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

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x 'ml1 WWWWH lam ll , i l mil w SOMETHIN G FOR EVERYONE Over 5,000 students filed into the BankUnited Center for 0080's annual Canefest. Registered student organizations decorated their tables with their awards, sign up sheets and free candy to give to potential new members. Sponsors were interspersed with student organizations to offer information about fun activities in the Miami. Photo by Cayla Nimmo W i, g l W H ltrrl APEVERSUS BANANA Seniors Zach Miller, dressed as the COLOR CODED Each organization was assigned to a table in certain color section. Each coded area was made up of a variety of types of gorilla, and Mo Oates, as the banana, battle each other off as organization. It's my second year working this event and each summer we go crazy and run around like chickens with our heads out off, but it's all one tries forge for dinner. Photo by Jessica Bryant worth it in the end, Liliana Oyarzun, junior, said. It's something I look forward to each summer, Photo by Jessica Bryant l Mm Wiymi. i N , i Wm M i x l lmnfim A CANEFEST COMMITTEE Committee members junior Erica Steinmiller, senior Patrick Bethell, junior Liliana Oyarzun, sophomore Lisa Donna, juniors Coral Millioan and Ashley Taggart, adviser Deanna Rolle, senior Kenneth Garcia, sophomore Stephanie Fleites, senior Javier Farinas, sophomore Bibi Yasmani Maghani and senior Jude Legiste, stop and smile behind the scenes. Photo courtesy Kenneth Garcia 3D DEMONSTRATION Sophomore Ryan Pekarek rides his tri-oane bicycle to show possible new members what this organization has to offer. Photo by Cayia Nimmo f a IT'S IN THE DETAILS Working to create a display for UNIVEN, senior Vanessa Duran and sophomore Melanie Benaim. Photo by Cayla Immo Canefest 019 h

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A look into planning such a colossal event Freshmen waited anxiously outside the doors of the BankUnited Center for Canefest to begin. Once the doors opened, they shuffled in through the second floor entrance, whizzing past the overrun club sports tables and breezing by outstretched hands attempting to hand them flyers for campus ministries. They were there for one thing, and one thing only: the free stuff. What most didn't realize when they were stuffing their bags with pins, pens and T-shirts, was that Canefest was a major event that took months of planning. A committee of undergraduates met once a week for the entire summer in order to set the iconic event in motion. Logistically, the event was a large undertaking. There was only room for 140 organizations in the BUC and the spots were assigned on a first come, first serve basis. According to Canefest Committee Chair, Ashley Taggart, all of the organizations, both registered and standby, got placed at a table this year. HGetting everyone placed at a table was a success. Our goal is to give students the greatest variety of organizations possible, Taggart, junior, said. LIFESTYLES Registered organizations were then placed on the floor in color groups, in accordance with how they were registered with the Committee on Student Organizations Each group contained many organizational categories. Advertising was also a large part of Canefest. Senior Kenneth Garcia and junior Coral Milican designed the 2010 logo and T-shirt that featured two silhouettes throwing up the U. Hlt was about trying to represent the individual, so we came up with the idea of having a boy and a girl literally bleeding orange and green, Garcia said. After trying to create the silhouettes from scratch, Garcia and Milican had a friend take a picture of them and that photo became the basis for the design. 'tSeeing our logo, that featured ourselves, appear on everything from the plaques, VIP parking passes, coffee mugs for the sponsors, the gift bags and the email signatures was awesome? Milican said. t'But it really doesn't compare to the feeling of awe that overcame me when .. . our T-shirt guy and sponsor delivered the boxes of white T-shirts and I could see it everywhere. By Nancy Oben lmuwwmyw. ,. SPONSOR CRAZE Freshman Juanita Melau had the opportunity to speak with a representative from Miami Dade Parks and Recreation, one of the various sponsors at Canefest. Students were presented with multiple amenities available through their programs, including snorkeling and dog parks. Photo by Cayla Nimmo

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The Next Photo by Jessica Bryant CHRIS LOPEZ I graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BS. in chemistry in 2003. My first job after graduation was working as a formulation chemist in a shampoo factory, designing different types of soaps and shampoos. Eventually, I found a job working for the state of New Mexico. There I tested drinking or tap water for toxic metals such as lead. Three years later, I attended graduate school in Richmond, Virginia. I began as a teaching assistant for the freshmen labs and also started doing research with cancer therapy drugs that are derivatives of cisplatin, a platinum based medicinal drug. I realized I could find a better school and I decided to visit UM. LIFESTYLES CHAPTER Photo by Cayla Nimmo CYLOR SPAULDING A native of Arizona, I hold a MA. degree in strategic public relations from the University of Southern California and a BA. degree in journalism from Arizona State University. I spent seven years working in the public relations industry. I have also worked with numerous PR agencies, where I worked on public outreach campaigns for clients, like Microsoft. Most recently, I was the co-head of the public relations department at a boutique integrated communications agency. While at the agency, I spearheaded a number of campaigns for clients across multiple industries and helped launch Zhu Zhu Pets, electronic pet hamsters, as one of the top toys of 2009. Photo by Cayla Nimmo PAIGE HELMICK I was born and raised in South Miami. I graduated with a 8.8. degree in biology from the University of Florida in three years. While at UF, I was an officer for an organization called Heal the World. Through the club and the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children IFIMRCI, I went on two medical mission trips, one to San Jose, Costa Rica and one to Huancayo, Peru, to volunteer in clinics and shadow physicians in local hospitals. The experiences were both shocking and rewarding and furthered my desire to work in the medical field. I decided to return to Miami and attend the Miller School of Medicine because of UMIs diversity and commitment to service.