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The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Sarah Kenney, Joe Zimmermann Larissa Cruz publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the uni.versity. JJt . August 31, 2007 3 Cooke gets death; campus safety still an issue . BY KATIE ROGERS Certified Off-Campus Housing Program, which makes Mrs. Bonistall said new chapters are opening up at City News Editor safety inspections at apartment complexes in Newark at different colleges this year, including St. John's University, James E. Cooke, Jr. was sentenced to death on June 6 the requests of the owners. Siena College and Marist College. Existing chapters at by Superior Court Judge Jerome Herling at the New Castle The Bonistalls said although the trial is over with, Fairfield University and Cornell University continue to County Courthouse in Wilmington after being found guilty grow. She said they are also developing new programs of 11 different charges, including arson and the rape and through the foundation such as "Teens-n-Transition," a murder of university student Lindsey Bonistall in 2005. peer-run group that gives college students and graduates a Brendan O'Neill, defense attorney for the convicted chance to speak to high school seniors and incoming col­ party, said the outcome of the trial did not surprise him. lege freshmen about safety on campus. · However, he is disappointed by the sentence. · Mr. Bonistall said they have added to their national An appeal has been filed and new counsel has been reach, and hope to see more chapters open up at different appointed to Cooke due to a conflict of interest. The universities each year. defens.e is planning to push for a sentence of life imprison­ "If we can save one life, and if one family'doesn 't ment during the appeals process, which will take years to have to go through what we went through, then we've complete, O'Neill said. been successful," he said. He said he feels life in prison is a more appropriate Mr. Bonistall said he fears many incoming freshmen sentence for Cooke. have not heard of the murder, and will not take proper pre­ "Killing Mr. Cooke won't do anyone any good," cautions to ensure their safety. 0 'Neill said. "I'm concerned with awareness and how UD is repre­ Mark Bonistall, the father of the victim, said he and senting itself as a safe area, when many parts of it aren't his wife are glad the trial has finally ended. safe," he said. "The reality of it is that only upperclassmen "We are very relieved the trauma part is over tem­ know this through experience." porarily," Mr. Bonistall said. "The trial was like slowly Jonathan Little, alumnus and former president of reliving her death over and over again each day." PEACE OUTside Campus said he too fears that many Kathleen Bonistall, Lindsey's mother, said she agrees freshmen are unaware of the murder, which he found to be with her husband and although the trials have come to a a real wake-up call. close, the impact they have had on the family will always "Kids go to school not really thinking about safety," stay with them. Little said. "It's sad but you find out the world isn't really "You know, for us, I don't think the trial will ever such a safe place and you have to learn about it on your really be over," Mrs. Bonistall said. "Physically, we're not own." in the courtroom, but the trauma of the trial is still very "Before you go away to school you have your family much with us. and teachers and friends worrying about your safety. Then "The bottom line is that whatever the state decides to THE REVIEW/File Photo you go away to college and it's all up to you, no one else do with the perpetrator doesn't change the fact that James E. Cooke received the death penalty for the has to worry about it but you." Lindsey is never coming home." murder of university student Lindsey BonistaU in 2005. The administration and municipality need to take In memory of their daughter, the Bonistalls and close action to ensure the safety of their students and residents, friends of Lindsey founded the PEACE OUTside Campus they still plan to continue to push for the foundation's Mr. Bonistall said. campaign at the university last year. The group pushes for growth, through its chapter development program as well "They're not reacting to what's going on in their own off-campus safety with different programs such as the as safety education on and .off campus. backyards." One unread msg: new system alerts campUs Text messages notify students of university emergencies BY BRITTANY TALARICO Brennan said. "It is an important and valuable tool for is, it [would] never work," Funk said. News Features Editor The university was evaluating such the university," Gilbert said. "I strongly Senior Ashley Coyle said she is skepti­ Univer~ity officials are implementing a notification systems before the Virginia encourage our students to read about this . cal of the new system. new emergency notification system, UD Polytechnic Institute and State University resource and to subscribe as quickly as pos­ "I like the idea, but I would not want Alert, which utilizes one of today's most tragedy, he said .. sible." · the university to send out unnecessary mes­ popular methods of commu- "Hopefully it will never James Flatley, chief of Public Safety, sages," Coyle said. nication - the text mes­ have to be used for a situation said the protocol for the new system is still Junior Pete Karl said the new system sage. like what occurred at VTech, but being developed and will be fully opera­ will be beneficial. John Brennan, director -being prepared to provide timely tional in a few weeks. "It is a first step for an overall secure of public relations and assis­ information on any emergency "Right now we need to gather informa­ campus." - tant to the president, stated that may impact the UD commu­ tion," Flatley_ said. in an e-mail message that nity is a prudent thing to do," If an emergency situation occurs on "" 't-, the university contracted the Brennan said. campus, public safety will contact the presi­ service from a company Now offers Michael Gilbert, vice dent who will decide whether or not to alert A Close!~ook known as Send Word Now. EMERGENCY president of Student Life, the campus, he said. The system will take effect text messages described UD Alert as a "well­ The university is always re-evaluating Updating Cont~ct \P(ormation early in the Fall Semester. tested," "off-the-shelf' emer­ security measures,_Flatley said. The university is cur­ gency notification system used "We have to look at how we do things • Log on t<1 'tJDSIS and go to rently able to send emer­ by other universities around the and stay on top of it," he said. "We need to the Perso,!laynformation page. gency notifications via e­ country. evaluate our present measures because we mail. With UD Alert, con­ "This is a very sophisti­ want to ensure we provide a safe and secure • Click on Phone Numbers. tact information will be aug­ cated system," Gilbert said. "As environment for the university community." Enter a p rmanent, cell and local mented to include cell people include information in the UD Alert will not only inform students or campus phone number. phone and other land,line system it will be updated in real of a Virginia Tech-type incident, but also of numbers, which may not time.