Be Sure to Log on to Our Online Edition. 2 December 5, 2006
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Volume 133, Issue 12 Be sure to log on to our online edition. 2 December 5, 2006 2 News 6 Who's who in Newark 12 Editorial 13' Opinion 17 Mosaic 24 Delaware UNdressed 26 Classifieds 28 Sports THE REVIEW/JMeaghan Jones 29 Sports Commentary On the verge of finals week, students across campus study for their exams. Check out these articles and more on UDreview.com . • 'SO SEXY -SO SOON' Tweens feel the pressure to mature faster • MAKING THE MOVE Students weigh on-campus safety against off campus freedom • WINTER COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER CHOSEN Assistant U.S. District Attomey to speak at graduation .• SPANISH MAJORS OFFERED SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY Two conversation classes work with community THE REVlEWlMike DeVoll THE REVIEWlMeaghan Jones as optional component The Red Ribbon Project hosted the World AIDS Newark prepares for the holidays by decorating Main Concert on Friday iii. the Rodney Room. Street with lights and an ice sculpture. The Review is published once weekly every Tuesday of the school year, Editor In Chief Administrative News Editor Columnist except during Winter and Summer Sessions. Our main office is located at 250 Dan Mesure Stephanie Haight Laura Beth Dlugatch Perkins Student Center, Newark, DE 19716. If you have questions about advertising Executive Editor City News Editor Cait Simpson Kevin Mackiewicz Managing Sports Editors or news content, see the listings below. National/State News Editor Steve Russolillo, Jason Tomassini Editorial Editors Sarah Lipman Sports Editors Brian Citino, Kyle Siskey News Features Editor Michael LoRe, Brendan Reed, Copy Desk Chiefs Dane Secor Maggie Schiller Display Advertising (302) 831-1398 Emily Picillo, Susan Rinkunas Student Affairs News Editor Classified Advertising (302) 831-2771 Photography Editors Sarah Lewis Copy Editors Fax (302) 831-1396 Mike DeVoll, Meaghan Jones Assistant News Desk Editor Caitlin Birch, Katie Burton, E-mail [email protected] Art Editor Jeff Ruoss Sarah Cochran, Ravi Gupta, Web site www.udreview.com Domenic DiBerardinis Senior News Reporters Tucker Liszkiewicz, Chris Marshall, Art Director Lauren DeZinno, Sarah Kenney, Mandy Sparber John Clifford George Mast Web site Editor Advertising Directors Lee Procida Managing Mosaic Editors Darby DeCicco, Amy Prazniak Wesley Case, Kim Dixon Business Managers Managing News Editors Features Editors Julia Figurelli, Timothy Lowe The Review reserves the right to refuse any ads that are of an improper or inappropri Caitlin Ginley, Leah Kiell, Laura Dattaro, Maria Micchelli ate time, place and manner. The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Kristin Vorce Entertainment Editor publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. Enterprise News Editor Corinne Clemetsen, Andrea Ramsay Meghan Lobdell December 5, 2006 3 Police raise reward SUPREME COURT REVISITS SEGREGATION CASE For the first time in a decade, the In Seattle and Kentucky, several Supreme Court will revisit the legacy white parents sued to have the plans of a landmark case: the Brown v. declared unconstitutional after their Community urged to help find rapist Board of Education decision of 1954 children were barred from enrolling that declared the racial segregation of in the school of their choice because public schools unconstitutional. of their race. The Supreme Court BY GEORGE MAST sexual assaults attributed to the gesture, she said, because it helps Senior News Reporter to raise people's awareness. Separate schools for black and voted in June to hear their appeals, rapist in the past month, the dan white children are "inherently leading many to predict the justices It has been more than one ger has not subsided, he said. Senior Lindsay Sharpe said unequal," Chief Justice Earl Warren are poised to outlaw "racial balanc month since the last of three sexu "I would ask the public to she does not feel any safer now said in an opinion that helped launch ing" in the public schools. al assaults that occurred in the continue to remain alert and be even though talk about the rapes vigilant on has quieted down. the Civil Rights Movement. President George W. Bush's Newark area, and the once hyster State-enforced segregation laws administration lawyers, who joined ical community has quieted its reporting suspi "The fact that "Things haven't are long gone, but for school officials the case on the side of the parents, excitement over the incidents. The cious activity," really changed so today, a key question remains: Did said the Brown decision sought to university raising the reward Simpson said. the person has why feel more the historic decision commit them to move the United States toward a money on Nov. 21 to $20,000 "The fact that the comfortable?" a policy of seeking integrated color-blind policy. They said race served as a reminder that a serious person has not not struck again Sharpe said. schools, or did it tell them not to based decisions are racial discrimina problem still exists. struck again does does not mean She said she assign students to a school based on tion, even if the officials are pursing Cynthia Cummings, associate not mean that he does not think their race? a laudable goal. vice president for campus life, has gone away." he has gone much has been stated in an e-mail message that He said the accomplished the university decided to increase police depart away." since the crime RUMSFELD MEMO REVEALS ALT. PLANS FOR WAR the award with the hope it would ment is continu - Sgt. Gerald Simpson forum and would Nearly four years after invad drawdowns of American forces to encourage anyone with informa ing .to use all of like to see the uni ing Iraq, President George W. encourage Iraqis "to pull up their tion to come forward. their available Newark Police versity be more Bush is sorting through an array of socks, step up and take responsi Sgt. Gerald Simpson of the resources in an open about the options - none of them easy - bility for their country," Rumsfeld Newark Police said there are still effort to investigate and arrest the rapes. for a way out, including a partial wrote. no identifiable suspects in the con person who is responsible, but still "I personally think they withdrawal of U.S. troops from The Rumsfeld memo suggests tinuing investigations involving need the continued help of the should release more information violence-plagued cities and a rede that in the days leading to the Nov. the rape and sexual assaults that community. about it than they have," Sharpe ployment near Iraq's borders with 7 election, the administration was occurred in October. All three inci "In cases of this nature you said. "I would be more impressed Iran and Syria, his top. security tom between staying on course in dents happened in the early morn have to work the leads and when with that than the money they're aide said Sunday. Iraq or considering options it ing hours in homes off campus and leads start to dry up we have to offering. " The options include the rede repeatedly had rejected. it is believed the same suspect turn back to the community and She said she does not think ployment of substantial U.S. Rumsfeld's resignation Nov. 8 committed each of the crimes. say, 'Help us out,' " Simpson said. the reward money will be enough forces to areas near the Iranian and was widely seen as a nod to voter One suspect fitting the physi One problem the officers have to'make a person tum in a friend. Syrian borders, withdrawing U.S. anger over the war and discontent cal description of the rapist was is when people report suspicious Freshman Alexandra Gouveia troops from especially vulnerable within GOP ranks. taken into custody on Nov. 3 after activity several days after the inci said although people may not be positions and starting modest being reported for suspicious dent occurred, he said. talking about the dangers as much behavior on South College Reports would be more effec as they were, she still thinks most Avenue. This suspect was elimi tive in determining if they are people are nervous and scared. MIDTERM ELECTION OFFERS HOPE FOR GAY RIGHTS nated from the investigation after related to the rapes or even in Gouveia said after the assaults The gay-rights movement suf ensure passage of at least the hate determining he had no connection catching the suspect if they are occurred she began to lock her fered a setback in last month's crimes bill, and perhaps the dis with the prior rapes, Simpson said. given immediately, Simpson said. doors constantly and use Public midterm election when seven crimination measure, which once Although there have been no Freshman Katie Chepiga said Safety's escort service whenever states passed initiatives banning failed in the Senate by one vote. she feels less concerned now than she went out. same-sex marriage or domestic The hate crimes bill would she did after the 'rapes first She sai.d even though another partnerships. But with Democrats provide federal resources to local occurred because there has been rape has not been reported, she about to take control of Congress, law enforcement officials. It has less talk about it in the news. still takes all those precautions some of its other legislative goals the backing of 175 organizations. "There haven't been any because the suspect is still on the appear within reach - including The legislation was prompted by issues on it recently," Chepiga loose. making violence against gays a the 1998 killing of Matthew said. "I haven't heard anything so "If he is not caught he is still hate crime and outlawing work Shepard, a gay man who was beat I guess it has kind of died down.