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May 6, 2016
Police Blotter April 30-May 3
Five Invisible Men Haunt Campus
April 26-27 08:21 - Report of persons dumping garbage at Lehman Park 09:50 - Assist to student – male who sprained ankle at off-campus location provided transport 14:36 - Report of marihuana odor-Timerman stairwell-Subject gone upon officer arrival 16:15 - Checked campus for various bikes reported stolen in past incidents – negative results 22:00 - Female reported observing approx. five males holding down another, near Minerva Statue. Patrol on scene 30 seconds – No one present. Unfounded 22:09 - Medical Emergency – Maxcy Ice Arena – Male visitor fell hit head on ice & boards 00:07 - Female student reports five males in the Lehman Quad; being loud & smoking marihuana. Patrol on scene. No one present & no odor of MJ 02:06 - Dunn Mechanical door to basement unable to open – Reported to Heating Plant
April 30-May 1 11:04 - Report of 2 Vehicle MVA in Lot 6. No one hurt, both vehicles driven from scene 12:04 - Report of two roommates fighting at Lehman South. Patrols separated. Statements taken. Turned over to Resident Life Staff 20:01 - Female reports seeing a child on the roof of the Performing Arts Center. Two teenagers located and removed from the roof. Access door locked May 2-3 10:00 - Instructed self-defense class-Maxcy Hall 14:20 - Drug complaint-Student in possession of marijuana - Van Housen Hall - Student referred to Student Conduct 17:10 - Signed off on fix-it ticket for student for insufficient stop lamp 18:43 - Medical emergency - Report of male who fell from his bike- Academic Quad- Victim taken to CPH via PVRS - Referral generated for attempting tricks with bike
LoKo Festival
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— Continued from page 1 — followed by a presentation on “The Art of the Literary Conversations with America’s Poets” at 2 p.m. in the same space. Sunday, May 8: Sister Outsider, a duo of World Poetry Slam champions, will offer a public performance at 5 p.m. in the Black Box Theater. About the other visiting writers and poets: Tony Leuzzi ‘92 is the author of two books of poetry, “Radiant Losses” and “The Burning Door.” In 2012, BOA Editions published “Passwords Primeval,” Leuzzi’s interviews with 20 American poets. A review writer and critic for the Brooklyn Rail and Scout Poetry, he is also a visual artist whose work incorporates collage and erasure. Joanna Luloff received her MFA from Emerson College and her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. Before all of those years of graduate school, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Baddegama, Sri Lanka. Her short stories have appeared in the Missouri Review, Confrontation, Memorious and New South, and her collection, “The Beach at Galle Road,” was published by Algonquin Books in 2012. She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Colorado, Denver. Matthew Vollmer is the author of two books of stories, including “Future Missionaries of America” and the forthcoming “Gateway to Paradise,” as well as “Inscriptions for Headstones,” a collection of es-
says. He is co-editor of “Fakes: An Anthology of Pseudo-Interviews, Faux-Lectures, QuasiLetters, ‘Found’ Texts and Other Fraudulent Artifacts.” He directs the undergraduate creative writing program at Virginia Tech. The SUNY Potsdam Department of English and Communication challenges students to complete a core of courses that explore the varied ways that people speak, write and read. The department offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as SUNY’s only BFA program in creative writing. These are just a few of the many guest artists taking part in this year’s festival. North Country Public Radio is the media sponsor for the 2016 Lougheed-Kofoed Festival of the Arts at SUNY Potsdam. For a full schedule and listing of events, visit SUNY Potsdam’s official website. Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of only three arts campuses in the entire SUNY system. SUNY Potsdam’s arts curriculum offers the full palette: music, theatre, dance, fine arts and creative writing. No matter the discipline, people from all backgrounds can find their creative compass at Potsdam, with myriad arts immersion experiences available for both campus and community.