. Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Volume 135, Issue 26 Check out the Web site for breaking news and more. BY SAMANTHA BRIX lived where they're renting, they Twenty-four Staff Reporter would want that stuff there, so why Four years after then-sopho­ wouldn't it be there for their resi­ standards of more Lindsey Bonistall was killed dents?" swine flu cases _ in her off-campus apartment, only Mark said his foundation pre­ three apartment complexes in sented the program to the Town & confirmed at UD Bonistall progrant Newark have been certified as safe Gown Committee in February 2006 and secure facilities by PEACE hoping the city would mandate cer­ BY HEATHER PLANK OUTside Campus, the Lindsey M. tification of properties, but it did Staff Reporter Bonistall Foundation. not. As of Friday, there were 44 con­ not ntandatory in city Mark Bonistall, Lindsey's "The city of Newark has firmed cases of swine flu in father, said landlords of any apart­ adopted the program as voluntary, Delaware, 24 of which are universi­ ment complex or individual home which is not necessarily where we ty students. for rent can register for inspection, wanted to go with it," he said. "If Despite these numbers, E.F. and after making the necessary you're going to rent to college stu­ Joseph Siebold, director of Student security upgrades receive certifica­ dents, you need to go through this Health Services, said the H1N1 flu is tion from the program. In the three program." "definitely on the decline." years the program has existed, Mayor Vance A. Funk III stat­ As of Friday, the university has Studio Green, Holly Woods Luxury ed in an e-mail message that the no new cases. Townhomes and University city worked closely with the Although the flu appears to Courtyard Apartments have Bonistalls in order to encourage have stopped spreading for now, requested and been approved for landlord participation in the pro­ Siebold is anxious about the fall certification. gram, but did not want to mandate when it is likely to reappear. After Lindsey Bonistall's May it. The Centers for Disease Control 2005 death in her apartment in "If a student chooses to rent in and Prevention is investigating the Town Court, recently taken over by a complex that does not participate, spread of H1N1 at the university to new owners and named Studio we do not feel we should force better understand the virus. Green, Bonistall's family created them to do so," Funk said. Gregory Armstrong of the CDC the organization in her name to pro­ The university's Housing said to his knowledge, the university mote safety in off-campus housing Assignment Services Web site is the only campus to have an out­ near the university and near college directs students to off-campus break. Because of this, the CDC sent campuses nationwide. housing, but Jessie Matson, cus­ out a.sur¥ey Sunday night via e-mail The foundation, in conjunction tomer service representative in the to all university students. with police and fire officials, creat­ HAS office, said the university has "Information we are gathering ed a Certified Off-Campus Housing no official affiliation with local from this is potentially going to be Program to expand existing securi­ landlords. quite useful in the fall, should there ty measures. "When it comes to students be another outbreak," Armstrong Requirements for larger apart­ going off campus, they're out of our said. ment complexes to be certified hands," Matson said. •' Flu experts are concerned about include deadbolt locks and peep­ Of the 15,407 undergraduate the resurgence ofH1N1 this autumn, holes on front doors, self-closure on students at the university, Matson he said, which is why he stressed the all exterior doors, special latches on said 7,000 live in residence halls on importance of student participation ground-level windows, a fire sprin­ campus. This means approximately in the survey. kler system and hard-wired smoke 8,000 university students either "Data from the survey will be of and carbon monoxide detectors. commute from their homes or live a lot of interest to other universities, "This is just basic life 101," especially if we have a severe flu Mark said. "If landlords actually ~ee THREE page 11 pandemic," Armstrong said. Public Safety is preparing for the possibility of the swine flu's return in the fall. Marcia Nickle, Public Safety emergency preparedness coordina­ Businesses see decline during swine flu scare tor, said a plan to create a campaign for Fall Semester is underway. The university's newly formed BY Wll..EY TAYLOR in customers during that weekend," establishment experienced some ing their hands more than usual. Communicable Disease Working Staff Reporter Galbraith said. loss of profit that week, she said. "We didn't really see the point Group, which will be in charge of the The swine flu outbreak affected Iron Hill Brewery closed for "We really wanted to make of closing down during that week campaign, will stress the importance not only Newark residents, but also the afternoon on April 30 and re­ sure everyone was safe, including because none of the employees or of good hygiene and remind students the businesses sunounding the uni­ opened May 1 in the afternoon the employees and custmp.ers," anyone they knew was sick at the to wash their hands often, use hand versity. because of the illnes&, General Matarese said. time," Galbraith said. sanitizer and not share things like From April" 26 to May 2, many Manager Christina Matarese said. Unlike Iron Hill Brewery, The Unlike the restaurants on Main cups. restaurants . near campus experi­ Matarese said the decision to Stone Balloon Winehouse stayed Street, gyms near the university, Nickle said almost 50 percent of enced a declin~ in customers. close was made between the general open the whole week, Galbraith such as Fusion Fitness Center and germs and viruses are killed through Bill Galbraith, general manager managers, regional managers and said. -He said the incident seemed 1614, profited from the incident. hand washing. She said it is a simple of The Stone Balloon Winehouse, owners of the restaurant. The restau­ more as though the media were Fusion Fitness Center owner act that people may already do, but it said the restaurant experienced rant received positive responses looking for news. However, The Nic DeCaire said because the is important to remind them. some decline, presumably due to regarding closing down from the e­ Stone Balloon Winehouse employ­ Carpenter Sports Building closed "The students hold their own swine flu. · mail sent out to customers of the ees made sure to increase their "We had a 20 percent decrease brewery. As a result of closing, the cleaning procedures such as wash- See GYMS page 11 See CDC page 11 . tl JDSJ e 2News 14 Editorial 15 Opinion 17 Mosaic 21 ·Media Darling 27 Classifieds 28 Sports 2 May 12, 2009 THE REVIEW/Ricky Berl Art in the Garden was on display by Townsend Hall this weekend. See story, page 7. THE REVIEW/Steven Gold THE REVIEW/Steven Gold The Caribbean Festival took place outside PEACE OUTside campus, the Lindsey M. Bonistall Trabant Friday with music, food and fun. Foundation, sets up a table in Trabant University Center. 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