Briefs

Football The 2005 Miami Hurricanes football roster includes 11 players who have already received their undergraduate degrees, the highest total in the NCAA this year. 1. Miami: 11 2. Auburn: 9 ...

ETC. – UM professor helps children of natural disasters

Dr. Annette LaGreca, professor of psychology at the University of Miami, has published After the Storm, a resource for parents and educators to help children cope with the psychological impact of hurr...

JJ’s American Diner, an oldie but goodie

For those days when you're missing momma and her home cooked meals, there is a fresh alternative to flying home. A new restaurant just opened this summer, located across campus, and this one is co-own...

Green Tea:The natural secret to a healthier life

Once seen as a drink designed only for the social elite to sip on during brunch, hot tea, green tea in particular, is now the second-most popular drink worldwide, falling only behind water, according ...

Momentum Campaign gets closer to billion-dollar goal

For an everyday person, there are a plethora of things to do with a billion dollars. For the University of Miami, having $1 billion means better students, better faculty and better standards. Since l...

WVUM Top 10 Charts

HIP-HOP # ARTIST Recording 1 ZION I True And Livin' 2 I SELF DEVINE Self Destruction 3 BOOM BAP PROJECT Reprogram 4 COAX...

CD REVIEW – The Decemberists take an adventure with latest album

At first listen, those unfamiliar to The Decemberists will be distracted by lead singer Colin Meloy's piercing voice, which falls somewhere between a nasal drone and a full-fledged wail. But listen h...

ETC. – Alternative Fall Break

Volunteer this Fall Break (Oct. 14-16) with UM Alternative Breaks. There will be two Alternative Fall Break sites in Florida: Children's Issues and Poverty Issues. Students interesting in participati...

In memory of the spirit tree

Don't worry; this column will be devoid of anti-Greek sentiment or caustic retribution at social flaws. Instead, I want to call attention to the crippling of one of the University's oldest residents: ...

On-campus construction causes parking shortages

Students may have noticed signs indicating alternate parking areas when they pulled up to campus during the past weeks of class, a result of on-campus construction projects that have led to a reducti...

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