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SG president-elect looks forward to her new post

SG president-elect looks forward to her new post

When she’s not running around campus between meetings and classes, newly elected Student Government (SG) President Bhumi Patel can be found in the cozy confines of her University Village apartment watching “Friends” surrounded by her friends. “We all love tea, so we have teatime,” said Patel’s roommate, Kate Maier. The two met in middle school...

Speak Up: What was your reaction to this year’s presidential election?

America must now stand behind its president

Election Day is over, but politics are not. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, polls started closing and Americans tuned into results through TVs at home, victory parties at restaurants, and radio stations in cars all over the country. But in Miami-Dade, many voters were still in line. Two days after the election, the Sunshine State shines...

Re-elect Democrats to continue progress

Election Day is Nov. 6. On that day, I urge you to re-elect President Barack Obama for his strong record of job creation and support of education. I hope that you will also re-elect Sen. Bill Nelson for his strong record of supporting the middle class. I encourage you to vote to retain our Florida...
Obama rallies capacity crowd of supporters Thursday at BankUnited Center

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...

Obama fails to control spending

Three years ago last week, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th President of the United States on promises of hope and change. For the 2012 election, his campaign has chosen, “We can’t wait,” as its central theme. We completely agree with President Obama: We can’t wait to elect a Republican this year,...

The race for the top elephant in the room

At some point during the current Republican vetting process, eight different candidates challenged for the position of top-elephant-in-the-room: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain, Ron Paul, John Huntsman and Rick Perry. That list doesn’t even include the sideshow-turned-center ring-turned-sideshow again candidacy of Donald Trump, Sarah Palin playing her ubiquitous game of...

SG reaches out to students, gets things done, plans for the future

From campus events to behind-the-scenes activities, Student Government took the University of Miami by storm this semester.

Obama: The iPod president?

So here we are, only 52 days into the 44th President’s tenure, and people are already quarreling on just how to label President Obama.

Memorial service for Henry King Stanford to be held on Friday at 3 p.m. in Storer Auditorium

A memorial for the late Henry King Stanford, third president of the University of Miami, will be memorialized tomorrow at the Storer Auditorium in the University of Miami’s School of Business at 3 p.m.

Former University of Miami president Henry King Stanford dead at 92

Henry King Stanford, the University of Miami's third president, died Thursday at age 92.