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April 18 , 2024

News Briefs 2/24

Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton, former United States Secretary of State and former U.S. Senator from New York, will visit the University of Miami Wednesday at the BankUnited Center. Her keynote re...

Newsbriefs 2/20

Elections Results The Elections Commission will be announcing the Student Government election results at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday on the Rock. The results will include the Executive Candidates (pr...

Newsbriefs 2/17

Sassy Sweat A 60-minute dance workout, “Sassy Sweat” will take place from 9 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, in Multi-D at the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center. This program is only for women and is o...

Bestselling author shares story with students

Author Malcolm Gladwell referenced the Kardashian sisters, Kanye West lyrics and a 19th-century duchess to introduce the theme of his latest book “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Ar...

Speak Ups 2/13

Kevin Vikander, freshman “I guess it’s a day where it’s more socially acceptable to say how you feel about someone else. You’re happy for everyone around campus who’s with someone, and you’re happy...

News Briefs 2/10

Valentine Cards UGenerations will be sponsoring a tabling event where students will have the chance to make Valentine’s Day cards for their grandparents from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday...

News Briefs 2/6

Literary reading The Ibis Literary Reading and Performance Series will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday and will feature Edwidge Danticat, Patricia Engel and R. Zamora Linmark in the CAS Gallery across fro...

Institute provides atmosphere for lifelong learning

Qinran Pan had never experienced a Lunar New Year like this. About 8,000 miles away from her home in China, Pan, a second year master’s student in the School of Communication, spent her birthday a...

News Briefs 1/30

Social justice week Social Justice Week continues on Thursday with the program Mental Health Disparities from noon to 1 p.m. on the Green. ActivisUM will be from 7 to 9 p.m. in the SAC South and wi...

Runner raises money for Engineers Without Borders

Clean, running water is difficult to come by in many developing countries, so junior Elaine Golden has dedicated herself to running for clean water. Golden will participate in her first half-ma...

Ashley Martinez

Ashley Martinez is a senior majoring in journalism and psychology, which have sharpened her people-watching skills. She has worked as a staff writer, copy editor, assistant editor and is now the Edge arts and entertainment editor at The Miami Hurricane. She serves as the president of UM's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Her work has been featured in The Hurricane, Distraction Magazine, The Communique, Gables Home Page and The Miami Herald. When she's not working on a story, she loves going to the theatre and singing show tunes.