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250 Perkins Student Center University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 FREE • • TUESOA YS & FRIDAYS Volume 131, Issue 39 IVII'II'.rel'tell:udel.edu Tuesday, March 15 , 2005 Local man fatally struck by train
BY MlKE HARTNETT & MONICA SIMMONS Nt'·u,>s Fea(ures Edt/Or.\ A Newark resident was struck and killed by a CSX train Friday night at the New London Road crossing, Newark Police said. David M . Hannan, 47, wa attempting to cross the tracks after the waming. gates descended, Lt. Thomas Le Min, traffic divi sion commander for Newark Police, said. Haiman is the fOLuth person since Courtesy of I he McGowan fami ly September to be hit by a train within city limits. Cpl. Stephen McGowan, Junior Doug Shields said he was 26, was on duty in Iraq and tanding on the econd floor balcony of the about_to come home. Deer Park Tavem when the train came to a stop. llc was one of the fil'st to an:ive on th e scene. Hannan was unconscious and severe ly injured but still breathing once Shields Alumnus reached bim. The CSX conductor had already notified authorities, Shield s said. "1 could sec his chest ri se and fall," he said. "When 1 was walking away, l lo ked killed in back and could see he wasn't breathing anymore." Shields said he was disturbed by the slow response time of authorities. He aid THE REVIEW/BJ . Jensen Iraq war appropriate help did not arrive on the scene David M. Harman, 47, was killed when he crossed railroad tracks near Deer Park Tavern Friday. for approximately 20 minutes after the con ductor placed his call. offered the oppmtunity to be released from central locati on between major cities such " I think we ha ~e some of the best BY CAIT SIMPSON "The cop came over to us and totally duty and counseled if desired, Skipper said. as Washington, D .. and Boston. marked crossin g in the state," he said. Staff Reporter disregarded the body," he said. "He was "As you can imagine, this can be very "The tracks aie heie to stay," he said "People just have to stlt)' offthe tracks." A university alumnus was just concerned with getting us away from traumatic for any crew member," "lt's li ke asking someone to Le Min said the train was ti·aveling the killed in Iraq March 4 when ·a road the tracks." she said. . . See editorial, AS move 1-95. It's not going to hap- legal speed of 40 mph and the train blew its side bomb exploded, killing him Misty Skipper, a spokesw man for The mcidcnt has caused pen." horn well in advance. and three others on patrol. CSX, said the train was Lra cling from many residents to ask if some Possibl e solutions such "It's j ust a matter of people behaving Cpl. Stephen McGowan, 26, Cumberl and, Md. to Philadelphia. preventative measure should be taken. as high security fencing are unsightly for responsibility," he said. " How many signs was serving as a health care spe Approximately 15 train pas through Le Min said there is no possibility to residents and expensive for the city, Le Min is it going to take for people to stop tres cialist iu the 1st Infantry Battalion Newark daily, she said. The crew was re-rcrute trains around Newark. due to its said. pas. ing?" on a patrol mission in Ar Ramudi, Ma1tha Rudel, public affairs officer for the U.S. Army, said. He was supposed to leave Iraq March 22. Abby Fan·is, McGowan's cousin, said he was· ready to return to Newark. DNP addresses Newark parking situation " Stephen had just se i~t us all an e-mail saying he'd be home for Good Friday," she said . BY NATALIE TORENTINOS lots of meetings and activities," he said. tnken pl;ce during the past 15 years about the possibility. Bobbie McGowan, his moth Fcaturt'!i E(htm· Clayton llall is another valuable site f, r meeting , Mayor Vance A, Funk Ill said he docs not think parking er, was notified of her son's death Newark area hotel representatives met Thursday night Sullivan said, with 40,000 square feet of space, the latest in will be difficult since a new parking garage is opening on by an Army representati ve March at the Downtown Newark J>aJt11er"11ip meeting to discuss audio and visual capabilities, a hotel on site and excell ent Elkton Road. 4, and the family assembled in capitalizing on university facilities to bring larger groups of food service. 'There is u urplus of spaces ri ght now on campus, so Newark the nex t moming, Farris visitors to downtown businesses. Bob Sparker, representative ofCmutyard Newark at the whatever they lose in that area will not be a serious prob said. The project is a joint e!Tort among representatives from University of Delaware as well as the university Conference lem," he said. She tated in a press release I 0 Newark hotels to promote the city as a business and trav Centers, said it makes sense to focus on the conference and However, owners of Shaggy's, a seafood restaurant Stephen was inspired to join the el destination travel of tourism areas. opening in the space above Grotto's in May, are nervous Army after the Sept. II , 2001 ter Brad Wenger, spokesman for Embassy and Homewood Working on thi s project with DNP is beneficial, ·he said. about the parking issue, Funk said . The space has not been rorist attacks. Suites, sa id the venture i an opp01tunity to book people in " Potential planners look on it as a strength if there is an occupied in two years. "Stephen felt a sense of duty I ,000 available rooms for three or four nights at a time. objective third party source they can work with," Sparker "Shaggy's is a 200-scat restaurant," he said. "So you to serve his country in his country The Courtyard Newark and Embassy Suites are work said. have a brand new touiisty restaurant whi ch is going to need in the U.S. Army," she said. ing on leads fTom the convention and visitors bureau, he said. Redevelopment of the Stone Ball on property was also a lot of spaces." Farris said, "he believed in " l't has a direct impact on local merchants, with a trick a topic or discussion. Newark resident Albert Porach aid he researched data what he was doing - he erved le effect on restaurants and retail," Wenger said. "Obviously Members of DNP and the community argued over regarding 2004's monthly revenues from parking lots in with distinction and honor." the city benefits from that." whether parking would become a major problem once the Newark. In addition, she said Hotel managers are genuinely interested in btinging condominiums are built. There is a correlation between a drop or $ 15 ,000 to McGowan received multiple businesses to Newark a soon as possible by showing the city Maureen Feeney-Ro er, assi !ant plmming director for $20,000 a month in parking revenue and the univer~ity cal awards for hi exemplary service. can be a destination as opposed to a place with hotel and con DNP, said there might be at least 80 people who cannot park endar, he said. Building a garage bccau e university students He received the Purple Heart ference faci lities, he said , once the Stone Balloon's lot is developed. would have a problem is not a valid argument. Award and will be awarded the Bi ll Sullivru1, member of the Newark area hotels mru· "We are looking into ways to expand long-tenn park Obtaining a private developer's estimate of th e cost to Bronze Star posthumously, his keting team, discus eel possible conference destinations. ing," she said . build a garage on city-owned land would validate using pub mother said. McGowru1 was well "The Bob arpeoter Spoi1S onvocation Center, which According to President David P. Roselle, there is no lic funds, Porach added. known for his humanitaiian work we're very proud and fortunate to have, ha the capacity for plan to build a garage by the Galleria, but conversati ons have as well. He participated in a campaign to distribute Beanie Babies to Iraqi children and acted as a pen pal to a second-grade class in Texas. Farris. said Stephen was cho Gas prices on the rise sen by his scouts to be their medic, which is one the most prestigious honors for an anny medical work BY KELLY PERKINS widely between s tates because of er. Staj)· Reporter varying levels of state taxes. "He turned down two promo Gasol ine prices w ill reach a new For instance, he said New Jersey tions to stay with his troops," she hi gh thi s spring, with a national aver has a I 0.5 cents tax on gasoline, com said. "Tho e promotions would age of $2. 15 per ga ll on, according to pared to Delaware 's 23 cents tax, have taken him out of harm's a government r'eport March 8. which makes fuel more expensive in way." The National Energy Information Delaware. McGowan was part of a bat Center found the average price for Sophomore Liz Morgan, w ho talion in Colorado but spent the gas is 26. 1 cents per gallon hi gher was pumping gas at the 7-Elcven gas majority of his ervice in Korea on than last year, and 21.9 cents higher station on Ea t Delaware Avenue, the Demilitarized Zone, Farris in central Atlantic tates like said she is upset bec·ause he will said. Delaware. have less pending money this sum While in Korea, he volun A spokeswoman for the Oi l Price mer. teered to go to Iraq in place of his Information Service said gasoline in " I think its almost to the point roommate, who had a family. Delaware currently averages $ 1.94 a where it's ridiculous." This is "becau e he felt he gall on, $ 1.99 in Maryland and $2.08 Although gas prices have spiked should go before men with wi es in New York. recently, Gamson said consumers and children," she said. Nei l Gamson, .economis t for must realize the cost of fuel is not the McGowan was a graduate of N El , said gas prices usually hi ghest in hi story. t. Mark's High chool and increase between April a nd When adjusted for inflation, the Wilmington allege, Farris said. September, the busie I driving sea highest average cost for retail ga was He majored in criminal justice son, becau e demand for fuel increas- $2.99 in March I 981 , he said. at the university and played club es. [n 1981 OP C' price structure rugby. However, he said the increased collapsed, causing a drastic rise in the McGowan worked for W.L. cost of crude Oil is the cau e of recent price of crude oil. Gore & Associates as a product nses 111 gas prices. In early larch, Gam. on said the El predicts tester when he enli sted 10 the crude oil was 55 a barrel, in April it price will continue to tncrcase slow- Anny September 2002, Farris aid. is set to cost 53.05, an tncrcase of ly throughout the year. · Bobbie aid, "we and o many 16.39 from Ia t year. Junior Sunchay Knshna, who friends will miss him, but hi s ptrit will live on in our hearts and hearts THf REVIEW/Bob Thurlow More than 50 percent of the pncc was also at 7-Elevcn, saic1 he is al o of gasohne is based on the cost of wonied how the increa~ed gas pnces and those who e heart he ble · ·cd The women' basketball team, whicb lo~t the CAA title ~arne Saturday to crude oil. lso included arc co">ts for will affect his summer plans. ''One of hi s fellow soldiers e Old Dominion in overtime, 78-74, will host St . .John's Thursday in the refinery processing, marketing and "The rot sing ga. pnccs definitely mailed me and aid the world is a om n' ationallnvftational Tournament. See story, 86. distnbution, retail costs and taxes. make me think twice ahout gomg on darker place wtthout Stephen, and Gam son said gas prices di ff'cr long tnps," he said everyone who knew him would agree." Marc h 15. 2005 W lcome to ' he Ice House' or people in my life," Louder said. " It is a farce on Hi s wife, Patty, said the play was unique. Comedic play portrays co ll ege life." "They are a very talented group, and as an a -director Todd Blass sa1d there are refer ensemble th ey work well together," she said. social life at the university ences in the play that university stude nts wi ll par The c uple said they did r~ol feel the play was ticularly understand and enjoy. strictly m eant for a young a L1d1 ence. B E 1IL PICILLO "T hey are really going to feel a pati of it," he Seni or Seth K irschner, who played the charac 111/{ R~ ·po rlt• r aid. "It is full of surprises and it is hysterical." te r Tig, said the cast membe rs kno ~ eac h other laughable cast of ste reotypical college stu haracters s uch as Kat ie , the bubbly and well and can play o ff one another eas1ly. dents. otT-the-wall antics, troubled relationships, rather d itzy cheerleade r; the to ugh football pl ayer, " Working wi th such am azin g people just li ght young IO\ e, ovcr1 sexuality and pure comedy made Shelton; Andy and Porter, two young guy lo king ens the mood for any play," he said . up the F-52 tutlcnt Theatre's weeke nd premiere to pick up chi cks; Trish, the underage fli rt; a nd T ig, ourlander said the play went better than he performance of "The Ice House," a pl ay writte n the sarca tic ye t witty wis guy, conti nually could have imagined. and drrected b Ulll\'er ·!ly students. derived laug hter from the audien e. "It w as scary in a lot of ways because we were In front of a n eager and excited crowd of "The Ice House" offered up many comi cal working without a safety net, and because the approximately 120 people in Pearson Hall, .. The in stances of issues common to coll ege students. script was brand new, we were constantly cl~ a n g in g lee House" told the story of th e fi ctitious fo urth " You lie to them, that's how you get hi cks," things and seeing what worked and what drd not," oldest har on Main treet, who e owner has pe r sa id the character of Andy, pl ayed by Loude r. " It he said. " But it came together. " manent!\ · loscd its door to stude nts. makes them think you ' re a good li stener or some B lass said he did not know what to expect The manager. mar, played by junior Scott thing." fro m directing an original pl ay. l •'ur13nder. decide, to open o ne Ia ·t time, but a " What is it wi th men?" said Eli se, played by ''I hope people are w illing to t a~e a c_hance mght full of m1shups ensues, which incllldes the senior Mario n Aitchison. "If they're not arguing or w ith it and co me out and see omethmg that has dLippcaranee of the bar's entire stock of beer. fi g hting they're s leeping." · never been done before," he said . \ \ nter and graduate student Darre ll Louder ophomore hip Scott said th e play exceeded Lollder sa id he was impressed w ith the fi nal . ard \\ hile h has dabbled 111 screen-w riting, 'The hi s expectations. · outcome of th e play. I ·c H, u~c " 1. h1s first fu ll length theatre produc " I was not keen on the idea of the show, but · "Being on stage, I could not help but smile on twn th ey ble w me away, th ey were ve ry go d," he said . every lin e, every joke th at hit th e way it was sup Tile RE\ U:\\ Jc--o< •• ot "' H surd ' \ pc11cnce~ he encountered as a col Bob Davis, parent of a uni c rsity stude nt said posed to hit, he said. " It just felt so good." "The Ice House" debuted Ia t " ~ l- e n d in kg • . tudcnt . en cd a · inspiration for the pl ay. he fou nd the play t be both profess ional and Performances w ill also be held this Thursdlly, Pearson Hall. ·· ·\ lot ,,f rh ·h:uactcrs \\.ere based on myself entertai'ling. Friday and Saturday. .Event s·e UD business school cash for c ra·nks 85th in world BY AMELIA LUCHEV effect," she said. Staff Reporter Sawyer said the study also BYKATHLEE:\ The university's A lfred benefits students because th e sta lol 1 K Lerner Co ll ege of Business and tus of the uni versity represents The Dela" ar , ·haprer ' ! Economi cs was ranked in the top the sta!liS of its graduates. Eask r cals h<>ld a thrc·-d.1' '< 1-· I 00 business schoo ls in the The study provides a point leyball tournament Fnda~ . world accord in g to a s tudy of reference for comparison for aturda\ and und.l\ at th re leased by the School of the bllsiness schools in the study, Carpenter pons Bu1idmg and u. Management at the University of UTD said raised more than .::!00.000 to lxn dm~ _:"p '<.:. "' Texas at Dallas in February. Ferry said th e study w ill efit the d1sabled. w • p f r ht~' . -, l .:ru- T HE REVIEW/Mary Be th Wi lde Jobn S a wye r ~ professor and help to set up a target for schools One-hu ndred and fith teams Jen~;. ~h ~a1d . Th a n u . plac chairman of U1e depa1tme nt of to aim toward. in of between ·1x and I 0 -pia) ers ~rudent:. m a po:m n . mlUlatmg Team competed a three-day volleyball tournament business administration, said the "Schools wi ll beg in to com ranging from high school ~rudents ·hallenge. en oum red from a.. - that tai edmore than $200 ,000 for Easter Seals. schools w ere ranked on the basis pete to make it on the lis t and to adul t> filled the g) ms wuh ab1ht1e.~. of the· resea rc h producti vity of those on th e li st now will try to fiiendly comperiuon, hopmg to One :tat!On smmlat d an \\ 11h us altemate over the years, Services, said her department has their faculty membe rs. climb it ," she said. bring home a prize. em 1ronmemat ontrol wut.. wht h but we've worked with Gamma competed in the Easter Seals vent The study tracked publica The research professors Vema !-l ensle ·.spokeswoman allows people w ith lurutcd motor igma Sigma for a I ng time." ~ r the past three years. 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LOC K Y OUR DOORS BRAWL AT IVY charges. A computer was re1noved from Ivy Hall Apartme nts early Tw o men engaged in a fi g ht in the courty ard of Ivy Ha ll Saturday morning, N ewark Poli ce said . Apartments early Satu rday morning , Burns said . FIRE IN THE TREES 'Between approximately I :30 and 3 : 15a.m. a Dell laptop comput A t 2 a. m . Saturday w hile driving around the apartments on pa tro l, Pine trees in the Ma rrow ourt Apartments located on Aylesboro er was removed from a man's unlocked apartment , Linda Bums, o ffi cers noticed a large crowd gathered in the middle o f th e court Road w ere set on 'tire Sunday night, Bums said. police spokeswoman said, · yard. At approx imately 6 :30 p.m . three trees in the side yard of the The man had left his apartm ent to go next door, and when he Whe n the officers a pproached the crowd they saw a man with a apartment complex were set on fire . re turned to hi s apartment he noticed his computer was m issing. bl oody nose and a c ut on the back of hi s hea·d . Afte r police arri ved at the scene, a man aid he had seen young The man said t here had been a large group o f people in hi s bu il d The ma n told poli ce he was punched by a m iim he did no t know, mell sta nding in the area of the burning, Bums said. ing because of a party. Burns said , causing him to fa ll on his head . · After th e fire was put out, w hat appear ed to be a campsite was The cost o f th e laptop was estimated at $900. There are no sus Someone at th e s ene infonncd police who th e oth e r man was, but fo und under the trees. pects at this time. they coul d not li nd him in the vicinity . No damage was done to surrounding apartments. Burns said, and The man was taken to Christiana Hospital w here he was treated there are no su peels a t tbi time. fo r his inj uries and released, Burns said. He decid ed no t to press - Katluy n Dresher
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B KYLE Sl KEY Kepka, aid Madonna otTman, whose daughter return the hair to its natural color." participating in the program for several years. Staff Reportu suffered from alopecia arcata and lost her hair at Murray said local salons have helped to pro "We do it for those kids who are suffering so A f~w years a~o junior Denise Murray was in an earl y age, founded the organization in 1997. vide hairstylists for the event. Both Rumor's and much," he said. a hospttal suffermg from a condition call ed Alopecia areata, a skin disease, that affects Platmum Salon and Spa plan to send volunteers. Kepka said the organization receives more Burkitt's lymphoma, a rare condition occurring 4.7 million Americans, resuhs in hair loss during Platinum Salon hairstylist J.L. Kaczmarczk than 3,000 packages of hair each week from across during adolescence. adolescence, she said. said, "everyone here knows omeone who has the country. Burkitt's lymphoma is a condition that Murray said she requested an application been touched by a grave illne s." "Our job is to help the children restore self attacks the body's immune system and in its most from th e national Locks of Love organization to Platinum Salon gtves discounts to the cus esteem and confidence," he smd. advanced stage, affects the body's vi tal organs. hold the event' at the university. tomers who come in and donate year-round, she Fifty participants have already signed up to Treatment for lymphoma can also cause hair Kepka said Locks of Love accepts hair at least said. ·get their hair cut and Murray expects anywhere loss. I 0 in ches in length to make wigs for those with Platinum manager Ashley Stoneman said the between 50 and 150 more students to donate. Murray, now recovering from the disease, has chronic illnesses. Hair less than I 0 inches is also store submit I 0 ponytails per month. This is the first year for this program but planned a Locks of Love event scheduled March accepted and will be sold to fund the Locks of "We charge for the blow-dry but we offer a Murray said she expects it to become an annual 17 in the Trabant University Center. Love programs. The only hair not accepted is free haircut and wash for those who come in and event. · . The Locks of Love organizati on is a non-prof bleached hair. donate," she said. "We realize that college students don't have a It group that provides hairpieces to children suf "We don 't accept it because the cleanser we The Schilling Dougla School of Hair Design lot of money," she said. "So we don't ask for it, we fering from diseases resulting in hair loss. use disintegrates the hair," Kepka said. "We do also plans to send volunteers to the event. are asking for something that will grow back." Locks of Love vo lunteer coordinator, Jackie accept all dyed hair because the cleanser will Owner Victor David said the school has been EDucate for a Cure holds .fundraiser at Cold Storie
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powered by: Trains . A pedesn:ian wa killed attempt and university to come together with Ing to cross m front of a train Friday knowledgeable architects and engi night. · neers to design walkways, trestles or According to Newark Police, the any other protective measure. co llision occurred on the SX rail The police claim fenced-in areas road tracks at the New London Road would be an "eyesore" that commu-. crossing, . adjacent t Deer Park nity members who live near the Tavern. tracks wou ld not appreciate . . The 47-year-old man was walk These th.ings would be installed to ing to his car on the other side oflhe save lives, which i more important tracks. than making Newark be<~utiful. This is the straw that broke the It must be acknowledged that the carnel's back, or at least it should be. university, city and CSX built an . Before thi s academic year, the expensive wa ll behind the arpenter last' death from a train accident in Sports Building in hopes of prevent Newark was in I 999. There have ing accidents, but this is not enough. been two deaths and two ,======Nor are the many warning injuries since Staff Editorial signs that surround the train September. crossmgs. Someone needs to In all fairness, the tracks take action, be it the city or universi were here first , and have been for ty, or preferably both. more than I 00 years. They are not Part of Newark's job, as the local going anywhere, and it is unlikely government, is to do everything in they could be diverted either. its power to protect its ci tizens. The Review suggests stationing Newark's place on SX's Boston Newark Police officers at the train to Washington, D.C. travel COITidor cross ings where accidents have pre is one of the mo t congested. The viously happened, specifica'lly on university has railJOad trucks run Friday and Saturday nights. ning through it, and its tudents have And mo t importantly, students been hit and killed by SX trains. lt and residents alike need to be aware, has a duty to address this issue. at aU times. Take responsibility for The Review encourages the city yourself and stay off the tracks.
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For a wh il e now I have accounts, and once there, a diverse number of stocks and bonds. Sounds Greg Price put off writing an editorial. I was like a great "ownership society" right? waiting for just the right topic to Wrong. The system leaves ci ti zens money subject to the stock mar rip to shreds and have no remorse ket, one of the most unpredictable institutions. about it. Luckily, we have Anot her pr blem is accountabi lity. U.S. citizens have the right to Greg's President George W. Bush. elect a new leader if the incumbent does not meet their requirements. Now Gripes Since Bush bega n his say a company goes bankrupt, or cooks the books li ke Enron. Mi llions of second tenn, the majority of his people would lose 01eir money. efforts have been strongly domes Yet, citizens could do nothing about the company's leadership or ti c. He appointed a new ambassador to the United Nations, promoted a even question their business practices if they succeed. Americans barely member of the Environmental Protection Agency in the hopes of passing pay attention to their local politicians, let alone read the busine s page to the Clear Skies bil l and of co urse Social Security reform. see if their stocks did well. Bush began a nonstop tour similar to Ringling Brothers and Barnum Hiring a 9-year-old to tour the country is just plain slimy. Bush and and Bailey Circus. He visited New Hampshire and North Carolina, to his cronies are preying on some good-hearted people, who would gen name a few states. uinely li sten to a child 's point of view. The message was simple: Social Security will be fiat broke and we All of this might sound boring, or students might just ask how can must do something now to prevent future fallout. The answer, according this affect tl1eir lives. The fact is, if thi system fail , a suming it gets to Bush, is personal retirement accounts. passed in the next year and half or so, the college students of today will ln 20 18, Social Secwity will be writing out more checks to benefi U.S. economy 75 years in advance. pay for it. Just like they wi ll pay for the war in Iraq. ciaries 01an the annual amount they take from each worker's paycheck. They calculate this ridiculous number to make sure that future gen There is a ve1y good reason. for why Bush tours 01e country ·promot· Bush got the e numbers fr m the Social Security Administratim). An eration will not be stuck with the expensive price tag of fi xing the ystem ing tl1e refonn. He knows congressmen wiU n t support any bill if it agency that, suqllisingly, had a high-ranking official agree to tour the if it does fail. affects their chance to stay in office, not matter how much "political cap country encouraging people to choose personal retiremen t accounts. What Bush will not say to people is that the SSA is required to make ital" he gained in the last election . On top of tl1is, the Republican Party even hired a 9-year-old presi three different assessq1ents. Bush chose the assessment with the scariest Keep that in mind next time you hear anything about Social Security dential history buff, who appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tatistics. reform. lt can and wi ll affect you. several times to tour the country on his spring break spewing misinfor Not to mention that 75 years is a long time, and I am not about to mation abou t Social Security's "baokmptcy." beli eve a man who also says lraq had weapons of mass destruction and Let me pick off each of these issues one by one. that U.S. troops wou ld be in and out oflraq. Besides touring the country at the Republican Party's request, the Furthermore, personal retirement accounts are a hoiTible idea. Bush Greg Price is a Sports Editor at The Review. Please send comments to SSA does have other responsibilities, namely predicting the health of 01e wants a portion of the Social Security Tax to be placed into personal gmoney ude/.edu. ·
Middle East is focus ofUS.foriegn policy, university needs to offer Arabic
According to the However, in 2005, it is not strategica lly important of rooting out in urgents. slow things down, but that is an excuse that might have D e partment enough to validate the overwhelming emphasis it Winmng the long-term war of ideologies requires worked ln the spri ng of2003, not 2005. Finding qual Nathan Fields o f F o r e i g n receives from the FLLT. Furthermore, si nce all as much cross cultural interaction between Arabs and ified teachers is probably not easy, but it is not as if Languages and transnational diplomacy and business in the European Americans as possible. Th.roug.houl the Middle East they can not be recruited from theM iddle East to come Literature's Web site, Uni n is conducted in English, any American can ea - region, negative stereotypes about the United States to the univer-Sity. If the department can lind enough Guest Columnist one of its primary ily get by with their native tongue iftheyohave to trav persist because 111 most cases, there is no one there to teachers in Chinese and Hebrew they can certainly do goals is to prepare el there. refute them. Young Americans traveling to Arab states the same for Arab1c. students for careers On 01e other hand, the Middle East is clearl y 01c .and forming fricndslups and bonds 1s critical to break The FLLT has to prioritize it resources. The in international rela- most important region for U.S. foreign policy. From a ing down the perceptions of the United States that play Romance languages ·hould n t be ignored, but tions. ln some ways, the department has done a good strictly sh rt-term mihtaJy perspective. 01c United into U1e hands oftcrrorist re ru1ters. The vast majority America's strategic needs have to be taken mto job in tl1is area. But, overall, because of an execs 1vc tates must develop more Arabic speakers. of Arabs like Americans and would be honored to host account. Western Europe clearly deserve lcs. Euro-centric1sm, its performance has been incomplete lntelligencc from the Middle Ea t region has been ltm them as students. Obviously, certain places such as emphasis than the Middle East aJJd North Afnca. at best. ited because of the lack of people with the ability to Iraq might be too dangerous, but countries such as Studying any language is better than studying hone, This spring the department wtU offer 37 sections communicate in the native languages. In lraq, the mil Morocco, gypt, Jordan and Tunisia are perfect. but nothing justilie offering 199 e tions of Western of French, 33 Of Italian, 14 of German and LIS of itary has to rely on native lraq1 to tran late, who do Yet, seven serne tcrs allc1 the Sept. 11, 200 I ter European languages and zero of Arab1c r Farsi. Spanish. Most of liS study abroad srograms are to not share Lbc arne dedication to the mi ·sion and arc rorist attacks, fLLT still docs not offer one class of places such as France, pain, Italy an errnany. Such su~eeptible to blackmail and mfiltration from the Arabic or one tudy abroad proj,>ram in an Arab coun a focus might have been justified in the 1950s and resistance. If each Army unit had uffic1ent American try, Notlnng JUstifies . thi~ disgraceful nnbalaJ1ce. At a 1960s, when Eur pe was at the front line of old War. Arab1c speakers, 01ey would he able to do a better JOb large univ.:rsity hke ours, bureaucrocy can sometimes 1\fathan Fields IS senwr at the rmil·crsitl Please .It!lid comments to Nr(ield241 Jral/(~1 com sn will ~~ delinred Co t · .The FREE TIME You Want. camp s resld ces only. 11tey wm lle deliv· ered en St. Pa«fs Day ~elore 7:00 p.m. Wilen yea co e u tte sales uDte, Drina wiCh JOI flit CampUS addreSS Of Ult Summer Ses ion 2005 peeple to whe rou want condom-srams Co ll ege students, plan your summer calendars now! de~vered. We will rovide the envelopes, Call us today or visit our Web site to discover the menase cards, and safer sex products. YOU . summer course that's perfect for you. CHOOSE and ihen we deliver them anony· mouslyt 505 Ramapo Va ll ey Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430
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University group offers.relief
BY MIKE IIART ETT the one or two in the city," Trainor says. rights, Trainor explains, because in most cases, resi recalls. Nch·sFt•nture!tf..tlom On the way to the city. the team stops at local dents owned the land where their homes were Ha vidan Rodriguez. director of the DRC and Silence smothers the vacant field, except for the fishing vi llages hugging the coastline. Fishermen destroyed. member of the expedition, says the image of a moth distant sou nd of waves crashing on the shore. The were· most affected by the tsunami, he says, because "So can the government decide two or three er wandering around a community witb pictures of loud motor of an emerging van awakens the sleepy, of their intimate connection with the ocean. years from novJ to allow other people to live there'?" fami ly members is an endunng memory from the shattered village. Joe Trainor climbs out onto the "The sea is their livelihood to th e point where it he says. "There is a lot or uncctiainty." ~~ . crunchy sod, 9,000 miles away from his Main Street is almost worshipped like a God in certain locations," Uncertainty plagued U1e resea rch team during a "We met about two or three people that wou ld office. The Sri Lankan \ illagers huddle around he explains. two-week planning process prior to the tnp. The show us a picture of thetr wi le or kid who had per- Trainor and his traveling companions, gazing at them "They talk to the ocean." hotel in Chcnnai where the team was planning to ished,'' Rodriguez recalls. · like th ey landed from outer space. The tsunami changed perceptions of the possi reside would be deep in the heart of territory con Fisherman and farmers arc not the only people The villagers stumble over debris as they walk bilities the ocean can create, Trainor says, but this trolled by the Tamil Tigers, a radical Sri Lankan whose liveliboods took a major blow when the tsuna aeros the soil with their new foreign friends. Trainor will not stop fishermen from maintaining their liveli poliltcal party. mi struck, he says. li sten~ lo vi ll agers explain what this defeated terrain hood. "Depending on who you talk to, they arc cllhcr On the way back to Pondicherry one allerno n, used to look like. "It's your life trade," he says. "You can't just ten·ori~ts or a revolutionary g vcrnment." Trainor Rodriguez remembers encountering a group of "Thi s was a market," he says. "There were tum your back on it." says. women and men sitting in the middle of the road, homes, and people and lives. You look around and James Kendra, the fourth member of the team, The International Center for Ethnic and Conflict blocking Lruffic on both sides. This scene wou ld have you realize that you are standing on what used to be says a universal compllunl in the fishing communi Studies, one of the research team 's contacts, placed a been commonplace in Sn Lanka, where residents are a village." ties was a demand lor boats, nets and motor ·. The vi i• phone call to the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan angry becau ~c the government has not made a con Memories are all that remain of many Sri lagers said if they had these items. they would be able government to request permission to conduct certed effort in rganizing relief aid, Rodriguez says. Lankan villages. They could not shield themselves to make significant advances in their recovery. As of research, he says. The Tigers, who have their own "We got out of the vehicles and talked to them," from the Indian Ocean tsunami that wiped·out South last month, Kendra says the vil lagers were still watt education, policing and court system, approved the he says. "They were protesting because the govern Asia Dec. 26. ing for the majority of these supplies to arrive. team's request. ment had not provided for them." Three week~ after the dcvaslatmg mcidcnt, "There wa~ a lot of skepticism in tenm of when With the difficult pati of the planning process The loophole 111 India's therwise strong relief Trainor and two other members o[ the university's they would be able to have their boats again," he over, Trainor says the team worked on establi sh ing aid system was being played ou t right before the Disaster Research Center traveled to all'ccted villages says. In both countries, most vi llages were only sep contacts, obtaining visa and receiving \'accinations team's eyes. The prote~tors were agricultural labor . in India and Sn Lanka. The four-nwmoer tc BY CHRISTOPIIER MOORE "One thing led to another and we stnrtcd creating pattcms for bags." he ays, "but you get u ed to that." \luwu:wg .\lri'wtt Ed1tor Creating a company, Kavanaugh adds, seemed a better alternative Though they haven 't seen thetr bags on campus yet, they hope to Priscilla Kavanaugh pnmps herself a~ The Review's photo editor. than looking for a "real job." attract attent1on from fashion-savvy female students when they take over Jessica Sttkoff, circles the table strewn w1th colorfully spectacular hand Choosing colors for spnng reqUire both women to uttltzc their lash a kiosk 111 rrabant on March 22. bags, IOn instght to predtcl which shades compliment the styles they've creat "We have had bag parllcs that ha ve been pretty successful ," "Does my hatr look okay?" she asks, amid the glow of a camera's ed Kavanaugh says. "We have sold everything from a wristlet to a teenager flash. "Everyth111g was done in advonce." Marbo says. "We based it on to a bag for an RO-year-old." Beside her, in Inking blue, sits her partner 111 busmcss, and close research we found of what would be 111 style." FUNKt10n bag~ are al. o now avatlable 111 Bloom on Main trcct. personal fncnd, Melissa Marbo. She also wat he award show , ltke "The Academy Awards." to see Owner Muni Sulli an-Sparks says ptcking up the unique lmc for her own "You look hmtastic," Marbo quip~. what the stars wear, a usual indicator of where styles may be going. umque store was a no-bra mer. The e aren't the typtcal university seniors they arc hnndbag "I Jove Marc Jacobs," she ays. "His de igns aren't so far over the "They arc o great," Sullivan-Sparks says. "We have them promi designers, and the bags they've been creating since January arc, to say edge, but they always have a twist." · nently highlighted in the tore." the least, tmprcs~n e Marbo also linds tnflucnce in London de~tgncr Lulu Gume~s. whose She plans to move some of the bags to the store's dtsplay windo'' Marbo and Kavanaugh, both 21, arc fashton des1gn and merchan bags arc l..nown for brtghtly tailored dcstgns and functtonaltty some· for summer. taktng advantage of the colorful stnpc. to enhance other dismg maJors, and from then cun·entlinc, thcu ~en e of execution seem thing both women apprectate. merehandtsc and attract pa. sers-by. effortlc~s. • Kavanaugh, a Wihnmgt n nattve, says bags by Coach and Ltlly "The ltne is well merchandised," she ays. "Both gtrls nrc JUSt A mtx of casual totes and sassy wristlets, the FUNKtt n line for Puhtzcr provide an ample amount of mfluence 111 thctr own personal cre delightful to work with." spring is :\liss Argentina \\'til !(now" and "Playbo ." the "Frances The Mute" two individuals with some occa "\rs I Am o \ou Can't'' latter being one of the album's The Mars Volta sional help, sounds full and Sclr-rrleascd _tandout tracks. Universal indulged in the arts of psychedelic, Rating: ,'c :c :c ,i A>tde from turnittg out some Rating: :Cu ...'r'..'rl/2 jazz and classical. As result, There·, .lh\a\s omethml.! enous rock tracks. Mi s For second albums. avid lis "Frances the N).ute" comes off as tntngu1ng about .3 womru1 who ArgcntJn~ displays a comedic teners are under the impression the re-incarnati n ofTraffic, Rush plays guitar und ,mg .. and 111 :1de on "Vanity," a area tic econd r'lea. es pale.in com pari on or Yes. the cas~ of Phdadelphw's \-1t. s :ong \\ 1th Iynes that p01nt to an to artists' first. Where the first is Regarding story structure and Argentina. front ''oman 0\er-confident ga l· groundbreaking and innovative, plot, the record contains a continu 1\ferccdes ( formcrh of Long .. Her t:l•ervbodr look ar me the econd duplicates success with ous flow never sounding calculat Bca.:h, Cal1f. band Ha' Jlma tn.>n { /11/wlt'0/1 came ro see? the same results but lacks the full ed or placed. This is a great Ri.lll Co. l hil~ ~ume >enous I'm look in ' so prelly The emotion and intelligence that went accomplishment for The Mars magnctbm. Her flexible. horrest thing in rltis whole ciry I imo the first. This dileri1ma is Vo lta ea rly in its career. Some pro pro\ ocath e n1icc complement~ I can rio anything, that :v a fact I The Philly area is definitely known as the "sophomore slump.'' gressive rock albums push story rock harbingers past their prime, the duel gunars Jlawlcssly on I'm loaded and fullr-. racked I in need of a new rock goddc s. The Mars Volta second over music, but those album Tbe Mars Vo lta clearl y opens the the dehut. " Yes I Am No You I'm the new rising 'star I And as it hasn ' t had much along ,the relea e, "Frances The Mute" d cs decrease in pace, making them door for a new era in a declining Can't." look, 1 el'e/1 play g uitar." lines of long-running, femaJe not follow this musical faux pas. damaged as a whole. genre. Fans of progressive rock ,\s far a. comparisons f!.O, 1f Funny thing is, even though fuelcd rock since bands such as The album , following 2003 ' "De The album is a great introduc wi ll find a sense of freshness the Pretenders wen~ a btt more the lyric~ on the track seem Undergirl came into existence Loused in the Comatorium" i an tion to those unaware of progres behind this record. punk. the) tntght :;ound suntlar plastic and over-indulgent, they 10 years ago. The invitation expansion of so und and creativity. sive rock. Featuring amazing song There is no doubt about it, to Mtss .\rgcntina Wl11lc both are prophetic because they seems open when Mercedes Where the rocking " De-Loused" structure, "Frances The Mute' sti ll The Mars Vo lta have done some bands art' ba~·kcd hy guys, it's d.:senhc what li stener~ are si ngs: was a concept album about the holds concept but is organized for thing right. Out of the constant the women up front who seem alrcudy th1nking, but Miss .. It :~ alright, 1 doni bite I ambition of a departed friend of the compact disc era. noise and nonsense of cu trent pop to turn heads. The cover urt on Argen tina does the favor of say Except al night I Coille and the band, "Frances" cases back to Confronting the issue of the and rock music, the band has cre "Yes I Am No You C~tn 't" says a ing it first. dance with me." reveal the melody and hea1t of the old progressive rocker, the bru1d ated a piece of work that is both . lot. as it features a stand alone, Mi ss Argentina also wants For the love of music, band. As a result, the album comes gives the ability to hear separate raw but accessible and longwinded three-color image of Mercedes' its audience to get up and please lake Miss Argentina up to be a great step in modcq1 pro pieces of th e epics like grooves on but smooth. The listener ca n wait fa,:e. dance, and with tracks such as on the offer. ft's a wi n-win situ- gressive rock. ·viny l. Still, "Frances The Mute" in anticipation of what The Mars A few spins of the disc will " Jt's All Over" and "Dance With ation. The reason for such designa should be li stened to multiple Volta will do and release next. have listeners humming the Me," it's seemingly impossible -Cal/ye Morrissey tion lies in the instrumentation of times to understand the plot. - Keegan Maguigau hooks to .songs such as "No One not to . the album. The band, comprised of With the original progressive Bruce Willis has apparently ing his first album with fom1er plllled a Demi. The New York mulleted crooner Michael Bolton. Post's Page S1x repOrts that Willis Backstreet Boy Nick Carter Taurus Virgo Capricorn "got it on" wtth multi-faceted, and found himself in the backseat aller (Apri l 21 - May 21) (Aug. 22 - Sept. 23) (Dec. 2•3 - Jan. 20) overly. tanned. teen sensation being arrested for driving under the It'S time to statt thinking about a new look. 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The only thing missing Physics .a nd Astr nomy Web site, or you want without cursing at a computer t I Ill RCVJBW I Dan Lo BY A DREW AM LER three days came crashing down Friday. Afanagrng Nnu Eduor Weekdays were one thing, but we~kends are another story altogeth- There are some words in the English language that make me cringe. er. "Sobriety" and ''large needles" are a couple, but one rruly frightens me: Let me cl~rify something. I am a good student. I bust my bun dur "D-1-E-T." ing the week for one rea on: the weekends are my time to go crazy and It 's not that I am unhealthy. Well, maybe I am, but dieting seems a forget the long days and hundreds of pages of reading in a matter of httle extreme for my tastes. So when I decided to diet for a week I did hours. what naturally came to mind. I crammed a lifetime of beer drinking and However, being healthy and going crazy aren't like bread and but D.P. Dough eating into one night. It wa a mess, but l had to prepare ter. The freshman 30 isn't a product of overeating; it' the result of drink myself for the week ahead. ing too much beer - way too much beer. The 30-pack is a wonderful The night before the diet started l felt like a nun about to take her invention, but II ha definitely tumed my freshman 15 into a freshman vow of celibacy. Of course, I wasn't committing myself to a lifetime of 30. chastity and poverty, but a diet is a big. step for me. When I realized I would have to stay kind of sober (also on the list . The first thing I leamed about dieting is to be reasonable. For of words that make me cringe) I almost called the diet off completely. mstance, going from late 11ight hinging to anorexia simply will not work. The week I chose to diet happened to be a particularly stressful and mind So, I adopted the lazy man's diet. boggling one, but [ had come tl1is far so quitting was out of the picture. Basically, the idea is to do as little work with as little stress on my While all of my friends were doing a power hour, I was sipping a body as possible, while being healthy. You might be asking yourself, why vodka and cranberry (remember [ aid kind of sober). I only had two diet at all? But just bear with me. drinks the entire night, bull forgot r was dieting. The first day of dteting was a little rough. Granola and yogUii for If you are going to drink while dieting, always eat right before you • breakfast, a colorful salad for lunch (I heard color in fruit and vegeta drink or else you will tum into· a three-beer-queer. And the hangover is bles means they are healthy) and another salad for dinner. Honestly, the not so fun either. granola tasted like cardboard and the salads had a rubbery consistencyt.to Fortunately, l lived to tell the story and I hadn't entirely ruined the them. This was not going to be easy. diet. So, I continued with my routine. However, 1 made a few alterations .. To accompany thi s I exercised throughout the day, 1DO sit-ups and Instead of eating only salads, I would eat something tastefully 50 pushups three times a day. This was a normal routine for me in high healthy for dinner on odd days. 1 found th at spinach and whole-wheat school so I figured it would be a piece of cake. pasta is actually doable. And I also allowed myself to have an occasion A word to the wise: we are getting older and things that seem easy al snack of raisins or cottage cheese. It sounds terrible, but if I can do it, are not so simple any longer. To put it bluntly, 1 fe lt like hell the next day. anyone can: Between the pains of an empty stomach and the contracting of muscles One week after the actual "diet week" 1 am still eating salads regu that have not been used in years, I was a mess. larly. At first 1 was adamantly against it, but now I kind of like eating "Maybe this lazy man's diet is not going to be so easy," l thought. healthy. For one, I feel better throughout the day and I also enjoy having Despite the hardships, 1 was determined to tough it out. After a cou a routine to follow. ple of days, drinking water and ea ting light became somewhat routine. 1 found it was not some major change in my actions that would Each rooming, I woke up and exercised, ate my granola surprise and miraculously shed the pounds, but a change in attitude that made dieting went to class. I found it was much easier to th ink of it not as an option possib le. · but an essential part of my day, and it also became clear I was more . awake and together throughout the da y. But th e routine I had bui ll up for Gotcigs? Products enable laziness. Shorter smokes BY CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI active." Staff Reporter The gray area that distinguishes conveni ence from laziness ~for shorter ~reaks A Maytag employee was entertaining guests in his game room . might find its edge with food delivery, a common practice at the and decided it would be nice if he had his own personal vendi ng university. machine to supply his guests with dr·inks and snacks. The employ Loca l food establishments, such as Paradise Pi zza and DP BY JIADIN ee took hi s idea and came up with the Skybox Vendor, a vending .Dough, are popular food choices for studen ts because they offer St11dl!lll A.f!im~ &litar machi ne for the home, says Lisa Heeke, head of custo mer service delivery. Nerves? Anxious? Perhaps a cigarette break is in order. Can't fini sh a cig relations at Maytag. Yasser Daoud, owner of Paradise Pizza, says the pi zzeria actu arette in the three minutes allotted for break? Don't want to waste cash by We have all had those moments when being glu ed to the couch all y finds pick-up orders to be more popular th an delivery, but throwing away half-smoked cigarettes? Wl1at a predicament indeed. takes on new meanin g - when mind and body aren't working weather pla ys a significant role in the amount of deliveries. In an effort to calm the average cigarette smoker's anxiety about wasting together. No matter how much you want to get up, the willpower to While some people say Paradise Pizza will in clude cigarettes a whole cigarette due to time constraints during break time, tobacco compa move is overcome by laziness. with food or lcrs upon request, Daoud clarific they do not. nies such as Philip Manis released a new type of short cigarette. Today's society is al l abo ut convcDience and the ability to "No, we don 't deli ver cigarettes with food orders," says Jeanana Lloyd, sa les manager for Philip Morris, says Marlboro 72s are make life casie( and easier. Everyone wou ld love to make some Daoud. "But, we have had a lot of people ask." geared toward busy, business-oriented people who don't have enough time to aspect of their life easier, but where does convenience stop and While Daoud likes college students, in general, he believes smoke a full-size cigarette. lazi ness begin? Some compani es are introducing products that not they lo ve being catered to. "Aller doing a lot of studies, the company was finding U1at people were only make life more convenient, but may also promote la zines . "College students are lazy, but they arc all cool. I was one of liustrated because they couldn't finish a whole cigarette on their breaks and The personal vending machine h Id s cans, glass or plastic bot them at one point. It 's just the way it is." had to throw them away," she says. tles and has storage for dry food. DP Dough is also a popular food choice for ullivcrsity stu The 72s are marketed toward curTent srriokers who work in busy envi The Skybox Vendor is aimed at sports-minded males. Maytag dents. DP Dough employee Corey Hill says delivery accounts are ronments, such as restaurants or offices, she says. has captured the attenti n of America's sports fanatics by includ a large part of the business' income. The shorter cigarettes are 72 millimeters long as opposed to regu lar sized ing side panels that all ow the owner to display hi s pride for his " I would say approximately 65 percent of all orders are deliv 8!i millimeters and take less time to smoke. favorite professional team. _ ered and 35 percent of all orders are picked up," he says. Smokers in Delaware and New York are lim ited as to where they can Heeke says the product' will increase the owner's "cool fac- a! zones aren't the only food stud ents want delivered. Salads smoke. Having to leave the bu ilding presents a problem, especiall y in 01e win tor." · and icc cream arc also very popular, he says. ter when people have to stand outside to finish a cigarette, Lloyd says. "The Skybox is meant to be a cool new product that gives men "We sell about 25 to 30 sa lads on a typical day. Half of all ' After test marketing the product in 2003, Philip MorTis introduced certain bragging rights because they can show off their team those orders are delivered," Hill says. Marlboro 72s in regular box, lights and menthol to retail stores in January of pride," she says. "Sometimes people call up and order just ice cream. Most of . 2005. Heeke says the product has been very successful and claims it our ice cream sale$ arc delivered." The new brand has been low to catch on. doesn't enable people to sucumb to being lazy. Hill attributes th e popularity of food delivery !o drinking. "The results are mixed. The idea hasn 't exactly taken olf yet, but there is "No, l don't think the Skybox Vendor promote~ laziness "Most people cou ld come pick up their food," Hill says. "I a chance it will," Lloyd says. because you sti ll have to get up , wa lk over to the machine, and blame it on late-night orders becau e people have been drinking Most people have reservations about the cost. The new cigarette costs press a button to gel yo ur drink," Heeke says. and don 't really want to walk here." approximately the same piice as regu lar sized ones, she say , which causes Experts are worried about how the new convei1ience products It's obvious convenience is something important to mo t peo, people to think they are paying the same an1ount for le s. affect our lifestyles. pie, but keeping an active lifesty le should be more important. ' · The actual amount of tobacco wiU1in U1e cigarette is about the same, Michael Peterson, assistant professor of health and exercise Peterson recommends the consumers of convenience products Lloyd says. science at the university, says while convenience is a good thing, maintain some type of physical activity. "People have this perception 01at there is much less tobacco in the short the level of convenience may be damaging. "You have two arms and two legs. Use them. Don't sit around er cigarettes," she says. "But really, the filter is longer and there is only sli ght "l would agree with the companies that these products are con and let machines do things fo r you," he ays. "Get up and do some ly less tobacco.'' venient," Peterson says, "but [I'm not sure] if they promote a thing, even something mundane; like washing the dishes or vacu Lloyd says people buy I 00-milllnleter cigarettes for 01e same price as U1e healthy lifestyle. They create the mindset that you don't have to be uming." regular size 85-millimeter version. These contain approxlnlately the san1c amount of tobacco as we ll , but give the perception there is more because they are longer. "It's a lot about how the consumer feels and what he perceives," she says. "Older people prefer the longer I OOs because they feel they're getting more for their money. With the 72s, some people might like the perception tl1at they are smokitlg less." Ricky Singh, manager of the 7-Eieven on Red Mill Road in Newark, says Students design future plans her store started selling Marlboro 72s last month and the response has been moderate. "A lot of people sti ll don't know about them. lt's a learning process," she says. "I'm sure after more marketing it will do better." continued from B 1 Singh says the idea behind the shorter cigarettes is go d because compa nies realized they were wasting tobacco. If consumers don't have time to ''I'd rea ll y like to be a designer," she says, "and maybe also open smoke the emire cigarette iu one break, then the cigarette does not need 1,0 be my own business one day." as long, sbe says. Though she and Kavanaugh clearly enjoy the work they do, Other companies, such as RJ Reynolds, sell short non-filter cigarettes, but Marbo admits sewing for the rest of her life would be "horrible." these are marketed toward older consumers, Lloyd says. They are not market One look at the bags, though, and· one can tell the amount of time ed becau e of their shorter smoking time. and energy that i put into the design and creative aspects. . Lloyd says the primary target for the 72s is not college students because "The lini11g around the handles has to be hand sewn," Kavanaugh college students generally have a lot of free time !O finish their cigarette. says sighing. Lloyd says Phi lip-Morris will be reducing U1e cost of72s in Apri l because Like Marbo, Kavanaugh is simply focusing on the moment, people are not trying them due to the price. The short cigarettes pose U1e same though she understa nds the reality of post-collegiate life. health risks as any other cigarette, she says. "If this could pay th e bill I would love to continue doing it," she Junior Judal1 Sekscinski, a smoker, says the idea of buying a short ciga say . rette is absurd. ·•we really do work well together," Marbo adds. "It seems like such a waste of money," he says. "They're being sold at the Both are prepared to focus on the future and use their individual same price, but tl1cy're smaller." and collective skills to forge their own paths. Sekscinski says people with less time to break may appreciate U1cm. "We could come back to this after we have some experience," "I don't think tl1ey'll ever really catch on. l know l didn't like them when Kavanaugh says. TI IE REVIEWilcS continued from &J As he looks back on the trip, Trainor says it greatly changed his per pective and outlook on life. to vo ice their anguish and concerns. "lt makes the tough day at the office seem like a ridicu "They welcomed us into every single place with open lous statement," he say with a grin. " It sounds cli che, but anns, at every village,'' he ays with smi le. you come to an appreciation of home, of the things you take After touring a demolished village, the team was getting for granted every day. The ability to wolk into any restau ready to leave when residents called them over to a thatched rant on Main Street and know that you are going to get a hut and sat them down, Trainor recalls. They brought over a clean, safe unitary meal; it's not the ca e here," he say bag and handed cacll of them a oda, in isting they drink it. bluntly. "It would be the equivalent of buying each of us a bottle One of Trainor's most vivid memories is an Indian of champagne," be says. "You've just been tllfough a place cornnltlllity where the residents were fascinated by hrs dig where people's lives have been decimated, people's homes ital camera and wanted a picture of him and the other team have been destroyed, they have little to nothing, and they member. offer probably one of the best things they could offer in nor •• o I atd come down to the water with us," he says. mal circumstances, let alone now." "And they said 'No,' but we insi ted they come down. In another village, Rodriguez remembers some of the When we got down to the water, the people said ll was the villager askmg the team to sit with them down by the water. first trme they've been down to the water since it happened. As they rested on the remains of battered blue fishing boats, "It's pan of the healing procc s. 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The Hens With no timeouts remaining, the entire second half and over opened up their biggest lead of Sailer hoped to dribble up court time. the game at the 6:42 mark with and set up the last play. But Both players were named to an 11 -point advantage and fin Grant came fJom behind and the All -tournament team after the ished th e half with a 35-28 lead. . swiped the ball away.from Sailer, game. The Hens continued to hold picked up the rock and put 11l the Smith used her exp lo sive onto the lead throughout the sec layup to seal the victory. first step to get inside and make ond half, leadin g by as many as The Hens were coming off big plays all game long. She fin eight points on siK different an exciting 62-57 semifinal vic ished with 18 points, eight in stances. But one cou ld sense tory over James Madison on rebounds, four steals and three throughout th e. entire game that Friday. Malcom finished with a assists .. Old Dominion wou ld not fade game high 22 points and eight THE REVrEW/Meaghan Jones "For the most part, we did away without one last push at rebounds and Young added an The softball team split its afternoon doubleheader against Cornell on Sunday. The Hens what we were supposed to do," overcoming th e deficit. impressive double-double off the are now S-8 on the season and will tra;vel to Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Malcom said. "They were dou Delaware led 58-50 with bench with 18 points and 12 bling me, so we looked for Tiff 6:53 when Old Dominion turned rebounds. [Young] . and she had a great it on. The Lady Monarchs went They combined for 40 of the game. Ty.resa got to the nm. on an 8-0 run to tie the g'ame at Hen 62 points, which proved to There are a lot of good things we 58 with five minutes remaining. be a blessing as well as a curse in can take from this game, even It was the first tic since the open- disguise. · Sloat pitches shutout though we lost." The rest of the te<\m fini hed ing minutes. · But if the Hens had the The final five minutes of with only 22 points on six for 28 opportunity, there are a lot of regulation featured hi gh intensity shooting from the field. The dis BY LAUREN ZANE Fe rguson. "Cornell chaUenged us Myers said. "We fina ll y became things they wo uld love to ge t a and emotion from both sides. astrous 21 percent shooting from Art&litor wiU1 their pitching and it just took more comfmiab le in the box and in second chance at. Delaware shot The 2,0 l 0 spectators · did not sit the rest of the team proved cost- • The softball team split its dou some time for our hitters to get the end, had better hits." only four for seven from tlw foul down for th e remainder of the ly. . bleheader aga in t Cornell Sunday their timing down." The pitchers were a key factor line in overtime as Young, Smith game a the lead flip-flop back Old Dominion exploited in the results of the games. Smith ·afternoon taking the second game Delaware tart ed off the sec and Malcom each missed a free and forth. Delaware's lack of scoring 5-0 a ftcr dropping the first game 4- ond game right with four runs in took the loss for the Big Red as she thww in the extra session. Grant scored the Lady threats as they tried to take the 3. U1e first inning. allowed five runs, three earned, on The Hens only drained one Monarchs' final ten points of ball out of Malcom's hands and Having been down 4-0 in the "The team just got more com eight hits in 2. 1 innings of work fie ld goal in overtime and the y regulation,. including a pull up make other players beat them. first game of the doubleheader fortable at the end of the first Starting sophomore pitcher cou ld not find a consistent go-to She attempted only even field Carolynn Sloat tfuew her first jumper with I 3 seconds remall1- agai nst the Big Red, the Hens game," Ferguson sa id. "They did player like Old Dominion had in ing, to tie the game at 68. goals all game, well below her found their momentum and scored n't stop fighting and just became sh utout of the season in the second Grant. Martin call ed a timeout for season average of 13 field goa l 3 nms, but came up sh01i. hungrier to win." game by scattering six hits and Even with the Hens domi Delaware with eight seconds left attempts this season. Cornell (3-4) jumped out to an Cornell 's junior pitcher walking just one whi le striking out nant inside game no one was abl e and hopes of drawing up the Following Saturday's CAA early lead by sco1ing two runs in Whitney Smith was pulled out of four batters. to provide a descent threat from championship loss, the Hens Sloat was very pleased wiU1 winn ing play. the fust inning. The Big Red con the ga me after allowing seven hits, the outside. Delaware managed Delaware inbounded thfree throw shooting When it mattered, Grant and the. ab ility to create her own shot, and team. We had the looks that we · rest of Old Dominion were not to then knock it down every time she needed to have. Making free be deni ed. The 13-time champs needed to - something the Hens throws and finishing inside have Champion: Ok. St. UNC UNC were taking number 14, and mak just simply weren't able to do. ln been our strengths all year. but we ing it painfully clear how they 'd crunch time, Delaware had to rely came up a little bit short today. We won all those rings. They'd steal on forcing the ball inside, and hop shot ourselves in the foot." this one in overtime, 78-7 4. ing to score on lay-ups, second That was all Old Dominion Cinderella: Pacific Utah So. Illinois Delaware played well enough chance points, or to draw enough would need. That drop of blood to win, but the Lady Monarchs had contact for a foul call. The strategy from a missed free throw or tJ1em by a half step at every inter worked just enough, but cmcks in botched rebound. Minutes later, section. If just one of the Hens' tbe wall began to form late in the they were champs once again. Pretender: Kentucky UConn Wake Forest eight missed free throws had con game, when the Hens mi ssed many verted, or if Shareese Grant bricked just one of her 35 points, things would be different. "We tried our best and it 's frustrating, because when you play that hard, you expect to come out Delaware gets 7-5 victory with a win," said senior forward Tiffany Young, arguably Delaware' best player on conti nued from page B6 little fortunate today." Sherman que tinned (he hit aturday. "We just have to take it. Senior right-bander and co batsman ruling after no call was There's noU1ing we can do about it Stony Brook ca ll ed another captain Scott Rambo gave the ilnmediately made and the 00\V." meeting to bring in relief pitcher Hens a solid seven-inning of umpires convened to discuss it. Young scored a team-bigh 23 Brian Murtagh to face Davison, effort with four strikeouts and After Milani took first base, points for the Hens, but it wasn't but the fir st-base umpire waved only giving up six hits, two Kerfoot said he regained his enough to counter rant. Time off the conference. According to earned runs and no walks. focus and settled down. after time, the senior guard rea hed Sherman, the rules do not permit The visJtors took advantage He ended the inning on a down and displayed why she has a team to meet at the mound in of Rambo's absence in the race to cover for freshman first won three straight Tournament the same inning, against the eighth inning and chipped away baseman Adam Tsakonas who MVP awards. ·very time same batter. at the three-run deficit. The first relayed Kerfoot the ball for the Delaware made an argument, she Restiv was forced back to three batter hit for a home run, out. was there to answer. When she the mound to pitch against a inglc and an RBI double off Sherman feel the win wa finally missed a jumper with 48 Davison, who then hit a long fly of sophomore reliever Mitch ju t what the team needed after seconds left 111 regulation, it broke ball ver the rightlielder's head Heckert Kerfoot had trouble their two previous losses on the a tring of four stnught makes. Just at the 330-foot mark. with the next three batters, giv weekend. when everyone began to think she Tit REVfEW Boh Thurlow "They' re a good team," ing up two runs and hittmg left "It was JUSt what the doctor wa human. she came right back The women' asketball team will host t. John's on herman said. "We were just a fie ld er Peter Milam with a pitch. rdered'' down the floor and sank U1e game- Thursday night in the first round of the WNIT. Who popped out this day? 1918 - Punch lmlach • Baseball and .Women's 1926 - Norm Van Brocklin 1931 - Ted Marchibroda Tennis previews 1959 - Harold Baines ... see page BS March IS, 2005 • 86 Commentary RAVI G UPTA H ated, W IT-bound Get off the wagon e arc no-.& three weeks (nine teen days to be to exact, but who's couming'?) awa) from opening da , perhaps the. greatest day of the )Car. You get back from class, and what's on?. The) 'rc playing (some\\ hat) meaningful baseball fl)r the first time in fi\c months. Peter Ganm1ons THEREVLEW/Ravi Gupta i~ conducting his expc11 analysis, and the nt hopt's fade away Sunday evening at the Tra.bant University Center. "web-gems'' are rollin' . lh1fortunateh . the c:XcJtement for the upc ming season-has been drowned in the ·. scandal sutTOtmding Jose anseco and the steroitls is'uc. The ''dark-stde'" has. just Women fall claimed 1ark McGwtrc ta shocker) and Grant's now ur nallonal pastt1me heroes are beginning to drop in face-\ alue like Chn Webber after every game he plays. to ODU in 35 leads onetheles ·. in the mid ·t of all this hoopla tmounding the scandals. I wanted to remind the fans of another graYe prob lem in sport· today that has gone o\·cr OT, 78-74 ODUto looked this otf- ·eason: that being the i uc of [ront-JUtulers. H's one thing to hear a kJtowlcdgcable Yankees fa n rant on about BY STEVE RUSSOLlLLO how GeOi·ge stacked the line-up tllis yea r, su~tj Reportet victory but it's completely diRercnt when it' · com FAIRFAX, Va. With their sights ct on rewriting th e . record books, th e ing fi·om som~ chump, not even from New York. who knows nothing about ba eball , wo men's basketball team came up ju t BYMATTAMl S but figures he can't go wrong with hitching short of knocking off the perennial cham omribwing J:.llitor his wagon to the Ya nkees' emblem. Well pion., Old Dominion. The Hens fell on FAIRFAX, Va. - With the you can go wrong, so get ofT the wagon Sat urday in the Co lonia l Athl etic game clock showing less than tv,ro and pick a team with yo ur hea1i, not your Associati on championship game to the mi nu tes, hat'eese Grant began head ·. Lady Monarchs 78· 74 at th e· Patriot navigating the Patriot enter cow1 • Thut being said, l urge a lithe fans out Cen ter in an extremely exciting but ulti THE ReVIEW/Bob Thurlow with the stea lth of a ti ger shark: there to reconsider why they like the team mately lisappointing overtime battle. · Sophomore guard Tyresa Smith takes the ball up the tloor in Saturday's · there was blood in U1e water and . . J they do, and if that reason has to do with a "l thought we played a great ga me, 78-74Ioss to Old Dominion. She notched 18 points and eight rebounds. she was goi ng in for the kil L winning percentage, then it 's time to step "said ninth-yea r Delaware head coach At the moment, il seemed back and realize the sin yo u are commit Tina Martin. · ''Obviously when you lose nament Most Outstanding Player awa rd . away with their 14th consecutive CAA inconsequential that Delaware in overtime to the. 13-time defending I ting. Take a look at your hometown team, "Shareese Grant was the difference title. held an eight-point lead just four and have pride in them no matter what champioll, it 's a great game. My kids maker, " sa id Martin - the CAA Coach Delaware stuck Within its ga me plan minutes earli er; had played the their situation. played their hearts ou t, but we just came of the Year. "They had Sharcesc and we Saturday and focused on its low post fro ntrunner essen ti all y all after l However, in cases such as New York up short. It's very di appointing." . . didn 't; that's lhe bottom lin e. She hi t threats tbr.o ughout the game. Senior for noon; had beaten the Lady · where there is more than one professional Senior· guard Shareesc Grant of Old some tough shots and crea ted space for wa rd s Tiffany Young and Tiara Malcom Mo narchs tw ice during the regular team, I also.cons ider it unacceptabl e if you Dominion was certainly the difference hctself, even with two or three people on stepped up to.provide tremend ous options season; and yes, even had the bet simply jump on the Yankees bandwagon maker between th e two even ly ·matched her." in side and sophomore guard Tyresa ter team on the fl oo r for the CAA I because they are (and it pains me to say squ ads. She scored a career-hi gh 35 Delaware had previously defeated Smith provided the Hens witl1 a solid Wome n's basketball champi- this) the superior team in the state at the points in dominatin g fashion, shootin g 15 Old Dominion tw ice thi s season, includ option off th e dribble. onship . · present moment. for 19 from th e fi eld .. ing a 73-70 road victo1y on Jan. 9. The Young, an aii -CAA team selection, The Hens were rushing their Across town, however, the Mets are Grant stepped up to the chall enge Hens became the fi rst CAA team sin ce finished with a career-hi gh 23 points and lay-ups, h1issing their fi·ce th rows doing great things too and descJve the when Old Dominion oeedcd her most. 1991 to beat Old Dominion on its home nine rebounds in 37 minutes of the be nch. and tight-a nning their passes. 1t recognition, not only fi·Otn New Yorkers, She scored 23 poi nts over th e last I 0 and court. But all of that didn 't matter in the Malcom, the CAA Pla ye r of the Year, was crunch time, and Grant con- but the entire country. 1 may be biased, and a half minutes-of' regulation and overtime end . The victory the Hens rea ll y wanted l may be taking advantage of thi s co llii1U1 , to secure her third co nsecuti ve CAA tou r- eluded them and Old Dom inion wa lked see UD page B.S see HENS page 85 but the Mcts have put together a great team thi s year, and people ought to know why this is a team to be afra id of. First, they are poised for the playoffs TICKET INFO this year. After wa llow in g in playoff-less Delaware snubbed by committee baseba ll for the past four seasons, they are Tickets · for Thursday due. Fwihctmore, the Mcts have acqui red night's women's BY BOB THURLOW it's a shame that il husn't happened in Through its balanced offen c and the messiah, the next best thing si nce the Semor Spurts Edaor 12years." strong team play, Delawa re has post iPod, Carlos Beltran. Beltran has Met fans National Invitational The gho ll y light from a small In stead. Delaware accepted a bid ed the second -most wins in th e hi sto even talking trash to the Yankees and Red TV lit all 50 fa ces in a small room or to play in the Women 's National ry of the wo men's basketball pro Sox fans. We have finally been ab le to ye ll th e Trabant University Ce nter as they lnvi tationill Tournament iu which it gram, and are onl y one shy of the ali something more than "You suck!" sin ce Tournament basketball crept clo er and closer to the set as will be one of the favorites. The time record. they finally got the prized po ·session out th e second s licked orr the clock in the Women 's NIT is set ur similarl y to "We had a grea t year, it' a break there. Sure they might have over-paid (7 game against St. John's Big XII onfercnce Championship the NCAA Tournament as it is sing le here and a brea k th ere, that's the years, $1 19 million). but at least they beat ga me on ESPN Sunday night. elimination. but in the N lT a team natu re of sports ... we just have to out the "evil empire.'' go on sale today at 10 The on ly thing mi ss ing was Tom ho sts as opposed to rlaying at a neu keep our head up," Ma rtin said. "No For those of you who have been liv Petty si nging, "The waiting is th e tral site. Fortunately. the Hens will men or women' 1 rog ram has ever ing under a rock , Beltran is the ultimate a.m. Prices are $9 for hard est part. " host St. Johns Thursday ni ght. won a postseason game here. So let's Jive-tool player. A gem from the Kansas UnD rtunatcly for th e women's " It [will] be really special to try to go get one." City Royals system, Beltran has the power adults, $6 for students basketball team, th e ha rdest part play at home," sa id CAA Player of The closes t either team has come and speed to be a 40-40, dare l say 50-50, came after the wa it when the Hens th e Year Tiara Malcom. "We ha ve the to a postseason victory was ix points guy. His defense is impeccable, and he's a and children. The first found out they wou ld not receive an capability to go in there and compete when the men fe ll hort to Loui svill e sma rt player. at-large bid to theN AA Tourn ament and win a game. We know we have a 76-70 in th e 1993 N AA Before Beltran came Pedro Martinez 100 UD students will not after falling short the day before to chance to make hi story as a team and To urnament. and before Pedro came Omar Minaya, the Old Dominion in Fairfax.. Va. While this is a spec ial team ." · Thi team, Mmiin sa id, has a genius genera l manager running thi s the Hens posted one of the top The Red Storm ( 19·1 0) enter great chance to break the treak, and rebirth process. Mruiinez is making his be charged for admis re..:o rd s in the count1y (25-5), the Newark led by sophomores Kia whil e the room was fi ll ed with a fee l way down from Beantown, trading in one selecti on committee chose bubble Wright who averages 14.7 point per ing of di sappo intment after th e brack squad ofYankce-haters for another. Un less sion. Bob Carpenter schools from bigger conferences over game and Angela Clark who averages ets were fi nalized Martin remain ed the Mets curse of taking stellar players and !he Co lonial Athletic Association 's 11.6 points and 8.4 rebound per ca lm. · reducing them to rooki e- like, bringer -of Center Doors will open mid-major juggernaut. ga me. but v. ill face a tough ba ttl e "Keep yotu· 'heads up ," she sa id. the-boos continu es, Martinez shou ld flour "Two teams d·cserve to go from agai11st the balanced attack of the "We still got wo rk to do." ish. Pitchers always have · U1e advantage at 5:30p.m. thi s league," sa id head coac h Tina Hens, led by senior forwards Tiffany when entcnng a new league, and Shea Martin. "Thi s league is thai good and Young and Malcom. Stadium is strictly a pitcher's park. \ The Mets have it all (not really, but I like to think so) ru1d should make a nm to win the NL East. The Braves are their only rea l competition a the Marlins and Nationals arc still a few years away from any major success, and the Phi ll ies ... Baseball evens record with victory well, that's a who le other debacle that wi ll one day end up on "Unsolved Mysteries." BY ANDREW Kl CH er and co-captain Dave llarden. Two batter. However, any tme Met~ fan knows Staff Repm·w later, Harden cored the in surance run off of deep in their heart that no matter how With runners at the corners and two outs much U1e owners spend on the team, all the a single by freshman left fielder Dan in the bottom oflhe ninth, sophomore reliev Richardson. big-money players wi ll probably find er had Kerfoot made tony Brook first some way to.get injured or go in to season Delaware's bats came alive with two-nm ba eman Nick Theoharis to lincout to center home runs from junior catcher Bnan long slumps. I gue s that's the one thing l fie ld, ptcking up a 7-5 wtn for the Delaware can re late with Philly fans , unbridled Valichka (first inning) and junior shortstop ba~eball team Sunday at Bob Hannah Todd Davison (sixth inning). Va lichkn 's blast enthu iasm fQ llowed by wunatched on Stadtum. tempt and pain caused by the ones that we to left field came with Davison on base to After dropping both games of Saturday's begin the day's scoring wtth a 2-0 ad,untage Jove so much. That's what U1e fro nt-mn doubleheader with the Seawolves by cores ners mis out on, they don't understand for the Hens. Danson's hot broke a 2-2 tie of 5-3 and R-0 rcspecthely, the 1-!eus (6-6) in the sixth inning at the end of a strange that it's the bad times that make the good were happy to get a win before gomg mto a chain of events. times much better. That's why you need o stretch of three games over four days, start After freshman centerfielder Brandon to watch po rts with your heart, and be ing witb. today's 2:30 p.m. game against La proud of your team no matter much U1ey Mcochaca Jed off the mntng with a walk, Salle. tony Brook head coach Matt Scnk called a di appoint you, yea r after year ... after "The win gives us a little momentum year.. meeting at the mound 'i hen the meetmg going tnto that game," sa1d Delaware head ended, Stony Brook lcft-hander Matt Restivo coach Jim Sherman. threw to first base t hold Menchaca, but the Ral'i Gupta is the A.wstant Notched at I J\iC rum aptcce 111 the bot ball got by TheohanS: allowmg Menchaca to ports Editor at The Re1 • ieJ1 ~ Please send tom of the c1ghth, the liens went ahead on a reach th1rd base. Tl! REVIEW/Dan Egan commenls, questions and Atets tickets to RBI si ngle from sen1or second baseman Freshman Brandon Menchaca is ba ttin ~ .241 with two ravig(a udel.edu. Brock Donovan that scored Jlii110r nght field · see DELAWARE page 85 home r un and six RBis in nine gam s thi eason.