Opinion

Op-Ed

It’s time to regulate the internet, but are limits legal?

Ethan Mannello - September 24, 2023

Most people who grew up with the internet have taken part in an online challenge at one point or another. I remember as a young kid, I decided to dump a freezing bucket of ice water on my head in support of a disease I had never heard of. At the time it wasn’t a huge trend yet, but within months it would become the worldwide phenomenon of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and enable The ALS Association to increase research funding by over 180%. While I definitely supported the fight against ALS, I did the challenge because my other friends were doing it. I wanted to be a part of the internet trend, just as most people my age did. This trend was harmless, but many aren’t.In 2008, the viral “Blackout Challenge” claimed the lives of over 30 young children, according to Wome...

Staff Editorials

Resilience only goes so far: Why we can’t save Florida...

Lia Mussie - September 22, 2023

The conventional wisdom is that in less than a century Miami will be swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean as climat...

How technological advancement might be killing creativity

Pari Walter - September 10, 2023

Anyone who has broken their phone and had to wait a few days to replace it understands how thoroughly technolo...

From The Miami Hurricane: on publishing op-eds

Pari Walter - September 10, 2023

The mission of the opinion section of The Miami Hurricane is to disseminate different viewpoints, raise publi...

Letters to the Editor

Addressing the Ravicher matter

Anthony E. Varona - November 19, 2020

The social media posts by Professor Daniel Ravicher, a lecturer at the University of Miami School of Law, have continued to receive attention from the media, and he has continued to conduct interviews with various media outlets. Despite Ravicher’s public comments to the contrary, he has not been “fired,” nor “pushed out,” nor “cancelled,” nor otherwise threatened with termination of his contract by me or anyone el...

Professor Ravicher responds to criticism of his social media posts

Letter to the Editor - November 16, 2020

On social media, I don’t deny having the temperament of a Dave Chappelle or Bill Maher, who intentionally provoke listeners with uncomfortable commentary. No one is forced to read my writings, but many do because they agree or enjoy engaging in similarly biting retort. I can dish it and take it, and usually both sides of Twitter battles leave better off for them. Yet here, instead of addressing the substance of my statements, critics have responded w...

A letter from faculty regarding Professor Ravicher

Letter to the Editor - November 11, 2020

To the University of Miami Community:We write as faculty members of the University of Miami School of Law to address the recent public statements of Dan Ravicher, who currently teaches a University of Miami Law School practicum.On his Twitter account, Ravicher has promoted baseless claims about fraud in the presidential election, suggested a need to use lethal force against protesters after the election, compared calls for political accountability to the H...