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Police Officer Takes Joyride

On the night of Oct. 28, an Oberlin police officer dressed as a clown attached a trailerful of hay to the back of his jeep and took college students for a ride through town. "We were hoping to get a wagon. A friend of ours was able to get us one," said the officer, who requested that the Review refer to him only as Officer Tim.

The hayride left from a Halloween party, picked up students at the Feve, and continued down West College St., attracting more passengers along the way.

Officer Tim described it as "an adventure between a bunch of friends. I wanted to do it last year and didn't get around to it."

Turning on to East Lorain St., the ride returned to the center of campus, and crossed Tappan Square. "We called campus security and asked them if it was okay to go through Tappan and they OK'd it," Officer Tim said.

During the ride, students emerged from Wilder and various Halloween parties to pursue the wagon on foot and climb on board. Stretched out on hay bales, students yelled to passersby, hoping to fill the wagon further.

Officer Tim returned the wagon to its owner on East College St. at around 1:30 a.m. "He seemed like a really nice guy," junior Chris Herbert said. "I'm looking forward to a repeat performance next year."

-Tim Willcutts


Guatemalan Survivor To Speak

Pedro Canil, a survivor from Guatemala's "scorched earth" military policies of 1981-1982, is coming to Oberlin to talk about his experiences during the conflict. Canil has come together with other survivors to launch a court case against former Guatemalan dictator Luis Garcia. Canil will also talk about the court case and its implications.

In the case, Canil stands as a representative of one of the hardest hit communities, in the northwestern part of Guatemala. "The case is truly historic, as it is the first time victims of genocide have come together to bring the perpetrators to justice in the country in which the genocide occurred while the accused is still alive," Canil said.

The case represents a courageous humanitarian struggle against oppression. The "scorched earth" military policies were named so because of their genocidal aims and effects on many Œundesirable' Guatemalan peoples. The U.S. government is a part of this as well; last year, in March of 1999, President Clinton admitted that the United States' policy on Central America had helped create the genocide in Guatemala through extensive and misguided military aid.

Pedro Canil will be speaking Nov. 6 at La Casa Hispanica at 7:30 p.m.

-Michael Severino

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Volume 129, Number 7, November 3, 2000

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