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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. fe or and student mentor. r om. McGinnis said Munson makes himself available as "It is what I am supposed to do," he ard . Many students agree Munson' · distinction is long over much as possible to his students after tests and di ·cuss ions to After tcachrng at the university for more than 40 years. due. ophomore Brian Me itmi said Muns n' commit help explain 01e subject matter. his reasons for being a professor rernarn the same. ment, level of suppoi1 and abi lity to build a community "Just don 't go to him wllhout putting thought behmd the "I find co ll ege students fun," Munson satd. among students makes him a prime example for other pro qucstrons," McGinnis sa rd. "E. ·ospcratmg, hut fun.·· fessors to follow. Although not all student~ hove him as a professor, \: ith that mmdset, it rs nu surprrsc he organ11cs barbe Munson received the di. tinction for his success in and ophomore an.Jay Kulkamr . aid freshman rn the Russell cues and prcnics for his students and those working in the out of the classroom. TI1Joughout his career, he has been Resrdcnce Halls wtll undoubtedly mn into Munson, unle . nrvcrsuy Honor.· Program. '' hrch he 1\mnerly lhrectcd. granted many awards for hrs work with mass spectromctty. they never go to the lounge. - Munson sard he has found hrmsclf not only \\Orking Courtc'y of Dally/Kathy Atkm 8' SIIA\\NA \\AG ER some 111 the party 1\'utlfJr"l St"'' Vt us } .• ltltJT "\Ve need to focus on beatmg The DemocratiC National ommittee Republicans and gomg agutnst Prestdent Will conYcne 111 Washmgton, D.C. Feb 12 to Bush and [Republican National omm ttt ce • dectde the next person to replace outgoing Chairman) Ken Mchl.mau and [Wiutc House ::Party chturman Terry McAuliffe. Scnwr Advtserj Karl Ro c," he said. "We The 44 7 DN del egates \\ill bt: select should not focus on tssues that divide us as ing a candidate who they fi!cl has the best Democrats but unite us as a Democratic . winning strategy follo wing the 2004 elec- Parry " • \10n, in which Democrats lost seats in both Dean's campaign to lead the DN IS the House and Senate. remmtscent of his early run for the presiden Top candtdates running for th e positiOn cy. Familiar features include Internet blog mcludc form er prcsttlential candtdate gcrs, ·mall check contributions, grassroots l1oward Dean, former Indiana congress man campmgning and house parties at activists' :-and 9/11 Co~mi ss i o n member Ttmothy homes. :Roemer and S ~ n Rosenberg, head of the ln addition, Gross said Dean has already 'Ne" Democrat Ne two rk, an orga ni zation received support from important members of that supports Democ rati c candidates nation- the Democratic Party, inc lu ding the Florida • wide delegation, which endorsed Dean Tuesday . Stephen Moo re, Democratic strategist "This is a who le sta te delegation that and president of Politica l Policy Asso..: iates, came out and endorsed Governor Dean and said th e DN C ts fin anciall y sohcnt after the are going to vole for him for DN chair," November clcc tt ons, th anks to McAuliffe's she said . "I think that is quite signi ficant." fundrais in g efforts, but th e part y needs se ri However, Moore said there are ous rebuildmg. Democrats who wou ld be unea y with Dean . "The party is not more unified, and we as DNC chairman, because some see him as THE. REVI EW/Genevieve Baptiste arc not standing on ac tual issues," he sa id . loo libera l or ideological. • "We arc not sayi ng what we stand for. " "But the truth is if yo u look at anything Student artwork is being displayed at the Delaware Center Moore sa id Democrats ca n win back. beyond his stance against the war, he is a for Horticulture through March 18. TilE REVlEWfF ile Photo seats in Co ngress if th ey keep lO th eir core very conservati ve person," he said. convicti ons on issues such as aborti on ri ghts Former presidential candidate Some Democrats have rallied behi nd ' and not sway to the nght. Howard Dean is a leading contender Roemer, who was a high-profile opponent of "As it showed in the last election, no partial-birth abortions during his · matter how wro ng [Pres id ent) George W. for chairman of the Democratic Party. Congressional career. , Students display Bush was in hi s assertions, people lollowcd to communicate th eir core beliefs with co n Moore aid the election of Roemer • him because he was a strong leader and he se rvati ve vote rs in a different manner. would present an "interestin g di lemma" for · continued to put his point ac ross," he sa id . "Go v. Dean sa id that we need to change a party whose platform is pro-abortion In the wake of the November elec ti on, the way we talk about th ese iss ues, but we rights. art in Wilmington Democratic leaders are eager to fi nd a new should not give up on our beliefs on th ese Other known candid ates for the positi on unifying theme for the party. are former Texas congressman Ma rtin Frost, issues," she sa id. art major and co-curator of the Laura Gross, . spokeswoman for Guillermo Meneses, ·pokesman for former Denver Mayor Wellington Web b, for BY GENEVIEVE BAPTISTE Democracy for Amcnca, a politica l actt on mer Ohio Democratic hairman David Stafl Repm·ter ex hibit, sa id hi s pieces were Rosenberg, said th e new DNC chairman inspired by nature. committee fou nded by Dean, sa id th e form er should not foc us on di visive issues, such as Leland and Donnie Fowler Jr., a South The Dcpatiment of Fine Arts "' Verm ont go ' ern or bel ievcs Democrats need Caro lina activist. and Visua l omm unications has Matarese sa id he contributed sa me-sex marri age whi ch IS opposed by joined with the Delawa re Center . tiine paintings dea ling with native for Honieulture in Wilmington to pl ants of Delaware. display pl ant-themed attwork cre Each of the small paintings, ated by students and professo r~ . rangin g in hu es' from dark green to Art professor and co-curat r li ght blue, depi ct a leaf along with :.NCAA adopts new eligibility requirement of the exhibit Robert Straight said names of the pl ants. the exh ibit gives the uni versity a Materese, who won the Art chance to di sp lay a1twork in a set and Humanitie undergraduate BY ALEXIS BLASO that point1 yo u have a player ers and if yo u are not going to "They don't have time to go ting other than Newark. teaching assistantship from the NtiiiOtlllliStatc• Nt•u ,s t.;d(lor leave due to academic ineli gibil do that th en yo il can 't replace and sit back at th e dorms at two "It's so rt of a ni ce thin g uni versity last fall , sa id he spent a Th e Nati onal Co ll egiate it y, th e uni ve rsit y ca nnot repl ace them." o'clock, and watch ca rtoo ns and beca use it gives us a chance to lot of time with Stra ight organiz •Athl eti c Associati on approved a th at scholarship for a yea r." Assistant Football Coach soap operas all afternoon," he have work ou tside of the universi ing tJ1e ex hibition and choosing new pl an Mo nd ay requiring If scho ols are below the 50 Btyan Bossard said he believes said. ty," he sa id. which works would be displayed. interco ll eg iate sports teams to perce nt graduati on rate, Ba rrell th e new rul e is beneficial for Senior Brent Rogers, mem DCH educali on manager The pi eces vaty from the tra maintain at leas t a 50 percent said, but no pl ayers need to stude nt athl etes. ber of the bas eba ll team , sa id Sarah Deacle sa id she sent ditiona l, such as a black and white gradu ati on rate to avoid los in g leave due to academi c in eli gibil "Edu cati on is what we are study habits va ry for each at h inquiries to many art ga ll eries as photogra ph titl ed "Nasturtiums" scholars h1ps for one year. ity, th e tea m wi ll not lose any in the business for," he said . " 1 lete. well a the univer ity to determine by grad uate student Andrew Bale, While the ne.w rul e may sc holarships. promise these players "The coaches know who is who wou ld be interested in partic to the unique, such as a glass ter affect so me hi gher ed uca ti on " Hs r\ot hurting pa rents th at I am going doing bad," he sa id , "but th ey ipating in displaying th e artwork. rarium by po liti cal sc ience profes instituti ons, th e un ive rsit y con anyo ne on th e team," See editorial, AS to graduate their kids. ca n't force yo u to do good." The purpose of DCH is to sor David Meyer ca ll ed "Na tW'C 9f tinu es to sustai n a hi gh gradu BY SARA HASYN "My hopei that mathematical modeli ng will lead to the des ign Cop•• Edlfoi· of more accurate equipment," he said. "I beli eve the 21st century The Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award was pre belongs to mathematics, with tremendous adva nces in regard to dis sented for the third time to Robert Gilbert, mathematical sciences cases and how they occur and how th ey can be controlled." professor, for hi s research with homogenization of bone, undetwater Gi lb ert said his research on bone measurements could help acousti cs and di ffcrcntial equations. · detect osteoporosis with increased accuracy. He is now lookin g to The German govemmcnt funds the prestigious re earch award , ex pand hi s research into the medi cal engineering field . whi ch all ows scientists to conduct research in Germany. The award Gilb ett originally became interested in osteoporosis whil e is not usually prc s~ nted to an individual more than once, bu t Gilbert studying acou ti cs to locate mines in the sea bed, and he sa id he also won in 1975 and 19R6. began to study bones because they arc porous, like the seabed. " It is very exc iting that I wa · invited for a third time," he said. Through his convergence of mathematics and biological sci "There has been some time since my last award, and I' m still active ence, he is ab le to branch out into new fi elds and applications. at the age of73 ." "Ma th is becoming more of a science than an art, wllich it has Gilbctt said he was presented the award for his research in been in the past," he said. bringi ng the mathemati cal and ph y ica l science fie lds together. His In Germany, Gilb ett will be working with homoge niza ti on spe current re carch deals with the homogenizati on of bone and the cia lists at the Un ivers ity of I leidelbcrg to di scuss bone models. He development of new mod el lor ultrasound measurements on bones. wi ll continue the research on bones he started four years ago and is Courtesy of Duily/Kcvin Q u1nl an lie described his fi eld as a new area concentrating on the currently co nducting research with the medi cal school at th e - Professor Robert Gilbert received the Alexander von Humbolt endoc rinology of bone building in order to study the various cell s Un iversity of onnccticut and the depaJtmcnt of biologica l sciences and honnonal reactions tJ1at take place. at the university. : Senior Scientist Award to conduct research in Germany. Police Reports MAN HIT BY TRAI !Ia on Ma111 Street between Wednesday nigh t and Thursday morning, said. ,_ A CSX trai n struck a man early Friday morning between West Newark Police said. The owner sa id he parked hi s white Mercury Tracer station wagon "' Main Street and th e CSX tracks, Bums aid. Spokeswoman Linda Burns said the unknown person or persons adjacent to hi s apartment buildingat approximately 11 p.m. • The man and his fri end were walking westbound on West Main ran!lackcd the interior of the building in an attempt to break into a According to the owner, everything was locked up with the excep : trect approachm g th e trac ks at 2: 34a.m. when the nashm g railroad safe . ti on of the tru nk latch, whi ch wou ld not lock because it was previ li ghts and ga t e~ " ere ac ti va ted and functionin g, Burns said. Thcte was a hole in the woman's bathroom and a cei li ng til e out ously broken, Burns sa id . : The man fa iled to stop walking and wa lked into the side of the of the men 's bathroom, Burns said. Pol ice believe the person or per The next morning, the lnan retumcd to hi s vehi cle and found it ' moving tra in . breakin g hi s shoulder. He was taken to Christiana sons were hiding inside the building before closing hours. she said . had been sto len. In the parking spot was a pile of small-pebbled glass ; llospital by Aetna and w a ~ visibly intoxicated, Burns said. Ile was A OM atellite receiver, a Sony receiver and a sub woofer we re due to a broken window, Burns sa id . ; slurring his words and had trouble walking. removed from a shelving unit and recovered in a back stairwe ll ." The ve hi cle was stol en for unknown reasons, and th ere are no sus ,. This 1s the second time the man has been struck by a tram nt the There arc no suspects at this time, Bums said. pects at this time, Burns said. sanie'location, Burns satd . - Lindsey Lavender CAR STOLEN .. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT BREW HA-HA Unknown persons removed a car from a parking lot on Lehigh : An unknown person or pc.rsons attempted to burglarize Brew lla- Road between IJ · I5 p.m. Tuesday and 8: IS a.m. Wednesday, Burns F:ditorinl Edilor As• ,Jon! Features Editor l'~litor io Chief Steph;m&i Aru.k·r -.en ('ity •"• Fdito" Urinn Downey Kathryn Drc her Lintl~y L t\c,:ndc:r Kahc Gr.&~ o Ad>ertbin~t Ulrtetors PhOIIIRr<>ph) ~:dilor Samh D1~on L.luron N;1hudll Nutionai/Stalt c" Edito,... A.!:t... .. i rant Enttrtainmt.oLIM'IUor lc• "'" Sllknfl 1.''\('ruthe Editor Alc BY AARO TRINKLE Nov. 19 through its conclusion Dec. 24, a total of Sra_O Repurter I ,785 citations were given to aggre sive drivers, T~e assertive traffic afety program, Simpler said. OperatiOn Slow It Down, proved to be successful The results of the campaign were pleasing, amidst concerns of an increase in traffic related she sai I. accidents and deaths. Aggre sive driving violations include speed Created by the Delaware Office of Highway ing, running red lights and dangerous lane chang-. Safety, the program \Vas a statewide tnitiative in g, she said. aimed at stopping aggress1ve drivers. "We only wish we had had more time to plan Jana Simpler, analyst for OHS, aid since Jan. it out." I , 2004,63 percent of the 141 traffic related fatal Simpler said she is thankful for the coopera ities were due to aggres ive driving. _tion from the Delaware Department of This number was reduced to 61 percent dur Transportation and the Emergency Medical ing the program. Service. From the beginning of the campaign from Operation Slow It Down was nc of the first campaign OHS worked on with these two organ izations, she said. Just the l<'acts Del Dot was a major non-monetary contributor • The Delaware Offrce ofHrghway Safety initi for the federally funded program, Simpler said. Jt TilE REVIEW/Mary B ~ lh Wilde a~cd Ope_ration Slow it Dow~ to curtail aggrc: was responsible for radio ads and signboards that Stve .dnV!ng, tssmng 1,785 ctllltions from Nov. Operation Slow It Down resulted in a 2 percent decrease in aggressive driving citations 19 to Dec. 24. announcing the initiative. Darrel o le, spokesman for DelDot, said the from Nov. 19 to Dec. 24. .Sixty-three percent of the 141 traffic fatalities department was able to provide OHS with cameras to monitor Delaware's major roadways. Lt. Thomas LeMin, spokes man for Newark wa on pace for are ord number of fatalities." as of Jan. I, 2004 were due to aggresive driv "We supported the program I 00 percent and Police, said he was extremely sati sfied with both LeMin sa id the best way to stop deaths due to ing but this figure was reduced to 61 percent the campaign and the assistance hi s department aggressive driving is to "blanket the entire state during the program. wish we could do more for the Highway Safety Department," Cole sa id. rece ived from OH S. · with law enforcement," which the program su - Simpler said state and local police d part "Thi was a very benefic ial program against cessfully accomplished. • The OH~ and Newark Police call the initia aggressive driving," he said. "It's ju t one more He also acknowledged the work of tive a success. ments also played a major role in enforcing the program. way Highway Safety has helped us out. Delaware's police officers, who had to work over " Before the program, th e stale of Delaware time throughout,the program. ·Indian film 'Shwaas' helps break traditiOnal barriers BY HEATHER STONER background."' ting, no editing. It's very differ standard lndian song and Sraff Reporter The festival coincides with ent from tllm." dance," he said. " It's very good "Shwaas," India's official "The darkness is going away, the summer so lsti ce in India. New Jersey i·esident Paru to see that." entry for the 2005 Foreign "The darkness is going Deshapande sa id he.heard about . Vaidya a id the proceeds Language O.scar Award , was and we are away, and we are welcoming the the f11m from fami ly members raised from th e admission cost of screen d Saturday ni ght in the light," Vaidya sa id. "We are cel who were from th e reg ion in th e film will directly benefit the Trabant University Center the welcoming the light." ebrating goodness and friend lndia where th e film was made. Ts unami Reli ef Fund in associa ater. shi p." " It was a departure from the tion with the Hindu Te mple. "Shwaas," which means - Shaila Vaidya , president of the Members of the grou p hand "new life or brea th ," was shown ed out traditional lndian snacks, to approximately I 50 people and Dela ware Valley Marathi Mitra Mandai sprayed perfume on the back of tells the story of a youn g boy pa lms and sprinkled rosewater melodrama. Now hinng from the Maharashtra region of Makar Sa nskral. over the heads of au dience mem Producer Vishwanath Group Organezers & 1ndia w ho is diagnosed with a Shaila Vaidya, president of bers as th ey walked into the the ON-SITE rare form of eye cancer. The Nayak said abandoning uch tra . the Delaware Val ley Marathi ater. DESTINATION STAFF, boy's grandfather must come to dition was imp rtant when cre Mitra Mandai, which sponsored Arun, a veteran tage actor coli for dotodsl terms wi th hi s grandson's ating the movie. the event, described Makar portrays the young boy's grand impending blindness. "We wanted to portray th e Sanskrat as a-· celebration o[ fa ther. Schwaas is his first film, The film 's eight producers realistic things, and we didn' t friendship, carrying the motto, and hi s perforrnarwc won him ha ve received praise from .critics want melodrama," he aid. "It "accept gifts and speak sweetly." th e "Best Actor" award in India. for leavin g behind the cl!ch6s of should touch the heart. That's "This is the only auspi cious " I' ve been doi r1 g th e Indian cinema, such a ga udy th e most important thing." day which is not related to any ater for the last 30 years," he musical numbers and unabashed The fi lm was shown as pa1i re li gious background," he said. said . "In dram·a, there is no cut- ol th e Indian celebrati on of '" lt has a more astronomical University .of Delaware For Preview Appointments Department of Music and Information Many pianos that have been used throughout the past academic year at the University of Delaware's CALL TODAY: Department of Music will be sold during a one day . public event on Sunday, January 30th, from 11 am - (302) 737·1504 5pm. These grand, professional upright, console and digital pianos will be offered substantially below their original retail price. Many of these pianos are only a year old, have been professionally maintained on campus, anq still carry the manufacturer's warranty. Other new pianos from names like Baldwin and used pianos from names like Steinway will also be available for sale, many in mint condition. Preview appointments before the public event are strongly recommended and can now be made by calling the Department of Music. Climbed Everest. Blind. Jfj fJ ['l: I Pass It On. IMMEDIATE Foonoog and De~very available through Wilm~on P131l0 Co T. H E F 0 UN D A T I 0 N F o R A B ET T ER LI F E www. forbetterlife.org ONE DAY ONLY 4 • THE REVIE\\ JailUaf) 21. 2005 • Just the a Bu h fa e histori al challenge • A public school district Ul Da WID U c utiny Do cr, Pa . has required mtel· ligent de 1gn to be taught u a continued from A I piau ible altemati vc to U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. The natio!1 was. al. o BY MIKE H RTNEIT L1bcrties mon of Pennsylvnnm, Da rwiman e olutton. tn deep tunn i1 over desegn:gat1on and a radical shtft of. the . 1vtl R1ghts :\'ru \ ft•a(Uit \ l:.dum American. mted for the Movement !Tom legal to ocial ac!t n, usually resultm~ tn VIOlence .. ince 1912, harles Darwin ' cparat1on of Church arrd State oint lit gent d tgn denies 1181· Aller wmnmg more thun 60 percent of the vote 111 1964, Pr~s1dent has owned the playing 11 eltl in and attomeys wtth Pepper ural election :tnt! raudom bio Lyndon B. Johnson lost respect as chief executive due to the Vu;:tnam Dover enior Htgh School's bioi llumtlton LLP filed a federal law· logi<:al hance. War, especially m regard to the Tel Offensi'e in 196.8 and the mdttary Oh'Y curriculum. su11 on behalf of II parent·. dmll. Unable to reconcile the Democratic Party on tl1e 1ssue, Johnson sur New competition emerged in Enc Rothschild. a partner at • Church· tate cparation prised the nation when he announced 111 spring 1968 that hew uld not run October when the Do\ cr. Pa . Pepper llanulton LLP, stated 111 a groups 81WIC tile mo e vio for re-election. school board voted to mandate pr.:ss releas , "member· of tbts lates the First Amendment. Watergate doomed Pn:sidcnt Richard Nixon's second t~rm wh~n he biology teachers to present "intel school board have made thc1r wus forced to resign from ollice in 1974. Not only !~ad V1ce Prest~ent li gent design" as an a lt ema ttn~ to O\\ n rehgwus beliefs part of the • The . upreme om1 has piro Agnew resigned the }'Car before for accepting bnbes, but the Ntxon the theory of evo lution h1gh school's SCIC!lCe CUITICU alr•ady ruled banning cvolu administration used campaign contnbuttons to fund survetllance on the The ruling ''ill take eOI!ct Jum " tum uutrigbt or teuchmg it Democratic Pat1y. Had he not resigned, Nixon would have been pending a lawsUit filed b} II Joan DeiFotorre, English with cre ;~ti ni:m the bibli- impeached. . . angry parents who behevc intelli professor. questwncd the schoo l cal story of Genesis in pub- . President Ronald Reagan was involved in the Iran- ontra Alfatr 111 gent design is n:ligious thcot) board's JU\111\es . lics hool, is uncon ·timtional. 1986, in which Reagan administration officials aided anti- ommunist disguised as science. "lf)-ou'rc trymg to teach stu rebel in Nicaragua with fi.mds co ll ected by selhng U.S. arms to [ran John McDonald, btolltg) lent. ''hut a bCieotific theol) both actions were illegal. Even though Reagan remamed genera lly unaf professor, sa 1d mtelhgcnt des1gn mean.:· she :a1d, "why not talk as a central concept in the cience fected by the scandal, numerous Defense Department officia ls were con- is the idea that some structures ahout all ofthem'.'"' curnculum. victed on federal charges for the1r 111 olvement. . . and processes in Jt, mg organi'm' In order to succeed, the Wagnon, a supporter of CYO Aller admitting to having exua l relations wi th a Wh 1te House mtern are too complicated to ha\e hoard \\Ill ha\c to show sc ientific Iution, blamed the conservative named Monica Lewinsky, President Bill linton in 1998 became the sec evol ed b, natural selectwn ami l'\ 1dence .-upportmg that there hoard members for removing the ond president in U.S. histo1y to be impeached, for all egedly lymg und~r therefore mu>l h. 'c been aeatcd "'" a crentor, De!Fatorre sa1d. theory. oath and ob tmcting justice concerning hi s testimony of the affair. by an mtelhg<'lll ,!es1gner. . The debate 111 Dm er IS not h ''They thmk it's the de il 's Despite this, Clinton left office in 200 1 with a 60 perc.ent app roval ratin~ . lntelhg 111 J • 1~n 1s not a Ill~ ne\1 to Bill agnon, a mern spawn," he said. President George W. Bush won rc-e lect1on desptte Sen. John Keny scientilic th n . · Jld. hc.:ausl' bl'~ of the Kan sas tat e ince then the board ha s wim1 ing Nickelodeon 's Kids Pick th e President program and the it docs not 1. 1.,, hi· prc~li.:- Depanmcnt of'Educut1on. reversed the decision and wel Washington Redskins los ing at home to the ree.n Bay Packers ~he tions that 1· ...,, • ·nmcnt ,, In I 1}99. the tate chool comed eYo lution back into the . Sunday before Elec tion Day (b th supposed detetmmates for who wms "It's n, I ' '', n·, I 'lk B,,~ml 'oted to remove C\ olutton curriculum. the White House), o he might even preva il _over Second Term yndrome. It will feel less constricting at a great job.. At Ernst & oung, the opportunity for growth is enormous. 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With a lot maintain at least a 50 percent on their plates, most have grown graduation rate to avoid a poten accustomed to balancing their ti al loss of scholarshtps. lives, and putting school work at The Review supports the the top of their ltsts. Athlete group's action. It is doubtful the know if they do not do well , t11 ey decision will have any efTect on will not last long at an academi smaller institutions such as the cally strong uni versity. university, but for larger schools, nly a small se lection of col it could make a difference. lege athl etes become profession Delaware athl ete are cur als, nnd therefore it is i.mp01iant rently doing very well academi for them to enter coll ege with an cally. According to the 2004 excitement to learn r study a NCAA Graduation Rates speci fie field_ Report, d1e graduate rate for reg In recent years, co lleges ha ve ular Delaware students is 74 per cent, while the rate for student become even more competiti ve ath letes is 80 percent. 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Now trust me, I am a ll Thi s may also come as a shock, but when it rains, as it ha ~ Jenni Wright about jumping up on my so been a lot lately in Delaware. and workers are not out there, where call ed soap box w hen I think do you think all that trash goes? That's right folks, into the drains; there is some serious injustice where all the water goes. Eventuall y, that's where we get our drink ~ The Wright goin g on, but recently, I have ing water. We all know how tasty and delicious Newark water is, bul noticed a topic that is so passe addin g a little more 11avor to the mix with your cigarette butt will Stuff that I a lmost feel embarrassed only come back to you in the long run. hew on that ta sty tidbit. , to touch on. Or rather, 1 think Furthermore, don't you think the money being used by the city others should feel embarrassed that this still happens. and university to pay the workers could be better spent? Who know The other morning, I was heading off to work at the ungodly where that money could go, with less money going toward pay. hour of 6: I 0 am. This was Saturday morning, and if anyone remem checks? Maybe parking tickets wou ld be less. Maybe some of the bers, it was absolutely freezing and dark outside. What l witnessed empty businesses located on Main Street could potentially be rented, were a large amount of city worker picking up trash from Main without such high city taxes. Street. As humans, we possess the right to think, walk and hold things Wait, I thought there was a trash can every I 0 ft. on Main Street. in our hands. We also have the abi lity to throw >a piece of trash into Now to n)e, that is just down right lazy. If you feel the need to place a trash can .. a pi ece of trash on the ground in between two of the numerous trash So finally I ' II step off my soap box with the hopes of never sec. cans, the sheer act of litteri ng must be intentional. ing 6: I 0 a.m. again, and never seeing work ers picking up someone Now, I am a resident of Main trect. and I very much enjoy else's trash on J\ilain Street. walking to class down a clean and invi ting street, but l had no idea the patience to hold our gum wrappers and soda cans in our hand or that people had to clean up the streets from bona fide litterbugs. l car until we are able to put it away in ne of the many conveniently thought that was something we all outgrew. placed trash cans located cveryl¥here in this city. .Jenni Wright is 011 Entertai11ment Editor for The Re1•iew. Please As adults, or . omething close to it, we hould really have send con-mrents to Jellniaw(a\udel.edu 'Supers' are constricting, and the Great Divide continues l have never fe lt more eians and the media. rarely find average c iti zens who fall onl y on one side of an issue, Andrew American than 1 did Sept. II , Think back to the election and remember how many times both There are plenty of people who believe in abortion rights while at th 2001. l think I share this with groups spouted off the usual liberal vs. conservative jargon. For same time espousing fiscal conservatism, or vice versa. Amsler most people in the Un ited President George W. Bush, Sen. John Ken-y was a Massachllsetts lib Constricting the polittcal game to a two-sided event does not fil tales it wa an innate eral and for John Kerry, Bush was too conservative. A simi lar stand with the character of the Untied States. It is the plurality of belief~ in Reality Bites response to a ground-shaking off played out in th e media as well. this country that makes u great, and has done so since independence tragedy. ~ These super-powerful people are the self-proclaimed liberals was declared. But less than four and conservatives they spenk so frequently aboul. And they are also These core group:; of policy elites have taken std es on oppo ttc years after the new Day of the super-rich that control much of the political atmosphere. ends of the pectrum and left the American public dangling ·orne- Infamy, r feel about as un-Amcrican as ever. Only three year and lt i undoubtedly wise for these people to present politics as an where within. · · four months after I watched the second plane crash into th e World ei th er-or choice because it guarantees them a 50 percent chance of l fear that thing may only get worse. With troops overseas and Trade Center ( I had stayed home stck that day), my lack of patriot success. Few things at this level arc left to chance, so it is in their only baby steps away from Sept. II, the two-sided mentality seems ism is utterly confusing. best interest to invoke the "with us or against us" doctrine. nece sary for many people. Exploited by our "supers;'' American Luckily, confusion is a common theme among Americans and, But it is not in the best interest of the American public. Sure, for nrc living 111 an age ofconfuston. unfortunately. ha been since that fateful day. a politictan it is easy to fit mto a narrowly defined teleology (or In a bit of irony. a Gallup poll yesterday showed 49 percent of The problem many Americans deal with today i not "Dubya," appear to as is more often the case). And, well. we all know the elite Amencans believe Bush is a under and 49 percent ay he is a divider or the cal lcd-oiTWMD search, although these arc all real i sue . The media ha a ltberal tilt, a lth ough conservative newsmakers have (one more testament to the confused ttmes we live). problem ts much more deep-rooted in American politics. found th eir niche recently. Furthermore, the horse race of poltttcs Only by expressing our true bcltefs, whatever they may be, and The so-called ltbcral-con ervnttve divide ts npping apart tillS ells, wms votes nnd makes news interc ·ttng. not back-trackmg to fit int a ltbcral or conscrvattve vtew, will country. The rcat Divide. ass me may call it, is a great myth in my It i the same horse race that leaves the American people choos Americans take hold of the poltttcs that has been swept from beneath book, one that benefits only the ·upcr-powerful and the ·uper-nch mg the least best or sunply running uway from the vottng booth alto us (who l wil l later refer to as the "supers"). gether. The "supers" are a different breed of people and tn Amcncan This is not an mdtctment oftl1e Left or Rtght, I constder myself lmlrew .Jmsler is a McmaKIIIg News Edllor at ll!e Revww /'lease pohtics, there arc two mum "supers" that dominate: national politt- a ltberal and it ts important to have extreme potnts of vtew, but I send comme11ts to aca/111/er(aude/.edu 6. THE REVIEW . January 21 , :!005 enter for a c o win a free trip for you and a friend in our vacation sweep take . have priorities. an amazing vacation is one of them. whether it's at the be v lunteering in the community, or on an adventure, the choice· u . or official rules, visit www.pwc.com/mypriorityvacation 1. '\Jo pur h ~Sfl I"OL E'- ary :2. Mus oe at least 11'3 years of Age. a .tudent attending '"', scJovl am1 eyal U.S res1der>1 . 3. 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CHRISTOPHER MOORE measure. · Matronic and Shears, who was hirtless in hi s sequined leggings ftlanagmg Mo.wu· Editors · As a li ve act, Scissor Sisters are anything but disappointing. The and suspenders, are the kind of singers that would give an entertainer A total of ix people in the world now have the Sci. sor Sisters' music and vocals match perfectly, and sometimes surpass those heard li ke Cher a run for her money, but would also be able to compete trademark legs tattooed on thei r bodies for life. One such devoted fan on the album. Add to that the undeniable chemistry between Shears . alongside serious, artistic lead singers like Stevie Nicks and Lindsey graced the band's Jan. 13 , 2005 concert at Philadc.lphia's Electric and Matronic and behold one of the most fascinatin g li ve acts around. Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. Factory. The perfect ying to Shear's yang, Matronic, synched tightl y in a fig Both took tums controlling the three-ring circus going on and off After beckoning the band's attenli011 by hanging her inked arm ure- forming corset, acted as antagonist and dance partner to Shears, stage, interacting with and playing off one another and incorporating over the upstairs bar ba lcony, lead singer Ana Matronic looked up at who clearl y basked in her cductivcly lascivious ta ge demeanor. high kicks into their moves with an effortlessness that proved both arc the dedicated fan and commented on this bodily sign of Scissor Sister Opening with the hit "Laura," everyone in attendance found completely at ease i11 front of an audience. mania, remarking, "Well, I hope you like the second album, too." release from a hard day's work danci.ng the night away and sin gin g The chemi stry between the two kept the crowd ampcd via With the release of only one allium to date, the group, made up along when Shears sto d at the foot of the stage sin gi ng, "This will Shears' wildl y animated dance moves and Matronic's sarcastic of five flamboyantly delicious musicians, sold out the Electric he the last time I I ever do your hail:" attempt to act like a well-be.haved lady. Extending th e invitation to Factory and enchanted th e raucous crowd w ith all I 0 songs ·from its The Scissor Sisters' cover of the Pink Floyd classic just let loose at various points through the show, Matronic even eponymous debut. " om~ rtably Numb" drove the already buoyant crowd into·a fever recalled their last Philly concert when "man broth" was dripping from The show lasted approximately an h ur, each minute chock-full ish frenzy. With pu lsing disco beats filling the smokey air, it seemed the rafters. . of song, dance and hil arious antics from the two lead singers, as if everyone sang alm'lg, matching Shears' fa lsetto pitch. " If someone steps on your toes dancing tonight, don't tell them Matronic and Jake Shears. Slower songs like "Mary" and the powed'ul "Return to Oz" to 'fuck off,' or 'eat shit,' " Matronic told the audience. Rather, she Providing the perfect backup was drummer Paddy Boom in his brought the crowd to an immediate hush as they watched the band insisted, the City of Brotherly Love should live up to its name, and for sequined visor, Baby Daddy on bass and keyboard, illustrating how deliver the after side of its limited catalogue. the sea of deliriously happy gay men in the audience, this clearly was one should properly wear a bowler hat and guitarist Del Marquis jam In one of the evening's most intense moments, Baby Daddy and n' t a problem. ming in his pin triped corset/black pant-combo with hi s shirt and tic Shears stood alone on the stage, bathed in an eerie blue light singing · The brief stints between songs were just as enjoyable as the dapperly tu cked in. the New Order-esquc " It Can't Come Quickly Eno ugh." When Shears music itself a nd for tho e who find humor in taboo vignettes, topic;,; The ensemble created a ymphony of textures, styles a nd sounds sang, ··We knew a lithe ans111ers I And we shouted them like anthei/IS, " without compromisin g the concert-going experience for those in the see SISTERS page B3 Lines offer men more than just the standard aftershave BY KIM DIXON from fragrances to tooth whiteners. Entertainment Editor The popularity of hair care for men is also on When thinking of the normal hygiene process the ri se. Red ken offers a men's hair care line for of the college male, nothing more comes to mind every hair type, with products like thickening than a bar of soap, a swipe of deodorant and way too shampoo for thinning hair and smoothing shampoo much cologne. for unruly, coarse hair. But, let's give the guys some credit. Times are Redken also offers "Clean ·e," an acid-based changing, and more than ever, men are paying atten cleansing bar that restores natural PH and refreshes tion to things like hair products and skin care. skin without the flowery scent of most soaps. Maybe the recent trend to become melrosexual So why the recent focus on skin care and gen is to blame; or maybe television shows like "Queer eral persona) appearance? Bath and Body Works Eye for the Straight Guy" persuaded society to ales associate George Andrew Craig, says the met switch from rough and rugged to masculine chic. roscxual trend accompanied by shows like "Quce1 Whatever the cause, it is ob,yious men are pay Eye" forced men to start looking professional and ing more ·attention to their personal hygiene and well-kept. appearance. Sophomore Steve Bach says some products are see SKIN page B3 essential in hi s daily routine. ..------, "I can't li ve without my hair wax," he says. ' Tips Courtesy ' Bach, 19, say he on ly takes 20 minutes to get : Shaving of Beans : ready but uses vitamin-enriched aftershave to help ! Beauty Products l take care of his skin. ' I Skin care is an important aspect of male ' ' hygiene because men are more at risk for dry skin : J. Always shave after sho\vering. Heat : due to constant shaving, say Lera Gade, manager of Beans Beauty Supply in Philadelphia. ! jron1 the sho~ver OJJens pores, ~vhich : Junior Brandon Dunning, 20, says he has i helps hair to come out easily. 1 always tried to take care of hi s skin. "I have to use lotion when l gel out of the ' ' shower because my skin dries out," he says. ' 2. Use a facial scrub at lea, t twice per Dunn.ing even uses two different kinds of lotion Vaseline Intensive arc for his body and week to help loosen the hair on your Cctaphil for hi s face to avoid clogged pores. face. {(possible, use one 1vith eJ.foliat Skin care for men seems to be one of the fastest growing types of beauty supplic •. ing beads. Biothcrm, a leading skin care line, offers Homme, a separate line for men. Homme offers a number of moisturizers, cleansers, scrub and shav 3. Before shm hrg, apply a pre-shave oil ing product , givmg men the ability to care for their like the Art of hm•inl!, :v andalwnod skin without a lot of work. Most of the products are Simple to usc. For , ccnted pre-shm·e oil. example, they offer Aquafitncss, a dual-purpose 1 shower gel for body and hair. /\veda offers a s1milar product With the Aveda 4. Moisturi-::.e after e\'erv shal'e.lt ts ' Men hampoo Body Bar, ideal for all km types e. sentialro the skin care proass ' Now showering can be done 111 one s1mplc step. ' >nil R!·SU·W' (. lf Both Ftankic's pers , ' '~ In Good Company'' "Eicktra" Universal h1rvcl Enterprises Rating: .r ,''( Rating: zero stars , ' , Dennis Quaid. Topher Grace. The heart llutteJ;; at the It certainly docs not bode well for a lilm 's potential mere mention of these names. One could assume that a when it slars a character previously introduced in movie helmed by such sensitively stta\C g~nticmen "Daredevil." While character spin-offs arc not always a would inherently create a dehghtfulmo' te going expen bad idea, it seems in this pmticular case, whoever dec id ence. The add ition of "Lost in Tn:mslntion" actress ed to create "Eicktra" has less brain activity than a stu Scarlett Johansson should have only added to the chann dent after fin als week. of such a film, righfl . "Ln Good Compan) ., Js a· dull as an m·er-uscd teak ln this pathetic attempt at an acti on film, "Eiek tra" Acti on junkie \vho thought they could get excited ' Though admirable for us stotyline, the twists and km fe. Lil.c so mam ther 11101 ies that ha\C been tell the st01y of the battle between good and evi l for about this film , are in for 90 minutes of poorly choreo t\irns of "In Good Company" amount to nothing more released recent!}. the ;toryhncs arc equal to that ofn 13- con trol of a person call ed "The Treasure," who has th e graphed di ·appointment. Trite and badly planned, the than a slight turn down a one-way trip to the town of year-old's "Choose Your 0\111 AdYenture" no el. One power to swing the battle in either direction. action sequences make movies staning Jel Li look "Lust rent it when it comes out on DVD." tilm alone lea1e · the 1·iewer wondering if a prize i · Elekt:ra, an assassi n with mild obsessive compul Oscar-caliber. • Tn the rofc ofhusiness executive Dan Foreman, Qual{! given for bcmg able to predict everything fi·om character sive disorder, is fi ghting against evil and must help pro The special powers given to the enemies Elcktra .., is vulnerable under his .leathery fat;:ade (and skin. cour tmits down to who will kis who just before the credits tect "The Treasure." · lcktra , played by Jennifer Gamer, fi ghts arc cot'ny and uninteresting. When combined with tesy of an untlattenng tan.) CSL femme fatale Marg roll. meanders through thi s ci nematic travesty without pur the horrib le action sequences, din:ctor Rod· Bowman Helgenbcrger plays his wi lc, and sadly, her mtnor role is Of course Quaid and Grace would ha1e the chemistry pose or direc tion. Rather annoyingly, she severely over gave birih to a film capable or stinking more than fi sh on the movit: 's most eiTective. Iter chemisuy with Quaid ls of father and son on screen and of course there would be plays the strong and sil ent character cliche of an assas a humid day. undeniable and one has to question why she hasn't been competition between tht:: two of them. sin . The worst pa1i of"Eiektra" is that it actually tries to aregular presence tn movies over the lru;t few years. And of cour~e Gmce wou ld fall for Quaid's daughter Gamer should not be blamed for thi s tilm no carry a message about human nature, imposing a pathet , . : Topher Grace, on the other hand, appears to rehearse (Johansson), who else would tit pCJ1ectly into the cook amount of ta lent cou ld have saved it. lls only chance ic subpl ot nbout ch ildhood. . his lines in evety scene. I lis potit'aya l of 26-year-old ie-culler mold thi movie was clearly half-baked in? wou ld have been for Matvel executives to pass on the In the end, "Elektra" doesn't only stand as the first whiz kid Carter is as unnerving a it is tiring. !lis lines The abi lity to predict uch plot twists can on ly be opt ion to make the (jim. In fact, Garner isn't even a bad horrible film of2005, but a new fotm of punishment for · arc delivered without anything to justify his wonhine. s matched by the abi lity to predict when one will vomi t. actress. Her decision to play thi s role, however, 'demon socia l devia nts with the· propensity for shoplifling and in being cast wi th such acting talent. "ln Good Company'' will allow you to utili ze both. strates her ability to make poor decisions. arson. · - Christopher Moore - Matthew Feldman SAY :WHAT? REGAl, PEOI'Lt:'i ]'t.AZA NE"AIIK CINI• lA Brad Fawcett Jen Holveck (834-8510) (737-3720) The Re.view Sopl omorc Ft·eshmim 'lliCI1umtcHnofU1COpem t2:15. Me from school early just so I co uld experi it from the roo ftop of The Review, that l ence my first· big-screen Pacinp Vtew in g or own 3! of th e 35 AI Paeino movies avail "The Devil '· Advocate." able, so I believe l own bragging rights. . As I • aw my Hollywood hu sba nd on Not to menti on the · fact that my screen screen for the first time, my heart kipped a nam e and both e-mail accounts pertain to beat. Is 11 normal to have feelings like this Mr. Perfection. an d I posse s an AI Pacino for a man who is old enough to be my purse that T won during a bidding war on l I am an adamant ll ollywood f ~1ttal ic , and grandfather, coupled wi th the fact he does cBay with a fellow Pacino lover. Ha! nothmg wtll el'cr compare to my love for n't have an inkling that I exist nn this plan There is no denying ~/1 nbsolutely love th e one and only Alfredo James Pacmo. et? Perfectly ... everything about thi man - from his That 's nght kids, I'm confesstng my A couple of years taler in a w mmunica stanc e, to how he wears hi s reading gla ss undytng obsess JOn. I mean unrcquttcd love, tion-s cia. s. we had to give "how to'' es, to hi s love for the shouted word . for a 64-ye~r-old, 5 feet. 6 tnch, Ita han man speeches. as in how to bake cooktes or how l must admit l am a sucker for the en whose raspy votcc proves he's smol.ed far to kntt. I gave tl speech on how to make an stttve side of A I, atld therefore my favontc too muny cigarette~ du1 ing hts, "Say hello AI Paetno scrapbook, and 1t was so co n Pacino ni cks include lh e tearjerkers to my little friend ," days . But, I wouldn't venient because I already had com pl eted a "Franki e and Johnny'' and" carecrow." have it any other way. 200-pagc scrapbool. on every detail of the I revel in e1·ery detail of gossip and It all ~tartcd when I was 14 und came man's li fc I knew up to that point. would , for the first time in my life, become home to my mom watchtng "llcat." I I am cu rrent ly in the middle or rn y sec speechless if I was ever face-to-face with remember ploppmg d wn on lhe couch and ond scrapbook, only because I ha1e some that Colgate smile and tousled mane that he111g mestl'lerlzcd by AI gt\·mg one of hts how let the Be B\ LA RA BO\ E unknown band' main fan base, he says. This ts thetr recording career. And there are choices to stream publtc adopt hts mustc left his favorite , .'tfanuJ,.!Wg Mo\cJit Fdl/or the demographic; with an interest in finding the make if it prefers to keep its name off the Top I 0 sport up for grabs as well. There was a lime when brands !Ike Etnies and new and unknown when their old fnworites charts. "When punk rock sold out after Green Day ~lllabong were known only to those respectably become overplayed and overly commerctalized, hiccone says working at the enter ity remember that? lt's only logtcal kating would tnYol~cd 111 skatcboardmg and surfing, Green Day Thts group therefore becomes Sub Pop's main record store allows him to come across a lot of follow," he says. . wasn t a household name and punk rock wa con consumers. different music and knows what people seem to be Watching kateboard111g become explotted as SJ~ered n genre listened to strictly by pagan wor " It goes in cycles," Maheu says. "It happened interested in right now. the rest of the world tries to exude that lifestyle shtpers. in tire late '80s with the ub Pop grunge stuff. The "The undergr und 1 s till really strong," be through their fashion irks Phelps he dropped Times have changed. ame thing is happening now with Modest Mouse says, but unquestionably JUSt about everything has out of school because of skateboarding. Yet deep A cultural surge in everything from sports, to - five years ago they were underground it' a mainstream following of some sot1 since the down he knows when the next phase comes along, mustc, to clothing has taken whar was often only just a reaction to the '90s, when all aspects he will still be a true skater at heart. known to those wtth underground knowledge to current mainstream of fringe culture "Actually, I think it's kind of funny," he says, the forefront of what is considered "in." music. When every- be ame the main cul "people who don't even skate wear the clothmg For instance, oow cartoons like "Rocket one's listening lo ture. The mainstream and now skating is cool. Power" on Ntc~elodcon portray char cters who Limp Bizkit and music scene, there- "We're just a consumer soctety and skate vtcw skateboardmg, snowboarding an surfing as Korn, they get sick of fore, has become too boarding i no different." a way of life. it and find something "The word 'indie,' is now mixed to say that one ff nothing else, Phelps says, with skat.eboard Young girls wear sweatshirts dont~ing the DC else to listen to." particular thing is pop ing becoming mainstream and a culture of tis own, Shoes logo, wtlh?ut n clue as to what they arc rep hiccone agrees. mainstream, and it's ular. it has made boarding more tolerable in places tb.at resenling. Yet, tlts a brand name that has, like oth There just eems to be "When people used to view the sport as anything but. ers, recently .become fa hionably main~trcam. a wave of music sur supposed to represent the look, deep for music "J think it 's cool because it's more acceptable, Bands ltkc the Yeah Yeah Yeah~ grace the facing that used to be that is really 'under but it will always be sacred to people like me," speakers of those tickled by the nset of a new considered under · ultimate D.I.Y, do ground ' because they Phelps says. "[f you are a clown or a jock dressed band, when in reality, the band is 4-years-old , ground, he says. think it's cool or in D , I say, 'take it to the ramp.' When it's snow only recently becoming accessible. to the masses. The same thing it yourself, but it's what something, they' re boarding fashion two years from now, we'll be Since the ''80s, Sub Pop Record has repre will probably happen only going to find back to the level we were before." sented bands considered underground 1md virtual again with the bands everyone is trying to do." some really far out Yet, the rise has led more people to try skate ly unknown to the general pLtblic. recently entering the stuff," hiccone says. boarding, which fortunately produces more However, many bands d not stay at the level spotlight, Maheu -Andrew ChiccO I! e, "The far out s tuff is chances for better skaters to come out of it, he of low recognition forever. Well known names says, which keeps the sales associate at Sound a/' Market the only thing that has says. ' like Nirvana or Sebadoh originated with Sub Pop cycle goi ng. music store in Phifadelphia n' t been signed to a Maheu views music similarly. Bands wanting and ~aincd popularity to become the topics of dis Howeve r, for right . record label yet. ·~ to keep a certain image, re maining below the cus~ton on MTV and frequent requests on rudio now, it's viewed as a Bands who commercial influences and staying true to every play li sts. The idea of"selling out" often comes to good thing, at least want to keep a certain thing that originally brought it into playing mu ic, a head when a band gains fame. for Sub Pop, when a image among their fan have the option to do things like simply not sign . Andrew Chi ccone, sales associate at Sound of band finds it s way ===;;;;;;;;;======base, but are gaining on to tour. Market music store in Philadelphia, says people into the mainstream. popu larity, choose gigs they fe el offer more cred "You can tay underground," he says. "But if should li sten to music because they like it, not " lt 's always fun for a little while," he says. ibi lity to stand behind, Maheu says. · · you want t;xposure, things like the Internet are because a band is basically unknown to the rest o f "lt's good for us. And, in fi ve years the major "Bigger bands will play 'SNL' or ' David great because you can hear our bands who we th e world . Taking <;laim of a band and becoming. labels will have sucked up all the bands again and Letterman,' " he say " 'SNL' is cool to them don't have money to get on the radio or a spread upset if it "sell s out" to mainstream culture does then they ' II become lan1e.': _because certain punk ba nds they look up to h ave in a magazine." n't change the music they make. hiccone says the trend he has noticed recent p layed there. They won ' t play Leno because "it 's Ultimately, like any fad, what's in right now " It 's just a childish way to li sten to music , ly tha t can be considered new and fashionable is lame, Lena represents m idd le A merica and old \viii be out soon enough. The fo ll owers will wear, everyone gets to an age when they should seek everyone's desire to be in on the indie scene. ladies." · li sten to or do what~ver the trends say are cool. stuff out for themselves," 22-ycar-old Chiccone "T he word itself, ' ind ie,' is now mainstream, Music, however, is just one realm of any soci urrentl y it might seem as if it's mai nstream says. and it's supposed to represen t the u ltimate D. l. Y., ety. Logicall y, w hen one link of a culture shi fts to to be underground, but Chiccone says that's noth Jed Maheu, regional publicist for Sub Pop do it yourself, but it's what everyone's try in g to something new, the rest follows. When a genre of ing new really, and will most likely happen 11gain Records, says the trend of underground music do," he says. "People use it as a buzz word. Now music sells out, things like leisure activities or come a few years down the road. • finding a landing dock on the mainstream c ircuits that's kind of scary." . fashion are expected to take a turn as well. " Ban'd that were underground a few years i · rc.ally nothing new. For music artists however, Maheu says it a ll Die-hard skateboarder and edi tor of Thrasher ago just arcn 'l anymore,'' he says. " The same with · The college age g roup is typically an depends on what' the band ultimately wants from Magazine, Jake Ph elps, say watching the main- fashions that are in right now." The games Digital pageant allows users to create dream contestant for prize people play own "perfect" woman to compete agaiJ1Sl oth J almost fairy-like feel to them. ers worldwide. 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Matn Street www.winnerauto.com t·J02·292·8200 January 2 1,2005 • THERE lEW • B5 Malcom leads Hens' charge Hen Peckings BY STEVER SSOLILLO Mal om followec.J up her tremendous for the entire game. • The Delaware baseball team will enter the \tcJ//Rt'pOflc.•r p rformance agamst UNC-Wilmmgton with "They (George Mason) pushed me off Many great teams have one player that another great all-around game against the low block and tried to take me out of my 2005 season ranked fourth in the Colonial can be counted on to make big plays day m George Mason. She scored 17 points, 13 game," Malcom sat d. "Coach mo\ ed me to Athletic Association preseason coaches' poll. and day out.-_ Whether tt be a clutch shot, coming in the second half. Malcom exbibtt the high post to open things up for other grabbmg an tmport;mt rebound or playing ec.J her versattltty by pulling down five players. I could then get past the c.Jefcnse." The Hens finished last eason 33-24 (12-11 smothering defense, th at one player always rebounds. dishing out th.ree as ists, swtping Great scorers seem to always find ways seems to come through tn a big way. three steals and not committing a tumover. to get their points and lead thetr teams. CAA) and lost to UNC-Wilmington in the con For th e women's basketball team, senior The CAA-Pi-e-Season Player of the Year Malcom 's ability to draw fouls and get to the ference title game. .•-: In-captain Ttara Malcom provides thts effort is averaging team-highs of 16.4 pomts per line helpeo her score II potnts from the foul on a consistent basis. game and 6.8 rebounds per game thi s season. line and 17 points overall on Sunday. UNC-Wilmington was picked first, ahead E Sitting atop the Colonial Athl etic Both are good for tlmd and 12th respecti ve She shot a combined 18-19 from the & Association standings and curren tl y ridi'ng a ly in the CAA. She is fourth in th e confer foul line in the previous two games, includ of George Mason and William Mary respec ten-game winning streak, the Hens ( 12-2, 5- ence with 15 blocks for the year, and sixth in ing a perfect 11-11 performance against tively. 0 CAA) success is due in large pan to the field goa l percentage, shooting 47 percent. George Mason. The II free-throw attempts tremendous season Malcom is having. Malcom ·has matured in to an ath lete were the fourth tune this season she reached Delaware opens play Feb. 18 at UNC The 6-foot-1 forward was named AA who is more than just a great basketball double digits in a single game. Overall, Greensboro in a non-conference three-game Player of the Week on Jan. 17. This was the player. She has become a presence in th e Malcom is the ninth best foul shooter in the fourth consecuti ve week Malcom received locker room for this first pl ace squad. AA hooting 79.3 percent from the stripe. series. this prestigious honor. " It is important for a good team to com Malcom is one of the most prolific ath "Malcom has establi shed herself as an municate well ," Martin sa id . "As a senior, letes in Del aware women's basketball hi sto outstanding player," said ninth year head she has become a vocal leader for thi s team . ry. She is currentl y seventh on the all-time • Delaware lacrosse assistant Alex Kahoe has coach Tina Martin. "She is a very confident She is a very intense player and as a result , scoring list, eleventh in rebounds and sixt h player and a huge prese11ce in th e post." her teammates follow in her footsteps." in blocked shots. advanced to the' final round of tryouts for the Ma lcom continues to put up huge num Another great aspect of Malcom's game "We just need her to stay consistent and bers for th e Hens on a dai ly basis. She is her remarkable ability to get to the free keep a level head," Martin said. "She needs United States Women's Lacrosse Team. Kahoe achieved her second clouble-cloub le of th e throw line. Not onl y does she get to the li ne to keep reading defenses and reading the is one of 34 players vying for a spot on the season against conference foe UN - frequentl y, she makes her fre e throws at a double teams." Wilmin gton. The two-time ·AII -CAA for hi gh percentage. Ma lcom and the rest of the !lens wi ll national team that will compete in the 2005 ward scored a game-high 23 points in the Ma lco m struggled to find a rhythm dur look to continu e their winning ways n win over the Seahawks. ing th e first half against eorge Mason. Sunday when the Hens travel to Long Island International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Malcom is more than just a great scorer. Early foul trouble, in addition to a well to face H o~ tra. Association World Cup Tourna~1ent this sum She recorded season highs in rebounding and devised defensive strategy by George Mason The liens return to the Bob Carpenter blocks, with II bounds and four swats helped contain Malcom ea rl y on. She had Center on Jan. 27 to face William and Mary. mer. respectively. on ly one fi eld goal in the first half and three The 24-member World Cup Training Team will be selected following tryouts this weekend in Orlando, Fla. • . The Delaware women's basketball team received a vote in the USA Today/ESPNIWBCA Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Tuesday. This is the second time in school history that women's basketball team has received a vote. The first time was Feb. 18,2001 when the Hens were on a 16-garne win streak. - Cornpi/ed by Chase Trimrner UD swimmers TilE REVIEW/DcrcJ.. uthou n Senior guard Mike Slattery contributed 14 poi_nts and eight assists in the Hens' 66~57 loss to Virginia Commonwealth to host Loyola Turnovers still a problem for UD this weekend continued from page B6 es this season. While they average 44.6 percent shooting overall, BY SCOTI YAFFE ve•y fast men that swim Oy and their average in losses is 41.6 percent. Su~ttR(•porru freestyle, wi th the women having this season. "lf we turn the ball over or take bad shots, they're going to " If we're not taking ca1'e of the ball like we should, wq aren't The weath er has been some talent in distance and sprint take advantage of that," Slattery said. . extre mely co ld lately, but lhe freesty le," coach Hayman sa id. going to get our own opportunities," Slattery ~aid. . . While it's easy to point at the nega tives, there have been some Delaware men's and women's Another iss ue for Delaware has been stakl!1g btg leads to then· "We are looking for some strong po itives so far this sea on lor Delaware. swim team are looking [o hea t up perfotmances thi s weeke nd, leav opponents in th e first half. Nana bas emerged as the go-lo guy for Delaware. He is firs t wi th the Colonial Athletic The Hens shot just 39.. 3 percent in the fir.st half whil e allowin g ing me to believe we wi ll have on the team in ·coring at 20.2 points per game and rebounding with Associa ti on Championship some good races with Loyola on VCU to shoot a robust 53.8 percent. '- I 0. I per game. "\Ve buried ourselves early and it's jnst unfortunate," said approaching. The Hens face off Satu rday." "He"s a terrific player," llendcrsun said. again t Loyo la at home on Jan. 22 ln the 2003-2004 seasons, the head coach David Henderson. "You can't give up over 50 percent Slattery also agrees with Henderson. field goal percentage to anybody." at I p.m. in the arpentcr Spo11s Delaware women 's swimming and "He's go in g out th ere and getting the job done,'' Slattery said . Building. di ving team completed its finest The Hens have had to play catch-up almost all season. They "He's an a sist waiting to happen." With the Delaware men (1-7, have gone into halftime with a lead in only four of their 17 games. dual meet sea on in seven ye11rs, While Delaware has gotten off to a tough start overall, they 0-6 CAA), and th e woman (5-3, 3- and the men napped a five.meet We have to stop people," Sla ttery said. "We have to limit their have been strong in confen.•nce goin g 4-2. opportuniti es." 3 CAA) returning to act ion after losi ng streak in a sweep over host They defeated Drexel, the preseason favorite to win the CAA., two tough CAA meets earlier in A thi rd area where Delaware has struggled has been in making Loyola allege last year in and beat a tough Georg~: Mason team in an overtime thriller. Janumy, they look to beat Loyo la Baltimore. The Delaware women critical shots. The 35-point victory over James Madis1.1n last Samrday was "We missed about five lay-ups and a fc;w foul shots," again, just the way they did last impro,·ed to -I.. the best record the Bens' largest margin of victory in a C AA game since th ey year. The men are 0-2 and women since the 199o-Q~ team finished 9- Henderson sa id. joined the conference in the 2001-02 season. The liens have had trouble shooting in virtually all their loss'- I - I since th e Chri stmas break, 1, bv defe Jtm~ Loyola 136.5- with both teams los ing to Towson 10 1.5. - - and the women beating James TO\\ >On _-,,crt the Hens men Madison. and women on J.rn. _defeating the "After the victory over James Delaware ''omen l-40-10 1. while Madison last weekend, and the the Tigers men upended the Hens performance of Senior Sarah by a 145-, 4 : ore. Lm captured Stephens and Sophomore both the 500 freesl)le 111 ti'e min Meredith Law, we are go ing to utes, 11.40 seconds and the I 000 head into Loyola with a lot more free tyle in I 0 mmute ·, 38.19 sec confidence and continue to strive onds, while Stephens also won two wilh the Colon ial At hl etic events for Delaware, taking the Association Championship at 200-meter individual medley in George Mason in one m nth," jun two minutes, 9.98 seconds and the ior swimmer K.rysta Wasiewski I 00-meter breaststroke in one said. minute, 7.36 seconds. Loyo la' men's and women 's Junior Levan Beridze paced swimming teams are aimi ng to the Delaware men by winning the rebound after they fell to Rider by I 00-meter freestyle In 48.49 ec scores of 149-82 and 136-107, ond s, whi le the 200-meter respectively, in a Metro Atlantic freestyle relay team of Adam Athletic onference showdown on Blomberg, Andrew Zinn, Brendan aturday aftemoon at the Spencer, and Beridzc captured its Greyhounds' Fitne s and Aqtiati c event in one minute, 28.97 sec Ce nter. Freshman Mega n lladley onds. is the Greyhounds' best swimmer On Jan. 9 the Hen women had thanks to her record-breaking tim e an amazing run edging out oppo of I 0 minutes, 49 seconds in the nent James Madison 123- 120 in I 000-meter fi·ecsty le last meet. the final race of the day. tephens, Leading the women for th e a enibr from Wilmington, Del. Greyhounds are senior captams captured the 200-mcter indi vidual Lisa Davey and Michele Fronduti. medley in two minutes, I 0.60 sec The me11's captains are sen1ors onds, the 200-meter butterfly in Sam Brownell and Marko two minute, 10.46 seconds, and Turctno . Brownell and Turcin v th e 200-meter breaststroke m two are members of Loyola's record minutes, 24.91 second to lead the holding 200 and 400-metcr medley Hen~ . While the in the men's meet, rela y teams. Turcinov also holds four different !len swimmers ~ on sch ol record in the 50-meter two events but Delaware lo ·t freestyle, I 00-metcr freestyle, 200- 130.5-1 06.5 meter freestyle, I 00-mcter butter Both teams ha ve one home fly and 200-meter butterny swim meet left again>! Yale on Feb "The Loyola men have two 12 at the B b arpemer enter. NFL Playoff Predictions Update :Name NF AF R. McFadden Atl @ Phi S.D.@ IRa 1'11£: RLVJl..W tOt:r.:~ Culhoun IT Parsons G,& @ Phi S-±h @ N.E. Junior Andrew Washington led Delaware with nine rebound. in the Hens' Wednesday night los. to Vir~nia 18 . Thurlow G,& @ Phi **i @ N.E. Commonwealth. Washington managed just three poinlo;. C. Tnmmer G,& @ Phi ffiG @ Pitt wim teams to take on Loyola at home 196] . Jlokecm Olajuwon • Hen Peckings 1963 - Oetlef Schrempf 1969- Ru~ty Greer ... see page BS . • , January 21, 2005 • B6 C~mmentary RoB M cFADDEN Hens.downed 66-5,7 by Rams Nanas 29 Another can't a game UDz 1 turned UD lures 8\ over . Tumo\ 'rs \\" th the Delawar' m n· Wcdnc·da' n11.:lt. BY TIM PARSONS 'big:_time' ommonwealth ~t1app A1mwging Sport., Edam· game wm strca ·. C>C> ·- It 's the little things that Delaware: (-·It make th e big difference in close Athletic A. .o·tati )111. n-. ,.._.. ,~ ga mes. prospects the ball was mat h' h Turnovers, team defense CAA) m th first half a: ~~. and th e inability to convert mined l 0 Ill\ a a , • 1 t; • shots in th e paint were the ulti n th e.· year-round. n(ltionwide bat-· improved d fn. i · tt"ort m tb . ' mate downfall for the Hens in ti e that is collegiate football wa. w1derrut b I I inp Wednesday ni ght's 66-57 lo ss [I recruiting, it is u ually hard for oph01l1Circ guard r\ \ to Virginia Commonweallh. Di\ tsion I:AA programs to. lure ··our biggest problem \\as VCU otfen tvc ourpo nn:, n 1 starry-eyed high school seniors away With 15 point:-. .. hO<)llllg_ ·!;>- - "r, turning the ba ll over," said j!1- from btg-time Di\·ision 1-A schools that and 3-4 from threc--pomt r.lll,. . Th ior tri-captain Harding Na a, promise the world to their unsu pecting free throv. ·.hooter in ih nath n ' who led De laware with 9 future athletes. unexpected leader gomg mt h. l! points. "They had most of th'. ir The aftermath of tho.e hollow tbe Ram: leadmg b) 1ght. . points off turnovers." promises can be found in the several "We didn't exp t him to ,, Twenty-one Delawa ·e turnovcrs '(ed to 27 of the Ra s hundred lo tball players that annually poults in the first half." .• d Del a'' .: I'! coach Da\e Henderson. "and th;ll \ 'hu... 66 po ints :;1 nd was th e diffcrelt e transfer froo1 1-A to 1-AA, Diyision II in th e game. ·~ und Divi ion fll. for them ecause he w tll IN\ '' ho "-" making, baskets when tlle\ "ere able to " We've known a ll year t!tat But some 1-AA programs eem to open up the lead." - we've had troubles with th.a.t," have a knack for finding high school The Hens allowed 36 pomts m the first said senior tri-captain l\{'tke recruit s that are gi fted with both the abil half but came out in the ·econd half and S lattery. · ity to play Division f football and the stiffened their defensi,·e play. The Hens committed ltr wi dom to understand that more playing ·· we knew we weren't pia, ing· hard straight turnovers with J 0 min time and a good education can be found enough. we didn't have any inten ity," .en utes left in the second half and VCU turned a 10 -point lead outside of the glitz and glamour of 1-A. ior guard Mike latter}' said. THE REVIEW/Derek alhoun into a 16-point lead w ithouL Ofcour·e, in the case of this school, "We gave it a better effort in the second Junior transfer Harding Nana led all scorers with 29 points Wednesday half, but we just came up hort." DelaW