District 10 Special Election Could Shift Party Control in Delaware
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the,review The University of Delaware’s independent student newspaper since 1882 H f ® @udreview TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 2017 VOLUME 142, ISSUE 15 udreview.com District 10 special election could shift party control in Delaware SHANNON MURPHY reproductive rights are something Senior Reporter being attacked on a federal level often, and it is very scary to be seeing For the first time in 44 years, it on a state level as well.” Delaware could become a red state. There are three candidates in Democrat Bethany Hall-Long, the the running: Democrat Stephanie recently-elected lieutenant governor, Hansen, Republican John Marino and left her seat — one of 21 in the Libertarian Joseph Lanzendorfer. Delaware State Senate — following Stephanie Hansen, a university her election in November. In order to alumna, is an environmental fill the vacancy in District 10, Senate attorney. Hansen has had a career leaders tailed for a special election in public service for over 25 years, to be held this Saturday, Feb. 25. working with organizations like Hall-Long served as a senator for the Bear/Glasgow Council of Civic two terms, from 2009 until 2017. She Organizations within the 10th has close ties with the university as a District and serving as president of professor for the School of Nursing New Castle County Council. and associate policy scientist for According to the campaign Health Services Policy Research. website, Hansen’s platform focuses As of Hall-Long’s resignation on issues like “Creating Jobs & ELLIE HALFACRE/ THE REVIEW on Jan. 17, there is an even split Fighting for the Middle Class, The Delaware Distrcit 10 elections are split 50/50. The election results could swing the historically Democratic state between the parties — 10 spots are Preserving Our Precious Farms & Republican. held by Democratic Party, 10 by the Open Space and Improving our Republican Party. Because of this, Schools & Making College More Marino is a retired New York City year making life easier for convicted the importance of this election. whoever wins the upcoming election Accessible.” police officer, currently serving as a felons, including restoring voting The 10th Senate district includes will decide the balance of power in “A fierce advocate for our public realtor and the owner and president rights to felons who haven’t even southern Newark, the election will the state’s senate. school|s|,” she hopes to “stand of J & J Homes LLC. Previously, paid restitution to their victims,” the affect all residents of the state. On campus, student against [her] opponent’s plan to he has participated in community website reads. “I think people forget that there representatives from political runnel tax dollars into a voucher service as the president of Lea Eara Libertarian candidate Joseph are aspects of this that may affect organizations have expressed the system that benefits for-profit Farms/Summit Farms Maintenance Lanzendorfer is also a university you,” she said. “Many students importance of the special election. private schools.” Corporation. graduate and a Newark native. His on this campus get services from Senior Sage Carson, who studies In an email statement regarding According to the campaign campaign platform stands on the Planned Parenthood. If we see a anthropology and women and her candidacy, she notes the website, Marino’s primary focuses legalization of marijuana, education cutting of Planned Parenthood’s gender studies, is concerned about “particularly high" stakes for this are jobs, schools and crime. He reform and “competitive” energy’ resources, it will also be a cutting of the potential repercussions of the special election. supports reform for Delaware’s policies. resources for students.” special election. She is the president “We’re all in this together,” she education system. On his campaign website’s A statement from sophomore of Generation Action, a Registered said. “And I believe deeply that this “Our local schools have to work homepage, he implores voters to Connor McGinley on behalf of the Student Organization that focuses campaign is about engaging more twice as hard to provide a quality “vote Libertarian just this one time.” Young Americans for Liberty RSO on “reproductive justice and health people in the Democratic process, education for our young people,” “If you don’t like the changes I expressed concern for the current issues, as well as promoting Planned not pushing them away.” Marino’s website reads. “We can't fight for, you can vote the same old state of the Senate and hopes that Parenthood through political work.” If candidate John Marino wins, get the schools we deserve unless politics back into office in 2018,” he whoever wins the election will In particular, she worries about it would be the first Republican we change the people making the said on his website. promote the “philosophy of liberty.” what may happen for reproductive majority in the Senate in four decisions and restore balance to Additionally, Lanzendorfer “Over the last few decades, rights if the election results in a decades. This is not his first time state government.” promotes the lowering of taxes and there seems to have developed a Republican-controlled Senate. running for the seat; in the 2014 He also hopes to tackle the fewer regulations on the economy. disconnect between the people and “It is alarming that the state election, the Republican nominee ran “serious problem” of crime in the As ldr as the election’s effect the State Senate," he said. “Increased elections are very similar to what is against Hall-Long, losing with 48.9 state. on university students, Sage Carson liberty means freedom, peace and happeninc federally,” she said. percent to Hall-Long’s 51.1 percent “IWjhile crime rises, the people said she hopes that students are prosperity for everybody." “Wlien it comes to what we do, of the electorate. in charge of the Senate spent last aware of what is going on and note A passion for art, a passion for life: Remembering Sarah Wood MICHAEL T. HENRETTY JR. could make amazing art just by ries of Wood occurred in the mid her own taste. It was very refresh (Gebhardt) Wood, along with four Managing News Editor sitting somewhere for 10 min dle of a class debate about the ing, seeing her art compared to siblings: Matthew, Katy, Timothy utes.” play Antigone. other people's,” Remmler said. “I and her twin brother, Sam.sists For those who knew Sarah For those closest to Wood, “In the middle of that debate, always felt a lot happier when I that when she was in school she Wood well, when their paths they knew that art was just one of there was a moment of silence, was around her.” always got the shot. crossed each day, they would be the many things that Wood loved. and I just remember her looking Wood is survived by her par rewarded with a glimpse into a A devotion to academics also was around for a second, seeing if ents, Lawrence and Margaret SEE SARAH WOOD ON PAGE 3 sketchbook filled with Wood’s evident, with Wood making the anybody else was going to speak, unique drawings, a love for fun Dean’s List for her first semester and then just diving in,” Davis that infected every room she at the university. said. “I was really pleased and entered, a never failing will to Wood's “authentic voice” excited that she already felt com speak her mind and stand up for shined bright in one of Professor fortable and confident enough to her strong rooted beliefs. Wood, Kathleen Turkel’s introductory make the argument when other a freshman student, passed away level Women’s & Gender Studies people were hesitating.” on Dec. 18, at 19 years of age. classes. One of 60-some students One of Wood’s floormates, Wood graduated in 2016 from in the class, Wood still managed freshman Jacquelyn Attardi, re Indian River High School. During to make herself known. called Wood’s uplifting presence high school, Wood was the presi “She was always a really en wherever she happened to be. dent of the Technology Student thusiastic participant in class “Whenever I saw her, she al Association and a member of the discussion and she was willing to ways had a smile on her face even school’s soccer team, a sport she share how the kind of issues that if she was having a bad day. She played avidly since the age of six. we were talking about in class af brightened up your day a whole According to one of Wood’s fected her on a personal level,” lot whenever you saw her, her closest friends Chase Robinson, Turkel said. “She was never afraid presence was uplifting,” Attardi Wood was the most passionate to say what she thought, despite said. person she had ever known. the fact that it could sometimes Attardi echoed many of the “She was very passionate be met with disagreements with same sentiments from Wood’s about everything that she loved, other people in the class. I found other friends regarding her art, whether it be art, being a feminist her to be a very authentic per remembering fondly how much or standing up for people that she son.” her love for life and for art fuelled didn’t even know,” Robinson, a “She was very enthusiastic; what Attardi called an amazing freshman at the university, said. she was very empathetic,” she talent. Robinson also holds a high said. “She came across as a won “She was really passionate regard for Wood’s art, which she derful, warm, vibrant individual.” about her art,” Attardi said. “Her described as intricate and differ Emily Davis, an English pro pieces were breathtaking, but she ent from anything she’d ever seen fessor, considers herself lucky to didn’t think so.