News Mosaic Sports Student reaction to the RW JF Rappers paradise - the Men's lacrosse stuns ''party school" posters first in a three-part series No.9 Penn State 12-11 SeepageA7 See page Bl See page Cl An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • Non-Profit Org. ~Review Online • THE U.S. Postage Paid www. review. udel. edu ewark, DE REV IE Permit No. 26 Free 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Tuesday Volume 125, Number 49 April 27, 1999 Campus A matter of life and death housing rema1ns• PART I: THE CULTURE OF ALCOHOL ./ Family Life alcohol- ./ CAMPUS LIFE PART II: ALCOHOL ON CAMPUS free ./WHAT UD HAs DoNE ./ LESSONS LEARNED
,.'c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY DEBATE BY MEGHAN RABBITT Ma naging MoJaic Editor PART III: As a national debate rages over.the THE GREEK BATILE question of implementing alcohol-free • N ATIONAL CHAPTER D EBATE living environments at colleges and • LEGALITIES INVOLVED universities, officials at the University of Delaware have no plans to adapt an • R EACTION FROM UD CHAPTERS alcohol-free on-campus housing policy. John Bishop, assistant vice president for Student Life. said he doesn't think it is goes dry, the problem is still there but is necessary, or wise , to become a dry simply moved off-campus - parties and campus. drinking are moved to a different A policy forbidding alcohol in residence location." halls would not solve the problem of Bishop a l so questioned the living irresponsible tlrinking patterns, and would environment a dry campus would create. only drive the drinking culture elsewhere, "You have to ask how artificial the he sn id . atm s phe re w o uld be, the atmosphe re "'The University of Delaware is trying to you· re creating, .. he- said . .. It seems to me c'hange t'he drinking cu'lru·re wi'th t'hc when a camplls go~s ctry , thllY are in effect community," he said . "We don' t want to saying, ' We ' re not going to include push the problem off-campus and into the anything in our education system that community." involves alcohol.' There are currently 13 universities and "We need to say, 'There's a way to use colleges in the nation who have alcohol alcohol that' s responsible, and that' s what free on-campus living environments, most we want to talk about."' of them the same size as the university. The university ' s philosophy is one But Bishop questi o ned the results of shared by neighboring schools. these alcohol-free policies. Jodi Gan, coordinator of Alcohol and "It's hard to believe any campus has Drug Prevention Programs at the kept people from drinking at all," he said. University of Maryland, College Park, said " Perhaps some institutions that are small, ' a lthoug h the univers ity has di s cussed conservative places may have succeeded in implementing an alcohol-free on-campus that. see UD_page AS "My guess is when a university our size Both sides rest in
THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill Two unidentified death penalty protestors wait outside the Smyrna prison where David J. Lawrie was Flagg murder trial · being executed by the state of Delaware for the murder of his wife, two daughters and a neighbor's child.
BY APRIL CAPOCHINO with Pagan. Mooney said Flagg questioned BY ERIC J.S. TOWNSEND breathing had stopped, curtains in front of the observation Ciry Nen·s Etiiror him about how to find an attorney who deals Natimwi!Srate News Edirnr window we re drawn to preserve the identity of those WILMINGTON - Donald A . Flagg with disability claims and was upset when SMYRNA - St ra pped on a gurney with arms conducting the procedure. appeared no rmal last year according to David Sowa, Pagan's hand doctor, would not outstretched, David J. Lawrie released a deep sigh before Lawrie's execution foll owed the Aug. 6, 1992, murder of Edward J. Mooney, a medical assistant at give Pagan a doctor's note to miss work fo r taking the last six breaths of hi s life. hi s estranged wife, Mi chelle; th e couple' s daughter . 2- First State Orthopedics, who testified Friday. two days. Lawrie was executed by the state of Delaware at 12 :17 year-old Tabitha and 4 -year-old Dawn; and 2-year-old Mooney, 32. testified as a rebuttal witness Under cross-examination, Mooney a.m. Friday after spending six years on death row for the Charles Humbertson, who Michelle had been babysi tti ng for the prosecution, stating that he saw Flagg testified that he did not document Flagg' s murder of his wife, 1wo daug hters a nd a neighbo rh ood along with Charles' sister, Lisa. on April 23, 1998, when he came into the arrival with Pagan but was positive of his child. Michelle, 25, left Lawri e weeks earlier and had moved in office with his girlfriend, Janet Pagan. The identification after seeing him in the news the Before the lethal mi x of chemi cals began its flow into his just blocks away at her stepfa ther's home. On the night of appointment was the fourth day Debra Puglisi next day. veins, Lawrie's last words gave th anks to his family for Aug. 5, Lawrie smoked hundreds of dollars worth of crack was being held captive at Flagg' s home. Flagg confessed to sneaking into the their support through his trial and punishment. cocaine, and early the next morning, still high on drugs, After spending 20 minutes with Flagg, Puglisis' Newark home on April 20: 1998, "I would like to thank my family and friends for being by drove to where Miche ll e and the gi rl s were li vi ng. Moo ney said Flagg appeared nor·mal but killing Anthony Puglisi and raping and my side all the way," he said. "I would not have made it this Upon arrival, Lawrie kicked in the door, doused the asked odd questions about Pagan's treatment ·kidnapping his wife Debra for five days. far without my family." interior with gasoline, and proceeded to stab Mi c he ll e and upcoming surgery for her hand. 1. Brendan O ' Neill and Kester I. H . Seconds later, a combinatio n of potass ium chloride, repeatedly. He then lit the gasoline on fire and es caped "Some of the questions he asked were ones Crosse, Flagg attorneys, acknowledge the pancuronimum bromide and sodium thiopental was injected through a window. I don' t get that often," Mooney said. attack but argue that Flagg was suffering through an intrave nous line leading from a wall where Michell e was able to push Lisa out through a window However, Mooney said Flagg did not from paranoid schizophrenia. Lawrie's executioner stood. shortly before she died, and it was Li sa who later testified appear upset when he came out of the clinic If convicted, Flagg will face life in prison The color in the condemned man' s already pale face or death by lethal injection. faded with each passing mo ment. Once it appeared hi s see EXECUTION page A7 The defense rested its case on Friday after its only witness testified. Dr. Carol A. Tavani, who became Aagg's psychiatrist after his arrest, said Flagg was insane at the time of the attack because he could not fully understand his actions. Tavani again dismissed the accusations that she was a biased witness because she is No charges in alleged rape case Flagg's psychiatrist and does not want to see him hurt. BY JESSICA COHEN complaint, review copies of the repo rt Brooks said the uni versity co n tructs "It would be foolish of me to make a case City Ne11 ·S Ediwr and extensiv ely speak wi th the victim. its own case separate fr om any cri minal that I don't honestly believe in my hearts of Charges have yet to be fi led against "They a lso largely take into account charges wh ich may o r may not be filed hearts," she said. · the university student accused of raping a the victim's wishes," ' he said. " Often by th e a11orn ey general 's offi ce. Also testifying as a rebuttal witness on female student in her Dickinso n Hall times, these cases wi II not prosecute 'T hey have no impac t whatsoever on Friday was Flagg's friend Rosetta Shepherd, room on March 6. because the victim does not wish to fil e it." Brooks said . " We move ahead no who testified Flagg kept her captive in his Capt. Joel Ivory of University Police criminal charges." matter what." motel room for three hours 10 years ago. said the case is still being rev iewed by Ivory said the victim knew th e man The case is still mov ing through the A psychiatrist who saw Aagg once in !994 the state attorney general ' s office. who she said assaulted he r ·and Ivory universit y's judicia l process. he aid. but also testified and said that he was not a "It is typical for cases of thi s nature to added that the m a n h a s s ince been upon completio n. th e stu dent" s identity schizophrenic, and a co-worker of Flagg' s at take thi s length. of time to be reso lv ed removed from the residence hall. and the o ut co me wi ll re main Chrysler who testified that he did an because there is so mu ch for them to take Dean of Stude nts Timothy F. Brooks co nfidential. "outstanding job" at work . into account," he said . · said despi t e th e a ttorney ge ne ral's "That' s still protected by the Family Court resumes today at the Daniel L. Ivory said the attorney general ' s offi ce pending review, th e case has· al ready Educati o n Ri g ht s o f Pri vacy Ac t ," he Herrmann courthouse in Wilmington. must meet with the officer who fi led the entered the uni versity's judicial system. said. A2 • THE REVIEW. April27, 1999 March of Dimes hosts 650
BY KYLE BELZ Current l y~ she said. the March of Dimes is testing. Stujf Rel'orter fo cusing its sponsorship on research in two areas She said she questi oned th e legitimacy of thee Six hundred and fifty runners, joggers and - pre-term labor and folic acid . mail because it was based o n reports by th e walker took part in the annual Ma,ch of Dimes "The causes of early birth are still unknown," Physician 's Commillee for Responsible Medicine. Walk America Sunday morning to raise funds to she said, explaining the need to research pre-term By the group' s own adm ission, less th an 5 combat birth defects. labor. percent of it s members are doc tors, Kanefsky sai d. The event which began and ended at the Field "Foli c acid is a B-vitamin that if taken before In addition, she said the A me ri can Me di cal House, was part of the Delaware State Chapter of and during the first few weeks of pregnancy can Association has denoun ced PCRM for its criticism the March of Dimes' statewide campaign to raise reduce certain birth defects by 70 percent.'' of animal te sting. $195,000, said Lisa Margolis. the coordinator of But campus Animal Rights Educators, a student Despi te CARE's critic ism , the wa lk was a the Newark walk. organization , has recently criticized researc h success, Kanefsky said. Other walks took place within the past we~k in sponsored by the March of Dimes. As participants crossed the fini sh line of the six Wilmington and Seaford and wi ll conclude in Last week, CARE sent an e-mai I message to mil e loop, members of the university cheerleading Dover, she said. student leaders c laiming the March of Dimes team applauded their efforts. Fund-raisers were Cathy Kanefsky, the executive director for the sponsored research that deliberately abused then greeted with c hi cke n sandwiches and state chapte'r of the March of Dimes, said animals. The e-mail cites experiments in which hamburgers, courtesy of the Outback Steakhouse. numerous individua"Js and families participated. . researchers gave animals nicotine and alcohol, as The first participant to finish , not counting A broad scope of clubs, businesses and well as a study in which kittens' eyes were sewn those who left early, shared hi s th oughts on the organi zations ranging from high school key clubs shut. walk. to local banks comprised more than 50 teams of "We run into this every year," said Kanefsky, Wilmington resident Mike Brown, a member of Crisis in Colorado five or more people, she said. who criticized the reports as mi sleading. the Wilmington MBNA team , said he saw the Sue Koski, assistant to the exec uti ve vice "The kitten experiment was done more than 15 event as a chance to take advantage of a nice day president of tt)e state chapter of the March of years ago to st ud y visual development of a baby while making a,positive contribution to society. Dimes, said she was pleased with turnout of the born pre-term," she said. " Afterwards, the kittens "I'm happy to be ab le to show my support," he INVESTIGATORS CLAIM TEENS WANTED 500 DEAD uni ve rsity team she organized. were unharmed." said. " We had about 25 people register," she said, Explaining the necessity of this research, she Eight-year-old Awbrie Bishel, a member of the LITTLETON, Colo. - The two students who killed 13 peopl~ at which included students, faculty and staff. said her own twins were born pre-term and had Radel team, was the first child to finish with a Columbine High School wanted to kill at least 500 others, auack Koski described the university community' s . problems with their visual development. They can time of one hour and 20 minutes. nearby homes and then hijack a plane and crash it in New York City, involvement in the walk as part of a national effort see thanks to the kitten research, she said. She said she runs two miles a day and ran investigators said. to rai se money for one objective. The studies involving the effects of substances Sunday "to save the kids." Authorities also said Monday they were questioning an 18-year-old "Our goal is to help March of Dimes fight birth on animals were crucial in determining how these Despite her training, she said she got tired from girl about whether she purchased two of the firearms used in the defects and prevent infant mortality," she said. substances cause birth defects, she said. the six-mile run. rampage. Although she will not have exact figures until "We exhaust any other option before we use "I wanted to stop," Bishel said. Jefferson County Sheriff John Stone told reporters earlier that the next week, Koski said she was pleased by the animals but there are some times when animals are But she said there was one thing that kept her goal of the killers, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, was to strike during funds raised based on what she saw. used," she said. "We always follow the guidelines gomg. th e busy lunch hour to go for "a big kilL" Kanefsky said all money raised will go to the of the U.S. government." "I kept thinking about my cousin," who she said But sheriffs department spokesman Steve Davis said .Monday that national campaign, wh-ich funds research , Kanefsky cited the development of the polio · has multiple sclerosis. ''I'm glad that I did it." the gunman's diary indicates if they survived, they wanted more. education, advocacy and community service. vaccine as an example of a benefit of animal "They wanted to kill 500 people, hijack a plane and take it to New York City," Davis said. "If in fact they were able to carry out the entire plan, there could have been quite a bit more damage and quite a few more fatalities." Davis said he had no idea why the teens chose New York City as Nation's cigarette billboards eliminated their target destination. Police said the pair, enraged by what they considered tau nts and BY KELLY F. METKIFF Tobacco companies; investments insults from classmates, rampaged through their school with guns and Sraff Rt .) Apri l 27. 1999 . THE REVIEW. A3 'Free Mumia' rally continues protest Cook, is currently on death row at the International Concerned Family and State Correctional Facility in Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, featured Huntingdon, Pa., for the 1981 murder of speeches by Jamal 's defense lawyer Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Leonard Weinglass, Rage Against the Faulkner. Machine singer Zack de Ia Rocha, A memorial dinner for Faulkner, members of Philadelphia's activist group organized by lawyer and radio talk show MOVE 9 and the Nation of Islam. host Michael Smerconish, took place the Jamal's son, Mazi, 21 , also attended night before the rally. and began to cry at the podium while Kevin Feeley , a representative of thanking the crowd for suppo rting hi s Mayor Ed Rendell , said the dinner was to father. See related story raise money for Faulkner' s widow · " Free Mumia," he said. " Free my page Bl Maureen as well as to show solidarity by pop." the police, community and government Weinglass, famous for representing on the issue of Jamal. activist defendants during the ' 60s and BY ROBERT COYNER Having utilized his final state appeal '70s like the Chicago 7, reiterated hi s Srujf Reporter last November, Jamal's supporters previous assertions of the court stacking PHILADELPHIA - More than 8,000 planned the demonstration to voice their evidence in favor of Jamal's prosecution . demonstrators, some of whom came from beliefs in his innocence and their "Mumia' s prosecution removed II as far away as Ghana, rallied at City Hall opposition to a death warrant Gov . qualified African-American jurors," he Saturday in su pport of convicted Thomas Ridge is predicted to sign as said. " He went to trial without an murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal. early as May. investigator and without an ex pert Jamal, whose given narrie is Wesley The rally, organized by the witness on firearms." However, according to the registered non-profit organization Justice for Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, investigator Robert Greer and ballistics expert George Fassnacht were appointed to Jamal' s defense by the court. Weinglass said police coercion played a large part in the jury' s decision. "He went without witnesses who would testify in his favor as a result of police manipulation and the threatening of other witnesses," he said. "Of those who testified against him, some of them Hundreds gathered in Philadelphia Saturday to protest the execution have now come forward to admit and Mumia Abu Jamal, a journalist who was convicted of killing a police acknowledge that they lied at the trial." officer in 1981. But according to Justice for Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, court records assistant district attorney who prosecuted also indicate only one witness, Veronica the case , recognized Jamal's past Jones, has changed her original statements. affiliations during the trial, but it was Jamal who read a soeech declaring his According to her 1982 testimony, political connections before sentencing. Jones said she saw t"wo men " start "This decision today proves neither jogging" a few minutes after the my guilt nor my innocence. It proves shooting. At the post conviction collateral merely that the system is finished," said relief hearing fo·r Jamal in 1996, she Jamal in 1982. "Babylon is falling. Long stated the two men "started jogging live MOVE. Long live John Africa." away" immediately after the shooting. Roshan Musa, 19, a Bryn Mawr In both testimonies, she said she could University student from the Ivory Coast not see the gunman because she was and a member of Amnesty International, behind a building nearly a block away. said she came to the rally to protest for Weinglass said Jamal is being Jamal and against capital punishment. imprisoned for his affiliations with the "Our focus is the abolishment of the Black Panthers and MOVE leader John death penalty," she said. "There is Africa, as well as for statements he made evidence Mumia is innocent, and some of as a radio talk show host in Philadelphia. 1 the witnesses who testifi·ed against him ' Mumia was given the death penalty said they lied under oath." when the prosecutor used his political Although many attendees already had associations and his political statements a strong opinion on the issue, some like when he was a 16-year-old member of Chris Kerans, 25, from northern New the Black Panther Party," Weinglass said. ier~ey , came to learn about the case. "[This is] a practice which has since been "He was convicted of sho oting a cop, condemned by the United States Supreme but people believe a lot of evidence has Rage Against the Machine singer THE RE-itiEW/ Rob Co~mer. Court." Supporters ofMumia Abu Jamal lining the streets of Philadelphia been suppressed," Kerans said. " T came Zack de Ia Rocha addresses the Howeve.r, J US\ice fp,r, Pplice Offic~r distribute various information pamphelets to the passerby. to•see-what this -is·al-l.aboul. •lio beJ)'lonest ,u ...g 000 in attendence Saturday Daniel Faulkner said Joe McGill, the I'm not sure what I believe." ' • SLAC meets UD takes big dive. with university in 'wired' ranking BY STEVE RUBENSTEIN She said what the un iversity is Staff Reporter trying to do now is to make better use In Yahoo! Internet Life magazine's of the technology on campus. administration recent ranking of the top " I 00 Most "Anything we think we can do to · Wired Colleges," the university ranked make computing easier or bener we try 35th in the nation, compared to 1 I th to do ," she said. BY SHAUN GALLAGHER Pope said the main issues in the last year. Carl Jacobson, director of Staff Reporter code are provisions concerning Of 571 schools participating in the Management Information Systems at Members of the university's adequate living Wflg·es , full survey for the May 1999 iss ue of the the university, said the university was newly-formed- Student Labor disclosure of factory locations and magazine, Case Western Reserve, one of the first schools to make class Action Committee met with women' s rights. Massachusens Institute of Technology scheduling information available university representatives Thursday The living wage portion of the and Wake Forest University were online. to discuss concerns that university code deals with licensing goods ranked as the top three most-wired Jacobson said the un iversity is apparel is being produced in manufactured in other countries. schools. adding more Internet connecti ons and sweatshop conditions. Because the university cannot Criteria for this year' s rankings kiosks- around campus to make it more SLAC Preside nt Emily Pope influence legislation to raise the in<;luded the online availability of wired. · said the group has wriuen a code minimum wage .in foreign registration, the percentage of students He said Yahoo 1 altered the way il that outlines its position on several countries, SLAC proposed that the who use their Internet connection and rank s c hools, making it s findings labor policies. university boycott any company the number of public computing sites, misleading at tim es. "We gave [the code] to them and that does not pay its workers a fair said Yahoo 1 Internet Life senior editor "One thing they changed is their talked to them about whether they wage to satisfy the basic needs to Rob Bernstein. measure of dorm con nectivity,'; would agree with it ," she said. live. He said one factor for the Jacobson said. " Last year they were Tod Petrie, manager of the "The wages should be enough to university's fall in ranking is the 30 interested in the number of connections University Bookstore, auended the provide food, clothing, shelter and percent increase in the number of we provided - this year they want to meeting as a Follett liaison, the medical care for the workers and schools participating - from 400 last know the percentage of connections corporation that owns the their families," Pope said. year to 571 thi s year. actually used." bookstore. Petrie said the code would be "Also, several changes in the He said this is significant because " If the university adopts the similar to an existing Follett code. Student Labor Action Committee president Emily Pope met ranking formula might have caused although the university wired all code," Petrie said, "Follett will, of He said Follett requires vendors, with university representatives Thursday to duscuss concerns Delaware to slip in the poll," he said. residence hall rooms for Internet use course, have to follow those like the Unive.rsity Bookstore, to that university apparel is being produced in sweatshop "Things we weighted heavily last year severa l years ago, stud ents aren · ~ guidelines." sign an agreement concerning conditions. such as web and e-mail access have required, like at some schools, to bring changed." a co mputer to campus. • wages, benefits, unions and other "Other universities have gotten Bernstein sai d Internet and e-mail "Schools requiring students to bring terms of employment. disclosure," he said, "but as far as I availability has become commonplace PC s to co ll ege are scoring higher Pope said the full disclosure know, there is no university that on college campuses and is no longer a because they have a I 00 percen1 provision would require companies has defined what living wages are." disti nguishing factor in the magazine's conn ectivity rate," he said . "Universit1, that produce licensed university He said Georgetown University rankings. student s make use of 70 percent of products to disclose the locations of has a committee with students , "Delaware should take no shame in residence hal l connectio ns, because noi all their factories. Those factories faculty and administration where they landed thi s year,'' he said. everyone brings a computer to would. be subjected to third-party researching living wages but he " A drop in our poll doesn ' t mean campus." : monitoring of worker conditions. added that he could not think of Delaware is less wired - just that Murphy said a new program which Currently, large organizations one university that has determined other schools have put new initiatives employs students to help install such as Nike that manufacture the an actual salary. into place." network card s in residence hall products have more control over Pope said though no firm Inform ation Tec hnologies Systems computers during the beginning of FaH the factories ' conditions than decisions were made at Thursday's Planner Chri st in e Murphy said oth er Semester is another example of the student action groups, Pope said. meeting, both stude nt s and schools are beginning to rank hi gher uni ve rsity's development. • ''Under current conditions, [the university representati ves were because they are using programs and Director of Info rmation corporations] will be told in open to discussion. ideas the uni versity has done as a Tec hn o logies Su san Foste r said advance which factories are going · "I guess we didn't expect model. sun·eys of thi s type do no t al wayi to be monitored," she said. anything concrete to happen," she "They are following our lead. doi ng show how connected the uni ve rsity is.: Junior Kyle Belz, the SLAC said. " You can' t just go to o ne things we have already done ." she sai d. ··or mos t importance to u is how · member who organized Thursday' s person and ask them to change the "That 's fine though, because schools much students value and benefi t fro rR meeting, said out of the three code. We wanted to open up talk are supposed to help each other. our technology environment and the THE REVIEW/ File Photo proposed provisions in the code, he with the administration. and in that ··we have fini shed hi gher in the past hi gh re ga rd in which it is held by othet SLAC members are concerned with the possibility that university thinks the living wages will be the way the meeting was successful." becau e we were doing things th at no ut~ ve r sit ies ... he aid. • apparel is being manufactured in sweatshop conditions. The group most difficult to implement. one else was." is launching a campaign to fight for disclosure. A4. THE REVIEW. April 27, 1999 Complaints push Galleria to go smoke-:-free BY DEBORAH ROSEN Peter Weisbord, owner of Lettuce Kara. Coughlin, owner of Total Stuff Reporter Feed You, said he is an opponent of Nutrition, said she was extremely The common area of the Main smoking and all his other locations happy to hear that smoking was Street Galleria has become an official have been smoke-free since 1992. banned. no- smoking establishment due to He said he received a letter from " We all complained enough to public demand. the management of the Main Street make a diffe rence," she said. "We Anthony Bariglio, property Galleria stating that the no-smoking were concerned about the welfare of manager of the Galleria, said he policy was going to be enforced due the community so we took a stand ." recent ly became aware of various to damage found late at night. Students were also concerned about objections to the smoking policy. "As far as I know they found the smoking policy of the Galleria. "I received complaints from damages," he said. "I never personally Sophomore Lucy Cucciniello, who owners, tenants and the general saw it though." frequently shops in the Galleria, said public," he said. "Everyone wanted However, Karen Brock, manager of she thinks changing the policy was a smoking to be banned from within the Brew HaHal, said she witnessed the great idea. Galleria."' filth left behind each ni ght by the "People shouldn't be able to smoke The " no-smoking'' signs were smokers. i-n the Galleria," she said. "It's not that posted on the doors a little over a " I go to work every morning at far a walk to go outside and smoke on I week ago as a pl01y to get people to 5:30 before the janitors," she said, the sidewalk." cooperate wi th the policy and to keep "and cigarette butts and trash would Jenn Kahn, a sophomore, said she the Galleria clean, Bariglio said. be everywhere." is relieved to hear that smoking has "We have receptacles all over the Brock said she was delighted to been prohibited from the Galleria. place," he said. "But people like to hear the policy was to be changed "When I used to walk into the throw their cigarettes and ashes on the because families do not want to bring Galleria, I hated the fact that I came floor." little kids to a place where smoking is out smeWng like smoke," she said. Bariglio said the no-smoking signs permitted. "It' s about time they put up no were ordered and put up because of Linda Kangur, owner of,Disc Go smoking signs." excess amounts of trash and several Round, said she is delighted the However, sophomore Erica complaints. management instituted this policy Codamo, a smoker, said the new non "I don't think the enforced policy because she has had many problems smoking policy is all about respect. will help," he said . " Smoking is a with second-hand smoke. "It doesn' t really matter what the ' battle in today's society." " Often times there would be a smoking policy is," she said. "Just Many owners of stores in the group of people sitting by the stairs because I smoke doesn' t mean that I THE REVIEW/ File Photo Galleria said they are ecstatic the smoking," she said. ''The smoke have the right to subject other people The lobby in the Galleria on Main Street recently became a smoke-free establishment. 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A5 New Review editors elected, Johnson and Callaway win BY MELISSA SCOTT SINCLAIR student in terest in it." campu , no t a urac ting o ut side Srude11t Ajfairs Editor Callaway, a junior English and political recognition. Next year, The Review wi~l seek to science major, cited the continued actions " It 's a nice ho nor to be recognized," better reflect student interests and make of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundati on she said . "But it' s much more important students aware of issues such as revisions as a no ther significant iss ue affecting to walk around and see students reading to alcohol policies and the city's proposed students , especially with the possible the paper than to win another award." rental cap, said recently elected editor-in banning of alcohol for fraternities. Journalism professor Harris Ross said chief Liz Johnson and exec uti ve editof " Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson he is looking forward to working with Brian Callaway. are over," he said. "It ' s all about binge both Johnson and Callaway next year and Johnson, currently the paper's features drinking now." is c urious to see how the newspaper's editor, said she wants to publish articles Other major issues The Review will character will be altered. that will capture student interest. examine are the university's allocation of " The Review changes every time Callaway, currently a managing news its funding and the heroin abuse epidemic there ' s a new editor in chief and editor, added, "We're not going to be in Newark, Callaway said. executive editor ," he said. "That's doing articles on Propecia, social security However, Johnson said she hopes The inevitable." and the Roth IRA." Review's relationship with the campus Johnson and Callaway said they are However, Johnson, a sophomore community will not be one-sided. ready to dedicate the more than 80 hours English major with a concentration in " I would like it if we had more per week needed to run The Re view and journalism, said she feels the newspaper's opinions from people outside the paper," ro try to preserve their friendship despite duty is to report serious issues that will she said. the stress. affect students' daily lives, like the cap Callaway added that students don't They met in Ross' Honors News on the number of Newark rental take enough advantage of the forum Writing and Editing class in Fall 1997 properties currently being debated in City provided in the newspaper' s editorial and became close friends while working Council. pages. for The Review, Johnson said. Many students say they aren' t "You get two or three letters to the "We always applied for the same desk interested, she said, but it is essential for editor per issue, and that's it," he said, so we could be together, and th ey never them to be informed so they are not expressing his hope that next year, a let us ," she said. caught unaware. wider range of student opinion will be But no w they are a team, Callaway THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill " It' s going to affect a huge number of represented. said. Juniors Lii Johnson and Brian Callaway were recently elected to the positions students here," Johnson said. "If we keep Johnson said the newspaper's primary "Finally, the full staff has allowed us of editor and chief and executive editor of The Review respectively. writing about it, we can stir up some more goal is increasing its readers hip on to do this," he said. UHP currently undergoing frrst review in 23 years BY MATT GOERKE from other honors program s. Duke said. not affected the honors dorms, Heller "Some of my friends and myself turned Staff Reporr a Ann Ardis, director of the Honors However, thi s is not the only issue said. down some really name-brand schools to The University Ho no rs Progra m is Program , said the reviews are done for being raised during the review. All the In the past six years, Ardis said , be in the Honors Program at Delaware;· undergoing its first academic re view to several reasons. elements of the program are evaluated, enrollment has increased from 200 Heller said. determine what aspects of its department "Reviews are a mechanism that the but it is also an opportunity to receive students to 543. Once the results of the evaluation come need improveme nt , concurrently with an university uses to evaluate programs," suggestions relating to the program. Hirsh said next year' s housing situation in, Hirsh said, the department will try to increase in enrollment, officials said. Hirsh said. " Eventually every academic An important part of the assessment should be better. attract more faculty members into the The evaluation. the program's first program wi ll be reviewed." will be evaluating honors housing, which "It looks like we' ll be better off than program through utili zing the methods since its inception in 1976, will assess th e One reason for a review is th e possible requires stude nts to live in honors dorms last semester," Hirsh said. "We will have recommended· by the committee. many facet s of the department, which will understaffing in the program ' s during their freshman year. a better idea in a week." " We are currently trying to get more entice a better quality of st udents to the administration department "This enables the honor students to The amount of interest in the program, professors to schedule honors sections for uni versi ty, s aid Lo ui s Hirs h , s.enior Senior Nathaniel Heller said, " I think reinforce each other intellectually," Ardis which has produced two Rhodes Scholars their classes," he said. Optimistic over associate director of admissions. they're understaffed. In tc;rms of said. "Intellectual activities don't end in and three Rhodes finalists, has become the evaluation, Ardis said the review will Kathleen Duke, assistant director of the undergraduate research they often rely the classroom." more selective in choosing students, Hirsh help the faculty grow. Honors Progra m, said panels o f internal heavily on students' volunteer work." In recent years, however, campus said. "It's been a really interesting, but and external re v ie wers conduct the According to the adm inistration , housing has become more crowded due to He said this year there were over 3,100 difficult process," she said . " Daily academic program review. The assessors staffing is not an issue. "I think we have increased enrollment. applications and less than 500 students activities still conti nue during the from outside campus are administrators adequate staffing for the tasks aMotted," But the general housing problem has selected. review." FULBRIGHT STUDENT UD balks at alcohQl-free housing ... ~~ ,.,. ~i·;1J 1 111 ~n~~·~, _\·~ 1 , ,_,. GRANTS · l; ' ·~ ·, ' ) I •.Jf! ;, 1 co~tinued from A 1 be a component of the world. Keinucky, said the decision to campus housing is supposed to be "Even though alcohol is a major make all on-campus housing alcohol-free, that does not mean for Graduate Studv Abroad housing policy, officials are not problem on many campuses, it alcohol-free was made because of students don' t drink off-campus. 2l)l)l)-2l)l) I \pplicat ion-..' '' ailahlc actively moving in that direction. would b e unrealistic to think a desire to c hange the social " We' re rated the No. I party "We look at the university as a )people will stop using all culture of the students. school in the nation," she said. place to teach and educate," Gan together." "We felt the university is an " But let them go off-campus, get University of Delaware Application said. "Alcohol is always going to William Asbury, vice president academic environment for learning drunk a nd cause trouble in the Deadline: October 8, 1999 for Student Affairs at and education," West said. "We community. Pennsylvania State University , want to provide a safe place for "We have enough problems in UD students interested in applying for a Fulbright grant should contact the agreed with Gan. He said Penn students to study and to live. the dorms here." campus Fulbright Advisor (information below) to obtain application materials and State has no plans to make any of "Wh at we're trying to do is Crabtree s aid although the to schedule an interview. UD applicants must apply through the University their campuses dry. · change the social culture among alcohol -free policy is easy to "It would be unrealistic to the students away from alcohol enforce - students of any age ~reyo:t? expect an administrative decree and toward academics. It's a huge caught drinking in the residence FULBRIGHT ADVISOR: for a dry campus to change the task, but it is something that will halls go through the university William W McNabb preilla . norms for drinking," he said. "And hopefully save lives and make judicial proceedings - she knows Overseas Studies International Programs and Special Sessions to only change the campus without amends to productive and better students are always going to drink. 4 Kent Way Afraid you concurrently strong commitments citizens." Because of thi s, Crabtree said Newark, DE 19716-1450 to change the environment for West Virginia University, West Virginia University is td: (302) 831-2852 might be? high-risk drinking behavior off another school with an alcohol committed to teaching responsible [email protected] campus would seem to go against free on-campus housing policy, is drinking patterns and does not the national research data." also committed to promoting want to create an unrealistic non But administrators at academics within residence halls. alcohol setting. universities that have alcohol-free· Joan Crabtree, office assistant Wes t Virginia U ni yersity' s living environments do share a for Residence Life, said her Office of Re si dence Life serves common goal with the University uni versity' s policy of alcohol-free alcohol for students that are 21 of Delaware: to change the' culture housing is a good one. and o lder at the Mountain Layer of alcohol on campus. "If there is alcohol in the Plaza, a popular activities hall for ADOOR OF HOPE The University of Kentucky has dorms, you're taking away from students. But there is a limit of five beers per student. CQllforcm~ been an alcohol-free campus since study time," she said. "Alcohol . ..ur..,.,.,.. ..ftw.: 1988 - all on-campus housing is and education don ' t mix, and we " We know it ' s o ut there." alcohol free and, as of the Spring think yo ur education is more Crabtree said, " but to have it in . ~-Htnl7 .llt;Jp.Bn• 1998, so are all fraternity houses. important than going out and the do rm s is just saying, ·ao Susan West, assistant dean of getting drunk." ahead, drink it."' 834-4696 students at the University of She said although all on- Oflka .. Nr...t ...... •-nata~fllellty, T HE S CHOOl OF EDUCATION PRESENTS: Winter Session 2000 Delaware African Students Association London/Dublin/Edinburgh January 3, 2000-February 3, 2000 I"\ .1. 1: R 1·. ~ .1. :\11: 1: .,. I"\(, ATTENTION!! 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Ag-Day , an event held to raise agriculture majors who live together "They' re so cute," Gellert said. If something more serious than awareness for agricultural issues at in Ray Street, said sophomore "The chick just sat in my hands and face painting and pony rides was the grounds surrounding Townsend Wendy Marks. let me pat it. It was abso lutely desired, people could walk around and Worrilow Halls. This is Marks' first year at Ag adorable." and talk with representatives from On this day, students and faculty Day and she said she was very Pony rides hosted by the the different agencies. of the School of Agriculture and impressed by the participation in the Delaware Equestrian Team were Kathy Jackson, president of the Natural Resources got to~ether to event. there for children to enjoy. Animal Humane Sanctuary, a non. volunteer their time and support for ''I'm having a lot of fun ," she Senior Tammy Stigile, president profit Smyrna agency, said Ag-Day the community. Service said . "There are a lot more people of the ream. said Ag-Day is their was an opportunity to inform the organizations use the day to help than I ellpected. The weather. all the biggest and most popular fundraiser. public about abandoned and rescued raise money for their particular clubs, everyone here- it's great." "We have to turn people away animals. causes. Marks also had the experience of because there' s so many," Stigile "Our responsibility as humans is This year, thousands of people being dunked in the rank earlier that said. to take care of our animals," she attended Ag-Day to celebrate what day. ''It was really cold," she said. Jennifer Slavin, who traveled all said. the agricultural community has The petting zoo was also a big the way from Philadelphia to attend For two years, AHS has helped achieved, according to Pat hit. Everyone who attended could Ag-Day, said her son Jordan loved more than 250 cats find homes. The agency sells T-shirts to raise money , to help neuter and spay cats. The Delaware Humane Society was also there to educate people on the treatment of animals. Judy Burke, a member of the agency, said Ag-Day is a great way to give the Humane Society recognition. "This is a good way to meet the community and tell them what we' re about," Burke said. "We also love to show off our dogs." Senior Christina Shuren from Sigma Alpha, a professional agricultural sorority, said the proceeds they raise from running children's games go to their philanthropy, Canine Partners fot Life. This is Shuren' s third and last year at Ag-Day. Rachel Clark, a junior member of the equestrian team, leads a ''I'm graduating and I'll miss all of this," Shuren said. "I love how young aspiring horse rider around on a pony ride during the ag school comes together and . Saturday's 25th annual Ag-Day festivities. . . . · how the community comes 10 see Farrall said last year more than what we' re all about. It gets better hosted button making and sold green 320 identification cards were made every year." cotton candy trees to help raise at Ag-Day. Newark Police also attended Ag money for the National Arbor Day The plant sale was al so a big Day to help the community. Foundation. success as it is in previous years. Public Information Officer Mark Junior Rebekah Crockett, a The money received at the sale goes FarraH said police provided child member of the Wildlife toward funding for next year' s Ag Conservation Club, said last year the identification cards to parents, which Day. contain their child' s picture as )Nell booth raised $250. Some organizations also provided as vital statistics. Parents can carry Crockett said this year they Jimmy Damewood gets a driving lesson from his father James on an antique John Deere tractor the opportunity to make arts and expected even more money since the at the 25th annual Ag-Day Saturday. the cards in their wallets in case of crafts. an emergency. lines were long all day. The Wildlife Conservation Booth Call Bob at 831-4630 for info. UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE PRE-LAW ASSOCIATION HEAR FIRST HAND 3 ACCREDITED PRACflCING ATI'ORNEYS COME TO KIRKBRIDE RM004 rl-1 APRIL 29 6:00PM L!l.Jl.L!l S15 ATTENTION! wtEngine No. 9 FEDERAL PERKINS AND NURSING .so Drafts LOAN RECIPIENTS in your Stone Balloon Mug till11 pm, $1 after & $3 pitchers till11 pm If you have received z Federal Perkins or Nursing Loan, while attending the UJiiversity of Delaware, and know that you will not be returning as at least a half-time student in the 1999 fall semester, you must attend an Exit interview. 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Official witnesse s included two state representatives, two state that s he saw Lawrie shove Michelle senators and the prosecuting att orneys back into th e flames. who won a conviction during Lawrie's Lawrie fled to a neighboring 1993 trial. development where he told a stranger Although Gov. Thomas R. Carper about his acts. He was arrested by state was not present, a statement issued police soon after. earlier in the day gave his thoughts and Friday's execution marked the ninth prayers to the families of the victims. time Delaware has put an inmate to " I hope this will finally allow the death si nce capital punishment was families of Miche lle Lawrie, Tabitha reinstated by the Department of Lawrie, Fawn Lawrie and Charles Corrections in 1992. It was the eighth Humbertson to put this tragedy behind instance using lethal injection. Billy them and to go on with their li ves," he Bailey was hanged in January 1996. said. Nineteen inmates are currently "May God have mercy on Mr. awaiting execution on death row. The Lawrie." last person executed before Lawrie In a press conference following the was James B. Clark in April 1996. execution, Lucas said he could not The paint-mixer and welder's last help but feel relief that one part of a meal consisted of two bacon double tragedy_had finally -come to an end. cheeseburgers, french fries, apple pie "Justice was served, and it brought and a chocolate milkshake. Prison closure to this chapter of our lives," he officials said the meal was supplied by said. "Nobody can feel what people an outside vendor. like me and my family feel." More than 50 demonstrators stood However, Lucas said Lawrie's death outside the Delaware Correctional did not disperse the anger he has been Center in the cold, windy hours feeling for the past few years. leading up to the execution. Most "It was much too peaceful the way came in protest against the use of David Lawrie died as compared to my capital punishment. sister being stabbed to death," he said. Lawrie's mother and brother were "In seven years, David Lawrie never THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill among the 30 witnesses in the small Opponents of the death penalty gathered outside the contacted our family to show remorse THE REV lEW/ Bob room adjacent to the execution for what he did." Protestors left flowers and signs to voice their opinions about the Smyrna prison to protest the lethal injection of convicted chamber. Anthony J. Lucas, Michelle's murderer David J, Lawrie. lethal injection of Lawrie, who killed four people. · RWJF posters garner mixe~ campus reaction BY LAUREN DEUTSCHMAN negative effects of alcohol and the and positive effects of alcohol. Rpbert Wood Johnson Foundation sell you something." feel she is being po rtrayed Copy £diror other set of three feature alcohol Mary Hempel, RWJF have seen what we are doing here Hempel said the posters are not negatively. As part of a campaign to change free events. communications committee and like it," he said. meant to deter drinking altogether, " I understand the effort to make the "culture of alcohol" on campus, The posters conveying the chairman, agreed, "We used typical Bishop said the communication but simply to let students know words associated with alcohol mean the Robert Wood Johnson negative effects of alcohol are in drinking terms to get students' department has done a great job bur there are other aspects to social life something different." she aid. " I Fo undation ' s communications black and white and portray students attention and to think about the it is too early to predict the impact in college other than drinking. think the whole mission is a good committee at the university has who are drunk with words such as meaning. just yet. In the fall, the RWJF will be thing and I d o n't mind being released a series of posters in an "wasted'. printed across the top. "We are trying to help redefine Despite the inability to forecast shifting the direction of the represented here at all." attempt to get students to rethink John Bishop, RWJF campus [the terms]," she said. the outcome of the advertisements, campaign by putting out new posters However, the poste rs which terms usually associated with coordinator and assistant vice Bishop said the poster and Bishop said he has faith the media depicting students involved in depict students having alcohol-free drinking. president for Student Life, said the brochure campaign has cost $20,000 works. campus activities. One poster shows fun have left so me students The posters were r!!leased in two posters, since they are published in and is attracting the right attention "Media has a power to influence students celebrating graduation. The confused over their meaning. • $ets. One set includes three posters sets, will help s tudents draw a to the issue of binge drinking. opinion," he said. " Pick up any heading reads '; happy hour" and the Senior Brian Potter said, "It ' s • .Portraying students suffering from comparison between the negative "Other schools involved with the magazine and someone is trying to slogan, "University of Delaware, going to be a tough task trying to Party School" appears at the bottom. change the meaning of ' happy hour' Hempel said that the posters were to people sitting around playing in no way designed to portray board games and drinking Coke." students as drunks. Potter, who is also pictured in the "We used a few file photos to "positive" poster, sajd the message celebrate the groups doing good seems unclear and vague. things on campus," she said. "That's "I had to look at it for a while, it the purpose - to celebrate groups was tough to interpret," he said. " I and activities that serve the campus don' t think it 's a negati ve thing but communiti'c ~' it doesn ' t say, "These people are not - Amy l:Iachrach, a junior drinking.'" ~ communjc'ation major, said she Junior Phil Berdy said he also has understands what the posters mean doubts about the effectiveness of the to convey but feels the students on poster campaign. the posters are being shown in an "It looks like an eighth grade 4-H unfavorable lighl. poster," he said of a poster showing "I would be livid if my face was student assistants working for New. on one of those posters," she said. Student Orientation, also labeled "It makes the people on the posters "happy hour." look like drinkers- it doesn' t make "It seems a bit ambiguous," he me think, 'Oh, look at the good time said. "If someone didn' t know what these people are having without the Robert Wood Johnso n The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a series of posters to combat the university's "party school" image and alcohol."' Foundation was, it would look like eliminate binge drinking on campus. Students had mixed reactions about the posters which show the negative aspects of binge Senior Catherine Chang, whose they are advertising the university as face does appear one of the a party school." drinking and the positive aspects of non-alcohol-related activities. 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Race agaisnt death. since 1976, as of April 23, 1999 percentages by race The recent demonstration in judges a nd juries to take into Philadelphia supporting the acco unt specific factors. T he innocence of convicted murderer "guided discretion" requirement Mumia Abu-Jamal prompted the was s upposed to guard against The Review's staff to discuss the discrimination in imposing a ne cessity of the death penalty. death sentence. Jamal is on death row for th e However, the percentage of 198 1 murder of Daniel Faulkner, African Americans executed a Philadelphia police officer. since 1972 has only increased. More than 8,000 people rallied Whi le blacks only make up 12 o ut s ide City Hall Saturday to percent of the U.S. population, voi ce their opposition to the the DPIC reports th ey constitute Black death penalty and their belief 35 percent of the number of pea- that Jamal did not receive a fair · ple executed since 1976. 35% trial. The DPIC also states that The editorial board reached an even though 50 percent of the impasse on the issue of the death homicides committed in the penalty- an irreparable split United States have black vic- between those against and those tims, 89 percent of the deat h for capi tal punishment. sentences carried out last year The death penalty is almost involved white. victims. impossible to debate because of Since 1980, 229 people ha ve the innumerable mitigating cir- been executed in the Uni ted cumstances. Some may argue in States. Only one executio n favor of a blanket criteria for the involved a white defendant for dea th penalty, while others the murder of a black person. believe a case-by-case applica- The di sproportionate amount tion is better. of blacks executed and the fact Despite the deadlock, Jamal' s that white-victim crimes have a ~eJ~()IDS executeU·• tO•fj.ntten-acial case raised one aspect of the higher capital punishment rate broader issue, on which a con- than black-victim crimes indi- 76 to April ,23, sensus was reached. While jus- cate t hat racial bia,s plays a i tice is supposed strong part in to be blind, the influencing death U.S . co urt sys- sentencing. The tern is not. race of the defen- Jamal may dant is as much a have been factor as the race wrongly convict- of the victim. ed. He may not In 1990, the be innocent, but federa l govern- his treatment ment 's General during trial was , A c c o u n t i n g at the very least, Office released a suspicious. report that The court ac knowledged the Letters to the Editor · refused to allow existence of a a Black Panther " pattern of evi- member to rep- '------...;;....-....-...... :::.;....;;.~ dence indicating Review rises above frenzy in Colo. coverage resent Jamal, c hoosing a public racial disparities in the charging, Banning defender for him instead. sentencing and imposition of the I just wanted to thank you for your pie who went to that school. otherwise abusing it. Jamal ' s c urrent attorney, death penalty after the Furman guns is not coverage of the school shooting in Lit- If we still lived there, my little sister I've been pissed off all week over Leonard Weinglass, has stated decision." tieton, Colo., this week. would have been a sophomore · at the way the media treats stuff like this. that II qualified African-Ameri- The Stanford Law Review any kind of I noticed the same thing John Columbine High School that day. Thanks for ·listening and writing can jurors were removed by the conducted a study and fou nd Gephart ranted about in "Media We didn't know any of the victims responsibly. The big fear with so much prosecution. s imilar patterns of racial bias in endangered lives of Colorado stu- or their families, but it still hits close to media coverage of an event like this is Since Jamal first began the regards to the race of the victim. answer dents" (Issue 48) - it's pretty stupid " home. We lived about a mile away that there will be copycat crimes. to be broadc~ting the ' ~ g<,>o,d guy'~'.',., J~lll" , tj;l ~..(1i g,~ .~c~o,<_> l , ,w~,ich "tasp,; ~ ... , .1he pen)s. l{l}lY l[lightier than the . appeals process, several witness- According to the American , In response to the staff edito .es who testified against him have Civil Liberties Union, the Sl4.dy position on TV or otherwise. there when I lived there, in Columbine sword. ·· . , , rial ("Bloody Sunday," Issue 47) Believe it or not, both my brother ' Hills. ., - come forward to recant their showed that Illinois defendants that stated "gun control isn't statements. in a case involving a white vic- and I were born in Littleton (actually Anyway, thanks to Liz Johnson Nate Smith enough" (referring to ways to Englewood, si nce 20 years ago there ("High school shooting stains society Senior Through it a ll , Jamal has tim were four times more likely eliminate violence in schools remained on death row. He uti- to be sentenced to death than wasn't a cap;~ble hospital in Littleton), with blood," Issue 48) for treating it as phish@ UDel.Edu and elsewhe re), I have to say, aiid my family knew some qf the peo- a human event and not a photo op, or lized hi s final appeal in Novem- those convicted of murdering a -gun control isn't any kind of ber, and a death warrant is black person . In Mississippi, answer. We are cu rrently li ving expected to be signed by Gov. murderers of white people were in a time where we have more Thomas Ridge as early as May. five times more likely to get the federal gun control than at any Choosing sides is all part of the business Jamal's case is indicative of a death penalty. other time in American history, trend in the U.S. le gal system, in The studies seem never end- but all that we see in the head In my four years at the uni versity, tial election, The New York Times It is truly beyond me.' · which the color of a person's ing, and they all point in the lines is more and more violence. I have read some absurd letters to endorsed Bill Clinton because the My best advice to Sweeney skin determines their chances of direction of racism. Gun control may not have an the editor, but Emily Sweeney's editorial board believed him to be would be to take a journalism class being convicted and sentenced to The legal system is the faun- opposite effect than t he one takes the cake, ("The Review best f<,>r the position. here at the university or buy the death. dation of a country. Without it, intended, but it certainly doesn ' t endorsement of DUSC candidate Even the more dumbed down New York Times during the next Throughout American history, lawlessness and c haos reigns. seem to help matters. questioned," Issue 48). Has newspapers , (which I expect local or national election. racial minorities have faced di s- How the system operates influ- As to "one doesn ' t need an S:weeney ever read a newspaper? Sweeney to be familiar with) such Good luck to her - she ' s going cri mination in regards to the ences the entire nation . Any Uzi to hunt a deer," automatic As Editor in Chief Ryan Cormier as The Dai ly News or USA Today, to need it. death penalty. Since 1930, racial injustice it perpetrates has weapons are already illegal wi'th already stated, it has been a com endorse candidates. Once again, this according to the Death Penalty far reaching effects. out a special permit, usually monpface practice for newspapers to is how the newspaper business Gregory Lavine Information Center in Washing- There is no easy solution here, only issued to government-subsi endorse candidates in elections for a works. Senior ton, D.C., nearly 90 percent of no quick fix that will suddenly dized gun research companies. If very long time. Frankly, r can't understand how a [email protected] those executed for rape in the make e'very judge a nd jury people are willing to murder, For example, in the last presiden- college student would not kn ow this. United States were black. miracul ously without prejudice. what makes you think that they In 1972 , the U.S. Supreme However, the difficulty of the would decide to obey a gun con Court ruled in Furman vs . Geor- problem does not make it any trol law? gia that the death penalty consti- less important. One more ihing: did you Have an opinion? tuted "cruel and unusual punish- Once the legal system is know that in Israel, a country ment," which violates the Eighth straightened out - the scales where terrorism is a fact of life, Amendment of the Constitu tion. finall y balanced in regards to it is state policy that teachers Want to share it1 The unlimited di scre tion that race and ethnicity- the rest of and other school employees are was afforded to judges and juries the United States may j ust have armed at all times w hile at allowed the death penalty to be a chance at finally living up to school? applied " arbitrarily and capri- its promise of being the land of Since this policy was imple ciously." the free, offering equal protec- mented, there has been onl y one The court brought back the tion under the law. attack on Israeli stud ents. That Write for The. Review's death penalty four years later in was when they went to visit an Gregg vs. Georgia, requiri ng Arab-controlled place and the Editorial and Perspective Arabs asked the teachers to leave their guns at home. pages. Matthew Hearn The Review Editorial Junior Send columns or letters to [email protected]. Board: [email protected] WHERE TO WRITE: The Review The board is comprised of 13 250 Perkins Student Center .Advertisine Policy for Classified and 'elected Review staff members who Newark, DE 19716 Display Ads: Fax:302-83l-1396 E-mail: [email protected] The Review reserves the right to refuse any ads that are of vote on and discuss proposed an improper or inappropriate time, place and manner. The editorial topics. The majority The Opinion/Perspective pages are an open forum for public debate and ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this publi discussion. The Review welcomes responses from its readers. For verifica cation are not necessarily those of the Review staff or the opinion is then written by tion pUIJlOses, please include a daytime telephone number with allleUers. university. Questions, comments or input may be directed to The editorial staff reser\res the right to edit all submissions. Letters and the editorial editor. columns represent the ideas and beliefs of the authors and should not be the advertising department at The Review. taken as representative of The Review. Managinll News Editors Editorial Editor: Micllael D. Bullard Brian Callaway Melissa Braun Citv News Editors: Editor in Chief: Ryan Connier AndrewGrypa Entertainment Editors: Photography Editor: Mike Bedeo:ka Dawn Mensch Apri I CapOchino Jessica C Race of defendants executed 1990 U.S. Census- population Race agaisnt death since 1976, as of April 23, 1999 percentages by race The recent d c mo n>tration in judges a nd juries to t ak e into Phil ad clphi a supporti n g the acco unt spec ifi c fa c to rs. Th e 1nnocc:n ce c1 f convicted murderer ··g uided di sc re tion .. require ment i\lumia ,\hu-Jamal prompted the was s uppo se d to g ua rd agains t The Re' I C \\ · ' sta ff to dis c u s~ the d iscriminati o n in impo s in g a ncc.:"it y o f the death penalty. death sente nce. Jamu l i:- o n death row for the H owever. the percentage of I 'JX I murder o f Daniel Faulkner. A f r ica n Am e ri ca n s exec ut e d a Philade l phia po lic e office r. since 1972 has o nl y in creased. i\ lo re than 8.000 peo ple rallied While blacks o nly make up 12 o ut , idc City H a ll Sat urday to pe rcent o f the U.S. po pulation. vo ice the ir o ppositio n to th e the DPIC re ports th ey constitute Black d e a t h penalty and their be li ef 35 percent o f th e number o f peo 35 % that Ja mal did not rece ive a fa ir pl e executed since 1976. trial. Th e DPIC a lso s t a te s th a t The editori al board reached an even though 50 pe rcent o f the impasse on the issue o f the death h o mi c id e co mmitte d in the pc nalt} - a n irreparable sp lit U nited Sta tes have blac k v ic bet ween those a!!ai nst and those tim s . 89 perce nt o f the d eath fo r capi tal punisl;ment. se ntences carried o ut last year The d e ath penalty is almost in volved white victim impossible to debate because of Since 1980. 229 people have the inn ume rable miti gating c ir b een exec uted in th e United c um>tances. So me may argue in States. Onl y one exec uti o n favor o f a blanket criteri a for the involve d a white defendant fo r ucat h penalt y . w hile o thers the murder o f a black person. be li eve a case-by-case app li ca T he di spro po rti o nate amount ti o n i> better. of blacks executed and the fact Despite the deadl ock. Jamal' that w hite-vic tim crimes have a Persons executed for'interracial murders c a se rai sed o ne aspect o f the hi g he r c apital punishment rate b ro ader issue. o n w hich a con- than black-v ictim crimes indi - 1976 to April 23,1999 Ctl'>u was reached. While jus ca te th a t r acial bias plays a ti ce is s uppo eel s trong part in to b e blind. the influenc ing d eath w hite d efen dant I b la ck victim - 8 U.S. c o u rt s ys- se n tencing . Th e tc m is not. - . ew Tht" s·. race of the defen- J a mal may Revl dant is as much a black defendant / w hite victim- 127 ha' c been Until the U.S. legal facto r as the race wrong ly convict- of the victim . THE REVIEW I Selen• eel . He may no t system becomes In 1990. the be innoc ent. b ut colorblind, there will fe d e r a l govern- hi treatm ent ment 's G e n e ra l durin!! trial was. never be equality in A c co u n t i n g at th e- ve ry least. the delving out of Office re leased a s uspi cio u>. r e p o rt th a t The co urt justice. acknowledged the Letters to the Editor · refused to a ll o w ex i s te n ce o f a a Blac k Panther '·pattern of ev i- membe r to rep- L------1 de n ce indica ting Review rises above frenzy in Colo. coverage rese nt Jamal. c hoo ing a public racial eli parities in the c harging, Banning I ju t wanted to th ank yo u for your pie who went to th at school. otherwise abusing it. d efender fo r him instead. sent encing and imposition of the covent!!e of the school shootin!! in Lit- If we still lived there, my little sister I' ve been pi ssed off all week over J a mal 's c urrent attorn ey. dea th penal ty after th e Furma n guns is not tleton. Colo .. thi s week. - would h ave been a soph o mo re ·at the way th e media treats stuff like this. Leo na rd Wein!! la:-s. has sta ted decision ... [ noticed t he same thing Jo hn Columbine High School that day. Thanks for ·li steni ng and writing that II qualified African-A meri- The Sta nford Law R ev iew any kind of Gephart ranted about in ·· M edia We didn·t kn ow anv of the victi ms responsibly. The big fear with so much can jurors were remo ved by the cond uc ted a s tudy a nd fo und e ndangered li ves of Colorado stu or their fa milies. but it still hits close to media coverage of an event like this is pro,ecuuo n. similar patt e rn s o f racial bias in de nt s .. (Issue 48) - it "s pretty stupid home. We li ved about a mile away that there wi II be copycat crimes. Sinc e Jamal firs t hegan the rcgards to tbe raceof th evictim. answer to be broadcasting the '·good guy' s" from the high school. which wasn·t The pen is truly mi ghti er th an the appeals process. several w itne s- Accord in g to the American In rcspon e to the staff edito posui on o n TV or oth cnmse. there when I lived there. m Co lu mbme >WOrd . C> w ho te tilled auainst him have C ivil Liberties U ni o n, the study rial ("Bloody Sunday ... Issue 47 ) Believe it or not. both my brother come fo rward t ~l reca nt their s howed that Illino is defe ndants Hill . tha t s t a ted ·' u un contro l i s n't and I were born in Littleton (actu all y Anyway. th anks to Li z Jo hnson NOie Smirh ~ t a t e m c nt s. in a case involvinu a white vi c- enough'. ( r e f ~ rring to ways to Englewood. since 20 years ago there ('·High school shooting stains society Senior Thro ugh it a ll. J a m a l h as tim were four tim~ s more like ly e limin a te v io le nce in sc hoo ls with bl ood ... Issue 48) for treat in !! it as re ma in e u o n death row. He uti- t o be se ntenced to death than w:.tSn ' t a capable hospital in Littleton). [email protected] and e lsewhere ). I have to say. and my family knew some Qf the peo- a human event and not a photo ~ p. or lit.ed hi s fina l appeal in Novem- those convicted o f murde ring a gun control is n ' t a ny kind of b e r. and a death warra nt is b lack perso n. In Mi ssissippi . ans wer. \Ve are c urrently li ving expec ted to be igncd by Gov. murderers of white people were in a tim e w he re we have mo re Tho ma; Ridge as earl y as May. fi ve times more like ly to get the fede ral g un contro l tha n at any Choosing sides is all part of the business Jama l" s case is indicative of a death pe nalty. other time in American hi sto ry. trend in the U.S . legal system. in The s tudies seem never end- but all that we see in the head ln my fo ur years at th e university. ti al election. The New York Times It is truly beyond me.· whi c h the co lo r o f a person · s ing. a nd they al l p o int in th e lines is more and more violence. have read some absurd letters to endo rsed Bill Clinto n because the M y best adv ice t o S wee ne y :. kin determines their c hances o f direction o f racism. Gun contro l may not have an the edi tor. but Emi ly S weeney's editorial board be li eved him to be would be to take a journalism c lass he ing convicted and se ntenced to The legal system is the faun- o ppos i te effect th a n the o n e tak e s t h e cake. ("' Th e Rev iew best for the positi on. here at the uni versity o r buy the death. dati o n of a country. Witho ut it. inte nded, but it cert ainl y doesn' t e ndorse me nt of D USC candidate Even th e m o re dumbed dow n New Yo rk Times during the next Throughout American hi story. lawlessness a nd c haos re igns. seem to help matters. que s ti o ned. '" Iss ue 48 ). H a ne ws papers. (whi c h I expect local or nati onal electi on. racial mino rities have faced dis- How the system operates infl u- A s t o "o n e doesn ' t need an S~veeney ever read a new paper? Sweeney to be familiar with) suc h Good lu ck to her - he ' going criminatio n in regard s to th e e n ces the entire nati o n . Any U z i to hunt a d eer,"· auto m a ti c As Editor in C hi ef Ryan Cormier as The Dail y News or USA Today. to need it. death penalt y . Since 1930. racia l injustice it perpetrates has weapons are already ill egal with alread y stated. it has been a com e ndorse candidates. Once a!!ain. rhis acco rding to the Death Pena lty far reachin!! e ffects. o ut a spec ial permit. us ua ll y monpface practice for newspapers to is ho11 · rh e newspaper business Cregan · Lm·i11e Information Ce nte r in Was hing- There is ~10 easy so lution here. o nl y issued to government-subsi endorse candidates in e lecti ons for a 11 ·orks. Senior ton. D.C .. nearl y 90 pe rcent of no quick fix that will sudden ly di zed gun research compa ni es. If very long time. Frankly. I can't understand how a greg/cn·@ udel. edu those exec ute d fo r rape in the make e v ery judge a nd jury people are wi lling to murder. For example. in th e last pre id en- coll ege student would not know th is. United States were black. miracul o usly witho ut prejudice. what makes you think that they I n 1972. the U . S. S upre me H oweve r. the diffi c ulty of the would decide to obey a gun con Co urt ruled in Fu rman vs. Geor- problem d oes not make it any tro l law·' gia that the death penalty consti - less impo rt ant. One m o re thin !!: did yo u Have an opinion? tuted .. cruel and unus ua l punish- O n ce t h e legal sys tem is kno w tha t in Is rael . a country ment. .. which vio lates the Eighth s tra i!!htenecl o ut- the sca les where terroris m is a fact o f life. Amendment o f the Constitution. finally bal a nced in regard s to it is st a te po li cy th a t teac he rs Want to share it? The unlimited di ; crc ti o n that race and ethnic it y- the rest of and o ther schoo l e mployees arc was afforded to judges and j uries the United States may just have armed a t a ll tim e s w hil e a t a ll o wed th e death penalty to be a c ha nce at fina ll y li v ing up to school" applied .. arbitrarily a nd capri - it s promise o f be in g the land of Since thi s po licy wa' imple c io us l} :· the free. offering equ al protec- mented. th ere has been only o ne T he court brou2ht back the tio n unde r the law. Write for The Revie-w's attac k o n Is rael i s tud e nt s . That death penalt y fo ur y ears late r in was when they went to \'i s it an Gregg v s. Georgia. req uiring Arab-i:o ntro ll e d pl ace a nd the Editorial and Perspective Arab s asked th e t eac hers to leave their guns at ho me. pages. Matth e11 · Hearn lhe Review Editorial Junior Send columns or letters to [email protected]. Board: H·aff.i·@udel.edu WHERE TO WRITE: The Review The board is comprised of 13 250 Perkins Student Center Advertisin~ Policy for Classified and elected Review staff members who Newark, DE 197 16 Display Ads: Fax: 302-831 - 1396 The Review reserves the right to refuse any ads that are of E-mail: mbraun @udel.edu vote on and discuss proposed an improper or inappropriate time, place and manner. The editorial topics. The majority The Opinion/Perspective pages are an open forum for public debate and ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this publi discussion. The Review welcomes responses from irs readers. For verifica cation are not necessarily those of the Review staff or the opinion is then written by tion purposes , please include a daytime te lephone number with all letrers. university. Questions, comments or input may be directed to Tbe editorial staff reser-Ves the ri ght w edit al l submissions. Letters and the editorial editor. columns represent the ideas and be l.i efs of Lh e amhors and s hould not be the advertising department at The Revie..,v. taken as representative of The Review. Managing News Editors Editorial Editor: Michael D. Bullard Brian Call away Mel issa Braun Citv News Editors: Editor in Chief: Ryan Connier Andrew Grypa Entertainment Editors: Phologr Colorado massacre shows why Kosovo matters On March 27, 1998, I Kosovo has got me thinking. the thousands of children living in refugee camps sink fur our foreign policy as a poss ible reason for school shoot Ryan wrote an editorial titled Americans are paralyzed by the cold, calculated deaths ther and further into a depression they may never c law ings should be using that time to actuall y talk to their chil Cormier " Arkansas massacre: of 12 children and one schoolteacher. their way out of. dren. Who cares?" We are stunned that two teen-agers, dressed in the same Every day that goes by, more li ves are stained with the Maybe say things to thei r kids lik e, "Murder is wrong," The Hole While I used the ominous outfits, can shatter so many lives because of blood of a dictatorship. "We love you." or "We want to talk about how you are In Your tragedy in Jonesboro, someone's religion or race. Survivors tell of how the two The heart-wrenching catastrophe in Colorado should doing." Ark., to discuss media killed a girl for saying she believed in God, while yelling make us .more aware of the devastating effects of What I wrote a year ago showed a critical lapse in Culture obsession and American "nigger" as they shot a young black man to death. unleashed evil. judgement. I was totally wrong and na'lve. We must ------' apathy toward hu~an Do these hate crimes sound familiar? Does a tiny coun I am worried about those who are pointing at the school remember we are all one family. We must help one anoth tragedy in the rest of the world, I also basically said the try named Kosovo come to mind? I hope it does. shootings and saying, "See, we are too busy helping other er. It is when we start turning our backs that the real shooting deaths of five teen-agers did not mean much to For a while, the Serbs were perpetrating the same cold, countries while we let our children tum into monsters." heartache begins. me. calculated murderous rampage on ethnic Albanians - The fact that we are helping to save countless lives has "I am here in Delaware, and while I am concerned to going into their homes and schools and committing the nothing to do with the fact that some American families hear that a few kids died, I really don't care about it," I worst atrocities- every single day. are disintegrating. Ryan Cormier is the editor in chief of Th e Review. Please wrote. It was as though there were 500 Columbine tragedies The same parents taking the time to point the finger at send e-mail to [email protected]. Let's just say I have grown up over the past year, and in on a daily basis, yet there the past week, the carnage in Littleton, Colo., has forced are still some who ask, me to look at myself and think good and ha~d about who I "What are we doing over am. there?" Well, I for one smell a They may be worlds apart, but their grief is the same Besides the pure evil that was featured in Colorado a I week ago today, the bloodshed has hit me hard for another little something called reason. hypocrisy. My 14-year-old cousin lives five minutes away from Just imagine w hat it ColumbiJle High School. · would be like if there were My cousin, who I held in my arms as an infant, will be a Columbine High School going to high school in September. shooting at 500 schools A person who I cherish so much - an innocent just across the country every like the 13 others who were murdered in cold blood day for months. was set to practice on the Columbine soccer field the same In hearing the tales of day as the shooting. how 15 families have been I think it is clear that an isolationist theory when it tom apart in the heart of our comes to murder in American schools is absurd. country, I cannot help but So, I hereby cleanse my soul: I was wrong in thinking think of the massive num the Arkansas shootings meant nothing - it actually meant ber of lives destroyed by everything. Serbian aggression. Looking back, I was basically asking, "Who cares We, as the last remaining about some redneck punks blowing away some of their superpower, in working classmates?" with NATO, must help the This coming from someone who cringes when he hears Albanians as we have been presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan on television say doing. ing that the United States should not be in Kosovo, that we Every day that goes by, Terrorized and driven into Macedonia, Kosovoan refugees comfort each other (left) as a mother in Col should just build a wall around ourselves and worry about the refugee situation wors "our own problems." ens. orado cleaves to her daughter, a survivor of the Columbine High School massacre (right). The combination of the Littleton tragedy and the war in Every day that goes by, Judging of the 'pudgy' is wrong Be aware, stop zone Her comments banished all my yearn Yes , officials should have realized Brian out really ings for pork-fried rice and made my face something was wrong with the "Trench trusting blindly Callaway easily. flush with anger. coat Mafia" members by the threats they I usual She told the class about her job at a had made and the neo-Nazi rhetoric -on Isn ' t it Motor Vehicles for a new license. ly make a store that sells magazines and how she1s their web site. ·.John a ma z i·ng Speaking of ve hicles, anyone with sense Chief concerted been reticent to sell ,gun magazines to But nobody can be judged based on Gephart how much knows that leaving your bike unlocked on Concerns effort to " pudgy 12-year-o Ids ." She's afraid their appearance. I know this is a simple, we all trust this campus overnight will probably result in ---..------' focus on they' ve been ostracized at school and the trite , Afterschool Special kind of senti e a c h a missing bike the next morning. So why class lectures and discussion, but I'm gen magazines might give them ideas about ment that's going to make me sound like a Satirical other? We don' t some people apply this logic to their erally a scatterbrained person. Whenever I opening fire in one of their classes. simpleton, but it's true. Rants just go cars? have the chance, I start thinking about The sheer horror I felt at such a state And I think in the long run, that's going ~~~--~~------~ about our I've heard the argument that "if someone how much I want some Chinese food and ment surpassed even my sympathy for the to be the most tragic aspect of this heart- · day, assuming that everyone will hold them wants to break into your car, they will, so a nice, long nap. victims of the school shooting. (I also had breaking affair - we' re going to trust selves to the same level of honesty that we you might as save yourself from a broken So when I walked into one of my class a wry inner laugh at the irony of the situa people even less than we do already. do. window." es on Thursday and the professor tion - I was in a minority studies class, Yes, I mourn for the 13 victims. College is a great example of trust. It' s No thanks, I' II lock my car instead . announced we were going to talk about in which we affirm every class that dis But I'm more worried that this mas doubtful that anyone really knows everyone Which is louder, opening an unlocked door the school massacre in Colorado, I crimination is bad.) sacre will give judgmental masses more in their building, yet do we really give a sec or smash'ing a window? And which is easi stopped paying attention and thought My horror was then compounded by the cause to doubt those who are even just a ond thought when we hold the door open for er? Exactly. about General Tso's chicken. fact that several people in the class little bit different. a stranger? Not only are you inviting someone to It's not that I don' t care about what seemed to agree with her. Other students I don't want to live in a world where I I trust the people in my hallway. We' re steal your car, but you ' re inviting people to happened in Colorado - quite the oppo made statements about how they should feel frightened every time I walk past a all very friendly with each other, and I mess with you. Simple pranks, like luring a site, it' s been hard to stop thinking about have realized the "Trenchcoat Mafia" was goth couple, because of their predilection couldn't imagine any of them stealing from couple of squirrels in and shutting the doors. it since the news reports began bombard dangerous because they dressed in black. for black clothing and pancake make-up. me. Now that's one mess I would hate cleaning ing us last Tuesday. But I felt sitting and Whoa, Captain Hypocrisy. I fear li ving in a society where I have to Even so, I don't understand why people up! talking about how horrible it was in class It's amazing to me that in the post-Civil doubt my personal safety anytime I inter don' t lock their doors when they go out to Locking your car is important, but what couldn' t possibly be productive. Rights Movement 20th century, people act with a " pudgy" person who might class. What is to stop one of these smiling about using a credit card? We do this every Then the girl sitting two seats in front still think they can judge people based on whip out a semi-automatic and make strangers that we routinely let inside from day without thinking about it. of me raised her hand. how they look. Swiss cheese out of my body. taking all your stuff? Would you trust sending your credit card And I'm afraid of a Lime when passers It wouldn' t take very long, either. A crim number over the Internet? A lot of people by question their safety around me inal could fill a small duffel bag with your don't, worrying about data theft. But me? l because I wear glasses and have freckles. more expensive (or personal) stuff and be would. Actually, I have done it dozens of Apparently, some folks might assume I out the door in under a minute. times already. must have been picked on because of my Maybe our floormates would say some I figure that it is the same as handing your near-sightedness and Irish complexion, thing to the thief, but the odds are better that card to any waiter at any restaurant. The and that could make me a raving psy- either no one would see it or nothing would worst case in both scenarios is that so meone · . chopath. be said for fear of being rude . steals your numbers, forge~ your signature But guess what - everyone has been Imagine coming back from class to find and runs up your bill. In either case, all you picked on at some point in their lives. your , whole roo m cleaned out. Your TV? have to do is cancel your card and report it Just because somebody dresses differ Gone. Your computer? Gone. Your stereo? to the police. ently doesn ' t mean they ' re the next Gone. I bet your roommate wouldn 't be too Most of the time you won't even be obli Charles Manson. happy either. gated to pay the charges. And anyone who's overweight I think my favorite outright display of So am I sayi ng that we should all be more shouldn't automatically be thought of as a trust (and nai vete) is at the dining hall. Peo paranoid? No. potential spree killer. ple just rush in, drop their keys on a table to Every time I'm with 40 other people that The cold, hard fact is the two boys who reserve their seat and go to get their food. are crowded in Smitty's but sti ll waiting to walked into Columbine High School and Are you crazy? Those are your keys ! pay, I smile. Ln this case it's actually easier opened fire on their classmates didn' t do it Yo u need those little notched chuc ks of to steal your bagel than wait to pay for it , but because they wore black trenchcoats. metal to open your door, drive your car and everyone still forms a jumbled line to the They didn't do it solely because they'd so much more. cash register. been picked on or because they made mis Why would you just leave them there for When my laundry is still there when I taken assumptions about racial superiori someone to walk away with? I'm still wait come back to get it , I'm happy. Not that any ty . ing for the day when someone just goes one would want it , but still .... They did it because they were evil. around with a bag, taking everyone's keys as Luckily, most of us are kind, decent, hon It's impossible to determine who is a sick joke. est people. You shouldn ' t waste your time really disturbed enough to walk into a What's even funnier? Most people plunk worrying that everyone is out to rip you off. school and sadistically butcher their peers. down not onl y their keys on the table but the But be careful, because there are others And it's even more evi l if society wallet attached to their keys as well. Some out there in this world with fewer morals reverts to a collective mindset of paranoid one could clean out your FLEX and points than you and me . fear that the boy next door could be the before you even get back with your grilled Take care of your stuff. Lock your doors . one that puts you in your grave. cheese and cereal. Be responsible. And if there' s any money in there? It' s Doing any less is just asking for trouble. gone now too, along with your li ce nse and Brian Callaway is a managing news editor any credit.cards. Not onl y is it a loss and an for The Review. 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Rooke, English THE AUDIENCE ANNOUNCEMENTOFGRADUATEANDUNDERGRADUATE A Film that Belittles Veronica Franco" 1:10 "Dangerous Beauty, WINNERS Heather McMenamin, English SPONSORED BY: Office of Women's Affairs and the Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program and in coopera~ion with the Commission on the Status of Women and the Office of the President .. •-"·•- -P•- - . -_-=_-:.·-----::- --c--- - . ~~: In Sptrtt - ···-··- . -...... Men 's lu defeots ninth ronhd Penn Sal- Stote 12-11 on lost minute gool bv senior Dennis DeBusschere, ENTERTAINMENT • THE ARTS • P EOPLE • F EATU RES Tuesday, April 27, 1999 P•s• Ct Here's the first glimpse at a three-part ing, breakdancing, beat boxi ng and tagging (graffiti an). But Delaware native I)J Rated R. who began spinning nearly 15 series examinjng the past, present and · years ago, fee ls that emcee were often con ide red to be more impor future of rap. Find out where hip-hop has tant than other hip-hop artists because their dominating presence on records and !age shows. · been, where it is now and where it's going. "When peopl e think of old-school hip-hop. they usuall y onl y talk BY DAN RASH about the rappers, like Run-DMC or Kurti Blow.'' he says. 'They Sraff Reporra tend to forget the OJ and the breakers, like they didn' t mean anything When the Sugar Hill Gang released "Rapper's Delight" in 1979, at all. Bu t you couldn' t rock a part y without the man behind th e turnta nobody expected the "silly'' song to be the spark th at would eventual bl es." ly ignite a musical and cultural revolution for the 20th century. Just like Elvis Presley and Loui s Arm trong have become classic According to parents and cri tics, this new "rap" music was nothing icons for their respecti ve eras. old-school hip-hop has its share of more than a passing fad, like disco. After all, it was just a bunch of heroes as well. Though it's nearly impo sible to pinpoi m each artist's guys exchanging rhymes over old records. individual contributions, the pioneers of the· 80s were all instrumental Now, 20 years later, the simple concept of "two turntables and a in the foundation of hip-hop music and culture as people know it microphone" has transformed into a driving force in American pop today. culture. "Cold Crush, Grandmaster Caz. Treacherous TI1ree , Kool Moe Dee Today, rap mu sic accounts for nearly 12 percent of all national and Boogie Down Producti ons, to name a few;· Baxter recalls. "There record sales, trailing only the rock 'n' ro ll genre in total revenue. were just so many people who were so important to rap music in its Along with the multi-platinum albums, hip-hop is present in a ll earl y days." aspects of modem society: books, movies, clothing lines, dolls and _ Rated R tries to hold back hi s imminent laughter as he reminisces even video games. about the ' 80s. But while modem rap icons like Master P, Lauryn Hill and Jay-Z "Five-finger rings, name be lts, Adidas shoes wi th no laces,'' R have become world-renowned millionaire superstars, hip-hop' s earli recall s. "Looking back at it all , I guess we did look pretty damn funny. est pioneers were met with criticism and adversity in their most. intense But at the time, we thought we were the coolest kids on the block." forms. ' Despite the fl ashy suits, fat gold chains and medallions, old-school Rappers, DJs and b-boys of the early '80s were truly originators in rappers did not yet reali z.e the marketing potential of their hip-hop every respect, as they had to lay the foundation and set the rules for a new ways. Most emcees just rhymed for the fun of it- they were "ghetto culture and style of music that had never been heard before. And though celebrities" and nothing more. Rather than trying to sell millions of hip-hop has evolved tremendously through the decades, most aspects of records, most rappers were simply aiming to be the best in their modem rap culture can be traced to the "old-school" theories. respective neighborhoods. But the debate rages on about the true meaning of the term "old Because of this apparent lack of greed, hip-hop purists are inclined school" and its impact on today' s hip-hop. The phrase is tossed around to consider the early years as more "absolute" when compared to loosely by nearly every hip-hop fan, though its significance is as var today' s releases. ied as rap music itself. - "Everyone wants more money, so I reall y can't be mad at rappers · The Wordsmyth English dictionary defines old-school as "those like Puffy or Jay-Z," Rated R says. "But it just seems like gelting paid committed to traditional or established customs." According to this lit is all that today' s emcees think about. Everyone's starting to sound eral definition, evt!ry rapper to pick up a mic could be considered old the same." school, as even the most creative emcees tend to adhere to the styles As hip-hop music continues its ascent to world cultu ral domination, developed years ago_ the old-school must now yield to a lighter, more commerciali z.ed ver "Old-school really means pre-' 80s or early ' 80s hip-hop," says sion of the ori ginal. So another battle arises - the modem-day war Mike Baxter, co-host of"Tha Won-Too Punch," WVUD's bi-weekly between the "mainstream" rap and "underground" hip-hop fans. underground hip-hop show. "But nowadays people have taken it to With Lauryn Hill becoming the first hip-hop artist to ever wi n a mean two or three years ago. I don't subscribe to that theory at all." Grammy for Best Album, some feel there is no escaping the total Local flipper Will us Drummond disagrees. commercialization of the industry. Others claim that there is now a "Anything before now can be considered old-school," he says. "I di vision between rap and hip-hop music, an inseparable combination mean, tomorrow will always bring something new and different." that began only a few years ago. Regardless of personal interpretation, there is little dispute over the "Originality is sorely lacking in today's music," Drummond says. contributions made by hip-hop' s first generation. The most influential "Back in the day, hip-hop evolved every day- now it only changes of these is the establishment of the "five elements": emceeing, deejay- every two years or so. That' s pitifu l." !11\.llC~IIERS llilGI~ llC;iliNS'I' ~IIJtllit' S BY LIZ JOHNSON One s ide maintains that Cook hit Feal!J res EdiMr Faulkner and Faulkner hit him back. Eight tho usand people gathered in hi s T he other says Faulkner hit the man for name. no apparent reason. They fought to free a man whom they Abu-Jamal, who was a cab driver at the believe has been fa lsely imprisoned. time, saw the incident and exited his cab, They were of all races and creeds, joined carrying a .38-caliber gun. together for him. The prosecution says Abu-Jamal shot The Millions for Mumia March in Faulkner once. Faulkner then fell to the Philadelphia on Saturday brought them ground, but fire d one shot at Abu-Jamal. together. Abu-Jamal then shot at Fa4lkner several Although his solitary jail cell on death row times, missing, before shoo ting him at is far away, maybe he heard their shouts and close range in the head. footsteps anyway. Faulkner had two bullet wounds, and Abu-Jamal is on death row in Abu-Jamal was shot once in the stomach. Pennsylvania after being convicted of the But Abu-Jama l argues he is innocent of the shooting and murde r of police officer crime, although he admits he was there. Daniel Faulkner. Abu-Ja mal is able to draw supporters But Abu-Jamal' s supporters insist that like the thousands who marched this week he did not commit the crime, and Abu end because he is a figurehead for so many Jamal himself, who has been on death row causes. for nearl y 20 years, has always staunchly Some peo ple believe in. hi s rescue maintained his innocence. because he is a black man sentenced to Faulkner' s family and friends c laim just death for killing a white man. Black men as vehemently that Abu-Ja mal should be are dispro po rti onately assigned the death executed. penalty across the nation. The truth of what happened that Others ra ll y to his cause because they December ni ght is hidden in a s narl of end just don ' t believe in the death penalty or less legal proceedings and politically they approve of hi s politics. inflamed passions. Although Abu-Jamal has never taken the The only undisputed fact is that Faulkner, stand and testified in hi s own defense, he a 25-year-old and five-year veteran of the has been anything but silent. police force, died. He has written two books while in Everything e lse is uncertain. prison, " Live From Death R ow" and Faulkner a llegedly stopped Abu-Jamal's " Death Blossoms." In addition, he has younger brother, William Cook , after he written many articles regarding the judicial drove the wrong way down a one-way system and international human ri ghts. street. Some people argue for a new trial not necessarily because he's innocent, but because they feel th e original trial was unfair. The Review / Rob Coyner One of the largest controversies sur Eight thousand people gather in Philadelphia to protest the conviction and imminent death of Mumia Abu-Jamal. rounding Abu-Jamal is hi s c lassification as a political prisoner, whic h is what many o f ti o na] fi g ures, inc luding Nelson M andela said, . " I shot the motherfucker. and I hope Supreme Court. Govern or T om Ri dge is hi s supporters call him. and Pierre Sane, the secretary general of the mo therfucker dies." free to sign the death warrant at any time. He was acti ve in the Philadelphia c hap Amnesty Inte rn ational, have called for a Abu-Jamal' s defense team challenged Abu-Jamal's last warra nt wa c hedul ed ter o f the Black Panthers servino- as its new trial. thi s in court. The two officers had not w-rit to be carri ed out in June 1995. but was mini ste r of informati on. ' "' Other questi onable aspects of the case ten this confession down o r made any stayed just I 0 days before the date o f exe While he was a radio jo urnalist in 1979, are the bullet that killed Faulkner and Abu reco rd of it, although the hospital security cuti o n. Abu-Jamal commented on the tri als of 12 Jamal's confession. guard had to ld her supervisor. T he only thing that is c lear about thi meinbers of the militant group MOVE, The prosecutio n could not prove defini A doctor who had been in the emergency case is that it has caused wide pread di s who were charged with the murde r of a ti vely during the tri al that the bullet that room whe n Abu-Jamal allegedly con cussio n and debate abo ut the death penalty. police offi cer. ki lled Faulkner came from Abu-Jamal' s fessed , says he did not hear it. political prisoners and Mumia Abu-Jamal Abu-Jamal ' s fo llowers say his com gun. The balli stics expert said the bullet In addition, the official report fil ed by himse lf. me nts regarding this event and the work of was consistent with those fired by the gun, the police officer o n duty said, ''The Negro The outcome is still un certain. Abu the police department in general caused but could not prove it positively. male made no statements." Jamal mi ght yet be freed. but could a lso him to be charged with a crime he d idn ' t The confession is also questi o nable . During the trial, this officer was e nd up ordering his last meal sometime in commit. Two police officers and a security guard at unavailable to testify. th e near future. It 's a point of view apparently sha red by the hospital said Abu-Ja mal had been vio As of now, Abu-Jamal' s latest appeal many aro und th e globe. N otable interna- lent when bro)Jght into the hospital and was turned down by the Pennsylvania , B2 • T)IE REVIEW . April 27, 1999 Na ugbt~ Natute fut y " NATURE'S F URY" A large porti on of the album , however, may leave NAUG HTY BY NATURE some old fans fl oating in limbo. ARISTA RECORDS During the fo ur-year hi atus si nce their last album , the RATING: ~hh7 1/2 three · Naughty ·members have undertaken various ide projects. The effects of this are most evident with the new production style employed by Kaygee, their produc er. Having enjoyed platinum success with R&B group Next, he has evidently grown fond of R&B-style produc ti on. More than half of the album 's 16 tracks come dan gerously close to being considered rhythm & blues tracks featuring emcees. This is a big no-no in many hip-hop cir cles. BY MlKE STRINGER "The Blues,'" featuring Next, seems like an outtake off Advf!rtising Dir~ctor of that group's album. Other cuts, such as "Holiday,'" In the genre of hip-hop music, image is everything "Jamboree'' and "Would've Done The Same For Me," all almost. sound too happy for hip-hop purists. Consi dering today' s fickle music audience, it is essen Lyricall y, the album should li ve up to everyone's tial for an artist to find a niche in order to stay around. expectations. Treach hasn' t slipped a bit with hi s charis Too Short once said , "Get in where you fit in,'' and this matic, lightning-quick delivery, and Vinnie, showin g is the philosophy Naughty By Nature is following on its improved mic skills, remains the ever-present hype man. fourth full-length LP. Although Naughty has always ~a lk e d that thin line Not known for switching up the formula too much, between hard-core and pop with classics like 199 1's Naughty picks up right where it left off on its last album, "O.P.P.," the line never has been so clear cut. M any of "Poverty's Parad ise." Less bats and machetes and more these songs fall on one side or the other, leaving the laid back and R&B influenced, "Nature's Fury" abounds album lacking that perfect crossover anthem members of wi th catchy hooks, rapid-fire lyrics and dancefloor Naughty have been known fo r si nce their career began. friendly producti on. This time out, Naughty hopes to attract listeners with As on past Na!Jghty projects, the album starts off a varied and diversified sound . The album is loaded with strong. "Ring The Alarm," the album's opening cut , a who's who of guests from every com er of hip-hop's serves to put all those big-mouth new-j acks in their broad spectrum. place. Over an infectious reggae chant, Naughty's master Treach and company head straight to the bayou to col wordsmith, Treach, schools suckers with lines like, " It laborate with No Limit's Mystikal and Silkk The just ain 't your time yet I and you still claiming rhyme vet Shocker on "Live Or Die." Naughty then goes back to the I criticized us when your birch ass a in ·r even signed yet." "rotten apple" to bump heads with hip-hop's roundest Grimy cuts, like ""Dirt All By My Lonely,'' "Radio,'' "On Casanova, Big Pun. on "We Could Do It." The Run," and "Ring The Alarm," are sure to please old Finally, the trio from Jersey heads west to match fl ows Naughty fans and probably earn the group some new ones. with Krayzie Bone and newcomer Mag on "Thugs & Hustlers." Influenced by their collaboration with Krayzie, Treach and Yin Rock flex the popular Bone The Gist of It Thugs style themselves on the entertaining "Wi cked -~'cCcr..'c t'c ~ T h e I r i s h Bounce." A four-year layoff, a new label and hip-hop's current ~~~~Hockey players "fast-food" mentality may have been too much for softer ~'l..'c~ Lunch Ladies groups, but lest you fo rget, these three gentlemen aren' t ~~ Principals soft. As a matter of fac t, they're naughty by nature. ~ Nuns "SEVEN MORE MINUTES" "UTOPIA PARKWAY" "Amos" THE RENTALS FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE KMFDM MAVE RI CK ATLANTIC RECORDS WAX TRAX! RECORDS RATING: "'C?-Cr'Cr RATING: ~-Cru RATING: "'C?"'C? 1/2 After the somewhat unexpected suc Welcome to the ranks of anoth~r pop After releasing more than 13 albums in cess of The Rentals' debut, "The Return band with another typical pop album. almost 20 years, the German industrial pio of the Rentals," in 1995, it was anybody' s Nothing horrible. neers have come to their apocalypse. guess where frontman Mall Sharp would Nothing special. KMFDM is dead. end up. · Fountains of Wayne is back on the But before Sascha Konietzko and his band Tnough The Rentals began as just a . scene after a fe w-year hi atu s with its make their final demise, "Adios" will hit the side project of Weezer bassist Sharp, the latest, "Utopia Parkway." group has si n e~ turned into a full-time job In an atte mpt to follow its critically , This f~ewell disc encapsulates a broad yet for him. To maintain a uniqueness in the newer band, he's managed take the acclaimed self-titled debut, FOW continues the tre~ d of lis three-minute lackluster span of the group's unique and diverse sciund that has developed through best parts of Weezer's sound and throw in some cool retro beats courtesy rock about nothing in particular. ("I'm just a hat and feet I that's all the years. Almost like an experiment in fusion, the latest album takes bi ts and pieces of a Moog synthesizer. that 's left of me," sings Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger on ofKMFDM's earliest and most recent material to compose the 10 tracks. On "Seven More Minutes," Sharp proves he can leave behind the trendy " Hat and Feet." ) However, KMFDM fails to introduce anything uncharacteristi c or innovative, videos set in " Happy Days" and songs about old, tattered sweaters to make For the most part, the 45-minuty_pisc lacks the drive to make it resem indicating a possible motivation behind the album's name. an album that's more fun to listen to than Rivers Cuomo's asthma. ble its 1996 predecessor. But that s;ioesn ' t mean there aren' t any stapdout Speaking of "Adios," the title track proves most disappointing with its weak, With help from members of Blur, Elastica and Lush, who contribute to numbers on the 14-track album. repetitive beat and obvious "goodbye•· message ex pressed in the detached lyrics. the vocals, Sharp recounts the late nights he spent partying in Barcelona, " Denise," the two-and-a-half minute ode to a cold-hearted travel But with the guest appearances by members of Skinny Puppy, Ministry and where the majority of the album was written. · agent, breaks the mold and turns up the guitars and di stortion a bit. Revolting Cocks and occasional vocals by Nina Hagen, the album does contain a While tracks like the new single "Getting By" -sound like oullakes from And "Go, Hippie" scores some points for its quality lyrics; "Some~ few winners among the bunch. "The Return of the Rentals," others, such as the relaxed "My Head is in the days y.ou get so tired of hanging I trying to deep-fry all your boredom. " Tracks like "Sycophant," "DrY'' ar.d "Witness" have a definitive energy, Sun" and the manic "Insomnia," are fresh and original. Fountains of Wayne may have found it to be smooth sailing on the poll reminding fans of the intoxicating dance beats they h_aven't heard since "Nihil" and Despite the constant argument that pop is dead, The Rentals are giving it parkway, but to call it Utopia would be prett y ridiculous. "Extort" a few years back. "/ wonder if it's time to say goodbye ... " one final hurrah. Evidently, for KMFDM, it's about that time. -Andrew Grypa - Mike Bederkq -Jess Zacholl ARIES (March 20-April 19) Tame that wild beast within you, and get some self control. Practice with the little stuff. Instead of urinating right away, hold it in as long as you can ~ta~han ig gtill King every extra minute bui Ids character. TAURUS (Aprii20-May 19) BY LIZ JOHNSON Features Editor Calm down, rebel without a clue. Everyone knows about ' to the bathroom. When she tries to Instead of kicking up dust about ran the creepy crawly thing rejoin her family, she takes a wrong dom stuff, get a real cause to fight for. under the bed. Little kids lie tum. awake at night thinking And in classic King style, this leads GEMINI about it, scared to . go to to disaster. , (May 20-June 20) If you're wondering why your inbox is sleep. He uses his skills, finely honed after Imagine lying on a bed years of writing, to fully create Trisha. empty and yo ur answering machine of wet pine needles and dirt It's a good thing, because she is really isn't blinking, try to remember the last instead of a nice soft mat the only character in the book. time you reached out and touched tress. Imagine being lost in the woods Although she sometimes sounds a someone. Remember, you gotta give a for a week, running out of food and little more intelligent and adult-like than little to get some back. water, not being able to escape. Imagine most 9 year olds overall, she is the rarest the creepy crawly thing lurking behind of literary creations - one that feels CANCER (June 21-July 21) SAGITTARIUS every shadow, looking for a nice tasty real. (Nov. 22-Dec. 20) Your friends are beginning to forget snack. Readers are led through the woods You can go out tomorrow ni ght, but what you look like. Clear some down Now imagine being 9 years old and with Trisha, wincing in sympathy when tonight you need to utili ze your free time to spend with them. living through this nightmare. she is stung by wasps and crying with time. Return calls, and get a jump on This happens to Trisha McFarland in her when she realizes she is lost. that essay you've been avoiding. Stephen King' s latest novel, "The Girl The clarity King brings to physical LEO (July 22-Aug. 22) Who Loved Tom Gordon." descriptions is one of the keys to the. Go into a pel store and name every sin CAPRICORN Surprisingly, the book was released book's success. He creates a visible (Dec. 21 -Jan. 19) gle pet. You may not feel completely only eight months after King's last snapshot of the forest that is so vivid, You have a lot of good things to ay, in control· of your life, but at least this novel, "Bag Of Bones." the smell of pine needles almost rises so if people give you wei rd looks, it' is a start. But this new work is not much like from the pages. not becau e of your opinions. Maybe its predecessor. The feel and writing of Trisha wanders through the woods you should try changing your deodor the tale is more reminiscent of King' s with only her Walkrnan for company. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 21) ant. earlier, non-horror works like ''Rita She conserves the batteries so she can Forget everyone else around you. Hayworth and the Shawshank listen to Red Sox games at night. Her AQUARIUS They are pulling you in so many dif Redemption." favorite player is Tom Gordon (who is (Jan. 20-Feb. 17) ferent directions. Normally it's not The novel is scary, but not in King's areal player, although King takes some Versatility has always been yo ur nice to be selfish, but hey, just do it. traditional supernatural style. It's about liberties with him). strong point. So when new plans get something that could happen to anyone, After a while, she begins to imagine tossed around. you may need to step not about bloodsucking monsters run that Gordon is actually there with her, What King does perfectly is create a LffiRA up as the motivator and convince the King's chapters are titled First (Sept. 22-0ct. 21) ning amok. helping her through the forest. likeable character faced with something crowd that change is good. Inning, Second Inning, Pregame, etc. Live on the edge a little. That means It 's a book partly inspired by King's These passages are among the best in extraordinary and show the reader her It's a nice touch that strengthens both stop checking the caller identification love for · baseball, particularly hi s the book because·ofthe eloquence with struggle to survi ve. PISCES the baseball theme of the book and the and just pick up the damn phone . beloved Boston Red Sox and their clos which they are written. Trisha's desper way that time is running out for Trisha The opening line of the novel is: (Feb. I -March 19) ing pitcher Tom Gordon. ate desire to try to stay alive at any cost the longer she stays in the. woods. 'The world had teeth. and it could bite As the end of the semester nears. Trisha McFarland is hiking the leads to her hallucination of Gordon. you with them anytime it wanted.'' SCORPIO maybe yo u should actu ally go to class There's also a mysterious monster (Oct 23-Nov. 21) Appalachian Trail with her mother and And the relief she greets him with is The world does have teeth, and King and see what all the fus is about. If that follows Trisha around. watching You've been sati fi ed with your medi older brother. Her parents are recently poignant. shows its large glearning fangs of the you don't recognize )•our teacher. her while she sleeps. This presence, ocrity long enough. Don't hesitate to di vorced, and her brother is fighting The book is short and moves quick creepy crawly monster under every th at' a bad thing . combined with Trisha's physical deteri kick into high gear. With a little extra with her mom. ly, each page bringing Trisha closer to one's bed in this wo rk . oration as the days pass, makes her hell push, you cou ld be at the top in no time. Trisha gets sick of being ignored either death or rescue. ish situation even worse. 1 April 27. 1999 . THE REVIEW . B3 Ua and Pat BY BETSY LOWTHER 'T d be happy f we get I 00 people here toni ght," couch, the contract is being photo copied at Copy Ctmtrrbutin~ &J;ror he says. "In a newplace, I'd be happy with 50 who Maven on Main Street. t is as if a ray of light entered the dark, dank really wanted to set us play:· There are a lot of reasons to sign. It seems th e Stone Balloon Wednesday ni ght- illumina For the Pat M:Gee Band, which generally next logical step. T he band members have done as I tion dressed in khakis, corduroys, T-shirts and spends nearly 50 w~eks a year on the road touring, much as they could on their own ripped jeans. a crowd can be hit 01 mi ss. "And we need the fu cking money," says the Within minutes, it clearly doe n't matter what The band has n e~e r been to Newark before. band' s long-haired, laid-back bongo-drum player the Pat McGee Band looks like. The band's music They're not sure whatto expect from the Balloon, a Chardy McEwan, who is 27 "but going on 17." speaks for itself, and the crowd's enthusiasti c reac venue that has earned BY CARLOS WALKUP Siebold says they do have heir drawbacks. tests, which are usually used by doctors, are Suiff R~porter "If the person is alone aa d tests positive, more quantitative. They'll tell the percentage Routine testing may soon take place not in they might not learn their options or have of specific drugs or chemicals in someone's a health clinic, but in the privacy of the counseling," he says. "Also if a pregnancy body." home. test is taken too early, it miglt be useless and Siebold says though home testing kits are As a result o f recent advances in home give a false impression." not perfect, they are usually accurate and can testing, it is no longer necessary to visit a The results of ho me drug iests might also be helpful - if followed up by necessary doctor' s office to assuage+- or validate yield deceiving results , Siebdd says, leading medical care. fears of an HIV infection, pregnancy, drug a person to a false sense of security or to While professionals tout the accuracy of problem or a number of other ailments. unfounded fear. home tests, many students say a qualified Many medical distributors are currently screening would make them feel more com marketing home test kits to detect chemical fortable. traces that indicate the presence of disease, "Everyone I' ve known to use them had a pregnancy or drugs. ''If the person is alone and wrong reading," freshman Karole Kurtz "The pregnancy tests are widely used," tests positive might says. "I personally would prefer something says Joseph Siebold, director of Student they more professional." Health Services. "There are also tests to not learn their options or Many students who believe home testing detect specific diseases, like HIV or Lyme. to be accurate still say they would prefer a All of these are fairly accurate.'' have munseling." professional test, especially if it was free. While pregnancy tests have been on the However, not everyone expresses uncer marke t for some time, home drug and dis -Joseph Siebold , d~ ec tor of Student Health Services. tainty towards the idea of testing at home. ease tests have just recently become avail "It's a good option to have in mind," able to the general public. freshman Denise Chrosniak says. "I might Craig Munsen, the owne r of Cra ig "The professiona l drug tests are more sen use a home test, depending on the situation." Medical Distribution, says "It's only in the sitive and cover a wider range of drugs than Despite feelings of distrust some people last few years that the Inte rn et has made the home tests,'· be says. " Someone might have regarding the reliability of home testing these products available." take a home test amd think they're clear when kits, sales are rising. Many women who are Ordering over the Internet, a process that a professional testwould say differently." trying to initiate or avoid pregnancy make in volves a minimal exchange of information, In term s o f adc uracy, most distributors use of a new ovulation test on the market, appeals to customers' sense of privacy, says say home tests, iOaken properly, are as reli while distraught parents purchase 70 percent Ken Adams, owner of Hbme Drug Testing. able as comparabe tests taken in a doctor's of the thousands of home drug tests sold "People don' t want to go into public and office. each year. confess that they need an HIV test or that " For the amino acid type [urine] tests, we And with new tests being made available someone in the family might have a drug usua ll y allow for a 5 percent error rate,'' each year, rt is becoming easier for people to problem," he says. "The anonymity of the Adams says. "Tht HIV test we have is as evaluate their well-being in the comfort of Internet appeals to them." close to 100 percert accurate as possible." their own home. In addition to preserving the patient's pri The degree of ac;uracy and specificity of However, while the privacy of a self vacy, Internet o rders allow the cuslo mer to home tests depends on where the ti ssue or administered test appeals to certain people, it test for pregnancy or the presence o f drugs fluid samples come !rom. · may not make up for the heightened sense of without leaving the house. "Urine testing giv~s on-hand results, but confidence one might have in a trained pro Though home tests are cheaper, faster and they're qualitative," !Aunsen says. "That is, fessional. TilE RE VI EW I Bob \\' ~ 1!1 more pri vate than a visit to a doctor's office, they' ll only give aye; or no answer. Blood While many home tests are considered fairly accurate. many doctors say these products cannot replace the advice and testing in a physician's office. 1'. / THE REVIEW April 27, 1999 On thR chilly ~------BY MEGHAN RABBITT Craig, 16, was in the library during the more powerful. Littleton. Colo. I watched the boy dangling But I wouldn ' t have cried - I couldn' t rampage. He played dead and helped lead oth I'm sitting behind a computer at The from the second-story wi ndow and the herds have. Whether th e students at Columbine _High ers to safety. His sister Rachel, 17, was killed Review right now, a spot I' ve come to know of students running out of their school, hands l type these words and see myself realizing School wanted it o r not, they became the cen in the massacre. very well, and I wonder if becoming a jour on their heads, blank looks oiterror and shock my dream of being a journali st. I am heading ~ teJ-of national attention Ia t week. "I just don't feel like I'm here," Craig said. nali st means checking your heart at the door. on their faces. And my eye; still have n' t for into the forest - but I've made my first few ~ (:risis in Colorado. Hi s eyes were vacant. Hi s face sagged. Stop. Do not pass go until you are a desensi gotten the images of the~r parents' empty steps and I' m wondering if! should tum back. Tragedy at Columbine. "How are you doing?" Morrison asked, to tized, unfeeling snake. expressions. , If I keep going in , will I become so desensi .The Littleton Massacre. which Craig responded, ''I'm here - I mi ss But if I were a profeiSional journalist, I tized and numb to the events that used to :•r:stories about the traged y in the small my sister." wo uld have forced the tears that trickled make me cry that I will forget about what's Denver-area town bombarded local and How are you doing? The world as you know it down my cheeks to stay we lled in the back of really important- humanity. nat,ional newspapers and TV stations. Then, The world as you know it is gone, Craig. is gone, Craig. You've my eyes. I would have ~ad a job to do. And Will I become so detached and unfeeling as we were digesting those images, the media You' ve been raped of your innocence. You' II there's no cryi ng in jourjlalism. that I will push all boundaries at any cost to pounced on all of th~ related stories. be tortured with the memories of what you been raped of your inno If I were working for a daily newspaper or get the story? ::;_r\merica Under the Gwr. saw for the rest of your life. cence. You'll be tortured TV station, I would h2ve. spent the moments Will I be part of the business that shoves Addicted ro Violence. Your sister is dead. after the shootings br~n sto rmin g story ideas. microphones and cameras into the faces of , American Teens Under Fire. Your family has been destroyed. with the memories of Let' s make sure we ve got someone at the children whose li ves have been scarred? ·f i!As an aspiring journali st, read and But how are you doing? what you saw for the rest school, get the scene, talk to the SWAT teams If 10 years from now I find myself in the watched as much as I could. I struggled to The small Denver suburb, now shrouded in - talk to the students running out of the depths of this forest, I wonder if I'll ever be :.. BY KRISTEN ESPOSITO Yet rain or shine, it' s still Shakespeare's B-day. Features Ediw r Passersby look questioningly at the spectacle, and The streets are quiet. It' s the rare and tranquil time so111e sto p to drop a few bucks into a hat, which has ' right before the bars let out on Thursday nig ht. been laid out for the occasional tip. It' s not just any Thursday night. Midnight marks the A few-English professors stop to admire the obvious -beginning of the celebrati on of William Shakespeare' s conviction of the actors. Some request a few scenes, bifthday and theE-52 Student Theatre kicks it off with others read a character's part. . a mid spring night' s dream. The rain begins slowly and then turns hostile as it ' :-a-Nightfall has brought about a damp, chilly ai r, drenches the supplies E-52' s performers have left on sharply contrasting the warmth of the April day. the short wall next to Memorial. _, ;:: •A few people wander about campus, possibly ending Still, the plays must go on. their night a little early. By 8 p.m., theE-52 crowd has lost a few of its mem However, in the rear of Memorial Hall , a small gath bers, yet they still read with the same vigor as they did ering of people inhabit the wi de steps, and history' s at midnight 20 hours earlier. mas't famous playwright is resurrected. The actors switch off oil large pans to keep from los Clad in jeans, blankets and spirit, the E-52 crowd is ing their voices, and a few of them try napping on the .,P!Jtling on a casual yet spectacular performance fo r an cold, damp bricks that lay under the small roof they've ,•audience filled with o nl y themselves- and two people used for shelter from the rain. 'Who have stopped by to watch. They' ve tackled "Hamlet," "Henry V," "Taming of ,, / two girls huddle underneath a blanket as they await the Shrew," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Macbeth" ~ i}ie_ir own parts. "Hamlet" is being read, and as soon as and parts of others. Now they are nearing the end of the ·ime of the girls hears her cue, she bolts up and does her particularly difficult "King Lear." tfling. She reads her lines wi th vivacity, but also with f:.. fe~· h ~v~ , been-there non-st9p. • save a handf;ul of speed, as she is eager to get back under the war/nth of trips to the dimng hall. · ·-ber blanket. "King Lear" ends, and the group cheers. One more A man balancing a stack of pillows, blankets and do wn. "Twelfth Night" is up next, and then t~e finale, sweaters peeks over the pile as he makes his way to which has been chosen to be "Romeo and Juliet." Memorial Hall. The cast sign-up sheets have long since dissolved in -· ~" I've got sweaters!" he says triumphantly. the rain, so the actors duke it out for their parts of - He quickly drops his goods and slips into the short choice. b-lae bathrobe he brought along. "I want to be Mercurio when we do 'Romeo and He then jumps up to the top of the steps and picks up Juliet,"' one actor says, getting a little ahead of himself. his role as Polonius, suddenly transforming from His fellow actor puts his claim on playing the char sweater carrier to Ophelia' s father and Claudius' right acter of Tybalt. 1 .hand man. A few confusing moments pass, and when the group The night is underway, and the 24-hour-Iong cele is organized, "Twelfth Night" begins with a freshener bration is left in the hands of 20 or so students. gy. •;;rhe literature-filled hours pass by, and the audience The actors aren' t worried about perfection; they remains non-existent except for a few curious people even laugh when one speaks his lines in a Southern re~tirning from the bar scene - according to one of the accent. ·li.'2tors, some of them get a little rowdy. The four hours left pass swiftly. As the night comes ,q:.nPespite any bad experiences, the night is survived to an end, the actors leave triumphantly. imd the sun rises, a sun that presents another obstacle Memorial Hall is silent once more, now being kept THE REVIEW I Bob Keary ____; it's hidden by clouds. company only by the echoing words of Shakespeare. · E-52 Student Theatre members read plays aU day and night in honor of Shakepeare's birthday. McGee inflates the Balloon continued from page B3 Tm ther~ by your side, looking in of the other runes played before, a charac your eyes I Seeing you with me, what else teristic of a developing musician. familiar,"' Chardy says, always teasing. corid there l}e? I If I could get away, I At 11 :50 p.m., after playing for about ''Then I figured out why. John didn' t even wofld be tHere today I Arui you'd be an hour and 45 minutes, the band leaves know who she was." wearing char smile I haven 't seen for the stage and joins the crowd on the floor I -- -- - Chardy decides it's an appropriate . ~... ;:.~ al lile." to sign autographs and chat. • C•:- time to pull out some home videos - follo"'s with his own song, an orig Outside, their tour bus is filling up with notably, John stealing a street sweeper in I tune dedicated to his old guitar sober fans e:Oger to catch a glimpse of the and driving it through the streets of t her. His eyes close as his sweet, band's lodgings and grab a few free beers. Memphis. J es Taylor-esque voice resonates The members of the band stay outside Everyone dissolves in laughter as the ugh the room. and watch the party inside the bus esca sweeper stalls and John, wearing a devil The rest of ilie band returns for "Who late. They don't mind the invasion of their hom headband on his completely shaved Stille Her From Heaven." By now, the home. head, yells, "Jump off and run like a mad crowd-even th ose watching respectful "We don't want to be the band you man!" Iyifrom the outskirts of the pit in front of come to see," explains drummer Chris It's one of countless stories. "We've the stage - has become more animated. Williams (no relation to Jonathan). "We stolen heavy equipment in the south and !"Sire's peifrcrly not perfect, but chat 's want to be the band you know. the north," Chardy gloats. They sit around e.tpctly 1'vhat ~e sees. " "To come to Delaware for the ftrSt the cozy, comfy bus, sipping Miller Lite ! Girls push toward the front - Pat has time and have all these people come out or whisky and Coke, and laughing. earned a wel\-deserved reputation as a for an all-ages show on a non-alcoholic This isn ' t just a band. "defmite hattie," one adoring fan gushes. night, well, we really appreciate that." It's become a family. \The band (lays more songs, including A few beers later, the bus starts clear a crowd-requested cover of "Southern ing out, and the band flops back onto the mbarrassing tales are put on hold Cross" by Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills couches, tired but happy. They' ll spend at 9:45 p.m. It's time to go on &Nash. the night in the Balloon parking lot before E1stage. The band follows the open They wrap up the performance with leaving at 10 a.m. for the next show in er, "Straight Curve," with a series of "Rebecca," the song from the sound Charlottesville, Va. upbeat, original songs: "Girl from check. It's even louder and better this TI1ey drink beers and watch late-night Athens," "Cearnelodic" and "Salsa," eas tL.me, with the Frowd singing along at the talk shows. Chardy and John compose an ily combining the sounds of two guitars, top of their lungs. impromptu poem, trading poetic lines keyboards, bongos, drums and a five Before the band is off the stage. the back and forth. string bass. Recently featured in the book dedicated cro-.yd is cheering "P-M-B," Someone flips on a tape of tonight's "Jam Bands," the band likes to draw craving more. show to critique sound balance, and for a songs out, playing off of each other. Pat comes pack and performs a solo minute, everyone falls silent. _', ''Man, you guys are the loudest people acoustic versim of Peter Gabriel's "In The members of the band concentrate, I've seen in a while," Pat says, as the ~ Your Eyes," ~usin g to let the crowd sing each trying to distinguish hi s own in tru ~ ~ crowd erupts in screams and catcalls after the lyrics b'fk to him. On the fl oor, the ment from the blend. Heads start to bob. ~ ~ · each song. audience is 10 loud, it's hard to belreve the Feet tap. The rhythm takes over. ., It quiets down as the rest of the band Balloon is ly a third full. With closed eyes and without knowing members exit the stage, leaving Pat alone The b~d comes back for the final the others are doing the same thing. ~ with his guitar to perform hi s emotional song, "PJF.e." By now, Pat's . musical everyone smile . caught up in the mu ic ~ -.. THE REVIEW I Bob Weill long-distance relationship ballad, style is e~ily recogruzable m h1s songs. one more time. atwalsh, 38-year-old father of two children, describes himself as ''the old man of the group." "Haven' t Seen for Awhile." Similar c ords and beats echo the sound I t April 27, 1999 • THE REVIEW • tJ~ .._ ;, ~ ·w ·,. •,.?· ,, ""' - ~ .. Classified Ad Rates Specials Deadlines Business Hours Remember! Check Advertising Policv out your classified ad University Rates Bold: one time $2 For Tuesday's issue: Monday ...... I 0 am-5 pm on our website! The Review reserves the (students, faculty, staff): charge Friday at 3 p.m. Tuesday ...... lO am-3 pm right to refuse any ads : ·~ $2 first 10 words For Friday's issue: Wednesday.. . IO am-5 pm www.review.udel.edu that are of an improper::'· $0.30 each add'l word Boxing: one time $5 Tuesday at 3 p.m. Thursday...... tO am-5 pm or inappropriate time, .. ;.·. charge Friday ...... tO am-3 pm Your classified ad will be place, and manner. 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Plaza Apartments Courtyard Apartments Center Square Apartments For More Information: 738-8728 Christiana Mall, Christiana Mall Road, Newark, DE (302) 455-1648 inside This date in sports history • Women's laxers fall On April 27, 1956, unde • Softball team swept feated heavyweight boxing • Crew takes two in first champion Rocky Marciano home meet retired with 49 wins to hi ...... see page C2 s ortstuesda credit. www.review.udel.edu April27, 1999 • Cl Commentary Hens stifle DOMENICO MONTANARO Lions' roar DeBusschere's goal seals UD victory; Anything 10-1 record is best is possible in school history BY DAN RASH when local Staff reporter Dennis DeBusschere scored the cro-ahead aoal with I: I I left in regulation to lead the seven~h-ranked rivals meet Delaware men 's lacrosse team to a crucial 12-11 vic tory over No. 9 Penn State University Saturday night. DeBusschere. a senior midfielder caucrht a seem hen the Delaware and ingly impossible pass from All-Ame,ri can"John Grant Penn State lacrosse to give the Hens the win, capping a 6-3 run by teams face-off, it's Delaware m the second half. always more than just a "I still don' t know how [John] got that pass off," game. But this year, the rivalry was Hens coach Bob Shillinglaw said. "It was one of th ose raised to an even higher plateau. moments when your he art almost stops and you hope The Hens ( I 0-1, 3-0 America for the best." . East) are in the midst of their best _ . _ -· - . THE REVIEW/Bob Weill The attacker's effort still amazed DeBusschere season ever and last week's No. 6 Senior attacker Kevin Lavey (center) scores one of his four goals against Penn State University in the Hens' 12-11 even after the final horn sounded. "I saw John falling down and just tried to get into ranking is the highest in school hi sto- • .victory over the Nittany Lions Saturday at Rullo Stadium. With the win, Delaware now has its best record ever. ry. position," he said. "If yo u can get open , he' ll fi";.d you. The Nittany Lions (8-3) had a And that 's exactly what he did." four-game win-streak snapped by . It was only the Hens' second win against Penn State Delaware in what has been one of the smce. 1991 as Delaware improved its overall record to best seasons ever for Penn State. I 0-1 - the best in school history. The Nittany Lion If the Lions were to finish with fell to 8-3, snapping a four- their current No. 9 ranking, that Attacker's assist key game win streak. would be their highest at the end of The Hens jumped out to a 5- MEN'S 2 lead early in the first quarter any year. 11-11 stalemate that existed in the final record with 77 points, has been playing Although No. 7 Delaware is 6-12 before Penn State's offense LACROSSE moments. with a stress fracture in his right leg for exploded on a 6-1 run before all-time against Penn State, all the Grant made an advance on goal with three months. Though there is a great contests si nce the two first met in halftime to take an 8-6 advan- -P-e-nn-St-at_e_l_l __ Grant's last- I: II remaining, only to be stopped by a deal of pain involved when he play~. he 1964 have been at the utmost level of Penn State defender. said it does not hurt his game. tage. Hens 12 competition and intensity. "We were in the exact same _____..;,;;;.,...,.~. The senior attacker stood in front of "I don' t practice much because of situation with Georgetown last In the 90s. the rivalry has really minute pass the goal, cradling the ball with double the fractu re, I just save it for the taken form as the two perennial top- week and couldn't respond," Shillinglaw said. "I told coverage as the Li ons' defense suc games," Grant said. 'T m not worried 20 squads have played each other my guys at halftime that we absolutely needed this ceeded in throwing him from a firm about [the next game] because of it. I'll every season since 1991. win and they came through at the end." footing. Appearing un steady, the All just let the adrenaline pull me through With its 12-11 win Saturday, the helps give Grant, a senior All-American and current national American attacker capitalized by pass it like it always does." s~oring ~eader, netted four goals and the game-win Hens have won the last two games of ing off to his open teammate, Dennis Despite injuries , he maintains the series. Before that, they dropped nmg ass1st. Senior attacker Ke vin Lavey scored four DeBusschere, who made the game-win respect on the field with his consistent five-straight to the Lions. times and DeBusschere finished the game with a pair Hens the w1n ning goal. double coverage and offensive ability. of goals. Six of the last seven matches Junior midfielder Peter ·9uncan said Coach Bob Snillinglaw summed up John Chescavage, Will Drisco ll , Ted Holmes and .b§tween the foes have been decided BY ~ONATHAN Rlf!{IN the events that Grant's modest nature and hi s notewor Chris Schiller each scored twice for Penn State. by one goal or less and three of those Staff Reporter unraveled in thy ability after Saturday night's win by went into overtime. . With the win, the Hens are one game closer to pos Delaware's John Grant ended those waning describing the athlete as the type of guy Several of the Delaware-Penn Sibly becommg only the second squad in school histo Saturday night's game against Penn minutes of the who, "walks the walk without talking State games have had an added pres ry to receive a NCAA tournament berth. State as he will more than likely finish game sum up the the talk." "We' re getting very close to the tourney and we can sure to them, Hens coach Bob his collegiate lacrosse career - at the type of player "He's one of the best I've ever been Shillinglaw said. feel it," Shillinglaw said. " But we've got to focus and top of his game. that Grant has in volved with playing, coachin g, or Playoff pressure that is. concentrate on the rest of our schedule." The Canadian-born athlete was proven himself to be. going against in 26 years of coaching Delaware will face No. I Loyola College on the "We plaY- this game generally late awarded most valuable player on the "When we had that possession," he and a bunch more playing,." Shillinglaw in the year," he said, "and there have road in the biggest game of the season, Wednesday at day for hi s four goals and one assist. said, " you could just tell that he want sa1d. "He did some magic things with been times when a playoff spot has While this game may have seemed ed to take the ball to the net. his stick tonight, he just made things 3 P · ~ · been decided by this game." exceptional in another athlete's career, " It looked as though he wasn' t going happen." Shillinglaw also said the constant it is common place to Grant, who leads to make it, but he fou nd that pass to Senior attacker Kevin Lavey said high rivalry intensity level against the league in scorin g with 7.7 points DeBusschere. That's what he's about. Grant has added an entirely new the Lions has come to be expected. per game. You think you got him but you realty dynamic to the team that highlights his "What's developed is a plain, very His single assist came in the last don't." fell ow athlete's strengths and fortifies competitive game," he said. "In the minutes of the contest, as Delaware and Grant, who is c urrently o nly one last six to eight years, what you saw the Nittany Lions fought to break the goal below the si ngle season scoring Saturday is the way it's been see IGNORING page C2 played." And it showed in a big way. With every face-off, every run to a groundball or every shot at the net, the players seemed to grip a little tighter, cut with more precision and push themselves to the limit, refusing to give in . Ahead of the pack Both sides made every effort to get an advantage as they bumped, 6-4. checked, scraped and flat out played "That's the longest I've ever had to pitch here," he wuh every ounce to hold an edge. Delaware's 3-l said. "But I had a lot of energy and was hitting my Delaware and Penn State traded spots." flurries of goals in a game featurina In the second game, the Hens rallied to a 7-3 vic four ti es and three lead changes. " weekend vaults tory despi-te falling behind 3-0 early. Porcelli (6-2), Despite the excitement, the Hens the America East strikeout leader, finally settled -the nation's top offensive team at down an d got his third complete game of the season. 16 goals a game- and the Lions hit Two home runs by junior Kevin Mench and one by a stalwart late in the fourth quarter. team to top of senior Ken Giles led Delaware. With only 71 ticks left on the On Sunday, the Hens split its doubleheader as game clock, John Grant, who had the America East they succeeded in taking the first game. enticed the crowd all afternoon with McGuire struck out four Towson baiters and some of his routine trickery, faked a BY MATTHEW STEINMETZ allowed only four hits. A grand slam home run in the pass as he was falling down and hit third by DiMaggio was all he needed to improve his Dennis DeBusschere with a bulleted Staff Reporta Three wins against Towson University last week record to 5-1 and close out hi s fourth compl ete game. pass. "Frankie's shot was big time," McGuire said. DeBusschere stepped up into the end .lifted the Delaware ba eball team into sole pos sessiOn of the top spot in the America East by two "Without that hit we lose the slot and blasted home the game-win ball game." ner, sealing the victory and this games. In the series finale, it was year's bragging rights. . The Hens and Tigers were tied for the No. I spot Bo\$&MLL m the conference until Delaware swept Saturday's the Tigers who won on a Delaware and Penn State should grand .slam. Freshman Scott both get a much deserved and tong doubleheader, 4-3 and 7-3. respectively. Game 1 Game Bacon atoned for his five awaited playoff berth because of The team took the first half of Sunday's twin bill 2 Tigers 3 errors in the series with the their rankings. 4-2, but dropped the second, 6-4. The Hens continue to erase the memories of a I If the Hens and Lions keep on this Hens . 4 ...,. 7 ...,. ;~~~ n:Btlo s ~~\ i~h~h\:~~~~ pace, both may see each other again ll start to the season, having won 2 1 out of their last 27. The team has been especially cruel to division ahead for good. - but in the NCAA tournament at Game I Game 2 SophomoreTim Lori to suf- Brown University or Towson foes , as a result of consistent pitching performances by three hurters in particular. Tigers 2 6 ...,. fered the loss. He pitched University, May 15. Hens 4...,. 4 five innings and gave up The top 12 teams in the nation are Senior Bryan Porcelli. junior Dave Mullin, and selected by a committee in two fresh~an Ri ch McGuire all pitched complete game ------three earned runs on five v1ctones thi s weekend. Delaware coach Bob hits. weeks to determine the rivals' fates. "We fell a lillie short in the last ball game," And even if the two don't meet in Hannah did not call upon his bullpen until the final game of the series. Hannah said. "We made a few mistakes which ulti the post-season, the rivalry will still In the first game, Towson led 3-2 in the eighth mately cost us." keep strong. unul back-to-back doubles by Hens seniors Frank Delaware will look to extend its winning ways D1Magg10 and Jamie McSherry ke pt the game alive through the final weeks of the season. Domenico Montanaro is a sports edi "We are on the road the next two weekends which tor at The Review. Please send com for Delaware. Freshman Vince Vukovich scored the game-winning run in the 12th on a two-out double by is always tough ·in our conference," Hannah said. ments ro [email protected]. DiMaggio. "We have to keep playing our game." THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill . Mullin managed to battle through all 12 innings to The Hens will travel to Rider University Thursday Pitcher Rich McGuire helped the Hens to one of its three victory over get the complete game wi n. improving hi s record to for a·3 p.m. game. Towson University this \Veekend. Delaware is 11-3 in its division. April 27. 1999 • THE REVIEW • C2 Tournament is a stretch open a close game midway through the first Fonunato. Hens can w1n period, with eight unan wered goals putting Fortunato, last week's America East Player the team ahead 10-3 at the half. of the Week. had scored in all 15 of the Hens ' Del aware's offensive attack was led by games thi s season until Saturday 's comest. third-straight senior midfieldcr Robyn Hill, whose two goals Delaware coach Deni se Wescou said one of in as many minutes gave the Hens a 3-2 lead th e reasons for this was because of the with 17:52 remainin!! in the first half. The Greyhounds ability to keep the Hens from AE title but may Greyhounds'dominati;n took effect oon after. making run s on goal. Junior midfielder Sarah Edward added two ''At the end of the game when we were more goals for Delaware. while junior mid working the ball well , we started to get some miss ~ourney fielder Christy Buck also contributed a goal. good shots off,'' she said. BY ERIC J.S. TOWNSEND Junior attacker Sarah Hills put up two assists One advantage Delaware has had all season Narimwl/Swt~ Ne11·s Editqr and senior attacker Amy Sullivan had one. is that most of its opponents do not regularly With a NCAA toumamem berth at stake, Freshman mid- play on artificial turf. the 13th-ranked Delaware women's lacrosse fielder Stacey That advantage, however, was negated Morlang had three against Loyola because the Greyhounds home team couldn't pull through against eighth WOMEN'S ranked Loyola College in a 15-6 loss Saturday. goals, with defenders surface is anificial turf. The defeat snapped Delaware's four-game Suzanne Eyler and LAC~bSSE However, both Delaware head coach win-streak and all but eliminated the Hens Kathleen O'Shea Denise Wescott and Loyola coach Diane adding two each. -L------...,.- Aikens agreed the turf did not play a signifi from playoff contention in next month's 1 15 NCAA tournament. Midfielder Kory oyo a cant role in the outcome. Miller and sopho- •H-en.s____ 6__ _ Delaware has not defeated a top- 12 team "The average coach might worry about stuff this year. To earn a spot in the tournament, a more Danielle like that, but for me it doesn't matter,'' Aikens squad must be ranked in the top 12 at the fina l Battersby also scored for Loyola. said. "I think it might give you a psychological IWLCA/Brine poll at the end of the season. Greyhounds freshman goalkeeper Tricia edge, but we're a rurfteam." In one of its most lopsided losses this year, Dabrowski posted 13 saves and gave up six Despite the loss, Wescott said, the team now the Hens ( 10-5, 6-0 America East) fell to the goals. Delaware freshman goaltender Laurie needs to focus on winning the America East Greyhounds in a match dominated by Loyola's Tortorelli had four saves, wh ile giving up 12 crown for a third-straight year. diversified offense. goals before being replaced by junior Kelly "It was a big game today, and we didn't The Greyhounds ( 11-3, 7-2 Colonial Kenney late in the second half. Kenney record play well,'' she sai d. "We can' t get down THE REVIEW/ File Photo Athletic Association) found offensive support ed another three saves for the Hens. because we know we aren't going to nation The match against Loyola was the first of als." Sophomore attacker Megan Fortunato was held scoreless for the first time from six different players. Led by sophomore attacker Megan Santacroce, Loyola broke the season where an opponent was able to shut In their last regular season game, the Hens this season in Saturday's match with Loyola College. Delaware lost 15-6. down Delaware's sophomore attacker Megan host Temple University today at 7 p.m . Tight losses in first ever sweep "We were hitting the ball,'' junior co-captain should' ve been able to hit it , but we had trouble Delaware looks to Chris Brady said, "but not executing well." at the plate." Pitcher Krist! O'Conneii ali owed f~ve runs The Ti gers ended the doubleheader by scor and struck out five. O'Connell led the America ing in the ninth off an error by sophomore focus on up-coming East conference last season with a 1. 12 ERA, shortstop Carolyn Wasilewski. while ending the year at 14-11. As a junior, she Like the first game, the Hens had trouble has tallied 15 wins and only six losses. bringing runners over the plate in the contest, conference games In the second half of the doubleheader, leaving eight players on base. Towson took another vic- Pidstawski, a senior who ranked six th in the tory by the narrowest of conference last season with a 1.76 ERA, after losing two margins with a 2- l win. SO~ALL allowed the Tigers only- five hits. BY LAUREN PELLETREAU The Tigers took a one Co-captain Kelly D owell said she didn't feel Staff Rrporter run lead in the fifth when ------overly discouraged about the losses. For the first time this season, the Delaware Chris Napora hit a home Game 1 Game 2 "Those were just two games," the catcher softball team was swept in a doubleheader at run off Hens pitcher Hens 0 said. "We' ll go out and win the important the hands of Towson University, Sa!Urday. Krysta Pidstawski. the Tigers 1...,. 2 ...,. America East games coming up next week The Tigers defeated the Hens, 1-0, in game Delaware tied against Drexel [University] and Hofstra one as they were able to score in the first inning game in the sixth inning [University]." and maintain the lead throughout. when sophomore left fielder Lauren Mark hit a "The games could've gone either way," cen Delaware was unable to score in the first RBI single, sending the game into extra ter fielder Chris Brady said. "But it came down game, but tallied five hits and left nine runners innings. to executing with runners in scoring position." THE REVIEW/File Photo on base in the contest. "We didn't have one of our best days," she Delaware travels to Lafayette College for a Delaware heads off to Lafayette College for a doubleheader said. "The pitching was decent and we doubleheader at 3 p.m., Tuesday. today. The Hens dropped their first twin bill Saturday. •· TwO Wills in home meet • •• "j' BY DOMENICO MONTANARO required buoys toward the midpoint of the race, thereby rowing Sp ort .~ Editor out of their lane. In its first home regatta of the season, the Delaware women's The Delaware boat's coxswain, junior Jenn O' Keefe, said she rowing team won two races in a non-scoring dual meet with knew the boat was coming too close, but by the time she realized William & Mary Saturday on the Christina River. just how near it was, they had missed the marker. Delaware's novice Heavyweight Eight team of Michelle Peto, "I got confused," she said. "I was concentrating on my crew Becky Knieriem, Frances O'Brien, Emi ly Drury, Mamie and we were too close." Merriam, Cathy Visintainer, Heather Bieler, Susan Krause, and Despite the violation, William & Mary still Allison Pyne won its race in a time of 7:29 - six seconds faster finished in a time of 6:37 - well ahead of than the Tribe. CREW Delaware's time of 6:53. Also picking. up a first place finish for the Hens was the novice The Tribe sprinted out to a quick lead as Lightweight Eight team of Nicole Belsole, Danielle Stevens, they were ahead by more than a boat length. Krause, Stacie Konrad, Rebecca Todd, Dana Hammond, Georgia They increased that lead to almost two boat lengths at one point Basso, Courtney Pierrot, and Laura Gordon, who rowed to a win in the mile-and-a-quarter race. ning time of 7:49- four seconds ahead of William & Mary. After the midway meander on the river and the Hens' viola The Tribe captured the varsity Four race in a time of 8:33, edg tion, Delaware tried to make a move. It pulled back within slight ing Delaware's team of Nicole Palmer, Erica Chisholm, Whitney ly less than a boat length, but did not get any closer. THE REVIEW/ Michelle Handleman McCormick, Lisa Trivisone, and Laurie Patria with 8:37. The Hens wilt row again at the Mid-Atlantic Championships The Hens crew team took two wins in its first home meet of the season, William & Mary won the varsity Heavyweight Eight race by in Occoquan, Va. , Sunday. Saturday. The varsity Heavyweight Eight team (above) was disqualified. disqualification because the Hens did not pass between two Road reaps wins Netters swept BY MICHELLE RANDLEMAN finished 17th in a time of I 0:12.54. BY DOMENICO MONTANARO onship was fairly easy as it sliced Sprlr/S Editor The 4 x 200-meter relay team of SJJorts Edito r through No.7-Hofstra University, 8- A busy two days on the road left Romeo, Montalvo, Brian Demlein, In the first season that an America 1, in the first round Friday and No. 3 the Delaware men's and women 's and Gary Fairchild was sixth in its East team has been granted an auto University of New Hampshire, 9-0, track and field teams full of victories heat with a time of 1:30.66. matic bid, the No. 2 Delaware in the semi-final Saturday. from the Penn Relays and the annual Saturday's meet at the University of women's tennis team lost 6-0 in the The Hens won all six singles Millersville University Metrics Track Millersville, also ended in wins for c hampionship match to No. I matches in straight sets as they Meet. the Hens. Boston University in Burlingto n, picked up victories from At the Penn Relays, held at the Leading the women to a ninth VT., Sunday. Wasniewski, Greenstein, Kamen, University of Pennsylvania Thursday, place finish were Christopher. win The top-seeded Terriers won all junior Tracy Guerin, Giese and senior thrower Brandy Connell won ning the long jump with a leap of 16 six singles matches in straight sets junior Rachel Dencker. the hammer throw event for the feet , II inches and Marra, taking first over the Hens. With the win, Giese broke the women. in the I ,500-meter race in a time of With the victory, BU qualifies for Delaware season singles victory Connell 4:39.13. the NCAA tournamelll beginning in mark of 22 set by Hens coach Laura has broken Also for Delaware. Robbins fin May. Travis in 1988. her own TRACK AND ished third in the 800-meter race with The Hens ( 17-9, 7-0 America Delaware record for a time of 2:17.89, while Aimee THE REVIEW/ File Photo East) had a seven-match win streak got doubles FIELD snapped and were halted in an the fourth Alexander came in fourth in the Hens senior attacker John Grant made the winning assist WOMEN'S wins from the time ~ith the I ,500-meter race in 4:53.54. attempt for their first-ever America No. I team victory, a Janna Maney placed sixth in the in Delaware's 12-11 win over Penn State University. East title and NCAA tournament T~NNis and the No . 3 distance of 175 feet, 8 inches. pole vault with a school record jump invitation. team of Also for Delaware, the 4 x BOO of 9 feet, 6 inches. Delaware, which tied a school Greenstein meter relay team of Kri sten Robbins, For the men. Eric Sands placed Ignoring the pain: record this season in dual wi ns with and freshman Martine Street. Caron Marra, Jennifer Crocco, and second in the discus ( 150 feet. 3 inch 17. has now finished as conference In the semifinal again 1 New Sarah Johnson placed 16th with a es) and fifth in the shot put (46 feet, continued from page Cl His teammates aren't the runner-up six-straight years. Hamsphire, De laware swept all the time of 9: I l .03. I 0 and a half inches). their weaknesses. only o nes notici ng Grant 's While the Terriers won all six sing les and doubles matches. The 4 x I 00-meter relay team of Johnson finished second in the '·He's really good so he skill s. The transfer wilt soon matches. Hens freshman Elly Giese Wasniew ki. Green rein . Kamen, Colleen Christopher, Tehera Nesfield. 400-meter race with a time of 50.54 opens up a lot of opportunities be featured in Sports pushed BU 's Karen Shostakovsky to Guerin. Giese and Stree t all earned a 7-5, 7-5 finish. Denise Brijasi, and Jennifer and Chris Miller was second in the for everyone e lse ," Lavey Illustrated. sing les victories. while the do ubles Lublanecki came in with a time of long jump with a distance of 21 fe et, said. No. !-ranked Loyola The loss was Giese's first since squads of Wasnieski -Giese. Kamen 4: 19.38, finishing 12th. I inch. " He just" requires so much College will be the next to the fall season snapping her IS Guerin and Grecnstein-Dencker also For the men, the 4 x l 00-meter The men finished in seventh place attention on the field that we experience the " Grant fac tor" matc h win-streak - the second won for the Hens. longest in school hi story. relay team of Ri ck Romeo, Brandon as Shippensburg College captured the can come up big in other as the Hens look to continue T he America East Champion hip Jones, Ed Montalvo, and Irvin title. places: · their 10- 1 season against the Hens juniors Karen Green rein mark the end of the women's tennis Mcghee placed fourth in their heat Delaware returns to action for the Greyhounds Wednesday. and Erin Kamen each earned first eason. The men will compete in the with a time of 43.57. America East conference champi team All-America East ho nors as did conference c ha mpio nships at the The distance medley relay team of onship at Northeastern University. the No. I doubles team of sopho Universit y of Vermont thi s weekend Mike DiGennaro, Andrew Johnson, Saturday. more Kri sten Wasni ewski and Gie c. with it s first match Friday. Bokah Worjolah. and Kevin Danahy Delaware 's route to th e champi- April 27, 1999 • THE REVIEW • C3 B .\SEBALL SOFTBALL MEN'S LACROSSE WOMEN'S TENNIS DELAWARE SPORTS CALENDAR SAll.lRDAY. A PR IL 24 SATU RDAY, APRIL 2 ~ SATURDAY. APRIL 24 FRIDAY. APRIL 23 Game I Game I I 2 3 PENN STATE 4 4 II D e l awar~ def. Hofstra. 8·1 Thes. . Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. TOWSON 0010100100003 113 DELAWARE (30- 11 ) 000 000 0 5 2 DELAWARE 4 I 12 DELAWARE 200 000 010 001 4 12 0 TOWSON (26- 15) 100000 x 50 Singles: 5/2 5/3 Goals: Kristi n Wasniewski. D. def. 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