SpectrUM kicks off Pride Awareness Week
The annual SpectrUM Pride Awareness Week kicked off Sunday with the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade on sunny Ocean Drive. SpectrUM is the LGBT resource on campus. Its purpose is to educate students about diversity within sexual orientations. “SpectrUM is the space to explore and see other people, engage and have a sense of colorful...
Relay For Life brings awareness, unity
Sophomore Alexa Dowell did not expect to get so involved in her sorority and hold a board position just a year after joining Delta Gamma. She’s glad she did, though. “I’ve learned how to be a positive leader among peers, while also improving my communication skills,” she said. In addition to serving as DG vice...
International Week chair shares love of diversity
Sophomore Hope Hua got involved in the Committee on International Student Organizations (COISO) in a round-about way. It started two years ago with a plane ride. Before she was a student at UM, Hua was visiting family in China in the summer of 2011 when she met UM study abroad students on her flight. They...
Hip-hop dance group thrives on ‘swagger’
The members of KAOS see hip-hop dancing as more than a passion. Being part of a dance group gives them an escape from the pressures of school and jobs. “We all have this connection to dancing even though we’re such different people; we come together and have fun,” said sophomore Emily Brudner, president of the...
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...
Glass Guild promotes self-expression, teamwork through art
(Photos by Hadley Jordan) A new student organization has turned the Studio Arts Complex into one of the hottest hangouts on campus every Tuesday night. The UM Glass Guild is open to any student interested in the art of glass blowing. It began last November and already has 43 registered...
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...
Asian American students work together for cultural awareness
The Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall roared with excitement from more than 150 guests recently as the Asian American Students Association auctioned off some of its most talented members. “Sold for $160 to the lovely man in the black tux,” shouted Mathew Mancoa, AASA president, over the cheers and applause. From showing off their musical...
MLK Jr. remembered in United Black Students’ annual celebrations
The Shoma Hall filled slowly as students trickled in grinning and greeting each other. Members of United Black Students (UBS) all wore their white org polo’s showing their pride to their organization. Brian Blake, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate School, sat off to the side, looking into his portfolio, preparing for...
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