The people responsible for throwing trash and glass throughout Hill Dining Hall last week remain unidentified, much to the dismay of some employees at the facility.
The trash was poured into the dining hall from the college house above either the night of Oct. 11 or early during the morning of Oct. 12. Some speculate that students were responsible for the vandalism.
When dining staff reported to work at 6 a.m., on Oct. 12, they found the mess and were forced to close off half of the dining hall for about two hours while the area was cleaned.
"When I came in... trash was everywhere," food service worker Barbara Keys said.
Hill Dining Hall official Marietta Suber reported the incident to the SpectaGuard on duty in the lobby of the college house. But after the guard failed to respond, Suber took matters into her own hands and contacted University Police, though officials could not confirm the report last night.
"I wanted someone to notice, to see what happened and not let that person get away," she said. "It just isn't right."
The SpectaGuard on duty declined to comment on the incident.
And SpectaGuard Account Manager Steve Ritrovato also would not comment on the nature of the incident.
"No one's talked to me about what information can be" released, he said.
While Hill College House Dean Amy Pollock declined to comment on the specifics of the incident, she said that her staff is looking into the matter.
"We're investigating and trying to figure out what happened and who did this," she said.
Sue Smith, a spokeswoman for the Office of College Houses and Academic Services, said that she was unaware of the vandalism, but speculated that those responsible are likely to be students.
Suber said that she was upset with the unresponsiveness of the SpectaGuard on duty and a Hill graduate associate who was notified of the incident.
"I have no problem with cleaning up," she said. "I just want someone to look at it and make a report. [The Spectaguard and GA] didn't do it, so I called the police."
"For them to come and destroy the dining hall like that is unacceptable," she said.
According to Office of Student Conduct Director Michele Goldfarb, the investigation of the incident is being conducted internally by Hill College House and, at this point in time, her office is not involved.
"I am not aware of the incident, [but] I may become aware of the incident," she said.
"Hill has a fairly well established internal mechanism for handling college house issues," she added.
