feburary 2011
mind & body
the magazine of the students of the university of miami
DISTRACTION MAGAZINE. THE HEALTH ISSUE. SPRING 2011.
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Table of Contents Serving Size: Issue 1, Spring 2011 Servings Per Year: 3 Amount Per Serving
Calories 00
Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value* Calendar 7 Skunk Ape 8 Going Postal 9 Bags, Heels & Food 10-11 In The Margins
Fad Diets
Pilates One
14-16
18-19 20-21 22-23
Ahead of The Curve
Wynwood Walls
Healthy Restaurants
Mixtapemix.com, Artists
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Through The Lens
12
In The Loop
Day in the Park
The Fashion Spread
25-30 32-33
Thespians
24
The Main Event
Mind Games
Plastic Surgery Obsessed
Sports Injuries
34-35 36-38 39-41
End Notes
Person of Interest
That’s So U Rant of The Issue
Dining Guide Distraction of The Issue
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DEAR DISTRACTION, HERE AT DISTRACTION, we write for all you University of Miami students who need exactly what our magazine’s name means. Whether it’s between classes, sipping coffee, riding the bus or to just take your mind off of the crazy world around you, we’re here to provide you with a different kind of distraction that is both entertaining and informative. We always welcome feedback so we can improve and give you the best possible Distraction. Here’s what a few of you had to say about the Fall 2011 issue. words_joanie oben. design_claudia aguirre.
I read three full stories, each of which was well researched, interesting and professional. My favorites were the story about marijuana, Allen Bailey and Round-Up. This issue still had a few mini sections that confused me as to its purpose. I think the sex position mini story does not follow with the personality and style of the rest of the magazine so it looks out of place. Overall, I thought the magazine looked professional and much better than issues past. GENEVIEVE STACK, JUNIOR It’s great to see the side of Allen Bailey that isn’t terrorizing opposing players. Whenever I saw him on campus, he always had a smile. But if Allen Bailey is a “teddy bear”, what does that
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make the rest of us mere mortals? AUSTEN GREGERSON, JUNIOR I found the piece about the marijuana culture to be interesting and something that is so true but rarely addressed at UM. Marijuana has become more than a parttime, or illegal, act but part of a culture. SABRINA GINETE, SENIOR The last issue of Distraction was wellrounded. It had interesting articles on some seniors from the music school. They were just short enough to keep your attention, but could have been interesting as more personal interviews, like the piece on Allen Bailey. I also liked the article on healthy options on campus, especially
since I often find myself grabbing snacks between classes relatively frequently. ALEA AGRAWAL, FRESHMAN I liked how the last issue of Distraction appealed more to guys and had a lot of sports articles. My favorite article was the feature on Andreu Swasey because it really gave readers a unique, behind the scenes look at the University of Miami strength and conditioning program. It was a very interesting, well-written article. I also enjoyed the new dining guide section. I thought it was really helpful and a good resource since most restaurants are relatively close to campus. RYAN LESKO, JUNIOR
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. SEND US AN EMAIL AT FEEDBACK.DISTRACTION@GMAIL.COM.
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Canes, The University of Miami is known as having one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. But because of our close proximity to a city known for its sex appeal and emphasis on body image, our perception of what is beautiful is often challenged. At Distraction, we had yet to tackle mental and physical health so, this issue, our focus is the mind and the body. After reading these pages, I hope you think twice before going under the knife and permanently changing your body (p. 36). I hope you understand how the mind remembers and why our memories fade too fast (p.34). I hope you appreciate how actors portray characters without letting a persona infiltrate their own lives (p. 32). And I hope you are one step closer to understanding the complex health care system in this country (p. 42). And for the first time ever, there will be two issues of Distraction published in one semester. Remember to look out for the April issue. Stay positive, healthy, strong-willed and enjoy the Mind and Body issue of Distraction. Go Canes,
Heather Carney
ON THE feb 2011 COVER issue
MIND & BODY. At the University of Miami students strive for a balanced mind and body; health and personal fitness are prized ideals. Floating in the university center pool, sophomore Melanie Kleiner embodies this balance mentally and physically, the theme for our February issue. photo_sagette van embden. design_rachel steinhauser & claudia aguirre. The Issue Seven, February 2011 Distraction
dubbed “Mind & Body” Students at the ABOUT US isUniversity of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla.
produced 6,500 copies of Distraction and City Graphics and NU-PRESS, Miami printed the magazine. Distraction is printed on 8.5 x 11 inch, 60 pound gloss text paper with the cover being 100 pound gloss. The entire magazine is printed four-color and perfect bound. Most text is nine-point Chaparral Pro with 1.8 points of leading set ragged with a combination of bold, medium and italic. Folios are set in seven-point Helvetica Neue combinations. All pages were designed using Adobe Creative Suite five software InDesign with photographs and artwork handled in PhotoShop and Illustrator. Distraction magazine is published each
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MAGAZINE STAFF 2011 EDITORIAL Heather Carney EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Andrea Concepcion THE MAIN EVENT
Danielle Kaslow EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Joanie Oben IN THE MARGINS
Claudia Aguirre ART DIRECTOR
Kelsey Pinault AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Ivana Cruz ASSISTANT ART
Debora Rubi IN THE LOOP
Rachel Steinhauser PHOTO EDITOR
Abigail Garner END NOTES
Abigail Garner WEB EDITOR
Josh Chazen BUSINESS MANAGER
Sarah Bromley FASHION EDITOR
Mason Clark ADVERTISING DESIGNER
Jena Luckman FASHION EDITOR
Jonathan Borge PR MANAGER
Nicole Adlman COPY CHIEF
Nick Maslow GRADUATE ASSISTANT Randy Stano FACULTY ADVISER
WRITERS
PHOTO
Thomas Barnes Megan Garner Cassandra Glen Caitlin Good Caroline Helmers Stefanie Hew Michelle Leibowitz Daniela Rodriguez Megan Rodriguez Amilynn Soto Ernesto Suarez
Ela Apa Alex Broadwell Thomas Bynum Adrianne D’Angelo Natalie Edgar Cindy Henke Jessica Hodder Lung “LK” Lau Daniela Santamarina Amanda B. Schefer Sagette Van Embden Raquel Zaldívar
COPY EDITORS Michelle Avalos David Furones Annika Jensen Danielle Landau Sandra Montalvo Carmen Rodriguez Hannah Romig Kyli Singh Nancy Varghese
DESIGN Ashley Brozic Stefanie Hew Melanie Kleiner Monica Penin ILLUSTRATION Monica Penin Matt Rosen
JOSH CHAZEN WRITER
JESSICA HODDER PHOTOGRAPHER
IVANA CRUZ DESIGNER
Originally from North Potomac, Md., Josh is a senior double majoring in finance and legal studies with a minor in accounting. His interests include reading crime fiction novels by the pool or beach, playing sports and unwinding at the Rat. After graduation, Josh plans to attend law school and is considering a career in entertainment, sports, media or international law. His lifelong dream is to visit all seven continents, particularly Antarctica. A self-proclaimed sports junkie – who cites Cal Ripken, Jr. as his childhood hero – Josh wrote the dangers of sports article, which is his first published feature as an undergraduate.
Jessica is a Miami native and a senior majoring in photojournalism and E
Always laughing and running through campus, Ivana is a freshman majoring in journalism. Originally from Miami and proud to be a Cane, she walked on campus with the hopes of doing what she loves, to design, and she now works as the Assistant Art Direct for Distraction Magazine. You can find her lounging with friends, happily going through life. She likes to eat, dance and go to the beach. She aspires to one day design for a mainstream magazine and live her life simply and happily, while traveling to far countries. Her favorite color is green and she has a wiener dog named Ali. 5
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CA LE ND AR 3/033/06 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK
3/13 Start spring break off right and head to CALLE OCHO. As a part of Carnival Miami, this street festival boasts an array of diverse sweets and savory eats.
3/253/27 ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL Tiesto, Deadmau5 and David Guetta…what more can a technohead ask for?
2/242/27
FOOD NETWORK SOUTH BEACH FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL Score tickets to this expensive event and you can mingle with the best of the food network, including Paula Deen and Bobby Flay.
3/07 “I LIKE NONSENSE, IT WAKES UP THE BRAIN CELLS.” — DR. SEUSS Dr. Seuss’ 107th Birthday.
3/17
Kiss me I’m Irish. ST. PATRICK’S DAY
4/04
HUG A NEWSMAN DAY
2/28 PUBLIC SLEEPING DAY Spend the day in the comfy chairs at Richter (it’s not like you haven’t slept there before).
3/08 FAT TUESDAY Too cheap to fly to New Orleans? Taxi to Fat Tuesday at Cocowalk.
3/174/03 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FAIR The deep fried Twinkies await!
4/09 Rock your orange and green for one of the last times this semester for UM BASEBALL vs. NC State at 7 p.m. Don’t forget to save room for their famous milkshakes.
3/02 Last home game for
MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Maryland at 7 p.m.
3/123/20 SPRING BREAK Time to rage.
3/22 INTERNATIONAL GOOF OFF DAY. Isn’t that every day?
4/10 LIBRARY APPRECIATION WEEK Show the librarians at Club Richter you love them, even when they flicker the lights at 2 a.m. forcing you to leave. 7
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south florida’s stinky mystery words_thomas barnes. design_ivana cruz. illustration_matt rosen. photo_rachel steinhauser.
WE’VE HEARD RUMORS OF A GIANT, BIG-FOOT LIKE CREATURE ROAMING THROUGH THE Everglades so we asked UM senior Thomas Barnes to investigate. Below is his parody of the shady skunk ape situation and the satirical thoughts of one UM Professor. While there is research on the internet suggesting that a skunk ape does indeed exist, Distraction is not endorsing or qualifying the skunk ape’s existence or the disappearance of UM students into the Everglades. I guess you can’t believe everything you read. Less than an hour west of the University of Miami, in the Florida Everglades, lurks a creature so menacing, so foul and so evasive that the debate shrouding its very existence is cloaked in fear and controversy. The Everglades’ inhospitable environment lends itself to some extremely odd evolutionary developments. According to the publications of Dave Shealy, the lead researcher from the Skunk Ape Research Headquarters, there are seven to nine skunk apes in and around Everglades National Park. Around seven feet tall and with four-toed feet, the reddish-black furred ape is known to emit a lingering, sulfurous odor. Aside from a short video clip taken by Shealy and an anonymously submitted photo to the Everglades Park Service headquarters, the creature has successfully evaded documentation and human contact. Opinions on the origins of the Skunk Ape are largely divided. An esteemed professor for the undergraduate Ecosystem Science and Policy Program as well as the Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science – who prefers to use the pseudonym Dr. C.A. Rotwang – offers his views on the matter. “Well, back when the university was founded in 1926, one of the first environmental science classes did a weekend-long field trip out in the everglades; unfortunately they were never seen again. The belief apparently is that they’ve now merged into the wilderness, become one with it and become a successful breeding population.” 8
Dr. Rotwang has surmised that the Canes connection has not been lost throughout the years. “I suspect that if they stay long enough, then the letter U will become their main symbol of worship . . . and the ibis would become a protected bird and not be eaten,” Rotwang said. Although the skunk apes’ exposure has risen in recent years with features on the Travel Channel and numerous nationwide magazine publications, public opinion about their existence in the Everglades is mixed. “Something, or someone, is definitely walking around out there,” said Emily Louwsma, a longtime Everglades City resident and current UM student. While the mystery of the skunk ape’s origins and taxonomy still remain unclear, future research by explorers such as Shealy may have the best shot at solving this fetid puzzle. Dr. Rotwang, while not representing the official position of the University, pointed out that “there is a fear that these students would wish to be reinstated, and they haven’t been paying tuition since they’ve been gone, so we really don’t want to be giving them degrees . . . In general I think the University would like this group to stay lost.”
SKUNK-APE RESEARCH HEADQUARTERS
• For more information on the skunk-ape or to visit the research site, contact Dave Shealy at: 40904 Tamiami Trail East Ochopee, FL 34141 239.695.2275
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GOING POSTAL words_cassandra glenn. design_ivana cruz. illustration_ matt rosen.
WHETHER IT’S HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CHIP cookies, St. Patrick’s day decorations or a tool kit, opening your mailbox in college to see a stuffed envelope or a package slip automatically makes the day better. Curious, we decided to ask students around campus: What is the strangest thing you’ve ever received from family or friends while in college? DONNIE SCHMID
JEFF REGAN
SOPHIA AMBERSON
KERI BROWNING
Senior “My mom sent me Koolaid packets in the mail and cards that don’t say anything on them.”
Senior “Freshman year my cousin sent me a condom and her fake ID and told me that only one of them works when its expired.”
ALEX FRUIN
Senior “A random University of Miami cheerleader Barbie doll that no one will admit to having mailed to me.”
Senior “My mom sent me a pair of squrimles [tiny neoncolored worms that seem to dance or move on their own] and invisible ink.”
Junior “My aunt and uncle sent me a huge, edible cookie necklace in the shape of a beer mug from Oktoberfest. I actually wore it out that night.”
CHELSEA RADEMAKER
Senior “My mom sent a Halloween box filled with masks, wigs and fairy wings.”
ARTIE MARSHALL
Senior “One time my aunt sent me the skeleton of a deer’s head, I thought that was pretty random.”
EMILY STANCH
Sophomore “My friend sent me a giant blow up monkey with a graduation cap and diploma.”
DAN GAVIN
Sophomore “I got a picture of a 1980s lifeguard with a huge moustache and short shorts from my brother.”
CLAIRE KUBIZE
Senior “I got clothespins from my weird aunt in Arizona. I guess in case the dryer broke?”
INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR DISTRAC TION? Interested in applying for a Distraction editorial position? Pick up an application at the School of Communication 2nd floor journalism office starting April 1st. 9
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TALL IN THE MARGINS
76% Women make up
75%
of the two million Americans suffering from heel pain, often a result of wearing heels.
words_stefanie hew. design_claudia aguirre & stefanie hew.
& DANGEROUS
HEEL HEIGHT INCREASES PRESSURE ON FRONT OF FOOT
57% Percent increase of
795 THOUSAND annual surgeries for foot problems
pressure on the front of your foot compared to a flat shoe.
linked to shoes. Women make up 90% of the total.
37%
42%
Sources: shine.yahoo. com, elle.com, women. webmd.com, cbsnews.com, associatedcontent.com, today. msnbc.msn.com, npr.org
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of women admitted they would wear a pair of shoes they liked, even if it caused them discomfort.
Carrying heavy bags can take a toll on your body, although most students don’t realize the real weight on their shoulders. Curious to discover the true weight of heavy bags students lug around campus, we asked students to estimate the weight of their bags and then weighed them to reveal the true weight they carry on a daily basis.
words_carmen rodriguez & daniela rodriguez. photo_ daniela santamarina. design_claudia aguirre.
14.4
lbs.
NICOLAS VELAZQUEZ, P.hD, International Studies WHAT HE CARRIES: laptop, binder and text books ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 22 pounds 10
14.3
lbs.
CAITLYN PANDELL, Undeclared WHAT SHE CARRIES: laptop and spiral notebooks ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 15 pounds
13.8
lbs. lbs.
PRIYA PATRIDGE, Undeclared WHAT HE CARRIES: laptop and text books ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 10 pounds
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HEALTHY
credit_megan garner, shannon sanders, kathryn rende, brian schlansky.
&
UNHEALTHY
words_megan garner.
When you’re starving on campus, remember these food items and calories and aim for something that falls under the healthy list.
280 CAL. Plain Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger
470 CAL.
Jamba Juice mango peach smoothie
404 CAL.
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Salsarita’s vegetarian burrito, small
260 CAL.
Bowl of Wendy’s chili
119 CAL.
Salsarita’s savory pork enchilada
400 CAL.
side of Panda Express chow mein
240 CAL.
small Wendy’s taco salad
152 CAL.
Salsarita’s soft chicken taco
140 CAL. Fountain soda, 12 oz.
24 G. FAT
Panda Express, eggplant & tofu
789 CAL.
Salsarita’s vegetarian nachos
730 CAL.
Sbarro’s spaghetti with sauce
11
lbs.
9.2
1060 MG SODIUM
Panda Express chow mein
35 G. FAT
Salsarita’s cheese quesadilla.
lbs. lbs.
500 CAL.
Starbuck’s double chocolate chip frap
928 CAL. JULIA KOSINKI, Law School Graduate WHAT SHE CARRIES: wallet, laptop and law school text books ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 5 pounds
DAVIDE PLOIETTI, International Finance WHAT HE CARRIES: text books, calculator and pens ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 5 pounds
Sbarro’s baked ziti
740 CAL.
Wendy’s Baja Salad 11
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top five
outrageous fad diets
words_kelsey pinault. photos_ cindy henke. design_claudia aguirre.
After picking up any Glamour issue or watching the latest episode of “Gossip Girl,” it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize all the girls with perfect hair and flawless skin also have one more thing in common: they are all skinny. Some might believe that zero isn’t a size, but the majority of American society will do just about anything to get down to their lowest waist size in the shortest amount of time possible. With mass amounts of television and online advertising, it becomes exhausting to determine which diets work and which diets are unhealthy. Fad diets might sound promising, but they generally don’t have healthy or lasting effects. We suggest avoiding the following: ACAI BERRY DIET Any diet that is advertised through pop-up ads and random emails that go straight to your spam inbox probably don’t have your best health interests as a top priority. Stemming from some sort of “wonder fruit,” the acai drink or pill diets claim to help you lose more weight than any other diet or even exercise, but also claim to fight a number of illnesses as well as prevent aging and cancer. The craze was fueled by an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” when doctors claimed it was a “superfood.” Many who have been sucked into this scam report see no weight loss. Even worse, others who buy the pills online have trouble getting rid of unknown charges such as gym enrollment fees and other items charged to their credit card. If you’re looking for the benefits the acai berry actually offers, stick to the juice varieties. HOLLYWOOD COOKIE DIET Even though I think cookies should have their own food group, I wouldn’t buy into a diet with the word “Hollywood” in its name. While those in TV and film industries are partly responsible for making us feel like thin is the only size, I can guarantee that celebrities are not sitting at home stuffing their faces with diet cookies. The Hollywood Cookie Diet seems simple: replace all meals with cookies, eating about four a day, except for a “sensible” dinner. These cookies are the source of crystalline fructose, a sugar compound 12
that is significantly sweeter than table sugar. It is not considered safe by the FDA. The cookies are also made from maltitol syrup, which can cause intestinal discomfort and a long list of other ingredients that are hardly pronounceable. It may be hard to turn down the tempting offer of chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, lemon or cranberry-orange flavored cookies but this diet costs $30 a week while significant weight loss is not a guarantee. By the end of this weight-loss plan the thought of a cookie will probably make you gag. HYDROXYCUT Although the majority of diet pills are dangerous, Hydroxycut seems to be one of the most unsafe. This brand has already had 14 of its diet products recalled by the FDA but it continues to be one of the top selling weightloss supplements. For those of you who don’t mind the occasional seizure, liver damage or
cardiovascular disorder, this is your drug. However, if your main goal is to actually lose weight and keep it away (along with avoiding serious side effects aforementioned), try a regime of healthy food and exercise. THE MASTER CLEANSE This entirely liquid diet has rumors of promising results if you can stand the taste of water spiked with lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup long enough to never eat real food again. Chased with a delicious saltwater cleanse and a laxative tea dessert, the lemonade diet may even help you throw up whatever is left in your stomach. Although the ingredients in the lemonade are natural and are known for promoting a metabolism boost, the promise of weight loss is only possible because the diet restricts you from eating any real food during the process. Every change made on the lemonade diet is reversed the second you begin eating like a normal person again. Your taste buds may never forgive you. THE TAPEWORM DIET Sadly, this diet is not a joke. A new online phenomenon has begun where people find it acceptable to buy tapeworms on the black market; these slimy guys who can grow up to 40 feet are not being bought as a pet. Instead, people will buy and ingest these creepy crawlers in the hopes of losing weight. The tapeworms snack on their intake of calories and carbohydrates, ultimately losing a few pounds a week. The banning of this diet type in the U.S. hasn’t stopped many. Locating tapeworm eggs online is as easy as one Google search. After you lose the desired amount of weight, simply take a chemical to kill the tapeworm inside you. Because your immune system will not be able to tolerate this worm stealing all of your nutrients, you will eventually begin to run fevers, have constant stomachaches and may even get cysts all over parts inside and outside of your body. Although you’ll be skinny, it’s doubtful that a Brad Pitt look-alike will want to date you then.
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IN THE LOOP
words_danielle kaslow. design_ivana cruz. photo_rachel steinhauser
DETAILS ON PILATES ONE
b WHAT: Fifty-five minute sessions of pilates circuit training. Private, semi-private and small group classes. WHERE: 3100 South Dixie Highway, Penthouse 401
FLOW: Sandra Gonzalez, above, leads a class at the Pilates One. Owner Jeannine Bergmann, right, describes Gonzalez as her best teacher. “She does a great job, and teaching pilates requires so much energy,” she said.
While living in Los Angeles she was a sports massage therapist to the stars, but now Jeannine Bergmann brings her expertise and upbeat attitude to Coconut Grove. At Pilates One, her light and airy studio, Bergmann leads students through challenging but mindful workouts on equipment such as gravity reformer machines, pilates chairs and the ballet bar. “I got into pilates because it was the only thing that changed my body—my arms, my legs, everything. I’m 36 and I’ve tried everything, and nothing else works like pilates,” she said. “This type of pilates is pretty much designed by me, just by working out by myself and finding new safe moves.” A firm believer of maintaining a flow of rhythm in her routines, doing Bergmann’s workouts is almost like doing a dance. Dana Jofre, one of Bergmann’s original students in Miami, has been training with her for three years. “When I went in for my workout this morning, we started off with a series of kicks on the gravity reformer,” she said. “We usually start on those machines and those kicks burn
because you’re burning calories. Then we strengthened on the pilates chair and went to the bar for work on toning and posture.” Junior Meaghan Gaynor started visiting Pilates One last semester and became hooked on Bergmann’s unique style. “What really caught my eye about Pilates One is that they had special [gravity reformer] machines specifically for pilates,” Gaynor said. “And let me tell you…those machines give you a great workout. I liked it especially because there was a bit of cardio [and] it got your heart moving. They really worked on toning, something that I couldn’t really do as effectively with the machines and weights at the gym.” Bergmann is known for these aerobic and anaerobic workouts, which speed up the body’s metabolism, burn calories and elongate muscle tone without adding bulk. “Everything is with tension, with pull. That’s what really makes you work harder and see results,” Bergmann said. “One thing I always say about my studio is that we lead mindful workouts. Work smarter, not harder: it’s just about playing and enjoying. If you’re enjoying something, you don’t feel like you’re doing
WHEN: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, closed. COST: Ranges from $25-90 per class. Visit Pilatesone.com for specific pricing information. Sessions may be purchased online. DIRECTIONS: From campus turn right on US-1. Location will be on left hand side. work.” Bergmann’s lighthearted, positive demeanor towards exercise is not lost on her students. In addition to leading thoughtful workouts, Bergmann serves as a source of inspiration for those who work under her. “She’s so motivating and has great tips about eating right, nutrition and skincare,” Jofre said, “She’ll share what she’s doing, and I’ll tell her about a new product I’m using. Her sessions are really inspirational and you get to step inside her world. She genuinely, genuinely cares about you and the results of your workout.” “When you work out with Jeannine, you don’t want to eat badly,” Jofre said. “You want to do good things for your body in all aspects of life. It’s not just about pilates, it’s more an outlook on life.” 13
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ELA APA STRENGTH IS POWER: Turkish photographer Ela Apa captures a young woman’s beautiful, healthy and toned figure to celebrate the elegance of a strong body.
through the photo_ela apa and amanda schefer. design_ashley brozic.
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AMANDA SCHEFER MINDFUL YOGA: Photographer Amanda Schefer uses a plastic Holga camera to capture how her mind perceives the world; spitting out twisted, dark and imperfect images. In these two photos, right and below, she captures the state-ofmind of individuals practicing yoga. The mind is crucial for the practice of yoga as it acts as the backbone - without a sound mind, one cannot master any particular posture.
AMANDA SCHEFER MIND AND BODY: Yoga requires commitment to achieve complete concentration and mindfulness. Discovering this connection between the mind (subconscious and unconscious states) and the body (physical state) is vital in the practice of yoga. The shadows in this photo reveal the struggle to maintain such a state and contemplation of the self.
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AMANDA SCHEFER UNUSUAL BEAUTY: Again, Apa purposefully frames her photos to isolate one section of the body, in this case the abdomen and chest, to highlight strength in body parts that are often overlooked. This South Beach-inspired shirt effectively shows off this part of the model’s body, highlighting its unusual beauty.
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AHEAD OF THE CURVE
IT’S WRITTEN ON THE WALL: Innovative contemporary artist, Shephard Fairey, draws inspiration from Eastern culture in his newest exhibit at the Wynwood Walls. Fairey is most well known for his widely used dipiction of President Barack Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign posters. The images on this page are photographs taken from different sections of a mural on the corner of NW 25th Street and Second Avenue in the design district of downtown Miami.
BREAKING DOWN WYNWOOD WALLS FINE ART FOR THE STREETS words_ashley brozic. photos_rachel steinhauser. design_ claudia aguirre & melanie kleiner.
Stroll down Northwest Avenue and you’ll start to notice that you’re not in Canes country anymore. On the walls of this seemingly rundown neighborhood you’ll find blocks of bold colored, stenciled and intricately spray painted street art. Wynwood is one of Miami’s greatest hidden treasures. It offers pedestrians a chance to break away from the flat walls of conventionality and enter a whirlwind of color and creative genius. One mural in particular can be found on the corner of Northwest 25th Street and Second Avenue. Here, inside the Wynwood Walls, is a striking red, black and beige collage of Burmese women, Islamic references and propaganda-style posters: a visual commentary on human rights and non-violent protests. The word “OBEY” is emphasized throughout the facade, but the street art has one aim: to defy. Street art is the visual expression of an anti-establishment sentiment. It gives people insight because it reflects ideas and realities without censorship. “It brought us some New York City. Wyn18
wood has its own subculture. It brings together everything unique and, dare I say, hipster about Miami,” sophomore Julian Malegon said. Thanks to events like Art Basel and Second Saturday Art Walk, Wynwood has emerged from the shadows. Artistic real estate developers Tony Goldman and Jeffrey Deitch have taken notice. In 2009 they developed what is now the focal point of the district: the Wynwood Walls. It is a collection of 20 murals and other installations created by Kenny Scharf, Nunca, Stelios Faitakis and other artists. Goldman’s next venture is The Lightbox at Goldman Warehouse, a cutting-edge performing arts theater that is set to open this April. Wynwood houses one of the largest organized outdoor museums thanks to the art collective Primary Flight, who turned this nearly abandoned garment district into an oasis for the urban avant-garde. Since 2007, over 150 renowned artists have left their mark on the neighborhood’s streets. Prestigious names include Ron English, Tristan Eaton and Shepard Fairey, the mas-
termind behind the “OBEY” wall. Remember Obama’s iconic Hope posters during the 2008 elections? Fairey can be credited for that design. While some of Wynwood’s contributors are unknown to the general public, others, like Fairey, are well-respected and influential artists in the contemporary art scene as well as the commercial arena. But how do they get noticed when they dwell in a world where profit and popularity are the ultimate taboos? Before their pieces can make it into prestigious galleries and poster-filled walls of your bedroom, they must first gain respect in dark alleyways and abandoned sidewalks. “Rebels will go out there and put up a tag name without the consent of owners. Anything with charges over $1000 could be considered a felony,” said City of Miami Gang Detective Michael Cadavid. Fortunately, most of the murals of Wynwood are commissioned. Although there is a thin line between the two, street art should not be confused with graffiti. “Graffiti’s main goal is ‘getting up.’ Street
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art isn’t concerned with branding a name. It’s more about branding a concept,” said JLLBird, a street artist behind the “Fake is Good” project. Graffiti is about tagging, the act of getting your signature out there as many times as possible. Street art, on the other hand, is about the message. It utilizes techniques like stenciling, yarn bombing, spray painting, sticker slapping and wheat pasting, where artists print out graphics and paste them onto walls using a mix of starch and water. Wynwood is becoming one of Miami’s hippest neighborhoods, but what does this beautification do to the over 6,221 households who have a median household income of $11,293? Could local artists face the same fate as the bohemians of Greenwich Village in the 1960s, who were forced out of their studios because of skyrocketing rent prices? “Over time, as property values increase, residents may be displaced. It’s a byproduct of improving a community. It’s different from SoHo though, because the artists lived where they worked. The galleries in Wynwood won’t disappear because they are essential. They’re what draw in the people,” said Joe Furst of Goldman Properties. Whatever the future effects of this artistic emergence may be, they are not felt now. “I like the artwork. I think it looks nice,” said Shaquanza Black, an employee at Salsarita’s in the Hurricane Food Court, who lives close to Wynwood. With the new developments sprouting around the district, Wynwood could one day be up to par with cities like Sao Palo and Los Angeles, where artists flock to claim their space on concrete canvases. “It will soon be the culture hub of Florida and the southern United States,” Furst said. That seems like a heavy title to put on a neighborhood that has just recently sprouted on the radar. But at the rate Wynwood’s popularity is growing, this underground art scene will not be buried for much longer.
THE STORY BEHIND THE WALLS: Wynwood Walls is a collection of 20 murals and other installations created by artists such as Kenny Scharf, Nunca and Stelios Faitakis. The area was created by real estate developers Tony Goldman and Jeffrey Deitch in 2009. They have now set their sights on developing The Lightbox at the Goldman Warehouse, which will be turned into a performing arts theater opening this April.
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As college students, we can be lazy when it comes to our daily dining; more often than not, we aim for the cheapest and quickest option. But it’s time to diversify our diets and stop sacrificing our health. Here are a variety of greater Miami’s most delicious and nutritious restaurants. Not only are most of these chow joints vegan and vegetarian friendly, but they also serve locally grown produce and organic food. Next time you pull into McDonald’s, think again, and remember this list of savory restaurants that will leave your stomach and your body satisfied.
The Last Carrot - $ 3133 Grand Avenue Miami, FL 33133 (305) 445-0805 www.lastcarrot.com This quaint café is sandwiched between a local convenience store and a Subway. Opened about 40 years ago, The Last Carrot relies on a basic menu and a relaxed atmosphere to keep the locals coming back for more. Their pitas are always packed full with fresh vegetables, and you can add the tuna or chicken salad to pitas for extra protein. Although The Last Carrot’s sandwiches and salads are made only with the freshest ingredients, the tastiest part is actually their homemade vinaigrette dressing. Pair your meal with a flavorful and revitalizing smoothie made with seasonal fruit and you’ll have a lunch that’s not only healthy for you, but also your wallet. Satisfy your appetite at the juice bar or take your food to go.
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink - $$$ 130 NE 40th St. Miami, FL 33137 (305) 573-5550 www.michaelsgenuine.com/miami Chef Michael Schwartz can describe the food at Michael’s Genuine in three words: fresh, simple and pure. A renowned restaurant, Michael’s Genuine has accomplished the feat of achieving a pristine reputation delivering the highest quality food by simply using the finest ingredients. What’s even more satisfying about Michael’s is that their ingredients come 20
from local farmers, fishermen and ranchers. The menu is divided according to portions, so it has just the right sized bites to accommodate your appetite. Some must-tries include homemade pop tarts on the brunch menu, deviled eggs on the lunch and dinner menus, and the “Tangerine Creamsicle Pot de Crème” on the dessert menu. - Happy Hour Special: Half price cocktails, wine and beer (Monday through Friday, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.)
Green Gables Café - $$ 327 Alhambra Circle Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 445-7015 www.greengablescafe.com This family owned and operated café is fully committed to their local and organic ingredients, and presenting a vegan and vegetarian-friendly menu. With hospitable service and food that makes you think, “Who needs meat?” Green Gables Café has become a popular lunch haven for locals in the Miracle Mile area since opening a few years ago. Recipes on the menu are marked vegan, vegetarian, wheat free or gluten free, allowing the decision-making process to be easier for visitors with allergies or dietary restrictions. Everything from the smoothies to the pulled organic turkey breast artisan sandwich, as well as the organic black bean veggie burger, tastes delicious. You can relish your meal amidst the café’s charming atmosphere, or stop in for a quick pick-up.
GOING ORGANC: There are a variety of organic and natural food options around campus, and students are beginning to realize that ‘you are what you eat.’ Fresh vegetables, meats and other ingredients lead to great meals and healthy students.
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IT’S SO EASY BEING GREEN: Locally grown and organic food has numerous health benefits, and can lead to a healthier diet and lifestyle. Instead of heading for a fast food joint, think again and try out one of these local restaurants to fulfill that craving.
of friends and let Mandolin send you to the enchanting Greek islands while you indulge in fabulous food and sip on succulent sangria. And the best part? You don’t even have to pay for airfare.
Fratelli Lyon Driade - $$$ 4141 NE 2nd Ave Miami, FL 33137 (305) 572-2901 www.fratellilyon.com Mandolin Agean Bistro - $$ 4312 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33137 (305) 576-6066 www.mandolinmiami.com Capturing not only the flavors of the Mediterranean but also the aesthetic soul, this rustic bistro delivers a seamlessly merged Greek and Turkish dining adventure complete with fresh, local ingredients, all cooked with high quality extra virgin Greek olive oil. It is situated in a 1940s house with simple white walls and blue doorframes. Enthusiastic, attentive servers deliver your selections promptly. Servers are happy to accommodate or suggest any one of the many offered beverages, including an international list of wines, Aegean sangria and numerous beers. Start off with the complimentary flatbread to dip in the Greek sampler’s smoked eggplant purée. Go with a group
Dedicated to bringing authentic Italian flavor to the downtown streets of Miami, this chic restaurant, located in the Design District, delivers a menu inspired by various Italian regions to provide you with a genuine Italian oasis. Adorned with a sophisticated yet modest look, Fratelli’s efforts to bring you environmentally sound products match the modernity of the atmosphere. Serving certified Italian cheeses, sustainable seafood, grassfed beef, organic produce, fresh-made pastas, breads baked in house and boutique Italian wines, trust that Fratelli does not sacrifice the slightest bit to give you the best tasting meals. Not only do they commit to their ingredients, but they also maximize their environmental efforts by using a water filtration system to eliminate the use of glass and plastic bottles. Daily Happy Hour: 4-7 p.m.
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Most people don’t keep their lips sealed when it comes to how they obtain their music: they download it illegally. They have done it before, and many more continue to download their music from file sharing websites or from torrent bits on third party websites. File sharing is now one of the most common practices on the Internet, especially among young adults. In an effort to curb the practice of illegal downloading, the University of Miami has joined up with countless number of other colleges and universities to block file-sharing websites and instate consequences for students downloading on the campus network. That said, most people realize that this trend is nowhere near over. Rather than fighting against the downloading masses, Graham Dubow has chosen to work with them. Dubow recently launched a new website to fulfill the increasing demand for new music. His website, MixTapeMix.com, was created to help people download new, free music that would be safe and reliable to use. “MixTapeMix is a free Internet music website that allows users to upload mix tapes and sell their user generated beats through the Beat Shop,” Dubow explains. The new website promotes legal file sharing among users and is free to the public. Dubow decided to start the site after noticing how difficult it had become for Internet users to acquire free music and the many drawbacks of downloading from a file sharing website that wasn’t legal. Starting out as an idea in the era of piracy crackdown enforcements, MixTapeMix has grown into a website where users can find almost every genre they want to listen to and satisfy their musical cravings. The website lets people listen to music, get updated with the most current news in the music world, chat in forums with other users and help customize other user’s music experiences with their own recommendations. “I really like how it gets personal,” said freshman Nicky Diaz. “It’s different from other music sites in that the recommendations are actually perfect for me. A lot of sites suggest bands that I hate, but MixTapeMix has introduced me to so many new artists.” The music submitted online is a blend 22
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between different DJs who make their own tracks and artists such as Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. People that have an account with MixTapeMix can choose to create their own tracks and promote their original songs on the website. The versatility of the website has led to an immense popularity; within its first two months the site quickly caught on due to intense promotion and the promise of free music downloads. Due to its success, MixTapeMix now features further enhancements for all its listeners. “We have huge improvements in key areas, such as a completely new audio player, changes in the forum and a much improved recommendation system that works much like Netflix’s movie recommendation system,” Dubow said. The opportunity for free music entices many students living on a college budget. Freshman Sabrina Rishmague has become one such fan. “Its great to get free, new and obscure music through a legitimate website,” Rishmague said. “It’s wonderful for college students because the music fits with a lot of our tastes, and financially it’s great because we are starting to support ourselves and we can’t spend as much money. And you always find a lot of awesome new stuff on MixTapeMix.”
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b Ask and you shall receive: with the influx of homegrown DJs today, it can be hard to keep track of the newest and greatest hit makers. But for all the club rats, house heads and dub step fiends, there is a new site that is sure to become your next homepage. Dubset.com is a new music website created to host as many DJs as possible. The site does not just pick any DJs; instead, DJs are hand selected or invited to join by their peers and a group of “industry experts.” This ensures that the music is high quality. The site is streaming-only, and users can listen to the DJs of their choice while offered new recommendations. Features include listening to original mixes by a favorite DJ and streaming any song on the website for free. Dubset.com works to bring new and innovative music to the public via streaming, making it a safe, legal and reliable source for party-pumping beats.
MIX MASTER: MixTapeMix.com is a new website, created to help people download new, free music that is safe and reliable to use. The new website promotes legal file sharing among users and is free to the public.
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words_ jonathan borge. design_ivana cruz. photo_rachel steinhauser. The beat drops low and drums begin to explode in a collision. Flo Rida’s voice kicks in and his familiar, harmonic melody introduces the “boom” of a memorable chorus: “Let’s go boom! Shacka Lacka! Shacka Lacka! Shacka Lacka Lacka!” Seconds later, a hard-hitting rap emerges and Brianna, the self-proclaimed “Young Rich Bandit,” dishes out the lyrics of a song already played on Miami’s radio stations. Like a hip-hop veteran, Brianna takes control of the rhythm and raps about a lavish lifestyle: “You know I like luxury, Tiffany & Co.” As I wait for her on the UC Rock, the chorus of “Boom Shaka,” plays on repeat in my head. The song was released to promote Brianna’s upcoming debut album, Girl Talk. I take in a warm, generous smile and the greetings from her younger brother and Kiki, Brianna’s manager and mother. Brianna, a sophomore in the School of Business, proclaims her love for the university. “I’ve always wanted to be a Cane, I just fell in love with the campus,” she said. At eight years old she dreamed of being a student at the University of Miami, and describes her acceptance letter as her greatest accomplishment to date. Although she is
a student, she also leads an unusual life of studio sessions, photo shoots and concert tours. Jay-Z and 50-Cent are among the famous rappers Brianna idolizes and learns from. This admiration results not only from their musical success but also from their savvy business tactics. Like a seasoned businesswoman, she eagerly describes a project she sculpted: Miss Miami Elite, a full beauty pageant. The pageant, a pillar for womanhood, has already received wide support from locals and celebrities like Eva Marcille (formerly Pigford), winner of the third cycle of “America’s Next Top Model.” “I’m just a girl out here at the university following my dreams and making it,” Brianna said. Her exuberant confidence is masked under a soft demeanor. This young, self-motivated artist is on her way to making it. Trina, Flo Rida, Git Fresh and J. Randall are only a few of the artists she has collaborated with in creating Girl Talk. Although her story and upbringing into the industry is unique, it’s easy to quickly compare her to other hip-hop divas: Rihanna, Nikki Minaj and Trina. But she is unfazed by
YOUNG RICH BANDIT: Brianna looks to Jay-Z and 50-Cent for inspiration and has collaborated with artists like Trina, Flo Rida, Git Fresh and J. Randall to create Girl Talk. She is signed with Poe Boy Music Group and surrounds herself with a variety of talented artists to learn from and better her music.
anyone. “When I look in the mirror, that’s my competition,” said Brianna. Her relationship with Trina is far from competitive; rather, the leading rapper comforts Brianna and warns her of the industry’s dangers. Born into a musical family, Brianna assumed that music was an inevitable career choice. Poe Boy Music Group, her label, was her daycare growing up, and the army of artists she surrounded herself with only helped to catapult her into a rapper to be reckoned with. “I feel like I have my own swag, my own style, and I’m ready to assassinate the industry,” Brianna said. Brianna continues to live the life of a regular college student. The regularity, however, may not be present. She jokes over only attending one college party last fall, and spending most of her time split between the studio and being on the road. And with the release of Girl Talk, Brianna, the Young Rich Bandit, may find it difficult to attend any more college parties in the upcoming semester.
CANE BY DAY: Brianna, the self-proclaimed “Young Rich Bandit,” is a sophomore in the School of Business at the University of Miami and has always wanted to be a Cane. The hip-hop veteran’s songs are played on many local radio stations, but she still feels that her UM acceptance letter is her proudest accomplishment to date.
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It’s 8 a.m. on a Friday morning. The sun is shining and an occasional breeze attempts to alleviate the discomfort of the 80-degree heat wave that has arrived for the weekend. Interstate-95 is, as usual, a messy puzzle of frustrated city people driven by the tick of the clock and the speed of their cars. US-1, just minutes away, paints a similar picture.
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For those who unfortunately have to get up early and make the daily commute to their 9 a.m. class, this scene is a rude awakening. Alas, welcome to Miami, home of perilous drivers and, like any metropolis, people who need to chill out. In conditions like these, we all need a little R&R. Visit these three Miami parks to put your rush hour-induced stress at ease.
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, FL 33156 Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Price: $25
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Foodies, be on the look out: Fairchild Garden offers a wealth of events that take you into a rich tangle of exotic trees and flowers. It reminds Miamians to open up their palettes and
appreciate a fun celebration of cuisine. Each year, mangos from overseas are imported into the Garden for the annual International Mango Festival. Designed like a farmer’s market, mangos from India, Jamaica and other nations are sold. Although the festival’s emphasis is on the raw fruit, delicacies like mango cake and mango ice cream are also available. The Garden is traditionally known for its tropical landscape and plants.
VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDENS 3251 South Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33129 Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed on Tuesdays) Price: Adult $15, Miami Dade Resident: $10 Vizcaya’s elegant mansion and dynamic views of the Bay lure Miami quinceañeras to the location as their ideal photo backdrop; however, you don’t have to be a 15 year old girl to appreciate Vizcaya. Built by James Deering in 1916, the estate resembles France’s Palace of Versailles and will make you feel as powerful as King Louis XIV. Daytime tours are held year-round while the museum boasts outdoor films, romantic moonlight garden tours, music performances and art exhibitions. It’s an elegant escape from hectic Miami Beach.
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BILL BAGGS CAPE FLORIDA STATE PARK 1200 S. Crandon Boulevard Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Hours: 8 a.m. to sundown Price: $8 with vehicle, $2 for pedestrian A 20-minute scenic drive through Biscayne Bay and over the Rickenbacker Causeway, past the high-rises of Downtown Miami, Brickell and the famously delicious Sir
Pizza, takes you directly to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. Quietly resting at the tip of Key Biscayne, the park juxtaposes the loud clash of city life. Hiking, kayaking and camping are among the limitless activities that this hidden beach offers. The smell of the ocean and lushly organic green sights combine to form not just a park or getaway, but a thriving force of spiritual, athletic and natural balance that is sure to hit your Zen spot.
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Inhale and raise your arms above your head, putting palms together while arching your back and looking at your hands.
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Position your legs behind you so you’re in downward dog. Lift right leg up, keeping abs tucked. Lengthen through your foot to engage muscles. Pulse for three counts.
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CHALLENGER. After lifting hips, extend leg up keeping hips square, repeating same rolling up and down exercises. Switch legs. Do five reps with each leg.
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ABOUT THE FITNESS EXPERT. Megan Kinney is a junior studying musical theater at University of Miami, and appears beside her sister Caitlin. She is a certified yoga instructor in Miami and recently returned from a yoga retreat in Mexico. For questions or to set up private yoga sessions, contact her by email at Megan.m.kinney@gmail.com.
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There are no curtains hiding the set at The Alvin Sherman Family Stage within the Ring Theatre at the University of Miami. The audience can see everything, creating extra pressure for the actors and writers to change the static scene into a dynamic world. This spring the stage will be placed at the core of the theatre for the slate of spring shows “Big Love,”“Lysistrata” and “Carousel.” This format makes the actors, and their newly structured world, literally the center of attention with eyes coming from the North, South, East and West to judge their performance. Junior, Elizabeth Neslterode,, is taking part in this season’s “Big Love” as a Greek woman, who along with her sisters, could potentially become a murderer. The performance entails that she act in an extremely physical manner by continuously falling onto the ground and becoming literally tangled amongst her costars.
THE PHYSICAL DEMAND OF A ROLE “It is really helpful to have someone who can help us with the safety aspect and make sure we don’t injure ourselves,” Nestllerode said about physical coach Lee Soroko. Over the past four years, Soroko has
incorporated his theatre experience, ranging from plays at Columbia to Off-Broadway productions, and training to teach numerous UM students how to perform stunts carefully on stage. He reminisces about a time when a choreographed elbow strike to the face didn’t go as planned, and resulted in a busted nose for one unfortunate actor. “It’s a discipline; things can go wrong,” he said. “There are safety parameters and you have to follow them, but as soon as you break the safety parameter, or you’re caught up by adrenaline, then the fight is no longer safe.”
DEALING WITH MENTAL STRESS Theatre also requires real people to interlace themselves into roles made believable. The mental stress of making a role believable to a skeptical audience is often more draining than the physical stress. “The thing that helps distinguish between offstage and onstage life comes with training,” Nestlerode said. “You have to discover your own habitual way of standing, walking and talking so that you can substitute your habits with physical and verbal choices that will help
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create a character to tell a story in a play.” Separating between the two lives can be a difficult duty for some. Many critics attribute the death of Heath Ledger to the mental stress of trying to separate his life to the role of the Joker in “The Dark Knight.” However, most tragedies are unheard of because only the elite make it onto Hollywood’s highest-paid list, while the majority fail to find work. The United States Department of Labor reports (in its latest update) that in 2009 only 39,880 actors were employed. Because of the stress invested in trying to land a role, directress and UM assistant professor of theatre arts, Jennifer Vellenga, wants to help guide performers when it comes to nurturing what she calls “the self.”. “It doesn’t matter how much training you give an actor or how talented they are naturally, there has to be a component of confidence and valuing oneself that comes into play,” she said. Vellenga is currently teaming up with her mother, Dr. Mary Guindon, to write a book about the state of mind of an actor, and how it goes hand in hand with becoming successful in the business. “My mother is a psychologist that specializes words_amilynn soto illustration and design_monica penin
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Ever wonder how actors and actresses prevent themselves from getting too wrapped up in a character? It’s all over Hollywood, from Heath Ledger’s tragic death in “The Dark Knight” to Natalie Portman’s stunning portrayal of a girl who literally becomes her character in “Black Swan.” Read on to see how UM’s actors deal with the stress.
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THESPIAN in self-esteem, and actors, because they consistently put themselves up for judgment, might be prone to it a little more often,” Vellenga said. She describes the downfalls of stress that could develop among her students, stating that physical appearance is also expected when practicing a career in the arts. She explains that the limited amount of students going through UM’s theatre arts degree program become really close because they spend most of the four years together in estimated 14hour days.
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“We bring in a person from the counseling center on campus to talk about some of the issues that will come up, for instance: depression, stress, eating disorders, time management and getting ill,” Vellenga said. Nestlerode expressed her gratitude for the counseling center on campus, stating that it’s free for all students and provides a great venue for them to hash out their baggage. The counseling center is provides psychological assessment services to assist students with a trained staff in the fields of psychology, social work, mental health counseling and
psychiatry. Senior Gianmarco Soresi, 22, admits to having counseling as a child, but states that acting hasn’t led him to seek treatment. He realized he wanted to become an actor after playing a prince in the first grade, and has followed his passion ever since. “I think that being an actor one has to open themselves up to who they are, which can make someone realize they need therapy or counseling, not because of the act of acting, but because to be a good actor one must confront themselves,” he said. Musical theater major Valerie Roche, 20, remembers the challenges she faced during rehearsals this past fall for UM’s production of “Urinetown.” Playing a character named Penny, she had to “pull out every bit of ballsy” she could gather. It wasn’t just the role that had her stressed, but also her health. “I got very sick and the role was exceedingly demanding vocally,” Roche Said. Her voice was shot for 75 percent of the rehearsals, consisting of four weeks, and didn’t fully return until after the musical had opened. When it comes time to prepare for a part, all thespians have different procedures to get them stage ready. Soresi describes his method of acting as
incorporating the physical and vocal changes in his own life so they become second, if not first nature. Nestlerode and Roche both use music as a ritual to get ready for their pieces. “For every show I pick a song that I think represents my character,” Roche said. Even though actors face challenges in an industry full of disappointment and instability, they continue to seek and become characters for their own personal reasons. “If I can make someone think about something they would have never thought about, or even make them laugh when they are not having the best day, then that’s all I want,” Roche said.
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Exercise your brain. It helps prevent disease and improves memory. What did you eat for lunch yesterday? What is the room number to the last class you attended? Where did you park your car? If you had to stop and think for more than 30 seconds about any one of those questions, you may want to stimulate that brain of yours. Studies show that doing brain exercises may correlate with the delay of cognitive illnesses, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The human brain is constantly working to produce effects. Inside the brain are neurons that communicate processes throughout the 34
body, including speech and thought. Neurons form networks among each other and the more stimulation the brain receives, the more connections are made and the more they are strengthened. Thus, the stronger your neural connections are, the stronger your memory will be. With this understanding, it is easy to assume how stimulating your brain can prevent the decay of those networks, especially in old age. But the typical student is not that concerned about delaying brain disease because it usually surfaces in old age. “Old age is not something I think about, not now,” said Sarah Marmol, a freshman majoring in neuroscience. “I’m not going to prepare for something that is so far into the
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future. I’m more concerned about my memory now. All the exams and the reading; it’s a lot of information.” The reality is that the improvement of memory is not just about stopping cognitive impairment. Remembering things in the present could ultimately increase productivity. “Sure, if your memory is better, you’re going to be more productive in the work that you do,” said Dr. Gary Small, founding director of the UCLA Memory Clinic, director of the UCLA Center on Aging and author of “The Memory Bible” and “The Memory Prescription.” A person who has the ability to easily remember information, will not have any difficulties when taking tests or remembering the details for daily work tasks. But for others, this isn’t so easy. Various methods and lifestyle choices have been discovered for retaining information that could improve memory skill in the short and long-term; the more deeply encoded, the better you’ll remember. A good example would be remembering the name of the person you just met. “Carlos.” Typically, you’ll acknowledge their name and move on with the conversation or get concerned with what you say. Before you know it, the name slips from your mind. You are better off trying the following... Process the information about the person so that you have a more engrained depiction of the person. So in other words, instead of just hearing the person say Carlos, think to yourself, “Carlos is different because he has a dimple on his left cheek. Carlos Dimples Reyes.” Mnemonic devices like that can effectively help you recall a lot of information. If you are looking for a more unique way, some studies have indicated that memories have been better recalled when tied with a specific odor or emotion. This might explain why a fight with a significant other could be so vivid in our minds or why a specific perfume could trigger a special memory of the past. If you are not looking for specific ways to remember or recall certain information, another option is to stimulate your brain in a general way, such as reading, writing and speaking. For those who like to solve problems, games like crossword puzzles, Sudoku or Clue are just as effective. A study published in the August 2009, issue of “Neurology,” the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, elaborated on this idea. The study consisted of 488 participants whose ages ranged from 75 to 85. During the five years they were followed, 101 of those people developed dementia. However, at the start of the study, the subjects often took part in a number of specific activities such as reading, writing or playing card games, which delayed rapid memory loss
by 18 years. Studies similar to these have been conducted multiple times and an interest in this area of study is not uncommon. For those always on the go, the iTunes Application Store has a multitude of brain games to keep you entertained. In fact many of these sites have promised that their applications could improve memory. Lumosity, hasan application group, promised benefits such as clearer and quicker thinking, faster problem solving skills and better concentration at work or while driving. While it all might sound promising, there is no concrete evidence proving that these training games are more effective than other more traditional forms of brain training. “If you look at the scientific evidence, we don’t really know what’s effective or not,” Dr. Small said. “What we know is that if you play a certain game you are going to be better at that specific game.” But, before you can improve your memory, you need to know exactly what it is. Memory is divided into three parts: sensory, short-term and long term. The best depiction of sensory memory is when someone asks you something quickly and you say “What?” before
“Old age is not something I think about, not now,” said freshman Sarah Marmol. “I’m more concerned about my memory now. All the exams and the reading; it’s a lot of information.”
your brain processes the information. You end up answering the person without having the question repeated. Short-term memory is those instances when you cram a specific term 30 seconds before an exam and you instantly recognize the term when you see it on the paper. Long-term memory is basically everything else; your ability to retrieve from your brain your mom’s birthdate, your address or your password. Now, short-term and sensory memories have a limited capacity but long-term memory is the only one that is technically not restricted in capacity. People may involuntarily restrain thinking and forget simple details for many reasons. The memory may not have been fully encoded at the moment it was absorbed, because a person did not put in enough effort to remember it. Another reason could be that sometimes the things forgotten are the most mundane of all, making it difficult to recollect. A person’s sleeping habits can also play a role in memory. Studies emphasizethat neural connections may be restructured during sleep, specifically during REM sleep, which is the deepest level of sleep. In fact, in a specific study, non-sleep deprived subjects did better on recall exercises than did the sleep-deprived subjects even if they drank coffee. Unfortunately for college students, cramming is not as effective as learning over a more extended period of time. According to a case study by University of Nevada researcher, Frank N. Dempster, the spacing effect is more beneficial. This theory holds that material would be better studied if the time was spaced out than compressed. Still, it is not uncommon for students to stay up all night, shoving old and new information into our brains the night before an exam. “Sleep deprivation reduces memory so you shouldn’t cram,” said assistant professor of psychology at Florida International University, Dr. Anthony Steven Dick. “The brain should be used as a muscle and exercised often not just the night before a test.” Ultimately, Small recommends to “train, not strain” your brain. As a college student, reading writing, and critical thinking are included in the package so one could say that that is sufficient, but a brainteaser every once in awhile would not hurt. It works for Dr. Small. since he easily remembers what he had for lunch... “Well, yesterday was Wednesday and there was a meeting and yes, I had chicken and vegetables.” But for Marmol, brain exercises might not be such a bad idea. “I don’t remember! Wait, let’s see. I had chicken. And did I have salad? Um, I don’t think so. I think that was it,” she said.
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Amanda Santiago has been working as a physician’s assistant for the past two years at Evolution MD, a cosmetic surgery center in Miramar. Everyday she observes how more and more patients walk in with the desire to look and feel better about their bodies. And everyday she sees how younger and younger women walk in looking for that quick-fix miracle. “Now cosmetic treatments and surgeries have become so popular; it’s like a fad,” Santiago said. “One girl gets her breasts done and then everyone wants to do it or [take off] little bits of fat that bother young women. They don’t want to do exercise and just want to have that perfect waist or perfect appearance really fast.” Plastic surgery boomed in American society 10 to 15 years ago with the seductive ability to permanently alter one’s appearance. From 1997 to the early 2000s, the number of plastic surgeries increased by 22.8%. Today, most patients’ main concern is accomplishing a certain look, natural or clearly fake. Recently, the fake look has risen in popularity, with examples all over the tabloids; like Heidi Montag, her ten surgeries and her desire for H-sized breasts.Trends in plastic surgery are quickly going in a different direction, an unnatural-looking one. “Patients are just looking to be symmetrical everywhere. Those seeking a fake look, I think, just want it be known that they had surgery done, as if it were a status kind of thing,” Santiago said. “It’s definitely a confidence thing,” said freshman Stephanie Martin. “I know so many people that have gotten something done. It’s like the new in-thing to do. I prefer natural looking boobs though, because I feel like if your going to get them done you should try to hide it as much as possible. But it’s a preference thing, like my sister got the highprofile look, which is the fake look, because that’s what she wanted.”
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According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), in the early 2000s, rhinoplasty was the top plastic surgery procedure for girls under the age of 25. Today, it is still the number one surgery in girls between the ages of 13 and 19. As of 2009, breast augmentation follows at number two with 8,199 procedures done each year, while ear surgery is at number three with 7,909 procedures. But cosmetic surgeries are not limited to women alone. Seventy-five percent of all male breast reduction surgeries were done in the 13 to 19 age range. Body sculpting is another popular procedure among men today, especially for those with high body fat concentrations that find it difficult to get “beach-hot” abs by exercise and diet alone. Although less publicized because of male machismo, a six-pack born in the operation room is not as rare as people think. The great popularity of TV reality shows based on plastic surgery, like “Bridalplasty,” “Nip/Tuck” and “Dr. 90210,” highlight this
societal desire for surgically-molded bodies. Even highly popular but non-plastic surgerybased TV shows, such as “Jersey Shore,” feature characters like Jenni “JWOWW” Farley who flaunts large, rotund and surgicallyenhanced breasts.Even Kim Kardashian, only 30 years old, injected herself with Botox on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” a procedure that turned out negatively and caused her epidermal bruising. What this fundamentally means for society is a standard acceptance and glorification of plastic surgery. For many young teens and adults, a new laptop might not be the most desired graduation gift anymore, but a boob job or liposuction may be. “I don’t feel that plastic surgery should be used for personal satisfaction but more so to repair some sort of problem,” said sophomore Janmarco Santiago. In its latest annual report, the ASPS discussed the difficulties of conducting these procedures for patients under the age of 25. Surgeons’ main concern is not the fact that the female body is underdeveloped until the midtwenties, but more that the motives for which teenagers are getting these surgeries done are superficial. “They often have plastic surgery to improve physical characteristics they feel are awkward or flawed that if left uncorrected may affect them well into adulthood. Teens tend to have plastic surgery to fit in with peers, to look similar. Adults tend to have plastic surgery to standout from others,” said the Plastic Surgery for Teenagers Briefing Paper published by the ASPS last year. Emotional maturity is required when going under the knife, and it is something many surgeons feel teenagers lack. Cosmetic surgeries are invasive procedures that come with unavoidable risks, something people generally forget due to the popularity and regularity with which these procedures are done. Moreover, many of these surgeries
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require maintenance and retouching over the years. Plastic surgery is especially popular in major cities like Miami, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York. You can blame it on the pressure for a bikini-hot body, the accessibility of cosmetic centers or a look-focused Miamian life style, plastic surgery is as ordinary as a haircut and merely seen as a personal improvement. In South Florida, the public is hit with constant advertisements about cosmetic procedures. Radio commercials list prices for breast augmentations, Botox or liposuction. The drive down the Palmetto Expressway has at least two billboards advertising cosmetic centers all over Miami. According to recent statistics released by the ASPS, plastic surgery rates can be linked to state demographics. The ASPS related demographics to plastic surgery, showing that ethnic cosmetic procedures increased by 11 percent, more than 3 million surgeries, as opposed to a two percent drop in Caucasians. Although Hispanics only make up for 10 percent of all cosmetic procedures performed in the country, this percentage has a high impact in a city where 62.5 percent of the population is Hispanic or of Latino origin. Unlike two or three decades ago, the cost of surgery is no longer an issue. With average prices anywhere from $2,000 in one area for liposuction to $7,000 for breast lift or augmentation, almost every local center offers comfortable payment plans. Select procedures are even covered by some insurance companies. “It’s a fact that perkiness is key. Sag is bad and if the surgery is needed then it must be done,” freshman Chris Hernandez said. While Heidi Montag’s H-sized breasts probably are not the sanest of choices; larger breasts, fuller lips, curvier gluts, and thinly shaped noses are what many find appealing and sexy. The desire for physical improvement is not a modern concept; what has changed is the look perceived as attractive to the general population. As plastic surgery continues to take a postition in the community as an everyday commodity, its trends will develop with fashion and society. These quick-fix miracles are here to stay, but so are the consequences and effects; like the slow erosion of the public’s appreciation for what is natural and imperfect.
GOING UNDER THE KNIFE: Here a student poses with the typical bodily markings used for facial plastic surgery. Today plastic surgery is popular among an increasingly younger age group. Rhinoplasty is among the top plastic surgery procedures for girls between the ages of 13 and 19, while breast augmentation follows as number two, with 8,199 procedures done each year for women. Breast reduction is also a popular surgery among boys between the ages of 13 and 19.
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A SEASON LOW: Jacory Harris is taken down by defensive tackle John-Kevin Dolce at the Miami vs. Virginia game in October. The breathtaking hit put him out of play for three games and stunned the Cane community. Sports injuries like Harris’ concussion have recently become the focus of media and medical scrutiny.
CRACK. GASP. SILENCE. “MY JAW DROPPED,” SENIOR JULIE ZAMORA SAID. “I HAD HEARD ABOUT HOW SERIOUS IT WAS, BUT [IT WAS] NOT UNTIL YOU SAW HOW HE COLLIDED - FIRST WITH THE PLAYER AND THEN THE GROUND - DID IT SINK IN THAT HE WILL BE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS FOR YEARS TO COME.” Many students like Zamora had a similar reaction on Oct. 30, when University of Miami junior quarterback Jacory Harris fell victim to one of the biggest hits of the college football season. University of Virginia defensive tackle John-Kevin Dolce knocked Harris out of the game with what was later determined to be a concussion. The hit changed the course of Miami’s season and Harris would not see the playing field for the next three games. “It was interesting at first,” senior Jeremy Jeffers said. “On the actual play, you did not see the hit live because there was an interception. When they showed the replay of the hit, it was a sobering, ‘Oh, he is going to be out for awhile.’ When someone is on the ground for that long you start to realize the seriousness.” Although the hit was difficult to watch the first time, many fans could not keep their eyes away from the screen when replays were shown. Footage of the hit has even received over 100,000 views on Youtube.com. “Depending on the sport, people tend to cheer on the big hits, tackles, and stops because that is part of what defines sports as a whole,” Zamora said. “But you can never really imagine what the player might feel throughout 40
his body the immediate second it happens.” Fans do not attend hockey games to see precise passing and smooth skating; they show up for the fast-paced action and the hard hitting. Boxing and mixed martial arts fans do not spend cash on pay-per-view fights for any other reason than watching two men or women knock each other out. “We view athletes as superheroes and do not think about them being hurt,” said Dr. Kysha Harriell, director of the athletic training education program in the department of kinesiology and sport sciences. “As fans, we do not feel bad because we think players are fully protected by pads. We are all guilty of rewinding the hit.” In reality, sports related injuries, particularly more serious ones such as concussions, have become the focus of media and medical scrutiny. The National Football League has received much of this negative attention, largely due to a statement made by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, after a win against the Browns this past October: “I try to hurt people.’’ Harrison was fined four times by league officials during the regular season, totaling $125,000. Some players have vocally
expressed their dissatisfaction in the league’s policies on helmet-to-helmet hitting, saying that fines are not enough. With the league’s current collective bargaining agreement set to expire March 3, players are looking for more safety-related measures in the next agreement. While league officials are being blamed by the players, perhaps it is the players’ fault, especially when you consider the landscape of football from the high school, college and professional levels. “Injuries are happening more often because the athletes themselves are getting bigger and stronger,” said Harriell. A former athletic trainer herself, Dr. Harriell works with undergraduate students who hope to become certified athletic trainers. According to Harriell, the most common sports injuries are sprains and strains. A sprain is an injury to a ligament, while a strain is an injury to a muscle. These injuries run on a scale of first, second or third degree, with first degree sprains and strains being the least severe. The more severe injuries include broken bones, torn ligaments and, of course, concussions: a brain injury caused by a significant blow to the head. It is a very
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serious condition that is sometimes difficult to recognize due to the damage occurring on the inside of the body. “Short-term effects of a concussion can include mild dizziness, inability to concentrate, loss of coordination and, perhaps unknown to many people, changes in personality and attitude,” Harriell said. Long-term effects of a concussion can be even more severe: brain damage, high sensitivity to sound, severe memory loss and a lifetime of headaches. In some cases, concussions have led to death, especially if they go unnoticed or have not healed prior to an athlete getting back on the playing field. Athletic trainers are working harder to ensure the safety of the players. “The precautions taken now were not like around 20 years ago,” Dr. Hariell said. “Doctors are looking at cadaver brains; athletic trainers and players are more educated now than ever before on concussion protocol. Educating the athletes is most important.” According to Harriell, there are two major components of concussion research being studied in the field today: second impact syndrome and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Second impact syndrome is when individuals who have a concussion are exposed to another impact to their head before the first concussion has healed. This may lead to rapid brain swelling and immediate death. Many cases of second impact syndrome have been documented, most regrettably in high school athletics. “High schools need to have athletic trainers,” Harriell said. “States should take the steps necessary to regulate athletic training practices to ensure player safety.” According to Entertainment & Sports Lawyer, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurological disorder first discovered in boxers, jockeys and wrestlers who sustained multiple blows to the head. Individuals with CTE can experience severe inability to control emotions and impulses, memory loss, depression and dementia. Doctors who performed an analysis on the brain of Andre Waters, a former Philadelphia Eagles player who committed suicide in 2006, discovered that CTE had reduced Waters’ mental acuity to that of an 85 year-old with early Alzheimer’s. Waters took his life at the age of 44. Despite these stories, the danger associated with sports seem to have little impact on fans. “The players get paid a lot. They know the risks is the general public view,” Jeffers said. “So as fans, we do not have to worry.” But what about the players? In the past decade, athletes have become bigger, faster, stronger and more athletic than their predecessors. Student athletes as young as 13 are evaluated in numerous categories in the hopes of receiving lucrative athletic scholarships by the time they graduate high
school. In a recent survey by ESPN the Magazine, 300 high school football players from around the country were asked, “Is a good chance of playing in the NFL worth a decent chance of permanent brain damage?” A total of 44.7
“We view athletes as superheroes and do not think about them being hurt,” said Dr. Kysha Harriell, director of the athletic training education program.
“As fans, we do not feel bad because we think players are fully protected by pads. We are all guilty of rewinding the hit.”
percent responded “Yes.” It may sound crazy to fans, but athletes who put themselves through grueling, physically demanding tests every day have a dream of a brighter future. “If you take a kid, who has the NFL as his ticket out and can support his family by playing in the NFL, I can see him weighing the risk,” Harriell said. “As a health care provider, it is not worth it. But as an athletic trainer, I understand why they responded that way.” Jeffers said he thought it was hard, when asked the same question posed to the 300 players. “For people in a situation where football is all they have, I think it is worth it for them,” Jeffers said. Players and fans alike do not want sports to change to the point where the physical elements of the game are entirely removed. However, ensuring the safety of athletes both in the short- and long-term is becoming more important. The field of athletic training, although relatively new, will be critical to the development of safer athletic practices. But will fans ever stop watching replays of big hits? “It is important to remember that we are not celebrating the possible concussion or the health issues they may face,” Zamora said. “What you are celebrating is the veracity of the players, the passion with which they defend their ground and protect the ball.”
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ONE OF US: Even as a leading expert on health care, President Donna Shalala makes time to interact with spirited fans at a UM sporting event.
This June, Donna Shalala will complete her tenth year as President of the University of Miami. Before coming to UM, she served as President Bill Clinton’s U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for eight years. Today, she continues to be a leading expert on health care. She is even purported to have read the entire 1,000 page Affordable Care Act, so that if an expert asks she can truthfully respond: Yes, I did indeed read it. We spoke with President Shalala through e-mail, sat in on class lectures and had a few brief in-person conversations with her to bring you one step closer to understanding the overwhelming challenges facing the American health care system, while also learning a little more about our President. Distraction: What’s one thing that most people don’t know about you? Donna Shalala: I was once the designated Cabinet member to run the Presidency while the President made his State of the Union address; I sat in the oval office and put my feet up and invited my staff to have pizza in the Roosevelt room. Did you know that they actu42
D: What is one of the biggest issues with our current medical system? DS: In an economic downturn, those with the low paying jobs are hurt first. A job in this country doesn’t guarantee health care. The working-poor fall through the cracks of the system. They make too much to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid but make too little to pay for private insurance. Those on welfare actually have health insurance. So as the working-poor become sick and delay medical care because of the costs, their eventual hospital or treatment bills are even more expensive. To understand health care reform, you really need to understand people’s lives. D: How do you recommend reforming medical malpractice lawsuits? DS: There are alternatives to going to court or going to trial such as having medical experts determine whether malpractice truly occurred. Often times, the people that are making these complicated health care judgments are not educated in medical issues. It can be really hard for doctors to prove that they haven’t done anything wrong. No one deliberately does something wrong. For example, if a woman with a high-risk pregnancy comes to a hospital without any pre-natal care and the doctor delivers the baby with complications, that doctor is then stuck with a malpractice suit. It’s not the doctor’s fault or the mother’s fault. It is the result of medical error. D: With all of these obstacles, what is the incentive for people to go to medical school? DS: More people are applying to medical school than ever before, so I don’t think this
is an issue. But there is enormous pressure in this country to establish more medical schools. We have to make medical school more affordable. D: With new and improving medical technology, you would think health care costs would go down. Why isn’t this so? DS: More technology and scientific breakthroughs drive up medical costs because adopting and implementing the new technology is very costly. Breakthroughs like vaccines and sanitation measures save dollars but those are low tech improvements. Technology to treat heart transplants and injuries involving orthopedics cost a lot of money. D: How will the health care reform bill affect family doctors and small practices? DS: There is no question that there will be fewer individual doctors and private practices on their own. The bill encourages doctors to work together and go into practice together but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. D: What is the fundamental hold-up with the health care reform bill? DS: It comes down to distrust of government. The growth of government runs smack into a philosophical stream that’s been running since the beginning of the country. People are afraid of the expansion of the government. But to get universal coverage, you have to have some sort of organization to organize it and subsidies to fund it – this resulted in our country’s patchwork of private and public health care in an attempt to cover everyone. Stephanie Parra contributed to this article.
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words_heather carney. design_ivana cruz. photos_rachel steinhauser. One square foot of gym per student is the average size of universities in the U.S. According to these standards, the Wellness Center should be approximately 10,000 square feet. But with an impressive donation and a campus administration that recognizes the need for a well above average work out facility, our reconstructed gym is now 17,000 square feet complete with 16,000 pounds of weights and 120 brand new cardio machines. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. For nine months students have been cramming their workouts into one overwhelmed multipurpose room. And come Feb. 24, the sweaty runners, grunting weight lifters and nimble stretchers will no longer be within an arm’s reach of one another. At 4 p.m., when you finally make your way to the gym, you won’t be turned away because it’s at capacity. Instead, the orange and green curtains will drop, signaling that the Wellness Center is officially back and open for business. “Students who attend the ceremony can
come in work out clothes and even take the virginity of one of the new machines,” said Norm Parsons, director for the Wellness Center. The cardio machines doubled from 60 to 120 and now include powerless treadmills and the Jacob’s Ladder, a climbing table angled at 45 degrees that engages the entire body, in addition to the more traditional treadmills and ellipticals. After walking up the atrium stairs, the left side of the gym now mirrors the right side with a state-of-the-art spinning room, Pilates studio and two new multipurpose rooms. The large multipurpose room is designed as wider rather than longer, with the mirror running the width of the room so that there is greater visibility. The free weights and weight machine area only expanded a few feet but the equipment is all brand new. Weight trees will be scattered between machines. New equipment has been added such as the Human Sport, a full range of motion machine that forces the user to
maintain lateral control while lifting. Approximately five million dollars was spent on new equipment. The reconstruction was partially funded by Patti and Allan Herbert’s unrestricted eight million dollar donation to the Wellness Center. “They’re UM’s official sweethearts” said Parsons. The couple met while in college here and has continued to express their gratitude through generous donations to the wellness center, business school and other areas of the university. The center just celebrated its 15th birthday but with high tech equipment, more spacious walking room and 20, 46-inch flat screen TVs, it looks brand new. Although with 3,500 visitors a week, who knows how long it will stay that way. At least each custom embroidered “U” on the weight machines has been scotch-guarded – made sweat proof. And it’s completed just in time to get back in that spring break shape.
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words_nicole adlman. design_ivana cruz. illustration_matt rosen in a sleek white and steel interior of the fabled teachers’ lounge, coordinating our torture over cucumber sandwiches and Earl Grey tea. Because evil is civilized. And sometimes we’re just not prepared. Like stepping onto battlefield with a Nerf gun, the readings are a blur, the papers won’t go past an MLA heading and our last highlighter’s all dried up. They didn’t talk about this in UMX101. Admittedly, I’m scared for this semester. Don’t get me wrong, I like a challenge. Maybe taking 20 credits is bringing the hell upon myself, but – there’s always a but – I’m not the only one with this problem, semester in and semester out. This is an outcry for all the students I see, bleary-eyed and library-bound on a Thursday night. This is for the Adderall being consumed by the handful. This is for the academic alerts that leave you shaking your fist to the clouds and wondering why you didn’t just take a “W” before that quick-to-come deadline. In the end, it’s not about the amount of work assigned; it’s the reason for it. Do we need that extra editorial under our already too-tight belts? Will a pop quiz really scale our knowledge of the last few lectures? How many papers will it take to prove our worth? Listen, I’m the anti-slacker, but I hate the stress. And a little empathy couldn’t hurt. These guys have lived it; they should know. That’s not to say that we don’t deserve some heckling in the form of assignment after assignment. Maybe we need hell weeks to keep on our toes, to be able to handle whatever comes next. Life in Miami without simultaneous tests and papers might be too
easy. But the point where the work consumes our lives, skews our priorities and debunks our relationships is when it has gone too far. That’s the moment when you should, as Kanye would say, run away as fast as you can – to the beach. Your backyard. A friend’s house. CVS. Take a minute to breathe and realize that there is life outside of your next test score. And on a warm, blue day look at the sky. Our professors may hate us, but the world never takes sides.
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Sometimes when I’m keeled over a splintered wooden desk, my head plastered to a pile of printed PowerPoints, a highlighter up my nose and my eyes bleeding tears, I wonder if this was on purpose. Three tests to take, a paper and a project due in the same week from five different classes seems nothing but coordinated. I can imagine that the professors look forward to that one week when they can slam us like we slam them with every assignment handed in late, blank stares offered to an open question, emails received begging for more time the night before a paper is due. For professors during hell week, revenge is more than sweet: it’s savory. That week where everything is double – no – triple-assigned and before we can gasp for breath there’s another test the next day. Is it that they think we don’t have lives? Or that we can be in ten (mental) places at once? Cue heavy sarcasm: Of course I can go on photo assignment, write an editorial, a paper and a reaction (to an endless reading) while studying for the exam that was announced last week. No problemo, the extracurricular activities on top of it all are extra easy. Obviously I won’t have an emotional breakdown that leaves me curled in the fetal position under a blanket of statistics notes, mumbling inconceivable words that might sound like “margin of error,” or, really, “mommy.” It begs the question: are there certain weeks of the year that professors have designated to ruining our lives? I’m not just talking midterm week. I’m talking about that random third week of classes where the assignments just seem to pile up. I can imagine our professors,
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BANGKOK BANGKOK
157 GIRALDA AVE., CORAL GABLES, 33134 305.444.2397 Heaven for all Pad Thai lovers. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sun. 5 p.m.10 p.m. | Price: $$
CAFÉ PASTIS
7310 S.W. 57TH AVE., SOUTH MIAMI, 33143 305.665.3322 Funky little bistro in the middle of South Miami. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30a.m.-2:30p.m.; Sat.: noon-2:30p.m.; Dinner: Mon.-Thur. 6 p.m.9:30 p.m.; Sat. 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Price: $$$$ | www.cafepastis.com
CAFFE VIALETTO
4019 S. LE JEUNE ROAD 305.446.5659 Fine Italian dining experience nestled in the heart of Coral Gables. Mon.-Thur. 12 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. 12 p.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. 6 p.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$$$ | www.caffevialetto.com
CANTON CHINESE
6661 S. DIXIE HWY., SOUTH MIAMI, 33143 305.666.5511 Tasty Americanized Chinese food that has satisfied for decades. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.midnight; Sun. 2 p.m.-12 a.m. Price: $$ | www.cantonrestaurants.com
CREPE CUISINE
5904 S. DIXIE HWY., CORAL GABLES, 33143 305.669.2580 French with a Colombian touch by Sunset Mall on US1. Mon.-Thur. 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sun 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$ | www.crepecuisine.net
GREEN GABLES CAFÉ
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MINT LEAF INDIAN BRASSERIE
276 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, CORAL GABLES, 33134 305.443.3739 Exotic décor and flavorful Indian food. Daily. Lunch: noon-3 p.m.; Dinner: 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Price: $$ | www.mintleafib.com
327 ALAHAMBRA CIRCLE, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 305.445.7015 This family owned and operated café is fully committed to their local and organic ingredients, and present a vegan and vegetarian-friendly menu. Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Price: $$| www.greengablescafe.com
MOON THAI & JAPANESE
HAVANA HARRY’S
ORIGIN ASIAN BISTRO & SUSHI
4612 S. LE JEUNE ROAD, CORAL GABLES, 33146 305.661.2622 A modern restaurant inspired by Cuban, Spanish and Latin American cuisine; the unique décor and atmosphere provides an inviting space for casual social gatherings. Mon.-Thur. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. 11 a.m.11 p.m. Price: $$ | www.hharrys.com
HOUSTON’S
201 MIRACLE MILE, CORAL GABLES, 33134 305-529-0141 American classics let the exceptional quality of ingredients take center stage. Mon. & Sun. 11:30 a.m.-10p.m.; Tue.-Thur. & Sat. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-midnight. Price: $$$ | www.hillstone.com
VILLAGIO RESTAURANT
360 SAN LORENZO AVE., CORAL GABLES, 33146 305.447.8144 Stylish inside and romantically lit outside at Merrick Park. Daily 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. | Price: $$$
MARHABA
5701 SUNSET DR., SOUTH MIAMI, 33143 305.740.5880 Authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Tue.-Thur. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-12 p.m.;
1118 S. DIXIE HWY., CORAL GABLES, 33146 305.668.9890 Casual atmosphere with two menus and a plentiful selection of Thai and Japanese dishes. Mon.-Fri. Lunch 11:30 a.m. -3 p.m.; Dinner 5 p.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. 12:30 p.m.-11 p.m. Price: $ | www.moonthai.com
5920 S. DIXIE HWY., SOUTH MIAMI, 33143 305.668.8205 Modern Asian with a French influence; a truly unique dining experience. Sun.-Thur. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-midnight Price: $$ | www.originpanasian.com
TALAVERA
2299 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., CORAL GABLES, 33134 305.444.2955 New to the Gables; homey Mexican cuisine. Daily 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$$ | www.talaveraspot.com
LA CREPE BISTRO
7340 S.W. 57TH AVE., SOUTH MIAMI, 33143 305.665.8778 Run to Paris and back for a quick bite. Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.- 4 a.m. | Price: $
YARDHOUSE
320 SAN LORENZO AVE., CORAL GABLES, FL 33146 305.447.9273 Enjoy 250 different taps of beer and your favorite game….the food is not half bad either. Sun.-Thur. 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m
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RED KOI THAI & SUSHI LOUNGE 317 MIRACLE MILE, CORAL GABLES, 33134 305.446.2690 Affordable lunch specials with generous portions; great place for soft tunes after dinner. Mon.-Tue. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Wed.-Fri. 11:30-12p.m.; Sat 1 p.m.-12 a.m.; Sun. 3:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$ | www.redkoilounge.com
GREEN STREET CAFÉ
3110 COMMODORE PLAZA, COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.444.0244 Outdoor lounge and restaurant that serves contemporary American cuisine. Mon.-Tue. 7:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; Wed.-Sat. 7:30 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sun. 7:30 a.m.-midnight. Price: $$$ | www.greenstreetcafe.net
LE BOUCHON DU GROVE
3430 MAIN HWY., COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.448.6060 A friendly little restaurant in the middle of the Grove offering a French menu. Mon.-Thur. & Sun. Lunch: 10.30 a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner: 6 p.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. Lunch: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner: 6 p.m.-midnight. Price: $$$ | www.lebouchondugrove.com
JAGUAR CEVICHE SPOON BAR & LATAM GRILL
3067 GRAND AVE., COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.444.0216 Variety of ceviches, served by the spoon. Mon.-Thur. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$$ | www.jaguarspot.com
GEORGE’S IN THE GROVE
3145 COMMODORE PLAZA, COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.444.7878 French-American cuisine. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.11 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 8 a.m.-midnight. Price: $$$ | www.georgesinthegrove.com
CALAMARI
3540 MAIN HWY., COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.441.0219 Italian favorites prepared to perfection. Mon.Thur. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m. for brunch. Price: $$ | www.calamarirestaurant.com 46
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TURNING 21? There are endless dinning experiences in Miami that will help ring in the celebration, but our here is our favorite way to spend the day. Head to Monty’s in the Grove where there is Happy Hour from 4-7 p.m. on Fridays. Enjoy the Miami weather, dance with some friends, and eat free shrimp. Then continue the celebration at a more conventional style restaurant—Yardhouse in Merrick Park. There you can spend the evening refining your tastes and choose from 250 different taps of beer. Find one you like and be sure to drink the yard long glass of beer, where the restaurant gets its namesake, before you leave!
SCOTTY’S LANDING
3381 PAN AMERICAN DR., COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.854.2626 Casual waterfront dining and a popular spot with locals. Mon.-Thur. & Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Price: $ | www.sailmiami.com/scottys
SLICE & ICE PIZZA
3024 S.W. 27TH AVE., MIAMI, 33133 305.461.9190 New York Style pizzeria and gourmet italian ices. Tue.-Thur. 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-4 a.m.; Sat. noon-4 a.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-midnight. Price: $ | www.grovepizza.com
BOMBAY DARBAR INDIAN RESTAURANT
3195 COMMODORE PLAZA, MIAMI, 33133 305.444.7272 Indian dining experience. Mon.-Wed. 6 p.m.10 p.m.; Thur.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. noon-10 p.m. Price: $$ | www.bombaydarbarrestaurant.com
ALADDIN’S GRILL
3415 MAIN HWY., COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.442.2600 Middle Eastern food with occasional live belly dancing. Mon.-Thu. & Sun. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Price: $$$ | www.aladdinsgrillmiam.i.com
MONTY’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
2550 SOUTH BAYSHORE DR., MIAMI, 33133 305.858.1431 Outdoor raw bar with fresh shrimp and stone crabs. Mon.-Thur. & Sun. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Price: $$$ | www.montysbayshore.com
NEW YORK ROMA PIZZA & PASTA
2985 MCFARLANE ROAD, COCONUT GROVE, 33133 305.476.6018 Let your tastebuds fly to NYC. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 a.m. | Price: $
TAURUS
3540 MAIN HWY., MIAMI, 33133 305.444.1723 Casual style authentic Italian. Mon.-Wed. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.; Thur.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-midnight. Price: $$
THE LAST CARROT
3133 GRAND AVE., MIAMI, FL 33133 305.445.0805 Sandwiched between a local convenience store and a Subway, this 40-year-old café supplies pitas with freshest local ingredients. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Price: $ | www.lastcarrot.com
FLANIGAN’S LOGGERHEAD
2721 BIRD ROAD, MIAMI, 33133 305.446.1114 Try out the famous baby back ribs. Daily 11 a.m.-5 a.m. Price: $$ | www.flanigans.net
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DOWNTOWN/ BRICKELL PERRICONE’S MARKETPLACE & CAFÉ
15 S.E. 10TH ST. MIAMI, 33131 305.374.9449 Nestled in a quiet park behind the skyscrapers of Brickell. Sun.-Mon. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tue.Thur. 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 7 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Price: $$ | www.perricones.com
CVI.CHE 105 RESTAURANT
105 N.E. 3RD AVE., MIAMI, 33132 305.577.3454 Traditional Peruvian dishes in a modern presentation. Mon.-Thur. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 12 p.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. noon-9 p.m.| Price: $$ | www.ceviche105.com
DOLORES, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME LOLITA 1000 S. MIAMI AVE, MIAMI, 33130 305.403.3103 International fusion cuisine served on a rooftop. Mon.-Thur. 11 a.m.-midnight; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat.-Sun. noon-11 p.m. Price: $$$ | www.doloreslolita.com
LA MOON
144 S.W. EIGHTH ST. MIAMI, 33130 305.860.6209 A variety of Colombian arepas and perros for that hangover-taming 5 a.m. refill. Mon.-Wed. 11 a.m.-midnight; Thur. 11 a.m.-4 a.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 a.m. Price: $$ | www.lamoonrestaurantmiami.com
MICHAELS’ GENUINE
130 NE 40TH ST., MIAMI, FL 33137 305.573.5550 The ingredients that chef Michael Schwartz uses come from local farmers, fisherman, and ranchers.environment. Mon.-Thur. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.midnight; Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$$| www.michaelsgenuine.com/ miami
NOVECENTO BRICKELL
1414 BRICKELL AVE. MIAMI, 33131 305.403.0900 Casual elegant European style bistro with Latin American influences in a seductive environment. Mon.-Thur. & Sun .11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Price: $$$ | www.novecento.com
MR. YUM
MANDOLIN AEGEAN BISTRO 4312 NE 2ND AVE., MIAMI, FL 33137 305.576.6066 Situated in a 1940’s house with blue door frames, this restaurant serves Greek and Turkish food using only fresh local ingredients. Mon.-Sat. noon-11 p.m. Price: $$ | www.mandolinmiami.com
DININGGUIDE
1945 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, 33135 786.360.2371 Artistic presentations of Japanese and Thai. Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 1 p.m. – 11 p.m. Price: $$ | www.mryummiami.com
LA CARRETA
3632 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, 33135 305.444.7501 Cuba’s signature staples are all on the menu. Sun.-Thur. 8 a.m.-2 a.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8 a.m.-5 a.m. Price: $$ | www.lacarreta.com
FRATELLI LYON DRIADE
4141 NE 2ND AVE., MIAMI, FL 33137 305.572.2901 Organic cheeses, sustainable seafood, fresh pastas, and grass fed beef are all part of the experience at this authentic Italian restaurant that finds inspiration from the different regions in Italy. Mon.-Thur. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Price: $$$ | www.fratellilyon.com
ROSA MEXICANO
900 S. MIAMI AVE., MIAMI, 33130 786.425.1001 The restaurant’s design creates a festive environment with bold, vibrant colors and features a tortilla-making station in the dining room. Mon.-Thur. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-midnight. Price: $$$ | www.rosamexicano.com
LITTLE HAVANA/ CALLE OCHO HY-VONG
3458 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, 33135 305.446.3674 Vietnamese cuisine. Wed.-Sun. 6 p.m.-11 p.m. Price: $ | www.hyvong.com
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SAN POCHO
901 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, FL 33130 305.854.5954 Fast-served Colombian food Daily 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Price: $ | www.sanpocho.com
LA CAMARONERA RESTAURANT & FISH MARKET 1952 W. FLAGLER ST., MIAMI, 33135 305.642.3322 Cuban fish fry. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Price: $$ | www.lacamaronera.com
GARCIA’S SEAFOOD GRILLE & FISH MARKET
398 NW NORTH RIVER DR., MIAMI, 33128 305.375.0765 Sit on the dock next to the Miami River and chow down on a freshly grilled Mahi sandwich. Daily. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Price: $$ | www.garciasseafoodgrill.com
LAS TAPAS DE ROSA
449 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, 33130 305.856-9788 Small Spanish restaurant with some of the best tapas in town. Mon.-Tue. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wed.-Thur. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$$ | www.tapasderosa.com
MI RINCONCITO MEXICANO
1961 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, 33135 305.644.4015 Authentic Mexican food in Miami. Sun.-Thur. 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Price: $$
3555 S.W. EIGHTH ST., MIAMI, 33135 305.444.0240 Iconoclastic Cuban diner with wall-to-wall mirrors, a constant buzz of activity and a mammoth menu. Sun.-Thur. 8 a.m.-2 a.m.; Fri.-Sat. 8 a.m.-4:30 a.m. | Price: $$ 47
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words_danielle kaslow and michelle leibowitz. design_ivana cruz. photo_rachel steinhauser.
WHEN YOU HEAR “FAKE TANNING,” IMAGES OF SIZZLING SKIN IN FRYING beds or useless bronzing goop from a drugstore come to mind. Who knew that coating yourself in a sugar derivative, bed hopping and pill popping were par for the course in the fake tanning industry? Here are some facts you might not know about fake tanning in South Florida.
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tanning salons within 50 miles of the University of Miami, yuck. Stop tanning - let’s put them out of business.
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dollars: the cost of a bottle of special indoor tanning lotion, on top of the expensive and highlytaxed tanning fees.
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types of tanning beds available to artificial sunworshippers: flat beds you lay enclosed in, and vertical booths where you stand in a spread-eagle position.
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sessions are generally required to see results. That’s four times the exposure to dangerous UVA/UVB rays, is being bronze really worth it?
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minutes of a tanning session provides the amount of vitamin D most people need per day.
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things that vitamin D, found in natural sunlight and also in UVA longwave bulbs in tanning booths, help prevent: depression, hypertension and obesity.
12 days: the usual length a spray tan lasts for, an easier upkeep than the tanning bed glow.
FAKE BAKE: Yasemin Koraltan poses in a tanning bed at Boca Tanning Brickell.
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