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Kicked out of school? Thousand-word essay ticket back into Univ.
Milner known for house parties
SARA PAUFF
Issue date: 3/8/07 Section: News
He's back.
Within the past year, University student Gene Whitner Milner III has been charged with several alcohol and drug-related offenses, been barred from the county and involved in an investigation into the death of another student.
His latest arrest, in December, for disorderly conduct and providing alcohol to minors, led to suspension from classes.
But after a March 1 ruling from University Judiciary, all that separates Milner from another semester at the University are 1,000 words.
A three-member University Judiciary panel cleared Milner of alcohol-related misconduct and ordered him to write a 1,000 word essay for disorderly conduct. He is eligible to re-enroll at the University effective immediately.
The essay, due April 2 to the Office of Judicial Programs, must explain how Milner would alter his actions and behavior if he found himself in a situation similar to the disturbance that led to his Dec. 15 arrest.
Athens-Clarke County Police arrested Milner after a neighbor of his 555 Riverhill Dr. home complained about loud partying.
According to the police report, Milner was "very intoxicated and extremely loud."
"Somewhere during this he (Milner) asked if I had arrested him here before and was I out here the night he escaped by running and getting into a canoe and going down the river," the police report stated.
Police charged Milner with providing alcohol to minors, disorderly conduct and a noise violation.
Milner is scheduled to appear in Clarke County State Court on criminal charges on March 21.
Milner's suspension was a result of a University policy imposed in May, in which students who violate code of conduct policies regarding drugs and alcohol will be put on probation for a first offense and suspended for a second.
Milner was barred from the county in January 2006 after a string of alcohol-related arrests. After taking classes in Colorado for a semester, he re-enrolled at the University in the fall.
University police searched Milner's house last year during an investigation into the death of University student Lewis Fish. Fish was found dead in his Russell Hall dorm room after ingesting a lethal combination of alcohol, cocaine and heroin. He was at a party in Milner's house the night he died.
Milner was one of seven charged with various drug and alcohol-related offenses as part of the investigation. Drug possession charges against Milner were later dropped because he was in Colorado at the time of Fish's death.
Within the past year, University student Gene Whitner Milner III has been charged with several alcohol and drug-related offenses, been barred from the county and involved in an investigation into the death of another student.
His latest arrest, in December, for disorderly conduct and providing alcohol to minors, led to suspension from classes.
But after a March 1 ruling from University Judiciary, all that separates Milner from another semester at the University are 1,000 words.
A three-member University Judiciary panel cleared Milner of alcohol-related misconduct and ordered him to write a 1,000 word essay for disorderly conduct. He is eligible to re-enroll at the University effective immediately.
The essay, due April 2 to the Office of Judicial Programs, must explain how Milner would alter his actions and behavior if he found himself in a situation similar to the disturbance that led to his Dec. 15 arrest.
Athens-Clarke County Police arrested Milner after a neighbor of his 555 Riverhill Dr. home complained about loud partying.
According to the police report, Milner was "very intoxicated and extremely loud."
"Somewhere during this he (Milner) asked if I had arrested him here before and was I out here the night he escaped by running and getting into a canoe and going down the river," the police report stated.
Police charged Milner with providing alcohol to minors, disorderly conduct and a noise violation.
Milner is scheduled to appear in Clarke County State Court on criminal charges on March 21.
Milner's suspension was a result of a University policy imposed in May, in which students who violate code of conduct policies regarding drugs and alcohol will be put on probation for a first offense and suspended for a second.
Milner was barred from the county in January 2006 after a string of alcohol-related arrests. After taking classes in Colorado for a semester, he re-enrolled at the University in the fall.
University police searched Milner's house last year during an investigation into the death of University student Lewis Fish. Fish was found dead in his Russell Hall dorm room after ingesting a lethal combination of alcohol, cocaine and heroin. He was at a party in Milner's house the night he died.
Milner was one of seven charged with various drug and alcohol-related offenses as part of the investigation. Drug possession charges against Milner were later dropped because he was in Colorado at the time of Fish's death.
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Frank J
posted 3/08/07 @ 11:59 AM EST
Let me be the first to say that the University could not have prevented the Lewis Fish, largely because he was a dope fiend, but that it could have done more to prevent any reoccurance. (Continued…)
Matt
posted 3/08/07 @ 12:11 PM EST
So does this give all English majors free domain over narcotics on school property? Does a dissertation give me a license to kill?
Seriously, for the University as a whole, this is a low point. (Continued…)
CoastalDawg
posted 3/08/07 @ 12:13 PM EST
With every occurrence of alcohol and drug related incidents involving UGA students the water becomes muddier and muddier. Is there or is there NOT a policy regarding how these incidents will be settled? Some students get the full brunt of the "law", others, most notably Ian Smith (and I am a BIG UGA football fan and more importantly one who believes in giving the second chance), violate the given two times and still sail along uninhibited. (Continued…)
CaveMan
posted 3/08/07 @ 1:26 PM EST
Perhaps we shouldn't be so quick to question the apparent leniency of the Board's decision... a thousand-word essay might be quite the substantial challenge to Mr. (Continued…)
Responder
posted 3/08/07 @ 3:05 PM EST
You do understand that the University Judiciary is a student judiciary body? Two of the three justices on the panel were students who were trained through a 40-hr training class. (Continued…)
someone who would know
posted 3/08/07 @ 3:29 PM EST
milners lost more money in the last five days than you'll ever make in your life
2legit
posted 3/08/07 @ 4:28 PM EST
The University Judiciary is a wholly distinct entity from the state judicial system. The facts presented in each forum are governed by different sets of rules and held to different standards of proof are not the same. (Continued…)
Caroline
posted 3/08/07 @ 5:23 PM EST
Frank- you are the sickest human being I have ever come in contact with at UGA- no, actually make that the world. You need to shut the fuck up and stop talking about someone you didn't even know. (Continued…)
Fratwannabe Like Me
posted 3/08/07 @ 5:23 PM EST
Milner D-Bag III is obviously a low life who has no respect for himself or his family name. It's only a matter of time before this idiot ends up in jail or dead. (Continued…)
sam
posted 3/08/07 @ 8:26 PM EST
another rich fellow from atlanta gets off scott free-he will probably pay someone to write the essay for him..like he and his family pay for everything else. (Continued…)
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