A Life-Changing Knee Injury Sidelines Soccer Player

INDEPENDENT SINCE 1956 INSIDE NEWS PATRIOT Act explored in documentary PAGE 6 FEATURE 31 architecture students study in Paris PAGE 11 A&E Natalie Portman rallies for Kerry PAGE 13 A life-changing knee injury Administration takes sidelines soccer player every measure to By Nick Dettmann once repair is complete, you Sports Editor can begin weight-bearing fireproof campus * the first day. What those two Typically after a victory, structures do are completely By Brian Resop of Environmental Health, there is much rejoicing, cheer different." News Editor Safety and Risk Manage ing, hugging, high-fives and Normally, the injury occurs ment, urged that during any smiling faces up and down the in middle-aged non-athlete After a recent string of fire alarm, all students and University of Wisconsin-Mil adults performing non-athlet seven fires on campus in waukee men's soccer team's ic activities, such as tripping 16 days, the University of bench. over a stair. But it is not as Wisconsin-Milwaukee ad On-Campus Fire Safety Tips: But on Oct. 15, those same common among highly active ministration is taking ex • During any fire alarm, evacuate faces were somber and in adults, or athletes. tra steps to safeguard the the building. State law requires disbelief after what had hap "It's not common like an campus and its students it. pened in the 79th minute in the ankle sprain or medical collat- from future related fires. • Call the campus police. They can Pathers' game against Wright "We take this situation be reached from any campus phone by dialing 9-911. If State. Senior Cliff Ellsworth registered very seriously," said Tom Senior forward Cliff Ells Luljak, vice-chancellor of you are using your cell phone, an assist, just minutes before a dial 911 and ask the county worth, who earlier in the game devastating knee injury that may Relations and Communica assisted on Antou Jallow's goal tion. "It is very troubling dispatcher for the UWM Police have ended his playing days. dispatch. that tied the score at one, suf Post photo by John. J. Ward. to know that someone is fered a devastating knee in attempting to damage • Find a university employee. All jury on a play that some have property on campus and staff members have been briefed eral ligament (MCL) sprain in on how to handle an emergency said was the worst play any possibly harm individuals situation. one has ever seen in their long your knee," Schober said. "But, as well." • Do not prop doors open. Fire association with soccer. It is a it's not rare by any means. Luljak said the univer and smoke can spread through knee injury that fears to have "Personally, I've only seen sity was taking the start open doorways. altered or even ended Ells it twice with athletes. It can ing of fires as intentional • Notify anyone around you. worth's playing days - chang be a contact or non-contact in and that anyone involved Be aware of hearing-impaired ing his life completely. jury. More recently, I've seen in the acts would be pros students. Ellsworth was taken off the more non-contact injuries." ecuted to the fullest extent field and immediately taken to the strength of the ligament, The play started when de of the law. UWM is working therefore, it cannot withstand the hospital where it was dis fender Trent Furtsch held the very closely with fire offi faculty must evacuate the the force of impact and the covered that he had ruptured ball in UWM's own end and cials and the UWM Police, building. ligament ruptures. his patellar tendon, or patellar was ready to lead a play up which is also working with "There are sometimes ligament, in his left knee. "I'd say it's a very difficult field. Ellsworth, who was on the City of Milwaukee Police problems with professors The patellar ligament works injury," said Dave Schober, a the left wing for UWM, saw an and the State of Wisconsin who keep on lecturing while as a knee extensor mecha physical therapist at the Au opening and began to streak Arson's Bureau. a fire alarm is going off," nism, which aids in knee ex rora Sports Medicine Institute. along the left sideline. As Details of the operation Krezoski said. "[It's] not a tension and a kicking motion. "With an ACL injury, they are Ellsworth passed in front of cannot be disclosed at this good idea. Should a student The injury, sometimes consid able to get a very solid fixation. the UWM bench, Wright State's time, Luljak said, because of get injured because the ered worse than an anterior Here we're interrupting a ten Troy Azuogu took down Ells the intensity of the search. class has not been evacu cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, don, when we stand on your worth in very physical fash The university has talked ated, they can be held for most often occurs when a per knee or on your feet, there's a ion, sending Ellsworth flailing to a number of individuals personal liability. If there son lands on a partially bent force on that tendon. with his arms in the air and who have shared informa is a fire alarm, leave. Stu knee. "With this injury, you have landing hard on the ground. tion about the fires. dents cannot be punished The quadriceps muscle to have a period of immobili Once he hit the ground, ev- "Whoever is behind this for leaving a class during a group contracts when the knee zation and limited non-weight may think it is a joke. But fire alarm. It's a state rule." is partially bent, weakening bearing. With an ACL injury, See KNEE page 16 people's lives are at stake. It is also important to We have zero tolerance for know whom to call. Using this activity," said Luljak. a campus phone, students There will be extra secu can dial 9-911 and be con 4 graduate students stop attempted theft rity officials around campus, nected to the university po By Bradley A. Wooten she said. their number," said Harland. but Luljak urges students lice. What students need to Assistant News Editor "He stole a digital camera King said he thought Scar to keep their eyes open for know, Krezoski said, is that and literally stumbled into borough may be cognitively anything unusual. dialing 911 on a cell phone Four University of Wis our office," said Kreft and Har disabled and seemed "out of "One of the best things will connect you with the consin-Milwaukee graduate land. it." we have going for us is that county dispatcher. County students disrupted an at Harland and Kreft searched "He had minimal mental we have a campus of 27,000 and city police are not al tempted theft and temporar his coat and found the cam- display and tried to bite us," students who can help us," ways aware of the layout ily detained a 21-year-old man said Harland. he said. "It's almost certain of the campus. When dial about 4 p.m. Oct. 12 until of Scarborough was unarmed, that the guilty party has ing 911 on a cell phone, ficials arrived at the scene. The UWM police department and King said the idea of Scar been seen, either prior to or Krezoski advised that stu Seneca Scarborough was non-emergency number is (414) borough attacking him "crossed following the setting of the dents should ask-to be con arrested shortly after attempt 229-4627. The department rec my mind, but we had his hands, fire. We are asking students, nected with the UWM police ing to steal a digital camera ommends students program its so I wasn't worried." faculty and staff to be extra for a faster response. from the physics building. number in their ceil phones. He was arrested shortly vigilant. It's a fact that the The response time of the Mike Harland, Irene Cheung, thereafter. person who notices some Milwaukee Fire Dept. to the Seth King and Dustin Kreft, Officer Rafferty of the UWM thing out of the ordinary campus is between three all graduate physics students, era, while Scarborough pulled police department said he's could be the key to break to five minutes. If an alarm stopped Scarborough and away in an attempt to leave. not considered dangerous. "He ing the case." sounds and firefighters do turned him in to the UWM "We walked him outside, he does have a past. He's known Students should also not arrive within that time, police. was almost non-resistant to to us on campus," he said. know the safety procedures students should immedi Cheung found Scarborough us, and we waited for some "Apparently he was banned in case they encounter a ately call the police. in Physics 46 and started yell one with a cell phone to walk from campus," said Harland. fire. John Krezoski, direc ing at the man before chasing by so we could call the univer Rafferty had no comment on tor of UWM's Department See FIRE page 2 him into B52. "I stopped him," sity police, but no one knew that issue. 2 October 20,2004 The UWM Post News ews briefs FIRE Continued from pagel By Bradley A. Wooten Soon after graduation, Wyatt signed up to be a Marine reserv Luljak explained that it's Assistant News Editor ist and headed for boot camp. He wanted to become a police not the university's posi officer.

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