Vandal targets UW Army station

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Army employees were startled Monday afternoon when a brick crashed through the window of the campus Army Recruiting Station.

The Army Recruitment Center is often a target of anti-war protests due to its location and accessibility to campus.

“It’s one of the main institutions of the military that is on our campus,” Pryse said.

“It is something that we as students can affect directly. As of now, ROTC’s function is to train officers to go and fight in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and possibly future wars,” he added.

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[htuttle]

1. Back in the day ('68-'72) they used to catch on fire quite regularly here

Good thing there's not a draft right now, or they'd probably have the same problem again.

You know -- sparks.

[MikeStl]

2. aren't they overreacting a bit

The article talks about them collecting forensic evidence. When my car window was smashed and my radio stolen no forensic evidence was taken. Police didn't even visit, they just did a report by phone.