Charges dropped in both 'chalking' citations

By Arizona Daily Wildcat

Published: Monday, September 28, 2009

Updated: Monday, September 28, 2009

Casey Sapio/ Arizona Daily Wildcat

Tabitha Spence (left), a first year Masters in Geography, traces Lawrence Hoffman a third year masters in geography, at the budget protest on Thursday. The chalk body outlines also showed price tags that rally organizers said were meant to represent the commercialization of higher education.

UA officials are in the process of dismissing charges against two students who were cited for making chalk drawings on campus.

A release from Paul G. Allvin, associate vice president for communications, said that President Robert Shelton has asked UAPD to avoid citing students for similar incidents in the future.

Instead, Shelton has suggested students be referred to the Dean of Students Office as a possible code of conduct violation.

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