Opinion

Op-Eds

UM must communicate consequential financial changes with stu...

Jenny Jacoby - March 29, 2024

The University of Miami has updated its financial aid terms and conditions to comply with federal aid requirem...

Beyoncé’s new songs topped country charts, but ar...

Katie Karlson - March 27, 2024

Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs and topped the Hot Country Songs chart. Her other release, “16 Carriages,” appeared as No. 9 on the Hot Country Songs and No. 38 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. Most fans were ecstatic about the new songs and their success, but for some, the songs’ high rankings on country charts are a point of contention.

U.S. lawmakers need to reevaluate attempts to protect childr...

Ethan Mannello - March 26, 2024

Regulating social media companies is one of the most difficult tasks for state or federal lawmakers. If lawmakers actually want to protect children, they need to shift their blame to companies who create the phones or the parents who buy them.

Editorials

UMPD should do their job so that we can do ours

Editorial Board - October 13, 2023

The University of Miami Police Department’s mission is “to maximize the safety and security of the...

From The Miami Hurricane: on publishing op-eds

Pari Walter - September 10, 2023

The mission of the opinion section of The Miami Hurricane is to disseminate different viewpoints, raise publi...

Students should not be political collateral in DeSantis̵...

Editorial Board - March 1, 2023

With every banned book and lifelong educator fired, DeSantis further erodes the value of public higher education and jeopardizes its foundations as part of a political agenda that has intensified since he took office. Students, many of whom are still too young to vote in gubernatorial elections, will end up paying the price for these decisions.

Letters to the Editor

In response to Alan Dershowitz: Recognizing genocide and the humanity of Palestinian people

Letter to the Editor - April 5, 2024

From the outset, I humbly ask my Jewish brothers and sisters to remain open to this message. Hate directed at you, your family and your faith directly assaults our shared prospect of equality, and your liberation is inextricably tied to liberation for myself, Palestinians and indigenous peoples across the world.While critical of Israeli state actions, this article will not denigrate Judaism as a religion or Jewish people as a culture, ethnicity or communit...

“We will not wait for the next school shooting”

Letter to the Editor - January 24, 2024

Editor’s Note: The following op-ed was signed by over 140 student leaders and published simultaneously across over 50 student newspapers at public and private universities nationwide.

Addressing the Ravicher matter

Anthony E. Varona - November 19, 2020

The social media posts by Professor Daniel Ravicher, a lecturer at the University of Miami School of Law, have continued to receive attention from the media, and he has continued to conduct interviews with various media outlets. Despite Ravicher’s public comments to the contrary, he has not been “fired,” nor “pushed out,” nor “cancelled,” nor otherwise threatened with termination of his contract by me or anyone el...