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SI TE ACT Hen no match for Ram Despite Harding Nana's 29 point , VCU Scissor Sisters performs at nap the Hens' three-game winning sh·eak the Electric Factory in the 66-57 conference contest. Mosaic! Bl Sports I B6 The news source of Fridays the Blue Hens FREE 250 Perkins Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Volume 131 , Issue 27 11'\\W.review.ude/.edu Friday, January 21 , 2004 Bush inaugurated President says 'there is no justice without freedom' BY MO ICA SIMMO S Nt·ws Frawres Eduor WASIIINGTON, D.C. Unprecedented security meas ures marked President George W. Bush 's inauguration Thursday, supported by 13 ,000 troops and costing nearl y $ 17.3 million dollars. Thousands of spec tators flooded apitol f-lill , some wait ing in line for hours to pass through nine strictly monitored . ~ecurity gates. Police guarded every corner, many armed with automati c weapons, while heli copters circ led above to enforce TilE REVIEW /fi lc Phoio the 110 ny zone. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, right, was inaugurated for her · Jeers fi ll ed the air once Sen. John Kerry, D-Mas ., former second term Tuesday. Democratic presidential candi date, stepped onstage, but few protesters were in sight until Pres id ent Bush stepped up to the podium. Minner outlines Vowing to continue the pur su it of spread in g freedom and democracy abroad, Bush's stern tone paral leled th e day's tight security. plans.for future "All who live in ty ranny and hopclessnes · can k.now: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excu e·your BY ALEXIS BLASO oppress rs," Bush sa id . "When Vaumwi!Statt· Nt,, ,.._,. L"dllm you stand for your liberty, we Gov. Ruth Ann Minner was sworn into her second term out wi ll stand with yo u." side Legislative Hall in Dover Tuesday afternoon. Jessica choek and Kell ey Minner addressed officials and spectators with a broad view Robins, executi ve assistants for of intentions for her final term as governor. a non"profit organization out side of D. ., ai d th e precau EDUCATION REFORM tions did no t deter th em from Education retonn and schools in the state continue to be a top attending the ceremonies. priority for the governor. "While it may cau e minor "We will provide ountudents with the teachers, the facilities inconveniences for us com and th e tool s th ey need," she said. muters, I feel a lot safer with Courtesy of GeorgeWBu'h com ~·we will guarantee a coll ege education if they graduate well pol i e on every corner," from high ·chool." Minner promised. Schoeck said. that astonishes me." p inting du e to th e la ck of space The mea ures may appear Eli za Harris, a student at for non-ticket holders alon g the "Across the generations, we A HEALTHIER DELAWARE overly trict, Robins said, but George Washington University, parade route. have proclaimed the impera The threat of cancer and the struggle to keep residents of the they are neccs ary for the first sa id the quantity of the security "This us ed to be an event tive of self-go,·en.Jment, state hea lthy were tackled. presidential inauguration since was not intimidating to her, but fo r th e whole city to enjoy," he bccau e no one is lit to be a "We wi ll reduce the disranties in health among the peoples of the Sept. 1 1, 200 I terrorist its un even placement was frus said, "but it's turned into a master, and 110 one deserves to this state," Minner said. "Fewer people wil l get cancer, and fewer aLtacks. trating. guarded fort ress." be a slave. Advancing these people will die from cancer." "The reality is no one is "There wcren 't enough offi. Sgt. J e Gentile, D.C. ideals is the mission that creat safe anymore, no matter how cers at the ga tes to check every po lice spokesman, said more ed om nation. lt is the .honor ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION well -d ressed or innocent they one's bags and frisk everyone," than 70 agencie nationwide able achievement of our . Environmental protection was also among the governor's list appear," she said . she sa id. " I've waited 45 min sent troops to help case the bur fathers. Now it is the urgent or intentions. Scott Albert son, a retired utes and onl y moved a hal f a den on the city's police force. requirement of our nation's Through Livable Delaware. she said, she plans to enhance the history teacher from hevy blo c ~ ." Six members of the security and the calling of our protection of the environment and improve on past endeavors to hase, Mel., said he: has attended . Robins sa id she thought tbc Delaware mounted patrol also time. So it is 01e policy of the do so. the l a~ t four inaugurations and ex tra security would di ss uade helped control the parade route, United States to seek and sup "Less pollution will go into our arr and water and less trash this year's security is more com protester , but has actuall y had he aid. port the growth of democratic will go into our growing landfills," she sa id . "We wi ll continue to prehensive than ever before. the pposite effect. "Obviously we couldn't movements and institutions in save open space and farmland for tomorrow, and will ensure that "There are snipers on top "We should be trying to have maintained the level of eve ry nation and culture, "ith these efforts can continue after 1 am gone." of every bu i !din ,'' he said. "It's bridge thi . country's divide," security needed without help,'' the ultimate goal o( ending not so much the quality of the she sa id . Gentile said, "but we never tyranny in our world." JOBS AND BUSINESSES . enforcement but the quantity Albertson sa id this year's expected thi s large of a c~;>llabo Presidenl George 11' Bush Minner pledged to continue to create more jobs, to bring more ceremonies arc especiall y disap- ration ." businesses to the state and to enhance those th at are already here. "We wi ll make Delawareans safer," she said. "We will make state government more effective and efficient." However, with the return of Minner for a second term, .all is not well and settled. Minner nominated two controversial politicians as cabinet Second terms often worse than first members Jan. 13 and concern is being raised regarding her choic- es. BY MIKE FOX cr, and an uneasy truce with America's allies in Supreme Court justices from nine to 15. The Minner cho e former state Senators Richard Cordrey and Ext>nltil'e Etlllor 1919 coupled wit h the fai lure of the country to conservative court had struck down numerous Thomas B. Sharp to fill the positions of ecretary of Fi nance and Like th e now-end ed Boston Red Sox join the League of Na tions and a general belief New Deal po li cies and became increasingly Secretary f Labor, respectively. curse, virtually every president of the 20th cen th at enteiing the war was a mistake marred unpopular. Even though Roosevelt won an Both nominees have been involved in controversial affair~ tury who served t~o terms had a worse second Wi lson's second term. Republican Warren G. unprecedented third term 111 I 940, his leader under investigation in recent years. tenn compared to his first. Scandal, partisan Harding won the White House by a lands lide ship credibility and popularity diminished and Cordrey resigned from hi posrtron on the Delaware River· bickering, social divisions and a weak econo over Demo rat Archibald ox in 1920. tami shed hi s image a a wise and ca rin g and Bay Authority after an investigation into the lavish spending my have contributed ~o a miserable "four more [n 1936, Pre idcnt Franklin D. Roosevelt refom1er. of the commissioners. years." was overwhelmingly re-elected, winning all By the time Pre ident Dwight Eisenhower The New Castle County Administration, of which Sharp was President Woodrow Wilson barely wo n re but two tales and more th an 60 percent of the left office in 1961 , the nation wa~ in the midst a former member, is currently under federal investigation. election in 1916 on a platform to stay out of vote. However, he used his popularity and clout of a recession and was humiliated when a U.S. The Senate has to appro ve the governor's nominations and World War I in Europe. The United State to pursue his "court packing" plan a year later, the controversy cou ld affect the normally unanimous approval. ~ntered the conflict the following year, howev- which would have increased the number of see BUSH page A4 -Additional reporting hl' air Simpwn Professor recognized for career accoDiplish01ents BY MIKE HAZELTl E In clas ·, McGnmis said Munson's sense of humor rnade McGinnis agreed, "I love Dr. Munson," he sard "He SraffR•pol'lcr the arduous course easier, espeerally because of the subject's feeds the staJvmg college student.~ with hrs own money." The . Eugene Bennet hair of hemistJy was recently lack of excitement. Munson sees hrs direct relauonshrp wrth lm own ttl awarded to Bumaby Mun on, a drstinguished chemistry pr Munson's student intera tion docs not end rn1he class dents and other freshman as a rcsponsrbilrty.