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Montclair State College CLARION J y » ■ ■ j| § ] K I I 1 11 H m a , i i F ir .e i n B ja j K j û. 1 lym S S 4 d a l m m st Fire and theft in Blanton Hall • Campus police Report • Album Reviews • Campus Calander • Student Life News/Thursday, March 17, 1994 SGA First Amendment rights MONT temporarily obstructed by cam­ CLARION 113 Student Center Annex pus police misunderstanding Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 by MelHsa Brannan Tel. 201.655.5169 Fax 201.655.7433 First Amendment rights were obstructed when an tween the officers, the students involved felt an SGA sign posted in the Student Center Lobby spon­ enormous threat to their First Amendment rights. EXECUTIVE BOARD soring a trip was confiscated. The sign was quickly President of the SGA, James “Appetite” Cotter, said George Callc....................Editor-in-chief returned by campus police Friday as a result of a that “Our gripe is that as a campus police officer, you communication error, police said. have to understand the environment in which you Chris Hinck........... ..................... Treasurer T he sign, sponsoring a trip to Bloomfield College work. You have to be verse in First Amendment on Thursday, March 17, to protest Governor Chris­ rights.” EDITORIAL BOARD tine Todd Whitman’s tuition hikes to state colleges, Cotter said that even if the sign had been illegal, was taken down by Officer Juan Rivera after he they had a right to keep it up. Cotter also said, in a Greg MacSweeney................ News Editor misunderstood a dispatch by Officer Burnell Laury memo to Calitre, that he was thankful that the Christina Tischio.............. Editorial Editor to simply retrieve a flyer about the protest. Bloomfield officers had “graciously apologized for the incident” Keith Idee................................Sports Editor College had requested a flyer for more information and that he was appreciative of the “institution’s Kelly Schab.................................Arts Editor about the nature of the SGA's protest. resolve to address this issue swiftly.” Heather Bushby.................Features Editor Melissa Ardire, a freshman legislator for the SGA, T he rights' of the student were also the concern of M ick Bork 1 1 ......................... Photo Editor said that Rivera came to the table around 10 a.m. and the Dean of Students, Carl Snipes. In a memo that he Karl Lomberk......... Exec. News Director said that the sign was not allowed to be posted and sent to Calitre, he said that the incident was “an Brian Falzarano............Asst. Sports Editor that he must confiscate the sign. Ardire protested extremely serious matter.” That “if handled differ­ and said that she was “within her rights to have the ently, this could easily have qualified as an infringe­ Sam Rock...................................Copy Editor sign on the table.” Rivera took the sign away, Ardire ment of First Amendment rights.” He is concerned said. 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MONT 2 CIARION ------- News/TWsday, March 17, 1994 ____ Early morning Blanton fire Residence caused by clogged vents Life careless­ by Jeff 7m ri tlo ness leads to A vent with a burnt out motor, that was claimed to have been reported bro­ ken, ignited a fire Sunday morning in burglary the adjoining bathroom of rooms 4C06 and 4C08 on the fourth floor of Blanton Hall, Campus Police said. during fire Kenneth Doremus, 24, was the only resident of the two rooms present at the by Sheila Patnode Over $1,000 worth of property was time of the fire. He later suffered from stolen from room 5C08 in Blanton nausea and dizziness, caused by some­ Hall as a result of doors being left thing burning in the fire and went to open after the Sunday morning fire East Orange General Hospital in East drill. Orange. He was treated and released The rooms remained open as resi­ with medication. dents were allowed back into the Doremus was awakened by the building. The residents of 5C08, Stacy smoke detector around 3 a.m. on Sun­ Clark and Alicia Fuzy, were away for day. After checking to make sure his copies of all work-orders, “can’t find As far as the possibility for any legal the weekend and consequently, their suite-mates were not in their room, any such report.” An investigation into action, Pisano said, “Everything is go­ door remained open. Their door was Doremus informed security and the fire the missing work-orders is underway. ing in the right direction, as long as that eventually shut by Kenya Hearns, who alarm was pulled. The building was Mike Pisano, 19, and Peter Beckus, continues, no legal action will be taken." also lives on the 5C wing. evacuated and Little Falls Fire Depart­ 18, who occupy the adjoining room re­ Coleman-Cartersaid that a fire resto­ Items stolen include a VCR and ment responded to the fire, Campus turned to thecollege on Sunday evening. ration company will be coming T ues­ video tapes, a cordless phone, a neon Police Sgt. Debra Newcombe said. The According to Pisano, “No one called day afternoon to access the damages to phone, ar; answering machine, a building remained evacuated for ap­ and informed us. We just arrived there, the bathroom and it’s adjoining rooms. leather coat and leather gloves, a cam­ proximately 90 minutes. with no one there and no answers.” According to Doremus, the bathroom is era, three textbooks, a walkman, a Doremus claims that two weeks ago They also found many of their valuable “totally destroyed” and the rooms were lamp, some haircare products and $50 he personally filed a “work-order” stat­ personal items, such as a word processor covered with residue from the fire. in cash. Director of Residence Life ing that the bathroom fan was “very and a leather jacket ruined by the fire. Doremus and his roommate, Tom Marjorie Coleman-Cartcr told Clark stuffed up.” It was never fixed. Director Coleman-Cartersaid that the residents Cullen, 21,as well as Pisanoand Beckus, and Fuzy that the thief is probably of Residence Life, Margaree Coleman- will be reimbursed for any damages to have been relocated to two rooms in someone who lives on the fifth floor. Carter, said that her office, which has their personal items. Bohn Hall. Members of the Little Falls Fire Department, Campus Police, an uni­ THEFTS being harassed by a former roommate. dentified Resident Assistant and the An employee teaching a class in Due to fears for her safety, she returned Student Assistant for Facilities, Chris Panzer Gym reported his jacket, which to her parents’ home. The matter is Guido, opened the doors of the 4C contained his wallet and keys, was sto­ being handled by Residence Life.