Building castles Street parking ~ Budget cuts slam in the mall I wrestling program ____ page 15 ~---r_e_q_u_ir_e_s_p_a_r_k_u_la_t_o_r_s_ page9 ~.~ page 23 FREE FRIDAY Arbitrator overturns Pioneer Fund ban Bv Richard Jones political correctness, or PC, a label that norming, the boosting of minority scores on the University of Delaware has been willing to E~or in Olief describes a national movement in academia to standardized tests. sacrifice academic freedom for the sake of More stories inside ... enforce multicultural awareness and sensitivity Officials from the Pioneer Fund, a New political correctness." A federal arbitrator last month overturned a • Sm ith College officials considered but others see it as a battle against racism. York-based grant-making organization, "It's a victory for academic integrity at the university policy that prohibited professors Pioneer Fund Ban one year ago, page 5 from receiving research grants from the Pioneer Despite the ruling, the debate over political vehemently deny charges of racism and anti­ university," Blits said. correctness vs. academic freedom continues on Semitism and the two professors say campus Gottfredson and Blits applied Wednesday · Fund, an organization which some accuse of • Chronology of key events in the the university ' s campus which has been activists who sought to keep them from for a $157,000 grant from the Pioneer Fund to supponing racist research. Pioneer Fund case, page 4 For the past two years Linda Gottfredson wracked with racial problems in recent months. accepting the grants violated their academic cootinue their research. Gottfredson and Bli.ts received grants freedom . Acccrding to legal briefs, the university said and Jan Blits, educational studies professors, • University committee suspends have been in a conflict that has heightened totaling more than $175,000 in 1988 and 1989 "We are delighted and relieved by the its decisim to ban Pioneer Fund monies "does oot place any the [the {KOfessors '] activities after allegations of tenSions between faculty, staff and students. for their research, including the study of IQ arbitrator's decision, said Oottfredson. limitation on administrative interference, page 5 Many see it as a fight over the issue of differences between ethnic groups and race "This decision vindicates our position that see RULING page 5 Victory under lights New contractor replaces UD dining services ARA representatives guarantee workers' jobs, make minor changes in food service renovations to dining halls. Hollowell !r,!',!.~~ews Ecitor said less than $200,000 was reserved ARA Services, a private food for imiX"ovements in 1991. service contractor, replaced the . In February Hollowell announced university ' s internal dining that a committee of administrators, services division with the signing students and a union represenative of a multi-million dollar contract would determine whether or not the· in late July. university should hire an outside food Many feared the hiring of an contractor. outside contractor would fuel Hollowell said the move was an detrimental changes in food quality see AKA page 3 and employee job security, but so far any such fears have proved unfounded. After a six-month search, the Changes university inked the deal which would allow the company to take over the university's $17 million food may go service operation immediately. The five-year deal is the largest collegiate contract ever signed by unnoticed ARA and it calls for the company to give the university an annual guaranteed minimum dollar amount by students or a percentage of its gross sales, The Fighting Blue Hens football team won the season-opener Saturday evening against the West whichever is higher. Exact figures for the contract By Paul Kane Chester Golden Rams 28-0 in the Texaco Star Classic. The victory marked Delaware history could not be released because the MministratiVP News Editor as the first home game under the lights. See page 23 for game coverage and hightlights. contract stipulates complete Colorful new drinking cups and confidentiality on both sides. pizza with more crust are some of The money is ear-marked for a reserve fund for improvements to the changes students may notice dining facilities. The company will this semester because of the switch contribute an additional investment to ARA Services to run university University increases tuition 11.4 percent for the reserve fund. food services. The university has retained Since ARA began operating last responsibiltiy for setting all food Students taking 17 credits will no longer pay more than those enrolled for 15 month at the university, only minor prices and renovations of dining By Molly Williams than 15 credits, formerly known as the "16-plus" because of a declining economic climate for the changes, such as new employee MM!aginB Editor facilities. rule. university. David E. Hollowell, senior vice uniforms and some different brands Full-time, in-state students at the university are R. Byron Pipes, vice president and provost for The university was forced to institute a $100 president for Administration, said of food, have been instilled. digging deeper into their pockets to pay an extra academic affairs, said this was a recomendation mid-year tuition hike last January to alleviate replacing Dining Services with ARA Major changes will probably not $330 this year for tuition, and out-of-state approved by the board of trustees last May. budget problems when the state asked the· will provide the university with beUer come until next summer, said students are shelling out $710 more than last year. The final figures for tuition for 1991-92 were: university to return $3 million. service and place money in tbe more Randy Clay, resident district Undergraduate tuition rates for the 1991-92 $3,220 for in-state residents, up from $2,890 last President David P. Roselle said the university reserve fund. fall, and $8,390 for out-of-state residents, up from tried to keep the tuition increase in line with the manager of ARA' s university academic year were 11.4 percent higher than the University Dining Services was 1m 1990 fall rate, representing the most significant $7,680. consumer price index. He said the university auxiliary fund in the university's account. increase in five years. Tuition has risen an A host of other fees were also increased, the stayed "reasonably close" to the index which budget, operating independendy on Clay said ARA has spent most of largest of which was a 40 percent rise in the indicates the rate of inflation as 7 percent; taking average of 5.6 percent each year since 1986. its own revenue. this month trying to help the Also as part of this policy, full-time tuition comprehensive student fee which rose from $50 into account the $100 mid-year tuition increase, It generated a $750,000 profit university complete projects will now cover between 12 and 17 credits. This to$70. fall tuition rose 7.8 percent. cbing the 1990 fJSCal year which was eliminates the surcharge for enrolling for more Pipes said the tuition h ike was necessary see TUrTION page 3 placed in a similar reserve fund for see CHANGES page 3 ·serial killer Steven Pennell After coup faces new murder charges Soviet views Glasgow electrician could face death if convicted in '88 slaying By Gretchen Wahl Kathleen Meyer, are two of five contendre, no contest. A defendant homeland CilyNewsEdiiDr deaths linked together as the with this plea does not admit guilt but Convicted murderer Steven B. U.S .40/U .S.l3 serialldllings. does oot make a defense, leaving him Pennell has been charged with the Pennell is currently serving a life open to conviction. as 'unstable' deaths of two Newark women in sentence without parole for the Judge Richard S. Gebelein September 1988 and could face the murders of Catherine A. DiMauro, 31, explained that when a nolo contendre By Charlotte Faltermayer death penalty if found guilty. and Shirley A. Ellis, 23. plea is entered a court hearing is News Fe.ture5 Editor Pennell was indicted on two counts Last month Pennell flied a motion conducted to determine if sufficient Grigori Schwartz, a visiting university of first degree murder in July. The to be allowed to represent himself. If evidence exists to convict. professor from the Soviet Union, vividly victims, Michelle Gordon and permitted, his intended plea is nolo If Pennell is convicted of the two remembers the first thoughts that raced ..------------INUI:X -----. additional murders his life sentence though his mind while he heard early could be changed to execution, news reports of the Soviet coup on his Opinion .......................... 6 Oebelein said. Pennell was originally radio on the morning of Aug. 19. Vivant. ..................... ..... 15 tried for Gordon's murder in fall "My wife," Schwartz recalled recently. 1989, but a mistrial resulted when the "All I could think of was my wife." Entertainment. .............. 19 jury failed to reach a verdict Schwartz' wife, Lidia, was scheduled to Sports ........................... 23 Gordon's mother, Marlene Simms, join him in Newark late last month, but said enduring this second trial will be Classifieds ..................... 25 during the early stages of the hard-line easier than the first because she coup, he says gravely,''l did not know if Comics. ....................... ..27 knows what she will be facing in the my wife would ever be able to join me." courtroom. Lidia eventually caught an early flight ---Also inside: --- Simms said she believes her out of the country the day after the stan of Professor runs for House ..... 3 daughter deserves justice. "His crimes the coup and the couple, who hadn't seen Student crime. report....... .. .. 9 are so horrendous," Simms said, "No each other since January, were reunited. one should have to die that way." City of Newark has begun Summer movie reviews .