For four years, The Miami Hurricane newsroom has been the training ground for my future career. I’ve grown alongside my fellow staff members as we’ve watched the journalism industry transform before our eyes and worked together to respond to that. It’s crazy to think back to my first semester at the University of Miami and…
Count on Hurricanes baseball coach Jim Morris to wear two things on game day: the No. 3 that has become his namesake, and a relentless poker face. “I probably don’t laugh as much as I should. I am serious all the time – always thinking about something, ways to get better,” he said. Morris’s deadpan…
During the bottom of an inning at Mark Light Field, sophomore Willie Abreu hangs over the edge of the dugout like a dog sticking its head out the car window. He stands first in line, closest to his teammate at bat, trying to catch the best view of the game. Once it’s Abreu’s turn to…
Dr. Julio Frenk is expected to be named the sixth president of the University of Miami on Monday. Frenk, dean of faculty at Harvard’s School of Public Health, would be the first Hispanic president of UM. SEE ALSO: Presidential Search Committee’s 13 members will select Shalala’s successor After the UM Board of Trustees takes a vote…
Whitten University Center, Whitten Learning Center Norman A. Whitten worked in student activities at UM during the 1950s. He was instrumental in the building process of the original Whitten University Center, which opened in 1965 as the student union. Whitten served as the first director of the student union but passed away after only one…
Under pink and purple spotlights at Victor E. Clarke Recital Hall, senior Mateja Kalajian sports her violin and a floor-length fuchsia dress. Kalajian concludes a section of a concerto by 18th century composer Joseph Haydn and draws the violin bow to her side. She looks out at her audience as the pianist accompanying her takes…
The Miami Hurricanes baseball team continued its home dominance with a weekend sweep of the Duke Blue Devils at Mark Light Field – their fourth straight ACC series win. While the Canes edged the Blue Devils by a one-run margin in their first two games, on Sunday, Miami’s double-digit scoring during a shutout victory made…
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]unior Klaudius Maynard grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory with a predominantly black population. There, Maynard was always surrounded by people who look like him and, therefore, unable to experience much diversity. He transferred to the University of Miami looking for just that. By the end of his first semester, however, Maynard…
UPDATE: A reporter spoke to Angel Rodriguez during a face-to-face interview, and he confirmed that he does not run his Twitter or Facebook pages. He only uses Instagram. Read the full story here: Canes Hoops guard Angel Rodriguez’s Twitter and Facebook pages are fake Angel Rodriguez has a Facebook page. Its description says it’s the “Official…
The largest free entertainment event in Miami Beach’s history is happening sandside on Thursday, when the Rising Miami Beach Global Music Festival overtakes Ocean Drive. It’s all part of the beach’s biggest-ever birthday party. Thursday marks 100 years since Miami Beach’s incorporation in 1915. Since Sunday, the city has been hosting its 100-hour centennial celebration –…
Back in early February, before baseball season began, David Thompson sat in the Miami Hurricanes dugout surrounded by reporters, all of them eager to ask the Canes third baseman about his renewed health and outlook on the season. “Who’s going to hit the most home runs?” one asked. Thompson’s reply: “I hope it’s me.” The…
Aurora Ephraim, a University of Miami junior from New Jersey who lived in the University Village, passed away, according to an email from UM President Donna E. Shalala sent Monday afternoon. Ephraim was a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in physics with minors in biology and math. She was involved in the American Society…