An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper FRIDAY • • October 25, 1996 THE Volume 123 Number 15 \on-Prolit Oru. U.S. Pn;til!JC Pa'i I :-..c\\ ar~. DE Pcmut ~o ::!6 250 Student Center-University of Delaware -Newark, DE 19716 Ex -student awaits jury selection in murder trial BY CATHERINE HOPKlNSOr AND old Philadelphia native living with alternates by today. jurors for any reason. Defendan ts a re prosecution has fi,·e. ROBERT ARI\IENGOL Stevenson-Brown's family at the time of One juror was selected yesterday. a llowed 12 such peremptory c hallenges. The defen'>e would not di'>close Stat{ t.(/iton the murder. is being tried jointly o n the Lead prosecutor Ferris Wharton said jury while th e state can make up to 16. >pecificall) h0 \1 it would argue rea'>onable Jury selection began thi~ week in the same cou nts of first-degree murder. election in capital cases typically takes "I am trying to pick a jury th at ''ill be doubt. but W in lo"· did <;a) hi s c lient 11 ill trial of a former uni,·en,ity ;tudent accused possession of a deadly weapon during the longer than in other trials because potential mo t favorable to my client:· said J. Dallas probabl) take the stand to test if) in ht s O\\ n of first-degree murder last No,·ember. commission of a felony. and conspiracy in jurors are individually questioned by both Winslow. one of the l\\·o lawyers defense. If cOn\ icted. Da\ id Ste,·e nson- Bro\\ n. the first degree. lawyers and the judge. representing Stevenson-Brown. Factors 1n an i nten iew '' ith The Re,·ie'' Ia'>! 22. ma) race the death penalty. So far. eight jurors out of a pool of 145 Jurors w ho c laim th at they would vote Winslow said he is consid ering include the No,·ember. Ste\en<;on-BrO\\n <oaid : "I ' m Steven-.on- Brown \\as indicted a~ a have been selected to hear the tri al. which a utomaticall y for or against the death age. occupation and apparent impartia lity real!) confida nt about thi'> "hole case. fre~hman on charge'> of murdering was sc heduled to begin Monday in penalty are eliminated. as are jurors with of each potential member. [Pol ice] don't ha,·e anything on me. to put Kri'-lopher Heath. "ho ''a'> ;, hot Nov. 13. Wilmington's Superior Court but will most any prior knowledge of the case. ··we are happy with the juror ~ selected it blunt!):· 1995. Ill front or hi'i C hri; ti ana apartment. likely be delayed at least one day. The prosecution. the defense and the so far ... Wins low sa id. "Ultimately. SteYem.on-Brown told The Re' ie'' he Heath. a MaC)·., -.ecu rit) executi ve. "a' Since last Monday. a total of 11 9 jurors judge can e liminate an unlimited number o f however. we may no t be happy if we run ''as in hi s Wilmington home on No\. 13 at ~checluled to testify against Stevenso n­ have been rejected. Prosecutors and defense jurors who di splay preconceived notions out of challenges ... 7: -W a .m .. the time a t '' hi c h Heath is BrO\\ n that da) in a credit card fraud ca,e. attorneys said the) will probably not fini sh about the case. Wharton said. Stevenso n-Brown and Manle) each ha,·e Codefendant Michael Manley. a 23-year- >e lecting the remaining four jurors and four Each s ide may a lso reject a number of four peremptor) cha llen ges left. The ~ee SAFETY page A 7 East Cleveland a trouble spot Party-bound pedestrians cited as primary cause of mischief BY RA:'-101 L. HECHT add ing that any count over 50 in this Sruclnu Aft111n r ,fifor time period would be deemed W hen man) -,tudent~ mo\ e off unacceptable. campu'> for the liN time. one of their "[Criminal mi schietl will probably main concern<. i'> the ~arety of their go down once the weather gets colder:· neighborhood. he said. Student'> li\ ing north of campus in "There i~ a lot more foot o-affic here hou.'>e'> or apartments on Cle,·e land than other area<; on '' eekencl nights ... A\ enue. Wilbur Street. Prospect Davis <.aid ...e, ·erywhere there are A\enue. 0/oi·th Street and Ker,ha\1 pattie;,. and there i> a lot of dtinking ... Since Jan. I. there have been nine counts of burghu) . six rep01ted theft>. nine theft <; from motor ,·ehicles and four motor vehicle thefts. THE REVIEW I John Chalxtlko "GiYen the number of hou<;e<, and the With party epicenters like Wilbur Street and The Mill, the area north of campus has had several problems with mischief and property location. [these statistics] are on the high end of the tolemble range:· Davis said. damage. One resident had a stranger walk into her house one night. "We used to leave our front window open, but not anymore." she said. Rebecca Jenclti sak. a junior hotel restaurant in,titutional management Part Ill in a major. said she feels safe in her house four-part series on Cleveland A venue most of the time but takes plenl) of precaut·ions just in Elkton man survives train hit Street might hm e a little more to wotT)' about than tho-,e in other area<.. "We lock all our windows and doors Ba'>ed on crime >tali\ti c'> '>ince Jan. I. and chai n them at night:· Jendtisak said. 25-year-old suffers a broken leg and arm but somehow manages to live thi' location. hea\ il ) populated h) "We abo lea' e the front light on so BY CATHERINE HOPKINSON currently li s ted 1 11 seriou s Pizza Plu s (fo rme rl y Hungry \lith the victim until parame di c'> uni1er,it) '-ludenh. i;, the '' or~l off­ people think we are alway, up. We have Cit\' ;'Vn n Editor condition. H owie's) appro,imatel) 10 arri,ed. ca m pu~ area \ludied -.o far in The a bat by the door jmt in case. and my A :!5-year-o ld Elkton man was Police said Krug. w ho had been minutes before the accident. He i'> A ccording to M acka). the Re,·ie\\ .' four-part off-campu' ~afet) roommate keep' an ice pick under her st ruck by a tra in on the CSX drinking prior to the acc iden t. reported to ha,·e been '>i!ling alo ne 'ict im wa' con.,ciou' but not ;,e ti e~. bed." ra ilroad tracks behind the Mirage sustained injuries in c ludin g a on one of the raih and failed to get speaking . .. One of hi leg' looked Since Jan I. there ha\t' been 33 Before cl as'>es started this >e mester. a Restauran t on Elkton Road >ho rtl y broken left leg. a broken left arm. out of the way of an approaching lii-e a pret7el." he '>a id. count-. o f c riminal mi,chief. '' hich ~tran ge r ,,·a Ikeel into their house late one after midnig ht Tues day . Newark ;e vera l broken \ ertebrae and ,,e,tbound train. police '>a iel . M acka) recogni7ed th e ' ictim a con '> i\1 of proper!) damage ;,uch as night. One of Jendrisak· s roommates Po li ce said. 'arious internal injuries. including Peter M ackay . Ol\ner of Pizza the ma n "ho had been in Pizza !-nocking O\ er ,t,-eet '>ign'>. denting c.u·, a'.ked the man to leave while another The victim. Todd Kru g . was a damaged i-idn ey and spleen. a> a Plu ,. >a id he ca ll ed 9 11 after Plu. '> horrly before a nd left 11 itl1 a or sma,hing "indow'>. '>aid Oflicer Curt roommate call ed th e police from a airli fted to Christiana Hospital Yia result of the collision. another ma n ran into the ~ t o re and " pi na >lib ~pecial." Macka) added Da' i' orNe'' ari- Police. phone up>tair>. The man left 'oon after Delaware State Police helicopter. Police. '' ho re cei\ ed the report told him someone had been hit b) a that the man " looi-ed sober to me." Thi-, 'tati'>tic i'> tolerable. he '>aid. police sa id . A hospital of the accidem at 12: 1-t a.m .. said train. The two then ran o ur to the Po lice a re in\ esti gating the see SAFETY page A7 s pokesperson sa id Kru g i ~ the) b e lieve Kru g had been in trac b. Mac kay said. and s tayed incident a' an accident al strike. A red-hot dog Lunch date with the Prez Ten students enjoy a mid-day feast with David Roselle BY KELLY BROSNAHAN s tudents tomatoes on a bed of angel hair pa,ta. 1\'l'W\ Ft.·uturt•<, Editor inte rested 111 Roselle cheerful!) c hatted to the A heapin g fork of spaghetti s it> winning the receptive audience abolll upcoming s uspended in the air. ,,·aiting to p res ident's ear uni,·ersit) project'> as '~ell a' tho~e connect with the lips c urrentl y while enjoying a current!) in the work'>. He talked at engaged in speech. A sudden break in free meal. length about the u <o unl university the conversation provides a mple The ho nor of ad mini>tration concern;: the opp01tunity for the fork to glide into tying on the feed con.