THE MICHIGAN DAILY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994
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Jievised policy tells number of guards needed at 'U' parties
By RONNIE GLASSBERG
Daily Staff Reporter
A change in the Social Events
Policy will more clearly outline the
number of security officers needed at
dances or parties in University facili-
ties.
The new policy, titled the Dance/
arty Policy, applies to any group
sing theMichigan Union, the Michi-
gan League, the North Campus Com-
mons, the William Monroe Trotter
House andthe Track orTennis Build-
ing for a dance or party.
The policy outlines the number of
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
officers who need to be present at an
event. According to the policy, the
number of officers will generally be
ased on one officer per 100 people
attending the event, but the amount
may adjusted.
Black Greek Association (BGA)
President Ron Jackson strongly criti-
cized the policy.
....
"They do have aformula, but based
on that formula they can really give
you as many security guards as they
want," Jackson said. BGA hosts many
parties in University facilities and is
affected by the policy.
The new policy permits DPS offi-
cials to adjust the amount of officers
for the event based on:
The type of event;
The day and time the event is
scheduled to take place;
The history of similar events;
8 The expected attendance;
The location of the event;
Ticket sales at event location on
day of event; and,
The need for potential searches
for alcohol or other illegal substance.
Royster Harper, dean of students,
said the University may need to in-
crease patrols to ensure a safe event.
"Often we end up weighing two
values. One value would be fairness
vs. safety and if that's our choice,
we're going to err in the direction of
being safe," Harper said. "If people
leave the party unhappy about it or
complaining about it, we've got time
to resolve that and fix that disappoint-
ment. We don't have time to do that if
someone gets hurt."
The old policy also held DPS of-
ficers assigned to the event as the
final arbiters of all problems. In the
new policy, sanctions for student
groups in violation of the policy will
be determined by representatives from
the sponsoring organization, the Of-
fice of Co-Curricular Programs and
Activities, facility management and
DPS.
In addition to changing the proce-
dure for determining sanctions, the
policy adds an appeals process for
student groups.
Over the summer, Frank Cianciola,
associate dean of students for activi-
ties and programming, led with a
group of leaders from various student
organizations to revise the policy.
Jackson, who participated in the
meetings, said he thinks the revision
looks like an improvement, but could
not be specific until he sees its effects.
"I think the old policy limited our
ability to have successful events be-
cause it defined success in the admin-
istrators' eyes," Jackson said.
Jackson said the administration
considers an event successful if the
tickets are sold out and not by the
enjoyment of the participants.
Cianciola said one of the major
shifts is an attempt to place more
emphasis on program planning.
"That's where we think the em-
phasis ought to be because if we can
accomplish the proper planning, staff-
ing, execution of the policy before
(the event), then it's seen as less of a
negative kind of policy," he said.
The new policy encourages stu-
dent organizations to use the Office
of Co-Curricular Programs and Ac-
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tivities in planning their programs.
"I think the concept of, 'Let's have
a party tonight and invite 500 people'
could be problematic," said Vice
President for Student Affairs Maureen
A. Hartford. "What we're trying to
say is if you're going to have a party
for 500 people, that you're planning it
to make sure it's a success."
The new policy also will affect
any group planning a dance or party
in a University facility, not just stu-
dent groups.
Although the revision of the policy
involved representatives from many
student groups, Michigan Student
Assembly Vice President Jacob Stern
said the policy should have not have
been changed during the summer,
when many student groups do not
have representatives on campus.
"I think it doesn't allow as much
student input," Stern said. "The prin-
ciple is allowing students to come
forward. They were not given that
choice."
Harper said her office will con-
tinue to work on programs through-
out the year.
"I'm always struck by what I ex-
perience as this grave concern that it
happens when nobody's here," Harper
said. "The real issue is one of leading
with integrity - that this university
administration, your university ad-
ministration, has integrity."
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League robbed yesterday mormng
olice: Gunman may have been involved in other cases
By LARA TAYLOR
Daily Staff Reporter
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Ann
Arbor Police Department (AAPD) are working together
to find an armed robber who held up the Michigan League
yesterday around I a.m.
According to DPS, the robber confronted the State
'Oecurity guard on duty and put a handgun in his face. The
assailant then took the guard's radio and led him through
the cafeteria to an office where clerks Sandra Calbert and
Patricia Robards were working.
The gunman took $68 out of Robards' purse, ordered
them into an empty vault and left the League.
Before his radio was taken, the security guard was able
to set off an alarm. Robards also activated the holdup
alarm.
"I just tried to stay calm and not panic," Robards said. "I
was more concerned for the security guard than my personal
safety. He was the one with the gun pointed at him."
The assailant is described as a stocky Black male,
about 5 feet 8 inches tall, and in his late 30s. He wore a
hooded sweatshirt and a black ski mask.
Police believe the robber was hiding in the building
prior to its 11 p.m. closing.
AAPD has been investigating other armed robberies
involving men wearing ski masks at Kroger's, Oasis Tub
and other local establishments. Police say there could be
a connection in the cases.
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Jetroit prison warden replaced following breakout
DETROIT (AP) - The Ryan Re-
gional Correctional Facility got anew
warden yesterday, after the former
warden was dismissed in the wake of
last month's 10-inmate escape.
Jessie L. Rivers' assignment as
warden at Ryan was effective imme-
diately, said state Corrections De-
partmentDirector Ken McGinnis. She
replaced Sherry Burt, who was noti-
ted Tuesday of her dismissal and left
the same day, Corrections Depart-
ment representative Warren Williams
said.
After the announcement, Gov.
John Engler warned that other per-
sonnel changes at Ryan are likely.
But he also said final blame for the
escape lays firmly on his own desk.
The governor said McGinnis' job
:vas not at risk.
"I think both he and I certainly
accept ultimate responsibility," Engler
told reporters after a briefing on a new
highway safety initiative in Detroit.
"Everybody who is involved will
have to accept some share of the re-
sponsibility, but clearly procedures
weren't followed," Engler said.
In the Aug. 21 escape, accom-
plices threw bolt cutters, a shotgun
and shells into the prison yard. The
inmates then held guards at bay
while others cut through two fences
so they could make their way to
waiting cars.
Eight of the inmates have been
recaptured. A ninth was found dead
of an apparent drug overdose. The
10th, convicted murderer Tyrone
Garland, remains at large.
A final report on the prison escape
is expected by the end of the week,
Williams said. A preliminary report
indicated that security procedures at
Ryan were lacking, staff response was
inadequate and post orders were not
clear, Williams said. Other details
were not available.
Also yesterday, the two guards in
the yard at the time of the escape were
reinstated after being suspended with-
out pay since Aug. 22, Williams said.
The Detroit News identified the
guards as Daryl Humphrey and Timo-
thy Crysler.
Two other guards remained sus-
pended. They were driving patrol ve-
hicles around the perimeter of the
prison during the escape. One of those
guards was fired upon by the inmates,
but did not return fire, Williams said.
Burt was reassigned to department
headquarters in Lansing, where she
will work under Deputy Director Dan
Bolden pending the outcome of the
investigation, Williams said.
Burt, an 18-year veteran of the
Corrections Department, had been
warden at Ryan since 1991. She told
The Detroit News she was taking a
month's leave of absence before start-
ing her new post.
"We don't consider this to be a
disciplinary or punitive action," Wil-
liams said of Burt's reassignment.
He said she "still has a future with
the Department of Corrections."
Burt had indicated yesterday that
she did not want to discuss the trans-
fer, Williams said.
Rivers has been with the depart-
ment for 17 years and has been war-
den at the Egeler Correctional Facil-
ity in Jackson for the last 10 months.
A Detroit native, she was a Michigan
Parole Board member prior to her
stint at Egeler.
Thomas G. Phillips, Egeler's
deputy warden, will take over as war-
den there until a permanent replace-
ment for Rivers is named, Williams
said.
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