DJ Laidback Luke speaks to TMHTV reporter Eddie Sanchez and gives details on how it feels to perform on the MainStage at the Ultra Music Festival. Luke also shares advice for students aspiring to become DJs.
Community, News, Ultra
Thrill-seekers make way to Ultra Music Festival
With the Ultra Music Festival taking over Bayfront Park, how’s the commute from campus to the top DJs around? The Miami Hurricane follows the frenzy to show what it’s like getting to the EDM event from the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Campus Life, News
Commuter Week offers smashing experience for charity
As part of Commuter Week at the University of Miami, the Association of Commuter Students hosted its annual “Car Smashing,” where students had the opportunity to take out their stress and anger with a sledgehammer. Proceeds from the event go to the American Cancer Society.
Campus Life, News
Walk in My Shoes for child sexual abuse passes through campus
UM alumna Lauren Books, founder of Walk in My Shoes, visited the University of Miami campus Thursday to raise awareness about child sexual abuse. Book was a victim of childhood sexual abuse for six years, and she has worked to prevent future abuse and help survivors heal through her organization, Lauren’s Kids. Her annual statewide…
Campus Life, News
Week of Cuban Culture: ‘Cuban Carnaval’
Celebrating Cuban culture, the University of Miami’s Federacion de Estudiantes Cubanos (FEC) planned a weeklong series of events to promote Cuban culture through food, art and music. “Cuban Carnaval,” the week’s biggest event, featured vendors from the community who displayed Cuban art and artifacts.
Campus Life, News
Engineers’ Week: Dunk Tank Tuesday
Nina Miville, an assistant professor in industrial engineering, stepped up and got dunked as part of Engineers’ week, a time dedicated to celebrating engineering. Proceeds from the dunk tank event go to the Institute of Industrial Engineering.
Academics, News, Science and Technology
UMTV to house new HD cameras
The University of Miami is adding $1.7 million worth of state-of-the-art studio equipment to benefit the students at UMTV and the School of Communication’s broadcast program. “It’s exciting to have hands-on experience with new equipment that is used in big networks like Univision, NBC and ABC,” said UMTV Station Manager Lauren Behar. Eight new high-definition…
News, Profiles
Alumna nominated for CNN Hero Award
A 2009 graduate of the School of Communication is being considered for a 2013 CNN Heroes Award for her work helping refugee girls adjust to their new lives in the United States. Blair Brettschneider, 24, was nominated as the founder and executive director of GirlForward. The nonprofit organization serves girls ages 12 to 21 who…