Residents, Management in Disputes at Studio Green
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Volume 135, Issue 21 T~~·ew I Chec~ out the Web site for Ul/.1._'-'Tfcom breakmg news and more. Residents, management in disputes at Studio Green BY SAMANTHA BRIX · States, Australia and New Zealand, according $102 for his electricity and water. "The magnitude of the problem we learned of Staff Reporter to its . Web site.· Studio Green is one of its Jim Short, president of the United States after we acquired it was astounding." , Rent prices will increase for Studio facilities and is approximately 58 percent Division of CLV, said the new price will Four residents, who declined to give Green apartments, despite longstanding com occupied. include water-sewer, gas, electricity, high their names for fear of retribution from man plaints of cockroaches and bedbugs. Tony Rivera, a doctoral student, is a res speed Internet and cable television, all of agement, said their apartments currently have A new owner took over the complex last ident and former employee of Studio Green. which·are not currently included in rent cost. cockroaches or have had them at some point July and launched an advertising campaign to He said the current monthly rent of his two According to the CLV Web site, the facil since last summer. refresh the image of the apartments previous bedroom, 926-square foot apartment with a ities at the Newark complex include a pool, Rivera said his apartment has been ly known as Towne Court and Park Place. balcony, living room, dining room, kitchen, fitness center, free on-site tanning, a laundry infested with cockroaches 17 out of the 18 Neon green signs sprang up on Main Street, study and bathroom is $950. According to the facility, free parking and common areas for months he has lived in it. Facebook and the university bookstore, pro Studio Green Web site, featuring new rates outdoor sports. Rivera worked in the Studio Green office moting valuable, stylish and environmentally and floor plans with names like "Ener-Green" The pest problems long associated with as a resident assistant since last summer. In responsible living. and "Sun-Ray," the rate for the same size the former apartment complex were unknown one instance, he said tenants could not move Campus Living Villages, a company apartment will cost $1,280, nearly a 34 per to Short prior to purchasing the property. into their apartment on time because cock- based out ofAustralia, owns housing facilities cent increase, effective July 1. "When we bought the apartment we had near 47 university campuses in the United Rivera said he currently pays a total of no id~a there was a pest problem," Short said. See COMPLAINTS page 3 Video criticizes former Residence Life program BY JOSH SHANNON ed that claim. Managing News Editor FIRE sent a letter criticizing the Residence An advocacy group released a video on Life program to university Pre~ident Patrick Thursday that criticize~ the university's former Harker, who eventually suspended the program. Residence Life program and calls on other uni In May 2008, the Faculty Senate approved a versities to investigate their own programs. tamer, voluntary prograni. · The 15-minute film was distributed by the The film, titled "Orientation or American Council of Trustees and Alumni to Indoctrination," was produced by Liz Rose, more than 3,000 trustees of universities nation wide as an example of what universities should See GROUP page 4 not do. It is also posted on YouTube. The film features education professors Jan Blits and Linda Gottfredson, as well as three The hosts of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" spoke at the Bob Friday night. students, discussing their experiences with the program, which drew national attention in 2007 The Sports Interview: Michael Wilbon, Tony Komheiser amid complaints that the diversity training pro gram went too far. "We discovered we were merely the lead BY SElF HUSSAIN AND GREG ARENT Friday night. Expecting much more pomp ing edge for this type of programming around Managing Sports Editor & Copy Editor than was actually on hand, we entered The the nation, so I thought it important to get the There was more than a bit of trepida Bob's locker room, only to find Kornheiser warning out to other institutions, and this was a tion on the part of Greg and myself as we and Wilbon oblivious to our presence and good way to do that," Gottfredson said Friday. prepared to interview Michael Wilbon and arguing playfully over a fallen banner, Controversy over the Residence Life pro • Tony Kornheiser of The Washington Post which may or may not have been the fault gram began in October 2007 when students, and ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption" of our subjects. parents and faculty members upset with the pro fame. We were ourselves budding colle They quickly composed themselves, gram contacted the Foundation for Individual giate sports journalists, getting ready to and very graciously made introductions, Rights in Education, a Philadelphia-based interview two of the most influential sports displaying the same type of synergy and organization that speaks out on behalf of college journalists of our time. It was a bit of anx jubilance in person their viewers are so students who feel their rights have been violat ious enthusiasm, if not quite nervousness, used to. It was surely a highlight of our ed. Both Blits and Gottfredson spoke out as we approached the room where we comparatively brief journalistic careers to against·the program at that time. would meet the dynamic duo we had both be able to speak directly with men who Many sfudents said last year that those liv watched on TV 'near-daily on ESPN since were hopefully a projection of our future ing in residence halls were subjected to group ''PTI's" inception. selves, if we were to continue down our discussions about diversity and one-on-one They were at Delaware to put on a path of sports wiiting. questioning about their feelings on race, sexual SCPAB hosted, "PTI"-style show, for an identity and other sensitive subjects. Some stu Bill Rivers and Kelsey Lanan discuss their audience at The Bob Carpenter Center on See REVIEW page 28 dents said they were led to believe the sessions were mandatory, although the university disput- experiences with Residence Life in a video. • • _l JDSJue 2News 14 Editorial 15 Opinion 17Mosaic 20 CD·Reviews 27 Classifieds 29·Game of the Week 2 March 24. 2009 TifE REVJEW/Steven Gold YoUDee and two students posed with the ':"orld Series trophy when it was brought to the university on Monday. Members of the university's Greek Life took a Students board a new bus in front of the Field House. piCture together at the Bob Carpenter Center. Editor in Chief Layout Editor delaware UNdressed Columnist Laura battaro Andrea Ramsay Alicia Gentile The Review is published once weekly every Tuesday of the school yea~, except Executive Editor Graphics Editor Fashion Forward Columnist during Winter and Summer Sessions. 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The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Steven Gold Senior Mosaic Reporter Business Manager publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. James Adams Smith Lisa McGough March 24, 2009 3 Complaints of bugs lodged at former Towne Court,·Park Place he asked a resident Continued from page 1 assistant about pest problems since that par roaches were found in the apartment "The assistant director at the time said ticular apartment was we can't let them move into the apartment, partially underground. but we can't tell' them why," Rivera said. "I asked if there were bug problems in The assistant director no longer works the apartments, and he for CLV and could not be reached for com said no, not at all," ment. Rivera said he did not want to work at Wilhide said. CLV after this incident and quit. Andrews said resi When asked about this incident, the dent assistants are director, Susan Andrews, said that when CLV instructed to respond bought the complex, many apartments were honestly to questions unacceptable for tenants to move into. about pests. "If for any reason the apartment is not up "Employees are to standards,. the tenant was moved into an first and foremost told to apartment that was up to standards," Andrews be truthful in regards to said. our community," she Another resident, Peter, who asked that said.