News Mosaic Sports FrankenCastle It's Buddy Lee! · The year of the quarterback terrorizes Newark Seepage AS See page Bl Seepage Bl2 An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Newark, DE Permit No. 26 Free 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Tuesday Volume 125, Number 16 · . · , October 27, 1998 Newark happy hours may remain untouched BY UZ JOHNSON law might not be the way to go. the police and Alcohol Beverage server training for servers in Newark. City News Editor "I don't think anyone is in favor of Control Commission to crack down on Before the state required this kind of The Robert Wood Johnson making new laws just in order to make some of the other bars who may be training, he said, Newark had a committee is rethinking its plan to new laws," he said, adding that he feels participating in illegal practices. voluntary server training program create a city ordinance banning this type of legislation might be termed "There· s a real sense that which was more extensive than what discounted drink specials, but at the "feel-good legislation" because it might enforcement is uneven," Bishop said. the state requires now, including more same time it is also starting to explore not address the problem of binge He also said about 60 percent of the actual training hours and role-playing. other avenues to stopping binge­ drinking in the best way possible. university's students are underage, and Now, he said, they are looking into drinking. Many bar owners in Newark said about 60 percent of those said they whether the community thinks it would Currently, the various foundation they offer discounted drinks in order to have been served in local bars. be a good idea to bring this training committees have not decided what stay competitive with other bars, Bishop said the committee is srill back. course of action to take to reduce binge Bishop said. trying to collect information from all Bishop said there is no specific time drinking, but the creation of a new If the bar owners all decide to get rid possible areas about what the best way frame for the project because he wants ordinance banning drink specials may of discounted drink specials, then to solve this problem might be. anyone who wants to speak to have a not be the answer, said John Bishop, everyone would be on a level playing Douglas Tuttle, a policy scientist at chance to do so. as~ista.nt vice president for Student field as far as prices went. the university's institute for public ·'Whatever the outcome," he said, Life. "But the likelihood of everyone administration and co-chair of the "there will be a consensus from the The Robert Wood Johnson agreeing to that is small," he said. committee which originally looked into community about what will be best." F-:mndation project at the university is a 'They haven't shown any inclination to the proposal, said the proposal is still on Bishop also said he wants the group compnsed of university, city do that so far." the agenda for their next meeting, but it community to take more responsibility employees, business owners and Because of this, Bishop said, the is not the only thing they are looking at. for the problem, because although it is ewark residents which is trying to only way to get rid of discounted drinks The committee had sent out a survey often students who drink irresponsibly, curb binge drinking at the university. would be to pass an ordinance banning to Newark businesses with liquor the supply of alcohol and the profits Last month, a subcommittee of the them. licenses about the proposal, he said, but that come from it go right to the foundation announced that it was Bishop said he talks to bar owners have only received three responses out community. looking into funding the legal research and they usually say the way to stop of 13. 'They can't be a part of creating the THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill necessary to change city code. some of the problems with binge One thing Tuttle said the committee problem and then divorce themselves Samantha lulo enjoys a drink at the Deer Park Tavern on Main However, Bishop now says a new drinking and underage drinking is for is iooking into is having increased from the solution," he said. Street. Drink specials may still be available in Newark. Spreading the word, like it or not CJPJIO 1'JJIJL BY KELLY F. METKIFF Staff Reportn The preacher sat awaiting an audience on the brick Capano disposed wall beside South College A venue. It became obvious classes were over as students came pouring out of Smith and Kirkbride halls. The preacher leapt up, opened his Bible, and seized the opportunity to fulfill hi s calling from God. of Fahey at sea, "Let's wake up students," he said, throwing his hands in the air. " Pull your noses out of the clouds. "Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to M cD onald 's makes you a hamburger." his lawyer admits Mark Johnson, 35, of Salisbury, Md., has been preaching at colleges and universities in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware for two years. He said he BY MICHAEL D. BULLARD entry in Fahey's diary on Easter 1996 in received a calling from God to stimulate repentance National/Stare Nt!k'S Ediror which she called Capano controlling, from the student body. WILMINGTON - Attorneys for insane, manipulative and jealous. Yet, bellowing these words to students at the Thomas J . Capano stunned the court "Man, oh man, what a year this has university Thursday afternoon did not tempt them to Monday when they admitted Capano been," he read with a consistently quiet change their ways. disposed of Anne Marie Fahey's body, and calm voice. " It's been such an Ins tead, most students passing by seemed while still maintaining the former emotional battle. Finally, I have brought perturbed. Wilmington lawyer did not kill her. closure to Thomas Capano.'' "Who are you talking to?'' screamed one student The revelation came after almost Wharton said less than two weeks walking out of his class. two-and-a-half years of denying any after Fahey wrote those words, Capano Another waved his middle finger in the air, and involvement in the disappearance of took the first big step in bringing about continued walking with his friends. Gov. Thomas R. Carper's scheduling her death. Others just giggled and stared. secretary. He said he purchased a 162-quart But the reaction from students at the university on During opening statements in marine cooler from the Sports Thursday wasn't nearly as bad as what Johnson said Capano's murder trial, Joseph S. Oteri Authority. he has experienced before. acknowledged Fahey was dead for the "It's huge, the kind of cooler you "1 got mooned once while preaching at Towson," first time since she disappeared, also take on a boat for fishing," he said. 'The Johnson aid. "But the worst thing a student has done admitting that Capano and his brother, defendant has no boat and no interest in is spit on my feet. God said this would happen and Gerard, sank Fahey's body at sea fishing. It only makes sense as part of a told me to rejoice when it does." "Tom Capano is not the least bit larger plan." Modeling himself after Jesus, Johnson said proud of that," Oteri said. Wharton continued to describe the becoming an outcast like Jesus did will heighten But he emphasized his client did not state's ve.rsion of how Capano planned, spiritual awareness on campus. murder Fahey. carried out and covered up Fahey's And some students respect his mission. " She died as the result of an murder. A small group of students gathered around Johnson outrageous, horrible, tragic accident," He referred occasionally to his notes and debated religious topics with him. Among them Oteri said, not disclosing any funher and paced the length of the jury box, was junior Matt Bukowski, a cultural and religious details. gazing at each juror, making direct eye studies major. He went on, saying that there is only contact with each one. " Students may pass by and yell comments," one other person besides Capano who On the night of June 27, 1996, Bukowski said, "but none of them are secure enough knows how Fahey died, and Oteri said Capano and Fahey had dinner in in their own beliefs to challenge him in an open that person will testify on behalf of the Philadelphia. He said their waitress discussion." defense in the coming weeks. noticed it was an odd meal because He said he feels Johnson's presence on campus is The 30-year-old Carper aide Capano 0rdered dinner and drinks foc important, because he gets students to think about disappeared on June 27, 1996, and was both, adding that they neither spoke nor religion. last seen with Capano at a Philadelphia ate during their meal. Sophomore Jason Polm agreed with Bukowski and restaurant that night 'Thomas Capano determined if , said he come to listen to Johnson preach because he THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill The prosecution attacked Capano could not be manipulated to be with Mark Johnson carries out his mission from God on South College Avenue. He with the first words of Deputy Attorney him, she would be with no one see SELF-PROCLAIMED page A5 says God told him to preach his word to college students.