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April 24 , 2024

UHack beneficial for all majors, skill levels

The atmosphere of the Student Activities Center (SAC) Ballroom is both quiet and electrified as the clock crawls through an early Sunday afternoon. Empty soda cans, blankets and wires are strewn acr...

Celebrating Mardi Gras in South Florida

Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday” in French, derives its name from the rich, fatty foods that are traditionally consumed on the holiday of indulgence, revelry and occasional debauchery. As the last hurra...

New app offers local event listings, ticket deals

The amount of things to do in a bustling, exciting city like Miami can be overwhelming. A newly launched phone application by Thrillcall.com seeks to address this problem. Originally created as a ...

Cultural cloths to hang at Lowe Art Museum for ‘Weaver’s Storie...

Batik and Ikat are patterned cloth-dyeing techniques used in traditional societies throughout Southeast Asia, where textile-making is a significant means of gaining artistic reputation, wealth and s...

Sorority recruitment numbers continue to rise

Before spring semester began, hundreds of students arrived on campus a week early to participate in the Panhellenic Association’s spring recruitment week. Also known as rush, recruitment gives ...

Poets close out Ibis Literary Series with stirring performances

  The Ibis Literary Reading and Performance Series returned Thursday evening for its spring event with performances from distinguished visiting writers Mary Ruefle and Staceyann Chin. T...

Gathering honors life of ‘silent leader’ exchange student

Amid the small crowd of mourners at University of Miami student Frederik Westerberg's memorial stood a blue bicycle carrying a basket of personal books and flowers as a symbol of the rider it once...

Habitat developers to balance preservation with job creation

In July, the University of Miami sold 88 acres of its endangered pine rockland habitat in the South Campus, located near Zoo Miami, to developer Ram Realty Services (Ram). Ram plans to use the land ...

Drugs, all-nighters prove detrimental to finals preparation

Though I already knew how to tell time before I graduated high school, my parents like to remind me that there are only 24 hours in a day, and as finals loom over the horizon, it almost seems as if th...

Senior Amy Halpern makes most of on-campus leadership positions

Before graduating in May, senior student leader Amy Halpern will leave her final mark on the University of Miami. A business law and marketing major, Halpern is currently the only student on UM’s B...

Jackie Yang

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