{"id":188884,"date":"2026-03-12T16:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188884\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:32:07","slug":"um-student-media-wins-big-at-acp-and-cma-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/188884\/","title":{"rendered":"UM student media wins big at ACP and CMA conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Miami Hurricane Staff members Madison Block, Reach Po and Emil Salgado holding awards from the ACP conference in San Fransisco, CA<\/p>\n

The United States Department of State has issued travel warnings for American citizens studying domestically and abroad. The announcement<\/a> to \u201ctake the same precautions as US government personnel\u201d came just before UM\u2019s spring break.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many countries have received updated travel advisories<\/a> since the U.S. and Israel launched their attack against Iran on Feb. 28, a week before the start of spring break. Most countries with warnings are popular vacation destinations or cities that offer study abroad programs.<\/p>\n

These new security concerns have led students to change their plans at the last minute to ensure their safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cI canceled my trip to Cyprus because of the updated travel guidelines after a drone strike at the British Embassy in Cyprus,\u201d Jayden Gonzalez, a UM junior affected by the situation, said.<\/p>\n

On Mar. 2, the Department of State issued a warning to people traveling to Cyprus <\/a>because of possible \u201carmed conflict.\u201d Travelers were advised to stay in doors and alert. By Mar. 4, they were urged not to visit the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy visiting, you may be putting yourself at extreme risk,\u201d the Department of State said on high-risk areas<\/a>, like Cyprus. \u201cAnd we may have limited ability to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar messages were issued for Mexico after the drug lord \u201cEl Mencho\u201d was killed by the Mexican National Guard. Cancun and Los Cabos, two popular tourist destinations, have reached Advisory Level 3.<\/p>\n

Travel advisories have not stopped all UM students. The Dominican Republic, which has a Level 2 warning, is still one of the most popular vacation spots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t feel like we had to take any precautions or preventive measures,\u201d Andrea Ye Guo, a UM freshman who traveled to Santo Domingo on Mar. 6, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those who still choose to travel at this time, the DoS created a full list of travel advisories<\/a> and safety tips for each country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Senior Vice President of Student Affairs and Student Engagement Pat Whitely echoes the words of the DoS on Mar. 5 in an email sent to all students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you travel or stay local, I encourage you to make choices that prioritize your safety,\u201d Whitely wrote.<\/p>\n

For students staying in Miami, security concerns remain. Recent nationwide unrest has increased since a shooting in Austin, Texas<\/a>, by a person with suspected links to Iran<\/a>, according to the Council of Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n

In response to the concerns, the Miami Police Department has increased patrolling in houses of worship and other \u201csensitive locations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will remain vigilant, visible, and committed to protecting every member of our community,\u201d Chief Manuel A. \u201cManny\u201d Morales posted on the MPD Instagram page.<\/p>\n

Chief Morales said there are no \u201cknown credible threats\u201d right now, but residents are still urged to be cautious and call 911 in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Hurricane Staff members Madison Block, Reach Po and Emil Salgado holding awards from the ACP conference…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-188884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}