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Falcon gridders travel to Miami, story pg. 5 THE BG NEWS Vol. 69 Issue 19 Friday, September 26,1986 Patrol targets Police non-students cover-up Violations concern officials denied TOLEDO (AP)-The police by Mike Amburgey "WE CANNOT deny access to chief denied yesterday that an staff reporter campus, but we can deny (non- investigation into the brutal students) access to our student rape and beating of a black man University police and the Of- functions," Edmonds said. She was covered up because of alle- fice of Student Affairs are work- said the problem centers around gations that police officers com- ing to prevent non-students who non-alcoholic functions in the mitted the attack. come to campus from breaking Northeast Commons. The 26-year-old victim re- laws and causing trouble for Edmonds said she has re- mained in critical condition at students. ceived requests for police pro- Mercy Hospital as a result of the Beginning this weekend, Uni- tection from students. The incident Sept. 3 in City Park. versity police will increase pa- people coming to campus are a Police said the man's attackers trols and manpower by three to younger crowd who are mostly assaulted him with a baseball five extra officers to deal with high school students trying to bat and attempted to castrate situations arising from non-stu- iDin the older college crowd, him. dents who come to campus, Bill Edmonds said. Edward White told police he Bess, director of Public Safety, She said problems also occur saw two officers beating a black said. when non-students bring alcohol man in the park that night and The problems involve assaults to campus, drink it, and then that officers told him to move on on students, violations of alcohol enter the student parties. when he stopped to watch. He and drug laws, and.traff ic viola- "When the parties end, the said at least one of the officers tions, Bess said. non-students cause problems on was white. Non-students who are coming other parts of the campus." Ed- "This was a particularly vi- to campus are mainly from Lu- monds said. cious and brutal crime that was cas County, which includes To- She agreed with Bess that this committed against a human be- ledo, and the surrounding area, has become a problem only re- ing in our community," Chief be said. cently. John Mason said at a news con- Police said those responsible ference. "Coupled with the fact "This is a relatively new prob- for the fights involving 10-15 of allegations of police officer lem that's been a problem for students at the Northeast Com- involvement makes it a more about the last three weeks," he mons last Saturday were non- heinous crime." said. "We're not going to toler- students. He said no officers have been ate it." University police arrested singled out in criminal and inter- In addition to extra police seven non-students during the nal affairs investigations of the patrols, police officers will be weekend of Sept. 12-13, and eight incident. checking for student identifica- non-student arrests were re- tion before admitting people into ported last weekend. Charges "I HAVE never and do not student parties, Mary Edmonds, ranged from open-container vio- now, nor will I ever tolerate any vice president for student af- lations to disorderly conduct to wrongdoing," Mason said. "We fairs, said. sexual imposition. are continuing both criminal and internal investigations of a number of police officers." Black leaders at the news Fumes hospitalize conference charged the investi- BG News/Dave Kielmeyer gation had been covered up be- cause Mason was not notified of Pierce Holding Company workers cut a trench down Crlm Street to make way for a new sanitary sewer the alleged police involvement 89 Budd workers line. Due to the construction, portions of Crim Street will be closed for at least a month, according to until nine days after the inci- company officials. dent. employees and admitted an- D See Beating, page 4. by Don Lee other three, hospital administra- news editor tor William Culbertson said. The three who were admitted were A reaction between two chem- all listed in good condition with icals in a waste bin sent 89 eye and lime irritation and were BSU to seek more participation employees of The Budd Com- due to be released this morning, pany in North Baltimore to area Culbertson said. local administrators as keynote speakers at officers have to be elected to make plans hospitals yesterday morning. and changes in BSU. BLANCHARD VALLEY Hos- by Jared O. Wadley BSU meetings to discuss a particular topic. According to Kelly O'Toole, fiital, Findlay, treated and re- copy editor SHE ADDED that maybe the topics will ELECTIONS FOR BSU officers will be spokesperson for Burson- eased 24 workers. All were arouse student interest and draw them to held 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. today in the Union foyer. Marsteller, the company's Pitts- evaluated for chemical inhala- The Black Student Union, which has the meetings. Madden said sne looks for a good turnout on burgh-based public-relations tion, Don Stelzer, media rela- worked to provide unity for the black com- Besides increasing membership, Madden election day and for BSU meetings. agents, the accident occurred tions director, said. Fostoria munity, will attempt to solve various prob- said another goal is to increase the aware- during a routine cleanup when City Hospital treated and re- lems and situations from last year, its ness of apartheid, the legalized segregation This year's candidates for BSU offices small amounts of adhesive and leased 15, Greg Peiffer, commu- president said. of blacks and whites in South Africa, are: structural foam in 5-gallon nity relations director, said. BSU president Cassie Madden said neg- through rallies and meetings. She said the • President: (running unopposed) Mad- metal containers in a waste bin Plant personnel took the ative attitudes, lack of togetherness and news nas quieted down but the issue still den, senior interpersonal and communica- reacted with each other, releas- waste bin outside, and the alienation among the black community remains in South Africa. tions major. ing fumes into the air inside the plant's ventilation system must be eliminated in order to be more Furthermore, Madden said she would like • First vice president: William Jackson, plant. cleared the air inside "within unified. to increase student awareness as being an senior management major; Jeff Smith, The waste bin was located in a minutes," O'Toole said. Most "Through positive participation and inter- integral part of the University. sophomore accounting major; and Shawn part of the plant where water employees had returned to work action, I look forward to furthering the Basing her observation on the number of Childs, sophomore marketing major. skis are manufactured. O'Toole within three hours after the acci- progress that was already made," Madden students at the "Meet the Candidates" fo- • Second vice president (treasurer): said the chemicals used were to dent, she said. said. "As black students, we should be more rum Tuesday, she said student awareness is Michelle Benton, junior human resources bond the parts of the skis to- Chris Snider, spokesperson aware of our culture and history." growing in the black community. management major; Shelley Humphries, gether and make them buoyant. for the Ohio Environmental Pro- She said BSU educates the black student "It's not that the interest wasn't there freshman undecided major; and Shuray Employees were taken to tection Agency public Interest community through its programs and sup- always, but now we see more people getting Merriweather, sophomore science and tech- three area hospitals by North office in Columbus, said the inci- ports those who believe in social and politi- out and trying to make changes,' Madden nical communications major. Baltimore and Bloomdale EMS dent would not be classified as a cal equality. said. • Secretary: Rovaughna Richardson, units. Hospital officials said chemical spill. Besides concentrating on educating the freshman social work major; and Naomi most complained of eye irrita- "It was a very small item.' black community and supporting those in She said another goal is to find solutions Worship, sophomore political science ma- tion, nausea, dizziness and a Snider said. "There was no spill, favor of equality, BSU is seeking to ac- for the small number of black University jor. burning sensation in the chest. no fire, no explosion." complish several other goals this year, she faculty and staff members and the decline of • Ombudsman (sergeant-at-arms): (run- The North Baltimore plant, said. minority attendance in BSU programs. ning unopposed) Tracy Bess, junior micro- Wood County Hospital treated which employs 600 people, Madden said the first goal Is to increase biology major. and released 47 of the plant's makes fiberglass products. membership. She said she would like to have Before anything can be done, she said Auto chase ends in crash A miracle cure turned sour chology department havior, was first performed on a by Ron Coulter symposium, "Emotions and human in 1935 by the Portugese City man charged with DCil after 80-mph pursuit chief copy editor Psychopathology." neurologist Egas Moniz.