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Today's weather: Our second century of Portly sunny. excellence breezy. high : nea'r60 . Vol. 112 No. 10----= Student Center, University of Delaw-.re, Newark, Del-.ware 19716 Tuesday, October 7, 1986 Christina District residents to vote today 9n tax hike Schools need .more funds plained, is divided into two by Don Gordon parts: Staff Reporter • An allocation of money to . Residents of the Christina build a $5 million elementary School District will vote· today school south of Glasgow High on a referendum which could School and to renovate the 1 John Palmer Elementary J increase taxes for local homeowners to provide more School. THE REVIEW/ Kevin McCready t • A requirement for citizens money for district schools. Mother Nature strikes again - Last Wednesday's electrical storm sends bolts of lightning Dr. Michael Walls, to help pay fo~ supplies and superintendent of the upkeep of schools. through the night. The scene above Towne Court was captured from the fourth floor of Dickinson F. Christina School District, said "We don't have enough if the referendum is passed books to go around," Walls salary." and coordinator of the referen ing the day, or even having homeowners inside district stressed. Pam Connelly (ED 87) a dum, said he expects several two sessions which would at boundaries - which include In addition, citizens' taxes student-teacher at Downes thousand more persons to vote tend school during different residential sections of Newark would help pay for higher Elementary School, said new than did in 1984. parts of the year, Walls said. - will pay an additional 10 teacher salaries. teachers are more willing to "I personally think there "If the community wants cents of tax per $100 of assess "We have the lowest star work in school districts which will be more support,'' he ed value of their home. ting teaching salary in the offer higher starting salaries. predicted. "We are bulging at quality education," he con On a home valued at $40,000, state," Walls said. While the state recently the seams at the elementary tmued, "they're going to have If the district wants quality allocated funds to raise level." to get good teachers, they're this hike would increase taxes going to have to pay for by $40. teachers, he continued, "we Christina's starting teaching According to Connelly, The referendum, Walls ex- have to have a competitive salary from $14,700 to $16,800, classrooms were so crowded maintenance. Walls pointed out that some at one elementary school last "People seem to be a little nearby districts pay nearly year "that a music class was more receptive [to the carry $3,000 higher. 1 being taught in a teacher's ing of the referendum] than When the last Christina lounge. " last time," Connelly said. School District referendum came up for vote three years Walls stressed that if the Riley explained that any ago, it was defeated by a 65 referendum does not pass, established resident of percent to 35 percent margin. drastic action will be Delaware within the Christina But, Walls said, ."I'm op considered. School District may vote, even timistic [it will pass]. The Possible solutions would in if not registered. Voting will need is clearly there." clude building mobile take place at most district Dr. Capes Riley, director of classrooms, dividing the elementary and high schools special projects for the district schools into split sections dur- between noon and 9 p.m. SAC, Residence Life look .at room lottery system by Dave Dietz However. help may be on the way. Copy Editor The Student Advisory Committee and David The start of each semester often results in a Butler, director of housing and residence lif , room assignment Russian roulette game for will meet Oct. 14 to discuss possible changes in numerous upperclassmen who had hoped to the current room assignment system. cash in on the university housing lottery. These are the students who await their on The present system, which was devised years campus room assignments only to be disap- ago, Carey said, uses a computer which " ran domly scans for housing requests" regardle s see editorial p. 6 of students' classifications. In order to address any changes in the pr - sent system, the Office of Housing and pointed when they do not receive their pick in Residence Life "[needs] to devise a computer the lottery. program that will enable us to examine th THE REVIEW/lloyd Fox "Most are upperclassmen who didn't get the possibilities thoroughly," Butler explained. Pacld1111 'eM In- A line of parked cars at Paper Mill apartment housing they wanted in Christiana Towers or "We're going to brainstorm at the meeting complex shows need for more parking spaces. Construction has Pencader,'' said Linda Carey, assistant direc to figure out options he said. begun on a new, 62-space lot for residents' use. <See story p. 3) tor of housing/room assignments. continu d to page 12 Page 2 • The Review • October 7, 1986 INTRODUCING COLLEGIATE FUGHTBANK, FROM Or the gicmd prize, for the number one student referral CormNENTAL AND NEW YORK AIR. champion in the nation: a Porsche and one year of unlimited If you're a full,time student at an accredited college or uni, coach air travel. versity you can join our O:>llegiate AightBank~M You'll receive And how do you get to be the referral champion? 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Charles Townsend of the Newark and Judy Brodowski Police force told Graves that approx Staff Reporters In addition, only two stickers per returned, she said. apartment can be issued unless third After numerous complaints from imately 125 cars per week were Newark's perennial parking pro and fourth roommates require a car to apartment residents who could not find ticketed at the appartments since the blems might soon become part of the get to and from work, Graves space or were fined $35 for parking in start of the semester - almost $4,000 past at the Paper Mill Apartments worth of parking tickets Graves said. A parking lot addition was recently Many were inconvenienced by the begun and a bumper sticker system lack of space, she continued, adding was implemented to help lessen park that some residents have threatened to ing congestion at the apartments, said hold back rent unless Paper Mill owner Shirley Graves, complex manager. Craig Jaffey does something. Plans to add 62 additional parking "What they really need is a lot large spaces had been held up by the city of enough to improve the problem con Newark, but a design has now been ap siderably,'' Sue Chernalis (AS 88) proved, Graves said. explained. The job is expected to be complete by One reason the number of tickets the end of this year, she added. issued has increased i because the The 467 available spaces at Paper worn lines marking the fire lanes were Mill allow only one and one-half spaces repainted by Paper Mill maintainance per apartment, Graves said, adding workers three weeks ago, Graves aid, that many Paper Mill residents have which now clearly show when a two or more cars per apartment. motorist is parked illegally. "I think it's a mockery that we are The repainting, Fir Marshall Bill not provided with spaces," said resi Doyle said, was prompted when a fir dent Keith Donovan <BE 88).