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Senior Enoch Lee, talented musician and aspiring doctor, remembered for compassion ELIZABETH QUARTARARO Editor-in-Chief The “about me” box on Enoch Lee’s Twitter account reads, “I wanna save the world. Im a musician trying to become a doctor.”

This mindset holds fast in stories shared by Lee’s friends and family, who tell of a pre-med senior who would buy lunch and hot coffee for homeless individuals on Main Street and who never left a conversation without asking about the other person’s family.

Lee was killed early Friday in a collision in Pike Creek. At a candlelight vigil held Friday night on the steps of Memorial Hall, friends spoke of his empathic nature and warmth.

Senior Cliff Hegedus met Enoch as a freshman at Newark High School and the pair stayed close throughout college.

“It’s not just a cliché,” Hegedus said. “To almost a fault, he would put himself second. He was just one of those people. I don’t know if I’ve met anyone else— especially our age—that would

legitimately care and go out of his way to make your life easier even if it made his life harder, and he would do it without a second thought.”

Lee was known to play his guitar in Trabant University Center or on The Green and would play guitar in the lobby of Christiana Hospital, where he volunteered. When a patient with liver cancer married her fiancé in her hospital room, Lee was asked to provide the music.

Margarita RodriguezDuffy, director of visitor and volunteer services at Christiana Care, said Lee volunteered at the hospital since 2009. It “spoke volumes,” she said, that he thought to play in the lobby because he understood that the people entering the space could use the soothing sounds. She said Lee left those he encountered with the sense that they were glad they had met him.

A July article by Christiana Care News about their volunteers led with an image of Lee cutting an elderly blind woman’s food. In the piece, Lee is quoted saying volunteering taught him about

Pike Creek crash claims lives of student, friend early Friday morning MATT BUTLER Managing News Editor

ENOCH LEE/FACEBOOK Enoch Lee, a senior at the university, was killed in a car accident on Friday morning. Lee was with his friend, Shane Colby, who was driving. meeting a person right where they are.

“I tell younger kids who volunteer to keep their eyes and ears open, because you never know what’s going to touch you,” he said in the feature. “The world needs more people to empathize with others.”

Lee took advantage of every opportunity he had to get to know others and to make them feel personally attended

to, said Lee’s girlfriend, junior Connie Chen.

“I feel like somehow he knew life is really short, and he wanted to make an impact,” she said. “Everytime he saw someone, he would ask, ‘How’s your family, how’s Joe?’ He would remember specific things about peoples’ lives.”

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Towson rains on parade, rallies to beat Hens in Homecoming MATT BUTLER Managing News Editor

KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW The Hens take the field on Saturday for their homecoming game, a 24-17 loss to Towson. They had four turnovers and were outscored 17-3 in the second half.

The festive Homecoming atmosphere at Delaware Stadium on Saturday was spoiled by the Towson University Tigers after a 2417 defeat of the Delaware football team.

Four turnovers, three by QB Trent Hurley, contributed to the loss, along with the Blue Hens being outscored 17-3 in the second half.

Delaware committed several personal fouls in the second half, including a blatant kickcatch interference penalty on Towson’s game-winning drive.

“It’s a disappointing loss because I really felt like we had every opportunity to be able to be successful and we weren’t,” Coach Dave Brock said. “When we lose, it certainly falls on me [...] Very rarely will you win a game when you have four turnovers and don’t get any.”

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Police have identified two young men who were involved in a two-car accident early Friday morning in Pike Creek as Enoch Lee and Shane Colby, both 21.

Lee was a senior at the university, on his way to graduating with a degree in biological sciences.

According to a story in The News Journal, Colby had just taken his real estate exam in hopes of taking over his father’s business.

“Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of Mr. Lee,” JoséLuis Riera, dean of students, said. “Our entire community is saddened by this tragic accident.”

The press release issued by the Delaware State Police Department said the car, driven by Colby, was traveling at a high rate of speed in a 2001 Audi A-4.

Colby lost control during a right turn, traveling into the opposite lane of Polly Drummond Hill Road.

The car then struck a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Mark DeSantis, 48, of Newark. DeSantis was flown from the scene to Christiana Hospital with serious but not lifethreatening injuries.

After impact, the Audi flipped and landed upside down. Both Lee and Colby were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Any students seeking counseling or assistance regarding the situation are encouraged to contact the Center for Counseling and Student Development at (302) 831-2141, and located at 261 Perkins Student Center.

Homecoming weekend sees 13 arrests, 14 sanctions LISA RYAN Staff Reporter This homecoming weekend, there were 13 arrests and 14 administrative sanctions by the university police.

Most of these crimes involved underage consumption, marijuana possession and public intoxication according to the statistics on the university’s police department website.

There was an also a more serious incident in Redding Hall on Saturday morning that involved assault, disorderly

conduct, resisting arrest and underage consumption.

Newark police spokesperson James Spadola said the most common crimes in the city on homecoming weekend throughout the years are underage consumption, disorderly conduct and noise violations.

“There’s also generally an increase in complaints from residents about people drinking in public, trespassing and urinating in yards and having loud parties,” he stated in an email.

University police chief Patrick Ogden said the crime statistics each week leading up to Homecoming and during the weekend itself have remained consistent over the course of the last three years. He said there is usually not a marked rise in crime over homecoming weekend.

Ogden attributes the steadiness of crime rates over homecoming weekend to its timing within the semester.

Homecoming falls after the four-six week stretch during which the Newark police

address the most problems related to student conduct.

Grotto’s Pizza manager Russ Wiedenmann said he does not see a rise in crime or disorderly behavior on Main Street over homecoming weekend, although the event does bring a greater number of customers into the establishment. He said the increased traffic comes mainly from alumni visiting Newark for the weekend.

“But the alumni are just looking to have a good time, not cause any problems,” he said.

According to statistics from the university’s website, the majority of crimes committed this homecoming weekend were resolved via administrative sanction or arrest. When compared to crime statistics from 2012 and 2013, underage consumption remains one of the largest crimes.

“As a police department, we want our university community to embrace Homecoming and have a good time but to make responsible decisions,” Ogden said.

Coons, Wade trade barbs in Delaware Debates as Senate race heats up MATT BUTLER Managing News Editor The university hosted Delaware Debates Wednesday night, an opportunity for the community to get to know the congressional candidates that will be vying for a seat in Washington come November.

Incumbent Sen. Chris Coons, a democrat, debated Kevin Wade, a republican and his opponent in the upcoming Senate election, while Democratic incumbent John Carney answered questions from the host panel and from university students via pre-recorded segments.

Carney’s opponent for his

House of Representatives seat, Republican Rose Izzo, withdrew from the debate after previously agreeing, instead opting to speak at an event for veterans in Millsboro, Del. “This is certainly the first time I’ve ever debated myself,” Carney said.

Coons and Wade went back and forth in a periodically contentious debate, with Wade calling out Coons’ senatorial voting record as purely partisan and blaming the Affordable Care Act for the economic problems of small businesses.

In one of the more tense

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exchanges, Wade claimed Coons raised $9 million for his campaign in the last four to five years during a discussion of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.

Though Coons denied that he had raised that amount, a Center for Responsive Politics report showed that he had raised just over $9 million, though $6.4 million of that money had been spent running the campaign itself.

“I’ll ask the TV audience, raise your hand if you are $9 million better off,” Wade said.

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KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW John Carney, current member of the House of Representatives from Delaware, answered questions and spoke on his record Wednesday night after his opponent, Rose Izzo, withdrew from the debate.

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-“Plastic Paradise” Documentary Screening, 8 p.m., ISE Lab Atrium -Newark Community Garden, 6:30 p.m., George Wilson Center

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WEDNESDAY, OCT 22 -PRoUD Halloween Costume Contest, 12:30 - 2:30 pm., Trabant University Center -Meet the Marketers, 1:30 - 4 p.m., Trabant Multipurpose Room -Emergency Preparedness Workshop, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Center for Disability Studies -“Wag the Dog” Fade to Black: Dark Political Humor in American Film series, 7:30 p.m., Mitchell Hall -Men’s Soccer vs.

Northeastern, 3 p.m., Grant Stadium THURSDAY, OCT 23 -UD College Democrats & Republicans Debate, 7 - 10 p.m., Mitchell Hall -Athlete Ally founder Hudson Taylor speech, 7 p.m., Trabant Theatre -Readings by Contemporary Authors, 7:30 p.m., Delaware Art Museum FRIDAY, OCT 24 -Afiara Quartet Performance, 8 p.m., Gore Recital Hall -Theatre Costume Sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hartshorn Hall -Women’s Volleyball vs.

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SATURDAY, OCT 25 -Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional Marching Band Championships, 8 - 11 p.m., Delaware Stadium -Extra Life 2014! Video Game Tournament Club’s full day of gaming to raise money for CHOP, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., Trabant Student Center’s Daugherty Hall -Acappellooza 2014!

7:30 - 9 p.m., Mitchell Hall -Garba Celebration, 7:30 - 11 p.m., Trabant Multipurpose Room B SUNDAY, OCT 26 -Free MCAT, LSAT, and GRE practice tests; mandatory registration online @ bit. ly/2014udkaplan; Smith Hall, various locations and times -Cinema Series: “Dracula” featuring UD’s Chamber Orchestra performing live soundtrack, 8 p.m., Center for the Arts, Gore Recital Hall -International Film Series: “The Patience Stone,” 7 - 10 p.m., Trabant Student Center MONDAY, OCT 27 -Winter Session 2015 registration begins -Animal Science Club’s pumpkin sale, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., Trabant patio

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SECOND ROYAL BABY TO BE BORN IN SPRING 2015

JAPAN SET TO LAUNCH COMMERCIAL PASSENGER PLANE

After investigating the murder of a prostitute in a hotel room in Hammond, Indiana, police suspect they may have stumbled upon the last act of a serial killer, whose crimes may span as far back as the early 1990s.

Darren Deon Vann, 43, was tracked using the victim’s cell phone, and admitted to the police that he had killed the woman, 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy. A short time thereafter, Vann admitted to other killings and led police

to the location of six other bodies in Gary, Indiana.

They were found in a series of abandoned houses and wooded areas, all within a five mile area.

Hammond Police Chief John Doughty did not term Vann as a serial killer, but said that term could apply later on if they are able to connect him to the murders. Vann warned that there may be a rise in the current body count as Vann continues to cooperate with police.

Doughty also said that at this time, Vann, who has a record of sexual violence and is a registered sex offender, has only been charged in the death of Hardy.

Jesse Matthew, the single suspect in the case of the missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, is facing rape, abduction and attempted murder charges in another case. He was indicted yesterday by a grand jury.

The indictment read that Matthew “did feloniously, willfully, deliberately, intentionally and with premeditation attempt to kill (the victim) in the commission of or subsequent to an abduction with the intent to defile.”

Matthew has also been linked

to the disappearance of Morgan Harrington, a Virginia Tech student who vanished in October 2009. She was found dead the following January, and forensic evidence linked her to the 2005 victim.

Police and county prosecutors would not comment on the links between the 2005 case and the disappearances of Harrington and Graham, but the Fairfax county prosecutor Ray Morrogh said “the facts and the details will be revealed in the judicial process.”

Meanwhile, investigators are currently working to identify whether remains found in an abandoned property in Albemarle County on Saturday belongs to Graham, who has been missing since September 13. The case has been renamed a death investigation rather than a missing person case.

President Raúl Castro of Cuba announced his country’s proposal to work with the United States in the fight against Ebola, during a summit of leftist Latin American nations Monday.

Castro said he is sending approximately 400 medical workers to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. This has been the largest contribution of health care professionals from any foreign nation to the Ebola crisis.

Although Cuba has long avoided amending relations with the United States., Castro said he is putting aside political views in order

to fight for the same cause.

“We believe that we must avoid any politicization of this grave problem that would distract us from the fundamental objective, which is helping confront this epidemic,” Castro said.

The summit, hosted by the ALBA alliance, included several Latin American and Caribbean nations.

The meeting concluded with a several resolutions by ALBA member states, which have resolved to work collectively to keep Ebola out of the region and support Cuba’s initiative.

Cuba’s medical

assistance to Ebola will add to its international contribution to global health. According to The New York Times, the nation has sent more than 185,000 medical professionals to at least 183 countries in the last 50 years.

Britain’s royal family is growing. Having made the pregnancy announcement in September, the Prince of Wales’ website announced yesterday that the couple’s second child will be born in the spring.

“Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to confirm they are expecting a baby in April 2015,” the online statement read.

Over a year old now, William and Catherine’s first child, Prince George, was born in July 2013.

Although the gender of their

second baby remains private, the baby will be fourth in line to the British throne, regardless of its gender, thanks to a recent change in law that grants women the same accession rights to the throne as men. Prince Harry will now be fifth in line to the throne following Prince Charles, William, Prince George and ultimately the new baby.

Similar to her first pregnancy, Catherine is experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum again, though the palace has said her condition

has since improved. The severe morning sickness caused the Duchess to cancel several public engagements over the last month.

Bets are already being placed on both the new baby’s gender and name. The British online betting company Ladbrokes reported bettors are predicting a girl named “Elizabeth.”

Japan has led the world in high-speed rail and established itself in the aerospace industry but is ready to make its mark in the skies with its first commercial jet in 50 years, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, or MRJ. The narrow-bodied jet was revealed at Saturday’s launch event at the Komaki Minami plant in Nagoya, Japan, where one of Mitsubishi developed its famous A6M “Zero,” a World War II fighter plane.

The last Japanese plane in operation was Mitsubishi’s YS-

11, a turboprop aircraft built between 1962 and 1972. Japan had hoped the YS-11 would relaunch the Japanese aviation industry, but 99 of the 180 sold were sold in Japan.

Hideake Omiya, chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, said they have hit bumps while planning the MRJ, starting in 2008.

The MRJ will be powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engines. The jet will be available in two forms: a 70-seat MRJ70 and a 90-seat MRJ90.

Five MRJs will begin test flights in 2015, with commercial operations set to start in 2017.

Mitsubishi said six airlines have more than 400 MRJ planes on order or have options to purchase: ANA, JAL, Air Mandalay, Sky West, Trans States and Eastern Air Lines.

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RODRIGUEZ-DUFFY: ‘THE IMPACT IN HIS YOUNG LIFE WILL BE FELT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME.’ Continued from page 1 Lee’s father is the pastor at Korean Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, and his faith was central to him, she said. At one point, he led the youth group and sang in the choir. He did a lot for his parents and for the church, Chen said.

“I know that he said that when he had hard times, that’s how he would get through it,” Chen said. “By just believing.”

Lee had told Chen that this past year had been the happiest of his life.

The pair started dating last year, but they first met in elementary school, Chen said. Lee was performing at an event that Chen was dancing at, and at that event Lee ended up dedicating a song to her and serenading her.

Lee was on the executive board of MEDLIFE, a medical service group with which he volunteered in Ecuador, a member of Making Doctors

ENOCH LEE/FACEBOOK Lee was working his way toward being a doctor and was scheduled to graduate this spring. Professors and classmates alike said his presence will be sorely missed. and a former singer with the Carlton Cooper, a biology opportunity without needing Golden Blues. Lee also taught professor who knew Lee encouragement. He also said English at a Korean School in through a lab course, said Lee he thinks Lee’s absence would Pennsylvania this summer. brought a light atmosphere be a gaping hole for the class In addition to his musical to the classroom and was a because of the presence and abilities, Lee was also pleasure to have around. charisma he brought to class. accomplished academically Cooper said most of “Even after class, if I and had endeared himself the time he has to ask ran into him, we would talk to his professors during students to go help others, and joke around like we his time at the university. but Lee would jump at the had known each other for a

while,” he said. “Very rarely do you see a student who is able to communicate like that. Very casual, no airs, no pretending […] it is going to be very tough.”

As a volunteer, Lee showed himself to be a caring, compassionate young man of integrity who left an impact on all he met at Christiana Care, RodriguezDuffy said.

“He will be remembered by his caring spirit and there was no stranger that he met that did not leave feeling like they were his friend, and that was a gift that not all of us have,” Rodriguez-Duffy said.

“I am thankful that he shared his talents with not only us but with many others, and that the impact in his young life will be felt for many, many years to come.”

Lee is survived by his parents and his brother Joseph Lee, a freshman at the university. Joseph’s message to Enoch is a simple one.

“I love you.”

Matt Butler contributed to the reporting of this article.

Editor’s letter: Penning tributes to friends reminds of the impermanence of life, importance of valuing loved ones When a student dies, staffers of The Review pen a memorial for the deceased in an attempt to grasp a sense of the person’s legacy.

After reading the anecdotal memories of the deceased shared by family and friends, I would feel a sort of vicarious loss. I found myself wishing to have gotten to know them before passing away. In the end, the questions that always arise are the what ifs.

“What if it were one of my friends?”

I first knew Enoch as the boy who sat next to me in middle school orchestra class. Even then, he had

big hair and an even bigger voice. He maintained a resounding ability to capture the attention of everyone in the room through both music and words. Our journeys aligned as we moved onto the same high school and college. He was always there. There, as Newark High School senior class president, to bring together the often unenthused class of 2011. There to serenade lunch eaters in Trabant.

There to rescue me from Brew HaHa! study binges for life chats over coffee (during which he’d lecture about the dangers of excessive

espresso consumption).

Enoch was not one for courteous “hellos” or superficial “how are yous.”

He took genuine interest in people. This interest often felt unprompted— undeserved even—but even so, he cared. One week before his death, we found ourselves by strange coincidence at Ali Baba for an IsraelU event.

Enoch soon moved to sit next to me. Over falafel and hummus, we shared our feelings and fears about what was ahead for us. Enoch still had a knack for making me feel valued, even after months of not seeing each

other.

You begin to appreciate everyone in your life when someone passes away.

A death reminds you of the impermanence of life, compelling you to love your loved ones just a little more, hug them just a little tighter.

Enoch upheld this enduring, personal investment for others, every single day. He was the man of a thousand best friends, never scared to break the barriers that, out of fear or apprehension, too often separate us.

The ease at which he befriended was evident Friday night at Memorial Hall

as hundreds of candles lit up the steps. Friends shared their own Enoch stories, each one striking a chord. Some knew Enoch for years, others had just met him that week.

Hearing the stories reminded me of the impact just one person can have, simply by caring.

At one point in the evening, a shooting star marked the sky. For someone as special as Enoch, such a farewell could not have been more fitting.

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Governor Markell delivers speech on education, civil rights and democracy ALLI KRINSKY Staff Reporter Education and civil rights are the foundation for any well-functioning democracy and to Delaware, Gov. Jack Markell said to students and faculty members at the fourth annual James R. Soles Lecture on the Constitution and Citizenship. The lecture is held annually to honor the legacy of the late Professor Soles and celebrate the constitution.

Markell said improvements to education are of utmost importance and that it is necessary to ensure citizens of the country are well informed and fully capable of participating in society. As a part of this plan to improve education, Markell intends to turn around the six worst performing schools in the state.

At these schools, fewer than two out of five students can read at grade level, he said.

This goal is not laid out in our constitution, but it is essential in order to carry out the democratic government that our constitution formed, Markell said.

“We need to respect the words of the constitution as it was written and amended over the past 225 years,” Markell said. “We also need to look beyond those words to understand how to make the document work in our time, how we maximize the capabilities of our citizens to represent our core values as we define them today.”

Children who do not receive quality education are handicapped for the rest of their lives not only in terms of their ability to reach their full potential, but also to contribute meaningfully to our democracy, he said.

Deputy Provost Nancy Brickhouse said her biggest takeaway from the lecture was the importance of civic engagement and education to facilitate civic engagement.

Engagement and education are not mutually exclusive policy issues. A recent report on voters aged 18 to 29 found voters with any college experience were twice as likely to vote in the 2012 election, Markell said.

Markell said we could help eliminate financial and psychological barriers faced by youth unable to receive quality education. To illustrate his point, he cited one of his favorite stories regarding a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School named Sydney Nye. Nye is a bright student who was raised in Delaware under difficult financial circumstances. She planned to apply to one college with no application fee, but a teacher who realized her potential ensured that she took advantage of application fee waivers that the Department of Education has started to provide as of last year, Markell said.

Nye is now a freshman at Stanford University on scholarship. Markell said he hopes to create more success stories such as Nye’s in the future.

Political Science Professor Stuart Kaufman said the state still needs to improve on helping high school graduates go to college. The state needs to make initiatives that ensure students get help with financial aid as well as assistance applying to college, he said.

Delaware is already in the process of providing assistance getting to students to college. Markell said the state provides all college-ready students with information and resources regarding applications, financial aid and application fee waivers to those who qualify.

Last year, out of all of the college-ready student in Delaware who applied to college, 98 percent enrolled, compared with 82 to 86 percent in prior years, he said.

Markell announced last week that application fees will be waived for Delaware high school seniors that apply to the University of Delaware and Delaware State University befor Nov. 21.

Markell said another core value to increase civic engagement is civil rights.

A promise of the declaration is that “all men are created equal.” When the constitution was created, this promise only applied to white aristocrats, Markell said. This is an outdated approach, as we need to fulfill a modern day version of that promise, he said.

Delaware was the eleventh state to recognize same sex marriage and is

KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW Gov. Markell speaks at the annual Soles lecture. among 16 other states that protect the transgendered.

Because the LGBT community has the freedom to itself in Delaware, it also has the freedom to fully engage and contribute to democracy, Markell said Markell said although these victories should be celebrated, we cannot relax in our determination to rule out discriminatory behavior.

Discrimination still permeates society in many

ways such as the gender gap in the workforce and the high employment rates of people with disabilities, he said.

Markell said we should be influenced by Soles. He said he does not know anyone in the state’s history that has done more to prepare Delawareans to participate in public life and to carry out the responsibilities set forth in the constitution than Soles.

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VOTING RESTRICTIONS TARGET AN IMAGINARY PROBLEM One of the last cases decided by the Supreme Court in 2013 was the voting rights case “Shelby County v. Holder” which struck down the “preclearance” requirement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This required certain state and county governments to get approval from the Department of Justice prior to changing their voting regulations, essentially the ruling guts the Act. Since this decision, states across the country have ramped up efforts to enforce voting restrictions in order to curb voter fraud.

However, these restrictions are the real fraud.

Voting fraud in the United States is practically nonexistent but it is a widely held belief that it is pervasive and damaging to our democracy. In fact, the number of voter fraud incidents that have taken place since 2000 is 31. Not 31 thousand, not 31 million, just 31 (this is where people pretended to be others at the poll). This is hardly enough to place additional hurdles in front of potential voters.

Yet even with a scant amount of fraud occurring, many states are rushing to crush an evil that occurs so infrequently. For example, Wisconsin introduced a law that would require a form of identification in order to vote. However, the Supreme Court issued an order prohibiting the law from going into effect for the time being. Similar laws in North Carolina and Ohio are being challenged in the courts as well.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, a group that in part monitors voting rights, 83 bills were introduced to restrict voting access in 29 states, and two states passed four restrictive

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bills.

The restrictions these laws impose have the greatest impact on AfricanAmericans and poor people since these groups have the hardest time getting voter identifications. Again, the Brennan Center notes the cost of these IDs can cost more than the old poll tax.

These groups also tend to vote Democratic, which in turn means there is evidence to suggest that these laws are politically motivated.

In fact, in 2012 the Pennsylvania House Majority Leader said voter ID laws would “allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Additionally, these laws reduce turnout. In Kansas and Tennessee voter turnout dropped 1.9 and 2.2 percent respectively. This is a small margin, however, it is big enough to alter an election.

If voter fraud were a widespread problem in the United States then it would, by all means, justify these restrictions.

However, since this problem exists only as a political fantasy, it makes these restrictions unwarranted.

This form of legislative disenfranchisement creates more harm than it purports to solve.

Restricting otherwise eligible voters’ access to the ballot box by having to purchase an ID or jump through another bureaucratic hoop is a modern day poll tax that should be abolished.

The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent the views of The Review.

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ANDREW KUCZMARSKI/THE REVIEW Though some professors say their workload has not increased with higher enrollment numbers, the university has seen a need for more English 110 professors.

Despite growing enrollment, many classes and professor workloads maintain typical balance MARCELLO DEANGELIS Staff Reporter With 500 more students than usual on campus this semester, a natural concern is the increase in professor’s workload—from teaching more classes to grading more papers and exams.

Communications professor Lydia Timmins said she and many other professors have not been asked to expand her enrollment or deviate from her typical routine. She said the size of her class is usually based on available equipment.

“I usually teach production classes, and we have a limit set by the amount of equipment we have, so they really can’t expand,” Timmins said.

Timmins said she would not mind if her classes became larger, but believes there must be certain limits.

“I think students benefit from smaller classes where they can get to know the professor and vice versa,” she said. “Five more? I don’t think that would have much impact. But 50 more? That could be a large impact, depending on the structure of the class.”

Vice President for Enrollment Management Chris Lucier mentioned

the significant increase in enrollment this year, particularly from the freshman class.

4,179 freshmen entered this fall compared to 3,806 students last year, he said.

“This fall, our full-time and part-time undergraduate enrollment is 17,412 compared to 16,871 last fall,” Lucier said.

Harris said he has seen teaching become a bit more difficult for the staff of English 110 as a result.

“Yes, the increased size of the student body has made it much more difficult for us to staff English 110,” Harris said. “Since we are committed to keeping class sizes low, we need to hire more teachers in serve a larger student body.”

He said the university insists that the teachers hold at least an a M.A., preferably a Ph.D., and have prior experience teaching university-level writing.

“Good people like that are hard to find and we need to compete with other colleges and universities in the area to recruit them,” he said.

Despite the growing enrollment, Harris said English 110 will remain capped at 22 students so ensure instructors can pay close attention to their

student’s writing.

Data from the university registrar’s website suggests that many classes that were once held in 81 to 100 seat classrooms have moved into classrooms with 121 to 140 seats.

“Universities have large lecture classes to serve many students at the same time,” Timmins said. “Adding more students to those classes may not cause a problem, or inhibit learning. Adding more students to classes designed to be small, seminar-type classes could change the feel of the class.”

Communications professor Dannagal Young teaches classes that range in size from 24 students to 250 students. She said she has not been asked to teach more classes, or significantly more students.

“If anything, we may be witnessing an increased reliance on adjuncts, or a call for professors to increase their class sizes, though I have not had any experience with either of these phenomena,” Young said.

“From what I understand, faculty workload documents are quite strict and limit the amount of teaching required of faculty based on individual contract details.” V f

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After being discharged from Navy, Hunter Biden ‘embarrassed’ by actions

HOMECOMING 1976 Della, a 12-year-old cow living on South Campus, was denied candidacy as the 1976 Homecoming Queen.

Happy Homecoming! Today’s #tbt goes back to 1976.

At the forefront of Homecoming ‘76 was a contested race for homecoming queen. The controversy began when the Agricultural College nominated 12-year-old cow Della for the coveted crown. The University of Delaware Coordinating Council denied Della’s candidacy because she did not meet qualifications.

In a Letter to the Editor, former student Martin Culik called the race a “true farce and a complete waste of money.”

“They refused to let students use “write-ins” for the best nominee of all, Della daCow,” he wrote. “They wouldn’t even let me place her picture along with the rest of the candidates on the table for all of the students to see what a truly beautiful animal she is.”

In the staff editorial, the former editors of “The Review” called the decision “udderly appalling.” With no homecoming king slot available, two male students were also denied candidacy. Former students Doug Wyman and Sal De Pasquale were denied a place on the ballot because “no men or anyone else except undergraduate women could run for homecoming queen.”

Wyman filed a student grievance, stating that it was a violation of Title IX. De Pasquale entered the election in opposition of the “sexist, dehumanizing and degrading activity of a beauty contest.”

Homecoming went on as planned, with neither Wyman, De Pasquale or Della taking the crown.

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Hunter Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, was recently discharged from the Naval Reserve following a failed drug test. Sources familiar with the situation confirmed that Biden had tested positive for cocaine, resulting in a discharge under the Naval Reserve’s zero tolerance policy, according to the Wall Street Journal. Biden had only served for a month before his discharge, according to the Navy.

“It was the honor of my life to serve in the U.S. Navy, and I deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative

discharge,” Biden said through a statement released by his legal team. “I respect the Navy’s decision.

With the love and support of my family, I’m moving forward.”

Biden had served on the Navy Public Affairs Support Element East for a month before his discharge, having been stationed there after his commissioning. Biden had received two waivers for his age and prior drug use. Military officials had said that waivers for prior drug use are not uncommon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

According to the Navy,

Biden had undergone direct commission, a program in which civilians are made commissioned officers without graduating from the Naval Academy or Officer Candidate School, the usual route for commissioned officers.

Biden is now working for an investment group and as an adjunct professor for Georgetown University.

He had previously worked as a lobbyist, quitting upon announcement of his father’s inclusion on the Democratic presidential ticket.

The vice president’s office did not offer comment on the discharge.

Bonistall killer has new execution date in December James Cooke, the 43-year-old man convicted in the 2005 rape and murder of Lindsey Bonistall, has had a new date set for his execution, now slated for Dec. 4. The date, however, may not stick as Cooke intends to pursue an appeal.

The last execution carried out in Delaware was of convicted murderer Shannon Johnson in 2012.

Bonistall, 20 at the time, was a student at the university who lived in the Towne Court Apartments, now known as Studio Green Apartment Complex. The story of her death gripped

the university community and Delaware as a whole and made national headlines due to Cooke’s bizarre actions directly following the crime and his behavior during trial.

According to Delaware police, Cooke made a 911 call after the killing that attempted to pin blame on a drug war involving white supremacists.

Perhaps to extend this alternate theory of the crime, Cooke left white power graffitti and drawings at the scene of the murder, including markings of Ku Klux Klan. Bonistall’s body was found in her bathtub, under

debris from the fire Cooke had set to cover the scene.

After six weeks on the lam, Cooke was arrested and charged. During his trial, he repeatedly yelled out and disrupted proceedings, including threats aimed at a judge during the penalty phase of his trial in 2012.

Cooke also repeatedly claimed the judge and his lawyer were biased against him, and he would never be able to receive a fair trial. By the time his trial finished, he was no longer allowed to be present in the courtroom due to the continued outbursts.

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International students talk transitions CHRISTIAN MILLS Staff Reporter Diversity is one of the university’s five pillars of the Path to Prominence initiative.

One of the ways the university is by matriculating international students.

“We will embrace diversity as an integral and vital part of everyday life and a cornerstone of the value our university,” the university website states.

Junior Carina Thomys, a German student, said she feels these sentiments are not just words, but diversity, and especially international diversity, is truly embraced on campus.

“I haven’t met people that were prejudice towards me,” Thomys said. “I was expecting to see a little or that people would ask me questions and be curious, but people seem to be really open-minded here.”

Though she says she has not experienced any prejudices, Thomys said she has experienced some of the challenges that come with being an international student.

“It is hard to adapt to not having your friends and family around,” she said. “It’s also hard

to establish new friendships.”

Senior Dongfan Yuan, who is originally from China, echoed her sentiment.

“It’s tough,” he said. “The hardest part is starting over.”

Senior Jiyoon Moon said there should be events for university students to get to know more about international cultures.

“I found that not many people are interested in foreign cultures,” she said.

“For example, a lot of times I had this kind of conversation. ‘Where are you from?’ ‘Korea.’ ‘Oh, Okay.’ I wish there was more.”

Moon said she wished her fellow students were more curious and asked questions about Korean food and language. She said she thinks a cultural night, where students could display food and traditional costume, could benefit the community.

The university offers resources to help ease the transition for international students, such as the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS).

OISS Director Ravi Ammigan said the mission of OISS is to provide support services for international students, scholars and dependents and

to ensure they have a positive experience during their stay at the university and in the United States.

The office has a long history, Ammigan said, going back to the 1960s. The university began accepting international students in the 1940s.

According to the OISS website, there are 3,482 international students on campus from 96 different countries. The top five countries represented are China, Saudi Arabia, India, Korea and Colombia.

“Over the summer they worked to better connect students to the university community, despite there being fewer students than usual on campus,” Ammigan said. “The OISS drew a total of 1,240 students, scholars, faculty and staff for all 64 World Cup matches screened live at 44 Kent Way.” Their weekly coffee hour is another successful program that brings international and local students together and creates opportunities for crosscultural interactions and global connections.

“It is a place to meet people, make new friends, practice language skills and learn about

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DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY COUNTRY

CHINA 47.3% SAUDI ARABIA 10.8% INDIA 4.4% COLOMBIA .9%

KOREA 3.3%

OTHER 33.3%

KRISTA ADAMS/THE REVIEW According to the OISS website, there are 3,482 international students on campus from 96 countries. different cultures, all while enjoying a free cup of coffee, tea and snacks,” he added.

Ammigan said he personally relates to the students because, as a former international undergraduate student himself, he has “walked a mile in their shoes.” He was born and raised on the island of Mauritius, which is about 1,200 miles off the east coast of South Africa, and came to the United States in 1997.

He said he knows that loneliness and homesickness are not the only difficulties for

the students. He mentioned culture shock, knowing where to get resources, immigration and visa status getting accustomed to a different education system and, of course, language as some of the common challenges students face.

“Knowing this, we want them to see OISS as their home away from home and serve as a support system for them,” Ammigan said.

Junior Scott Tian, also stressed the challenge of language.

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Study on voter ID laws finds racial imagery affects voter opinion ABDEL HOSSAIN Staff Reporter A study released by the university’s Center for Political Communication last week has found that when white voters were shown an

image of a black voter, they were 6 percent more likely to be in favor of stronger voter ID laws than if they were shown an image of a white voter or no image at all.

Voter ID laws are passed by individual states to regulate how individuals

VOTER ID SURVEY RESULTS 67% of respondents expressed support for voter ID laws when no image was shown

67% of respondents expressed support for voter ID laws when an image of a white voter was shown 73% of respondents expressed support for voter ID laws when an image of an African American voter was shown

80 percent of survey respondents were White, 11 percent African-Amertican, 7 percent Hispanic and 2 percent Asian.

KRISTA ADAMS/THE REVIEW Voter ID laws are being hotly debated nationwide recently, particularly following the recent Supreme Court ruling about the laws in Texas.

can identify themselves in polling places during elections. Communications professor Paul Brewer, one of the researchers of the study, explained that this study is actually built on a study conducted last year which was more focused on what factors explained how people viewed voter ID laws.

During the study, Brewer and David Wilson, an associate professor of political science, noticed that racial attitudes were statistically correlated to people’s views on voter ID laws. However, Brewer said the previous study did not prove that one caused the other, so as a follow up, they created the current study to test whether racial attitudes truly did affect voter opinion on voter ID laws.

Brewer said he and Wilson created an online pool of 1,436 respondents via YouGov, an online polling website. They split this pool by randomly splitting the respondents into one of three groups. The groups were then either presented with an image of black voter, an image of a white voter or no image and then asked about preferences on voter

ID laws, he said.

In the study, Hispanic and black voters showed no change in opinion between the three groups. While White voters showed no change between the “no image” group and the image of the white voter, when they shown the image of the African American voter, they were more inclined to support voter ID laws.

Brewer said since its release, this study has gained attention from a variety of national news organizations such as the Wonkblog of the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, Slate and Talking Points Memo.

The results were not surprising to Brewer, as there are clear racial undertones in the discussion surrounding voter ID. This is shown in both the earlier study and in many of the arguments put forward by proponents of stronger voter ID laws, Brewer said.

Brewer said there are still areas to research regarding voter ID laws.

“One of the research opportunities we are exploring is replicating the same study but with images of Hispanic voters instead

of African American voters,” Brewer said.

Brewer said the states are actually not that restrictive since Delaware does ask for ID, but it is not mandatory.

Delaware Election Commissioner Elaine Manlove said to vote in election day a voter must have an identification that shows his or her name and address. If a voter does not have any form of ID the voter must fill out an affidavit stating that he/she is who she claims to be, she said.

Manlove said acceptable voter ID in Delaware is a utility bill, driver’s license, a bank statement or any other form of government issued identification.

If anything, the biggest issue for Delaware voters is not the election fraud that is leading the debate on voter ID laws but people going to the wrong polling places, Manlove said.

“I cannot comment on a study with such obvious political implications, but I do believe that Delaware’s voter ID laws are balanced and fair,” Manlove said.

Senior Amy Hopkins works to end domestic violence through work with nonprofit TORI NADEL Senior Reporter Senior Amy Hopkins, a double major in women’s studies and public policy, was looking for possible options for her women’s studies major when she was introduced to the Service Learning Scholars Program by Kathleen Turkel, an assistant professor in the Women and Gender Studies department.

The program allows students to connect their interests with community work or research, which led Hopkins to further explore her interest in preventing and ending domestic violence and sexual assault.

“These issues thrive in silence and if they are not talked about then they are never going to get solved,” Hopkins said.

“They are very complicated and for someone who doesn’t understand them, it would be easy to dismiss them but it’s a social problem and it’s something that needs to be addressed and talked about.”

The Service Learning Scholars Program is a 10-week summer immersion program where students work with a community partner and faculty mentor to bring their classroom knowledge outside of the classroom, said Susan Serra, assistant director of the Office of Service Learning.

The program, open to everyone who wants to apply, is

looking for students to work in at-risk communities, generally through nonprofits agencies, Serra said.

“In candidates for the program, we are looking for the commitment not just to volunteering, but the bigger issue of a social issue,” Serra said. “We are looking for the commitment to learning how to be part of community, not just its challenges but also its strengths.”

For her nonprofit, Hopkins said she chose to work with the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV), a collection of agencies that work to end domestic violence and raise awareness in the state.

Hopkins’ proposal, along with her academic interests, faculty advisor and choice of nonprofit made her a good participant for the program, Serra said.

“She’s a good example of people that will take an issue beyond thinking and we really want people to really immerse themselves,” Serra said. “She’s someone who really took advantage of that in a good way.”

Hopkins chose Turkel to be her advisor for the program after taking courses with her, as well as being the inspiration to pick up the women’s studies major and becoming a mentor, Hopkins said.

The faculty advisor’s role in the program is to meet

with Hopkins on the academic component, which involves reading and writing assignments in addition to reflections, Turkel said.

At DCADV, Hopkins said she was part of the Communications and Development team, with her roles including sending public service announcements to radio stations and helping with The Purple Ribbon Event, a public awareness event that was held last Thursday.

This year featured Wambui Bahati as the keynote speaker, who dressed up in different clothing to represent different characters facing domestic violence, Hopkins said.

“The message behind the many characters [Bahati] played was to show domestic violence does not discriminate against race, socioeconomic status or anything else,” Hopkins said.

In addition to working with DCADV, Hopkins published an article in “Our Independence,” a Delaware newspaper for the homeless.

Her article, entitled “Untested Sexual Assault Kits Sit on Shelves Collecting Dust” was not part of the Scholars Program. Hopkins said she wrote the article on her own because DCADV deals with sexual assault in one of their agencies, Hopkins said.

In order to find out information, Hopkins started by speaking to a nurse at Christiana Hospital, who was able to direct

KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW Hopkins has worked with the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence since the beginning of the summer as part of the Communications and Development team. her where to go next, she said.

However, finding information for her article was not easy and writing the article took a long time, she said.

Hopkins said people do not know about untested kits, but that increased awareness is helping the issue and is essential to further change.

Hopkins’ article is an important one because people are unaware this situation happens frequently, Turkel said.

“When a person reports a rape and puts themselves forward to get evidence collected, they don’t expect evidence to go there untested,” Turkel said. “I was happy to see this published in this type of publication where people aren’t always able to see about this problem.”

Hopkins’ article was published in the August issue of “Our Independence”––a month prior to a surge in sexual assault awareness on campus following allegations of a mishandled harassment case at the university. Even though

the timing was a coincidence, Hopkins is proud of the campus community’s increased attention to sexual assault.

“I think it’s great that the student body has stood in solidarity with the victims of sexual assault because it starts with the community realizing that these issues do happen and it’s inspiring to see everyone standing by,” Hopkins said. “This makes me want to continue research more because it really does happen everywhere.”

Hopkins has continued to work with DCADV after the Service Learning Scholars Program ended, helping to change social dynamics that allow domestic violence to occur.

“Coming from the domestic violence standpoint, people don’t talk about it because they see it as an isolated issue, as a personal issue in a family situation,” Hopkins said.

“Through DCADV, we work to empower survivors and move away from victim blaming.”

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Study finds female university graduates earn 19 percent less than male graduates RACHEL WILSON Staff Reporter The majority of this year’s senior class will be searching for jobs in the spring. They will receive diplomas from the same university and some might even apply for the same jobs. Despite this fact, male graduates will likely be paid significantly more than their female counterparts.

A recent study published by the university’s Office of Institutional Research reported a 19 percent salary gap between female and male graduates of the class of 2012, a $10,000 difference. This gap was most pronounced for graduates with humanities degrees. In this group, males reported a median salary of $50,000 while females reported a median salary of $30,000.

The national salary gap presented by the United States Census Bureau in 2013 is 21.7 percent, which is slightly higher than the university’s statistic.

However, the findings of these two surveys do not control for various factors such as occupation and education.

The 19 percent difference is calculated solely from selfreported salaries of recent graduates and does not control for other factors such as occupation, geographic region and type of degree. Without taking these issues into account, the gap appears much wider than it actually is.

According to a study published by The American Association of University Women, when these factors are controlled for, the salary gap between men and women who received the same education and work the same job is 7 percent.

The study also reported that although the gap is smaller

KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW Female graduates are starting out in the job market at an inherent disadvantage, earning just over 80 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts, according to a study published by the Office of Institutiional Research now than it has been in the past, than anything else at that stage,” fields of study. it has remained at a constant 7 Hoffman said. “It’s before some Hoffman said the wage-gap percent for over a decade. of the other issues start to rear is not due to a lack of effort on The university’s study their ugly head.” the university’s part because the shows a marked difference Those other issues are separation of genders within between the salary of men all based on the imbalance in these majors is something and women graduates at the varying family responsibilities that happens way before it is university, but according across genders. Women are more time to pick a major. There are to some experts, there are likely to sacrifice a higher salary underlying cultural norms that numerous underlying factors for a job with more flexibility affect children at a very young that contribute to the wage-gap. so they can balance their career age and eventually prevent Saul Hoffman, a professor and family, Hoffman said. female students from entering of economics at the university, Another cause of the wage these areas of study, he said. said he found the results of gap is the type of degree and Suzanne Cherrin, a the university’s study to be field of work. At the university, professor of women and surprising, but said it could be majors like engineering and gender studies, said the wage indicative of the usual academic business tend to be heavily gap can be partially explained paths chosen by both genders. male-dominated. This leads to by gender socialization and “With young men and the question of whether or not its contribution to choosing a women, it’s probably more the university is doing enough major and career. reflecting differences in majors to recruit females for these “Girls and boys are

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Based on the simple difference between career choice, women are more likely to end up earning less than men. The issue is, however, not specific to university graduates, Cherrin said.

“It happens all over the place,” said Cherrin. “It’s a national problem, more than that it’s a world problem.”

According to Hoffman, The wage gap has been part of the conversation for a long time and doesn’t seem to be vanishing completely for a while. Solutions to the wage gap require cognitive effort on the part of society as a whole.

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“You can’t help but feel a little bit pessimistic and discriminated against just because you’re a woman,” Ritt said. “It shouldn’t be that way.”

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COONS: ‘WE HAVE TO BALANCE THE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT, WHICH IS AN INDIVIDUAL RIGHT, WITH KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.’ Continued from page 1 Much of the debate was spent with Wade going on the attack, while Coons attempted to defend himself and correct the points he felt Wade was mischaracterizing.

For example, Wade blamed the current Ebola scare in America on the absence of a permanent surgeon general, while Coons countered quickly that the only reason there is not a surgeon general is due to Republican-created gridlock over President Obama’s current nominee, Vivek Murthy, who has been in limbo since his November 2013 nomination.

Both candidates strongly supported increased funding for the military, though they differed on the divisive issues of police militarization, immigration reform and gun control.

Coons said he thinks while

the events of Ferguson have been awful, the entire idea of donating military equipment to the police is not entirely misguided, as some vehicles may be capable of helping during natural disasters. As for gun control, Coons said he advocated for more indepth background checks as well as closing loopholes.

These tenets are often termed “common sense measures” for gun control by Democrats in Congress, though this has not assisted them in making any sweeping gun legislation changes.

“I stand with law enforcement in calling for a stronger system of background checks,” Coons said. “We have to balance the fundamental freedoms of the Second Amendment, which is an individual right, with keeping our communities safe.”

Wade, on the other hand,

blamed the nation’s gun problem on the prevalence of mental illness and said gun violence is a public health issue. On the topic of climate change, Wade said he is still unsure of the validity of global warming. Wade mentioned a study that stated the sea level on the coast of Delaware could rise by five feet, while it would not rise in New York.

Wade said that science does not match up in his mind.

“The struggle that man has with water, with rivers and sea coasts, is never ending, it has always been with us,” Wade said. “I remain a very informed but very skeptical person in terms of man-made global warming driving a rise in sea level.”

Carney, whose campaign signs dominated The Green outside of Mitchell Hall, started the night facing the panel of Nancy Karibjanian, vice president of Delaware

First Media and an adjunct professor at the university, and Jason Mycoff, a political science professor at the university.

They grilled Carney on his record over his four years in Congress and picked his brain particularly on current events, including everything from ISIS to Ebola to the job market.

Carney’s main themes seemed to center around expanding the middle class and his ability to work with Republicans in Congress.

Carney also spoke on his belief that while there is not enough evidence yet to prove that total marijuana legalization would be a beneficial step for states, the decriminalization of the drug seems like it has merit.

There is a decriminalization bill currently working its way through the Delaware legislature.

He spoke extensively about the need to raise the

minimum wage, setting an initial target of $10.10 per hour, though he also said he doubts even that type of raise would be enough to sustain a family on.

Mycoff cited a Congressional Budget Office report that stated an increase in the minimum wage would most likely lead to higher unemployment, but Carney said the benefits to people who go to work and produce every day outweighs that cost.

“Somebody who goes to work every day shouldn’t have to live in poverty,” Carney said. “I think it’s a trade-off we have to consider, and it is a trade-off I am willing to make.”

Elections for both races will take place Nov. 4. Voter registration has already closed for the election.

THOMYS: ‘IT OVERWHELMS ME HOW MUCH SUPPORT AND CARE IS PROVIDED FOR US HERE AT UD.’ Continued from page 5 “At first my biggest challenge was language, and once I overcame that, there were other challenges I had to get through, too,” Tian said.

The English Learning Institute (ELI) works to help assuage this issue.

“Through an unwavering commitment to excellence and renewal, the ELI faculty and staff endeavor each day to enhance our reputation as a leader among intensive English programs,” Michael Alexo, Conditional Admission Program Associate for the ELI, said.

The ELI offers several programs, with the two most popular being the Intensive English Program (IEP) and the Conditional Admission Program (CAP).

IEP helps students to improve their English for general and professional purposes. CAP helps students get accepted to the university and other partner schools by allowing international students to apply to a degree program without a language test. It also allows the SATs to be waived for undergraduate entry.

“Some graduate schools will also postpone placement tests until English has improved at

the ELI,” Alexo explained.

The current enrollment in the ELI is 862 students.

Additionally, 80-100 Conditional Admission students matriculate from the program to a university undergraduate program each year.

Students are measured on two types of proficiencies: reading and writing and then listening and speaking skills.

There are a variety of classes offered to enhance these skills.

Another challenge for international students is building multicultural friendships.

“Academic clubs are better for us because we know

academics,” Tian said. “We aren’t always sure what to say, how to think or know enough about certain topics to discuss them with American students.”

Tian, along with other students, mentioned this issue and focused on multicultural friendships being a two way street. The general consensus was that international students have to be willing to let their guard down and make new connections, even if it appears uncomfortable at first.

“It overwhelms me how much support and care is provided for us here at UD,” Thomys said. “Even at my schools back home, there is not

as much student support as there is here.”

While the university is doing the very best it knows to do, there are still some improvements that can be made to make international students’ experience here even better, Tian said.

“We need more interviews and resume training,” Tian said.

“You want to feel like you can compete with your American competition, in job hunting of course. We can do that in academics, but we need help landing jobs.”

Musician alum fundraises for Boys and Girls Club AISHA MCCORMICK Staff Reporter Emerging singersongwriter Kevin McCove has been dedicating himself to more than just music since graduating from the university in 2012.

While working at a community service event his freshman year, McCove became involved with the Boys and Girls Club of Newark. The Boys and Girls Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring young people and helping them build a brighter future. The organization is fit for youth who would otherwise be lost, McCove said.

“All you have to do is walk through those doors one time,” McCove says. “You

see how underprivileged these kids are and then you see how [the Boys and Girls Club] is able to provide aid and mentoring programs.”

During his junior year, McCove was elected as the fundraising and philanthropy chair for his fraternity Kappa Delta Rho. He used this as an opportunity to have his chapter contribute to the Boys and Girls Club.

His fraternity hosted a Christmas dinner for the club one year, and McCove continued to do so in the future.

After graduating, McCove realized he wanted to continue to give even more to the organization than just a holiday dinner.

He began making frequent visits on his own and spent

time speaking with kids about the importance of using their education to follow their dreams.

“When something is provided to these kids that may motivate them or fuel them for change, that’s what matters,” McCove says.

It didn’t take long for McCove to make a connection between his music and his passion for the Boys and Girls Club. In 2012 he performed his first holiday benefit concert in order to raise funds for the organization.

“Knowing I can raise money for something positive is what keeps me going,” McCove says.

“Knowing I can be a catalyst matters to me a lot.”

McCove is now in his third year of hosting the

fundraiser. This year it will be held at Catherine Rooney’s in Wilmington on Friday, Nov. 21 from 5-8 p.m.

“What’s really great about working with Catherine Rooney’s is that it isn’t a struggle to raise money with them,” McCove says. “They allow all of the proceeds from the concert to go directly to the Boys and Girls Club.”

McCove said he hopes to start expanding his work with the organization by touring different Boys and Girls Club locations. He has visited various high schools in Delaware to give motivational presentations to students and plans to do something similar with the Boys and Girls Club organization.

While speaking to

students, McCove discusses how they can become entrepreneurs and how to stay motivated in achieving their dreams. He says he notices the kids being able to relate to him when he speaks to them and that is part of what makes his work so effective.

“Being young, pursuing something that I love to do and being successful at it can have a positive effect on them,” McCove says.

McCove encourages students at the university to get involved with charitable organizations both on and off campus and emphasizes how easy it is. Even donating cans of food will help make a difference in someone’s life.

“Just make the phone call,” McCove says. “No one will ever turn down help.”

EDITORIAL Editorial: With voter ID laws, citizenship now subject to a membership fee A recent study by university professors David Wilson and Paul Brewer found that support for voter identification laws is correlated with racial resentment.

Sixty-seven percent of white participants who viewed a picture of a white person voting or no image at all said that they supported laws requiring voters to show identification before gaining access to the polls. When shown an image of an AfricanAmerican voting, seventythree percent responded in favor of ID restrictions. This finding points to what we already know: voter ID laws are not in place to prevent fraud. These laws have been enacted and passionately defended because they prevent certain groups of United States citizens from voting.

Voting is not a privilege.

Voting is a right. Applying barriers to entry for our most basic civic duty, all for the eradication of an imaginary problem, is criminal. The practice hearkens back to

the era of poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which our society deemed long ago to be a usurpation of our rights as citizens. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was intended to prevent such infringement in the future, but its effectiveness is being challenged by the new push for more aggressive identification laws.

This might seem like an over-zealous attack on laws that at first glance don’t seem all that bad. As college students we are used to flashing our IDs all the time.

We dig out them out every time we print something in the library or walk into the gym. So what if we have to do the same when we arrive at our local polling place?

The issue at hand is that for many Americans, there is a high opportunity cost for obtaining a government issued form of identification.

In most states, stateissued IDs are not free.

These fees, coupled with lost time at work because of trips to government offices and polling places,

disproportionately affect low-wage workers. There are also indirect barriers.

If a person’s parents weren’t good stewards of paperwork, documents like birth certificates and social security cards that are required to get other kinds of government ID may be long gone by the time they turn eighteen. The process of proving one’s identity is a time consuming, bureaucratic hassle bound to turn some voters away. In states with voter ID laws, our citizenship is now subject to a membership fee.

A five year Bush administration investigation of voter fraud turned up no evidence suggesting widespread attempts to skew federal elections by illegal voting. This fact, combined with Wilson and Brewer’s study, strongly suggests that voter identification laws are more likely the result of latent discrimination than genuine fear for the integrity of the electoral process.

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hen her friend was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer five years ago, professor Jessica Restaino embarked on a journey to work as an ethnographer, relentlessly recording details of the disease and exploring its relationship with the spoken word.

A professor from Montclair University, Restaino shared her essay with students and faculty Thursday afternoon at Memorial Hall.

Restaino says the project, which she calls an “ethnographic rhetorical analysis,” was a work of both love and loss. Her friend and collaborator, Susan Maute, passed away from her battle with cancer two months ago.

“Her influence on me still continues, and the conversations that we had keep running in my head,” Restaino says. “I remember when we learned that it’s about letting go of the outcomes.

Knowing that it’s beyond death— it’s about the process of living. It was very much about not being adversarial, but about accepting the disease.”

Restaino says she compiled all of the interviews and memorable dialogue from her conversations with Maute over the past several years, in which the notion of surrendering to cancer and the art of “letting go”

were underlying themes.

Their joint project, she says, was inspired by J.W. Corder, author of the 1985 novel “Rhetoric as Love.” Corder’s argument represented much of the direction and sense of purpose that she and Maute shared in their writings and conversations during Maute’s illness, Restaino says.

“I remember Corder wrote, ‘Since we don’t have time, we must rescue time by putting it in our discourses and holding it there. It is important to speak and write not argumentative displays, but arguments full of anecdotal, personal and cultural reflections that will reveal us to others,’” she says.

Just as Corder suggested, Restaino says she tried to interview Maute though all of the big moments of her treatment, in the hopes that both might find it easier to cope mentally and also create something inspirational for others.

“She would nod and say, ‘I’m an open book. Ask me whatever you want,’” Restaino says. “And as interested as I was, I struggled immensely with what to ask her because, quite frankly, who cared about rhetoric, about language, about how bodies are made, when you’re fighting for your life?”

The two women became friends as teammates in a women’s field hockey league but grew closer after Maute was

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“What really made me emotional was the part where Susan accepted she was going to be okay—as in, she knew she

was going to die, but after death, whatever she created would still live on,” Keulmann says.

“That’s what really got to me— understanding that it’s not about how long you live but about what you contribute while you’re here.”

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diagnosed with cancer. Restaino says their project began when she first asked Maute to be a guest speaker for one of her classes.

Their conversations, she says, soon culminated into deep discussions of spirituality.

“Sue never once asked, ‘Why me?’” Restaino says. “She felt that disease and tragedy both were nondiscriminatory. She thought, ‘It may not be exactly what was supposed to happen, but now I’m learning how thoughts affect the body, down to the cellular level— they get changed into chemicals and hormones.’”

In the last months of their collaboration, Restaino says she discovered through their daily rhetorical practice, in the discussions of their thoughts and emotions, both felt a source of comfort that exceeded the anxieties that accompany terminal cancer.

Restaino says she felt most inspired when she heard Maute say it would be wrong to deny herself the joy of life, and it would be more beneficial to “grab it while she had it”—similar to performing a perpetual dance in which she had to maintain a balance of emotions.

In this dance, according to Maute, she could not get too excited when she heard good news about her health, or feel too low after certain treatments such as surgery, chemo or radiation.

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Homecoming is the time of year when students, faculty and alumni all band together to show their Blue Hen spirit.

Festivities include spirit stations, a pep rally, a muchanticipated football game and the announcement of the current year’s homecoming

court. But homecoming is not the same as it was half a century ago.

Fifty years ago, Marie Chelly Gregg (‘65) was selected to be on the homecoming court. She was runner-up to the homecoming queen, Marilyn Panella (‘65). Both women graduated the same year as Vice President Joe Biden.

Originally from Northern Wilmington, Gregg was an elementary education major.

After graduating, she went back to teach in the school district that she had attended.

The Newman Center, a Catholic organization on campus at the time now known as the St. Thomas More Oratory, nominated Gregg, she says.

“I did not believe that I would win, although I was honored to have been nominated,” Gregg says.

Panella, the winner, was a home economics major, which no longer exists. She went on to work at Xerox, and is currently a personal fitness trainer.

At that time, Gregg says, homecoming consisted of several traditions that no longer exist on campus.

This included float-building

competitions that resulted in a parade, where members of the homecoming court would ride in convertibles down Main Street. Bonfires were also held outside the football games.

One of Panella’s fondest college memories was going to all the football games.

“Being crowned was very special—to have the support of the whole student body,” Panella says. “It was a big surprise because we didn’t know until we got out of the field, which was pretty fun.”

Gregg recalls that all nominees at the time had “flip hairdos,” where the ends of the hair were flipped out. At the time, The Review reported that while they were unsure of who would be crowned, there was no doubt as to what the nominees’ hairstyles would look like, Gregg says.

Gregg’s university journey did not end after graduation.

She and her husband—who met on the fourth day of orientation—went on to send both of their daughters to the university, and currently have a grandchild applying. Gregg is also currently on the committee for this year’s spring reunion.

One of her fondest college memories includes being the Sigma Phi Epsilon Sweetheart while her future husband was a brother in the fraternity.

Gregg says one of the biggest changes to the school since she attended is the class registration process, which once required going down to the Field House and standing in long lines to sign up for classes. Back then, there were also 8 a.m. classes on Saturdays.

“Everything has changed,” Panella says. “The size is now so huge. They offer so much academically. The student body in a sense is unrestricted, because there used to be a curfew of ten o’clock.”

Gregg says she advises the current homecoming court to enjoy the moment.

“Really enjoy your time that you’re there,” she says.

“I know it’s tough to keep focused sometimes.”

Panella advises the student body recognize that everything is up to them.

“Life is furious,” she says.

“I think that the times are changing, and it’s up to you guys to keep it going.”

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VINCE STAPLES “HELL CAN WAIT”

JAKE KAIRIS

The embodiment of a socially conscious rapper is often espoused but rarely delivered, as there exist artists who straddle the line between tackling the real issues of race and class, and those simply alluding to the issues. Kanye West identifies himself as socially conscious, and although political themes aren’t all encompassing in his music, the man makes a consistent, concerted effort to stay grounded, such as in “New Slaves” from “Yeezus.”

Other socially conscious rappers that come to mind include Common, Killer Mike and even Lupe Fiasco on a good day. With Vince Staples’s debut commercial EP “Hell Can Wait,” the young artist seats himself immediately amongst the table of his politically-aware peers.

Staples has released a quartet of mixtapes over the past few years, but the strongest foreshadowing for how he would emerge as an artist came from his verse of Earl Sweatshirt’s “Hive.” There, Staples raps about true gangster culture and its dilution and misrepresentation throughout the Internet and other media, focusing on the frequency of armed conflicts with police officers, portraying the police as aggressors and saying, “Strapped up as long as the chief of police armed.”

And for many young black men in America, distrust of the police is a daily reality. The recent outrage over the incident in Ferguson brought the conflict to the attention of the nation, but the second single of “Hell Can Wait”––written before the events in Ferguson––is titled “Hands Up.” It’s incredible that one of Staples’ songs would become the motto of Ferguson protesters, but also unsurprising considering the increased militarization of police in America and how they come into conflict with black Americans (See The Review’s piece last week concerning the university’s recent acquisition of additional assault rifles and other military grade equipment).

In “Hands Up,” Vince Staples does not back down in the intensity and vitriol of his statements of ire against the current system of law. He opens the song pointing to how police target black men in “North Division tryin to stop my blackness,” leading into direct poignant criticisms of the DEA and CCAT. Staples is enraged at how law enforcement is tearing down his community and he does not feel the need to speak softly, saying, “And they expect respect and non-violence/I refuse the right to be silent.”

The musicality of the record reflects the tone of Staples’s lyrics—drums sound hollow and industrial, and the whining synths ring throughout like chasing sirens. Vince Staples benefits from the improved production of his major-label signing, allowing the beats to swagger and click precisely in sweltering West-coast rap fashion.

Although the production quality of “Hell Can Wait” is high, Vince Staples is rebellious against the typical optimism of socialconscious rap. He paints a picture of lives in poor neighborhoods anxiously searching for jobs, meaning and respect. He’s taken his time to perfect his voice, but now that it’s arrived, Staples demands you to listen.

—Jake Kairis jckairis@udel.edu

The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review.

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For veterans, it’s much more than a tailgate DAVID DENNETT Staff Reporter Homecoming is a celebration for everyone.

Students revel in all of the excitement around campus.

Alumni return to reminisce with old friends.

But for the Blue Hen Veterans, a club for military veterans who are studying at the university, Homecoming is a chance to meet and bond with fellow veterans.

Darrell Wisseman, president of the Blue Hen Veterans, says the club’s Homecoming tailgate is an opportunity for student veterans to hang out and enjoy each other’s company.

“We’re here for some food and drinks,” Wisseman says.

“There are a lot of students coming through, and we want to have a good time and recruit other veterans on campus.”

This was the second year the Blue Hen Veterans, formerly known as the Student Veterans Association, hosted a Homecoming tailgate.

Brandon Bristor, a 23-year-old sophomore, says the tailgate serves as a chance to connect with other veterans who have had similar experiences.

“I get to meet other veterans who are a part of the military brotherhood,” Bristor says.

For Todd Glessner, a 29-year-old freshman, the tailgate is a way to boost camaraderie among his fellow veterans.

“It’s a chance to build awesome experience to have to know that there is a group connections and get to know someone else come up and for veterans on campus and other people who may have engage you in conversation emphasized how important similar stories,” Glessner says. because you are a veteran.” it is to have events like a Wisseman, a philosophy Bob Jefferson, an alumnus Homecoming tailgate. and public policy double major, from the class of 1970 who “It’s about drinks and food was a sergeant in the Marines. served in Vietnam, approached with friends and celebrating He says Blue Hen Veterans is the Blue Hen Veterans on what being a Blue Hen is all more than just a way to meet Saturday. He says it is nice about,” Jefferson says. other veterans.

Last year, the university offered the Blue Hen Veterans 30 free tickets to the Homecoming game, Wisseman says. In the future, members of the club hope to get a spot in front of the stadium for the Homecoming tailgate.

“Our mission is to build the community, to provide support and resources for academic success,” Wisseman says. “The tailgate fits in because we get all the guys together and engage with each other.”

Bristor, a Master-At-Arms Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy, says it is nice to know that there are other people on campus who have been in similar situations.

“I can walk up and meet a veteran that I’ve never met, and instantly feel like I’ve known that guy for years,” Bristor says.

Wisseman says he loves what the tailgate does for his fellow club members. A Veterans of Foreign Wars flag raised at the tailgate also provided a way to encounter other veterans.

“The VFW flag is easily KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW recognized by veterans, so we Members of the Blue Hen Veterans enjoy their homecoming frequently meet others who tailgate Saturday morning. This was the second year the club have been in the military,” hosted a homecoming tailgate.

Wisseman says.

“It’s an

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AMBER JOHNSON Between doling out cash for tuition costs to rummaging for spare beer money underneath the couch cushions, who can afford cable these days anyways?

The answer is no one, since we all begrudgingly acknowledge that our Netflix password probably belongs to our best friend’s cousin’s dad. Somewhere, a middleaged man is confused why “Gilmore Girls” keeps appearing in his recently watched queue. That’s where the convenience of a web series comes in, entirely free and short enough to binge watch during one of those awkward breaks in between classes. The only downside involves the inevitable withdrawal symptoms

when the series ends, and the creator takes an eon to upload a new video. However, with the abundance of great material out there it is all but too easy to fall in love with another show, and thus the cycle repeats itself.

Here’s five of the best female led comedy series on the computer screen.

The Pursuit of Sexiness

SNL cast member Sasheer Zamata and fellow Upright Citizens Brigade player Nicole Byer star as two broke girls in the city looking for a little romance and free food. The six episode series follows the scheming duo as they attempt to seduce men, trick thrift shops into taking their clothes and make a little extra cash on the subway. Their antics range from the desperate to the bizarre with the strangest scenario involving Nikki’s boyfriend hiding gifts in her nether regions.

Broad City

Before their fairy godmother Amy Poehler brought the show to Comedy

Central, UCB alumnae Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer starred on a much smaller screen. The two play twentysomething young ladies struggling to survive in New York.

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

J’s (Issa Rae) boyfriend just dumped her, and she is working at a dead-end job she hates at a call center for a weight loss product called Gut Busters. To make matters worse, her colleagues drive her insane and she’s…well she’s just a little awkward.

rivals horror spoofs like Hulu’s new series “Spooked.”

The Slope

“The Slope” follows lesbian couple, Desiree and Ingrid, as they navigate love and relationships in Park Slope, Brooklyn but with a superficial, homophobic outlook on life.

-Amber Johnson anjohns@udel.edu The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review.

Ghost Ghirls

Meet the worst ghost hunters in the business.

Best friends Heidi (Amanda Lund) and Angelica (Maria Blasucci) are the last people you would want to call during a paranormal emergency, but they are the most amusing.

Produced by Jack Black’s company Electric Dynamite and Shine America, the project

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Miss Delaware promotes domestic violence awareness through pageant platform MICHELLE CARACCI Staff Reporter For current Miss Delaware Brittany Lewis, October marks four years and six months since her sister was killed in a domestic violence incident.

Lewis’s sister, Gina ClarkeLewis, a 27-year-old Temple University student, was involved in an abusive relationship with her fiancée. In March 2010, Clarke-Lewis was shot and killed outside of her New Jersey apartment.

Following the loss of her sister, Lewis, 24, made it her mission to start the conversation about domestic violence. Lewis, whose pageant platform is domestic violence awareness, says although her sister’s death motivated her platform choice, her objective is not just about her sister anymore.

“It’s about the countless other men and women who live in fear every day of their lives as a result of intimate partner violence,” Lewis says.

Academy Charter School in Wilmington.

Lewis says her students, who endure homelessness, extreme poverty and other issues, were negatively labeled as lazy and disinterested. However, she feels these attributes are false.

If anything, she says, they are strong and resilient for separating themselves from their personal problems and working on their education.

“I always say my students taught me more than I ever taught them,” she says. “It constantly reminds me to be thankful for the privileges that I received when I was their age.”

In addition to working with Gov. Jack Markell, the Department of Justice’s Domestic Violence Unit and the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Lewis reaches out to other politicians and legislators to inform them about domestic violence and to make certain that these leaders have the victims’ best interests at heart.

When she is not promoting

her platform, Lewis says the most rewarding part about holding the state title is being a role model and representative for the youth.

“There’s nothing like having a little girl or boy come up to you with their parents and say, ‘Mommy, it’s a real-life princess!’” she says. “To be that role model— moments like that are so surreal.”

But Lewis also wants to shed the misconception that Miss Delaware is about fame and glory. The title is about being of service and doing work for this community to improve society as a whole, she says.

Lewis says the Miss Delaware title has not yet registered with her.

“I don’t think I’m really going to recognize this opportunity and take in all the opportunities that it’s presented for me until the year is over, and I’m looking back, saying, ‘Wow, I was Miss Delaware, and these are all the things I’ve been able to do because of this,’” she says.

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Her platform is divided into three parts––communication, education and legislation, she says.

To fulfill her communication goal, she travels to college campuses in the tri-state area to talk about her sister’s story, the reality of domestic violence and ways to get help.

One statistic that struck Lewis was that children are twice as likely to become an abuser if they witness violence in their household.

Lewis says reaching out and educating the youth may help break the cycle early. Her efforts include visiting middle schools and high schools to speak with younger audiences about warning signs, teen dating violence and the elements of a healthy relationship.

Lewis has experience interacting with the younger generation. After graduating from Wilmington University with a master’s degree in secondary education, she taught seventh graders for two years at Prestige

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Mosaic Tries Something New: It’s all about the climb ABBIE SARFO Mosaic Assignment Editor “Just let go of the wall.

The harness will catch you, it won’t feel like you’re falling.”

Like an overgrown cat in a tree, I cling to the rock wall in fear. My friends’ attempts to talk me down are futile.

There’s no way I’m coming down alive. I’ve realized, perhaps too late, that rock climbing is not the best activity for someone with a paralyzing fear of heights.

Of course, the odds I would enjoy this were stacked against me. Not only do I loathe high places, but my arms are mostly non functional. Ask me to hold anything heavier than a cup of coffee, and it’s scientifically proven they’ll pop off.

Yet here I am, stuck to a vertical nightmare. Every moment I remain on this wall, my strength wanes, alongside my dignity.

I have a terrible feeling I’m going to die here.

And to think this climbing session had started with such promise. I watched my friends go first, hoisting themselves up over rubber rocks. Each seemed to scale the wall with relative ease.

While I’m not competitive, I do have a healthy sense of shame. As I watched my friends succeed, I feared the embarrassment of not being able to do the same.

(I know I’m the worst at everything, but I like to hide it when I can.)

So by the time my turn came around, I was determined. I was going to make it at least halfway up the wall. After a shaky start, I slowly and steadily pulled myself to the midpoint.

I had never felt such pride! I conquered the wall… or so I thought.

It seems that in my joy, I’d forgotten how climbing works. Specifically, the fact that what goes up must come down.

I’m now so high off the ground and so trapped. This must be how James Franco felt in “127 Hours.” I’ll gnaw my arm off, too, if somehow that means I won’t have to jump.

My heart is racing, my mind is racing and my body’s as stiff as a statue. I’m on the verge of a full-blown panic attack. God, why am I up so high?!

“You’re not even up that high. See? I can still touch you.”

The bespectacled climbing instructor playfully

swats my left calf. Until now, it doesn’t occur to me that I’m approximately five feet off the ground, if that.

I squeeze my eyes shut and let go of the wall. My friends were right. It doesn’t feel like I’m falling. Instead, I feel like an overreacting idiot baby.

The harness gently returns me to earth. Once I’m back on the ground, my friends eagerly suggest I go again.

The only things I want to climb are some stairs to get me the hell out of here.

LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION. It’s 10 p.m. on Aug. 7. I’m showered and getting ready for bed. I make sure every piece of my outfit is laid out—dark denim, check. Belt, check. Tank top, sweater, sandals—check, check and check. I know layers are important, especially with such an early call time. I get into bed. I check that my alarm is set for 6:30 a.m. I turn on “Bon Iver” Pandora radio and try to fall asleep.

It’s 12 a.m. 1:30 a.m. 3 a.m.

4:55 a.m. 5:28 a.m. 6:30 a.m. My mind won’t stop running. Do I have the guitar case? Do I have the company credit card in my wallet? How tall is he? Do I speak to him? What if he’s nothing like I expected? Should I wear something else? Are his brothers going to show up? Do I call an Uber or trust a cab at 7:30 a.m.?

A never-ending stream of worries runs through my mind until finally, my alarm rings.

I arrive early to Hotel on Rivington, where I meet my boss and a fellow intern. We go upstairs and check out the suite Cosmopolitan has rented for the day––a two-bed and bath, with a living room and terrace.

I step outside and feel the brisk morning hit my body, but I barely notice, as the view of the city is impeccable. Tall buildings contrast the bright blue sky with not a cloud to be seen.

Time to work. We unpack all of the trunks, lay out the jewelry and shoes and steam the clothes separated as “looks.” At 9 a.m. he shows up.

Since I was 15 I’ve envisioned what it would be like to meet Nick Jonas. My roommate and I listened to his album, “A Little Bit Longer” on repeat in our dorm room. I would sit for hours calling into Q102 to win tickets to the Jonas Brothers concert. I listened to “Burnin’ Up” on repeat. I watched “Camp Rock” just for Nick’s cameos. You know, just moderately obsessed.

Eventually I moved out of that two-year phase. But as soon as I heard Cosmopolitan had confirmed Nick Jonas for the November issue, the 15-year-old girl inside me shoved her way hard to the front of the intern event line.

It’s 9 a.m. on Aug. 8 and my childhood crush has had no trouble returning. I move out of the room so that the stylist can finalize the looks. I know that Nick is standing in front of me, but I keep my head down as I remember what my boss told me the night before—blend into the wall. But as soon as Nick speaks, though not to me, I look up. He’s everything my 15-year-old crush thought he would be: attractive and muscular with a smooth voice. But the 5-foot 10-inch me wasn’t expecting the 5-foot 7-inch him. I hold it together.

There’s a high level of privacy involved as we move throughout the day. We move from venue to venue, and I watch inconspicuously as the editor styles in the moment and Nick Jonas poses.

I’m grateful for the one-on-one time I get with different editors from different departments. Working in the fashion closet is an incredible experience to learn about styling and upcoming trends, but this photo shoot gives me the opportunity to see how the different departments come together to create a cohesive image for Cosmopolitan.

We wrap around 3 p.m.

Nick leaves. We pack the clothes, jewelry and shoes. I wait to make sure the trunks are picked up

by Hearst. It’s only Aug. 8, but now I’m eagerly waiting until the beginning of October to see the published product.

October finally arrives.

The stylist and Cosmopolitan’s dynamic Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles post sneak peeks of the Nick Jonas shoot on Instagram.

I stalk Walgreens’ magazine section daily to see if the new issue is available. Finally I find it.

And there it is, pages 150-155— my day with Nick Jonas.

MADISON FERTELL

—Madison Fertell mfertell@udel.edu

ANDREW KUCZMARSKI/THE REVIEW This week Abbie Sarfo went rock climbing for the first time in the basement of the Little Bob.

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UNFILTERED COMMENTARY

MOVIE REVIEW

LOVE IS A VIRTUAL ANXIETY

‘FURY’

ALEXANDRA STRAUSMAN

My parents have known each other since they were eight. The one time they broke up, my dad sent my mom a vase of water representing the tears he had cried since losing her.

Clearly texting––let alone the cell phone––hadn’t been invented yet. However, what he did was tremendously gawky and adorable. Twenty years later and they are the role models of true love.

Carrie Bradshaw once wrote, “If you love someone and you break up, where does the love go?”

Only a depressing question like that would have no true answer. When your life becomes dependent on another person and their laughter fills the void inside of you, where can you turn when their laughter is no longer heard?

The constant longing to check your messages slowly fades. The missing “I love you’s” before bed don’t eat away at your stomach the way they used to. And those texts you would wake up to are replaced with the words: “No New Messages.”

You delete your ex’s number because that means he or she no longer shares the same planet as you. And then you are thrown back into the world—scraped up, waiting to be hunted. The fear stirs you—the virtual anxieties.

Your beautiful concept of love is shattered. Soon you realize how love is often confused as infatuation and it soon becomes a constant eyesore to keep looking

because you haven’t fully allowed yourself to let go of the past.

The dating that we know has become a virtual reality of waiting games and flirtatious emptiness.

We have lost our social awareness of how to be romantic and how to interact with one another.

Our actions have been carefully crafted with calculated, acceptable waiting times for texting back, things to say, emojis to use and number of “ha’s” in a “haha” formation that we are allowed to send to the opposite sex.

The games.

The strenuous, “when is he going to text me back?” The labeling of relationships.

The waiting. The waiting.

It then becomes a search for self-confidence based on the amount of virtual attention another person gives you rather than that feeling of trapped butterflies inside of your stomach.

So, to answer Carrie’s question. The love gets thrown down inside of you, unable to escape your body.

It argues with you every time you dismiss its existence.

Soon it gets redistributed— that space you kept so big in your heart for that one person slowly diminishes— but this becomes less upsetting when you realize that you have that person to thank for making you realize your capacity for love.

Life becomes a cycle of love found and love lost.

Amber Deckers once defined the cycle beautifully when she said, “Never regret something that once made you smile.”

Sometimes it’s nice to remember that there is so much to smile for because there is so much to be found.

-Alexandra Strausman astraus@udel.edu The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review.

“IT DOES THE TRICK FOR ANOTHER WWII MOVIE, BUT IT PROBABLY DIDN’T NEED TO BE MADE.”

3 OUT OF 5 STARS

COLUMBIA PICTURES HANNAH TATE Guest Columnist If you thought “Fury” was going to be the next “Saving Private Ryan” you might want to skip this one and just see “Gone Girl” again. However, if you are not yet tired of World War II movies about the camaraderie of men fighting together, this film might be worthwhile.

In writer-director David Ayer’s new movie “Fury,” Brad Pitt stars as Wardaddy, the leader of an American tank crew fighting across Germany in 1945. This is Pitt’s second movie killing Nazis (the first was in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”), but in “Fury,” Pitt plays more of a hardened soldier than a Nazi hunter.

The rest of the cast members complete the list of usual characters you see in war

films. Michael Peña plays Gordo, the foreigner from Mexico who adds some comic relief. Jon Bernthal plays Coon-Ass, who seems to have lost all of his morals at war. Shia LaBeouf plays Bible, the softer soldier who quotes the bible and still has his morals, and shares a closer bond with Wardaddy. Lastly, we have Logan Lerman as Private Norman Ellison, the new kid who is learning the hard way what war really means—and trying to figure out if he can save his own conscience while fighting. The different characters complement each other as they ride across Germany in their tank, “Fury.”

Although the acting in “Fury” is spectacular from each member of the group, the movie lacks a real plot. Ayer ensures that the fighting scenes are grisly and real, so the viewer can see what war was really like. But

beyond that, the movie lacks purpose as the crew fights its way through Germany. Yes, their bond is apparent and their hatred for the Nazis is real—but it’s hard to tell what exactly Ayer was trying to convey in this film.

Despite being well-made, “Fury” falls into typical war movie clichés. There is a juxtaposition to the more violent scenes when Wardaddy and Ellison eat a quiet meal with two German women hiding out in an apartment. The crew also does a suicide mission at the end of the film in one last attempt to defeat the Nazis. It does the trick for another WWII movie, but it probably didn’t need to be made.

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Senior hosts her first business expo event Sunday AMANDA DUNN Staff Reporter Not many people can say they started their own business as an undergrad, but Ana Bowe, senior at the university and full time employee at a financial consulting firm is an exception.

Bowe’s event productions company, Top of the Vine Productions, hosted its first event expo on Sunday.

Bowe has always loved planning vacations and small parties for her family, but only recently thought of planning events on a bigger scale.

“The idea always intrigued me, but I didn’t know what I wanted to start,” Bowe says.

Bowe had a lot of free time after work in the summer and started to look for resources around the area. She says she came upon an interesting podcast of an interview with Noah Kagan, an entrepreneur

and founder of “AppSumo,” a website that distributes deals for goods and services.

“Basically, in the interview, he said to validate your idea,” Bowe says. “And not to spend so much time planning something, just go for it.”

Bowe wanted to do something that benefitted the community, so she decided to host an expo showcasing small independently-owned businesses in the area. The task was more difficult than she expected. Bowe says she reached out to about 400 small businesses and only heard back from around ten percent of them.

However, Bowe was able to get at least 20 vendors at her event Sunday, which featured caterers, bakers and photographers with live music and an open bar. In order to open the market up to the larger Delaware area instead of just the Wilmington area,

COURTESY OF ANA BOWE Bowe is a student, consulting firm employee and now entrepreneur. She organized a small business expo this weekend.

she held the event at Buena Vista Conference Center in New Castle, Del. She calls the venue “a hidden gem.”

Though Bowe says she’s been surprised at the number of people who respect her, she says it’s been frustrating that some small business owners haven’t taken her seriously.

“They feel like it’s not a huge commitment when they tell me they can attend because I am not charging them,” Bowe says. “I’ve had multiple vendors cancel in the upcoming weeks.”

While Bowe uses her event productions company as her creative outlet, she still holds tightly to her dream of becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Bowe is currently pursuing this path as she is working fulltime at Bridgeforce, a financial consulting firm in Newark.

“I’ve been really lucky that the place I work has been so

supportive with giving me flexibility,” Bowe says.

However, Bowe says the most rewarding part of creating her own business is being her own boss. Bowe has one intern that works under her, freshman Morgan Debnam.

Bowe’s advice for other students looking to start their own business is to take advantage of the entrepreneurial clubs and resources around campus, such as the Entrepreneurship Club. She also encourages students to reach out to their professors, as she says her own have been a great help.

Bowe plans to graduate in December with a double major in Accounting and Environmental Studies. As for Top of the Vine Productions, Bowe says she plans to make her event expo an annual event every fall.

BRAIN, BODY, MIND

GET A GRIP ON FEAR ERIN ELLER

EXCERPT: Are you ready for Halloween?

Fear is one of the brain’s most evolutionarily important systems for survival.

Halloween is a celebration of all things scary, but do you understand your own fear? Fear is such an important evolutionary emotion that your brain has its

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own special pathway dedicated to it.

The fear response begins, of course––with a fear-inducing stimulus––whether this is a big test, a spider or a spooky ghost.

A study by Olsson, Nearing and Phelps revealed that most human fears are likely learned socially rather than by direct aversive experience. This means people who are afraid of cats might not have actually had any personal fear-inducing memories involving cats.

Instead humans can acquire fear associations indirectly by witnessing another person’s fear in response to the stimulus. For this reason, you may be afraid of heights without ever experiencing a fall (or near fall) from a high elevation. Further supporting this theory, a 2013 study revealed fear can be inherited from parents or grandparents.

The brain processes this stimulus in a relay station called the thalamus. This structure is the target for most sensory information coming into the brain. From the thalamus, information about the stimulus travels to the cerebral cortex for decision-making and processing as well as to another key structure in your body’s fear response called the amygdala.

When the amygdala is stimulated, information is sent to several other brain areas which orchestrate physiological and behavioral responses to the aversive stimulus. For example, projections from the thalamus to the hypothalamus activate your body’s sympathetic response, resulting in changes you’ll recognize such as elevated heart rate, blood pressure and respiration rate.

You’re also probably familiar

with the tense feeling in your muscles that occurs when you feel threatened by something.

This is all part of your body’s “fight-or-flight” response, preparing you physically to react to your fear. The hypothalamus releases hormones into your bloodstream which cause these physiological changes. Other neuronal projections from the amygdala facilitate increased vigilance, stress response and facial expressions of fear.

Many of the things we fear on a regular basis may seem irrational, but in the early days of humanity a distinct fear response was vital to survival. One good example of a common fear which may seem silly or irrational today is the fear of bugs. Bugs carry diseases, many of which are easily cured or vaccinated against now. Many years ago, however, these were life-threatening

diseases and so humans evolved an instinctual fear against the bugs which carried them. This is the root cause of many seemingly irrational fear patterns known as phobias.

So if fear produces such undesired effects on our bodies and minds, then why do we love it so much to celebrate it on Halloween? Apart from the candy, it seems that many people enjoy feeling fear in such a controlled setting. The sympathetic response evoked by your hypothalamus produces a thrilling adrenaline rush. The excitement of sensory stimulation may also explain why some people enjoy horror movies so much, despite being scared.

-Erin Eller eeller@udel.edu The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review.

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SARAH PECK/THE REVIEW The current line of taps behind the wooden bar at The Delaware Growler, the new craft beer and liquor store. have a request board in the SARAH PECK store where customers can Staff Reporter write down the beers they There is a bar, but there are would like the store to carry, no stools. Several beer taps Slattery says.

The idea for the line the wooden wall behind and leading up to it is wide- business came to mind open space. A few freezers around Thanksgiving time and shelves on the walls last November. In January, were being hold bottles of wine and locations liquor. Your main choice is explored and the building between a 32 ounce and a 64 process started up in midounce and finally, what to July.

“There was a spot in Pike put in it.

This is what you see Creek we missed out on, and when you enter Main Street’s I think it was a blessing,” new liquor store, The Slattery says. “I found this by Delaware Growler, located accident, truthfully. I did my at 48 East Main St., which homework and found out the opened Oct. 9. It is not just only spot on Main Street you the new liquor store on the could put a liquor store was here, and we saw it and dove street, but the only.

Family-owned by Mike in.”

Slattery was and Andrea Slattery, the establishment is also run by knowledgeable about this a few non-family employees. area after working 10 years The store’s main component for Standard Distributing comes from its name, Company Inc., one of the local Growlers, which come in 32 beer distributors. This has or 64 ounce sizes, and are been helpful for the store, as filled with craft beer. Once they still include the company you purchase the Growler, in their business. Ted Stewart, you pay for the fill price of who has known Slattery for about nine years, is the craft the beer.

“I feel as [though] crafts beer manager at Standard.

“He has quite a lot of my are hot and people would rather drink better beer own beer on tap, which I’m and less of it, so why not very happy about,” Stewart give them the variety and says. “I think this place opportunity to drink those is great, it’s what Newark needed. The trick in our days beers?” Mike Slattery says.

While there will be is to be unique and that’s consistent staple beers, the what Mike has done. It’s not beers are rotated based upon even a liquor store, it’s more seasonality, availability and than that.”

Slattery built everything customer demand. They also

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The Delaware Growler becomes Main Street’s ÄYZ[ SPX\VY Z[VYL by hand with all of his tools.

The fresh cut wood gives the store its homey scent.

“I just keep telling everybody it’s like Pottery Barn meets liquor store,” he says. “It came out just perfect I think.”

The staff tries to enact a level of comfort with the customers through their sampling process. Before

and he knew exactly what to get me, so it’s working.”

“Him” refers to a cousin of the Slatterys’ who also works at the store. Max Gallo, 23, says from the first day of opening, they were pleasantly surprised at how much the college students love and enjoy craft beer.

The surprise comes from the fact that there has not

he says. “Some guys come in here and they are very experienced, know their stuff and it’s cool to learn from them.”

And there is much to learn after the first week running. Otter Creek Black IPA was the quickest keg to run out while McKenzie’s Hard Cider was the most receptive, Slattery says.

“I JUST KEEP TELLING EVERYBODY IT’S LIKE POTTERY BARN MEETS LIQUOR STORE.” -MIKE SLATTERY you choose what beer will fill your Growler, you can have a small sample in order to determine if you like it.

Senior Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management major Meredith D’Angelo shared her thoughts on the process and the new store.

“I literally just got here, and I already love it,” D’Angelo says. “I told him what kind of beers I liked,

been much of a basis for this type of business amongst college students here before.

“I think it’s a lot of fun, I think it’s a great new look, nothing is like it on Main Street,” Gallo says.

Not only has he learned about the students’ relationships with craft beer, but he admits he is also learning about craft beer itself.

“There is an art, I swear,”

They are looking at this learning process in a positive way and have an optimistic outlook on their future in Newark.

“I feel good,” Slattery says. “I hope it’s not just the newness. I hope that people really are coming in here because they are enthused and enjoy better beer, and I hope the success sustains. I plan on being here for a long time.”

Mid-Atlantic Ballet conservatory director talks success and hardship

Located on Main Street, the Mid-Atlantic Ballet conservatory teaches students four to 18 years old and has performed “The Nutcracker” for 12 years.

NICOLE SULLIVAN Senior Reporter Benjamin Strong was four years old when ballet captivated him. While watching a PBS special of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” he slowly became fascinated with the dancers, taken aback by their beauty. Determined to become a dancer himself, Strong enrolled in the ballet camp at Newark’s Mid-Atlantic Ballet (MAB) conservatory that very summer where he has danced for 11 years.

At the Mid-Atlantic Ballet located on Main Street, dancers aged four to 18 are taught ballet styles that blend English, Russian and American philosophies.

Though the company typically performs a different show every April, MAB has consistently performed the Christmas holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” for the past 12 years.

Under the artistic direction of Patrick Korstange, seven upperlevel dancers, six apprentice-level dancers and 15 to 20 “trainees” come together to tell the story of Clara’s journey through the land of the sugar plum fairies. Nearly 1,000 community members, family and friends join the dancers in their tale every year.

Although the ballet was originally cast aside for its commercialization, Korstange

says he wanted to bring it back as a holiday tradition. With new students enrolling in the classes each year, he also says that it’s easy to change things up with a different cast and add elements to make it more exciting for viewers.

Strong, now 15, admits that after years of performing “The Nutcracker,” it can get redundant for the dancers, but that it is worth it in the end, since audience members have grown attached to it.

“For Christmas time, I feel like nothing can ever really replace ‘The Nutcracker,’” Strong says. “The music by Tchaikovsky is unreal. He was an incredible composer, and I feel like it would be a dishonor to play anything else during the holiday season.”

To promote the show, Strong has donned the nutcracker costume within the community. He says that “primetime ‘Nutcracker’ time” is on Community Day, Newark Day and during Winter Fest, and he enjoys surprising young passersby.

Although it is a large commitment, Strong says he could not imagine his life without ballet, and Korstange is a central figure in making his ultimate goal of dancing professionally possible.

“He’s just such a great person,” Strong says. “He pushes

me so hard, and while there’s some nights I really just want to throw in the towel and not come back to class the next day, I love it because he just challenges me, and I know that what he’s trying to do is make me better.”

Korstange began his own professional career in 1986 as a principal dancer with the Miami City Ballet. He later worked with several modern dance companies and made his connection with then director of MAB, guest teaching at the conservatory.

He began teaching full time and assumed his role as artistic director in 2008.

“I enjoy teaching,” Korstange says.“It’s very fulfilling to watch because with most teachers you have one grade, and you get to see them for one year of their life, and then they move on. I get to watch that progression and see them start to make sense of the ballet, find that control and then to find that artistry within the dance.”

MAB board secretary, Kim Nuzzaci, says the ultimate goal of the conservatory is to “make art accessible to the community.” This includes outreach to elementary schools within the Christina School District, in which students learn the history of ballet, watch small performances and even receive vouchers for students and

parents to attend the shows.

The group also participates in toy fundraisers for Nemours Children’s Hospital, paired with small performances for sick patients.

Nuzzaci also says MAB tries to “buck the status quo.”

“The one thing that is really amazing about Patrick is that he, regardless of the dancer and their body type, wants them to be the best dancer they can possibly be,” she says.

In 2012, the conservatory faced monetary struggles and many parents, staff and the eight board members feared its potential close. Through perseverance, the group reformed long-lost committees and strived to revitalize the studio.

As a nonprofit organization, MAB relies heavily on donation and grant money. Chuck Halfen, board president and grant committee member, says grant applications are vital to the company’s success, and since parents can only donate so much money on top of tuition, it is important they also remain active in fundraising.

With help from The Longwood Foundation, the board was able to give the studio a facelift, adding cabinets in the reception area, new furniture and a fresh paint job. The

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conservatory has also worked with the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Welfare Foundation and was able to raise $11,000 on their own last year through its Annual Fund.

In efforts to incorporate families into “The Nutcracker” performance, dads that raise the most money can act as The Rat King in the show, which Nuzzaci says was a great way to involve the dads who typically take a back seat to the moms.

She also says it did so well last year that the opportunity for dads to perform will be opened to two shows this year, with a first and second place winner.

“One of the things that I think is unique about MAB I think is the family atmosphere,” Nuzzaci says.

Parents, grandparents, parents of former dancers and even local businesses like Caffé Gelato and Jimmy Johns come together to support the group with food and gift certificates.

“Seeing how the community responded to us in our time of need was amazing,” Nuzzaci says. “And just on the personal level it makes me want to support those businesses. That’s something that our families do.

We’re constantly talking about make sure we’re supporting our Main Street businesses because they support us—it’s a big deal.”

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HURLEY: ‘IT’S JUST EXECUTION.’ Continued from page 1 Playing without top running back Jalen Randolph, who is out with a concussion, Delaware started off the game with a smooth scoring drive, traveling 75 yards in 14 plays and scoring on a one-yard plunge by Hurley.

Hurley would also add another one-yard touchdown on the ground with 10 minutes left in the second quarter to highlight what was otherwise an uneven performance for the senior.

“They blitzed throughout the entire game, and their D-line did a good job getting some pressure,” Hurley said.

“It’s just execution. I don’t know, I don’t have an answer for it. Me, Coach Brock, Coach Ginn and the rest of the offense have to sit down and talk about it.”

Towson answered the opening score quickly, however, using an uncharacteristically balanced attack and finishing it off with a one yard touchdown pass to wideout Andre Dessenberg from quarterback Connor Frazier.

Prior to this game, Towson had been deploying a run-heavy offense, and they seemed to return to that formula as the game went on mixing in a healthy dose of quarterback option plays and giving Frazier a chance to move out of the pocket and attempt to make a play.

On the offensive side, Delaware’s line faced one of its toughest adversaries yet this year in Towson defensive

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Senior quarterback Trent Hurley had three turnovers during Saturday’s homecoming loss against Towson.

end Ryan Delaire, who ranked fourth in Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and first in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), in sacks. It was a back and forth battle, with the line holding Delaire quiet for most of the first half, but he gained some traction late and ended the day with two sacks, including a strip-sack of Hurley, and seven total tackles.

The oft-maligned Delaware defense, a focal point of improvement after last year’s historically bad performance, registered its third straight impressive showing. Last week’s barrage of pressure was again evident this week, as defensive lineman Blaine Woodson set the single season record for sacks by a freshman.

That unit, looking better as the year continues, also

received a boost as defensive end Laith Wallschleger, a senior, played for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury in last year’s James Madison game, a span of 13 games. Wallschleger registered two tackles in his return. C.J. Jones, the team’s normal starting safety, also returned after missing time with an injury.

Senior defensive lineman Derrick Saulsberry said

despite the loss, it was good to see Wallschleger on the line again.

“That’s one of my best friends,” Saulsberry said.

“I saw him work his tail off to get back, and it’s always awesome to have someone to add some more depth.”

The two teams traded punts and turnovers for much of the second half, except for a Towson field goal. Finally, midway through the fourth quarter, the Hens drove from their own three-yard line, taking it all the way to the Towson 21 before being forced to settle for a field goal. Towson answered with a game-tying 90-yard drive, capped by a 39-yard catch and run by wide receiver Spencer Wilkins, who broke three Blue Hens’ tackles on his way to the endzone.

After an ineffective series, the Hens gave the ball back to Towson with under four minutes left and then watched the Tigers pound the ball down to the Delaware 17 before Darius Victor broke through the left side of the line and sprinted away for the go-ahead touchdown. The Hens got the ball back with 49 seconds left, but Hurley soon threw his second interception, a deflected pass that hung in the air for Towson linebacker James Simms, to seal the game.

After the disappointing loss, the Hens will now head to the road again to take on William & Mary––ranked 15th nationally––though they are coming off a loss to No. 5 Villanova.

MEN’S CREW

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Members of the Delaware men’s crew team row in the Head of the Charles competition in Boston on Sunday, competing against top schools including Yale, Princeton, MIT and Penn.

Two top-five finishes highlight Hens’ trip to Boston JACK RODGERS News Assignment Editor Blistering 20 mph winds and fierce competition at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston were two things Delaware Men’s Crew would prove victorious over.

Powering through opponents such as Yale, Princeton, MIT and Penn, Delaware’s Lightweight Men battled through the cold to achieve fourth place in their event. Delaware’s Heavyweight Men also contended, placing fifth in their event.

Coach Chuck Crawford said he hopes for a repeat of Saturday’s performance at the team’s next regatta, the Princeton Chase, on Oct. 26.

“It’s a matter of realizing the kids can compete at this level, and they work hard,” Crawford said.” They’re all solid athletes, they train very hard, do their

work in school and they make sure they’re ready to race at the top level of this sport.”

The Head of the Charles is an annual event, which takes place on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. outside of Boston. Celebrating its 50th year of hosting regatta, the city attracted over 400,000 people to the riverbanks to cheer on all types of collegiate rowing.

The event is stretched through the entirety of the river, with vendors in tents perched along the riverbank. Combined with bustling spectators, and the occasional team carrying a boat through the crowd, the atmosphere of this event is electrifying and intoxicating.

Onlookers watched from atop bridges Sunday as boats screamed by underneath.

Over 17 top collegiate teams competed in the Men’s

Lightweight Eight event, all of which were top competitive crew teams. The Men’s Heavyweight Eight also competed against tough competition and 44 other boats.

Delaware’s collaborative finish Sunday was the best in the team’s history, making these results more meaningful to seniors, like Mike Lachant, a lightweight rower for Delaware.

“It’s an incredible feeling.

Delaware, who’s only been a team since 1991, competing with these other schools like Yale and Harvard who have been around for over 100 years, and for us to show up here at a historic course like this, is special,” Lachant said. “I know people like to harp on Delaware being a club team, but these results really speaks volumes to our commitment.”

Delaware’s support system was strong, as their fans were well-

traveled, many of them making the journey to support their school in Boston. Not only was the trip appealing to students, but also attracted Delaware rowing alumni as well.

Caleb Justis, a Delaware graduate last May and former president of UDMC, was there to cheer on Delaware as well.

Justis brought his views on how the team has grown since last spring.

“Last year, they were a young squad, and they needed more time to develop under Chuck’s leadership,”

Justis said. “They finally have a strong base of guys, and they’re starting to do well.”

Delaware will look to test themselves again next weekend at the Princeton Chase.

“IT’S AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.” Mike Lachant Lightweight Rower

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FOOTBALL

HURLEY: ‘IT’S JUST EXECUTION.’ Continued from page 1 Playing without top running back Jalen Randolph, who is out with a concussion, Delaware started off the game with a smooth scoring drive, traveling 75 yards in 14 plays and scoring on a one-yard plunge by Hurley.

Hurley would also add another one-yard touchdown on the ground with 10 minutes left in the second quarter to highlight what was otherwise an uneven performance for the senior.

“They blitzed throughout the entire game, and their D-line did a good job getting some pressure,” Hurley said.

“It’s just execution. I don’t know, I don’t have an answer for it. Me, Coach Brock, Coach Ginn and the rest of the offense have to sit down and talk about it.”

Towson answered the opening score quickly, however, using an uncharacteristically balanced attack and finishing it off with a one yard touchdown pass to wideout Andre Dessenberg from quarterback Connor Frazier.

Prior to this game, Towson had been deploying a run-heavy offense, and they seemed to return to that formula as the game went on mixing in a healthy dose of quarterback option plays and giving Frazier a chance to move out of the pocket and attempt to make a play.

On the offensive side, Delaware’s line faced one of its toughest adversaries yet this year in Towson defensive

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Senior quarterback Trent Hurley had three turnovers during Saturday’s homecoming loss against Towson.

end Ryan Delaire, who ranked fourth in Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), and first in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), in sacks. It was a back and forth battle, with the line holding Delaire quiet for most of the first half, but he gained some traction late and ended the day with two sacks, including a strip-sack of Hurley, and seven total tackles.

The oft-maligned Delaware defense, a focal point of improvement after last year’s historically bad performance, registered its third straight impressive showing. Last week’s barrage of pressure was again evident this week, as defensive lineman Blaine Woodson set the single season record for sacks by a freshman.

That unit, looking better as the year continues, also

received a boost as defensive end Laith Wallschleger, a senior, played for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury in last year’s James Madison game, a span of 13 games. Wallschleger registered two tackles in his return. C.J. Jones, the team’s normal starting safety, also returned after missing time with an injury.

Senior defensive lineman Derrick Saulsberry said

despite the loss, it was good to see Wallschleger on the line again.

“That’s one of my best friends,” Saulsberry said.

“I saw him work his tail off to get back, and it’s always awesome to have someone to add some more depth.”

The two teams traded punts and turnovers for much of the second half, except for a Towson field goal. Finally, midway through the fourth quarter, the Hens drove from their own three-yard line, taking it all the way to the Towson 21 before being forced to settle for a field goal. Towson answered with a game-tying 90-yard drive, capped by a 39-yard catch and run by wide receiver Spencer Wilkins, who broke three Blue Hens’ tackles on his way to the endzone.

After an ineffective series, the Hens gave the ball back to Towson with under four minutes left and then watched the Tigers pound the ball down to the Delaware 17 before Darius Victor broke through the left side of the line and sprinted away for the go-ahead touchdown. The Hens got the ball back with 49 seconds left, but Hurley soon threw his second interception, a deflected pass that hung in the air for Towson linebacker James Simms, to seal the game.

After the disappointing loss, the Hens will now head to the road again to take on William & Mary––ranked 15th nationally––though they are coming off a loss to No. 5 Villanova.

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Members of the Delaware men’s crew team row in the Head of the Charles competition in Boston on Sunday, competing against top schools including Yale, Princeton, MIT and Penn.

Two top-five finishes highlight Hens’ trip to Boston JACK RODGERS News Assignment Editor Blistering 20 mph winds and fierce competition at the Head of the Charles regatta in Boston were two things Delaware Men’s Crew would prove victorious over.

Powering through opponents such as Yale, Princeton, MIT and Penn, Delaware’s Lightweight Men battled through the cold to achieve fourth place in their event. Delaware’s Heavyweight Men also contended, placing fifth in their event.

Coach Chuck Crawford said he hopes for a repeat of Saturday’s performance at the team’s next regatta, the Princeton Chase, on Oct. 26.

“It’s a matter of realizing the kids can compete at this level, and they work hard,” Crawford said.” They’re all solid athletes, they train very hard, do their

work in school and they make sure they’re ready to race at the top level of this sport.”

The Head of the Charles is an annual event, which takes place on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. outside of Boston. Celebrating its 50th year of hosting regatta, the city attracted over 400,000 people to the riverbanks to cheer on all types of collegiate rowing.

The event is stretched through the entirety of the river, with vendors in tents perched along the riverbank. Combined with bustling spectators, and the occasional team carrying a boat through the crowd, the atmosphere of this event is electrifying and intoxicating.

Onlookers watched from atop bridges Sunday as boats screamed by underneath.

Over 17 top collegiate teams competed in the Men’s

Lightweight Eight event, all of which were top competitive crew teams. The Men’s Heavyweight Eight also competed against tough competition and 44 other boats.

Delaware’s collaborative finish Sunday was the best in the team’s history, making these results more meaningful to seniors, like Mike Lachant, a lightweight rower for Delaware.

“It’s an incredible feeling.

Delaware, who’s only been a team since 1991, competing with these other schools like Yale and Harvard who have been around for over 100 years, and for us to show up here at a historic course like this, is special,” Lachant said. “I know people like to harp on Delaware being a club team, but these results really speaks volumes to our commitment.”

Delaware’s support system was strong, as their fans were well-

traveled, many of them making the journey to support their school in Boston. Not only was the trip appealing to students, but also attracted Delaware rowing alumni as well.

Caleb Justis, a Delaware graduate last May and former president of UDMC, was there to cheer on Delaware as well.

Justis brought his views on how the team has grown since last spring.

“Last year, they were a young squad, and they needed more time to develop under Chuck’s leadership,”

Justis said. “They finally have a strong base of guys, and they’re starting to do well.”

Delaware will look to test themselves again next weekend at the Princeton Chase.

“IT’S AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.” Mike Lachant Lightweight Rower

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FIELD HOCKEY

Late charge powers Lions past Lady Hens, 2-1

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Sophomore midfielder Esmée Peet waits for the right moment to defend on Sunday. Peet had an assist in the 2-1 loss.

JACK COBOURN Managing Sports Editor The Delaware field hockey team had an unhappy homecoming as they fell to Columbia University 2-1 Sunday at Rullo Stadium. The Lady Hens held a 1-0 lead until, with four minutes to go, two penalties were called and the Lions took advantage of them.

Head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof said while he was not upset with the team’s efforts, the team must start scoring more on its offensive chances.

“We played phenomenal hockey today, but at the end of the day, phenomenal hockey

doesn’t always bring you what you’re looking for in a win,” van de Kerkhof said. “We had a lot of good things happen today, but we also learned that one goal is not enough to secure the victory.”

The team came into this matchup off of a two-week, four-game road trip. The Lady Hens had won all four games, including a double-overtime 2-1 win over Princeton University.

The game celebrated the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship team, and some of the members joined the Lady Hens on the field for the pregame introductions. The

2004 team went 15-7 overall, on its way to claim the first-ever CAA title for any Delaware sport.

Sunday’s game started off in Columbia’s favor, but the Hens got it back and began an offensive effort, firing many shots in, but not getting any between the pipes. However, the defense worked well as a group to stonewall the Lions’ efforts, preventing them from getting anywhere near the goal.

Columbia would get one chance early on, rushing in on goal and making freshman goalie Emmeline Oltmans step out of goal and out of position. Despite the wide-open net, the Delaware defense stopped it along with the resulting corner.

Junior midfielder Michaela Patzner tried to convert a corner but could not get it by the Lions’ goalie Kimberly Pianucci. A final chance by sophomore midfielder Esmée Peet and sophomore midfielder Marjelle Scheffers with under a minute left came to naught, and the half ended with both teams scoreless.

Patzner said despite the scoreline, the team was in good spirits at the half.

“At halftime, we were

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actually pretty optimistic, we had a lot of chances in the first half,” Patzner said. “To be honest that was the best half, other than the scoring part, that we had.”

Delaware came into the second half firing, with two quick shots. While it would take 10 minutes into the half for the first goal to be scored, it was well worth the wait as junior forward Jacki Coveleski put it over Pianucci with help from Peet to go up 1-0.

Coveleski said she credits Peet’s set-up as the reason she scored.

“Esmée hit a really nice ball,” Coveleski said. “I think she dragged it right to me, and I was able to tip it right past the goalie.”

While Columbia had a few chances on corners, it could not get anything near the goal. That was until, with 10 minutes left, the Delaware team began to show holes in its play. The first threat came when Coveleski got a green card, putting the Lady Hens down a player for two minutes. While Columbia could not make a challenge, the Lions called a timeout, thus beginning the change in fortunes.

Freshman midfielder

Isabelle van der Kaaij got a green card with four minutes left, putting Delaware down a player again for two minutes. Columbia immediately pounced on the manpower deficit, Meredith Kalberer scoring with 3:30 left in the game to tie it at one goal apiece.

The death knell sounded for Delaware, as with 1:14 remaining, Columbia converted off of a corner to go up 2-1. The Lady Hens were resigned to their fate, and despite a slight charge upfield, could not do anything.

When the final buzzer sounded, Delaware’s record was 9-6 overall.

The Lady Hens return to Rullo, and CAA action, next weekend as they face Northeastern on Friday at 7 p.m. and Hofstra at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Overall, Patzner said the team is psyched to be facing Northeastern.

“We’ve been talking about it for quite a while,” she said.

“We want to show them that we’re still the best team in the conference, and we’re going to break their winning streak, and we’re not going to let them go into the CAAs unbeaten.”

COMMENTARY

“THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: DELAWARE TO THE NFL” MEGHAN O’DONNELL

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Junior midfielder Alison Slark gets ready to make a shot. Slark has played in 15 games this season.

Lady Hens fall short to Tigers, 1-0 HALEY HARRIS Staff Reporter Having not won a game since Sept. 28, the Delaware women’s soccer team came into Friday night’s matchup against Towson looking to improve its record in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). With a large crowd watching the game, the atmosphere in the Grant Stadium was nothing short of electric.

Despite this, the Lady Hens fell to the Towson Tigers, 1-0, bringing their conference record to 2-3-1.

Head coach Scott Grzenda said the game was a learning experience for his team.

“I thought we played excellent. I mean, I think what we’ve been working on is the stuff in the final twenty yards,” Grzenda said. “What we need to take away is the belief that we will put the ball in the net.”

The action began as soon as the whistle blew.

The first half showed great promise for both teams as they battled it out to end with a score of 0-0 at halftime.

Towson attempted one shot on goal during the first half, while Delaware managed six, producing zero goals. Both Delaware and Towson earned one corner kick each to bring the first half to a close.

At the start of the second half, the Lady Hens came back hungry for a win. Towson produced five shots on goal, while Delaware managed a whopping thirteen shots on goal. Once again, the Lady Hens could not get the ball into the net.

It was not until the sixtyninth minute that Towson took the lead with a goal

by Katie Ponce, assisted

by Gabby Scirica. The ball was lobbed over Delaware goalkeeper Kailyn Rekos’s head.

It was evident that the Lady Hens were going to fight until the very last minute, but they were unable to put a goal up on the board. However, their determination and perseverance was undeniable.

This sentiment was echoed in the players’ views of the game. Junior midfielder Emily Market said she was glad to be back home to play in front of a friendly crowd.

“I was really excited because we were finally back home this weekend and I just love playing night games, so I was really pumped up,” Market said.

Market said despite the loss, she still has a positive outlook on the season.

“It’s good, you know,” said Market “It’s a tough loss, it really is, but the only thing you can do is just move on and just keep working hard.

There’s really nothing else you can do about it.

Delaware played its last home game on Sunday, which they won, 1-0 over James Madison, thanks to senior forward Rachel Vaccaro.

Following this match, the Lady Hens will come up against Northeastern and Hofstra on the road to bring their regular season to a close.

Grzenda said that as long as the team is working hard and keeps creating offensive chances, there is a good chance it will make the CAA Tournament.

“Again, what we need is just one or two people to come through and put the ball in the net and I think this will take a load off of everybody’s back,” Grzenda said.

While Flacco may be the most talked about, he is far from the only NFL success story to come out of the University of Delaware.

Flacco’s NFL teammate, center Gino Gradkowski, is also a Delaware product.

The third-year player earned a starting spot last season after being a key contributor to the Ravens’ Super Bowl run during his rookie year.

While not every Delaware graduate has a Super Bowl, many are impact players for their teams. Take Atlanta Falcons’ linebacker Paul Worrilow. An undrafted free agent in 2013, Worrilow signed with the Falcons and soon became a starter.

After an impressive season in which he led the team in tackles, the Delaware native and former Blue Hen standout was named to the NFL All Rookie team. In just his second season, Worrilow continues to dominate.

Through Week 6 he was third in the league in total tackles behind only Luke Kuechly, the 9th overall pick in 2012, and Lavonte David, a second round pick that same year.

Yet another undrafted free agent who before starred at Delaware is Colts safety Mike Adams. After signing with the 49ers, Adams has been successful at every stop, most recently with the Denver Broncos.

A member of the Broncos team that made it to Super

Bowl XLVIII before losing to the Seahawks, Adams wore the number 20 to honor former Eagles legend and retired Broncos’ safety Brian Dawkins. Now with Indianapolis, Adams is second on the team in tackles, thriving once again.

Even with the team struggling as of late, Delaware has continued to produce top players. With such impressive history preceding them, three former Blue Hens made the jump from college to the NFL this past season.

Zach Kerr, Erle Ladson and Travis Hawkins signed contracts with the Colts, Raiders and Patriots, respectively.

While Ladson and Hawkins have yet to earn significant time, Kerr has played in every game for Indianapolis. Projected to be a late round pick, Kerr went undrafted through seven rounds before latching on with the Colt. Kerr, determined to prove his worth, recorded a tackle in every game but except for the Colts’ loss to the 5-1 Philadelphia Eagles.

So while the Blue Hens fell to 4-3 Saturday with a disappointing home loss to Towson, the Delaware program continues to produce top NFL talent.

Some might even say “elite.”

Last Saturday when the football team was wrapping up a 34-24 victory over Elon, a famous alumnus was preparing for a midseason matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Quarterback Joe Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens Sunday to a 48-17 victory and became the fastest player in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes. He did so in 16 minutes and three seconds, shattering the previous record of 28:09.

It was a bright spot during a dark time for Delaware football, which has been in a steady decline as of late. A team that averaged over 20,000 fans at home games from 1999-2010 has suffered waning attendance in each of the last five years.

After averaging 18,108 fans last season, that number has dropped to a pitiful 14,241 through the first three home contests of the season.

The team itself has fallen off as well. After going 12-3 in 2010, finishing first in the Colonial Athletic Association and playing in the FCS Championship game, the Blue Hens have compiled an unimpressive 19-15 record in the three seasons since.

With the program’s recent struggles, it’s easy to forget about the graduates currently tearing it up in the NFL. Delaware has been producing NFL level talent at an astounding rate.

In fact, Delaware boasts the same number of NFL starting quarterbacks as FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) powerhouses Alabama, Notre Dame and University of Southern California combined. The only current starting quarterback produced from that group?

Carson Palmer. In his 12th year, Palmer has a grand total of zero Super Bowls, one shy of Flacco.

Indeed, Delaware’s golden boy has one Super Bowl ring and a Super Bowl MVP to his name—the same number as Peyton Manning.

He has the most wins (75), including playoffs by an NFL starting quarterback since 2008. Flacco, who came under fire for declaring himself an “elite” quarterback, has the most wins (62) by a quarterback in the first six seasons of a career. Perhaps most impressive is that the 29-year-old former Blue FILE PHOTO Hen is in his seventh season Former Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco played three seasons for the in a league where Peyton Blue Hens before being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2008.

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Late charge powers Lions past Lady Hens, 2-1

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Sophomore midfielder Esmée Peet waits for the right moment to defend on Sunday. Peet had an assist in the 2-1 loss.

JACK COBOURN Managing Sports Editor The Delaware field hockey team had an unhappy homecoming as they fell to Columbia University 2-1 Sunday at Rullo Stadium. The Lady Hens held a 1-0 lead until, with four minutes to go, two penalties were called and the Lions took advantage of them.

Head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof said while he was not upset with the team’s efforts, the team must start scoring more on its offensive chances.

“We played phenomenal hockey today, but at the end of the day, phenomenal hockey

doesn’t always bring you what you’re looking for in a win,” van de Kerkhof said. “We had a lot of good things happen today, but we also learned that one goal is not enough to secure the victory.”

The team came into this matchup off of a two-week, four-game road trip. The Lady Hens had won all four games, including a double-overtime 2-1 win over Princeton University.

The game celebrated the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship team, and some of the members joined the Lady Hens on the field for the pregame introductions. The

2004 team went 15-7 overall, on its way to claim the first-ever CAA title for any Delaware sport.

Sunday’s game started off in Columbia’s favor, but the Hens got it back and began an offensive effort, firing many shots in, but not getting any between the pipes. However, the defense worked well as a group to stonewall the Lions’ efforts, preventing them from getting anywhere near the goal.

Columbia would get one chance early on, rushing in on goal and making freshman goalie Emmeline Oltmans step out of goal and out of position. Despite the wide-open net, the Delaware defense stopped it along with the resulting corner.

Junior midfielder Michaela Patzner tried to convert a corner but could not get it by the Lions’ goalie Kimberly Pianucci. A final chance by sophomore midfielder Esmée Peet and sophomore midfielder Marjelle Scheffers with under a minute left came to naught, and the half ended with both teams scoreless.

Patzner said despite the scoreline, the team was in good spirits at the half.

“At halftime, we were

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actually pretty optimistic, we had a lot of chances in the first half,” Patzner said. “To be honest that was the best half, other than the scoring part, that we had.”

Delaware came into the second half firing, with two quick shots. While it would take 10 minutes into the half for the first goal to be scored, it was well worth the wait as junior forward Jacki Coveleski put it over Pianucci with help from Peet to go up 1-0.

Coveleski said she credits Peet’s set-up as the reason she scored.

“Esmée hit a really nice ball,” Coveleski said. “I think she dragged it right to me, and I was able to tip it right past the goalie.”

While Columbia had a few chances on corners, it could not get anything near the goal. That was until, with 10 minutes left, the Delaware team began to show holes in its play. The first threat came when Coveleski got a green card, putting the Lady Hens down a player for two minutes. While Columbia could not make a challenge, the Lions called a timeout, thus beginning the change in fortunes.

Freshman midfielder

Isabelle van der Kaaij got a green card with four minutes left, putting Delaware down a player again for two minutes. Columbia immediately pounced on the manpower deficit, Meredith Kalberer scoring with 3:30 left in the game to tie it at one goal apiece.

The death knell sounded for Delaware, as with 1:14 remaining, Columbia converted off of a corner to go up 2-1. The Lady Hens were resigned to their fate, and despite a slight charge upfield, could not do anything.

When the final buzzer sounded, Delaware’s record was 9-6 overall.

The Lady Hens return to Rullo, and CAA action, next weekend as they face Northeastern on Friday at 7 p.m. and Hofstra at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Overall, Patzner said the team is psyched to be facing Northeastern.

“We’ve been talking about it for quite a while,” she said.

“We want to show them that we’re still the best team in the conference, and we’re going to break their winning streak, and we’re not going to let them go into the CAAs unbeaten.”

COMMENTARY

“THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: DELAWARE TO THE NFL” MEGHAN O’DONNELL

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Junior midfielder Alison Slark gets ready to make a shot. Slark has played in 15 games this season.

Lady Hens fall short to Tigers, 1-0 HALEY HARRIS Staff Reporter Having not won a game since Sept. 28, the Delaware women’s soccer team came into Friday night’s matchup against Towson looking to improve its record in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). With a large crowd watching the game, the atmosphere in the Grant Stadium was nothing short of electric.

Despite this, the Lady Hens fell to the Towson Tigers, 1-0, bringing their conference record to 2-3-1.

Head coach Scott Grzenda said the game was a learning experience for his team.

“I thought we played excellent. I mean, I think what we’ve been working on is the stuff in the final twenty yards,” Grzenda said. “What we need to take away is the belief that we will put the ball in the net.”

The action began as soon as the whistle blew.

The first half showed great promise for both teams as they battled it out to end with a score of 0-0 at halftime.

Towson attempted one shot on goal during the first half, while Delaware managed six, producing zero goals. Both Delaware and Towson earned one corner kick each to bring the first half to a close.

At the start of the second half, the Lady Hens came back hungry for a win. Towson produced five shots on goal, while Delaware managed a whopping thirteen shots on goal. Once again, the Lady Hens could not get the ball into the net.

It was not until the sixtyninth minute that Towson took the lead with a goal

by Katie Ponce, assisted

by Gabby Scirica. The ball was lobbed over Delaware goalkeeper Kailyn Rekos’s head.

It was evident that the Lady Hens were going to fight until the very last minute, but they were unable to put a goal up on the board. However, their determination and perseverance was undeniable.

This sentiment was echoed in the players’ views of the game. Junior midfielder Emily Market said she was glad to be back home to play in front of a friendly crowd.

“I was really excited because we were finally back home this weekend and I just love playing night games, so I was really pumped up,” Market said.

Market said despite the loss, she still has a positive outlook on the season.

“It’s good, you know,” said Market “It’s a tough loss, it really is, but the only thing you can do is just move on and just keep working hard.

There’s really nothing else you can do about it.

Delaware played its last home game on Sunday, which they won, 1-0 over James Madison, thanks to senior forward Rachel Vaccaro.

Following this match, the Lady Hens will come up against Northeastern and Hofstra on the road to bring their regular season to a close.

Grzenda said that as long as the team is working hard and keeps creating offensive chances, there is a good chance it will make the CAA Tournament.

“Again, what we need is just one or two people to come through and put the ball in the net and I think this will take a load off of everybody’s back,” Grzenda said.

While Flacco may be the most talked about, he is far from the only NFL success story to come out of the University of Delaware.

Flacco’s NFL teammate, center Gino Gradkowski, is also a Delaware product.

The third-year player earned a starting spot last season after being a key contributor to the Ravens’ Super Bowl run during his rookie year.

While not every Delaware graduate has a Super Bowl, many are impact players for their teams. Take Atlanta Falcons’ linebacker Paul Worrilow. An undrafted free agent in 2013, Worrilow signed with the Falcons and soon became a starter.

After an impressive season in which he led the team in tackles, the Delaware native and former Blue Hen standout was named to the NFL All Rookie team. In just his second season, Worrilow continues to dominate.

Through Week 6 he was third in the league in total tackles behind only Luke Kuechly, the 9th overall pick in 2012, and Lavonte David, a second round pick that same year.

Yet another undrafted free agent who before starred at Delaware is Colts safety Mike Adams. After signing with the 49ers, Adams has been successful at every stop, most recently with the Denver Broncos.

A member of the Broncos team that made it to Super

Bowl XLVIII before losing to the Seahawks, Adams wore the number 20 to honor former Eagles legend and retired Broncos’ safety Brian Dawkins. Now with Indianapolis, Adams is second on the team in tackles, thriving once again.

Even with the team struggling as of late, Delaware has continued to produce top players. With such impressive history preceding them, three former Blue Hens made the jump from college to the NFL this past season.

Zach Kerr, Erle Ladson and Travis Hawkins signed contracts with the Colts, Raiders and Patriots, respectively.

While Ladson and Hawkins have yet to earn significant time, Kerr has played in every game for Indianapolis. Projected to be a late round pick, Kerr went undrafted through seven rounds before latching on with the Colt. Kerr, determined to prove his worth, recorded a tackle in every game but except for the Colts’ loss to the 5-1 Philadelphia Eagles.

So while the Blue Hens fell to 4-3 Saturday with a disappointing home loss to Towson, the Delaware program continues to produce top NFL talent.

Some might even say “elite.”

Last Saturday when the football team was wrapping up a 34-24 victory over Elon, a famous alumnus was preparing for a midseason matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Quarterback Joe Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens Sunday to a 48-17 victory and became the fastest player in NFL history to throw five touchdown passes. He did so in 16 minutes and three seconds, shattering the previous record of 28:09.

It was a bright spot during a dark time for Delaware football, which has been in a steady decline as of late. A team that averaged over 20,000 fans at home games from 1999-2010 has suffered waning attendance in each of the last five years.

After averaging 18,108 fans last season, that number has dropped to a pitiful 14,241 through the first three home contests of the season.

The team itself has fallen off as well. After going 12-3 in 2010, finishing first in the Colonial Athletic Association and playing in the FCS Championship game, the Blue Hens have compiled an unimpressive 19-15 record in the three seasons since.

With the program’s recent struggles, it’s easy to forget about the graduates currently tearing it up in the NFL. Delaware has been producing NFL level talent at an astounding rate.

In fact, Delaware boasts the same number of NFL starting quarterbacks as FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) powerhouses Alabama, Notre Dame and University of Southern California combined. The only current starting quarterback produced from that group?

Carson Palmer. In his 12th year, Palmer has a grand total of zero Super Bowls, one shy of Flacco.

Indeed, Delaware’s golden boy has one Super Bowl ring and a Super Bowl MVP to his name—the same number as Peyton Manning.

He has the most wins (75), including playoffs by an NFL starting quarterback since 2008. Flacco, who came under fire for declaring himself an “elite” quarterback, has the most wins (62) by a quarterback in the first six seasons of a career. Perhaps most impressive is that the 29-year-old former Blue FILE PHOTO Hen is in his seventh season Former Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco played three seasons for the in a league where Peyton Blue Hens before being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2008.

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