Engineering Week The University of Miami Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers kicked off Engineering Week with the U-Hack 24-hour Hackathon that ran from Saturday morning to Sunday night. The week will continue Monday with a networking session hosted by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at the McArthur Annex from 7-8 p.m. Recent graduates…
Lottery announced for on-campus Republican Primary Debate
Students will be able to enter a lottery to win tickets to the March 10th CNN Republican Primary Debate on campus, the University of Miami announced in an email sent to students on Thursday afternoon. The deadline to enter the lottery is Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 11:59 p.m. Undergraduate, graduate, law and medicine students who are in good…
Former congressmen Anthony Weiner, Joe Garcia discuss modern political issues, demographics
Two former congressmen, who are known for vastly different reasons, spoke about everything from immigration reform to Jeb Bush’s eyewear Monday night in the Storer Auditorium at the University of Miami. Former congressman Joe Garcia is familiar to Miami natives for representing the city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013-2015. Anthony Weiner, a…
Edward T. Foote II, UM’s Fourth President, passes away
Former University of Miami President Edward Thaddeus “Tad” Foote II has passed away at the age of 78, a school spokesperson confirmed Monday night. Foote, born on December 15, 1937, was the school’s fourth president, succeeding Henry King Stanford in 1981 and stepping down in 2001, when Donna E. Shalala took over. He is survived by…
News Briefs: LGBT Resource Center Planning Forum, Lunar New Year, Three-Point Contest to Beat Stephen Curry
LGBT Resource Planning Forum Ronni Sanlo, the director emeritus of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center at UCLA and the former director of the University of Michigan LGBT Center, will be on campus at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to conduct an open forum with students about the plans for the school’s future…
Student Government candidates promote diverse platforms, ideas
Empower U “The purpose of leadership is not necessarily just to accomplish goals, it is to help other people accomplish their goals. Because when that happens not only do they succeed but you succeed, so it becomes this mutually beneficial experience for all parties.” – Jacob Rudolph, presidential candidate President: Jacob Rudolph Year: junior Major: political…
Inauguration ceremony marks official beginning of Frenk’s presidency, road to university centennial
Four months of planning, 100 days of listening and a week of events will culminate in Dr. Julio Frenk’s installation as the sixth president of the University of Miami at his inauguration ceremony on Friday. It was April 2015 when Frenk was announced as the school’s next president, taking over from President Donna E. Shalala’s…
News Briefs 1/21: President Julio Frenk’s Inauguration, Tunnel of Oppression
President Julio Frenk’s Inauguration Three thousand people have RSVP’d for the inauguration of Dr. Julio Frenk as the sixth president of the University of Miami as of Jan. 20, according to Margot Winick, a university spokesperson. Despite taking office in August 2015, Frenk chose to hold his inauguration after a semester of observing and learning…
Republican debate to be held at UM
UPDATED, 8:36 p.m. Jan. 20: Chris Dalton, President of the UM College Republicans, was excited to hear the Republican nominees would be debating at the school. “The announcement that the University of Miami will host a Republican Primary Debate is exciting news for the entire UM family. College students will bear the burden of the priorities and policies…
Professor Katharine Westaway asked not to return after controversial activism
Katharine Westaway, an outspoken lecturer who has been criticized over her handling of student sexual assault cases at the University of Miami, was asked not to return for the spring semester. In an email sent to her former students, Westaway, a lecturer in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department, said that on Dec. 17, 2015…
Senior dies after jumping from stairwell at School of Communication
A University of Miami senior died overnight after trying to jump between two ledges at the School of Communication. Estefano Aime, a graduate of Palmer Trinity School in Palmetto Bay, was an Entrepreneurship major in the School of Business who worked at the Rathskeller restaurant on campus and was a member of the Kiteboarding Club, according to tweets from…
Dr. Steven Altschuler appointed as senior vice president of health affairs, CEO of UHealth
A few months ago, the new leader of the UHealth system at the University of Miami was working on a startup company. At the time, he had no plans on taking charge of an expanding professional and academic healthcare system in January, 2016. Dr. Steven Altschuler, the new senior vice president of health affairs and CEO…