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Spring break dreams ~ Fry leads Hens include tropical trips . :!'~ · ·~ past Huskies, 49-18 page11 -~ . · page 17 TUESDAY University accr.editing agency to be reviewed By Jonathan Thomas accrediting organization which will review advisory committee on accreditation will their membership. Organization's use of Copy Editor the W1iversity in February. hold a hearing on Middle States Nov. 22 and Simmons said the government has the The organization responsible for Middle States, an agency of the make its recommendation to Alexander, who responsibility to judge Middle States on its reviewing colleges and universities in the Commission on Higher Education. sets the will make the final decision on its continued total observations, not just on one issue. diversity criterion for mid-Atlantic region is itself under scrutiny standards for accreditation of schools . recognition. "I think this organization is in a region by the U.S. Department of Education for its Colleges that are not accredited will not If Middle States does not receive with powerful institutions," Simmons said. "I use of diversity as a requirement for receive federal funds or federal grants. government recognition, Wyner said, "there don't think anyone with any sense could college accreditation accreditation. The Chronicle of Higher Education are a number of legal and political believe that they would fail to be Rick Wyner, consultant to the General reponed in its Nov . 6 issue that government considerations involved." recognized." Council of the Department of Education, said approval of Middle States has been on hold Howard Simmons, executive director for A national organization of faculty formed leads to Education Education Secretary Lamar Alexander is for a year and Alexander has questioned its Middle States, said his organization would to fight political correctness (PC) has expected to decide this month if his use of racial diversi ty as a requirement for not be greatly affected without government launched a campaign against Middle States department will recognize Middle States accreditation. recognition because it is ,an independent for its diversity requirement. Department's inquiry Association of Colleges and Schools, the Wyner said the Education Department's organization to which universities volunteer see BOARD page 8 Student raped in apartment Masked suspect attacks, then forces victim to shower A 22-year-old university student was raped covered her mouth and forced her into her late Friday night in her apartment in the 300 bedroom. block of Christina Mills Drive, Newark Police He demanded money, which she gave him, said. and raped her. Afterward, he ordered her to take a shower while he watched. He then fled. Police described the suspect, who is still at • See editorial page 6 large, as a overweight male wearing gloves and a ski mask. Sg1. Roy Clough said there was no Police gave the following account: positive proof of the suspect's race because the The victim, who was leaving her apartment, he wore a mask. realized she'd forgotten something and went Police said at this point in the investigation back inside to get it, leaving her front door open. there were no connections between Friday's rape The suspect entered her apartment and and last week's Madison Drive rape because the confronted her in the living room . descriptions of the suspects' builds differ. The suspect, who was wearing a ski mask, -Marc Kleiman Students question security unit Prevention workshops scheduled in response to rapes By Kristin Paw A rape prevention workshop is being scheduled Stilfflll!porter to help ease the fears of residents in the wake of Students living near Madison Drive are last week's rape, he said. questioning the effectiveness of the Newark Police The workshop, which is expected offer security special operations unit, designed to tighten and prevention tips, will also include speakers security, after last week's rape of a university from the investigations department and Contact student. Delaware, a victim assistance group. Parkulators sqld ... in Virginia The unit, which began its operations in Detective Susan Poley, from the investigations September, patrols the area of Madison Drive, department, will discuss the how rape Prospect Avenue, Wilbur Street, Park Place investigations are conducted. 1000 commuters, deliverers use syst~m as parking meters in Arlington Apartments, Towne Court Apartments, School Recent problems in the Madison Drive area By Andrea Galante times a day, use the pafkulators. treasurer believed the area had a need for Lane, Foxcroft and Paper Mill apartments, with an have caused many students to take precautions to StiR Reporll!r Customers are allowed to use the it. officer desigrtated to each area protect themselves. While university students have machines like parking meters and can The county decided to test the Brian Henry, a patrolman for the Madison Rachelle Kahn (AS JR) said she carries mace. "I rejected the In-vehicle Parking Regulator park along the city streets, he said. parkulator for three months. The positive Drive, Towne Court Apartments and Park Place got it recently because of the rape." (IPR) system, Arlington, Va., residents Drivers can purchase parkulators in response led the county to permanently Apartments unit, said, newsleuers and prevention In conjunction with the patrol, the unit will also have purchased 1,000 parkulators since Arlington for either $25, $50 or $100. adopt the IPR system in February 1990. workshops were created to aid the community. see UNIT page 8 their trial debut in December 1989. Residents can park for a half hour, two, Although Eager said parkulators arc Don Eager, deputy treasurer for four, 10 or 12 hours, Eager said. not "wildly successful," Arlington has a Arlington County, said parkulators are Between 150 and 200 parkulator success rate a thousand times betLer than not designated for use in the city's owners are repeat customers who Newark. residential areas, unlike Newark:. purchase more parking hours when While the parkulator continues to Still magic Instead, drivers who commute to the necessary, he said. survive on the metropolitan streets of metropolitan area to work and sales or Arlington came upon the IPR Arlington, the count on the residential delivery people, who must park several unexpectedly, Eager said. The county see PARKULATORS page 8 Magi.c Johnson retires, but continues to be a Time found after time role model for students Grad student finds time capsule from 1858 in Dover By Jason Sean Garber Assistant Sporu Editor By Kent Schoch Railroad Elthibit, the obituary of John M. The spreading epidemic of the AIDS Sraff Reporter Clayton and 10 newspapers. virus has struck the sports world, taking On Sept. 10, 1858, a time capsule was .The only personal item foW1d in lhe capsule perhaps one of most recognizable athletes in sealed into the wall of the Old Kent County was a business card of Richardson & Robbins, the United States, if not the world. Building in Dover until Oct. 4, 1991, 133 years who probably manufactured the metal time Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a three-time later, when a university graduate student capsule, James A. Stewart, state museums Most Valuable Player award winner of the discovered it. director said. NBA as a member of the Los Angeles Allison Wehr-Eiterich (UA GR), while Stewart said the contents of lhe capsule not Lakers, announced his retirement Thursday doing research for her internship in Historic only shows what the people of the time thought evening because he discovered he had Preservation, read about the capsule in Thomas was important, but also illustrates an effon to contracted the human immunodeficiency Scharf's "History of Delaware," published in ponray Dover as a modem community. • virus (HIV), which ultimately leads to 1888. Wehr-Elterich said after further researching AIDS. After months of persistence by Wehr­ Scharf's literature, she found a passage which Johnson said he will now direct his Eiterich and an offer by the Dover Police to detailed the presence and location of the time energy toward being a spokesman for safe scan the location with a metal detector, the capsule. sex. capsule was uncovered. However because Scharf's· pubhcat1on IS "I think everybody will be more careful. "Somebody put it there because they wanted based on hi~ own recollections and is often That's what I want to preach," Johnson said it found," Wehr-Elterich said, "and I found it." inaccurate museum officials were skeptical in a press conference Thursday. "Most of Nineteen different items were found when about devdting time and money to a~sis t in the all, what I'm going to miss is the the capsule was opened on Oct. 7, she said. search, she said. camaraderie. I can do all the things a The items, dating from 1776 to 1858, Stewart said in an act known as boosterism, normal person can do." include uncut shilling notes from 1776, an the obituary' for Clayton, the railroad Johnson discovered he had the disease Graduate student Allison Wehr­ 1858 census of Dover. a letter from the information and the variety of newspapers Wednesday after taking a blood test to Eherlch found the time capsule commiuee appointed to erect the Old Kent were intended to create an image of a comply with his application for a life holding 19 different objects. County Building, a business card, a Delaware see CAPSULE page 8 insurance policy, he said. Johnson, who missed the first three ~----INDEX--------------------~ games of the season due to flu-like Nuclear plant shuts down symptoms, weight loss and general fatigue, Opinlon ...............................6 after fire strikes turbines leaves behind a legacy of memories and Vlvant ................................ 11 NBA records. During his career, Johnson won five Entertainment ................... 13 The Salem nuclear power plant located about 15 world championship titles, retired as the all­ Classifieds ......................... 15 miles from Newark, was shut down Saturday after an time career assist leader with 9,921 and electric turbine fire occurred in the plant, a Sports ...............................

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