HURRICANE KATRINA Charity For Sale Helping out others is as easy as COVERAGE INSIDE grabbing a bottle of water B5 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER RAPE SUSPECT CAUGHT Second rape attempt leads to arrest of illegal alien charged with raping VU student in 2004 Rebekah Milz in her backyard the Monday after the be deported back to Mexico once he is both victims lived, Grennes said that stu­ attempted rape. released, even if that comes decades from dents — especially female ones — should TORCH STAFF The cell phone was then traced back now. protect themselves on and off campus. A suspect was arrested over the sum­ to Garcia-Torres, who was arrested that A county public defender was "If the surroundings don't feel right, mer for the rape of a Valparaiso University evening. He admitted to dropping the appointed for Garcia-Torres after he told they're probably not right. Be aware of student last year and an attempted rape in phone while fleeing from the police after the court he could not afford to hire a your surroundings and report suspicious June. the attempted rape at the Garfield Street defense attorney. A trial date has been set things to the police," said Grennes. Arturo Garcia-Torres was arrested on apartment. for Dec. 5, with preliminary hearings For students interested in learning June 13, only 36 hours after the attempted Garcia-Torres is an 18-year-old illegal scheduled for Oct. 3 and Nov. 7. how to protect themselves in dangerous rape of a 25-year-old woman. alien from Mexico who has been living in Cpl. Mike Grennes from the situations, classes for self-defense are held According to court documents, the city of Valparaiso for the last three Valparaiso Police Department commented throughout the year both through special Garcia-Torres confessed to the July 18, years. that a case like this is almost unheard of in on-campus projects and through the city 2004 rape of a VU student and the attempt­ Garcia-Torres pled not guilty to the Valparaiso. Grennes also said that the police department. ed rape the woman on June 12. charges of rape, attempted rape and two attacker had prior knowledge of where the Police received a break in their inves­ counts of burglary, all of which coincided victims lived. Contact Rebekah Milz, Torch staff tigation when a woman found a cell phone with the two incidents. Garcia-Torres will Even though the suspect knew where writer, at [email protected]. Student found dead along Indiana Dunes Nick DeKeyser discovered by search party; police awaiting report to determine cause of death Josh Weinhold TORCH NEWS EDITOR A Valparaiso University student was found dead last week along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The body of Dominique "Nick" DeKeyser was dis­ covered on the morning of Aug. 25 by members of a search party formed by his parents. According to Thomas Goyne, associate professor of chemistry and DeKeyser's academic advisor, DeKeyser Photo provided attended Goyne's chemistry class on the morning of Aug. Construction equipment leveled the old Moellering Library building over the summer months. The space once occupied by the 24, then returned to his Long Beach, Ind. home after his storied structure will be occupied by the new student union. University officials have not determined a start date for the con­ classes had concluded for the day. DeKeyser then told his struction of the union, as the appropriate funds have not yet been raised. mother that he was going for a walk along the beach. "When he didn't return, his parents looked for him throughout the night," Goyne said. "Then on Thursday Moellering Library bites the dust (Aug. 25), they got a bunch of people to help; I think they had 20 or 30 people helping them, and then one of those 46-year-old building reduced to rubble to make way for new student union people found him." No cause of death was immediately determined, as Hannah Cartwright "The majority of my time here demise earlier in the spring semester there was no evidence of knife or gunshot wounds. has been spent with Moellering as the the process did not actually begin Detective Ken Drake of the Michigan City Police TORCH STAFF prime library on campus," said fifth- until May 25 when the site fence was Department is currently investigating the case, but was Returning Valparaiso University year senior Jason Langworthy. "Even constructed. unavailable for comment. A toxicology report is being students were in for quite a shock this though at times it reminded me more The project continued through­ conducted in hopes of determining the cause of death. fall as all evidence of the Moellering of a bomb shelter than a place to out the summer until the last of the DeKeyser was a junior pre-medical student with Library building was erased from study, it is still quite different to see debris was cleared away in the first majors in biochemistry and psychology as well as a stu­ campus over the summer. only a blank place left. It's going to week of August. dent of Christ College. Even those who were aware that take some getting used to." Many of Moellering's resources A memorial service for DeKeyser was held Friday it was the prospective location for the According to Fred Plant, execu­ were conserved - from light fixtures morning at the Chapel of the Resurrection. new student union, and would thus tive director of physical plant servic­ to bricks and concrete - to be used in eventually be demolished, were star­ es, though students may remember Contact Torch News Editor Josh Weinhold at tled at the sight of the empty space. seeing preparations for the building's see LIBRARY, page A3 torch .news@ valpo .edu. E TOD A Y TONIGHT'S MClean Access Chaos Announcements A2 Letters A7 •Wallan' around: VOLUME 99 FORECAST: Problems with new EIS Classifieds B7 Nation/World A prayer labyrinth out­ A6 ISSUE 1 MONO­ anti-virus system cause Comics B7 Opinion/Commentary A7 side the chapel provides TONOUS mayhem for freshman. Events Calendar B2 Sports A9 a place for reflection. ON GUARD FOR 91 YEARS See Page A2 See page A3 Weird News B6 Weather A2 See page A3 A2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 THE TORCH Campus A. nnouncements What Scouts needed for women's b-ball The women's basketball team is looking for candidates for the 2005-2006 Scout Team. We need about five people that have a basketball background, a good sense of knowledge about the you need game and can pick up on offensive plays and defensive con­ cepts quickly. The Scout Team will attend practices as needed to run drills to help the team prepare for games. For an oppor­ to know tunity to have fun playing basketball while helping out the Lady Crusaders on their quest to be the best, contact Steve Bruce, assistant coach, at 464-6981 or [email protected]. Women's hoops needs managers The women's basketball team is looking for a full-time manag­ er. The duties include: assisting in practice, working with uni­ forms, traveling with the team and helping out during games. If you want to become part of a fun, successful group of girls please contact: Steve Bruce, assistant coach, at 464-6981 or Steve .Bruce @ valpo .edu. Study abroad opportunities and info Informational Meeting for study-abroad programs in Cambridge, England; Reutlingen, Germany; Hangzhou, China; and Puebla, Mexico will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. in the Mueller Hall refectory. We will provide general information on study abroad, former participants from these programs will give a brief panel presentation and after that break-out sessions will be arranged for each program. The application deadline for the spring semester is Oct. 1; for the fall 2006 semester, the deadline is Nov. 16. Volleyball tourney to benefit Red Cross Sigma Pi will be sponsoring their annual Tightey Whitey Volleyball tournament, Saturday, Sept. 3, with proceeds benefit­ ting the American Red Cross, their national charity, to assist relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The tourna­ ment is a three-on-three beach volleyball tournament held at Sigma Pi, located on the corner of Brown Street and Garfield Avenue. The registration fee is $15 per team and walk-up reg­ istrations will be accepted beginning at 11:30 a.m. and play will start at noon. Food and drink will be provided. Prizes will be Becky Malewitz/Torch Beginning Sept. 5, the double doors on the ground floor of Wehrenberg Hall will be locked on a 24-hour basis. Residents awarded to finalists. Additional donations are more than wel- will gain access to upper floors by means of a card reader. Only Wehrenberg resident ID 's will be recognized. Fun with Opportunity Enterprises Join Opportunity Enterprises for a day of service and fun at their annual Marathon Pack-a-thon, held on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. O.E., is located at 2801 Evans Ave. in Valparaiso. Bring your friends together to stuff race packets for the 2005 Chicago Marathon and receive the satisfaction of knowing you're making a difference in the lives of people with disabili­ ties. Volunteers will also be treated to food, beverages, and entertainment. To sign up for this great event, please call Suzy Kull at 464-9621, ext. 240. Student Senate Petitions If you are interested in being a 'mover and a shaker' and gain­ ing all kinds of valuable leadership experience here at VU then Student Senate is for you! Petitions for Candidacy are now available outside of the Student Senate office in the Union.