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Bethany hits the beach Tubby wins 199th Local bars sport ' . and bags it . as Hens hold on, 24-19 live atmosphere . page 15 page 11 • Professors protest latest contract offer Hy Richard jones Administrative News Editor Faculty union members gathered Federal in fr ont of Newark Hall prior to cere moni es honoring Supreme mediator Court Ju sti ce Sandra Day O'Connor Friday to vo ice their di spleasure with the administration's contract to assist offer. Barbara H. Settles, professor of in talks in dividual and family studies and president of the Delaware chapter of the Am eri can Association of Administration, University Professors (AAUP), said faculty meetings she was pleased with the turnout at what she called an "informational stall over salary demonstration." By Richard jones See Editorial Page 6 Administrative News Editor "We have very few opportunities The faculty union has asked a to tell community leaders and federal mediator to intervene in members of the board of trustees contract negotiations with the how we feel," she said. administration, the union's Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, chairman atLOmey said Sunday. of the board of the trustees, said he Sheldon Sandler, a lawyer for had no comment on the protest, and the local chapter of the American added the board would not intervene Association of University in negotiations. Professors (AAUP), said an Setlles said: "We wanted to tell official from the Federal the administration that we were Mediation and Conciliation disturbed about negotiations." Leslie D. Barbaro Service will be brought in The union and the administration From left:· David Shearer and Suzanne Alchon of the history department, Peter Wei I of the anthropology department and Mark because the union and the me t on Sept. 25 and 27 to negotiate Huddleston of the political science department were some of faculty members who turned out for the informational demonstration. administration "feel they can' t a new facully contract. Faculty have · move together on an issue." worked under the old contract since The demonstration attracted about comment about the demonstration. "On a day that was a celebration to educate the university community, Sandler.said Harvey Young, of June 30. 30 union members, many of whom Mike DiFebbo (BE 91), president of the university and Justice especially students, about issues the service's Philadelphia office, The AAUP is asking for a 6 carried signs and placards reading of the Delaware Undergraduate O'Connor th e protest was surrounding the contract talks. will mediate between the union percem salary increase although the "Tuition up 10%! Why 2 % for Student Congress (DUSC), release.<! inappropriate," he said. She also reaffumed the depth of and the administration. uni versity has offered faculty a 2 Faculty," "AAUP for a Just a statement criticizing the timing of Regarding DUSC's position the union's position: "I think the Barbara H. Settles, president of percent pay raise. Contract" and "We Want Parity At th e demonstration and called the Settles said: university sees [the union] as just the local AAUP and a professor of individual and famil y s t~dies , ' U,, (l od .J l& 1~~ L.;.,..J JJ:i l\g tt..:l UD" prd t~s · "an v11 :carrassmcta to the llte '\\'(; wer vrdc:ly. \ followed beir.g- ute, but I think we showed uthcr contractual topics, such as Maxine R. Colm, vice president University, and serves no useful the orders of police and we didn't them how serious we are. .said although some progress had medical in surance rates and merit for Employee Relations and the purpose. " say anything obnoxious." " We don ' t want to disrupt the pay, a bonus given to faculty based leader of the administration's Later, DiFebbo called the Scules said the union planned university. We want to be discreet, see MEDIATOR page 10 on teaching effectiveness, be settled. bargaining team, said she had no demonstration "a disgrace." future informational demonstrations but these issues are important." Union O'Connor receives honorary degree By Nicole Tigani O'Connor spoke about the Bill pickets Staff Reporter of Rights' history, as its 200th U.S. Supreme Court Justice anniversary nears in 1991, and on Sandra Day O'Connor joined the how our perspective of it has Ray St. ranks of prominent honorary alumni evolved over Lim e. Friday, a list which includes "These amendments, one. President George Bush and artist through five, came about 200 years project Andrew Wyeth . ago, but are still the source of much In front of 600 faculty, students litigation," she said. and various guests, O'Connor On a lighter note, O'Connor Work slowed received an honorary Doctor of expressed her feelings towards Laws degree from university Delaware. "It is a wonderful state at residence hall President David P. Roselle in a because of its very small size. You construction site ceremony at Newark Hall tend to know each other and to auditorium. know its institutions well." By julie Carrick O'Connor was nominated and Roselle welcomed O'Connor by Assisranr News Editor approved to receive the degree in saying, "Justice O'Connor certainly Workers demanding salary equity the fall of I 988 by the Trustee deserves to be among the ranks of began picketing the Ray Street dorm Committee on Honorary Degrees Delaware alumni." complex construction site Friday From left: Charlie Cebenka and and Awards, said Bob Davis, Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, Jr., morning, which might cause a Ed Brady formed part of picket director of University Relations. chairman of the board of trustees construction slowdown. line near Laird Campus Friday. "! am very touched," O'Connor said, "The honorary Doctor of Laws About 18 members of the said , "now I too can claim to be an degree is conferred upon persons Plumbers and Pipefitters Local assistant project manager for Nason alumnus of this very special whose contributions to our state, Union #74 stationed themselves on and Cullen. university." nation, and quality of life warrant North College Avenue, Ray Street Construction has stopped for the "Binhdays are also special ," she exceptional recognition." and Cleveland Avenue at 6 a.m ., present time because other workers said as she acknowledged the According to Kirkpatrick, the said Edward Brady, union business refuse to cross the picket line. upcoming year as being the 70th first honorary Doctor of Laws agent. The four plumbers from Stong's anniversary of Delaware College degree was awarded in 1841 and TI1e picketers, who do not work company working on Ray Street merging with the Women's College first presented to a woman in 1918, on the residence hall project, wore will continue to work because of Delaware to become the present the same year the university saw the Leslie D. 8aJbaro sign s reading: "We protest Joseph unlike Nason and Cullen university. graduation of its first women's President David P. Roselle congratulates Supreme Court Justice Stong Inc . destruction of our area employees, they arc not unionized, see O'CONNOR page 10 Sandra Day O'Connor u she a.:cepts her honorary Degree of Law~. wage standards." a Stong employee said. Brady said Joseph Stong Inc., a The picketers blocked Ray Street Chester, Pa. company, pays lower in the morning and about 70 wages than other area plumbing workers were denied access to the Wienermobile rolls through Newark companies and docs not meet site even though Ray Street is a working standards set by local public road, Glazier said. that emits the aroma of cooking hot behind the wheel and see the remembers was driven by a midget union# 74. Nason and Cullen, Inc. may seck By Greg Orlando Staff~porter dogs, one might say De very cruises children smiling, you can't help named Little Oscar who used to He called the demonstration an a restraining order to prevent the in style. feeling good." hand out whistles. "informational picket" and said they picketers from blocking the road, Most people putter down the Devery, who graduated in May, Parked in the Delaware Field While the midget is gone, the arc not planning to organize a strike. he said. highway of life, but not Paul is one of 13 Wienermobile drivers House lot for Saturday's tailgate, whistles are still around. Devery "We do not feel their position has The picketers do not have the Devery, hotdogger and recent hired by Oscar Mayer to promote the red and tan Wienennobile drew handed Grzybouski one and both any merit," said Neil Stong, general right to block public access and can university graduate. hot dogs and spread good will. a large crowd. For some it was began to smile. manager of Joseph Stong, Inc. be ac;ked to leave if they continue to He cruises down it in the hot Devery said he was one of 600 their fU'St view of the car, while for "You can make literally He said the company meets do so, said Associate Director of dog-shaped Oscar Mayer applicants for the job, which lasts others, the 1988 model evoked hundreds of people happy," Devery community and local standards in Public Safety Larry Thornton. Wicnermobile. one memories of earlier versions. said. "The Wienennobile relaaes to salaries. The three residence halls, at a With seating for six, a phone, year. "I love my job," he said. "You Football usher John Grzybouski everybody." Joseph Stong is subcontracted to cost of nearly $12 million, arc to be sunroof, .citizen's band radio, can get up in the morning in the claimed to have ridden in lhe fli'St The university marching band install plumbing for Nason and completed by fall I 991 and arc microwave, loudspeaker, refrig erator, musical horn and steamer worst mood, but when you get Wienennobile in I 936.