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In Section 2 In Sports An Associated Collegiate Press Getting Men's Four-Star All-American Newspaper b-ball drunk bounces Newark back style page BIO page B I Non-profit Org. FREE U.S. Postage Paid FRIDAY Newark, DE Volume 122, Number 36 250 Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 Permit No. 26 February 23, 1996 GOP candidates ignore Delaware primary In fact. only two candidates of the endorsed Dole in a press conference New Hampshire Gov. Stephen pnmary. The First State's primary, the second in the nation, field, Steve Forbes and Alan Keyes, Wednesday. Dole failed to appear Merrill's attack of Delaware last year State Senate Bill 302, passed in receives lots of local hype, little national attention have set foot in Delaware since for the endorsement but did thank for holding its primary four days July of 1992, stated that Delaware's Tuesday's pnmary tn New Roth and address the crowd present after New Hamphire's is a major presidential primary is to be held on BY LEO SHANE Ill primaries. Hampshire . Together, they via telephone. reason for the candidates' apathy the Saturday following New Natwnal/Srare New.~ Eduor Apparently, the nation's second accounted for only 15 percent of the Dole and Buchanan have focused towards Delaware. Hampshire's primary. Presidential hopefuls Pat primary, held in Delaware, is not New Hampshire primary vote. their anention on this Tuesday's Merrill, along with other New In previous presidential election Buchanan, Sen. Bob Dole (R- Kan.) important enough to be on their Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) was primanes in Arizona, North Dakota, Hampshire officials, announced last years, Delaware held caucuses to and former Tenne ee Gov. Lamar agendas. the only candidate to set up a and South Dakota. November they wou.ld not support a determine what support presidential Alexander were eparated by 5 Delaware's first presidential campaign headquarters in Delaware. At stake in these primaries are 75 candidate who campaigned in hopefuls would receive. The state percent of the vote in New primary , which has a mere 12 Until leaving the race after the Iowa delegates, almost 4 percent of the Delaware. Merrill then said that New Senate passed the bill changing to a Hampshire. In the days since, all delegates at stake, has received little caucus, Gramm was leading most total delegates in the nation. In Hamp hire needed a full week before primary system to eliminate fight ing three have campaigned nationwide attention from the top three polls in the state. compari son, Delaware accounts for any other primary to solidify their within the political parties. in preparation for the upcoming presidential candidates. Sen. William Y. Roth (R-Dcl.) only 0.6 percent. importance as the nation's first Rockin' Rabbi New Hillel director leads Jewish student group with hip charm BY MICHELE BESSO Judaism is more than just a A\!intwlt Feucures Edttor fixed concept. However you They call him the "Rockiu' choose to live it, you live it," Rabbi." he says. And the bearded man with Rosenblum stresses that the pink, blue and black Hillel should not be ju t yarmulke and the soft smile another religious center on doesn't object. campus. In fact, he kind of likes it. "Not everything is religion For the 45-year-old at Hillel- that is only one Philadelphia native and new aspect. It's not just a synagogue university Hillel director, music or a temple - we are anything and Judaism have always been 'Jewi h' that we can be to intertwirred. every student here.'· he ays.· He was the "Chief Rabbi" at One way he is doing this is Woodstock. He explained the by starting a "Rappin· with the Jewish roots of music to Tom Rabbi'' night once a week. Peny in IsraeL And now he 's Here, students can come with directing his creative juices and their instruments and jam with expertise toward a new goal : the rabbi , who happens to be a "re-energizing'' Hi lie I for the prolific guitarist, singer and 1,600 Jewish students on songwriter. campus. Rosenblum says the night "As director, I want to work can go from "discussing with the students, open up a spirituali ty to jammin· on c hannel and show them that 'Hotel California' ... whatever happens. happens." Though '60s rock ' n' roll THE REV IEW I Dominic Savini and Judai sm seem to be at opposite ends of the spectrum. they've always been connected for Rosenblum. Bob Dole He was inspired to enter into a career in mustc from watching the Beatles on the ''Ed Sullivan Show·· in 1963. stumbles He lived the rock · n· roll lifestyle for three years with hi s band. '·Valentine.·· in New York and Philadelphia, but then as GOP the stress began to "take its toll," he says. divides see RABBI page A I I Patrick Buchanan unexpectedly beats Dole by one percent in DelDOT completes nation 's first primary THE REVIEW I Jay Yovanvich THE REVIEW I Dominic Savini BY SCOTT GOSS plans for South NauonaVState Net-."J £d1tor (Top) Bob Dole, the senate majority leader and former frontrunner for the GOP presidential PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - " I don't nomination, in New Hampshire shortly after his loss to Patrick Buchanan; (bottom right) third need the New Hampshire pnmary to win place winner Lamar Alexander; (bottom left) Alan Keyesvisiting a UD history class Wednesday. the nomination," Senate Majority Leader College rail station Bob Dole said during a CNN imervtew Tuesday. BY ROBERT KALESSE and the parking lot to be erected on Yet, according to the results of the Ass1stant Sports <tor Chrysler property. Alan Keyes visits history class state's primary, held that day, perhaps it The Delaware Department of Wutka said that an advertising is ew Hampshire that does not need Transportation has completed plans project will begin e ither in late Bob Dole. for the Newark rai l project that will March or earl y April with Presidential candidate emphasizes family, morality over economics The 28-year senatorial veteran from be constructed at the abandoned construction beginning soon after. Kansas was narrowly defeated by trai n s tati on on South College He also expects the stati on to be up political commentator Par Buchanan 26 BY LEO SHANE III side of the ticket that we' re in a great propose to do,'' he said, "is go in and I to 27 percent, Avenue and hopes to have drawn up and running for Newark travelers by Narionai/Swte News Eduor econo mic crisis." Keyes said. stop the damage." an agreement with th e Southern the fall. respectively . Presidenti al candidate Dr. Alan "Nothing like that is going on.'' To begin with, Keyes said he News Former Tennessee Pennsylvani a Transport Authority " Pending negotiation wjth Keyes told a U.S . his to ry class Even if this country were under wants to change tl'l e current welfare and Chry ler Corporation for Chrysler and SEPTA, we anti cipate Gov. Lamar Wednesd ay th at the decline in the great economic hardship. he said , system from an institution that Analysis Alexander came in con truction and land agreements a contract to be s igned by early importance of family in society that would no t expla in th e destroys marriage to one that within the month. spring," Wutka said. third with 23 today is a major factor in the moral deterioration of the family in today's promotes marriage. Keyes has also percent of the vote. According to Joseph T. Wutka, B ecause the particu Iars of th e deterioration of America. society. said in the past that the sex education the Assistant Director of Planning agreement have not been m e t, " ow I know why it 's called the "One of the things that nobody " I have been to the poorest pl aces system present in public school Granite State," Dole said during what for DelDOT, the train station will be Chrys ler representative Roge r denies is that the family structure has in the world," the former ambassador teaches immorality and helps used as an extension of service to Walker said it was " premature" to was intended to be his victory collapsed,'' Keyes said. " We are to the United Nations' Economic and increase the disintegration of celebration. "It 's so hard to crack." Newark, connecting its ci tizens with make any statement regarding the losing the moral capacity for family Social Council said. "Yet what I still families. Wilmington and subsequently issue. Dole, who as late as Sept. was life." remember in those places of searing He said that government-legalized considered a from-runner with no viable Philadelphia and other cities. Wutka, however, said that Keyes said hi s campaign focuses poverty was that people were living activities place more importance on " We' ve completed o ur final agreement will most likely include a contention, had the support of ew on the decline of the marriage-based, as mother, father and children. an individual's gratification than on Hampshire's popular Gov. Steve MerrilL de ign plans for the station as well 200-acre s pace of land given to two-parent family as the reason for " Why would this be the cause the responsibility of parents to the as the land that Chrysler will ll!rn DelDOT for the construction of a "He is the only man who can beat Btll the immoral nature of this country. when it's not the cause anywhere family. Clinton;· Merrill said Tuesday night. over with which we will construct parking lot in return for DelDOT's To revitalize the country's morality, else?" Abortion, which Keyes labels the the parking lot for travelers," Wutka revision of the Route 4 entrance to Keyes said he would revamp the Keyes said since government moral equivalent of slavery, is one see K EYES page A6 said.