Outsiders Blamed in Stabbing Incident

Outsiders Blamed in Stabbing Incident

Stabbing Incident

West Chester authorities blame outsiders for an alleged stabbing incident that happened after a fight broke out at a school dance.

Terry Cohen

Quad Angles Vol. 39, No. 16

West Chester University Quad

February 16 1971

Angela Grabosky

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Outsiders blamed in stabbing incident By TERRY COHEN As the investigation of the fight and stabbing following last Saturday night's dance continues, a more extensive and detailed description of the incident has unfolded. - "Chairs Flying. . ." Kenneth Burda, Director of the College Union, and Dean of Student Affairs Weislogel were present when the fight started. Burda said that he tried to break it up. "There were chairs flying around," he said, "and more people on the outskirts of the fight who looked like they might get involved." Burda went to get Dean Weislogel to help him disband the group. "We grabbed people," said Weislogel, (meaning Burda, a State policeman, and himself). Weislogel said that the fight appeared to start with two people, and then five people jumped on one of the original two. More people then joined in. "There were a lot of students trying to break the fight up," stated Burda. After the fight was broken up, the band was told to stop playing, and the security guards cleared the building.Security for the dance was provided by four guards from the Brandy wine Security Agency. Campus security made "periodic appearances" at the dance, according to Security Chief Sweeney.At last report, the State Police were convinced that "no college students, West Chester or Cheyney" were responsible for the stabbing incident which occured after the dance. "An Unusual Situation" Dean Weislogel said that he didn't think that those involved were West Chester students. "It was an unusual situation," said Burda. "There were an awful lot of people at that dance (who) didn't belong there." Weislogel said that the incident was "a very frightening thing," and that there was "anger and frustration exhibited by blacks as well as whites." He continued to say that he thought the problem was an "attitudinal problem," in that it will take a chance of attitudes to correct the situation. He felt that the basic problem was the "black-white issue," and that it will take responsible people of both groups to work with their respective groups to effect changes in attitude. Curtailment Unnecessary What bearing does this incident have on West Chester's campus? Burda doesn't "expect any trouble at future dances, if they use their heads." Dean Weislogel feels that it would be "unwise" to schedule social events following "possible volatile sporting events," but he asserts that we should "have to curtail social events."

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