1 j4 \ j I Crews break ground Couple discusses llens'soccerteam on UDairy Creamery living with AIDS makes playoffs Seepage 6 Seepage 18 Seepage 28 Check out the website for lDI'CVIC)V\\''"~ I Tuesday, November 9, 2010 ·(un breaking news and more. Volume 146, Issue 11 UD police: Hens celebrate Homecoming sex assault Violations story false on par with BY MARINA KOREN Managing News Editor The sexual assault reported UDPD's Oct. 31 at the Rodney Complex did not occur, according to university police. The alleged victim recanted her story last Thursday during the predictions investigation, and the case was BY MEGHAN O'REILLY closed. University police Chief Patrick Staff Reporter Ogden said officers notified Rodney Once every year, the campus residents of the alleged sexual turns into a blue and yellow assault because of the Jeanne Clery playground for uqiversity students Disclosure of Campus Security and alumni. During Homecoming, Policy and Campus Crime Statistics overall Blue Hen spirit grows Act, which was signed into law all the way from Main Street to in 1990 after a Lehigh University the Bob Carpenter Center. But freshman was murdered by another what also increases-especially Lehigh student in her residence at the university tailgate-is the hall four years earlier. The Clery presence of alcohol-related crime. Act requires all colleges to disclose "We don't expect students information about crime occurring THE REVIEW/Dan Scrutchfield Students cheer Hens on to a 48-0 victory over Towson at Saturday's footbaU game. not to drink," university police on campus in a timely manner. Chief Patrick Ogden said. "When "There were some things they drink so much they can't that she told us during the initial protect themselves, it becomes a investigation that kind of aroused problem." our suspicion, if you will," Ogden Alcohol-related violations said. "So when she reported this, Students, alums gather at tailgate rose slightly this Homecoming we were kind of not 100 percent BY JESSICA SORENTINO "I wanted to come and see my weekend, but were not more than sure that it happened, but we expected, according to Ogden. erred on the side of caution [ ... ] Student Affairs Editor friends, tailgate and walk down Main Street after being in the real • Hens trounce Towson Twelve people were detained We thought it was best for the for alcohol violations and the university community to put it out After graduating in May, world for a little while now," said -page 28 alumnus Greg Hastings, feeling Hastings, now a civil engineer in university police department there." received five calls regarding After the student recanted her nostalgic about his college Manhattan. "I just needed to relive • RSOs compete in annual experience, packed up his university the glory days." olympics - page 8 disorderly conduct, Ogden said. statement, she provided university Of the 12 alcohol violations, police with details of the incident. paraphernalia and headed to Newark At 11 :30 a.m. Saturday, the •UD, Towson athletes raise to celebrate Homecoming Saturday he said five of the individuals were See RODNEY page 9 with current students and other money for charity alumni. See TAILGATE page 12 -page 22 See ARRESTS page 13 Students 'dare' to react to ad campaign were filmed over the summer he liked that the commercials UD~ and completed in early fall. reflected a number of qualities of new commerdal gets mixed reaction The commercials show clips of the university community. various landmarks and activities "I think it's good because it BY KATIE RIMPFEL televised football game of the throughout campus via split­ shows a lot of variety," Murdy Administrative News Editor year on Sept. 25, and The Review screen video footage. said. asked students to weigh in on the Reporters showed students Sophomore Kate Ackerman The "Dare to be First" slogan ads' effectiveness and portrayal of in Perkins Student Center and liked that her area of study was that decorates campus banners, the university. the Trabant University Center the featured in the commercial. 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Staff Photographers Jessica Sorentino Business Manager Megan Krol, Spencer Schargorodski, Assistant News Editor Eman Abdei-Latif Read The Review online and sign up for breaking news alerts: Lauren Scher Melissa Howard www.udreview.com · Officials begin demolition of former Chrysler plant I Photos by Lauren Scher Decked in white hard hats, Gov. Jack Markell (left), Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.), Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Representative-elect John Carney and university President Patrick Harker arrived at the former Chrysler plant's MOPAR building Friday morning to officially begin demolition of the site. Markell was first to oper­ ate the crane to push down one of vacant MOPAR's walls, and was followed by the other officials. The MOPAR area of the plant will be transformed into a transpor­ tation station for trains and buses as a collaborative effort between the university and the state of Delaware. Demolition of the entire site, which is conducted by 1743 Holdings LLC, a fully owned subsidiary of the university, is slated for completion within 12 to 18 months. Univ. ·vets face difficulty finding tuition money Out-ofstate student veterans not covered under current G.l Bill BY ERICA COHEN greater financial assistance to their being assigned to Delaware," Stone Enterprise Editor students. The VA agrees to match said. what the school is willing to offer. Mary Jo Mankin, associate U.S. Marine Corps veteran "The registrars did work to get registrar, said these students are Cormick Lynch has attended the an additional $1,000 pver the in­ also receiving benefits as part of the university since he returned from state rate, net in $2,000 because the Montgomery G.I.