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November 08, 2005
News Briefs
Convicted stalker spotted at Piper volleyball game
Richard Charles Stevens, a convicted stalker, was spotted on October 26 at the Hamline-Augsburg women’s volleyball game. An Augsburg fan recognized Stevens and immediately notified Hamline staffers. Stevens was confronted and left the game without a disturbance. A Campus Safety Warning bearing a picture of Stevens and information about the incident claims Stevens “was carrying a large duffle type bag that contained camera equipment.”
Stevens’ checkered past includes a prior conviction for felony stalking. In June 2001, he pled guilty to stalking a Henry Sibley female gymnast. In late 2000 and early 2001, Stevens was viewed photographing gymnasts at Henry Sibley gymnastic events. Stevens was sentenced to twelve months in the Dakota
County Jail and was placed on probation for five years. The terms of his probation bar him from attending any female athletic events. Stevens was arrested in 2002 after he was seen at a Breck girls’ gymnastics meet. He was sent back to prison, served the rest of his sentence, and was released on May 3, 2005.
Despite his previous transgressions, Stevens is no longer on probation or parole.
The Campus Security Warning regarding Stevens was posted on October 28. It urges students to call the Office of Safety and Security immediately if Stevens is seen on campus.
Reaction to the incident among students has been strong. Stevens was characterized by student Brandon
Erickson as a “scumball.” Melissa Wilson said, “It’s disturbing to think you have to constantly look over your shoulder and be worried by people like [Stevens].” First-year student Colin McFarlane called Stevens “creepy.”
Stevens is a white male of average height weighing around 270 pounds. He is forty years old and marked by a slothful and unclean appearance.
Ceremony to honor Rosa Parks will take place Nov. 9
Wednesday night, members of the Hamline community will kick off a two-part ceremony to honor the life and achievements of noted civil rights activist Rosa Parks and the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Montgomery bus boycott. On November 9, the MISA office will be sponsoring a presentation in Sundin Hall entitled Remembering Rosa Parks: Celebration through Film, Reflection, and Discussion. The event, which starts at 7:30 p.m., will honor Parks’ lifetime of peaceful resistance against discrimination and oppression. The second portion of the event will take place on December 1, and flyers will soon be going up around campus with more information. Contact the MISA office for more details at x2423.
- Compiled by staff
Posted by msveum at November 8, 2005 11:50 AM
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