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UMNews UM implements new emergency response system The University of Miami has solved the reliability issue surrounding 911 emergency calls made from college campuses by upgrading to the Enhanced 911...

Football Commentary: A Miami man will coach Miami: Will the ‘Cane con...

"A Michigan man will coach Michigan, not an Arizona State man." These famous words were uttered by the legendary Bo Schembechler in 1989. After receiving notice from then head basketball coach Bill F...

Pearson resident charged with sexual battery

12:00 A.M. THURSDAY, JAN. 25 -- Police arrested a 20-year-old University of Miami student in connection with last Wednesday's sexual battery at Pearson Residential College, said Sgt. Michael Frevola o...

Resident sexually battered in Pearson dorm room

A white male entered a room in Pearson Residential College and sexually battered the occupant some time between 5 and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the University of Miami Police Department reported Friday aft...

The Iraqi groundhog emerges

The United States is stuck in the movie "Groundhog Day," where the American people play Bill Murray's character, frustrated weatherman Phil Connors. We are waking up only to realize that yesterday is ...

Men’s Basketball: Hurricanes get blown away

It's a tough time to be a Miami Hurricane. With the Gators on top of the football and basketball world and Miami's two season football drought against the Seminoles, it has to hurt to be a 'Cane. Thi...

Don’t stop fighting for real change

The tides of discontent and anger in this country have washed away a Republican House, a Republican Senate, and will soon bring the demise of a Republican White House. From the dark days in Iraqi dese...

UMCAD application causes a stir between city, university

Only 8 days after the City of Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board struck down the proposed amendments to the University of Miami Campus Area Development (UMCAD) amendments, the university announced...

Wireless company aims to keep students connected

As the number of college students who own a cell phone increases yearly, wireless technology corporations continue to gain new clientele to expand the trend of social networking via mobile phones. Ac...

University adds second HMO plan for employees

The University of Miami created a new HMO healthcare plan last month for faculty and employees that features three main provisions, one of which is no increase in the monthly cost compared to the orig...

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