On campus campaigning increases in advance of presidential primary

Two separate arrests occurr­ ed at off-campus parties last night in the ND/SMC offcampus neighborhood, an area described by South Bend city officials as a “ fragile neighbor­ hood.’’ An undercover policeman dis­ guised in a gray Notre Dame sweatshirt appeared at the door of a private Finance Club cookout (1512 South Bend Ave.), claimed he was a finance major and gave his two dollar dona­ tion to the girl who was collecting ^the money at the door, according to Dave Mikkelson, a senior finance major who was at the party. M ikkelson described the events that followed as “ some­ thing from Dragnet.” “ Suddenly this guy dressed in an ND shirt said he was with the police department. With that, eight cops ran into the room and dragged off the girl, an ND student who was collect­ ing the money at the door,” Mikkelson explained. The police officers proceeded to confiscate the two kegs that were located in the backyard, according to Tracy Finn, who was also present at the party. When Finn questioned whether the kegs were in “ plain view,” one of the officers responded “ anything alcoholic is in plain view.” The party was described as being “ very sedate.” Accord­ ing to Mikkelson, other resi­ dents did not lodge any com­ plaints. Captain Benninghoff of the SBPD later commented that “ neighbors did voice com­ plaints against the party.” *