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An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • A day in the life of a beer, No. 4 Hens lose to Bl unranked Rhode Island, Cl Non-Profit Org. 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 U.S. Postage Paid Thesday & Friday Newark, DE Permit No. 26 FREE Volume 12X, Issue 2 www.re•·iew.udel.edu Tucsda~, Scptcmht•r -1. 20f)l HRIM student dies in car crash BY SUSAN KIRKWOOD accident]." "She was a good student - bright, Necastro was especially happy about City News Editor Cummings said both students and energetic and enthusiastic. living at a house on Prospect Avenue Junior Lisa Necastro, 21, died as a faculty are feeling the loss. "She will be greatly missed." for the school year, since she and result of a car accident on Route 273 "I've talked to a number of people Friends describe Necastro as Boyer would be neighbors. on Thursday at approximately l :30 at the university and her death is extremely caring and devoted to her Boyer said when she and Necastro a .m., said Cynthia Cummings, having a profound effect on many family and friends. would get together it was always as if associate vice president of Residence members of our community," she Senior Regina W ilczynski said no time had passed. Life. said. "We are very sorry of the loss of Necastro was thrilled about her " Every time we saw each other it Maryland State Police Sgt. John such a young and vibrant life." younger brother, freshman Vincent was like nothing had changed," she Blades said the accident occurred Necastro, a Wilmington resident, Necastro, attending the university. said. "We were just so happy to see when Necastro's car went through the planned to graduate with a major in "Lisa was showing him where his each other." intersection of Route 273 and hotel restaurant and institutional classes were, helping him buy his Friends said Necastro was very Appleton Road in Elkton, Md. management, Cummings said. books and fix his schedule," she said. independent and worked at the Yatz "She failed to obey a stop [sign] Everyone in the department knew her "Anytime I had a problem, she would Sub Shop in Wilmington and at TGI and collided with two other vehicles," well and enjoyed having her as a drop anything and come pick me up. Friday's in Newark. he said. " Right now the accident is student. " Lisa would do anything for "For as long as I've known her, being investigated. "The faculty and the students in anyone whenever." she's been working," Boyer said. THE REVIEW/Courtesy of Julie Hayes "There is no indication at this time the program are devastated," she said. Senior Roseann Boyer said Junior Lisa Necastro, an HRIM major, was killed on of alcohol being a factor [in the see JUNIOR page A8 Route 273 and Appleton Road in Elkton, Md. Thursday. State sets Upperclassmen stringent happy in Smyth • BY BEN SCHNEIDER hall government," she said. Staff Reporter Linda Carey, director of housing arsemc Smyth Hall is now composed of a ssignment services, said 60 percent freshmen and 40 upperclassmen's wishes were percent upperclassmen, said behind the decision to change Heather Weaver, hall director for Smyth to a mixed-housing dorm. standard the building. "[The change] decreased the Resident Assistant and BY DEANNA TORTORELLO number of freshmen spaces," NationaVState News Editor sophomore Therese Sawin said Carey said, "but it opened up more Delaware will become the first state freshmen and upperclassmen are for upperclassmen who want to 'iii the nation to require a 10 parts per living on the frn.t and fourth floors live in that area. - billion restriction on arsenic levels in and th·e a·d4iti'On'al floors are "We do tike to help students drinking water, Gov. Ruth Ann limited to only freshmen. who stay on campus fQr several Minner said Friday. Although the residence hall has years." The decision comes in response to ~ reputation for excessive partying, The new mixed housing the recent repeal of a national l 0 ppb that has not been the case this year, assignments in the residence hall restriction implemented during she said. met with positive responses from Clinton administration by "There are a lot of sophomores students. Environmental Protection Agency who lived here last year," Sawin Sophomore Stephanie Kovack, a bead Christie Todd Whitman and the said. "They want it better [than it second-year Smyth resident, said 6ush Administration, said Michelle was]." she has no problem living amongst Reardon, press secretary for Minner. She also said the Smyth RAs freshmen. The current EPA standard for arsenic THE REVIEW/Rob Meletti have been making a concerted " It's fine for me," she said. "I is 50 ppb. Local artists worked throughout August to create a mural on the east wall of Old Market effort to enforce proper dormitory think it would be harder for them : Currently, most municipalities in Road on Main Street that will serve as a means of advertising various community events. policy. than it is for [the upperclassmen] ." pelaware meet the 10 ppb "The other day we had people Freshman Smyth resident Joseph requirement, she said. who used to live here [causing Williams, said he is finding that : However, Allison Taylor Levine, problems]." Sawin said. "They living with upperclassmen in the communications director for Delaware The picture ofa community were trying to do stuff and we just hall is a positive experience. Health and Social Services, said five kicked them out. "I don't see any problem," he ;ysterns in the state are above 10 ppb, BY STACEY CARLOUGH a total of $6,500. worked with the space she had to "We told them, ' You can't be said. "The freshmen in Smyth get City News Editor said The Partnership also hired paint on, and it let her incorporate here.'" some exposure to the The state government requested A new mural on Main Street is Leathrum to provide Newark the bulletin board into the painting Weaver said the mixed housing upperclassmen, but it's still mainly that scientists at the Division of Public doubling as a community bulletin residents with an aesthetically as the central focus. arrangement is working well so far. freshmen." Health review past research on arsenic board for those seeking to keep pleasing and functional way to "I wanted to make it city-like "Everyone is talking to each Freshman Matthew Fanandakis after this announcement, she said. It their finger on the cultural pulse of spread news about community and friendly for everybody," she other, everybody is walking around said he felt comfortable about his was after this review that Minner Newark, said Maureen Feeney events. said. "I put the bulletin board in a - I think it's going really well," placement as well. decided to lower legal levels to 10 Roser, assistant planning director Leathrum said she hopes to have park setting, because I like [the she said. "It's fine - South Central ppb, she said. for the city of Newark the mural, which portrays a city murals] to have some depth to Weaver said that while having [campus] was my first choice," he 'We know arsenic is a carcinogen The 12-foot-by-40-foot mural park, finished in two weeks. them, so it looks like a big space." upperclassmen present may help said. over the very long term and in much spreads across the east wall of Old A rainbow-colored bulletin Feeney Roser said the idea for curb unsavory party antics, the Kovack said the room quality is higher levels," Levine said, "but that's Market Road on East Main Street. board is set in the center of the the mural and bulletin board was freshmen are not as inclined to one of the reasons she decided to one of the reasons Gov. Minner and Dragonfly Leathrum, a local mural, she said, making it the 'main spurred by a concern that there was engage in such activity this year. live in Smyth again this year. Secretary [Vincent P.] Meconi [of artist and member of the Newark attraction. no public place for people to post "I think [the upperclassmen ] "I like the location, the size of DHSS] were pushing to lower the Arts Alliance, began painting it in Each colored area is designated flyers. It also rose from concern create a good influence," she said. the room and the closet space," she standard." early August. for advertising a specific type of about the aesthetics of Newark. " But I also think the incoming said. Levine cited a 1999 study by the The Downtown Newark event, Leathrum said. That way, "People were slapping postings class of freshmen come in and Williams said he agreed the Partnership received a $5,000 grant people can look at it and on poles and garbage cans, and don' t have any preconceptions of living conditions were what he see DELAWARE page A 7 from the city for the mural project immediately know where to get the when you say 'that's illegal,' they Smyth." wanted. through a Revenue Sharing information they want. say, 'Well, where am I supposed to Weaver said the new students " It's a corner room," he said. Program, she said. The Partnership The mural's city-park theme was seem more inclined to help their " It's got two windows, it's right See Editorial, residence hall community than in supplemented that amount to make chosen by Leathrum because it see MURAL page A6 next to the bathroom and my page AlO past years. neighbors are great." "They want to be involved in Fire destroys Kells Elms cut from Mall BYJA~CHERUNDOLO Staff Reporter Ave.