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In Sports An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper Riblett paces Professors cross country to express NCAAs themselves page 86 page B1 FREE University tickets more than city for parking Comparison of summons revenue reveals campus police distribute more fines than Newark By Kathleen Haigh parking officers who enforce all parking "Several years ago, the maximum fme was Newark also uses computers to write university's mainframe computer which will ~if Repotter laws. $30," he said, "but it wasn't enough to tickets and save time, said Tammy not allow students to register for the next Last year University· Police issued more Summerville said the university employs discoW"age people." Fenstermaker, a Newark parlcing enforcement semester without paying their tickets. parking tickets and generated more revenue three officers to issue tickets, and seven or The revenue collected goes to offset the officer. Summerville said university staff members from tickets than the entire city of Newark, eight part-timers who are used 24 hours a day cost of various parking and transit bills. · "It takes about 30 seconds to type one in," can have their fines deducted from their University Police and city officials said. to patrol around campus and ticket cars in the "It's all self supporting, the money that she said. paychecks if they sign a waiver. During the last fiscal year, .University residence hall areas. comes in from ticketing revenue stays in the Summerville said the computers provide "If they haven't paid their tines and get too Police issued 51,514 tickets and raised "Most of the part-time officers are used parking and transit department," he said. "For other information as well. many tickets, their automobile will get $504,751 in ticket revenue, said Gary R. during the day," he said. "But the few that do instance, it costs $35,000 a year to pay for ''The computer tells us if a parking penni! towed," he said. Summerville, associate director of Public patrol at night address the overcrowding in lighting in the parking lots on campus." is stolen or has too many tickets," he said. Certain staff members, such as physics and Safety. the residence hall parking lots." Campus University Police have been writing tickets Officers input more information into the astronomy professor S.B. Woo and former Newark Court Clerk Edna S. Conner said tickets range from $2 for not having a with the help of a small hand-held computer computer than on handwritten tickets, such as university President E.A. Trabant were "good Newark Police issued 35,046 tickets in 1991, transferrable permit displayed to $50 for and printer since March 1989. the color, make and model of the car, "which for paying their tickets," Sununerville said. which raised $459,021. parking in a fire lane, handicapped space, There were five computers to stan with makes it harder for violators to get out of'a He added that President Roselle, to his Bill Carey, assistant to the Newark fmance reserved parking space or fraudulent and that made it easier and more efficient. he ticket." he said. knowledge, has never gotten a ticket. director, said the city employs three full-time registration, Summerville said. said. The ticket information goes to the "He walks a lot," he said. Faculty artwork sparks conflict Professors' views clash over homoerotic art By Deena Gitaitis Staff Reporter A university professor's paintingS: depicting nude men in various sexual acts have been called pornographiC: and are being protested by other' professors in a University Gallery exhibition. Art Professor Larry Holmes, whose paintings are also on display at the exhibition, posted a letter objecting to Professor Hilton Brown's homoerotic THE REVIEW / Maidmillian Gretsch portraits titled: "Queer Sex: Cock (Left) As her son looks on, Mary Kaye Carpenter cuts the ribbon Sucking No. 1," "Queer Sex: Tit Play at Tues~y's Convoc;ation Center dedication. (Above) Alumnus No. 1" and "Queer Sex: Masturbators Dallas Green is pres~nted with a medal at the event. No. 1." Holmes' letter is displayed next to his own work at the "Heart of the Art" I exhibit at Old College Hall and accuses Brown of using the show to advance his political agenda. However, Brown said: "Any visual University statement is advocacy for some point ConvO christening of view . There is some agenda behind any form of art. ceremony "My intention is to show that former manager of the 1980 World Governor Michael N. Castle said there sexual acts between men may not be .formally ~Jm~i~{,~~~e~!.!'rd~r Champion Phillies, also attended the was no better person than Carpenter to hostile. They may be acts of love." The university's new $20.5 million ceremony and was presented with a medal recognize for helping young people in Charles Rowe, an art professor who sports convocation center was formally of distinction for his professional Delaware. signed Holmes' letter, said, "[Brown's] work itself is dedicates dedicated to the memory of Bob C~nter accomplishments. Castle, who was active in soliciting Tuesday afternoon. "In 38 years of baseball I've won many funds for the center, said he feels strongly pornography." Convocation Carpenter, former president of the awards, but not one can top this," said that it will help the entire state of Delaware. Despite his objections to the Philadelphia Phillies, served for 45 years Green. "It is going to be a building where more paintings, Holmes said in his letter on the university's Board of Trustees and He said Carpenter's support was the people gather than anywhere else in the that he does not support any Center to the was active in the university's athletic reason why it was possible for him to get state," he said. censorship. program. his degree and to win the award. Ruly Carpenter, a univc;rsity trustee and He said in the leuer that Brown has late Bob More than 300 people were in attendance "I'm just one of his flock," said Green, fund-raising chairman of the Bob Carpenter the right to display his work, even if as Carpenter's wife, Mary Kaye, officially also a member of the Delaware Spans Hall Spans/Convocation project, said the center Brown is misusing the platform to opened the center by cutting a blue and of Fame. "He put hundreds of kids through is an example of what can be done when advance his own political agenda. Carpenter gold ribbon in the Acierno Arena. school." the private and putilic sector come together. "This does not mean, however, that "As long as there are a lot of winners He said although there will never be The state contributed $12 million to the we must concur with his decision to here it would make him happy," Mary Kaye another Bob Carpenter, who died in 1990, project, and $6.5 million bas come from use the exhibit in this fashion, and we Carpenter said. the center was a way for him to be individual and business donors, said Ruly do not," the letter stated. Dallas Green, a university alumnus and remembered forever. see CONVOCAnON page AS In an interview, Holmes said he perceives Brown's agencta to be one see ARTtsrs page AS Same sounds, neW Veterans Day remembered year-round 'voice' for WXDR Former servicemen set up camp to remind Wilmington community of their plight By Clare Lyons Radio station changes call letters to WVUD · Asrociale News Eciror ELSMERE - A camouflaged trailer rests a By Julie Cart Delaware would want the letters few feet from Kirkwood Highway, its mailbox ~lf~er when the Blue Hen's men's The campus radio station, basketball team competed in the painted like a U.S. flag. A picture oo the mailbox's side proclaims it WXDR, is permanently shedding its 1992 NCAA Basketball Tournament "Firebase Elsmere- Till Hell Freezes Over." letters today. at the University of Dayton. Black and white paint reads: ''World War I, The station officially becomes ''The Federal Communications World War ll, Korean, Vietnam. POW. They Still WVUD, "the Voice of the Commission (FCC) told us we had Wait." University of Delaware," after 16 the letters and gave us a month Firebase Elsmere sits at the bottom of the hill years of being WXDR. transition period where we could use WXDR, which refers to both names," he said. from the Wilmington Veteran's Administratioo (VA) Hospital in Elsmere. It is not a special "experimental Delaware radio," President David P. Roselle said Photo by Veteran's Day memento, set up exclusively for have been the call letters since 1976 that although he had once suggested Jennifer Nov. 11. when It changed from a carrier changing the call letters, he had Stevenson nothing to do with the actual switch. It has been standing since Sept. 2, 1988, and current A~ radio station to a FM the 2A veterans who work there say it will be radio station. said Chuck Tarver, ''WVUD is a nice name," Roselle firebase said. "It makes me feel goo·d standing till lieU freezes over - or until their Elsmere station manager. needs are met, whichever comes ftrst. Tarver said that after the [because) I think people will be stands as a The veterans say they will stay until the U.S. University of Dayton in Ohio sold more likely to recognize that the tribute to govenunent acknowledges they have not been its radio station, they asked the station comes from the university." war providing adequate funding to the VA medical University of Delaware to apply for However, radio station veterans. its call letters, WVUD.