New student health store Delaware bounces ~ provides birth control back at Bosto~----1····-~.. --.; page2 page 15 / Student demonstrators condemn Columbus' 'discovery' By Donna Murphy that Columbus did not discover America but instead "'Their culture goes with the land hand in hand," she Columbus Day is not a day of pride, but one of shame." and Lori Salotto opened the way for the devastation of native American added. "The land was their culture; their spirit and soul." Jack Ellis, chairman of the history department, said, News Editors culture and environment. Mark Glyde (AS SR), another member of SEAC, said "The real issue is not who discovered America, but the What many refer to as the Age of Discovery was in Yesterday, about 20 members of the Student the holiday represents 499 years of destruction to native impact of the voyage." fact the Age of Collision - an era of confrontation Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) staged brief cultures. The collision of native American and Western between cultures and continents from wh~h neithu the demonstrations around campus, denouncing Columbus "The United States has broken every treaty we ever cultures had a devastating impact on the biological, Old nor the New World ever recovered. Day. made with the indigenous people of this land," he said. economical, social and political aspects of the nation, he -William Graves, editor of National Geographic The protestors marched to a melancholy drum beat This is also true for recent treaties between the said. · magazine across campus, dressed as trees, natives and white government and existing tribes, he said. "In Columbus' log," Glyde said, "he notes how oppressors, reenacting what they believed to be the " We want to make people aware that Native friendly the people he encountered in this land were and For years, school history books portrayed Christopher initial interactions between Europeans and original Americans continue to struggle for their rights," Glyde how easy it would be to enslave them." Columbus as a cross-continental hero. However, several inhabitants. said. "The irony here is that there were many healthy, ecological and human rights groups have recently The skit concluded with the death of the trees and Suzanne Alchon, assistant professor of history, said, native cultures here that Jived in harmony with nature deemed him to be the leader of the destruction of natives by the hands of the whites. "I think Columbus Day provides the opportunity for when the "discovery" occurred," he said. primordial cultures. Melisa Siegel (HR SO), a SEAC member said, people to reflect on the consequences of the Columbian Raymond Wolters. professor of history, said of the Within recent months, many Americans have "Everything has been annihilated. Their culture has been voyages." SEAC demonstration, "I think this is kind offunny." questioned the celebration of Columbus Day, arguing destroyed." Siegel said, "I think we certainly made our point that , see COLUMBUS page 5 Back on the winning track New campus phone system to be installed By Elizabeth Kane Staff Reporter Students should contact long­ The upgrade will change distance friends and faculty should faculty and start changing their letterheads and administrative phone business cards, because beginning prefixes from 451, 453 Jan. 18 all phone numbers across campus will change. and 292 to 831. The university signed a contract Students who live on with Diamond State Telephone in campus will share the ' July to change the current 837 prefix instead of the telephone prefixes, upgrade the current telephone services and current 731 and 738 improve the central facilities in prefixes. Newark, said Daniel J . Grim, The 831 prefix stands for executive director of Network and Systems Services. UD-1 and the 837 The upgrade will change faculty number also stands for and administrative phone prefixes the telephone letters from 451, 453 and 292 to 831. UDS, or UD students. Students who live on campus will • • • Wray De Stefano share the 837 prefix instead of the Semor.halfback }l!f' ~arski (47) gets a block from junior offensive guard Rick Anderson (64) on one of his 10 current 731 and 738 prefixes. Grim said he believes that by carr.es as the F1ghtm Blue Hens pummelled the Boston University Terriers Saturday, 35-21. Story on p.15. The 831 prefix stands for UD-1 January, prices could be as low as and the 837 number also stands for $11 per line a month. the telephone letters UDS, or UD The phone changes were also students, President David P. necessary to increase the Roselle said. university phone capacity and Dining Services rated 'good to fair' The main reason for the switch relieve the city of the burden of is economic, Grim said. sharing a system with campus. The switch will save money on The current system only each university extension. The only processes 120,000 calls per hour. DUSC survey indicates ARA provides slightly better service up-front costs will be changing Because the community shares By Rebecca Tollen DUSC gave the survey last month "to gain a "We received a Jot of positive feedback about stationary supplies and telephone several of the prefixes with Staff Reporter better feel for the opinions of the student body so the food," said Bonnie Gregus Riddle, marketing directories. campus, the system can overload Long lines at the Scrounge, overuse of we can better represent them," said Russell director of dining services, "especially the Diamond State began cutting with calls, causing residents to styrofoam products at Rodney Dining Hall and Porter (BE JR), chairman of the survey pizza." more than $1 from the university 's lose use of their phone lines. slow service overall were three major problems committee. Kent dining hall earned the highest rating for cost on each of the 8,500 existing Grim said the facilities indicated by a student survey rating dining Students rated dining services by scoring dining hall appearance, staff and management, lines since the contract was signed. overloaded during phone-in services. different categories from one to five, with one but scored low in speed of service with a 3.1. "Once the changeover is drop/add in August, and residems However, Kent Dining Hall's service and being the highest. Rodney Dining Hall scored low overall, completed in January, the were unable make calls for half an decor received the highest rating from the 798 "The results were either high or low, so the particularly for speed of service, but did well in university can expect to see even hour. The new system will be able students surveyed. average fell in the middle," said Rob McAnnally the availability of nutritional information greater savings per line," said to handle up to 400,000 calls per The survey, administered by the Delaware (EO SR), president of DUSC. category, with a score of 2.5 Grim. hour, thereby eliminating Undergraduate Student Congress (DUSC), asked Overall, dining services rated 3 .2, or between Rodney has completed the first phase of Currently, the university pays overload. students to rate the appearance of the dining good and fair, Poner said. renovations, Riddle said, and will be undergoing about $13 per phone line a month Current plans for the new halls, the variety of the food, the taste of the Speed of service and taste rated the lowest, more. for each line on campus. Before the prefixes only include university food, speed of service, availability of nutritional receiving an average of three. Variety of foods The Scrounge received a low rating because contract was signed in July, the phone numbers, but eventually the information, staff and management. was rated higher at 2.9, Poner said. university paid $14.63 per line. see DINING SERVICES page 4 see PHONE page 5 .------INDEX-----. Movie magic Guilty until proven innocent? Opinion ...............................& Vivant. .................................9 Professor studies black films Entertainment ...................11 By Doug Donovan in awkward situations. Statistics dassifieds ......................... 13 By Trent T. Van Doren Ass;.ranr News Editor Many times show that less than two percent of Sports ................................ 15 Slilff Reporter The stigma of being raped. rape cases are fabricated, but many Comics ..............................17 With directors such as Spike Lee, society assumes a It is a pervasive psychological men who have been accused feel Mario Van Peebles, Robert scar; one rape victims must deal that their guilt is assumed without Townsend, and Keenan Ivory man's guilt with when they choose to come a trial and their reputations never --Also inside:-- Wayans emerging at the box office forward with their stories. restored. in recent years, moviegoers have before· innocence The stigma of being accused. Newark car theft rates up .... 3 seen a surge of a new representation Men say that simply being Shattered reputations in film focusing on black America. can be proven Winnie the Pooh is 65 ......... 9 fingered in such an incident Mark was a freshman at English Professor Edward wnishes their reputations because Virginia Tech in the fall of 1990 Soccer's XavierPassera ...... 15 Guerr~ro, who also teaches film society assumes the accused are when be was accused of rape by :1 classes, has been researching black guilty. woman he knew. film production, representation and Mark (not his real name), a He described the incident in a audience reception since the 1960s. student at Virginia Technical recent interview. "People of color can make a Institute, knows this stigma well. "My roommates and I came difference in the academic situation All charges against Mark were home and this girl we knew was through the development of scholars dropped after an investigation drunk in the hallway and she ended and critics as well as film makers showed no intercourse had up staying in our room." he says.