An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • ·, Andre the Giant puts his Delware tops UNC face on Newark, Wilmington, falls to A6 Virginia Commonwealth AlO Non-Profit Org. 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 U.S. Postage Paid Thesday & Friday Newark, DE Permit No. 26 FREE Volun1e 128, Issue 26 www.re"·iew.udel.edu Frida~· , .Ianum·~· 18, 2002 .Student Man's remains Life VP eaten by lizards BY JENLEMOS and weighed between 2 and 25 Ne11·s Layout Editor pounds, were taken to the Delaware to retire The decomposing body of a Society for the Prevention of . Newark man was found partially Cruelty to Animals. consumed by lizards in a Towne A number of large cockroaches BY STEVE RUBENSTEIN Court apartment Wednesday used for feeding purposes and a cat Editor in Clrief Vice President for Student Life afternoon, New Castle County were also transferred to the Roland M. Smith announced his Police said. Delaware SPCA, Executive plans for retirement Jan.9 after Ronald Huff, 42, raised the Director John Caldwell said. serving the university for six years. seven flesh-eating Nile Monitor University senior Ian Peek, who "I've been in higher education lizards as pets,. Officer First Class lives in an apartment several doors now for 32 years," he said. " I' m Trinidad Navarro stated in a press down from Huff's, said he arrived looking forward to getting back to release. on the scene early Wednesday doing a lot of the research I ' m After a family member called afternoon and witnessed Huff's interested in." 911 to file a "check on the welfare" body being carried out by police. Smith will continue working THE REVIEW/Rob Meletti Roland Smith's position will not complaint, officers entered Huff's Peek said he spoke with several through June 30. apartment, he said. of Huffs neighbors, who said they University President David P. be filled after his retirement due "When police arrived, they had seen the l izards in the Roselle stated in an e-mail message to a university hiring freeze. found the victim laying on the floor that no search is underway for apartment. Smith's replacement due to the Program for improving fraternity and as the flesh-eating lizards were "They wanted to get him evicted school's hiring freeze. sorority life as well as the Student feeding on his body," Navarro said. because he was bringing "Because of difficult budgetary Problem-Solving Action Network as The State Medical Examiner's cockroaches in to feed the lizards, times for the State of Delaware, the tools he feels have made tremendous office has not yet determined the and they were getting all over the University's budget for next year will progress in student life. cause of death, said Alison Taylor­ place," be said. • THE REVIEW/Leslie Uoyd be constrained," he said. "I hope that these initiatives Levine, communications director Caldwell said Huff possessed a Seven Nile Monitor lizards are now being held at the Delaware Smith, who turns 66 next month, continue to contribute towards for the Delaware Department of valid breeder's license from the SPCA after police found the animals in a Towne Court apartment. said his research endeavors would helping our students become the next Health and Social Services. state permitting him to raise the Monitor lizards, which are Caldwell said. focus on the history of Texas, a state generation of outstanding An autopsy cannot be completed lizards, which roamed freely indigenous to warm climates in He said the Delaware SPCA where he worked in Houston's public professionals, future innovative until the office receives blood and around his apartment. Africa and Australia, generally feed school districts as well as at the leaders and active and contributing plans to place the lizards in zoos in tissue reports, she said, which Since Huff received that license University of Houston. He has a citizens," he said. on small animals like birds, snakes the tri-state area but has ruled out postpones any findings on Huff's Masters Degree and Doctorate in Marilyn Prime, director of the several years ago, Caldwell said, and rats, he said. giving them to individuals. history from Carnegie-Mellon Student Centers, said she does not cause of death for several weeks. New Castle County has passed an " For now, we' re feeding them The management at Towne University. anticipate any difficulties will arise as The lizards, which measured ordinance that forbids exotic pets frozen rats - thawed out, of course Court Apartments declined to Roselle and Acting Provost Dan the result of the reorganization. between 2 feet, 6 inches to 6 feet like monitor lizards. - and chicken, on occasion, comment on this story. Rich plan to oversee the Division of "My guess is the president will Studtnt Life for at least the next year. allow directors to do their jobs, and With the retirement of Dean of possibly work with other units [of the Stuclents Timothy F. Brooks in May administration] at some point," she 2001, combined with Smith's plans, said. Roselle said he does not feel students Before he retires, Smith said he Invention IDs chemicalmakeups will suffer from any lack of services his main goal is to promote his " 10 the two positions offer them. Big Ideas" for helping students BY STACEY CARLOUGH and faculty member of the Delawa re [like Saran wrap] is being stretched "All of the relevant duties of the develop during college. They are Seoior News Editor Biotechnology Institute, is one of the consistently by the machinery," he said. "With Dean of Students are being covered composed of, independence and It is the size of a shoebox, and in Jess than researchers who developed the technology. their current sensors they won't know if there is quite effectively. We think that the maturity, career awareness and one second it can identify the composition of He said the PA-IR spectrograph is superior a problem for a half-hour or even an hour, same will be true for the Vice preparation, appreciation of diversity, almost any solid, liquid or vapor substance on to its predecessors. which leads to a lot of wasted time and money. President's duties, as well," Roselle a just and civil campus, wellness, earth. "It' s like a camera, but instead of giving the "With ours, they could easily tell if there said. school spirit and pride, responsibility, The planar-array infrared spectrograph, the was a problem instantly." At the university, Smith said he leadership development and academic picture of a person it gives the chemical fastest and most functional technology of its makeup of a substance," he said The researchers said they believe the new takes pride in several initiatives he success. kind to date, has recently been developed and implemented during his tenure. He "These are all key components of One thing that distinguishes it from previous infrared camera also has a potential use in cites the Leadership Development what you need to learn as a college patented by a group of university researchers, technology is its ability to distinguish between defense against chemical and biological attacks. said John Rabolt, .chair of the materials science Program, the 5-Star student to .~ su c~essful in different materials quickly, Rabolt said. Postdoctoral fellow Doug Elmore, who also Chapter Evaluation See editorial, A12 the future, he srud. and engineering department. "For example, an industrial manufacturer Rabolt, a Karl W. and Renate Boer Professor wants to know if a material being produced see SPECTROGRAPH page A4 Pika holds unique Board in charge for_ role as prof, trustee mor~ than 150 years TOM MONAGHAN As a member of that committee, Pika TOM MONAGHAN divided into nine committees: academic Administrati\•e NeH·s Editor Administrative News Editor said he is respo nsible for examining af~airs, finance, grounds and buildings, Professor Joseph A. Pika has been at patterns of enrollment, g1aduation rates Little is known about the Board of s tudent life and athle tics, honorary the university since before some students and the quality of students admitted to Trustees, but they are the highest form of degrees a nd awards, executive, were born. In that time he has moved his the university, as well as the quality of a uthority at the university, said Vice nominating a nd compensation way up through the ranks of the political the teaching staff. President and University Secretary Pierre committees. science and interna tio na l re la tions One of only two faculty members on D. Hayward. "Obviously, the whole board cannot be departme nts to the the Board of Trustees, The Board of Trustees has control over there every day, so they select a president, position of act i n g r---:::;;,....,.'""""-_,.,,.....,::;:;-..,-,.,....,...-...,.,.,,..,.--, Pika said he feels it is almost every aspect of the university, he who, along with the administrative team, chairman. his job to help the said. a re respons ible for the day-to-day For many people board r ealize what President David P. Roselle stated in an decision making," Hayward said. that would be the effect it can have ori e-mail message that he feels the board is Each committee meets on its own in crow nin g the education system of well suited to manage the university. meetings closed to the public, he said, but accomplishment of a the e ntire state of "The charter for the university states a faculty representative chosen by the di s tin g ui s h e d THE REVIEW/Courtesy of Photo Archives Delaware. Professor Joseph Pika arrived at the the board shall have the entire control and faculty senate and a student representative academic career, but "My b iggest management of the affairs of the selected by the Delaware Undergraduate not for Pika.