First Regular-Season Games Teams to Play Four Times by 2014
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Volume 135, Issue 18 Check out the Web site for breaking news and more. , UD and DSU schedule ·first regular-season games Teams to play four times by 2014 BY SElF HUSSAIN Spurred by a fiery 2007 article written by Managing Sports Editor ESPN.com columnist and Delaware alum . For 82 seasons the University of nus Jeff Pearlman, allegations of racism Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the began to taint the long standing non-rival Delaware State University Hornets football ry. Essentially Pearlman cited racism as the programs have coexisted in a state of rela reason that the Hens were reluctant to tive incommunicado. With merely a 45- include the historically black DSU on their mile bus ride standing in between Newark schedule. and Dover, the neighbors seemed to have Fans grew progressively more uneasy little reaso~ not to share the gridiron, at and angered that ·season, until the now least occaslOnally. much-anticipated match up was scheduled La~t week, in an answer to many fans' by the NCAA in the first round of the 2007 prayers, the schools agreed to an inaugural FCS playoffs. The game was much hyped four game series starting in 2009. The first by 'this point and was to be nationally game will be played Sept. 19, 2009, with broadcast on ESPN. The two previously three more following on Sept. 8, 2012, unacquainted squads were set to meet in an Sept. 7,2013 and Sept. 6, 2014. atmosphere akin to a showdown between a While the schools previously played in pair of decades-old rivals. other sports, meeting for men's and Though that game ended rather anti-cli women's basketball, baseball, softball, ten mactically, with the Hens rolling to an easy nis and more, it appeared the football 44-7 victory over the Hornets, the idea of a teams were being purposely held out of a regular rivalry between the teams was not potential in-state rivalry. The reasons were lost on most people. For all those ~nbeknownst to nearly everybody, includ- . mg the speculative national media. \, See HENS page 28 The university's footbaU team will play DSU's in the faU, afte~ 82 seasons without a game . • Students' grade expectations Griffin family hires lawyer may differ from professors' BY JOSH SHANNON knowledge of Griffin's death to Managing NeWs Editor come forward. BY BRITTANY HARMON to soak the information in and The family of Brett Griffm has . "Brett's young life has tragical hired a lawyer and is seeking com ly ended," the ad read. "But you can Staff Rep orter walk out of the classroom knowing Many students think that sim something that you didn't before," ment from students who have infor do the right thing and give his par ply showing up to every class and King said. mation about their son's death. ents and brothers the gift of compas doing · an average job on each Casey Mucha, a junior com Griffin, an 18-year-old fresh sion and truth. It will make a huge assignment warrants an A, while munication major, said he would man from Kendilll Park, N.J., died difference in helping them under professors disagree. like it if good attendance were all Nov. 8 after a party at 28 Annabelle stand and cope with their loss." English professot Rebecca that was necessary for an A, but St. The state medical examiner ruled Fierberg, who works for the Worley believes the highest grade that is not the case. the death accidental, meaning the law firm Bode and Grenier, would is reserved for superior perform "But I feel to actually deserve details of the report are not made not say what the information will be ances. an A, you have to get an A on all of public. However, at the time, police used for or whether students have "An A is for excellence and by your assignments or at least close Students may disagree on what said alcohol was involved. provided information. excellence, a student must go to it, in which case being bumped deserves an A. The family has hired "We're still in the investigative above and beyond the norm in up to an A due to attendance and Washington, D.C.-based lawyer stages, and at a later time it may be order to achieve it," Worley said. effort would be acceptable," of the process of comprehending, Douglas Fierberg, who specializes appropriate for the family to talk To some students, like sopho Mucha said. analyzing and retaining informa in wrongful death and hazing law about what they hope to accomplish, more Aleecia King, going beyond There are behaviors that most tion and can be evaluated in terms suits. In 2007, he sued Rider but not right now," Fierberg said. the norm means more than simply professors expect from students, of quantity and quality. University, representing the parents "We're investigating the causes and attending class. such as attending and participating "Attendance requires active of a Rider student who died after a circumstances of Brett's death." "You don't just have to show in class. English professor Susan suspected hazing incident at a frater Fierberg would not comment up or attend all the tests, you have Goodman said participation is part See PROFESSORS page 4 nity party. on his or ·the family's future plans. 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The ideas and opinions of advertisements appearing in this Steven Gold, Senior Mosaic Reporter Business Manager publication are not necessarily those of The Review staff or the university. James Adams Smith Lisa McGough ----------------------------------------~~------------------------------------------~------~ - ~ --- }R March 3, 2009 3 The Review-Interview: Patrick Harker The economic crunch: how we got here, and what to do about it now BY KAITLYN KlLMETIS UD students or about internships to think you're making short-term decisions. If you you do, whether it's as a journalist, or a nurse, Senior News Reporter about opening their door to a UD student. We look at the planning that we have been doing or as an engineer or as an artist. It's adding real continue to do those sorts of things. Again, on campus on facilities and the earth and value to something. I This is the last installment of a three-part they're not very expensive. They're very tirne growth study that's up on the Web site under I think it's going to be a painful process to series in which university President Patrick consuming on my part and on the part of the [Campus Capacity and Assessment Review], get out of this. The thing about this country, if Harker spoke to The Review about the eco staff, but they're essential because when we two of the keys that haye come out of that are, we look back at the history, is that we have nomic challenges facing students and the come out of this - and we will come out of one, we want to tI}' to connect the campus bet very short memories, so we'll get of this and world. In this segment, Harker looks back at this, this won't last forever - we want to ter. Well where do e do that? That land is we'll lose sight of this, but I think it's impor how we got to this point, and ahead to how we come out of this a much stronger university. contiguous to the u iversity and it's a perfect tant we keep reminding ourselves, how did we can begin to deal with it.