BCS gives Hurricanes a fighting chance

Now that it has been announced that after Miami's 31-7 loss at Virginia Tech last Saturday the 'Canes are ranked fourth in this week's BCS rankings, it's time for all of the experts to weigh in on who...

CALENDAR

TODAY Hurricane Productions presents The Lyricist Lounge Tour featuring Clipse, Jin and Roscoe P. Coldchain with special guests, The Sugar Hill Gang. Hurricane Howl 2003 with The Lyricist Lounge Tour...

NEWS BRIEFS

'Cane Records signs new R&B group Unison 'Cane Records has just announced the signing of their latest group, Unison. The creative and talented R&B group consists of three Miami natives: UM stu...

Free trip to Israel offered to Jewish students

The International Jewish Federation, the Hillel Jewish Student Organization, the Israeli government and a few multi-billionaire philanthropists have one common goal: they want young Jewish people to ...

Convocation Center swings, misses the beat

Late during spring semester last year, I wrote an article where I addressed the need for the University to book respected and appropriate musical acts to perform at the school's new convocation center...

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: TERESA SVOBODA Creative writing visiting professor has ...

"I talk like a lady who knows what she wants," reads the first line of Terese Svoboda's story Trailer Girl. But Svoboda, a visiting creative writing professor at UM, talks like a lady who has already ...

L&A takes *another* bite out of the Big Apple

Life & Art Editor Last year at this time, a cab driver named Ho Phat was taking us to the Hilton New York to experience whatever awaited us within the confines of the CMJ Music Marathon 2002. It ...

HURRICANE HEALTHWATCH: Wild weekends lead to Monday morning hangovers

Dear Hurricane, I have a friend who I'm quite concerned about regarding her health, grades and our friendship. She was always a partier, but her drinking seemed under control. However, this semester ...

Volleyball earns much-needed victory

The women's volleyball team came up large against Central Florida Tuesday night during their only game of the season at the Convocation Center. Miami (20-7, 7-2 in the Big East) pulled off a 3-1 win t...

POLICE BEAT: Self-defense courses available for women

SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK The Rape Aggression Defense System is an internationally recognized program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, wom...

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