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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
February 24 , 2026

What UM can learn from Boris Johnson’s leadership style

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not deliver a conventional policy lecture on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 19, at the University of Miami. Instead, he offered something closer to a politica...

Advocating for life should include more than just abortion

As single-digit temperatures settled over most of the country — except Miami — I bundled myself in scarves and layers of clothes among hundreds of thousands in Washington, D.C. attending the annual Ma...

AGLO: The foundation of UM’s Greek life

UM’s recruitment season is not something you want to miss as a student. While many potential new members (PNMs) focus on which sorority will be their new home or what fraternity brothers they match be...

Abortion through a philosophical lens: immoral

At its core, abortion is a philosophical conflict where the values of bodily autonomy and the dignity of human life clash. Understanding the moral weight of abortion requires us to examine a harder qu...

Campus ducks are our neighbors too

A common experience living on campus is encountering animals in their natural habitat. If you go for a run, you'll have to be sure to weave in and out of a family of ducklings, avoid stepping on the t...

New year, new me: Live in the moment this school year

One of the things I realized this summer was that I have lived almost 20 years of my life passing through each day like a broken record. I’d go on my phone and waste hours away perfecting my social me...

University of Miami myths you should not fall for

As a sophomore who just moved into Lakeside, I passed by the Mahoney-Pearson Residential dorms, reminiscing about my freshman year.  I then started thinking back to my first days here at the U. I w...

Where to get the best coffee around campus

Like most students here at Miami, I’m an avid coffee drinker. I live for sitting down at a local coffee shop fueling up while I do more work or read a nice book. If you’re new at University of Miami,...

Don’t know where to spend your time around Campus? We got you covered! 

Tucked away in the residential neighborhood of Coral Cables, UM is a little more removed from the downtown lights of the city of Miami. While campus is still very close, it can be tricky to get off c...

Curb your caffeine obsession for the final stretch

It’s been a grueling semester, but at long last, summer is within reach. Between music festivals, formals, baseball games and pool parties, your April calendar has probably been packed, and finals se...

Paulina Barnjak

Paulina Barnjak is a sophomore from Long Island, NY majoring in Political Science. She started writing for the opinion section her freshman year and is thrilled to take on the opportunity as co-editor to create even more entertaining op-eds! In addition, Paulina can be found performing her presidential duties at the UM Debate Team, cooling down at the UCatholic center, or with her sorority sisters at the Delta Gamma suite. If you can’t reach her, she’s probably refueling with a cortado at Vicky’s.