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April 23 , 2024

Don’t abort the right to privacy

As abortion battles escalate across the nation, Florida has 18 bills pending in state legislature that would limit abortion rights for women in the state. Conservative lawmakers are assertively pus...

Letters to the Editor: Overtown’s Response to UM

It is amazing that everyone knows what's best for Overtown! A recent Miami Herald editorial, and UM responses have dismissively cited that those expressing a desire for the UM Life Science and Technology Park/Wexford to commit to a long-term investment in the neighborhood are 'a few community activists', meddlers looking for a handout. On the contrary, there is an entire neighborhood whose voice is going unheard!

Letter to the Editor

Dear University Community, A few days ago The Miami Herald reported on the controversy surrounding the UM life science park center. One UM student asked “Are we vultures, predators, waiting to capi...

Budget cuts slash education

It seems as if attitudes about the teaching profession have nosedived. With local and state governments across the country trying to close gaping budget gaps and cutting public spending along the way, unions and the employees who are a part of them, have become the target.

International aid, support to Japan lags

Giving was at its peak in the first days following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. But the donations have been lagging compared to other natural disasters such as the Haiti earthquake and Hurricane Katrina.

See USHER with special guest: AKON

Usher and Akon are coming to the BankAtlantic Center. Here's a chance to be there. By there, we mean: The BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL, on Wednesday, April 27th at 7:30 PM Enter to to win t...

Males fall behind, stuck in pre-adulthood

Men in their 20s are living in a new stage of human development called pre-adulthood, or lengthened adolescence. This is not the case with everyone, but there are enough boys falling into this category to make it a phenomenon.

Staff editorial: Give your body a rest, sleep more

A psychology professor from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. studied the sleeping patterns and transcripts of 111 students to see the association between sleep and their GPAs. He found that if you pull all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower in average.

Staff editorial: Diversity promotes enrichment

Today, many young Americans are identifying themselves as more than one race.

Staff Editorial 2/24: Paint the town orange and green

The Miami Hurricane thinks that the most noteworthy of the new SG executive board’s platforms is its “Spirit the U” initiative. “Taking U Forward” has plans of instilling a sense of Hurricane pride in anyone, whether students or visitors, from the moment they step on campus.

The Miami Hurricane

Student newspaper at the University of Miami