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In Sports In Section 2 An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper Delaware stuns Who makes the musicl Could it Rutgers 77-69 be ••• Satan? page 84 page 81 FREE FRIDAY Newark World AIDS Day .' man 1n informs students critical Delawareans discuss disease's impact By Denise Gretchen with the mother's virus,'; she said. condition Staff R~porter People who are sexually active are also As artists and community groups in the high risk bracket. This includes Dispute over woman marched for the first time in university students, she said. triggers shooting commemoration of World AIDS Day in "In the time it takes to get a college Philadelphia Tuesday, the university degree," Lincoln said, "it's not unusual remembered the event with an educational for a young person to have had as many as By Chris Dolmetsch panel for students .. 40 sexual partners." Ciry ~ews Ediror. A panel of four speakers lectured in Miller, a member of the Delaware A Newark man was listed in Kirkbride Hall Tuesday night about AIDS Lesbian and Gay Health Advocates, was a critical condition Thursday after he awareness to honor the international event "buddy" to a woman who recently died was shot in the head following an established by the World · Health from AIDS. argument at a 7-Eieven on Red Organization in 1988. She said helping AIDS patients has Mill Road near Newark at 4:55 Julia Tsalis, the Professional Theatre taught her that the disease should be taken a.m. Wednesday, Sgt. David Training Program (PTTP) Coordinator more seriously. Baylor of Delaware State Police and a 1992 PTTP graduate, said the "It used to be that you were urged to said. greatest challenge is changing people's practice safe se,. because you might get Police gave the following behavior and protect themselves. pregnant," Miller said. "Now you have to account: Tsalis said she coordinated the panel to be careful because you might die if you Robert Koonce, 23, of Admiral show this community the difference don't." Club Apartments, was in the store people can make in the fight against Barnes said she saw a need to talk with the suspect when they became AIDS. about AIDS with her peers because fnvolved in an argument, "We're moving past simply educating students have to understand that AIDS apparently over a female, police people about the disease. The next step is doesn't discriminate. said. to go beyond just learning the· facts," she "I find that when I talk to people about The two men went outside and said. the disease, a lot of them think that it will began to argue again when the The program featured Jeff, who is HIV never affect them. suspect shot the victim in the head positive, Pat Lincoln, who is a nurse at "I want to try to get some of those with a handgun. The make of the the Medical Center of Delaware, Sheila myths out of their heads,'' she said. gun was not identified. Barnes (AS SO), a peer educator and Lois Those myths have been a source of The suspect then fled the scene Miller; a "buddy" trained to help AIDS constant pain for Jeff as he tries to deal in a black foreign car, which police patients. with his illness. said was either a Toyota or Nissan. Jeff said, "Dealing with the illness Jeff described his situation as The victim was then taken to itself is easier than dealing with society's constantly "facing a brick wall." He said Christiana Hospital and treated for phobia. he hopes that people will change their a bullet wound to the head. "I still see people abandoned, hated and behavior toward AIDS patients in the A 7-Eleven employee who was abused because they have AIDS." · future. working at the time of the incident Lincoln said AIDS is no longer limited "I only hope that in the future," he declined to comment Thursday. to certain segments of the population said, "AIDS patients will be met w i th The shooting is the latest in a because the disease is rapidly increasing compassion instead of hatred, and series of violent crimes that have among women and children. · understanding instead of ignorance and occurred in or around Newark in "Three put of 10 babies born to a blame." the past year. woman who is HIV positive will end up In October, New Castle County Police announced that they had linked several area rapes in 1991- 92 to a serial rapist. Also in October, a university Admissions associate student was assaulted by an unknown suspect behind Pathrnark THE REVIEW I Maxmilli~n Gretsch in College Square. Finally", on Monday, an A sweet opening! Delaware senior forward Anthony Wright skies for two of director dies of cancer unknown suspect robbed Perkins his 19 points in the Hens' 77-69 win over Rutgers Tuesday to open the Convo. Restaurant on Kirkwood Highway at gunpoint. By Lindsy Solomon commitment to the university helped two However, Newark Police said Srafl Reporler generations of Delaware graduates go on there has not been a murder in Hens shock Knights When the admission's office hired to succeed in the world. Newark since 1984. Richard A. Wilson in 1967 to head the Bruce Walker, dean State Police homicide detectives university's new Upward Bound program, of admissions, worked are continuing an investigation into 77-69 upset victory opens Convo in style minority recruitment gained its strongest with Wilson for six the 7-Eleven incident, and are advocate. years and said he asking anyone with further By Jeff Pearlman Knights are arguably the best team the Hens Twenty-five years later the university observed a steady information to call 323-4411 . ~Editor have ever defeated. · is continuing with its effort to diversify stream of students into The ramifications are still unclear. It was anything but easy. campus, but without the man who first his office, m6st of The magnitude and historic significance Rutgers jumped out to an early 14-4lead, inspired Upward Bound. whom were black. is not yet known. but the Hens carne back to lead at halftime, Wilson, assistant d irector of Walker said freshman But after the Delaware men's basketball 40-37. admissions, who was the university's first would come to Wilson Marines Richard A. team opened the Bob Carpenter Sports "We never lost confidence," said Wright. full-time black administrator died two for help. They were Convocation Center with a 77-69 shocker "We always have a belief in each other. weeks ago of cancer at 58 years old. Wilson told by blac·k alumni over Rutgers University, one thing is That's something strong." Gwen Davis, admissions secretary, and upper class students, "if you are at to aid certain: Delaware basketball, a program The teams answered each other's baskets worked with Wilson, who friends call the University of Delaware and you need condemned for years to the dark Field for most of the rest of the way, but Delaware "Dick," for 11 years and said it was to talk to someone, go see Mr. Wilson." House, often drawing less than 500 fans a took a 73-68 lead when senior guard Ricky impossible to guess how many people he In Walker's eulogy to Wilson at the game, has risen to the next level. Deadwyler hit two free ·throws with one · had recruited since he came to the Nov. 21 funeral, he said, "Dick had an starving In front of a boisterous 3,558 ranting and minute and 32 seconds left in the game. university because there were so many .. unshakeable belief in the value of screaming fans, the Hens used a career-high Rutgers cut the lead to four, but Dunkley The Upward Bound program he headed education to African American· children 29 points from senior center Spencer put the Scarlet Knights out of their misery encouraged low-income children in and a strong commitment to making the Somalians Dunkley and 19 from senior forward by hitting two free throws with 16 seconds Delaware to stay in school and ·assisted environment at the university supportive Anthony Wright to knock off the heavily remaining. · them with college admission. of the education of all students.,. By Michael Regan favored Scarlet Knights. At the same time he stepped to the line, Ron Whittington, assistant to the Wilson's most recent' accomplishment Auislanr News Ediror "I told you we'd shock the world,'' the 6-foot-11-inch Dunkley did a confident president, who was recruited to the was the establishmen·t of a tutorial The United Nations Security exclairred Dunkley after the game. "I told celebration dance. university through the Upward Bound program for kindergarten through high Council voted Tuesday in favor of you we were going to knock one of the big '"fhis is a good win, no question," said program, said he would frequently visit school students at his church, Mount Zion placing an American general in teams off. This is what we expected." Delaware Coach Steve Steinwedel. "But the Wilson's home in Newark when he was in in Newark, Walker said. charge of the multinational forces to The victory was the first time Delaware key is to save our energy for February. school. He said Wilson would stand at the be sent to provide aid in war- and mrn's basketball defeated Rutgers since That's when the important games are "After football practice I used to cool church's bas)!ment door and give every famine-stricken Somalia. 1969. The Atlantic 10 Conference Scarlet played." off in his pool," Whittington said.