Robbery Suspect Charged, 2 Still at Large the NUMBERS ARE IN
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA Tennis champion serves up a show, page 19 MARCH www.unfspinnaker.com 5 Volume 31, Issue 26 2008 Wednesday Robbery suspect charged, 2 still at large BY JOSH SALMAN of keys, according to the UPD report. where he cooperates just to the point where ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR “I think what this tells us is that our SUSPECT PROFILES we don’t know too much about the other campus is growing up,” Foxworth said. UPD’s description of the two suspects two,” Foxworth said. “We’re hoping that UPD and the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s “With our growth comes people who don’t once he’s been in jail a little while he’ll give Office are still searching for two suspects belong here and people who may have other • SEX: Male us more information.” in connection with an armed robbery that motives when they come here. We just have • RACE: African American Police are still searching for the other occurred on campus Feb. 28. to be a little more vigilant.” • AGE: Early 20s two suspects and the red car, which they Police have arrested The two remaining suspects have no believe was also stolen. This is the fourth • HEIGHT: 5 feet 8 inches; 6 feet 3 and charged Yvelan connection to UNF and are being described armed robbery on campus in the past 18 inches Pierre with armed by UPD as African American males in their months. But these were also the only four robbery and are work- young 20s. in the university’s history, Foxworth said. Contact UPD at 620-2800. ing with the state at- One suspect is about 5 feet 8 inches tall “Even since the first one [armed rob- torney’s office to add with a stocky build, while the other is 6 feet bery] we have really tried to step up our accessory charges. 3 inches tall with a more athletic build and CHECK INSIDE patrols,” Foxworth said. “But, we can’t UPD has also recov- a full-beard, said Adam Kline, the UPD de- How does the robbery affect campus always be there because of the other calls ered what it believes to tective working the case. we receive. We have also put some decoy be the handgun used After they left the UNF campus, the safety? See story, page 5 � cars out along that corridor [9A to Kernan Pierre in the crime, said UPD three suspects stopped at Country Club Boulevard] for some added visibility.” Chief Mark Foxworth. Apartments on Hodges Blvd., where they Foxworth said the best way to prevent The crime occurred on Alumni Drive at robbed a young woman, again at gunpoint, a crime of this nature is to have a friend nearly 2 a.m. and stole her car, Foxworth said. to add charges from the campus robbery, walk with you because these criminals re- Michael Romis was walking from the “They were all in the car, taking turns Foxworth said. ally target individuals. Crossings to the Landing when three sus- robbing people,” Kline said. During an interview with Kline, Pierre UPD also provides safety escorts pects in a red car stopped near him. JSO spotted the stolen car and arrested admitted to being connected with the rob- 24 hours a day to anyone in the One suspect then got out of the car and Pierre. bery on campus and gave the police some UNF community. robbed Romis at gunpoint. It is charging him with the armed rob- information about the other two suspects Romis wasn’t injured, and the only items bery that occurred off campus but are still involved in the campus armed robbery. E-mail Josh Salman at stolen were a cell phone, a jacket and a set working with the state attorney’s office “It’s a typical apprehension of a suspect, [email protected]. Three faculty misconduct THE NUMBERS ARE IN cases under After more than The following organizations received the largest and smallest investigation a month of hearings changes to their yearly budget requests after deliberations. and almost 20 hours of BY JOSH SALMAN deliberation, the Student ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Government Senate The Faculty Association and LARGEST FUNDING INCREASES Faculty Affairs Committee are finalized and passed the discussing plans to restructure 2008-2009 Activity and SG Special Requests .......................... +$30,000 the faculty misconduct policy due Service Fee Budget at its to an increase in the number of cases, a committee member said. meeting March 3. Recreation & The Faculty Affairs Committee The budget was is currently investigating three Intramural Sports .................................+$3,780 faculty misconduct cases. The originally estimated to be names of the three faculty mem- $3,275,900, but a decrease bers and specific details are confidential and couldn’t be ob- in enrollment estimates for tained, but the incidents are on next year cut the budget the rise, said Christine Rasche, to $3,251,930. To balance associate professor and head of SMALLEST FUNDING INCREASES the committee. the budget, senators had “The same things we caution to cut almost $500,000 students against, we don’t want Club Alliance: Spring Bash ....................... +$200 faculty to be involved with,” from organizations’ Rasche said. “We don’t want requests. them to be using other people’s Club Alliance: Clubfest ............................. +$200 work, or manipulating data, This year’s budget is or in any way behaving in an $158,367 more than last unethical manner.” As part of the investiga- years. tion process the committee Compiled by Tami Livingston. has appointed a panel of fac- ulty to review the cases as part of what Rasche calls a peer- review process. LARGEST FUNDING DECREASES When there is an accusa- CHECK INSIDE tion of wrongdoing by a fac- Robinson Center/ ulty member, that accusation For a full breakdown of doesn’t go to the administration, Student Union ..................................-$179,343 Rasche said. the proposed ‘08-’09 Activity The committee has reviewed and Service Fee Budget, the report released from the see story, page 7 � SG Business Overhead .....................-$143,302 panel on the three current cases and found that, although the fac- ulty members’ behaviors were improper and unwise, they didn’t rise to the level of faculty mis- conduct, Rasche said at a recent FA meeting. See MISCONDUCT, page 5 � PagE 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008 NEWS QUESTION OF THE WEEK “Do you feel safe on campus?” w KYLE ADAM KARRIE KYLE ERI K A LANDEMANN WADE SW EEZEY GLIC K PAR K IN S ON SOPHOMORE , FRE S HMAN , FRE S HMAN , SENIOR , JUNIOR , MECHANICAL S OCIOLOGY NUR S ING F INANCE COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING “Yes, because there are a “Yeah, except for a few “Yes, I have never “I do. The campus “Overall I feel pretty lot of police and helpful isolated incidents.” really seen anything is relatively small safe. I haven’t heard of authoritative figures.” bad happen. It just so there’s not much any major issues.” seems like a safe ground to cover.” place.” Compiled by Josh Salman. 7-DAY POLICE BEAT FORECAST WEDNESDAY MARCH 5 Feb. 25 - March. 3 Mostly 1 Feb. 25 – Battery ex-boyfriend’s current Sunny (Lot 52) – A woman girlfriend. The suspect 67/44 reported an unknown used profane language 7 RAIN: 20% man touched her near and has been calling the nature trails. UPD since October 2007. located the man and The student expected brought him to the sta- the calls to stop, but has tion for questioning. received some at her THURSDAY MARCH 6 work. UPD referred her 2 Feb. 25 – Inappropri- to the state attorney as Sunny ate e-mails (unknown the suspect attends Jack- 72/57 location) – A female sonville University. 9 professor contacted UPD RAIN: 20% about e-mails she was receiving from one of 8 March 1 – Drug her male students. The possession (Building 44) student sent messages – An officer approached asking for punishment a suspicious looking in the form of spank- 8 vehicle on the top floor FRIDAY MARCH 7 ings and referred to past of the garage. The oc- abuses by another man. cupants attempted to When asked to stop, the leave but were stopped T-Storms student continued to and searched. The officer 71/44 7 1 send similar e-mails. found bags of mari- RAIN: 70% UPD officers took the juana and a fake driver’s student to meet with license. The two students Student Affairs and the9 were referred to Stu- UNF Counseling Center. dent Conduct and their 11 two friends were given 3 Feb. 27 – Stolen 10 trespass warnings. All SATURDAY MARCH 8 wallet (Game room) were issued a Notice to 3 Appear. 8 4 Feb. 28 – Armed Sunny 9 10 robbery (Building 47) – March 1 – Disorderly 64/37 9 See front page. intoxication (UNF Arena) RAIN: 10% – A man was attend- 5 1 Feb. 28 – Damaged ing a vendor sponsored property (Lot 16) – A UNF function when he got in- employee lost control of volved in an altercation. a golf cart and hit the UPD attempted to escort rear bumper of a parked11 him out of the build- SUNDAY MARCH 9 11 police car. ing when he became disruptive and yelled 6 3 Feb. 28 – Alcohol 12 profanity at the officers. Sunny investigation (Building When asked to leave, he 62/41 19 Q) – During a health refused and was arrested RAIN: 10% 4 11and safety inspection, and transported to a pre- two resident assistants trial detention facility. reported a can of Busch 6 7 Light beer and a bottle 10 March 2 – Alcohol of Green Moon absinthe investigation (Building Q) 10 12 6 in a dorm room.