CAMPUS BRIEFS: Tuesday, September 9, 1997

Student cited after Student cited after police shut down party But University Police stressed that although a "slippery bottle dropped and broke," officers did not deliberately break any bottles. College senior Brian Lappin -- who had been drinking -- admits that he yelled and cursed at police to stop. According to Detective Commander Tom King, Lappin yelled, "Fuck you!" At that point, Lappin claims that "at least five police officers with their billy-clubs drawn pretty much rustled me down on the porch and cuffed me." Police insisted that because Lappin was verbally abusive to the officers and "extremely resistant" when they tried to handcuff him, he was lucky to simply be cited instead of being arrested for his resistence. Students cited for disorderly conduct are regularly taken to the University Police station until paperwork is completed and the person's identification is verified. -- Ian Rosenblum