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‘A force for good’ Professor Dentel remembered as global citizen To some, he was known simply as Dr. Steve. Dr. Steven Dentel, professor of environmental engineering—influential in creating the undergraduate major—passed away last Wednesday after a sevenyear battle with prostate cancer. He was 63. An expert in wastewater and biosolids treatment, Dentel had a passion for finding environmental solutions in the developing world, most recently furthering water sanitation efforts in a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This passion for helping others transcended into him serving as the dedicated advisor for the university’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB), assisting in the chapter’s creation in 2006. He is characterized by friends, family and colleagues as a person of inquisitive brilliance with unwavering faith in others’ abilities to learn. He’s remembered by his sense of humor, signing
his most recent Pinball high score with the name “oneeyed Steve” after a surgery that gave him double vision. Dentel installed a sensor on his desk, so visitors walking past were met with the sound of the Star Trek doors opening. Aaron Dentel-Post— one of his two sons— said his father was an “unrelenting perfectionist” who could simply ponder and understand novel topics. Dentel-Post said the memories that stuck out the most with his father were the ones when he was explaining something to him. “He had an approach to life that was, ‘you can understand something if you pay enough attention to it,’” Dentel-Post said. “He just had faith in other people in terms of what they could learn.” Sophomore Sarah Hartman remembers walking into her first EWB meeting last year and seeing Dentel not in the front of the classroom, but sitting among
club members. He was the professor wearing a Hawaiian shirt, comfortable pants and sandals, approachable to the students in the desks surrounding him. After hearing Hartman was interested in switching from mechanical engineering to environmental engineering, Dentel set up a meeting to ensure Hartman was comfortable with the new major. “Him pulling me aside was something he did because he cared,” Hartman said. “He wanted me to be happy. He cared about happiness.” He was given an inaugural award in his name last May–– the Steven K. Dentel AEESP Award for Global Outreach. When he went to accept the award, Hartman remembered seeing tears fill his eyes. Though Hartman said Dentel was modest, during the speech he pushed the praise onto others, crediting them for his successes.
Dentel traveled much of his life, having spent extensive time in Cameroon, Germany and France.
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After student push, university to hire LGBT coordinator MEGHAN JUSCZAK Managing News Editor The university is hiring a full-time staff member who will focus purely on LGBT issues, Dawn Thompson announced at a LGBT Campus Advisory Board meeting last week. Thompson, the vice president for student life, said the position will create a specific space on campus where LGBT students can go for support, resources and advocacy on their behalf. The coordinator will work closely with Haven, the LGBTQ Registered Student
Organization (RSO), which has experienced bloated obligations in recent years. Jeremy Mathis, the former Haven president, is largely responsible for this position’s creation, and said the RSO has been stretching itself extremely thin ever since he was a member. “It was an issue of the university needing to step up and take responsibility for providing the services that [...] queer students needed,” he said. “Haven as a student organization was bearing the brunt of the work when it came to educating the
whole campus about LGBT issues and supporting queer students when they got here.” When Mathis assumed the role of president, he decided this needed to change. He began by writing a letter to Thompson and Provost Domenico Grasso in November 2013. The letter highlighted the “gaps” that existed for queer students, he said, mainly that there was no place or person queer students could go to—aside from the Dean of Students’ Office, which any student can utilize—where their
specific needs could be met. Matt Spicer, Haven’s current president, said this new position is important because it will be an official avenue for queer students to receive resources or advocation if they experience discrimination. He and Mathis said they “vividly” recall stories from their time in the RSO when students came to Haven looking for support a student group could not provide. Mathis said students in the past were sometimes turned away from the counseling center because
those at the center did not possess a deep understanding of queer theory that would allow them to support the students fully. Often, students grappling with their queer identities would come to Haven instead and need to deal with mental health issues, especially suicidal ideation. His experiences with these students was what pushed him to advocate so intensely for an LGBT coordinator.
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Tears, smiles accompany sorority rush week
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KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW Girls embrace after learning of their sorority fates at Clayton Hall. Hundreds of women took part in recruitment activities before finding out which sororities had selected them.
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PENCIL IT IN
-Honors Alumni Spring Speaker lecture featuring Ken Weinstein, 3:45 - 5 p.m., Gore Hall 102 -University Student Centers Quizzo: Feminism in the Media, 7 - 8 p.m., Perkins Student Center West Lounge -Comedy hypnotist Dan Lornitis, 8 9:30 p.m., Perkins West Lounge
WEDNESDAY, FEB 25
THURSDAY, FEB 26
-Study Abroad Fair, 2 – 4 p.m., Trabant Multipurpose Room C -“Thirsty for Access: Women in African Water Policies” lecture featuring Dr. Elaine Salo, 6 – 7 p.m., Bayard Sharp Hall -“Dear White People” film and discussion, 7 p.m., Trabant Theater
TL;DR Is Philadelphia cool again?
Global Agenda suspended for now
-Career Services Center Spring Career Fair, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center -Chase Information Session, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Career Services Center, Workshop Room -Struggles for Black Freedom in the 21st Century, 7 p.m., Trabant University Center, Multipurpose Room
Along with an official upcoming visit from Pope Francis in September 2015, it was announced last week that Philadelphia will play host to the Democratic National Convention in 2016, beating out Columbus and New York City.
The Global Agenda will be taking a hiatus until spring 2016, a result of a change in leadership at the Center for Political Communications. The National Agenda series, however, will continue in the fall of this year and will deal with race issues in the United States.
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SATURDAY, FEB 28
-Free Lunch Friday Entrepreneurial Speaker Series, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Venture Development Center, Co-lab -Baseball vs. Delaware State, 2:30 p.m., Bob Hannah Stadium -International Coffee Hour, 4-6 p.m., 44 Kent Way, Reception -Jazz Ensembles with Guest Artist Minas Duo, 8 p.m., Amy du Pont Building, Loudis Recital Hall
-Exhibition: “Pictures of Place: Experience, Mood and Memory,” 12-8 p.m., Old College Hall, Gallery -Women’s Lacrosse vs. Rutgers, 1 p.m., Delaware Stadium -Live DJ Winter Skating Event, 1-3 p.m., Fred Rust Ice Arena
The university has created a new position in its administration, a special coordinator who will provide LGBT students with resources, advocacy and further support. The university will hold a nationwide search and hopes to introduce the new staffer by mid-summer.
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MONDAY, MARCH 2
-Baseball vs. Albany, 11 a.m., Bob Hannah Stadium -Hospitality Management Career Fair, 11:30 a.m., Trabant University Center -International Film Series, “Hank and Asha,” 7-10 p.m., Trabant Theater
-Paul R. Jones annual lecture featuring Thomas Allen Harris on “The Book of the Family Tree” 7 p.m., Trabant Theater -Women’s History Month film: “Highway of Tears,” 7 p.m., Kirkbride Hall 204
New LGBT resources
Students petition for cancellation Reacting to last Friday’s record-setting cold temperatures, university students started an online petition in an attempt to sway President Harker to cancel classes. Despite the letter’s 3,435 signatures, classes were held as scheduled. No deaths or injuries were reported.
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IDEN BEAT A self-love guide for Joe
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CADY ZUVICH Executive Editor Last week was tough for the VP. His reputation as gaffe master was once again reaffirmed, and the media was relentless in creating caricatures of our beloved Blue Hen as Creepy Uncle Joe. Biden’s first gaffe came as he talked up his friendships with Wilmington’s supposed Somali cab driver community (I’m sure they’re out there). Just a couple of days later, a video of him rubbing the shoulders of a soon-to-be public official’s wife went viral. We all have those tough weeks. Those weeks when we are persistently knocked down. We are helpless. We are drowning. Biden is surely used to rolling with the punches, but my message to him? It’s okay to feel vulnerable. The best cure to being down in the dumps is to give in and give a little selflove. To Joe, here is your personally curated self-love guide that’ll have those pearly whites showin’ again in no time.
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1. Some ‘me time’ at Capriotti’s. During my summer in Washington, I headed down to Dupont Circle for a visit to my favorite Delaware-based sandwich shop whenever I longed for some first state nostalgia. Take a break from the White House and embark on a solo trip (plus the boys in black) for a Bobbie.
2. Binge watch Parks and Recreation. Whenever you are down, just remember: Leslie Knope––TV’s best fictional politician––is your biggest fan. Also, nothing says self-love like watching yourself guest-star. 3. It’s all about perspective. It could be a lot worse. You have yet to fall victim to any major political scandals, and you’ve been instrumental in passing countless legislation, including the Violence Against Women Act. And at least your public perception is better than that of fellow Blue Hen Chris Christie.
Friday, Nov. 19, 1993 “Tear gas forces students out of West Tower” More than 600 students were evacuated from the Christiana West Tower after a militarytype tear gas was released, contaminating the building. Now known to some as the “CS Gas Incident,” the episode came after a semester full of fire alarms in the East Tower. That semester, 10 fire alarms went off, two from actual fires. But Nov. 19, students were surprised when they opened their doors to find it was not a drill. The tear gas, which was in the form of a power, was released on the fifth floor of Christiana after a resident left a CS canister in the hallway and another student accidentally kicked it. For several days, students had to stay in the Christiana Commons, which was turned into a makeshift “camp,” (pictured) until officials cleaned the West Tower. After about five days, students were allowed back into their rooms, though residents of the fourth, fifth and sixth floors remained in the Commons an extra few days. Officials believed the suspect got the CS canister from Aberdeen Proving Ground, a facility for testing new devices and weapons, in Maryland, where he worked as an environmental technician working for chemical waste management.
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POST: ‘MOST OF ALL, I HOPE YOUNG PEOPLE SEE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE A FORCE FOR GOOD ON THIS EARTH.’ Continued from page 1 Alumni Samantha Battle, Sara O’Neill and Juli Berry brought the EWB chapter to life, and said it could not have been done without Dentel and the hours they spent exacting plans in his office. Berry called Dentel the “support structure” of EWB–– particularly in the groups formative early years when they’d make calls to officials in Cameroon, with Dentel acting as French translator. The early EWB years with Dentel were life-changing for Battle. “The early EWB students with Dentel changed the direction of my entire life,” Battle said. “It’s really empowering feeling that community.” Dentel traveled to Cameroon 11 times, a testament to his dedication to helping others––his students and those abroad. Former and current members noted his persistent involvement as faculty advisor, emailing the executive board with ideas late into the night and showing up to meetings even after a full day work.
“The best memories were of him sharing his life experiences. We all wanted to be Dr. Steve.” - Sarah O’Neill “Especially in the early stages, I feel like as a group we always believed we could do what we were setting out to do. That was inherent in our personality, because Dr. Steve believed and he gave us that confidence. He was our support structure.” - Julie Berry. “He wasn’t going after the accomplishments –– he wanted to keep doing what he was doing for as long as possible.” - Samantha Battle
Dentel won ‘RSO Advisor of the Year’ in 2010 for dedication to EWB. EWB came to mean a lot to him in the final years of his life, said Carol Post, Dentel’s life partner of 34 years. The two first met in Ithaca, N.Y. as two politically left-of-center vegetarians living without televisions. The pair, along with their sons Aaron and Colin, spent time hiking in Vermont and “enjoying beautiful places together.” Post said she hopes Dentel will be remembered by his “silly sense of humor” and efforts in making the world a better place. “Most of all, I hope young people see that it is possible to be a force for good on this earth,” Post said.
He was an incredible human being and I am proud of his work but of course, from my perspective, it is the man as partner and father that counts the most. He was simply the best.” - Carol Post. “When it was still in newspapers, he would read us Calvin and Hobbes every morning [...] He was a very engaged father in very non typical ways.” - Aaron Dentel-Post “He would be more welcoming to the nontraditional engineers. He dressed a little differently and created crazier atmosphere because of that. His personality allowed for more dialogue with students,” - Paul Imhoff, environmental engineering professor and colleague of 18 years “During this time, Dr. Steve became my go-to person. He was always insightful and knew how to address a situation that came up within the project. He loved humanitarian work and he loved his students [...] He is one of the reasons I earned my fellowship to Australia. There are so many things I wish I could say to him but I unfortunately won’t be able to. No one can replace Dr. Steve –– his memory will live on.” - Alumna Dhara Amin
Faculty meeting to be centered on higher education’s future JAY PANANDIKER Managing News Editor
KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW MSNBC show host Melissa Harris-Perry spoke last Thursday about structural inequality in America.
The struggle continues Melissa Harris-Perry talks black activism PATRICK WITTERSCHEIN Senior Reporter For MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, the movements led by figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Maya Angelou will continue for a long time to come, both on her TV show and in the classroom. Speaking to a capacity crowd on Thursday night, Harris-Perry, also a professor at Wake Forest University delivered a talk sponsored by the university’s Center for Black Culture. Entitled “Voice and Activism,” Harris-Perry’s speech raised some of the most salient issues American society faces today. In particular, she concentrated on continuing African-American activism, which she characterized as “the struggle.” Harris-Perry first became interested in systemic inequality and civil rights studying english as an undergraduate at Wake Forest University. She fell in love with politics and decided to pursue an academic career with the help of Dr. Maya Angelou as her academic advisor. In an interview prior to her speech, Harris-Perry said she would concentrate on the ideas of embodiment and voice, two aspects of African-American struggle. “I want to look at the issue of embodiment, especially because […] we’re really interested in bodies, and we’re really talking about everything from ‘hands up’ to not being able to breathe—those draw attention to our bodies,” HarrisPerry said. “And then I want to talk about voice in connection to that.”
Harris-Perry went on to highlight how black bodies have been broken throughout history up to modern day in defense of our country’s most valued ideals, including freedom, democracy and inclusion.
“We must never forget the art that our voices and bodies make.” -MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY, MSNBC
A recurring theme was the idea of creative maladjustment, or the creative aspects of movement making. Harris-Perry used Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. refusing to accept the tenets of segregation and discrimination and today’s youth publicizing acts of protest through social media as examples. “We must never forget the art that our voices and bodies make,” Harris-Perry said. “Artists are creatively maladjusted, just as King invited us to be.” When it comes to inequality, Harris-Perry said it
is necessary for us to recognize the independent work ethic ideals that America was built on are not equally attainable among all Americans “And as important as that is to who we are, I think it can also keep us from recognizing structural inequality, because we tell the story that, if I am unequal, or if I am struggling, it must be my fault,” said Harris-Perry, speaking about the difficulties of being born into poverty or a rough neighborhood. Despite what the traditional American narrative says, HarrisPerry said we are not always free to choose our economic destiny, and people are often affected by global economic issues, natural resource constraints and environment. “When you look at how powerfully zip code predicts life outcomes, it’s just hard for me to think everybody in the zip code is either inherently less or more intellectually capable, or inherently less or more hardworking,” HarrisPerry said. “It just tells us there’s something going on with structure.” While Harris-Perry acknowledges her show may be ephemeral and the media landscape is constantly shifting, through her teaching career she will be able to make an impact on students for a long time to come. For Harris-Perry, who will continue her work as a professor and show host spreading awareness of systemic inequality and injustice, her mantra may be best summarized in the message she includes with every book she signs: “The struggle continues.”
It is hard to deny that the higher education landscape is changing. For-profit colleges make up the fastest growing sector of the higher-education market, growing 8 percent in the last two decades. Technology has also redefined the way classes are taught, with online courses becoming more available and utilized. At the same time the price of college has increased tenfold since 1978, according to data from the College Board. These changes in higher education impact the University of Delaware, an impact acknowledged by President Patrick T. Harker in a recent email to faculty. “Over the past year and just recently, I’ve written and spoken many times about the economic, societal and demographic forces driving fundamental changes in higher education,” Harker said. The email invited faculty to voice their ideas and concerns at the spring semester general faculty meeting this upcoming Monday. The meeting comes in the wake of various discussions on the role of higher education among university administrators and faculty, most notably in a Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed piece by Harker. In the piece Harker mentions an impending crisis in higher education, due to the rising price. Despite the university’s best efforts, tuition bills are getting increasingly high, Harker said. Harker proposed several solutions to this problem, but the overarching theme was to make colleges more “learnercentric” and efficient. Harker proposed moving some college online, thus reducing the need for faculty time. “Because they can be accessed from anywhere, and in some cases at any time, they can accommodate many more students than a standard classroom session, and at lower cost,” Harker said. Harker also explains the need for a common core for all students in a university. By identifying the courses that all students need to take, universities can ensure students are being taught more efficiently. But the changes suggested by Harker have been met with mixed reaction, a fact the President acknowledged in his email. “Many people have shared their enthusiasm about these ideas, others have voiced concerns,” Harker said.
Political science professor Stuart Kaufman explained his vision for the university in a position paper for the new Delaware Will Shine strategic planning initiative. Kaufman said the current model of the University of Delaware, which is standard for universities across the nation, is no longer sustainable. Kaufman writes that while the university has been very financially successful, the method the administration has used to raise revenue—tuition hikes—will eventually reach a tipping point. He also said university administrators must treat faculty and students better. “The administration shows a lack of respect for faculty and students alike, decreasing morale and diminishing the motivation for continued improvement,” Kaufman said.
“One of my responsibilities as president is to anticipate the opportunities and threats facing us and higher education, with an eye toward continuing UD’s role as an outstanding university.”
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Like Harker, Kaufman proposes a plan to keep the university competitive and successful, starting with hiring more faculty. The emphasis should be on tenure track professors, Kaufman said, contrasting with the vision proposed in Harker’s op-ed. The current faculty climate is an issue that is also discussed in committee papers from Delaware Will Shine. The papers, which were compiled by the Great American Research University committee, discuss problems and objectives that committee members find to be widespread throughout the university.
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At 40 percent vacancy, The Retreat aims for full rooms MARGARET MCNAMARA Staff Reporter Despite a wealth of amenities and special promotions, The Retreat has struggled to fill its units since construction finished last summer. But a recent study of the rental market in Newark indicated the complex will play an important role in helping the city support the growing housing needs. The Retreat currently hovers around 40 percent vacancy compared to the city of Newark’s vacancy rate of about 2.9 percent as of December 2014, according to the rental market study assessed by Urban Partners. The study says The Retreat’s occupancy rate is due to the fact that it wasn’t completed until summer 2014. Most students finalize their housing for fall 2014 in fall 2013, and The Retreat missed that window. The Retreat’s leasing and marketing manager Alison Waters said the lack of a completed project to show possible buyers damaged the appeal of The Retreat, particularly among students. “Last year it was pretty hard when people would come to our Main Street office,” Waters said. “You could only show them so much.” She said pictures and floor plans could give prospective residents an idea, but it was not the same as having an actual location to visit. One of the main issues that has deterred students from leasing at
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The Retreat has been the distance from campus. Newark City Council member Mark Morehead said the 12 council members did not expect The Retreat to be student housing when it was first proposed. “It’s not a huge surprise that it isn’t fully leased,” Morehead said. Waters said their private shuttle has been the biggest problem. It did not run the way they expected, but they have worked on resolving the issue for next fall. Junior Maya Turner said her time as a resident at The Retreat did not start off well, but it has gotten better since September. “At first there was a lot of problems,” Turner said. “There wasn’t a set schedule and it wouldn’t come on time. The first day the shuttle didn’t even come.” Turner said although there have been problems with the distance, she has renewed her lease for next year. She said next fall the university shuttle will include The Retreat in its route. “Having the UD shuttle line is definitely a big boost,” Waters said. The study projects The Retreat to be 10 percent vacant by fall 2015, but Waters said The Retreat is optimistic it can outpace those numbers and maximize occupancy. “We’re already preleased pretty high right now,” Waters says. “Next year we expect to be fully occupied.”
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KATELYN CONTE/THE REVIEW A recent study indicated The Retreat would rebound from its slow start to fill up to 90 percent of its units in the fall, a 30 percent increase from now.
FILE PHOTO/THE REVIEW Gov. Jack Markell has seen job growth increase during his reign, as Delaware has now moved ahead of its Mid-Atlantic counterparts.
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RANDI HOMOLA/THE REVIEW The Health Sciences Complex on STAR Campus will soon become home to several new corporate tenants.
Entreprenuerial tenants prepare to make STAR Campus shine JAY PANANDIKER Managing News Editor The Health Sciences Complex, the first building on the university’s STAR Campus, is a blend of old and new. The building houses high-tech labs and classrooms for the College of Health Sciences but is decorated with car hoods and murals from the Chrysler assembly plant that used to occupy the space. Several other tenants will move into the complex soon. Delle Donne & Associates, Inc., developer of the project, signed two new tenants over winter break with the addition of IT provider SevOne and the Delaware Technology Park wet lab. SevOne, based in Pike Creek, Del. announced its plans for a 50,000- squarefoot headquarters on STAR Campus in mid-December. The network management company provides monitoring and performance reporting services. SevOne was founded by two alumni in 2005 and has grown substantially. When the time came to find a new office, proximity to the university was important, said Alexandra Conners, communications manager for SevOne. “The combination of great talent we hire from UD and the energy and enthusiasm that comes with being close to campus drove the decision to move to STAR Campus,” Conners said. Charles Riordan, vice provost for research and member of the STAR Campus Steering Committee, said SevOne has long had a relationship with the university. “SevOne has really enjoyed a productive
relationship with the university in the past, which we’d like to continue,” Riordan said. “SevOne employs interns, and those internships often evolve into long-term employment after graduation.” Riordan said about twothirds to three-quarters of SevOne’s current staff of 20 interns are students. The company is expected to hire an additional 100-200 employees once the move is complete, Conners said. Also announced over winter break was the addition of a 10,000-squarefoot wet lab by Delaware Technology Park. The labs will have ventilation systems and room to conduct various experiments. Riordan said these labs are desperately needed for companies doing work in chemistry and biology, particularly the startups life-sciences sector. “This puts the startup culture in a much better position because companies have space to develop,” Riordan said. “When companies are in need of employees, they will certainly look to the University of Delaware to fill those needs.” Both tenants will be located in Phase II of the project, which is on the southern end of the Health Sciences Complex, said Gary Ciaffi, senior vice president of Delle Donne & Associates, Inc. Other tenants in the space will include Glasgow Medical Center and Independent ProstheticsOrthotics Inc., which both will be located on the first floor. SevOne will occupy the remaining majority of the space. Once all of the tenants have moved in, the building will boast a 93 percent occupancy rate, Ciaffi said. The remaining vacant space
will likely be a café or retail. Now that the leases are signed, Delle Donne will make some more modifications to the building to best fit its tenants. “SevOne is cool—they will have an open freespirited environment with young employees running around,” Ciaffi said. “They’re going to build a lot of neat things to entice the employees. They’re going to have a slide for employees to use between the first and second floor.” Once Phase II is complete, Delle Donne will begin work on Phase III, a high-density tower behind the current complex, Ciaffi said. At the end of the fall semester, the university released a revised master plan for STAR Campus. The new plan will use the Health Sciences Complex as the southern anchor of the next phase of development— which will be between the complex and the train station to the north, Riordan said. The mission for the campus remains the same— focusing on green energy, life sciences and defense. Riordan said the new plan also proposes a high-density model, which will feature a walking and pedestrian mall atmosphere with shopping and offices for startups and growing companies. Riordan said the corporate future tenants on STAR campus will be doing high-tech work in energy, medicine, and national security. “Anytime we engage with companies like SevOne— who works in the data management and technology phase—they fit in very well,” Riordan said.
In job growth, Delaware a leader in Mid-Atlantic region ALISON WILSON Associate Editor Job growth in Delaware has surpassed that in the surrounding Mid-Atlantic region, adding 145,000 corporate entities and 3,000 employees over the past year. It does not take a very large number of jobs to have growth because the state is small, said economics professor James Butkiewicz. “Growth of a couple of thousand jobs can really be helpful to our situation,” Butkiewicz said. While Delaware’s employment growth is currently exceeding that in neighboring states, things tend to cycle, said economics professor George Sharpley, who also works at the Department of Labor. Government spending boosted the Maryland and Virginia economies in 2008 and 2009, Sharpley said, though both states are currently seeing economic slowdowns as a result of reductions in federal spending and negative fiscal standings. While Maryland and Virginia saw economic growth, Delaware’s growth lagged behind rates in the region,
Sharpley said, and was doing poorly in the years prior to the recession. To remedy this, policies were enacted to encourage growth and recruit business within the state. In these instances, states will offer tax breaks, improve infrastructure and more, Butkiewicz said. One of the policies was launched Feb. 2 by Gov. Jack Markell. The website, Business First Steps, aids people in their attempts to start businesses in Delaware. The goal of the site is to ease the hardship entrepreneurs face when setting up a business by providing them with a “one-stop portal”—as McLeod referred to it—that allows them to find information about local laws, licenses, and permits. “We want to be business friendly,” said C. R. McLeod of the Delaware Department of State. McLeod said having physical businesses in the state is vital to grow the local economy. According to the Department of State, there are approximately 69,000 licensed businesses in operation in Delaware. “What they look for— of course—are bigger hits,” Butkiewicz said. “Sizable firms
that are going to bring lots of jobs.” A restaurant that employs a few dozen people is not as attractive as a firm that will create 500 jobs, Butkiewicz said. However, every business was once a small business, Sharpley said, and they have the potential to expand and drive local economic change. They employ roughly half of the labor force in the state. Delaware has seen tremendous growth, Butkiewicz said, particularly in the transportation, warehousing and government employment sectors. The economy naturally cycles, but state governments still must intervene. So state governments will always undertake specific initiatives to attract firms and growth, Butkiewicz said, and Business First Steps is one way Delaware is employing this tactic. “Even if you believe purely in free markets, you can’t just sit back and say, ‘We’ll just wait, everything will work out,’” Sharpley said. “That’s just not what’s expected of public leaders.”
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Two years after hire, admissions director to leave; national search begins JAY PANANDIKER Managing News Editor
With José Aviles leaving for a job at the University of Buffalo, the university has set up a committee W to find a new director of admissions. Aviles is leaving the university after joining in 2012. At Buffalo, Aviles will serve as associate vice provost and director of admissions. A search committee has been tasked with replacing Aviles, according to Vice President of Enrollment Management Chris Lucier. Chairing e the committee is political science professor David C. o Wilson and the committee –– selected by Lucier and supported by the president and provost –– includes a mix of administrators and h faculty.
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areas that affect the overall student experience,” Lucier said to UDaily. “More important, our team consists of leaders who are deeply invested in the success of our students, and who are passionate about our University and our tradition of excellence.” Three of the nine members of the board were on the committee that was convened two years ago when Aviles was selected, Lucier said. The committee will be assisted by William Spellman, an executive search firm. “What they bring is a broad network of candidates from around the country,” Lucier said. William Spellman will develop a roster of potential candidates. Together with the search committee, they will perform due diligence on the candidates, Lucier said. The search committee will then select six to eight candidates for semifinalist interviews, and three to four of those candidates will be invited to campus. “The university community will have an opportunity to meet with the final two to three candidates that will be brought to campus by mid-May, and we will be soliciting feedback from all who participate in those open sessions,” said Melissa Stone, committee chair and director of Student Financial Services. The committee will be tasked with finding a new director by Aug. 1, a task which Lucier described as aggressive but achievable. In the interim, Deputy Director of Admissions Doug Zander will fill the director’s role. “Being guided by the new strategic plan, Delaware Will Shine, the new director we have will recruit an academically strong and diverse student body for the future,” Lucier said.
KATHY ATKINSON/UDAILY José Aviles, leaving for a new opportunity in Buffalo, has worked at the university since 2012 as the admissions director.
HARKER: ‘THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE HAS ALREADY MADE INCREDIBLE PROGRESS. BUT WE STILL HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO.’ Continued from page 3 The committee said that while the university does do some work to retain the best faculty and students, there are also areas for improvement. Allowing faculty to expand their responsibilities within their current job capacity would allow professors to grow professionally, the committee said. It also suggests an incentive system rewarding excellence. “Such incentives will help retain the best staff at UD, and within units at UD,” the committee said. In his email to faculty, Harker said the university enjoys a multitude of strengths, including a strong faculty and
a more academically advanced and diverse student body. He also urged the faculty to keep their eyes open for new ideas that will help improve the university. At Monday’s meeting, Harker will discuss his vision in an address titled, “University of Delaware and the Future of Higher Education.” Faculty will also be able to ask questions and share concerns. “One of my responsibilities as president is to anticipate the opportunities and threats facing us and higher education, with an eye toward continuing UD’s role as an outstanding university,” Harker wrote. “The University of Delaware has already made incredible progress. But we still have much work to do.”
COURTESY OF JACOB VOORHEES Alumnus Jacob Voorhees started his own company Sky Capture in Canada that specializes in the production of drones.
Grad starts Vancouver-based drone company ASHLEY GRAEF Staff Reporter Alumnus Jacob Voorhees always knew civil engineering was what he wanted to pursue, but he never expected it would lead him to establishing his own Vancouver-based drone company, Sky Capture. What sparked the flame, he said, was a small project on an Interstate 495 bridge involving sensors and a camera system with engineering professors Jack Puleo and Harry Shenton. “We would string up cameras on a tripod that would go 30 feet in the air,” Voorhees said. “We would go on top of 20-story buildings to look at intersections.” The project specialized in taking camera and video systems and putting them above ground to gain an aerial perspective in looking at traffic. About a year ago, Voorhees said he began looking into and experimenting with drones and realized how cost effective they could be. Instead of paying a team of people to fly and take pictures from the air, he said, he could do it himself with an unmanned aerial vehicle. Drones would give him flexibility because he could control where it went, and it would be much less financially demanding. Voorhees said his new technology could help many businesses in their work and make them even more successful. “There’s always demand for engineering information,
aerophotography for construction, inspection, for traffic monitoring, data collection,” he said. “It was sort of just an opportunity to fuse the two and use my video system background along with being an engineer and being alive in 2015 when these technologies are now affordable.”
“I think if you want to be as successful as possible and achieve as much as possible, you really have to pay attention to where things are in whatever industry you’re in, and where things could potentially go.” -JACOB VOORHEES,
UD alumnus, owner of Sky Capture
This technology aided his friend, who is a bridge inspector, and allow them to work together. While the use of drones in Canada is allowed at the commercial level, the United States is still drafting its own drone laws. Lewis D. Schiliro,
secretary of the Delaware’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security, said Delaware has been waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to release the laws revolved around drones. Although the release is about a year away, Schiliro said the FAA would clarify what makes one eligible to operate these unmanned aerial vehicles and where they would be allowed to fly them. “So in the mean time a number of states have enacted their own restrictions on the uses of drones,” Schiliro said. “Delaware, not yet.” However, Voorhees’ decision to relocate to Vancouver facilitated the creation of Sky Capture. “Good for him that he has his own company and good for him that he moved to a place where the restrictions are a little more relaxed than in the United States to do something like that,” Puleo said. Voorhees encouraged students to follow trends in their industries. “I think if you want to be as successful as possible and achieve as much as possible, you really have to pay attention to where things are in whatever industry you’re in, and where things could potentially go,” Voorhees said. “Those who are paying attention, those who are watching [...] what people are interested in nowadays, you really can start a little project and turn a little hobby into another business really.”
Carney asks students for input on tax reform during campus stop Students concerned about loans
RANDI HOMOLA/THE REVIEW John Carney, Democratic representative for Delaware, spoke to students about tax reform and their concerns about other national tax policies that could see new legislation in the coming year.
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MATHIS: ‘I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SIGN THAT THE UNIVERSITY IS TRYING TO BECOME A MORE INCLUSIVE PLACE FOR QUEER STUDENTS, AND THAT’S EXTREMELY APPRECIATED.’ Continued from page 1 “The idea that we could say the wrong thing to a queer student who was suicidal, that they could harm themselves and we could be responsible for their death... that, I could not live with— the possibility of something like that happening was too frightening and too real for me to let go of,” Mathis said. Thompson said the university plans to host a national search sometime this semester, and the goal is to have the LGBT program coordinator begin in midlate summer. The advocacy of the campus community played an important role in this decision, she said. “As a result of hearing from [students, faculty and staff] and realizing that we desperately have this need on campus, the provost and I were able to realitate some of the student life funding
and developed the position,” she said. The “cries and demands” for resources by the queer community at the university have been happening since Haven was founded in the early ’70s, Mathis said. He said the change was a long time coming, and looks to the future, which he hopes will include an LGBT resource center on campus. Spicer, also looking ahead, said he thinks Haven will develop a close relationship with the coordinator and is excited to see how the hire will affect greater changes in the queer community. “I think this is just another sign that the university is trying to become a more inclusive place for queer students, and that’s extremely appreciated,” he said.
KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW The idea of an LGBT coordinator came from letters Jeremy Mathis sent during his term as president of HAVEN, a campus LGBT rights group.
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KIRK SMITH/THE REVIEW Danya Greenfield, deputy director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council, spoke at Global Agenda last year. The annual program is taking a year hiatus due to a change in leadership.
Global agenda speaker series on hiatus, will return next spring MEGHAN JUSCZAK Managing News Editor The annual Global Agenda speaker series will not take place this spring due to a change in leadership. The program will make its return in spring 2016, said Elizabeth Davis, the program coordinator for the Center for Global and Area Studies. The founder of the series, Ralph Begleiter from the Center for Political Communication, took a sabbatical last year and passed the program to the Center for Global and Area Studies, which produced the “Global Demands/Regional Responses” series last year, Davis said. Now since the center’s director of three years left, the Global Agenda series could not be produced this semester. “Once a longer-term director is named, we look forward to putting together a new series,” Davis said. The Global Agenda program began in 2000, when Begleiter attended a lecture
series on international issues hosted by the political science department. As a former foreign affairs correspondent for CNN, Begleiter was eager to listen to the series, but found there to be a very small number of attendees, very few of them students. He thought to himself that something had to be done so students could engage with interesting topics and speakers, so he proposed a new speaker series during the spring semester that would count for credit. It was also far more interactive, incorporating dinners, receptions and small group meetings with the speakers. Begleiter said he did not want to forget that the series was deeply shaped, and popularized, by events in 2001 shortly before its second year. “The 9/11 attacks had students, faculty, the public, everyone, asking about international affairs,” he said. “Many students who
had paid very little attention to the international arena began asking, ‘why do they hate us?’” The topic that spring was “Understanding International Terrorism Today” and saw the highest attendance in Global Agend history. Since then, Begleiter said he has tried to select themes that related to the biggest international news stories of the day, as did Julio Carrion when he ran the program last year. Begleiter also founded the fall National Agenda speaker series, but the two have no connection aside from their origin, he said. While he will retire at the end of this year, he is pleased that both of the series will continue, he said. The Global Agenda program will be run through the Center for Global and Area Studies and Lindsay Hoffman from the Center for Political Communication will lead the National Agenda series. This upcoming fall, its theme will be “Race in America.”
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EDITORIAL Countdown to Canada Why you should be there
It isn’t often that you find someone who delivers the message of education reform like a rock star, Wdeserving of an encore after every performance. Labeled as “one of the most ambitious social experiments to alleviate poverty of our lifetime,” Geoffrey Canada founded the Harlem Children’s Zone, a public-charter school in the heart of New York City dedicated to improving the lives of low-income kids through a quality education. A quality, public education is what allowed Geoffrey Canada to escape the crime-ridden and chaotically-violent streets of the South Bronx and eventually roam the halls of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. And
pretty soon, the star of Waiting for ‘Superman’ will be roaming the campus of the University of Delaware to share his progress and encourage students to take on the challenges of our day, whether they involve education, healthcare, engineering, art or the environment. One would be hardpressed to think that a majority of University of Delaware students grew up hearing the ringing out of gunshots or the intimidation of gangs on the way to school, but that does not dilute the importance of Geoffrey Canada’s time on campus. It is certain that our generation will work or live in neighborhoods or adjacent to neighborhoods with issues similar to that
of Harlem—where the time and energy of kids is spent learning how not to get shot, not so much on algebra and English homework. His message will aid in our preparation for that reality. I do realize that not everyone on this campus is passionate about reforming American public education— and that’s okay. But if we, as the next generation, want to facilitate social change within our communities, it is paramount to understand how it has been done in the past. We all have issues for which we care greatly and values that are deeply held, so we must understand how to take those values and understand those issues in an effort to produce the results we desire. Geoffrey Canada has done just that.
This campus, particularly over the last six months, has seen a budding commitment from its students to voice concerns about injustice in all corners of the world. We must not let that commitment fade. We must not give into apathy, an easy and comfortable mindset. Geoffrey Canada has given justice to a fragile group of kids from Harlem who deserve all the opportunities afforded to their more fortunate counterparts. And it will be important for this generation of UD students to build upon his progress, no matter the venue. So, if you can spare the hour on a Tuesday in March, get a free ticket and join in the Countdown to Canada at UD. Geoffrey Canada is this
year’s keynote speaker for the Louis L. Redding Lecture on Civil Rights and Social Justice on March 3rd at 5 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. Tickets are required, but free and available at the Trabant or Bob Carpenter Center box offices. —Mark Rucci ------Mark Rucci is a 4+1 BA/MPA student in UD’s School of Public Policy & Administration. He has interned for the United States Department of Education, was awarded a David A. Plastino Scholarship for his project to increase food equity in public schools, and currently serves as a Legislative Fellow on the Delaware House Education Committee.
EDITORIAL: New admissions director must mind previous problems SAM WILES
POLITICS STRAIGHT: NO CHASER America’s pros and cons a package deal What does it mean to love America? Does it mean that we should focus solely on the highlights of our history while ignoring the dark chapters? Does it mean acknowledging our faults in order to make sure we can grow from them? Or does it mean something completely different? Like many topics today, patriotism, and what it means to be an American, is up for debate. Growing up, Americans are taught that the United States is one of the best countries on this planet. We’ve landed on the moon, cured devastating diseases, protected the world from tyranny, been a model example of democracy and much more. But even with all of our successes, we should never forget our failures and disappointments. After all, we’ve enslaved people based on the color of their skin, interred people based on their nationality and we’ve uprooted a native people by force. The history of the United States is a tumultuous one to say the least, and it’s also regarded as one of the staples of primary and secondary education. The Oklahoma State Legislature is currently considering a bill that would ban the teaching of the Advanced Placement U.S. History course because the course teaches “what is bad about America,” according to the bill’s sponsor Dan Fisher. Supporters of the bill say that the course does not support “American exceptionalism,” the belief that the United States is a unique and remarkable country. Rachel Paoletta of MTV News describes this American exceptionalism as “the notion that America is basically a unicorn.” I for one believe that the United States is a remarkable country. We are one of the oldest functioning democracies (though some people might disagree with the functioning part) and as I have said before, we have accomplished many historic things. I have been
brought up to love our country and all the great things we as a people have accomplished— however, I also know we are not faultless and to think otherwise is misguided. To defund an entire course because its material does not fit into a narrow-minded definition of what someone unwisely believes our country to be—that is a dangerous precedent to set. Purging any part of our history simply because it does not fit the mold of greatness or uniqueness makes us forget our past. I am a firm believer in the common expression “those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it,” and that’s exactly why we need to learn the dark chapters of American history—we should never return to a time where we deny basic human rights on account of gender or race. Consequences of blocking out or ignoring parts of history can possibly be exemplified by the recent comments made by former Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani. Mayor Giuliani recently said that he does “not believe that the president loves America.” He made a baseless allegation that President Obama did not love his county because he has acknowledged our country is less than perfect. We are not, and will never be a perfect country or a perfect people. Along with all the good we have done, we have committed reprehensible actions, and my hope and belief is that we can learn from those acts. To accept that America is by no means perfect does not make one less patriotic. By learning from our past, and not repressing it, we make strides towards creating a more perfect union.
The class of 2018 is the largest class in university history. This year, 4,179 freshman arrived onto the Newark campus. Usually this number hovers closer to 3,800. This sudden influx of students created a host of problems affecting the student experience at the university. With changes coming to the admissions department — the university recently announced that director of admissions Jose Aviles will be headed to another university in the spring — we hope that some of these concerns can be kept in mind as the vision for the future of admissions is shaped during the candidate review process. The most significant issues arose in housing and in classes, especially those classes designated for freshmen, such as English 110. With more students, more professors are required to ensure every students meet their first year requirements. 30 percent of freshmen lived in forced triples at the start of this academic year. This
situation puts undue stress on relationships between roommates and residence life staff who are charged with giving freshmen a positive on-campus experience. Even mealtime has become hectic, with extremely long dining hall lines and cramped seating, despite expanded hours and to-go dining options. Many of these issues won’t be going away anytime soon. On-campus housing and dining are popular options for sophomores, of which there will be many next year. And though the Academy Street Dining and Residence Hall (ASDR) will add to dining capacity on campus, it will open only with the closures of the Kent and Rodney Dining Halls. The completion of ASDR will add 303 beds and Harrington Complex will re-open, and Ray Street and Smyth, currently upperclass dorms, will become freshman housing. With two upperclass housing options now designated for freshmen, where will this year’s large freshman
class live next year? And if this trajectory continues, how many students will be bumped off campus before they do so by their own choice? This also presents its own issue, as a recent study revealed that Newark is facing a “severe shortage” of affordable rental housing. We hope that the class of 2018 is enjoying its first year on campus, but we expect that many students and parents are frustrated with the university’s attempt to serve students beyond its capacity. In light of this and its potential effect on the university’s academic offerings, we encourage faculty to discuss the student experience of this year’s freshmen at their upcoming General Faculty Meeting. We also encourage administrators to think of the class of 2018 as they identify top candidates for the role of director of admissions, and ready the campus for the arrival of the 2019 cohort.
—Sam Wiles samwiles@udel.edu The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent the views of The Review.
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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS Students share their tails PAGE 11
COURTESY OF JOAQUIM ALVES GASPAR
“‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is neither complete trash nor an avant-garde masterpiece.” / PAGE 13
Year of the Goat FAST FACTS The goat is eighth Chinese zodiac.
LUCKY COLORS/ brown, red, purple
LUCKY NUMBERS/ 2&7
LUCKY FLOWERS/ carnation, primrose
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1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
PERSONALITY/ kind/ peaceful EMILY MOORE/THE REVIEW The Chinese New Year Gala, celebrated in Mitchell Hall Sunday, promoted Chinese and American integration on campus through musical performances, a fashion show and comedy skits.
BEST MONTHS/ August & November
READY, SET, GOAT Continued on page 11
“SAVING ELIZA:” Double Dels raise over $2 million for Sanfilippo research
COURTESY OF O’NEILL FAMILY Eliza O’Neill, diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome, inspired strangers to create a video to help raise funds for possible treatment. LEAH RODRIGUEZ Senior Reporter
“She’s going backwards,” Glenn O’Neill says. “The truth is progressive dementia.” He is speaking about his 5-year-old daughter, Eliza, who was diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome at the age of three. From the moment of her diagnosis, Glenn and his wife, Cara, both alumni, have worked to raise funds for Sanfilippo research with the intention of starting a clinical trial and founding the Cure Sanfilippo Foundation. The couple met at the university when Cara, a biology major, moved into the house next to Glenn, who was studying marketing. Upon graduation and Cara completing her residency program, the couple married and began their life together in Columbia, S.C. They now have two children: Beckham, 8, and
Eliza, 5. When Eliza began school, Glenn and Cara noticed that she was having difficulty keeping up. An initial visit to the doctor showed that she was still in the normal range of development, but things proceeded to worsen. Another examination six months later revealed that her development had gradually shifted out of the normal range. Eliza underwent a series of examinations testing her hearing and went under sedation for an MRI of her brain. During that test, doctors saw an inconsistency in the bones of her neck and she was tested for a Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorder. She tested positive for MPS Type III, more commonly called Sanfilippo Syndrome. The effects of Sanfilippo Syndrome entail a progressive degradation of neurological functions. Cara says people with this disorder lack an
enzyme that breaks down a particular sugar molecule. The build up of this sugar leads to the breakdown of speech, developmental delays and the gradual loss of information that has already been obtained. Biology professor John McDonald says Sanfilippo Syndrome, along with other genetic disorders of its kind, are passed on from the parents through a recessive trait. “One disease gene comes from the mother and one from the father,” McDonald says. “Neither party would know they were carriers.” He mentions that people who know the specific gene they are looking for can have a test done, but everyone carries around mutated genes, and it is simply bad luck that two carriers should meet. There is a 25 percent chance that the gene will manifest in two carriers’ offspring. After Eliza received her diagnosis, her parents were faced with a bleak situation as there is no treatment or cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome. The family contacted scientists specializing in gene research, running tests on animals that lack the same ability to break down sugar molecules. “They were able to produce the enzymes in the animals that were lacking,” Cara says. “It was miraculous, and we knew then that there could be a chance of developing some sort of treatment.”
The cost, however, to admit Eliza into the clinical trial at Nationwide Children’s Hospital was a sum between $5-$6 million. Considering the time frame of her illness, the family realized they needed to act quickly in order to have any chance of making an impact. Though they had no background in large scale fundraising, they started immediately organizing 5K runs and fundraising parties among family and friends in Delaware and South Carolina. “We knew that the effort behind these parties had to be done, but after two and three months, we had only raised a small portion of the huge amount we needed,” Glenn says. “All the work just wasn’t adding up.” They were reaching a point of desperation when someone reached out through social media, offering to make a video about Eliza’s illness and the
effort the O’Neills were making to fund Sanfilippo research and a clinical trial. “They were strangers, the people who offered to make the video,” Glenn says. “They came to our home for free and filmed a video.” The video entitled “Saving Eliza” went online last April and went viral shortly after its release. It garnered $1.8 million in donations, breaking GoFundMe records by over a million dollars. This money has gone to research and drug development for those selected into a clinical trial. “There have been unexpected delays, we’re not at a great place,” Glenn says.
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WHAT IS SANFILIPPO SYNDROME? It is a progressive degradation of neurological functions. It is caused by the lack of an enzyme that breaks down a particular sugar molecule. The build up of this sugar leads to the breakdown of speech, developmental delays and the gradual loss of information that has already been obtained. This syndrome is passed on from the parents through a recessive trait.
“I LIKE MUSEUMS AND IT’S FREAKING ME OUT.” ALEXA STRAUSMAN / PAGE 10
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/COLUMNS simply stylish
Never before have I seen such well-dressed men walking down the street. It’s obvious that the men of London know how to dress. From checked tailored suits paired with wingtip brogues to statement overcoats paired with Nike trainers, it’s easy to say the fashion enthusiast inside me was fangirling. This past winter session I swapped my walks down Main Street with daily strolls down Oxford Street in London. It is safe to say I prefer the latter, especially with the cold front Delaware has been experiencing lately. Although I was studying English and theater while overseas, my focus was always on the fashion that surrounded me. London felt trendy but with a classic, preppy style. This is the same way I would describe men’s fashion over there. The word “posh” seems like the best fit for the city that stole my
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heart. The “fashionable British man” I’m talking about wore at least one of the three top trends that stood out: a great pair of shoes, a layered tailored suit and long statement overcoat. I’m a firm believer that what you pick to wear on your feet reflects your style. The British fashion that caught my eye always started with an admiration for their shoes. Classic oxfords and derby shoes are an everyday staple to the stylish men of London. Pairing a brown pair of lace-up oxfords with a gray or navy suit really made a man stand out on the streets. For a more casual look, men would couple a fitted pair of jeans with winter boots for a stylish, lumberjack kind of vibe. Suits can make or break a man’s look. If the suit is too big, it simply won’t look good on the wearer. If a man is wearing a tailored suit that fits him well, it makes his style points jump really high. Checked tailored suits are a big trend for street style. This
trend comes straight from the runways of Tom Ford and Valentino. Understated gingham was the pattern I saw most often in London. Some men even took that look up a notch by layering vests under their suit jackets. Those who experimented with mismatched checks and patterns received major fashion props from me. There is nothing wrong with a statement piece for a man’s outfit, and a long overcoat was the perfect statement for this past January. I saw classic camel styles and even some metallic patterned overcoats from the men that felt more daring. Whether it was a timeless black or a louder red overcoat, this article of clothing was the most impressive one I saw while admiring the street style of London. In the fashion industry nowadays, street style is just as prevalent as runway shows. Thanks to the men of London, I had the chance to see the best of the best. HANNAH WORSH hworsh@udel.edu
The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review.
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“This is what brings my people together, the art of forgetfulness.” Honey dipped blunts, paper soaked in whiskey, skins stinking with the stench of formaldehyde— pick your poison and the “weed princess” will deliver. Armed in a skeletal gas mask, fifteen-year-old Aila (Kawennahere Devery Jacobs) is formidable and haunting beneath the haze of smoke. After the unintentional death of her brother, her mother Anna (Roseanne Supernault) hangs herself, aging Aila “by a thousand years.” With her father Joseph (Glen Gould), sentenced to prison, she and her uncle Burner (Brandon Oakes) run the biggest drug operation in the Kingdom of the Crow. The year is 1976 on the fictional Mi’kmaq Red Crow Indian Reserve and government laws decree all children between the ages of five to sixteen must attend residential schools. These are the homes of native nightmares, where abuse is rampant and disobedient children are consumed by flames. The only barrier between Aila and the hellhole of St. Dymphna’s is the “truancy tax,” a bribe paid to the corrupt and barbarous Indian Agent Popper (Mark Antony Krupa). But when her headstrong father returns after seven years, igniting an insatiable fury in Popper, he steals their monthly income, thereby sentencing Aila to a “proper
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The first memory I have of Saturday Night Live is from when I was 7 years old. The country was in a state of shock as 9/11 had just happened. Laughing seemed to be the farthest thing from everyone’s minds. I couldn’t fall asleep that night, so I dragged my dinosaurshaped body pillow in front of the TV. Normally, I wouldn’t have gotten away with it, but my mother allowed me to stay up late this one time. She said we would be watching “history.” I remember watching that entire episode in awe mixed with a sense of relief. After days of watching everyone around me cry, I finally felt like it was okay to laugh. Saturday Night Live was making a nation laugh in a time when happiness seemed like a light at the end of a long, long tunnel. From then on, SNL became
SNL 40 my favorite show. I would watch every rerun and ask my mom about the cast. I would tape every episode if I knew I wasn’t going to be able to watch it. I was—and am still—fully obsessed. When NBC announced they would be airing a live threehour special dedicated to SNL, I nearly fainted. The cast included over 100 celebrities, spanning from past and present cast members to veteran hosts. The 40th anniversary special, dubbed SNL40, aired Feb. 15, and it was pretty much everything I ever dreamed of. Classic cast members like Dan Aykroyd, Dana Carvey, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and David Spade were all back in 30 Rockefeller Plaza, performing once again in Studio 8H. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake opened the show with a little song and dance tribute. The show then categorized the duration of
Despite the cold that envelops our region, there is still hope to be had––a light at the end of the tunnel. The lineups for some of the most anticipated summer music festivals have been released. Free your mind of sub-zero reports and imagine warmer times. Music festivals are some of the best entertainment available in the summer, but choosing from myriad lineups can be stressful. There is no perfect lineup and tickets do not run cheap, so making sure you get the most value out of a festival is key. To ease the anxiety of choosing, this mini guide previews a few of the best shows available this upcoming summer.
COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL: April 10-12 & April 17- 19 Camping: Yes 3-Day GA Price: $375 Location: Indio, California Headliners: AC/DC, Jack White, Drake Coachella is one of the largest festivals in the world. Its size garners a lot of influence, and every year you’re likely to see a star-studded lineup. This quality does come at a price, which sadly does not include the travel costs to California. The weather is famously nice, which means excellent camping. Action Bronson, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Azealia Banks, Tyler the Creator, Run the Jewels, Lil B and Belle and Sebastian give Coachella quite the alluring lineup for fans of modern hip hop, rap and twee music. Swans, Steely Dan, and Built To Spill are three major acts whose only festival appearance will be Coachella.
Other acts worth mentioning: Interpol, Mac Demarco, Todd Terje and the Olsens, Perfume Genius, Tycho, Joyce Manor and Jamie XX.
Rhymes for Young Ghouls
education.” When she is visited from the grave by her deceased mother, only one word escapes her ghoulish lips: “REVENGE.” Fueled by bloodlust, Aila and a few of the lower level drug dealers infiltrate the school, donning animal masks in search of the stolen money and retribution. This low budget film, directed by Jeff Barnaby, paints a brutal picture of reservation life, reminiscent of the bleak and violent tone of American film “Winter’s Bone.” Most of the shots, though beautifully filmed, are tough to watch. From assault to attempted rape, the physicality is both jolting and gripping. Punctuated by the low rumble of its Delta blues soundtrack, the scenes pulse with life and a chaotic sort of energy. Yet despite its serious and macabre nature, there is no absence of humor. Aila has a sharp wit; occasionally busting her co-workers’ balls, she is not afraid to speak her mind. The humor is unlike most films, taking a little from reservation jokes that not all audience members will understand. Deviating from traditional storytelling, Barnaby defies the expectations of Native American filmmakers by merging legend with the paranormal. Dark and foreboding spirits often enter the character’s corporeal world, guiding them through their suffering. Eventually sent into the recesses of St. D’s, tossed into isolation and with shorn hair, Aila is visited by the ghost of a child. He leads her into
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the woods to a large pit—a mass grave for all the children who died at the school, their bodies small and grotesque. He points, as if to tell her, “Look, look what they did to us.” This echoes the legend told by her pseudo grandmother, the weed grower. The story speaks of a hungry wolf that devoured all of the Mi’kmaq children, believing they were tasty mushrooms. After he had eaten them all, he began to consume himself until there was nothing left. Though reservation schools have closed, their legacies continue today. After the eventful conclusion of the film, Aila’s young friend asks her: “What do we do now?” This is a great question, considering that the memories of these schools are still fresh within the minds of those who attended them. The rest of the nation, including younger generations of First Nation people, do not know the history behind these institutions designed to “kill the Indian and save the man.” There is a greater discussion going on here, and “Rhymes for Young Ghouls” peels our eyes open to our own dark histories. It is no wonder the movie won Best Canadian Feature Film in 2013. American audiences can see it now on Netflix. AMBER JOHNSON anjohns@udel.edu
The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review. their time into political skits, musical numbers, digital shorts and more. Honestly, I don’t know if I was laughing because the showing or because I was so excited, but either way I was laughing the whole way through. One of my favorite parts of the special was the classic Celebrity Jeopardy sketch, because who doesn’t love when Will Ferrell plays Alex Trebek? I also loved the new digital short Andy Samberg and Adam Sandler created—it was an SNL nerd’s dream. Finally, I loved the Wayne’s World sketch starring Dana Carvey and Mike Meyers because it was the first—and last—Wayne’s World sketch I will ever get to witness live! Overall, this was probably the best gift Saturday Night Live and Lorne Michaels could have ever given fans for their 40th anniversary. And I am not ashamed to say I have watched the whole shebang twice through. Make sure to catch SNL40 on Hulu and OnDemand before it’s gone. ALEXA GAHAN agahan@udel.edu
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Headliners: Wilco, Chance the Rapper, Sleater Kinney
Each July, music magazine Pitchfork puts on a festival in Chicago. Despite being on the smaller end of the spectrum of festivals, Pitchfork Fest delivers great lineups every year, and for a pretty manageable price. While you’re not going to see AC/DC or Drake, you will see a lot of critically acclaimed acts with passionate fans. Wilco and Chance the Rapper are both from Chicago, so you can expect great performances for the home crowd. Sadly, it is in the middle of Chicago, so camping is not an option.
Other acts worth mentioning: Future Islands, Kurt Vile, Iceage, Ought, Mr. Twin Sister, Parquet Courts, Madlib and Freddie Gibbs.
FIREFLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: July 18-21 Camping: Yes 4-Day GA Pass: $299 Location: Dover, Delaware Headliners: TBA, Kings of Leon, The Killers
Firefly is obviously a great option if you’re on campus this summer and not looking too roam too far from the nest, while still having a festival experience. Firefly is entering its fourth year and it marks another year of growth. This year’s lineup brings a slew of impressive headliners (Snoop Dogg and Morrissey), but lacks the depth of comparable festivals such as Bonnaroo and Coachella. Simply put, in a slot where Firefly has Sublime with Rome, Coachella has Tame Impala.
Other acts worth mentioning: Twin Peaks, Broncho, Generationals, Le1f.
STEPHEN VEITH sveith@udel.edu
PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL: July 17-19 Camping: No 3-day GA Price: $150 Location: Chicago
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unfiltered commentary
Twenty years on Earth and suddenly my body is tricking me into liking boring old people stuff. Do midlife crises happen this young? While abroad in London, I somehow came to appreciate museums, architecture, Shakespeare and theatre more than I ever had before. I keep checking my temperature, but I seem to be fine. My nerd levels are skyrocketing but even more so were the texts I found myself sending home. And I quote: “I like museums and it’s freaking me out.” I felt like a sponge. It was so weirdly awesome. One day I found myself at the Tate Modern, a museum that features various forms of modern art. Somehow, we still see the innovation that these artists present us with, even though modern art has been in production for so long. One piece that really caught my attention was a mirror hanging on a wall. Was I in the comfort of my home? Am I allowed to use this time to fix my hair and make sure my friends told the truth when I asked them if anything was in my teeth after lunch? Not sure of the answer and with a couple dozen people around me, I proceeded to check my hair and teeth. No regrets, and thankfully I came to learn of my true friends and clean teeth. Back to the mirror. Is it art? The installation I have seen above every bathroom sink my entire life is now hanging in a museum. Did I feel forced to observe it? Yes. Is this absurdity? Yes. But it was the description that made the piece what it was. Name of the piece: “Untitled Painting” in 1965 by Michael Baldwin. The description made me think about art like never before. It read: “Rather than look at
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an image of the artist’s making, viewers are now confronted by themselves, thereby questioning a long-held notion of painting transcending reality.” Do we forget to stop and appreciate art, or are our levels for appreciation held at such high standards? We create different hierarchies in our minds for the different production aspects that go into a piece. Street art, stage art, performance art, etc. The innovation and creativity of the artists themselves shown through the carefulness of their creative outlets—these are the things we look for. We disregard so much art yet we are all artists with different perspectives. We are all being present in our lives and the performance we give is art in itself. Our mind is a piece of art— our own palette. We think, daydream, collect stories, shape stories, reformat them and then store them as better versions of what actually happened. Pure genius. All my best stories are the ones reconstructed by focusing on the highlights to make the story more colorful. Is that art? Color in my imagination? In my words? I think it could be. There’s quality in being able to appreciate the different perspectives, ideas and creativity that peers offer to each other. Art is ever-growing, everchanging and there is something in the way your own eyes peer into themselves in the middle of a silent museum. They make you realize there is an artist within us all. ALEXANDRA STRAUSMAN astraus@udel.edu
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Over the weekend, more than a thousand women participated in the annual sorority rush.
Largest rushing class in university history
GWYN JEFFERS Developing Reporter
With 1,345 women participating in Panhellenic recruitment during the past two weeks, this is the largest recruitment class the university has ever seen. With the larger number of women rushing, every sorority is expecting their new member classes to be higher than last year. “Last year we had 1,092 girls register for recruitment,”Assistant Recruitment Chair Nicole Harper stated in an email message. “This year we had 1,345.” Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life Jennifer Tomasetti said 1,345 signed up for Panhellenic recruitment. She said the increased interest in sororities is due to the high caliber of the university’s sororities as well as the benefits Greek life has to offer. “Membership in a sorority offers a sense of community and a home away from home for the women involved,” Tomasetti said in an email message. “The leadership opportunities are also a big draw for women, as are the opportunities for community service and philanthropy.” The university’s Panhellenic community is made up of 11 chapters, which has grown over the years, Harper said. This includes newest chapter Phi Sigma Sigma, which joined the Panhellenic community in 2013. With the influx in the number
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of girls rushing each spring, changes to the recruitment process may be necessary. “If the number of potential women continue to increase over the next couple years, we will continue to modify the recruitment process in order to better accommodate the number of women,” Harper said. While Harper contemplates potential changes to the recruitment process, Tomasetti said she does not anticipate major changes to the recruitment process other than possibly adding additional events to the current rounds. Although the recruitment structure has stayed the same this year, there have been small changes in order to help garner interest as well as make it a smoother process. In the fall, the first Panhellenic Pride week was held in addition to an event called “Sneak Peek into Sisterhood,” which was structured like a mock recruitment round where potential new members could meet and talk with current members. While she said her rushing experience was both overwhelming and emotional, freshman Charlotte Deering said she is happy she went through the process. “I decided to rush because I wanted to meet new people and find an organization that I connected with,” Deering said in an email message. “I wanted to find a group of women that shared similar values with me and would provide an academic and social support system.”
University recognizes national trend for emotional support animals
h y s s ALEXANDRA STRAUSMAN Staff Reporter
Sophomore Kayla H. and her
, adopted cat—2-and-a-half-year-
old Thalya—first “hit it off” this past summer. Kayla’s psychiatrist signed documents for the H university’s Disability Support u Services (DSS), prescribing the adopted cat as part of Kayla’s n treatment. The pair currently resides in Ray Street C. “This is a really good thing for anyone who wants to stay in school and not take medicine,” Kayla says. “It really saved me, because at one time, I thought I wouldn’t be able to go to college.” Kayla, 19, is a biology major who transferred from Syracuse University earlier this year, where her disability was not deemed eligible for receiving an emotional support animal. Use of service and emotional support animals—often on college campuses—is becoming a national trend. Animal therapy can provide an alternative to medication for various disabilities and illnesses. The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects the rights of those with disabilities to bring
service animals into residence halls and other facilities. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) protects against the discrimination of people with disabilities in housing-related transitions and ensures accommodations for those with emotional support animals. Emotional support animals are required to stay in their owners’ rooms, Jim Tweedy, senior associate director of Residence Life, says. Anne Jannarone, DSS director, says that DSS and Tweedy are three-quarters of the way through finalizing a policy for emotional support animals in residence halls. These will be the university’s first official rules regarding emotional support animals in residence life facilities. Jannarone says there are currently 1,000 students on campus who are eligible to receive accommodations such as extra time on exams, assistance with note taking, Braille books and service animals. Jannarone and Tweedy forbidden to disclose the exact numbers of service and emotional support animals on campus, as ADA and FHA accommodations are treated as confidential information.
At Syracuse, Kayla did not argue with her (previous) university’s decision—but in November 2011, student Brittany Hamilton sued the University of Nebraska-Kearney for its failure to accommodate her and her emotional support animal in its residence life program. A trial to determine if FHA applies to university housing is set for May 26. Anne Jannarone, DSS director, says she is curious to see if the jury finds that discrimination took place in Hamilton’s case— which she says would be a “good win” for persons with disabilities. “I think this is going to be evolving, and once the Kearney case goes to trial, it will prove guidance for the rest of the country,” Jannarone says. “We’re confident—at least I am personally—that it is going to go against that university.” Kayla says she feels alone at times and wishes DSS could put her in contact with other students in similar situations so that they could form a support group. Student confidentiality policies restrict DSS from providing such information. Kayla says that DSS and university faculty members have
O’NEILL: ‘The storage in her brain is diminishing.’ Continued from page 9 In order for a drug to be produced it must be cultivated to exact specifications, hitting certain quality control points before it can be administered. Eliza is only one of many potential recipients of the trial drug once it’s completed. Though her parents have been a driving force behind funding this research, there is no guarantee she will be chosen for the trial. There will be nine spots available for those with Type A Sanfilippo, like Eliza. “We just heard that there may have been some successful hits with the research,” Glenn says. “Even if she is chosen, the start of the trial won’t begin until six months from that point. As parents, we need them to have success now.” Once Eliza’s illness progresses past a certain point, the trial will no longer be an option. As of this month, the O’Neills have been selfisolated for nine months. If Eliza is going to be chosen for the trial, it is imperative that she avoid exposure to the AAV9 virus, something that will prevent her from being a viable candidate. Cara has taken a leave of absence, and
Glenn continues to work from home. Eliza and Beckham spend their days doing school work. The O’Neills spend time with Eliza every day, doing their best to hold on to the things she’s already learned before she loses them. “We’re fighting a losing battle,” Glenn says. “The storage in her brain is diminishing.” The O’Neills need the trial
to stave off Eliza’s disease before it gets worse. Though Eliza may not receive the benefits of her parents’ efforts, the O’Neills have the utmost hope for the situation, and they know that other children will benefit from the work they have done.
COURTESY OF O’NEILL FAMILY Glenn and Cara O’Neill, along with their children Beckham and Eliza, have been self-isolated for nine months in an effort to keep Eliza a viable candidate for a new clinical trial.
ALEXANDRA STRAUSMAN/THE REVIEW Thalya, seen here playing with a toy, is one of a growing number of service animals on campus. been flexible and helpful. She says her RA also checks up on her and is educated about how to care for Thalya in case Kayla is unexpectedly unable to do so. Kayla says that some people do not take her disability seriously because it is not outwardly visible. She finds it difficult to explain her situation and sometimes gets teased, she says—especially when others fail to understand
Thalya’s significance. “It makes me a weird outcast,” Kayla says. “Not a lot of people understand why I have the animal. They think, ‘Oh, you know, she just wants the animal because she likes cats, and they just let her have it.’ And I let them think that—but it’s a lot more complicated.”
Chinese New Year Gala celebrates community ILIANA BURGOS Staff Reporter
Red and gold adorned the halls and stage in Mitchell Hall on Sunday night, where the Chinese New Year Gala celebrated the year of the goat. These colors represent desired prosperity for the New Year and the upcoming spring season. The program, emceed by a pair of hosts speaking Chinese and English, featured comedy skits, musical performances, dance recitals with traditional and modern influences and a fashion show of Chinese clothing. The university’s a cappella group Vocal Point performed, as well as students from local schools, including Downes Elementary School, Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security and Archmere Academy. For many Chinese attendees, this time of New Year festivity can be lonely living away from their homes in China. In its preparation and execution, the gala was also an opportunity for members of the Chinese community to bond with others sharing the same experience. “Here, we have a family,” sophomore Siqi Xiao says. Xiao performed in the final hip-hop dance of the evening. She emphasized the amount of dedication that she and her fellow dancers invested in the performance during the past two
months. “We practiced five times a week,” Xiao says. “Sometimes the gym would close and we would still need to practice.” These efforts seemed to resonate with the audience. During the entire showcase, the audience members squealed with excitement. At the show’s end, the audience zoomed to the stage to take photographs with the performers. The university’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) and the Confucius Institute (CIUD) sponsored the event. Jianguo Chen, CIUD director and CSSA faculty advisor, said the groups were grateful to serve the local communities. Both organizations promote integration between Chinese and Americans on campus and within Newark through various cultural events and scholarly programs. Several distinguished guests from the local community spoke at the gala, including Newark’s Mayor Polly Sierer and Delaware’s Sen. Tom Carper. “University students should come to understand cultures other than their own,” Carper says. As Chinese and American students sat alongside each other in the crowd, commenting and laughing together throughout the show, Carper’s statement rings true.
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CHECK OUT Alyssa’s bracelets at effybee.com
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University alum “follows her bliss” to success NICOLE SULLIVAN Senior Reporter She’s passionate and optimistic, quirky and unique, bohemian yet polished. She’s the girl everyone looks up to because she’s not afraid to be who she is. She’s an “eff.Y.bee girl,” driven by pure determination to achieve her dreams. “Eff.Y.bee,” short for Follow Your Bliss, is a jewelry company started by university alumna Alyssa Kuchta during the summer of 2011. Originally a psychology and Chinese double major, Kuchta felt unsatisfied with her career path and longed for something exciting— something for which she felt passion. After studying abroad in Germany and Poland, Kuchta spent the rest of her summer learning how to make jewelry. Using pieces and chains from old jewelry she scrounged together and incorporating stones she found at flea markets in Europe, she slowly started creating. “The excitement I felt sitting on my floor making my first pieces with the idea of starting a brand can be compared the the adrenaline rush you get when you’re on a roller coaster or something incredible happens,” Kuchta says.
As a member of Students for Haiti, Kuchta also wanted to use her creativity and fashion sense to benefit those impacted by the earthquake in 2010. She designed a bracelet to fundraise for the cause, simultaneously building a sister brand to eff.Y.bee called Bay Lavi. “This wasn’t always my life dream,” Kuchta says. “My whole life I’ve always been interested in jewelry and the fashion industry and had this entrepreneurial bone in me, but it didn’t really strike me until I did some soul searching.” Kuchta started promoting her pieces on Facebook, surprised and enthralled with the interest from her peers in buying them. With a big vision for her future starting to take shape, Kuchta shied away from using websites like Etsy to sell her line and instead launched her own website. She then paired with UDress for a trunk show during the fall of her senior year, selling almost every piece she displayed. “Ever since then it slowly unraveled, grew, and led me to here,” Kuchta says. Three years after graduation and starting eff.Y.bee, the brand is found at different boutiques in 12 different states across the country, recently adding South Dakota to its list.
Eff.Y.bee was featured betcheslovethis.com and will be in Seventeen magazine’s March issue. The brand has also partnered with Her Campus. Living in New York City, Kuchta utilizes her own studio to build her collections, working with her team and even hiring full-time interns to help. Junior Theresa Engrassia was hired as a brand ambassador for the university during the fall of 2013, and has since created the Tumblr page, runs the Twitter account and manages trunk shows with UDress. “Eff.Y.Bee was the first company that I felt really comfortable digging in and getting really involved,” Engrassia said. As a fashion merchandising major, Engrassia also said it is the perfect way to get hands on experience. “Alyssa’s given me the opportunity to do so many different things from retail selling to the social media accounts and actual field research on other brands,” Engrassia says. “She really taught me a variety of different things you can do within the fashion merchandising world.” Like Engrassia, junior Aryana Alborzi is happy with her choice to join the team this semester.
“Their motto is ‘follow your bliss’ and it’s very ‘do what you want, wear our jewelry and always know that when you’re wearing it, do whatever makes you happy,’” she said. “And I’ve always believed in that.” Eff.Y.bee pieces range in price from $18 to $108, and customers can buy the earthy but stylish bracelets, necklaces and
earrings at www.effybee. com. Customers are encouraged to use the brand ambassadors’ codes including theresaud15 and aryanaud15 to receive a 15 percent discount. “We sell more than jewelry,” Kuchta says. “We sell an idea, an image of what it means to follow your dreams. Our jewelry serves as a reminder of that.”
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Alyssa Kuchta founded “Eff.Y.bee,” a jewelry company that stands for ‘Follow Your Bliss.’
EDUCATION AFTER AGE 50:
Students explore academic and cultural pursuits CHELSEA WHITE Staff Reporter Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute prove that retirement holds much more than vacationing in Florida. The university’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, located in Wilmington, allows adults aged 50 and older to participate in and teach various classes and extracurricular activities. The program has gained popularity since it opened 35 years ago, and currently boasts 2,200 members and offers 200 courses. Program coordinator Andrea Majewski began working at the institute in December 2014 after noticing the positive difference that it made in her parents’ lives. “It keeps people engaged intellectually,” Majewski says. “It keeps people engaged socially. It keeps people active physically.” To join, members pay a fee each semester and are then free to choose from the wide variety of classes and activities offered. Courses cover subjects ranging from Mandarin and genealogy to tai chi and painting, and contain an average of 40 students per class, Majewski says. Members who want to teach must take courses at the institute for at least one semester, after which they are free to submit a course proposal and 13-week class outline to the curriculum committee, Majewski says. “There is no [educational] requirement whatsoever,” Majewski says. “In fact, a lot of the instructors don’t teach about anything that
they did in their careers. It’s a passion—something that they were interested in.” John Bullock, 74, began taking courses at the institute in 2012. A former professor of history at Villanova University, he also started to teach some history courses in 2013. He is currently enrolled in classes about Greek tragedies and globalization, as well as various music courses, including one on opera. When teaching courses at the institute, Bullock prefers to stick with what he is always taught—American and European history. However, he enjoys having the freedom to create his own curriculum and include things that personally excite him, instead of being bound to a curriculum provided by a university. “I have arranged my courses to do some topics I have never gotten the chance to do,” Bullock says. “[Before,] I never got a chance to give a course on the World War II conferences among the Allies.” Bullock revels in the fact that his similarly aged students understand many of his references. “When I tell my anecdotes and tell my jokes, this is an audience that gets them,” Bullock says. “You tell some of these jokes or some of these stories in a college classroom, we can hear the echo from one end of the campus to the other.” Barbara Hart, 77, began taking classes at the institute immediately after she retired as a math professor 15 years ago. She has also taught some math classes at the institute,
such as “Math Games for Grandparents,” where she showed students different games to play with their young grandchildren to help teach them math skills. This semester, Hart’s schedule consists of “The Secret Life of Words” and “Classical Music by Jewish Composers.” Her husband is involved in the institute’s music program, so she is also enrolled in three different music extracurriculars— intermediate band, concert band and clarinet ensemble. Hart’s decision to teach a course on food, rather than one in her usual realm of math, made for one of her most memorable experiences at the institute, she says. Prior to planning the course material and proposal, the subject was completely new to her. “I did ‘The History of Food,’ and that was fun,” Hart says. “It was fun because I knew nothing about it.” Hart is also chair of the institute’s annual book sale, which had more than 100 volunteers in the fall. She says she was overwhelmed by the amount of people who were willing to help and by the friends she made in the process. “Probably 60 to 70 percent of the people I met in doing that, I did not know before,” Hart says. Just as she did, Hart recommends that adults get involved at the institute immediately after retiring, because it will allow them to experience a wider range of activities. “The more years you’re able to be here, the more years that you can try all these different things,” Hart says.
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Sandro Cuccia took a selfie with 130 students in his “Welcome to iPhone, iPad and iOS 8” course.
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Lorraine Lacsny gets creative with clay. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers 200 courses for 2,200 members.
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FRIENDSHIP, FIRST MEETINGS AND FATE: Double Dels recall love stories
KAYLA BAPTISTE Staff Reporter
Danielle & Ben Thoma On May 20, 2006, Danielle and Ben Thoma were on their way to Delaware when they passed a couple of billboards advertising elegant diamond engagement rings. Danielle teased Ben about buying a ring. Danielle was shocked when, later that day in Daugherty Hall, mascot YouDee got down on one knee, holding up a black box. Danielle began breaking down in tears of joy, thinking Ben was inside the costume. But when YouDee opened the box, it was empty. She thought the whole thing was a bad joke. Seconds later Ben entered holding another box, asking, “Are you looking for this?” Danielle and Ben graduated in 2004, majoring
in criminal justice and visual communications, respectively. When they first met, both worked for Residence Life—Danielle was an R.A. and Ben was a floor director. They were interested in each other, but due to their jobs, a potential relationship was initially not allowed. Eventually, they received permission to date. Danielle and Ben married on June 30, 2007 in Trumbull, Connecticut (Ben’s hometown). To commemorate their first date at Dunkin Donuts, they celebrated with a Munchkins groom’s cake.
Rachel & Kevin Kemmerle Rachel and Kevin Kemmerle found love on a study abroad trip with the disabilities studies program in winter 2010.
DANIELLE & BEN THOMA Class of 2004 COURTESY OF THOMA FAMILY
“We went around the world—Ghana, Dubai, Napal, Thailand and Hawaii,” Rachel says. Rachel majored in human services and graduated in winter 2011. Kevin majored in physical education and graduated in winter 2010. Rachel works at the Disability Resource Center at Arizona State University, and Kevin teaches P.E. at a private school for students with learning disabilities. Rachel and Kevin got engaged in June 2012 and moved to Arizona shortly after in August. But the couple was determined to come back to Delaware for their wedding, and to share their special day with as many college friends as possible. They set a date: June 1, 2013—Alumni Weekend. “All of our friends had also moved across the country after graduating,” she says. “We figured that
having our wedding on Alumni Weekend would sort of give people two reasons to come back to town.” 180 guests attended Rachel and Kevin’s Wilmington wedding—and 70 were university alumni. Since Kevin had been on the university’s track and cross country team, many of his former teammates attended. The best part of the day, Rachel says, was the chance to see and celebrate with so many friends. “It’s hard to see everyone and come back East,” she says. “It was awesome.”
Brent & Diana Freccia Brent and Diana Freccia’s love story starts off like the ones that we usually only see in the movies. “We met on the first night of school,” Brent says. Diana lived in Russell B;
Brent lived in Russell E. Brent says that Diana met someone in New Student Orientation who was friends with his roommate. That night, Diana went out with a group of friends who happened to meet up with Brent and his friends. “We had a weird network of friends that we knew mutually,” he says. Brent and Diana’s friendship developed into a relationship and then, Brent says, the rest was history. Brent majored in history education while Diana majored in communication. They graduated in 2002 and married in 2005. Brent works as a history teacher at Newark Charter High School while Diana works as an SAT tutor and part-time photographer. Brent and Diana have a three-year-old daughter named Juliet. This year will mark their 10th wedding anniversary.
RACHEL & KEVIN KEMMERLE Class of 2011/2010
BRENT & DIANA FRECCIA Class of 2002
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‘FIFTY SHADES OF GREY’ SAM RICHTER Film Columnist It might seem an awkward prospect to sit in a room for two lengthy hours with Fifty strangers, all while watching a film some would call tantamount to soft-core porn. Yet millions of people all over the country are doing just that by flocking to “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The film’s success has brought pulp-erotic romance out from the shadows. What once was a guilty pleasure seems to have hit the mainstream, with a smashing $248 million opening weekend success. Despite the fact that the plot is nothing more than a vehicle to get the two main characters into as many painand-pleasure filled scenes as possible, one must still compliment the movie. “Fifty Shades of Grey” does not take itself too seriously, and it does what it aims to do well. The film somehow manages to maintain its dignity via deft acting (even when clothed) and a surprisingly decent screenplay, despite its pulpy origins. The movie is a fairly simple one to understand. A dashing and wealthy telecom magnate with a strange set of extracurriculars manages to woo a young English literature major to join him in said extracurriculars. Before the bedroom antics begin, we are introduced to innocent English major Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson). Anastasia meets Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) of Grey Enterprises during an interview she conducts for her college newspaper. Grey proceeds to stalk and pursue the young Anastasia relentlessly until she inevitably
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“surrenders herself completely to him.” Anastasia is a fairly interesting character, although she often seems so frail and timid that a mild gust of wind could knock her over. This trait serves her well in her later role of Christian Grey’s submissive. Grey uses all manner of floggers, ropes, pulleys and etcetera on our young protagonist. Whether Grey is eccentric or a sadist is a matter for the viewer to decide. (Though some might feel inclined to lean toward the latter after watching Anastasia whimper and cry in clear pain as Grey whips her with a belt a total of six times). Certainly, “Fifty Shades of Grey” is a strange romance movie, if one at all. Grey himself claims he is not interested in romance. He is a man of “singular interests” as he tells Anastasia. Meanwhile, Anastasia remains hopelessly quixotic, due to reading too many Shakespearean tragedies. The film revolves around the tension of these two conflicting romantic views, which is enough to call it a story but will certainly leave many wondering if there is going to be any kind of turning point until the moment that the credits roll. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is neither complete trash nor an avant-garde masterpiece. Instead, it uses what little substance it has as efficiently as possible, in the end managing to create a decent film. Just do not expect to be left begging for more.
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February 24, 2015 l udreview.com DELAWARE WOMEN’S LACROSSE STAR CASEY LYONS LEADS THE CAA WITH 4.67 GOALS PER GAME TO START THE SEASON.
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sing an anti-gravity bodyweight-altering treadmill three months after breaking her tibia and fibula, Delaware women’s basketball junior forward Alecia Bell is slowly learning how to run again. Bell steps into the vacuum-sealed section of this machine every afternoon, with the goal of getting herself back on the court before her recovery timeline. Nov. 16, 2014 will be a day Bell and everyone at the Bob Carpenter Center will remember for the rest of their lives. After silencing the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pa. earlier that week with her career-high scoring game against Lafayette, Bell would silence the audience at the Bob in a different fashion. After missing a shot and jumping up for her own rebound, Bell landed on her left leg hard as an audible snap reverberated throughout the entire arena. Bell
would be looking at her left leg with an angle included below her knee. “I was taken back, and everyone in the whole place had the same reaction,” said Sean Grogan, a reporter for the Cecil Whig in attendance the night Bell’s injury occurred. “The worst part about it was that you could hear her because of the silence, and she was in such obvious pain. It was audible throughout the entire Bob.” After being carried off the court, the co-captain yelled to her teammates to win the game, and was whisked away to Christiana Hospital for surgery. Now, originally projected to be back to playing in October, Bell looks to be back on the court a full four months sooner than expected. “After seeing my surgeon for a couple of follow-up appointments, he has said my bones have healed faster than he has predicted,” said Bell. “That’s why he said I should be back by June.” Despite her injury, Bell hasn’t strayed away from her team or her sport completely. While maintaining her
relationships with her friends and teammates, Bell has molded this new obstacle in her life into a mediation role between teammate and coach—being able to instruct and connect with players in an intimate way until she is back on her feet. On top of this, after arriving back on campus, Bell would commute with the team while using crutches to support her school, friends and teammates. “I’m pretty much still active in a way,” said Bell. “I go to all the practices, I just don’t participate in their drills. I stand on the sidelines and do my stretches.” Bell thanks her teammates and coaches for her speedy recovery, as she says that they fully support her rehab process and have been there every step of the way. “My teammates and coaches have just been a great help overall,” said Bell. “Even as they see me progressing now they say, ‘oh that’s exciting that you’re able to jog now!’ and it’s just really helpful to me because I’m trying to get back; not only for myself but for my team.”
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Junior attacker Shannon Hawley pushes through defenders during Saturday’s game. Hawley scored two goals.
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Though junior forward Alecia Bell broke two bones in her leg last fall, she hopes to get back on the court this year.
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Junior midfielder Casey Lyons fights for the ball on Saturday. Lyons had two goals and one assist.
Quakers hand first loss to Blue Hens ERIN BOLAND Senior Sports Reporter After a 2-0 start to the season and an impressive win over then-No. 16 Georgetown, the women’s lacrosse team was ready to take on the No. 14 University of Pennsylvania Quakers. It was a close contest, but the Blue Hens fell short 9-7 at Delaware Stadium Saturday. Head coach Kateri Linvillesaid she knew her team fought hard. “We played for 60 minutes against a good team, and unfortunately, they came out on top,” she said. Delaware earned possession after the first draw, stayed patient and quickly settled the ball in their offensive end. Four minutes into the game, the
Blue Hens found themselves in the lead 1-0 when junior midfielder Kara Dattellas scored off a pass from teammate Casey Lyons. However, his would be the Blue Hens’ only lead of the game. The team’s goal today was to keep being competitive throughout the game, Linville said. “We knew we were going to face a good challenge, and that’s something we want,” Linville said. “So we were excited and ready to compete. I think that showed in the opening minutes with us getting on the scoreboard right away.” The first half consisted of back-and-forth play, both teams consistently answering back and keeping the score close. Senior captain Caitlin McCartney converted a free position shot, while
Casey Lyons contributed an unassisted goal. For the Quakers, senior attacker Tory Bensen tallied two goals in the first 30 minutes, while juniors Nina Corcoran and Lely DeSimone each chipped in with one, leaving Penn with a 4-3 advantage at halftime. Despite the falling snow during the second half, the Blue Hens came out strong. Lyons put the ball in, bringing the score to 4-4 within 30 seconds. The Quakers retaliated by scoring three straight free position opportunities, which gave them a comfortable lead of 7-4, thanks to Benson, who finished the afternoon with six goals. Linville said Penn’s execution was better in the second half, and they capitalized on Delaware’s turnovers.
“I thought that Penn’s one-on-one defense was going to challenge us to get better as a team, and it did— it forced us to have to work in some different ways,” Linville said. Junior attacker McKenzie Rafferty put a point on the scoreboard, while Shannon Hawley was able to convert two goals from the eightmeter arc. This, however, was primarily a defensive game for the Blue Hens. Defender Abby Wheble knew it would be a tough game where they would need to shut down the Quakers’ strong attack. “We knew they were a good cutting team, and we knew they liked to take a lot of high drives,” Wheble said. “So we tried to have good team defense, run the sets we’re supposed to run and do it to the best of our ability. “
Senior Alex Zaugra recorded five saves in the loss. “Zaugy (Zaugra) played amazing, and our defense did really well too,” Lyons said. “But I think they got momentum on us. And when we needed the draw, we couldn’t get it or when we needed the goal, we couldn’t get it.” Wheble said they know they can compete with top 20 teams. “It’s tough to come up short, but it’s not going to crush our confidence and we’re not going to let it stop us,” she said. The women’s lacrosse team has a chance to bring their record to 3-1 when they travel to Philadelphia to take on La Salle University on Feb. 25.
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Boyle shines at NFL Combine NICK BOYLE 6’6’’ 270 lbs
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Senior tight end Nick Boyle, seen here scoring a touchdown against Elon on Oct. 11, 2014, had his workout at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis on Feb. 20. He was the top performer in both the 20-yard and 60-yard shuttle runs.
Women’s golf works to continue success KYLE COULTER Staff Reporter In a converted racquetball court in the basement of the Carpenter Sports Building, the women’s golf team is preparing for its 2015 campaign. Instead of blasting 250yard drives down lush green fairways, they are hitting 10yard drives into a white net strung up from the ceiling, and instead of strolling down cart paths, they are walking on treadmills with their bags slung over their shoulder. Despite the setback, the team has continued to improve in just its fourth season. The Blue Hens are led by head coach Patty Post, who this past September was named the LPGA National Coach of the Year after another successful season. “We’ve got a very solid and talented group that just needs to believe in themselves,” she said. “If they do that, then they can win any tournament they play in.” Their first tournament of the season will take place at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina from March 1 to March 3. The host school of the tournament is the Colonial Athletic Association’s reigning champion, the College of Charleston. The Cougars bested the Blue Hens in the CAA tournament last season by 15 strokes, leaving Delaware in a tie for
second, and a bitter taste in their mouths. The wounds of the second-place finish are still tender for the team’s cocaptain Amanda Terzian. The second team All-CAA selection is looking forward to getting back to the course that ended its 2014 season. “I think we feel comfortable and pretty much know what to do,” she said. “It’s just a matter of going back and channeling that vengeance.” Terzian ended the 2014 fall season with the best average and the most topten finishes on the team. She will look to be one of the group’s leaders both on and off the course. “It’s a lot about setting an example,” she said. “Also being a captain and returning, I know a lot of the courses, so I offer up yardage books and other notes as well.” The Blue Hens’ fall season brought about a renewed sense of optimism. In the five tournaments they competed in, Delaware racked up three top-five finishes, including a first place finish at the Towson Invitational. This was the first collegiate tournament for freshman Rachel Lee, whose 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole pulled the Blue Hens even with the Towson Tigers for a share of the title. Lee finished the fall season with the third-best average on the team, and although Post believes that
no single player is the key to victory, she still has high hopes for the freshman. “The sky is the limit for her,” Post said. “She has a lot of raw talent and a lot of experience alongside her, so put those together and success is where it’s at for her.” Lee is one the only freshman on the roster, but she has the resolve of a veteran when it comes to the high expectations placed on her. “It’s a lot of pressure, but it’s fun though, I like it,” she said. “It shows that I have a role, and it’s a cool feeling.” Coach Post’s squad also returns a host of athletes who contributed in the 2014 season including redshirt juniors Andi Slane and Emma Sills, as well as sophomore Vitoria Teixeira and juniors Vimonthip Benjasupawan and Nathalie Filler. In the Towson Invitational this past fall, Filler became the first medalist winner in program history. She is one of the many players that Post is going to look for to help the Blue Hens capture a CAA championship. “I always tell everyone that there are 11 of us on this team, not just the five that travel,” Post said. “I don’t want to pinpoint one person, but I believe as a team we are very solid.”
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MARCH 15-16
Appalachian State/Cape Fear Intercollegiate at Cape Fear GC, Leland, N.C.
MARCH 22 - 24
William & Mary/Middleburg Back Intercollegiate at Kingsmill
MARCH 30 - 31
Villanova Wildcat Invitational at White Manor, Malvern, Pa.
APRIL 10-11
Liberty Spring Invitational at Poplar Grove GC, Amherst, Va.
APRIL 24-26
CAA Championships at St. James Plantation, Southport, N.C.
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sports commentary Everyone wants to play in red pinstripes The name Jason Giambi meant nothing to me until I got my first baseball video game in 2003. Knowing nothing about baseball and loving the Phillies, I immediately would trade for this man who was on the cover of my video game, who would eventually lead us to more virtual World Series rings than I think the Phillies will ever see. I would trade the team for him. Jimmy Rollins wouldn’t have seen his first at bat with me as general manager. Chase Utley would have never broken hearts with his smirk in Philadelphia and Ryan Howard would be breaking New Yorkers’ hearts with his batting average. Everyone wins. I never thought twice about who Jason Giambi was, or why he was so good, until I saw he retired earlier this month. In 2003, Giambi had one of his best statistical seasons. It was his second consecutive year with 41 home runs and his fourth consecutive start as an All-Star. All of this after he was elected American League MVP in 2000. However, 2003 would bring with it some negative press for the new Yankee slugger. When the BALCO scandal story broke, naming a slew of MLB athletes to have taken performance enhancing drugs undetectable at that time, Giambi’s name was on the list. Giambi was one of the only players to ever admit to taking the drugs with his famous, explicit quote. After a lengthy court case that was broadcasted on TV, he was prosecuted and went back to playing baseball; but he never got back to where he was in the 2000-2003 era.
Giambi ends his career with 440 home runs, 1,441 RBI and a .277 batting average, which are some of the top numbers in baseball. Seeing Giambi retire fills me with an assortment of emotions. After 20 years of professional baseball, it is undoubtedly time to throw in the towel. At 44, Giambi is done trying to stay healthy. It’s better for him to spend time with his friends and family and enjoy his success. Even though I think we all know that will be impossible to do so in the coming months, with interviewers hungry for quotes as to why Giambi has “really” decided to give up the sport. On the other hand, for a selfish reason, I want him to stay in baseball because of his link to a childhood memory for me. Now that Giambi is out of baseball, I’ve in some ways finally grown up from winter nights in my room with friends, hitting home runs with Giambi in red pinstripes. Giambi will most likely be inducted into the Hall of Fame because of his status with baseball and the impact he’s made—for better or for worse. In that sense, I am excited to watch the next chapter of people arguing whether another “Steroid Era” player should be inducted into the Hall of Fame; his name will always remind me of youth.
JACK RODGERS Sports Features Editor The views reflected in this column do not necessarily represent those of The Review.
WOMEN MARCH 1-3
Edwin Watts/College of Charleston Invitational at Kiawah Island GC, Kiawah Island, S.C.
MARCH 9-10
University of North Florida Invitational at Jacksonville CC, Jacksonville Fla.
APRIL 11-12
UNCW Invitational at River Landing GC, Wilmington N.C.
APRIL 17-19
CAA Championships at St. James Plantation, Southport, N.C.
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