\ An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner TUESDAY March 24, 1998 • • Volume 124 THE Number 41 on-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid ewark, DE Permit No. 26 250 Student Center• University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Hacker Councilman Plan to curb strikes looks to binge drinking • continue The proposal cites UD as a campus agazn trying to combat alcohol abuse BY SUSAN STOCK The funds have been used for a BY MELISSA BRAUN Staff ReJKmer Administratiw! News Editor city service variety of purposes, including starting A resolution to curb the growing new education programs, sponsoring A hacker broke into the English BY AMY KIRSCHBAUM binge drinking problem on campuses alCohol-free activities, overhauling the department's UNIX server, forcing the Sraff Reporrer across the nation was proposed earlier judicial system and enforcing stricter shut-down of the server on Thursday. Since his II th grade history class at Christiana High this month in the U.S. Senate by Sen. sanctions against those who abuse This marked the second time in three School, Harold F . Godwin knew he wanted to be in Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Del. alcohol. weeks a university system was politics. The Collegiate Initiative to Reduce The resolution would encourage compromised. On April 14, he may become mayor of the town Binge Drinking specifically cites the campuses nationwide to employ these The hacker first accessed the system, where he grew up. university as an example of a campus types of initiatives to discourage binge Odin, about a week and a half ago, said "I guess you can say the Newark public school trying to combat its binge drinking drinking. Suzanne Potts, an administrative system sparked my interest," he said. problems. President David P. Roselle said assistant in the English department. Godwin joined the According to a statement from Biden Potts said they watched for the during the year and a half since the grant Newark Board of Directors in Harold F. Godwin grew up in Newark and has which introduced the resolution to was received, there have been hacker and would routinely expel him 1978 and in 1980 was been on City Council since 1987. President Bill Clinton, 44 percent of improvements at the university. from the system. A look at appointed to th e Smal l college students are binge drinkers and 'There have been declines in certain "We thought that maybe kicking him elected office was his friend Rep. Michael N. Castle, R­ Newark's B usiness Advisory Council, one in every five students is a frequent indices related to alcohol,'' he 'said. off might block his way in," she said. Del. In 1982, Godwin unsuccessfully ran for the House which offers the governor binge drinker. 'There have also been improvements in The invader repeatedly returned, so of Representatives, but said he had a educational mayoral advice on how to encourage Already this year, 17 college students grades of the Greek organizations, the decision was made to shut down experience anyway. businesses to come to across the country have died in binge­ ratings under the five star program." and reformat Odin. candidates "I gained knowledge in how to organize and fo und Newark. drinking incidents. He said the programs that have Richard Duggan, information out what people want,'' he added. In 1987, he was elected to "This is not what parents expect technologies associate for the English Godwin said he is campaigning for mayor because resulted from the grant were intended to the Newark City Council and has been re-elected every when they send their kids off to college," make organizations better understand department, said the hacker didn' t do there is an enormous amount of work to be done year since. For the last three years, Godwin has been the Biden stated. "It is time for the culture their responsibilities to the community, any damage to Odin and the department concerning relations between the university and the city, deputy mayor and fills in when Mayor Ronald L. on college campuses to change:· is currently changing everyone's Newark's water supply and the re-development of Main their environment, their studies and Gardner is out of town. The university received a $700,000 passwords. Street. fellow students. "I was chosen by counci I members, so it shows they grant from the Robert Wood Foundation "The evidence we have makes it '"He was using the system as a toy,'· He said he would like to work o_n a zoning change have confidence in my abilities,'' he said. in October 1996 to fight against binge .--------,Duggan said. "It' s a A major influence in convincing Godwin to run for drinking. game to them." see GODWIN page A4 see BIDEN page A8 See editorial The hacker's pageA6 existence was first brought to Duggan's c______ __, attention when some Citizens stall IFC closes party loophole users of the system noticed unusual occurrences, Potts said. BY KELLEY DIPPEL However there are some problems with many of the members attending Potts refused to comment on exactly City Council Srudeni Affairs Editor with the interpretation of this policy. and fail to register it with the IFC, how access was gained and what the The Interfra ternity Counci I The policy differs from a party they could be held liable with steep hacker did. reinstated and reinforced a Greek sanctions, Hart said. Odin is used by the College of Arts held by two fraternity members and party policy in an effprt to close a Yet it depends on the function, and Science Dean's Office. the Writing meeting a paqy held by several fraternity loophole in the system . she said. If there are kegs, the fine is Center, the Advisement Center and the members, said Timothy F. Brooks, English department's faculty and staff. BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO Street agreed that Dembrowski's actions Noel H art, director of Greek dean of students. $500 per keg, and failure to offer Although the hacker didn' t cause City News Editor seemed to be brushed under the table Affairs, said the reason for t he He said he wanted to make the safe rides could result in a $200 fine. ruli ng, which occurred last week, is Trainor said she thinks the policy any damage, Potts said the potential Despite acceptance by City Council while council foc used on Turner. student s understand that th is policy to "make everything safer across the was there. Some server users not only of James W . Semple's special The issue stems from accusations is an act of the uni versity. is an effort to restrict Greek parties, board." However, there is a fi ne line, and because no one is going to want access the server to use e-mai I but also investigation into the actions of that Turner conducted her own The po li cy states that if a save word processing files on it. Councilwoman Nancy Turner. the issue investigation into rumors that someone the decision to hold the fraternity their fraternity to get in trouble. fraternity were to have a party, " It's just another excuse for the James M. Dean, associate chair of wi ll not die. was living at the water-treatment plant responsible de pends on the I FC At the Monday council meeting regardless of the location, it must be executive board, Hart said. university and the town to restrain the English department, said he on Papermill Road. many residents were vocal about the City manager Carl Luft conducted an registered with the IFC. college kids from having a normal routinely saves his entire directory Failure to register a fraternity instability of council and the continuous investigation into allegations that "The general rule of thumb is, if party can result in a minimum fine coll ege life," she said. structure to Odin in case his hard drive bickering between its members. someone was living in the plant or if it looks like a fraternity party and of $ 150, she said, in addition to any Hart said the policy does not crashes. Shirley Tarrant of Old Oak Road someone was storing personal items smells like a frate rnity party, judicial sanctions which may be apply directly to sororities because However, Dean said he wasn't too compared Semple's report to a bikini , there. chances are it is," ·Hart said. necessary. they are prohibi ted from having worried because he saves copies of stating what it hides is interesting, but Luft found personal items belonging "Everyone has to follow the exact Junior Alpha Chi Omega member social functions in their sorority every file on the computers at his home, what it reveals is vital. to Dembrowski in the treatment plant, same rules and policies, such as Lauren Trainor said she feels the houses. in his office and on disk. Tarrant was appalled that charges but said he had found no evidence that carding and no kegs- ensuring that rule is another way the university is The national Panhellenic Council ""Now a hacker could conceivably have not been brought against Joseph anyone was living in the plant. no minors are drinking." trying to prevent Greeks from voted to make all sorority houses break into my course files and mess Dembrowski, the head of the water A later investigation by Semple, dry in 1969 to uphold standards and things up ,'" Dean said. "I would She said this is the same policy having parties. department, for storing personal which Luft said cost the city $6,975, the IFC has always had, and that "[T he IFC] is not treating us like reduce liability.