CMJ
Nov 20th, 2002, 09:42:10 PM
I got this off one of the NT messageboards. I have no idea where he got it from...or if he just plain wrote it, but it's hysterical.
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I've said it before, if schools don't start controlling their debate team fans, somebody is gonna get hurt. Here you can read where my prophesy came true:
A Penn student was arrested for assaulting a Princeton University student who was staying in the Quadrangle for an on-campus debate tournament this weekend. The incident took place early Saturday morning.
According to Parliamentary Debate Team member Jeff Sandman, the assault may have been sparked by a scuffle that took place about a half hour before the assault. A group of 12 to 15 students visiting from Princeton were sleeping in a lounge in a Quad lounge when two Penn students entered the room, Sandman said. Sandman, a College freshman, was hosting some of the Princeton students.
"The Penn kids walked in and flicked the lights on and off and were being obnoxious," Sandman recalled. "The Princeton kids said, 'We're trying to sleep, leave us alone.' And they started going at each other."
After the two groups exchanged words, the Penn students left, but allegedly a group of four returned a half hour later, at about 4:15 a.m., with a can of motor oil. One of the students poured the oil on one of the Princeton students.
The Penn student "threw the oil all over the most vocal of the Princeton kids," Sandman said. "He was kicking the student and made him promise never to set foot on Penn's campus again."
The Penn student, who was allegedly smoking a cigarette, then threatened to throw the cigarette on the student and light the student on fire.
"He and his sleeping bag were covered in the motor oil," Sandman said.
At this point, Penn Police officers arrived on the scene and arrested the assailant.
University officials have confirmed this weekend's incident and the student's arrest, but would not release the student's name.
"There was an incident with a member of the Princeton debate team who was staying in the Quad, and police are still sorting out the details," Penn spokeswoman Lori Doyle said.
Police later confirmed that the liquid substance was motor oil.
The Princeton students were part of a group of approximately 150 students from different colleges and universities staying on campus this weekend for Penn's annual Parliamentary Debate Tournament, hosted by the Parliamentary Debate team. Members of Penn's debate team host the visiting students while they are participating in the tournament. Students were staying in many of the college houses this weekend.
Sandman said members of the debate team are disappointed by the actions of the assailant.
"On Sunday, almost every Penn debater was apologizing to the students from Princeton," Sandman said. "It is an utter embarrassment to us... that they can't come to [Penn's] campus without getting physically assaulted."
Sandman said the assailants were not associated with the Parliamentary Debate team, and it is unclear why they were in the Quad.
According to Sandman, some of the Princeton students, including the one who was assaulted, did not participate in the conference on Sunday, because of the events earlier that morning.
"A couple teams dropped out because they were emotionally drained," Sandman said.
Otherwise, he said, the conference went well.
Members of Princeton's debate team were unavailable for comment last night.
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I've said it before, if schools don't start controlling their debate team fans, somebody is gonna get hurt. Here you can read where my prophesy came true:
A Penn student was arrested for assaulting a Princeton University student who was staying in the Quadrangle for an on-campus debate tournament this weekend. The incident took place early Saturday morning.
According to Parliamentary Debate Team member Jeff Sandman, the assault may have been sparked by a scuffle that took place about a half hour before the assault. A group of 12 to 15 students visiting from Princeton were sleeping in a lounge in a Quad lounge when two Penn students entered the room, Sandman said. Sandman, a College freshman, was hosting some of the Princeton students.
"The Penn kids walked in and flicked the lights on and off and were being obnoxious," Sandman recalled. "The Princeton kids said, 'We're trying to sleep, leave us alone.' And they started going at each other."
After the two groups exchanged words, the Penn students left, but allegedly a group of four returned a half hour later, at about 4:15 a.m., with a can of motor oil. One of the students poured the oil on one of the Princeton students.
The Penn student "threw the oil all over the most vocal of the Princeton kids," Sandman said. "He was kicking the student and made him promise never to set foot on Penn's campus again."
The Penn student, who was allegedly smoking a cigarette, then threatened to throw the cigarette on the student and light the student on fire.
"He and his sleeping bag were covered in the motor oil," Sandman said.
At this point, Penn Police officers arrived on the scene and arrested the assailant.
University officials have confirmed this weekend's incident and the student's arrest, but would not release the student's name.
"There was an incident with a member of the Princeton debate team who was staying in the Quad, and police are still sorting out the details," Penn spokeswoman Lori Doyle said.
Police later confirmed that the liquid substance was motor oil.
The Princeton students were part of a group of approximately 150 students from different colleges and universities staying on campus this weekend for Penn's annual Parliamentary Debate Tournament, hosted by the Parliamentary Debate team. Members of Penn's debate team host the visiting students while they are participating in the tournament. Students were staying in many of the college houses this weekend.
Sandman said members of the debate team are disappointed by the actions of the assailant.
"On Sunday, almost every Penn debater was apologizing to the students from Princeton," Sandman said. "It is an utter embarrassment to us... that they can't come to [Penn's] campus without getting physically assaulted."
Sandman said the assailants were not associated with the Parliamentary Debate team, and it is unclear why they were in the Quad.
According to Sandman, some of the Princeton students, including the one who was assaulted, did not participate in the conference on Sunday, because of the events earlier that morning.
"A couple teams dropped out because they were emotionally drained," Sandman said.
Otherwise, he said, the conference went well.
Members of Princeton's debate team were unavailable for comment last night.