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Informer of Record on Campus The inside story on the Duke lacrosse case - Page 14 Rethinking the Jena Six - Page 15 Volume 3 An independent The Virginia publication at the College Issue 3 of William and Mary. October 3, 2007 The common sense paper Established 2005 Informer of record on campus. www.VAInformer.com NICHOL’S LAST Rector Powell calls for full and public review of president’s performance STAND? and students, Mr. Powell laid out the Matthew Sutton Executive Editor process that the Board will use in Inside... evaluating the possible extension of Following the Board of Visitors Mr. Nichol’s contract. “Pursuant to the The Virginia meeting of September 27-28, terms of the President’s contract, the Informer obtains Rector Michael Powell announced a review will examine achievements as excerpts of comprehensive review of President measured against goals and objectives Nichol’s contract Gene Nichol’s contract which is presented by the President to the Board Page 3 currently set to expire in June 2008. In as well as other metrics. Additionally, an unprecedented move, a special e-mail our appraisal will include a 360 degree address, [email protected], was review, which is a feature of the best Staff Editorial: established to solicit comments from appraisal systems.” The beginning “alumni, faculty students and friends Mr. Powell also obliquely of the end for of the College” about Mr. Nichol’s Nichol File Photos future with the College. PRES. NICHOL UNDER REVIEW Page 14 Under siege: The BOV will determine Nichol’s future. In an e-mail sent to faculty, staff continued on page three WMPD faces budget crunch Cliff Dunn and Steven Nelson Total expenditures amounted to $1,715,987, a Staff Writer and Assistant News Editor difference of more than $65,000. The majority of the expenses, some $1,489,798, The William and Mary police department were classified as personnel costs. Personnel (WMPD), which, of late, has become increasingly expenses include salaries, benefits and overtime unpopular among the student body, may be pay. forced to economize in light of expected state A significant amount, $226,189, was spent on budget cuts of approximately 7 percent. non-personnel items. The Informer acquired an The Virginia Informer has obtained a copy of itemized listing of non-personnel expenditures a Freedom of Information Act request that for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. Courtesy of Levinson family Missing: Former FBI agent and W&M dad, Robert Levinson revealed the full WMPD budget for the 2006- Major non-personnel costs included $85,000 2007 academic year and a projected 2007-2008 spent on “airtime usage fees,” which Chief (r), has gone missing in Iran. budget. Donald Challis explains are fees that the police Campus police were, for the 2006-2007 department pays to the County of York for a academic year, given a budget of $1,647,441. campus-wide radio system. Much of the money W&M alum’s father is reimbursed to the police department and spent on other missing in Iran items, causing the actual itemized list of expenditures to top Alex Mayer $330,000. Opinion Editor A total of $1,216.80 was spent on ammunition from The Gun Shop In March 2008, Robert Levinson, an ex-FBI agent working in a single purchase last December, as a private investigator and father to a recent alumnus, traveled which Mr. Challis explained was to Kish Island off Iran’s southern coast. His trip was reportedly so that officers could practice at a related to his investigation into an international counterfeit shooting range. cigarette smuggling ring. After taking a flight from Dubai to Kish, $10,897.26 was spent throughout Mr. Levinson checked into the Maryam Hotel on the island on the year by the department on March 8, 2007. He has not been heard from since, and six months “law enforcement supplies” paid later, his whereabouts are still unknown. to Century Uniforms. According Since his disappearance, Mr. Levinson’s family, in an effort to Mr. Challis, this includes pants, headed by his wife Christine, has been working tirelessly to shirts and other items. find him. Working through every available official channel, Some of the most interesting including the US State Department, letters to Iranian President items, however, were purchases Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and contact with the Iranian mission that had no apparent relation to to the United Nations, the Levinson family has found few law enforcement. In October answers as to his fate. On September 7, the Iranian government Nicole Leger WMPD BUDGET MISSING IN IRAN Protect and spend: WMPD budget draws scrutiny. continued on page ten continued on page ten CONTENTS Want to get every issue of The Informer in the mail? News................................ 2 Insider coverage of E-mail [email protected] with your name and address, and we will send you an order form and your first Features............................ 6 the World Forum issue FREE! Arts & Entertainment...... 11 Opinion............................ 14 Page 8 Page The Virginia The Virginia October 3, 2007 News Informer Informer Behind the scenes of the Marketplace accident Was it a dangerous chemical spill or simple household cleaner? Steven Nelson its ability to remove calcium and hard public relations contact responded that dock, but speculate that bleach and a Assistant News Editor water minerals. “there is no information to suggest cleaner were involved, resulting in toxic The Informer contacted Marketplace otherwise.” fumes. n the morning of Tuesday, Director Sharmyce Davis to discuss Due to the vapor inhalation, whether Taliaferro Hall was not officially September 18, students what exactly occurred. Asked about the result of Limeaway or a combination evacuated during the course of Oreceived text messages, e- the chemical spill, Davis adamantly of chemicals, four employees were the “chemical spill.” Housing 51 mails and phone calls for the first time stated, “there was no chemical spill.” transported to the hospital. All residents, Taliaferro is just feet from via the College’s new emergency alert Ms. Davis confirmed that the chemical complained of respiratory issues and the Marketplace’s loading dock. Open system. involved was Limeaway, which was nausea. The four were released the windows and air conditioning units The campus-wide alert read: “There being used to clean the loading dock’s same day. in Taliaferro face the Marketplace’s has been a chemical spill in the concrete slab. According to a material safety data loading dock, where the College asserts Marketplace. The building has been pparently, fumes from the sheet for Limeaway, if it is inhaled, its the possible creation of chlorine gas evacuated. The Marketplace will not Limeaway drafted back into the vapors cause “irritation, including a occurred. be able to serve food until further AMarketplace from the loading burning taste, sneezing, coughing, and According to freshman Sarah Peyton, notice.” Police responding to the scene dock, causing some employees to feel difficulty breathing.” This is especially who lives in Taliaferro, “our cleaning believed there to be a chemical spill nauseous and complain of respiratory true in people with asthma. lady and one of the transfers started on the Marketplace’s loading dock. difficulty. Limeaway contains no ammonia, feeling bad... so we all left because they Unsure of what chemical reaction had The Office of University Relations therefore it is impossible to mix it with told us it would be a good idea.” occurred, the building was temporarily gave The Informer a different account bleach to create chlorine gas. According he College’s public relations evacuated. of events. The Informer was told that to some Chemistry department office was not aware that Marketplace employees present employees working at the Marketplace members, however, it is possible for TTaliaferro was evacuated, at the time of the “chemical spill” inadvertently mixed a cleaning agent— there to be hazardous vapors emitted despite their concern that chlorine gas allege, however, that the cause of the possibly Limeaway—with another through the combination of any was created. The Office of University alert was no more than Limeaway, chemical—possibly bleach—resulting phosphoric acid—Limeaway is 30% Relations denied that this first run of which had been poured from a small in the possible creation of chlorine phosphoric acid—and bleach. the emergency alert system—less than container into a bucket on the loading gas. The Office of University Relations a week before the scheduled tests—was, dock. Limeaway is commonly used as When asked whether a chemical spill has been unable to pinpoint the in fact, an unnecessary occasion to test a dishwasher-cleaning agent because of had actually occurred, the College’s ingredients combined on the loading out the new system. instructions” for the disposition of real estate. While Mary composition professor Brian Hulse when he first Briefly... the cost for the conference is nearly $500, students and met the group on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. faculty are invited to attend at a greatly reduced rate. Dr. Hulse spoke highly of the event and of the Ewell Compiled by Adam Boltik, Briefs Editor Concert Series in general, saying “high-level performing Law and terrorism collide in visit arts bring an absolutely necessary ingredient to the “William and Mary Night” at New from national security expert intellectual life of a great college like William and Mary.” Town a “success” Other concerts are planned throughout the academic The Human Rights and National Security Law year; they will take place in the Ewell recital hall and are New Town’s first “William and Mary Night,” held program is sponsoring the visit of law professor Robert free and open to the public. on September 20, was hailed as a success, as many Chesney, who will be visiting the College in mid- undergraduate students made their way to the shopping October.
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