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Volume 137, Issue 26 Nude statue Men's lacrosse tournament UD has no swiped from policy for Hullihen Hall BY MELISSA HOWARD background Staff Reporter On the third floor of Hulli checks hen Hall, amidst various paintings BY KATIE RIMPFEL adorning the walls, one spot now features only four silver screws Staff Reporter where a sculpture once stood until With the arrest of university it was stolen late last month. teaching assistant Charles Maurice The statue was last seen in its place at approximately 4:45 p.m. Green an April 21 for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender, April 20 before office employees the university's background check left the building to attend an event, according to Becki Fogerty, di policy has come to light. Green, rector of the Office of Equity and who was convicted May 2005 of Inclusion, which is located on the the second-degree rape of a 14- third floor ofHullihen Hall. Foger year-old girl, had worked at the ty said she noticed the statue was THE REVIEW/Andy Bowden university since February without missing when she returned to the being identified as a sex offender. Curtis Dickson tries to outmaneuver a Drexel defender in Wednesday's game. The Hens went on to win the According to University Police third floor at 7 p.m. and began to CAA championship against Towson on Saturday. her search immediately. Chief Patrick Ogden, the univer "I made a Facebook page about sity does not conduct background it, posted an ad on UD Classifieds checks on employees. and sent e-mails to people in the "There are about 4,000 em office to see if anyone knew what Emotional Hens take CAA crown ployees at the University of Dela happened to it," Fogerty said. ware, so obviously it would be costly and it would be labor inten According to University Po Playing in memory of mom, goalie Fossner named MVP sive to do a criminal background lice Chief Patrick Ogden, the statue is a life-size plaster cast of BY TIM MASTRO year and you figure you're going to do it every year. With check on all 4,000 employees," a nude woman's neck, torso and Sports Editor the disappointing seasons we've had the last couple of Ogden said. upper thighs valued at $300. It was years, it's been a big itch and we're finally scratching According to Ogden, the uni versity would not have known of donated to the Office of Equity TOWSON, Md. - Delaware saw another inspiring it." .. and Inclusion by artist Larry Kirk performance from junior goalie Noah Fossner and got Fossner, playing for the second time since his moth Green's criminal history if authori ties in Green's home state of New wood, Fogerty said. five goals from CAA Player of the Year Curtis Dickson er, Elaine, passed away from breast cancer on May 2, had "Larry founded a project to upset No. 1 seed Towson 12-9 and win the 2010 CAA a season-high 16 saves earning him MVP honors for the York had not contacted Delaware called the Body Image Project in lacrosse championship. tournament. State Police. University police 1993," Fogerty said. "The project The win gives the Hens an automatic berth to the The Hens all wore pink sweatbands as a show of sup would have found Green's history shows what we as human beings NCAA tournament for the fifth time in their history and port for Fossner, inscribed his helmet with his mother's only if he had another run in with third time in the last six years. They will travel to play initials. For the second game in a row the entire Delaware the law that prompted them to run See THEFT page 10 No. 4 seed North Carolina Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPNU. "It's awesome," Dickson said. "You do it your first See LACROSSE page 28 See BACKGROUND page 11 After postponement, Skid Row finally celebrates Hundreds of students, locals turn outfor 20th anniversary of Skidfest . BY DANIELLE ELLIS Zac Friedman said. ''I mean I'm drunk, but cause they were so big," Francis said. StaffReporter last time I was pretty drunk." Besides the fresh purple paint in his old Kevin Francis, the man who started it all, room, he said the house and the festival had The gusty winds blew a half-inflated stood in what he described as the same crowd not changed much since he was there last. He green balloon past the comer entrance of from 20 years ago, only with different faces. noticed a few positive differences, however. Skid Row and ontoAcademy,Street. Chasing Kevin Francis took in what he had created at Francis said the current residents are not too far behind was a student screaming what he announced as his last year attending much more organized than he was. Francis "Come back!" as he blindly ran near the in Skidfest. and his neighbors never needed insumnce, he tersectionto fetch his prize with a smile. Francis toured house number 32 112, said, and they did not have Porta-Potties and He kisse4 his balloon and reiterated his where he spent his days living at Skid Row, a hot dog stand THE REVIEW/Ayelet Daniel love of live music at Skidfest, which celebmt and said the current residents have much bet 'The biggest difference is that we were ed its 20th anniversary Saturday. ter decorative taste than he ever did. Students packed the backyard of Skid Row Saturday ''I was a real drunker last time," junior "We had couches in the bathroom be- See SKIDFEST page 11 for the semiannual Skidfest. i11side 1 News 14 Editorial 15 Opinion 17 Mosaic 21 Media. Darlit~g 27 Classifieds 28 Sports 2 May 11,2010 lA t~ttt~Ili f~r<lill tl1t~ Editors Dear Readers, As we prepare for the transition to our Fall2010 staff, this marks the last issue for the 18 seniors who will graduate this month. Next week's issue, the last of the seme~ter, will be produced by The Review's new staff. I'd like to take this time to express our gratitude to the staff members who are graduating: • Maddie Thomas - executive editor • Claire Gould - CQPY desk chief • Haley Marks - editorial editor • Lydia Woolever- editorial editor • Ted Simmons - managing Mosaic editor • Ashley Biro - managing news editor • Elisa Lala - managing news editor • Pat Maguire - managmg sports editor • Matt Waters - managing sports editor • Natalie Carillo- photo editor • Alyssa Benedetto - photographer • Andy Bowden- photographer · • Ayelet Daniel- photographer • Samantha Weintraub - graphics editor lHE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto • Brittany Harmon - Delaware Undressed columnist Hens' left fielder Pat Dameron slides into home plate. See article on page 28 . • Lauren Savoie -news features eaitor • Caitlin Maloney - features editor • Samantha Brix - copy editor To those 18: Thank you for the time and effort you have invested in The Review this year. 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