An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner TUESDAY May 2, 2000 • THE • Volume 126 Number 48 Review Online Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid l1'Ww. review. udel. edu ewark. DE Permit o. 26 FREE 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Twice weekly Violence disrupts Nas concert BY JEN LEMOS Corcoran. '·But I think that"s to be expected with the City Nc-u·.' Etlttar Th e i ncident c losely fo l lowed a n umber of peop le wh o were there . It Vio le nt i nc idents occurred d uring a disturbance during the Nas concert in which certainly wasn ' t anyth ing life-threatening.'· concert and after a post-party sponsored by a small altercation took place on the noor. Hinds said she did not feel the inc ident the Cente r for B lack Culture Friday night. U nivers ity Po lice Capt. James Flatley w a s a cause for a larm o r indicati ve of officials said. said he wa in attendance at th e concert and anyth ing other than an everyday concert. The fi rst disruption occurred during the received noti ce the next day of only a minor "It was a n isolated incident;· s he said. Nas concert in the Bob Carpenter Cente r. incident durin £ the event. " If there had been any danger, I woul d have Newark Poli ce stated in a press release that '"Apparently there was a female struck In been aware of it that nig ht, and it wasn ' t the second incide nt occurred follo wing a the n eck w ith a n elbow fro m a male until the fo ll owing morni ng that I was even Nas post-party in the Trabant University subject,'" he said. "She then went back and made aware that it happened." Center. struck another male subject in the face.'· While the disturba n ce may have While walking back to his car fro m the Flatley said the two peop le who were disrupted the concert for a moment, Hinds Tra bant Center. a n 18-year-old man was struck filed a report, as well as someone said, it did not detract from the evening as a appr oached by two men who pointed a who claimed to have been spit upon during who le . h andgun at him and took hi s jewelry , the concert. He said the report s are under "I think it was very successful," she said. Newark Police said. investigati on by University Poli ce. " It went across a lot of c ultural lines and One of the men then struck him with the Se nio r Co lleen Hinds. treas ure r o f the didn' t just satisfy one group on campus . gun before fleeing the scene, police said. Cultura l P rogr am s Advisory Board and " I thi nk the c rowd was pleased w ith The 18-year-old was treated and released at chairwoman of the event , said she attended actual performance, and th at's what really Christiana Hospital. the con cert a nd o nl y heard abo ut a m a tters. It r a n s moothly o utside o f one T HE REV LEW/ Mike Louie Po lice said the robbery is st ill unde r disturbance the next day. inc:- ident, and no one was hurt - that's what The Nas concert at the Bob Carpenter Center on Friday was marred investigation by Newark Police Det. Patrick "I did hear there was a scuffle,"' s:1e said. we were hoping for." by a violent incident, as was the post-concert party. l KDR Bright, bright, sunshiny day Honors Degree razses• may soon become funds easier to obtain BY ANDREA N. BOYLE Honor Degree. NuTionuf. State 1\'~H ., Ediwr · T he new g uidelines wil l give for kids Honors stu oent may soon be more students the opportunity to able to obtai n an Hono"rs Degree recei ve Honors Degrees, Ardis with out writing a sen ior thesi . said. BY DANIELLE ULMAN Staff Reponer A propo a l aligning th e "Not every student wants to do requirements for t he H o n o r s research,'" she said. '·No t every Warm weather allowed live certificates a nd the H o n o r s student like to do research. I t is music and benevolence to converge D egree passed i n th e Faculty important to give those students when the Kappa Delta Rho Se nate Monday. the opportunity to earn· an Honors fraternity hosted a concert to raise The new proposal, which must Degree.·· money for charity Saturday be a pproved by the Bo ard o f For tho e students who wish to afternoon. Trustt>es before it can be enacted. incorporate 2 thesis into their As sufilight streamed into the would eliminate the senio r thesis college experience, a new degree. backyard of Kappa Delta Rho's as one of the r equire ments fo r the Ho n o r s Degree Wi th Benny Street house, about 200 reception of an Ho nors Degree. D i t i nction, w i ll be crafted. attendees, clad in capri ~ants , The new stipulatio ns will take Students wil l complete the same shorts, tank tops, T -shirts, sandals effect for the class of 2003, said course of study as Honors Degree and flip-flops, interacted with cover Ann Ard is. director of th e candidates. band Tin Pan Alley. university Ho nors Program. In addition. both the first-year Dancing playfully across the The degree will resemble the and advanced Honor certific ate stage, lead singer Kristen Kwoleck current Advanced Honors Degree, will be extinguished. flipped her long brown hair as ·she, s h e sai d . Future s t udents '"W hat we have proposed i to the rest of the band and the obtaini ng the proposed Honors replace t he first- year a nd energetic c rowd jammed to the D egree will pursue 30 Ho n o rs advanced Honors certificates with lyrics of popular songs like " All­ credits over four years. T welve of a general Hono rs award,'" Ardi Star," "Slide" and · ~what ' s My Age those credits mu t be taken at the said. "The award is very similar Again?" 300 leve l or above. and 12 must to the first-year certificate.'" Bantering amongst themselves be in the s tudent' s major. The The new general Honor award and with the audience, the band student mu s t maintain a will requi re students to earn 18 members provided for an afternoon cumulative GPA of 3.4. c redits in Ho nors cia es during of light entertainment. C urre ntly . the nu mber of th e ir f irst t wo years a t the "The neighbors suck," drummer s tudent s rece i vi ng H o no rs uni vers i ty and li ve in H o n ors Guy D' Angelo said, as noise from a Degrees is low compared to the housing for the fir t year. s he neighboring yard dominated the THE REVIEW/ Mike Louie number of students enrolled in the said. sound of his drums. These students sitting on the steps of Memorial Hall were enjoying the warm weather Honors program. This year, of the T he cu rrent fi rst-year "We need a little more mower, 358 ·seni ors en ro lle d i n , the certificate req uire that students please." he said. this week. Unfortunately for them, sunny days did not keep the books away. Honors Program. only 23 students take 12 credits in Honors in their Members of Kappa Delta Rho, have completed a t hesis for a n who positioned themselves against ee THESIS page A4 the stage in bright orange T-shirts, cheered lo udly at D ' Angelo's comments all evening. They campily put their arms around each Police investigate theft other and swayed as Kwoleck sang C yndi L a uper' s " Time After Time." When someone in the audience ., requested, " Semi-Charmed Life," of humvee from campus D 'Angelo seemed unsure of his ability to get through the song. BY BRIAN RANSDELL down the humvee if Delaware mili tary police "I really don't know the words Sruff Ref>rJr/er fi nd evidence that the vehic le has crossed state -this song was a request ,'" he M ilitary police from the De laware S tate lines. said. "I know it starts do, do, do." National Guard are searc hing for a humvee that " S teali ng fed eral pr o perty i s n o t taken So me people in the crowd was stolen from a parking lot on North College lightly by th e government," he said. appeared to enjoy D ' Angelo' s Avenue in April. Murphy said military police did not expect presence. The humvee, ·which the university Army to find the vehi cle. Freshman Melissa Dill said that ROTC had borrowed from the state National " Con side ring the consequences,'" Murphy after seeing the band play at The Guard, is worth more than $40,000, said Maj. said, " I think the chances are s lim that it will Sto ne Balloon, she and her Joe Murphy, ROTC executive officer. be recovered." roommates became smitten with Murphy said police have few leads and no R OTC owns three vans, said M aj.