This story, in two parts, of the arrest of two Michigan Daily reporters (Bob Wojnowski and Brian Masck) on their trip to Columbus...and a Columbus Jail.. in 1982.
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High Street Blues (1982 Michigan Daily arrests, Part II)
If you haven’t, take a look at the first post on the events & aftermath of the 1982 jailing of then-Michigan Daily editor Bob ‘Wojo’ Wojnowski and photographer Brian Masck in Columbus, the night before The Game that season. Bob’s 1983 opinion piece on all of this is one for the books. You may have heard Wojo comment recall that night over the years, but I’m not sure how many people have heard from Masck—the guy who first stepped in to question (and photograph) the police before he was arrested. Recently we swapped a few emails about those events and he shared some great stuff. Other than to ask him about any lingering memories or collateral, I was generally curious why he had a camera with him after 1 AM on High Street the night before the game. Of course you couldn’t fit a decent camera in your pocket in 1982. “I learned as a freshman that it was important to have a camera ready to shoot because, on April 18, 1981, I was the only photographer to capture the arrest of student/gunman Leo Kelly being led to a squad car in front of my dorm, Bursley Hall,” Masck shared via email. “Kelly was convicted in the murder of students Edward Siwik and Douglas McGreaham. The photograph was published around…