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...

Letter to the Editor

The attacks that were made by the editor against the Orange Bowl staff and, more importantly, student fans trouble me. I understand that safety is of utmost importance to you, as it should be. However...

UM soccer splits weekend road trip

Sophomore forward Gitana Gotay scored in the opening seconds of the second overtime period to give Miami a 3-2 victory over St. John's Sunday afternoon in Jamaica, NY. Thirty-six seconds into the sec...

The Laramie Project

It happened in this country and it could happen again. The place was Laramie, Wyoming, and the crime, awful. A young man was tied to a fence, seriously beaten, and left to die because of his sexual ...

Lindsey Yach producing as a frosh

Like many athletes, freshman Lindsey Yach had a list of division one schools knocking at her door in high school. For Yach, who received Big East Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 23, it wasn't abou...

Palm trees, blue skies & dirt

Muddy grass parking lots around the UC, noise pollution by the Richter and construction every which way one turns has marred the once-pristine University of Miami Coral Gables campus, students say. "...

U. Penn students protest at senator’s office

10/04/2002 (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA - Sixteen University of Pennsylvania students, many of whom were from the campus group Penn for Peace, spent Thursday night sleeping in prison cells instead of their ...

Defense dominant in win

Once again, the Miami defense shut down its opponent in commanding fashion. The 'Canes first team defensive unit did not surrender any points to the new division 1-A foe UConn, proving that this team ...

EDITORIAL

This past weekend, at the UM football game against Connecticut, a man fell over 30 feet down into a walkway, critically injuring himself and jeopardizing the safety of other fans at the game. In prep...

The Miami Hurricane

Student newspaper at the University of Miami