Lighterside to the Campus Safety Blotter

kvadenais May 1, 2009 No Comments

Students are living the ‘high life’ at McDaniel

Jen Noel

Staff Reporter

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. With that being said, I am about to turn over the wild and whimsical world of the Lighter Side to another reporter as I leave the Hill for the real world. I am confident, however, wherever I go, people’s actions will still remain inane although they are well past college age.

For those of us still basking in the glory of college life, the blotter was bustling in the last weeks of school with students wanting to get their party on for the final time of the semester.

Mike Webster, Director of Campus Safety, reported Spring Fling was surprisingly calmer than in years past, but attributes the lack of activity to the unseasonably warm weather.

On April 26, post Spring Fling, it was reported that firecrackers were set off in front of a student’s door in Blanche Ward. Apparently, the culprits felt the live entertainment wasn’t enough and wanted to put on their own Fourth of July display. I know for a fact the warning label on a firecracker states “keep out of the reach of children”; I guess it’s too late for that.

“The fire crackers are being sent to CSI Miami as we speak for forensics, then we will know more,” noted Webster.

Some students must have been very upset about not succeeding at the obstacle course or mechanical bull at Spring Fling because on April 25, a student (or students) sought the recognition they thought they deserved.

Campus Safety officers discovered five trophies discarded in the Rouzer parking lot that had been stolen from Gill Center. At least the culprit didn’t display them in his or her room; that would have shown true desperation to be a winner—most of us weren’t even born when those trophies were won.

Although another reporter is already covering the dino-tale from Lewis Hall, I couldn’t leave the Lighter Side without giving a nod to the dinosaur bandit. You can read more about the perplexing mystery of the disappearing skull later in the issue, but my hope is that this just a prank and not a fantasy about The Land Before Time come to life.

On a final note, several incidents concerning hard liquor on campus were reported as well as under-aged drinking by students who shouldn’t regard being discreet as one of their best qualities. Live and learn, my friends.

Without the students who lost their ability to think clearly on a regular basis, the Lighter Side would not be possible. To that I say, maybe next year will be a smarter year for you.

Be well, be happy, and have some fun; you only live once. Signing off.

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