An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper TUESDAY • • October 1, 1996 THE Volume 123 Number 8 ~.,n- Pro lit Org. l .. '. Po ~ta)!,. P.tid :\c11 :t r~ . Dt:·. P~rm it :-.;o . ::!6 250 Student Center University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 A thousand Train points of trouble kills Harrington Mart charges extra for convenience. But local how much is too much? BY A IY L. SHUPA RD Nmumai/State l\'ew.'l &h1111 BY AMYL. SHUPARD Most freshmen do not have cars, so .VwmwVStttlt Sc''' &luor they cannot get to the grocery stores A 20-year-old ewark resident was Students say the current meal plan where the prices arc lower. junior killed early Sa!llrday morning when system is eating them alive. while business major Megan Faulkner said . he was hit by a train on the CSX Dining Services. ofllcials contend. is "The stores here s ho uld offer railroad tracks, Delaware State Police struggling to break even. reasonable prices. because college said. At on-campus markets. students can students don' t have money:· Faulkner The train struck Timothy M . Lewis pay for grocery items with points. an said. of 644 Lehigh Road at approximately altemative fonn of mone) is:uccl as pall According to Col leen Tarry. 2: 15 a.m. near Casho Mill Road and of their meal plan. marketing director for Dining Services, Towne Court Apartments. said Cpl. THE REV lEW I John Chabalko Dave Thom'!S of the ~tate police. Each student living on campus is the pri ces in markets on campus are Pantene Pro-V shampoo costs $5.29 at the Harrington Mart. Students said prices there are unfair. "The requ ired to purchase a meal plan. similar to those of convicnicnce stores. The train could not stop in time. consisting of a set number of meals per "We price compare wi th stores like stores here should offer reasonable prices, because college students don't have money," one patron said. Thomas said, because it takes at least week <mel a cenain number of poims per 7-1 I. WaWa and Sunoco." Tarry said. one half to three quaners of a mile for semester. Depending on the plan. as the These prices. however. arc muc h ways the uni versity cou ld eliminate this Fronheiser. '·They should be able to use dining hall at ccn ai n times based on a train to come to a complete stop. amount of meab increases. the amount higher than prices at grocery stores such price discrcpency. a meal there." student meal plans. "Even if a train was only going 30 of points decreases. as Pathmark. Junio r biology m ajor. Ka te F.. JLdkner suggested the uni versity "If meals arc used at the Trabant miles per hour. you h:nc to think of Because points seem like credit. At Path mark. a box of Fruity Pebbles Fronheiser said the universitv should conven unused meals at the end of the Universi ty Center. we don't know if we ho" many tons of weight it carries:· students don't realite how much money costs $2.99. while it costs $4.09 at the bring back th e meal equivalency plan. week to points. or acid these meals 10 shou lei plm1 for 800 or 1200 studems at Thomas said. they arc really spending. said Harrington market. Similarly. a bonle of used in previous years to allot a ccnain the next week. the dining hall." she said . He said it is unknown "h} Lewis sophomore ani mal science major Pantcnc shampoo costs $2.99 a t amount of money per meal at places Tarry sa id although Dining Services By eliminating the equivalency plan. was walk;ng on the track !> at the time Meighan Brady. Path mark. and $5.29 at Han·ington. like the Trabant University Center or used to o!Ter a meal equivalency plan. it Dining Services keeps the average cost of the accident. ''Students cion ' 1 have a lot of cash. so Tarry said Pathmark and Acme the Scrounge. was hard 10 operate the dining system of meals down to $3.62. and the cost of Thomas said police believe three if they're really hungf). they arc going charge- less for products because they '·If students don't have much time whi le using it. the meal plan low. people may have hccn \\'i th Lewis to buy the food [with points]. regardless buy in hulk for less money. for a meal. they have to run to a place She said the dining hal l plans for a Tarry also said if the student meals ear her in the night. but his bod} '' <~S unaucnded at the time of police of the ptice ... Brad) ~aid. Students say they feel there arc some which on ly takes points ... said certain number of people to be in the sec POINTS page A4 arri' al. There have been rumor' that Le\\ is ma} have been pushed onto the tracks. Thomas said. "We are investigating Road to nowhere: traffic troubles mount that right now:· he said. Thomas gave the followtng BY SHAWN P. i\IITCHELL Other students think the cause of the traffic there is more foot traffic in that area,'' Thornton environmental science major. "People in cars account of the accident: Co1n Echtl'r dilemma is the closing of the Smith Overpass. said. have to get where thev·rc going too ... Police arrived on the ~cene about It 's become a regular sight on South College '·J have to qucstton how many problems there'd Hc said there arc numerous crosswalks Adam Cha..:an, an undeclared freshman. said 15 10 20 minutes after the ac<.:tdcnt Avenue: a line of cars filled with angry driven, be if the Smith Overpass was still open:· said already in the area. at Kent Way near Hullihen he feels bad for the people driving can•. "Mass occurred. Five state policemen and are at a standstill while a stream of pedestrians Brian Atkinson, a junior chemical engineer. Hall. at Amstcl Avenue near Smith Hall and at amounts of kids take over the street and people detecti ves. the Newark Fire Co. and continually trickles back and forth through the The overpass, w hic h al lowed s tude nt s to Delaware A venue near the Trabant Universi ty always go when they' re not supposed to ... he New Castle County paramedics \\'ere traffic. cross South College Avenue, was c losed last Center. said , "but it 's a necessity to get to c lass on all present. '·I try to ride my bike across that stuff:· said semester as part of the Gore Hall constructi on. Thornton said the problem is not a lack of time." The paramedics pronounced Lewis Bryan Sauer. a junior chemical engineering Construction is scheduled to be completed in .----------,crosswalk s but the fact Public Safety is working on solutions to th e dead on the scene and tumed the body over to the state medical examiners. major. "but the cars don't respect you and the February 1998. sai d L a rry McGuire. See related tha t "students don ' t traffic problem. Thornton s aid. a nd wi ll pedestrians just get in your way. construction manager of the Gore project. a lways confine the ir "continue to discuss this issue with colleagues The policemen were on the scene 'T il have the green walking man and still Maj. Lawrence Tho rnton. senior associate story, crossing to crosswalks." at City Police and the Hi ghway Administration. fo r approximately two hours taking photos and measurement s before can-, cross because people arc tryi ng to turn." director of Public Safety, acknowledged there is "Thi s is a haza rd to ··w e are havi ng success with the crosswalk page A2 leaving the train tracks. Ken Lieber. a junior communi cations major a traffic problem on thi s part of campus. '·As L__________ __j both moto ri sts a nd at Kent Avenue." Thomton said. "Motorists arc said he believes most of the traffic problem wi th everything e lse. when you have a large pedestrians," he said. becoming familiar wi th stopping here. That's The case is being handled hy state originates from the opening of the Trabant group of people moving at o ne time, there's Many s tudents agree with Thornton . cert ainly the mind-set wc·cl like drivers to get po li ce because the accident happened OLII>idc Newark city limit;. University Center. '·More people arc going going to be congestion. "Students should be more conscienti ous when into.'' there vs. other parts of campu :·he said. "Wit h the opening of the Trabant I'm sure c rossing." said Diane Sumutka, a sophomore see TRAFFIC page A-1 Good golly, University United guaranteed for Nov. Miss Mollie! BY ROBERT ARJ\IEN\.01 , cent ral location organi7crs c h o~c wi rh Coi'\DnJ.Om•f the uuemion ol hrcakmg down campus Afte r two year; of conti nuous stratillcation. This chemist-turned-English major postponement. University United. a ll1cre. they hope to attract a campu; weekend festival aimed at cultural crn\\'d to activitie" like Vclcro-jumping. sells drama forE-52, excels in school i nteg:t~uion . will linall} come to campus li\ c music. student talent sh0\1'' · karaoke next month. organi7crs promised singtng and a pep rail) of e<t mpu; 'Cabare t _... BY G REGORY SH ULAS Mulvanity fo und her calling. For lllllrsda} . organi7.atiotl>.