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TIlE REVIEWlRicky Bed THE REVIEW/Jiustin Maurer Joe Biden shook hands with supporters as he A yo~ng photographer snaps pictures of Joe Biden. made his way to the podium in front of Memorial.

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BY LYDIA WOOLEVER ing his electoral count at the time to be 324 Voter registration was up approxi!1late­ Obama expressed his gratitude to City News Editor votes, far exceeding the necessary 270 votes ly 7 percent since the last presidential elec­ McCain as well as his own family, cam­ After two, long years of campaigning, to win. McCain had exactly 200 fewer elec­ tion. paign members and his vice president-elect, the 2008 election [mally came to a close toral votes, coming in at 124. From his hometown of Phoenix, Sen. Joe Biden. He spoke about the nation's his­ with the election of Barack Obama as the Battleground states almost entirely McCain conceded his defeat and congratu­ tory, democracy and the American people. 44th president of the and the favored Obama as he claimed Pennsylvania, lated Obama on his victory, pledging his "The. road ahead will be long, the first black person in history to hold the posi­ Ohio and Virginia. Obama was favored with allegiance in the future. climb will oe steep, we may not get there in tion. the majorities of young voters, women, vot-· Just before midnight, Obama ascended one year or one term, but Americans, I have At 11:06 p.m., Obama defeated Sen. ers whose main issue was the economy and the stage in Grant Park of his hometown, hope and I promise you we will get there," John McCain and was declared victorious in the white working class. Chicago. Obama said. the race that had overwhelming turnout and Red states such as New Mexico, "Tonight, because of what we did on "Yes we can," he said to conclude his challenged racial barriers. Colorado and Virginia - all states that had this day, at this moment, on this defining speech. "Yes we can." Around 11 p.m., Obama won Florida voted for President Bush in the 2004 elec­ election, change has come to America," and California in a matter of minutes, bring- tion - turned blue throughout the evening. Obama said durin~ his speech.

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Missouri Colorado Democrat: 49% Democrat: 53% Ohio Republican: 50% Republican: 45% Democrat: 51 % Republican: 47% 4 November 5, 2008 Students, profs gather at Trabant on Election Night

BY JAMES ADAMS SMITH At one screen, Joseph Entertainment Editor Pika, professor of political sci­ As the results from the election drew to a close Tuesday ence and international rela­ night, professors and students - rather than watching the tions, explained which states election from home televisions - gathered in tb-e Trabant were key battleground states University Center to experience the election process pointing to Ii projected image through a fusion of multimedia and expert scrutiny. of the red and blue states. He Election Central, held from 8 p.m. to midnight in mentioned the Democrats' Trabant Multipurpose Rooms, provided a forum to converge effort to invade the Deep media important to the election. Students could not only South states such as North watch the results, but could actively engage in the political Carolina It'lla Georgia, before process through live polling, expert lectures and · more . continuing to explain other key recent developments such as the online community Second states including Indiana, Ohio Life. and Virginia. "I think there's something special about experiencing Lindsay Hoffman, a communi­ election night in a group," Ralph Begleiter, professor of cation professor, lectured communication who helped organize the event, said. "The about the new media. As anx­ difference is like going to see the Super Bowl in person - ious students gathered around as opposed to watching the Super Bowl on TV at home." her to listen in, a screen above Begleiter introduced the event over the blaring news listed six important-trends in programs and conversing. The theme of discussion would "new media." start with traditional media and move toward newer forms "We're seeing a backlash of media - and even exotic media, including the blogos- of . media," Hoffman said . phere and Second Life, he said. explaining Internet · media . "Don't just stand at one table," he said to the crowd. "People are starting to say 'I'm "Use it as a cafeteria. Snack on all the different forms of going to do it myself' after media." being displeased with media In the middle of the room ornamented with patriotic coverage. Media has changed balloons and tablecloths, large monitor screens blared dramatically in the last four results across the room. The screens changed between years." broadcasting news nefworks, such as CNN, MSNBC · and The Internet allows citi­ ABC News. On a timed schedule, professors gave lectures zens to feel more empowered THE REVIEW/Steven Gold on specific topics such as exit polling and media bias. than ever, which is appealing While the wide array of multimedia provided insight to younger people, Hoffman Students watch the results of the election at Traban University Center. for many students, the noise of the event often overpowered said. President-elect Barack lectures as professors' voices grew louder for surrounding Obama's campaign has worked hard to reach younger peo- the election results. . students to hear. ple through Internet campaigning, she said. . The university's virtual.island on Second Life is grow­ Bill Dowd, president of Youth Vote, said the event had The blogosphere kiosk projected political blogs onto a ing more popular, Jeffers said. The island has several virtu­ some unorganized aspects. screen, displaying minute-by-minute coverage by partisan allecture centers, which Jeffers said she expects professors A lot of the problem is flat crowd noise," Dowd said, bloggers. will use in the near future. The island also features several "The event is a good idea, but I was trying to listen to a pro­ Chelsea Sizemore, a senior political science major who Delaware historic sites and a walkthrough art gallery. fessor earlier and couldn't hear." worked the kiosk, said blogs are helpful because they offer Over the increasing noise as Obama won states, Another problem was the screens changing news chan­ partisan perspective, but are biased in that there is little Dannagal Young lectured about the role. satire and humor nels rapidly, he said. Students watching CNN wonld have to oversight to their content. .play in politics. With references to Smothers Brothers, Jay walk to the other side of the room to continue following the "Anyone can post about an election," Sizemore said, Leno and Pete Seeger, she explained political humor as art. same program. "which is both good and bad." "The media seeks profit," she said. "The result, in real­ David Wilson, a politi­ ity, is both sides become involved in putting on a show." cal science professor specializ­ A table with four laptop computers allowed students to ing in polling, lectured on participate in an online poll, which asked questions such as problems with exit polls. He the candidate choices, which issues they were voting for and clarified the meaning of "mar- whether or not Sarah Palin should host her own talk show­ -gin of error" in polling. a slight majority chose "no." Lindsay Koenings, who helped Margin of error is the greater arrange the poll as part of a political science class, said she variation in statistics, which was pleased with the poll, noting that it was not me.ant to could often slightly skew the necessarily represent the student body, but just those who exactness of accuracy. came and were interested in polling. "This is how the media While many students wore T-shirts and held signs sig­ prints narrative into the polls," nifying support for Obama, a few students dressed in shirts Wilson said. supporting Sen. John McCain walked through the crowds. In the center of the Danny Ahearn, a senior wearing a McCain jacket, said he is room, a screen /displayed the proud to support McCaIn, even after some .students gave university's virtual island on him negative comments. the online community Second "I don't like it here," he said as students passed by giv­ Life. Students could ask those ing pessimistic glances. "Obviously, because there are too working the' kiosk about the many uneducated people here who voted for Obama." university's role on Second Later in the evening, the rush calmed down as students Life and what it means in the flocked to sit below the largest screen to watch "The Daily election. . Show," with results coming in from the mainstream news. The university's island, At the announcement of Obama winning Virginia, students featuring an imitation of cheered over comical coverage by and Stephen Memorial Hall at its center, Colbert. gives students and professors a Student coverage of the election by STN49 was broken visual world to hold online lec­ by screaming students after the channel on the main screen tures, experience walkthrough flipped to CNN's projection of Obama's -victory. Students art galleries and learn about crowded around for group pictures to the song "Celebrate admissions information. Good Times." The crowds began to dwindle as students Debbie Jeffers, who poured out of Trabant, with more than 200 people gathered maintains the university's around the big screen to watch CNN as McCain conceded. island, said Second Life differs At midnight, an eager and clapping group stayed the from a political perspective last part of the event to watch Obama's acceptance speech. because of its global reach. After the final words of the speech, few patches of students Users worldwide can register cheered as the building was cleared. avatars - a virtual identity - "The only way anybody gets to see e1ections is through and join political cafes in media," Begleiter said. "I really mean it when I say people Second Life to discuss politics. can snack. We are trying to give people an opportunity to During the Election Watch, taste all these media - to see if they like them and mix in THE REVIEW/Steven Gold most of the political cafes were what they see in the election and the scholarship that our YoUDee helps a student fill out a student opinion poll at Trabant Monday night. jammed with users awaiting faculty provides." November 5, 2008 5

"I did an absentee ballot because it's hard "I feel that Obama is different from any other to get back to Missouri. It dosen't matter, candidate. It is more important to me for him to just as long as I voted." change the political climate." - Donovan Coleman, Jupior, Missouri - Chris Geyer, Senior, Maryland "We'have to "Yait and see. 1 think things "It's an opportunity, and to a certain extent it means you have will get better, but they might take time." Brian Resnick, Sophomore, New York -:- Horace Bingham, Freshmari, Delaware . a voice." -

"I noticed 1 was the only person under "I voted for Obama, and it was an easy decision because 1 the age of 30 that was there this morn­ don't think Mc

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So what really happened? The professors have their say

This is·a very important election and I'm happy to be involved helping students experience the excitement of this important election. I think the country is turning in a new direction and all the students will be glad they were together to experience a turn in history of the United States. At this moment, Obama has 207 electoral votes and its not enough to win but California, Oregon and Washington have not yet closed their poles or reported their results and all three of the states are expected to vote overwhelmingly for Obama. But there are a few swing states that have not been declared yet. Virginia is one, North Carolina, Indiana, Florida are really impor­ tant states. I don't think there is a way at this point, if McCain won all of these swing states, I still don't think he would win the election. I am not particularly surprised at the results - this is what I expected. - Ralph Begleiter, communications professor At 7:38 p.m. I am optimistic that nothing will go wrong and everything will turn out OK. I dont know the results but the number of states already predicted for is Kentucky and West Virginia who give votes to McCain, most of the other states are giving votes to Obama, but nothing is offi­ cial yet. The media will pick up on anything that the candidates say and make a story about it, but it has not been biased. People want to focus on the negative things about Obama and personal attacks, instead of the issues on the economy. Atll:00 p.m.: I'm glad the election is over with tonight. There was a lot of drama going on at the polls - people were at the poles who got in line but weren't able to vote, and the ballots were getting wet in the rain. But if it was close people would contest, so I'm glad it wasn't close. . Ralph Begleiter - David Wi/son, political science professor David Wilson 6 November 5, 2008 The Review Interview: Joe Biden

BY LAURA DATIARO Look, in retrospect, Barack was right. The biggest EdiJor ill Chu! thing, I wrote a series of articles and held significant After most of the students at Friday's rally filed hearings as Chairman of Foreign Relations before we out of the fenced-in area in front of Memorial Hall, the went to war saying that we should not go to war now, few who remained shook the hand of Vice President­ that in fact, notwithstanding the president's authority elect Joe Biden. Biden, a 1965 graduate of the univer­ to use the united country as leverage to get the sity and now one half of the winning 2008 presidential inspectors back in, it'd be a mistake to go to war. And ticket, took some time to meet with The Review in I wrote a piece with Dick Lugar called, "The Decade Hullihen Hall before heading out to another event in After." And all the discussion going on with John Ohio. McCain and with President Bush and with Rumsfeld was, "What about the day after Saddam falls?" And So how's it feel to be back? what I was arguing was that the day after Saddam falls, that won't be the hard part. Taking him down is It feels great, it really does. I mean it's such a kick to the easy part. If we went the way we were going, come back. I hope you feel the same way I feel about we'd be locked in there for close to 10 years, it would it after you've been gone. I love this place. My broth­ cost us hundreds of billions of dollars, that we'd be in ers went here, my sister went here, my wife went here, a position where we would not be greeted as libera­ her sister went here - it's a great place. Brings back a tors, that we would not be able to have their oil pay lot of memories. for this war and there'd be real casualties. Well, unfortunately, we turned out to be absolutely right. I know the concern on aU the students' minds right The big misjudgement that guys like me made, in my now is, are they going to be able to get a job, or get view, wasn't about whether or not the president their student loan. What kind of message do you should have the power to be able to coerce and affect have for them? the United Nations to keep the embargo on the War in Iraq. It was trusting the judgement of this administra­ Two messages. One, we can't wait until Jan. 20 to deal tion to do it. They did not keep their word. It said that with this crisis. We've got to go back, the Senate, the once they got their inspectors in, they'd stand down. House, Congress is going back to a lame duck session Once they got the inspectors in, they declared it use­ as you know in the second or third week in November. less and decided they had to go to war anyway. We need an economic stimulus package then. And what we need to do is two things - one, we have to So my biggest mistake was - and Barack did not get to the point where we have enough liquidity out make this mistake - was overestimating the intelli­ there that you can actually show up and get your stu­ gence and the capacity of this administration. They dent loan. You know, a lot of parents are sitting home exc~eded my wildest expectations in how badly they right now thinking, 'What am I going to tell my kid handled the authority we gave them. So, your broth­ when they come home this Christmas? Do we have er, has he been deployed? enough for them to go back?' I mean, for real, I don't have to tell you, you guys know it. So what we have to He's a senior at the Naval Academy, actuaUy. do is, we have to push the Fed and the Treasury Department to actually - and it looks like it's starting Senior at the the Academy - God love him. Well, to work, slowly - to not only infuse some capital in thank him for his service. And you know, we're going the banks so they're in a position to lend, but now tell to have to deploy him and other graduatess from the them there's a second piece to this. You want to get 5 million new jobs over the period of that investment: And academies over the next decade but hopefully we're going to bailed out, you have to start to lend. You can't hoard what we're there's an awful lot of people graduating here with degrees in deploy them, when we do, only when it's necessary. It's neces­ giving you to make your bottom line look better - you have to chemistry, engineering, mathematics, biosciences, agriculture, sary in Afghanistan now. It is necessary because that's where al­ reach out there. that in fact there's no place for them to go right now and so this Qaida is living, they're alive and well as our intelligence com­ should be a win-win thing. munity will tell you, his professors and instructors probably Longer term, one of the reasons why we think your generation have told him, and [Osama] bin Laden is alive and well in those will do so well under us, for real, is because we are going to My brother's in the Navy, and he has a question he wanted mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan. So we've got a invest $150 billion in a new energy program. This is a place me to ask. Considering that your son is over in Iraq right lot of work to finish there, but we should end the War in Iraq. where we can make, as they say, lemonade out of lemons. We now, how do 'you feel about Obama's sentiment that the We should end that and transfer authority, and take that $10 bil­ should $15 billion a year in renewable, solar, wind. War ill Iraq was a mistake from. tile begiDaiDg? lion we're spending a month there and start to invest it here. does is, it's estiJnated that would create watch a video of the StuderJt www.udrevi.com. November 5, 2008 7 The Review Interview:

'BY SABINA ELLAHI going to be so much better for students. Really, if you . • Features Editor look at the two parties, Barack and Joe are the only If there is one thing the 2008 election has ones who are offering a comprehensive education seen, it's the many women that were in the spot- . plan. I think that it is really important for all students light of the political spectrum - from Sen. -:- not just college students. to to Gov, Sarah Palin. Given your career as an educator, what do you But there is another woman - a lady who think is best about their education policies? has avoided being part of what she calls the "Washington scene" for the past three decades. They have really great things planned. They want to That will all change now that she has become the encourage teachers to go into the profession, recruit Second Lady of the United States. She is Jill more math and science teachers and put in more Biden, the wife of Vice President-elect Joe technology - things are going to be so much better. Biden. You know, I'm at Del Tech and every single day, edu­ Jill Biden, who graduated from the universi­ cators from all over the country are 'e-mailing me and ty in 1975 and received her doctorate in educa­ saying that they really have hope as educators that tion in 2006, introduced her husband when he things are going to get better. spoke on the Green last Friday. Currently an English instructor at Delaware Will you still continue to teach now that Obama Technical and Community College in Stanton, and your husband are elected to the ? Biden campaigns on the weekends with her hus­ band and Obama, all while still teaching four You know, right now we're focused on Nov. 4, but days per week. after the election, we'll see. I would love to continue Biden took some time out from the cam­ teaching. I am an educator and that has been my life paign trail for a phone interview with The for 27 years. I've taught in public schools, I've Review Friday afternoon following the rally. taught, actually, in an adolescent program at a psy­ chiatric hospital. I've been a reading specialist, so You and Michelle Obama have dedicated that's who I am and that's what I want to do. much of your time to campaigning and rally­ ing at colleges. Why do you th.ink it is partic­ How did you feel when you stepped out on your ularly important to rally on college campus­ old campus onto the podium in front of Memorial es? Hall at the rally?

We've been to , James It was so great - just so many students came out to Madison University and Florida together, and I hear Joe speak. It was also nostalgic for me - you think the fact that so many college campuses are know, I just got my doctorate there two years ago, so energized and getting out the vote is really great, I was on campus there every week for about five but they are still needed. College students are years. It was really nice to be back; again and it's' important people and are definitely votes needed great to see the energy on campus. in this election. . Returning to the university must have brought In light of the current economic state, college THE REVIEWlRicky Berl back many memories of your college years, as well students who are graduating next year are pan- . Now that Obama and your husband are elected, what as your early years. wit~ Biden. What's your fond- icking about the job market, loans and facing the real sort of changes do you think students will see that espe- est memory from the unIversity? world in general. If elected, what do you think Obama cially affect them? and your husband will do to help ease these fears? I love being at the university. I have memories of the time I had there as an undergrad as an English major and just being The major thing that they're going to focus on is the econo­ . around the campus. It was just a great memory to be there. my and they're going to create jobs. I think because of Hall is; of course, where I had mo! of Bll!ack and Joe's plan, people will have ho ag~ I tbirJk .cngu:iiIl rj~Ii:SI:::S, so filet that,Joe came out of Me'mpriat that things will change for the better. ' ..__ ... t,;;- a beat. 8 November 5, 2008 . )Jt On rally morning, few rise·early Anticipation brews BY LAURA DATTARO toward the dome atop Memorial Around campus, the select Editor in Chief Hall. few early risers were making The men in black coats "Guarantee you there's their ways toward the quiet came early to the rally. someone up there," he said, pic­ commotion in front of Memorial for Biden on Main They stalked silently, the turing snipers keeping steady Hall. One was Chris Mangin, a nine of them, emerging from the watch. senior hoping to stand at the parking lot behind Mitchell Not far away, Green was front of the crowd that would Hall, before disappearing staking out a bench in .front of gather later. He had arrived BY CAITLIN BIRCH Shippensburg University - both behind the blue curtains hanging Mitchell Hall. He still needed to three hours early to an Obama Managing Mosaic Editor located in neighboring Pennsylvania from·the arches that separate the find press clearance, before the rally in February, but those three Central Perk was the last Main - she had yet to personally partici­ North Green from the South. media were let in at 8 a.m. hours only got him to the middle Street coffee shop to wake up the pate in a political event. About 20 yards away, a Across the grass, red lights bled of the pack. morning Vice President-elect Joe "It's my chance to do it, to feel hopeful student watched. into the black sky as metal A friend of Mangin's Biden came to town. Brewed like I'm involved in something," "This is history," Michael detectors were set up at the arrived. They wanted to find the Awakenings was up at 6 a.m., well Evans said. "I sent in my absentee Green said. "This is history." entrance to the student area. best place to wait, but with the before the sun. Brew Ha Ha! wasn't ballot weeks ago but I still want to He had come to be a part of Green, seeing possibilities, took' security and set-up crews occu­ far behind, with coffee brewing by feel like I'm involved in everything. the day Joe Biden came to cam­ them in, eyeing the expanse sep­ pied, there was no one around to 6:30. Dunkin' Donuts pulled the It's exciting to me." pus. He knew his peers were arating him from them, and help. graveyard shift, though a bit more To ensure a spot at the rally, she confused, seniors about to leave ducked under the security gate "All signs are pointing to literally than usual as Thursday serit in an online RSVP to the event the safety net of the university to bolt across the grass. that side," Mangin said, gestur­ night's Halloween partygoers beforehand and woke up early to to navigate the increasingly Two minutes later, he was ing toward the opposite comer became Friday morning's earliest wait in line at the gates. An early unsteady waters of the country's back. Filming security was a of Memorial. coffee drinkers. At 7 a.m., Central morning called for caffeine, so job market. He wanted to give definite no. "I don't even know who we Perk joined the cause - it would Evans stopped for a small French them hope, to capture on film a He sat on his bench, deject­ would ask," his friend respond­ take a small army to caffeinate those vanilla. living example of success from ed, sipping a cold red Gatoradt< ed. who faithfully gathered at the gates "I need my coffee," she said. his own school. to wake up. His tripod stood idle "Yeah, security's not going of the Biden rally prior to their 8 Senior Amanda Tomasetti He woke that morning at nearby, and next to him, a Leica to know." a.m. opening. arrived at Central Perk around 7:45 5:50 a.m. - about an hour later video camera, borrowed from Eventually, they headed Toni Tetreault, a Central Perk a.m. and purchased a vanilla chai than planned - to ensure a spot the university's communication north toward Main Street, leav­ employee who worked the coffee­ before heading to the rally. on the press risers. He wanted department, sat waiting in its ing Green once again alone with house's opening shift Friday, said "We're going early because the footage for a package for his . case. If he couldn't get access, his camera. It was now close to the shop opens every day at the same gates are supposed to open at 8 and communication class. So far, he he could interview students who 6:45 a.m., and student volun­ time, but Main Street doesn't really we heard that a lot of students were had had little luck. had - or hadn't - watched. He teers were starting to arrive. come to life until 7:30 a.m. On going," Tomasetti said, "so we want­ He was not the first to come could interview professors one­ They, too, were lost in the cold, Friday, at least an hour before the ed to get there in time to be up so early. Mike Poznan sky, a on-one about the significance of flocking together to exchange city usually opens its eyes, a distinct, front." sophomore, and Delanie Laws, a the rally. But what he really names and stories. They migrat­ hushed anticipation marked down­ Tomasetti and her friends were junior, passed through Mentor's wanted was Biden. ed toward the middle of the town Newark as some of the last of the Circle at 6 a.m., armed with cof- "Biden is the crux of the Green, their group growing as students and II Punctual pack. Even . fee and muffins from Dunkin' angle," Green said. "It's like, students emerged from all cor­ locals bustled It's my chance with the knowledge Donuts, pondering the appear­ look at where you can go. Look ners of campus. Organizers about quietly in to d 0 'It that the gates were ance of the small overcoat army. at what you can do." from ' the campaign and the the early morn­ I already open, though, "Look how serious they He took a sip of his College Democrats passed out ing darkness. to feel like the rally-bound con- are," Poznansky said. Gatorade, shrugged his shoul­ clipboards and slowly brought With the 'm 'Involved tinued to file in to The two were surprised at ders and laughed. order to the students grasping exception of a I Central Perk through- the empty campus. They had "Dreams can come true." coffees with gloved hands. few the in something." out the morning. both woken up at 4:45 a.m. to His disappointment mount­ Green stood on the outskirts, parade-bound Bailey Neuhaus, a claim their spot to watch the ed as a white truck parked on finally getting his first bits of Phillies fans, the - Carly Evans, senior at Cape rally, but quickly realized their the brick walkway at his feet. film. As the sun rose behind wanderer mas­ senior, Henlopen High School efforts were unnecessary. With Two men, one in a floppy fisher­ McKinley Hall, the frost on the querading as an in Lewes, appeared in no competition from other eager man's hat, started to unload grass was visible for the first Eagles football on attending the coffeehouse students, they were free to wan­ pieces of the fence that would time that morning. Three flags player who did­ ., approximately 8:10 der campus until the security keep the unwanteds out of the hung between the pillars of n't seem to Joe Blden s rally a.m. and ordered a gates opened at 8 a.m. rally. Memorial Hall, and an empty make it home chai. The library was In the stillness of the early "Man," Green said, "I podium waited in the middle of the night before, the early business her next stop, since her primary pur­ morning, Poznansky nodded wanna get this stuff so bad." it all. commuters - Main Street's unchar­ pose for traveling to Newark was to acteristic pre-sunrise crowd could do research for a school project, but only be the Biden rally beginning to she said she wanted to attend the brew. rally afterward. On Thursday afternoon, "Our teacher told us when we Tetreault anticipated Friday's crowd, got on the bus that if we wanted to, but only to a certain extent. we could go," Neuhaus said. "We're expecting a little bit of a Freshman Max Willmer came in rush," Tetreault said, "but I don't approximately 8:30 and ordered hot think it's going to be crazy." chocolate. Although the gates had She wasn't as certain Friday, as been open for a half hour, Willmer the Biden-bound arrived first spo­ wasn't in a rush. radically, then in a steady stream, to "I would like to get a seat," purchase coffee, lattes, tea and Willmer said, "but if I can't, it's not cocoa before continuing to the North the end of the world to me." Green. It was exactly the type of sit­ As traffic picked up outside and uation Tetreault said is unusual for the sun climbed higher, customers the coffee shop, and exactly the flow headed ' for the rally expressed of customers she would call "crazy." increasingly less concern about find­ "It's been insane today," she ing a place on the Green. Tetreault, said. "The morning's not like that, however, whose shift didn't end really." until 4:30 p.m., wished she could go. Customers weren't lined up "I guess it would be nice just to with outstretched mugs when see what it's about," she said. "You Tetreault put the shop's street sign know, you could be seeing the future out on the sidewalk at 7 a.m., but vice president." rally-goers began filing in and out Tetreault, who graduated in with to-go cups within the first half 2005 from John Dickinson High hour. Senior Carly Evans arrived at School in Wilmington, said Biden Central Perk around 7:30 a.m. clad used to attend her church and spoke in Obama-Biden apparel. at her graduation. She would have Evans had been waiting for an liked to have been at the rally, but opportunity like the Biden rally. She duty called. was frustrated that although "I can't," Tetreault said. "I gotta President-elect Barack Obama has work." appeared at and The rally-bound, coffees in Set-up for Vice President-elect Joe Biden's rally on Friday began early on Thursday. Gov. Sarah Palin has appeared at hand, were a testament to that. 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Snapshots from the Campaign Trail

Top left and bottom left by Justin Maurer

Others by Ricky Berl

Oems. recr~it volunteers through Biden rally Ocama campaign finances even~ . BY KAITLYN KILMETIS campaign - that's just over $4,000," BY TED SIMMONS Paul Ruiz, expanded on the Memorial Hall allowed him and Administrative News Editor Brond said Entertainment Editor idea of special seating. others to speak with Carper, which A platform and stage were erect­ The extra money spent by the As Vice President-elect Joe "One of the big objectives of made the rally that much more ed, a tent for the press was pitched university was used to set up Biden spoke on the North Green Sen. Biden coming to the exciting. and speakers were set up on tall metal increased Internet capabilities for Friday, a select number of students was to get "It was really fantastic," Boyle scaffolds. Three American flags were press on the Green. There was no were able to stand on the steps of UD students out to help the cam­ said, "like backstage at a ro~k con­ hung between the stark, white pillars extra university security supplied to Memorial Hall, behind him both lit­ paign on Election Day," Ruiz said. cert. The most exciting part was of Memorial Hall. The preparations cover the event. erally and figuratively. The stu­ "And we thought it was a good idea being able to talk to Sen. Carper for the Biden rally on Friday were He said the campaign dents had signed up to volunteer for to reward our volunteers who and Matt Denn, because they were extensive, leaving many students approached university officials about the Obama-Biden campaign, and in expressed interest and who were really mingling with us. And then questioning who financed the elabo­ holding the rally on campus. return were given VI.P. seating actually coming out." also getting to shake Joe Biden's rate event. "It was very low cost out-of­ behind the vice president. Senior Tiffany Brady, who was hand was icing on the cake." David Brond, vice president of pocket, and we are billing it 100 per­ Andrew Grunwald, director of initially affiliated with UD for Boyle said being behind Biden communications and marketing for cent to them," Brond said. "We main­ communications for the universi­ Obama last semester, was among got him and other volunteers on TV the university, said the preparations tain, 'Why did they have it here? ty's College Democrats, had a hand the students chosen to stand behind stations like MSNBC and CNN for for the rally, including lighting, Because they asked.' When the stu­ in planning the event, and said the Biden and saw the special placing when the news networks covered power, stages and tents, were subcon­ dents for Republicans wanted to have V.I.P. seating was aimed to promote as an area of excitement. the rally. tracted and paid for by the Obama­ something, we allowed them as future volunteerism. "It was really cool to be that Junior Ashley Kilagallin also Biden campaign. well." "There were seats behind Joe close," Brady said. "I got to meet worked the rally, and was in "Almost everything you saw He said the rally provided the Biden for the rally, and we were in him a little bit, when he was going on Tuesday to help there, though it looked like a major chance for the university to be prO-' contact with the advance team, try­ by. It was defmitely a great experi­ campaign. production, was serviced and organ­ moted on a national level. ing to decide how best to give out ence and 1 really like it, being that "I'm really looking forward to ized by the Obama-Biden cam­ "It was an opportunity for us to those seats," Grunwald said. "We close." talking to voters," Kilagallin said, paign," Brond said. ''They contacted showcase the beautiful campus, to thought it would be a good idea to Grunwald said there were "making sure that everyone gets a companies who would plan, organize showcase the high intellectualism, encourage people to sign up for the approximately 82 names selected, chance to vote, and really take part and do aU that work. All we really the ongoing political dialogue that trip we are doing to Philly on but some of the seating was in our political process." needed to do was provide the venue." we have on both sides of the political Election Day to get out the vote for reserved for political figures, such Grunwald said four buses left Prior to the event, he said, the debate," Brond said Barack Obama." as Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del. Also for Philadelphia, with more than 200 Obama-Biden campaign agreed to "I think that's what universities He said students would feel detracting from the VI.P. atten­ volunteers. Both volunteers and cover any subsequent expenses are aU about - to be able to have that more encouraged to go on the dance was the fact that volunteers staffers alike campaigned in incurred upon the university. discourse of thought, leaders, nation­ Philadelphia trip if they knew if were needed elsewhere throughout Pennsylvania with one common goal ''The only additional costs we al figures to be able to come on cam­ they signed up by 8 p.m. on the rally. in mind - to get Barack Obama had were a little bit of IT costs and a pus. When you can have that and it Thursday, they would receive VI.P. Senior Brian Boyle said being special seating come January. little bit of maintenance costs, which doesn't even cost you a thing, that's seating at the Biden rally. able to stand on the steps of we are billing to the Obama-Biden even better." 10 November 5, 2008 Balance of power expands for Democrats on Capitol Hill

BY MADDIE THOMAS O'Donnell. However, since being elected to National State News Editor the vice-presidency, Biden gave up his seat In the U.S. Senate, Democrats are in the Senate. Most likely another Democrat expected to take filibuster-proof control of will take Biden's place or the Senate, who the U.S. Senate by winning 60 seats. By will either be appointed by outgoing Gov. adding nine seats to their previous 51, the or Governor-elect Jack party will gain a three-fifths majority need­ Markell. ed to invoke cloture, a fool used to end fili­ Georgia was another imperative state busters. towards cementing the Democratic Party in According to the CNN Web site, a fili­ the Senate. Incumbent Republican Sen. buster is a senator's ability to speak without Saxby Chambliss faced Democrat Jim a time limit on the Senate floor and thereby Martin, and Libertarian Allen Buckley. In preventing any votes before the body. A clo­ the state of Georgia, a Senate winner must ture is a vote of 60, or three-fifths of the receive more than 50 percent of the vote. If Senate, and is needed to end a debate and to a winner does not get more than 50 percent stop a filibuster. of the vote, he or she faces a runoff against Known as the "magic 60," the take-over the second-place finisher. THE REVIEWlMaddie Thomas would prevent the Democrat agenda in the In the U.S. House of Representatives, house from being blocked by Republicans all 435 seats were open before the election. A Joe Biden supporter brought this sign to his raUy on Friday. on the Senate floor. However, the Democratic Party retained This year, there were 35 seats in the control by taking every single House seat in Senate up for election; 23 of them held by the New England region. Republicans. Five Republican senators, Pete It was estimated that the Democratic Questions arise o.ver Domenici of New Mexico, Wayne Allard of Party would receive between 20 and 30 seats Colorado, John Warner of Virginia, Larry in the House. Craig of Idaho and Chuck Hagel of As of 12 a.m., Democrats lead the house Nebraska, retired, leaving their positions 222 seats to 138. The Democratic Party had Biden's Senate seat open. gained 11 Republican seats. Democrats in at least five states won Several Republican seats were vacated Senate seats held by Republicans. In from the House including seats left open by BY PAT MAGUIRE There is also a scenario in which Reps. Ralph Regula and Deborah Pryce in Colorado, took the Republican Sports Editor Minner could serve the duration of her seat from Robert Schaffer. In New Ohio, Jim Ramstad in Minnesota, Jerry With Barack Obama's victory last term without making a decision, leaving Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen took the seat Weller in Illinois and Rick Renzi in Arizona. night, America's questions have finally the decision up to governor-elect Jack from Republican incumbent John E. Several first-term Democrats were also been answered as to who will be sitting in Markell in January, Pika said. Sununu. In New Mexico, Tom Udall took re-elected to the House including the Oval Office come January. Rather "I don't think that Minner will wait," the seat from Republican Steve Pearce. In Reps. John Yarmuth of Kentucky and Brad than tirelessly campaigning, the duo can said Gary May, a history professor at the North Carolina, Kay Hagan also took the Ellsworth of Indiana. fmally have time to rest and America can university. "There's a powerful preroga­ Democratic seat from Elizabeth Dole, a seat Among others, the Democratic Party take a break from election madness. tive that a governor has and she'll want to that has been continuously Republican since defeated incumbent House seats from For Delaware, however, there are use it." 1972. Finally, in Virginia, Mark Warner took Reps. John R. Kuhl in New York, Joe still some unanswered questions. With Obama and Biden's victory marks the Democratic seat for Senate. Knollenberg in Michigan, Tom Vice President-elect Joe Biden measuring the first time that a ticket with two sitting In Delaware, Sen. Joe Biden was re­ Feeney and Ric Keller in Florida and Robin the drapes of the White House, the ques­ senators was'elected since 1960, in which elected, defeating Republican Christine Hayes in _North Carolina. tion becomes who will take his Senate John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson seat, which he has occupied for the .past were victorious. 36 years. May said the controversy that ensued Joseph Pika, a political science pro­ in Massachusetts over Kennedy's senate fessor at the university, said the decision seat resulted in Kennedy's senate seat will be left up to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, being 'replaced by Benjamin Smith II. whose term will end in January. "Basically, he was holding the seat "The governor has the authority to for Ted Kennedy, who wasn't 30 yet, name a replacement who would serve which is the minimum age for the until 2010, when there would be an elec­ Senate," May said. tion for a permanent member of the Ted Kennedy ran in 1962 and was Senate who would serve out the final four elected over George Lodge, despite years of the Senate term," Pika said. thoughts that his victory had much to do As for the replacement, Delawareans with his family legacy. began to question who would take the seat "It was bitter because Kennedy had a as soon as Obama announced Biden as his very thin resume and Lodge said that if running mate in August. his name was Edward Moore instead of "I think a lot of the speculation Edward Moore Kennedy, it would be focuses on if Governor Minner would ridiculous," May said. appoint someone who's interested in sim­ The question remains if Minner's ply serving for two years and then not appointment will cause similar controver­ running in 2010, or if the governor would sy, especially if she chooses Beau to take appoint someone who would run in two the seat. years," Pika said. "We don't have a whole lot of prece­ While numerous names have been dents," Pika said. "I think the expectation thrown around, Pika mentioned Delaware is that the governor will replace Biden Supreme Court Chief Justlce Myron with a member of his own party." Steele and Secretary of State Harriet If that is the case, the decision will Smith Windsor as possible appointees to likely come down to and the role, both of whom would fit into the Carney. However, the appointment has "only serving for two years" category. not always stayed consistent with the Most of the buzz, however, is around party. Johnson was elected as vice presi­ Lt. Gov. John Carney, a Democrat who dent in 1960, leaving his seat up for lost in the gubernatorial primary race to grabs. newly elected Gov. , and Joe "In Johnson's case, there was a spe­ Biden's son, Attorney General Beau cial election and Rep. John Tower, a students watched election coverage by Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert at Trabant on Biden, who is currently serving in the Republican, was elected," May said. "So National Guard. there was a change there." . Election Night. JJt November 5, 200811 Jack Markell wins race for governor

BY JOSH SHANNON cannot find a well-paying job in Delaware, Managing News Editor and that must change." State Treasurer Jack Markell was His platform called for investing in elected governor yesterday, keeping the alternative energy, such as solar power and seat in Democratic hands for four more the wind farm that is planned for off the years. Delaware coast. He also supports tax Markell defeated Republican Bill Lee incentives for residents' who invest in ener­ 67.5 percent to 32.0 percent in an election gy-efficient measures for their homes. that saw a 68 percent turnout. According to his book "Blueprint for a Markell, who was first elected State Better Delaware," Markell would require Treasurer in 1998, narrowly beat Lt. Gov. those who can afford it to purchase mini­ John Carney in a hard-fought gubernatorial mum health care coverage and would use primary election in September. state funds to subsidize coverage for the Lee is a retired Superior Court judge poor. who became known statewide while pre­ The plan could cost up to $111 mil­ siding over the Tom Capano murder trial in lion, but much of that amount is already 1998. He also ran for governor unsuccess­ spent by hospitals to take care of the unin­ fully in 2004. sured and is passed on in the form of high­ Markell, a Newark native, will replace er premiums. He also proposes a 50-cent two-term Democratic governor Ruth Ann increase in the cigarette tax to help fund the Minner, who could not run for a third term . . initiative. . Markell ran on a platform that includ­ Paul Ruiz, president of the College ed bringing new jobs to Delaware, increas­ Democrats, said Markell had strong stu­ ing alternative energy use in the state and dent support and many university students making health. care available to all volunteered for his campaign. Delawareans. "His consistent message of change has He advocates using Delaware's resonated with our members," Ruiz said. strengths - low corporate taxes and poli­ "That's what we want - someone who cies favorable to business - to bring new brings a unique and fresh perspective to THE REVIEW /Ricky Berl industries to the state. Dover." "We need a new direction that fosters Democrat Matt Denn, currently the Jack MarkeD went to Newark High School, where he met his wife, Carla, entrepreneurialism, helps grow small busi­ Insurance Commissioner, was elected lieu­ nesses and doesn't leave minority and cre­ tenant governor, defeating Republican state ates thousands and thousands of good Sen. Charlie Copeland. In Delaware, the jobs," Markell stated in an e-mail message. governor and lieutenant are elected sepa­ Jack Markell 67.5% Bill Lee 32.0% "Right now, too many college graduates rately, not together on a ticket. Prof. loses district six race .for state. Senate

BY KAITLYN KILMETIS Senate seat, defeating university professor she ran again because she believes her job in the position with help her constituents Administrative News Editor and Democrat John Mackenzie. remains unfinished. through a difficult time in our nation. Republican incumbent Sen. Liane Sorenson claimed victory gaining 51.3 "I am running because I care a great "I know the system," Sorenson said. Sorenson claimed the sixth district state percent of votes, edging out Mackenzie by a deal about the issues I'm involved in and "I've served on the Finance COIiunittee for mere 364 votes. there's lots more to be done," she said. "I six years and this is going to be a tough year After learning of think that I can still make a big difference so for money and budgets but I think I can hit her win, Sorenson I wanted to run another time." the ground running to address those issues." expressed excitement Sorenson identified her top priorities in She said she is already looking into a and a desire to con­ office as open government, green energy, number of options for replacing the jobs that tinue with the work protecting the environment and early and will be lost with the closing of the Newark she was previously K-12 education. Chrysler plant later this year, including involved with during She said she was confident this year working with the New Castle Chamber of her past years in the could provide her 'the chance to make a Commerce and the university. state Senate. greater difference in these areas. "We've got a perfect location for get­ "I was thrilled to "I think that we can make it happen this ting more high-tech jobs, more green energy win against a very year, and I am consistently working for jobs and more biotech jobs," Sorenson said. strong, worthy oppo­ those things," Sorenson said. "I don't think the state has done a good nent, and I look for­ She said she believes she is better qual­ enough job and we need to do a better job." ward to going down ified for this position due to her vast wealth In terms of issues affecting the campus to Dover and contin­ of experience. directly, Sorenson said she also plans to uing my work with "I've been in the position," Sorenson help fight crime on and off campus by children and fami­ said. "I have seniority in the leadership and encouraging increased communication lies," Sorenson said. folks in leadership have more power and between the difference police departments Mackenzie, an sometimes you get more done than a first­ in the Newark area. environmental eco­ year legislator would have any chance get­ "We need better coordination between nomics and natural ting done in leadership." all the different police stations," she said. resource manage­ She said with the economic state of the "In the city of Newark you have university ment professor at the country, an understanding of the practices of Police, Newark Police, County Police and university for the the past may ease the process of addressing the State Police. They need to coordinate to past 23 years, cen­ economic woes in the local community. really reduce the spike in crime we had this tered his campaign "The economy is a huge challenge," fall. " around open govern­ Sorenson said. "We're going to have a Sorenson said all the changes she plans ment, strong schools, deficit again, which means we're going to to make to enhance the Newark community a cleaner environ­ have to make even more cuts in state spend­ will be positive changes for students since ment and smart ing. Last time we were able to make cuts they are community members. growth. without cutting teachers, without cutting "Anything we can do to make Newark Sorenson, who Medicaid and without cutting state employ­ and Delaware a better place to live, in terms Courtesy of John Mackenzie has held the state ees. This time around we might have to do a of traffic congestion, in terms of more open John Mackenzie, a professor at the university for 23 years, lost Senate seat for the top to bottom review of state government." space parks and so forth, I think will be the race for state Senate to Liane Sorenson, past 14 years, said She said she thinks her prior experience good for everyone," she said. 12'November 5,2008 Nader speaks on Delaware compus before Election Day

BY ANDREA RAMSAY Nader opened his Layout Editor speech by pointing out the The university was host to yet another closing ofthe Chrysler plant political hopeful when Ralph Nader, who ran as an example of corporate as an independent candidate for president, power devastating jobs even addressed students and community members here in Newark. He said in Clayton Hall Conference Center on Monday Chrysler is one of mltlly night. , U.S. companies that oppose Unlike future Vice President Joe Biden's fuel efficiency standards in rally on Friday, however, Nader's hour-long Washington that would have speech was issue-heavy, delving deeply into made them more competi- Ralph Nader discussed the n~ed for third-party candidates when he spoke Monday. healthcare, renewable energy, the economy tive with the Japanese, and, above all, the influence of corporate-inter­ Korean and European auto in his campaign's decision to visit Delaware kind of impact you're going to have on this est in Washington. makers. the night before election day, although he world and this country of yours." "We've lost our government,': Nader said. Nader said promoting more domestic refuses to play Red state-Blue state and He emphasized his need for the youth "And when we've lost our government we've fuel-efficient vehicles, as well as lighting, air emphasizes the importance of each state. vote -in what he refers to as a social justice )st our democracy. Corporations are standing conditioning and heating, is the fastest way to Despite the relative lack of media atten­ movement to end the two-party political sys­ s supremacists over the civic and spiritual val­ energy independence. He also said the country tion for Nader-Gonzales, they did not slow tem - one that has been impossible to break lies of the American people." needs to move quickly to readily available their efforts. Nader said he campaigned in due to laws that have been passed by Aaron Brewster, a University of wind power, green architecture and, eventual­ Massachusetts last week to set the Guinness Republicans and Democrats that make it diffi­ Wisconsin-Eau Claire student who organized ly, -geothermal energy. World Record for most campaign speeches in cult for Independents to gain the support they the speech at the university, said he joined the "The issue is not technological," he said. one day with 21 events, all in independent need. Nader-Gonzales campaign because of the need "The issue is who is going to have the power in towns, within 16 hours. , In 2008, Nader was only on the ballot in for third-party politics in the United States. Washington. There are over 535 men and One of his reasons for continuing to cam­ 45 states, the most of any of his three presiden­ "It's important to realize there are more women in Congress who put their shoes on paign, Nader said, is to bring young people tial campaigns, Zewisky said. than two view points," Brewster said. "We every day like you and I, but are influenced by into clean politics, promoting organizational "That is why we have to break this two­ need to do something about this two-party 1,500 corporations who, last I remember, don't skills and the desire to run for office. party dictatorship that has turned its back again duopoly." have a single vote." "It is in your 20s that you're going to pio­ and again on the American people while their Nader, who said his platform better repre­ Nader said he is strongly opposed to the neer," he said, addressing the students present candidates sweet-talk them before November sents the real issues of American citizens, $700 billion bailout, referring to it as "taxation for his speech. "You're going to decide what 4, then forget them after," Nader said. blames the two parties for not allowing a third without representation" by Wall Street crooks, political force in elections. , . and is in favor of public ______--'- ______--;- ______"We're shut out," he saId. "If you're not ill works programs and the debates, you don't reach tens of millions of extending unemployment people, And who controls the debates? 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Nursing professor wins state Senate seat

BY JOSH SHANNON "There's a lot of opportunity for small business entrepreneur­ Managing News Editor . UPTO------~------~-- A university professor was ship," she said. elected to the state senate Tuesday Some possibilities she would after six years of serving in the state like to see take over the site include * house. companies that manufacture electric Democrat Bethany Hall-Long cars or hydrogen fuel cells or other defeated Republican Jim Weldin biotech partnerships. 64:9 percent to 35.1 percent to suc­ Hall-Long said another prob­ ceed Republican incumbent Steve lem she will deal with is the influx Amick, who is retiring after 14 of crime in Newark. years as the 10th District state sena­ "I have a very strong record of tor. District 10 includes southern public safety." she said. "This year, Newark and Glasgow. I've worked on both physical Hall-Long has taught in the crimes and drug crimes." u!liversity's School of Nursing She said she has worked with SInce 1996 and works as an associ­ police to increase p\lblic awareness ate policy scientist for the College and ' helped get more funding for of Human Services, Education and police. Public Policy. Hall-Long also enacted a law . She said serving in the state shutting down Internet pharmacies. senate will allow her to' continue the "These were bad pharmacies work she began in the state house. where our children and even adults "It will a,llow me to really fur­ were purchasing illicit drugs over ther do further work for our state," the internet," she said. . Hall-Long said she also has Hall-Long said. "Particularly now, "Some elCCluslOns appl\I. VI. MOf& tot detaM.. people need an independent voice, helped make college affordable by someone who is a working mom sponsoring the SEED program and a professor, who understands which provided any high school November 7·9 I Shop In-Store and Online the issues in . these tough economic student who qualifies with free times." tuition to receive an associate's She said one of her priorities is degree at any Delaware school. . to work with the next governor to Weldin, a newcomer to poli­ help bring new jobs to the Chrysler tics, is a retired Newark Police offi­ site in Newark, which is closing at cer and the owner of a homeland the end of the year. security consulting firm. SPECIAL FINANCING omoNS AVAILABLE. Visit store tor details. Chris

Courtesy of University of DelawarelDuane Perry As a senator, professor Bethany Hall-Long, center, wants to bring jobs to the Chrysler site in Newark. November 5, 2008

14------~~--~------~------Young people dictate election Shrub roons Students and professors inspired to get involved :;) Say goodbye to the politically ties, the rally is just another outlet apathetic reputation the university to showcase the university's con­ t has held in the past. Throughout tribution to the election, .this historic election, students have Aside from the rally, profes­ proven that young people have a sors and students have been doing voice and they want it heard. their part to encourage an interest -- Many of them are dissatisfied in the campaigns. Professors from ~.~I with the way the current adminis­ various departments have offered :1/ tration has been running the coun­ their expertise on various issues try. Most college students were too and have held panel discussions young to vote in the last election where students . were able to ask and now have a chance to voice questions and formulate opinions their opinions and make a contri­ on the candidates' major policies. bution to the future of America. There is even a political sci­ Unlike previous elections ence class offered this semester on where the only choices were mid­ the election to educate students dle-aged white men from similar and get them interested and backgrounds, this election offered involved. Professors of every sub­ voters a diverse group of cal).di­ ject have constantly reminded their dates and ideas. This is the first students to vote, no matter which time in history that a woman and a candidate they support. Even more black man have been on either side importantly, the university can­ of the presidential tickets and celed all classes on Election Day regardless of where voters' politi­ to give each student a chance to cal affiliations lie, this is a great get to the polls, something many moment for American progress. schools didn't do. Giving students With the state of the economy, and professors every opportunity the general disapproval of the War to vote was a good step in becom­ in Iraq and countless other issues, ing a more politically aware cam­ students now have the ability to pus. greatly impact this nation, and Students also did their part to have taken steps to do so on this hold and attend events that campus. informed about the different candi­ Vice President-elect Joe dates. Watching the presidential Biden's visit to tne university debates on the Green, holding a Friday brought out a level of polit­ mock debate and sponsoring lec­ ical excitement and energy that is tures brought students and RSOs rarely seen on this campus. Not together and unified the campus, if . only political RSOs and profes­ not through personal beliefs then sors, but students of all back­ through the need for involvement. grounds and interest levels attend­ As a part of the "Election ed the rally to hear the alumnus Central" program sponsored by the speak. Students were up as early as departments of political science 5 a.m. waiting until the gates and international relations, com­ opened to get the best seats and munication and English and tlie help set up for the event. Center for Environmental Policy, The College Democrats and hundreds of university students, "Waiting for freedom." College Republicans should both professors and Delaware residents be commended on their involve­ gathered in Trabant University ment both during the rally and Center to watch the election results throughout the semester for stay­ on various computers and big­ ing informed and enthusiastic screen TV s. Professors were also about the election from both sides. on hand to analyze and discuss Go to The Review's Web site.., www.udreview.com. to read more staff columns The Democrats helped gather vol­ results with attendees. about Vice Presioent-elect Joe Biden's visit to campus. unteers and rally supporters while This is another prime example the Republicans respectfully of how all members of the univer­ protested the event and supported sity and Delaware communities their own candidate. It was exactly have worked together to c;:ducate what a college campus should be themselves and others, get - openness and expression of dif­ involved and make a conscious WRITE TO THE REVIEW fering opinions while still having effort to openly participate in the The Review gladly respect for the other side. election process. 250 Perkins Student Center welcomes readers The rally for' Biden not only This election has given NeWark, DE 19716 to write in for leHers to brought enthusiasm and political Americans a new sense of passion Fax: 302-831-1396 awareness to campus, but also put for their country and as a result, E-mail: theudreview@gmaiLcom the editor and the university on a national stage. the polls saw a record turnout. But or visit us online at www.udreview.com guest columnists. CNN, MTV and various other this vigor shouldn't wane now that If you have any ·questions · news outlets were in attendance to the election has ended. People The Editorial section is an open forum for public debate and discussion. The Review wel­ report on the the vice president­ should continue to stay involved in comes responses from its readers. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all letters to feel free to contad us at elect speech and gauge the reac­ current events and world issues so the editor. Letters and columns represent the ideas and beliefs of the authors and should tion from the university. Along come 2012, Americans will be able not be taken as representative of The Review. Staff editorials represent the ideas and [email protected] with both parties' campaign man­ to make another informed decision beliefs of The Review Editorial Board on behalf of the editors. All letters become property agers and Biden having university and more records can be broken. of The Review and may be published in print or electronic form. November 5, 2008

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and in his life. Defeating front-runner Sen. used by President Bush in which tax breaks are worry about our friends and family being Irish Hillary Clinton in the primaries was no easy given to the rich in hopes that wealth and pros­ shipped off to Iraq. We can expect to feel com­ task, especially when faced with explaining a perity will eventually reach the lower classes, fortable knowing there is a cool hand in the Insight connection to a loud-mouthed man whom Obama is cutting taxes for the middle class, a White House over the next four years as we Obama called his minister. He also had to deal group who could actually use the extra money. find jobs and places to live and start to settle Pat Maguire with his opponents labeling him as a socialist Faffiilies hit hardest by the economic crisis will down. and alleging he had connections to domestic be given a break and, slowly, Americans will McCain and the Republicans have consis­ terrorists. climb their way out of the economic ditch in tently tried to use Obama's lack of experience Election of Barack Obama is good It's difficult for any candidate to overcome which they now find themselves. as a reason why he isn't qualified to be for America's future the attacks from the far right. Just look at John Obama will also work to make health care President. Let me be frank. America has made the Kerry in 2004 or Michael Dukakis in 1988, let more affordable by providing a national health Well, that's true. Obama is lacking in right decision in its pick for President of the alone a black man w;th the unusual name, insurance program for those in need of it. By experience, and he hasn't been there for the past United States. Not only is Barack Obama the Barack Hussein Obama. not mandating health care and making an eight years when George W. Bush reigned. candidate of change, but he is also the candidate His triumph doesn't just show that he is a affordable alternative at the same time, Obama McCain, however, was. And he voted with of intelligence, confidence and reason. His strong man or an avid campaigner. It shows that found middle ground on the issue, a step in the Bush 90 percent of the time. campaign was run thoughtfully and with a cool he has what it takes to withstand the challenges right direction if Americans are going to work While McCain is a great American and his hand, tapping into America's greatest hopes of the presidency. together to solve important issues. service should be honored, he does not provide while staying in touch with the everyday needs And the results show that America is ready We also get the pleasure of seeing a differ- the type of leadership that America is desper­ and issues of average citizens. His presidency for him as well. People are tired of Pres. Bush's ent approach to America's foreign policy and ately in need of at this crucial time. His beliefs will be no different. policies and what the country has become dur- national security issues. Rather than wasting and positions on issues simply correlate with He certainly has his work cut out for him ing the past eight years. The idea of "change" important military resources in an unwinnable the failed policies of Pres. Bush. For that sim­ and some may even say the odds are against isn't just campaign rhetoric to inspire voters. It and unpopular War in Iraq, Obama will slowly ple reason, it is McCain who isn't qualified to him. The economy is in the worst state since the is something that America and the world des- withdraw while redirecting resources to fight be president. Great Depression. We find ourselves immersed perately need. The state of the nation can't get terrorism, particularly in Mghanistan. Obama, on the other hand, is as qualified in not one, but two unpopular wars. Millions of much worse. Obama's policies and promises As college students, we can all look for- as he is inspirational. And this time, America Americans are struggling to afford everyday will lead America in the right direction. ward to a brighter future. We can expect signif- has seen beyond the fear and the attacks. We needs, let alone overpriced health care. And in Rather than trickle-down eco- icant tax breaks when we have elected the right person. And, for the first an age of global terrorism, the safety and secu­ nomic policies, an idea ------~ graduate. We can time in eight years, we know we are being led rity of every American is never completely . made popular by expect not in the right direction . guaranteed. Ronald t 0 But weren't the odds against him when he Regan announced his candidacy? A black man or and Pat Maguire is a sports editor for The Review. woman has never become president, and it is His viewpoints do not necessarily represent only fitting that the first would have to over­ Head to Head: those ofthe Review staff. Please send com­ come so many obstacles both in his campaign - ments to pmaggs@udeLedu.

Now that it's over, looking preparedness. In today's world of con­ stant terrorist threats, nuclear prolifera­ Th. Full tion and the danger of the rapidly FI.k increasing Chinese military budgets, toward the future the American security cannot afford a liberal James Adams Smith budget axe. When Obama plants his social money tree nomic good and the bad outside the Pentagon, you can bet enemies John McCain would have made a boom on abroad will raise a toast to change and hope. better oresident than Obamo S almost all tax­ Making allies abroad should not require Dutmg the Democrattc pnmary, en. payers as the cost Sen . America to retreat from its position as a world Hillary Clinton broadcast her effective "3 a.m. of new programs exceeds Christopher Dodd, leader militarily or economically. The world phone call" advertisement raising serious con­ current tax revenues. Changing his prom- D-Conn., chairman of the Senate does not become less hostile or dangerous with cems about President-elect Barack Obama's ises will become routine as he rapidly unveils Banking Committee. The Obama presidency capitulation or retreat. readiness to make foreign policy decisions his true agenda. The government can't increase will only continue this inequitable legacy of Of course, what is missing from the above without guidance from advisers. Vice spending without increasing taxes. And, progressivism. is the burden of all presidents - unexpected President-elect Joe Biden echoed these con­ increased spending of public funds on social In the midst of a global financial crisis, domestic and international crises. Biden cems in several nationally televised primary entitlement programs is exactly what an Obama immediate and expensive health care promises wamed the country that President-elect Obama debates stating unequivocally that Obama was administration will require. to nearly 40 million uninsured Americans is would absolutely be tested within the first six not qualified to be president. Suddenly, when Don't believe it? Think back to the simply iriesponsible. Obama has also indicated months of'his presidency. We do not have the faced with pre-convention party disunity, both Community Reinvestment Act, which forced sympathy for the estimated 12 million illegal luxury of ignoring national security and global announced support for Obama. banks and loaners to give mortgages to those aliens without health care. The burden on the responsibilities to pander to electoral bases. In Changing one's word is not change we can with faulty credit. This privatized the secondary American taxpayer to cover illegal immigrants fact, our global economy is in many ways in the believe in. Change can be a bad thing, as we are mortgage market Fannie Mae, and worked to is truly mind-boggling, requiring a radical hands of others as we discovered last summer likely to discover in an Obama administration. break a monopoly by creating another priva­ restructuring of American culture and values. when oil prices skyrocketed, creating disaster As a believer in smaller government, . I tized corporation Freddie Mac. Now, the gov­ Providing Congressional-level coverage at in the American economy. consider the probable massive increase of the ernment has seized both of these corporations bargain premium rates for those without current It is no longer enough to be a partisan federal government in the next four years an in the largest government intervention since the coverage is an offense to every American tax­ Democrat or Republican. World events demand alarming prospect. Beyond Obama's lack of Great Depression. payer who works hard to pay premiums of less that our president have the experience CUld wis­ executive experience concealed beneath glib Before the subprime mortgage crisis, the generous employer-sponsored programs. dom to form good judgment under pressure. public orating, the idea of this political neo­ Democrats voted for deregulation of-the act, And the nation's defense budget has Clearly, Obama lacks the experience and phyte issuing executive orders from the Oval while Sen. John McCain implored its oversight always been another target for liberals who wisdom that come from making tough deci­ Office, while sending costly social program and strict regulation. The Congressional Black think·that military budgets and national securi­ sions. This places America in jeopardy in the schemes to a left-leaning Capitol Hill, is trou­ caucus and the social activist group Acorn were ty are secondary to social services and entitle­ immediate future. bling. primary advocates of deregulation. Ironically, ment -programs. Perceived as a "peace divi­ With a rubber-stamp Democrat majority in Obama blamed McCain for lacking common dend," proceeds from Defense Department James Adams Smith is an entertainment edi­ Congress, President-elect Obama will be free to sense in his views on regulation. Obarna then budget cuts almost always require significant tor for The Review. His viewpoints do not nec­ dismiss campaign promises. Emergency meas­ borrowed more than $126,000 from Fannie reductions in troop strength, research and essarily represent those of the Review staff. ures will be enacted to justify lowering the eco- Mae and Freddie Mac - the second highest development, base maintenance and strategic Please send comments to smithja@udeLedu. 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BY SARAH lIUBBS Appel says people may see college students Staff Reporter as apathetic if they are partying on Election Day, Because of Tuesday's presidential election, but most students he knows voted in person or sent classes were suspended and students had reason to in their absentee ballots. celebrate. "My friends and I just had a small group Senior Matt Katz says he and his roommates over to sit around and watch the results," he says. hosted an election party Monday night. The party had Senior Stephanie Wiegand voted through an an America theme, requiring all guests to dress up like absentee ballot and helped her roommate and sev­ one of the candidates. eral friends get their absentee ballots, too. "We decided to have our party the night "I'm really big on having everyone vote, before because so many people are going home on especially people our age," Wiegand says. Election Day and would not be able to attend," Katz She hadn't really thought about her plans 011 says. Tuesday night, but says she would most likely be As of Monday, Katz hadn't heard of any other glued to her TV and CNN for the results. parties, but he and his roommates decided to throw "I haven't really heard of any themed par­ one because it's an important election and students ties, but that could be an interesting idea to pur­ have the day off. Despite throwing the party the night sue," Wiegand says. "It could be like Halloween, before, he says many people still weren't able to go but political." because they had to wake up to go home and vote the She says students aren't really celebrating next morning. because of the election itself, but more because it's On Election Day, Katz followed the news for a holiday. election results since he already voted using an absen- THE REVIEWlKatie Smith "What student really finds a significant rea­ tee ballot. son to celebrate and party?" Wiegand says. While a select few planned parties to celebrate the elec­ thy," Pezzullo says. She says she disagrees with the idea that the university is tion, some students spent a lazy day off from school voting and He doesn't think Election Day is a day of celebration, but more apathetic than other campuses. Instead, she says there is watching the election results. rather about the people deciding the direction of the country. an overall apathy among the college age group. Junior John Pezzullo says he spent election evening at Some people may celebrate if their candidate wins, which "It's really unfortunate because college students are get­ Trabant University Center interviewing students and professors would show less apathy if that's the real reason they are party­ ting ready to enter into the real world of employment, renting for their reactions to the election for the WVUD news team. ing, he says. apartments and the like," she says. "Students should really be "I spent most of the day looking at various state polls and Sophomore Dennis Appel says he and his friends voted concerned with who is making decisions for us since they will different Electoral College scenarios," Pezzullo says. and celebrated Tuesday. While he already sent in his absentee be affecting us from now until retirement or later." He says he voted for Sen. John McCain, but didn't have ballot, most of his friends went home to vote, but returned that Philosophy professor Chris Largent says he doesn't high expectations night. believe in apathy, and feels it's just an excuse for bad teaching. "I think it's next to impossible for any Republican to win "I haven't heard of any specific parties planned, but since He says most college students are either concerned with the in this political climate," Pezzullo says, "plus Obama has run there are no classes, there are most likely going to be parties," future or terrified, but not apathetic. an extraordinary campaign." Appel says. "It is common for society at large to celebrate during He didn't hear of any parties planned for Election Day, but He says students party on Election Day for two reasons. If Election Day like students," Largent says. "Some peopl~ over­ there are always some people who are looking for an excuse to students are partying for fun, it's because there are no classes. do the celebration and just use it as an excuse to party, and oth­ party, he says. If they're just having a group of people over to watch the elec­ ers use the celebration as an opportunity to express their "People drinking on Election Day definitely shows apa- tion results, it's because the election is interesting to follow and ideals." historically important, he says. TV's new color: campaign ads in red and blue

BY ADAM TZANIS ance of their ads on a show-by-show basis. president of Nielsen lAG, took part in admin­ "In Plain Sight," and The Food Network's Staff Reporter According to its Web site, ad performance is istering the study. He says the company was "The Next Food Network Star." These shows The use of TV has come a long way in a data service that reflects the business needs looking to see how closely viewers were are rated with the highest balanced engage­ presidential campaigns since the first tele­ of advertisers. Nielsen's study explores watching each program. ment for both Democrats and Republicans. vised debate in 1960. Now, politi- whether or not ads "We interviewed tens of thousands of Kaplan says the information gained from cal campaigns aren't just inter­ are effective against viewers each month about their attentiveness this study helps political campaigns target ested in what message to bring actual real-life target to television programming," Kaplan says. viewers and decide where they will place ads. to the people, but they're viewers "The study tells you how attentively people "They take into account the demograph­ paying attention to what and iden­ were watching the content and shows which ics of that network," he says, "as well as the viewers are already tify the programs had the highest engagement expectation of how the message will resonate watching, show s scores." with that group." according to and The study notes the highest rating shows Assistant professor of communication a Nielsen s how for Republicans and Democrats on major TV Danna Young has experience with political Me d i a gemes that stations. On Comedy Central, the show of media effects. She says candidates target spe­ study. deliver the highest engagement for Republicans is cific demographics by airing their political This idea best performance. "South Park." On the other hand, "The ads on certain networks. allows David Kaplan, senior Colbert Report," a satirical comedy, brought ''Niche marketing is the only way to campaigns to vic e in the most Democrat viewers. On VHl, the make wise use of media buys," Young says. figure out on what network highest rated shows for Republicans' and "Technology is such that the demographic tar­ and at what time to air Democrats respectively were "Rock of Love geting is hyper-specific and narrow." their advertisements. with Bret Michaels" and "I Love New She says ads· are placed based on facts In the TV rating York." about the type of people who are tuning in. company's study, On The Discovery Channel, "The Strategists use this information to decide researchers asked Deadliest Catch," based in the red where certain ads will air. self-described state of Alaska, was No. 1 with "Ad buys are based on data, not on pre­ Democrats and, Democrats. In contrast, the show conceived notions or assumptions about what RepUblicans how "Cash Cab," based in the blue state viewers might be like," Young says. "Details much they of New York, scored highest with of age, occupation, income, party aligmnent remembered Republicans. Kaplan says both or the kind of car you drive are used to place about the shows political sides might be paying ads in the most advantageous places." they watched the attention to what the other is doing. Sophomore Sara Trinker is one of many night before. The Not all shows and net- people who pay attention to· a candidate's atti­ results were used works were necessarily split in par­ tude displayed in an ad. She says some types to base where most tisanship viewers, however. Kaplan of ads may have more of an effect than others. political ads from a cer­ says shows on several networks gar­ "If an ad contains mudslinging, I'm less tain side are placed. nered equal attention from both par­ likely to support that person," Trinker says. Nielsen lAG, Nielsen ties' viewers. "A candidate should rely on his or her own Media's research group, This holds true for MTV's "The assets and should not resort to insulting the provides a tool that helps Hills," TNT's "Saving Grace," USA's other party." adv~ttiser;s , \Ill

BY NATALIE JOHNSON are also recent images,. such as one of StaffReporter Sen. Hillary Clinton and Obama react­ After months of political information streaming in from ing to applause before a debate. the television, radio and other media sources, "The American "Putting Barack and Hillary in the President" exhibit on display at Trabant University Center same frame always sells," says Tristan offers up something timeless that serves to remind students of Spinski, adjunct professor of journal­ the presidential past and lead them to think about its future. ism: The collection of presidential photography is on disp~ay Oct. Spinski, who teaches a class in 24 to Nov. 14 in the midst of election time. photojournalism Topics in Paul Coleford, the Associatea Press director of media Journalism: Visual Storytelling (ENGL relations, says the university took the offer from the AP to dis­ 409) - addresses how photographers play the presidential exhibit. It contains photographs of U.S. go about capturing a great image while presidents throughout history, along with a video originally he views the display. shown at the AP's annual meeting last spring, which President­ "You're,always looking for a reac­ elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain both attended. tion and a moment," he says. "The video was designed to be a conversation starter," "Photographers shoot around and docu­ Coleford says. "It includes commentary from Tom Brokaw of ment the reaction because it illustrates NBC News and amplifies themes." . the country's attention." The display represents all four Pulitzer Prize winners for David Hollaway of Getty Images, photo coverage, according to a flyer available at the exhibit. a guest lecturer in Spinski's class, also The flyer also states that the AP has 10 million photos, nega­ comments on the display. tives and images dating back more ·than 100 years, making it "We are -able to see the presidents one of the world's largest collections of historical and contem­ as people and take a personal look into porary imagery. their lives/' Hollaway says, while The AP, which Coleford says was established in 1846, viewing a picture of former President provides news, photographs and video to more than 1,500 Herbert Hoover fishing. newspapers and hundreds of Web sites across the country. He says the photos give life to var­ The AP photographers on the White House beat find dis­ ious aspects of their personalities. tinguishing photographs of-the presidency, he says, which is a Spinksi says the image of McCain with Pictures courtesy of Paul Coleford tall order that requires daily meetings. his two thumbs up is portraying him in The exhibit captures former President as he walks to a podium "It is a challenge to whittle down photographs," Coleford a fatherly role. to make a statement about an impeachment inquiry. says. "The thumbs signify everything is The exhibit has been traveling since spring and has visit­ fme," he says. rapher noticed later on, but it conveys a message to viewers. ed several museums and schools. He says university students He says it would be nearly impossible to find an image of "Just the use of body language ties into the story," are receptive to the display and believes young people in par­ Obama making the same gesture. Spinski says photography is Hollaway says. ticular get a rush from seeing it. also all about capturing an in-between moment with no real rel­ The image of former President John F. Kennedy as he "It illuminates the presidency by showing a mixture of' evancy. While commenting on the image of former President makes his way through the sea of supporters and journalists to ,-. photographs of the presidents at work, play and times of cri­ Bill Clinton walking to the podium to apologize for his affair get to the Democratic National Convention tells of an enor­ sis," Coleford says. with Monica Lewinsky, Spinksi suggests Clinton is probably mous amount of energy and anticipation. He says there are plenty of people who believe still pho­ just looking down to watch his step. He says photographers "Up until now, this is the last time America was this excit­ tography has a power all its own. The images include various focus on something they can fit into the context of the story, ed about a person leading us," Spinski says. moments in time, from former President Ronald Reagan look­ and in this case the downward look is perfed to portray the Spinski realizes students were not alive long enough to ing up as he heard the sound of gunfire during an assassination shame Clinton feels. remember many of the presidents displayed at the exhibi~, but attempt to former President Harry S. Truman holding up an There are also subtleties. The observant viewer may notice with the election having arrived, everyone can share the edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which mistakenly report­ Clinton's ring just peeking out in the picture. Hollaway says moment. ed New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey had beaten him. There it's probably something captured on accident that ~e photog- "This is our history," he says.

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"Changeling" murders. While both "Zack and Miri Make a perverted idiot who lands a role in Imagine Entertainment stories are based on Porno" Zack and Miri's production. Rating: ~~ (out of~~~~) real events in the The Weinstein Company There are plenty of one-liners, but As both an actor and director, Clint 1920s, their combined Rating: ~~ 112 (out of the majority of the humor comes from Eastwood is an American icon. From his telling is superfluous. ~~~~) certain situations in which the film Academy Award-winning "Million Dollar If it weren't for the Like sex, "Zack and finds itself. Actor Justin Long'S cameo Baby" to his observational war films "Letters bits of truth woven Miri Make a Porno" can be as Brandon St. Randy, steals the early From Iwo Jima" and "Flags of Our Fathers," into the script, the enjoyable and awkward, scenes in the movie, as his outbursts Eastwood has found his directorial voice story would be voided pleasurable and uncom­ about his sexuality make those in the after making 33 films. as a bogus fantasy. fortable. But, also like sex, room uncomfortable and the movie Like his other movies, his latest effort Jolie as a courte­ the hype for this movie theater playful. "Changeling" aims to please. But rather than ous mother seems outweighed the actual The awkward tension between innovating or exploring universal themes, the unsuitaJ:>le in compari­ delivery. characters is what keeps the movie film stoops to fit a tiresome routine. son to her usual por­ Scandal struck the , going. The whole premise requires two , While it tugs a number of emotional trayal of a vigorous, film, as trailers airing dur­ best friends to have sex with each other strings, the film becomes forced, strenuous powerful woman. The ing prime-time were seen - an uncomfortable situation in and of and, at times, hard to believe. period sets and cos­ as too explicit for younger itself. Screenwriter J. Michael Straczynsk tumes are ritzy but viewers. In short, parents The implausibility of the whole ("Babylon 5") sloppily tried to merge two clutter the screen and didn't want to explain what movie leaves the porno scenes seeming dissimilar plots, resulting in a messy collage eclipse Jolie's mobili­ a "porno" was to their sons more silly than funny. While their ven­ that neither fits nor gratifies. ty. Her abilities seem and daughters. The truth about the ture into pornography is supposed to The main story begins in 1928 in Los limited in the role, but she adequately tran­ movie, though, is that aside from some yield money, none ever appears. And Angeles with Christine Collins (Angelina scends the behavioral boundaries, winking nude scenes and a few F-bombs here when everyone's filming, one .can't Jolie), who returns from work one day to fmd obviously at the Oscars. and there, it's a heart-warming story help but wonder what's going on out­ her son is missing. She naturally reports the . Eastwood is known for lengthy dramas, about finding love in both familiar and side of Zack and Miri's little operation. inc;ident to the unstirred Los Angeles Police which allow time to peer into the lives of unfamiliar places. Ultimately, "Zack and Miri" is a Department, who can't start her case until 24 complex characters. In the I50-plus minutes Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri look at friendship, sex and how the two hours after the disappearance. The police call of "Changeling," the jumble of ornamenta­ (Elizabeth Banks) have been friends coexist - if they can. Much in the Christine weeks later saying they found her tion clouds the character study. The film since grade school, and live together in same vein as Apatow movies, when son - their reunion, of course, can't be begins enthusiastically, but stretches out into their native city of Pittsburgh. When one gets through the filth, there's a cheery, especially since it's not her son. a limitless expanse of time, growing tedious times fall tough and the bills pile high, warm, heart-felt story underneath. There are enough clues to reveal further per­ and boring. . the two turn to pornography as a Jtleans Between Smith's vision and plexity, as Christine spirals into a hushed "Changeling" - unlike most of of solving their fmancial crisis. Rogen's likeability, "Zack and Miri" world of domineering men in search of Eastwood's work - seems compUlsory. It Director and writer Kevin Smith ends up far from a flop. Rather, it's a answers. . hunches down like a cute dog, begging for uses his resources' well, and Rogen quaint little story about two friends In addition to the complex story of scraps of sympathy. The problem is few, plays his quintessential slacker role who decide to do it. How that decision Christine, a separate story unfolds of a detec­ including the Academy, are even paying ·with the same hilarity as his previous plays out is captivating enough to war­ tive (Michael Kelly) searching for a child, attention. three characters. A longtime accessory rant at least one screening. who, after being found, tells of a grisly ·set of - James Adams Smith, [email protected] of Smith, Jason Mewes plays Lester, a - Ted Simmons, tsim@UdeLedu

Ode to J. Smith Travis A success without the hits Fontana Universal Rating: ~~~ 112 (out of~~~~~) Ode to J. Smith, the sixth album from Play the Scottish indie band Travis, is a classic Brad Paisley example of a traditional sound meshed Arista wi~h some fresh, new energy. The pop Rating: ~~~ 112 (out of ~~~~*) group that hails from Glasgow, Scotland, Brad Paisley's new album Play is as much whipped up its most recent collection of an artistic statement as it is a collection of music. tunes in only five weeks, recording the On his sixth album, Paisley is a seasoned veter­ album in a mere 14 days, according to its an by music industry standards, and he has accu­ Myspace page. mulated enough collateral to tiike a substantial The band's new disc aims for a rebirth ship formed between Travis and recording risk. in its sound - a new, inspired direction studio audio engineer Geoff Emerick, who Two-thirds of Paisley's album are com­ with a refreshing energy showcased by the . worked closely with The Beatles. Ode to J. pletely instrumental, simply showing off his album's title track "1. Smith." The track is Smith blends Travis' classic, mellow croon­ incredible guitar-playing abilities. Although one of the more playful, creative songs on ing songs with some new up-tempo, he's widely regarded as one of the best guitar the CD. It mixes different sounds and tran­ uncharacteristic sounds, which show a players on the country scene, his skills have sitions, including a bridge containing an whole new dimension of the 13-year-old never been demonstrated completely in the way eerie, droning chorale breakdown. band. that they are in Play. Paisley fuses a number of The album is a product of a relation- - Amy Prazniak, amypraz@ftdeLedu different guitar styles with a combination of hill­ billy, bluegrass and rock. The Renaissance from Amanda Diva. She sings, "Getting Paisley's career until this point is marked Q-Tip down is something between woman and with hits such as "Alcohol," "Ticks" and "Letter shortly before his death last year. The song is a throwback to the old days of country in which Universal Motown Records man / One minute we're so far apart, to Me," all of which show a unique ability to Rating: ~~~~ 112 (out of then together we stand." mix charisma, humor and nostalgia that connect bluegrass and the twang of the guitar were the most important elements of any studio cut. ~~~~~) The title regards Tip's desire to with his listeners. Other past hits such as "Little Q-Tip, one of the original Hip-hop bring Hip-hop back to the lyrics of the Moments" and "We Danced" have tapped into The rest of Paisley's album may be short of lypcs, but is by no means short of Paisley's sig­ lyricists, has finally returned to the past, and with lines like, "Corny rap the sentimentality of listeners in a way of which music scene with The Renaissance. Q- style rappers lack the many artists could only dream. miture style. His guitar expresses the mood of each song and no track is aRything less than Tip hasn't released an r~=:;~iii_'-;~;;;~;;;~1 pedigree / Deep waters Although Play-has a different feel than his album in almost 10 they be in, they just a other albums, Paisley still stays true to his roots entertaining. .From slow, sentimental ballads to upbeat bluegrass tunes, the album brings the lis­ years, but he still has manatee," it's clear that in many regards. "Start a Band," a duet with fel­ the recipe for a great he's done his part. low superstar Keith Urban and Paisley's first tener through a rollercoaster of emotions even with the absence of words. one down to a science. The album gives the single from the album, uses humorous lyrics in The consistent listener a pleasant break combination with his signature guitar licks. Although Play is an artistic gem, it's lack­ ing one or two sing-along songs - a key aspect theme of the album is from the monotony of Paisley also flexes his vocal chords in a big way the different relation- the music on the radio, in a duet with B.B. King, titled "Let .the Good to the modem day country album and something on which Paisley has never come up short. The ships between men and but Tip's lyrical content Times Roll," a bluesy, guitar-filled song that one women. The song may repel radio playas would expect of King. artistic statement is orchestrated beautifully, but let's hope there are a few more lyrics on "Manwomanboogie" it attracts listeners. Paisley also sings in the song "Come On tackles this issue with - Russell Kutys, In," a duet with Buck Owens that was recorded Paisley's next album. - Pat Maguire, pmaggS@UdeLedu a guest appearance [email protected] November 5, 200821 delawarel INdressed New tricks to treat fashionforward

partner I can see how getting experimen­ games The politicol tal could make it even more wonderful. add spice and My second thought when it comes to can even give you a spicing up love making is getting props chance to share your involved. I have to admit to being very fantasies or favorite things price tog traditional when it comes to sex, but I do to do in the sack. believe there's a way to make props taste­ Costumes or role play can Move over John ful. I'm not talking any dominatrix, crazy also add a huge amount of fun. McCain - yoUr vice-pres­ Alicia Gentile business with whips and chains - I'm Pretending to be someone else idential running mate Co Ii 111/111.\ f referring to more simple props. Handcuffs while love making can be an adven­ seems to be overtaking the could easily work or even the good-old ture. If you have thos~ fantasies, why title of "maverick," and Just like in the popular Altoid trick - sucking on an Altoid not try and make them come true? she's doing it in her new "Sex and the City" movie, Women wearing lingerie is a clas­ designer duds - except sometimes you need to make Tell me what sic and tasteful way of heating things those duds cost the sex a little more interesting. thO k up. Sexy lingerie is easy to come by and Republican Party Perhaps your idea of spicing you In_ sometimes putting on a pretty number is $150,000. Sabina Ellahi up your sex life is putting ... for next week: all it takes. Things will only get better If there is anyone Cohlllllll.lf "" sushi all over your body like from there. Plus, wearing a nice little right now who does­ Samantha did in the film, or 1. How do you define high ensemble can help add confidence, which n't seem to be affect- maybe you're a little more con­ school sweethearts? is key when it comes to good ed by the credit crunch and downward-spiraling ventional, using handcuffs and 2. What makes a relationship sex. economy, it's Sarah Palin - or. at least when it vibrators. Whatever's appealing, some­ Lastly, watching erotic -comes to her wardrobe. times it's necessary and other times it's from high school last? videos can definitely heat When news broke that the Republican just plain fun to get creative when it things up in your relationship. National Committee spent approximately comes to getting down. Respond to [email protected] Whether it leaves you dis­ $150,000 on clothes, make-up and other acces­ My first thought when it comes to cussing things you'd like to sories for Palin - roughly the equivalent of a pri­ spicing up sex is doing it in mischievous before oral sex. Sometimes it takes try or perhaps just puts you vate liberal arts college education or small homf; places. I don't want to confuse mischie­ something as little as ice or silk to get in the mood to get busy, in Newark - nothing short of outrage sparlced. vous places with public places. Having things heated in the bedroom. When I watching porn undoubtedly And surprisingly, it wasn't the Democrats sex on the third floor of the library in a think small, I think about the scene in aids in raising the tempera­ who were boo-hooing about the extravagant ~.nd private study room is completely differ­ "Varsity Blues" where Ali Larter's char­ ture of your relationship. supposed wasteful spending - especially sim:e ent from having sex on the second floor acter covers herself in a whipped cream A bland relationship can GOP members were lighting up the Dems about in front of 50 people. Who's watching bathing suit..This seems like a sweet way easily go from shot to hot - all former presidential hopeful John Edwards' $400 . is very important. The thrill of possi­ to get edibles involved. Be as creative as it takes is a little bit of effort, a haircut. It was mainly from Republican SUPlXlrt­ bly being seen is definitely appealing possible with props. dash of comfort, a ton of ers who donated to the campaign over the past while the thrill of being caught and Games are a great way to keep things confi4ence and some year. Extremely understandable, since it's their arrested for indecent exposure is frisky. I love a good challenge, and I love creativity. Maybe being money that is being spent on her designer shoes the opposite. to win. Whether it's just running to a a little more risque will and suits. If I was them, I'd be enraged too. Sex is wonderful but kinky store and getting the dice that have help put the fire back in Palin was catapulted. into the spotlight after doing it for a long positions or places to kiss on them or the relationship. overnight as she surfaced as the party's vic~pres­ time with the same starting up a si!"ple round of truth or dare, idential nominee. And sure, she has this image of being a plain hockey mom from middle-of­ nowhere Alaska, so it makes sense to get some chic clothes to make her as presentable :}S possi­ ble. But while the party thought it was boosting its image by redressing its championed feminine mediadarliug Putting the tune on auto hero, it instead faced scrvtiny for its lavish spend­ ing, and consequently - and arguably - put a dent in its poll standings. Lil' Wayne may be a Martian, but he's Auto-Tune on every track. not a lyricist, he's a performer. He doesn't On. the contrary, Michelle Obama was a not a robot. Neither is Kanye West or T­ His first two singles, think in terms of how hard he can be, but guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Pain, for that matter. "Love Lockdown" and rather how creative he can be. To make an recently, and wore a classy yellow ensemble from The three musicians sound like they're "Heartless," have been album about heartbreak using Auto-Tune is 1. Crew that cost a mere $340 cOIl1pfJOO to Palin. made of bolts and screws, as they are met with criticism rather a tum from the conventional 16 bars - She says she bought the outfit online, and that she among recent artists to use the popular than praise, as the Chi­ possibly a tum in the wrong direction, but shops for herself, according to Ti1e Associated auto-tune device. town MC isn't rapping so a tum ' nonetheless, and that deserves Press. She looked quite fabulous for spending Like an audio airbrush, the Auto-Tune much as he's singing, recognition. what seems to be pocket change in light of Palin's is used to mask imperfections in pitch. It and the use of Auto­ Besides, artists like Prince and shopping spree. can be used sparingly, to help weaker Tune detracts David Bowie both went through Besides the fact that the money came from singers, or for effect. The latter has given from the strange phases where they 'needed the hands of Republican spenders, the thing that songs like Cher's "Believe" a futuristic and authenticity of to switch things up. I see West's strikes me as odd about this wardrobe overhaul is fresh tone, and most recently, T-Pain has the song. current point no differently. You the fact that McCain's campaign has constantly used the device. to create a trademark As some­ can either enjoy or ignore what driven the image of Palin as the hockey mom and sound. one who has he's doing, but at the very least, girl next door that understands the working class. That sound can be heard all over his been repeat­ appreciate his attempt to go out Last time I checked, the worldng class does not upcoming album, Thr33 Ringz, which hits edly discred­ . on a limb. Maybe an entire drop $75,062 at Neiman Marcus or $49,425 at stores Nov. 11. But with Pain supersaturat­ ited for his album is overkill, but I'm Saks Fifth Avenue, if they eVI.m shop there. ing the market, and songs like his new sin­ lyrical going to wait to see his whole . I'm not by any means voicing my own polit­ gle "Chopped & Screwed," it's easy to dis­ skills, it's no vision before judgment is ical concems, but let this be a simple observation miss his trick as cheap or getting old. The surprise that passed. . on how people view the importance of image and . argument is simple - if you're not good West - is Whether the Auto-Tune upkeep, especially for a female in the political enough to sing on your .own, then don't under fire, is music's friend or foe spotlight. Surely, for women, her personal image 'sing at all. but it's remains to be seen. But try lis­ is far more intricate to consistently sustain than a The Auto-Tune has touched voices unfair to tening to T-Pain's '''Digital'' man's - but does it really have to cost that much, other than singers, though, as rappers like expect him without feeling the urge to get especially in light of the economic situation our Lil' Wayne, Snoop Dogg and We sf have all to bring up and dance. Or listen to nation faces at the time? used it to alter their songs. And according straight raps Kanye's "Robocop," and see It shouldn't cost Palin - or anyone for that to The Boston Herald, "Country stars Reba like The if you're not singing the cho- matter - the value of a small home to maintain McIntyre, Faith HiBand Tim McGraw all Game. After rus long after the song is over. her appearance. I'm all for personal upkeep and have confessed to using Auto-Tune in per­ all, West The truth of the matter is that dressing in a respective manner while in public, formance." On the "Put On Remix," Jay-Z never claims they evoke responses from but this is just a tad bit ridiculous: can even be heard telling his producer to to have street their 'listeners, and when they Palin and the Republican National ''put a little T-Pain on my shit," before con­ cred, and has team up on tracks like "Go Committee did promise, though, that the cluding he's fine to flow as is. always Hard" or "Therapy," well, it's wardrobe will be donated to charity, now that the West in particular has taken a liking to approached his robot love-making music .. election is over. The details are a bit vague, b.ut the modulator, as he has declared his next music like an artist, - Ted Simmons, [email protected] hey, I can deal with that. . release 808 s & Heartbreak will feature the not a rapper. He's --seUah~deLedu 22 November 5, 2008 Delaware: the sports battleground state

BY JORDAN ALLEN becomes your favorite," Mooney says. Copy Editor Andrew Klein, a sophomore from Wilmington, The sound of cheering and shouting erupted fi:om Grotto also says family helps shape younger members into Pizza on Main Street wednesday night as the Phillies won their Philadelphia sports teaJIl fans, because season ticket­ second World Series Championship, which has evaded them for holders pass down their sports team to the next gen­ 28 years. eration. He says Philadelphia teams are more popu- Senior Beth Protokowish was at Grotto Pizza when the cel­ . lar in the area than neighboring Baltimore teams ebration began. because the Philadelphia teams have been around for "When the final strike happened, basically the whole bar a longer period of time, and passing them down has went crazy," Protokowish says. become a tradition. Champagne was being sprayed and music was being played "If! drive down the street, I'tn not going to see when suddenly the TVs and music went off. an Orioles flag or a Ravens flag," Klein says. "I've Adam Keim, the bar manager, says the restaurant blew a just never even thought of rooting for the Orioles." fuse as fans were celebrating the World Series victory. Mooney says areas closer to and below the "We were jam-packed until close, around 1 a.m.," Keim Delaware beaches tend to root for Marylapd teams says. because they are nearer to Baltimore. The newspa­ He says as the biggest sports bar on Main Street, Grotto pers there cover more about Baltimore teams as Pizza tends to draw a crowd. opposed to the northern Delaware area, where "Everybody gets pretty pumped for the games," Keim says.. Philadelphia teams are the primary sports feature. This includes the employees. On Sundays they're permitted Klein, who has attende

BY SABINA ELLAHI for, the boys are still going strong ana are showing no Features Editor signs of stopping. Senior Nicole Haggerty says she's On Thursday I wamed my professors that I happy they're still performing, especially since they might not have a voice in class, so they shouldn't call still attract listeners. . on me to engage in discussion. "I think they are still making good music that is It wasn't because I started to feel the beginning fun to sing along to," Haggerty says. "As long as stages of a sore throat that could eventually formulate they're selling records and people are going to their into bronchitis or strep. concerts, they don't need to retire. They have fans In fact, it would be a result of screaming at the young and old who are willing to pay money to see top of my lungs, singing lyrics like"You are, my fire, them perform." the one desire" and "Everybody, yeah, rock your Haggerty was supposed to see them in concert body." this summer, but to her dismay, she wasn't able to If those lyrics seem familiar, it's because they're make it because of car problems. Still, she says she from the songs that were played incessantly on MTV was excited for her potential trip down memory lane. and radio stations across America and the world not "I was excited to go to the concert, reminisce so long ago. with my friends and sing along to all of their songs Yes, my voice would be gone because I was that I still know by heart," Haggerty says. going to the Backstreet Boys concert. This year has seen a lot of comeback tours from Most are raising their eyebrows now and asking, teeny-bopper groups of the '90s. First was the return "They're still alive?" - I wish I had gotten a nickel of the best-selling group of all time, according to for every time I heard that-or, "Aren't they like, 40 BBC - the Spice Girls. now?" No, they're in their 3Os, with the exception of The Spice Girls World Tour was announced at a Nick Carter. He was the one who was known as the press conference in June of last year, followed by ~ heartthrob of the group, so don't worry about him public appearance in London by members Gen being too old if you're still interested. Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, It's not their first, but second North American Melanie Chrisholm and Melanie Brown - or more tour to promote their latest album Unbreakable, commonly known as Ginger, Posh, Baby, Sporty and released in October of last year. While many don't Scary, respectively. Sophomore Lauren Miller says know they still exist, let alone release albums, the she couldn't contain her excitement when she heard boys - or men, really - are still touring and record­ they were going on tour, even though all the shows ing new songs. sold out in minutes. THE REVIEW/Sabina Ellabi Even though their new songs are notably more The Backstreet Boys are on tour promoting their latest album, Unbreakable. mature and lack the power-pop sound they're known See BANDS page 25 )it November 5, 2008 23 Bidding farewell to a Newark landmark After 55 years, Main Street's diner serves its last meal

BY SElF HUSSAIN whom their favorite Korner remained a deli­ whole time [Tsionas] said, 'When we Managing Sports Editor cious beacon of light through the wee morning renovate this place, you'll get a bigger There is a mirror in front of the urinal. In hours. restaurant out of it,' and on the other fact, the entire bathroom wall is covered in mir­ Suddenly, though, a twig was thrown into hand, he's cutting my occupancy, so rors, even in places they need not be. I was ini­ the spokes of stability the diner had ridden on he's telling me one thing and doing tially more than slightly I])erturbed. It's a bit for the last five years. Owner Kazy Tauginas, another." unsettling to look up from the business at hand, who took over the diner following his senior Originally from Chicago, especially at 3 in the morning, to see my partial­ year at the university in December 2004, had to Tauginas plans to leave Delaware ly tipsy, rather disheveled visage staring back at shut down his beloved diner after a tumultuous soon, and is already enrolled in class­ me. situation involving his landlord and a project to es at the New York Film Academy. Yet I remained undeterred. Throughout my renovate the property to build apartments. On His employees and customers collegiate career, I have revisited that bathroom Saturday, the .Korner Diner served its last are distraught at the prospect of losing countless times, night after night, sometimes meals. the diner, but they, along with the city mid-day and even on a few early mornings. "The city, from my understanding, wants of Newark, seem to be losing more It was but one of the many quirks I dealt the landlord to maintain the front part of the than just an eatery. with, because like in any good relationship, diner, so they will probably knock down every­ Sophomore and Komer Diner quirkiness is transformed into beauty with time. thing behind it that is brick:," Tauginas says. waitress Sonia Parrott says, "It has It's a good thing I was head over heels in love "That's where they'll be building the apart­ character like no other place. You can , with the Komer Diner. Bringing in any unac­ ments." just walk into it and immediately feel quainted people would gamer an about-face He says the way the project has been han­ like you are at home. You can't get reaction to the peculiarities they saw in front of dled by his landlord, coupled with the current character from Panera or D.P. Dough them, different from the warming effect the state of the economy, has led him to make the or whatever. Where else do you walk Courtesy diner has had on thousands of students and res­ decision to give up his business. in at 3 in the morning and the jukebox Owner Kazy Tauginas with rna'nager Dion Green. idents in the Newark area. His landlord Gus Tsionas, who is also the is playing and you just start dancing?" The Komer Diner struck its patrons as a owner of the Continental Court Apartments at The feeiing was almost universal - to order at the Komer Diner. nook in Newark that transcended so many cat­ the comer of Delaware Avenue and South hear some of the stories entailing what certain While I ate, I pored over the pages of the egories of people, bringing together all genres Chapel Street, as well as various other Newark individuals will lose when the diner is gone is a Diner Diary. Parrott explained to me that the of hungry folk. properties, planned the expansion and renova­ heart-wrenching process. Waitress Bethany Diner Diary was a book customers and employ­ Though the 24-hour diner was often typi­ tion of his property more than a year ago. Milroy says one particular customer, Wayne, ees wrote in, drew in and signed. It was like fied as a veritable stampede of drunks looking Tauginas says the project involved his commonly known as "Rubik's cube guy," was reading the back of a high school yearbook, and for some late-night grub each weekend, those occupancy at the diner being cut from 130 to 90 a daily visitor for at least the four years she had its entries gave the diner a personality and life of that belief were thoughtless in so easily dis­ people and his trash container being quartered worked there. even I didn't expect to find. missing the true and colorful range of the in size. He says he was kept generally unaware Though Wayne declined to comment, One entry, signed "Seth," asked, "So diner's customers. Lest they be forgotten, the of any developments until close to the end. Milroy says that as long as he had been coming where are we supposed to go when it's 3 a.m. diner was home to patrons-of all walks of life, "Basically, they started this project with­ in, he would simply sit at the bar and order a and we're still drunk and need to sing from early birds seeking a breakfast to go along out getting any type of input from me, and I was coffee. More recently, she says he was unable Journey?" with their sunrise and lunch-goers taking promised I would have a bigger restaurant out to afford even that, so he would sit and sip on Many people I talked to seemed to think respite from class to the stumbling partiers for of the deal for over a year," Tauginas says. "The water. Though the diner is technically for cus­ there would be no replacement for the diner. tomers only, nobody had the heart to ask him to Some say the Eagle Diner might try to pick up leave. the slack:, but Parrott says it wouldn't be the ~ ,~- .~' "- Her other stories equally conveyed the same, joking that she half expects to see people , ~ ~ crying while they aimlessly wander up and I ' ~.... ~ sense that there would be a gaping hole in the ; . hearts of those losing their diner. For regular down Main Street. {~ .~ ~ ~ 'I.., __, visitors, it truly was "their" diner, and while I To 2006 alumnus Dave Bell, a longtime listened quietly, the Cheers' theme song seemed near-daily diner patron, the diner closing is to be blaring in my head, as many stories indicative of a larger problem in Newark. He involved customers who had frequented the says the loss of independently owned, unique diner from long before it was even the Komer stores and restaurants coupled with an influx of Diner. franchises and corporately owned companies is "We have so many customers who have damaging the delicate balance of Newark's . been coming to this place for like 30 years, and charm . customers who get breakfast, lunch and dinner "Newark itself has a short memory here," Milroy says. "Every day we'll get a lot of because of its college population, which in a single old men who either never had a wife, or sense is kind of upsetting," Bell says. "If Deer their wife has passed away. They don't know Park or Kate's were to go, Newark would not how to cook for themselves, and this is their be Newark anymore, and the Komer Diner sole source of food." going away is one step in that direction, too. I went into the diner for its closing day on You completely destroy the spirit of a place as Saturday around noon for my last supper, so to you continually take its landmarks away." speak. The place was buzzing with people. The demise of the diner was inevitable and Despite the volume of visitors, the sense of it's only fitting that its last night of business was despair was palpable. Emotions were running Halloween. As I recall, the diner threw quite a high, and the cheeks of many visitors and Halloween bash a few years ago, which had to employees alike were red and stained with be cancelled in subsequent years due to its tears. There was a vase of foreboding black craziness. Of all the people I talked to, whether roses on a shelf behind the bar and the sound­ employees or customers, those who remem­ track coming from the jukebox seemed to be bered it unaniinously presented the diner's echoing the sentiments of a community in Halloween party as their favorite memory. mourning. I looked outside and what I remem­ "I just remember coming out of the bered to be a previously sunny and bright sky kitchen and people were no longer sitting at seemed to have become grey and ominous. their tables - they were just dancing," Milroy I went with some friends, in case I needed says. "They were even on the counters( like it emotional support in this most emotional of was Coyote Ugly or something." moments. We waited until the last possible sec­ She says there were no limits to the crazi­ ond to order, grabbing the last meal off those ness of the diner, from homeless people trying grills that had served me so well countless to spend cold nights inside, to students sneak­ times before. ing beers under the table. Though they had run dry of many popular After hundreds of thousands of calories, items, there still remained the diner delicacies I countless trips to my favorite bathroom, mem­ so craved. When I placed my order for a barbe­ orable moments galore and some of the least cue burger - one egg over-easy and a side of coherent nights possible, I finally had to bid the scrapple - the words seemed to float off my Komer Diner adieu. tongue and straight into oblivion as I savored Perhaps Seth wrote it best. THE REVlEWlMelanie Hardy the disturbing knowledge that this was my final "May your portions always be massive, The Korner Diner closed Nov. 1 after difficulties surrounding renovations to the property. KD. Rest in peace." 24 November 5, 2008 . ~ Online outbreak divides fantasy w'orld

BYJAMESADAMSSNUTH Nortbrend as an experiment. Blizzard released a similar plague four years ago - the Entertainmellt Editor Many players posted on the game's forum stating that they "corrupted blood plague" - intended to reach only a few play- On Oct. 23, the makers of the online game World of enjoyed the plague and asked the makers to extend it. ers. Against the will of Blizzard, some players found a way to Warcraft released a virtual infestation that affected thousands of Sophomore Will Farrell says he felt similarly. spread the plague to thousands of players, creating uproar players. The game, which recently peaked at 11 million players "To be honest it was really fun for me," Farrell says. ~'I con- among the game's fans. according to PC Magazine, discontinued the virus last week tinually and maliciously continued to spread it." Enslen says after a zombie attacked a player, the player after protest from fans. In the WoW forums, one of the makers from Blizzard states would get a notification, or a "debuff." Initially, the players were WoW, the fourth installation of the Warcraft games, is con- that the plague was part of creating a living and breathing world, given approximately three minutes before becoming a zombie. sidered a MMORPG - massively multiplayer online role-play- in which things change from time to time. The maker says the In that time, the player could seek a healer to purge the infection. ing game. This means that players can not only interact with one plague is one of many events leading up to "Wrath of Lich Near the end of the infection, the players had approximately 30 another online as fictional characters, but the setting is a persist- King." seconds to find a healer, he says. ent world - user-made changes to the world are permanent. "I'm all for WoW events," Farrell says. "It's cool to have Sophomore Brooke Aldrich, another fan of the game, says Azeroth has been the fictional world in all of the Warcraft games events like the plague that shake up the world. I think that's one the infestation was worse for newer players of the game. New since the original game Orcs & Humans was released in 1994. of the things that makes WoW really players begin at level one and must work toward level 70, the Blizzard Entertainment, the company that owns the game, successful." ~------_... highest level. intentionally released the disease - called ''Undead "I know it was really annoying for me as level 70," Plague" - which contaminates the players' commu- Aldrich says. "I can't imagine what it was like for some- nities, turning their villagers into flesh-eating zom- one who was at level 15." bies. The plague was only released for a few days, The players could take advantage of each other by before the makers decided to end the disease. grouping up and performing huge raids on cities, she Players who came in contact with the zombies says. When a player dies, his or her stored items are would become infected, and have only minutes to damaged and it costs game money. find a cure. If they didn't find a cure, they would Some of the fan blogs of the game, including join the undead and also spread the disease. Wo Winsider.com, expressed satisfaction with the Sophomore Eric Enslen, a computer science plague, stating that the plague has made the game a fun, major who plays the game regularly, says he was ini- growing world with a real story. tially annoyed by the plague. But after his character Aldrich says despite the plague's disadvantages, it's became a zombie, he formed a group to infest others. pleasing to see something different in the game. . "I think some people don't enjoy the event-based "The plague wasn't impossible to avoid," she says. "It's not parts of WoW," Enslen says. "They expect to going to be a huge bother. Some people just like to com- play the same game every day, instead of ,.---..IJ------_~L._~~ plain." enjoying the things that Blizzard does." ,.,.,.,...... _,... ,.....,... ~ _,... Enslen agrees that the unpredictabilty of the The release of the plague was a plan to - ,... - ~ " ...... ,... - ~ ,... game is what makes it fascinating. introduce a new expansion set to the game, , r,.... r ,... r "'" r ",.... r "... r "I think it'$ interesting that there are a lot of '~~~~~~~E~~=~~_::::~~~~~~:~~=~_~antagonist, the Lich King Ner'zhul, __ .===~~=~~~~:~~~thin~~~~~Halloween theme just ended. It's just not the ally launched the plague from the land of THE REVIEWlKatie Smith same game every day." Making a brand out of Brandywine Valley

BY SABINA ELLAHI reality. . The prospect that they could potentially Features Editor Fournier, who works as a freelance pho­ produce a brand to rival the blue whales from Step aside Ralph Lauren and Lacoste, tographer, says his wife is in the garment Vineyard Vines or even the bigger brands of there's new competition in town - and it's industry and previously worked in clothing Ralph Lauren and Lacoste was satisfying and a clothing line based out of Montchanin, production in New York City. This exposure inspiring for the two friends. Del., in the Brandywine Valley, approxi­ to the industry helped formulate the logic of "We wanted to create a shirt that can mately 13 miles from campus. creating a line of clothes, and he says from identify with the area," Fournier says. "We The neatly embroidered alligator and then on, the idea of starting a line lingered in started with thinking what symbol could pro­ the polo horse placed on the upper-right cor­ his head. mote the lifestyle of the Brandywine Valley." ner of polo shirts that are worn by many has "I just got the bug from being around That symbol was ultimately the Belted a new logo joining the fashion industry - a my wife's work," Fournier says. Galloway cow. cow, or more specifically, the Belted The concept of Brandywine Valley Life The Belted Galloway cow is originally Galloway cow. was inspired by the notoriously preppy brand from Scotland and is commonly found in The cow is the logo for the brand Vineyard Vines, a line started by two broth­ herds along Route 52 in Centreville, Del., Brandywine Valley Life, which was created ers based out of Martha's Vineyard. Fournier Meyer says. Along Route 52 is also Courtesy of John Meyer by two. friends Ben Fournier and John says he and Meyer were inspired by the Buckley's Tavern, a famous Brandywine Meyer and Fournier were inspired by the Meyer. The idea for the brand surfaced in brand, which helped them further build their Valley restaurant owned by David Weir and Belted Galloway cows in Centreville, Del. August 2006 when Fournier and Meyer concept. one of the two places that sells the polos, talked about launching a line of clothes that "The [brothers of Vineyard Vines] knew along with Trail Creek Outfitters on Route visitors from New England who wanted to was representative of southern Pennsylvania what they were doing when they launched 202 in Glen Mills, Penn. buy them, too. They're becoming increasing­ and northern Delaware, comm.only known as their line," he says. "We wanted to take that "Since August, we've easily sold a hun­ ly popular over a short period of time." the Brandywine Valley. concept and apply it to the Brandywine dred of them," Weir says. "Some of our staff Two months after the official launch of The conversations eventually blos­ Valley." actually wear them, too, as part of their black the brand, Fournier and Meyer say they are somed" into brainstorming sessions and Fournier and Meyer say the focal point uniform, which also has helped sales." thinking about product expansion. They are devising plans in order to make the brand a of the brand is to relate to the activities ofthe Weir, who is a longtime friend of hoping to go beyond men's polo shirts and Brandywine Valley area - whether they're Fournier, says one of the reasons he decided start producing women's and children's golfing on the weekends, kayaking along the to sell the shirts is because the restaurant's clothing, along with belts, fleeces and the Brandywine River or tailgating at Point-to­ image is associated with the Brandywine ties with which they initially planned to start. Point. This ultimately prepped Brandywine Valley. In fact, visiting the tavern is one of Along with building their line, Meyer says Valley life to be a lifestyle brand. the must-do activities, according to he plans to spread to other areas of the coun­ At first, they came up with the idea of Brandywine Valley Life. try. starting a line of ties, thinking it would be "There's a tag on the shirt that lists "We've had extremely positive recep­ easier to start than a line of shirts. But the things to do in the Brandwine Valley, and tions on the polo," Meyer says. "We're look­ thought of creating a logo on polo shirts have a burger at Buckley'S is one of them, ing to expand into other areas that have the became more appealing, especially since which helps us out, too," Weir says. Belted Galloway cow, as well as retail spe­ they were bored with the same logos com­ Weir says if Fournier and Meyer release cialty stores, and then build from there." monly found on polos. more items in their brand, he would sell For now, Meyer says their main focus is "A lot of it had to do with just being them. branding their products with the Belted tirea of wearing a polo horse or an alligator," "The people here in Brandywine really Galloway cow in a way that will leave a last­ Meyer says. "We combined it with creating like the brand," Weir says. "Our regular cus­ ing mark without the hot-iron rod. something that is representative of the local tomers would come in and ask about where "It's all about branding the shirt," he Brandywine Valley Life's polos are sold in area." ·they could get it, and we've even had some says. Delaware and Pennsylvania. November 5, 200825 Bands of the '90s make comeback

Continued from pcige 22 groups' glory days were when they were on stage, performing at huge "I wanted to go so bad, but the amphitheaters to delightfully scream­ tickets were sold out by the time I ing and dedicated fans like Miller and heard about it," Miller says. Ervin. But the groups are filling the She says she lucked out and seats with not just the old fans, but a ended up getting tickets at the last newer generation. minute because one of her friends Even though they aren't playing was sick. The concert made up for the sold-out shows to crowds of thou­ last Spice Girls show she went to in sands at massive arenas, it's safe to 1998, when she was sick at the time. say the Backstreet Boys still have a "I must have been about 10 solid fan base. While the numbers years old and I went to that with a may not be what they used to circa 103-degree fever," Miller says. "My 1999, many fans are still swooning at mom literally carried me in and out the voices of Nick, Howie, Brian and because I was so sick, but I was ded­ A.J. - sans Kevin Richardson, who icated to be there. So for me the con­ left the group in 2007. cert was better this time around." I was surrounded by the new Miller says she noticed the generation of fans, which, depress­ demographic of the Spice Girls con­ ingly, made me feel quite old. cert-goers weren't young adults, but Danielle Walton, 16, of Reading, more of tweens - who were actually Penn., was sitting in the row behind only 3 or 4 years old when the Spice me, gushing in anticipation about Girls became popular. when the boys would finally take the Then, in April, Donnie Wahlberg stage. of the original boy band New Kids on "I've been a fan for maybe 10 the Block - the group that paved the years," Walton says, giggling. "So way for the Backstreet Boys and that means I was only 6 when I start­ *NSYNC - confirmed rumors ed liking them. I've basically grown after months of speculation that the up with the Backstreet Boys." Kids were reuniting and had plans for To the left of me was 13-year­ a new record, as well as a world tour. old Tara Gotler of Philadelphia, who Once again, many of their shows was proudly wearing a vintage Backstreet Boys shirt from the 2001 Courtesy of Chris Goering were filled with young teenage girls mixed with the fans from the past, "Black and Blue" tour. Student Centers sponsored the second annual Campus Quiz Tourn~ment in Trabant on Sunday. awkwardly screaming for guys who "I love them so much," Gotler are bcinking on 40. But those new says. "They're so talented and so fans have no competition with the cute. I think they're the best group of true dedicated fans of the past, like our time." senior Lindsey Ervin. As the lights went down and the Competitors buzz in on «I used to sit at my mom-morn's boys gallivanted their way onto the house with one of those old Fisher stage, girls belted out their louoest Price cassette players that came with and highest pitched screams. the toy microphone at)d sing along to I didn't feel embarrassed by Campus Quiz Tournament their Hangin' Tough cassette tape," being at the concert, but more so Ervin says. "I was really young when embarrassed for the boys themselves. they were first around, but I still had I have to hand it to them, though - BY KAITLIN SUNSTRUM time and each game consists of marine and earth studies, mispro­ all their tapes, CDs, posters, books - their pelvic thrusts and choreo­ Staff Reporter two nine-minute rounds. Games nounces a word, players don't you name it." graphed moves are still as up to par as No fist-pumping or high-fiv­ begin with toss-up- questions, roll their eyes, but instead give She was thrilled when she heard they were in 2000. ing here - the university's sec­ which are worth 10 points each, him a smile and crack a joke with the news of a reunion and a world Being the huge fan I am, there ond annual Campus Quiz or 15 points if answered before him afterward. tour, especially since she thought she were times I found myself as the only Tournament on Sunday in the moderator is done reading the When one of the judges would never be able to witness a con­ one in the section who actually knew Trabant University Center is question. Bonus questions are overruled an answer given by a cert since they broke liP by the time all the words to the new songs - and filled with celebratory smirks worth 30 points. In the end, the team, senior Jason Westerkon, of she was old enough to go. Ervin saw each of the boys' respective solos­ and content head nods. The team with the most points wins. team "Hoping to Dominate," did­ them in September, and will be see­ which wouldn't have been the case crowd is modest - a girlfriend Freshman Nikhil Sitaram n't hesitate to plead his case ing them again this month - but this 10 years ago. Still, the boys belt it out here, a staff member or two says his team, "The Aerobics," while teams in the audience time, with backstage passes in her regardless of the audience's participa­ there, plus the other competing didn't prepare for the tourna­ shouted out their thoughts as hand. tion, and even make small talk with teams. The stage is set with two ment. Sitaram participated in well. ''They sounded better than they the audience throughout the concert. tables facing a panel of voluntary academic tournaments in high Westerkon, president of the did years ago," she says. "They are a "If we had the time, we would university staff judges. A buzzer school and thought it would be a Academic Competition Club on huge part of my child memories - I come up and give each of you a big, goes off, signaling the end of the fun thing to do with friends from campus, says the questions they have loved them as far back as I can juicy kiss," AJ. McLean told those in round, and the teams congenially his engineering major. practice every Thursday are remember and still do." the crowd, who all immediately shake each others' hands laugh­ Senior Jennifer Green, of harder than the competition's While the Backstreet Boys are screamed with delight. ing about questions gone wrong. team "Two Guys, a Girl and a questions. not on their reunion tour like the I'm sure we wouldn't mind that Christopher Goering, build­ Buzzer," is a self-proclaimed Westerkon, along with fel­ Spice Girls were and New Kids on at all, A.J. ing supervisor for Student "trivia nerd." She says she found low team members from the club, the Block are now, it seems these Centers and director of the event, out about the tournament through travels to schools nationally to says this is the second year the Student Activities Night and compete jn tournaments. Despite university has held the Campus thought it would be a fun thing to the difference in degree of diffi­ Quiz Tournament. He volun­ do in her spare time. To prepare, culty, he says it's fun to see other ., teered to run the event because of Green . says she looked at kids coming out. his own interest in quiz tourna­ Wikipedia everyday to catch up "We're here to have a good Pregna ments, and asked students to par­ on her random facts. time no matter what," Westerkon • ticipate by putting ads on "There are no consequences says. AdoptlollJ. From Th~ H~IU'I offen: and flyers in campus if you don't do well, but you Answers to questions asked residence halls, as well as talking want to succeed for your team," at the tournament varied from • rvic to pregnant worn n to the Academic Competition she says. knowledge about skunks to exo­ • Fri ndly coun lors availabl 24n Club. Being on stage answering planets, or planets beyond the "The turnout was about the questions was nerve-racking, solar system. The winning team, • Rcvi w photos. lett r & videos same as last year," he says. "But Green says, but it was fun "Team Age Gap," was made up of famiJi s looking to adopt & I was happy to see new faces at nonetheless. of freshmen Robert Sido and select your baby' famit this year's tournament." The atmosphere at the Sam Neilsen along with graduate Goering says the tournament Campus Quiz Tournament feels student Mark Pellegrini. All three • Stay in touch with your baby consisted of five teams - com­ more like a friendly gathering are members of the Academic posed of freshmen to graduate than a competition. Teams talk Competition Club where they • A . stance with I students - and was directed excitedly among each other met in September and have prac­ under the National Academic while players on stage quietly ticed once a week since. Quiz Tournament's rules. consult their teammates on possi­ This was Pellegrini's second According to these rules, no ble answers. When moderator year on the winning team and the more than four people play at a Frank Newton, assistant dean of group agreed it felt good to win. · 26 ~~~~~------~

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s • ------~~~~------28 weekl, calendar , Philly phonotics get pheisty ot Grotto's Tuesday, November 4 BY ADAM SAMPLES Staff Reporter A car hom blared as traffic rolled past on Main Street. That night, the hom was not meant for a bad drivel:, but for the hundreds of ~~~.~~~~ Wednesday, November 5 red and white clad bar patrons. If it !; was not clear at first, the four peo­ ple cheering out of the car windows re-energized the already jubilant crowd. The hom signified euphoria, Thursday, November 6 not irritation, as the Philadelphia Phillies clinched a World Series title on an array of high defmition televisions at Grotto,Pizza. Game five resumed Wednesday night after being post­ Friday, November 7 poned que to rain two days earlier. People dressed in Phillies attire packed the sports bar from wall to Men's Soccer @ Georgia State wall, eyes glued to the televisions. 3 p.m. All week, Grotto Pizza swelled with baseball fans as the Volleyball vs. Northeastern bar televised the World Series. 7 p.m. Jackie 'Lovett, a bartender and Phillies fan, did not watch the games at the bar even though she worked at Grotto's for each one. "I was one of the busiest peo­ Saturday, November 8 ple there," Lovett said. "I wanted to watch but I couldn't." Lovett said she tended the side Football vs. Towson bar and was kept busy by the hun­ Noon dreds of customers she had to keep track of during the course of the night. The noise alone made it dif- Volleyball vs. Hofstra ficult for her to do her job. THE REVIEW/Adam Samples 7 p.m. "I lost my voice yelling over Grotto Pizza was one of many Main Street bars which held celebrations during the Phillies World Series win. the crowd," Lovett said. - A roar erupted from the fans yelled and clapped all through the last three and A collective, deafening scream exploded out after each run or strikeout. The level of intensity a half innings of game five. The bar became of the sea of red. All sorts of alcoholic beverage increased from the. regular season to the playoffs . . Sunday November 9 crowded to capacity once the game advanced to -took flight, drenching the ecstatic people. Lovett Big plays became bigger, and mistakes became the bottom of the ninth inning. and her fellow bartenders sprayed champagne as more costly. The Phillies won their first World Strike after strike, the excitement dimin­ they did for the previous three victories. Series since 1980, an accomplishment not taken ished any chance to hold an audible conversa­ Phil Wright, one of the establishment's for granted by 21-year-old Newark native Brian tion.· Packed in like · sardines with red caps, bouncers, looked at the scene with chagrin. Shawl. everyone watched as Phillies closer Brad Lidge "There is a lot of clean-up after these "It's like a culmination of my childhood pitched to Eric Hinske of the Tampa Bay Rays, games," Wright said. "I don't like all of the dreams," Shawl said. needing one out to ensure victory. yelling, either." Shawl was part of the raucous crowd that Strikeout. Then pandemonium. See WORLD page 31

. There I was sitting in my basement, surround­ run into football's modem dynasty in the New the time it all finally came together. ed by my friends and family about to witness a England Patriots. Had it been any other team, the During each round of the playoffs, the so­ -moment 28 years in the making. The rank taste of Eagles may have won that year and gone down in called "experts" always picked the Phils to lose, commentarY Joe Carte~'s home run that ended the hopes of so the city's lore. and Mother Nature even fried to derail my World ------~ many durmg the 1993 season was about to fade This year's version of the Phillies found the Series dreams. For the first time in recent memory, away into a distant memory. exact opposite situation, and that was one of the these things did not come to fruition, and for once As Phillies closer Brad Lidge got Tampa Devil main reasons this team was able to deliver. For it finally worked out the way every Phillies fan Rays pinch hitter Eric Hinske to swing and miss, once, our ball stayed fair when it needed to stay wanted it to. the years of championship frustrations for the city fair, we got the strikeout when the bases were Instead of always seeing replays of Tug of Philadelphia were put to rest. loaded and manager Charlie Manuel did not lose McGraw's leap into the air during 1980 - as good As my first taste of a championship, it went . more games for the team than he won. as it is to see every time - or Joe Carter's kid-like down extra sweet. Seeing my favorite players go Luck played a factor in how the team came trot around the bases after his home run in 1993,1 down in hlstory as champions and witnessing it together. Chad Durbin, the former Detroit Tigers can look back on the 2008 season as the time 1 first first hand, the feeling was indescribable. castoff, posted a 2:87 eamed run average this sea­ felt the excitement of a championship with my ..... People can say what they want about son after racking up a 4.72 ERA last year for the close family and friends, and saw a city come Philadelphia fans (I know you want me to bring up Tigers. together. a Santa Claus reference again) but no city wanted Pedro Feliz, who signed right before spring That is a replay that never gets old. a championship more than ours. I must confess 1 training after being released by the San Francisco did not inti ally expect the Phillies to win their first Giants, was thought to be finished as a regular by Ryan Langshaw is a Managing Sports Editor at · championship in nearly a quarter century, consider­ many people around baseball. Although Feliz did the Review. Send questions, comments, and a RYAN LANGSHAW ing the city's recent history of bad luck. not light it up offensively, his defense proved to be D VD-copy- ofthat guy getting beaned in the head When the Eagles finally made it to the Super invaluable to the team during the stretch run. with a Grey Goose bottle at the Phillies parade to "Phield of Dreams" Bowl after three unsucessful tries, they managed to I will always remember this championship as rlangsh@UdeLedu. 29 November'S,2008 .

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Time: Noon Location: Tubby Raymond Stadium, Newark BYRYAN LANGSHAW Managing Sports Editor Why the Hens can win: The Numbers: About the Teams: Nowhere to go but up: 3-6: After last week's embarassing loss to James Madison, the Hens hit rock bottom The Hens sit at 3-6 after The Hens: as a team. They were dominated on both sides of the ball, and gave up an astonish­ The team is coming off a 41-7 drubbing ing 185 rushing yards to James Madison quarterback Rodney Landers. However, their crushing defeat by by No.1 James Madison. The Hens' offense Towson has struggled nearly as much as the Hens have this year, and the Hens faced James Madison, making a once again relied on seniors Robbie Agnone their toughest competition of the season last week. winning season. impossfble and Aaron Love to quarterback the teams depleted offense, despite the fact neither play for just the second time began the season playing the position. The under head coach K. C. Hens managed only 169 total yards on " Keeler. offense, and surrendered 385 total yards, Why the Hens could lose: including 309 on the ground. Musical Chairs: The Prediction: If Robbie Agnone and Aaron Love are called on once again this week to play Both teams have seen their share of struggles The Tigers: quarterback, the team will probably not stand much of a chance against Towson. Not ,this season, and have managed only 6 wins com­ Towson enters this week's game with a 3- only do both players lack the experience and abilitY to play the position, taking them bined. The Hens will once again be tested this 6 overall record, and have posted a disap­ away from their natural positions for another week will give Towson an advantage week to throw together another patchwork offen- pointing 1-4 record in the conference. The on defense, which will probably be enough to give them the win. sive game plan. . Tigers suffered a 34-14 loss to William & Coupled with the team's elimination from Mary last week. The team is led offensively playoff contention, there is good reason to think by quarterback SeaR Schaefer and wide Air Attack:Towson quarterback Sean Schaefer is one of the top quarte'rbacks in the they will not show up in this one. If the offense receiver Steve Holmes. Schaefer has thrown CAA. He leads the conference in passing yards and is tied f(ill' fourth in the confer­ can avoid turnovers, the defense should be able to for 13 touchdowns this season, while Holmes force a few a few of their own. The Hens will leads the team with 35 receptions. ence in touchdown passes. The Hens have had trouble all year stopping elite quar­ terbacks, and there is no reason to think this week will be any different, especially come away with their fourth victory of the year, Defensively the Tigers are anchored by line­ but it will be a nail-biter. backer Jordan Manning, who recorded a team considering the team is beaten up in the secondary. ' high 11 tackles in last weeks loss. Hens 14 Towson 10 Young players serve up some sweet success BY TARA SHEEHY likes playing at a faster pace. Staff reporter "I haven't really felt pressure After a five-game winning streak, the Hens' volleyball because our coaches don't really team suffered a disappointing loss this weekend to Virginia put pressure on us." she said. Commonwealth and has seen injuries to many of the senior '''They just say give all we got and players. To offset these losses, the team's freshmen and that's all we ask for, so as long as ." sophomores have had to step up their game to carry the team I work my butt off in everything I and keep the intensity on the court. do, they're happy with me and Sophomore Paige Erickson, the Hens' starting middle hitter, that's all I can do." knew she had to contribute if the team was going to win the Stewart said the team has the CAA tournament and move on to the NCAA tournament potential to reach the tournament again this year. She also said that the freshmen understand again if they continue to perform they need to step up as well. at their current level and do not "When the freshmen are on the court, they're not con­ let the injuries become an obsta­ sidered freshmen- they're starting players on a Division-I cle. team," she said. "They are doing a good job of playing with . "I feel that even with the . confidence and realizing that." incoming class, everything is just Sophomore Katie Dennehy, a outside hitter with the going to keep going how it's Hens, initially thought that with younger players, the team going and getting better and we would gain experience for next year and they would not are going to be one of the top necessarily make the tournament. But now, after their cur­ teams and now we are just letting rent success, she thinks everyone is starting to do their part. people know who w'e are," Sophomore Jess Chason, setter for the Hens, knew she Stewart said. was in for a demanding season. Hens coach Bonnie Kenny "Our senior setter last year won the Player of the Year said she knew early on the sea­ award, so I knew I had big shoes to fill," she said. "I expect­ son was going to be a struggle ed a bigger role on the team and all the girls have helped because of their tough schedule . each other a lot to make sure we are living up to our poten- and difficult preseason. L-______-'" tial." , "I knew it was going to take Chason said the pr~ssure of having to play a bigger ' time for the group to evolve." THE REVIEWjF;le Photo role does not affect their game in a negative way, and if any­ Kenny said. We knew we were With its youth, the volleyball team is in a good position for a few seasons to come. thing, it makes them work harder. going to depend on the freshmen "Athletes excel under pressure. It helps me rise to'the and sophomores pretty heavily, Kenny said she had to pick girls she knew were going occasion and play harder knowing people are counting on but it has come along nicely and they're working hard- our to give her quality time while they were in games. -- , me," she said. biggest concern is to keep them confident." She believes the team can win the tournament again Freshmen outside hitters, Meghan Bonk and Kim She said the freshmen and sophomores have made a this year if they continue to play with the intensity seen in Stewart have made valuable contributions to the team this positive impact on the team and that their youth does not the past few matches. season. Bonk said the coaching staff talks about how hard it hinder the team's abilities and will be particularly beneficial "We're a month away from our conference tournament is to win at this level of play, so she knew she was going to , in the future. and if we get there we have the chance to win it," she said. have to give everything she had to the team. ''I'm not a coach that says, 'We're young.' Every col­ "The team has good chemistry and the freshmen and soph­ Stewart said she had to get used to the speed of lege kid is young. College is young," she said. "These girls omores are getting to playa lot and as fortunate as they are Division-I volleyball but she liked the change because she are playing and getting better and training hard." for that, they're just as fortunate they keep improving." JR November 5, 2008 30 Equestrian team making strides BlueHenBahhle BY LEXI AMBROGI StaffReporter Obama-Biden vs. McCain~Palin. Michael Jordan wore his Universiy of North Carolina Two on two beach volleyball. shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform during every game. Who would win, and why? Nomar Garciaparra of the Los Angeles Dodgers adjusts the "McCain is too old and straps on his batting gloves out of shape. Palin is between every pitch.For James Hobbie and the other 120 mem­ definitely not tough bers of the university's equestri­ enough. Barack is really an team, the connection between athletic, so him and an athlete and their equipment runs much deeper. Biden would win." "The balance beam is always the same," Hobbie said. Alyssa Pollack (left) "The football, the baseball, they're always the same. But you Junior and the horse- you're a team." The equestrian.. team, the Samantha Cowley largest club sport program at the university, is divided into show­ (right) ing members - riders competing Sophomore with other teams in the region - and non-showing. The showing "McCain-Palin would squad competes against 10 other win. Palin is the more universities in the region every athletic of the two fall for top honors in two styles of riding, Western and English, and McCain would club president Sarah Korn said. just be a distraction. "We're really competitive," We could really see Korn said. "We've sent the team some crazy action 'and individuals to nationals since THE REVIEWlFile Photo I've been here." In English riding, the competitions involve fence jumping, which is scored for style. especially if he ripped In Western riding, the his s·hirt off. Plus you horse's gait is slower and more con­ formal riding instruction. to rider. trolled and the rider dresses in chaps, a At the competitions, a judge Scores "For beginners, we teach them can't discount the vibrant shirt and a cowboy hat. For riders on equitation, or how the rider control and body position," Bradley fact that he was a English riding, the rider wears beige positions his or her body on the horse. said. "As lessons advance, we do more POW. It would be very pants, or joppers, i navy blazer and a Judges look for good upper body pos­ on strategy, jump courses and different distracting playing helmet. tur~, proper hand placement and little ways you can appear better looking to A horse in the English competition movement in the rider's legs, Korn the judge." against Sarah Palin in may also Jump fences, Korn said. said. For a course with jumps, the horse Although the team practices on a two-piece swimsuit. New additions to the showing must clear the fences in the correct Bradley's horses at his stable, compet­ Anyway, it may not team, which won a national title in order for maximum points. ing members do not know until the 1997, are placed in a bracket for com­ Bryan Bradley, owner. of Granite morning of their shpw which horse they, look good if the .... petition according to standards from Springs Stables in Worwick, Md., will ride. Each rider selects the name of Democrats beat a the Intercollegiate Horse Show coaches the team and offers weekly rid­ a horse from a hat and must quickly woman." Association. The IHSA bases its rank­ ing lessons to its members. Because of familiarize his or herself with the ings.-on showing history, the height of the wide variety of skill level on the horse's movements -and style, said fences the rider clears and amount of team, his instruction varies from rider Bradley. Logan Orton "You have to watch the whole group warm up in the morning and Visitor to UD hope that you see your horse in "I think probably there," he said. "You watch to see if it's fast, if it's slow, if it pulls." Obama-Biden. I saw a Last year, Hobbie, the only pic of Obama online male on the team, qualified for in a bathing suit, 'and nationals in Los Angeles and learned the identity of his compe­ he looked pretty buff, tition horse in true West Coast so I would have to style, instead of drawing names choose him. from a hat, each rider selected a sandal, inscribed with a horse's identity, from a sandbox. Liz VanWie The best part about the com-· Senior petitions, Hobbie said, is the

I strength and depth of the team. I "Some of the teams show up 1 Obama-Biden. with 10 or 12 riders," he said. ! Obama is pretty I "We'll show up with 70. We're competitive, and yet we all have amazing at basket­ so much fun." ball, so he'd be good, Because of the low-budgeted nature of a club sport organiza­ and he's got some tion, the equestrian team often ups. I don't think holds fundraisers to keep the pro­ McCain could lift his gram alive. They also give back to the community in the form ofther­ arms high enough apeutic riding for people with either. physical and cognitive disabili­ ties. With all the activities the team Madeline McGinn participates in outside of competi­ (right) tion, Hobbie said, it's more of a lifestyle than just a club. "College for me really is the Matthew Cook (left) THE REVIEWlFile Photo equestrian team," he said. Freshmen The Western style riding competitions are taken much slower and have unique dress. 31 November 5, 2008

World Series fever hits GroHos Continued from page 28 Wright started working at the restaurant in September and said the Phillies clinching game had the highest turnout of any game he Hans Gillan -Men's Swimming has seen. Though the celebration meant more Gillan broke the university record in clean-up work for some, 22-year-old Scott the 100-butterfly during the teams last Wright found it moving. meet last week. "It brought everyone together and I , Gillan posted a time of 50.36 seconds, even saw some people crying," Scott said. beating Rich McCormick's best mark of He said there was an excitement in 51.13, set in 1988. Newark throughout the playoffs, and more Gillan also finished first in the 100 people sporting Phillies gear. meter freestyle during the event. Shawl said the excitement of being in a A junior at Delaware, Gillan is a Boca large group with a common interest in a Raton, Fl/i., native. . team is why watching sporting events at a bar is so appealing. "Adults don't usually get to jump and shout like 7-year-olds like they can at a sports bar," Shawl said. Alii D'Amico -Women's Soccer Beer, tears and sweat-soaked patrons poured into the street chanting "Let's go D' Amico scored the game winning goal Phillies" after hugging each other and com­ against Drexel last week in the team's sea­ ing down slightly from adrenaline highs. son finale. Along with leading 'the team in Some stayed and drank in celebration. goals with five, D' Amico also lead the team Despite being able to lounge in a La-Z­ in points, with 13. Boy and watch in the comfort of one's own D' Amico will leave'the program hav­ home, people still flock to restaurants and ing scored 54 goals during her Hens career, bars to stand and enjoy sports with their and led the-team to its tenth season in a row peers. Phil Wright said there are always reg­ with more than six wins. ular customers, but some new ones show up .to cheer their favorite teams to victory each week. "I guess they just like the whole bar THE REVIEW/ Adam Samples experience," he said. Fans were soaked from flying drinks after the big win. Oh, where have all the quarterbacks gone?

BY DAVE THOMAS game." siasm to one day play in front of the raucous crowds at Staff Reporter Agnone played well enough at quarterback his sen­ Delaware Stadium. When the Blue Hens' offense looked behind center at ior year at Pennsylvania's Red Land High School to earn All­ "It's like recess. I just always want to play," he said. "I Hofstra, they saw a familiar sight - a quarterback taking State honorable mention at the position. He was recruited to would never show frustration because I know the coaches snaps, ready to make a play. The differel1ce, though, was play quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh, a Football are just doing what's best for us." who was back calling the shots for the Hens. Bowl Subdivision school, where he was a teammate of Joe As for the team's current quarterbacks, they are having Tight end Robbie Agnone and wide receiver Aaron Love FIacco. He would go on to see action in only one game there fun with the rare opportunity to be on the other end of the were at the helm. The two All-American pass catchers split before transferring, along with FIacco, to Delaware, but to passing cycle. time at quarterback for the Hens in both a win over Hofstra ,play tight end. If only the coaches enjoyed it as much. and Saturday's loss at James Madison University. With start­ Agnone downplayed the difficulty of playing quarter_ "It is definitly a unique situation," Ginn said. "One I ing quarterback Robby Schoenhoft still bothered by the lin­ back for the Hens. He said he has relied on both his experi­ hope we're never in again." gering effects of a conc,ussion, back-up Lou Ritacco nursing ence as a high school quarterback and his understanding of an eye injury and third-stringer Sean Hakes unready, the the Delaware playbook to ease the transition. Hens' coaching staff made the decision to platoon two of "I have a real good grasp of the their seniors behind center. offense," Agnone said. "I know all the Offensive coordinator Brian Ginn said while it was a routes, and as for being quarterback, it's gen­ difficult decision to move a second team All-American tight erally the same stuff you do in high school." end and an All-American candidate wide receiver, the entire While both Agnone and Love were up to coaching staff believes putting Agnone and Love at quarter­ the challenge of leading the team from under back is the best move for the team, given the current situa- center, they both said neither really expected tion. , anything like this to occur. "These are guys that we trust," Ginn said. "Two guys "They told me Monday," Agnone said. that when we game plan we say, get them the ball." "They brought me into a meeting and The duo led the Hens to a 17-0 win at Hofstra, combin­ asked me how my arm was feeling." ing to throw for 77 yards on eight of 11 passing. Against Love was equally surprised. JMU, the two combined to finish seven for 12 passing for 75 "They called me on my cell when I was yards, but failed to score any points on offense. The No. 1 doing an internship at the Boys and Girls ranked Dukes defeated the Hens 41-7 and kept the offense Club," Love said, recalling his disbelief. "}­ off balance throughout the game. thought they were kidding." While Ginn has never seen anything like this at the uni­ While both Love and Agnone are enjoy­ versity, he said the offense' had been preparing for the situa­ ing their time playing quarterback, the ques­ tion since the summer just in case it should ever arise. Love tion remained why third-stringer Sean Hakes took some snaps over the summer and throughout the begin­ was not called upon. Ginn said the coaching ning of the season, often in a direct snap formation similar to staff believed he would need more time to what Darren McFadden, a first-round NFL pick of the learn the offense before being ready for Oakland Raiders, made famous at the University of games. Arkansas. "Due to his situation here, being ineligi­ The direct snap, also known as the Wildcat formation, is ble," Ginn said, referring to a problem that a play that entails hiking the ball directly to a position play­ arose when Hakes transferred from Orange er instead of the quarterback, thus allowing the team to place Coast Junior College, "he hadn't gotten a lot the ball in the hands of its best athletes. of reps in the offense, so we decided we'd go While neither Love nor Agnone had played any signifi­ with seniors that know the offense." cant time at quarterback prior to the Hofstra game, both had Although Hakes was disappointed with experience at the position. Love began playing quarterback the coach's decision, he understood the at Southfield High School in Michigan when his older broth­ choice made by the coaching staff - er, the starting quarterback, broke his arm, but by his junior "I feel like I could contribute," Hakes year had developed into a top-flight receiving threat and was said, "but I know the coaches are right in an honorable mention All-State wide out as a senior. whatever they do." "I played on the high school JV team because my broth­ Hakes, who led his Nolan Catholic High L-___...:::::::: er broke his arm and he was the starter," Love said. "He told School to consecutive 6A state champi- Courtesy of Sports InformationIMark Campbell the coaches that I could play, so I did and I won my first onships' in Texas, showed nothing but enthu- Wide receiver Aaron Love has been taking snaps out of the wildcat scheme. November 5, 2008 32 ------~~~~-

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