[Vision2020] Press Release from Moscow Police Department

[Wayne Price]

Too bad they weren't  smoking at the time, the Gang of 7 would have  
been all over that!






On Sep 10, 2009, at 4:29 PM, Art Deco wrote:

> Breaking News
>
> Another UI student severely injured in fraternity fall
>
> September 10, 2009, 11:22 am
>
>
> A second University of Idaho Student was severely injured in a  
> fraternity fall early Thursday morning.
>
> Amanda Andaverde, 19, of Caldwell fell from a third-story window at  
> the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity shortly after 1 a.m., according  
> to a Moscow Police Department news release.
>
> Andaverde suffered several fractures from the 27-foot fall and was  
> transported to Gritman Medical Center before being airlifted to  
> Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene and then on to Harborview  
> Medical Center in Seattle due to the severity of her injuries.
>
> Assistant Police Chief David Duke said alcohol is believed to have  
> played a role in the fall and that police are constructing a time  
> line of events to determine how Andaverde acquired the alcohol.
>
> The fall is the second in two weeks on the UI campus. Shane Meyer,  
> 20, of Boise was transported to Harborview Medical Center after  
> falling from a third-story window at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity  
> at about midnight Aug. 29. Meyer remains at Harborview, where he is  
> listed in serious condition.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Warren Hayman
> To: Tom Hansen ; Shelley Roderick
> Cc: v2020
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Press Release from Moscow Police Department
>
> Hi All,
>
> Can we wait until confirmation of alcohol involvement, and in the  
> meantime
> hope and pray if you do for the well-being of a seriously injured  
> human
> being currently in Harborview?
>
> Warren Hayman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: "Shelley Roderick" <cjsnightclub at cableone.net>
> Cc: "v2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Press Release from Moscow Police Department
>
>
> >
> > Shelley Roderick inquires:
> >
> > "Can anyone tell me if there has ever been a citation issued to  
> any house
> > on UoI campus for any alcohol related incident?"
> >
> > Granted, Shelley, that something needs to be done, as far as under- 
> age
> > drinking is concerned.  But prevention is the responsibility of the
> > fraternity/sorority.  Fraternities and sororities must establish,  
> and most
> > have, alcohol policies, and enforce them.
> >
> > UI Sororities and fraternities are located on private property.   
> The only
> > action theat the university can do is bar the sorority's/ 
> fraternity's
> > charter if violations become habitual.
> >
> > Other than that, off-campus alcohol sources (i.e. grocery stores,  
> taverns,
> > etc.) must be monitored for sales of alcohol to minors and those  
> found in
> > violation should be severely punished.
> >
> > The Moscow Police Department does an excellent job, but even they  
> can only
> > do so much.  Do you have any idea how many under-aged DUI's,
> > minor-in-possession,etc. are recorded daily in the "Public records"
> > section of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News?  I suggest you look them  
> over
> > for this semester.  You might be surprised.
> >
> > And now for general information . . .
> >
> > As far as alcohol-related incidents are concerned . . .
> >
> > Who can forget Sigma Alpha Epsilon's "Jack Daniel's Birthday"  
> which also
> > was sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and Beta Theta Pi's  
> "50 Ways
> > to Lose Your Liver" back in March of 1999.
> >
> > Courtesy of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News archives.
> >
> > LEWISTON -- Bryan Ulmer told the Idaho Supreme Court Thursday that  
> Rejena
> > Coghlan liked what Alpha Phi sorority could offer her at the  
> University of
> > Idaho.
> >
> > As an 18-year-old freshman pledge, Coghlan was excited about  
> becoming part
> > of the house and happy about what she thought she could contribute  
> to the
> > Greek residence, Ulmer said.
> >
> > But six years after a fall from the sorority's third-floor fire  
> escape
> > that paralyzed her from the waist down, Ulmer told the state's  
> highest
> > court that Alpha Phi neglected to live up to Coghlan's expectations.
> > Ulmer, Coghlan's Jackson, Wyo., attorney, told the Supreme Court  
> that,
> > despite what was decided at the district court level, Alpha Phi  
> had a duty
> > to care for Coghlan the night of her 1993 drunken fall.
> >
> > Coghlan took her fight against the sorority, three UI  
> fraternities, UI and
> > the Idaho Board of Education to the Supreme Court after 1996 and  
> 1997
> > dismissals of all the defendants in her case. All were relieved of  
> their
> > liability for Coghlan's fall by 2nd District Judge Ida Leggett.
> >
> > At the time of the investigation, Coghlan told police she was served
> > alcohol at two UI fraternity parties -- Sigma Alpha Epsilon's "Jack
> > Daniel's Birthday" which also was sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha  
> fraternity,
> > and Beta Theta Pi's "50 Ways to Lose Your Liver." Police reports  
> said she
> > drank more than six beers and mixed drinks before returning to the
> > sorority that evening.
> >
> > "She was encouraged to drink by her new sorority sisters," Ulmer  
> said.
> >
> > After the parties, Coghlan was taken home and put to bed in the
> > third-floor sleeping porch of the sorority and shortly after, fell  
> 30-feet
> > from the fire escape.
> >
> > Ulmer argued that Coghlan had a special relationship with her  
> sorority
> > similar to the relationship between an inn keeper and a guest. He  
> said
> > that relationship meant Coghlan had an expectation of safety while  
> she was
> > part of the sorority. Ulmer said part of the sorority pledge was  
> that
> > sisters kept each other safe.
> >
> > That policy, Ulmer told the Supreme Court, was especially clear  
> through
> > the houses "guardian angel" program. As a policy of the house,  
> Alpha Phi
> > pledges were assigned to an older member with the responsibility of
> > watching over them during the year and during the Aug. 19, 1993,  
> "Rush
> > Week" celebration.
> >
> > But Chief Justice Linda Trout questioned whether it was Alpha Phi,  
> the
> > institution, or individual sorority members who could be held  
> responsible
> > for Coghlan's injury.
> >
> > Ulmer said, since the program was part of the sorority's policy,  
> that
> > Coghlan had an expectation of care from the sorority. He said that  
> care
> > should've continued when Coghlan, with a .25 percent blood alcohol  
> level,
> > was put to bed on the sleeping porch. Ulmer said a sorority sister
> > should've stayed with Coghlan until she no was longer intoxicated.
> >
> > Ulmer also said the UI had a duty to care for Coghlan since there  
> is an
> > expectation by students and parents that universities should be  
> safe,
> > including parties authorized and sanctioned by the schools.
> >
> > "(Rush week parties) are activities the university is allowing on  
> its
> > campus and is aware of," Ulmer said.
> >
> > However, UI attorney Richard Greener said the university had no  
> duty to
> > Coghlan since she was an adult who voluntarily consumed alcohol.
> >
> > Alpha Phi's attorney Chris Kurley agreed that Coghlan chose her  
> actions.
> > He said she was not required to drink or attend the fraternities'  
> parties
> > and was not forced to do either by the sorority.
> >
> > The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on the Coghlan  
> case in
> > the next few months.
> >
> > If successful with the suit against all or some of the defendants,  
> the
> > case will be sent back to the district court.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Just a couple more previous incidents . . .
> >
> > Student death: Toxicology points to alcohol poisiong
> > Posted on: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
> >
> > Alcohol poisoning has been ruled as the cause of death of a  
> University of
> > Idaho student whose body was discovered inside a Moscow fraternity  
> house
> > two weeks ago.
> >
> > Toxicology reports received by the Moscow Police Department show  
> Nick
> > Cannon, 21, of Troy, died accidentally from alcohol toxicity.
> >
> > Police Capt. Don Lanpher said police discovered no evidence of  
> foul play
> > in Cannon's death and have closed the investigation of the incident
> >
> > Cannon's body was discovered the evening of May 24 inside an  
> apartment at
> > the Sigma Chi fraternity on Nez Perce Street. The apartment had  
> formerly
> > been occupied by his cousin. The fraternity typically rents out its
> > apartments during summer months.
> >
> > Cannon was known to have been drinking the evening of his death.  
> He was
> > last seen at a bar on Main Street in Moscow, according to police  
> reports.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> > Fall at UI Fraternity sends female student to Moscow hospital
> > September 7, 2001
> >
> > Moscow police are investigating the Thursday injury of a female  
> University
> > of Idaho student in a fall from a UI fraternity window.
> >
> > The injured woman was transported to Gritman Medical Center. Her  
> condition
> > was not available.
> >
> > She reportedly was hurt in a fall at 1 a.m. at the Phi Kappa Tau
> > fraternity house, at 620 Idaho Avenue.
> >
> > Alcohol is believed to have contributed to the accident.
> >
> > Hal Godwin, vice president of student affairs, said the student, a
> > freshman, had broken her legs.
> >
> > He said he understood the woman had fallen while attempting to  
> reach the
> > ground from a window of the fraternity by crawling down ivy.
> >
> > There was not an official party ongoing. "It appears we are  
> talking about
> > horseplay that got out of control."
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Seeya at Farmers' Market, and . . .
> >
> > Cheers, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it  
> to change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
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