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In Section 2 In Sports An Associated Collegiate Press Review Men's lax Four-Star All-American Newspaper 0 0 picks WillS Ill a Iaugher '95 Oscar 0 pageB8 WI DOers page B I Non-profit Org. FREE U.S. Postage Paid FRIDAY Newark , DE Volume 122, Number 44 250 Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716 Permit No. 26 March 22, 1996 ·Daisey faces judicial trial after confession BY KRISTIN COLLINS Daisey maintains th at the initial Ma11aging News Editor cross burning and bomr threats she Dionne Dai sey, a junior who has reported were not inventions. now publicly admitted to fabricating Daisey declined to l omment to racial bias crimes against herself, is The Review. now facing a university judicial trial, Assistant Dean of St udents Nancy according to Maj. Lawrence Geist Giacomini , wh o 1ften hears Thornton, associate director of judicial proceedings. 1 declined Public Safety. to comment on Dais(' ·, ase since With the help of the FBI, all university h gs are University Police discovered that considered confident\ seven of 11 racial hate crimes She did say, ho' '' that the reported on campus during the Fall accusations made ; " 1 t Daisey Semester have proven false. could warrant her L H I ro n from Thornton s aid the fabricated the university if th e c proven incidents, all of which were reported true. by Daisey, included a flyer for a Thornton estimated th.· university white-power rally, a threatening spent between $20,001 ,d $25.000 message spray-painted in a to protect Daisey afte• hL reported residence hall stairwell, two the threats. He maim, mcd that, in threatening phone calls, a T -shirt gi ving her a 24-hour g uard, the with the message "Fuck Daisey" and university was ful fil ling its a mutilated doll accompanied by a "obligation to provide safety and letter. All of these incidents were security for the entire campus," reported in September or October. especially after threats to entire Thornton declined to comment on residence halls were reported. whether any incidents reported Vice President for Employee during Ia t Spring Semester, Relations Maxine Calm, who including a burning cross Daisey oversees Public Safety, said she. found outside her Rodney residence Thornton and Public Safety's hall, were still being investigated. Director Douglas Tuttle made the Daisey and her lawyer, Lorraine THE REVIEW I Josh Withers decision to provide Daisey' s DIVING FOR THE PLAY: Greeks gettin' busy at the Kappa Delta sorority Wiffle Ball Tournament Saturday. Sigma Harris, have attributed her alleged protection with advice from the FBI. Alpha Epsilon fraternity beat Pi Kappa Alpha in the finals. fabrication of the events to Colm said there are no set rules psychological stress resulting from determining which cases merit 24- racist acts perpetrated against her. see DAISEY page A9 In search of a veep nominee Pearson renovations With Bob Dole as the unofficial GOP presidential nominee, vice president-talk is in the air. The Review went out and asked some Del. big whigs: would they do it? satisfy displaced BY SCO'IT GOSS "I would not," Roselle said. already the best jot> in the world." Nariona!IS/ate Ntws Editor He was, however, kind enough Roth, a Republican, was equally student theater groups University President David P. to suggest Gov. Torn Carper, Sens. amused. "I don't have time to Roselle will not be demo ted Joseph Biden and Bill Roth or Rep. answer your question . I ' m still even if it means stepping down tu Mike Castle, endorsing them all as waiting for the phone to ring," he BY HOLLY ORTO pleased with the progress and the vice presidency of the Uniterl "excellent candidates." answered. Staff Rtponer agreed that the meeting wa States. So we took his suggestion and "Boy, I'd be flattered ," said Student theater groups met extremely successful. With only three primaries left, asked them. Castle, ' Delaware's lone on Monday to discuss Some of the renovations President Bill Clinton and Senate "Though [Clinton] is a fine man representative, "but I don't know if performance space and include a fly ystem for Majority Leader Bob Dole have and an excellent president," Carper I meet all the qualifications for concluded that the move from smoothly in serting and already received enough delegates lightly responded, " I would not vice president. But I do know that I THE REVIEW I Alisa Colley Wolf Hall to Pearson Hall , removing scenery from a to guarantee them their respective accept ... for several reasons. First am a better speller than Dan taking effect this corning fall, production, a significant parties' presidential nominations. ... my two sons would have to find Quayle and a little less stiff than AI President David P. Roselle was a positive one. increase in lighting quality and The names of vice presidential a new place to ride their Big Gore." said only, "I would not," when Representatives from E-52 quantity, and more curtains. candidates are now the only blanks Wheels - and I doubt that Apparently still sensitive after asked if he would accept the Student Theater and Harrington Hollowell said the Pearson on the ballot left to be filled. President Clinton would permit Biden's loss in the 1988 vice-presidential nomination. Theater Arts Company attended Hall location has the same the meeting, held in the amount of theater space, With this in mind, The Review Christopher and Ben to use the presidential election , his press He was, however, kind enough asked D elaware's four highest Kirkwood Room of the Student however, there will be sound, Oval Office as a race track. secretary Claire DeMatteis took the to suggest Gov. Tom Carper, office holders and Roselle, '·If you "Second, I wouldn' t be able to question a little more seriously, Center. lighting and curtain ysterns of were approached by your party's enjoy Nacho Night at the Deer " As a Democrat. we feel the Sens. Joseph Biden and Bill " As far as theater goes. we a better quality. Hollowell also are getting the better deal," said presidential nominee and offered Park anymore. Third, my wife question is entirely inappropriate. Roth or Rep. Mike Castle, said there will be listening senior Ellen Levy, president of the coveted VP position, would Martha would ki II me. Besides, No comment." endorsing them all as devices for the hearing E-52. The space in Wolf Hall you accept?" being governor of Delaware is Oh well, maybe next century. "excellent candidates." impaired. which is now allotted to the Despite a friendly rivalry three student theater groups - between E-52, HTAC and BST E-52 , HTAC, and the Black in the past, the three theater Student Theater - will be· groups are ·'now working Credit card debt threatens students terminated at the end of the together for this common goal," Spring Semester. T he theater Levy said. groups will rehearse and Tung added , " Relationships BY MELISSA MEISEL to college s tudents who are have at least one major credit card. help debtors establish payment perform in Pearson H all after between all groups a re Sraff R<porrer bombarded with mai I offers, There are many w:~ys to address plans. They a lso sponsor campus renovations are completed. wonderfu I. " The credit card, once a savior for solicitors at on-campus booths and credit card debt. The Consumer programs." Levy and junior Wenny The groups will hold their the cashless, has now become the student agents. Credit Counseling Services, located According to John Gengler, Tung, meetings coordinator for next meeting sometime after harbinger of debt and bankruptcy as Since their credit histories are nationwide, (and having local di rector of educati0n and marketing HTAC, attended a meeting last Spring Break to go over the credit card delinquencies reached a Friday with the architects who details of the renovations. Levy ....-------, limited a nd have chapters in Delaware and for CCCS in Baltimore, "Most I 0-year high at the end of 1995. not yet been Maryland), is a local, non-profit college students are marketed are planning the renovations. hopes to have a blueprint of the According to Nancy Ness Judy, See related tarnished, these organizati on affiliated with the products frequently, and it's their Also in attendance were David final renovations at the meeting. spokeswoman for th e American story, solicitors cannot National Foundation for Consumer first opportunity to get a credit Hollowell , senior vice "We as the student theater Bankers Association in Washington, pageA2 predict which Credit. card." president , Scott Mason , need to keep in touch with the D .C., credit card delinquencies, or L------' s tudents will be Linus Campbell , a CCCS He said, however, that some assistant director of the student administration," Levy said. payments more than 30 days late, reliable customers. advocate from Baltimore, said, "The students "are not in the position to center, and Patrick D onnelly, Construction is expected to rose from 2 .93 percent to 3.34 Visa reports that more than half CCCS educates individuals about handle it well." supervisor of University Media begin towards the end of May percent last year. of approximately I 0 million college personal budgeting arid the wise use At the invitation of the Services. and be completed for the Fall Credit card debt can be a danger students in four-year colleges now of credit and offers couhseling to Levy and Tung said they are Semester of 1996. see DEBT page A9 Senior elected ~s Delaware delegate to DNC Cecily BY CINDY AUGUSTINE new generation." political campaigns, joining political of five delegates selected in the New Sraff Repnrlu Cutbill, who will be one of 4,290 groups and leading the College Castle County caucus.