A brief fight broke out in the Thomas Dining Center at approximately 12:45 a.m. Thursday.

“Two women were involved in a kind of a name-calling, yelling match,” said Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining.

Hudson did not witness the altercation but said about 15 minutes before the dining hall stopped serving midnight pizza, the two women started to argue loudly. The argument led to pieces of pizza being thrown and followed by someone using a self-defense device similar to mace or pepper spray.

“It started so fast; it was over before it left the dining room,” said Danita Timmons, assistant housing and dining director who manages the Thomas Dining Center.

Hudson said university police officers came and restored order. Timmons said she didn’t know who called for police assistance because none of the dining hall employees called for help.