Rat celebrates staff, 40th birthday
The Rathskeller has been the on-campus gathering place for University of Miami students, alumni and visitors for decades and will celebrate its 40th birthday this year. While many UM students cherish...
View ArticleCourse notifier generates buzz
Senior Rob Rankin was sitting in BIL 481 when he overheard two students behind him talking about a friend who had made a program to alert him about the availability of certain courses. “So, I said,...
View ArticleSugarcanes sweeten baseball experience
Sophomore Suzanne Ghannam emerges from the Hurricanes dugout and darts to home plate to retrieve the baseball player’s bat after he reaches first base. Ghannam is a Sugarcane – a bat girl at Miami...
View ArticleWVUM DJ turns up volume with her passion
Senior Katie Sullivan can always be found at her second home, the WVUM studio, from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays. “Being a DJ helped me find balance within the hectic, sometimes crazy life of a college kid,”...
View ArticleSG president-elect looks forward to her new post
When she’s not running around campus between meetings and classes, newly elected Student Government (SG) President Bhumi Patel can be found in the cozy confines of her University Village apartment...
View ArticleRelay For Life brings awareness, unity
Sophomore Alexa Dowell did not expect to get so involved in her sorority and hold a board position just a year after joining Delta Gamma. She’s glad she did, though. “I’ve learned how to be a positive...
View ArticleAlumna climbs ladder to VP of MTV Networks
University of Miami alumna Michelle Alberty’s journey to MTV began with a karaoke night in Miami. “We set up a karaoke night at a local bar and had to promote it all throughout Miami to fundraise for...
View ArticleAlumnus launches EDM-inspired clothing line
Last year, Ryan Simone was struggling with what many college seniors are struggling with today – finding a job after graduation. But last year during his senior year at UM, Simone embraced his inner...
View ArticleJudge Alex Ferrer stays true to Miami roots
For the last eight years, Alex Ferrer has been solving consumer complaints, landlord disputes, and conflicts and confrontations between families and co-workers. He does it in 30-minute TV episodes seen...
View ArticleCzech exchange student leaves her mark on the U
Karol Hosek, 23, has been at the University of Miami for only three months, but her accomplishments and hectic schedule have inspired almost anyone she meets. Not to mention her love for food, outgoing...
View ArticleWendy Walk co-chair to receive Student of Distinction Award
Walking through the School of Communication courtyard, senior Jackie Landes cradled a box filled to the brim with shirts, hats, sunglasses and socks, all bearing the Wendy Walk logo. With her...
View ArticleGSA president sets sights on program overhaul
While medical students have their own campus, and law students their own building, the 3,267 students in the UM Graduate School do not have a central hub to call their own. Marcia McNutt, a doctoral...
View ArticleSoccer watch parties unite multicultural fans
On Wednesday afternoon, a large crowd of students crowded around three big-screen TVs in the University Center to watch football. But it wasn’t the Canes kind. It was the European Champions League...
View ArticleAssociate dean to leave legacy after 34 years
After 34 years of early mornings, late nights and occasional weekends in the office, Associate Dean Rita Deutsch’s biggest fear about her upcoming retirement is that she will have nothing to do but...
View ArticleSenior launches app
UM senior Tyler McIntyre has been an entrepreneur from a young age. Now he is using his experience in his latest venture – phone apps. With a friendly, laid-back disposition, McIntyre lives for his...
View ArticleEquestrian rider finds second home on runway
When she’s not in class, junior Claire Fisher can often be found on a fashion runway or perched atop a saddle at Tally Ho Farms. Fisher, 20, is a political science major with minors in broadcast...
View ArticleAssociate director to retire after 32 years of assistance
Robert DuBord and his wife Rhonda packed a U-Haul truck full of Midwestern antiques before beginning his post at the University of Miami in 1981. “My wife was a native Floridian and wanted to head...
View ArticleStudent helps make strides in scientific research
The seeds of UM senior Juan Pablo Ruiz’s passion for scientific research were planted at a young age, when curiosity set in about the world around him. That passion has bloomed into major academic...
View ArticleBest-selling author talks new book, writing process
Dava Sobel, New York Times bestselling science writer, visited campus Thursday to talk about her new book and play, …
View ArticleProfessor receives Emmy for work on ‘Boardwalk Empire’
There is a little piece of Hollywood fame right here on campus – and it’s sitting on School of …
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