Faculty Criticized by Board by BARBARA ROWLAND Formulate and Administer Regula Samuel Lenher, Chairman of the Tions" for the Student Body
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Fall1980: Photos highlight semester's events SPA may require a license to show more X-rated films By SUSAN HERTEL The politician then went to Attorney and CHERYL MARKER General Richard Gebelein for his opi The Student Program Association nion as to whether the SPA should be (SPA) might be forced to purchase a required to buy the license, Rogers license in order to continue showing said. films on campus, said B'ruce Gebelein is expected to announce lobby committee chairman, his decision after Jan. 13, the opening Delaware Undergraduate Stu day of the General Assembly. According to Resident Student Congress (DUSC) meeting Association lRSA} president Pat Mat ednesday. The cost of the license ranges from tera, however, "Gebelein won't touch the issue with a ten-foot pole.'' $1,000 to $2,000, and as of now the SPA Rogers had no insight as to what ac doesn't know what action they'll take, tion the SPA will take if they are re he said. quired to purchase the license. "Since The state of Delaware passed a law about four- years ago requiring a the license is so expensive, they will probably stop showing X-rated films license in order to show X-rated films altogether, or show one every week to in any enclosed building. pay for the license," he said. Rogers said the issue involving SPA presents an average of two X SPA's films began this semester when New Castle Count_¥ Senator Dave rated films a semester, the most re McBride began investigating com cent being "Pink Flamingos" and ''Errrmanuelle.'' munity disapproval of the X-rated (Continued to page 6) .. films . Faculty criticized by Board By BARBARA ROWLAND formulate and administer regula Samuel Lenher, chairman of the tions" for the student body. Board of Trustees, reprimanded the Although employed for that pur Faculty Senate for not taking a stand pose, Lenher said one quarter of the on the X-rated film controversy at, faculty decided to take neither a Wednesday's semi-annual board positive nor a negative stand. meeting. The board then passed all but one of When confronted "with matters of the 24 resolutions proposed by seven serious social content," the faculty of its corrrmittees. photo by should "accept responsibility placed Motions that passed include chang SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEI:R, whatever his headgear, this Main Street Santa on them under the charter," said ing "the name and status" of the divi Lenher. sion of physical education, athletics Claus has been handing out candy and good wishes for about a week in honor of the holida season. He explained that the board's by- and recreation to "college" and awar- ';::===:=::=::=:::=====::::------------------' laws state that "the faculty should (continuect to page 6) on County report finds Newark Police neglected By pEAN CAMPBELL power on a full-time basis, City management called accountable Marshall said other alter A report accusing the the Newark city government of residents (this includes ficer's rate to other cities natives, such as part-time of neglecting its police depart- u n i v e r s i t y d o r m i t o r y which host universities. Their ficers and redistribution, will ment was issued by a special residents). According to average officer rate is 1.29, be tested first. corrrmittee of the New Castle these statistics, Newark has not including university inside The report stated · that County Chamber of Com- an officer rate of 1.6 officers police. Newark operates under a city merce and was discussed at for every 1000 residents, The corrrmittee's call for an the Newark City Council whereas Wilmington's officer increase in manpower, manager system rather than a strong Mayor and council. meeting Monday. rate is 3.6 and Dover's 2.2. however, is based on the rise Tribute The report released last Marshall, however, pointed of felonies. The report claims It also accuses Marshall of Wednesday, accused the city out that the university that Newark crimes have in inexperience in police ser manager. Peter Marshall, emplo~s 50. officers to police creased to the highest rate in vice. John Lennon Mayor William Redd, and tne th~ u~uvers1ty area a.nd d?r the state with the exception of remembered ... 8 city -council of mismanage- · m1~ones. If the umver~1ty Wilmington. The 26 page document ment of the police, poor police pollee ~ere calculated mto Marshall questioned the ac states "The Chief of Police is leadership and overall the officer rate, Newark curacy of the statistics in the ·faced with a dilemma of neglect. would have a rate of 2.9, well report. He also mentioned whether to act when he above the state's average. that many 'Other examples of believes his immediate This is the final issue of Included in the report was Lt. Richard Turner of the police department's effec superior, the city manager, is The Review this semester. the suggestion to hire seven Security agreed with Mar tiveness were not included in failing to exercise proper more full-time officers. The shall that this calculation is the report. He noted that he leadership, or to remain We'll resume publication number of police officers has misleading. He pointed out had statistics showing an in silent, neglecting his sworn mWinter Session. remained the same since that university police are crease of less than five per duty." 1972. special officers of the Newark cent in criminal complaints Marshall, however, There are 44 full-time law Police Department. since 1972. answered this statement by enforcement officers in Despite the urging by the pointing out that he simply The committee's report corrrmittee to increase man- '-------------_..J Newark to protect 27,412 also compares Newark's of- (Continued to page -4) Page 2 • THE REVIEW • December 12, 1980 ,. / ·RECORDS & TA:PES ' in conjunction with PLANTS & ACCESSORIES conspire to... WELCOME SANTA! (6 a.m. to 6:01a.m. Friday, Dec·. 26) lnt 1 Like It Like T~~~? enser I'll b The Good Ear . e theret - . Ch.eck our complete line of special Christmas gifts at 42 E• .Main St. The Good Earth I Like It Like That 368-1430 . 453-0463' . 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STROMWASSER ,.· OPTOMETRIST · Sir Wilson lectures on Kipling ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF HIS NEW OFFICE FOR By ELLEN BONNES writing. which was "sometimes terri EXAMINATION OF THE EYES Rudyard Kipling was both He added that he and Kipl ble, sometimes quite CONTACT LENSES ing felt "the claustrophobia of magical," according to "the spoiled little boy and the At Office Also Located little friend of all the world," England," that is, the coun Wilson. said Sir Angus Wilson, the try's limitations which create Wilson also told the crowd 92 East Main St;eet 3 East Main Street English department's visiting a need to go abroad. that Kipling's children in his Newark, Delaware 19711 Rising Sun, Maryland 21911 distinguished professor, at a "Hali devil and half child." stories are much like Kipling 302-368-4424 301-658-4920 lecture Tuesday night in at an early age. Kipling was Kirkbride Lecture Hall. sent away from his home in Wilson, who spoke before India when he was only six to an audience of about 100, be educated in an English school. Kipling was, according to ATTN: SENIORS AND lecture Wilson, obsessed with finding both the simplicity and com completed the final segment plexity of childhood after the GRAD STUDENTS of his three-part Victorian trauma of being separated Emphasis Lecture Series. from his parents. Wilson OF SCOTTISH DESCENT The British author, 67, spoke of Kipling as experienc The St. Andrew's Society of NY is offer received national and inter ing "the traumas and the national acclaim for his delights of the nursery floor.'' ing a $5000 scholarship for graduate study biography of Kipling. Wilson himself is a in Scotland. During the lecture, Wilson distinguished author, with 14 drew 'comparison's between books to his credit. His most Interested students should contact the Of his life and Kipling's. Both recent novel "Setting the fice of Scholarships and Student Financial lived in Sussex, England at World on Fire" has recently the same time, both had a Sir Angus Wilson been released in the United Assistance Rm. 224 Hullihen Hall for ap fascination with India and States. plication details. they both loved France. "I'm was how Wilson referred to Wilson told the audience a very English man, but I'm Kipling, suggesting that he that Kipling believed "the Application deadline is December 15. _ also very, very French," combined the innocence of child that is within us must be Wilson quoted Kipling. childhood with a note of carefully controlled, but from · WilSon also spoke of "an ex cynicism in his stories. him we must also learn citement that is never free Kipling's stories also in everything." from apprehension," which cluded aspects of the he shares with Kipling about "children's garden," the These people both the state of the world and unspoiled world of children UNIQUE GIFTS The Best - Magic, Clown, Puppets, got their jobs through Dave, Juggling, Occult and Novelty Items! We've been together at The Review so long I don't know Also M11gic 11nd Clown Shows Operation Native Talent. what I'll do without you. ·Good luck in the real world! Avllllllble lor All Ages & Budgets! . 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