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Men’s lax upsets No. 8 Villanova See page 28
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Volume 138, Issue 19
Wilm. diocese under scrutiny
Bonistall assailant up for retrial BY DARREN ANKROM
BY ERIN QUINN
Senior Reporter
Staff Reporter
After a lengthy jury selection process, opening arguments in the retrial of defendant James E. Cooke Jr., previously convicted of murdering a former student, will begin Wednesday in Wilmington. In May 2005, thenuniversity sophomore L i n d s e y Bonistall was found raped and strangled in her bathtub during an investigation Cooke of a fire in her Towne Court apartment, now called the Studio Green Student Village. Cooke, now 41, who lived minutes away from Bonistall at the time, allegedly scrawled white supremacist-themed writing around her apartment before setting it ablaze
See RETRIAL page 12
THE REVIEW/Matt Maloney
Sophomore guard Devon Saddler (left) and freshman guards Kyle Anderson and Jarvis Threatt react to Delaware’s 88-74 loss to Old Dominion Saturday at Richmond Coliseum.
Hens fall in quarterfinal BY TIM MASTRO Managing Sports Editor
RICHMOND, Va. – Monte Ross strode up to the podium to deliver what could be his final postgame press conference of the season. Twice, he opened his mouth but no words came out. He toyed with the cap of his water bottle, searching for the right words. This room can be one of the most depressing media rooms in the
country. Numerous tears were shed this weekend as coaches came to terms with the end of the season, and players with the end of their college careers. Ross was struggling. Delaware had just lost to No. 4 seed Old Dominion 88-74 in the quarterfinals of the CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Saturday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum. He finally began his opening statement.
“It’s always a kick in the gut, the sharp finality of the end of a season,” he said. Two years ago, Ross was in this same room but in a much different situation. His future at Delaware was uncertain, the Hens finished last in the CAA that season and were knocked out in the first round of the conference tournament. He can breathe easier now.
Following the release of more than 30,000 documents related to sexual abuse cases by the Diocese of Wilmington, survivors’ activists are calling for the resignation of three monsignors who have received the support of the local bishop. The diocese released the documents at the end of January as part of nonmonetary provisions of a lawsuit, when a survivors’ advocacy group based on the website BishopAccountability. org released the information to the media. The group singled out diocese Monsignors J. Thomas Cini, Joseph Rebman and Clement Lemon as architects of a cover-up, by not reporting abuses to law enforcement officials. Bishop W. Francis Malooly, who presides over the diocese, stated that he backed the accused priests in the Dialog, the Diocese of Wilmington’s newsletter on Feb. 24. “None of these three dedicated
See TOURNEY page 31
See DIOCESE page 13
Student brewers concoct ales BY DARREN ANKROM Senior Reporter
On Wednesday afternoon, two days into home brewing a batch of beer, a bomb exploded in the living room of a house of university seniors. When the housemates investigated, they found foam and hops clinging to their walls and their living room table. As the smell of beer wafted throughout the
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room, the brewers figured out what happened. “We didn’t filter out all the hops when we put it in there,” said senior Pat Smith. “What happened was this foam, this hoppy residue, actually clogged the bottom of the [container]. The CO2 built and the thing just blew up.” Known colloquially as a beer bomb, this explosion sometimes plagues novice brewers. In this case, it rocketed the India Pale Ale
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being brewed by Smith and his roommates, seniors Joe Spar, Pat Hurst and Steve Schafer, around the room. The bomb wasn’t much of a setback, and the students anticipate their product—tentatively named 85 IPA after their street address— will be ready for consumption soon. “In one month, we’re drinking beers,” Hurst said. “Our own
See BEER page 13
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Courtesy of Joe Spar
Senior Joe Spar and his roommates brew their own beer at home.
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