Jen Noel
Staff Reporter
(Editor’s Note: This column by Jen Noel is dedicated to some of the most inane calls to which Campus Safety officers respond ? or should respond. Incidents actually occurred, but the names of the culprits are not included to protect the not-so-innocent).
College is generally seen as a time for freedom and exploration. There are, however, rules and regulations that must be followed in order to maintain a civilized society. A ban against throwing rocks at college employees would definitely find itself under the unspoken rule category.On September 23, at 1:40 p.m., a student reached his or her breaking point with the food options in GLAR. A report was filed that a Sodexho employee had rocks thrown toward them from a window in Rouzer.
When the resident of the room was questioned about the catapulting stones, they explained they conveniently had not been present in the room, but did leave their door open while out. It is time to invest in some hard helmets, as it may continue to rain rocks with the boulder bandit still on the loose.
Rouzer Hall also filled several other areas of the blotter this week as the freshmen boys’ dorm is always in a flurry of madness. A culprit must have been reading the last edition of the blotter and decided the soap and suds party in Academic sounded like a first-rate time. In creative fashion, though, the culprit, or culprits, put their own unique touch on a bathroom in Rouzer.
On September 24, Campus Safety responded to a report that graffiti was written on the wall?in shaving cream. Crayola has recently produced a great line of washable markers for inventive kids; maybe the perpetrators should have considered this medium as an artistic outlet instead.
The Lighter Side cannot always simply report the unusual events on campus without including a few instances of a serious nature.
At 2:20 a.m., on September 20, Campus Safety responded to an assault on Pennsylvania Avenue. Upon physically searching the offender, an 8 ? automatic folding knife was discovered. The Westminster Police were then called, who after investigation released the suspect.
The suspect then entered campus, at which time Campus Safety apprehended the individual for trespassing, since the student had previously been banned from the grounds by Student Affairs. The offender was charged with possessing a concealed deadly weapon and second-degree assault.
Even after serious situations such as the nature of this trespassing crime, the campus continued to buzz with activity including Saturday night keg parties that inevitably were broken up, and drinking games that had to go without crowning a winner. So is the nature of rules and regulations?like them or not.