mr. UM. The annual pageant, which was part ol this year's Homecoming fes iivities, was formatted much like the well known Miss America pageant, with an earlier preliminary round that produced the finalists that took part in Monday night's event. The finalists were briefly introduced, and then each contestant had an opportunity to impress the crowd (and judges) with their respective talents. One of the highlights of the talent portion was the fancy rodeo lasso work of sophomore Adam Goldfinger, who engaged the mostly greek crowd with his rustling rope work. Several contestants showcased their musical skills by singing and playing musical instruments, while others chose dance as the venue for displaying their talents. Their performances included salsa, medley, break-dancing and a seven- ties/rctro/old school lip-syncing dance routine. ( oincidentally, all of the top three finishers pertormed dances for their talent sections Ihe men then strutted their siuft in the formalwear section of the test, and answered a question, such as,"How has your UM education prepared you for life in the'real world?'" The questions were randomly selected from a hat by the contes tants,and were read to them by RT, a comedian/actor who served as the event's master of ceremonies. B.T entertained the crowd in his typical, interactive style, and kept everyone well amused as the judges then deliberated. The criteria for judging the winner was "their appearance, poise, ongi nality, talent and their response to See MR. UM • Page 3 A new queen crowned Miss UM By Danielle Scott .tne Staff Writer The new Miss Universitv ol Miami and Homecoming Queen, junior Melissa Verbout was almost in a tit ot i ia after the announcement. At first she did not know what to say and then the words just came tumbling out. "I wtll do my best to promote everything I talked about. I will! I want to veryone here at UM proud," she said breathlessly. The Miss UM competition Wednesday night was held at the Gusman Concert Hall and was one of the events tor Homecoming. Verbout had earlier performed I icclric Chopin's difficult piece, "Fantasy Impromptu Opus 66," on the piano. Her platform was promoting physical activity and better nutrition in children and she was sponsored by the Association of Commuter Students The first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively were Jennifer lireenman, sponsored by Delta Delta Delta, Misha Kerr, sponsored by the Council of International Students and Organizations and F.rin Howler and Melissa Valme, both sponsored by Delta Phi Kpsilon. Eighteen contestants participated overall. In sticking with the Homecoming theme, the "Canes' World lour," the motif lor the evening was th* Chinese New Year Ihe stage was dec i itated with glittery red Chinese dragons and char acters, golden drapes and giant fans of black and gold. The pageant started about IO minutes late, but once it began everything went smoothly. Ihe contestants performed the opening production number with hand-held ( hmese fans to a musical piece that was more Disney-esque than Asian influenced The number melted into to | violin solo by Merissa Amkrout, who was crowned last sears Miss UM. Amkrout said that it was verv difti cult tor them to arrange the music around the theme as there are not many Asian-sounding violin solos out there "At first I was a little bit concerned with the theme this year," she said "I went to the music library and asked them jaboul a Oriental sounding vio lin piece] and they thought I was Amkrout was one of the Misti ol ( eremonies (MCs), along with Miss UM \*»7, Mia Mastroianni. Richard Walker, executive director of Miss UM, said it was verv difficult finding a suitable co host lor whom he jokinglv referred to as a "very challeng ing" individual, Amkrout. Io start ott the Pr.vsK.il fitness jn Swimsuit Production Number the I M Sunsations pertained a dance with a distinct I atin flavor to"l et'sdet loud.'" The contestants came on one by one in swimsuits of their dl forming a trellis for them to walk through were two male I'M students dressed in shirts with Chinese prints and pagoda shaped straw hats \t this point Mastroianni gave a shod com mentary about each girl. None of the contestants were without some outstanding achievement such as f rm fowler, who Downbeat ine named the best high ja// singer in the U.S., or Shara Vales, who founded her own non profit orga nization to build wellness centers around the countrv. The girls had a chance to displav their fortes in the talent competition, which came next. Amkrout played the See MISS UM • Page 3 Religious cults active on campus Student recruiting takes place throughout UM By William James Gong Humcane Staff Writer The Rev. Joe Lortie had a run-in with a cult in the Universitv ( enter (UC) Breezeway this summer. The Chairman of the Chaplain's • ciation and head of Chi Alpha (ampus Ministries—and therefore one ofthe school's official watchmen for cult groups—lortie said he met students who belonged to the South Honda Church of Christ. One of the students was waiting to meet for a bible studv, lortie said The South Florida Church ol (hrist is an offshoot ot the Boston Church of Christ, a recognized religious cult, lortie saul The Bible studies conducted by members of this group and others like it, are in important part of recruitment, he said. The studies are meant to indoUn nate new members into the cult and to teach their put poses, which many times I on misinterpretations ot Bible •ud. Once member status has been achieved,individuals are then known as a "disciple," fortie said. for Lortie, and other administrators at UM familiar with cults, this run-in with one of the more well known, active cults in South I lorida was a wake up call. Currently, there are two cults actively recruiting on campus, I.ortie said. They are the South llorida Church of Christ—which is neither associated with the similarly named, though uncontroversial, Christian Science Church of Christ, or other Churches of Christ; and forum, a relatively new group that has been recruiting on cam pus. fortie said there could possibly be a third group on campus. To combat the activity ot cults, Lortie, along with the Dean of Students Office, the Department of Student I ile, and the Division of Student Affairs issued a new warning poster that is now posted throughout campus The potter reads,'"!, ane Alert: (I'll groups are actively recruiting on college campuses now" Tins ven, there have been instances when alleged cult members have been .isked to leave campus tor being disrup live. On one occasion a cult member trying to recruit on campus, had to be aid Dean of Students William Sandler Lortie, who knew of one of the incidents, said that an older man came onto the campus and was "emphatically speaking" to Mime students afong the l'( Patio Because of the inappropriate ness ol his statements, security was notified and he was escorted off cam- See CULT • Page 3 Costume-less man beats running nun By Serena Moss A large patch ot (icople gathered at th. Intramural Field, Monday mghl lot the 14th annual "Pumpkin Pursuit," pre Nnlld by the Wellness Center But with no participating pumpkins, what was everyone pursuing? Namely, a 5-K run/walk benefiting the United Way, that began and finished at the field alter winding its wav around San Amaro Drive. Ihere were 433 total registered par tkipants of ail age groups loi d Pursuit -breaking last year's record of 404 —and competitors wore either A i Halloween costumes or simpK sported exercise attire, highlighting its dual nature. The Pursuit is "fun for some, but very competitive for others," s.ud i. (arroll, assistant director lm Intramurals, who has headed it tor the past three years along with (hns Locke, 'ant director of Welln ■II and I ocke dressed up this is I Ivis and IVter Pan. respectively. Each competitor paid I fee between $10 to $20 all going to the I mted Way oner die< went was paidd including paying the Coral t.ables i'ohct I »cpartment to escort the run on motor- I viles, official Pumpkin Pursuit T-shirts tor participants and in Miami resident Jose Ma/a took lirst place with a time of 1S.S1 this year after ing second place in Laat year's race The costume-less Ma/a, who wore regulai aid he has been running as a hobby tor fiv< and has competed in the Pursuit for the last three. Ma/a said he really enjoys racing and plans on returning next fl Meanwhile, senior |essica Morales, the running nun, may have come a tew short ot winning the race, but still got a iust reward hy clinching first place tor best costume Participants were also able to join in a rattle to win grand prizes ranging from a pair of Nikes to movie passes. The first 300 entries received iong sleeve T- shirts, and scores of other prizes were given throughout the event, along with tree refreshments, Boca Burgers and candy Senior Lima Wallace said she had so much tun last year that she signed up again for this year's race "It |;els you in the spirit for Halloween," Wallu, adding that some ol the best things about the event are that it is very family oriented and that people get to dr> SERENA MOSS A SPIRITED RUN: Tbe "Pumpkin Pursuit" 5-K run draws over 400 participants to the Intraneural ISeld, Monday night.
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Title | Miami Hurricane, November 03, 2000 |
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University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 2000-11-03 |
Coverage Temporal | 2000-2009 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
Physical Description | 1 volume (24 pages) |
Language | eng |
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Collection Title | The Miami Hurricane |
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Full Text | V-Tech stands in way of UM's title dreams page 5 SPffi ft* Nelly's not your average 21-year-old The Mimi Hurrk Coral Gables, Florida Since 1927 Volume 78, Number 19 WWW.HURRICANE.MIAMI.EDU Friday, November 3,2000 And the winners are... DAN COLCHER / \rncare CANE CORONATIONS: With the crowning of juniors Marco Capasso and Melissa Verbout as Mr. and Miss UM on Monday and Wednesday nights at the Rathskeller and Gusman Concert Hall, respectively, the University community gets to know it's most recent pair of Hcmecccrting King and Queen Mr. UM draws full house at Rat By Matt Brewer .Vnter Fifteen strapping, talented young men, drew tbrongs of onlookers to the Rathskeller Monday night, filling the on campus bar to the ratters for the final round of the Mr. UM pageant The winner? Junior biology student Marco Capasso, representing the Association of Commuter Students (ACS),the new Mr. UM. The annual pageant, which was part ol this year's Homecoming fes iivities, was formatted much like the well known Miss America pageant, with an earlier preliminary round that produced the finalists that took part in Monday night's event. The finalists were briefly introduced, and then each contestant had an opportunity to impress the crowd (and judges) with their respective talents. One of the highlights of the talent portion was the fancy rodeo lasso work of sophomore Adam Goldfinger, who engaged the mostly greek crowd with his rustling rope work. Several contestants showcased their musical skills by singing and playing musical instruments, while others chose dance as the venue for displaying their talents. Their performances included salsa, medley, break-dancing and a seven- ties/rctro/old school lip-syncing dance routine. ( oincidentally, all of the top three finishers pertormed dances for their talent sections Ihe men then strutted their siuft in the formalwear section of the test, and answered a question, such as,"How has your UM education prepared you for life in the'real world?'" The questions were randomly selected from a hat by the contes tants,and were read to them by RT, a comedian/actor who served as the event's master of ceremonies. B.T entertained the crowd in his typical, interactive style, and kept everyone well amused as the judges then deliberated. The criteria for judging the winner was "their appearance, poise, ongi nality, talent and their response to See MR. UM • Page 3 A new queen crowned Miss UM By Danielle Scott .tne Staff Writer The new Miss Universitv ol Miami and Homecoming Queen, junior Melissa Verbout was almost in a tit ot i ia after the announcement. At first she did not know what to say and then the words just came tumbling out. "I wtll do my best to promote everything I talked about. I will! I want to veryone here at UM proud," she said breathlessly. The Miss UM competition Wednesday night was held at the Gusman Concert Hall and was one of the events tor Homecoming. Verbout had earlier performed I icclric Chopin's difficult piece, "Fantasy Impromptu Opus 66," on the piano. Her platform was promoting physical activity and better nutrition in children and she was sponsored by the Association of Commuter Students The first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively were Jennifer lireenman, sponsored by Delta Delta Delta, Misha Kerr, sponsored by the Council of International Students and Organizations and F.rin Howler and Melissa Valme, both sponsored by Delta Phi Kpsilon. Eighteen contestants participated overall. In sticking with the Homecoming theme, the "Canes' World lour," the motif lor the evening was th* Chinese New Year Ihe stage was dec i itated with glittery red Chinese dragons and char acters, golden drapes and giant fans of black and gold. The pageant started about IO minutes late, but once it began everything went smoothly. Ihe contestants performed the opening production number with hand-held ( hmese fans to a musical piece that was more Disney-esque than Asian influenced The number melted into to | violin solo by Merissa Amkrout, who was crowned last sears Miss UM. Amkrout said that it was verv difti cult tor them to arrange the music around the theme as there are not many Asian-sounding violin solos out there "At first I was a little bit concerned with the theme this year," she said "I went to the music library and asked them jaboul a Oriental sounding vio lin piece] and they thought I was Amkrout was one of the Misti ol ( eremonies (MCs), along with Miss UM \*»7, Mia Mastroianni. Richard Walker, executive director of Miss UM, said it was verv difficult finding a suitable co host lor whom he jokinglv referred to as a "very challeng ing" individual, Amkrout. Io start ott the Pr.vsK.il fitness jn Swimsuit Production Number the I M Sunsations pertained a dance with a distinct I atin flavor to"l et'sdet loud.'" The contestants came on one by one in swimsuits of their dl forming a trellis for them to walk through were two male I'M students dressed in shirts with Chinese prints and pagoda shaped straw hats \t this point Mastroianni gave a shod com mentary about each girl. None of the contestants were without some outstanding achievement such as f rm fowler, who Downbeat ine named the best high ja// singer in the U.S., or Shara Vales, who founded her own non profit orga nization to build wellness centers around the countrv. The girls had a chance to displav their fortes in the talent competition, which came next. Amkrout played the See MISS UM • Page 3 Religious cults active on campus Student recruiting takes place throughout UM By William James Gong Humcane Staff Writer The Rev. Joe Lortie had a run-in with a cult in the Universitv ( enter (UC) Breezeway this summer. The Chairman of the Chaplain's • ciation and head of Chi Alpha (ampus Ministries—and therefore one ofthe school's official watchmen for cult groups—lortie said he met students who belonged to the South Honda Church of Christ. One of the students was waiting to meet for a bible studv, lortie said The South Florida Church ol (hrist is an offshoot ot the Boston Church of Christ, a recognized religious cult, lortie saul The Bible studies conducted by members of this group and others like it, are in important part of recruitment, he said. The studies are meant to indoUn nate new members into the cult and to teach their put poses, which many times I on misinterpretations ot Bible •ud. Once member status has been achieved,individuals are then known as a "disciple," fortie said. for Lortie, and other administrators at UM familiar with cults, this run-in with one of the more well known, active cults in South I lorida was a wake up call. Currently, there are two cults actively recruiting on campus, I.ortie said. They are the South llorida Church of Christ—which is neither associated with the similarly named, though uncontroversial, Christian Science Church of Christ, or other Churches of Christ; and forum, a relatively new group that has been recruiting on cam pus. fortie said there could possibly be a third group on campus. To combat the activity ot cults, Lortie, along with the Dean of Students Office, the Department of Student I ile, and the Division of Student Affairs issued a new warning poster that is now posted throughout campus The potter reads,'"!, ane Alert: (I'll groups are actively recruiting on college campuses now" Tins ven, there have been instances when alleged cult members have been .isked to leave campus tor being disrup live. On one occasion a cult member trying to recruit on campus, had to be aid Dean of Students William Sandler Lortie, who knew of one of the incidents, said that an older man came onto the campus and was "emphatically speaking" to Mime students afong the l'( Patio Because of the inappropriate ness ol his statements, security was notified and he was escorted off cam- See CULT • Page 3 Costume-less man beats running nun By Serena Moss A large patch ot (icople gathered at th. Intramural Field, Monday mghl lot the 14th annual "Pumpkin Pursuit," pre Nnlld by the Wellness Center But with no participating pumpkins, what was everyone pursuing? Namely, a 5-K run/walk benefiting the United Way, that began and finished at the field alter winding its wav around San Amaro Drive. Ihere were 433 total registered par tkipants of ail age groups loi d Pursuit -breaking last year's record of 404 —and competitors wore either A i Halloween costumes or simpK sported exercise attire, highlighting its dual nature. The Pursuit is "fun for some, but very competitive for others," s.ud i. (arroll, assistant director lm Intramurals, who has headed it tor the past three years along with (hns Locke, 'ant director of Welln ■II and I ocke dressed up this is I Ivis and IVter Pan. respectively. Each competitor paid I fee between $10 to $20 all going to the I mted Way oner die< went was paidd including paying the Coral t.ables i'ohct I »cpartment to escort the run on motor- I viles, official Pumpkin Pursuit T-shirts tor participants and in Miami resident Jose Ma/a took lirst place with a time of 1S.S1 this year after ing second place in Laat year's race The costume-less Ma/a, who wore regulai aid he has been running as a hobby tor fiv< and has competed in the Pursuit for the last three. Ma/a said he really enjoys racing and plans on returning next fl Meanwhile, senior |essica Morales, the running nun, may have come a tew short ot winning the race, but still got a iust reward hy clinching first place tor best costume Participants were also able to join in a rattle to win grand prizes ranging from a pair of Nikes to movie passes. The first 300 entries received iong sleeve T- shirts, and scores of other prizes were given throughout the event, along with tree refreshments, Boca Burgers and candy Senior Lima Wallace said she had so much tun last year that she signed up again for this year's race "It |;els you in the spirit for Halloween," Wallu, adding that some ol the best things about the event are that it is very family oriented and that people get to dr> SERENA MOSS A SPIRITED RUN: Tbe "Pumpkin Pursuit" 5-K run draws over 400 participants to the Intraneural ISeld, Monday night. |
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