UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON -- University of Dayton leaders are trying to figure out what steps need to be taken to prevent another disturbance on campus.
Sunday morning nearly a thousand people lined Kiefaber Street, and started throwing beer bottles. Officers from 11 police departments in Montgomery County responded to help UD Police try to control the out of control crowd.
"I saw lights and sirens," said a student, "I saw one and then two and then they just kept coming."
Police tried to control the out of control crowd.
"Every student was armed essentially with a two-and-a-half-pound glass weapon," said Drew Hogenkamp, UD student.
That forced the officers to arm themselves.
"It sounds terrible when you talk about police with riot shield and masks and bats," said Hogenkamp, "but in reality that was. The only way they were going to be able to break up a group of students that big armed with glass."
And now University leaders are cracking down.
"Strengthing our guest policy, changing the academic calendar," said Bill Fischer, Vice President of Student Development.
The university has done that in the past. In fact in 1992, several UD students students were arrested when celebrations got out of hand. It's then the university began scheduling spring break over the Sint Patrick's Day holiday instead of Easter. University leaders say that might happen again because what happened Sunday was not acceptable.
"Significant disappointment, the behavior with regard to that incident was deplorable unacceptable, and any student who is identified as being involved in that incident will be met with swift disciplinary action," said Fischer.
The university cited 45 students for code of conduct violations.
If university leaders decide to do more some students are understanding.
"I hope for my future UD students that were able to still celebrate Saint Patrick's Day here on campus, but I think it's completely reasonable if they decide it's not," Hogenkamp.
In all, seven people, none of them were UD students, we're arrested over the weekend. One was arrested during the riot. The university says its continuing to meet this week and in the coming weeks to come up with some sort of plan.
Sunday morning nearly a thousand people lined Kiefaber Street, and started throwing beer bottles. Officers from 11 police departments in Montgomery County responded to help UD Police try to control the out of control crowd.
"I saw lights and sirens," said a student, "I saw one and then two and then they just kept coming."
Police tried to control the out of control crowd.
"Every student was armed essentially with a two-and-a-half-pound glass weapon," said Drew Hogenkamp, UD student.
That forced the officers to arm themselves.
"It sounds terrible when you talk about police with riot shield and masks and bats," said Hogenkamp, "but in reality that was. The only way they were going to be able to break up a group of students that big armed with glass."
And now University leaders are cracking down.
"Strengthing our guest policy, changing the academic calendar," said Bill Fischer, Vice President of Student Development.
The university has done that in the past. In fact in 1992, several UD students students were arrested when celebrations got out of hand. It's then the university began scheduling spring break over the Sint Patrick's Day holiday instead of Easter. University leaders say that might happen again because what happened Sunday was not acceptable.
"Significant disappointment, the behavior with regard to that incident was deplorable unacceptable, and any student who is identified as being involved in that incident will be met with swift disciplinary action," said Fischer.
The university cited 45 students for code of conduct violations.
If university leaders decide to do more some students are understanding.
"I hope for my future UD students that were able to still celebrate Saint Patrick's Day here on campus, but I think it's completely reasonable if they decide it's not," Hogenkamp.
In all, seven people, none of them were UD students, we're arrested over the weekend. One was arrested during the riot. The university says its continuing to meet this week and in the coming weeks to come up with some sort of plan.
