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ThePhoenix Western Maryland College February 25, 1988 Officer thwarts assault during pizza delivery ing "I'm going to kill you!" Fis- by David Sailer cher intervened and arrested Phi- nazee. At 2:20 am on Saturday, Feb. Attempts to reach Zepp and 7, an a1tercationoverapizzaledto f Phinazec were unsuccessful. How- the arrest of a Baltimore man. The 1 ever, Campus Safety said that no suspect, Dennis Phinazee, is injuries were sustained by theoffi- charged with intent to murder, as- cer, the victim, or the accused. sault and battery, assault with in- Chief of Campus Safety J. tent to maim, and assault on an Scott Moyer praised Fischer's ac- .officer. tions in the case, and said that this Phinazee, 19, not a student at incident strengthened his WMC. allegedly attacked Pizza- department's committment to the On-Wheels delivery man, Milton policy of having pizzas delivered Zepp as he entered the lower level only to Decker College Center. of Rouzer Hall to make a delivery. The policy was instituted Cynthia SchAfer Photo The alleged assault took last semester by Dean of Student place at the basement door of the Affairs Philip R. Sayre to stem a Joseph l. Carter, Jr., class of '73, delivers a lecture at building near the loading dock to wave of assults on local pizza de- the Career Information Exchange and Reception on the dining hall. livery men. Feb. 23 in the Forum. According to the Office of Cynthia Schafer Photo According to friends of Phi- Campus Safety's official release, nazee, he plans to plead not guilty officer Marc Fischer observed Marc Fischer, Campus tothecharges,andawaitsahearing Cerveny captures Phinazee choking Zepp and shout- Safety office r in thecase. Morris to speak on drug abuse Mr. WMC title Eugene "Mercury" Morris, for- curb drug abuse. tive years, and rushed for more separate categories- bathing suit, mer star for the Miami Dolphins "Mercury" Morris retired from yards than any other runner in the by Douglas Hitchcock talent and evening gown competi- and Hall of Fame record-holder, professional football in 1976 due to history of college football. That tions. The event was judged by will share his personal story of drug injuries. He played with the Miami rushing ability earned him his nick- Phi Mu sorority hosted its representatives of each sorority on abuse and recovery on March 2 at Dolphins seven years, and helped name, "Mercury." annual Mr. WMC contest Friday, campus. 7:30 in McDaniel Lounge. carry the team to three Super Morris kicked his cocaine habit Feb.19,intheforum. Thefourcon- Cadigan (alias Icabod) lead Morris spent more than three Bowls. Morriseamedaspotinpro in prison, despite offers to indulge testants were eventual winner Ned the bathing suit event by coming years in prison on charges of co- football's Hall of Fame record with fellow inmates, he said. Cerveny (Alpha Gamma Tau), out in a one piece suit, sunglasses, caine trafficking and conspiracy. books by gaining 1,000 yards rush- While speaking the last 20 runner-up Dave Cadigan (Gamma and a wig. Cerveny wore a bikini ShortJy after his June 1986 release ing in a 14-game season. months, Morris has said, "I would Beta Chi), as well as Andy Wood and sunglasses. Tyson and Wood from a Florida prison, he began As a tailback for West Texas not want to see one person I could (Phi Delta Theta), and Skip Tyson were also attired in bikinis. touring and speaking to students State University, Morris was help go down the tubes and not representing the freshman. The across the country in an attempt to named All-American twoccnsecu- come back." contestants were judged in three continued on page 2 Sidelights: Faculty, staff react to new ROLM phone system Fall '87 residence hall damage billings extension numbers. "We just out- on or off campus, can leave a mes- $3000 grew our ability and now with sageon an individual's phone, as if by Laura Bekoff ROLM, every individual has his it were an answering machine. A In keeping up with the latest in own extension number," stated blinking light or a broken dial {One $2000 modem technology, WMC has Dora Sabc, switchboard operator will tell that individual thathehasa installed a new communications and telecommunications coordina- message waiting. The system will system called ROLMphone 10'. tell what time the message wac; throughout the campus. As a sub- ROLM offers as extra features: received and on what day. A per- $1000 sidiaryofIBMcorporation,ROLM callback camp-on and cancella- son will be able to save, delete, or began its service on January 22. tion, callback queueing and cancel- forward all or part of a message for With only a slight increase in lation, conference, hold, executive future references. Therewillcven- the budget. ROLM was chosen override, intercom calls, connect, tually be one-hundred sixty users over other various companies. message reminder, and transfer of of the phone mail system. WMC needed a new phone system calls. "My favorite feature is the abil- Source: Student Affairs Office because they couldn't give incom- One feature to be installed in ing faculty members new the future is phone-mail. Acaller, continued on page 3