Learning through Zoom may seem like a daunting task, but there are ample ways to be just as successful in your online classes as you are in a classroom. Here are some tips that will help ease the transition to virtual learning:
Cover, V's Take
Mama raised a snitch
The top-tier fraternities’ brotherly love is reinforced by proverbs such as, “If you snitch, I snitch.” This code of conduct will apply to those hosting continuous illegal parties on-and off-campus during a worldwide pandemic.
Cover, Football, Sports
Mid-week notes: CB Christian Williams enters transfer portal, depth chart changes and Top 25 ranking
After defeating UAB last Thursday, the Hurricanes are ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 college football poll, the team’s highest ranking since 2018.
Basketball, Cover, Sports
3 former Canes set to compete in WNBA Playoffs
Currently three former Miami women’s basketball players are active members of WNBA teams, and all are looking to leave the bubble with rings on their fingers. Here’s a preview of what to expect from them and their teams:
Community, Cover, Culture
Look good, feel good: Attending class in the age of virtual learning
It’s a phenomenon that demonstrates how people’s outer appearances can affect their mental processes, and it’s been a topic of scientific discussion for years. But, where does it fit now that students are learning from the comfort of their bedrooms?
Cover, Culture, Movies, Reviews
18 Netflix thrillers for a socially distant Halloween
October is just around the corner, and it’s never too early to get in the spirit.
Cover, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
UM administrators: Misleading information about Lakeside Village
The September 8 article in The Miami Hurricane extensively quoted from the lawsuit and an interview with the employee, Ricardo Arnau, who has fashioned himself as a self-proclaimed “whistleblower” by bringing alleged code violations to light.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Cover, Football, Sports
D’Eriq King leads Miami to victory in first game of season
The redshirt senior quarterback accounted for 141 passing yards and 83 rushing yards, with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. In doing so, he kept alive his FBS record streak of 16 consecutive games with both a passing and rushing touchdown.
Cover, Greek Life, News
Frats continue to party despite Covid-19
“I was at Sig Chi…People literally had to like squeeze on top of each other to walk by,” said an anonymous student. This student is one of multiple who have described parties hosted by fraternities across Miami on a weekly basis.
Construction, Cover, News
Fired Coral Gables inspector cites ‘dangerous conditions’ in newly opened Lakeside Village
University of Miami students recently moved into Lakeside Village, the new $153 million housing project that has state-of-the-art construction, landscaping, and, according to a lawsuit, code violations that could “result in life-threatening danger to students.”
Campus Life, Cover, News
UM contract workers, faculty stage ‘die-in’ protest demanding response from administration over safety concerns amid the pandemic
Many of the protestors laid down to symbolize dead bodies, holding signs that represent gravestones that called on UM to take action. Faculty members chanted, “I cannot teach if I die,” and “my students are getting sick.”
Administration, Cover, Health, News
UM’s updated Covid-19 dashboard differs from previously reported cases
Three days after University of Miami’s president, Julio Frenk, sat for a contentious live interview on national television where he was pressed about the total number of Covid-19 cases at UM and refused to answer, UM has updated it’s Covid-19 dashboard to display cumulative statistics. However, the numbers are different than previously reported, raising more questions.