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An Ass.ociated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • Harris rounds up at Former coach Hitchens the rodeo, pioneers women's sports, Bl Cl Non-Profit Org. 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 U.S. Postage Paid Thesday & Friday Newark, DE Permit No. 26 FREE \'ulunu..· 127. lssul' 47 ll'll'll'.rl'rinuuldedu Tul'sda~ · . April 24. 2001 , NOW v. Republicans: Business Women rally in D.C. student \, dies on UD siudents take part i!J: Sunday reproductive BY JENLEMOS Editorial Editor A university senior in the rights march College of Business and Economics died Sunday of heart BY STACEY CARLOUGH failure, family members said. Staff Reponer Robinn Taylor Ziegler, 26, had WASHINGTON- "Two, four, suffered from a congenital heart six, eight. We're .the ones who defect since birth. He was ovulate. Not the church, not the attending the university part-time state, women must decide their and was approximately one year fate." away from a bachelor's degree. "He stopped going to class this Protest chants like these could semester because he wasn't be heard floating above the cherry feeling well enough to go and blossoms when participants in the work full-time," said his fiance, Emergency March for Women's THE REVIEW/Eric J.S. Townsend Patricia Ireland (center left) and Eleanor Smeal (center Marie Meyer, who was engaged to Lives took their message to the marry Ziegler in September 2002. streets of Capitol Hill Sunday right) lead protesters in a march around Capitol HiD. "On Sunday night, he got into afternoon. controlled White House and has no right in telling women what bed and said, 'I don't feel well; Patricia Ireland, president of the Congress. to do with their lives," he said. I'm dizzy,' " Meyer said. "Then he just stopped breathing and National Organization for Women, Ireland said s~e urged all men Munson said he felt the march told the more than '25,000 people and women to "take extraordinary would not cbailge the world in an died. By the time .the paramedics got gathered at Senate Park that the measures in this dangerous time." instant but served as a way for there, it was too late." event marked ''the beginning of a In addition, she emphasized the supporters of women's long and critical fight for our Ziegler's parents described him need to provide safe and legal birth reproducqve rights to network and as a personable and dedicated lives." . control and/or abortions to women make connections. ·, student who successfully Organized ~ NOW and rewdles$ Q{~~~~(i • . :1n a.wax. w~'re_ pr~:acbing., tQ ol(ercame his health limitatiQns. ~Jipp·A·n~g ~ ~y-mQre t~all 200 Ami!bt tPe fapy~g Ffi~s ffgJll m~ ~i:lnv~ffed," tie §§19: ~!Dm !h~ • -~~fi~ .~ ' w:~; 4 ~gmlflete organizations and campus groups, the stage and upon the well most valuable effect is more overachiever: said his stej)t&ther, the purpose of the march was to fertilized grass of the federal park empowerment." Steven Burbage, of Newark. "He maintain women's rights to self wandered an eclectic group of Jean Salvatore, a feminist just had 'health problems that held determination, privacy and activists. demonstrator from Bel Air, Md., him back a little. reproductive freedom, Ireland said. One group was the Local said she was at the march "because "If be hadn't, I'm sure he She and other speakers D.C./Baltimore Anarchists, whose I was M~re in 1989 and that wasn't would have been a multi emphasized the importance of leader, Chuck Munson, said they enough, and I'll be here in 2009 - millionaire someday." Ziegler was a lead credit upholding the Roe v. Wade were there "as a display of until we have equal rights for 1HE REVIEW /Eric J.S. Townsend decision of 1973, leagalizing BeUantone, a student from Portsmouth High School in analyst with Associates National solidarity in support of the women." Jessie Bank in Glasgow, Del. for the abortions, which they said is at risk women's health,rights. Greenland, N.R, stands with her back to the sun on Sunday at the of being overturned a Republican- past three years. He previously "As anarchists, we say the state see 25,000 page A5 Emergency March for Women's Lives in Washington, D.C. worked for MBNA for six years. and has lived in Newark all his life. Patia Burbage, Ziegler's mother, said she saw evidence of her son's business success at a Skidfest doubles charity donation young age. "When he was a little boy, he BY STACEY CARLOUGH that were there all morning decided to leave when lady," moved her cart to the complex's backyard had to play president," she said. Staff Reponer it started to rain," she said. "Then the next wave for her sixth year at Skidfest. "Whenever he would play games Cloudy skies and persistent drizzle did not came." 'The kids like the hot dogs," she said as she about companies, he was always prevent organizers of this semester's bi-annual Hermanns said it was more difficult to prepare rolled a slice of cheese and two strips of bacon the one who was the president." Skidfest from collecting a record amount of for the afternoon's festivities. around a frankfurter. 'They're quick and easy to Steven Burbage said his money for a local charity. "This was the first time in the over 15 years get into stomachs." stepson's desire for success also Hundreds of people attended Saturday's event that this event has been going on that some people Two Skidfest newcomers were freshmen, led him to leave another college and donated $5 for a butterfly hand stamp, access on the row weren't into having it," she said. "Just Michelle Plesset and Kate McBride. this year for the university. "He transferred to the to nine hours of live music and the feel-good a few of us did a lot of the work." They said they enjoyed the "chill" atmosphere University of Delaware to get a satisfaction of contributing to the $4,250 raised Hermanns said the row's varied population of the party. better education," he said. "His for CONTACT Delaware, which more than played a role in the lack of involvement. "It's not even that hippy-ish," Plesset said. mother tried talking him out of it doubled last year's proceeds. "All the hippies are gone," she said. 'That's what everyone says about it." because it was a harder school, Senior Nicole Hermanns, event organizer and Hippies or not, Skidfest attracted its usual mix Hermanns said that while the crowd almost but he wanted that education even resident of the Academy Street complex known as of student life. never gets out of hand, Saturday's event resulted if it was harder for him to do. "Skid Row," said last semester's event collected Gap capri·pants and brightly-colored tube tops in one minor altercation, which was quickly "He didn' t want anyone to feel $1,800 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. were far outnumbered by frayed khaki pants and resolved by residents. sorry for him. He was an Hermanns said she chose CONTACT tribal tattoos. The Newark Police Department always absolutely exceptional young Delaware, a local rape crisis organization because The music of the Dave Matthews Band filled supports the event, she said. man." it is not sufficiently funded by the state. the ah between sets of the bands Every 'They usualiy stop by toward the end to make A viewing will be held "I can't wait to tell [the charity]," she said. "I Wednesday, Diatribe, FatDaddyHasBeen, sure everyone can cross the street and get home Thursday, at 6 p.m. in the Spicer can only imagine-how shocked they'll be." Mothers Magillicutti and Sevenender. safely," she said. "I think they really respect what Mullikin Funeral Home on West Park Place. The funeral service Hermanns said the event was raised such a Diatribe member Dave "Disco" Cornett said we're trying to do." will be held at the First _ 1HE REVIEW/Danielle Quigley Skid Row resident Bill Murray has been Peter Crowley performs for the crowd large amount due to better advertising and popular the band was at Skidfest spreading its "vibe of Presbyterian Church of Newark bands. positivity." handed the legacy of organizing the event for next on Friday at 11 a.m. ~Skid Row Saturday afternoon. "The weather cooperated, so a lot of people Diane Smith, Main Street's famous "hot dog year. 5K for Bruce race raises $7,000 BY LAUREN HAUCK spent in Delaware. Ellis said he had to get a permit from the City of Staff Reponer Michael Sewell, a community member, was the Newark to hold the race. Approximately 500 students and community first to finish the 3 .1-mile race with a time of 17 Roads were blocked off, and Newark police led ptembers lined up outside the Phi Kappa Tau minutes and five seconds. and trailed the participants with motorcycles. fraternity house on Academy Street to participate in a The Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid "It took months getting money, T-shirts and !)-kilometer run on Saturday morning, raising money Atlantic, Inc., is an organization that grants children sponsors," Ellis said. or Delaware charities. with life-threatening illnesses a wish. Red Bull spirit a national representative and a Junior Kevin lmhoff, Phi Kappa Tau president, Dusty Patrick, a 5-year-old boy suffering from local distributor to the race, giving out free samples said that after fixed costs, about $7,000 was raised.