Golden’s process a work in progress
Miami has run out of options, run out of last-ditch hopes. All that remain are a few guarantees. The only guarantees the Hurricanes have for the season’s last two games, including this Saturday’s matchup against South Florida, aren’t very positive. Miami won’t finish the season with a win against Florida State, won’t earn a trip...
Canes must fight for bowl eligibility
Another late-game Miami comeback came up short in Tallahassee on Saturday. The Canes (5-5, 3-4 ACC) must now fight to even become bowl-eligible after their 23-19 loss at Florida State (7-3, 5-2). Many expected the familiarity of this rivalry game to snap Miami into focus, and they delivered in some ways. But the Canes’ achievement...
Florida should eat from its own backyard
We eat many different types of food. South Florida has probably one of the best climates in the country for growing just about anything, yet amazingly most of our food comes from almost everywhere except Florida. Take oranges for example – a state symbol. Much of the orange juice consumed in Miami comes from oranges...
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...
Floridians protest off-shore drilling
One year after the spill, some South Floridians opposed to offshore drilling have raised concerns that petroleum companies will move to drill off the coast of Florida.
Ra Ra Riot shakes up SoFla
Amid the Middle Eastern décor and the smell of herbs at Fort Lauderdale’s The Culture Room, I sleepily stood on the second-floor HiBar ready to discover a semi-underground indie rock band on a school night. But Ra Ra Riot’s first concert in South Florida definitely kept me wide awake.
End of season Report Card
Professor Antweil gives his end of the year grades
Why Canes won’t miss Shannon
Reflecting on Randy Shannon's reign
Goodbye Shannon
The orange and green jerseys that had once carried a connotation of dominance now look more like clown suits, highlighting all the faults of this team. For a program that has built itself on intensity, under Shannon they seemed to be neutered of any form of exuberance.
Joy unearthed amidst Haitian reconstruction
Getting to know orphans as they deal with disaster and displacement. Watching break dancers joyously hit the concrete streets. Speaking with distant relatives for a brief, heartfelt moment. Koze Ayiti, a non-profit organization based out of the University of Miami’s School of Communication, makes these scenes possible by giving Haitians and the Haitian diaspora a...
Another tough schedules lies ahead for Canes
No team in the nation had a harder four-game schedule to start the season than the Hurricanes as they faced top-25 teams.
Ti’erra Brown hopes to bring home national championships
A nagging back injury in 2008 plagued Ti’erra Brown during her freshman year.
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