William Paterson University • Volume 69 No. 06 Monday, October 14,2002 Three arrested on weapons charges By Larry Clow ly 11:30 p.mv Pestano, Hudson gun and pull the trigger," said , The third passenger of the vehi- gun without a valid permit, pos- The Beacon and Reid drove to the third tier Horvath. cle was then arrested. session of a handgun at a uni- of .the parking lot in Pestano's After police subdued Pestano, A search of the vehicle also versity or campus, possession of 2002 GMC Denali. Once mere, hollow-point bullets, possession Following a fight outside the the three got out of the truck of a weapon for unlawful pur- Rec Center last weekend, three and began fighting with anoth- poses, possession of marijuana men were arrested on charges of er group. The brawl involved and possession with intent to possessing two loaded handguns "a dozen to two-dozen people," distribute. according to campus Police according to Horvath.- The men were taken to Passaic Chief Michael Horvath. Campus police officers ran to County jail. Wayne Municipal Police arrested Aleksae the third tier to break up the Court Judge James Murner set Pestano and Jason Hudson, both fight: During the brawl, bail for the three men at $15,000. 19, of Montclair, and Abede Horvath said someone yelled Two other men, Keven Reid, 18, of Orange. "They got guns, they got guns Quattlebaum and Willard Jones, According to Horvath, , in the truck!" both 22, of Jersey City were approximately 300 people were At that time, Pestano started arrested for disorderly conduct outside waiting to be admitted for the driver's side door of the and released into their own rec- to a party sponsored by the truck. Sgt. Lynette Butler and ognizance. An 18-year-old WPU Student Activities Programming Officer Edward Garcia pulled student was also arrested for dis- Pestano away from the car. Board and the Phi Beta Sigma Pestano's 2002 GMC Penali was impounded by campus police. photo by Jim Schofield orderly conduct and was later fraternity. After attempts by the Butler looked in the car and released into her own recog- crowd to rush the doors of the found a 9 mm handgun loaded another man tried to get in the revealed 46 small bags of mari- nizance. - - building, campus police with hollow-point bullets, which passenger side of the vehicle. juana, Horvath said. Horvath said that another informed the crowd that no are illegal in New Jersey. Campus police officers tackled The men were each charged fight took place later on that more people were being admit- "One bullet was chambered. the man and proceeded to find a with unlawful possession of a evening in the Towers Pavilion. ted to the party. At approximate- All you had to dp is grab^the .380 loaded automatic weapon. weapon, possession of a hand- No further arrests were made. Poet Judith Ortiz Cofer speaks on writing, family, and isolation By Lori Michael reading. "I was going to El Mall to father lost. The Beacon buy a transistor radio," said Cofer. The last poem Cofer read was in "When we woke up the next day, reference to food since the crowd - As a part of the Latin Heritage my mom thought we died. We had was getting restless and hungry. Month festivities, renowned God and El Mall on our side." Cofer introduced the poem with a author and poet Judith Ortiz Cofer read a "Carpe Diem" story about not being able to find Cofer appeared at William poem for her daughter, who is get- any ethnic food at a Piggly Wiggly Paterson on Tuesday, October ting her doctorate in math. "It down in Athens, Ga. 8th. Christine Spazino, a student [math] is a subject I just do not During the Question and who works at the Women's understand, but we [Cofer's moth- Answer portion of the presenta- Center, introduced Cofer bilin- er, daughter, and herself] adore tion, Cofer mentioned some of her gually. The ballroom was filled each other," says Cofer. "My moth- main influences, which included with students, faculty and staff er lives her life with the Catholic Flattery O'Connor, Toni Morrison members eager to hear not only Church, my daughter with math and Alice Walker. Since college, Cofer's stories of when she lived and myself with my poetry." she has also been influenced by in Puerto Rico and Paterson, but Cofer also read a poem in refer- some of the romantic poets, such also her renowned poetry. ence to her father, who loved play- as Shelley and Keets. After the pre- "Latin Women Pray," was the ing dominos. She even looked up sentation, Cofer signed books and first poem she read. Cofer intro- in an encyclopedia the whole his- spoke to any person willing to duced it by stating, "My mother tory behind the game of dominos. share their thoughts or aspirations doesn't like this one... It might be "I would always want to crash the on becoming a writer, or to just Judith Ortiz Cofer Photo By Lori Michael a little politically incorrect." domino games," Cofer remem- simply talk. Cofer went on to explain that Before she began to read the Walked." bered. "In order to become a writer the poem had to do with the isola- next poem, Cofer mentioned how Cofer wrote "Before the Storm" Cofer went to explain that her you should already have some- tion she felt when she was child culturally different her mother is in reference to the corning of hurri- father was a veteran from Korea. thing written," said Cofer. because she did not speak English. from herself. Her mother got mar cane Louise, which was supposed "When he came back he was very "When you don't speak the lan- ried at the age of 151/2 and did to strike Puerto Rico, but instead sad and depressed and not the guage, you feel as if though no not go to college. The poem was drifted out to sea. Cofer told a same," says Cofer. She dedicated one is listening to you," said Cofer. entitled "The Way My Mother rather interesting story before the the poem to the "joy of life" her The Gentlemen's I am Spoonbender Control Field Hockey Shows Corner their Own Destiny Age Doesn't Matter Page 8 Page 12 feeaconweekly Produced on The independent, student-run Editorial Board newspaper of William Paterson Index Larry Clow University/Published every Monday. 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