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Two freshmen accused of killing baby free on bail
WILMINGTON, Del.—Two high
school sweethearts accused of mur
dering their newborn son and dump
ing his body in a hotel Dumpster
were freed on s3oo,ooobail Jan. 21.
Amy Grossberg and Brian
Peterson, both 18, will live at their
parents’ homes in affluent Bergen
County, N J., under an 8 p.m.-6 a.m.
curfew. They also will wear elec
West Point cadet accuses
classmate of sexual assault
WEST POINT, N.Y—A West
Point cadet toldacourt-martialjury
Jan. 21 that she woke in a drunken
stupor to find a male classmate
raping her.
James P. Engelbrecht, 22, is
accused of attacking the woman
May 24 in the New Jersey home of
another cadet afteraMemorial Day
weekend party.
“I said something like ‘Hey
get off me! What are you doing?”’
said the woman, a junior who
requested to be placed on leave
from the academy.
She said Engelbrecht did not
answer her and she passed out after
a few minutes.
Engelbrecht has claimed the
women climbed into his bunk and
Utah students' grades no
longer sent by mail
S ALTL AKEClTY—University of
Utah students no longer have to bite
their fingernails waiting for their
grades to come by “snail mail.”
Instead, with a few clicks of the
computer mouse, students can find
their grades on the Internet
Starting this winter quarter, the
147-year-old college will stop
mailing report cards. Students can
either check their grades in
cyberspace, or they can place aphone
call to the university.
“It’s a convenience to the
Attention Seniors:
February 7 is the last day to
apply for June graduation. ||||HUS|
Campus News
tronic monitoring bracelets until their
trial, which is set in September.
The two are charged with first
degree murder and could face the
death penalty. Prosecutors said the
state did not oppose bail to avoid
revealing its case against the teen
agers.
Superior Court President Judge
Henry duFont Ridgely also ordered
initiated the sex. He also has said he
didn’t know she had been drinking
heavily.
The woman’s older sister also
testified, telling the military court
that she learned of the alleged attack
when she called her sister on her
birthday, which was the next day.
“I told ho*...‘how does it feel to
be the only 20-year-old virgin (hi the
face of the earth?”’the sister testified.
“She said, ‘I would not know. I was
raped last night’”
If convicted, Engelbrecht could
face life in prison and dismissal from
the Army.
The case marks the first time a
cadet has accused a classmate of rape
since the academy began enrolling
women 20 years ago.
students,” said Ralph Boren,
university registrar and director or
admissions. “Their grades are more
readily accessible.”
The website also will allow
students to add/drop courses, register
for classes, check their progress
toward graduation and monitor grade
changes.
The university will save a
bundle—close to $8,600 each
quarter—by abandoning the Postal
Service, although students can receive
a printed copy if necessary.
the 18-year-olds to give up their pass
ports and sign extradition waivers.
He did not prohibit them, however,
from visiting each other, or working
or attending school.
Grossberg had just stalled her
freshman year at the University of
Summer
(former Cy Summer Orientation Leaders)
serve as Orientation Leaders during
T CWCj's Summer Orientation Trogram
The 'Requirements LAre:
♦ At least a 2.0 GPA
♦ Available to work July 10-11, July 24-25, August 3-4, August 10-11,
August 17-18, and September 21 -23
♦ Possess excellent interpersonal and group communication skills
♦ Able to enroll in CEP 210, Leadership Course, Spring Quarter
Application deadline—January 31.
Applications and Information Packets are available
in the Freshman Center (208 Education).
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Delaware when she gave birth Nov.
12 in a Newark, Del., hotel room.
Peterson was in his first year at
Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania.
An autopsy reportconcluded that
the 6-pound, 2-ounce boy had been
bom healthy but died of multiple
The West Georgian— Thursday, January 30,1997-
skull fractures inflicted by “blunt
force head trauma and shaking.”
Police found the baby wrapped
in plastic inside the trash bin after
Grossberg was admitted to a hospi
tal suffering post-delivery compli
cations.
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