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Calls for divestment Blue-White game sti sounding set for tomorrow page 18 THE EVIEWA FOUR-STAR ALL-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER FRIDAY Roselle keys in on new presidency By Sharon O'Neal board of trustees, welcomed Roselle to his Roselle said he does not see the university accomplished either nationally or at the Administrative News Editor "frrst day on the job." "in terms of problems" as he starts his tenure university. "That seems like a sensible kind of Kirkpatrick said the university community as president. "l see the biggest need at the goal." With a flourish, handing the Hullihen Hall looked forward to having Roselle as its nellt university is our being able to facilitate some Kirkpatrick said, "We are indeed indebted to keys to his successor, former President E.A. president, and referring to Roselle's two-month of the aspirations that people have for the Art Trabant for his commitment to education Trabant stepped down and gave command to transition period, said, "Your travels have left institution." and to the improvement in the quality of life the university's new president, David P. favorable impressions throughout" Some of thOse aspirations are providing for for students, faculty and staff at the university. Roselle, in a small, simple ceremony in the Roselle thanked Trabant and other educational attainment and creating diversity, "In the truest sense, Art Trabant has been President's Office Tuesday. administrators for making his transition period he said. the ultimate public servant, committed to the : "These items are going to unlock more a good one. The university's "richness and Administratively, Roselle said he wanted to common good." bpportunities, more happiness, more great diversity" have become evident to him during do some "team building" among the faculty Trabant quoted Winston Churchill in things than you have any imagination today as the time he has spent touring the campus and and staff. Increasing minority representation in observing the passage from one president to you stand here, the 25th president," Trabant its facilities, he said. "In my travels throughout higher education and mirroring the percentages another. "This is not the end. This is not even said. the state, I've found the University of Delaware of minorities in the population with those in the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, chairman of the has many friends." universities is something that has not been end of the beginning." David P. Roselle DUSC 'appalled' 700 fewer by Senate proposal waiting on discrimination for 1991 By Lisa Ruvolo Schweizer said the committee housing Staff Reporter was not acting on the proposal. He wanted to determine what this The Delaware Undergraduate year's Faculty Senate thought about Higher fees, Student Congress (DUSC) Monday the resolution. "The resolution is smaller refunds will fight a resolution that might quite clear and I feel it should be fqrce all student organizations discussed. No student organization cited as reasons which violate university policy on should be allowed to discriminate sellual and racial equality to be on the basis of race and gender." By AnneMarle Crawford disassociated from the university, a Marc Davis (BE 91 ), student and Christopher Lee busc official said Tuesday. member of the Committee on Staff Reporters · Dr. Edward Schweizer, faculty Student Life, said DUSC questions senator, made the motion at the the resolution because possible The university's rev ised housing Senate's March meeting. It would ramifications would restrict lottery has reduced the number of require fraternities, sororities and students' rights of association and students wa1t111 g for room any other organizations which freedom of movement assignments by about 700, a violate the policy to change their "It is not in the best interest of university official said Tuesday. rules with regard to discrimination the students or the university if it Linda Carey, assistant director on the basis of gender and race. forces organizations to allow other for occupancy manage ment, said Faculty Senate President Frank groups to join. that last year, of the more than 4,000 B. Dilley assigned the resolution to "If the resolution is passed, these students who requested roo m ,the Committee on Student Life to organizations will be forced to assignments, more than 900 were :review and discuss possible either become disaffiliated with placed on a waiting li st. This year, )"amifications for the student body. their national organization or to of the more than 4,000 studcn Lc; who :The committee requested legal become disaffiliated with the requested university housing, less :advice about the university's university, in which case the than 200 were placed on a waiting :responsibilities to students and the university will lose control over list. ~ tate . them," Davis said. "We ended up having 23 students Schweizer said prompt action Thomas said, "Dr. Schweize• is on the traditional waiting list and we was not taken, so he took the acting irresponsibly and he is have 120 students on the Christiana resolution out of committee and abusing his position by pulling the [Towers'] waiting list," Carey said. placed it on the Senate's agenda. He resolution out of committee just to The decrease res ulte d from said faculty senators have this right see what this year's Senate thinks. doubling the housing deposit fee to if they believe an issue must be "This proposal, if passed, could $200. Also, for the first time in addressed immediately. possibly be the single most three years, leftover rooms in Jeff Thomas (BE 90), DUSC significant change the university Pencader Residence halls were president, said DUSC will has seen in a while, and it is not thrown into the lottery. challenge the resolution at something that should be voted "[The increased housin g feel has Monday's Faculty Senate meeting. upon without significant research." weeded out those people truly "I am really appalled that the Davis said this is a public looking for ofT-campus housing and resolution is being discussed so institution and is bound by certain those stude nts uns ure o f th eir soon. DUSC has a lot of problems regulations, which is why the plans," Carey said. "Students just with it to begin with. But right now committee is seeking legal aren't willing to risk losing that we feel it has no right to be on the advisement. He said, however, they much money." agenda of the next meeting. It have not had enough time to review In addition 10 increasing the fcc, should be in committee to be further researched," Thomas said. see PROPOSAL page 9 see LOTTERY page B Del. skater teams up with Soviet By Robert Weston Soviet Union, will become him," she said. this will help my students in the Staff Reporter Semanick's new professional ice Semanick said she is anxious to long-run," she said. dancing partner, said Semanick's find out what he thinks about Two of her students, Beth Buhl WILMINGTON As an coach David Owen of the Skating skating with an American, and and Neal Smull, won both the Junior amateur, Suzy Semanick dreamed of Club of Wilmington. learning about cultural differences. National Dance Championships and beating the Russians and bringing "This will be a great opportunity She said she hopes the new the National Coll eg ia te home America's first medal in for her. It is not very often that an partnership will enable her to Championships in 1989. They are Olympic iee dancing. American skater gets a chance to express herself professionally. currently the seventh-ranked Junior She and her daoce partner, Scott skate with a Russian on a regular She would like to appear in ice Dance pair in the world. Gregory, who were members of the basis," he said. shows and compete professionally, Another team o f Semanick's University of Delaware Figure Shpilband, who defected from the she said. students. Elizabeth Entrcs and Skating Club, did their best to make Soviet Union in February, placed Semanick, who currently teaches Tony Darnell, placed first at a recent that dream come true during the third in the All Soviet Cup skating at the Skating Club of Wilmington, ice skating competition in the Junior 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. competition and was a member of said her first priority will be her Dance Division, despite the fac t Unfortunately, her dream was the Torvill and Dean Soviet All students. they were only together fou r wee never realized and the Russian Stars. He is scheduled to begin "Some of these students have a prior to the competition, she said. skaters took home a gold and a skating with Semanick Thursday, chance to become world renowned," Skating with a Russian wi ll silver medal in the ice dancing Owen said. she said. certainly make her family happy. competition. Semanick said, "He speaks better She said she ellpects her new Semanick's mother, Ro e, aid Now, two years later, she finds English than I do Russian, so dance partner to help her skating that a few years ago her hu band herself about to be paired with a hopefully there will not be a and said she thinks her students will teased Semanick, who is of Russian Russian skater who recently communication problem. benefit from her ellperiences as descent, about when she was going defected to the United States. "Male Russian skaters are so well. to get a Russian partner. Igor Shpilband, the former World theatrical that it will be a real "Since I am still skating, my Starting Thursday, he will Junior Dance Champion from the learning experience to skate with growth will not slagnate and I think finally get that chance.