Campus Firewatch Update
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In today's update...

        Guilty plea in arson fire death
        Campus Riots (2)

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The following accounts have been taken
from press reports and, unless otherwise
indicated, have not been independently verified.

More information on these incidents will be contained
in an upcoming issue of Campus Firewatch.
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April 27, 2001
Fatal off-campus house fire, guilty plea
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

Paul Morgan pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and arson.
He admitted that he lit a roll of paper towels that started a fire that
killed Austin Cohen on December 10, 2000.

According to Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias Heck Jr., the smoke
detection system in the house was not connected.  He also referred to the
"routine excessive consumption of alcohol" as a factor in this fire.

Prosecutors have recommended that Morgan be incarcerated for six months and
then receive five years of "community control sanctions."  Sentencing will
be set for May 18.  He has also agreed to repay the cost of funeral expenses
and the investigation and withdraw from the University of Dayton.
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April 29, 2001
Campus Riot
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

For the sixth time in a year, police had to break up disturbances by
students.  Police fired tear gas and wooden projectiles to break up the
groups of students who were gathering off-campus near the university.  About
a dozen students were arrested.
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April 29, 2001
Campus Riot
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado

Police had to restore order in a series of off-campus incidents where
party-goers pelted police with rocks, bricks and bottles.  Ten fires were
set in a six-block area as police fired tear gas in an effort to break up
the disturbances.

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