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Next year’s housing change leads to contradicting student thoughts

The housing change taking place next year made some students happy, while frustrating others, depending on where they planned their living arrangements. Currently, the freshmen who are admitted and unable to live in the Hecht and Stanford towers due to lack of space, are placed in Mahoney or Pearson on floors that are set apart...

On-campus events during finals

>> Midnight Breakfast The Division of Student Affairs hosts this semester’s Late Night Breakfast on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. Students can receive free breakfast from the Hecht/Stanford and Mahoney/Pearson dining halls. A meal swipe is not required. >> Outdoor Studying For a break from mundane studying in the dorms or library, check out the hammocks...

Checkmates take over elevator

Courtney Maragh and Ryne Gottlieb have found a unique way to enjoy Sundays on the Pearson Residential Hall elevators. The two play chess every week on the elevator as it scales the seven floors of the Pearson tower.

YouNiversity of Miami: Guitar guys

Guitar guys come in many varieties. There’s the constantly stoned hippie, the raging angry ‘emo,’ the Abercrombie wearing ‘ladies-I-play-acoustic-guitar’ guy, but the classic and by far the most superior, is the music lover.

YouNiversity of Miami – Living Off Campus

The standard progression for most students is to live in Hecht or Stanford freshman year, Eaton, Pearson, or Mahoney sophomore year and then move into either the University Village or off campus during the final two years of undergraduate study. This step from on campus to off campus is a big one and can be...

YOUniversity of Miami – People outside the dorms

There’s nothing wrong with relaxing outside your dorm for a little. If you’re waiting for a ride, if you’re smoking, if you have fifteen minutes to kill between classes, then by all means, grab one of those green chairs, and post up! However, be wary, because soon this casual relaxation could become a lifestyle.

Mahoney and Pearson residents promote unity

From dinner to movie nights and etiquette classes to health programs, the students living on Mahoney and Pearson Residential College find their own ways to promote the spirit of unity between floor mates, neighbors and roommates.

Balancing housing and hobbies

Currently, students are deciding their living arrangements for the next school year. However, if the normal arrangements of Mahoney, Hecht, or Eaton don't seem appealing, consider this option: living on a floor with people just like you.

Four new faculty masters at UM residential colleges

Every residential college at UM, besides Mahoney, recieved a new faculty master .

Student Affairs decides against tents, open campus rooms to students for finals studying

The division of student affairs has decided against repeating the study tent program, choosing instead to use current university facilities instead of spending on tent rentals.

Our opinion: SportsFest formula needs to be changed to prevent falling participation

So woopdy doo, Hecht wins SportsFest again. Who would have guessed it? Better lobbies, better athletes, hotter freshmen girls, they have it all. That makes eight years in a row where all of the other on-campus housing units lost. Thousands of students, hundreds of teams, and not one year could any of them break through?...

Special Interest Housing applications due Wednesday

The University of Miami has introduced the opportunity for students to create a unique living experience on the special interest community floors located in the Mahoney-Pearson Residential Colleges.