Entertainment editor gives the Henderson takes the reigns of Fonz a ride .......................... B 1 UD men's basketball. .......... C 1 An Associated Colle.giate Press Pacemaker Award Winner THE Non-Profit Org. Tuesday U.S. Postage Paid & Newark, DE Friday Permit No. 26 FREE / 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Volume 127, Issue 1 www.review.udel.tJdu Frida)', September 1, 2000 University student remembered for kindness BY STEPHANIE DENIS and summer vacations. Alicia was an integral member of her family, said. "I knew Alicia as a child, and they have the Student Affairs Editor Alicia was survived by two sisters, age 8 and Smith said. Last year, she threw her parents their same face." After the death of a university student two 15, and one brother, 19. 25th wedding anniversary party. Smith said the funeral services, held in weeks ago, friends and family are still in shock Smith said Alicia, who grew up in Ventnor, 'This thing was better than my wedding," she Ventnor, were very well-attended. at the loss of a young life. loved the beach. said. 'The funeral procession was over two miles Alicia Marie Smith, 21, of Ventnor, N.J., died She was planning to teach English to junior Alicia had used all her savings at the time to long," she said. on Aug. 20 of unknown causes. high school students. She wanted to return home organize the entire party herself. She used her On campus, the Thomas More Oratory will Alicia, an English education major, was after graduation and teach locally and had parent's wedding picture on the invitation and be having a memorial mass for Alicia at a date to looking forward to starting her senior year, said already done some substitute teaching. looked up childhood friends of her parents' to be announced. ..,...,..:r....:.r Susan Smith, a close friend of the family. "She loved books," Smith said. "Over the invite to the party. She took her parents Brooks said he is responsible for helping Dean of Students Timothy F. Brooks said holidays, she helped out at the real estate office. completely by surprise, Smith said . students cope with this loss, through counseling, Alicia was known as a somewhat shy girl who Between projects, she was reading a book." "She paid attention to detail," she said. "She a lightened course load or tutoring. was planning to live in the University Courtyard Smith said Alicia's nickname had always liked pretty things, pretty clothes. She was a "Alicia had a mther huge group of friends at this fall. been "Weezer." sharp dresser." home and another group at the university," he "If you have a student die totally "Her godfather gave that nickname to her as a Smith recalled that during past holidays, said. unexpectedly, it has a huge impact on the people child," she said. 'There she was, walking around Alicia had especially wanted a necklace from the Smith said Alicia, whose life will always be close to her," he said. in her diaper, and the name has something to do Tiffany's catalogue. The necklace was a dog cherished by those who knew her, will be known Smith said Alicia's family is trying to come with taking a whiz." chain with a little tag on it that read "Tiffany's." as a funny, active and friendly person. to terms with.-tlris tragedy. Smith said the name stuck ever since. ' "Her mother and I were like, 'OK,"' Smith Her family will always remember the 'They're in shock," she said. "It's a tragic During high school, Alicia was involved with said. adorable child she was and the mature young loss, it really is." the crew team. She also liked rollerblading, So Alicia got the necklace, and now her IS­ woman she became, she said. Smith said the family was very close. Alicia's music and anything beach-related. year-old sister Erica proudly wears it. Smith said "She was a chubby-cheeked little baby who THE REVIEW/ Courtesy of the Smith family parents, Daniel and Cheryll, have owned a real "She was warm, classy, smart and very hard­ Alicia's 8-year-old sister Colleen still does not roamed the south Jersey beaches," Smith said. Alicia Marie Smith, of Ventnor, NJ, estate business for the past 20 years. Nicia working," Smith said. "She studied 'wd to make quite understand what has happened. "She was a little girl running in the waves. died of unknown causes on Aug. 20. would help work in the office during her breaks the grades she did." "Oddly enough, ·she is Alicia's twin," she She was still doing that up until last week." She poses here with her sister, Colleen. Junior Brey moves on afflicted to higher ground· BY JEFF GLUCK lt just so happened that Notre Sports Editor Dame fell into that category. by virus From the Fightin' Blue Hens to "[ was in the process of the Fighting Irish. becoming a lifer at Delaware," BY SUSAN STOCK Executive Editor Mike Brey, the former Brey said. "Each year, it got A 19-year-o1d female student is in a . Delaware men' s basketball head harder and harder to leave. The coach, left for a new job and new Maryland intensive care unit being fact that the Irish job opened up so treated for bacterial meningitis, life at the U niversity of Notre quickly was probably the best officials said. Dame July 14. thing that could have happened. "I have unbelievably fond I 'The university junior's condition is The reason is, don' t know if we memories of Delaware," said improving but still critical, according to could have left had we had time to Dr. Joseph Siebold, director of Student Brey, who led the Hens to back­ really think about it and Health Services. to- hack America East overanalyze it." She started feeling ill late Sunday championships in 1998-99. "We Brey emphasized that he and evening or early Monday morning and love it there." his family feel positively toward came to the university's Student Health In what Brey described as "a the university, as well as the entire leap of faith,'' he jumped at the Services early Monday afternoon, he state. said. She was complaining of chills, chance to take the Fighting Irish "[ feel indebted to Dr. Roselle, fever, body aches and a rash around job. [Athletic Director] Edgar Johnson, one of her wrists. Notre Dame had courted Brey and all the people who gave me an for the job last year, only to opportunity there," Brey said. The student's father came to take I her home for further evaluation, decide on Matt Doherty as the "Without those people, wouldn't Siebold said, but her symptoms grew n ew coach. However, when be at Notre Dame, and I am worse on the trip home. Doherty left to take the head extremely grateful for that." "She apparently got dizzy and much coaching position at North ln fact, Brey said, he and his sicker," he said, "and was taken to the Carolina this past summer, Brey famil y love Delaware so much said he knew he could not pass on that they have decided to keep hospital directly in the car that she was in going home." the opportunity. their Rehoboth B each vacation THE REVIEWI Christopher Bunn "When the Irish position was home that they purchased l ast The ill student was not living in a Dean of Students Timothy F. Brooks announced that he will retire on June 1, 2001, after 22 filled last year," Brey said, " [just year. residence hall, Siebold said, but ''lived years of service to the university. with other women in a facility." looked at it like the window was When asked to name his The girl's friends and others she had gone for that job." favorite memory from Delaware, The Hens' coach had been been in contact with began corning to Brey could not. Student Health Services in the early courted numerous times by " There' s way too many," he morning hours, he said. nationally prominent schools, such said. " I guess some of my very as Georgia and Vanderbilt, but he favorites are the t wo "Some of the students who lived Brooks to retire in June had a lways stayed loyal to championships games we won on with her were already calling and worried about what to do," he said. Delaware, saying that he would our home floor. 1' 11 always never leave unless it was " the Over the course of the evening, BY SUSAN STOCK "We get a significant number of students who are right situation." Siebold said, Cipro - a single-dose Executive Ediror bringing with them some sort of baggage," he said. see UD page A8 antibiotic pill - was administered to When Dean of Students Timothy f. Brooks arrived "It is relatively common to have students who have the girl's family members and on campus 21 years ago, he had the intention of had some sort of counseling." approximately 50 students. staying for only a few years. But the face of the student body as a whole has At that point in time, Siebold said, Now he has announced that he will retire on June also changed, Brooks said. no diagnosis had been made, but 1, 2001, after his 22nd year as a university "There were significantly more men than women," doctors strongly suspected administrator. he said, "and now it's the reverse. Greeks were much meningococcal menigitis. " It's been an absolutely wonderful experience," he stronger. Fraternities have become weaker a nd According to the Centers for said.