An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • Reclaiming your space with Women's basketball defeats feng shui, William and Mary in A7 double OT, 80-77, AIO Non-Profit Org. 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 U.S. Postage Paid Thesday & Friday Newark, DE Permit No. 26 FREE Volume 128, Issue 28 www.rel'iew.udel.edu Frida)·, Fcbruar)· 2, 2002 Treasurer position to remain empty JAMIEABZUG leaving because I have such a high he said. " I will miss him in that presiding over eight separate bond Senior Staff Reporter regard for the people I have worked respect. " We will all have to issues and changing how the Stephen Grimble, vice president with," he said. "I have such a high work a little harder to make up for university's endowments were and university treasurer, is retiring regard for the mission of this school his loss." managed. this year after seven years of service, a nd what it tries to do for the This is Grimble's third retirement. "Steve Grimble is a proud Executive Vice President D avid students. Before working for the university he alumnus of the University of Hollowell said. "1 hate to leave that." worked at DuPont and served in the Delaware and he has undertaken Hollowell will be taking over a Grimble said that when he Air Force. each and every one o f his majority of Grimble's gr aduated from the university in R oselle said he is confident responsibilities as treasurer with the responsibilities once he is gone. 1966 he never thought he would be Hollowell will be able to handle the sort of energy, concern and love of University President D avid P ." able to serve his alma mater as he additional duties. the institution that his alumnus status Roselle stated in an e-mail message did. Hollowell said he has already had would suggest," Roselle said. that Grimble was responsible for " I l ove the campus - it is significant involvement in areas Grimble said he leaves the billing and collection of amounts beautiful - but on the other hand I under the treasurer's jurisdiction. university with respect for the due, commercial banking and feel that the only constant in life is "The plan is that Grimble will not administrators he has worked with. custodial services, borrowing, change," he said. "I feel at this time be replaced, but that I will " I had the pleasure of working insurance, investment management, in the university's history it is a permanently take over many of the with wonderful people who don't get internal auditing, projections of good time for me to leave. I am tasks," he said. the notice they deserve," he said. revenues and numerous other tasks. proud of my contribution, and the Roselle said Grimble has proved Grimble said although he is contribution of those I worked with." his wor th to the university by THE REVIEW/Rob Meletti dedicated to the university, it is time Associate Treasurer Alvin undertaking several tasks such as University Treasurer and Vice President Stephen Grimble to move on after seven years of Robertson said he will miss Grimble gaining all approvals needed for See editorial, A12 was responsible for tasks uch as internal auditing, billing service. in ·the workplace. construction and financing the and coUection, insurance and projection of revenues. " I have mixed feelings about "He was wonderful to work for," University Courtyard project, Trustee serves for Panel pushes 'eco-economy' BY JEFF LUDWIG Studem Affairs Editor A diverse and distinguished quarter century panel of speakers met Wednesday night in the Perkins Student Center TOM MONAGHAN Roselle." to discuss America's pressing Administratil'e News Editor Fischer, a member of the energy concerns, oil usage and When Robert A. Fischer Jr. finance, public affairs and responsible energy solutions for the graduated from the university in advancement and executive future to a crowd of approximately 1970 as a business administration committees, was proJTJP!ed to vice 50 people _ major, he never imagined he would chairman in 1999 and ~<lid he ta~e& the speakers f~>r · ' ~oving be asked by Gov. Sherman W. his position very seriously. Towards a Responsible Energy Tribbitt to sit on the Board of His responsibilities mostly Future" included Russell Peterson, Trustees six years later. include oversight of the school and former governor of Delaware, John " I feel like I got a great not necessarily creating policies, he Byrne, director of the university's education at the university," he said. Center for Energy and said. " I think one of the most "We don't implement a lot of Environmental Policy, Edwin L. lasting things that I took away was policies," Fischer said. " Instead, Mongan, DuPont's manager of the friends that I made and still we primarily work in collaboration environmental stewardship, Floris THE REVIEW/JeffLudwig know today." with the university to make sure Johnson , representative of the Since he joined the board as a THE REVlEW/Courtesy of Pierre Hayward Gwich'in people of northern Alaska The Union of Concerned Scientists and the Clean Air Council that the policies are fair and good." Alumnus Robert A. Fischer Jr. were two of several groups advocating alternate means of energy. 28-year-old, Fischer has used his He said his experiences in the and Thomas B. Evans Jr., former position to help the university grow has served on the university's Delaware congressman. business world - as president of Board of Trustees since 1970. The Bush administration is He said the world's largest wind into the institution it is today. Fischer Investments, vice president Panelists focused on a number of "This is a whole different world especially guilty of ignoring farm will soon go online on the of Fischer D evelopment getting to know the other members issues concerning oil needs and than when I went to environmental issues, he said, Oregon-Washington border, and a Corporation, a of the board and administrative production, car emissions, the university," he attempting to increase oil drilling in farm 10 times its size is being member of the team," he said. "Not just meeting renewable energy sources and the said. a rapidly depleting reservoir. planned in South Dakota. board of Bayhealth them, but working with them and importance of citizens in the private It is time for the country to build Fischer refuses to " American's current energy Medical Center and learning from them." sector becoming involved in give himself credit production is causing a devastating on a culture of environmentalists, the executive Fischer said he is committed to environmental policy. for this impact on the environment," he Peterson said, moving from an committee and working with the other members of The forum was multidisciplinary said. "We must tum things around." industrial revolution to an transformation. in nature, sponsored by the Sierra board of PNC Bank the bo ~nd to try and make the environmental one. deferring instead to Fortunately, he said, many - have prepared university as student-friendly as Club, Delaware Audubon society, "Herein lies the hope for all life President D avid P. citizens in the private sector have him for the task of possible. Clean Air Council, Nature Society, on earth," he said. Roselle. become concerned with these helping manage a "The board is the backbone of A laska Coalition, U nion of Peterson also spoke briefly about "[The Boa rd of issues. major univer sity, the school," he said. "We are all Concerned Scientists, Students for the necessity of decreasing the Trustees] does a This hope for a new " eco­ but he has still here for the students." the Environment, state Public emissions and wastefulness that good amount of economy" calls for a move from learned a lot from Even after 26 years on the board Interest Research Groups and exist within the automotive oversight and nuclear and fossil fuels to solar and his peers. of the university, Fischer is still National Environmental Trust. cheerleading," he wind energy sources, Peterson said. industry. "I have to say one enthusiastic about his position and "The energy we select to power Byrne further explored this idea, said, " but I think a Wind power, he said, will be the of the more the university. our civilization now will greatly which centered on environmentalJy lot of credit has to "workhorse of the environmental rewarding aspects of "I think the U of D is a pretty affect our way of life in the future," go to President revolution." my position is solid place to be," he said. Peterson said. see SPEAKERS page A4 Exhibition sends ice skaters off to Winter Olympic Games TOM MONAGHAN usually accompanies a competition. Administratil·e N<' ll'< £dilllr "My mom and her friend were there The university said goodbye and and it was good to perform for them," good luck to the Olympic katers who she said. "My mom comes to almost train at its facilities in two farewell a ll of my performances. I guess she exhibitions Saturday at the Fred Rust has spent so much money on it, she Ice Arena. wants to see the results." The highlight of the events was the Wheat's easy-going attitude seemed performance by university junior and to be in sync with the dispositions of Olympic team member .Tiffany Scott the other skaters, especially Scott and and her partner Philip Dulebohn, who Dulebohn. wrapped up the exhibition with a At the earl ier of the two routine set to Eric Clapton's c lassic performances, the CD providing the love song, " Wonderful Tonight," music to their routine began to skip.