I have a few important updates.
This weekend at UM, the ACC kicked off its track and field championship tournament. Competition began on Thursday with a few preliminary qualifying rounds, which meant that today (Friday) had some hot semifinal races as well as the finals of some field events. After class I managed to make it over to the track to see the men’s high jump final and the men’s and women’s 1500m. Then I watched UM hurdlers Nelm (Junior, reigning 60m hurdle champ) and Hill qualify for the finals on Saturday. As a runner, ex-high jumper and all around fan of track and field, I’ll be very excited to see the hot heats in tomorrow’s finals. Both of our teams, men’s and women’s, have the firepower to do some spectacular stuff. Oh yeah, and I almost forgot to mention, admission is free!
Probably more pressing than ACC track and field is the recent declaration of UM as the #1 Party School, as judged by the undoubtedly rigorous analysts at Playboy magazine. The funny thing is, that not only do we rank number one, we do so with the highest score in the “Brains” category – alright, maybe it’s funnier that party schools are ranked with considerations made for intelligence… Your call! Regardless, we trump all other schools in the top ten in this category as well as the “Bikini” category, which I suppose is equivalent to “hotness.” If you want an explanation of the ranking system, you can google “playboy and party school” but in the interest of professional responsibility I can’t give you a direct link. I can link you to CNN though: article
It’s hard to follow partying and Playboy, but I still have to tell you that the Ying Yang Twins will be performing live on campus tonight. I don’t know how I feel about this personally, but I seem to remember a time when they were popular. So if the fact that UM's Hurricane Productions got them to show up and play melts your butter, more power to you. Actually, I’ve never seen a rap show by anyone other than N.E.R.D and Common, so I may go check it out. Plus a local jam band compiled of Frost music school drop-outs is opening. Maybe it’ll turn out to be a night to remember…
Have a great weekend!
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About Me
- Zack
- I'm a freshman engineering student at the University of Miami. I came here because I wanted a more personal undergraduate experience than that typically offered by the engineering departments of larger research universities. Here, I have found a solid mix of personal attention, small class size, hi-tech learning, and research opportunities - oh, and of course my suntan has concurrently improved. Though an engineer I can honestly say that most of my interests have nothing to do with math or science. I’m in to fashion, street art, hardcore music, cynicism, literature, tea, Cuban food, as well as writing and exploring. When I’m not doing ENGINEERING WORK, I’m usually outside playing soccer or talking with my friends. I’ve set up this blog to give you an insider’s perspective of life at the University of Miami, so if you have any questions or comments about my posts or UM in general please don’t hesitate to ask via comment, message, or email.
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