Committee to address concerns about police
By Chris Wilson | February 26, 2002Because of concerns over the relationship between students and police officers, the University is creating a new committee to bring student leaders and top officers together for open discussion. Over the past two semesters, several student complaints addressed the conduct of police officers, particularly regarding their regulation of parties. Last April, a predominantly black party on Madison Lane, sponsored by the Minority Ideas Exchange, was broken up by police officers, prompting concerns that the decision was racially motivated. The new committee, called the Community/University Police Liaison Committee, will address student concerns about issues such as the Madison Lane party. "The focus of this committee is to do everything we can to treat issues of concern," said Leonard W.
