Miami Hurricane, April 19, 2002

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Friday, April 19, 2002
Cuban students keep seat
Andrea Alegria
Hurricane Staff Writer
The Federacion de Fstudiantes Cubanos | FEC | rejoiced Wednesday afternoon after an overwhelming majority of Student Government senators voted in favor of their maintaining a senate seat.
The recommendation to remove FEC’s seat came from the SG Supreme Court who ruled against them five to one at a hearing that took place April I0, 2002. Every three years student organizations represented in the senate must appear before the Supreme Court to have their seat reviewed.
“The court felt that the needs of this orga nization were not compelling enough to sub stantiate a continued organizational senate seat,” said Silia Herrera, Chief Justice to the Supreme Court.
Herrera said that the court believed the senators representing the school, year, or residence of a particular group could contin ue addressing the needs of this constituency, and that the Council of International Students and Organizations (COISO) could also represent their interests well.
Other supreme court justices agreed.
“To promote unity and equitable diversity on campus, there is no need for FEC to have distinct and unique representation while other ethnicities are content with COISO representation," said supreme court justice Wilson.
Justice Makowski, who offered the only dissenting vote, argued that: “COISO is a conglomerate organization that cannot possibly meet the specific needs of Cuban Students on this campus."
“If we look at where we stand now-America in 2002-removing FEC from the Senate would serve absolutely no purpose," said Makowski.“It would be extremely near sighted to vote to remove .this seat."
FEC representatives said that COISO is an umbrella organization, FEC would be the thirty fourth group involved and there would be no hope of adequate representa tion.
In a compelling speech given at the meeting, senator Mike Holt representing the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Community, pointed out that if FEC should come under the umbrella of COISO, other smaller organizations within COISO would run the risk of being misrepresented because the Cuban population comprises an overwhelming majority and would overpower other organizations.
Other justices argued that FEC claimed to need the representation in the senate mainly for funding purposes.
Vice President of FEC, Cristina Arriaza, said that arguments made by the FEC sena tor defending their position were taken out of context and misinterpreted by the justices
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My Baby’s Got Sauce
RUSSEL l WO.ITUSIAK / Photo Fcf
MULTITALENTED: G. Love is renown, as he showed the crowded UC patio on Wednesday, for playing the guitar, harmonica, and for singing-- though not simultaneously.
RUSSELL WOJTUSIAK / Photo Editor ROCKING OUT: Bassist King Kane added his own ingredients to the Special Sauce,
G. Love and Special Sauce rocked UC patio
By Allison Adamo
Hurricane Staff Writer
As the sky faded into a deep blue Wednesday evening, the students of UM piled into the UC patio.
They crowded around the standing area in front of the stage and took up every seat.
Following Hurricane Production's Spring Concert’s opening act, UM’s own Active Ingredients, G. Love and the Special Sauce began the first song of their two-part set.
G. Love and the Special Sauce, a trio of laid back guys, hail from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ingredients that make up the band are “G. Love” or Garret Dutton, who sings and plays the guitar and harmonica (though not simultaneously) and the Special Sauce-”Jimi jazz” (King Kane), the bassist and back-up vocals, and “Houseman” (Jeffery Clemens) on drums.
Their unique eclectic style blends together a touch of rap, jazz, blues, country, and R&B. Their tunes have been compared to those of such legendary acts as Bob Dylan (by whom G. Love claims to be influenced), the Rolling Stones, the Beastie Boys, and Beck.
It must be their little bit-of-everything attitude towards music that drew flocks of people, since there was something for everyone’s tastes.
Or perhaps it was their stage-audience relations.
The trio charmed the crowd with its soulful groove and G. Love’s witty rappings.
G. Love and the Special Sauce’s first set was a mix of their
more rap, jazz, and R&B-esque songs. The host erf students moved and swayed to the upbeat musk, turning the standing room into a dance floor. The band toned down their style in the second set.
G. Love brought out his acoustic guitar and played “country style”, although he often free-styled with his rapping capabili ties with mass approval. The audience cheered and laughed at G. Love’s comical lyrics.
The crowd screamed and begged for more as G. Love exited the stage
One student even shouted, “Take off your clothes!"
The hand returned, as is their tradition, for an encore and finished their set with the famous (fold Beverage The house lights came up and the students dispersed, some to the side of
the stage for a closer view of the trio, some to the set-up table to buy t-shirts or CDs, and some just back to their rooms.
G. Love began his music career in high school, singing in his South Street neighborhood. He later met up with future band-mates |imi |azz and Houseman, and the trio got their big start in 1994 with their self-titled debut album.
Their single (fold Beverage warranted them the hearts of many high school and college students, along with a video on MTV.
They followed up G. Love and the Special Sauce with the more mature Coast to ( oast Motel in 1995, and have since put out three more albums: Yeah, It’s That Easy, reminiscent of their first album, in I997, Philadelphonic in I999, and their more sultry Electric Mile in 2001.
Candle vigil promotes interfaith peace
Tensions soothed by guest speakers, clergy members
By Danielle Scott
News Editor
The stage was set for peace
A rabbi, a reverend and a Muslim doctor conversed while the organizers and peace-wishers socialized and set up tor the candlelight peace vigil on Wednesday, to promote peace between the UM community and the Middle East.
Sounds of nature played and the Merrick fountain served as both backdrop and accompaniment to the event.
Sophomores Emily Horowitz, Lily Asfour and Oded Ashkenazi came together to organize the vigil, in collaboration with COISO-the Council of International Student Organizations-after tensions arose during last weeks International Week.
“There have been pioblems here in the past week and this has been one of the main forces |behind the vigil|," was all Ashkenazi would say about last week’s disagreements.
“The three of us were discussing what happened It’s based off of rumors,” Asfour said.
“Lila and I have been friends since the second grade We see each other as friends, not as a lew and a Muslim,” Horowitz said.
Although no one really wanted to comment on the incident-the vigil was after all, about coming together-organizers agreed
that the end result was a good one.
“The same tensions half a world away found their way here,” said Nikki Chun, outgoing COISO president. “I’m glad that this
was the response.”
“I've seen in my own family the pain. I went to New York City and I have seen the pain in people’s eyes,” Ashkenazi said. “When I saw the pain in people’s eyes on my campus, I teh it was time
to do something.”
Reverend Frank (forbishley. Rabbi Russel Fox, Dr. Motez Tapia, chairman of the Institute for Islamic Education and Research, as well as COISO president-elect. Cory Cain were the guest speakers
“We had speakers from three different religions because we
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Greeks beat Apartments in UMIQ Finals
JENNIFER BURKE t Hurricane Staff TOUGH CHALLENGE: Students compete for $7000 grand prize winnings in the finals of UM's first gameshow, UMIQ.
Hour show to air Apr. 27 on UMTV
By Seema Gohil
Hurricane Staff Wnter
“Yah! Go Greeks!" was the cry, as they walked away with the grand prize of a check for $7000 at the first ever UMIQ game show.
The taping for the final SUMXX) champi on ship game between the Greeks and the Apartment Area was held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the School of Communication courtyard.
“It’s nice to have some spending monty and he part of this whole experience,” said Lizette Vila, a member of the Greeks team.
To get to the finals, the Greeks defeated Eaton and Pearson while the Apartment Area defeated Stanford and the Commuters.
The Greeks won a $1000 each to spend at ^He UM bookstore, while the Apartment Are* I
got $250 each.
“I’m so happy I got $250 so I don’t need to worry about buying textbooks next semester,” said Lauren Walker
Each team originally consisted of 8 members hut due to unavoidable circumstances, two members of the Apartment Area were absent.
The Greek team members were Carly Bobar, Lizette Vila, Monica Vila, lose “Pepi” Diaz, |ason Guercio, Vil Assuncion and Roger Alvarez.
The show consisted of four rounds-the in-depth questions, the buzzer round, the pop culture round and the final 90 second round.
“The format of the show incorporates the students, professors and the entire UM campus and this has never been done before," said Rachel Brill, the producer of the show.
The Apartment Area started off well, winning the first round.
In the second round, the Greeks fought Rick
to claim the lead and after that there was no stopping them.
“We are very proud. You were terrific and we are very lucky to have you. I m sure evervone at the university is very proud," said Edward J. Pfister, Dean of the School of Communications who presented the checks.
The idea for the show was put forth last October and actual production began last semester. “It’s been a fong labor of love. Many long hard hours have been spent in putting a final product on the air,” said Brill.
“You definitely learn a lot and gain great hands-on-experience. You have to pay great attention to detail," said Milevka Burgos, the Production Manager
The turnout wasn’t very large hut orgamz ers attributed it to insufficient advertising.
“We need greater advertising and its very hard to get players for a new show. It’s a new idea and hopefully it will expand next year,” said Deanna Sudikoff, the Associate Producer.
Involvement in the production ot the show was entirely voluntary and consisted of a large cast and the latest hi-tech equipment “You have to be willing to put forth all your time and energy and you have to love vf.at
you’re doing,” said Brill.
The edited one hour long show will be aired on Wed. April 27th at 7 p.m. on channel 24 on UMTV and channel % on AT & T Cable in (fora I Gables	^