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The Record
STUDENT PUBLICATION OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
VOLUME 87, NO. 11
COLLEGEVILLE, MN. 56321
NOVEMBER 18, 1974
TWO ROBBERIES
Ripoff Rash on Halloween Week
By Bob Hanlon
Two robberies, one yielding $B54v and the other over $100., occurred Halloween week on the SJU campus. The two robberies, in the opinion of Security Officer Pat Cheeley, "are most likely not related."
The first theft took place late Wednesday night, October 30, in the Great Hall. The second occurred at the Hallowing-Ding-Dance during the early morning hours of Saturday, November 2, in the presence of several hundred dancers.
Officer Cheeley believes that the Great Hall robber hid himself somewhere within the large room before the Hall was locked for the night. At that time the bandit raided the money drawer at the Information Desk and
walked away undetected with $334. "No break-in occurred," Cheeley said. 'That much we are certain of. We did get some fingerprints of whoever it was. But that wont do us any good unless we go around and fingerprint everyone on campus," he stated. No such task is planned.
The second robbery (unlike the first which was committed against a faceless University and will affect student's pocketbooks only remotely) was perpetrated against a student group, and the money will have to be made up out of St. Ben's activity fee money. In addition, the incident may have repercussions greater than the $100. beer receipts involved.
The dance robbery's larger implications are due to the fact
Photos by John McTigue
Angela Davis at SJU
PAGE 4
that the dance was put on by the CSB sophomore class, and beer was sold by St. Ben's SAB.
Each year the CSB sophomore class traditionally puts on a Halloween dance. "This year," according to sophomore class President Janet Nowak, "We broke with tradition and held the dance over at St. John's because we thought we could perform a better service to the kids since larger crowds are always drawn at St. John's."
"When I think of all the work that went into that dance, and the raffles and things we put on," Nowak continued. "And then I think that someone over at St. John's robbed us, I get very depressed and angry."
Similar sentiments are shared by SAB Vice President Diane Reveland and by Francine Fores-tell, SAB President.
Reveland called the robbery a double tragedy. "The SAB decided to sell beer at the dance first as a service to students, and then as a fund raiser for the SAB's administrative use. We had cut our own budget this year in order to free more money for other uses. Not only didn't we make money at this dance but the robbery put us in debt, and the loss will have to be made up for out of money already delegated for other uses."
SAB President Forestell was working selling beer at the time of the robbery. She describes the incident and her reaction to it as follows:
"It was about 15 minutes before the dance was over, and I was the only one working at the time. We were almost out of beer so no one else was needed.
"I was kinda straightening up the place when I saw two suspicious looking guys standing
near the beer tables pretending they were talking to each other -but they kept looking at me.
"I turned my back on them and right then someone turned out all the lights in the gym. The lights often go off at dances in Rat Hall so I didn't think anything of it. The band didn't have its own lighting system so the gym was completely dark. Then those same two guys came behind the tables and I felt one of them put his hand on my shoulder.
"I turned around and faced them but it was too dark to see their faces. I thought all they were going to do was steal some beers to drink. But one of them said something about the money box, and then they took off. I didn't think they had taken the money, but I went right over to where the money was and it was gone.
"I didn't believe it at first," she went on. "I became very emotional. People had worked so hard on this dance, and we had volunteered our time all night. It really hit me hard. I felt like 'Who can you trust?'
"I think the robbery really reflects badly on the school—the whole school. People are always saying it is only a few who steal and destroy things at St. John's. I agree with that, but even so, it (Cont. on P. 8)
INSIDE
Fading Flicks.... Page 2
Lease They
Could Do......Page 3
Soccer Success. . . Page 7
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| Year | 1974 |
| Publication Name | All CSB & SJU papers; All SJU & Joint papers: The Record, 1888-current |
| Title (i.e. issue date) | 11-18-1974 |
| Publisher | Saint John's University |
| Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright© 2008 Saint John's University. All rights reserved. |
| Genre | Archival Materials; Newspapers |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Publication Name | All CSB & SJU papers; All SJU & Joint papers: The Record, 1888-current |
| Title (i.e. issue date) | 11-17-1974 |
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The Record STUDENT PUBLICATION OF ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY VOLUME 87, NO. 11 COLLEGEVILLE, MN. 56321 NOVEMBER 18, 1974 TWO ROBBERIES Ripoff Rash on Halloween Week By Bob Hanlon Two robberies, one yielding $B54v and the other over $100., occurred Halloween week on the SJU campus. The two robberies, in the opinion of Security Officer Pat Cheeley, "are most likely not related." The first theft took place late Wednesday night, October 30, in the Great Hall. The second occurred at the Hallowing-Ding-Dance during the early morning hours of Saturday, November 2, in the presence of several hundred dancers. Officer Cheeley believes that the Great Hall robber hid himself somewhere within the large room before the Hall was locked for the night. At that time the bandit raided the money drawer at the Information Desk and walked away undetected with $334. "No break-in occurred" Cheeley said. 'That much we are certain of. We did get some fingerprints of whoever it was. But that wont do us any good unless we go around and fingerprint everyone on campus" he stated. No such task is planned. The second robbery (unlike the first which was committed against a faceless University and will affect student's pocketbooks only remotely) was perpetrated against a student group, and the money will have to be made up out of St. Ben's activity fee money. In addition, the incident may have repercussions greater than the $100. beer receipts involved. The dance robbery's larger implications are due to the fact Photos by John McTigue Angela Davis at SJU PAGE 4 that the dance was put on by the CSB sophomore class, and beer was sold by St. Ben's SAB. Each year the CSB sophomore class traditionally puts on a Halloween dance. "This year" according to sophomore class President Janet Nowak, "We broke with tradition and held the dance over at St. John's because we thought we could perform a better service to the kids since larger crowds are always drawn at St. John's." "When I think of all the work that went into that dance, and the raffles and things we put on" Nowak continued. "And then I think that someone over at St. John's robbed us, I get very depressed and angry." Similar sentiments are shared by SAB Vice President Diane Reveland and by Francine Fores-tell, SAB President. Reveland called the robbery a double tragedy. "The SAB decided to sell beer at the dance first as a service to students, and then as a fund raiser for the SAB's administrative use. We had cut our own budget this year in order to free more money for other uses. Not only didn't we make money at this dance but the robbery put us in debt, and the loss will have to be made up for out of money already delegated for other uses." SAB President Forestell was working selling beer at the time of the robbery. She describes the incident and her reaction to it as follows: "It was about 15 minutes before the dance was over, and I was the only one working at the time. We were almost out of beer so no one else was needed. "I was kinda straightening up the place when I saw two suspicious looking guys standing near the beer tables pretending they were talking to each other -but they kept looking at me. "I turned my back on them and right then someone turned out all the lights in the gym. The lights often go off at dances in Rat Hall so I didn't think anything of it. The band didn't have its own lighting system so the gym was completely dark. Then those same two guys came behind the tables and I felt one of them put his hand on my shoulder. "I turned around and faced them but it was too dark to see their faces. I thought all they were going to do was steal some beers to drink. But one of them said something about the money box, and then they took off. I didn't think they had taken the money, but I went right over to where the money was and it was gone. "I didn't believe it at first" she went on. "I became very emotional. People had worked so hard on this dance, and we had volunteered our time all night. It really hit me hard. I felt like 'Who can you trust?' "I think the robbery really reflects badly on the school—the whole school. People are always saying it is only a few who steal and destroy things at St. John's. I agree with that, but even so, it (Cont. on P. 8) INSIDE Fading Flicks.... Page 2 Lease They Could Do......Page 3 Soccer Success. . . Page 7 |
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