Monday, October 6,1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 3
Nothing new in nudity at Watson
By Anna Attkisson Special to the Kansan
Naked people in the stacks of Watson library have been business as usual, University employees say.
Library worker Brandon Robertson, Burlington sophomore, has reported an incident of lewd and lascivious behavior in the stacks each of the three semesters that he has worked at the library.
Robertson's first lewd encounter was in fall 1996.
"I was working nights at the circulation desk for the first time," he said. "My supervisor asked me if I wanted to close the stacks. So I get down to 2 east, the very last row."
"I turn away. Did I see what I think I just saw?
"I turn around and look again. A male standing in the middle of the aisle wearing nothing but his briefs. In one hand he held a book. In the other — Mr. Winkle."
The first thought that came to Robertson's mind was to tell the perpetrator that the stacks were closed. He quickly decided against it. While the police were on the way, the janitorial staff reported seeing a man in his underwear hiding under a table in 2 center with all the chairs
pulled around him. Police searched the entire building but found no trace of the perpetrator, Robertson said.
Two incidents of lewd and lascivious behavior have been reported at Watson this year, but Sgt. Chris Keary of the KU police department said there probably have been more.
"We only know about the ones that are reported," Keary said. "Who knows how many there may have been that weren't reported."
Last semester, a KU student reported seeing a man ejaculating in the stacks. Police were not able to find him either.
"It's a big building," he said. "A smaller library like the one in Malott Hall doesn't have as many enclosed areas to move around quickly."
Library officials refused to comment on the incidents. However, library policy is to call police as soon as an incident is reported by a patron or library personnel.
Robertson said anyone who encountered lewd and lascivious behavior in the stacks should report it immediately.
"Please to the desk immediately to report it," Robertson said.
"I turn around and look again. A male standing in the middle of the aisle wearing nothing but his briefs. In one hand he held a book. In the other Mr.Winkie."
Brandon Robertson
"It will greatly increase the chances of finding the offender."
watson library worker
The scene of the crime has varied over the past year within the library. But the most popular spots to engage in literary lovemaking are in stacks 1 east and 2 east, she said.
"I would say these are the stacks of choice because they are relatively unused by most of the patrons," she said. "There is less of a chance of being caught, if privacy is what they're after."
Lewd and lascivious behavior is a misdemeanor offense. If a person is caught, he or she is issued a notice to appear in court.
How suite it is
Chancellor Robert Hemenway greets former residents and staff of Templin Residence Hall.
More than 100 people attended a re-dedication and tours of the newly-renovated residence hall Saturday. Among the guests were relatives of Olin Templin, a former executive secretary of the KU Endowment Association and the man after whom the hall is named.
Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
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