For the sixth year in a row, DragOut has been a staple event for SpectrUM, as students, drag queens and kings and faculty members perform to raise money for South Florida charities that serve LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ folks alike.
Campus Life, Community, News
UM reflects on Black Awareness Month
“The culture of Black America is literally just reaching out to other people and trying to pull support and help so why not do that during a month about us.”
Edge, Music
Vince Staples brings genius, West Coast flair to Revolution Live
Staples’ “Smile, You’re on Camera” tour stopped in Fort Lauderdale this past Valentine’s Day at Revolution Live, and it was one hell of a time.
National News, News, Politics
UM community reacts to State of the Union address
“Personally, I was surprised to hear the bipartisan undertones of the president’s remarks,” said, Kinnon McGrath, president of the UM College Democrats.
Op-Ed, Opinion
Trump’s reopening of government reminds us that the wall he wants already exists
Trump’s casual reopening of the federal government like a pop-up shop for a bill that Democrats proposed weeks earlier shows his incompetence.
Op-Ed, Opinion
The culture of hazing at UM
It’s time for us as a student body to accept our inaction and stigmatizing as crimes against each other
Edge, Music
Denzel Curry returns to Miami for wrestling-themed homecoming show
On Nov. 16, Curry will join Brooklyn hip-hop group Flatbush Zombies in what they’ve described as a “soundclash/martial arts inspired rap blowout.”
Books, Edge, Q & A + Profiles, Reviews
UM alum talks new book, money, and how to make it
We’re all writing a book in our heads. Jon Kowalsky is finally publishing his.
Edge, Food, Reviews
New South Miami restaurant offers relief for students bored of dining hall food
It seems like Natural Chicken Grill has all the makings of Coral Gables’ latest hotspot. So, we did some investigating to find out whether NCG is fit to be UM students’ newest go-to.
Edge, Movies
Olivia Munn addresses film industry’s climate of harassment at ‘Predator’ screening
“The same people keep messing up and keep getting the same opportunities over and over,” Munn said in a Skype Q&A session Monday night. “The rest of us have to go to the back of the line and work our way up.”
Columnists, Opinion
We will continue swimming: Remembering Mac Miller
I was ready to buy my tickets and see him live for the first time. Less than 24 hours later, he was gone.
Columnists, Opinion
Women in journalism deserve a better story
I want to see a show with a female reporter who does her job and does it ethically. Can Netflix make an original series about that?