Dispatches FREE Life in the Electric City THURSDAY Stptembtr 16, 2004 with Vinny So/omeno see column on page 4

------THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON ---- BRIEFS Bush addresses crowd at stadium The local news that matters most SCRANTON At his first stop after the RNC, the president talked about Murder-suicide rocks the economy, terrorism, war in Iraq and conservative values the Southside By JOSHUA STEWART After an apparent murder-sui­ News Ed1tor cide South Side Scranton, Alicia Ann Smith, 20 and Michael Kizer, President George W. Bush spoke 22, were pronounced dead Friday. before a crowd of about 7,000 the As police investigated the scene morning of Sept. 3 at Lackawanna around Smith's body, they heard a Stadium. ~oosic was his first stop single gunshot. Kizer's body was hot off the Republican National found shortly thereafter. Convention in New York City Smith's body was found with which ended the night before his multiple gunshot wounds. Kizer visit. was discovered with a single gun­ The stadium, which was shot wound to the head. designed to hold 11,000, was not A motive for the shooting has filled to capacity. Except for a pair of sharp shooters, the upper deck was closed. The lower deck was EAST STROUDSBURG packed and spectators crowded the infield of the baseball dia­ First Lady plans visit mond. to area on Friday Republican Senators and spoke The 2004 Presidential candi­ before the president. date's wives are in a dogfight for "If George Bush wins big in Northeastern . Northeast Pennsylvania he will First Lady Laura Bush will visit win Pennsylvania and he will be East Stroudsburg Friday. The first the next President of the United lady will make a campaign stop at States," Santorum said. East Stroudsburg University on "I'm pleading to you. Please go behalf of her husband, President out over the next two months and George W. Bush. go out and register these voters. Mrs. Bush will speak at a rally at Not just for the future of this coun­ 3:00 p.m. at the Koehler try which you know is in peril," Fieldhouse on the E.S.U. campus. Santorum said. If you want tickets for Mrs. Specter is up for re-election. He Bush's visit you can contact the is being challenged by Democratic ~onroe County Republican Candidate Joe Hoeffel. Headquarters at 570-424-1175 When the presidential seal was JOSHUA STEWART I THE AQUINAS from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. attached to the lectern, the crowd President George W. Bush greets thousands of supporters during his visit to Scranton the Texas Republican has made Thursday. You will be asked to cheered "four more years." Northeastern Pennsylvania one of h1s top pnont1es 1n the th1s year's race for the Wh1te House give your name, address and Bush's speech largely parroted social security number. the speech he delivered at the con­ servative values." voted against it' . . . He said he's Scranton's unemployment rate Teresa Heinz stopped at vention The 1994 Assault Rifle Ban proud of his vote and then he said hit a six year low in June with Lackawanna College ~onday '1 believe the most solemn duty expired midnight ~onday. The that the whole thing was a compli­ seven percent of Scrantonians afternoon for a roundtable discus­ of the president is to protect the ban prohibited the sale of certain cated matter. His words. Here are unemployed. Currently 6.6 percent sion concerning healthcare and American people," Bush said. '1f semi-automatic weapons includ­ my words. There's nothing compli­ of Scranton residents are unem­ healthcare finances. America shows uncertainty and ing Uzis and Tech-9's. The ban was cated about supporting our troops ployed. weakness in this decade, the world termirJated because it was not in combat," Bush said. ln an unexpected sequence of will drift toward tragedy. This will renewed by Congress; a ten year Several spectators responded by events, protestors were nowhere SCRANTON not happen on my watch." renewal was written into the ban's chanting "flip-flop" and waving to be found within the stadium. Diocese sidewalk caves Bush threw punches at legislation their arms back in forth. Only a half dozen were seen on Democratic Nominee John Kerry's Bush also criticized Kerry on his Bush said that in the last two ~ontage ~ountain Road, outside into underground vault statement that he is the candidate voting record and current stance months over 200,000 new jobs of the stadium and about 200 of conservative values. on the war in Iraq. have been created and that the yards away from stadium parking. A lift outside of the Guild "If you voted against the biparti­ "Only four national unemployment level is at Bush and his entourage stayed Studios, a store owned and operat­ san Defense of ~arriage Act, Senators voted to authorize the 5.4 percent and Pennsylvania at the Woodlands lnn in Wilkes ed by the Diocese of Scranton, in which my predecessor signed, you use of force (in Iraq) and then unemployment level is at 5.3 per­ Barre. The .President arrived in the the 400 block of Wyoming Ave are not the candidate of conserva­ voted against the funding of our cent. area, via the Scranton/Wilkes­ caused the opening of a 10 foot­ tive values," Bush said. "If you con­ troops. 1\vo of those four are my According to the Department of Barre International Airport in deep hole in the sidewalk. stantly vote against the rights running mate and his opponent. Labor and Statistics, since Bush Avoca at about 1 am ~onday and The collapse caused flooding in guaranteed by the Second So they asked him how could he entered office, 2,580,000 people left the area via jet shortly after the basement of the studio and Amendment, as my opponent has, have done it. He said '1 actually have lost their job. delivering his speech. required the evacuation of all you are not the candidate of con- did vote for the $87 billion before I those inside the building. The lift, which fell partway into the sinkhole, was being used by a window washer. String of sexual assaults plague off-campus area The studio sells religious memo­ rabilia, trinkets, and supplies. By JASON MICHAEL HOLLY incident occurred at about 4 a. m. Another non-related sexual inci- The University has taken appro- No one was injured in this event. on Sept. 13. dent took place on Sept. 4. A priate measures in posting multi­ Editor 1n Chief According to a report made to female student reported to Public ple "Community Advisorys" on Three sexual assaults have taken Public Safety, the student was Safety that an unidentified person campus buildings in an effort to place within walking distance of "touched" inappropriately by her put a drug in her drink at an off- warn students of these events and EVENTS The University campus within the leg. When the student screamed campus party. suggest additional safety precau- past two weeks. The incidents the suspect fled the scene. The student returned to her resi- tions. Over 30,000,000 people ages 18- The victim from the incident on dence hall. She then after leaving a As police continue to investigate 24 did not vote in the 2000 presi­ occurred in the early morning hours of Aug. 29, Sept. 4, and Sept. Aug. 29 reported that the suspect friend in her room met a man on all of these incidents, anyone who dential election. in her case was also a Hispanic the ground floor and had inter- may have information about these Learn how you can participate 13. No arrests have been made in connection to any of the incidents. male. This incident also occurred course with him. • incidents is asked to please con- this year. There will be an Election in the early morning hours. A The student, who may have tact Public Safety {xTm) or the Extravaganza on 1\Jesday, Sept ln the most recent incident, the victim described the suspect as a report from Public Safety states been drugged, is a minor. After Scranton Police Department. 21st ll:30-l:OO p.m., or 5:00-7:00 the incident occured at approxi­ she reported the incident to the p.m. on the Royal Way. 5'10" Hispanic male, who was wearing light colored clothing. mately 5 am. Scranton Police Department she BDirOR'S NarE: The Aquinas Register to vote, learn about the Investigators believe the Aug. 29 had a rape kit done at a local hos­ does not print infonnation which issues, and enjoy a day of music The University's Department of Public Safety reports that that the and the Sept. 13 incidents may pital. can pptentially reveal the identi­ and free food. have identical perpetrators. ties of victims of sexual assaults.

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