An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper TUESDAY May 20, 1997 • THE • Volume 123 Number 56 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Newark, DE 250 Student Center• University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 Permit No. 26 Filmmakers get Albright visits Delaware big-screen BY ELIZABETH BREALEY AND LAURA OVERTURF Nmional/Srare New."i Editors WILMINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced yesterday, during debut at AMC a visit to the Port of Wilmington, President Bill Clinton will renew China's Most Favored Nation BY MARK E. JOLLY the opponunity to both see their work status. Editorial Editor on the big screen and gauge audience "The MFN is a powerful symbol of U.S. The Newark Shopping Center has reactions to see if the filmmakers obligation in free markets," Albright said. been known for mainly one thing to accomplished what they aimed to The status will further the United States' trade Newark residents for years; it has with their work. relationship with China, creating more jobs and provided refuge for hordes of Outside the theater Sunday night, it opening free markets, Albright said. More than prepubescent skaters and caffeine a Ia seemed the massive amounts of work 1.5 million new American jobs will result from Jam'n & Java for high schoolers. had paid off, as youth in high Newark the trade relationship. But Sunday night, the Newark fashion - baggy pants, chains. "We need to keep the door open to free and Shopping Center's AMC Movie Adidas jackets - poured from the fair trade with new and traditional trade partners," Theater provided something else to lobby doors and stopped just outside she said to a group of Delaware business leaders, locals and college students alike: an the door, lighting scores of cigarettes university presidents and congressmen. opportunity to view the creative in unison and comparing impressions Since she became the first female U.S. talents of Newark's little-known of the films under the en uing tobacco Secretary of State, Albright overcame early independem filmmakers. haze. challenges by helping win Senate ratification of a The last night of the first ever Sans "So what did you think?" someone controversial treaty banning chemical weapons Film Festival, organized by junior asked from the center of the crowd. and persuading Ru ssia toward a formal Ricardo Rivera and Scott Shaw, who "!liked Mike's.'' came the reply. relationship with NATO. worked on several of the films , ··was that the fishlicker'~" his Bi-partisanship, she said. is essential towards highlighted four films and a trailer all opening new free markets across th e world, which fellow interlocutor asked. written. directed, produced, edited is especially true in Delaware. But the conversations outside were and acted by local talents. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. , D-Del., leads the not as random as one might assume. "Fi 1m makers represent a small part Senate as top Democrat on the Foreign Relations The entire evening had a feeling of of society and right now we're a intimacy and absurdity, with audience Committee and Sen. William V. Roth Jr.. R-Del.. microcosm of society," said Rivera. members cheering for the names in is president of the North Atlantic Assembly, the who co-directed and edited the parliamentary arm of NATO. the credits and films revolving around evening's final film, "Ever Since We The renewal of the MFN status indicates the surrealist scenes and cinematography. Had the Bombshell.'' United States wishes to remain engaged in the From the opening short, "It was really cool to pool lour opening of China's markets for American trade, ·'Movement,'. which explores the ego talents] and create a film Albright said, but does not endorse all ac tivities and superego's relation to bashfulness community.'' of China. including their human rights violations. on the toilet. to the bizarre references The festiva l represented the ··we are a nation of exporters." Albright said. to sexual hangups and emotional culmination of a semester's wonh of " We cannot export if we do not have the distress in the technically stunning biweekly meetings dedicated to market ." "The Son of a Fishlicker." the Sans critiquing and improving the films, Biden agreed and said. "Open markets sweep did not lack for absurdist sensibility. not to mention the hours spent away poverty and dictatorship."' But the heavy doses of surrealism actually making the movies. Revoking the MF status would derail did not dampen the audience's THE REVIEW I John Chabalko According to Rivera, th e festival prospects between American and Chinese enthusiasm, and Rivera and Dominic Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced Monday that China would again also represented the "true test"' for relations, isolating the United States rather than Savini. director o f videography for receive Most Favored Nation status from the U.S. area filmmakers. since it gave them isolating China. she said, because China plays a see FILM page A6 major economic role in Asia where the United world." he said. " It ts where the world comes to $4.6 billion dollars, a 27 percent increase in States has a large economic interest. Delaware and Delaware comes to the world. exports since 1993. With many important export and import "The port is our best-kept secret and most In the United States as a whole. exports have transactions occurring in Delaware, Biden sa id significant asset." been rising and 1.6 million new job opportunities the state is a major player in world trade. Within 24 hours, trading ships departing from have been created. The Port of Wilmington is a leading gateway the Port of Wilmington can reach ports in Boston, Parking meters Albright suggested increasing imports and for international trade for the East Coast, he said, Philadelphia, New York City, Pittsburgh and exports as a way of ·'not succumbing to 'back door due in part to Delaware's having one of the Washington, D.C. isolationism."' largest banana import sites in the world. Last year. foreign trade in Delaware garnered 'Thi s is American diplomacy at work."' "This port is the First State's link to the of the future BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO the university with the electronic Sraf} Reporter meters. said the new machine s The university recently began always keep perfect time. EMS students to the rescue installing new electronic parking ··r think over the next five to I 0 meters in a plan to eventually years that most of the mechanical replace all mechanical parking meters will be replaced throughout meters on campus, which have th e country,'' he said. UDECU prepares for National Emergency Medical Services Week become inaccurate over time. Public In the last week . Duncan Safety officials said. Industries sold more than 50.000 Sixty electronic meters were BY CHARLES DOUGIELLO "We've seen everything, .. Mah UDECU now uses a reaches a leve l two ranking. electronic meters to New York City installed last week in the Pearson Staff Reporter said. "I n a n ormal day we will '·professionally constructed After completing a 60-hour and Los Angeles alone, Hall said. Hall and Hullihen Hall circle The university owns about 220 Parked in a small, cluttered Public respond to between one and three ambul ance,'' cnabli ng them to emergency medical training course, parking lots. said Gary meters, 60 of which have been Safety garage is the pride and joy of call s; [we] go on around 350 runs a respond to emergencies in less than the stude nt is acknowledged by th e Summerville, associate director of replaced with electronic meters. 50 students on campus. Every day year. which range from broken bones five minutes. Mah explained. state of Delaware as an ambulance Public Safety. There arc plans to buy 60 more in they make sure the ambulance's blue to cardiac arrests ... "We probably have a better attendant, promoting him or her to a "The majority of the mechanical July, Summerville said. and white exterior is free from dust. On one occasion, a student went response time than the local fire level three ranking. parking meters on campus will be Ha ll said the old meters only had " A lot of people don't even into cardiac arrest and was revived company ,'" Mah boasted. However. "just because the state replaced over the next three fi scal the capacity to accept quarters. but realize that there is an ambulance on by a member of the team while in UDECU's response time is not the says you can ride in th e ambulance years,'" he said. Public Safety has the optio n of campus." said Josh Mah , co­ route to Christiana Hospital. Mah on ly part of the organization of and take care of patients doesn't The c urrent meters are being engineering electronic parking coordinator of the University of said. which Mah speaks highly. He is also mean you have the expertise or replaced because over time the meters to accept nickels. dimes and Delaware Emergency Care Unit. A sophomore environmental proud of the group's commi tment experience to perform under mechanical clockwork system wears quarters. Mah and hi s emergency response engineering major, Mah is in charge and dedication. pressure.'' Johnson said . down, Summerville said, causing Although the cost for the team members are in charge of the of an informative campaign about "I don't know of any other student To gain level-four status. a recruit the meter to provide an inaccurate electronic meters' replacement is entire workings of their organization. UDECU, which began yesterday in organization that puts in over I 0,000 must pass a series of exams given by allotted parking time.