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April 26 , 2024

USpeak features new professor Chantel Acevedo

The first event of the 2015-16 USpeak Flash Fiction & Poetry Performance Series took place on Monday evening at Books & Books in downtown Coral Gables. The event was hosted by the ...

Tropical storm Erika disappoints campus by ditching at last minute

Many students were disappointed this weekend after planning a welcoming party for tropical storm Erika only to have the guest of honor flake out. Earlier this weekend, students around campus were p...

CaneFest freebies cause chaos

The fresh-faced class of 2019 was rudely awoken by several trampling incidents that occurred at the annual Canefest on Saturday. The event, attended by over 2,000 freshmen and upperclassmen, was overr...

Professor Viviana Díaz Balsera wins book award

Viviana Díaz Balsera points out the map on the cover of her book, “La Florida: Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence.” The surprisingly accurate sketch is thought to be the first map of Florida’s ...

Give name to SAC

The Student Activities Center (SAC) has become an iconic edifice on campus. Opened just before the 2013-14 school year, the hulk of gleaming white pillars and shimmering glass symbolize everything tha...

PRO: Transparency may benefit prospective college students

As most of us probably remember – or are reliving, for those looking into graduate or professional school – college decisions can be unpredictable and baffling. However, new light shed by Stanford Uni...

CGIU’s urban poverty session tackles community solutions

One of the easiest mistakes to make when working with urban poverty is trying to solve for urban slums themselves, according to Dr. Melanie Walker. "Slums are a solution people have made," said Wal...

CGIU Speak Ups: What did you take away from CGIU?

Q: What did you take away from CGIU? How will this affect the implementation of your Commitment to Action? Rogers: "I guess hearing from other participants, learning from their perspectives, and he...

Clinton, notable speakers welcome students at plenary session

The 2015 meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) opened officially on Friday evening. Over 1,100 student "commitment-makers" were welcomed to the University of Miami by Clinton Fou...

Codeathon participants create significant platforms for CGIU commitments

Before most University of Miami students even started spring break, the 2015 meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) quietly kicked off with the Clinton Foundation Codeathon, in the Iro...

Jackie Yang

Jackie Yang can be reached via email at jyang@themiamihurricane.com.