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By: Bianca De Paz What Matters to U Graphic Designer and graduating senior James Coccaro reflects on taking a leap of faith in his sophomore year after switching his major from pre-med to creative advertising. He decided to take a different approach and take several career quizzes that he came across online with results related to either graphic design or advertising, which stimulated his interest in wanting to learn more about the creative field. “Once I began taking a few intro to graphic design and advertising courses, I ended up [...]

By: Bianca De Paz Angelica Peralta, University of Miami’s PRSSA president and senior studying public relations and entrepreneurship, has been selected as a scholar for The Latina Project. The Miami Herbert Business School recently launched the program to help young women build social capital, succeed in their professional careers and establish their own entrepreneurial ventures. It is led by Susy Alvarez-Diaz, senior lecturer at the University of Miami, who has been Peralta’s mentor while taking entrepreneurship courses. “Susy is an amazing woman, and I asked her to be my mentor [...]

By Barbara Gutierrez Two University of Miami legal experts give their interpretation of the jury verdict and court’s decision in the recent lawsuit involving the former governor of Alaska and the daily newspaper. A New York jury decided on Feb. 15 against former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in a libel suit she filed against The New York Times where she claimed that the newspaper had published a defamatory statement that had damaged her reputation. In an unusual move, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff announced to the parties prior to [...]