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

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, School pride abroad: Ashly Mitchell shows her UM pride as she arrives at the main train station in Bratisiava, Slovakia. The real wine country: Kristen Eleazor spends time exploring a German vineyard while taking photos for class. PHOTOS COURTESY ASHLEY NORTON Adding a piece of yourself: Juniors Jodi Coplan tstandingt and Joanna Davila add their own messages to the John Lennon Wall in Prague. Finger painting: Ashly Mitchell, senior, looks at some student posters ?- made at the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany. The students spent a week working with movable type just as Gutenberg did.

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LIFESTYLES STUDY ABROAD onlocation Film Students :OLLIE SCHMITTtZI: STAFlF I f l 22 t .1 bl . very year, over peop e Slgn up or on y spo s aval a e study abroad m Prague, Czech Republic on the flve-week summer fllm program in Prague, making it the most popular study abroad program at the University of Miami. Prague is the third leading City in the world tafter Los Angeles and New Yorkt for the fuming of major motion pictures. Prague was the only central European city not bombed during World War 11. Because of this, it's the perfect place to shoot fllms in real-life Romanesque, Medieval, Renaissance, Art Nouveau, Cubist, and Modern settings, said Program Supervisor John Soliday. Brendan Kahn, majoring in Motion Pictures, attended the program taught at the Czech National Film School, FAMU, in 2005. We took intense classes on fllm history and theories that influence international fllmmaking, Kahn said. Outside the Classroom, students worked on all aspects of fllm production. It was great having the connections available by FAMU, Kahn said. They even had their own casting agency and producers to help us reserve shooting locations. Student projects created on this program have been featured in nine national fllm festivals. The trip was Kahnts flrst to Europe. A week before the program began, he Visited Barcelona and Amsterdam. After it ended, he joined other students and traveled to Italy. 'The program was an amazing ftlm experience and also a great opportunity to travel, Kahn said. On weekends, the students accompanied Soliday on trips to Berlin, Dresden, Vienna, Munich, and t0 the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. They Visited the medieval cathedral, silver mines and bone church in Kutna Hora, the Renaissance fairy-world town of Cesky Krumlov, the Nazi camp of Terezin, and the world renowned Barrandov Film Studios. This experience changes the lives of everyone who participates, Soliday said. It's the high point of my year and usually the high point of every student's college experience. Among statues: Derek Stanley, junior, takes a picture from the famous Charles Bridge on the River Vltava in Prague.

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LIFESTYLES SUMMER CURRENT EVENTS NICOLE TRECOXIBIS STAFF 0 Te rror In This summer, London was filled with events that will never be forgotten. On July 6, 2005, it was announced that London had won L 0 ND 0 N the bid to hold the 2012 Olympics. Londoners everywhere were ecstatic with the news and proud that they would get to showcase . their city to the world. Just after belng awarded the 20 12 Olympics London July 7, however, will always overshadow the happy moments of the d t . t H k previous day: Londonis public transportation system went under UH ergoes el'l'OIIS 8' ac terrorist attack. Fifty-two people were killed and 700 were injured as bombs exploded in the busy Underground and on a double-decker bus. In the days that followed, the bombed locations were covered with flowers, while posters of the missing plastered the City. CW It was only two weeks later that their transportation system was a . . 4 attacked again. Luckily this time, the bombs did not detonate. No hl$lhame$e one was hurt, and eventually the terrorists were apprehended by the 201? police. University of Miami senior Sarah Canale was in London for an internship during the summer and experienced the ups and downs of those few weeks. Of the Olympic announcement she said, I've never seen so many smiles on so many people's faces, but on the day of the bombings, the mood was so calm as people walked home, they must have been in a state of disbelief. Canale, like many others in London, took the Underground to work everyday. I could have been on the train where a bomb killed six innocent people, she said. I could have had a much more horrifying experience. I think this really made me realize Honoring the dead: Two minutes of silence is observed at the Kings Cross Station in how random the attacks are and Lond e week after terrorists bombed three tube stations and one City bust how no one is safe from terrorism. Stacy Fan, a third-year exchange student Visiting the University of Miami this year, lives 30 minutes outside of London and was home for both events. She said the Olympic bid was something that London was highly passionate and excited aboutf and was a sharp contrast to the mood after the attacks. Her best friend was in the city when the bombs went off. I was scared, and unsure if a bomb would go off near where she was, Fan said. Today London is back, almost to how it was, she added. iItisi not willing to give up the fight. We remain, as ever, opposed to terrorism vmtci i2 i and intent on fighting towards a more peaceful future for ourselves and future generations. PHOTO COURTESY ABACA PRESSJKRT Final victory: Lance Armstrong celebrates his seventh Tour de France victory with his children on the Champs Elysees in Paris on July 24.