Chartwells workers, student advocates threaten to strike
Students who were faced with the possibility of food services at the University of Miami closing can rest easy. This is because Chartwells employees are also resting easier. Chartwells workers organized to hold a strike that would have paralyzed the dining halls at the residential colleges and the food court at the UC during the...
Quidditch to sweep rivals
The University of Miami quidditch team is a top contender to win the sixth annual Quidditch World Cup, according to predictions made by the Huffington Post. University teams from Canada, Mexico, France and all over the United States will compete Saturday and Sunday in Kissimmee, Fla., in what is expected to be an intense fight...
Entrepreneur creates collaboration website
Senior Steven Reubenstone created the professional counterpart to the popular dating website eHarmony.com with Collaborizm. “Collaborizm is a lot like eHarmony in the sense that, except we’re matching collaborators instead of romantic partners,” he said. With the help of the LaunchPad, Reubenstone created Collaborizm, which matches prospective entrepreneurs together. The word “Collaborizm” is a combination...
Workers and supporters stage rally on anniversary of MLK’s assassination
Photos by: Monica Herndon and Nick Rodriguez University of Miami’s low-wage workers — along with students, faculty supporters, and members of several pro-union and workers’ rights organizations — gathered at the intersection of Stanford Drive and U.S. 1 on Thursday afternoon in protest of what they claim to be unjust treatment against...
Lifted ban benefits ROTC women
Cadets and professors of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) responded to the Pentagon’s decisions to lift its ban on women in combat. The policy change was announced back on Jan. 24, but will not be enacted until 2016. Senior Tori Charvat, Army ROTC Battalion commander, sees that the policy is a progressive move...
Dawkins visits campus
Last Thursday, the BankUnited Center had an approximately 2,300-member audience to hear world-renowned scientist and foremost figure on evolutionary biology, Richard Dawkins. The lecture, which was called “The Science of Beauty and the Beauty of Science” makes Dawkins’ second trip to the University. He last came to UM in 2011. The lecture was free to...
Protest staged for better conditions for Chartwells workers
(Photos by Philipp Schwind) Students Toward A New Democracy (STAND) members, along with college students from across the country, gathered at the Rock Friday afternoon in protest of unjust working conditions faced by Chartwells employees on campus. Chartwells is the company in charge of most food services at the university. The protest was a component...
E-Week promotes competition, celebrates engineering
(Photos by Cayla Nimmo and Charlotte Cushing) All branches of the College of Engineering joined together to host E-Week this week, which will be followed by the ASCE Southeast Student Conference in March. E-Week combines competitions, expos and celebrations of the engineering discipline to demonstrate the need for and education...
FunDay to celebrate its 30th anniversary
Pair up 300 special needs citizens with more than 600 university students and you’ve got yourself a record-setting and historic FunDay. FunDay is the longest standing service tradition at the University of Miami, and it will be celebrating a milestone this year: its 30th anniversary. With the number of students preregistered for FunDay as of...
Textbook costs increase as alternatives develop
For senior Angela Strombell, the start of each semester means financial anxiety. She racked up a bill amounting to more than $600 for textbooks this semester. “I remember it was around $200 freshman year,” she said. “Now I’m paying close to $650 a semester. Right after summer break or Christmas break, I see these crazy...
Rally demonstrates support for Israel
The recent air strikes between Israel and Hamas have galvanized on-campus organizations to rally in support of Israel. Canes for Israel, Chabad UM and Hillel responded to the renewed attacks in Gaza and Southern Israel with an unplanned rally near the Green this past Friday. With the Israeli flag hung from palm trees as a...
Red Bull Flugtag gives students wings
Students from the College of Engineering, covered in colored body paint, wings and beaks, pushed an Angry Birds-themed aircraft off a 30-foot pier at Bayfront Park during the third annual Red Bull Flugtag event. The crowd in Downtown Miami roared as team pilot Thien Tran, who sat on the creatively designed flight machine, flew the...
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