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Show WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 201i 2 - DIXIESUNNEINS.COM shots fired at Northwestern1 graduate dorm was 'swatting howd Call of Swastika drawings found outside dorm rooms of two University of Miami students BY INS The University of Miami is the latest place to be hit by a national surge in anti-Semit- ic vandalism. 1 , f 1 . In separate events four days apart last week at two residential colleges on the Coral Gables campus, someone drew swastikas on a board outside the dorm rooms of two female students. The offensive symbols showed up April 10 and April 14 during the same week I , as Holocaust Remembrance Day. In one of the incidents, sexual comments were included. Rabbi Mendy Fellig, who runs decades. "This is not behavior that fits at the University of Miami community," Fellig said. cepting community. This is an anomaly." Do you ,,' I i , '. v I , ' 1 ,,,s, '.'s, , 7, N, r .1 i : t -'. - : '''' , , :,.",....,. i ( r--- - .-. 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A caller reached the Evanston police from somewhere near Rockford around 2:15 p.m. and said he had shot his girlfriend at Engelhart Hall, just west of the main campus. Alerts were issued and teams of police were dispatched, but officers found the woman a Northwestern student unharmed with "no evidence of a victim, scene or gunman," said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew, a spokesman for the department. "That residence has been vacant since before Thanks at DixieSundixiaedu, message us on Facebook, or tweet at us using voiceofdixia DIXIE SUN NEWS Markee Heckenliable, i ' have any news tips for us? Email us 1 77,. i, "It could be anything from nefarious to silly students just doing something they don't understand." (c)2018 Miami Herald. letter penned by ge i ' leader, said the school is taking the incidents very seriously. University of Miami police, who are looking into the incidents, refused comment. A university spokesman also refused to provide additional details, referring questions to a one-pa- F,, said 1,986 acts of vandalism, harassment or assault were reported to the ADL by law enforcement. Fellig, the UM Chabad "We're a very giving and ac- ,,,. I 2017 and reported that attacks had risen by more than 60 percent from the previous year, the highest total since it began recording results in 1979. In all, the organization Chabad at the University of Miami, called it an unusual event at a school where he has counseled students and staff for Anti-Semit- . I 4 UM President Julio Frenk, who promised that anyone found to have drawn the swastikas will be held accountable. "The University of Miami embraces the rich diversity of our community and promotes a climate of respect for the dignity of every person," Frenk wrote to UM students. "We know that the vast majority of the members of our community adhere to these core principles. Sadly, we sometimes encounter acts of discrimination, intolerance and hatred, which do not represent who we are and must be met with a firm response." As of Monday, police had not apprehended a suspect. In late February the League released the results of an audit for all of CHARLES RABIN ,, ,,, in Evanston, involuntary manslaughter and other felonies after he called a police dispatcher in Wichita, Kan., and falsely reported that he'd shot his father and was holding two other people hostage inside home at the end of DecemNi When police responded to address, Andy Finch emerged from the froir door and was fatally shot by an officer. It was not clear why Finch's address was a target of the hoax, according to police. In other cases of apparent swatting, three families in Florida had to evacuate their homes in January after a detective received an anonymous email claiming bombs had been placed in them.ln Mailland 2015, a man was shot in the face with rubber bullets after a fake hostage situation was reported at his home. The FBI estimates that roughly 400 cases of swatting occur annually, with some using caller ID spoofing to disguise their numbers. any danger." The alert initially went out to students and staff shortly before 2:30 p.m., warning them to stay away from the area of Engelhart Hall, which has apartments for Northwestern graduate students and their families. Even after police found no evidence of a victim or weapon, officers continued their search and Northwestern tweeted that people inside Engelhart "should remain behind locked doors." The school issued an around 4:30 pm. "The report of a man with a gun in Engelhart Hall was a hoax. No danger to the community exists." Swatting is the practice of placing hoax emergency calls with the aim of drawing a large response from law enforcement. It's not only a drain on police resources but can turn deadly. Los Angeles resident Tyler Barriss has been charged with a all-cle- ar (c)2018 Chicago t Tribune. Editor-in-Chi- ef ' Ryann Heinen, News Editor Alexis McClain, Sports Editor Cody Eckman, Features Editor Emma van Lent, Opinion Editor Taylor Lewis, Multimedia Editor Kylea Custer, Photo Editor Valerie De La 0, Social Media Editor Hanna Pollock, Copy Editor Erin Hakoda, Ad Manager N ...,.,1, 2) I'd Seri r - rt I SUN , STAFF FOR THE Mason Hardy Jonathan Holland Jess Johnson Grant Jones Dixie& ,,- to the , and E ril newsp news.c for lett( SCHOOL YEAR 2018-201- 9 Ne) Subr longer must L THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS COME WITH SCHOLARSHIPS. 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