An Associated Collegiate Press In Section 2 In Sports Four-Star All-American Newspaper Swept Blue-White away in a game ends • • • "Tempest" IDIDJUry of words page BIO page B 1 Non-profit Org. TUESDAY FREE U.S. Postage Pa.d Newark, DE Volume 122, Number 53 250 Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 Permit No. 26 April 30, 1996 State considers bill to ban gay marriage Rep. Gerald Buckworth (R­ persons of the same gender" to the barred same-sex couples from religious organizations." He said the arne-sex marriages would not be Response to Hawaii Buchanan Acres) introduced bi­ list. marry mg. state does not have the ri ght to acknowledged here, a new court case could be partisan Bill 503 to the House o n Minority Leader Robert Gilligan Yet, according to Majority Whip decide who can and cannot get subsection would also be added to April 4. This bill would forbid (D-Sherwood Park) said there is G . Robert Quillen (R-Harrington). married. the code, stating. "A marriage unconstitutional same-sex marriages and officially doubt about whether Delaware such a law wou ld be necessary The trial will begin on July 15, obtained outside the state of BY JILL CORTRIGHT not recognize such marriage if they needs such a law and whether it because of the current situation in and if the state fails to prove its D e laware between persons Cll\ NtHJ Etlrtor are performed in other states. would be in conflict w ith the U.S. Hawaii, where the Hawaiian case, same-sex marriage will prohibited [by the first subsection] In respon>e to a Hawaii proposal Current Delaware law reads: " A Constitution to pass one. Supreme Court has charged the state become legal in Hawaii. shall not constitute a legal or valid to legali ze gay marriages, the marriage is prohibited a nd void " We' re getting differing legal to show "compelling state interest'' However, if a homosexual couple m,arriage with in the s ta te of Delaware State Legislature is between a person and his o r her interpretation" of the bill, he said. for denying same-sex couples the were to get married there and come Delaware." considenng a bi II that would ban ancestor, descendant, brother, sister, Delaware Code, written in 1912, right to marry. to Delaware, Quillen said, •·we Buckworth said this was one of· same-sex marriages, despite uncle, aunt, niece, nephew or first defines marriage as "the civil status Hawaiian Gov. Ben Cayetano has don't know if it would be his main reasons for introducing the questions ratsed over the bill 's cousin." The proposed amendment of o ne man and woman legally said, "The state should leave,the acknowledged or not.'' bill. "I don' t think that Delaware constitutionality. would add the phrase "or between united for life." This has effectively sanctioning of marriage to the In order to make certain that ee GAY MARRIAGES page A6 Proposed 3-year faculty contract revealed Friday BY MARK E. JOLLY approved. AJmmisrrati\·e Nt:hl Edaor The AAUP has been auempting The major points of a three-year to win changes in working faculty contract unanimously conditions for non-tenure-track: approved by the union's steering faculty and the addition of the option committee after months of of " phased retirement" for the past negotiations were revealed at a six years. B o th items a re in the general faculty meeting Friday, proposed contract. while two controversial issues. Non-tenure-track faculty. under domestic partner benefit and the new contract. would have two maternity leave policy . were salary adjustment on a six-year effectively put on hold. timetable, much like o ther faculty: David Colton, president of the the option to arrange sabbati cals; campus chapter of the American long-term contracts; and peer Association of University reviews to avoid giving depanment Professors, explained the basic chair> complete control over them. tenets of the agreement and urged ''It 's a very strong position for the present faculty to approve the non-tenure-track faculty to he in : · contract in a May 8 and 9 vote. That Turkel said. vote will either cement the contract All faculty would be affected by or send faculty and admimstrative th e changes to retirement, which teams back to the bargaining table to in cl ude increased severance pay and negotiate into the fall. a new option for faculty to retire in Both Colton and AAUP Vice stage;. Under the pha ed retirement, President Gerry Turkel agreed that faculty could begin to retire by two provisions in the new contract cutting their work loads as early as THE REVIEW I John Chabalko were the most notable because of three years before retirement age (55 Rocky Bluewinkle, the mascot for the Wilmington Blue Rocks, entertains the crowd during Friday night's Blue Rocks­ their uniqueness among faculty years o ld with 15 years of service or Cannons game at Frawley Stadium. What's responsible for the team's popularity? See story page B9. contracts and the length of time the any age with 30 years of service). union has been trying to get them see AA UP page A6 Staci Ward: the politician Separate but equally Gree~ who doesn't like politics Last week's Greek Week and Games illustrated UD's racial segregation BY CHRISTOPHER Y ASIEJKO "All thi s cry for equality, and all The black Greek community has a First female Swff ReporTer this cry for integration in all student festival similar to the Greek Games, Black faces were a rare sight on activities - I think orne of it takes Jordan said. The Delta Derby, which Harrington Beach thi s weekend as a away from the fact that we just have is run predominantly by Delta Sigma DUSC president predominantly white Greek system separate cultures," Werde said. "The Theta soro rity, will take place • • enjoyed Greek Games festivities. university is always pushing for this Saturday. White fraternities and ''The black fraternities and perfect world where you have black somritic:; were not invited to the In nine years sororities were not invited to the and white students walking hand-in­ celebration. The Delta Derby Games." said senior Interfraternity hand. But there are lots of reasons includes teams of four or five that Council Pre ident Bill Werde. "It's a why black students would feel more compete in basketball, relay races, an reflects on her situation where we don't know each comfortable hanging out with black egg toss, and a tug-of-war. o rganization's plans, and students." "[The exclusive nature of the life before office communications really aren't that Junior AI Jordan, president of Greek Games] adds to the great. Kappa Alpha Psi, a black fraternity, segregation that is on campus." said "I think it would be great to have senior Stacey Jackson, president of BY JIMMY P. MILLER them invited, and I'm going to talk to See story on Greek Delta Sigma Theta, which is running Eduor m Chtef them so we have a better the Derby. ··we haven't been Incoming Delaware Undergraduate Student understanding of each other," Werde Games, page A3 notified at all about Greek Games. Congress President Staci Ward has never liked said, cit ing yesterday as the day he We never receive invitations to those politics. wou ld speak with senior Christi an said being involved in Greek Games kinds of things.'' Jackson said that "Isn' t that funny?'' she says, laughing. "I hate Garrett, president o f the National would be difficult for the black black fraternities and sororities deal to say this, but I'm not really interested. I should Panhellenic Council, the governing Greek community because of the low with Greek Affairs in official be, and I need to be. but at 21 years old, being in body of black sororities and enrollments in black fraternities and university matters. Black Greeks are college, I don ' t think about it." fraternities. sororities. The average number of included in awards ceremonies for It's a warm, sunny Saturday in late April, and Garrett decli ned to comment on members of a black fraternity or academic excellence. Ward is on the deck of Brew Ha-Ha sipping iced DUSC President-elect Staci Ward the issue. sorority at the uni versity is 10. "The- recognition is there ," cappuccino. The sounds of Skidfest drift over the Black fraternities and sororities About 20 people are needed to Jackson said. 'The verbal interaction rooftops. Her mo ther and ste pfather moved to central have never competed in Greek effectively compete in Greek Games, is not. You'd never ee me walk into New Jersey when s he was a freshman in high '\nt ~car's " When I came here as a Games before, Werde said. 'There is said junior Emily Mitchell , the Greek Affairs office unless I was sttl(knt le;ukrs: freshman , I didn't even know schoo l. She spent four years in Jersey, which is no good reason why they haven't coordinator of Greek Games and a asked to." a luuk at the what DUSC was," s he says. how she ended up at the University of Delaware. been invited," he said. "There are member of Chi Omega sorority. Just as the white Greeks do not personalities Though she had a lways been Her mo ther is back in Wilmington, N.C., a events the NPHC groups have that "We currentl y have nine brothers invite the black Greeks to events, involved in student government town of beach bums, surfers, tourists and college we don't get invited to, and there are at Kappa Alpha Psi, and that's the black fraterni ti es and sororities do DUSC in middle and high school, she students from the University of North Carolina at events we have that they don't get largest number in a few years," President-elect Wilmington.