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Today•s weather: Our second centul')l 11101\i PROfiT ORG Mostly cloudy U S POST AGE with chance excellence of PAID ·· of showers, :c Newark Orl high near 70. Perm•t No 16 Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 Vol. 113 No. 24-= •Friday, April 24, 1987 AFSCME workers accept contract by Chris Lauer meeting in the Rodney Room contract]. [his opinion] is representative through the new contract is a of the Student Center, "The only other choice they of the group - not when they leave of absence policy and Dale Rife members of Local 439 ac had was to go on strike," he voted 3 to 1 in favor of it." whereby employees can take a Staff Reporters cepted the contract, which has continued. "Now, how can a Evans also stressed that one-year leave of absence in -university custodial, been negotiated by union and woman with two kids making ''the relationship between the the event of an accident or maintenance and Food Ser university officials for the past $8,000 a year- and not work union and the university has emergency and return to their vice employees, who had been five months. ing a full year - go out on been severely damaged [as a jobs. working without a contract Bob Evans, president of strike'? result of the contract], and we The two sides had reached since January 1, voted 140 to 50 Local 439 of the American "They can't do it," Evans will seek retribution for it." an agreement April15, accor in favor of a new two-year con Federation of State, County said. According to Bill Hackett, a ding to Lapenta, following tract Wednesday night, amid and Municipal Employees, Thomas Lapenta, director of staff representative of Council seperate meetings with disapproval from union claimed that workers were labor relations for the univer 81, which oversees all federal mediator Charles officials. "more or less blackmailed in sity, responding to Evans' AFSCME locals in the state, Butler. In an hour-long closed to accepting .{the new claim, said "l do not think that "the only thing gained" continued to page 2 Jones outlines UD's priorities for the future by Tom CaPQdanno Jones stressed that the AdministraUve News Editor university needs to lean in a A "reformation" of the "liberal direction," incor university's undergraduate porating liberal arts courses education program is "my into all academic programs, number-one priority,'' including the sciences and president-elect Russel C. engineering. Jones told about 150 faculty "I believe that a liberal members at the bi-annual education is extremely impor faculty meeting Monday. tant for each student who "I believe that the time has passes through the universi come to change what was done ty," he added. in the 1960s," Jones said at the Jones will seek to achieve meeting held in 120 Smith Hall. "enriched majors" in the all "We need to get to the point university academic pro where the [undergraduate grams, he said. Jones defined THE REVIEW/Cindy Waterman academic] structure is a little an· enriched major as explor firmer than what it has been ing a field in depth and then Police cordon off South College Avenue after a crane on the back of a truck smashed into the putting that field in its proper Smith Hall Overpass Thursday afternoon, causing extensive structural damage. See story p. s. over the past couple of decades." continued to page 4 Programmers critical of F_CC ruling by Cathleen Fromm sity's WXDR-FM, the FCC's with Tarver. The station has received let decision does not violate the Staff Reporter "I don't think there's a need ters and phone calls protesting First Amendment of the Con for the [FCC] ruling or for DJs Sterns's program, although The Ffderal Communica stitution; but he called the rul to use obscene and off-color Bloom said the program does tions C~mission announced ing "puritanical" and "focus jokes on the air," he said. not presently violate the FCC's . ·last week that it plans to ed on a narrow aspect" of a "[The jokes are] usually used current definitions of rewrite' its definition of "inde larger problem. to keep people on the dial." "obscene" and "indecent" cent" and "obscene" broad "If [the FCC] is going to pro According to Andy Bloom, broadcasts. casts and crack down on sta tect the rights of people, it program director of WYSP The FCC warned, however, tions violating the new policy. should deal with the whole FM, one of the three stations that under its new definitions, In light of the decision, the issue of using radio to be receiving a warning, the Stern's program may be in commissien has already abusive," he said. FCC's decision does not infr violation, Bloom explained. issued warnings to three radio Tarver said the airwaves inge on the station's First If the new definitions are stations for broadcasting what are frequently used to attack Amendment right because the considered constitutional by it calls "obscene" material, various minority groups such Chuck Tarver . exact definitions of the regual the Supreme Court, Bloom signaling an end to over a· as blacks and homosexuals. tions are unknown. said that WYSP, including decade of FCC deregulation. "Shock radio" is a common "Greaseman," who joked dur The actual FCC definitions Stern, would abide by the The stations receiving war method of attacking these ing the. first celebration of will not be made available for decision. nings are: WYSP-FM in groups, he explained, which Martin Luther King Day, a few weeks, he added. "If you know Howard Stern, Philadelphia, KPFK-FM in often results in higher ratings "Let's kill four more black According to Bloom, WYSP you know he is a law abiding Los Angeles and KCSB-FM in for the radio station. leaders and we can take the received the FCC warning citizen, " Bloom said. "He will Santa Barbara, California. Tarver described a popular whole week off." because of the morning pro comply." According to Chuck Tarver, disc jockey from Washington, Brian Ferguson (AS 87), a gram anchored by DJ Howard . -station manager of the univer- In comparison to WYSP's D.C., known as the WXDR disc jockey, agreed Stern. continued to page 11 Page 2 • The Review • April 24, 1987 Local chapters celebrate Greek Week ding to Paul LaSorsa (PE 89), week for him is the opportuni things together." the day. "The tug-of-war is a by Molly Gilmore vice president of the Inter ty to spend time with Greeks This is also the first year double-elimination tourna Copy Editor Fraternity Council. from other fraternities and that Alpha Phi Alpha fraterni ment. In between each tug are For most university "This is when people show sororities. ty has participated in the other events." students, this may be just the most pride in their "I think it's cool because I festivities, according to Chris another week, but for houses," LaSorsa continued. like being able to hang out with Kauffman (BE 88), · IFC's • A keg toss, whjch is "like members of campus frater "It brings the individual spirit girls I.. J:s:now who are Greek other programming director. a discus throw, but· with an . nities and sororities, this week of a chapter together. You and guys I know who are "They're putting teams in empty keg." ·. is something special. really get a chance to spend Greek from other houses," he for most things," Kauffman • A mattress ·race, where Greek Week "shows how time with your fraternity commented. "I like hanging said, ''and on Sunday they're one rider is carried on a mat strong the Greek system is and brothers and sorority sisters." out with a lot of people from combining with Kappa Alpha tress by sprinting teammates. has the potential to be," accor- He said the best part of the other houses as much as peo Psi for the Greek Games. It's • A relay race, which "con ple from my own house during a Black Greek Alliance team. sists of a 600-meter run, Greek Week." LaSorsa said the Newark 25-meters running backwards, ... AFSCME According to Sean Harr Clean and Green campaign a 200-meter sprint, another continued from page I Hackett said he envisions an ington <PE 89), an IFC pro will "get everybody together 25-meters backwards and gramming director, "Greek and involved in the communi another 200 meters for the Butler had been asked to incr.ease in ~riev~nces fi~ed . · . agamst the uruvers1ty by uruon Week this year is going really ty" Saturday morning. finish." mediate whe.n negotiations employees in the coming years well. .a lot of people have Participants in the Clean • An obstacle course. were st.alled 1~ early M~rch as a result of the new contract participated." and Green will walk through • A chariot race. "The due to'different mterpretabons . · LaSorsa agreed: "So far, the city picking up litter, Har design of the chariot is left up of sick leave provisions in the "If [the university] starts this Greek Week has been the rington explained. to the individual fraternity or proposed contract. exploiting our people," best. For Air Band, we had "The city is providing prizes sorority." Hackett predicted, "we're go over 750 people check in. for the most unusual garbage • A softball throw. Under the contract, workers ing to have to use arbitration. will receive a 5 percent wage That's more than a baseball brought back and for the most Kauffman and Harrington increase this year, followed by "That's the only tool we game, more than a basketball garbage," he continued.