Switch to lease space in Jefe continues to rock Volleyball wins Rainbow Books and Music Newark music scene CAAcrown Seepage 5 Seepage 22 Seepage 28 \\'"\· l/JrCVIC\V Tuesday, November 23, 2010 "<'0111 breaking news and more. Volume 137, fssue 13 Sam.e-sex Delaware vs. Lehigh/Northern Iowa, Dec. 4, Noon Inflation of partners grades, GPAs • a trend across to recetve univ., nation stipend Most common grade UD provides check in at university is ~' lieu of health benefits BY BRIAN RESNICK BY ERICA COHEN Managing Mosaic Editor Enterprise Editor During his freshman year at The university announced on .the university, Josiah Pelot was Monday it will offer a health care shocked after seeing his first exam stipend to university employees in grade in general chemistry. The a same-sex domestic partnership, score on his test, like many other in addition to other benefits of his peers in the class, was in the currently available for domestic C range. partners. "It was crushing," Pelot, now Effective Jan. I, the stipend ~ sophomore, B fh will assist employees in paying for THE REVIEW/Spencer Schargorodski recalled. "I Y e (From left to right) Delaware football players Mark Schenauer,,Rob Jones, Mark Mackey, Zack Reed, Pat health coverage for their partners. ~el~ hollow According to the university's Devlin and Matt Marcorelle watch on ESPNU as the Hens are selected as the No. 3 seed in the FCS playoffs. mstde." numbers human resources benefits website, Although, current benefits are equal to the mark felt % spousal and dependent benefits, devastating 40 O except for in health insurance, to Pelot, on which is a state provision. Hens draw No. 3 ·seed the bell-curve Grades at UD Currently, same-sex domestic 0~ . ~rade that are A or A- partners of state employees, dtstnbuttons, including university employees, Delaware gets first-round bye, ·will host playoff game Dec. 4 C is found are not able to participate in the BY KEVIN MASTRO "I'm excited because I think exact in t~e 1707 state's health insurance plan. Assistant Sports Editor lnsid · this team has a lot to it," Head center-1t /0 J.J. Davis, the vice president • Hens close season with Coach K.C. Keeler said. "I think it's should be Grades that for finance and administration, After a successful 9-2 regular talented. I think there's a lot of heart, the most said the idea originated from season ended with a share of the OT loss - page 28 and it has great leadership." common grade are C, C+ or C- research on benefits at other CAA title, the Delaware football • How to purchase playoff This will be Delaware's first in the class. universities. team learned its playoff, fate on · playoff appearanc~ since making Nevertheless, 207 "We surveyed many of our Sunday when it was awarded with tickets- page 31 the national championship game in Pelot said his /0 · peer institutions and saw that the three and a first round bye in the 2007. The No. 3 seed is the team's mark made this kind of support was being FCS playoffs. · Iowa matchup at Delaware Stadium. highest since being ranked No. 2 him feel like Grades at UD On Dec. 4, the Hens will take on Lehigh qualified by winning the he was failing. that are F See BENEFITS page 12 the winner of the Lehigh-Northern' Patriot League title, while Northern See PLAYOFFS page 31 Over the Iowa took the Missouri Valley crown. last 50 years, grade inflation, a national trend within institutions of higher learning, has made C, once the most common grade Students stock up in face ·of Four Loko ban in academia, a lackluster mark. According to Stuart Rojstaczer, a FDA calls manufactured com,bination of caffeine, alcohol unsafe retired Duke University professor who published research on the BY BRIAN RESNICK "We went into a panic and bought products that mix the two if these topic, the most common grade Managing Mosaic Editor a bunch of cases, and figured we products continue to be produced. were either going to drink them or The FDA cited studies that found See GRADES page 12. Fearing the loss of one of his sell them." ·caffeine can mask a user's feeling of­ favorite weekend drinks, senior Eric Last week, the FDA issued a intoxication, leading them to drink Collins purchased 15 cases of Four warning for all brewing companies much more than they normally Online Extra: Loko last week, hoping this reserve that produce alcoholic energy would. Visit udreview.com to of the alcoholiC energy drink will drinks. The agency contended that In compliance with the last until May. caffeine combined with alcohol is complaint, Phusion Products, the download a complete THE REVIEW/File photo "We heard it was being banned an "unsafe food additive," and the list of grade distributions The FDA i~sued a warning last in a lot of states," Collins said. government will take action to ban See LOKO page 13 by department. week about Four Loko. 1 News 14 Editorial 15 Opinion 17 Mosaic 21 Try Anything 27 Classifieds 28 Sports 2 ~oyember 23, 201 0 Lettei-- from the Editors The Review has always been, and will con­ tinue to be, available for free all over campus and in many other locations around Newark. But, for many alumni, parents and other readers who don't live in Newark, getting a copy of the paper sometimes isn't so easy. That's why we've decided to offer subscrip­ tions. For just $25 each semester, we'll mail you our latest issue each week, a total of 13 issues. 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