Students, Attorney·Attacked by Lisa Ormand Kneed the Attacker on the Left in the He Was "Baffled Back in the Room for a Defend Themselves
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Vol. LXV Wake Forest University,_ Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Friday, February 4, 1983 No.l5 Suspe~tsapprehended Students, attorney·attacked by Lisa Ormand kneed the attacker on the left in the he was "baffled back in the room for a defend themselves. Hill also reports head. few moments," he contacted the they are investigating a follow-up on Three Wake Forest students and a The man on the right grabbed professor he had talked to earlier. They anotper victim who had not reported an Winston-salem attorney were attacked Kenlon's arm from behind while the went back to the parking lot to look for incident. The hearing for Buxton and Jan. 25 near the Z. Smith Reynolds other tried to tackle him. Kenlon pulled his notebook, which had been lost in the Lineback is scheduled for Wednesday. Library area within a 65 minute period. his arm away and ran. Although the scuffle. Later he contacted the campus The first attack occurred around 10 attackers followed him at first and the police. ' Residents scume p.m. By 6 a.m., two suspects had been third man stepped out of ·the car, charged with the beatings. Kenlon said when he turned around to Four men involved In an unrelated incident Saturday Byron Trask Buxton, a 20. year· old look at the stop light near the Scales afternoon around 5 p.m., the resident white male, was charged with two Fine Arts Center, the men were just Four men were i.Ovolved in the last staff of Davis dormitory called public counts of- assaUlt, and 19 year old Joe standing in the parking lot. attack at 11:15 p.m. Lawrence Fine, a safety to help stop a verbal disturbance · Lineback was charged with four counts Kenlon returned to his dorm and local lawyer, was walking past the law involving about 200 people. Reports of assault and· one of larceny. called campuS security. He left his suite library where be had been working from residence adviser Nelson Squires Neither assailant is affiliated with to m·eet the police at the parking lot, but when he met the four men. One man said the disturbance began with ·the Wake Forest. Working in cooperation he missed them. The officers were then purtched him in the mouth. Delta Sigs launching water balloons with campus security, the Winston waiting for him when he returned to the A second car, a Camaro, was seen from the fourth floor of Davis Safem . police apprehended the two suite. during the second and fourth attack and dormitory using a makeshift slingshot suspects through vehicle identification possibly the third. The other two men of a funnel and sugical tubing. .procedures. Shilling knocked down, kicked apparenUy did not play a primary role There were reports that some of these · StoH phoo1o by StephonlO" P<1well The class notes and papers lost by one in any of the attacks. It is still not balloons were aimed at cars, but most Administration and faculty recess fallowing Fo~nders' Oal' exercises Tuesday. Professor .of victim were found in Lineback's car, During this time, Russell D. Shilling certain whether they will be charged were thrown across the dorm philosophy Gregory D. Pritchard-delivered the address. which was parked in his driveway. was attacked after he came down the with aiding and abetting; Hill said. courtyard. The Kappa Sigs began to . ' When asked wtiy they did it, the two stairs from the upper level of Reynolda The four suspects left campus after retaliate with eggs and golf balls. men said they were just out for some on the library side of the building. every attack and may have switched Officer Randy Hobson of campus fun, director of public safety Alton Hill Shilling said the attackers ran at him vehicles between attacks. Police have police came to the scene and asked the said. ' and punched him. After he fell, they not yet been able to determine exactly students to disperse. Though there was Meads honored Student shouted at, beaten · continued to kick and beat him. They what happened in the periods between some compliance at first, the the assaults when the men were off commotion soon escalated. ' finally ran away, and several members . As junior Sean Kenlon walked to . of the Kappa Alpha fraternity helped campus. The campus police then called the Davis dormitory after studying in the Shilling back to his dorm. Winston-salem police· for a back-up ·at convocation library, he saw a man sitting in a white Around 11 p.m., senior Michael D. Victims bruised and cut unit. Somewhere in the transmission or Toyota and two others outside the 'Bowen left Salem Hall after talking to a "translation, the code was given by professor of philosophy Vice president for health affairs. automobile drinking beer. Kenlon said physics professor. As he stepped on the The four victims spent the rest of the misunderstood, and the Winston-salem Gregory D. Pritchard. He warned that Manson Meads received Wake Forest the men made derogatory comments median of the parking lot between night cooperating with Winston-Salem police force sent nine patrol cars. "due fi1e exponential growth of University's Medallion of Merit to about Wake Forest s~veral times Reynolda, Tribble and Davis, he was police in identifying their attackers. Seeing this many police vehicles, the Tuesday during Founders' Day knowledge, professional and graduate before he finally said some things back hit in the middle of the back with a two Although none of the men were crowd soon dissipated. No one was hurt schoois tend to make inroads on the exercises in Wait j:::hapel. The to them. fisted punch which made him fall. He seriously injure<!, they suffered some or charged with an offense. medallion is the highest award given by traditional liberal aris.lf they make too When he reached the median of the turned while falling to see someone kick bruises and cuts. However, "any Hill S~~id the roof of a car belonging to many inroads, they discover that Wake Forest. It is based on service to will parking lot between Reynolda, Davis him.in the· head. · assault· is a serious matter even if it is a· uniyersity staff member was they have destroyed· that which they the institution. and Tribble, Kenlon saw one of the men . Realizing they meant to beat him up, only a scratch," Hill said. · damaged when someone jumped on it, have always known be essential, and Visiting lecturer in theater James to coming at him from the right and one he took off running. They followed for a Bowen said the attacks were ·more and some larcenies occurred in the Dodding and assistant professor of they will have- destroyed the very from the left. The one on his left swung few steps but stopped when Bowen ran traumatic mentally than physically and dorm. However, the incident was chemistry Susan Jackels shared the foundations of Wake. Forest at his face. Kenlon ducked so the punch _ faster. The attackers were absolutely thought it was fortunate that all the considered minor despite the school's award·· for excellence in University." went over his head. As he stood up, he silent throughout the incident. Though victims were rather weD equipped to appearance of nine police cars, he said. teaching. The award is presented to faculty bQldWg; Jlte rank Of assistant professor or below. President James Ralph Scales said in a citation "Meads' entire Forattr unites politics and arts acadeQtic career has been characterized by prompt and immediate response to the needs of International Quarterly of Philrniophy; by Laura Walker society." . Karsten Harries, professor of philosophy at Yale "As a young faculty member in the "Politics and the Arts" will be the topic of Univeristy and author of "The Meaning of Modern 1940's, he was the first physician at Art: A Philosophical Interpretation;" Werner Bowman Gray to use penicillin in the discussion in the second annual T.ocqueville Forum on contemporary public affairs .. The spring series Dannhauser, professor of government at Cornell treatment of patients. As chairman of University and author ·of "Nietzsche's View of the department of preventive medicine, begins Monday and consists of six lectures by critics, artists and scholars. Socrates;" Arthur Danto, professor of philosophy at he began a program which was the Yale University and author of works on aesthetics· forerunner of what has become the · "The purpose of this year's TocquevUle Forum will be to present, by some of the foremost spokesmen, William Barret, former professor of philosophy at large and important field of behavioral New York University and former editor of Partisan science," Scales said. the different fundamental arguments regarding the significance of the arts in the course of human life," Review. "Later as dean, Meads organized the The emphasis on the arts is in response to the first faculty retreat held by a medical Robert L. Utley, associate professor of politics and director'of the Tocqueville Forum, said. completion of the Roger C. Stevens Center for the school in this country. The retreat Performing Arts in Winston-Salem, the Scales Fine became a model and this approach is Hilton Kramer, former art cr:t:c for The New York Times and founding editor of The New Criterion, Arts Center at Wake Forest and Winston Square. now used by medical schools Also of importan·ce is the dedication Wake Forest has throughout the country,'' Scales said. will initiate the series Monday at 8 p.m. in the Scales Fine Arts Center. Kramer will speak . on to the liberal arts education.