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Gingrich meets with NFL star talks tough Defense dominates researchers on campus childhood, charity football scrimmage Seepage 3 Seepage 18 Seepage 28 ~VIew I Chec~ out the website for Tuesday, April24, 2012 ·rom breaking news and more. Volume 138, Issue 24 Police investigate potential student hate crime BY DARREN ANKROM Student Conduct hearing for a student regarding his sexuality and that "Birthday Girl" stitched on it. helped him leave the residence, Senior Reporter involved in the incident will be individual was thrown to the ground," After he was allegedly asked at and the group encountered Newark released this week. Farrall said. the door if he was gay, Baum entered police officers on foot patrol outside A university freshman was Newark police spokesman Lt. Freshman Zack Baum, who the party, where he told The Review he of Herman's Quality Meat Shoppe at thrown to the ground at a Cleveland Mark Farran said the incident was turned 19 years old on April 17 and was .grabbed by the neck and shoved 64 E. Cleveland Ave. Baum declined Avenue party earlier this month after reported to police at approximately who identifies as gay, told The Review to the ground by one person. While on to comment further on the advice of attendees allegedly made disparaging 1:30 a.m. onApril15. that he arrived at the party, located on the ground, beer was allegedly poured legal counsel. remarks about his sexual orientation, "Reports are somebody made Cleveland Avenue near Wilbur Street, on him. police said. Results of a Thursday derogatory comments to a subject wearing a pink sash with the phrase According to Baum, three friends See FRESHMAN page 13 Delaware Holocaust pnmary• survtvor• held today remembers BY RACHEL TAYLOR BY DARREN ANKROM Staff Reporter Senior Reporter "This is my story of liberation Delaware Republicans will from hell," Dorothy Finger, a hit the voting booths Tuesday and, Holocaust survivor, says to a roomful despite recent visits to the state by of silent students in Gore Hall last his competition, polls, professors week. Finger was 11 years old when and pundits expect a resounding her native Poland was invaded by victory from former Massachusetts Russian and German forces, marking Gov. Mitt Romney. the beginning of a nightmare she Seventeen delegates are up for says she was lucky to survive. grabs in Delaware, which is among Finger says when she was a five states holding Republican girl, she did not realize she was primaries Tuesday. Neighboring "different" from other children until Pennsylvania, with 72 delegates, Poland was invaded. and New York, with 95 delegates, THE REVIEW/Marek Jaworski "Why was I different?" she will also vote that day. Flags representing the approximately 11 million victims of the Holocaust are lined on The Green last week. asked. "I was Jewish." "I like Romney and I think he's Each of the 1, 100 flags represents 10,000 people who died, and each color represents a different ethnic group going to win," said sophomore Josh the Nazis targeted. See SURVIVOR page 18 Hoveln, president ofthe university's See PRIMARY page 12 Students criticize UD's recent anti-drinking letter BY KARlE SIMMONS that students' alcohol use, especially your child to make good decisions He drafted the letter along with Student Affairs News Editor with regard to his or her health, at off-campus residences and Dawn Thompson, associate vice safety and success," the letter said. nightclubs, increases as temperatures president of Student Life and dean of In an attempt to discourage rise. University officials urged Michael Gilbert, vice president over-consumption of alcohol, of Student Life, stated in an email students, and Albert "Skip" Homiak, parents to speak with their children executive director of the Office of university officials mailed a letter to about the dangers of binge drinking message that school officials students' parents and legal guardians frequently convey this message to Public Safety. and encouraged students to make "Our intention was to remind last week, warning them of end-of smart choices. students and parents at New Student semester celebrations and high-risk Orientation, in the dean of students' parents that students occasionally "With the 2011-2012 academic misuse alcohol, particularly at off- File photo behavior. year quickly winding down, we ask annual welcome letter and through Mitt Romney leads the Republi The letter, dated April 11, stated you to join with us in encouraging the Office of Student Conduct. 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He and answer said continuing to conduct research in session with the college is important. the professors "A key part of Delaware's mission and students in is active learning," Ashworth said. attendance. Rieger ''They have a long tradition of being H e...,_......,..------, involved in research." highlighted lab Ashworth, who is currently dean work, fieldwork of the College of Natural Sciences, and study abroad Forestry and Agriculture and director programs as of the Maine Agricultural and Forest factors that make Experiment Station at the University the university of Maine, said his main reasons for a dynamic TIIE REVIEW/Danielle Brody applying were two-fold. He said he learning Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich visited campus Thursday wants to ensure students have the same environment. to discuss the future of brain research with local scientists. opportunities he did as an undergraduate Ashworth and help the university maintain the said he would positive direction in which he feels it is emphasize Ashworth heading.