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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Volume 135, Issue 19 \\Ww. 'I Check out the Web site for UJrevj~ breaking news and more. Peer Comparison* Solar panels, parking .t:n.1MIcn Ptf (0Ia""-....... ~ Stiff. StuclentJ) hike proposed by study .(ml$.... "'s ..... 20 BY HALEY MARKS Center for Energy and Administive News Editor Environmental Policy and leader of 15 A three-phase, $34 million plan . the study, presented a previ~w .ofthe of action for the university to findings to each college WIthin the 10 become carbon-neutral by the year university. 2018 has been proposed by the uni Byrne said that the university versity's Center for Energy and annually emits approximately Environmental policy. 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide. The The carbon footprint study, paid number includes emissions from all for as the 2008 senior class gift, was buildings on campus, the bus system ,conducted from April to November and student travel to and from the 2008. It assessed the amount of car university. bon being produced by the universi In comparison to other schools ty as well as proposed an early around the country, the university The Newark Police are beginning action plan to reduce greenhouse emits an average amount of carbon preparations for Chapelfest. ·Based on sfmilar methodol08 s, not campus equivalence. emissions over the next 10 years. per university community member, University President Parick falling in the middle percentile, Courtesy of Andrew Knab Harker will officially announce the Byrne said. Police collect findings and plan on Earth Day, "Campuses are different. MIT The findings of the carbon footprint study will be officially April 22. leases of residents announced on April 22. John Byrne, director of the See BUILDIN"GS page 3 on N. Chapel St. BY TAD KASIAK UD benefits from other A .history forgotten, a future Staff Reporter In preparation for Chapelfest, the Newark Police Department is universities' hiring freezes unclear: A look at Chapelfest collecting copies of lease agree ments for rental properties on BY KAITLYN KILMETIS intensify including Cornell North Chapel Street. BY ALLISON ~UPPINO He said when he was a student Senior News Reporter University, Brown University and This is the first step in a new Staff Reporter at the university, Wilburfest was at proactive planning process by the Although the state of the Boston University. , Chapelfest, earlier referred to its peak. economy has created a number of Vice President of city for Chapelfest, an annual as Chapel Round-The-World, has "Newark was really work~ng challenges for the university, one Administration Jennifer "J.J." block party held in May. become increasingly popular over hard to kill it with legislation," Lt. Brian Henry, spokesman advantage the university has is Davis said the current economic the years. Darren Kane, a 1995 Kane said. "'94 was the last real access to a larger pool of appli situation presents a number of dif for the police department, said university graduate, was not as Wilburfest in a lot of people's landlords on Chapel Street had cants for faculty positions due to ficulties but holds potential for familiar with Chapelfest as univer view." hiring freezes at other universitit(s. positive effects as well. already been contacted about the sity students are today. Kane said Skidfest, before he upcoming fest. In an interview last month, "One of the unique opportuni "Wilburfest was the annual was a'stl,ldent at the university, was university President Patrick ties is really to go at a time when "The purpose is to be able to party for it long time," Kane, the started in 1990 by Kevin Francis. contact the residents prior to the Harker said in order to tackle a many other institutions are not hir author of the book "Glory pays at "When I wa,s at UD, Skidfest diminished budget, it is necessary ing at all. Period. Blanket. The event as a caution and to know Delaware," said. "It was almost who to contact if there is a problem to hire strategically in order to president has decided, now we will like an annual UD Woodstock." conserve resources, but there is no go do strategic hires," Davis said. See DECLINE page 3 during the event," Henry said. university-wide hiring freeze in "So we are uniquely posi Chapelfest has been a popular place. tioned to go get some world-class end-of-the-year party for the past , "We continue to hire," Harker talent because the other institu few years. The event attracts a said. "In fact, it's a great time for tions are not even having the large part of the university student us to hire faculty because many opportunity to look. So I think body. It has featured DJs, bands other institutions are not hiring at there is a real strategic opportunity and large amounts of alcohol. It all. They have frozen faculty hir for the University of Delaware to has also been a constant thorn in ing. We have not, and so we're attract some world-class talent at the city council's side. getting some great faculty to join this time." Unlike Wilburfest and the university and that is the heart She said tough economic Skidfest, Chapelfest takes place on and soul of the institution." • times require a strategy t~ act both sides of the neighborhood The list of prestigious univer more efficiently and effectively street and is not limited to a specif sities who have frozen hiring con ic location or number of people. tinues to grow as economic woes See HUNDREDS page 11 See CHAPELFEST page 4 When Chapelfeststared, it was ~hadowed by the popularity ofWilburfest. JD• SJUe• _1 · 2 News 14 Editorial 15 Opinion 17 Mosaic 20 CD Reviews 27 Classifieds 28 Sports 2 March 10,2009 THE REVIEWSteven Gold .With warmer weather approaching, the Bob Carpenter Center is full of students working out. Courtesy Students for the Environment and College Democrats attended Powershift 2009, the largest . 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The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Steven Gold Senior Mosaic Reporter Business Manager publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. James Adams Smith Lisa McGough }R March 10, 2009 3 Buildings contribute most to carbon footprint Continued from page 1 phone and find out exactly where the bus is," Bryne said. has more labs than we do, but they Another program to help trans also have a colder winter than we fer transportation reliance onto more do," Byrne said. "Tulane has a hotter eco-friendly methods is a campus summer than we do. It's not easy to wide bicycle share program for stu compare. We can use these numbers dents and faculty. to say that the University of Byrne said meetings will be Delaware is in the middle of the held with the Student Government pack" Association, residence halls and stu Drew Knab, project analyst, . dent groups to incorporate feedback said 16 campus buildings and six to the findings and start working. utility buildings were audited for the towards better eco-friendly trans survey. portation methods within the next Knab said students from the two months. College of Engineering and College Byrne and his team suggest of Human Services, Education and transitioning to greener forms of Public Policy assisted in document energy, such as solar power. The ing things such as the number of proposal suggests equipping Trabant lights on in specific areas and the University Center and Perkins types of windows in the buildings. Student Center with solar panel sys "They went on each of the tems. audits during the summer," Knab Going along with the Class of said. 2009's senior gift of solar panels, the Byrne said three-quarters of proposed solar panel program would emissions come from university use a third-party investor to cover buildings. Of that, 70 percent is the cost of the solar panel outfitting from electricity use and the remain in return for the rights to lease the ing 30 percent is from heating, water energy back to the use and air condi- ------_______ university.