UD Diploma Not a Bargain University Does Not ·Make Money Magazine's Best Buy List
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IH Sports IH SectioH 2 Tripp Keister's An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper RE.M •s latest career with the release. Mets page 81 FRIDAY \ UD diploma not a bargain University does not ·make Money Magazine's best buy list By Kelly Gilbert "strangers welcome" list with 61 percent· of President David P. Roselle compared the Copy Editor out of state students, the highest percentage University of Delaware with Penn State Prospective college students looking for the for public schools that participated in the University and the University of Virginia. best buys in college education won't fmd the survey. "We're less expensive and I feel we're University of Delaware among the list. Delliware's absence from the top 100 list competitive with those schools," he said. For the third consecutive year. the caused some skepticism among the Both universities appear on the magazine's university failed to make Money Guide administration. top 100 best buys list. Roselle said the only magazine's September list of the 100 best Louis Hirsh, assistant director for the thing the survey concludes is that it will sell Trenton State Collllgs college buys. Honors Program. said, "All rating systems are 11la88Zines. ~.M1UJ""'I1J Co/111gB The list ranks colleges based on the quality basically defective and are based on factors Dale Trusbeim, associate director for - Binghamton of the education at the most reasonable price. that are not qualifiable." Institutional Research and Planning, said, "In 4. Ya/11 University The survey collected data on 1,000 of Hirsh also said he feels ratings tell nothing my opinion, I think people pick [this] 5.Grow City Collllge America's four-year institutions of higher about the undergraduate profile because they university because it's an educational value. 6.0ouglass College education, including this university. only deal with figures. ~I feel very strongly about the quality of 7. Cook College The results are based on 16 factors With total non-resident tuition bordering our faculty and the academic programs of the B.SUNY- Abany including faculty strength, which counted the around $14,000, the university costs less than university," he said. 9.St. MillY's of Maryland percentage of faculty members holding the most private schools," be said. Roselle questioned the validity of the 10.Prillcston University highest degrees available in their fields. "We have a very good academic profile," survey and said some of the figures for the Library resources, graduation and freshmln Hirsh said. "I think we are a very good buy university were inaccurate. retention rates and percentage of graduates compared to private and independent He said, "It's very difficult to linearly rank who go on to professional or graduate schools schools." organizations when you're using inaccurate were among the other factors. Bruce Walker, dean of admissions, said and non-comparable information." Rice University topped the survey as the surveys of this kind can often be misread. · Walker said the university's absence from best college buy for the second year. "People misunderstand this list to be the the top 100 best college buys list will most Trenton State College, Rutger's University, top 100 colleges and that's a different survey likely effect admissions. Pennsylvania State University and Princeton altogether, said Walker. "The public is always looking for a short University were also ranked in the top 100. "A lot of excellent colleges don't appear on cut in the college decision process, and they The university did appear on the top of the this list," he said. will pay attention to these rankings," be said ·student center Congress says plat;~~ _under fir_~ 'no'·to Bush veto· local bu~lf:\~sses fear compet1t1on President's perfect record from r~tail space on Main Street By Jan MadoYer more students to that area of Newark, spoiled by Senate override of SGff 11epom!r Brooksald. Main Street merchants are fearing Neal said that the university should By Clare lyons been flooded with complaints from for their livelihood as the university's aim at helping the business Associate News Editor Delawareans about the rise of cable plans to build a new student center at community, rather than hindering it. For the first time in George rates. Main Street and South College "The university should survey Bush's presidency, Congress "Clearly. healthy competition in Avenue unfold. faculty and students and see what they overrode a veto Monday to regulate the marketplace is the best way to State Sen. James Neal, I?:Newm, want," he said. "They should then basic cable services. keep costs under control," be spoke of the university's plans at a pass this information on to the By a Senate vote of 74-25 and a stated, "But, unfortunately, cable meeting at West Park Place school mere~ on Main Street." House vote of 308-114, Bush's companies just don't face effective I+fooday night. Owen Thorne, manag~r of decision to block the cable bill was competition at this time." I ·A new student center is a great Rainbow Records, sald the university overturned. The bill, he s~ated, "provides place·, Neal said, but adding should allow merchants to have a say. The override ends Bush's streak consumer protection without commercial retail space weuld hurt "We have no problem with the of 35 successful vetoes since 1988 hindering the cable industry's Main Street businesses. new center as long as we are asked to at a crucial time in this election ability to maintain a healthy and '-Jbe university should concentrate be involved," Thorne said. year. competitive role in our nation's on selling education, not on selling Brook said you can't have a "fli'St The bill will regulate basic cable ever-expanding video retail," be said. class" university with just classrooms. service through the Federal marketplace." Further problems surfaced when "It's also necessary to have Communications Committee, The House of Representatives the university presented their plans at speakers, social activities and retail thereby ensuring stable service margin was 27 over the required a Newark Business Association businesses." rates for consumers. two-thirds, with Delaware's Rep. rn:eting Saturday. Cathy Rash, owner of Crystal A two-thirds majority vote in the Thomas R. Carper-D also .voting John Brook, vice president of Concepts, said the university Senate was needed to override the for the bill. Government and Public Relations, shouldn't interfere in the business veto. With 50 Democrats and 24 Carper issued a statement sald the university felt the new center world. Republicans in favor of the bill, the saying: "While I don't agree with would help the merchants on Main "I don't see where . it is the THE REVIEW /Muimillian Gn!tsch requirement was met with eight every new provision of the new StreeL university's place to get into retail," State Sen. Jim Neal, R·Newark, argues against the potential for retail votes to spare. law, I believe it is pro-consumer "You sell more hamburgers if you Rash said. stores in the proposed student center at West Park Place school Seven Democrats and 18 legislation. It will help consumers have a couple of hamburger places Marguerite Ashley, staff member Republicans voted with Bush to by placing reaSonable curbs on the near one another," Brook said. of the Newark Business Association, sustain the veto. One Republican monopoly powers of cable "Competition could bring more said if the university feels the new into consideration, but serving the on c:arJlim is great," Markowitz said abstained. companies." business." center would be positive for Main student body is just as important. Sara Sirman (AS FR), who lives in Delaware's Sen. Joseph R. Cable rates have increased at Although·the university's plans are Street, then it needs to demonstrate Alison Markowitz (AS JR) said Rodney, also felt the new center Biden-D and Sen. William V. three times the rate of inflation in its early stages, he said retail stores this. she thinks the new center will be good would be helpful. Roth·R both voted to override the since 1984, he said, and the new are a possibility. Brook said this is a dilemma for the university. · "It would be more convenient to veto. law will reduce rates for basic The new center would bring because not only does the university ·"It will make our campus more get information about activities, Roth issued a statement saying . services and increase competition business to Main Street by drawing have to take the business community , desirable, and having stores accessible see snJDENT CENTER paf!E! A7 he voted for the bill because he has see SENATE pase_A6 T~enty-one Park Place residents hospitalized after bug spraying Student finalist for award Former Review editor up for College journalist of the Year By Chris Dolmetsch Newark Pollee blocked off 605 the food and be out of their By Mary Desmond the other entries because "she and writing on the topic. City News Editor and 607 Lehigh Road from about apartments by 9 a.m. c.., Editor took [the articles] a step further. She said, "I don't know which An ambulance cali concerning a noon to 3 p.m. Mike Lonchar (AS SR), a A university student and a "The amount of work that went was worse, walking down streets person having respiratory problems Thompson said the ambulance resident of 605 Park Place, was at former news editor at 'I'M Review into the stories to support her alone at 2 a.m. or sitting in front led to the evacuation of two Park originally responded to a call from class while the incident occurred.