WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
7
MU GAME INCIDENT
Student to be tried for trespassing
BY LIZ NARTOWICZ
lnartowicz@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Andrew Wymore, 2004 graduate, awaits his August trial after pleading innocent to criminal trespassing charges last Wednesday at the Columbia City Municipal Court in Columbia, Mo.
Columbia Police Major Doug Schwandt arrested Wymore for unlawful re-entry into Mizzou Arena on March 9. Wymore, along with Chris Kaufman, 2005 graduate, was at Mizzou Arena for the MU-KU men's basketball game.
Wymore
Wymore rejected a
plea bargain from the prosecutor, the details of which he would not reveal, at his appearance and had his charges lowered from criminal trespassing to a city ordinance violation.
Schwandt escorted Wymore and Kaufman outside the arena after an argument between Kaufman and University of Missouri Police Chief Jack Watring.
Kaufman and Watring were arguing about a 3-by-6-foot banner that Kaufman hung from a railing inside the arena. The banner read Allen Fieldhouse East.
Although Kaufman had received permission from an usher to hang the banner, Watring started to remove the sign.
In his statement, Watring said he started to remove the sign because it was potentially troublesome. When Kaufman tried to stop Watring, Watring grabbed him by the collar, Kaufman said.
Shortly afterward, Schwandt approached the scene and led the men outside where he told Wymore his ticket was revoked. Wymore said he was confused and wondered if he had purchased a false ticket.
"I asked him why and he just folded his arms and said 'It just has,'" Wymore said.
Wymore said he then walked to the ticket office to buy another ticket with Schwandt with him for every step. After buying another ticket Wymore tried to reenter the arena.
"Before I even got my foot in the door he had me in handcuffs," Wymore said.
Wymore spent the next half-hour in Boone County Jail before being bailed out by his friends.
Captain Weimer, Schwandt's supervisor, would not comment on the incident because charges were filed.
Wymore will return to court on Aug. 3 and expects to be cleared of the charges.
"Any rational person who looks at the facts will come down on our side," Wymore said.
If cleared, Wymore is considering filing a civil complaint against Schwandt. Wymore said he would appeal if found guilty.
— Edited by Erin M. Droste
CORRECTION
Last week's University Daily Kansan contained an error.The outline under the photo on the front page stated that the workers in the photograph were employed by HOK Construction. The workers are employed by Turner Construction.
CAMPUS
Kim Wilcox, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will leave the University of Kansas and has announced that his last day will officially be June 30.
Wilcox to leave June 30, begin new position at MSU
"This is a great opportunity for me professionally to be provost of a major university," Wilcox said. "It is my alma mater and a chance to go home."
Wilcox will return to his alma mater, Michigan State University, and will begin his position there as provost August 1.
Wilcox will be a chief academic
officer at MSU with a salary of $275,000, which is $95,000 more than he would have been making as dean of the college at the University of Kansas.
"I think what I am most proud of is that all of us in the College have raised the visibility of the importance of the College." Wilcox said. "There is a greater appreciation for the college and what it does for the University"
Wilcox held the position as dean for nearly three years and said he was proud of his accomplishments.
Associate Dean Barbara Romzek has been named interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will begin the position July 1. Romzek has held the position of associate dean since 2000 and currently is a professor of public administration.
Although the opportunity is great, he is not leaving without regret, Wilcox said.
"I have loved my time here at the University," Wilcox said. "Most of all I'll miss the students and the faculty. I have made some great friends and it will be hard to leave."
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