BSU publishes Professor finds s defeat Tigers first issue of expressions more than sudden death · .:::.:·:·:·:~:::::r;;:;:;:p:·::·l • page 13 Pamo a page3 ust face value e 9 . .:· ~·~:.. .... ,..,, .. ,.. .... II-IE ( ARCHIVES (6) EVIEWA FOUR-S'f.AR ALL-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER $51-million bond issue approved University plans to refund loans for previous project financing and fund construction; faces largest debt in its history By Bill Swayze $41,195,000 in revenue bonds will fund new The $20 million will also be used to liability on old bond issues. bonds," said J . Robert R. Harrison, Administrative News Editor campus projects, refund loans for previous renovate three dining halls and the Student Because of federal regulations governing university treasurer. project financing and refinance existing Health Center. tax exempt bond issues, the university, as Trustee Werner Brown, chainnan of the WILMINGIDN- The board of trustees Housing and Dining System revenue bonds. A $1.9-million loan from the Wilmington part of the $51,180,000 bond issue, will issue Committee on Finance, said the university unanimously approved Wednesday a Twenty million dollars of the revenue Trust Co. used for construction of the $9,985,000 in special obligation bonds, can issue bonds only for revenue generating $51,180,000 tax exempt bond issue to bond will be allotted for construction of Delaware Ice Arena will also be financed by which will also cover future interest facilities as defined by the university charter. finance construction of student facilities and three North Campus residence halls and the $41,195,000 revenue bond. payments on old bond issues. The bonds are insured by J.P. Morgan refinance previoos bond issues. renovations to Harter Hall and other Remaining funds from the revenue bond "[Wednesday] we made a legally binding Of the more than $51 million, dormi\Ories. issue will be put aside to refinance e1listing decision to obligate ourselves to these see TRUSTEES page 5 Officials· GLSU seeks criticize acceptance Senate Group celebrates National Coming proposal Out Day Oct. 11 By Karyn Trltelll Race, sex might Assistant News Editor be considered The Gay and Lesbian Student in promotions Union (GLSU) encouraged campus participation in National Coming Out Day by displaying posters and By James J. Musick banners around campus and setting Administrative News Ed~or up an information table in Perkins Student Center Wednesday. A recommendation from a National Coming Out Day is a Faculty Senate committee to holiday commemorating the consider the race and sex of a anniversary of a 1987 homosexual candidate as qualifications for rights march in Washington, D.C. , promotion or tenure has created said Cynthia Anderson (AS 91 ), controversy between faculty president of GLSU. John Schneider members. "[National Coming Out Day] Is A student stops at the GSLU to increase awareness about gays table to browse through see editorial page 6 and lesbians," Anderson said. material on display. "One of the things that you do because of a fear of homosexuality. The report states "Women and [on Coming Out Day) if you're gay "People are afraid that if they members of minority groups should or lesbian or bisexual is that you support gay rights or if they seent be regarded as holding special come out to five people. interested in information that other additional qualifications on a par "You can call up someone in people will think that they're gay," with qualification in the traditional promotion and tenure is outrageous. citizen,' " said Edith Anderson, dean succeed," he said. power and wish them a happy she said. areas of research, teaching and "It is probably the most of the College of Nursing. Dilley said the recommendation Coming Out Day to let them Icnow Anderson said GLSU members in service." demeaning recommendation by the "It's very insulting and says we'll was not demeaning to women. that you exist and that you're happy the Student Center did not Robert Brown, chairman of the Promotion and Tenure Committee give you extra credit" because one is "If anyone, it demeans marginal about who you are," Anderson said. experience any trouble from Committee on Promotion and I've ever heard," Gouldner said. a woman or minority, Anderson said. men who had a system in their "We've had people come by and passersby. "Nothing ever happens Tenure, said the group made the She said the recommendation Frank Dilley, president of th e favor," Dilley added. stop and look at the table but we've when you're sitting at a table," she recommendation as part of the implies white males can be Faculty Senate, said th e He said he knew people would mostly had people go by and they said. "Trouble always happens committee's 1988-89 report. promoted, but minorities and women recommendation makes people oppose the recommendation. do a son of walking stop where they later." Helen Gouldner, dean of the need something extra. "color and sex conscious, not color "You have to counteract biases," glance over the table but don't really Last year on Coming Out Day, College of Arts and Science, said "It's definitely a situation where, and sex blind. Dilley said. "That's what [the want to be aclcnowledged," she said. homosexual rights supporters wrote Tuesday, "In my mind, the using of 'We're going to take care of you "I think it is a response that says Anderson said she thinks the lack sex and race as an extra criteria for because you're a second class women had to be superwomen to see RECOMMENDATION page 5 of response to the GLSU table was see COMING OUT page 4 AI OS experts alleviate fears hits individuals who are not like us. University hosts We have to begin educating the activities during legislative bodies and politicians." Ortiz said, in order to control the awareness week disease, more government funds must be invested in educational programs. By Jennifer Wolff Staff Reporter see related story · page 4 "You can't begin to comprehend what AIDS is until someone very In Philadelphia, 'the City Council close to you is hit with it." voted to cut the budget spending for Angel Ortiz, Philadelphia city AIDS in half. Ortiz said he thinks councilman, opened his speech with the action was projecting a negative those words to a crowd of AIDS image. education advocates at Clayton Hall "It says that the majority of Tuesday. legislators do not believe that AIDS AIDS, Acquired Immune is an epidemic," he said. Deficiency Syndrome, is a Jim Welch, program director of potentially fatal breakdown of the AIDS Program Office in natural resistance to disease. It is Wilmington, said although there caused by Human were no elected officials from Immunodeficiency Virus (HIY). Delaware represented at the event, The two-day conference featured he did feel that there was positive various workshops on topics ranging support from them. from HIY to the spread of AIDS in "In 1985, the federal government contemporary society. allotted us $35,000," Welch said. Ortiz discussed ignorance about "For the 1990 budget we rcceiv~ AIDS and the need for more $1.9million." education. Gov. Michael N. Castle, in a "To a lot of people, including wriuen statement in observance of legislators, AIDS is a disease that see AIDS page 5 2 • THE REVIEW • October 13, 1989 Campus wards off computer virus Experts calm fear of Friday the 13th Trabant surprises software infec.tion skeptical student • , By Stephen Kolton "The phone rang and she said, Staff Reporter 'This is the office of E.A. Trabant and I'd like to speak with David · A computer virus called Friday Bonnist, please,' " said Marc the 13th may attack IBM computer Wyatt (BE 90). :;ystems across' the country today, a "I told David and he screamed university official said Wednesday. and told me to get out," Wyatt However, there is no trace of the said. virus in the university's computers, Friday lhe 13th virus, also known as Columbus Day and October the 13th virus, has received much attention. Margaret Moore , Trabant's according to Sigurd L. Andersen, secretary, called on his behalf don't have the virus," Liu said. "No up, we'll try to find their cause." attaches itself to other programs, and October the 13th virus. lea~ consultant analyst for "The virus may enter the system after Bonnist (BE 90) said in the Academic Compu-ting and one here is really concerned about Copies of the Virus Checker Andersen said. "Programs are almost always and refonnat track zero of the hard Sept. 5 issue of The Review, "We Instructional Technology (ACIT). it." program are available for anybody transmission vehicles for viruses," drive," said Daniel J. Grim, need better [administration and] ACIT has taken precautions to "We have che.cked various places concerned about the virus, said Andersen added. "By copy ing an manager of Computer and student relations. I've been here prevent infection from the virus, on campus," said Andersen. "There ' Ronald R. Nichols, consultant infected program, you can spread a Informational Science and for three years and I've never seen said Richard Liu (AS 90), an have been no occurrences yet in the analyst for ACIT. Electrical Engineering Research or spoken to the president." employee at the ACIT computing public sites." "It is available at Smith Hall for virus to other programs. " The Friday th e 13th virus has Computer Laboratory. "That makes The president offers students center. Andersen said the university will anyone who wants to copy it. There it unusable, and any data on it the chance to lunch with him and "We have run a program called check for the virus' presence again is no charge.