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Vol. 103 No. 41 University of Delaware, Newark, DE Tuesday, March 11, 1980 Ral~v held in WilmiiJgton Local groups oppose draft by ELIZABETH HYDE g1vmg false information on a draft In an effort to voice their dissent card, or mutilation of draft cards over the proposed reinstatement of could bring a maximum sentence of military draft registration, the five years in prison and/or a fine of Emergency Peace Committee (EPC) $10,000 for each card involved. sponsored a conference with eight "Of course we are against the draft, local and regional religious and civic but if there is registration, we de groups Sunday at the Cathedral mand that it be equal (for women)," Church of St. John in Wilmington. said Hought. The EPC is an ad hoc group foster She added that because the military ing education and action on political has become so technological, it issues, and includes members from •'needs brains more than brawn.'' the Delaware Draft Project (DDP), Hought received a wave of groans the United Campus Ministry, the when she said, that if "certain sexist Delaware Valley Peace Council and practices, quotas and regulations the Women's International League for were abolished" in the military, more Peace and Freedom, (WILPF), ac quality female recruits would be cording to literature distributed at the available to swell the present all Review fYhoto by Neol Wrlliomson volunteer force, thus reducing or I I eliminating the need for the draft. I Ernie Mabrey of the DDP said the Accident destroys guitar shop draft can only be stopped if people A car driven by Silverio Fon The car, a 1972 Buick Electra, I engage in political activism. "You tanez, 18, of Newark, skidded off was heading eastbound on ·! must let your Congressmen know the road and through a stucco Delaware Avenue at a high rate of ·i , you're not going to let them sit in guitar shop at 114 Delaware Ave. speed when it fishtailed on the wet i Washington and vote in a vacuum." early Sunday morning, causing road, hit a car in the right lane, and Thomson said that "It is a non-sequitor over $20,000 worth of damage to the ran through the shop owned by to say that (the Soviet invasion of b u i 1 d i n g , e x c 1 u d i n g c o n Robert Ross of 16 Benny St., Afghanistan is pushing us toward the tents, Newark police reported. Newark, police said. draft." "It is just an excuse to No injuries reported, but the car militarize." was totalled. Damages to the con Several traffic charges are pen Thomson, a Presbyterian tents of the store, which included ding, including driving under the minister, added that it is "the duty of several guitars hand-made by the influence of alcohol, police every Christian to see that war does owner, could not be estimated at reported. Fontanez refused an the time, police said. alcohol test, police said. Four speakers addressed the crowd (Continued to page 8) of 60 at the rally: Marc Wessels of the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors ( CCCO); Vivian Hought of the National Organization for Women Shuttle bus system improves under Security (NOW); Ernie Mabrey of the Delaware Draft Project (DDP) and by JUDY RIBIERO in 10 minutes." This is due largely to Brook said that despite increased Now approaching the end of its first loading time and traffic congestion on costs, he hopes that service would be Alan Thomson of the Delaware Valley year of operation, the university-run Branch of the U.S. Peace Council. College Avenue, he said. improved next year. shuttle bus system appears to be a Tammy Forman (BE83) said, "The "We need to adjust some loops," he "If we don't have peace in the success, according to John Brook, 1980's, we probably won't even see the only problem is that we'd like it (the explained, "The loop serving West director of Security. bus) to come to Paper Mill Apart 1990s," said Marc Wessels of the CCCO, Park Place, for instance, is filled." Security took over the shuttle bus ments twice an hour. I usually get He also suggested the possibility of adding that his organization has system this past September from received thousands of inquiries daily there at8:30 when class starts at 9." extending the loop service until 7 p.m. Stiltz Inc., a Newark bus company, Carl Gill, a faculty member who Though the shuttle system has not concerning conscientious objector Brook said, and, •'things are going status since Carter's State of the rides the shuttle bus, said he hopes the encountered any major operational more smoothly this year.'' service, which now goes as far as Union Address. problems yet, several drivers said "The level of complaints from English Village apartments, will be that maintenance was a problem Wessels added our "duty as human students has lessened considerably, beings" is to work for peace. He expanded. because many of the present buses us and routes have been expanded, par ed by the university are old and run said that the CCCO has a responsibili ticularly the four-loop (off campus) ty to educate people about Conscien down. system," he explained. "Ridership on ''Ridership on the loop ser One driver said that, although tious Objector status, and how to ob the loop service has increased 50 per tain it. vice has increased 50 per "maintenance is excellent, there cent over last year." are many breakdowns and that new Wessels warned, however, that the Brook estimated that over 600,000 cent over last year. " punishment for failure to register, buses are needed soon.'' passengers will ride the buses by the Herman Wooley, manager of ad ·. end of the school year. "I live in the next valley and park ministrative services, plant opera~ on the The current service has two kinds of my car at Drummond Plaza. In the tions, agreed that Il!aintenance is a day routes, a loop system that serves eveuing, the bus stops there. But in problem. inside off-campus areas with large-st~dent the mornir.g it doesn't, so I have to "The buses are vintage, and we populations, and the main cafnpus walk up through the woods.'' have trouble getting parts. That's the shuttle between the Fieldhouse and Susan Webb, curator of the univer only thing that gives us substantial Gabba,gabba,hey the North Campus Walkway. sity gallery, doesn't ride the loop downtime," he said. The Ramones Most students riding the shuttle bus often because "it doesn't run late He pointed out that most of the bus said they are satisfied with the ser enough at night. I don't usually leave maintenance is done at the university, at Emerald City . ......... .. ... 9 vice. work by 5 p.m.," she said. and "we have only four men to ser "I ride every day. It's always on A few students suggested that the vice 200 university vehicles." time," said one student. service was adequate during the day Maintenance problems may be However, some students complain but needed improvement at night. alleviated next year if a current pro Baseball battle that the shuttle bus doesn't run often "If you get stranded during the day, posal to buy six new diesel buses is ap Players vie for enough or very consistently. you don't mind walking. But proved, according to Brook. The biggest complaint from sometimes it doesn't show up at night Historically, diesel engines require catcher's spot ... .. .. ....... 16 students, according to Brook, is that and they don't let you know," said very little maintenance, he said. 'fhis "you can't get from Smith to Ag Hall Kathy Disbrow (BE81). (Continued to page .t ) Page 2 • THE REVIEW • March 11, 1980 HAVE A SUMMER TO_REMEMBER Join an International Study Course PUERTO RICO:··SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE .. 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