Dear V – It’s that ‘special time,’ and he has a han...

Dear V., Ever since I have started reading The Hurricane I have been looking forward to your column! You are amazing and you have given me a lot of good help in the past. Now, I think, it's my turn t...

GUEST COMMENTARY

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against UNICCO-the contractor providing custodial and landscaping services for the University of Miami-charging the firm with unlawfull...

Military recruitment: here to stay?

Recently, Capt. Fernandez of the U.S. Marine Corp handed out fliers alongside other organizations and business advertising in the UC Breezeway. While this may seem like a regular occurrence, the pres...

AS I SEE IT

In the aftermath of a worldwide Muslim campaign to collectively go berserk over unflattering caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad recently reprinted in several European newspapers, the Europeans seem t...

UMNEWS Calisto steps in as

Kelly Calisto, a freshman, was confirmed as the new Student Government (SG) Supreme Court chief justice at the Feb. 8 meeting of the SG Senate. Her appointment comes after former Chief Justice Annette...

UM senior Brandon Blankenship participates in social experiment disguised a...

He majors in neurobiology, constantly fiddles with his Rubik's Cube, and he's the president of the Chess Club. Is it any surprise that the producers of the WB's Beauty and the Geek chose Brandon Blank...

Elsewhere – Lawsuits nationwide are opening up minority-only programs...

(U-WIRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-In an effort to comply with 2003 Supreme Court rulings regarding affirmative action, some universities are opening up formerly minority-exclusive programs and scholarship...

Janet flashes, Stones get screwed

I'm a big fan of both the Rolling Stones and the First Amendment, particularly the part about an open press. I was cranky when ABC and the NFL bleeped Mick Jagger, but I was downright appalled when I...

ETC.

The deadline for submitting work to UM's undergraduate humanities and social sciences journal, Confluence, is March 15. Examples of topics accepted include philosophy, political science, religious stu...

EXTRA

THIS MAMA AIN'T NO HOLLERBACK GIRL While on tour in December, Gwen Stefani announced to her Fort Lauderdale audience that she and her husband-rock band Bush's lead singer, Gavin Rossdale-are expectin...

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