State initiative values cost over passion
As the University of Miami continues to celebrate the Year of the Humanities and the Arts, Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education campaign to encourage students to major in science-related fields is currently underway. Gov. Scott has proposed to freeze tuition rates for majors in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. This decision,...
Staff Editorial 1/21: Study what you love, not what’s cheaper
Choosing a major should be easy: You find your passion and you pursue it. The price of a degree should be secondary, if even a thought at all. But for prospective students looking to attend a public university in Florida, they are faced with a tough decision because of Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign, which encourages...
UM drops six spots in U.S. News rankings, still tops in Florida
U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Miami No. 44 in its 2013 edition of the “Best Colleges” list, released Wednesday. Although the university continues to hold the No. 1 spot in Florida and is the only school in the state to be among the top 50 universities in the nation, UM dropped...
Directed Independent Language Study program provides immersion experience
The UM student body personifies the extreme diversity of the University of Miami, with more than 110 countries represented in the student population. The Directed Independent Language Study (DILS) program allows students to practice and master foreign languages otherwise unavailable. Under the leadership of Dr. Maria Kosinski, the DILS program began in the spring of...
News Briefs – 4/23
Florida Habitat On May 2 at 7 p.m. in Room 166 of the Cox Science Center, Steve Woodmansee, biologist and president of the Florida Native Plant Society, will discuss one of Florida’s most sensitive ecosystems, the pine rockland. For more information, visit bio.miami.edu/arboretum/Calendar.html. Biology Seminar Michigan State Assistant Professor C. Titus Brown will present a...
Tunnel aims to challenge views of current issues
Tunnel of Oppression seeks to challenge people’s thoughts and perceptions on issues dealing with oppression and hatred. Before entering the Tunnel, individuals hear and read a disclaimer. “The experience is not intended to offend or bring about tension,” it states. “The Tunnel is meant to be an educational experience and the views expressed in the...
Staff Editorial 1/26: Make each voice count
Unemployment is at a whopping 8.5 percent, the national debt is about $15 trillion and 46.2 million Americans are living below the poverty line. Whether it’s President Barack Obama’s fault or not, the problems and their solutions are our responsibility. It’s the year of the presidential election, and college students should be informed and ready...
Budget cuts threaten public safety near water
Miami-Dade County has proposed a budget plan for 2012 that will cut funds from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. These cuts will also affect the Ocean Rescue Bureau in the Fire Rescue Department, which hires lifeguards for public beaches. Similarly, lifeguard programs across South Florida are suffering from budget cuts. Palm Beach County has already...
Jellyfish begin seasonal invasion of South Florida coastline
Amid blue skies and heat index values near 100 degrees, UM students headed to the beach this weekend and encountered something unexpected while approaching the water: Jellyfish had taken over the South Florida coast. “It was almost impossible to go into the ocean because it was swarming with jellyfish,” sophomore Dawn Zasa said, after visiting...
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