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Tuesday, Aprilu, 2006 Volume 132, Issue 24 Former St. The Mosaic Joseph's Interview: _ aoo.~.otant coach Third Eye Blind lead hired to lead singer Stephan 's basketball Jenkins The University of Delaware's Independent Student Newspaper Since 1882 Sports page 29 Mosaic pag 17 BY PAT WALTERS confidential. chain a little, and then the First News Features Editor Days after the suspension was made Amendment kicked in." A university student who was suspended during Winter the student e-mailed the ACLU, prompting Graf said the university is Session for a controversial posting on Facebook has been Grafto send a letter to the university Jan. 23 required to ensure the safety of reinstated, according to the Delaware chapter of the American outlining her belief that the suspension was unconstitutional its students, but is in no way Civil Liberties Union. and asking that the student be reinstated and the suspension entitled to overstep the First Julia Graf, staff attorney for ACLU Delaware, said the struck from his record. Amendment. student created a fictitious Facebook profile using the name University lawyers William Manning and Jim Taylor "It really is a balancing act," she said. "But the Supreme Adolf Hitler, containing a slew ofanti-Semetic postings. The contacted Grafthe following week to express the university's Court has found that the First Amendment trumps the univer student, whose university e-mail address was associated with interest in settling the case. An oral agreement was reached in sity's statutory obligation to provide a safe learning environ the account, was told by university administrators to remove late January, and a final written draft is expected to be signed ment." the profile. this month. According to a friend of the student, the profile was not He was notified of his suspension, Graf said but it did At a lunch with students last week, University President intended to offend anyone. not cite specific violations of the Student Code of Conduct. David P. Roselle said the contents of the profile were Junior Joe Saries said the profile, which featured a pic Instead it claimed the student had used a university e-mail extremely offensive. Though he does not agree with the ture of Hitler and listed "Mein Kampf' as the user's favorite account for non-university business and committed a hateful views espoused on the profile, he understands the student is book, was posted as a joke. act. protected by the Constitution. "It was a lame joke. That's pretty much all I thought," he Kathryn Goldman, director of Judicial Affairs, declined "Imagine the worst, most vile anti-Semetic things - the to comment on the case, saying all student judicial records are things he posted were worse," he said. "We sort of jingled his see SPOOF page 3 0 0 0 •• , . • 0 "( 2 Aprilu, 2006 The Review INSIDE ,~.~ ~ ~ '* ~ ~ .,.., News 2 Police Reports 4 Editorial 14 Opinion 15 Gasaic 17 Movie/CD Reviews 22 THE REVIEW/Meaghan Jones Lennell M. Jackson was the fourth person to be hit by a train in Newark in the past two years. Classifieds 27 Sports 29 Local man killed in Sports Commentary 31 Friday train accident BY ANDREW AMSLER & EMILY PICILLO that incidents like this happen a lot in Newark. Editor in Chief Andrew Amsler Editor in Chief & City News Editor University President David P. Roselle said he was Executive Editor Erin Biles A 31-year-old Newark man was struck and killed saddened upon receiving news of Jackson's death. by a CSX train while attempting to cross the railroad "Our heartfelt sympathies are with his family and Editorial Editor Devin Varsalona tracks by North College Avenue Friday, Newark Police friends." Copy Desk Chief Stephanie Andersen, Mike Hartnett said. This is the first train-related incident in Newark Art Editor Dan Lisowski Lt. Susan Poley said Lennell M. Jackson, who was this school year, and the fourth in the past two years, Photography Editor Meaghan Jones not a student but Lived on Corbit Street, was apparently three of which have been fatal. Assistant Photography Editor Mike DeVoll crossing the tracks 100 feet east of North College For years local officials have tried to encourage Avenue after playing basketball at the Carpenter Sports students and Newark residents to exercise caution when Managing News Editors Brian Citino,Cait Simpson, Building when he was hit by the train. crossing the railroad tracks, but all parties agree it is up Carson Walker Junior Stone Weeks was at the crossing within to each individual to protect themselves. Administrative News Editors Leah Kiell, Meghan Lobdell minutes of the incident and rushed to his aid with a "At some point, common sense has to come into City News Editors Caitlin Ginley, Emily Picillo group of people, but Jackson did not have a pulse. play," Newark Police Cpl. Scott Simpson said in a press NationaVState News Editors Sarah Cochran, Sara Satullo Shortly after, someone in the group called 911 and conference Friday. News Features Editors Julia Parmley, Patrick Walters police arrived several minutes later. Mayor Vance A. Funk III said he believes the city Student Affairs News Editors Christine Alhambra, Dane Secor "We couldn't do anything," he said. has taken a considerable number of efforts to prevent Students who gathered at the scene expressed sen train accidents of this nature, but that the elimination of Managing Mosaic Editors Christopher Moore, Monica Simmons timents of horror and disbelief. incidents in which pedestrians are struck boils down to Features Editors Jenna Alifante, Kim Dixon, Freshman Brooke Buoni, who was on her way the use of common sense. Natalie Torentinos back to her Ray Street residence hall after class, said He said an extensive study was done approximate Entertainment Editors Wes Case, Dana Schwartz she was alarmed that an incident involving a train had ly eight years ago that determined rerouting the train Assistant Mosaic Editor Carter Perry occurred again, especially in broad daylight. tracks would cost an estimated $40 million. "You wonder how it happens," she said. "The train "I can't imagine what it would cost in today's dol Managing Sports Editor Dan Mesure, Greg Price is so Loud and big, how can you not hear ar see it com lars," Funk said. "It is just not economically feasible." Senior Sports Editor Tim Parsons ing?" While he said the city has considered building Sports Editors Kate Dieffenbach, Ravi Gupta, Sophomore P.J. Bruno, who lives on North Street, passes under or over the tracks, Funk said the general Steve Russolillo said, "I can't believe this is consistently happening at feeling is that people would not use them if they can cut Assistant Sports Editor Kenny Riedel our school. straight across the tracks instead. Copy Editors Laura Dlugatch, Stephanie "It's both sad and ridiculous at the same time." Despite efforts to promote railroad safety and Haight, Sarah Lewis, Lee Procida, Within an hour of the initial 911 call, forensics expensive projects such as the wall that extends along Kyle Siskey crews were at the intersection and could be seen collect the fields adjacent to the Carpenter Sports Building, ing evidence along the tracks. people continue to cross the tracks at undesignated Advertising Directors Sarah Dixon, Lauren Nahodill Initial eyewitness accounts had indicated the vic areas, he said. tim might be a student because he was carrying a back Business Managers Timothy Lowe, Jordan Deputy When police officers patrol the tracks, Funk said, pack, and the train conductor had told police Jackson they arrest numerous people for trespassing. was talking on a cell phone. However, police later said "I'm a laywer, I get calls from these people asking both accounts were not true. me to represent them," he said. 'The bottom line is that The Review is published once weekly every Tuesday of the school year, The victim, who was not initially identified trespassing is against the law." except during Summer Session. Our main office is located at 250 Perkins because police were in the process of contacting his Junior Alex Honeysett, who Liv~s on East Student Center, Newark, DE 19716. If you have questions about advertising family members, ·was wearing a towel on his head and Cleveland Avenue, said she often sees people walking or news content, see the listings below. had his arms raised, which made it seem like he was along the tracks, apparently using them as a shortcut talking on a cell phone. from class or the gym. Display Advertising (302) 831-1398 Junior Blair Benjamin, who was in her car waiting "It's extremely dangerous," she said. "Me and my Classified Advertising (302) 831-2771 for the train to pass the crossing at the time of the inci roommates see posters again train safety in restaurants Fax (302) 831-1396 dent, said her first thought was that something was all the time. You would think it would be common E-mail [email protected] wrong with the train. sense, but I guess not." Web site www.udreview.com However, she quickly realized she was mistaken Honeysett said she does not think a large number when she noticed people running down the tracks. of people use the tracks as a shortcut, but those who do The Review reserves the right to refuse any ads that are of an improper or inappropri "It was just so surreal," she said, visibly shaken by most likely Live in houses close to the tracks. ate time, place and manner. The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in the event. "You can see Center Street from our house, and this publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university.