IN THE SPOTLIGHT Hens clobber .Y. Tech Baseba11' wins a 15-1 rout at home to Matt Dillon and Paul Haggis talk improve to 13-15 as Delaware prepares to about their ensemble film 'Crash' play the Delaware State Hornets today. Mosaic/ Bl . Sports/ B6 v 250 Perkins Student Center University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 PREE • • T ESDAYS & FRIDAYS Volume 131, Issue 44 wwlv.udreview.cum Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Pedestrians ,hit by car Rape alleged Two UD baseball players seriously hurt at PiKA house KATHRYN DRESH.ER CitJ' News Editor BY KATIE GRASSO to the Christiana Hospital. Newark Po li ce are currently in vestigating a report Editor In hie{ Harden was lying on the grassy area next to the of a rape in the Pi Kappa A lpha fraternity ho use Three pedestrians crossing Delaware Avenue sidewalk and was taken into surgery for intestinal lo cated on South Chapel Street. near Newark High School were struck by a car Friday bleeding Erica Donovan was also on the ground and Cpl. Tracy S impson said the report was made ni ght. disoriented with face lacerations and a concussion, by a 20-year-old university student and there are no At approximately 9 p.m. , a black Suban.1 WRX according to Newark Police Cpl. Tr11cy Simpson. named suspects at this time. came around the bend that meets the intersection of Brock Donovan suffered a broken leg and facial and The incident occurred between approximately Delaware and Tyre Avenues when seniors and base head lacerations. He was walking when police ruTived I 0 p.m. Saturday nig ht and I :40 a.m. Sunday morn ball players Brock Donovru1 and Dave Harden as well at the scene. ing, S impson said . THE REVIEW/Brook Patterson as Donovan's sister, Erica, 25, stepped into the cross l\ya!1fHickey, 19, a Hockessili resident, was· the Interfraternity Counc il President and PiKA walk, according to Master Corporal Bill Hargrove of only passenger in the car w ith driver Alex Kaznica, A Subaru WRX lost control on Delaware member Nick LoPiccolo said the fra ternity is still the Newark Police. 2 1, a Newru·k resident, and was not injured in the acci Avenue .near Tyre Avenue Friday night. gath ering fact~ at thi s time .. Seniors Mark Rind fuss, ru1 eyewitness who made dent. Assistant Director of Greek Life Matt Lenno the 911 ca ll following the incident, ~ nd A bbie Bogrut "We were coming around the comer and saw and a white Ford Focus parked in the Cluistiana sa id he was not aware of the incident. were wa lking to th e University ourtyru·d Apa1tments tlu·ce people in the crosswalk but they had the red School Se1v ices parking lot. . . T he Office of Judicial Affairs could not be w hen they heard screeching brakes and saw the li ght," Hickey sa id. " [Kaznica] was going a li ttle fast Hickey said he and the driver jumped out of the reached for comment. Suban.1 " fl ying around the corner and fi sh tailing." and when he saw them he slammed on hi s brakes. car and went directly to the person who was lying "The car did a 360 and went into the sidewalk " "All I could think of when we saw them was moLionless on the ground. Bogart said. wake up," be said of his initial reaction lo seeing the Kaznica has been issued a warrant for speed They watched the car slide into the sidewalk and pede trians. greater ihan rea onable. hit the pedestrians, throwing one approximately 10 Hickey said the car staJted spiru1ing and hit the See B6 for more information on how Do11ovan feet into a traffic control box. pedestJians. and Harde n:~ il?jttries will affect the Delaware base Junior arrested The tru·ee pedestrians were taken by paramedics The car then slid into the traffic light control box ball season. · on four cocaine University upholds ATO suspension related charges
BY DEVIN VARSALONA process by' granting a second hearing. by the university or Interfraternity "We rea ll y want the students to be Admimstrari••e News Eduor · The decision to re-hear the . case was Council for Greek organizations or in able to complete the academic year Five-month probe The .tmi versity Appell ate Board reached after administrators discov which Greek organizations may partic without undue hardship ," CL!mmings decided April 8 to uphold the suspen ered that a technical error had p revent ipate. said. "However, we do not believe we sion of the Epsi lon Rho chapter of ed them from receiving an e-mail mes • ATO and its members must could allow the fraternity to function leads to drug ·bust Alpha Tau ·Omega fraternity until sage from ATO members asking to abide by the Student Code of Conduct. as a fratemity. - 2009, but will allow th e fraternity to change the' date of the original hearing. Cummings sa id the sanctions "The sanctions have been put in BY JIADIN remain in its Courtney Street house However, after the second hear were decided at the private Appellate place to make sure no further incidents Student Affairs Editor until May 28. ing, the fraternity's suspension was Board meeting, during which the com, occur." A university student was arrested and charged Cynthia Cummings, associate upheld. The fraternity appea led the mittee reviewed written materials from Cummings said fu1ther actions Thursday.w ith trafficking cocaine. · vice president of Campu s Life, said the suspension March 21. ATO and others in vo lved in the case. will be taken if ATO members violate · A press release issued by the Newark Police suspension was ruled March 15 after a The university has imposed four The university decided on those th e sanctions. She co uld not comment sa id jw1ior Joseph "Sami" S~ nd ers, 2 1, of Chapel second judicial hearing on the fraterni sanctions on all ATO members: sanctions instead of an immedi ate sus on what exactly would happen in such Hill, N.C., was arrested after his residence at the ty's alcohol and safety Student Code of • No alco holic beverages may be pension, she said, because administra a situation. University Courtyard· Apartment complex was Conduct violations. consumed used or present in th e tors wanted to allow ATO members to She also said she has not heard searched by police. ATO was original.ly suspended house, regardless of th e age of any finish their academic semester before any more from the fratemity in volving Sanders, a member of the university men's c lub Feb. 1, but fi led appeal against the occupant or other individual present. being evicted. · legal action against the w1iversity. ice hockey team, was c harged w ith trafficking university's suspension and city's evic • No more than I 0 non-members According to City Planner Carl ATO's lawyers were not avail able cocaine, possession with intent to deli ver cocaine, tion. may be in the house at any time. Luft,· city code mandates that a frater for comment. maintaining· a dwelling for keeping controlled sub Administrators agteed to what • ATO caru10t participate in or be nity. or sorority must be evicted .follow ~ Additio n al repol'ling by Sharon Cho stances and possession of drug paraphernalia, police CLIIDrnings call s a "fairly unusual" represented. in any activities sponsored in g its. suspension. sa id .. E ighteen grams of powder cocaine ·with a street va ln e of approximately $ 1,800 and various drug paraphernalia were confiscated from th e apartment. The anest was the culmination of a five-month investigati on by t he Newark Police Special Mitchell Hall Investi gati ons Unit regarding cocaine d is tributi on. Sanders was released on $37,000 cash bail after being held at Howard Young Correctional Institutio n. Sgt. Rick Williams of th e Newark Police said charity event the minimum mandatory sentence fo r trafficking cocaine is two years in prison. Capt. James Flatley of Public Safety said the last time a university student was arrested for raises $5,200 involvement w ith cocaine was December 2003. Flatley said. any student arrested for a fe lony must contact the Office of Judicial Affairs regarding BY JENNA ALIFANTE the incident to determine his/her status with the uni Staff Repo,.ter versity. Enthralled fans ·screamed and cheered for Flatley sa id university police were not their favorite songs at the sold out De!Ac concert Friday night in Mitchell Hall, which raised more involved with Sanders case as it wa~ an off-campus arrest. than $5,200 to build a children's school in South Africa, surpassing the $4,000 goal. The event featured all of the u11i versity's a cappella groups: Vocal Point, Vision, D #Sharps#, Y-Chromes and the show's hosts, Golden Blues and Deltones. · The event also featured a s lide show with pic tures of the children from Makoloba, South City to hold Africa, the town where the school will be built. Senior Raj D 'Souza, president of Vocal Point, said the community ofMakoloba had land , but not elections today the funds to build the school. The structure of the show, similar to American Idol, featured volunteers from The Districts 2 & 4 go to polls, Rubber hickens, the university's improvisational comedy group, as judges. District 1 uncontested Junior Amanda Kaletsky; president of Golden Blues, aid junior Joey ardelle, a mem ber of the Deltones, and junior Sarah Lorch, of the Elections are being held today for city Golden Blues, studied abroad in South Africa and council seats in two districts. were touched by the children there, w ho had a Jerry Clifton's sudden withdrawal from shack as a school. the ballot in District 2 left the spot open for ''To me as a performer, benefit concerts are Peter Shurr III, Cannons Gate, and Sharon always my favorite because they Ia t for more Hughes, Stafford, to vie for a seat on city than just a performance," she said. council. City Councilman David Athey, District The various groups performance featured a THE REYIBWIM nry Beth Wilde 4, is runnina for hi second term on council wide variety of songs, from sentimental duets by Six university a capella groups performed in a DelAc benefit concert Friday. Vocal Point such as "A Whole New World" from aaainst Robert Foraker, who worka at the Cleveland Avenue Sub Shop. "Aladdin" to current hits like Alicia Keys' "If 1 like EDucate for a Cure and the Delaware the ¥-Chromes completely in the dark. At fir t John Farrell' resignation from .Di trlct Ain't Got You/' by Golden Blue . Undergraduate Student ongress volunteered audience members seemed confused, but later Rap performances were also popular with the 1 left the seat uncontested and Nottinaham comical renditions of their favorite ong . took out their cellular phones and rocked a long to Manor resident Paul Pomeroy will take on audience who laughed and clapped along. One student j!ave n much applauded version the song. the two-year term. The · D#Sharps# wore baseball caps for the of " I'm Little Tea Pot" to the melody of The last song, U2' "Walk On," ung by Joey a "I'm The Di trlct 2 election will take place at song "Waterfall " by TLC, which received rowdy Too exy" by Right aid Fred. ardella, was in honor of all the orphans w ho will Aetna Hose Hook Ladder fire Company screams from fans as the member rapped, beat Vision, the univer ity' hri ti an a cappclla soon have a new school 111 outh Africa. All the boxed, and danced. group, began their performance with an original group s walked onto · the stage and joined in the HAll on Ollttown Road. The Ifit trict 4 election ill be held at St. Senior Scott ourlander, a judge for the rap to the tune of ir Mix-a•lot' "Baby Got smgmg. event, compared the singers' dance move to an Tboma1 BpiiCopal Cb\U'Ch on outh College Back." The moment was parttcularly poignant for Avenue. elliptical machine. Lyrics included "Ladies if you wanna stay out freshma n Samantha Brady, who sa id it was her the univer \ty's a cappella groups were not Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. of Hades" and "Rhonda don't want none unless favonte part of the how. -'- Lbub'f Lawiu/.,. the only performers. you got God on." "At the end when Joey ang and started to Members from other tudent organizations Another highlight included a performance by cry, I started to cry," she satd. A2 • THE REVIEW • pril 12, 2005 eniors choose to beautify Beach
B\ Tl ~ E R LISZKJE\ ICZ time spent on East ampus," Lew said. oil Rt'f'"''''' o far, 5,7:28 has been recel\ ed toward the goal of $30,000 by The Class of .:!005 wIll leayc behmd more than a footprint in the May 6 for the project , Barron said. sand with it~ senior gift semors voted to repair and refurbi h "We encourage the seniors to give, and the purpose of the sen Harnngton Bea.:h. lOr clns · gi ft i two~ ld," she sa id . cmor Oh1rcn Ponnambalam, Delaware Undergraduate ne rea on 1s for them to leme behind a mark for the class, and Congre· board member and co-chatr f the ·en1or gi ll the econd reason is that we hope they will continue to give commttlee, propo ·ed change and repmrs to the beach back to the unt,·crsit) as alumni." include benches, lampposts, bushe and possibly new !though she sa id 33 percent of the universi ty's grass r \cnue comcb from lLIItion, 48 is co ntributed by alumni . "We're \\Orb.mg wtth [ 1•e President] Da\ td 'cnior Dan Ncwmun said he would not donate for the gift. Hollowell to plan out the change·," he said. "ll'b not because of th e actual gill that won, l wouldn't give The semor gift was chosen through an onl ine ball ot, he said. mane t ward an) gift," he said. "l ha ve gi en the uni ve rsity enough Heather Barron, a ·sistant director of Annual Giving, aid this i · money through parking tickets, getting busted for having parties and the second year online \Otmg was used as a method for deciding the ptt) ing to print at th e comput r lab and all that's in addition to gift. tu ition." he said 962 seniors\ oted and 39 percent chose the Bca h. Aarron said l:lst car's gill, the rep lacement of trees damaged by The second place chmce wa constructing a clock on campus, hurricJnc l:ahel. ts on the agenda to be replaced thi s fall. She satd. tttdcnts, seniors, nlul)lni or fa ' ult y \ ho want to donate can con TH ·REVIEW/Jessica Sitkoff cmor Tamm) Le\\ , who voted fi r the beach, said he \\as glad tribute \ 1a cash, check. Flex, credit card or online at the sen i r lass the semor cia ·s chose refurb1· lung the Beach. \i eb site. The senior gift committee has a goal to raise $30,000 by " ! 'm sure mo ·t people in the -enior clns have fond memoncs of May 6 to maximize renovations to Harrington Beach. Grad programs ranked among top in nation
BY JESSICA GfANTONIO Folkers sa id . Stuff Reporter The report cites one reason Several of th e· uni versity 's for the uni versity's hi gh rank gradu ate programs recentl y in gs is its unique teacher prepa received hi gh rankings in U.S. ration prov id ed for graduate stu ' T ilE REVIEW/File Pholo News and World Report's 2006 dents and leacher's· assistants. Construction on the Paper M ill Road reservoir cea ed after the original contract was terminated, but building began editi on of "America's Best raduate student Steven Gradu ate Schools." Quiring took full advantage of again under a new contractor on April 1. The publication ranked the the servi ces offered through th e School of Education's graduate Center for Teach ing program 40th in the cou ntry, tied E ITecli veness while he was pur with Was hington University in suing hi s doctorate in climatol St. Louis, and the Co ll ege of ogy at the university. Reservoir construction resumes Engin eering 47 th , ti ed with Quiring participated in th e Arizona State University. voluntary Hi gher Educati01~ The criminology program Teaching Cerlifi cati'on program, BY FRANK MOLFETTA The city filed a countersuit The co mpany began prepa apart." li ed with North eastern offered through CTE. Sw!l Reportt•r Durkin Contra cting for $4 mil ration to resume the co nstTuc However, Fu nk sa id he is Univers ity as the 14th besl do c Gabriele Bau er, program The ily of Newark has lion, the apl proximale cost of tion on March 14, Hall said. optimistic th at the two parties torate program. The Engli sh, hi s coordin ator, sa id the program resumed construction 011 the fix in g the damage caused by th e However, due to the inc lement ca n reach an agreement in th e tory and psychology docto rate consists of fo ur courses that . reservoir, located on Paper Mill delay, Dombrowski sa id. weather they could not start next mediation because he feels programs were also ranked in the serve to supplement and expand Road one year after th e original The damage occurred working at the sit e untiJ Ap ril I. as th e court date gets closet:, repmi as 61s t, 68 th an d J23 rd, the universily's current teacher contractor was terminated'. because fab ri c liner insid e the Fu nk sa id th e. city hired an Durki11 Contractin g wi ll be wil l respectively. · a sistanl trai1iing programs. Mayor Va nce A. Funk Ill said reservoir was exposed to th e sun ind epend ent inves ti gi! tOr to ing to sett le th e case ou tside of The rankings were also bro Fo lkers said this particular th e original contractor, Donald fo r too long, he said, makin g it rev iew the design and tli e claims COUJ1 . ken do wn further by depart· program was included in th e M. Dw:kin <;::o ntractit1g, was ter unfit for use. The 1·ubber liner m ade by Durkin Contrac ting. If mediation is unsuccess men ls. report because it is "a relati ve ly minated when coneems about beneath th e fabi·ic also slid The investigator concluded the ful , Funk sa id th e case is sc hed The department of chemica l novel cettificate program." the safety of the design of the down the side of th e reservo ir, design was safe. uled to go to court in September. engineering received the hi ghest Bauer said the program, as reservoi r were rai ed. forc in g the city to replace both. The city and D\lrkin Funk sa id he does not want rank at 10th in the countJy, ti ed well as others offered by CTE, is Joe Dombrowski, Mike Hall, project manager Co ntracting are scheduled to the problems with th e reservoir' with the University of Ca li fornia extremely benefic ial for gradu spokesman for the city water from George and Lynch, lnc., med iate th.e lawsuit in Jl)n e, he to cost taxpayers any add iti onal at Santa Barbara. ate students and teaching assis- department, said after being the contractor hired to fi nish th e said , making it the second time money, which is why: tbe city is ·Four other engineerin g tants. . fired Durkin Contracting filed · reservoir, said-the liner has been the two sides attempted to come suin g for $4 million. departm ents were ranked wi thin . "If gradll ll te students can lap suit aga inst tiJe city claiming t he exposed to ultraviolet rays imd to an agreement. Hall sa id the constrm:: ti on is the top 100. into a number of resources it can ·comp!IJ;JY lost profi ts a11d other harsh weather conditions, which · Funk said the first media sc heduled to be complete Provost Dan Ri ch stated in be ve ry effective," Bauer sa id . ' contracts as a result of being ca used the liner. to shrink, ciam- tion "end ed up with the parties January 2006. an e- mail message that the rank Qui ring sa id he agreed the fired. .. agin g it. bein g about $8 million dollars ings renect the quality of th e programs and workshops offere.d universit y. to him as a graduate student gave . "UD graduate programs are him an edge over other students among th e best in their fi elds, who were also looki ng (o teach and arc recogni zed as such year in universities or co lleges after· 'Black People's Choice Awards' canc~lled after year by various rating insti obtaining their doctorate. · tutions," he .sa id . "It really prepared me to be' Richard Fo lkers, a U.S. comp(ltiti ve in the job market." BY DANA SCHWARTZ · nity. positive things such as a scholarship pro News and World Report he said . en(ertainment Edlfor "Being at a schoo l where we have a gram and does not agree with the nega ti ve spokesman, stated in an e-mail Universities hire people . Omega Psi Phi fraternity's sixth annual ve ry small African-American community, charges some have levied agai nst th e awards message that th e pub! ication who have excell ence in th e "Black People's Choice Awards" sched ul ed why do we have to hold an awards show show rank professional school pro . teachin g pTogram, he sa id, but' to be held on Th ursday in Clayton Hall wa bringing· us down?" she sa id . "It doesn't "They are coward s hiding behind th e grams in the United States in many graduate programs lack canceled by the fraternity. build a positive image - it plays into th e mask of democracy [and) believin g th ey are business, education, engineer th e reso urces neces ary to pro Omega Psi Phi presid ent Randall James stereotype." not wrong because they are providing ballots ing, law and medicine yearl y. vide graduate students with th e' was unavailable for comment regarding the Griffiths attend ed the award s two years to vote," she sa id. "Thi s is putting a lynch "A quat1er of the ranking opportunity for excell ence. cancell at ion. ago and s.a id she swore she would never rope around our own necks - we're demol comes from our peer assess Quiring credits the graduate• The awa rd s, deemed "nothing personal, attend aga in . According to her, studel'lts ishing ourselves wi th th ese awards." ments · which are subjecti ve sur program with helping him teach just for fun" on the nominee ballot, have mel attend the event not knowing they are nomi The Nationa l Headquarters for Omega veys fill ed in by academi d," he more effecti vely, communica te opposition from several university students. nated and are put on th e spot when Psi Phi declined to co mment on the event said . "The remaining three qu ar with hi s students and hold their, Studen ts are nominated for categori es announced for embarrassing award . due to a lac k in information about th e ters are statistical. " interests. ranging from the "Dr. Charles Drew Award:" Junior Janell Marks also attended the awa rds. The stati sti cal indicators "The bi ggest thing is that 1 ''exemplifying what a mall should be," to th e awards two yea rs ago an d said she was .dis Loren Holland, president of th e include inputs and outputs of got a job," he said . "Deuce Bigalow think he a ma le gigalow gusted by what she saw. National Panhelleni c Council, said she heard measures of th e quality of fac ul Quiring will begin work as award," for "the male who tried to talk to all "My friends received nega tive awards, the fra ternity cancell ed the award s last year ty, research and students in a an assistant professor at Texas th e girl s on campus. " which caused th em to move off campus and becau c of th e contraversial categoric . particular program, he said . The A&M in th e fall. More controversial awards were th e "I never want to talk to anyone in the black "They fe el that it is a tradition to have programs are ranked relative to Rich said th e university is thought l broke her back" award , th e community again," she said. the awards and that is probably why they other nati onal uni versities. proud of its ra nkings. "SupercalafragilisticExpehalito is" award Marks sa id she feels the fraternity mem tried to hold th em again this year," she said. The top-scoring progr11 m "The fa culty and student described as "Damn! Your breath stinks," bers think it is justified to hold these awards. "There really have never been many issues ea med an overall score of I 00 should be pleased that their grad and the Wi lt Chamberlain award to the "l ' m upset about th em because it 's a with the event in the past because I guess and all th e other programs uate programs are well recog ~: "most promiscuous person." premeditated event that is tearing 01 •r com most people ju t kept their opinions to them received a score based on how ni zed and hi ghl y rated," he sa id .: · Junior Melissa Griffiths sai d th e awards munify apart," she sa id . selves." their performance compared are a mi srepresentati on of the black commu- Griffiths said th e fraternity does many with the top school ' core, Police Reports
FIGHT AT LOCAL BAR WOMAN WANDERS INTO HOUSE woman, Simpson said. The man was then hit on the back of hi s head. Two women got in a fi ght at Klondike Kate's Saloon and Bar Friday A woman walked into an outdoor party on Elkton Road Saturday The man did not know who bit him, he said, and he was taken to !he moming, Newark Police said. evening and began talking strangely to houseguests, Simp on sa id. hristiana emergency room where he received nine stitches for hi injury .. One woman was an employee of the bar and the other was a customer, At approxima tely 6:00 p.m. the woman walked up to the house and There are two suspects and the investigation i pending. Cp l. Tracy Simp on said. told guests "the devil i coming and you will burn in hell, 'she said. At approximately 12:06 a. m. the emp loyee saw the customer as leep in The owner of the house said the woman appeared to be clnmk and after MAN ATTACKED AT IVY a chair 011 th e second floor and to ld her to leave, she said. The employee he talked to her she began walking toward Delaware Avenue, Simpson A man was attacked in his apattment in U1e lvy Hall Apartment proceeded to escort the woman downstairs and out of the bar. said. Complex early Friday tnoming, Simpson said . Once downstairs the woman began hitting the employee, Simpson At approximately 4:30a.m. lhe man wa in his bedroom when 10 men sa id, and bouncers had to help escort the woman outside. ATTACK IN MAIN ST. PARKING LOT kicked in his front door and entered his bedroom, he said. When officers arrived at the'scene the employee had the customer face A man was attacked in th e Main Street allcria parking lot early The group of men then threw the man into lhe wall and punched him down on the grou nd with her.hands behind her back, she said. Sunday moming, Simpson sa id. in the head, Simpson said. When p lice arrived at the scene the men ran Police advised the employee to sign a warrant for the woman 's arrest, At approximately 12:15 a.m. the man was in the parking lot after he out of the apatiment. Simpson said, but she chose not to. was dropped off from a bus trip to Philadelphia, she said. The man saw a Damages are estimated at $600 for U1e kicked in door and a ho le in lhe" number of people fighting, including a man and woman. wa ll and an investigation is pending. lie approached the couple and told the man he should not be hitting a Kalhl)llt Dresher
Edltor in Chief i\dminlstraliye News Editors Sharon Ch Devm Var>nlona Kalie Gra;,o Edlforlal Edilor Assl"aut Entcrlalnrnent Editor< Stcphamc. Ander;cn Amy Kate\ Mc~nn Sulhvan Ad>ertlsing Directors City Newa Editors SJrnh D1xon lAuren Nahod.t Executive F..ditor !'holography l!;ditor Kath1yn Dresher 1 indscy W"endcr M1~0 Fo~ A ~shtont SJl
BY LA RA DLUGAT H because he helped black students in Staff Reporter aspects of recruitment, adjusting to the The Bob arpenter enter was university and receiving equal housing. "bumping·: Saturday night at the 13th Allen said Wilson had brought to Annual Rtchard "Dick" Wilson Step black students at the university strong Show sponsored by the National Pan feelings of pride and unity. Hellenic ouncil. Wilson's wife was in attendance OJ Amaze and the Step Show's and was applauded for what Allen host, Soul tbe ontroller, blasted rap call ed "sharing Mr. Wilson," since he and R&B songs through I 0 speakers donated many hours of his time to help on-stage, as the audience of 1,800 ing students. began to fill the seats early in the night. The NPH fraternities and sorori Many students were dancing in ties took the stage one after another their seats, the ai les and even on the showing off well-choreographed step floor next to the stage, and groups of shows. Each in corporated a theme and students form ed lines and danced skit into the act. around chairs. Each group e~tered onto th e stage "Univers ity of Delaware, make in their own unique way dancing to dif some noise," shouted Soul the ferent popular rap or R&B songs. Once Controller. The crowd roared. th e songs stopped, the stepping began. Members of Greek life attended to The intense sounds of stepping and show support for their favorite fraterni clapping from th e performances TilE REVIEW/Jessica Silkoff ties or s.ororities, who were competing boomed throughout the arpenter Several fraternities and sororities competed in the 13th Annual Richard "Dick" Wilson Step Show. · for the mle of best dance and step show Center. act. Groups would often stop and get this was one of the most successful Two sorority and fraternity win Sophomore Karen Jimenez said Alumnus Gerald Allen gave an the crowd and their fe ll ow members of events they have had. ners were announced at the end of the she was glad he attended the event. introduction to the audience about th e the organization pumped up . The per "It is an interesting form of expres performances. "The Step Show was truly a one of late university administra1or Richard formers screamed their Greek letters sion because it stems from the tribal In first place was the sorority a kind experience at Delaware because " Dick" Wi lson, who was the, first full out and in resp nse were cheered by African rituals while providing a form Delta Sigma Theta and second place of .the powerful performances," she time black administrator with strong fellow brothers or s isters. of entertainment for its spectator ," was awarded to Zeta Phi Beta. said. "l will definitely be in attendance prominence in th e 1970s. Senior Loren Ho ll and, president of Holland said . "Also the students are Phi Beta Sigma placed first for fra nexl year." The step· show honored Wilson the NPH , stated in an e-mai l message always in terested in seeing who steps ternities and Omicron Psi Phi ca me in the best and who will win." second. City proposes bill to restrict Main St. buybacks
BY LAURA FORD However, senior K;1te Pletcher said she ha s Exchange manager, said she ~ees the new bill as a ln the past, Vonck and Frost ~aid, there have Staff Reporler never had a problem on Main Street. backlash to devrlopment. been incidences in which university stores and A new bill passed March 28 for the "I never reall y felt like the streets were that Frost said it is restricting and unnecessary. other businesses have used the sidewalk as their Downtown Business District of Newark stating crowde.d," she said. "lt is just anticipatory lawmaking," she said . vending locations even w)1en they do not own a that owners ofbookstores must lease a building Vo nck said it is people outside downtown "They are going to start making laws .to anticipate business on Main Street. for six months before setting up outdoor buyback Newark who visit that are affected by the outdoor evcryth in g." In addition, there was an incident in stations. business during the buyback season. Fro t sa id she admits there has been rivalry December 2004, Frost said, in which the Delaware The bill states businesses cannot sell on the "There have been complaints that it is hard to between the two bookstores in order to keep busi Book Exchange set up an additional buyback public sid ewalk of Main Street unless they have get through during this time," he said. "It a! o dis ness. booth in front of a building she had recently leased been a legitimate business for at least six months. tracts from other businesses and restaurants." , "If they put up a bigger sign, we have to put on her own. ouncilman Kevin Vonck, District 6, said the Since the two main bookstores on Main up a bigger sign," she said . Vonck said the new bill will prevent unautho bill does cut down on the proliferation of block Street, The Delaware Book Exchange and Frost said being on th e sidewalk during buy rized selling as well as sidewalk decongestion. ing pedestrian access on Main Street. . Lieberman's Bookstore, have been in business for back time is a way to bring customers to the store "This bill will help to keep the bookstore He said it is important to have laws that pre more than six months, the bill does not affect and get noticed first. business alive," Vonck said. vent multiple businesses from setting up outdoor either store. V011ck said the new bill will help with further booths during the chaotic buyback season. However, Nadine Frost, The Delaware Book competition on behalf of the bookstores. ·Rubber Chiclkens RSO'nominee entertains Trabant deadline Friday BY SONDRA ABEL Staff Reporter BY LEAH KlELL "I thought it was hi larious when Registered Student Organizations, fratemities, Staff Reporter th e scene pu ll ed was ' Things you sororities, club sports and their members will soon can say to your dog but not your be recognized at · the annual university sponsored er The Rubber Chickens per formed a high energy imp"ro visation mom,"' she said, "and one member Leadership Awards Ceremony to be held at the end of the semester. e· al comedy show Saturday night in responded, 'So 1 tried on my mom's Trabant University Center. bra the other day.' " Tbe awards ceremony is held to re cognize stu The show, "Show Us Y ur Quinn said he gets his energy dent orga ni zations and outstanding individual lead for the show during warm-up s. ers within campus groups. It is scheduled for Ma y le Mean Face," began with junior "We ge t in a circle and do a 11 in the Trabant University Center Multipurpose e Michael McDonald instructing the audience to put on their best mean kind of call and response started by Rooms. ut" the great Ray Lewis of the Nominations for the Leadership Awards k face. "The energy level right now is Baltimore Ravens, ' any dogs in the Ceremony are due April 15 by 4:30 p.m. at the somewhere around turquoise," he house? woof, woof, woof,'" he said. Office of Activities and Programs in the Trabant sa id . " It needs ' to be up at the hot Senior Todd Blass, president of Un iversity Center. Rubber Chi ckens, said this was the Lalena Luna, program coordinator for th e te· pink level. " McDonald encouraged several third performance of the semester, office, said individuals and groups can be self-nom ' h audience members to stand up and and another is scheduled for April inated or nominated by any student or faculty mem te make a drum beat whi le the rest of 22 in Bacchu Theatre in Perkins ber. i( the audience clapped and sang. Student Center. Invitations to the awards ceremony arc sent to The performance consisted of "I like to have a show about a ll fraternity and sorority, club and RSOs members, everal short improv games based once a month," Bla s said, " but Luna said. Faculty, advisors and staff are also on ideas suggested by the audience. we're always performing and prac encouraged to attend. Several new games were per ticing. Seni or Bill Collins, winner or last year' s formed , including one called "Secret Senior Seth Kirschner aid they "Outstanding Treasurer Award" for HAVEN, stated Mission" where Rubber Chicken practice about two times a week for in an e-mail message he thinks the awards ceremony members created and acted out a three hours. is importal\t to the university because it shows stu covert operation. "Practicing helps us hone our dents are not necessarily the apathetic stereotype Sophomore Michael Quinn, a funny and makes sure that we are as some like to believe. member of Rubber Chickens who funny as we can be," he said . "Internally the benefits of being nominated for played the boss of the secret agents "Everyone is getting funnier and and winning awards last year motivated the group and made up a secret mission for his funnier and more intelligent, and this year to try and compete with the group's activi agents· to act out, said the game was that's what comedy is ." THE REVlEW/Rosie Snow ties from last year," he said. one of his favorites. Blass said the title of the show, The Rubber Chickens performed improv comedy at the Trabant Scott Maso n, associate director of Student "It was fun and challenging," "Show us your mean face," · was University Center Saturday. Centers, said although the ceremony has been a tra Quinn said. "I had to make up a inspired by a young picture of dition since 1999, the format has been "Oscar-like" crazy mission based on one word Michael Quinn. Saturday' show wa moved to ly good," McDonald said. for the past three years. that the audience shouted out." "We found this hysterical pic Trabant due to Friday' charity a Sophomore Emily Doll said the Previously, a banquet was held for RSOs and "Scenes From a Hat" is another ture of Quinn when he was a kid," cappella performance, De!Ac. group performed with great enthusi Greek Life had its own awards, he said. favorite because it demand quick Blass aid, "and before he took the Freshman Christine McDonald asm. The SOLAR Council, compri ed of members of one-liners, he aid. picture, the photographer said to has attended several Rubber "The energy was really up, various student organizations, has been responsible When audience members him 'show me your mean face' but Chickens shows in the pa t. from both the audience and from the for changes in the ceremony style and "keeping entered the room, they were asked to the picture is just thi innocent little She aid at first she wa wor chickens," . she aid. '' ! think the things fresh and new" by using tudent input, Mason write down a scene to be acted out kid face. We thought it would be a ried the show might be different warm-up ' they did at the beginning said. The counci l will also be judging the finalists. later in the show. great title for the show." because the venue had changed, but really got the audience pumped up Seventeen categories exist for recognizing the Sophomore Nikki Ennis aid Rubber Chickens shows are was pleasantly surprised. and then they kept that energy leadership of individuals and outstanding programs "Scenes From a Hat" was her normally performed in the Bacchus "The. audience was still very throughout the entire show." or achievements of ·sororities, fratemities, club favorite game. Theater, he said, however positive and the show was sti ll real- sports and RSOs, Luna said. Five finalists are cho en for each category, and out of the five nominees, one will be cho en as the winner, she said. Winners receive a statuette with the university mascot, YoUDee, mounted atop a wooden base with Meeting aims to bring UD, Newark together an engraved metal plaque, and all finalists will receive an award certificate. Additional awards, she said, such as the BY A BLEY SINGER acceptance of tudents as responsible commumty report to the community several major issue that Collegiate Athletic Association, Blood Drive Sta([Reporter " members, Smith said. ha ve faced the ci ty in the past six months. Awards and Student Centers Leadership Program Newark's Town & Gown Committee will "Our main goal is to really get everyone talk- One issue bound to be discussed is a recent Participants, are also recognized at the ceremony. est a community and student Town onversation rng," he said." ommunication is the key to mak- string of burglaries in the area. ''Recognizing exceptional talent 111 specific . hur day at 7 p.m. in the Unitarian Universalist ing everyone feel comfortable in a small-town In February Funk asked local, slate and uni fields has always been in the hi story of academic ellowship of Newark. community like Newark." versity police to form a ta k force to stop local il1 sti tutions," Mason said. The committee is comprised of a group of Senior John ordrey, pres ident of the burglanes. In recent years, th e amount of award categones niversity, community and ci ty representatives Delaware Undergraduate Student ongress, said "Between Nov. I, 2004 and Jan. 3 1, 2005 there were over 95 burglaries," he sa1d. ha increased, he sa id . The newest awards are , ho address. sign_ificant issues affecting both the he plan to di uss I cal community service pr ~- "Outstanding Web Site" and "Outstanding Late wn and un1verstty. . ects in which many students have participated. "In the three months pnor to o . L there Night/Alternative Program." : Ron mith, committee chair, said the Town "The community want to kn w what stu- were only 27 burglaries," he sa1d The altclllall ve program award was created ('onvcrsation was organized to allow university dents are doing t stay involved," Cordrey sa1d. IS lo cated at 420 Willa Road. hchind uur after the university received the Robert Wood tudents and ewark re idents to communicate mith aid the committee i interested 111 stu- West Park Place Elementary School. Johnson grant 111 cflorts to curb b111 rc drinking at the tlleir f\eed m re effectively. dents becommg more active and involved in ctty Sm1th encourages students and residents to umversrty, Mason sa1d. , Ile said he hopes students will actively par- events. attend and VOICe their opm•ons on local current " tudcnt orgamtations do a lot O\Ct the year ticipate and attend Thursday' Town ooversation "We want students to be accepted hy the events and thc1r efforts can go unnoticed or they may not because many of the issue involve tudcnts. community," he said, "but we also want the-stu '"Whether you're here for JUSt four years of feel appreciated for all they do," Luna s began in the fall through the tors, students and student activist BY KHESHIA CASHWELL " It' urpri ing how many a·. oct at d wtth ·ex.ual us uu lt. dent to re-examine the social combined efforts of administra- organizations. 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CARD 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430 April 12,2005 A7 Senior Gift For the second year in a row, Frisbee, soccer, vo ll eyball, wiffle the senior gift was chosen by an ball tournaments and even just to online ballot, and 962 seniors sunbathe. The cha nges will be vo ted. we lcomed by those who play Thirty-nine percent of seniors sports, as th e sa nd vnderneath the vo ted to repair an d refurbish the grass would be removed. Harrington Beach, and the The beach is also a center of Delaware Undergraduate Student attraction for prospective stu- Co ngl·css is now working out th e den ts. Making th e beach more logisti s with Vice President beautiful can on ly help attract David Hollowell. more students. hanges to the beach wi ll The online voting seemed sue- includ e benches, lampposts, cessful and a great way for busier shrubs and possibly students to vo ice their new gra~s. =s""ta""r""r""E""c""li""to""r""i""a""t"' opinions without actually However, the enior making a trip to th e gift commillee is still Trabant Uni ve rs ity we ll short of their $30,000 goa l. Center. To date, they have raised $5,728. By sending e-mai ls and adver While The Review think s th e tising, th e committee certain ly did gift the seni ors ha ve chosen is a th eir part in trying to get s tud ent s great id ea, we hope the committee in vo lved. will be ab le to reach "its am bitious The Review enco urages mem goa l by the May 6 dead line and bers of the Class of 2005 and thereby provide for all of the alumni to donate to the fund if changes. th ey ca n, as the uni versity will not Many students use the beach fund thi s project. Future stu when th e wea th er is nice, to play de~ts will surely apprec iate it. StajJ edirorials represent rile opi11o11s of The RevieiV Editorial Board THE REVIEW/Knstin Margiotta. WHERE TO WRITE: f The Revjew Letters to the Editor 250 Perkins Student Center Newark, DE 19716 Fax: 302-831-1396 E-mail: [email protected] The Editorial page is an open forum for public debate and discus sion. The Review welcomes responses from its readers. 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Share the sidewalk, folks. It is common Christine that fo r you?" courtesy! Fonn single file lines. Again, didn 't we leamlhi in elementary What shou ld be considered com school? Alhambra mon courtesy and politeness is Leading to my next point, people in computer labs generally are there becoming ra rer. These are plu·ase to do work. This is not a place to socia li ze. So if you are in the computer th at we do not hearoften. I was lab talking on you r ce ll phone or go siping with a friend, go outside. Miss rai sed to always say my pleases an d Everyone in the computer Jab does not want to hear you talk about who Manners thank you's and always greet people slept with who last weekend . with a smi le. l have been noticing So the day i over and I am walking back to my dorm and I get on the that thi s di respectfulness ca n ruin elevator. Well, try to. The guy next to me jumps in li·ont of me to get on someone's day, including my own. the elevator first because he somehow thinks that will get him there faster. For those of us who arc lucky enough to have to ride the bus we all We arc all getting on the elevator, buddy. Then getting ofT the elevator peo know it ca n be a fmstrating proce"s. Not only is Lhe bus consistentl y late, ple wi ll push you out of the way to get off first. What is eve1yone's hurry? when it does arri ve, you have 50 students pushing and shoving to try to Do two seconds reall y make that much of a difference? What is the n1sh? make it on the bus first. Students will li terall y slam in to you to get in front Little things like holding the do rand . aying your pleases and thank yous of you. could make someone's day and boost your kanna. You would think maybe the guys would let you go fi rst? No way, those l am not perfect and everyone makes mi takes sometimes. Maybe our 7-foot guys just use their size to push you ri ght out of the way. They are ing someone is behind you and holding U1 e door open for a few more sec minds are somewhere else or we simply arc not aware of our sun·ound the worst ones! Whil e on the bus I look around and who are the ones onds is co mm n courtesy. Maybe it is becau e when you do hold the door ings. But usually when one person is treated mdely, it produces a domino landing? The girl s. Whi le the guys are just sitting relaxi ng in the seats, the for someone yo u do not get as much as a thank you, not even a smi le or effect, which puts you in a bad mood, so then you are rude to people you irls are standing up, gripp ing th e po le to t1y not to get thrown against the nod of the head . Did we notleam our pleases and thank you's at the age come in contact wiU1. Courtesy and respect can make everyone a little hap wa ll of the bus. all me old fashioned, bull thought it was proper etiquette of two? pier. to let th cgirl have your sca t. This occu1Tencc has happened to me many times. l am walking on So t1·y to he polite and do little things like holding doors for people, and Also, whil e in class if a classmate drops something, hard ly ever does SouU1 Co ll ege Avenue on the idewa lk and the people coming toward me when someone does the same for you, smile and say thank you. someone offer to pi ck it up for them . Instead of someone say ing, "Hey, I' ll are taki ng up the who le sidewalk, wa llcing in threes. They see me coming. get that for you," the person just sits there and watches U1em. They do not budge. They force me off th e sidewa lk eiU1 er onto the street Wa lking to class, it is rare if someone holds the door for me. Justuotic- or grass. As l msh back onto the sidewa lk to avo id bei ng hit by the oncom- Christine Alhambra is a Copy t.aitor at The Rel'ieH' Please send com ments to [email protected]. 'Everything in moderation '? .Not with all modern American p~litics Put 10 mod- other than that of maintaining ocial norms as they This is either apathy or Idiocy. Yet, to say that third-trimester abortion should be Mike Fox crates in a room, ex ist to avoid disagreement, confrontation a11d possi My response to such claims is, "We ll, if you do not cri minali7ed to appease abortion rights advocates and and yo u will get ble turmoi l. These are the ki nds of people Or. Martin ca re abou t the debate, then you probably will not anti-abortionists who may hold oppo ing ideas in fi ve opinions. Luther King, Jr., scomed in hi s letter from notice or care if 'under God' is removed, will you'?" hopes of a compromise is illogical. · Moderatism is Birmingham Jail in April 1963 about the ivil Rights I find it hard to contemplate that Ameri ans, who The most obvious is ue with compromise moder certain ly a main Movement and desegregation . live in a nation founded on political dissent, can take ati ·m today is same-sex marriage and civil unions. For Food su·eam in American "I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion such a neutral, indifferent position on politics. King State govcmmenL~ have adopted civil unions as an po litics. Many peo that U1e Negro's "great stumbling block in his stride wrote in the letter, "Shallow understanding from peo acceptable comprom1 c to the debate, with the desire ple have va rious toward fr~d m is not the Whi te itizen 's ounciler or ple of good wil l i more f111strating than abso lute mis to put the ugliness of the social turmoilll has caused to beliefs n difTerent issues and rarely take an extreme the Ku K.fux K.larmer," he wrote, "but the white mod understanding from people of ill wi ll." rest. Not on ly b this foolish, but it actually canses sta nce on any one issue. Politicians arc often ridiculed erate, who is more devoted to 'order ' than to justice ... " A compromise moderate, however, holds only the more problems. for bei ng too m derate and not taking a strong enough This is very true today in certain politi ca l issues. For idea that if there i a political controversy between ame-. ex marriage advocates and opponents alike stance on particular political conccms, but, in reality, example, with the Pledge of All egiance constitutional extremes, the moderate position will achieve a uitablc decry civil unions as a hatmful pohucal endeavor. 0 n only consi tent moderation can avoid being branded controversy, trict church- tate eparatists argue that ettlemenl. Believe 1t or not, U1is is a fallacy called the Wildmon, chairman of the Amencnn Family an extremist by either ide and inevi tably lose votes. "under God" vio lates the First Amendmem, but tradi "middle ground,:' a contention that if idea A and 1dca As ·oc1ation, a1d about civil unions, "What's the dif· Of course there is nothing wrong with holdi ng mod tionalists contend that it reflect America's spiritual B are too extreme, and Idea C lies between Ideas A and fercnce bes1des a word?" and Paul 'ate~, director of erate views and ad pting a non-extremist position 9n heritage and can serve a patriotic, secular purpo e. B, idea _ll1 erefore IS correct. public edu auon fo1 the Amencan lVII Ltbertics abortion, capital punislu11 ent, war and so on. The prob These are both points that can be argued wit h d1 cus Not only 1 this position m on ·istent but unprJcll I 1Juon 's Lesbmn and Gay R1ghts ProJect. contended, lems I have with thi s type of political di scourse arc two sion . cal. If a moderate genuinely believes that abortmg a "Tn1c equality will happen only when they many." kinds of'moderatism that lack ub tantial philosophical llowever, I ha ve confronted latus quo moderates fetus in the third trimester is immoral been use the fetus Maybe comprom ise modcrausm does not make foundation , which I call "status quo moderat1sm" and who argue that they see no reas n for the phrase to be IS in a vtable state r has achieved personhood, then much of a compromise after all. "compromise moderausm " removed from the Pledge. Why? "What difference that is an acceptable ar rumen! m most philosoph! al Status quo moderates hold no parti cular opimon does It make'!" or "I don 't see what the btg deal 1s." viewpoints. Mil..e Fm i1· tin £\ccutin: Editor a/ Tlw Rcvit?H: Plcm·e .1cncl comments to mkjox7(E ra/wo.com. A8 • THE REVIEW • April 12, 2005 Jrd Annual Distinguished Africanist lecture SPEAI TITLE 0 LECTURE: Revisiting Nationalism and Ethnicity in Africa Time: 5:30 P.M. 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In one of Dillon's scenes, he embodies the He seems relaxed and laid back, dressed in stereotypical L.A. cop wi th a chip on his shoulder, jeans and a black button down revea li ng a patch of frisking a woman in front of her husband, moving chest hair and a white undershirt. A ta ttered, yell ow his hand up slowly between her legs and touching bracelet and .a white stri ng with beads are his only her inappropriately. adornment. "I' m not one to worry about my image or how He sp'ills a little tea on his finger, looks around it's going to make me look playing this bad guy. r cauti ously and then wipes it on the tablecloth hop know I'm playing a character and l' m comfortable ing that no one has noticed. with that. l don 't' carry it home. l don' t have some His attenti on returns to director and screenplay kind of mental condition or some psychic feud writer Paul Haggis, who busily chats away about his where l morph into the character I' m playing. I. latest film, "Crash," due out May 6, in which Dillon know the difference. plays a police officer on a power trip. Haggis, who "And yet there's something a little uncomfort also wrote the screenpl ay for "Million Dollar able about doing a scene like that. It 's a little bit Baby," explains how the idea for "Crash" stemmed strange, doing this roughing up of a woman and. from a scary experience he had 10 years ago in his throwing her up against a car." Los Angeles neighborhood. "That fucked you up," Haggis pointedly He sits casuall y in his chair wearing a black reminds Di ll on. "At the 'end of the day after shoot-' • · , polo, hi s bri g~ t blue eyes shining despite the grim ing the first scene with Thandie [Newton} and . _; nature of hi s story. After seeing "Silence of the Terrance [Howard), l remember you sitting down ; · ~ Lambs" in the theater, he and hi s wife stopped at a and just shaking your head and going, ' Wow.' " • vid eo store to rent a Norwegian film and were car Haggis says it was hard writing the script jacked at gunpoint. Haggis decided to make a nega because of the many stereotypes the film bluntly tive situation positive by fict ionali zi ng the carjack addresses. So he constantly had to ask, "can we say ing, building upon it and fo ll owing characters that that?" · collide. "Racial stereotypes aren't being perpetuated,: : · • " We were writ.in g about th e collisions of they live in us," Haggis says. " We keep them often· · • strangers and how we affect each other on a da y to deep under the surface and we all harbor them. day basis," Haggis says. "I think, since 9/ 11, we're . "We try to give you a rol ler coa~ t er ride in very afraid of our neighbors" which you never know what these characters are The fi lm. fo ll ows a group of people, all of dif goin g to do and sooner or later you shou ld get the ferent races and social status , living in Los Angeles idea that they are individuals and that you cannot - and whose li ves intersect during th e course of 36 j udge anybody for good or for ill jLISl by looking at- • hours. Stars in the fi lm include Sandra Bullock, them. lt's impossible. You can't do it. " - Don headle, Ludacris and New Ca tle native Ryan T he film was made independentl y and then Phillippe. purchased by Lions Gate Fi lms. A Dillon feast on sa lmon topped with vegeta "No studio in its right mind was going to make bles, he explains how hi s character, Officer Ryan, is this," Haggis ays laughing. " We just th ought we'd' a ra cist from the Los Angeles Police Department be strung up by our thumbs or our heels if we were who ha no control of his own li fe. Deep down, he lucky." Haggis says they decided to go ahead and believes hi s character wants to do the right thing. take a risk with the script because co-writer Bobby " He's a guy who's struggling and comes out Moresco told him, "If it's true, then we can say it. " sideways," he says. "Yeah, but l'm the one saying it, of couL"se," Dillon admi ts be had his own built-in preju Dillon quips good-naturedly. di ces about the LAPD since he was handcuffed and " rash" explores how intolerance is a collec- ~ anestcd, at age 14, for jaywalking. "They figured I tive problem, and although it's not supposed to be a.. was a truant or runaway," he says, describing the literal translation of how th e world is today, Dillon a n est as fai rly abusive. and Haggis hope it wi ll chall enge people to re-think When he first read the script, in which his char their prejudices and stereotypes. . acter uses aggressive tactics, he thought it seemed "Hopefull y it wi ll encourage people to examine like an accurate depiction of the LAPD. th eir own beliefs instead of just throwing blame "That's what the fi lm addresses, all these pre around and saying ' The blacks are this way, the conceptions we have about people." Chine e are this way,' or 'I can' t stand Arabs, you To prepare for hi s role, he met with members of can't trust them,' " Dillon says. . the department, went on poli ce ridc-alongs and "People are living in self-centered existences. learned procedures. They don't bother to take a look around." "I went ·there to say, 'OK, I want to ti_nd out how these rrlon ters operate,' and T find out they're not even monsters," he says. BY LJNnSEY BO JSTAJ.[; and lead statue$ scattered throughout l.t(TI.I.etXIri I qe says. The prl'lgram booklet lists A shaky, gravel dr~veway gives way to ttie statues and t\JI'l price for neces decrepit, aging buildings with 10-fool The cost of renovation totals stonewalls that eem to t-1·eum 'keep out." for the 23 statues in the garden However. just beybnd the ro -iron ~ate propped open with s •era! stones lies a villa so of the garden is the mature out of its natural contex it immediately "We11ave some beech trees addresse tlu~ J}eed for bistoncal conservation. be fritm around 18?0." Here, with only a few trees separating it from POl Post. POI i.q working Greenhill A enue in Wilmington, is a world of rtd ~pr~petties in the near future green, bloom and limestone chembs. 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Sponsor: · Ford Motor Company, One American Road, Dearborn, Ml 48126. j., I Album Within: Reviews: The reality of Beck, an HN test Spital field can be an and Billy Idol emotional cxp<,:rience. 83 82 ENTERTAINM NT ThE ARTS PBOPLE FEATURES Tuesoay: April L2, 2005 Dillon .. discusses ' Crash' BY MEGAN SULLIVAN lie was I (Jr~e d lo rethink hr s attrtude about L.A . At\1\lrlllt/::nft'lftlllllllt'llf f;.'d1101· cops, rea!Jzin g that :dt ho ugh they mrght usc more . Actor Malt Dillon stares fixedly into hi s teacup aggre ss J\C tm:tJ cs. the y arc::_ just people go111g to wi th pciletrating brown eyes: slowly wh irling a work e1 cry day to ma kc ends mr:ct. spoon around in the stearuy beverage. In one of DJ!Ion's scenes. hr: cmbud 1es th ~ He· seems relaxed and laid back. dressed . in stereotypical L. A. cup with a chip on hr s :-. houlcl cr. jeans and a black hutton down revealing a p;:uch of frisking a woman in fro nt of her hu sband . movin g ~ be s t hair and a white undershirt. A tattered, yellow his hand up slll\1 ly between hcr legs _Billy Idol bsent are groundbreaking ele "Stop Doing Bad T hings" li ke the tracks to fo ll ow. :~ Sanctuary ments that made him famous in Spitalfield "It's not who you are I 1t :~ ...Devil's Plny~round" Lhe first place. There is no longer Victory Records wlto you kno w I It :~ not what you Rating: }c }c l/2 the great effonless energy that fit Rating: ·trtrtc -.r are I it 's just what shows," he The yeal' 2005 is hardly 1985 so well around th e post-punk new This group of four suburban screams ardently. ~or Billy Idol. It ts, however, what wave era. This seems to be Chi cago native punks has tran A few b·acks into the album, year Idol would like tl to be for replaced by an attempt that sounds scended the high school realm and it's obvious the band has been -"Devil's Playground." What could the same, but new wave itself ha ha now moved into coll ege tetTi influenced by Jimmy Eat World. · be deemed as hib comeback album been gone since the disbanding of tory. Their previous album, The sound is fas t and upbea t and is the. typical comeback album, The Police. There is no longer "Remember Right Now," was th ere are crude guitar and drum complete with the typical deal the glossy and edgy image that fit nothing to scoff at and lacked both _ sound . It is refreshingly not over ings: similar hooks and melodies the · revolutionary music videos maturity and vari ety. Its songs produced as many pop punk with a time capsule production. that created MTV. This has been were optimi tic, but tbe new albums tend to be nowadays. It's a real shame too, because substituted by a rough and tough problems and near death). This is album slips over to th e emotional The track "Van Buren," "You can throw out the "Devil's Playground" would be a Id ol bordering imitation. a positive thing, since it saves th e punk genre s li g htly due to its named a fter the eighth U.S. instnrctions I We don't need them . great album from a new upco111ing The last thing missing is the record from being a complete moodier lyrics. President, ponders th e deep ques anymore I I know where we are artist. However, the album com- mu ic, yet, it is only a minor prob comeback matt er. Even with a Its new producer, Ed Rose, ti on, "Are we living just to die or going I lf I could just get out the : ing fi·om Idol, a pioneer of hi s lem si nce Id o l's longtime cohort somewhat negati ve aura surround may have had something to do are we just dying to liPe?" T he door I }'tJu 've got your petj'ect time, makes it a lackluster c ent. and co ll aborator is present, Steve in g th e a lbum, ''Devi l's w ith this as he has worked with message of this song is far from hands over mv nervous heart. " Being the first album in nearly Stevens. Hi s guitar solos contain Playground" is not a completely groups like Moti on ity optimistic but its rea li sti c take on Spitalfie.ld should be com a decade, Billy Idol Jcvisits the the same energy and style a they predictable affair like most come Soundtrack and the notorious band the daily grind is a pleasant cliangc mended [or their improvement in past to deliver an album that did on previous works li ke "Bill y back albums. The Get Up K id s. The lyrics are on th eir part. A nother track, all the ri ght pla~.: ~ s since their spunds li ke someone trying to be Idol" and " Rebel Yell ." What is Billy Idol manages to entertain still simplisti c, but pop punk isn' t "Simple M inds, Simple Lives," debut album three years ago. The Billy Id ol. Songs li ke "Scream" missing is the lu sh synt hesizers of and create songs th at go in a com supposed to be over-analyzed. picks on corporate Ameri ca and past few years gave them enough • and "Plasti c Jesus" come off as the earl y '80s that created h atmo~ pletely new, mature directi on for "So l Heard You Joined a th e "Join or Die" philosophy. in sight and depth to it nuence thei'r . qlatant re~writcs of the hits "White nious atmosphere, which compli him. Whethe( it be c untry-tinged onvent" is the edgy track open Naturally, th e album still has music· on this stc tar album. ·, Wedding" or "Eyes Without A mented Stevens' work. rock ("Lady Do or Die") or novel ing th e album via its raw sound a few love songs as ca n be expect Hopefully Sp i ta l fi~ld \ on' t do any ; Race."What is missing in " Devil's Lyrically, the album hardly ty ("Yellin ' At The Xmas Tree"), and relatable lyri cs. Lead singer ed with emotional or pop punk. more growtng up 111 fu tre albums • Playground" is the energy and contains any references to hi hard Bill y Ido l holds status in music ~ Mark Rose's voice is fa miliar and " Restraining Order Blues" is one ... then it just wouldt ' t be pop . innovation surrounding the release comin gs in the past c uple of past, present and future. enchanting, and the message he of the best of the t I tracks partly punk. of his previous recor-ds, year (drug addiction, marital - Keegan Maguigan conveys is simple yet sapient, just because of the catchy lyrics. Uncle Jesse just got served. · episodes. The show w ill fe ature · Jolm Stamos, who played the never-before-seen ·photos of the irresistibly loveable Uncle from couple plus home videos (no, not Taurus Virgo Capricorn Grcc~c iu "Full House" got that kind). The show is said to (Aptil 2 1 - May 21) (Aug. 22 - Sept. 23) (Dec, 23 Jan. 20) dissect and dismissed by hi s on fo us around their engagement, Someone important in your li fe is reaching out You are going to live this week like the cap Don't waste ti me thinking about your love life screen nieces, Mary-Kate and wedding and the romantic for help. You act as if you don't have a clue, lock key of life is stuck down. Be loud and so much. Mental exhaustion wi ll set in and you Ashley Olsen. Stcr 1uagazine courtship th at unfolded. but it's time to get one. This person needs you bold. When thrown into a new situati on stand won't know what is best anymore. Finding Lhe reports when Stamos asked the Martha Stewnrt may· be G r a reason and they won't wa it a round. tall and let your presence be kn0 \"111. Yelli ng at right person is n't as easy as nipping th rough ·twins to appear on hi~ waning making 111,ore money from her weird moments is also acceptable. the Yellow Pages. new sttctll11, "Jake ln Progress," stint in jail than being free. Gemini they told htm they were tlOt Topps Trading Card Company (May 22 June21) Libra Aquarius doing any appearances right now has released a new line of cards Spring wi ll breathe new li fe into you thi s week (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) (Jan 2 1. - Feb. 19) but perhaps next scHson. featuring high-profile people in and bring about summer dreams li ke never , M Hammer had his, as did New Kids on the Wam1 weather is making it hard for you to get Astonished that · his little jail. Undemeath Stewart's pic· before. However, you need· to remain fo cused B lock. This week it 's your turn to be a UJ er anything done. It's li ke a part of your brain has "munchkins" wouldn't help him turc on her trading card is th e o n what is important now. Summer will be slar. Wa x chumps like candles. a you work the ceased to exist. School? What's that? It's time out, he replied, "My show might caption; "Taste ofFrcedom. ··No! waiting for you when you get there. mic like a vandal. Word. to get back on track before it's too late to ' ~lot b\! on that long!" Perhaps the only does Stewart come in th e recover. -two should take a moment to pack of cards, but so do people Cancer Scorpio 8 M E .A LLI VA o, 11 wa time to attempt to make an appointment at the center 111 condoms when they have ex. Ant~l"llf £mertammt.·m Edam Wihmngton. I tri ed to act ca lm as I asked to set up an appoin tment, bu t Does the other 85 percent know that at least one-half of all new HIY "What type of party is she at?" my dad asked as a girl on TV made the whole ttme I felt like the man on the other end of the line thought I infections and nearly two-thirds of all STDs are esltmated to be among her way through a crowd of pe?pl e danci ng, chatting and drinldng beer. was a guil ty of somethtng. people under the age of 25'? The commerctal asks vtewers tf they ca n te ll whic h guy at th e party is I found out the center had a wa lk-in clini c- first come, fi rst served. Friday atTived and my roommate's boyfriend drove us, as we were mfccted with IllY. lf he ca n't tell , how can you? I was slightl y reil eved that I could go 1n at my leisu re, but then that also too nervous to dnve ourselves. He dectdcd to get tested as well, so th.:: I had already seen the commercial nu merous times before and meant I mig ht put it ofT. But my roommate and I promi sed we would go three of us walked up the statrs to the reception window nnd told th~.--m tho \l gh t about changi ng the channel to avoid an awkward fa th e r-d~ u g h the next Friday in the early mo rnin g. what we came lor. ter moment, but! opted to sit back and see how my dad would react. Friday came slowly as our fea rs mounted, des pite the improbability "All three of you?" the man asked in a judgmental tone. ''Yes," we l shrugged my shoulder in response to hi s comment, but in my head lhal either of us was in fected with the di sease. Searching Wc~MD to rep lied quietl y as we handed over our ltcenses and fi ll ed out the paper I thought abou t how I recently wen t to get tes ted fo r HI V. check and see if I had any symptoms, I realized that it was go in g to be a work. The commercial reminded me that peopl e rea lly ca n't look at ome I didn't know what to expect, lik.e if it would take two weeks or 20 one else and tclltfthey have HlV. [n the same sense, peo pl e ca n't look minutes to get the results, and whether I'd be giving blood or having my at themselve and know. mouth wabbed. , . I didn't have any reason to believe I was in fec ted, but it was worth The film "Big Daddy" played on the television, but it just wasn't findmg out for sure. So, I went to the Student Hea lth Web site and cl icked nearly as funny with !he impending test. Even when little Ju lian yells to on HlV Testi ng as I sat, fi dgeti ng, in my desk chair. I di s overed that free Sonny, "But I wipe my own ass, 1 wtpe my own ass!" I found 1 ''(IS and anonymous testing was ava il able in Newark at a public health cl in unable to luugh. · . IC . 1 was first to be seen by the counselor, and I anticipated a delug~;: ef' . I reached for my cell phone to ca ll and set up an appointment, but 1 personal questions about my sexual history. Tums· out, the woman im dec tdcd to wa tch "Ellen" instead. And "Oprah." And damn - it got too ply told me that my blood would be taken and in 20 minutes 1 would late for me to call. know the resu lts. If they came back positive, I would have to wait two When 1 fi na ll y got the courage to ca ll the next day, as well as make more weeks for fi nal results. A negative reading meant that l was not sure my roommate wo uld get tested with me, I faced a major setback. infected wit h the disease -prior to the last three months. ; When a woman from th e clinic answered, she told me th at they weren't She led me to the nurse who found a vei n to slick the needle in, and ' currentl y testing. The HIY co unselor left and they didn ' t know when I stared at a poster of a nice, sunny beach and imagined myself in ..a they'd be getting someone to take her place. . reclini ng chai r as she drew blood. ; She told me to ·ca ll a clinic in Wi lmington that also offered free serv I was sent back to the waiting room with a cotton ball and a Ban~ ices. Before I call ed, I decided I wou ld give Pl ann ed Parentho d a shot Aid on my am1, and waited for my results. l tried not to, but all I could since it is so close. I looked up the nu mber and asked how 1 wo uld go think about was what my life would be like with HIV and I became evtln about setting up an I lTV test. The woman told me I wou ld need to set up more nervous. · ~ a routine gynecological exam and get te ted for go norrh ea and syphilis, When the counselor called me back to discuss my results, I walkod as well. slowly down the hallway and thought about the "Sex and the Cit)!'' The cost would be based on my fa mil y's income, but typica lly about fruitle s efl'ort since th ey arc th e sa me symptoms for the flu or mono. episode where Samantha gets tested and faints in the wai ting room.: [ $130. I panicked and told her 1 wo uld speak to my family about it and Every time we coughed or felt a ti ckle i11 our throats we asked each other, stayed calm though. cal l back. Even if I li ed and sa id l was fin anciall y in depend ent from my "What if it's HJV?" I am HlV negative. fam il y, I didn 't wa nt my testing to get back to my parents. l didn 't wa nt !thought about ho w man y co ll ege-aged peopl e ac tu ally use protec My roommate and her boyfriend also are l-IlY negattvc. Can yO:u them maki ng any crazy assumptions about what I've been doing at col tion during sex and kn w the ri sks in vo lved. According to The Smarter co nfiden tl y say whether you have HIV or not? -: . lege. Sex Survey, on ly 15 percent of students ages 18 to 24 say th ey always use Get tes ted. The Mosaic 'It' List Music, art, literature and film. '. So ~ot right now... obsession 'engages' readers Laura Boyce: Blue Jewelry BV NATALI E TORENTINOS F'eatures J:.'chtor Wa tchin g 21 th ea ter showings of "Star Wars" and readi ng approx im ately five novels a week all through high school sounds a bit ·Christopher Moore: "Why Do You ob cssive- way too obsc sive. However, it's a typi ca l routine fo r a hi pp ie child who aimed to be Love Me?" a literary conn oisseur whil e growing up among his parents' commune of pot-smokin g fri end s and nude models. by Garbage This is th e culture-rich, or ra th er, coun tercultu re-rich li fe of a yo un g Jonathan Lelh em, so n of bohemi an parents growin g up in 1970s Brookl yn. Letb cm's "The Di sa ppointment Arti st" i a co ll ec ti on of autobi ographical essays on hi s obsession with art, music, literature and film Brook Patterson: T4e Wendy during hi s adolescence . The emoti onal core of th e boo k is not simpl y hi s fi xa tions, but conn ec ti on to art through loved ones who played Williams' Experience signifi cant roles in developing his cultural taste buds. Wh eth er it is John Way ne's vill ain y in "The Sea rchers'' or the contemplative keyboard f Brian Eno, Leth em cl ove into each movie or song determined 'to lea rn its every nu ance and mean ing as a way to hide from fea rs and inhibitions in rea l life. Katie Grasso: "Some Cut': by "The Disa ppointment Arti st" is an extremely perso nal pi ece of writing. Lethem's anal ys is of favo rite artists during chil dhood Trillville feat. Cutty e~t plain s hi s '·'nerd ish" lifes tyle - bein g an emba rrassed boy who was unable to relate to hi s peers. While obscure book titles and film s may be unappea ling to those read ers haring different tas tes, Lcth em's experi ences thro ughout hi s teenage years ar ~ engagin g. Leah Conway: Backstreet Boys Leth em's family members perva de alm os t every essay, their re la tionship to him being a major fac tor in hi s cultural end eavors. His mother was a folk sin ger and pol iti ca l a.dvoca te who instilled a sense of freedom and responsibility. Hi s first chance to smoke pot, Natalie Torentinos: "Ordinary fo r in stance, was in her presence. " ' He'll ma ke hi s own decision,' my moth er announced wit h pride. ll was a dec larati on th at di ctated its own tru th . She bet right; I People" by John Legend passed th e join t along, unpu ffc d," he writes. The escapis m of "Star Wars" served as an emotional ritua l for Lethem during a time when hi s parents were separated and his moth er was di agnosed with a bra in tumor. Simil arly, he finds solace Brian Downey: Rainbow Flops among a suppot1 group of teachers, arti sts and bo hemi ans to ta lk about books and movies after her dea th . The story of Leth am's relationship to hi s fa th er alludes to the book's title. Leth em felt a need lo di sa ppoin t hi s fa th er's expecta ti ons that he wo uld become an arti st of his stature. Des pite hi s arti s Kim Dixon: "In Between Dreams" ti c expertise, his open marri age with Lct hem's mother is a source of resentment. by Jack Johnson Leth em tell s the reader of hi s desire to veer away the hopes of hi s parents through his choices in expression: "They also served as a bea rd of my own ambition, a cloak on my reverence fo r th e esteemed arti facts of my parents' universe." Hi s fa th er is a pain ter-turned-carpente r and high ly trained as a Dana Schwartz: "Don't Cha' " "symbolist/rea li st." Lcth em, in contra t, nurtured an interest in comic books and science fic ti on. sive set of essays. Each essay stands alone as a touching account 'Ot Bob Dylan and author Ph ilip K. Di ck's work led Lcthcm to rea l Lcchcm's intense fascination with ati, but together it appears hectic; ize he co uld forgive hi s fa th er for hi s in di scretions. The brill iant, yet Lcthcm even admits to being in a hurry. ' vulnerabl e and comradictory works of these two artists forced "Writing is another meditation that's also a frantic compensa! Amy Kates: Baseball Season Le th cm to sec the simil arities with hi s father's li fe, lion," he writes. "As if wearing headphones, l'm putting some '0 [ "The Disappointment Artist" is arti cul ately written by a man who myself to sleep, rushing to the end of my days : there's a death w1s~ is knowledgea bl e and passionate about his obj ects of affection in art. in reducing life to watching one's lingers twitch on the alphabet." · • Its down fall is the lack of transiti on between chapters, as Lethem While his approach is frenzied, LeU1em , in all his honesty, is abl Megan Sullivan: Slide Shoes j umps to different atii sts and time periods of hi s li fe. to make the reader sympathize with yearning for nrt to replace the A chapter entitled "You Don't Know Dick" about a prolific sci harsh real ities and disappointments of everyday life. ence fi cti on author is immedi ately fo ll owed by "Lives of "! may till be trying to make it come true now, by working herg Bohemians," telling the life story of his parents. to arouse your pity and reverence for !he child I was." The boo k feels too much like ran dom di ary entries than a cohe- For some, he may have succeeded. Local fishing spots offer peaceful retreat for studen tS~ < BYRVA HALE\' White Clay Creek will recei ve 2 1,000 trout in lh c stx destgnated decent population of hybrid Striped Bass." Staff Rt·potter streams. He offers . en tees on hts Web site, skguidcservice.com. for those As th .:: weather begins to warm, e ~rytlnng starts to come out of The season opened April 2 and angler$ were greeted with ht gh, who rna)' be interested. There ts a feature article section that offers tiph jt long winter rest. The trees arc bcginnmg to blcis om, the grass 1S muddy waters due to the recent influx of ram in the area. The first day on De laware ponds. tuming green, birds begin to ~ ing and other animals arc come out of usually brings hoard of people to the rivers edge, but th e murky water Anoth.:r fishtng 1s the ·anal Pond It b lo..:atcd ~outh of campus htbcrn oti on. kept many anglers away. along the C & D Canal. It offers Bass, Crappte and Striped Ba~s, E en students are becoming more active and emerging from their The stream will be stocked every week until the end of April. Th i Angler· can have the chance to catl'11 some rea ll y btg fish res idence halls after spending the last several month tn the warm con- is a sight to see when the fish are being locked. An glers will crowd "This was where a few years ago, the 30 lb. landlocked stnpe fine~ of their room . · around a small area like cattle herding to a feed trough whil e they wait bass wa~ caught. There arc some real ltut\.. cr largemouth s st rll then; Fishermen are awakening from the1r ion~ winters nap (l nd begin for the fish to be dumped into the trcam . You wtll need a sma ll cartop boat to fish it. but it is worth the troublt: tu ng to pursue their aquatit quarry. Whether tl is to bring home a few This is a put-and-take fishery, which means the trout are put into o[ getting in . It ts about 30 ac res of real good drop-offs, and struct1u·'1· fis h !'o t· th e frying pan or just to spend a day in the outdoor · with the river for the purpo e of fisherman taking them hor'lle to eat th em. where ba ss up to nine pounds have been caught," Yon Brand t suvs. fn cn'ds and family, anglers are ~tarting to lme the shore and put their White Clay Creek is a state park, which means there is a small fe e Becks Pond also offers good ti sh tng oppornnuties for stndcnt~. J · boats tnto local water!!. of 2.50 for Delaware vehicles and $5 for out of state vehicles. w..:ll. Many a n g l er~ catch Bass and Crappi .: fwm tills pond ncar th~ Many of' these fishing areas are located within minutes of the uni Another popular li bing spot in this area i Lum · Pond, wh1ch is dam and 11 abo has a boat ramp so angler_· cun <."! '(fllorc the reb! of Lh. \Crstty's campus and are a great way for ~tud~nts to get out and enjoy located 10 minutes south of campus. This 200 acre pond ts loaded with pond the outdoors ;md take a much needed br~·ak from studyillg. wood cover and offers fishing for Largemouth Bass, Before one can go Jishing though. the~ must huy a thhing llccn: The clo~cst fi shing opportumty for students is White <. 'lay Creek. rappic, Bluegtll and Hrbrtd Stnped Boss. 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The Pride's scoring streak came to an end ,C:tu/fRe.porl£·r At least not until .Hall jwnped into action. when Hall scored his second goal of the night TI1e men's !aero e team cou ld not hold Hall scored the first goal for Delaware with and 19th of the season with 22 seconds left 111 back th.e forces of! lofs~ra Saturday night, bring 55 seconds left in the fi1 t half. the third quarter. mg the1r three-game wmnmg streak to a sudden Senior midlielder Joe Trentzsch attained But it wasn't long until Hofstra was on l1alt 13-3. the second point for the I lens with a running ano ther scoring streak, tabulating five more TI1e game at Rullo Stadium gave the Pride shot from the top of the box that found its way goa ls before the end of the game. its second straight win after a three-game losi ng in the back of the net with only one secon.d left "Hofstra was rolling out there tonight," streak. · in th e second quarter, giving sa id senior captain and goa lk eeper hris "We let 1t slip away," sa id soph Trentzsch hi s 19th goal of the sea Collins. "It was fru strating for us." omore micHielder Jordan Hall who son. The goalies of Hofstra and Delaware had suffered a cut on hi s chin after the MEN'S Delaware fan s cheered wild- their work cut out for them throughout the , game. . LACROSSE ly with enthusiasm and excitement game. No. 19-ranked Hofstra (5-6, 2-1 hoping Delaware wou ld come back Tuohey saved the Plide's from 12 potential Colonial Athl etic Association) domi- -::--:-:-----:--- from the halftime break with more goals, while ollins held back seven shots ofT nated the first half of the game, scor- Pride 13 to o!Ter than what was shown in the Hofs tra 's o!Tense. ing four goals in just the first quarter. Hens 3 first hal f. The .Hens outnumbered Hofstra in penal Junior midfielders Ryan Lucas, Those hopes were shortly ties II to two. John Orsen and Tim Treubig scored shattered as Hofstra scored three more times at "We probably gave up three to four goals the Pride's first three goa ls. the begi1ming of the third quarter. out of that," said head coach Bob Shi llinglaw. • Junior attacker Jolm Keysor made the final Treubig netted his third goa l for the season, "It definitely hurts the team. point of the first quarter, giving him fourteen while Lucas scored his second . "The guys were focused to pl ay - they goa ls for the season. Junior attacker Chris Unterstein scored his just didn 't play," Shillinglaw said. Treubig scored hi s second goa l at 2: 10 of first goa l fthe game at 13:22 of the third quar Although the loss to Hofstra was frustrat thc second quarter as the Plide took a dominat- ter as is ted by so phomore attacker Athan ing and disappointing, Shi llinglaw sa id he is ing 5-0 lead over No. 17-ranked Delaware. lanucci. looking forward to Delawa re next game at The !lens (7-4, 2- 1 AA) struggled as they "The guys work we ll together," Hall said. Villanova April 16. THE REVIEW/S teve Hannan tried to comeback, attempting many shots, but "But we just didn 't connect tonight." Sophomore midfielder Jordan Hall is tripped up during none made it past Hofstra 's freshm an goal keep- Saturday's 13-3 loss to Hofstra. Hall scored two goals. Athletes travel to UD from all over the globe BY LIZ HAYES "When I came to visit, I talked to him and he Swf!Reporrrr was d wn-to-earth , so I was go ing to take a chance Most studen t find it difficult adjusting to a new wi th him as my coach," Nana said. "The coaches state or area when they attend college. Imagine definitely made it easier for me. Before, I didn 't adjusting to an entirely new-country. under. tand how the system worked here, and they That is exac tl y what Arek Deng, Harding Nana , talked to me and showed me different things. It made Lebo Maepa and Marco Kristen had to do . it much easier for me ." "I th ought it was go ing to be like what I saw on Once Nana graduates, he plans to pursue his TV," Deng said, "but it was completely different." basketball career, but is not sure if he will stay in the However, all four athletes agreed that they had a bet U.S. or go back overseas. ter opportunity in the U.S. for academi cs and athlet Nana's teammate Lebo Maepa, a sophomore ·ics . forward , is from Johannesburg, Sou th Africa. Maepa Deng was b rn in the Sudan and raised in ottemled Durban High School in Johannesburg. He England . She came to the U.S. in 1999 for her jun came to the U.S. because basketball is not a major t TilE REV IEW/File I ~1010 ior year of hi gh schoo l. sport in his country. ' S~n im· Jenn Joseph broke up Hofstra pitcher Callie Osborne's no-hit bid in Sunda'y's loss "My parents wanted me to receive an education, . "Coming to the U.S. I expected competiti ve ba - and to also have th e opportunity to play baske tbaU," kctball. Which would get me bett er and hopefull y Deng sa id. give me the chance to improve as a player," Maepa 1 Deng attended Bhtir Academy in Blairstown, sa id . New Jersey. She felt th e U.S. had a much greater A .friend recommended Maepa to De laware. Softball swept in three opportunity "The coaches saw me play .and th ught Delaware "In Sud an, th ere m·e no opportun ities at all ,'' wou ld be a perfect fit ,'' Maepa said. "UD is good Deng said . "I wou ld probably be dead with all of the academ ically m1d a mid-major program athlet ica ll y." swff go ing on with the war. My life has completely However, at 18 years of age, Maepa did not have ,game series by Pride changed around with me tra veling and being over the easiest time adjustin g to Delaware. here. I've accomplished a lot and l'm very proud of "lt was easy adjusting to my teammates, but where I've got so far." adjusting to Delaware was hard. I was born and .' . BY RENEE CORMAN and pitched a n -hitter go ing into thi s weekend. After high school , Deng attended the University raised in the city, and then 1 came here and it was ·~ Sta{[Reporrer the final inning. However, the " ll is difficult aga inst a sea of Maryland where she suffered a career-changing . completely different," Maepa said. "And , the weath- A thrilling rally in the fin al seventh inning i where hope and soned team li ke Hofstra to Score injury when she broke her ::mkJe during her freshman er is really cold," he added joki ngly. 1nni~g{m l ed in disappointment as excitement sh t th rough the home one run, let alone three in the bot year. Her ankle W;JS repaired with eight screws ;md a However, Maepa is pleased with his decision . ,, Hofitr made the final out, leav ing crowd in the stands. tom of the seventh," she sa id. ''We metal plate. "My expectations have been fulti ll ed on the basket- f De l ~are with no runs and the Hens' senior pitcher J nn didn 't hit." "From lhen on," Deng said, "my college career ball side of things ," Macpa said. "And academically, base$ loaded of st:randcd nmners. Joseph, ·in the bottom of the sev Ferguson sa id they have a dif kind of went down-hill. Hopefully that will change things have been rea lly challenging. I've grown and / =The softball tea m lost to the enth inning, broke up the no- hitter, fi cult season ahead of them, with nex t year." · matured . It has been a guod experi ence ~o far." P1i co~iinued from page B6 During the women 's hurdle, a competitor from Moravian was injured after landing on the top at Delaware fir$; for finals (5: 18. 1.2). Happy wi th her achieve metal bar. Injuries arc a problem for the Delaware me~i t and wa optimistic about future events, team als • "It' good preparation for conferences," she "We have hmdlers, but we don 't," said the • Levan Beridze - Tbilisi, Georgia. Junior freestyle for men's said. "It's a confidence bu ilder." Hens' women's coach, Sue Powell. "We broke Senior Casey Bennett, who holds the record in them all." swimming. the pole va ult ( 12-6), took first place ( 11 -6). She Freshm an Ja son Brad ley won the high hurdles had hoped to break her re ord , but sa id she was not (15:21) in the first heat. Thi is Brad ley's se<,:ond • Tom Crouch - Kensington Gardens, Australia. Sophomore di appointed. meet of hi co ll egiate caree r. :·Head coach Chri Watson had also hoped that "1 was state champion in both hurdl es and th e distance runner for men's outdoor track. B$nett wou ld va ult hi gher than 12 feet, but con 400," he said. "But this is a pretty big jump from g.r~tulated her on her victory. Watson high school. " • Arek Deng- Sudan. Junior center for women's basketball. ga~ words of encoura gement and ln the javelin, ophornorc Adam di!ecti on to players on both the men's ianlichi set a personal record by three • Jordan Hall- Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Sophomore and women's team. OUTDOOR meters (57.67 or 189-0) . He was ranked mid fielder for men's lacrosse. , "We 're like one team and we work J:RACK first for Di v. I and second overall at thi together," he said. weekend's meet. • David Hardie - Taipei, Taiwan. Senior all-around for men's To share in her victo ry, her mother, Senior Eric Le hrer al o set a per D ·bie, and husky puppy, Dakota, were sonal record at 53 meters and finished swimming. 01 ll1c sidelines. second ( I 70-10) . ~ "I try to make it to as many events a I can," enior Mike Yo l to k first place in th e ham • Marco Kristen - Weinstadt. Germany. Redshirt fre hman sa~ Gary Bennett. Bennett's father ha ' only mer (52.15) and llao Guan took second (41.37). m ed one event , "and that was becau~e of th e Rachel Young took second in the hamm er (38 .19) offensive lineman for football. bl ard" during the indoor season last win ter. and fourth in the shot put (11 .8 3). The university y're great supp rters," she said . had three other women who finished in the top ten • Lebo Maepa - Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophomore for ophomorc Brad Dodson took first place dur for hammer: Sophomore Stepha1iic Cronk in third mt, 1s first heat of the' I ,500 meter ( :58.56) and (36.16). JUnior Lauren Palmer in fifth (36.05) and ward for men's basketball. w sc ond 111 the 800 meter run (I :54.59). sophomore Kathleen Collins in ninth (29.78). " I wa nted to get 3:52,"Dodson said . A number of athletes at the In vitational have • Harding Nana- Douala, Cameroo 1. Junior forward for men's rib111 g his close fini sh victory in th e I ,500, set per nal record s and many arc nmnmg in son said, "1 felt a gust f wind co mm g around events that are not thc1r forte, sa id Po\ ell. Their basketball. th trctch to fin1sh , I drafted ofT the other guy success 111 other arenas shows that the training IS fo ,_ he last I 00 meters," he said. working, she sa 1d . the liN bl ac k player 10 pla y in Major League Basehalt "hen he • Men's lacrosse loses pl ay;, in an exhtbiuun g.un~ lor IlK ... see pageBS H1nokl yn Dodge" A ril12, 2005 • B6 'We just wanted to play for them' Hens win big following injuries to seniors BY STEVE RUSSO LILLO a double down the left field lin e to lead off the ga me Cop~&h wr and fini shed wi th a team leading thrt:e runs scored. The b a~e b a ll team had all weekend to .let th e Graham mo, ctl to s cond hasc to till in for traumatizing news sink in . Two staning seniors, sec Donovan. He had been the ' taning third baseman for ond baseman Br k Donovan and co-capt ain , out Delaware this season. but sa id second base was his fielder Dave Harden had been invol ved in a trafli c original position. accident Friday ni ght , with Harden's career at "We just wantt:d to play for I Donovan and Delaware coming to an nd, and Donavan expected Harden! ,'' Graham said. "It was a tough loss, not This is ·golf, to miss fou r to six weeks. having those guys on the fie ld. but we had to come Without two of its l ey contributors on the fi eld , out here and plug away and l ee p go ing without the baseball team used the accident as a rall ying point them." to blow out New York Tech 15- 1 in a non-conference Senior designated hiucr Ke ll y Buber led the not arock game Monday aftem on at B b Hannah Stadium. offensi ve onslaught with three ht ts am.l four runs bat "1 think Brock and Dave's situation was an extra ted in . I le also hit his third home run of the season . motivating factor today," said liftl1 year head coach Freshman outfielder Brandon Menchaca hit his concert! Jim Shennan. "I thought the guys were tremendous fi fth home run of the year nnd drove 111 three run . ly foc used, they wanted to play ex tremely we ll today Rambo threw live impressive innings, and o dude, what' up'!" r say. "Not for those guys." allowed only one run and two hils. The vi tory much man, hey dtd you see th e Harden, from Wilmington , Del., suffe red severe improved Rambo 's season rc ord to 3-3 and lowered Masters thi · weeke nd? Tiger abdominal bruising and undetwent surgery Saturday his ERA to 4.78. Y Wood is o sick!" my friend at Chris tiana Ho pita!. · ''The moral e is good ri ght now," Rambo said. says. "lle' · defini tely one of the sickest Donovan, from New Castle, Del. , fractured a "We came out today and played well , hit the ball real athletes on the planet," he ·uys. b ne in his left leg and suffered facial cuts. ly well , got some good ,pitching and good defense. OK. thi~ is the kind of conver at io n Delaware (13- 15, 3-3 olonial Athletic We are happy for the two of them that it wasn't a lot that I 11 1ll ne1er have with any of my As ociation) fea tu l·cd .an ex plosive offense that worse and we are just trying to go out and have fun ." fr iend . co-workers. fa mtl y or anyone scored in double figures for the third straight game, With Monday's victory, Rambo ac hieved a else . and ad minating pi tching pe rformance that allowed career mark that he had been stri ving for during the Gol f ts not a sp n and II never will only five hits. past few weeks. bel It 1. a kill that reqUire a great "We are just try ing to go out tl1erc ana pl ay good "[Rambp] got hi s 20t11 caree r win today and that amount of pot. e and perse\ erance. If one ba eball ," aid senior taning pitcher and co-captain goes down with some of the great pitchers here as a puts the.e thmg.· astd . gol f falls well colt Rmnbo. "Those two guy [Donovan and mile tone mark," Sherman sa i.d . " He had been press- belo" m) de tgnated standard for a Harden] played every day and have been here for a ing hi s last two stans to get that and I fUll very happy sp n long time. We are just trying to keep them in tl1e back for him . I hope thi s cat apu lts him into a good statt port (. ') - An aet11 tty that of our heads when we arc out there playing." aga inst the conference next week.'' rcqurres m ~<::n amounL of physical Delaware w a~ t e d no tim e grabbing the early The Hens will loo k to extend their two-gan1e e emon "here th pamctpants face each lead against New York Tech (9- l 2.) The Hens led winning streak today witl1 a game at Delaware State. T il REVI EW/Fil e Photo other head 011 and all wa lks of hfe can 10-0 at tl1 e end of three innings and scored at least Game time is set for 3 p.m. Senior designated hitter Kelly Buber had three hits, relate to one run in each of the tirst five innings. including a home run, and four RBis in Monday's olf Ia • both dtrect competition Seni or infie lder Ryan Graham set the tone witl1 victory. and the inten, lc1 el of phy teal exertion. There 1 no rwmmg. JUmping or chee ring during an) of the players' swings, and if a fan even yelp so much as a whisper a whi ny pl ayer bla mes the fan for breaking hi s concentra ti on. While standm g at the free throw line Skill positions are every basketbafl player must dea l with th e most horrible taunts and cheers fa n can muster. Yet they still ink their shots, and if they miss, you never hea r them blame a inglc fan for th eir mistake. strength for football Golfers do not compete aga inst each other but ra th er the scoreboa rd. In foot ball , players have a chance to deter their BY RYAN HALEY receivers Armand Cauthen and Kervin opponents' chances of scoring that touch Staff R,~J' O I"It't M1chaud. dow n or ft eld goal. Although the tart of the prin~ football On the defcnstvc side of the bull. the ~" In golf they just stand around and wait their tum to swing an overpriced season is still some five months away, it's !