Suspicious Package at Planned Parenthood Shuts Down East Delaware Avenue
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The University qf Delaware's independent student * s TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 VOLUME 143, ISSUE 21 TRABANT TO GO GATELESS ESCAPE ROOM CLUB A FAREWELL TO RYAN DALY The Trabant University Center Garage will be the lat With the entirety of their exeuctive board gearing Former CAA Rookie of the Year Ryan Daly has an est university parking garage to do away with gated up for graduation, the Escape Room Club seeks nounced that he will be transferring to St. Joe’s. entrances and exits. membership to maintain survival. NEWS Page 4 NEWS Page 3 SPORTS Page 14 Suspicious package at Planned Parenthood shuts down East Delaware Avenue COURTESY OF CALEB OWENS AND JACOB ORLEDGE Police investigated a suspicious package found at an entryway to the PPDE’s Newark Medical Center on Monday, which was subsequently declared to be harmless. stretch of East Delaware Avenue by 9:50 a.m., the University of Dela was deemed safe. nonprofit organization's hyper police officers, a bomb squad and a ware Police Department issued an “The suspicious package has vigilance is a result of their aim to robot. alert, advising students to avoid been cleared by the Delaware State protect the safety of their patrons, CALEB OWENS AND KATHERINE The police teams were called in the area. [Explosive Ordnance Disposal] as well as those in the surrounding NAILS response to reports of a suspicious Police subsequently closed off Unit. The package was determined area Managing News Editor and Commu package found outside of Planned and had pedestrians evacuate the to have been addressed to an em “[Law enforcement] came out nity Engagement Editor Parenthood Delaware (PPDE)’s area, calling in the Delaware State ployee at that location, and it con and they examined the package Newark Medical Center. At approxi Police and an explosives team to in tained a file with papers in it,” it and found that it was not anything Morning commutes and Burger mately 9:20 a.m., a PPDE employee vestigate the package. said. that was of any harm to anyone, King breakfast trips encountered notified police of a package found At 12:15 p.m., the Newark Po By approximately 12:30 p.m., but out of an abundance of cau an unexpected disruption yester next to one of the office’s entry- lice Department, which was head police had left the area. tion for our patients and our staff, day, as drivers and pedestrians ways, which was deemed “suspi ing the investigation, released a Ruth Lytle-Barnaby, President we evacuated the building and fol were prevented from entering a cious” due to its appearance. At statement saying that the package and CEO of PPDE said that the lowed our protocall,” she said. 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Henretty Jr. There has been a marked Improvement in the dress NEWS of students in the dining halls, Caleb Owens Madie Buiano although there are still some Ross Doty students net conforming to the Quinn Ludwicki rules, according to Cordon Katherine Nails 8 Volmi, Director of Food Ser Natalie Walton vice. MOSAIC Holly Claytor This week, students graced the dining halls with Jack Beatson their finest pajamas and Sixers jerseys. Ethan Kahn Grace McKenna Lucy Moss Shannon Murphy Leanna Smith SPORTS Teddy Gelman Brandon Holveck INVESTIGATIVE Jacob Orledge COPY DESK Shannon Cox Alana Stewart Bridget Dolan Alysha Jaitly Olivia Mann VISUAL TEAM Emma Gaedje Morgan Brownell Minji Kong Xander Opiyo FOR AD INQUIRIES, CONTACT [email protected] JULIA SILVERMAN/THE REVIEW CO APRIL 10, 2018 udreview.com Fire destroys townhouse community south of campus during Spring Break, displacing families heavy smoke & fire pouring from the two story home on their ar MITCHELL PATTERSON rival,” John H. Farrell, IV, the public Senior Reporter information officer at Aetna Hose Hook & Ladder Company, said. Just before 3:00 p.m. on March “Multiple hose lines were used for 27, a large fire broke out in a two a quick knock down of the fire, story townhouse in the Versailles however the three homes received Court community in Frenchtown extensive damage.” Woods in southern Newark. The No injuries were reported, ac fire quickly spread to two adjoining cording to Farrell, but the three homes, none of which had residen townhouses were deemed uninhab tial fire sprinkler systems installed. itable. The damages are estimated The inhabitants immediately fled to cost upwards of $400,000. Two the buildings. of the displaced families were able Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder to take up residence with friends Company arrived to find the three and relatives, and the third re houses ablaze and heavy smoke ceived assistance from the Ameri pouring from the second story of can Red Cross of Delmarva. the middle townhouse. According A total of 70 fire and medical to Fire Chief Drew Bowerson of personnel were present at the scene Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Com until 5:00 p.m. to clear away debris pany, 19 fire and EMS units from and ensure that there was no risk a dozen fire departments in New of reignition. Delaware State Fire Castle County, Del. and Cecil Coun Marshal Deputies, who were called ty, Md. came to assist. The fire was to the scene on March 27, have de extinguished within a half hour, termined that the fire was acciden and the situation was subsequently tally ignited by the improper dis COURTESY OF DVE WILSON A large fire broke out on Tuesday, March 27, after a Newark resident improperly discarded smoking materials on their back declared to be under control. posal of smoking materials on the deck. The fire destroyed three townhomes and displaced the families. “The fire department found back deck of the townhouse. A rocky road ahead for the Escape Room Club SUMMER AT SCRANTON HAVE A TOUGH COURSE COMING UP NEXT YEAR? OR A GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT YOU NEED TO FULFILL? We invite you to consider a summer course at The University of Scranton. With the convenience of on-campus and online courses, at a COURTESY OF ALLISON HAGEMAN reduced tuition rate, a summer course can help you get ahead. After its founding last spring, low membership threatens to drive the club out of existence. “To keep functioning, though, escape room then decided to turn it 2018 DATES: SUMMER 1:5/30-6/28, SUMMER II: 7/9 -8 /6 ABIGAIL STEIN we really need not only more into a club on its own in the spring W TUITION RATE: $597 per credit - Staff Reporter members to help contribute to the of 2017. rooms we build, but more leaders Ever since, the club has strug 47% OFF the regular tuition rate The university’s Escape Room who have a vision for something gled to attract members. Of approximately 60 courses being offered Club might end up being a missed they want to make that the whole Excluding the members on the opportunity for students. With university can enjoy,” club treasur executive board, none of the club’s this summer, about half are online. only 15 students, most members er Christian Ruth said. current members were involved be are seniors and the entire executive Because there are over 300 fore the fall semester, Serva said. Please note that students enrolled at another college or university wilt need approval board is graduating this semester. RSOs for students to join, there This contrasts with the overall from the home college fo r all courses to be taken at the University of Scranton. It is going to take a lot of effort and can be some competition as to rising popularity of escape rooms an increase in participation for the which club students choose to par in the United States and the entire For more information visit club to survive. ticipate in. The size of ERC makes world within the past decade.