Search under way for vandals
By Antoinette Vega
Staff Reporter

Residential Services officials say Milton Daniel Hall staff will begin searching this week for the alleged vandal or vandals involved in several hundred dollars worth of damages to the building.

The damages occurred two weeks ago and included two broken windows on outside doors, demolished front concrete steps and a destroyed handrail, said Roger Fisher, director of Residential Services.

“The damages are the worst I have seen in Milton Daniel since I have been at TCU,” Fisher said.

Caution tape surrounds the dismantled railing on the northeast side of the building and the front entrance steps have been ripped out of the ground. The broken windows have been replaced.

Although an approximate figure has not been calculated, Fisher said, if the people responsible for the damages are not found, the money will come from the university. He said requiring all Milton Daniel Hall residents to pay a portion of the damages is also a possibility.

“If we find the people responsible, they will have to pay for the damages and then be disciplined by Campus Life,” he said. “If we don’t find out who caused the damages we have the right to fine everyone in the building,” Fisher said.

According to the Student Handbook, facility damage is prohibited by the university and the student charged could face penalties ranging from probation to expulsion.

The staff of Milton Daniel Hall had a mandatory meeting Tuesday to speak with residents about the damages, Fisher said.

“The residents were told that this is a serious issue and that more is expected from them,” he said.

James Hodges, a Milton Daniel Hall resident, said he does not think all residents should have to pay for someone else’s mistakes.

“I don’t understand why someone would want to destroy concrete stairs,” said Hodges, a freshman marketing major. “It is not fair to punish everyone because of the acts of one or two individuals.”

Lance Gillett, head residential assistant at Milton Daniel Hall and a junior economics major, would not answer questions concerning the damages and said all calls are directed to the hall director, Artist Thornton.

Several attempts to contact Thornton were unsuccessful.

Antoinette Vega