Senate passes bill to remove Iron Arrow as highest honor

Jenny Jacoby - May 5, 2022

The University of Miami Student Government used the final minutes of the 2022 spring semester to denounce cultural appropriation of Native Americans symbols within the Iron Arrow Honor Society, one of the university’s highest academic honors and an organization with a history of controversy.

Construction on Centennial Village to begin over summer

Jenny Jacoby - May 5, 2022

After much anticipation and delay, construction on the University of Miami’s $335 million Centennial Village housing project is just a few weeks away. The five building residential college will hold 2,025 students and attempt to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for sustainability. The development, named in honor of the University of Miami’s centennial celebration, will become a symbol of the university’s success and commitment to the freshman class experience, the office of student affairs said.

Provost, Dean of School of Education push to get more students to complete ...

Jenny Jacoby - May 2, 2022

Of the approximate 85,000 course evaluations faculty expect to receive from students each semester, they consistently receive only half. In an effort to raise this number, Provost Jeffery Duerk and Dean for the School of Education and Human Development Laura Kohn Wood are working to update the course survey content and communicate their value to students.

Underpaid and overworked, UM’s janitorial staff continues stand against unf...

Jenny Jacoby - April 17, 2022

In the latest demonstration in a series of protests against ABM Industries, representatives of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU 32 BJ), upset janitorial staff and UMESA members took to South Dixie Highway on April 12 to demand job vacancies be filled.

Pre-medical fraternity to host Anatomy Idol

Jenny Jacoby - April 8, 2022

On Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m., PhiDe will be hosting their annual Anatomy Fashion Show to raise money for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and educate students on the many body systems.

UM theatre department and ring theatre kick off autism acceptance and aware...

Jenny Jacoby - April 8, 2022

The University of Miami Department of Theatre Arts and the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre initiated this month of recognition with a showing of Simon Stephens’ “A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. The play ran from March 4-11.

Students frustrated after tickets for Pitbull ‘What Matters to U̵...

Jenny Jacoby - March 23, 2022

Within minutes of becoming available, all tickets for the highly anticipated “What Matters to U” event with singer Pitbull were sold out, leaving University of Miami students frustrated and disappointed.

“Refresh” candidates elected SGA President and Vice President i...

Jenny Jacoby - March 5, 2022

In the election for the upcoming school year's student government leaders, "Refresh's" candidates won the race for president and vice president. Jamie Williams-Smith and Chika Nwosu will become next year's SGA elected leaders.

SGA election candidates brought to trial

Jenny Jacoby - March 4, 2022

On March 2, the “Refresh” and “A U for You” tickets were brought to trial in a packed senate room on three charges of election infractures. After several hours the Supreme Court ruled all three charges not liable.

Student government elections have commenced

Jenny Jacoby - February 23, 2022

Student government elections will be taking place until Thursday, Feb. 24, with open positions including president, vice president, treasurer and senate seats.

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Jenny Jacoby

Jenny Jacoby is a junior from Cape Coral, FL majoring in political science and ecosystem science and policy with a minor in Arabic studies. She joined The Miami Hurricane her freshman year writing for the news section and went on to serve as managing editor the following year. She is looking forward to sharing what she has learned about writing and managing a news team with her fellow staff and hopes to continue the TMH legacy of strong reporting on campus and in lively Miami. Outside of the paper, Jenny conducts undergraduate research, is a P100 tour guide and spends her free time running, scuba diving and reading.

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