Dykes Acquitted of All Charges Focused on the Credibility of She Couldn't Get out Of," Stanley Said
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THE • The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 38: ISSUE 16 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Dykes acquitted of all charges focused on the credibility of she couldn't get out of," Stanley said. "She's extremely were expelled from the By MEGHANNE DOWNES the alleged victim's testimony. Devlin said. intelligent. She knew exactly University in spring 2002. News Ediwr Dykes, along with former On cross-examination earli what she was doing." University spokesman Matt Notre Dame football players er in the week, defense attor Stanley said the woman, Storin declined to comment /\ jury acquitted former Lorenzo Crawford, Justin ney William Stanley asked the who originally consented to on the verdict. Notre Dame football player Smith and Abram Elam. were victim why she remained at the sex acts, decided to tell "Notre Dame fulfilled its Donald Dykes of rape, con accused of sexually assaulting the house and removed her Notre Dame and law enforce responsibilities on this case spiracy to commit rape and and gang raping a former stu jeans to sleep in the same bed ment authorities she was through its own disciplinary sexual bat dent. The four former players with Justin Smith. raped because she did not process, which is quite dis tery early maintain the woman consent Stanley continued to dis want to be held accountable tinct from a criminal case and Tuesday ed to the sexual acts. credit the woman's story in for her actions under Notre rendered a judgment based morning. Special prosecutor Maureen his closing argument. He Dame's disciplinary system. on what we consider to be The jury of Devlin said Dykes participat emphasized that the woman Notre Dame's policy states best for the welfare of our seven men ed in the gang rape and sexu waited to report the incident that if an individual makes a students based on our codes and five al assault of th~ woman and and that a Memorial Hospital rape allegation, the victim for proper sexual behavior." w o m e n he and the other former play emergency room doctor. will not be held accountable Storin said. dnliberated ers knew what they were Michael Blakesley, did not under its disciplinary process. The two remaining rape tri for 12 hours doing. find anything consistent with Students can otherwise be als will begin later this fall. a n d Dykes "[The victim] doesn't have a rape when he did examine expelled for engaging in sexu Last month, a jury convicted returned a motive to lie ... [She] made the woman six days after the al intercourse outside of mar Elam of sexual battery and verdict at 12:15 a.m .. follow some poor judgment choices alleged incident. riage. ing closing arguments that and put herself in a position "This woman is no dummy," The four former players see DYKES/page 4 Ganteday crackdowns follo-w fans Saint Mary's releases Turtle Creek new.nUssion state1nent By ANGELA SAOUD the newly revised statement bust raises News Writer to the Board of Trustees. The long process used to questions Last week, Saint Mary's arrive at the final version students, faculty and staff approved by the board was found the College's newly deliberate and inclusive of revised mission statement the entire campus communi By KEVIN ALLEN posted on bulletin boards, ty. News Writer Web sites and dorm doors "After the last accredita around campus. tion, it was suggested that The Sept. 6 alcohol bust at The rewriting process the mission be clearer with the Turtle Creek apartment began in 1996 after the its statement of purpose," complex has raised concerns College's accrediting body, said Sister Rose Anne about the aggressive manner The Higher Learning Schultz. vice president for with which law enforcement Commission, mandated that the mission. "It needed to be officials apprehended student the statement be updated. a more succinct statement oll"cnders at the scene. The last mission statement that everyone would know." /\ team of Indiana State was written in 1987. The new mission state Excise Police, South Bend liM KAt.;MARfThe Observer In the fall of 2002, Saint ment is shorter, yet still Police Department and Notre Irish fans gaze dejectedly at the field during Notre Dame's loss to Mary's President Marilou manages to encompass all of Dame Security Police raided Michigan Saturday. The last two weekends h~e seen frequent alco Eldred reformed a mission the facets of the old state and arrests surrounding the football games. several tailgate parties prior to hol-related citations statement writing committee ment, she said. The four Notre Dame's first home foot to finalize the work on draft core values of the College - ball game of the 2003 season. ing a new statement. learning, community. Student witnesses at Turtle Students cited at Michigan game Mathematics professor faith/spirituality and justice Creek alleged that officers tack Joanne Snow, religious stud - are included at the bot led several students and even ies professor Phyllis tom. stunned one with a tazer as 15th District Court. Kaminski, financial aid "The core values have By MEGHANNE DOWNES they attempted to flee the "[The citations] would be director Mary Nucciarone. never been outlined before, scene. News Writer handled in court," James development director Kay and that is an important The crackdown resulted in said. "It might just be a fine. Ball and First Year Studies facet to the new statement," live arrests, and 26 people were At least eight students or It depends if [the individuals] director Susan Vanek made Schultz said. "It is important charged with offenses such as individuals associated with want to fight it." up the committee headed by for tJle Saint Mary's commu minor in consumption, inducing Notre Dame were cited In total. the Public Safety Eldred. nity to understand and a minor to possess alcoholic Saturday by the University of police officers issued 4 7 cita The committee began the embrace this as our beverages and resisting arrest. Michigan's Department of tions Saturday and ejected process of revision by Identity." Captain Jim Hassig of the Public Safety. four individuals from the sta reviewing all of the drafts The old statement has not South Bend Police Department Public Safety Lt. Crystal dium. that had been written since been done away with. participated in the Sept. 6 oper James said most of the cita James said to her knowl 1996. Together they dis Instead, it has become the ation and said he is positive tions were issued for public edge there were no major cussed the drafts. brought college's philosophy and that it was not unnecessarily urination or were alcohol incidents that occurred dur together the philosophy rough. related. She did not comment ing, before or after the game. behind them and presented see MISSION/page 4 "/\ couple people got tackled specifically on the offenses or She was unaware of whether because they were fleeing," their possible consequences. the four ejected individuals Saint Mary'I!!9.Jllegf~n Statement said !Iassig. "They were told to James said the Department were Notre Dame or Saint Mary's College is \I.'Plth;,li¢;: ~sid~~tiaL ~6~en's college in the liberal stay put by police as we entered of Public Safety processes Michigan fans and did not arts tradition. A pioneeril\:\:heeducation of won\i!i:t, tht.1 College is an academic an apartment, and they fled out and investigates all citations know what prompted their community wher(~enc,J.evelop the~ talents an/tprepare to make a the door. There were about 20 it issues. The department ejections. difference in the wpdd.Fo4nd~dby the'Siiit&s of the t,lply Cross in 1844, other people in that apartment, does not forward the cita "Forty-seven citations are Saint Mary's prw.Poti::S a llfE~Qfmtellecrua~v~gor, aes~tic appreciation, but they stayed in the apart tions to other law enforce probably high, but we do cite religious sensibility, lijtd sacial.resW>ns~ty. NJ members pf the College remair ment and there were no prob ment agencies or universities multiple people each game," faithful to this mis#on and con~l.iii,llY~Iis~s their response to the complex lems. They would not have if students are involved, she James said. need~ind challertg~oJtfi~(~temporary world. been tackled had they not fled." said. For serious offenses. The citations include Zahm Hall junior Eric the prosecutor's office is noti offenses that occurred both ·i::::k,,:,,,,<• . c:!:~;i~: Tarnowski. who was in Turtle fied. inside the stadium and on . Community James said cited individu · 't:: F~:j~~~~ality see BUST/page 4 als do have to appear in the see MICHIGAN/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 16, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHICH GRAB'N'GO IS BETTER, NORTH OR SOUTH? Holding onto Irish pride This past weekend, accompanied by nine of my closest friends, I went home. Conveniently, home happens to be in Novi, Mich .. a mere 30 miles from Ann Kyree Blackwell Veronica Bradham Bridget Brennan Leah McKelvey Lynee Layne Andy Ramirez Arbor and the "Big House." Freshman Freshman Junior Junior Freshman Junior I have lived in Zahm Hall Cavanaugh Hall Walsh Hall Walsh Hall McGlinn Hall Morrissey Manor this area my entire life and, therefore. have had to face "South has bet- "South is ten "/like the "South, it's "SDH Grab'n 'Go "Neither." the hounding of U ter times better. " chocolate cream- closer." is magnificently of M fans for my variety." filled long iohns better than devotion to the at Sout .