News Mosaic Sports Newark residents The latest in the Hens sweep Boston first debate rental cap Grossberg-Peterson saga time since 1992, 78-60 A3 B3 See page BlO An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • • THE on-Profit Org. .~Review Online U.S. Postage Paid www. review. udel. edu ewark, DE REV IE Permit No. 26 Free 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Friday Volume 125, Number 29 February 5, 1999 University moves 11 Smyth Hall residents

moved was made to better the atmosphere in said the one "strike'" again t them shouldn' t Freshmen the hall. be enough to get the~ kicked out of their "The thing that we were mostl y concerned rooms. about was trying to identify those indi viduals Alan Peoples, who has been moved to relocated after whose behavior had been disruptive to the Rodney after spending five months on the communit y," s he said. " We tried to second floor of Smyth. called the university's determine those who were no t positive move "ridiculous.'" damages reach community members." "I don' t think the RA' did their jobs and Each of the II residents had at least one they should have had the cops in there the " firm judicial sanc ti o n against them .'" first week of school,"' he said. '·I had two more than $7,000 Cummings said. days notice ·to move out and I have a final Since September, the amount of damage to coming up. BY RYAN CORMIER Smyth has been staggering. ·'It was just outrageous.'" Editor irr Chief The destruction has ranged from water Cathy Peoples, Alan· mother, aid she Eleven freshmen were kicked o ut of fountains ripped from w"a ll s to b roken agrees with her son and said actions should Smyth Hall last week after damages to the lighting fixtures. Also, toilets have been have been taken earli er. vandalism-plagued residence hall reached clogged with beer cans and e lectrical wires She said she understands something had to $7,000 for the current school year. have been cut. be done to stop the vandalism. but added that While university officials are saying the The damage has es pec ia ll y irked the university went about it the wrong way. II freshmen contributed to a poor sense of uni versity officials because Smy th was ·The universit y should have met wi th the community, they will not say that these are recently renovated. kids and made them re sponsible for getti ng the stude nts who caused the extensive Dean of Students Timothy F. Brooks said the building straightened up and made them a damage to Smyth. a mass shifting of students for violati ons has part of it,'" she said . '"Th ey were li ving in "We have not determined that they did or only happened twice during hi s 20 years at their little bubble thinking they were doing did not have an y thing to do with this the university. line.'" vandalism," said Cynthia Cummings, director '~I was surprised and very ang ry about it ."" Cumming conced ed that it is he said. "We were doing very well last year "conceivab le'" that the timing of the tran fe rs THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill of Residence Life. "But we have the right Eleven freshmen residents of Smyth Hall were moved to several other within housing to reassign students if we feel in reducing vandalism in dorms and spent a could have been a lt ered as to not disrupt campus locations after damages totaled $7,000 for the current school year. it is in the best interest of the community." lot of money renovating Smy th -it's She said the decision as to who would be inexcusable." see UD page A 7 But the students who are being relocated City Council puts freeze on rental permits

BY APRIL CAPOCHINO 60 days. City News Editor Rea l estate bus inessman Bill After three-quarters of the Murray said, "I think it was a farce audience spoke out against the to have everyone come up and t ~lk rental cap proposal Monday night, sincerely tonight when you already Newark City Council members had it planned." unanimous ly passed a separate David Muellenberg, one of the emergency ordinance forcing city 49 people who bought a permit in officials to freeze the number of the past two weeks, said he was rental permits distributed to disgusted with the council 's Newark residents. "railroading" of the issue. Junie Mayle , director of " Calling this an emergency is building, said 49 permits have getting what you wan t done been issued since January. He also without public comment," he said . said this number was more than However, city council members half the amount given in the said the emergency ordinance was average. year. not pre-planned . Members of the audience said City Manage r Carl Luft said , they felt it was a waste of "their "There was no behind-the-scenes THE REVIEW/ Bob Wei ll time to come to the public forum purpose to d o something against Marguerite Ashley, co-chair of the Old Newark after the council passed a pre­ the public. Civic Association, speaks in favor of the proposed typed moratorium, which will last see CITY page A3 rental cap at Tuesday's City Council meeting. University LGBSU holds protest

The manager of the ·Group angered Exchange, who asked that hi s name not be used, observed th e THE REVIEW/ John Chabalko · by nightclubs circle o f c hant ing protes ters Sophomore John Bain leans proudly on his 1,476-pound rubber band from the doorway. ball. Bain was recently ridiculed on "The Howard Stern Show" for "This is not necessary,'" he having a "stupid" goal to be in the "Guinness Book of World Records." misuse of said. " They co uld have come and talked to me." The club and the LGBSU had acronym an unofficial contract, in which BY MELISSA SCOTT the club agreed to sponsor SINCLAIR under-21 dances in excha nge Howard Stem busts Student Afl"airs Editor for the use of the LGBSU 's WILMINGTON - Chants name for pro m o tion s, said and shouts _echoed through the Aaron O v erma n, LGBSU streets of Wilmington Friday president. on UD student's ball night as the uni versity 's " They nee ded bus iness Lesbian Gay Bisexual Student because they were new, and we Union s taged a protest at a needed a place to go,'" O verman BY BETSY LOWTHER He expects to add about 500 more nightclub, accusing it of unfair said. The arrange me nt, whi c h Comribming Ediwr pounds by April , the deadline for the business practices. began in the fall o f 1997, turned N o thing . it see m s. ca n escap e 2000 edition of the "G ui nness Book The LGBSU a lso used the out to benefit the Exchange. '" A radi o s h ock jock H oward Stern 's of W orld Records.'· event to promote another local l o t of their Friday ni g ht poison tong ue- not even Delaware. " Did you ever kill s mall anima ls ni ghtclub, leading some to business was because of us:· he THE REVIEW/ Melissa S~on Sincl:ur Stern and sidekick Robin Qui vers as a yo ung c hild?'" Ste rn asked dismiss the protest as nothing said. Members of the university's LGBSU protests in front of the took m o re th an a few cracks at durin g the 15-minute interview. more than a manifestation of The relationship bega n to Exchange, one of Wilmington's two gay night clubs. The sophomore John Bain, the university " What kind of goal is that? club politics. sour when the club refused to Exchange was using the chapter's acronymn for publicity. and the s tate on th e Jan . 20 "The 'Guinness Book of Records' More than 25 protesters financially compensa te the broadcast of Stern' s daily radio is so s illy. Like, there · s some guy marched with signs in front of LGBSU for the use of its name, the LGBSU. i not unique to the uni versit) ·, show. [i n there] who a te 50 p o und s of the Exchange at 914 Orange St., Overman said. The LGBSU name continued o rganizati o n . ·· It doesn"t sav Bain , 21, of Wilmin g to n. was cheese and made the wo rld's longest while a few curious passersby The LGBSU then contacted to appear in conjunction wi th U t ~i vcrsity o f Delaware behind interviewed b y phon e on the s how doodie.'" and club patrons looked on. the Exc h ange to ask th at its the Exchan!!e. L ast week 's it."" he -aid. after construc ting a 1.4 76-pou nd Stern s pent most of the interview " We've had enough with n a me no lo l)ger b e used to edition of th; Philadelphia Gay S cott l\la;o n . as · istant rubbe r band ball - unofficiall y the lec turing B a in abo ut finding false promises ... how about advertise the club' s events, but News listed the '"LGBSU 18 directo r o f tudcnt activities. said. ·"Tc chnicallv. hc "s right ­ world's largest. see STERN page A4 you?'" the flyers passed out by the c lub never returned th ei r and up dance club'" a Friday· s demonstrators read, urging phone calls, he said. event at the club. th ere are o ther orga ni 7a~ions members of the gay community The c lub m a nager said h e But the club manager pointed th at usc LGB out th at the name of th e LGBSU to boycott the club. never received any call s fr o m ~ec LGBSU p:.tgc A4 .r. I 't .t\j J1 THE REVIEW • February 5, 1999 Students learn from helping elderly BY CHRISTINA MEHRA program. services major Holly Boll interned for AdmilfisTrafi l'e N~ · " '-" Etliwr Carmosso said she is looking the Adull Day. Heallh program Fall • Students interested in worki ng with forward to the changes, which will Semester and said she enjoyed the -senior citi zens will oon have a bigger, allow university employees to man the work. more compre hensive seni or c;;ter health center, but let Active Services "I assisted with acti vities," she ~vhere they can intern and volunteer. run the day-to-day functions. said .. "I led exercises and discussed ~ The universit y's Adult Day Health "The ne w ma nagement is the current events with them each day." :Program for senior citizens, which largest in the country - their whole Activities include playing card 'a cepts students to help support the focus is on ad ult health care so they games, bingo, geography, arts and 'need of elderly patiems. wi ll soon be understand it well," she said. crafts and musical programs. LOTT SEES TRIAL ENDING BY NEXT WEEK ;akcn over and expanded to servi ce Active Services Corp. owns 50 Bott said she enjoyed talking to the 10re people and include new centers on the East Coast and will patients about events they WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans moved Thursday t~ -programs. . oversee the expansion of the current remembered from the past. bring President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial to a promp Anne Carmosso. director of the site at the Newark Senior Center and "It's very rewarding," Boll said. conclusion as Majorit y Leader Trent Lon signaled a lack of support ~ce me r and professor of Individual and allow for occupancy to double, she "You see the difference you are for live testimony and GOP lawmakers shrank from an effort te •Family Studies, said the program is said. making in their lives." declare the president guilty without ousting.him . : 'assisted by stude m volunteers and Presently the university 's program She said shepl ans to continue House prosecutors also made a last-ditch effort to summon ,interns and i always interested in accommodates 23 to 27 patients each interning for the next couple Monica Lewinsky to testify before the senators. ! recruiting more help. day and after the extension is built it semesters. Her concentration is in Emerging from a closed-door meeting with fellow RepublicanS:, The program all ows professors, will be able to hold more than 40. gerontology ~o she finds the center Lott declared the Senate was "on track'' for a final vote on the tw9 profes ional staff, salaried staff and Ken Olive r, Chief Executive helpful in preparing her for the future. articles of impeachment by Feb. 12, or perhaps a day earlien other Newark community members to Officer of Active Services Corp., said Bott first learned about the center Democrats renewed a call for a formal censure of the president, bui bring their elde rly relatives ro the plans for the construction are when she had Carmosso as a professor only after the trial ends with his acquittal on charges of peljury an~ center while they are at work. underway. and said she decided she wanted to obstruction of justice. , The adult day care center. run by The new programs will include know more. Against long odds, House prosecutors introduced a motio(l the university for the past 15 years, is different kinds of rehabilitati on "I hope to work with her on more today asking that senators summon Lewinsky fo~ live testimonY, . now sharing space in the Newark through physical therapy, of the administrative side of things They also asked to introduce her videotaped deposition and thost: THE REVIEW/ Mike Louie Senior Center on White Chapel Drive. occupational therapy and speech next year," Bolt said. "I could see of the fwo other witnesses they have questioned in private, The new management company. therapy. myself working there or at a si milar University students volunteer and intern at the Newark Senior Center on presidential friend Vernon Jordan and White House aide Sidney Active Services Corp. , is taking over Junior family and community facility after graduation." Blumenthal. , , White Chapel Drive . . and ex panding the university' s "I think that it is eminently fair that we be allowed to present * least one witness live to you, the central witness in the cast of this entire proceeding and that is Monica Lewinsky," Rep. Bill McCollum, R-Fla., said making the plea. : White House special counsel Gregory Craig opposed ;Video cameras gain dorm access Lewinsky's live appearance and the release of the videotapes, too. • "We think it is a bad idea," Craig told the senators, arguing th~ BY MARGARET CARLO WebDormers attend various colleges and "There is no financial compensation for tapes would "produce an avalanche of unwelcome" testimony "into Staff Reporter universities including Cornell University, students that participate, but if they complete the the living rooms of the nation." He argued that only written Some university students are dismayed to find Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Trinity College agreement they get ro keep the web cam," he said. transcripts should be made public. · ; they are in a triple and have two roommates, but and the University of Vermont. Richard Gaw, coordinator of student housing, A ware that they are short the votes needed to convict Clinton or • imagine dealing with thousands. "We want to get as many students involved as said the university has a way for students to view call live witnesses, the House prosecutors showed their frustration Students at ~everal New England colleges are possible," Mahoney said. "The program will the various types of dorm rooms without a live on the Senate floor. "If one senator has failed to. personally sit ' a ll owing thousands of people into their rooms eventually be moving to the Great Lakes, the video feed. through ... every deposition, that senator is not equipped to render a • seven days a week, 24 hours a day via a video South, the West and the Midwest." "Our electronic tour provides what students verdict on the impeachment trial," Rep. James Rogan, R-Calif., camera at www.webdorm.com. need as far as what a dorm room looks like," he chided. The students are part of WebDorm, a new web said. "There are diagrams, interior and exterior Rep. Ed Bryant, R-Tenn ., said Lewinsky had been " very , site all owing Interne t users to log on and visit shots and a description of room features like air guarded," choosing her words carefully to "provide the very their residence hall roo ms. "Now people can log conditioning and wall to wall carpet." minimum of truth" during her deposition earlier this week. , WebDorm grew out of an already existing web In the future, Gaw said he hopes the university "Her testimony is clearly tinted and some might even say tainted ' s ite. Co ll ege Web, which is an online student home page will be able to provide a virtual reality by a mixture of her continued admiration for the president, her ' fo rum. - on and view a dorm tour. desire to protect him and her own personal views of right and ~ College Web Marketing Manager Allison Although university students are not yet able to wrong," Bryant lamented. : Mahoney s aid the idea for Web Dorm came room. We want to be a part of WebDorm , several had definite The request for Lewinsky 's appearance was expected to lose as ' naturally. opinions about the site. several Republicans already had indicated they would join the 45 • ·· we noticed student s already using cameras in break the stereotypes "I think it' s a good way to meet people,"' recent Democrats in opposing in-person testimony. , thei r dorm rooms," she said. "They were video graduate James Hyman saiq. "I wish they would "It does not appear that the votes are there for live witnesses;" • taping anyway so we decided to get together with of college dorm life." have had it here when I was in school. " Lott told reporters before the trial resumed. , them." Other st udents thought the web site is The prosecutors had a fallback plan with better a chance for Mahoney said she believes there is a genuine -Allison Mahoney, College Web marketing manager unnecessary. approval - a request to show excerpts of the videotape'd • need and desire for such a web site. "I don't really see the purpose in it," senior depositions in their closing arguments. To help that argument, Rep. ; " Npw people can log on and view a dorm Karyn DeVenney said. " Even though it's a Asa Hutchinson provided the first quotations from Jordan's ! room,," she said. " We want to break the personal choice, it seems like an invasion of deposition Tuesday concerning efforts to find a job for Lewinsky >stereotypes of college dorm life." Mahoney said they haven't needed to get any privacy." around the time she was emerging as a witnesses in the Paula Jones ; WebDorm also feat.ures personal biographies of the schools' permission because WebDorm Senior Alissa Enck said she does not think the sexual harassment case. : o f the students and the capabilities to chat with uses its own server. web si te give s people a good idea o f" ha t Jordan tesrified Climon had asked him to find rhe former intern others around the country. "There is only a signed agreement with the residence hall life is like. a job and "the fact is I was running the job search, not M-s. ~ ·'W.ebDo!;Jllers," as the .online students are students,': she said. , -·:who are .the,people tl"\at ·-are agr~ejng to be on ·Lewinsky." Hutchinson argued the testimony show~ Jordan was ; calleq, assume an alias while on the site and can Vice president of dev lopment at CollegeWeb, the web site'?" she said. "Who is to say they are a an unwitting agent for a president eager to thwart Jones' lawyers • also join the chats. Right now only eight students Todd Ragaza, said the WebDormers participate in good representation of real dorm life?" from learning about his affair with Lewinsky. ; are fef!tured. the site for only one semester. Away from the proceedings, White House Counsel Charles F.C. # Ruff wrote Lott Thursday that Clinton would not submit to a dt;position, as GOP senators requested. "It is neither necessary nor appropriate for the president to testify," Ruff wrote. :Human Rights lecture series comes to a close Republicans have been trying to find an exit from a trial that is unpopular with the public. Democrats have increasingly referred to said. The courts, which are "If you have a sense that there is Other approaches to amending war the proceedings as a "Republican trial." . Effectiveness of . attempting to prosecute war some justice, it colors the way you crimes include trials by Rwandan "The longer it goes, the more it becomes a partisan trial, a c riminals from conflicts in Rwanda view things, negatively or village elders · a nd a truth Republican trial," Democratic leader Tom DaschJe told reporters. ; tribunals questioned and Yugoslavia, are the first of their positively," Berry said. commission. He said the Democrats were drafting a proposal to censure Clinton kind since the Nuremberg trials in Whil~ the tribunals are making a The Truth Commission records the and expected to have it completed in a day or so. ~ by U.S. Department Nazi Germany. good effort and have support from different sides of a war as a The Senate Republicans also indicated Thursday that prospects The goal of the tribunals, Berry many countries including the United historical record to tries to break the were dimming for a proposal that would conclude Clinton ~ of State official said, is to gain retribution for war · States, progress is slow, Berry said. cycle of revenge. committed wrongdoing without removing him from office. ) crimes committed so oppos in g The tribunal officials are spread The commission also includes "The Democrats have blocked it. We don't want this to break parties can begin to reconcile their out over four locations. Two officials positive stories of enemy parties into a partisan melee," said Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho. And Sen. BY CHRISTINA MEHRA differences. cannot talk to each other at all, helping each other, as well as details Phil Gramm, R-Texas, called the proposal "an effort for politicians Administrati~· t: Nt"'·" Editor The tribunals are attempting to which causes a lack of of the war crimes, she said. to protect themselves politically. The way out is to vote 'guilty' or , Criminals of war in Rwanda and enforce separate punishments for communication, one of the major An international court would also 'not guilty' and live with it." · Yugoslavia are being prosecuted in individual crimes instead of problems, she said. be another way . to assist the Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said the Democratic alternative ' the same way the Nazis were after punishi.ng whole groups for the The tribunal is looking to hire tribunal' s efforts. would be written less legalistically than the articles of ~ World War II for genocide and other actions of one member, she said. more people to assist iri translations The court would be a permanent impeachment "and more in moral tenns of censure." • offenses in international tribunals. " People who lived together and and linguistic barriers , she said, presence, unlike the temporary The " finding of fact" proposal pushed by some Republicans The effectiveness of the tribunals worked together were blowing up especially in the Rwandan situation . tribunals. accuses Clinton of lying to the grand jury. They would like to vote to punish war criminals was each other' s homes," Berry said. "There is no evidence one way or Critics have questioned the on that before the actual articles of impeachment. questioned in the final lecture in the "It was beyond a nameless person another whether people are deterred purpose of such a court. They are Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., urged lawmakers and others · university-sponsored s eries, in a uniform killing· another nameless by the tribunal," she said. concerned the court would have at a prayer breakfast to help Clinton, who participated in the event. " Universal Human Rights at 50," person. Although evidence regarding the nothing to try and begin to invent Lieberman asked "at this time of difficulty for the president, that held in Clayton Hall Monday night. " Some redress for these crimes tribunal's effectiveness is crimes. you hear his prayer, that yo u help him with the work he is doi ng Sheila Berry, special assistant to were thought to be essential.'' inconclusive, progress is being made. Berry said she is more concerned with his fami ly and his clergy, that you accept his atonement." , the Ambassador-at-Large for War During the ti_me s he was in The first conviction was made in about the court having an excess of Republicans held a party meeting to search for a solution to the Cri mes in the U .S. Department of Rwanda, Berry said many _people September 1998. The tribunal has work rather than a lack of trials. "findings of fact" dilemma, unhappy to have the trial end with a ~ Sta t e, presented her lecture, told her they could never again live also established rape as a war crime "The tribunals exist as a pari of straight acquittal. , ·' International Tribunals in with their former neighbors. in its own right. many efforts towards reconciliation," The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote to convict a • Yugoslavia and Rwanda as Tools of She asked them if they would feel Rape used to be considered an Berry said. "The truth commission president and remove him from office - a margin both parties 1 Reconciliation,'' to an a udjence of comfortable living with former o ffen se similar to stolen property, would act as a compliment to the agree is not within reach -but the "finding of fact" would only : about 40 people. neighbors if all the criminals stood Berry said. tribunal and get all three parties to need a majority. l The Security Council formalized for trial. They almost always agreed "Rape can be used as one way of agree on the story." t the tribunals in May of 1993, Berry they would be able to. tearing apart society's ties,'' she said. - compiled from Associated Press wire repons by Ryan Cormier 1. ~ r------· Police Reports

CAl\1PUS CALENDAR YOU COME TO PARTY AND LEAVE said. cars were broken into between 5:05 p.m. and . WITH A BIKE? The security alarm went off shortly after 5:30 p.m. and $700 worth of stereo equipment ~ An unknown person removed a bicycle and police arri ved at the scene, but the suspect and CDs were stolen. ,' Final Exams for Winter Session details call 831-2795. from a university student's home between Jan. was gone. Police said they have no suspects at thi s classes are on Saturday and grades are Students who live on-campus can 13 and Jan. 14 while the student was hosting a Police said the suspect caused $300 worth time. due in the registrar's office 72 hours check-into their residence halls from 9 party, Newark Police said. of damage to the store's main entrance. after the scheduled exam or 72 hours a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday . . Police said the 20-year-old woman had POLICE BRIEFS ~ after the last class if no final exam is And like it or not, Spring Semester about 30 to 40 people at her home on Vi ctoria DID YOU WANT SOME CHINESE New Castle County Police are searching for ,• given. classes begin at 5 p.m. Monday. Court when an unidentified suspect stole her FOOD OR WHAT'? qualified people to fill a police officer ,' The men's and women's indoor Anyone who likes to sing should go to bike, which was leaning up-against the back Unknown suspects damaged one ofthe position. Applicams must be at/east 21-years­ track team is hosting the Delaware the Amy E. duPont Music Building wall of the building. front windows of Happy Garden Restaurant old, have an associates degree or at least 60 ~ Invitati onal at Delaware Field House at 6 Monday. Auditions for the University She reported the incidence to the police sometime in December. causing $100 in college credits and a valid driver's license. p.m . For more information call 831- Choral Union and University Singers Wednesday afternoon . Police said th e bike, a damage, Newark Police said. For more information and applications call 8846. will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m . in specialized "Rockhopper'' with maroon and Police said the suspects hit th e window of th e New Castle CountY Human Resources Students who like to ice skate but room 118. A sign up sheet wi II be posted yellowing lettering, was valued at $600. the restaurant. located on 136 Elkton Rd. , and Unit at 571 -7955. • don't have a lot of money should go to outside the room. For more information Police said they have no suspects at this cracked it. the Rust Ic e Arena. A free public call Ruth Oatman in the music time. The owners of Happy Garden did not Th e Newark Police are still looking for people skating session will be open from I to 3 department at 831-1089. repon the incident until Monday, police said, to join th eir Citizens Police Academy. The p.m. For more information, call UDI ­ And on Tuesday, The Review begins AT LEAST YOU DIDN'T STICK possibly because of insurance re asons. deadline is todoy, bw anyone interested can HENS. with its regular Tuesday/Friday printing AROUND FOR AWHILE stop by police headquarters on the second Music fans can attend a concert of the schedule . Newark Police said an unknown suspect THREE CARS BROKEN INTO ON floor of the Newark Municipal Building on Chesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band, broke into Fairfield News Tuesday morning, LAIRD CAMPUS Elkton Road or call Officer Mark Fan·a/1 at a 35-piece all brass band, in Amy E. du -compiled by Christina Mehra attempting to take money from the newsstand. University Po lice are investi gating the 366-7 JJ 0 ext. 130. Pont Music Building at 8 p.m . For The incident occurred at 2: 14 a.m. at 421 break-in of three cars in the Ray Street Lot on New London Rd. Someone used a brick to Jan. 30. - compiled by Ap1il Capochino ,; shatter the glass door to the business, poli ce University Po li ce Capt. Joel Ivory said the ·---...- _.. • February 5, 1999 • THE REVIEW • A_~ Rental cap controversy Tempers flare as citizens voice opinions

BY DAWN E. MENSCH to fight against an ordinance they any sense of authority. comme nte d o n th e unity of street ' s counci 1 decided how to proceed. Emaur i11m t 11t EJiwr believe would jeopardize their freedoms. " This council is so full o f residents . "What do yo u think we should do?'' They started to fi fl City Council's And then there were those who were inappropriate behavior, it is " O ver the weekend, I met a million Godwin as ked the council. cha mbe rs in Ne wa rk 's Munic ipa l just there for the show. unbelievable," a man muttered to a people from Kells Avenu e,.. he said. ·The a pparent d isorgani zati o n had Building befo re the meeting c ame to " This meeting will now come to friend sitting near him. In the Kell s A venue corner, neighbors fru strated the audience for th e last two order. order," ' Newark Mayor Harold F . His friend nodded his head in hudd le d together a nd w hi spe re d weeks. S o me cam e to preserve the s mall Godwin announced as he hammered his agreement. comments. "Vote on it ," o ne man said quietly, to wn atmosphere of their gavel. "Where do they get off?" he asked. Whe n W a lke r was cal le d again . but loud enough to be heard . neig hborhood s, while others were there But to some, Godwin had already lost Monday night's public forum was a God win as ked if he would mind waiting A s the co unci l sta rte d the ir continuation of last week' s city council until t he e nd s ince he ha d a lread y d iscussion , the whispe r ro se fro m a meeting, and even more people had spoken. sma ll hus h to a lmost countless side arrived to argue over the controversial conversati ons. ordinance, which, if passed, would cap Many att endees appeared tired of the the number of rental permits from more "You can claim meeting and began to file out the door. than I ,200 to 900. Walker stood and put on his jacket Godwin began the meeting b y your love for and, with his leather briefcase in hand, apologizing to a few people, including students all you started for the door. junior Michelle Barbieri, who he said he He stopped himself w hen he heard "short-changed" at last week's meeting. want, but actions the latest ne ws. " You mean the girl you yelled at last Director of Building Junie Mayle said meeting," a man said. Some stifled speak louder than in the past two weeks, there had been 49 laughter followed. applications fo r rental permits. He said The meeting began where it left off words." there are norm ally about I 00 a year. last Monday, and people approached the Walker shook his head in disbelief as podium once again to discuss the D av id Athey, a fello w Kell s A venue ordinance. - John Ba uscher, president of the res ident, moaned as if he was in pain. John Bauscher, the president of the The fl oor was once again opened for Newark Landlord Association Newark Landlord Association, shifted discussion. u-ncomfortably in his seat as people "This shows the power of the people urged the council to pass the bill. Soon, As soon as his name was mentioned, who won' t stand fo r this," said David he had his turn to speak. a man to w a rd the b ack refe rre d to Mue llenberg , a n oppo nent o f the "You can claim your love for students W a lk er as " Cancer Man." Walker had proposal. His statements were fo llowed all you want, but actions speak louder referred to student renters as a cancer on by applause. than words," he said, the city. April Veness, a universit y geography At last week's meeting, Godwin said, Marguerite Ashley, co-chair o f the professor and city resident, informed the "We love our UD students," as the Old Newark Civic Associati on and "yet council "this is a man-made disaster that crowd quietly laughed. an o ther K e ll s A venue reside nt," you created." Last week, Ron Walker, a resident of appro ac he d the podium to voice her The meeting adjourned after council !.).:-"' Kells Avenue, compared the rental support of the ordinance. passed a moratorium on rental permits ·' problem to a war. Even tho ugh so me residents might for 60 days. "Desperate times call for desperate ha ve seen him a s the enemy . s he As they left, members of the audience! .. ; measures," he said. referred to Bauscher as "one of the most said they wol! !'.i s~ e eac h o ther next . , ; · THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill But this week, he brought in likeable men in this town." week. One man satd he thtnks he has KeUs Avenue resident Ron Walker holds up a copy of The Review during reinforcements as countless residents of After the lau~hter d ied d own . figured o ut coun cil's real agenda. the city council meeting Thesday night. Walker spoke of being the object Kells Avenue went to the podi urn to Bauscher smiled. - "They' re trying to wear us down," he of the The Review staff editorial in which he was quoted as likening speak their minds. "Little known fact,'' he added. said. " Sooner or later, people will have students to cancer. Even city councilman Gerald Grant After the last speaker fini shed , the an obligation on Monday nights." City declares emergency ' · freeze on rental properties

continued from A I permit. he is not in favor of the cap even " There was no intent to Su zann e Mo rri , o f East Pa rk though landlords would profit from '' ·~ndermine the public process." Plac e , said , " Let ' s make the it. Residents spoke fo r mo re than lll'ndlords and d'isruptiv'e renters "This ordinance discriminates three hours about o the r ways to more respons ible instead of against students and limits housing deal with the pro blem. The punishing the owners." options," he said. proposal if passed, would limit the Some audience members said City councilman Karl Kalbacher number of single-family rental they were concerned about the said the decision about the units to 900. money they would lose if the cap ordinance should be put on hold to Resident David Russ said " the were to be passed, while others allow the council to think through nature of the bill is adversarial," worried the audience would the issue. f' and added that landlords·should not discriminate against students. "This moratorium allows us to rent to students who are disturbing Lucy George of Delaware legislate comfortably," he said. the peace of the residents. Avenue said she thinks her University geography professor Similarly, Bob Foard, co-owner property value will be decreased by April Veness said she disagreed of Robert T. Jones and Foard 40 percent and she will not be able with the moratorium and the or Funeral Home on Wes t Main to sell her house if the ordinance dinance and blames city council for THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill Street, said he thinks there should passes. the confusion. University student and Newark homeoner David Russ voices his conerns about the be a managed uniformed lease used John Bauscher, president of the " This is a man-made disaster proposed rental cap in the city. Russ is against the proposal and said, "The nature of by everyone who o wns a rental Newark Landlord Association, said which you made," she said. · the bill is adversarial." .... .

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BY BOB KEARY Funeral Home on West Main Street. said at a members have their reasons, and everyone is Copy Editor recent Ci ty Council meeting that someone entitled to their own opinion. Since the proposal of .a Newark rental cap, should be representing the un iversity when David Butler, executi ve director of Housi ng.· both City Council members and Newa rk council members verball y att ac k the school at a nd C onfere nce Se rvices, reiterated th e residents have expressed their displeasure with the city counc il meetings . uni versity's stance that it is providing more the university's lack of an effort to alleviate the Council member Thomas Wampler said a than enough housing for students. shonage of student housing on campus. couple of uni versity represenlatives attend the "We built new buildings in 199 1." Butler City Councilman Jerry Clifton said the me etings. most freque ntly Ri ck A rmitage, said , refening to the Ray s(;.eet Complex. "And university, like other colleges, should consider director of ~ ove mm e nt relations. there are no plans for additional residence hall s. , the students its customers and added that "A larg; part o f the problem we ' re having " Supply and de ma nd have been we ll building something other than residence halls is with the uni versity is they' re so adamant about balanced until thi s year, and we always meet what the customers want. refusing to do anything about housing for the student dem and e ve n if we have to use "Students don't all want to live in dorms, so students,'· W ampler said. "It's unfa ir to the extended housing." at the University of Virginia, they' ve built community that the univers it y has pl aced Earlier this year there was an uproar about townhouse communities for students," Clifton responsibility on the city to house students." all the extended ho using, but it has been .. said. ''The university is so far behind the curve Wampler said Armitage does not say much remedied, Butler said . in terms of realizing this. They have a hard aside from an occasional statement on behalf of "By the time Spring [Semester] starts, there time coming to grips with reality." the university. will be space enough for everyone in extended Clifton said he has heard " horror stories" For hi s part , Armitage said he sometimes housing due to students leaving or graduating every year about students being crammed into feels as though he is on the defensive for the this winter." he said. " Unfortunately. it' s not tiny residence hall rooms. universit y at the meetings, but said it would be where students want to go ... ''The students need somewhere to live where counterproductive to stand and argue. Butler said ma ny stu de nts in extended yolj can put more in your room than your stereo " It' s no t goin g to add any thing to the h ou s in~ have decided to remain there because and not be forced out the window," he said. di scussion fo r me to jump up every time they of thei;frie nds. President David P. Roselle said it is the say something that isn't accurate,'· he said. "It 's "It was due to the lack of demand that we option of students to live on campus, and the only going to start another war. They' re going converted space in the Christ iana Towers to university does not require students to live in to make decisions in spite of what I say." guest rooms a few years ago,.. he said. "If the the residence halls. Roselle said he thinks A rmitage is uni versity wanted to meet stu dent demand. "The university actually houses a larger absolutely doing the right thing at the meetings we 'd have to build houses in residential areas." percentage of our students than a lot of by not adding fuel to the fire. Though building houses in Newark is not colleges," Roselle said. "And there are many Armitage said he responds to the questi ons pan of the plan to a ll e viate the 'ho using apartment and property owners who want to he has the answers to, but the discussions often shortage, Roselle noted that many additi onal rent to students. become so far ranging he does not know the apartment complexes are about to be built in "The process [of planning for housing] is answers to every question the council members Newark. very well thought out." pose. City Council has approved plans to renovate He also said the university is not taking any "I try not to let them get my goat, .. he aid. and bui ld ove r 260 additi onal apartment units position with respect to the proposed "But some of the remarks made at the meetings on South Chapel Street, Paper Mill Road and legislation. are not accurate. [For instance], the uni versity Main Street. Am1 itage said. However, some believe the university is not in a growing stage [i n terms of number of Roselle a! o aid the uni ver itv· s residence THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill should be doing much more in the students' students.]" hall reno vati on program will soo t~ end . and all Bill Murray, a Newark real estate agent, voices his opinions interest. In response to the criticism of the univer ity re sidence hall s will be open. on the passing of the emergency moratorium on rental Bob Foard, of Robert T. Jones and Foard at the meetings, Rosell e said the c ounci l permits in Newark. M1i«"IIFJREVIEW. 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BY SUSAN STOCK • maintenance of a 2.0 grade point average for approved. they receive a fo rm that th e group and get an education.'· he said. Student A.fftJirs Edimr each course; uni versity accepts in place of payment. The' Stipo ~1id the old program for funding Sixty-two university students will not have • service in the armed forces for six years. bill is then sent directly to the correct military education \vas not adequate, providing onl y to slave away at after-school jobs and summer Stipo said there are approximately 190 offi ce. $1.000 per year for four years. internships this year because they are now Army soldiers and 130 Air National Guard "The University of Delaware has b~en very "The current program doesn "t have a receiving free tuition. soldiers taking part in the program. He said he flexi ble and patient with our pebple." lle·said. maximum allowance:· he said. Students enlisted in either the Army or Air expects the program to grow as more high University Regi strar Joseph DiMartile said Stipo said there are other ways in which National Guard can now get up to 100 percent school graduates begin to take part. the different billing method is not-a ,hassle and enlisted so ld ie r- students can obtain funding free tuition due to House Bill 312, which was "Right now we're using the program as a is in some ways easier to handle than normal for their ed ucati on from the am1ed servi ces. signed into law by Gov. Thomas R. Carper in retention mechanism because the new kids payment methods. The so ldi er can earn drill pay which can be early July. won't be coming until next fall," he said. "It's a lot more efficient handling them as $4,000 to $5 .000 and also draw money from The bill allows Delaware soldiers to attend The progra~ can also help soldiers who o ne g ro up," he said. '·A lot of the th e Mont gomery Gl Bill, which pays a full­ any state-supported college or university and want io attend other colleges and uni versities. responsibility falls on the student so for us it"s time student and soldier $251 per month, he have their tuition paid by the Army or Air Stipo said. not that much effort." aid. National Guard. "We pay an average cost of $ 115 per credit However, Stipo said, the student is held Johnie Burton. director of financial aid and According to Education Services Officer hour for private institutions," he said. accountable for their grades. • an Air National Guard member, said the new John Stipo, there are several requirements to Stipo said the onl y reason the funding "If their grade point average in a course is program was simple to set up and is extremely be eligible for the funding: could be less than 100 percent is if the soldier below a 2.0, they have to pay the money benefi cial for everyone. • Completion of both Military Occupation changes his schedule after requesting funding. back," he said. "If the cumulative GPA is "Because this has a tuition component, it Specialty and Basic Training before the "We' ll approve what you want, but we below 2.0, they have to· pay the semester has a big role in recruiting younger students beginning of the semester for which funding don't want people going back and forth ," he back." · ' ' out of high schooL'" he said. "Students may · THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill was requested; said. This program offers many advantages to need to borrow less and it helps the uni versity Bill 312 allows enlisted students to • absence from no more than six of the 48 Students apply for funding from th e Army student soldiers, Stipo said. because they're people that get their tuition up to 100 percent free tuition. required periods of drill; or Air National Guard, Stipo said. Once "You can stay at home. stay with your peer paid for." GBSU protests club's use of 'gt"Oup's acronym in flier

Some of the observers inside the club crowd. Flashing lights and music videos · seemed to find the event amusing, accompanied a deafening dance beat. ut when an establishment around however. The LGBSU, which recently signed a ses that tftt~, ·especially in the gay "I' m never having an abortion new contract with Roam, is confident cdllirrmntity, it means Delaware." again!" said one club goer, refering to its name will attract the student-age ason said the LGBSU could not the chanting demonstrators. "What are crowd away from the Exchange said legal action because the nal\le is they protesting?" vice president Mark Williams. registered trademark. · Club disc jockey Gene Riddell He said the contract, which this time Exchange decided to drop the dismissed the LGBSU's protest as self­ is legally binding, gran ts Roam way before the protest, the serving. "This is not about gay people. permission to use the LGBSU name in said. He expressed regret It's bar politics," he said, pointing to promotions. In return, Roam will SU' s actions. the owner of rival nightclub Roam, who sponsor 18-and-over dances and the could have been overlooked," was watching the event from across the LGBSU will collect part of the proceeds wouldn' t mind turning over a street. from admi1>sion charges, he said. them to have fun:· The protesters passed out flyers And the LGBSU has learned from its !'.iilvp•·m''" said the LGBSU decided to advertising an upcoming LGBSU party experience - the Roam ad now reads. demonstration, not only to at R oam, another gay cl.ub in " Official University of Delaware ce the Exchan'ge to drop its Wilmington. LGBSU dance party." el)f!>Jrseme:nt, but to raise awareness. Roam is located at 913 Shipley St., According to LGBSU members, the me club patrons appeared uneasy in a building adjacent to the Exchange. protest achieved its goals. they saw the marchers and On Friday night, the dance floor was "We stayed loud and marched until ision cameras outside the club empty and about eight middle-aged midnight," Overman said. "We're THE REV LEW/ Melissa Scot! Sinclair which was marked only with patrons were drinking at the pink :--.eon­ opening peoples' eyes. If change didn' t Members of the university's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Student Union march outside illuminated bar. happen yet, it's going to. We set the uick, hurry in so no one can see the Exchange night club on Orange Street in Wilmington. The university chapter The Exchange, by contrast, was ball rolling." was protesting the bar's usuage of the LGBSU acronym on publicity fliers. taunted a protester. home to a younger, more animated tern ridicules hobby, university and.. s:t:ate during show

Delaware? A rubber band.'' this is what's wrong with our country, Bain said despite the heckling, being Bain replied, " Hey, they like it. I got "You know what ' cause they're making rubber band interviewed by Stern was fun. s~inethiing more productive to do. on the front page of their newspaper." balls." " After I was on, I thought of about 10 ay I talk some sense into your "Oh," Stern responded sarcastically, YOU need tO get intO Bain , who had previousl y been comebacks I wished I' d used," Bain said. Stern asked. " Throw out that "They must love it." sponsored by the Alliance Rubber Co. of " He was basically a jerk. But everyone goddamn rubber band ball and get Listeners calling rhe show also the U fi j V e r S j t y 0 f Hot Springs, Ark., had sent Stern a letter to ld me they wish they could've been it.iO something serious with your life." trounced Bain and Delaware. in December after the 4-foot-6-inch high shit on by Howard Stern for 15 minutes." ""hen Bain said he attended the One caller named Curt said, "I'm in De I aware? A ball became too big for A lli ance's rubber At the e nd of the interview, Stern said, ~versity, Stern · replied, "That's the military, and I've met quite a few , bands. "There goes Jo hn, the world ' s biggest hing. You know what, you're wasting people from Delaware and they're all rubber band. Office supply store Staples expressed rubber band guy." r time there, just like you are with crazy .. . every single one of them." interest in sponsoring B ain earl ier this Quivers replied, " I hope this doesn ' t rubber band balL" "Why is that?" Stern asked, laughing. -Howard Stern, radio host month but has since deci ded not to. give other people ideas:· ater, Stern asked, " You know what "I think it's something in the water, to " Why not staple yo ur balls to yo ur Stern snapped back, '"It ' s given me an need to get into the University of be honest," Curt replied. leg? I'm sure someone would sponsor idea- I'm leaving the country. What do yo u think of that"7" _,ij______A_n_o_r_h_e_r_c_a_l_Ie_r_._o_a_v_i_d_, said , " H~o~w~a~r~d~· ~::::::::::::::::;-~;::::::::::::: __t:h:a:t~ ,"-S::te:r~n~j:oked. · VUD station roadcasting over nternet airwaves

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~ ,•~4 BY DREW VOLTURO school depends on a sufficient score on the actual question fom1at.'' seni or Derek Harris said. "It is .,.. SruJ{ ReJmner test. said Mary Ruth Pierce, testing coordinator useful as an in strume nt to measure your :• Given the n~mber of car deale rships in for the uni versity. abilities." ·~ewa rk , the noti on of test dri ves is not Kaplan's Test Drive will provide practice tests A lthough Kapl an's practi ce tests provide :~.m co mm o n. However, for uni versity s t~d e nts for the GMA T, LSAT . MCAT , GRE and DA T at experi ence, some students fee l there is one aspect •"Preparing for graduate sc hool admissions and the universit y during the month of March. that cannot be duplicated. =;a ptitude tests. Kaplan's Test Drive is the best The exact date, time and place are being Senior Evan Rosen said the stress factor is not ·~o ption. detennined by the university's Career Services the same. :• Kaplan Educational Centers, founded 60 years offi ce, Anderson said. "The practice tests are great for building up ;!ago, has been offering free practice tests The tests are given under "virtual". conditions stamina f.o r the real thing.'' Rosen said . •:t hroughout its history, said Trent Anderson, - they are tinwd and procto red in the same "However. the tests lack th e same amount of '·executive director of graduate programs. manner as the actual exams. anxiety." _; The natio n' s largest provider o f test They are provided as a public service to In addition to these free practi ce tests, Kaplan .;preparation for standardized tests, Kaplan began students nationwide and are funded by Kaplan: also provides the stu dents with a computer •..-o ffering free practice tests to help famili ari ze Last year, Kaplan reported that more than I0 ,000 analysis of their performance. This feedback ." tudents wi th the exams. students nati onwide registered for the Test Drive. helps students identify their individual strengths " Practi ce tests are important because no Pierce said approxi mately 2,500 university and weaknesses, Anderson said. should ever walk into one of these high students will take admissions or aptitude tests thi s Students registering for the Kaplan Test Drive cold,'' Anderson said. "Even taking year. can expect their results and analysis w,ithin a ce te st and becoming fa miliar with Some students feel these practice tests can be week. Th ~y are also encouraged to ask questions THE REVIEW/ Scou McAJii'sttr and question types can help." very beneficial. about the results of the tests, he said. The University Book Store shelves are stacked with test preparation books ~ is practice is important for uni versit y "If you' re not familiar with the material then Anderson expects more than I 0,000 students for students gearing up for the GMAT, the LSAT the MCAT the GRE and 'i nts because th eir admission to graduate the test is very helpful as an introducti on to the to'regi ster for this year's Test Drive . the DAT this March. ' ' ., · UD evicts Smyth residents after $7,000 worth of damages

continued from A 1 better investigation to see who exactly was doing it .'\: he said. !: preparations for final exams. McAllister said hi s one strike was for underagJ: "I suppose we could have waited until this week possession of alcohol - not for vandalism or unrul ~ : when finals are over, but we thought the timing that behav ior. ' we used was the best,'' she said. "And I wasn' t even drinking in the donn, I was in : Roland Smith, vice president foe Student Life, said the parking lot," he said. : the widespread damage and misbeliavior of residents Many of the stude nt s who have been moved' at Smyth made the move necessary. maintain that guests caused the vandalism. :· "' - THE REVIEW/ Bob Weill "On any _given night I saw at least 10 people on mY: • :Smyth Hall bathrooms were vandalized this fall. As a result of more than $7,000 worth of damages in "There have been a lot of judicial referrals out of that hall thi s year and, so, it is not a good fl oor who d1dn ' t live there,'' McAllister said. :; J he newly renovated building, 11 students were relocated to other residence halls. . environments," he said. "We decided to move people Ted Duhadaway, who was also moved from hi s'' .. who have contributed to a poor sense of community third tloor room, was another who pointed the fi nger; ... over there." at guests. :• ., Smith also said the behavior at Smy th Hall is "A lot of the girls on the floor bring guys up there:· isolated, noting that there have not been large amounts. and they didn' t li ve here, so they could fuck all our 1 of damage to any other residence hall this school year. shit up ," he said. • "This is a particular problem-case where you've Cummings said she was aware of the accusati ons got primarily groups of males together who have a directed toward guests of Smyth Hall residents. "My'tl lack of responsibility to the other people who li ve in concern is if these people are guests, th en who are,. .that hall," he said. th eir hosts?" she asked. · Uni versity offici als said it is un certain whether the Duhadaway also said he is being torn away from ·· empty spaces in Smyth Hall will be filled for Spring hi s girlfriend, who lives on the third fl oor of Sm y th , ~ Semester. and h1 s roommate, who is also his best friend. • The majority of students who were moved were He said he and the others who have been moved ::: broken up into severa l different residence halls wi ll visit Smyth regul arly and w hile he has no ~ inc luding Rodney, Pencader, Dickinson and R ay thoughts of revenge. he thinks others might. Street complexes. "I wouldn' I put it past some peo ple to have a ~ Tim McAllister, who lived on the third fl oor of revenge-type outlook on destroying th e place,'' he . fu\riswl Smyth, said the uni versity has no reason for relocating said. Online · ~ ::www.r"e~iew.ud~l.edu · him to Pencader. Cummings said the uni versity is prepared for that : ,/ . ""'. "I understand that they have to do something to possibility and has increased police presence in the . stop the vandalism, but I think they should have had a building.

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The recently renovated Smyth Hey, we're all in college now. . Hall. home to hundreds of uni­ We' re old enough to live up to . versity freshmen. has been· under our actions and take responsibili­ siege by its residents since ty for what we do. September. And, after more than College provides an education, $7,000 in damages, the universi - not just what gets taught in the ~ 'ty has finally taken c harge and classroom, but the lessons and kicked out II trials that you freshmen t o learn bet ween ' improve the them. College lets community . you test your lim­ Well , it ' s its. It lets you about time. learn who you are ·" Although and how to live university with others. r >officials are It's the little I riot blaming · things in life that these I I make it so special. freshmen Things like, don't with the dam­ puke all over the ages, these hallways and don' t s tudent s a re rip water fo untains rl "' getting the out of the walls -~· '.boot for con- because they don' t , tributing to a poor sense of com­ work. ,, ' m'unity. As square as this may sound, :< ·: :• The university was right to the university has rules for a rea­ ',.. relocate these students, who had son. Read the handbook, it may ·- ;, ~t least one judicial sanction not read like Hemingway, but at : a~ainst them, to at least stiOe any least it will let you know what : ~ future damage to the building. you can and can't do. Even if none of these students A little enlightenment never caused any type of damage, the hurt anybody. . universi ty is setting a good Then, at least , you ' II know · · · ·example to those in the mood to what to do next time when the ' Ijlake a mess. water fountain doesn't work.

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I letters to the Editor <· ·· Last month, when university ve rsity that requires nothing ,,. sophomore John Bain was inter­ more than a rubber band t o Recently, the only people who benefit from people that complain that Men' s Studies classes ,, .• vjewed by Howard Stern on his enroll. Gallagher's couches services such as these are the wealthy. The should be offered along with Women's Studies national radio show, Stern lam- Why does the university department stores that do offer couches are doing classes. ·• ,•basted Bain for having a goal to always get s uch a bad rap? column is misguided so for two reasons: couches accommodate nurs­ Please. if you are going to discu s a violation make the world' s largest rubber Bes ide.s being located in the ing mothers and the e lderly and the stores are of gender equality. pick something with social band ball. home of tax-free shopping, many si;;;ply trying to appear elegant in an attempt to I am writing in response to Shaun Gallagher's relevance. Consider that women earn consider­ '· What 's the matter with having people believe the only good draw a more refined crowd with bigger purses. article about women' s restroo ms. I agree wtth ably lower wages. the prevalence of domestic ~· a: goal? thing coming out the stale is an him that men and women should have equal Studies prove women are the largest group of abuse or the depiction of women in the media. ~ . · ,, Bain. who empty Grey- righu. . shoppers, so stores entice them with perks. If The li st goes on and on. " ' a-ppeared on hound bus. However, his viewpoint that women are bemg men would like their own couches. all they need But alas! We have couches in our restrooms. the infamous Students here o·vercompensated with couches in their restrooms to do is spend more money. All must be well. Sadly, the only times wom~n shock jock's are too often is highly inaccurate and shows him to be cultural­ In any case, Shaun needs to focus his discon­ have something over men are the times we necid show, was accused of being ly uneducated. tent toward the correct group of people account­ to take a piss. • looking for a mindless drifters, First of all, among other injustices, women able for the blame: the Trumps, Madonna and This is hardly " preferential treatment." lf y 'u sponsor for his who have no still receive smaller paychecks th an their male Oprah. want to fight fo r orne restroom equality, perhaes 1,476-pound other aspiration counterparts for equal rank in the workplace. By the way, in this situation, they' re called you should consider that most men 's restroo~s rubber band than to destroy Therefore, to conclude that a couch not. o nly sofas . do no t have baby c hanging s tations and a'l ball, wants to their residence equals an injustice, but also overcompensates it , women restrooms do. This "special treatment'' make it into the · halls and binge is ludicrous. Any woman would take an equal Jessica Egler for women means that they are being held, once " Guinness drink. paycheck over a couch in an instant. Junior again, for full respon ibility of taking care of li)e ·" Book of World Records." And it ain ' t nuthin' in our In dealing with the issue at hand, the Global [email protected] children. Granted, Bain may not be pur­ water neither. Men's Network needs to work a great deal harder Maybe this should be something you should be suing a more traditional goal like Try telling that to Rhodes if they just figured out there are sometimes I am writing in response to Shaun Gallagher's worrying about in tead of a frivolous item as a say, finding a cure for cancer, Scholar Douglas DiLorenzo or couches in women's restrooms. Women haven' t Jan. 29 editorial on inequality in men a nd couch . ,. · 'AIDS, or even both, but he does university student Sujata Bhatia, been keeping this knowledge a secret, after all. women's bathroom facilities. After first reading h disturbs me that you actually think that this ..- . have a goal, which is much more who will be graduating with four Secondly, most restrooms do not contain it, I thought that it might be some sort of a joke, is a social phenomena that men need to "join • ··than most people have anyway. degrees. Or to the countless couches. Luxuries such as those are mostly found maybe a satire on the fight for women's ri ghts or forces .. over. con idering how you first becall!e And that's fine as long as he's number of graduates .who leave in expensive department stores, restaurants, bou­ something. If Shaun really meant this, I think that aware of the situation. not still adding onto his rubber the university ready to make he is seriously mi sguided. tiques and classy hotels. Close to 99 perce~t of One night janitor in one particular department band ball or making the world's something happen in their lives. the time, restrooms are very standardtzed with a Being an avid supporter of gender equality, I store out of thou sands? ' longest chain of paper c lips Don't be afraid of having wall of stalls and a few sinks. And for the most truly believe that women have been, and still are Clearly you cannot prove that this is a nation­ when he' s 35-years-old. goals. part, they' re extremely filthy. being persecuted, but I in no way condone giving wide injustice from one luxury department store. Stern mockingly told Bain that Even if it is building a big ball Lastly, and most importantly, Shaun should be women extra privileges to make up for all they In the future. if Mr. Gallagher to uches the l1t: was wasting his time at a uni- out of rubber bands. assured that no wet bars or jukeboxes will be fol­ have been through. Therefore, I might be inclined tremendous issue of gender equality again, he lowino the couches. In fact , the couches represent to agree with hi s point but dearly this is not the sho uld learn how to compile an argumem and the e;d of an era. Historically, restrooms were case. make sure it is really worth fighting for. equipped with not only couches, but also a towel I was truly irritated and exasperated with hi s account that \VOmen having couches in th eir Robin Hershkon·it;. WHERE TO WRITE: attendant and perfume and toiletry ladies. Men's restrooms included a lounge as well, with couch­ restrooms is unfair to men. His weak, uneducated Junior The Review argument goes right up there with those ignorant rh ersh @udel.edu 250 Perkins Student Center es, shoe-shiners, a towel attendant and a barber. Newark, DE 19716 Fax: 302-831-1396 . E-mail: [email protected] ~:~ ~The Opinion/Perspective pages are an o~n foni!'l for Public deb~ and ~ ·~ussion . The Revie~ welcomes ~ponses from Jts readers .. For veri.fica­ ~

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AS F~br u ary 5. 1999 Editorial Down and out zn• Smyth Hall

The recently reno vated Smyth Hev. we 're al l in coll ege now. Ha ll. home to hundrrcb o f u ni­ w e·r~ o ld e no ugh to live up to ,·c rsitv frc,hmcn. h:b hccn under o ur actio ns ami ta kc respo ns ibili - ~i~i!C.. bv il s rc:;iUcnt s s ine~ ty for w hat we uo. . cptcmh~r. Ami. after more than Coll ege provides a n educat1 on. :7.000 in damage,. the u n i , · cr~ i ­ nn t jus t w ha t gets ta ug ht in th e t\ ha' fi na lh ta ~ en c harge a nd c lass roo m. b ut the lesson s and kicked n ut I i tri a ls th a t yo u freshmen to le arn bet ween improve t he the m . Colle2e le ts CO lll ll lU nlt\'. you test yo ;;-r lim­ \\'ell. -it·, Review This: it s . It le t s yo u about time. The university was learn who you :H e , I t h o u g h a nd h ow t o li ve u n i ,. c r s i 1 ~ justified in kicking with o the rs . officia ls arc out 11 Smyth Hall I t · s th e littl e no t b Llm ing thin2s in life th a t t hes e I I freshmen for.not m a k ~ it so special. fre s h m e n contributing to a Thin!!S like . do n't w it h the dam­ puke- a ll o \·e r the a!.!cs. t h e · c greater community. ha ll way a nd do n ' t siu dc nt s a rc rip w ater fo untain s !.!C ttin !.! the o ut o f t h e wa ll s boot f; r con- because they do n ·t tributing to a poor scn ·e of co m ­ wo rk. m unitv . A s squa re as this may sound . Th~ u n ivnsit\' "as r i !.! h t to th e unive rsitY has rules fo r a rea­ re locate the ·c students . w ho had so n . Read tl~ e ha ndbook . it m ay at le a s t o n e jud ic ia l an ct io n no t read like He mingway. but at a2ainst the m . Ill at least stifl e any least it wil l let you know w ha t f~ture damage to the building . vou c a n a nd can' t do. Ewn if no ne of thes e student s - A lit tle e nlighte nme n t neve r caused a ny type of damage. t he hu rt anybodv. uni,·e rs i t\ i s se t t i ng a g oo d Th e ~ . a t- least. yo u ' ll kno w example t ~ tho. c in the mood to \\' ha t to do nex t tim e w he n the make a mess. water fou nt ain does n't \\'O rk . University is more than just rubber bands letters to the Editor L ast m onth . w he n unive rs ity versi t y th a t re quires n o thin !! sopho m ore Jo hn B a in was inte r­ m o re than a ru b be r b a nd t ~ Rece ntly . t he o nl y people who bene fit from people that c·o mplain that ~kn 's S tudie;, clas. es ~je\\'ed by Ho ward tern o n h i e nro ll. Gallagher's couches se n ·icc s s uc h as the se arc t he " ·ca lt h) . The sho uld be o ffered along "ith \\ 'omen·, Studie;, natio na l ~ adio show. Stern lam­ Wh y d oes the uni ve r s it y department sto re, that do o ffer couc hes arc do ing cla;,c,. basted B ain for havin g a goal to alway s ge t s uc h a b ad rap'' column is misguided :-.n fnr two reason\: L"lHH: h c~ accomrno t.l a L~ nu r:-,- Pfc..t-,c. 1f 'ou ~lrL' ~n111~ t(l dhLth..., J 'iof;,_liJlln make the world's largest r ubber Bc;, idcs b c in !! locat ed in the 111\! mo thers ant.l the ..:lucrly and the 'tore, ar..: o f gcnt.l cr ccju.lil t'. 1;1<.'~ ~'lli ncthing " 1th ;,o..: ial ba nd ball. home o r tax-fr; e sho pping. ma ny > il~lpl y tr) ing to appea r elegant in a n attempt to reJc, am:c. C1'n'tdcr th ,n "''men earn ..:on :. lder­ I am writing in rcspo nsc to Shaun Gallaghcr's W hat' s the matte r wi th having peopl e b e li eve the o nl y good o ra\\· a mo re refined crowd with bigger pur ~es. arti c le about wo men's restroom s. I agree.: \\J th ahlv Jo\\ cr \\ ,\\!C,, the prl:\ :lien c.:: or UOm C> tiC a !.!Oal '' thin a coming o ut th e state is a n him that m e n and wo men s hou ld hJ\'C e qual Studies pro ve \\'Omen arc the largest gro up o f abt;,e ur tho.: d;piction o f \\Omen tn the media. - B a i n. w h o e emp t y Grey- ri!!hts. :. hoppers. so stores e nt ice them wit h perks. If T he li ;,t !WC' on .111d on. a ppeared o n -=-~.,.....~--~-~~~"""'lii ho und bus. - However. his viewpo int that "ome n arc being men " o uld like their o wn couches. all they need But ala:.' \\'e hJ'~ .,,uc·he, in our rc'iroom;,. t h e in fa m o u s · ~· Review " is: S tude nt s he re o,·e rcompensated " ·ith couches in their restroom :. to do is s pend more mone) . All must he ".::11. auh. the o nh tim.:; women s h oc k joc k · s a re too o ft e n is hi g hl y inaccurate and sho " ·s him to be cult ura l­ In a nv case. haun needs to foc us his disco n­ ha,·c >O nlethmg o, · ~r n;cn arc t h~ time' \\C ne.:d s h o w . w as accused o f be ing · S~dent_s a.l(«J~ he lv uneducated. tent tow.ard th e co rrect group of people account­ to take a pi s,. l o o kin 2 f o r a umverstty .. .n mindless d rifte rs. - First o f a ll. a m o ng o th er injusti ce s . women ab le fo r the blame: the Trumps. Madonna a nd Thi, i~ hardl y .. preferential trcatm.::nt." If yqu sponsor- fo r hi s unneccesa ,...,.- d who h ave n o stil l receive sm a ll e r paychecks than their male Oprah. \\' ant to fight for ,omc re;,troom .::qual it) . perhap, 1.4 76- p o un d ; rap , -~· o the r a s p iratio n counte rpart s fo r eq ua l ra n k in the work place. By th e way. in thi s s ituation. they ' re ca lled \OU sho uld cons1der that mo't m.::n·, re -troom ru b b er ban d t h a n t o d estroy sofas. ~. The re fo re. to conc lude that a cou.:h no t o n ly do no t ha,·e hah\ c h a ng1 ng ' tat1 o n ~ and a l l b a ll. want s to ' .~L___ th e ir res i d e n ce equals a n inj ustice. but also overcompensates it. women rc;, troonh do. This "special treatment' m ake it into the halls a nd b in ge is lu dic ro u · . A ny wo ma n w o uld take an equal Jessica Egle r for women mc:llb th.H the) arc being held. o nce ·· Gu i nn ess drink . paycheck over a couc h in an insta nt. Junior again. fo r full r~'pon,ihilit' of taking care of the Book o f W o rl d Records ... A nd it a in ' t nuthin' in o ur In dealin !.! with the issue at hand . the G lo bal eggie@ udel.edu children. Gra nted. B a in m ay no t be pur­ wa te r ne ither. Me n's Net,,:O rk needs to " ·ork a great deal harder l\ 1::1\he th i, ,Jmuld he ''"ncthing ,ou s hould be suin!! a mo re traditi;na l goal like Try t e lli n g th a t to Rh o d es i f they jus t figure d ou t the re arc som eti me_ s I am writ ing in respo nse to Shaun Gall agher's \\'Orrying ahout in,te:ld n f .1 fri\lllnu' item a;, a s ay.-findin g a c ure fo r cance r. S c ho la r Do u 2 las DiLo re nzo o r couches in wome n·s rcstroom s. W o m en haven t Ja n . 29 ed ito ri a l o n i nequali t y in me n and couch. A IDS. o r even bo th. but he doe uni versity s tudent Sujata Bhatia . bee n keeping th is knowledge a secret. after all. . \\·o men·s bathroom fae iliti es. After first reading [t ui ;,turb, me that )'OU JCtU.IIi) thin!,. th at th is have a !!oal. w hi c h is much mo re who will be graduating w ith fo ur S eco nd ly. m os t rcstrooms do n o t conta tn it I tho uoht tha t it mi!!ht be some son of a joke. is a social ph.::n o mena that me n need to "join tha n m;st people have a nyway. d e u c e s. t o th e co unt less br couches. Lu x uries s uch as those arc mostly fo und n~ ay b e a ~at ir c on the f ig ht fo r \\'Omcn·s rights o r fo rces" O\'l:r . .:on,id.::nng ho" you fir, t becam.:: And tha t' fi ne as lo ng as he ' s nu~ber o f g rad u ates w ho leave somc thin!!. If Shaun really meant thi s. I think that aware of the situauo n. in expensive department stores. restaura nts. b o u~ no t s till addi n2 o nto his rubbe r th e univ e rs it y re a d y t o m a k e tiques a nd classy ho te ls. C lose to 99 percent o f he is se r i ~ u . lv mi >guiueu . One ni ght Jantwr in re.1lh '"'rt h t'ighting for. I "a' truh irritated and exaspcrJtcu "ith hi ;, equipped with no t o nly couche . but ab o a tO\\ cl acco unt t hat \\·o me n ha,·ing couche' in their Hohin lieni!l..oH·if; WHERE TO WRITE: att e ndant and perfume and to iletry la ches. i\ 1en s restroonb i, unfa ir to men. His "eak. uneducated Jun ior The Review rcstroom s included a lo unge as \\'ell. \\ ith couch­ argum.::nt goe' right up there "ith tho. c igno r.mt rlwrsft(g ~tdcl.ccfll 250 Perkins Student Center es. shoe-shiners. a to\\ c l atlL nuant and a barber. Newark, DE l9716 Fax: 302-831-1 396 E-mail: [email protected]

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'I I America's citizens are the Society misplaces blamJ strength of the government on violent mass media i the violence. Granted, today' s youth are surrouncied Chrissi So what does all of this mean? by images of sex and violence, but th.ere: is .spent. The people in Washington that decide Pruitt Maybe there s ho uld never be any a responsibility that we as a society havd to Jason where it goes have lots of power and they movies with any rating over 'G.' teach these young people that there i'. h · pe Smith don' t want to give it up. Maybe there should be no movies at all , in this world. , : Conservatives know that our government For The no television and certai nly no rap or heavy It is up to parents and guardians !~ . mon ­ Guest is inefficient and wasteful. If you don't Record metal music . itor what their children do and do noj ~ ­ Column be lieve m e , jus t try to get yo ur driver' s And while, we're at it, there should be There is a defin ed commitment that ac;c~ ­ license in less than an hour or call the Inter­ no violence in literature or hi story books panies havi ng a child and th at ~ s ~ he nal Revenue Service with a tax questi on. But There was once a time when people either. pronuse to teach and educate. .: Let ' s think back to the time when th e every time the Republicans try to give you were held accountabl e for thei r actions. · After all, it's entirely plausible that a Parents need to not onl y be aware' of Re publicans in Congress thought it would be your tax dollars back, the liberals scream No one blamed the media, or the movies naive, impressionable young person could what their children are doing and Sl!eibg. a. good idea to give sch ool lunch money "the sky is falling." or the music they were exposed to they be manipulated by the texts of William but to be acutely familiar with that inforrha- simply took thei r lumps. directly to the states to spend, a nd get rid of Recently , in his State of the Union Shakespeare. tion. '· i the bureaucracy that sucks up money before Address, Clinton told us of the enormous sur­ But somehow that all changed. Sound ridiculous? , The blame of these copy-cat crimes lire the kids even get it. It makes sense doesn' t plus the federal government has attained by Now, American society seems fi xated No more so than blaming ac ts of vio­ not to be placed on movie produc~ rs ,jnd on this concept of assigning and declaring it? taxing us more than it spent. Can you ·believe lence on recent entertainment mediums. motion picture companies. The ,bla~e blame. As individuals, we are so preoccu­ But then came the c ry of the liberals, that 7 More than it spent? There could be a young man out there should be directed at the family unit ~nd " Kids will starve!" And we saw little Johnny Well, he also laid out his plan to spend 15 pied with righting wrongs and achieving a somewhere in this beloved land of ours that structure that has plummeted in thi s,nlltion. writing a letter in his c ute second grade years worth of surpluses on such important perfec t balance of justice that we often has pent up aggressions and frustrations Americans need to stop pointing .f111ilers stand around pointing fingers instead of English pleading " D o n ' t take my lunch bills as a global warming bill, and the inge­ because his parents are no longer. together, and start finding solutions. . ~ - _I away." nious idea of buying up obscure pri vate prop- assessing the actual problem facing the and hi s mother is dating someone new. Assigning fault with scripted pls}js : ~n What the liberals really wanted to erty all over the country to save it from world we live in. Let's just suppose he is 'in the I Oth grade the silver screen will do nothing to stop the protect was the control of development. I guess the developers are A perfect example of this situation was and his English class is studying Eli za- violence. It will not prevent little.,.J,o h~n y money and kee p it in Wash­ foaming at the mouth over that prime aired Tuesday night on the from being bored and fru stra~d . ington. If you really think Arizona desert real estate. Personal­ Arts & Enterta inment net­ Citizens need to accepi t~a t work's series "American Jus­ that Del a ware would let ly, I can think of a few places I' d these things are out th,e, r ~nd tice." The show was dedicated Johnny go to school and like to spend it, like by paying rather than shielding chijd~n make him sit down to an off creditors or g o ing on to the recent increase of copy­ from them - teach them h!hw cat crimes among the nation's e mpty tray and an Spring Breakl to interpret what is 'hd youth. rig ~ht empty stomach, Don ' t dare menti o n a what is wrong. · ~ please stop reading tax cut though. There are The episode was case after When little Johnny is co · t- this article here. tons of di sasters just case of children killing chil­ ed with images of violence,' he Again , when waiting to happen if our dren and blaming the motiva­ needs to be able to sort tbe ·· in the Republicans ~ hero Clinton doesn ' t ti on on a movie they saw or a his mind and intelle ~:t ~ a;~ly song they heard. wanted to ~ spend more of our decide - this i_s not real, thi{ is chang~ Social ~<;J/ money on it. Would you One particu lar incident was not nght - thts should not,lbe Security to :::0 really like to tell every­ a case in California in whi ch a imitated. I. keep it sol- rtf/ one it' s your fault for group of barely teen-aged boys If parents would stop usi ng rjtle vent, (before "' being greedy and want­ decided to re-enact the scenes television and motion pi ct~re President .Jl:~ ing a Spring Break from the recent horror movie mediums as baby sitters ~ d Bill Clinton . 5;? when the sky really " Scream." The three young modes of distraction an"ll s~rt " thought of £7 falls? men actually scripted their taking an avid inter-t~;t !.i n 1 own murderous plot directly it" ) the liber- 0, The point of today's society, this wo{,ld als literally . n this editoria l from the scenes of the film . would be a better place. ; warned that D is to dis­ The first murder victim was Maybe then, high school kids the mother of one of the 13- your grand- ·Q-_ tin g uish wouldn' t be storming into. h~ p a r e n t s '\:,.> between year-old killers. She was schools with Uzis blowing•j ir kni fe d , in the same manner 1 wo uld e nd the two classmates away. .~·1 , up li vi n g in I i be r a I that the character Drew Barry­ Because they would kno , it the gutter. Once trade­ more played in the film was . THE REVIEW I Selena Kang was wrong.• , •• !• again they used m a rks of The moti vati on? Why? ,, :: fear to keep the big gov­ The boys wanted her money Because mommy or daddy ,,or to pay for the costumes and vo ice ac'tivators power and money ernment bethan tragedies. So, for· homework, he granny or pop-pop or auntie or un cle ,or to themselves. and cen­ they would need to carry out the rest of must read the infamous, "Hamlet." teacher or daycare worker took the timej:to Finally, when the . tralized their copy-cat killing spree. After pouring over the passages endless­ care and share and say, "This is how y9u · Republicans ·pushed power , The mother, who was in her early 30s, ly in order to do well on his exam, he sud­ react and interact in the world." . ·• :. through limits on welfare, the and the made a phone call to a 911 operator sec­ denly becomes intrigued by the possibility Otherwise - as a society, we are ~ II onds before she died indicating that her son that he could end his mother's "affair'' by tiberals warned that Ame rica' s poor conserva- lost. 1 • : would soon be homeless and starving. Clin­ live principles of limited gov- was her assailant. re-enacting certain scenes from the play. And there is no hope. , ton vetoed welfare reform several times ernment and personal responsibility. If you The disbelief in the young woman' s Hmmm. The children of tomorrow are in. a des­ before finally caving in. Now we see that the .believe that the government/ is the only hope, voice was evident even over the crackled After the poor, tortured soul is brought pe rate bind. We are facing a pivotal welfare rolls are down 44 percent (The News then vote for the Democrats. recording of the emergency tape recording. to trial for the gruesome murder of hi s moment in time. , :; Journal, Jan. 25). However, if you believe that America's How could her son brutally stab her, mother's lover, his attorneys bring to the Now, it is up to us which path we ~h qse Has anyone noticed s ix million more citizens are its strength, vote Republican. repeatedly? Her own flesh and blood? He attention of the court that he was not a bad to take this country. , . .;~ homeless people wandering the streets? acted not out of anger or rage but out of kid. Until he read that horrible, vicious Wake up America. , · h Of course not, they have jobs and are earn­ Jason Smith is the treasurer of the College reaction to a movie plot. play, "Hamlet." Give a damn - fight for the Iives,l:lf (he ing self-respect and learning responsibility Republican State Committee. If you are inter­ The show also cast light on the countless His rage and anger had nothing to do children. ·n every day . They' re doing w hat the liberals ested in learning more by joining the College acts of violence committed by teen-agers with the fact that he was bored and frustrat­ They are our tomorrow. ~ ' ·i; said they were incapable of, and good for Republicans, send comments to who claimed they were inspired by Oliver ed and got Little attention from his mother. ,· r them. [email protected]. Of course, he also wel­ Stone's frighteningly realisti c "N atural It was in no way related to the fact that Chrissi Pruitt is the executive editouij7'l,re If you still don ' t get it, let me explain. come the comments of anyone who somehow. Born Killers.'' he felt excluded from his own family. Review. She wrote this editorial w.itlt&ut Liberals want big government. They want to disagrees with him. · "NBK," as its die-hard fans like to call No, the reason for his actin!! out was sleeping. Send her comments c.e r;p~ - take most of your money before you even get it, has become a cult film of the '90s. Teen- because he read a poisonous se le~tion from [email protected] 1: agers are watching the movies over and it and decide where it goes and how it's literature. '.~... over, memorizing the lines and, of course, Please. . ~- f

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ster' s Collegia te Dictionary, the word garnered national headlines, Howard said, and ought to think long and hard before igno ra nt for using s uch a vague wo rd . " niggardly" is defined as "grudgingly " I should have thought. this is an arcane they accuse someone of being racist. However, Howard didn' t intend his com­ mean about spending or granting." In word, and everyone may no t know it." Perhaps Howard was just tryi ng to show ment to be c ruel, and hi s staff membe r John Yocca off hi s extens ive vocabula ry. Maybe he evidently did. ~·- other words: cheap. The word stems from This s ta teme nt is very true. Peo ple do .. .: a Scandinavian root and has no ties to the need to w a tch what they say because felt he had to impress people with usi ng We li ve in a time when words cut like .~·. · The Thinking . racial insult. human bei ngs have this nasty habit of tak­ s uch an obscure word. Whatever the fact knives, especially when they are taken out •' Man's Game However, in this day and age, someone ing thing s o ut of context and h ear onl y may be, the sta ffer, who is o bvio us ly a of context. What o ne person intends to say seems to find a way to attack a white pow­ what they want to hear. In this case, a know led geable person to have the job, isn' t what a lways comes across to-some­ erful political figure for the sake of racial racial s!'ur was heard . s hould have tho ug ht twice abo ut wh a t one e lse. It is sad that people have tO ·th nk equality. However , a well-informed perso n Howard meant instead of attacking him twice about what the say so they don't'get ; • It's bad enough that W ashington D .C. I will admit that most prominent political sho uld !l ive someone the be nefit of the from the start. into trouble like Howard did. :'i: " has to put up with th e whole Clinton figures are white and do not represent the doubt when they make a slip of the tongue Other than that, I can see no reason why Maybe a word like this shoul!cf 'b e ; ·impeachment process. We don't need to African-American com­ so m eo n e ba nned from the E ng lis h la n g u a'ge·: It !:hear that the mayor's office is in trouble munity. However, this wo uld twist seems to have caused many problems in •·as well. is just a poor, uneducat­ and turn some­ the past and just the so und is so c ;·. Mayo r Anthon y Williams recently ed excuse for people to one' s words to the derogatory word, it will make : accepted the resignation of a to p aide, jump at the chance to shame them. uncomfortable, even though they d :. bavid Howard, who used the word "nig­ di sgrace a res pected Thi s whole the actual meaning. ' gardly" in a meeting , offending a black figure in Washington. to pic is a bout There is no ri ght o r w rong : staff member. True, Howard was at ignoran ce, this s ituation . S hould Howard . Howard said , " I will have to be nig­ fault for using such an espec iall y re s ign? No. He used poor judg ' gardly with thi s fund because it's not obscure term like "nig­ from a raci a l something everyone is acc used , going to b·e a lot of money." This was gardly." It sounds standpoint. Should the word not be used? N : completely taken out o f context and word exactly like the ethnic Howard's staff standard English word that has • got. around that he had used a racial slur. term, even though it is m e mbe r was live from th e racial slur and this ' Apparently staff members did not know not a slang word and c le a rl y igno ­ has made the word popular again. • w hat the word meant. Hmmm, when a originates from a com­ rant in hi s • word confuses me , I us ua ll y cons ult a pletely different back­ ass umpti o n , John Yocca is rh e assistant ed ,i ro .ri ai: ~ book called a dictionary. ground. just as much as for the Review. Send comments ro In the lOth edition of Merriam-Web- After the incident Howa rd was oc@ udel.edu

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America's citizens are the Society misplaces blame strength of the government on violent mass media the violence. Granted. today' s yo uth are surrounded Chrissi So wh at docs all of thi s mean·? by images of sex and violence. but there i' spent. The people in Washington that decide Pruitt Maybe there should never be any a responsibility that we as a society have to Jason where it goes have lots o f power and they mov ies with any rating over ·G .' teach these yo ung people th at there is hqpe Smith don ' t want to gi ve it up . Maybe the re should be no movies at all. in thi s wo rl d. Con ervatives kn ow that our 2overnm ent For The no television and cert ainly no rap or heavy It is up to parents and guardians to mon­ Guest is in e ffi c ient and wasteful. J( yo u d o n ' t Record metal mu sic. ito r what their children do and do not sec. Column believe me . j ust try to ge t yo u.r dri ve r· s And while. we ·re at it. there should be 1l1ere is a defin ed commitment that a~cqm ­ li cen se in less than an hour or call the Inter­ no violence in lit erature or history books pani es hav ing a c hil d and th at is the nal Revenue Service wi th a tax questi on. But There was once a time when peo pl e either. promi se to teac h and educate. were held accountable fo r their ac ti ons. Let' s think bac k to th e time wh en the e very time the Re publicans try to give yo u After all. it' s entirely plau sible that a Parents need to not onl y be awa re of Republicans in Congress thought it would be your tax do ll ars back. the li berals scream No one blamed the medi a. or th e mo\'ies nai ve. impressionable young person co uld what th eir children are doin2 and seei n!:!. a good idea to g ive sc hoo l lunc h mo ney "the sky is fa lling ... or th e mu sic th ey were exposed to they be manipulated by th e tex ts of Wi ll iam but to be ac utely familiar wi th\hat in fo rm;- directl y to the states to spend, and get rid of Re cent ly , in hi s Sta te o f th e Uni o n si mply took their lumps. Shakespeare. ti on. ' the bureaucracy th at sucks up money before Address, Clinton told us of the enormou sur­ But somehow that all chan 2cd. Sound ridi c ul o u s'~ The bl ame of the se copy-cat crim es are No w, Ameri can society s-eems fix ated th e kids e ven get it. It makes se nse doesn' t plus the federal government has attained by No more so than bl aming acts of vio­ not to be pl aced on movie producers ~ n d it 'I taxing us more than it spent. Can you ·belie ve on th is concept of ass igning and declaring lence on re cent entert ainment mediu ms. motion picture compani es. The blame But then came the c ry of the liberals. th at? More than it spent? bl ame. As individual s. we are so preoccu­ There could be a young man out there should be directed at the fa mil y unit and " Kids will starve!" And we saw li ule Johnny WelL he also lai d out hi s plan to spend 15 pi ed with righ ti ng wrongs and ac hieving a somewhere in thi s beloved land of ours that structure that has plummeted in thi s nation. writing a le tter in hi s c ute seco nd 2rade years worth of surplu ses on such important perfect balance of justice that we often has pent up aggressions and fru strations Am eri cans need to top )Xlinting fll1gers Engli. ~ h ple ading '·Do n·t ta k e my lunch bills as a global warming bi lL and th e inge­ stand around pointing fingers in stead of because his parents are no longer together, and start finding so iULi ons. away. ni ous idea of buying up obscure private prop- assessing the actual problem facing th e and hi s mother is dating someone new. Assigning fault with sc ripted plo~ s ion What the liberals reall y wa nted to ert y all over th e country to save it fro m world we live in . Let· s just sup)Xlse he is ·in th e I Oth grade the silver screen will do nothing to stop lhe pro tect was the contro l of development. I guess th e devel opers are A perfect example of th is situ ati on was and hi s Engli sh class is studying Eli za- violence. It will not prevent little Johrln y money and keep it in Wa h­ foaming at the mouth over that prime ai red Tuesday night on the fro m being bored and frusu-atFd. Arts & Entertainment net­ ingto n. If yo u re all y think Arizona desert real estate. Personal­ Citizens need to accept t~a t work' s seties "Ameri ca n Ju s­ th a t De lawa re would le t ly, I can think of a few places I' d these things are out th ere ~ nd Johnny go to school and like to spend it. like by paying tice ... The show was dedi cated rath er than shteldtnf! children make him sit down to an off cred ito rs o r 2o in2 o n to the recent increase of copy­ from them - teach then-i hbw am o n~ empty tray and an Spring Break I - - cat crimes the nation's to interpret what is ri gh.t ~ n d youth. - e mpt y s to mac h. Do n ' t dare menti o n a what is wron2. • please stop reading tax cut th ou2h. There are The episode was case after When little Johnn y is confro!t t­ thi s article here. ton s of di ; as ters jus t case of child ren killing chil­ ed with images of violence. Jhe Aga in. when waiting to happen if o ur dren and blaming the t ~ o t i va­ need to be able to sort th en-i in th e Republicans he ro Cli nto n d o e s n't ti on on a movie they saw or a hi s mind and intellectuaii ) wanted to s pend mo re o f ou r song they heard. decide - this i not real. th is is c hange Soc ial ~<;::9 money on it. Would you One pa rti cul ar inctdent was not right - thi s should not lbe Sec urity to :::;r:5 really like to tell every­ a case in Californi a in which a imitated . · ke ep it s o l- r#; one it's your fa ult fo r gro up of barely teen-aged boys If parents would stop usin g th e vent. (be fo re s being greedy and want­ decided to re-enac t th e scenes tele vision and motion pi ;t~re Pre s ident ..P=­ ing a Spring Break from the rece nt horror movie mediums as baby sitters and "Scream ... The three yo ung Bill Clinton _ ~ when the sky really mode s of distracti on and' start me n actu a ll y scripted th eir " thought of L7 fall s'~ taking an avid int e r ~ t ·in it '') the liber- 'C/ The point o f own murderous plot direc tl y today's socie ty, thi s wo rld a ls literally f) this editori al from the scenes of the film . wou ld be a better place. warn ed that is to di s ­ The first murder victim was Maybe then, high school kid s your grand- ~ ti ng ui s h th e mother of one of th e 13- wouldn 't be storming into h\gh p a ren t s '(_ ' b e t wee n year- o ld kill ers. She was sc hools with Uzis blowing th,eir wo uld e nd th e two knil'ed. in th e sam..: manner classmates away. · that th e character Drew Bmn·­ up li vi ng in I i be r a I Because th ey would kne- take most of your money before you even get it. has become a cult film of the ·9os. Teen­ because he read a )Xli sonous se l e~ ti on fro m cialk @udel.edu I· it and decide whe re it goes and how it 's af! ers are watchinf! th e mov ies over and lit erature. ! o~e r. memori zing ihe lines and. of course. Please. Racist sounding word unjustly taken out of context

s te r's Co ll egiate D ictio nary. the wo rd garn ered nati onal headlines . Howard said. and ought to think long and hard before ign o ra nt for using s uch a vague word . '' ni ggardl y'' is defined as '·gru dgin g ly ::1 should have th ought. thi s is an arcane th ey accuse someone of bein g rac ist. Howe ver. Howard didn' t inte nd hi s com­ mean a bo ut s pe nding or g ra ntin g ... In word , and cvc r yo n ~ may not kn ow it ' ' Perhaps Howard was just trying to show me nt to be cruel. a nd hi s staff me mber John Yocca other word s: cheap. The word stems fr om This state ment is \·e ry true . Peo pl e d o off hi s extensive vocab ul ary. Maybe he evidently did . a Scandinavian root and has no ti es tO th e need to wa tc h wh at they say because fe lt he had to impress peopl e with usin g We live in a time when wo rd s cu t like The Thinking racial in sult. hum an bein gs have thi s nasty habit of tak­ such an obscure word . \Vh atever the fact kni ves. especia ll y when th ey are taken out Man's Game However. in this day and age. so meone ing things out of cont ex t and hear onl y may be. th e staffe r. who is obviously a of contex t. What one person intends to sa~ seems to find a way to attack a white pow­ what they want to hear. In thi s case. a kno wledgeabl e pe rson to have the j ob. isn' t wh at always come across to so me­ erfu l political figure for the sak e of racial racial slur was heard. should have th o u2ht twice a bout wh at one else. It i sad th at peopl e have to rhink eq uality. Howe vcr. a \\·e II-i n fo rm ed pe rso n Ho ward meant in stead of attac king him twice about what the say so th ey don' t get It' s bad enough th at W ashington D.C. I will admit th at most promi nent political should gi ve someone the benefit o f th e from th e start. inro trouble like Howard did. ; h as to put up w ith th e who le Cl in to n fig ures are white and do not rep resent th e do ubt when th ey make a sli p of th e tongue Other th an that. I can see no reason wh y M a ybe a word li ke t h is sho u ld be • impeachment process. We don' t need .to African-American com­ so m eo n e ba nn e-d fro m th e En 2. lis h lan 2ua2c . Jt : hear that the mayor's offi ce i in tro uble munity. However. this wo uld twi s t seems to have cause d- many pr ~ blc ~ns in : as well. is just a poor, uneducat­ and turn so me­ the pas t and just the sound is so close to Ma yo r Anthon y Williams rece ntl y ed excuse for people to one' s word s to the derogatory word. it will make p_e~lc accepted the resignation of a to p aide. jump at the c ha nce to shame the m. unc omfort ab le. even tho ugh th ey do.

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BY GREG SPlES stantial crowd. Smj[RI!J:Hint!r '"Groups like Mr. Greengenes and Flip Like "When I staned singing live, people used to say It can be the highlight of any conceit - th e Wilson have preny good followings," he says. to me 'Man, you sound just like Elvis,"· he says. "1 moment when a band decides to take a break Senior Candice Cooper says cover bands didn't realize I sounded like him. I was just singing from its material and throw out a linle blast from often influence which bars she is going to go out the way I had when I was a kid ." the past or a current pop hir. to. Rocco's performance isn't just limited to Elvis Whether it" to pay tribute to a music legend '"I like Mr. Greengenes when they' re at The however. or just to put a new twist on an old favorite, the Balloon.'" she says. "I enjoy what they play." "I do a whole variety of music, but El vis just cover song has become a mainstay of popular Mr. Gree ngenes periodically brings The happens to be th e finale for my show called 'The mUSIC. Balloon crowd to life with its versions of Pink Parade of Stars,"' he says. In the past. it was common for blues and folk Floyd's 'The Wall" and Bare Naked Ladies During his show, Rocco impersonates celebri­ musicians to cover each other's works, often "One Week.'" ties from Bruce Springsteen and the Blues Brothers combining aspects of one song with those of Love Seed Mama Jump has sealed its local to Madonna and Richard ·simmons. another to create something new. Groups like the claim to fame by covering the Violent Femmes, '1 have the complete outfits, but I don't do THE REVIEW I Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band are Bob Marley and other classic anists. make-up," Rocco says. "'I just throw on some cos­ Jeff Ebbert, of Burnt Sienna known for their covers of old blues musicians Burnt Sienna enthralls Newark collee:e stu­ tume behind the curtain, and come running out the Parrot Head stylings of like Robelt Johnson. with songs like "Walk.in' dents when lead singer Jeff Ebben - kn~wn as going. 'Hey, look at me, I'm Bruce Springstein 1" " Buffett in Newark bars. Blues" and '·Come Into My Kitchen."' Jefe - morphs his voice to match the songs of Rocco says although he always gets a positi ve • " £: 1be musical tradition continues today with Jimmy Buffett, the Sugar Hill Gang and the response, a lot of people can't believe he does this Bonham's son also can1e out one eveiji~~ groups like Save Ferris, a ska/pop/swi ng group. Artist formerly known as Prince. for a living. JOmed the group on stage. :::; ~ ! ~ which recently covered the '80s classic "Come According to Tully, these cover bands are a "When you see me out of costume, I'm a big What these musicians may lack in ori~!r . On Eileen." Similarly, Gloria Gaynor's disco bener source of entenainment for bars than play­ guy ," says the six-foot, dark-hai red Italian. 'Then they often make up for in talent. • ~ t , anthem "I Will Survive·· found a new contempo­ ing the original bands' albums. you see me in a Richard Simmons outfit, and peo­ Tim Owens was playing in a Judas Pri~ rary audience when Cake covered it on it last "It's just the excitement that a live band can ple just go, 'I can ' t freak.in ' believe you're doing band called British Steel when a copy of rrd ' lik e the Gr:u~f~\ 1 D '' . the gh Dylan !Tas never had a No. 1 sing1e, and trying to capture the original concert atmos­ Beatles and the Doors all have numerous cower songs be om.: the pcrf~m1ers ' own. • sevetllt"1!Ptists such as the Byrds and Garth phere. bands doing theij material. "I kind of developed my own Elvis. People1lil e Brooks have managed to do so by covering his While this concept might conjure up images The California-based Backdoors have been cov­ actually said, 'You know that Elvis song you sang: • you actually ound better than when Elvis sings: songs. of overweight Elvis impersonators massacring THE RE VIEW I File Ph oto ering the Doors since 1980. which means they've Cover bands usually play small bars on the ''Heanbreak Hotel" in a run-down nightclub two Rick Arzt, lead vocalist for Love been together for longer than th e actual Doors it:·· Rocco says. weekends not for a source of income. but for the miles outside of nowhere, the musical tribute Seed Mama Jump, belts out his were. According to the band's homepage, lead He also says it" s the influence these musicians ~ love of the music. profession is actually a thriving enterprise. singer Jim Hakim is so believable as Jim Morrison have on their fans i why there is such a demand for. cover of Sting's "Walking On the tribute bands. I· Newark is no exception with bands like Flip Just ask Wilmington's Mario Rocco. He's Moon." Love Seed, a Sussex that he managed to make Morrison's own sister cry Like Wilson, Mr. Greengenes, Love Seed Mama traveled around the country and to Europe as a at a recent performance. ··we can't accept the fact that something that : County-based band, frequents The members of the British-based Led Zeppelin great has left us .. So we have to keep it alive," he I: Jump and Burnt Sienna bursting onto its musical professional Elvis impersonator. Newark's The Stone Balloon to I scene. Rocco says listening to Elvis records whi le cover band, Fred Zeppelin, received quite a shock says. "I think that" people' anraction. They want Tim Tully, the general manager for The Stone growing up influenced his singing more than he play its renditions of classic and when Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant actually to recapture something they know they wi ll never , Balloon, says cover bands help bring in a sub- realized. current. arti"sts' hits. attended three shows and purcha.

Director seeks Newark's The Ground true love with Floor is on the rise his '20 dates' BY LEE BRESLOUER ing pile of nachos fo r onl y $4.95. Srajj Rt•ptNU r While waiting for th e ·main cour e to This is no Maxwell T's. BY JESSICA ZACHOLL $60,000, Berkowitz and his small arrive, there are plenty of anracti ons to Tne Ground Floor Gri li e and Assistunl Emertainmcmt Editor crew - cinematographer Adam keep customers occ upied. Nig~tdub may occupy the same infa­ His filmmak.ine: career was vi r­ Bi ggs and soundman Greg Kita­ A typical diner jukebox backed by a mous North College Ave nu e locale, but tually n onexis t e nt~ were able to successfully complete powerful speaker system sit s in a corner o6w, with a touch of class. stands an eat­ He was in dire need of a love the movie. of the restaurant. And resting on the ing establishment that deserves a try. interest. However. the trio encountered a main bar is a multi-player vid eo game With a I 00-inch television, two full­ keeping the many inebriated patrons Myle Berkowitz had no life­ myriad of obstacles in the process size bars and plenty of room for di ning, enthrall ed. until he began brain torming and of putting "20 Dates" together. The Ground Floor looks and feels ready discovered a way to simultaneous­ Because this type of movie had If the pulsating music or th e elec tron­ Director Myles Berkowitz on one of his 20 dates with Elisabeth. to greet the ly solve both of his problems." never been produced, Berkowitz ic diversion does­ masses returning Berkowit z's "20 Dates;· his was forced to work on unsteady But there were much more pow­ ti on. n' t a muse. the from the long debut feature length film. explores ground. erful forces crashing down upon However, due to the unusu.,l GROUND FlOOR IS OPEN 1 I A.M. TO I A.M. monstro us T V winter hi atus. a unique look into the world of dat­ One of his dilemmas rested with Berkowitz's project- namely the content of hi s film, Berkowtz SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. HAPPY HOUR, SHOW­ screen a nd its While the main ing from a realistic angle. hi s impatient producer, Eli e Los Angelos Police Department says he was apprehensive ab!'Jut CASED BY 75-CENT DRAFTS. IS FROM 4 TO 6 smalle r, less attraction for He gives the audience a vivid Samaha. who insisted Berkowitz and the ritziest restaurants in town, initially working with the stt.di o. P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCAL impre sive coun­ most students look into his personal li fe as he incorporate sex scenes with super both un willing to let the camera Fox Searchlight. BANDS PROVIDE THE OPEN M!C ENTERTAIN­ te rpa rt s arc v i s i t i n g videotapes himself on 20 date models into the film . Samaha was invade cenain areas of the city. ""What I was nervous about, MENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. placed strategi ­ Newark' s newest with different women from Los concerned less with the director's havi ng made a movie all by cally around the eatery wi II pre- Angeles. Though the film is jam­ vision and more with box office myself, was that once I sold it to a room. sumably be alcohol. The Ground Floor packed with satire and humor, appeal, which posed difficult dead­ studio. they would say, ·Yeah. Surprising as it may be . students may 1 also offers edible food th at most poor come for the beverage and bar e:a mes many elements resemble those of a lin es and requirements for the "When we were in yeah, yeah. it' perfec;:( We'll fi x college students can afford. but stay fo r the cheap and Ia ty documentary. fl edgling filmmaker. the editing room for it ,"" he says. "'And they weren't fo~d . The menu has a variety of greasy junk "It was shot on a video camera," Unfonunately, this was only the like that. The main fare offered at The Ground one year, it was fo od st ud ents can' t help but scarf down. Floor consists of the usual munchies. Berkowitz says. "It's like what the beginning of Berkowitz's prob­ 'They reall y rtspected all the because we had 120 For appetizers, the $3.50 beer-battered Ordinary bar fo od usuall y looks good on local news is shot on - Beta. The lems. As if fin ding women to date jokes and the tory. and reall y onion rings are deep fried to petfection the menu , but at orne dive it rea ll y reason for this was because we isn' t hard enough, he soon discov­ hours of real helped to get jlis our. Everybod~ and will feed three hungry people. Other taste li ke feet. were going to have the camera ers that many of the chosen ones footage and we were at the studio really took this undtr choices fo r a pre-meal snack are the rolling for an entire date. are upset at the presence of the their wing, like they somehov determined to make $4.50 breaded chicken tenders or a heap- see STORY page B-4 "The price of doing that on film video camera. it funny. So we wanted th ~ movie to succeed." - I wouldn't have been able to In fact, dates No. 5 and No. I I Berk owit z is certainly break.i1g afford it." went as far as suing him when he broke some rules." new .ground wi th hi s proje;t, Despite his low budget of alerted them of his hidden camera. - Myles Berkowitz, "20 Dates"' director which he says may be th e frst actual movie not 10 utili ze a scrpt. But he hesitate to apply th e t!ll11 ·But with eight failed dates under documentary to hi s work . his belt, things finall y began to look ·'When you' re filming a care sunny. Berkowitz met Elisabeth, an fm three or four hours, you ha·e a employee of a linen store , and he lot of great material,' " he s.ys. fell head over heels in love with '·And that's why th e story le pt her. changing as we were editing it Nevertheless, Elisabeth is not '·One of the reasons why tou date No. 20- she is onl y date No: wo uldn't ca ll this a documenary 9. meaning that even though he is because there are so mny may have found true love, things that happened. We' re ak­ Berkowitz till had to go on the ing 88 minute from 120 hou; of remaining II dates in orderto com­ footage. and it" s a screwball om­ pl ete hi s film . edy. ; romanti c comedy.'" "20 Dates·· premiered at the He explain s that people are having a diffi uh time classi ving 1997 Slamdance Film Festival, and THE R Louie was the first film to be picked up by the film since it is tQ.e first {its Newark's newest bar and restaurant The Ground Floor, Or)Cned Feb. 4. ). . a studio directly from the competi- ; Berkowitz finds true love on his ninth date but goes on 20. see 20 DA \·Es pa!! 84 82 • THE REVIEW • February 5, 1999 Movie fans will 'Rushmore' to this blockbuster

''Rushmore" knows him - though they don't all like him Touchstone Pictures - and his incredible self-confidence and Rating: .;.'r* -:..'1 .. ~'! motivation make him a hero at the academy. He is also one of the worst students ever enrolled in Rushmore. Because Max spends all of his time running the myriad of clubs, he completely neglects hi s aca­ demic classes and is on the brink of expulsion. The refreshingly innovative comedy "Rushmore," from writer/director Wes Anderson, explores the li fe of Max as he embarks on a mission that even he cannot seem to complete. BY JESSICA ZACHOLL When he discovers one of the school's first­ Assisrunr Enrenuinmenl Editor grade teachers has been checking out his At the prestigious Rushmore Academy, the favorite books from the library, Max decides most popular-yet-geeky, ultra-active, ambi­ he has found a potential soul mate. The mysterious woman is the young and tio us· student is Max Fischer (Jason reminds him of how he was in his youth. wit and brilliant vision through the complex ported by such conventional tunes. Rather, he beautiful Miss Cross (Olivia Williams), who Schwartzman). The two develop an unusual bond through characters of Max and Blume. Each persona used '60' s British pop songs from bands like he falls madly in love with upori first sight. Max stops at nothing to achieve his out­ their individual eccenuicities. Unhappy with develops to new levels throughout the course the Kinks, Donovan and The Who. Suddenly, he becomes determined to win her landish goals. The I Oth grader is much busier his life and failing marriage, the wealthy of the film , with Max reaching a point of self­ However, thi s film would be nothing with­ over- at any cost. than his classmates. He is not only president of Blume finds solace in the devoted young Max. realization and Blume regaining some of his out the fantastic acting on behalf of However, Max soon discovers that this may every extra curricular activity, but he also Soon they are inseparable, and Max intro­ youthful vigor through serving as a mentor. Schwartzman and Murray, both of whom not be such an easy task to accomplish. To fo unded many of them. Everybody in school duces Blume to Miss Cross. Unfortunately, Though "Rushmore" is only the director' s exquisitely transform into Max and Blume. demonstrate his passion for her, the dedicated Blume becomes just as infatuated with the sophomoric effort, Anderson deftly utilizes As the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, student realizes he must do something big - 1 The Gist of It teacher as Max. every possible angle, cut and shot known to Schwartzman delivers a clever performance and that means constructing an enormous War is then declared between the pair, and the camera to fully capture the movement of that won't disappoint his family or hi s audi­ ~'ct'l't'lt'lt'i"Caddyshack" aquarium on school grounds, honoring Miss 't'lt'l ~'c't'i"Ghostbusters " the battles are rather severe. the film. In addition to the skillful cinematog­ ence. And Murray is virtually revived from Cross' love of fish. Anderson and Owen Wilson co-wrote this raphy, the music plays a large part in complet­ "Space Jam''-Hell with this, his first signifi­ t'!!.'rt'! "Scrooged" With the aid of Mr. Blume (Bill Murray), a t'lt'l "Groundhog Day" ambitious comedy, previously collaborating ing the package. cant role since "What About Bob?" wealthy sponsor of the academy, Max raises on 1996' s "Bottle Rocket," about a bungled Anderson chose not to employ Top 40 hits "Rushmore" is a must-see and should prove t'l "Larger Than Life" enough money to fund the endeavor. Blume is heist between four friends. for the soundtrack, since an unconventional 10 be one the most unique films to grace the intrigued by his motivation, finding that Max This time around, they exhibit their sharp lad like Max could not be appropriately sup- theaters in 1999.

"AT FIRST SIGHT" ''VARSITY BLUES" "SHE'S ALL THAT"

It's a simple plot. It may be an MTV production, but It ain' t easy bein' cheesy. Boy meets girl. Boy gives girl "Varsity Blues" is deeper than Or, to qualify Chester Cheetah' s lll~~ age . Boy and girl feel strong "Dawson' s Creek." famous phrase, it ain' t easy being New York City. previews across America, the film is· predecessors easily characterize the 1 ,iQJ<.. so it's not simple, but MGM's more than a typical'Gen-Xer flick. film: the style of "Clueless," the "~t .: First Sight," is the successful The movie depicts high school foot­ theme of " Can' t Buy Me Love" and "d~ptiltion of Dr. Oliver Sack's best-selling novel "To See and Not See" that has ball players as celebrities in a small Texas town where the sport means every­ the depth of " Saved By The Bell." takcrn the box office by storm. thing to its citizens. Anyone who has seen the preview already know the entire story: " The true love story sets Amy Benic (Mira Sorvino), a successful New York Brad J(jlmer (Jon Voight), head coach of the West Canaan Coyotes varsity smart, handsome class god (Freddie Prinze Jr.) takes a bet that he can City architect, in a mountain spa for a relaxing vacation. football team, is primarily concerned with winning - even if it means sacrific­ transform the dorky outcast (Rachael Leigh Cook) into the prom queen. ..h H~ re she meets Virgil Adamson (Val Kilmer) who is the spa's masseur. ing the well-being of his starting players . But, surprise, surprise, she turns out to be gorgeous underneath those ~s begin to fly between the two midway through the first full body massage. Starting quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Wilson) has been leading his team thick glasses. The two fall in love and (after the few required mishaps) ;, A-lnY soon learns Virgil is completely blind and has been since childhood. to an undefeated season until he endures a serious knee injury, a direct result of Jive happily ever after. J, Convinced she can help him regain his sight through a risky operation, Amy J(jJmer' s insistence that he continue des rite his ailment. Hokey'l Yes. Entertaining? Absolutely.

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Hot Rod Monster Jam They certainly sound li ke a good I in Barney's two cameos he didn' t burp? /simpsons.htm ' show some old school pride once in while. will be at the First Union Center time, don ' t they? ~·· Probably not many - but who cares any­ So strap on that 'Tin Bart Simpson, who the in Philadelphia tonight at 8 p.m. I Reverend 9 Head ~ay ? Regardless of the deluge of Sim~son hell are you?" T-shirt, and head out to the Bring $ 18 for yourself and $5 for ' On the Jess anal side is an interesting information available online, one of :.he mall. kiddies under 12. Call 984-2000 are in vading behind-the-scenes look at "The Simpsons" biggest mysteries still remains. What st"t!! Let' s j ust hope no one tells you to turn for more info. Bottl ecaps in production process. Here, aspiring cartoon­ does the family live in? your shirt inside out. Wilmington -so get yo ur ass up I:S ts get the inside scoop on what it takes to Well, one person has that adswer there and check out the show. make the heralded show tick. Texas. OK, so they may remind you of all th at laundry yo u SUNDAY need to do . But You should need a Laughing Colors break from all th e with Bleach are sure to rock the drink ing by now, Deer Park tonight. Get there so take it easy at around I 0 to drink before the Wilmingt o n 's show starts and bring a little green Play house Thealer' s product ion of for the cover. Chicago. The show is at 2 p.m., with ti ckets runni ng $46-$60. Cal l Sick of the scene 656-4407 fo r further in fo. around campus? ' CHRISTIANA MALL GENERAL Princt or Egypt 12:45 , 3, 5:20. 7:35, 9:55 ELECTRIC FACTORY 215-627-1332 Trek up to Kell y' s MONDAY CINEMA (368-9600) L~eiano with Qean Frazier $22, 9 p.m,. Feb. 5 Logan House on Make tim e fo r one Payback 1:30, 4:15 ,7:30, 10, 12 REGAL PEoPLFs PLAzA Th e Roots,:.vith. 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Just get s!Opfl.l', /r ave f un You've Got Mail I I :50. 2:25. 4:55. 7:20, FIRST UNION CENTER 215-336-3600 First Sight 1:30.4: 15. 7:10, 10 9:50 in Wilmington. ond trY not to think abow rour <...a._ vars•'IV Blues I :40. 4:40. 7:15, 9:40 Prince of Egypt II :40, I :55. 4:25. 7:05 Alanis Morise11 e with Liz Phair $28. 50 & $35, 8 p.m., Feb. 13 Sl am a Guinness or impending doom - classes ~ t art Virus A Bug's Life 12:30. 2:45. 5:15 five wh ile the band Tuesday. In Dreams 4. 9:45 Enemv or the State 7:25. I 0: I 0 TOWER THEATER 610-352-2887 Stepmom I : 10. 4:10. 7. 9:50 Rugr;ts II :30. I :30. 3:.10 R.sted Root $24.50 & $26, 8 p.m ., Feb. II -compiled by Jess "5-Star" Zacholl Mighty Young Joe 1:25. 4:25. 7:05 You'•·• Got Mail! :!. · 4:20.7:20. 10:10 February 5, 1999 • THE REVIEW • B3 Trashy book belongs· in the Dumpster

seemed to embellish facts to make the book The book also explains the steps Ieadino to Controversial tell­ more readable. the arrival the hotel room. " He goes as far as describing what the dis­ '"I don' t know what's going on,' she said all book leaves very trict attorney, Peter Letang, was wearing as he softly. IN OUR watched television before going bed on the "'Do you want to go back to your room?' day the teens were sentenced. he asked. little to readers' Other parts of the book read like a cheap '"No, we can' t. Holly's there. supermarket romance novel, all of which "Holly was ... Amy's roommate and, like imaginations appears to have been done to sell more books. her, a freshman from New Jersey. They got Most wrote a page-turning novel by plac­ along in their first two months together but BY DAWN E. MENSCH ing the reader at the scene and in the minds of were hardly best friends. [Holly] resented Enrutuinmt'nt Editor many characters in this case. how much time Amy spent on the telephone, Just saying the title of the book out loud The novel opens in the winter of 1995, as most of it with Brian. Like most of her floor­ may make people snicker and shake their Grossberg and Peterson dance the night away mates, [Holly) suspected, was positive, that head in disbelief. at the Holiday Ball with the rest of their orad­ Amy was pregnant. It was a taboo subject, II [ ART ..;,·"" uating class. The chapter ends with a phrase though. D\'m 't ask, don't tell. Her body, her ______· ''Always In Our Hearts: The Story of Amy Grossberg, Brian Peterson, and The Baby Most uses to frame the entire book - they business. Amy's silence prevented any real They Didn't Want" is the true crime novel were a couple. intimacy between her and [Holly]." based on the criminal case that shook this Fast-forward almost a year to the fateful Holly, who has tried to stay away from the campus and the nation. day of Nov. 12, 1996, the next chapter begins media circus that has occupied the case, says The Story of Amy Grossberg, with Peterson receiving a panicked, late-night she has never met, spoken to or heard ofDouo Last July, the former university freshman 0 and her ex-boyfriend pleaded guilty to phone call from Amy. Most and wasn't aware of the book. manslaughter, more than two years after their "I think my water broke," she apparently One of the most exciting parts of this book newborn son was found dead in a Dumpster said, according to Most. involved testimony from a university student Irian Peterson, and the Baby · outside of a Newark hotel. Most follows the teen-agers through the who was in Grossberg's classes and saw her ,. Author Doug Most, a reporter for The steps leading to their conviction from hours after the deli very. Record, a northern New Jersey newspaper, Grossberg first realizing she was pregnant to The novel recounts Christian Jackson covered the case in its entirity. her hotel delivery room. offering Grossberg a ride to class. Jackson, They Didn't Want "I started writing this book after the sen­ Of course, no one can be sure of the who is a single mother, tried to talk to Amy in tencing," he says. He decided to create this actions, much less the thoughts, of these two the beginning of the 1996 Fall Semester. people. Most does publish a disclosure, which book af~er hearing words of encouragement "I was trying to help her," Jackson says. from those familiar with the case. taints the credibility of his book . . "Sometimes I would torment her in class ''People would tell me that if anyone was "The author has presented what he believes about her being pregnant, hoping that sh~ is the most plausible version of events based would reach out for some help." ·~ going to write a book about this, then I should, . ;11'- 0 on court records, police reports, transcripts of Most writes that during the car ride, f\!l f si nce I had covered it from the beginning," he interviews, and nearly one hundred personal Jackson told Grossberg "she thought she I )1 says. Although some criticize Most for his interviews with people involved in the case m~ght be pregnant again and was going to OUH 1 'i osl 0 [ attempt to capitalize on this crime, he defends and those who followed it in the news," the mtss class to see her doctor." his motives. disclosure reads. Jackson denies saying that, explaining she "When the two teen-agers offered different had a doctor's appointment regarding a condi­ of the book, he expects it to be factual. '1 could have written what I thought 1\ap-l "The book is going to anger a lot of people, "He spent a great deal of time trying to be accounts of a single episode, the author chose tion from the birth of her first child. pened, but I didn' t," he says. "I'll leave thalio which is good," he says. "My hope is that this as accurate as possible," Letang says. the reader to decide for th emselves.'' ' ' book will lead to more communication with the version that seemed most likely to have Most also writes that "Amy looked swollen occurred and that could be proven." to [Jackson], but not pregnant anymore" and He says Most was interested in how the Even still, some are concerned about ' t'hi parents and children." birth of Letang's own child would affect his book. "''~ Most attributes the reason behind this Throughout the novel, Most never Jackson confronted her, asking how acknowledges which teen-ager's version he is Grossberg's baby was doing. outlook on the case. His daughter was born a "This messes with journalistic int€giicy crime to the apparent breakdown in communi­ week before Grossberg delivered her son. when a journalist decides which set of• filets cation with these teen-agers and their parents. using, but he seems to believe Peterson's ver­ Jackson again says this is false. She says sion was more credible. Grossberg still appeared pregnant to her, and "It had somewhat of an impact," Letang sound most reliable,'' says Barb Dickson~ tfi·e "The case is over," he says. "The problem says. "By looking at my children, I would editor in chief of the school newspaJ>e.r' 'ai is that what caused this case is not over. This "The prosecutors said they believed every­ she did not learn of the birth until after 'the thlng Brian said and were able to prove his couple's arrest. sometimes think, 'Gee whiz, that baby could Gettysburg College, where Peterson was a case is the most horrific example of what can be doing that too."' freshman when he was arrested. ' ·'.:: happen when parents and their children do not statements," Most says. "He made a statement "This guy is totally wrong and will be hear­ to the police, something Amy never did." ing from my lawyer," Jackson says. ' Objectivity is important for journalists and . Dickson says although she knows p¢bple communicate." some might question Most in his selective wtll read what Most writes as fact , she' does Most writes in a genre that is growing in Regardless of these statements, Most pre­ Letang, the prosecutor in the case, was sents some "never seen before" evidence obviously a prominent character in this book. passage writing. give him credit for acknowledging that' not popularity. True crime books tend to be laud­ "I went out of my way to remain objec­ everything is completely factual. '' ·ed because they are usually based on dramat­ including letters Grossberg supposedly wrot~ He said Most researched the case thoroughly to Peterson during their relationship. by interviews and examining court records. tive," Most says. "I'm a reporter - that's While the finished book covering the ic and sensational court cases. And many peo­ what! do." "My body is doing .things it's never done "Once you become pan of a public record, ordeal will be coming out any day now, in, the ple thrive on drama and sensationalism. Most says major unanswered questions, hearts of the American public, the case is' any­ While most of the information contained in before. I'm so scared. All I want is for it to go you give permission to have your name in away. I can't get caught. I mean I really can't. print," he says. such has how the head injuries to the baby thing but closed. this book could have been obtained through occurred, were left for the reader to ponder. ' • public records, there are pans where Most Can' t," reads one letter, according to Most. Although Letang says he hasn' t read a copy The telemarketing war forming a bond across the line aging," Dembala says. "I was tried to save me," Donahue says. "He asked me ifl had going to cry. People were just so Jesus in my life and if I was a sinner, and then he told mean." me he thought there was a reason why I had called him. But Dembala says she doesn' t let "Some pretty wild stuff." anyone get her down anymore. Although he has only been on the job for a short "All the rejection helps make period of time, Zaccone says he has run into his fair me a stronger person," she says. share of "nuts" on the other end of the line. "It also gives me power know­ He says he has found some people seem to have ing that I am bugging people." nothing better to do than waste his time. THE REVIEW I Bob Woill But junior Jeff Gordon "One guy ran through the whole script with me, and New DVDs sit on Jess-frequented shelf at California VidW. can't fathom the idea of being at the very end he would not give me verification," their BY LAUREN DEUTSCHMAN on the telemarketer end of the Zaccone says. 'Then he said, 'I know by wasting your Copy£diwr line. He says the calls are intrusive, time I am costing you money' and hung up." ·l!'s 9 a.m. on a Sunday morning, ·and the piercing and the job is demeaning. . However, some potential customers aren't as bitter sound of the telephone vibrates through a residence 'Td rather flip burgers," he says. "I hold telemar­ · as others. Junior Josh Bord is one of the less grouchy. llVll4 •t:.... ~ ~ hall room. keters in the same light as I do lawyers and paparazzi." "I'm not in love with telemarke.ters but I do realize The sleepy student answers the phone in a daze, too Gordon says he doesn't hate the callers themselves, they are just doing their job," he says. "I could think of tired after the abrupt awakening to contemplate who it but believes their jobs are an invasion of his privacy. better ways to advertise." could possibly be. "When you think about it, even businesses do not Senior Angela Page says she also sympathizes with ~~ · "Hi, I'm Justin Zaccone with MBNA America, the allow solicitors to enter their workplace," he says, "yet telemarketers. · BY DOUG O'DONNELL to appear in video rental outlets such reason you are receiving this call is because you should we are forced to let these people into our homes." 'They are just doing their jobs," she says, "''ll listen Contributing Ediwr as the Blockbuster Video and be getting our Platinum Plus Visa in the mail." Gordon says he can't even imagine how horrible the to them all the way through then respectfully decline." The recent hype over a new video California Video chains. College Click. telemarketers must feel at the end of the day, consis­ But responding to the wide array of attitudes is all part format may have the tried-and-true Square Shopping Center's It's another telemarketer. tently being hung up on, cursed at and turned down. of the job. Student telemarketers say they must keep VHS videocassettes and the relative- Blockbuster currently offers about And whether students across campus are the prime Junior Sarah Donahue says, "It's hard being lied to the calls rolling- with an ever pleasant attitude. ly recent LaserDisc competing for 125 titles for rent, while California targets or not, many find they are part of the mind­ and hated by the person on the other end of the line." Dembala says she has been cursed at and interro­ the public's attention. Video in the Fairfield Shopping numbing lists of names and numbers. She has been a telemarketer at MBNA America for ga.ted by women who think she is their husbands' mis­ It's called Digital VideoDisc, and Center offers closer to 200. With telemarketing becoming a more common two years. "I have had some pretty crazy things happen tress. But she says she always manages to maintain a it's currently the most high-tech, up- Rental prices for DVD's are means of sales, the intrusive nature of the calls leaves tome." level of professionalism. to-the-minute video system offered about the same as new VHS re leas' most students angry at the employees - many times Donahue recalls one story in particular as especial­ Gordon says he thinks the reason people are reluc­ students themselves - who are on the other end of the ly weird. tant to trust telemarketers is because the phone is very to the motion ..,....,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,.. e , while pur line. picture con- "Th chasing a DVD "I was going ~ugh the application with this guy personal. sumer. e picture quality is can cost anv· "Telemarketers are the biggest royal pain in the and every five nunutes he would put me on hold and "People don' t want to pick up the phone unless it's ass," complains junior Kristin Hanson. She says she scream something to his wife, like, 'Honey, bake me a important," he says. "It's sort of a let down when it's "DVD discs a lot nicer than VHS, where from $:20 has been repeatedly annoyed by the telephone sales­ pot pie, and get me that beer!' are regular d to $3(). - just a telemarketer." five-inch discs, an you can get SUr- Henderson says.' people. "I tried to keep my composure, but he kept on But as long as people have phones, it seems the tele­ "I realize they are just doing their jobs," she says, going," she says. "He screamed, 'Stop that dang dog marketing will never cease. And a peaceful co-exis­ identical to an round-sound with The majority of. "but they have the worst timing." from chasing that chicken.' I tried to proceed, but he tence between telemarketers and their prey may be too audio CD," DVD, which is CD DVD's offereq says Buddy are current hirs A recent telephone survey found 85 percent of stu­ told me he had to go because his wife wouldn' t get him difficult to achieve. dents polled say they are annoyed when telemarketers his beer, and the dog was after the chicken again." R u s s e m , quality audio." like ''TQe l employee of Wedding Singet , call and try to get them off the phone as soon as possi­ While Donahue says some people are crazy and Wl.lmt'noton' s - se niorBrandonH e nde~on d T' · • ble. The other 15 percent say they actually listen to the simply disrespectful, others are lonely and seem to like o =;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;..;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; an .. ttam • ; Best Buy. 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"But some i says now he sees the other side. people even use get surround-sound wi th DVD. of the newer releases appear on "People get really pissed off when we call during them as vehicles which is CD quality audio." DVD before th ey're on tape." dinner or at a time inconvenient to them," he says, "But for fulfilling The price of a standard home unit De pile the limited availabilit of we are just college kids. Do you really think we have their mission is steady right now at about $400. the most recent hits on DVD any clue what someone in Indiana is doing at the time in life or pass- according to Russem. However. Russem says the alternative to VHS of our call ?" ing on Henderson says he has seen DVD relea es offers ad vanced. useful Junior Elena Dembala also started her job as tele­ words of players recently for as low as $200. technology. marketer three weeks ago, and she says took the job for wisdom. 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Rolling out of bed at I :30 in the after­ Then the stories are assigned to reporters back to the drawing boards. editing is be far the most unappreciated part tangible I have to ho ld on to. noo{l, I struggle to rejoin the world. and given priority placement. Even if the article was seemingly perfect of the whole proce s. Unlike so me phantom " A" on a midterm Somehow, my back hurts more now than Unfortunately, since Winter Session when written, it still has to go through an Although an article passes through desk report slip or the fleeting satisfaction of say­ It did yesterday. brings a lull in the avail ability of reporters, extensive editing proce s . editors for content , copy editors for grammar ing something clever to a stranger at a bar, It's as if my ac hing body is punishing me The Review crew ends up writing the major­ As an editor, it's hard to keep reporters and final editors for everything e lse, the the newspaper is something I can wave in for dragging it through such long hours the ity of the articles. This adds even more work motivated about a story that they know will name that appears at the top of the column front of my friends with pride. night before. · to the already over-extended, half-staffed soon be ripped apart. for all to see belongs to the author. I can sit in front of my smiling grandpar­ Not like there was a choice - the news­ desk editors. Working for peanuts, editors strip-down, ents as they read The Review and comment That' s me- a desk editor. paper had to be finished. Seeing last week's issue crum­ mix-up and re-sculpt articles into something o n how good it looks. The pages which needed to be edited My official title is " Assistant Features that may be totally different than when they I can listen as people passing on the street couldn't know that it was 5 a.m. and I want­ Editor," but labels like that tend to get lost pled in the trash or thinking first entered the revision chain. All of this discuss the articles I wrote or edited. ed.to go to bed. They ignored my rumbling between those of us who are left to pick up about how all the late hours and the onl y recognition they receive is their And, if by some chance the paper totally stomach and droopy eyes and just sat there, the slack during Winter Session. name printed in 10 point font in the mast­ sucks by the time all the editors are through typos and all, insisting to be proof read. Somewhere along the stairs between the and frustrating meetings will head buried on the bottom of the last page. with it, I can use it to line my parrot' s cage. • As a newcomer to the whole publishing entrance to The Review and the actual be shrunk into two lines on a But it ' s not about the glory. · OK, so I don't have a parrot, but that's not process, I still marvel at the amount of work office, journal ists slip unwittingly into a When midnight arrives and the realization the point. time warp. Often, they are still in front of the that goes into each issue. resume, I begin to accept my that it' s going on th e lOth straight hour spent The point is, it' s something that has a Everyone knows that there are people computer three or four hours later while at The Review hits. g lory is the last thing the piece of me in it , and I' m glad to be a part of who write newspaper articles, but there' s so their class work sits lonely in their book bags time a The Review as a big, fat comes to mind. it. much more that goes into a story before pub­ at home. Seeing last week' s issue crumpled in the Even if it does drive me to take out a few But sometimes Reviewers will get lucky, learning experience. lication. trash or thinking about how all the late hours freshmen with a AK47 while standing on the Editors get together for a series of brain­ and the process won't take that long. and frustrating meetings will be shrunk into roof wearing a hat made out of The Review. storming meetings to pull stories out of their There are those occasions when reporters It's kind of like being excited about mak­ two lines on a resume, I begin to accept my .-.. uh, I mean create ideas for articles from have great quotes with information to sup­ ing the bed right before going to sleep, time a The Review as a big, fat learning C.R. Suarez Penn is the assistant features things most people look at but don' t really port them, but, more often then not, the ani­ knowing that the top sheet wi ll be bunched experience. editor at Th e Review. As the sun starts to see. de which sacrificed the watching of favorite up in a heap in a matter of minutes. Now, I don' t read the paper for the stories rise over th e Perkins Student Cemer roof, Either photographs or art works are shows and hanging out with friends will fall While the research and writing behind it runs or to become more informed, but to she just has to say, "Screw you guys- I'm requested for each of the chosen articles. short. It may need to be lengthened, or have articles may by underrated, stepping to the see the product of all the hard work. going home." Send e-mail to facts added and the writer will have to go other side of journalism, 1 now realize that When the paper comes out, it' s something freek@ udel. edu.

"He should get the "I think he should die "I'm personally "I think he would suf­ "I think Capano defi­ because he was con­ against the death fer more if he was in nitely deserves the death penalty. He real­ ly planned it out and victed for the murder. penalty- but it's the jail the rest of his life. death penalty, but I tried to get away with It shouldn't matter law. No one is above The change after a didn't think he'd get how many good deeds the law." mo1,1th in jail was it." it The truth always he did." drastJ~." comes out." -junior Bri.an Olkowski -junior Erin 1\

BY JOHN YOCCA "I don't like the death penalty," senior seems to have left some students appalled. Senior David Greenspan says he doesn't place, then he should spend life there." Assistant Ediruriul Editor Katie Hall says. " Some people say, ' If you Sophomore Kristin Evans says she is irritat­ thirik Capano deserves to die but he can Dodenhoff says she feels most sorry for The outcome of the drama that has take a life, you forfeit the right to your ed by Capano, his crime and the whole trial. understanG why the ·sentence was imposed. Capano's four teen-age daughters. gripped the tiny state of Delaware for the own.' I don' t know if I believe that, but this "I think he manipulated the entire trial. I "It doesn' t surprise me that a state such . "That's really tough," she says. "I can't past four months has caused university stu­ is a pretty good case." don't really believe in the death penalty, bur as Delaware would vote for the death penal­ imagine what it would be like for them." dents to think twice about capital punish­ Junior Tom Newsom says he is uneasy he' s getting what he deserves," Evans says. ty," he says. "But considering the mali­ A sophomore who wishes to remain ment. about the death penalty but feels it is the No matter how heinous the crime, many ciousness of the act, I feel , from the jury' s anonymous says she knew both the Capano On Jan. 28, a Wilmington jury decided only punishment fit for Capano. feel no criminal deserves such a severe and perspective, it was justified." and the Fahey family and expressed her with a I 0-2 vote that Thomas J. Capano, "If those who imprison him fail to isolate final punishment. Some students feel a life sentence would feelings for Capano's daughters too. who was convicted of killing his mistress him from society, then they must take the " I never feel the death pena lty is justified have been the proper punishment fo r "I knew Tom Capano. He was a nice guy. Anne Marie Fahey, should be put to death necessary steps to segregate him," he says in any case,'' theater professor William Capano's crime. I feel sorry his kids won' t have a father to by lethal injection for his crime. of Capano' s attempt to ransack the home Leach says. "I don' t think one murder for "I don' t. know if I agree with the death call their own,'' she says. " I knew him and Now Judge William Swain Lee will his other mistress, Deborah Macintyre , another is a way to live. penalty,'' junior Jenn Dodent.off says. he wasn ' t a bad man." make the final decision on whether Capano .from his jail cell. "If that means death, then " Do you justify killing another person " lt seell)s~ kind of ironic that we punish No matter what the fi nal decision will be will definitely receive the death penalty, so be it." because another person was killed? I can't someone for taking someone's life by tak­ regarding Capano's fate, heated debates and it has created a buzz among students. The lengthy ordeal and media ·sensation justify that in my heart." ing their life. If jail is a very unpleasant will continue to e nsue between students.

The latest digital '20 Dates' fmd love craze hits Newark and work in one swoop continued from page B3 ly change the way consumers look at movies. However, the young man initially started with is that you can get to any part of the "It's a different medium, but it continued from page B4 acting- and failed miserably. mo:vie you want by selecting anum­ doesn't really contribute anything ber, the way you would choose a "As an actor, I went on thousands of audi­ new to the context or content," he kind, and the editing process was unlike that of tions," Berkowitz says. "And then I started song on a regular CD," Russem says. 'The analog of going from any other movie. writing, went to thousands of meetings to sell says. "You don't have to bother VHS to DVD is like going from cas­ "When we were in the editing room for one my script. rewinding and fast-forwarding." sette to CD, or from vinyl to cas­ year, it was because we had 120 hours of real "And I have had thousands and tho usands DVDs are indexed by numbers sette." foo tage, and we were determined to make a THE REVIEW of rejections. But I real­ indicating various scenes in the film. But consumers may be wary of fu nny, entertaining The Ground Floor offers a wide array of bar food. ized if I'm going to fail , If a viewer with the "Psycho" DVD new video gizmos like DVD, movie," Berkowitz says. I'm going to go down wants to watch the shower scene, a remembering the fate of such long­ "So we broke some rules. ''But you've got to really fighting. And ifl'IJI going simple click to that scene's number gone formats as Betamax. The ques­ "We knew that think, 'What is it that I to go down fighting, I've will begin the movie from that point. tionable future of the discs seems to The Ground because it was real, there got to try to make a This is similar 10 the way LaserDisc be preventing the industry from was going to be so much have to say that is going movie. works. expanding. more reality in this movie "So that's what I start­ 'The main difference is just the The Newark Blockbuster isn't than. in any Hollywood to be different than any- ed to do." more compact and convenient size jumping on the DVD bandwagon Floor delivers movie about dating." thing else out there?"' Berkowitz says even of the [DVD] disc," Russem says. just yet, manager Keith Bachman Though he chose not "DVD also gets better audio, but the says. to utilize hi s degrees -Myles Berkowitz, "20 Dates" director he is amazed with the final product. as it is far video resolution is the same." "We won't be expanding the see STORY page B4 directly in hi s career, from his original inten­ Because the digital disc can hold DVD selection here to the extent of \ Berkowitz has a diverse However, at The Ground Floor the burgers, which range in tions of making a guerilla-style comedy about so much more information than the our VHS selection because the mar­ and thorough educational background. price from $3.50 to $4.95, are actually cooked as requested, the reality of dating. relatively cumbersome VHS video­ ket isn' t there for it right now," he As an alumnus of the University of and taste wicked good for a pl ace whose main focus is the "All of a sudden I walk into a romantic tape, other unique features are possi­ says. "We do get the newer, more Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of drinking crowd. comedy,'' he says. ble. popular releases, and they do OK as Busi ness, he has surprising advice to aspiring A standard $4.50 chicken sandwich is a also tasty treat at ''1 couldn' t have written a better tory if I "A lot of discs include extra far as rentals." young filmmakers- don' t major in film. The Ground Floor, but for those in the rnood for something had sat down and wrinen it." scenes, promotional trailers, produc­ One obvious question for poten­ "Your only perception of reality, your only tangy, the $4.95 chicken Cordon Bleu sandwich will send din­ With his refreshing. one-of-a-kind " 20 tion notes, interviews, things like tial DVD buyers, who may be cau­ knowledge of the world is through what ers' taste buds on a roller-coaster ride. Dates'' invading theaters today in limited that,'' Russem says. tious about the big-money outlay for you' ve seen in other movies,'· he says. Typical homestyle cuisine like the tuna melt for $4.75 release, Berkowitz' s future is looking brighter. Viewers can also access subtitles a home unit. is "will it last?" "You' ve got to just go out there and make a tastes quite fresh at The Ground Floor and will not cause any He says he has scripts in the works, and he or dubbed dialogue in different lan­ Russem says that remains to be movie. sort of indigestion, which is always good. "But you've got to really think, 'What is it plans to begin filming one creenplay dealing guages on some DVDs, as well as seen. Adding a highlight to most meals are the thick, greasy fries. wi th sibling rivalry between two brothers. And playing regular music CDs on a "I've seen rumors on the Internet that I have to say thai is going to be different which rival those sold o n the boardwalk. he offers words of wisdom to tho e aspiring to DVDplayer. that VHS is going to end soon," he than anything else out there?'" The ghosts of Maxwell T's don't seem to haunt this new fo llow in his foot teps. However, according to commu­ says. 'The thing is, they' ll soon have Unlike many of his contemporaries, who establishment, which just opened its doors Jan. 4. "I urge everybody to keep le arning.'' nications professor Douglas digital VCRs, which won't be any­ spent years in film school. Berkowitz only dis­ The wait staff and management have their acts together, Berkowitz advi es. ''But at the same time, McLeod. these features will not real- thing like DVD or VHS." covered he wanted to make movies after see­ offering a setting appropriate for watching sports, eating din­ in g "The Graduate'' when he was in college. keep making movies.'' ner or just plain drinking. =~~=~ ~~·~--=lj ~ ·~~~ - ~-~~~ ~~~ !t

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an f":jpartner of f":jfollett.com .. February 5, 1999 • THE REVIEW· B9 Marciulionis picks it up ;l. .,. season, Pegues wa~ only able to score 10 points was averaging 10.8 points while coming off ' The Hens guard has Sunday, although he added a career-high seven bench. . _ - ~ : \, assist . But 111 Sunday's game agamst the Tern ~ , picked up play in recent With Pegues dropping off slightly in scoring, Delaware coach Mike Brey gave Marciulioni s ""~ someone has needed to pick up the slack. Recently. s1.an. ~~·, ~ ~ weeks after controversy. that person has been Kestutis Marciulionis. No longer sitting on the sidelines, M a rc iulio~ ­ The junior was forced to sit out two games three rained in 28 points on last year's Ameri ca East r. BY AMY KIRSCHBAUM weeks ago while the NCAA investigated hi s playing ular season co-champions. "" Man a~ ifr x Sports Ediw r eligibility. There was concern he may have received He ended the first half with ll points to lead the BOSTON -When a player has remained in the pay while playing for a professional Lithuanian top five for scoring in Division I basketball all sea­ Hens, hitting three three-pointers. The guard opel1ed team when he was 17 years old. up the second half with three more three-pointers son and moves up four s;pots on a career scoring list Marciulionis was allowed to return January 22 in and ended the day 100 percent on free throws. in one day, he is expect9d to lead the team. a match-up against Maine. The guard was scoreless ''I'm excited [for Marciulionis) because he ?as Junior Mike Pegues moved mto lith place on in 17 minutes of play. the Hens all time career scoring list with 1,168 become a complete player," Brey said. "He was Since then, Marciulionis' minutes have one-dimensional when he first got here. Now :he points Sunday. increased, as has his scoring. He hit for 13 points pl ays good defense and shoots welL" The forward was 14th on the list before playing against New Hampshire and picked up a game-high Brey added that the lift in Marciulionis' play has Boston University. He now needs 37 points to move 33 points against DrexeL come at a pivotal time for the team. ipto the top ten. · The career topper was also the most poims scored "Pegues always has two guys on him," Brey said. Until facing Maine earlier this month, Pegues by a Delaware player in the Bob Carpenter Center. failed to score more than 20 points only once "Other teams put their best defenders on John Many of Marciulionis' points came at the line, [Gordon] . Kestutis takes advantage of holes in the throughout January. i where he hit all six of his free-throws in the extra defense."' He has surpassed the 20-point m;yk one time in period. He now leads the Hens in free throws at 83 And though no one expects Pegues to become the four games since then, scoring 23 in an overtime percent. ineffective, Marciulionis is reaping the benefits win against Drexel last Wednesday. Against Northeastern Friday, Marciulionis once while he has the chance. In Friday's game, Pegues fail!!d to hit double fig­ again led the Hens, scoring 15 points. He hit two "It 's nice to play with Mike because your man is THE REVIEW/Bob ures for the first time in 41 games. The nine points key three-pointers in the final four minutes to help worried about him." Brey said. "Kestutis is the best were his lowest since last December. Marciulionis (13) evades Boston University's Billy Beal on the lift Delaware to a 72-69 win. at taking advantage of that." way to a game-high 28 points Sunday. After hitting just his second three-pointer this During the recent surge, the 6-foot-2 Lithuanian Seifert steps up against Huskies

" Somebody on our front-line had to take the - her season-high. ball strong to the hoop," she said. "Chris This time, Tinsley had to settle for 30 points Guard grabs 23 stepped up big time tonight." and 15 rebounds. She also held Delaware fresh­ And she did step up, hitting some key shots man point guard Megan Dellegrotti scoreless. for the Hens down the stretch. Dellegrotti struggled to get the bail up-court all points, ni11e The most important play of the game may ni ght due to Tinsley's defense. have been when Hens sophomore forward and Martin said playing Tinsley is always a dif­ leading scorer Danielle Leyfert had nowhere to ficult task, but because of tough defense and a boards in game go when making a baseline drive, but found good team effort, the Hens were able to pull out Seifert for a pass with 6:46 remaining. the win. BY DOMENICO MONTANARO Seifert sank the 10-foot jumper and with it " Tonight," she said, "we held Tinsley down Sports Editnr ended a 6-0 Huskies run that had cut as far as humanly possible." Ripping down the rebound with one hand Delaware's lead to one point. Martin said there is a definite difference in and warding' off a defender with the other, "Danielle made a smart pass," Martin said. lhe team that played Monday night as opposed sophomore forward Chris Seifert helped the "That shot was big for us." to the Delaware squad that fell a week earlier Hens hold off Northeastern Monday. Averaging only three points and three against DrexeL With a career game from Seifert and the rebounds per game for the Hens this season, "Last time we didn't read things as well," clutch effort of guard Cindy Johnson, Delaware Seifert wel'l eclipsed that total against the she said. "Tonight, we did a better job getting was able to hold on in the last five minutes and Huskies. out on them. avenge a 90-67 trouncing at Northeastern Jan. "The guards were getting the ball inside "We kept our composure, held the ball when 9. tonight," Seifert said. " It just kind of worked we had to and held on to the lead." Seifert scored a career-high 23 points and out." Seifert said it was an important win, espe­ posted a season-high nine rebounds to lift She was not the only one to contribute cially with Northeastern being the No. 3 team Delaware over the Huskies, 66-63, in an inten­ Monday night. Johnson, the team's second­ in the conference. sity-packed win. leading scorer, fi'nished with 15 points. "This game definitely shows our maturity," felt more co mfo rtable with each Johnson hit some key buckets in the second she said. "We are getting there." ,,. . , ~, ·~i'Eii.i:;. said. "When I started hitting/ half inducting four straight -- points at one Johnson called the loss to Drexel·a source of mc9 , ~~K.>,~ , H gave me more confidence." · stretch that put Delaware ahead 44-43 with II inspiration for the Hens. llirns·;cc•ach Tina Martin said she challenged minutes remaining. "The game against Drexel gave us the incen­ THE iffii.IIEWiS:colt players to take charge and take control At Northeastern, Huskies senior point guard ti ve to smash them all,'' she said. Delaware forward Chris Seifert looks to pass earlier this se~aso.n~~ ~~e. game. Tesha Tinsley dropped 41 points on the Hens against Hofstra. Seifert had a career-high 23 points Monday. \r:- I Back on track

continued from page B I 0 Tinsley put up a good fight ball and finding the open people at the Hens, scoring 30 points. crucial Limes.'' The last time the two teams met, Sophomore center Chris Seifert Tinsley scored a career-high of 41 led the Hens in . scoring with 23 points. points - a career-high. Martin said the team Also scoring in double figures for great defensive game Delaware were sophomores Cindy Tinsley. Johnson, who had 15 points, and "All we could do was slow Tesha Renee Baker, who scored II. Tinsley down," she said. "I saw a lot " Chris Seifert stepped up of improvement with the defense tonight," Martin said. "And Danielle starting to mature. We played better showed a lot of maturity." tonight." . In the past, the Hens have had Concerned about falling into problems finding a leader, which tNortheastern 's trap again, Seifert T~e. Delaware swimming and diving team crushed Loyola in its Martin said has hurt the team. said the team didn' t lose hope. tasfmeet before the America East Championhips Saturday. "We watched the film from the "We worked well tonight,'' she I , Drexel game and we played like we said. "It is a huge win for us defeat­ were intimidated,'' she said. "Last ing a No. 3 team. I think we gained N:fainville breaks records time they were driving right by us. confidence.'' I'' 'Tonight we stepped up in a big Despite various injuries to the l team (including Seifert who twisted jy DOMENICO MONTANARO her heavy work load," Schuster said. way. It was a team victory, and they all made the effort." her knee), Delaware pulled off the : Sports Editor "Since winter session, she has been train­ win. !very stroke through the water and ing full-time and is in better shape." Confronted with a difficult oppo­ nent, there was no time for co nfu­ "The Drexel game was a reality eveb turn off the wall seemed to have an Mainville has already qualified for the check for us ,'' Seifert said. "We are extia push for Delaware as it propelled ECAC Championships and the NCAA sion between the players. Huskies' leading scorer Tesha starting to show our maturity.'' pasi'visiting Loyola College of Maryland Zone A Di ving Meet. She is expected to Saturday. be among th e top competitors at the The Hens men 's and women's swim­ America East Championships. ming and diving teams routed the "There are going to be five or six Greyhounds, I 51-69 and 154-93, respec- women 's divers who can win the cham­ tivei}. · : pionships,'" Schuster said. "Tanya is one Finally home again ~th the win, the Delaware women, of them." (8-5.}, took their third straight dual meet, At the meet on Saturday, the women continued from page B I 0 played in the second and third while the men, (6-7), snapped a two­ captured eight first place finishes includ­ with a hopeful attitude and were period is something to build on meet losing streak. ing two each from freshmen swimmers ready to battle to the end. [for future games]." l)le strong effort may be a preview of Kathryn Fryer and Jennifer Haus. "They had an excell ent mental­ The Hens face Penn State the America East Conference The men were led by sophomore ity abo•Jt the overtime,'' he said. Friday and Saturday, for two Championships. It was the last match-up Michael Gallaher, who won both the "They thought we were going to away games. They will return for the Hens before the meet begins, Feb. 100-meter freestyle and the 200-meter win. We always think like that." home to play Towson University 19 . .. freestyle events. The men captured nine In the future, Tom Weyermann February 12 at 7 p.m. Hens coach John Hayman said facing fir t place finishes against Loyola. said the team must keep up the Lo ~la gave Delaware a chance to get At the conference championships, the good work and not fall below the so ni~ · pra ctice in as preparati on before men 's squad will be going after an level they are capable of. HENS' REMAINING heading to the' University of Maine. unprecedented third straight title, while "We need to keep our feet mov­ The highlight of the day came from the women will try to make it three titles ing fast," he said. "And get a good SCHEDULE the $~ing side as junior Tanya Mainville in four years. Last year, the women start from the get-go." bro'\0 two school record s. placed fifth at the competition. The Hens won't be home for Feb. 5 ..... @ Penn Statec .... 9 p.m. ~won the !-meter 10-dive with a "We ' re going to shoot for the moon," long. As the team prepares for Feb; 6 ..... @ Penn State:. .3:30 p.m. scoQ!' of 415.05 , breaking Beth Ian 's Hayman said . ''Hopefully, our men can another away game against No. 2 rna* -of 396.83 set in the I 996-97 sea­ repeat. We are looking for our women to Feb;l2 .... .TOWSON ...... 7 p.m. ranked Penn State, Brown said ~Feb: l3 ...... NAVY...... , ...4:30 p.~. · son. be in the top three. The last time we were Delaware is ready to compete. ¥f1inville also set a school and up in Maine, both teams won, so it " We ' re working well together Feb. 19-2l...... ECHA PLAYOFFS Ra~om Pool record in the 3-meter 11- should be interesting. and playing hard," he said. "So 5& 8p.m. div~with a score of 473. 18 shattering the Seni or co-captain Ryan Fauth said he March 2-6.. :iACHA NATIONALS we should be in good shape." . . . ·· · ilia preW,us mark of 396.83 held by Ian. believes the Hens have a good chance to Brandwe ne said the tie with ~ing coach John Schuster attributes win. Arizona will not hurt the team's Maifvil!~ ' s success to her more intense " I would say we are the favorite outlook going into Saturday's trailjpg~ · ~inter session. because of our depth," he said. " It is ' A:Liptqyoffgflmes wi{l take place · game against Penn State. THE REV LEW/B ob "lh tfie "'fa 1 semester. she couldn't going to be really close and we are going . · di. ilie Frea ri'Usr lei Arena. "You're never satisfied with a The Hens' Ryan Sklar chases an Icecat opponent train as hard as she wanted to because of to need everyone's scores." tie," he said. "But the way we Wednesday. The teams ended in a 3-3 tie. ·' . • I , • - EXPOSURE

Feb ru a ~ 5. 1999 • THE REVIEW • B9 Marciulionis picks it up

·: .. ,_ ~J ..... season. Pc1!ucs was onl v ahlc to >cure 10 points "a~ a' crag1ng I 0.8 point' II' hi lc coming orr The Hens guard has Sunday. allhough he added a carcer·high seven bench. ;.~,;.:.... , assists. Bu t 111 Sunday·, game agatn. l the Tern " ~":: picked up play in recent With Pegues dropping o tT slightly in >coring. Del a,~ arc co.1c h Mtkc Brey ga\c Man:1UI1 ont s tJi?. ~ •;.. someone has needed to pic k up th e slack. Recentl y. ~ t an. :: ...~ , ~ .. weeks after controversy. that per ·on has been Kestutis M arciulioni s. o longer ' illing on the >idclines. t\larciuli o The junior was forced to si t o ut two games three rained in is poi nt; ~ n last year \ America East r~ BY AMY KIRSCHBAUM weeks ago while the NCAA investigated hi s playing ul ar season co-champions. · -" Munaging S;mrl.\" Eclitor eligibility. There was concem he may have received He ended th e fir t half with II points to lead the BOSTON- When a player has remained in the pay whil e playing for a professional Lithuani an Hen>. hitting three three-po inters. The guard opened top fi ve for scorin g in Di vision I bas ketball all sea­ team when he was 17 years o ld. up the >econd half wi th th ree more three-poi nt er son and moves up four spots on a career scoring li st Marciulionis was allowed to return January 22 in and ended the day I 00 percent on free throw . in one day. he is expected to lead the team. a match-up again st Maine. The guard was scoreless " l'm excited ]for Marciulio ni s] because he ll a> Junior Mike Pegues moved in to lith pl ace on in 17 minutes of play. become a complete player." Brey said. "He was the Hens all time career scoring li st with 1. 168 Since then. Marciulio ni s' minutes have one-dimensional when he first got here. Now he points Sunday. increased. as has hi s scoring. He hit for 13 poims plays good defense and s hoots w~ll ... The forward was 14th on the list before playing against New Hampshire and picked up a game-high Brey added th at the lift in Marciulioni s' play has Boston Uni versity. He now needs 37 points to move 33 poin ts against Drexel. come at a pivotal time for the team. i(lto the top ten. The career topper was also the most points scored "Pegues always has two guys on him ... Brey said. Until facing Maine earlier this month, Pegues by a Delaware player in the Bob Carpenter Center. "Oth er teams put their best defenders on John failed to score more th an 20 points only once Many of Marciulionis' points came at th e line. [Gordon]. Kc tuti s takes advanta1!e of holes in the throughout January. where he hi t all six of his free-throws in the extra defense:· - He has surpassed the 20-point mark one time in period. He now leads the Hens in free throws at 83 And though no one expects Pegues to become the four games si nce then, scoring 23 in an overtime percent. ineffecti ve. Marciuli oni s is reaping the benefits wi n against Drexel last Wednesday. Against Northeastern Friday. Marciulioni s once while he has the chance. In Friday's game. Pegues failed to hit double fig­ again led the Hens. scoring 15 points. He hit two THE REVIEW/Bob Weill "It's nice to play with Mike because your man is ures for the first time in 41 games. The nine point s key three-pointers in the final four minutes to help worri ed about him ... Brey sai d. "Kcstuti s is the best Marciulionis (13) evades Boston University's Billy Beal on the were his lowest since last December. lift Delaware to a 72-69 win. at taki ng advantage o f that." way to a game-high 28 points Sunday. After hitting just his second three-pointer this During the recent surge. the 6-foot-2 Lithuanian Seifert steps up against Huskies

"Somebody o n o ur front- line had to take the - her season- high. Guard grabs 23 ball s tro ng to the hoop.'' s he said. "Chri s This time, Tin~ley had to seltle for 30 points ste pped up big time to night." and 15 rebounds . She a lso held Delaware fre h­ And s he did step up. hi tting some key shots man po int guard Megan Dellegroui score less. for th e He ns down the stretch. Dellegrotti struggled to get the ball up-court a ll points, ni11e The most importa nt play of the game m ay ni ght due to Tinsley's defense . have been when Hens sophomore forward and Martin said playing Tinsley is always a di f­ leading scorer Danie ll e Leyfert had nowhere to ficult task. but because of to ugh defense and a boards in game go w h';:n making a baseline dri ve. but found good team effort. the Hen were able to pull o ut Seifert fo r a pas; w ith 6:46 remaining. the win . BY DOMENICO :\10NTANARO Seifert sank the· 10-foot jumper and wi th it "Tonight ,'' she said. "we held Tinsley down Spuru Ed11 or ended a 6 -0 Huskies run that had cut as far as humanly possible .'· Ripping down the re bo und wi th o ne hand Delaware ' s lead to one point. Martin said there is a definite difference in and warding o ff a d efender with the o ther. '·Danielle m ade a smart pass.'· Martin said. 1he team that played Monday night a opposed sopho mo re l ·orward Chris Se ifert helped th e "That s ho t was big for us.'' to the De laware squad that fell a week earli er Hens ho ld o ff N orthea tern M onday. Averaging o nly three points a nd three against DrexeL With a caree r game fro m Seifert and th e rebo und per game for the Hens this season. " Last time we didn ' t read things as well." c lutch effort o f guard Cindy Jo hnson. Delaware Seifert well ec li psed that total agains t the s he said. "Tonight. we did a belter job gelling was a ble to ho ld o n in the last five minutes and Hus kies . out o n the m. avenge a 90-67 trouncing at o rthcastcrn Jan. "The ouards were gelling the ball inside " We kept o ur composure. he ld the ball when 9. tonight: ·"seife rt said. ·'It just kind of worked we had to and he ld o n to the lead ... Seifert scored a career-high 23 points and o ut. Seifert said it was an important w in. es pe­ posted a eason-high nine rebo unds to lift She was not the only one to contribute c iall y w ith Northeastern being the No. 3 team Ddaware over the Huskies. 66-63. in an inten- M o nday night. Johnson, the team's second­ in the conference. leading scorer. finished w ith 15 po ints. "This game definitely s hows o ur maturity:· J u h~ so n hit o me 1-. ey buckets in the seconJ s he said . '·We are geuing there ... half including four s tra ight points at o ne Jo hnson called the loss to D rexel a source of stretc h that put Delaware ahead 44-43 w ith II inspirati o n for the He ns. minutes re maining. " The game against Drexel gave us the incen­ THE REV At No rth easte r~ . Huskies seni or po int g uard tive to s mash them a ll ," s he said. Delaware forward Chris Seifert looks to pass earlier this se~tson ~;;~~ Tesha Tinsley dropped 4 1 points on the H ens against Hofstra. Seifert had a career-high 23 points Monday.

Forlini, Connell set new. records at UD Invitational Back on track "Clearing the bar clearlly and falling' onto the mat, Ashley .Fo,rlini did something' only she had done before. continued from page 8 I 0 Tinsley put up a good fight agai She broke her·own school pole vault record when the the Hens. scoring 30 poi nts. track aild field team participated in the third Delaware ball and finding the open people at cruc ial times ... The last time the two tea ms met, Invitational. So pho more center Chris Sei fen Tinsley scored a career-high of .t I The record-breaking 8-foot-6 inch leap placed the junior led the Hens in scoring with 23 points. third in the event Saturday. point - a caree r-high. ~ lartin said the team Senior shot-putter Brandy <:onnell also broke her own A lso scoring in double figures for g reat defensive game school record at the meet. Her throw of 53' 8112'' eclipsed her Delaware were sophomores Cindy Tinsley. " All we could do was slow Tesha .previous shot-put mark and placed her ftrSt in the event. Jo hnson, w ho had 15 points. and Tinsley duwn:· s he said. "I saw a lot Senior Kristen Robbins tlnished in the 1,000-meter Renee Baker. who scored II. fust o f improvement w ith the defense run with a time o f 3:02.13, while freshman Meg O 'Leary placed ''Chris Seifert stepped up to ni ght." Martin said. "And D aniell c starting to m ature. We played better second in the 500-meter run with a lime of 1:22.68. s h o'~' ed a lot of maturity:· tonight." . On the men's side, there were six second-place finishers In the pas t. the Hens have had Concerned about falling into on the day. problems fi ndi ng a le::tder. w hich t o nhea tern·s tra p again. -Seifert T~e. Delaware swimming and diving team crushed Loyola in its Senior Bokah Worjoloh finished second in the 400· M artin said has hurt the team. said the tea m didn't lose hope. Ia fmeet before the America East Championhips Saturday. meter dash with a time of 51.15, while the 4 x 4DO relay team "We watc hed the film fro m the "We worked wel l tonight." s he said . " It is a huge ll'in for ~ s defeat­ also finished second with a time of 3:23.53. Drexel game and we played like we were intimidated.'' she said. "L ast ing a No. 3 team. l think we gained Jamin Elliot and Tom J\1qrando placed second in their co~1fid ence:· ~ N1ainville breaks records events - the tnple jump and' the s hot put, respectively. time they were driving right by us. "Tonight we stepped up in a big Des pite various injurie In the 200-meter dash, senior Andrew Johnson placed way. It was a team vi cto ry. and they team (including Seifert who twisted J)Y DOMENICO MONTAI'\ARO her heavy work load.'' Schuster said . third with a time 23.30. Also placing third for the men's squad of all made the effon:· her knee). Delaware pulled off the Sporrs Ediro r "Since ' inter session. she has been train­ 1 was junior John Marino in the 60-meter hurdles with a rime of Confro nted w ith a difficult o ppo­ win. Ir:very stroke through the water an d ing full-time and is in bcller shape." 8.6L nent. there was no time for confu­ " The Drexel game was a reality e•ch turn off the wall seemed to have an Main,·ille has already qualified for the sio n bet"·e en th e players. c heck for us ... Seifert said. " We are cxt ~a push fo r Delaware as it propelled ECAC Championships and the NCAA - Domenico Montanaro Hu kies· leading scorer Tcsha starting to s how o ur maturity:· past vi iting Loyola College of Maryland Zone A Diving Meet. She is expected to Saturday. be among th e top competitors at the The Hens men's and women·s swim· Ameri ca East Championships. min!! and divi ng teams routed the "There arc goi ng to be five or six Greyhounds. 15 J-69 and 15-t-93, rcspcc- women 's dive rs who can win the cham­ ttvcly. · pionships:· Schu ster said. ·T anya is one Finally home again With the win. the Delaware women. of them ... ( -5), took th eir third straight dual meet. At the meet on Satu rday. the women continued from page B I 0 played in the second and third while the men. (6·7). snapped a two· captured eight first place finis hes includ­ with a hopeful altitude and were period is something to build o n meet losing streak. ing two each from freshmen swimmers ready to battle to the end. [for future games ] ... The strong effort may be a pre\'iew of Kathryn Fryer and Jennifer Haus. "They had an excel lent mental­ The Hens fa ce P e nn St ate the America East Conference The men were led by sophomore ity about the overtime , .. he said. Friday and Saturday. fo r two Champi onships. It was th e last match· up Mi chael Gallaher, who won both the ''They thought we were going to away games. They will return fo r the Hens before the meet begins. Fe b. I 00-meter freestyle and the 200·meter win. We a lways think like that." ho me to play Towson Universit y 19. freestyle e\'ents. The men captured nine l n the future. To m Weyermann February 12 at 7 p .m. Hens coach John Hayman said facing first place finishes agai nst Loyola. said the team must keep up the Loyola gave Delaware a chance to get At th e conferen ce champi onshi ps. the good work and not fa ll belo w the some- practi ce in a; preparati on before men·s squad will be going a ft er an level they are capable o f. HENS' REMAINING heading to the niversity of 1ai ne. unprecedented third straight title, '~hile ··we need to keep o ur fe et mov­ The hi gh li ght of the day came from the women will try to make it three tit les ing fast. .. he said. "And get a good SCHEDULE the diving st de a junior Tanya Mainville in four years. Las t yea r. the women start from th e get-go' · bro k._e two school record s. pl aced fifth at the competition. The He ns won' t be ho me for Feb. 5 ..... @ Penn State ..... 9 p.m. She won the 1-mctcr IO· di vc with a " We're goi ng to shoot for the moon:· lo ng. As the team prepares for Feb. 6 .. ... @ Penn Srare ... 3:30 p.m. score · of 415.05. breakin!! Beth lan·s Hayman s;id. ~ H opeful l y . our men can another away game again st No. 2 Feb. 12 ..... TOWSON...... 7 p.m. mark 'O f 396.83 set in th e -1996-97 sea· repeat. We are looking fo r our women to ranked Penn S tate. Brown said Feb. 13 ...... NAVY...... 4:30 p .m . son. be in the top three. The last time we were Delaware is ready to compete . M<~in ville also set a school and up in Maine. both teams won. so it " We're working we ll together Feb. 19-2L ... ECHA PLAYOFFS Rawsrrom Pool record in th e 3-meter ]J. sho ul d be interesting. and play ing hard." he said. ··so 5 & 8 p.m . div wi th a score of 473.18 shallering the Senior co-captain Ryan Fauth said he we s ho uld be in good shape." March 2-6 .... ACHA NATIONALS believes the Hens have a good chance to preVious mark of 396.83 held by ian. Brandwene said the ti e with tba Otving coach John Schuster allributcs wi n. Arizona will not hurt the team' s Maipville's success to her more intense " I wo uld say we are th e favorite outl ook goi ng into Saturd ay's All playoff games will take place lrai ning{i:luriiig"winter se sion. hecause of our depth:· he said. " It is game against Pe nn State . THE REV IEW !Bon .. ,~ ~ th e' faf l semester. she couldn't goin g to be rea ll y close and we are going at the Fred Rust lee Arena. " Yo u're never satisfied w ith a The Hens' Ryan Sklar chases an lcecat opponent train as hard a he wanted to because of to need everyone's scores.'' tie,'' he said. '·But the way we Wednesday. The teams ended in a 3-3 tic. l • Indoor track results • More men's and women's hoops • Swimming competes at home see page 89

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BY KAREN BISCHER athlete's Marzaxing Sports Ediror BOSTON - The second part of the Delaware­ Boston University saga may have been a disappoint­ ment for those expecting a battle similar to the over­ fault time affair of early January. But the Hens' 78-60 routing of the Terriers Sunday was something more than just an easy win. alter Pay ton, the Chicago It put them within a half game of America East foe Bears Hall of Fame run­ Drexel for first place in the conference. The win was W ning back had to "set the also the fourth straight for the team. record straight" this week. And while the margin of victory against Boston (7- He had to let everyone know that the 12, 3-8 America East) was substantial, the early parts rare liver disease he is suffering from of the game resembled one of the heated contests the isn't hi s fault. two teams have become accustomed to. - He shouldn't have had to do it. No At halftime, Delaware led 37-35 and had been hav­ one should. The anxiety he is facing ing trouble keeping Terriers guard Lavar Fo lk off the now is enough, and had he kept quiet, boards. The senior managed 16 what would have been cooked up? points in the first half. But it was in the second half Payton broke down and cried at )lis M~N'S press conference. Had he not disclosed that the tables of do mination the reason for his illness, rumors would turned in fa vor of the Hens ( 16- have circulated; that he'd gotten the 5, 9-3 America East). disease from alcohol or steroid abuse; Delaware di s hed out 41 Hens 78 ~ ihat he was suffe ring from some sexu­ points to Boston's 25, and were ally transmitted disease. helped by the o n-target shoot- Boston U. 60 When did the media get so mali­ ing of Kestuti s Marciulionis cious that a man has to explain the who scored 17 of hi s 28 points in the half. exact reason of why he may be dying? The guard opened th e half with a three-pointer, and When athletes get sick, or worse, we nailed two more in the remainder of the contest. H e pay a lot of attention, possi bly because was 6 of 12 from three-point range. it puts life into a different perspective. And th e Delaware defense followed suit, spurring But they are analyzed too much. to life in the second half as well. Their bad deeds must be tallied to The normally terrorizing Folk was held to only two decide if they are truly deserving of points in the half. Terriers leading scorer Walter sympathy. · Brown was kept to eight points. In Payton's case, it seems that since Sopho more forward Madou Diouf grabbed II his past has been cleared, we can go on rebounds and I 0 points to become the Hens· second wishing him well. But if that had not leading scorer on the day. been the case, the well-wishing may Delaware's lead was never less than I 0 points over not have been so immense. the last I 0 minutes of the game, holding a 20 point Darryl Strawberry was diagnosed lead with two minutes remaining. with colon cancer last October, and The Hens came into the game off a 72-69 win while people seemed to rally around against Northeastern Friday. Ty Perry led the Hens him with support, there were some who with 16 points, including four three-pointers, and just couldn't leave the past out of it. grabbed six rebo unds. Marciulionis had 15 off the There was his drug addiction, his bench against the Huskies. former attitude problem and the fact Delaware will have a week's rest before h~adin g to that he used to beat his wife. All of the Towson Sunday for a I p.m. game. above deserve the worst punishment THE REVIEW/Bob Weill possible. Delaware forward Mike Pegues is surrounded by Boston University defenders in Sunday's trampling of But becoming seriously ill isn't a the Terriers. Pegues scored 10 points and dished out a career-high seven assists in the 78-60 win. punishment. It is a hell on earth no one should ever have to imagine. Yet, when it happens to someone in the limelight, we can' t help but wonder what they have done in the past to cause their c urrent pain. Florence Griffith Joyner died sud­ denly last fall, at the all-too-young age Overtime deadlock of 39. She wasn't dead 24 hours before the rumors began to surface: was her death a result of steroid use? No one BY MICHELLE HANDLEMAN crowd jumped to their feet as the two teams began dies that young for no reason, after all. Sporrs Edi1nr thinking of a new strategy to win the game. Well, there was a reason - it was a Taking the battle into overtime, the Delaware But neither team could break through the other's seizure, plain and simple. It could've men's ice-hockey team took on No. 4-rank!!d defense. happened to anyone and this time, it University of Arizona Wednesday ni ght. Delaware senior goalkeeper Ryan Brown happened to an athlete. After a back and forth battle for control of the blocked 31 shots on goal for the Hens. allowing The news finally put an end to the puck, the game ended in a 3-3 tie. only three to get by the entire game. drug spec ulation, and the grieving For the first time in a month. Delaware re turned " [Arizona] is a strong team," he sai d. ''It was a could begin without any restrictions. to their home ice_ Senior left tough game. but it is a great test for us for nation­ She was dead from something natural, wing Tom Weyerm ann said als.'· not something self-induced. pl aying in th eir own territo­ Junior center Brett Huston opened up the scor­ Isn't there a way to appreciate some­ ry was posi ti ve for the team. ~~ -~ ing for the Hens in th e first period, picking up the HOCKEY one's life instead of analyzing their " It feels nice to be home,'· pace for Delaware. past when th ey are sick or dying? he said. "It's nice to have all --,------"We·ve been off for 10 days." Hens coach Josh We're a society of people who want your fans here." Arizona 3 OT Brandwene said. "l! took us a period to find o ur­ answers, but we are far too negative Starting the game on a Hens 3 selves ... when it comes to these things. slow note, the Hens picked ------­ Scoring for the Hens in the sycond was Tom Maybe it was something learned. up th e speed and put up a fight againsr the lcecats Weyermann, tying the game at 2-2. There are, after all , many athletes who ( 17-3-2). " We were slu ggish at the beginning." he said . have died as a result of past actions. Scoring th e third goal to tie the game with I 0:37 " But we 20t the momentum in the second and the Mickey Mantle abused alcohol and remaining was junior center Ryan Sklar, assisted third, and-we played well.·· THE REV IEW/Bob Weill his liver paid the price. Magic Johnson by freshman defenseman Mike Weyermann. Brandwene said the team we nt into the overtime had unprotected sex, and is now HJV With Sklar sending the game into overtime, the Delaware attacks against the University of Arizona Wednesday positive. see FINALLY page B9 night as the Hens returned home for the first since December. The nation mourned with their news, and it seemed to raise an aware­ ness to their conditions. And if anything, we are a forgiving society. As soon as the speculations about their :urbulent pasts had worn Lashing the Huskies th in. the o ut-pouring of sympathy was huge. But that barrier still had to be Racing against th e clock, Delaware defeated the crossed. The past had to be thought Huskies 66-63. about before we allowed ourselves to Delaware takes 1 The teams raced up and down the court in an feel. effort to outscore each other, but every basket was With a liver transplant, Payton has a matched with another. very good chance of survival. The dis­ second straight With five minutes remainin2 ease that strikes only three in I 00,000 in the game. the score sat at found him, and the NFL's all-time 57--6 i'O th e Hu kie favor. WOM,EN'S leading rusher suddenly became BY MICHELLE RANDLEMAN De pite previou problem human. S[1orrs Edito r BASKETBALL for the Hens in handling He asked people simply to pray for There was something different in the air - balls press ure ituation . the him, nothing more. we re falling into the hoop like they are supposed to . ---.E- a_t_e_rn--6-0___ women continued to fight And anyone who is ill, no matter The Delaware women ·s basketball team took bac k. what their past entails, is deserving of another victory Monday night when they faced Hens 63 ~ Facing a ri val who beat that. Northea tern. bringing their record to 13-7. and 7-5 them 90-67 Jan. 9th . the win in the America East. was important for the team. Ka ren Bischer is a managing sports With two consecutive win to make up for a loss "This win wa a big one:· Delaware coach Tina THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister editor at Th e Review. Send comments to Drexel Jan . 27 , the Hens are on their way to fin ­ Martin said. "Overall we kept o ur composure. and to [email protected]. The Hens have a two-game win-streak after beating the Huskies. ishing o ff the season e n a strong note . were movin2 the BACK - ce page 89