Jury Suggests Death Penalty for Ex-Student
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An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper TUESDAY • rt tn • THE • November 19, 1996 hi y Volume 123 Number 21 on-Profit Org. U.S. Po~ tagc Paiu ewark, DE Pem1it , o. 26 250 Student Center-University of Delaware-Newark, DE 19716 Lan in custody on murder charge BY LEO SHANE JTI pregnant at that time. In a press conference held at 5 p.m. hospital and approved her release to the AtfmmiJimti\·e Nell'.\ Edilt'1r De laware Deputy Attorney General Monday. Police Chief William Hogan police Monday. A university freshman and her Peter Letang has said prosecutors plan to said h e had contacted police Court documents revealed on ov. 12 boyfriend will face first-degree murder ~ee k the death penalty in the case. jurisdicti o ns in New J e rsey. where the couple traveled to the Comfort Inn charges. and possibly the death penalty. At her arraignment Monday night. Peterson' s mo ther li ves. and in New o n South College Avenue and delivered for the ov. I?. homicide of a newborn Gross berg and her attorney. Charles York. where his father lives. to locate a baby in a motel room. baby boy. Slanina. were present to hear the charges the suspect. The baby. still alive. was placed in a Amy Gro>, berg. IS. and Brian filed against the student. Slanina said hi s Clough said police found no o ne bag a nd put in a trash bin . ewark Peterson. an IS-year-old Gettysburg c lient would plead not guilty. home at either of his parents· houses. Poli ce found the male infant deceased at College freshman . were c ha rged with Magistrate Rosalie Rutkowski Police expected to have Peterson in 5 a.m. the next morning. The medica l murd;r in the first degree b/ ewark ordered Grossberg held wi thout bai l. She c ustody soon. Hogan said. because his examiners · re port li sted the cause of Police Saturday afternoon. is currently being held at the Women's attorneys were making arrangements for death as ··multiple skull fractures .. with The. couple i ~ accused of placing a Correctional Institute in Wilmington. hi s surrender. injury due to blunt force head trauma newborn baby in a plastic bag and Grossberg was taken into custody by Grossberg was pic ked up by police at and shaking ... throw ing it into a trash bin after ewark Police at approximately 3:30 Christiana Ho>pital. where she had been Univers ity Po li ce were called to delivering the infant in a local motel p.m. Monday. Clough said. At pres' since the night of ov. I?., the day of her Thompson Hall at S:30 that ni ght ro take room. Lt. Roy Clough of Newark Poli ce time. police still had not located her delivery, Clough said. The medical 'tall AMY GROSSBERG . aid Gros,berg was ei ght to nine months boyfriend . said she was stable enough to leave the see COUPLE page AS Jury suggests death penalty for ex-student BY CATHERINE HOPKINSON contended that Manley. 2?.. was the Cin- \'t''' Fditor man that shot Heath five times from WILMINGTON - The capital behind as he was getting into hi s car murder trial of former ' tudent David outside his Chri,tiana apartment. Steven,on and hi> longtime friend Superior Court Judge orman Michael M anle) concluded Friday Ba rron mu st give t he jury's after juror> pre,ented their 'entence recomme nda tion' "'great weight"' recommendation' to the judge. who w hen cle ciJ in g on the sentence. mu t now mai-.e the final li fe-or which he wi ll hand down Jan. I 0. death deci-.ion. Prosecutor Robert Surles said the After more than t wo houro, of sentence i' far from certain . '· It deliberation,. eight juroro, voted in leaves us in a nebulous area as to fa1or of the Jeath penalty for what's going to happen on Jan. 10 ... Stel·en-,on. who wa' convicted he said. WedneHiay of th e mu rde r of Prosecuto r Ferris Wharton said Kri -,topher Heath. a 1993 university votes of S--l and 7-5 in favor of the graduate . Four jurors recommended death penalty have hi s torically life impri-,onment. the o nl y o ther re'>ulted in sentences of both life -,entencing option. imprisonment and the death penalty. Seven jurors recomme nded the However. he added. ..l·m death penalty for Manley. whi le five confident [the judge] will do the voted for life impri;o nment. right thing ... Steven;on. ?.?.. wa; a fre; hman Stevenson· s lawyer. J . Dallas last ovember when he ''as accw,ecl Winslow. said the jury's o f murdering Heath. a ?.5-year-o lcl recommendations should be enough THE REV IEW I John ChabJiko Macy·. security executive who was to 'way th e judge away from the . checluled to tes tify agains t death penalty. even though Barron is DOUBLE FACEMASK! Hens senior halfback John Key fends off Rhode Island cornerback Chris Lawson during Stevenson in a credit card fraud case known to be tough on sentencing. Delaware's 43-27 romp of the Rams Saturday. Despite the big win, the Hens' playoff hopes are still up .in the air. the clay he was killed. "'An S- -1 vote is a pretty strong During the trial. prosecutors see JUR Y page AS Born to Cook Professors to elect new union heads Student chefs get their fill at Vita Nova BY BRADJE but we also have a hroader interest Co/)\' Editor in the quality of teac hing and BY PATRICIA A. KOLY served to about 50 customers daily. The American A ssociation of research at the university ... Staff Rqull"fer Prior to the opening of Vita Nova eight weeks Univen.ity Professors at the The elections will determine the Dieters beware' ago. quantity and commercial foods· students univers ity is holding elections to association's new president, vice A resoh·e to shed pounds wi II disappear as worked at dining hall s or local restaurants. Lynch determine it officers for the next president. treasurer and ;ecretary. soo n as weight-lo s~ ho peful s s mell the said it is much easier to have control over the three year~. The voting . whi c h An unopposed candidate is on the tantaliLing. mouth-watering aroma at Vita ova. curric ulum here. started last week. will conclude baUot for each of the offices. and where st~cle nt chefs s po;t toques (white chef From the moment dining patrons are tomorrow. each will serve a three-year term. hab) and maintain constant vigi lance over their enthusia tically greeted by the maitre d • and see Ba llots were di ~ tributed to Col ton. a mathematics professor. fi sh. pasta and meat dishes. the hus hed black. white and gray tones of the AAUP members Nov. II. and can is at the end of hi~ :.econd term as Students who complain about the quality o f dining room where classical music plays fain tl y. be returned unti l Weclne. day. The president and cannot be re-elected. food available on campus have another option at customers are treated like royalty. results of the election should be according to AAUP bylaws . He Vita Nova. where Ho tel. Res taurant and By the time di ne rs waddle o ut after stuffi ng THE REVIEW I JBeth Finn Student chefs get to experience gourmet known by the end of the week. said will continue to serve on the In stitutio nal Management students learn every that last bite of frothy wh ite chocolate mousse. David Colton. the current president association's executive council. aspect of a fine dining experience. patrons know t hey have been t reated to cooking at the Vita Nova restaurant. of the as ociation. Mark Ams ler. an Engli:,h Vita ova is the uni versity's nod to fine something special. The AAUP represents the full professor. is running for vice dining. a nd the Hotel. Res taurant and Mary A nne Jakubowski, who e njoyed di nner learn a ll aspects of food preparation and fine time faculty in collective president. [n s tit~tional Management's junior and senior wi th her daughter Kathy at the V ita Nova for the di ning. includ ing the differences among bargaini ng. a nd can e ngage in P hysical educa tion professor tuclents who work there receive firs t-class firs t ti me Friday ni ght. said she was impressed American. Frenc h and R ussian service. bargaini ng for compensati on, Avron Abraham is the candidate for experience in all aspects of restaurant work. w ith the professio nal servi ng tec hniques of th e " We h ave over l 00 rec ipes on file a nd salary, benefits and wo r king treasurer, and Ba rbara Curry. an "'We get an opportunity to do everything from students. eventua ll y we wi ll tape thei r preparation in our cond itio ns . said c urre nt vice educational development professor, washing dishes to broi li ng food ." ' said se nior T ara ''The bea uti f ul g lassware o n the ta bl es vi deo ki tchen."' Lynch said, ·'whi c h the students p residen t Gerry Turke l. w ho is is ru nni ng for secretary. Ligourl. wiping dishwater from her hands in the gleamed a lovely welcome,'' Ja kubowski said.