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April 19 , 2024

Greg Giraldo will be missed

It’s hard to accept that Greg Giraldo is dead. An accidental overdose on pain killers was his cause of death, dying in a hospital four days after he had been found passed out in a hotel room before a show.

New Miami uniforms

While it’s hard to draw many conclusions from beating up inferior talent, the Miami Hurricanes looked pretty good in their season opener. Jacory Harris basically had a perfect throw, the defense didn’...

Delivering a message of global unity

At the 2010 New Student Convocation on Friday, Fareed Zakaria spoke as the distinguished lecturer to the incoming class of 2014. Brought to the stage by President Donna  E. Shalala, Zakaria spoke t...

To the Class of 2014

To the Class of 2014, let me be among the first to welcome you to Miami. As you look around and quickly realize you’re in way over your head I know it’s easy to become overwhelmed by it all. So as a seasoned veteran of this school (two years and $30,000 dollars in debt under my belt), I’d like to offer a few tips to our newest schoolmates so that they don’t make some of the same mistakes I made. The many, many mistakes I made.

Green building earns LEED certification

While the lives of many students revolve around which sport is in season, one of the University of Miami’s biggest offseason additions has received national recognition– the UM Field House. Roughly...

Green building earns LEED certification

The University of Miami Field House is Leed certified.

Give baseball another shot

On Friday, when most of us will be in the Grove forgetting what day and year it is, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the New York Yankees start their best-of-seven series for the American League Championship.

Fraternity brings Vegas-themed Gandi Day to retirement home

In coordination with the University of Miami’s National Gandhi Day of Service, the Phi Delta Theta fraternity organized and ran a casino for the retirement home. While they were only gambling tickets for various small prizes instead of vast sums of money, the excitement from the residents was palpable to all those involved.

Pulling an all-nighter

Students at the University of Miami are participating in an "All-Nighter for the Poor," to raise money for poor Caribbean countries.

‘Swagger’ is dead

Everyone wants to have swag, but the very act of seeking it removes any legitimacy. We were not deemed as a school to have swagger because we went around saying “Hey everybody, we got swag in the bag.” It was because we didn’t care what the hell anyone thought.

Austen Gregerson

Staff Columnist