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Tuesdays The news source of & Friday the Blue Hens FREE 250 Perkins Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Volume I J I, Issue 6 11 '11 '11 ' re1 ·ie11 ut!e/. ed/1 Tuesday September 21 , 2004 Fox News host to broadcast from campus
BY BROOK PATIER 0 University of Delaware." "The 24/7 news stations arc accustomed to all the issues surrounding Afanagwg News Edaor There are the usual "hardy perennial" issues this election," Snow satd . "Regular Ameticans don't usually focus on elec Pressing issues surrounding the upcoming presidential election w ill that pop up every election year that voters should tions until September or October. The debates wi ll be the ftrst time some come to campus Wednesday when Fox News radio host Tony Snow be especially concemed wi th, he said. people will focus on the election." broadcasts hi s nationally syndicated "The Tony Snow Show" from "Of course everyone should be concemed No one group can be singled out as the most irnpo1tant decision mak Mitchell Ha ll. . . with national securi ty and the economy," Snow ers·in the election. he said, becau.sc the voting blocks are more di verse th an Snow sa id he anticipates showin g audi ence members the "gri zzly said, "but the rea l 'gau:z;er' issue is the spirit of in the past. rea li ty of talk radio," whi le di cussing hot news topi cs, taking calls from America. However, Snow said, there is a national consensus on many iss (t cs, . li steners, answering questions from audien e members and hosting special " apitol Hill has become a place that is fu ll but no group wi ll completely dominate t.h e political scene . ca ll-in gliC t · from the Washington political scene. ofbitter and snarky p ople. I' d like to ee the peo "Politicall y acti ve groups do have an impact, but not as much in this The visit to the liniversity comes in th e midst of a nation-wide cam p le on Capitol Hill conn ect more wi th the election as wid1 others," he said. pu s tour Snow said he hopes wi ll encourage politica l di scourse across col American people." The vi ~ it to campus, Snow ·said, should be engaging and interesting lege campuses. Although President George W. Bush is lead for students, faculty and community members. " I' m an old po liti cal veteran," he said. "J hope to shoot some politi ing in many of the po ll s, Snow said it .is still hard " I hope li steners willleam a thing or two, teach me a thing or two and cal views, and have some sh t at me fi·om the students, all while having to predict w hat the outcome of the election wil l Tony Snow have a great time doin g it," he said . fun in the process." · be. Asid e from Snow's radio show, he is featured on "Weekend Live wi th o ll ege-aged students will impact th e upcoming electi on, he said, but The upcoming presidential debates afe Tony Snow," on the Fox News network and was also a former newspaper not as much as the election will a fTect students. impo1tant and will be indicative of which direction the election will go, he writer and a White House spcechwriting director. . " It's hard to say what kind of impact t11 ey w ill have," Snow said, "but said. lfyou go: Wed. Sept. 22. 9 a. m.-noon in Mitchell flail. Doors open at 1 gllarantce the outcome of the election will have a hu ge impa£t on the "John Keny has had problems nailing down iss.ues," he said . 8:30; Of~ qfirst come first seated basis.
I DECISION* 2004 I Candidates·debate use of non-profit campaign advertising
BY MONICA SlMMONS on the A merican Public," he said. " A ll Copy Edil or th ese groups a re overwhe lmingly palti A U.S. di stri c t court rejected san, and thus, it i hard to determ ine President George W. Bush's request wheth er they are simply a loophole .or Sept. 16 [o r a crackdown on ind epend not. " ent advocacy groups, Federal Electi on A ll groups must ti le a report to the Commi sion offi cials said. Intern al Revenue Service once a month, T hi 'is President Bush 's 'econd Weiss sa id. Thi s monitors their funding request sin ce May for the FE to tight and its origi ns to prevent coordina ti on en it restricti ons on 52'7 groups. inde bctwcen' the campaigns and a specifi c pendentl y opera ted political groups 527 group. named fo r the section of the ta,'l. code While Bush ba ' spent most of this that governs them. election year fi ghting again t 527 As a resul t of the Bipartisan group , pro-Kerry groups have been Campa ign Reform Act of _ 02, com working hard to ra ise funds, We iss said. monly call ed th e Me ain-Fein gold Act, The top two 527 groups, Media fund THE REV tEW/Jenn a M3ple which banned candidates from using and America Coming Together, have Jane Tamassia gets her face painted during the 33rd annual Newark Community Day Sunday, which was soft or nonfederal money toward their raised a combined $55 milli on. held in conjunction with Freshman Parents Weekend. campaign, 527 groups have pla y~ d a "T here has been a certain amount greater role i'n th e presid enti al electi on. of pani among Republicans in th e last teven Wei s, communications see SOFf page A2 director for the Center for Respon ·ivc Politics, said 527 groups are poli1ical City celebrates Community Day action committees that operate separate Biggest 'soft' contributers from candidates and poli ti cal parties and can collect an unlimited amount of university and surrounding high schools contest, he said. T he grand prize winner BY SARA HASYN donations, or soft money. Pro-Bush Staff Reporter participated in the even t, he said. received $ 100. " The McCain-Feingold Act forever League ofConservati\e Voter: The 33rd annual Newark "We are ve1y thankful for the This is the second year the al li ance $2,g04,000 ommunity Day, an event that bri ngs the amount of volunteers that make this pos- has participated in Community Day, changed the way American campaigns can be run," he said. ''All those donors Progress for America city and the university together, wa held sible," Spadafi no said. . Smitb said, because previously, the $2,266,8 10 who us ed to be able to pour soft m ney Sunday. Jeff ·Smitb, a ·volunteer with the group held its own separate festival. College Republicans National Blue and yell ow ba ll oons lined Newark A rts Alli ance, said the organiza " We are dbing everything w e into campaigns are now donating to 52 7 Committee Main Street and hundreds of booths were tion participated in the festivities with a always did and more at previous A1t s group in hope of influencing the elec $3,647,093 set up across the Green as vendor. old parade titled, "A Proc_c sion of Fins and Alliance Festiva ls but now joining with tion." Club for Growth baked goods, bomeniatle items and art Feathers." the co1'11munity day," he said. As of Sept.. 12, 527 groups had $5,538,847 work to the Newark community. The people involved with the Spadafino said the event was held raised a combined $240 million dollars, Children were entertained by activi parade have attended many costume on the same weekend as Fre bman Weiss said . l.'Lo=.Kml' ties such as miniature golf and a moon making workshops to design their ani Parents Weekend. While the courts have not deter Media Fund bounce as li ve music played throughout mal costume , he said. "Three years ago it was a coinci mined whether 527 groups arc violating $2!!, 127 ,48!! the day. Smid1 said the All iance sponsored a dence that the same weekend wa campa ign finance laws, he said most of America Coming Together Joe padaJino, recreation uperin noise-making contest on the Green, Freshman Parents Weekend and the $26,905, 450 tendent for the City of Newark Parks and where people were given a chance to respon e was overwhelming," )l e said. the donations stem from r)li lli onaires w ho have donated to pro-Kerry 527 MoveOn.org Recreation Department, said this year make or bring their own noi semakers. " It g ives parents that are not from $9,086,102 there were more than 300 vendors, com The all!lual chalk festival was also Newark a chance to see what the city has groups. New Democrat Network "T he political leanings of tho¥ munity information groups afld three organized by the All i a ti ce ~ where people to offer. " $7,172,070 stages for live music. purchased sidewalk ~pace on Main Freshman Alli son Provenzale financially upporting 527 groups hea~ - Centerfor Responsive Politics More than 100 volunteers from the Street and entered the chalk-drawing ily inGuence the impact of each group ee NEWARK page A4 Faculty Senate ponders implementing grade quotas
BY RENEE GORMA ident to gu ide the di cu'ssion and to induce the Faculty Senate floor by February or March of Something should be done about grade infla Staff R•porter change, although he is not ncce sarily campaigning 2005 . tion, he said, but It must be a system that contain The univer ity's Faculty Senate plans on putting for that particular model. Last sprin , the Committee on Grade Inflation some grade inflation under the microscope for this comi ng " ! was just trying to be a little provocative," studi ed the grade distribution at the university Oexibility. academic year. Boncelct said. th rough the years 1987 to 2002. The study stat ome years there are better students than during harle Boncelet, Faculty enate president, said He sai d he has not heard re pon es from h1 s col ed that alth ough the student · admitted to the univer other , he aid. This would be a problem with the at a Faculty cnate mectii1g on ept. 13, that grade leagues who attended th e meeting about his men sity keep•getting better, there has been an upward Princeton Model. mflation i an i ue left over from la t year that must tioning of the Princeton model. progression of grades th at d es not correspond WJth "Some years everyone seems capable of good be add res ed. A committee will be put together this emcster the expected academic achievements of tudents. th mgs,'' he satd, " and other years you'd be hard At the meeting he mentioned the Princeton to nlrther study grade inflation at tb e university, he The Faculty Sc1,1ate drew a rc olution to tate pressed to find 35 percent de' ervmg of • s.' •• U niversity model for grading a. an example of how said. The committee will mo t likely be c mprised of the exact meaning of each grade. The facu lty ha11d LoUis Hu·sh, director ofadm1ssions, ~ atd the n sc one unherstty moved to end grade inflation. The those_ who were on the committee to study the issue book did not prev10usly state thts mformatton. An of h1gher grades ts potentially from hath the admit gradmg system, adopted by Princeton lnst year, last year. A new report wtll then be drawn up and "A" IS now tance of htghcr quahfied students, and the case of all ows for each department to g1vc only 35 percent given to the executi ve committee for the creation of excell ent or distinguished, a " B" ~~ good and a "C" profc sors in handmg out grades. High school grade of the students "As." This will create a curve. a resolution. The resolution will then be brought to 1 ails factory. Lower grades such as "D. •· and "r pomt averages and c l BYJI Dl we attract a large number of quali all studem '1sa appl1cants Zaber sutd before Sept II, it .~14[ R~t~rtn fied mtematJonal students who Tlu: ne\1 fee <:O\ ers costs wa:; ens1er to recet e admis ion to Changes 111 student \ilsa poli w1sh to study here," she said. as:ociated \~lth the Student and the United States for studies as Cies are makmg it difficult for fbr The v1sa intcrvtews at U.S. F'xchangc Visitor Information opposed to the United Kingd m or eign students to rece1ve admiss1on embassies ha\e become more lime System, a web-based program anada. Foreign students arc opt into the United States and may be conwming and intense for these Implemented more than a yc.ar ago ing to apply to the United Kingdom the cause of a declme 111 the num students, Lee satd, cn:ating a lung \\hil:h maintain~ records of tnfor and anada as a re ·ult of the new ber of intemationul graduate stu delay and a waiting penod. mation and whereabouts of lore1gn visa changes that have been placed. GOP E ATOR RITI IZ IRAQ POLJCY dents at universities across the The number of intemational students. "l think this is a kind f loss WASHINGTON, D. '. Republi can senator lobbed criticisms country. students at the university wa· I ,500 Graduate student Mohammad for the .," Zaber said. of President George W. Bush's Iraq war policies during Sunday'& The new policies and changes last full, the majority being Jrom Zabrr, from Bangladesh, s A.-. BYSHARON HO medi a 1nfo rm ed the public without parole to the jury, Delaware does have the Copy Ed11or and th e people became more Radelet sa id. Texas, one of option of life wi thout parole, The death penalty rate aware of the iss ue. th e bigges( executioners, is Bowser aid, but Delaware ha dropped signifi ca ntly and Kathleen Hawk Norman, quite different th an other has nol had a remarkable th e number of exonerees, li und er of Jurors for Justice, states in many ways. number of death sentences. peopl e fr~ed from blame, has sa id when she was a former Texas has no defender "Delaware ha had les sharply increased in the 'past j uror, she sentenced a man to system, legislators fear that than one death sentence a decade. deat h and fo ur years later the option of li fe without year," she said. Death sentences have fou nd evidence to pr ve he parole wi ll result in fewer Ken Haas, criminal jus dropped 50 percent over the was inno ent. The real mur sentences and it1s a state wi th tice and political science pr - past five years and 116 people derer was still li vi ng on th e to tal lack of political leader fessor, said the United States have been found not g1.1ilty street of New Orl eans. ship, he said. is the only country in the and freed from being sen "The g11 ilt I fe lt over th at " It 's incredible that still \l(estern world that ha the tG,Jlced to death, according to was tremendous and it took some politi cians are in denia l death penalty and that is one a recen t report issued by the almost I 0 yea rs to get him to examine th ese ases to pre reason America is hated and Death Pena lty Informati on out ," she sa id. "It 's just not vent miscarriages of justice," held with contempt around Center. something yo u forget. " Radclet sa id. the worl d. Brenda Bowser, commu Michael Radelet, sociol Bowser sa id there are "Many European coun ni ca tions director of DP l , ogy pro fessor at the some slates that are trying to tries just laugh when America said in eight executi ns, one Uni versity of Colorado, sa1d move fo rward . ca ll s · for human rights · wa lked free. ma ny people have the mi s Ill inois is the on ly state refonns," he sa id. "The numbers arc co nception that life without that has an offi cial moratori- Haas said the United decreasi ng because there is pa role is more expensive th an . urn on executions, she said. States has lost its moral cred growi ng conscience about th e a dea th peoalty sentence. Moratoriu1n mea ns the state ibi lity because of the death issue of innocence a more " Death sentences cost can have tl1e dea th penalty, penalty. people become aware and a enormously more than life in but for the li me being on "People who li ve in glass lot more new voices have pri so n," he said . death row, no executio n will houses shouldn't throw ' emerged," she said. Texas and New Mexico be cmTied ou t until the mora stones," he said. Bowser sa id as the do not give the opt1 on of IJie torium is tilled. exonerees were re leased, th e .Campaign promotes neighborliness BY JENNIFER BANKS Stal]' Reporter ~ THE REVIEW/Matt l3 BY HEATHER STONER become engaged in the American pohucal middle school and involving parents, a Staff Report<"r system. • we ll as stud ents. is cruci al, she said. The deputy chi ef of staff to fom1er When pohticmns do pay attention to A chi ld of immigrants, Echaveste President Bi ll li nton said ma instream Hispanic issues, they lend to oJ:rer ·olutions attended Stanford University on a full schol politicians do n t effecti vely address the that arc simplishc. Echnvcstc smd. arship, and attnbutes her succes to educa concerns of Hispanic voters in n lecture Becau. c of commercial myths such as tional opportunities. Thursday ni ght in Trabant University "salsa is the new ketchup;· and "Latmo~ a1e She also questioned the lack of poSitiVe enter. brand-loyal," politicians tend to focus on I hspamc role models 111 popular culture. Mari a chaveste said politicians and economic benefits from the Latmo popula "Where are the Latino role models?" cand idates r uti nely overl o k Hispanic tion, she said. she asked. "Where is the Latino ' osby American when it comes to imp rtant "Our policy maJ..crs are havmg u tough Show"?." . issues. time teasmg out or even ident1fymg the Junior Melody Casagrande sa id she "[Politicians] have · an event at the issues th at need to he addressed,'" Echan:ste attended the lecture because she is intere t White House with Mariachi music and said. · ed 111 poht1cs. serve nachos and thin k that's enough," she Educat1on 1s c>;sc nt wl in increasing the "I'm mtcrested in puhlic policy and l sa id . political inOuetKe of Launos in American wnnted to see a Latina that was mvolved," Eschaveste, whose job included edu policy maku1g, she satd. she smd. cating the president about concern s of alifornia. home of the world'. s1xth Fr.:shman Mercedes Qumtero, who "Hispanic voters, said she be lieves poli ti largest economy ami one of the nation 's nmmgratcd to the Unned State~ two years cians tend to ignore IIi pamc voters because highest Latmo populatnms, is ranked in th.: ago from Vcneruela. sa1d she found It 11ery 1liE REVIEWfleoska Sitkoff of their low tumout at th e poll s. bottom five states for per-stucll:nt srcnding interesting to ee how other Latma.c. have An inOatable rat was used during a protest by the Laborers' Reasons for low Hispantc turnout vary, in public schools, Lch:wcste said . succeeded. she sa id , but sin ce ma ny H1 spn nic countries Latinos h;n c .1 40 percent drnpout rut.:, The lcclure, sponsored hy the Onicc of Union Mondiay, which was opposed to the university's use of are dominated by a one-party system and the highest of allmutnlltJcs. he s.tld I atmo ,md Latin Amcncan Hentagc, non-onion labor to CODStruet tbe new parking garage next to voung is merely a formo lity, inunigrants Calling for a mor~ proacti\C ,1ppmach marked the opening ceremony of H1spanic the ro sed Center for tM Performl Arts. from such c untnes arc not mclincd to to college planning. she sa1d, tarting 111 I knta 'C Mllnth September 21 . 200-1 tudy: bod builders need ore wei• ht to measure up BY \NDRE\ G. SHERWOOD Glass sa1d tht: e ere1ser. were sntd, that maxing out too early in gai ns , he sa1d, nnd 11 1s impcr;t tdmmntralln: "{ch·., Ed1tur uskt:d to max out, or lin th mo ·L a workout, or choosing too much tive to add we1ght C\ er set and Students who have li\ed in amount of weight poss1ble for · 11 etght, c·an cau e inJunes. from workout to workout th e weight room tlus semester them in the bench press. "A lot of beginner will try · Barbarino agrees "1th Oluss and have not not1ccd any When the numbers were and max out when they aren't in the conclusil)l1 that hefon! changes in muscle size might compared, he sa1d, the e1 tdence ready for it," he said. "That's statiing a hea1 y weight workout, need to be liftmg cons1derably ·ho11 cd no one was e1 en clost: to why tt 's so important to consult one should seek the ud\ ice of u more weight. the 60 percent of their max out a tramer to figure out what you trainer. A recent tudy shows most \\eight • should be lifting." ln the arpcnter ' port · people arc a far cry from lifting "The clo es1 to the 60 per Ru ell Barbarino, the uni Building's fitness center. the the amom1t of weight nccessar)' cent, \Ia a woman 11 ho 11as lift versity's head strength nnd con new research ''as put to the test. to see results. ing 40 p rccnt of h r ma ," ditioning coach, satd the issue of enior Blake llenlz..: began The studv. \~ h1ch was done Gla ·s sa td . "Th1~ meant that pos max-out weight is not an exact his bench press at 135 rounds~ by exerc1sc phy iology profes:or sibly none of our test group science. When us ked "hat hts 11111. Stephen ,lass of Grand Valle) would ha1·e ·een an) changes in "There are no right or out weight wns, I Icni1e said tt . tate Uni\ ersit\, assumt:d, ba. cd the shape bf the1r mu cles. 11 rong answers for the question was 325 pounds .. on prior research, that a person "Thi goe. to sho\1 that peo of 'how much should [ be max According t the new study, needs to lift no less than 60 per ple JUSt don't k.n011 the have to ing out at,' " he said. "All though, to really see gains he cent of their max out weight to ltft to fatigue.' no1 ices and experienced lifters should have ·turted at 195 1ncrease the stze of their~ mus Gloss said "faltgue" means are not created equal." pounds. cles. exhausting. the muscles b) u~ing The amount of weight one Henize . aid he had not been The group of 30 nonce a hea\'y weiglit u til 11 1 impos person should be maxing out at able .to increase his mnx out wetghtliftcrs takmg part in the sible to hft anymore. IS different than someone else's weight for a fc" months, and he study mcluded 17 men and l3 . The average indn idual in maximum we1ght, Barbarino had not noticed any changes in women. Each par11cipam 1 as the weight room doe. not know said. It is based on geneti c fac muscle appearance. THE REVLEW/Jenna MapJe asked to choose a starting pomt \\hat hea\ y weight is, he >aid, tors like weight, height and gen Senior J .J. Oakley lifts weights at the Carpenter Sports for the hencb press and bcgm his although it is key to ·eemg any der. 0 1· her workout. gains. Muscle fatigue will stimu Building. A new study shows bodybuilders need to lift 60 honly mto the1r workout, It i imponant to note. Glass late growth and increase strength percent of their niaximum lift weight to add mu.scle mass. Rf!gionalbands kick offR-Series in Sc'rounge BY AMELIA LUCHEY lured a routine mocking "boy band ." Stuff Reponer Kellogg sa id while it can be difficu lt, he usually . Musicians took over the Scrounge Thursday night enjoys performing for coJiege students. for th e first of a series of weekly concerts to be present "I feel comfortable because I feel li ke th ey can real ~ ed throughout the semester. ly relate to what I'm saying," he said. Eric Hutchinson began the night's performances and Freshman Emily Vea le said she e11joyed the evening. got the 250-person audience into the show immediately "They were awesome and rea ll y hot," she said. by making hi ~> entrance three separate times until he was Freshman Pooja Pahwa said sl\e enj oyed the entire happy with the applause he received. . how, but th e j1est part was when th ey incorporated pop- The highl ight of Hutchinson's set was a cover of ul ar songs she( knew. · Michael Jackso n's "The Way You Make Me Feel," during The R-Serics, a eries featu rin g loca l and regional whi ch he encouraged the audience to clap and sing along. bands organized by Stud ent Centers Programming ' Hutchinson said he perrormed at the university about Advisory Board, has an average of II concerts per a year and a half ago and decided to rctum because the semester ranging from rap and hip-hop to jazz and blues. audi ence here was exci ted and into his music. The group gives university students a chance to strut their "Thi s set was better than last year's because there stu rf on stage. were more people," he said. "l. would definitely like to Senior Jcn Kling, vice preside11t in charge of events; play the R-series again." said this week sipger Eric Hutchinson and the band Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers took the stage next, tcphen Kellogg and the Sixer returned for their second and it was apparent from the welco me they received were performances in the R-series. not t:ran gers to the university. "Both bands had been l;tere bcrore and were great to Their ·set consisted of an ente1taining 1nix of covers, work with," Kli ng aid. "They're both rea lly talented anc;l in cluding Jon Bon Jovi so ngs and a few origi nals. have a good reputation with fans." THR REVIEW/Amanda Ayers One of the most enj oyable as pects of the sl1ow was The next R-Seri es will feature local bands, including. Stephen Kellogg (pictm·ed), as well as Eric Hutchinson, performed at SCPAB's the band 's antics onstage. One number incorporated the Mad Sweet Pangs. first R-Series this semester in the Perkins Student Center Thursday night. use of a kazoo and a mini keyboard, whil e another fea- Survey demonstrates how people use their time BY MEGAN GOOD their time and, how much time better at multitasking, Chcrrin Staff R<'fJOrl<'t people spend alone," she said. said. New trends in . how Krantz wa su rprised to "There's nothing innate that Americans spend their time in learn from the survey that nearly make women better," she sa id. and out of work ~ere di.scovered · half of Americans' leisure time "It's from traditional ro les and in a survey compiled by the was spent watching TV. expectations and rea l people Bureau of Labor Stati stics Sept. The study confirmed current who are meeting the needs of the 14 . and past beliefs on how women situation." 4 The first America n Time spend their time. herrin said women's Usc Survey measured how peo "fhe average working greater input into the home and AII11Jembers of the University Coff!munity pl,c ~pend an average day. woman spends nearly twice as children often comes with some The survey wi ll be released much time as the average work degree of sa tis facti 11 ror having are invited and encouraged to help select a~ nually to determine how ing man doing household chores closer relationships , but this Ajncricans' lives are evolving, at and cari ng for family members, often comes at a cost to their a cost of $4.5 million per year. the tudy found. The average success at work. the new Spirit Ambassadors Rachel Krantz, a spokes working woman also has less "I think it is important for woman for the survey, sa id it leisure time than the average younger women to know the by participating in polling. was designed by the Department working man , and sleeps study and plan their own goals of Labor in an effort to und er approximately one hour less according to the rearlty present stand how work fits into peo than the average non-working eel," she said. ples ' lives. woman. The survey found employed With more than 21,000 par Suzanne CherriJ.1, women' women worked approximately ticipai1ts, the survey is the mo t studies professor, said she was one hour less per day than comprehensive of its kind ever not surprised by the survey's sta employed men, and women have published in .the United States, tistics concerning working a greater likelihood of working ~he said. women and their contributions on ly part-time. The implications and poten to housework and care givin g. Krantz said the Department tial use. of th e survey t·esults are "The survey backs up what of Labor hopes the survey will a~undanl, Krantz said . It meas most wives and mothers experi serve to inform everyone . ; ured how much time people ence," she said. " It explains a lot "Several countri es already spend at work, on personal care, about the quality of women's have similar data compiled, so wjth their ramilie and partici li ves." this has been somewhat of a hole pating in leisw·e activities. Women are thrown into in the U.S. statistical field for "Sociologists are interested multiple ro les and have to be some time," he said. in seeing with who people spend Finalists: Lindsey Banigan ~ennifer McNeil Nei.rark enjoys friendly festival Sherol Chen Emily Smith continued from Al they are not voting enough," she sa id. "There are ve1y important issues that l am sme they would be Emily Barn~k John -Schweitz· attended the event with her family. interested in voicing their opinion on today." "I liked that there is a variety of vendors and it Susan Eggeti, administrator of the Delaware gives a good sampling of the community," she said. ·Volunteer Resource enter, spoke with people itbout Jackie DeFillipo Tara Strobel University alumni and local residents Greg and how to come involved with volunteer opportunities Rosemary Meece said they at1cnd the festival every in the community. Scott Golden Zeha~a Vitberg y ar. Eggert wanted the organization to be a part of "It ts one of those events tl1at bring together the Community Day because more classes arc using entire community, including the university, local service as a component in the curriculum. Tyrone Jeffress Kelly Dinan bttslllcsscs and churches to one place," Greg Meece "Our organization will give stud ents and profes S' id. sors a better sense of the organization out th ere that Many local commu111ty activist groups used the need volunteers," she sa id. c ent as an oppotiunity to let their voices be heard ln the Newark hopping enter, pocket bike Visit [www.udel.edu/spiritambassadors] and get their message out to the public. races took place in the parking lot throughout the day. · for .complete bios of the Finalists Alan Ladd, director or Delaware Designated Bill Wilkey1 dire::tor of apra Racing, ran six Drivers, a new non-profit organization that provides difl'ercnt motorb1kc races for the 35 participants. rides to pcopl~ who have been drink1ng, wanted to "We wanted to get involved in ommunity Day and t~ participate in the polling attract vo lunteers and let the community know about because it gives us a chance to be li1the center of the the new prog1am. publ1c eye, the majority of Americans have no idea The orga111zation 1s set to start prov1dmg ndes 111 the sport e ists," he said October on f nday and Saturday mghts, when the Spadalino sa1d many Newark residents, families Polling runs until Friday, September ~4 at 5 p.m. matortty of dntnk dn\ ing acc1dents occur, he smd and un1verstty students took part m celchratmg Bnerly Wright, a volunteer for the League of ommuntty Day at the onous locattons. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni and \\olm:n Voter' or Delaware, l'IICOlll aged students and "It 1s st11lthc amc excit1og event that brings the rnlllllltllllty members to tcg1stcr to vote community and the umvers1ty together," be satcl. University Relations at 831-2341 or [[email protected]]. "We arc trying to reach young students because "That wus 1ts ongmal concept 33 years ago." 5 New grading policy planned continued from A 1 ~at has to have somt; impact on grades." Boncelet said. many prob lems could arise if th e is. ue 'of grade inflation is not addressed. Graduate school applicati ons and . fellowship applications could be CAMPUS BOX SALE COMING TO THE afTected. Schools would have n rea l way of judging whether a student is deserving of th eir achi evements. Grade inflation is making it UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE tmpossible for inslitutions to tell ] an average stud ent from an above average tudent, Boncelet said . He blames professors for the influx "of "A's." It ·is easy to ii~s i g n students good grades, he ~a id , because the professors "think that is th e key to receiving good evalu ations and good stud ent rap port. If th e grade i11f1ation prob lem is not addressed the universi 0 ty's stature could drop, Boncelet ai d. However, if th e probl em is OFF addres ed the universi ty's reputa . 0 tion could continual ly ri e amongst the best uni vcr~ itie s. Mary P. Richards, Engli sh pro fessor, sa id she does not think · it would be a good id ea for the THE SAME MERCHANDISE oniversity to adopt a Princeton model of grade distributi on. A hi gh percent age of stu dents in upper level . eou r sc~o WE HAVE IN OUR STORES &liould be ex,pectcd to work at the "A" to "8 " level, he said. Richard s said students sl1ould get the grade th ey earn c: en if a lot of "As" have to be given. The emphasis would sit in 20 - SEPTEMBER 23, lOAM - BPM the wrong place if grade di stri bu tio n quotas arc .adopted in · 111e foJlure, he said. 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Roselle have t1:umcd up l)way from the vchaclc, and liast for the "UDo Lave Here" ~.:am timc vio l ator~ will he .fine(! tat paagn. least I 00, wath fint:s for repeat The pnmary action of this offenders costing up to $1,000. campaign was the dastnbution of The Rcv tC\\ f'cl:b that ·•good neighbor" bags, wh ich Newark must have received a included an ex planat01y letter, legitimate number of complamts vo lunteer inJormation, a respon for police to begin enforcing this sible pany ing guade, home sceu ordinance. Now, students need to nty fli ers, u chip clip and a jar recognize that university build· opener. ings arc interspersed with local Clever puns on our school businesses and family residences nume aside, thas is a va li ant U1at are affc~;ted by loud noise. effon by these organizations to Newark Police has selected make students aware of their hn appropriate method of ticket neighbors, who may not be on Ing, which in volves selective similar late-night schedules. enforcement, where sections of But residents of Newark Main Street are pre-measured for sho uld know this is a co ll ege the 5.0-foot offense area. town, and no matter what, stu However, the city should put dents are gomg to party and be time limitati ons on this orcli loud . This issue wi ll always be Letters to the Editor (la nce, ·perhaps only enforcing prominent in Newark, and it !J·om I 0 p.m. to 8 a.m. cou ld definitely be worse. ·• ln a. related effort to decrease The bags arc a decent eflort, ~ lfen s i ve ·st udent behavior in and if anything else, at least our Anti-war sentiments are not "selfish" Student football fans should keep the Newark, the Delaware jars will be open and chips fresh. from those affected by the war swearing and profanities to themselves A fler reading Laura Boyce's people wa nt to see Presiden t Bush ''We are. Delaware!" is some- under the age of seven, as well as article, "Bush will remain effective reelected" (Miami Hera ld, Sept. . thi1fg you should expoct to hear.th e several babies. Their parents in wa r on tenor" (The Review, 9). According to Rhami Kouri of students chanting at a Delaware looked around with disapproving WHERE TO WRITE: Sept. 17) J fo und myself question- Lebanon's Dail y Star, "Bush's foo tball ga me. "F*** you glares as the middle finge rs went The~eview ing that veay subJec t. I am fore- militantl y hysterical foreign poli cy Towso n! " is not. up and eve1y four-letter word in most shocked at the labeling of that claims to fi ght tctTor .. has Jt 's been great to see the sup the book was chai1ted by half tl1 e Center 250 Perkins Studerit Americans wh questi n the justi- been a major global cata lyst and port for our footba ll team increase students in th e· stadium. For the Newark, DE 19716 fi cation of war as "selfish.'.' I am a'ecruiting agent for terror" (San so dramatically after Ia t year's first tim e since I've been here I Fax: 302-831 -1396 sure the fami lies of more th an Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 16). wirini.ng season. What hasn't been was as hamed to be a Blue Hen. I ,000 dead U.S. troops, those in I agree that to reach the ideal so great, however, is the lack of If you want to cl1ink at foot E-mail : [email protected] Iraq whose li ves ha ve changed wo rld of peace the wo rld 's ev ils respect or portsmanship the uni ball games, , fine. If you wa nt. to since their loved ones' deaths, and must be eliminated. However, the versity crowd seems capable of boo at a bad ca ll , be my guest. If The Editorial page is an open forum for public debate and discus lhe 7,000 injured are just being methods that our president has showing the other tealljs. yo u want to " transfer schools selfish when they sec our president used have made us more enemies sion. The Review welcomes responses from it s readers. For verifi Whi[e at the game versus because this f*** ing blows," (yes, constantly changi ng the reason than fri end s, Iraq is are surely Towson, I was mixed in with stu UJC guy in front of me sa id that) cation purpvses, please include a clayt.ime telephone number with why we are rea lly lhere. Look no happy to be free from Saddam dents, adu lts and famil ies with more power .to yo u. Just keep that all letters. The edaorial staf'f reserves lhe right to edit all submis fuath er than the article "Who arc Husse in. I am guessing you would young children. When our team one to yo urself. Our footba ll team sions. Letters and columns represent the idclt~ and beliefs of the you ca llin g a Oip-flopp cr?" pub- have a difficult time, however, was successful , shouts and cheer· is respected throughout the di vi author · and should not be taken m, representative ofTht· Review. lished in the sa me issue of The convincing the tl1 ousa11ds of civ il- ing and stomping and clapping sion for being the best; l'd hate for AJiletters become the propl?rty of The Review. and may be pub Review to see President George ·ians k.illcd sin ce the beginning of roared through the stadi um. But our fans to be infamous for being W. Bu sh's eve r-changing justifica- th e war how great the United lillhed in pnnt or electronic fo1ms. when we were short a mark or the wo rst. (ions for invadi ng Iraq. States really is, let alone that th ey Towson answered with an amaz The "solid stance" our presi- are better off today. Wi th eveay ing play, the shouting turned to Whitney Bonham dent has taken on tetTOtism has led civil ian a(tack and car bombing, swearing. With.in just 20 feet of me Sophomore to the proliferation of · anti- the view o[the United States in the were at least three or four kids [email protected] Advertising Policy for Classified and Ameri ca n sentiment and the alien- world's eyes is waning. Bush has Display Ads: ation of many alli es abroad. It is shown hi s war on tetTorism, and t:tue that we arc a pan or a larger lhe world agrees tbat it isn't work global community, and though oqr i~ g. As citizens, we owe it to OUI Send letters and guest The Review reserves !he right to refuse any ads that ;u-e of an responsibility for representing the cou nlly to stop thi s downward spi- globai community is impoatanl, ral and set the United States back improper or inappropriate time, place and manneT. The iu ea~ and we should not underestimate the on its feet. Please vote on Nov. 2. opinion> of advertisements appearing in this publication !ll'e not imponance of maintaining a posi- columns to necessarily those of the Review stuff or the university. Questions, ti ve worlclvi ew. ln · a recently Matthew Franz comment~ or input may be directed to tbe advertising department released study by GlobeScan, sur- Juni or at Th Review. veys of 34,400 ad ul ts in 35 coun- mfranz@udel. edu ebiles@udel._ edu. tri es fo und that "only one in fi ve .Yiolent video games can serve purpose As related in th e book "The Big for a good fifteen or twenty seconds before telling them how we play Show," my role as a parent is to make it. That moment is the supreme delight. I relish the moment when they Alex Stiner myself obsolete. In keeping with that realize Ulat Ule game cou ld be played that way and doesn't have to be this advice, I'm constantly looking for mindless gorcfest that we read so much about in the medi a. Eveay time a ways to help my son, Sean, develop critic decries this game as being a tra ining ground for violence, I laugh at G nest Columnist at1d become independent, even at the the obviou truth : he or she has probably never played lhis game. Mindles tender age of lnree. Then it hit me: it is not, and the player is anything but a zombie-in-training. Negative why take all tbe time and effort to go behavior is rewarded, sure, but so is pos itive behavior, such as fu·cfight t . all these places when 1 had right in front of my face the perfect time ing, pizza deli very, taxicab cfriving and ambul ance driving, all of which "saver to help him develop all the skill s a toddler needs') The best part is are more lawful options in the game. There arc also crazy stunt bonuses, that it 's fai rl y in expensive and it's avai lab le in every department store and which simply involve interes ting jumps at hard to spot locations. Lastly, mall in the United States. This miracle or miracles is none other than the the most fun is fi nding the 100 hidden packages spread throughout the Piaystation vid eo game "Grand Theft Auto 3." game (admittedly, yo ur usual reward for fmding lhem is more firepower, Before 1 go on, stop dialing protective services. Let me explain. You such as the attack heli copter with which you can reign down l]ave probably heard of this game in the news recently as part of the inun de trw,;tion from th e sky). dati on of hyper-violent games heralding the end of n1ankincl. lts creator is of-view of riding in a boat. We wa lked on the beach, looked at the rocks Sean is at th e age now where he wants to pl ay the game himself, so the now infamous Rockstar studios, creators of such games as the "Grand underwater and drove under bridges (he loved th at). Whenever a police we've shelved "Grand Theft Auto 3" until he's about 17. It's tempting to theft Auto" series, in wh ich you freely roam a city pcrfoml.ing services officer would drive by, we'd pull over to the side of the road to let him go pu ll out "lhe race car game" (as he ca lls it) and enjoy anoiher walk on the for local gang leaders, and "Manhunt," in which you arc chased by blood by. When we backed up, Sean learned how to check blind spots anclmir- ' beach, but !never re lent. There's too much ri sk in him accidentall y draw irsty thugs to the delight of the mysterious "Director," who· is vid cotap rors to avo id hitting cars and pcdcs!rians. Tell me you haven't been dinged ing hi s fl amethrower and incin erating an old man walking dOWll th e street g the whole thing. "Manhunt," by the way, is making headlines now as by someone who needs that les on. Sean even leamed this stuff so we ll or wanderi ng into a shady pan of town and being eUISed at by a passerby. Je center of a Scotti. h murder in which a 17-ycar-old beat a friend to that he ca lled me when 1 got into a motorcycle. " Daddy, he's nol wearing "Grand Theft Auto 3" had a good run, though, and served as a great dealh in a way replicated in the game. a helmet! He's not being safe!" So sure enough, J sighed and got off, reminder that games (in some cases) are what yo u make of them. The point that critics never seem to acknowledge i Ul at choice is the doomed to wa lk the thirty or so blocks to my destination to reinforce the Obviously, there don't seem to be any bu ilt-in toddler option in 'Jlame of the game with "Grand Theft Auto 3." lesson. "Manhunt," but I can't say th at for ure. Sean an d l haven't played it yet; My son and I sat down one da y, much to the chagrin of my wife, and I ha ve to adm it that l get a kick .out of tell ing people that 1 play · we'lllet you know. rncd on the game. We played it for approximately 20 minutes or so, "Grand Theft Auto 3" with my toddler son. The looks on lheir faces are learning the rules of the road, how to yield, identifying water, trees, cars precious, as if they're going to be nice to the crazy man and gel his li cense Alex Stiner is a commtmication professor a( the un iversity. Please send nd trucks, in addition to things he'd never seen. like yachts.and th e point- plate number when he daivcs away. I Jet the co nfusion reign in their heads comments to [email protected]. zn leadership essential for RussiG: W e more atrocities lill:c Be lim will continue to occur. him in prison. Qaeda and the hechb eparatists, because there are were told that The United States and other countries mu st per While tl1e United State and the Western world connections between the rebels and extrem is t VI a d i m i r suade Putin to solve th e hechcn troubles witbo\tt has its eyes on the Middle East, Russia's retreat Islamic tenorist groups. Putin was a killing every last one of the rebel and their families. toward an au tocratic state, must be monitored. Just last week, Putin .!l,aid that he would not bar leader' to be Aller the mas acre in which hundreds of chil Putin 's denial to deal wilh the political id e of gain witl1 the eparati st , al1d he compared this to lh e trusted, und dren we re killed and injured, Putin enacted lcgisla Chechen separati sm has resulted in everal bloody way lhe United States wou ld not bargam with AI when our taon resemb lin g Russia 's years of repressive concen encounters. He seems to find blame easier than Qaeda or Bin Laden. pres a d ent trated power. change. This refu a! to use metl1ods other than force Well, hundreds of school children are dead "looked into Ju st a fe1 clays after Beslan , Putin ca ll ed for wi ll not make the pr blcm go away. because of Putin 's unwillingnes to eek a nonvi - hi s eyes, and legislation tl1at wou ld end the popular election of It will only make at worse. lent end to this rebell i n. saw hrs soul," regional govemots in favor of ones selected by Further sliding fr m democracy in Russia wi ll hame n lh e United States if we do not ca ll for e thought we had gamed a fncnd or an ally. national party leaders, who will be more likely to not solve its real problems and centralizing power in Pultn to seek a peaceful and ammediate solution to But lately, Putin has been ta ghtening his hold as give in to presidential pre s~ ure s. a country as large and diver e a Rus ia wi ll not the hechen separatist movement. Kussian autocrat and his stubbornness has recently This cannot be ignored by the world. work. lfwe f!) low him to continue his urtdcrmining of caused a massacre of annoccnt Russians and nat1onal leader th at uses grief to further an But why hasn't the United States or any Westem democracy, chaos and dysfunction will reign in Chcchens. an ta- democrati c agend a mu ·t be confronted. nation done anything to steer Mr. Putin away fr m Russia for years to come. J>utin ts usmg the recent Bcslan tragedy as an But this as a procc ·s !hal 1 as begun well before ha s goa l'! excuse for e~ tr e me changes 111 Russwn govcmancc. the Bcslan tragedy Putin had already begun to sup Well, for ·tarter , we have our hands full 1n Iraq Andrew lt erwood is 011 Administralil•e Nell'.~ Editor If the world does not demand th;ll rutin stop tha s press' the medaa. and opposition panaes before the and wllh the War on Terror. for The Re\'/e\1' Please send comments to movement away fro111 democracy, Ru ssin\ lcndcr event. When a nch and popular businessman chal This woaks well for Pulin. lie can 'easily draw [email protected]. har wall become Kr~mlin centered agam, or 1 orsc, lenged ham, Putin had lcgal charges filed and put lines of comparison between terrorist groups hkc AI . • Lurking Album Within; Reviews: BcnJt makes Nelly, Ray The Review's Lamontagne list of and Tears for lavonte and Fears, mfamous pooches. 83 82 E!'l t ERTA INM EN r THL ARTS Tuesday, September 2l, 2004 'Rush Hour' screenwrtter clear y~J-ILr mind transitions ·Experie . "the Zen to director Latest film features Hollywood sfinest -B Y JEFF MAN - I ConlrihutiiiJ; Editor Jeff Nathanson's screen wri t in g resume is short, but excep tional. Although he was responsi ble for some mode t early wor k on televi sion, small budget come dies and the watery disaster that was "Speed 2: ruise Control," the list o f screenplays he has written since then in clud es both "Rush Hour" films, " atch Me If You Can" and "The Terminal." D es pite r---~~--,..,.., the impres sive progres sion in hi s fi l mog r a-p h y, when Disney a pproac h e d· Natha nson to direct his lat- est screen- play, "The Last Shot," he ad mits the prospect of directing fo r the fi rst ti me did not come Jeff Nathanson without reser- vatiot1 s. "I would call it much more than apprehension," he says. "lt was sheer terror." W ho could blame him? The cast of "The Last Shot," which opens Sept. 24, is an assortment of Hollywood's elite, w ith · names such as Matthew Broderick, A lec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Calista F lockhart, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Blake Nelson and Ray Liotta. "It was hard j ust out of nerves beforehand," Nathanson says. BY NATALIE TORE TINOS begati meditating with a fri end at the Unitarian Universali st Fellowship of Newatk "But after a while you get Stall R<•pnrter He was happy to see other people follow in hi s footsteps. very comfortable and you stop A 2-foot hi gh gold statue of the Buddha sits on a wooden table in front of two rows As m re people attended, weekly meetings were held, and the first Newark Zen asking the actors for their auto of people facing each other- The only sound is the hum of an air-conditioning fa n. Pl ush group took shape. graphs and you start rea li zin g that chairs and couches have been pushed as id e to ma ke room for blue mats where, w ith legs Out ofRamir'Cz's practice the Delaware Zen Group was formed , which now meets they' re there to do a job and crossed and backs straight, hands held nea tl y in fro nt of th e abdomen, one can sit . . and at th e Uni ted Methodist Church, and is one of more than 60 centers worldwide with the you're there to do a job." . sit ... and si t. · Kwan Um (Perceive Sound) School of Zen, which comes from Ko rea. Nathanson adds that part of Uni ve rsi ty alumnus Nick Andrea parti cipate weekly in a Thursday night Zen gath Seung Sahn, the·first Korean Zen master to live and teach in the West, fo unded this the decision to direct th e movie ering at United Methodist Church on East Main Street. school when he came to the United States in 1972, and since then has fo unded more than was th e affinity he fe lt for "Zen is a way a philosopher perfects hi s art ," Andrea says. " l like th e practice of 100 temples and centers w ith his students. · Broderick's character, Steven Zen and medita ti on because it is an art of self-cultivation. When Sahn first arrived, most people did not know exactly what "Zen" meant. Schats, a down-on-his-luck "Meditati on give you a center." Zen can be desci·ibed as a school of Buddhism, and transliterated from the Chinese movie theater employee who Andrea wa lks to th e left sid e of the Buddha and kneels on a in at. l-Ie starts to sing a word, ch'an-na, whi ch means meditation. Buddhi sm began in southern India around the dreams o f being a Hollywood Korean chant, intcrmitlehtly stri king a black bell. sixth century B.C. by a disillusioned prince who sought enlightenment - Buddha. director.. He says that the c h a r a c~ Bi ll McCracken, a Dharma teacher-in -training, stands in front of the Budd ha, wear Ph il ip Conrad, fac ulty advisor of the university's Student Zen Group, says Buddha ter's struggle in attempting to ing a gray robe and a casa over hi s chest, whi ch looks li ke a maroon bib. He lights two was ini lia ll y mistaken for a God. "But [the Buddha] said, ' No, I am awake.'" make it in the movie industry is a candles on each side of the statue and taps a wooden ball called a rnoktak, ignali ng Other branches of the Buddha's teachings stem fTom C hina, Japan and Tibet. reflection of hi s own earl y efforts everyone to stand. Chanting begins. Zen grew out of th e Chinese and Japanese tradition, ca Lled Mahayana. Around 475 to work as a screenw riter. · About a dozen voices sing the slow, melancholy Korean chant ca ll ed "Homage to A.D., one of th e Buddhism teachers traveled from Indi a to China, form in g th e Ch'an Coincid enta lly, the character the Three Jewels," as taps on the moktak keep th e beat lik e a metronome. Periodic bow School of Buddhis m. was inspired by th e true story o f ll ing throughout the piece interrupts the motionless room. The re lig ion was introduced to Korea from China sometime in the fourth century, real life man hired by the FBI The simple melody and methodic rh ythm ac~ o mpan y th e lyrics, " Gye-hyangjong and eventu all y spread to the three kingdoms within the country. (posing as Hollywood producers) hyclllg hye hyang," almost as if taking the sin gers back in time. Buddhism has become significant in Korea. Figures within the last decade show to make a movie that ended up " hants clear your mind," McCracken explains, but few know what th e words real there are 26 sect and ·more than 9,000 temples with II million followers in the country. bein g a sting operation to bring ly mean sin ce they are th ousands of years old . Zen Buddhism beca me the dominant form . of Buddhism during the ninth century down members of the1 ohn Gotti "The K rcans don't understand them," he says. "They interpreted them from the when Korean masters who studied th e Cb'an tradition in China came back to teach in crime fa mily in Rhode Island. Chinese, and the Chinese interpreted them from the Indians." Korea. Like Br derick's character in At th e end of th e song, a fa di ng tap of th e moktak signals one last bow and the two A revo lt replaced "the pro-Buddhist Korean govemment in the late 14th century, the movie, Nathanson saY.s the candles are put out. The li ghts are dimmed, creating the proper ambience fo r meditation, driving practi cing Buddhists into remote· monasteries. By leaving centers of power, the real li fe man also did not reali ze wh ich lasts one hour. • nature of Buddhi sm changed. who his rea l employers were dur Not a word is spoken as all bodies remain still, wi th eyes closed, thinking ~rso n al The Zen tradition veered away from textu al study to meditatio n practice in order to ing th e making of the govern ment thoughts or trying not to think at all. attai n the same enlightenment the Buddha reached. pseudo-film . Similarly, the leader of the Zen Cent er, Jose Ramirez, stattcd th e group just y qui - "We get caught up in ideas, thinking abou.t the past and the future," says Conrad, "He had no id ea," he says. etly si tt ing. · The Delaware Va ll ey Zen Cent er was founded in 1999 after Rami rez, its .abbot, see PRACTICE page B3 see DIRECTOR page B3 ·----...__ Singer keeps it real in climb to stardom Scrounge R-series brings Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers to the university BY AMY KATES AND MEGAN SULLIVAN other people who are becoming 'well known· and it's It's really daunting to think about that much and I /::ulcrlmmllt'IJII:.Ciuun· casual, ·and those connections are a little moTe honest. don't want. to sound m1-ambitious by saying 1 don't When tephen Kell ogg fi rs t started college, he have a Jive-year-goal, but l think it's more like our five didn't even bring his guitar. The ttme apart fro m hi s Q: Is it a little intimidating at first? day goal to make thi s ong better, try to hit this hanno in struml!nt didn 't stop the acoustic rocker fro m earning ny or let's make sure we redo this a little better. It's a a nomination for Boston's Male Singer/Songwriter of A: The earlier you meet people in your career I think little more manageable when you deal with it like that. The Year Award, rcleasmg fo ur albums and managing the more natural the hang happens and then you kind of to maintain a seriously sweet bed-head hair-do. grow together. So sometimes you ' re intimidated for Q: Wbat is it about your group that is going to make The Review sat down with Stephen Kellogg and some reason, but for the most pa1t, when they 're really you stand out? the Sixers, hi s recently-added band , at the Scrounge a peer, you' rejust like, " Hey, it doesn't faze me." Thursday night before hopping on tage to prove to tlw A: 1 can speculate, but honestly I don 't really know. crowd that there's more to Kellogg than the music. Q: Would you say t1lat there's a particular song or artist And I don't even know that we're that different from that meant so much to you that it inspired you to other things, because it's more important to me that Q: We noti ed on your Web site th at you had a 1 l of become a mu ician? we rc good and ti:Jat we' re original, which is probably reviews from prominent names in music. What kind of like a blasphemous thing to say as an artist. Bull j ust connections are you muking in the music industry'l · A: Growing up , my dad played record li ke Cat want to think the things that are different about thi Stevens, .The Eagles and Flectwo d Mac. A ll these group is that the goal is even more than just music, it 's : Growing up I always heard about maki ng connec arti sts inspired me in that I really conne ted with tho e to have a great time every night with the show. tions and you always envrs10ncd 1t as, well rr you songs, the sad stories. Then my sister took me to see l think we're a little different in that I don 't thrnk schmooze you' ll meet peopl e. \ hat's rntcresting is that Whitesnake when I was I 0, and that really made me any of us are reall y that talented I thtnk tt's just ltkc tt' those aren' t reall y conned ions think, "That looks like so much fun ." such a collective effort. It ' like everybody IS K and A lot of the connections JU St happen reall y, rea ll y 1 wouldn't pinp intone thin g or the other, but the "I love that about it. naturally. I've met Carly tmon, and one mght 1 was mixture of being inOuenced b that stuff really is what That' what's different about thi s band. Do you playmg and Mciis:,a ·th cridgc JUSt Jumped on stage and shaped what has been the goal four outfit. understand? You ' re like "No, l don 't. Thanks for being we were ltkc " Hol y shn! " extremely long-winded and dissin your own band!'' You meet those peopl e along the way. hut I've Q: mce we're talkmg ab ut g als, where do yoq see Nob dy 's talented, we really su k, thank you · actua lly really connected mor" wrth th e people .v hn arc yourself and the band in fi ve year'? my contemporaries. lrkc Matt Nathanson. Pat McGee Q: On your Web site you mparcd y ur . elf to also helped me out pretty cat ly on tn thrs thmg so he A: Yeah, cause there's a drflcrcnce where I see u and cabiscurt, an underdog. Why dtd you make that com and I arc 111 touch where I'd ltkc to be. The thmg ab ut the five year que - pari on'? • o , you meet the mhcr peuplc and you "rc hl.e, tion 1s that I rea ll y try and take it nc day at a time "Wow, you'n.: huge and lamou~ ... htrt tln:n there <~rc hccause tl 's so ovcrwhclmtn •. see ~L 0 ,G pag 83 Nelly uses the Lmcoln nivemty mcludes appeanmces b} Murph 'ocal ensemble to create a gospcl Lee and the re ·t of the • t suundmg chorus. Lunatic , Stephen Marley (B b Between the two albums Marley's son), gt~~lera, fat Joe, Nelly manages to 1nclude a variety Mobb Deep and M1ssy Ellt t. of genres. " Hean of a Champion" " uit" contnm~ guest ·pot> has a gospel sound. "American from Pharrell 'i ilhnms. Jnhctm, Dreams"is a more traditional rap Ron , Isley, noop Dogg, Tim and "River Don't Run" so unds McGraw and Anthmn Hamill n. very reggae. He then introduces The ove1whelnui1~ um unt of Nelly is JUSt full of surprises, another musical genre on his pop guest appearunces on the two considering '·Sweat" wasn't the duct with hristina Aqqilera, "Tilt albums offers good collabornllon, only album he released on Sept. Ya f!ead Back." but also has a downside. !11 a total 14. To complement the rap-filled. On "Suit," Nelly perfon11S a of 24 tracks on the two albums, 1 !~1st-paced "Sweat," Nelly groundbreakmg song, "Over and Nelly onl) appear solo on 6 released "Suit." (Get it ? Over." The song features country tracks, lea ing ·ome listenct ' Sweatsuit.) star Tim McGraw and is healifelt, wondering how well elly can Rappers hm e sampled anists slow and could legitimately play "gel his eagl on" solo. from many genres and genera on any radio station. Me JfaW The first . ingle o1T" went" is ti ons, but John Tesh'? On "Sweat," smgs the chorus and, at times, is the tub-bumping Rn1hcm "Flap Nelly not only samples John accompanied by a singing, not Your Wings." In the song, Nelly, Te ·h's "Roundball," but he man rapping, Nelly. Allhough Nelly' in a not shy manner. tell s ages t use the counuy ong to voice has a raw sound to it, he women to "drop down and get create a song full of adrenaline. manages to pull ofT singing wi th your eagle· on." With " weat" and "Suit " two so ngs problem is both albums seem to be On '·Hean of a Champion," out damar,i ng ears. Also included " ome On Over," the more Nelly bu ilds oi1 the same id~a have such a si milar message that missing something. For you to on ·'Suit ' are legend Ron Isle succcs. fu l first single from·· uit," utkast had wi th "The Love at one point in Nelly 's song ,he fee l satisfied, you might have to and Ca lvin Broadus (Snoop follows the same formu la as BelowiSpea kerboxx," except says: " f hate to sound tupacisfl buy both LPs. If all yo u wa nt is a Dogg). "Di l emm~," Nelly's hit with Kcll Nelly fans have Lh e opti on of buy· now mama \ Bttl keep your head pretty good album, you cou ld get The Gist of It prom away with just buying one or th e· I Rap fans can thank Nell} for Rowlw1d. The song d cs n t do ing one or the oth er. up I But you gomw make it I 1· .'t.'t:,:r .'r Horne/Run the retum of Mason Betha. It was '\ uit" justice 1fnd is one or the . Through ut hi s career, Nelly ise, keep ya head up." The &o ng other. during the recording of " uit" worst ongs on the album. has been a feel go d rapper, but on also samples the '80s hit "True" _.,_.,_.,_.., Fi•·e/Hous ~ that Nelly im.ited Mase to la y Hardcore Nelly fans will be " ui t" Nell y sing a so ng full of by Spa ndau Ballet. Carson Walker is the assistant emer :r.u Lip/Stick down a track and the song " In My happy to hear he has an in ability social ~ nd race-related mes ages. With "Sweat" and "Sui t," tainmenl editor for The Review. His •'<.' "Trouble" Lamontagne's vocals "Everybody Loves a Happy ant with material that is modem Ray Lamontagne reminscent fTom Waitls' rasp, arc Endino" wi th out ·being deliberate and RCA Records . backed by Ethan James, producer Tears For ·Fears ca tchy without be ing pred ictable Rating: .7 .7 .7 ,): 112 of Ryan Adam·, Whi keytown and New Door Records - a ma rriage between to/e . The hrst time 1 wanted to veer Rufus Wainwright provides percu - Rating: -:c-,'r :.:ci:r Revo l cr-era Beatlcs and off 1-95 to stop and listen to a song sian and add ition al gu itar on the Remember "Raoul and the Coldpl ay. happened dunng the first two \·ers album. King of Spain?" Didn't think so. From th e bouncy opening e· ofRa:r Lamomagnc's "Trouble." Growing up in New Hampshire To save some time, let's just track to th e me ll ow w1sp of I staned 111 deep ·'Desperado'' with six siblings from various as ~1m e the last Tears For Fears "Secret World," the passion and trance. but was belting out lyrics by fathe rs, Lamontagne beca me a album that cou nted for · any1hing cri p attcnti n t producti on detai l the ·ong' end. recluse. Teachers comp lained he . was 1989 's "The Seeds of Love," that made pa t Tears for Fears Tbe power of Lamontagne's spent the school day in his own T the las t LP to feature ori ginal albums so co nsistent remains debut album, 'Trouble," can con world of scribbled stori es and member Curt Smith . intact. vert atly cynic 10 a romanti c, and sketch drawings, so he dropped out Lamontagne can be compw·ed to "Eve1ybody Loves a Happy Orza bal, whose vo ice still "Ladybird," the album 's most any pop-jUI)kie to a member-sup and went to wo rk in a shoe facto ry. Jeff Buck ley, Bob Dylan, Neil End ing" sees not onl y mith 's rings c iGa r as a siren, sin gs, obvious depar1ure, in corporates a ported radio fiend (bril li ance like "Trouble" is an cndcwing prod Young and Elli ot Smi th in the poet retum, but a return to th e clas ic "Waxing like a old crack 45 I ban·age of so nic em be ll islunents this docsn 't make the Jop 50). uct of thr musician's unusual past, ic qual ity of his lyrics. so ulld th at resonated through '80s counting out /he IVO)'S you ould with a jagged gL1itar rifi, co mpl i Listening to "Trouble,'' one and Lamontagne doesn't cheapen "Ham1a h" paints a vivid portrait anthems "Shout" and "Everybody stay alive," on "Who Ki lled menting Orzabal's mournful mi ght be foo led into thinking his honesty with glamour or catchi of a country woman and a man in Wa nts to Ru le the World. " Tangerine," the stunning center verse: "Tell me a slot)' of mind Lamontagne is a 1940 Blues musi ne s. love: "So she comes down ji'om the The Tears for Fear catalog pi ece of the album and a sym over maller I lit e !tope and the cian. not alanky bearded "Bum" exemplifies hi s combi Ozark hills to these vety streets lo was always more i.ntellectuallh n phoni c crossroad tha t merges the g loty of life ever after/ th e sound Northomcr. nation of intelLigence and depth roam I With a btmjo and a bible and Lhat of its contemporari es, and album 's acoustic openness with and the fiuy I th e cloak a11d tHe Although the Blues sound of the with common emotion: "Oh mama, a fine tooth comb I ome to me this new album gives another gen an aggressive, electric flare. dagger." first track gets listeners hooked, it don 't walk away I l 'm a god Hannah." · erati on ofintelli gent popsters (a nd He even beco mes mi ldly self Anyo ne who appreciates iSn't the sole. sound of the album. damned sore loser I I a in ~ too I'm not sure whether to keep thi s l don 't mean anythin g that ends deprecatin g on " a ll Me Mellow," re newed soun d r a familiar voice . Tracks weave together to present proud lo stay.'· new album within U1 e confi nes of with Simpson or Spears) a le son th e album 's first single. He s in gs wi ll immediately embrace 11. r.nan who experienced pain and When it seems every song car . my room or to hand out copies on in what make a good, solid 1 op of hav ing second thoughts over ''Everybod y L ves a Happy -e}ncrgcd with a dccpe1· undcrstand ries U1 e same sweet, solemn under the street. Either way, Lamontagne so ng: chasing a wo man half hi s age over Ending," a welco me rem-i nd er :ing of emotion than most achieve. tone, Lamontagne introduces will become a star - even if it Although both members are a dri ving piano an d lush strings, why Tea rs for Fears still deserves qund typical? "Forever My Friend ," the album 's takes a while. middle-aged, Smith and lead reminiscent of the '85 classic cheers after all the c years. It 's not. first upper. -Lindsay Hicks si nge r Roland Orzabal up th e pop- ''Head Over Heels." - Christopher Moore Will the rea·! Emincm please ~'Pokesperso n for food'! According get dressed, please get drcllscd, to reports, Maty-Kate and sister . please get dressed. The controver- Ashley are part of a McDonald's Aries Leo Sagittarius ial rapper will reportedly bare all Happy Meal ad campaign i11 (March 21 -April 20) (July 23 - Aug. 21) (N ov. 23 - Dec. 22) 1n his new video fur the first sin- · France. The Lays given out in the · Do someth in g fun and impulsive thi s week. It's not too late to join a club, tly out for that Stay optim istic when a crush seemingly shoots glc oti his new album, "Encore." Olsen mea ls include a photo Circumvent the librwy and head to the beach team or ga ther a group of fl'ie.nds for an iJltra you down. The stress of first tests and papers Ilminem appears in nothing but album, denim bag and a croyon after class for one lasl day of fu n in the su n. mural sp01i. laying busy will actua ll y help might be playing into your withdrawn attitude. shoes and three socks. box. you keep foc used and force yo u to lay on You might be down, but you're certa inly not According lb reports, the Bobby Brown and Whitney Taurus track wiU1 evetything. out. L.A. coroner's office found traces Houston have done some crazy (April 21 - May 21) of nine ~rugs in Rick .James sys things since gettiltg bitched, but Don 't be too vociferous abo ut your tme feel Virgo Capricorn tem. Among the nine was siw1ing on for a reality show ings for that foo l in the fron t row. After pairing (Aug. 22 - Sept. 23) (Dec. 23- Jan. 20) cocame, which James wms quoted based w·ound the life of Brown up in a group project, you may eli cover that a To clear you r head and ward off the fres hmen, Your sa rcasm and humor will come in handy on an infamous "Chappelle might be the craziest. Bruvo cu te smi le and great sense of humor ca n out- sophomore, junior and senior 15, go Lo the gym when a tricky situation bums everyone out. · Show" skit as saying was ''one reportedly signed a 10-episod e weigh outspokenness. or out for a run after class. When the tempera Nobody knows better than you how to turn that hell of a drug.'' contract with the R.&B singer. The tu re cools, you' re go ing to have t fit back into mi le upside down. So usc your qu ick wit to Just the good ol' boys. show's title is "Being Bobby Gemini those jeans yo u pa ked away all summer. make the best of it. Scanu William Scott and Brown," and will fo llow Brown (May 22 - June 21) .Johnny KnoxvUl,e have rcponed around the country as he attempts As you throw out wads of cash right and lett to Libra Aquarius ly been cast to plby Bo and Luke to repair his damaged reputation. keep up with the new fa U fashion, remember (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) (Jan. 21- Feb. 19) Duke in the big screen adaptation Edward Furlong might you don't need to take out a mortgage to look Don 't hes itate to do something out of character. Catch up with U1at pa l from hi gh school you Qf the early '80s television series, have taken his love of animals to good. Look hot and save some dough by shop o nuts if you fee l the need and blow ofT all of have lost contact with. There might be a big "The Dukes of Hazzard." Not to the extreme. The actor, who had ping at a thrift store. your work to stay out until all hours of the ger tory as to why they are M.I.A., other than wony- filling nut Daisy Duke's parts in movies like "Terminator night. You may meet omeonc out there to they are super bu y. daisy dukes i critically- 2,'' "American History X" and Cancer make it wotih your while. acdaimecl actress Jessicn "Detroit Rock City;· reportedly (June 22 - July 22) Pisces Simpson. Simpson's acting cred got crabby at a restaurant recently. Reality sets in thi s week that yo u are one Scorpio (Feb. ·20 - March 20) i~s 111Clude pizza COIJ1lllerc1UIS, The actor was arrested for public semester closer to joining the real world. Get a (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Splurge this week on that expensive pair of , guest appearances on "That '70s intoxication after releasing multi head start and figure out what the heck you are When you gel busted by a fri end for spreading jeans. You deserve them afler working al l um Show" and her reality show ple lobsters from a display tank in go ing to do by heading over to career services some maj or gossip, honesty is yo ur best bet in mer, and the way U1cy tum head wi ll make it "Newlyweds." a Florence, Ky., grocery store, to check out what's up outside the bubb le of saving you r friend sh ip. worth eve1y last penny. Mary-Kate Olsen - Carson Walktu· life in Newark. .-Leah Conway l am here to tell you having blond hair In high: school J con.tracted th e nick I is not a fas hi on statement. It is an id enti name, "stoner" despite the fact U1 atl have TilE REV IEW Kri\lcn Margiotla t:;. and it is no easy ta sk. never once moked anything, because of Being th e only blonde in my family, l my tend ency to be a little out of it. have for many years been the butt of my This summer l fe ll off a por h brunette sisters' jokes. · because l fa iled to rea lize there was no What is a brunette between two railing: If being blond is wrong, I don't want blondes? An interpreter. What do yo u call In my most horrifyi ng blonde to be right. a blonde who die her hair brown? moment yet, last fall I received a in a From my hairdres er to Glamour to Artificial in tell igen e. class, when I fai led to nip my mid-term article in The Review the word on the While these joke wou ld usually per over, th erefore forgetting to take half of strec.t is the days of blonde ch 1cks like me plex me, l si mply laughed to myself when the test, w nd ering why other stud ents and Jessica Simpson having more fun arc figuring them out a few day later, because compl ain ed that the te twas too long. over. I knew lwa~ just as ' mart as my sisters. Did all of these events o cu r because I refuse- to believe it 1 wi ll admit I was always a bit differ of my hair color? l'llnever know. Ever since Ash lee impson decided to ent thon my brunette sisters, but whether Some may think I should jump at thi dump a bottle of dye over her mu ll et, this is a result of my hair color one can chance t !inall y fit in with th e res t of my everyone has decided going brown is the never be too su re. fa mil y and go brunette. new fa ll trend. l think my parents stalied to r~ alize Perhaps my GPA would go up a few I am not going to he: Ashlcc IS not the that their bfond child wus difTerent when l points; pcrhap. I would ha ve fewer bruis first or last blonde to abandon us. Recently was quite young. es from fa lling ofT things; perhaps when I I saw a p1 cturc that almost knocked the At my fir ·t t:ommun10n (in second change my li ght bulbs I wouldn't have to wind out of me. Even though 11 huns, I am g1adc) my parent:. were a little tunned enli st th e help of a group of friends. __J gomg to come nght out and say tt when the priest asked me, "What hould However, I don't want to ever fi nd out not one of Ashlcc's cheesy boyfriends mer months of bcmg ca reless beach Reese Witherspoon went brown. you do after communion?" I answered, what life is li ke nthe other side. I plan to measures up to be half the man Nick bl ndes. As o pre-law ·tudent w1th a wardrobe "bmsh your teeth." Apparently, I wasn't stay strong and blond, because I am co n Lachcy IS. oinc1dcn c? I thmk not. Only lime can tell if the c traitor will that probably .eon tams more pmk than 11 paymg attcntton in class when they di - vinced that Jcssi a and I wi ll have the last I r rcdict nght now that a ll of th e e ever be forgiven for committing the ulti really should, "Legally Blonde" is not just cussed the appropriate answer to thts ques- laugh at these born-again bmnettes. blondes JUmpmg on Ashlec 's brunette mate crime and abandoning their roots. a mov1c but a summary or many life goals ~~ . No mutter how hard Ash lee tries, she bandwagon wi ll come craw lmg back. They wil l pay the pncc by no longer hav As Emmett from "Legally fllondc'· The younger and blonde1 Leah wa. will never ho ve half the charm and charis fler a long wmter of, lets be serious here, mg the luxury to blame any stupid thin g~ says, "Bcmg blond is u powct ful thn1g" always eager to get Ill On a good game of ma of Jessica a~ far as 1 am concerned, no fun, they will break out thcu peroxide thcv may do on a ha i1 color and not them Keep Ill nllnd he lq a llarvard law rrofcs 52-card P1ck p or go h1dc whil e people even if the old ct s1stcr d cs at times get a and start pamting highlights 111 hopes of selves. sur counted to come "find her." litll confu sed. And th1 s need · to be sa 1d · 101nmg our ult agau'l 111 time fo1 the sum- B3 ups with personalities: 1V's memorable dogs BY C R ON WALKER season, "Full I louse" needed a boost. nclc problems hke alcoholism and sporadic urina A_ut.\lanl Entertamment Edrtor Jesse was becommg a ·ollie, the Olsen Twms llon to be the Wisenheuner dog on the cult clas Fifty years have passed since Lassie first had not begun blossoming (only 3 years old) sic cartoon "The Family Gu}." sa ed Timmy from th e horrors of the well on and Bob Saget had yet to host "America's the beloved fami ly drama. To commemorate Funniest !lome Videos." In walks a pregnant Most Athletic Dog: Air Bud th e occasiOn, a 50th TV Anniversary Golden Relrie\cr, and the Tanner house wa There 1sn 't a sport Bud can't dominate. In ollector's Edition DVD box set has been forever changed. From that tune, omet played 1997, he made 111S premiere on the basketball re lea ed . The set'includes three disc and 24 of as vital a role as Jeey (no offense to Dave court and hasn't looked back starring in five the 691 cpis des of th e original television Co uli er). He was the backbone of the last six movies and participating in such sports as base~ series. seasons. There were memorable episodes such ball, vo ll eyba ll , football and soccer. l!aving Lassie made her first appearance in the as omet's birthday party, and wh cou ld for conquered the world of traditional ports, per 1938 novel by Eric Knight, "Lassie ome get the many limes he ate Michelle's 1cc cream. haps extreme sports are on the table lor Air Bud Home," and reappeared in th e 1946 movie, omet better be coll ecting royalties from syn in the future. " ourage of Lassie," staning Eliza beth Taylor. di ca ti on these days. After one more movie appea rance, Most Likely to Win An E mmy: Eddie from " Lassie" made its big premiere in September Most Tear-Jerking Dog: Old Yeller Frasier 1954 on CBS. Telev ision audiences have had a Di sney's most devastating movie wasn't Besides Lassie, Eddie is perhaps the most love for canines ever since. Lassie paved the " Bambi" or th e emotional roller oaster. "The llollywood of them all. Fans shouldn't be sur-. way for legends on both the big and little Lion King," but rather the 1957 1ive-action film prised to see Eddie strolling down I Joll ywood screen .. ''Old Yell er." Bou levard sporting shades now that he is While there is no argument over who is top On th e surface,the movie might be about a retired. The real secret behind rrasicr, the most dog (Lassie, of co ur e), there are dogs vying for mi spronounced color, but deep down is so successful spin-off, isn't really a secret at all , oth er Holl ywood titl es. · mu ch more. "Old Yeller" is about how much a but rather a lively Jack Russell terrier. Eddie, dog can mean not onl y to a boy, but to a fami played by dog sta1· Moose, oflen stole the how Most Frightening Dog: Cujo ly. The audience felt as if the Coates famil y was from the likes of Kelsey Grammer and David Before there was "Beethoven," the most losi ng a member of its fami ly, and it was. Hyde Pierce. Perhaps one day Eddie will famo us St. Bernard in Hollywood was also the receive a spin-off of his own, but until then fans scariest. " uj o," whi ch made its bi g screen Most Influential Cartoon Dogs: Snoopy, can catch a ll of his old tricks in syndication. debut in 1983, was a classic tale of good dog Scooby Doo and Brian gone bad. When Cujo contracts rabies from a lt might have begun with Snoopy chasing Most Over-Hyped Dog: Bcnji bat, he spend s th e rest of th e mo vie teJTorizing Linus' blanket, but th e evolution of th e cartoon The original "Benji" might have been a hi s family and their sma ll town. Cujo gave dog has been a fascinating one. Scooby Doo, classic in its own right, but movie executives many a dog-loving child ni ghtmares. perhaps the most famous of the three, i still could not leave it alone. The three sequels -that solvin g new mysteries with th e gang of fo llowed managed to ruin the good name o{ Most Under-Appreciated Dog: Comet Mystery Inc. After more than 30 years on the Benji. With the most recent in stallation of the 1 THE REV IEW/File Photo; Tanner job, Scooby doesn 't seem to be slowing down. fmnchise, 2004's "Bcnji: Off the Leash," Benj( ;Benji, Lassie and Brian make the li5t of popular TV canines. In early 1989, in th e mid I of its second Now there is Brian, who'has overcome might be beyond saving. present in the day that you are in. On th e road, yo u can't do th at. You can't curling irons. That's honible. Today J did my hair, well, l didn 't actually just clean yo ur house or do a lot of the shit you feel pressured to do. It's a shower before 1 came here. I look in the mirror, get a little mirror face li ke ~ellogg on the .art very free feeling, and that's refreshing. You ca n just let go of things th at Blue Steel, no more like Mag nu m. And th at's all I did today. are a burden. Th ere is just ometh in g o ab'surd about being up at six in Some days it 's more invo lved then others. But we are into product, as th e morning and driving to a hotel and you just have these moment when a collective group. We made that decision a while back that we're going yo u're totally overtired an d everything is just so fUJm y. And that is prob to be secure in that. There are certainly no irons or blow dryers. ab ly the bes t pa1t to me about being on the road . Sometime when y u just wake up you can rol l with it, other days of stage presence . , you need a litll e more care . Q: How wou ld you de cribe yo ur stage presence? Q: So are· you single or attached? A: How do l answer that? "Kell ogg works a crowd mas terfully." l don't A: That kind of goes back to th e talent-less thing that we were talkin g know if l engage. the crowd with antics. Antics and shenaniga ns are defi A: I'm the on ly one who's not single. 1 try to stay focused. There are def ~bq ut. What f li ke abo ut everyone in thi group is we ju ·t keep getting ni te ly ·part of th e gig. 1 ce1tai nl y do my best to make it a bi g part of the initely a lot of attracti ve people we've met along the way. But it's li ke, ~aok up. It's li ke,.~'A i ri g h t, let's just keep going." That's an idea f hope to gig. That's why I love Bon Jovi. He wasn' t out there just like "Hey check what are you going to do? IT)_ai nlain throughout my life. . me out. " He was very ready do to some of these (as he does an ~n thu s i as-· Il's li·ke meeting people at a bar one night. You meet so meone and " The "Scabiscu it" reference is that J just love that movie. l 'm not tic finger· waggle with some spirit lingers. you're b th looking at each other and all. You think this person is totally go nna say 1 didn't cry, either. I'm going to take the fifth on that .. but ft's an mt rea ll y. These are spirit fin gers. Where they from again? Oh cool and then maybe yo u talk and yo u have some laughs, a good time, and m,aybe. 1i ght. "Bring lt On. " lt's certainly no "Save the Last Dance." Can we talk then it's time to go, so what do you rea lly do? Like, let's go do it standing about that for a minute? So fucking good. We have to get that DVD. up in the bathroom? Yo u'd feel so wei rd about it. Q: What do yo u like best about touring? . Or you cou ld have a rea lly romantic night, like a "Before Sunrise" Q: How do you do yo ur hai r? Loo ks li ke omc curling iron acti on? ni ght, where you stay up and yo [t talk all night and then the sun comes up A;·Being on the road is all a bout ,w h~ t 's real. It 's so di ffic ult to live in. the and stuff, but most o f the time we're going to a gig, ·o tha[ doesn't reall y J~Op1ent in everyone's li fe. r think th ere is just a co nstant chall enge to be A: That's tough. You' re like, "So did you get a perm ~ r what?" No. No help. Practice ancient Buddhism l , tat Perkins Student Center conce ntration, but Feister emphas izes how anyone, no mat ter how impati en t, can med itate effectively. -i't{ing in hi s office with. a clock, whi ch, in stead of hav "1 have difficu lty paying attention," he admits. ·ug numbers, has th e word "Now" at each point on the "Meditating helps me fo cus my ab ilitie , and it makes it ial. "Med itation is a chance to p1:acticc be ing in tbe easier to study even when 1 don 't wa nt to. ' pnrsent moment, and bei ng awa re of one's breath," he Seni or Ke ll y mith has attended the Student Zen aY. '· Group meetings for the past two weeks and thinks med- According to th e Korean Zen trad ition taught by th e itati on is useful as a co ll ege student. · Delaware Valley Zen enter, medi!ation is keep ing a " Focus in g my thoughts will help me rea li ze what's ;'d n 't know mind" when b·owing, chanting and itting. important and to not get caught up in tri vial things," she ' Cou ld th e practice of meditation and focusing on says. :the self be interpreted. as bei ng self-indu lgent? The Student Zen G(oup started five years ago under : Conrad· beli eves there is merit to an argument say the advi sement of Ramirez, who thinks stud ent s ca n ;ng it is better to wo rk helping the poor in some way th an benefit from see ing another perspective on life and why meditatin g, bu t thi~ ets up a fa lse di chotomy. it is necessary to calm down. :. ''If someone wo rks in a ~om e l css shelter but gels Accord in g to Feister, meetin gs in the past were TH.E REV IEW/Matt B:.Sham ;caught up in the despair of the economic system, tm e attended by approx imately five students regu larl y. f.t still Mentum clothing creators stand outside their headquarters on Haines Street. 'Co mpassion might be lost somehow," he muses. remains to be een what will happen this yea r, but so far :·Meditation helps crea te a frame of mind where we can attend ance has soared to more than 20 people at each ,be .more effective in acts we do fo r others." meeting. · ' Junior Brian Feister, pres id ent of the Student Zen Feister and onrad plan to set asid e tim e during :Group, dedicates himself strongly to meditation and each meetin g to meditate and learn more aboufthe hi s Students create their oWn. ;beli eves it is more pro-active than in ac ti ve. tory of Buddhi sm. At the sa me time, th ey are not trying ' "Every time l do it, it's a prom ise I fu lfill to to convert a'nybody to th e reli gion of Buddhism by 'myself," he says. " It ca n be something yo u wo rk on and teaching Zen. 'your ability to med itate in creases as yo u work on it." ln an effo1t to clarify his in ten ti ons, Feister explains 'absent-minded clothing' ' There are many different meditation techniques. th e group is not in tended .to be about r~l i gio n , bu t about •Anapana is a practi ce focusing on in -and-out breathing, improving our li ves and relation hips with other people. BY MONICA SIMMONS records and ordering any supplies the company 'ano the first subject on meditati on ex pl ai ned by the "I hope each an d every person ga ins some tienefit," CopoEdiror might need. 'Buddha. be says, "but I will leave that to interpretation." Mentum is not only a synonym for the human "But in the end it is largely a group effort," he • Sitting in front of 23 students in the chilly Perkins Feister's home is Zen-like in its deco r. Persia n rugs on chin , but a new cloth ing line for snowboarders and says. "We make all decisions as a group ." :student en ter lounge, Feister ca lml y talks through the th e noor and a pai r offlip-f)ops hangin g on th e wall per skateboarders crea ted by four university busin ess When he sits down to create a design, Grace positions and mindset of Anapana med itation . fectly com plemen t the Hawa ii shirt he wears. students. says he uses a variety of computer programs, t1 . While medi ta ting, a person ca n sit fu ll lotus, with While sitting on a long couch covered in an elabo Dri vi ng along Delaware Avenue, it is hard to including Adobe Jllustrator and Photoshop. Then jboth legs 01·ossed and feet on their thi ghs. For th e begin rate Indian blanket, Feister says he do es not consider ignore the Mentum Clothing sign ll apping against the design is shipped off to Print World, a sc reen tner, it i recommended to use an Indian style or half himself a Buddhi st beca use th e rites and rituals of th e front of28 Haines St. printer in West Berlin, N.J. llot.us position, with one foot. on the opposite thi gh. Buddhism are too sectarian for hi s ta ste. Juniors B.J. Jaworski and Jolm Grace, who Gi·ace say the image they want to convey is a 1 Feister tell s the large circle of students that posture He be li eves chanting and garments represent some created ~ntum along with their fri ends jLmior small, personal company with local customers and 'and focusing on the nasa l area while meditating is thing di stinct from evetything else. Buddhism, he says, Devin Mil we and senior Brad Judge, say the feel. important because th e ri ght sitting position is most con is a religion whi ch sees everything as equal. loca·le is perfect for marketing their clothing. "We want to se ll our products to the skater, ducive to focusing on bein g in the present (nomen\. Thi s perspecti ve on Buddhism is wha t he wo uld The house, whi ch seives as headquarters for snowboarder and surfer crowd," Milowe says. "We "Your mind tends to wa nder," he explain s to the li ke to hi ghl ight in the Student Zen Group meetings. Mentwn, sits two doors from S\vitch. The owner of are just focusing our attet1lion towards this certain class, "but take in some rea ll y deep breaths and try to "lt's hard to give yo ur life meaning without spiritu thi s skate shop, located just off Main Street, crowd." · concentrate on yom breathing aga i1i . Focus on the cold ality," he says. " omputers seem to be our gods nowa- became Mentum 's first local distributor last Friday. Jaworski says companies such as Quiksi!ver air en terin g your nostril s." days." · "We've gotten to be good friends wi th the and Billabo ng are not inspiring to Mentum because Sitting meditatio n requires a lot of attention and Photograph by Doug Sllields. owner Irving here," Jaworski says. "So it was pret they cater to too wide of an audience. · • ty easy to convince him to carry our merchandi se." "We really like the way Volcom started out, So far, he says he has only seen the cori1pany before they got too big," Gmce says. "That is the stickers in Newark, but that will soon change. only company l would consider to be an influence." Lean ing back in. their chairs on a Friday a(l:cr Thi s mentality h lped Mentum 's creators Director won 't abandon writing noon, Jawo rsk i and Gra c more closely resemble develop th e company's motto, "Cloth ing for the co llege students at the start of a weekend than typ Absen t-Minded." continued from B 1 an" and "The Terminal." ical entreprencu "We want our customers to share in our eli - "For whatever reason th e last three movie I've Grace says their interests in skateb ard ing, gust for the corporate mentality and 'the man,' and "Actuall y in [he tru e story he didn' t find out until worked on ha ve all been based true stori e ,' he ay . snowboarding and surfing, influenced them to cre in that sense. they're absent-minded to that sort of ate clothing aim ed for students who share th eir love influence." three yea rs later. There were a couple tri al that ca me "l ha ve to say, there is something goo~ abo ut true out of this, not that they ever convicted anyone. But he stories, and that is it 's like writing with a securi ty blan of these sports. Mil owe says many companies try to incorpo happened to see an art icle about one of the tri als and ket th at yo u always have to fa ll back on. If you get stuck Jaworski says they star1cd out manufacturing ra te political opini ns into their merchandise, one then he reali zed that it was hi s life and then he pur ued you can go back and look at the truth and usuall y it wi ll T-s hi1ts last winter, but the label has since evolved thing Memum tn es to avoid. finding th e agent who set him up ." set you free." to include sweatshirts and a women's line. He says "We don 't really care,'· he says, "That's not Another interesting character in the fi lm is Em ily And don't get too co mfqrtable with seeing Jeff th e company is now looking to expand it mer what clothing is for. It's for style." French (played by oll ettc), a world-class actress who Na th anson's name credited as director yet. He says that chandise to In clude accessories and denim . The hardest pmi of starting their busine s was also thinks th ey arc producing a legitimate film and whil e he's happy wi th the way hi s first picture tumed "We are working on four difl'ercnt styles of attracting di stribut rs. Milowe says. does everythi ng in her power to star in it. Nathanson out and the fact that he worked under th e tutelage of hats," Milowe says, "and hope to have th em "The e stores arc tak.ing a risk by bu ing our notes th at a simtlar incident happened in th e real life Steven Spielberg twice in two yea rs, wri ting is still hi s released within the next couple weeks." products,'' Mliowe ays. "We have to as'ure them story. main passion . Mentum clothing i~ currently sold in six stores that we arc making a quality product and that it will "'There was an actress who was pursumg th e pro "I'm a pure ·cree nwriter and that's what I'll always along the Jersey horc, race says, but witch is se ll ." duction knowmg thar 1t was bemg made and went out to be. At lhis point l 've been doing it for 14 yea rs r o, the ftrst loca l store that will carry their merchan • A. for what lles.aftcr graduation, Jaworski Rhode Island to lind th em many times," he says. and tt"s very much a part of me," he says. di se. says they hope to continue the company. "1 c;Jn' t say who it was because it' · kind ofembar· "[ pielberg] dtdn 't rea ll y give me any aQ_vice or "lt is kind of cool-seeing someone you don't M1lowc says the future of the company will ra%ing.·· anythi ng but I was on the et of both ["The Terminal" know wearing your ideas." he ·ay -. "but at the depend on whether Mentum contmucs to expand We can only guess. and " atch Me If You an"] so I JU St watched him for same time, 1t's a bit wc1rd ... and grow at a fast pace In the meantime, Nathan on i · equally light-lipped alm ost two and a half yea rs making mo vies. o it was a -ach of the f< 1r owners contnbutcs to the "l f ull goes well, tlu~ Js 'omctlung that will rcgardtng the status of hts latest crecJipla y. whi ch he pretty amazi ng film . chool. company In their own way. for exampl . Jaworski take otT and we can do beyond graduation,'" he al~o hopes to direct. Whatever 11 is, he suys he is excit " Probably th e scariest day of making my movie says Grace is responsible for the clothing design, says. ed to be workin g on a tot.tll y onginal story and not was the day he showed up to watch. 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Puerto Va ll arta! 28 years o f Student ~2..50 2.4- oz. Cor-ot1as Cameramen/Vtd co Edit ------September 21, 20~ • THERE rE\\' • BS Allen is The Answer for field hockey . 1.: 8 R VI , PrA firs!. However, as ~ h e got moJe praC!1ce und own play, but she is helping everyone through the pam. Sill/{ Hr:pvrtn game tim ~: under her bell , she eventually around her unpro' e as well. It is these "It v.as really tough pla)lng wtth the fradure . It can be tough for a sophomore to have a h1g became comfort able w1 th th e speed and underlymg qualities, in tandem with her s1ncc 11 made evcrythtng harder to do," she said. 1mpact on h1s or her team m collegiate sports, but toughness of college teams. physical skill that makes Allen a Nonetheless, Allen was dnven to succeed She goalkeeper Megan All en has had ltttlc trouble "It was l!l cred!bl y stressful and scary to revered player. fo cused not only on healmg, but on advancing her doing so for the Delaware field hockey team. be o freshman starting on a coll eg<' team," A ll en futihcr honed her ~kills game to whut Delaware assistant coach Amy As a second-year starter, Allen has contnbuted she said. th1s summer, when she was select Coh~n called " the next level." A ll en kept up her· her fa ir share to the No. 14-ranked team in the But A ll en said her teammates were ed to play 111 the n1ted States conditioning by constantly biking and sw1mming. nation wi th consistent play and c lutch performanc fast to accept her as one of the1r own. Field Hockey Association ' Cohen, who works v.ery closely w1 th A ll en, e in crucial games. "They really he lped me gain th e ( USFilA) summer league said she highly regards her play. Ranked 14th 111 goals against average (1.17) confidence it took in o rder for me with th'c .Metro Ru sh, a team " Me 'at1's skill and temperament IS that ofan and 18th in save percentage (.793), Allen is con to become the player I knew r represcnl11tg New York , New upperclassmen," Cohen said. Coht!n sa1d she felt sidered one of the top go&l ies in the nation. Her could be," she said. Jer cy and Delaware. The that had All en not sustained the stress fracture, she three shutouts this season currentl y lead th e USFHA is an elite summer would have been able to part1c1pate m more pro Colonial Athletic Association. league that only recruits the grams thts summer with ti es to the National tcarrt. All en grew up in Virginia Beach, Va. and top field hoc key players in 1t is obvious ,tha~ Allen has made a name fo r attended Kempsvi ll e High School, acqu iring not the nution. her self, not only in the Delaware clubhouse, but fn only her field hockey skill s, but also th e passion After three CAA The league was the conference as well. - and love for the ga me. Rookie of the Week awards extremely competitive and Aside from winning a championship. one of " Pl aying at Kempsville was very competiti ve last year and a Player of the Allen creditS much of her new All en's goals is to win an All-American award and and chall engin g," she said . " We were one of th e Week this yea r, All en mu st be fouhd skill from playing in the her coaches and teammates have high confidence top teams in th e state, but it was still reall y tough." doin g something ri ght. vigorous summer program. in her achieving that goal. But 'fie ld hockey was not always her forte. De laware head coach arol But what made her s ummer J ler laid back, yet highl y motivated persona A ll en had always beli eved she wou ld pl ay soccer Miller said she attributes A ll en's even more cha ll enging and will make th ose around her better and will hope in college, not field hockey. But as she progressed success to her strong work ethic. impressive is that Allen full y lead to a title, as we ll as more reeogmtion of' in her field hockey career, A ll en decided in lOth " Megan's work eth ic is equiva played the ent1re season her remarkable talent. , grade to dedicate herself to fie ld hockey, although lent to that of a seasoned veteran," she with a :s tress fracture of " If she can stay grounded, and continue to be she did continue to p lay soccer and basketba ll sa id . " [She] is vtiry grounded, but at her rig ht shin afte r driven, th ere is no telling how fa r she can go in l) er throughout her high school career. tb e same time hi ghl y driven to injuring it in th e fi eld hockey career," Miller said. o ll ege was s mething totall y new for All en, improve her ga me." spring. A ll en was and the pace of th e game seemed overwhelming at Not on ly has Al len improved her forced to pl ay .500 mark eludes UD BY BRIAN GLAD ICK elegant touches and blistering season ankle . prai n, will look to . Staff Reporrer efforts on goal, was simi larly deny the Midshipmen possession : Fortune managed to elude the accursed with Delaware's inabi lity in the defensive tlli rd. men's soccer team Saturday after to bury the Hawks. ''They have a pretty o lid noon, as th e H e n ~ fe ll 1-0 to an lL was indeed a harshly con team: they can create chances and outgunned Monmouth side and trasting scene to .l ast week 's score goals," said co-captain thus snapped head coach Marc engagement at Delaware Mini Haney in reference to vis iting Samonisky's two-game winning Stadium, where th e Hens enjoyed Navy. "Still, we are coming into streak , amidst a torrential down an o JTensive slaughter. Tu·esday's fixture unde feated, pour and soggy fi eld conditions.· Senior skipper Kyle llaynes· which i$ something we are keen on .r AUempting to improve its acknowledged the stark contrast preserving." winning percentage to an even with an emphasis on the un fo rgiv Keeping their shape at mid .500, Delaware repea tedly found ing wea thet conditions. fiel d wi ll also be a priority for the themselves frustmted despite pro " l.t was like pl ayi ng in a hutTi Hens, as a calm, controlled pres jecting a clear dominance o,·er the cane," o ffered the !-l ens' keeper. ence from sophomo re Justin first 45 minutes. · "It certainly wasn't a venue to Romano and j unior Ju stin Arpan Freshman scoring sensation whi ch we are accustomed ." has been crucial to the Hens· play Sobhan Tadjalli , whose inspiring Samoni ky's men were soon mak ing ability. . TH REVIEW/Mall llasham four-goal performance -in last to find themselves in even more Regardl ess, it will be up to the Senior GJ. Crescione in action against West Chester. Delaware gained 431 total yards. week's 7-2 mass&cre o f Mount St. un fa miliar territory, with creative efforts of the De laware Mary's earned him CAA Rooki e Monmouth point-man Dan Pires attack to punish a Navy dcf<;nse of the Week honors, saw two fin e firing past Hay nes shortl y a fler th e that managed only a 0-0 ti e with efforts ri cochet o fT the crossbar, break to pennanentl y dell ate the Mount St . Mary's, the same side whi le the rest of the offense was Hens. The back four managed to so sorely humiliated by tile Hens ~; Offense finds its rhythm simi larl y unlucky to go into the retain the ir physical presence in last Wcdne day's fix ture. Even break without finding the bac k of throughout the rest of the half, but so, Samoni sky warned that the the net. little could be done to reverse the Midshipmen's performance continued from page 86 West Chester began to move score 24-6 and seal the victory for Senior midfielder Richard count a the re feree's fin al whi stle against Mowlt is in no way indica down tbe fi eld and tJu·eatened to Delaware. · wide receiver Brianlngram f, r 16 Zeller and freshm an miclfieJder fo und hosts Monmouth with victo ti ve o f how Navy wi ll present score but th e drive ended when "That one to Justin [Long] Adam Flanigan aided the ca use ry in h<;nd . themselves thi s Tuesday. yards on a third and fi ve and then senior defens'ive lineman Bri an was a n amazing thr w," said found Long for a 2 1-yard gain to with a combined seven attempts This Tuesday ni ght at 7 p.m., "Every year, it 's an intense, Je nnings recovered a Findora Keeler. convert on third down later in th e on the target, but Monmouth keep Delaware hosts non-conference. game," he emphasized. "They've fumb le at the Delaware l 6-yard The Hens travel to drive. er A11 Sallcrwhite parried well , ri va ls Navy, and will look to always tried to beat us up phys i line. Massachu setts Sa turday for a Shi.! shman hit a 48-yard fie)d denying the Hens' re1 eated effo1·ts impr vc upon last yea r's cally so it 's not going to be easy." The Rams fina ll y put som e rematch of last season's tripl e goal later in th e game, the longest to opett the scoring in their favor. encounter which resulted in a A win thi s week would affinu points on the board in the fou rth overtime thri ll er when Dela ware Even th e scconcl-hll lf introduction scoreless draw_ A stingy liens the Hens' frontmen as a threaC of hi s career, to give Delaware a quarter when Findora scored on upended the Minutemen 51-45. 10-0 lead. · of fTc hman T. C. Young, whose defe nse, thankfully intact now giving them a considerable fem; leap into the end zone from th e "UMass is coming off a fonn li fted a few eyebrows last with the retum of bmising sopho factor heading into the upcomin$ After halftime, the Hens took goa l line to make the score 17-6 tough loss in conference and it's the second half kickoff and went Wednesday with a showcase of more Anthony Talarico from a pre- conference matches. and give the Rams new hope. going to be a tough ball game, 80 yards in 13 pl ays to score On th e next Delaware pos especiall y on the road," said anoth er touchdown when Riccio session, Ri ccio lofted th e ball Kccler.Game time is scheduled ru shed off the le ft side and scoot over a West he ter defcnsi ve for 1 p.m. ed into th e end zone.to make the back to hit Long in th e back cor score' 17-0. ner of th e end zo ne 1o make the ·women's sOccer blanks Owls and Retrievers BY GREG PRICE Shortly a fl er that, freshman At 84: 14, Beekman hustled Sto!J Reporter forward Katie Beekman scored for a loo e ball , previously saved The women's soccer team th e first of her two goals on a by UMBC's Babaris, and scored won its fourth straight game when cross from seni or captain her second goal of th e game. it defeated Temple on Sunday Chri stina Marti ni k at 38:57. · Tbe Hens continued their al.lern oon by a score of .3-0, and "Our defense h&s always superior pl ay on Sunday, handing UMB by th e same score Fridfly' been solid, [and now) our offense Templ e th eiJ second hut out of night at Delaware Mini-Stadium. is starting to cli ck, a1td our mid- the season. This time, however. it The wins brought fielders and forwards was th e juniors leadi ng the team Delaware's record to are playing together," to victory. 5- 1-2, and moved WOMEN'S said Martinik. Kendro recorded her first TilE REVIEW/Fil e Phme th em from third to sec- The Hens career hat trick and onl y the sev Junior forward Justin Arpan moves the ball upfield during a game earlier this seasoq: ond place behind only SOCCER alm ost scored again in enth in team history. She cored Delaware's 1-0 loss to Monmouth dropped the Hens to 2-4 on the season. · the UNCW in th e ------the fir t half off a cor- her first goa l at 20: ll as she drib olonia l Athl etic Temple 0 ner kick, · but a bled all th e way down the right Association stand ings. Hens 3 Retrievers defender side of the fi eld and lefl the Owls' Delaware beat the nes tl ed behind the lefl heads spin ning. Retrievers with out- UMBC 0 goal post stopped a Tben in th e second half at • The standing defense and Hens 3 low fl ying shot. 47:42, junior Mary Beth Creed · = excell ent play by the ..;;,;,;.;.;,;;,;;... __;;...__ At the half, assisted Kcndro on her second freshmen. Delaware was up 2-0 and had goal making th e score 2-0. · The Hens held UMBC to ju t completely dominated both the Kendro finished ofT her flurry oad Report three hot the en tire game, c m- offensive and defen sive sid es of of goals at 59:50 on a pass from pared to their twenty shots. the ball. junior Melissa Kunisky, scaling Late in tho first half; senior The ccond half brought the Hen's v ictory. Christine Wrightson ha.d no one more of the same with th e Hens "l was so happy for her. She behind her except for j unior goalie continu ing to play exceptional works reall y hard. She's the srr\a ll _Hens split weekend games Lind ey ho ver and went one on defense and aggressive offense. cst person out th ere and she just one with a UMB player. Early in the second half, there gets to [the ball]," said Martinik. Wright. on made a sweeping stop was a scramble for the ba ll in front Del awa re's defense shined The Delaware vo ll eyball team's winning Engle and Murphy were named to the All before th e offensive pl BY TIM PARSON "D~Iaware 's got a great , ports Edtltw defensive football team," said . Juntor quarterback Sonny West Chester head coach Bill Riccio threw two touchdowns Zwaan. "'They're just tough to More than und rushed for another a the move the ball on. 1 hey just Hens shut cj wn Division II rival swarm to the ball and they have West hester 24-6 in front f fa st, ~!1ysical pluyers that make 22,036 at Tubby Raymond Field plays. a feeling on Saturday night. Delaware had a chance for a Delaware (2-1, 1-0 A-10) long field goal early on, but dominated the entire game decided against it as the rl ens prah i. h .: fc. r h r 19tfl s a against the ovem1atched Ram . were going against a stiff, 15 ~cn nd O\cr 20 rntlhon The Hens ofTcnsc gained 431 mph wind. They t:1ilcd to conve'rt ' :\m •ncan, ha\ e f'>und hope total yards, the most of the 2004 on fourth down, and gave 1he ball ~atn. season and a huge increase from to West Chester. . all O\ er the C< untn ·an last week when they only gained Delaware proceeded to drive cut ba.: on th tr an11-depre: ants 213 total yards against Towson. the length of the field and again b' ·au. th h1 ··o"' i. had, ,, tth fre h "We had to have some glim passed up ani oppo11unity for a ept.>ode: ddr ~- m i:-.. ue" ramnng mer o f hope that we were going field goal ancf failed to convert a ih m o :it n fa:hton dt>a~ter ·. - - to be okay offensively," sa id head fourth down on the West Chester 11 th - > • ·c.,n prcm1ere ept~ode coach K.C. Keeler. 12-yard line as Lee was stuffed at la.t " . Oprah s rpn ed her etlltre Riccio had his best game as a the line of scrimmage. audien.:e \\1th a hrand ne\\ car he member of th e Delaware squad "We had that first down on ~he lied out nnllion for 2 6 Ponhac . completing 20 of I passes for that fourth and two and [Lee] ju t Y u m1ght 3) to your.elf. "Wa 2 l 7 yards and two touchdowns. didn't get in there," said Keeler. Oprah·. .:h:mtable act reall) neces Riccio also ran for a touchdown. On the ensuing pos ession, ·an ·· "Sonny did a nice job stay senior linebacker Mondoe Davis - It rna) b.: bad for the en\ironment, ing w ithin the offense," sa id got hi s first collegiate intercep but 1t 1· great for the economy. T ilE REVrEW/Mall Ba,h,1111 Keeler. ·"He's been making tion as he notched a pass from There are children starving in Junior quarterback Sonny Riccio heads for the: goal line during Saturday's strid es and we needed him to Rams quarterback Bob Find01-a Africa, but she ha already donated Jots game. Riccio completed 20 of 31 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns. make a jump and that jump may and returned the ball to the West of money there. have been today." Chester 8-yard line. - The projected rate of homelessness T he th ree-headed mshing "lt felt good lo pul the is increasing by five percent every year attack o f senior Scan Bleiler, defense in a situation to get up the in America but I guess a brand new car sophomore Niquan Lee and red field and to get ignit~;d out there-," with a panoramic sunroof is not a bad shirt freshman Lonnie Starks Davis said. · place to Jeep. Three's company combin ed for 201 yards on the · Senior kicker Brad You might think that Oprah is ground. Shushman hooke~ the ensuing neglecting more serious problems. Starks led the way with 82 28-yard field goal attempt left of You also might think that her give BY ROB MCFAJ>DI<~N " I question the point of yards on 13 carries, Lee had 70 the up(ights and the game away is just an ignorant publicity stunt, laltmagm){ SporH· J::dao1 having a. three-man running bad•. yards on 15 catTies and Bleiler remained scoreles . . preying on the level of importance that "Yeah, it's difficult pia) ing attack when one man doesn't gained 52 yards on 13 carries. In the second quarteT, the Americans place on material posses three backs." hnng anything to the table that Junior wide receiver Ju tin l-Iens finally put a scoring drive sions. After Saturday's game. 1 the other t\vo don't have. Long led all Delaware 1·eceivcrs together as they marched 75 The thing that really shocks me is asked K. . Keeler to assess It isn't 01at Lee is bad at Wit h s ix receptions for 8 1 yards yards in l 0 plays. Ricci riOcd a Oprah's neglect of th e people starving Ddawarc's running back situa what he doc~, it's ju~t that Bleiler ../and one touchdown. Junior tight pass between two West Chester in her own hometown of Chicago. tion 'and those were the first and Stark~ may be better and end Jnstin LaForgia had four defenders to LaForgia for the Men, women and even children are . words out ol'hi, rnouth. L-::...... l..;..L__;__ _.:_..:..,._:._--' they also give Delaware more catches for 33 yards 11nd one seven-yard touchdown to put the hungry in the ·windy city. It is difficult. It 's difficult options. tou chdown. · Hens up)-0. The loyal sports fans of hi cago's to make sure everyone gets his Rob Mcfadden This especia lly concems The l-Iens followed last Thc·drivc was highlighted by five major franchises are being abused. share of snaps. It's difficult to me when Keeler says of Starks: week's dismantling of the two key third-down conversions The Chi-town teams average 49 years decide who to sub and wheu. Commentarv "We've got to make sure we Towson offense with another through the air. Riccio hi! junior betweert titles. lt's difficult to judge when or if don't forget-him. We need to find strong defensive performance If it were not for the greatest ath a player will find his groove. ways to get him touches.'' allowing onl y 222 yards of total· lete of all tim e, Michael Jordan, and the Not many teams have two running hacks ~larks has proven himself to be, in offense, sec OFFENSE page 85 Bulls' dynasty of the nineties in which that are good enough to stati, let alone three Keeler's own words, the " most dynamic" of they won six championships, the city of that can succeed while sharing snaps, but th~- thrc<: runnmg backs. 1 stand· by my previ Chicago would have been burned to the senior Sean Bleiler, sophomore N1qu:m Lee ous Dante Hall comparison. The kid can The Sports Network ground and destroyed lon g ago. and redshirt freshman Lonnie Stark.s arc lllO~t'. 1-AA College Football Poll What is really crazy is the fact that splitting time for Delaware, and all oJ;.them So why would there be a scenario where there are zero signs of an uprising in the are averaging more than five yards pcf cany Keeler w_ould "forget" about Starks? works. Collectively. the trio has n.tshcd for 492 r wuuld :irgue that Starks cannot truly Team Points Prev. Rank Since Mike's departure, the Bulls yards in three games, averaging 5.13 yards excel until he i~ given at least 20 touches per ' 1) Southern lllinois (2-1) 2,520 (59) 2 arc l 19-341. That is the worst five-year per cany and 164 yurds per game. And those ga me, mther than U1e 12 per game he has run in the history of lh e National numbers have come despite a young oft'cn received so far. 2) Furman (3~) 2,476 (30) 4 Basketball Association. sive line that has struggkd to push forward I reel the same way about Bleiler, who 3) Georgia Southern (2-1) 2313 (10) 8 However, fans still flock to every and open holes. ha~ averaged 15 touches per game. game and the United Center has not But the rationale behind playing three Ble1lcr and Starks are pofar Opposites in 4) Delaware (2-1) 2,027 6 players at a typically one-man pbsttion is thut their nmning style - Bleiler adopts the bull been lower than eighth in average 5) Stephen F. Austin (3-0) 2.022 (1) 13 attendance. they arc all equally capable of doing the JOb. do?,:cr method while Starks can ouly be The Cubs are seventh in attendance That just isn't !be case with Dcluwarc. dcstribcd as >.hilly. 6) Western Kentucky (2-l) 1,928(1) 11 The problem with the Hen~· three-man Lee? Well, he's somewhere m the mJd this season and almost 3 million people 7) Montana (2-.1 ) 1.919 1 came to Wrigley Field , one of the rotation can be summed up with one word dlc. lie doesn't quite have Bleiler's muscle smallest stadiums in the league, last Receptions. and he •·an't quite break ankles like Starks. · 8) Maine (2-1) 1,892 (2) 15 Bleiler and Starks both have five catch And he can't calc.:h. season. 9) Wofford (1- l) l,543 3 It is j ust too bad for the fans of es so far this season, for 37 and 43 yards Until Lee is relegated to backup duty, Chicago that the players do not show up respectively. · Delaware's running game will not perfonn to 10) Colgate (1-1) 1,380 12 like the fans do. Lee has none. ,1ts potential. And given the struggles of the The Blatkhawks are one of the When Lee is in the game, Delaware is receivers so far litis season, dwt coulu mean worst franchises in sports and have not ' short a weapon. The opposing team has one the difference between wins and losses: ***Dropped out: No.5 Villanova, No.7 Norrlzem loll'a won a title since 1961 . less possibility to prepare for and thai can and No.9 Massachusetts The Bears were awesome dancers only hurt the Hens. in 1985 but have not been strong con tenders since. The White Sox won the Wor-ld Scrie last in 1917, and the curse of the goat has tormented Cubs fans since 1908, their last championship. Hens beat SJU, lose to No. 2 Terps I say Oprah needs to get her prior ities straight and do something for th e people of Chicago. Maybe she could buy the BY STEVE RUSSOLILLO large portion or the second half. Emi ly , Blackhawks. So what if they would -be StnfTR<'porrer Beach scored _for Maryland with 14 :20 forced to skate around wearing A 4-3 loss to No. · 2-rankcd left for what proved to be tbe game win sequined uniforms designed by the Maryland on unday offset a 4-1 Friday l)er. guys from "Queer Eye for the Straight . night victory over St. Joseph's as the While the team looked sluggish in Guy." Delaware field hockey team split two the second half, the Hens seemed to I am positive they would be win game over the weekend. come back to life ru1d played with a cnse ners. • The Hens came out lighting and dtd of urgency during the final five minutes I could imagine "St1perfan'' Todd not let up during the 4-1 ~ictory. Senior of play. but it proved to be too little too 0' onnor in heaven having another All-American Erica LaBar led the scor late. heart attack if Oprah led "da Bears" to . ing attack with two goals and sophomore T~M~~cth~~u~o~~m a Super Bowl victory. goa li e Megan All en stopped three shots. th1s game is shots on goal. Delaware was Oprah is a winner and anything she Senior co-captain Jcssi Balmer leading Matyland 8-5 in shots at the end touches turns to gold . cored Lhe go-ahead goal. assisted by ofthc first hal[ The second half proved Americans and the people of senior early Campana. ''rhe ass1st was to be a dtftcrcnt story as tl1c Terrapms out Chicago now know how to embrace her first career point. The liens out shot shot the Hens 11 -1 and overall Maryland their spirit, fulfill their dreams, and be t-he Hawks t 7-7. had a 16-11 a _... _ ------