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BY CHRIS EMANUELLI to focus on developing courses that people from all 600 graduate colleges Also, Hoffecker said , many faculty Sruff Reporrer could be o ffered to freshmen. together to talk about how they teach members were eager to start teaching Professors gathered last week tc "It was a week of thinking of what freshmen in particular." interdisciplina ry courses for learn how to teach new courses that an interdisdplinary course is," she Green said the possi bility of fre shmen. combine subject matter from different · said. requiring the courses as part of the "There's no reason they can' t do fields - classes officials said may Green said professors learned freshman experience has not yet been so under the curre nt general soon be required fo r first -ye ar about the academic interests of decided, but wi ll be discussed by the education requirements," she said. students. ·freshmen and what leads them to stay Faculty Senate at hearings open to the Ardis said th ree Pathways pilot The Pathways to Discovery in and succ.eed in college. They also university community. courses are being offered as Honors courses a re being tested in a pilot shared examples of interdisciplinary The ins titute would have been Colloquia during Spring Semester. program during Spring Semester. courses already being taught at the more helpful if the Pathways to The spring courses will be used to Judith Green, director of the junior and senior levels, she said. Discovery Program had been experiment with different Center for Teaching Effectiveness. The professors appreciated having finalized, Green said. combinations of instructors, she said. said interdisciplinary courses are an an allotted time to sit down, discuss " The timing is kind of Ardis said the standard model for important component in a student' s and plan out the courses with other unfortunate," she said. "Things didn' t the Pathways courses wou ld development. fac ulty members, Green said . come togethcrr as originally planned." accommodate 60 to 80 students and "What we're trying to do here," Ann Ardis , di rector o f the Carol Hoffecker, a member of the would be taught by one faculty she said, "is communi cate to students University Honors Program, said the Facul ty Senate committee w hich member working with two to three that all of these courses you' re taking professors benefited by being able to suggested the courses, said one of the student assistants. The experimental THE REVIEW/Mike Louie are related even though they're taught communicate across departments. reasons for the ti ming of the sessions c ourses will vary g roupings of Hazardous materials have been mishandled in a shed separately." "Sometimes the disadvantage of a was fi nancial. faculty, graduate students and north of Colburn Lab, according to an investigation. Green said the. purpose of the large research institution is that "We had a _grant from the [William advanced undergraduate peer tutors. professors' experience during last people think they' re living in their and Flora] Hewlett Foundation that Ardis said o ne issue that has week's Pathways Institute sessions departme nt rather tha n in a larger had to be honored at this time," she Inspection was to give faculty members a chance un iversity," she said. "It's bringing said. see COURSE page A4 shows storage Some candidates of chemicals skip Del. primary BY JOHN YOCCA lawmakers and voters. • Narionai/Srare Ne11·s Ediror As a count er-reaction to the After a victory in the N e w Delaware law , New Hampshi r e Hamps hi re primari es, Sen. John poli ticians asked the candidate to breaks rules McCain, R - Ariz. , baffled GOP pledge their allegiance to ''The s upporte rs by c hoos ing not t o Granite State" and not campaign in BY KYLE BELZ c ampaign in the Delaware Delaware. Neu·s Features Editor Republican prima ry, which is According to B asi l Battaglia, An inspecti on of university facilities last week uncovered. scheduled for Tuesday. c h airma n of the Delaware five violati ons of the Environme ntal Protection Agency' s The candidate's d ecisio n is Republican State Commillee, New requirements for proper disposal of hazardous materials, questionable due to a conflict H a m pshire lawmakers said they officials said. between Delaware and New would do anythi ng to en ure that Bob Palmer, an inspector from a D over-based Hampsh ire over w hen Delaware candidates d o not campai gn in environmental agency, said that on T uesday representatives can hold its primary. Delaware. from the EPA discovered hazardous materia ls h andled The debate started in I 992, when "New Hampshire said, 'We will improperly inside a solvent shed. The shed, located just north a law was passed stating th a t badmouth you and tell the people of Colburn Lab, housed five containers of disposed chemicals Delaware wou ld hold its primary you don' t respect New Hampshire that were not marked with the date they entered the storage " the first Saturday after the and ask them not to vote for you' ," faci lity. The chemicals were remnants of experiments, he said. presidential primary is conducted Battaglia said. This omission breaks EPA regulations, said Palmer, a by the State of New Hampshire." As a result, the Delawa r e represe nta tive of the Delaware Department of Natural Problems ensued because New Republ ican Party c ha nged its Resources and Environmental Control. Hampshire's state law attempts to primary date to seven days after Dave Levandoski, assistant director of occupational health ensure that no other state will hold New H ampshire's, e nabling and safety, said the stored chemicals have to be labeled with a its primary less than a week after candidates t o campa ig n in date, but o nly three of the five container s in question New Hampshire's. Delaware without upsetting New possessed hazardous materi als - a mixture of methanol and The law says New Hampshire's Hampshire legislators. acetone. primary will be held "on the second Battag l ia said t he reason for T he violation was just an honest oversight, Levandoski T uesday in March, or on the c h anging the date of the said . But, with som e thing as large and complex as the Tuesday immediately preceding the Republican primary is because the university laboratory facilities, minor peri odical proble ms date on which any other state s hall De laware GOP party felt it was must be expected. hold a similar election, whichever useless t o spe nd $800,000 on a " It's something that could easily get neglected," he said. is earlier." primary that no one was going to "Your job is hard. My job is hard, but they might seem easy In the 1996 presidential election, attend. when you talk about them. THE REVIEW/Eric J.S. Townsend Delaware's primary was scheduled "We changed the date to stop the "I never talk about someone until I've walked a mile in Steve Fo~bes was one of the few presidential candidates to campaign four days after New Hampshi re's, their shoes," Levandoski said. in Delaware. Other candidates avoided the 'First State.' irritatin g N ew Hampshire's see PRESIDENTIAL page A4 He said he plans on initiating an awareness campaign for proper disposal of hazardous materials. According to material safety data sheets for the chemicals, acetone irritates the respiratory passages a nd can cause dizziness or unconsciousness. It is considered moderately UD advertises nationally toxic. Methanol attacks the eyes and may cause blindness. The EPA restricts small-time chemical manufacturers, like BY STEPHANIE DENIS AND JONATHAN university. the university laboratories, to storing hazardous chemi cals for RIFKIN 'The cost of the advertisement is comparable to no more than 90 days before they are sent to another disposal News Editors what it would cost in any local publication like the facility. The univers ity 's Co ntinuing Ed uca ti o n News Journal," she said. "It's very cost-effective George Whitmyre, the laboratory coordinator of chemi cal Department is advertis ing in local editions of because the magazine inserts the ad only into the engineering, said some materials could corrode the containers, N ewsweek , US N e ws a nd W o rl d R epoFl a nd market you decide to buy.'' before they L ) ; I A2 • THE REVIEW • February 4, 2000 McCain, Gore win N.H. primaries BY JOHN YOCCA But unlike the caucuses. the New Hampshire their abortion views. Nariona/ISrate Neu.:s Editor results came from a more realistic election. However, surveys of voters found McCain' s Presidential candidates Sen. John McCain, About 6,000 votes separat ed the two strongpoint was his Lin shakable character. He R-Ariz and Democratic Vice President AI Gore Democrats, and there were approximate ly is recognized as being willing to stand up fo r emerged victorious for their respective parties 45,00(1 votes between McCain and Bush, the his convictions. after t he nation 's firs t prima ry in New Associated Press reported. Shortly after the two Democratic candidates Hampshire on Tuesday. Bradley congratulated Gore on the victory gave their speeches, Bradley headed for McCain garnered 49 percent of the vote, but focused mainly on coming back to win Connecticut and then New York, where he while Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who won future primaries. remains very popular because of his days as an INVESTIGATORS RECOVER BLACK BOX IN ALASKAN• the Iowa caucuses last week, managed 30 "We have made a remarkable turnaround, NBA player for the New York Knicks. AIRLINE WRECKAGE percent of the vote. but there is still a tough fi ght ahead," he said Before th e e nd of the night, however, PORT HUENEME, Calif. - A cockpit voice recorder salvaged from On the Democratic side, Gore gained 50 in a speech to supporters. Bradley c hallenged Gore to debate him once the wreckage of Alaska Flight 261 appears to be in good condition, an percent of the vote and his opponent, former McCain's 19 percent victory over Bush has per week until the March primaries. investigator said Thursday. New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley accounted for 46 given him the boost he was hoping for after Bradley had previously snubbed Gore's The recorder may tell the National Transportation Safety Board what percent. campaigning nonstop in New Hampshire since suggestion of a twi ce-weekly debate and malfunctioned with the jetliner' s tail controls and how the pi lots The results indicate a much closer race last spring. ignored a m utual agreement the two responded before the craft's horrifyi ng corkscrew plunge into the Pacific .... between the two candidates than the results of McCain supporters said they were thrilled candidates made to not use 30-second Ocean on Monday, killing all 88 aboard. the Iowa caucuses suggest. after the strong finish in New Hampshire and commercials. Searchers recovered the cockpit voice recorder just before sundown Political analysts believed Bradley would hoped the mo mentum would carry over into " I am certain that these debates will provide Wednesday. The device, which records conversations and other sounds have a much better showing in New Hampshire the South Caroiina primaries on Feb. 19. a use ful road map to the voters as to where the in the cockpit, was found in 700 feet of water by a remote-controlled than he did in Iowa, where he only gathered 35 McCain and Bush have debated for weeks Democratic Party will take the country in this robot named Scorpio.· percent of the vote. over their tax-cut proposals and the depth of new century," Bradley said. "As luck would have it, almost literally true, as soon as they got down to the bottom they found the first box," said Navy Capt. Terry Labrecque. Clinton: state of the union strongest ever The recorder was shipped to Washington for analysis. Investigators hope it will provide clues to what happened in the final moments of the BY ERIC J .S. TOWNSEND improvement, Clinton said, the prompted him to suggest a plan criticism of past years, with Sens. flight, including details about the jet's horizontal stabilizer. The key tail Copy Desk Chief state of the union is the strongest that would force people to take Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bill control was described as jammed by the pilots a few minutes before the Reforms in education, health it has ever been. extr a precautions when Frist, R-Tenn., delivering a IS crash. care and gun control were three "Never before has our nation purchasing a handgun. minute joint speech. "The recorder has been described to me as being in good condition. prominent topics d iscussed by e njoyed, at once, so much Clinton advised that all new Collins stated that education is Of course, until we get it to our headquarters, open the recorder, find out President Bill Clinton in his final prosperity and soc i a! progress handgun buyers have a photo on top of the Republican agenda, the condition of the tape inside and provide an initial readout, we won't State of the Union address on Jan. with so little internal crisis and so license from their state showing and that the party's " Four-Point know for sure," NTSB Chairman James Hall said. 27. few internal threats," he said. they passed the Brady Law Plan" will ensure all children of "But early indications are we ought to have a good recording, which In the longest address of hi s Although the speech covered a background c heck and a gun an opportunity to reach their full will be extremely important to the investigation," he said. tenure - 87 minutes - Clinton broad array of subjects, Clinton safety course. potentiaL The NTSB has also begun analyzing another recording - that of a spoke about issues including the focused primarily on education, "Every state in this country The plan wil l increase federal radio call from the Flight 261 pilots to a Seattle maintenance crew about e limination of the marriage with a proposal for doubling al ready requires hunters and funds for elementary and the stabilizer problem minutes before the crash. penalty tax and additional investments to turn around poorly automobile drivers t o have a secondary education, have local Investigators said witnesses saw no signs of fi re or smoke when the jet business incentives designed to performing schools. license," he said. " I think they school boards and parents make hit the water in one piece. promote economic Other recommendations ought to do the same thing for policies, increase federal grants to growth'. for educational handgun purchases." states to retain teachers a nd MINISTER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Clinton also pressed im;-rovements included C linton spent littl e time or. continue s upport for college CHARGES Congress to act on the fo llowing: forei gn policy, b ut he did educatio n with Pell grants and TAMPA , Fla. - A former Methodist minister faces up to 15 years in legi~lation either • hiring 100,000 ne.w, emphasize the importance of student loans. prison after pleading guilty in fede ral co urt to receiving child postponed or defeated in qualified teachers to help globalization in America's 2 1st Frist was more critical of pornography on his computer. the past year. A patient' s lower class sizes; century. Clinton' s speech, as he attacked Lawrence Winford Kilbourn, 43, wept at Wednesday ' s hearing, but bill of rights and the • increasing the number The president asked Congress th e president's health care later spoke calmly when a magistrate asked if he understood the Comprehensive Nuclear of c harter schools to to finalize th e African and proposal for making the consequences of pleading guilty. Test Ban Treaty were 3,000 by next year; Caribbean Basin trade initiatives government even bigger and more "He just feels he needs to take responsibility, and this is the first step two leading topics he • helping 5,000 schools and to support the agreement bloated. toward doing that," said Chandler Muller, Kilbourn's attorney. mentioned. per year make immediate U.S. officials negotiated with " Mr. President , please, no Kilbourn resigned as pastor of Forest Hills United Methodist Church In addition, the president asked structural repairs; China for the latter's acceptance more red tape," he said. "Instead, in October shortly after his arrest. He told the 500 parishioners he had legislators to increase the • and connecting all classrooms to into the World Trade gi ve us a hea-lth care plan that led for 16 months that he had a sexual addiction. minimum wage and to pass the Internet. Organization. includes choice and security. His 17-year-old daughter notified authorities after finding in his campaign finance reform bills. Clinton said the Columbine A · Republican response to "The American people deserve church-owned home a videotape of a man fondling a young child. She Despite this need for High School shooting last April Clinton's address lacked the stark no less." feared the man in the tape was her father. Authorities seized more than 200 videotapes and 15,000 computer files from Kilbourn's home. Some of the items depicted toddler and preadolescent children posed or engaged in sexual conduct. U.S. signs first-ever On Wednesday, Kilbourn pleaded gui lty to federal c harges of receiving the explicit computer files. He also faces state charges of sexual battery on a child under the age of 16 for the alleged videotaped molestation. biG-safety agreeunent A trial on that charge is set to begin in April. Investigators were also c hecking allegati ons that Kilbourn had improper contact with members of his church youth group, as well as BY MELISSA SCOTT SINCLAIR opportunities involved with biotechnology," he children from the church day care. Assistant Features Editor stated in an e-mail message. MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY AFTER 25 YEARS IN PRISON Corn flakes, corn chips, ·corn-on-the-cob - However, those risks and opportunities are ROCHESTER, N.Y.- After 25 years in prison, John Duval finally it's all the same thing, right? the source of debate between many researchers feels exonerated. Not necessarily. and environmentalists who d isagree on The former tran3vestite prostitute was acquitted of murder Wednesday The kernels used in any of these products whether GMOs are dangerous or essential to after being put on tri al for the second time for the bludgeoning and may have cou1e from a plant co ntaining global agriculture and economy. strangling of a Philadelphia businessman in 1973. foreign genes to make it larger, tastier or Senior Becky Crooker, president of Students Duval, 4 7, was freed last spring on the basis of new evidence. If he insect- resi stant - a genetically modified for the Environment, said her group approves had been convicted again of second-degree murder, he would have been organism, or GMO. of the restrictions on GMO imports. "We ' r e returned to prison and remained there until he died or was granted In the past few years, GMOs have moved opposed to the fact that there hasn' t been parole. from research labs to the world' s dinner plates. enough testing done before releasing them into Timothy Haworth, 52, a Philadelphia consultant to Eastman Kodak About half the soybeans and one-third of the the environment," she said. Co., left his hotel the night of May 24, 1973, apparently in search of a corn g rown in the United States last year However, if countries restrict the import of prostitute. He was fo und dead in an alley the next morning. contained artificially introduced genes. GMOs, future research will also be restricted, Duval and fellow prostitute Betty Tyson were convicted on the basis Now, with the signing of a global biosafety said Allan Shapiro, an assistant professor in of confessions they insist were beaten out of them by a rogue detective, treaty Sunday, the United States and 130 other plant and soil sciences who conducts research and on the testimony of two teen-age ru naways. They were sentenced in nations agreed to let any country bar the in plant genetics. THE REVIEW/ Milce Louie February 1974 to 25 years to life in prison. import of genetically-altered organisms which "If genetic engineering technology is made A treaty signed by more than 130 nations One of the teen witnesses recanted his testimony in 1997, say ing he threaten to alter the environme nt. These nonprofitable to the private companies ... It may restrict genetically altered food. had lied about seeing Duval and Tyson with the vi ctim. include seeds, microbes or animals that could opens the door for severe limiting of private Prosecutors then came upon a buried synopsis of a police interview disrupt the balance of the existing ecosystem. investments in this technology," he said. nations to ban the import of GMOs. However, with the other teen, Jon Jackson, in which he denied seeing Duval or This collective accord on a controversial But Shapiro said the most serious impacts of the proposed part of the treaty that wou ld Tyson with the victim - contrary to what the teens had testified in 1973. issue has surprised some, as the United States the treaty will be in less-developed nations. r equi re c le ar labeling of genetically Ruling that evidence was wrongfully suppressed, a judge freed Tyson has traditionally viewed such restrictions on "These techno logies are really essenti al to e n gineered prod ucts was left o ut of the in May 1998 and Duval last ApriL While prosecutors decided not to retry GMOs as a threat to American farm exports. feeding the world in the next millennium," he approved version. Tyson - the city gave her $1.2 mill ion in compensation- they went Delaware is home to a major center of said. Curre ntly , some companies choose to after Duval again. While T yson had steadfastly maintained her research in the field - the D elaware Shapiro cited recent research on introducing adverti se their products as GMO-free. Frito innocence, Duval had twice admitted his guilt before a parole board. Biotechno logy Institute, for which new a gene into rice to produce vitamin A, a Lay announced Monday that it sent requests to Duval's lawyer, Gilda Sherrod-Aii , said in closing arguments that faci lities are currently under construction in deve lopment he said could he lp eliminate its suppliers to stop using genetically-modified Duval lied to the parole board in 1995 and in 1997 because "he believed Newark. Partially funded by the university, the blindness in T hi.rd World countries. strains of corn in its products. that was the only way he could get out." ins titute is home to gene tic e ng ineeri ng "Miseducation is what is thriving here," he But the debate over enforced labeling of projects such as increasing crop resistance to said, adding that environmentalists often do products as derived from genetically-modified ACTRESS BEHIND THE VOICE OF 'LUCY' ARRESTED stress and insects and altering nutritional not unde rstand the GMO research they are sources continues. LOS ANGELES - Good grief! "Lucy" could go to jail! content of foods. condemning. " I don't think any part of the According to Shapiro, it ' s the choice and Pamelyn Ferdin, who provided the voice of Charlie Brown's playmate David Weir, director of the D e laware blanket opposition to· ·genetic engineering is the responsibility of individual companies to in animated "Peanuts" specials, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail Biotechno logy Institute, said the treaty aware of this technology." inform their customers. fo r carryi ng a "bull hook" during an an imal rights protest at a circus. represents the first step in getting different Howe ver, Crooker sai d , technological "If the FDA does its job," he said, "unsafe San Fernando Municipal Court Judge John C. Gunn stayed the factions - governments, private industry and pressures are forcing Third World farmers to things don' t reach the dinner table." sentence immediately pending an appeal by Ferdin's lawyer. environmentalists - to openly discuss the become reliant on gen e tically- modified Crooker said American consumers have the Ferdin, 39, said she was carrying the object - a wooden rod topped global impact of GMOs. o rganisms, whic h are expensive and often right to know if the food on their plates has by a metal hook, used by elephant trainers - as an educational tool. A " It w ill have little effect on the produce no seeds. had its genes tweaked by human hands. city ordinance bars protesters from carrying large wooden sticks . biotechnology research going on at UD and I "This again is leading to a cycle of never " Why shouldn' t we know?" she said. " If believe will have a positive effect on getting us ending debt," she said. the re ' s nothing wrong with g enetically -compiled from Associated Press wire reports by Andrea Boyle to a more balanced debate on the risks and The biosafety treaty allows Third World modified food, then fine - label that." CAMPUS CALENDAR , POlice Reports TIRES STOLEN FROM CAR Sony Discman, Koss Stereophone and cup" on the outside walls of Brewed Time to celebrate! Winter Session classes end Berdache Boy," at the Bacchus Theatre in DEALERSHIP removed compact discs of rap artists Awakenings. today. Perkins Student Center on Saturday. The show is Unknown people entered the Juvenile, the Hot Boys and Dr. Ore, Farra!! said poli ce have no The re will be a Shabbat Dinner at the sponsored by the Khulumani Theatre Troupe and pr op erty of Wi nne r Nissan and police said. suspects. The youngster concealed the items Chabbad House at 208 Cheltenham Road at 6 will be performed at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Call 83 7- removed t wo t ires fro m a 2000 Nissa·n Maxima, Newark Police said. on his body and left the store. CA RS T ARGETED ON p.m. today. Call 455- 1800 for information. 4000 fo r details. Cpl. M ark Farrall said between The sto le n items were val ued at WHARTON DRIVE For a taste of the theatre, go see PTTP' s "Solo Spring Se mester st udents can start moving Tuesday and Wednesday, the thief or approximately $ 125. Two cars were damaged and items into their residence halls from 2 to 9 p .m. Flight" at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Hartshorn Hall . thieves used the car' s jack to lift up stolen from them on the I 00 black of The producti on wi ll also run on Saturday at Sunday. the car and then remove the tires off FREE C OFFEE ON MAIN Wharton Drive Sunday night , ewark 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For information, call Welcome back! Spring Semester classes wi ll of one side. STREET Police said. 83 1-2204. begin at 4 p.m. on Monday. In addition to steali ng the tires, the An unkno wn person vandali zed the Farra!! said a '90 Eagle Talon and On Saturday, the men a nd women's track As part of the Biochemistry Seminar Series, perpetrato rs smashed the passenger fronts o f two Main Street tore on a '92 Jeep Wrang ler both had the teams will compete at the Delaware Invitational Barry Goldstein of the Uni versity of Rochester side window of the same car. T uesday shortl y after m id night , front passenger side windows broken. #4 in the Delaware Field House. The time wi ll be Medical Center wi ll give a lecture Monday in Farra! ! said the sto le n ti res are Newark Police aid. A Kenwood amplifier, a speaker announced. Call UD I-HENS for information. 2 14 Brown Lab at 4 p.m. For information, call valued at $800. While pat roll ing M ain Street, a box, I 0 -inch speaker and leather Also on Saturday, the women's basketball 831 - 1247. Police have no suspects. Newark Poli ce officer said he saw gloves were removed from the Eagle team will battle Drexel at the Bob Carpenter The Center for B lack C ulture wi ll ho st a spray pain t on the front o f Rainbow Talon, he aid. Cente r at I p.m. Call UD I -H ENS for Welcome Back Social on Monday at 7 p.m. Call MUSIC FAN AT KMART Records and Brewed Awakenings that The Jeep Wrangler a! o had clo e information. 837-8245 for information. A m inor was ca ught shopli fting had not been there on his previous to $600 worth of goods sto len from Check o ut student Jermaine Lewis's one-man from the Kman in the College Square round o f the block, FarraH said. it. show , " The Nervous Breakthrough of a - compiled by Stephanie Denis Shopping Center, Newark Police sai d. Using blue spray paint the person On T uesday, the juvenile took a wrote "Free Coffee" an d "$ 1.00 a - compiled by Lurleen Black ~I ( February 4. 2000 . THE REVIEW . A3 Soles released from hospital, doing fine BY ERIC j .. TOWNSEND clinic. Soles said. and then stayed with him until he fell together to help support hi s family. Copy Desk Cht<} "Accidents happen to people," he asleep. Neig hbors organized a driver A Pentago n o ffic ial o nce to ld said. "This one happened to me." "They talked about pleasant things schedule in case his wife needed to po litical science ·professor James And although Soles said he can with me, like my family, to take my travel anywhere, and there was Soles that he was "pound for pound, only hope for a 96 to 98 percent mind away from the pain," he said . always someone who volunteered at inch for inch, the toughest son of a recovery, the fact that he is still alive "They went above and beyond the his home to make sure she never had bitch I've ever met.'' is something doctors told him was call of duty." to be alone at night. Today, Soles just laughs at the miraculous. What helped encourage him even " I ' m e ternally grateful for irony and personal significance of The professor said he attributes more, Soles said, was the response everyone's demonstration o f the officer's statement. this " miracle" to two things - the from everyone who knows him. concern," he said with watery eyes. Almost two months after a near remarkable skill and compassion of A student from o ne of his Fal l ''l'm tempted to say, ' Only in fatal car accident - and the resulting his doctors at Christiana Hospital, Semester classes knew Soles always Delaware.' " 800 to 900 get-well messages - and the outpouring of support from wears a red carnation to lectures on Soles offered no comment on Soles returned to the comforts of hundreds of family members, his lapel. The professor said the girl whether he would return to teach at home Jan. 27 to focus hi s energies on friends, former students and and her mother surpri sed him one the uni versity, but he did say if he the difficult task of rehabilitation. colleagues. day in the therapy clinic with a huge were to do so, it would be next Fall "I feel like I am a very fortunate " I did not realize that there was bouquet of red flowers. Semester at the earliest. person,'' he said . ''I'm not bitter, I any place where people coul d care so Soles also described a humorous In an optimistic tone of voice, have no anger - I'm just thankful much for you," Soles said. card he received from a colleague on So les commented that the biggest that I wasn' t hurt any worse." "I felt there were so many people the D e laware Technical and hurdle to clear in the immediate Soles' plight began Dec. 7, he fighting for me that nothing bad Community C o llege Board of future is the number of thank-you said, when he was gelling ready to could have happened." Trustees. letters he wants to write. pull out of a parking space in Now that he is home, he said, his The card had a woman juggling "My handwriting has never been Chesmar Pl aza just south of Newark. recovery turns from bed rest and lemons, and it read o n the cover, good," he said, "and this accident has His vehicle was located at the end h ospital stays to further "So meone once said that when life only made it worse. of a line o f car s , he said, and rehabilitation. throws you a lemon, make E ven though Soles said he is according to what police told him Physical therapy begins Monday lemonade.·· intent on rehabilitation, he added that Soles has no recollection of the event in McKinley Lab under the guidance The inside read, " Wo uldn't you he will not retire altogether if he - a driver hit the professor's of Tara Mana! , d irector for the like to find that person and choke the decides to give up teaching. Bonneville broadside at an excessive university's phys ical therapy ever-living crap out of them?" Soles stressed his plans to resume rate of speed. program . Soles said he plans to This, Sole said while laughing, h is duties as chairman of the "I had to be cut out of the car," he spend the next few months regaining epitomizes how he views t he DeiTech Board of Trustees and to said. his strength and flexibility. accident. continue working on ot her state The inj urie s were s u bstantial. Yet memories of his experiences " I refuse to be Pollyanna-ish projects he has not had the time for Numerous broken ribs, a shattered in the hospital remain. The professor about this," he said. "There' s no way with his teaching responsibilities. left shoulder, a fractured pelvis and a recounted one moment where the I can make lemonade out of being "The sky has never been bluer, the THE REVIEW/Eric J.S. Townsend bruised lung · kept him in the pain of therapy was so unbearable smashed by a car." grass has never been greener, and the Professor James Soles chats with a well-wisher after returning Intensive Care Unit for three weeks that two nurses received permission Most importantly. Soles said, was opportunity to be of use has never home from nearly two months in Christiana Hospital. before a transfer to the rehabilitation to give him additional painkillers, the way the community came been greater." Students 'park' in wait for permits BY JENNA R. PORTNOY spots for the waiting students to choose S111dem Affuirs Editor from. Students began lining up at 5:30 "One girl had called on Friday to see a.m. outside the Public Safety building how many spots were left," she said. Monday in order to secure on-campus "Only two spots were left in the three parking spots for the Spring Semester. lots near Wyoming Ave." James Grimes, assistant director for Freshman Mike Inis said he agreed Public Safety, said he was not surprised that universiry parking is expensive and · by the turnout. inconvenient. When he brings his car to "This happens at the beginning of campus next semester, he plans to rent every semester," he said. "Those a spot from a friend who lives in a students who didn' t pre-~egister have to house. come in person." "I live in Russell [residence hail]," When sophomore Jamie Bender he said, "and there are two lots right arrived at about 7 a.m., she said there here, but you've got to park all the way were already about 13 people waiting down the road." - the earliest having arrived at 5:~0 Diana Obzut, a sophomore who a.m. does not have a parking pennit, said she "One girl had to dive six hours from also utilizes alternative parking options. North Carolina jug to get a parking "Parking at meters is horrible," pennit," she said. Qbzut said. ''I'm always late for class." Bender said the weekend' s Junior Heather Walters said under inclement weath!r caused her short the conditions of her current commuter THE REVIEW/ Mike Louie walk from a Gilkrt residence hall to parking pennit, she can park anywhere Newark has levied a fine against the Capano Management Company for killing a 100-year-old tree on the Charcoal Pit Public Safety to ttke about 40 minutes. after four o'clock, but·is forced to ride "I had to takr baby steps," she said. the bus before then. construction site on Main Street. "It was dark mt and I slid the whole She said she thinks the new parking way." garage, which the university will begin The office cpened at exactly 8 a.m., constructing next Fall Semester, will she said. ease congestion. Capano Management fined for tree "They kn!W they had all these "The garage will help," she said, people waitin~," she said, "but they still "but [parking] will still cost a lot" BY LURLEEN BLACK the spring has not yet been decided, Kalbacher said, " [The court] is understating the value of the City News Editor waited until lle last possible second to Bender, who parked her Black City Council welcomes the public's suggestions. tree," he said. "$5,000 isn't enough." start helping ;tudents." Pontiac in a lot near the Christiana The Capano Management Company has been Residents concerned with the type of tree to be DiStasio compared damaging the tree to She said police who Work in the Towers, said she is also dissatisfied ordered by the Newark Alderman's Court to pay a planted should offer their suggestions in person at disrespecting the Statue of Liberty in New York. office had t9 step over sleepy students with space availabiliry. $5,000 fine to the ciry for qestroying a I 00-year-old council meetings that take place on alternating "It's like going up to the Statue of Liberty and who were waiting inside the Public 'They screw you so badly," she said. sycamore tree, City Councilman Karl Kalbacher Mondays, he said. hitting its foot or something," he said. "A person Safety bu:Iding for the registration "I went a couple of days after winter said. Freshman Lori Swiecicki, who has been would get fined more than $5,000 if they did that." window to open. registration and only lots six and I 0 The tree, which was deemed a city landmark by following the ongoing controversy over the state of Swiecicki said she thinks the tree should be "It was li ke a blackout at the were available. None at the Field House Newark residents, had been the subject of the tree, said the court's action to fi ne Capano replaced with another sycamore. airport," she said. "We were lying like and none in lot 19." controversy bet ween residents a nd Capano Management was warranted. "It doesn't make sense to put something e lse corpses on the floor. I think [the police] Bender - who was fairly satisfied Construction, the contractor currently building the "[Capano] should have been fined," she said. "If there," she said. "They destroyed a sycamore, they enjoyed seeing us like that." with paying $140 for a space in lot 54 Charcoal Pit on Main Street. they were warned not to touch the tree and they should plant a sycamore.'' By 7:30 a.m., Bender said, a crowd on Chambers Road - offered her Kalbacher said the fine money will be used to damaged it anyway, the amount of the fine doesn' t However, DiStasio said, he thinks the city should of about 50 students had formed a line solution for the parking problem. plant trees around the city and to pay for a tree to be even matter." plant a different species of tree. which stretched down the sidewalk "I think everyone on East Campus planted in front of the Charcoa l Pit where the Sophomore Anthony DiStasio said he believes "The city should plant a weeping willow to outsideofPub!i.:: Safery. Unfortunately, should have $50 added to their tuition historical sycamore once grew. the company was not fined enough money for re mind [city residents] of the sorrow of the she said there were few East Campus to get a spot near their dorm," she said. Although the species of the tree to be planted in destroying a historical landmark. sycamore long since past," he said. Roselle presents honorary Student prepares for future in politics degree to educator in Japan w~~ le other kids idolized Indiana Jones and Superman. Matt Thompson's University founder. chi ldhood hero was Thomas Jefferson. UD president also Soka University and the University o f "[Jefferson] had an undying faith in the Delaware have continued their a sociation since future and people's ability to govern professor Norton's death in 1995, Callahan said. themselves." said Thompson, a senior signs exchange He said Ikeda has supported the Norton political science major. Memorial Lecture Series here in memory of Thompson said when he was much agreement with Norton's varied interests. younger, he cherished children' s books Callahan, who accompanied Roselle and Mary about political leaders. Japanese university Norton to Japan, said Ikeda was awarded the "I used to read those little books all the honorary degree of humane letters in front of a time," he said. "I' ve always been BY PAUL MATHEWS crowd o f more than 2,000 people, mostly interested in political and American Adm;ni.'itrati'tlt! Nt!\~.'t Editor students. history. It's what I always wanted to do." University president David P. Roselle visited The presentation was made during an annual Thompson said he will continue Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 16 to award an honorary youth gathering at Soka University, which was working as the field director for Gov. degree to a prominent Japanese educator. televised throughout Japan. . Thomas R. Carper's senatorial campaign. As part of the five-day trip to Ikeda made several remarks He said he is currently doing Japan, Roselle signed a student ...-----~-~-:--..,....., complimenting the University of preliminary campaign work for Carper, exchange agreement with a Delaware, Mary Norton said, and including research, fund-raising, fieldwork Japanese university and received he poke to the students about the and dealing with media relations. an award for education and importance of working hard and Echoing a familiar quote, Thompson culture. cherishing ideals and values. said, " You should neve r separate the The recipient of the doctorate '· President Ikeda has a words you speak from the life you lead." deg ree, Daisaka Ikeda. is the philosophy of tryi ng to me et Thompson. who hails from Southern president of both Soka Uni versity tran rm students where they are.'· he said. Delaware. said he would like to pursue and an internationa l Buddhist career choice. from a lecture to a problem-solving course. ·'He fi nd out where their intere t politics in De laware because of its association. He is the winner of a "My dad's side of the fami ly spurred "It 's great to see students starting to is. and he addresses that." residents. U.N. Peace Award and has worked my interest in poli tics:· Thompson said. show interest in a topic that they weren' t The new s tudent exchange "The people aren't in too much of a for the establishment of chools in "My mo m, who works with interested in before." he said. program with Soka Univer ity is hurry." he said . "and they know what's Japan and the United States. intervention progmmming for students at Thompson - a fom1er Writing Fellow Roselle et to begin next year when two important.'" Raymond Callahan. as ociate risk, spurred my 'save the world' attitude." - said he is planning to pursue political students from Japan will come to Thompson said some of the national dean of the College o f Arts and Science. said After interning at the Center for Public avenues by attending law chool in the fall. Delaware. Callahan said. issues he is mo t concerned about include Ikeda ha been important in introducing Western Integrity in Washington this past summer, "Gove rnment. at its best, can truly ''Hopefully. we will be able to end tudent health care, child poverty and campaign art and ideas to Japan. Thompson said, he better understands how affect the live of people in a positive there soon," he aid. ··unfortunately, not many finance reform. Ikeda's link to the Uni ve rsity of Delaware wa money can affect politics. manner." students at the uni versi ty have a work ing "For Americ;:'s future," he said, "we first forged thro ug h hi relation hip to the late Thompson has worked as a teaching kn owledge of Japane e. need to do what we can to create· the best professor David Norto n. said Norton·s wi dow assistant, helping professor James Soles - Jelllw R. Portnoy "It wi II be very beneficial to t udent going possible opportunities:· Mary. Ikeda presented Norton with an honorary both ways." d egree in 199 1 for his study o f the Soka ·; \ A4. THE REVIEW • February 4 , 2000 Presidential candidates stay away from Delaware Carper continued from A I journalist in residence and CNN elect o ral voting s tates . Califo rn ia a nd coordinato r for the Delaware Gorc2000 corresponde nt, aid he th inks McCain is New York, with 54 a nd 33 respectively. Campaign. said it is his assumption th at releases fu with New Hampshire," he said. justified in skippi n g Delaware and Dela ware's weight in the E lecto ra l G o re i s a m a n of his word and if he This year. h owever . M c Cain has focusing o n Sr,Jth Carolina because it has College is quite s m a ll , Beglei tcr aid , pledged allegiance to New Hampshire . he decided to avoid campaigning in more to offer. which is why many cand id a tes te nd to wi ll keep his word. Delaware and ins tead focused h is "Sout h Carolina h as m ore electoral spend little or no time in the state. W hi le Coons said the Democratic Party year 2001 attention o n So uth Carolina. which will votes,'' he said. " It also gives him another However, he said, the co nflict between would appease New Hampsh ire's wishes, hold its primary on Feb. 19. region -the South." the two states is m ostl y f uel e d b y he sa id he was d is appoi nte d with t he Hi rivals. publisher Steve Forbes and McCain's o f fice was unavailable for tradition because New Hampshire only ca nd idate' decision not to campaign. Texas Gov. George W. Bus h , are comment. holds one m ore electo ral vot e t ha n ''Any Democrat is frustrated," he said budget scheduled to be in Delaware for the rest Begleite r said these early primaries can Delaware, four and three re pectively . "They a r e fru s trate d because [the of that week. lend both momentum a nd injury to Despite the fact the Republicans opted Delaware p ri mar y] docsn ' t c o unt Battaglia said he cannot explain why candidates, but they don't ult imately to move their primary d a te , th e Delawar e i a g ood model tat e fo r a BY Al."illREA N. BOYLE McCain has dec ided to avoid decide who will be president. Democratic primary will still be held fo ur primary.'' NarioMVSillle NI!I continued from AI surfaced is the question of where the faculty to teach the classes will come from. "Where are you going to get the faculty and/or the TAs to be involved intensively?" she said. " What else is going to have to give in your curriculum in order to make the space for this kind of mmer sessiDbs, hawai'i intensive program?" :::~. ?i*'-~"'' ··:;_. . Hoffecker said the idea for 6. credits, as low a~ $2,800 (based on typical Pathways to Discovery originated of tuition, room & board, books, ~nd airfare) in 1996, when a Faculty Senate committee drafted a report calling 1: May 22-June 30 • Term 2: July 3-August 11 for the creation of special www.outreach.hawaii.edu • toll-free 1 (800) 862-6628 freshman courses. 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US and Jama1ca departure taxes (currently S65) and S12 f1andllng charge add1honal Rmr>s n1crr1 I February 4, 2000 • THE REVIEW • AS Research bug paying off for sophomore BY AORtA~ BACOLO zorapteran in mind when he happened said, "and where in the state they are brings Delaware imo the entomological Student Ajjctir< £d11or upon the . insect that would draw found.'' arena. Rather than burying his notes in a national anention to hi s private hobby. Although he has been to more than "One species that I' m working with, Ira h pail at the end of Spring Semester ''I was ju t general coll ecting and 100 localities in Delaware, Short said this is the only record there i , ay, east like many other sophomores. Andrew fo und this zorapteran , thought 'Oh, he has been fo cusing on the state of Mi ssouri - it extends th e known Short wi ll be preparing them for the th at' ni ce,' came back and talked to des ignated natural a rea of the geographi cal range. cienti fic world to examine. some people." Short mimicked the Frenchtown Woods. near hi s home near "Delaware is very underpublished Snort. who has been exploring his reaction:" 'Wow, it's the fi rst time in a Glasgow. on ,'' Short said . "There's not very interest in the insect world since he lo ng ti me they've been fou nd.' "It's a state natural area because of much information from Delaware on was II . aid that in the approaching "The zo rapteran i kind of a fluke it s age, its geological features and its insects, and what I'm trying to do is get months he hope to have hi s research because I don't really study them- no biological signi ficance," he said. "It some mo re info rmation out there on on .the existence of aquati c beetles in one really doe . •· It is so obscure that has a lot of rare species in it. Del aware." Delaware published for the there is no common name for it. " I actually li ve next to it so I went in Short's research, partly sponsored entomological world to view. Alth ough the zorapteran's - I routinely do research on aquati c by funding from undergraduate Short aid his research gai ned appearance was not due to any beetles and other insects there." research programs and scholarship notoriety immediately fol lowing its searching on his part , he said it did Short said hi s paper shou ld be money, is mostly independent, he said, start in late ovember of 1999 as he erve as a catalyst fo r his study: completed by the e nd of the school although he does get paid for some happened upon a rare insect not seen in Because of its rarity and biological year: work. decade . importance, it made Short want to find " I hope to submit it by the end of Once his data is fully compiled and "One of the insect I found was an out more . thi s semester, the end of the spring," he put into print, Short said, he plans to obscure insect called a zorapteran,'' he Short, an entomology major, has said, "but it could take six mont hs. proceed wi t h another project, said while circling hi fingers over a spent the past 13 months documenting eight months before it actually comes narrowing his focus to a sub-genus of map of the Frenchtown Woods, where the distribution and creating a checklist out, depending on how much revision it Hydrophilids. the cri tter was discovered. on Hydrophilids, a family within the wo uld need. "Once it's published, that research is "They' re ve ry uncommon thi s far beetl e order. "It's done, the data is done and it's done," he said. "I'll be moving onto north," he said. ·' J havy 3,000 specimens which I just a matter of typing." something else. I'm hoping to' start a have to figure o ut what they are," he Short's work is significant because it new project mid-semester." THE REVIEW/ Mike Louie Sho rt said he did not have a Sophomore Andrew Short shows off a beetle. Speed limits could be reduced in Newark BY LURLEEN BLACK But the participants may decide to install a or 10 miles,'' he said. "I want to be proactive, not City News £ ditor permanent speed reduction by going through the react ive." A possible speed limit reduction is among the proper channels, Ehrli ch said, or they may He said al though he believes a speed topics that wil l be consi dered Monday at a decide to install speed bumps. reduction is needed. it will. be difficu lt to meeting to discuss traffic in Newark. She said she believes traffic needs determine a proper speed to coincide wi th the City officials, commu nity residents and modification because most Newark traf fic current traffic light system. members of the Wilmington Area Pl anni ng travels at 30 or 40 miles per hour. If an accident Sophomore Matthew Munn said he thinks Council wi ll meet in City Co uncil chambers at 7 occurs the faster vehicle will cause more damage action should be taken concerning the risks of p.m. to discuss ways to reduce the speed limit. than a vehicle that traveled at a slower speed. walking near the streets in the study area, but he Heather Ehrlich, WILMAPCO planner, said WILMAPCO decided to have the upcoming said reducing the speed limit is not the answer. the organization wants to get community meeting because of recommendations it received " I think the speed limit is fine." he said. members involved in the process to determine in 1999 from the Old Newark Civic Association, "Maybe the city can make the sidewalk wider the ideal speed limit for the roads being studied Ehrlich said. After analyzing traffic accidents in so people don't have to walk in th e streets." - Elkton Road, North East Corridor Rail road, the study area, the group decided to take action. Muon said special attention should be given South Chapel Street and Delaware Avenue. City Coun cilman Karl Kalbacher said he to the inter ection of Elkton Road and Amstel "We are having the meeting to give the public supports Ehrlich in her pursuit of better traffic Avenue. the opportunity to decide if there is actually a conditions. "That area is dangerous ... he said. '·Cars safety problem at the current speed," she said. "I support all efforts to reduce the speed limit alway [d ri ve fast] on Elkton Road and "We want to determine if an actual speed limit because I've had constit uents in my district something definitely should be done about it." reduction needs to take place.'' inquire about a speed reduction on Elkton Road Junior Anthony Johnson said he agrees with If the participants at the meeting de.cide that a North of Suburban Plaza because of the fast Munn. Alterations should be made to the traffic speed reduction should be implemented, Ehrlich moving cars," he said. flow, he said, but he does not believe peed said, some possibilities include the technique of He said wh en he asked for a speed reduction reduction is what is needed. traffic calming. or some type of traffic calming in the past, he Johnson said changing the speed limit will not S~e said traffic calming is the act of adding was told there were not enough traffic accidents only affect the study area but roads not intended landscaping, brick crosswalks and possib ly at the intersection to warrant any action at the to be changed. , THE REVIEW/ Mike Louie Speed limits could be reduced on some Newark roads for narrowing the road, causing a driver to slow his time. "The problem with reducing the speed on pedestrian safety. vehicle down without actually realizing he was "I hate that we have to wait for accidents to Elkton Road." he said, "is that Main Street doing so. happen be(ore we reduce the speed limit by five traffic wi II see the effects. n' wP-11 " Che.ck out The Review online: Roth leads Carper in fund-raising funds can be attributed to the amount residents. www.review.udel.edu But visibility may be more of ti me each candidate has spent The remainder of the money raisi ng money. While Carper raised for Roth and Carper has come announced his candidacy 10 from political action committee and important than money, profs say September and started fund-raising at national party committees, Barnhardt and Cutbill said. OUV£ GRILL RESTAURANT According to campaign finance the end of October, Roth has BY ANDREA N. BOYLE Political cience profe sor National/State News £dirnr reports, Roth raised $1 .65 million by included in his total all Now Hiring for the following positions: Henry Reynolds aid the Dec. 31, 1999, while his democratic money raised si nce In the race for the congressional discrepancy between the • Host/Hostess opponent, Gov. Thomas R. Carper, November 1998, she said. seat, Sen. William V. Roth, R-Del., is candidates' funding should ahead in the fund-raising game, but has reported raising $533,000. However, Jo Anne not have a ~ignificant • Waitstaff Cecily Cutbill, Carper's campaign Barnhardt, Roth's some say that does not mean his impact on the race. Good Atmosphere & Pay opponent should be counted out yet. manager, said the discrepancy in campaign manager, said the bulk of the money, $1.5 Reynold said despite 273 E. Chapman Rd. million, has been r aised having less money, Carper since Roth informally might actually be in a (off 1-95, Exit 3) announced his ruh in June. L...;OII-~-----' better positio n because of Representatives from hi visibility as governor. 737-3685 both camps said they are happy with "Roth could end up spending more e Twi ·· Summer Sessions their fund-raisi ng to date. and not necessarily have the .,. "We' re really pleased .---_,.-...,..,..,._..--. advantage,'' he aid. " [ 0 e French Immersion Program with where the governor don't think that money is c ended 1999," Cuthill said. going to be the deciding 0 e Desktop Publishing and "We set a goal of a half a •' factor.'' a ~b Design Programs million dollars and we Both contenders have broke it." yet to spend mu ch of their 0 a ' e Cultural Excursions Barn hardt said she is funding. CD .." excited that 3,875 The bulk of the money The American Delawareans have will be spent on .. Roth's L---=,.--,-i--~ advertising. Barnhardt University of Paris contributed to @ . campaign. said. Since they have not " G ,6 rue du Colonel Combes "We're really happy started running ads yet. the c 75007 Paris, France about it because it shows the depth of o nly money spent for Roth' Tel. f.iJJ;>/1 ) 40· 62 07 20 Senator Roth's support in the state,'' campaign has gone to basic operating she said. "That number translates into expenses, she said. • F~· (33/1) 47 05 34 32 one in every 124 registered voters Cutbill and Barnhardt said the N~ York office: contri buting." . candidates have yet to begin campaigning heavily because they {f.l2) C utbill said 60 percent of the Tel. 983,1414 money Carper has raised came from are focusing on their current @J) '· ..::..~ e @~~~ tP~'lJ di rect contributions from Delaware positions. Website ht:p://WW"-'.aup.cdu l::mail [email protected] Featuring $2 • 0 0 AAA Mid-Atlantic will be on campus in the EVERYTHING ATTORl~EYS & NO COVER w/STUDENT ID CRIMINAL DEFENSE Traffic, Alcohol, DUI, Noise Mark D. 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Smith s aid she Ne~r.< Feurures Ediror employee of the 5 and I 0 - the "I can't see there wouldn't be welcomed the coming sno w As the winter weather mellowed bus iness that grants curb space to eno ugh c ustomers for both once courageously - bearing such stonns last week, hot dog vendor Diane Smith- said he believes Powell' s school is in session,'' she said. had always been paramount to her Smith reclaimed her s idewalk stand is isolated. Powell said she's looking forward success. territory in front of the National 5 and "She's too far away from campus," to Spring Semester and to milder "The cart' s more fun to do in the I 0 o n Main Street, her place o f he said. "More students pass by weather. Her first day on the job was snow," she said. adding that her business for the last five years. Diane." J an. 12 , but, she said, the recent winter vending experiences included But although her stainless steel Furthermore, McCann said, he unusually heavy amount of snow has building steps to the parking meters fortress blunts the force of the cold air does not believe the M a in Street made her presence sporadic. during t he bli zzard o f 1996. " It as she serves customers, it could not market is big enough for the two Though Powell ' s profits are warms up people and their attitudes keep the north side of Main Street vendo rs, and he thinks Smith' s currently negligible, she said, she will change. They start to play." free of competition. As the melting reputation for friendliness will hel p be here for the long tenn, as long as Yet neither Powell nor Smith snow and ice receded from local her reclaim her Main Street monopoly the business proves lucrative when could be found for nearly two weeks. s tree ts, a new ho t dog vendor on sidewalk hot dog vending. the students come back. Powell attributed her emerged, eager to provide a quick But Smith said if her first ri val in disappearance to the harsh weather. bit~ for those too busy to sit down to three years plans on becoming a Main Snow kept Smith trapped in her eat. "Since I've been Street fixture , she would have to pay country home, she said, but based on In front of the Goodwill about two her dues by braving the wo rst weather her experience the first day it snowed, blocks east of Smith, Melanie Powell here, honey, three Newark has to offer. she's lucky to return. stands beneath the blue umbrella of different carts have "This is a hard business,'' she said. Attempting to tough it out through her n ew cart, a more traditio na l "When 1 first started out I was in a the snowstorm, Smith said, she was version of the hot dog stand. tried to come in. But small cart like that one. It takes lots of dri vi ng south on N o rth College After acquiri ng the cart and they soon go away." physical perseverance." Avenue. After she passed Ray Street, forming her company, Dad's Dogs, Smith said she d oes not worry the cars in fro nt of her began breaking she began vending on Main Street - Diane Smith, hot dog vendor about the new competition because of unexpectedly, due to what she during the second week of January. the track record of her previous rivals. describes as fear of driving down th!! " It's pretty muc h a o ne-woman She said they all folded because they hill operation." Powell said. " I think there' s a little bit of chose not to work on days of rain or The unforeseen halt of the car in This business endeavor marks her loyalty," he said. "I think people will snow. front of her forced her to brake fir t plunge into the world of outdoor take that into consideration." "Since I've been here, honey, three suddenly. causing her truck to skid hot dog retail, but she said she 's not a Powell admits that it might be different carts have tried to come in,'' and the attached cart to jackknife. stranger to Newark. difficult for her to overcome these she said. "But they soon go away. The experience convinced her that A resident of Bear, Powell said she loyalties to Smith, whom Powell They only came in sun shine. a holiday was a good idea. THE REVIEW/ Mike Louie is familiar wi th Main Street, as her described as "very nice." " Everybody knows I' m "It scared me, but it didn' t even A new hot dog stand has opened on Main Street near the teen-age son likes to socialize near Smith' s menu seems to give her dependable." hurt the cart," she said. "I must be a Goodwill store. Residents now have more options to choose from. the university on the weekends. another edge. Although Powell 's The day before the first snowflake better dri ver than I thought." Based on her Newark experi ence, she prices for hot dogs, sodas and chips said. she picked the perfect spot for are identical to Smith's, the latter her enterpri se. boasts a broader selection of items. "This was an ideal location, as far Nonetheless, Powell said, the as distance from the store goes and e ncouragement of some local becau e of the traffic of the college business owners spurs her effons. Sid students and businessmen," she said Ferreira, manage r of the CVS on "People have told me they're grateful Main Street, one of the stores that Th D al Of Th because their business is at this end." permits Powell ' s stand, said he However, others said the location believes the return of students for the might hinder her potential for success. Spring Se.mester will provide ample Junior Christopher McCann, a c ustomers for both o utdoor * M1lle n um! ? * * A r r e s t e d • C a 11 652-4550 CHRISTOPHER D. 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Phone: 302-831-2637 Phone: 302-831-1798 To order Sweetheart 'Bouquet, call 831-2791 or send e-mail to ; ' : February 4 , 2000 • THE REVIEW • A 7 Prof. honored for Lawrence studies Studen~ groups set BYSTEPHANIEDENIS "'He writes about nature in a beautifully lyri cal Femin!sts wrongly iosee_ Lawrence as a fior Snrzng Semester Adminisrruri' " Nen , <rm way:· he said. chauvmtsttc author, Jackson satd, because they do Y English profc or Dennis Jack on was recently Lawrence was a passionate writer who warred no t thi nk men sho ul d try and write about what BY CARLA CORREA countries. honored by the D.H. Lawrem:e Society of North aaainst Victorian ideals, Jackson said. H e women feel. Cop'. Ediror "He's for it and we' re against it," America for hi lifelong contributi on in Lawrence championed acceptance of the body and sexuality "I think he tried harder than any male writer in Resident student organizations are McCarthy said, "so we' re going to tudies. in hi s work . the English language to understand and record the busy preparing fo r the start of Spring show up at meetings and protest it." Jack on. director of the university's journalism "He wrote about sex more expli citly than any female psyche." he said. Semester, RSO leaders said. The College Democrats will also program, aid he received his award at th e Modem nonpomographic writer before him had done," he Another of Lawrence's attractions for Jackson Groups with interests ranging from ho ld activities to raise political Language Convention in Chicago during the last is his versatility. he said. Lawrence published political to social to environmental awareness, vice president Brenda week in December. b ook s , short sto ries, poems, plays, literary are h oping to promote thei r Mayrack said. Events include a pizza He aid the D.H. Law rence Society award the "I've always been criticism, es ays, travel books, history books and organization and achieve a variety of party with gubernatorial candidate Lt. Harry T . Moore M e mo rial Award for novellas. goal . Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and a Rock Di tingui hed Scholar hip every two year . fascinated by a life SO 'Tm astoni shed at Lawrence's production," Delaware Undergraduate Student the Vote concert at the Brickyard Jackson' s works on Lawrence. which he said Jackson said. "I've always been fascinated by a life Congress President Andrea Hinchey April 12. began in 1973. include books he has edited and totally devoted to art." so totally devoted to art." said DUSC will continue to addres " You' II get in free if you register written, th ree d ozen articles on L awrence, He said he also identifies with Lawrence's the issue it concentrated on du ring to vote o r sign a pro m ise saying dictionary biographies and a regular column called -Dennis Jackson, English professor childhood. the Fall Semester, such as maki ng you' ll vote in the next e lection," " Lawre ntiana·· that he wrote for the D.H. " He' s working-class and I'm working-class," course evaluations available for Mayrack said. Jackson said. " His father worked in the coal mines. Lawrence Review. students to view. One proposal is to Davi d Balseiro, president of the Mine worked on the railroad. My father, like hi s, Jackson j oined the D.H. Lawrence Society in said. have all evaluatio ns posted on the C ommuter and Off-Campus the late 1970 He said the o rgani zati o n is Lawrence's works were banned and burned in had a problem with alcohol." Web. Organization, said his group will start the 19 1Os and 1920s fo r their sexual content, Jackson said hi s current research is on a book comprised of approximately 250 members. DUSC will also continue to work the semester by givi ng out free hot about Chuck Stone, a famed African-American "It' s pretty large for an academic society that's Jackson said. on stan9a rdizing the plus/minus chocolate to students waiting at the "The books are about lots more than sex," he journalist who taught at the university from 1984 for a single author,"' Jackson said. grading system , extending study bus stops under the Smith Hal l to 1991. Jackson started the project in 1991 , and it The society also works with oth er organizations said, "but the sex is what got the books burned." hours in places such as Kent Dining overpass. But once Lawrence's books were no longer will probably be completed in two years. around the world to spo nsor international and Hall and p ublishing a research Balseiro said COCO will focus on banned, Jackson said, they received attention "It's definitely the project of my life," he said. do mestic conferences, he said. Approximately pamphlet to help students who do not the continued debates over university purely based on their scandalous reputation. He said it is easier now to both write and teach 8,000 English professors, from a variety of special meet with advisers, Hinchey said. parking and off-campus computer interest groups, attended the conventi on. "Playboy magazine referred to D.H. Lawrence about journalism, instead of focusing his scholarly "If there are any problems," she connections. Jack on said he is the sixth American to receive as Viagra in a bottle," he said. "That reduction of writing on literature. said, "people come up to us and say " I~' s hard to dial in with 7 ,000 He said it was an easy transition switching from the award, whi ch has been given to a total of nine Lawrence bothers me." 'What about this, what about that?' other people trying to [do the same]," people. Jackson said people today do not read Lawrence writing about Lawrence to writing about Stone. -and we research them." he said. "You spend 10 to 15 minutes " I see the fire behind both writers," he said. Jackson said he enjoys Lawrence's works for a the way they used to 40 years ago. Another group with several plans getting busy signals." number of reasons. for t he spring is Students for the Later in the semester, they will Environment. Pres ident Becky sponsor free ice skating and a game Crooker said the group plans to start similar to MTV' s "Singled Out," the semester with Fair Trade Week, Balseiro said. Hazardous materials improperly stored which promotes Li miting exploitative Danielle Dub man, treasurer for and environmentally unsound trade. Students Acting for Gender Equality, She said members will give out said SAGE plans to attend numerous facility. The longer it takes for an laboratory that produced hazardous we started talking, we realized it'd continued from A l " free trade coffee" in the Scrounge conferences . SAGE is also agreement to be reached, he said, materials. The u n iversit y be a good idea." tha t has a ta nk leaking into a Wednesday. They also plan to show a considering having an Equal Pay Day the tougher the ruling decreed by representatives guided them to The EPA has exposed violations river," Hollowell aid. film about the International Monetary to inform students about women' s the EPA will be. Colburn Lab - h ome of the a t four other un iversi ties, most Because the Uni versity of Fund in the Trabant Uni versi ty wages, which Dubman said average The e n v iro nmental agen cy chemical engineering department, being more dangerous t ha n a Delaware' s defiance to the EPA's Center on Thursday. 60 percent of men's earnings. could c harge a fine. but regulations is muc h less severe She said other activities include The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Levandoski said he was skeptical than the one Ho llowell alluded to, protesting IMF and World Ba nk Student Union will hold a Gay that a heavy fine would be le vied Palmer said the EPA might cite the "If you let the little things slide, meetings and celebrating Earth Day Programming Week starting April l O, against the university, although he uni ve rs ity with a n o ti ce of in April with bands and speeches. President Mark Williams said. refused to say for certai n. v io latio n - a wri t ten warn ing. you allow bigger ones to creep The Stude nt Labo r Ac tion The week's activities will include " W e don ' t know and I don't This is the course of action that he Committee wi ll also work fo r speeches nn topics such as want to guess," he said, though he said he would pursue, and did in environmental and labor issues this homosexuality in Greek life, he said, expects a decision within s ix to up on you." fact pursue five years ago. semester. Member Rachel McCarthy and will end with a National Day of eight weeks. -Janet Vinski, compliance coordinator for the EPA " Any infraction is a violation,"' said the group plans to host a Silence. Hollowell said he thought a fine P arker said. " We've ins pected conference on those topics on April The LGBSU will also continue to did not fit the crime - "There is them in the pas t. On a previ ous which perennially finishes in the neglected date on a label, but, she 14 to 16. s ponsor its Friday-night dances at nothing here necessitating a fine." top 10 for both undergraduate and violation in 1994, a letter to the said, the un iversity's violations are "It will teach how to organize," Rome, a nightclub in Wilmington, Last week marked the first time graduate work. still serious enough. uni versity was sent asking for McCarthy said, "and how to bring Williams said. the EPA inspected the university, Since last August, the EPA has " Someone put a lot of time and them to fix t heir procedure , and about justice." The Resident Student Association but it is monitored multiple times they did." targeted universities, said Janet e nergy into these laws," Viniski SLAC plans to work with other plans to continue testing emergency per year by state agencies and by Viniski, a compliance coordinator said " We' re trying to emphasize a He said it would not s urprise groups against t he support Sen. phones and blue lights on campus this internal forces. of the EPA. well-rounded enrollment program him if the EPA enforces a harsher William V. Roth, R-Del., has given semester, President Cristina Cabrera Ho llowell said, " We have our punishment, despite the apparent " Our office initiated the based on compliance, prevention to"NAFfA for Africa," which she said. The RSA's biggest annual own aud it and they find little." mildness of the en vi ronmental multimedia com pli ance because and research. If vou let the little said will bring lower wages and event, Mallstock, will be held May 6 Levandoski said during the we started hearing pro blems at crimes committed in the C olburn things slide, you ~ ! low bigger ones possibly sweatshops to Afric an on the North Mall. inspection, the EPA asked to see a New England," she said .. " When to creep up on you." COLUMBIA UNI fxplore our forth and its dynamic ecosystems~ Columbia University offers environmental immersion programs at its beautiful Biosphere 2 Center campus in the Sonoron desert of A~izona. Undergraduate students con enroll in the challenging Biosphere 2 curriculum to earn Columbia University credits. 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If you weren' t fami li ar with The fi lm industry is centered the story of "American Psycho," you around a ratings system that. might think the rati ng was due to although not gov- excessive v io e rnm e nt- r un . le nl:e. whe n in serves to ad vise Review This: reality it is the viewing audi because the movie em:e o n the con The rating system contains a sex tent o f movies, for films is scene in which the and , in some involved parti es cases. restril:t chi l incomplete~ An look bored. dren from attend explanation should O r you H£t SHVT CJ Pl I ing. T he Motion could've missed Picture Associa be given telling what yo u may COuWNtl TAke A Wr tion of Ame ri ca the reasoning consider to be a V(OL£.(\I~ ItT ft,-NJC/ review s m ovies great sex scene pro duced and behind the decision. because you A-- HALF! places ratings on thought the movie them according to what they deem used offensive language. appropriate or not for certai n audi T he rating system for film s ences. d oesn' t tell the who le story. No T he MP AA recently denied an explanation for the extreme rating is nppeal to change the rating of the g iven to explain the reasoning movie "American Psycho" from an behind the decision. NC- 17 to an R. This restrictive label T he more in-depth ratings are serves as the kiss of death for many already given on television programs feature films. and some cable premium channels, The rating makes it harder to tell ing viewers whether to expect advertise. attract an audience and violence, strong language or sexuali even fi nd theaters that wi ll play the ty. The same needs to be done for movie. films. Not a 'primary' stop Corruptio n, money and power important to the candidates, they have al ways tainted politics. More would show up in the first state, do over, the entire primary procedure a little tax-free s ho pping and is made up of unexplainable tradi schmooze with Delawareans. But tions, w h ich o ften leave people they are choosing not to, and that is wondering why they don't move to their loss. a desert island and say hell with the T he primaries were created for U.S. government. l:andidates to solicit votes from the Letters to the Editor In the 1996 election, Delaware, smaller states. held pr imary They take Students are the No. 1 a rare occurrence. most likely con Towson University game. and my the basketball system as a who le. e lectio ns four the ir tim e and tributed to increased student inter friends and I were separated The m o~: obvious one is wher e d ays a fter N ew J{eview This: money to come to fans attending games est and attendance. because t here were not enough they seat the students. Hampshire, even Candidates should the less-populated In response to the recent student Deci ions on seat allocations are seats together. If you notice, at the really com tho ugh there has states and make a concerns regardin g seat ing a t ba ed on past history and it seems D uring halftime, a woman came petitive schools, the students are traditionally been show up in the First name for the m men's basketball games, the Inter that o ur department was caught in a up and a l o asked my friends to seated rig ht on the fl oor. T his is mo re t im e State, do a little selves. If they did collegiate Athletics department felt changing trend of growing tudent move. My friend were willing to something I feel we should do here. between the two. not have this pro it was important t o addre the interest during Winter Session. Our do so, but [ wasn ' t going to take it ft 's kind of hard to cheer for the This year the tax-free shopping cess to partake in, issue. ticketing staff will revisit the is ue li ghtly. team when you're o nly seated D emocrats are they would prob Please know that we appreciate of s tude nt ticket al locati ons fo r l don' t think it's fair that they behind one end of the basket. having their pri and schmooze with ably spend all of the increased s upport of o ur stu Winter Session next year. put the adults in the student section And the lack of cheering by the maries four days Delawareans. their time in New dents. We always want our team to For the rema ining three ho me anyway. They wam srudems to s tudems is also a problem, b ut after New Hamp York and Califor play before a sold -out enthusiastic games the full allocat ion of seats come to the games, and then they again I feel that is a result of where s hire a nd the But they are nia. crowd, and we realize that student in the " Cockpit" will be available are treated bad! y. we have to sit. I had never been to R epublicans are choosing not to, T he process, support is very important in creat for students. [ am a freshman here and [ was a basketball game where the stu having their pri however fl awed it ing a " homecourt advantage" that is · We apologize fo r any inconve very excited to go to the basketball d e nts and fans remain seate d m a ri es seven and tbat is their loss. may be, a llows second to none in our conference. nience and hope that students con games because I am a huge college througho u t the gam e u nle ss an days afte r. T his 1.....------' peop le to gel to Normally, we hold more than tinue t o support UD Athletics in basketball fan. However, my fir t exceptional play is made. creates problems. know the candi 700 seats for students for all home such a positive manner. experience with the university bas [ don' t know what need s to be Many Republicans will be cam dates on a more intimate basis and games. However, for the past three ketball team was during Midnight done about that, but I feel that more paigning in D elaware. The really understand their platforms. years, student attendance at men' s Edgar Johnson Madness and I was disappointed in of an effort should be made to get Democrats, however, have vowed The pri mari es are as corrupt as basket ball games d uring W inter Director of lnrercollegiate the lack of fan support there. I am the fans involved. their loyalty to the tiny state of New any other political procedure. Politi Session has been significantly less. Athletics a very big Duke university fan and I h ave been u pset by a ll the Hampshire and will bypass the first cians and state re presentatives R ather then have empty seats for [email protected] a lth o ug h I k now o ur team is not adul ts at the games because they state. sho uld realize this and move o n Winter Session games, we chose to comparable to theirs, I still thought don' t show the enthusiasm, which Although Delaware has a lot to with their problems. sell the unused seats to the general Basketball games lack students wou ld show up for up would motivate the team even offer ::ampaig ning candidates, Hey Delaware, simmer down. If public. school spirit port. Fortunately, I have been more. including large businesses and lots the candidates don' t want to come Student demand thi s year d uri ng happy as of late because more tu of circulating cash, many o pt to to our state, who wants them any winter term has exceeded that of I totall y agree with what Heather dents have sh own up to watch the Tracey Keidel skip cam paig ning he re . If it was way? past years. Playing on Sat urday Garlich wrote in her column in the games. Freshman nights, whi ch up until this year was Jan. 28 issue. We were also at the T here are many problems within ab1ftch@ udel.edu [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] WHERE TO WRITE: The Review ""' .rl crrbocp1u @IIqGJ'Gqrr 250 Perkins Student Center rr b5. 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Today, the way the system stands, Brian Peterson and Ainy Gros berg. hard labor work like construction. T hey, too, should be allotted the give the person confidence and skills former offenders are usually placed on These two college stu dents who However, often these are the onl y same rights and opportunities that to participate in society. Lurleen probation and forced to pay fines to made a bad choice will have to pay for jobs former criminals can get. people who never violated the law are With this plan there would be less Black aid in the so-called "ref01m " process. the mistake of throwing their baby presented. repeat offender and the former law Akilah I do not object to this because I think away in a Dumpster for the rest of Some may say that my argument is breakers would actually gain some Shange t~i s aftercare requires the offender to their lives, not just th e two ye ars that Denying former irrati onal because oftentimes the thing from being locked away in small stay busy, which allows less time for they were sent enced. offenders may not have the skills to fit cages for years at a time. possible criminal activity. Because what they did was deemed offenders of their right in with the outside population. How can an institution be consid However, denying former offend a felony act, they will not be able to ~o vote and forcing So. I will present the following ered a rehabilitation center if it does The penal system, while needed, is ers of their right to vote and forcing get jobs at banks, join the army or them to indicate on job solutions. nothing to rehabilitate? not currently designed 10 give inmates them to indicate on j ob applications become insurance agents if they want. While in the penitentiary- or To rehabilitate means to repair, - or should I say former inmates - a that they've been convicted of a The criminal justice system only applications that what states now like to call rehabilita revitalize and re-establish. The current fair chance in society once they've felony is not only wrong, but defeats gave them two years to pay for their they've been convicted tion centers - inmates should actual penal system does not do this .. paid their debt to humanity. the method of rehabilitation. act, but in actuality they were given a of a felony is not only ly be rehabilitated. Officials should take a look at the Time after time we see men and When a potential employer views lifetime of ostracization and belittle Instead of the governor allotting system and determine better ways to women released from prison re-enter a an application that has "yes',. checked ment. wrong, but defeats the more money to build more jails, he rehabilitate inma tes and socie ty society that has surpassed their skill for "have you ever been convicted of Is this justice? reason for rehabilition. should appropriate that money to edu should demand that once these levels while they were incarcerated, a felony," the employer does not care I think not. cation and job training for inmates inmates have served their time. they thus leaving them with few options - what the conviction may have been To deny a person the opportunity whi le in prison. be treated as ordinary citi zens - not get a penny-ante job or return to the for. of employment with the chance of To push away these members of Once released, fo rmer inmates ostracized. I.ifestyle that originally landed them in The person may have been a drug advancement denies him or her the our culture and not provide them with should be provided with a starter job a jail cell. dealer, a baby killer, a thief or a mass opportunity to become a productive the same things that law-abiding citi fo r one year. The job should pay While I in no way condone the murderer. Whatever the crime, the resident and to mesh with an ordinary, zens have is not how I think the jus enough for the inmate to support him Akilah Shange (Lurleen) is a city behavior they engaged in, I believe person served their time in the peni mainstream society. tice system should work. self and his family (if he has one) and news editor f6r The Review and vows that once the jail sentence has been tentiary and should be treated as if the Not many adul ts would willingly Some people who go to jail are should incorporate skills that can be to never go to jaiL She would love to served, the offenders should be grant crime no longer dominates their I.ife. want to work at a fast-food restaurant intelligent people who just made some utilized in the work force. know your thoughts on this subject. E ed the same rights as an individual A recent example is the case of and only certain _people are cut out for wrong choices. This would build elf-esteem and nwil her at [email protected]. who has not broken the law. Just because you are smart doesn't mean you can teach portion of the class and sometimes part of their job requirement. anyone wishing to become certi have the information set forth in a cially in large lecture-style class- Andrea for the entire 50 minutes. In fact, I I can' t understand why you can fied to educate in secondary or clear and somewhat interesting es, but it is not impossible for pro- a m w riting this column as m y teach at a college o r uni versi ty e lementary schools fulfi ll a cer manner. fessors to at least make an effort. Boyle teacher drones on and my fellow without ever having to take a c lass tain required amount of education When I started thinking about When I sit through classes not classmates fight off sleep. on how to educate. It seems ludi c lasses. Why are professors this subject, I decided to ask my absorbing any information, I feel 212° We are all uninterested in the crous to allow people without any exempt fro m any s uch require friend, who is an education major, as tho ugh I am tossin g away my Fahrenheit topic at hand because our profes training in education to inform ments? what he has learned about how to parents' and my money. sor is making it dull. Many pro fut ure leaders. Qualified scholars spend many, teach. As he s po ke. I tho ught And I'm sure they' d be mad if fessors simply do not know how many years in school specializing about how much some professors they found out about all those I have no idea what you' re talk to teach. in a s ubject. They are highly disregard cer tai n fundamental scribbles in my notebook. ing about. Sure, they stand in front of the Sure, professors stand trained in that area. With that kind rules o f education. Fortunately, it' s not too late - What? room , chalk in hand, writing on in front of the room, of background, it may seem that First of a ll , teache rs are s up- I still have two years until I grad- Huh? the board o r lecturing, but they chalk in hand, writing they would be the best candidates po e d to e ng age the s tude nt. uate. So, for the sake •of my edu- ~ What the hell does that mean? aren ' t teaching. They are merely to relay specialized information to Somehow, I don' t think th e guy in cation and my notebooks, plea e These are the observations scat saying out loud what they already on the board or the masses of college students sit the last row who fell asleep I 0 take ·this information to heart. I tered across some of my note know. lecturing, but they ing in classes across the country. minutes into the class was all that don' t expect you to go back to boo k s. Instead News Features Editors: Online Editot·: Kyle Belz Carlos Walkup Seoior Mosaic Editor: Ryan Gillespie .Kristen Esposito Advertising Graphics Designers: Chris Gonynskj Natalie Dunst Office and Mailing Address: Assistant Featura Editor: Imaging Editor: 250 Student Center, Newari::. DE 19716 AmyConver AssistaDt Sports Editor: Chris Wesley Advertising Assistant Director: Business (3021 831- 1397 . 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They. too. shou ld be allotted the give the person confidence and skills fonner offenders are usually placed on These two coll ege students who However. often these arc the only same rights and opportunities that to panicipate in society. Lurleen probation and forced to pay fines to made a bad choice will have to pay for jobs former crimina ls can get. people who never violated the law arc With this plan there would be le. s Black aid in the so-called ··refOim "' process. the mistake of throwim! their bahv presented. repeat offender and the former law Akilah I do not object to this because I think away in a Dumpster fo~ th e rest <)f Some may say that my argument is breakers would actually gain some Shange this aftercare requires the offender to their li ves. not just the two year. that Denying former irrati onal because oftenti mes the thing from being locked away in small stay busy. which allows less time for they were se ntenced. offenders may not have the ski lls to lit cages for year at a time. possible criminal activity. Because what they did was deemed offenders of their right in with the out ide population. How can an insutution be con~id However. denying former offend a felon y act. they wi II not be able to to vote and forcing So. I will present the following cred a rehabilitation center if it does The penal ystem. while needed. i ers of their right to vote and forcing get jobs at banks. join the army or them to indicate on job olution . nothing to rehabilitate? not currently designed to give inmates them to indicate on job appli cations become insurance agents if they want. While in th e penitentiary- or To rehabil itate means to repair. -or should I say former inmate -a that th ey've been convicted of a The cri minal justice system only applications that what states now like to call rehabilita re' italize and re-e tablish. The current fair chance in society once they' ve fe lony is not only wrong. but defeats gave them two year to pay for their they've been convicted tion centers - inmates should actual penal system does not do thi ... paid their debt to humanity. the method of rehabilitation. act, but in actuality they were given a ly be rehabilitated . Officials should take a look at the Time after time we see men and of a felony is not only When a potenti al employer views lifetime of ostracization and belittle Instead of the governor allotting ~ystem and determine better ways to women re leased from pri on re-enter a an application that has '·yes'' checked ment. wrong, but defeats the more money to build more jail~. he rehabilitate inmates and ~ocie t y society that ha surpassed their sk ill for "have you ever been convicted of Is this justice·J reason for rehabilition. should appropriate that money to edu should demand that once these levels while they were incarcerated, a felony."' the employer does not care I think not. cation and job training for inmates inmates have served their time. they thu leaving them with few opti ons what the convicti on may have been To deny a person the opponunity while in prison. be treated as ordinary citizens - not get a penny-ante job or return to the for. of employment with th e chance of To push away these members of Once released. former inm ates ostracized. lifestyle that originally landed them in The person may have been a drug advancement denies him or her the our culture and not prm ide them with should be provided with a ·taner job a jail cell. dealer. a baby killer, a thief or a mas opponunity to become a productive the same things that law-ahiding ci ti for one year. The job should pay While I in no way condone the murderer. Whatever the crime. the re ident and to mesh with an ordinary. zens have is not how I think the ju - enough for the inmate to uppon him Akilah Shange (Lurleen) is a ciTr behavior they engaged in. I believe person erved thei r time in the peni mainstream oeiety. ticc ystem should work. self and his fam ily (if he has one) and news ediTor for The Review and 1'01\:S that once the jail entence has been tentiary and should be treated as if the Not many adults wou ld willingly Some people '' ho go to jail arc should incorporate skills that can be TO ne1·er go TO jail. She would love to served. the offenders should be grant crime no longer dominates their life. want to work at a fast-food restaurant intelligent people who ju~t made orne utilized in the work force. k11011 " your thoughTs on This subjecT. E ed the same rights as an individu al A recent example is the case of and only cenain people are cut out for wrong choice,. This would build self-esteem and mail her aTmil/..:[email protected]. who has not broken the law. Just because you are smart doesn't mean you can teach portion· of the class and sometimes part of their job requirement. anyone wishing to become certi have the information set forth in a cially in large lecture-style cia - Andrea for the entire 50 mi nutes. In fact. I I can't under tand why you can fied to educate in secondary or clear and somewhat interesting es, but it is not impossible fo r pro a m writing this co lu mn as my teac h at a college or university elementary ::.choo ls fulfill a cer manner. fessors to at least make an effort. Boyle teacher drones on and my fellow without ever having to take a class tain required amount of education When I started thinking about When I sit through classes not classmates fight off sleep. on how to educate. It seems I ud i classes. Why are profe sors this subject. I decided to ask my absorbing any information, I fee l 212° We are all uni nterested in the crous to allow people without any exempt from any s uch require friend . who is an education major. a though I am to si ng away my Fahrenheit topic at hand because our profes training in education to inform mcnts"7 what he has learned about how to parents' and my money. sor is making it dull. Many pro future leaders. Quali fied scholars spend many. teach. As he spoke. I thought And I'm sure they'd be mad if fessor simply do not know how many years in chool specializing ahout how much so me profe sors they found out about all those [have no idea what yo u're tal k- to teach. in a s ubject. They arc highl y disregard certain fundamental cribbles in my notebook. ing about. Sure. they stand in front of the Sure, professors stand trained in that area. With that kind rules of education. Fonunat~l y, it·s not too late What? room, chalk in hand, writing on in front of the room, of background, it may seem that First of all, teacher· are sup I still have two years until I grad Huh? the board or lecturing, but they chalk in hand, writing they would be the best candidates posed to engage the studen t. uate. So, for the sake 'of my edu What the hell does that mean? aren't teaching. They are merely to relay specialized informution to Somehow. I don't think the guy in cation and my notebooks, please These are the observations scat- saying out loud what they already on the board or the masses of college students si t the last row who fell asleep 10 take this information to heart. I tered ae ro s some of my note know. lecturing, but they ing in classe. aero s the country. minutes into the class was all that don't expect you to go back to books. Instead <>f useful and Maybe I am mistaken. but I aren' t teaching. However. without any teaching ··engaged." [ know you can't have school anytime soon. but could worthwhile factoids lining my thought the job of a professor was skills. their knowledge goc~ to everyone o n the edge of their you at least try to keep my scrib college-ruled paper. ··tove letters·· to educate hi s students. Research They are merely saying waste in the classroom. eats. but at least make an effort ble to a minimum. such as these are splashed ac ross is also an important part of the out loud what they I know college is a whole dif not to bore us to death. it. occupation, b ut professor s a re already know. fere nt ballgamc than high school. Second ly. profes ors need to I write to my teachers telling required to devote as much time Professors arc not required LO hold diversify their teaching style. Not Andrea Boyle is The naTional/sTaTe the m how bored I am and how to research as they are to teaching students" hands, hut they arc all people learn the same way. Try news editor. She doesn "t hate pro annoying they are. I write us. I propose that in order to teach rcspon iblc for educating us . I switching things up once in a fessors and asks ThaT anyone ll"hO becau e. although I'm a relatively I' ve noticed that a number of at an institution or higher learn don ' t think professors need to while. Maybe yo u could try show has her in class doesn·T gi,·e her a smart girl, I cann ot grasp any of professo rs (not all - in fac t I ing, one s hou ld be required to con~ tantly check that we ah News Features Editors: Online Ed itor: Kyle Belz Carlos Walkup Senior Mosaic Editor: Ryan Gillespie Advertising Graphics Designers: Kristen Esposito Office and Mailing Address: Chris Gorzynski Natalie Dunst Assistant Features Editor: Imaging Editor : 250 Studenr Center, Newark. 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Mike Pegues breaks the all -time ENTERTAlNME T • THE ARTS • PEOPLE • FEATURES scor ing record, see 88. Friday, February 4, 2000 BY SHAUN GALLAGHER dri ve along the road- or they ri k a fine Femures Editor of up to $1,000. New Mexico has Roswell. The Review was granted pccial access New York has Amityville. to Devil"s Road by the township to inves Texas has Ross Perot. tigate and document the valid ity of the Every state can claim some sort of rumor surrounding the road and the Cult incredible odpity. House. But the Small Wonder tops them all. Delaware has a terrifying legend that The first and most unmistakable detail has been whispered about for years- the about Devil's Road i the trees. Cult House. The treet winds around a long bend In a secluded wooded area on the with a forest on its left and farmland on its Delaware/Pennsylvania border, there's a right. Tall, sle nder trees line both sides of mansion at the top of a hill. Rumors of the road . cult activity have made this house a leg In complete eerie accordance with the end. rumors concerning the road. the tree. For years, caravans of thrill-seeking actually lean away from the Cult Hou e. teen-agers have made a pilgrimage to see Not just the branches. but the entire the house. trunks of the trees slant at a distinctive The narrow, winding lane that leads to angle. and the angle becomes increa ingly the house has earned the nickname wider as the road goes on. Devil's Road. Its main stretch run s The road soon leads to a notorious tree approximately two mi les with no inter ec with bulging. exposed roots. tions. This road shares the infamy of the Thi s is the Skull Tree. Cult House , because of its twi ted When viewed from the front, the roots sideshow of seemingly supernatu ral phe look astonishingly like a hum an skull. nomena. When viewed from the side. they look like At the mouth of Devil's Road, dri vers a large hand with its fingers reaching into are met by a large "Road Closed" sign, the ground. which was posted by the township about a The tree bears a spray-painted wastika year ago to keep out non-residents. After and other hate messages and symbols. nu merous disturbances along the road, Further down the road. driver can residents had complained to the police, so catch a gl impse of the ill-famed Cult drivers now need a township permit to see SEARCffiNG page B4 Photos by Mike Louie The notoriety surrounding the Skull Tree (above) and the Cult House (right) have forced the township to close down the road to the general public. The Re~e\V receives special permission to take a quick look around. Sex, gore and more tbe ratings controversy BY CLARKE SPEICHER Jence," says Phuong Yokitis, the director of pub '·I trunk parents would agree that the films we E1uenainmem Editor lic affairs for the MPAA. "You can't really com deem NC-17 are so patently adult that no children Which of the following is more disturbing: a pare the rwo. They' re Like apples and oranges.·· should be allowed," Yokitis says. woman being tortured by a power tool-wieldi ng Yokitis also says that just as many films have During editing sessions, Ortenberg says Lions Christian Bale or a woman bored by having sex been rated NC-17 for violence as for sexuality. Gate took suggestions from the MP AA in order to with Christian Bale? But out of the 65 fi lms Listed on the MPAA's earn an R rating. According to the Motion Picture Association homepage that are rated NC-17, only 1982's "The "To placate the ratings board. we tried to be of America, that dispassionate expression is far Evil Dead" is forbidden to minors for "substantial very careful with the trims to not step over the ir worse than the gore that normally infests graphic horror violence and gore ... very subjective and sometimes imaginary lines," Hollywood movies. The NC-17 rating was created in 1990 in he says. On Wednesday, the MPAA denied Lions Gate response to the graphic sexuality in '·Henry and When he learned that '"American Psycho'' had Films· appeal to change the rating for their con June" starring Uma Thurman. Film that had pre been rated NC- 17, Ortenberg says he had mixed trover ial "American Psycho'· from an NC- 17 to viously been rated X we re changed to NC- 17. emotions. anR. Since 1990, only two other films have been "My first reaction was definitely not surprise. The film was given the rating not for its released by major studios under the NC-17 label Knowing the MP AA as I do, I figured they were extremely graphic violence, but because of one - "Showgirls" (1995) and "Bent"" (1997). Other going to do that." he says. "My second reaction sex scene deemed inappropriate for minors by the notable NC- 17 films from maller studios include was that I was grateful to them for handing us a MPAA. "Crash" (1996), "Orgazmo'' (1998) and "Beyond nice publicity moment on a silver platter. We Tom Ortenbcrg, co-pre ident of Lions Gate the Valley of the Dolls" (1970). which was based couldn't have asked for anything better." Films Releasing. says the scene in question does on a screenplay written by Ebert. The fi lm premiered at Sundance amid the NC- not warrant the harsh rating. 17 controversy last week, and Ortenberg says it "It shows a male having sex with two females, rccei~r ed an extremely positive re pon e. but he's videotaping the entire incident," he says. "The fi lm is a satire on the '80s Wall Street "You see rum looking into the video camera, you "I think the ratings board mentality," he says, ··and while there is plenty of see rum flexing his muscles at himself in the mir system as a whole is to violence, the fi lm is a satire at hean. and I trunk ror. Jt really just shows the depths of self-absorp people really seem to enjoy it." tion that people go to." blame. They continually Ortenberg tal ked with several viewers and Ortenberg trunks the ratings board came to its stigmatize anything members ofthe press after the fi lm premiered, and decision because the members may have mi sun most felt the NC- 17 rating was unjustified. derstood the scene. meant for adults as being Lions Gate Films had hoped to have the rating "I trunk that it was confusing to them and that overturned on Wednesday, but their appeal was the members of the ratings board just didn't have equal to pornography." denied by the MPAA. any idea what was going pn;· he says. - Tom Orler~herg, co·presider~t of lio r~s Gate Films Releasing ''I'm not surprised," Ortenberg ays. ·'The The MPAA's deci ion to punish the film for appeals board rarely overturns the ratings board's sexual content rather than violence has again deci ions. But I'm glad we did it. It was a fight raised questions about what exactly the associa Any film that contains ·'violence. aberrational worth fighting." tion deems inappropria\e. behavior, drug abuse. or any elements which. 011enberg says that they will re-edit the tilm to Last year alone, "Eyes Wide Shut," "South when present, most parents would consider too avoid the dreaded NC-17. Park: Bigger. Longer and Uncut," ·'American strong. and therefore, off limits for viewi ng by '·Hopefully we can sub mit a version they won't Pie." "Summer of San( and "Dogma" all had to their children'' is subject to an NC-17 rating, mind America seeing." he says. be re-edited because of sexuality or coarse lan according to the MPAA. Sarah Dennison. head of media relations fo r guage to receive an R rating. Joan Benin, president of the National Palm Pictures. says her studio has run into a sim Meanwhile, '·Wild Wild West" and ''The Committee Against Censorship. says the rating il ar problem with the ratings board. Haunting'' were both rated PG-13 -even though violates parents· rights. Theaters are not allowed Palm Pictures was forced to edit its film "Black each features a decapitation. to admit children under the age of 17 according to and White.'' starring Robert Downey Jr .. Ben Since the MPAA seems to favor violence over the rating, even if an adult accompanies them. Stiller and Elijah Wood. As with "American sexua)jty, film critic Roger Eben offers a very sim "If you think your child is mature enough to Psycho:· the scene singled out in volved a three ple solution to get "American Psycho" an R rating. see graphic depictions of sex. that·s really your some. "Maybe they would have passed it if instead business." she says. The company resubmitted the film. maki ng a the three people shot each other," he says. However, Yokitis says the MPAA freq uently very minor change to the scene, and the MPAA However, the MPAA maintains that it i not receives complements from parents on the NC-17 gave it an R rating. An insinuated masturbation biased against sexuality. rating even if it does take away some of their deci THE REV IE\\' I Se kna Ka.ng "We do not consider sex to be worse than vio- sion-making power. sec AMERICAN page B4 B ~ • THE REVIEW • February 4, 2000 THE SAGA'S WORTHY FINISH " S CREAM 3" Return to Woodsboro" is cutTentl y in production. Director previous two "Screams." effectively uti li zes the dark. eerie DIMENSION FILMS Roman Bridger (Scott Foley) hopes to make the bridge tone in conjunction with rapid cuts The neat~ighted 'beholdet' ''EYE OF THE B EHOLDER" In "Eye of the Beholder," these two characters are as DESTINATION FLL~IS complex as jigsaw puzzles, but most of their pieces are RATING:* 112 missing. The characters are so shallow that there' s no basis for how each one behaves. Joanna murders in an almost sym bolic ritual that she dedicates to a lost father who aban doned her at an early age. These past events seem very unlikely to have instilled a homicidal nature in a fragile character like Joanna. Like his incomplete counterpart, the Eye is tormented by the woeful spirit of his young daughter. This effective film technique could convey key emotions - if the daugh ter were dead. BY JOE CANNIZZARO The viewers find out later that the child was taken away Stajj Repona in his marital separation, which would make her very much A painfully-isolated British intelligence agent is haunt alive. ed by his past. The inaccuracy presses the audience to question if the A dark childhood causes a serial killer's murderous makers of "Eye" are genuinely provoking their thoughts or rage. whether seeing this movie was an $8 mistake. Yet the audience cannot feel for these characters Jason Priestley and k.d. lang also make appearances but because they're meaningless personas without motive. they add little to the movie. Ewan McGregor plays the covert surveillance specialist, Lang plays McGregor's intelligence contact, which dubbed the Eye, who must monitor the murderer, Joanna could have illustrated the Eye's failure to operate in a Eris. Soon the Eye develops an obsessive nature for his tar world where he's able to correspond with only one person. get, and even in the midst of her merciless killing spree, he Instead of playing the character who can potentially bring jacket. "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and cannot bring himself to apprehend her. the Eye out of his shell, her role is reduced to the quirky Elliott also fai ls to emphasize the basic communication "Welcome to Woop Woop." These two movies have rede sidekick cliche. between characters in a fil m solely comprised of distant fined transvestitism as an art form and ushered in films like Priestley is awkwardly thrown into the film as the men interactions and voyeurism. Even in the most isolated situ "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar." The Gist of It ace who threatens to break the invisible bond between ation, superior dialogue can be sacrificed and replaced with Strangely enough, Elliott's transvestite comedies have · ~~rCr'!:r~ 20/20 Joanna and the Eye. His only purpose is to play the mjs body language and subtlety of expression. Through these received twice the acclaim that "Eye" will ever receive. , "1:! 'Cr "1:! "1:! 2 0 I 3 0 placed villain who seems to have walked onto the wrong techniques, the emotions and ambitions of a character are Elliott obviously possesses the first universal trait of all '!:r"i.'!'!:r 20/40 soundstage. conveyed. Hollywood directors - the art makes perfect sense to the Writer/director Stephan Elliott even underwrites the "1:!"1:! 2 0/1 00 "Eye of the Beholder" acts like a speed bump for the artist. The inaccuracies seen in "Eye of the Beholder" must main character's occupational skills. The Eye doesn' t seem careers of two rising stars - and they both hit it hard. be expressions of his own ideals and emotions which are 'Cr 20/300 competent at his job as he places his spy cameras in obvi Elliott has made what seems to be a bizarre transition in perfectly accurate in his own mind - but next time, ous open spaces and tails his targets wearing a bright red regard to his choice of film genre. His past fi lms include Stephan, let us all in on the joke. Ma91: · l~; Celsb llit; IJJp Greeting1. lt'g Friday,. 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The Beach Boys, Feb. 25, 7 :30 & l0:30 p.m., $45 Eye of the Beholder 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:45 -REM 's Michael Stipe. in reYpm'-'" to tht·qtw'i· Jan . 31. 2000 FIRST UNION CENTER (215-336-3600) 10:1 5 The Green Mile 12:20. 4: 15, 8: 15 rirm " \\'hat'.'\ \(1/lf imlul(!,enn·'}" S1>mn 1/l I I B4 • THE REVIEW. February 4 , 2000 Media Darling Scooby-Doo vs. Jabberjaw: an introspection white shark. He walks on his caudal fin, impediment (thi nk Astra of "The Jetsons"'), work equally well in any setting, right? If friend have fallen into. breathes air or water and talks surprisingly Jabber in his shrill Curly-esque articulation anything, the campy futuristic flair of She's a girl who knows how to get things BY CARLOS WALKUP like Curly of the 'Three Stooges." ("No respect! Whoop, whoop, whoop!'"). "Jabberjaw" - everyone loves campy sci done, whether it's work or play - and you If a great white shark and a Great Dane This intrepid band, The Neptunes, tours a Even the characters of the shows are ence fiction - should one-up the admittedly must admit, she looks darn cute in that were figRting to the death i;; vicious hand futuristic undersea world in search of g i g ~ drawn in the same way, barring the fac t that bland ex-contemporary setting of "Scooby baggy turtleneck sweater. to-hand combat, you would expect the shark and places to set up their underwater tent. it 's hard to make a shark and a Great Dane Doo," right? Bubbles, on the other hand, is just anoth to win ... right? What they find instead are adventures, dan look alike. Then why, may I ask, is "Jabberjaw'' so er dumb girl, a second Shelly. No doubt the Of course. ger and opportunities to get captured by bad mind-numbingly inferior to the exceptional creators of "Jabberjaw·' thought her inces The shark is big, the shark has horrible, guys. Jabberjaw, of course, is there to get "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You'"? sant chatter and idiotic laugh would endear flesh-rending teeth, and the shark is attract them o ut of the jam and back to the jam ses Words cannot express Can second-rate dialogue be the answer? her to the audience. ed to the flailing "dog-paddle" exhibited by sion. the loathing I have for No, the scripts for both shows are pretty Oh, how wrong they were. the canine. (The dog, in his mind, swims li ke "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" follows poor. Words cannot express the loathing I have a wounded animal- an easy meal.) a similar formula. replacing a shark with a the abomination that Does the etting make that great a differ for·the abomination that took Velma's place And what if this shark is able to walk and dog. The setting is different - funky flares ence? I don' t think so - it's a choice in the undersea world of the future. breathe on dry land? Why, the poor pup has and retro-sweaters replace the futuristic sea took Velma's place in between ' 70 kids being chased by fake Nor can words convey the impatience I n't a chance against such a brutally amphibi suits of Jabberjaw' s worl d, and the group ghosts and futuristic kids being chased by feel when Velma's "buddies" (especially ous mass of destruction. tools around in its "Mystery Machine" ('67 the undersea world real aliens. those nonentities Fred and Daphne) under However, in the case of Jabberjaw and Chevy or something) instead of a fancy Is it the fact that Scooby has an excuse to rate her importance to the show. Scooby-Doo (shark and pup. respectively), aqua-car. of the future. run from ghouls and goblins, while "Ditch those users and losers!" 1 cry. the weapons of war are not corporeal. Both But the similarities are striking neverthe Jabberjaw has no business fearing a little "Come into my world, where you will be are stars of uncannily similar television less. Biff ("Jabberjaw") and Fred ("Scooby So, "Jabberjaw" and " Scooby-Doo, green guy half his size? appreciated!'' shows, and both are battling for approval - Doo") are the handsome, athletic go-getters. Where Are You!" are alike in general plot No, I believe the problem lies in the pair OK, so I don't actually say that. But when my approval. Shelly ("Jabberjaw") and Daphne synopsis: the gang is ambling along, the_ of characters that don't jive with one anoth I occasionally catch a "Scooby-Doo" rerun I And one of them is losing badly. ("Scooby-Doo") are the buxom broads in gang comes across bizarre misdeeds, the er - Bubbles and Velma. ponder the plight of Velma and all the other Let me give you the lowdown on these need of constant rescuing. Clamhead gang runs in circles being chased by the bad In a fit of brilliance, the creators of unsung heroes of life. two shows. Both aired from the early to mid ("Jabberjaw") and Shaggy ("Scooby-Doo") guys, the gang captures the bad guys and "Scooby-Doo" added Velma to the show's And sometimes I see a little bit of me ' 70s, and both were produced by those bril are the gangly pseudo-darks whom every saves the day. line-up, incorporating a powerful mind into reflected in those thick, beautiful glasses. liant tycoons of animation, William Hanna body likes but nobody would date. T he illustrations fo r both cartoons are vir the group. and Joseph Barbera. And then there are Bubbles and Velma, to tually identical. Velma is the perfect foil to Daphne - a Carlos Walkup is a news features editor for "Jabberjaw" follows the exploits of four whom I shall return. The characters in the one show mirror the short, stumpy girl sporting knee-socks and The Review. He understands that things have teen-age musicians-cum-sleuths and their Jabberjaw and Scooby provide much of other almost perfectly. thick glasses who is always able to think a been said about his girl, Velma. Say them to pet/partner, Jabberjaw, who is, well, a great the comedy -Scooby in hi s husky speech It seems that a cartoon concept shoul d way out of whatever jam her imbecilic his face - or e-mail him at [email protected]. The InternetJs toy story BY BEN PENSERGA the place for you. Downloadable MP3 files to laugh at the He-Man adversary, Stinkor, Feature.< Editor of television sound effects, commercials of who came with shield, chest armor and "ah Ah, those carefree days of youth. the TV show and classified ads are avail ... a distinctive smell." Summers playing with He-Man toys in able for fans of the transformable robot toy the yard. Winters anticipating getting the line. 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Comprehensive lists of Whether you passed your childhood TRANSFORMERS the figure lines, books on He-Man and arti with action figures, dolls or ponies, every Yearn for the days of Optimus Prime, cles about "the most powerful man in the thing has a home in cyberspace. Go find it THE REVIEW I Selena Kang Bumblebee and Megarron? Bigbot.com is universe" are all there. Check it out if only to regain a part of lost youth. 'American Psycbo' Searching a (egenrJ continued from page B 1 bikes on that road," he says. gets tbe NC-17 Haskell says the rumors about the Cult House. House and Devil's Road can all be easily continued from page B 1 The massive stone manor is situated on a debunked. sloping, snow-covered hill about two foot The trees lining the road grow at an scene, which took up less than five seconds of screen time, ball fields away from the road. It is almost angle, he explains, because they have been was th~ o_nly segment removed. completely hidden by thick evergreens, trimmed to avoid the power lines that run Palm Pictures has posted both versions of the scene on the planted by the owner to deflect attention. along the road. Web site www.sputnik7.com, asking viewers if they can tell It's rumored that the windows of the Although he confinns the Cult House the difference between the two. mansion are shaped like crosses . does indeed have windows with crosses, he ."We're not questioning the MPAA," Dennison says. "We H.G. Haskell, a class of '84 university says that it is a fairly common occurrence in just want the general public to know how the ratings process alumnus who has lived along the road ·all many windowpanes. works and for them to make their own decision." his life, says the majority of rumors regard And above all, he says, there is nothing Last year the MPAA received much criticism for its rat ing the Cult House and Devil's Road are mysterious about the owner. ings of such films as "Eyes Wide Shut," "American Pie" and just that - rumors. "The owner used to be a little old lady. "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut." He says he ftrst heard about the spooky She Jj ved by herself in a wing of the house. In the ''Eyes Wide Shut" case, images had to be digitally tales nearly 15 years ago, and they have She was a du Pont," he says. "She died added to obscure an orgy scene. "American Pie" had to limit escalated ever since. about four or five years ago." the number of pelvic thrusts actor Jason Biggs made into an "Four or five years ago, it started to get The current owner, he says, is an elderly apple pie. more serious," Haskell says. "That's when gentleman whom he and the other residents "South Park" ran into several problems because of its noto the graffiti on the trees started." have all met. riously coarse language. For insrance, "God fucking me up the He says before the "Road Closed" barri "There is no cult," he says. ass" was considered worthy of an NC-17, while "God's the er was erected, nearly 200 vehicles a night For now, the road will remain indefinite biggest bitch of all" was appropriate enough for an R. would drive down Devil's Road. ly closed to non-residents, according to ·James Toback, the director of "Black and White" and Haskell and the other residents decided township officials. 1998's ''Two Girls and a Guy," has called the NC-17 rating to hire a security guard to patrol the road, The township police regularly patrol the censorship since it limits what people can see and hear in a which could account for the rumors of secu road, and several violators have already film.· rity trucks chasing drivers. been issued tickets. But since the MPAA is not associated with the govern "One time, [the guard] found people in But the legend still thrives, Haskell says, ment and the ratings are technically voluntary, it cannot legal KKK hoods," he says, but Haskell says he and the "Road Closed" signs are thrown ly be considered censorship. Yet Bertin says that Toback def thinks it was probably a fraternity prank. into a nearby creek at least twice a week by initely has a point. Haskell adds that cars from the sur trespassers. "Anything that results in the denial of people to be able to rounding properties were stolen and set on Although Haskell says the mysteries and make choices about viewing legal material is a fonn of cen fire and that a burning cross was found at rumors about the Cult House and Devil's sorship," she says. one end of the road. Road are just fabricated by locals for a Bertin also says she has spoken with .several filmmakers In addition, decapitated baby dolls have weekend thrill, several creepy questions and that they feel pressure to avoid an NC-17. been found nestled in the hollow of the still remain. "Concerns about ratings influences their creative judge Skull Tree. Why hasn't the owner of the hou e tried ments and the movies that get made," Bertin says. These incidents were what led the resi to dispel the gossip that has inspired the Filmmakers always have the option of releasing the film as dents to ask the township for assistance. hubbub? NC~ 17, but many theater owners refuse to play movies with Though the amount of traffic radically What incidents inspired the rumors of that rating. The fewer theaters the movie is released in, the decreased after the sign was put up, Haskell cult activity? smaller the profit. Many newspapers and television stations THE.REVI.EW I Mike Louie says he's still wary about the safety of him And what about those tall, shadowy, als'o refuse to run advertisements for NC-17 movies. The trees on Devil's Road point away from the Cult House. Local resident, self and the ether residents. slanting trees ... the ones that are nowhere Orten berg says part of the reason for this decision is that H.G. Haskell, says the anomaly is due to the power lines in the area. "I still won't let my children ride their near the power lines? owners are afraid of offending local community standards, hut the MPAA is a larger part of the problem. "I think the ratings board system as a whole is to blame," he says. 'They continually stigmatize' anything meant for adults as being equal to pornography." In regards to newspapers and television stations refusing to Mo1siC Celeb Mix-up .Angwer: run ads, Ortenberg says they are "confused by the ratings sys tem and mistakenly trying to play God." 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Hen Zone Rodney/Dickinson 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight Pencader/Towers Trabant University Center Trabant University Center Information Desk After leaving campus, contact: 7:00a.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Minimum 24-hour notice) Shuttle times: e-mail- [email protected] 1:00,2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, Phone- (302) 831-1187 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. ..,, .,, Wilmington Train Station University Shuttle Bus UD Campus *Additional drop-off locations along University bus routes may be available upon request. February 4, 2000 • THE REVIEW • B7 Sports St. Louis Rams vs. All Stars. Commentary having the NFL champion take on a vent out the frustration of a failed played in either a dome, California or based on conference affiliation. team of all-stars selected from the rest championship run. Aorida. But the North America versus the of the leagues' teams. Imagine Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp In order to make the Pro Bowl World format the NHL has now In 1939, the first-ever NFL Pro getting in his stance at the line of truly authentic, the game should be makes the game more exciting. It Bowl was played. The champion New scrimmage, knowing that there's no rotated among cities that actually gives fans a chance to enjoy an Rob Niedzwiecki York Giants defeated the AU-Stars 13- way the St. Louis Rams are going to have temperature that drop below 60 Olympic-style atmosphere on an 10. Just to show this wasn' t a fluke, double team him with Tennessee's degrees. annual basis as opposed to just once the Green Bay Packers dispensed of Jevon Kearse positioned at defensive Cities such as Chicago, Green Bay every four years. the leagues' best by a score of 16-7 in end. Hits from these two would make and East Rutherford, N.J. (let's face it The NFL should take a page from This Sunday, the best players in the the season, when people are still inter 1940. the Rams' Kurt Warner long for his -the Giants and Jets do not play in the same book and have its champion National Football League will gather ested in the sport. While the Pro Bowl The Pro Bowl took a hiatus from grocery-bagging days. New York) as well as other frigid take on the leagues' all-stars. And i in Honolulu, Hawaii, yet again to has been competitive for the most 1943-50, and from this point forward The fact that the game is played at places deserve to host the game. This that doesn't work, they could always compete in the Pro Bowl, the season part, it's hard to convince fans to the game has been composed of two the. end of the season is not the only would ensure that only true football try that North America versus the ending event that generates almost as watch a game that takes place one all-star teams. thing wrong with the Pro Bowl. The fans would show, and not those high World thing. much interest as that other bowl. week after the most-hyped sporting The results of 1939 and 1940 show game is played in warm temperatures priced executives of the NFL that are Actually, that's a ridiculous state event of the year. that this could be an entertaining con and attended by people who are more always sitting on their hands at the Rob Niedzwiecki is a sports editor ment. Fans don't get nearly as Because of the high probability of cept, with a lot more than league pride interested in getting a good tan than Super Bowl. for The Review and insists that if the !pumped up for the Pro B owl as they injury, playing the Pro Bowl during at stake. The Super Bowl champi watching the game. Changing the all-star format in a NFL does not follow his format, then do for even the Motor City Bowl. the middle of the season would be too on would have the ultimate test to Football in January and February major professional league is not with he will never watch football again. The other major professional risky. That's why the NFL should res prove how great it really is. The all should not be played in warm weath out precedent. For years, the National Well, at least the Pro Bowl. Send sports play their all-star game during urrect an idea from its early history- star team would have the chance to er. It's bad enough the Super Bowl is Hockey League selected its all stars comments to rniedz.@udel:edu Swimming Wonten break three school records ends regular BY ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI head coach Jim Fischer. " We were actually hoping for Spnrts Editor a faster time than that, but we had some breakthrough The records just keep falling for the Delaware's races up there." season, readies men's and women's track and field teams. DiGennaro was o ne of those athletes that broke The Hens womeu broke three school records at the through for the Hens. Running the anchor mile for the for AE Champ. non-scored Third Delaware Invitational Saturday, and distance medley team , DiGennaro ran 4:1 4, a three the men broke one mark when they traveled to Boston second improvement over his personal best. BY WENDY MCKEEVER University for the Terrier Classic Sunday. DiGennaro also recorded the third best 3,000-meter Copy Ediror "Overall, I thought our performances were a lot bet time in school history Sunday when he ran 8:27. As a result of blowout victories ter than the week before," said Delaware women's In add ition to setting a school record, Quigley also over Loyola College, the Delaware head coach Susan McGrath-Powell. "There was a lot qualified for the IC4A meet with a time o f 2:29 in the men's and women's swimming and more effort put into everything this week ... which I ,000-meter, which earned him a third place finish. diving teams were assured of the showed the efforts paid off." At the Delaware Invitational, the Hens took men's best record in 12 years and Junior Jennifer Lublanecki ran the 60- two first-place finishes. So phomore Michael the women's best record in three. meter dash in 8. 12 seconds to take third R eh lOok the high jump and senior Ian Bass The men (6-1 ) defeated Loyola and break the previous mark of 8 .20. was victorious in the long jump. (men: 5-2, women: 3-4) 146.5- Joining her in the Hens record books was Next up for both Delaware teams is the 87.5, and the women (6-1) were sophomore Annemarie Quinn, who finished Fourth D e laware Invitational. The meet victorious by a score of 147-87. the 60-meter hurdles in 9.56 to shatter the starts Saturday at 6 p.m . and continues on Senior T.J. Maday led Delaware old mark of I 0.54, good for second place. Sunday, with women's actio n starting at 9 with wins in the 50-meter freestyle, The triple jump mark went down as well a.m. and men's getting underway at 1:30 the 100-meter butterfly and was a when freshman Laura Dietrich leapt 37 feet, one inch p.m. part of the winning 200-meter med to grab third place and erase the previous standard of The meet will feature 25 teams mostly from the ley relay. 36 feet, six inches. Baltimore and Philadelphia areas, including LaSalle 0 the r Delaware also received three first place finishes. University, Shippensburg University and West Chester bright spots Sophomore Aimee Alexander took the 3,000-meter University. for the Hens and freshman Cristin Romano tne 5 ,000-meter. Quinn Fischer said he is looking forward to the challenges were junior continued her undefeated season in the high jump. the meet will bring. M i k e The Hens men's distance medley team set a school "We've got some people whose races I'm really Gallaher and Women record with a time of I 0:05 Sunday at the non-scored looking forward to," he said. "I'm excited to see how freshman Terrier Classic. Delaware sent nine athletes to Boston, they do against good competition." Hens 147 ~ v THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister D a i d with the rest of the team competing at the Delaware McGrath-Powell also said she sees the meet as a Loyola 87 Troskey , Men's and women's swimming and diving closed out their In:vitational. good test. Men who each seasons in style with a sweep of Loyola College. The team, composed of seniors Troy Beckius, Brian "Because of the number of schools that come, you Hens 146.5 ~ won two Demlein and Mike DiGennaro and junior Joe Quigley. get a real wide range of abilities in all the events," she Loyola 87.5 For the Delaware women, "The men had an awesome events. broke the existing mark of 10:07. said. "It will be nice to see if we can run with [the J 0 h n seniors Lisa Dillinger and Amanda meet," she said. ":rhe diving was "They were really excited," said Delaware men's opposition]." Hayman, swimming head coach for Stouffer along with junior Jennifer amazing." both squads, said he feels the Haus, each earned two first-·place Even though the America East record the teams have compiled are finishes. Championships are not until Feb. a result of the teams' focus and Hayman said the women's team 18 and there are no meets until_ Hens fire blanks; dedication. is doing well. "They' re not No. I , then, Schuster said he feels the div "The men are one of the best but they ' re pretty solid." ing teams are ready and is expect. teams UD has ever had," he said. Hayman said he was particularly ing them to claim victory at the shoot a catastrophic The men may be three-time pleased with sophomore Kathryn competition. defending conference champions, Fryer, who won the 100-meter There is no worry about the two but Maday said he believes this backstroke. week break due to the team' s 1-of25 from downtown year's team is stronger than those "Her backstroke really enthusiasm, and Schuster said he continued from page B8 of the past. impressed me and her time was feels the break will provide the "Obviously in the ftrSt half [Presley] was excellent," he said. "It seems like we don' t have the pretty fast," he said. team a chance to fortify them "I didn't go back to him much in the second half because he gaps we used to have," he said. Fryer said she was excited and selves. hasn't practiced. [That decision) was one I'd probably like to " We now have people filling in surprised with her performance. "Athletes will have to get over revisit because he did give us a lift." those events where we were not the " I didn't expect to do well," she the flu, put ice on ankles, backs, Now that the Hens are two games behind ftrSt-place Hofstra fastest." said. "It was a hard week of prac shoulders and muscles to strength University, Brey said the team cannot expect to play host to the Maday said he was pleased to be tice." en up for the meet," he said. conference championship game, which is played at the site of given the opportunity to swim John Schuster, the Hens men's Hayman said he agrees with the No.I seed. The tournament games leading up to the cham events he does not normally com and women's diving coach, said he Schuster and does not feel the pionship this year will be played again at the Bob Carpenter THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister pete in. thought the divers did well because break will affect the teams' focus. Center. Maday, who had never swam the athletes chose which dives they "The kids have been doing this "As I told the guys, you really don't have any pressure on Pegues became UD's all-time leading scorer before in the individual races he wanted to present. all their lives and they are dedicat you now because getting that No. 1 seed is a long shot," he Jan. 27 in the Hens' 102-55 trouncing of UNH. won against Loyola, said he was "They didn't perform the most ed," he said. said. "So let's just try and get better as a basketball team. pleased with the outcome of both competitive dives because they' re The coaches may not be wor "We've got to try and get better on the road and be more Alcorn State University for the sixth-longest in the nation. events, though he said he was told getting ready to compete in the ried, but Main vi lie said she is very consistent on the road. Because chances are, if you're going to Gordon said this weekend will benefit the team in the event he could have done better. [America East Championships]," concerned about the rest period. play for the championship, it's probably going to be on the the America East Championship is not played at the Bob "When I got out of the 50 free," he said. ''I'm worried about the fresh road." Carpenter Center. Senior diver Tanya Mainville he said, "I was told that I died at men," she said. "As a senior, I've Delaware will be forced to rectify its road woes in a hurry. "We definitely have a good road schedule left to get us the end, and that my turn could said she was proud of her team gone through it before, and we'll The Hens take on fourth-place Drexel University tonight at 8 ready for the [championship] game, if that is the case," he said. mates and excited with the men's have been better." have to see how they handle it." p.m. and face first-place Hofstra Sunday at 4 p.m. The Flying "I think tonight had to make our team a little hungrier than it performance. Dutchmen have a 20-game home win-streak, which is tied with already has been." Athletics addresses th.e issues pertaining to student seating continued from page 8 8 are and were only given to students. seats will be available to them, unlike during when there are problems. They need to be sepa whatever and they never show, but there's not tickets to sit in the first row of Section lO tucked "If a member of the general public can't buy a Winter Session. rated." much we can do about that." away in a comer behind press row. ticket, they aren't getting in," he said. Krouse guaranteed that the "Winter Session The "6th Man" could barely be seen let alone problem" would be resolved when the athletic Scattered Seating America East tournament sparks student be heard, and with the student body divided, the Students are not "Second-class citizens" department gets together after the season to dis A major concern on the part of the student concern members were reduced to mere spectators with Johnson added that Athletics does not want to cuss it. body has been if they go with friends and are told This problem of university students being minimal crowd influence. make the student body into what head coach "It's going to be taken care of," he said. "This to move, they will not be placed together. The kicked out of the "Cockpit" and asked to move to Mike Brey has cautioned against -turning "stu is not just some rhetoric. The students are very reason for this is that their ticket stubs are not their "assigned seat,'' ftrSt arose during last year's Winter Session student interest dents iri to second-class citizens." important to the environment [of Delaware given out in order. America East tournament. According to Athletic Department officials, "The environment, the enthusiasm starts with sports]. It is probable that if "John" and "Kelly" go to And with the conference championships to be the reason for the selling of traditional student students," Johnson said. "I want I ,000 students to "We got caught in a changing trend, which I a game together, swipe their I.D. cards and are hosted at the Bob Carpenter Center again this seating to non-students was done because "dur come to every game. feel bad for. given their ticket stubs, "John" may be placed in season, the issue has once again sparked student ing Winter Session significantly less students 'There were a number of variables, and we "We have the students' best interests at heart." Row X, Seat 4, while "Sue's" may read Row G, concern. come." are breaking new ground and are going to Seat 2. However, Johnson said Athletics has no con "It's hundreds less," Johnson said. "We've adjust." Keeping student seating free "I am fully aware of the problem," Krouse trol over the championships. Seating and every been doing this for three years." Krouse said if student support continues to be Johnson and Krouse also wanted to assure the said. 'That will be discussed." thing else affi liated with the AE tournament is However, this is the first year in which athlet strong, events like "Youth Day" will become a student body that they would never be charged Johnson added that those tickets are not meant handled entirely by the America East Conference ics has dealt with the issue of Saturday night thing of the past. for what has always been free student seating. to be used for seating placement purposes. They officials in Boston. games. "Students are what's important here," he said. "We're not going to charge students," Johnson are just supposed to be used so no more than the "Having Saturday night games has increased said. amount of seats are actually given out, he said. "Cockpit" vs. "Cameron Crazies'' student interest," Johnson said. "We had no way Not a money machine Krouse added, "if student support is strong, "In the student seats, it has always been that Many colleges and universities around the to calculate that. "Students will become the priority," Krouse those [members of the general public] who were you don't have to sit in your seat,'' he said. nation have a solid, loyal fan base, but none any 'That wasn' t factored into past practice. We're said. "If it hurts the bottom line, then so be it. sitting in the student section will be the ones to "You're there frrst, you sit. stronger than Duke University's "Cameron in a new ballgame. "We don't want this notion out there that buy tickets." "That's a problem we need to work through." Crazies." "We got stung a little. we're this money machine. The Blue Devils' 46-game home win streak at "We are going to make sure students get "We' re not this big, mean money monster. Krouse: General Public and students do not Empty season ticket-holder seats Cameron Indoor Arena is the second longest in served in the future. We'll have to change and adjust to students' mix In both games, when three-deep rows of stu the nation. The blue and white face painted 'The seating issue shouldn't be a problem needs." Another important issue amongst students and dents were standing in the concourses behind the "Crazies" have the best seats in the house, sitting from now on." athletics is the tensions that arise when the stu "Cockpit" and along the side of the arena, many (well , mostly standing and bouncing) on th~ side Athletics guantntees full allotment of free stu dent body is integrated with the general public. season ticket-holder seats were available. lines near mid court. Standing Room Only dent seating Krouse said he feels students and the general Sometimes rows of season ticket-holder seating With the "6th Man" concept Delaware's own After the Jan. 22 student turnout at the With three home games still remaining, public need to be separated at games in order to would be empty, but students were not and will "Crazies" are finally starting to find an identity of Towson game, Krouse said he suspected what including one Saturday night game (Feb. 12 vs. avoid the ever-prevalent scenario of the student not be ushered into those seats, Johnson said. their own to rally around. would happen against Maine. Northeastern University, a team responsible for being kicked out of the student section to go 'That's come up," he said. "We've noticed 'That's what we want," Brey said. ''We're In order to avoid excessive numbers of stu one of Delaware's three league losses this sea stand in the concourse for an "adult" to sit in his that, but it's delicate. People come late, like with worried about the student's being turned off. We dents turned away at the door, he said the ticket son), students said they are nervous about the or her pla;e. two-and-a-half minutes left in the ftrSt half, can have a theatre atmosphere without our stu office handed out 140 red raffle-ticket style prospect of being kicked out of"the "Cockpit'' "We want what's best for the student body," things like tha"' dents here." "standing room only" tickets to students, more again. Krouse said. "We don't want to gauge anyone. "If people have multiple seats we ask them to Krouse said. ''I'm a big advocate for the stu than ever before. But Johnson and Krouse both said they want 'The general public is the general public and tell us if they aren't going to be using them, but , dents. We' re all on the arne page. We all want Krouse said the "standing room only" tickets to reassure all students that their full allotment of students are students. When they're integrated is someone says, 'Oh, my son is going to use it' or the same things, and [Athletics] needs to adapt." \. INTENTIONAL SECOND February 4, 2000 ·THE R EVIEW· B7 Sports St. Louis Rams vs. All Stars? Commentary having the NFL champion take on a vent out the frustration of a failed played in either a dome, California or based on conference affi liation. team of all-stars selected from the rest championship run. Florida. But the North America versus the of the leagues' teams. Imagine Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp In order to make the Pro Bowl World fo rmat the NHL has now In 1939, the first-ever NFL Pro getting in his stance at the line of truly authentic, the game should be makes the game more exciting. It Bowl was played. The champion New scrimmage, know1 ng that there's no rotated among cities that actually gives fa ns a chance to enjoy an Rob Niedzwiecki York Giants defeated the All-Stars 13- way the St. Louis Rams are going to have temperature that drop below 60 Olympic-style atmosphere on an 10. Just to show this wasn't a fl uke, double team him with Tennessee's degrees. annual basis as opposed to just once the Green Bay Packers dispensed of Jevon Kearse positioned at defensive Cities such as Chicago, Green Bay every four years. the leagues· best by a score of 16-7 in end. Hits from these two would make and East Rutherford, N.J. (let's face it The NFL should take a page from This Sunday, the best players in the the season, when people are still inter 1940. the Rams' Kurt Warner long for hi s - the Giants and Jets do not play in the same book and have its champion National Football League will gather ested in the sport. While the Pro Bowl The Pro Bowl took a hiatus from grocery-bagging days. New York) as well as other frigid take on the leagues' all-stars. And i in Honolulu, Hawaii, yet again to has been competitive for the most 1943-50, and from this point forward The fact that the game is played at places deserve to host the game. This that doesn't work, they could always compete in the Pro Bowl, the season part, it's hard to convince fans to the game has been composed of two the-end of the season is not the only would ensure that only true football try that North America versus the ending event that generates almost as watch a game that takes place one all-star teams. thing wrong with the Pro Bowl. The fans would show, and not those high World thing. much interest as that other bowl. week after the most-hyped spor1ing The results of 1939 and 1940 show game is played in warm temperatures priced executives of the NFL that are Actually. that's a ridiculous state event of the year. that this could be an entertaining con and attended by people who are more always sitting on their hands at the Rob Niedzwiecki is a sports editor rment. Fans don't get nearly as Because of the high probability of cept, with a lot more than league pride interested in getting a good tan than Super Bowl. for The Review and insists that if the !pumped up for the Pro Bowl as they injury, playing the Pro Bowl during at stake. The Super Bowl champi watching the game. Changing the all-star format in a NFL does twr follow his format, then do for even the Motor City Bowl. the middle of the season would be too on would have the ultimate test to Football in January and February major professional league is not with he will never watch football again. The other major professional risky. That's why the NFL should res prove how great it really is. The all should not be played in warm weath out precedent. For years, the National Well, at least the Pro Bowl. Send !sports play their aU-star game during urrect an idea from its early history- star team would have the chance to er. It's bad enough the Super Bowl is Hockey League selected its all stars comments to m iedz@udel:edu Swimming Wonten break three school records ends regular BY ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI head coach Ji m Fische r. "We were actu all y hoping for Sporrs Editor a fas ter ti me than that, but we had some breakthrough The records just keep falling for the Delaware's races up there.·· season, readies men 's and women's track and field teams. DiGennaro was one of those athletes that broke The Hens wome11 broke three school record at the through fo r the Hens. Ru nni ng the anchor mile for the for AE Champ. non-scored Third Delaware In vitational Saturday. and di tancc medley team, DiGennaro ran 4: 14, a three the men broke one mark when they traveled to Bo ton second improvement over hi s personal best. BY WENDY MCKEEVER University for the Terrier Classic Sunday. DiGennaro also recorded the thi rd best 3,000-meter Cop) Editor "Overall, I thought our performances were a lot bet time in school history Sunday when he ran 8:27. As a result of blowout victories ter than the week before," said Delaware women·s In addi tion to euing a chool record , Quigley also over Loyola College, the Delaware head coach Susan McGrath-Powell. "There was a lot qualifi ed fo r the IC4A meet with a ti me of 2:29 in the men's and women's swimming and more effort put into everything this week ... which I ,000-meter, which earned him a th ird place fi nish. diving teams were assured of the showed the efforts paid off. " At the Delaware Invitational, the Hens took men ·s best record in 12 years and Junior Jennifer Lublanecki ran the 60- two first-place fini shes. Sophomore Michael the women's best record in three. meter dash in 8. 12 seconds to take third Reh took the hi gh jump and senior Ian Bass The men (6- 1) defeated Loyola and break the previous mark of 8.20. was victori ous in the lo ng jump. (men: 5-2, women: 3-4) 146.5- Joining her in the Hens record books was Next up for both De laware teams is the 87.5, and the women (6-1 ) were sophomore Annemarie Quinn, who finished Fourth Delaware Inv itational. The meet victorious by a score of 147-87. the 60-meter hurdles in 9.56 to shatter the starts Saturday at 6 p.m. and continues on Senior T.J. Maday led Delaware old mark of I 0.54, good for second place. Sunday. with women 's action starting at 9 with wins in the 50-meter freestyle, The triple jump mark went down as well a.m. and rnen 's getting underway at I :30 the I 00-meter bulterfly and was a when freshman Laura Dietrich leapt 37 feet, one inch p. m. part of the winning 200-meter med- to grab third place and erase the previous standard of The meet will fe ature 25 teams mostly from the ley relay. 36 feet, six inches. Baltimore and Philadelphia areas, inc luding LaSalle 0 the r Delaware also received three first place finishes. University, Shippensbu rg Uni versity and West Chester bright spots Sophomore Aimee Alexander took the 3,000-meter University. for the Hens and freshman Cristin Romano tne 5,000-meter. Quinn Fischer said he is looki ng forward to the challenges were junior continued her undefeated season in the high jump. the meet will bring. M i k e The Hens men's distance medley team set a school "We·ve got orne people who e races I'm really '------""---"----' G a II ah er and Women record with a time of I 0:05 Sunday at the non-scored looking forward to." he said. "I' m excited to see how fre s hm an Terrier Classic. Delaware sent nine athletes to Boston. Hens 147 ..... THE REVI EW/Scott McAIIisler they do again st good competiti on." D a v i d with the rest of the team competing at the Delaware McGrath-Powell also aid she see the meet as a Loyola 87 Troske y. Men's and women's swimming and diving closed out their In vi tati onal. good test. Men who each seasons in style with a sweep of Loyola College. The team, composed of seniors Troy Beckius, Brian "Because of the number of schools that come, you 146.5 ..... Hens won two Demlein and Mike DiGennaro and junior Joe Quigley. get a real wide range of abilities in all the events," she Loyola 87.5 For the Delaware women, ''The men had an awesome events. broke the existing mark of I 0:07. said. " It will be nice to see if we can run with [the se ni ors Lisa Dillinger and Amanda meet.'" she said. ".The diving was J 0 h n "They were really excited," said Delaware men's opposition].'" Hayman. swimming head coach for Stouffer along with junior Jennife r amazing." both squads, said he feels the Haus. each earned two fi rst-place Even though the America East record the teams have compiled are fini shes. Championships are not until Feb. a result of the tea ms' focus and Hayman said the women's team 18 and there are no meets until Hens fire blanks; dedication. is doing well. "They're not No. I . then. Schuster said he feels the div "The men are one of the best but they·rc pretty solid."' ing teams are ready and is expect teams UD has ever had,'' he said. Hayman said he was particularly ing them to claim victory at th e shoot a catastrophic The men may be three-time pleased with sophomore Kathryn competition. defending conference champions, Fryer, who won the I 00-meter There is no worry about the two but Maday said he believes this back troke. week break due to the team's l-of25 from downtown year's team is stronger than those "Her backstroke really enthusiasm, and Schuster said he continued from page B8 of the past. impressed me and her time was feels the break wi II provide the "Obviously in the first half [Presley] was excellent," he said. " It seems like we don' t have the pretty fast.., he said. team a chance to forti fy them "I didn't go back to him much in the second half because he gaps we used to have,'' he said. Fryer said she was excited and se lves. hasn't practiced. [1bat decision] was one I'd probably like to "We now have people filling in surprised wi th her performance. "Athletes wi ll have w get over revisit because he did give us a lift." those events where we were not the " I didn't expect to do we ll ,'" she the flu , put ice on ankles, backs, Now that the Hens are two games behind ftrSt-place Hofstra fastest." said. "It was a hard week of prac shoulders and mu scles to strength University, Brey said the team cannot expect to play host to the Maday said he was pleased to be tice." en up for the meet,'' he said. conference championship game, which is played at the site of given the opportunity to swim John Schuster, the Hens men's Hayman said he agrees with the No.I seed. The tournament games leading up to the cham events he does not normally com and women's di ving coach, said he Schuster and does not fe el th e pionship this year \vlll be played again at the Bob Carpenter pete in. thought the divers did we ll because break will affect the teams' focus. Center. THE REVIEW/Scou McAllister Maday, who had never swam the athletes chose which dives they "The kids have been doing this "As I told the guys, you really don't have any pressure on Pegues became UD's all-time leading scorer before in the individual races he wanted to present. all their lives and they arc dedicat you now because getting that No. I seed is a long shot," he Jan. 27 in the Hens' 102-55 trouncing of UNH. won against Loyola, said he was "They didn't perfo rm th e most ed," he said. said. "So let's just try and get better as a basketball team. pleased with the outcome of both competitive di ves because they' re The coaches may not be wor "We've got to try and get better on the road and be more Alcorn State University for the sixth-longest in the nation. events, though he said he was told getting ready to compete in the ried, but Mainville said she is very consistent on the road. Because chances are, if you're going to Gordon said this weekend will benefit the team in the event he could have done better. [America East Championships],'. concerned about the rest period. play for the championship, it's probably going to be on the the America East Championship is not played at the Bob "When I got out of the 50 free," he said. "I' m worried about the fresh road." Carpenter Center. he said, "I was told that I died at Senior diver Tanya Mainville men,'' she said. "As a senior, I've Delaware will be forced to rectify its road woes in a hurry. 'We definitely have a good road schedule left to get us the end , and that my turn could said she was proud of her team gone through it before, and we' 11 The Hens take on fourth-place Drexel University tonight at 8 ready forthe [championship] game, if that is the case," he said. have been better."' mates and excited wi th the men's have to see how they handle it." p.m. and face frrst-place Hofstra Sunday at4 p.m. The Flying "I think tonight had to make our team a little hungrier than it perfo rmance. Dutchmen have a 20-game home win-streak, which is tied with already has been." Athletics addresses the Issue• s pertaining to student seating continued from page B8 are and were only given to students. seats will be available to them, unlike during when there are problems. They need to be sepa whatever and they never show, but there's not tickets to sit in the first row of Section 10 tucked "If a member of the general public can "t buy a Winter Session. rated." much we can do about that.·· away in a comer behind press row. ticket. they aren't getting in:· he said. Krouse guaranteed that the "Winter Session The ·'6th Man'· could barely be seen let alone problem'· would be resolved when the athletic Scattered Seating America East tournament sparks student be heard, and with the student body divided, the Students are not "Second-class citizens" department gets together after the season to dis- A major concern on the part of the student concern members were reduced to mere spectators with Johnson added that Athletic does not want to cuss it. body has been if they go with friends and are told This problem of university students being minimal crowd influence. make the tudent body into what head coach .. It's going to be taken care of," he said. "This to move, they will not be placed together. The kicked out of the '·Cockpit" and asked to move to Mike Brey has cautioned against-turning "stu is not just some rhetoric. The students are very reason for this is that their ticket stubs are not their ·'assigned seat. '" first arose during last year's Winter Session student interest dents into second-class citizens." important to the environment [of Delaware given out in order. America East tournament. According to Athletic Department officials, "The environment, the enthusiasm starts with sports]. It is probable that if "John·· and "Kelly" . go to And with the conference championships to be the reason for the selling of traditional student students.'· Johnson said. "I want 1,000 students to '·We got caught in a changing trend, which I a game together, swipe their J.D. cards and are hosted at the Bob Carpenter Center again this seating to non-students was done because "dur come to every game. feel bad for. given their ticket stubs, "John·• may be placed in cason. the is ue has once again sparked student ing Winter Session significantly less students "There were a number of variables. and we ·'We have the students· best interests at heart." Row X, Seat 4. while "Sue's'· may read Row G. concern. come:· are breaking new ground and arc going to Seat 2. However. Johnson said Athletics has no con "It's hundreds less:· Johnson said. "We've adjust: · Keeping student seating free "I am fully aware of the problem:· Krou e trol over the championships. Seating and every been doing this for three years." Krouse said if student support continues to be Jolmson and Krouse also wanted to assure the said. "That will be discussed.'. thing else affiliated with the AE tournament is However, this is the first year in which athlet strong. events like "Youth Day" will become a student body that they would never be charged Johnson added that those tickets are not meant handled entirely by the America East Conference ic has dealt with the issue of Saturday night thing of the past. for what has always been free student seating. to be used for seating placement purposes. They offi cials in Boston. game . "Students are what"s imponant here, .. he said. "We're not going to charge students," Johnson are just supposed to be used so no more than the '·Having Saturday night games has increased said. amount of seats are actually gi ven out. he said. "Cockpit'' v . ' Cameron Crazies" student interest,'' Johnson said. "We had no way Not a money machine Krouse added, ·'If student support is strong, "In the student seats, it has alway been that Many colleges and universities around the to calculate that. '·Students will become the priority;· Krouse those [members of the general public] who were you don't have to sit in your sear: · he said. nation have a solid. loyal fan base, but none any "That wasn't factored into past practice. we·re said. "If it hw1s the bottom line, then so be it. sitti ng in the student section wi ll be the ones to "You're there first. you sit. stronger than Duke Univcr ity's "Cameron in a new ballgame. "We don't want this notion out there that buy tickets: · "That's a problem we need to work through." Crazies." ''We got stung a little. we're this money machine. The Blue Devils' 46-gan1e home win streak at "We are going to make sure students get '"We're not this big. mean money monster. Krouse: General Public and students do not Empty season ticket-holder seats Cameron Indoor Arena is the second longest in erved in the future. We' ll have to change and adjust to student ' mix In both games. when three-deep rows of stu the nation. The blue and wh.ite face painted 'The seating issue shouldn't be a problem needs." Another important issue amongst students and dents were standing in the concourses behind the "Crazies" have the best seats in the house, sitting from now on." athletics is the tensions th at arise when the stu •·cockpit'" and along the side of the arena. many (well. mostly standing and bouncing) on th~ side Athletics guantntees full allotment of free stu dent body i integrated with the general public. season ticket-holder seats were available. lines near mid court. Standing Room Only dent seating Krouse said he feels tudents and the general Sometimes row of season ticket-holder eating With the '·6th Man .. concept Delaware's own After the Jan. 22 student tu rnout at the With three home games still remaining, public need to be separated at games in order to would be empty, but students were not February 4, 2000 • 88 Bears· shred Hens YOUR S TUDENT SECTION end 17-game UD home win streak BY ROBERT NIEDZWlECKJ Spons Editor For senior forward Darryl Presley, Saturday was special not only because he played in his first game since Jan. 4, but also because the day marked his 22nd binhday. However, Presley was anything but festive following the game. The Delaware men's basketball team lost 71- 56 to University of Maine Saturday night. 'Today's my binhday," he said, "and losing today just kind of takes every thing out of it." The Hens' (15-5, 7-3 America East) 17-game home win streak came to an end in a game in which they shot 1-of-25 • from three-point range. The Black Bears (16-5. 8-2) were the last team to defeat Delaware at home, ending the Hens' 15-game home win streak on Jan. 22, 1999. Maine improved its record to 5-4 at the Bob Carpenter THE .REVlEW /Heather Center, the only team in the America East to post a winning record at the Marciulionis was the "Maine" arena. culprit as he shot 2-of-15. Not even the return of Presley, who scored 13 points and grabbed six of the game. The America East's top two rebounds in 12 minutes, could overcome scoring offenses had only combined for Delaware's inept shooting. 25 points, with Delaware holding a 16-9 lead. The main culprits were senior guards Pre ley finished a three-point play Kestutis Marciulonis and John Gordon, with a free throw to get the lead to seven. who shot 0-of-9 and 1-of-6 from beyond his first points since entering the game ro the arc respectively. a standing ovation at the 12:09 mark. ''Wow," said Gordon in "My first step on the reference to the Hens' four Fl~;;;~~fri~C~ noor I got goosebumps percent shooting from ~p;:;.~~ from the crowd cheering beyond the arc. "All I've .. me on." Presley said. got ro say about that is However, that good feel 'wow'. ing rapidly went away "We didn't play poised when Maine responded at all. Against New "--'---~--~ with a 10-0 spurt to take a Hampshire (a 102-55 win 19-16lead. Jan. 27) we were so Hens The Hens, who had been relaxed, we were moving ------ 13-1 when leading at the the ball around. Tonight, it seemed half heading into Saturday, would like everybody was trying to force too rebound to take a 32-28 halftime lead. much. Everybody was trying to win the But the team that had caused the earlier game for us, instead of playing team loss quickly showed they planned on offense and working the ball around li ke adding another. we had in the past." The Black Bears dominated Delaware senior forward Mike Delaware with a 20-6 run over the first Pegues was the only other Hen to score eight minutes of the ccond stanza to in double figures, leading the team with give Maine a 48-38 lead. 16 points despite the fact that Delaware The Hens then su111ed to chip away at head coach Mike Brey said Pegues "was the lead, clo ing to withi n 56-52 when not very productive." Gordon finally hit a three-pointer for Pegues was certainly productive two THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister Delaware with 6:54 remaining. But the nights prior. The tri-captain entered the "Adults" sat passively in traditional student seating as students were left standing Saturday when the Hens lost to Maine. Black Bears then put the clamps on the · New Hampshire game needing just three Hen offense, and Delaware got no clos points to break the school record for er. most career points. Pegues scored 19 More than half the "Cockpit" sold; Athletics vows to adjust After scoring I I points in eight min points to break Greg Smith's record of BY DOMENICO MONIANARO utes in the first half, Pre ley only played 1,713. Managing Spons Editor four minutes in the second, which Brey The upper portion and left side of the "Cockpit" were bought by var The Hens and the Black Bears came "Can I see your ticket?" asks the usher. said might have been a mistake. ious local youth groups on a day that was designated "Youth Day." into the game tied for second place, but "f ... /, " the student staggeringly replies. Sixteen rows were sold to the likes of Boy Scouts and youth basket neither played like it during the first 9:30 "You're going to have to move then," the usher says as the "adult" ball teams, said Sports Marketing Director Curt Krouse. see HENS page B7 he is seating snickers and laughs. Eight rows in the mid-upper section were taken by the University of With those words, the st11dent is seething. His excitement and spirit Delaware Athletic Fund for his team are flattened. The remaining I 0 rows - !I 0 seats - were bought by ''Barbara Delaware beats Maine; Embarrassed, he rises from the seat, mutters an angtJ comment and Gordon's Group." Barbara Gordon is senior point guard John Gordon's marches up the steps to stand in the concourse to watch the remninder mother. ofthe game. John Gordon transferred to the university two years ago after a two year stint at Maine, where he became the Black Bears' all-time leading Hens dropped at UNH This scenario has become all too familiar to many university stu three-point shooter. BY JIM NELSON said. "When you beat a team like that on dents, who are fans of the Delaware men's basketball team. It was understandable that Gordon's family and friends wanted to StaffR~pona their home floor, it takes a major team For the l ;.~t two Saturday night games against Tnwson University and come out to see him against his old school, but many university students It was almost a perfect weekend road- effort." University of Maine, hundreds of students were either turned away at were left wondering, "Why 10 rows?:' trip for the Delaware women's basket- However, two days later Delaware the door or had to share the majority of their section in the Bob ball team. was not able to keep the momentum Carpenter Center, the "Cockpit," with community members and other The "6th Man" After a thrilling 84-79 overtime upset going against the Wildcats. as a s luggi~h non-students. "Barbara Gordon's Group" took up the first 10 rows of the of conference front-runner University of first hal f left the Hens in an 11-point hole In fact, against Maine this past Saturday when the Hens lost their first "Cockpit:' That area is traditionally where the "6th Man" group sits Maine on Jan. 27, the by the break. home game in more than a year. there was virtually no student suppon. the students who originally banded together during the 1999 America Hens (12-7, 5-5 America Delaware battled back in More than half of the ..Cockpit' ' was sold to non-student groups. East tournament to rally around and suppo11 the Hens during its run to East) fell to New the second half. closing the the NCAA Tournament. Hampshire, 75-68, on gap to three at 71-68 wi th The numbers: Unfortunately, the "6th Man" group, a visible home game fixture, Saturday night. 25 seconds remaining. • non-student group : 414 seats was unable to sit in the section. Instead, the group was given limited "With the exception of . But New Hampshire's • university students: 387 seats one half of basketball solid free-throw shooting see ATHLETICS page B7 [against New Hampshire] ------=-- ---' sealed the victory. The we played extremely Jan. 27 (OT) Wildcats hit4-of-4 from the well," said Delaware Hens 84...,. line in the final econds women's head coach lina Maine 79 ·'We were ready for the Martin. "New Hampshire Saturday game but we ju t came out Ice Hockey skates past D-III Nichols was a [Women's National Hens 68 flat;' Koren said. "We did- Invitational Tournament] New Harnp. 75...C n't hit some shot or play as BY JEFF GLUCK have succes no matter who they face Saturday night's shutout. "But hard team last year and Maine well defensively as [we Swff Repmur on the ice. work and getting all the shots in prac defeated Stanford in the NCAAs [last did] against Maine:· Don' t look now, but the Delaware "[lr didn't surprise me] at all," t(ce that I need has prepared me." season]." The Hen. were without 6-foot-2 ice hockey team is becoming a con Earley said. "We've been playing well Certainly the Hens have been a new The victory at Maine's AI fond Arena freshman forward Chri tine Cole, who tender. It delivered two knockouts to an against all ~he teams we play." team since its self-described "turning snapped a 14-game losing skid over the suffered a concu ston in Delaware·s NCAA Division III school this past Delaware dominated the two fights. point" of their season - a win over Black Bears. It was only the second vic- practice on Jan. 17. Martin indicated the weekend. chalking up 69-20 and 69- Arizona State on Jan.l5. That marked tory against Maine (12-7, 8-2) in 19 tries lo of Cole hampered the efTectivcne s The Hens ( 14-9- 1) beat ...------,""""',....-----, 32 shot advantages. the beginning of its win streak. for the Hens, the other on Jan. I 7, 1993 of the team· zone de fen e again t the Nichols College (2-17) by "We've been contenders Delaware will now tum its attention at the same site. Wildcats. Cole returned to full practi~ scores of 5-3 Jan. 28 and 3- all along," Earley said, "but to preparing for the title bout, the Sophomore Christina Rible had a on Tuesday with the Hens. 0 Saturday to extend their now we're coming together, ACHA national tournament from career-high 27 points and 15 rebound to ew Hamp hi re senior center and win streak to live games. playing well, and getting March 1-5. lead Delaware while juniors DanieUe preseason first-team all-conference Their amazing road record ~...... ______. contribution from every "More than anything else, we're Leyfen and Cindy Johnson, along with selection Orst Farkas took advantage of Jan. 28 moved to 9-2-1. one.·· concerned with improving our level of senior Suzanne Street, also cored in Delaware· dimini hed frontcourt depth. Delaware is in the Hens 5 .... The five-game wi n play every weekend in preparation for double figures. She lit up the Hen for 35 points. American Collegiate Nichols 3 streak is all the more star~ the national toumament," said Hens "It was a total team efTo n [again t the Delaware returns to home action thi s Hockey Association. Saturday tling considering that regu- head coach Josh Brandwene. Black Bears]" said senior point guard weekend to face Drexel University ( - which is comprised of club Hens 3 ...,. far goaltender Bjorn Today at 9 p.m. and Saturday at 3:30 Christine Koren. 12. 4-6 America East) Saturday at 7 p.m. teams. Division ill of the Nichols 0 Christiano has been out for p.m., No. 8 Delaware will play at Penn Koren also praised the team· '·Drexel docs a great job of being NCAA i at a higher level ------the past two weeks with an State Uni versity. No. 2 in the ACHA rebounding performance. The Hens held phy teal... Manin said. '·Most game than the ACHA, and teams injured knee. poll. a 21-8 advantage on the offen ive come down to the last three minute from different levels playing each other Freshman Igor Beyder and opho Penn State will be a great test for the boards, givi ng the team multiple second- [against them]. is like a welterweight going against ·a more Lance Rosenberg have been Hens to see where Delaware stands in THE REV IEW/Scan McAllister shot opportunities. Martin emphasized ··we mu. t keep [point guard heavyweight. In fact, the games only playing solidly in his place. compiling their quest for the title. The Hens were ACHA Delaware showed they the imponance of the victory over the Maureen] Mich ael~ and [fon.,ard coun\ed as exhibitions for Nichols. a record of 4-0. swept at home by the Nittany Lions Maine. Megan] Mclnt) rc under control. could play and beat a Division However, Hens sophomore wing "Unfortunately, Bjorn got hurt." earlier thi s season. Delaware is 1-7 "Maine has been the standard in the Whoever defends hcttcr and hoots the Jeff Earley said he expects the team to UI opponent this past weekend. said Rosenberg, who had 32 aves in again t top-five opponents this year. America East in the past fi ve years,.. he ball the be twill \\111."