Katrina in the Classroom UD Profs Incorporate Living History
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Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Volume 132, Issue 3 Delaware beat Did you know West Chester your iPod could 42-21 cause hearing Saturday problems? night. The University of Delaware's Independent Student Newspaper Since 1882 Sportsf'ale29 MosaicPatJe17 Katrina in the classroom UD profs incorporate living history BY MEGHAN LOBDELL Staff Reporter Hurricane Katrina's influence swept far beyond the Gulf Coast region and landed in local classrooms, triggering discussions, inspiring lessons and driving the geographically distant disaster to hit home for stu dents and educators. Many university professors and local high school teachers altered their lesson plans to discuss the hurri cane, relating lessons to their respective fields of study. Geography professor David Legates said he will include new slides pertaining to the disaster in his PowerPoint presentations for his Physical Geography: Climatic Processes class (GEOG 101 ). Legates has discussed the possibility of a devastat ing hurricane in New Orleans for years. "I used to teach at Louisiana Sate University and University of Oklahoma, and have always taught that New Orleans is just a disaster waiting to happen," he said. Legates said Katrina is a topic of interest in class rooms across the country, which he has seen firsthand through work as a National Geographic educator. He is the only climatologist on the team who has singlehandedly fielded questions from teachers such as, "Are we going to get more big storms like this?" He said he believes this is due to a false rumor that Katrina is the first in a series of future natural disasters. Geography Professor Y da Schreuder focused on the socio-economic factors behindHurricane Katrina and related them to other timely events in her World Regional Geography class. "I reflected on the current situation in Iraq, terror ism, but also on the situation in the Gulf states and how poverty and racial segregation ought to be consid ered in understanding the impact of the hurricane on the lives of different social and racial groups," Schreuder said. She said she wants students to understand that class differences can lead to resentment and hatred within the United States, which partially explains why the poor were forgotten in New Orleans. "In the United States, due to residential segrega tion along income, racial and ethnic lines, location mat ters," Schreuder said. "Low-lying areas are obviously mQre directly impacted by hurricanes or floods, and the poor live in these neighborhoods in far greater number than the middle class and well-to-do. "If anything of the sort ever happened to Wilmington, we would see a similar situation as we have in New Orleans today." Senior Theresa Moore said she found the socio economic factors have been topics of discussion in many of her classes. "We mostly talk about social deviance and racial differences relating to the hurricane," she said. "One professor had us bring in articles about the relief effort, See TEACHERS page 12 : J 2 September 20, 2005 The Review INSIDE UD hosts Katrina relief News 2 BY SARAH LEWIS Junior Josh MacDonald, a for tunate," Kane said. "This has hap Staff Reporter mer member of the U.S. Air Force, pened to a part of our country and Giving on the Green, an event said he chose to buy a raffle ticket students want to be able to express sponsored by Residence Life to due to his personal connection their feelings." Police Reports 4 benefit the victims of Hurricane with the tragedy. The raffle prizes included Katrina, took place in Trabant "I was stationed in Biloxi for donated items from the Courtyard University Center Friday with eight months and part of the Air by Marriott and Dining Services. more than 25 resident student Force base got wiped out so I Possible prizes were a pizza party, Editorial 14 organizations and Greek Life know first hand what it's like," premium meals at Pencader groups participating. MacDonald said. "I wanted to help Dining Hall and an overnight Booths of beads, baked goods out my buddies." package for two at the Courtyard. and bracelets created a Mardi Other students, like senior With the raffle tickets on sale tJ)osaic 17 Gras-like atmosphere that filled resident assistant Anthony Sturgis, in residence halls for days leading the Trabant hallways and decorat said they wanted to express their up to the event in residence halls, ed the sidewalks outside. feelings about the disaster by mak Kane said she was confident the Dunk tanks, pie-in-the-face ing a ribbon for the garden. event could raise upwards of Movie/CD Reviews 23 booths and other games con Sturgis wrote: "Keep the $5,000. tributed to the carnival atmos faith, stay strong, be blessed and Sophomore Matthew Reichert phere. God has not forgotten." said the widespread images of the Raffle tickets and Katrina Michele Kane, assistant direc disaster led him and other students CAMPUS()._ 26 relief bracelets were for sale, tor of Residence Life, said the to contribute to the relief effort. COMM~ along with arts and crafts. The event was a good way to get cam "Reading the news about the proceeds went to the American pus groups to consolidate their devastation of Katrina and the Red Cross. Students could also efforts to help those affected by lawlessness in the Superdome, we write a personal message on a rib the disaster. got passionate about it," Reichert Classifieds 27 bon to be planted in a ribbon gar "This is a nice time for stu said. den on the South Mall. dents to think about those less for- Sports 29 Sports Calendar 31 Editor in Chief Andrew Amsler Executive Editor Erin Biles Editorial Editor Stephanie Andersen Copy Desk Chief Sara Hasyn Art Editor Dan Lisowski Photography Editor Daniel Egan Assistant Photography Editor Meaghan Jones Managing News Editors Mike Hartnett, Monica Simmons, Devin Varsalona Senior News Editor JiaDin Administrative News Editors Susan Rinkunas, Patrick Walters City News Editors Caitlin Ginley, Emily Picillo NationaVState News Editors Sarah Cochran, Cait Simpson News Features Editors Brian Citino, Natalie Torentinos Student Affairs News Editors Leah Kiell, Dane Secor Managing Mosaic Editors Brian Downey, Christopher Moore THE REVIEW/Meaghan Jones Features Editors Jenna Alifante, Carson Walker The Delmarva Blood Bank coUected 118 units of blood from student donors last Tuesday. Entertainment Editors Kim Dixon, Lee Procida Assistant Mosaic Editor Carter Perry Managing Sports Editor Dan Mesure, Greg Price Senior Sports Editor Tim Parsons Students line up to donate Sports Editors Ravi Gupta, Steve Russolillo Assistant Sports Editor Kate Dieffenbach BY LAURA BETH DLUGATCH "When someone donates, they can save three Staff Reporter lives," he said. "The condition of the area affected by Copy Editors Christine Alhambra, Stephanie Students packed Trabant University Center last Hurricane Katrina is devastating. Donating even just a Haight, Christine Paska, Kenny Tuesday to donate blood for local emergency needs little bit is crucial." Riedel, Kyle Siskey and possibly victims of Hurricane Katrina. Senior Melissa Kozitzky said it was not her first Students who did not have one of the 135 time donating blood, and while she planned on donat Advertising Directors Sarah Dixon, Lauren Nahodill appointments were allowed to put their names on a ing anyway, she was motivated by the chance to help Business Managers Ashley Jenkins, Jordan Deputy, waiting list as walk-ins. Katrina victims. Timothy Lowe The drive, sponsored by Sigma Chi fraternity and "I wanted to make a difference, especially Alpha Phi sorority, was held by the Blood Bank of because I have a rare blood type," she said as she The Review is published once weekly every Tuesday of the school year, Delmarva and drew 118 units of blood. snacked on cookies and juice after donating. except during Summer Session. 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Web site www.udreview.com Walk-ins were being told to come back in an hour "Giving blood is saving lives and helping peo or sometimes longer because of the large crowd, he ple," Bandos said. "Blood is always in demand. Many The Review reserves the right to refuse any ads that are of an improper or inappropri said. people donate other things such as money, food, ate time, place and manner. The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in Giving blood is just as effective as donating to a clothes and toys, but giving blood has a direct this publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. charity, Kelleher said, because there is always a need impact." to for blood access. The Review September 20, 2005 3 Politicians ponder presidency in 2008 BY CAIT SIMPSON open." and other candidates," he said.