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Managing News Editors Fashion Forward Columnist publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. Sarah Kenney, Joe Zimmermann Larissa Cruz JJt ' , November 13, 2007 3 Talk of the 'townie': 'It's only getting worse' An iri--depth look at the relationship between students and Newark locals BY KRISTIN VORCE porch and started calling them Open house Senior News Reporter names. It started as a late night visit to "We're just like, 'Get the hell Senior Laura D.P. Dough. Junior Chris Bruce out of here. We don't know you.' " Provost lives was waiting in line with his friends Shreder said. on Cleveland and talking on the phone. Then he The "townie" went back to the Avenue and left the store and headed home. car to talk to the driver and then knows open Five minutes later, Bruce received a came back to the two students to house parties text message: Come back. Fight. apologize, he said. Then the man can spin out of He said he knew who had start­ disappeared for a while, walking control. ed the trouble. Earlier he had out of Shreder's sight. During one noticed some guys in line behind "We were getting really not party, she THE REVIEW!Ricky Berl his friends who were making a good vibes," Shreder.said. found . two University students living on Cleveland Avepue often complain 'townies' disrupt their parties. scene. They were townies. He said his friend Brian decid­ males m her The term "townie" could refer ed to go talk to the car driver, urg­ kitchen who did not appear to know said on Cinco de Mayo last year, that I didn't know who they were. I to a pleasant 80-year-old woman ing him not to park on the street anyone there. One was demonstrat­ she was sitting on her porch intoxi­ can talk to people in a normal, pro­ who retired near the university. It because he would get ticketed. ing the correct way to stab some­ cated in the middle of the day. fessional manner." could refer to the mom, dad and son Meanwhile, Shreder went inside the one. Provost began shouting "I love He said he thinks of himself as who watch the Halloween parade apartment. "They were both in white tees, Newark High School" to people on a "local student" rather than a together on Main Street. But gener­ "For defense purposes, I took a of course," Provost said. "They def­ the street. "townie." He has friends from ally, when university students say bat and put it by the door in case initely looked like 'townies.' " A group of four or five high Newark, but they all attend the uni­ "townie," they mean the young, the anything happened," Shreder said. Senior Lee Millstone has had schoolers heard her yell and versity, so he does not consider restless and the violent. With the . The "townie" driver started his share of "townie" encounters. approached her. They ended up them "townies." recent increase in crimes targeting yelling at Brian by the car, he said. He said a group of 10 Newark talking for hours. · "There [are] 'townies' in university students, it may be easier The driver's "townie" friend who locals showed up at a party on East "I asked them if they had class­ Newark, don't get me wrong," than ever to point fmgers at these had seemingly disappeared for a Park Place his freshman year. es about stealing things or stabbing Scherr said. "But thtire [are] also party-crashing kids. moment, came running toward "They· started raging around, people," she said. "They laughed. people who don't go to the school Bruce said by the time he got them. In response, Shreder hopped knocking people's cups over," They thought it was funny." who are fine. A lot of people are back to D.P. Dough, his friend was a gate and ran toward the scuffle. Millstone said. Provost also asked the boys quick to jump to conclusions." scuffling with the guys he had seen That is when he said one of the The basement started to clear why they try to come to college par­ earlier. Apparently, the "townies" "townies" pulled out a metal base­ out as many students became ties. Whose Newark is it, anyway? made inappropriate comments ball bat. uncomfortable, he said. Eventually, "They said, 'Because there's about a girl who was with his "Then - boom. He hit me the "townies" caused enough com­ nothing else to do in Newark.'" City officials promote Newark friend. with the bat square in the elbow," motion that a fight broke out. as a "Wonderful Place to Live," a "They were saying, 'I've been Shreder said. "Since my adrenaline "They didn't come to have Bending the stereotypes charming college town located in jail. I know what jail's like,' " was kicking, I didn't even feel it at fun," he said. "They basically came close - but not too close - to Bruce said. "I'm like, 'Yeah, right. first, but it completely shattered my to just start a fight." On UrbanDictionary.com, one Wilmington and Philadelphia. Each What are you, like 20?' " elbow.'~ This year, Millstone lives on user defined Newark as home to fall, more than 16,000 undergradu­ One of the men .they were He said he charged toward the Chapel Street, where he still "the trashiest townies you will ever ates flock in, ready to party, and arguing with said, "I've got some­ guy who hit him with a bat. They encounters problems with young meet." plenty of non-students are ready to thing for you.'1 He said he opened fought and Shreder managed to take locals. When the girls next door had But Senior Chris Sparks, who party with them. the trunk of his car, flashed a gun the bat from him. Then the "town­ a party, they would not allow a is from Newark and attended Provost said "townies" disrupt­ and placed it in his belt. Then the ie" acted as if he had a gun under group of "townies" inside, he said. Glasgow High School, said locals­ ed a Labor Day party she hosted guys got in the"car and sped away. his clothes. In response, they kicked in the are not the only ones who demon- last year, throwing beer for no rea­ Bruce said this was not the first "Right there, I stopped in my girls' back door. strate immaturity. son. She said she asked them who time a local showed him a weapon. tracks," Shreder said. "I lowered Millstone said the young men "There [are] UD students who they knew at the party and they said Last year, he was partying at the bat." were being aggressive, yelling at act the same way and get belliger­ no one. Her brother and some his house on Cleveland Avenue He said he punched the "town­ girls as they walked past the house. ent and do crazy things," Sparks friends made them leave. when a group of 12 "townies" start­ ie" so he fell to the ground. Wb..en The police eventually showed up· said. "Just because someone's from "I think some of them are ed to file in, dressed in baggy the police arrived, all four guys ran. and detained the troublemakers. around here doesn't mean they go resentful," she said.