For sophomore third baseman Harold Martinez, baseball is like life: It’s a game of adjustments. He started all 60 games as a freshman.

How the recession is affecting fellow UM students.

A student organization promotes coexistence.

It has been estimated that 10 percent of men in traditional fraternities are gay. So who are they and what are their stories?

Life on campus is typically a hotbed of vice. From beer chugs at the Rat to dorm room trysts to those puffs of smoke often seen emanating from the IM fields late at night, students don’t need too look far to find trouble. Hell, we’ve only got four years, we might as well make them as fun as possible. And that is why we’d like to introduce to you to another on-campus vice that is exciting, competitive, and can actually make you money. Welcome to the world of sports gambling.

In a city of million dollar mansions, VIP table service, and private yachts, most of us have grown accustomed to seeing extravagant wealth. But what about on campus?

Let’s face it. The economy sucks. Ok, sure, we don’t necessarily have to worry about mortgages and health care just yet, but what about new textbooks? Or just even lunch? While our campus may be beautiful, it can get pretty expensive, especially if you don’t have a meal plan. Being the kind souls we are, Distraction has some thrifty tips to help you keep that green in your pocket.

Their ideas were fresh, their minds were young and their passion allowed them to struggle through trials and tribulations.

On a campus where a bikini is perfectly acceptable classroom attire temptations rise with the temperature. This led us to ask the question, is it harder to be faithful at Miami? Or do you just need to start drinking less?

We have all seen the commercials on television discussing GARDASIL, the shot that protects women from HPV and the possibility of getting cervical cancer. But have you ever wondered what HPV really is and whether it actually causes cancer in women?