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An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper TUESDAY April 29, 1997 Score Volume 123 Keeper • THE • Number 50 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Newark, DE 250 Student Center• University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Permit No. 26 "Now they want to 'advise' us. Thats scary." THE PRESIDENTIAL Gov. Carper joins the edia SUMMIT country s leaders in a crusade for volunteerism advisory board proposed BY SCOTT GOSS Life Roland Smith and SLTV Senior Staff Reporter concerning "Live From the Throne Twenty-three student lea ders Room,'' a program broadcast live from SLTV, WVUD, The Review from the television s tudio 's and the communication department bathroom, has caused a renewed met on the university's Wilmington interest in the creation of a Student campus Saturday to attend the Media Advisory Board among mysterious Student Media certain administrators. Convergence - an enigma so The first known mention of the sensitive that co nference host as-yet-undefined Advisory Board Charles Tarver, WVUD' s station was made early last semester. manager, requested hi s welcome ''I was invited to a meeting to speech be kept off the record. explain to administrators how The Tarver's unusual precautions Review is set up," said Dr. Harris were the result of recent animosity Ross, a former director of the between university media and the journalism program at the Office of Student Life. The ill will university. "That was the first time was sparked by the suggestion of a I' d heard of a media advisory Student Media Advisory Board, board. It was not explained to me THE REVIEW /John Chabalko which has been recommended by what the jurisdiction of that board Residents of Germantown Avenue in North Philadelphia took President Clinton's call to action in stride as they university administrators. would be. Neither then, nor now, do volunteered to clean graffiti off their streets Sunday afternoon. Tarver said the recent conflict I see a need for an advisory board." between Vice President for Student see ADVISORY BOARD page A6 BYELUABETHBREALEY be saved." you're special, I think you're speciaL If you Narional/Srme Nev..·s Editor The goal of the Presidential Summit for think no one believes in you, I believe in PHILADELPHIA- Yesterday, Gov. America' s Future is to have two million you,"' Carper said. Thomas R. Carper gathered at Independence mentors for young children by the year 2000 Clinton said both the Department of Mall with the President and Vice President of -"'Two Million by 2000." Defense and the Deparnnent of Transportation Federal dept. the United States, two former Presidents and Delaware already has a head start. Carper have pledged to mentor, tutor and teach one the United States' strongest leader in the has been mentoring children every week at million children, and help them learn to read Persian Gulf War, to officially issue a state-wide elementary schools. "Small independently by the third grade. declaration to helping America's at-risk youth. miracles are happening in our schools," Carper '"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,' With Secret Service sharpshooters said. are wonderful words to live by, but you cannot calls for new protecting them and bullet-proof glass Delaware's goal is to have 10,000 mentors understand them if you cannot read them," surrounding them, leaders and former leaders by September of 1998 so there will be one President George Bush said. of the United States pledged their loyalty to mentor for every I 0 children. Currently 5,000 The child is not the only person who volunteerism, focusing on children. mentors have been recruited. benefits from a mentoring and teaching ''There will never be a time when we need "A true mentor is someone who can say to relationship, the mentor benefits too, Nancy step in policy citizen service more than we do today," a child, 'Even if you believe no one cares Reagan said. President Bill Clinton said. "Our children must about you, I care. If you think no one thinks BY MARK E. JOLLY university agreed to enact these see SUMMIT page A2 Editorial Editor changes. The Department of Education is The administration will propose requiring the university to work that the Faculty Senate amend the with the Faculty Senate to create an formal redress procedure, which intermediary step in one of the uses the Senate's Faculty Welfare complaint procedures and to add and Privileges Committee as a specific time limits to different hearing board for complaints. stages of sexual harassment The proposed changes would investigations. have the committee recommend a The directives come after a five verdict and correctional action to a Police charge local towing co. and-a-half-month federal vice provost, instead of the current investigation into the university's practice of making BY MOSIK. PLATT the warrants today so that an The ordinance passed by the City upon towing specific vehicles. Slaff Reponer procedures for handling faculty recommendations directly to the arraignment can take place Council in January, No. 97-2, added a • Having no sign posted at the sexual harassment allegations. The provost. Under the new procedures, Newark Police prepared two Wednesday morning. new subsection 127. I to Article entrance to the parking lot. education department did not rule the vice provost's decision could warrants April 23 stating the Freshman Sylvester Marchman XVIII, Towing and Impounding American Towing supervisor the procedures were against Title then be appealed by the American Towing and Recovery Co. organized a petition via e-mail April Vehicles Generally. Charlie Mooney addressed each of the IX provisions of the Education complainants to the provost. violated a c ity ordinance when it 21 calling for the reimbursement of Townsend said there is substantial violations: Amendments of 1972 because the towed cars from the Colorado Ski students because he believed the evidence suggesting the towing • Fee violations: "It' s been said by see POLICY page A 7 Company parking lot, Capt. Charles towing company violated the law. company violated the city's ordinance. some students [that we charged more Townsend said. Marchman said he wondered why The warrants accuse American than the maximum fee]," he said, "but The warrants allege 33 charges City Council did not contact him to Towing of the following: the fee' s posted on the sign." with various counts against the towing offer support. • Charging more than the maximum ·• Credit card violations: Wilmington company regarding the removal of 47 "If you enact laws," he said, "you fee stipulated in the ordinance. Trust did not program their register to cars from the lot April 9. should be making sure nobody' s • Not accepting credit cards. accept Visa cards, Mooney said. Townsend said he expects to issue breaking them." · • Untimely notification of the police see TOWING page A6 INDEX A little earthquake shake,_rattle and roll Campus Calendar ................. A2 Police Reports ...................... A2 World News ... ... ................... A3 Shaky ground is a regular Editorial ................................ AS Comics .................................. BS Classified ........... .. ..... ....... ... ..86 occurrence in Delaware Sports ........ ............ ... ..... ...... .. B8 ---Also inside: --- BY KEVIN WIDTE Richter scale. Copy £di10r In 1996, there were four earthquakes. Baxter said the roughts, two feet of snow and I 0 inches of rain are greatest number of earthquakes took place in 1973, when New labs .................... .. ......... A2 D common sights seen as the seasons change in there were eight. Wavelength_s opens ............... A3 Delaware. "But many of those were aftershocks of a larger one that Author speaks ... .. ............. ..... AS But earthquakes? happened on Feb. 28 with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter Men's tennis take America To the surprise of many, quakes and tremors are a scale," she said. East championship ................ B8 recurring event that can be felt throughout Delaware, said The April 15 shaker that reached 1.6 is considered to be Stefanie Baxter, a geologist at the Delaware Geological small in size and did not cause any structural damage to Survey, which is based at the university. buildings. In fact, earthquakes take place every couple of months in But just because a few structures didn't get rustled up, Delaware, Baxter said. In this year alone, Delaware has that doesn't mean that people around the area didn't realize experienced two earthquakes already. that they were suddenly standing on somewhat shaky The fltSt quake occurred Jan. 28 and the most recent ground. THE REVIEW I Bob WeiU trembler took place April 15. Both of these quakes were According to Baxter, ''The quake made a booming sound FLEx IT! As part of Greek Week, sororities and small - the April earthquake registered a 1.6 on the see EARmQUAKES page A 7 fraternities competed in Sunday's ''Looking Fit." A2. THE REVIEW • April 29, 1997 Delaware schools receive grant to help poor Colonial approaches. $17 million will be allocated next year to the state's 19 school district Funding at Red Clay also programs, support s tutoring and mentoring like Project programs like "HOSTS" (Help One districts, announced Sen. Joseph R. Eiden Jr. Wednesday Success , To Succeed) where adults from the incorporate community tutor students one-on BY LISA DUSZAK release. " We mu st build up our Dr. Ric hard Bulls, Director of scores, along with teacher and parent reading, one, she said. Stu.Jf Reporter education system, not tear it down Federal Programs at the C hristina