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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Volume 132, Issue 27 ~ Common raps Who will lead about issues Hen's football as affecting quarterback next UD season? The University of Delaware's Independent Student Newspaper Since 1882 Filling the·shoes of our favorite feathered friend BY LEAH KIELL me to all the football games," I said Administrative News Ed1tor hesitantly, and then decided a slight Three inches - three inches exaggeration might be appropriate. prevented me from achieving my "I mean, I love going. They're so goal. I immediately cursed my much fun to watch." father for not being taller. They seemed to buy it. At 5'6", I simply did not meet I was then asked about my the 5'9" height requirement needed gymnastic abilities. I laughed. to fill the costume and persona of "What gymnastic abilities?" our beloved university mascot, responded. You Dee. But I was determined to try out anyway. Tryouts for the mascot "You're sad, were held Thursday after noon, allowing students who, like myself, wanted to you're cryzng, take school spirit to another level - become the Blue Hen. Baby Dee just Uncoordinated and clutzy - I'm that girl who walks into walls, doors, failed a test." parking meters, you name it, I've probably collided with it. And for some reason I -a YoUDee audition volunteered to try out to · d h · · wear a suit that severely JU ge, COaC zng On emotzon restricts vision. This was going to be interesting. "Oh Leah, don't hurt yourself," Every time I attempt a cart were my mother's words of advice. wheel, I end up on my butt. This I slowly climbed the steps of time was no different. Mitchell Hall, unsure of what to "I can do a somersault," I said, expect. trying to impress the judges with Nothing special. I filled out some kind of gymnastic capability. some paperwork and waited for my I proceeded to show them the tum to audition. I checked out my best somersault they have ever seen. competition, all guys and one girl. The next section of the audition Most were tall and thin, with biceps was the one part I had been dread Review editor Leah ranging from huge to lanky. ing. Not only would it be incredibly Kiell tried out to be a One by one, we were paraded embarrassing, but it had the poten· onto the Mitchell stage where audi tial to cause a sprained ankle or member of the YoUDee tions were held. A panel of three pulled hamstring - the dance por mascot team this past judges conducted the auditions and tion. weekend. determined my fate. The audition I've been known to bust a move consisted of a short Q & A session, every now and then, but it's always where the judges asked such ques been in a dingy basement crowded tions as, "Why do you want to be the with people, where no one could mascot?" and "What university really see me. Standing on stage in sporting events do you usually front ofjudges and students was cer attend?" tainly no place for my awkward My heart immediately started body to attempt to pop and lock and to pound at the last question: Should move to the beat. I lie? The truth is my roommate is a My palms became sweaty and I die hard football fan and will often flashed back to the painful memory try to drag me games much to my of high school when my friends disdain. I do ·go, but not happily. "My roommate normally drags see TRYOUT page 12 N n ,,. 'J c r c. / 1 ::::. ;; c o m • .2 May 2, 2006 The Review News 2 Police Reports 4 Editorial 14 Opinion 15 Mosaic 11 Movie/CO Reviews 20 Classifieds· 21 Spons 29 Washington Post!L.A. Times wire service Approximately 15,000 people gathered on the Washington National Mall in protest Sunday. Spons Commentarv 31 'Genocide -never again' ~ Editor in Chief Andrew Amsler genocide in 1994. Russell Simmons, Founder of Def Executive Editor Erin Biles "We are here because we refuse Jam Recordings, to U.S. congressmen D. C. rallies to to be silent," Wiesel said. "Remember and women from California, VIrginia, Editorial Editor Devin Varsalona silence helps the villains." Massachusetts and New Jersey. Copy Desk Chief Stephanie Andersen, Mike Hartnett Despite the diverse politics, ide "What a magnificent sight," Sen. Art Editor Dan Lisowski end atrocities ologies and religions of the ralliers Barack Obarna, D-111., said as he Photography Editor Meaghan Jones Sunday, everyone shared one basic stood up to the microphone. Assistant Photography Editor Mike DeVoll hope - stop the murdering of inno Obama emphasized that the in Darfur cent children, the raping of women slaughtering of innocents in Sudan is Managing News Editors Brian Citino, Cait Simpson, and the overall genocide going on just wrong and that as a country, America Carson Walker across the Atlantic Ocean. needs to act. BY AMANDA VASILIKOS Joining the greater Jewish com The House of Representatives Administrative News Editors Leah Kiell, Meghan Lobdell StaffR eporter munity, the university's Hillel group declared the conflict in Sudan a geno City News Editors Caitlin Ginley, Emily Picillo WASillNGTON, D.C. chartered a bus to the event, sporting cide in 2004. Obama added that while National/State News Editors Sarah Cochran, Sara Satullo Signs filled the air reading ''Not on light blue T-shirts proclaiming, "The the U.S. has done more to aid Darfur News Features Editors Julia Parmley, Patrick Walters our watch," and ''Never Again," as Jewish Community of Delaware is than many European countries, not Student Aft'airs News Editors Christine Alhambra, Dane Secor approximately 10,000 to 15,000 peo Aware." nearly enough has been done. ple filled the Washington National Captain Brian Steidle, a former University alumnus Chuck Managing Mosaic Editors Christopher Moore, Monica Simmons Mall Sunday to rally against the geno Marine captain and observer to the Wortman stood among the small Features Editors Jenna Alifante, Kim Dixon, cide in Sudan, urging the Bush African Union peacekeeping forces, crowd, taking advantage ofthe oppor Natalie Torentinos adminstration to take more action. urged Americans to take note of the tunity to stand up for what he said he Entertainment Editors Wes Case, Dana Schwartz Joe Madison, human rights horrors he experienced on his photo believes in. Assistant Mosaic Editor Carter Perry advocate and radio dee-jay, kicked tour throughout Darfur, in which he Wortman said he first learned of off the rally by pressuring the world recalled seeing the genocide every the genocide one year ago while visit Managing Sports Editor Dan Mesure, Greg Price community to put an end to the geno day, again and again. ing the Holocaust Memorial Senior Sports Editor Tim Parsons cide in the western Sudanese region While in Darfur, an entire village Museum. Sports Editors Kate Dieffenbach, Ravi Gupta, of Darfur. The ethnic and political applauded Steidle when he arrived. "I have been wearing this Steve Russolillo conflict began in 2003 and has result "They felt that everyone in bracelet for one year now," he said, Assistant Sports Editor Kenny Riedel ed in an estimated 200,000 deaths, America was behind me," he said. pointing to his green ''Not On Our Copy Editors Laura Dlugatch, Stephanie leaving an additional two million peo "Don't let those people down." Watch - Save Darfur'' wristband. Haight, Sarah Lewis, Lee Procida, ple as refugees, according to the This inspired the crowd to begin The expression, ''Not on my Kyle Siskey United Nations. a "Genocide - never again," chant. watch," was on the lips of many at the The violence has escalated in Steidle ended by saying, "Today rally. The phrase comes from notes Advertising Directors Sarah Dixon, Lauren Nahodill recent months, threatening to spill every one of us is Sudanese." President George W. Bush wrote in Business Managers Julia Figurelli, Timothy Lowe, over into neighboring Chad where Throughout the mall and during the margins of a report on the Jordan Deputy many refugees are camped. the rally, volunteers in red "Save Rwandan genocide during his first According to the United Nations, in Darfur Rally Team" shirts stood at year in the White House. the last month alone 60,000 refugees tents handing out water and informa Blue cardboard postbox stands have entered border camps. tion packets. were set up sporadically throughout The Review is published once weekly every Tuesday of the school year, This escalation has prompted Libby Conn, a volunteer for the the Mall with postcards to send to the except during Summer Session. Our main office is located at 250 Perkins peace talks in Nigeria and spurned the Save Darfur Rally Team, said she ini President urging him to live up to Student Center, Newark, DE 19716. 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