"Defiance" never quite reaches the brilliance of films like "Schindler’s List" and "The Pianist," and thus its obvious quest for Academy Award glory will remain unfulfilled.

World-renowned lawyer and vehement defender of Israel Alan Dershowitz spoke to an enthusiastic crowd in an “informal conversation” held on Wednesday in the University of Miami School of Law student lounge.

Renowned surgeon Dr. Ruben Quintero, 50, is joining the faculty of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital.

“Milk” easily transcends its genre – that of the often-stale biopic – and is the spectacular rendering of a life cut short by bigotry.

“America’s favorite odd couple” spoke to a packed BankUnited Center on Tuesday night as the last major event in the university’s “Decision 2008: A Dialogue for Democracy” series. Their lecture, entitled “All’s Fair: Love, War, Politics”, was equal parts inspiring and hilarious. It isn’t hard to see how these two political polar opposites make it work.

As the second guest to speak at the University of Miami’s lecture series, A Dialogue For Democracy, Gideon Yago was a welcome familiar face, and Tuesday’s speech at Storer Auditorium entitled “They’re Doing What? Politics, Cool, and the Youth Vote” drew a near-capacity crowd.