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Members of Student Polity have voiced their reaction to the policy the administration has adapted in response to the shooting and stabbing incident following a party in Tabler Cafeteria last Saturday night. The moratorium was enacted to give an ad hoc committee time to look into the incident and determine what additional steps the university must take to ensure the safety of the campus community, according to the Vice President of Stu- .: : ,IBII,7 : dent Affairs Fred Preston. The committee which will consist of university faculty members, staff and students will meet li^It:, for the first time on Friday. "I wanted to get at least one or two meetings of the ad hoc committee in before the campus opens up again," said Pres- -'- i ' ton, adding, "The intent is not to punish the students." - Preston said the moratorium is not to go on for an indefinite period of time like the one last spring that was in answer to the Union-Kelly D incident. John Cucci, Polity president and Kurt Widmaier, Polity vice president said they were unhappy that they were not notified about the press conference on Tuesday. "We had to read it through the paper," said Widmaier of the announce- lis ment of the moratorium. The moratorium affects several events scheduled for this weekend. One of the events is a Tokyo Joe's scheduled for Friday night which included a performance of Chippendale's dancers from Manhattan, ter. (continued on page 5) The Tabler Eight Get Bail and A Court Date By Amelia Sheldon and Irwin Goldberg pus, according to Sue Riseling, assistant director of Public involving large numbers of campus visitors at a press confer- A court date and bail have been set for the eight males Safety. "There werer casings found and four bullet holes in ence on Tuesday. It will allow an ad-hoc committee to arrested and charged in connection with the shooting, stab- the glass" of Tabler Cafeteria," Riseling said. investigate the incident. After the committee meets, more bing incident on Saturday night in Tabler Cafeteria according The shooting incident took place after a Phi Beta Sigma information will be available, university officials said. to Spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Patrick Fraternity Fundraising party on Saturday night. About 600 Students at the university have muxed feelings about the Henry John Williams said. students were gathered around the building where the party moratorium. Sharon Perez, a senior said, "Banning events The eight youths will go to court on November 14, facing had been when a group attacked and slashed Pedro Mojica, won't solve the problem, security will. There doesn't seem charges of burglary and assault, according to Williams. 20, of 131 Charter Oaks Avenue of Brentwood. Soon after to be a solution (to the security problem) it just goes around Although Suffolk County Police have reported finding a .22 shots rang out and people scattered under tables and into in circles." caliber semi-automatic rifle and a .32 caliber semi-automatic restrooms inside the cafeteria and outside through the quad, Tom Zbikowski, also a senior agrees. "I don't think it is fair pistol in the suspects' car, Williams said, "No one has bewn as the armed group grabbed stereo equipment and fled. No for the students to be penalized for what a few do." He said charged with criminal possession of a weapon, the grand one was wounded by the gunshots. that after this incident, his parents decided the campus was jury will address that." There have been rumors that Public Safety was not on the not safe for his sister to attend. Melvin Payne, 17, of 30 Sycamore Avenue in Central Islip site when the shooting occurred, according to Riseling, who Zbikowski and building mate, Michael Nersesian has been charged with third degree assault and second said, "Public Safety was on the scene first." She said students expressed concern over an upcoming building party. "Our degree burglary, his bail is set at $25,000. Mark Redmond, 19, expect sirens and lights. "In a shooting that is how you main fear is that somebody will invade the party and some- of 46 Smith Street in Central Islip was charged with second attract attention," said Riseling, adding that standard operat- one will get hurt." Zbikowski added, "The building will have degree assault and second degree burglary, with bail set at ing procedure calls for police to approach a shooting site a guest list and nobody else will be allowed in." $7500. silently and without the lights. Monique Cuoco a resident of Kelly quad and a senior was The other five males are charged with second degree Riseling called Public Safety's response "excellent," annoyed over the presence of outsiders on campus. 'Ve go into town and bother the outsiders, why do they burglary, they are: Scott Sharon, 21, of 215 Tree Avenue, adding that "they showed a tremendous amount of don't She added that if there is a student event, it Central Islip, $20,000 bail, Gregory Gray, 18, of 811 Bayview courage." bother us." should be for the students only. "They (outsiders) should Avenue, Bellport, $7500 bail, Bryant Stephens, 17, of 264 Leaf "Suffolk county said the campus did more than it was not have the privileges of a student." Cuoco thought the Avenue in Central Islip, $20,000 bail, Michael Levi, 18, of 84 required to on safety," said Vice President of Student Affairs moratorium was a good idea provide it only lasted for one 3rd Avenue, Bay Shore, $5000 bail, and Lawrence Carter, 20, Fred Preston of the incident. He added that the university week. "Any longer and the students will be suffering." of 32 Rugby Street, Brentwood, $7500 bail. No information is has come a long way since the last shooting incident and Tabler quad resident, Stephanie Krous said more security being released on the 15-year-old juvenile who was also that the safety program on campus is being constantly is the solution. "Nobody without a valid ID should be detained. refined. allowed on campus. 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