oo © © u d r e v ie w The University of Delaware’s independent student newspaper since 1882 | udreview.com T he Review TUESDAY, O C TO B ER 20, 2015 VO LU M E 142, IS SU E 7 ------------------------------------------------------- A tradition unlike any other: Lang frenzy hits new heights MATT BUTLER chairs and sleeping supplies, and “It’s just the competitiveness Editor in Chief stayed at the site in a rotation so of the marketplace and the demand they could buy more supplies if for apartments on Main Street,” The scene is reminiscent of needed. Locke said. “I don’t think it has Black Friday. Students wait in Rubin estimated the line to be anything to do with one landlord shifts, using sleeping bags, lawn over 30 groups long, which would over another.” chairs and tents to make their stay mean over 150 people waiting to Lang Development signs seem more comfortable. Friends drop off sign leases, he said. omnipresent in the campus area, care packages with food and drink. “Lang owns a majority of the with 275 units already in place There is an atmosphere of joviality apartments on Main Street, and the and two more projects underway, coupled with competitive tension. apartments are often high priority’. Locke said. This is the 2015 Lang Campout. Since it is first come first serve, we But just because Lang has The annual rush to sign leases wanted to make sure we got what secured what appears to be the for Lang Development Group’s off- we wanted,” Rubin said. “I think fastest-growing influence in the campus housing next year reached a part of it was that it was late in off-campus apartment market unprecedented heights this year, the lease season, but also it was around Newark does not mean as dozens of students camped out the apartment we wanted from the they have not had glaring faults for two full nights before leases beginning.” at times. Despite their popularity, became available Wednesday Chris Locke, Lang’s vice junior Ryan Dailey said he has morning. president, said students started had an uneven experience living in But unlike Black Friday, these camping out about three or four Lang’s Madeline Crossing complex. campers will not be leaving with years ago, though then students “My experience with Lang, big screen TVs or bargain bin only gathered about 12 hours overall, has been fine,” Dailey clothing. They are walking away before lease reservations were said. “But there are grievances with peace of mind and a place to available, with that time growing that have added up since my lease live next school year. to as high as Rubin’s group’s 47 started that have ranged from Brian Rubin, a sophomore, and this year. Locke would not say how minor annoyances to unacceptable a group of friends camped out for many leases were signed, or how treatment of my property as a 47 hours, starting at 10 a.m. on many total students Lang provides tenant.” Monday. He stated in an email that housing for around the Newark they packed snacks, water, some area. See LANG page 6 h a ALL PHOTOS: KIRK SMITH/ THE REVIEW Chris Locke, Lang’s vice president, said students started the tradition of camping out for off-campus housing about three or four years ago. away from the group of witnesses. for his actions. Ogden said he had She said two responding officers not heard anything regarding a tackled him to the ground, but lawsuit from the victim. Video shows cops apprehending were unable to effectively hold “When 1 look at the totality of him down because of his size and the situation, knowing that they combativeness. Meagher pleaded are trying to secure the person with cops to ease up, audible at to prevent them from injuring seizure victim on campus the 38-second mark of the video, themselves or others,” Ogden as it was clear the man was still said. “I think the officers acted confused and angered further by appropriately.” the police sirens. shouts. “You broke my arm.” the car around and got out to help MARGARET McNAMARA & MATT “I don’t think he could really Toward the end of the video the stranger. BUTLER even process what was happening,” the man is brought to his feet and Hardy used to work for a fire Associate News Editor & Editor in she said. “The cops w'ere being handcuffed. He was taken to a department and said he recognized Chief very aggressive. I don’t know— hospital afterward and sustained the signs of a seizure. He said the they handled it in a way that I don’t no injuries, University of Delaware man was on his back, foaming at Motorists were treated to a think was okay, but I’m sure they Police Department (UDPD) Chief the mouth and was very stiff. He bizarre scene that turned violent have their protocol. They did what Patrick Ogden said. Ogden said the called the police. When the officers Wednesday night after police were they thought was necessary.” call to UDPD came from a campus arrived, the man was conscious but called to the scene of a man lying Hardy told the officers that he bus driver who reported a man was very disoriented. He started in the street on South College believed the man had a seizure. having a seizure, and that police walking down the sidewalk toward Avenue. Meagher and Hardy both said a knew they were responding to a Morris Library. Video taken by Kerry McCabe group of eight officers tried to medical call. “He was really confused,” of The Review shows several police detain him on the ground at one Ogden said he has reviewed Hardy said about the victim. “He officers using force to apprehend point, with at least one threatening security camera footage of the was trying to push me away. He the man on the ground despite to tase him. The man was resisting incident and determined that no really didn’t know what was going his screams of pain. The victim, but Hardy said it was because he excessive force was used by his on.” who appears from the video to be didn’t know what was going on— officers. Junior Alexandra Meagher who a white male in his early 30s, was not because he committed a crime “Although it’s a medical witnessed the entire event, said she lying on South College because of a and was trying to evade the police. situation, sometimes for the almost hit the man while driving, seizure, but then became agitated From Hardy’s point of view person’s own safety, you restrain having to slam on her brakes and after passersby approached him to he said at one point an officer them to prevent them from running swerve to avoid his prostrate body help. looked like he was choking the out into the street, assaulting in the road. After helping the The 99-second video shows victim who then said he couldn’t someone or falling down,” he said. disoriented man sit up, she said the victim, who police would not breathe. Hardy said the officer did “Obviously that’s what happened he acted generally confused and identify, and who could not be eventually let up. in this case.” unresponsive for a few minutes reached for comment, writhing in “It was definitely excessive Newark resident Miles Hardy, before suddenly sprinting up the pain on the ground with several force,” Hardy said. 23, was driving back from dinner street in the direction of Morris officers working to restrain him. Ogden said he understands COURTESY OF MILES HARDY with his girlfriend and a friend. He Library. At one point during the recording how someone could argue that a The 99-second video shows the victim, said he heard a strange noise and Meagher said the police he claims the police broke his arm medical call should not normally who police would not identify, and who in his rearview mirror saw a man showed up just then, meaning all during the tussle. result in a tackle and handcuffing, could not be reached for comment, writh­ was lying on the ground. He turned they saw was the man running “Owl My f***ing arm,” he but that officer will not be punished ing in pain on the ground with several officers working to restrain him. (0 LU RAW POLICE VIDEO OKTOBEARFEST K IL D A R E ’S O 5 Getting in the autumn mood with Grotto’s is out, so who will fill the vacant Go to UDReview.com to see footage of pumpkins and beer. What else? bar’s void? 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