Students Held at Knife Point Two Intruders Threaten and Rob Foxcroft·Apartment Residents
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], Sports In Sectio" 2 Men•s soccer An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper tamed by Wild Balls roll !igers on to scene page 85 page 81 Students held at knife point Two intruders threaten and rob Foxcroft·apartment residents By Kenny Nager drawers and got out another knife, he City News tdilor said. Two off-campus students were Police said the second male went robbed at knife point in their upstairs with a knife to where Foxcroft townhouse Wednesday Clayton was sleeping and demanded afternoon, Newark Police said. money from him. Mike Qayton (AG JR) and Doug "This guy came in and told me to Einstein, a student currently enrolled lie face down on the bed while he in the university's parallel program went through my drawers and tossed in Wilmington, said they now know things around the room," Clayton how it feels to be totally helpless. said. "He was yelling for me to give "It was probably the only time I him all of my money." . felt useless and there was nothing I Einstein sai4 he was brought could do about it," Clayton said. upstairs and at times had a knife "We're both a little shaken up, but pinned to his neck. The suspect then we're OK." threatened Clayton to tell him where Police said two men forced their his money was or he would cut his way through the front door at about roommate. 1:30 p.m. and placed a long serrated "It was scary," Einstein said. "I knife to Einstein's neck. was thinking, 'I'm not ready to die "I was fixing a hole in the wall yet."' when there was a quick knock on the Clayton said after awhile they door and then these two guys pushed were both told to lie on the bed face their way in, forced me on a chair down, and a mattress was thrown on and stuck a big knife at my throat," top of them. 1 Einstein said. "They said ¥ we looked up they. While the first man with the knife were going to cut us, so we waiteq held him down, the second man was until we didn't: hear them anymore,'' THE REVIEW I Maxlmlllian Gretsch rummaging through the kitchen See ROBBERY page A7 First lady Barbara Bush reads the short story "Miss Nelson is missing" to a group of 50 children in the Concord Pike Library during I her visit to Wilmington on Tuesday. Mrs. Bush strongly promotes literacy programs across the country. i WSFS to cldse The first lady visits the first state I . Main St. branch .~ Barbara Bush participates Republicans in Wilmington By Kenny Nager placing them into jobs." City News Editor Liss said the Col)ege Square in state's reading program rally around Mrs. Bush After 60 years of business, branch has more conveniences, such Wilmington Savings Fund Society as two Automated Teller MAC will close their Main Street branch machines, a drive-through window, By Clare lyons the Unknown" summer reading Pamela Wilson At both of her public Oct. said Ginny Liss, WSFS a night drop for businesses and i\ssociate News Editor AS!ociate News Editor 30, program. appearances Mrs. Bush blamed advertising and cpmmunication interior renovations to accommodate WILMINGTON - Once upon a She was dressed in a black and WILMINGTON-First lady the Democratic Congress for the coordinator. more facilities. time, there was a grandmother white patterned skirt and top, Barbara Bush spent Tuesday country's woes. The branch will be consolidating The move may inconvenience who lived in a big white house wearing her familiar pearl evening in the first state kicking "This Congress won't act. with its Newark partner in the students who do not have cars. and was married to an important necklace. She sat on a wooden off Delaware's Bush/Quayle Let's get one that will," said the College Square Shopping Center,. Joseph Conza (AS SR), a man. He was very important, but chair surrounded directly by the 1992 Campaign rally and first lady. Liss said. Christiana West Tower residenl, said very busy, so sometinies his wife children and was watched by the attending a private fundraiser. Before the rally Mrs. Bush The College Square branch has he is not worried about changing did some of his chores for him. press and parents who waited Earlier in the day, Mrs. Bush told the press at the library, "It is operated in Newark since August banks, although he does not have a time for a Republican president While President Bush behind ropes. read to children at the Concord 1987. car. entertained the annual convention Mrs. Bush coaxed the children Pike Library. with a Republican Congress, She said all of the accounts and "My paycheck is automatically of the National Guard in Salt who knelt, squatted alld sat Indian Mrs. Bush joined about 400 starting right here with Mike business from the Main Street deposited into my account and I can Lake City Tuesday, Barbara Bush style in a semi-circle in front of Bush/Quayle supporters, Castle." branch will be transferred to the use any MAC machine on Main entertained about 50 children at her, to "wiggle" closer toward her including Gov. Michael N. "We want a change too," she College Square branch. Streel," he said. the Concord Pike Public Ubrary to hear the story. Castle, at the Republican rally said. "We have had the same "It is purely a matter of Liss said, "We have had more with a story. Once Mrs. Bush started, the held in the Hotel DuPont. Congress for 39 years." economics," she said. "It's more students sign up at the College "I know that book," the restless crowd of children could In a brief speech at the rally, During her speech she cost-effective to move than to Squ~re branch this year than ever audience of mostly 4 and 5-year not resist commenting about their she called for the reelection of compared her husband to a pilot upgrade the Newark branch which before. her husband and for a new trying to land with a load of olds said when Mrs. Bush familiarity with the story. needs renovations. "'t is a little further to walk but I announced the selection, "Miss But Mrs. Bush maintained Congress, beginning with Castle, prosperity and well being for "At least the majority, if not all of don't think the impact will be that Americans, but being denied Nelson is Missing." order by gently pressing her who is running for Delaware's the staff from Main Street, will be great because most student checking Mrs. Bush's appearance was fingers to her lips and saying, only seat in the House of clearance by an air traffic moving to College Square," she accounts are done through MAC part of the library's "Leap into Representatives. see BUSH page A7 see FIRST lADY page AS said. "We don't foresee a problem see WSFS page A9 _Public Safety tickets around the clock Freelance writer settles into UD By Eugene Paoli policy for university lots," Brooks Staff Reporter said. · Public Safety has boosted its Brooks said a suggestion has New journalism professor tries his hand evening patrol of university been made to give Public Safety a at teaching after years of magazine work parking lots to ensure safety and list of public events so that stricter .enforcement of parking vehicles associated with the By Tracy Grinnell 1976, says his interest in policies, a university official said. events would not be ticketed. News FN!ures Editor journalism was stirred in Unregistered vehicles taking up To increase safety, he said, He seemed very composed college. space had become a problem for lights will be added to the Jots and considering the new endeavor He found a niche writing for :;tudents with registered vehicles, a surveillance camera will soon be that Jay before him. his campus newspaper and said Gary Summerville, associate added to the Christiana West lot. This showed as he relaxed in monthly magazine. "I realized I director of Public Safety. Kizzie Cobb (AS SR) said she the hard plastic booth sipping enjoyed many styles of writing," "We decided to enforce our is upset that Public Safety limits coffee and munching a Dunkin' Yagoda says. parking policies in the evening by the places where commuter Donut cruller. After graduating from Yale, ticketing vehicles without proper students can park. Already he seemed at home in Yagoda says he sent an permits," Summerville said. "How is it in my best safety the Scrounge though it was only application to a magazine · "It has always been the policy interests," she said, "to attend my his first visit. entitled "New Leader." of Public Safety that vehicles night class, park in a pay lot, and However, it was his vibrantly This was his first writing have a valid' permit to park in lots walk a greater distance to class by flowered tie, contrasting his experience away from the safety on weekdays after 4 p.m. and on myself, when I can park in a conservative blue shirt and grey of a college atmosphere and 'weekends," he said. · university lot close by? " slacks, that revealed a certain afterwards he began to freelance Stuart Sharkey, vice president Cobb said it is unfair that aspect of Professor Ben his writing. for Student Affairs, said he has commuters without permits cannot Yagoda's personality. Through trial and error, received complaints from students park their cars in lots close to The part that lives life by Yagoda says he discovered who have been issued tickets from their night classes.