Rental Cap Proposed for Newark Houses
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News Mosaic Sports · Clinton Senate tch Adams" makes its Hens thrill crowd with 75-74 impeachment hearings office debut overtime win over Boston U. A2 Bl B8 An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner : • THE • Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Newark, DE REV IE Permit No. 26 Free 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Friday Volume 125, Number 25 January 8, 1999 Rental cap proposed for Newark houses te nants in a ho use . city council in favor of a cap fo r a ran gi n g from the students and messes with people's members have ·proposed placing a long time. Newark Landlord property rights." City council cap on the number of rental Wampler cited Association and th e Bauscher said the cap wo uld p"roperties in Newark. higher rat!!S of noise D e l aware shove students out of residential There were I, 168 permit s last v iol ation s a nd U ndergraduate Student neighborhoods a nd int o to vote at Jan. month and under the ordinance. disorderly premises in Congress, say the cap town ho uses, whi c h he said are which will be read at the Jan. II areas that have a high is prejudicial agai nst basicall y dorms. city counci l meeting. a cap of 900 concentration of students and wou ld " We think students have the ~5 - meeting would be put in place. rentals as being one of lead to a city di vided right to rent houses just like . The cap would o nl y all ow new the motivations for even further. everybody e lse ," Bauscher said. BY CHARLIE DOUGIELLO AND permits in residential the cap. Wampler Bauscher Clifton NLA Presid ent John " It is a basic right - if they have RYAN CORMIER neighborhoods already dominated But Wampler Bausc her said although the money to pay for it , they Neu ·.-.; Editors with rentals. Only neighbo rh oods ccnceded that increases in noise a ttract young fami li es to the cap on rentals would be should be able to li ve wherever The ongoing saga of Newark c u rrently with more th a n 75 v iolat ions in the c ity m ay be mov e into Newa rk ,'" he said. monetarily beneficial to landlords, they wan t.'' landlords ~ers.;s city counci l a nd percent rentals wou ld be allowed connected "to rece nt stri c ter " Short te rm residents a re n o t it has many downsides. Wampler. said he was concerned students versus townie s · has to receive a new permit. _ enforce me nt of noise laws, but contribu-ting to the stability of the " The cap wou ld m ake the that people were getting the wrong reached new heights. Councilman Tho mas Wample r said that thi s was not the only community. Young families don't existing rental properties worth idea about exactly what, if passed, After a thre;tened lawsuit by of District 4. who led the charge to reason he favored the proposaL want to move into neighborhoods more,'· he said. "Yet. on pri nciple, this proposal would do. landlords over the Newark law get the proposed law on the "One o f the problems y;e have with student rentals .'" we are still fighting it because we limiting the number of unrelated Opponent s of the m eas ure, council 's agenda. said he has been i s it is becoming very hard t o think it discriminates against the see COUNCIL page A3 Senior Sexual assault charged trial ends with in weird a hung jury burglary guilty oniy because his attorney Prosecutors advised him 10 do so. On Dec. 8, Deptula took the BY RYAN CORMIER stand in his own defen se and £diror i11 Chi~! say they will testified that he did not sexually A university senior was arrested assaul t the woman, disputing Saturday and charged with retry the UD what she testified to earlier in the burglary by Newark Police after case. he was found hiding in a bedroom Joseph A. Hurley, Deptula's c loset of an unoccupied house graduate attorney, asked one key question • during a failed attempt to steal during hi s direct exami nati o n. !citchen cabinet doors, police said. which lasted less than five : Armed with a hammer and a BY JOHN YOCCA minutes: " Did you intentionally Assistam EJiwrial Editm· ~c rewdriver , police said Brian D. have sexual relations with [the Garcia broke the patio window in WILMINGTON - The sexual girl] against her consent?" the back of the house located on assault trial of a former rugby "No," Deptula responded. rhe 100 block of Kershaw Street. club member ended with a hung In cross-examinatio n by .: Newark Police Officer Mark jury last month at Superior Court prosecutor Donald R. Roberts, Farrell said Garcia was looking to after the 12-member jury Deptula admilled that he did not J;e place damaged cabinet doors in deliberated fo r close to I 0 hours. know the woman'_s name prior to his house , which is located in the T he eight-woman , fo ur-ma n the incident and never asked for 1 ame development. jury spent two days deciding the it that night. " It' s kind of an unusual fate of Bryan 1. Deptula. The Deptula also admilled that he occurrence," Farrell said. prosecutor said lhe case will be did not discuss having sex with G arcia was charged with retri'ed as soon as the trial can be th e a lleged vict im and did not second-degree burglary, reschedul ed. use a condom during the act. possession of burglar's tools, theft De ptula, 23 , and hi s former · He then described exactly under .$1 ,000 and crimi nal roommate Thomas Christiansen. what transpired in the room the mi schief and released on $4,000 were accused of lu ring a 19-year night of the a ll eged incident. baiL old Kappa Alpha Theta sorority Deptula testified that he removed Farrell said police received a member into a room and sexually the sorority members' pant s and call reporting the sound of broken assaulting her during a raucous digitally penetrated her. during glass at around I a.m. When toga party hosted by the rugby which she made no objection. officers arrived on the scene, the team in October 1997. ·'Do you believe that a female back door was unlocked and the Deptula was charged with two has to say ' no ' to show she's not window was broken. counts of third-degree unlawful consenting?" Roberts asked. '· After police searched the house, sexual intercourse ;nd one count '·No,'' Deptula respo nded . Farrell said Garcia was found of sec o nd-degree c o ns piracy "She can show physical action. "huddled in an upstairs closet. whi le Christi a nse n previo us ly Pu shing away and kicking would " " He had broken cabinet doors pled gui lty to one misdemeanor have been fi ne." THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill and he didn't want to pay for the count of unlawful sexual contact. "Would a fema le pushing her The sign announcing·the new Charcoal Pit's arrival was vandalized this week with the Howeve r. Christiansen damaged cabinets ,'" Farrel l said. words "Body Coolers." Capano Management is run by Thomas J. Capano's brothers. butt in the bed indicate a · no ' " So he decided that he wanted testified earlier in th e trial that response?'' Roberts continued. them.'" Capano is accused of killing Anne Marie Fahey and disposing of her body in a cooler. the wo man consented to sexual interco urse and he said he pled see PROSECUTORS page A4 Capano testimony provides more twists and turns BY JOHN YOCCA the prosec uto r asked abo ut the line of questioning before measures. A .'f.'risu.mt Ediwriul Ediwr Capano's c hi ldre n ; a subjec t Capano could speak again. " Do we understand eac h WILMINGTON Capano has not been easy with As the j udge ordered a sidebar. other?" Lee asked Capano. Highlighting Tho mas J. Capano's during his cross-examination. Capano smacked his microphone " Does that me an yo u want a capital murder trial dur ing th e " You u·sed your daughters, .. and said, "It 's bu ll shit.'' under hi s re sponse from me?'" Capano winter break, was Capano's own Connolly said. breath to a guard standing near snapped back. testimony of what occurred the " Do you really wan t to get into by. - - Lee rolled hi s eyes at Capano night of June 27, 1996, the night that?'' Capano responded. :'You Judge William Swain Lee, who and said. " Bring the jury in." Capano is accused of killing hi s tormented my daughters. You had warn ed Capano repeatedly Earlier in hi s testimony. young mistress Anne M a rie tormented my mother.'' throughout his ti me on the stand Capano dropped a bomb and said Fahey. Connolly persisted stoicall y. to si~p l y answer th e questions it was Deborah Macintyre. hi s Hi s intense seven-day "Let's lalk about your daughters.'' and not attack Conn o ll y. lost hi s long-time m i5tress . · who testimony reached it s cl imax " No you ' re not,'' Capano patience and ordered Capano out accidentally fired the fatal shot ~hen Capano was ejected from chided back. of the courtroom. that killed Fahey. the courtroom while faci ng Connolly was referring to a As guards led Capano off the Capano testifi ed he eventuall y rigorous c ross-examinati on on deal that was offered to Capano witnes s stand .