U.S. News and World Report ranks UM No. 48
U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Miami No. 48 in the 2015 edition of its “Best Colleges” list, released Tuesday. UM is tied with the University of Florida, and shares the spot for...
View ArticleShalala’s legacy leaves positive impression
When it occurred to President Donna E. Shalala to build the Student Activities Center (SAC), she was taking a walk around the lake with Vice President for Student Affairs, Patricia Whitely. “The...
View ArticlePresidential Search Committee’s 13 members will select Shalala’s successor
Thirteen individuals have been appointed to the Presidential Search Committee that will select President Donna E. Shalala’s successor, according to a university-wide memo sent Friday by Stuart A....
View ArticlePlanned Gables UHealth facility named at groundbreaking
The University of Miami Health System site that will be located on the Coral Gables campus near the BankUnited Center was named The Lennar Foundation Medical Center during a ceremonial groundbreaking...
View ArticlePi Kappa Alpha alumni may face legal issues
The UM chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (Pike) may be dealing with more than its suspension, according to Pike CEO Justin A. Buck. On Thursday, The Miami Hurricane published an article about an...
View ArticleAuthor, UM alumna Ann Levine to demystify law school admission process
Author, law school admissions expert and University of Miami alumna Ann Levine will return to campus Wednesday. Levine, who founded Law School Expert, a law school admissions consulting business in...
View ArticleExchange student passes away, cause of death uncertain
Frederik Westerberg, an exchange student from Denmark, passed away Wednesday night, according to an email message President Donna E. Shalala sent the university Thursday afternoon. According to the...
View Article5 things to look forward to from The Miami Hurricane this spring
The winter break may be over, but at least The Miami Hurricane can make your busy schedules a little easier. Can’t pick up our print issue? We’ve got you covered. Visit themiamihurricane.com and...
View ArticlePROMOTIONAL EVENT: Citi presents Seth Meyers in Miami Beach
The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater has hosted its share of popular comedians, such as Aziz Ansari and Chelsea Handler. Seth Meyers, former head writer for Saturday Night Live and...
View ArticleComedian Seth Meyers keeps it real, surprises audience
Comedian Seth Meyers’ stand-up routine combines all his roles as joke-writer, sketch-comedy veteran and “Jewish enough” to make for a memorable show. Meyers (who is always perceived as Jewish but...
View ArticleLanguage class draws medieval enthusiasts
While most students dread the thought of a Friday afternoon class, eight head to the Oscar E. Dooly Memorial Building to learn Old Icelandic, or Old Norse, the language spoken by Vikings. Taught by...
View ArticleAcademy Award winner Jon Landau visits Cosford Cinema
On Monday at Cosford Cinema, John Soliday, a film professor in the School of Communication, revealed a story connecting the University of Miami to Jon Landau, an acclaimed film producer who helped...
View ArticleSenior awarded screenwriting fellowship
Megan Rico, a senior motion pictures major, was awarded the Writers Guild Initiative’s 2015 Michael Collyer Fellowship in Screenwriting, which recognizes a student who plans to pursue screenwriting...
View ArticleLocal film lovers forecast Oscars
Awards season reaches its climactic end with Hollywood’s biggest night – the 87th Academy Awards airing Sunday on ABC. Since the nominations were announced in January, film critics and enthusiasts have...
View ArticleKappa Kappa Gamma suspension decision reversed
The decision to suspend the University of Miami chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity for two years was reversed Wednesday, according to a prepared statement from UM and Kappa nationals. The...
View ArticleChelsea Clinton, student media discuss on-campus projects
More than 6,500 students have made 4,800 commitments through the Clinton Global Initiative University, and at the University of Miami the 2015 CGIU has cultivated 95 commitments to action. Chelsea...
View ArticleMiami International Film Festival rolls out red carpet
The Miami International Film Festival kicked off Friday at the historic Olympia Theater at Gusman Center in Downtown. Filmmakers, directors and producers, whose films will be screened throughout the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Short films series a mix of international, local stories
The last traditional fisherman; a supernatural tailor; and a fame-obsessed adolescent. These were some of the characters featured in the From a Distance Shorts series screened Sunday at the Tower...
View ArticleREVIEW: ‘The Strongest Man’ a mighty visual feat
In “The Strongest Man,” Kenny Riches tells an unconventional story that has the makings of a cult classic: idiosyncratic images and characters along with good chemistry among the actors. The film...
View ArticleArgentina director sheds light on ‘Sunstroke’
It’s 1995 in Buenos Aires, and a group of women who share a salsa class sunbathe at a terrace of a building, dreaming of a vacation in Cuba. Gustavo Taretto, originally from Argentina, delves into this...
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