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Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Volume 133, Issue 6 Be sure to log on to our new Friday online edition . ,• .............................................................. -. .........." .............................. "....... i. ... ~ ... &.. .. __ • j • • " ...... t ••• .... ~~~ ........ " .............': •••••• i ........i ..............••••• ". _ .. 2 October 17, 2006 2 News 6 Who's who in Newark 14 Editorial 15 Opinion 17 Mosaic 21 Delaware UNdressed 27 Classifieds 29 Sports THE REVIEW/Hany Caulfield The Wing Bowl on Thursday was sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon to raise money to fight AIDS. 31 Sports Commentary \Vf~ l) eXC]llSives Check out these articles and more on UDreview.com • UNIV. 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October 17, 2006 3 ill the news ·Newar'k Pol'ice react to , COMMISSION PROPOSES NEW IRAQ STRATEGY A commission backed by Baker III has agreed on one principle. an increase in robberies President George W. Bush exploring It is not clear how willing Bush U.S, options in Iraq intends to pro is to alter his strategy, which focuses BY GEORGE MASt process but has not been as success were trying to catch people before pose significant changes in the on improving security in Baghdad, Senior News Reporter ful with robberies that occur random they commit the robberies," he said. administration's strategy by early training Iraqi security forces and , According to ' N~wark Police lyon the street. "It's our hope that you will see the next year, members say, pressing the Iraqi government to statistics, the number of robbery He said its main problem with number of robberies diminish in the Two options under considera forge a political agreement among investigations through early October the robberies is with people who just next six' months because of that." tion would represent reversals of the country's warring factions. jumped from 36 in 2005 to 64 in happen to be in the wrong place at the LeMin said the highest risk U.S. policy withdrawing Progress on all those fronts has been 2006. ' wrong time. , areas for robbery in Newark are areas American troops in phases and bring slow, and Bush last week said he was Lt. Thomas LeMin of Newark LeMin said one way the depart where there are high concentrations ing neighboring Iran and Syria into a open to new ideas. Police said the majority of the 2006 ment is trying to stop robberies is by of individuals such as apartment joint effort to stop the fighting. "My attitude is: don't do what robberies took place early last spring placing officers in areas where the complexes or streets like North While it weighs alternatives, the you're doing if it's not working - but have recently elevated again. He majority of the problems have been Chapel Street. Also, footpath areas 10-member commission headed by change," Bush said at a news confer said in recent months there has been occurring. , where there is low lighting are also former Secretary of State James A. ence. an average of five per month com A strong police presence and a dangerous. pared to one per month at this time well-kept neighborhood can help to "These are all areas where we last year. reduce serious crimes such as rob try to make sure we have a high level HAWAII SHAKES IN SUNDAY'S EARTHQUAKE Mayor Vance A. Funk III said , bery, he said. of visible presence," he said, "and A powerful earthquake shook National Guard and seek· federal the current rate is higher than the city "We're trying to get a highly hopefully we won't have people the Big Island of Hawaii <m Sunday, assistance. A team of¢Xpert;s:(ro~ can tolerate. visible presence in the community," preying on students or any other "One robbery a month is more LeMin said. pedestrians who happen to be around prompting evacuations of thousands the Federal En1ergenoyM;mage:meu~ of tourists from damaged resort Agency was soheduled to tlyti'Wt). than we would like," Funk said. "If people feel like they can't go there." lwtels and residents from crumpled Oakland, Calif.. to Ha'l"aiL "Unfortunately the reality sets in that out breaking beer bottles or urinating There are several different fac on: on lawns or speeding or if you can't tors that could be contributing to the bo:tpes, knocking out power as far :MoudaY to lend technica! liid. .... ! you will always have more than you away at Honolulu and throwiug the want." . even drink an open container of beer rise in robberies, LeMin said. One The quake was th.,e bigg..e· .. st to. ~il Unlike burglary, robberies in public, then there is a good chance factor could be the changing demo island chain into a state of chaOs. the island chain in more .than , ;,<:- The magnitude 6.6 quake struck years. involve the theft of an object in close you probably can't be breaking into graphic in Newark. proximity to the victim through the houses either." , "A lot of the students prefer the at 7:07 a.m. about 11 miles offshore A crew of apprqxj~ately ti'om Kailua-Kona, a resort town on FEMA workers .......,.. one of w use of force. This often makes them However, LeMin said a danger newer apartment complexes and cHawan.'s popular and sunny Kona learned about the earthquake more dangerous than other types of. of having a highly ,visible police newer dorms," he said. "As a result Coast. No fatalities were reported 'caused him to fall out oims theft. force is not making the community some of the older apartment com aud most of the injuries were Honolulu - set off in .. govermuell ; Sgt. Gerald Simpson of the seem like a marked police state. plexes and neighborhoods are facing . believed to be tniTIor. planes for thi.Big !sland at approxi Newark Police said the department "The balance is not going out some challenges as far as getting , Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle .mately 2 p.m. Sunday. FEMA, put will soon receive some needed aid , there like a goon squad," he said, qualified occupants." LeMin said another factor is . declared a state of emergency, allow~ medical and urban search-and-rescue with the addition of seven officers "but letting people live in a commu after they complete their training pro nity without a Mardi Gras atmos more people are beginning to come w,gher to mobilize the state's teams On alert onthe~ W~t q:,>ast,,_ gram. phere." to Newark because it is a crossroads BOLTON URGES CHINA TO SANCTION N. KOREA Simpson said the department LeMin said similar to the broken community that many see as a target has had an insufficient number of windows theory, if houses and prop for crime. The U.S. ambassador to the Korea for items used to manufacture officers for the past several years and erties are not kept up then it portrays Simpson said it is important for United Nations prodded a reluctant nuclear, biological or chemical said this addition should allow them the attitude that anything goes. the police to be proactive and go out China on Sunday to aggressively weapons and some conventional to have a better handle on the number "Which kind of place are you into the community.