UMPD Bust Into Student’s Dorm Room Because She Seemed Drunk

At 3:25 a.m. Wednesday August 28th, a student woke up in her dorm room in Eaton Residential College with three unexpected males there: UM Housing and Residential Life Area Director Anthony Sierra, Coral Gables Fire Department Lieutenant Shaw, and UMPD officer J. Cuerdo, who filed the incident report. The report states that Sierra contacted UMPD … Continue reading →

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Universities’ Protocol for Handling Sexual Violence

In my four years at UM, I’ve tried to thoroughly understand how sexual assault is handled at our school and all other universities in the country. This curiosity (fascination, even) has unwittingly made me pretty well versed on the proper protocol.  After reading The Times article, A Star Player Accused and a Flawed Rape Investigation, … Continue reading →

Disgruntled Student Offers Me a $500 Bribe to Take Down Blog

I’m still in shock it happened. I was sitting at my cubicle at work on a Friday evening, texting friends about the night’s plans, when I saw an email in my inbox titled “Article [Important].” Hello Ms. Swanson, I hope all is well with you and your studies. As you might imagine, being a senior … Continue reading →

Sorority Drama Over Text Messages: “I’m going to murder Kiki and Kate”

On Tuesday November 12 at approximately 9:17 p.m. Jennifer Rubin, 21, went to UMPD to report threatening text messages she received. According to Rubin, another UM student, Shannon Van Gundy, sent her a text message stating, “I’m going to MURDER Kiki and Kate.” Kate being Katelyn Woodbury, another UM student. It is unclear who Kiki … Continue reading →

Student Held at Gun Point Last April Near University Village

A little before midnight on April 28, 2013, then 19-year-old Raisa Uddin was crouched in the Hecht Athletic Building’s female locker room seeking refuge. Minutes before a Hispanic woman had pointed a gun at her demandeding she hand over her possessions. Uddin, a neuroscience major, told police she had exited University Village Building 3 when … Continue reading →

How Sexual Assault is Handled at a Private Evangelical College and How It’s Handled at Our Private School

          Anyone who has held a conversation with me for more than four minutes knows I eat an unusual amount of peanut butter, and have an obsession with crime on college campuses and the protocol for handling these crimes. For the most part, it’s because of the gray legal system these crimes fall under –that … Continue reading →

UM Student Graciously Returns Random Student’s Wallet

Sometimes it feels like all I do is blog about UM students at their worst (being belligerent and puking all over the place) or at their lowest points (being mugged or bullied). It’s not that I get a twisted pleasure in blogging about this stuff, but the source of my blogs are the police reports … Continue reading →

PERSONALIZE YOUR GYM BAGS: Student’s Gym Bag Accidentally Stolen by Another Student Who Claimed it Looked Exactly Like His

Countless workouts are happening simultaneously at the University of Miami’s Wellness Center. Students are lifting weights, other riding machines, and some taking classes in the upstairs studios. All the while gym-goers preen at the other perspiring co-eds as they exercise their bodies in scantily clad name-brand aerobic gear. James Negron was one of them. He’s … Continue reading →

The Five Crimes That Happened Near Campus While You Were Watching the Superbowl

Well, technically, no crimes happened during the allotted 3 hours and 35 minute broadcast between 6:25 p.m. and 11 p.m. It could be everyone was tucked away in their homes or sports bar in complete focus that they forgot the potential for criminal mischief. Or everyone in the Coral Gables Police Department was too busy … Continue reading →

Student Allegedly Threatens Deans’ Secretary Claiming to Have a Gun

In the afternoon on Thursday October 31, a student went to Dean Sanders’ secretary, Martha Estrada, to schedule a meeting with a student adviser. According to the police report the 21-year-old UM student requested “a nice adviser that would give him credits that he wanted.” The report says he further stated, “make sure he is … Continue reading →