The University of Miami capitalized on the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) by obtaining over $90 million in grants that will help spur such projects as research and building annexations on the Coral Gables campus.

James Surowiecki recently wrote an article for The New Yorker detailing the perils of the growing populist sentiment in America. Here’s an excerpt: The electorate, we hear, wants Barack Obama to be more of an economic populist but less of an ambitious reformer. He has to aggressively create jobs but also be less spendthrift. This [...]

Although decidedly less candid and more eloquent than his predecessor, the clock may well have been turned back eight years to when Bush addressed the West Point graduates where he defiantly praised American superiority and the necessity for total American involvement in the “war on terror.”

Although 2009 was the year with the most Peace Prize nominations in history, no person other than Obama deserved it more. Certainly not Hu Jia, a Chinese human rights activist who has been jailed by the Chinese government for her “subversive” activities, or Morgan Tsvangirai who despite repeated attempts on his life managed to get the ruthless dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, to share power.

UM has its own team barber, 23 year old Steven Rivera. While some players like redshirt freshman safety Vaughn Telemaque and sophomore wide reciever Travis Benjamin refuse to cut their luscious locks, over half the football team goes to Rivera.

The University of Miami has drawn a proposal to expand the Cox Science Building that would take advantage of the funds available in President Barack Obama’s stimulus package.

Edi Gathegi, Laurent from the Twilight Saga, visited Florida Supercon in Miami this past weekend despite several delayed flights out of Italy. He spoke to The Miami Hurricane about almost acting in front of President Barack Obama, filming for New Moon and why you’ll see his character wearing shoes from now on.

Fresh off a world tour and their fifth album, Folie à Deux, Fall Out Boy headlines mtvU and MTV’s Believers Never Die Part Deux tour with opening acts Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Hey Monday and 50 Cent.

The Chicago band returns to South Florida on April 21 at the Mizner Park Amphitheater for its first visit since performing at Y100′s Jingle Ball back in December.

President Barack Obama’s first 71 days in office is surely a hot topic for all politically-minded college students, but few relish a good political argument as much as debaters. On Thursday night in front of a crowd of about 20 people, the UM Debate team hosted three Irish debaters in a dynamic debate about Obama’s first three months in office.

Despite persistant rumors that University of Miami president Donna E. Shalala plans to leave the school for a position in the administration of President Barack Obama, she maintains that she is fully commited to UM long-term.