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250 Student Center·University of Delaware-Newark, DE 19716 Winter Fahey, BEAM ME UP, GORE Capano Session lawyers safety speak stressed on case BY ELIZABETH BREALEY Nmioua//Srmc Editor Vital documents regarding the disappearance of Anne Marie Fahey With fewer students were released last week. and for the first time since July. the FBI's prime in Newark, crime s u s pect a nd hi s lawyers have addressed the public. On Jan. 3. U.S. Dis trict Court can 't be ignored J udge Sue L. Robin on unsealed search warrant affidavits because Thomas J. Capano· s lawyers did not BY LEANNE MILWAY appeal her cleci . ion to do so by Jan. Eclitor in Chief :?. . The sound of breaking glass echoe; across the Initially. Capano's la11 yer. former parking lot. state Attorney General Charles M . Another car window is broken and another student Oberl y Ill. wanted to view the has lo t hi s portable compact disc player and cellular documents before they became phone. public but later cleciclecl not to Becau;e the month of January means fewer students c h allenge the release of the on and around campus. potential mischief-makers are document,. o n the alert for easy targets. During this month. as Eric J. Alpert. the FB I agent who always. students should take extra time to secure their wrote the afficl<1vit . said he <,us pects belongings. said ewark Pol ice officer Curt Davis. THE REVIEW I John Chabalko that on June 27. after taking her to Between Dec. 15 and Dec. 31. Davis said there were Construction workers continue to slave away on the Gore Hall site in the middle of the mall. All steel work din ner at Ri ,torante Panorama in ~3 reports of theft and 40 reports of criminal mischief in is done by Murphy Steel located in Newark. The completed building will contain 600 tons of structural steel. Philadelphia. Capano killed Fahey, the ewark area. which he said is a hi gh number. Gov. Carper's 'cheduling secretary. During the month of July. there were only II reports Capano maintain' he dropped her of criminal mischief. off safely around 10:00 p.m. o one Criminal mischief. he said. is when someone' s has seen her 'ince: her body has property is damaged. This Include; a nything from a never been found. The only things broken door to a rock thrown through a window. missing from her apartment were her And when students leave the city of Newark in car keys and house keys. droves during a h oliday break. Davi s said there is SLTV receives master control On June 30. Capano was always a house burglarized and at least one car broken questioned about Fahey's into. '·Statistically. the chances of getting caught during BY DIANNE DOUGHERTY di sappearance twice b) police. once those times is muc h less if there is no one in the Copy /:..(fitor a t 3:00a.m. and again later that houses:· he said. Two years into its existence. Student Life afternoon. One month fo ll owing. During Winter Session. Davis said the Newark Police Television is ready to roll camera on it own. Alpert obtained a search warrant to does not change their patrols but ''if s never easy. The With the support of the university Unidel number of houses and apartment complexes we are fu nd and other university support programs. see FAHEY page A6 covering is so large that we can't watch everyone all the the station has received monetary grants over time. We don't have enough officers:· the past two years to develop and maintain its The only way to make your property less susceptible equipment, said Mari lyn Prime, director of to theft o r damage. Davis said. is to be s mart. Buy the Trabant University Center and Perkins strong door locks for a house. use good blinds a nd Student Center. Grossberg always park in a well -lit area. even if it is not close to The station is now using the money to your apartment. Davis said. ""It sucks to have to walk develop a master control system which will the longer distance:· he said. ··but in the long run. th at enable the students to cont rol broadcasting extra distance means more protection for your car.'' from the Academy Street studio. Station case Senior Eric Troop. who li ves in S c h oo l Lane Manager Carlos Hervas said. Apartments on Wyoming Road. heard glass breaking The stati o n curre ntl y packages its M onday at :?. a. m . The fear of theft that hits m ost programming into two-hour tapes which are update students at least once during their stay in Newark then handed over to Pearson Hal l for-aiting, gripped him then, he said. Hervas said. adding th at the cun·ent system ""I thought someone was throwing a bottle a nd I leaves the stati on void of any responsibility or BY ROBERT ARMENGOL wanted to make sure it wasn't at my car."' Troop said. ·'I control over late air times. Citr Neh·, &litor TH E REVIEW I Ri ck Ri,·era saw two guys walking up fro m the lower parking lot. "At least [with the new equipment], if a A Jan. 2 1 bail heari ng was set last and then they ran across the street."' program is late. it's our fault and we have the SLTV station manager Carlos Hervas and junior graphics engineer Dominic month for the uni versity freshman The next morning. he discovered that hi s roommate abi lity to fill the dead air time:· said SLTV Savini dream of expanded capabilities for the young television station. accused w ith he r boyfriend of had lost between S600 and $700. A CD player, COs and Production Director Ricardo Ri vera. a junior. murdering their newborn -boy and radar detector were stolen. and his car windows were The master contro l wi ll al o a llow for broadcast live from the studio. produce live televi sion, Hen,as said, and they tossi ng the body in a Newark broken. · mo re creati ve decis io ns concerning the "The idea is to give the students more TV are un sure of how to raise the estimated dumpster. .. 1 had never really worried about it before:· Troop programming and air time, Ri vera said. experience with li ve broadcasting ... Hervas $55.000 for cameras. microphones. lighting. At the fonnal arraignment of Amy said about leaving his car unattended behi nd the Ri vera explained that the station hopes to said. speakers and other necessary hardware. S. Grossberg and Btian C. Peterson on apartment complex. ""Now it"s a little scary:· spend pan of its air time emenaining student The station hopes to mimic the format of Live broadcasting is in the brainstonning Dec. 17 both defendants entered ple a~ Davi. said th at students have to learn to always lock call s and imerviews between programming. ·'AM Li ve .. or 'The Today Show:· with li ve phase, said Charles Tarver, assistant director of not guilty. Their trial elate ha. been their cars and never leave anything valu able in view in Ri vera al so plans o n borrowing a TV interviews. ente 11ai nment and news segments of stu dent medi a a nd WVUD statio n set for Sept. 9 ofthis year. the car. segment created by New York Uni versity in which concern and affect the uni versi ty manager. Jack T. Litman. one of Peterson's '·Countless number of times people leave suitcases, which the station plants a camera above the community. Hervas said. " The universi ty has been very attomeys, said in cou11 that '"there has c lo the and radios out in c lear view," Davis said. control booth and airs the worker in action. But for now. it will remain just that - an supportive.'' Tarver said. adding that no al ready been incontrovenible proof that "Di sguise it. Take it inside. If you can't do that. lock it The next step, Hervas said, is the idea. forn1al proposals have been made to fu nd this the infant had congenital brain see CRlME page A 7 capability of using the master control to The station does not have the equipment to vision. damage .. before being bom. Litman' s statements suggested what might become key arguments when the • case comes to trial. ln Del aware. the killing of an unbom fetu i, not illegal. Campus Calendar ...... A2 The state Medical Examiner's office Police Reports ...... A2 has said the baby was not stillborn. Home alone on lonely winter nights World News ...... A3 A more extensive preview of Editorial ...... A8 evidence from both sides is expected at Classifieds ...... 85 BY JON TULEYA All the doors are closed and most are locked as the bail hearing thi s month. Defense Comics ...... B6 Studem Affirir.'i EtUtor well. It's easy to tell who didn't come back for teams will attempt to show th at bail Spons ...... BS The prospect of not having class for nearly two Winter Session. Their message boards sti ll have should be granted because conviction months is enough to make a freshman. exhausted old messages on them: ""See you in February." Movie Times ...... B2 in the case are unlikely. from his or her first semester of college, drool. "Have a good break:" '·See you in the spring." The state has said it will eek the But, as many w inter session veterans will The lights even seem a little dimmer th an usual. --- Also i11side: --- death penalty. Normally. defendants in quickly explain. spending seven weeks at home Except for her roommate' s Winnie the Pooh capital tri als are held without bail. with parents and s iblings and le avi ng the comforter - whi ch Daniela is not particularly SMART has money ...... A3 Prosecutors asked President Judge newfound independence of college life can often fond of anyway - her roommate did not take Inaugural events ...... A2 Henry du Pont Ridgley on Jan. 3 to be more stressful than returning early and taking much stuff home. So her room is still cozy. Man,el comics bankrupt...... A4 tighten the already-standing gag order clas es. No one warned ·her about going home, but she Meet Horn y Toaci ...... B I limiting pretrial publicity. They cited Walk past any of the freshman dorms and it is decided to stay anyway. She said she simply felt Men's basketbali...... B8 national appearances and local easy to notice all of the dark. empty freshman she would not enjoy herse lf at home for seven Ice hockey wrap-up ...... B8 interviews made by defense attorneys. rooms belongi ng to those students who chose to THE REVIEW I Rick Rivera weeks. ··we oppose any limitation sought find out how long and boring seven weeks at home All alone in Rodney residence hall. ·'I coulcln ' t be home for that long.'' she said. by the state upon attorney speech other can really be. "None of my friends are home. I really don't know than that [already] imposed: .. Kathleen The few lit windows belong to freshmen who what I would be doing. M . Jennings. o ne of Grossberg's snowed in during the Blizzard of '97 alone. either heeded the warnings of winter session "Here I get to have my own room. Why not lawyers, responded Tuesday. "We do Daniela Simic, a freshman living in Dickinson veterans or those who had a sixth sen e about come back? At home I have my brother to deal not believe that any defen e attomey in staying. E, decided that she would face these with.'' this case violated that rule.'· consequences. There are other consequences of a freshman The possibility of getting trapped in her dorm Ridgely has not mled on that issue. Her floor is deserted. There are no stereos or taking winter classes. Besides the possibility of on account of three feet of now did not di ssuade low 29 Grossberg is being held at the getting nowed in during the Blizzard of '97, the TV's blaring. It's so quiet that it's possilbe to hear her from coming back for classes either. Baylo r W omen· s Correctional few freshmen here face the possibility of getting the sound of a toilet flu shing downstairs. Institution near ew Castle. Peterson i see EMPTY page A 7 at Gander Hill prison in Wilmington. A2. THE REVIEW • January 10, 1997

CONVER­ Gringrich re-elected, makes apology

SATION became speaker in 1995. . ' BY RYAN CORMIER Pennsylvania, also received one vote. Castle stated in a Jan . 3 press s tatements" to the Ho use ethics Narionui/St~ll~ Nt:w.'i Etlitor In Gingrich's re-election speech release that even though "the ethics subcommillee. No other representative has been PIECES cited more than twice during in the Even though public opinion polls Tuesday, he apologized for the issue raised against the speaker reflects • He falsely denied for more than two overwhelmingly show that the mistakes he made in the past two negatively on him and by associati on years that hi s partisan political past six years. In 1988, Gingrich was one of the QUOTE OF TilE WEEK majority of Americans believe Rep. years. on the entire House of organization, GOPAC, was not linked leading Republicans calling for an Newt Gingrich should not continue as "Let me say to the entire House Representatives," and he stated that to the college course. He stated in a "To whatever degree I have Speaker of the House of that two years ago when I became the "thi s violation should not in and of letter to the ethics su bcommittee on investigation into Democrat Speaker brought controversey or Representatives because of hi s first Republican speaker in 40 years, to itself be an impediment to Newt Dec. 8, 1994 that "GOPAC did not Jim Wright's involvement in bulk inappropriate attention to this admission of ethical misconduct, the the degree I was too brash, too self­ Gingrich's serving as Speaker of the create, fund, or administer" the course sales of a book. House, I apologize." House voted Tuesday to re-elect him. confident, or too pushy, I apologize," House of Representatives." and stated the course was non-partisan Gingrich wrote in a document -New I The Georgian became the first Gingrich said. The ethics subcommittee will not in nature. But in a GOPAC letter in hi s argu ing for the assignment of a special Gingrich after becoming the first Republican speaker to be re-elected "This has been a very difficult time conclude its work until Jan. 21 and name, Gingrich wrote the course "will counsel to investigate the matter: · Republican in 68 years to win si nce 1929. and for those of you who agonized and Castle said that if new information provide th e stru cture to build an 'The rules normally applied by the successive terms as House With Republicans holding 227 of ended up voting for me, I thank you," comes out showing Gingrich acted offensive so that Re publicans can ethi cs committee to an investigation of Speaker. the 435 House seats, Gingrich received he said. " Some of thi s difficulty, improperly in other instances, he will break through dramatically in 1996." a typical member are insufficient in an 216 votes, three more than he needed. frankly , I brought on myself; we will re-evaluate his decision to support the • He wrongly said that tax-exempt investigation of a speaker, a position • Estimated number of children Hi s challenger, Demos: rat Richard deal with that in more detail later and I speaker. contributions were not used in the which is third in line of succession to who visit Santa in all U.S. malls: Ge phardt of Missouri, the House apologize to the House and the country "I would certainly review thi s issue funding of the course. the presidency and the second most 23 million Democratic leader, recieved 205 votes. for having done so." further if any additional or different • He was wrong in failing to get proper powerful elected position in America," Time Of the 227 Republicans, nine The ethical firestorm centers around facts came to light either before or legal council when he decided to use Gingrich stated. "Clearly, this December 16, 1996 showed their displeasure with a college course Gingrich taught at after the vote, or if the final tax-exempt mo ney for partisan investi gati o n has to meet a higher Gingrich by refusing to vote for him. Georgia's Kennesaw State College in adjudication involved a censure rather political purposes. standard of public accountability." • Percentage of businesses Five voted "present" and four voted 1993 and at Reinhardt College in 1994 than a reprimand or revealed problems This is not the first time Gingrich But in his re-election speech on planning to hire: for other Republicans. Rep. Jim Leach and 1995. presently unknown," Castle said . has been caught violating House rules. Wednesday, Gingrich said this More new college grads- of Iowa received two votes, former Delaware's lone represent ative in The following are Ho use rule He has been cited seven times and investigation against him was "part of 61 % GOP leader Bob Michael of Illinois the House of Re presentatives, violations Gingrich admilled to: rebuked once since 1990 - six of the natural process of partisan Fewer new grads-15% received one vote, and Bob Walker, Republican Michael N. Castle, voted • Gingrich has admitted to giving those actio ns by the House ethics competition." No change-24% former representative from in favor of Gingrich's re-election. "inaccurate, incomplete and unreliable committee have come since Gingrich USA Today January 8, 1997

• The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as Inauguration '97 events in Del. and D.C. the national fl ag 220 years ago last Friday. -The World Almanac 1996 BY ELIZABETH BREALEY National/State Editor • The average married woman in Often the local inauguration comes and goes Events in the capital open to public seventeeth-centmy America gave without citizens even realizing it. They may birth to thirteen children. catch a glimpse of th e swearing in on the late The Calendar of Public Events for the into the 21st Issac Asimov's night news or hear by word of mouth days later Book of Facts 53rd Presidential Inauguration in century. that the new leaders have officially been Washington D.C. has been released and • The Inaugural installed. • Nintendo sold 300,000 will proceed as follows: Ceremony Not this year however; the public is more • Harmony in America - Saturday, Monday, January Nintendo 64s within fo ur days of able to soak themselves to the fullest in the gaming system's release. January 18, 10:00 a.m. o n the Mall. 20, 11:30 a .m . inauguration celebrati on. The official swearing Newsweek Different events including vi rtual reality, President Clinton in of Gov . Thomas R. Carper, D-Del, and Lt. December 30, 1996 food and other events fo r inauguration and Vice President Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, D-Del, will be outside attendees to help them get into the spiri t of AI Gore wil l be on the Legislative Mall in Dover at noon • In 1992, Texas led the nation the weekend. CLINTON sworn in at the Tuesday, Jan. 21. However, th e inauguration • Sharing the Light - Inaugural U .S. Capitol. with 344 inmates on death row. is not just a one-day event - it is jam-packed U.S. Department Celebration Fireworks, Saturday, January Open to the public with activities. of Justice, 1993 Gov. THOMAS R. CARPER 18, 6:00p.m. A pyrotechnic display will be for standing room. The infamous costly state dinner is one launched from multiple sites around the • The Presidential activi ty mi ssing however. " It touched the The maximum amount of money set aside • Feces ki ll far more people than District of Columbi a, making the fireworks Inaugural Parade fewest number of people at the highest cost," by the state for the inaugurati on is $75,000. radioactive substances. show visible from almost eyery pan of the Monday, said Sheri L. Woodruff, Carper's press "We would not use more than that," Woodruff -reported by the New District. The show will begin shortly after January 20, 2:00 secretary. said. York Times sunset. p.m. Parade on "Only a limited group gets invited," said A Sussex Celebration wi ll be held Friday, Jan. 6, 1997 • An America Gala- Saturday, January Pennsylvania inaugural executive director Andrea S. Guest. Jan. 17 , from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m at Delaware 18 , USAir Arena. Hosted by Whoopi Avenue, from " It is just too costly." The fi rst inaugural state Technical and Community College i n • Marijuana is composed of more Goldberg, Michael Douglas and Candice northwest of the dinner fo r Carper in 1993 cost around $25,000. Georgetown. "This is an opportunity for people GORE than 460 different chemicals. Bergen. U.S. Capitol to the This wi ll allow more public events to take to congratulate and speak with the governor Newsweek • The Presidential Gala- Sunday, January White House. place. This is j ust fine with Carper. "That's his and lieutenant governor," Guest said. January 13, 1997 19, 5:00 p.m. USAir Arena will play host • The Inaugural Balls - Every state will style," Woodru ff said. "He tries to save money An ecumenical prayer service wi ll be held to a variety of musical performances. be represented by one of twelve regional when he can." the morning of the in aug urati on, Jan. 21, at the • Presidential inauguration • Celebrating the Journey- Sunday, balls. In addition there will be a Youth Woodruff said th ey are campaigni ng to raise Presbyterian Church of Dover. T he service is memorabilia-can be purchased on January 19, II :00 a.m. on the Mall. This Ball. mo ~ t of the money for celebrations from followed by the swearing in on at Legislative the QVC home shopping will be a day of activities on the mall to - compiled by Elizabeth Brealey private funds. The maximum donation all owed Mall and th e inaugural ball at the Sheraton Inn network. celebrate our journey as a united country per corporati on is $ 1, 000. and Conference Center in Dover. Ebonies shockwaves resonate throughout U.S.

BY RYAN CORMIER more qualified for jobs, in Oakland some me like I was crazy, and they would want to have Davis, wh o is African American. said that Send your NmionaVState New!i Editor madness has erupted over making slang talk a me demoted from my position." Black English is more of a slang and not a The Oakland, Calif., school board sparked a second language." Pogue said certain students may become lazy language in and of itself. Letters to national debate about the education of students It was thought that the school board would in their attem pt to learn standard English because "The black slang is constantly changing. The when they unanimously voted Dec. 18 to seek state and federal funds for bilingual they may believe that the teacher will now language patterns change but they don' t change the recognize Ebonies, also called Black English, as education, but Education Secretary Richard understand whatever they say in Ebonies. as rapidly as the slang that is spoken in the black a distinct language separate from standard Riley sai d Ebonies is not a language and is not ''They wi ll feel like, 'Well if I slip and speak community," he said. "There was a time when I Editor English. eligible for federal funding. Ebonies, the teacher will know what I am talking grew up in that particular environment and I The decision affects 52,000 students in the Kimberly Pogue, the president of the Bl ack about so it is okay.' knew the slang patterns, but now I hear some of to Oakland school district and will train teachers to Student Union, said Ebonies should be kept out "Well, you cannot do that when you get to the this stuff and it has changed. understand Ebonies so they can better teach of classrooms altogether. business world and yo u try to write a proposal "For example, an o ld beat up car is now The Review students standard English. Under the current "I think it is a disgrace to my race and I also because they wi ll not know what you are described as a ' hooptie.' That's someth ing that is system , many students in urban areas a re feel as an English major, this is a disgrace to the saying.'' new and the point I am trying to make is that it is at250 receiving poor grades. education that I have been trying to achieve," Associate political science professor not a language per se, it is more slang. So if we The decision was met by angry responses Pogue said . "I think the whole idea is very Theodore Davis Jr. disagrees and said teachers want to recognize it as a separate language, 1 from both Rev. Jesse Jackson and poet Maya ludicrous. should be taught Ebonies to be able to have a problem with that,.. Davis said. Student Angelou, who attacked the school board ' s ''They will be teaching it to the teachers and comm unicate with their black students in a more Students returned to classes in the Oakl and decision to validate what Jackson and Angelou that is unnecessary. You don ' t need to efficient manner. school district Monday, after a Christmas break Center. consider to be a form of slang. understand slang," she said. "I mean, I am the "I have no probl em with the school board that lasted two weeks. It was th e fi rst day of "You don't have to go to school to learn to president of the Black Student Union, and if I trying to become more effective by saying to classes since the resolution was passed, and talk garbage," Jackson said in a statement he were to come in front of President Roselle, Dr. teachers that there is a communications gap, and many classes spent the entire day discussing the I · released to the media. "While we are fighting in [Rolland] Smith and Dean [of Students Timothy] we are going to try to bridge thi s gap by helping Ebonies debate that took the country by storm California trying to extend affirmative action and Brooks and talked Ebonies they would look at you understand your students," he said. over the vacation. . fighting to teach our children so they become C ·AMPUS CALENDAR Tonight violinist Donald Theatre at 8 p.m. Weilerstein pays a visit to Amy E. You might think you have the Police Reports du Pont Music Building as a part of world figured out , but you're wrong. the ongoi ng Performing Arts Series. Bruce Jentleson of the Washington The concert will be held in Loudis Center at the University of STUDENT INJURED ON ELKTON incident: SMOKE AND FIRE AT SPENCER Recital Hall at 7:30p.m. California at Davis will deliver a ROAD Approximately 200 people stood outside LAB Get your Golden Tickets here! political science lecture Thursday in A 31-year-old foreign student suffered a the Stone Balloon around I 0:00p.m. while Plastic tigon tubing caught fire and The Performing Arts Junior Series 125 Clayton Hall. The lecture, "The fractured leg Monday when he was hit by several isolated fights took place. created a large amount of smoke in presents the film "Willy Wonka Neo-lsolationism vs. New­ either a truck or a I 0-foot-long piece of Five people were taken to area Spencer Lab Wednesday morning, Capt. and the Chocolate Factory" Internationalism Debate and the wood, Newark Police said. emergency rooms and treated for broken James Flatley of University Police said. Saturday at I p.m. in the Trabant Future of American Foreign Jun Sasaki was walking southbound on noses, o~her facial injuries and Flatley said no injuries were reported University Center Theatre. Policy," will begin at 7:30p.m. · Elkton Road near the Mirage restaurant concuss1ons. and the fire did not cause any damage to The Mendelssohn String The critically acclai med film when he was struck in the lower One. individual reported he had cash the building. Quartet makes an appearance at "Bra.zil" will be shown at 7:30p.m. extremities and knocked tothe ground, stolen from him while he was assaulted by Loudis Recital Hall in the Amy E. in the Trabant University Center police said. a large group. COMPUTER THEFT du Pont Music Building Saturday Theatre. Police said Sasaki saw a truck drive A Gateway 2,000 laptop computer was away when he was on the ground. PAINT THE TOWN MISCHIEF night at 8 p.m. The continuing educati on, stolen from an office in the university But, police are still unsure if Sasaki was Four Newark businesses sustained More classical music to cure your program will be heading a trip to Field House Tuesday afternoon, said Capt. hit by the truck or a piece of wood found exterior damage between Tuesday evening Jim Flatley of University Police. winter blues. Chamber musicians the Metropolitan Opera House in in the road. and Wednesday morning when unknown The computer was valued at $5,500, participating in the 1997 Winter New York City to see "La Traviata" Police have not yet found anyone who subjects spray-painted the buildings, Flatley said, Institute for String Quartets will on Saturday, Jan. 18 . The bus will witnessed the incident. Newark Police said. be departing from Clayton Hall at 7 put on a concert Sunday at 2 p.m. in Rainbow Records and Brewed MORE FUN WITH PAINTS a.m., and then it will make a stop at Loudis. EVERYBODY'S KUNG FU Awakenings, both located on East Main An unknown suspect spray painted a On Wednesday in the Morris the Wilcast le Center in Wilmington FIGHTING Street, sustained $ 100 in damages from the university sign at the corner of South Library Lecture Room, from 1-4 at 7:30 a.m . before leaving for the An 18-year-old Middletown male was word 'mischief' spray-painted on their College A venue and Park Place, p.m. , learn to do something Big Apple. It's $135 for the whole arrested after police broke up several fights exterior concrete walls, police said. University Police said. constructive. Denise Carbone will trip, and $40 for transportation only. outside of the Stone Balloon Sunday night, Wilmington Trust on East Main Street The brass letters on the wrought iron perform a presentation/ For information or to register, call Newark Police said. and Team works o n Elkton Road each fencing attached to the brick wall were demonstration, "Book Arts and 831-1171. Kevin Womack was arrested for sustained $200 in damages from the spray painted with initials "T S V ," Paste Papers." On Monday, Jan . 20, the underage consumption of alcoho l and a graffiti spray painted on the buildings' causing $200 damage, police said. Brian Horrigan of the university will be closed in honor warrant is still pending for disorderly exterior, police said. Minnesota Historical Society ushers of the Martin Luther King holiday. conduct, police said. -compiled by Angela Andriola in the new century with a 21st Police gave the following account of the Century lecture on Wednesday in -compiled by Peter Bothum the Trabant University Center • January 10, 1997. THE REYI.t:.W.:• !J. Undercover cops bust 60 locals Before the holidays, three Delaware agencies joined forces to cut down on underage purchase, consumption and possession of alcohol

BY ROBERT ARMENGOL arrests for offenses including forgery, obvious reasons.'' experience wit h local ordinances. YESL TSIN HOSPITALIZED WITH City Ne\\'X Editor possession of marijuana and offensive The advantage of having three Davis called the issue of an PNEUMONIA In what local po:ice arc calling th e touching. One group arrested an interstate agencies working together to reduce undercover cop's investigative rights a first operation of its kind in recent fugitive wanted in Maryland for a parole alcohol violations is twofold, Davis said: "loaded question." An officer can request MOS CO W - R ussian Pres ident Boris N. history, undercover officers from three violation. more personnel and more information. proper identificatio n fro m any suspect, Y e l tsin fe l l ill w i th pneumo n ia and was separate Delaware agencies worked The joint effort was suspended at the '·Let's say our department devotes two " keeping in mind," he said, " th at hospitalized W ednesday in the gravest sign yet together before the holidays to make 60 start of the holiday season and has not yet guys.'' he explained. "Normally that's entrapment entail s enti ci ng so meone to that the 65-year-old leader remains in arrests. mostly alcohol-related incidents, been reinstated, Davi s said. Newark one team. They' re not going to be as com mit a crime that they o the rwi se precarious health despite quin t uple heart over a three-day period. Police Sgt. Thomas F. LeMin, who has effecti ve as six officers- two from each would not commit.'' bypass surgery two months ago. The program is "a proactive effort to supervised the undercover project for the agency. That's three teams." Officers can't coerce suspects into The P residential Press Service issued a terse cut down on underage purchase. department's Special Operations Unit, Law enforcement officials also benefit doing something illegal, Davis said: announcement afte r 9 p . m. that Y eltsin's consumption and possession of alcohol, will be on vacation until Jan. 21 and was by sharing informational resources, Davis "For example, some plai n cloth es guys condition had worsened from a case of flu as well as other related offenses.·· not a·vailable for comment. said. The DABC deals mostly with at a li quor store call a student and say reported over the R ussian O rthodox Christmas Newark Police Officer Curt Davis said. Davis would not say when or whether regulations en forced wherever alcohol is 'Why don't you come down and buy a holiday. It said doctors who examined him in Davis said plain clothes officers from the undercover operation would restart. bought and sold while University Police keg'l' and then the student comes down, the eveni ng found evidence of pneumonia and the Delaware Alcohol Beverage Control ''The be st I can tell you is ·probably the have access to records concerning buys the keg and gets arrested. That may decided to confine him to Central Clinical Commission. University Police and near future ,'" he said. ··we don't always students - a main target of the or may not be entrapment , but that's Hospital ''to clarify the diagnosis and conduct Newark Police worked closely on Dec. actively tell people when there will be operation . Newark Police can also certainly closer to entrapment than what appropriate treatment. " 19. 20 and 21. Teams of officers made plain clothes officers in the field. for provide both criminal hi stories and we normally do." Yeltsin returned to the Kremlin only two weeks ago after spending six months in hospi tals and rest homes recuperating from a late June heart attack - his third in less than a year - and surgery to restore adequate blood flow to the damaged organ. But the evidence that has come forward thi s THE SAGA CONTINUES ... week at:esting to Yeltsin's persistent health woes is likely to destroy that short-lived atmosphere of confidence about Russia's future and rekindle the bitter power struggle that raged while the leader was indisposed last fall. City of Newark matches half Sergei Y . Yastrzhemb s ky, Yeltsin 's spokesman, insisted at a briefing earlier in the day that there was no cause for alarm over the president 's condition and dismis se d suggestions open-heart s urgery . of student mediation budget While Yeltsi n was rarely see n in the last months before his bypass surgery. maverick retired Gen . Alexander I. Lebed took center BY STEFANIE SMALL Now that SMART has th e funding. Foster Those individuals who successfully complete stage to criticize the ailing leader and cast Stucleril AJ!airs Editor said the next step will be to work out the the training will be used in the future to help himself as heir apparent. The Student Mediation Action and Response logisti cs and dates of the training programs, residents and students solve conflicts that arise According to the constitution, Prime Team, a program in stituted by th e Delaware which arc tentatively set for the last weekend in without contact ing outside sou rces s uch as Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin would Undergraduate Student Congress. recently Fehruary and the first in March. police, Geist-Giacomini said. T he SMART become temporary head of state , if the received money from the Newark City Council The training sessions are being worked out team will help the parties involved come to president were to die in office. He would be and th e univers ity to start their conflict through the combined efforts of Geist­ so me kind of agreement eventuall y resul ti ng in obliged to call new elections within three mediation program. Giacomini and DUSC. Foster said. "Nancy a contract. months. The main goal of SMART is to help settle Gei s t-Giacomini 's strong background in The contract wou ld allow the students and But Chernomyrdin is believed too unpopular conflicts between off-campus s tudents and med iati ons and her contacts wi ll be a big help residents to put their agreement in to writing, and unchari smatic to retain the office. Any Newark residents. Assistant Dean of Students to the prog ram.'' Geist-Giacomini said, hopefully creati ng a early presidential contest would probably pit Nancy Geist-Giacomini said she hopes the During the training sessions, Geist­ better relationship between the two parties so Lebed against Communist Party chief Gennady program wi ll bring an "alternative process to Giacomini said student and re sident vo lunteers that the same problems do not continue to A. Zyuganov, the man Yeltsin defeated July 3 resolving conflicts by putting it back into the will be trained in conflict resoluti o n and occur. to win a second term that should run to the hands of those in conflict rather than just medi ation according to a co-mediation model. '·A lot of times this contact involves a ki nd year 2000. having police or someone else step in and take Approximately 25 s tudent and resident of Til give this if you give this,"' she said. For over. volunteers will be trained. s he said. though example, if the conflict was over noise, the MA R CIA CLARK W I LL H O ST TV TALK At th e ir Dec. 16 meeting, the Newark City anyone interested in volunteering s hould contract may set limits on when one side could S H OW, SOUR CES SAY Council unanimously decided to grant 50 contact DUSC or the Dean of Students Office be loud but also say that the other side will percent of th e $8.500 SMART budget , an because spaces are st ill available. contact the first before involving police. LOS ANGELES - Marcia Clark, the lead amount that will be matched by the uni ve rsi ty. Training for SMART will take place over 30 Foster said it cannot be determined if the prosecutor in the 0.1. Simpson murder trial said junior Megh an Foster. co-chair of the and 35 hours over the two weekends, she said. progra~1 vyill be a suqcess un ti)_jt has been in .. whose tough. charismatic courtroom demeanor DUSC off-campus student affairs committee. Volunteers wil.l 'learn about· conl'li ct mediation operation for a few yeers, but she .believes it is made her an international celebrity, is leaving ''It didn't take too much persuasion to convince and resoluti ~ , n thr.ougJl. t r,c hniqu ~s ~, ucl,l ~~~­ a good step to " helping.. r eso l v~ r e l a t ions the district attorney's office, and sources said them to give us the money," she added. obscrvauon antl rtrle playtng. bC'tween students and ewark residents.'' she will host a television talk show. Few details of the show were available late Wednesday , though sources asserted it will offer a twist on the usual talk-show format. '·She'll be profiling people," one source said. Clark is expected to announce furthe r details in the next few days, sources said, perhaps as soon as Thursday. Clark, 43 , who spent 14 years as a deputy KENT DINING HALL district attorney, has been in professional limbo since the murder t rial ended in October 1995 with Simpson's acquittal. She said just after the trial ended. after signi ng with the Wi lliam Morris Agency, that she was "at the crossroads in my life." A !!raduate of UCLA and of Southwestern >.: s Univ;rs ity law school. Clark joined the D.A.'s office in 1981 and quickly developed a ...... n.&:n:ne reputation as a smart, aggressive attorney. b a ll : ...... up_ .... During the Simpson prosecution , which was :. i ~· Sill :: "':-~· ~ .·,.

televised live. Clark won admirers worldwide t C" !e' .1 ";-. ... ·; 'it:· . ..:..-:"' • t"'\C; for her tenacity - admi re rs who have since feted her as a feminist icon and role model. Wednesday afternoon. Clark told senior p rosecutors she would not be returning to the office. THE REV IEW I Bonnie Schmelz J U STICES SEEM W A R Y A BOUT RIGHT Due to the low number of students on and TO DIE around campus during Winter Session, Kent WAS-H I NGTON - In a case that could Dining Hall and The Scrounge in the affect every American family. several U.S. Perkins Student Center will both be closed Supreme Court justices Wednesday until February. aggressively challenged the idea - promoted in an emotional argument by a Harvard law professor - that terminal ly ill patients have the constitutional right to doctor-assisted Winter Session heralds campus closings suicide. With hundreds of protesters ma rching outsi.de the majestic white marble chambers, BY STEFANIE SMALL for the approval of the uni versity. Lunch - II a. m. to I p.m. Rodney Market t he nine justices were asked by New York state Swdent Ajjain Editor Some students are not happy with the Dinner -4:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. Mon.- Fri.- 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Attorney General Dennis Yacco to overturn Along with the winter temperatures closing of certain dining facilities. Weekends Sat. and Sun.- 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. two federal appeals courts decisions last year and beginning of classes, some students Freshman Karen Kolowski, a Smyth Hall Brunch - I 0:30a.m. to I :30 p.m. Harrington Market tha t supported doctor-ass i s ted suic i de i n back for Winter Session have to make resident. is annoyed by th e closing of Dinner-4:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. Mon. -Fri.- I 0 a. m. to I 0 p.m. lawsui ts brought in ew Y o rk and Seattle. long walks for snacks and mea ls due to Kent Dining HalL Russell Dining Hall Sat. and Sun.- 12 p.m. to I 0 p.m. "The promise of providi ng d rugs s peci fically closed din ing fa~ili t ies and adjust to the "It is s uch a pain in the butt ," Weekdays Christiana Commons Market to kill someone has neve r been e m braced by decreased hours of many university Kolowski said. ··1 hate Russe·ll and it's Breakfast-7:30a.m. to I 0 a.m. Mon. - Thurs. - 10 a. m. to 10 p.m. the medical comm un ity," Vacco said. Gi v ing bui ldings. such a hike from here.'' She said she feels Lunch - I I a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri .- 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. doctors the powe r to p r esc r i b e le t ha l The Scrounge, Kem Dining Hall and sick often after eating at Russell Dining Dinner -4:30p.m. to 7 p.m. Sat. and Su n.- 12 p.m. to I 0 p.m. med ication could lead their lives prematu rely. The Amber Lantern are all closed unti I Hall. adding that it is too crowded. Weekends Carpenter Sports Fitness Center A t the same t im e, h e sa id , m a n y s u ffer Spring Semeste r begi ns. Most other Despite the muc h smaller population of Brunch- II a.m. to 2 p.m . Mon.- Sun.- 10 a. m. to 3 p.m. need less ly because of t he state's ban o n doctor­ facili ties have decreased their hours due students, she said the large number of Dinner-4:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. Harrington Fitness Center assisted sui cide . to the decreased po pulation of students dorms around Kent Dining Hal l should T rabant Food Court Mon.- Fri .- 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. " I s this ever a proper question for courts as on campus. be enough to keep it open for Winter Mon.- Thurs.- 7:30a.m. to I 0 p.m. Morris Library o p posed to legis lato r s?" Ju s ti ce Ruth B a d e r Duane Clark, resident district manager Session. Fri . - 7:30a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon.- Thurs. - 8 a. m. to 10 p.m. Ginsbu r!! asked . Justice Antho n y Ke nned y the n of Dining Services, said th e decision to Ju nior Kevin Burton, a resident of Sat.- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fri .- 8 a. m. to 6 p.m. told a l~a w yer a r g u i n g ag a i n s t W ashington close places such as The Scrounge and Cannon Hall , agreed that it is an Sun.- 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sat. - 9 a.m . to 6 p.m. state's b an o n assisted s ui ci de: ·' Yo u' re ask ing Ke nt Dinin g Ha ll takes into account inconvenience that Kent Dining Hall and Amber Lantern Express Sun.- I I a. m. to I 0 p.m. u s-- in e ffect to dec lare uncon stitutio na l the laws many factors. The Amber Lant ern, for The Scrounge are closed for Win te r Sun. -Thurs.- 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Morris Library Microcomputing of 50 states." example, is c losed due to construction. Session. The Underground Center If the j usti ces d id declare a right to assiste d Clark said they use what they have done Adjusted hours arc as follows: Mon.- Thurs.- 6:30p.m. to 10 p.m. Mon.- Thurs.- 8: IS a. m. to 9:45p.m. s u ic ide but a ll o w e d • s t a t es to impose in previous years and look at the student Rodney Dining Hall Walter's Cafe Fri.- 8:15 a.m . to 5:45p.m. re!! ulatio ns " It wo uld result in a fl o w of case s traffic comi ng th rough particular areas to Weekday Mon. - Fri.- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat. - 9: 15a.m. to 9: 45p.m. th;o u g h th'e court syst e m fo r heaven kn o w s decide the hours a facility needs to be Breakfast - 7 a.m. to I 0 a.m. Smitty's Sun.- II : 15 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. ho w lo ng," said Justice Sandra D ay 0 ' Conno r. open or if it needs to be open at all. Lunch - II a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon.- Fri.- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Smith Computer Lab As for the closing of The Scrounge. Dinner -4:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. The Round House Mon.- Sun.-8 a.m. to 12 a. m. -compiled f rom th e Wa shington Post/ Los Clark said, "The T rabant has more to Weekends Mon. -Fri.- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Harrington Computer Lab A ngeles Times news service offer th an T he Scrounge. T here is a Brunch- II a.m . to 2 p.m. The Heart Cart Mon. - Thurs. - 9 a. m. to I~ p.m. by Kelly Brosnahan great er array of choices there.'' Dinner-4:30p.m. to 6:30p.m. Mon.- Fri.- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m . Fri .-9 a. m. to 5 p.m. The decision ultimately comes cl own Pencader Dining Hall The Figure Ate Sun.- 5 p.m. to II p.m . to the univers it y. C lark said Dining Weekdays Mon. -Thurs. - 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Services submit; their opinio ns and wai ts Breakfast- 7 a.m. to 9:3u d.n1. Fri.- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

\. ·' ) A4. THE REVIEW. January 10, 1997 Learning Web English prof publishes whale of a tale BY CHRISS! PRUITT Copr Editor etiquette Herman Melville. While the name strikes a chord of recognition in readers' "I'm not trying to save Melville. cars, it gives no in sight into the life of its colorful owner. Melville wrote the whale tale that has entertained readers But great writers are hard to kill." made for generations- ''Moby Di ck.'' - English Professor Hershel Parker on compleling a biography of Herm~n Melville Hershel Parker, an H. Fletcher Brown Professor of English at the university. meti cul ously depicted the details of Melville's life in hi s recent bi og raphy of the author. simple The fi rst vo lume of the biography, "Herman Melvill e: A Biography. Volume l. 1819- 1851 ," has bee n deemed the these letters but is adamant that Melville was not a "wife But the time and effort has paid off for Parker. It is not BY BETH MATUSEWICZ definitive biography on Melville. Printed by the Johns beater.'' · hard to see the passion and excitement that he feels about Hopkin s Uni vers it y Press, thi s 94 1 page book reveals Parker found hi s own character under attack because he hi s work. His eyes li gh t up as he tells a story about Internet Week. held this week in never-seen photographs of Melville's famil y and home as devoted time to this "fiend" who supposedly threw his wife Mel ville's journeys home to see hi s mother. Pearson Hall. provided the well as re stored photographs of paintings from museums. down the stairs. But he refused to give up hi s project and Melvi lle would send his mother notes before he returned university com munity with the The book also details in a careful narrative the relations hips conform to what was "politically correct.'' home. He li ked to surprise hi s mother, Parker said. On the opportunity to get hands-on lessons between Mel vi lle's fami ly and friends. Before he could begin wri tin g the book on the author of day he was to arrive. he wou ld send a note that said, about everything from e-mail to Parker has been at the uni ve rsity since the fall of 1979. " Moby Dick,'' Parker had to write a detai led log of "Herman has arrived, expect him every hour after this." designing a Web page. He teache s American literature classes as well as some Melvi lle 's daily life. Then as he got to hi s mother's door he wou ld send one .. This is a grouping together of graduate courses on textile and literary theory. Parker's involvement in the project began when friend , of his brothers or siste rs in with a note that read, '·Herman classes that arc ordinarily taught and ·'I'm not easy to take." Parker said. ''I come on strong colleague an d Melvi ll e scholar Jay Leyda became ill and has arrived, expect him every minu te after thi s." Hi s mother putting them together during one and it re all y upsets some people ... While he admitted he could no longer continue hi s chronology, "The Melville would then rush to the door and Herman would jump out week:· said Ri c hard Gordon. an expects a great deal from hi s students, Parker explained that Log. ~· and say "I'm home Mama," Parker said. information resource consultant. hi s student s expect nothing less from him. ·'J took over the upd ating of [t he log]," Parker said. In Parker is very sati sfied with the book . "My wife and I This event ha> been developed "Universities and colleges have stopped chall enging hi s home computer th e re arc over I 0,000 pages of arc very pleased with the layout and print ing," he said. He over the 13 years Gordon has been students,'' Parker said . "[Universities] have c ut off th eir transcribed letters, newspaper art icles and other documents. sai d he was nervo us about se nding it to th e publisher working at th e university to noses to spite their own face s by failing to teach students ··so much [documentat ion] has been fou nd in the last 20 because he was afra id that after all hi s wo rk it would not accomodate students and facu lt y· about great authors .·· he said in response to many years,'· Parker said. He spent fi ve years at hi s computer look like he wanted it to look. v. ho have more time· during Winter universities, in clud ing the University of Delaware, cutting wit h a li ght and a magnifier poring over these letters. He The second vo lume of the bi ograph y, scheduled for Session then during the Fall and some literature courses from thei r curriculum . s pent 20 to 2 1 hours a day at tempting to decipher publication in 1998, is a detailed account of the pain and Spring Semester>. .. I'm not trying to save Melville,'· Parker said . ·'But great handwriting and identify Mel vi ll e's family and friends. grief that Melville endured as a result of the publication of These hands-on computi ng writers arc hard to kill ." He said that during hi s career he " It 's a ve ry boring in ten se life." Parker said. He "Moby Dick ." Parker said. workshops are offered sporadicall y has lived with "charac ter as sassination:· because of hi s explained that through all the mundane detai Is of what Parker is co-editor of th e Northwestern-Newberry throughout th e semester, Gord on int erest in Melvi lle. man y consider ordinary life - there is a narrati ve . "It's Ed it ion of "The Writings of Herman Melville" and edi tor of said. hu t most facu lt y members In 1975 accusations against Melville new in from some excitement and drudgery. drudgery and excitement.'' Parker Melville's "Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities." Parker is also th e prefer to attend th e classes during ne wly uncovered family leners. These letters alluded to explained th at each li ttle detai l tell s a big story about a auth or of the books "Flawed Texts and Verbal Ico ns" and the slower month of Winter Session Melville beating hi s wife. Parker re searched and detailed great person . "Reading 'Billy Budd."' and at th e beginning of June. Because of thi'. a variety of classes were offered to the uni versi ty th is past week. Ri chard Donham. an associate professor of biolog). sa id th at taking the classes is more co nvenien t now because he doesn't have as mu ch time durin g the regular semes ters. Over the years, Donham has taken several of the computing classes. University of Dela1Nare Library '·J thought I might get someth ing out of it that I cou ld usc in my classes ... he said of hi s class Usi ng the UD Network to Obtain Software ELECTRONIC LIBRARY RESOURCES WEEK and Graphic>: Part 1. Studcnb. faculty and staff are all invited to take the classes, Gordon aid. Jan. 15-17 Computer train in g is a must for commu nications these days, he he University of Delaware Library will present Electronic Library Resources Week with electronic presentations and added. hoth for student s look in g for hands-on workshops by librarians from Monday-Friday, Jan. 13-17. The week is designed for University of Delaware a job or professors who incorporate T the World Wide Web into th e faculty and graduate students to attend and learn more about exciting new electronic library resources. Workshops classroom or even v. ish to create a will meet in the Morris Library Class of 1941 Lecture Room, which is directly inside the main entrance to the Morris Web page. Ruth Hick>. a library special ist Library, or in Room 056 on the Lower Electronic Workshops, Reference Department, Morris Library. Registration will be who also tool.. the class, added they confirmed. (Also watch for workshops to be held the week of Jan. 6 by University of Delaware Information Technologies/ were e~pecially helpful for her job as a computer resources speciali st. User Services and Center for Teaching Effectiveness workshops held the week of Jan. 20.) '·I feel I should know more abo ut the Int ernet so 1 can assist my THE WoRLD WmE WEB AS A LIBRARY REsouRcE coworkers. The more I know about Begin to learn about using the Web as a research tool. it the hetter 1 can do my job ... Hi cks said, adding that she uses the skill s Jan. 13 2-3:30 p.m. Morris Library Room 056 at home in her free time as well . The classes a rc offe red by LmRARY NETWORKED D ATABASES: Information Technologies and Use r More than 35 databases now available in all subjects, including full-text databases, are available via the University of Delaware Library Services and range from beginner to World Wide Web from the Morris Library, branch libraries, homes, offices and donnitories. advanced classes. Jan.14 10-11:30 a.m. Morris Library Room 056 An example of a begi nner's class is Introducti on to Browsi ng the World Wide Web. in whi ch students INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MAPPING explore the basics of Netscapc. They Using Digital Mapping station and GIS software in the Morris Library to create maps and use census data. lea rn how to navigate the Web and Jan.14 3:30-5 p.m. Morris Library Class of 1941 Lecture Room create hotlists and bookmarks. ov ice classes include Preparing WHAT IF THE LmRARY DoEsN'T HAVE IT? Documents for the Wo rld Wide Obtaining journal articles and books the Library doesn't own. Wch: Part I. This class teaches how to u5e H) perT ex t Mark up Language Jan. 15 10-11:30 a.m. Morris Library Class of 1941 Lecture Room and build a personal web document and targets fac ul ty and staff who ARTICLES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: FuLL-TEXT DATABASES wish to have their ow n pages on the Search, view, read and print entire journal articles from more than 1,000 well known journals available via the Web on several of the full university 's Web server. text databases that are part of the Library Networked Databases, which include Expanded Academic ASAP, Business Index ASAP; and Introduction to SAS on UN IX: Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Part 3 is an advanced class which Jan.15 3-4:30 p.m. Morris Library Room 056 can be att ended after completing Pan I and 2. Us in g the basic UNIX commands. this class covers how to ExPLORING ELECTRONIC CouRsE REsERVES merge files and other topi cs Learn about the new Library Electronic Course Reserve service in which the Library will digitally scan articles faculty place on course concerning the SAS program s. reserve and make materials available on the Web to students. For Elettronic Course Reserves on the Library Web page see "Course The beginner classes do not have Reserves or check http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/reserve/epilot.html any prerequi si te s. but the no vice Jan. 16 10:30-Noon Morris Library Class of 1941 Lecture Room class requires that one take the beginner class and the advanced GETTING TO THE SOURCE: ELECTRONIC AcCESS TO PRIMARY RESEARCH MATERIALS requires completion of the novice class. If you now u ~ e or want to use primary research materials - scholarly writings, images, documents, books, letters, reports -that All the classe> are free, Gordon formerly were only available in Special Collections or in microform, come to learn how you can find more and more of these resources said . add in g that sel I'-paced lessons now available on the World Wide Web. arc also available. The computer Jan.16 2-3:30 p.m. Morris Library Room 056 training ce nter located in 11 6 Pearso n Hall offers audio and video "SEARCH ENGINES" ON THE WEB tapes available for personal usc in the audiovisual room or at home. How to find information using search engines such as Alta Vista, Web Crawler and others. Participants should have prior experience Regi strati on for these and future using Netscape. (Sign up for Introduction to Browsing the World Wide Web offered by Information Technologies User Services on computing classes is required either Jan. 7 or 8 to learn more about using Netscape) by phone o r over e- mail. Other Jan. 17 10-11:30 a.m. Morris Library Room 056 classes offered in January foc us on mi crocomputing (Introduction to BAsic MuLTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS UsiNG THE NEw LIBRARY MuLTIMEDIA WoRKSTATION Windows 95. Introducti on to Word 7 .0). Gordon said. Learn about using the new Library Multimedia Workstation you can use and see onsite demonstration. The microcomputing classes arc Jan. 17 1-2:30 p.m. Morris Library Room 056 classi fied as ei ther regular track . for (Demonstration will be at the Morris Library Media Services Multim~dia Workstation, Lower Level.) those who do not want to be ru shed through the exercises. or fast track . TO REGISTER: You may call831-2432 up to an hour before the sessio~_. 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' '. January 10, 1997 • THE REVIEW •AS Spiderman fights for his life

BY SCOTT GOSS a twist. continue funding Marvel 's new business in itiatives St!nior Swfj Reporter Enter Carl C. kahn, the former owner of Trans which include development of television and film Two stock market super-heroes arc duking it World Airlines, who is estimated to own 25 properties, MarveiMania theme restaurants and out in the streets of Wilmington, while the future percent of the bonds not controlled by Perleman. interactive software. of Spider-Man, the Hulk and the X-Men rest in the lcahn has proposed a $350 million takeover of Balick will decide whether to approve the entire balance. Marvel by himself and the other bondholders who $100 million DIP facility on Jan. 22. Although it sounds like the latest comic book are currently trying to stop the bankruptcy If all this financial double-talk has your head crossover, this real life battle royale is actually a proceedings. · reeling, have no fear, true believers. corporate war that has most recently resulted in The court howevGr. seems to be leaning in "People are going to get the impression [the Marvel Comics, the nation's largest comic book Perleman's favor. On Dec. 27, the same day bankruptcy filing] will do something to the comics pub lisher, fi I i ng for Chapter I I bankruptcy Marvel filed for bankruptcy protection, but it won't," said Mike Romonoli, owner of protection. Judge Helen S. Balick approved FirstStatc Comics. '·It's a matter between Since Marvel Entertainment Group is Marvel' s request for access to an the shareholders and the management. incorporated in the First State, the corporation's initial portion of the $100 million '·It's a typical problem with immediate future is now in the hands of the U.S. "debtor-in-possession" ( DIP) American industry. Once an industry Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in financing previously committed by booms people think it will continue to Wilmington. the Chase Manhattan Bank. boom. Thl:y think it will never stop Marvel's problems first qegan when the comic According to a provision of the booming. Marvel fell for it too," he book industry began to slump after experiencing a DIP financing, the loan would be said. promising boom in the early '90s. canceled if Pcrleman loses Romonoli explained that In addition, when labor battles in professional control of Marvel. Marvel's current troubles are baseball, basketball and ice hockey weakened the The court also characteri stic of the speculative market, Marvel's newly acquired Fleer approved several company's mismanagement INTRAMURAL and Skybox sports trading card businesses failed other " firs t-day under Perleman. to produce the expected cash flow. orders," allowing '·They have a history of To make up for the loss in profits, Ronald 0. Marvel to do ing some pretty inept Perleman, the indirect owner of both Marvel and continue things." he said. VOLLEYBALL cosmetic giant Revlon, devised a complicated plan providing to invest $350 million of new equity in Marvel to salaries, wages finance a merger between the comic corporation and benefits to it s and Toy Biz, Inc. which has licensing rights to toys employees, pay FOR WINTER based on Marvel characters . Perleman then its bills and planned to contribute the Toy Biz shares to Marvel, which would then have access to the toy company's cash flow . - To do so however. Perleman had to ask the SESSION remaining bondholders to waive certain restrictions contained in the bonds. A Marvel spokesman who wished to remain anonymous. reported that th e shareholders were formally invited to accept Perleman's plan on Nov. 19. However, according to a Marvel press release. NOW FORMING LEAGUES FOR 'The [bankruptcy] filing was necessitated by the failure of the holders of bonds issued by Marvel's holding companies to reach agreement regarding any alternative plans for the company's future." MEN'S, Under Chapter II Perleman would no longer need the shareholders' permission to accept the $350 WOMEN'S & million in new equity. Yet like any good comic book plot. this one has COED TEAMS!

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\ A6. THE REVIEW • January 10, 1997 Fahey murder mystery continues

continued from page A I from Capano wishing that Fahey be these comment s are ex tremely found safely . insensitive and offensive. Anne search Capano's house and hi s two The news release charged the FBI Marie Fahey is never coming back.'' cars - a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a with destroying Capano's private No one has been officially Chevrolet Suburban. rights, comparing the situati on to the charged in the federal kidnapping They searched July 31 and found Ri chard Jewell debacle, the security investigation. mops, cleaning supplies, a small ax guard who was falsely accused in the Widener Un iversi ty Professor containing fibers, a broken fi repl ace Olympic Park bombing case. Phyllis T. Bookspan explained this poker a nd other circ umstanti al The personal letters generally to the News Journal Jan. 4: evidence. contradict the rash obsessive tone of "The standard to get a search Alpert pushed for a warrant for the affidavits, and convey one of warrant must be that there is Capano's blood and hair samples on deep friendship between Capano and probable cause to believe that Aug. 17 and he received th em at Fahey. Fahey affectionately evidence of a crime will be found in Riverside hospital five days later. addressed all letters (three on the area to be searched. Four months later, on Jan. 3, Carper's letterhead) to "Tommy" "The standard for conviction is Robinson released the affidavits. and she drew little happy faces on beyond a reasonable doubt, a much Through statements and information them. higher standard than probable from friends and acquaintances, they One le tt er addressed her battle cause." describe Capano as b~ing obsessed with anorexia and she explained to The latest development in the with Fahey. Observations in cl uded: Capano that she was giving him a kidnapping case is the revelation • Jackie Dansk, a wai tress at book to help him better understand Tuesday that federal investigators Ri storante Panorama in Philadelphia her fight with the disease. subpoenaed company records from a said the couple did not look very Another letter is friendly: " Hola Louis Capano & Son construction happy and Fahey seemed solemn. amigo! I wanted to drop you a wee si te on July I . • Capano's neighbor said he saw him note to let you know how much I E. Thomas Harvey III, the owner cleaning out his 1993 C hevrolet appreciate all you've done and of Harvey & Harvey, Inc. Suburban June 30. continue to do for me. You're a very construction company said his • When Ruth Boy lan cleaned th e special person ... You'll always own workers did not recognize any rented house at 2302 Grant Ave. on a piece of my heart.'' unusual removal of the containers at July 22, the den, where there had Another note concerns religion the U.S. 202 and Foulk Road been traces of blood, was refurbished and a fourth is just a quick note of location. wi th an oriental style rug and two thanks. The firm is owned by Capano' s new chairs. On Jan. 5, David C. Weiss, the youn ger brother, Louis Capano, who • Kim Hortsman, a friend of Fahey's, Fahey family's attorney, released a has been called upon to answer and Lisa o· Amico, an aquai ntance, statement regarding Capano's well­ questions by the federal grand jury both said Anne Marie wanted to end wishing statement the day before. twice. the affair wit h Capano. " ! assume he says this because he In August, the recyclable land fi lis Capano's defense team responded believes he knows something that where the construction site takes its to the affidavits on Jan. 4 by neither my clients nor anyone else waste, were searched by the FBI and releasing four personal letters written seems to know. If he has particular local police. Details of th e search by Fahey to Capano and a statement information we ask him to recognize were not re leased.

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Empty residence halls mean solitary days Wintertime crime continued from page A I He recommends the same safety continued from page A I lonely or bored yet. find a hobby to pass the time, but added that precautions for st udents living on "I really have not been lonely at all," Simic she now had more time to do some of the in the trunk or keep it out of view. campus in the less populated months Actually, Uelaware's milder wmter climate said, "and there has been no time to be bored things she wanted. "If someone wants to break into a as during the busier semesters. is another reason Simic said she took winter yet." On her closet door hangs a poster board car, they're usually going to walk "I can imagine that living in a session. She further explained that winters at Her physics class meets ten times per week, with pictures of her friends, and another nearly· around until they find one, and they residence hall alone can be a little her home in Binghamton, N .Y. are much and she has been busy studying. com~eted poster lays on the empty bed of her will usually pick the one that would scary. Students should make sure the worse that anything Delaware could throw a! When she came back her parents were room ate. be most profitable," Davis said. her. door is locked when they are asleep concerned about her safety, although she said "I wanted to do that along time ago but I "In two minutes it 's easy to break and when they leave thei r room," "You get really depressed being in the snow it does not particularly concern her. neve got the chance," Simic said. the windows and look inside. Even Flatley said, which is the same all the time." Simic said. "When I went home "My parents are nervous, but I'm not," she Plus she has scheduled friends from home if officers are in the area, it is very precaution that applies for o n­ at the end of fall semester I was dying. It was said. "The only thing th at I really worry about to come visit. difficult to control," Davis said. campus students year-round. so cold at home. Anything is better than what is walking down' the path between Rodney and "My one friend just left," she says. "We University Police traditionally we get up there." Some campus parking lots may Dickinson at night because now there is really went out both nights she was here. I have also have a lower number of crimes be more susceptible , Flatley said No matter what the weather is like. Simic nobody there." 1 invited some other friends down." reported during Winte r Session, because of fewer people around and may spend a good portion of it alone. Simic's room noticeably lacks a TV to keep "Maybe its because I've had so much stuff which is most likel y due to the fact the early hour of ni ghtfal l. But, he Simic said that of the 3 1 residents during her company while she is in her room, but she to do since I got here, but I don 't see myself that the number of students on said, "the officers on the road are the regular semester, only three returned for said she never watches it anyway. getting bored," Simic said. campus is drastically lowered, Capt. aware of the situation." winter session. However she said she is not Simic laughed at the suggestion that she James Flatley said. "In the past we ' ve had difficulties "We have the same contingent of during the break periods - officers working each shift," Flatley Thanksgiving, Christmas. We are said. "The only difference," he said aware of the potential rise in crime," with a laugh, "is that the officers are Flatley said, but there has not been not out there on the bikes because of any major problem in several years. the bad weather."

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Recentl y University However we question th Police. Newark Police and effectiveness of this effort. I the Delaware Alcoholic the long run, could thi Beverage Control money be more effective! Commi ssion came together to used on something other tha place undercover officers in stopping underage drinkin local bars t0 crack down on in a college town , a nea underage drinking. impossible task. As a result arrests have After talking wit been made for everything individua ls who have bee from underage drinking to stopped by these officers, w forgery to interstate flight. wonder where the I in We applaud this landmark between doing their job an combined effort among th e harassing people is drawn three agencies, the first in Some individuals have bee Newark history as a asked to show five or si demonstration that something different I D 's and aske more than talk is actually questions that seem mor being done to e nforce anti­ akin to harassment than drinking laws. police officer doing hi s job.

SLTV's quest for funds Student Life Television is new and different medium a again making an effort to get the university and one tha Letters to the Editor enough money to purchase takes a lot of money to ge the equipment that will allow started. Discrimination on them to get off the ground. Thi s money, however Iron Hill not WHERE TO WRITE: Death Row After recently ordering a should be looked at as a Letters master control board (w hich investment for the future. B responsible for The Review An ohjcctive view and analy!.is w ill finally al low them to providing the capital now, th apartments o f th e ma rath o n murde r trial of control their own broadcasts university gives SLTV th 250 Perkins Student Center Death Row Pri soner Mumia Abu­ instead of having to send tools it needs to reach its full I would like to take exception to Newark, DE l9716 J ama l c learl y shows mass hu man tape to Pearson) SLTV is potential. your recent cheers and jeers editorial Fax: 302-831-l396 ri ghts violations and a systemati c in th e Dec. 17 issue of the Review denial of Jamal's onst itutional rig ht now trying to raise the In time SLTV will becom regarding the Iron Hill Brewery and E-mail: joll [email protected] S55,000 necessary to get the self-sufficient and may eve to be tri ed and judged by a unbiased Restaurant. In the arti c le you j ury of hi s own peers a; granted by draw -~ stude nt s · 'to th equipment to a llow live suggested that we fel l short in not The Review welcomes lette r.s from its readers. For verificati on purposes, the 14th Amendment. broadcasts. univer~~ _Tpi_!i_, w!.ll . on I completing co ns tructi o n b y please include a daytime telephone number with all letters. The R cv i~v. The recent exclusion of key eye We support them in their happen, fiowever, if they ar September and this delay forced reserves the right to edit all letters. witness Veroni ca Jones from the trial effo rts and hope the given the materials they nee some university students to sleep in and the ubsequent rejcctimi of her their cars. uni versity does as wel l. iO truly become an asset t Let me assure you that Iron Hill This very high profile Student televis ion ts a the campus. Brewery and Restaurant does not the highes t rate of sexually educators and Pl ann ed Parenthood have any "rooms for rent" and is not transmitted diseases, the hi ghest rate with their deceitful meth ods of sex murder trial typifies the responsible for the apartments above of aborti ons , tee n p regnancies, educati o n , c o ntraceptio n , a nd historical relation us in the Traders A ll ey complex. sui cide and crime. They have a lot of abortion. The delays that you mentioned were nerve sayi ng they co uld have Bess McAn en\', R.N. between the U.S. not due to any delays on our part, he lped. What's the diffe rence in Delaware Pro-Life Condition Criminal Justice but were due to delays in th e what th ese young people did and Delaware Nurses for Life' ·construction of Traders Alley. whi ch .what Planned Parenthood does? System and the Black Everything's is in no way owned or operated by Maybe they had a class si milar to Community the Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant Dr. Edward' s class in whi ch seni or Praise for Gamma physical education majors go out or it s ownership. The causes of these vit al testimony from the proceeding; into our local sc hools with crying delays are clearly spelled o ut in a Sigma Sigma by C o mmo n Pl eas J ud ge Albert closed Nov. 15 arti cle in the Newark Post. S a bo is a po liti call y moti \ ated We think the puhlic would lik e to We have a very good relationship How many more lives att e mpt to suppres; evidence and know about a very dedicated group with the students that live above us. inc rease the possihi li t) of a When we came as high Central or, even worse, will be destroyed • of young women at the Universit y of One of these students is currently convic ti on in a cry cont ro \ er;ial Delaware and ho w they qui e tl y school students to tour the North Central who have employed here whi lc many of th e before society wakes trial tha t has far- reaching other st udents were invited to our perform important services to o ur university a nd make the h ad Kent, their c losest internati o nal a n .l r~cia! up and asks: Where cummuuity. bi g decision o f where to dining hal l, closed. gratis pre-opening training dinners. ramificati ons. I hope this clears this matter up The Newark Day ursery and go, one of the programs The closing of these have all the children This very hi g h profile murder a nd in the future we wou ld Children's Center has embarked on a gone? trial typifies the hi storical relati on the university touted was facilities can be justified, appreciate being contacted regarding Capital Campaign to raise $1 million between the U .S. Criminal Justice Winter Session , where considering only a fifth of to renovate our bui ld ing and expand the facts before you go to print. System and the Black Co mmunity, students who were behind the students are here on Kevin P. Finn baby d o ll s to set up a behavior ou r serv ices. This expansion will and demonstrate the need fo r a total Operating Partn er, modificatio n program which may allow us to serve more low income for whatever reason could campus. refom1 of the system that moti vated Iron Hill Brewery actually cause a hate-baby reaction. children and provide programs fo r catch up, and everyone However, if the Pan-Afrikan scho lar and po litical and Restaurant Just. maybe they practiced yell ing children ages II to 13 years. else could get ahead. university is going to close activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1905 to anatomi cal body part names so th at The Newark Day Nursery and appeal for judicial fairn ess i n Now that we ' re here a d ining hall and the they were desensitize to any sense of Children's Center needed help wi th a principle through the courts when he though , everything is Scrounge they shouldn't self-respect. Maybe th ey practi ced phonathon in connection with our stated, "We demand upright judges closed and we're forced to force students living on Educators and putting condoms on each o the rs Capital Campaign. About a dozen in courts, juries selected witho ut fingers in a mixed gender class young women from Gamma Sigma walk twice as far to get campus to purchase a meal Planned discrimination on account of co lor ( without concern for the arousal Sigma, a service sororit y at the something as simple as a plan that involves them and the arne measure of punishment influences of teen hormones). university, spent an evening helping cup of coffee at the walking halfway across Parenthood and the same efforts at reformation · And maybe while they were us to make these import ant calls. Not for blacks as for white offenders." Scrounge. campus (in the cold and failing being made to fee l so "open and only did they do a great job, but their Until Jamal and all black Not to mention the snow, no less) to use. con1fortable" discussing sex as a enthusiasm and friendliness made defendants are treated equally under students liv ing on South After reading the article about the bodily function, they lost all sense of our effort a success. the law accorded by the constitution, sex education program of Dr. Karen guilt (a higher function of beings We' d like to thank them publicly Amerika will conti nue to delude Edwards of the University of with an intellect and soul which and, in doing so, tell your readers itself into thinking that it is color Delaware , and the Pl a nned guides personal behavior decisions) how inspiring it is to find such a blind in all things racial when in fact Parenthood statement, both in the so that educators could keep it special group of dedicated young it has systematically robbed, Dec. 6 issue of the Review one can anonymous .and the parents never women. railroaded and repressed th e human assume tha t both educators and knew they were being subjected to George I. Mills, rights of those who have advocated Planned Parenthood may have this kind of influence. Board President actually influenced Grossberg and How many more lives will be Dale Sampson-Levin , social change and who are directl y responsible for making it great Peterson to make s uch an destroyed before society wakes up Executive Director thro ugh their forced labor and EDITORIAL BOARD unfortunate decision . a nd as ks : Where have all the Newark Day Nursery and The philosophy of Planned chi ldren gone? They' ve gone to sacrifices. Mark Jolly Editorial Editor Children's Center Parenthood , while purporting graves and prisons and all the while Shakir Muhammad Shawn Mitchell Assistant Editorial Editor wellness, is actu all y contributing to thei r mamas and papas trusted the Leanne Milway Editor in Chief • Peter Bothum Executive Editor Matt Manochio Managing Magazine Editor Robert Armengol City Editor Scott Goss Senior Staff Reporter Kelly Brosnahan Managing News Editor Leo Shane Ill Copy Desk Chief

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Robert Armengol Full-court press: Where do we draw the line? news writing as a junior in high red ink. And I felt s lapped in the and Vietnam. Then, soon, nashy players in their designer suits I learned about bad censorship the '·Hello?" school, when I got overly excited face. By someone else's fear of the documentaries became pieces, and with their broad, phony smiles and hard way, on an autumn day in " Hi . This is Robert Armengol, about a little rumor. Two football truth. pi eces became c lips, and clips their pretentious words, empty words Florida three years ago when an reporting fo r The Review. I was players at my school had left over In m y inexperience, I hadn' t became 7-second video-bites on like "certainly," " however," and administrator stormed into the office wondering if I could talk to you the s ummer- with an assistant reali zed there were other kinds of Headline News. "therefore." of a high school newspaper to yell at about. .. " coach - and started playing at a fear involved, too. Fear of the public It ' s no t just Ha rd Copy or A The Constitution, the bible of this me for disregarding hi s warnings Sometimes, at this point, I can rival school. So mething was fishy. word, fear of the First Amendment, a Current Affair o r the Natio nal country, outlines a delicate balance about a s ubjec t he thought too almo t feel the cringe over the phone In le ss than a week, the athletic genuine collective antipathy for the Inquirer. Those are a literal joke. of power: the President appoints the touchy for public consumption. line. Maybe it's fear at the other end, department at my school had filed an m edia and their ma ny faces - The great, respected newsrooms Court, they both check the Congress, More recently, I've discovered a perhaps the fear of falling prey to the official complaint with the statewide because somewhere along the line have done it fo r real. They ' ve the Congress checks them both, and ta mer kind of censorship, an blunders of an amateur journalist, governing body for sports, charging they lost a great deal of the respect doctored and warped and , yes, even on and on. important kind. The kind that starts unfortun ate but understandable. Or the other school with recruiting they once cheri shed. li ed about the facts - all to get the And who checks th e government in the newsroom, or even before -in maybe it's something deeper. violations. I made some phone call s, And this I truly be li eve: The story. as a whole? Thi s and similar the mind. It" s the subconscious Maybe if I were to say "reporting knocked o n a few office doors and enemy has come from within. And all it takes is one slip of the questions so worried some of the process that every reporter goes for The New York Times'' or "CNN" talked to our Athletic Director. In a I suspect other journalists have pen to fudge the pudding. Or, at framers that they quickly added the through when deciding what to say or some o th er well-known medi a month , the verdict was in for the bad had first-love experiences like mine, least, some bending of the rules to Bill of Ri ghts, and made sure that no or what to wri te. organization the cringe would be no guys: a fine and a reprimand for and I suspect that many if not most scare people off. law could "abridge freedom of My plea: There are still principles less chilling. Or maybe it would be "improper conduct on the part of one professionals in the media still think Standing in the frigid ai r outside a speech, or of the press." to be followed even in the struggle worse. of their coaches." of their jobs as challenging, worthy, Wilmington courthouse last So who c heck s th e media? Oh for the perfect story. When did the press become sleazy I tho ught I had a s to ry on my and somehow sublime. December I learned what really sure, there will still be lawsuits, libel One day, maybe, the cringe will in the eyes of the public? When did hands. The information was public, The cloth has been stai ned. matters today in the news. Not the and slander cases, all to no end . But fade and the trust return. journalism pass frq m something after all. I thought, finally , I had With the ad vent of te lev ision, hopeful truth in the picture and the who keeps us, the press, in check deemed necessary and important to found the truth I was looking for. moving pictures became the order of words anymore, but the pictures and when the law won't, can't touch our Roberto I. Armengol is a news something necessary , but a lso And I thought writing about it would the day for nearly every household in the words themselves. golden hands? Who really restricts editor for The Revie11 ·. Send e-mail to bewared? be ... noble? But private schools America. Pi ctures brought int o our A dozen cameramen a nd even the media? [email protected] Let's get back to that in a bit. being how they are, the story was living rooms the World Series, th e more news people caked in makeup And the strongest answer is, First. a story. I fell in love with censored, axed and slashed in !hick Nixon-Kennedy presidential debate taught me th at what matters are th e inevitably, ourselves.

Shawn Mitchell Who is the master and who is the slave? Handbook to Psychosis

I hate modem technology. from losing my job to not hearing this. The technology has a lready This means that a number of It's not that I don' t understand it from my friends. made itself necessary, now it ' s just people are so scared of losing contact or am scared of it, it 's just that I've As a re sult all it seems I do is biding its time, increasing its numbers with others that they live in a house yet to find a modern time savi ng check my voice mail, my e-mail, my until it has enough strength to revolt. with multiple phone lines, carry a device that actually improves my life. reg ul ar mail and return messages For some people it's already hard to cellular phone in thei r car, and a I can remember the care-free days w hile o ther people's beepers see who is the master and who is the beeper when they're everywhere else. youth . Playing with my toy cars constantly go off around me. s lave (take for example those Okay if yo u're a doctor, or a out behind the house. Hanging o ut When I whine about thi s to people computer science majors who live poli ce officer or in some other critical with my friends after school. Even they look at me and give a standard only to serve thei r computers or the profession you can justify thi s level of watchi ng TV late at ni ght on the days response: "Welcome to the modern people in your hi gh school shop class avail abi lity, but I see most everyone when I didn't have to wake up for world." or "Think abou t a ll the who knew more abo ut their car then else as simply anoth er slave to th e school. messages you would have missed if they did about speaking in complete modern world. Those were the days before you didn ' t have those devices." sentences.) I unfortunately have no solution to technology enslaved me. In stead, I think back to the days of Now I ' m not saying all my own enslavement. I cannot escape In those days the most long ago before voice mail , technology is bad. I'm writing and the technology without escaping the technologically advanced device in compute rs, or even answering editing this column o n a word society. It 's like being a drug addict, I my house was the phone or the TV machines, when people talked to each processor. If I was forced to use a want to quit, I have to quit but I just and I really didn't have to use either if other and if someone wasn ' t home to man ual typewriter I would have gone can't and so continue to drudge on, I wanted to. help you, you either figured it o ut in sane abo ut five paragraph s ago. day after day, checking message after Back then I had choice. Now, I yourself or called back later. Also I support such inventions as the message. have no choice, I have io appease the Today each new tec hno logy li ght bulb and indoor plumbing. I just juggernaut of modern technology. If I forces itself upon me. I have to use it question how far is too far. Shawn P. Mitchell is the assistant don't check my voice mail or e-mail or bad things will happen to me. In Baltimo re and surro unding editorial editor at the Review and I'll miss important messages that I often think of bad horror movies, parts of M aryland fo r example, wrote this column so everyone knows people assume have already been where some computer or scientifi c there's a shortage of phone numbers why he doesn 't rerum his voice mail communicated. invention goes bad and starts to kill because of the prevalence of beepers, messages. Send e-mail to If I refuse to use these people. cellular phones, and people wi th [email protected] technologies, the ramifications range I feel we ' re in the early stages of multiple phone lines.

Cash Kelly Brosnahan Speaking in ~~rr#> Investment Strategies Same Chuck Difference tongues? Hudson for the New Year

Thank God the Little Rascals mo re than 70 percent o f special rare ly mentions a nything about I have had m a n y reques t s Vanguard Index 500 charges .25 Witter and Sm ith Barney) can only grace our televi sion screens in e ducati o n s tudents in Oakland increasing educational asking me for the investments I percent per year compared to th e pro vide more information for you. old movies and syndicated reruns. classrooms are African American. o ppo rtunities fo r African- recomme nd . In response, I am average fund charges o f 1.5 Check your phone book for their If Spanky and Our Gang were still Clearly, the student-teacher American stude nt s. Instead, it is goin g to address three areas you percent. No need to search through local num bers. being filmed today, Buckwheat connection has been turned off. portrayed as a means of "dumbing m ay want to consider for the business secti o n of your paper Still some people may want to would undo ubted ly be seen Teachers may (o r may not b e) down" English for lazy stude nt s. investment. Hopefully after the lookin g for a quote on your fund. go o ne step further and actually running for a grammar book as he teaching, but African-American News n ash - California studen ts holiday season you have been able The S&P 500 is reported nightly own s hares in particular sc reamed to his white friends, "No s tudents are not learning. And are a lread y being dumbed down to stash away some cash and even on severa l news programs and is companies. Well for those readers way to 0-tay !" while politicians won elections last with ineffective teaching methods. maybe have start ed sav in g a usually reported on the front page that want to try th e ride, here are That's enough to make November with their pro mi ses of Ebo ni es could o nl y rai se the ce rt a in amou nt of money eac h of the paper. three of my favorite picks for the anyone's hair stand up. building bridges to the future, th e standard for educating black youth month. So what are you waiting for ? year: Motorola (MOT), Pepsi Co. The recent media- frenzy future can't build a complete by us ing their s peech as a The first place to start , and for By using a index fund you can (PEP), and Intel (INTC). surrounding the Oakland school sentence. springboard for standard English. most people th e o nly place they eliminate any of the guess work All three of th ese companies board's Dec. 18 decision to This is where Ebonies comes To dism iss Ebonies as an will ever need is an index fund. and long intense nights trying to look ripe to post doub le digi t educate teachers about Ebonies or in . inferior alternative to Oakland's The S&P 500 is o ne of the most figure o ut which mutual fund is returns for 1997. Even looking out "Black English" in the hopes they The Oakland school b oard 's already failing educational system largely followed indices. This bes t. The biggest company past 1997 all three of these can better educate their African­ decisio n to train teachers to is to cas t African-American index IS m ade up of 500 offerin g indexing and my personal companies look to be great long­ American students has prompted recognize when students are students off as unreachable. This companies th a t engulf favorite is Vanguard . You can term buys. vicious outcries from everyone. speaking Ebonies represents the couldn't be farther from the truth. approximately 80 percent of the reach Vanguard at 1-800-662-744 7 If you are patient any of these Scores of African-Americans first step in admitting that the It is the California public school market place. On any given year and they wi II be happy to send you three in vestment techniques sho uld have denounced the decision as a educational system has failed system that has made itself thi s index has been able to beat the all kinds of information o n provide you wi th a quite reinfo rcement of the stereotype African-American students. unreachable to black students. return on 75 percent of all mutual indexing. impressive re turn. Don't forget that all blacks s peak the same Contrary to popular opi ni on, The actions of the Oakland funds. In a 10 year period the Most people will be extremely that all three of these techniques " gutter language." Whites have Ebonies in the classroom does not school board are a step in the ri ght index has been able to beat 90 satisfied with the index approach, are no t guaranteed and you may countered with charges of unfair mean teachers wi II now correct direction but they are not enough. percent of all mutual funds. 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1989 after leaving Suicidal Tendencies a year before. He was their BY ROBERT KALESSE lead bassist for the first three albums before becoming ·'tired of what I was doing. It's been about seven years since Kid Caviar, Louichi Mayorga, .. We just weren 't evolving anymore and my music was going in a and Moises Casillas got together to form the likes of Horny Toad!. different direction. The scene wasn't happening so I jumped ship.'' and their musical warts are finally beginning to smface. As Caviar burrs and chills throughout "Shiver,'' li steners assume This ·'ska-punk-rasta-funk.. trio from West Los Angeles has been an avalanche of ska is to come. However. the next five numbers mix making waves up and down Santa Monica Boulevard throughout the hard rock. reggae sounds and acoustic guitar and show hints of Led '90s. Now. wi th their debut release .. Thirteen .. on Domo Records. Zeppelin. AC/DC. UB40 and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Weird. the group is hoping to eventually become as well-known as the The seventh track '·Vampire Ska .. continues with what Horny Budweiser frogs . Toad I obviously does best with the up-tempo beats from beginning .. We're not all about selling as many COs as we can:· says bas ist to end. Order up some phenobarbital. because people may think Louichi ... we onl y want to entertain people with fun music ... you're suffering a seizure when your head starts twitch in g back and And that they do. With their toe-tapping forth. beats and whacked-out lyrics, these " A lo t of my musical influence comes from the radio - The Ohio a mph i bi ans make you want to get up Players and Zeppelin - so it comes o ut in our music," says and get crazy, both on land and Mayorga of Horny Toad's! wide array of sounds and styles. under water. All of these bands and sounds are pretty easy to swall ow, but The one driving force that seem s track number II gives new meaning to the art of covering a song. to be bringing the underground Titled "Brick:· tbe three b1ing the Commodores' funk cla ssic sound into the light is ska music, "Brick House" back to life in their own unique way. an everything-goes blend of "I've been playing all kinds of stuff for 20 years ... Mayorga says. funk, rock imd reggae. "I was into funk, Rick James, a little disco and all that crap. I started Although Horny Toad! fol- playing that song at a j am session back when I was with Suicidal lows many of the guidelines and eventually decided to put it on this album. It's just to have fun ; of ska. Mayorga insists ya know, for playing at parties.'' they're more of a mix of Though the rendition is as crazy as it sounds. all of H orny Toad's 1 everything that's o ut there. pieces are all about having a good time. Case in point, "Eggfart:· .. We make melting pot When asked of the curious title. Mayorga repli es, "T just had a music ... he says. ''It's for bad gas problem when we were recording. The title Eggfart and the everybody: young. old. song just clicked because there's something in the song that makes it black. white: whoever smell. It's funky." wants to hear some This is by far Mayorga's masterpiece with the ass-kicking bass good music.·· riffs. Opening with a slow-creeping sound, it reminds one of how a This mixture gas problem could sneak up and explode, as this tune goes on to do. represents the For a debut album, the title .. Thirteen'' probably isn't the safe st neighborhood title, but Mayorga says with all the superstition and hidden meaning where he and his surrounding the digit. they couldn't resist. SoCal counter­ "M is the 13th letter in the alphabet. and M stands for. well. mari­ parts grew up. a juana:· Mayorga explains. ·'and that's pretty big where we're from ... variety of different The group is preuy hi gh on their upcoming gig as well when peoples and tastes. they'll open for Big Head Todd. In the spring they'll al so open for Their first single. " Shiver: · Porno for Pyros and later in the year with the Fun Lovin· Criminals. has the jumpy beats associat­ .. It's gonna be some good exposure to open for those bigger ed with ska. and has already bands.'· Mayorga says. been picked up by radio sta­ The only aspect of Horny Toad's! music that inhibits a tions in Salt Lake City. Long five-star rating is the uncanny mix of music. Island. and. of course, Los Where some might like only a few songs and not oth­ Angeles. ers. this disc is only for the true music lover. On the ·'This could be the one that other hand. all ska fans will enjoy this up-and-coming In their debut album with Domo gets us going:· Mayorga says of West Coast joint. Records, Horny Toad! uses their "Shiver.. and the album. " [Being on the radio will] definitely put Thirteen West LA roots to let off some steam us out there and it gives us a lot of confidence of what's Horny Toad! in the form of 12 "Shivering" num­ to come. bers that incorporate their ska, '·Everything's pretty Domo Records much been up hill until rock, punk and reggae roots to the now:· Mayorga says. ·'so it Rating: ~~~~ would be great if this pays off.'' fullest. Mayorga joined up with Caviar and Casillas in

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BY MATT MANOCIDO, CHRISTA Freeman, a tough. knowledgeable Dead Poets Society (1989, MA ALO AND CI DY AUGUS­ con. provides an ear to talk to and is Drama) Robin Williams plays an ·n E the voice of reason for Robbins. The English instructor at a New England Ala [fa~in e EdiTOrs movie is a bit long. but well worth private school who shows a group of Nothing is more relaxing on a cold seem g. insecure boys how to make the most snowy night than a video rental. of life by seizing the day. Hi s stu­ especially when you are house-bound Trading Places (1983, Comedy) dents. much to the chagrin of the on for and indefinite amount of time. This movie is being reviewed schoolmaster and a few stuffy par­ The race is now a v e We at The Review know thi s to be because I wrote a term paper o n it ents. begin acting with more zeal on for Russell to imself true. So in an attempt to provide one and scored a B. Eddie Murphy plays (sometimes foolish ly) and discover fuse the bomb, ki II the a I on g of the best video rental guides on the the smart-aleck con man who is deeper beauty in art. poetry, life and guys, land the plane and score with 30 planet we have scoured the in sides of roped into switching jobs wi th prep­ love. Very moving and superbly with fl ight attendant Halle Berry. our brains and compiled what we fee l pie Dan Aykroyd. at the whim of two acted. this movie will provide a con­ Will the good guys prevail? Find out. will provide every student. professor. tented ending sure to make your hair and Ebert wanna-be a va luable stand on end with sati sfaction. hot on resource to the cinema. tail to trip Let's kick it off: A n American Werewolf in somewhat dangerous steal ing mi II ions London (1 981 , Horror) Two very funny (thanks to of dollars. Fantastic Planes, Trains and Automobiles American coll ege students are clever script). action and great one­ (1 987, Comedy) John Hughes· finest attacked by a fiendish monster on the liners make this one work. Tight-wad Steve Martin must mores of England. One dies. the Babe (1996, Family) Here's a of the best action endure a cross-country trip witli a other li ves to di scover he will movie about a ta lking pi g who thinks movies of the ' 80s. slob-of-a John Candy in order to become a monster that shall ravage he's a sheepdog. No, the pig didn't make it home to ·Chicago for London during the next full moon. drop acid. he was raised by a sheep­ St. Elmo's Fire (1985, Drama) Thanksgiving. You will split your The special effects in this fli ck are dog and must help hi s master win the The infamous Brat Pack li ves on in sides laughing as Martin and Candy top-notch, and there is an off-beat sheep-herding competition. A this flick about Georgetown grads encounter disaster after disaster. such sense of humor which makes this delightful, funny movie with all the who must deal with life in the real as destroying a hotel by backing into film horrifying and a hellishl y good right messages to send to children world for the first time in their lives. it with a station wagon. It 's worth the time. Don't watch it on cable (they and college students about getting Career problems and moves, mar­ money. take all the nifty sex and gory scenes along with those who might be dif­ riage, bankruptcy, drugs and, of out), be sure to pick this one up in the ferent, and overcomin g obstacles. course, sex are al l problems these 20- The Shawshank Redemption horror secti on. There are talking ducks, sheep, hors­ something's must face. Though the (1994, Drama) Stephen King can es. cows and humans. along with '80 were no doubt a cheesy decade, write horror, this is no surprise. But Executive Decision (1996, three singing mice. All add warmth this movie deals with issues that are he can also craft beautiful dramas. to Suspense/Action) High above the and humor to this beautiful movie. timeless. Demi Moore, Emilio boot. This tale is about a Maine racist commodities brokers, to see if Atlantic Ocean flies a plane with a Estevez, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, banker, Tim Robbins. who is convict­ heredity breeds environment. Jamie bomb capable of taking out the entire Midnight Run (1988, Comedy) Die Hard (1988, Action) From Andrew McCarthy, Mare ed of multiple homicide. Sentenced Lee Curtis and AI Franken support Eastern Seaboard. The plane's con­ Robert De Niro is a bounty hunter talking livestock to exploding sky­ Winningham and Ally Sheedy round to life (and sentenced to brutal treat­ Murphy and Akroyd as revenge is trollers, a group of terrorists, are who must return an on-the-run mob scrapers. This is the dynamite action out the all-star cast. ment at the hands of savage inmates taken on the two brokers. Very enter­ unaware that a group of six special accountant. Charles Grodin, to Los film that started a trail of blockbuster and prison guards). Robbins must taining. forces agents (i ncluding reluctant Angeles in order to collect $100,000. sequels. Bruce Willis (he has hair in True Romance (1993, action) If find a way to survive. Morgan leader Kurt Ru ssell ) has creatively However. the Mafia, F. B.! and a ri val thi s one) is trapped in an L.A. skyrise .. Pulp Fiction" is just getting too .Ja.• ~ REVIEW • January I 0, 1997

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name a few spots. The F.B.I. gets rapped up in this absurd story hy "'Back to school, hack ro school. ro Catch a cab, hop a bus, bum a ride. trying to tra~k the very same woman, who is carry­ prove to Daddr rhat I'm nor a foul." pedal your bike, walk, crawl or slither ing a deadly ~hem i~al weapon capable of destroying into Wilmington- you won 't want to ~i~er than In the words of comic genius Adam millions of li ves. Guess who ends up (albeit mistak­ Sandler. it 's time to get back to the miss local rock legend Tommy enly) with the devi~e sewed into the seams of his your TV daily gtind. And, although we're Conwell a nd the Little Kings. trousers·' Yup. Beavis. And he is completely oblivi­ expecting snow this weekend, the They'll be performing at Kelly 's ous to the fact that every law agent in the land is Hitlist will be your Rudolph the Red Logan House at 170 I looking for him. Nosed Reindeer, and help you make it .I Delaware Ave., at I 0: IS OK, let's take into ~onsideration that we are deal­ through the next week of Winter p.m., and admission is only ing with a show that miginated on MTV (the same Session. $3 to $5 for the general public. network which deliheratcly shows Marilyn Manson videos). One really shouldn't expect this flick to be f'RlDAY Where to next" Where else'! Once Beavis and Butt-Head Do America the most educational and fulfilling pictures on the aoain the Stone Balloon will put on a Geffen Picrures screen. g~at shindig, this time with yet anoth­ Rating:-:( Where do all the hippies However, it wouiJ have been nice if this 90- ~r local fave, Mr. Greengenes. So put BY MATI' MANOCHIO / meet? South Street. silly. minute cartoon was entertaining. It isn't. Anybody ., And come tonight. Tricky on your Levi 's and shake your booty Manm~ i11 ~ Mtt t:u::im: Editnr bent on seeing this movie shou ld just watch three on down to Main Street. For some rca~on unknown to carbon-based life­ hrings his two turntahlcs episodes back to back to back. show one day, or so it is alleged). He' also ingests fonllS. Siskel and Ebert gave "Beavis and Butt-Head and a micropho'ne to the Theatre of The sa m~ juvenile humor is present: "Did I just bottle after bottle of pills on an airplane and slips into SUNDAY Do America·· two thumbs up. Say it ain't so. the Living Arts in Philadelphia at score?" inquires Butt-Head, having just had a body his hyperactive Comholio character. (Don't worry, To actually give a movie theater $7 to see MTV's 8:30. Tickets arc $12.50 if purcha~ed cavity so::arch at the hand of a detem1ined F.B.I. you ~an see this on all of the movie trailers on TV.) Yep. believe it or not there is actu­ dumb duo and their romp across the States. is about before showtime. but the price goes agent. Funny"7 A little. Otiginal? Not really. Many of 1l1c film 's soundtrack does provide a semi­ ally a third day on the weekend. After as sensible as inserting a gerbil into a garbage dis­ up if you buy 'em at the door. the jokes in this picture are stale and pleasing on ly to rockin ' good time. llle Red Hot Chili Peppers, a late night of drinking and what not , posal and pushing the power button. Opening are Jeru the Damaja and A people who still giggle evety time the word "peni s'' AC/DC, L.L. Cool J.. and White Zombie are just a it s hould~ ' ! be too hard to get up by I The movie's plot is about as mature a<; the actual Guy Called Gerald at 334 South is mentioned. few groups that add a little bit of pleasure to the ear p.m., and make your way to the Bob teenage hoys in question: Beavis and Butt-head Street. Call 215-922-10 II for ticket 1l1is movie is a shame because Beavis and Butt­ and help this movie flop along. Carpenter Center for a showdown ' meet a hitman who promises to pay the pair $10,000 info. Afterward cruise on down to 9th Head can he emertaining at times with snide com­ Too little, too late are the biggest reasons for this between the Delaware Hoops team to tind his wife in Las Vegas and '·do" her. and Wharton for so me cheesesteaks at ments and their complete lack of common sense. movie ·s failure. Perhaps a year or two ago, when the and the Vermont Catamounts in an Naturally the oversexed teens misinterpret the Pat's or Geno's. Ask anyhody, you Many oppot1unities were sorely overlooked here, show was really in the press and picking up steam, / American East rivalry. guy's meaning and think they're getting paid the big won't regret it. however. would have been the best time for the film 's release. ., Tickets are free to students 1 -.------,..1 bucks to have sex People will sit in their seats and say to them­ Even so. it had a very impressive opening weekend with ID, but they' re going with this woman. Another Newark favorite R EVIEW RATINGS selves. "Wait. I've seen this before. I heard the very last month in terms of revenue. So begins this returns to the Stone kind of quickly- not. Seriously, go ..'c..( }c ,'c ,( Oscar caliber. same thing last night." Repetition is funny only so It is sad to say that the only people who will prob­ inane quest for inter­ Balloon for some 21 and cheer on your sc hool and heckle some ..,( ,"c ~'c ..'c Sl!e this nick. many times. It doesn't pan here . ably find this movie worthwhile are lidgety fresh­ course. which takes older craziness. Seatalogist will let oil opposing Catamounts, whatever the .,'c ..'c ...'c Definite rental. Beavis does get a chance to screech '·Fire 1 Fire!'' man in high school whose faces are pimply and place partially in some hot air at "Beat the Clock" hell they are. '-'< '-'< Catch it on c3ble. every now and then (he isn't allowed to on TV voices squeaky. much like Beavis and Butt-Head Texas, Colorado and · night. Get there early if yo u want to -Robert Kalesse )< Putrid. Moldy. Foul. because a kid torched his house after watching the themse lves. Washington D.C.. to save a few bu cks. There's no cover until 9 p.m. Welcome back, students. The Review has switched gears a bit and But at least "Romeo and Juliet" doesn't meander If there's one thing that hired a new staff. This means there are Evening Star far from the original dialogue or plot. goes with the winter won­ new entertainment editors, feature s Scream "'Evening Star" is the pointless and highly disap­ The only thing that sa\"I::S this film is its lead stars. derland out ther..:, it's i..:c hockey. So editors. and a new Magazine editor. Wes Craven makes a triumphant return lo I he world pointing sequel to 1983's "Tetms of Endearment," in Shakespearean English !lows naturally out of Claire take your lazy butts down to the Blue That's me. I am here now for a couple of terror with this utterly frightening and fresh which Shirley MacLain returns in her Oscar-winning Danes' and Leonardo DiCaprio's mouths, but their Ice Arena tonight, that's the big one, of reasons: A. It presents me the approach to horror flicks. In ·'Scream," whose cast role as Aurora. Fifteen years after the death of her best work is down the road. for a showdown between the Hens chance to reach out to students who includes Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell and daughter, Emma, Aurora sets out to ti nd the love of her Jerry Maguire Ice Hockey team and those / love entertainment and fea­ Courtney Cox, a horror movie-obsessed killer clad in life. "Evening Star" also reveals what has come or Director Cameron Crowe ("Say Anything ... ," Midshipmen from the U.S. aval ., tures. B. We need to fill thi s a black cloak and an eerie ghost mask toys with the Emma's three children, whom Aurora raised. "Singles") chums out another hit in his latest flick Academy. Admission is $2 for stu­ space because we ran short minds of fellow fright fans before killing them. Although it is quite humorous that all of the chi ldren "Jerry Maguire,'' starring Tom Cruise in the title dents with ID. and $4 for the rest of this issue. So feel free to kick back for Craven, who also directed such movies as 'The have tumed out to be screw-ups, Juliette Lewis' poor role as a sports agent who changes his ruthless .I y'all. the remainder of the school year and Hills Have Eyes" and "A ightmare on Elm Street," performance as Melanie, as well as Aurora's unamus­ ways to reconnect with his clients. Cuba Gooding read The Review. Let me think as to s"ccessfully combines blood, gore, suspense, fear and ingly bitter and self-absorbed character tend to make Jr. gives a stellar perfonnance as Cruise's one Just a short walk away at how to fi II the rest of this space, seeing humor in this movie, making it the best and most the lilm drag on with no visible purpose. client, football hot-shot Rod Tidwell, who remains the Newark Municipal Building on that I have been up for 72 hours in worthwhile horror film in years. In addition, this !lick is sure to further disappoint all loyal to Maguire during his career change, despite Elkton Road , at1i st George L. Crum, front of a screen that insists on putting Jack Nicholson fans who shell out $6.50 only to see tempting offers from other agents. ew-comer Sr. is displaying some of his pho­ messages that read like: YOUR Mars Attacks him for live minutes. Renee Zell weger holds her own to Cruise as hi s tographs weekdays from 8:30a.m. to COMPUTER HAS BOMBED AND Entertaining and slightlygrotesquc, this Tim Burton Romeo and Juliet bookeeper-tumed-love-interest, and Jonathan 5 p.m. It 's free and open to the public, YOU HAVEN'T SAVED ANY­ !lick has the little green (big brained) men from mars Billed as "the greatest love story of all time hap­ Lipnicki, who plays her son, steals the show for a but make sure you stop by the Parks THING IN AN HOUR. This, natural­ come to Earth and kick our butts. pening in our time," adapter/director Baz Luhrmann moment or two. o doubt one of Cruise's best per­ and Recreation office to pick up an ly, can be very frustrating. Especially An all-star cast including Jack icolson, Glenn ("Strictly Ballroom") spoon feeds a candy-coated ver­ formances, don 't even wait for this to come out on artist protile and take a self-guided when you haven't eaten anything Close and Jim Brown must find a way to save the plan­ sion of Shakespeare to the MTV generation, making video- catch it now. tour. Call 366-7060 for resembling food since the night before. et and still listen to Tom Jones sing. Cheesy special the play easier to understand despite its universal -compiled by Cindy Augustine and Christa more infom1ation. So please enjoy our Magazine sec­ effects help this movie provide a funny kick. themes. Manalo tion this semester. SATURDAY - Mart Manochio

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I ' January I 0, 1997 • THE REVIEW • 83 Swimming in the Fountains of Wayne The New York-based band has hit it big with the power-pop gem "Radiation Vibe"

BY PETER BOTHUM nati ve. Hi s parent s were there, and "Really? I didn't know our video £1enlftl't' Editor they didn 't have to travel fa r fro m went into heavy rotation,' · he says A crowd was pac ked into the th eir home, located j ust over th e in a very matter-of-fact tone. "I did­ smoky, tin y Theatre of the Li ving Northern Delaware bord er, to sec n't know that. I haven't spoken to Arts on South Street in Ph iladelphia their so n roc k ou t with his new my friends at home: · to see a revived Eva n Dand o and hi s band . The band replaced Garbage as latest incarn ati on of th e the Smashing Pumpkins' opener Lemon heads. Coll ingwood's voice is hard to mostly because of Schlesinger's It was late Decemb er, so the hear as he speaks on the phone from partnership with the Pumpkins' steam rose off of your body as yo u his curre nt location. Vancouver, James Iha and D' arcy in the leaped out of th e cold and nud ged Canada. He's there wit h Fo untains Chicago-based label Scratchie your way into a warm seam of the of Wayne, and the boys are now Records. crowd. But it was earl y, so Dand o openi ng up for Smashing Pumpkins Collingwood say s the move from and his new mates were still back­ and playing spacious sports arenas smaller venues to the larger, palace­ stage somewhere mulli ng over the like arenas has actually worked out set Jist or lou ngin g around in th eir we ll. plu sh to ur bus. " It 's kind of interesting because But th e opening band was on­ -,, we ' ve never played to anything / stage and in full swi ng, blas tin g out ncar that size," he says. '·I was talk­ a fresh, new so un d that had an eeri e "Really? I didn't ing to Adam [Schlesinger. th e way of sounding ve ry fami li ar at the band's bassist] about it. I think it's same ti me . It was re mini scent of know our video actually easi er playing to a lot more Dando's Lemonheads around the people than playing to a small ATLANTIC RECORDS I Joseph Cuhice: ti me of the super bouncy '·It 's A room." Critics have compared Fountains of Wayne (drummer Brian Young, lead singer/ guitarist Chris ! Shame About Ray:· It was Crowded went into heavy He says th e band 's sound ha sn "t Collingwood, bassist Adam Schlesinger and guitarist Jody Porter) to the successful Los Angeles band : House or Robyn Hitchcock at th eir rotation." suffered from playing cavernous. Weezer. "I suppose they do that because they' re the handiest example of a pop band with loud gui- :' ve ry fi nest moments. But it was spacious arenas, either. In fact. he tars," Collingwood says. "I don't really see it. I think the songwriting on our record is a little stronger." more fam ili ar than th at; it even Chris Colling•mod. says it has actually improved their harkened back to the ro ll icki ng '60s Lead singed guitarisi for so und qualit y. aco ust ic guitar set. Evan came out during their college year-.. and kept two weeks. playing alm ost all of the: pop of the Hollies or even the Fab Founlains of Warn e "That 's better too, I think . It 's and we pl ayed '·Love Huns" by in touch after that while moving instruments on the record by them-1 Four themselves. weird . because the P.A. system is so Graham Parsons." through variou~ other outfits. Last selves. It was, in fact. Fo unt ai ns of far away from the stage, you can Collingwood says Dando was year, Schlesinger hit it big by ''in­ ""That was intentional. We just: Wayne, a New York-based quart et hear the monitor system. In a club, impressed with the bus Fountains of ning a contest to write the song for wanted to keep it kind of tossed otr: that was just starti ng to receive it" s an iss ue how much room so und Way ne was driving in. a smelly. car­ 'That Thing You Do:· a big-time and fresh." he says. "I think the nex t: rad io airplay for thei r soaring dilly, you're gelling and it overwhelms bon monoxide leaking 196 1 GMC movie wrillen and directed by Tom record we do will be more intelli- : "Rad iatio n Vibe,'' which appears --''instead of cozy. compact clubs l ike the monitor system .'· Steakhorn that had been renovated. Hanks. The song was intentionally gent and thought out." 1' wi th II oth er bubble gum gems on the TLA or Ba ltimore's Collingwood says he and the re st "It was fum. v. He came on and he rendered in that mid-1960s. mock­ So. tonight it 's another show in 1 the bands' sel f- ti tled debut. Hammerjacks. of Fountains of Wayne had a great loved it , because there·s this tour Beatles style. and it became a hit for another city. opening up for the : In any event, lead si nger/ gui­ At this point , the video for time touring with the allegedly elu­ bus on the inside of a Graham the movies fictitious band. The mega-famous Smashi ng Pumpkins: tarist Chris Collingwood, bassist "Radiati on Vibe'" has been tossed sive Dando and the Leinonheads. Parson's record called ·Gravest Wonders. hefore ~2.000-plus Pumpkin Head . : Adam Sch lesin ge r, new guitaris t into the regular MTV rotation , and He says he got along with the front­ Angel '. and it looked a little bit like Schlesinger was in a groove. and But Collingwood doesn't find the : Jody Porter and drummer Bri an the band has played spots on '"Late man very well, and that the two that. .. he says. " He was like. ·Yeah, Collingwood called soon after to situation daunting- or ridiculous. :' Young had the crowd bopping their Night With Conan O'Brien·· and shared a co mmon interest in co un­ I want to switch '' ith you guys half te ll him about three strong songs he "It would be ridiculous if they : heads and tapping thei r fee t ever­ several live radio shows. try musi c. way through the to ur. ... had written. So pulling t\\O and two were packing it in for me . I can: so-slightly to their super-sweet It is safe to say that Fountains of "We spent a lot of time backstage Fount ains of Wayne was ori gi ­ together. the pan started writing understand it for the Smashing : ~. hooks. Wayne have arrived. The only thing playing co untry so ng s to each nally just Schlesinger and songs again. Eventually. the~ got Pumpl-.ins." he says. '"I'm just glad: It was a homecomi ng for is , this is the first Co ll ingwood has other," Collingwood says. Collingwood. The two had played together and churned out that \\C ha\ cn"t got booed off the : Co ll ingwood, a Penn sy lvania heard of it. "Actually, down in Dallas during an together in various bands in Boston "Fount ains of Wayne .. in just over stage. Wayne S debut is a Fountain of happy hooks

debut release. first si ngle, The bouncing "Survival Car'' rolls middle of ·-rve Got A Flair .. and the The al bum, put " Rad iation along like a vintage Camara, and deceivingly up beat ·'Barbara H ... An Sweeter than toge th er pri­ Vibe ," has Collingwood throws around images ac ous ti c gui tar is up front. with a maril y by the been recei v­ of New York City - Central Park, fuzzed up gu it ar entering in from New York- in g loads of Uni on Square - like pieces of the si de and blending in nice!) later. sugar, the self­ based so ng - radio air­ paper flying carelessly out of the The so ng is simple and repetitive wntmg tan- play as of open window. The song is bookcnd­ enough to be a potential top ten hit. titled album dem of found­ late, and the ed by two beautiful aco ustic inter­ but the tunc's real strength is in its In g members video clip ludes: th e first one gets thin gs normal guy. surface obscn at ion C h r 1 s for the song rolling, the second calms it all lyric s. really satisfies Co ll ingwood has been dQWn . What's remarkable about an d Ad am tossed into "I've Got A Flair" is the closest ""Fou nt ains of Wayne .. is ils depth Fountains of Wayne Schl esi nger, is the regu lar thing here to Schl es inge r's super­ and resourcefulness. Schlesinger Fountain s of Way ne a treasure rotation on sweet title track to 'That Thing You and Collingwood pumped the alhum Tag Recordings trove of '60s­ MTV. Do,.. the Tom Hanks-directed movie out on their O\~n. wit!~ the former Rating: 1-.hh'c 1/2 i n f luen ce d , Yes , that" s about fou r guys who li ve the hand li ng drum. guitar. backup \Ocal catchy power the song American version of Beatlemani a. and keyboard duties. and the latter BY PETER BOTHUM pop th at IS mak ing you "Oh yeahs" are strategically placed, taking care of' ocal. guitar and 1-.cy­ Executive Ecliwr ingrained 111 sing " Baby, and the min or chord s enter in at just board work. ATLA TIC RECORDS I Joseph Thin k of the las t tim e yo u drank yo ur brain fro m th e moment it hits bab.'·. baby! come on what's wrong7f the right moment - it almost mak es Since then. the pair has imply. l mom laid out a buffet of cand y - "Fountain s of Wayne" close to di n­ chorus is made all the more radiant The critics' pick so far has been they only have four hands between But that's what boxes of candy; and you obligingly dove in head ner tim e; yo u would n' t wa nt to ru in by Sch lesinger's gorgeous backup the yet-to-be-released '·Si ck Day," a them. arc all about. You're really not sup-: first. Or when Rite Ai d had a fiv e­ yo ur appetite or arrive at the table vocal s and Collingwood's melancholy. mid-tempo number The only knock that could b.: posed to eat the whole thing at once.: for-$ ! sale on Hershey bars. with a sore tumm y. Le nnonesquc punctuation of ""Shine about a girl st uck in the ·9-to-5. The made against Schlesinger and Rather. delve into ""Fo untains on That pretty mu ch sum s up th e But you we re probab ly tip ped off on! Shi ne on 1• Sh ine on'" track is completely different from Collingwood and their first effort is Wayne" at your leisure, and pick outi feeling one is left with after taking to how catchy "Fountains of Bu t ·'Radiation Vibc" is just the any other on the album , and is th ere­ that they have cooked up a hatch your favorite candies to bop you in Fount ai n of Way ne's self-titled Way ne" was already. The album's tip of Way ne's hook-heavy iceberg. fore in an odd position right in the th at is a tad too sweet. head and stomp your feet to. Late night TV just got some cable competition

the day 's '· new ·· with biting commen­ name to come up as a rep lacement wi ll With Bill Mahers "Politically tary and sarcasm. definite!) be Conan O'Brien. the host The program conta ins comedic on­ o f the in cre as ingly popular '· Late Night Incorrect" jumping ship to ABC, location news reports. detai led wi1h Conan o· Brien."" scathing rev iews of the newest music O'Brien. or baby Letterman as he is videos. a segmen t usi ng actual footage occasionally taunted on his program. Jay and Dave may be in deep water of televange li sts mak in g asses of them­ took over Letterman's 12:35 a.m . pro­ se lves fo r do natio ns and, of co urse, gram when Le tterman bo lted from BY RYA CORMIER Maher is a brilli ant off- the-c uff one guest import ed from Hollywood NBC to CBS for a $42 million con­ Ntlllmwl!Stcue Neu ·.\· Editor comedian who reacts we ll to the spon­ because it wo uldn ' t be a talk show tract. It 's not just Leno vs. Letterman an y­ taneous comments made by hi s gue sts, wi th out one. The program is still evolving after more . wh o usually make fools o f th emse lves. '"The Dail y Show'" displays the edge three years on the air but it consistent­ If Jay and Dave are growing increas­ Afterall, there is onl y so much Cindy and sometimes th e nas tiness Leuerm an · ly beats CBS's pa thet ic '"The Late, ingly lame for your taste s, there are Crawford knows abo ut th e situ ati on in once had when he was on NBC. Late Show with Tom Snyder" in the several funnier alternatives on late Bosnia. Currentl y, Lett erman thinks he is rati ngs. night television . PI is both heart ier and m ore educa­ showin g hi s edge when he call s "Late Night" is a conventi onal talk The newest addition to the late night tional (yes, a program can be both edu­ Presi dent Clinton "tubby or puffy." It show with a cast of co lorful characters war is "Politically Incorrect with Bill cati onal and funn y) than sub stitute is definitel y a sad dec line fo r the fo r­ who seem at firs t ch ild ish and stu pid, Maher." The show made its debut lightweight late-ni ght programs such mer king of late ni ght. but ult imate ly show their childi sh bril­ Tuesday morning on ABC at 12 :05 fol ­ as "The Tonight Show" and "Th e Late On th e other side of the aisle, Leno li ance. lowing "Nightline," which incidentally Show,'' because Maher is not afraid to is even worse as he tones down hi s Some popul ar characters in clude: usually beats both Leno and Lellerman di scuss dead serious topi cs, whi ch is everl asting borefe st of a· monologue so the ever-am usi ng "Pimpbot,'" a robot in the ratings. usually a talk show killer. much that it blend s into one miserable pim p fro m th e ' 70s th at tell s th e audi­ PI, which Maher refers to as "The Maher survives th e seri ousness program. Leno con siders himself bein g ence about hi s " bitches," "The Wussy McLaughlin Group" on acid. consists because he manages to work his unique nas ty when he says Michae l Jackso n Wago n," a large wagon full of whining of an eclectic panel of four we ll -known brand of hum or into the di scussion. likes boys or say s O.J . Simpson is a New York wussy busi nessmen , and my guests debating the most timely con­ The program that is repl acing PI on doubl e-murderer. favorit e. "The Gaseous Wiener," a ma n troversial issues and current events Comedy Central at II :00 p.m. shows An example of how hip Llleo's dressed in a life-size hot dog costume each night. equal promise, if not more . hum or is: During th e O.J. tri al, Leno who fl atu ates while dancing. It is the only place you will see "The Daily Show," hosted by former repeat edly had on hi s program '"The Ahh , the future of American broad­ Coolio, Rev. Jerry Fallwell, Jerry ESPN Sportscenter anchor Craig Danci ng Ito's,"- a bun ch of Asian men casting. Who says tele vision's go lden Seinfeld and G. Gordon Liddy debat­ Kilborn , is by far th e best new show on with fake beards dancin g to bad di sco age is behind us? ing the effects of "Beavi s and Butt­ tele vi sion . music. Need I say more ? If th at's not Be li eve me, even th ough they oun d head" on young c hi ldren . The program. two parts Dennis cuttin g edge humor. I don't kn ow what stupid, they are funny and are still bet­ PI made the jump to network televi­ Miller's "Weekend Update" on IS. ter th en sitting through one o f Lena or sion this week after 411 episodes and "Saturday Night Live'' and one part But when either Leno or Lett erman Letterm an's limp interviews with VILLARD _BOOKS I Pam Springsteen four years on the cable network throws Michael Moore's "TV Nation:· is in the towel , whi ch unfortu­ Ri chard, Simmons. Bill Maher hosts "Politically Incorrect," which 1 Comedy Central. extremely well written and serves up nately will not be too soon , the first made its network debut Thesday night on ABC.

) , .' 1 84• THE REVIEW • January I 0, 1997 First-timer goes with the flow in Big Apple man in Grand Central. fond of crowds or being pu shed or pas' of some so rt and he was car­ the train and made our way off the everyone mi ght say it's cheesy, I had been drinking heavily and arou nd and bumped into, .it's well rying about I 0 baseball caps, so we platform. everyone spotted a guy there's still the urge to tunc in eac h was now paying for it, with my wort h it. In my first trip ever to New thought he was your average ped­ urin ating on the" walls of Grand year and watch the bal l drop from bladder. After scoping out the situa­ York. the little gathering at Times dler. Central. Times Square. tion around every corner of the Sq uare was by far th e best time, hut We start ed to walk in the opposite Mid-flow a cop walked up behind With pot s anc..l pans and other underground labrynth. l saw a back noise-makers in hand, people sit by there were a few other things that direction when he started to say. him. put hi s arm on the man's shoul ­ BY ROB ERT KALESSE happened I wo n't forget too soon. ''Hey. hey, I sec yo u. ·· l was at the der and sm il ed. After finishing, the all ey for empl oyees on ly. and count down the last I 0 seconds My friends waitec..l for me an·J I Entt:ouimm 111 £duo,· I am originally from back end of the gro up and I heard man was led away by the police­ of tile year, watching the hundreds made my way hack through the For years milli ons of Americans of thousa nd s of people packed in the Phil ade lphia. and with every hig him ;ay, "Thi s area is restricted ... •· man, cuttin g short any chance of alle y where l found a small dead have celebrated New Year 's Eve in city there comes a great deal of Before he finished what he had to celebrati on. center of New York Ci ty. end. There I put Adam Sandier's relatively the same fashion. I've been watching this ceremony freak s you have to deal with while say. we all just figured he was goi ng This stuck in my mind until after '·The Longest Pee" to shame with Wheth er sipping the champagne for as long as I can remember. but maki ng your way through the s~y­ to tell us th at maybe NBC was in the the clock struck midnight. l had to my own rendition. at a huge party or just spending the each year I always wondered what it scrapers. process of recording a show. and pee, plain and simple. As my friends Anc..l th at was my first experience night with loved ones, at one time or would be like to be there wi th thou­ Some beg for money, some sleep that we had to leave. But the second and I made our way from Times with the Big Apple. A run-in with another during Dec. 31. people wi II sands of drunk. happy people in th e on heater vents on the sidewalk. and half of hi s sentence let us know Square to the subway to get back to the insane . a ride on the train, and a glance at the TV ~ greatest city in the worlc..l. there 's always the occasional dope what plmict he was from (hint, it Grand Central. every step l took great deal of pain. But they aren't lookin g for the Th is year I went to the big city, talking to him self in th e bus termi­ isn't earth ). hurt. If you get anything ou t of thi s, go score of a game, their favorite com­ and it was by far one the most mem­ nal. " ... for the insane.'' This area is My insides felt as if they were to New York for New Year's Eve. mercial. or the la;t 20 minutes of a orable experi ences of my life. Now However, while passing NBC restricted fo r the insane. Yep. I had goin g to explode at any minute. I've Robert Kalesse is 011 e11tertai11- movie. There's only one yearly some wi ll say they' rc not the party­ Studios at Rockefell er Plaza with arrived in ew York. The fun had dealt with a lot of physical pain in ment editor for The Re1 •ieu·. Send e­ show that's been as much a part of ing type. or they don't like crowds. four cff my friends. a man he gun . my life. but this was excruciating. mail tn [email protected]. New Year's as those stupid party or they' d just as soon· sit at home approached LIS with a silly smi le on On New Year 's Eve we made our Never have I had to pee so badly, hat >. and watch it on television. hi s face. way inw Grand Central Station there are no bathrooms in the sub­ lt's Di ck Clark 's Rockin' New He had around hi s .neck a had2:e from White Plains. and as we got off way. and all l kept seei ng was th e Com in g fro m someone who isn ' t . ~ Year 's Eve Party.· Anc..l even though

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~ H ow 'bout them Carolina from reaching the Big Game. his life's dream by hauling in a Kerry missed a last-second chip-shot field this year - the first time they have day. • Panthers? But would it be so bad if the Collins touchdown pass to clinch the goaL The miss propelled the Jaguars missed the NFC championship game As the last seconds ticked away, ' And what about these Superdome was the site o f the NFL championship. into the playoffs. in five years. the fans' energy became explosive. ;. Jacksonville Jaguars? Expansion Bowl on Jan. 26? These two teams were supposed to Since then, the Jacksonville crew M ost of those in the know figured T heir e lectri ci ty was fe lt by everyone • David met Go liath twice last weck­ No way. be terrible. They were told that, but has take n to the road to oust the peren­ the arrogant Cowboys would once on th e field, with the exception of :C:nd, and the invincible giant was left Many fans are tired of the same o ld they didn' t li sten very we lL The ni ally dangerous Buffalo Bills and the agai n overcome their off-the-fie ld Cowboy hot-shot Deion Sanders, who .·on his back each time a stone faces, the same o ld colors and the expansion teams have combined for highly favored Denver Broncos. problems and advance to the champi ­ couldn' t feel much of anything as he :i>etween his lifeless eyes. ' same o ld 24 win s this season. The Broncos were 13-3 this season onship game in chilly Green Bay. high-stepped off to Ia-Ia land, suffer­ : The Jags were the first into battle, .------, egos. Now That's pretty amazing. and 8-0 at home. They hadn' t lost a But the Cowboys were run over by ing a concussion in the f ounh quarter. .and they left the Mile High City fans are guar­ These two infant teams took their home pl ayoff game since 1984. All the streaking Panthers and their ever­ So the Dallas Cowboys high-tailed ::unscathed last Saturday, 30-27 victors anteed to see a first baby steps just 16 months ago, the ta lk was about John Elway finally expanding bandwagon before a blood­ it back to Texas, well aware of the .over the NFL's best team, the Denver fairly new and now both have bounded into their capturing a Supe r Bowl victory, abo ut thirsty crowd of about 73,000. new kids in town. 'Broncos. champion. Of respecti ve conference championship the AFC ending a 12-year Super Bowl The black and blue painted faces of Days before the game, Dallas ' In the NFC, the force~ of good and the re maining games in their second season. How losing streak. Carolina Pride came early and stayed coach Barry Switzer joked th at he did­ •:evil clashed Sunday at Erikson teams, onl y many teams have failed to reach this But as the Jacksonville train builds late, some dressed as pri soners in hor­ n't even know where Charlotte was. .Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., and for the Packers po int after decades of work? mo mentum on it s way to New izontal stripes holding signs which Carolina linebacker Lamar Lathon :once, the heroes came out on top. have won the If just one o f these teams had sur­ England, those in Denver remain read, " Hide your women, the responded to Switzer's comment fol­ The Carolina Panthers sent the Brad Jennings big o ne vived into the playoffs, only to lose a dazed and confused, their jaws on the Cowboys are in town." lowing the game. :defending Super Bowl c ha mpion Super Bowls I wildcard game, it would have been floor. The Panthers started the game by " While you are sitting at home next Dallas Co wboys to an earl y grave and II. considered the story of the year - an Maybe they should fom1 a support doing something many football fans weekend," Lathon said, "do you know 'wi th a 27- 16 win in the Panthers' first umber Nine So for those unbelievable accomplishment. But group with the fans from Buffalo. The can o nly dream of - spraining where C harlotte. N.C., is now, baby?" playoff appearance. who like both newcomers made the postseason Bills had never lost a home playoff Michael Irvin's shoulder o n the sec­ Come Sunday, Jan. 26, the world The Carolina who? underdogs, root for those two predato­ show, and won. game at Ri c h Stadium until the ond play of the game. may well learn where to fi nd The Jacksonville what? ry feli nes this weekend. Wouldn't it be Now both are preparing to face off Jaguars came to town. As the injured all-star retired to the Charlotte, N.C., and Jacksonville, Fla. The FOX Broadcasting Company better to watch a bunch of misfits in the conference championships. And Football pessimists now praise locker room , so did much of the hype and its advertisers are hoping these overcome incredible odds to reach the both are on fire. Jacksonville for ensuring that neither that surrounded the troubled receiver. 'questi ons don' t need to be answered top of the mountain so soon? The Panthers have won e ight the Broncos nor the Bills will lose There was no more talk of cocaine, on Super Bowl Sunday, but they'd The world has seen enough of straight games, while the Jags have another Super Bowl this year. prostitutes, guns or sexual assaults. Brad Jennings is ril e sporrs ediror ar better keep their fingers c rossed. Emmitt Smith trotting into the end­ won seven straight, including a mirac­ And thanks to the Panthers, the There was only football. The Review. He hasn 'r been ro Erik These two second-year expansion zone on Super Sunday. It's time to see ulous Week 17 win against the Atlanta defending Super Bowl champion And that was Carolina's specialty. Williams' house in over a year. Send teams are each just one win away Carolina tight end Wesley Walls fulfill Falcons in which M orten Andersen Cowboys were also sent ho me earl y The Panthers were the better team all commellls To [email protected]. On Men and women lose to Hofstra 'lD A look at thi s weekend in UD sports on the home front. BY BRAD JENNINGS Becken immediately drained a three­ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Spons &lilor pointer each time to keep the Hens at Hofstra University got the best of the hay. Hens basketball team Tuesday night. Delaware came out flat after a I 04-63 FRIDAY, JAN. 10 Twice. trouncing of Towson State Sunday. •Men s basketball vs. Hartford First, the women's team fell to the While Smith shot 9-for- 17 from the Flying Dutchwomen 58-54 at the field, his ·teammates combined to shoot Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. 11 -for-50. The Dutchmen connected on 45 per­ •Ice hockev vs. Navy T UESDAY, JAN. 7 cent of their shots from the floor. Blue Arena, 7 p.m. MEN "Their pressure really bothered us," •Men 's indoor track vs. Bowie St., Howard, Delaware 70 said Delaware coach Mike Brey. "I just don't think we were ready tonight.'' LaSalle, Temple Hofstra 81 .WoMEN Junior guard Keith Davis fini shed Delaware Field House, 5:30p.m. with 12 points and senior forward Peca Delaware 54 Arsic added I 0. • Women s indoor track vs. Delaware St., Hofstra 58 Delaware takes the floor again Friday LaSalle, Temple, UMBC, Howard at 7:30 p.m. when the Hens face Hartford at the Bob Carpenter Center. Delaw~e Field House, 5:30 p.m. Hofstra Physical Education Center in a The Delaware women's team (3-9, 1- SATURDAY, JAN. 11 contest it could have easily won. 3 America East) lost 1ts third straight The men were downed by the game thanks in part to a 34 percent •Men 's/women 's swimming vs. George Dutchmen 81-70 in the nightcap follow­ shooting effort. ing a miserably cold shooting perfor­ Junior center Shanda Piggott used a Washington mance by the Hens. 12-for-13 free throw shooting perfor­ Carpenter Sports Building, 1 p.m. The Hens (8-6, 2-2 America East) mance to collect a game-high 16 points. wasted a stellar performance by senior She also grabbed II rebounds. •Ice hockey vs. Monmouth center Greg Smith, who poured in 29 Hofstra (5-8, 1-4 America East) Gold Arena, 8 p.m. points and tied a career best with 16 defeated the Hens for onl y the second rebounds. time in 26 games. SUNDAY, JAN.12 But Delaware shot only 30 percent The Dutchwomen shot 51 percent •Men 's basketball vs. Vermont from the field and failed to put up much from the field but couldn 't quite pull of a challenge for the Dutchmen (5-8, 2- away from the Hens. But Delaware Bob Carpenter Center, 1 p.m. 3 America East). failed to convert numerous opportunities Hofstra jumped out to an early 17-6 to take the lead late in the game, often lead and went up 43-28 at halftime. missing layups and close-range shots. The Hens narrowed the margin to The women's team takes to the road seven on two occasions in the second again thi s weekend with conference THE REVT£\V/Ja/111 Cllaba/i.:J, half, but Dutchmen sharp-shooter 1im games at Hartford and Vermont. Sophom.ore guard Tyrone Perry evades the enemy.

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. , Smith scores big :,. ,. continued from page B8 Hens' foul shooting. They continued .. to hit their shots, shooting 73 percent ,. Towson would seem to trap him. from the line and remaining near the Smith would spin and fade. top of the conference percentage­ : When Smith mi ssed, which wasn' t wise. .... ofte n, he would find a way to get the Smith is shooting 80 percent from .. rebound and make something hap­ the line as well as 60 percent from .. ren. Every time he scores he the field . He is ranked in •he top u.s. backpedals to the other end of the ,'. three in the America East in scoring, ,. court with the biggest smi le on his rebounding, fie ld goal and free throw vs. NAVAL face. percentage. " He is doing more leading and the Smith needs 26 points to move up .,.· team respects him." Brey said. ''!like ,. to fifth place on Delaware's all-ti me ACADEMY the odds if a team decides to pl ay scoring li st and nine rebounds to o ne-on-one against him. move up to sixth place all-time. Against Hofstra, Smith shot 53 No player has averaged 20 points ,.' percent while the Hens as a team shot .. and I 0 rebounds per game in a sea­ .. only 30 percent. Hi s 16 rebounds tied son si nce 1962-63. Smith is on pace a career-high, but it wasn't enough to to put his name in the record books, ;· 2,300 SEAT BLUE ICE ARENA bring De laware a win. ,,.. and hopes to he lp Delaware rebound ,. The one thing th at remained con­ its way to the top of the America TICKETS: $4- Adults (call 831-2868 for info.) stant in the loss to Hofstra was the East. ,. $2 - Students ..,. SUNDAY, JAN. 5 T uESDAY, JAN. 7 2 F I 2 F TOWSON STATE 25 .18 63 DELAWARE 28 42 70 :: DELAWARE 58 46 104 HOFSTRA ~ J JB 81 •',. TOWSON STATE (3-7) - Bi ggs 1-6 J .. J DELAWARE (8-6)- Pegues 0-5 5-10 S. .l Newton 8- 12 J-5 19, Harp 1-4 0-5 2 . Arsic 2-8 S-6 I0 , Smith 9-17 11 -11 29. Perry 1-6 .. Schneider 1-3 0-0 2. Keyes 4-12 2-2 12. Grey 0- 1-2 J . Da-is 4-1 8 2-2 12. Benneu 1-1 J.J .1. 2 2-6 2. Kenah 0-1 0-0 0. Wise 1-4 2-2 4. Gonzalez 0-0 0-0 0. Mullen 0-0 0-0 0, DePablo 0-0 0-0 0, Cason 1-2 0-0 3, Lexer J. 7 Marciulio ni s 0-2 0-0 0, Bryson 3- 10 1-2 8. 2-3 9. Hairston 1- 1 2-4 4. Hannon 1-2 1-2 3. Niang 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-67 26·36 70. Totals 22-56 15-30 63. HOFSTRA (5·8)-Thomas 8- 14-1-6 20. DELAWA RE (8·5) - Arsic 9- 16 0-0 2J , Dunkley 0-.1 0-0 0, Posey 0-3 S-6 5. Claxton 7- Pegues J-5 0-0 6. Smith 11-15 5-6 27 , Davis 4-9 13 7-1121. Bunon 2-4 5-6 9. Brown 1 - ~ 0-0 2. 2-J II . Perry 2-5 2-2 7, Bennett 4-4 0-0 8. Beckett 6-12 .1-3 20. Jackson 2-5 0-0 4. Totals . --·. Gon_zalez 0-1 0-0 0. Mullen 1-4 0-0 2. 26-58 24-33 81. Marciuli onis 1-4 0-0 3. Bryson 6-1 2 1-2 15. Halftime: Hofslra 4.l Delaware 28. Thrff· Niang 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 41·76 12·17 104. point goals: Delaware 4- I 5 (Davis 2-6, Bryson Halftime: Delaware 58. Towson Stale 25 . 1-1 , Arsic 1-5. Smith 0-1 , Marciulionis 0-2). Firiday Januaryil<>th iti~ ~;;; ~" ! Three-poinl goals: TSU 4--14 (Keyes 2-5. Hofstra 5-10 (Beckett S-10) . Rebounds: Cason 1-2. Lexer 1-1 , Newton 0-2, Schneider 0- Delaware 47 (Smith 16), Hofslrn J7 (Claxton I 1, Grey 0- 1, Wi se 0-2). UD 10-24 (Arsic 5- 10, 10). Assists: Delaware 8 (Perry 4). Hofstrn 12 Bryson 2-4, Marciulionis 1-4, Perry 1-3. Davis (Claxton. Burton 4). Fouled out: Srnuh. Don't miss Blue Hen Hockey action!! 1-3). Rebounds: TSU 33 (Harp 8). UD 46 Ma.rc1ulioni s. Total fouls: Delaware 29. Hofstra (Smith I 0). Assists: TSU 8 (Grey, Wi se 2). UD 27 . Technical - Smith. Attendance: 623. 29 (Perry, Davis 9). Fouled out: Bennett . Total fouls: TSU 18. UD 25 . Attendance: 3.736.

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]anuary·IO, 1997 • B8 Delaware ices the 'Cats, faces Navy tonight

BY CHRISTOPHER YASIEJKO the weekend. 7:34 into the third on senior winger avy, an Eastern Collegiate Hockey Spm1!i Editor ''Brett had an excellent weekend," Christian Bellino's goal. Association foe, is the first step of a An excursion to the land of cacti and Hens coach Josh Brandwene said. "1 Another score by Knick with 5:55 three-game homestand for Delaware. sundevil s was enough to further heat up was impressed by the whole team for left in the game put the 'Cats ahead. Tomon·ow night at 8, Monmouth (N.J.) the Delaware ice hockey team. their poise. It can be difficult playing in and Arizona defenseman Chad Dyjak takes to the. ice at the Gold Arena. and The Hens, ranked fifth in the front of 4.000 screaming fans, but they served the final fruitcake with 49 sec­ next Saturday Rutgers faces off with American Collegiate Hockey stayed focused." onds remaining in the two-course road the Hens at the same time, same place. Association going into last weekend, Senior goalie Bill Morrison snared trip. Some individual notes: Senior cen­ played two games against No. 3 33 saves in Friday's win and another 26 So, with a split at Tucson against the ter Paul Pipke lead the team in goals Arizona before crowds in excess of in Saturday night's 5-3 loss. ACHA's third-ranked team, the Hens (39), assists (40) and plus/minu. (+44). 4,000. Morrison. who guarded the net for are looking to possibly reclaim at least With one more goal. Pipke will join One up, one down. five of the six periods at Tucson. Ariz., the No. 4 slot by the end of the month. Delaware legends Jason Bergey ('94- Friday night's match was relieved sophomore goaltender Alex A win tonight will help. 95) and Pat Monaghan ('74-75) as the Delaware's first win this season against Elkorek after the first period of Navy, which has propelled to No. 19 only Hens to produce 40 goab and 40 a higher-ranked team. The Hens (21-2) Saturday"s game. Arizona center Brian since the Hens' 7-3 victory at assists in one sea on. scored three times in the first period Consoli no had knocked the puck Annapolis, Md .. Nov. 10, is a fomlida­ Pipke's points total (79) is already and held on despite two Jcecat goals between the posts twice in three min­ ble opponent which could keep the fifth all-time at Delaware. and with II early in the third period for a 5-4 win. utes - once unassisted - and lcecat Hens on the tips of their skates. more points he will tie Monaghan 's Freshman center Brett Huston added right winger Andy Knick added the The puck drops at 7 p.m. in the Blue record from 1974-75. to his young resume with the first goal first of his two goals to spawn Arena. Tonight's game is this season's Senior wingers Damian of Friday's game and three more Elkorek's early exit. final showdown in the 2,300-seat rink. Borichevsky and Bellino have 51 and THE REVIE\V/File Pllotn assists. He also scored a goal Saturday Delaware nursed the 3-0 deficit which is used predominantly for figure 49 points. respecti vely. Each player ha<, The Hens face No. 19 Navy tonight in an ECHA battle. for a five-point perfonnance through through the second period and tied it skating. played in 23 games with II to go. Hens dazzle Finally, some Tigers in rout respect BY CHRISTOPHER YASIEJKO 25. Their 58 points set a Bob SJmrt.'i Ediror •Hofstra upsets UD men, Carpenter Center record for the Forget the fact that the SEE STORY...... 87 most points scored in a half. Delaware men's basketball -Game boxes ...... B7 At times. it was almost Senior forward team had just played a midnight laughable. special at Huntington, W.Va., Saturday's loss. Eve n Mohamed Niang, Greg Smith 3 7 hours earlier. Delaware coach Mike Brey, Delaware's sophomore center Don' t think about the si lence speaking of hi s reaction follow­ from Senegal who is play ing that must have hung throughout ing the M arsha ll los . said. ·'r o rganized basketball for the hurts opposition the long flight home after the got a little emotional.'' first time. saw some action. Niang pl ayed five minutes in At about 2 a.m . Saturday. the BY GRAEME WHYTLAW 63 game had ended. '·They didn't Sunday·s game. Wi th in that Towson St. A uisumt SpnrH Editor get out of my room until 3:30 or span. he swatted two blocks, A recent profile on ESPN . A Delaware 104 4 ," Brey said. referring to hi s pulled down four rebounds and natic nally televised midnight game players and the reprimanding hit on two free th rows. The 6- versus Marshall. ow named they absorbed. ·'At that point, foot-9 raw talent was met wi th America East co-Player of the Week. Hens lost to Mars hall 89-78 the hell with s leep.'' a roaring ovation as hi s foul before a national audience of Delaware seni or forward Greg Smith Brey lectured hi s team about shots pushed the Hens past I 00 is getting the recogniti on he h a~ ESPN viewers last Saturday w here it stood 12 games into points. morning. earned. the season. It was, he said , the "M o's our crowd-pleaser, .. Delaware didn't. Not Smith. who recei ved the honor for first time he had locked the Smith said of Niang. " It was Sunday. the second time thi s season. aver­ doors and drilled the players at good to see him get some time The Hens put their two-game aged 22.4 points and 12.6 rebounds a key point in the season. out there.'' losing streak to rest and shred­ per game over the holid ay break. "This is where we are.'' Brey Another Hen who was g lad ded the Towson State Tigers Shooting 68 percent from the floor. said to his pupils that long to see some time was 6-foot-1 0 Smith led th e Hens to a 3-2 record. I 04-63 at the Bob Carpenter night. '· Now where do you want center John Bennett. The Center. ''The attention is well deserved. to go with it? Do you want to be sophomore reserve was 4-for-4 It was. for Delaware. the and is backed up by hi play.'' said· 14-16, o r do you want to have a from the field and snatched five mos t lopsided win over a Delaware coach Mike Brey. " He sets chance to be special?" rebounds before fouling o ut Division I school since Jan. I 0, the tone and is a definite player of Davis . a captain for the after 12 minutes of play. 1908, when the Hens upended the year candidate: · Hens. then delivered his own Delaware beat the Tigers Maryland 52-3. Smith has recorded eight straight wake-up call behind closed from the field all day. The Hens Sopho more g uard Tyrone double-doubles. including 27 points doors before Brey "sent them to converted 53.9 percent of their Perry and junior g uard Ke ith and I 0 rebounds against Towson sleep.'' s hots from the field, while Davis each assisted o n nine State Sunday and 29 points and 16 Something cli cked. Towson hit on 39.3 percent. s hots. career highs for both rebounds at Hof tra Tuesday. Smith Davis and Perry each s wiped But if there was a single players. has also scored in double figures for four steals Sunday. and junior greatest aspect of this great Senior forward Greg Smith 3 I straight games. ~ fo rward Michael Bryson came game, it was the swift passing. tallied I 0 boards and 27 points, "The kid never has a bad prac­ off the bench to score 15 points. Few turnovers Uust 22 to the well above his former average ti ce," Brey said. ·'Some players you The Hens brought the crowd Tigers· 26) were the result of a of 19 .5 points per game. Senior expect to have an off day. but Greg of 3,736 to a ro lling buzz and round-robin, hot-potato sort of forward Peca Arsic hit five 3- comes in everyday ready to go and showed a steady soundness tn attack by the Hens. pointers on his way to 23 wan ts to learn." • a ll aspects of the game. "We moved th e ball ,'' Arsic points. Smith, who is from Ashland. Va .. T hey wasted no time in said. "We had the patience on But more than all of thi s was was recruited in hi s home state onl y establishing their territory. The offense. We 'd swing the ball the fact that the Hens (8-6, 2-2 by Radford University. ow playing Hens quickly jumped to a 12-2 from side to side, and it's easier America East after Tuesday's for Delaware. he is showing every­ lead. topped off wi th a smooth. to play again st a defense that loss to Hofstra) came home one what he can do. · s pinning layup by Smith. doesn't have time to react.'' after two tough setbacks on the Against Towson. Smith was And j ust when Towson Smith said : " [Brey] told us road to face a poor opponent. unstoppable around the basket. He · seemed to start hitting its shots this was a crossroads. He told yet still remained a level above hit on numerous fadeaway jumpers. to pull within 10. Delaware us thi s was a bi g game, and we the competition. whi le the Towson defenders could exploded for a 2 1-5 run and knew it. We had to play as a That may have come as the onl y watch in di sbeli ef. Every time took a commanding 42- 16 lead. team and that's what we did." Senior forward Greg Smith outmatches Towson State center Ryan Lexer result of a healthy nudge after At the half. the H ~! n s led 58- Sunday at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Hens ate up the Tigers, 104-63. see SMITH page B7 Lady hoopsters can't box out Towson

BY BRAD JENNINGS drained a three-pointer following another mance from the stripe. "but she is going tb Sp nru Editor •Women lose at Hofstra. 58-54 Towson offensive rebound wi th 7:50 to get better. The Delaware women's basketball team SEE STORY...... B7 play. "Out of our top six kids, we have two watched another game get away from them Four Tiger free throws in the next freshmen and two sophomores who hardly Sunday as Towson State downed the Hens and get the rebound," Martin said. "Boxing minute put the Hens down 15 with 6:43 played at all last year with the exception of out is hustle. guts and a mental awareness remaining. Jackie Porac. They're in there trying to bat­ of knowing that 'I have to get my kid every The Hens tried to battle back behind tle, but they need to be more consi tent.'' time.' We' re very inconsistent in that area." jumpers and free throws from Seifert and Delaware underclassmen accounted for After Delaware center Shanda Piggott guards Kri sten Stout and Keisha 27 points and 23 rebounds in the Towson drained two free throws to make the score McFadgion in the final minutes. But the game. 34-32 with 10:32 to pl ay, Towson's · Hens could only close to six as the Tigers McFadgion, a junior, said of the Shniece Perry was fou led and sent to the kept their distance for the eight-point win. younger players. "They have to absolutely 59-51 at the Bob Carpenter Center. stripe. Perry connected on the flrst free Delaware's .333 shooting percentage give their all. They have played great. The Tigers (7-4, 3-0 America East) used throw, but as her second toss missed the topped the Tigers effort of .297, but They' ve really stepped up. So it 's up to u , 20 offensive rebounds to pull away as mark, it was pulled down by a Tiger, lead­ Delaware's 13 for 22 fr~e throw shooting the upperclassmen, to start coming Delaware (3-9, 1-3 America East following ing to a layup by Towson reserve Kim and 0 for 7 three-point shooting perfor­ through. Tuesday's lose at Hofstra) repeatedly Schaffrick with 9:22 left. mance hindered the Hens. "We'll pull it together:· McFadg ion failed to work the boards in crucial situa­ The Tigers then stole the ball from the Seifert and McFadgion led the Hens in said. " As long as we stay positive with tions. reeling Hens, and Perry returned to the foul scoring with I 0 points each, and Seifert each other and stick together, we are capa­ "Mental toughness is ending the play line. Her mi ss was immediately put back tied two Tigers for a game high eight ble of beating all the teams in our confer­ with a box out," said Delaware coach Tina by Towson forward Trinette Tucker who rebound . ence. Martin. "We did not do that, and that's why was fouled by Delaware freshman center The freshman center received extended "We just have to somehow click and we lost the basketball game." Christine Seifert with 8:58 remaining. playing time due to the hip injury of junior play harder and practice." The Hens, who never led in the game, Tucker completed the three-point play Carrie Goheen. Martin said: ''We're not big and we' re had trimmed a 29-19 halftime deficit to as she worked toward a game hi gh 20 "I threw Chris Seifert into the fire here," not quick. Those are two major problem close within two points, 34-32, with I 0:30 points, and the Hens were suddenly down Martin said. "She stepped up and played when you are a basketball team. left in the game. But the Tigers used offen­ well. THE REVJEW/Joh11 C/rabalko by eight. "We have to make up for that, anJ we do Junior guard Keisha McFadgion dishes sive rebounds and free throws to take a 15 A possession call was then awarded to "She missed some free throws, yes," make up for it on the defensive end but '•. point lead less than four minutes later. Towson, and Tiger guard Sonia Keiner Martin said of Seifert's 6 for 13 perfor- when we don't box out, we shoot our ~lves a pass during Sunday's loss to Towson. "Defense doesn't end until you box out .~ . ' I ·~