Fire Declared Arson

. _____ _ . ______ Greg Brady is back! See A&E on page 10. • Fire declared arson The fire was called in to the not in place in the fieldhouse. "This By Andrea Krasker Waterville Fire Department, who building was donebackinthe early EDITOR-IN-CHIEF responded in full. Additional sup- sixties, the codes were different," port was requested from the fire said Goodman. "Sprinkler systems The fire which caused extensive departments in Winslow, Fairfield were not required." damage to the athletic complex on and Oakland, according to Bruce "The fire chief expressed thatif Aug. 28 has been labelled "inten- Goodman, Waterville police chief. the building had had sprinklers, tional" in a press release by the "I'd guess there were over 100 the damage would have been much State Fire Marshall's Office and the firefighters there," said Goodman. less severe," said Ed Hershey, di- Waterville Fire Department. "It has "[The fire] started in the area of rector of Communications. been determined that a human ele- the athletic offices near the gym," Fire damage is "in the area of phoio by Cina Wertheim ment was involved with the fire," said Goodman. the squash courts, the weight Staff works to clean up f ieldhouse. states the release. "Based on the "The initial attack washampered rooms, the press box and the of- ishing some of the damaged area," sive. We are cleaning by hand all of physical examination of the fire by structure," said Goodman. "The fices," said Alan Lewis, director of said Lewis. "We are making tempo- the exposed metal surfaces," said scene, and interviews conducted, new fieldhouse was built over the the Physical Plant. The basketball rary provisions Ifor offices] in the Project Manager Tom Eaton. The at this time it is indicated that this old fieldhouse without changing the floor was warped by water and fieldhouse and hockey rink." The cleaning agency is employing 142 fire was intentional." design. The old attic was still in- will have to be replaced. Smoke Athletic Department is still making a people in the project and estimates "There is no question that it is tact." Firefighters were unable to damage is being removed from the decision on whether to put down a that the job will take3 weeks. "When arson," said Kenneth Quirion, who find the blaze, and were forced to entire structure, said Lewis. temporary basketball floor and wait it's all said and done we'll have is investigating the fire for the State start trenching the roof. They fi- Repairs to the fieldhouse will until after basketball season to re- cleaned just about every square inch Fire Marshall's Office in Augusta. nally located the fire around 10:30 - cost "roughly $2 million," said build the old one , said Lewis. in the building," said Eaton. Quirion declined to comment 11:00 a.m., according to Goodman. Arnie Yasinski, administrativevice "Volleyball is going off campus The investigation into the fire is further on the on-going investiga- "All of the fire was contained in president. These costs will be cov- and some recreational basketball," being carried out by.the Waterville tion. the gymnasium part of the build- ered by Colby insurance which has said Hershey. "We have a commit- Fire Department, the Waterville po- Security officer Jim Dickinson ing," said Frechette. "The main fire a $25,000 deductible, according to ment to keeping as much as possible lice, the Maine State Fire Marshall's discovered the fire at 4:40 a.m. dur- itself I think was put out in a couple Yasinski. "It will cover rebuilding on campus." Office and the Department of Alco- inga vehicle patrol. He wasdriving of hours." One firefi ghter was hos- the building as it was. Tlie question Asbestos removal from the build- hol, Tobacco and Fire Arms, which by the complex when he noticed a pitalized for dehydration, but there is do we want to rebuild it as it ing is being done by a local company. handles bomb investigations, ac- light on the roof, according to John were no other injuries, according to was. The cleaning of the structure is being cording to GoodmamQ Frechette, director of Safety and Goodman. Most of the repairs will be com- handled by Blackmon-Mooring- Security. A sprinkler system, which would pleted in four to six months. "We Steamatic Catastrophe, Inc. out of have helped to control the fire, was are actively cleaning and demol- Texas. "The job is very labor inten- COOTers retirai alive Hauss agrees to sanctions «&f tion of "inappropriate and un- cident to the Waterville Police De- C00tt^tfj»i»Kau^ft t " that Salvo rtment in compliance with a Fed- By BeginaIi$w>v$k y his trip* //Thcy probably didn't By Greta Wood wanted sexual touching pa Amt> mw%mm& hav^tobteakaswât/'Howovo*, made to Dean of Faculty Robert eral statute and Maine State law 'iii' i" > i i i' |i|i i'i" i nn i' w ' i' .' iii i'i' i'ii iWi'i' ii rri 'i" i'i'i 'i' n" i"i MANAGING EDITOR McArthur on March 11,1992. Presi- that requires colleges to report all ' ' the theater CODTew kept VMM ——_¦__¦¦ «¦¦—_HM_n______WM—_¦—¦_««—B—u__i we** crimeson campus. Smith sentacopy Oft arfterrtoon th<! w«l$^wpfcd; KaujfaiAn dent Bill Cotter sent a letter to Hauss . $4tM*day $&*dttat An incident last year involving of Cotter's letter to the police with Shctt behind the baseball dia* ho and coôader Heather Bucha on March 16 which summarized the an unwanted sexual embrace of ' mood was Iijteredwith bluetents '9$ "IdidJ a lot ot mind games/' conversations of McArthur and Salvo s name blacked out since she Visiting Professor of History it to indicate had indicated that she had no wish fram ihe Colby Outdoor Orierw Mind gaines m not, the Theater Hauss. Hauss signed Rosaleen Salvo by Government that he agreed with the disciplinary to make a public complaint. "We totioh Trips (COOTD that had COOT£4V0itsCo%tt*WttJirtert> Professor Charles (Chip) day, , Hauss was terms set forth in the letter. never heard from her," said Bruce b«<?n returnin gall "tWeha v« a unique experience 'The night settled in an agreement between hcenl bringing tents down to ah it rained wcall stayedal&ctibin at In the letter Cotter stated that "if Goodman, Waterville police chief. Hauss, Salvo and the College. "She never tried to press charges." »h«sm oul because if yoo don% Camp Jfteaola and Ukather there is any recurrence of this sort of In mid-December of 1991 Salvo behavior toward any Colby em- awl (tow** Jot <rf *rtoi$hMMlw <0wldft't j)te«sj> tattwfe «$vttry owe was invited to Hauss's Vassalboro HAUSS continued on page4. tents Viilt he dc*tir0y«d,w said of my COQTers Wero snoring at ployee or Colby Student, your posi- : home as a prospective house-sitter Tttllio Nieman director o_ Sim-* ihe flame time. S» I smashed tion as a tenured professor of Gov- ^ : my for the month of January, accord- dent ActivitiesAnd % coordinator foot on the flcuot MUtfl J woke ernment will be immediately termi- ing to a letter sent to the Waterville nated. Furthermore, because of of the COOT program* them all t*p and wade thew wait Police by Dean of the College jfor Earl other allegations (that you deny), I fhi* year's COOT cxpodi* «» to go =to sleep," said H. Smith. Hauss had arranged a Kaufman. want you also to be aware that if tlons of tuned first-year students meeting were when both he and his wife, you engage in sexual relations or a wtrttber *tf tmtywe flelth»g$ to ThJ$year's COOTs orga* who lives in Washington by , D.C, sexual touching with any currently whfcfo to get a«ijT Mtoted*thesta* nteed Kate Itauy *n and could meet Salvo, said Hauss '9%, , but enrolled Colby student, the same dents arc given a chance to come tmiiyMutdooo, heads of tho these plans fell through. "[Salvo] together before the COOT Committee with help sanction will be applied ." everyday , must have thought my wife would prep-urea of "It front Oavid JoirgeKi-en and "Bob and I have full faith that by Colbybegfov was '9& bethcreon the nightshedid come," a roMygood way to tmoet people Amy Jtong wan pwtty well undergoing psychological therapy '9& "it said Hauss. you will be able to control the be- and get to know theta in a short organized/ Nieman said. Hauss admitted to having a llmo Some first havior that resulted in the lamen- ," said Keritli CrandhictU year students dis- problem with usingalcohol todeal oHicr npravjtag; COOTpWH table incident with Ms. , and wc '% COOT,<stf»*»e_ ngin the agreed*h the with stress. When Salvo arrived penohiiicptKivwJî involve becoming are confident that there will be no 'CAiridinettj giam would Hauss was not in control, and a And other COOT participants, more organized" and "less cha- such behavior in the future. We are " "bricfincident" containing "no vio- COOT is a chance lo explore said GrawlincUh "It was taking this approach, rather than a otic/" lence" occurred, said Hauss. The JMhitiM!*. neural yc}iowcii& \iriOrgtmi_,od, b\t\ that made it re* more severe sanction at this time, two discussed the incident the fol- because of your long service to the Activities wwgfcd from hik> Ia**<I," nh\ Nell Prawie '%. lowing clay and Salvo remained at ing and canoeing to theater and The concept of unity behind College and because Ms. is sat- * Hauss's residence for the month of isfied with this outcome." community service "ll & an at- COOters January, according to Hauss.

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