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An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner THE Thomas Jane portrays Loss drops men's lacrosse comic hero The Punisher, from 11th to 17th, Bl Cl 250 University Center University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Thesday & Friday • • FREE Volume 130, Issue 43 wwwrn·ieH:udel.edu . April I J, 2004 City election to decide mayor, council seats BY STEPHANIE ANDERSEN AND wait until it's all over." F. Godwin, he will win the entire election. highlights as mayor so voters can consider scene," he said. MEGAN SULLIVAN Funk said he is thrilled to see student Godwin said he is confident about that [today]," he said. The city wants to run a separate elec City News Editors interest in the election. today's election. Generally in Newark, he said, there is tion scene based on non-partisan, non Newark citizens will head to the polls "l think it's great the students are "l feel we' re going to prevail," he less than a 20 percent voter turnout. political and city-based issues, Godwin to elect a mayor and the 6th District coun involved," he said. "One of the first things said. "Surprisingly, the turnout in Newark said. cil member today. I did campaigning was talk to the He said a major focus of his campaign is generally not very healthy," he said. There are no term limits in Newark, Mayoral candidate Vance A. Funk ill Interfraternity Council." was voter turnout, and he reached out to the He said he believes voter turnout is and Godwin said he could have the option said there is a lot of interest in this election, Although Funk said he would like to student vote as best as he could. Godwin poor because people are not motivated by to run again for mayor if he is not elected and despite the forecasted rain, he expects hide out at his house for the official sent pieces of literature in the mail to regis horrible conditions, and since Newark is a this year. He does not know of any other his supporters will still get out to vote. announcement of the winner, the council tered voters in the city about his campaign. great place to live, people are pleased with position in the city he would be interested "I'm going to mass to pray for a good has requested his presence at City Hall at The main focus of the campaign, he the city and its services. in if not re-elected. Also, he would have to election," he said. "I'll also be going poll to 8l45 p.m. said, was continuing the progress he has ln addition, Godwin said, the election wait at least two years after holding office poll to thank all of the volunteers." "Once we know the numbers from made during the last six years he has takes place during the "off- season," not in if he chose to work within the city again. Funk said he received monetary con District 1," he said, "we should know who served as mayor, involving water, universi November when most elections occur. The 6th District council seat is also up tributions from approximately 400 people the winner is." ty and student relations and downtown This is so people will be focusing on city for grabs today. and had approximately 500 volunteers. Funk believes if he prevails in the 1st businesses. issues when they vote. Ken Bartholomew and Kevin Vonck "I'm very happy," he said, "but I can't District, home of incumbent Mayor Harold "I'm trying to communicate these "We would rather not be in that see ELECTIONS page A4 Violence Newark prepares sweeps czty. 's sprzng. events BY JOE OLIVIERI Magazine. Staff Reporter Jim Miller, director of sales and mar Iraq Motorcycles, microbreweries and keting for Out and About Magazine, celebrity roasts were all topics of conver described the nature of the festival which sation at the Downtown Newark will be held July I 0. BY MIKE FOX Partnership meeting Thursday. "What we're thinking of doing is Managing News Editor All are part of events coming to having a food and brew festival, bringing One year after Baghdad fell to coalition Newark in the upcoming months. the breweries together with the restau forces, central Iraq is wracked with the worst Rally Spokesman Spunk Amoroso rants," he said. "Ri ght now we've got violence in months. said the Delaware/Maryland Hog Rally, a about six or seven restaurants that we're Insurgents in the Sunni Triangle, a meeting of regional motorcycle chapters, looking at working with." volatile region between Baghdad, Fallujah will roll into town June 17 to 19. Roser said the partnership has wanted and Tikrit, have killed more than 70 "We try to do a positive image of to do a food festival for quite some time. Americans in the past two weeks, including motorcyclists," he said. "Restaurateurs are very busy," she Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts, 18, of Bear, Maureen Feeney Roser, assistant said. "Unless you have a really good idea who died with four other Marines of hostile planning director, said the rally was a of what you want, you can't get consen gunfire in the AI An bar Province west of the great time for participants and onlookers sus ." ~ap i t al last Tuesday. when it was first held in 200 I. Out and About Magazine's proposal Resent uprisings in the region have "It was fun for the community was initially met with apprehension due to pushed total coalition fatalities to 777, includ because we did a bike show along Main the festival's similarity to a "loop" situa ing 674 Americans, with nearly 3,000 U.S. Street," she said. "People got to see all the tion, Roser said, with people hopping troops wounded or injured. The coalition different bikes. It was very loud. We did a around to all of the restaurants. counterattack was launched after insurgents parade that I was actually in." "They met with the police depart killed four contractors on March 31. Amoroso said bringing the three-day ment, found out what their concerns were . Roberts is the fourth Delawarean casual event to Newark would attract downtown and then retailored their event," she said. ~ in Iraq and the first since Spc. Jerrett B. business and each participant is expected "So that's been great." flliompson, 27, ofDover, who died of injuries to spend approximately $175 per day. While details have not yet been final Sept. 7. " It's not unusual to bring over ized, one organizational idea discussed at Most of the anti-coalition militants are $800,000 worth of business in three the meeting was the creation of a menu followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, days," he said. listing all of the food and drink specials who issued demands to the coalition Saturday Amoroso said rally events would that would be offered at the various that his arrested followers be released, for include scavenger hunts, day rides to his restaurants. Saddam Hussein to be tried by an Iraqi toric locations, a partnership with civil The event may also demonstrate supreme court and for there to be a fixed date war re-enactors, cosmic bowling and skill brewing techniques and will have music when coalition occupation will cease. contests. as well as information sessions about local A group calling itself the Mujahedeen For one contest, "Hogs vs. Pigs," microbreweries. S q~adrons has kidnapped 13 U.S. soldiers, local police motorcycle officers will com The third event proposed is a "roast" contractors and other foreign civilians, threat pete against hog members in a motorcycle of Business Ledger publisher James Streit ening to bum three Japanese hostages alive if safety foundation skills course, he said. Jr. as a fundraiser for the downtown CSX Tokyo does not withdraw troops from Iraq. "There was such camaraderie with Mural Project. One British and seven Chinese hostages have the police officers and we all practiced Roser said local celebrity guests will been released. beforehand," Amoroso said. "Everybody speak about Streit before a small audience To quell the insurgency, coalition forces was giving each other tips." of approximately 125 people. have launched Operation Vigilant Resolve to Roser said both partnership and com "Would-be roasters are coming out of take back Fallujah and Operation Resolute munity members ~greatly enjoyed the hog the woodwork," she said. Sword to suppress Sadr militias in southern rally. Appetizers will be served during the Iraq. "We wanted them to come back every first hour, Roser said, and the second hour A cease-frre was declared in Fallujah year," she said. will be the "roast." Sunday so the coalition can negotiate the Partnership members also passed a " It should be a fun way to raise rel~ase of the hostages. Also, coalition forces motion supporting an upcoming restaurant money," she said, "and it has the potential have captured 60 insurgents in the past few promotion sponsored by Out and About to raise about $2,500." days, including five foreign fighters. An agreement was reached Monday with Sadr's militia to allow police to return to their posts in the holy city ofNajaf. Yet sporadic violence has continued, including an Apache helicopter shot down near Baghdad Sunday, killing two I -95 hotel may open Americans. President George W. Bush discussed the recent revolts in his weekly radio address BY BROOK PATTERSON attorney for Parkside V, LLC, permits involves the authori Saturday. He said the Sunni Triangle upris National/State News Editor the current owners of the zation of the New Castle ings would not deter a transfer of power to the The vacant hotel at exit S hotel, said the company sub County Land Use Department, Iraqi people on June 30, as stipulated in the A on Interstate 95 may soon mitted a proposed land devel the Board of Adjustments and interim constitution.