a e sure to See our Bridal Guide 90th Year, Issue 29 @1999 August 27, 1999 Newark, Del. • 50¢ Saving Tins WEEK water 101 IN SPORTS By -SHARON R. COLE NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Sr.~'s n addition to buying· books, changing class schedules, and getting used to new living SOCCER SEEKS arrangements, University of Delaware students who are moving into the Newark area this weekend STATE will also have to contend with a drought. TITLE. This is a major concern for the 16 city of Newark which will be hit with increased demands for water supplies in a state under mandatory restric­ tions. IN LIFESTYLE According to Ralph Johnson, director of residential and conference facilities, educating students on con­ servation practices is top priority YANCEY FAMILY since there may be some students who are not aware of the drought. "I would expect that probably SINGS PRAISE . most of the students from the North­ east region are aware of the drought," he said, "but our educational goal is TO THE to inform all of our students." Johnson said that "Save Water" LORD 8 posters and flyers will be posted in high traffic areas, in locker rooms and on the desks of every dorm room on campus. IN THE NEWS SeeWATER, 2 ~ NEWARK Fewer UD SHOPPING CEN­ freshmen TER SOLD FOR None sleeping in lounges this year $11.6 3 By MEGHAN AFTOSMIS MIWON. NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER D's class of 2003 is smaller, INDEX but that's not the only rea­ son none of them will be liv­ NEWS 1-5 COUNTDOWN TO 2000 ing in residence hall lounges when classes start on Aug. 31. POLICE BLOTTER 2 "We admitted fewer students this OPINION 6 Debugging school computers ongoing year," said director of admissions Larry Griffith. "There were about LIFESTYLE 8 14,500 applications, and we offered By MEGHAN AFTOSMIS phase- testing. By summer's end, testing of the spots to 8,860 students - that's about THE ARTS 9 administrative applications software should be ······sy.MEGHAN.Arro·s·r.;is························· completed, Almendinger said. 1,500 fewer than we admitted last DIVERSIONS 10 year." .. · ···· · .......... ··· ..... · ......... · · ··· · .... · ....... · · .... · .... · "We've run into some minor problems, but Griffith said almost 92 percent of CRQSSWORD PUZZLE 11 NEWARK POST CONTRIBUTING WRITER for the most part, the thirigs we've fixed, work," the class of 3,500 freshman will have she said. SPORTS 16-19 housing on campus. "Part of the rea­ ewark area schools have been working Contingency plans have been set for all of the son for that is because we held out 13 overtime to exterminate the Y2K com­ departments, just }.n case, especially the registra­ spaces for the freshman this year," he N puter bug from their systems, ensuring tion·department, which will be trying to complete said. 12 that students will be right back in their seats after students' registrations for Spring semester classes "There was a real commitment on CLASSIFIEDS 22-28 the New Year. in January, she said. the part of housing to stay away from The University of Delaware has spent about a Meanwhile, Richard' Walter, director of facili­ using the lounges." half million dollars in the pas.t four years fixing ties manag~ment, has been working on . finding The University did make about and replacing computer systems, said Susan and fixing any embedded computer chips that 300 double rooms into triples and Almendinger, assistant director for the Universi­ might create a problem. "Most electronic devices turned some of the University apart­ ty's information technologies help center. have a computer chip located inside them," he ments into a freshman community, The three-stage approach started with invento­ said. "There's billions of them." said Barbara Kreppel, associate vice -- rying all Uriiversity systems and applications to And although only some of those chips gener­ president for administrative services. fmd out where problems might arise, and then ate or display the date, some of those also include By looking at the housing situa­ ftxing them, Almendinger said. the year. "The question was, where are the ones tion earlier this year, the school was The University finished fixing its systems almos~18 months ago-and moved en-to-the-third . See FROSH, 5 ~ .. 7 . 99462 00002 3 - .-. See Y2K, 5~ ' PAGE 2· • NEWARK PoST • AuGuST 27, 1999 Visit us on the World Wide Web NEWARK PosT ·:· IN THE NEWS Can we help? Johnston was a seven-day wonder at diner Offices: The paper's offices are located conveniently in the Rob­ By MARK SAGE the diner. ston escape. Like her, though, Kennison said her friends gave scott Building, 153 E. Chestnut Johnston's three:week prison they're II!Ostly happy it's ov~. her a good bit of ribbing about the Hill Rd., Newark, DE 19713. SPECIAL TO THE NEWARK POST breakout ended after Pennsylvania "I'm tired of reading about it," incident. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 State Police spotted him in a stolen she said. "I'm just glad he (was) "Everybody was telling me I was p.m. weekdays. Nonnan Johnston was as present car around 11 p.m. on Aug. 19. He caught." feeding him pancakes, since he Phone: (302) 737-0724 on the lips of breakfast customers at was chased into a housing develop­ Newark resident Thomas Car­ showed up here on the doorstep," Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 the Eagle Diner last Friday as the ment where he was finally recap­ penter couldn't agree more. she said. "(But then) then told me e-mail: [email protected] pancakes they ate. tured around dawn on Aug. 20 fol­ "I think he got what he I'd clock him on the head with a It was the second time in a week lowing a 911 call from residents deserves," Carpenter said. pancake- they know I'm ornery." On the Internet: the quadruple killer was the main who heard a noise in their bushes. After he was sighted using a pay Carpenter who said he was a http://www.ncbl.com/post/ topic of conversation at the Elkton­ Eagle Diner waitress Betty Ken­ phone outside the restaurant just police officer in the District of To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or 1- Newark Road restaurant. Only this nison works the breakfast shift at before 10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, Columbia for 26 years, was careful 800-220-3311 . Cost is $15.95 time the talk was about his capture the restaurant. She said almost Johnston scuffled with a University while Johnston was free, but not per year to New Castle County in Mendenhall, Pa., . not about him everyone at the diner had been fol­ of Delaware police officer, but man­ worried. "I can't understand why it addresses. To begin a subscrip­ being spotted on the phone outside lowing and talking about the John- aged to break free and run. took so long to catch him," he said. tion, simply call. To place a classified: Call 1-800- 220-1230 To place a display ad: Call 737- POliCE BRIEFS 0724. Police Beat is compiled each Lawch, Klaas Vogel, Ronald HE STAFF of the Newark Post is week from the files of the Newark Bertucci, Joseph Corcoran and . Attempted robbery Man causes bomb Tanxious to assist readers and adver­ tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and Police Department by staff writer Kevin Wayne Johnson, is continu­ at Fashion .Bug scare at Amazon.com salespeople can be contacted as listed: Mary Petzak. · ing and also involves the U.S. Postal Service and Immigration and Natu­ A store clerk at Fashion Bug in New Castle City Police arrested James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher of ralization Services. Anyone with College Square Shopping Center and charged a New Castle man with the Newark Post. He sets policies and Man with six aliases information is asked to call Detec­ was injured after she chased two terroristic threatening on Monday, manages all departments in the Newark office. Call him at 737·0724. arrested at WSFS tive Michael Szep at 366-7110, ext. shoplifters out of the store on Aug. Aug. 17, for causing a bomb scare at 133. 19 around 8:45p.m. Amazon. com. Mary E. Petzak is the editor. She leads the news staff and reports on govern­ Newark Police arrested Zaid Police said the suspects According to police, Greg WiJ­ ment, education and police news. Con­ Gbolahan Jinadu, 34, of New York described as black women around son, 22, of Penn Acres pulled into tact her at 737-0724. and charged him with attempted Burglars arrested 20 years old, one 5 feet, 2 inches the parking lot of the business and Chris Donahue prepares the sports theft, unlawful use of credit cards, with stolen items tall, 200 pounds, with her hair in a removed a package from his vehi­ pages of this newspaper. The sports forgery and criminal impersonation braided bun, wearing a red top and cle. While demonstrating a great editor is seldom in the office, however, at the WSFS in College Square Newark Police arrested and shorts and the other 5 feet tall, deal of concern handling the pack­ he checks in frequently. Leave mes­ Shopping Center on Aug. 19. charged Michael J. Smith, 23, and around 200 pounds and wearing a T­ age, Wilson placed it in the trash sages for Chris at 737-0724. Akili Bryant, 19, both of Philadel­ According to police, Jinadu was shirt and shorts, tried to leave the outside the employee entrance. Sharon R. Cole is a staff writer and attempting to use a fraudulent New phia, with burglary after they were store without paying for clothing An alert employee who knew general assignment reporter.