Fortymorecars thanspaces, page3 The LXXV, Davidsonian Volume Number 4 Davidson College,Davidson,NorthCarolina 28036 Friday,October 11, 1985 Policeclose party toprevent damages By DAVIDWILLIAMS dure when something like this judged tobe necessary." was changing,andthatled them to teriorationof what hadbeen a fun happens What began as an "excellent" is to notify the Dean's McNeillystated that she wrote believe thatan administrativepre- party. Students must accept more semi-formal intheChambers Gal- Office. Wecould not getaholdof aletter onbehalf ofRuskHouse to sence wasdesirable.Iwillnot sec- responsibility in this area. We had, lery last Saturday night by Dean Terry or the two other President Kuykendall, which ond-guess them because I have cannot tolerate situations where early Sundaymorning, turnedinto deans. At the last point, wecalled apologized to the president for great confidence in Officers the safety ofindividuals and prop- a small nightmare for the women President Kuykendall." beingawakenedbecause of thein- Thrower and King and believe erty can be threatened because of ofRusk House. Another reason that Thrower cident. "Theletter wason his desk they acted in the best interests of lack of control. Campus Ray King Kuykendall, Police Officer and called by 8:30 Monday morning." the students in closing down the "I would like very much to Thrower, to hired by Rusk House Thrower said, was that: "We McNeilly also expressed that party and calling the President. It have the names of those students patrol the party,saidthat atabout couldn't get thestudents to leave. Jackson's paintings were being is alwaysaseveredisappointment whe were rude to security, those 1:05 a.m. he "noticed that the We needed someone to helpclear carefully guarded during the when certain Davidson students who were fighting and those who was getting rowdy." crowd alittle them out." Thrower added thathe party. "We hired students to donot conform to theirusualgood refused to follow the request of He said: "There wasquite abit of and King spent nearly twenty mi- watch thepaintingsfor Ihour and judgmentand reasonable standard Messrs. Thrower and King. Il alcohol consumed; much was on nutes clearing students from the 1-1/2 hour shifts. Also, we kept of behavior. should be clear that the gallery the floor." building. tables between the paintings and "My impression is there was will not be used for any but the Sergeant Approximately Thrower called five persons the crowd." not enougheffort made to control most sedate affairs in the future, Wayne King to thescene and dur- were presentin the Gallery when McNeilly emphasized that the serving ofalcohol and that is a and evidently the Rusk formal is ing "a fight Kuykendall this time broke out. came to the scene. Rusk had beenlooking for a place serious omission thatled to thede- not a sedate affair." Officer Kingand Iconsidered it a "When hearrived, there wasnoth- off campus to hold the semi-for- realfight. Weasked (the twomen ing but a sticky floor," Houck mal, which could not be held in- involved in to thefight] quit. They said. side the Rusk House because of Svj «* " would not. We pulled them the size of the expected atten- EL t^k. -v^tt^.*. ''VClv apart." dence. "Dean Terry suggested For five minutes King and that wehaveitoncampus, andwe Thrower analyzed the situation The main reason we talkedoverhissuggestion."Other and decided to close the party. closed it down was that alternatives for the locationof the "The main reason we closed it party were Vail Commons, down was that we feared that we feared someone Johnston Gym, and the Tennis someone would get hurt," would get hurt. Center. "Perhapsif we had had it Thrower said. Headded: "Two or in the Commons, this [incident] three tables were torn up. If we wouldn't have happened," couldkeepanythingelse from get- McNeilly said. According to ting damaged,we would." While Kuykendall was look- McNeilly, however, the Com- Paintings by Art Professor ing at thecondition of thegallery, mons requires organizations hav- Herb Jackson, someof whichhad someone reported to Thrower and ingparties at the Commons to at- kki^^isssssssssssssssxl.is^issssssi^^ifl been valued atover$17,000,were King that King's Cushman Police tend and pay for a 7:30 p.m. sea- also hangingin thegallery during Scooter, which was parked di- ted dinner, "andoursocial budget the party, and police feared that rectly in front of Chambers, had couldnot afford it." thepaintings could bedamaged. been turned on its side. Dean of Students Will Terry Members ofRusk House were It was first reported that sev- issued the following statement then mystified when,according to eral thousand dollars damage had concerning the incident on Tues- Rusk Social Chairman Fran been done to the Cushman.How- day: ■. ■ " _* ij g Houck, Officer Thrower "turned ever, Campus Police indicated "There are people on the cam- on the lights and told everyone to later that damage wasestimated at pus who are always looking for leave. Heasked theband toleave. around $50. Rusk House has of- reasons to condemn student be- He told me that [President] fered to assume responsibility for havior, particularly their social Kuykendall wasonhis way" tothe the costs of repairing the life,and who wish to make more gallery. "We thought it was un- Cushman. However,Rusk isask- of such an occasion as the Rusk necessary to wake him up," ing that those who are responsible party than it deserves. Iregret, if sJSMf^^ff^^ Houck said. for damaging the Cushman turn for no other reason than that it is Thrower defended his action themselves in to the police. grist for that mill, that the party of bringing Kuykendall to the Rusk President Lisa McNeilly degeneratedat the end of the eve- scene. "I felt like the members of said: "I have no intention of sec- ning. Rusk House did an excellent job ond-guessing the police. I ap- "I am sorry the President had Freshman BethDrummond issurprised bya roving as far as overall security and pro- preciate their efforts to keep the to becalled since Iwasout of town reporter. tecting the paintings," he said. party under control. [Closing andcould not bereached. Security "But standard operating proce- down] the party was what they believed the mood of the party INSIDE: Professors: Student Counseling: International Stu- Next Week: tm ■ QCntS! ' The final installment of f ~ t F7 Ifthe pressure isstarting Foreign students discuss The Computer Services our teries on new faculty |$ w toget toyou,trytheCollege their impressions of David- Center sports a new PC members. y| j£| . /jj CounselingStaff. sonandAmerica. building and new RoyGftfowoll Friday,October 11,1985 THE DAVIDSONIAN News Summary- Security,parkingcommittee South African to discuss role of women South African exile and literature scholar Thclma Ravell- Pinto willspeak ontheroleof womenintheSouth Africanpolit- andCourt Council ical crisisonOct. 16. Ravell-Pinto, who once directed a women's center for the training and rehabilitation ofex-guerilla women whofought in the liberation movementin Zimbabwe, will also talk about the image of women inAfrican literature. discuss futureescort service Ravell-Pinto has written over 30essays in books, academic journals,magazines and newspapers.With her husband,James Ravell,sheauthoredthe 1982book "Cana WhiteMan Speak for Me?Black LiteratureinSouth Africa." She servesasconsultant By HEIDIHOOKER students request it or not. Terry tive attitude toward campus secu- to various anti-apartheidorganizations andpeace groupsand is The SGA Security and Park- saidstudents shouldhave "theop- rity, commenting that: "We have aneditorialboardmemberfor "ThirdSpeakerSeries,"a transla- ing Committee and the Patterson tion to assume responsibility for the bestand mostcooperative, in- tion project of the Netherlands Organization for International Court Council met on Oct. 2 at their own safety." telligent, and concerned security Development Cooperation. Dean of Students Will Terry's re- As to why the escort service force ever. They are individuals Ravell-Pinto, a visiting scholar at Spelman College in At- quest to discuss the need for pro- was not being used last year. who care about and communicate lanta,Ga, isanative ofCapetown, South Africa. viding anescort service to David- Chairman of the Patterson Court with students." He expressed Her speech, at7:30 p.m. in the 900 Room, is sponsored by son students, though the service Council Lisa McNeilly com- hopes that the SGA Security and Davidson's Center for Special Studies and the Dean Rusk Pro- was attempted twice unsuccess- mented that girls are embarrassed Parking Committee would be sen- gram inInternational Studies. fully and discontinued last year. to get an official escort because sitive to student needs by taking Chairman of the Security and such protectiveaction orconcerns suchsignificant steps as providing Crop walkersraise $2,000 Parking Committee Louis Zbin- over campus security are often a student escort system. Onehundred and twentyfivepeopleparticipatedinlast Sun- dencommented that the issue was consideredas "overreactions." McLemore hopes too that the day's Crop walk,raising $2,000forefforts toeliminate hunger. not "whether the escort service is She added, "As for me, I'd Committee of Security and Park- A final sumbetween $3,500-$4,000 isexpectedtobereachedas or isn'ta goodideabut whether it rather just ask afriend to walk me ing will takeastand oncampusis- other pledgescome in. wouldbe used." back." sues and play an active role in Walkers whohavenot turnedin their money shoulddosoby Both committees at the