Cell phone and the brain: A bad connection?

Just like a kitchen microwave, cell phones use electromagnetic energy for power. And, just like a kitchen microwave, they cook things. If a person talks on a cell phone for 20 minutes, the brain's te...

Near sweep for women’s tennis against FIU?

Despite a rain delay, the No. 10 Hurricanes women's tennis team defeated its cross-town rival, No. 31 Florida International University, 6-1, at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center Saturday. The match star...

A foreigner’s guide to Colombia

This winter break, I had the unique experience of traveling to Bogotá, Colombia. What can one say about Bogotá besides the fact that it is extremely misunderstood? My own mother wrote to...

Parking space markers installed in temporary lot

Parking space markers have recently been installed in the temporary (gravel) parking lot by the pedestrian bridge to the UC. Parking is allowed only at those markers, and is not allowed in the center ...

Student organizations show off their stuff at Spring Involvement Fair

SPRING INTO ACTION: Students set up tables at the Richter Green at the 2008 Spring Involvement Fair. An estimated 1,000 people visited the fair, which featured approximately 100 student organizations...

Sports Briefs

Baseball Rivals.com has Hurricanes No. 2 In the latest of the preseason polls, the University of Miami Hurricanes have been respected with yet another high ranking. The Hurricanes have been ranked as...

Let students decide how to use the lake

Lake Osceola is a central part of all of our lives. Walking around it, watching the jumping fish, having water blown in your face from Cobb Fountain, it affects us all. But one activity is noticeably ...

New on-campus group helps kids beat cancer through bone marrow donations

A group of University of Miami students hand out information packets and take cheek swabs. They answer hundreds of questions and send out emails. They are doing their part to help save lives. Amelia ...

Drop that hateful biddy

Dear Hurriqueen, I've been on and off with this girl since we started at UM last semester. She's really hot and was a lot of fun at first, but lately she's been acting crazy or bipolar or something, l...

A look behind the scenes at the undergraduate admissions office

Flash back to your senior year in high school. Recall how suddenly important the daily mail delivery became. You wondered if you heard from any colleges. What size was the envelope? Control was totall...

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