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Thursday, March 24, 2011 Volume 105. Issue 22 the university Freshmen prepare for reading experience 5wiw in features 6 the student newspaper of the NFL scouts visit Mocs football University of Tennessee Chancellors discuss University at Chattanooga in sports 5 in news Q UTC Police add to Morris' charges BY CAITI.IN CASE found in Morris' possession are NKWS EDITOR unfounded. He said all of the items UTC police have added two containing cameras were misdemeanor theft charges and an manufactured and not of Morris' additional felony burglary charge making. to Bernard "Junior" Morris' 12 "They were things that you felony charges of aggravated could purchase readily on the burglary and one charge of Internet," he said. "They've got aggravated arson. all types of video surveillance The Chattanooga sophomore equipment and nanny-cams." and former resident assistant is the Raetehlord said Morris was main suspect in the case involving cooperative with police when Photo courtesy of surveillance cameras planted in brought in for questioning. timesfreepress.com the rooms of campus residents. He said Morris' arraignment is Bernard "Junior" Morris was Bob Ratchford, UTC chief of scheduled lor April 4. charged with 12 counts of police, said they were first made Grant Schryver, a freshman aggravated burglary and one aware of unusual items in the from Clarksville, Tenn.. said he count of aggressive arson. rooms of residents in Guerry and was roommates with Morris all of Previous Convictions Stophel apartments around 11:30 fall semester. 2006-Felony Class E p.m. Sunday. He said Morris moved out Aggravated Burglary He said Morris was identified this semester and told the other as a suspect, brought in for roommates he was no longer their 2006-2 Counts of Felony questioning, arrested, booked resident assistant. Class C Arson 2007 and in jail by around 11:30 p.m. "Just in general there was 2007-Class A Misdemeanor Monday night. something, looking at him, some Harrassment A search warrant was obtained of his movements, stuff like that," and several items were collected he said. "I don't know, he was just 2007-2 Counts of Class A from Morris' campus residence, different, just off." Photo by Hannah Lazar Misdemeanor Harrassment Ratchford said. Schryver said Morris never Surveillance watch: Kristin Fowler, a junior from Dickson, Tenn., 2007-Class A Misdemeanor He said rumors of women's looks around and checks to make sure nothing is out of place in her Stalking 2007 underwear and T-shirts being See MORRIS page 8 dorm room in Lockmiller. University shows improvement in handicap access Bv HANNAH LAZAR Rigler said as far as the help, such as providing help to ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR buildings go. there arc some disabled students from other buildings that lack braille signage. students in the classes. The Office for Students with and some buildings that lack The Times free Press reported Disabilities has recently finished elevators, such as Bretske Hall several oilier schools around the a lengthy process of evaluating and Boling Apartments. country have had accessibility the University for handicap Kluesner, the adaptive complaints brought against them accessibility. technology coordinator for for using Google mail. Michelle Rigler. director the office for students with However. Rigler said students of the office for students with disabilities, said, "the University at UTC have had no problems disabilites. said she has compiled is usually very proactive about the using the Google based E-mail, a list of recommendations lor braille signs, though If we put in and it is possible Google resolved improvements to be made and will a request for a sign to be put in by its accessibility issues before UTC be presenting it to the Chancellor a door, it is usually there by the began using it. this summer. next day." In fact. Rigler said the new Rigler said overall the Rigler said the University e-mail program has actually University has made great has made improvement on the been easier lor visuallv impaired progress with accessibility since programming side of accessibility students at UTC to use. the last evaluation in IW4. as well. She said the improvements She said the majority of the In light of complaints against that the office lor students with recommendations that will be programs such as CourseCompass disabilities is suggesting are in made to the Chancellor are minor that are not compatible with screen- the form of a three-year transition improvements, but there are a lew reading programs for visually plan. bigger issues to deal with. impaired students. Kluesner s;nd Rigler said this plan will be To evaluate the accessibility the problems arc being dealt with presented over the summer Photo by Hannah Lazar °* the buildings, they focused on on an iiilra-departmeiital basis Kluesner said the evaluation Taking a stroll: Kristen Stanfill (left), a sophomore from Columbia, emergency safety, entrance mid He said the departments are focused on building accessibility, Tenn , and Julia Hunter, a senior from Clarksville, Tenn . utilize the egress and inside accessibility. providing better programming program accessibility and student access ramp leading up to the front doors of the Guerry Center. Rigler said. an. ess by offering more individual satisfaction. Senators vote down Huckabee's impeachment Bv HAYI.EV MARTIN from Jackson. Tenn., said the office. MANAGING EDITOR senators should keep their "If you perform all of the constituents' opinions in mind. duties of your office as far as Impeachment charges against "We're here to represent what your obligations to being here, senator Matthew Huckabee, a our constituents think," Williams meetings, that is performing good sophomore from Chattanooga, said. "And yes, there are two conduct," were voted down in Tuesday's sides to every story, but we need lesha Vann, a sophomore SGA meeting. to remember what the people we from Mount Juliet, said instead Stephen Doyle, a sophomore have talked to said and what they of impeaching Huckabee, SGA from Milan, Tenn., sponsored bill feel about the situations. It isn't should turn his experience into an MAR22-I3. our personal beliefs " alcohol awareness event instead of Bradley Bell, a junior from Huckabee raised the question an impeachment. Knoxville, asked what the article of whether this one act of John Delaney, vice chancellor said, explaining "misconduct in "misconduct in office" negates of student development, said office." the positive things he had Huckabee had been very Alden Coleman, a sophomore accomplished the past two years forthcoming about his mistakes. from Jackson, Tenn., read the in senate. "Matthew was in my office article for the senate. "I don't see that as necessarily apologizing to me for something "Grounds for impeachment being cause for an impeachment, 1 didn't even know about, and shall be failure to perform duties with that senator having put he's done that with some other of office and misconduct in in so much time and effort in folks," Delaney said. "He's fully office," Coleman said. previous situations having not accepting responsibility for his Brittany Justice, a senior from been negative," Huckabee said. decision. Never once in this (iallatm, Tenn., and SGA vice "1 think a reprimand might be conversation was I told that he did president, reminded the senate considerable, but an impeachment anything other than readily admit Photo by Tyler Brown there is no exact definition of is a bit much." 'I messed up.'" Self-defense: Matt Huckabee, a Chattanooga sophomore, speaks up on his own behalf when he hears the bill brought to this week's "misconduct in office." Coleman said there seems to be Hu. kabee's impeachment SGA asking for his removal from office through impeachment. Evan Williams, a freshman a loose definition of misconduct in failed fi 16 Mam office: (423) 425-4298 Advertising office: (423) 425-8101 Fax: (423) 425-8100 caitlin-case@mocs. utc. edu + wvviv.ufcecr70.com Thursday, March 24, 2011 Volume 105, Issue 21 2 news Contact news editor Caitlin Case at [email protected] The Campus Crime Log Compiled by Matt Kenwright The campus crime log is a No further action was taken at The man said he frequently met his $220 GPS had been stolen. an assault call at 818 University weekly feature of the University this time. a man in a grocery story parking Police recorded the GPS St. Echo and is compiled from lot, and bought a "dime bag," one description, and no further action Police were told there was UTC Police reports to keep 11-0341 Police responded to a gram of marijuana. was taken. a fight in the residence hall students aware of incidents on theft call at 719 E. Fourth St. The man was given a citation courtyard, and they found a man campus. Reports are listed in A man said in the morning in lieu of arrest and was cited to March 18,2011 in an altercation with two women. chronological order. someone had stolen golfing Student Affairs. The highly agitated and slightly equipment from his truck's bed A second male non-student said 11-0356 Police responded to a intoxicated man said one woman March 10,2011 from under a cover. he paid someone at a gas station miscellaneous call at 518 Oak St. was a former sexual partner. The man described the clubs for the beer, and he was given a A UTC employee said a woman Two witnesses said the man 11-0338 Police responded to a and bag. citation for unlawful possession of called several times and said she had assaulted one of the women, narcotics call at 805 Douglas St. The total value was estimated alcohol. wants to take UTC classes.