Overpass plan gains steam
The city of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County are working out a deal to build the pedestrian bridge across U.S. 1. This bridge will not involve the University Centre, a strip-mall located across from the university. The owners of the center refused to accept Miami-Dade County’s $1.8 million offer to make up for the five...
Chavez’s successor stirs election controversy
Freshman Veronica Lopez and her family left Venezuela when she was 3 years old. In the 15 years she has lived in this country, she has visited Venezuela three times. The last time she visited was nine years ago. “We left because my dad feared the government and what could happen,” Lopez said. Now, due...
News Briefs: 4/15
Orange Fest Applications for a position on the Orange Festival Executive Board are being accepted until 5 p.m. Friday. The Orange Festival is an annual campus-wide event in March to celebrate the orange tree, the inspiration for the university’s colors. The day celebrates UM’s history and the importance of various traditions. Applications can be found...
News Briefs 4/11
Petition The University of Miami’s Student Government (SG) has collected more than 2,000 signatures in the petition circulating to begin work on the University Metrorail Station Pedestrian Overpass project. The petition signatures are aimed at the Coral Gables University Centre Plaza owners, who have rejected $1.8 million in exchange for the five parking...
Whitely wins national student affairs recognition
Sixteen years ago, Vice President for Student Affairs Pat Whitely stood before a crowd in Chicago. At the time, William Butler was accepting NASPA’s (the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) 1997 Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a dean. Whitely remembers the day Butler received the recognition. He was already retiring, and Whitely...
“The Cleveland Show’s” Mike Henry talks laughs, fame
Writer and producer Mike Henry makes others laugh for a living. Henry not only is a voice-cast member for “Family Guy,” but he is also the co-creator, executive producer and a voice-cast member of “The Cleveland Show.” Henry, who grew up in Virginia, attended Collegiate School. He later attended Washington and Lee University. His brother,...
New Cabinet prepares to serve student body
On Wednesday, the new Student Government (SG) Executive Board members assumed their new posts during the annual SG banquet. Along with the three members of Power of U, the Executive Board Cabinet is comprised of five appointed positions. There will also be two positions elected by Senate, along with representatives from Category 5, the Elections...
Cuban blogger paints picture of Cuba
Freshman Daniela Lorenzo immigrated to the United States from her hometown, Havana, Cuba, at the age of 6. “My parents wanted my little sister and I to have a good future, something hard to get in Cuba because of the government,” Lorenzo said. Lorenzo, who now serves as the secretary for the Federacion de Estudiantes...
News Briefs 4/1
Media Univision President and CEO Randy Falco will discuss the future of media and communication during a USA Today CEO forum at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Cosford Cinema. Falco, the former head of NBC Universal, joined Univision Communications, the leading media company serving Hispanic Americans, in 2011. USA Today’s Technology and Digital Entertainment...
Senior Bucket List
Graduation seems far away when you’re a freshman and just getting to know your way around Miami and the university. Before you know it, you’ll be wearing your cap and gown. But before you graduate, there are certain things that every UM student has to do like attend a tailgate or throw up the U...
UMF celebrates 15-year anniversary
(Photos By Cayla Nimmo) Ultra Music Festival (UMF) started fifteen years ago. Before the festival came together, though, festival organizers held warehouse parties for electronic music. According to Joe Risolia, who handles new business development for UMF, the producers wanted to do a larger event on the beach in lieu...
Cazzette beams at Ultra
Alexander Björklund and Sebastian Furrer are the faces behind – or well, underneath – the cassette headpieces. The Swedish DJ duo is managed by Ash Pournouri from At Night Management, who happens to be the manager behind Avicii’s ascent to stardom. In June 2011, the duo came together and became “Cazzette.” The duo dislikes the...
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