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Clifton re-elected after Write-in campaign
BY CAIT SlMPSON Clifton had not been on the . "1 received so many ca ll s teenage vo lunteer, sat outside sorry attempt at politics," he said. Staff Reporter ballot because he withdrew his where people told me they were with flyers explaining exactly "This just goes to show how he 's CITY ELECTIONS A tumultuous and controver bid for re-elec tion two days go ing to write me in on their bal how to write the incumbent's just a flip-flapper;" sial election concluded Tuesday before the deadline, citing dis lots and they asked for signs," he name correctly. Hughes said she read the District 2: Jerry Clifton over ni ght in mandates for all thr!!e agreements with City Manager sa id . "I wasn't goi ng to deny a He claimed no affi li ation election code for Newark and Sharon Hughes and Peter Newark ity Council representa Carl Luft. vo ice to my constituents." with Clifton but sa id he had vol found Clifton had not acted ille Shurr, III tives chosen. Sharon Hughes, one of the The professionally made unteered to hand out infotmation ga lly but also expressed a wish he Jerry Clifton, with 69 per ca ndidates fo r District 2, sa id signs read, "Write-I n Jerry pamphlets on behalf of hi s aunt.. h ~d campaigned along with the District 4: David Athey o~cr cent of the vote, overwhelmingly Clifton was vocal aboui hi s deci Iifton," and included pamphlets Shurr was present as well , other candidates. Robert Foraker defeated Peter Shurr, lli and sion . for passers-by, whi ch detailed combating the Clifton fliers wi th Funk sa id th e election re sults Sharon Hughes for District 2 and He publicly criticized th e how . a voter co uld re-elect the his own campaign material of caused anoth er controversy District 1: Paul Pomeroy, David Athey was re-elected for city manager and sa id he could current council member. personal well-wishes and prom is because th e vast majority of uncontested District 4 over Robert Foraker by never work with him again; she Funk said an emergency es. Clifton supporters wrote "Jerry a signi ficant majority of 95 per sa id . meeting of the city's electi on · Shurr and Jester approached Clifton" on their ballots, whi le • Iifton, who inittally with cent. Paul Pomeroy ran uncon After the signs appeared, board met to figure out how the each voter on the way into the his real name is George J. Clifton. drew his name from the race, tested in Distri ct 1. Mayor Vance A. Funk, Ill sa id he write-in aspect of the election Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Co. The Election Board met won re-election with 69 per , The race for Di strict 2 called and informed Hughes and wou ld work. Fireball with last-minute attempts Tuesday night to determine cent of the vote 111 a write-in became heated Sunday when Shun· of the movement to re-elect "Thi s is extraordinary," he to win over voters. whether the ballots would be campaign. posters for Jerry Clifton appeared Clifton as a wri te-in ca ndidate. sa id. "I've never seen anything Sh urr criticized Clifton for counted. all over the city urging voters to Clifton sai d he was not like this." not following the normal cam "The city so li citor decided to • Shurr has criticized the write in the councilman for re responsible for instigating th e At the polling site on paign procedure. Clifton campatgu and said he elec tion. movement. Oglctown Road, Wi lliam Jester, a "I personall y think it's a might consi der legal action. see JUMP HED page A5 Events promote gay; lesbian rights Panel slams Students join in silence for protest 'Don't Ask, BY ASHLEY SINGER the audience. Slafl Reporter Buddy Wakefield, the 2004 Individual World A typical scene on Wednesday: The sun shone Poetry Slam Champion, has been victorious in more Don't Tell' dmvn, the blue sky was marked with not a single cloud . than I 00 other Slam championship events. and a half-wa rm breeze swept by evety now and again. In fa ll 2004, HBO 's Def Poetry Jam featured Herds of chatty students linge red around bus ter Wakefield. Wake fi eld 1s also exposed on the cover of U.S.policy minals. Crowds of impatient pedestrians bombarded 2005 Sexy Men of SllRn calendar. the noi sy traffic tricken streets to reach a final desti Becky Hammeroff a HAVEN board member, nation. Laborers laid bricks, mowers mowed and read Wakefield's self-wri tten introduction to himself BY KATRINA MITZELIOTIS iPod's blared. "''m li ke getting shit out of a white ca rpet ," Staff Repo•·fer But what was not heard were the voices of many Hammcrofr quoted. "Impossible." The "Don't Ask, Don 't Tell " tudents dressed in black who chose to rema in silent Wakefield really pumped up the crowd when he ·governm ent policy regard.in g that da y. revealed that hi s overstuffed backpack was filled with gays in the mi litary was di s Wednesday marked the annual Day of Silence, a prizes galore. cussed as part of the Les bian, natio nwid e sil ent protest organized by students to pro All eyes were glued to the bag. Gay, Bi sex ual, Transgender and mote safer schoo ls fo r cvetyone, rega rdless of sexual "llike to bring prizes to make evetyone fee l com Questi oning Lecture Seri es rienta ti n, gender preference or gender identity. fortabl e abo ut com ing to a poetty read ing," Wakefield Monday ni ght in the Am y E. The Day of Silence protests the silence lesbian, said . Dupont Music Bui lding. gay, bisexual and tl·ansgcndcr people face on a dai ly "I haven't been home in a while so 1 pretty much Th e discussion featured a basis. just stole anything out of hotel rooms tl1at was legal," panel of speakers, in cluding a Junior Alfred Lance, Jr.. pres ident of HAVEN, he joked. lawyer and two men who were said the group uses the symbol of an lunbrella to show Wakefield gave away barbecue rib napki ns from affected by the po licy. its accep tance of all sexes. Applebees, a coffee set for two, a few bars of hotel Sharon Alt:xa nd er, a lawyer "Ba ically we decided to remain si lent all day facia l oap and a copy of the 2005 Sexy Men of Slam from the Service Members Legal long to reflect the silence that LGBT people experi calendar. Defen se Network in ence everyday because of harassment, prejudice and He recited poems about poli tics, his fee lings on Washington, D.C., provided the discrimination," he said. life and hi s hatred for parent who blame their kids for audience with information At 5:30p.m. the group had dirmer in si lence at the who they are today. regarding the military's policy Scrounge and broke its silence with a symbolic ritual According to Wakefield , he grew up in a vety that was put into effect in 1994. at 6:30 p.m., he sa id. conservative town in Texas. The first poem Wakefield '' 'Don't Ask Don 't Tell ' "We just stood outside and screamed our heads performed was about his personal belief system. policy costs natibnal security off," Lance said. "Since this poem is my belief system, when I'rn and hurts people dearly," she THE REVIEW/Meaghnn Jones An emotional and shockingly talented night of done with it if you don 't like it, maybe your fam ily and sai d. "American people's tax Sharon Alexander, a lawyer from the Service Members Slam poetry in Bacchus Theater celebrated the re my family can get together and have a war," he said. money is wasted for di scharging Legal Defense Network, said the government's current emergence of the group 's voices. Regardless of the controversial subject matter, the gay people." Innocence Bellow, 27, a New astle resident, said talen ted performers carne out for one reason: to speak The system no longer u~es position on homosexuals in the military is flawed. she started perf01ming Slam poetry four years ago. their minds freely. criminal investigators, she sa id . "Slam poetry is your energy ami your thoughts As the president of a student organization, Lance ln s t~a person must file an Tell." tation to his battalion command- combined into an entire package," she said as her eyes aid it was very difficult to go about business when he all egat n against an individual Preston Watkins, a former er. searched the room for answers. could not speak. regardi a homosexual state member of the U.S. Air Force, "J saw my career coming to According to Bellow, Slam is usually brought on "I just made that parallel to my life," he said. "lt ment, ·t, marri age or attempted sa id he knew he was gay when a screeching halt,'' he said. "To by personal cxpe1ience and improvisation. Freedom, was very difficult not to be able to speak, but it was mar · ge. he enli sted. watch it get taken away from me justice and love are just a few topics she drew upon. imperative that 1 did, just as it is imperative that 1'm After thi is fil ed, only that He was brought up on all e got to the point where th e only Next, a you ng man enthusiastically jumped on out and that 1 openly proclaim who 1 am and I'm co m specific all egation can be inves gations when hi s roommate dis thing you can do to me is kill me stage as the crowd applauded. He sported a buzz cut fortab le with it." ti ga ted. Although it is an covered two photos; one of him or my fam ily." and wore a flamboyantly Oowered button-up T-shirt. improvement from the policies and hi s old partner embracing at Although Schaffer said he His eyes anxiously glowed as he introduced himself to in the past, Alexander sa id, there a fami ly dinner and the other of was upset and wou ld have are frequen t misconceptions hi s old partner-s hav ing nud e. retired as a high-ranking colonel, regarding how a homosexual Watkins compared the mili- he said he is happy to share his statement is defined. tary's Office of Special story wi th other and spread an "It is so much more than Investigation to the FBI. awareness of the injustices of the keeping quiet. A statement can "They come down like the "Don 't Ask, Don 't Tell" policy. be a diaty or an e-mail ," she wrath of God . It scares the crap The panel concluded with a said . "One person was investi out of you," he said. "Here I was question and answer session. gated for owning a Melissa getting back on my feet and the Junior Alfred Lance, Jr., Etheridge D.'' world was crashing around me." president of HAVEN, said he has According to the Don't Ask, Watkins sa id a friend who attended similar lectures in the Don 't Te ll policy, once an alle had deve loped feelings for him, past. gation is filed , a person can be wrote an incriminating letter to "As a member of the gay accu ed of the alleged homosex the general base abol!t hi sexu community it is important to be ual crime and discharged under ality. informed on a different number three term , Alexander said . The The letter was hearsay evi of issues within the community," di charge also r.eads , "Federally dence, he said, but the case led to he said. stamped as a homosexual. " his general discharge of honor Larry Peterson, music pro Alexander said this official able conduct due to the propen i fes or and coordinator of the lec di scharge can pose a problem for ty to act in homosexual behavior. ture series, said it is im~ortant to homosexuals. Rob Schaffer, a former di cus current issues mvo lving "E pecially now in a time of member of the Delaware gays. war people are needed to serve. National Guard, a! o spoke of "The issues discussed are No one wants to see a draft his experiences involving the present today in society and the enli sted, however we are turning policy. During his career, he news. This series brings aware away perfectly good vqlun received six Army achievement ne s to the universi ty of the e teers," Alexander aid. award in six years. topics," he said. "The panel She said she hopes people "The interesting thing is I shows a variety of extremely will be motivated to write their had been in the Army two years topical is ue or research." repre entative in Congress in before I figured out I was a Peterso n said there are four support of the Military homo exual,' he aid . more lectures in the erie , Rcadine s Enhancement Act, Although he dt covered he whtch are co-sponsored by th e which would end the "Don't wa gay, he wa very ambitious women' tudie department, the Ask, Don 't Tell" policy. and wa continuou ly awarded dean of the allege of Art· and coins for hi exceptional work, cience, Lloyd Thomas, Jr., The panel al o featured two THE REV1EW •Ashley inger gay men who shared experience Schaffer sa jd . Phillip Cro ·s and Pre ton they faced regarding the nega Schaffer aid an angered Watkin . Member of the university community held a Day of il nc Wedne da to increa e tive a pect of "Don't A k Don 't friend expo ed h1 exual orien- awarene of i lle confronting homo exual as part of a nationwide prote t. April 15, 2005 Fund ought for raq1• chool
BY GREG SLATER where each floor wrll compete to StaU Reporter , collect the most change for a dona Although university students tion. are more than 6,000 miles away Dill has also recerved mone from Iraq, they now have u ~ance tary donations from as far away as to make a difference 111 the country alifornia and Seattle, but it is still w1thout leaving campus. too early to deem the project a suc Lisa Dill, a university Engli sh ce s, she sa id. mstmctor, 1s heading a fundraiser The largest obsta le she said for [raqi school children along . ounesy of Lisa Dill she face is the denial of f1mding with MaJ . amuel Giese, an Army Lisa·Dill, a university English instructor, and Maj. Samuel from the U.S. Air Force to cover chaplain in th e 106th Support the expensrve shipping costs to Battahon, close to the war-tom city Giese, an Army chaplain, initiated a fund raiser to help fin lraq. The Air Force also said they of Na.~af. Giese, who is based out ish construction on this school in Iraq. did not have any room on their of Mississippi, staried the project planes to bring collected supplies in lraq. Lraq , Gie e said he had the ame Gie e said. Girls are sent home or there. Dill is collecting money and · emotions as Dill. are unable to participate in school. " I'm very wonied that a ll or classroom supplies from facu lty, "Supporting the school Many of her students were the money that the students raise · stafT, students and community seemed the best idea of making a shocked to leam girl s are unable to will have to be used to pay to ship members to donate to a school in substantial impact," he tated in an receive elementary education in th e donations we've a lready AI Faysa liyah, 20 miles south of e-mail message. Iraq, and thi s became Dill ' ~t main ·received," Dill said. "Or worse, Najaf. The fundraiser will directly Near where Giese is stationed motivation for supporting the proj- that we won't be able to ship support school children ages 6 to is the school thta is being support- ect. everything we've already got." 13. eel. It was built by aU . . Army unit The fundraiscr has received Dill i currently searching for Dill said she decided to start and is att ended by 397 local ehil- strong feedback since Di ll has alternate options. She said she the fi.mdraiser. a fter a friend sta dren , Giese said, how- expanded the promotion plans to contact the Delaware, tioned in [raq sent her a photo of a ever, the children are at See editorial A9 efTorts through CUJTe nt Maryland and Mi ssissippi Air young and disheveled Iraqi boy. a dr sadvantage because ' and former s tud e nt~ to Nati onal Guards in an attempt to She said her immediate thought the unit was deployed more than simply hand- ship the donation to Lraq. was, "What can we do?" before th e building could be wired ing out fliers to English professors. "lt's irrelevant whether you Dill's friend knew of Giese's for electricity. Junior All ison Kelly said sl\e agree or disagree with the war," project and gave her hi s e~ma il On top of not havi ng electric- talked to representatives of local she said. "We can't tum our backs address. After di;;cussing the proj ity, the . children have very few businesses such as Office Max and on the Iraqi people." ect with Giese through e-mail, Dill school supplies such as pens, pen- Happy Harry's about making sup- To make a donation. contact TilE REV tEWrrammy Lew enthusiasticall y agreed to support cils, papers, maps, globes and lab ply donations. Lisa Dill at /gdill@ucle/.ed/1, Hou ing maintenance and university facilities said resi hi s efforis by collecting money and · equipment, Dill said. Freshman Ashley Jones said Allison Kelly at a//ison@ude/.ed/1. dence hall heaters will be turned off when overnight tem Supp li es on campu Any supplies they have are she has started a "penny war" iR or Lynn Stambaugh at When starting the project in only made available to the boys, Rodney Re idcnce Hall s A and B ~vnnstam@uclel. echr peratures stay above 50 degrees. Awards show could be reworked Students sweat out
BY DANA SCHWARTZ "Thi s ni ght alone prodtrces th e most good things we do in the commw1 ity the bad dorm heat situation EnlcrtcwiiiiCIII Editor can s because that is the price of admission," things arc going to shine," he sa id. ''It seems Omega Psi Phi's week traditi(;mall y he s<.~ i d. as if my organization has offended the mass would have concluded with the "Black Azubuike said th e categories began es when the mas es wanted us to have th e BY JAKE COHEN switch," he said. People's Choice Awards," considered comic small but people kept giving sugge lions for awards show." Stall Reporter Of the $9 mrllion the uni reli ef by fra ternity members but often ive awards and the ballot kept getting longer. Junior Meli ssa G riffiths said she would Despite the arrival of spring versity spends on utilities, by some students. " When you try something for th e first have liked to see the awards revised so th e weather, many students living Stozek said, $6 million is all ot. Awards such as the Wilt C hamberlain time you want crowd response," he said . show could still have been held . on campus have been complain ted to fuel. Most Promiscuous Person Award and th e "There was an even ba lan.ce of p siti vc and " It doesn' t have to be like this, but r feel ing of unbearably hot conditions Timothy Becker, manager Vienna ausage Award stirred controversy negati ve awards but the crowd response was that quali ty triumphed," she said. in their residence ha ll s due to the of housi ng maintenance, said the across campus and the awards show was they wanted more comedy - it's a suppl y Griffith said the issue is about the fact that th e heating systems is ue is not the temperature dur ultimately cancell ed. and demand thing." black community as a w hole and did not have not yet been turned off. ing th e day but at night. Junior Robert Azubuike, O mega Psi Phi Michael Jones, alumnus and co- founder levy her criticism as a personal attack Freshman Jon Neuman, a "The way the weather is president, said th e event has been successful o f th e awards show, sa id the show was cre again st the fraternity. Pencaclcr resid ent, said the heat right now, ii can be warm during in pa ·t years and has become a trad iti on of ated to end Omega Psi Phi 's week wi th a bit "You don't know how many people mainly presents a problem when the day but then dip into the 30s U1e fraternity. · of comedy. have th anked me," she sa id. "I have de fi trying to sleep at night. and 40s at night, and that's just "This is a crowd-driven show, " be said. "Our fi rst show was in 1998 and th e nitely received more thanks from people "Some ni ghts, it gets so hot way too cold to turn the heat "Students suggest the categories, students African-Ameri can community was much than sharp looks." in here that r need four fans off" he said vote and present the awards. ' smaller which made us much closer," he Jones said although th e awards were pointed directl y at me just to get ' While h~ has received some " For years there hasn 't been a problem, said. "Everyone was open to the award s and cancelled this year, with proper pl anning comfortable," he sa id , " but then complainis from students con and we would have had no problem adjust understood it was a joke." and re-evaluation the awards may go on l have a prob lem · with the cern ed with th e heat, he said he ing things if there were." Azubuike aid Om,ega Psi Phi is not out again . noise." has also heard students complain A ccording to Azubuikc the main pur to offend anyone or di courage the black "We' re ''ot try ing to degrade anyone," Com pl a int s s imilar in about it being too co ld in their pose of the e~ent is to promote th e fraterni community. he sa id . "We understand we pressed th e nature to N euman's have rooms when their heaters have ty 's canned food drive. "We understand that even with all th e envelope." become so prevalent among on broken. campus residen!s that · resident " If we had a perfect foqnu assistants have begun n;cciving la we would follow it, but every daily reminder of the situa ti on. body . prefers different weather Juni r Jenn Cali , a RA in and we try to find a middle-of 'PATRIOT Act clauses up for renewal Dickin on Ha ll F, ·said her resi th e-road temperature," he said. ·dents often ask h r why the heat Becker said th e facilities is still on. It is a question she crew keeps a close eye on the BY SARAII .COCHRAN Bob Barr, a former member gation in tenorist activity, and changes.l . c laims she cannot answer. · I 0-day forecasts to determine Sta[{l/eporter of Congress who served on the the terrorist had used libra ri es in "I think some vers ion of it "Even w hen it 's 45 degrees w hen Lo turn off the heat and Libera l and conservati ve Judiciary Committee when the their planning, law enforcement should be reauthorized," he out, most of the students on my switch to air conditioning in th e groups alike arc calling for PATRIOT Act was orig inall y should be given th e right to sec sa id . " What 1 would like to sec floor leave their windows open · residence hal l where it is avail changes to the PATRIOT Act being considered, said calling those records," he said. is more evidence abou.t how and fans on because th e heat is able. before some provisions expire at section 2 15 the librari es provi A. warrant and supervision much these provisions have still blasting," she said. "We watch the night time the end of this year. sion is an u11fortunate shorthand. of a federa l court is a lso needed been used, and have they been While most students com lows and through the rest of th e Kevin Madden, pokesman This section is a concern ~ r to do this, Madden said . useful. " plail1 about th e discomfort creat week it 's going to be in th e 40s," for U.S. A ttorney General second am'C ndmcnt advocates · Gonzales addressed the Barr, chairman of a coa li ed by the heat, other students, he said . "Once they cl imb in to A lberto Gonzales, sa id because it includes access to gun Nation al Associa tion of tion group call ed "Patriots to such as junior Carolyn McKeon, the 50s we will look into tuming Gonzales has engaged in dia records, and he said it is also a o unties Legislati ve Restore C hecks and Balances," have said it is the finan cial it off." logue about the merits of the concern for doctors because the Conference in Washington, D .C. which wa formed in early 2005 aspect of th e situation that both PATRIOT Act and why it should segment inc ludes medical March 7 speaking in favor of the to pus h for a mendments and ers them th e mo t. be reauthorized. records. reautho ri zation of the PATRIOT limitations o n the PATRIOT " I think that the first day it JUST THE FACTS " The PATRfOT Act has "Thi s makes it far too easy Act. Act, said he is workin g to imple hits 70 [deg rees] th ey hould • Two-thirds of the univcr:si been an in valuable tool in the for the government to get pri "As attorn ey general, it is ment limitati ons some o f th e turn the beat off because we pay ty's $9 milhon energy budget War on Terror," he said. vate record s on people," Barr my j ob to fi ght for a stronger, Act's c lauses. extra for it , and there's no need is spent on fueL The Justice Department has said. safer nation guided by the rule " Liberal and conservati ve to leave th e heat on w hen it's used the PATRIOT Act carefull y He has propose that before of law, a dedi cation to justice groups began working together that wann outside," McKeon, a • Housing rnainteuance said and thoughtfully within the the government ca n get acc.ess and opportunity for all ," he stat on these issues as far back as resident of Sharp Hall, said . rught tim~ temperatures arc the mam concem in determin fr amework of the Constituti on, to private record , they have at ed at the conference. I 995, 1996," he said . W hil e McKeon's sugges Madden said. least reasonable su picion, he He aid he would be inter Provision 802, the section tion seems reasonable, Robert ing if heat scttiugs be turned Section 215, the so call ed said. ested in hearing suggested th at defi nes terrorism, needs to Stozek, associate vice preside nt to cool. " libraries provision" which M adden said th e depart improvements to the Act, but he be tightened up and language of faci lities, said heat cannot be gi ves government offic ia ls the ment has never obtained a would not support any change that is too vague needs to be turned off based on one day's • The facilihes crev, monitors ability to obtain personal Section 215 order and it can that' would make America more removed, BarT sa id . temperature. - a I 0-day weather forecast and will consider turning off the records from libraries, book only be used to obtain informa vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Madden said Gonzales " By looking at the wea ther stores, gun stores, hospitals and tion in terroris t investigations, Joseph Pika, political sci believes the PATRIOT Act is a or temperatures forecast we heat tf the climate reaches over 50 de>!rees for several more, is one of the provisions up not ordinary crimes. ence professor, said th e groups vital tool for law enforcement, determine when we want to mghts. ~ for reauthorization at the end of "If law enforcement offi that have been the most critical and he full y supports its reau switch over because it takes sev thi s year. c ia ls are conducting an investi- are not a~ki n g for major thori zation. e ral cla ys to complete th e Police Reports
MOTORISTS CONFRONT EACH OTHER evening, Simpson said. Two men got into a fig ht while stuck in traffic on Oglctown Road LOBSTER REMOVED FROM STORE At approximately 5:15 p.m. a man was driving down the road Monday evening, Newark Police said. A man removed a lob tcr from Acme in the Suburban Plaza when a black BMW convertible pulled up next to him wi th a man At approximately 5:30 p.m., a man was sitting in the passenger Shopping Center Wedne day night, S imp on said. in ide who claimed to be a police officer, she said. scat of his girlfriend's car while she was driving clown East At approximately II :40 p.m. two customers reported to the man The all eged officer flashed a five-point badge at the dnvcr and C leveland Avenue, Cpl. Tracy Simpson said. ager of the store they saw a man reach into the lobster tank, remove used profanity while ordering him to pull over, Simpson said. The When th e g irl attempted to merge into the other lane the driver of a lobster and place it in a plastic bag, she said . man gave no reason for pulling over the driver, but asked the man if another car would not let her in, she said. When the customers as ked the man if that was a llowed, he said it he knew what he had done. The two cars were then stuck in traffic side by s ide at the corner was and walked out of the store, Simpson sa id . The man then almost drove into the driver's car and threatened to of apital Trail and Ogletown Road, Simpson sa id. The two men The man then got into a car driven by another man who had pur hoot him if he did not pull over, sbe said. yelled at each other, and the driver got out of hi s car and walked to chased groceri es at the store, she said. When the driver pulled over the man ast...ed hrm for his license and the pa sengcr side window. The lobster was valued at $ 15.99. registration, impson aid, and told him he would be issued a traffic The pa scnger told police the mar] then punched him in the face, ticket. S imp on said, although th e driver denied fi ghting, and the man had MAN IMPERSONATES OFFI ER Police have no suspects but are investigating the incident. no visible bruises on hi s face. · A man who identitied himself as a police officer pulled over Katlu:rn Dresher No arrests were made. another man while driving down the Christiana Parkway Wednesday
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BY BRIAN CITINO Nations in the past, she said. In a H. W. Bush and Reagru1 adminis Sra.U Rcporru speech in 1994 he said it would not trations. ontroversy i looming in matter if the top ten floors of the Sen. George Allen, R-Va., Washington, D . . as the Senate United Nations buildihg were lost. stated in a press release that Bolton ' Foreign Relations ommittee is Kerry stated in a press release, is the "perfect person" to represent faced with nominating a new "lfhis past is any indication of the the United States in the United ambassador to the United Nations. future, John Bolton is ill-suited to Nations. John Bolton, currently the be our representative to the United "It's important for the U.S. to Undersecretary of State for Anns Nations." have someone to advocate honest Control and lntemational Security, Before Bolton faces a full .ly 811d forthrightly the views of t11e was recommended by President senate hearing, he must be con American people," he stated. George W. Bush for the position. firmed by the Senate Foreign Henry R. Nau, political sci-. However, Senate Democrats Relations Committee. ence and international affairs pro are hesitant to accept his recom Democrats in the committee fessor at George Washington mendation. disapprove of Bolton, but are out University, said Bolton would be a April Boyd, press secretary numbered by Republicans, who good chotec for the United Nations for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said hold a I 0-8 majority. given its cun·ent problems. the senator believes Bolton has not Christine Shott, press secre "U.N. officials are under perfonned well at his current job, tary for Sen. Ri ck Santorum, R investigation for fraud, sex and and will not be prepared to be an Pa., said the senator believes other charges," he said. "If you ambassador. Bolton has U1e work ethic and believe it needs reforrn, he is exact Bolton's current position principles to be a U.N. ambassa ly the right guy." requires him to halt U1e spread of dor. Nau also said Bolton has cer Weapons of Mass Destniction, a "Mr. Bolton has always been tain advantages over his predeces job Kerry believes he neglected, professional in his duties, and is sor, John Danforth, due to his his THE REVtEW/D"n Egun Boyd said. very outspoken with good insight," tory wiU1 Republican administra MJ. and Ace of "The Real World" discussed the show during a visit to the university_ · "He achieved litt le in the way she said. tions. of either rums control or interna In addition, Shott said Bolton "Bolton will have credibility tional security," she said. has earned the confidence of wili1 the White House," he said, Bolton has also made hostile President Bush and has held "811d therefore will be much more MTV stars talk tolerance comments toward the n "ted prominent positions in the George effective then D . BY KIM DIXON learning the importance of diver "A voice came, and l ' m Entertai11men1 Editor sity, whi ch was hi s main message always going to think it was Maxie Garrett, Jr., more to the audience. God," he said. "lt came so clear commonly known as M.J. from "Really try !o meet people ly and it sa.id, 'Ace, yo u've got to "The Real World" Philadelphia you haven't met before, people li ve life like evety day is your ca t, said lhe most southern thing that are different from you," he last' ... so I started thinking, that's he does is ."frog giggin'." aid. "Even if it's just when you perfect, that's what I'm going to Growing up on a 118-acre go out tonight just like a, 'Hey do." fann with four ponds, M.J. said how· 'ya doin', what's your Ace said he went back to he and his friends would go out name?' thing. spbool at Georgia Southern in the summertime to catch frogs "That, and safe sex. Girls, if University and started buying THE REVIEW/Je~sica Sitkoff with a steel rod resembling a a guy ever tells you that it feels businesses with ·his fraternity Juniors Agata Bielska, Geoffrey Oxberry and James Pan-is received the Barry M. devil's pitchfork. better without a condom slap brother and another bar owner "Frogs are like deer," he him across the face." from the area. He now owns Goldwater Scholarship for academic achievement. said. "When you flash a light in Sex, nudity, masturbation seven businesses along the East their eyes, they freeze and then and alcohol were among the Coast, ranging from nightclubs they are blinded. main themes of the discussion, to Chinese restaurants and even a "So you gotta' be real quiet, most likely because they are the 24-hour gym. Students honored with award and I mean your heart's just rac main themes of the MTV show. Nick LoPicollo, president of ing. And then you ju t ... aan·gg Ace's stories fall into a wide the Interfraternity Council, said [kill them], and throw 'em in range of categories, from hi s frrst "The Real World" cast members BY LAURA BETH DLUGATCH he still has more to complete. your pack and go home and gut love, to how he ended up in the came to campus to help the fra Staff Reporter Bielska has been researching the confonnational 'em ... and eat the legs for din same room as the Olsen twins ternities and sororities meet their T hree uni ver~ ity students have been awarded the effects of protein phosphorylation with Dr. Neal ner, they taste like chicken." and Paris and Nicky Hilton. Chapter Assessment Points, and 2005-2006 academic year scholarship by the Bany M. Zondlo of the chemislly and biochemistty department. M.J. andAccAmerson, from He said he even once used because they have a responsibili Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education She has researched for I 0 weeks and plans to contin the Pari s season of "The Real the restroom with Justin ty to provide educational pro Foundation. · ue this summer. She also has recently presented a World," spoke to approximately Timberlake. gramming. Junior biochemisiJy majors James Parris ru1d poster of her work at the American Society of 450 students Wednesday night in "I mean we were just stand "We expected a good Agata Bielska and junior Geoffrey Oxbeny, a chemi Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting in San C layton Hall about conflict man ing there and I had to do it, I had turnout from the Greek commu cal engineering major, were awarded the scholarship Diego. agement and diversity, relating to look," he said laughing. " ... nity and wanted to help them to encourage their pur uit of careers in mathematics, The scholarship program was more about the the experiences they had on the [It was bad though because] his with U1eir CAP poi nts," he said. natural sciences and engineering. prestige of winning the award than the monetary ben reality TV how. penis is so much bigger than During the question and The nationally recognized sch \arship progrrun efits, each student seemed to believe. M.1., donning ripped jeans, tnine." answer portion of the event, M.J. honoring the late Sen. Barry M. Goldwater awards Parris said being awarded this scholarship will a backward hat and a bandana After telling some rather and Ace dutifully answered ques each student with up to $7,500 to cover tuition, fees, open many doors in the future to graduate school m1d wrapped around his wrist, spoke outlandish stories of being tions from the audience such as, books and room and board. his eventual goal of earning a doctorate. comfortably about conflicts with MTV's King of Cancun in 2000 "Where did you go. to school?" The scholarships were awarded to the students Although Oxberry feels he worked very hard to other cast mates Karamo and and running wild in the nude, and "Out of all 15 seasons, who upon academic merit from a pool of 1,091 students in receive the scholarship, he is trying not to get ahead of Sarah. Ace, laid-back in Reef sandals, a would be the one person you mathematics, natw-al sciences and engineering from himself because he believes there arc many other "(With Karamo] you had the baseball hat, a T-shirt and jeans, wou ld hook up w ith?" different colleges and universities nationwide. deserving candidates. whole reverse racism thing that got serious about hi s message, They answered questions To be nominated for U1e scholarship, the univer "I never expected that there would be this much was a demon in itself," he said. "Live every day like it's your with ea c, opening up the details sity requires a 3.85 GPA and prev ious research experi publicity or congratulations from the university and M.J. grew up in Nashville, last." of their life for the aud ience. ence. Students eligib le for nomination submitted 811 the community," he said. "I'm really swprised and Tenn., graduated from Van,dcrbilt Ace said he regrets not Sophomore Colette Vetr ne, application in early November to the uni versity Oattered about the award." University. and admits to only spending · more time with his 20, said she had a good time. Honors Program for evaluation. Oxbeny's main hope is to make the most of the being around white, Christian mother before she died of breast "The guys were very easy Panis researched protein junctional adhesion oppottunities before him and explore his interests in people his whole life. That is, cancer. going and natural, and really molecules. He sa id with the help of his advisor, Dr. different fields such as mathematics and biochemisuy. until he moved to Philadelphia He said that at one point in made the audience feel comfort Ulhas Naik, biological sciences professor, he was The scholarship has given Bielska more motiva and roomed with three girls, a his life his mother had just died, able," she said. given a high level of responsibility to develop his tion to continue down the path she has set for herself· Hispanic homosexual and a black his father was in jail and he had After the talk, M.J. and Ace research. with the help of the university, she said. homosexual. caught hi s girlfriend s leeping hung our to take pictures and Ox berry has kept his semester schedules as rigor "The university has given me a tremendous Living with such different with hi s best friend. meet members of the audience ous as possible while attempting to eam his bachelor's amount of support in giving me so many opportw1ities people wa hard for him at first, It was the lowest he has ever who continued to a k questions and master's degrees in chemical engineering. He said to perfom1 research as an undergraduate," Bielska )le sa id , but in the end what he been, he said, but then he heard a about whether the show is real. his research was on visualization of viscoelastic turbu said. took from the experience wa voice that changed his life. lent flows. The reseru·ch has taken him two years, but Class will teach women self-defense techniques BY PETER HINCKLEY Dodge Rrun, with a gun rack in the ment. up in the hands of the wrong people. Staff Reporter back and the license plate 'Butch.' The "You can use strengths over your "RAD does not want any moves to The statistics are eye opening. other is a pink Neon with sorority attacker that you wouldn't have known be leaked out by males." he said. One in three women can be expected stickers on the back. Wbo appears you bad," she said. Since the programs initiation in to be sexually assaulted in thetr life. more vulnerable?" Howard said it is important to 1990, six fema les have reported back One in four females on campus can While many women may feel know the defenses, especially when to Bartoif tell ina him how they hove expect to be sexually assaulted in their defen eless toward a man, both ofli· rape is so prevalent on college cam used the techniq_ues he taught them, fo ur years at the ~111iversity. lt hos boon ccrs oid there are some moves thut puses. und how successful they wore. reported by u women us old u 9 end con be perfot·med in certain situations "It's kind fanulo~ous to wearing "We use the element of surprise," an infant as young as 6 months. as a defen e mechanism, Whi le your seatbelt," she satd. "You don't he said, "With a lot of verbals." The e were the words and statis extremely effective, all female can want an accident to happen, but if one Public Safety sponsored the pro tics given by Sgt David Bartolf and carry out the maneuvers because they does, you want to be prepared." grrun in accordance with the universi Officer Christine Bietmer at a Rape are re latively easy. Bienner also echoed this state ty's "Sexual Assault Awareness Aggression Defense Systems discus "We've even had women with ment. Month," which includes other pro sion in the Ewing Room of the Perkins prosthetic legs practice," Barto If said. "A level of comfort and confidence grams such as "Can I Kiss You?" and Student Center Wednesday evening. Although the techniques taught is establi bed; they just learned some "Speak Out!" The predominately female audi by RAD may be simple in practice, thing a male doesn't know about." The class is free, and runs once a ence watched U1e officers a they per both officers stres ed the importance Bartolf said the program is exclu week for five consecutive weeks. lt fanned a series of demonstrations and of being assertive and self-a sured. By sively for females, and males are never has been taught to more than 250,000 explanations, and focused on how eas learning the techniques of RAD, a pre allowed to see the techniques and women throughout t11e United States ily some females are targeted via viously invisible feeling of power can moves taught in a RAD class. If the in its 15-year existence and is offered TilE REVIEW/Jessica Sitkoff stereotyping. be established within an individual. demonstration portion of the program each seme ter. Sgt. David Bartolf and Officer Christine "Imagine a parking lot with two Junior Katie Howard attended the were to be released to the public, RAD vehicles," Bartolf said, "One is a progrmn and agreed with this senti- officials fear the techniques could end Bieuner give a self-defense demonstration. Town conversation held to help foster UD, Newark relations BY Ll OSEY LAVENDER have made to the community within the ideas he has not thought of in t11e past. her complaint against sometimes-unmly used respon ibly it becomes a public C.tl' Nt!>n /:."d•tor months he ha held office. All three group were comprised of student neighbors and what can be done to health issue. The city h'ostcd its second Town and Funk said ilie community needs to community members and unive!"Sity stu address the issue. "Our task is to educate the legal and Gown onversation last night, complete work with the 95 percent of student who dent and administrators. "II ived here for over 15 years and we responsible use of alcohol," he said. with university admini tration, students, are con idered good citizens. ouncilman Kevin Vonck, District 6, have suffered a lot of vandalism;' Smith University and Newark High School city councilmen and local residents in They show how good they can be, he headed up the session concet:ning the aid. students discussed t11eir experiences with order to further U1e results from the fir ·t said, becau e they have gathered hundreds improvement of the relationship between Other local re idents, such as alcohol education in Newark. conversation held in November. of students to help cleanup, and they have the city and university. Victoria Owen, agreed with Smith's situa lligh school student need to be bet Town and Gown hainnan Ron also gathered thousands or dollars for Deb Hoff, assistant univcr ity secre tion. ter educated about alcohol before they Smith introduced ilie meeting by encour such organizations as Make a Wish tary, discussed the importance of the uni Owen a ked how it was possible to advance to college, several student: ·aid aging the crowd to participate in one of Foundation. versity's Web site and how community get an outside source to mediate ihc situa The three sessions reconvened and the three open di ·cussion breakdown scs "We are commumcattng wtth thts members and parents, as well as students tion. the rcpre ·entattves from each group dts stons which focused on alcohol abuse, population because they arc willing to can look to the sttc for upcoming events The alcohol abuse group discu .. ed cu~scd the1r progrcs, thus fhr. including and acceptmg umverstty stu come out and help and we are blllldmg and spectal occasions. · ways t11e city 811d university c811 bc11ci "When l was elected, I set out to dent~ 111 the community and bringmg relationslups,'" Funk satd. "That's why Newark landlord Hal Prettyman led educate students on U1e proper 11. ~.:s of attend as many ttidcnt functions a· po:si together U1c umversity and community. you're here today, because you're gomg the gr up discussion about mcludmg um nlcobol. blc to let stltdents know they ore certainly Mayor Vance A. Funk, llJ welcomed to tell us better ways we can do it" vcrsity students as rcsponstble members John Bishop, a ociate vtce president welcome in lhis town," funk said. "If we the crowd by de cnbing some of the Funk satd the students who attended of Newark. for the center for counselmg and tudent all work together, there wtll be fc1 ·cr major contributions university students the conversation are gomg to give hun Local re ·ident Sheila mtth lodged development, aid wheil alcohol ts not prohlcms 1 ith alcohol, litter and noi. c." A4 THE REVIEW . April 15,2005 M rit of capital puni hment topic of debate BY AfT IMP 0 hears from those who try to prove the good char Staf] Report~• acter of the prisoner. Prominent state debaters argued both sides of She said the system has b een forced to the death penalty issue, causing many to re-evalu become as humane as possible through national ate their own belief systems Tuesday night. and tate-level legislation limiting the punishment Attorney General Jane Brady and Kevin to those over the age of 18 and mentally sane. O 'Connel, president of itizens Against the Death O'Connel reaffirmed Brady's c laims with Penalty, debated the \ssue in front of approximate praises of the state's high quality of defense repre ly 65 student and community members in entation and forensic technology, but he argued Memorial Hall. these are part of th e high co t associated with cap The Civil Liberties Union, 111 connection with /... ita! puni hment. College Republicans, College Democrats, Campus " It costs roughly $2 million to execute some Greens, Students in the Public Interest and one in the United States and the bulk of that cost Amnesty International, co- pon ored the event is not the appeals trials, but the investigation and with Political Science Department Chairman the primary trial because of the extensive evidence James Magee as mediator. required to get the death penalty," he said. Brady, a well-known activist of capital pun The financial discussion escalated to the ishment, argued the affirmati e of the conflict, morali ty of incarceration versus execution in focusing on its role as an in titution in American which audience members· asked questions based society and a bastion of the legal ystem. on logic and th e implications of a life without "The only justice system we have is the fair parole sentence. application of the law," he satd. " I am not deny Race was another issue of contention with ing the emotional sentiment that exists in sending 0 ' onne l, who said there have been more execu someone to death but l can only be responsible for tions of blacks convicted of murdering whites. ensuring a fair trial." Brady denied any d e liberat C~ discrimination O'Connel countered with a blanket opposition based on race in th e legal system. to the practice, not discriminating against any kind "Is th ere a correlation? Perhaps," she said. of criminal, including terrorists. " Was there intent? Absolutely not." 'Tbc que tion "ith Tim McVeigh and Osama Senior Paul Gibson, president of the CLU, bin Laden is not whether they deserve to di e but said th e issue was chosen because of it s populari w hether we deserve to kill. I becoine Tim ty among students. McVeigh and I become Osama bin Laden when we "At the first civil liberties meeting, we wen~ choose to engage in premeditated violence to doing introductions and one of the ice breakers solve a social problem," he said. was to say which issue you were most interested in The two debater clashed over the purpose of THE REV I WfMeaghan Jones and the death penalty seemed to be an overwhelm the punishment, with Brady defining it not as a Attorney General Jane Brady and Kevin 0' onnel, president of Citizens Against the ingly popular one," he said. means to prevent future crime but as a democratic Junior Anthony Vuono said he ca me into the form of revenge upon a terrible wrongdoer. Death Penalty, discussed the benefits and problems with capital punishment. debate with strong convictions against the death "The purpose of the death penalty is not deter pena lty but th e di scussion made him re-evaluate lion' but public revenge," he said. "As a society rence," she said, "but retribution and punishment, Brady outlined th e system of conviction for his beliefs before returning to hi s original stance. taken from our history." we do not belie' e rapi ts should be raped or arson the death penalty. . "It was civil, enlightening and fair," he said. ists should have their house burnt down. Why The jury must fi nd aggra vat ing c ircumstances O'Connel oppo ed this idea with the observa " The two sid es presented the ir cases very well, then should a killer be killed?" in addition to the crime a nd recommend capital tion that executing a crimina rends justice for th at and I actually considered modi fy ing my position Brady aid although Delaware ha the highest punishment to the judge, who may or may not individual and is an extreme perversion of th e throughout th e discussion before being reaffirmed per capita execution-rate in tile country it's exten order the execution·. notion of equal-handed justice. by the death penalty opponent in my original con sive due process system ensure the guilt of possi After th e fin ding, she said , the convicted is " 1 would not call capital punishment ' retribu- victions." ble deatb penalty offenders. entitled to a mitigati on hearing in whi ch the court Job prospects abound in A.C. BY STEVE RUSSOLILLO Kim Butler, general manager of university, said Trump offers valu able Copy Editor Atl antic ity O utlets, said th ere are internships. ATLANTIC ClTY, N.J.- ma ny opti ons for students to be suc " The student internship program ontrary to p pular belief, Atlantic cessful in the city. that the Trump organization offers will ity is not just a place for seni or citi ''There is thi s whole new industry be good to bring back to the un iversity zens to go and gamble away th eir in A tl antic C ity call ed retailing," students and what a good experi ence it money. Butler said. "T here is a new opportuni could be for an individua l for at least a In recent years, Atlanti c C ity has ty fo r students to expe ri ence th e summer intern ship, if not fo r a full time become a place fi ll ed with a tremen growth and the excitement of the city job." dous amount of jo b and internshi p that has b een created. It is becoming a C indy Holland, assistant director opportunities for coll ege students that unique situation, a growth center with of Career Serv ices, said a lot of in clude more than j ust the casino prop great opportunities for students who Trump's internship are outside of the erties, Jeffrey Vasser, executive direc wa nt to get out and cut their teeth and Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional . THE REVi EW/Rosie Snow tor of th e Atlantic ity Convention and figure out w hat they want to do." Management program. Quiznos and Echo are among the newest businesses on East Main Street. Vi sitors Authority, said A pri l 7. Vasser said shopping is the No. I "There are so many opportunities "The way the town has improved activity for either a leisure or business avail able in marketing, human and become sophisti cated is remark traveler. resources, sales and advertising;" able to me," be to ld approxi mately 100 "Up until a couple of years ago, Holland said. "There are a lot of sum people in Atlantic C ity. we had nothing to ta lk about," Vasser mer internships that I don 't think our New Main St. stores open· Vasser was one of th e speakers at said .' " But now we have The Wa lk, over campus knows about. They j ust think the Thur de Trump, a program that 300,000 square feet of retail dining and Trump and casinos." brought educators and career service entertainment space, Thi s has become Dana Crawford, a career coOI·dina BY CAITLIN GINLEY said. "But later on we hope to have more counselors together to exp la in the a tremendous part of th e city that u ed tor at Temple University, attended the Stafl Reporter discounts for students." growth and expansion of the Trump to be a dead zone ." coDference and said she was never Three new busine se have recentl y Quiznos offers a toasty alternative to Organi zation, as we ll as A tlantic City. "The Walk" features 42 outlets, aware of Trump casinos as an option moved into previously vacant storefronts on competitors such as Pita Pit and Subway. "T he appearance of th e ci ty has mostly of designer brands including for graduating students until she beard East Main Street. To attract customers, Singh said they also changed a great deal. Over the past Banana Republi c, Kenneth Cole, the speakers on the tour. Central Perk, Quiznos and Ec ho all have a Quizno employee haking a banner three years there have been over two oach and Reebok. There are a dozen "Now when l speak to students offer a new va ri ety of clothes and foods for outside tl1e store to advertise its opening. billion dollars in in vestment," he sa id . more schedul ed to open by the end of and they aren' t sure of th e different Newark resident · to choose from. Employees also pass out discount The c ity has more to offer than it the year, Butler sa id , w ho began her opportunities that are out there, I can Nancy Salaitah, owner of entral Perk, coup ns once a day on Main Street, he sa id . used to , including advertis ing firms, · career in radio broadcasting before share this with students that didn' t nec said she opened the store April S, but is pl an- Echo offers a unique variety of brand public relations agencies and engineer joining the Trump Organi zation. essaril y major in hotel management or ning a grand opening today. . name men's and women's clothing, shoes, in g fi rms, Vasser, a graduate of Cornell David Berilt a, associate director tourism,'' Crawford said. "Most people don't know we're here j ewelry, decorati ve art pieces and home Univers ity's School of Hote l of employer relations of th e MBNA " My mind is open with different yet," she said. "But once we put ~tp a bigger accessori es. Administration, said. A merica areer Services Center for the options for different majors.:· sign, it will attract more customers." Junior Shea Morris was impressed with Salaitah said the coffeehouse offers a what she saw in the store window and said fri endly ambience with "the be t coffee in she would sh p at Echo. town." " l like what they have in the window Although Main Street already has a displ ays, especiall y th ejewehy ,'' she sa id. New class to boost charity game ,. variety of coffee places, she said she is not Fans of th e television show "Friends" worried about the competition. are especially excited for Central Perk, "People get scared when a new person which uses the same name a the coffee BY KYLE DOLAN "If you thin,k about the product we're working with, it 's comes in," Salaitah said. "But I think the house used in the popular.sitcom. Staff Reporter events," DeSehriver sa id. "Thi s class was created to give stu more businesses there are, the more cus Jtmiors Eileen Blauser and Jill A new class has been created within the sports manage dents the experience for managing all the different aspects of tomers it attracts, and that benefits every Piaskowsky were thrilled when they heard a ment major to promote and attract more fans to the university these events, which are plaruting, promoting, staffing, finan one.,' Central Perk was coming to Main Street. football team's atmual Blue and White spring scrimmage. cial as pect and ri sk management." [n addition to a selection of coffee and "We're huge 'Friends' fans and can't Timothy DeScluiver, sports management professor, said He sa id the class takes students outside the classroom in desserts, she said, Central Perk will offer an wait to check it out," Piaskowsky said. . the Blue and White ga'me is held each year to conclude the addition to enhancing their academic knowledge of the field. bttemet cafe, art exhibits, poetry readings Sa laitah said the name was not meant football team's spring practi ces, but attendance has never been Member of th e athl eti c department a! o work with students in and live music. to attract devout foll owers of "Friends" but high. This caused the ath leti c depart ment to I ok for new way~ th e class and go over ideas for promoting the game. Jimmy Singh, owner and manager f has a more significant meaning. to increase fan pat1i cipation. "The class offers a unique opportunity for students to Quiznos, said not many people know it is "l know that Central Perk means Thi s year, the department, along with the health, nutri appl y what they learn in the classr om to a real life or practi open, but busincs ha been good. ' Friends,'" she said, "and we're here to be tio n, and exercise sciences department came up with the idea cal setting," DeScbriver said . "Right now we are getting ett led,'' he friends." of creating the class, titled Event and Facility Management The sports management major was fo unded by Matthew (HES 367). Robinson tluee years ago and it accepts only 20-25 under "It is just a great opportuni ty to be able to ti e the course graduate students per c la ss. into th e Blue and White game," DeSchri ver said. Junior Becky LeMoine said she like the team uni ty Junior Meaghan Cassagnol, a sport management major as pect of th e major because the class function s like a team, and a student in the class, said th e major can be misinterpret working toward a common goal. ed as glamorous because it focuses on working with sports, "We are a very close kn it group, we work together and we but it takes commitment and a lot of hands-on work. get to know each other well, so in the future we can network "In th e past this game ha gotten little attendance so our and work with each other to get job ," she said. job is to spice it up by adding new features to thi s event as Some of the new features the class will bring to the game well as using new marketing tactics in order to attract more will be part of "The Blue Hen Experie nce," similar to the tudents and surrounding members of the community," he National Football League's NFL Experience. This will include sa id. footba ll skill competitions for prizes, a silent auction and DeSchriver, who joined the department in the fall , has music provided by The River, a local radio station. been assigned the task of teaching th e trial class. The annual Blue and White game will be held at He said promoting and running the Blue and White game Delaware Football Stadium, April 30 at noon. Pre-game THE REVrEWIRosie Snow is a great chance for students to get a feel for what they will events will begin at 10:30 a.m. on the football practice field Central Perk coffeehouse ·wm officially open to the public today. be doing in th e future with a career in sport management. adjacent to the stadium. .:; Wilmington high school designated a national historic landmark BY LAUREN TEFFENS Gebhart Supreme ourt case. could attend at that time, he satd . Benjamin Whitman, a Howard gradu John Sprinkle, supervi ory histori Staff Reporter The case, which marked its 50th Ethel Belton, the plaintiff for ate, is currentl y one of the foremost an at the National Park Service said in The U.S, Department of the anniversary las t year, was one of five which the ca e received its name, was authorities on Sickle ell Anemia, order for a place to qualify to be a his l nterior's National Park Service named cases combined under the Bro\l'n ' '· forced to ride the bus to Howard even amper said. toric landmark, it must satisfy two char :... Howard High chool of Technology in Board of Education case in which the though there was a well-establi hed Howard bas also had many stu acteri stics. The landmark must be of Wilmington a National Historic ourt found racial segreg BYTIM ITEZ tudent reaction has not is little poss ibiltty of the untver aid exams are just one more sure all the ttme and need ttme Staff Repurter been positive, he said . s tty imple menting weekend priority students mu t accom to reflect," he aid. "These Spring Semester is kno u Rutgers sophomore Alis n exam. modate. exams take that away." · for nice weather, th e rt birth of Burke said he has never heard "There is no need or plan to He aid he is more con Freshman Pat Me lory said flip- flops, and recently at of any university tmplementing schedule exams on Saturday or cerned about the impact Sunday he would not approve of Sunday Rutgers University, Sunday weekend exams. Sunday/' he sa id. exams would have on students exams at the university. exams. " All of a sudden it: seemed Univers ity . Registrar Joe than how it would affect their "Sundays have a lways and Arun Mukherjee, director like everyone I knew was stay DiMartile said classroom space church attendance. always wi ll be part of the week of scheduling at Rutgers, said ing in on Saturday nights to at the university is sufficient. "Students are under pres- end," he said. Sunday, or commonplace, study for an exam the next day," " We wi ll not need to sched exams began at Rutgers she sa id. "I think it's ridi cu ule Sunday exams to free space THE REVIEW/File Photo University thi s semester and are lous." as Rutgers apparently has," he 1. Paul Pomeroy won the there to stay. Mukherjee said Su11 day said . b District 1 city council race. While the overall outlook testing has been implemented at DiMartile said the univers i on these exams seems negative, the University of Michigan, the ty uses an exam scheduling sys he said the change was made to University of Wis.cons in and the tem that is especially useful for accommodate students who University of Cali fornia at c lasses that have common o r ~ could not take evening exams Berkeley. three-hour exams. UNL.,IMITED ~ Pomeroy, due to classes or other conflicts. Delaware sophomore Kelly "The algorithm is des i&n ed "The Sunday exams take Somers was less than thrilled to to minimize exam conflt cts, NOW HIRING SUMMER POSITIONS care of that," Mukherjee said . hear of this growing trend. consecutive exams and the num Chemical Analyzer I Cashier I Warehouse I Driver :; Athey win "They have also been a bi g help " I' m never a li ve on ber of exams a student may have w ith room scheduling, which is Sundays,'' Some rs sa id. " I in a g iven day," he.said. We offer $7 -$11/hour • will train a huge concern on the Rutgers wou ld fail all of them ." The Rev. Thomas Firestone {302) 324-1999 Ask for Georgia election campus.'' Provost Dan Rich said th ere of th e St. Thomas More Oratory continued from AJ · count the ball ots," Funk sa id, "and has already said that should anyone chall enge the election r result , he is confident the city will win." Iifton sa id the board had made its decision based on th e intent of th e voters because the overwhelmin g percentage of votes showed a defi nitive choi ce on behalf of the citizens of Newark. Let's do lunch! " I think the intent of the vot ers is vety clear here," he sa id. Shun said he would consider taki ng action if Iifton won th e election because of the manner in Share your ideas.. which th e election was conducted, but would not consider runnin g in th e future. Funk aid the code wou ld suggestions & concerns • probably not change because the race was il ot close. "l 've checked the code and it abl e :> is no different U1 an other cities in with UD President David P. Ros.elle.. Delaware," he said. "The last 48 ram ' hours ha ve left several th ings up will li to interpretation, but I don't sec rsity '{ the law chang-ing drasti ca ll y as a and have lunch at the same time. ce it J• result. " ast a Despite his earli er conflicts, time Clifton aid he wi ll move forward (His treat!) to serve hi constituents after U1 e ctor _1•, unexpected display df support. r------.------, of 1 I I "l am humbled to say the I I the ~ least," he said. "The council a11d If you're interested, please on a! !1 city will move forward - what's ! Name: ! past is past and I will provide the contact Cheryl Kowalski by I I ities services they need me to provide," ! 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Samuel Giese cy can fully sprcao and flouri sh. an Army chaplain in the I 06tl~ Children are essential for this to hap- Support Battalion, arc working to pen, and everything in the govern- raise money to fund a school in AI ment's power should be done to Faysaliyah, 20 miles south ofNajaf. ensure 1his. G1ese started the school with his At tJ1e same time, the fact thatth ~ battalion, a!tcnded by 397 local chi I- school was built at a ll i admirable. dren, ages 6 to 13, but was deployed With so little coverage about the before the school could be wired for good things being done in Iraq, it is electricity. The school also lacks uplifting and inspiring to sec such a bas1c supplies such as pens, pencils, great effort being made. papers, maps, globes and lab equip- The Review hopes that the U.S. men!. Because there are Air Force will cover the not enough supplies to Staff Editorial expensive shipping costs of go around, the boys get ======the suppl.ies, which it cur- first dibs, and the girls rently claims it cannot do arc often sent home. because of a lack of space. As university students, who are People can be wary of donating lucky enough to be getting an educa- money to charities, especiall y to a lion, it is important to help others place as far away as Iraq, but tbi have the same and not be oppressed. fundraising effort is reliable, and The Review applauds such a large should not be shied away from . unde1iaking, and one that could pos- The Review encourages more · itively affect so many schoolchildren drives like this one, and more aware- in Iraq, particularly girl s. ness about U1 e hardships Iraqi people Whether for or aga inst the war in are enduring. Iraq, this situation focuses on the Donate $1, and help give Iraqi human side of things, which is not children the education we all at some · seen ve1y often. point or another have taken for While the goverru11ent says it is granted. Staff editorials represent rh e opinons of The Review Editorial Board 1- WHERE TO WRITE: The Review 250 Perkins Student Center Letters to the Editor Newark, DE ·19716 Fax: 302-831-1396 The Review was about S<>me fraternities and report. l would just like to tell E-mail: [email protected] sororities. but l feel il is unfair to my fellow students at the univer 'irresponsible' jump at any information ()[ sity that Greeks on this campus The Editorial page is an open fomm for public debate and discus wrong doing by :1 Greek. organi are held to a higher standard than Send l~tters sion. The- Review welcomes responses from it~ readers. F"or verifi zation simply to put a scandalous most student organiz:ttions As a member of the Greek cation purposes, please include a daytime telephone number with headline up there. because of our visibility, and that community. it saddens me to see tu this past week's edition this same Visibility makes us and columns all letters. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all submis bud news about my fellow ofThc Review there was a ti·ont easy targcts at the first sign of sions. Letters and columns represent the ideas and beliefs of the Greeks splaslled across the head page article entitled, ''Rape bad news. It only takes one sen to authors and should not be taken as ·representative of The Review. lines of The Re"'iew, whrlc our alleged at PiKA house;' t11ot sational headline to make every All letters become the prope.rty of Tiw Review and may be pub good deeds can be found in the offered littk information be1>ide~ one forget about ~ fi·atemiw or back if <.\tall. While 1 real· lished in pdnt or electronic fonns. pages. that headline. From the 107 sorority's years of philanthropy, stepha@udi:d. 1ze that the happeuings of 0Ieek words of text, there clearly was cotnmuniiy service, leadership organizalions are news item ~ just not much information to give to and brotherhood or sisterhood. edu. Please like the events of other student l:hc- public, but I bet a lot of stu The Review should wait for Advertising Policy for Classified and organizations, 1 feel that The dents snatched up The Review more subs!antial information Review takes hamcless advan wbo::n they saw "rape,"and before publishi~g such damag· include a Display Ad~: tage of t:asy media wrgers. We "PiKA" in such close proximity. ing reports. I think the students have all seen the antics of frater 'fhe PiKA headline was even and administration of this uni name with all nities in movies like "Animal given top billing over news that a versity should hold its newspa The Review r~scrves the right to refuse any ads that are of an House" a11d "Old School," and univer~ity student was traftick pe!· to a lligher slandard than improper or inappropriate time, place and manner. The ideas and there is natural curi~~sity about ing ,·ocainc. It is extremely in·e· mere tabloid headlines. · submissions. these secret organizations. opinions of adve1tisements appearing in this publication are; not sponsible of The Rev1ew tQ jump There have alsn been hooks such on thQ brmdwugo11 of scnsatlon Maggie Go~ld~ll necessarily those of the Review staff or the university, Questions, as Alexandra Rohbin·s t•lizing the- Greek communil)' io Junior comments or input may be directed to the advertising depar1ment "Pledged," ond incidents ·acmss promote its newspaper wh~i\ [email protected] at The. Review. the country to raise questious the-re are little actual f:tcts to Tabloids got it right: Ms. Spears is pregnant On April 12, 2005 it been snuffed out. Christopher became official - Britney Britney Spears is on a one way trip to "Where are tl1 ey now?" and she Moore Spears announced she was knows it. She has a reality show coming out on Ul'N - of course she pregnant. would wait to admit she is pregnant following the announcement of her In an open letter to fans show. What else does she really have to offer? At best, she is a third-rate Mad01ma, and even that is pushing it. Yes, she won a Granuny for God Save the on her Web site, Spears and hu sband Kevin Federline "Toxic," but let's be honest, I could have recorded that and won myself. Queen made the following tate Tbe point is, celebrity tabloids are not just for the gossip mongers ment: who salivate waiting for U1 e next report on the way-too-skinny celebrities "The time has finall y or the macho, overly tal1Jled leading man's gay dalliances. come to share the wonderful news that we are expecting our first child Be honest with yourselves - ometimes it is more fun to read about together. There are reports that I was in the hospital tllis weekend, Kevin the catfigbts on tbe et of"Desperate Housewives" than how low the Dow and l would just like everyone to know that all is well. Thank you for your Jones dipped the day before. I figure society and gossiping are much like thoughts and prayer . Love, Britncy & Kevin." men and masturbating - 99 percent of the population lie about it, and the Now, 1 hate to be the kind of person wbo says "J told you so," - so other one percent openly acknowledge they do it. . I wont. 1 also hate to be the kind of per on who praises celebrity tabloids By breaking the story a full month before it was officially aru1 ounced, - so once again, I wi ll refrain. American tabloids have once again proven they arc a force to be reckoned It is worth noting, though, Star Magazine, In Touch and US Weekly with. . have all reported, even with a constant stream of denials from the pop improved fashion since the days when one would snicker at a headline So yes, 1 can now rest easy knowing Ms. Spears and her baggy-pant star'. camp, that Spears is, in fact, with child. reading, " Liza Minnclli involved in tl.u·ce-way with Liberacc and Tammy wearing, doo-rag-loving, former dancer/husband are now able to start a I have, in a number of my editorials, expressed my keen adoration for Faye-Baker." fami ly, iffor nothing else, maybe she wi ll halt her recording career. all-things celebrity - tabloids included. Haters can scoff Star Magazine l will openly admit that! race from my bed on Friday morning to pur Either way, by the time you read this, I wi ll be in my bed, with a giant and US Weekly exploit privacy, fa lsely report things to seJI copies and chase my much-coveted Star magazine. Maybe that says omething about cup of coffee, basking in the next batch of celebrity gossip - and loving basically are nothing more than cheap enteJiainment for people who have me a a person - honestl y, I could care lc s. every minute of it. nothing better to do in the I 0 items or Jess lane at Acme. I could not agree Celebrities know what they are doing. It is not rocket science. If any more. one subscribes to the 15 minutes of fame philosophy Andy Warhol creat J Iowever, let the record show that these magazines have also stepped ed, tJ1ey would be smart enough to see that tabloids are an easy way to Christopher Moore is a Managing Mosaic Editor for The Review. Please up their reporting, maybe not n par wi U1 Newsweek, but in a much- keep someone in the spotlight even iftJ1e flame of their celebrity had long end comments to ccmoore udel.edu. Africa is ignored again, as Angola copes with deadly disease Ever heard of oping nation such as Angola. ment. People lack tmst in the health system and are happened here. an I say media circus? Not to men Katie Marburg Virus? The current outbreak in Angola, which began in resistant to sending their infected family member to tion mass pandemonium. But even if it wa occur Probably not, October 2004, is the largest hemorrhagic fever epi clinics, now run by EL~ropcans in protective suits. ring in Europe or Asia I would hazard the guess that Faherty huh? No biggie, demic ever. While mortality rates for .the di sea e Complicating the issue further is the condition a I t more people would know what wn s going on. it is only this usually !luctuatc between 25 and I 00 percent, they of the country after years of civil war. Many roads This i only tbc latest in the long-enduring trend di sease that can have been extremely high during this outbreak. 210 are impassable and land mine are scattered through- of ignoring humru1itarian issues in Afri a. Apartheid, kill omeone out f 2 1 known cases have ended in death. out the nation. · AIDS, Rwanda, the Congo and Sudan have all been Thorns within a week. According to WlJO, 80 percent of the deaths arc The b1ggest fear is Umt cases ofU1c vims, wh1ch overlooked by the international community at one And it has no children under the age of 15 . ha mostly been infe ting people in a nortJ1em point or another. These arc just a few instances. known cure or The really scary part is the number of new cases province, will spread to ti1e coastal capital of The outpouring of aid after ti1e devastating vaccine And 1l has caused the deaths of more than discovered daily IS increasing, not decreasing. Th1 s Luanda. lndiru1 Ocean tsunami showed that the world was 200 peopl e 1n Angola. And the World Health is indeed a health crisis in a country thats normal life I happened to hear about the outbreak a couple willing to help nations that were in desperate need. Organization has yet to contain its spread. expectancy rate already sits at an appalling 39 years weeks ago when my dad wa listening to National However, what i going to make the world wake up That 1s all. old for men. Public Rad1o (yea, he 1s a dark). But 1 cannot say I and reali ze the multitude of pre sing situation in Th1s cbola-like viru has g1ven health officials ngola, ne of the poorest nations 1nthe world, have heard or read much about 1t on television and 111 Afnl'a wh1ch al o need the world' attention and around the world qlllte a care. The di sease is spread de pile bclllg rich 111 oil and diamonds, has fewer newspapers. h lp? through bodily flu1ds of an infected -ind1vidual. than I ,200 doctors and is appealing for help from the ertainly dunng my search of Yahoo! News onsidcnng symptoms of the vin1s include evere international community. Doctors Wllhout Borders turned up article , but they have not been among the hleedmg, diarrhea and vomitmg, •.t is easy to see why reported the facilitie, in Angola scnously lack elec most popular. tories listed daily. . Katie Faherty is a Managing News Edllor for The 1t can be extremely contagious. especially in a devel- tricity and running water, let alone medical equ1p- This IS a shame. Imagine if the outbreak had Rci'ICW Please send comment.~ to k1j udel.edu Movie Reviews: "The Am1tyvillc llorror," "Miss Congeniality 2" and "The Ice Pnnccss" B2 Nano- ex: New technology prevents staining Sunday's best BY WE LEY·CASE Sw(( Reportu It happens every year without fail. Maybe to some more than oth ers, but it's inevitable. The fun fa1nily barbecue tums into a mud bath, or a friendly gam of soccer tums into the "biggest grass stain" competition. Although it mi ght seem like summer fun, clothes become ruined and unfit to wea r. Before 1998, this scenari o seemed al l too familiar. But with new technologies rapidly appearing in clothing manufacturing, stains are n longer a problem for the co n um cr thanks to the breakthroughs of the Califomia fabric innovati on company Nano-tex. The Nano-tex team of scientists have revolutionized the way clothes are made and worn. Nano-tex uses nanotechnology in the manufacturing of their fabrics at the mill level, allowing the new technologies to soak into the fabric. wi thout damaging it, Matt llurwi tz, public relations associate of Double Forte for Nano-tex says. "They basically take a bath in the technology and everything adhere to the individual fibers," Hurwitz says. "It's so mall you can't feel or see it." The technologies Nano-tex has created are practical on several lev els. For example, the " Resists Spills" technology ca n be found any where from Dockers pa nts lo Old Navy T-shirts. Liquids, such as a glass of lemonade to cool ofT on a hot summer day, wi ll bead up and roll ort BY AMY KATES ''more personal." It is due to Duchovny's lack of interest in film con the fabrics when spi ll ed. A'sisumtl:;utl'tta/llmt•,t/::lhUn ventions that aim to please that he continually leans to wa rd a certain A nother popular Na no-tex technology is "Coolest om fort." The Once upon a time, there was a tall , dark and handsome man. He, affinity: that of introducing into hi s work clements of myths and nanotechnology-infused fibers take in th e moisture caused by sweat and of the ~ensua l eyes and the quietly inten e persona, was able to fables. evaporate it. The perspiration-fighting technology has opened doors not r~inain unscathed by the Hollywood decadence in which he lived. "l really wanted this movie to be a combo of reali stic '70s-style onl y for th e regular consumer but has benefited professional athlete a hi le the ci nematic world turned, projectin g images of war, murder, looking film with this foundation of hidden or not so hidden mythica l well. drugs and sex onto the silver screen, he delve d back into hi s boyhood characters. l wanted there to be a specific real and a specific unreal," "The moisturc-wickin g technology is a great one," Hurwitz says. to create an old-fashioned, sentimental story complete with element he ex plains. "Athl etes want to be comfortable. If you feel better, it will obviously' of fairy tales and myths. This man 's story would become immol·tal In the film , Erykah Badu plays a character named Lady affect your performance." ized in film , and the personal, emotional tale that David Du chovny Bemadelte who is trapped in a prison cell hi gh above the city streets Professi011als aren't the only athl etes benefiting from Nano-tcx. weaves with hi s magic words will lea ve the viewer believing in the of Manhattan. From her cell , she engages in an ongoing, comical, niversity hockey forward, fre shman Nick DiBerardini s, prefers wea r stuff of ch ildhood imagination as much as he docs ... bantering conversation with Tommy, yelling down to him as he stands ing the "Coolest Comfort" fabrics when training. "House ofD" is the product of Duchovny's scrccnwriting debut, on the pavement, lo oking up to the sky for guidance. The unorthodox "l' m constantl y doing something active," DiBerardinis says. 11 sentimental story set in the '70s about a young boy with an eccen relationship turns into one that wil l forever affect the you ng boy's "Wheth er it 's hockey, running or cycling. I get great usc out of cloth e tric assortment of friends growing up in Greenwich Village, N.Y. , life. ·that can help me with my performance, even if it's just th e cloth es I' m Duchovny's own childhood home. The boy, Tommy Wa shaw, (played " I wanted a lady in th e tower. 1 wanted that mythical element," wearing." · by Anton Yclchin as a child, David Duchovny as an adu lt) find . guid Duchovny says. With such innovations, it's hard to believe other companies haven't ance in the most peculiar of places, with the film 's motto being, "You 1-listorically, theW men's House of Detention that stood in the joined in wi th Nano-tex.. However, Hurwitz thinks it is only a matter o~ nev know who your angel might be." In addition to writing, city decades ago has since been razed and morphed into a beautiful time before other clothing manufacturers join in . Duc~ovny directed and co-starred in the film. public garden. Duchovny says the image of sometbing li ke a prison, "Right now, Nano-tex is working with casual clothing companie Although it was hi s first screenplay, writing the (iJm proved to be which carries a negati ve stigma, turning into something po itive, like but so n compan ies wi ll be in looking al these advances and saying, easy for Ducho vny. Watching the intelligent film the viewer would a gard en, was a given element of fab les !J1at he co uld not ignore. 'this would be good for u , ' " he says. "It's just a matter of the brand never guess, but Du chovny sheepishl y admits to completing the "!didn' t make up the fact th at the prison turned·into a ga rden, but taking it upon themselves." screenplay in only six days. l mi ght of made it up if it wasn't true. That inspired me," he says. "It Fashionable brands, such as Brooks Brother and Nautica, are. Ouch vny, who before hi s acting carce1' was pursuing a Ph.D. in was like someone had given me a sto ry. A found poem. !low do you beginning to recognize the benefits of nanotechnology. Brooks Brother Engli sh literature, says he became interested in acting through writ make a story that honors that transform ation?" recently modified their fibers to create wrinkle-free dress shirts. ing. He also equate another charac,;t er, Tommy's mentally retarded Now that Nano-tcx is becoming popular. the company is pushing "To me, writing is m re natural than acting," he says. best friend Pappass (Robin Williams), to a mythi cal creature most fo rwaJd and discovering new ways to improve fabrics. And natural it is, as this film moves smoothly and creatively, pro children meet through tories and songs. Nano-tex bas recently developed th ree new treatments for fabric pell ed by the clever scenarios Quchovny creates within the nan·ative. " I hesi tate to say thi s, because it's not a hi gh culture reference, including " Repels and Rel eases tains," a more enhanced version ofthe The theme for the film came from an unlikely source, one that , till but to me, Pappas was like Puff the Magic Dragon because he's th1s ''Resists Spills." Commonly spilled materials, such as mustard and rc ·om1tes in Duchovny's memory, decade later. child protector, this magical thing, but he can' t go with the kid when ketchup will repel from cotton fabrics infused with the nanotechnology "Mainly the image of the Women's House of Detention that actu he grows up ," he expl ai ns. "To me, th at is a mythical, sad kind of Also, there 1 a new ''Resists- tatic" treatment. in which synthetic ally used to be on J I th treet and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, which relationship. It is obviously not ju t in that song ... it's Ln fables, materials and Oeece wi ll bc.:ome static free. This wi ll cut down on th , wa near the neighborhood that I grew up in inspired this fi lm," he where a boy has a protector that can't come with him into adulthood unwanted pet hair and lint that cling to clothes. says, recalling the days of hi s yo uth when th e fortres in the ci ty because the boy has to protect himself." The fina l new treatment is an enhancement to the "Wrinkle-Free' caught hi s fascination . Although Duchovny ha s crea ted a moving, real and accessible, treatment. Now, fabrics such as polyester and other synthetics will b "l heard stories about women hanging out the windows, ye lling he says he buried th e mythical, fable-like elements into his film featured in the technology. ln November 2004, The Wall Street Journal at people and their lovers, hav in g conversations wi th strangers and l because people need it. named "Wrinkle-Free" clothing one of the most popular apparel trends thought, that's an interesting dramatic situation because we li ve in a "They work because we respond because that 's our cu ltural iden in the coming year. culture now where prison · are removed. There is no chance o have a tificati on. We love those myths because we made them, and we have The success ofNano-tcx might be only a stepping-stone before the chance encounter with a pri soner in this world unless th ey e ·caped." made them because th ey mean something to us," he says. publi c trul y sees th e capabi lit ies of nanotechnology. Insiders, such as With a firm starting point, Duchovny says he filled in the empty For now, Duchovny says he wi ll stay away from wri ting or Ingrid John on, Tex.ti lc Development and Marketing Professor at th spaces with a coming of age story about a boy who, once he reaches directing bi g-budget action film s beca use then he would ha ve to learn Fashion Institute of Technology, believe the sky is the limit for t h ~ adulthood, is jolted into the mystery of why he is who he is. big-budget, action filmmaking. He is. more attracted to emotiona l future of nanotcchonology, literall y. . "Those are the two pieces of narrati ve I wa nted to tilch togeth film s, ones that provide a cathartic experience for th e viewer. ''Nanotechnology is going to go everywhere, from average apparel er," he says. "Some of th e specifics arc from my own chi ldh(lod and "I just set out to make a movie that was an old-fashi oned movie to space exploration," Johnson say . "We are standing at th e door of growing up . The more specific I ca n be with imagery, the m rc uni going ex perience, which was one in which you cou ld laugh at and that something new and that docsn 't just involve clothing." versal it will pl ay." moved you emotionally. To me that was the most ambi tious movie l Howe\'er, until Nano-tcx begins planning trip to outer space, Ducho y says he is fru strated with generi c Hollywood Lmagery, could make," he says. "What ca n I say, I'm sentimental." th eir clothing developments wi ll un do ubte~dly come in handy. Vict.irns and instead worked hard to wri te characters into hi s film that arc rich And they all li ved happily ever after. of messy food and sweat-drenched athl etes will be reaping the benefit with idiosyncrati c behavio r, to allow the film to "ring true" r d be of nanotechnology. '-Every day I want to go back' University professor recalls ·ourney to freedom BY LAURA FORD oof: after astro gained control of the country, lafJRqmru•' thi regi n rebelled again t hi regime. The CIA was None of the Cuban refugees thought they were aware tH s region was against CaslTo and would drop gomg to stay 111 the United tales, according to weapon and supplies for them, Aguirre remembers. Benigno Aguirre. In pril of 1961 , President John F. Kennedy "We thought this nightmare [was] going to end ordered e Bay of Pigs invasion at the Bay of a ilda, • soon and we will go back home," Aguirre says. He about lh ee kilometers away from Aguirre's home. then laughs as he takes a sip of co !Tee. Ag lirrc remembers U1i s foreign policy disaster as tudcnts know gUJrre as the man w1lh the funny a partic\darly chaotic time and the height of the revo laugh, who come' into his sociology and cnmmal jus lutiOn. tice classes m a bike helmet and a baseball cap under In he midst of the struggle and the fighting, tleath . Aguirre sister developed chiz phrema. His mother "1 like biking to class," Aguirre says. " 1 like to and fatl1cr were ?bligcd lo stay in uba du~ to the look at the trees, at the people and to thmk." demand· of the d1sorder and for fear that the JOlimcy - It is hard to believe by Jookmg at th1s carefree may ca sc a nervous breakdown. However, they had man that he has had such a turbulent past. dlffere11 hopes for him. lt has been 44 years since Agwrrc has been to his De p1tc the ailgst and tumultuous lime , Aguirre homeland of uba. rcmcm cr he still did not want to lea ve hi s home at "Every day l want to go back," Aglllrrc says scn age 14 Ou.ly "I reconc1lc myself to d1e wi!J10ut going back, as "I osl defimtely did not want to come," he say., long as [ride! astro) ts 111 power, I am not going "But rry mother told me, 'You're lcavmg,' and I back" went." astra has been 111 power s1nce 1959. Aguirre has On Oct. 26, 1961. AgUirre left uba. little hope things will change even when astra's con [[e describes the JOUmey to the United States a trolls over '"very cnsy " lie obtained a t u1 1st visa, hoarded an "The cltte arc umfied," h says. "Therefore there Amcncan Atrhnes' D1ght and entered the Cuban w11l Just be a contmuatton of power and repressiOn ." Refuge Center 111 Mmm1 The center prov1dcd the glllrrc was born 111 Tnmdad, uba, located 111 refuge~s wnh health care. welfare money and food the south central reg1on ol the 1sland. lie remmiscc stamp . about the hcalllY of h1s homeland's countrysHic The hat1lc \\as not over for Aguirre, though lie gumc smiles as he dcscnbes the rollmg hillside· and llllllally li ved \11th Ius uncle, a refugee from !Ia\ una brcathtak111g waterfronts of the island lie says even llowcvcr, there were not enough fund· t support today he can remember the smell of the sea on the Ba Agu1 c along w1th h1s uncle's other children, so he of Ci1s1lda n:s1ddl in an rphunagc until the age of I R. Sociology and criminal justice profe. sor B nigno Aguirre left " It's <.IIITcrcnt from any other smell," h • says. " It 1961, after the Bay of Ptg. inva ion. IS II\ my lllllld ·• s•e PER 0 page B3 Remake lacks original appea ities took place, and bizarre events began to occur. As it happens, Lutz has openl y blasted this film in comments to imdb.com news, whi ch was a remake of the 1974 film, and an adaptati on of a no vel about the events. Lutz, who served as a consultant in the making of the original "The Amityvi ll e Horror," was not a~ked to advise the second time aro und. Without his co nsult, he says, the film became simply anot her fornm laic horror story, which only concerns it elf with earning a box office profit - he isn't wrong. H..Q,.LL..Y ~ Q Q..D1 * _. Ryan Reynold is one of th e most undemtted comic actors in -film today, so to see him in a horror ------ro le is strange to say the least. ll's an odd choice for Reynolds, who with slightly more aggressive mar The number of tired horror film clones seem to keting, could conquer tbe comedy industry. So it's ' increase exponentially year after year. In 2005, with fa ir to ay it takes some ge tting used to, bu t Reynolds the likes of" ursed" and "Hjde and Seek," audi does a fair job wi th the role. ences haven 't been presented with a single qua li ty Horror acting is particularly ted ious work for horror picture. Strangely enough, with the sheer any actor, no matter how talen ted. Although number of horror films produced each year, the rea l Reynolds has dabbled in non-comedy roles before, ity is that only one or two contain any redeemable he's never canied a lead with thi s much pressure on · qualities. Unfortunately, "The Amityvi ll e Horror" hi s character, and hi s inexperi ence begins to show at pl ay for the remake of th e "The Texas on the shou lders of J 6-year-old hi gh school boys. isn't exactly a diamond in the rough. crucia l points. Massacre" and "The Machinist," was Needless to say, thi s doesn't bode well for the repu The fi lm revolves around the true sto1y of Michael Bay, the prooucer of the excell ent tation of the genre, or the quality of the film, as most George Lutz, who moved into a house with a history doomed from the second he agreed to remake of the 1974 horror classic "The Texas sc ript. of them are du ll ed down to S\tit a more immatu re of a gtizzly series ofmurders.ln the ensuing 28 days, Chain saw Massacre," attempts to bring back th e Lt has nothing to do with his talent s (which fall inte lli gc n c~. events within the house suggested paranormal activ- sa me terrifyin g feel by coachin g yo ung director sli ghtly above average), but more to do with th e fact "The Amityville 1-Jon·or'' isn't that different. Andrew Douglas much in the sa me fashion he that he is paid to write what is essentially the third Wh il e it's a scary visual film wi th creepy music and · coached "The Texa Chainsaw Massacre" director, version of a supematura) stoty, w hi ~ h bas been told dirn lighting, nothing is present to create tl1e sli ghtest The Gist of It Marcus Nispel. many times before. contrast from coun tl ess horror clones. In a month or Douglas succeeds by maki ng a film with defi Perh aps the audi ence can blame Stephen King so, the film wi ll leave the box office, and after all th e f*'t:f "Poltergeist" nite visual appeal. In co rporat ing exceli ent ca mera for taking all of th e enthusiasm away from s t o~ i es of hype and publicity, it wi ll be as though it never exist *"Cc-t.ct, 'The Ex:orcist" work and sharp special effects, he engul fs th e audi haunted or possessed houses, but how many times ed. '"Cc** "The Shining" ence in the perfect horror atmo ph ere. UnfOJtu nately, ca n these films be viewed each year? hts efforts are somewhat overshadowed by constant This illustrates the main problem in the horror '(.('(,("The Omen" reminders that th is fi lm makes no effort to deviate Matthew Feldman is a sial!' reporter for The '(,,Michael genre: originality. Much like romances, practically Review. His past reviews include "Fever Pitch " Bolton fro m the template of all ot her horror films. every plot has been beaten to death by money-hun Screenwriter Scott Kosar, who wrote the screen- (:;};;,Lr) and "Cursed" (~'r) . gry production companies seekin g box office success Ice Princess" "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" :buena Vista Pictures Warner Bros Pictures Rating:~-:.- Rating: 'Cr ~r 1/2 .. And in rides p1ince channing ... on a Zamboni. As New Kids On The Block once so wisely sa ng, Disney's "lee Piincess" is a lighthemted coming-of "The first time was the best time." age fli ck, featuring Michelle Trachtenberg as a high Thi s lyric rings true for U1 e seco nd "Miss school physics geek t:tying for a Harvard scho larshi p. ongeniality" fi lm, "Mis Congenia lity 2: Armed and To qualify for tl1e scholarship, th e socially inept Fabu lous." C:asey Carlyle has to create a pbysics project, which her The setting of the film takes place onl y three weeks teacher tells her should be personal and otigina l. 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The names of child witl1ess enactments of the day's testimony with the es are bleepcd out providing a sli ver of decen ['m fai rl y certain l lost all faith in tl1e assi tance of E! Television and actbrs selected cy but m·e more ann yi 11 g than the emergency 1{\tnerican justice system the day my fifth fro m the reJection list of the local community broadcast system intenuptions. krade teacher intemtptcd a geography test to theater. lt is the star wit11 esses U1at steal the show, wheel in a television so I wou ldn't miss OJ. Taken straight from daily transcripts, · I del ivering tines of dia logue such as "somc ~i mp so n smirk as his innocent verdict was tuned into tl1e fi rs t episode not expe ting tims:s chimp get wi ld," with straight faces a11d l:lcclared to the world . Oscar-worthy p er~ rman ces but something m notone voices. l Images of the bronco, the glove m1d .Kato equi va lent to "Judge Judy." Perhaps I am being too judgmental, but Kaelin have faded, only to be unearthed in the The resu lt i a production sli ghtl y more from all tl1e news I hear regarding Jackson's occasional round of Trivial Pursuit '90s blaiJd than a Jc1maine Jack on solo album behavior toward his child companions, you 'Edition, but the tradition of24-hour courtroom witl1 a set that ri va ls the authen ticity of tl1e wou ld think the media mogul who brought ll~ coycrage has proven to have more stam ina "People's urt.'' With a production in pired "E! True Hollywood Story" and Joan Rivers :lhan "Sei.nfeld" in syndica ti on. by a celebrity who once dangled a baby from could inject some degree of emotion into re '' W11ile l have long since resorted to han· a bal ony, 1 expected the show to be more ena tments of the Ilia! of the century. 'tiling those who cross my path with vigi lante mesmerizing than it has proved itself to be. If the producers arc finding it too challeng justice, l harbor a sick obsession with all Add host Jam es Curtis to offer coW'troom ing to bring the tran scripts to life, perhaps ·'things judi ial. J kip class to watch Court TV analy is with the legal complexity of an Judge Rodney S. Melville shou ld re-evaluate and have developed a drinking game to corre episode of "All y McBeal" and you have yet his decision to prohibit cameras from U1e . spond wiU1 A&E' "Amenean Ju lice." another gem brought to you by E! cmutroom for en terta inment's sake . r· What 's even more d1st11rbing is I'm not dward Moss, the King of Pop imperson Television muSt pay the pticc for raising ' captivated by the chall enges faced by the ator whose credits include "Scary Movie 3," nosy voyeurs such as me on sub-[lar rea li ty tel mve ti gatton learn or DNA testing, but the was hired t it passively behind the defense evision. Hollywood should know by now a new breed of viewers cxtstccl who ltvc and ·~J>~er ~en ationa lism celebrity llials s[lawn. desk and flare hi s nostn Is once the accusations Thus you can imagtne my horror when I fly. If on ly I cou ld cam money [leriodica ll y breatllc on interfering with other people's 't!! BY KATE HOLLINGER and the sun never went down. St continued from B 1 where he was the graduate research assi tant for the Disas ter Research Not knowing Engli sh, Aguirre Center. had a difficult time finding After school, he went on to employment. A man named HruTy work for the DRC where, after Hart took a chance on him and being president of the Research gave him the position of dishwash Committee on Disaster from er at his restaurant. Aguirre says 1999-2002, ltc became a seni r the job in it elf was an obstacle. faculty member. "In my traditional society only Aguirre teaches both grad\J women would do dishes and wash and undergraduate courses. He hi!IS floors," he jokes. "I had to aban co-published three books and pub don my tribal misconceptions." lished nwnerous articles. Aguil!e With this job came connec specia Iizes in the areas of co II - tions to Engli sh-speaking BY SUSAN RINKUNAS tape play in g board. . "I got so into it," she says. ''It was hys tive behavioT, social movements, Americans who began to help Copy Etlltor "l' m just hy in g to keep ·th e budget as I w terical. " sociology of disasters, migratiW., Aguirre pick up the language. When Margaret Moore arrives at the as possible," she says. "There's not a lot of Moore has a similar passion for service. and ethnic relation. He says it WUs With the help of his co-workers, Latin Ameri can ommuni.ty Cente r in money there." S he vo lunteers at the Emmaus House and his exper i e~1 ces as a child duri~ along witl1 the accelerated self W ilmington, she is greeted by several pairs of Many local businesses are more th an bas done so since her freshman yea r. She al o the Cuban Revolution that have arms pulling her in different directions. happy to donate prizes. Winners w ill be teaches unday · school at the St. T h01 ·as educational tools Miami Senior inspired tl1 e path a nd focus of l'ls High School provided, Aguirre he says she has learned how to work awarded goodi es li ke coupons for a Junior More Oratory · on Lovett Avenue and I ght career. developed his E11glish vocabulary w ith one person w hile keeping other occu Frosty at Wendy's, McDonald 's sticker books English to two young girls from o lm ia . Though so many things in Ius and his education. pied imtil she is avail able to help them as and coup.o ns for Pizza H ut, Moore say . It doesn't stop there. life have chru1ged, Aguirre says 1\e Back in Cuba, many of the well . oming from a fami ly with at least 30 "The woman at McD nald's gave me a Thi summer, Moore will be in cuador will never forget his past. cousins, she has practice. bi g handful," she says laughing. " 1 was working at a camp for children with diabetes other rebels were not so lucky, "! am a refugee," Aguirre Aguirre say . Castro's regime Moore, a family and communi ty studies shocked. I need to get them th ank you notes." and practicing her Spanish skills. The camp is says. " It is not an identity that y began a massive removal of his maj r wi th a Spani sh minor, i ~ conducting her Moore is calling the event a "penny car organi zed by American Youth Understanding can take on and off. Whateve l hometown's population in the semester-long field placeme nt at the LACC. nival" because participants will be c harged a Diabete Abroad, or AYUDA, which, in do, wherever I go, 1 am a refugee ' years that followed the Bay of She spends her Wednesday ~ind Friday after few cents to pl ay each game. , Spanish, means " help." With his background, Aguirre Pi gs. According to Aguirre, home noons w it11 children in an after-school pro "T hi s way they learn that they don't get Moore has also practiced her panish at has a unique perspecti ve on lie owners were forcefully rem ved, gram at it s Learning Center and is planni ng a something for nothing," she says. tbe LACC, where almost all the children are and people in the United Stat . their land and homes taken over by children 's carnival to be held May 6. As the chi ef organizer of the ca rni va l, bilingual - almost. He says the way Americans often the fo llowers of Castro . lfthey did l\t1o re, a long w ith LA employee and Moore says she's already enlisted help o f oth · " l once had to settl e an argument take for granted the freedom t t not leave, he say , armed rebels other university volunteers, work with as ers for the day's events, including university between one girl who spoke only Spani hand they have scares him. 1 were killed one by one. many as 50 children in kindergarten through students taking a cul tural diversity course. one w ho spoke Spanish and Eng! ish," she "I'd like to see people more By 1968, Aguirre fillally sixth grade. Moore and the other statf mem Moore bas also asked another o ne of her says wi th a pained ·look. "My Spanish skills involved w ith protecting the co - reunited with his mother, fa ther bers offer tutoring and play games with tl1 e friends for help of a different kind. were put to the test then." stitution and the Bill of Rights," e and sister in the United States. lt Learning enter participa nts. - D epending on the !ina! date of the carni The experience as a whole re-affitms her says. "These are really great was soon after tl1is reunion that fle The director of the Learn ing enter sug val, junio r Andrew Washingt on of the univer desire to interact with children outside the things." ' enrolled in Flmida State gested Moore plan the carniva l. Tapping into s ity's basketball team wi ll be at th e LA C classroom, Moore says. He also thinks America s University. her creative savvy, she's pla1U1 ed events with gym, signing autographs and shooting hoops She ha s always wanted to work with chil wocl< themselves too hru·d. He se · In 1972, he graduated with a economy in mind. With the help of LACC w ith the children. Moore hopes he can come dren but changed her major. to family and the pace of capitali sm and tlie bachelor's degree in sociology. He funding a nd community donation , he's because she knows from experience many community studi es f1om elementary educa search for profit as unhealthy, bo(h then continued at Tulane incorporated classic carni val activities like learning center participants jus t can' t get tio n a few weeks before coming to campus, physically and mentally. University in New Orleans, where face painting, balloon animals and a duck e nough ba ketball. Moore says. "When you go so fast, you he received his master's in Latin pond to create games. · Moore says she and anoth er university " ! decided r wanted to focus my energy don't see anything," Aguirre sa , The carnival will in clude bowling using volunteer pl ayed a game of two o n two with a on kids at ri sk," she says. American Studies. Aguirre com "l say to them, there is no place to empty soda bottles, a pem1y toss with coffee pair of boys a t the gym and noticed their And what an abundance of energy she pleted his doctorate in ociology at go, you are already there." cans and tic-tac-toe w ith beanbags and a duct enthusiasm for the sport is contagious. has to do so. Ohio State University in 1977, Local 'Fairy Godmothers' promise to dress local Cinderellas BY COLLEEN LAUKO T hey coll ected a total of 20 dresses and two pairs of shoes, she say . Staff Reporter The dresses arc very trendy, she says. T he women's style reminde}:l "1 could never forget my prom. 1 wore a ea foam green dress witl1 her of the character· in the television show "Sex in the ity." • a beige top. My jewelry matched perfectl y and l found a picture in a mag "We want tl1c dresses to be fresh and pretty," she ays. "GoodwJI azin e to copy for my updo," Megaan Runner say . can have a bit of a stigma to it, like it is gomg to be thrown in the back She laughs, remembering how everyone tl10ught her date looked like of truck somewhere." om Cruise even though she could ee no resemblance. By donating to the Fairy Godmothers Club, one can m11ke certain · Runner, a staff member at a local junior high chool and a member their dress wi ll be handled with care and will make a young indereLfa . Americorps, ays she thinks all gi rls should be able to participate in lo k beautiful for her ball. 1 • i1e of the main features of high chao! - the pr m. The gowns will be U10roughly inspected for rips and stains. Runn~r "Everyone should have the opportunity to look like a prince s," and ifemi are also especia ll y intere ted in fashion design majors will .Runner ays. · ing to volunteer. tudents intere ted and skilled at sewing are welcome The Fairy Godmothers lub is a program she and partner, Cath erine to help alter dres es. The designer could also help update some of tqe C iferni created to collect dresses from th e community to be u ed by a gowns, which might be outdated by removing bows o r excess frill. !£!cal hi gh chool for their prom in May. C ifem i, who works with th e uni Ciferni says this will be a great way for students to use th eir talents to versity's mentor program, is also a member f Amcri orps. benefit others. 1 ifemi realizes money is ti ght for many families. The donations can be rece1ved at Starbucks o!Tee shop on Mam "Americorp's mission is to fight poverty," ifcrn i says. "Our mis Street. Donations drives have already been held on the April 4 and Apnl sion a a mentor is to promote confidence in tudeuts so that they devel 9. Cifem1 and Runner also plan on havin g another donati on day on Apr,il op a positive self concept, become self aware and furtl1er build up th eir 16. selfjmage. The idea for the Fairy Godmother's lub i not a new concept, "This program can help solve these problems." though. , She say being able to participate 111 prom help. a student feel a part A Philadelphia hrgh sch ol runs a similar program that IS mo1c of their peer group and self-assured. TilE REVILW/Jc""'" Sukol! extcns1 c. Also, 111 the past, a teacher of a local high school bought gowns Runner als says being able to w rk with ·tudcnts every day helps Used prom dresses can be donated at tarbucks on Main on sale and d1stnbutcd them to rent out wluch would then be returned aqd her feel even more 111 touch >vith high scho I life. he has become good treet. dry cleaned. 1hc ~chool has never received donations before. 1 friends with several of them and remembers how special prom ni ght was C'ifem1 says the prom dress drive IS a good way to help students who for her. o far, the club ha received 50 gowns, hut their set goal cannot yet othcrw1se would have difficplty purcha mg their dres es. ni versity students are the targets to prov1de donations, s 1n e they be deJincd Teacher-, sta!T members, friends, rclallvcs and the Ulli\Crsl " It achieves a lot of goals in the end such a rt mobilizes the On;l arc in close proximity to the school. ty's mentor pr gram have all participated. mumty, 1t recycles dresses, creates awareness, contributes t someone The Fmry odmothers lub is looking for bridesmaids, prom and Cifemi says the response from the facu lty at the local h1gh .·c hool havmg a mcmorahl' evcn111g," Ciferni says. "S me kids do not like formal gown · 10 "near new condition." Donations of ; hoe , pur es, jew has been impre ·sivc. , he spoke of one teacher who had a part w1th hc1 'cho~.l TillS helps them enJOY the1r h1gh school cxpcrien e for soc1al rea elry and even tuxedos wi ll also be accepted. fnend · who each brought the1r own gowns and shoes. son· B2 • THE REVIEW • April 15,2005 Remake lacks original appea "The Amityville Horror" ities took p)ace, and bizarre f;Ve nts be gan to occur. ' Metro-Goldwyn-M ayer As it happens, Lutz has openl y blasted this film Rating: 1.-'c'r 1/2 in comments to imdb.com news, which was a remake of the 19 74 film , and an adaptation of a novel about the events. Lut z, who served as a consultant in the making of the origin al "The Amityville Horror," was not asked to advise th e second time around. Without his co nsult, he suys, the film became si mply another formulaic horror StOJy , which only concerns itself wi th carning·a box o!Ti ce profit - he isn't wrong. \i_Q~L~~Q QD.. ~Jt Ryan Reynolds is one of th e most underrated ------comic actors in fi lm today, so to see him io a horror role is strange to say th e least. It's an odd choice for Reynolds. who with sli ghtly more aggressive mar The number of tired horror film clo;1cs seem to keting, cou ld conquer the comedy industry. So it 's increase exponentially ye;1r after yeaJ:. In 2005. wi th fair to say it takes so me getting used to, but Reynolds the likes of "Cursed" and ''Hide and Seck," aucli- docs a fair JOb with the role. ' ej!-tes haven 't been presented with a ~ in g k qu FlH tlAY li"lli){llli l 'niJ ·t:r.lltl' ( .ellll'l' l'ltmtn: h· w~ · !'ird ' ~~I" r: ~..., , "oil. 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Lad ies and gentlemen, :J ayson Blair co uld The re-enactments arc sans a jury. probably n't c.vcn fab~;icate this brand of biza1Tc ~f he because lh c low budget preven ted them from tried . ' recruiting jurors anyw here but the loca l So how docs 1\mcJica co p e'~ By airing rc methadone clmi c. The names of child witness cqactments of the day's testitnony with the es arc blccpcd out providing a sli ver ui· decen 1 I'm fa irly certa in I lost all faith 111 the ass istance of E Television and actors selected cy but arc more annoying than the emergency 'Ameri ca n justice syst.:m the day 1hy filth li'01n the rejection li st or the local community broadcast system illtcn · up~i ons . grade teacher interrupted a geography test to theater. It is lh e star witnesses that stea l the show, wheel in a telev ision so I wouldn't miss O.J. Taken straight from dail y transcripts, I . .delivering lin es of dialogue such as "some Simpson sm irk as hi s innocent verdict was nmcd into tile first episode not expecting times chimps get wi ld," wi th straight faces and \.leclared to the world·. Oscar-worthy performances but something monotone voices. ~ · Images of the bronco, the glove and Kato cq ui valcntlo "Judge Judy." _ Perhaps I am being too judgmenta l, but Kae lin have faded , onl y to be unearthed in !he TI1e res ult is a production sli ghtl y more from all the news I hear regarding Jackson's. occasional round of Trivial PursOil '90s bland than a Jcm1 aine Jackso 11 solo album behavior toward his child companions, you ·Edition, but the tradition of24-hour courtroom wi th . a set that rivals the authenticity of the would think the media mogul s w ~ o brought us coverage has proven to have more stam ina "People's Co urt." With a production inspired "E! True Holl ywood Story" and Joan Rivers ·' (han ''Sein fcld" in ~ yndi c atio n . by a ce lcbtity .who once dangled a baby from could inject some degree of emotion into rc· While I have long since reso rted to han a· balcony, I expected the Show to be more enactments of the trial of the century. . dling those who cross my path with vigi lante mesmerizing than it has proVed itselfto be. If the producers are finding it too chall c; ng justice, I harbor a sick obsess ion wi th all Add host .l ames Curti s to offer courtrootn ing to bring the transcripts to Ii fc , perhaps ·'things judicial. I ski p class to watch Court TV anal ys is wi th the legal compl exi ty of an Judge Rodney S. Me l v.ifle . ~ h o u ld re-eva luate and have developed a drinking game to· corre episode of "A ll y MeBtnl" and you have yet hi s decision . to prohibit cameras from the s pond with A&£'s "American Justice.'' another gem brought to you l;>y Et coultroom for et1tertainment 's ·&akc. ' What's even more disturbing is I'm not Edward Moss, the King of Pup imp'erson Telev ision must pay the price for (aising ''captivated by the challenges faced by the ator whose credi ts in clude "Scary Movie 3," · nosy voyeurs such as me on Sl]b~par reali ty tel" tnvesligation team or DNA testing, but the was hired to sit passively behind the defense cvision. Holl ywood shou ld know by n(lw a live '~ l' ~ er ~ e n sa ti o n a li s m celebrity trials spawn. desk and fl are his nostrils once the accu ations new breed of viewers ex isted who and . Ti.lls you can imagine .my horror when I ny: If only I cou ld eatn money periodically breathe on intetfering with other peop.le's it!i covered ·camera wou ld be banned from scnmching up my face and bugging my eyes. li ves. I never thought I'd say th is, but, I rrtiss " · ·l , ~ e l Jackson's current' tr~il in which he's Tile onl y thing that saves Rigg Kennedy, the days of Marcia lark. ' fac111g op 10 10 charges of child molestation who pl.ays Defense Attomey " Thomas 'llhd 20 years in jail. Lil' Kim convicted of per· Meserealt, is his Donald Trump cot'i'lb-over. I ., ~Professor writes book.based on arctic travelsi BY KATE HOI.,.UNGER and· the sun never went down, StaffR eporter . The book, which takes place over a spat) of four years, is set in ; . Bloody Falls, a waterfall set in the small town of Kaglukt.uk in · 1910 durii1g the Canadian Arctic Expedition. During this time, mi s- the l'!orthwest Passag~ is located in such a remote part of Canada that ionaric;s started coming to Canada to convert th e nati ve lndia ns to supphes and machinery are only delivered to the community once a French Catholicism or Anglicanism. Later reli gious purposes LWlied .year. Engli sh Professor McKay Jenkins started at 'Phila<;lelphia into economic ones as well , as .trading outposts such as the Hudson lnt~mational Airport and after changing planes three times, he ended Bay Company plante<;l them selves in Canada. These mi ss ionaries up m the city of Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territ01y, contit)ued to move· north in order to conve 11 the Eskimos in addition Canada. Nowadays only one flight enters this secluded city each day. to the indians. Sadly, the modem Eskimo community, which now on ly has a The two pries ts in the story, Father Jean 1;3 aptiste Rou \·iere and ;population of appro'ximately I ,300 people, is not stable. The natives Father Guillaume LeRou x, make their journey in November of 1913, have turned out much like the Australian aborigines. It is saturated which is the most treacherous month to travel because of the difficul - •w ith crime, drugs, alcoholi sm, dia.betes and AIDS, all of which are ty in obtaining food dttring thi s time. After di sa ppearing for a year classified as urban problems and are "linked to the new phenomenon and a half, two men finall y come searching for th em on dogsleds. of trying to live in a pre-fab house community," Jenkins explains. These young men go by the names of Mounties Denn y LaNauze and .. There is currently an 80 percent unemployment rate. · Wy.nham Bruce. They cover approx imately A ll of this is expressed in the epilogue of Jenkins's 3,000 miles in their search for pries ts, on ly ·:most recent book, "Bloody F ~ lls of the Coppermine: "I get a lot of my to find they have bee n kill ed. Madness, Murder, and the ~ o lli s ion of Cultures in the Tl1 e final part of the book covers th e tri - Arctic, 1 91~ . " enthusiasm for al s th at tak e pl ace' in 1917 once th e two . 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I cannot have that in my All-Time-Favorite ports The premise just makes perfect sense: a crappy movie. tea m (Cleveland Indians), a former showg irl who So what next'! A go d football movie? Maybe becomes the team's owner wants to move the team to even "Unnecessary Roughness" with Scott Bakula? Florida so she scrapes the bottom of the barrel for play Who? You know, the weird looking guy from ers. This is totally plausible. I even thirlk the Phillies "Quantrun Leap!" Not U1a t I watched U1at show or any tiied U1i s theory during the mid-90s, only they didn 't thing. Unfortunately, Bakula along wiU1 the ridiculous have such colorful characters as Willie Mays Hayes Sinbad, fa ll into the same fonnu laic death trap as the and Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn, so the result wasn't the Ducks. The game comes down to one play" as most BoB THURLOW · playoffs. · GREG PRICE sports stories do, and of course the "good guys" win. It has hilarious quotes t11 at people have been quot So I'm looking for a sports film with originality Wi th all the Oscar buzz this year surrounding this ing at baseball games ever since the debut of the movie Hollywood has bom barded today' coll ege gener and plausibility. year's sports blockbuster, "Mi ll ion Dollar ' ry' Baby," ("Too high" and "Just a bit outside," just to name a ation wiU1 tons of sports movies. Some inspired, others 1 have it. I fe lt it was my responsibili ty to clarify some things. few) and there is solid sports action. The clincher to thi s gave us belly laughs and some even made us cry. From "Hoop Dreams." First of all, the story in the movie is t tally unreal movie is not one token hot chick, but two! A young "·The Longest Yard" (the original with Burt Reynolds, No other sports movie can match its power or sto istic, and not the fact that li nt Eastwood never cries or Rene Russo works her magic on her ex not Adam Sandl er) to "Hoosiers," sp01ts movies are a rytelling. that Hilary Swank's jaw is made of glass. For those .of boyfriend/washed up catcher, whi ch would be en ugh genre all their own, completely separa te .fi·om the "fam The premise: a team of documentary filmmakers you who haven't seen the movie yet, I don't want to to ca'n-y the movie, but throw in Wild Thing getting it il y film" vari ety. shadows two high school basketball proteges, William min it fo r you, but it just wouldn 't happen. There was on with third baseman Roger Dom 's wi fe and you have I had to dig deep into my early childhood and Gates and Arthur Agee, rrom the inner cities of talk that it was the bes t boxing movie of all , whi ch is a blockbuster. teenage years to decide my All-Time Favorite Sports Chicago for nearly five years. totall y wrong beca use "Raging Bull," "Rocky" and I am not naive enough to say this is the best acted Movie. There. was "The Mighty Ducks", arguably . Bot11 are recruited and offered partial athletic "Rocky IV" were better. sports movie or the most critica lly acclaimed, but it is Erl)ilio Estevez' best role after "Men at Work" with his scholarships to play at St. Joseph's High School, a You can't beat the workout montage. You just one of those ihat can be watched by almost anyone, half-br ther harl ie Sheen. The movie had all U1e fix wealthy private school in the affiuent suburb· of can't. regardless ·ofthcir love oft11 e sport m.1d can be viewed ings for cl ass ic sport movie. hicago. · But those movies aren't even the best sports multiple tim es, oach Go rdon Bombay, a fmmer star hockey The result is a movie that shows just what a blind movies, because they don't always foll ow my simple player turned corporate lawyer, loses his way and for devotion to sport can do to fami lies and ath letes. rules for sports mov ie supremacy. gets what li fe is all about: fun and hockey. After a DWI Agee and Gates dribble on different court by the I) It has to be realistic - As much as I like Bob Thurlow is the Senior Sports Editor for The sends him to court, he gets a slap n the wrist and has middle of the fi lm, due to the Agee Family's inability "Rookie of the Year," there is no way Heru-y Review. PleciSe send questions and comments to btlwr to perfonn community service coaching the worst pee to pay their share of Arthur's tuition. Rowengartner's arm would heal that way and there is loH udel.edu. He knows that deep down inside, Th e wee hockey team in Mirmesota. As if anyone cm1 What I like most about "Hoop Dreruns" is how it no way the ubbi es would make the playoffs. _Sandlot is the best sports movie eve1: exposes the structure of the high school, college and 2) It has to be funny - Sports is funn y. ·lf you NBA scouti ng system. don't beli eve me just watch a Mike Tyso n press- con couts discovered Gates and Agee in playgrounds ference or listen to a Freddi e Mitchell interview. when they were just eighth graders. Superstars Kevin 3) There has to be good sports acti on- The lligh Gamett, Tracy McG rady and Amare Stoudemire had lights of "Water Boy" arc not just in !he wacky hijitlks similar experiences before they entered their respective of Bobby Boucher, but also in the mind-numbing hits NBA Drafl classes and received the same perks as he lays on his opponents. Gates; a guaranteed education, top-notch basketball 4 Wacky cast of characters - I would much faci lit ies and a bend of the nr les. rather watch "S lap Shot" than "Mighty Ducks Ill." The [n a close second place is "The Bad News Bears." Hanson brothers were so much better tha11 the guys on The only litt le league baseba ll movie ever, and without the va r ity team. They were total sui ts. it their wou ld be no fotmu la for the Mighty Ducks. 5) There must be a token hot chi ck - No excus- Forget about "Major League." It shows too much es. of the po litics involved in profe sional baseball. Wi th those bas ic grDLmd rul es, you ca n fil e movies "Bears" is abo ut a group of misfits with absolutely under each ca tegory, vii ith the top movies quali fy ing in nothing to lose. Wa lter Matthau coaches the team fTom fo w· ofth se li ve ca tegories, but onl y one movie rea ll y the dugout with a cooler fil led wi th beer and occasion fa lls under all li ve. ally makes a pitching change. Movies like "Hoop !)reams" and "Brian's Song" Once he rea lizes j u t how much the kids tr~ ll y are excellent and quali ty under four of the categories, need him, and how much his scornful pride needs, but just aren't fi.mn y, mainly beca use they are true sto Matt hau gets Um team a sponsor and attempts to beat ries which can kind of be depressing. Good movies, the dreaded Yankees, led by the best example of but when I wa nt a mindless sports movies, l will move Psycho Spo1ts Dad in Victor MurTow, who smacks hi s on. own son on the mound for intentiona lly walking a Disney mE>v ies like "Cool Runnings," "Mighty Bear. Ducks" and "D2" are great, but arc miss ing one key It doesn't really matter to me which movie is No. comp nent. l, just as long as it created something bigger than itself. They have decent action, funny Jines and beli ev "Beru·s" and "Dreams" created genres all their own, able stories, but there are no hot chicks (with the mai11 and deserve to hold down that No. 1 spot. exception being when oach Bombay went out for ice crea m with team· Iceland 's train er at the Juni or Goodw ill Ga mes). Julie "The at" Ga !Tney just does Greg Price is a Sports Editor for The Revie1v. Please n't quali fy. send questions and comments to gmoney@udel. edu. My initial suggesti on for top sports movie would be "Slap Shot," but hockey isn't as central in evet-y one's life as it is in mine and it also has some lulls in the story. And there is always "The Sandlot," but some- • Th e • Tri-captain 'incredible' Road Report continued from page B8 your teammates to ve nt to sometimes." As a tri -captain, Edell ha s been a great asset to well. th e tea m. Kim Ciarrocca, who began coac hin g this She spo ke of th e exciting moment modestly, yea r after a previous job at Temple, sa id th at Edell a if it was no bi g dea l, probabl y because she's is an " in credible athlete." been pl ayi ng sin ce th e third grade after her mom "She kn ows th e gam e and leads by exampl e. I Wild pitch, error down UD fou nd a league fo r her to partic ip ate in. wish I could have more th an one Erin." Edell co mes from a fa mily ve ry in vo lved in _ As a freshman, it was a big jump fo r Erin t lacrosse. go from hi gh school to co llege pl ay, mainl y The baseball team (I 3-13,3-3 Colonial Athletic against New York Tech and 17 hits against Temple. "My pa rents love coming. It 's ni ce to ee because now she wa play ing on turf and things Associati on) dropped an ex tra inning game to Freshman Kevit1 Brown and so phomore Billy them th ere and kn ow th at they enj oy it so mu ch," moved so much faster. But, she received a great Delaware State Tue day by a c re of 4-3. The Hens Harris held Delaware State hitless for six innings .• she sa id . deal of help and encouragement from the seni ors ·napped their two-game wi n streak, despite a 2-0 Brown and Harri s pitched five hitless innings Her father was th e men's lacrosse coach for at th e time. first inn ing lead. wit h no earned runs and six strikeouts on the mound . the Uni versity of Mary land so she was as she sa id Now as a seni or herself, Edell, with her Junior catcher Brian Va lic hka commi tted an It was the team's second game since a car acci "kind of born into it. " fri endl y and engagin g nature, tri es to give Lh e error in .the bottom of th e ten th th at gave Delaware dent sidelined se nior right fielder Dave Hm·dcn and "! wasn't forced into it th ough," she said, " I sam e enc ouragement she once received. State runs and the victory. Va li chka even scored at senior sec nd ba eman Brock Donovan. defi nitely wa nt ed to pl ay. I started before most "1 definitely tt-y to be help ful," she said . "Kind the top of the tenth to give the Hens a 3-2 lead. The Hens next series is on the road against girls." of lessen their anxiety. I don't reall y like to ye ll or Fres hman th ird baseman Adam Tsakanos and UNC - Wi lmi ngton . ln fac t, Edell began play ing in a boy's league tell people what to do, just kind of let them co me enior Ryan Graham recorded a pair of hits and both becau e th ere we re no gi rl ' tea ms ava il abl e. to me." went 2-5 on the day. Delaware had only eight total - Compiled by Greg Price Now, as a seni or psychology major, a ve ry Ciarrocca shares th e ame sentiments as her hits agains t the Hornets, a big drop from its 19 hit humb le Ede ll considers herse lf blessed to be a part star offensive' threat. of the Hens women's lacrosse sq uad. ".Erin is 011 e of th e most lov.ed girls on the "It 's an honor because not everyo ne ca n do team. She's not th at vocal, but ever-yo ne can go to it," she said. "There's onl y 20-some girls on th e her when th ey have a problem. She's sensiti ve to team. ll's just ni ce to know you ca n make it at thi s oth ers' needs," Ciarrocca sa id . leve l. It's defi nitely rewa rding." Edell has had so me great memori es whil e Thi s top scorer almost decid ed not to pl ay in Spiker guides golf team pl ay ing for th e wo men's lacrosse team . Just this co ll ege. But aft er she found Delaw are it j ust past Frid ay th e tea m bea t Jame Madi so n seemed fi tting to continue pl ay in g and she dec id ed Uni versity. to try it. "This was the fi rst time in the fou r yea rs I've BY BRIAN CITINO the younger guys th e ropes a li ttle of civil engineering. "It just worked out perfect," Edell sa id . Staff Reporter when they are starting out," he As far as his time playing been here th at we vc beat th em," Edell sa id . "It Currentl y on a streak of three Although bein g on th e team has so me nega mi ght have been th e first time ever th at Delaware sa id. "You wa nt to help them and golf for the university goes, tive sides, like sometimes mi ssi ng out on fa mil y has beat th em." strai ght top 20 fi nishes, sen ior throw th em a littl e enco urage Spiker said he loved it and could Dan Spiker is a member of the events, 6 a.m . practi ces, not being abl e to parti ci The best games, she sa id , though are not th e ment here and th ere." n't think of a better way to spend pate in other cl ubs on campus, and is very time games ones th e tefim necessaril y wins, but th e ones golf team, and one of the univer M ichaei.Keogh, coach of the his coll ege years. consuming, Edell beli eves th at th e pos iti ves defi sity's most dedi cated athletes. university 's golf squad, looks to "It was a great experience," where everythin g goes ri ght and everyone plays Spiker began playing his ni tely out weigh th e negatives. we ll. his "grin der" to instill a never he said. "1 got to play a lot of golf spon at a ver-y young age and "There are reward s," she aid . "H's got to be The coaches and teammates alike will mi ss give-up attitu de into the youth fu l and make a lot of new friends hard to have rewards." Edell after she graduates. She is able to pl ay dedica ted a lot of time and effi rt team. along the way." Aga in, it's th ose rewards, the incredible feel almost any pos ition, leads by example, and i not to it. "Some k ids will just say 'I "I gue s I started pl ay ing ing she has aft er a game, and the support of her only one of the top scorers but gives out ass ists as don't have it today ' and kind of teamm ates th at convince Ede ll to stic k with it even when 1 was about six or seven quit tryin g, but not Dan," said we ll . years old ," Spiker said. "My par after the worst days. Even when she thinks she's "She's the kid you pream about coachin g," Keogh. ha d enough. ents bought me a set of clubs and The Hens' MVP hi s soph o said iarrocca. "At the end of th e game she' the I liked messing around wi th th em " I definitely think it's worth pu hing through one yo u want to have the ball. " more year, Spi ker has led and fini shing. There are so many good tim es that in my backyard, so I tarted tak Delaware to tluee top len fi ni she overtake the bad," she sa id . "and it 's ni ce to have in g group lessons at the local golf in four tournaments so far this co u e and ju t stuck with it." spring. A civil engineering major, Spiker also led the team to a piker first played competitively fi rst place fi nish in the Go ldey 2005 Top Performapces at Poo lsvill e High School in Beacom In vitational at Hartefcld Maryland . After graduation he National Golf ourse in dec ided to conti nue hi career at Avondale, Pa. - Erin Edell ~ • March S - Rutgers • Edell the univer ity. Spiker does not plan t con opened the season with three Spiker sa id he wanted to lind tinue his golf career beyond co l Senior midtielder goals and a season-high seven a school where he could l1uve lege as a competiti ve member of Tri-captaiit shots in a 12-9 win. enough, time for both spons and th e sport, but in stead would like Glenelg. MD/Gienelg • March 16 - Villanova - Edell academi c . to use his major to benefit his notched her econd hat triclc of the " I wanted to be able to play hobby. golf, but also have enough time to " 1 want to continue being year and added .an assist. dedicate toward my civi l engi involved in go lf, bu! by incorpo • March 18 - Mt. Sl Mary's - neeri ng work," Spiker sa id. rating what I've teamed wnh civi l Edell tallied four goal and an "Delaware was ab le to offer m engineering in to being a part of assi tin a 12-10 win. th at. " bui lding golf course ," prker 2005 10110 21 4 25 48 • prO I - James Madison • Edell The universrty's golf team sa rd . tied her sea..on high with four has a young roster tlHS year, and He ca ll ed that l' urcer goal a 2004 16/16 22 3 25 67 as one of two senior· on the TilE REVlEW/Courtcsy ol Sport' Info more goal. "dream JOb," auJ said he has 2003 16/ 16 24 4 28 44 squad, Spiker feels he has stepped intervrews lmed up with a few enior golfer Dan piker 2002 16/16 6 4 10 21 into a leadership ro ll. bLlsmesse · where he w1 ll most ha three consecutive top "You definitely have to sh w lrkely be workmg 111 other areas 20 finishe thi ea on . Women prepare for homestand BY MATT RYAN Staff Reporter For the first time since mid-mar b, Senior the women 's lacrosse team will play back-to-back home games, this time with the season on th e line. The Hens (5-5, 2-3 olonial Athletic scorer Association) split two games on their three day road trip. The team now has th e ,luxury of fin ishing up their final two conferen ce contests at home where they leads ·by are 3-2 overa ll this season. "It's going to be gre at to come play Age imit at home," said head coa h Kim Ci arocca. example " It is going to be especiall y ni ce for the se ni ors to fini sh up at borne." The Hens arc currentl y in si xth place BY COLLEEN MCCOY in th e CAA and just one game behind for balers Staff Reporter fourth place Towson for the fi nal post Jt wa a cold day and very cason spot, despite losing three of their earl y in her firs t season when last four ga mes. Erin Edell , a freshman at the "We're doing thi the hard 1 ay," time, experi enced one of the Ciarocca sai d. "What we have to reali ze mos t memorabl e time in her i that we arc pl aying for the hampi lacrosse ca reer. but peupl'. on hi p this weekend. l'm not worried the fourth She was still new to th t:. about th e team coming out fla t. They tea m and very nervous as tb verse. th :;:\, "ef'·.cD'c!:n:!J::;..,"l~ will be ready." game bega n, so it _ t ~o k a while WOrth) 'B.-\ Despite dropping it Ia. t road game for this competttt ve young Tl !!.h ~ to Ge rge 1a on, Delaware ~ ill take THE R EV J'EW/File Photo been wo man to get co mfortable and pa~{o.; some positives home wtth them. Sophomore midfielder Katie Muth repels_a swarm of defenders in a into her groove. Lu cki ly, he i one ' ;: Fre hman attacker Ca e McCrudden game earli r thi ea on. shining moment was sti ll yet to on. and thm,.. and ophomore nudfielder Katie Muth come. ent than recorded hat trick · last wc;ek and 110\\ Old Domimon 's struggle ·. "They took goal games this . cason inc!uding tl~e The With onl y 20 second s left 6:.:, have 19 total goal on the ea on. whtch one of the top ranked teams 111 the coun ga me \ inn er agamst th e Pnde and ts in the ga me, Edell's nerves wed.. to\.. ne· them for econd on the team behind t!) to doubl' OT," she satd about ODU. second in the CAA in both goal per bega n to fa de away. She was team thi~' ~ en ior midfielder Enn Edell,\\ ho ba 21. " \\ 'e reall need to take care of bu inc game and assi ts per game. Wizards. Ca\ ophomore mtdfielder Laura Miller too caught up in the action, as it on Frida) fir·t " As a team, the Tribe has stru ggled was happening so fast. and \\ tzar,,. :-e.-..."'' - · .l! ere cn·e also tallied a hat trick last week. Her The Hen wtll look to control the defensi ely, al lowing I 0. 84 goa l per Suddenl y, th e ba ll ca me to doomed r perre · ' -: .· 1· . m the r. 1 three goal · propelled the Hen. to a 12-10 sophomore tandem of ana -ker A hley game bu t ha e a ll owed just 14 total goals her and she raced down th draft. no" fr c f e ,. ~ th t is upset o\·er then No. 19 ranked Jame ' tanwtck and mtdfielder aroline in the ir last two ga mes. Michael Jordan. h \ . pni up their fie ld, people collapsing on· her Madi on. Jacob . tam\ tck currently rank ev The Hens must contain an offense as she made her way toward the game m preparatl o tbr the JXhts J..S n. On Fnday, the Hen will take on last enth 111 the AA m goal per game 1 ith that scored 27 goals in two ga mes last goa l. - The Wizards h:l\ en 't : n . C\ en- place Old Dominion. week. iarocca ' tea m has not held an 2.27. Jacob i fi urth in the CAA in Witb eyes closed, sh, game .ene .mce 199- . \\bile the Bulls The Monarchs are currently 3- oppo nent to s ingle-di.git goa ls in cc a tst. and eighth. in pomt per game. whipped th e ball toward the net. haven 't played a meamn_ful game m e overall and haye yet to ptck up their fin Ma rch 25th when it held Towson to The game will take pia e Friday at 7 It !J ew behind the goa li e and the 1997-9 camp3lgn. Both team· arc get confercn e w111 . p.m. at Rullo tadium. eight. ting it done ''lth a lack of matunty and Old Dominion ha truggled all ca- she opened her eyes to her On undav afternoon, th Hen "They are definitely re d h.ot ri ght tea mmates ye ll ing with excite experi enced players. as each team ts led b} on on both end of the field. They rank clo e out onference play when they take now,' iarocca said. "We are going to a strong core of young gun . ment. dead Ia t in the CAA in both goals per on red hot Wilham ' Mary. The Tribe · ha ve to be better in th e circle wi th our Still new on the tea m, Four of fi,·e Bulls' ~; a n ers wen! born game and goal allowed per game. On draws this weekend. That is somethi ng '(6-6. 3-1 C AA) has won three of their Edell, in one shot, scored not in the '80s, whtle the Wtza rds' front five April 8, however, the Monarch took the · Ia t four conte ts. we stru gg led wi th agai nst George sport a npe average age of25. only th e fi rst goa l of her college first place Hot: tra Pri de in to double Junior attacker Coll een Dalen was Mason." career, but th e w'inning one, as The e aren 't the good old days of MJ, overtime before losing 9-8 . named CAA Player of the Week and Game time is set for noon at Rull o Malone and Ew ing. The NBA has now Ciarocca ma de it clear th e team can he lped the Tribe hand Hofs tra thei r ftrst Stad ium on Sunday. entered a new era; Generation "get me out not afford to overl ook thi s game, de. pite conference loss . She now has fi ve fo ur- see TRI-CAPTAIN page B7· of high school and overpay me for my unproven ab il ity." , The wide in fl ux of kid~ (not men) coming out of high school is mind-bog gling. Granted, some are greeted with suc cess but for the most part, many high Travis still winning schoolers ride the bench in the NBA instead of getting the quali ty playing time th ey would see in co llege. If you have been keeping up to date on your NBA controverstes and off-the in 13th year as coach wa ll quotes made by those who represent the league, you iu-e awaJ·e of Pacers fo r ward Jcrmai ne O'Neal's comments BY KENNY RIEDEL many matches in a row was a rea ll y special regardi ng a po sible age-li mi t hike in the Sw({Rep!Jrler gro up." Travis says. "They were· all so yo ung NBA. The prophet Ca t Steve ns warn ed u about wh en they started out, very green, but th ey 'Neal basically ca lled out the NBA this. "Ooh baby, baby, it's a wild world." And developed at the same pace and grew as play for being racist for wanting to increase the he couldn 't be more right, particularl y wben ers 1ogether. " current age limit of I 8 to 20, or two years hi timeless refrain is applied to th e volati le Trav is concedes that coachin g two out of high school. worl d of coll egiate coaching. At uni versit ies NCAA teams can be tax ing on her and her I that a joke? Why must the rac ism wi th ri ch traditi on to uphold, coaches are dis family, but says her love of the spoti out card keep commg up m ports today'! posed of quicker than dining hall leftovers, weighs concern s about time management and Seventy-six percent of the NBA is black, is before th ey' can even form customi zed btttt the sunken-eyed exha usti on that such a com that somehow racist too? groove in th eir swivel-chairs. mitment ensures. Now I'll admit that l love watching These unstab le in stitutions crumble under "Sometimes I ask myself why I do this, these energetic, fl ashy bailers, but imagine the weight of trigger-happy ath letic directors why any coach does thi s," Travis says. "And King James and Amare Stou demire duking and fa ir-weather fo ll owers, playing po liticized th en l th ink about how mu ch I just love it. THE REVIEW/D an Egan it out in the FiJlal Four, sporting tl1 e di ffe r games of tria l-and-error in order to "restore Every year th ere's something new: new kids, ent shades of Duke and Tar Heel bl ue. The Sophomore pitcher Carolynn Sloat threw a complete greatness' to programs bu rd ened by legacies new personalities, new cha ll en ges." game shutout to knock off Rider 8-0 Wednesday. level of play in co ll ege basketba ll , whi ch is of ex&llence. Such revolving-door philoso Trav is's hu sband , Gerry, and daughters, already high, would even be more intense phies only se rve to cloud respected program s' Brooke, 4, and hai; e, 2, aren' t able to attend and fun to watch. identities, disillusion fans, and disco urage many of her squ ads' matches, but Trav_is O'Neal, who himself made the ca - would-be blue chips from hopes they'll see mommy 111 emou leap, averaged I I minutes and le s signing. action more often when they than fi ve points a game his first four sea Win No. 500 No coachin g carousel get a bit older ... and may be, sons wi tl1 Portland. That's four years of here. Not at Delaware. No t just maybe, pick up rackets college be could bilve spent evolving hi s Lau.ra Travis. Thankfull y, themselves. game, perhaps witming a national champi she's in for the long haul. " I wish th ey would play, I onship. And she wou ldn' t have it rea lly do." says Travi , who My point is, on draft day, tea ms are any other way. is, for all intents and purpos for Ferguson making idols out of 18 year olds before Travis, in her thi r es, Superwo man, devoting they've done a thin g in the competitive teenth season as head men's her days to gr undstrokes BY ERICH NICHOLAS match. atmosphere. Wouldn't it make more sense and women's tennis coach, and her eveni ngs to Gerber. Staff Reporter "There was a big team effort to let the player develop hi s skill s befo re wo n her !50th women's "We're gOLma go slowly wtth di ving into profe ional play? Head coach B.J . Ferguson and the win meant a little more," match March 29 and should it with Bro ke and keep try earned her SOOth ca reer victory as Lee aid. The fact tha t this development repeat the fea t on th e men's in g. She's already hewed process - not delaying process - wi ll head coach of th e softball team De pite reaching a milestone side early next year. some interest. " Wednesday when the Hens swept victory, Ferguson remained hum- affect bl ack athletes more than white ath "To be honest, 1 had no As the first woman to lete is irrelevant, not racist. It is clea r that Rid er in a double header. ble after the game. , idea," says Travis, 36. "It coach a men's tea m at the Delaware ( 18- 17) wo n the "You don't reach thi s plateau the only color U1at matters i n't black or feels li ke a whole lot more uni ve rsity, Travi 's legacy white, but green. ftrst game 8-0. led by sopbmore without Jots of great players over tha n 150 . In ot11 er sp ns, takes on a new dimension: pitcher arolynn Sloat who threw the years," she sa id . Perhaps the one argu ment to the pro one game is j ust one game. she's a trailblazer who fu ll y po ed age-limit is that those who do enter a comp lete game three-bit shut out. The fi flh -place coach was In tenni s, you've got nine individual m a t c~es understands the signi fica nce of her position Offensively the Hens were Jed optimistic about her tea m, which the draft out of high school do so for fina n go ing on. I've got a long way to go, and I m · and revels in it. cial reasons. I understa nd that certain fam by freshman second basem en has won nine of its last 13 games. committed to it, but it feels li ke l 'ye coached "It' an amazin g opportunity," say AJ iison Borchers who went 2-3 "Four teams make the play. ilies have certain needs, but l believe a new forever." Travis. " Y, u don ' t see it very often at any system must be implemented to pro tect the with 5 RB is. After a four-run /iflh offs and we have as g od a shot aS One or her predecessors, fom1er men's level, and it can be a chall enge with the wh Jc inning the game was ended any," Fergu n aid. "There is still kids from having a rough transition to the headman . Roy "Doc" Rylander, is regarded ti gma surrounding women coaching men. l pro . because of tl1e eight-nm mercy a lot more work to be done." by many a one of Newark's tru e immortals, enjoy do in g both because men's matches take ru le. The entire stadium was very The gap between fan and players i in the company of gridi ron god T_ub ~y on such a di ffe rcnt tone than women's. The increasing day-by-day as the greedy htgh Delaware was comparably appreciati ve as all of the spectators Raymond. Rylander posted 343 career wms 111 men's matche can get hea ted so metimes, dominant in the second game cheered U1 e effort of the team choolers take over. This is one reason 4 1 years before retiring in -1993 . Kno wn cam while the women arc more consistent and numbers for the sport have gone down which it won 6-0. manager. puswide and beyond fo r hi ami able calm. Starting pitcher Jetm Joseph Jorume Joseph, mo ther of en steadil y over the past few years. demea nor and a fitn ess level that Hans and " It 's nice not to have all your eggs in one threw six inning of shutout ball, ior Jenn Joseph, the wimung pit~ After playing in college for at lea t a Franz would envy, he enj oyed 31 winning basket,'' Travis says. year or two, not only will their game allowing three hits whi le fa nning er of the second game, passed out sea ons at UD and guided the Hens to a Travis say without her assistants, indy three. Joseph also helped her cause celebratory whistl es to usher in improve, but their overall ability to cope Middle Atl antic onferencc title in 1973 , Pilipczuk and Holly Chomyn, not one of her with th e NBA will be height ened. on offense with a triple and an victory number 500. cementing his spot as one o f the mos t be_Joved 300-plu win · would've bee n possib le. RBI. "Coach Ferguson doc a won• Immature hi gh school kids don't see that li gures in the hist ry of Delaware athletiCS. " If they weren' t here, I'd go in sane," she th e NBA has an obligati on to provide a Fergu son was honored in a derful job. She is very upportive " 1 only coa ched with him for one year, says with u gigg le. "Even with 40-hour-a brief ceremony after th e games. and knows whot buttons lo r,usb good image to U1e entire world. but I've known D c sin ce I played here in the wcek regul ar jobs, th ey do so much for the ·They arc ignorant of their suJTound he is one of th e · 4 1 acti ve for the team to be successfu l, ' th '80s," says Travis, a Wilmington native ~ nd program, recruiting and training players and Di vision I softb all coaches to elder Joseph aid. ings, tlllls making basketba ll less mar four-time ast oast onference champton stepping in when I ca n' t be at two matches at ketable. I'm n t saying all the kids coming amass 500 career vtctorics. In her 25 years as the mana& whil e at Delaware. "He was an incredtble once. "l ju t wanted to get the team er of the llcns, Fergu on is the out from high school are rebels looking to coach and an even better person." " And l credit the pl ayers, too. They're cause troubl e, but .they arc Ic . s aware of back on the winning track," most successful softball coach ib Trav is, an a istant und er Ryland er in very ·elf- ·ufficient and kn ow how to handle Ferguson sa 1d after th e game. Delaware's history, postmg a life· how their actions are portrayed. 1992, ha now built a ! ega~ of her own. A th emselves. I don't know many athl etes wh TI1c NBA clea rly needs to clean tts act The mileslone victory was not time record of 5 00 ~ 450-4 . legacy adomed with fi ve m rica East coa h could p e r~ rm well without their h ad coach, I ·t on her players who all con Ferguson was honored as the up, ru1 d implementmg the new age lim it of the year elec ti ons, a met s Ameri ca East but [my players] have to do it every other wtll do exa tl y U1at. gratul ated thetr coach aficr the onferencc oach of th e Yoer tttlc m 1997, and a memor le 42-match win match " game. tl1rec times during her tenure il streak for the women from 1996-98. A legat:y in ce men's and women's matches often Freshman ce ntcrli clder Ka ti e Delawa re, and led the I lens to the Ravt Gupta is the Assistant Sports Editor that could one day dwarf even Rylander's. take place at dim:rcnt si tes on the same da y, at The Rc1•iew. PleaRe send que.~ tiom and Lee lut her first home ntn of the East oast onfercnce title ill "There have been so many grea t memo Travis is fo rced to miss one, leaving Pilipczuk season, v h1 ch added to the Hens' 1984. commm ts to rgupta(plruld edu Hi.\' air nes, but the women's team th at won however and Chomyn to gu ide one of the tea ms. hockc\' skills are weak co rn~ rtab lc lead in the second