As a freshman at UM, it’s great to be a Miami Hurricane. And as a pledge in this spring’s pledge class, it’s great to be going Greek.

Brandon Mitchell, Ashley Taggart and Jake Krupa all from the Taking U Forward ticket won the executive board elections.

It started with a plastic planet roof-sticker and a joke. After removing planet stickers while painting a ceiling, Natalie San Andres, co-founder the Uranus Apparel company, remembers someo...

In two years, the student activities fee could be raised by $6.50. In addition to voting for the new Student Government (SG) executive board and senators next week, students will also have the opportunity to vote on three referenda that may raise the student activities fee.

As the current Student Government (SG) administration prepares to draw the curtain on its term, three groups of fresh faces will be placed on the ballot for this year’s elections. Whether it’s their platforms or their backgrounds that make these candidates distinct, they all have one goal in common: to serve as the next SG president, vice president and treasurer.

On Wednesday two large, purple cakes were served on the steps of the Rock. The cakes were stamped with the slogan for the current Student Government (SG) administration’s motto, “U First.” The cakes were in honor of the annual State of the U address, which was held at 4:30 p.m. on the Rock. SG President Christina Farmer spoke on the progress her administration has made during the fall semester, as well as the changes that the school has undergone.

After a productive first semester, the Student Government is hard at work to make this semester as eventful as the last.

"What are you most looking forward to this semester?"

Wellness center renovations are ahead of schedule and are due for completion on Feb. 24.

Sure, year after year we all make plans that go undone on our New Year’s Resolutions’ Lists, so why not resolve this year to set attainable goals rather than drastic, unattainable promises?