“Not a lot of people feel comfortable voicing their opinions on campus, and we kind of wanted to have a big broad flashy advertising for them, and I mean, as you can tell, it worked spectacularly.”
News, Politics
Election season puts strain on personal relationships
“I guess I didn’t really know how big of an impact it was going to have on my relationships with people because up until then, politics wasn’t really something I cared about,” Jagolinzer said. “In high school, once I realized I was queer, I started to realize that that was my life that they were talking about, so I have to have a stance.”
News, Politics
How young people’s social media use is shifting during election year
Political and social-justice-related content is ramping up, coming from not only more politicians on Instagram, but from YouTube influencers, lifestyle bloggers, fitness models, as well.
News, Politics
Harris vs. Pence: Students share their views on the vice presidential candidates
This year’s election pits two of the oldest candidates in U.S. history against each other, with President Donald Trump being 74-years-old and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, 77, giving added significance to each party’s nomination for vice president. Senator and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Vice
Columnists, Student Organization
A Cuban transplant
I fear Republican Cubans have fallen into the trap of trusting in another dictator and demagogue, who is in fact quite similar to the one they left behind.
Campus Life, Cover, News
In wake of Trump sign vandalism, students question administrative response to free speech
After a Trump sign on campus was vandalized, the University of Miami administration was quick to condemn such actions. Thus, students and faculty say they are upset with how the university has handled other situations of expression.
Cover, Greek Life, News
Sig Chi suspended, Pike on probation following Covid-19 violations
Looks like the party is over. The punishments for Sigma Chi and Pi Kappa Alpha are the first reported punishments for fraternities at UM in violation of the university’s Covid-19 protocols barring parties of any kind.
Health, Housing, News
Students forced to move out of dorms to create additional quarantine rooms
Students in single rooms on the sixth and seventh floors of Mahoney Residential College, a residential dorm at the University of Miami, had to be quickly relocated in order to create more isolation and quarantine rooms.
Community, News, Politics
Guide to 2020 state and local elections
While this November’s election is largely known for the two presidential candidates, there are still many important races and propositions that can be voted on in the 27th Congressional District of Florida.
Cover, News, Politics
After Trump poster defaced on campus, Frenk decries vandals’ actions
A Trump poster was hung on campus and promptly defaced. The poster being defaced was met with mixed reactions from students across campus. One vandal was tracked down by the University of Miami Police Department and the actions have been publicly denounced by Julio Frenk.
Crime and Safety, Health, News
Public Health Ambassadors share their experiences
“I have never felt unsafe. I feel that we are doing a very good job by doing the most. I understand that there’s been a lot of pushback on school reopening, but I think what we’re doing is awesome.”
Academics, Cover, News
The dean and future of the College of Engineering: Aerosol scientist and engineer Pratim Biswas
Upon his arrival, Biswas will bring decades of academic experience to UM, but his experiences in the world of academia were rooted before his career. Biswas spent much of his early life being raised at the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, where his father was a chemistry professor and his mother was a mathematician.