News Briefs 1/24
Conference UM’s School of Law will be featuring the Hispanic National Bar Association’s “Human Trafficking Conference” this Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Multipurpose Room in the BankUnited Center’s Fieldhouse. Keynote speakers include Catherine A. MacKinnon, a professor of law at the University of Michigan. She is a well-known lawyer, teacher and activist...
News Briefs-11/5
Before hitting the books for finals, check out these upcoming Year of the Humanities events. BookTalk The final BookTalk presentations at Books & Books in Coral Gables will feature history professor Michael Miller and Associate Professor of English Brenna Munro. Miller will discuss his recent book, titled “Europe and the Maritime World: A Twentieth-Century History,”...
Obama rallies capacity crowd of supporters Thursday at BankUnited Center
President Barack Obama fired up supporters at his grassroots event at the BankUnited Center Thursday afternoon with a speech that touched on his accomplishments over the past four years and his mission to move the country forward during the next four. “Four more years,” was a favorite chant of the capacity crowd, which expressed its...
News briefs – 9/20
Newsbreak UMTV began its newest program, NewsBreak, on Monday. Each day during NewsBreak, a different host provides 90-second updates on the latest on-campus news. This week, the hosts covered the Univision events live from outside of the BankUnited Center. When they are not live at the scene, reporters will be streaming from the School of...
Cornel West stops by campus to celebrate diversity
Cornel West spoke to students at the BankUnited Center on Thursday as part of the University of Miami’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of desegregation on campus. During the event titled “Diversity & Democracy: An Evening with Dr. Cornel West,” the notable intellectual and advocate for social justice spoke to a packed audience of UM...
Students wait in long line for Ludacris tickets
While some students lined up outside the University Center throughout the day, others camped out in lawn chairs from as early as 6:30 a.m. on Thursday for the start of the Homecoming concert’s ticket distribution. After changing the location of the concert from the University Green to the BankUnited Center, a collective decision was made...
Category 5 plans ‘Miami Madness’ event
The spirit programming board of the student government, or as it is more commonly referred to “Category 5”, is looking to expand its reach among college sports and also has a new and exciting event in store for ‘Canes basketball fans.
Ludacris concert relocated to BUC
The location for the 2011 Homecoming concert has been changed. Although it was originally scheduled to take place on the University Green, the concert will now be held in the BankUnited Center. The decision was made to resolve issues that have affected past Homecoming concerts. “The size of the crowd and the stature of the...
Dalai Lama makes appearance at the BUC
Two deep lines etched a “V”-shaped wrinkle into the Dalai Lama’s forehead as he articulated how young college students can peacefully influence and change the future. “If you are a compassionate person, then you build a compassionate family and then a compassionate community and then a compassionate world,” His Holiness said. “But if you think...
These are my reflections
When people look back on UM sports years from now, they might think differently of the stretch between 2007-2011. It might not have been the worst period since we became the U, but rather the transitioning before the rebirth.
Freshman has career game against Terps
On senior night, it was the freshman that shined the most. Behind Rion Brown career high 19 points, the Miami Hurricanes defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 80-66 and the Canes improve to 18-12 and 6-9 in the ACC on the season.
Aiming for a Duke sellout
Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets, Hurricane athletics has decided to put a limit on the number of student seats that will be available on Sunday evening. As of Sunday afternoon, only the first 1,250 students will be allowed inside the Bank United Center.
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