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An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner TUESDAY April 21, 1998 • • Volume 124 THE Number 46

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Newark, DE Permit No. 26 250 Student Center• University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 ex Professor founds women's shelter event BY DAWN E. MENSCH donate to the cause and find a home to Copy Editor open for single mothers. Amber had nowhere else to go. Last Sherif said she was surprised at the January, after she and her 13-month-dd opposition she encountered. daughter, Christina, had been kicked 'We tried to open the ftrst home in a halted out of the shelter where they were residential area," she said, "but people stayi ng, the future of the 18-year-old protested against it, saying it would BY ALICE THIERMAN mother and her daughter looked bleak. bring drugs to the neighborhood." Scaff Reponer Then she found the Cradle of Hope, She said she found the bigotry A car smash sponsored by a a non-profit organization that provides directed at pregnant teenagers upsetting. fraternity was halted by Public Safety temporary shelter to young single 'There were people who thought the officers Friday when a gasoline leak mothers and their children. girls didn' t deserve the house because caused by the whacks of In the four months since she moved they had gotten pregnant." sledgehammers risked an explosion. in, Amber has turned her around. When they sentence a teen-ager to The car, donated by Ewing She is starting a new job and learning live on the street, Sherif said, they are Towing Service, was fully functional life and parenting skills, as well as sending the baby with her. and contained oil and gas. studying for her General Education Only two years ago. Amber was Capt. James Flatley of Public Diploma. relying on friends for places to stay, Safety said officers responded to a ''It's kind of hard working on it with never quite sure where she would end call and stopped the car smash on a baby running around," she said as she up next. Harrington Beach at 5:24 p.m., an picked up her child. Unable to go home because of hour-and-a-half after it had started. The home opened in Glenside, Pa., family problems, Amber ended up The smash, a fund-raiser sponsored last November. It came about after 18 stayi ng with an aunt in New Jersey. by Theta Chi, was set to continue months of hard work by a group of Soon after she moved in. she found out until 7. people who wanted to help. she was pregnant. "(The danger] was reponed by one Among that group was Bahira "I was scared to tell [my aunt] so I of our student aides," Flatley said. "A Sherif, an individual and family studies had the doctor do it," she said, knowing fire marshal from the safety office professor at the university. her aunt would disapprove and she responded with two officers. "It was surprising to see how many would have to leave again. "The car was towed away and that people need to work together to get a The women can live in the home for was that." THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill simple project started," she said. three months to a year. By the end of But the fraternity will be expected Four Theta Chi members stand by the smashed car as it gets towed because of leaking gasoline. She was approached about the idea thi s time period, the goal is that they to pay for repairing the damage to by the mother of one of her students at will have learned how to take care of Harrington Beach due to the glass "If I would have known that they squarely on all four tires until it was "It has [registration] tags and it William Penn Charter School, where themselves and their children. and flammable materials. said Chris were going to be causing this much towed away. runs," Patterson said. "It's better than she taught before coming to the " It is ki nd of scary knowing that I Maradie, a Theta Chi member. damage, I would have made sure that Another employee of Ewing my car." university. Being interested in fami ly will be out on my own," Amber said. Maradie places the bulk of blame the car was empty," Ewing said. Towing said the car had been donated The short-lived smash- fest was and women's issues, she saw the project Sherif said she knows Amber will be on Ewing Towing Service. Students who participated in the in good faith and that the towing still a success, Maradie said, raising as a practical way to use her education. all right. " [Ewing] knew exactly what we car smash paid $1 for three hits to the company had donated the car because about $200. "As an academic, you shouldn't just "From January to now, she has were doing with the car," Maradie car with a full-size sledgehammer. it was for the university. "We still had a good time," be writing papers," she said. "In the become so serious," she said. "Amber is said. The car was hit approximately 600 Matt Patterson, president of the Maradie said. end, knowledge is only useful if you a success story." "We were afraid that the sparks times. fraternity , said the main purpose of He said the unfortun ate ending to can apply it." Amber and Lisa, the other woman from the sledgehammer hitting the Ewing said other cars had been the fund-raiser was to have fun. "It's the car smash may have been a Sherif said a recent study concluded li ving at Cradle of Hope, are car would ignite [the gasoline]." donated to various student groups for a good time, and we're raising some blessing in disguise because that eacli year 43 of every 1,000 girls in responsible for cooking and cleaning Flatley sa1d the fraternity had this purpose, and the flammable " "fii'Oiley'"for multiple sClerosis. immediately after the car wastowed Delaware between. 15 and 17 years old ­ the home. Volunt-eer.s from Beaver get pregnant. The national-average is College and the surrounding ordered a car without oil or gas so t'luids had always been removed. ''We were expecting the car to not away, the rain came. 37.6 per 1,000 teenagers of the same community come to the home to help they could smash it , but that wasn't "I assumed that they were going to have an engine or windows, but they The fraternity had set up a large what they received. be smashing up the car," Ewing said. brought us this." amount of stereo equipment, which age group. watch Christina and Lisa's daughter, However, Kevin Ewing, owner of "The car would have had to be The car was s o normal that would have been ruined in the rain. These statistics are much higher than Brianna, when the mothers are busy Ewing Towing Service, said the flipped over to get at the gas tank. I Patterson said he was worried about a Maradie said Theta Chi is in other industrialized countries and working. . fraternity members did not tell him couldn' t have expected that." student running out of the dorms expecting to get a bi II from the Sherif said she is interested in studying Sherif said the generosity of people exactly what they were doing with Maradie said that to his screaming, "What are you doing to university to repair the damage to the why that is the ca~e. often surprises the mothers, who aren't Working wi" a team of six people, the car. knowledge, the car remained my car!" beach. she set out tc find others willing to see SHELTER page A5 Grossberg's doctor subpoenaed BY VERONICA FRAATZ disposing of the body in a Dumpster wrote in the documentation that UD 11th most-wired school Cit) NewJ Editor behind the motel. Grossberg had "made active efforts WILMINGTON - Amy S. Grossberg' s former boyfriend and to conceal her pregnancy from BY BETSY LOWTHER "We really focused on ways in which schools used Grossberg' s claim that she was not the baby's father, Brian C. Peterson personnel" at the Pediatric Center. Administrative News Ediwr their Internet system," Pinck said. '·What was available aware she was pregnant may come Jr., pleaded guilt y to manslaughter Grossberg's defense team, JohnS. Computer users across campus are now logging on to a and what people were doing with it was important." under fire now that state prosecutors on March 9. He has agreed to testify Malik, Robert K. Tanenbaum and nationally recognized technology system. Dartmouth Coll ege, the top-ranked school, offers assert she lied about her pregnancy in Grossberg's trial, which begins Jack L. Gruenstein contest the The uni versity has been ranked lith in "America's 100 Internet accessibility in the dining halls, said Bill Brawley when she saw her doctor four months May 4. Both Grossberg and Peterson doctor's subpoena, claiming it would M ost Wired Colleges" in the May issue of Yahoo' of computer services for the school. before her baby was born, according are free on $300,000 bail and live at violate the doctor-patient Internet Life magazine. Another feature of Dartmouth's system is Blitzmail, an to court documents filed Friday. their respective homes with their relationship. The ranking puts the university 's computing system e-mail appli cation that allows students to easily send According to Grossberg's medical parents in New Jersey. The documents state that Fenkart behind Dartmouth College, who placed first on the list, as information like word processmg tries over the Internet, he records Altho"ugh the 19-year-old has said has also said he will not breach the well as six technology-based schools like MIT and the said. fro m her she was not aware of the pregnancy doctor-patient privileges, but has New Jersey Institute of Technology. Every student at Dartmouth is required to own a examination at the time of the doctor's said he will comply with the attorney "It's very good company to be in," said Susan Foster, computer, Brawley said, guaranteeing students will be on Ju ly 16, appointment , the prosecution general's s ubpoena when he has vice president of information technologies. comfortable with current technology. 1996, Dr. di sagrees. They believe that she did, Because the uni versity ranked fo urth in state schools, Although only 65 percent of Delaware students have Dougl as in fact, know of the pregnancy and see STATE page A5 she said the position was more prestigious. their own computer, most said they use the network Fenkart of "From our perspective. we' re even better than people system freq uently. th e Bergen think," Foster said. "Everyone here is always getting on the Internet," W e s t Criteria for the rankings included freshman Dan Sauers said. ''Two of my classes even have P e diatri c Roselle speaks on their homework posted on the Web. It's very helpful, the online availability of registration, Center in drop/add, the student newspaper and an especially if you miss class." GROSSBERG New Jersey electronic ride board. The rankings also commended the university's use of documented Grossberg 'tragedy' One item on the survey that the the Electronic Community Citizenship Exam, a 12- the patient '--'------' university does not have is a cybercafe question test students are required to pass before obtaining as "men struaiing today - no BY RYAN CORMIER known that their plan was no where students can snack while surfing the Web. an e-mail account. pregnancy." Managing News Editor longer." Foster said although the university has no plans for a However, many students said they thought the ECCE Grossberg had seen the physician While the murder case against Roselle said young people have computer-centered eatery, it is an idea they might was a joke. for a routine c heck- up that is Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson an uncanny ability to get in trouble investigate. "It was pretty moronic," sophomore Nellie Boone said. required by the university for all has sparked c ri es of "babykiller" and in an attempt to fix the problem, Current plans to improve the network include more "I guess it's worthwhile if there's something a student prospective freshman. toward th e two New Jersey teens, create "a much bigger problem. student-oriented online services, like senior checkout or doesn't know." Prosecutors Peter N. Letang, Paul one person on campus has publicly "They had a problem - she was ordering textbooks, she said. Foster said although the test was based on common R. Wallace and Thomas E . B rown kept si lent on the controversial duo pregnant- that' s the problem. In 'We are changing the university web pages to start to sense, it was designed to create awareness. filed the motion in an effort to get -until now. terms of its magnitude, shoot, it was link all these services together," Foster said. She said "These are rules of etiquette and ethics," she said. Superior Court President Judge President David P. Roselle spoke nothing compared to the problem some of the options would be available online by next fall. "Being a good citizen on the network is like being a good Henry duPont Ridgely to enforce the of the " tragedy" to The Review they replaced it with. The university also plans to incorporate more portable citizen anywhere." atto rney general's subpoena of Friday, shedding some light on what " Even with their plan, if they computing sites on campus for students and Fenkart filed March 9 for he thinks of the campus's most were mature enough to know it, teachers, Foster said. Grossberg's upcoming trial. infamous studeltt. with her being pregnant and all, She said one example of the growth in Grossberg, a former university "If everything that is alleged is instead of calling her off to the local laptop use on campus was the use of the student, is charged with second­ true," Roselle said , "their plan was motel, Peterson could have taken network connections in Doherty Hall in the degree murder and murder by abuse to take her off somewhere, deliver her to the hospital, delivered the Trabant University Center. She said or neglect. She is accused of killing this baby, get rid of the baby, and baby, kept the baby and put it up for students can borrow a portab!e computer her son after giving birth in the then go back and live normally. adoption. from the information desk there and log on Comfort Inn on Route 896 and then " So what that means is if one "But they weren't experienced to the Internet. person on our campus would have enough- they didn't have any "We've got a network that goes INDEX gone to her and said. 'Look, I can advice and they were going to go off everywhere," Foster said. "Accessing info see you are in some trouble' then and do it all themselves." · is really convenient." World News ...... A2 [Grossberg and Peterson] would In looking back at the first days The university was not included in last Police Reports ...... A2 have known that plan couldn't after the arrests, Roselle recalled a year' s rankings because it did not receive a Editorial...... A6 work." conversation he had with officials at questionnaire, she said. Crossword ...... B5 During his comments on the Gettysburg College, where Peterson In the 1997 survey, numbers of·available Grossberg matter, Roselle looked at had been a student. computers and network connections were Also inside: himself as someone who could have "There was a telephone call from used to rank the schools, said Alissa Pinck, helped prevent the tragedy. Gettysburg saying, "'Hard Copy" account executive for the Rosen Group, the Federal race policies challenged public relations firm for Yahoo' Internet ...... see pageA2 "You think, 'Geez, it only would left here and they are on their way Life. Nancy Turner plans for the have taken one person. Why.didn't I · to your place' and we said, "'Inside future ...... see page A3 do that? I didn't know.' Edition" has just been here and they This year, the magazine teamed with "It would have taken just one are on the way to your place.' Peterson's, which publishes annual guides Visit The Review Online at person to do that, and as soon as one "We were hoping they would to colleges and universities, for a more in­ http://www .review .udel.edu person did it, they would have collide." depth investigation of campus technology. THE REVIEW/ Andrn· T. GuschJ

' A2 • THE REVIEW • April 21, 1998 Federal race policies challenged Court finds FCC Clinton's race initiative hiring unconstitutional criticized as too narrow H O W-TO PROFESSIONAL KILLER BOOK NOT AWARDE D FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS BY NOEL LLOYD Clinton had to deal with more race issues SUPREME COURT - The publisher of a how-to Staff Reporter book for professional kiJlers has lost a Supreme CoUrt BY DAWN E. MENSCH "The unfortunate reality is that race and affecting African Americans as opposed to Copy Edilor gender still matter," stated William E . President Bill Clinton's race initiative Hispanics, Davis said. appeal. . A federal mandate, which has been in Kennard, chairman of the FCC, in a released program has come under fire recently as Manuel Mirabal, president of the The publisher argued the Ftrst Amendment should place for more than 30 years, requiring statement. " We all benefit when some minority groups say it focuses too National Puerto Rican Coalition, said the protect it from a lawsuit by the relatives of three people broadcasters to hire minorities was declared broadcasting, our nation's most influential much on African-American concerns while government needs to become more aware killed by a hit-man who followed the book's advice. unconstitutional last week by an appeals medium, reflects the rich cultural diversity of disregarding the issues of other groups. of issues involving Hispanics because of But without comment, the court yesterday turned court. our country." The program, launched by Clinton last the increasing size of the Latin-American down that argument from Paladin Press. The regulations were devised to provide Tarver said diversity in broadcasting is June, seeks to improve the overall relations population. Paladin published "Hit-man: A Technical Manual for opportunities for minorities by encouraging · important because it provides people between races in the next century by "The Latino community will be the Independent Contractors." The book offered advice on the broadcasting companies to actively representing the community a voice to raise creating a dialogue. largest minority in this country in five how to carry out a professional killing and get away with recruit them but it did not specify a quota concerns. The advisory board overseeing the years," he said. "At the national leadership it, even discussing what kind of knife or gun to use and that needed to Three years initiative is composed of three whites, two level, we are making sure these issues how to a body. be reached. after the African Americans, one Asian American [concerning Hispanics] are addressed." The lawsuit stems from the 1993 Maryland murders " M o s t "The unfortunate reality implementation and one Hispanic, creating anger about a Mirabal said the top three issues of a woman, her young disabled son and the boy's people don ' t of the rules, disproportion of representation. affecting Hispanics are high school drop­ nurse. Their relatives accuse the publisher of aiding in object to is that race and gender women made up According to estimates from the United out rates, lack of health care and the need the hired killing. affirmative less than a States Bureau of Census, African to incorporate a mechanism to train action but still matter. We all benefit quarter of full­ Americans compose 12.7 percent of the unski lied workers. MIDDLE SCHOOL PIMP CONVICTED object to a t t m e population; Latin Americans, 11.1 percent; However, Mirabal said he thinks FAIRFAX, Va.- A Virginia boy known at his quota system," when broadcasting ... broadcasters, and Asian and Pacific Islanders , 3.6 Clinton has shown an awareness for issues school as "Mr. Pimp" got sentenced yesterday. said Chuck and minorities percent. affecting the Hispanic community. The 13-year-old has been convicted of trying to set Tarver, station reflects the rich cultural represented 9. I Ted Davis , associate professor of " We don' t believe the Clinton up a sex ring at his middle school in Northern Virginia manager of percent. political science, said there are several administration does not care about our Prosecutors said the boy confessed to police that he WVUD,whois diversity of our country." According to reasons the initiative focuses more strongly issues," he said. "I think the administration had a list of girls who paid to be a part of a sex club. The an African the FCC, 40.8 on African-American concerns than other is very sensitive to our concerns." boy told other boys at the school that he could arrange American. Fcc Ch . percent of minority groups. Mirabal said the race initiative program sex with as many as three girls at once. "What the - mrman b r o a d c a s t "The whole race initiative thing has was a positive endeavor because it A 12-year-old girl is also charged with helping recruit court is saying William E. Kennard employees been focused on African Americans," he promotes dialogue among people, helping girls. Her trial is set for later this month. is you don't today are said. "A lot of the issues African different ethnic groups to better understand have to make an effort to recruit minorities." female, and 19.9 percent are minorities. Americans deal with have had more of a one another. TRANSGENDER POLICE OFFICER TO GET Broadcasting companies which did not "Our rules have opened doors for national focus than Hispanics." Carole Marks, director of Black OWN SPACE comply with the standards set by the Federal minorities and women," Kennard stated, Davis said the main issues Hispanics American studies, said she sympathizes SAN FRANCISCO- Starting yesterday, a San Communications Commission could have "and have led to more minorities and women deal with are more localized than issues with other minority groups who feel their Francisco police officer got his own private changing been fined, or even lose their broadcasting in front of and behind the television camera involving African Americans. · issues are not being addressed, but room at the police station. license in extreme cases. and inside and outside of the radio booth." For example, while African Americans different groups should not fight among Police Sgt. Stephan Thome used to be :Stephanie The regulations were challenged by the Tarver said he feared the decision might deal with such issues as affirmative action, themselves for national attention. Thome. Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod after they create a dangerous precedent. Hispanics are dealing with local issues "I think we need to stop pitting groups Four years ago, Thorne made national news by were found in violation of the FCC rules. "I think the ruling not only will affect the such as illegal immigration. against each other," she said. starting a sex-change procedure. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled on April industry negatively but will also have a "People in the Northeast are not going Mirabal said he agreed with this Thome had been assigned to the women's side of the 16 that the FCC had failed 10 show how its negative affect on other industries," he said. to be as focused on illegal immigration as assessment. locker room, but not everyone was happy with that equal employment standards served the best Tarver said the diversity of some people in California," he said. "It is not an us-versus-them mentality," situation. interest of the public. broadcasting companies won't be affected by Other issues, such as ~uban-American he said. Yesterday began his use of a private changing room "The commission never defines exactly the ruling because they will take the interest in the political situation of Fidel Clinton's race initiative is set to end in built specifically for him inside the men's bathroom. what it means by ' diverse programming,"' initiative to recruit themselves, but others Castro, are not of much interest to June. Eventually, Thorne said, he would like to see the court wrote. " The government's will not. Americans as a whole. After drawing conclusions from integrated locker rooms. formulation of the interest seems too abstract WVUD is diverse, he said, but did not Davis said another reason Clinton is information garnered from this program, to be meaningful." have to comply to the FCC regulations since focusing on African-American issues is Clinton will give an overall analysis to the HOSPITAL APOLOGIZES AFTER BLACKS · The FCC is reviewing the decision and there are less than five paid employees. due to his roots in the state of Arkansas. American people. TOLD TO STAY OUT OF PATIENT'S ROOM options for appeal. Coming from a state like Arkansas, DEfROIT- A Detroit hospital has apologized after a nursing supervisor put up a note asking black people to stay out of an elderly white patient's room. Students Relatives of the 90-year-old man said he was senile District 1 race and feared black people. The Detroit Free Press reports they had asked that no black nurses or staffers at Grace­ Sinai Hospital be allowed into his room. confused The note was removed from the patient's room the heating up day after it went up because employees complained. The man has since been transferred to another floor where he by new BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO is receiving care from some black workers. City Ne-.vs Editor Hospital executives said all of the hospital's Since last Tuesday's elections, numerous residents of District I employees will get sensitivity training as a result of the have obtained petitions for the council seat which is expected to be incident. tax filing vacated at the April 27 council meeting. Scott Bowling, of East Shetland Drive, has already submitted SENATE LEADERS FACING DECISION ON his petition to run for the council seat that was held by Mayor-elect GAY AMBASSADORIAL CHOICE tnethods Harold F. Godwin. John Farrell of Timber Line Drive plans on CAPITOL HILL- Democrats said it's decision filing his petition with the city on Wednesday. time for the Senate on whether the country is ready to BY APRIL CAPOCHINO Martin Reynolds of Panrma Drive also picked up a petition, but have an openly gay ambassador. Staff Reporter refused to comment on whether he will run for the position. It is James Hormel is President Bill Clinton's choice as Wednesday's deadline for taxes also rumored that Anita Puglisi, the president of the League of his envoy to the tiny European nation of Luxembourg. inevitably swept the nation once Women Voters, is planning on launching a campaign for the Supporters of the gay heir to the Hormel Meat again, and students struggling with council seat, but she was unavailable for comment. Company's fortune demand he should at least get a vote. the stress of filling out tax forms City Council will meet tonight for an organizational meeting in Opponents - who said they fear he would promote a experienced headaches and a the Municipal Building with some new members and the empty gay agenda- insist conservatives take a stand on a key general lack of knowledge on how seat. lifestyle issue. to file their forms. City code calls for a special election to fill the remainder of an Hormel was the only foreign relations nominee not With new technology on the rise, unexpired term within 90 days and no sooner than 60 days after a acted upon last year. Democrats now are demanding taxes can be filed on the Internet, seat is left empty. Meanwhile, the council is expected to appoint by action. Before leaving Washington D.C. for the Easter over the phone or the old-fashioned majority vote an interim member. recess, Democratic lawmakers sent Senate Majority way -by mailing them in. Bowling, a 26-year-old MBNA credit manager, has been a Leader Trent Lott a letter supporting Hormel and urging One problem is that not al l Newark resident for nearly five years and serves as president of the a vote. students are conscious of when to Abbotsford Homeowner's Association. file taxes. His platform includes strong opposition to capping the number MARTINIIOI Junior business major Adrian of rental properties in the city and advocating a better relationship CHARLSTON, S.C. - Beginning this month, Farrar, who was unaware about between the students and the city. students at the CoJlege of Charleston in South Carolina how to file her taxes, finally mailed He said he is "very confident" he would be able to convince will learn the difference between shaken and stirred - them in at 11:52 p.m . on April 15. my taxes in, almost at midnight, But for Pollack, he said he files council members to approve a change in the way arrests for martinis, that is. She said she forgot about them there were 10 people in line behind the old-fashioned and "safest" way underage drinking are prosecuted. Students who are 21 or older can take a class on the until late that night. me." by mailing in his forms. Farrell, a fire and medical communication supervisor for New · The penalty for failing to file most delicate mixed drink in history. Instructor and Business law professor Sheldon "I am a little wary of Castle County, said he was also interested in strengthening the bartender Patricia Barroll said students get a "broader taxes on time is an interest rate Pollack, a tax attorney, said, "The computers," Pollack said. relationship between students and Newark citizens. higher than the market rate. understanding and application for one of life's finer government is encouraging filing Beth Cassell, a senior finance He said that the residents need to realize that a very small Farrar, who did not know the pleasures." · taxes through electronic filing [over major, who did not do her own percentage of students cause a disturbance in the city while In the 1920s, the drink represented The Lost electronic file phone number, said the phone] to eliminate the amount taxes this year, said, "If I did them thousands of others are outstanding residents. she and a few friends from h er Generation and F. Scott Fitzgerald. In the 1950s, it of paper work." myself, I would have done them Farrell, who has lived in Newark for the past 25 years, said he is signified the facade of post-World War II suburban floor trekked across Delaware to A ccording to Pollack, the over the phone." concerned with electric deregulation and water quality and supply try to find the forms to fill out her American home life. By the 1970s, the martini was electronic phone method works She said she knows how to do and will concentrate on improving the quality of life for residents. taxes. nearly dead, replaced by the counterculture. But it's best for students with part-time her own taxes, but because she has "What I enjoy is simply helping people," he said, "and my She said they finally "stumbled" been making a comeback in the 1990s, fueled by mutual jobs who have simple tax forms. to file in her home state of New involvement in council would be an extension of that." fund-loving, white-wine rejecting, cigar-smoking across an H&R Block where they Chris Pfaff, a sophomore York, her mother does them for Farrell is currently a volunteer for the Aetna Hose, Hook and renegades. were nice enough to print out a communications major, said, " I her. form for her on the computer. Ladder Co., the city parks and recreation department where he The one-hour class will examine martini fact, fiction, think [electronic filing] makes Cassell said she encou rages coaches girls' softball and at Newark elementary schools where he · " If I ever have to get my taxes filling out taxes easier because you students to learn how to do their history, recipes and symbolism, and there is a tasting aone by anyone, I will definitely go teaches fire prevention. too. don' t have to bother with any of the own taxes and believes a tax course Petitions for the District I council seat can still be obtained in !here," she said. "The craziest part -compiledfrom the AP wire service by paper work." should be taught in high school. the city secretary's office at the Municipal Building. of the evening is when I finally got Laura Overturf ~ CAMPUS CALENDAR Police Reports Remember, it's Earth Week, so go lacrosse team. They're playing Yale at SMILE! YOU'RE ON CANDID CAMERA! DON'T TREAD ON ME in the evening by two unknown suspects, causing to the environmental policy 4 p.m. on the Nelson Athletic Field. bruises to his head, and he also had been drinking. He colloquium today. It's titled "Korea Later on, there will be an Earth Day Newark Police were called after a man entered a A Maryland man was arrested Saturday after claimed these were the reasons for his actions. - Land of E nvironmental R isk," performance with M ary A rden South College Avenue residence Saturday and threatening police and a 21-year-old woman with a with Jung Wk Kim of the C ollins, the Deltones and the Y­ attempted to videotape a 21-year-old woman who was steel rod, Newark Police said. ASSAULT ALLEGED AT BLUE HEN DINER Environmental Planning Institute at C hrom es. It starts at 7 p.m. in the getting out of the shower. Donald R Williamson Jr., 23, was charged with Seoul National University. It's from Bacchus Theatre in Perkins. According to police, the suspect entered the offensive touching, two counts of menacing, resisting A 23-year-old female customer of the Blue Hen noon until 1:30 p.m. in Multipurpose On Thursday, there are three career apartment through a rear door which lead directly into arrest and disorderly conduct. Diner on Route 896 claimed she was pushed and Room A of the Trabant University services workshops for those searching the victim's bedroom. He was described as a white Police gave the fo llowing account of the incident: knocked down Saturday by another woman, causing a Center. for a job. The ftrSt is called, "Getting male, 6-foot-2 and between 175 and 200 pounds. He Police were responding to a fight outside of the Deer bruise on her wrist, Newark Police said. . Keeping in the spirit of this week, Ready for t he Career Fair," fro m was wearing a black ski mask, a dark shirt and black Park Tavern when a 21-year-old woman flagged down Debbie R. Massimiano, 34, was charged with go outside and support the baseball 12:30 to I :30 p.m. in Raub Hall. The pants. officers on Academy Street. assault as a result of the incident. team. They're playing Villanova at 3 second deals with "Women and the When the woman confronted him, the suspect fled She told the officer a man had spit on her, threalened Police gave the fo llowing account p.m. down at the Delaware Diamond, J ob Search," from 4 to 5:30p.m. And through the door from which he had entered, police her and asked to get into his vehicle. As she told The 23-year-old left $15 on the cash register and Nelson Athletic Complex. the third focuses on "Careers in said. A witness saw a man running down South officers her account, she spotted the defendant walking found it missing when she returned moments later. She On Wednesday, if you're Science," from 6 to 7 p.m. Both are in College A venue, and the police found tracks that led to on the street. confronted the diner manager and Massimiano, asking wondering ''What is the Significance Multipurpose Room C of the Trabant Ivy Hall apartments. In that area, the police were When police approached the suspect, Williamson them if they had taken the money. of Race?," then attend a lecture with University Center. informed of a white male who was asking questions began to threalen one officer with a ratcheted steel rod Massimiano then pushed the victim and knocked M. Jones of the Research on Race, And finally, there's an Earth Week about the police but were not able to locate the suspect. -part of "The Club" steering wheel lock. her down. Ethnicity and Culture Series. It's from film, " The Medicine M an," in the Fmgerprints were taken from the doorknob of the The officer pulled out his nightstick to protect Massimiano was issued a CoUrt 40 summons after 12:20 to I: I 0 p.m. in the Collins Room Trabant University Center T heatre, woman's apartment door, police said. The case is himself, and Williamson attempted to flee the scene. the incident. She told police she had pushed the 23- of the Perkins Student Center. starting at 7 p.m. pending. The officer pursued the defendant south on Academy year-old because the victim had been yelling at her. .· If lectures don't appeal to you, step Street and arrested him. outside and s upport the m en 's - compiled by Kelley Dippel Williamson told police he had been beaten up earlier -compiled by Veronica FrriiJIZ

r ( , April 21, 1998 • THE REVIEW • A3 .. Turner looks: ahead to future BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO them which kept her in the Turner questioned Luft about his council intent on getting her out of City New.f Editor conversations of Newark residents investigation at the next council office. After being voted out of her and on the front pages of the local meeting, much to the dismay of many Turner is still optimistic about the co unci I seat by the residents of papers. council members who left the willingness of the residents of District 5, Nancy Turner said she is During last summer, Turner meeting in protest. Newark to search for the truth. not ready to stop searching for justice accused council of withholding the At the next meeting, Councilman 'There are a few people who will in the city she loves. minutes of an executive session Thomas Wampler called for an go to extraordinary lengths to get "Councilman Jerry Clifton said, meeting in which the actions of independent investigation into justice," she said. 'The nightmare is over,' when I didn' t Mayor-elect Harold F. Godwin were Turner's actions regarding the water­ Turner will now leave government get elected," she said. "It's not over­ discussed. treatment plant issue. He claimed she to the newly elected council, but will not for them." Turner eventually sued the city to may have broke city code by continue to keep the goals of Newark Turner has been in the center of have the minutes released and won conducting her own investigation. as a major focus in her life. controversy since she filed a lawsuit her lawsuit. The investigation determined she "My life was pretty full b efore against the city stating it violated the She said council made it look like was not in violation of any law or city council and will be full after,': she Freedom of Informatio n Act by not she was doing something wrong when code. said. releasing the minutes to an executive she would demand the people have "The biggest complaint I received Currently, s he is working on session meeting held o n June 9. The access to their government. about the whole issue was why didn't raising money for Citizens Against Court of Chancery ruled in her favor "I was villainized," she said. "They I bring it up behind closed doors," she Traffic, which will hold a barbecue at on March 17. told people, 'She is suing the city,' said. "I had to find a middle ground her home this week. She plans to "I was fighting for policy to be and immediately people thought between action being taken and being continue working on her date plaque followed," she said . "It wasn't money must be involved. discreet. project, which involves putting dates because I s uspected someone on "Many didn' t know it was for a "The people who were watching on the older houses in Newark, and council was doing something couple pieces of paper for the public this cared." improving community and student sinister." to see." Turner also said she never thought relations. Turner said she felt she was an Turner said she felt after she filed council would launch an investigation While she is not sure if she will advocate for the people during her her lawsuit she was viewed in a into her actions for informing them of ever run for City Council again, she two years on council and was negative way by the rest of council. a potentially serious issue. said she will attend meetings when an disappointed the people were "I knew they were out to get me," "It was your classic smoke screen," issue arises she is a passionate about convin ced she was wrong for she said. "I was digging too deep and she said. and serve as a watchdog for the questioning the government. finding things out." Although Turner said she is upset community. "My goal wasn't to be accepted by She returned to the spotlight in about losing her campaign, she is " I' II watch them-I' II keep them the other members of council," she January when she told council she more worried about the implications honest," she said. said. "After I saw their behavior, I had received information that of her defeat. Turner said she is proud of the was proud not to be a part of that someone was living in the water­ " People were swayed away from work she has done on council and club. treatment plant on Paper Mill Road. believing we should ask questions," learned from her experiences. "My bond was with the people I Carl Luft, the c ity manager, she said. "I am shocked by what this "I fo und out I am not a politician," represent." conducted an investigation and found suggests. This was a unified effort." she said, "and I am fine with that. Turner continually criticized her no one was living there, but some Turner said she realized after the "I can get things done on both former council members for the ways personal articles were being stored e lection that she had no t only ran sides. You can get as much stuff done THE REVIEW I Dan Cullen they handled issues brought before there. against her opponent, but against a on this side than the other." Cosmopolitan Club members dance at their 30th annual International Night last Friday in Bacchus Theatre. Voter WiliTI. City Council withholds Cosmo Club hosts fraud personal financial records International Night alleged BY MARY CHRISTINE DALY Common Cause, said the no n­ principle of public accountability," Copy Editor partisan , non-profit citi zen's lobby he said. 75 people experienced world cultures Wilmington's City Council was disturbed by Baker's bill. Griffith said all Wilmington BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO passed an ordinance under council "Public officials should be held counc il members completed a from the Caribbean to Europe, South City News Editor president James Baker enabling accountable," he said. " Havi ng disclosure form on April I with America to Asia without leaving Bacchus A complaint was filed on last city employees to sign an affidavit secrets in personal financial the exception of Samuel Guy. Tuesday against the director of the in lieu of disc losing financial records is not the way to have Baker said Guy was granted an BY ALAN WEINER Alliance performed a dance to water-treatment plant for allegedly informati on. accountability." extension until May I when he Staff Reporter welcome the visitors. voting in the Newark elections after According to Councilman Baker said disclosing finances will be given the choice to sign the With acts ranging from a fencing Carrie Pazda, publicity director he stated in an affidavit that he had Norman Griffith, city officials is an invasion of privacy and an affidavit or file a disclosure form. demonstrati on to traditional dances for the Cosmopolitan Club, said not lived in the city for over a year. were previously required to invasion of rights. The option for the affidavit will from India, the Cosmopolitan each act was m eant to represent Scott Bowling, of East Shetland complete a full disclosure fo rm "This information is between be open to other city officials next Club's Internationa l Night on different countries' unique cultures. Court, filed a complaint with the listing annual employment you, your wife, the IRS and any April. Friday included cultural President of the Cosmopolitan Newark Board of Elections against income, loans, sales of capital other tax authority," he said. "It's Judy Mellen, executive director representatives from all over the Club Frederick Miribel said the club. Joseph Dombrowski. gains and in certain cases, gifts n ot the right of the public. It for the A merican Civil Liberti es world. has been holding thi s event for On February 13, Dombrowski said exceeding $250. normally takes a court order to get Union, said Baker's bill is not in The Cosmopolitan C lub i s a about 30 years and that th~ in a sworn statement that he was "If you receive a gift because of access to someone's tax forms. violation of the Constitution or student organization which anempts Cosmopolitan Club sent e-mail s t