University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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717i CURRENT EVENTS PLUTO not a planet ln August, scientists decided to Clearly define the qualifications of a planet. According to the definition in Nalztmal Geographic, Pluto no longer qualities as a true planet because it does not dominate its neighborhood, Charon, its large timoon. is only about haltc the size of Pluto, while all the true planets are far larger than their moons. PHOTO COURTESY OF NASA UM in the NEWS IRAQI GIRL receives cochlear implant from Miller School of Medicine On August 9, then 3-year- olol Iraqi girl received the gift of hearing. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FIDEL CASTRO temporarily relinquishes power Due to illness and undergoing intes- tinal surgery, Cuban president Fidet Castro temporarily handed power over to his brother, Raul Castro, on July Bl. Fidel Castro had held office since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS L: LEBANESE WAR begins again and continues fight over land On July l2, Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars at Israeli military positions and neighboring villages. This reignited the ongoing violence in the Middle East. The United Nations called a ceasefire on August l4 and fighting stopped on September 8. PHOTO COURTESY OF UM LIBRARY . I JOHN MARK KARR confesses to killing JonBenet On August l7, John Mark Karr con- tessed to being involved in the mur- der of JonBenet Ramsey. Ramsey's body was found on December 26, 1996. Kart was found not guilty because his DNA did not match the DNA found at the scene of the crime. PHOTO COURTESY OF CNN ALLOWED m m TERRORISTS planning to use liquid explosives on plane get caught On August 10. a ter- ror plot was caught, in which terrorists planned to board US. bound planes from England with liquid explosives. This caused liquids to be banned in carry-on luggage for all American flights. PHOTO COURTESY OF BBC

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DREAMGIRLS December 15th Beyonce Knowles and American Idol participant Jennifer Hudson star in a musical film about a female group calied the Dreamettes. SPIDER-MAN 3 May 4th The third adventure of Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire as spidey. CASINO ROYALE November 17th The new James Bond, Daniel Craig takes over the role of legendary secret agent for the 21St James Bond film. Nike iPOd Runner Working together to create a new device for runners everywhere, Nike and iPod teamed this year to produce the iPod shoe, made of a chip that gets inserted into the sneaker to mark distance, time and heartbeat, all while playing music. Apple couldntt have done it any better. PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE Sony pushed the envelope in the gaming industry this year with the launch of the Playstation 3 console. Equipped with a BIu-Ray drive, it is a revolutionary machine packed with an awesome amount of power. Placing strong emphasis on the graphical processing power of the PS3, alongside with its artificial intelligence chipset, HDTV support, game play is both revolutionary and stunningly beautiful. PHOTO COURTESY OF souv 5.; J 1;; a 2;; W a n n W: Nintendo Wii Nintendo ushered into the holiday season with the introduction of its next-gen console, the Wii. Unlike rivals Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo places a huge emphasis on the overall gaming experience-the Wii immerses the player with a revolutionary remote control that requires and senses a full range of motion. The Nintendo Wii is a unique console fun for one, but it truly emboldens the gaming experience with a group of friends. PHOTO COURTESY OF NINTENDO Ca 5 I o EXI l l rn The Casio Exilim camera is one of the smallest and most useful cameras on the market. Offered in various colors and at a reasonable price, this digital camera is a steal for under $400. A wide viewing screen takes up most of the space on the back of the camera allowing maximum viewing while taking photos. PHOTO COURTESY OF CASIO Helio Its not a phone, it's not a PDA, its a device. A device that takes phone calls, makes phone calls, plays games, and goes on the Internet. Helio hit campus in a big way this year, and combined with its humorous television commercials, Helio was a tech trend that people just couldnt get their hands off of. PHOTO COURTESY OF HELIO Seflifestyles

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STEVE IRWIN dies from a stingray On September 4, the Croco- dile Hunter was killed as a re suit of a stingray attack while shooting a television program Off the shore of Austratia. PHOTO COURTESY 0F ABC.AU FIRE IN PEARSON leads to $1,000 reward Oh October 4, a student lit a bag of hair en tire on the third floor of Pearson Residential College. Students were evacuated at 4 am. for over an hour. The school the culprit, who possibly faced expulsiOh from the university. PHOTO BY WILL WOOTENXIBIS STAFF ' t Hwanmrgamwrlmwi ,,,,, FACEBOOK gets a tacelitt with newsfeed Oh September 5, Facebookcom added a new feature that notifies people of Changes to their friends profiles. Students complained this was boarderlihe stalker style and formed Facebook groups to pro- test the Changes. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOKCOM NY YANKEE crashes plahe Oh October H, New York Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was kiiled when he crashed his plane into an apartment building ih the Upper East Side of Manhattan. PHOTO COURTESY OF mlb.com offered a $1.000 reward to catch ' SADDAM HUSSEIN hung after trial conciudes On November 5, Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraq Special Tribu- hat and was sentenced to death by hanging. Over a month of appeals failed and he was hung at Camp Justice on December 30 PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS aroundtheworl despite the stereotype of being an uninformed college student, there were just some things that couldntt be missed; these are the events that affected our lives from AUGUST TO DECEMBER geflifestyles