Who 'Will Watch the Children ? Going to Show Any "Fucking Identification/' Said Richard in His Report
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Matt Testa gives advice to Seniors. See page 9. auii -1 ^ MMWMiiLM i J -ii -iiJW - By Doug Hill Emergency Broadcast signals, man arrested STAFF WRITER according to Jason Goldberger '93, assistant station manager. "When the ' box goes off , we re supposed to do a J -L^^ A. JLJLfe|h ---.J -L -fc/-JflL. -g£.Ja ,<lfegGte, WMHB will pay $600 in fines to the test," he said. Federal Communications Commission "We haven't done a test in three (FCC) for violating FCC regulations years that I know about," said Jamie By Andrea JKraske* O concerning Gruener '91, WMHB program director. NEWS EDIT R office hours and Emergency kMM___M_____M_____________«a_____a__tt________d___^ Broadcast System tests, according to "We don't know for sure whether it's James Merrifield, a student at Maine Maritime Craig Damrauer '91.5, station manager our problem or the [FCC's problem]. Academy,was arrested atCoJby last weekend otwharges at WMHB. We don't think it was the DJs because of trespassing and assault, according to. Mark Van "[The FCC] produced two major flaws they're trained to do the tests." Vatkenburgh, director of Safet y and Security. with the way we do things," said Bruce Fowler, former WMHB "Sergeant John Frechette of CoIbySecarUyheard that Damrauer. "One, our office was not open operations manager, said, "Individual there were as many as 30 Maine Maritimestudents on during normal business hours, so our DJs are running the tests correctly. If campus this weekend," said Van Vaikenln__rgl_* inhere public file wasn't available to them. The we get a tone the person on the air is were an estimated 55 at a party in Pierce where thearrest second problem was with the Emergency supposed to record that the signal was occurred, he said- Broadcasting system." WMHB was fined received. Some of the DJs aren't On Saturday at 11:49 p<«w Security Officer Leon $300 for each of these violations, said recording [thesignals].Peoplejust need Richard Was called to break up £ J_£ht at a party in th<_ Damrauer. to be aware and report the tests." basement of Pierce. The fight was between a group of An FCC employee came to Colby to Dean Burnell '91, DJ for the "Bernie, Colby students and a group of students from Maine do a surprise field inspection at 9:30 a.m. The Spider Show," said that he had Maritime, according to the officer's report. on April 10, but the WMHB office was done one test in the fall. "I don't There were about 75 people at ihe backof fhebuilding closed and the inspector was unable to remember any real training, but there photo by KathenneBordwell anditappeared to Richard as if a riot was starting- *Some look at the records, said Damrauer. was a sign in the studio saying to play Df at WMHB of the people were yellingat each other and pushing/ 1' this cartridge [when the FCC signal Stephanie Clemens 92 was the DJ on Richard wrote in his report. A person iMerrifieldJ rushed duty when the inspector arrived . She , , was given). Tlie test was easy, but at the like letters, complaints press clippings past Richard and down the stairs to the basement. moment I'm not real clear on what I'm said she let the inspector into the WMHB the FCC charter, the state of Maine Richard followedMerrifieldandfoundhimharrassing ' supposed to do for [a real emergency]," office, but she didn t know where the charter, the station's constitution, and a Colby student. Richard asked Merrifield to leave the necessary record s were located. Clemens according said Burnell. the FCC licenses for each DJ, property and Merrifieldsai d he was jvst "talking to this said she tried to contact other station to Damrauer. "We didn ' t have working guy and not hurting anything," d s Emergency Broadcast System [E3S] accor ing to Richard' workers, but was unable to locate them. There is a FCC signal box at the station report. Thepublic fileconsists of information which the FCC uses to transmit WMHB continued on page 12 Richard asked Merrifield (ot som e identification and was goingtoserve him with a trespass warning "a written notice that if he was seen at Colby again he will be arrested/' according to the report. Merrifield responded that he wasl eavingand was not Who 'will watch the children ? going to show any "fucking identification/' said Richard in his report. Richard followed Merrifield, again requesting identification when he bolted for the door. community. Among other Richard grabbed at Merrifield's Waistband to stop him concerned parents, English and wns dragged .ip thestairs, where theman was caught By Emily Gallagher Professor Laurie Osborne by a bystander, said the report. STAFF WRITER expressed the now-routine There was a struggle outside between Merrifield. pressure of finding appropriate Richard, Officers Frye and Gardiner of Colby security, care for her two youngsters. and Liquor Infarcemcnt Officer Jim Lyman. During the struggle the man bit Richard, As a professor's daughter, With her husband away on according to Richard's report. little Jackie Mannocchi spends business Monday through Tlie bite was so severe thai Richard "will have to have muchofherdaysat the Waterville Friday, Osborne needs a a series of shots for hepatitis, said Van h. YMCA. But when she is sick, the reliablechild care resource, but " Valkenburg YMCA won't allow her to attend her search through Waterville Security was finally able to put handcuffs on Merrifield and Waterville Police were called to take him its daycare, and Jackie's mother has resulted in a frustrating away. must find an alternate babysitter juggling act between Several other security problems at the last minute. And the cost preschools, daycare centers, Were reported this weekend, including graffiti in Foss for daily childcare in Waterville and private sitters. and a student who verbally abused a party host and security is enough to take a significant "It would be nicer to have when he was not let into a Student Center ' chunk out of English Professor the children accessible," party, according to Van V h, Phyllis Mannocchi's sing le- Osborne said. Currently, she alkenburg parent income. resides close enough to the Aivillegal keg was confiscated from the trunk of a car parked on Mayflower Hill The elder Mannocchi sees the College to make several daily Drive< Jt was confiscated by the liquor enforcement officer who was on possibility for Col by to become runs from her classes to and campus litis. w Whoatsuoted more involved with providing from her daughter's school and cekend/ nine other students with alcohol violations, , child care for the faculty. the children's aft ernoon sitter. said Van Valkenburgh "The Heights bike room has been "Too o f ten people and But she wonders what will getting hit/" said Van Valkenburgh. The incidents institutions assume that one has happen next year, when she began two weeks ago. This pn-Ht weekend a bike ,_eaf a particular kind of two-parent moves to Vassalboro, a 20 pouch and a were stolen and tools were taken from a fa m i ly, withoncparent primarily minute commute from Colby. bikcpouch, according to Van Valkenburgh. responsible for childcare, that is Associate Dean of Faculty A bong was confiscAtud this weekend. no longer realistic according to Margrit Lichtcrfcld Thomas is "An officer was walking down a hallway demographics," she said. expecting her first child in Jul y. and the door was wide photo by Kulhcrine Bordwell , Mannocchi is not alone in her "We hope my husband will open they were smoking in plain view," «aid Van Valkenbuigh. The officer went in and confiscated the quest for integrating children of Professor Phyllis Mannocchi be able to reschedule [his job ] paraphernal ia. The i ncident will boharulled "on-campus Iho faculty and staff into the Colby Child care continued on yaye 12. , atlministrativoly,"' said Van Valkenburgh ,U News and Featu res bill, asking for over $500 more, both Nieman and Seitzinger agreed that because he had alreadypaid the original fine, the News Briefs W matter should be considered settled, and Seitzinger cleared this with the Physical Plant.(E.C) Scavengers: keep this article In an effort to raise money for a battered women's shelter, Still Searchin a scavenger hunt sponsored by Johnson Hall, will start today A replacement for the chair of the trustees will be voted at noon and last until 3 p.m. tomorrow. in by the trustees during their commencement weekend "We wanted to do some sort of fundraiser for charity," meeting in May, according to Earl Smith, dean of the college. said Dean Burnell '91. "I came up with the idea way back in Trustee Chair H. Ridgely Bullock '55 is stepping down February. I've always wanted to do a scavenger hunt." All iron his position. Bullock, who is president and CEO of proceeds from the event will go to Sara's Place, a home for Montchanin Management Corp., joined the trustees in 1977 battered women. and has served as chair since 1982. "He's been a magnificent First prize will be a weekend trip down to Boston paid for chair...so devoted and hardworking," said Smith. by Johnson Commons. The other prizes were donated by Though he will no longer be chair, Bullock will still Colby is putting together a program to deal with substance businesses in Waterville including You Know Whose, Silver remain on the board of trustees, according to Smith. (A.S.) abuse, and Kent said that his experience in that area will help Street Tavern, Sign of the Sun, Iron Horse Bookstore, and the rest of the Health Center staff.