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Looking for some gourmet delights? See page 10. Service No sanctions against WMHB DJs are off the air, according By Deborah Fuller to Corson. planned NEWS EDITOR Fowler said the security j officer was acting in Two local youths were suspended for six accordance with an days from their disk jockey positions at agreement made in 1988 for Spear between WMHB and Colb WMHB, the college and community radio y By Andrea Krasfeor station, for "inappropriate on-air behavior" Safety and Security that ASST. NEWS BPITOR after a listener called in a complaint to the allows security to remove Maine State Police headquarters in Augusta. people from the studios if they are breaking Colby A memorial service is being planned The listener claimed that the DJs were using "vulgar language," according to Bruce rules and regulations or for Jodi Lynn Spear '92 who died in a. local, state or federal laws. parents, D. Fowler, operations manager. In addition plane crash along with her on Flynn complained to Aug. 24. to the suspension, the two DJs received a written warning from the WMHB executive police that "two male DJs board. were using vulgar language No sanctions were imposed on DJsDerrick and giving out a phone Corson, 16, and John Manzo, 17, because the number requesting an plaintiff, Debbie Flynn of Palermo, Maine ambulance," said Fowler. failed to submit a written statement. Flynn's complaint "We were reading the lyrics from various regarding the emergency songs and made it clear that we were reading number was a simple lyrics," said Corson. "Hardcore [music] is mistake because, said Fowler, the WMHB phone not easy to understand so we'd read the photo by Josh Friedman lyrics and then play the song." Fowler number, 872-3348, is one WMHB DJ 's Derrick Corson and John Manzo maintains that the words were the lyrics of number different than the groups as the Dead Kennedys and riot Waterville Fire did not Department's old hone number, 873-3348. to call" pham of iOeatt of $tnd$ni$ * personal opinion. Because Flynn p wum&i office ," fodiSpear '02 submit a written complaint, the exact nature The Fire Department has since changed its "We will be revamping the agreement number to 877-7533 to avoid further said Damrauer. "I think it would be wise for of the alleged vulgarities is unknown. i $p(&t tod hor parents, Michael, 45, The complaint was relayed to Colby Safety confusion. Safety and Security to call [the executive and Judy, 47, were killed early in the and Security fro m the State Police and the Dean of the College Earl Smith said he board]" in a similar situation. morning when a private planepiloted by station was shut down by Security for four was not aware that Safety and Security had Dickinson did not turn the station off, her father crashed between. two houses in minutes just before 5 a.m. on Aug. 28, said any agreement with WMHB. "I do not think said Fowler, explaining that it is against FCC Maftapan, a suburb 20 mites outside of General Manager Craig Damrauer. it is a good protocol," he said. regulations for him to do so. He asked Corson Logan Airport in Boston. Officer James Dickinson entered the studio "According to the agreement, Safety and and Manzo to shut it off. - The Spears were traveling fro m and asked the DJs to get off the air and go Security has the right to tell the DJ to go Corson, a Winslow High School student, ChathanvMass., to Logan Airport where. home, according to Corson. "The officer said home," said Fowler. "The DJ was then is a DJ at WTVL, a commercial Waterville Jodi w^ Scheduled toloavefbr hOrjWuOr ""Whatever you are playing, shut it off. You supposed to contact me, but the DJ neglected radio station.Q yearabroad at KansaS Uhiverity in Japan, She is survived by her three sisters,, Lisa, -23, Lara 15, 14. ^ *m.d Jeni, Nieman marks plan for success "Stu. was fu$t phono rnetial in time [with the clubs] to ensure high visibility. Japanese/' said famae Prindle, her East To further extend his visibility, Nieman Asian Studies advisor By Craig Appelbaum "She always said will also be living on campus, in Pepper, "just she wanted to go to Japan. She was so FEATURES EDITOR _ to be here late at night, so people can find 0*_c. tad> Finally the moment carno ftp go me." to Japan} and sho could n't get there." Just ask Tullio Nieman what he thinks of "There's no way to sum her up in a few Colby, and be prepared for a simple, direct Nieman' has met and worked with Stu-A words, one of her friends said. answer. "It is the best school I've been at so and Commons' executives to begin planning " "Ail of for what he hopes be an exciting and hor frionds loved her," far," declared the newly-appointed Director to One of her friends said/ "You know. of Student Activities. "And the prestige of eventful year. Already he has helped plan when you're 20 or 21 you think you're the school makes for a unique opportunity." several events, including tonight'sband night Invincible, like nothing bad will ever As he takes over the position left vacant in the Spa and tomorrow night's comedy happen to you, But thoso 'things do when former Director of Student Activities special in the Student Center. 'The differences happen. 1" John Farkas resigned last winter, Nieman between Colby and the other places I've realizes that one of the keys to performing his worked is many-fold," he said. "I'm Assistant Dean of Students Pa ul plwto by Josh Friedman job successfully is to develop a good rapport impressed with what I see here." Johnston said the service is boingplai. nod New Stu-A Director Tullio Nieman in conjunction with Mr family <ind tho with the students, much the same as Farkas Having arrived at Colby via similar stints junior <!lass« flags on dampus wore did. But he foresees no problem. "The key for me," he said, "is to find out at Drew University in New Jersey and a lowered to half mast from Aug, 24 to "I'm very impressed by the students here," what students want to do. I want to military academy in Norwich, Vt., Nieman is Aug, 27 ,Q he said. "They're challenging, friendly, have brainstorm with them, try and get them to do no less direct in assessing what makes Colby positive feelings. I want to find out what they what they want. I'm going to make it a point different. "Colby is everything Drew is trying want and help them attain it." to go to every club meeting and spend a lot of Nieman Continued On Page 12 Waterville police crash off-campus parties By Paul Argiro Chief Everett Flanncry. Last year he said. "We had less than ten Flannery said that the police arc student living at a house known as ASST. SPORTS EDITOR was very bad [with noise people in the house with tho stereo 'acting solely on complaints." "The Ritz." "So we really don't complaints] and so far there is no playing and he came down and The source of the noise know who or if anybody called the Since Colby students began change. There is a definite potential started ticketing cars. Sure, complaints is not known to the off- police." arriving last weekend, the for serious problems." neighbors are justified in calling campus students. "Our neighbors According to Flannery, if noise Watorvillo Police Department has Senior Geoff O'Hara who lives tho police when a party gets out of across the street came over a ftcr our complaints continue at the current already responded to about a half- on High Street witnessed his parly hand, but when police start to judge party was broken up and told us rate, the police will consider dozen noise complaints regarding being broken up on Monday night. the size of a party by the number of that they couldn't hear a sound all arresting students. students who live off-campus. "One of the officers that came cars that happen to be out front, night from our house," said jun ior "These parties thatrun until three "It's bad already," said Police down was absolutely outrageous," then it gets ridiculous." Greg Jackson, an off-campus Parties Continued On Page 12 News/Features post ofice workers up to two and half hours each morning. According to Toman, her career change is simultaneous The LS Postal Service requested that Colby use a new with a reorganization of the residential life council which addresing system which adds 6,000 to students' mailbox will "strengthen the bond" between the committees and numters. therefore provide a more consistent influence over student News Briefs g The switchboard, previously in thebasement of Eustis, life. (E.G.) is nov located in the post office in the Student Center. With in operator at the switchboard, the post office is extending its hours to 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. A fax machine is also available. The cost to receive Bennett downtown a fax it $.50 and the cost to sen d one domestically is $1 and who But they left the trays $2 fora-foreign fax. (T.D.) Dr. William Bennett, Three pieces of kitchen equipment worth about $9,500 resigned from Colby last were stolen from Roberts Union over the summer, according spring, has opened a private to Director of Safety and Security Mark Van Valkenburgh.