SG smoking resolution still pending final approval

The student government senate passed a quiet meeting on Wednesday, the second meeting following the recent student elections. The bill to place a non-smoking buffer around the residence halls, passed...

Intramural Scores

Family 5K Fun Run The winner of the 5K Run on Saturday, October 5 was Scott Sadowski of Sigma Phi Epsilon with a time of 12 minutes and 12 seconds. The route wasn't a true 5K, it was a little more th...

Hollywood Squares seeks talent from UM

Staff of the celebrity game show Hollywood Squares auditioned over 75 UM students on Monday for the chance to compete on the show. The Criteria? Personality and trivia responses. "We're looking for...

film review: Swept Away **

Swept Away is a movie promoter's worst nightmare. On one hand there's the film's star, Madonna, whose acting has the audience appeal of a Florida Marlins doubleheader. Then there's writer/director Guy...

Entertainment News

Tonight Revolver explodes with a show from Atmosphere (Slug, Mr. Dibbs and Blueprint), an underground hip hop act from Minneapolis, for their God Loves Ugly Tour. Guests include Murs of Living Legends...

Swimming and diving begins play

The UM men and women's swimming and diving teams have a rich tradition of individual and team titles. That leaves big shoes to fill for this year's squad, but they are determined to continue making hi...

EDITORIAL

Although Florida is considered to be the "sunshine state," we are among the worst and most outdated states when it comes to our energy sources. Florida is in fact the home to one of the largest conce...

“Comic Potential” is (as the title implies) a would-be romantic...

While it may seem far-fetched, writer Alan Ayckbourn lets his imagination run wild in the rather amusing script of "Comic Potential." In this play set in the distant future, "actoids," mechanical robo...

Ben Kweller:

Five minutes into a conversation with Ben Kweller over the telephone, you realize that he is not the precocious, complex rock star the media often portrays him to be. Musically gifted from the get-go ...

Karla Johnson off to productive first season

At the collegiate level, freshmen athletes usually find it difficult to acclimate to their new environment and compete at the best of their abilities. However, Karla Johnson, middle blocker for the UM...

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