45th annual arts showcase ignites Miami’s cultural scene

The influx of art festivals this winter continued in full force with the Coconut Grove Arts Festival over President's Day weekend. Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, the festival retu...

EventsBeat

28th annual FunDay spreads happiness Saturday afternoon was truly the happiest day on earth for about 350 special citizens of the Miami-Dade community. The University of Miami hosted the 28th annual F...

Female presidential candidate long overdue

I never really followed politics, but, for some reason, I'm a little bit more "into" this year's election (not totally but kind of). I think I am just enthralled by the fact that I am witnessing the f...

Miami tops No. 4 Duke, 96-95

POSTED FEB. 20 AT 11:48 P.M. The Miami Hurricanes upset the No. 4-ranked Duke Blue Devils Wednesday night, 96-95. Sophomore Dwayne Collins led the Canes, who scored 26 points. Miami has not defeate...

Weird News

MAN PAYS $14 MIL. FOR BEST LICENSE PLATE IN THE WORLD A vanity license plate with nothing but the number "1" on it went for a record $14 million at a charity auction in Abu Dhabi. The buyer wouldn't ...

Checkmate for UM chess mates

MIND GAMES: Yahya Mohammed and Daniel Munoz practice in preparation for the UM Chess Club Tournament on Sunday afternoon.

The Great Laptop Debate

Facebook. MySpace. Yahoo. Google. Wikipedia. These are the Web sites that can be found on laptop screens across the classroom while students are supposed to be paying attention. Although teachers may...

NewsBriefs

A plan to establish an assault weapon ban in the city of Miami was announced by Commissioner Marc Sarnoff at a press conference on Feb. 14. Since the federal weapon ban expired in 2004, violent crime...

Rise above digital mudslinging

Dear Hurriqueen, I was at a party with my girlfriends this weekend and somebody told us about this gossip Web site called juicycampus.com. Naturally, we decided to check it out and see what it was all...

SG, Category 5 try to secure Orange Bowl bleacher as school memorabilia

It was a staple of the University of Miami's second home for 70 years. Now a reminder of the Orange Bowl should have a permanent home on the Coral Gables campus. A plan is underway to purchase an ora...

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