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Date: 13 Oct 2001 22:27:19 GMT
Local: Sat, Oct 13 2001 6:27 pm
Subject: Weber State Professor Resigns In Disgrace After Drug Bust
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Fromhttp://www.standard.net:
WSU debate coach quits over charge
Cited in his hotel room for possession of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia
Sat, Oct 13, 2001
By MARK GRAY
Standard-Examiner staff
OGDEN -- Weber State University communication professor and
championship-winning debate coach Michael "Bear" Bryant has resigned
after
being cited for a drug offense at a debate tournament.
Bryant, who was at Southern Utah University Oct. 6 and 7 for the
tournament,
was cited in his hotel room for possession of marijuana, possession of
drug
paraphernalia and interfering with an arrest, all of which are
misdemeanors.
Student debate team member Daniel Hallmeyer, 21, was also cited for
possession
of drug paraphernalia for possessing a pipe used to smoke marijuana.
On Oct. 6 at 11:30 p.m., Cedar City police received a call saying
there was a
"strong marijuana smell" emanating from a room at the Econo Lodge,
said Iron
County Attorney Scott Burns.
When police arrived, Burns said, officers could also smell marijuana
through
the door.
After officers knocked on the door, Bryant answered and officers
noticed
marijuana "in plain view," along with a pipe, Burns said.
"Mr. Bryant then stated "It"s all mine. No one else is using it,""
Burns said.
The charge for interfering with an arrest came when Bryant allegedly
swept "a
small amount of marijuana off a table" and onto the ground, Burns
said.
Burns is thinking about dropping the charge of interfering with the
arrest and
changing it to obstruction of justice.
As for Hallmeyer, after police asked him whether he had marijuana, he
went to
his room and came back with a pipe, Burns said.
In all, police confiscated two pipes, one in Bryant"s room and the
other in
Hallmeyer"s room, two clips used to hold partially smoked marijuana
cigarettes
and a small amount of marijuana.
Neither Bryant nor Hallmeyer were booked into jail. But neither could
be
reached Friday for comment.
Bryant and Hallmeyer are both scheduled to be arraigned in 5th
District Court
in Cedar City Oct. 29 at 1:15 p.m.
Each of the three charges for Bryant carry a maximum of six months in
jail and
a $1,000 fine.
June Phillips, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, said Bryant
was not
at work Thursday or Friday, but his classes were not canceled.
"We have had people filling in for him."
A decision regarding future professors of Bryant"s classes will be
made by
Monday. Most likely, classes will be filled by other faculty members
and
adjunct professors, she said.
Bryant taught several communication classes, including public speaking
and
several classes in conjunction with the debate team.
During his 14 years as the coach of the debate team, Bryant built a
national
powerhouse, winning four national championships and taking 20
individual teams
to the national championships.
"He"s been very important in (the debate team"s) accomplishments,"
President
Paul Thompson said. "They still have things to accomplish and it would
be
unfortunate if this took away from that."
The debate team will be taken over by Eric Mueller, assistant director
for
forensics.
The university will probably not issue sanctions against Bryant, Jason
Wanlass,
university spokesman said.
"Him voluntarily resigning pretty much closes the book."
"The resignation is voluntary and it is concrete," Wanlass said. "It
was done
without much contact with administration at all."
Bryant apparently sent an e-mail message to several administration
members
Thursday detailing his resignation.
Phillips, who received an e-mail, declined to discuss the contents
saying it
was "a communication between faculty members."
"He didn"t feel he could come back out of respect for the students,"
Phillips
said of Bryant.
Phillips said although the resignation is official, based on payroll
and
adjustment times, an effective resignation date needs to be decided.
As far as Hallmeyer is concerned, Wanlass said the university will
most likely
appoint a legal attorney, who will work with the dean of students to
determine
whether Hallmeyer violated the student code of conduct.
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