An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner TUESDAY April 28,1998 • • Volume 124 THE Number 48 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Newark, DE P ~rmi t No. 26 250 Student Center• University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Riot ends Elkton party BY VERONICA FRAATZ the party was held, said he tried to wan1 police when they first Cm N~u · , &btor tried to break up the gatheri ng that if they tried to make those Officers from I 0 dilkrem police agencies arrived in more in attendance leave, there would be a riot. than 50 police vehicle and used billy clubs and pepper spray "There was a lot of people here, but it was under control to clear approximately 2,500 students from an Elkton Road until the police got here," O'Donnell said. "I announced the party Saturday aftemoon. cops were here and tried to get people out. Ten students were arrested and lined up alongside the "I said, 'You guys got to leave, the party's over.' But vehicles as a Delaware State Police helicopter circled nobody left. Everybody j ust hung out .... [The police] started overhead, all as a result of what began as a response to a threatening people and the next thing I knew, they were repon that a few fights had broken out at the party. spraying people." Thi was the scene of the aftermath of the Elkton Road Newark Police Chief William A. Hogan said the intention "Spring Fling '98," a party thrown by the residents of 168 of the police was to "clear the crowd and make the area safe.'' Elkton Road. The party, which was held to sponsor the Make­ Hogan said Newark Police Department received assistance A-Wish foundation. empted into a riot after police tried to from at least 10 different law enforcement agencies that di perse the large crowd from the area. included Newport, Maryland State and Elkton Police. Hogan Officer William Nefosky, who was in charge of the said he responded to the scene at 5 p.m. incident. said police drove past the house at 3:30 p.m. when ''Things were going smooth until about the last 200 they became su picious of the noise coming from behind the [people]," Hogan said. "They started to throw beer bottles ... house. They went back to the scene at 4: 15 p.m. after they fai led to cooperate.'' receiving a repon that fights were breaking out. According to Hogan. three officers were hurt in the Upon their arrivaL Nefosky said. police saw the party had altercation. more than 500 students, the legal amount of people allowed at "You have to understand mob psychology;· Hogan said. a party thrown without a permit. The officers began to tell the "Communication with this kind of number of people is students they had to leave the pan y. impossible.'' Nefosky reported that at 5 p.m., students began hurling However, many students who were at the party or walki ng beer bonles at them in the street - hitting and injuring two along Elkton Road to sec what the commotion was about felt officers. Nefosky said they waited until 5:50 p.m .. then made the police force was excessive. an announcement to the crowd warning them that they would "My buddy got clubbed on the head," sophomore Scott begin pepper-spraying people in 10 minutes if they did not Hensley said. "The cops beat him on the head and sprayed clear the area. THE REVIEW/ Bob Wei ll Keith O'DonnelL one of the residents of the house where see R IOT page AS Police stand by as the crowd bristles and some party-goers end up on the ground a fter fi ghting. Debra Puglisi found alive Honors gets BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO her wrists an·d ankles by Flagg and was dead until T uesday when Flagg Flagg is a suspect in last Crn-Neh -.o; Edaor make her way to the phone and dial tormented her by reading newspaper September's assault of a 29-year-old Debra J. Puglisi was rescued 911 for help. accounts to her depicting the murder woman on Barksdale Road, police Friday evening after being abducted. She did not know where she was new director of her husband. said. held captive and abused for fi vc days when she ident ified herself to the Flagg, an auto worker at Lt. Gerald Conway of Newark BY ROBERT ARME 'GOL recommended two to the provost's at the home of a local man who is operator and was not sure when her Chrysler's Newark plant, was being Police said Flagg fits the description MtllltJfliiiR Ma~:a:uu! Ediwr office. now charged with the murder of her abductor would be back from work. held Monday without bail at Gander of the suspect wanted in connection The Honors Program is getting a John C. Cavanaugh, vice provost husband. Using the county's Enhanced 91 1 Hill prison in Wilmington, charged with the Sept. 24 incident. face lift. Ann L. Ardis. associate for academic programs and planning. According to an affidavit of System, police were able to locate with the first-degree murder of Delaware State Police spokesman professor of English, has been named personally chose Ardis in early Apri l probable cause filed on April 25. the address where Debra was being Anthony. He is also charged with Lt. Rick Chamberlin said police "arc the new director of the university's and made a fom1al announcement last Donald A. Flagg. 40, admitted to held. Police arrived at F lagg's 8' kidnappi ng, un lawfu I sexual consi d e ring that Flagg is a very elite academic organization, which week. killing Anthony J. "Nino'' Puglisi Jr .. Hampton Court address i n Bear intercourse and possessing a firearm vi able suspect in severa l pending serves about 2,000 honors students. "There seems to be a lot of and kidnapping his wife in what he within minutes. duri ng a felony. investigations. "I like the idea of being able to excitement over it.'' Cavanaugh said. told police was a random act against According to New Castle County County police said investigators "It is too premature to dec lare him work with such a great g roup of "Somebody was fo und who reall y a fami ly he did not know. Poli ce, D ebra was ab used b o th are atlempting to see if Flagg may be a suspect in any of these cases." students." said Ardis, who currently wants the job. And there's a lways a Debra managed to loosen the rope physicall y and sexuall y by Flagg. connected to similar crtmes Although Cha mberli n refused to directs the English graduate studies time of anxiety when people know a tied to the set of handcuffs placed on Debra did not know her husband commilled in the same area. comment on any specific cases, an program. '· Honors students tend to position is going to become vacant.'' anonymous source in the Delaware have that sort of experience with how The selection process began last State Police Department said police things fit together. The program can Scp1ember. shortly after Robert F. are also specificall y looking at Flagg really be a model for the rest of the Brown, the current director of the as a suspect in t he October 1997 university for o rgani zi ng different Honors Program, announced he murder of Vi rgi nia H. Jillson, 37. of undergraduate cour es of study." would he stepping down at the end of Glasgow. She said s he feel s the Honors thi s academic year. Ji ll son's body was found off mission is to provide opportunities for Ardis will assume her new post Stanton-Christiana Road . Police students to engage in interdisciplinary July I. but won't begin working at the beli eve she suffered multiple injuries studies and take advantage of a varied UHP offices on South College and had her body dumped there after course load. Avenue on a daily basis unt il she was murdered. Ardis's appointment comes after a Fcbruaf) of next year. In an emotional press conference seven-mon th internal searc h In the meantime. she will be on Saturday, New Castle County conducted by a committee of seven working "'ith the Honors Program in Police Chief Col. John L. faculty members and one ;tudent. The a few specific areas 11hile taking a comm ittee interviewed three sabbatical to worl. on two different see PUG LISI page A4 prospective professors and academic projects. Ag Day shows students' work BY MARYCHRISTINE DALY contributing to the community." oriented." Copy Editor Durrett said. handing a sunflower In past years. a popular activity With s tudents wandering the plant to a child. "Kids like anything had always been the dunking booth, university farms in cow costumes they can grow themselves." but Monaco said the Agricultural and children cradling chicks to the Although part of Ag Day is Engineering Club that ran it last tunc of '· Old McDonald,'' a little geared tO\\ a rei raising money for year was not together for this year. piece of country-style Disney the various university and ··we hope to have it up and World came to campus Saturday, community organizations, Monaco running next year." she said. completing the university's 24th­ assured the money was not the But for Saturday's event. she annual Agricultural Day. event's main priority. said, Ag Day still continued THE REVIEW/John Chabalko Senior Erin Monaco.