Man Caught Trespassing at Northwestern Theta House

Suspect in Theta Intrusion Faces Felony Charges

By Patrick W. Connelly
Co-Editor, The Frat Boy News

A man was caught creeping through two different bedrooms around 3:30 a.m. Friday at Northwestern University's Kappa Alpha Theta house, police said.

Stephen Manning, 24, of Evanston, Ill., was charged with trespassing and possession of cocaine after he was identified by sisters on video taken by the house's security cameras, police said.

Manning was seen on the third floor of the Theta house, police said. He was arrested last year for a similar act in another residence hall, but wasn't charged, reports said.

Police Beat the Crap Out of Northwestern Woman

College Student Claims She Was Beaten by Police

A Northwestern University student said police in Shreveport, Louisiana, used excessive force on her following a minor traffic accident where she was given a ticket she then tore up.

"The funny thing, the ironic thing and the corrupt thing is that she's arrested for rear-ending someone and tearing up a ticket and putting it in her own bag and then they beat the crap out of her really," the student's attorney, Melissa Sugar, told KTBS.

The student, Katherine Pearson, knows she was wrong in what she did, but didn't expect police to treat her with that type of behavior. After the incident, Pearson was taken to jail where she wasn't allowed to take he prescribed medications or shower, her lawyer told the TV station.

Northwestern Greeks Get Active with Unique Philanthropy Events

Greek Beat

Greeks at Northwestern University in Chicago have planned several unique philanthropy events for the month of May.

Last weekend, the sisters of Alpha Chi Omega and the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi sponsored a treasure hunt beach party to benefit a shelter for battered women.

"It was a little cold so we wound up ending a little early. ... But everyone seemed to enjoy it," one of the students who attended told Northwestern's student newspaper. The beach party had a performance by a band and free smoothies and raised about $1,700.

Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the brothers of Chi Psi got wicked down for field games last weekend, raising about $1,000 for Court Appointed Speech Advocates with about 200 participants.

The brothers of Zeta Beta Tau are set to hold their annual Fence-In competition this weekend, where they put up a fence around their house's yard for a party. All cover charges gathered by fraternity brothers will benefit leukemia research.

Northwestern Girl Raped at Apartment

Student Sexually Assaulted

A 22-year old female student at Northwestern University was raped and sexually assaulted Tuesday night at her apartment, police said.

Police said when the student returned to her apartment building a few blocks from campus around 11:30 p.m, a man approached her from behind and put his hand over her mouth. He then told her to open the apartment door and threatened to kill her if she screamed, police said.

The man put a piece of clothing around her face so she couldn't see him, and forced her to walk around the apartment with him looking for valuables, police said. He took her into the bedroom, raped her and tied her to the bed with a telephone cord before leaving, police said.

Police said they believe the man was about 5 feet 5 inches tall and weren't sure if he had a weapon at the time of the incident.

Northwestern Kappa Alpha Psi Chapter Celebrates 90 Years

Fraternity Celebrates 90 Years

Kappa Alpha Psi celebrated its 90th anniversary at Northwestern University this weekend. The fraternity was established April 21, 1917.

While the fraternity was established in 1917, it owes its existence today to alumni Dan Davis, a 1969 graduate.

When Davis was a freshmen, the Northwestern University chapter had just closed its doors. Recruitment was low, as there were very few black men enrolled at NU at the time.

Davis took it upon himself to restart the chapter, and pledged the Alpha Rho chapter, also based in Chicago. When he arrived on NU Campus he recruited 12 new members, saving the Theta chapter of the historically black fraternity.

Windows Broken at Northwestern SAE House

The Frat Boy News daily campus police report for Wednesday:

Northwestern University (compiled by Kirsten Maguire, The Daily Northwestern)
Two windows were shattered at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity early Friday, University Police Assistant Chief Dan McAleer said.

A student and resident of the fraternity house said he heard glass breaking around 3:20 a.m. while he was watching TV in the common room, McAleer said. When he saw a window had been shattered, he left the building to identify the offender. He could only see a male leaving the area quickly. UP then arrived at the scene and found a broken wine bottle inside the fraternity that apparently had been thrown through the window.

About an hour later, UP met with the same student because a brick was thrown through another first-floor window in the fraternity, McAleer said. The student said he didn't know who might be responsible for the damage.

UP has no leads, McAleer said.

"I Killed Your Ice Castle and You Are Next!"

The Frat Boy News daily campus police report for Thursday:

Marshall University (compiled by Katlyn Goots, The Parthenon Online)
Feb. 1 - 12:31 a.m.: An unknown male was found passed out in the front passenger seat of a blue Pontiac holding a beer bottle between his legs. The unknown male also had an open beer bottle between the seats. The officer noticed a bong pipe in the ashtray and proceeded to ask the man to exit the vehicle.

At this time a second male came out of Speedway with two 20-ounce bottles of beer. He said he was not the driver of the vehicle and wanted to hurry away. He tried to rush away when officers asked him to return. While waiting for registration of the vehicle to process one male pulled a baggie out of his right front pocket and threw it in a trashcan. Police discovered three ounces of marijuana in the baggie. According to the report, he had red, glassy eyes, slurred speech, a staggered walk and odor of alcohol on his breath.

The driver was arrested for possession of marijuana, public intoxication and obstructing a police officer. The other was arrested for obstructing the police. Upon further search a small joint was found in his right coat pocket. Further charges also will also be pressed against him for possession of marijuana.

Northwestern University (compiled by Dagny Salas, The Daily Northwestern)
Feb. 3 - time unknown: A Northwestern community assistant reported receiving a threatening message Wednesday from an unknown person concerning an ice and snow sculpture built and destroyed outside the performing arts college. The assistant told police he and another assistant built the sculpture during the day, but when they returned that evening, they discovered it had been destroyed. The next day, the assistant found an index card on a bulletin board in a common area that read, "I killed your ice castle and you are next!"

Scrubs, Garden State Star was Phi Psi at Northwestern

Frat Guy of the Week: Zach Braff

Scrubs star Zach Braff was a film major and brother of Phi Kappa Psi at Northwestern University. Braff wrote, directed, and starred in in the 2004 movie Garden State, alongside the Queen of Naboo, Miss Natalie Portman. Last year, Braff starred in the movie The Last Kiss.

Can We Use Your Bathroom?

The Frat Boy News daily campus police report for Monday:

Arkansas State University (compiled by Neeki Khayat, The Herald)
Jan. 24 - time unknown: Ronald Brinkley reported that several items were taken from his room in Arkansas Hall. According to Brinkley, two laptop computers, a docking station for an iPOD, a Play Station 2 system, several silver necklaces and chains, a Panasonic digital camera, a cell phone, a calculator, an inkjet color printer and a portable DVD player were stolen from his room. The stolen items are valued at more than $2,700.

Jan. 24 - time unknown: Christopher James reported that his college algebra and drug use and abuse textbooks were stolen from him in the cafeteria. The books were left on one of the tables.

Bowling Green State University (compiled by The BG News)
Jan. 26 - 1:56 a.m.: A girl reported a large man wearing a black beanie entered her house and then her bedroom. She came to the station and told police she'd fallen asleep watching TV and when she woke up, it was off and she saw someone in her room. When she called out, the man came closer to the bed and she grabbed her glasses and keys and fled the home. Police found no fingerprints on any items or any items missing but did find that one door looked like it had been forced open at some point.

Jan. 26 - 2:25 a.m.: A student was arrested for wrongful use of property after he was seen carrying a bar-style pool stick on North Main Street. The stick was later found to be missing from a bar.

Jan. 26 - 4:15 p.m.: A girl was arrested for theft and falsification at a Steve and Barry's store. Store officials held her and found she had two other people's IDs. The girl insisted she was another person. She was taken into custody.

Jan. 26 - 10:29 p.m.: Vandalism reported was reported at a home. According to reports, there was shaving cream on the windows, Vaseline on door knobs and locks, and soap on the siding.

University of California-Berkeley (compiled by Richard Brenneman, The Berkeley Daily Planet)
Jan. 6 - 7:32 p.m.: As one teenage gangbanger held a pistol to their victim’s head, three cohorts rifled through his pockets during a brazen robbery near Wellman Hall on Saturday night. A quick response by campus police ended with arrests of all four teens identified as the robbers by the 34-year-old victim. The robbery victim wasn’t hurt during the crime, police said.

Northwestern University (compiled by Dagny Salas, The Daily Northwestern)
Jan. 26 - 3:25 a.m. - The window of a woman's room pushed off track early in the morning. An NU student reported that an unknown person pushed her window off its track from outside her first-floor room in the International Studies Residential College, police said. The student told police she was in her room when the incident occurred and the person also yelled, "Can we use your bathroom?" before walking away.