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Today's A five star weat~_er: All-American NO N PROFIT ORG newspaper U S POSTAGE Partly cloudy, PAID milder. High in Newark Del Perm•t No 26 the upper 30s. Vol. 114 No. 4 Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 Friday, January 29, 1988 UD houSing may receive• new security by Kevin Bixby . Butler said the PDI system Student Affairs Editor does not contain any material The Office of Housing and which will deteriorate and it is Residence Life will submit a hard to vandalize. proposal to President Russel · ''The system has worked C. Jones to remodel several very well and parts do not campus residence hall securi wear out," Butler said. "It is ty systems, costing approx a low maintenance system." imately $500,000, according to If the system is remodeled Director David Butler. as planned, "The University of Work on the proposal will Delaware would become one hopefully be concluded within of the leaders in security in the two months, Butler said. country for suburban-type Mter the plan is completed, schools," according to Butler. he explained, Jones will be ap "[We] are currently work proached with the proposal ing [on installation of the POI and requests for funds. system] in Dickinson and "The idea is to maximize hopefully it will keep moving," security while providing con he continued. Undercover - Three university students brave the elements during Monday's 2.5 inch venience," the director According to Butler, another snowstorm. explained. major step for the overall Butler said his staff is plan security proposal is the in ning the renovations by stallation of exterior evaluating each dormitory telephones. The phones are currently be Governor· proposes door and making a security plan for each one. ing used on Central Campus All residence halls, accor and others are in the process ding to the plan, will be equip of being ordered, he said. ped with Proximity Device The telephones provide two driver safety laws Inc. <PDI) systems, exterior way communication between telephones and additional door the residents and guests. by Joan Mallcxysz:yn A portion of the governor's wearing a seat belt. East Campus dormitories Lt. John Miller, public infor alarms. Copy Editor proposal is to include man The installation of the POI are currently equipped with an datory use of seat belts, re mation officer for Delaware out-dated buzzer system which In response to De1aware's quire helmets for motor State Police said, "The bottom system will cost between high rate of highway accidents $200,000 and $300,000, Butler provides only one-way com cyclists, ban the use of radar line is seat belts do save said. munication, Butler explained. and deaths,.Gov. Michael N. detectors, and attempt to lives." "The problem [with the Castle proposed a highway reduce drunk driving and Since 32 states already have The exterior phones will cost safety program designed to about $150,000 and the addi buzzer system] is you don't speeding. seat belt laws, Castle said, tional door alarms approx know if it is a prank or actual reduce fatalities, at a press Castle said he plans to en there is no excuse for conference Jan. 21 in Dover. imately $35,000, he continued. ly a guest," Butler said. force his proposal with the col Delaware to "cling to the The POI system, currently The final step in the In 1987, 147 people were kill laborated efforts of Delaware dangerous past." in Kent, Rodney and Smyth remodeling plan is increasing ed on Delaware highways, State Police and the Alcoholic He also stated 72 percent of Residence Halls and three the number of door alarms, Castle said. Beverage Control Commission the 117 motorcyclists kill~d in Pencader Commons areas, which sound when a door has He continued, "Murder, as (ABCC) . Delaware since 1977 were not allows access to dorms been left ajar. heinous and regrettable as it is Castle's statistics stated that wearing helmets. through the use of a plastic Butler stressed that even ...resulted in only 23 deaths 90 percent of the people who In his proposal, the governor card. continued to page 4 last year." died in 1987 and 1986 were not continued to page 6 Olympic ·ice rink to open in June by Bryan K. Wilkes sized skating rink, 60 meters private contributor to the pro tional aspect," said Teeven. malize" their lifestyles. Staff Reporte r long by 30 meters wide, 'and a ject, said he believes the "The young person can now This, he explained, is very Construction on the univer- Human Performance center will benefit the univer get his college education while important to head coach of the sity's new $4.25 million Ice Laboratory. sity, the state and the com he is training. And it's a plus ice skating team, Ron Skating Science Development The Human Performance munity as a whole. for the parents who want their Ludington, and is one of the Center will be completed by Laboratory will include an up Teeven said because the child to have both and not have reasons he brought his pro early June, according to Jack per observation deck with a center will be part of the to give up one or the other." gram to the university. O'Neill, director of Recreation dance and gymnastics train university, a person training O'Neill said training in a David Nelson, dean of the and Intramurals and head of ing room, a weight-training for the Olympics or other com university environment is bet College of Physical Education, the project. room, a pro shop, a costume- petitions will now have the op ter than training in a major ci explained the center will be The ice skating center, fund- design room and a music portunity to get an education ty, because a skater can in completed just in time for the ed entirely by private dona- mixing room. at the same time. teract with peers, train at bet university's annual summer · tions, will include an Olympic- _ Robert L. Teeven, a major "The real key is the educa- ter times and somewhat "nor- continued to page 4 Harris ruled guilty Challenger space shuttle tive in reducing the risk of a over the next several months, problem. flight, if defective welds in key heart attack that they including $3.6 million for the A seminar and speech are in extortion charge booster components can be fix prematurely terminated a purchase of weapons, The New scheduled to educate people ed, The Philadelphia Inquirer long-term study so that the York Times reported about the subject. Common Pleas Court Judge reported Wednesday. 22,071 participants, half of Wednesday. Kenneth S. Harris was found whom did not take aspirin, Boeing introdu.ces guilty Tuesday of racketeer could benefit from the newly New group to help ing, conspiracy and extortion Aspirin may reduce · gained information. new 737, 747 jets charges by a federal court risk of heart attack The study is a breakthrough alcoholics' children jury, according to The The B~ing Company in because an estimated 1.5 troduced new versions of its Philadelphia Inquirer. A major new study revealed million Americans suffer first The Delaware Association of Sentencing is scheduled for that a single aspirin tablet Children of Alcoholics is trying popular 737 and 747 jet heart attacks and one-third of airliners Tuesday that are ex March 1. taken every other day may be them die as a result. to help adults who grew up highly effective in preventing with alcoholic parents put pected to produce the bulk of first heart attacks, according their sad childhoods behind its sales and earnings through Shuttle may launch to The Philadelphia Inquirer. More.aid to Contras them, according to The Wilm the end of the century, The if de,fects are fixed Researchers, who reported ington News Journal. New York Times reported. the finding in The New The White House will ask This new group is also trying More than $17 billion in ad NASA is considering an Aug. England Journal of Medicine, Congress for $36.25 million in to help young children of vance orders have been 4launch date for the first post- said that aspirin was so effec- aid for the Nicaraguan rebels alcoholics learn about the received for the new models. LINDA ANN BOWEN <GUS): Happy BitUI For those of you who helped 1614 with the par ALL GREEKS Here is the SPRING BREAK day! YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY DIAMOND HEAD seeking fellow HEADS to trip we have been waiting for. Let's go to ty on Jan. 23, we thank you all very much for form band. Call 555-1234 . LIFE! LOVE ALWAYS - LOOSE LUCY making it fun. For those of you who blew DAYTONA as a group and show everyone who (L!L) we are!! For more information call Brian at "chunks" i'l our sink, namely Liz Garripoli, Tired of missing your favorite show because ... classies thanx for making it ugly. .Everyone should 738~997 between 6-9 weekdays. If you see JOHN BURNS today wish him a of that bothersome class? 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