Rendell Presses for College Vote

Index E d d ie Ed-Op 12 Datebook 15 M u rp h y Comics 16 Classifieds 18 sucks it up Entertainment 24 in ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’ IWIHANGIE I Entertainment -t. Page 22 Volume 7l,Numbef 7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Novembers, 1995 The Student Newspaper at Drexel University Commghl ei«9S n» liungir Next stop: NAC tournament Rendell presses for college vote Jonathan Poet Rendell spoke on a wide vari ED-OP EDITOR ety of topics, from public educa It’s the home stretch in tion to crime to college basket Philadelphia’s mayoral race and ball to the future of federally- Ed Rendell is still trying to round funded financial aid. up votes. Rendell called the congres In an attempt to woo college- sional Republican plan to cut aged voters to the polls in next financial aid "ridiculous.” Tuesday’s election, Rendell met “Everything this Congress has with student press from around done has been, intentionally or the city for an informal press unintentionally, ... eating away conference. hope and opportunity,” said Stressing the importance of Rendell. the student vote, Rendell said, He also addressed his efforts “It’s ironic that our best voters in to improve crime with better Philadelphia are our senior citi enforcement and better preven zens, because the voters from 18 tion programs. to 25 years old have the most at “[Youth] know that their stake.” See Rendell on page 2 Commentary: Campaign '95 College kids meet the mayor Jolin Gruber polls wider than the part on his EDITOR-IN-CHIEF balding head, so it’s ludicrous to It isn’t every day that you get imagine a Rendell campaign to say the phrase, “I have to go worker saying, “Mr. Mayor, the meet the mayor.” I got to say it polls show that the whole elec Tuesday, October 31 because I tion is going to swing on the col was going to a press conference lege vote. If we don’t get those for college newspaper editors at powerful student newspaper edi the Rendell election headquar tors in here, all hope is lost.” ters. In Philadelphia, Republican Halloween was a fitting date mayoral candidates have a tough — I felt like I was masquerading time running against unpopular Noah Addis The Triangle as a journalist. incumbent Democrats. Rendell Sophomore forward Phil Karn (pictured above, white) scored Drexel's only goal in their 1-0 win overTowson State on It’s not that I was intimidated. is easily the most popular elected O a 28. With this victory, Drexel clinched a North Atlantic Conference tournament berth, its first since 1993. Another I knew the whole thing was a official in the city since the late triumph in their regular-season finale against Hofstra on Nov. 4 would ensure the Dragons second place in the NAC. farce. Rendell has a lead in the See Commentary on page 2 Dorms get new appliances Jonathan Poet ties. We addressed those with despite their slightly higher oper ED-OP EDITOR [Calico] and some things were ating cost. It may not be as good as a per corrected and some weren’t. We “I don’t mind paying more as sonal laundry service, but stu were genuinely displeased with long as the machines work better dents living in the residence halls the service. So when it came time than the old equipment,” said have been treated to new washers to renew the contract, that’s Steven Warster, a junior major and dryers in their laundry when Diana Dale and Jim ing in computer science. rooms. Graham came in [to choose a Chris Vargas, a junior materi The HiGene Laundry Com new vendor], with [RSA’s] als engineering major said, “I pany finished replacing the input.” tried to do laundry during the Calico Vending as the supplier of “We were guaranteed new change-over and I couldn’t laundry service to the residence equipment [from HiGene] ... because there were no machines. halls in late October. and additional equipment means I haven’t tried the new ones yet.” David Ruth, Resident Director more facilities to do your wash “[The new machines] are bet of New Tower said, “Last year I ing and drying. Students are ter than the old ones because advised the Residential Student pleased with that,” said Ruth. they seem to hold more,” said Warster. Association ... and it became Residents, some of whom felt Scon Millard The Triangle inconvenienced during the quite apparent from student Junior Jen Finnimore uses a new washer in Kelly Hall. The HiGene Company change to HiGene, seemed to Production Manager Lar;y Rosenzweig complaints that we had some has replaced the old vending service in the dormitories. problems with our laundry facili approve of the new appliances, contributed to this article. City The Triangle • November 3,1995 Jogger killed on Center City street THE TRIANGLE Michael Raphael Dempsey said Ernest was beaten had been attacked elsewhere and ers crowded around the crime Established 1926 ASSOCIATED PRESS and strangled to death. She suf dumped in Center City. scene, many shaking their heads A 26-year-old paralegal, fered blunt trauma to her head. Police were at the scene for at the uncommon crime. By early apparently attacked in the mid Pathologists at the Medical more than four hours. Torn evening, a small pile of flowers E ditorial clothing was found along with a had been placed at the stairwell. dle of a routine morning jog, was Examiners office performed an Editor-in-Chief John Gruber found sexually assaulted and autopsy Thursday, but did not set of headphones at the top of Dempsey said the department Managing Editor Patrida O'Brien murdered on a Center City street release any more information. the stairs. A Plymouth Acclaim received numerous calls from Ed-Op Editor Jonathan Poet Thursday, police said. Charlie Cadwallader said he that was parked adjacent to the possible relatives or co-workers Entertainment Editor BradWible And although the killing was was walking his dog around 7:40 crime scene was towed. after television reports of the vic Comics Editor Sean Murphy ' Photo Editor Noah Addis the 371st of the year in a.m. when the Huskie pulled him Daniel Fineman, who lives tim’s description were broadcast. Philadelphia, it was just the sec toward the leaf-covered stairwell. next door to the lawyers’ office, One call panned out. Co ond in the Center City area. In all “It looked like someone had • said police told him they towed workers, concerned because of 1994, there were no murders thrown a mannequin down his car because they believed the Ernest had not shown up for Administration in that region of the nation’s there,” Cadwallader said. perpetrator may have put his work, called police. They were Production Manager Larry Rosenzweig fifth-largest city. He said Ernest was wearing hand on the hood of the green taken to the morgue where they Business Manager Kristi aiiano Advertising Manager Michael Karam Kimberly Ernest was found at running shoes and a tank top. He sedan. identified her body. They later Classifieds Manager Jonathan Mullen the bottom of a set of stair«s lead said she appeared to be nude The Rittenhouse neighbor told police that Ernest was an Systems Administrator Joe Campbell ing to the basement of the law from the waist down. There was hood where the body was found avid jogger. Distribution Manager Ryan La Riviere firm of McCauley and Associates, “fresh” blood on her left shoul is one of the most affluent sec An 83-year-old woman was P.C. at 21st and Pine streets, 10 der blade, Cadwallader said. tions of the city, home to many the first murder victim in Center blocks fi-om her home. Dempsey said there was no young professionals and stu City in 1995. She was found dead Police Captain Patrick evidence to suggest that Ernest dents. Neighbors and local work in her apartment Jan. 30. Staff Writers Adam Blyweiss, Anh Dang, Joe Koren, Karen Ostrowski, Steven D. Segal, Jason Woerner Rendell Mayor takes nothing for Columnists Michael Busier, Christopher Hatch, M. Scott Smith makes Photographers granted as election nears Ethan Gekowski, Melany Hunt, press for Scott Millard, Duy Pham Advertising Design Commentary from page 1 out acknowledged that he’s kick congressional Republicans, Kristen Olson, Erik Mausser, ing major ass in the polls. He focusing especially on their Lawrence OToole votes Frank Rizzo. The city’s cgllege added the standard disclaimer stances on education and crime. newspapers could run stories on that “polls don’t win elections,” He even used the.word “bull Cartoonists Don Haring, Jr., Dennis McGlynn, RenddI from page 1 their front pages alleging that but it was refreshing to hear him shit.” I was impressed. I used Mike Thornton Rendell sleeps in a car full of acknowledge his front-running that word all the time, but I’d future is bleak, so why not com dead monkeys and he’d still win. status. never heard a politician utter it Contributing Staff mit a crime? Until we teach kids So while the editors from He-coughed twice during his before. In my mind, that almost Dave Mays, Eric Minbiole, that their lives have some value, other schools thought of ques reply. Without being asked, one made up for his failure to men Andrew Ross, Carlo Santoni •we going to continue to have tions about crime, election poli of his aides ran out and returned tion Drexel in the Big Five dis Business Staff crime,” said Rendell. tics and economic development momentarily with a cup of water cussion. Sayle Harun Rendell relayed his adminis along the waterfront, the only for His Honor.

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