UM Study: Religion Helps Women Live Longer, But Not Men

Ladies, if you’re looking to add a few years to your life than get right with God. As for the Gentleman, when it comes to life expectancy it doesn’t seem to matter if you’re an atheist or a priest.A new study lead by University of Miami psychologist Michael McCullough finds…

It’s A Canes Thing, U Wouldn’t Understand

It’s just before the start of the Cotton Bowl Classic at the Fair Park Stadium in Dallas on the morning of January 1, 1991. There is not an empty seat in the place. And just about everybody is there to root against the University of Miami Hurricanes, who are taking…

Rush Limbaugh Likes Marco Rubio, Chides Charlie Crist

Sad clown-like, professional radio shouter Rush Limbaugh is ready to declare “I like Rubio,” but hasn’t made a formal endorsement of everyone’s favorite Floridian right winger.”I’ve never met him, nor have I met Crist, but I know that there’s a sea change brewing and effervescing in this country,” Limbaugh told a…

Scholarship Money in Question at Barry University

If you believe the Turks and Caicos Sun newspaper, Barry University students from the islands will be in for a complicated next semester. Those who depend on scholarship money are “in danger of having their education abruptly interrupted,” the paper reports. The country’s Ministry of Finance owes the school $300,000,…

Gators Refuse to Schedule Canes

Florida Gators dominance is getting pretty boring for college football fans (apparently even for Gators fans), but UF athletic director Jeremy Foley is still set on making sure UF’s non-conference schedule remains a cake walk for years to come, even if it means never playing one of the team’s oldest rivals…

News Roundup: Flood Warning Issues

The SEC is auditing the City of MIami and may be questioning some of its budget practices. [Herald]Here’s another reason to avoid Hialeah: they’re installing their first red light cameras starting by December 1st. [CBS4]Police in Miami Gardens, which still has one of the highest crime rates n the country,…

News Roundup

Police Chief Miguel Exposito will be sworn in today. [Herald]One of his first orders of business may be making sure the Coconut Grove rapist is found. Police believe one man is responsible for both rapes and other assaults in the area. [CBS4]A Miami-Dade assistant Public Defender was charged with dealing…

Miami-Dade: Fourth Most Dangerous Metro; Three Cities in Top 50

Miami-Dade is the fourth most dangerous metro-area in the country, according to CQ Press’s annual crime rankings. The rating takes reported incidents of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft into account. Last year, Miami-Dade was ranked seventh and 11th the year before.Though, we’re not entirely sure how…

“Dolphins Suck” Comment Leads to Death of an Inmate

Defending the pride of the Miami Dolphins to the death is something the current roster hardly seems interested in, but one fan is accused of killing a Dolphins detractor. Though, both the assailant and the victim were already behind bars at the time.The incident took place at South Bay Correctional…

News Roundup

The ringleader of the Liberty City Seven gets 13 years in jail. [Reuters]A 2-month-old baby received a liver transplant at Holtz Children’s Hospital. [CBS4]A student at Miami Norland Senior High has been hospitalized after an attack with a hair pick. [Herald]SportsThe Heat beat the Hornets last night thanks to a…

Silicon Beach: Geek Charm School 101

Not all geeks are pudgy, sex-starved dudes who sit at the computer all day. In fact, some are hot. But hot or not, the stereotype of the socially awkward technology nerd is no exaggeration. Boys will be boys. Put a pair of tits in front of a geek, and the…