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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. sororities have become stronger." Disease Control, meningitis often has University President David P. Roselle described Additionally, Brooks said, he has seen the campus symptoms that are very flu-like in Brooks as intelligent and dedicated. change as buildings such as the Trabant University nature. It can be transmitted through "I think that his greatest contributions have come Center and Gore Hall were built. the air via a sneeze, a cough or direct at the times of the greatest need of our students and The thing he enjoys the most about his job, Brooks contact with an infected person. their families," he stated in an e-mail message. said, is being able to aid students during their college The disease can be either viral or "For example, he has helped a number of parents years. bacterial, Siebold said. It can result in through periods of tragedy involving their sons or " I get a great deal of satisfaction from advocating disability or even death. daughters." for and helping students," he said. If meningitis is not treated in a It was during those times that Brooks showed he But, he said, the worst part abo.ut his job is the timely manner, it can cause death in 15 was not just a judicial figure, said Marilyn Prime, stress. to 20 percent of cases, said Emmanuel director of the Student Centers. "It's a 24:7 kind of job," he said, "and I just think Ntekop, CDC surveillance coordinator. "Some of the best things were the things you it's time to have a different kind of opportunity." This is the latest in several couldn't see," she said. Executive Secre tary Phyllis Cohen, who has meningococcal-related incidents on Since his arrival on campus in 1979, Brooks said, worked with Brooks for 10 years, said he is a good campus in recent years, Siebold said. he has seen changes in everything from the physical boss. During September of last year, he appearance of the campus to the student body. "He's good to the students," she said. "Everyone said, a male student was treated for " Without question, students are academically will miss him. That' s a fact." viral meningitis and recovered. During stronger now,'.' he said. "They work much harder both Cohen said that whiie she has seen Brooks under the same month, a custodial technician academically and in either full-time or part-time stress, he is overall a very calm and kind person. died of a blood stream infection known work." · " When he has his moments, he just closes the THE REVIEW/ File Photo as meningococceiTli'!. Today's student also has many more concerns than Former men's basketball head coach Mike Brey left the see DEAN page A6 Siebold said t~e . two cases were the student of 1979, Brooks said. university this summer to take a position at Notre Dame. unrelated. ., ' A2 • THE REVIEW • September I. 2000 Del. residents concerned with water

BY JEN BLENNER .. T he water is yellow. and I feel Cop \ Ethtnt In the unsafe drin king t he wate r o n A pproxi mate ly 60 pe rcent o f campus ... she said . .. 1 usc the Brita Delaware residents say they do not water li Iter - it's clean water that I drink tap water, according a recent know wil l not make me sick.'' News Journal poll. Despi te the resu lt s of the survey. The survey, compil ed from June J oe Do mbro wski. director o f the - News. 12 to July2.showcd Newark Water that many peop le -·,~,~------Depa rt ment. said u ·c bottled water or We check it on a the city's water is filtration systems to safe. avo id wa te r they daily basis. If there ··w e check it on a POSTAL WORK LESS DANGEROUS THAN ASSUMED .J consider unsani tary • h' • h daily bas is,'' he WASHINGTON, D.C. - "Going posta l" is a myth, according or bad-tasting. IS anyt Ing In t e said, "and if there is to a commission formed to study vio lence at the post office. The J un ior Joe t p bl' H I h a nything in the pane l fo und postal workers are no more likely to face violence on Stephens said he is wa er, U IC ea t wate r, Publ ic the job than workers in genera l, and are only one-third as li kely to amo ng the many will tell U S Health will tell us be murdered there. who refuse to drink immediately. Jose ph Califano, w ho headed the commission , sa id postal tapwater, especiall y immediately." "T here have been workers rece ived a " bad rap'" from report s about vio lent incidents. while he ts o n no inc idents or The re port did fi nd a high number o f g r ievances by postal campus. -Joe Domlnlllrski. \Vater Depurtmem problems in the last worke rs and recom mended steps to reduce labo r-management ''The water that is du·euor year with any of the tensions . in the do rms is n't ------water companies in 'T he major findings we' re in absolute agreement wi th and will pleasant to d rink. but mo re New Castle County." take steps," Postmaster General William Henderson said. important ly, there have been many The university's Center of Applied H e said s o m e of th e s ugges tions w ill be bro ught u p in times whe n a warni ng wo uld he De mography and Survey Researc h negoti at ions with the posta l service's major labor unions, and he posted not to drink the water due to conducted the telephone study, which will take steps to modernize the service's grievance process. tes ting and construc ti o n wo rk o n used random digit dialing and 15 call A series o f ki llings at post offi ces since the late 1980s drew campus,'' Stephens said. backs over daytime , nighttime and attention to tensions in the postal workplace and raised concerns "The water is not safe to dri nk. weekends, director Ed Ratledge said. abo ut the safety of employees. In the vernacular, a violent attack and discourages me from drinking it Four hundred and seve nty-seven in the workplace was characterized as " going postal." at anytime:·· randoml y selected adults 18 years or In 1998, posta l o ffic ials as ke d C a lifano, d irecto r of t he THE REVIEW/ Christopher Bunn Sophomore Amy Rosenkrantz said o lder were as ked 80 q uestions on Nati onal Center on Add iction and Substance Abuse at Columbia A surevey conducted this summer by the News Journal showed she pu rifies ta p wate r before topics ranging from environmental to University, to head a panel analyzing the issue. that 60 percent of Delawareans do not drink tap water. consuming it. transportati on issues, he said. His conclusion: " Going postal is a myth and a bad rap, causing unnecessary a p p rehe nsio n a nd fear a m ong 900,000 postal workers." Mary Elcano , forme r general counsel for t he post o f fice, a greed , com m enting th a t " what concer ned m e is the State testing sensatio nalis m that s urrou nded t he coverage of Postal Service e vents has do ne viole nce to Postal Service employees, in their view of the security that they have in the workplace." The 249-page repo rt concludes t hat postal workers are o nly o ne-third as like ly as o the rs in the na tional work fo rce to be results vary victims of ho micide on the job - 0 .26 per I 00,000 compared with BY ANDREA N. BOYLE 0.77 per 100 ,000. NatimwVSrate Nell'S Editor Re tail w o rke rs a re e ig ht t imes m o re l ike ly than postal The newest Delaware student test results tell employees to be homicide victim s on the job, according to the much of the same story as last year, with one study. exception - the scores of e lementary school chiidren have reached their highest point since PRINCETON NUMBER ONE AMONG COLLEGES Staford 9 standardized testing began in 1998. Princeto n, N .J. - Princeton University tops this year' s U.S. Results from the 2000 Scholastic Achievement News & World Report's annual ranking of the nation' s colleges, Test, used as one criteria for college admission, followed closely by its I vy League brethre fl Harvard and Yale, indicate Delaware high schoolers scored below the which tied for No. 2 . national average for the fourth consecutive year. The Princeton tied for No. I with Harvard in 1997, and again with national average on the verbal section of the test is Harvard and Ya le in 1998. Last year, Princeton tied with Yale at 505 and 514 on the math section. Delaware students No. 4. averaged a 502 on the verbal section and 496 in The 2000 rankings are included in the magazine' s 14th annual math. The highest possible score for each section is publication o f " America's Best C o lleges ," which goes on sale 800. Friday. Meanwhile, the state's third and fifth grade The magazine includes rankings of second-tier universities and students' Stanford 9 test scores show a steady THE REVIEW/Christopher Bunn liberal arts co lleges and also offers admissions tips and guides for increase in scores with above average results, an Delaware third and fifth graders had above-average results on the Stanford 9 test, obtaining student loans. improvement from recent years. which is an improvement from recent years. It also ranks schools based o n se vera l criteria, including Anthony Farina, Gov. Thomas R. Carper's press academic reputation, financ ial resources, alumni donations, how secretary, said the implementation of standards­ The younger students have benefited more from Immediately following the release of the scores, students are selected and what percentage of stude nts end up the plan. which began in 1998, because it wa,s their based cuniculum caused a shift in the scores. The Carper signed the 2001 Bond Bill into law, allocating graduating. standards-based c urric ulum stressed basic primary system of schooling. more money to schools. The bill utilizes money gained Following the to p three, the list includes last year's No . I fundamentals including math, science, reading and .. We saw a steady increase in every school di stri ct from the state's sale of bonds. The remai nder of the school, California Institute of Techno logy, now at No. 4, and the writing. Students must master these skills before in every grade level compared to other schools funds go to capital projects throughout the state. Massachusetts Institute of Techno logy at No. 5. across the nation,'' Fari na said. being promoted to the next grade level. In the past, A major portio n o f the bi II ' s money, Other top schools include Stanford University and University they were promoted to the next grade level despite Farina said he has high hopes for the young approximately $92 million, will help construct of Pennsy lvania tied a t No. 6 ; Duke U niv ersity a t N o. 8; their scores. . students. schools around the state. Dartmouth College at No. 9; and Co lumbia Uni versity and Corne ll ·, Current high school students are less familiar with "If we continue to stay the cotirse of education 'We have reformed Delaware's education system University tied at No. I 0. the new cuniculum, he said, contributing to lower­ reform and raising student achievement when these for the 21st century," Farina said. "Now we are than-average test scores. kids get to high school, we are going to see a constructing 21st century facilities so our students GERALDO MAY .RUN FOR MAYOR OF NYC significant improvement,'' he said. can continue to learn through the new century." NEW YORK- Geraldo Ri vera wants to run for mayor of New York City, and he does not mind if that makes people laugh. "I expect the first reacti on to be, 'Geraldo as mayor, ha ha,' " Vietnam vets suffering from hepatitis C Rivera told The New York Times. But the tele visio n journalist , who anc ho rs a t alk s how o n CNBC, said he is serious abo ut an independent campaign for BY YVONNE THOMAS Wilmington, has develo ped a '1 tested positive for the illness,'' he got a lot of side effects." he said. "It's mayor, after a "tota lly self-financed" petition drive to get his NatirmaVSwte News Ediwr mandatory hepatitis C testing program. said. '1 had no idea.'' very expensive, very toxic, only a 40 name on the ba llot. . Vietnam War veteran George 'We are actually diagnosing 250 to Baker said he found o ut three pe rcent cure rate . But the VA's "I think the city needs someone fro m the outside," Rivera said Gramlich discovered that he had the 300 new cases every year here." he months later that he had infected hi s providing that at every hospital we Thursday on NBC' s "Today." hepatitis C virus in 1990. said. "In our hospital we have 750 wi fe with the virus. know of.'' The election will be held in No vember 200 I. Mayor Rudolph Des pite modern treatments, patients right now with hepatiti s C." "We really knew nothing of the Pen walker said the VA was the first Giuliani is barred by law from seeking a third term. Gramlich's condition progressed into Terry Baker, a service illness," he said. to ask Congress for funding to combat Rivera, 57, said he was only exploring a possible campaign and cirrhosis, a scarring of the li ver, representative and veterans advocate Baker said he has had success with this disease. that he was considering co mmissioning a poll to determine hi s suffered by 20 percent of individuals for Delaware's Vietnam Veterans of a dual therapy treatment consisting of "This is the largest program of its chances. with chronic hepatitis C. If he does not America organiz?.tion, said veterans Interferon, an injection which l_owers bnd anywhere in the world," he said. He numbered among his qualifications his long career covering receive a liver transplant soon, he are more likely to have the di sease than liver enzymes, and Ribavirin, an Penwalker, who is also the director c ity-related issues and h is b ackg ro und a s a la wyer. Not to could die. the average American. antiviral drug. of the infectious disease division at the mention, as he told the Times, that " my whole gene pool is New "I'm on a recipient list," Gramlich "Our biggest ri sk factor is blood,'' "It' s three shots a week and five VA Hospital in Wilmington, said a York. I'm Puerto Rican and Jewish." said. "One of the doctors that I have he said. " As veterans - comba t pills a day for a man my size," he said. person is at risk for hepatitis C if he or Rivera said he will be a different type of candidate. been going to at Einstein Medical veterans and non-combat veterans - Altho ugh the treatme nts have she is eligible for any of the foll owing " I think Jesse Ventura comes much c loser to what I want to do: Center in Pennsylvania said I'm in the we're exposed to blood all the time." helped Baker's condition, he said his factors: a truly indepe nde nt campaign from a politi cal outsider w ith a end stages of cirrhosis." Baker said it was usual for groups wife has not been so fo rtunate, serious agenda," Rivera said. He said he would not try to win the Gramlich is among the 10 percent of soldiers overseas to share the same suffering severe side effects from the • Recei ved a blood transfusion product no mination o f any political party. of the 2.7 million United States war razor or toothbrush when supplies were drugs. before I 992; He would not be the first New York media fi gure to dream of veterans who have contracted hepatitis low. G eorge Gra mlich said he also • Was exposed to someone e lse's City Hall. Publisher Wi lliam Rando lph Hearst tried a bid in 1905, C. Since the virus normally produces "If you only have a toothbrush for suffered harsh reactions while taki ng blood through combat, needle, shared a utho r a nd comme ntator W illiam F . B uckle y Jr. in 1965 a nd no symptoms, some veterans don' t I0 or 15 guys and you haven' t brushed treatments. The ammonia levels in his razors, toothbrushes, etc.; novelist Norman Mailer in 1969. T hey all lost. realize they have the disease, said Dr. your teeth in 10 days, it doesn't matter blood skyrocketed. and he w:;tS put into • Has been on hemo-dialysis; If he overturned that stri ng, would it be Mayor Rivera or Mayor Anand Penwalker, a clinical professor to you," he said. '·You want to use the hospital for th ree days. · • Has unexplai ned li ver problems; Ge raldo? Rivera said, "Like Elvis and Lassie and Oprah, I have of medicine at Jefferso n Medical somebody's toothbrush." Pen walke r said that Interferon • Has abnormal liver tests; one-name recognition." College in Philadelphia. Bake r. a N avy V ietnam W a r treatments usua ll y cause flu-like side • Drinks heavily; To prevent veterans from veteran, said he did not know he had effects li ke those ex hibited by • Has tattoos or body piercings; - compiled from Associated Press wire reports by Yvonne Thomas developing these problems, Penwalker contracted the disease until he was chemotherapy patients. • Has had multiple sex partners; or said every Veterans Affairs hospital, tested at a Vi etnam War leadership "No t everybody ca n get t his • Has injected illegal dmgs even once. including the VA hos pital in conference in 1998. combination of treatment because it's CAMPUS CALENDAR Police Reports If you find yourself without a party. tonight, p.m. Fo r informati on. call UD I-HENS. make your way to the Trabant Unive rs ity In the mood fo r so me li ve m us ic ? Sta rt Center for the diverse entertainment of First Saturday ni ght off with an outdoor concert PURSE STOLEN FROM CAR Po li ce approache d the scene at STUDENTS STABBED ON Friday s ta rting at 8 in the Multipurp'ose o n th e Academ y L awn feat u r in g li ve A purse was sto len from a vehi cle 3: 5 3 a .m., Simpson said, a t whic h PROSPECT A VENUE rooms. Call 831-2428 for detai Is. performances by Healthy Doses, G e llr~c r and in the par ki ng lot of D .P . Do ug h po in Lassann atte mpted to flee, but Two uni ve rs ity studen t s we re Wednesday at I a. m. by an unknown Co me o ut and support women's soccer by Anywhe re in England from 6 to 9 p.m., rain or was apprehended by o fficers. s tabbed Sat urday evening by a n pe rson. Newark Po li ce Sgt. Gerald attending the game against Kent State at the shine. For information, call 369-2559. unknown person during an altercation •' Simpso n said. on Prospect A venue, police said . D avid M . Nefson Athletic Complex, at 4 p.m . The Blue Hen Field Hockey Tournament A cellular phone. a Fendi wal let, a TAILGATE STOLEN FROM Large crowds of students were at tonight. Fe ; information, call UD I-HENS. continues on S unday. Sec Sy racuse vs. Ball c redit card a nd e ight do lla rs were DODGE VEHICLE the scene:, po lice s a id , but the All abo ard for a Friday road trip. Men's State at the Fred P. Rullo S tad ium at I p. m. reportedly in the purse, Simpson said An unknown person stole a Dodge assailant coul d not be identified. soccer is trave ling to Fairleigh Dickinson for Fo r information, call UD I-HENS. Th e u nknown per son a lleged ly Ra m tailgate and da maged a Dodge The v ic tims, 20-year-o ld James a 4 p.m . game. For in formation , call U D I­ Still fo ll owing the t~urnament ? UD vs. accessed 24-year-old Gera ldine Paz's Intrepid Wednesday, Simpson said. El l is a nd 2 1- year-old C hristopher HENS. Ba ll State at the Fred P. Rullo Stadium at I veh ic le thro ug h a n o p e n w indo w. The person a! legedly e nte red the Mc N e i l, were unavai lab le fo r So you think you can sing? Try out for the p.m. For information, call UD I -HEN S. Simpson said. Newark Do d ge d e a lers hip o n 250 comment . musical "Pippin" in the Coll ins Room at the . Looking fo r some time to expl ore campus E lkton Road at 9 p.m. W ednesday, Anyone with info rmation regarding Perkins Student Center on Saturda y. and relax after the first rush of classes? Take and shattered the rear windshie ld and th is incident is urged to call the Auditions start at 12:30 p.m . Call 894-9 198 a d vantage of t he Labor D ay Holiday o n MAN C HARGED WITH damaged the roof of the Intrepid. Newark Police at 366-7 1 I 0. for info. Mo nday; uni versi ty o ffi ces a re c losed and RESISTING ARREST Po lice said t he pe rson the n stole C hec k o ut the Blue Hen Field Hoc k ey c lasses s uspended. Po lice charged 25-yea r-old Justin the Dodge Ram tailgate and fled the - compiled by Jaime Bender T o urna m e nt Saturday a fte rnoon . U D vs. Lassann with resisting arrest T uesday scene. S yracuse at the Fred P. Rullo Stadium at I -compiled bY Sarah Brady morning after he was seen lighting a Damaged goods were estimated at couc h o n fire in h is N o rth C hape l $ 1,637, a nd t he stolen ta ilgate was Street backyard . Simpson said . estimated at $ 1,300. ' Scptmchcr I. 2000 • THE REVIEW. A3 Number of triples goes down

BY JASON LEMBERG up and move all over again: · she said . Atlm;ui.\ll'atire Nt u·s Editor Freshman Sara Spcscr of Smyth Ha ll said although she • Though shirts issued to student s in extended housin!!: thst thought living in a triple wo uld not he difticult, she this year read 'Three 's Company: · many freshmen i~ now finds it frustrating and di sorganized. {riples say it 's more like "Three's A Crowd.'' "We are all well-organized people. hut there is nowhere ; Linda Carey, director of rlousing. Assignment Servi~.:e ~. to put our stuff. " she said. "So now our wom is just a iaid after 280 students were placed in extended housing mess ... tast year, this year's opening-day number of 72 is much For Spcscr's roommate. fre shman Chri sti ne more manageable. Twelve of the 72 are transfer students Zimmerman, "sometime in the fall scmc~tcr" is not soon living in residence hall lounges. enough to move. "We are really in a good situation this year,'' she said. "I don't even feel like unpacking my stuff or putting "Knock on wood, we have had a very smooth opening:· pictures on the wall.'' she said. "I feel like I'm li ving out of Carey said they will be giving a 25 percent rebate, up 4 a suitcase." percent from last year, on housing fees for each week a Spcser and Zimmerman said they find the open room student lives in extended housing. next door particularly disturbing. In addition to the week,ly rebate, Carey said newsletters "There is a single room right next door.· · Speser said. will be issued providing updates and resident assistants "They said it was emergency housing, and they won' t let will work with students to address their concerns. us have it.'' Due to the fewer students in extended housing, she said. While Carey said the room in question is vacant. it is there is more flexibility and a greater likelihood of getting little more than a tiny closet and in the past. such a move a permanent space quickly. has led to more problems. "We anticipate that many of these students will be able 'The room is not useful," she said. "We really don't to relocate, if they want to, sometime in the fall semester: · want to take freshman out of triples and put them in tiny she said. rooms because of peo ple goi ng there and endi ng up Sophomore Jennifer lngorado. who is currently residing wishing they weren't there ... THE REVIEW/Cara Tompkins in a Smyth Hall lounge, said she was told she would have Once offered a place to live, students can decide to Students find having two roommates is another part of adjusting to collge life. This year there housing in the Christiana Towers and billed for it. mai ntain their triple but will lose the rebate if they do so. are only 72 extended housing triples, which is down from last year's 280 triples. "When I was told I would be li ving in the Towers. I Carey said usually fewer than half choose to stay together. went and got plates, dishes and bowls." she said. "Then, The longer stude nts live together, she said. the more likely Many students are dreading re-packing and unpacki ng, complaining about their current living conditions. when I checked housing online at the end of July, it said, it is that they wi ll stay. but they are al~ o won·ied about the chance of moving to Freshman Matt Porisch of Rodney A said he has had no 'default. ' " Freshman John Graves of Rodney B said he thought another hall and having to make friends all over again. problems with hi s triple and that he and his roommates Ingorado said she finds no solace in the 25 percent although he and hi s roommates have been getting along "College is a big enough change in itself," Graves said. will probably stay together. rebate or the complimentary thermos that. Housing we ll , someone will have to move due to the lack of space. 'Then you make fri ends and have to move right away. "If one of us moves to another room, we will not know Assignment Services provided. ''I love my roommates," he said. "I wish we could all That's tough.'' anyone or the new roommate, plus you have to move all of "They told me I will be leaving by the end of the week, stay together. because I don 't want to see anyone have to Not all students in extended housing, however, are yo ur stuff again,'· he said. so basically, I figure for $25. it's not worth it to have to get go, but the room is just wav too tight.'' Delays put Disciplinary cases students into· on the rise at UD BY ANDREA BENVENUTO Theft was up 60 percent, and Srudeut Aftitir< &litor Goldman said three of the 64 students local hOtels Disciplinary cases at the university charged in this area were suspended fnr last year were up 10.5 percent from the stealing books from other studcnL<; anJ BY LAUREN TISCHLER year before, according to Kath ryn trying to sell them back to the Stuff Reporter Goldman, associate dean of students. bookstore. More than 100 uni \·crs ity stude nts are More than 1,500 stl'·Jents, or about She said false information c11argc. , c urrently living in hotels, at home o r with I 0 percent of the student body, were which included students who made a friends after one of the University Courtyard involved in the judicial system over the false oral or written statement to the Apartment buildings failed to open at t he 1999-2000 school year, Goldman said. university and students who used fake beginning of the semester. Among the 2,039 cases brought IDs, were up 32 percent. Of the five new apartment buildings that before the judicial system, I ,596 were Suspension from the residence halls began construction on Cha pel Street in found guilty, 143 were found not guilty, was up to 69 cases, a 72 percent January, only the one building has not yet been 184 were dropped and the rest are still increase from the previous year's 40 completed. pending. cases. University Courtyard leasing agent Michelle Also, she said, an all-time high of Goldman said the students who were Adkins said the building is not finished due to four students was expelled from the suspended from the residence halls piumbing, weather and inspection problems. university last year. were prosecuted under the three strikes In order to rectify the situation , the Two of these students injured police system. developer is offering the 128 residents a 30 - officers on the job, one sexually She said there were 948 alcoh ol percent rent reduction for September and free harassed another member of the cases last year - the same amount as lo dging at the Sleep Inn or the How ard uni versity community and the other the year heforc - and there were 30 Johnson Hotel. Adkins said Courtyard has pointed a 9 mm gun at anmher student. alcohol overdo e , one less than the already spent $2,300 on the arrangements and "Expulsion is forever," Goldman year before. expects to pay more. said. "These students committed very Gold man said the drug and Sleep Inn General Manager Aaron Smith serious crimes and will be arrested for responsible computing charges said it is common for students to stay at the trespassing if police see them on increased due to more stringent hotel because their apartments are not ready, campus." enforcement of rules. but it is unusual for them to remain for a Overall, disciplinary cases increased She said the university has a way to month. in several specific areas, especially track IP addresses in computer cases, "We' ve never had a stay as long -as this, and responsible computing and false and resident assistants are trained to never as many people as this," he said. information charges. detect the smell of marijuana. Sophomore Rebecca Purse said she is angry There were 37 responsible Chuck Shermeyer, director of about the construction delay. computing charges last year, up 362 Residence Li fe, said it was hard to percent from eight the year before. pi npoint a reason why disciplinary " T would have never signed the lease if they THE REVIEW/ Caitlin Thorn had even hinted there may have been a delay," Goldman said most of these 37 cases increased last year. she said. " Every time I've called, they have Construction delays at the University Courtyard Apartments will leave more than 100 instances were of students using class e­ "lt 's just a natural occurrence." he told me a different story about why it's not students without a home for the next few weeks. mail li sts to send mass e-mails. A said. "More students got into bigger problem, she said, that had not been trouble." done and when it will be finished ." presenti ng d i fficu lties for him and his Adkins said each resident knew abo ut the by September 22. prevalent at the university before. Goldman said there was a decrease "The buildi ng that isn't fini shed just needs roommates. setback months ago and signed a form in early Misuse of property charges, which in cases of academic dishonesty due to last-minu te touch-ups." she said. "The toilets "Last year when I signed the lease. they said spring verifying that they understood. Goldman said include vandalism and the effect technological advances has i\ re being fixefi and the til e flooring, furniture if they w~re n 't done, they would put yo u in a "W..: 'C ld t!-1~ students in eitht·r f-e~ ruary or ildve very stiff pcnaltie~ . were up to 94 had on professors' incrcas(;d abtllties to and microwaves are being put in.'' hotel," he said. "I wasn' t planning on this ... March that [the building] wouldn' t be done cases, a 135 percent increase from the identify plagiarism. Purse said she saw the bui ldi ng on Tuesday He said he is annoyed with the commute he until September,'' she said. "Each signed an 40 cases tried two years ago. "We want students to earn th e and thought it needed more than m inor has to make across town. addendum agreeing that they were _goin_g to get Sexual harassment charges increased grades they get and not cheat," she said. refurbishing. ·· "It takes forever to get anywhere,'· he said. "Cheating damages education by 30 percent off their rent and that [the bui !ding] 85 percent when 13 cases were filed, "There' s not even any e lectrical work or "My roommates from New York have to go damaging the integrity of teaching and would be on a three week delay.·· six more than the year before. drywall up, from what I can see,'' she said. " l back home and get all their stuff, too." the learning process.'' Purse said she never signed an additio nal She said failure to comply charges talked with a construction worke r. and he said He said t hey canno t cook i n the ho t el were up to 231 , an increase of 69.8 Goldman said the filing of charges in form. that it won' t be done for at least a month." kitche n and incur expenses eating at these cases was split down the middle "I didn' t even sign the lease until the i!nd of percent from two years ago. Junie Mayle, Newark director of building restaurants. Many of the failu re to comply between Residence Life and the Dean last semeste r, so I couldn' t possibly have inspecti ons, said the building was simply not Purse said she is not interested in moving to charges were situations in which of Student's office. signed an addendum in early spring about it a hotel. ''We want to protect the community being delayed," she said. "About a week before ready on time. students did not fo llow th rough with 'That's the problem wi th having such a tight "Since I live in-state. I don' t see any point from people who mak P. bad ··boice ," s chool , they calle d my ho use a nd said I assi?-ned sanctions in previous schedule and due date," Mayle said. "There i n moving twice," ,she said. ''They've a lso Goldman said. ''We bring tudcnts here couldn' t move in until late September. disciplinary cases. wasn' t any evi l plot for it to not get finis hed. made no indication that September 22 is a fir m to graduate. We' re just trying to hel p " If they had called in the middle of the Also, Goldman said the use of illicit " It takes a finite a mount of ti me to get date. So how can I believe them?'' them find a healthier path. summer and warned me then, I wouldn' t care drugs such as marijuana increased 65.9 things done and there is only so mu ch building Adkins said there have been no written percent from the year before. She said "I have never met a sober student as much." you can do in 24 hours .'' complai nts and that no residents have the drug was prevalent in many of the who didn't regret what they did ... Adkins said the company is currently adding withdrawn from their lease. final details, and the building should be ready Senio r Bryan Barrett said living in a hotel is 146 drug charges last year. New bagel shop bakes up freshness

BY DAN DELORENZO Towson, Md. and. most recently, a second shop on on Main Street. Cit) Ne11·s Ediwr Main Street. In addition. he said, the new location's The American dream is alive and well in Several other bagel shops have failed in town proximity to campus places it in a high profile , Newark at the new Newark Deli and Bagel at 36 since Newark Hot Bagel first opened next to high traffi c area. E. Main St. Margherita's Pi zza fo ur years ago, but Rusinque's The new location will not take busines !> away T hi rty-six-year-old AI Rusinque has just store has thrived. from his other store, Rusinque said. hut capitali1e opened his th ia l store after imm igrating to the The new location across from the Main Street on an untapped market, United States on ly nine years ago. Galleri a was occupied by Einstein Bros. Bagels The higgest reason for the opening of the new Rusinquc said he left Columbia at age 27 with just mo;ahs ago. shop is to handle the already existing vo lu me of his wife Sandra to find a safer place to raise a Ru sinque said he feels his new store will fai r customers. he said, especially on the weekend. family after his brother was killed. well for the same reasons his other stores have "On the weekends, the line is too much:· he Just a week after settling in Camden, N.J., he succeeded. said. "I think we' ll spli t some of the custome r<, and found work making bagels by hand in a small shop One of the advantages that Newark Hot Bagel take better care of all of them ... an.d has since remai ned in the business. has over other local shops is a truly authentic New Rusi nque said he expects the new location to In 1995, Rusi nque became part owner of a shop York bagel which is achieved through a delicate drav.. both orig inal fans o f the store and new in New Jersey. A year later, when he saw an open baki ng process. Rusinque said. customers. market in Newark, he opened his first independent In fact , he said hi s original decision to open in As a hng time customer of the original ~tore. shop on Main Street, Newark Hot Bagel. Newark was fina lized when he noticed many New senior Matt Andrisani said he is excited about the It is not just Rusinque's immigrant status that York license plates around town. new location and it s extended hours. makes his story s uch an embodiment of the He said he plans to keep both shops on Main "I li ve right next to this place . and it·, open American ideal, but also his work ethic. Street open, despite their close proximity. fur a until 10 a.m." he said. "If they served Bud bottle <;. He wakes up at 4:30a.m., six days a week, and number of reasons. I'd li ve here ... only recently has he started taking one day off. First, the new si ght offers storage and Junior Howard H u said he former!) frcljLt.:ntcd In addition, he personally oversees the making preparation space to ex pand the menu to include the Einstein Bros. Bagels store. but is ha pp~ to of the bagels and rolls th at are used, all of which soup, sand wiches and salads. as well as steaks and make the switch. THE REVlEWi Caitlin Thorn are baked daily in-house . burgers. ··1 don't not ice as long as I can get a h ;:~gcl .md AI Rusinque recently opened his second business on Main An emphasis on quality. freshness and customer The store also features high qu ality lunchmeats. it's not had," he said. "and I li ke the fau\ l·ntke Street, Newark Deli and B~gel , which serves bagels and rolls service has se rved Rusi nque's businesses well, he fresh tuna and chi cken salad made daily. house decor ... made fresh every day. Rusmque also owns Newark Hot Bagels. said. allowing him to o pen ano ther shop in Rusinque said he saw a need for a complete deli ' A4. THE REVIEW. September I, 2000 Scoping Science: Meningitis ' BY SUSAN STOCK drinking cups. Ntekop said. EH! nlfire Editor Me ningitis can be to ugh to While the students swarming diagnose, Siebold said, since it college campuses thi s month may initially looks like the flu . list clao;ses, friends and finding free The infected person has chills time at the top of thei; li st of body aches, a fever and a headache. worries, there is a no ther danger However, he said, as the disease many of them do not see. progresses, other symptoms In June, the Centers for Disease develop, such as a stiff neck. Control advised colleges to urge The reason for the stiff neck, s tude nts to consider getting Siebold said, can be found in the vaccin ated for meningitis, said word "meningitis." Emmanuel Ntekop. the surveillance The meninges are the three coordinato r for the CDC' s me mbranes that enclose the brain. Meningitis and Special Pathogens They extend from the brain down Branch. into the neck area via the spinal A s tudy of approximately 12 cord . million coll ege students nationwide " '-Itis' means 'swelling of,' " found that there are four times more · Siebold said. Meningitis is literally meningitis cases a m o ng college the swelling of the membranes freshmen than there are within the surrounding the brain, which makes entire college student population, the neck area sore. Ntekop said. There are various ways to treat · THE REVIEW/ Suzy Rodgers THE REVIEW/ Suzy Rodgers This is primarily because meningitis, Ntekop said, including Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon were allowed to move back into Alpha Tau Omega members were unable to move in for the freshmen typically live in residence both the vaccine and antibiotics. their house last week after making repairs. halls. If the vaccination is given within beginning of classes. ''When you live in close confines, 14 days of exposure to an infected the chance of ri sk is increased," he person, he said, it can help treat the said. disease. Antibiotics are also used to The disease can be either viral or fight the di sease in an already Sig Ep and ATO renovate for new yeaf bacterial, said Dr. Joseph Siebold, infected person. BY ANDREA BENVENUTO Affairs. not be ready for occupancy for at least another week. director of the university's Student However, Siebold said, the Swdem Affwr.' u,,,,. . . · She said the house was declared uninhabitable in A large amount of damage was done to the house Health Services. The viral version is vaccination is most effective for One oftw? fraternity houses declared unmhabitable July because of problems with its sprinkler system. in late spring and early summer and needed extensive fairly commo n a nd peo ple often preventing the disease, not treating at the beg~mung .of the. summer ha~ been approved for Junie Mayle, Newark director of buildings, said the repairs, Brooks said, specifying wiring and plumbing easily recover from it. it. He suggested students and their occup~cy .. officmls smd: . house also had problems with electricity, internal problems as well as significant damage to its walls and However, he said, the bacterial parents read about the disease and While Sigma Phi Epsilon was allowed to move mto maintenance and sanitation. doors. version is more seri o us and moves vaccine and make a decision about their house on East Main Street earlier this week, He said the fraternity hired contractors to do repairs He said the fraternity hired someone to do repair quickly. getting the vaccination. Alpha Tau Omega is still awaiting permission to move in order to pass re-inspection in late August. work beginning in July, but it was not completed in " Yo u can be OK and then be And while the CDC advised back into its Courtney Street house, Dean of Students ''They must have worked day and night for about a time for the members to return in before classes seriously ill within a few hours," he colleges to urge students to be Timothy F. Brooks said. week," Mayle said. started. said. vaccinated, Siebold said. this Sig-Ep was allowed to move back into its house However, Brooks said, the Aloha Tau Omeoa Capello said the fraternity members have to find People with the disease transmit particular shot is not yet required at Aug. 29, said Christine Capello, director of Greek house has not passed re-inspection by the city and will other places to live during the ongoing repairs. it by s neezing o r coughing on the university like the measles, another person or sharing things like mumps and rubeJla shot is. Verizon strike causes Courtyard delays BY COLLEEN LA VERY ''The strike couldn' t have come at a expensive and we have to pay the full Edwards said residences with NPD monitors Staff ReJ>mrer worse time,'' he said. price for local calls." phones already installed by Verizon An 18-day Verizon strike has left a Ells Edwards, Verizon Senior Tyson Sapre, a University and university housing have not large number of students living off communication spokesman, said he Courtyard resident, said, "I have to go experienced problems. campus without phone service for the expects a wait of seven to 12 days to a pay phone to make calls because The strike lasted nearly two and a weekend noise first week of classes, a Ve ri zon before all the phones work. we can't call outside the complex." half weeks beginning at midnight on Without a phone Line many students Aug. 5 and lasting until Aug. 20. BY DAN DELORENZO Senior Brad Bentzig said the police . Spokesman said. When the 87,000 workers were on However, Edwards said the problem Cit;.· NeH ·_,. £di111r visited his house two times in response Although the telephone company, strike, Edwards said, over 30.000 are also unable to access the Internet, which makes changing classe·s very was exaggerated in the Delaware area As university students returned for to a party when it got out of hand. which is the result of a merger between managerial Verizon employees had difficult, Cohen said. due to an additional 'three days of the start of classes Tuesday, their "It wasn't planned that way," he Bell Atlantic and GTE, has left been working 12-hour days, seven days a week in c_ n atte mpt to provide Mayle also said The Uni versit): strikes in the Mid-Atlantic States. presence •:1as felt by the Newark Police said. customers all over Newark without Courtyard apartme nt complex is "Unfortunately, the. union Department. Junior Vinnie Lenza said the second pho;,..:s, the largest problems have been customer service. dealing with potential security issues by representing the MidcAtlantic States, Be twee n Thursday and Sunday, time the police arrived, one noise within the newly built University "We will do everything it takes to hiring Newark Police officers to patrol including Delaware, decided to remain police reports reflected nine arrests for violation was i,ssued to each of the Courtyard apartments. ensure the customers get the service the area. on strike," he said. underage consumption of alcohol and residents who were present. Junie Mayle, newark director of they want," he said. Lt. Thomas LeMin, Newark Police Many houses and apartments in 12 arrests for noise violations and As a result, the house has three court buildings, said all the apartments are Students without phones have dealt traffic division commander, said they Newark have had their phones lines disorderly premise. dates and three fines of at least $ 100, new and consequently all the phones with the strike by borrowing neighbor's reinstated already, Edwards said. Between Aug. 17 and \9, Newark Lenza said. need to be installed. phones when possible and using have been patrolling the complex for "We are taking people who Police recorded only four complai nts "I can see why the cop had to write Mayle said the large number o f ·cellular phones. the last week to ·provide extra security. requested phone services before the for noise, police said. the ticket," he said, "but to give us a students suddenly returning to Newark "I'm infuriated," junior Amy Cohen Sapre said, "Mostly they just bust people with alcohol violations, but they strike first," he said. "It just takes time La~t weekend's violations included ticket each was a little much." created a significant back log for the said, a resident of the Astra Plaza to get to everyone." student properties on Academy Street, Despite the increase in noise, some phone company. apartments. "Using a cell phone is very are here in case of a real emergency." South College A venue, Haines Street, Newark residents maintain a positive and East Main Street. attitude about living in a college town. The Newark Police place an Linguistics professor Bill ldsardi, e mphasis on controlling student who lives on Academy Street, said he partying during the first weeks of the feels benefits of living in a youthful semester, Sgt. Gerald Simpson said. environment outweigh the drawbacks. "Our focus changes when the "I like having the students here," he students come back," he said. "We feel said. 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BY ERIC J.S. TOWNSEND from the Main Street Galkria. EdiTor 111 Clut•f As Lieberman's employees handed food to passing Most college students do lillie more than complain tudcnts, workers !"rom the Delaware Book Exc hange about the price of textbooks. held open doors for entering patrons. Dan Lieberman did something about it. And when Lieberman's hcgan distrihuting $ 10 off Lieberman. the 28-yea r-old co-owne r o f coupons. the Delaware Book Exchange countered by • Lieberman's University Bookstore on Main Stre~t. ::·.··-·cptin g all competitors' coupons, said owner Stan has been buyi ng and selling books since his freshman Frost. year at West Chester University in 1991. However, both businessmen were quick to His newest store. which opened on Main Street in downplay promotional gimm icks and emphasized the mid-August, is the third location he said he has importance of customer service. helped to operate with hi s parents in his nine years of " 1 could g ive away everything under th e sun ," business. Lieberman said. "But if my price is more expensive Yet fewer than 20 feet of space and a pizza joint and if my staff isn't friendly. it 's not going to get separate Lieberman from his c lo sest competitor, th e you in here, and it's not going to make you come Delaware Book Exchange, both businesses have back.'' engaged in a promotiOnal blitz to allnH:t the same Frost said he agreed that hand o ut ~ are not as group of customers. important as good service, but he alsu s tated that Hot ,dogs. sof£ pretzels, coupons - all three were Lieberman benefits from so mething other than presen,t this week along the sidewalk directly across promotional gimmicks - the new store profits from the Delaware Hook EX:changc·s c~ tahli s h ed cuStomer base . .. 1 wasn't crazy about someone moving next door," Frost said. '·I think a certain amount of his business has come from the very fact that he' s right next door to me.·· Lieberman di sagreed and said the store al!racts customers through its own efforts. "We are conc erned with how we operate our business,'' he said. "There · THE REVIEW/ Christopher Bunn Students in line at the university bookstore now have more than one other option when looking are many legitimate to find the best deal on their textbooks. reasons why students who shop at other bookstore s have switched to our store. The ti ght market creates doubts for Frost, who Garrett Barton, director of the University " We looked at several sa id three businesses will not all he capable of Bookstore, said the university bookstore is the No . I locations. This one was the making large amounts of money. Frost stated that campus store in the country for online reservations. best. " although he holds this view. his store has not seen a Barton said th a t because so muc h of the Frost and Lieberman drop in ·ales because of his competitor two doors university's business comes from online reservations, away. much of the competition for used books would be a lso disagree on the profitability th ree textbook Li eberman reported the same, but said he looks at between Lieberman's and the Delaware Book vendors, which includes long-term trends to determine the success of his Exchange. THE REVIEW/ Christopher Bunn stores. However, he added, competition from any source A university bookstore employee rings up a student's books for the the University Bookstore, can achi eve operating in "We' re on a very good pace to heing here for a is always good. "We learn a little hit from them, and semester earlier this week. they learn a little bit from us ," Barton said. the Slime venue. long, I o n~ time," Lieberman said. r~- - Look Us U~~.. ~

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BY AMANDA GREENBERG continued from A 1 door," she said. "We all get stressed.'" Parking on campu s has been Retirement does not mean an end to limited due to construction next bei ng active, Brooks said. At 55, he has to the Perkins Student Center and big plans for the future. the renovation of the old library ''I'm not the kind of person who can parking lot. stay at home and work in the gard en," Although students and faculty he said. THE REVIEW/ Christopher Bunn have expressed irritation about Continuing his volunteer work with Dean of Students Timothy F. the situation, said Andy Welsh, organizations like the American Civil Brooks looks forward to spending the directo r of planning and Liberties Union is something Brooks more time outside after retirement. construction . He said he felt the said he plans to do. change was positive. Brooks, an avid outdoorsman, also "You have to go through bad THE REVIEW/ Christopher Bunn said he is interested in preserving open mu ch." to get to the good;' Welsh said, The parking garage being built is projected to be finished in January or February and spaces in New Castl e County. The uni versity has not yet begun the referring to the construction will hold about 250 more spots than the old parking lot did. Additionally, he said, he would like search for Brooks' replacement, said taking place next to the Perkins to lea rn mo re about computers a nd Ro land Smith, vice pres ident fo r Student Center. cents per hour.'" Welsh said. The university compensated Other students agreed that the stude nt life. He said he expects the The other re novation has for the shortage by adding new construction is a practical possibly about 18th century American "The garage wil l be two art. process to begin in the spring or stories above ground and hold removal of the parking circle parking spaces to the south side imposition, but also said such perhaps sooner. between the Morris Library and of the Morris Library. unfinis hed works make the Among hi s hobbies, Brooks li sts approxi mately 400 cars," he said. outdoor activities like tennis, hiking "We will conduct a search to find the "Thi s is about 250 more spots." Hullihen Hall. In spite of the new spots, university unattractive. best qualified person in the country," he Welsh said safety issues the students said they remain upset Sophomore Allison Wert said and mountain biking. He also said he Welsh said the garage, whi ch reads lots of books. said. wi ll also include several moti vated the parking removal by the whole situation. the Perkins construction was just Additio nally, Smith said , the and walkway construction. Senior Amanda Martin li ves an eye sore. Hi s favorite outdoor spot, he said , is university offices, is projected to Glacier National Park in Montana. university may look at the restructuring be finished around January or The metered spots. whi ch off campus and wonders where "I feel the worst for the kids of some admini strative positions. previously existed next to the she wi ll park when it's time to in Harrington E because they "I find my self totally relaxed when February and will be utilized in I'm hiking way up in th e mountains," "We don' t have any set ideas yet," library, were removed because a study. have to look at a parking garage, the same manner as the Trabant he said. he said . · pay lot. brick wall obstru cted vi sion for "You pump all those quarters right now just construction," she Cohen expressed the view of many both pedestrians and drivers. into th.e meter and it becomes said. Of everything, Brooks said, it is the He said the garage will accept peo ple he will miss most, including when s he said she will be sad to see cash as well as valid parking "The circle had a potential for really expensive," she said. "If I Those who feel they are at a Brooks go but understands why he accidents," Welsh said . "Now want to go to the library from 5 loss of where to park can administrators, faculty and students. permits. "When I walk across campus, I see wants a change. "Just like Trabant, the garage the students can enjoy the new until midnight, it's expensive. relocate to the side streets, but "Sometimes yo u just need to stop park." Why do we pay so much?" only where parking is allowed. these people," he said. "These people will charge approximately 50 are terrific, and I will miss them very and smell the roses,'" she said.

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BY SARAH J, BRADY schools, certain problems are an inevitable part programs among st udents, , Aclmi,i'ltratire Nt~u ·s Editor of college life. Freshman Stav Gornic of Russell B said a street curbs Public Safety hopes to raise awareness Thornton said the most reported crime on university staff member has not yet informed about existing programs designed to help campus and in other surrounding areas are her of the programs. BY DAN DELORENZO Other streets included in the students protect themselves from becoming public order crimes, such as noise violations "I think they told us about the blue lights at Ciry N<' ll".< Editor project are Thorn Lane, Short victtins of crime Larry Thornton. chief of and alcohol .1buse. He a!so cited theft of orientation," she said. ·'But I heard about the Some of Newark' :; m :.c ~ Lane, Orchard Road, Tyre Public Safety said. personal items like bicycles and computers as escorts through a girl on my floor. I didn't dilapidated city streets will be Avenue, Webb Street, Lehigh Capt. Joel Ivory of Public Safety said his prevalent on campus. even know about the programs run by Public receiving a makeover thi s fall, Road, Has h Street, Stafford organization educates the university population Students can take part in maintaining Safety." city officials said. Avenue, Pi cket Lane, and North by dispersing knowledge through media, campus safety by taking advantage of the Senior Lauren Simons said she was also Public Works Director Richard Country Club Drive. demonstrations in freshmen dorms, and variety of programs offered, Thornton said. unaware of the programs. Lapointe said the $500,000 in Lapointe said he expected only appearances at orientation events. "We run an escort service to walk students "I feel pretty safe walking around campus," renovations is pan of an annual a tempo rary effect on traffic "Crime does happen," Thornton said . " It's to their destinations after dark, we have a she said. "But I would have enrolled in campaign. patterns. the responsibility of both the division of Public defense class for women called RAD, or Rape programs had I known about them earlier. " Every year we have a street Newark resident Bill ldsardi, Safety and the students together to make sure Aggression Defense, and there are over 300 They should make sure people know about improvement project, which professor of linguistics at the the campus is as safe as possible.'' blue lights on campus accompanied by them.·· includes anywhere from eight to uni vers ity, lives on Academy Thornton sai d the major problem emergency phones,'' he said. "These are just Meanwhile, Thornton said Public Safety I 0 locations,'· he said. Street. confronting Public Safety's mission is a lack some of the activities students can take part in will continue to inform people about such In addition to pouring new He said he welcomes the much of enthusiasm from students. to ensure their safety." programs. concrete curbs, Lapointe said, the needed reco nstruction, but it "Most students don' t heed the warnings or With a little more effort on the part of the "We have a role and the students have a condition of the road surface will could have come at a better time participate in the educational programs," he students, Thornton said the campus could role,'' he said. " We're here to serve the be considered. considering the construction near said. "These arc the students that become the become safer. st udents, and we're happy to supply anyone " It can consist of anything the Perkins Student Center. victims." A problem encountering Public Safety, with the services or information they need to from major patching to actually Idsardi said it might have been He said although the university is relatively however, is the lack of knowledge of such make them feel safe." re-facing the roadway," he said. a better location to work on safe compared to similar campuses at other The locations that receive during the summer. treatment are chosen based on " To be tearingl up the street their current condition, Lapointe here and tearing up the street on said, although most roadways .the other side of Park Place for need reconstruc tion every 20 the new garage just adds more UD, Newark loses friend to Notre Dame years on average. congestion for people coming "? Presently, the project is into town," he said. players that I want this to be the that's going to win the regular and began to drive away. But on replacing the curbs on Academy Senior Jason Miller of 720 continued from A 1 Street between East Park Place remember the students pouring last stop. If the Duk·e job were season title, but come tourney the way out of the parking lot, he Academy St. said his driveway is ever to open. I would not go. This time, they'll be right there." drove around the back of the Bob and Kells Avenue. uneven due to the work. onto the court, and it was great, Academy Street is the fifth because coming to basketball is where I want to be.'' Brey said that the team's home, Carpenter Center and parked. " I think they should boild the roadway to be included in the [asphalt) back up to the curb," games had become the thing to Brey said the Hens will never the building affectionately known "I got out of the car and came project, which will run through Miller said, "they just dug it out do. That had been one of my goals be far from his mind. as "The Bob,'' has come to house in the back way," he said. "I just November, Lapointe said. and left it that way." from the beginning, and I didn't "I'm still going to follow one of the finest basketball had to walk through one last know if we could do it.'' Delaware sports," he said. ''I'm environments in the region. time." Brey said that during his first well aware that the football team "The fans are just outstanding. Like a master artist admiring few days :: ~ the job, he nearly. is playing at Rhode Island thi~ If I could send a message to the his work, Brey .took one final forgot where he was. weekend, and of course, I' II try to fans and ~tudents , I would say quiet walk through the sileiit "One time, I was looking out be watching on the satellite when this: 'Stay on board. Not that arena, looking up at the my office window,'' he said, "and the basketball team opens the much has changed, so stay there. championship banners. Just a I saw a kid walking in a Delaware season Nov. 13 at Temple." Go to the games, have fun, be "I just looked up at the sweatshirt, and I thought, 'Wait a As for this year's Delaware patient, this team will be special. I reminders of everything we had minute, where am I?' •· squad, the team is made up of honestly believe that the arena done," he said, " and I just knew reminder! The former Duke assistant said players that Brey put together. there is one of the better that this place would always be that one of his most important Asked for a prediction for this basketball atmospheres on the special." jobs when he got to Notre Dame season, the former coach said he East Coast.' was to recruit - but not in the has a good feeling about the "I hope the Hens are so good, One environment. the Irish never want to come play traditional sense. team's chances. One simple way to care for it. "People were asking me who I "With the team still together, there." was going to recruit first," he they can be very special," he said. Brey finished his Delaware said. " I told them, 'the current "They'll have to take their lumps journey by briefly returning to players.' These players were very at the beginning of the season, but Newark to hand over his annual -~·· Turn off those alarm clocks leery, so I felt it was crucial to get I think that if they get on a roll in basketball camp, which is held in ,.·· to know them and begin to grow February, they could make a the fieldhouse, to Henderson. Sunday Night. on them. strong run in the conference As it was time to catch his Earth Share www.earthsh.~e.org "I made it very clear to the tournament. They're not a team plane, Brey walked out to his car No school Monday! Have a safe holiday! RAPE AGGRESSION DEFENSE FOR WOMEN ONLY

What is Rape Aggression Defense? RAD is a Female Self-Defense program designed to combat against sexual assaults and rapes. This program is designed for the average woman who chooses to use the option of physical self-defense. This program is free to all female students, faculty, and staff employees (full or part-time).

RAD is taught by certified instructors and is endorsed by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. The course is physically and mentally challenging, however, it is also taught in a fun and·friendly atmosphere. The following areas are covered in class:

.AWARENESS- Awareness and risk reduction discussion covering such issues as home and personal safety, date rape, carrying mace and/or other weapons.

TECHNIQUE - Self.:.defense techniques that can be used in a variety of confrontational situations.

SIMULATION- Realistic simulation attack where officers are dressed in padded equipment to give class participants the opportunity to practice their techniques.

The University of Delaware Police Department is committed to providing the safest environment possible. The following is the schedule of classes offered for the winter semester.

2000 Fall RAD Basic Class S·chedule Flashlight/Keychain Defense (15 hours) (Must have completed Basic RAD) (4 hours) .. Dates Day Time Location Dates Day Time Location

September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10 Tuesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. 001 Mitchell Hall October 24 Tuesday 5:30-9:30 p.m. 001 Mitchell Hall

September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11 Wednesday 6:00-9:00 p.m. 014 Mitchell Hall November 24 Wednesday 5:30-9:30 p.m. 014 Mitchell Hall

October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13 Monday 6:00-9:00 p.m. 014 Mitchell Hall .. .,.

October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16 Thursday 6:00-9:00 p.m. 014 Mitchell Hall

For further information or to sign up for class please contact Officer Hedrick at the Department of Public Safety ([email protected], Phone: 831-2224, Voicemail: 1099082)

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. ' A12 September l, 2000 ~ito ria Bye, bye, bye As the semester opens, the uni­ into a generally apatheti c student versity community bids farewell body. to a recently departed prominent Dean of Students Timothy F. leader and prepares for the depar­ Brooks announced that on June I, ture of another. 200 I that he will be retiring after On July 14, men's basketball 22 years at the university. coach Mike Brey accepted the Like Brey, Brooks leaves a head coaching position at Univer­ legacy behind. The difference is sity of Notre Dame. most students are unaware of the ------This effectively put an end to impact Brooks has had. his tenure in Newark, Delaware. Brooks leaves a legacy of class, While here, Brey posted an compassion and enthusiasm for an impressive 99-52 record. underappreciated and highly His win-loss ratio only scratch­ demanding position at the univer­ es the surface of Brey's impact at sity. the university. He has made a career of stick­ He took the men' s basketball ing up for students, when no other team to two NCAA Tournaments administrator would care to listen. and one National Invitational Brooks, for many students, Tournament. served as the human face of the Brey brought the program to university administration. new heights, helping it land in the They may not know it, but national spotlight. thousands of students have been He was an outstanding positively influenced by the deci­ recruiter, bringing in such talent as sions Brooks has made. the all-time school scoring leader, As of now, the university has Mike Pegues. not decided whether they will find Perhaps Brey's biggest contri­ someone to fill Brooks' shoes or bution was turning around student simply restructure the current attendance at games. administration to compensate for He made going to games an the gap he leaves. event, and hopefully that student The Review would like to wish enthusiasm will carry over to the Brey and Brooks luck in their cornin_g seasons. future ventures. Brey' s replacement, David Sadly, most students will not Henderson, brings a similar recognize the impact both men ,, resume to Delaware, but it had in their time here until they remains to be seen if he can con­ are gone, and we all try to adjust tinue what will be Brey's legacy to life under the new guard. at the university: breathing life THE REVIEW I Adrian Bacolo Making room First-year students piled into The university has gone to tiny residence hall rooms is great lengths to improve the nothing new at this university. physical campus and the It has become somewhat of a strength of the academic pro­ tradition -a rite of passage. grams over the last several Last year, 280 students were years. privileged enough to take part The increase in applications in the university's sadistic lit­ is a tangible result of these tle sociological experiment. efforts. But this year, something Understandably this will special happened. The univer­ provide little comfort for the sity managed to bring the num­ 72 students currently situated ber of students in triples to 72. in cramped living quarters. Unfo rtunately, this me ans Perhaps, they should look the campus will have to deal ahead to the time when they with fewer of those wonderful­ will offer potential employers ly witty "Three' s Company" T­ a ·diploma from this univeristy. shirts, proudly displayed by Only then will they fully students thrown into triples. appreciate the value of attend­ We commend the university ing a prestigious school. for getting the number 9f stu­ The university has stated dents in extended housing to a that all students in extended far more manageable level than housing will be placed in per­ in years past. manent housing as soon as Given the unpredictable possible. nature of college admissions, it Until this time, they should is impossible to expect the uni­ look on the brighter side and versity to start the year triple­ remember that whatever free. A 75 percent drop over a doesn't kill you makes you one year period is quite stronger. impressive. Maybe they should think of The fact that the university this as the university's version is continuously faced with the of "The Real World"- except ,problem of over-enrollment is for the exotic location, number :testament to the growing popu­ of roommates, cameras and all !larity and prestige of this that annoying fame. :school. At least they get T-shirts.

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As the seml!ster opens. the uni­ into a generally apathetic student Yersit) community bids farewell body. to a recentl y departed prominent Dl!an of Students Timothy F. leader and pn.:parcs for thl! depar­ Brooks announced that on June I. ture of another. 2001 that he will be retiring after On July 14. men's basketball 22 years at the university. coach Mike Brcy accepted the Like Brcy. Broo ks leaves a head coaching position at Univer­ legacy behind. The difference is sity of Notre Dame. most students arc unaware of the ------This effectively put an end to impact Brooks has had. his tenure in Newark, Delaware. Brooks leaves a legacy of class. While here. Brey posted an compassion and enthusiasm for an impressive 99-52 record. undcrapprcciated and highly His win-loss ratio only scratch­ demanding position at the univer­ es the surface of Brcy's impact at sity. the university. He has made a career of stick­ He took the men· s basketball ing up for students, when no other team to two NCAA Tournaments administrator would care to listen. and o ne National Invitatio nal Brooks, for many students, Tournament. served as the human face of the Brcy brought the program to university administration. new heights, helping it land in the They m ay not know it. but national spotlight. thousands of students have been He was a n o uts ta nding positively influenced by the deci­ recruiter, bringing in such talent as sions Brooks has made. the all-time school scoring leader, As of now, the university has Mike Pegues. not decided whether they will find Perhaps Brey's biggest contri­ someone to fill Brooks' shoes or bution was turning around student simply restructure the current attendance at games. administration to compensate for He made going to games an the gap he leaves. event, and hopefully that student The Review would like to wish enthusiasm will carry over to the Brey and Brooks luck in their coming season . future ventures. Brey's replaceme nt. David Sadly. most students will not Henderson, brings a simi lar recognize the impact both me n ,, resume to Delaware, but it had in their time here until they remains to be seen if he can con­ are gone, and we all try to adjust tinue what will be Brcy's legacy to life under the new guard. at the university: breathing life THE REVIEW I Adrian Bacolo Making room

First-year students piled into The university has gone to tiny residence hall rooms is great lengths to improve the nothing new at this uni versity. physical campus and the It has become somewhat of a strength of the acade mic pro­ tradition - a rite of passage. grams over the las t several Last year, 280 students were years. privileged e no ugh to take part The increase in applications in the university's sadistic lit­ is a tangible res ult o f these tle socio logical experiment. efforts. But thi s year , somethin g U nderstandab ly this wi ll special happened. The univer­ provide little comfo rt for the sity managed to bring the num­ 72 students currently situated ber of students in triples to 72. in cramped living quarters. Unfortunately, this means Perhaps, they s hould look the campus will have to deal ahead to the t ime when they with fewer of those wonderful­ wi ll o ffer potential employers ly witty "Three' s Company" T ­ a diploma from this univeri sty. shirts, proudly displayed by Only then w ill they f ull y students thrown into triples. appreciate the value of attend­ We commend the university ing a prestigious school. for getting the number of stu­ T he university h as s tated dents in extended housing to a that a ll s tude nts in exte nde d far more manageable level than housin g will be placed in per­ in years past. manent housing as soon as Given the unpred ic t able possible. nature of coll ege admissions, it Until this time, they sho uld is impossible to expect the uni­ look on the brighter s ide and versity to start the year triple­ remember tha t whatever free. A 75 percent drop over a doesn 't kill you makes you ?ne year period is quite stronger. Impressive. Maybe they should think of T he fact that the university this as the university's version is continuously faced with the of "The Real World"- except problem of over-enro llment is for the exotic location, number testament to the growing popu­ of roommates, cameras and all larity a nd prest ige of thi s that annoying fame. school. At least they get T-shirts.

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The big print giveth, the small print taketh away When I first connections. As with all construction, there is the chance that tell me something- especially if that is their job. heard about the While we suffer without being able to call home, things will not get done on time. Wel l, the kids li v­ In all fairness, the University Courtyard is a cool Sarah Brady new apartments we continue to pay full rent for utilities we have not ing down in the Howard Johnson's are reaping the place to live. at the Universi­ received. benefits of inclemet weather and short work hours. The apartments are nicely furnished and carpeted, Brady's ty Courtyard, I We we re also told that we would have ample These students are still paying rent for apartments and I think most residents who live there feel it's the was thrilled. parking for ourselves and our guests. We assumed, that they can't live in or store things in. nicest place they've lived so far at the university. Bombs What a place and we all know what they say about assuming, that Even with the 30 percent discount they are receiv­ But the fact remains that many of us feel that we to s pend my there would be no problem telling our friends to ing, the rent is still above average for most off-cam­ were not informed of things that we would have senior year, wrapped in new, clean drop by for an hour to say "hello." pus housing. liked to have known. comforts. That reminds me - off-campus housing, right? Like the fact that the University Courtyard has its After living in a townhouse that was formerly When the plans for the complex were worked out own judicial system that handles residential prob­ inhabited by a pack of fraternity members and Maybe I am old fashioned, but with City Council, the complex agreed to place com­ lems within the complex. smelled of molding beer and rotting food, the Court­ munity advisers to ensure safety and order. Or that we can be referred to the university's j udi­ yard seemed like the place to go, or so I thought. I'd like to think I can trust some­ Even though these plans are in city council min­ cial system if we' re caught doing something in vio­ First of all, in our society, 911 serves as a lifeline utes, the residents were not in fo rmed of this until lation of university policies. for many. Because of the Verizon strike, the hun­ one when they look me in the August when we received a letter asking if we want­ I don't remember being told that when I signed dreds of residents at the Courtyard have no phone or ed "free rent" by taking part in the program. That my lease. Internet connection. eye and tell me something - sounds like an resident assistant position to me. As a senior and a person who feels she is capable In place of 911 , we have Waken hut Security, the especially if that is their job. Surprise! You' re living in a dorm again. Too bad, of handling the real world, I just wish I had known Newark Police Department and University Police huh? that I wouldn't be able to that. patrolling our complex 24 hours per day, 7 days per It' s not that we have to abide by university poli­ Instead, I'm still living under the rule of universi­ week. cies that makes our blood boil. It' s the fact that we ty President David P. Roselle and the university While this provides some security for residents, it Well, there isn't a problem if they stop by before were not informed about the true nature of the com­ administration. also could threaten student independence. 10 p.m. Otherwise the office is closed and there's no plex. As a student, I can respect that. As a tenant, I can My graduate student roommates are viewed as way to register the guest. Granted, the small print in the lease may have get mad at that. convicts when they sit on our balcony and have a The tow trucks circle the parking lot at all hours stated the above stipulations, but I'm not willing to beer. of the day, the smiling drivers waiting for you to believe that someone would not be upfront about Another gripe with this issue is the factor of rent. walk out of view so they can hitch up your car and something like that. Sarah Brady is an administrative news editor for Each resident pays $495 per month for rent and drain your wallet. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I'd like to think I The Review. If you have any comments you can send • basic utilities, including local phone and internet can trust someone when they look me in the eye and her an e-mail at [email protected]. How I spent my summer vacation: A convention story

So there Another fun time was attending the Comedy Central left it's almost right. The protesters seemed to" want it was orchestrated. All those boring speeches by people Stephanie I was, happily Indecision Day 2000 party. gender equality, racial equality, world peace, end of like Republican gubernatorial candidate John Burris Denis interning for Then there was helping out at the Unity 2000 hunger, no poverty, kind police, no death penalty, legal and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge were inter­ CNN at the protest on the Sunday the convention started. abortion and no nuclear weapons. spersed by lively musical numbers by acts such as John NotA Republican I eagerly volunteered to go with the camera crew These are left wing ideas that require a larger, de­ Secada and The Delfonics. National Conven- who was covering the protest. The five of us - the pr<>­ centralized government with more branches that affect Right after Texas Governor George W. Bush Republican tion. ducer, reporter, cameraman, tech person and myself­ an increased number of areas in everyday life. Yet, at spoke on Thursday night, Chaka Kahn kind of pushed 0 n e waited patiently on the comer of 16th and JFK Boule- the same time, the protesters hate our country's political him out of the way and started belting it out I could night began just like any other. I stood around in barely see her after a while through all the balloons. CNN's Radio Frequency Room, where radio signals And there was just so much stuff there to entertain are caught from the cameras on the convention floor. people - balloons that made noise, little pom-poms I watched the convention from CNN's skybox as and funny signs. On the last nigh~ everyone was having the action began around 7:30p.m. a blast by jumping up and down on the millions of bal­ The technicians stood by the catchers, and a loons that fell from the C!!iling. bunch of others sat at their laptops, while boring speak­ The popping made quite a racket. I couldn't hear ers droned on down at the floor. , Chaka anymore. I stood around for a few hours, trying not to get in The convention just seemed like a big old party. the way, and periodically cleaning up the coffee area- a Nothing serious was done there. We're past the time skill necessary for any aspiring journalist. when powerful party big shots choose the presidential I never expected it to happen that night. nominees in smoke-filled rooms - every building is There I was, trying to stay awake, when I turned non-smoking now anyway. around and saw none other than Ben Stein. There was nothing to do at the convention but say Gasp. "Yay, Republicans!" This is partly the fault of the Excitement filled me as I slowly approached him. media, and partly the fault of the people who buy into "Mr. Stein?" I said, trying to get his attention the media. Heck, I'm doing it myself. without looking and sounding too asinine. "Can I get a See, the people running the convention want to picture with you?" make sure everything runs perfectly, with no hitches or He looked at me and replied in his deadpan voice, surprises, so they orchestrate every speech, every "Sure I'll take a picture with you." minute, every camera shot. I shoved my camera into my friend Mark's hands, This is because they know that if something were as Ben and I put our arnis around each other like old to go wrong, the media would be on it like free pizza in friends at a family reunion. This is so cool, I thought a college dorm. Thus parties have speech writers, their "What's your name?" he asked nasally as Mark own convention cameras, high-tech security and long­ took the picture. · . term planning of events. "Uh, Stephanie," I replied after I remembered However, the parties would't have to worry about what it was. getting a little negative coverage if people didn't see Then Ben realized the picture had caught him in a one bad thing on television, and immediately make a rather unflattering pose. decision on an entire campaign and candidate. But I "Take another picture, I was tal\cing," he said in a vard for the protesters to arrive. system. No political system means· less government. suppose snap judgements are part of the American way. voice flatter than an uncapped bottle of five-year-old As the day wore on, more and more people And a centralized government is classically right wing. As for myself, I found that both candidates sound Pepsi. showed up, representing a variety of causes. Activists With the number of people in this nation and the fairly annoying. So I think I'll vote for the one man I So we snapped another, and Ben went on his who were anti-death penalty, free Mumia, against Star culture we live in, it seems impossible to create the kind can listen to all day - Ben Stein. merry way. Wars and for atheist civil rights were all there. of government advocated on the signs I saw. The only That was one of my fondest memories of the con­ Yet somehow the protest seemed strange to me. way is to exile everyone from this country except for Stephanie Denis is a student affairs editor for The vention. People carried signs calling for the end of sweatshops. hermaphroditic multiracial socialists. Review. If you would like to join the world takeover by Another was fighting the mass amounts of people But they weren't carrying the sign that said, "I Will Pay So then there's the other question of what is this hermaphroditic multiracial socialists, contact 'sky­ outside the ABC booth to get a glimpse of The Rock. Higher Taxes to Give These Workers New Jobs." culture that surrounds us. [email protected]. He's a pretty big guy from up close. There's a strange movement going on that's so far Watching the convention, I saw how every part of

It's about time we shed some light on the matter And then The university should be commended for its deci­ excited onlookers who made their way down from together, these squads are paving a path of fame for Eric J.S. there was light. . sion to install permanent lights, but what took Main Campus. . Newark. Townsend It may administrators so long to act? Yet as both seasons progressed, student atten­ So when an invitation is extended to the foot­ not have been the Two years ago, Boston University cut its foot­ dance plummeted. Perhaps a I p.m. k i c k o~f time ball team for inclusion into Division I conferences, divine hand of ball program, which resulted in a mix-up of sched­ wasn' t late enough for campus to wear off hang­ players can feel confident in knowing that their G o d that gave ules where the Fightin' Blue Hens were cast into a overs from the preceding evening's festivities. skills are taken seriously by opponents. Think Tank Blue Hen football night match-up against Massachusetts. Night gam es also all ow fans to e ng age in One of the criteria for Division I football is a ------' life after sun­ something productive during dayli ght hours, and stadium with lights. down, but one thing is certain - if permane nt. they offer an alternative activity to the omnipresent Almost no one denies that in recent years lights in Delaware Stadium draw crowds equal. t The university should ,be phenomenon of binge drinking. Delaware has ·become home to a student populati on those seen at night games last year, don't expect The university administration enjoys flaunting known for its apathetic, lackadaisical attitude about much elbow room this season in the new student cotnmended for its decision its multi-thousand dollar, anti-binge drinking grant anything and everything. section. from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, money Yet the last two season openers have counter­ The university' s football program has experi­ to install permanent lights, earmarked fo r developing programs to fight the acted this image. Stadium lights are expensive to enced a sharp d ecline in student atte ndance at effects of excessive alcohol abuse. Stadium lights install and expensive to turn on, but in the grand games since the mid-' 90s. By the last home contest but what took administrators will certainly help the RWJF cause. scheme of things, someone at this school made a of 1999, the onl y students represented were those But the real winners are the players on the brilliant call. clad in blue and black, instrument in hand. so long to act? Blue Hens football squad . M ore students create Let the games begin. This trend seemed destined to continue until more noise and more support for the tense moments someone in the athletic department realized what a Delaware not only won 33-30 in overtime, it that make or break a game. success rental lights were fo r home openers over also pulled off its victory to herds of cheering stu­ Delaware stands to gain a lot in the long-run, Eric J.S. Townsend is editor in chief of The Review. the past two seasons. dents, many of whom were left to stand and watch too. The school is qui ckly gaining recognition in Send comments to potomac@ udel.edu. Cement trucks arrived in July, lights went up from the fence surrounding the fi eld. both athletic and academic circles for its rising in August and with luck, Hens will come out to Last season, the university opened up again standards and winning records. Bas ketball , men's watch some football in September. under the lights with just as many - if not more - and women's lacrosse, swimming and diving -

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Whe n I first connecti ons. As with all constructio n. then: i~ the chance that tell me something- especiall y if that is their job. heard about the While we suffe r without being able to call home, things wi ll not get done on time. Well. th e kids liv­ In all fairness, the Uni versity Courtyard is a cool Sarah Brady new apartments we continue to pay full rent for utilities we have not ing down in the Howard Jnhn ..,o n·.., arc reaping the place to li ve. at the Univers i­ received . benefits of inclcmet weather and short \\ ork hours. The apartments arc nicely furnished and carpeted. Brady's ty Courtyard, I W e were a lso told that we would have ample These student s are slill payi ng rent for apartments and I think most resi dents who live there feel it' s the was thri lied. parking for ourselves and our guests. We assumed. that they can' t li ve in or store th in g~ in . ni cest place they've li ved so far at the uni ve rsity. Bombs What a place and we all know what they say about assuming, that Even with the 30 percent discount they arc receiv­ But the fact remains that many o f us fe el that we t o s pe nd my there would be no problem te lling our frie nds to ing, the rent is still above average for most off-cam­ were not informed o f things that we would have senior year, wrapped in new, clean drop by for an hour to say "hello." pus housing. liked to have known. comforts. That reminds me - off-campus ho using. ri ght? Like the fact that the University Courtyard has its After li ving in a townho use that was formerly When the plans for the complex were worked out own j udicial system th at handles reside ntial prob­ inhabited by a pack of fratern ity memb e rs a nd Maybe I am old fashioned, but with City Counc il , the complex agreed to place com­ lems within the complex. smelled of molding beer and rolling food, the Court­ munity advisers to ensure safety and order. Or that we can be referred to the uni versity' s judi­ yard seemed like the place to go, or so I thought. I'd like to think I can nust some­ Even though these plans arc in city council min­ cial system if we' re caught doing something in vio­ First of all. in our ociety. 9 11 serves as a life line utes, the residents were not informed of this until lation of uni versity poli cies. for many. Because o f the Vcrizon strike, the hun­ one when they look me in the August when we received a letter asking if we want­ I don't remember being told that when I signed dreds of residents at the Courtyard have no phone or ed "free rent" by taking part in the program. That my lease. Internet connecti on. eye and tell me something - sounds like an resident assistant position to me . As a senior and a person who feel s she is capable In place of 9 11 , we have Wakenhut Security, the especially if that is their job. Surprise! You ' re li vi ng in a dorm again. T oo bad. of handling the real world, I j ust wish I had known Newark Po lice Department a nd Uni versity Po lice huh? that I wouldn' t be able to that. patrolling o ur complex 24 hours per day, 7 days per It's not that we have to abide hy university poli­ In stead, I' m still li vi ng under the rule of universi­ week. cies that makes our bl ood boil. It' s the fact that we ty President David P. Roselle a nd the university While this provides some security for residents, it W ell, there isn' t a problem if they stop by before were not informed about the true nature of the com­ administration. also could threaten student independence. 10 p.m. Otherwise the office is closed and there ' s no plex. As a student, I can respect that. As a tenant, I can M y graduate student roommates are viewed as way to register the guest. Gra nted, the s mall print in the lease may have get mad at that. convicts when they sit o n our balcony and have a The tow trucks c ircle the parking lot at all hours stated the above stipulations. but l" m not willing to beer. of the day. the smiling drivers waiting for you to believe that someone would not be upfront about Another gripe with this issue is the factor of rent. walk out of view so they can hitch up your car and something like that. Sarah Brady is an administrative news editor for Each reside nt pays $495 per month for rent a nd drain your wallet. Maybe I am old fashioned. but I" d like to think I The Review. lfyou have any comments you can send basic utilities, including local pho ne and internet can trust someone when they look me in the eye and her an e-mail at [email protected]. How I spent my summer vacation: A convention story

So there Another fun time was attending the Comedy Central left it 's almost right. The protesters seemed to want it was orchestrated. All those boring speeches by people Stephanie I was, h appily Indecision Day 2000 party. gender equality, racial equality. world peace. end of like Republican gubernatori al candidate John Burris Denis interning for Then there was helping out at the Unity 2000 hunger, no poverty, kind police. no death penalty, legal and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge were inter­ CNN at the protest on the Sunday the convention started. abm1ion and no nuclear weapons. spersed by lively musical numbers by acts such as John Republic a n I eagerly volunteered to go with the camera crew These are left wing ideas that require a larger, de­ Secada and The Delfonics. NotA National Conven- who was covering the protest. The five of us - the pro­ centralized government with more branches that affect Right after Texas Governor George W. Bush Republican tion. ducer, reporter, cameraman, tech person and myself ­ an increased number of areas in everyday life. Yet, at spoke on Thursday night, Chaka Kahn kind of pushed 0 n e waited patiently on the comer of 16th and JFK Boule- the same time, the protesters hate our country· s political him out of the way and started belting it out. I could night began just like any other. I stood around in barely see her after a while through all the balloons. CNN's Radio Frequency Room, where radio signals And there was just so much stuff there to entertain are caught from the cameras on the convention floor. people - balloons that made noise, little pom-poms I watched the convention from CNN's skybox as and funny signs. On the last night, everyone was having the action began around 7:30p.m. a blast by jumping up and down on the millions of bal­ The technicians stood by the catchers, and a loons that fell from the ceiling. bunch of others sat at their laptops, while boring speak­ The popping made quite a racket. I couldn't hear ers droned on down at the floor. Chaka anymore. I stood around for a few hours, trying not to get in The convention just seemed like a big old party. the way, and periodically cleaning up the coffee area - a Nothing serious was done there. We' re past the time skill necessary for any aspiring journalist. when powerful party big shots choose the presidential I never expected it to happen that night. nominees in smoke-filled rooms - every building is There I was, trying to stay awake, when I turned non-smoking now anyway. around and saw none other than Ben Stein. There was nothing to do at the convention but say Gasp. "Yay, Republicans!" This is partly the fault of the Excitement filled me as I slowly approached him. media, and partly the fault of the people who buy into "Mr. Stein?" I said, trying to get his attention the media. Heck, I'm doing it myself. without looking and sounding too asinine. "Can I get a See, the people running the convention want to picture with you?" make sure everything runs perfectly, with no hitches or He looked at me and replied in his deadpan voice, surprises, so they orchestrate every speech, every "Sure I'll take a picture with you." minute, every camera shot. I shoved my camera into my friend Mark's hands, This is because they know that if something were as Ben and I put our arms around each other like old to go wrong, the media would be on it like free pizza in friends at a family reunion. This is so cool, I thought. a college dorm. Thus parties have speech writers, their "What's your name?" he asked nasally as Mark own convention cameras, high-tech security and long­ took the picture. term planning of events. "Uh, Stephanie," I replied after I remembered However, the parties would't have to worry about what it was. getting a little negati ve coverage if people didn't see Then Ben realized the picture had caught him in a one bad thing on television, and immediately make a rather unflattering pose. decision on an entire campaign and candidate. But I "Take another picture, I was talking," he said in a vard for the protesters to arrive. system. No political system means less government. suppose snap judgements are part of the American way. voice flatter than an uncapped bottle of five-year-old As the day wore on, more and more people And a centralized government is classically right wing. As for myself, I found that both candidates sound Pepsi. showed up, representing a variety of causes. Acti vists With the number of people in this nation and the fairly an noying. So I think I'll vote for the one man I So we snapped another, and Be n went on his who were anti -death penalty, free Murnia, against Star culture we live in, it seems impossible to create the kind can listen to all day - Ben Stein. merry way. Wars and for atheist civil rights were all there. of government advocated on the signs I saw. 1l1e only That was one of my fondest memories of the con­ Yet somehow the protest seemed strange to me. way is to exile everyone from thi s country except for Stephanie Denis is a student affairs editor for The vention. People carried signs calling for the end of sweatshops. hermaphroditic multiracial socialists. Review. If you would like to join the world takeover by Another was fighting the mass amounts of people But they weren't carrying the sign that said, "I Will Pay So then there's the other question of what is this hermaphroditic multiracial socialists, contact sky­ outside the ABC booth to get a glimpse of The Rock. Higher Taxes to Give These Workers New Jobs." culture that surrounds us. [email protected]. He's a pretty big guy from up close. There's a strange movement going on that's so far Watching the convention. I saw how every part of

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A nd the n The univers ity should be commended for its deci­ excited onlookers who made their way down from together, these squads are paving a path of fame for Eric J.S. there was light. s ion to install permanent lig hts, but what took Ma in Campus. Newark. It m ay administrators so long to act? Yet as both seasons progressed. student atte n­ So when an invitation is extended to the foot­ Townsend not have bee;1 the Two years ago, Boston University cut its foot­ dance plumme te d. Perhaps a I p.m. kicko:f time ball team for inclusion into Division I conferences, divine ha nd of ba ll program, which resulted in a mix-up of sched­ wasn' t late e noug h for campus to wear o ff hang­ players can feel confident in knowing tha t their God th at gave ul es where the Fightin' Blue Hens were cast into a overs from the preceding evening's festivi ti es. skills are taken seriously by oppone nts. Think Tank Blue Hen football night match-up against M assachusetts. Ni ght games also a ll ow fa ns to e ng age in One of the criteria for Division I football is a .._..L..------J life afte r s un­ some thing produc tive during daylig ht hours, a nd stadium with lights. down, but o ne thing is certain - if pe rmanent. they offer an altern ative acti vity to the omnipresent Almost no one d e ni es tha t in recent years lights in Delaware Stadium draw crowds equa l t The university should ,be phenomenon of binge dri nking. Delaware has become home to a student population those seen at night games last year, d on' t expect The uni versity ad ministrati on e njoys fl aunting known for its apathetic, lac kadaisical attitude about much elbow room this season in the ne w student commended for its decision its multi-thousand do ll ar. anti-binge drinking grant anything a nd eve rything. section. from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, money Yet the last two season ope ners have counter­ The uni versity' s football program has experi­ to install permanent lights, earmarked for developing programs to fight the acted this image. Stadium lights are expensive to e nced a s harp dec line in s tude nt a tte nda nce a t effects of excessive alcoho l abuse. Stadium li ghts in stall and expe nsive to turn on, but in the grand games since the mid-' 90s. By the last home contest but what took administrators wi ll certainly help the RWJF cause. sche me of things, someone at thi s school made a of 1999, the only stude nts represented were those But the real winne rs are the players on the bri lliant call. clad in blue and black, instrument in hand. so long to act? Blue He ns footba ll squad . M ore stude nts c reate Let the games begin. This trend seemed destined to continue until more noise and more support for the tense moments someone in the athleti c department realized what a Delaware not only won 33-30 in overtime, it th at make or break a game. s uccess renta l lights were fo r home openers over al so pull ed off its victory to herds of c heering stu­ Delaware stands to gain a lot in the long-run , Eric J.S. Townsend is editor in chief of Th e Re1•ie11·. the past two seasons. dents, many of whom were left to stand and watch too. The school is quickly g aining recogni tion in Send comments to potomac@ udel. edu. Cement trucks arri ved in July, lights went up fr om the fence surrounding the field. both athletic and academic c irc les fo r it s ri s in g in August and with luc k, Hens wi ll come out to Las t season, the univers ity opened up again standards and winning records. Basketball , men 's watch some footbal l in September. under the li ghts with just as many - if not more - a nd women ' s lacrosse, swimming and diving

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I BY KRISTA PRICE the crowded streets, I ordered my smiled, waved and headed qui~kly vice offer. As it turned out there the Kennedy Center, and we talked Chrissy and Janet were doing, Assi.11tmt Entenainment Editor co-pilot, to scope out the scene for toward our car. As he drew near, I were few cabs around. about how much room my mom's although I restrained myself from I've never been a fan of leather unusual people and alluring places. recognized him instantly. Little did we know that he had back.pillow took up in the rear seat. asking. jackets, tight jeans or cowboy One of the most curious street There in my window, in all his an entourage. With him was a strik­ I learned a few things about After a 15-minute ride, I boots, but "aaaaaaay" - tastes can roamers was a middle-aged man "Happy Days" glory, was Henry ing brunette with that Hollywood them that I would never have dropped the sitcom stars off at their change. standing in the street with his Winkler, a.k.a., "The Fonz." look. Later we found out that she thought to ask. According to hotels, and wished them a happy It was July 3. Brian Slough, a thumb in the air. Although he was missing the was Amy Yasbeck of "Wings." Winkler, track eight of the new Fourth of July. fellow Blue Hen, was paying me a "Hail 'a cab, you fool," I thought leather jacket, there was no doubt it The other was a middle-aged Eminem CD features an obscene Months later, I still look in the visit from New Jersey. I had hyped to myself. Then, as if we had been was him. He asked us if we were man hiding under his baseball cap answering machine message left by rear-view mirror to see if they are Washington, D.C. up big time - transported instantaneously to a on our way to Georgetown. As I and sunglasses. the Fonz's daughter. Needless to there. Then I realize that the only lots of politicians, lots of nightlife really bad sitcom, Brian yelled, I said before, we had no particular ''This is my friend John Ritter say, Winkler was not thrilled. thing in the back seat is my mom's · . and a whole lot of sights worth see­ "Hey, it's the Fonz!" place to go. and his wife Amy," Winkler., said Both Winkler and Ritter said pillow. ing. I was unconvinced. A well­ So I lied. casually. they had kids in college. This led Maybe I'll even go buy a leather Yet we had spent three days known figure such as Henry "Yeah, actually, that's just where Although I had only watched me to think about what either of jacket one of these days to honor together and all he had seen was an Winkler would have had the means we were headed ... W.anna ride?" reruns, it took me less than two them . would be like as a dad. I him. Or maybe I'll name my next excessive amount of yuppies, a to pay for a cab (if not a limo). At least that's what I think I seconds to recall Jack Tripper, the imagined coming home to my dog Mr. Roper. few O'Doul's, some sparklers and The alleged Fonzie was trying to said. I was a little flustered, and ladies' man of"Three's Company." father and his two unmarried But most likely I'll just frame Spring Valley - the most subur­ thumb a ride, while waving at the probably pretty incoherent. Ritter and Winkler upheld their female friends. my signed photograph and tell ban neighborhood in the entire passing cars. Some honked, but I I could have used a paper bag or comedic repertoires even in the And then I remembered that was future generations this story (unfi.l city. assumed this was because the man an inhaler to help me breathe for flesh. Their anecdotes were so Jack Tripper's life, not John they inform me that they have no I decided a drive around the city was standing in the strelt lGCitiag.a. tbose Jew. .m.,.utct. • entertaining I was afraid to inter­ Ritter's. I must confess there were recollection of this Fonz chat'acter). woalcf sflow &im how exciting tbe like a fool, abwn to get qiC ~~kily, Brian bad pulled billi­ ject some qf my own cheesy tales. seve~;al occa!iions when I came I'd love to offer my taxi service ci ally is. "Fonzziieeee," Brian hollered self together at that point, and was We talked about college, we close to breaking out in the again to any stars who can't seem Jamming to Everlast, we were out the window as he told me to able to make small talk while I col­ talked about music, we talked "Three's Company" and "Happy to hail a cab. en route to nowhere. decelerate. lected myself. about the "The Dinner Party," the Days" theme songs. Tight jeans and leather jackets As I concentrated on navigating The man looked over at us, Winkler accepted our taxi-ser- play they were doing together at I was also curious to know how preferred. Summer of sub-par cinema BY CLARKE SPEICHER Based on a popular science fie- Entertainment Editor . tion novel about a hygienically Once upon a time in the magical challenged group of aliens who kingdom of Hollywood, film stu­ conquer the earth, the movie is rid­ dios made movies with thought­ dled with more examples of poor provoking plots, intriguing charac­ filmmaking than the days of Ed ters, heart-wrenching drama and Wood. genuine wit. And considering this was a year But all of these characteristics with a Godzilla movie, that's real­ have been supplanted by special ly saying something. effects, ultra-violence and vulgari­ Not to be outdone, Kim ty, as witnessed by this past sum­ Basinger starred in two inexplica­ mer's movie season. bly horrible movies: "I Dreamed .The movies that were actually of Africa" and "Bless the Child." worth seeing were few and far "Africa," the true story of an between, and more often than not American woman who moves to they were found in art houses Kenya, at least had pretty cine­ rather than the local multiplex. matography to go along with a Summer began promisingly lumbering plot. "Bless," about an e·nough with the explosively victo­ autistic girl who can lead people ril~u s "Gladiator." Unlike most of closer to God, didn't have a prayer the· movies this summer, for the least bit of acclaim. "Gladiator" featured exceptional Nicolas Cage also continued to acting and justifiable violence. avoid thought-provoking filmmak­ THE REVIEW I Adrian Bacolo But another worthwhile movie ing by starring in the fast-paced Freshman Andrea Kobal's collapsible Razor scooter provides a smooth ride to class and is small enough to stick in a backpack once she arrives. couldn't be found until the release yet resoundingly inane "Gone in of "Chicken Run," the best ftlm of 60 Seconds." If the car chases had the summer: Full of humor, cre­ only lasted a minute, maybe Cage ativity and splendid claymation, could have been· forgiven. "Chicken Run" was the only other Perhaps the most alarming trend Razor scooters are Cutting edge movie worth clucking about this of the summer movie season is the summer. growing need to blatantly disgust BY ADRIAN BACOLO "On Long Beach Island, all the little kids have For an older generation that didn't grow up on Instead of offering more inven­ the audience with vulgarity-fests Features Editor them," she says. "It looked fun - I wanted one." Rollerblades and longboards, the scooter provides tive films, the studios exchanged such as "Scary Movie," "The Imagine the outcome if your parents' traditional Since moving into her Dickinson E residence adults a tinge of childhood nostalgia. plot for the loudest and most Nutty Professor U: The Klumps" scooter had an affair with your Rollerblades. hall, she has already gone exploring around "For adults, [the Razor scooter] brings back a lot exquisite explosions imaginable. and "Me, Myself and Irene." Then spice it up with an adjustable handle bar, Newark, she says. of memories," Scott says. "It comes back full cir­ Mel Gibson reprised the only Admittedly, these films did some hinges for fun and - careful now - just for For Kobal, who used to skateboard, the Razor cle." role he seems to know how to play have hilarious moments, but they safety, some durable aluminum protection. scooter bears a resemblance to the object of her Kobal said she could understand its classic - that of the man who must were buried so deep beneath a You have just witnessed the birth of a brand new pastime. charm, recalling a television news special that avenge his family - in the bloody massive sewer of juvenile bath­ baby - the collapsible Razor Scooter. She says she can only imagine it becoming more traced the evolution of the scooter in steps. "The Patriot." While a step above room humor, it was hard to tell The easy-to-manage device (when folded, it is popular with time. Bike Line on East Main Street has also fallen most of the summer fare, it was whether the audience should be merely 2 feet long and 7 inches high) has been the Since the 6-pound toy was first introduced four­ victim to the scooter's seductive prowess. still the lesser clone of amused or .appalled. focus of more sightings this summer than Elvis, and-a-half years ago, Razor, a manufacturer of Salesperson Shaun Spacht says the bicycle spe­ "Braveheart." Adhering to the old mantra Tupac Shakur and Bigfoot combined. bicycle components, has .sold millions worldwide, cialty shop received its first shipment of Razor's "Ho ll ow Man," though filled that "sex sells," studios also Students like freshman Andrea Kobal are will­ says Glenn Scott, marketing vice president of collapsible scooters in mid-July. Only a week later, with extraordinary special effects, released films about hormonally ing to shell out about $100 for convenience on razor.com. 50 of the aluminum critters had rolled out the door. had a gaping hole where a plot charged adolescents who have wheels. Its appeal, Scott says, is its practicality. Although the sleek, silver vehicles appeared to should have been. nothing better to worry about Kobal says she's had her Razor scooter for sev­ "They make sense," he says. "It fulftlls a need in have scooted off Bike Line's shelves as soon as But the biggest offender was than their next act of fornication. eral months now. This summer her hometown of the market, it's very easy to use and you don't need they were put on sale, Spacht said he doesn't think John Travolta's intensely wretched The mere presence of such Long Beach Island, N.J., was invaded by the metal­ special skills to operate it. the trend will reach competition status. "Battlefield Earth,'' which is insipid and over-sexed tripe as lic locusts-on-wheels. "You simply stand on it and push." "I haven' t seen freestyle walking in the X- already an early contender for the "Boys and Girls," "Coyote Ugly," Kobal says she decided to get one for basic But beyond its quaint operating capability lies · worst movie of the 21st century. see CINEMA page B3 amusement. something else. see SCOOTERS page _B4 EXPO~U RE

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He asked us if we were man hiding under hi.., baseball cap answering machine m c~ ~ age left by rear-view mirror to ee if the) are Washington. D.C. up big time - transported instantaneously to a on our way to Georgetown. As I and sunglasso.:s. the Fo n z·~ daughter. Needl e's to there. Then l reali Le that the onl y lots of politician ~ . lots of nightlife really bad sitcom. Brian yelled, said before. we had no particular " Thi ~ is my fri end John Ritter '>ay. Winkler \\i.l~ ntll thnllcd. thing in the back scat 1., my m o m ·~ and a whole lot of sights worth see­ " Hey, it's the Fonzl" place to go. and hi~ wife Amy." Winkler -,ai d Buth Winkler and Ritter -.,aid pdlo\\ . ing. l was unconvinced. A well­ So I lied. ca~ u a ll y . the) had k1 d~ in college. Thi .., led t\laybe I'll eve n go buy a leather Yet we had spent three days kno wn figure such as Henry ''Yeah. actually. that's just where Although l had onl y \\atched me to think about what either of jacket one of the ~ e day~ to honor together and all he had seen was an Winkler would have had the means we were headed ... Wanna ride?"' reruns. it took me le ~.., than two them would he like a~ a dad. I him. Or maybe I'll name m~ next excessive amount of yuppies. a to pay for a cab (if not a limo). At least that's what I think I ~ eco nd~ to recall Jack Tripper. the imagined coming home to m j dog l\1r. Roper. few O'Doul"s, some sparklers and The alleged Fonzie was trying to said. I was a little flustered. and l a di e~ · man of "Thr~ c · ~ Company ... father and hi ~ two unmarried But most likely I'll ju~t frame Spring Valley - the most ~ubur­ thumb a ride. while wavin g at the probably pretty incoherent. Ritter and \\ Inkier upheld thc1r fe male friend\. 111} ~ ig n c d pholllgraph and tell ban neighborhood in the entire pas ing cars. Some honked. but l I could have used a paper bag or comedic repcrto 11 e~ e\ en in the :\nd then I 1emcmbcred that wa, fu tu re ge n er~11 i o n s th 1 ~ ~ to ry (until city. assumed thi was because the man an inhaler to help me breathe for nc ~ h . T he ir aneedo t o.:~ \\I.!J e ... o Jack Tnpper·\ life. not John they In fo rm me that they have no I decided a drive around the city was standing in the street looking those few minutes. entert aining I wa~ afrau.l to mter­ Ritter·-. . l mu-,t ctmfess there \\ere recollecll on of th1 ' Fonz character). would show him how exciting the like a fool. about to get hit. Luckily. Brian had pulled him­ JCCt some ot 111 ~ 1l\\ n ~h - e -, ~ 1 .11~-.. ~e \ e ia l th.. t.t,lll lh \\hen I , ;~m e l d lu\c tu ullc1 ill) ta"l.l 'et\ll'e city really is. ·'Fonzziieeee," Brian holl ered self together at that point. and was We talked about C1>llcgo.:. ''~ close to breaking out 111 the aga1n to any 'tan, \\ho can' t ~o.: em Jamming to Everla~t. we were out the window as he told me to able to make small talk while I col­ talked about music. \\e ta lked " T hree·~ Company" and "Happy to hail a cab. en route to nowhere. decelerate. lected myself. about the ·'The D1nner Party: · the Day~ .. theme ~ o ng -. . Ti ght jeans and leather jacket ~ Winkler accepted our taxi-ser- play they were doing. l wa!> a l ~o c ur io u ~ to know how preferred. Summer of sub-par c1-nema HY CLARKE SPEIC HER Based on a popular science fi c­ l llf1 rlrll lrlllt Ill I dllor ti on novel about a hygienical!) Once upun a time 111 the magical chall enged group uf ali en.., who kingdom of Holly \\ood. film ~tu ­ conquer the earth. the movie Is nd­ d iO~ made m ov ie ~ \\"It h thought ­ dled \\ ith more e \ amples of poor pnn ok1ng pl o t ~. intng111 ng charac­ fi lmmaki ng th ~m the daiS of Ed ters. heart -\\'ren.: hing drama and Wood. genu ine \\·it. And con, Iden ng th1 ~ \\ .ts a year But all of these chmacten<,t ic-, \\ it h a Godtdla mo\ 1e. that'-, real­ ha\e been '> Upplanted h) spectal ly saying something. effe cts. ult ra-\'iolcnce and vul gari­ Not to be outdo ne. Ktm l). a' \\ i t ne~~ed b~ this po~-.. t -, um­ Ba-,Inger -.tarred 1n l\\ o tncxplica­ mer'-, lllO\ 1e '>Cason. hly. h01rihlc mo\ 1es. " I Dreamed The mu\ie' that \\Cre actuall y of Afn ca" and " Bi e...s the Child ... worth -,ec ing \\ere fc,, and far "Afn ca:· the true -, tory of an between. and more often than not A men c.m \\ om.tn 11 ho moves to they \\ere found in art hou-..e.; K en~ a. at leught-pnl\ ok1n g tli mmak­ THE Rf:. VIE\\ /.-\ dn.lll B;tcolo But another \\ 1>rth\\ hd o.: 1110\ IC Ing h~ st.m ing 1n the fast-paced Freshman Andrea Kobars coll apsible Razor scooter provides a smooth ride to class and is small enough to stick in a backpack once she arrh e~ . couldn't be found un til the rele.1 , e ~et re-,oundingl) Inane "Gune 111 o f "Chicken Run.'· the best fil m tll flO Se,·und-, .. l r the car ch.~-.. c ... had the s u111m ~ r. Ful l of humor. nc only la-,tcd a minute. m a ~ h,· Cage all\ It) and splcndtd cia~ matHlll . u nlld ha\ e h ~ L·n fPigt\L'n . 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"WHlPPED" thereby luring the woman into a false sense of securi­ DESTINATION FILMS ty. RATING: t't l/2 Zeke (Zorie Barber) thinks of himself as a sex mag­ net but has too many physical shortcomings to be a real womanizer. Yet Zeke still finds his way into the beds of several women by showing off his writing skills at a local cafe. At least Jonathan (Jonathan Abrahams) can admit to himself that he doesn'i have a clue when it comes to women but he makes up stories of his latest con­ quests to keep up with Zeke and Brad. His nights are usually spent with hand lotions instead of women. But it seems their days of one-night stands might BY CLARKE SPEICHER £nrerrainment £ditnr come to a close when each of the three friends meets his dream girl. As every woman in the world knows, men are lust­ The new Jove in their lives has all the attributes that ful idiots. every man looks for in a woman- beauty, brains and 'This fact has ·been proven time and time again not · a seemingly genuine interest in their lives. only by real-life examples, but also by such mQvies as Their love runs so deep they don't even divulge the "Jules and Jim," "In the Company of Men" and usual details of their exploits, which greatly upsets "American Pie." Eric (Judah Domke) who lives vicariously through In an attempt to further prove• thi's indisputable their adventures. 'truth comes the uninspired "Whipped." But a monkey wrench is thrown into the works The movie centers around three men who .gather when the three Casanova~. realize they are dating the every Sunday at the local diner to boast of their sexu­ same woman - the innocent-looking Mia (Amanda al prowess. Peet). Brad (Brian Van Holt) is an unapologetic sexist pig_ Even after she's found out, Mia refuses to break it who thinks he's a major player. He scams his way into off with any "Of the men. Instead, she demands that his prey's bed by claiming to know a mutual friend, they agree to share her or leave, thus endangering the men's friendship. Brad (Brian Van Holt) and Mia (Amanda Peet) step out at a crowded bar in "Whipped." What none of them seems to realize is they are not year-old boy could love. bag full of hammers. The comedy-free jokes are deliv­ The Gist of It only being played at their own game, but they've also The film also longs to be a cross between "There' s ered flatter than uncarbonated soda. "Ci-ct"Ci"Ci-ct Chocolate syrup become whipped. Something About Mary" and "American Pie" but This film stands among "Battlefield Earth" and "I "Whipped" wants to expose men as the dogs they -ct"Ci"Cl-ct Sprinkles lacks the relative inventiveness of "Mary" and the Dreamed of Africa" as one of the worst movies of the are by turning the tables and making the woman the -ct"Cl-ct Cherry pastry of "Pie." year. player. "Cl-ct Cool Whip Of the five main characters, not one is the least bit In fact, for their plague upon the film-going public, Instead, sex is merely a front for a long series of -ct Nuts engaging or worthy of the audience's sympathy. everyone involved in making "Whipped" deserves a graphic jokes and moronic toilet humor that only a 13- The ac tors, meanwhile, have the comic talent of a good beating of their own.

"THE CELL" "BRING IT ON" NEW LINE CINEMA UNIVERSAL PICTURES ·RATING: *-Cc* 112 RATING: **t't 112

From its preview, "The Cell" appeared to contain all It's sometimes easy to ignore the obnoxious cheer­ the ingredients for a sure-fire success. leaders on the sidelines, passionately asking fans to sup­ The coming attractions presented the film as having port the team. something for everybody. There were special effects for But, as proved by the surprisingly witty "Bring It On," viewers who enjoy imaginative imagery, a quality plot to those athletic supporters deserve the spectators' respect. enco~rage thought and Jennifer Lopez. Torrance Shipman (a joyfully perky Kirsten Dunst) is Catherine Deane (Lopez) is a child psychiatrist chosen the newly elected head cheerleader of the Rancho Carne to enter the mind of a comatose killer. High Toros. While.."The Cell" produces some fascinating images Her squad, though lacking a decent football team to of ~hat it would be like to tramp around in a human's cheer for, seems a lock to win its sixth consecutive head, the storyline and characters' credibility are both national championship. suspect. That is until Torrance realizes their award-winning Neither Lopez nor Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn), a for­ routine has actually been stolen from the Clovers, a mer prosecutor-turned-FBI agent, succeed in producing pure for a woman who would more likely be jaded by her squad that's straight out of East Compton. "Bring It On" is also admirable because the rivalry · convincing characters with any form of depth or passion. experiences. The competition gets heated between the two rival between the "Buffy" Toros and hip-hop-savvy Clovers Novak, supposedly pushed to hunt down killers because "The Cell 's" ultimate stance as a worthwhile film squads, with Torrance desperately trying to choreograph has less to do with racial tension than a pure desire to be of a past injustice, displays a nonchalance inconsistent depends on how the audience wants to be frightened. The a new routine and the Clovers .justifiably putting the the best. with a driven man. question is which is scarier: the film that explicitly shows smackdown on 'the Toros every chance they get. And while it may lack creativity, "Bring It On" is still For·someone-who has traipsed the inner dimensions of you what to fear, or the one that leaves it up to your imag­ True, the plot is nothin'g new in the arena of sports something to cheer about. someone else's brain, and also worked in social services, ination. movies. But the film is refreshing nonetheless with its Lopez projects herself as an all-forgiving angel - far too -Adrian Bacolo whip-smart wisecracks and limited gross-out gags. - Clarki: Speicher ·

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R EGAL PEOPLES PLAZA Autumn in New York II :55, 2: 15. Welcome back, UD students! the Academy Lawn Outdoor (834-8510) 4:55. 7:50, 10:10 What better weekend to stay in town Concert. Student bands such as Whipped II :45, 2:00, 4:10,6: 15, Hollow Man 5:05, 7:35. 10 than your f irst one? Sure, there are Gellner, Anywhere in England, 8:20,10:30 Coyote Ugly 4:30, 6:55, 9:35 keg parties. But if you 're not in the and Healthy Doses wi II be perform­ \ TOWER THEATER (215-568-3222) Highlander: Endgame II :30, 2:05, Space Cowboys II : I 5. I :55, 4:35, 7:20, mood for beer dripping down your ing from 6 to 9 p.m. Hanson, Sept. I 6, 7:30p.m., $25 4: I 0, 8:30, I 0:45 10:20 face as you try to f unnel for the first Dinosaur 11 :15,2:55 The Klumps I I :40. I :45, 4:20. 7, 10:20 BiG KAHUNA (302-574-8402) time, here are some exciting back­ Tonight at the Trocadero, jam Gone in 60 Seconds 6:30, 10:05 What Lies Beneath I , 4, 6:45 , 9:45 to-school suggestions. with Secession Movement, REO Speedwagon, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., $32.50 Art of War II :50,2:30, 5: I 0, 7:45 , Pokemon 12:05, 2:25 Narcoleptics, Down mr, and The X-Men 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 TROCADERO (215-922-5483) 10:25 FRIDAY Flashing Astonishers. Tickets range The Kid 12:20, 2:40 Bring it On 12: 15, 2:35, 5, 7:30, 9:45 Get a taste of Main Street at the from $12-$ 14. Doors open at 7pm. Dracula's Ball, Sept. 3, 9 p.m., $12 The Crew 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7: I 5, 9:40 Perfect Storm I :40, 4:25, 7: I 0, 9:50 East End Cafe. Ride your camel The Cell 12:25, 2:45, 5: I 5, 7:55, I 0: 15 Papa Roach, Sept. 5, 7 p.m., $I 2 down to hear Caravan and their TUESDAY Original Kings of Comedy 12: I 0, 2:50, C INEMA CENTER ELECTRIC FACTORY (215-627-1332) rock/jazz improvization at 9:30 p.m. Sick of mosquitoes? How abo.11t a 5:25, 8, 10:40 1737-3720) little Papa Roach? For $12 you can Less Than Jake, Sept. 12, 8 p.m. , $12 Godzilla 2000 II :20, I :50 Autumn in NewYork I, 7 The Replacements II :35, 2: I 0, 4:50, Space Cowboys 6:45, 9:30 SATURDAY see them at the Trocadero at 7pm. 7:2, 10:35 Sunshine 5:15. 8:30 Wanna head back to the great out­ Bless the Child II :25 Croupier 9: I 5 doors? Join fellow UD students at -compiled by Krista Price

J September I, 2000 • THE REVIEW • B3 Hitting the gym for more than just health

dai ly routine, almost systematic and without BY LAURA LAPONTE thought" F('atures Editor ''When you work hard to achieve some­ With school back in session, many students thing and to change yo ur look and you don't find themselves not only succumbing to the go, you feel guilty for not doing what you' re expectations of academia, but also 10 the pres­ supposed to," she says. sures associated with looking good and being "You feel gross or fat. " liked. Caggiano says the media can create an Vain as it may sound, there's much more unattainable ideal of what is "good locking." on students' minds than just exercising their On her way to the weight training room, brains. sophomore Jennifer Kaizen says she worked ' Returning to the Carpenter Sports Building, out every day last school year and intends to grunts from red-faced. sweaty athletes mingle keep it up. · ith the metallic clink of weight machines "It is easy to put weight on at school," she i nd the hum of running treadmills. says. And then you spot those people - the ones Kaizen says media pressure is only part of sporting the ian you only get from lying out what moti vates people to strive for the perfect for an entire summer , with a body to kill for body. - pushing to pump harder and run faster. "It's all pressure you put on yourself," she About 10 to 15 percent of the university' s says. ~opulation works out, says AI Feeley, a super­ Her roommate and workout partner, sopho­ visor at the Sports Fitness Center. more Rachel Rosenblum , says she exercises to That estimate seemed small at 12:30 p.m. maintain a healthy lifestyle. tAonday, the gym packed with more than 60 The media' s effect on someone varies, she ~pparently die-hard fitness fanatics. says. l Feeley attributes the low percentage of reg­ With her curly hair tied back and out of her ~lars to simple ignorance - some people just face while working out, Rosenblum says, "I 9on't know about the facilities and programs work out for myself." fvailable. Miller says that while most students know j But the ones who do make the gym a regu­ their bodies' limitations, there are a few prob­ !ar stop get hooked, and for a reason. lems with students who may have eating dis­ ' "Body image is all over the media," says orders or who might work out excessively. Barry Miller, assistant director of recreation. "We preach moderation," Miller continues. i'The way we look, the way we dress- it's "No one should exercise for longer than an ~retty dam important.'' hour a day." ' However, Miller says, there is a difference THE REVIEW I Chris Bunn Miller says that anything more than one between the motivation that drives students Trying to look good and maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercisers can be found at all hours of the day in the university's gyms. hour reaps minimal rewards. and adults. A person whose practices are suspected to I "Because students are still in a socially he says. "Adults work out for themselves- to surrounded by more young people naturally in also eats a high-protein, low-fat diet that be dangerous will be confronted by the gym's prolong life." shape. includes a supplement to boost his metabo­ ~ctive age group, motivation comes from staff and offered help toward recovery, he social reasons, such as dating," he says. Junior Angelo Evans says he works out two "For me it's a good stress relief," he says lism. says. :'Adults are more concerned with health." or three times per week, combining running casually, apparently unaware of the hard work While using the exercise bike, junior Meanwhile, back at the gym, students ] Leaving the gym, freshman Mike Ames and weight training. shown by his green, sweat-soaked T-shirt. Megan Caggiano says she works out three or endeavor to keep pace with the blaring radio's says he agrees that fitness is important to stu­ "There is definitely more peer pressure [to " I do it for overall health and physical con­ four days per week. upbeat music, their aim set at self-beautifica­ She says that after having worked out reg­ penis and adults for entirely different reasons. look good] at school than in the real world," ditioning," Evans says. tion and self-satisfaction. : "Students keep fit to appeal to each other," he says, cooling down after a run . "You' re Along with his workout routine, he says he ularly, going to the gym becomes part of a Cinema: Indie films win over 'big budgets ' continued from B 1 The greatest criticism goes to the movies that card-dealer, "Croupier" proved films can bum ~Loser" and "Road Trip" advocates the imme­ seemed to promise excellence, only to sorely up the screen without overheated explosions. diate execution of teen actors - save Katie . disappoint. Billy Crudup's performance as the hapless Left: "Chicken Run," Holmes, who has proven her worth in "Wonder "Mission: Impossible 2" by all means should heroin addict Fuckhead in "Jesus' Son" put featuring the voice of Boys."· have been the best thrill ride of the summer with high-priced actors Mel Gibson and Harrison Mel Gibson and the : In comparison, the rest of the summer rc:leas­ action movie auteur John Woo ("The Killer," Ford to shame. claymation techniques ~s seemed like triumphs of cinematic integrity. "Face/Off') at the helm. But the film was sim­ The oft-retold tale of romance· was tackled used in "Wallace and : One of the most enjoyable movies of the ply boring. Its moral seemed to be that everyone · with such verve by "The Girl on the Bridge," Gromit," trumped the summer was "X-Men," although it failed to live wants to be Tom Cruise. "But I'm a Cheerleader," "The Tao of Steve" ultra-gory big budget up to the popular comic book by resorting to Promising to be a suspenseful homage to and "Chuck and Buck" that they absolutely summer films. cheap thrills instead of innovative storytelling. Alfred Hitchcock, '"'What Lies Beneath" was embarrassed the bland "Autumn in New York," "Despite a smooth Samuel L. Jackson in the instead a shameless, self-serving exercise in even though it had marquee stars Richard Gere title role, the promising "Shaft" also resorted to flimsy chills. and Winona Ryder. Then there was the· bloated "The Per'fe'ct Even' after last y'ear's box-office successes' flash-in-the-pan titillations .• , .1 , ,11 ", , i ' . '1 Storm." Full of melodrama and weak charac- "The 'sixth Sense" and "The Blair' w'itch ' "The Cell," starring Jennifer Lopez and Bottom: Russell Crowe Vincent D'Onofrio. rehashed the plot of serial ters, the "Andrea Gail" wasn 't the only thing Project," Hollywood still refuses to challenge that was all wet. · film audiences, subjecting them to lackluster defends himself in killer movies like " Silence Of the Lambs" and "Gladiator," one of only "Seven," but it had enough eye-popping cine­ For a real cinematic experience, audiences movies that should never have been made. had to journey to the nearest art house to enjoy Fortunately for the major film studios, they a handful of summer ~atography and imagery to make up for it. movies worth seeing. .: Getting lost in the shuffle of violence and independent films too "small" to be carried at a still have time to redeem themselves. Oscar sea­ TH E REVIEW I File Photos crudeness were a few sleeper hits, including multiplex. son prepares to get into full swing in the coming ·:·Bring It On," "Space Cowboys," "The Leading the pack was "Croupier," which weeks. ~eplacement s," "The Kid" and "Shanghai proudly exhibited the razor-sharp writing ·that If the studios fail to deliver, then 2000 will Noon." They may have been mediocre and for­ every big-budget summer flick lacked. A stylish live in infamy as one of the worst years for gettable, but at least they were fun to watch. film about a struggling writer and his job as a movies in decades.

TOP 10 MOVIE LINES 6. At my signal, unleash hell. OF THE SUMMER -"Gladiator''

I. What we do in this lifetime echoes in eternity. 7. Eliminate your desires. If you're out with a girl and you're think­ - "Gladiator'' ing about getting laid, you're finished. A woman can smell an agen- da. : 2. It's my duty to please the booty. - "The Tao of Steve" , -"Shaft" 8. Mankind isn't evil, just uninformed. 3. A small penis is a disability! - "X-Men" - ''Scary Movie" 9. I saw my life flash before my eyes - it was boring! 4. There's a Godzilla in each of us. - "Chicken Run" - ''God.zilla 2000'' 10. I always find the fi sh! 5. Hold on tightly, let go lightly. - "The Perfect Storm" - "Croupier'' - compiled by Clarke Speicher It's Bettie Serveert's serve now The Dutch indie band opens for Counting Crows this fall

BY PAIGE WOLF ward." has practi cally seen it all. But after mapping £menai11ment EdiTor During that tour, the band discovered that the globe with tour dates and putting out its Carol van Dyk sounds barely awake. bassist He rman Bunskoeke had developed fourth studio album, Bettie Serveert has no Speaking from her home in Amsterdam , pneumonia. He was forced to go into inten­ intention of stray ing from its musical direc­ Holland, the lead singer of Bettie Serveert sive care imm edi ately, and the band had to tion . soon becomes more audible as she talks end its tour with Buckley, who died a short "I think a lot has changed in the past cou­ about embarking on a fall U.S. tour with while after. ple years," van Dyk says. "[Now] the people The Counting Crows and Live. Vindictive tour managers and illnesses are focusing more and more on the top 30 "Every time we get offered a tour in the aside, Bettie Serveert has seen its share of acts, and I th ink for a lot of people it' s more States, it's like vacation for us," she says success since the release of its 1992 debut difficult ." wi stfully. "I think the audiences in the "Palomine." The album paired van Dyk's Although the musical climate may have States are more participating. They're very soulful, melancholy voice with tonal guitar changed, the band fee ls more prepared than clear what they want and what they like. me!odies and received much critical acclaim ever to take on crowds with soaring guitar "In Holl and, it's di fferent," she contin­ in an age of indie overload. riffs and striking melodies. With new drum­ ues. "May be it has to do with the fact th at Subsequent albums followed in the ve in mer Reinier Veldman in tow , van Dyk says there are so many bands playing in Holl and, of the band's original sound, garnering an Bett ie Serveert has an improved sound and especiall y in Amsterdam, and maybe peo pl e internati onal fa nbase and taking the band all a newfound solidarity. get a little jaded. So, if you play in a small over the globe. "It 's kind of simple. We just want to con­ place somewhere in Texas - and they hard­ After Bun skoeke and guitarist Peter tinue playing," van Dyk says. "For a while ly ever get bands playing there at all , espe­ Visser's group, De Arsten (The Doctors) [during previ ous drummer Dubhe' s break cially not fo reign band s - it's so much disbanded and coll aborated with van Dyk wi th the band], it wasn' t too good playing more fun ." and roadi e Berend Dubbe on drums, the wi th Bettie. If one wheel is not working, the Touring in promoti on of its new album , quartet took its name - which literally whole mac hine stops working." "Pri vate Suit," the band is optimistic about translates to "Bettie serves" - from a 1970s Fortunately, all wheels seem to be turn­ playin g to large, sold-out venues. The group tenni s instru ction book. ing in th e right direction for Bettie Serveert. hopes thi s visit will surpass previous tour­ Originall y, the band members didn' t take "Private Suit" is the most crit icall y laud­ ing experiences, like its stint with the late their act too seriously, h.aving no expecta­ ed alb um since "Palomine," and the band Jeff Buckley in 1995, which ended in di sas ­ tions of actuall y selli ng any records. has intern atio nal dates lined up for months ter. But the band was quickly surprised to see fo ll owing it s fa ll tour in the States. "He had a tour manager who was like the such a positi ve reaction from widespread "We just can' t wait," van Dyk says excit­ devil. He would accuse us of mov ing the audiences. edly. "We've had our vacation, now we drum riser 5 inches. And we never touched "Once we had thi s huge fruit bas ket want to go back on the road together. We're the darn thing," van Dyk explains. "He just delivered in a hotel in L.A. with the comp li­ already writing new songs, and that's what hated us the mi nute we walked in. We did­ ments of Burt Bacharach," van Dyk says. we want to do more than ever - j ust con­ THE REVIEW I File photo n' t even do anything. It was reall y awk - Almost a decade aft er fo rming, the band tinu e." Dutch band, Bettie Serveert be2ins their tour with Live and the Countin2 Crows in October. I \ B4 • THE R EVIEW • September I, 2000 . \ fEATURE • FORUM Wilderness 101 • Campirlg for Dummies

drive ahead of time. The tent you pitched a little too close to BY LAURA LA PONTE Another warning from the master: when the campfire might go up in flames. We didn't win the $1 million prize. hut venturing into the great unknown with an After a restful night in the daddy longlegs my friend Kristin and I proved it's not hard ancient guide. leave while there is still day­ capital of the world, it's time to explore the to be a "Survivor.'' light. surrounding woods. This summer we set out on an adventure That whole, you know, visibility thing Again, get an accurate map. to top all others. Two girls from a posh. sub­ really he lps out. This way you will not walk right in the urban town in Connecticut who hadn' t middle of a paintball field, proceeding to touched mud since grade school went camp­ take a wrong turn and somehow ending up ing. on the highway. My mom called me crazy, even stupid, Of all the advice I have bestowed upon and my friends expressed their firm belief Roads have you so far, here is the biggest and most that I would not return to Greenwich alive to important piece I can give. te ll our tale. changed since Check the weather forecast prior to depar­ O h, but we did. Barely. ture. For those who wish to explore the adven­ 1979. If you do this one small thing, you wi ll turers within themselves, here is some know about that flash flood before it sabo­ advice fr,om this expert. tages the campsite that you painstakingly The first step in embarking on a voyage established. such as this is choosing a destination. T he sun's illumination will prevent you T hi s wi II prevent you from having to pack I recommend picking a site that can actu­ from selling up your tent in the pitch-black up your muddy belongings a day earlier than ally be found on a map. night with only one flashlight and no means expected. When deciding which patch of wilderness to construct a fi re . This will also keep the white leather inte­ ® we would fearl essly penetrate, we scoured If you do depart at a sun-filled hour, your rior of that very small Volkswagen Cabrio \ the Inte rnet and randomly c hose the tent has a beller chance of being pitched o n you brought down with you clean. Kittatinny Campgrounds in Barryville - a flat ground. T hi s way you will sleep com­ W ith my guidance, you are ready to seek town too small to be found on my parent's fortably on that rock you managed to seule out a journey of your own. 20-year-old map. upon wi thout sliding down to the other end So leave your cellular phone at home- it Second suggestion with this whole map of the tent. doesn' t work out there anyway- and set off thing - get directions that haven't been in When the tent is planted safely in the for an adventure to remember. your parents' designated map drawer since ground the next step wi ll be to start a fire. Trust me, I f now. before you were born. Make sure when you are choosing a Roads have changed since 1979. camping partner that she or he is not To avoid being lost in the dark and forced · overzealous about lighter flui d. Laura Laponte is a features editor for The to ask local woodsmen where you are and You do not need to use two 26-ounce bot­ Review. Send comments to j ust how far you drove past where it was you tles of fluid over the course of a three-day [email protected]. meant to be. get a current map and plot your trip. THE REV IEW I Justin Mali Scooter: Fun on Calling uoice mail ... anyone there1 two wheels BY ADRIAN BACOLO accessible from any telephone, the Sophomore Doris Gonzalez said "I was like, ' I didn't know that'." Features Editor greater issue at hand is whether peo­ although she doesn' t feel any strong Gonzalez said she assumed it . continued from B I recognition.'' One of the university's best-kept ple are actually aware of its exis­ need for her own Vmail center, she would most benefit off-campus stu­ Games," he says "It' s just more of a But Kobal doesn · t need figures secrets isn't about some shady tence. can imagine that roommates who dents versus their on-campus coun­ convenient way of getting around." and product endorsements to tell her Mafia affiliation, nor is it about a When searching out a student, don't get along might want to segre­ terparts. Despite Spacht's cynicis'm abc5ut she's got a hot item. She has ridden dubious plot to revive "Homeboys courtesy of the university's web gate phone calls. Another sophomore, Allison the plaything's potenti al, Razor has to the Trabant University Center in in Outer Space." page, a seven-digit "Vmail" number Vibrant green fliers have been Romano, said she heard about the managed to create its own niche in one minute from her distant West It's hard ly anything that bold or is listed . 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BY JAMES CAREY that his intended mentor had bolted was stunned not by Brey's depar­ don't finish last," he said. "He was Assi.ttunt Sports Editor for a high-profile job. ture, but by the qu ickness of the more than a coach. If I had any prob­ After signing a seven year con­ "When I saw him at the press decision. lems I could go to him and talk tract extension on July l , it seemed conference at Notre Dame it really " I was surprised that when it hap- about it." Mike Brey would be a member of hi t me then," Knitter said. "I thought pened, it happened so fast," he said. Perry expressed some disappoi nt­ the Hens' family for a long time. he was goi ng to A new coach raises questions for ment in Brey's departure due to But thi ngs did not work out that be here for at any player, particularly someone some fond memories of his first year way. The Delaware men's basketball least a couple in Basil's position. at" Delaware. coach accepted the head coaching more years." MEN'S "This is my senior year," he said. "I was his first recruit," he said. position at the University of Notre The upper- B ASKETBALL " I didn't want to get a coach that "I wanted to come back here and Dame on July 14. classmen said wouldn't have much loyalty to the take a part in working with Brey's "I thought he was going to be they were not as seniors." [new recruits]." here for a while," said Tyrone Perry, bewildered as Knitter. Brey had Basit's primary concern is play­ Brey offered an assistant coach­ a Hens' assistant coach. "But I interviewed for other jobs in the ing out his senior season rather than ing position with the Fighting Irish always knew he was going to get his past, in addition to being mentioned sitting on the bench. to Perry. However, he chose to opportunity. There was always a in other head coaching-position "The beginni ng of our schedule is return to Newark instead. chance he was going to leave." rumors. tough, and if we got off to a rough "I wanted to come back to a place Many players said they were sur­ "There was a perfect situation out start [a new coach] would rather where l was most comfortable and prised by Brey's move, but nobody there for him," Perry said, "and play all freshmen," he said. "But where I could help out," he said. "I actu­ was more stunned by the situation whenever it presented itself, he when [new head] ·coach [David] al ly took the job but I backed out." then one incoming freshman. would take it." Henderson came, he told us he was Although Perry said he was sorry to "I was real shocked," Sean Senior Billy Wells, a returning going to play the best players at all see Brey leave, he is optimistic for the Knitter said. " (Brey] was happy with starting guard, agreed with Perry. times." upcoming season. THE REVIEW /Scott McAllister the recruiting class coming in. I did­ "If it was me," he said, "I would Wells said he was happy for Brey "I feel confident with the coaching Mike Brey accepted the Notre Dame head coaching job on July 14. Brey n't know he liked Notre Dame that have taken the job." and attributed it to his outgoing per­ staff [Henderson] accumulated," he much." Senior forward Ajmal Basit, a sonality. said. "The players we have we had a 99-52 record in 1m five seasom at UD. He will inherit a Notre Dame The guard said he was in disbelief transfer from Massachusetts, said he "It just shows that good guys should be successful this year." program that advanced to the National Invitation Tourna ment last" year. Hens pick UD opens with win Henderson BY AARON COHEN ti-.e second half at forward, and game," said head coach Scott Stuff Repnrta produced many scoring chances, Grzenda, " i$ that we played a com­ On a gray, . rainy day, the dominating the Retriever (0-2) plete team game, had lots of scor­ as successor Delaware women's soccer team defenders. ing chances, and most of all, continued from page B 10 was a bright spot as the Hens start- "The freshmen are going to get scored three goals." · ed off their season with a 3-0 win plenty of playing time." Grzenda Senior tri-captain Stephanie " I think I had a great under­ over Maryland at said. "They have heart Schmucker said she hopes the standing of the game [when I game will mark the start of a suc­ Baltimore County. and experience." started coaching], ~specially Two freshmen made a W OMEN'S Lewing scored her cessful season. She added the team because of Coach K, who taught wants to im.prove on last season's statement by scoring first collegiate goal me to think out on the court." Delaware's fi rst goals of S OCCER just ten minutes into 8-9-l record. Henderson helped Krzyzewski the year. Midfielders ""':":::-::::-:::---~-- the game, heading in a "This game set the tone for the and Duke continue their success Elizabeth Garufi and UMBC 0 corner kick from rest of the season," the defender in the next three years, which Ginna Lewing each scored Hens 3 freshman midfielder said. "I'm pumped about this year included an appearance in the '99 to put the Hens up 2-0 and Ginette Buffone. because we have an excellent NCAA championship game. j unior defender Megan Eight minutes later, young team. But o n July 14, it became McFadden added the finishing sophomore fo rward Brittany "We feel very confident in our apparent that Henderson would tally. Campbell drew the UMBC goal- freshmen, and are excited about not be around for a fourth :;eason Delaware (1-0) only allowed keeper out of position and passed what they will do this year," at Duke. That was when former nine shots on goal. Sophomore to Garufi, setting up her first Schmucker said. "We will defi­ coach Mike Brey took the head goalkeeper Rachel Bersin recorded career tally. nitely make postseason play this coaching job at Notre Dame, and a shutout, giving the. Hens their The final goal of the game came year. Hopefully we'll be playing Henderson became a candidate at fourth straight season-opening with two minutes left in the first well into November." Delaware. win. half when McFadden scored on a Grzenda also has a positive out­ A week later he was hired, and The performance of the fresh- pass by Campbell. look on the season. said he could not be more man could be a sign of things to The Delaware defense shut "We expect to win every game," thri lied. 111 • come on· this .. youn·lf team: down rhe Retri-evers in--the'second --srnffcl!f'-sai'a~ ·~rrt15 e~uc:ce-s ·-:-­ " I think this is a great opportu­ Freshmen and sophomores mak~ half, and got revenge after losing fut this season as long as we keep THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister nity for me. Delaware is very up 21 of the team's 27 players. to the UMBC in overtime last sea­ working hard." similar to the state of North Freshmen Francesca Termini son. The Hens will host Kent State The young women's soccer team will miss the leadership of veter­ Carolina. The people here are and Trisha Breault played most of "What' s important about this today at 4 p.m. on field No. 4. ans such as Cate Harrison, a 2nd-team Am. East selection in '99. I very warm and very friendly. North Carolina is the same way." Henderson also appreciates the university's emphasis on acade- Football ~ looks to recover mics. "The great thing about Delaware is that we have student athletes here, not just athletes," Henderson said. "At Duke, that from conseC~tive 7-4 years was always the case. " I think it's important that kids continued from page B l 0 from scratch and lay a better foun­ Atlantic 10 Football realize that basketball is not dation." going to last forever. You need to within three points of_ a shocking De laware's program, in con­ Preseason Coaches/Media rely on your intellect to prepare victory. trast, is one rich in tradition, a fact Poll yourself for the future." "We're going to be on our heels which all of the players on the For Henderson, the future has a little bit," McKenna said, team are familiar with. finally arrived. "because we don't know what their They are especially keen to the lRk Team 1st Place offensive philosophy is going to ~ fact ' that it has been five years l. Massachusetts 13 be. They might \ry to run, the ball since they have captured a confer­ hard or they might open it up [by ence championship. With the pre­ Delaware s passing]." vious years' 7-4 records used now 3. James Madison 5 Stowers said that he has been as motivation, McKenna said he is surprised by how quickly his play­ ready to take the next step. 4. William & Mary 4 ers have learned the new offensive "I definitely want to play some ~· Villanova 4 schemes. and that he has no prob­ playoff games [in Newark]," the 6. New Hampshire 1 lems with taking over a program linebacker said. "We feel like picked to finish last in the confer­ we' ve let the program down and 7. Richmond 0 ence in the Coaches/Media poll. the town down." 8. Maine •."I'd much rather take over a o li "To say that I would be disap­ 9. Northeastern 0 · program such as this, where they pointed if we have another season have not won a lot of football like the last two would be an 10. Rhode Island o/ games in recent years," Stowers understatement." said. "You can build a program . BASKETBALL MANAG ER Sept. 2 at Rhode Island The Women' s Basket ball Youth will fuel Delaware Team is in search of a Sept. 9 The Citadel student assistant. Here are a few of the dut ies: don' t count them out. She added the more they freshmen or sophomores. · •Videotaping of all games However, the youngsters will rely on the Nine seniors graduated play together, the better they will become. Sept. 16 at Hofstra (home & away) and some experience of the veteran players to guide them However, it's going to be a learning experi­ practices. ence. as the season progresses. from squad that extended " How we deal with mistakes on a daily basis Coach Miller said seniors Megan Fortunato Sept. 23 West Chester •Running the clock d ur ing will determine how we do overall," Miller said. and Katie Phillips, and juniors Juli Byrd and practice AE tourney streak to four The much-anticipated first look at this year's Jenn Fotiou will all act as leaders and models •Taking stats from the highly rated recruiting class began Monday for their new teammates. 'sept. 30 Northeastern bench d uring games BY ROB ERDMAN against William and Mary. "They will demonstrate the correct way to Sports Edilllr Although on the short side of the 2-l score, play the game," Miller said, " and the young Oct. at Richmond Benefi ts include a ll t ravel Delaware looked at the game as a chance to players will look up to them." 7 Do not immediately call it a rebuilding year. expenses a nd team gear. If Though compiled o f mainly underclassmen, play together as a team in a real game situation With a few more games - and the lessons you love hoops a nd wan t to the 2000 Delaware fi eld hockey team wi ll for the first time. learned during them - the Hens will sharpen Oct. 14 at Wm. & Mary be a pa rt of a winning team, attempt to improve upon last year 's disappoint­ "We' re going to learn from our mistakes their skills and mature, Miller said. ing 9-12 record. dail y and improve," Miller said. "We're looking to gain experience," she said. this is the job for you! Looking to make their fifth The season opener also provided "We need our pro mising young players to come Oct. 21 OPEN DATE straight America East To urnament Miller with a much-needed view of together and mesh ." Contact: Jada Pierce, appearance, the Hens will rely most­ how the young team would do in a Delaware's next test will come when it hosts FIELD Asst. Coach at 831 -4044 ly on their youth. competitive regular season atmos­ the Blue Hen tournament this weekend. Oct. 28 James Madison After graduating nine seniors HoCKEY phere. The Hens will face Syracuse Saturday at I HOMECOMING The game against the Tribe p.m. and Ball State at Fred P. Rullo Stadium from last year's squad , Delaware Nov. 4 New Hampshire will count on a versati le crew of all owed Miller to observe the team's Monday, also at I p.m. Miller is optimistic going into this week­ incoming freshmen . fundamentals. PARENTS DAY May the Head coach Carol Miller said this year's The contest also gave Miller a chance to see end's tournament, and she said she feels they Nov. 11 at Massachusetts incoming freshman group is the most skilled of what adj ustments to make. will be competitive. forest be any new class she has seen. "We could definitely improve on trapping "All three of us are young teams," Miller "They are a very hard-working group," she the ball ," Miller said . said. "We want to improve on the Wi ll iam and Nov. 18 Villanova with you! said, "but we have to stay within the mom ent." Such improvements are to be expected when Mary game, score some more goal s, and hope­ Miller said altho ugh the Hens are young, 15 out of 2 1 members of the team are either fully walk away with a couple of W's. f EXPOSURE

Scptl'lllhcr I . 2000 . TilE HEVIE\\' . 89 Players react positively to Brey's sudden move to Notre Dame

BY JAMES CAREY that hi s intended mentor had bolted was ~tunncd not by Brcy\ depar­ don't fini~h l.t~t." h.; ~a id . ·· He w a~ Assistallf Sports Editor for a hi gh-profile job. ture , but by the qu ickne~s of the more than a coach. If I had :my prob­ After signing a seven year con­ "When I saw him at the pre ss decision. l e m ~ I could go to him and talk tract extension on July I, it seemed conference at Notre Dame it really ··1 was surprised that when it hap- about it." Mike Brey would be a member of hit me then,'' Knitter said. " I thought pened. it happened ~o fast." he ~a id . Perry expre~sed ~o m e di ~ appo int ­ the Hens' family for a long time. he was going to A new coach rai se:- quc :, tinns for ment in Bn:) · ~ departure du e to But things did not work out that be here for at any player. particularl y so meone ~omc fond memories of hi ~ first year way. The Delaware men's basketball least a couple in Basit 's pos ition. at' Delaware. MEN'S coach accepted the head coaching more years." 'This is my se nior year." he said. " I wa~ hi s fir~ t recruit ," he said. position at the Uni versity of Notre The upper- BASKETBALL "I didn't want to get a coach th at ··1 wanted to come back here and Dame on July 14. classmen said wo uldn't have much loyalt y to the take a part in working with Brey's "I thought he was going to be they were not as sen tors. I new recruits]." here for a while," said Tyrone Perry, bewildered as Knitter. Brey had Bas it 's primary concern is play­ Brey offered an assistan t coa ~.:h­ a Hens' assistant coach. " But I interviewed for other jobs in the ing out hi s senior season rather th an ing position with the Fi ghting Iri sh always knew he was goi ng to get his past, in addition to being mentioned sitting on the bench. to Perry. However, he chose to opportunity. There was always a in other head coaching-position 'The beginning of our schedule is return to ewark in stead . chance he was going to leave." rumors. tough, and if we got off to a rough "I wamed to come back to a place Many players said they were sur­ "There was a perfect situation out start [a new coach] would rather where I was most comfortable and prised by Brey's move, but nobody there for him,'' Perry said, "and play all freshmen." he said . '·But where I could help out, .. he said. ··r actu­ was more stunned by the situation whenever it prese nted itself, he when [new head] coach [David] ally took the job but I backed out." then one incoming freshman. would take it." Henderson came. he told us he was Although Perry said he was sorry to " I was real shocked," Sean Senior Billy Wells, a returning going to play the best pl ayers at all sec Brey leave. he is optimistic for the Knitter said. "[Brey] was happy with starting guard, agreed with Perry. times." upcoming sea on. THE REVIEW /Scott McAllister the recruiting class coming in. I did­ "If it was me ," he said, "I would Well s said he was happy fo r Brcy ··r feel confident with the coaching Mike Brey accepted the Notre Dame head coaching job on July 14. Brey n't know he liked Notre Dame that have taken the job." and attribut ed it to his outgoing per­ staff I Henderson] accumulated,'' he much." Senior forward Ajmal Basit, a sonality. said. "The players we have we had a 99-52 record in his five seasons at UD. He will inherit a Notre Dame The guard said he was in di sbelief transfer from Massachusetts, said he ·'It just shows that good guys should be successful this year.'' program that advanced to the National Invitation Tournament last year. Hens pick UD opens with win Henderson BY AARON COHEN tJ-. e second half at forward, and game," said head coach Scott Srajf Reporter produced many scoring chances, Grzenda, "is that we played a com­ On a gray, rainy day, the domi nating the Retriever (0-2) plete team game, had lots of scor­ as successor De laware women's soccer team defend ers. ing chances, and most of all, continued from page BIO was a bright spot as the Hens start - 'The freshmen are going to get scored three goals." ed off their season with a 3-0 win plenty of playing time .'' Grzenda Senior tri-captain Stephanie " I think I had a great under­ over Maryland at said. ''They have heart Schmucker said she hopes the standing of the game [when I Baltimore County. and experience.'' game will mark the start of a suc­ sta rt ed coaching], especially Two fre shmen made a WOMEN'S Lewin g scored her cessful season. She added the team because of Coach K, wh o taught statement by scoring first collegiate goal want s to improve on last season's me to think o ut on the court ." Delaware's first goals of SOCCER just ten minutes into 8-9-1 record. Henderson helped Krzyzewski the year. Midfie lders the game, heading in a "This game set the tone for the and Duke continue their uccess Elizabeth Garufi and -----~--UMBC 0 corner kick from rest of the season," the defender in the nex t three years. which Ginna Lewing each scored Hens 3 freshm an midfi elder said. ''I'm pumped about this year included an appearance in th e ' 99 to put the Hens up 2-0 and Ginette Buffone . because we have an excellent NCAA championship game. junior defender Megan Eight minutes later, young team. But on July 14 . it became McFadden added the finishing sophomore forward Brittany "We feel very confident in our apparent that Henderson would tally. Campbell drew the UMBC goal­ freshmen , and are excited about. not be around for a fourth ,cason De laware ( 1-0) only allowed keeper out of position and passed what they will do this year,'· at Duke. That was when former nine shots on goal. Sophomore to Garufi, setting up her first Schmucker said. "We will defi­ coach Mike Brey took the head goalkeeper Rachel Bersin recorded career tall y. nitely make postseason play this coaching job at Notre Dame, and a shutout, giving the Hens their The fin al goal of th e game came year. Hopefully we' II be playing Henderson became a candidate at fourth straight season-opening with two minutes left in the first well into November." Delaware. Will. half when McFadden scored on a Grzenda also has a positive out­ A week later he was hi red. and The performance of the fresh­ pass by Campbell. look on the season. said he could not be more man could be a sign of things to The Delaware defense shut "We expect to win every game," thrilled. come on this young team. down the Retrievers in the second Grzenda said. "We will be success­ " l think this is a great opportu­ Freshmen and sophomores make half. and got revenge after losing ful this season as long as we keep nit y for me. Delaware is very THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister up 21of the team's 27 players. to the UMBC in overtime last sea­ working hard." similar to the state of North Freshmen Francesca Termini son. The Hens will host Kent State The young women's soccer team will miss the leadership of veter­ Carolina. The people here are and Trisha Breault played most of "What's important about this today at 4 p.m. on field No. 4 . ans such as Cate Harrison, a 2nd-team Am. East selection in '99. very warm and very fri endly. North Carolina is the same way.'' Henderson also appreciates the uni ve r ity·s emphasis on acade­ 'Review Sports: Football looks to recover mi cs. 'The great thing about Delaware is th at we have tudent athletes here. not just athletes," Henderson said. ''At Duke, th at Guaranteed from consecutive 7-4 years was always the case. '·I think it's importanl that kids continued from page B I 0 from scratch and lay a better foun­ Atlantic I 0 Football reali ze that ba ketball is not dation." goin g to last forever. You need to within three points of a shocking Delaware's program, in con­ Preseason Coaches/Media rely on yo ur intell ect to prepare victory. trast, is one ri ch in tradition, a fact Poll yourself for the future.'' not to leave "We' re going to be on our heels which all of the players on the For Henderson. the future has a little bit," McKenna said, team are familiar with. fin all y arri ved. "because we don ' t know what their They are especially keen to the Rk Team 1st Place offensive philosophy is going to fact that it has been five years 1. Massachusetts 13 be. They might iry to run the ball since they have captured a confer­ fm r greener hard or they might open it up [by ence championship. With the pre­ 2. Delaware 5 passing)." vious years' 7-4 records used now 3. James Madison Stowers said that he has been 5 as motivati on . McKenna said he is 4. William & Mary surprised by how quickly hi s play­ ready to take the nex t step. 4 ers have learned the new offensive " I definitely want to play some 5. Villanova 4 schemes. and that he has no prob­ playoff games [in Newark] ,'' the 6. pastures. lems with taking over a program New Hampshire I linebacker said. " We feel like picked to finish last in the confer­ we've let the program down and 7. Richmond 0 ence in the Coaches/Media poll. the town down." 8. Maine 0 -"I'd much rather take over a "To say that I would be disap­ 9. Northeastern 0 / program such as this, where they pointed if we have another season I Trust s. have not won a lot of football li ke th e last two wo uld be an 10. Rhode Island 0 1 U games in recent years," Stowers understatement. " ' said. "You can build a program 2000 Schedule BAS KETBALL MANAGER

Sept. 2 at Rhode Island The Women's Basketball Youth will fuel Delaware Team is in search of a Sept. 9 The Citadel student assistant. Here are a few of the duties: don't count them out. She added the more th ey freshmen or sophomores. •Videotapin g of all games However, the youn gsters wi ll rely on th e Nine seniors graduated play together. the better they will become. Sept. 16 at Hofstra (home & away) and some ex peri ence of the veteran players to guide them Howeve r. it's going to be a learning experi­ practices. ence. as the season progresses. from squad that extended ·'How we deal with mi stakes on a daily basis Coach Miller said seni ors Megan Fortunato Sept. 23 West Chester •Running the clock during will determine how we do overall," Miller said. and Katie Phil lips, and juniors Juli Byrd and practice AE tourney streak to four T he much-anticipated first look at this year's Jenn Foti ou will all act as leaders and models •Taking stats from the hi ghl y rated recrui ting class began Monday for their new teammates. Sept. 30 Northeastern bench during games BY ROB ERDMAN again st William and Mary. "They will demonstrate the correct way to play the game," Miller said, ··and the yo un g Spor/1 £d11or Altho ugh on the short side of the 2- 1 score, Oct. 7 at Richmond Benefits include all travel Delaware looked at the game as a chance to players will look up to them." Do not immedi ately call it a rebuilding year. expenses and team gear. If play togeth er as a team in a real game situati on With a few more games - and the lessons Though compiled of main ly underclassmen, you love hoops and want to the 2000 Delaware fi e ld hoc key team will for the first time. learned during them - the Hens wi ll sharpen & Oct. 14 at Wm. Mary be a part of a winning team, attempt to improve upon last year's di sappoi nt ­ ·· w e· re goin g to learn from our mi stakes their skills and mature, Miller said . ing 9- 12 record . dai ly and improve," Miller said . "We're looking to gain ex perience," she said . this is the job for you! Looking to make their fifth The season opener also provided "We need our promi sin g youn g pl ayers to come Oct. 21 OPEN DATE strai ght America East Tourname nt Mil ler with a much-needed view of together and mesh." Contact: Jada Pierce, Delaware's nex t test will come when it hosts a pp ea ran ~.:e, th e Hens will rely most­ how the young team wo uld do in a Asst. Coach at 831-40~4 ly on their youth. FIELD competitive regul ar season atmos­ th e Blue Hen tournament this weekend . Oct. 28 James Madison After grad uating nine seni ors HOCKEY ph ere. The Hens wi ll fa ce Syracuse Saturday at I HOMECOMING T he game against the Tribe p.m. and Ball State at Fred P. Ru ll o Stad ium from last yea r ·~ squad. Delaware Nov. 4 New Hampshire wi II count on a vc r ~a ti le crew of allowed Mi ll er to observe th e team's Monday, also at I p.m. incoming freshm en. fund amentals. Miller is optim isti c going into this week­ PARENTS DAY Head coach Carol Miller said thi s year·s T he contest also gave Miller a chance to see end's tournament. and she said she feels they 11 May the will be competit ive. Nov. at Massachusetts 1 in comin g freshm an group is th e most skil led of what adjustments to make. forest be "All three of us are young teams." Mi ll er any new c l as ~ :,he has seen. ··we could definitely improve on trapping "They arc a very hard-worki ng group," she th e ball .'. Miller said . said . "We want to improve on the Wi ll iam and Nov. 18 Villanova with you! Mary game. score some more goals. and hope­ said. '·but we have to stay within th e moment. " Such improve ment s are to be expected when I Mi ll er said although the Hens arc youn g. IS out of 2 1 members of the team are ei ther fully walk away with a couple of W 's. I '0§1• "d e This date in sports histoq • Program reaction to Brey's J • On September 1, 1923 departure·· Rocky Marciano is born. • Women's soccer team beats He is the only heavyweight UMBC 3-0 in opening game champ to retire undefea~ ••••••• .see page B9

www.review.udel.edu September 1, 2000 • BlO Commentary Sub-par seasons serve MATTHEW STEINMETZ as motivation for UD BY MIKE LEWIS meet conference riyal Rhode and seven interceptions in nine ... Managing Sports Editor Island in Kingston's :M;eade games. Whenever a curious soul Stadium at noon. Nagy shined during the ' 98 searches through the annals of With 22 players who started campaign, setting a school record Delaware football in the future, he four or more games returning to for passing yards with 2,916 while or she will come across similar Newark, much is expected of tossing 20 touchdowns. entries for the last two fall cam­ Delaware in the pre-season rank­ "We'd like to throw the ball You just paigns. ings. The Hens are slotted 13th by better than we did last year," 1998: 7 wins 4 losses. ESPN/USA Today and 16th by the Raymond said. "We had [Brett] 1999: 7 wins 4 losses. Sports Network in their respective Veach and [Jamin] Elliot who Both are certainly fine records. pre-season p_olls. were very new at their trades. I can't stay Both extended the current streak Delaware received five first think they are much better then of consecutive winning seasons to place votes in the A-10 they were." 12. Coaches/Media poll, finishing The two junior receivers com­ in one spot Both, however, did not include second behind Massachusetts (13 bined to catch 72 passes for 1224 an Atlantic 10 conference champi­ first-place votes). Four of the yards and six touchdowns in '99. onship. Both also did not include Hens' 2000 opponents appear in They will be the catalysts for the a trip to the 16-team NCAA the national pre-season polls, new offensive looks - which forever Division 1-AA tournament, the including UMass, Hofstra, James includes some no-huddle attacks first time the Hens· were denied . Madison and Villanova. - that were implemented during ell, he's gone. You just entry in two consecutive years "I really believe that the differ­ the spring practices. knew it was going to since 1989-'90. ence between the football teams in Despite the emphasis on pass­ happen sooner than "We asked in our summer let­ our conference is too small to ing, however, the heart of the IIlater, and the other ters [to the players] if we could measure," Raymond said. "The Delaware Wing-T offense remains shoe finally dropped. renew our passion for difference, really, is the the running game. Mike Brey's departure to Notre winning," said Tubby attitude and the com­ While the Hens have not had a Dame bas left the Delaware basket­ Raymond, who is mitment that the players running back surpass the 1,000- ball program bummed but not entering his 35th year make to playing the yard barrier since ' 94, the buried. as head coach at game the way it's sup­ Delaware backfield features a bal­ Brey, who had been nearing the Delaware. "Somehow, posed to be played." anced attack of speed and power. status of a mid-major coaching leg­ in the last couple years, Leading the Hens on Senior halfback and co-captain end, almost single-handedly raised we really lost our passion for win­ offense is senior quarterback Matt Craig Cummings (423 yards rush­ the Hens from obscurity to an ning." Nagy, who will be trying to ing in '99), junior halfback NCAA Tournament team. The 2000 edition of the Hens bounce back from an injury-rid­ "Butter" Pressey (682 yds.) and In reality though, Brey, who just receive their first opportunity for dled '99 season in which he threw senior fullback (598 yds.) all keeps dolling up that resume, was renewal tomorrow when they for 1,081 yards, five touchdowns return this year for the Hens. too good to be true for us fans. Perhaps the greatest weakness Reminds me of this girl I used to ofthe '99 Delaware squad was the date. special teams. THE REVIEW/Scott McAllister She was a good one. Attractive, The unit allowed six blocked , · intelligent, funny, and had a cool · punts during the season and did Senior quarterback Matt Nagy will take the snapS for the Hens car, too. She had all the makings of not connect on a field goal longer tomorrow at Rhode Island Delaware beat the Rams 35,0 last year. the perfect girlfriend - which is than 40 yards. Sophomore kicker exactly the reason she broke up with Scott Collins, a transfer from rated the No. 10 linebacker in 1- its past experiences. me. Penn State, will replace the gradu­ AA by the Sports Networ}c. Rhode Island enters the game I was never good enough. And ated Garon Sizemore. Even with all the returning tal­ with a new head coach, Tim while I didn't see it at first, it prob­ Two senior All-America candi­ ent and experience, Cummings Stowers, w.ho has proceeded to ably should have occurred to me dates will anchor the Hens' defen­ said he has warned his teammates bring in a new offensive playbook when I'd overbear her friends say­ sive unit: defensive end Mike not to look toward the future. to Kingston. The new plan is sim­ ing, "Umm; so like, why are you Cecere and linebacker and co-cap­ "I think in previous years we ilar to the one he used from 1990- with him again?" tain Brian McKep.na. put the extra burden on ourselves 96 when he was head coach of . You see, i'm Delaware. I'm the Cecere, who missed the final of looking ahead in the season Georgia Southern, a national 1- middle-of-the-road guy. A girl could three games of the '99 season with when we hadn' t won a game yet," AApower. do worse, but she coqld certianly do a broken forearm, will attempt to Cummings said. "The seniors The situation is similar to the better. There are just some girls that become the first player in have been trying to get the point opening game of the ' 98 season deserve more than I'll ever be able Delaware history to earn an all­ across that until we show that we when UMass, and new head coach to offer. And without disrespecting conference selection in all four can win on a consistent basis, we Mark Whipple, came into our school, a coach of Brey's stature years of his career. shouldn't look past Rhode Delaware Stadium with a new Island." offense and proceeded to come likewise seems out of place here. Junior receiver Brett Veach gets wrapped up in a game from McKenna, the team leader in He is simply destined for some­ tackles the past two seasons, is The Hens coaching staff is also last season. Veach caught 25 passes last year for 374 yards. see FOOTB~L page B9 thing better than the Bob Carpenter not taking the Rams lightly, due to Center would ever be able to offer him. Thanks to Brey, the Hens' pro­ gram has become pretty damn Puke and Delaware:, Linked Yet Again respectable. But just like me, fans always held out the hope that Brey would be BY ROBERT NIEDZWIECKI senior year in non-confronta­ competed for a common goal. content to settle down in Newark ManJJging Spom Editor which his team tional way, and I there are so many different indi­ and coach out his career here. Playing basketball was always a won the state think that's one vidual things going on profession­ You can't blame them for dream­ passion for David Henderson. championship of the reasons ally, it just takes away from the ing. Whether it was pretending to be - he was hitting he's done so well team goals." The squad has a new top man a National Basketball Association enough clutch in the NBA." · After he was released by the now. The university hired its 22nd player in his youth, or actually shots to earn a After a year 76ers in the offseason, Henderson bead coach in its basketball history being one with the Philadelphia scholarship to under Jackson, decided that he would not want to when Dave Henderson was intro­ 76ers in adulthood, the 6-foot-6 Duke. Henderson again play for the NBA again. He decid­ duced in July. Coincidentally, be is inch Henderson always played The Blue made an attempt ed to go the overseas route. also the first black head coach in with fire. Devils' head at the NBA. This He played in France in ' 89-90 Delaware athletics history. That fire for playing burned out coach was enter­ time, he managed and .'95, Turkey in '94 and Israel But Henderson, who, like Brey, is four years ago following an eight­ ing his third year to stay on with from ' 91-94 and also in '96, where another Duke coaching product, year career overseas, but his love when Henderson Philadelphia, he ended his playing career. wasn't wooed here by the beautiful of basketball still breathed. arrived as a though his NBA "I got to go to places maybe you C!liilpus (especially with those big After a year of searching, a new freshman. To career would last only read about," Henderson said. holes in the middle of the Mall these passion emerged: coaching. And that point, that just one year . "It was amazing for me to have days). on July 21, his efforts toward his young coach had ('87-88). come so far and actually walk on Instead, he sees an opportunity to new vocation paid off when he done nothing to "It was a sense those grounds, and see other parts take a rising program to the next became the distinguish him­ of accomplish­ of the world I'd never imagined." level winning an NCAA 22nd head self. Mike ment ," But though he enjoyed his play­ Tournament game. coach in Krzyzewski had Henderson said. ing career overseas, that enthusi­ Losing seniors like Mike Pegues, the history posted just a 27- "When I believe asm dwindled in '96. Henderson John Gordon and Kestutis· 0 f 30 record his .... in something, I decided to take a year off to make Marciulionis to graduation has left Delaware first two sea­ "" just go after it. sure he had truly lost his desire to the newcomer with a lot of boles. men's bas- sons, and would "One of the play the game. But he will reap the benefits of ketball. . lead Duke to just things I've "I'd always said that if I didn't Brey's excellent class of incoming Henderson, a Duke alum and a an 11-17 record learned is to set have the passion to play, I would­ recruits this year as well as a couple Blue Devil assistant for the past in the '82-83 ~--~------~ goals for your­ n't play," he said. "I lost my pas­ of transfers from larger programs. three years, became the first season. . THE REVIEW/Christopher Bunn self. It's up to sion to play, but I still loved the The HeD,' \flU almost certainly African-American coach in school But thanks to David Henderson was named the new men's head basketball coach you whether you sport. continue to be· the cream of the history when he was hired. players like on July 21. Henderson spent 1997-2000 as an assistant at Duke. achieve those "That year off, I realized that I America East. Conference. But if the 36-year-old Henderson, · the goals. It was a didn't want to play anymore, but I I've moved on with my life these Henderson had not retired when he squad would make the NCAA into place. goal of mine to play in the NBA, still wanted to be a part of the days and rarely -think of the heart­ did, or if a coaching job at Duke tournament the next two years and "I thought I had a chance [of so I went after it." game. The best way to do that was breaking girlfriend. · had not opened up when it did, a post a 37-3 record in '85-86. The playing in the NBA]," he said. "I Though he had achieved his to coach. And so should Delaware fans. different coach might be patrolling squad made the Final Four, aided saw a lot of the other players, and goal, Henderson soon found there "I love working with young It would probably be easier for the sidelines at the Bob Carpenter by Henderson's 14.8 points per I felt I could play with any of was a negative side to being a people, and I love to teach." the 6-foot-6 Henjierson to squeeze Center this year. game and 4.8 rebounds per game. those guys." player in the NBA. He got a golden opportunity into some women's pumps than For Henderson, his love affair "People say [college] should be But Washington did not agree. " It was a great experience in when his former Blue Devil team­ actually try to fill Brey's shoes. with basketball began at age six in the greatest four years of your life, Henderson was the last man cut that I got to play on the same court mate Tommy Amaker left his Hopefully Hens fans won't bold rus hometown of Manson, North and it was great for me," he said. from the team, but it did not kill with so many talented players, assistant coach position at Duke to him to the same standard. Carolina, where he lived with his "Academically, graduating from his dream. playing at the highest level," take the head-coaching job at Brey built the program to its cur­ parents, two brothers and one sis­ Duke University on time was a big He went to play for the Albany Henderson said. "But just like Seton Hall following the '96-97 rent status and has moved on to ter. thing. franchise of the Continental anything else, there are certain season. South Bend, Ind. Now it's up to As he grew older, he harbored "Athletically, to see a-program Basketball Association, where, yet things you learn that you had no Though he had never coached Henderson to put on the finishing dreams of becoming a professional go from the bottom and come to again, he came under the tutelage idea about beforehand. before, Henderson had plenty of touches. basketball player. the top was a memorable experi­ of another coach that would some­ "Certain guys play and certain experience to fall back on. Here's hoping the new Hens don't "You'd watch a game on the ence for me." day be a legend: Phil Jackson. guys don't. The [high-salary] guys "I was never unsure of myself " lay an egg. weekend," Henderson said, "Then Life got even better for " It was a real good experience," have to play. The star players are he said. "I've been playing basket­ you'd go out to the court and call Henderson when his dream of Henderson said of playing under not necessarily the best players to ball since I was six years old, so Matthew Steinmetz is a copy editor out the different players and set up becoming an NBA player became Jackson, who has guided his teams be leaders, because they can cause there are very few situations that at The Review and, for the first time last-second shots." a reality. After being taken in the to victory seven times in the NBA problems with the team goals. could come about that I' m not in his life, 1uJs a reason tp root for the By the time Henderson finished third round of the NBA draft by finals. "He's always cerebral. "Coming from a program like I familiar with. Fighting Irish. Send comments and his career at Warren County High the then-Washington · Bullets, "He forces his players to think. came from under Coach K, it was digits to [email protected]. 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