GALLERY Check out a St. Patrick’s Day photo gallery online Number of days SGA has withheld student organization NEWS RISE offers students economic insight, page 4 funding information from the student body: A&E New social media site bringing joy to campus, page 6 OPINIONS A look back at St. Patty’s Day, pages 8-9 3 7 SPORTS UD not joining Big East next season, page 10 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON VOL. 60 NO. 34 WHAT WENT WRONG? Disturbance rocks Kiefaber, president struck by riot shield WLA IL I M GARBE houses and alleyways along the way. Managing Editor There was not, however, any tear gas used, as had widely been reported The Ghetto was quiet the Saturday on social media. Sometime during the night before St. Patrick’s Day, yet be- morning, a device in the road was seen fore the fabled day had even officially emitting smoke, but police have not yet begun at midnight, the United Dairy identified the nature of the device, and Farmers at the corner of Brown and it is believed the device was placed by Stewart streets had already sold out revelers. of Budwieser and Bud Light 40-ounce Curran left his house and headed bottles – an ominous sign of the may- toward the scene, where he arrived hem to come. by 5:40 a.m. Reports are unclear about “There was no activity in the neigh- whether Curran was asked by police borhood,” said Dan Curran, University not to enter the scene, but shortly af- of Dayton president, reflecting on Sat- ter arriving at the intersection where urday night. “It was a good night in the police had gathered, the university neighborhood.” president began walking down the 400 But the calm of the night soon dis- block of Kiefaber. sipated after a crowd – reported at As Curran passed through the al- over 1,000 people – had gathered on the leyway between Kiefaber and Lowes, 400 block of Kiefaber Street for a “40s he spoke with students who were sur- at 4” party, where participants drink prised to see the university’s president 40-ounce beers at 4 a.m. As the party The broken beer bottles and a propane tank mark some of the damage done during the disturbance on Kiefaber Street at the scene. He encouraged several went on, individuals on the south side during the early morning of Sunday, March 17, as police were called in to stop the partying. PHOTO COURTESY OF students who were visibly intoxicated of the street began climbing on cars, MARSHALL GORBY/DAYTON DAILY NEWS to go back to their homes for the night. exciting students on the north side. Sunday during the day. Flyer News observed at least one uni- alerted his immediate superior Tom When Curran arrived at Lowes, he Before long, the first 40-ounce bottle “Everything we were getting was versity police officer enter the duplex Burkhardt to the situation. Shortly paused briefly for a photograph with flew through the air and shattered on that the bulk of the party was going to of 429 Kiefaber Street before revelers thereafter, Burkhardt, the university around 15 revelers who had gathered the pavement. be on Sunday, thinking Sunday, 8, 10 in began throwing glass bottles. vice president for finance and admin- near a front porch. By 4:40 a.m., UD police arrived at the morning, things would really start Once the glass started showering istration, called Curran to inform him Just after Curran rounded the cor- the party for a false fire alarm. Bruce to escalate up through late afternoon from both sides of the road and a pro- of the escalating situation. ner of the house back to the alleyway, Burt, chief of university police and di- and into the early evening, never an- pane tank went through a car window, While the chief, vice president and officers approached the front porch in rector of public safety, said officers had ticipating that we were going to have university police officers decided to president headed toward campus, riot gear and forced the gathered revel- not expected what they found when something at 4:30 like that. hold off on breaking up the party until police from 12 jurisdictions gathered ers into the house. they arrived – behavior the university “So, a bunch of our officers had just they could gather enough manpower at the intersection of Lawnview and Burt said dispersing the gatherings hadn’t seen in over 15 years, according gotten off shift, we had officers in fin- to address the situation. The officer in Kiefaber. They donned riot helmets, was the main objective in combat- to Randy Groesbeck, a major in the uni- ishing up reports, thinking the night charge contacted the Dayton Police De- grabbed batons and organized an ap- ting the mob mentality of the group. versity police department and public was wound down and we were going partment for assistance, the regional proach. Instead of focusing on arrests, Regarding the crowd on Kiefaber, he safety director of administration and to get things caught up and get ready dispatch sent out a countywide request their main goal would be to disperse said, “had that crowd not been dissi- security. for the next day,” Burt said. for help. the crowd and force everyone inside pated quickly, we could be looking at “We were very surprised with what Only four officers and a sergeant “[The officer’s] response was exact- the houses. our neighborhood burning, and I’m not we found at 4:30 in the morning, be- were on campus when the depart- ly the response he should have had,” By 5:30 a.m., the police had formed exaggerating.” cause we thought things had really ment arrived to find a mass of highly Curran said, “that’s how he’s trained.” a skirmish line and began advancing “I think the actions were appropri- calmed down for the night,” Burt said. intoxicated young people. While Burt At 4:55 a.m., Burt received notice eastward down the 400 block of Kie- ate, I think they were necessary, and Burt said the department had said officers were unable to get into the from university police that a request faber, crunching glass beneath their planned to maximize manpower for house because of the mass of people, for assistance had been made. Burt boots while forcing revelers into the See DISTURBANCE on p.3 41/25 43/29 42/31 M-FEST PROMOTES MENTAL HEALTH (Source: www.nws.noaa.gov) SUNNY SUNNY RAIN AWARENESS Warm weather on the horizon! p g 4 TODAYSATURDAY SUNDAY 2 NEWS FLYER NEWS | Friday, March 22, 2013 Live life courtside with AT&T. Access your brackets along with high-def highlights with the LG Optimus G.™ $9999 2-yr wireless agreement with qualified voice and data plans or Mobile Share plan req’d. 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Notes: University of Dayton Ad Code None NEWS 3 FLYER NEWS | Friday, March 22, 2013 DISTURBANCE (cont. from p. 1) Dayton Police Department and Tim Twenty-four non-university students Riordan, the Dayton city manager. were charged through the courts, and Riordan found out about the situa- seven of the 24 were physically arrest- “I think the actions were appropri- tion from a text at around 6:30 a.m. ed. In total, police broke up 38 parties ate, I think they were necessary, and “I came out there around 7:30 a.m.,” throughout the course of the day. had we not taken them we would be Riordan said. “I wanted to see what Last year, 52 people were charged looking at people with serious inju- the situation was.