MYTH OF THE NEW YEAR KLAXONS

What is a Klaxon? Well, for those of you who don't know, it's an electric horn or a similar loud warning device. Now, what are Klaxons? Right now the majority of the US population doesn't know, but d...

The Simpsons: A dynasty in decline

I was sitting in front of my TV at 8 o'clock on a recent Sunday, as I have been for a decade and a half. The channel was set to Fox, and "The Simpsons" was on. As I sat there watching the television, ...

News Briefs

UMNews School of Medicine receives scholarship grant The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine received a $5 million grant last week. The North Dade Medical Foundation donated the money, whic...

Clinton comes to campus

Few speakers could follow former Vice President Al Gore's presentation of "An Inconvenient Truth" Wednesday evening. That is, of course, unless his old boss showed up. And he did. The long-awaited ...

What’s going on?

TODAY (Mar 6) Kaplan will be sponsoring a free "Secrets to the LSAT" seminar at 6:30 p.m. in LC 170. Reservation is required. To RSVP, visit www.kaptest.com or call 1-800-527-8378. The Global Health ...

Men’s Basketball: Seminoles spoil Senior Day

Miami's seniors wanted to go out winners on Saturday, but Florida State senior forward Al Thornton apparently thought Senior Day was meant for him. He scored a career- high 45 points, leading the Semi...

On the Cover

The 42nd President of the United States, the Honorable Bill Clinton, spoke Thursday at the BankUnited Center in front of a full house.

Greek Week 2007 brings unity, philanthropy

A week-long series of events within the university's Greek community came to an end Saturday evening at the closing ceremonies of Greek Week 2007. The events began with opening ceremonies on Feb. 24 ...

Sports Briefs

Women's Track: Hurricanes have strong showing The Miami Hurricanes' women's track and field team had an impressive showing at the 2007 ACC Indoor Championships. The Hurricanes earned 99 total points, ...

City approves changes to UMCAD plan

By a 5-0 vote, the Coral Gables City Commission Tuesday voted to approve all of the University of Miami's 22 amendments to its master plan for the expansion and creation of university facilities. Eri...

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