Life's a Beach / Panic in the Halls

Today Kathy and I decided to drive up to the French side of the island and take in the lovely weather. The sign to the right struck me as funny for 2 reasons: first Baie aux Prunes is French for Plum Beach. However, upon first sight I had a vision of a Florida beach overrun by octogenarians. Secondly, the swim at your own risk is a bit much.... looking at the next pictures the greatest risk we faced was a moderate sunburn. The water was glorious; calm, clear, and quite warm! Our time at the beach was followed up by a return to our previous home, The Summit, where we engaged in swimming and water charades with the DiCarlos.
(make sure to click on the pictures for a better view)

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Meanwhile, a flurry of rumors have been swirling around school this weekend. The equivalent of WANTED posters were hung around campus. They showed a picture of a student along with his name and simply said anyone spotting this person was to notify security immediately.In, what is unfortunately is the latest in a series of administrative missteps, no other information was given; until today that is. This morning an email was circulated by the Dean which explained the situation (My guess: it was to quell the rumors that were abound).

Apparently, a second semester student last semester was caught after breaking in to a professor's office and stealing a copy of the final exam. He was arrested, spent 8 days in jail here, and was released yesterday. Unfortunately the school administration had neglected to notify the security guards in time and the former student(he was expelled obviously) was let onto campus. The unfortunate part of this story is that, while being placed into custody, the student, who happens to be Asian, was heard to have made terroristic threats against the school and administration going as far as saying something to the effect of "just like Virginia Tech:.

This, needless to say, stirred up a maelstrom of rumors and panic amongst some students. On an internet forum many students stated they were not going to attend tomorrow, for fear of their safety. However, a fellow blogger posted on Paul's blog that he in fact witnessed the student in question departing the island and arrive in Miami. So all again is safe here. Or, to quote an idiotic ER doc I once worked with at Abington Hospital, "Crisis Averted".