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Today's Weather: Our second century of Variable excellence cloudiness. High in the low 50s. Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 Vol. 115 No. 14 Thesday, October 25, 1988 Jones·resigns as president Cites differences with board leaders as reason by Diane Moore impossible to effect the necessary The possibility of Jones' enhancement of the undergraduate Administrative News Editor and desirable changes which resignation was brought up in and graduate education, increased would continue the evolution of those meetings. he said. representation of minorities and Russel C. Jones announced his the University of Delaware toward "As I understand [from the women and increased interaction resignation as university president the greatness it deserves. statement] the resignation is with state industries. yesterday, exactly one year after "I have thus resigned as eff~tive today," Kirkpatrick said. He sought to improve these his inauguration. president" 1be executive committee is acting areas through Project Vision, a In a two-page statement signed Andrew Kirkpatrick, board of immediately and is in the process program which invited students, by Jones, he indicated that his trustees president-elect said, of discussing a possible faculty and staff to provide their ideas to institute change at the "There have been a series of replacement, he explained. A input into the future of the university was not openly problems that gradually caused an search committee may be university. accepted by some leaders of the erosion of trust and confidence established. "But visions of greatness ~of trustees. between Jones and the Executive In the statement, Jones require an open acceptance of th~ "I am a person of integrity who Committee of the board of explained that there were several ideas of others and a willingness will not compromise on essential trustees." areas within the university where to occept <;hange on the part of all Russel C. Jones academic, intellectual, social and He said ttie Executive he thought changes were needed parties concerned." the university within the State of ethical values," Jones said. Committee has been discussing in order to strengthen the He continued, "While I found Delaware, and within a number of "Due to constraints from these problems with Jones since institution. that within the university. in a members of the board of trustees, above, I have increasingly found it the beginning of May. These areas included broad range of constituencies of continued to page 12 Annual Sponsorship fUnds ornu·contest exceed $1 mil. questioned by Karl Burke by David Maull Stoff Reporter ''The only problem was they went Staff Reporter ahead and did it without us Ahhoogh a si.ITllller daoce comest knowing." The university's annual to benefit university financial aid Symonds said he did not fund has exceeded $1 million came to a close Tuesday night at the understand why DUSC would say for the third consecutive year Down urm-. qrestioo; remain about they were not aware of SJX)nsoring and private funding support how the contest was managed the COOleSt has reached a record $13.2 Keith Symonds. manager of the "If they didn't want to be million, according to G. ~mo Down Under. a resaauranutm located asrocialed with us I didn't wmt to Jlll Loessner, vice president for on North College Avenue, said last them in," he said. university advancement and Tuesday that DUSC sporu«ed and Larry Garyantes, owner of ·the university secretary. judged the contest, which nette4 Down Under, felt the confusion "We're very pleased about $5,624 from entrance fees for resulted from a "communication that," Loessner said Friday. university financial aid. "It takes a lot of hard work on But Steve Considine, Delaware continued to page 10 the part of everyone at the Undergraduate Student Congress uni vers1ty. president said that although DUSC Inside: "I think it's indicative of had sponsored the contest for two the level of confidence · years, the Down Under did not • Band members people have in the programs contoct them this year. upset at new seating at the university," he added. An advertisement appeared in arrangements..•..•. p. 3 Loessner explained that the The Review on Qi 18, staling that annual fund consists of the contest was~ by DUSC. • Rich Hall shares regular annual contributions DUSC Vice President Jeff sniglets•.•••..••...•••. p. 17 from university alumni, Thomas said DUSC representatives independent organizations contacted the Down Under when the • UD football team and friends. Special to The Review/Susan Stanton enu was lxought to their attention. r~rst in Yankee Jack in the box - O'Lanterns line a stretdl ofLinvilla Orchards '1t's a good cause," Thomas said in Media, Pa., waiting for their turn at the cutting board. Conference.•••.••••• p. 28 continued to page 11 Page2•TheReview•October 25,1988------------------------------------------- • The world in brief militia and Islamic Jihad have . been locked in a struggle over Young whale dies . Voters dissatisfied Hurricane takes toll Threats to hostages contol of the Shiite in Central America "unforgivable" community. He said that, The youngest of three Polls show that voters are although the Shiites are California gray whales increasingly dissatisfied with against the America's support stranded near Point Barrow, both Michael Dukakis and Hurricane Joan ripped An Israeli air raid on of Israel, they are not against Alaska has apparently died, George Bush, The New through Nicaragua and Costa Lebanon Friday provoked all American citizens. The News Journal reported Journal reported. Rica Saturday, leaving Nabih Berri, head of the Sunday. The negfltive mood could thousands without homes, Shiite Amal Militia, to Britain restricts Just as the effort to save the result in one of the lowest The Philadelphia Inquirer proclaim Saturday that whales appeared to be making voter turnouts for a reported. kidnappers holding foreign IRA news footage progress, the smallest whale presidential election in Reports estimate at least 45 hostages and threatening to abandoned its two older history. persons were killed and 155 hurt American hostages were The British government, companions. Dukakis himself missing as a result of the committing an "unforgivable on Wedn~sday~ bann_ed "Kannick," the Eskimo acknowledged the public's storm. crime," The Philadelphia broadcast mtervtews W_Ith name given to the young dissatisfaction. 'Nicaragua ordered over Inquirer reported. · membe~s of the Insh whale, was last seen Friday "I think Americans, frankly, 700,000 people to evacuate The Islamic Jihad, a pro- R~pubhcan Armr along night, riding on the backs of are not happy with this low-lying areas of Managua. Iranian fundamentalist wtth other groups mvolved of its companions. Kannick campaign generally," he said estimating that the storm faction, said Friday that it in t~e northern Irel~f:nd apparently drowned, last week during a television would make landfall about would punish any American conflict. The b~n, whtch exhausted and bloodied from interview. midnight bearing winds of hostages in its custody. The affects Catholics and trying to break through the ice Dukakis said that the voters about 50 m.p.h. group was angered about Protestant members, that trapped him. are not hearing about the The storm landed on Israel's retaliatory air strike, a resembles restricti~ns A whale expert from the concerns that they face from Nicaragua's Carribean coast at response to the Islamic Jihad placed ~n the Insh National Marine Mammal the candidates. 5 a.m., bearing 135-m.p.h. suicide car bombing that broadcastmg system 15 Laboratory in Seattle said the winds. Officials said homes killed seven Israeli soldiers years ago. The ban does other two whales appear to be were torn apart as if they were Wednesday near the Israeli- not apply to print media or in good condition. made of paper. 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"I've years younger than she Justice said Friday she will New Castle County lived all my life in Delaware. actually is. correct the erroneous dates on Executive Rita Justice I feel like a native "I plead vanity in this both her driver's license and apologized Friday afternoon Delawareant case," Justice said. "When I voter registration. for misrepresenting her age "We have to acknowledge was about to turn 50, I She said she hopes these and place of birth. when we're wrong," Justice decided I couldn't settle for 49 incidents do not ·negatively Justice, a Republican who said. again, so I settled for 48." affect her campaign for re is running for re-election in She noted that other Justice, who was born in election. November, admitted at a Delaw~re politicians who 1934, carried a driver's "I hope people will judge me Rita Justice Wilmington press conference were also born out-of-state. license which said she was on my performance in office. that she has told interviewers "Bill Roth is from born in 1936. I have a good record," she just doesn't know how to tell in the past that she was a Montana; Joe Biden is from Justice said she presented said. the truth." native of Delaware, although Pennsylvania.