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BY KRISTIN VORCE Bernath said. by anti-drug campaigns. People . Senior News Reporter Laws do not deter people from stopped smoking because they On a recent episode of HBO's smoking marijuana - more than 90 observed hundreds of thousands of "Entourage," Johnny Drama joins a million Americans report using the people dying from cigarettes. He medical marijuana club so he can drug, St. Pierre said. said marijuana is still widely used wear the establishment's trucker hat Still the fact remains: The FDA because people do not observe the and attract younger fans. Drama does not approve marijuana for same deadly effects. snags a prescription for an "anxiety medical purposes. · "If Adam Smith and Darwin disorder," along with the maximum In 2004, Robert J. Meyer, are right, humans don't want to self­ amount of marijuana allowed. director of the Office of Drug destruct," St. Pierre said. THE REVIEW/John Transue In reality, there is quite a bit of Evaluation in the Center for Drug He said the only way to reduce Demand of SUVs may decrease if Congress debates escalate. reefer drama in southern California. Evaluation Research, discussed the harm of marijuana is by legaliz­ Federal agents shut down three FDA approval before a subcommit­ ing it so the drug could be regulated medical marijuana facilities in San tee in the House of Representatives. and taxed. Mateo on Aug. 30, according to the In his testimony, recorded on the "Why wouldn't any logical­ U.S. Drug FDA Web site, thinking person end pro_b.ibition?" Fuel efficiency laws Enforcement Meyer support­ St. Pierre said. Administration Web "Tens of ed earlier deci­ Psychology professor Jeffrey site. sions not to Rosen said marijuana can help man­ Medical mari­ thousands of approve the age pain and increase appetite for possibly on horizon juana dispensaries drug. people on chemotherapy. However, have sprouted in government "The he said he is unsure whether mari­ California in recent employees get Institute of juana use is warranted, since there BY KELLY DURKIN major consideration." years. There are Medicine issued are other medications that ease pain. Copy Editor Callahan said it may be hard to more than 400 of ·up every day a detailed report "The problem with taking it as Congress is currently debating a convince consumers who prefer larg­ these facilities in with bqsic;:ally that supports the medicinal is that it causes some bill that could raise fuel efficiency er cars the move to smaller, more the Golden State, absolute need damages in terms of smoking," standards in cars and sport utility fuel-efficient vehicles will benefit according to a one mtsston: for evidence­ Rosen said. "Also, it's very unregu­ vehicles, requiring them to maintain them. report published by based research lated. You smoke as much as you a higher ratio of miles per gallon. "I'm in favor of anything that the National maintain the into the effects want so you don't know the doses The corporate average fuel raises the fuel efficiency of vehi­ Organization for the status quo on of marijuana you're taking." economy, or CAFE, standards cur­ cles," he said. "But it's more than Reform of and cannabinoid Cancer patients can take a pill rently mandate a ratio of 27.5 miles just individual buyers. People think Marijuana Laws cannabis." components of with THC, the euphoria-inducing per gallon for cars and 22.2 miles per of their cars as more that just trans­ (NORML). -Allen St. Pierre, marijuana, for ingredient in marijuana, but many gallon for sport utility vehicles and portation." California' s patients with people do not particularly like the trucks. The new legislation, passed Newark resident Martha Duffy Compassionate Use executive director of The specific disease pill, Rosen said. Researchers are by the Senate in June, will raise the said she drives a 2005 Toyota Act of 1996 allows National Organization conditions," he working on experimental medica­ standard to a fleet-wide average of Corolla sedan that gets between '28 marijuana use for stated. "The tions that would eliminate the harm­ 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020. and 35 miles per gallon. She said she illnesses such as for the Reform of 10M report also ful effects of smoking. For example, Jim Wolfe, president and CEO is in favor of smaller, more fuel-effi­ cancer, anorexia, Mariiuana Laws emphasized that patients could use an inhaler to of the Delaware State Chamber of cient vehicles. AIDS, chronic pain J smoked mari- breathe in THC molecules. Commerce and former manager of "We're going to run out of oil," and arthritis. juana is a crude Rosen said he doubts the moti­ the DaimlerChrysler plant in Duffy said. "I don't see any reason Delaware laws are not quite as drug delivery system that exposes vations of organizations like Newark, said the timetable set in the for huge cars." lenient. patients to a significant number of NORML and the MPP. "I think law is too restrictive to be effective. Wolfe said the auto companies First-time offenders of mari­ harmful substances." the agenda is, 'Let's try it for med­ The bill could negatively affect are not against raising the CAFE juana possession in Delaware lose Bernath said researchers who have ical reasons and then we can do it Delaware's economy, especially auto standards. They are against the strict their driver's license for two years, studied medical benefits of marijua­ for recreational purposes,' " he said. manufacturers who supply parts to timetable, which would slowly begin are required to go to drug counsel­ na face obstacles. other states. raising the CAFE standards starting ing and lose state educational aid, "The maddening part of that is "Congress arbitrarily raising the in 2011. according to the reform group that the DEA blocks any kind of CAFE standards to high levels in an "We know we have to reduce Marijuana Public Policy Project's research that would be necessary / ~ unachievable time-frame will threat­ and improve fuel efficiency," he Web site. for the FDA to approve it," he said. en American jobs," Wolfe said. said. "The best way is to let the auto Allen St. Pierre, executive "Meanwhile, there are people with A Clqserl:ook The already uncertain fate of companies invest in research to find director of NORML, said govern­ cancer and there are people with ' / A . the Chrysler plant in Newark, which more fuel-efficient technologies. ment-sponsored anti-drug cam­ AIDS who could benefit from those is scheduled to be idled in 2009, Who wouldn't want to have more paigns promote the lie that marijua­ drugs right now, who are dying l; ~i/.. might be affected if the higher fuel fuel-efficient cars?" na is less harmful than alcohol and right now. It's reprehensible." Dela\Yat~'s Marijuana efficiency standards become law, he Duffy said she thought the tobacco. Joycelyn Barnes, a DEA Law :7 said. automakers' argument for more time "Tens of thousands of govern­ spokeswoman, said it _is not the Demand for heavier SUVs, like to conduct research is an excuse, ment employees get up every day DEA's job to decide which drugs · ' It/ Delaware, _possession the Dodge Durango currently manu­ because fuel-efficient technology, with basically one mission: main­ are illegal, but rather to enforce the . ~f a Ay ~mount ormariju_ana factured at the plant, would decline including hybrid cars, already exists. tain the status quo on cannabis," St. existing laws. iS' a misdemeanor, pumsh­ to make way for more fuel-efficient ''That's not a valid reason," she Pierre said. "Marijuana is a controlled sub­ able by u2 to six months in vehicles. said. "It's overdue. There are effi­ Maryland passed a medical stance federally, period," Barnes jail ana a firie of$1,150. "It could be one more nail in the cient cars that are already out there." marijuana affrrmative defense law said. coffin for the plant," Wolfe said. Eileen Hunt, Newark resident, in 2003, he said. Under this law, if St. Pierre said the Controlled • If marijuana is pur­ Part of the opposition for the owns two cars, a 2006 Honda Civic people argue their marijuana is for Substances Act of 1970 placed all chased from a minor under bill comes from a provision combin­ and a 2007 Mazda 5. She said her medicinal purposes, then the maxi­ illicit and prescription drugs into 21 years old, the sentence ing cars and larger vehicles into an concern for the environment would mum penalty allowed is $100. five schedules. Marijuana was put cap. be up to five years in ·average fuel efficiency for the entire motivate her to purchase a fuel-effi­ Although Maryland's law in Schedule I, defining it as having pnson. - fleet, he said. The current CAFE cient vehicle. sounds.Jenierit, St. Pierre said only a high potential for abuse and no standards separate cars from sport "If a car is more fuel-efficient, it one wom

BY KRISTIN VORCE engaged in sexual acts on both days. report that upset him most was about a really great resources, really great people Senior News Reporter The New Castle County Grand Jury woman who had a daughter who needed who are wonderfully creative and unique." A federal investigation of the Delaware indicted Etherington on three counts of DPC services, but because of abuse reports Psychiatric Center this summer found sys­ rape, two counts of abuse of an infirm adult, the mother was struggling to decide whether temic safety problems at the state hospital. two counts of patient neglect and two counts to place her in the facility. '• Additional news reports throughout July of patient abuse. · "You're already in an extraordinarily and August exposed regulatory violations at Etherington left the DPC in May 2006 vulnerable position when you make that the DPC, uncovering a string of patient in connection to this episode. Arrest war­ decision and you need to have assurance of abuse allegations. rants were issued on Aug. 2 of this year and quality care," he said. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid he voluntarily turned himself in at Troop 2 On Aug. 17, Gov. Ruth Ann Minner Services, a part of the U.S. Department of in Newark on Aug. 6. responded to the DPC investigations. A Closer Look Health and Human Services, reported nine Patient abuse investigations continued Minner created a nine-member task force by incidents over the past year in which the throughout the summer. Former staff mem­ Executive Order to recommend improve­ DPC did not meet federal regulations, said ber Anthony R. Liggians allegedly punched ments to the mental facility by Dec. 15. Governor Minner's . DPC Task Jay Lynch, a state Department of Health and a patient in the face, according to a second Rita Landgraf, co-chair of the task Force must make the following Social Service spokesman. Aug. 6 state police press release. force, said the members will examine CMS recommendations: Lynch said the CMS recommended Investigators initially found evidence investigative reports on the state hospital as areas for improvement in patient rights, that the patient, Preston Hudson, was acting well as successful policies in mental facili­ • Hiring procedures for hospital patient safety and fire safety at the state aggressively. However, further investigation ties across the country. staff, to mclude recommendatiOns mental hospital. The DPC is currently draft­ revealed Hudson presented no real threat to "There appears to be a lot of concerns related to criminal background ing a correction plan to address these con­ the staff and Liggians punched him without involving the K-3 unit, which is the admis­ checks., drug testing and interview cerns. provocation, the press release stated. sions unit," Landgraf said. "This is prob­ and onentatwn processes. "It's an old facility and we have designs State police charged Liggians with two lematic because people coming in are very for a new hospital," he said. felonies: assault in the second degree and unstable." • Best medical practices, specifi­ A series of articles on alleged abuse and abuse of an infirm adult. He turned himself Landgraf said she plans to identify cally related to restructuring current sexual assault at the DPC later appeared in in to Troop 2 in Newark on Aug. 6. The New ways in which the mentally ill can become units to meet patient needs, as well The News Journal. Castle ' County Grand Jury also indicted integrated into the community. Hospitals as matc;:hing staf( with the appropri­ "All that's being printed and all that's Liggians for two felony counts. like the DPC have limited resources and iso­ ate patient groupmg. . being said are allegations that we haven't State police spokesman Cpl. Jeff lating patients from the outside world is not been allowed to respond to," Lynch said. "I Whitmarsh said it is difficult to gauge always the best treatment, she said. • Professional development for wouldn't really call them articles. So many whether there has been an increase in "We want to ask, 'Are our people direct care workersl to include a of them had a hypothesis and set out to patient safety incidents or simply an falling through the cracks in the community review of current traming IJractices, prove it instead of investigate the truth." increase in reports of incidents. so they're forced to go to an acute facility?' suggested imiJrovements, iaentifica­ Woods Etherington, a former nurse Michael Gamel-McCormick, director "she said. "And if they are, how can we fill tion of needea resources for enhanc­ attendant at the DPC, allegedly raped his of the Center for Disabilities Studies at the those gaps?" ing professional development 22-year-old patient, according to an Aug. 6 university, said more oversight is needed at Gamel-McCormick said people with opportunities, and curricufa for Delaware State Police press release. this large, geographically segregated mental severe mental health disabilities are margin­ dtrect care staff. Etherington, a 45-year-old Hockessin health facility. alized nationwide. resident, cared for the patient in the Kent II "It is a campus in itself," he said. "We tend to shut people into places -compiledjjom the Delaware state Wing of the DPC on April 7, 2006 and April "Nobody needs to pay attention to it. That's where we don't have to think about them government Web site. 11, 2006. A state police investigation not a healthy way to conduct any service." anymore," he said. "The thing that makes e~posed that Etherington and the patient Gamel-McCormick said the news me the saddest about that is that we lose

Jersey stu_dents flock to out-of-state universities

BY KELLY DURKIN of State Colleges and Universities; sity is approximately $9,700. The it offers the wildlife conservation national standards, the state col­ Copy Editor said New Jersey loses more cgl­ in-state full-time undergraduate major. She also applied to Rutgers leges of New Jersey are very Junior Vincent Baldanza said lege-bound students than it brings tuition and fees are approximately and the Richard Stockton College good," he said. "The whole notion he had his pick of places to attend in. New Jersey has a net-outward $4,075. ofNew Jersey. of 'I gotta get away' is a proxy of college. Because of his strong migration of approximately 26,000 Junior Amelia Blenderman "I still wonder if it was worth 'There isn't a university like this high school GPA, the New Jersey students each year, the highest said she decided to attend the uni­ spending all the money to have a here.'" native was offered a scholarship number of students leaving their versity instead of those in her more specified major," Hirsh said the university from Rutgers, The State home state to attend college in the home state of New Jersey because Blenderman said. draws students from New Jersey University of New Jersey, which nation, he said. Greer said peo­ because of its large number of spe­ would have paid half of his tuition. Greer said one of the reasons ple are leaving cialized programs, which cannot Instead, he and a growing number New Jersey residents attend out­ the state because be found at other universities. Of Garden State residents choose of-state colleges and universities there is not "The University of Delaware to attend the University of is because the population is enough space in is attractive because it offers some Delaware. · wealthy and prepared for success the state college things that are almost unique," he Louis Hirsh, director of in higher education. and university said. admissions, stated in an e-mail "New Jersey is a very affluent system. The number of top-tier high message that the university has state and individuals have high "We don't have schools in New Jersey makes those seen an increasing num.ber of stu­ aspirations for college," he said. enough places," students more attractive to out-of­ dents from New Jersey. "We rank in the top states for aspi­ he said. "New state schools, Hirsh said. Out of the 3,607 students in rations and we have high numbers Jersey never had "Students who come from the class of 2011, 867 are from of people who achieve at the col­ a vision for pub­ well-regarded, competitive high New Jersey, compared to 592 lege level." lic higher educa­ schools typically find that presti­ incoming freshmen in Fall The state colleges and univer­ tion until the gious out-of-state colleges are Semester 2003. sities of New Jersey also have the 1970s. If we did­ eager to enroll them," he said. "We have more entering second-highest in-state tuition n't have the Sophomore Ameera Wilders freshmen from New Jersey than rates in the country, Greer said. short-sighted, applied to Rowan University and - from any other state except The NJASCU calculates the underrated policy Stockton College. She said she left Delaware," Hirsh said. statewide average for full-time that we've had New Jersey because she found the Baldanza said he applied to undergraduate tuition and fees to for decades, we elementary education program at the university because of its ani­ be approximately $9,500 per wouldn't have Delawar~ to be more prestigious mal sciences program, as well as semester. this problem." than those in the state colleges and the beautiful .campus and sur­ "The state universities are New Jersey did un\versities in New Jersey. rounding area. well-developed and high quality, not have a state "I. wanted to go to a school "You try to look for the per­ but built on the backs of students' university until it with a good reputation for elemen­ fect school," he said, "and this is parents," he said. acquired Rutgers tary education," Wilders said. the perfect place for me." The current out-of-state full­ University in "When employers see I went to Darryl Greer, executive direc­ time undergraduate tuition and 1956, Greer said. UD, it'll mean more." tor of the New Jersey Association fees for one semester at the univer- "Clearly, by any

• September 4. 2007 5 Repairs for Newark sewer pipes to take place in '08

BY AMY PRAZNIAK parks and recreations and of Directors of Christina ing and tree erosion and StaffReporter the sewer utilities. Conservancy Inc., last .dainming as a result. Newark's utilities The improvement of year. The member noticed Funk said although and road systems are set some of Newark's sewer that the pipes were begin­ the CIP program is to be improved over the pipes is one of the first ning to loosen from their important to the city of next five years through projects set to launch stabilizers, threatening Newark, other matters the Capital Improvements within the next year, due the purity of the Christina have slowed the improve­ Program, which is pro­ to a set of sewer pipes River. ment process. j~cted to run from 2008 near the Christina Creek "The Capital TilE REVIEW/Ricky Berl through 2012. recently found to be 11 Improvements Some university students don't see the need for transgender bathrooms. "A large chunk of the threatening the city's The goal of the Program is substan- CIP is improving and physical condition. rogra m is to tially reduced from maintaining infrastruc­ "A major item of the p what we'd like it to ture," Dennis W. Capital Improvements continue to be at the time UVM bathrooms McFarland, Newark's Program is upgrading the .lde good because we're still Financial Director, said. utilities, especially in the Prov involved in the Within the next five electric system, and the utility structure reservoir litiga- years, approximately 40 rebuilding of a sewer line f th · 11 tion," he said. spark controversy percent of the $20 million south of the Chrysler or e City. "Until that's over, program will be geared Plant which is in very bad -Dennis W. McFarland, it's very difficult toward public works shape," Newark Mayor for us to engage in BY JENNIFER HEINE I think it would be a good invest- improvements and Vance A. Funk III said. Newark Financial Capital approximately 30 percent "It's going to have to be Improvements Copy Editor ment," he said. - Director People who are transgender Some students at the universi­ toward water and electric rep!iired in the expense of Programs beyond now have four single bathrooms at ty said they did not see the need utility improvements, over a million dollars." what is necessary to the University of Vermont's stu­ for such bathrooms on campus at among other projects, he According to maintain our utility dent union building, the Dudley H. this time. said. McFarland, the sewer services." Davis Center, which also houses Junior Joe Randall is unsure if According to policy repairs will cost an esti­ "If these pipes were Over the next five women's and men's bathrooms. the university requires such a guidelines, a "capital mated $1.25 million and to break, the city's water years the Capital Each gender-neutral bathroom facility. improvement" is defined will begin in 2008. could become contami­ Improvements Program is includes a shower, toilet and sink. "You only need to do that if as a project that has "a Funding for such a nated with sewage from anticipated . to also The bathrooms are labeled there's a growing demand for that, · useable life in excess of project is set to come the pipes," Cooch said. improve the reliability of with a "Gender-Neutral Restroom" and I don't sense that here," six years or a value of from a Hazard Mitigation He said he remains maintenance among sign above an illustration of three Randall said. "If the time came more than $20,000." Grant. confident that the repair water utilities, as well as indiv.iduals: one wearing pants, when that need were there, it Based on this guideline, Edward W. Cooch of the sewage pipes improving the condition one wearing a skirt and one in a should be discussed." the aspects of Newark's Jr., director of the through the Capital of roads and .curbs in the wheelchair. Junior Amelia Blenderman infrastructure that qualify Christina Conservancy Improvements Program city, McFarland said. "The idea did come from the said she does not think the bath­ to be improved through Inc.,. said the sewer line will reduce if not elimi­ "The goal of the pro­ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans­ rooms are necessary. the Capital Improvements problem was first discov­ nate the risk of the pipes gram is to continue to gender] population about wanting "More than likely, if someone Program are the city's ered by a member of his breaking, as well as provide good utility struc­ more privacy and wanting more is sick, they would have stayed streets, water utilities, organization, the Board reduce the risk of flood- ture for the city," he said. opportunities," Annie Stevens, home," Blenderman said. "And I assistant vice president for the don't think people would want to Division of Student and Campus take a shower in a public student Life at the University of Vermont, center." said. She said she also questioned Several other colleges the practicality of the bathrooms. throughout the United States have "They are probably not worth also constructed gender-neutral the money that would be put into bathrooms, Dorothea Brauer, installing them, since they proba­ director of UVM's lesbian, gay, bly wouldn't be needed that bisexual, transgender, questioning often," Blenderman said. and ally services, said. Stevens said most people on Kevin Turner, president of UVM's campus seem supportive HAVEN, the University of of the bathrooms because they Delaware's lesbian, gay, bisexual, accommodate many different transgender and allies group on groups of people. campus, said he would support "Most people don't give it a similar bathrooms at the universi­ second thought because they see it ty. as another option for privacy," she "That's one of transgender said. people's biggest ordeals - how Brauer said UVM is slightly they're accepted in the bathroom more progressive than other col­ of their biological gender and the leges, and there has been activism gender they identify with," Turner for inclusion oftransgender people said. for five to six years. Besides accommodating "There's a real sense of pride transgender people, the bathrooms in the university to be pro-active accommodate for situations such and include inclusion of LGBT as a father taking his daughter to folks on campus," she said. the bathroom or a sick person Stephen Cable, ·founder of wanting privacy from a multi­ Vermont Renewal, a socially-con­ stalled b1lthroom. servative public policy advocacy Junior-A.ly Helfand said she organization, said he does not see would appreciate gender-neutral the need for gender-neutral bath­ bathrooms at the university. rooms at colleges. He said many "Delaware has some bath­ psychological associations believe rooms around randomly in the gender identity problems can be common areas in dorms that are treated with psychotherapy. guest bathrooms," Helfand said. "I "I think it is catering to a tiny like those if you need privacy." minority of people," Cable said. Turner said there are trans­ "They do not need bathrooms to gender students on campus who keep them in their confused state." would appreciate such bathrooms. "If one person feels alienated, 6 September 4, 2007

Profs. give voice to damaged vocal cords Grant funds five . years of tissue-engineering rese9rch

BY BRITTANY TALARICO If the research is successful, two types of procedures mechanical stimuli are needed to get the cells t6 act like News Features Editor will be available to help suffering patients, she said. The vocal fold cells. Damaged vocal cords can· suppress the voices of first procedure requires the doctors to remove damaged tis­ The goal of the whole reseaFch is to create material that favorite singers or family members. sue and then inject the hydrogel into the site on the vocal has all properties of a normal vocal fold, Duncan said. Though thousands of people have received artifi­ "At the end of five years, we hope to have a mate­ cial hips and knees, vocal cord repairs have not been as rial growing normal vocal cord cells," he said. common or successful. Two university professors hope There is a great need for this research, Duncan to change this and help those affected by negative vocal said. cord conditions. "A person who can't communicate is very limited University professors Xinqiao Jia and Randall in their living style," he said. Duncan recognize the difficulty in the repair of vocal Duncan said he has been collaborating with Jia for cords and through their in-depth tissue engineering approximately one year to develop preliminary data for research, are tackling this area of study head on. This is the grant. the third year the professors have been at the universi­ "She is brand new and very young," Duncan said. ty, but their impact and research is fast gaining nation­ "Having successful grant applications speaks to her wide recognition. ability." Jia, assistant professor of material science and Jia said since the publicity from the research began engineering, said she is the principal investigator of the she has been receiving calls from people who are inter­ project, which is located mainly in DuPont Hall. She ested in the research. · started research on tissue engineering and vocal cords "I had a mother call me whose baby's voice was during her post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts damaged at birth," she said. "I had to explain that this Institute of Technology under Robert Langer. is very fundamental research." The research team received an ROl grant in June A man contacted her via e-mail from Puerto Rico, from the National Institute of Health for $1.8 million to Jia said. fund the project for five years, Jia said. Applying for a "He was a big fan of this Spanish singer who grant is a very difficult process and samples of data somehow damaged her vocal cords," she said. "When need to be reviewed by a panel for approval. The main this fan went to the singer's concert, her voice was goal of the study is to grow artificial vocal cord tissue, awful. She had lost the high pitch." she said. Jia said people with voice problems feel socially "We need to provide an environment that mimics isolated. the original environment of the vocal cord cells," Jia "Your voice makes your personality," she said. said. "Your voice makes you a human being. Without voice, The team is working on developing a synthetic Courtesy of Xinqiao Jia you don't have community. material known as a hydrogel where cells can live, Professor Xinqiao Jia works toward fiXing vocal cords. "When you talk to people over the phone, you hear grow and proliferate, she said. a voice and it is a first impression." "Cells are sma.rt," Jia said. "They are like humans. If fold. Five graduate students, two undergraduate students and you give them the right stimulation, they will grow." The second procedure involves the tissue being grown two post-doctorate researchers are working together on the Vocal cords can be damaged by smoking, acid reflux, in the lab and then patched into the patient's body, Jia said. project, Jia said. John Clifton·, a collaborator from Brown cancer of the throat and neck, and overuse of voice. For "Basically, the vocal fold is grown for you before being University, is also part of the team. example, singer Julie Andrews famously injured her vocal moved into the body," she said. "It is going to be a long hard road," she said. "We need cords through overuse, she said. Randall Duncan, associate professor Qf biological sci­ to dedicate hard work for five years to continue research. "If you don't let your tissue rest it gets damaged," Jia ences and mechanical engineering, said his role in the "We want to make progress to help people." said. research is to determine what types of conditions and Latino students LEARN a new college lifestyle New student org. gives support and identity to freshmen

BY JENNiFER HAYES with their Latino culture," she said. said the event had no impact on the creation "Being in an all-freshmen dorm, we are Copy Editor "Students who are not of Latino heritage of the program. all in the same boat and being A new Latino mentor program, which who want to learn about the culture- this is "The concept of able to talk to an upperclassman aims to transition new students to college an opportunity for them as well." LEARN had already "Students who is definitely going to give me an life, has begun its first semester at the uni­ Marilyn Prime, director of Student been developed prior advantage," Aizaga said. versity this fall. Centers, stated in an e-mail message that to the incident," she are not of Junior Antonio Cercena, a Lalena Luna, program coordinator for LEARN provides many opportunities for said. LEARN mentor, said he chose Student Centers, said the Latino Enrichment these students to feel comfortable on cam­ Freshman Nicole Latino heritage to participate in the program to And Resource Network, LEARN, was creat­ pus. Aizaga, a LEARN who want to help lead new students in the ed in response to students from HOLA and "Becoming acquainted with academic mentee, said she did right direction, academically other organizations saying they wanted a services, supportive faculty and staff and not feel unsafe after learn a bout the and socially. mentor program to serve the Latino students campus resources is key to achieving suc­ hearing about the inci­ culture - this is Cercena said his role as a on campus. cess," Prime said. dent but thinks that mentor is to help his mentees The program pairs freshmen and trans­ Luna, who is also an adviser to the LEARN can help cre­ an opportunity socially on campus, get them fer students with upperclassmen. Latino student organization HOLA, said ate awareness. involved in activities with inter­ There are approximately 35 mentors LEARN does not work in collaboration with "This would be a for them as ests they have and direct them and mentees in the program so far, Luna HOLA or La Raza. good way to promote a well." to the proper authorities said. In order to participate as a mentor or "It is through the Student Centers positive message _ La lena Luna, pro- depending on what they need. mentee, students must be either of Latin her­ department, however, we have the support about certain cultures "I'm just one big itage, a major or minor in a Latin-related of all the Latino student organizations and because a lot of people gram coordinator for resource," he said. study or interested in learning about the cul­ we will be promoting those organizations just don't know [about Sophomore Lita ture and supporting the Latino community and their activities to the students in the pro­ them]," Aizaga said. Student Centers Weinberg said she would like to on campus. gram," she said. She said she see more mentor programs like "We want to build a sense of communi­ Although the new program was formed joined the program this in the future. ty and a sense of belonging, to get them to soon after the controversial "South of the because she thinks · "It would help new stu­ just meet new people in general as well as Border" party in May where students wore experience with an upperclassman on cam­ dents get used to Delaware, since it's such a have a venue where they feel comfortable offensive racially-charged costumes, Prime pus is important. big school," Weinberg said. )Jt September 4. 2807 7 Free. textbook Web site . . attempts a 'revolution'

BY JENNIFER HEINE with many different book suppli­ mit stuff are authors who have Copy Editor ers, not every one of them will be their own stuff online and want to University students often go able to satisfy customers. publish it," he said. from bookstore to bookstore and "I certainly believe that Web Professor Sheldon Pollack, surf the Internet to find the least sites in general have impacted all director of the legal studies pro­ expensive editions of required bookstores," Dill said. ' gram, stated in an e-mail message textbooks. Now, students can view Turgeon said the books on his that he considers the material on many books online for free at site are legal. Authors and copy­ the Web site lawful. Textbookrevolution.com. right holders offer their books for "This is legal if the copyright Jason .Turgeon, publisher of free. holder has given permission to the Web site, said he created the "Most of the people who sub- download or otherwise use the site in 2005 after buying a physics material," Pollack said. "Most of textbook for $165 as a student at the material looks like it has never Northeastern University.. The been published (e.g., the author's package included supplements notes) or is just supplemental which were not used for his class. material, which publishers often Turgeon said there are 500 to put online themselves." 600 books on his Web site avail­ He said the online textbooks able for students of all ages, but may be there because the authors college students are the most fre- could not get their books pub­ quent users. He said he ' lished. The assigned textbooks hopes professors will start using may be better written, he said. these textbooks for their courses to "Many professors feel guilty save students from paying high assigning such expensive texts to prices for required readings. students," Pollack said. "But this "The goal is so students will is the best material." tell professors, and professors will Junior Wes Pitman said he assign books from the Web site," feels the free textbooks are a valu­ Turgeon said. able resource because he thinks Junior · Jordana Zirpolo said the prices of books are ridiculous. she thinks the Web site has merit "I understand that bookstores because textbooks are expensive. are trying to run a business, but it's "I know I've spent over $500 at the extreme expense of the stu­ in a single semester on books," dent," Pitman said. Zirpolo said. Junior Rachel Correnti said She said she will not purchase she is supportive of the Web site a textbook if there is another alter­ but does not know if she would native. read books onlim~, even if they "I avoid buying it ifl can bor­ were free. row it from a friend," Zirpolo said. "I don't think I would use it," Bill Dill, manager of Correnti said. "I tend to like actu­ Delaware Book Exchat;J.ge, said al books in front of me."

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BY BRIAN ANDERSON fit for the team when it comes to ground travel needs. Copy Editor The team has been using Delaware Express for the The Delaware Express shuttle company, based in past several years and has been happy with the serv-. Newark, has joined forces with the GO Airport tee. · Shuttle, Inc. and is now part of one of the largest shut­ "There have never been any complications or tle companies in the world. problems," he said. "All the drivers seem to get along Sharon Williams, director of marketing and sales with our players." at Delaware Express, said the GO Airport Shuttle Dyana Flanigan, spokesperson for GO Airport company will be serving millions of people at more Shuttle, said one of the biggest selling points of the than 110 airports worldwide. The vans, which will company is the online reservation system. The sys­ feature a lime-green insignia, are being converted and tem, which launched on Aug. 2, allows travelers to will soon be seen across the globe, she said. make reservations quickly and literally on-the-go. "You'll start seeing the GO Airport Shuttle vans "I can make a reservation going to the airport and on the road now, right here in Delaware," Williams when I arrive," she said. "If I'm leaving from said. "If you go internationally too, like London, Chicago, I can book my transportation there and England, you will see them. Everywhere you go, when I land in Paris, France, I can book my trans­ you'll start seeing the vans." portation there as well, all through one reservation:" Williams said Delaware Express was started Flanigan said though the smaller companies, like whert•.Gerry Frenze, now president ofthe company, Delaware Express, will be members of GO Airport was an-undergraduate at the university in 1984. Shuttle, they will still be independently-owned and "Gerty wrote a paper about a shuttle company operated. . . and his professor said it sounded like a good idea," Williams said so far, the changes she has seen are among til~. highest she said. "He started it and it has grown ever since." around the office have been very minor. tgdent .;satisfaction :it), Williams said Delaware Express not only fea­ "Right now, what I see is an increase in e-mails. Hirsh said. ''Most· tures airport shuttle services. There are private sedan E-mails and phone calls," she said. out cam.pus are ·and limo services, chartered motor coach services and Williams said though Delaware Express· does . positively our destination motor coach services. The chartered have competition, the other charter and passenger out about their motor coach service provides ground transportation travel services around the area are all very coopera­ Delaw~e educa: for the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the university's tive. She said while there is competition, it is all very 1 sports teams. friendly and all of the services help each "other. Jim Beck, the director of merchandise for the "We hope the customer gets same great service in Blue Rocks, said Delaware Express has been the best every city," Flanigan said. 8 College Board Students ... Look and feel your best for soda! events reacts to student and the school year! ' Faculty ... Energize after long days of loan sc.andal·s teaching and lecturing! Community ... ' Take advantage of the best chiropractic and BY WALLACE MCKELVEY list," which includes Citibank, spa services right in your backyard! Staff Reporter Wachovia and Sallie Mae. The list The College Board, the organ­ serves as a guide to students and New Patients ... ization that administers the SAT, the university does not receive will end its student loan operation any financial benefits from com­ Enjoy complete health and beauty benefits ... in October amidst recent contro­ mercial lenders. 19-A Haines Street allln one location! versies within the loan industry. "We encourage everyone to Newark, DE 19711 Barmak Nassirian, associate use direct lending," Burton said. On·site,parkin!! executive director of the "The vast majority of our student 12A Glendale Plaza American Association of loans aren't ·through a bank, but 1158 Pulaski Hwy. [Rte. 40] Sel'Vices include ... Collegiate Registrars and the Department of Education." Bear, DE 19701 Admissions Officers, said the He said private lenders operate Chiropractic • Nutrition College Board was in a unique through the Federal Family 302-832-7000 • www.truewellnesscenters.com len cleanse detoxification • Injury rehab position which Education Loan Full service massage with body treatments left it vulnera­ Program, which ble to new stu­ allowed them to In addition to .• ; dent loan regu­ "The new laws market loans to Tal Chi classes • YogaCize classes lations. have little students and has Manicures/pedicures/facials/nails · "The been the source Ozone therapy • Steam therapy College Board impact on them, of controversy was not a full­ because of rev­ fledged except that they enue sharing and lender" can no longer conflicts of inter­ Nassirian s;id. est among finan­ "It was running wine-and-d1ne cial aid officers. what can only campus officials "For the most be described as part, the universi­ an affinity pro­ to get on ty doesn't partici­ gram, basically preferred lender pate in FFELP," putting its Burton said. name on other lists." "We're a direct lenders' prod­ - Barmak Nassirian, lending school." ucts." Nassirian said He said the associate executive preferred lender organization, lists, like the one which offered directorof the American issued by the uni­ loans on its Associationof Collegiate versity, can help Web site students navigate Tonight, Tuesday, Sept 4 through Sallie Registrars and the confusing Jefe - no cover Mae, was Admissions Officers claims of more affected by a than 2,000 1/2 price burgers ' recent New . lenders. York state law which made it dif­ "Regrettably, some universi­ TilE ficult to operate as a membership ties, while they were attempting to Wednesday, Sept 5 organization and as a lender at the get a better deal for their students, Deer Park Tavern same time. also solicited or accepted benefits ESTAJJUSHED ISS! NEWARK, DE Mos Eisley- no cover "The Board apparently decid­ and services for themselves," he ed that its lending activities said. 108 W. Main St .. Newark, DE 1/2 price nachos & quesadillas weren't worth the loss of its Il}em­ Nassirian said the AACRAO bers' ability to accept expense was one of the few voices advo­ 302·369-9414 reimbursements," Nassirian said. cating an overhaul of the student www.deerparktavern.com Thursday- Sept 6 In a press release issued by the loan program and explained its College Board, Senior Vice position on the issue: is Mug Night with President for Enrollment Michael "We believe the student loan Bartini said the organization rou­ industry and its allies and patrons . BURNT SIENNA tinely held meetings of financial in Congress and within the Bush In Your Mug - Bud, Bud Light or Shiner Bock 1.50 - aid officers. administration have turned federal S "It is essential that all our student lending into an outra­ or Any Rail Drink $4 -All You Can Eat Wings $8.95 members [ ... ] feel comfortable geously lucrative form of corpo­ attending [meetings] without con­ rate w.elfare for some of the most cern that they are violating new profitable companies in the coun­ laws or code violations," Bartini try at the expense of borrowers Friday - Sept 7 said. and the taxpayers. OJ Tom Travers Awesome A spokesperson for the College "We believe student loans Board declined to comment. should be refocused on the best 80's Dance Party- no cover Nassirian said student loan interests of our nation's students, orograms are among the most and view cozy . relationships profitable lretJ.ding activities and between universities and lenders the r-egulations which sank the - as detrimental to the best interests Saturday - Sept 8 College Board operation would of borrowers." Mad Sweet Pangs have litt!;· effect m· .al lenders. Burton said the university "lhc new l:l · bave little ensures t4at fmancial aid officers impact on (hem, ex.c--pt that they do not have a material interest in can no longer wine-and-dine cam­ lending companies through a dis­ ct Sunday- Sept 9 pus officials to. get .on preferred closure notice and code of con­ lender lists," he said. duct. Chordur9y·- no cover Johnie Burton, director of the "There's a lot of scrutiny now," Office of Scholarships and Burton said. "But for the most Financial Aid, said the university part, schools and individuals don't does maintain a "private lender receive anything from lenders."

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In the battle among states to Hampshire, Nevada and South decide who will have the first say Carolina, states that have already Want to Be in picking the president, the 2008 established early primaries, are White House hopefuls may find also circulating a letter to the can­ themselves caught in the middle. didates asking them to pledge not After the Michigan House of to campaign in states that move up tHe lJD MascotF Representatives approved a bill their primaries before those four. this week to hold the state's pri­ Michigan's decision puts the mary on Jan. 15, Gov. Jennifer state at odds with the Democratic yolJDeef Granholm, D, who will soon sign National Committee, which on the bill into law, sent a letter to the Saturday sharply rebuked Florida candidates asking them "to cam­ for moving its primary to Jan. 29 paign actively and vigorously in and vowed to strip the state of its . Michigan." delegates at next year's convention come 'SU.llt gow sttrW at_. In her letter, sent to in Denver if they did not back Democratic and Republican hope­ down. Democratic officials tRgo~S: fuls alike, she hinted that this will warned they will consider doing not be a painless decision. the same to Michigan. Granholm said Iowa, New THlJRSDag septem.BeR s~ BIPOLAR PERCENTAGE QUESTIONABLY RISES 110011-8 P.lll. The diagnosis of bipolar dis- characterized by an excess of ener­ order in children and adolescents gy and restlessness. For most has risen fortyfold since 1994, patients, depressive episodes are masant according to a new study released three times more common and lJ'lliV"eRSii;!J Celli;eR Monday. However, researchers ' longer-lasting than those of mania. partly attributed the dramatic rise Symptoms of the disorder can MlJUiPbR.PoSe Rlll to doctors overdiagnosing'the seri- interfere with daily activities, and a ous psychiatri<; disorder. severe cases carry a risk of sui- The-. report in the journal cide. cati.BaCKS: Archives of General Psychiatry In the latest study, researchers said bipolar oisorder was fotmd in analyzed data from an annual WeDl}eSDQg 1,003 of every 100,000 office vis- national survey that collects infor­ SePte:rnBeR J2tii its from children and adolescents, mation from doctors about the compared with 25 of 100,000 nature of patient visits. 6-8 P.lll. office visits in 1994. The diagnosis Researchers found striking differ­ of bipolar disorder among adults ences between adults and the 8oheduled bltarvlews reoommendecl. Beoaue of cOitmu rest:rlatlou, increased twofold during the same young. Among children and ado­ period, researchers said. lescents, boys were more likely to 1tac1ants DUll& be 8'9" to 6'1" un. J'or tryout detafls or to IChedule Bipolar disorder is marked by be diagnosed with bipolar disor­ an appotntDurat, ..oal1811-8'198 or e-mail [email protected] severe mood swings between der. Among adults, the illness is depression and mania, which is more common in women. Also recruiting perio1'lll8l'S t>r :Baby lnue, YoUDee' s little sidekick. If you a.re no taller - compiled from the L.A. Times and Washington Post wire reports than 4'11" and wouldllke to beapa,rtofthe UD mascot team, ca.ll831-2792. . 1 Q September 4, 2007 Organizations team up ·ror after school workshops

BY AMY PRAZNIAK basically share the wealth," Pippidis how to add reading activities, study StaffReporter said. "We want to share what we skills and science within some fun The University of Delaware know and what we've learned to activities that keep the participants Cooperative Extension and enhance the quality of after-school active and help them make academ­ Delaware's 4-H Organization have time." ic progress," Amsden said. teamed up to offer affordable train­ All the workshop training from She said the goal of those initi­ ing workshops for individuals inter­ Cooperative Extension is research­ ating the training is to pass on what ested in after-school education. based and the program is a team they have learned to better Heather Gooden, a 4-H educa­ effort, she said. Delaware's various existing after­ tor in Kent County, said the work­ According to Pippidis, the school programs. shops are a joint effort between the training workshop provides fun, "The hope is that people take groups. hands-on activities for youth so this information back to their pro­ "The 4-H received the grant to they can build life skills during grams and are better able to manage create the workshops and then fused after-school programs. Different their participants' behavior, and to with the Consumer Science exten­ types of training within the work­ design programs that keep children sion from there," Gooden said. shop include curriculum training active and busy at the same time Maria Pippidis, Extension fam­ and program management training. . that they're learning," Amsden said. ily and consumer science educator "Workshop activities vary· Pippidis said the program has for New Castle Comity, said depending on the county that the been a success so far and will con­ Cooperative Extension's workshops training takes place in," Gooden tinue to improve after-school edu­ have expanded and are now offered said. "I know that one major skill cation. to more people at a reasonable cost taught within the workshops is "The goal of this workshop is thanks to the new funds and the help emergency preparedness." to enhance the quality of after­ of the 4-H,. The university's Center for school time," she said. "We basi­ "Cooperative Extension has Disability Studies also plans to get cally want to improve what's hap­ been doing training workshops for involved in these after-school edu­ pening at schools after 3 p.m." years," Pippidis said. "We now have cation workshops by offering some The workshop has taken place special funds from Metlife and the training in the workshop on Sept. 8. in all three Delaware counties. Kent Family and Workplace Connection Debbie Amsden of the Early County hosted the event on Aug. 25 in order to expand our services and Childhood Department of the and Sussex County on Aug. 28. The make them more affordable." Center for Disabilities Studies said workshop will be open again on She said the point of the pro­ the department is trying to incorpo­ Sept. 8 in New Castle County. gram is to share experience and rate fun and learning to make it eas­ knowledge with other educators. ier on youth. ''The goal of the program is to "We are offering training on

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College survey report flawed The Newarker School svrveys are more of a popularity contest As another school year One way to better the system approaches, so does the controversy would be to allow the survey to be surrounding the U.S. News and sent to university professors instead World Report listing of America's of just administrators. best colleges. The likelihood of an adminis­ The idea behind the list is gen­ trator saying something negative uine - to give reports out to about his or her own university is prospective student!> so they have out of this world, but for a professor the best opportunity to choose the who can remain anonymous, the right school for them. chances are greater. However, at what point does How many times have you this become more of a popularity heard a professor complain about contest instead of fmding a school something on campus? These are that is right for you? the real things that need to be in a The report is one many stu­ report so prospective students have dents read, but may not take the a chance to hear from many differ­ time to see the source of the data. ent angles. The information, which is given to The best solution in all of this the report from a survey filled out might be to just do away with a rat­ by administrators at tJD.iversities ings system all together. Too many across the country, is flawed. students are relying on the opinions .You cannot fully expect uni­ of others to base their judgements. versity administrators to not be To fully understand a school, tempted by the idea of ruining just take the time and do your own another school's reputation to make research. Walk around the campus, itself seem better. meet students and talk to people An alternative to taking the you see. "You're·going to Hollywood!" . survey would be an all-out boycott It is almost a guarantee they from taking it. But, for an action will tell you what they like and do like this to have any real effect, a not like. large number of universities would A survey cannot. show you the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR have to participate. To ask that of so real intangibles of a university, it many universities may be just a bit will not let one see what the people Two years later, help still needed healthy shelter and a safe environ­ [email protected] out of reach at this point. of the university are like. ment. After watching CNN's special In addition, I noticed the fail­ Job threatened after e.-mail on the second anniversary of ure of the media to remind every­ Hurricane Katrina, I realized some­ one not affected by the hurricane of I sent the Campus Alliance de thing - Americans still do not the need for continued support for la Raza an e-mail message regard­ Delaware must take a stance understand how badly resources are the victims by all levels of ing the CNN story about a racist It is time to take a side for the use of marijuana in Del. still needed two years after the hur- American society. party. ricane. . Honestly, many of us take our They could have chosen not to Marijuana use is an issue marijuana should be legal, based on Over the summer, I interned safe climate for granted. respond. Instead, they decided to which has crossed over many gen­ the many problems that arise with with Emergency Communities, a The other day somebody asked maliciously attack me. Not just erations. Only recently, though, this situation and the gray areas that non-profit disaster relief organiza­ me why I spent my summer break offend me, but actually try and have more people started to make a are brought up by this question. tion based in the lower 9th ward of in possibly one of the hottest places threaten my job. push to legalize it for the aid of dis­ But this is a progressive issue New Orleans. in the country, living with 15 people They used my e-mail address ease when applicable. and Delaware needs to fmd itself in While New Orleans is still in a double wide trailer surrounded to find my Web site and therein Out of 50 states, there are only the discussion for the simple fact filled with homes abandoned due to by extensive flood damage making found an additional e-mail address 12 which have laws allowing med­ that in the next few years, the the storm, in the poorer communi­ $50 per week. to contact my company. ties really lies the true tragedy not I answered - If a hurricane hit Basically the letter said I was ical marijuana, with two others - debate is going to become an even depicted on the evenin& news. Delaware, would you want some­ using coml'any time and resources Maryland and hotter topic. I had the opportunity to desiS!l body else to do the same? to be a ractst. They did not know I Arizona - passing "Why wouldn't any The time has the first summer camp for the chil­ I encourage anyone who reads was the boss. It is not about healing, laws in favor of the come to take a pro­ dren in Diamond Park, the second this to remind political and business it is about shutting people up. idea without legaliz­ logical-thinking active look at this largest FEMA trailer park camp in leaders of the need for continued It is not about tolerance and ing it. person end situation and try to Louisiana. While the camp was a support. I also hope that as a coun­ understanding, it is about silencing This is a sticky fmd a stand the state success with a budget of $50 per try we remedy the issues that turned those with different opinions. situation for a state. prohibition?" wants to take. week for fourty kids, I witnessed Hurricane Katrina into a tragedy. Maryland, which This problem first-hand the human cost of the Jared Cowan does not allow pre­ -Allen St. Pierre, pushes through the failure of the government to pro­ Andrew Soper EMR Corporation scribed marijuana, executive director state lines of vide basic human needs such as a Master program [email protected] has found a way to of NORML Delaware and into stand firm on not the rest of the allowing marijuana United States. WRITE TO THE REVIEW to be legal but still Maybe our gen­ 250 Perkins Student Center Read Jeff and Maggie's seems progressive and understand­ eration is fmally taking a stand Newark, DE 19716 ing for those who have been recom­ against something prior genera­ Fax: 302-831-1396 weekly social and mended to take marijuana as a pre­ tions never did. E-mail: [email protected] scription for their problem. Either way, it is time for many or visit us online at www.udreview.com ·political columns. Delaware, .. which has no laws states to step up and take a look at The Editorial section is an open forum for public debate and discussion. The Review wel­ regarding medical marijuana, is the world around them. If medical comes responses from its readers. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all letters to one of many states that needs to marijuana has worked out well in the editor. Letters and colwnns represent the ideas and beliefs of the authors and should take the time to look into this situa­ the other 12 states and are proven not be taken as representative of The Review. Staff editorials represent the ideas and Log on to udreview.com tion. to work, it is time to go national. beliefs of The Review Editorial Board on behalf of the editors. All letters become property It is hard for the Review to say of The Review and may be published in print or electronic form. . every Fr.i~ay , .. September 4, 2007 • • ·o llllOll 13 Police attempt to stop Chapelfest

complete oversight, both in inability to recog­ a good cause. Students were able to support a lowing: paying absurd fees, tickets or cita­ Guest nize the spirit of Chapelfest and their com­ worthwhile effort, listen to quality live music tions or participating in activities the town Commentary plete underestimation of the power of the and drink cold beer. deems beneficial to the community and just American college student. Does life get much better for the college generally contributing to the overall econom­ While Chapelfest initially began as noth- demographic? I think not. ic well-being. DanLayo ing more than a .------, Yet sev- While students are to participate in the social gathering era! members of aforementioned activities, the town has all to get inebriated, , the community but shutout any conversation with students Students denied registration to close up the face continue their -unless you have a formal tie to the univer­ hold traditional Chape/fest of the event has staunch opposi- sity. changed over the NE\.1Aft11 tion to the hi- But at the crux of the issue is the city's past few years. WI"\ " CITY yearly shindig - unwillingness to communicate with its stu­ The Newark Police Department has once Last year, though the oppo- dent residents. again attempted to block what is arguably the the spring Chapel sition has yet to Much of the griping could be addressed most sacred tradition at the university. Fest raised more pER HIT bring forth a if the students would have an opportunity to The Mardis Gras of parties, the Mecca of than $1 ,200 for compelling argu- explain how Chapelfest can be executed in a social gatherings - Chapelfest. cystic fibrosis, a :a ment. Most of safe, positive and law-abiding manner. Last week, police officers walked the debilitating dis- ;a Any attempt to register the event legiti­ beat up and down Chapel Street warning its ease which ~ it goes some- mately has been shot down by the city that residents of the consequences they would affects the lungs ~ thing like this: has continued to yield no formal explanation. face for partaking in the semi-annual block and digestive ·a" "There are As long as the city adheres to this bogus party. . system. " underage kids policy of avoidance and intimidation Threats ran the gamut from citations to Not only ~ drinking, that's Chapelfest shall endure as it has for so many possible arrests. were monetary - not only irre- years - a celebration alienated from the city. The police department reported to North funds raised, but ~ sponsible but Students will always come back to sup­ Chapel Street after receiving a call to the the community at ~ also illegal!" Or, port the party because it has proven itself as a town requesting a permit for the fall party. large came ~ "College kids fun, worthwhile event. Unfortunately the town has once again together- bands . f!:: cannot control Hope to see you this fall - sun shining, decided that threats and intimidation against and DJs donated ...... __.....______---'--' themselves." music blasting and beer chilled. its own residents are more effective than civil talent and time to make the party possible and The simple answer - the necessity of discourse. Rather than talking with students, the event garnered support from the Cystic community leaders to communicate with stu- Dan Layo is a senior at the university who the town has chosen to send uniformed offi­ Fibrosis Foundation. dents who are also Newark residents. lives on Chapel Street. His viewpoints do not cers around campus striking fear in the hearts This gathering was not merely an Unfortunately, in many ways, the town necessarily represent those of The Review of undergraduates. extracurricular drinking binge but rather an does not consider students full citizens, Staff. Please send comments to But far more troubling is the town's opportunity to raise awareness and money for unless the situation involves any of the fol- dlayo@JJdeLedu. It is time .to get up and go do something Allow me to give y_ou a few pointers on not know you and probably won't vote for you. tion. Failure to make a grade of Satisfactory Mother making life a little bit easier during this hectic But, ifyou come off as a tool, you certainly results in a loss of social privileges - sorry boys time. will be remembered,-not in a good way. no mixers with those lovely ladies of another Tucker No. 1 - Not all fraternities are created Just be you. It will come out eventually. namless sorority this year. equaL Remember a chapter can blackball you from The All-Fraternity GPA average is higher Tucker Liszkiewicz Some organizations tend to skew towards week one up until the end. than the All-Male GPA for university students, certain aspects of Greek life-athletics, academ­ It does not hurt to have a couple friends possibly as a result of some chapters having ics, philanthropy and the ever-popular partying. from your floor also up for a bid. mandatory study hours. The point is, if you are a student-athlete who Recruitment is one of the most significant I understand Greek life is not for everyone, Four years - say you accom­ abhors drinking, you might not fit in KEG. It also parts of each semester for a chapter. Showing that maybe not even for most. plished something in the end. helps to know someone already in the fraternity. you are able to get people to come out with you But, five or ten years from now, you will not Ifyou can get along well with him, it can be to a rush event demonstrates to the members that remember more than a fraction of what you Probably one ofthe most important things you a gauge of what you can expect the other broth­ you will be able to perform this vital task as a learned in your college courses. can do in college is to get involved with something. ers to be like. He can often serve as a fountain of brother. On the other hand, you will remember the If you like to ride horses, there's an knowledge, showing you a truer side of the chap­ No. 4 - Know what to expect if you get experiences and bonding you encountered out­ Equestrian club. ter that otherwise earnest and eager brothers in. side of the classroom. If you want to make a difference, there's a might eschew during recruitment. Hate to break it to all of you future John Whether you have stories to tell your chil­ multitu~ of special interest registered student No. 2 -Don't suicide rush. Blutarsky's out there hoping to have your face on dren, or to hide from them, you will still have organizations varying in purpose - from Make sure you check out multiple places. the next poster at the National 5 & 10 for chug­ lived and grown. defending the. environment to ending the con­ Every organization is a collection of different ging a handle of Jack Daniels, but there is more That is the real secret to college, the people scription of children in Uganda. individuals. Not everyone in a fraternity is going to a fraternity than just drinking. and experiences you remember, or vaguely recol­ If you like writing, you could always visit to fall into a certain stereotype, but you will fit in The Chapter Assessment Program (CAP) at lect. the student paper and see if they need reporters. better in a chapter with similar interel!'ts and pur- the university is a 280-pt. evaluation, which rates So, rush out there and get involved in some­ Ifyou want women, loud music, the 30-plus suits. greek organizations on a scale. thing. member posse and all the slightly-warm Pledging the only fraternity you rush is like The program requires members of fraterni- After all, you've only got four years of try­ Keystone Light you can drink-the life of a fra­ having sex only after you get married. You might ties and sororities to attend diversity and profes­ ing out whatever you want before you have to ternity brother may be for you. think it's great, but if it is just a loose fit you'll sional/career development seminars, to perform pledge the real world. All this can be yours, if you can survive the never know what you're missing. community service, to program a philanthropy No.3-Do not be standoffish, but do not event or donate to a charity, to have a new mem- . Tucker Liz/ciewicz is a topy Desk Chief for long hard road to frattiness - the first step of The Review. His viewpoints do not necessari­ which is "rush." be a tool. ber education program that is sent to the univer- Chapters vote on upcoming pledge classes, sity and to make decent grades. ly represent those of The Review Staff. Please More than a dozen fraternities, during send comments to tucker@JJdeLedu roughly two weeks, are trying to convince you deciding who to give a bid to. 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'[A crazy fan] named her child after me' University grad heads toward celebrity status with music and film

BY EMILY RILEY young vagabond who Malinowski says "has an ethereal connec­ ic post-rock ensemble," is not named after the street on which StaffReporter tion to three people who have lost someone." he grew up, nor is it the title of a book that had changed his diet Some celebrities have it all - fanatical groupies, gigs in "Alms" is .rich in scenery and score and utilizes a disjoint­ and religion. It is, however, an illusion to Wes Craven's 1972 New York City, Starbucks dates with starlets and the compla­ ed narrative, a trick Malinowski hopes will cause the audience rape-revenge horror film, "The Last House on the Left.""It may cency to appropriately name their '80s metal band to pay close attention to detail, especially given the ambiguous not as candid as "Freakshow," but it's exceptionally jarring "Freakshow," all because they're that badass. and almost "Donnie Darko"-esque ending. nonetheless. For Chris Malinowski, a university alumnus and current "The film begins with a boy singing to a man below in the The band is more than just another job for the jack-of-all­ filmmaker/musician, all the above have been true. ocean wearing a loincloth, and it just takes off from there," trades. Rather, it's another outlet for the distinctive brand of "I've had that one crazy fan, she named her child after me. Malinowski says. creativity which sets him apart from other local artists. That was pretty strange," Malinowski says with a grin, recalling While experimental, "Alms" is deep in influence from As with his movies, Malinowski's signature is obvious in a particularly frenzied devotee. genre films such as 1971's "Let's Scare Jessica to Death". the scarcity of vocals in favor of minor keys and dramatic Yet his journey from punk kid to indie-film director has "There's a feel to certain pictures made in the 1970s," he instrumentals which give a contemplative, almost romantic feel. been laced with introspection and a signature self-discovery says. "They go for mood over logic and storyline and they don't "I'm not a huge fan of vocals," Malinowski says. which is evident in his work, a rare combination for anyone have these lush, bomba.stic scores -just simple ones that carry "Anything where the vocals are overemphasized just sounds who works in the entertainment business and has yet to go to you through the film." like another pop hit." rehab. In addition to directing, he also assumes the role of August, The band's esoteric style has its roots in everything from Malinowski, who is quirky and refreshingly sanguine, a man fixated on his father and his crumbling relationship with the British post-punk group The Chameleons and the score of understands the value of optimism, despite the strains of being a woman. Given the death of Malinowski's father a few years 1989's "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," to his sessions with a talk­ an independent directing and making music. earlier, "Alms" is not only experimental, but entirely unique as therapist. "I guess you could say I haven't got a pot to piss in, but well. "Anything going on emotionally with me is the impetus for I'm happy with what I do, and that's important," he says. "I made the movie because it's personal," he says. "I knew music making," he says. "Those feelings are manifest in the His attitude seems almost too nai"ve to eke out a career in it was something I would want to see for myself." work I do." the arts, but his satisfaction in maintaining his subdued rock 'n' His fingerprints in the film's composition can also be This type of introspective songwriting may lead many to roll lifestyle while enjoying the solitude of rural Landenberg, found among the cast, which include several family members. believe Malinowski is yet another musician following in the Pa., allows Malinowski to feed his creative passion, a drive he's Those cast members not related to Malinowski are unfamiliar trudging steps of today's emo-genre bands. All presmptions preserved since his childhood in Townsend, Del. faces that have never been seen in any tabloid or public service may be put aside, for he wears men's pants and his hair is "My stepfather gave me one of his old cameras, and I just announcement. unpretentious. His musical style may not be mainstream, but it's started to look for anything that could be shot on film," "I used a bunch of amateur actors who worked for free. To laced with simplicity and personality. Malinowski says. "I was also into old music and writing screen­ me, the only sin in this world is asking for millions of dollars "One of the songs I wrote is called 'Birthday Cut.' I found plays, so my drive just took off from there." like over-paid Hollywood does," he says. a piece of driftwood on the beach at Cape Henlopen on my Shortly thereafter, he purchased his first 8mm camera The film was shown on August 4 in the university's birthday and just started writing the song from that," he says. which piqued his creative appetite. Clayton Hall, and in true Malinowski fashion, the unexpected "It's simple but meaningful." "The film looked so damn good I didn't want to go l;>ack to became reality. _ _ The band's first album, "Why Cough? Save," reflects this my stepfather's old camera," he says. "We were only anticipating about 50 or so people, but we moody vibe, emphasizing subdued vocals over guitars and From there, Malinowski attended the university, majoring ended up getting more than 100. The showing went fantastical­ experimentation with film score. He says their second release, in film until he transferred to Ithaca College where he earned ly well," he says beaming. "Sylvester to the Bzz Myapp Accompaniment," has more of a his Bachelor of Science in cinema. Like most directors, he Due to the success and curiosity surrounding "Alms," rock feel. made his way down -palm tree-studded boulevards to Los Malinowski has found himself with increased opportunity for If the future doesn't seem bright for Malinowski, he says Angeles where he interned on movie sets, including 1998's future projects, and this time, that chance means more than a it's at least "not so shadowy anymore." As for his cinematic "Phantasm IV" and 1998's "The Mask of Zorro." severance package. career, he will continue to focus his attention on drama and ele­ "Interning was cool," Malinowski says. "It's good experi­ "The movie has become my calling card," he says, "and ments of surrealism to the mundane·, overlooked elements of ence but it also sucked sometimes. Plus, I really don't like big with that I hope to receive funding to keep shooting and to con­ life. cities. I enjoy the··quiet I can get." tinue to pursue filmmaking." "Immortalization of these things on film is very important The desire for quiet brought him to rural Pennsylvania, That funding will also allow him to promote the film at to me," he says. · while his enthusiasm for directing led to his debut feature, regional film festivals, like the Rehoboth Beach Film Festival, As for the band, they will go on to play various venues, 2007's "Alms, You Say." where "Alms" is already slated to play this November. such as the Knitting Factory in New York City and, more local­ "I was working at a bank until I got laid off, but I was so Malinowski extends his personal experience beyond film­ ly, stopping next at Crimson Moon in Wilmington in September. ecstatic because the severance package I received allowed me making by fronting his band, The Collingwood, achieving the Despite the public spotlight, "sometimes I just feel so to shoot the short 16 mm film," he says laughing. coveted "slash" in a job title that so many entertainers desire. socially awkward," he laughs. At least he's not that guy in the The flick, dubbed an "experimental featurette," follows a The Collingwood, formed in 1999 and dubbed a "cinemat- loincloth. )it September 4, 2007 19 Artist .turns tragedy into musical miracle BY CATHRINE STIER Nelson spent two years unable to play any music before he Staff Reporter saw a musician on television playing slide guitar. Inspired and Brian LaPann, a university senior, recalls the tragic car ready to learn, Nelson called LaPann. . accident on New Year's Day, 2004, in which his grade-school Together, LaPann and Nelson learned new ways to play friend was badly injured. He says the second he received word despite his disabilities. LaPann explains the way he would play of the crash, he realized they wouldn't be jamming later that day a blues rift and Nelson would play it back until it sounded good. as planned - and may not ever be able to again. "Playing slide guitar came almost naturally, but it was a Ryan Nelson, nick named Gooch by his older brother, is tough process," Nelson says, "and well worth it. Brian and I now a 21-year-old Salem Community College student living in spent all day, every day, of our summer getting better together New Jersey. During his senior year of high school, Nelson's car by practicing, writing music and finally playing at a few coffee crashed into a pole and he was flown to a hospital in shops." . Philadelphia for emergency attention to his broken neck and Nelson's friends say music was more than just a passion for spinal cord. him during the healing process. Nelson returned home to New Jersey in his wheelchair after "I believe that music therapy is what helped Nelson physi­ six months of rehabilitation, unable to walk and having little cally and has given him a more optimistic outlook on life," control over his hands and fingers. LaPann says. "I prayed that I would be able to play the guitar and I Today, three years after the accident, not only are the old Courtesy of Alicia Nigara wouldn't ask to walk," Nelson says. friends back to playing together, but they have started a fresh Ryan Nelson plays his guitar from his wheelchair. Nelson's recovery was a long and difficult one, but he was and original blues-rock band called 61 North. aided by professional and personal help. On stage, Nelson is an inspiration to watch. He rocks out possible this fall in and around Newark. Other than publicity "While I was still in a hospital bed, a music therapist would with his guitar lying flat on top of the arm rests of his wheel shows, the band also plans on playing for Magee Rehabilitation, come by and play the guitar for me while I banged on hand chair- a trick Nelson learned to cope with his unique situation. where Nelson stayed, and their local high school. The band also drums," he says. "Once I was able to, I learned to play the har­ His other techniques include wearing a slide on his left thumb supports stem-cell research, which could help Nelson and others . monica, which is an open-tuned instrument similar to a slide gui­ while wearing a pick on his right. like him. tar." Off stage, Nelson writes music and manages the band. He "The band and I stand for a lot of things. We enjoy playing says he is determined to get his story out - from writing to for kids and talking to them about the importance of music and artists to sending Oprah e-mail messages - and get people inspiring them to never stop trying," Nelson says. interested in 61 North. Although the fame and fortune of being rock stars isn't the "Seeing a guy on stage playing guitar in a wheel chair will band's reason for playing, the members of 61 North might have probably get people's attention," Nelson says. "Listening to our a reason to be starry-eyed. music is what will keep them coming to shows." During a festival near their home town this summer, Influenced by groups like the North Mississippi Allstars, LaPann and Nelson scored backstage passes and caught musi­ Eric Clapton and The Allman Brothers Band, the band writes cian Robert Randolph's attention while playing backstage. In the most of its own music, throwing in a few covers here and there. middle of his set, Randolph motioned to Nelson and threw him LaPann, the lead singer and guitarist for the band, is a 21- a cord to plug into his guitar. Nelson says it was his dream come year-old music major studying classical guitar. He says from true -jamming with one of his idols in front of thousands of people, cameras and promoters. seeing ~ach other the night before Nelson's accident, to watch­ ing Nelson progress into a talented guitarist, seems like fate. . After the act, the two were bombarded with business cards "All the coincidences that have formed the band can't just and are now working with Robert Randolph's and Derek be a coincidence," LaPann says. Trucks' promoters. Bass player and biology major Bob Comfort has been play­ In fact, promoters will be at 61 North's East End Cafe gig ing the guitar since the seventh grade and is always able to make Thursday night, fully equipped with a camera crew to tape the time for band practice. Driving to New Jersey one to two times entire show in high definition. . per week for band practice isn't a problem for Comfort or LaPann says everything that happens for 61 North from LaPann, who say they actually look forward to it. here on out are simply perks -just being able to play music "I just want to play well for our audience at East End together is enough for the group of old friends. Lead singer Brian LaPann helped his bandmate recover [Cafe]," Comfort says. "We can't have stars in our eyes already." "No matter what happens I'll be jamming at Gooch's house till I'm 90," LaPann says. from an accident which left him paraplegic. The group has been gearing up to play as many shows as Newark streets fill to 'Critical Mass' Bicycle group rides for worldwide vehicular equality

BY EMILY RILEY awareness to drivers to look out for bikes. It's Frustrated, tailgating and argumentative drivers byways. But among the oblivious jaywalkers Staff Reporter our road too. Most people think that we can't have certainly made their efforts to impede the and those who refuse to use their turn signals, Unsuspecting pedestrians are afraid of ride in the streets, when in fact, we cannot ride pack's progress. Regardless, Critical Mass' slo­ there are the few who seek to get the most out them. Motorists are dimly annoyed by their on the sidewalks. There are traffic laws in our gan seems to put all quarrels to rest: "We aren't of their Main Streets and all 10 gears. presence. Asphalt imperfections can mean any­ favor, and we're just getting them out there." blocking traffic, we are traffic." Causes and issues aside, Zaldivar puts it thing from warped spokes to skin grafts. Such One such law can be found under "I would say that people driving to try to simply: "We're just a bunch of kids who like to is the misfortune of campus bicyclists who seek Delaware Code Title 17, Section 1006 which get around us are breaking the law," Kane says. ride bikes." to safely pedal the same streets jaywalkers and states, "Bicycles may be operated on all streets "It's just a few minutes, lost freshmen abuse daily. While the speed limit and on all highways, except specifically signed calm down." on Main Street is only 25 mph, not all drivers controlled access highways." Contrary to popular are so compliant. Yet the conflict between bikers and the rest belief, there are laws, both Senior Meredith Rice, a bicycler and fre­ ofNewark extends beyond one way streets and written and unspoken, that quent participant of a globally recognized bike divided highways. regulate the flow of bicycle ride for road safety and cycler's rights, under­ For any student who has experienced the traffic as well as motorist stands the plight of bike enthusiasts. challenge of trekking from Alison Hall up to traffic. Staying two bikes "It shouldn't be as dangerous to ride a bike Willard Hall in the 15 minutes between classes, per lane and utilizing prop­ on these streets as it actually is," Rice says. "It's hopping on a bike seems to be a logical choice, er hand signals to ensure a fun event more than anything else, but we're as long as sidewalks aren't involved. Newark safety are only a few here for a-reason~ too." bicyclists are not permitted to ride on the side­ Delaware state laws which The prOQlenade is the manifestation of the walk, thus limiting their transportation options. protect all who use the advocacy group Critical Mass, an "unorganized While Critical Mass emphasizes vehicular roadways. coincidence" according to the group's Web site. equality, the environmental aspects of riding a Senior Julia Christie­ On the last Friday of every month, riders on six bike ·are apparent as well. Despite eco-friendly Robin voices concerns of of the seven continents band together to cycle benefits, not everyone understands the group's which all students and through rush-hour traffic, two abreast and hun­ amiable goals. townies are aware. dreds strong. Friday was no exception for the Sophomore Chelsea Zaldivar, another "You can see how ter­ twenty or so university students who came Critical Mass-er, explains the purpose of the rible traffic is in Newark," along for the ride, whatever their motivation. rush-hour bike ride. Christie-Robin says. "It's Junior Renny Kane, who also pedaled with "We're not there to piss off other cars, not· incapacitating." the pack, describes the bigger picture. even to protest," Zaldivar says. "We're just The traffic, the pedes­ "It's really just a bike ride, but some attach there to raise awareness." trians and the parking are more meaning to it," Kane says. "I guess you While the intent may be innocent enough, all sources of irritation for · THE REVIEW/Virginia Rollison could say what it's really trying to do is raise that's not to say it's always been appreciated. those who roam the local A Critical Mass member rides through Newark on Friday.

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comedy Death Sentence for an eye" ethic the gang see{ns to Hyde Park Productions embrace. Balls of Fury 911" as Randy's German Rating: * (out of In other words, this is an opportunity Intrepid Pictures archenemy. Sadly ****) for Hollywood to show off its skills in Rating:* (out of****) enough, both actors lack The summer depicting graphic violence, but unless "Balls of Fury" is Hollywood's last shot sufficient lines for their releases are wrapping you're a fan of"Hostel II," you may find the of summer trash, and while it may win at ping­ capabilities and get up and winding down, content pointless, beyond moral boundaries pong, it loses the interest of a contemporary caught in the flow of and the action mob is and lacking the conceptual implications of audience amid the Judd Apatow revival. In slapstick minutiae. squeezing out what lit­ Mary Harron's "American Psycho" or this topsy-turvy ping-pong take off of Mortal Newcomer Dan tle pulp they have left. Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver." Kombat, an overweight Jack Black imperson­ Fogler lacks the acting For James Wan, While Bacon is a far cry from De Niro, ator acts out cut-scenes from the script of"The skills for a loser protago­ director of "Saw," pulp his acting is mediocre and exposed. There Three Stooges." nist. He's not only dis­ is about all that is left in are plenty amounts of gun blasting and bone Table-tennis champion and child legend gusting to look at, but his grizzly "Death crushing, and even a head-smashing scene Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) faces a ping­ he's not much to laugh at Sentence." Wan has a in the style of "American History X," but pong match that cost his father's life. Randy's either. Hollywood is set thing for genre explo­ this is nothing new. life is ruined and he becomes a 30-year-old on average Joes this ration - it's similar to The revenge genre can be - and has aging loser working for a Reno show. Now, summer, like Shia Quentin Tarantino and been - done with excessive violence as the FBI has contacted him to become part of LeBeouf, Seth Rogen Danny Boyle, but Wan well as supreme intelligence. Recent exam­ an investigation of the mysterious criminal and Jonah Hill, but unfortunately Fogler will lacks the craftiness and wit for his experi- ples include "The Proposition," an Feng (Christopher Walken), who takes an need more than a ping-pong trophy to make mentation, which is usually held together by Australian take on the Western and "A unhealthy interest in ping-pong and holds a the A-list. shock value rather than the intelligence of History of Violence," a mafia-meets-small­ private championship every year. Despite all the miscast actors, the sexy effective social commentary. town-dad gore fest. Randy must train to compete, allowing Maggie Wong brightens up the screen as In "Death Sentence," Kevin Bacon is Wan's attempt at a follow up to the the FBI access to all ofFeng's illegal shenani­ Maggie Q, Randy's training assistant. The put to shame as Nick Hume, an executive 1974 vigilante classic "Death Wish" falls gans. The competition takes place in an problem here is the combination of Wong and turned executioner after witnessing the stab­ short of its claim. Screenwriter Ian Jeffers anonymous area of South America, where Fogler, as their characters dive into a spy­ bing of his son at a gas station. What fol­ seems to have forgotten that controversy those who lose in the competition will be genre relationship lacking believability and lows is a phony trial in which the murderer, and ethics compliment the essence of killed on site. chemistry. a gang member, is sentenced to only three to "Death Wish," while in "Death Sentence" The highlight of the film is the grand The film juggles the styles of "James five years. The outraged Nick takes matters all that exists is blood and little complexity. entrance ofWalken in an outrageous attire that Bond" and "Looney Toons," leaving too many into his own hands where the law left off. "Death Sentence" seems aimed at the looks like he took one too many.fashion tips points in between where the actors seem NiGk takes on the gang member after same college guys who get off on all-night from Elton John and Bjork. Even in unpre­ entirely disinterested in their roles. his release. His method, of course, is stab­ "Grand Theft Auto" binges. Along with Eli dictable roles, Walken is worth seeing for his There are some who were meant to write bing. When Garrett Hedlund, the Godfather Roth and Rob Zombie, Wan has fallen into distinctive, laid-back coolness. comedy, there are others who can't and then . of the gang, hears of the murder, he sends a melting pot of Hollywood directors with Two cameos were intended to spark inter­ there is Ben Garant, who should stick to writ­ word to Nick that the rest of his family will superfluous budgets for a shortcoming of est - comedian Patton Oswalt as a loony ing Reno 911. receive a "death sentence" for his actions. fresh ideas. competitor and Thomai Lennon of "Reno -James Adams Smith, smithja@JldeLedu Nick then spirals downward into the "eye -James Adams Smith

Aesop Rock society's "None Shall ~ass" seemingly Harper satisfies life-long fans Def Jux most untouch­ Rating: *** 112 (out of*****) able members Ben Harper Aesop Rock's "None Shall Pass" fea­ -"And I will "Lifeline" 8£11 .AtPfl wwwtm tiiiUICDIT tlllllfiALS tures the Long Island, N.Y., futurist remember Vrrgin Records funkster doing what he does best - slug­ your name Rating:**** (out of*****) ging slippery, syrupy vocals over slick jazz and face I On It has taken more than a dozen years, but and electronic instrumentals. the day you Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals have The now 31-year-old Aesop Rock (real were judged recorded eight albums and experimented with name Ian Bavitz) has matured in the time by the fun­ countless styles from noisy, grungy songs to a since earlier albums "Float" and "Labor house cast I peacefully rebellious acoustic sound. Harper's Days" but continues to lace enigmatic And I will newest release "Lifeline" falls somewhere in lyrics between frenetic beats. Though rejoice in your fall from grace I With a cane between. · "None" is his first full-length LP in four to the sky like 'None shall pass. " The album, which is relatively consistent years, the record is consistent with the Still sounding off against the denigra­ with its sound, is composed of 11 songs themes found in many of Aesop Rock's pre­ tion of the middle class American lifestyle, rehearsed during the sound checks of Harper's vious songs. Aesop Rock now ponders his own experi­ nine-month European tour with the Criminals The album's title track and first single, ences in the industry and the relationships and was recorded in seven days, straight to "None Shall Pass," explains that no one is that define his life. song on the album, showcases Harper's skills analog tape. The rt ludes, combined with shift- tracks on the album "Can't ability to howl like Otis Redding when he VHS or Beta's newest Believe a Single Word" brings a light funky touch to church in his impressive addition to his gift for lyrics that can be at times both funny and meaningful, release "Bring on the and "Bring on the gospel-influenced "Say You Will." Comets" brings together Comets" masterfully Lyrically, "Lifeline" is simple and honest, but its dependence on his more well-known, mellow sounds leaves the listener slightly let the best of eady '90s new­ blend an array of instru­ revealing Harper's thoughtful side. He mourns wave with modem indie mental and vocal diversi­ desperately for a former lover, singing "Violin down. As a whole, "Lifeline" sounds vaguely rock weaved together by fication. This decision is my instrument of choice I it recognizes the an upbeat harmonic may account for the pain in my voice, " in the genre-shifting familiar for two reasons. Everything is done in a style completely familiar to the band, albeit tempo. The band was group's ever-growing ''Needed You Tonight." This is immediately recently. named one of success; with all this sty­ followed by "Havipg Wings," which shows us slightly reworked for each individual song, and the fact that many of the songs can be Rolling Stone's Artists to listic talent blended an older, wiser Harper reflecting on his search Watch; a well-deserved . together it simply can't for happiness in life. traced back to one of Harper's big influences, be it Van Morrison, Bob Marley or Bob Dylan. appraisal in an era where go out of style and VHS As stripped down as this album is com­ music is ever-changing or Beta doesn't seem to pared to his other releases, Harper is at his best Because it was recorded quickly and all at once, the albuin's live feel is a satisfying and demands the highest be going anywhere any­ when he is devoid of his band entirely in the standards. time soon final two tracks. reminder that Ben Harper is good in the stu­ dio, but great in person. . In listening to this Elisa Lala, "Paris Sunrise #7 ," the only instrumental -Adam Asher, aasher@ldeLedu album one can't help but elala@ldeLedu :# ~!·: r~ ...1. - ~ 4~==-1't~~f'/'~t~t.~_:.~ ,..~;,_;"" . r- ·' September 4, 2007 21 delawarel.JNdressed The down-and-dirty decision fashionfoi=ward

appreciate some TLC for their VAG, but 0 f f Rollin' out after even those girls may have come to the real­ and not rest ization that they could have a hard time until the task is com­ getting comfortable enough to let loose plete. Being sexually with a temporary lover. self-conscious can lead to rollin' back For the most part, you guys out there a desire to do all the work to are in luck. Although most girls aren't please any guy they're with overly eager to receive, they're very likely rather than focus on their own A stout, gray build­ Sarah 1\iles to give at least a taste of foreplay fellatio. satisfaction. ing with dingy tiled ( 'olillllll/\1 Most guys would agree they would There are plenty of girls, how­ floors and fluorescent rarely deny the classic blowjob. But let's ever, who have caught up to the lighting is the last place It's 2:30 in the morning be honest-once they've gotten theirs, it's guy's mindset and agree that putting I thought I would ever and after a night of heavy in all that effort for a stranger is point­ find patent leather partying, you wind up in an Tell- me what less and would prefer to have sex in peep-toe flats. All of unfamiliar bed. Soon you may th• k order for both parties to reap the beneftts. my preconceived face a decision - should you you •n Once the V-card is gone, there's notions changed the take it to the next sexual level, ... for next week: nothing left to hold on to. If you have sex day I went to Wal­ Larissa Cruz or . high-tail it out of there with your new friend, no one wakes up the Mart to buy note­ Colillllll/\1 before things get complicated? 1. How much is too much to next day feeling like they were-gypped. books and pens and In this day and age it's This debate always comes ended up with a babydoll striped henley top - spend on lingerie? rare to start a hook-up without down to preference. There are ($9.92) and red plastic hoop earrings ($2.50). feeling the pressure to ftnish the job. If 2. Has lingerie ever gotten in both guys and girls who enjoy Forget traveling to Christiana Mall for the lat­ you're not interested in exchanging any­ your way? giving and receiving oral so est fall fashions. Wal-Mart is the place to buy thing besides phone numbers, you should­ much that it's always going to chic clothes and accessories for a fraction of n't feel guilty getting out of the situation. Respond to sni/[email protected] be on their menu, regardless the cost. But many of us have a harder time of the restaurant. But many Cozy but cute hoodies are a staple of recognizing our lack of interest before it's unlikely they're eager to return the favor. students feel giving oral every college girl's wardrobe. Lacking large too late. In this case it often comes down Chances are they're ready to roll over and can be like doing a chore amounts of money is also a common attribute to going all the way, or engaging fn some pass out while their generous part-time - sometimes it's fun, but of every college girl. Wal-Mart combines orallovin.' partner lies there cursing herself it's still something you these two with its array of $9.92 hoodies. Often, the girl in question would Guys I have spoken with say they're would only want to do for With camouflage, owl, apple or (my personal much rather go for the gold than put all only likely to explore the nether region of someone to whom you feel favorite) skull prints, this hoodie keeps you the effort into giving her one-night man a girl they know and care about- in most attached. fashionable yet comfortable. all the pleasure. cases, a girlfriend. They seem to agree that In the end, you should Nothing says back to school quite like Having sex is a way for everyone performing oral on a stranger would always do what 'lnakes preppy houndstooth and plaid patterns. Wal­ involved to have some guaranteed require doing a lot of work for someone you feel good about Mart carries these scholastic prints in a range fun, and many ftnd it to be much they have no feelings for. yourself and avoid any­ of different accessories, such as headbands less personal and intimate than This makes sense. So why then is it so thing-rbat will add regret ($4.00), messenger schoolbags ($11.96), plas­ oral. routine for a girl to give head to a guy they to your screaming tic heart-shaped earrings ($2.93) · and even There are certainly girls barely know? headache the next morning. rainboots ($16.98). I promise they will help out there who Many girls set a goal to get their guy you look smart, regardless of whether you study or not. Remember those expensive pumps that were ruined by last weekend's festivities? I ' bet the memory brings back tears while you shake your ftst at the sky. Instead of slipping into more pricey shoes for your next outing, mediadarling _Try to make her go to rehab? opt for black heels from Wal-Mart. At $12.74 a pair, you will never have to cry over If you run a record label and care hotel room attempting to carve her hus­ its halfway through them. A woman who wrecked shoes again. And if you're feeling about your client's struggle with alcohol band's name into her body and getting has popularized the drunken-skank look. gutsy, try the peep-toe slingback pumps abuse, you should tell them. If that person ready to do drugs with a call girl when her She has even cancelled recent tour dates ($20.94) or high-heeled maryjanes ($18.92). is Amy Winehouse, you should let her husband came to the rescue. Guests in the due to "severe exhaustion," which can only Not only does Wal-Mart carry party dump you as her record label and wait for hotel claim to have heard what sounded mean one thing in the celebrity world - shoes, but there are also stylish flats with her to write a hit single about the suggest­ like a wrestling match from their room severe drug problem. emblem-hardware detail ($12.74) and pleated ed trip to rehab and sell millions of before the two emerged with cuts, bruises So it should come as nQ surprise that leopard-print ballet flats ($12.74). Keep casu­ albums, making you look like a fool. and blood all over them. Looking at the even daddy doesn't -think she's ftne any­ al outftts fresh in classic white Keds-inspired She had the whole country singing, photos, it seems like Amy won the ftght. more - daddy-in-law, that is. Fielder­ sneakers for only $5.00. dancing and consciously feeding its self­ While this may be Winehouse at her Civil's father recently released a statement Guys can also ftnd something to buy destructive habits when she said "no, no, most shocking, it's certainly not asking the public to boycott her album, other than video games and DVDs. Plaid no" to the idea of a clean and healthy Winehouse out of character. W.e're talking claiming it's only encouraging the young drawstring shorts ($13.36), multi-color base­ lifestyle. Critics praised her for bringing about a woman who drunkenly heckled singer, who is on track to becoming the ball tees ($6.87), skull boxers ($4.97), essen­ back the soul of Motown with the honesty Bono during an acceptance speech. A next Sid Vicious. Mom and Pop tial pocket T-shirts ($6.87) and navy hoodies and raw edge needed to survive in a 21st woman who ends shows because she vom- Winehouse have publicly said they have ($10.84) are stellar enough reasons to rum­ century music business. Fans cheered for a tried to throw her an intervention, although mage through the men's clothing section classic sound that was nothing like the rest they think boycotting her music is a bit instead of the electronics aisle. of the pop market, yet still appealed to harsh, not that it's doing any good. "Back You can't go wrong in faux Vans slip-on their youthful attitudes. to Black" is currently the best selling sneakers ($9.97) and hi- or low-top Converse It was cute at ftrst. So what if she album in the UK. look-alikes ($14.97). Who cares if they're not always keeps a bottle with her? It sounds It may be unfortunate, but her content the real thing? You can buy both and still like a typical. Saturday afternoon at any is probably helping her sell. It's just like come up short to the price of the original. college 'house. Ever since the success of when Eminem did well after rapping about The hip London-based makeup line her album;"Back to Black," the singer has brutally murdering his wife. Rimmel is also available at Wal-Mart, which been seen stUmbling around London, bar­ Although Eminem didn't really torture means you can get a variety of beauty prod­ hopping and guzzling booze like she was and kill his wife, his marital problems ucts as inexpensive as they are high in quali­ at Chapelfest. Sounds like fun to me. were well known, giving the song a truth­ ty. Whether you fancy colorful eye shadow or However, Winehouse never claimed ful edge. So is music better when it's true? lipstick that lasts for hours, Rimmel allows her lyrics and image were merely a ploy Would Wineaouse be any good if she was­ you to be thrifty without sacrificing appear­ for sales. Although a white, Jewish girl n't backing up her lyrics and proving she is ance and taste - at least Rimmel model Kate from the suburbs of England singing soul who she says she is? Moss seems to think so. music about addiction seemed a bit hard to Maybe not. But regardless of the Head to the Wal-Mart in New Castle or believe at ftrst, when photos surfaced of music, before she says "no, no, no" to Wilmington for tax-free purchases, or venture the singer with husband Blake Fielder­ rehab again, maybe for her own sake she to the 24-hour Supercenter in Elkton, Md., for Civil and a pair of blood-soaked ballet should reconsider go, go, going before she a late-night ftx. shoes, rehab sounded a lot less catchy. ends up in any trouble she can't sing her­ Throw aside your label-conscious men­ 'According to Perezhilton.com, self out of. tality and skeptical thoughts about Wal-Mart Winehouse was in the bathroom of her and spoil yourself with their low prices and - · ' · .. '-AdamAsher trendy fashions. 2 2 September 4, 2007 ~ From first grade classroom to Barnes and Noble shelf Student aims to complete and publish trilogy based on Japanese folk1qre

BY ROBIN CEBULA come horrific obstacles set up by the Bell build concentration, focus, problem­ Staff Reporter Gate. · solving and motor skills, all of which Emerging authors face many obstacles In "The Destiny of the Bell Servant" the he needed in writing his books. Due to when attempting to publish a first novel - gates open again. The third book reveals the its cultural accuracy, he says he has manuscripts, proposals and rejections are com­ gate never actually closed, releasing creaures come to enjoy anime and has learned mon frustrations. Junior Timothy C. from hell. A small group of people survives about different cultures such as McCaughan accomplished the difficult task at and journeys to fmd a new way to close the Japanese. age 19. gate. Currently, "Crimson Soul," which McCaughan, an English major concen­ In the first of the trilogy, McCaughan says is targeted toward young adults and trating in creative writing and minoring in his­ his idea for the dark but soft-hearted character high school students, can be purchased tory, is an ambitious writer from Newark who Melissa was modeled off Ally Sheedy's char­ on Amazon.com and is available discovered he wanted to write in the ninth acter Allison Reynolds in "The Breakfast through special request at Barnes and grade. Currently 21, McCaughan has pub­ Club." Billy Connolly's Scottish character Noble, McCaughan says. lished his book, "Crimson Soul," has recently Uncle Monty from "Lem9ny Snicket's A "It would be found in the horror finished the sequel, "The Destiny of the Bell Series of Unfortunate Events" influenced the section and under the geme of ghosts Servant" and is working on the third, appearance and behavior of a character in. the and ghouls," he says. "It is not in book "Crimson Soul III." second book. stores yet, but hopefully soon." The author was born in Dover and raised "I thought it would be fun to have a big He says his vision for the future is in Newark in a family of two older and three Scottish guy," he says. "He may be a little too to continue writing novels and short younger brothers. He wrote his first story - Scottish." stories that are a combination of drama an illustrated tale only three lines long of a yd­ The other characters developed in the and romantic-comedy. low cat that chased mice - in the first grade. trilogy are his inspiration, McCaughan says. "Eventually, I will be writing a In high school, writing became his career Although writers haven't influenced whole wide range of stories, some ambition after he realized that his first interest, McCaughan's work, role playing games and mafia and some fantasy and I would astronomy, involved too much math. horror video game plots have. like to combine some story ideas," McCaughan says he began creating short sto­ "My main source of inspiration for McCaughan says. ries as he was figuring out what and who he 'Crimson Soul' was a particular video game He has already written and submit­ wanted to be. series, one of my favorites, the name of which ted several stories to help get him into "Writing is my career goal and it will I've yet to divulge to anyone," he says. "I'll the world of writing, but like other eventually be my main source of income," take the secret to my grave." authors, getting published was not easy McCaughan says. McCaughan's interest in video games - he was rejected by three publishing His first novel was published by PageFree · sparked at age 6. He was introduced to the companies. "Crimson Soul," however, Publishing Inc. in December 2005 and was ancient ColecoVision, one of the first game was rejected only once before being released in August 2006. The book tells the systems, on which he played games such as picked up by PageFree Publishing . .story of Crimson Evangelon, the Bell Maiden, Donkey Kong and Ladybug with his two older "When I was published, I felt con­ who is destined to perform a ritual to seal the brothers. From there he began playing fident, accomplished and proud," Bell Gate, which Japanese folklore says is a Nintendo and eventually PlayStation, not McCaughan says. "I do not have a spe­ link between Earth and the underworld. expecting it would encourage his work. cific motivation for writing, but it will Crimson has only a matter of hours to over- He says video games have helped him make money and I like making stories." Elusive entertainment: troubles filling the Bob stage

BY ADAM ASHER tickets to the Student Center Briana Beattie and Michele Ingari has to sign a contract stipulating many tours. Entertainment Editor Programming Advisory Board's are part of that large group. payment, among other things. DeRienzo says almost every There are three jugs filled big, formerly concealed, concert "I was trying to figure it out However, getting the act to sign is step in getting an act, including with an undisclosed amount of on October 2. for like three days," Frawley says. not easy to do. contacting management and nego­ gumballs sitting in the lobby of There's no more guessing "When I found out, I was "Last year we got 10 rejec­ tiating contracts, is taken by stu­ the Perkins Student Center chal­ who's coming to Delaware. It's pumped." tions," Johnson says, explaining dents. lenging students to guess their Gym Class Heroes, and people are Although they're new to the the lack of a fall show. "We're treated more along the quantity. A large group of students getting excited. school, they're not out of the loop. It's not uncommon for stu­ lines of a business than students," is accepting the challenge for free Freshmen Kelly Ann Frawley, Beattie says she saw signs for the dents to wonder why a large he says. "They expect us to make spring concert while school like the university isn't money back." on a tour of the univer­ pulling in big acts. While other schools have sity. Senior Mike DeRienzo, presi­ budgets to spend on annual music "It's a step up dent of SCPAB, says it's very dif­ festivals, like Cornell's Slope Day from Hellogoodbye," ficult to find an act students want or Towson's Tigerfest, the univer­ Beattie says. to see which also fits the criteria sity runs more like a pint-s.ized The trio also ' given by the venue. version of the Tweeter Center mentioned hearing the He says the problem is the "Bands are super expensive rumors about Jon Bob can only fit 5,000 people at on their own and then you have to Stewart or Flight of the most. In addition, open floor factor in sound, lights and any­ Conchords possibly shows, a format that most rock thing else the band asks for," making an appearance bands like to play, aren't allowed. Johnson says. "The Black Eyed at the Bob Carpenter The combination is very limiting Peas asked for herbal supplements Center this fall. for substantial acts students have and then just made a mess with Senior Chelsea requested, such as the Dave them in the dressing room." Johnson, vice president Matthews Band. DeRienzo says money is a of SCPAB, says false "If the students have thought factor just as much as bringing a rumors frequently get about it, we've probably thought band students want to see. out after meetings in about it too," DeRienzo says. "We're not going to bring which members dis­ If the size issue wasn't something just to bring some­ cuss possibilities for enough, many bands have a prox­ thing," he says. "It's a very concerts, despite its imity clause in their contracts that diverse carripus and we try to stress on secrecy. say they aren't allowed to play please everyone." "This happens inside a certain mileage of a previ­ From the looks of the crowd all the time," Johnson ouslybooked show so as not to guessing gumballs for tickets, says. "We can lose draw audiences away from bigger people are pleased. Regardless of shows if word gets out venues. The contract stipulation is rumors, the three freshmen say before we sign a con­ an inconvenience in a place like they are excited about the Gym tract." Newark due to its location Class Heroes and plan on being Before any band between Philadelphia and there to see them, whether it's free comes to Newark, it Baltimore, two important stops on or not. Jlt . . Stuaents feel pain of new surroundings 10% DISCOUNT BY SAMANTHA PENN Delaware but emotionally be in Staff Reporter another state," he says. Each year as college students In addition, Cohen says to be WITH STUDENT ID* return to campus, some freshmen patient. The first semester is tough and upperclassmen feel the depres­ for many students because they sion and anxiety of homesickness. have unrealistic expectations about E'Wtryon&'$ Approved! Prepaid Wireleu Pho,o-s. They miss home, family and college. When they finally do get ""Nu CI!Kit C~l> • No L~ -~antritml!\'ris • No~ Contnt.."b friends, the comforts of their own there they realize that college is room and the taste of home-cooked more difficult than they expected. meals. 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They need to establish tle. relationships with people that can "In addition it might be provide support. dependent on how much freedom Jonathan Lewis, from the uni­ they had as a high school student versity Center for Counseling and and how close they were to their Student Development, says rather family,'' Cunningham says. than give advice, the CCSD helps Lewis says a student who students to self-soothe. struggled between middle school "Homesickness for one person and high school may be more like­ is different than homesickness for ly to experience homesickness in another," Lewis says. college. Freshman Kristen "Lots of students with home­ . Cunningham admits she ~isses sickness have a history of strug­ ~ ~ home, her family, the food and her gling with transitions," he says. pets. Spending time with friends Cohen says it may help stu­ here and Ming involved helps. dents to remember that what they "Try and join some clubs and are feeling is normal. be active in the dorms," Freshman Matt Cunningham Cunningham says. "Try to av<.>id agrees. contact with home a lot because "Everyone's in the same boat. that might make it worse." All the freshman are going to col­ Cohen. says especially in lege for the first time," Matt today's society it's so easy to stay Cuningham says. "College is a big in touch with home that the home­ change and you are leaving all sickness can increase. Students your friends from home." who contact home frequently can Lewis says acceptance is key. wall themselves into their home­ "Accept that you have to sickness and make it worse. make a new life here," he says. 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Cuff makes a good first <~<>mmentacy impression for NFL scouts BY KEVIN MACKIEWICZ Managing SpoTts Editor WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Senior running back Omar Cuff wanted -· more. After rushing for 244 yards on 30 carries and scoring seven touch­ downs in Thursday night's 49-31 win against The College of William Are you ready & Mary, Cuff immediately became · disappointed when he saw a statis- r~~--~ for some fUtbol? tics sheet. "That's it?" he questioned of This year, Delaware fans his rushing total for the evening. "I should not only be excited for the was hoping for 273 yards." football team; but also for their rut­ Cuff hoped to have broken the bol team. Delaware record for rushing yards For the first time since 1996 in a single game set by former run­ when the team made the confer­ ning back Daryl Brown in 1994, ence tournament, the Delaware when he rushed for 272 yards men's soccer team appears to have against Northeastern University. the tools to make an appea'l\nce at This could be a special year the Colonial Athletic Association for Hens' fans who will get to wit­ Tournament. ness the electrifying performances For years, the Hens' faithful from what could be one of the top have gone into the soccer season backs to ever come out of with little hope for the team. Delaware. Cuff moved up to fifth Delaware soccer has been reduced place in Delaware's history for to the status of the Pittsburgh career rushing with 2,663 yards Pirates in baseball: praying not to after his 244-yard night. He is just come in last. 494 yards shy of second-place This season is going to be dif­ holder, former running back Chuck ferent. The Hens bring a buzz to Hall. campus and for the first time since they made the tournament. Cuff is led by a powerful THE REVIEW/ Kevin Mackiewicz offensive line anchored by seniors Omar Cuff couldn't be caught by the Tribe's defenders en route to one of his seven touchdowns Thursday. Delaware will have a winning Mike Byrne, Greg Benson and Rich record. Beverly, all combining for 880 pounds. The coaching staff understands . When asked ifCuff's size of5-feet-10 inches and 195 pounds is a The Hens may have lost 6-1 to that in order to have dominant performances by its stud tail back, the disadvantage to the player, the scout said many smaller backs play sig­ No.4 Duke University in their sea­ experienced line has to win the battle in the trenches. nificant roles in the NFL. son opener, but Delaware is not Head coach K.C. Keeler immediately tested his line in the second "Small backs are just as durable as big backs," he said. going to win an NCAA champi-­ quarter of the game against the Tribe. On a fourth-and-one play on In comparison, Maurice Jones-Drew, of the Jacksonville Jaguars onship. They are not going to win Delaware's own 48-yard line, the ball was placed in the hands of Cuff was questioned while attending the University of California, Los the CAA either, but they will be who pushed behind his wall of blockers and gained five yards for a Angeles, about his ability to play in the NFL because of his smaller much improved from past years first down. stature of 5-feet-7 inches, weighing 208 pounds. and should keep fans entertained "I did it to send a message to the offensive line," Keeler said. "I In an interview with Ed Thompson from Scout.com, Jones-Drew into the playoffs. wanted them to know that I'm putting a lot on their shoulders." said "size doesn't have anything to do with how you do your job out They had a much better show­ The Hens were 7-for-10 on third down conversions with Cuff con­ there." • ing in the second game of the sea­ verting four of them on the ground. He rushed for 941 yards last season and scored 13 touchdowns, son against Atlantic Coast . Even William & Mary head coach Jimmye Laycock said Cuff will proving all the critics wrong who claimed he was too small. Conference-powerhouse North pick up a lot of yards with the support of his offensive line. The Tribe's Even though smaller running backs can succeed in the NFL, the Carolina State, losing only 1-0. defensive front was overpowered all night by Delaware's front five. scout quickly pointed out that the path to the NFL is not easy. The Hens kept the game tight and After the game, a humble Cuff had nothing but praise for his line­ Approximately 1,200 college players around the country are watched were only outshot 11-10. men. and an estimated 250 will be selected in the NFL draft held in April. It starts with coaching. The "We're a family," he said of the men leading the way. "I love Regional scouts search all over the United States, looking at next time someone says a coach those guys." prospects ranging from Division III schools to the Football Bowl Sub­ does not matter and it is all up to While Cuff has nothing but compliments for the offensive line it Division, formally known as Division I-A. It is still too early in the the players, he or she better think is his legs and q.eart that get him the extra yards. ' season to know if Cuff will be ready for the NFL. about former head coach Marc Sitti~.g in the press box Thursday night with a brown notebook in "It's a long process to put any kind of pre-tense in what I'm look­ Samonisky, who left Delaware in hand, a regiopal NFL scout who wished to remain anonymous due to ing at," the NFL scout said. "We'll be real thorough with all 2005. The Hens had a record of 56- contract purp6ses, was present and kept a close eye on Delaware stand­ prospects." 160-22 in his 13 seasons. outs Omar Cuff and senior quarterback Joe Fiacco. Scouts from While NFL scouts and excited Delaware fans will have their eyes No matter who took over after approximately five teams were on hand to survey the players. on Cuff all season, the running back is aware he needs to go out each Samonisky, they were bound to do The scout said he watched a few of the Hens' practices and will game and help his team win. better. continue to watch Cuff all season. He said Cuff is a "tough runner and Eyen t~ough Cuff wanted the all-t~me Delaware record for rushing Current head coach Ian workhorse." yards m a smgle game Thursday, he said that accomplishment is the Henne~sy proved in his first season This is the first year many scouts will have seen the talented tail only Hens' record he truly strives for in his college career. that he can turn this program back because most NFL teams only concentrate on a player's senior "I'm not really into most of the stats or yards," he said. "It's only around, managing to bring the season. The scout said he does not worry about Cuff's injury-plagued one game and I was just focused on getting the job done." Hens to .a 6-8-2 (4-7 CAA) record 2006 season because this is the most important year. See MEN'S page 30 2 8 September 4. 2007 )1t Veterans lead women's soccer in win UD returns eight starters from last year's squqd

BY MATT GALLO The team hopes to improve on Sunday's win with the sophomore forward Melissa Kilker. Sports Editor help of D'Amico and its veteran players. Shover had an impressive 2606 campaign, tying for Two goals, an assist and a yellow card later, senior mid­ Delaware rebounded from a 4-0 Friday afternoon loss first on the team with 12 points, while Kilker add'ed a team­ fielder Alii D'Amico led the women's soccer team to victo­ to the University of Virginia, by using good ball movement high five assists to go along with three goals. ry, baffiing Saint Joseph's University defense in a 7-0 and a shutout from junior captain E.J. Goldman to pick up Grzenda enters his 18th season with the program, as he shutout Sunday afternoon at Delaware Mini-Stadium. its first victory of the season. looks to make it eight consecutive seasons finishing with a Head coach Scott Grzenda said this year's team has .500 record or better. He said he is pleased to have Germain many upperclassmen who provided leadership in Sunday's leading his offense after she missed much of the last season game and will continue to do so all season. due to injuries. "I'm counting .on our two captains E.J. and Emily In the 2007 CAA women's soccer preseason Coach's [Sammis] to lead, but there are so many other contributors," Poll, Delaware tied for eighth with George Mason Grzenda said. "The girls feed off each other and if one goes University - ahead of Towson University, Georgia State down, we still have others." University and Drexel University. Old Dominion Delawsu-e came firing out of the gate against the University, picked third in the poll, was defeated by Hawks, capitalizing on two early goals from forwards soph­ Delaware 3-1 mid-way through last season . . omore Caitlyn Germain and freshman Amy Pickard. This year's highlight comes Sept. 21 when the Hens The Hens then put two headers in the back of the net at travel to play the 2006 Southland Conference runner-up, the 49:52 and 75:06 marks to help put St. Joe's away. The University of Texas at San Antonio and then go to Waco, Hens recorded 30 shots on goal, scoring on seven attempts. Texas to face Baylor University two days later - the team's Grzenda said the game against Virginia was a chance to first ever trip to the Lonestar state. learn and an opportunity to play faster and play better com­ Delaware opens its home conference schedule Oct. 5 petition. By playing the Cavaliers, Grzenda said it was evi­ against Virginia Commonwealth University. dent the faster play carried over into the game against the Grzenda said there are still areas in need of tweaking Red Storm. before the Hens open up their conference schedule. D'Amico said Sunday's win was important to help the "I'm very pleased with our play but we need to take Hens get back on track. care of the ball· in the middle of the field and create fewer "It was a morale booster that helped us realize if we turnovers," Grzenda said. play together as a team we can be very successful," D'Amico has high hopes for this year's squad in which D'Amico said. she feels can win the CAA and make a dent in the playoffs. The team finished 8-8-3 last season and looks to "Our weakness as a team is not realizing how good we improve its lackluster Colonial Athletic Association record can play," she said. "Sometimes we lack confidence and it's Photo courtesy of Kasie Shover of 3-7-1, in which the Hens lost five of their last seven holding us back from playing to the top of our game and The Hens face three '06 NCAA Tournament teams this games. reaching our fullest potential." year- Virgina, William & Mary and Old Dominion. Eight returning starters and 18 letter winners lead the Hens, which feature junior midfielder Kasie Shover and Delaware gets talent from Netherlands

BY JACOB OWENS and fluid, it's like watching a gifted soccer "When I first came over, I thought Staff Reporter player because it's so simple," Miller said. everything would be very similar, but no, Delaware field hockey has a new fresh­ "You ~ometimes forget how good the plays everything is very different," she said. man player this year who not only has to are that she is making." "Some times were harder than others when adjust to the college game, but also to a new Sijbrandij's attention to detail and I was getting used to English, but when I country. Florence Sijbrandij said she needs smart play is what got her onto the Hen's really had no clue, my teammates were to learn how to adapt to life in the United squad, Miller said. · very helpful in making sure I understood." States and get used to life away from her · "I could see that she got it conceptual­ Miller said she is impressed with how home in Holland. ly, it was wonderful to watch," she said. well Sijbrandij has fit in with her team­ "Certainly some things are different, "She gets possession and retains and then I mates. like language and food, but in the end peo­ could see her working the next four to five "Life in Amhem and life in Newark ple are all the same in what we do," are certainly not the most compatible of Sijbrandij said. things, but Florence had field hockey The university's newest foreign "We never lifted irz.. Holland. which was like a universal language for addition started in all four of the Hens' her and it allowed her to bond with her games on defense. We practiced more footwork." teammates more quickly," Miller said. Sijbrandij was captain of her "She also has this uncanny caring for all school team that won the 2005 under- - Florence Sijbrandij of the team, talking with players that did­ 17 national championship and has seen n't get time or helping carry equipment fierce competition in the Dutch national passes out in her head before they were for a trainer." club leagues. made. It was this side of Sijbrandij as well as She said she knew America was the "Only a few special people are able to her field hockey skills that stuck in only place she could continue to play field do that." Miller's mind when she first watched hockey and get a good education. On the field, Sijbrandij said her transi­ footage of her future player. It was In the Netherlands, field hockey is not tion from Dutch field hockey to the Sijbrandij's smile, attentiveness and confi­ a collegiate sport, meaning many athletes American style was not difficult, but the dence that showed she really carried her­ miss out on a college education to continue way the American players train in the self well, -she said. playing with club teams. weight room is unusual to her, "At the end of the day, I just want to Sijbrandij began playing field hockey "It's the strength training and lifting be able to say that I was in the right posi­ in the sixth grade but it did not take her long that is so new to me," she said. "We never tion at the right time and didn't leave any to grow into a dominant player. In the lifted in Holland. We practiced more foot­ holes on the field open to attack," Netherl.ands, field hockey is as popular as work." Sijbrandij said. "Beyond that, what people baseball or football is in America. Adjustment to the daily life as an may say is just flattering." Head coach Carol Miller said when American college student, thousands of Delaware began looking into Sijbrandij, the miles from friends, neighbors, her two sis­ staff knew the caliber of play she was ters and parents has been just as difficult as Photo courtesy of Florence Sijbrandij capable of bringing to the team. learning new field hockey skills, Sijbrandij Sijbrandij (above) and the Hens' defense "She's smart and keeps very simple said. have allowed only three goals all season.

'> )lt September 4, 2007 2 9 Field tJockey begins season undefeated

BY ELLIOT GROSSMAN StaffReporter Thousands of students and Hens' faithful will be cheering for the football team's home­ opener on Saturday while the red-hot field hockey team battles Bucknell University. The Hens' field hockey team has high expectations this year with hopes of making the playoffs. Delaware was ranked No. 6 in the Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Coaches Poll and the Hens ( 4-0, 0-0 CAA) face one of the toughest schedules in the nation during the 2007 season, stacking up against powerhouses like the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Preseason Poll No. 1 University of Maryland, No.4 Duke University and No. 6 Old Dominion University. , · Head coach Carol Miller's squad kicked off the season with a thrilling 4-0 upset over then- ranked No. 13 Ohio State University on August 25 in the Ohio State Buckeye Classic. Junior forward Amy Brewer scored her first career goal and assisted Alexis Esbitt on anoth­ er. Junior goalkeeper Nikki Rhoades posted five saves and recorded the second shutout of her career. With confidence running high, Delaware then knocked off Kent State University 3-2 in the Buckeye Classic. Senior forward Molly Burke sparked the win with two goals while senior captain Amanda Warrington notched two assists. Warrington said the team has high expectations this season and have prepared them­ selves to reach the playoffs by setting goals the team plans to achieve. THE REVIEW/File Photo "Our main team goal for this season is to go undefeated in our regular season CAA Delaware field hockey has not started off a season 4-0 in more than 13 years. schedule," she said. "This has never been accomplished by our team since we have been in the CAA, so we thought it was something to aim for." freshman plays on the national team and another played in Argentina last semester," she This year's team is strengthened by its ability to get up and down the field with a mul: said. titude of quick players such as freshman Michelle Drummonds and sophomore Ton With five seniors lost from last year's team, every player will have to display a sense Karsten. Strong tacklers like Rae Everson and Missy Woodie bolster the lineup that utilizes of urgency and maturity this season. This year's team features only three seniors, two of a deep bench. The reserves provided excellent support against Kent State when 17 players which are the team captains, Amanda Warrington and Casey Howard. saw action. More than one-third of the team is made up of red-shirt freshmen or true fresh­ Warrington said as captains they are a J;Dirror image of the coaches' guidance. men. "The coaches set a good example for us to follow which has made us respected by Warrington said although the majority of the players are young, they have the experi­ many other coaches and teams," she said. "Casey and I are fortunate that we have team­ ence needed to pull through. mates that respect us and follow us without any trouble." "Although some may think of our team being young as a weakness, I think that we were fortunate to have players who have a lot of hockey experience, such as one of our Injuries hamper Hens again BY EDWARD KEALY also injured this preseason. more in Delaware football history StaffReporter Butler is yet another Delaware to earn the title of co-captain, but Delaware football fans hope player to sustain a preseason injury. suffered a shoulder injury against they will not experience deja vu He was evaluated and an MRI the State University of New York from last year's plague of injuries result showed a tear in his lateral Albany last year and was absent in as two players went down with meniscus the same week Sothem all but two games. injuries before last week's opening injured his foot. Cuff, a preseason All- game against the College of For the past two seasons the American running back, missed William & Mary. Hens have been hampered by four games after suffering a Senior defensive end Mike injuries. Last year, Delaware stum­ sprained ankle in week four and the Sothern and sophomore running bled to a 5-6 (3-5 Colonial Athletic injury hampered him for the back Jerry Butler each sustained Association, formerly known as remainder of last season. injuries in the preseason, keeping Atlantic-I 0) record. Sothem said conditioning is them sidelined indefinitely. Sophomore offensive lineman not the cause for injuries and has Sothern was hampered by a Matt Hesseltine said the off-season his own beliefs regarding the foot injury for the majority of the conditioning has been questioned amount of injuries the team has sus­ 2006 season, appearing in one due to the overwhelming amount of tained. THE REVIEW/ Kevin Mackiewicz game because of the injury. injuries the Hens sustained over the "Most injuries are just bad He said he hoped to be fully past year, but players do not believe luck," he said. recovered for the 2007 campaign conditioning is the issue. but sustained another foot injury "We have an incredible that is the result of lingering effects strength and conditioning coach to from last season. keep us healthy," Hesseltine said. "A lot of people think I should "This year the key is staying just stop playing football, but I healthy and I think we're doing a ~olQnial Athl~ti~ AssQciation don't listen to them," Sothern said. · pretty good job so far." South Division He broke the fifth metatarsal Junior Jon Herrman, a third­ again and had screws placed in his year offensive lineman, said it is .Qmt f£!. All f£!. foot, a procedure he has undergone important to stay on track and work twice since last summer. hard. Delaware 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Sothern will undergo another "We need to maintain a smart Towson · 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 procedure using a bone graph practice schedule and stay condi­ William & Mary 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 which he hopes will stabilize the tioned, otherwise your body will Richmond 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 broken bones in his foot, allowing just go to waste," Herrman said. Villanova 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 him to play again. Head coach K.C. Keeler said James Madison 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 He said he continues to push prior to Thursday's game that •, himself to get healthy despite his injuries are part of the game. He ·~ continuous injuries. His eligibility hopes the team·can remain success­ *As ofSunday, 'September 2, 2007 is also in question if he can recover. ful even with injuries because of "Technically this is my senior depth on the bench. The Hens need 1 2 3 4 year, but I think I could get one or to rebound from last year's injury­ Delaware (19) 0 21 7 21 --- 49 two more years of eligibility," riddled season when standout play­ William & Mary 3 0 7 21 --- 31 Sothern said. "This ain't my last ers Steve Selk, Matt Marcorelle and year, and you can quote me on Omar Cuff all missed significant Senior running back Omar Cuff set three Colonial Athletic that." time. Association records, including most touchdowns, rushing touch­ First-year sophomore transfer Selk was a third-year senior downs and total points in a single game. Senior quarterback Joe Jerry Butler was competing for the tight end who missed the entire Fiacco went 19-for-23 throwing for 202 yards and one touchdown. THE REVIEW/ Kevin Mackiewicz No. 2 running back spot against 2006 season with a wrist injury. Jared Bradley (above) watches Junior wide receiver Kervin Michaud also racked up 169 total yards sophomore Jared Bradley, who was Marcorelle was the first sopho- on the evening. Thursday's win from the sidelines. 3 Q September 4. 2007 Men's soccer looking to continue improvement under Hennessy continued from page 27 last year. This was a significant jump from tl~e 2-12-4 (1-8-2 CAA) record a year earlier. ' Fans also have to remember that a huge aspect of coaching is the recruiting of players. Hennessy managed i~prove the He~s· record without having .ample offseason time to pick up stellar players. This will be the first time the fans will see a Delaware team With a full year of Hennessy's recruiting under his belt. This offseason, Hennessy brought in 10 recruits who were not on the fall roster all of whom should com- pete for playing time. • ' Of those 10 new players, two are transfers and eight are incoming freshmen. Seven of the 10 recruits have a resume ~hie~ inclu~es being an All-State, All-Region, All-American or Olympic Development player in high school. This wlll motivate the upperclassmen to step up their game if they want to stay on the field. The Hens are also re~ing most of the roster that.led them to a 6-8-2 record in 2006. These players have undergone a full season With coach Hennessy and contmue to learn and perfect his system and gain chemistry on and off the field. In order to make the playoffs, Delaware will have to have at least a .500 record in confer­ ence play, meaning the team needs to improve by three wins this year. The team improved by three wins from 2005 to 2006 and will do it again. To go along with the strong new recruits, the Hens' returning senior captain Sobhan Tadjalli, who has been the b~st player on the squad for the past three seasons. When Tadjalli was a freshman in 2004, he held CAA Omar Cuff Michelle LaLonde Rookie of the Year honors, first team All-CAA and led the team in goals and points. Last year, Tadjalli again led the team in goals with nine and points with 22 and was named second team Senior running back Omar After Delaware's volleyball All-CAA. Cuff helped fue Hens' football team won the Sheraton J?ela~are can exl?ect anoth~r successful season from Tadj~lli and if he can score just six more goals, it will team defeat The College of Invitational in New Orleans over put him thud on the hst of all-time goals at Delaware. After his successful career it would truly be a shame if William & Mary 49-31 last the weekend, sophomore middle he does nqt go out with a winning season. ' Thursday night at Zable hitter Michelle LaLonde was . The Hens returning se';lior defender J~stin Romano, who, after playing in all 18 matches in 2004 and 2005, Stadium. Cuff, the Hens' co-cap­ named the tournament's Most rmssed all of last season with a tom antenor cruciate ligament. Delaware also returns 11 players who appeared tain, had a stellar game as he Valuable Player. in more than 10 games last year, seven of which started in more than 10 games. rushed for six touchdowns and Delaware defeated the All arrows point to the Delaware faifuful being able to watch their soccer team in the conference tourna­ scored another on a 19-yard University of New Orleans 3-1 ment for the fust time in 11 years. reception from senior quarter­ (30-20, 29-31, 30-17, 30-22) back Joe Fiacco. Saturday. LaLonde helped the Greg Arent is a sports editor for The Review. Sef)d questions, comments and a bottle of Hennessy to Cuff rushed for 244 yards team by earning a double-double [email protected]. on 30 carries and caught four with 18 kills and 12 digs. She fin­ passes for 52 yards. His longest ished the tournament with 33 kills run came wifu 10:51 left in the and 14 digs. second quarter when he ran 38 Last season LaLonde made yards for the score. Cuff, who her college debut receiving a spot led fue team with 541 rushing on the Colonial Athletic yards last year, only started five Association All-Rookie Team by games because he was hampered playing in 29 of 30 matches. by leg injuries. Her last breakout game came This year he attempts to be last year when she recorded 17 the only Delaware running back kills against George Mason in school history to lead the team University. in rushing all four seasons of his LaLonde and the rest of the career. Hens look to win their eighth-con­ The Hens look for another secutive game this season at win in their home opener Delaware State University Saturday against West Chester Tuesday at 7 p.m. University at 7 p.m. THE REVIEW/File Photo The last men's soccer head coach to have a career record over .500 was Loren E. 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