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BERKELEY, Calif. ? Fourteen
minority students at I
the University of California
at Berkeley recently found racist fliers
in their mailboxes, marking the second
time since December that AfricanAmerican
and Hispanic students have
been harassed because of their race.
Minority students enrolled in the
Boalt Hall School of Law received the
fliers, which were filled with racial
slurs and attacks on the school's affirmative
action admissions policies.
"...It's affirmative action month. A
town hall meeting will not save you,
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the anonymous messenger. "Your failures
are hereditary and can't be corrected
by these liberals.
"Look around Boalt Hall. Besides
the few hand-picked affirmative action
professors, this is a quality law
school. When I see you in class, it bugs
the hell out of me because your (sic)
taking the seat of someone qualified.
You belong at Coolie High Law, don't
you forget."
More than 500 Berkeley students
showed their support for the minority
law students by participating in a
campus protest against the fliers a few
days after the incident.
"Student of color do not have to justify
their presence here," said Josefina
Alvarado, a second-year Hispanic
law student, during the rally. "We have
worked too hard to be called niggers,
wetbacks and chinks."
Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien also
spoke at the rally, telling students he
could not rent an apartment when he
first came to Berkeley as a professor
in 1959 because he is Chinese.
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would face swift discipline if caugh
Last December, the same student
received a flier containing a picture (
a monkey and the statement, "Affii
mative action sucks."
FSU law student arrested
for soliciting murder
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ? A Florid
State University law student is ac
cused of plotting the murder of a schoc
employee after the hit man she al
legedly hired turned her into police
Joann Plachy, 49, was arreste
Feb. 20 and charged with solicitin
murder.
Plachy paid Peter Laquerre $1,00
to kill Margaret Satterfield, a univei
sity employee who Plachy said accuse
her of cheating by obtaining a copy c
a final exam, according to Tallahas
see police. Before the monetary trans
aclinn T.amiorro Viarl infnmiial
ofRachys intentions. They then work?
together to set the stage for PI achy*
arrest.
"If I don't take this person out o
the picture, I'm just screwed," Plachj
told Laquerre, according to a police af
fidavit. "I'm looking at losing my whole
law career, and Fm just about a straight
A student."
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t. dallying, there is a catch. Students
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and pulling in C's in their courses, said
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>f said. "This year, she told him that if
she couldn't get into a section of a class
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graduation be postponed one or even
, two years, not to mention the costs associated
with delayed entry into the
job market," Westminister President
James Traer said.
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Sunday, March 12 m
Larceny, West Energy Plant. A |2j
complainant reported a stolen microwave
oven. Estimated loss: $100.
Friday March 10
Simple possession of marijuana,
intersection of Blossom Street and
Assembly Street. An officer observed
two men in a red Corvette smoking
what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette.
During a search of the vehicle,
the officer found the end of a cigarette
that smelled like marijuana.
The subjects were transported to
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Thursday, March 9
Trespassing after notice, sidewalk
in front of Gambrell. An officer stopped
a subject and asked for identification.
A background check on the subject
revealed he was previously warned
not to be on USC property.
Theft, fraud, automatic teller machine
at the Russell House University
Union. A man reported he lost
his wallet On March 1, someone withdrew
$300 from his bank account at
the Russell House ATM.
Tuesday, March 7
Grand larceny, BA construction
site. Two Motorola walkie-talkies
were removed from a construction
trailer. Estimated loss: $1,200.
Accidental damage to personal
property, parking lot at 1800 Wheat
St. A woman reported her car window
was broken by a golf ball found
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Monday, March 6
Assault and battery, Carolina Gardens.
Officers responded to intervene
in a domestic dispute.
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Sunday, March 5
Armed robbery, Carolina Gardens.
A man reported he was approached
by a man with a handgun who demanded
money. The suspect is described
as an African-American male,
17 to 19 years old, 5-footr6,140 pounds,
with large eyes and no facial hair.
Estimated loss: $46.
Saturday, March 4
Malicious injury to personal property,
parking lot at 1800 Wheat St.
A car owner reported deep puts on
the sides, hood and trunk of his ve
hide. Estimated damage: $500.
Friday, March 3
Burglary, resisting arrest, Gibbes
Property. An officer saw a subject
climb into the window of a building.
As assisting officers searched the
building, the suspect ran from the
premises and headed south on Assembly
Street. The subject was apprehended
but resisted arrest. He
was transported to Richland County
Detention Center.
Larceny, Faculty House. A purse
was reported missing. Estimated loss:
$123.
Burglary, larceny, The Roost. A
resident reported evidence of forced
entry to his room. Cash, two watches
and a pocketknife were reported
missing from the complainant's room
and an adjoining room. Estimated
value: $3,010.
Forgery, University Bookstore. A
complainant reported having a check
stolen. The missing check was paid
to the bookstore for $47.63.
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Assistance rendered, Blatt P.E.
Center. Officers helped a man who
dislocated his shoulder while playing
basketball. The man was transported
to Baptist Medical Center by
EMS.
Larceny and recovery, parking lot
at 1800 Wheat St. An officer noticed
a hang-tag with a number that corresponded
to a tag previously reported
stolen. Hie decal was turned over to
the parking division.
Altered parking decal, South Col
iseum Parking Lot. A complainant
reported an altered tag. TTie decal
and vehicle were taken into possession
by the police department.
Larceny, Thomas Cooper Library.
A complainant reported two textbooks
taken from a study carrel. Estimated
loss: $65.
Wednesday, March 1
Larceny, Sloan. A woman reported
two keys taken from a desk drawer.
Estimated loss: $2.
Larceny, Earth and Water Sciences
Building. A compact disc player was
reported stolen. Estimated loss: $250.
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A man told police someone took his
garage access card from his unlocked
car.
Trespassing after notice, west side
of Thomas Cooper Library. An officer
saw a man outside the library. A
background check on the subject
showed he had been previously
warned to stay off campus. The subject
was arrested and transported to
Richland County Detention Center.
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