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STUDY ANALYZES HIGH SCHOOL TEST RESULTS Trial draws to a close A government study showed Three sur.veys in the I990s had found that black graduates trailed high school students' failure on some BY SARAH KENNEY he knew how Bonistall had been crime. These illnesses could have key standardized tests even though white graduates on that measure by a Senior News Reporter tied and gagged. He also knew the included schizoid, schizotypal and their grades and the apparent rigor of significant margin. The gap was II Jury deliberations begin today content of the writing that had paranoid personality disorders, he their course loads were rising. percentage points as recently as for the trial of alleged murderer been scrawled on the walls of two said. By one academic measure, a lit­ I994. James E. Cooke. Prosecutors and of the crime scenes. None of these The fact that Cooke has tle-noticed finding from that U.S. The study did not include tran­ defense attorneys presented their details had been released to the repeatedly said, against his Education Department report showed scripts of high school dropouts, an important caveat because dropout closing arguments to the jury public at the time. lawyer's advice, that he i~ not that black high school students have DNA evidence also strength­ mentally ill only strengthens the caught up to their white classmates. rates vary widely among racial and Monday. Cooke is charged with II counts. The first six counts pertain ened the prosecution's case against case that he is ill, O'Neill said. The study of the transcripts of ethnic groups. to the rape and murder of former Cooke, Walsh said. The mentally ill often claim to be 2005 high school graduates found Experts also point out that the university student Lindsey "The one source of DNA fine. that 52 percent of the black graduates sfudy based its definition of course Bonistall, who was found dead in found on Lindsey that was not her "His denial actually rein­ had completed a four-year curricu­ rigor on titles and descriptions, not her Towne Court apartment on own was James Cooke," she said. forces the claim," he said. lum of at least mid-level difficulty. necessarily on the delivered content. May I, 2005. The remaining Cooke's sperm was also found The prosecution and the For their white counterparts that year, Experts say minority students are at the crime scene, Walsh said. defense criticized each other's often disproportionately affected by counts pertain to two home inva­ the rate was 51 percent - a one per­ "The chance that the sperm centage point difference that experts such inflation. sions that preceded the murder. psychiitric witnesses. Both sides Cooke's guilt on all counts is found was not Cooke's is one in said the other's witnesses drew the · said was statistically insignificant. not disputed. He is pleading guilty, 676 quintillion," she said. "That's expected conclusions and did not though the defense added the stip­ greater than the number of people give unbiased analyses. NAACP PRESIDENT RESIGNS OVER DISAGREEMENT ulation "but mentally ill." who have ever lived on this plan- O'Neill said Stephen Bruce S. Gordon, a longtime for him to stay in the job. Once ·h~ Prosecutor Diane Walsh said . et., Mechanick, the psychiatrist who business executive who took the became convinced those talks would Cooke basically convicted him­ Four people, including evaluated Cooke for the prosecu­ helm of the National Association for not succeed, he decided to continue self. Campbell, identified Cooke in a tion, was not impartial. the Advancement of Colored People with his plans to step down. The defendant made several photograph taken at a Newark "What I'm asking is, 'Was less than two years ago, surprised fol- Vigorous discussions have been 911 calls• to Newark Police, in ATM the night he was accused of this evaluation an effort from lowers of the civil rights organization held about the role of the ~AACP which he mentioned details about breaking into a woman's home, someone who already had a con­ Sunday night by announcing his r~s- and wh~ther. it .sh~ml~ contl~ue t? the crime scenes that only the per­ Walsh said. Cooke allegedly tried clusion in mind?' " O'Neill asked. ignation as itS president and chtef fight racJal dtscnmmatJOn as tts pn­ petrator could have known.' to withdraw money with a credit Prosecutor Steve Wood said executive. mary purpose or push more aggres- Rochelle Campbell, Cooke's card he had stolen from her home. the two psychiatrists the defense Gordon said he decided to step sively into the realm of social service girlfriend and the mother of four The prosecution and the had called to the stand were not down because he was at odds with projects such as tutoring,' mentoring of his 10 children, testi.fied in defense disputed whether Cooke open-minded in their evaluation of the organization's board about his and pregnancy counseling. court she was 100 percent sure that had a mental illness that could Cooke. Both psychiatrists made a role as CEO. He also said he faced The NAACP named general it is Cooke's voice on all of the have affected his thinking, feeling career out of testifying for the resistance to his aim to de-emphasize counsel Dennis Hayes to lead the recorded 911 calls. or behavior at the time of the defense in criminal trials, which the organization's focus on political organization in the interim. Hayes, Walsh said Cooke knew one crime. often leads to a professional bias advocacy and to tum the NAACP who also filled in afte~ Kwei~i of the robbery victim's names and The state believes Cooke did in court, Wood said. into more of a social service organi- Mfume ·resigned the pres1dency m not have a · mental illness, Walsh Both the prosecutors and the zation. 2004 after nine years, was regarded said. She reiterated the prosecu­ defense urged the jury to deliber­ Gordon said he informed the as the logical choice for interim tion's position that Cooke only had ate based on the evidence and not executive committee of the NAACP leader and he was widely viewed as antisocial personality disorder, to let sympathy for either the vic­ board two weeks ago ofhis plans, but having no permanent leadership aspi­ which is not considered a psychi­ tims or the defendant affect their talks were initiated to work out a way rations. atric illness in Delaware. decision. Cooke's childhood was no The 12 jurors must reach an CONGRESS EVALUATES NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS excuse for his behavior, she added. unanimous decision and will be "There are many people who sequestered until they reach a ver­ The selection of a basic design year for approval, according to acting come from abusive homes and do dict. for what could become a new gener­ NNSA · Administrator Thomas not become rapists and murder­ The trial, which began Feb. 2, ation of U.S. nuclear warheads has D' Agostino. ers," Walsh said. is being held at New Castle drawn immediate opposition from Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., Defense attorney Brendan County Courthouse in some key members of Congress. the new chairman of the House O'Neill emphasized he understood Wilmington. If convicted, Cooke The National Nuclear Security Appropriations subcommittee that his client was guilty. could face the death penalty. Administration announced March 2 controls funds for the nuclear "There is an avalanche of evi­ that it had selected a design by the weapons complex, has questioned dence that Cooke committed these Check California-based Lawrence why a new warhead is needed. There crimes. To dispute his guilt would UDreview.com this Livermore National Laboratory for are plans to hold oversight hearings be an insult' to your intelligence," the Reliable Replacement Warhead, and might seek to slow or eliminate he said to the jury. week for breaking which would be the first of a new the RRW if the administration does However, O'Neill reinforced generation of secure and reliable not present a more concise strategy. THE REVIEW/File Photo the defense's position that Cooke news coverage on nuclear warheads initially intended There is congressional support James E. Cooke is on trial for tbe was affected by one or more men­ for the Navy's submarine-launched, for the warhead development. The murder of Lindsey Bonistall. tal illnesses ::tt the time of the the verdict. inter-continental ballistic missiles. House Armed Services subcommit­ Within 12 months, a team from tee on strategic forces, which also has Livermore and the Navy is to put jurisdiction over the weapons pro­ together cost estimates and an engi­ gram, said they are "encouraged" by neering and production plan that the NNSA decision. would be presented to Congress next .poliee reports BUSH STANDS BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT SUSPECT DAMAGES NINE VEHICLES President George W. Bush urged ident expressed his willingness to Michael Green, an 18-year-old Wilmington resident, broke nine passenger-side mirrors at the intersection Congress to avoid broad changes to work with Capitol Hill's new ofNew and Center Streets on Saturday at approximately 2 p.m., Cpl. Scott Simpson said. A witness saw Green the education law that represented Democratic majority on renewing it. damaging each vehicle and repo~ed the incident to Newark Police. . . . one of his key domestic policy He singled out the Democratic chair­ Police found Green at the Kmko's located near the damaged vehtcles, S1mpson satd. When officers took accomplishments, stating that lessen­ men of the Senate and House educa­ the suspect into custody, he had an open bottle of vodka in his possession. ing the effects of the No Child Left tion committees as crucial to those Green was taken to see the witness and she idenfified him as the same individual who damaged the mir­ Behind Act would be a disservice to negotiations. rors, he said. He was transported to the station and processed on warrants and released later the same day. children. Kennedy and Miller helped pro­ A key provision of the No Child vide bipartisan support for the No VICTIM RECEIVES TERRORISTIC THREAT Left Behind Act required states to Child Left Behind bill, but since its A 25-year-old male victim received ~ terroistic. threat la.st ,Wednesday on his. cell phone at approximately establish uniform tests for assessing passage they and other Democrats 11:30 p.m. in his Park Place Apartment, S1mpson satd. The v1ct1m alleged he recetved a first call fro~ an unre­ student progress and school quality. have said that the administration stricted number and when he answered he only heard mumblmg and then the suspects hung up on h1m. The measure's supporters say this has failed to provide sufficient funds to The victim received a second call and the suspect asked him if he wanted to take a survey while address­ promoted greater accountability in carry out its requirements. ing him by his actual name, Simpson said. The suspect then began addressing a second suspect in Urdu/Hindi public education and helped spur Democratic leaders now can push for and English. . improved student performance in these and other changes to the law The victim told police the suspects continuously called him a "Molvi", which in Urdu/Hindi, is a term that ,. some subjects. that they could not enact when refers to someone as being intensely religious and a terrorist, he said. . The law, which Bush signed in Republica~'!! controlled Congress. The call lasted approximately two to three minutes and the victim called police because he was shaken up 2002, expires this year, and the pres- about the incident, Simpson said. The case is currently under further investigation. - Compiled from the L.A. Times and Washington Post wire reports -Kevin Mackiewicz L------•- 4 March 6. 2007 }1t Cristin's positive energy lives on BY BRITIANY TALARICO Sophomore Jay Guzman said conversations with people," he said. Staff Reporter Cristin was like a sister to him. "You could count on her to get every­ "It's that million, no, trillion­ "She went above and beyond one opened and relaxed." dollar smile." what normal friends would do," Guzman said the idea of Cristin Stacey Duprey reminisced about Guzman said. "If you were close to being gone has not completely regis­ the vivacious, engaging personality her, she would go the extra mile." tered. of her oldest daughter, Cristin. He said Cristin always had a "I came into class and some girl "Cristin was so full of life and positive energy and could turn a bad had The Review open on her desk to the friendliest person I ever knew," day into a good one. the article about Cristin and it made it Duprey said. "She had a way of fmd­ "She was always smiling, even real," he said. "I walked in Trabant ing the one person in the room who if she had a bad day herself," the other day and saw someone who was least comfortable and making Guzman said. was taillike Cristin and had the same them the most comfortable." He said Cristin served as his hair and, even though I know she is Junior Cristin Duprey died Feb. conscience and always provided him gone, I wanted the person to turn 20 after injuries she sustained in a car with needed advice. around." accident on Feb. 14. Her life was cel­ "Whenever I didn't know what Health, nutrition, and exercise ebrated at her funeral held F~ . 27 in to do about something or just needed sciences professor Roger Spacht • New York City. · someone to co-sign with J:m) when I served as Cristin's adviser and said . Her friends and family will knew what I wanted, she was the her frequent visits reflected her desire ·' never forget Cristin's sociable per­ person I called," Guzman said. "She to succeed. sonality, which was evident at an would always understand my reason­ "She had a fairly good scope for early age. ing, but also give her perspective." what she wanted to do professionally "When Cristin was six years old Cristin loved to shop and had all and took measures to obtain academ­ we went to Disney World," Duprey the styles covered, he said. ic and class experience which would said. "We were waiting in line and a "No matter what event or func­ help her with her initiatives," Spacht Spanish family was standing in front tion she always had an outfit," he said. · of us. Somehow Cristin made friends said. "She was fly." Cristin worked with young peo­ with the children without speaking Courtesy of the Duprey family Guzman said Cristin was sup­ ple in an educational atmosphere and the language. Cristin Duprey, 20, died Feb. 20 after a car accident on Rt. 896. portive of her family and friends and wanted to work with leisure-based "Language was no barrier. This went out of her way to express her programs, he said. just sums up who she was. She could Last semester, Cristin worked Andrew's and the university attend­ love and commitment to those close "It's not often that a student is at make friends with anyone." with a handicapped physical educa­ ed the funeral," he said. to her. that point academically," Spacht said, Cristin grew up in New York tion class, she said. Working with Immediately after Cristin's "I'm part of a rap group and "Most are at the discovery stage and City and moved to Delaware in 2000 children was her passion and she was death, parents, alumni, trustees, stu­ _when we would play on campus it's not often they can create that to attend St. Andrew's School, a col­ considering a career in occupational dents, teachers and staff members at Cristin was always there," he said. path." lege prepatory boarding school in therapy. St. Andrew's honored Cristin's role "When her little sister had a basket­ Duprey said Roach sent her a Middletown, she said. Daniel Roach, headmaster at St. in the St. Andrew's community by ball game she would pick up some of letter he received from Megan In high school she was a pas­ Andrew's School, said he first met endowing a scholarship fund in her her friends and we would all go and Dieterle, one of Cristin's classmates sionate volleyball player, the manag­ Cristin when she was a baby. honor, Roach said. support. at St. Andrew's who was studying er of the boys' varsity basketball Her mother was a student at St. The scholarship is need-based "She would also always stop by abroad at the time of Cristin 's death. team, and head of a multiculturalism Andrew's and Cristin came here to and will allow a student to attend St. to visit me at WVUD and listen to The letter embodied Cristin so club and dance club, Duprey said. attend school in 2000, Roach said. Andrew's, he said. It will grow over my radio show, 'Money Maker's well it was printed in the program at Cristin was the No. l fan of St. "She was the most dynamic, the years, so it is a testament to Show,' and eventually she received her funeral, she said. Andrew's undefeated football team compassionate and loving person I Cristin's life. her own show called 'The Rush' Duprey tried to maintain com­ and a residential leader her senior think anyone at St. Andrew's can "This was really what Stacey which was on after mine." posure as she read the letter Dieterle year, she said. She was hired to coach ever remember as a student and as an and the family wanted in lieu of any­ , Guzman said the number of wrote. St. Andrew's junior varsity volleyball alumni," he said. "She had an amaz­ thing else," Roach said. "We already lives affected by Cristin was seen in "St. Andrew's family has lost a team and also coached the communi­ ing ability of making people feel have had wonderful participation the fact that he had to stand in the bal­ beautiful member. It's ironic that she ty at a local Boys and Girls Club. included and feel at home. from so many different places." cony during Cristin's funeral service named me 'smiley' when really she is Duprey said Cristin enjoyed her "When she got injured in the He said St. Andrew's prides because of the large turnout. the one who deserves the title. That time at the university, but she went accident, we received so many phone itself on being diverse and Cristin "It was packed," he said. "The smile, her contagious laughter and through an adjustment period coming calls and e-rnails from all over the always understood this idea. biggest funeral I have ever seen. It her no-nonsense, outgoing attitude from a small community like St. world. It is extraordinary how many "She was such a remarkab1e was crazy to be there." affected everyone around her in Andrew's. people she touches. She knew how to contributor to the spirit of diversity at Cristin was able to start a con­ dorms, in class or at sporting events. She was an active big sister to connect to people and had a vast net­ our school," Roach said. "We are cel­ versation with anyone, Guzman said. Whether she was shouting out cheers her younger siblings, she said. work of friends." ebrating how much she brought to She was always smiling which made at a football game or failing to do "She was the other momma," Roach said he spoke at Cristin's the diversity program to life because her approachable and people wanted haridstands at 3 a.m. in the common Duprey said. "That's why she decid­ funeral and there was not an empty she could so easily connect to every­ to b~> her friend. room she touched so many. She is ed to stay in Delaware for college. seat in the church. one. • "A couple of times I was shop­ loved and will be missed by all." She wanted to watch them grow up." "We all thought it was amazing "Cristin had tremendous faith in ping \\;'ith her and she just start;ed up how many students from both St. God and humanity." ·Tone up in time for Spring Break vacations Pifia Colada in hand. The hot sun beating down. Tanning oil smothered Celebrity Weightlifting Workout: all over your body in - yikes - next to nothing. This program should be performed in super-sets with very little rest time - 30 seconds - between sets. If Is the thought of sporting a bikini or swim trunks in a few weeks giving the intensity is too much for you at first, add more rest time. Please consult your physician before beginning an you a mild panic attack? Do you think it's too late to get in shape for Spring exercise program. This workout should be performed three times per week. Give yourself at least one day of Break? Wrong. rest in between each weightlifting workout. Nic DeCaire, owner of Fusion Fitness on East Main Street, gives Review readers an emergency workout plan fit for celebrities and university students alike. Follow his cardiovascular and weightlifting agendas to look and feel Box Step-Ups Seated Rows great in a hurry. 3 sets I 20 reps - Works Legs 3 sets I 15 reps - Works Back "Remember: crash dieting is not healthy and does not work," DeCaire Hanging Leg Raises said. "Hard work and dedication is the best possible answer." Overhead Dumbbell Press 3 sets I 30 reps -Works Abs 3 sets I 20 reps - Works Shoulders Cardiovascular workout: Walking Lunges For the ne}\.t few weeks you want to perform a cardiovascular work­ Rope Pushdowns 3 sets I 20 reps -Works Legs 3 sets I 20 reps - Works Triceps out at least 4-5 times per week for 35-45 minutes. Cardio has been Incline Sit-ups shown to be most beneficial in the morning because it raises your metab­ 3 sets I 30 reps - Works Abs Dumbbell Curls olism the rest of the day. If this is not possible for you, make sure you 3 sets I 20 reps - Works Biceps perform cardio after you lift weights, not before. Also remember to lnclineDumbbell Press 3 sets I 15 reps - Works Chest Bicycle Crunches switch up the type of cardio you do - change the machines, intensity 3 sets I 30 reps - Works Abs and programs. This will help your body bum more calories. Underhand Pull-ups 3sets/15reps - Works Back V-Up Crunches For more information on how to get in shape for Spring Break, contact Pushups 3 sets I 30 reps - Works Abs Fusion Fitness Center at (302) 738-4580 or visit their Web site at 3 sets I 15 reps - Works Chest wwwfusionfitnesscenter.com. - Compiled by Meg Lobdell Jjt. March 6, 2007 5 Stories from the depths Qf addiction Local users share their love/hate. rel<;ltionship with heroin

BY CATHERINE GRELL methadone treatment - a procedure in Staff Reporter which methadone, an opioid narcotic, Editors Note: Names have been changed to protect is taken orally once per day to suppress sources' identities. the symptoms of heroin withdrawal. Battling personal, academic and social According to the Office of troubles leave many students feeling worn National Drug Control Policy Web site, out and trapped in their own fears. They seek patients remain physically dependent an escape and find addiction. on methadone, yet freed from the unre­ Four current and former university stu­ strained and irrational behavior spotted dents realized both the illusionary dream­ in heroin addicts. scape of heroin and sting of its reality. · "I went on the treatment because I knew it would get me high legally," --EDAN-- Edan said. "It's also safer and a lot Edan, 23, a former university student, cheaper." began snorting heroin at age 19 in Delaware. He said he has been a patient for While working at the Charcoal Pit, a fel­ eight months and remains unsure of low employee informed him of a source to when his treatment will ~jjease. obtain heroin. Experiencing withdrawal during "After-I bought some, a university stu­ the interview, he explained his feelings. said. immediately addicted," she said. "I shot up dent and I snorted it for the first time in Lane "Imagine every mistake you've ever As he accumulated profits, she said he for a week straight and on the eighth day, Hall," he said. "It was just like oxycontin but made, every person you've ever hurt and began using approximately 10 dime bags per decided not to use it, which made me under­ cheaper." everything that may not even necessarily be day. . go withdrawal. I was puking all day." Eager for more, Edan said he journeyed a mistake coming to life and laughing in . "His face thinned and he started getting However, her first withdrawal experi­ to the "jungle of Riverside housing projects" your face," Edan said. "It evaporates for a wrinkles," Susan said. !'Overall, he just ence was not enough to stop her habit. Julie with another heroin user. few minutes while you tend to the diarrhea looked deadly." said she began using up to three dime bags "In Riverside, the heroin was cheap and and vomit that ineluctably _ensues. Now, Susan said her ex-boyfriend's personali­ on a daily basis. of dangerously-high quality," he said. imagine that cloud raining itself onto your ty immensely changed from when she first Heroin reduced her worries, her pain During his future visits to Riverside, skin, turning into worms and crawling into _met him. Before his addiction, she says he and her bank account. . Edan said he was shot at, robbed and ripped your organs. Your bones tum into pain enjoyed energetic activities and treated her "I have spent at least $5,000 on heroin, sticks." with x:espect. But, heroin's demonic nature b~t even that's a.really low estimate," Julie off with bags full of baking soda. said. · He sa,id he soon began snorting heroin He said he still considers himself a soon imprisoned the man she once knew. every other day for approximately two junkie. · As the heroin increased his sex drive, I11- August 2006, Julie discovered three­ months. At first, he shared one. dime bag "I take 90 milligrams of methadone per Susan said he engaged in adulterous rela- and-a-half dime bags of heroin within a with a fellow student - enough for each to day - a dosage equivalent to I 0 or so bags tions with other university addicts. 1 friend's old apartment. Immediately after obtain three.highs. of heroin," he says. "I can't function without . "While Twas downstairs in my friend's. · shootu:~g up the "free" bags, her entire J:)ody · Howe¥er, -Edan quickly started going it._For all intents and purposes, I can't live apartment, I heard him hav\ng sex with began ttchmg. _ . · ' solo - snorting heroin in the morning and . without it." · · another girl," she said. "Be nev,er apologized , "I . started joking with .. Edan saying, on the job. After getting fired from work and · to me about it."· What tf I overdose?' "she said. "As Edan dropping out of the university,· his addiction --SUSAN-- Susan said heroin.transformed him into went upstairs, I passed out on the couch. I escalated. Twenty-year-old _Susan, a a selfish, boring and obnoxious person. As thought I'd just fallen asleep, but before I After a student friend university junior, dated a he began regarding Susan as an object of knew it,- the paramedics came to take me to possession rather than a human being, she stole needles from a doctor, "I remember student heroin addict ·for the hospital. I hardly remember the experi­ Edan shot up heroin for the . d approximately eight said he no longer cared about her well-being. ence, but I do remember being told that there first time at age 20. I h months. She said her· ex- "One time, he did heroin with a univer­ were a lot of overdoses that night." aug 1ng an sity staff member in an off-campus apart­ · Julie said she 'did not know overdosing "I remember laughing feeling love for boyfriend's addiction influ- and feeling love for the ment," Susan said. "They brought an intoxi­ could a_ffe~t a user so quickly and painlessly. first time in a while. My the first time in a :~:t~tf~~-own drug experi- cated male student so the three of them could She satd tf Edan stayed upstairs for a few have sex together. I locked myself in one of extra minutes, she probably would have best friend said it was the .lle. ·My best Susan said she initially greatest thing he had ever wh tried heroin in March 2006. the bedrooms to sleep, but they broke -into died. the room. I awoke to him and the male stu­ "I didn't think, 'God, I almost died,' " done," he said. "I was friend Said it WaS SiQce then, she has both arrested by the blind sin­ snorted and inject;ed heroin dent having sex on top of me. I left immedi­ Julie said. "The overdose hardly affected me cerity of his remark. I think the greatest approximately 50 times. ately, walking alone for 25 minutes back to at all." my dorm at 5 a.m." She said she overdosed for a second that was the worst day of thing he had Although five of her uni- my life." versity friends used the drug She said she stole his needle collection time, but didn't go to the hospital due to her As Edan's income ran ever d one ... I frequently, she said she and belt, knowing heroin had caused the fear of getting in trouble. out, his addiction com­ incident. Agairi, he never apologized. Julie currently lives with Edan in th.lnk that was never depended on it. Unlike Edan, Susan said her t:xposure to pelled him to start pawning "I saw heroin as some~ Wilmington. Although they still use the drug his most-valued posses­ thing I could do recreation- addict's behaviors helped her remain free on rare occasions, she said the couple aims the WOrSt day Of from heroin's enslavement. to fight off their addictions together. sions. my life.'' ally like drinking or watch­ He said his stereo and ing TV when you're bored," "Some people say there's no in-between Twenty-year-old university student music equipment were the - Edan Susan said. "I never did it if when it comes fo heroin," she said. "They Anna, an advocate against heroin usage, wit­ first to go. His dream of ' I felt like I needed it or if it say this because most people'don't have the nessed the damage the drug caused to her becoming a professional former university student got in the way of my mental strength to stay away from it after best friend Julie. ' musician changed into his responsibilities." using it a few times, but the in-between "Heroin usage is a chain reaction among al nightmare of becoming a professional She said the drug facilitated various exists ~hen you can separate yourself from a group of friends," Anna said. "The- first ·~- junkie. mental reactions. Sometimes the drug the drug and from the feeling it gives you. time a university student shot up heroin in "As a junkie, you spend $60 to $80 a enveloped her in a wave of elated warmth - Like walking on a tight rope over a pit of Julie's apartment, she flipped out on them. day," he said. "It isn't even about getting that peacefully detached her from her wor­ fire, there's a very fine line, but you can walk Then, a month later she .started doing it. As high anymore. It's about evading and sup­ ries. However, on other occasions, feelings it with practice." . · her other university friends found that out, ' pressing the fear of withdrawal." of regret, sorrow and confusion over­ they got angry at her. Then, six of them start­ With nothing left to pawn, Edan resort­ whelmed her mind. --JULIE-- ed ·using the drug." ed to stealing. Susan's physical response to the drug Julie, 20, had a different story to tell. She said most students remain unaware "I stole silver and jewelry from my par­ remained consistent. . · The desire to explore her creativity, talents that heroin addiction occurs to people who ents," he said. "Other times, my university "Heroin always caused pangs of nausea and life gottls prompted her to drop out of the have the opportunity to excel and succeed, friend and I went to K-Mart, g'athered a pile within me that would last until I threw up, university as a sophomore in January 2006. people who have steady heads on their of DVDs, paid for them with false checks she said. "I tended to throw up to seven times While endeavoring to find her authentic s~oulders and people who have family and and then sold them to swap shops." during 'each 4 to 5-hour high." · path, her innocent curiosity caused her to fnends that care about them. She said Julie Currently, Edan withstands his fourth During Fall Semester 2006, Susan said delve into heroin's clutches. · was one of those people. attempt to defeat his four-year-long addic- her ex-boyfriend began using approximately In March 2006, Julie said she experi­ "I completely lost my best friend to tion. · ' three bags at a time once per week. J;:Iowever, enced the intense rush of pleasure for the heroin," Anna said. "Our relationship will "What I didn't then understand is the as he began selling heroin, his habit spiraled . .first time. Within the bedroom of her former never be the same." fact that once you're addicted and you out of control. off-campus apartment, Julie's future .. choose to stop, you can't ever go back to "He jacked up the prices and sold it to boyfriend, Edan, stuck a fluid-filled needle See next weeks issue of The Review for a doing it again - not even once," he said. university students, staff members, graduate into one of her veins. look at treatment options and recovery for Edan eventually put himself op. the students, alumni and Newark locals;: Susan "After the first- time I got high, I was heroin addicts. 6 March 6, 2007

\!l ll()'s \VIl() i11 Newark Prof. urges message of moderation for Muslims BY KRISTIN VORCE wished to take lives migrated to Afghanistan to join you." Managing News Editor Khan grew up in Hyderabad, India, where he earned his Extremist Islamic groups attack their enemies with poi- bachelor's degree in engineering. son and explosives. . "In Third World countries you can be one of three things: Political science professor Muqtedar Khan is armed with an engineer, a doctor or a loser. I didn't want to be a loser," he a different kind of weapon, something perhaps more potent - said. "When I came to the U.S., I found out losers are doing his words. . OK in this country." Khan, a moderate Muslim, voices a message of tolerance. Khan reinvented himself, earning a Ph.D. in internation­ "The prophet said, 'You are not a Muslim if your neigh­ al relations, political philosophy and Islamic political thought bor's afraid of you.' Well, the whole neighborhood's afraid of from Georgetown University in May 2000. me," he said and laughed. "How do I do this?" · He briefly taught political science at Adrian College in Khan, who teaches Arab and Middle Eastern Politics, Michigan before applying for jobs on the East Coast. He said Politics of Developing Nations and Islam in Global Affairs at he turned down six other offers - some with higher pay - to the university, rarely has spare time. · work at the university. . Last Friday he had an interview with a newspaper in Iraq. As a member of a lower-middle class family in India, He talks to the media - including big names like BBC, CNN, Khan had to fight for educational opportunities. He said this FOX and NPR - six to 10 times per week, he said. battle gave him a drive to succeed. Khan's work takes him around the globe, from Muslim "Here students have too many opportunities," Khan said. ghettos in Europe to locations in the Middle East and East "I really believe that there is no excuse for failure in Asia. He talks with government officials and gives lectures, America." advocating a foreign policy based on mutual respect. In class, Khan uses the Socratic Method to challenge stu­ As a non-resident senior fellow of The Brookings dents. Institution, Khan proposed a project to bridge the divide "Sometimes they love it, sometimes they get frustrated," between American Muslims and the rest of the United States. Courtesy of Muqtedar Khan · he said. "But I keep pushing them to think critically." He encourages American Muslims to put an end to what he Professor Muqtedar Khan is a regular commentator on BBC. Freshman Emily Manz is currently enrolled in Khan's calls "Islamophobia" by getting to know their neighbors. Islam in Global Affairs class. Khan said he was devastated by the September 11, 2001 lion visitors per day, he said. "He has very interesting insights and portrays t.hem with terrorist attacks. "Lots of Muslims were saying, 'You're giving a voice to a great sense of humor," Manz said. "I realized this would have a catastrophic effect, not just what we feel,' " Khan said. Junior Erik Sutherland, who is also in the class, said for U.S.-Muslim relations, put also because it created a moral However, he said some of his Muslim colleagues were Khan's lectures are entertaining. crisis for Muslims," he said. angry about the remarks. "He's a great storyteller, which is integral to his teaching Less than one month after Sept. 11, Khan published "Much of the Muslim world was in a state of denial after style," Sutherland said. "It definitely captivates students." "Political Memo to American Muslims: Rethinking American 9111 ,"Khan said. "I was not. I believed that Muslims had done Khan urges students to become responsible citizens, Muslim Politics." this." resisting the temptation to dehumanize others. He said he In the memo, he encouraged Muslims to stop anti­ The memo has been printed in more than 200 to 300 would like to see an Islamic Studies program well-established Ameri<;.an discourse. He writes that although it is necessary for places - so much that he said he lost count. In 2003, Khan at the university within the next 10 years. American Muslim leaders to criticize the government, simple published "Memo to Mr. bin Laden: Go to Hell!" which "I think we are living in a very critical period," he said. anti-Americanism is dangerous and unhealthy. chides extremists who equate killing with worship. "This crisis between the Muslim world and the U.S. is not The day after he posted the memo, he checked his Web "Muslims from all over the world who wished to live bet­ going to be solved by the government alone. Everyone needs site. Khan typically had 50 or 60 hits per day. That day he had ter lives migrated to America," he wrote. "Muslims who only to do their share of bridge building. 3,000. A few days later, he was up to half a million to a mil- "We need to build a world of bridges." Uncovering 'tracks' of the Underground Railroad

BY GEORGE MAST ventured in hopes of reaching freedom, a series of safe stops and hiding places along will be on the story of the fugitives. Senior News Reporter became a major thoroughfare for travelers of the route to freedom, did not become wide­ - "What we're actually trying to do in the Fed up with having his family split the Underground Railroad in the early 1800s. spread until years later, Phangman said. end is to create an image of a slave trying to between two masters, Samuel Hawkins, a free In an effort to honor the stories of these "Obviously, there are no trains," she said. escape," Greene said. "Because if you just slave, gathered his wife and six children from valiant refugees, a group of university gradu­ "There's no railroad. It's just look out there now you're their separate owners one winter night in 1845 ate students are researching the routes used a metaphorical way of going to be like, 'What in the and escaped Ingleside, Md. through the state in hopes that a connecting explainin~ ''"the secretive II A lot of what world are we looking at According to the New Castle Courhouse network of roads will be deemed a scenic nature of1t. . , . I d . because shopping centers are Museum, the Hawkins _family arrived at the byway in memory of the railroad. David Ames, director We re lnVO Ve In here?'" home of John Hunn, a Quaker abolitionist in Debra Martin, preservation planner for o~the~miversity:scenterfor ·is sleuthing like in The researchers said they Camden, Del., on a cold and snowy night. Wilmington, said the scenic byway program H1stoncal Architecture and • hope to accomplish this feat Despite the cover of darkness, neighbors operates in cooperation with the Delaware Design, oversees the project a deteCtiVe with a brochure for the trav­ . suspicious of the black family called the sher­ Department of Transportation to identify his­ and said despite its efforts to story " elers, to not only explain the iff. When a large group of men and dogs .toric and scenic highways throughout the compile all the information . • historical significance of arrived at the farm later that night, Samuel state. · regarding the railroad, the - David Ames, sites along the way, like John decided to sacrifice himself in hopes of saving The university researchers are working team has run into some Hunn's house, but also tell his family. with a grant provided from the National' Parks problems because little evi­ director of university's the tales of travelers like the As the men approached, Samuel ran out Service to nominate the route which would dence remains about the Center for Historical Hawkins family .. They hope of the house screaming and waving a knife. run from the border of Maryland at Sandtown, details of the escape route. to have the byway ready for His wife and kids fled in the opposite direc­ Del., through Camden, Dover and then to "It's like a real mystery Architecture and Design nomination next month. tion, but the men saw through the diversion Wilmington and finally into Pennsylvania. because it was secret and it Senior Twanna Howard, and were able to capture the entire family. "This is a tool to help elucidate sights and didn't leave much of a trail," Ames said. "A lot president of the Black Student Union said she A short time later, the Hawkins family · the history of the Underground Railroad," of what we're involved in is sleuthing like in a believes the scenic byway would be informa­ realized the fear of all runaway slaves. They Martin said. detective story and trying to figure out what tive for people who know nothing of the era. were taken to a large jail at the New Castle The Delaware byway would connect with · actually happened." "It's part of the history, especially for the County Courthouse to wait being sent back to an already existent roadway in Maryland hon- Sarah Beetham, a graduate researcher, state," Howard said. "I just think it's a histori­ their owners and certain punishment. oring the railroad's existence. · said the byway they are nominating is differ­ cal time period that a lot of people don't know Fortunately for the family, their story Graduate researcher Ann Phangman said ent than many because its main focus is not on the history of." does not end here. · the. network of roads chosen for the byway sights a traveler will see along the road. Ames said although this was not a posi­ Thomas Garret, a Quaker lawyer from was based on the stories collected about "So many of the locations are missing tive time period for many, it is still necessary ··'. Wilmington, heard about the family's plight famous abolitionists such as Harriet Tubman now," Beetham said. "The houses that we to maintain its record. and went to the courthouse and managed to and Thomas Garrett. know about aren't there anymore and many "I think we need to remember it both in get the family out of jail. Garret then wasted It is believed Tubman passed through things we can't really know, because there was terms of a sad part of our history and in -terms no time getting the family into Pennsylvania, Delaware 27 times with runaway slaves. no written. record." . of celebrating the people who broke away for ' ' where they lived the rest of their lives in free­ Garrett was one of Delaware's most famous While some houses and churches still freedom," he said. "It's a very important part dom. abolitionists. It is estimated he helped approx­ stand along the route where slaves were able of our history for a very important segment of This route from Maryland through imately 2,500 to 10,000 slaves to freedom . . to seek shelter, Keonna Greene, another grad­ our population." Delaware, on which the Hawkins family had The term Underground Railroad, which is uate researcher, said the focus of the byway

·... ·.· ... ; ~ March 6, 2007 7. Learning the letters: UD's Greek life Part four of four: the future of fraternities and sororities

BY LEE PROCIDA places where students can form relationships ions to improve the whole. "We're trying to unite the Greek commu­ Web site Editor • - life-long relationships. This particular evening there were three nity. We want to bring everyone together," he The numbers are in. As of Thursday, fra­ "For some students that's a sports team, main topics on the agenda that highlighted · said. "We want to eliminate tiers. Greek Week ternity and sorority recruitment officially some join a performing arts group and others recent significant changes in Greek affairs. is fun and it should be for everyone. wrapped up for the semester, showing a 27 join fraternities and sororities." The first was a short presentation by uni­ "This should fix problems we've been percent increase in the pool of recruits from Speaking as an administrator, a father versity and fraternity alumnus Greg Bogart, having. We don't want to regulate or restrict. last year. and a former fraternity member, Harker said who, along with another alumnus, is starting a We want to help." Fraternities submitted a total 160 bids, as there are several issues that need to be Greek-centered Web site on campus called compared to 130 in Spring 2006. This, com­ addressed in Greek life and the general social "Greek Connect." AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE bined with a 35 percent increase in the fall, scene on all college campuses. Bogart said the site is similar to Even with these recent changes in the shows a 29 percent increase in Interfraternity "Alcohol is a problem and it has to be Facebook in the sense that users will have community, Greek life is continuing to Council recruitment from the previous aca­ taken very seriously," he said. "Students are profiles and search for other members' infor­ evolve. demic year. Factoring in the 25 percent under a lot of stress, and alcohol is not a mation, but has substantially more features The effect of expansion is not certain, increase of Panhe1lenic sorority recruitment healthy way to handle it." that aim to simplify chapter and with each new group coming to campus, in February from last year, Greek life is on a Harker said alcohol operations and unify the the entire community could change. rise. creates a "bipolar group" on "You need Greek community. All Suddenly, groups will have more competitors campus, separating those Greeks should receive an e­ for recruitment. Social life will be disrupted AN EXPANDING COMMUNITY students who choose to places where mail today with information as groups are met with different prospects for With the increase in chapter numbers for binge .drink and those who students can on how to sign up. participating in Homecoming, Greek Week fraternities and sororities, both communities do not. The second objective and other events for which social ·fraternities plan to expand by bringing new chapters to "The goal of the col­ form - life-long involved Greek life's sup­ and sororities pair up. The amount of the university. lege experience is to meet a relationships." port of Easter Seals, an fundraisers, community service events and According to the expansion time table in diverse group of people, and organization that supports other non-social goings-on may increase. the 2006 Chapter Assessement Program I think alcohol narrows that -Patrick Harker, children and adults with dis­ Furthermore, national financial trends report, three new fraternities plan to join the social scene rather than the university's abilities. After each group affect the Greek community, making change IFC by 2009. expands it," he said. submitted its desired amount out of the university's control. Sororities have not yet determined the Harker said students new president of tickets. for an upcoming Lenno said he attributes the increase in number of new chapters that will be brought often drink simply out of event to benefit Easter Seals, recruitment partially to a rising economy. to campus, but have formed an expansion boredom, and to combat this Russo realized the demand With fraternity and sorority dues ranging any­ committee that is currently examining col­ problem, universities need exceeded the available where from $200 to $700 per semester, being leges similar to the university to determine if to find "meaningful activities" for students. amount by 250, and three Greek Council in a Greek organization can be expensive, but adding new sororities will be beneficial. In For Harker's undergraduate experience, he executives spent the rest of the meeting trying people can afford membership more now than addition, the committee is researching which chose to become involved with the football to divvy up the tickets fairly. Russo said this in the past. national sororities would fit best as local team as well as a fraternity. was completely unexpected and displayed an Other factors may have significant and chapters at the university. "I didn't become friends with the friends enhanced commitment by Greeks to be unpredictable effects. Pi Kappa Alpha, a fra­ Matt Lenno, assistant director of activi­ I have now simply by going to be parties," he involved in the community. ternity suspended by the university but still ties and programs and Greek adviser at the said. "Sure, we went to parties. But the rela­ . The third and only controversial point on sanctioned by its national office, is in the first university, said aside from adding new frater­ tionships you form for life are with those the agenda was a vote about a new social steps of construction for a three to four-story nities and sororities to the community, chap­ friends who you accomplish things with - bylaw for IFC fraternities and Panhellenic mansion on South Chapel Street. The house, ter assessment scores are higher than ever. · the ones you work hard with to accomplish sororities. funded entirely by its alumni association, In each semester since the installation of goals." The point of the bylaw is to regulate mix­ will occupy 48 brothers in suites, include a a point program to measure chapter non­ ing for Greek Week and Homecoming. Its chapter room in the basement, weight rooms, social commitment, Greeks have steadily A NIGHT WITH THE GREEK COUNCIL main goal is to make sure every group who billiard rooms and other amenities. become more ambitious and competent in This past Tuesday, approximately 40 stu­ wants to participate would be paired with With three houses already owned by their work to benefit the community, Lenno dents sat around a rectangle of gray, foldable another, and no group would be left alone. PiKA next to the planned location of the said. tables for a bi-monthly meeting of the Greek This was met with some apprehension "PiKA Mansion," a road is being built from When new university president Patrick Council in Trabant University Center. With a because it means some groups may be paired South Chapel Street that will connect all four Harker begins his position in July, he will view overlooking the neon lights ofthe cafe­ with another involuntarily. houses, essentially creating a fraternity row encounter a changing Greek life. With an teria, members from nearly every fraternity The bylaw passed with one vote in dis­ exclusive to PiKA. The projected date for undergraduate background in a fraternity at and sorority on campus sat to discuss several sent, but the ease with which it passed is construction of the mansion is Fall 2008. the University of Pennsylvania, Harker said current topics in Greek life. deceiving - it took nearly six months to For Greeks, Pandora's Box holds a future he views fraternities and sororities as impor­ According to president Mike Russo, the word the regulations in a way everyone could of interesting possibilities. tant parts of a college or university. Greek Council's objective is to have the agree on, Russo said. "How can students in this large, cohlplex Greek community support each other, with all Russo said this new bylaw aims to university connect?" he said. · "You need of the group presidents combining their opin- expand Greek relations on campus.

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From July 2006 Editor's note.: The Newark Police has not need it and make sure it's to present, escorts topped 21,400. released the following students' names to the not to be used for a joke," Rahmer said these numbers do· not university, so The Review will respect their Flatley said. "I'm not reflect the number of students who right to privacy by using only their initials. going to endorse it one fear for their safety. Junior KC screams and runs into way or the other." "I'm talking about a safety the living room of her University However, he said he escort to cover the one, two, three Courtyards apartment, dodging the can confirm pepper people by themselves," he said. mattresses and pillows on the floor, spray's effectiveness. "Now we are getting groups of five where as many as five male students "When we went to 10 asking for a ride. Nobody ever have slept since last Tuesday, when through training I volun­ asked for a safety escort." _ the girls were robbed at gunpoint in teered to get sprayed and These riders can actually the parking lot. it works," Flatley said. increase the wait time for people who "Oh my God, I got the inter­ "For some reason I keep want an escort, Rahmer said. Some view," she said. "I think she felt bad getting hit with it and I students have complained of wait forme." can attest it works on me." times as long as 30 to 45 minutes, KC had a job interview the He said students who while others complain about not morning after the robbery and she choose to carry pepper being picked up at all. said she was shocked to be called spray should spray their "When you have only four stu­ back because she had so many other would-be attacker in the dent police officers handling this and things on her mind. face. Students should only two dispatch officers, things are Her roommate, HC, congratu­ shake the container before going to fall through the cracks," he lates her but gives her a· warning: taking it out with them if said. "We just don't have enough "Don't scream ever again." it has been sitting on a THE REVIEW/Susan Rinkunas people to put out there." These students have had enough shelf for a long period of Three university students were robbed at gunpoint outside the 700 building of the He said approximately 90 per­ screaming for a while. cent of escorts are handled by student time. University Courtyard Apartments. They were robbed at gunpoint When the suspect police aids and that he has taken a by an unknown male suspect in a grabbed KC, he turned his The article also stated that the "Three screaming, crying girls very small number of complaints. black hood, and they say they will back to HC and she said she ran suspect "displayed a handgun," lan­ -they couldn't have handled it bet­ "We've handled about 32,000 never be the same. toward South Chapel Street for help, guage that the girls said was a little ter," JK said. escorts and I think I've taken about "Because of his need for a few where she stopped the first car she tame since he held the gun to KC's She said police cars have been 18 complaints," he said. "I think dollars we're scarred for life," HC saw. chest. on patrol in the parking lot since the that's a pretty dam good track said. "I just started yelling things like "It definitely wasn't 'dis- incident occurred. record." JK said she had five hours of 'gun,' 'roommates,' 'parking lot,' " played,' " she said. "It's not like he "It. shouldn't take an incident His office also noticed a sleep in three days. KC said she can she said. "I think that's what I said picked up his sweatshirt and showed like this to have a cop car patrolling," decrease in transit bus ridership. fall asleep, but not for long. but I don't know what came out of us that he had a gun." JK said. "All we ask is for people to use "I can fall asleep but then I' 11 my mouth." Yet they said they are more thaa Lt. Tom Rahmer, supervisor for the transit as much as possible," replay it again, like feel him walking HC said she ran to get help and happy with the manner in which the Public Safety's escort service, said Rahmer said. "If you have a group of up and grabbing me and I jerk to avoid confrontation with the sus­ Newark Police reacted to the situa­ his ridership has increased dramati­ six or seven, there's safety in num­ · awake," she said. "For some reason pect because she did not have any­ tion. cally since July 2005. From July bers." my window scares me, too." thing to give him. JK said all of their windows "I didn't have keys, I didn't have overlook the parking lot and they a cell phone, I didn't have a w:allet cannot help but to see the scene of the and if he had come up to me and I crime. didn't have anything, he might have "I really hope that ev.ery time he gotten angry," she said. ' blinks that he sees our scared faces as The suspect took property from we see him," KC said. - KC and JK. KC said the students According to Public Safety were all screaming for help and she director James Flatley, the women even saw one person look out his did everything right. window to the parking lot, but no one Flatley said if a student is being came to help them. She said she robbed he should cooperate with the thought people did not hear their robber and give up his money. cries for help. I'm con~istently challenged to be creative "You can replace the money," HC said a fellow Courtyards with intervention.strategies, and Drexel's Flatley said. "We want to reduce the · resident told HC's mother the next amount of harm to the student." morning that she had heard the noise physical therapy program The students said they had just in the parking lot. driven their friends home and were "She was like, 'You know I produces critical walking from a spot in the actually heard them scream and I just Courtyards parking lot toward the thought that it was someone coming door to the 700 building at approxi­ back from a party.' " HC said. "And thinkers and mately 11 :20 p.m. Tuesday when then she was like, 'And then I could­ they were attacked. n't sleep all night because I thought ''This guy with a black hood and maybe it was something serious.' 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"But thank God because I don't wrong, the university does not keep it know what he would have done if I in the public eye for very long. HC moved when he had that gun to me." said their story was on UDaily for KC said she did not have a less than 24 hours, while a story deterrent such as pepper spray with about a professor's findings'in drink­ . her that night, but she would not have ing water has been up for weeks. used the spray if she had it for fear of KC said she wasn't surprised. the suspect's reaction. "This is old news now and Flatley said it is a student's unfortunately stuff like this happens choice as to whether he carries pep­ so much that this can be old news," per spray. she said. "But people here should "If they're going to do it, make know because it was way too easy for sure they know how to use it proper- him. He'll do it again." Jlt - Hollywood shines its spotlight on '08 pres. candidates Challenge yourself this summer at UNCW Summer School! BY MEG VANDEVENTER D-N.Y Session I May 17 ~June 19 Session II June 26- July 27 Staff Reporter "They can easily advocate for While the American govern­ her as much as they want and the ment insists ·on separation of church public typically eats up everything For more Information~ call910.962.7209 or 910.962.3243 or 800.589.2829, and state, Hollywood will play a role they say," Cignarale said. "I've defi­ e-mail [email protected] or visit our web site www.uncw.edu/summer in the rush for campaign support in nitely seen an overlapping of gov­ the 2008 presidential election, beg­ ernment issues and Hollywood." ging the question: can voters sepa­ Political science professor rate celebrity ana candidacy? Jason Mycoff said there are three Massie Ritsch, a representative well-known ways candidates gain at the Center for Responsive Politics, support for their campaigns. The first said most of the money for presiden­ traditional way is to gather money by tial campaigns is coming from pro­ having people cut checks. ducers and studio executives behind "Hillary Clinton can go have a the scenes. dinner at $1,000 a plate anci raise The top three contributors, Clint thousands in one sitting," Mycoff Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and said. Marc Turtletaub, are typically silent The most common form of supporters but important in terms of fundraising is what is referred to as donations, Ritsch said. bundling, he said. "You don't see George Clooney "These people have a lot of or Julia Roberts helping to draw vot­ influential and wealthy friends," ers by putting in their endorse­ Mycoff said. "Bundling is when one ments," he said. person goes out and collects money Celebrities who support a par­ from their friends." ticular candidate can influence a Mycoff said celebrities can also voter's decision if the voter respects publicly endorse a particular candi­ the celebrity's opinion. It is unlikely, date. He said he would have a hard however, to be the sole decision­ ·time believing a large number of vot- maker, Ritsch said. ers would pay much attention to a "The people who would be bas­ celebrity's political agenda. ing their vote on a celebrity's The most important source for endorsement probably aren't that getting the word out on a candidate into voting anyway," he said. is the media, which major players in Senior Ryan Comell-d'Echert Hollywood could use to their advan­ said although the media may lean tage, Mycoff said. toward the left and influence the "Their interest is like anyone A Public public mindset, other factors come else's, but a celebrity has access to into play and only the votes can tell. far more resources," he said. "They Lecture "People will believe whatever aren't forcing it- they're just stat­ they want to believe," Comell­ ing their opinion - it's the most Series d'Echert said. "I don't think the American thing you can do, right?" media on the left is much worse than Mycoff said the presidential Sponsored the big corporations on the right." candidates will spend a good amount He said even though the univer­ of time in California, especially if by the sity is often viewed as apathetic, stu­ the 2008 primary is moved to duPont dents are intelligent enough to form February. their own opinion based on the "A large chunk of money raised Scholars issues. by candidates comes from "College is generally the point California, so the connection with in young people's lives where they Hollywood is quite important," he APRIL JOY DAMIAN begin to form their most substantial said. "They'll wine and dine them, Wednesday, March 7, 7:30P.M. political opinions," Comell-d'Echert essentially trying to pick their pock­ Memorial Hall, Room 127 said. "I think there's a whole lot of ets." factors that come into that, not just Ritsch said there is a limit to It's Bigger than Your College Tuition: Hollywood and the media." ho~ much citizens of the United Mia Smith, a representative for States can give. Breaking Out of the College Bubble, Getting the Democratic National Committee, "You can give up to a limit of Lost in the Real World, and Loving the Process said Hollywood fundraisers are $46,000 over the course of an elec­ important because they can give a tion cycle to a single candidate," he April Joy Damian, a healthcare advocate for medically underserved large amount of money to support a said. communities, discusses how you can make a difference through campaign. The media, including television, public service. "They also have a voice and a movies and music, are the 11th platform so it's easier to communi­ largest industry in terms of political cate," Smith said. "Many celebrities giving. A reported 68 percent of are very savvy at using that to those in the media business vote for DANIELLE BRIAN advance their messages they want to the Democratic Party, Ritsch said. Wednesday, March 14, 7:30 P.M. send." "It is a left-leaning industry," he She said celebrities will come to said. "History has shown they will Memorial Hall, Room 127 Capitol Hill to testify because they elect candidates who work in or are interested in politics just like closely with the industry." Bringing Sexy Back: Government Oversight is In anybody else. Politicians can also Senior Rock Lopez, a College Danielle Brian is the Executive Director of Project and Government benefit from having celebrities on Democrats board member, said he Oversight (POGO), a watchdog organization that exposes corruption, their side. believes more college students will "Celebrities support those who start paying attention to the elections fraud, and abuse of power. support their causes and candidates because it will affect them more are looking for money," she said. directly. "It's an ultimate connection." "For those who remain apathet­ A reception will follow each lecture. J~SITYoF Junior Helena Cignarale said ic - they will most likely vote for Please call 302-831- 1 195 if you have a ny questions about this 'I).tJAWARE she believes the exposure for the the ones who have the most media lecture series. All lecture locations a re handicap accessible. Democrats puts them at an advan­ attention," Lopez said. tage, especially for Hillary Clinton, This lecture series is sponsored by the University Honors Program 10 March 6, 2007 X-rays take on new role •1n airports

BY SAMMI CASSIN some people find e.asier. If they do Staff Reporter choose to ·use the machine, it will To some airline passengers it is only recognize the outline of their an invasion of privacy and Fourth body, nothing more." Amendment rights. To other travel­ The goal of this new security is ers, however, it is a new technologi­ to decrease terrorist activity and, cal advancement that will change although it has its weaknesses, the airport security and the way suspi­ TSA is confident many passengers cious activity is detected. will see it as a convenient advance­ X-ray vision made its debu.t at ment and not an invasion of their the Phoenix Sky Harbor personal space, Kayser said. International Airport Feb. 23 spon­ Before the machines are imple­ sored by the Transportation Security mented throughout the United Administration. States, they are first tested in . This new software is no longer Phoenix, Los Angeles and New just being used on passengers' lug­ York City, he said. gage. It now comes in the form of a While the TSA is confident the large soda machine-sized apparatus, machines are completely safe, some will through which passengers must disagree. a_nd walk to determine if they are hiding Dr. David Brenner, professor of explosives under their clothes. radiation oncology and public health Darrin Kayser, spokesman for at Columbia University, said the Transportation Security although the X-ray machines emit a :-rt-IMorJolin us for one of our upcoming. Monday·· Administration, said there are sever­ small amount of radiation, it can still 412, at noon or 5 p.m.: al reasons to introduce the software. pose a threat. "The technology is just another "All radiation is potentially way to help protect against threats," harmful, obviously the less radiation Kayser said. "Unlike a pat-down, there is, the smalle.r the threat," this machine doesn't require people Brenner said. "Exposure to a little to be touched by an officer. This radiation isn't a big deal, but it's way, if people feel uncomfortable when a lot of people are each with a physical search, this is a good exposed to a little that you really run alternative for them." into a problem." He said the machines are He said not all people have the installed with privacy software that same tolerance and sensitivity to blurs out the curves and details on radiation, so the effects could vary. passengers' bodies and only detects ''Children are very sensitive to metals or other explosive devices. radiation and it wouldn't be a good Sophomore Kaylin Carter said, idea for them to go through the given the choice, she would rather machine," Brenner said. "Radiation go through the machine than get pat­ is also very unhealthy for pregnant ted down by an officer. women and even the smallest "If they didn't have the privacy amount of radiation could be poten­ software I would feel really uncom­ tially harmful to the baby." fortable," Carter said. "I wouldn't Although Brenner is not alto- , have a problem going through the gether opposed to the new X-ray machine. I would rather do that than technology, he said it should be used get a pat-down." as a last resort and thinks there are Kayser said it is the travelers better alternatives' that can achieve choice to go through the maehine. If the same results without the health a passenger is pulled out ofline to be risk. searched, they have the option to use "If there were no other alterna­ the machine or receive a pat-down tives then OK, this would be a good from a guard. security option," he said. "There are '"It's not a threat to'their privacy similar devices just like this one that rights," he said. "No one is being don't involve radiation that work forced to go through the machine. equally as well. We should be testing Some people don't mind a pat-down those, too." - this is just an alternative that

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> Up to two $500 PRIZES FOR COMPLETED Courtesy of Home Depot RESEARCH Newark City Council approved a proposal to build a Home Depot on Elkton Road. > Open to undergraduates in all fields. Research New Home Depot to results must be reported in an essay written for a general, educated audience.

city: 'We can help' > Winners present brief talks based their research BY ANTONIA DONATO Rocco Curro, owner of the True essays at K Initiation Banquet on May 4, 2007 Staff Reporter Value on Elkton Road, said the Newark City Council recently majority of people who are opposed passed a proposal to establish a to the plan do not feel $12-per-hour Home Depot on a 13-acre lot on jobs are adequate for the community. ~ Submission deadline is April 16, 2007 Elkton Road, near the Suburban Home Depot will not provide A wards announced by Apri1 27, 2007 Plaza shopping center. The owners enough jobs for the more than 2,000 and representatives of Home Depot employees who will be laid off from who were in attendance at last week's plants around Newark For competition rules, see www.udel.edu/pkp or contact the city council meeting said the store This will also give the employ­ will bring job opportunities to the ees who lost their jobs low-paying Undergraduate Research Program (12 W. Delaware Ave, city and decrease traffic on Elkton service jobs that are not worthwhile, 831-8995). Road. Curro said. He is concerned with the The city will experience loss in impact the store will have on the rev­ jobs when corporations such as enue that comes to the small busi­ DaimlerChrysler and Avon shut nesses surrounding that area. down, laying off several thousand "Independent and smaller busi­ employees. nesses have always put more money Mayor Vance A. Funk III said he into the Newark economy," he said. is astonished by the impact .of the The belief that small businesses recent closings of the companies. will suffer has always been a concern Tonight Toes March 6 "Newark has never seen so for this community, Curro said. many layoffs in the last fifty years. Kenneth Longmore, research Many people are unemployed due to scientist at Applied Extrusion TilE company losses," Funk said. "As a Technologies, Inc., said he strongly Deer Park Tavern result, many people are .going to be supports building the store. Jefe-no ESTABliSHED t8St NEWARK, DE without jobs or have early retirement, "Newark is currently facing fis­ price burgers something that an economically­ cal constraints," Longmore said. 108 w. Main st., Newark, DE 112 driven community has never experi­ "We're losing jobs at Chrysler and 302-369-9414 enced before." losing revenue. People are missing The city council met with own­ the point. Newark has a large number www.deerparktavern.com ers of Home Depot at a public hear­ of service jobs, especially when you ing Feb. 26 to discuss the pros and look at places like Main Street. Not cons surrounding the issue and to many people have the opportunity for make a final decision on whether promotion." Home Depot should be built in the Funk said this is truly a great area. opportunity for the city. Ted Williams, civil engineer for "The city is suffering financially the project, said the plan to rebuild and this ·will generate cash flow of Mar 7 Derek of Omnisoul Presents the area would be worthwhile and $40,000 per year. It is imperative that reasonable. we find jobs for the recently unem­ Autumn Affair (no cover) "The building of a Home Depot ployed," he said. would benefit the community at large People are overlooking the fact Y2 price nachos & quesadillas because of the lack of home improve­ that jobs will bring health benefits to ment stores in the area," Williams the new employees, despite the mini­ Thurs Mar 8 Mug Night with said. "People who live far away mum wages that people who oppose wouldn't have to drive as much, the issue are so worried about, Funk ''Kristen and the Noise" thereby reducing traffic and making said. In your mug- Bud, Bud Light more options available to the resi­ Longmore said people want or Mich Ultra $1.50 or Any rail dents ofNewark." other developments on that property. Tom Gallegher, a representative "They want to see technological drink $2.50 Any Absolut drink $4 of Home Depot, said the project centers, but the likelihood that this All You Can Eat Wings $8.95 should be approved based on tradi­ will be established is very remote," tional land use consolidation in com­ he said. "When you see an opportuni­ mercial and auto-related areas. The ty it needs to be taken. Three major Fri Mar 9 OJ Tom Travers (no cover) new Home Depot will complement sources of income have been lost and support the existing shopping within the last 40 days and the va~t Sat Mar 1 0 Laura Lea and Tripp Fabulous center, produce net revenue of number of service jobs in the com­ approximately $50,000 to $60,000 munity don't offer benefits." Sun Feb 18 Chorduroy (no cover) per year and generate between 150 to 175 jobs for the city. March 6. 2007

ONLINE POLL • Q: Who is responsible for safety in the Courtyords?

Vote www.UDreview.com ton online at e , Solution to violence: students Throw some Deebs on em ... Residents of the Courtyards should take the lead Last week three university stu­ The Newark Police will, more than dents were robbed at gunpoint in likely, train individuals to protect the University Courtyards. They themselves and their fellow resi­ did everything in their power to dents. ensure their safety and were still Residents should also look out unsuccessful at avoiding the inci­ for each other on a regular basis. If dent. a student is heard screaming, it is Rather than demand the not too hard to look out the window Newark Police Department monitor and make sure that nothing crimi­ specific areas of the city, the onus nal is taking place. If a crime is should be put on students to force occurring, the humane thing to do changes in the Courtyards. These would be to call the police, not students happened to be in the close the curtains. wrong place at the wrong time and Luckily these women took the we commend them for their brav­ proper steps during the mugging to ery that night. However, asking for prevent further harm, but the uni­ an officer from an already tight­ versity should admit that crime budgeted police force to patrol the exists and provide some informa­ Courtyards is unrealistic. tion to students who plan to walk Both sides, students and the home at 11 :30 on a Tuesday night. Courtyards, should work together Student-watch programs, p to prevent crime. Rather than beg­ locks that work and education ging for a security guard, students about crime are just a few viable should work with the courtyards to solutions to help decrease crime provide a better environment. rates in the city. TA~•rJ& tACK 1H£ s-rr,e:rs Students have the right to In no way can crime be com­ demand that locks be fixed and pletely eradicated. It is a reality in burnt-out street lamps be replaced, every town in the United States. A but anything beyond a reasonable more realistic goal is for students LETTERS TO THE EDITOR effort from Courtyards' staff will and residents to attempt to take the probably not be addressed without issue upon themselves and stop Church must be God's voice- established more than 1,500 years heroin overdose in 1997 at the age cooperative efforts from students. pleading for help when solutions As a Roman Catholic proud of ago and are consequently part of of 21. I had a hair ~alon on Mam Residents should organize a can bl!" found internally. the Church's loud and clear voice Church dogma. They must be Street at the time, but since Erin's Courtyards student-watch program. regarding the controversial moral accepted as authoritative . by all death I have been working with the issues of our time, I feel compelled Catholics. The Church's views on New Castle County Police Heroin to respond to Brian Citino's editori­ the death penalty, however, are rela­ Alert Team. al. His vision of the Catholic tively new and do not carry the I hope you do a follow-up story Looking through to the future Church's appropriate role in politics weight of dogma. Catholics may because people need to hear about and morality would strip the Church disagree &iven reasoned thought the destruction this drug will cause. X-ray technology helps in cutting time, risks at airports of its long-held role as God's voice and reflectJOn. Thank you Catherine. on Earth for truth and justice. The shortage of priests and Marie Allen The Transportation Security exposure, there is always the alterna­ even the loss of some faithful is no Administration made another History confirms the presence Wilmington Resident tive of receiving a pat-down from a of this role since the earliest days of reason for the Church to abandon its [email protected] advancement in anti-terrorism tech­ guard. role as ~ voice against injustice. Christianity. Jesus himself criticized Corrections: nology when it debuted an X-ray The X-ray machine will also the political authorities of his day, Pope Benedict XVI has already stat­ machine at a Phoenix airport this last help increase efficiency levels for air­ both Jewish and Roman. His words ed his preference for a shghtly In the Feb. 27 issue of The month. port security. Instead of waiting in and deeds were directed toward the smaller Church of devoted believers Review, "The hidden cost of coun­ The machine, which can detect long lines for metal detectors, only to injustices of his day. Namely the instead of a larger one without a terfeit goods" contained a fact that explosives on passengers' bodies, is wait in another line for a randomly strong moral compass. read "$62.5 billion for every man, persecution of societal outcasts such woman and child on this earth." It another positive step toward making selected pat-down, this machine will as prostitutes, the sick and the poor. 'Jonathan Urick The fact that Jesus did not should have read "$62.50 for every air travel safer. be an all-purpose Junior man, woman and child on this As terrorists are stop. specifically mention abortion is [email protected] "The technology is irrelevant. Jesus did not mention earth." constantly able to Since the Heroin article a necessary evil advance their tech­ just another way to September 11, 200 1 communism, but I doubt that Citino In the Feb. 20 issue of The nology, creating terrorist attacks, air­ would condemn the Church for its Catherine Grell wrote an excel­ help protect .pivotal role in ending Soviet oppres­ lent article in this past week's Review, a movie review of "Music more sophisticated port security has Review on the heroin problem in and Lyrics" was credited to Andrea weapons that are dif­ against threats." sion. been a nightmare. It is worth noting that the Delaware. Ramsay. It should have been attrib­ ficult to detect, the Any move the TSA Church's views on abortion were My daughter Erin died from a uted to Laura Dattaro. TSA is taking the - Darrin Kayser. could make to proper steps to spokesman for the increase efficiency increase prepared­ Transportation Security and safety at once ·is ness. Administration a good one. Though • criti­ A complaint WRITE TO THE REVIEW cisms have already about the current sys­ 250 Perkins Student Center Read Kyle and Brion's been raised over the machine, such as tem is that it promotes racial profil­ Newark, DE 19716 its slight emissions of radiation and a ing and singles people out. With the Fax: 302-831-1396 weekly social and concern about invasion of privacy, X-ray machine that problem is elimi­ E-mail: [email protected] the benefits provided far outweigh nated, because everyone must pass or visit us online at www.udreview.com political columns. the costs. through it. The Editorial section is an open forum for public debate and discussion. The Review wel­ Although the machine does emit The fact is that terrorism is still comes responses from its readers. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all letters to radiation, the amounts are minute a national concern and is constantly the editor. Letters and columns represent the ideas and beliefs of the authors and should and would not cause any real harm. growing. Therefore, the TSA must not be taken as representative of The Review. Staff editorials represent the ideas and log on to udreview.com Also, if people like pregnant women increase its efforts accordingly to beliefs of The Review Editorial Board on behalf of the editors. All letters become property every Friday · or children are concerned about the make air travelers that much safer. of The Review and may be published in print or electronic form. March 6, 2007

last weak's pall rasa Its 0: Should professors be allowed te express their ••I oplniotiS In • political doss? 39% Always 27% Only to play devil's odvomte 19% Only in politically themed dosses 1 N 0 llllOll 13 . . Hillary's crazy ... crazy like a woman

giving her the benefit of the doubt. As any male stuff, but I don't consider them crazy." Well find When bad things happen to him, he likes to Writing between who has had the misfortune of crossing a woman 100 reporters and cameras to follow this woman hide out with his closest friends and talk about it. knows, every woman has a crazy side. For those around for awhile and see how long it takes for Sounds a lot like a sorority. How do we know al­ the lines of you uncertain about this, try spilling a vodka­ her to pull her pants down or shave her head. Qaeda isn't Alpha Phi in Arabic? We don't. tonic on a girl's So Maher is right. Could those caves contain pints upon pints of Jason Tomassini white top because There is a perfect Hagen Daaz? Who knows? I mean can bin "her shirt looked storm of "batshit­ Laden's terrorist training camps be all that differ­ thirsty." This usu­ tedness" going on ent from a sorority bid party? Take away the ally does the trick. inside one of our assault rifles and Islamic fundamentalist ideals An askew view of a proac­ Soine women hide leading presiden­ and I bet they' are identical. tive female candidate. it better than oth­ tial candidate's So who do we want dealing with a guy like ers but every head right now. this? An old white male like we've been going On the Feb. 23 episode of"Real Time with woman has a boil­ Naturally then, we with the past 240 years or a woman hell-bent on Bill Maher," today's finest political humorist ing point that shouldn't vote for taking out her crazy, mixed-up emotions on made an interesting argument in his closing could be reached her. We cannot someone who' deserves it? essay. Maher argued that the recent throng of at any moment. ~ vote for a crazy This is a time when the country is begging crazy women dominating the media (Anna The second :s person, right? for a change and will consider unconventional Nicole Smith, Britney Spears, that crazy astro­ strike toward her ] Wrong. ways to get it. The fact that we have a woman naut, etc.) make it tough for him to vote for a craziness is that ~ Like Vince . and a black man running for president should be woman, no matter how much he likes Hillary her husband ~ Vaughn's charac­ evidence of a new era for this country and a new Clinton. cheated on her. .eil ter in "Wedding political climate in America. "Between now and 2008, every time a The shortcut to the Crashers," I'm a The world has changed as well. We have prominent woman goes bat-shit, it is just going to aforementioned 8 guy who likes enemies that are unlike any we have had before. give ammunition to the 34 percent of Americans crazy side of a ->~ them a little crazy. Enemies that are pretty damn crazy. who say this country is not ready for a woman woman is infideli­ I believe this So, it's about time we try something new to president," Maher said. ty. It might take a ~ country is in the get this country straightened out and I think the The commentary was outstanding and few minutes for ~ position where we answer lies in a woman who just might snap one funny, but I have found some flaws in his argu­ her to go crazy or L------~-' need a crazy day. Because the world is not as pretty as "Hit ment, like I'm sure most level-headed people out she mighl let it woman running Me Baby One More Time" - it's a lot closer to there have. fester as in Hillary's case, but trust me, the vol­ the show. After all, how different are all our ene­ a shaved head. · Hillary Clinton probably is crazy. Maher's cano is not dormant. mies from the crazy women we see all over the right about that. The third and fmal sign of psychohosebeast news? · Jason Tomassini is a Managing Sports First off, she is a woman. I know a lot of is excessive media attention. I'm sure many of Let's take Osama bin Laden for example. people out there want proof of this fact and think Editor f or The Review. His viewpoints do not you men are reading this and saying, "Wait, I What do we know? First, he likes making video­ necessarily represent those of The Review staff she is some emotionless android sent here to know some girls who have done some crazy tapes of himself. So does Paris Hilton. . destroy the collective crotch of America, but I'm Please send comments to [email protected]. The race to replace President Bush begins Rep. Duncan Hunter, Calif., speaks like an ers hi~self a long shot. tion 's I rag, policy. elder statesman not interested in politics, but in Senator Sam Brownback, Kan., is position­ Giuhani is the favorite at the moment, and Guest finding solutions that work to solve America's ing himself as the social conservative's choice. national columnist George Will said he may be Commentary problems. He has a very conservative voting He has a strong record on social issues and was the person to govern most conservatively in the record and is credited with gettin~ the first fence the only candidate to speak at this year's March entire field, using fiscally-conservative solu­ Ryan M. Silberstein on the U.S.-Mexico border, whtch has curbed for Life, the biggest gathering of pro-life advo­ tions to bring New York City out of economic illegal immigration into San Diego. cates in the country. Brownback opposes Bush's darkness. Crime rates in New York City dropped The former Governor of Arkansas Mike NSA wiretapping program, and is a strong dramatically because of his policies and reduced Huckabee is the presidential candidate who human rights activist. The Genocide the city's welfare rolls by turning welfare offices most surprised me at CPAC. He gave an excel­ Intervention Network called him a "champion into "Job Centers," using city employees to help Ladies and gentlemen: the lent speech and has a good record on social of Darfur." welfare recipients find jobs. Republican candidates. issues, strongly opposing abortion and gay mar­ Former governor of Massachusetts Mitt He is a controversial candidate, notably riage. As the first person in his family to gradu­ Romney has been campaigning hard and had disagreeing with social conservatives on gay Although the election is not for another 20 ate from college, he does not come from money, volunteers and staffers at CPAC in full force. marriage and possibly abortion. He has been a months, the 2008 presidential election is occu­ giving him a perspective on the poor and middle But he has come under fire from conservatives loud supporter of the Bush tax cuts by being the pying a top spot in the media. Between Right classes that other candidates lack. for starting his career as a liberal and changing first mayor in New York City history to cut now Rudy Giuliani, "America's Mayor," is Huckabee is also the first governor in the his· positions overnight, earning him the grass­ taxes. His foreign policy echoes former leading polls with a sometime 2-1 lead over his country to have a concealed carry permit for gun roots nickname "Flip Romney." He also faces President Ronald Reagan's doctrine of "peace nearest rival, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. ownership in history. He does not have a strong questions as to whether the American electorate through strength." Besides Giulani and McCain, there are a record on economic issues, having increased would elect a Mormon. Those are the major players in the field host of other Republicans currently seeking the spending and raised taxes while governor. Senator John McCain campaigned in a right now, though former SJ?eaker of the House nomination, making this an exciting and vibrant Rep. Ron Paul, Texas, is a self-described fierce 2000 primary, losing to President George Newt Gingrich said he wtll not make up his field. I had the opportunity to listen to many of libertarian, and is pro-life, but clashes with W. Bush, and has since remained in the spot­ mind until September, a smart decision, leaving these candidates this past week at the many Republicans by advocating immediate light. He has been criticized for not accepting him as a wild card in the race. Conservative Political Action Conference in withdrawal from Iraq. He also favors protec­ his invitation to CPAC, which certainly will not Personally, I have not made up my mind of Washington, D.C. tionist economics, which, combined with his endear him to an already skeptical base. Several who to support in this election yet. I am glad When considering presidential candidates, low-name recognition, makes victory extremely conservative candidates have named the there are so many choices on both sides of the there are basically two phases of the campaign. unlikely. McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill aisle. Anything can happen in the next 20 In the primary phase, which officially kicks off Rep. Tom Tancredo, Col., has been a voice as something they would work to overturn if months. in January 2008, one must consider candidates for conservatives on illegal immigration for elected. He has also been criticized for his oppo­ in relation to their "base" - a party's respective years, and is founder of the Congressional sition to Bush's first-term tax cuts. group of hardcore supporters. The bases of each Immigration Reform Caucus, a bipartisan group McCain has a lot of money and name­ Ryan M Silberstein is a member of the party tend to be more conservative or liberal that opposes any sort of amnesty plans. He's a recognition, but his primary motivation seems College Republicans. His viewpoints do not than the average American, but it will be the pri­ rock solid conservative and plain spoken to such to be restoring America's faith in its government necessarily represent those o(The Review staff mary voters who determine which candidate a de!P'ee that some call him blunt. Tancredo is by any means necessary. 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Jake Gyllenhaal Going old stars in 'Zodiac' · school - ~ I page20 page 21 18 March 6, 2007 ~ Grassroots band plays Deer Park The Canon Logic talks inspiration, originality and its new EP

BY CHRIS TYCZKOWSKI "The vocals have a classic rock feel," Sta!f Reporter Alu says. College girls dressed in jeans and high heels begin danc­ Kiely says they also incorporate a ing as an energetic band with a refreshing sound opens its set modem twist on the vocals, making them with an original song upstairs in The Deer Park Tavern. classic and original at the same time. They introduce themselves as.The Canon Logic. "It is very modem," Mignano says. "It As the set continues and beer and cocktails flow through is unlike all the pop and punk you hear on the crowd's system, more people begin dancing and enjoying the radio." the music, including one guy, moving and grooving to the beat Kiely says the lyrics are very imagina­ in his very own world, refusing to dance with anyone else. tive and Magnano says the songs tell narra­ As the band closes the set, it encourages everyone to buy a tive stories with depth . copy of its upcoming self-titled EP, which will be released on ."The Run" demonstrates the imagina­ March 14. tive lyrics: The Canon Logic is made of five members, including sen­ "Close my eyes and start to see I ior Tim Kiely, senior Josh Greenfield, Mark Alu and Mike Everything is suddenly clearer to me I Then · Mignano - who both graduated from the university in 2005 - a light and a sound break away I And I can and Sean Enright, a 2005 graduate from the University of see all the things that were in my way I Pennsylvania. There's a man in the moon having fun in the Kiely and Alu both play the piano and guitar. Greenfield sun I And all the world around slowly also plays the guitar, while Enright plays the bass guitar and molds into one I So dark but for a shade .of Mignano plays the drums. All five members sing, but Kiely, light." with the strongest presence and deepest voice, is the lead singer. The band members say listening to its The Canon Logic has been together for six months and was EP gives a great idea of what kind of music · started by Kiely and Greenfield while they were sophomores. the band offers. The two liked a song Kiely had written as a freshman, and over They agree that their major influences the next year and a half they worked together to form the group. are The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Pink The band played its first show at Club 218 on South Street Floyd and Radiohead, while each member The Canon Logic performed at The Deer Park Wednesday, Feb. 28. in Philadelphia. Even though it was the last show ever at Club has his own personal favorites. 218, it was one of the band's favorite places to perform and pos­ "A lot of influences make for a lot of different sounds," powerful aspect - the word Canon has attributes from all of sibly got the band its biggest crowd, Alu says. Kiely says. these categories, Kiely says. The Khyber is another Philadelphia venue where the band When the band was first starting out, it performed at differ­ "The name has a bit of mystery to it," Mignano says. "It enjoys playing. ent fraternity parties and played mostly cover songs. Now, the means something to us." "Khyber is a respeCted venue," Kiely says. "You ~an feel group only plays covers when it's absolutely necessary. When The band is optomistic about its future. The members want the history when you play there." that happens, the band plays credible songs everyone will rec­ the success that many of their influences have had, but they are The band aims at playing at least two shows per week and ognize, such as The Beatles, Alu says. · sure they want to keep their original sound, hopefully influenc­ are currently trying to schedule shows in New York, New Jersey "We try to be original while being extremely catchy," ing bands for many years down the road, Kiely says. and Washington, D.C. to expand their fan base, Greenfield says. Kiely says. "We get paid to play covers, and that is our main "We want to become big and recognizable to everybody," While the group is trying to expand where it plays, it is reason for playing them." Mignano says. "We want to retain a sense of integrity." based out of Philadelphia, and plays most of its shows there The band members say they mix in covers to attract listen­ The upcoming EP, which has more than one single but is because it offers a good number of venues, Mignano says. ers, then they play original songs to turn people into fans. not long enough to be considered an album, will be sold on Senior Ashley Vozza has known about the band for a year. "Covers are a hook to get people to listen to our music," Main Street and select Best Buy stores. It will also be sold She discovered the band through her boyfriend - a friend of Kiely says. online at most music stores, Mignano says. Kiely and Greenfield. The band was not always known as The Canon Logic. The Some of the band's upcoming shows include March 9 at "I would travel to Philadelphia to see the band when they group used to call itself Greenfront, a name created by Kiely The Rusty Nail in Ardmore, Pa. and March 20 at The Khyber in were not playing locally," Vozza says. and Greenfield. They decided to change the name to incorpo­ Philadelphia. The band uses heavy yet intricate harmonies to produce a rate all the members. "They have a more intelligent sound than many of the sound unlike other groups, Greenfield says. The group wanted a name with a storytelling, musical and bands emerging today," Vozza says. "I think they are going to make it." Wikipedia: the new public enemy No. 1

BY LIZ SEASHOLTZ "Understandably, students were~ Criminal justice professor Eric Rise similarly forbids his Staff Reporter cramming for the exam, and going to students to cite Wikipedia as a source, and encourages them to Wikipedia is a student's best friend. It's there for us at 2 ~e source that was quickest and eas­ seek out more scholarly sources. a.m. when we desperately need a plot summary of Geoffrey Iest to get at," Waters says. "The ,11 · "One of the things college students should learn is that Chaucer's "House of Fame." It's there for us when we need a problem was that they were not mov­ there is a wealth of information out there," Rise says. "I encour­ refresher on last year's Academy Award winners. It's even there ing beyond that source." age them to find out what else is available." for us when we need extremely detailed and extensive tourna­ He says this incident motivated Reference librarian Carol Rudisell agrees students have to ment rules on beer pong - no bounce shots, please. the Middlebury College history .'1'1 evaluate their resources and determine what works best for their However, Wikipedia, the increasingly popular online ency­ department to implement a policy ,, assignment. clopedia, was not there the night some Middlebury College stu­ that states students cannot cite · "I find that it really depends what the student is researching dents were cramming for their final in Japanese history. Wikipedia as a source in papers or as to how useful Wikipedia is," Rudisell says. "For some topics Wikipedia wrongly told the students that the Jesuits supported when explaining answers on a test. that are very current, Wikipedia will yield much more informa­ the Shimabara rebellion. "Wikipedia is a great first tion then some of your standard reference sources." Neil Waters, Middlebury College professor of Japanese source for information, but an awful Rudisell gives the example of students she recently assist­ history, says in reality the Jesuits were in no position to aide a last source," Waters says. ed in researching Hip-hop artists for a project. war. Pellegrini concurs. "Wikipedia had far more detail than of the other published "When I was reading the essay portions of ·their final "Most people agree that it makes a good starting point for sources we looked at," she says. exams, I kept coming across the same misinformation," Waters research," he says. "Like most other general-purpose encyclope­ However, students will continue to use Wikipedia because says. "It wasn't very hard to crack it down to Wikipedia."· dias, you shouldn't be citing it as the central thesis of a paper." of its convenience. Wikipedia spokesman Mark Pellegrini says the Web site Professors at the university also tend to agree with this "When you type anything in Google, Wikipedia is very was founded in January 2001 and is a free encyclopedia that mantra, including history professor Jonathan Russ. likely one of the first links that comes up," senior Ben Stuchlik anyone can easily access and modify. "I don't let my students use it, I find it horrible," Russ says. says. "It saves time and energy using Wikipedia rather than "Incorrect information is dealt with by focusing many eyes "It's just outright inaccurate." going to the library or searching through other links." upon it," Pellegrini says. "The premise upon which Wikipedia is Russ defends other encyclopedias. He says they are schol­ Ultimately, it's up to individual students and professors to built is that if enough people review and contribute to an article, arly and peer-reviewea. determine how much they trust Wikipedia for its accuracy. incorrect information will tend to be weeded out." "I have written for Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book Students should still be wary of accessing Wikipedia infor­ However, in the Middlebury College history department, and ABC-Clio, and all these encyclopedias contact you for your mation on the Shimabara rebellion - its editors have posted a professors decided this method is not reliable enough to be used expertise in a given field," Russ says. "They have high stan­ disclaimer saying the subject is "in need of attention from an as a credible source in tests and papa-s. dards." expert." )R March 6,200719 Gurus weigh in on work wardrobes Glamour, GQ editors give fashion advice

BY TIM MISLOCK of more adult sneakers, whether it's Adidas BY SUSAN RINKUNAS length? Staff Reporter Stan Smith or Rod Laver to have a simpler, Copy Desk Chief Miniskirts at work are dangerous terri­ Many college students worry about cleaner, more sort of tennis shoe than a A young woman walks out the door to tory. I think it's safe to wear something job interviews - what to s~y, what to do basketball shoe. You don't want to be her big job interview. She is wearing a that's an inch or two above the knee. I'm and what to wear. The whole experience wearing your Nike Dunks to the office. I plain, black suit and runs her French-mani­ really tall, though, so what's a miniskirt on can be overwhelming - morphing from think you'll get that sense cured acrylic nails through most people looks like a headband on me. student into worker bee is not an overnight of whether or not it's OK her over-processed, dyed­ I have a funny story for you about that. process. to wear sneakers once out-of-the-box hair. She is I was in my boss' office and she said to me, Well, The Review called in an expert you've worked at the about to graduate from col­ "Ash, I can see the control top on your to help with one of the many anxiety­ office for a while and see lege and her boozing habits pantyhose." inducing problems of job hunting: fashion. what other people are have made her pants too That's such a funny rule. You're sitting Adam Rapoport, style editor for GQ, wearing. Don't be the tight around the waist. And down most of the day, but you don't want to answered some questions about how col­ super casual guy on your she's wearing her favorite make people feel uncomfortable. lege men can make the transition from col-· first day. strappy shoes that have About pantyhose, should we always wear legiate-fashionable to workplace-suitable. So, another problem for worked well in attracting it with skirts? guys in college is groom­ attention from guys at the It depends on the skirt. In the summer, Is there a way to set yourself apart from ing. Our hair gets a lit­ bar. .I never wear pantyhose. In the cold months, other applicants by how you dress for an tle longer, our facial This girl may think she's it's kind of a given. If you're wearing a skirt interview? Do I need a suit or can I hair gets a little longer. dressed to impress but that is questionable, then the tights make it stand out with just a sport coat? Wbat are some ways to Glamour associate style more acceptable. I wear opaque tights. You I think how you dress depends on style professionally? editor Ashley Baker proba­ don't really see pantyhose anymore and I what the job is you're interviewing for. I would say first of bly would have ·tossed her hope it stays that way. These days if you're in any creative field, all, get a haircut. You resume. Granted, Baker I agree. I saw a girl wearing a black skirt, be it magazines, be it advertising, be it an don't want to look like works in fashion, but her stockings and plain, black pumps. I had architecture firm, I think if you walk in you're going to the suggestions are useful for no idea where she was going, but I wearing a full suit and tie you're going to Bonnaroo festival, you're almost all professions. thought, "you look so boring." look out of place. You're going to look a going to work. You don't · When I was a senior in college and I little too much like the kid who's trying a need to look square. You What does a recently- was going on those banking interviews little bit too hard to impress the bosses. I don't need to look like graduated girl wear to an before I really knew what I wanted to do, I think these days you can get away with you're playing for the interview to make a good dressed like that. Those people must have wearing a jacl.u want it to o61C ed. Yo'U don't want o go in there and show 1t go a little bit" But I think it is always full suit. If you work in a more conservative polished, professional and clean. up the guy who's interviewing you. Keep it better to start off a little profession like law or What's the difference between tight simple. shorter. Long side-bums banking, then you might clothing and tailored clothing? What about tailoring things? I know a and playing with your want to. We see this a lot. We do, at Glamour, lot of guys will go to JCPenney, instead goatee gets a little tiring. It's nice to do a recommend tailoring for everything. Even of a name-brand store to get dress You're not in a Mill.er step down from a suit. If something that wasn't expensive can look slacks. But those are generically-made. Genuine Draft comrner- you wear a pencil skirt like it's designer. A lot of times those things don't fit as cial. I would lose the and ·white . blouse, you Muffin top is something else you want well. goatee whether you are in don't need to wear a jack- to avoid. [It] is the phenomenon when your Obviously when you're 22 years old college or not. Just et. Or if you wear a suit too tight, low-waist pants allow your hips and you're interviewing for a job, it sug­ because you can grow jacket, wear a nice bot- and your belly. to spill out over the waist­ gests that you don't have a job and you one doesn't mean you tom that isn't suit pants. band. don't have $1,500 to spend on a suit neces­ should. But you should What about cleavage in moderation - is sarily. I think it is critical that you buy the What about beards? A ·never wear jeans. Inve~ it totally unacceptable? right size suit jacket. I've said this a mil­ lot of guys can look in your accessories I don't think it's ever a really great lion times, most American men tend to buy pretty fashionable with because that's what pea- idea. It's sexualizing yourself in a context their suit and sport coats a size too large. It just a short beard. pie are looking at. Make where you don't want people to think about ends up hanging off the shoulders or Beards are cool if sure your shoes aren't you in a sexual way. If you're questioning they're a little bit too loose and roomy. you can wear them with 1 scuffed and you don't it, then skip it. · Even when you do buy a suit or a pair of style. Beards are in right I need new heel tips. I like What are your thoughts about grooming pants in your size, it never hurts to have a now with a lot of actors patent leather for job in general? · tailor take them in here or there. and a lot of models. A interviews because it's As soon as you can humanly afford it, It's funny because a lot of college kids shorter beard .- we're clean and fresh and new. get a manicure every week. It really makes are intimidated by the idea of going to a not talking full Jerry I've been told about a difference. I was sitting next to my editor­ tailor for some reason. · Garcia beard - but a l other "rules" for in-chief at a fashion show and my manicure Well, I think most people are. It is trimmer beard, that can 1) women in the workplace was chipping. It was really embarrassing. hard to find a good tailer. If you do go to a totally work. But typical- and I want to know if Are manicures important even if you Today's Man or if you're at Brooks ly, that can work well if they're still valid. Are don't work in fashion? Brothers buying a suit, there's always the you're also dressing kind open-toed shoes ever Even more important. If you work in in-store tailor who's going to size their suit of stylishly or fashion- allowed? any sort of field that is in the public eye, you for you and make sure the sleeves are the ably. If you're wearing cargo shorts and a Open-toed shoes are definitely allowed. need to look presentable. right length. Most guys walk around with T-shirt and you have a beard, then you're We're not saying strappy, going-out sandals, What colors do you recommend? Are their suit sleeves too long, reaching past looking like you're in a jam band. but peep toes are safe. dark shades OK? their cuffs, halfway down their thumb. The Do you have anything else you would Always look at your office's official Dark shades are usually fine as long as suit sleeve should end right on the hinge of like to add about college guys' fashion? and unofficial dress code and then shop it's not chipped and disgusting. Otherwise your wrist so you have just a quarter inch I think when you do get a job y,ou from there. Don't go buy a $1,000 wardrobe peach or pink is OK. of shirt cuff peaking out. Suit pants should need to tighten up your game a little bit. I without knowing what's OK. And should nails be short with dark col­ not fit like a pair of cargo pants or khakis don't think you need to look square neces- Always take cues from your boss and ors? from Abercrombie & Fitch. They shouldn't sarily, but you do need to look like you're dress the way he or she does. I'm lucky Yes. And you don't want to wear plas­ be all kind of bagged up at the bottom, kind of taking it seriously, you respect the because I work in fashion so my bosses tic nails ever. You know, those acrylic they should have a break. people you work with and you respect the have been mostly women. things? When is it appropriate to wear sneakers profession. Once you're in the door, you If there is a garment that is a little more Even if they're French-manicured? to work? can get a feel for what's acceptable, what's questionable, save it for the weekend. Especially if they're-French mani­ I think sneakers make sense once not acceptable and then you can express Monday to Friday should be a little bit more cured. They're just not OK. again in those more creative-environment yourself with a little bit more personal routine. Some people think that's a nice way to workplaces. They are OK if you wear kind style. I know mini-dresses with opaque, black present themselves. , tights are in, · but what's the rule on Urn, no. I'm a little afraid of it. 2 0 March 6, 2007 )it Fincher's latest Ricci, Jackson lurks in shadows tQke risky roles "Zodiac" his cool. Warner Bros. Pictures "Zodiac's" beauty "Black Snake "wickedness." Rating:*** 1/2 (out of..:C..:C..:C..:C) is in its normalcy Moan" Everything from Jackson's stem eyes David Fincher's new film, "Zodiac," is - Fincher leaves Paramount to his friendly, yet intimidating stature con­ terrifYing for inobvious reasons. Whil~ it !s any special tricks Classics tributes to his outstanding performance. scary that the Zodiac, who was a Cahforrua on the floor. Rating: *** Once Rae gains the strength to walk serial killer in the late '60s, was never captured, What's left is 112 (out of and therefore, possibly escape, Lazarus Fincher instead uses the Zodiac as a platform to the story of a 9-to- ****> links a chain around her waist and secures terrorize his audience. 5, average Joe try­ In "Black Snake it to his radiator.What a scene - a tall, Fincher ("Seven," "Fight Club") is trying ing to solve a M o a n , " black man standing over a scrawny, half­ something new, with wonderful re.sults. Whi~e case. While films Christina Ricci naked white girl with scraggily dirty blonde his other works have a neck-breakingly frantic involving serial is no Kat from hair, who's shivering in a fetal position on pace "Zodiac" is a controlled beast. It never killers can easily "Casper," that's his dirty wood floor. It's OK to laugh, I gets 'ahead of itself but rather chronologically unravel into for sure. think. tells a delicate story of murder and the men shock-value Ricci plays Rae Whether Lazarus is just lonely (his searching for answers. pieces, Fincher the sex- wife just left him for his brother), crazy or And the men brought their A-game. Jake doesn't exploit. abused nympho, truly sent by God, Rae's not going any­ Gyllenhaal plays the straight-laced Robert The murders are searching for where and the scene starts the awkward sit­ Graysmith, The San Francisco ChfY!nicle's car­ short and only act peace, self-satis­ uations of most likely the oddest movie to toonist and the man who was still obsessed as catalysts to the faction and sex, hit the big screens recently. with the Zodiac, and his codes, years after the plot. If "Zodiac" lots of it. Throughout the film of crude Southern police's trail ran cold. Just like Fincher's direct­ is pegged as a When her lifestyles, the background music sings of ing, Gyllenhaal emerges as the star be?ause of murder-mystery, boyfriend , Oscars. Writer-director Craig Brewer is his disclipine. When Graysmith's wtfe asks the emphasis Ronnie (Justin also the mastermind behind the movie why he's obsessed with the Zodiac, Gyllenhaal shouldn't be Timberlake) "Hustle & Flow," famous for its Oscar-win­ answers with his gut - he just wants to stand placed on stabbing and gunshots. Fincher leaves for the Army, her urges take over, ning song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp." in front of him and know it's truly the Zodiac. knows this, as the film, which is approximate­ leading her immediately into the bed of Brewer implements this same major There's no metaphor for Graysmith's thrist, ly 2 hours and 40 minutes long, keeps search­ Tehronne the pimp (David Banner) then to role of music in "Black Snake Moan," mak­ sometimes we just latch on to things. ing and searching. It seems the director the pleasure of whoever wants her drunk, ing it a living, breathing character all on its With other strong performances by Robert becomes just as obsessed as his pawns -just drugged body at an underage, binge-drink­ own - even the title is from a song that Downey Jr. (Paul Avery, The Chronicle crime as Gyllenhaal won't stop digging through - ing house party. Lazarus sings in an emotionally-wrenching reporter turned alcoholic) and Mark Ruffalo police folders, Fincher wouldn't allow him The rapid and awe-striking beginning scene, involving a thunderstorm and a terri­ (homicide inspector Dave Toschi), "Zodiac" is an)'Way. to the movie slows down with the introduc­ fied Rae clinging to Laz's leg, cringing at an incredibly rich ensemble. But just as the film suddenly concludes, tion of Rae's savior, Lazarus (Samuel the flash backs of sexual abi!Se. But even the strong.actors are just clay for there's a void that won't be filled. If you're Jackson), a run-down blues musician. Even still, "Black Snake Moan" is far Fincher to mold. Don't let the Hollywood looking for a sense of closure, stay home. For After finding Rae beaten and left like road from sappy - you'll cringe at the film's names blind you-"Zodiac" is Fincher's film. Fincher, it doesn't matter- his job was done. kill on -the night of a party, Lazarus carries savage scenes, covering your eyes as if the With his sweeping yet stable directorial hand, While the credits rolled, the uneasiness settled the coughing, painfully damaged young film were a horror movie. In other words, Fincher achieves inverted avant-garde - his in. woman from the dirt road into his country it's the perfect picture of humanity. shots are of the highest cut while maintaining - Wesley Case, wescase@ldeLedu home, determined to cure her of this - Corinne Clemetsen, [email protected]

"Yours To Keep" Albert Hammond, Jr. Live from a burhing pulpit Rough Trade The Rating: *** (out of ..:C..:C..:C..:C..:C) Strokes ' "Neon Bible" Right now, Th~ Strokes, the once­ strongest Arcade Fire believed-saviors of rock who have actually album, Merge only turned out to be an OK band, are on a "Is This Rating: **** 1/2 (out of ..:C..:C..:C..:C..:C) much-needed hiatus. With three albums It?," in its When the apocalypse comes, Arcade (each declining in quality) on the shelf, a execution Fire will be playing-probably in a church break was in order. · - it's a (like its recent five-concert stint at the Thus, Albert Hammond, Jr., The satisfying Judson Memorial Church in New York Strokes' guitarist, and his melodic solo pop, gui­ City's Washington Square Park). If you­ album, "Yours to Keep," are refreshing in tar-driven aren't one of the lucky 500 to fit in the tiny their simple candor. While his voice is sim­ record. Judson, there will always be "Neon Bible" ilar to The Strokes' lead singer Julian - the five-piece's incredible sophomore Casablancas', it's arguably better - free of Hammond might be reconnecting to what album. arrogance, pretense and entitlement. made The Strokes a commodity in the first As the follow up to its groundbreak:ing Hammond is a pleasant contrast to place, because sometimes shutting up and predecessor, 2004's "Funeral," "Neon Casablancas' tiring strut. "Yours to Keep's" playing is enough. Bible" sounds even more frantic and urgent best song, "In Transit," is reminiscent to - Wesley Case than the band's breakthrough - a tough task as "Funeral" featured a push-and-pull Running" follows the ominous "Black Mirror" dyn:umc oflightning rods and sullen eulogies. illustrates the group's intelligence. It is the pen­ "A Different Light" too-perfect - "A Different of a brighter time I When In order to achieve "Neon Bible's" dulum swinging - if the opening song scares, Sherwood Light's" combination of no­ everything was new, and grandiose sound and sentirnen~, it h!ld to hold then "Keep the Car Running" invigorates. It's MySpace Records nonsense pop and eye­ less watered-down I Before nothing back. In other words, tf an mstrument bouncy, driving and pop-inspired, but most Rating:*** gouchingly cute lyrics - the summer turned to could fit in a song, it most likely did. On top of importantly, still Arcade Fire. The group's arc­ (out of..:C..:C..:C..:C..:C) "There s a patch of blue in brown" - teeter between the exhausting instrumentation (which includes ing dimensions are what keep ''Neon Bible" Sherwood, an upbeat the stormy sky I A memory instantly enjoyable and a pipe organ, a megaphone and a backing from drowning in its own intensity. rock band fittingly r--~----""': sugar-overload. choir), the songs take shape with the husband­ While each song is worthy of its own from California, While the band has wife duo ofRegine Chassagne and Win Butler. paragraph, it would only be a futile attempt at proves one thing with obvious influences (late While Butler's vocals on "Funeral" spoke for explaining an album that demands to be heard, its new album, "A '90s Vagrant like The Get Everyman, he has promoted himself to a tran­ rather than analyzed. Whether the Canadian Different Light," - Up Kids and The scendent leader, singing to his public. group is describing its disappointment in its unapologetic pop Anniversary), it ultimate­ ''Neon Bible's" opening track, the bleak former home on "Windowsill" ("Don t want to me'lodies never go out ly works because the "Black Mirror,'' finds Butler instilling genuine fight in a holy war I I don t want the salesmen of style. group never takes itsel~ fear in his audience. As he sings, "Their names knocking at my door I I don t want to live in The "fun-in-the­ too seriously. Even on the are never spoken I The curse is never broken I America no more") or searching for spiritual sun" nJood is estab­ post-beach tracks, like Mirror, mirror, on the wall I Show me where cleansing ("My Body is a Cage"), the results lished at the first spin, "Home," "A Different them bombs will fall," it's as terricying as it is are the same - there· isn't a band better at as opener "Song In My Light's" saving grace thrilling. This is Arcade Fire's strongest trait ­ crafting anthemic symphonies capable of Head" harks back to remains the same - it's capable of mystifying its audiences to the bewildering and inspiring. The end of the July beach days. If Sherwood's undeniable, point of sublimation. world never sounded so good. "fun-in-the-sun" in-the-pocket harmonies. Then the fact that "Keep the Car - Wesley Case, wescase@ftdeLedu sounds corny, it's all- - Wesley Case ' )1t March 6, 200721 delawar..IINdressed Frie'nd or beau? How to go pleased your sweetie is always chilling in you your room. gotta let your On the other hand, maybe your friends buddy know that are jealous they don't have anyone to write their girlfriend or vintage mushy anniversary cards to. Just because boyfriend sucks, in so they don't have someone to call their own many words. Best way to do . One of my favorite doesn't mean they can rain on your love it - sit them down and tell red-carpet moments of all parade.. them nicely. time was watching Julia But don't dismiss your friends' feel­ Let them know that you have Roberts beam before she ings just yet. They could be right - this their back and only have their best won her 2001 best-actress love interest of yours might be bad news. interests in mind when you say, "Kick Oscar for "Erin You may think your girlfriend or Your friends know you the best. Figure 'em to the curb." Don't expect them to Brockovich." boyfriend is just fabulous. Between out run home and dump their squeeze just The now-iconic your pet names for each other and because you gave them your mind-blow­ black and white non-stop smooches in public, your relation­ Tell me what think: ing words of wisdom. Eventually they Valentino gown with a ship is perfect. will see what you see. tulle train was a fashion That is, of course, if you drown out you But if saying "hate" and "your phenomenon. Black and white is nothing new, your friends saying, "If I hear him call her boyfriend" in the same sentence is too but Julia's stylist inadvertently started a world­ shmoopy one more time, I'm going to Have you e.ver kissed a harsh, try, "You're 20 years old.. Stop talk­ wide thirst for vintage. Don't get me wrong, throw up." member of the same sex for ing like you're 4," and let them know their hipsters have been wearing vintage since the Face it-your friends hate your main public display of affection is nauseating. dawn of time, but Julia's frock was the first one squeeze. attention? Maybe the groping in public and baby talk to superglue the word "vintage" into my fash­ Maybe there's a legit reason or maybe E-mail Laura: will chill out. ion dictionary and that of Hollywood starlets­ they're just haters. [email protected] Now if you're in a relationship and are and the movie wasn't bad either. If you're always ditching your weekly so blinded by love that you aren't sure Be warned: shopping for vintage is not shopping sprees or March Madness basket­ whether your friends hate your beau, it's easy. The stars only look effortless because they ball games to cozy up with your boo - not hard to figure out. The easy way to tell pay a stylist to do the dirty work for them. So perhaps you aren't giving your friends why they are hating on your lover. They is ifyour friends are avoiding you or before you dive into the world of second-hand, enough TLC. You may be in the honey­ know your dating patterns and can see if if your friends are constantly trying let me give you an education in vintage shop­ moon stage of your relationship, but that you're falling into the same trap. to set you up with someone else. ping. honeymoon won't last forever and when Or maybe your friends have some dirt Lastly, if it seems to be turning Give yourself a lot of time and take fre­ it's over, you'll be looking for your on your significant other. Maybe he or she's into a girls' /guys' -night-out quent breaks. This is hard work. Do not expect friends. a cheater, a loser, a freak, on dontdatehirn­ every night and your boo isn't to find the vintage blazer or dress of your You may like spending every waking girl.com, whatever. invited- take a hint. dreams in one trip. You'll have to go to multi­ moment with your honey, but I can Take Michelle, a sophomore, whose Relationships are hard enough ple stores and flick through every hanger to feel guarantee your friends, especially friend and her boyfriend are constantly to work out without the drama of like you've exhausted the possibilities. Each your roommates, do not. So if you fighting. your friends not feeling it. You don't item is one of a kind, so a stocked vintage store notice your roommate leaving "I know all couples fight," she says. always have to listen to your has much more selection - for better or for the room every time she gets "But when it's 12 fights in a week, it gets friends, but remember you worse - than a stocked traditional retail store. dressed - don't be sur­ really annoying." chose your friends and they're My experience at several shops in prised that she isn't If you're in a situation like Michelle's, your friends for a reason. Manhattan was not pretty. I went to Cheap Jack's (303 Fifth Ave), Screaming Mimi's (328 Lafayette St.) and Chelsea Girl (63 Thompson St.) and left empty-handed. I almost didn't want to shop because I was so intimidated by the vol­ ume of clothes (and I ALWAYS want to shop). When you find something you like, it "O.C.": The endless summer might not fit. Some of the clothes at Cheap Jack's looked, well, cheap. When I finally On Feb. 22, loyal "O.C." fanatics said the DVDs at $60 per found something I liked, I couldn't close the farewell to Seth Cohen, Summer Roberts, season and anxiously zipper, My mom ended up buying the dress I Ryan Atwood and Maris .. .I mean Taylor awaited the start of tried on for my sister, whose smaller frame is Townsend. season three. better suited to some vintage clothes (bitch). That slip up should be an indication as Season three - Janet Hethorn, professor of fashion and to why I feel it was time for "The O.C." to where do we start? apparel studies, says the fashion industry has say its goodbyes. From the minute Ryan and We could begin gone through several sizing adjustments during I first laid eyes on Marissa Cooper standing with Johnny, Volchok the 20th century to create a standardized sys­ at the edge of her driveway, it was love at or even Kaitlin tem. Hethorn said the older clothes arc not actu­ first sight - for Ryan it was Marissa, for me Cooper, Marissa's ally smaller, but their 11\bels make it appear so. it was the thought of watching them live younger sister - all "Say a dress from the 1960s is a size 12. happily ever after in Newport. who continued to sab­ More generally speaking, it is a 6 or an 8," she As season one progressed, "The O.C." otage what were two said. "We call it 'standard sizing' but it's far grabbed the attention of teens across the star-crossed lovers. from standard." country as they watched Ryan punch any­ This, my fellow Contrary to common sense, it's not thing with a pulse. With a great musical "O.C."-worshippers, cheap. Store owners aren't dumb. If they know score and Adam Brody's adorable character is where I pinpoint there's a demand for men's plaid pants from the Seth delivering comedic one-liners, "The "The O.C. 's" rapid '70s (it's just an example, don't regurgitate yet) O.C." was one of the most popular TV decline. but they have only one pair, or, in econ terms, shows. At the end of sea­ "limited supply," they will raise the price to When Marissa and Ryan finally got son three a drunken meet a demand. together, it seemed too good to be true. And Volchok, still bitter Shop secondhand or "consignment" in fact- it was. Enter Theresa, Ryan's ex­ from the end of his stores in wealthy areas. You never know what girlfriend from Chino, forcing him to return relationship with Although the majority bored me, the last 15 designer goodies people in these neighbor­ home to father their unborn child at the Marissa, killed her in a fatal car chase hours minutes really delivered the last dose of hoods will toss because they are "so last sea­ height of "The O.C. 's" popularity, leaving after the gang's high-school graduation. As melodramatic moments I needed. Kirsten son." And hopefully you won't find ratty the "O.C."-obsessed longing for more. "The O.C." killed off the ill-fated Marissa, had a baby girl and the Cohens moved to Goodwill duds, although I can't knock a cool As season two began, it rooked like they killed themselves as well. their first home in Berkeley. As Ryan took Goodwill T-shirt. · hope was lost for the four friends. Marissa Had creator Josh Schwartz gone crazy one last look at a place he was finally able to Don't wear more than one vintage gar­ went from secretly dating a gardener when he created a cage-fighting Ryan, tree­ call home, his mind flashed back to the very ment and one accessory. You could look like ("Desperate Housewives" much?) to becom­ hugging Summer, a natural disaster and per­ moment we both fell in love - the driveway you're dressed for Halloween. Or a period the­ ing a pseudo-lesbian in a matter of episodes. haps worst of all - a Marissa-replacement scene from the pilot episode. ater production. Enough said. In time, Marissa and Ryan found their way for Ryan who was his deceased girlfriend's As Ryan Atwood and I took one last Finally, don't buy something you back together, only to be interrupted by Tre, rival, Taylor Townsend? Ryan sure moved look at Marissa Cooper, I picked up the wouldn't borrow from a stranger. (Ryan's brother), who ultimately got shot by on quickly - more so tban I did. remote and Ryan drove off into the sunset, Underwear, shoes and pajamas all fall under Marissa after he tried to rape her. But for some reason, I was still hooked. letting Newport Beach become just a distant this category. Although, I would break this rule Although this seemed far-fetched, "The Maybe I needed closure. memory we once shared. for a pair of shoes if they were, like, really O.C." still had me obsessed. I gobbled up Luckily, the series finale did just that. -Sarah Lipman, slipman@fldeLedu super cute. - rinkunas@JdeLedu 2 2 March 6, 2007

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BY SEAN CONSIDINE sees "The Colbert Report" as being Staff Reporter Comedy Central's vindictive satire. The scene opens up to a famil­ She says she is happy there is iarity of political satire. The White political humor that represents con­ House is shown lit up agairist the servative ideology. Rausch says the Washington, D.C., landscape and the show needs easier access in order to president is announced as the shot gain popularity with a younger audi­ shifts to the Oval Office. . ence. T~URSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007 Instead of an actor impersonat­ "I'll bring it up at meetings and 7:30PM ing President George W. Bush, Rush try to bring some attention to it," she TRABANT UNIVERSITY CENTER THEATER Limbaugh sits at the president's says. "I don't think it will last long, desk. but I'd like to be pleasantly wrong." TRABANT UNIVERSITY Limbaugh is announced as the Danna Young, a communica­ CENTER FOOD COURT new president following the 2008 tion professor specializing in politi­ election and promises to secure cal humor, says "The Half-Hour America with the help from his Vice News Hour's" effectiveness is dilut- President, Anne Coulter. . ed because it attacks the wrong peo­ The segment is part of a new ple. ~) fake news program for conservatives "Political satire is tricky ~ r:J Q produced by the Fox News network because satire is historically set up to - called "The Half-Hour News Hour." target the officials in power," Young Fox News aired its first episode says. of the satire on Feb. 18, with anchors Although Democrats have con­ II D , ~ II D , Kurt McNalley (Kurt Long) and trol of Congress, the heavily-publi­ Jennifer Lange (Jenn Robertson). cized executive branch is in the Creator Joel Surnow, who is hands of the Republicans. If the pro­ also the co-creator of Fox's "24," gram continues to see the liberal bias I fia 0 says in an interview with Forbes in the news, she says, then it will be I "The Half-Hour News Hour" is a able to continue. • • reaction to the "liberally"-biased "Humor is turning reality on its fake-news show "The Daily Show head," Young says. "It suspends the p' ~ d c ... p' with Jon Stewart." The show is natural inclination to get mad." meant to bring balance to an other­ The show's key to survival is to wise pro-left spectrum of political be extremely funny, Wagner says, an satire, he says. aspect which "The Half-Hour News a -4E ~ However, political science pro­ Hour" lacks. a fessor Michael Wagner says "The Young says the Limbaugh skit Half-Hour News Hour" is nothing mades no sense, since it pictures a like "The Daily Show." conservative as the president. " ' ' "'The Daily Show's' purpose is "If they wanted to turn reality to }:>oint out the absurdities and on its head then they should have put March MULTIMEDIA Madness hypocrisy in politics and the media," in an tiber-left politician as the pres­ Wagner says, "whereas 'The News ident," she says. "Instead they put in Hour' is focused on making fun of Limbaugh and I was thinking, 'How Tuesday, March 6 liberals." is this funny?' " Wagner says "The Daily Show" The ambiguity of the jokes appeals to all political affiliations won't help the show to sustain a University of Delaware students What: Giveaways, contests, because it points out the faults of place on the network, Wagner says. those in the public eye. ''It won't last long," he says. Visit the new Student Multimedia demonstrations Junior Dean Carter is the cre­ "It's on the Fox News network, Design Center and ... When: March 6, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. ator of "The Daily Show Group" on which is going to turn the younger, Facebook. politically-sympathetic audience • make a video podcast Where: Lower Level, Morris Ubrary "It's offensive," Carter says. away. They can promote it all week, "The purpose of'The Daily Show' is but I don't think it will last long." • enter a movie contest - win prizes Hands-on: Video podcasting - 45- to make fun of ourselves. 'The News Carter says "The Half-Hour Hour' is a polarizing show that News Hour" could stand a chance in • complete a survey for iTunes card minute sessions on each hour attacks liberal ideology." a network survival-of-the-fitte'st Lara Rausch, spokeswoman for contest if picked up by another chan­ • find out about this new facility More info: www.udel.edu/smdc the university's student group nel. College Republicans, says "The ~ "It's hard to catch lightning in a TUDENT Daily Show" is harmless because it bottle twice," Wagner says. "But we 1\ approaches news from both sides don't know where 'The News Hour" and is enjoyable to watch. Rausch will go." ESIGN CENTER 24·~~~------~--~ Classical music climbs the charts

BY WALLACE MCKELVEY ideas and their use of technology. Staff Reporter "[They] shorten the distance Jeffrey Schoyen carries his between the high art form and every­ bulky cello across the stage at Gore day people," Gao says. "I think it's a Recital Hall under the bright stage wonderful time period right now." lights. Without conversation, he sits The increase in album sales of down and begins drawing the bow classical music could also be attrib­ across four strings, playing the open­ uted to classical crossover artists. ing bars of Bach's "Suite No. 4 for Although singers like Andrea Unaccompanied Cello." Bocelli, Josh Groban and Il Divo Schoyen, conductor of the don't fit into the typical definitions of Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, classical music, their albums are and you're here. pauses at the end of the first move­ included in the Classical category of ment. He stretches the tension from the Soundscan report. his slender fingers, taps the strings to Chris Avino of Rainbow Music Your campus store. Even the most savvy online shoppers need to touch the merchandise ensure they're still in tune and repo­ and Books, which reports its annual every now and then. It's closer than you think. Your Apple Authorized Campus Store has sitions the neck of the cello against sales to Soundscan, says he hasn't the side of his face. The tail spike, witnessed an increase in the popular­ everything you need, and we're right here on campus. planted firmly on the hardwood ity of classical music. Plus, full and part-time students are eligible to receive special discounts on Apple hardware stage, balances the cello against "Classical music as a geme has and software products. So your new Mac will cost LESS, and you Schoyen. been stagnant for An audience .------, the past 10 years," can't get any more savvy than that. of approximately Avino says. "Stuff Browse online and then shop here for all your Mac, iPod and acces­ 40 people, prima­ ·like Josh Groban sory needs. We're always running specials you can't find anywhere rily older couples usually sells very and music stu­ well around else. And we're literally just steps away. dents, waits Christmas time, but expectantly. I keep them in stock tl Authonzed Campus Store Schoyen drives year round." the bow across Gao says there's · e face of the a strong presence of cello once more. classical music on Classical campus, with a con­ h ology ol io s music has devel­ cert or recital - T-ri\IIVliRSrrY< oped a reputation scheduled almost Smith Hall • Room 0028 \l:l· 't)EIAWARE as a dead geme every night of the Newark, DE19716 • 302.831.8895 • http://www.tsc.udel.edu/ since the rise of rap and rocK 'n' roll, week. but has recently experienced a surge "The Master Players Chamber in popularity. Series has become a name brand," he The recently published Nielsen says. "Almost every concert has been Soundscan report card indicates sold out." album sales for classical music has Sophomore English and music increased in the previous year. student Amanda Wlock says she Total album sales decreased 4.9 grew up with classical music and has percent between 2005 and 2006, but noticed an increased interest in the classical music experienced the geme. largest sales increase of the year with "A lot of bands are using a 22.5 percent rise, or 3.57 million orchestras or classical instruments in additional units sold. For compari­ their music," Wlock says. "This son, rap music experienced a 20.7 would suggest a growing apprecia­ percent decrease, amounting to a tion for classical music and the sales decline of 15.53 million units. orchestra." Xiang Gao, a music professor Schoyen's last planned perform­ and violinist, says he has noticed the ance Thursday night received increase in popularity of classical enough applause to lure the conduc­ music, especially opera and sympho­ tor and his accompanying pianist ny orchestras. back to the stage to perform one "In New York, most operas are more time. sold out before they open," Gao says. "There's great stuff out there," He says many musicians have Schoyen says. "It just takes some shown creativity in presenting new digging to find it."

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BY MAGGIE SCHILLER Sports Editor Richmond, VA - The men's basketball team's stret!uous season came to an end Friday as they fell to Northeastern 77-67 in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.· Junior forward Herb Courtney led the team in scoring .with 24 points and six rebounds, follow(ld by junior guard Sam McMahon with 17 points and seven rebounds. JASON TOMASSOO '. Junior forward llenry Olawoye contributed with a career and team­ Despite gloomy season, high of eight' rebounds. But, despite their efforts, the No. 12 · future could be bright Hens could not defeat No. 5 Northeastern . As sophomore forward Deon "Northeastern played an out­ Goodman made .a lay-up with 34 standing game specifically late in seconds left i_n Friday's season the first half and early in the sec­ finale against Northea$tern, the ond half," head coach Monte Ross small student section of Huskies said. "There was a time when. faithful laughed:, They had been human nature could have s.unk in heckling Goodm!\n and the Hens when we got down and we could all ' day for their short roster have packed it in, but I thought the (seven') and even shorter. list of guys did a good job with continu­ victories (five). . ing to pl ay the game right. It is But as Goodman got his first what we have been preaching all basket of the game and the Hens' year long." last of the season - amidst the The Hens opened the game ridicule of the crowd - it was a strong, bmlding a 10-2 lead and fitting way to end the year. maintaining control for- the first To the average hoops fan, the part of the half before the Huskies Hens, with their 5~26 record and went on a 14·2 scoring run, to lead team manager as a seventh man, 35-22 at halftime. are a laughingstock. But to those Ross attributed the deficit to who have seen the losses add up the Hens' shortcomings, which the and the bench dwindle due to dis­ Huskies used to their advantage. THE REVIEW/File Photo ciplinary problems, academic rea­ "We weren't able to get easy Delaware first-year head coach Monte Ross set a school record for losses in a seaso!J., but was praised by sons and just plain bad luck, this baskets," he said. "Our jump shots his players Friday for keeping a positive attitude throughout the season. team was more of an inspiration were falling early, and then we than a joke. went into a lull and struggled to ment situation it is one and done. remained persistent, as the Huskies returning, four recruits and two In a sports landscape where score. I thought we were doing Everything gets tighter, refs get eventually took their largest lead of transfers for next season. athletes are almost expected to some things on the defensive end tighter, players get tighter, coaches the game at 50-27. The Hens con­ , Freshman guard Brian quit when the outcome is already that were out of character for us get tighter. It's just to be expected." tinued to fight back as the clock Johnson said he appreciates the decided, the seven players that ' that allowed them to get easy bas- At the start of the second half ran down and used a 9-0 run to cut way Ross kept the team's morale remained Friday never gave crit­ kets. . the Huskies continued their scoring the lead to 54-43. But, with the up, despite the troubles they had ics the satisfaction, The Hens "Once you get into a touma- run, going up 41-22. The margin clock ·running out and the Hens in throughout the season. trailed by as many as 23 points in foul trouble and lacking substi­ "I have never been around a the second half Friday, and with tutes, their comeback attempt fell coach that preaches so much posi­ the only thing to play for being a short. tive stuff," he said. "He gives so night in Richmond and a probable ACI#)ook . "Our lack of depth was only a much encouragement each and loss to Drexel the following day, problem when we starting fouling every day. Even when we have our they decided to go out fighting A loo.k ~Delaware's new players next season out," he said. "I think these guys bad days he is always telling us even if they almost surely would • M{lrc Bgersoi}L A sophomore transfer for Georgetown, Egerson have adjusted to playing with a 'this might be your last time to fall short. The Hens utilized a full-court was a t_to-~e ·1:J.gh school player of the year at Glasgow High. limited number." play, so go out there and have fun Courtney agreed, although and play your hardest."' press. Freshman point guard Brian • .JJm Jedsome- A sophomore transfer from Nebraska who aver­ they only had seven players on the Ross said the coaches · have Johnson, who played all 40 min­ a&,~ 2} points and 2.5 rebounds this year for the Cornhuskers. bench, it did not affect their atti­ always asked the team to give utes, incessantly attacked the bas­ li t fdwin Santiago- The 6-foot-2-inch guard averaged 17.2 points tude towards the game. everything it has, in spite of all the ket. They pressured the Huskies' guards out to half court. They gave and5.2 rebounds this season at Sanford School. "It is not as bad as everyone challenges of the season. says," he said. "Even though we "Although we have been hard fouls to any Northeastern • DJ Boney - Led Tatnall School to the 2006 Delaware High had limited numbers we always going through some difficult times, player who looked to have an easy School State championship. He averaged 20.2 points and 7.0 rebounds wanted to be on the court. We just we always tell the guys to be dif­ lay-up even after freshman guard per game this season. scrambled around to get opportuni­ ferent and be greedy and to want to Darrell Johnson and junior for­ ties to score. We were taught not to · play another day," he said. "I think ward Henry Olawoye fouled out, • Ryan Bacon - Bacon, a 6-foot-7-inch forward, comes from St. give up play until the final . whis­ they did that for 30 games and leaving Delaware with just five Benedict's Prep (NJ), ranked No. 5 nationally by USA Today. tle." thought they did it for 31 this after­ players - two with four fouls. • Alphonso Dawson - The 6-foot-5-inch wing averaged 16 points Despite the rough season, noon. My hats go off to these guys Most college basketball fans and six rebounds for Harrisburg High School this season. things should improve for the and the things that they have Hens, as they have five players done." see MEN'S page 30 )1t , March 6, 2007 2 9 CAA's best set to square off at UD ' By Mike LoRe, Sports Editor home including 15 straight - the Alexis led the conference's eighth longest streak in the nation. The rest of-the pack leading scoring team with 18.6 Out of the starting five, four are points per game, closely followed upperclassmen, three of whom are No. 5 William & Mary by Young (18.1 ppg). Alexis led seniors. Senior captains Chrissy The Tribe swept Geor-ge Mason the CAA in rebounds with 11.6 per Fisher, Alena Koshansky and Smith by a combined 10 points this year. game. Luckily for the Dukes, the give Delaware experience, especial­ Prediction - Serni~finalloss to success of the team was not based ly in the postseason. OD"U. on the play of just Young and With a first-round bye, Alexis. Senior guard Andrea Delaware awaits the winner ofNo. 6 No. 6 Virginia Coptmonwealth Benvenuto led the CAA in assists Virginia Commonwealth and No. 11 vcu set season-highs for with 7.83 per game. Northeastern. The Hens beat VCU points, field goal percentage and The Dukes also hold the once and Northeastern twice in regu­ assists last time againstNortheastem. nation's longest home winning No. 3 Delaware lar season play. Prediction ...... VCU will lose tO No. 2 James Madison streak at 26 games. Unfortunately the Hens in the quarterfinals. The most impressive number of The Hens are 25-4 and 16-2 in for them, the tournament is held in conference play, have an RPI of 27 James Madison was the only Newark and not Harrisonburg. the season for the Hens is their No. ?Towson team from the CAA to be ranked in record at the Bob Carpenter Center. and are ranked 32nd overall in the James Madison ended its reg­ Junior guard Jamell Beasley the top 25 this season. They con­ ular season against Towson, a pos­ Senior guard Tyresa Smith is second nation. Delaware's resume is impres­ cluded the year 25-4 and 16-2 in sive so far, and an at-large bid to the SCQred 28 points against UNCW. sible second-round opponent, with in the conference in scoring with Prediction~ Semi-final loss to the conference. Led by all-confer­ 20.3 points per game and the Hens NCAA Tournament ·is possible. But a 62-42 victory. Its other possible JMU. ence preseason first-team' mem­ opponent, UNC-Wilmington, was are fourth in the nation with 13 .1 winning the CAA Tournament would guarantee a spot in the Big bers Meredith Alexis and Tamera' left in JMU's wake during its 16- steals per game, but their undefeated No. 8 Georgia State Young, the Dukes went on a tear at 13-0 home record will prove most Dance. game winning streak toward the­ Prediction - Delaware, with Senior guard Kelcey Roegiers-; the end of the season, winning .16 end of the season. vital during the Colonial Athletic Jensen is the CANs le\¥lllJ.g scorer straight, until they came to Association Tournament. The Hens its home court advantage and fan Prediction. - The Dukes will with 20.? points per~ame. Newark and were upset 77-67 by lose to Delaware in the semi­ have won 26 oftheir last 27 games at support, will be crowned CAA the Hens. champions conie Sunday afternoon. Pre"lJiction ...-.. Georgia State finals. loses ~ quarterfinals. 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scorer with 15:1 points per game. No. 9Drexel CAA) only has one significant vic­ The Lady Monarchs are second in !he Dragons are 3-1 in open· tory this year - a Nov. 22 win the league in points per game with ing- round games in the CAA tour" against No. 17 Michigan State. All 72.4. nament. five of their CAA losses came With losses to powerhouses Prediction - .Drexel will lose against the top-three ranked teams like Duke and Tennessee and wins to Georgia State 011 Thursday. in the conference. With an RPI of over James Madison and Rutgers, 43, the fourth-highest in the CAA, ­ the Lady Monarchs could make No. 10 lJNC Wilmington the Pride await the winner of No. 5 the NCAA Tournament without ... The Seahawl.d (7-22, 3·15 William & Mary and No. 12 winning the conference tourna­ CAA) l9st their final nine games of George Mason. ment. Ending the regular season the season. ' On Feb, 7, Hofstra rallied 21-8 and 17-1 in the CAA, Old Prediction ~ UNCW loses in from a seven-point deficit late in Dominion holds the 24th-ranked first round. the second half against William & No. 1 Old Dominion RPI - the highest in the CAA. No.4 Hofstra Mary to win by six. The victory ODU plays the winner of No. No. ll Northeastern broke the fourth-place tie in the Since 1992, Old Dominion The Huskies 'lost byonly six; Coming into the tournament, has been the only team to win the 8 Georgia State and No. 9 Drexel. the Pride are on a seven-game win CAA with the Tribe. Their next The Lady . Monarchs are 4-0 points to VCU earlier in the sea~ game was a 69-55 win at George CAA Tournament. son. streak. The streak is the second Coming in with 10 straight against the teams this year. longest in school history, behind Mason. Senior forward Lana · Prediction - In a rematch of Prediction · ~ Huskies lose to wins, the Lady Monarchs look to vcu. their 10-game streak they had ear­ Harshaw led the Pride with -17 add another piece of silverware to the 2005 tournament final, ODU lier this season. points and McCollin added 16. will play Delaware, but this time, Prediction - Hofstra will their trophy case. No. l2 George "Mason " Hofstra has four starters aver­ Junior guard TJ Jordan and the Hens get their revenge and aging double digits. Senior guard struggle again against William & win. Old Dominion's streak is over The Patriots are lasf in the Mary and will be the the only team senior forward Sherida Triggs led CAA in scoring, aveniging 55.3 Cigi McCollin leads the Pride with the 15-time defending champions and they enjoy dominating the NIT 14.5 points per game. that had a first-round bye to lose in Tournament. ppg. the second round. to their 16th straight 20-win sea­ Prediction - George Mason Early in the season, the Pride son. Jordan is the team's leading leaves Newark Thursday night. lost to No. ·19 Baylor, then won ten straight. Hofstra (23-6, ,13-55 3 0 March 1!, 2QQZ . )lt Delaware·standOuls fc:Jceoff in state title

Ursuline and St. Elizabeth battle at the Bob Carpenter C~nter ·. BY STEVE RUSSOLILLO The Vikings' relentless defense on DelleDonne, which Managing Sports Editor featured consistent double and triple teams, held her to 21 The crowd was enthusiastic, the noise was deafening and points, eight rebounds and two steals, modest numbers by her the atmosphere was electric Sunday afternoon at the Bob standards. She scored a state-record 50 points in last year's 68- Carpenter Center. However, the sold-out crowd did not witness 51 championship victory against St. Elizabeth. Blue Hen basketball, but rather a high school girls' basketball Many have labeled both players as the face of Delaware game. high school girls'basketball. Rushdan's 2,414 career points are The arena was packed to capacity with only standing the most in state history, with DelleDonne a close second at room available for the 4,800 jubilant fans who watched St. 2,383 points. Elizabeth High dethrone the three-time defending champion "I think both Elena and Khadijah are going to continue to Ursuline Academy 55-45 in the Delaware High School Girls' the collegiate level and, god-willing, they'll stay upbeat and be State Basketball Tournament championship. a valuable force in basketball for a while," Ursuline head coach "I wish I could have sat up there today," St. Elizabeth Fran Burbidge said. "Their high -school competition and the head coach Tom Ferrier said referring to the Vikings' student intere·st it generated in the state will always be remembered." section. "It's always so much fun here in the stands." The six-foot-four-inch DelleDonne, 17, is a three-time Fans from the First State have become accustomed to state champion and has been a varsity starter for Ursuline· since these schools forming one of the best high school state rival- . she was in eighth grade. ries in the nation. Both schools are not strangers to the grand She has the height of a center but the skills of a point stage as this was their third-consecutive championship game guard. DelleDonne can lead the offense and drain three-point­ against each other, with Ursuline victorious in the first two. ers with ease, or she can post up and dominate the boards. She Each squad has spent time in the USA Today Top 25 national set a national free-throw record last season by nailing 80 con­ rankings this season, with St. Elizabeth currently ranked No. secutive shots from tbe line. 24. . DelleDonne has been featured in The New York Times, St. Elizabeth senior captain Khadijah Rushdan and USA Today and Sports Illustrated. Several Division I schools Ursuline junior captain Elena DelleDonne were, once again, have shown interest in her, including powerhouse programs THE REVIEW/Ravi Gupta Kbadijah Rushdan is Delaware's all-time leading scorer. the stars of the show. Rushdan scored a game-high 26 points to like Tennessee, Duke and Connecticut. lead the Vikings to victory. Rushdan, 18, gained retribution Sunday after two consec­ assists, one block and one steal for the Vikings. "I'm speechless - all I can keep doing is smiling," utive state title losses to Ursuline. The five-foot-nine-inch · "There was no tomorrow for Khadijah," Ferrier said. Rushdan said. "I'm proud of myself and my teammates for the guard is Rutgers~bound next season. "She's accomplished every other award she could possibly effort that we gave today. We got something accomplished that She nailed.seven of her 13 field goal attempts and finished accomplish. The only thing she lacked was a state title, but I've wanted to do my whole life." 10 for 11 from the foul line on Sunday. Rushdan added four now she's finished off her trophy case."

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BY TIM MISLOCK be tough," he said. "I think we kind from losing season Staff Reporter of let them creep back in, but defi­ A solid defense proved to be the nitely getting the win was what we Continued from page 28 ing college basketball program deciding factor in Saturday after­ expected." and those who laugh at Delaware~s noon's men's lacmsse game between While Hall would have pre­ are exposed only to the successful losses and short bench can see that Delaware and Rutgers. ferred a wider margin of victory, he programs, the ones that judge suc­ to some people it's not always The Hens improved their record was still pleased with his team's cess by wins and losses, champi­ about wins. to 4-0 this season, defeating the effort. onships and booster support. But It's a rare attitude in Division Scarlet Knights 7-5 at Rullo Stadium. "There were one or two chances to get a glimpse at the Hens, who I sports and could be a dangerous Delaware moved up five spots where I think a couple guys on our must be evaluated solely on effort, one. If Ross continues to lose, he to No. 10 in the United States team would like to have had back but can be just as redeeming as watch­ will probably get fired. That is the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association I think we sharpened up," Hall said. ing Florida or Duke. way it works. Luckily for Ross, coaches poll. "I thin!< we did what we needed to Head coach Monte Ross is with his ability to recruit and the Senior midfielder Alex Smith do." lauded by his players for always help that is on the way for next won 14 of the 16 faceoffs, allowing As the Hens look forward to staying positive and playing hard, year, improvement is likely. the Hens to control the game and set their next game tonight against Saint and these qualities are evident in Two transfers, including the tempo. Mary's, Hall said the team needs to his post-game demeanor Friday. Georgetown's Marc Egerson, a Smith said it was a team effort focus on getting the attack and mid­ He joked about having Brian two-time player of the year in that allowed the Hens to take com­ fielders to play tighter, smarter Johnson or Chris Prothro foul out Delaware, and four incoming mand of the face-offs. lacrosse. just to see what it would be Like to recruits including Sanford "The wing guys played a great "I think our defense is doing a play with four players. He admit­ School's Edwin Santiago and game," he said. "They helped me out great job right now," he said. "We've ted to being greedy and putting in Tatnall's DJ Boney, will join five a lot, they got a lot of ground balls for held everybody down but we need to defensive schemes that he usually returning starters from this year's me." get the attack and middies working wouldn't dare to use with just team. Even with the additions and Senior midfielder Jordan Hall together, and when that happens I seven players so he could get a although ·Brian Johnson was said Smith's performance was what THE REVIEW/Ravi Gupta think we'll start shutting teams down "sneak peek" of next year. named to the CAA All-Freshman to expect when he takes the field. Face-off specialist Alex Smith. and then putting up big numbers." But jokes aside, Ross returned Team and Herb Courtney was "That's a little bit of the Alex Offensively, the Hens have the praise his players gave him. named to the All-CAA Second Smith show," Hall said. "He deserves allowed them to hold off a second­ already put up big numbers, scoring "I've been with teams that Team, the talent level will still not all the credit he gets, he's a big part of half surge from Rutgers after the 59 goals in their first four games. But won 19 or 20 games before, and be ready to compete at the top of our team and he really-helps us out." Hens got into penalty trouble. Shillinglaw said Saturday's lower­ for some of them, not all of them, the league. Delaware head coach Bob Delaware had five penalties and scoring game was beneficial to the it was like pulling teeth in prac­ But what the Hens will have is Shillinglaw was not surprised by the allowed one extra man goaL team. tice," Ross said in a press confer­ something most other teams won't senior's performance either. Shillinglaw S;iid assistant head "This was a type of game that ence after Friday's loss. "And I have: the unity that comes from "Alex Smith was Alex Smith," coach Greg Carrol's passion is what probably was better for us then if we told [my players] that I never want experiencing the worst of Division he said. "What else can you say?" ·keeps the defense so strong. had beaten them 15-5 or something to go ·through another five-win I college basketbalL And that's With Smith dominating the · "In the first four games, this is like that," he said. "I think we'lllearn experience again, but this is one of something that goes beyond talent, faceoffs, the Hens jumped out to an the first extra-man· goal that a team from this and we know we can stand the most enjoyable experiences beyond the ridicule of the public · early lead, making two goals in the has scored on us," he said. up tall and go against anybody." I've had just due to their attitude and, more importantly, beyond first two minutes of regulation from The Hens' defense has held their Smith said he is looking forward and their work ethic every single wins and losses. Hall and senior midfielder Dan opponents to one goal in 25 extra­ to tonight's game. day. Deckelbaum. man opportunities so far this season. "[Monday] we're going to come "Everything that we've asked Jason Tomassini is a Managing Hall was also a standout on the Hall said the team, as a whole, out and work hard and then beat them to do, no matter how long we Sports Editor at The Review. Send Hens offense, scoring three goals in executed the way they expected Saint Mary's badly on Tuesday," he asked them to do it, they never questions, comments and basket­ the game. · going into the game. said. complained." ball tickets for next year to The Hens' strong defense "We knew Rutgers was going to . With that praise, those who [email protected]. don't know what it's like at a los- ' ...... ,.,,,, ...... March 6, 2007

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