Delaware Cancer Rate Highest in U.S
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IH SectioH 2 An Associated Collegiate Press Five-Star All-American Newspaper What ever and a National Pacemaker Murray sees happened to shadow in 'Big 0'? latest film page B1 Delaware cancer rate highest in U.S. By Chiara DiRenzo one reason, said Judy Dolinger, next rent check will come from, or Dolinger said, is because many Dolinger said Delaware is only Late detection and Copy Editor director of communications for how they will get their next meal, times it is not detectable for up to one among many states in the Cancer will be the cause of death ACS. rather than paying for a medical 30 years, and the state has a high Northeast to experience the effects cigarette smoking for more residents of Delaware than One major reason is late examination." percentage of aging residents. of an aging society and poverty in any other state during 1993, detection of the disease, Dolinger Cigarette smoking is another Jane Noble-Harvey, associate cancer-death tolls. cited as according to the American Cancer said. factor for the nigh number of deaths professor of life and health According to the report, Society (ACS). Poverty contributes significantly from cancer, she said. sciences, said she is skeptical that Maryland is next in line for the contributing factors The recent report stated there. to late detection, she said, because Thirty percent of all cancer Delaware is "the center of poverty highest cancer-death rate, and will will be 3,500 new cancer-related many times the poor are unable to deaths are due to both the direct and and smoking," though the two have 194 per l. 00,000 deaths from in 195 fatal cancer . cases in the state this year, and afford health insurance and the secondary inhalation of tobacco contribute to the high mortality rate. cancer in a year. among them 195 per 100,000 will necessary tests used to detect smoke, which accelerates many Noble-Harvey said, however, she Both Dolinger and Noble-Harvey cases per 100, 000 be fatal. cancer. types of cancer. thinks the lack of healthcare in agree education and public Delaware has been targeted with 11)e poor, Dolinger said, "have to One reason smoking -related Delaware is a contributing factor to awareness are the answers to deaths in state the highest death toll for more than be more concerned with where the cancer is so prevalent in Delaware, the findings. solving the problems of cancer. · Carter accepts energy award Former president honored for solar research, environmental efforts in and out of office By Jeff Pearlman lack of government dedication Sports Editor toward environmental issues . Former U.S. President Jimmy .. When I became president we Carter has not been in office for only had an average automobile more than 12 years. efficiency of 12 miles per gallon," Since he was president, the Carter said. "We set in law a law nation has dealt with international where before the end of the 1980s upheaval, domestic strife and the average efficiency would be economic uncertainty. 28 miles per gallon. Yet more than 3,500 members ''I'm. not going to make this a of the university community partisan point, but I must say my gathered Tuesday night to hear successors were not as Carter, who served from 1976 to enthusiastic about this as I was. 1980, champion one of his causes: Restraints on automobile the environment. manufacturing were abandoned, Carter, in a ceremony at the and the United States only has an Bob Carpenter average efficiency of 20 miles per Sports/Convocation Center, was gallon." given the university's first Karl E. Carter also cited a decline in Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit U.S. oil production, noting a for his accomplishments in and drop-off of more than 3,000 out of office concerning energy domestic oil rigs since his time in and the environment. office. THE REVIEW (Maxmilli;rn Gre!5Ch The former president received "If we don't conserve energy, $40,000 for the award, which Former president Jimmy Carter accepts the university's solar energy award at the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center and we don't have alternative or recognizes significant pioneering renewable sources like solar Tuesday night. Carter spoke to an audience of about 3,500 and offered President Bill Clinton about dealing with Congress. contributions to the promotion of energy," he said, .. we become solar energy. The event was the politically and militarily finale of a day-long international vulnerable. energy symposium at the "What are we doing? We've university. forgotten about conservation, Democrat gives Clinton advice Carter's donations to the field we've forgotten electric rates, include a comprehensive energy we've forgotten about American program, conducted by the automobile efficiency 'Be much more sparse in the number of proposals he pushes at Congress' Department of Energy while he requirements." was in office, as well as several And most tragic, Carter said, is major environmental-protection a decline in the utilization of solar By Jeff Pearlman at a news conference before his speech at the under Ronald Reagan and George Bush," he programs, including the Alaska energy. 5porti Etftcw Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center. said. Lands Act. "We've forgotten about the Fonner U.S. President Jimmy Caner visited "He's got good political judgmept, and just Reagan and Bush, he said, were also Carter, now 68, is an active commitment to use the sun's the university Tuesday to accept an has to tell the people what has to be done," he responsible for creating the present deficit. volunteer for Habitat for power," he said. "It's not a new environmental award, and provided some said. "I don't think the Republicans are at all Humanity, which helps build thing. [Solar energy] is safe, it's timely advice for President Ointon on the eve Along with guidance on how to deal with justified in saying this is another Democratic homes for the needy in the U.S. non-toxic and we don't have to of his flfSt State of the Union address. Congress, Carter scoffed at early Republican tax-and-spend thing,"he said. and underdeveloped countries. depend on a foreign country to "If Bill Clinton comes forward to the criticism of Ointon, the first Democrat in office Caner said Clinton's flfSt step for increasing Now, three succeeding offices provide it. American people and says 'this is what I call since Carter lost to Ronald Reagan in 1980. revenue will come from cutting programs that later, Carter is alarmed by the "It can still be our future." upon you to do,' he'll be all right," said Caner "The largest tax increases in this nation were see CARTER page A5 Ros.elle solicits $62 million University goes before state for annual budget request St.nallto~nappeal Wednesday. state. appropriation translates to By Laura Jefferson !Jm;\:r~:ri~J~~!. Editor The Assembly will evaluate the almost $2,950 per student Student Mairs Editot Hours before President William request and announce its decision annually. From Union to Commerce 1. Clinton pleaded for citizens to in mid-May, representative This year, the university Streets, Tully's Ale House and invest in America, President Richard F. Davis said. already began with 1 percent less Provision Store to the Cornerstone David P. Roselle encouraged the Roselle said, "Funds money from last year's Bible Shop, Smyrna ho~ the ranks state to invest in the university. appropriated to the university are appropriation, when state agencies of a winning town. Roselle presented the a demonstrably solid investment." received an across-the-board cut, Norman Crampton, author of university's operating budget The state appropriates 20 Michael Middaugh, director of "The 100 Best Small Towns in request for state appropriation to percent of the university's total institutional research and America," rated quaint, old the Joint Finance Committee of funds, which is approximately $62 planning, said. fashioned Smyrna, Del., the 31st the Delaware General Assembly million out of $330 million. The Gov. Thomas Carper (D-Del) best small town in the nation. recommended restoration of the Smyrna. located approximately 45 percentage, which amounts to $1.6 miles south of Newarlc, is composed million, in January. of family-owned businesses and old ,.....--INDEX-------------, Roselle's top priority was to Victorian houses. News Analysis ........................ .Al retain restoration of that George Caley, historian and author of "Footprints of the Past," Campus Briefs ........................ .Al reduction .•The next item on the said the earliest evidence of an Classifieds ............................... B7 agenda was to retain Carper's organized town in the area of Comics .................................... B9 recommended increase in funding for the $100,000 Delaware Smyrna is from a tavern license lunatic Ringe .......................... .AJ Scholar award. dated 1751. Police Report ......................... ..Al Roselle addressed the General The town was eventually named Review and Opinion ............... .A6 Assembly armed with statistics Smyrna in 1806, while the oldest Sports ...................................... B4 and style. · standing house is dated at 1765, be ---Also ituilh:--- "I want to sound grateful," he said. Caley, who to the town in Profile of an execution ............ .AJ said. "I also want to sound came Clinton Watch ........................ .AJ needy." TH~ REVIEW I J. Hollada Men's hoops may not be only Roselle said he realizes the see SMYRNA page AS Smyrna, Del., was rated one of America's quaintest towns. Tax help for stud~mts .. ............ .A4 NCAA Tourney tNm, page B4 state budget is in trouble and said see UNMRSITY page A4 \ . A2. THE RMEW• February 19, 1993 ... News Analysi$ Clinton's economic plan should come as no surprise However, the president's propcsed University Celebrates nominalcd for five W.C.