Five Columbia students charged with selling drugs in December will appear in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan today. All five defendants­—Chris Coles, CC '12; Harrison David, SEAS '12; Adam Klein, CC '12; Jose Stephan Perez, CC '12; and Michael Wymbs, SEAS '11­—will appear again before Judge Michael Sonberg with their attorneys. According to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, prosecutors will hand over evidence, potential defense motions will be discussed, and the date of their next court appearances will be set. "We're going to rely on what's put on the public record in court," Kati Cornell, spokesperson for the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, said of the case. Wymbs' lawyer, Michael Bachner, said that today will be a conference date when the judge will decide how long the prosecutors have to turn over evidence, such as tape recordings and search warrant applications. Court documents show that tapes and electronic recordings from the arrests are intended to be introduced in court, either today or at a later date. Other property seized from the defendants includes marijuana, cocaine, Adderall, LSD, MDMA, bongs, and a pipe. Bachner said that Wymbs will continue to fight the charges filed against him. David elected to change lawyers a few weeks ago and is now represented by Matthew Myers. Myers said that David will also continue fighting the charges and he will file an omnibus motion to contest police procedures, including their claim of probable cause for seizing items from David's room. Myers said he expects it will be about a month before the district attorney responds. Court documents show that authorities confiscated a jar of marijuana, two cell phones, a loan statement, a scale with marijuana residue, and $789 from his room in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house on 114th Street. Investigations into the chapters of the fraternities involved in the drug bust—Pi Kappa Alpha, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and Psi Upsilon­—are also continuing. Mark Williams, executive director of Psi Upsilon, said the organization is still trying to decide the chapter's future. "We're still in the same position we were on Dec. 7. We've suspended the activity of the chapter," he said. Williams said that the organization is putting together a list of membership expectations that will make clear what type of behavior is permitted in the fraternity in the future. "We've opened our lines of communication in terms of being available to answer any questions the University might have," Williams said, adding that a staff member from their national organization will be on campus later this week to continue their investigation. Cristina Stevenson, spokesperson for the University's Division of Student Affairs, declined to comment on the academic status of the five students or potential consequences for the fraternities or their brownstones. Early decision applicants said they were unconcerned about the effect the drug bust has had on the image of their future school. "There will always be scandals like this. This time, the huge scandal emerged at Columbia. However, that doesn't lessen my high opinion of the school, or give me any misgivings about being committed there," Sidney Drill, SEAS '15, said. sonalee.rau@columbiaspectator.com