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Report of nearby gunman causes scare at northwest Miami-Dade school; lockdown lifted
Read full article: Report of nearby gunman causes scare at northwest Miami-Dade school; lockdown liftedA report of a man with a gun near Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Academy caused the northwest Miami-Dade school to go into lockdown Wednesday afternoon; however, no one was hurt and officials soon lifted the “code red” status.
Caught on camera: Police seek suspect that stole laptop from medical student at Barry University
Read full article: Caught on camera: Police seek suspect that stole laptop from medical student at Barry UniversityMiami Shores police are investigating a robbery after a medical student at a university in Miami-Dade County said his laptop was stolen inside the school’s library.
Political theater outweighs legal issues during LGBTQ History Month vote, expert says
Read full article: Political theater outweighs legal issues during LGBTQ History Month vote, expert saysLucia Baez-Geller said Thursday disinformation about anti-LGBTQ rhetoric won during the latest Miami-Dade School Board meeting. A Barry University expert agreed with her.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 11, 2020
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 11, 2020PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining This Week in South Florida are Karla Hernandez-Mats, who represents United Teachers of Dade, Anna Fusco heads the Broward Teachers Union, past president of the Miami-Dade Parent Teacher Association Joe Gebara, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Broward State Attorney candidate Gregg Rossman, FIU professor of politics Kathryn DePalo-Gould and Barry University political science professor Sean Forman. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.
Barry U student sits on chair, exposes himself in female’s dorm room, police say
Read full article: Barry U student sits on chair, exposes himself in female’s dorm room, police sayLater that night came the actions that led to the charges against the Barry University student – named on the arrest form as Georg Simon Simon but on another incident report as Georg Simon Trompler. Simon Trompler, the victim and another student, identified as a witness, went to the victim’s dormitory room last Saturday night. The witness told police Simon Trompler did leave to go to his own dorm room across the hall. The victim told police that her door was unlocked, but closed, and she had not invited the man to return. Scared, she said, she then ran to a friend’s dorm room.
Fast-tracked graduation sends local students straight into the coronavirus fight
Read full article: Fast-tracked graduation sends local students straight into the coronavirus fightNot so for some universities that are graduating health care students early. Seventeen Barry University students will be graduating five weeks early so they can head straight to the front lines in helping treat patients during the pandemic. “They’re ready, they’re willing, they’re able,” said Dr. John McFadden, dean of Barry’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences. There’s people that need me.”McFadden said the school made the decision to speed up graduation based on what it heard from hospitals and health care partners. McFadden said all 17 students graduating early have met or exceeded requirements.
Barry University student accused of having gun in dorm room
Read full article: Barry University student accused of having gun in dorm roomMIAMI SHORES, Fla. – A Barry University student was arrested Monday after a gun was found inside his dorm room, authorities said. According to his arrest report, a resident assistant at the university in Miami Shores saw multiple people who were not students at the dorms on Monday. Only students and employees are currently permitted on campus because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Police said the resident coordinator and an officer went to Donald Preston Brown’s dorm room and found three people there who were not students. The resident coordinator ordered the people to leave the property and searched the room, ultimately finding a gun underneath a blanket on top of Brown’s bed, the arrest report stated.
Health care students graduating early to help fight coronavirus
Read full article: Health care students graduating early to help fight coronavirusMIAMI, Fla. – Barry University is pushing up the graduation of some health care students so that they can quickly join the front lines in battling the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of graduating May 9, seniors in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cardiovascular Perfusion Program will now graduate on April 11. “Cardiovascular perfusionists are specialists who work in operating rooms and critical care units with heart and lung machines and other mechanical support machines. The scope of their practice includes long term support for respiratory and cardiac failure,” the school said. I know that every bit helps, even the most junior team member.”ALSO SEE: Doctor at University of Miami developing rapid coronavirus test
Wheels Up, Guns Down group passes through Miami Shores, Miami Gardens on annual ride
Read full article: Wheels Up, Guns Down group passes through Miami Shores, Miami Gardens on annual rideMIAMI SHORES, Fla. – One of the MLK Rideout groups stopped to show off some stunts Monday afternoon next to Barry University in Miami Shores. MLK Rideout participants perform stunts on Monday afternoon in Miami Gardens. Some MLK Rideout participants were breaking the ATV law on Monday afternoon in Miami-Dade County. Full Screen 1 / 23 Some MLK Rideout participants were breaking the ATV law on Monday afternoon in Miami-Dade County. Dozens of MLK Rideout participants were breaking the law with dirt bikes Monday afternoon in Miami-Dade County.
Roundtable takes on this week's top stories: Nov. 10
Read full article: Roundtable takes on this week's top stories: Nov. 10Joining co-hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are Barry University professor of political science Sean Foreman, U.S. Navy veteran and labor lawyer Pam Keith, and attorney Marili Cancio.
Barry University announces closures ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Read full article: Barry University announces closures ahead of Hurricane DorianGoogle EarthMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Barry University will be closing Florida campuses on Friday ahead of Hurricane Dorian. According to Jeremy Jones, a spokesman for Barry University, one of the largest Catholic universities in the southeast territory, the campuses in Miami-Dade and Orange counties will close at 5 p.m. The closure affects the campus at 11300 NE 2nd Ave., in Miami Shores and the Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law at 6441 E. Colonial Drive, in Orlando. The campuses in Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas, remained closed on Thursday. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Barry University announces closures during Hurricane Dorian
Read full article: Barry University announces closures during Hurricane DorianGoogle EarthMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - Barry University will be closing Florida campuses on Friday ahead of Hurricane Dorian. According to Jeremy Jones, a spokesman for Barry University, one of the largest Catholic universities in the southeast territory, the campuses in Miami-Dade and Orange counties will close at 5 p.m. The closure affects the campus at 11300 NE 2nd Ave., in Miami Shores and the Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law at 6441 E. Colonial Drive, in Orlando. The campuses in Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas, remained closed on Thursday. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Local hoops star needs push to become dunk champion
Read full article: Local hoops star needs push to become dunk championMIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Yunio Barrueta is this close to becoming a dunk championThe Barry University basketball star is locked in a heated battle to win ESPN's Dark Horse Dunker contest and needs your help to get him over the top. Barrueta cruised past the first three rounds, and is now facing off against Dwaun Anderson of Wagner. With voting coming to a close at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Barrueta trails Anderson by just the narrowest of margins, so he needs your help to make the finals. Let's all vote and turn the tide for Barrueta and Barry!