Venezuelan future unclear, fear rises
Recently, a fellow classmate not-so-kindly reminded me that my Venezuelan experience differs from that of recently arrived Venezuelans. Venezuela has been under the rule of Hugo Chavez since 1999. Chavez became a dictator who changed the Venezuelan constitution for his own personal gain, severely upset relations with the U.S. and nationalized much of the state’s...
Staff Editorial 2/21: Don’t bypass the overpass
Since 1990, three University of Miami students have died as a result of being hit by a car crossing U.S. 1. That is three too many. That statistic does not include the five students who have been severely injured since 1989 or other individuals who are not affiliated with the university. Miami is full of...
Marching band hazing often overlooked
Last year, when I read an article in The New York Times about the gruesome death that resulted from “blunt force trauma that caused hemorrhaging and left deep bruises on a man’s chest, arms, shoulder and back,” I expected the story to recount murder by an armed and dangerous criminal. But I was heartbroken to...
Eyes on the road – your text can wait
Texting while driving has become a habit for most college students. We get in the car, blast our favorite music and do anything but keep our eyes on the road. If we’re not using both hands to text, we’re using one hand to text and the other to eat. All the while, our knee is...
Poor governance plagues African miners
I know I should focus on the election, hourly poll updates, sound bytes and other important pieces of news. That’s why I’m watching South Africa so closely. On Aug. 10 at a platinum mine in South Africa, miners went on strike to protest for a wage increase of $1,500 a month. Police were sent to...
Stand Your Ground law is unjust
In the tragic and mysterious case of the murder of Trayvon Martin, the focus of the public and, unfortunately, the Sanford Police Department, is on whether George Zimmerman is innocent and whether race played a factor in Zimmerman’s actions. But what society can’t seem to grasp is that the public has no say in the...
Memorial to be held for alum
University of Miami alum Andrew Klausmeyer passed away Monday, January 17th, in a car accident while traveling home from Colorado.
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