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TA charged with failure to register as sex offender

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THE REVIEW/Erica Cohen

Counter-protesters held a mix of serious and comical signs to protest a controversial anti-abortion display on The Green on Thursday.

Abortion protest sparks debate

Counter-rally held to criticize graphic photos

BY ERICA COHEN & EMILY MARTINEZ The Review

On Wednesday and Thursday, an antiabortion display sponsored by the registered student organization Pro-Life Vanguard sparked a First Amendment rights debate among students and community members.

The Genocide Awareness Project, which was displayed on The Green by the national anti-abortion group Center for Bio-Ethical Reform drew a protest of students against the use of both the graphic photographs of aborted fetuses, as well as the parallels drawn to the Holocaust and lynching.

Kurt Linnemann, director of CBR Maryland, said the display is meant to make the point that abortion is comparable to historical

genocide.

“Our purpose is to provoke thought and conversation on abortion,” Linnemann said.

The California-based advocacy group GAP travels around the country displaying its posters on college campuses.

Gina Paladinetti, vice president of ProLife Vanguard, said the display was simply showing a truth.

“This shows people when they are discussing abortion, this is what it looks like,” Paladinetti said.

In response to CBR’s protest on WednesSee PROTEST page 12 For a photo gallery from the protest, visit udreview.com

THE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto

A national anti-abortion group set up a display of graphic photos on The Green.

Charles “Maurice” Green, a university doctoral student and teaching assistant, has been placed on administrative leave after being charged Wednesday with failing to register as a sex offender in the state of Delaware, university police said.

Green, 40, of Brooklyn, N.Y., had been working for the university as a teaching assistant since February, police said.

According to Chief Patrick Ogden, university police were notified of Green’s history after either the New York sex offender registry or Green’s parole officer contacted the Delaware State Bureau of Identification’s Sex Offender Registry Unit.

“Someone from New York reached out to their sex offender registry unit and said that a sex offender from New York is going to school and helping out as a teaching assistant at the university,” Ogden said.

Green was a doctoral student in the department of sociology and criminology, Ogden said. According to the department’s website, Green has been specializing in demographic analysis, incarceration, re-entry and ethnographic methods.

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Forum on CEPP reorganization turns contentious Future remains uncertain for School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy

BY KATIE SPEACE Layout Editor

THE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto

Provost Tom Apple addresses attendees at Wednesday’s forum.

The tension was high Wednesday in Room 118 of Purnell Hall as professors, students and administration met to discuss the reorganization of the College of Education and Public Policy in an open hearing. With every seat in the room taken, attendees sat in the aisles and stood along the walls in order to witness the

action, which required the use of a gavel to bring order.

The effort to finalize the reorganization presents itself a month after the resignation of the college’s dean, Michael Gamel-McCormick, who disagreed with the administration’s vision for the future of the college.

The College of Education and Public Policy is comprised of four units — the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies,

the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, the School of Education and the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

John Madsen, president-elect of the Faculty Senate, said that under the plan the School of Education and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies would leave

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Sigma Pi performs its dance routine at Friday’s Airband. See article on page 6.

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April 27, 2010

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Chalkboard notes lead to bomb scare

Burger joint Alison Hall evacuated after custodian finds professor’s lesson to replace old Korner Diner

versity professor.

The message was found Wednesday morning by a custodial worker, but police will not

University police have determined that the release the text of the message. suspected bomb threat that caused the evacua- “We tracked down the professor that had tion of Alison Hall on Wednesday was actually the last class,” university police Chief Patrick based on notes written on a blackboard by a uni- Ogden said. “The message was different ways to structure a sentence, two different things that alluded to a bomb.”

At 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, university police were notified of the threat in Alison Hall.

Police teamed up with Delaware Technical and Community College to obtain a dog trained in explosives to conduct a room-to-room sweep of the building. Nothing was discovered, and the building was deemed safe and students were allowed to re-enter by 9:30 a.m.

“There were indications that perhaps there was a bomb in the building so we brought in the dog to do a sweep,” Ogden said.

Junior Kristen Fonte said the police told her of the threat when THE REVIEW/Ayelet Daniel she tried to hand in an assignment at Alison Alison Hall was evacuated Wednesday after a custodian interpreted a Hall. professor’s notes on a chalkboard as a bomb threat.

BY ERICA COHEN Student Affairs Editor

“I went to drop off a poster, and the cop told me the whole building was shut down and dogs were sniffing around,” Fonte said.

The university is working to train a dog of its own in explosives for similar events. Newark Police has dogs trained in narcotics, but none in explosives. The state is also lacking working dogs trained in this area, so the university reached out to Delaware Technical and Community College for help, Ogden said.

“We’re hoping by next school year to have at least one K-9 team up and running so that if we have an incident in the future the building shouldn’t be closed for an hour,” Ogden said.

The follow-up investigation included speaking with professors and custodial staff until the cause of the suspected threat was found later that day. Ogden emphasized that while the majority of threats called in do not end up being an actual issue, it is important to err on the side of caution.

Ogden said the UD Alert System was not activated Wednesday because alerts are only sent when there is confirmed danger.

“We don’t send out a UD alert unless we actually find a package,” he said. “Bomb threats are kind of a strange phenomenon, sometimes people will just call in a bomb threat.”

He said the message would have been sent to all students, parents and university community members, but the police had already secured the building and found no harm.

“If there was something we confirmed was a dangerous situation a UD alert would go out right away, but it was just a threat and we contained the building,” Ogden said.

Jealousy really is blinding, UD researchers find Two professors study effect of romantic competition on couples’ emotions

BY LAUREN ZAREMBA Staff Reporter

A recent study published by two university psychology professors has found that there really is truth behind the saying, ‘blinded by jealousy.’

The experiment, conducted by assistant professor Steven Most and associate professor Jean-Philippe Laurenceau, examined the effect of emotions on cognitive ability in 52 university couples by introducing romantic competition while one of the partners was supposed to be performing a mental task.

The project was created in fall 2007, as a collaborative study research project combining Most’s work in visual perception and Laurenceau’s work in social relationships.

“We know that emotional state influences visual perception, but it turns out that one of the primary contexts where we experience intense emotions is in our social relationships,” Most said.

Steven Most “Right there we had a bridge between our two research programs.”

The study began by bringing romantic couples who attend the university into a room and sitting them next to each other at separate computers, where they each performed independent tasks, he said. The female partner was asked to perform a rapid detection test, where she would watch a sequence of images flash on the screen, some of which showed graphic content, and was asked to identify a target image, which was rotated 90 degrees to the right or the left.

“The thing is, if you insert a parJean-Philippe Laurenceau ticularly emotional image, such as a per-

son wielding a knife — if you insert that before the target appears, it disrupts your ability to see the target,” Most said. “Even if you’re told to ignore these emotional images, you can’t do it. It’s something called emotion-induced blindness.”

At first, the male partner was instructed to look at pictures of landscapes and rate their attractiveness. After the first round of tasks, Most said the experimenter came back and told the male, in hearing range of his female partner, that he would now look at pictures of single women at the university and rate their attractiveness. The female partners were instructed to continue with the rapid detection test.

After the trial was completed, the participants were given an exit interview to determine how uncomfortable the females were made by their partner rating the attractiveness of single women.

“Some women said they thought it was kind of funny and some were pretty bothered by it,” Most said. “The more bothered by it they were, the more emotion-induced blindness they experienced.”

Laurenceau said although some media outlets have drawn incorrect conclusions about the reason the two chose to test women’s jealousy first, he insists there was no bias.

“We did not expect that men would not show this emotion induced blindness related to jealousy phenomenon. We could have picked either men or women,” Laurenceau said. “We didn’t have a preference when we were designing the study.”

Senior Ben Hadden, who served as an undergraduate research assistant for the project, said he helped to conduct the trials and has since gone to a number of psychology conferences to assist in presenting the findings.

“It was a lot of fun,” Hadden said. “It was kind of a really good look into how research is done in that environment.”

Laurenceau said the study does have some real world implication.

“When you’re fighting with your romantic partner and you’re in a heated argument where emotions are running high, in those situations you may not be able to focus on details in the environment that you otherwise would have been able to focus on normally,” he said.

BY EVAN KORY Staff Reporter

Cheeburger Cheeburger, a diner-style establishment specializing in a variety of burgers, will open in August in the building formerly occupied by the Korner Diner on Main Street.

The burger chain currently has locations in 29 cities in 20 states.

Project supervisor Andrew Bolk said the deconstruction of the Korner Diner’s interior started in mid-December and was completed in January, paving the way for additional construction and the future opening of Cheeburger Cheeburger.

“After the demolition, we added a three story facility,” Bolk said. “The first floor being a garage and student apartments on the second and third stories.”

Lorrie Grayson vice president of GGA, the contracting company for the project, said the actual diner facility, which opened in 1952, could not be touched during construction.

“The Historical Society of Newark wanted the diner to be saved as part of the developmental agreement,” Grayson said.

Junior Craig Sobin said he is anticipating the opening of the new burger joint, claiming he can barely remember his days frequenting the Korner Diner.

“I’ve eaten at Cheeburger Cheeburger many times and can’t wait until it comes to Newark,” Sobin said.

Junior Nick Anderson said the landmark building still brings back memories of late-night meals or mid-afternoon study sessions at the well-known diner to many students.

“It was one of those places you could always rely on when you couldn’t decide where to eat,” Anderson said.

Grayson said she enjoyed eating meals at the Korner Diner when she was a student at the university.

“It really does have history here and I’m sure everybody has probably eaten there at some point or another,” she said.

THE REVIEWAlyssa Benedetto

Cheeburger Cheeburger will open at the site of the old Korner Diner.

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review this police reports Student charged with Samurai sword assault

University senior Luis Sanchez-Herrera, 24, was arrested Saturday for allegedly assaulting an individual with a Samurai sword. The alleged assault occured at a party in an apartment in the first block of East Main Street, Bryda said.

Police responded at approximately 3:03 a.m. and learned a fight broke out when the party ended. The fight had spilled into a bedroom, in which Sanchez-Herrera allegedly picked up a three-foot-long Samurai-style sword and struck the victim in the Sanchez-Herrera hand. The victim was transported to Christiana Hospital after receiving a severe laceration wound that required 20 stitches, Bryda said.

Sanchez-Herrera was charged with one count of first-degree assault, two counts of aggravated menacing and one count of possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.

Car vandalized at Studio Green

On Friday, an unknown suspect spray-painted profanity on a car parked in the parking lot of the Studio Green Apartments on Lehigh Road, according to MCpl. Gerald Bryda of the Newark Police Department.

Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 6:50 a.m., the phrases “F— U” and “No Gay” were sprayed in red and green paint across the driver’s side of the vehicle, and the latter was painted again on the passenger’s side. The car was also painted in a random manner on its wheels, side-view mirrors, windshield and trunk, Bryda said.

Charges would include criminal mischief to private property. Bryda said the 20-year-old male victim could not offer any possible suspects or leads.

Wallet stolen at party on New London

On Saturday a 19-year-old woman hosting a party of approximately 15 people in a house in the 200 block of New London Road reported her wallet stolen, Bryda said.

The victim told police she left her wallet on the kitchen table of the residence between 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. and after everyone left she noticed the property was stolen.

Bryda said charges would include theft. There are no suspects at this time.

Victim fights off our assailants

A 21-year-old male was the victim of an attempted robbery early Sunday morning, Bryda said.

At approximately 4:04 a.m. police responded to the report and learned the victim had been walking home to an apartment on East Main Street and had to cut through an alley to get there. As the victim was walking down the alley, he was approached by four unknown suspects who demanded his money and wallet, Bryda said.

After the victim refused, two of the suspects grabbed the individual in an attempt to rob him and were knocked to the ground by the victim. The third suspect approached the victim and was also knocked to the ground.

The fourth suspect threatened the victim with a knife and proceeded to chase the victim, who fled to an apartment building where he called police, Bryda said.

The suspects are described as two white males and two black males in their late teens or early twenties, and were wearing jeans and black hooded sweatshirts.

-By Adam Tzanis

This Week in History April 28, 2009 - Four cases of swine flu were found at UD, setting off a week of confusion and uncertainty on campus.

THE REVIEW/File photo

photo of the week

A student writes on the “Free Speech Wall” set up next to the abortion protest on The Green.

THE REVIEW/Nick Verrochi

in brief Skidfest postponed due to weather Skidfest, originally scheduled for last Saturday, has been rescheduled for May 8 due to last weekend’s rain. The annual charity concert located at the Skid Row on Academy Street will include performances by local bands.

Admission is $5 at the door, and proceeds will go to StUDents for Haiti.

Interest meeting scheduled for Alternative Spring Break program The university’s Office of Service Learning invites students to attend an interest meeting Wednesday at 4 p.m. in 222 Gore Hall to learn more about the Alternative Spring Break program the university will begin in spring 2011.

The program will support student-

organized service programs scheduled during Spring Break — an option that has become popular with university students.

The Office of Service Learning will support students in the preparation and logistical organization of Alternative Spring Break programming and supply students with an organized structure for reflecting on their experience both during and after the trip.

Relay for Life set for Saturday The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at the university will begin Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Delaware Field House on South College Avenue. The allnight relay event will run until Sunday at 6 a.m.

things to do

Next speech of Global Agenda series to focus on “Political Islam: The Graphic Novel” The Center for Political Communication’s Global Agenda series continues Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall with Naif Al-Mutawa, the creator of THE 99 — the first super heroes of Islamic background.

The title of Al-Mutawa’s presentation will be “Political Islam: The Graphic Novel.” Al-Mutawa’s firsthand experience with political prisoners and victims of religious persecution was the impetus for his UNESCO prize-winning children’s book on tolerance, “To Bounce or Not to Bounce.”

Submit events to calendar@udreview.com

Friday, April 30 DRDC Presents “Dancing in the Moonlight” 8:00 p.m. in Mitchell Hall

Tuesday, April 27 SCPAB Coffeehouse: Nore Davis 8:30 p.m. in the Scrounge

Saturday, May 1 HTAC Presents Footloose 8:00 p.m. in Pearson Hall

Wednesday, April 28 Ludacris and Trey Songz 8 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center

Sunday, May 2 Andy Samberg 8:00 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center

Thursday, April 29 SCPAB Presents Battle of the Bands 8:30 p.m. in Trabant MPRs

Monday, May 3 Film: Valentino, The Last Emperor 8:00 p.m. in Trabant Theatre

April 27, 2010

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Professors highlight ‘locavore’ food movement ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma,’ ‘Food, Inc.’ frequent classroom curricula

BY AARON DENTEL-POST Staff Reporter

In McKay Jenkins’ environmental literature class, students don’t just read about the environment — they learn to live with it, too.

Jenkins, a professor of English at the university, is one of a growing number of professors who are trying to get students to think about where their food comes from by using contemporary nonfiction such as “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” by Michael Pollan and the documentary “Food Inc.”

“I’ve been teaching environmental lit. for 20 years now, and the food component of that particular issue has become much more interesting and popular lately,” Jenkins said.

The book is a good teaching tool for the class, ENGL347, because of the growing awareness of industrialized food, he said.

“The Omnivore’s Dilemma is one of a number of books that have become big best sellers among general readers, and I’ve found it to be a really effective book to teach in class because a lot of students really have never given a lot of thought to the food they eat,” Jenkins said.

Jenkins also showed the class “Food Inc.,” which delivers a similar message in a cinematic way.

“It’s about the industrial food system and you know, organic is a part of that but

it’s not simply a matter of whether you do or do not use chemicals on produce,” he said. “It also has to do with the way you raise animals, the way you slaughter animals and the way food is delivered to the table.”

Jenkins, who just finished writing a book about environmental chemicals, said consumers are becoming more aware of chemicals in the different parts of their lives, but food is still the most important piece of the puzzle for many.

“I think people have a general anxiety about toxic chemicals,” he said. “When they find it’s in their food they are able to make a very quick connection between what they eat and their health.”

Eating organic and even local foods are realistic goals, Jenkins said, and he tries to stick to them as much as possible.

The organic food movement, fueled in part by books like “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” has been gaining mainstream recognition, which is also making locally grown foods less expensive, he said.

“When your parents were buying organic food the only place they could find it was in some kind of boutique health food store, and it was extremely expensive,” Jenkins said. “Now they can buy it in WalMart, and that’s in one generation.”

Jenkins said he tries to make his students think about where their food comes from, which is usually approximately 1,500

miles away from the dinner table.

“My goal in all my classes is to make my students more aware,” he said. “If you know where a McDonald’s hamburger comes from and you still want to eat it, that’s your business.”

Sue Snider, professor of food science, said there were some misconceptions about organic food movement and the dangers of pesticides, especially the risk posed to consumer’s health.

“One of the things people look at is pesticide residue,” Snider said. “It’s very well regulated — when the FDA does testing, it is within accepted tolerance.”

Many believe organic food is better than produce found in a common grocery store, Snider said.

“If people are buying organic because they think it’s more nutritious, or safer, there are a lot of different studies showing that may not be the case,” she said.

Snider said she advocated looking at the total picture of organic foods, both the good sides and bad sides.

“Growing organically may contribute to shortages of food,” she said. “But, there are a number of people who truly believe in organic farming. There are some plusses. It’s a choice people want to make, and there’s nothing wrong with it.”

Snider said food trends are interesting to study because consumer choices play a strong role in what stores stock.

“Supermarkets are guided by what people buy, if they don’t buy them, those products aren’t carried anymore,” she said.

Kali Kniel, professor of food science, teaches Pollan’s book in her class and agreed the organic food market is proof of the power of supply and demand.

“Everything is consumer driven,” Kniel said. “I think as long as consumers maintain interest they have to do it.”

She also said, however, that food companies were making progress toward cleaner and more honest alternatives, but readers should take Pollan’s wisdom with a grain of salt.

“One thing he doesn’t portray is that industrialized agriculture is really trying to be more environmentally friendly,” she said. “The book is very biased — Pollan lives in California, where organic food is available year round, but in all fairness, he does say his views on food aren’t totally feasible.”

It is important for people to be aware of what they’re eating and why, Kniel said, which is why she uses Pollan’s book in her courses, and why she hopes the popularity of organic foods won’t fade.

“I’m hoping the interest will stick around,” she said. “We should all learn more and Michael Pollan makes — if I could make a pun — good food for thought.”

New Stone Balloon Winehouse liquor license delayed by state Patrons under 21 will have to wait another month before entry into restaurant

BY ERICA COHEN Student Affairs Editor

While the 21-and-older crowd has been able to enjoy the food and drink at Stone Balloon Winehouse since its opening in 2009, the rest of the student population will be getting their turn to try out the Main Street eatery in early May.

Due to complications with both the restaurant and state laws, the new liquor license, which will allow in patrons of all ages, has been delayed from April to May, providing no further issues arise.

“We’re working with the state to get the license changed as soon as possible,” said Rich Garrahan marketing director of the Winehouse. “We want to produce a restaurant for an older crowd as well as a younger crowd.”

When the restaurant reopened with its sophisticated look and elegant menu, it was a far cry from the once boisterous party atmosphere of the Stone Balloon bar. However, the newly opened version wants to keep the history of the bar alive and is working to find new ways to embrace its musical past.

The new menu will come with dishes and information inspired by the legendary music acts that have walked through the doors years ago, including Run DMC, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, the Dave Mathews Band and Jane’s Addiction.

“The Stone Balloon had a rich history,” Garrahan said.

“Our new menu embraces the history, similar to the Rock Hall.”

The restaurant is also seeking to make some major changes in pricing for both food and wine.

“We’re always using great products but we want to use the products in a way that is more affordable,” he said. “More sandwiches and less entrees.”

The Winehouse will also begin carrying less expensive bottles of wine starting at $7, so students have the option of spending as little or as much as they want, he said.

Senior Emily Robertson was excited to hear about these alterations.

“I’ve only ever been there for lunch, but it was absolutely amazing,” she said. “But, right now, it’s way out of the price range of students.”

Robertson said her parents are taking her to the Winehouse for her graduation, but she had not heard of other stu-

dents eating at the Winehouse due to its prices. alumni and students has been very positive, he said. With

“If they added more food it would become more of a stu- plans in place to make the restaurant more approachable to dent name and add to basic places like [Klondike] Kate’s and all populations, he believes the Stone Balloon Winehouse will Deer Park and Grottos,” she said. “With food and bringing continue its legacy as the heart of the university and community. down prices, people would come there.”

“Were doing great,” he said. “But we want to be visited

Junior Taylor Turello agreed.

“I got a glass of wine and Spanish onion soup and they by the entire student body.” both were amazing, but I felt like I was limited in my selection,” she said. “I wanted to try the food, but being that it was so expensive I was forced to get something cheaper.”

Robertson and her friends frequently attend the Wednesday wine tastings at the bar, however.

“It’s still kind of classy and they give you three different wines, but they keep filling it up,” she said.

“It’s still kind of upscale, but it’s $10 for all you can drink.”

Robertson believes if the bar aspect was better advertised, students would flock there because of the great deals and good service.

In addition, the restaurant now has wireless service for students and community members.

Despite changes to its menu, pricing and liquor license, Garrahan said the Winehouse has gotten positive feedback from the alumni who remember the original bar during its golden age in the ’70s and ’80s.

Last week, a man surprised his wife by bringing her to the Winehouse on the day they had met in that same location more than 20 years ago.

“Often couples will come in who had met at the Stone Balloon THE REVIEW/File photo and reminisce,” Garrahan said.

The Stone Balloon Winehouse hopes to be able to appeal to the under-21 crowd.

Overall, the reaction from both

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Chi Omega, AEPi take Airband crowns

Record crowd of more than 3,400 attend annual Greek Week event

BY JESSICA SORENTINO Staff Reporter

Greek chapters Chi Omega and Alpha Epsilon Pi won first place in the annual all-Greek Airband dance and lip-sync competition before a sold-out crowd Friday night at the Bob Carpenter Center.

Airband, which has been held at the university for 22 years, had its largest turnout this year, said Matt Lenno, assistant director of student services. The Bob Carpenter Center was filled with an audience comprised of non-Greek life and Greek life students, Newark residents, parents and faculty, making the total attendance 3,460 people.

“I’m supporting my friends that are in Greek life,” said junior Samantha Meyers. “I’m expecting to see some explosive performances and funky costumes tonight.”

Newark resident Phronsie Fleck said she has heard about the event for years, and she and a friend were finally able to attend.

“I love music and dance, and even though I may not recognize what songs they’re playing, I think I’ll still enjoy the performances,” Fleck said before the show.

There were 26 chapters participating in the event, with sororities Alpha Omega Epsilon and Gamma Phi Beta and fraternities Sigma Nu and Zeta Beta Tau competing for the first time.

Chapters’ performances were judged by a panel of university staff based on five categories — originality, continuity between theme and performance, appearance, dance performance and the team’s backdrop.

With the blaring music, hand-painted banners and in-house choreography, this year’s Airband competition showed an improvement from previous years, Lenno said.

“I’m really proud of Greek life. They’re really supporting each other,” he said. “The show has improved in leaps and bounds and is very

entertaining to watch.”

Themes included arcades, life on campus, “Robin Hood,” “Finding Nemo” and “Nightmare Before Christmas,” with the winning two themes being the circus and the movie “The Hangover.”

Alpha Epsilon Pi came up with the idea for “The Hangover” from of a poster in one of the brother’s rooms, said senior David Lewis, a performer for the chapter.

“We were brainstorming Airband ideas, saw the poster, and knowing it was the biggest

movie of the year, we decided to go with it,” Lewis said.

The Alpha Epsilon Pi team did not have much dance experience, but put long practice hours and dedication into their performance, he said.

“Maybe a couple of guys have had some dance experience, but not the vast majority,” Lewis said. “It was a great performance and our hard work showed on stage. We dedicated the performance to one of our brothers who died recently, so the win means a lot.”

THE REVIEW/Andy Bowden

Alpha Epsilon Pi performs a dance from its “Hangover”-themed Airband routine.

Seth Kahn, a 2008 alumnus of the university, passed away in November when he was struck by an out-of service bus in Manhattan. In 2003, Kahn helped reinstate the Rho Deuteron Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the university.

Chi Omega, the winning sorority, opted for a circus theme. The sisters of Chi Omega were extremely nervous about the night’s performance, said freshmen sorority sisters Gina Leta and Brittany Duffy.

“I was freaking out — our makeup was smudging and every time someone got on stage, they did so well,” Leta said. “We were like, ‘Wow that was awesome.’ You could see all of the hard work people put into it.”

Duffy said from participating, sisters were able to learn more about the other girls in their sorority and about the sorority itself.

“A lot of teamwork and dedication goes into Airband, and I would totally do it again every year that I am at this school,” she said.

Unlike the winning fraternity, Chi Omega had a few experienced dancers on stage for their performance, Leta said.

“There were also a bunch of us who hadn’t danced before and they just wanted to be involved,” she said. “They did so well you would have never known they hadn’t had experience.”

Their dance was separated into groups, depending on level of experience, and everyone had a great time, Leta said.

“You could definitely see how well people work together to pull off the end product of a performance like the ones I’ve just seen tonight,” Fleck said after the acts. “The enthusiasm of the students was mind-blowing.”

Proceeds from the Airband competition ticket sales will be donated to three different causes, Lenno said.

“We’re not sure how we’re dividing it yet, but the money will help the Early Childhood Center on campus, the UD Greek Alumni Association and the Haiti Relief Fund,” he said.

Saturday’s Ag Day brings out university community Ground breaking ceremony for UDairy Creamery highlighted at festival

BY LIZ HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

On Saturday, students, alumni and members of the community were invited to celebrate Ag Day, an event hosted by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

More than 80 vendors and booths were set up, said junior Eleni Sallas, a board member of logistics for Ag Day.

The event includes non-profit organizations like Habitat for Humanity, Students for the Animals and PAWS, along with registered student organizations.

Some activities included a petting zoo, student and faculty band performances and news of a permanent address for the UDairy Creamery, which will be built in Townsend Hall and will produce and sell ice cream from milk from the university’s farm.

“This is what we are most excited about,” Sallas said. “We are looking to put out new flavors for people to try.”

Junior Zander Rogin said Ag Day has been a community event since she was little, and has become a tradition for the community.

“I am from Newark, so I have known about Ag Day my whole life, so I look forward to attending,” Rogin said.

Katy O’Connell, communications manager for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the goal for

Ag Day is to inform the students, faculty and community about agriculture and natural resources.

“It is about both what we do at the college and the importance for other agencies,” she said. “We want everyone to understand who we are and what we are about.”

Senior Brooke Simon, a member of the agriculture program at the university, said this was her third year volunteering at Ag Day.

“Other students look forward to this day,” Simon said. “They get really excited, and I like to be a part of that.”

She said she helps with the Food Science Club and helps make sure everything is running smoothly.

Senior Jen Iskra said she heard about Ag Day through friends.

“I think what I like most is coming out and listening to music with friends,” she said. “And the pulled chicken sandwiches.”

Students do the majority of the work when putting Ag Day together, O’Connell said. A lot of time and effort outside of class goes into the preparation for the big day, she said.

“That is really the biggest thing,” she said. “There are three administrators but it is the students who really do it all.

It is truly an honor to work alongside of them.”

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Saturday’s Ag Day featured a petting zoo, band performances and plant sales.

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Christiana Mall undergoes extensive makeover New construction adds 200,000 square feet

BY DANIELLE ELLIS Staff Reporter

THE REVIEW/Ayelet Daniel

Christiana Mall recently opened a variety of new stores.

Aimlessly shopping through her favorite stores at the Christiana Mall, senior Robin Lucas felt her stomach grumble. She was craving Suki Hana. She found her way to the food court and stopped dead in her place.

“I didn’t know where I was, and sort of freaked out a little,” Lucas said. “I hadn’t been to the mall in a while and knew they were making some changes, but I didn’t really notice anything before then.”

When the Christiana Mall’s expansion first began last year, it was approximately one million square feet.

Since then, it has grown by 200,000 square feet.

Steve Chambliss, general manager of the mall, has noticed differences in the number of customers since the new assortment of stores have opened. Chambliss said the new food court, the Cheesecake Factory restaurant, Barnes & Noble bookstore and Forever 21 apparel store have been the largest traffic drivers and contributors to the change.

“I can’t quantify it because I don’t have people coun-

ters,” Chambliss said. “But based on sales and productivity, there’s definitely been a large increase, probably in the 15 percent range.”

Sophomore Marissa Yarnall felt like the mall was taking a turn for the worse before the expansion had begun, but is happy with the new path it has taken. Yarnall said her friends from out of state rave about the Christiana Mall and can’t wait to visit and shop in Delaware.

“I feel much more likely to spend money with all of the new stores,” Yarnall said. “Especially at Forever 21.”

Although the building size of the mall will not increase within the next year, 30 additional stores and restaurants are scheduled to open, Chambliss said. This includes H&M on May 20, California Pizza Kitchen in July, Target in October and Nordstrom in April 2011.

The overall goal of the mall’s expansion is to bring in more customers from a wider demographic range, he said.

“The range from the Target shopper to the Nordstrom shopper is pretty broad,” Chambliss said. “We want to expand to all ages and all income levels.”

Bag checking still a priority at Morris Library SCPAB aims Attendants work with Public Safety officers to discourage thefts for variety in performances

BY KATIE SPEACE Layout Editor

On the first floor of the Morris Library, some students are working at computer stations, some are printing out materials and some are checking out books. Others are leaving the library through a security gate after using the building as a quiet place to study or do their work, but not before unzipping their bags to show the contents to a library worker.

Senior Suzi Duong has worked as a bag checker at Morris Library for two years. Although the job can be monotonous, Duong said her job is absolutely necessary.

“We check bags to make sure that every book that leaves the library has been checked out properly,” she said.

Nancy Nelson, head of the Access Services Department at the library, said the security system currently in place was installed in the 1970s. Although it works, not everything in the library is given security tags that activate the alarm for technical reasons.

“By checking bags, we’re just making sure that there isn’t anything that is not targeted that is leaving the library,” Nelson said, “but the vast majority of our materials are targeted.

That’s why the exit gate does sound sometimes if people forget a book.”

She said they are trained to look for certain items and there are guidelines that tell staff and Public Safety officers what to look for at the gate.

“I’m sure there is a range in the level of perceived attentiveness of students working at the gate,” Nelson said, “but to some extent, we can easily see that it’s your lunch. We’re not going to give you a hard time. If it seems as though you have papers or materials in your bag that you’re trying to get out, then people are going to check more.”

Sophomore Rebecca Moran often goes to the library throughout the week to do her schoolwork. Moran said she does not think the system is emphasized enough.

“They don’t actually look in your bag,” Moran said. “I guess I would think the issue was more important if they actually searched through your bag. I feel like even if you were stealing a book they wouldn’t know.”

Senior Everett Dryden said he comes to the library two to three times a week and has witnessed all levels of security in leaving the library.

“Sometimes they’ll be bored or reading or something, so they’ll just take a quick glance

and let you through,” Dryden said. “But I have but it costs $25 for a year,” she said. “I think a had people who have actually reached in and lot of people don’t know that, or they think they looked around to make sure there’s nothing hid- can’t afford it or they’re just going to see if they den underneath, so it depends on who you get.” can get it by.”

Nelson said replacing the current security Duong said she has encountered some insystem would cost millions of dollars. teresting experiences while working as a bag

“For the most part, we realize it can be a checker. hindrance, but as long as we have this system “One guy was exiting the library and didn’t it’s all that we can do,” she said. “We would necessarily know the procedure,” she said. “He need to redo every single book in the collection. refused to open his bag and darted around the And we have well over two million volumes, so other way into the entrance gate and just ran it’s not the kind of decision that we can make out, so there was obviously something in his easily and replace everything because we’d bag that he didn’t want us to see. We had to call have to touch every single book, and handle it Public Safety and give a description of him. You and update it.” never think this kind of stuff is going to happen

Senior Keondra Midgette, who also works at the library but it does. It’s crazy.” at the circulation desk, said another benefit of Nelson said the procedure is standard in bag checking is to help recover stolen items. most research libraries at other universities.

Midgette said a student’s laptop was stolen once “I like to think most of our students are reduring one of her shifts. ally good citizens. I really think we have great

“They came and reported it to us before students here,” she said, “but at the same token the person who stole it came down the steps, we have to be consistent. We can’t just say, ‘You so when we saw them come through with the look like someone who would steal a book.’ We laptop that fit the description, we called Public can’t really profile people.”

Safety and student got their laptop back,” Midgette said.

Nelson said that even with stolen textbooks or other items, the circulation desk has had some success with recovering material if it is reported. She stressed the importance of reporting anything stolen in the library right away, because everything passes by the circulation desk before exiting the library.

As for library materials, Nelson said theft does not happen often and is usually committed by members of the public, not students.

“We do have borrowing priviTHE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto leges available for An attendant inspects a student’s bag at the Morris Library. public borrowers

BY PAT GILLESPIE Assistant Sports Editor

Students can send thanks to Michael Fraatz, vice president of major events for the Student Centers Programming Advisory Board, for the new jokes they pick up when Saturday Night Live comedian Andy Samberg visits the university on May 2.

“I’ve been in this position for two years, and I can say that I’ve done a pretty diverse line-up of bands and comedians that have come here,” Fraatz said. “Anyone can see that if you have bands that all sound the same, people are going to stop going to those concerts, so you want to keep mixing it up.”

Along with the Cultural Programming Advisory Board and the UD Speaks series, Fraatz and the other members of SCPAB have made a conscious effort to bring an eclectic assortment of speakers, comedians and musicians to Delaware this year.

The upcoming Ludacris concert Wednesday and Andy Samberg show are within a week of each other and demonstrate the variety of acts the university programming boards are aiming towards.

Fraatz said SCPAB generally tries to bring in a rock concert in the fall because CPAB usually schedules a Hip-hop concert in the spring and said the scheduling process is complicated.

“I think the biggest challenge is being able to line up the dates you have available with the dates the artists are willing to travel,” he said.

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8 April 27, 2010 Golden Ticket, Grieving students remember loved ones Bennett sweep Rose memorial held on steps of Memorial Hall Thursday SGA elections

BY JOSH SHANNON Editor in Chief

The Golden Ticket party swept last week’s Student Government Association elections, with president-elect Grace Bennett capturing 74 percent of the vote over opponent Mike Johnson.

The five other members of the party also won in landslide victories.

Bennett, who is currently the director of special projects, and her administration will officially assume their duties at the beginning of Fall Semester.

Grace Bennett A total of 658 students voted in the April 20 election, an increase over the 96 who voted last year.

Still, the number of students who voted represent less than 5 percent of the 15,786 undergraduates were eligible to vote via the university’s website.

“We weren’t expecting a miracle that all of a sudden we get all the students to vote,” Tusio said. “But look at the big picture. It’s a huge increase and there’s always room for improvement.”

“I’m most excited to see how many people voted,” Bennett said.

After receiving criticism last year for not promoting the elections, outgoing President David Tusio’s administration made increasing voter turnout a priority. SGA loosened eligibility rules for candidates and made an effort to advertise the election to students.

“I’m definitely very pleased,” Tusio said. “When you look at the big picture, it’s a huge turnaround.”

Three of the six officer positions were contested this year, compared to only one in 2009.

Bennett said her priority will be to continue work on SGA’s efforts to implement college advisory boards, which would meet to discuss issues relevant to that particular college. A member of SGA would attend and report back to the senate.

Her administration will also spend the summer preparing for senate elections in the fall. For the first time, students will vote for the senators from their college, instead of all the senators being appointed.

Results from last week’s election will become official after an audit of campaign expenses and a confirmation vote by the senate.

BY ERICA COHEN Student Affairs Editor

Walking along the bricks of The Green to Memorial Hall, there are flickers of red within the stairwells. There sit dozens of roses, illuminating each level of the stairs.

On Thursday, the registered student organization Students of Ailing Mothers and Fathers held a rose memorial service in observance of National College Student Grief Awareness Week.

“It’s a way to bring awareness to other students that this is going on, but lets students affected by loss know there is support out there,” said Danielle Cherry, president of the RSO.

Students were invited to take one of 75 roses, write the name of a person they or another had lost and attach it to the rose in memory of that person.

The group is donating the roses to the Helen Graham Cancer Center and Christiana Hospital.

AMF was started in the fall by Cherry and Carlene Meaney, both juniors, who have lost a parent and wanted to help other students who were also grieving from the loss of a loved one.

The group focuses on both support and service with bi-monthly support groups and partnerships with Relay for Life and other RSOs like Lori’s Hands, which helps families dealing with cancer.

During the event, approximately 15 students came to lay down a rose.

Junior Kelsey Mason came because she had heard about the event as a member of Lori’s Hands.

“I think it’s really nice,” Mason said. “It kind of spreads awareness about National College Student Grief Awareness Week, and it’s nice to be able to put somebody on a rose. It’s cool they’re donating them.”

Cherry said 25 percent of students in college having grieved in the past two years of their lives.

“This is so people realize how many college students and friends have been affected by the loss of a loved one and grief,” Meaney said.

The rose ceremony resonated strongly with both Cherry and Meaney. Cherry attended a rose service for her father, and Meaney’s mother loved gardening. The idea for the event came from both of their personal experiences and

THE REVIEW/Erica Cohen

Students place roses on the steps of Memorial Hall in honor of loved ones. from ideas of other chapters of the National College Student Grief.

The national group was started five years ago, but is now approximately 70 chapters strong.

“We recognize that taking the

Earth Week celebrates planet’s bEARTHday

University holds clothing swap, shoe donation, documentary showing

BY JESSICA SORENTINO Staff Reporter

Students at the university celebrated Earth Week last week, which featured various activities and events that culminated with the showing of the documentary “Addicted to Plastic.”

Tabitha Groh, communication specialist for Auxiliary Services, said the celebration, called Happy bEARTHday, was planned by the Sustainability Task Force, which is comprised of students, faculty and staff.

“One thing we were able to do this year was

put the big banner above Trabant, which was actually recycled and hand-painted,” Groh said. “I feel like any little things we can do to help people become environmentally conscious is great.”

On Earth Day, April 22, in the Mentor’s Circle between Memorial Hall and Morris Library, a tent was set up with different environmentally-friendly activities in which students and faculty members participated.

Sophomore Nancy Harrington worked at the clothing swap table underneath the tent.

“I think clothing swaps are a great way to really reduce down on clothes,” Harrington said.

Election results: President: Grace Bennett - 74% Michael Johnson - 25% Vice President: Jessica Ma - 100% Director of Operations: Dan Cole - 100% Treasurer: Christopher McElwee - 100% Director of Public Relations: Abby Stollar - 75% Lauren Pitruzzello - 24% Director of Special Projects: Molly Sullivan - 67% Tom Jackson - 21% Kerry Dietz -10%

first step is really hard,” Meaney said. “Know you’re going to be received by a group of people, and you can get something positive out of something very negative.”

Director Ian Connacher spoke Friday about the dangers of plastics.

THE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto

“People get tired of clothes, so instead of throwing them away, why not swap them? Everyone likes to share clothes.”

Sneaker Mountain, a fundraiser at the event, allowed members of the university community to donate their old sneakers and help fuel the construction of Nike playgrounds, said Sachin Kamboj, post-doctoral researcher at the university and project leader for the playgrounds.

“The idea is to reuse and recycle shoes, and if they can be reused, they’re going to a foundation called Perpetual Prosperity Pumps Foundation, and they will be shipped to Africa,” Kamboj said.

“If they cannot be reused, they are going to Nike and they’ll strip out the shoes and use the different parts as playground materials.”

Sophomore Joy Stephenson said she takes the well-being of the Earth into consideration regularly.

“I definitely try to do my part. I recycle and I try to not drive around,” Stephenson said. “I’ll walk, ride my bike or take the bus if I need to.”

“Addicted to Plastic,” a documentary about the excessive consumption and dangers of plastic in the country, wrapped up Earth Week Friday in Kirkbride Hall.

Director of the documentary, Ian Connacher, said having too much plastic on the planet is a problem that can be fixed.

“A lot of environment issues come second to the economy, or just to someone’s job, or to your everyday problems, and I think it’s important to have a day to celebrate and remind people of what’s going on,” Connacher said. “I think instead of it being a day to make people feel guilty, it should remind us of what we have and to cherish it.”

Stephenson said watching the film was an eye-opening experience for her.

“I feel like the facts that are presented in this documentary really challenge some of my habits as a consumer, and just having the information is going to open my eyes to how I can do more to help the environment,” she said.

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‘It takes two’ for student duo to pedal through UD campus

BY BRIAN RESNICK Copy Editor

THE REVIEW/Ayelet Daniel

Feminist blogger Jessica Valenti spoke in Kirkbride Hall April 20.

Feminist speaker highlights sexual assault awareness

BY KELLY FACKENTHALL Staff Reporter

One reason why Jessica Valenti became a feminist speaker was because of a recent Pantene Pro-V shampoo ad.

“I’m a feminist because this is the latest ad for Pantene Shampoo,” Valenti said, pointing to a magazine ad showcasing not only Sandra Bullock’s hair, but also her exposed chest peaking through a very lowcut shirt. “If you look really hard in the lower right hand corner, you can see the shampoo.”

Valenti, co-author of four books and the creator of the most-read female blog in the world, Feministing, spoke at Kirkbride Hall April 20 to nearly 100 students as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

She travels to schools across the country to talk about what it means to be a young feminist and how gender discrimination continues to be a part of society.

The event was sponsored by V-Day, a registered student organization committed to educating others about violence to women, and the Office of Equity and Inclusion.

Valenti’s presentation “Yes Means Yes!” challenged the notion that certain women are more likely to be raped than others and that sexual assault is the victim’s fault.

“When you force women to choose safety over pleasure, in ways that men never have to, and when you shame them for choosing wrong, you teach women that their pleasure is not as important as men, and that’s a slippery slope we need to stop sliding down,” Valenti said.

Sophomore Samantha Withrow, vice president of V-Day, helped plan the event, and hoped Valenti could help clarify what being a feminist is all about, she said.

“Feminism does truly work to empower people of many backgrounds,” Withrow said. “And it really is misunderstood.”

Valenti discussed the misconceptions often associated with feminism. She jokingly referred to an encounter with a man at a bar who lifted up her arm to check for underarm hair after she casually told him her occupation — professional

feminist.

Valenti started Feministing six years ago after finding little satisfaction working for the National Organization for Women, where she found herself filing papers, fetching coffee and having little influence in the lives of women.

A Google search for “young feminists” yielding only a page of results was enough motivation for Valenti to launch Feministing, a blog targeted at young feminists, which now gets more than 600,000 views every month.

“She’s such a profound blogger,” Withrow said.

Throughout her presentation, Valenti used examples of stories that Feministing has covered to show how gender inequality and double standards between men and women continue to thrive, and why feminism persists to counter them.

“If feminism is dead, then why are so many people trying so hard to kill it?” Valenti said.

Valenti showed several articles that focused specifically on violence on college campuses. The punishment for rape at many colleges and universities is to write an apology letter to the victim or to write a research paper about violence on campus, Valenti said, urging her audience to look up a few of the articles themselves to learn more.

“I think it’s terrible that people got away with it,” freshman Brian Mitchell said. “It’s an issue.”

Valenti embraces female sexuality and opposed the thinking that women are somewhat responsible for allowing themselves to be sexually assaulted.

“I really liked the fact that she was so sex-positive,” Marissa Kinsey, member of Students Acting for Gender Equality, said. “Women can be sexual too.”

Valenti expressed her optimism for the future for women and the importance of activism.

“Activism can really help to change your life for the better, and when it changes your life, it changes the lives of the people around you,” she said. “I know it sounds really cheesy, but it really is completely true.”

Sophomores Elizabeth Bell and Kelly Lavin are blonde, bubbly and laugh in near-unison. No, they are not twins, as they have to tell many passersby who see them riding on their bright-yellow tandem bicycle; rather, they are roommates and sorority sisters who have enthusiastically adopted the two-person bike as their means of campus transportation.

“We’ve always had our own bikes,” Lavin said. “But it has always been our dream to have a tandem bike.”

Although they initially used the bike for joyrides around campus and Newark, the two have begun to ‘carpool’ to class from their Ivy Hall apartment.

“We’ll drop each other off and pick each other up,” Lavin said. “You get a lot of comments when you ride it by yourself.”

There are benefits to riding a two-person bike over a traditional one, they said. One benefit is to have company and another is the fact that two people are powering the same vehicle.

“You have double the power,” Bell said. “Coming up South College there is a little bit of a hill. You can definitely go way faster.”

Lavin said the bike helps keep the girls looking unsullied for class, due to the fact that bike riding now takes half the effort it used to.

“We used to get really out of breath and sweaty riding to class,” she said. “But not on the tandem. We look fresh on and off the bike.”

The two became interested in purchasing a tandem bicycle shortly after riding a friend’s earlier this semester.

After searching for a bike of their own on Craigslist,

the pair drove to the New Jersey shore to purchase the fixed-gear Schwinn from a retired Atlantic City couple.

The owner had originally bought the bike for his wife for their 30th wedding anniversary in the 1970s, and decided to sell it due to health problems and not being able to ride it anymore, Bell and Lavin said.

“He got prostate cancer so it became uncomfortable for him to ride it,” Bell said. “So he had to give it up. But they loved it, and we love it just as much.”

Bell likened riding the tandem bike to driving an SUV over a sports car. The bike, although it has twice the power of a normal one, has a larger turning radius and cannot as easily handle abrupt stops and changes in direction.

“It’s wobbly at first when you are steering it,” she said. “But I think it is way more fun than riding a bike by yourself. Sometimes we run into problems when we stop, that is why I am the driver. Kelly has a need for speed.”

Bell is almost always the driver, as she is the more cautious one of the pair. However, she said the backseat person still has a vital function.

“She is the equilibrium,” Bell said.

Although Lavin said she usually is not a “backseat driver,” sometimes she pulls pranks on Bell, and said that Bell does not always notice when she is not pedaling her share.

Lavin said the back-seat peddler can be helpful by looking out for oncoming traffic.

“We’ve never taken any spills, although we’ve always been really close,” she said.

Overall, the two said the bike has brought them closer together, and they consider it one of their prized possessions.

“Sublime is the only word to describe it,” Lavin said.

“You can’t get on it and not laugh and smile.”

THE REVIEW/Brian Resnick

Sophomores Elizabeth Bell (front) and Kelly Lavin enjoy riding around campus on their tandem bicycle.

Bill would cut costs for families with autistic children

BY LIZ HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

Senate Bill 204, introduced by state Sen. Liane Sorenson (R-Hockessin), aims to help families with autistic children receive proper medical treatment without the financial burden on their families.

The therapy, known as applied behavioral analysis, or ABA, has had the best results in treating children with autism, but is not covered by most private insurers, said Kim Siegel, director of development for Autism Delaware. She said this requires families to pay out-of-pocket for the additional treatment.

“Private insurers may cover certain aspects of it,” Siegel said. “But this is the only evidence-based treatment effective in addressing autism, and it isn’t covered.”

If the bill is passed, the cost of services related to the diagnosis of autism for individuals up to age 21 will be covered by private insurance companies.

The legislation was first drafted by Autism Delaware, a statewide advocacy organization, and Karen

Weldin Stewart, the state insurance commissioner.

Sorenson said she is currently waiting to see how much the bill is going to cost from the state.

“Anytime we should be getting a fiscal note, and then there will be a hearing and committee to vote on it,” she said.

The Children’s Community Alternative Disability program allows for children to become eligible for Medicaid based on their medical condition, said Dave Michalik, spokesman for the state Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance. While Medicaid covers some treatments for children with autism, ABA services are not included.

He said the American Medical Association must provide an authorized code in order for insurance companies to be billed.

“There is currently no procedure code created by the American Medical Association that determines ABA as a service itself,” Michalik said. “Psychologists treating kids with autism can use a behavioral See AUTISM page 13

10 April 27, 2010

Political communication minor in the works

Faculty Senate to vote on prospective fall 2010 start for program

BY ASHLEY SCOTTI Staff Reporter

The political science and communication departments have teamed up to create the new political communication minor. This 18 credit minor is currently being voted on by the faculty senate and, if approved, would be available for students in the fall of 2010.

Ralph Begleiter Although the minor was proposed this year, it grew out of the prominence the university had in the 2008 presidential election.

Alumnus Joe Biden won the vice presidency and alumni David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt

were the campaign managers for now-President Barack Obama and John McCain, respectively.

During that election year, Bloomberg News dubbed the university the “epicenter of politics”. After that, communication department chair Elizabeth Perse said it became almost a necessity to develop a political communication program.

“Certainly politics is something that should engage everybody, no matter what it is that they’re studying so this allows students no matter what their major is to become involved in political communication,” Perse said.

Ralph Begleiter, director for the Center of Political Communication, explained in order to make political communication its own major, it would need to create a department with its own faculty to support it. If the minor becomes popular enough, there is the possibility that it could be offered as a major, but Begleiter does not see this happening in the

near future.

Instead, the political science and communication departments are proposing the new program. The faculty from the pre-existing departments will teach the classes for the minor.

These professors include Jenny Lamb, Lindsay Hoffman and Dannah Young from the communications department and David Wilson, Phil Jones and Julio Carrion from the political science department.

The courses for the minor will be a culmination of pre-existing communication and political science classes. Courses like Politics and the Media, Congress and Public Policy and Communication and Persuasion will be grouped together to give students a broad range of both subjects.

There are also a few new classes being added to the course catalogue. These include topics such as communication and politics, digital technology and politics, comparative

public opinion and political psychology.

According to Perse, it is the experiential component to the minor that the faculty are most excited about.

Political communications offers an internship course where students can get experience in the field of political communication by assisting in political campaigning. The minor will also have a national and global agenda course where various politicians come to give presentations throughout the semester.

According to Jason Mycoff, a professor in the political science department, the interdisciplinary aspect of the minor is very beneficial. He explained that when a minor is drawn from different departments the students get exposure to different fields and have a variety of professors with different backgrounds.

He believes the two go hand-in-hand.

“Any political organization is going to rely on communication,” Mycoff said.

Professor develops robotic wheelchair for infants, toddlers

BY CHELSEA CALTUNA Staff Reporter

THE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto

Cast members of HTAC’s “Footloose” staged several outdoor performances to promote the musical.

HTAC uses spontaneous outdoor performance to promote ‘Footloose’

BY EMILY MARTINEZ Staff Reporter

Amidst the crowd drawn by abortion protestors Thursday on The Green, the Harrington Theatre Arts Company’s cast of Footloose provided musical relief to the intense atmosphere — and used the crowd’s undivided attention to publicize their upcoming performances.

Freshman Annie Hudson, publicist for the show, said she hopes the performance will have a large turnout.

The group has made publicity a priority, with banners hanging in front of Trabant University Center, kiosks and flyers.

“We are trying really hard to reach out to people who don’t already come to the performances,” said senior Carrie Winiker, president of HTAC.

She is also hoping the performances on The Green will bring many students to come see the play over the next two weekends.

“We don’t want to disrupt class time, but when classes are out, we are going to be as loud as we can,” Winiker said.

Between classes, Winiker estimates that approximately 1000 students saw the team handing out balloons and dancing.

“Last year we did a show and publicized it on The Green, and we had a bigger turn out because of it,” Winiker said.

As the cast performed, the national advocacy group Center for Bio-Ethical Reform held an abortion demonstration.

The cast of Footloose did not let this ruin their planned performances, but instead marched, sang and danced through

the protesters.

Senior CJ Lodge, cast member of Footloose, made posters that mimicked the warning posters of the CBR. The CBR posters read, “Warning: genocide photos ahead,” and Lodge’s said, “Warning: dancing ahead.”

Instead of pro-life posters, some cast members carried pro-dance posters while they made their way through the crowd.

“People appreciate the ridiculous nature of what we’re doing in contrast to what’s going on,” Lodge said.

Senior Mike Haber, director of the show, said at first the cast members were not going to pay attention to the abortion demonstration because they felt using it might be in poor taste, but then the cast decided that it might be helpful instead.

“People are a little relieved to see us,” Haber said.

He said they were planning this publicity stunt before they knew about the CBR protest.

“Every day there is a big crowd on The Green, but today is just a special day,” Haber said.

Sophomore Paige Mikstas said she did not know about the show until she passed by the cast on The Green Thursday.

“The little public show is good, and it’s good that they have a lot of people participating,” Mikstas said.

Senior Will Matthaeus saw flyers around campus but said the impromptu dancing was a more effective way to get him to see the show.

“It’s kind of like seeing a preview versus a movie poster,” Matthaeus said.

Three performances remain for the show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Pearson Hall.

Cole Galloway, director of the university’s Infant Motor Behavior Laboratory, spends time with children with cerebral palsy and other life-altering disabilities almost daily. He gives disabled infants something they are often missing — the chance to just be kids — by creating powerchairs for them.

Galloway started his career as a physical therapist, working with adult patients who had suffered head and spinal cord injuries. After receiving his doctorate degree in physiological sciences, he said he realized he could be more effective with infants, rather than adults, with disabilities that prevented them from walking.

“I was looking for a different avenue,” Galloway said. “I realized, ‘Oh, okay, I’m a baby guy.’”

A few years later, Galloway, a professor in the department of physical therapy, heard about an experimental robotics project at the Infant Motor Behavior Laboratory and was immediately excited about what he saw, which also gave him an innovative idea, he said.

“A graduate student was driving a ‘mommy robot’ around leading these three other duckling-like robots,” he said. “And, the robots were following the mom independently. If the other students shoved something in between the little guys and mom, the little guys would automatically go around and still stay near.”

Galloway decided to combine his knowledge of physical therapy with the robots to create motorized chairs for disabled infants. The chairs were meant to allow children to explore on their

own just like regular infants do, he said.

The power chairs are designed for babies as young as six months old and are controlled with a simple joystick that steers the robot. The chairs have infrared and bump sensors, which allow them to automatically steer around potentially dangerous objects, Galloway said.

“Small as a baby. Light as a baby. Goes everywhere a baby goes,” he said. “That’s sort of our mantra.”

This month, Galloway won the Research Award from the Section on Pediatrics from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for his work with infant power chairs.

The robots also collect data, which Galloway hopes will show how children are using the chairs.

His goal is to send the robots all over the world and collect data from them over a period of a few years.

Most disabled children do not receive power chairs until age five or six, when they have already missed out on the vast amount of knowledge that babies receive through exploration, Galloway said.

He hopes that giving infants a chance to develop normally will make the effects of their disability less severe.

“Immobility, potentially, could be worse for you than your brain injury,” Galloway said. “So if we took the immobility away, and you’re left with what the injury leaves you, we don’t know, that actually might be relatively minor.”

Galloway said the robots have been shown to improve brain function, motor skills and language ability in infants. He See GALLOWAY page 12

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UD to admit less freshmen in fall Class of 2014 decreased by more than 1,500 students

BY KATHERINE DIMAGGIO Staff Reporter

The university is expecting a smaller freshman class in the fall as compared to last year, President Patrick Harker told the Faculty Senate April 12.

Harker said the university plans to enroll 2,500 students for the class of 2014, a decrease from the 3,815 students in the class of 2013, the largest freshman class in the university’s history.

“We are enrolling a smaller class this fall than last, so it has been a particularly competitive season,” Harker said. “Believe me, the ones enrolling this fall deserve to be here.”

Louis Hirsh, director of admissions, said 11,290 letters of acceptance have been mailed out to prospective students. Enrollment deposits are due May 1, after which admissions officers will know exactly how many freshmen will be in the class of 2014.

“Last year we enrolled an unusually large class,” Hirsh stated in an e-mail message. “Since the university does not want its overall undergraduate population to increase significantly, we had to cut back on the number of freshmen we were admitting for Fall 2010.”

The 26,000 applications received this year for the undergraduate class of 2014 is a record high, and have featured some of the highest GPA and SAT scores received by the university, Hirsh said.

He said a greater number of acceptance letters are sent out to students than the number of students the university expects in a

freshman class.

“Remember that we have to admit more students than there are spaces in our freshman class because not everyone we admit will accept our offer,” Hirsh said. “Most students apply to six to eight colleges.”

The varied sizes of incoming freshman classes sometime can present a challenge when assigning housing information, said Linda Carey, director of housing assignment services.

“Sometimes the hardest thing is working to make sure we meet our guarantee,” Carey said. “We guarantee all new and returning students housing.”

She said she is aware of the predictions of a smaller class, and is in close contact with admissions, along with other departments, to plan the proper accommodations for each incoming freshman class. Smyth Hall, which currently houses freshmen, will be reserved for sophomores, juniors and seniors only next year, Carey said.

A larger freshman class, such as the class of 2013, often means a greater number of students will be living in extended housing, which places three students in a double room built for two students, she said.

“This year we had about 110 extended housing spaces,” Carey said. “We can do up to 200, but we don’t like to.”

Despite worries about ending up in a forced triple, many students end up staying in extended housing even after being offered the chance to move into standard university housing, she said.

“We had 30 extended housing openings

in the spring, but many people wanted to stay together,” she said.

When students are assigned extended housing, they receive a rebate on their housing fee. The rebate currently 25 percent of the housing fee, but the amount for next year will be announced with the increased tuition rates this summer, Carey said.

Kathleen Kerr, director of residence life, said a crucial strategy when dealing with a large freshman class and extended housing in particular, is preventing residence hall problems before they develop.

“We try to anticipate conflicts that may arise for students in triples in particular because of the close quarters they are living in,” Kerr said. “Things like roommate agreements and agreeing on an equitable amount of space for each student help them to be comfortable living in a triple.”

She said she did not notice an increase in the amount of residence hall problems this year with the larger freshman class in comparison to any other year.

“For freshmen, there are always going to be transition issues,” Kerr said. “It’s not necessarily just triples.”

Freshman Glenn Schiotis said Rodney Dining Hall is incredibly crowded, which he said could possibly be attributed to the larger freshman class size.

“We can never find seats at the dining hall because it’s always packed,” Schiotis said. “The tables are always full.”

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Protest: Display prompts numerous complaints Sherman said. “I don’t know how necessary it is to have the pictures so big, but I guess it day, more that 200 univergets the point across. sity students gathered on the Sophomore Heidi Liebersteps of Gore Hall Thursday man agreed the First Amendto hold a counter-protest ment should be respected, but when CBR returned for the believed more warnings should its second day of protest. The have been placed around camcounter-protesters held postpus to let students know what ers with various messages they would be seeing.

“Against Abortion, Don’t Get “I respect their opinion, but One,” “Truth, let’s start an they went around this the wrong intelligent conversation,” and way,” Lieberman said.

“Stop Genocide, Pull Out.” Senior Christina Rizzo

Sophomore Austin Cory thought the display was insenBart, who organized the sitive to women who have had counter-protest through a abortions.

Facebook group, said it was “What if you were a woman not a pro-life versus prowho had an abortion because choice debate, but rather a you had no choice,” Rizzo said. disagreement with the tactics “How would you feel having to used by CBR. THE REVIEW/Nick Verrochi look at that?”

“I was shocked and ofOthers thought the pictures fended,” Bart said. “I don’t A student expresses his opinion at last week’s protest. were necessary to get the point approve of the methods used across. at all.” students that have written stating that

The displays raised a question though they do not like the display, they “I feel like we should know what’s goabout free speech on campus, and stu- appreciate the support of free speech.” ing on,” sophomore Laura Dodd said.

“If people will see them, they’ll start dents with both viewpoints gathered Mason emphasized the university’s around Gore Hall to debate the use of sensitivity to the right of freedom of thinking about what abortion really the images and spoke with students and speech and personal and academic free- is.”

Junior Randi Bass said the display community members about similar is- dom. went too far. She said the images were sues.

“[The university] is committed to

Scott Mason, associate director of creating an educational community that imposing on students’ rights because student centers, said the group was al- is intellectually, culturally and socially the CBR is forcing its opinion on them.

“It’s disturbing,” Bass said. lowed because it was sponsored by Pro- inclusive,” he said.

Bass was also angry at the use of Life Vanguard, which applied for per- Each student who e-mailed the Of- Holocaust photos to compare abortion mits to display posters on The Green. fice of Student Life received an e-mail to genocide. She said genocide and

“Like other RSOs, they filled out response from Dean of Students Dawn a request to reserve The Green for a Thompson. The message also discussed abortion are unrelated topics.

“They are both bad, but not the space in which to present their event,” the school’s sensitivity to the right of same thing,” Bass said. “It becomes raMason stated in an e-mail message. freedom of speech. cially insensitive,” she said.

“The Green may be reserved by any de- “Please know that we understand Sophomore Hannah Niedel echoed partment or recognized student organi- the sensitive nature of the images being these comments, citing the offensive nazation at UD.” presented. We encourage you to express

The university has received var- your thoughts to the Pro-Life Vanguard ture of the comparisons made by CBR. ied feedback about the protest, Mason student organization or in a letter to Despite her anger, Niedel was able to find a positive thing about the event. said. the editor of The Review,” Thompson “I’ve never seen the school so pas “Students, staff, faculty and com- stated in the e-mail message. sionate about something,” Niedel said. munity concerns pertaining to the con- Junior Derek Sherman said he did tent of the display are appreciated and not see any harm in the display because “It’s cool to see students come out and many different administrators have the protesters were simply voicing an protest against something they think is wrong.” been contacted with such concerns,” he opinion. said. “However, there have also been “Everyone has freedom of speech,” Continued from page 1

Galloway: Chairs could be produced commercially Continued from page 10 said the chair could also benefit children who have mental disabilities.

“This could be for any kid that needs a boost in language or cognition,” he said. “There are plenty of disability types, like Down syndrome, where kids will walk, but parents are realizing that this could still benefit them.”

Typical power chairs require ramps to be installed and walls to be knocked down in the child’s home, Galloway said. His goal is to make the chairs smaller and more efficient so they can function better in the real world.

“The ultimate goal of the whole project is to make the devices and send them home with you and your baby, and let life be the trainer,” Galloway said.

He said a development of a business plan aimed at creating the first commercial power chair for children under the age of three will begin this year. Unlike scientific research that never leaves the lab, Galloway said, his research has very practical applications for infants with disabilities.

“We want to publish and we want to get grants,” he said. “But ultimately, we want to publish and, get grants to impact people that are waiting on us.”

Galloway said although the power chair industry has been hesitant to accept power chairs as a resource for disabled children, he believes the chairs could change the lives of those children and their families.

“That’s actually a big push,” he said. “I’m very lucky, because that push is there all the time.”

Courtesy of Cole Galloway

Professor Cole Galloway designed a power chair for young children.

SCPAB: Student input major factor in choosing acts, organizers say Continued from page 7 even more complex.

“We try to get the prices down as low as we can, but then you have to incorporate the number of people who can fit in a venue,” he said. “It kind of fluctuates with the artist and how many people you think will come. It’s this whole benefit-cost analysis. It’s really a big process.”

Along with the venue, contacting the artist or speaker can be a difficult process, Fraatz said. In order to book a performer, SCPAB calls a “middle manager” who represents them. The middle manager then contacts the management of the performer to attempt to schedule a concert or speech.

SCPAB usually does not earn much money, if any, off the concerts it sponsors, he said.

“On top of the artist cost, we have to pay for venue space. We have to pay for the lighting company, the sound company,” Fraatz said. “We barely ever make money.”

While he would not release the specific budget SCPAB has to pay performers, Fraatz said student input is a major factor in the decision making process. He said the opening act for the Matt & Kim concert was chosen directly from a student request.

Fraatz said he also receives daily e-mail messages from the representatives of performers with information on when a band, singer or speaker is looking to perform, which narrows down the possible entertainment choices.

Junior Samantha Guerrero, however, said she feels the entertainment brought to school is not very current.

“I think a lot of performers are kind of irrelevant,” Guerrero said. “Maroon 5 was relevant three years ago.

I guess Ludacris is kind of a big deal – maybe four years ago.”

Guerrero complimented SCPAB for bringing in Samberg, who already appears to be a campus favorite.

Senior Edens Duphresne said he would like to see SCPAB, along with the other programming boards, shift the entertainment focus to a more political scene.

“As of right now, the country is still divided over health care,” Duphresne said. “With the health care, there’s a lot of misconceptions going on. I wish they could bring in someone to talk about those things. I think bringing those types on campus, we can make sure students have a better perspective.”

He said his favorite speaker was Colin Powell, who spoke at the university in November, because of his political insight.

Despite some criticism, Fraatz is confident SCPAB is doing an excellent job reeling in good entertainment for the students.

“Most of the concerts we’ve done have sold out,” he said. “If that’s any indication of how we’re doing, I’d say pretty well. I think OAR did sell out. Girl Talk sold out.

Matt & Kim sold out. I think we’re doing pretty well, personally.”

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Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine performed at a SCPAB event last fall.

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Autism: Treatment could be made cheaper Continued from page 9 health code and we will cover it, but there is no national billing code.”

He said the system has come down to an individual having to acquire a specific disability to get full coverage.

Michalik said he believes these services will be covered in the future. He said insurance companies will see the code from the AMA, but it could be expensive.

“Every time there is a change to coverage that is required for commercial carriers, there will be a strong group of lobbyist against it,” he said. “Some states have put dollar limits on what they cover, but at least it is a start.”

The bill would include up to $50,000 per year for ABA coverage alone. Siegel said if a child’s treatment costs that amount, they will not be able to give them the proper care.

She said costs of services are falling on the schools and the families.

“I think that private sectors should have to share the burden, as well,” Siegel said.

Steve Parker, New Day Behavioral Health Psychologist, said some of the children with autism, depending on severity, have impairments and delays in two major areas: language and communication skills.

“I have been treating a 6 year old with major language delays,” Parker said. “His sentences are only two words long.”

Parker said some children with autism are completely non-verbal, exhibit poor eye contact, prefer to play alone or are over-sensitive to things like loud noises. He said these children have a hard time expressing emotions or

reading facial expressions, making it difficult to understand sarcasm or jokes. Parker said less severe cases of autism may be diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder or with Asperger’s syndrome.

“You can’t really cure autism, but you can bring these children along in their language and social skills through ABA treatment,” Parker said.

Senior Danielle Walls, an elementary and special education major, has been involved with the Extended School Year Program at the Cape Henlopen School District in Sussex County for three years. The program was designed for children with autism or special needs who require extra support.

“Parents should not have to play the insurance game, having to research diagnostic codes to get their children the medical treatment they need,” Walls said.

She said ABA is specifically designed to target the child’s behavior, analyzing what the function of the behavior is and replacing it with something that is more socially acceptable.

“There are so many self-stimulating activities we do every day and don’t realize, but for a child with autism this can be very disruptive,” Walls said. “Through ABA you can create something that is not as disruptive that they can perform giving them what they need.”

Sorenson said passing the bill for ABA treatment will be more than beneficial for the families.

“The bill would have a tremendous effect for families who have children with autism,” she said. “Right now they are paying out-of-pocket and some have gone bankrupt because they cannot afford to pay for the proper treatment.”

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Green: Background check not performed Continued from page 1

Ogden said Green violated Delaware state law by not registering as a sex offender within three business days of gaining employment at the university.

Delaware’s sex offender registration statute considers Green a temporary resident of Delaware because he is employed by a college in the state.

Green was arrested by university police, released on bond and placed on administrative paid leave, police said. Green has also been ordered not to return to campus pending adjudication of his charges.

Ogden said Green is not currently allowed to leave the state of New York, and has hired a local attorney. Because the charge against Green is a felony, he will be given a

preliminary trial within 10 days of his arraignment.

According to Ogden, the university did not conduct any background checks on Green, as the university does not conduct checks on students or faculty.

“When you sign up to go to school here, no one ever took your fingerprints or did a background check on you. There’s 20,000 students, so it’s not at this point the university’s policy to do a criminal background check on every student,” Ogden said. “So unless we were notified like we were, he would have flown under the radar.”

Ogden said that this policy may be changed in the future.

“I know that is something that the university is considering,” Ogden said.

SUAPP: Faculty to decide program’s fate Continued from page 1 CEPP to form a new college to be named the College of Education and Human Development. In addition, the Department of Fashion and Apparel Design is to be moved to the College of Arts and Sciences.

Madsen said plans for the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy have not been seriously evaluated yet.

“We have no formal recommendations yet because it is the faculty of that school that is still in negotiations and discussions with the deans and with the provost about where that school will wind up,” he said.

At the meeting, Provost Tom Apple said there are two possibilities for the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

“It’s no secret that I feel the better alignment for that school is to move to the College of Arts and Sciences, where we can strengthen the social sciences, develop translational research and better align the faculty of the university with where the students are,” Apple said, “But they do have the option to form their own college.”

He acknowledged that this was not a new idea. The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy was its own college until the 1990s.

Eighteen guest speakers, most of whom were faculty of SUAPP, shared their opinions and concerns regarding the currently uncertain future of the school. Many expressed opposition and disappointment, including SUAPP Professor Jeff Raffel.

“I’m really concerned that this reorganization could very well be a step backward,” Raffel said.

He said Gamel-McCormick had some excellent ideas that involved experts in the field to come in and work with the college with how to reorganize its units.

Raffel said he believed there was a rush to judgment.

“Michael was dismissed out of hand, and I think that’s a shame,” he said. “He’s a man of integrity, and he was trying to the right thing — he was marginalized, and he had to resign.”

Raffel said he feels there will be consequences in disconnecting the School of Education and the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

“The separation of public education from public administration is a mistake hurting both fields,” Raffel said.

He said he cannot think of any of the top public policy programs in the country that are in their respective university’s college of arts and sciences.

“[The programs] are independent units or they are within professional schools,” he said.

SUAPP professor Margaret Wilder shared data gathered from the Association of American Universities, an

organization of leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Wilder said she and her colleagues looked, and the universities’ academic programs in public policy, public administration and urban studies and planning.

She said that of the 62 elite institutions examined, 54 have similar programs to those in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.

“But the way in which those institutions provide that particular set of academic programs is disproportionately in the form of freestanding, independent schools or colleges,” Wilder said. “It is almost unheard of to place this type of academic unit under a college of arts and sciences umbrella.”

SUAPP professor David Ames also voiced opposition but mostly in the form of disappointment in the way the decision making process was handled. Ames said the school has gone through its share of changes in the past 20 years.

“We’re pros at reorganization, and we’ve always been successful in new organizational contexts,” he said.

“While we are concerned about the speed of the process, a more fundamental concern is that we feel excluded from having participated in the planning. If we had been asked to participate in planning your reorganization proposal, I really think we could’ve made important contributions.”

A concern for the future of SUAPP is the program’s financial well-being. If the faculty decide to form their own college, Apple said he predicts it will lose $1.5 million in its first year because it will be subjected to the same budget as the other colleges.

“It’s the fact of life that subvention is going to move,” he said. “We have to face the fiscal realities of a university.”

After Wednesday’s hearing, Apple said he is very pleased with the outcome of the meeting, despite any criticism.

“There’s a lot of passion around the issue and, you know, passion turns into excitement and opportunity,” he said. “It was a very stimulating discussion.”

Apple said he feels the meeting clarified the options for SUAPP to either form its own college or to join the College of Arts and Sciences.

“After the hearing, I’d say they realize that both options are viable. Both have great opportunities, but both have great challenges,” he said. “They can probably thrive in either environment, and they have the choice of which way they want to go.”

Apple said the faculty of SUAPP need to make their decision in a timely manner.

“I think they’re working on it very vigorously,” he said. “We’ll probably get some clarity within the week.”

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Anti-abortion rally sparks campus-wide controversy

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Freedom of speech should include remaining sensitive to others Last week’s anti-abortion rally, held on The Green by the RSO Pro-Life Vanguard and the Center for BioEthical Reform, sparked much controversy throughout the university, inspiring counter protests and heated dialogue throughout the student body.

While each group’s ability to exercise its First Amendment rights is inarguable, and the groups should perhaps be respected for their passion, such disruptive displays of graphic imagery are unacceptable on a normal school day, full of classes and campus tours with prospective students. Additionally, the signs were visible from the road, so even Newarkers could not avoid seeing the protest.

The RSO should have considered that some students are far more sensitive than others, and while the protesters themselves were not always confrontational, their display, full of pictures of aborted fetuses, was.

While the university could not prevent anyone from exercising the right to free speech, the protesters themselves should have been more considerate of the university community.

Additionally, the protest perhaps would have been even more effective and relatable to students if Pro-Life Vanguard was the primary source of information, not an outsourced company like the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform with blown-up signs and blatant propaganda.

A positive element of the protest was the response of the student body. Pro-life or pro-choice, students demonstrated that UD is no longer the politically and socially apathetic campus it used to be. However, while it was valuable to see so many students unite against the protest, defying our so-called apathy, perhaps students would have been more receptive to less-disgusting displays.

Administrative reorganization leaves one college behind School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy should have been given more say in changes

This past Wednesday, an open forum was held between Provost Tom Apple and other university community members to discuss the future of the College of Education and Public Policy, which is undergoing reorganization.

While administrators have already decided that some departments, like that of the department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, will be seamlessly integrated into the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy has been left by the wayside, without a certain plan for its future and slighted by a newfound homelessness.

SUAPP has been given the choice to either create its own college or join the College of Arts & Sciences, in which most of the social science departments reside.

However, SUAPP has been given very little preparation and time to make these decisions, and its administrators

feel tension for having been left out of the CEPP reorganization planning.

The school as a whole should have been actively engaged in discussions about the reorganization and its administrators should have been incorporated in the planning in a democratic manner. Apple and other administrators should have approached this issue in a diplomatic way, discussing the move with faculty members from the bottom up, not by issuing ultimatums.

This behavior does not inspire confidence in those students interested in becoming a part of SUAPP. Such discord within CEPP clearly affects professors and administrators, but the university should also consider who will ultimately inherit the major changes within the college — the students.

Corrections The April 20 article “East End Café to be replaced by entertainment-based bar” incorrectly identified the location of Mojo 13. The club is located on Philadelphia Pike near Wilmington.

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Freedom of speech rights extend to abortion protesters Paul Ruiz

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In a moment of controversy, one involved student takes a look at both sides.

As the former president of the College Democrats, I would not be surprised if many people are shocked by the position advocated in this column. Last week, a California-based anti-choice organization, the Center for BioEthical Reform, staged an on-campus display depicting graphic images of aborted human fetuses. The CBR display was crude, offensive and disgusting; nevertheless, the anti-choice activists are entitled to free speech protection.

It should first be noted that the right of a woman to consult her physician on matters of reproductive health was famously articulated in Roe v. Wade (1973) and subsequently reaffirmed in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992). The characterization of an implicit privacy right as “genocide” is inaccurate, and undermines real genocide. The argument raised by many pro-choice activists has not been with respect to the abortion argument per se, but rather the manner in which the anti-choice message was expressed. Such a characterization deeming the depictions of dead fetuses as “obscene” is similarly not accurate.

After the first day of CBR’s display, an antiprotest Facebook event was created to blast the university administration for permitting ProLife Vanguard (PLV) to open our campus to this offensive speech. I understand that many students on the morning of April 2 would have preferred to walk to class uninterrupted in their daily routine. I understand that these messages were unwanted and unsolicited. The reality is that unless that speech is obscene (as defined by a narrowly tailored definition) or represents an imminent danger, individuals and organizations have the right to express themselves freely under the First Amendment.

A number of challenges have been raised against this argument. Some have asserted that this is not in fact “speech.” They contend that these are graphic images harmful to segments of the UD student population, but they are messages conveying ideas nevertheless, and even offensive ideas are protected political speech.

A second challenge to the free speech argument is that this speech—the speech represented by images—classifies as “obscene” and is therefore not subject to First Amendment protection. Here too the assertion is a bit misguided. For the purposes of Supreme Court jurisprudence, the definition of “obscene” is based in a legal context. The Court in Miller v. California (1973) established a three-prong

test to define obscenity. Adhering to the Miller test, these images depicting dead fetuses do not appeal to the prurient interest, do not depict sexual conduct and arguably have some form of political value. What pro-choice advocates really mean to argue is that this speech has no redeeming value and that it utterly fails to bring any clarity to the abortion debate.

The right to free speech is fundamental and “implicit in our concept of ordered liberty.”

While it is true that the majority of students did not want to be exposed to this deplorable speech, several other forms of offensive public speech have been upheld. This graphic depiction of human fetuses is comparable to the indignant burning of the American flag in

protest; regardless of how simple or derogatory a message may be, the university’s interest in protecting unwilling adults from viewing expressions of offensive speech cannot justify the heavy-handed restriction of censorship on a protected individual right.

During the two days that CBR was outside Gore Hall, I saw tremendous political activism on this campus. I saw students organize themselves, ask questions and write on the “free speech board.”

I think that CBR’s decision to display these images outside Gore was woefully miscalculated, but I believe that they have the right to do so. In the free marketplace of ideas those of us who believe that abortion is an intensely personal decision best left to the woman maintain a much more rational position than those who dangle fetal parts steeped in blood before the masses.

There is a case that the university erred in allowing CBR to protest in this manner. The High Court has upheld restrictions on public funding of art for the purpose of preserving decency under federal statutes. As a (semi) public university, administrators might have exercised a level of discretion. However, characterizing the speech explicitly as “obscene” is incorrect. It was offensive, hurtful and unsolicited, but it is protected speech nonetheless.

This university was encouraging the free dialogue desired in any institution of higher education. If the end is to encourage political activism or free thought on campus, perhaps the ends justify the means.

Paul Ruiz is a guest columnist for The Review. His viewpoints do not necessarily represent those of The Review staff. Please send comments to pruiz@udel.edu.

Letters to the Editor Students react to anti-abortion rally Distaste expressed over methods used during protests Dear Pro-life Vanguard, I would like to express my extreme disappointment in the way your demonstration has proceeded for the past two days. I would have expected more than non sequitur arguments from an established student organization that receives money from the university every semester. Trivializing the Holocaust is not okay. I understand your opinions

and your rights to express them, but by doing so, why would you belittle the serious travesties of the past and present? I am forwarding this e-mail to the Provost and The Review. Thank you for your time and I hope you understand my deep concern.

– Carrie Barnum, Class of 2010 Trivialization of the Holocaust requires public apology I just want The Review to know that the stu-

dent body does not approve of spectacles such as the “pro-life” demonstration that have been on The Green. The following is my e-mail to Pro-life Vanguard: I am a junior at the University of Delaware and I just wanted to express my extreme disapproval with the spectacle your RSO hosted on campus.

As a person of Jewish descent, I would like to tell you that I am shocked and extremely disappointed that my fellow students, who I would think would be more culturally aware, would

trivialize the Holocaust and use an event that killed millions of my people, including my relatives, for your political games. I expected more out of a student group, and I am upset that your club even receives funding from what I pay in program fees every semester. I am disgusted and I expected more from my fellow students.

Please respond with an apology, or at least an explanation of how you felt that you could trivialize such a horrible event in history. – Rina Binder-Macleod, Class of 2011

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BY ERICA COHEN Student Affairs Editor

THE REVIEW/Alyssa Benedetto

Ian Connacher spoke about his film “Addicted to Plastic” on Thursday.

Documentary reveals dangerous side of plastics

BY SOPHIE LATAPIE Entertainment Editor

“[The problem of plastic] somehow has this invisible lure about it,” says Ian Connacher, the director of the documentary “Addicted to Plastic.” “And it’s relatable, unlike climate change, which is so complex in its science.”

In honor of Earth Week, the university invited Connacher to present his documentary “Addicted to Plastic” on Thursday. The 85minute film followed Connacher on his two year journey across the world as he researched why there is so much plastic waste accumulating in oceans and landfills; its impact on the environment and society; and possible solutions to this plastic problem.

Connacher’s adventure started out in 2003 while he was working for the Discovery Channel. After reading about Captain Charles Moore, who discovered a garbage patch, called the Great Pacific Gyre, while sailing in the Pacific, Connacher decided to film Moore and explore how plastic moves out to the open ocean. Shocked by the “highway of plastic going to the sea,” as he says, Connacher became determined to learn more.

“I said to Captain Moore, ‘If you go back out to the Gyre, call me, because I’d like to document it,’ ” Connacher says. “And in 2005, he called me, so I took my year’s vacation and spent a month on his 50-foot Catamaran 1200 miles off the coast of California.”

After documenting his findings aboard Captain Moore’s boat in the short film “Alphabet Soup,” Connacher pitched an idea to Discovery about possible solutions to this problem of plastic in the ocean. Discovery rejected his idea however, prompting the filmmaker to risk his job to make the documentary.

“They said ‘No’, so I quit and dumped my whole life savings into this and traveled for two years,” he says.

“Addicted to Plastic” starts out just where Connacher did — on Captain Moore’s boat. Moore’s team sailed to the gyre, a high accumulation zone in the Pacific, where they collected pieces of plastic from the water and took samples. Among the bits found were bottles, a light switch cover and a paint roller.

The most staggering issue the documentary emphasizes however, was found in the samples.

A sample taken from the water concluded a ten to one ratio of plastic to plankton in the gyre.

The film discusses how this poses a serious threat to the environment, but also to people.

The bioaccumulation of plastic moves up the food chain as it is eaten by fish and other ocean animals, which are then eaten by people. The documentary also focuses on the dangerous chemicals in plastic, specifically bisphenol A (BPA), which has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and social disorders like ADHD. New studies have also shown the chemical to interfere with reproductive

development.

Connacher says it is the responsibility of environmental documentary makers to highlight solutions, not just present problems.

After gathering information about the dangers of plastic waste, Connacher proceeded to travel the world and interview farmers, scientists and businessmen and document their solutions.

“The plastic industry spokesman, Rob Krebs, he was hilarious,” he says. “I didn’t even have to edit him, he just kept sticking his foot in his mouth. He had this arrogance about him that the plastic industry could do no wrong and wouldn’t take responsibility for it.”

In the documentary, Connacher interviews individuals using their skills and knowledge about how to use plastic in a sustainable way.

He meets a woman in India who turns plastic garbage into decorative jewelry, purses and shoes. He also interviews a man from Texas whose company, TieTek, converts plastic waste into rail ties. Another recycling business, AgriPlas, turns plastic into crude oil.

Sachin Kamboj, a university alumnus who watched “Addicted to Plastic,” says he enjoyed the film because unlike most documentaries simply programmed to scare viewers, this film also included solutions.

“He’s not really demonizing plastics per se because, yes, they are a big problem, but we need them, so here are some of the solutions that we have,” Kamboj says. “It was interesting to see how many options and companies are out there and how many ways they’re producing [plastic].”

Sophomore Joy Stephenson was also surprised at how many different alternatives to plastic are available.

“There are some plastics, like in Australia, that are now to the point where [they] can just degrade in water after a certain amount of time,” Stephenson says. “I think it’s really good that the industry is trying to make their product in a way that would be good for the environment even if it doesn’t get properly recycled.”

Connacher hopes his documentary will promote action, but also awareness. He says it’s important to recycle and to be informed about what happens to the plastic after it’s recycled.

“What’s really changed in my life is the awareness of toxicity,” he says. “I don’t eat anything out of cans, I don’t cook with Teflon anymore, I only cook with glass. And I keep an eye on what kind of plastic is in the product I’m purchasing.”

Stephenson says the documentary has instilled in her the motivation to change some personal habits.

“I might think twice before I grab a bottled soda from Trabant,” she says. “And I’m definitely going to be watching the plastic industry a bit more.”

Six white, framed, box-like structures sit in an overgrown, grassy area behind Townsend Hall. At first they look like abandoned cabinets, but as you get closer, something begins to move and the sound of buzzing fills the air. More than 100,000 honey bees call these cabinets home, and university beekeeper Deborah Delaney, 36, serves as their house mother.

“With honey bees, you either love them or you hate them,” Delaney, an apiologist, says. “You don’t know until you get close.”

Delaney came to the university in the fall with the goal of improving and building the colonies of bees sitting on the university’s farms. The colonies had been neglected for several years after professor Dewey Caron left the university.

Delaney’s position, which she says is 60 percent research coupled with teaching and taking care of the apiary, has her surrounded by the creatures she has always loved.

She has long had an interest in science but developed her love of bees in graduate school at Oregon State, when she worked doing honey bee research while selling and producing commercial bee products like lip balm, candles and honey from her self-started company, “What’s the Buzz Apiary.”

Among the things she finds most intriguing about honey bees are their personalities. She says some bees are mean and will sting and swarm people, but the bees at the university are well-behaved.

“Most animals are wild or domesticated,” she says. “Honey bees fall in between. I like that I don’t have complete control.”

The lack of control is evident by the red bump protruding from her nose — a sting that happened seconds before. She gets anywhere from one to 20 stings a week in the springtime.

“Nose stings are the worst kind,” Delaney says through tearing eyes.

Typically, bees don’t sting much during the spring, but Delaney says she expects to be stung pretty constantly during the late summer after mating season. She doesn’t wear protective gloves or the prototypical beekeeper’s veil. Her hands are so used to the

stings that so she no longer feels them there.

Through all her years surrounded by these insects many people fear, she has only had one horror story. In graduate school she was stung, went into anaphylactic shock and almost died.

Despite being stung dozens of times before, she had just developed a new allergy to the bees, as is possible with any venomous insect. While this is rare, she says she has heard of a number of similar cases.

“I try to get stung once a month,” she says. “If you don’t get stung a lot you up your likelihood of developing an allergy.”

On this day, she is showing a student the active colonies the university has. Right now there are only four, but she has ordered five more, which are being delivered from Georgia on Friday.

Carson, the university’s former apiologist, says bees have been on campus since the 1960s when they were kept in the fruit orchard behind Townsend Hall. At its largest, the apiary held 50 colonies of bees.

He agreed the hardest part of teaching students in the apiary is getting them comfortable with the insects.

“The toughest part is getting over the fear that if they do something wrong they will get stung,” Caron says.

Colonies contain anywhere from 10,000 to 50,000 honey bees and as she opens the top of the largest colony Delaney pushes smoke into the shelves within. This smoke makes the honey bees go down into the colony and allows her to get a better look inside.

“If bees smell smoke, they will react like they would to a forest fire and engorge themselves on honey because they may not be back home for a while,” Delaney says.

She removes a shelf covered in thousands of bees, wax and newly built comb. She is looking for the queen bee to ensure the hive can continue to grow. The queen bee lays the eggs and so without her, a colony is likely to diminish.

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There are more than 100,000 honey bees in the university apiary.

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Women risk injury for love of sport

Roller derby continues to draw athletes despite waning fan base

BY EVAN KORY Staff Reporter

All photos courtesy of Ashley Salada

The Diamond State Roller Girls has approximately 50 female participants.

It’s hard to imagine a sport that requires each athlete to purchase insurance before competing, should one of them get hurt. It’s also hard to imagine a sport that includes women of different ages, all sizes and countless cultural backgrounds playing at the same time. But they all have one thing in common — they love roller derby.

Roller derby has been around since the 1970s and used to be a televised and popular sport. It has evolved over the years to become less intense and less watched, but the players’ passion and love for the game has remained intact.

“You need to be committed to something like this and definitely must have a lot of passion,” says Melody Cotterill, a referee for the Diamond State Rollergirls. “People do roller derby because they love it and few who see it can resist the urge to do it.”

The Diamond State Rollergirls League, which now has two teams in it, with approximately 50 girls in total. The teams play about once a month and usually will travel to play other leagues, but will occasionally scrimmage or have an interleague bout.

Cotterill, or “Rolls Scholar” as she is known at the rink, is a university master’s student who got into roller derby after one of her friends asked her to go to a game, or, as the games are called in roller derby, a “bout.”

While she wasn’t totally captivated after her first viewing of the sport, she grew much more interested once she saw her first practice.

She quickly became attracted to the rules, game and even the skater names.

“One thing that has not changed from the ‘70s is the skater names and taglines,” Cottrill says. “Everyone has her own name, number, and tagline on the rink. For example one of our girls is named ‘Mischief Managed’ [a reference to the Harry Potter series] and her tagline is, ‘I solemnly swear I’m up to no good.’ ” The rules of roller derby are fairly simple.

The game is broken up into two 30-minute halves which are then further broken up into two-minute jams. During these times there are four blockers on each team and a jammer. It is the jammer’s job to try and get through the blockers and for each one successfully passed, the team earns one point.

The sport brings all types of people together, Cottrill says. There are girls as young as 15 and some women who are in their 30s and 40s who

are moms and business professionals.

Rob Hurst also became involved in roller derby after seeing how much fun his first bout was. He is now the director of public relations and the director of marketing for the Diamond State Rollergirls as well as an announcer for the league.

He has been with the Rollergirls for a year now and says he will most likely continue to be with them for the next few seasons, in part because he enjoys the atmosphere at the rink.

“We are a nonprofit organization but bring in such a fun and diverse crowd,” Hurst says.

“There are families with little kids running around but also some elders who remember the old days when roller derby used to be on TV.” The athletes have two scheduled practices during the week, but are mandated to come to at least five out of every eight practices in order to be eligible to compete in the upcoming bout.

However, many times athletes who cannot make the required five will either come in early on a Saturday or practice with other teams in other leagues.

“It’s not difficult to make friends even with the girls beating each other up,” Hurst says.

“They get to know their opponents pretty well.”

Valerie Niles, a university graduate student and player for the Diamond State Rollergirls, not only enjoys the competition but also the comraderie before, during and after the bouts.

“We’ll be setting up for our next jam and some of the girls will just start talking and dancing with each other,” Niles says.

Niles just completed the necessary 90 days of training and passed her skills assessment test in December to become a full-fledged skater and part of the team.

Niles also says that although she may got into the sport to keep busy while doing a graduate program, she is hoping to continue to play once she is finished at the university.

“The sport is so intense and so engaging,” she says. “It’s just so hard to give up.”

The girls on the team play solely because they love the game. It is hard to compete in a sport that an athlete does not love with the amount of intensity and potential injury that roller derby entails, Cotterill says.

Hurst says that the girls are in roller derby because they have fun and want to be there.

When the girls sign up, they know what they are getting themselves into.

“Some people ask me what happens when a girl gets hurt, but it is really not a question of if you get hurt, but when,” Hurst says.

Steel band brings island flavor to concert University group plays alongside famous artists

BY MELISSA HOWARD Staff Reporter

On Saturday, Mitchell Hall was filled with dancing, singing and even conga lines as the Delaware Steel Band played with the famous artists Andy Narell and David Rudder.

The concert commenced with a performance

by CAFE, the Cultural Academy for Excellence.

The youth steel band orchestra consists of 24 local steel drum players, who initially drummed relaxing melodies, then moved on to quick paced audience-pleasers like “Proud Mary.”

Jazz enthusiast Narell and calypso legend Rudder joined the Delaware Steel Band for the “Two Legends, Two Nights” concert, cosponsored by the department of music and the university’s Institute for Global Studies.

Marion Bernard, assistant director for the Center of International Studies, which is connected to the Institute for Global Studies, says

the concert was more than just entertainment.

“There was a cultural impact and an educational value,” Bernard says. “From those two points of view, it was excellent.”

Bernard says she specifically came to the concert to see Rudder perform. She especially enjoyed his song “Haiti, I’m Sorry,” a piece Rudder wrote 25 years ago.

“The song about Haiti was just magical,” she says. “It was written over 25 years ago and had a resurgence because of the earthquake. The song had such content variance to me.”

Harvey Price, the director of the percussion ensemble, says the steel band members were ecstatic when they learned they would be playing alongside two famous artists.

“We play Andy and David’s music all the time,” he says. “The students were thrilled to have the great honor of performing with the top people in their field.”

Senior Bess Davis, a performer in the steel band, echoed Price’s sentiments. She says playing behind Narell and Rudder is an opportunity she’s lucky to have.

“It was really great to have them,” she says.

“We have worked with Andy once before and it was a great experience, so we are glad to have him back. And David is a legend. When you look at a lot of the music from Trinidad in the last 30 years, he has written most of it.”

Davis was also looking forward to playing with Narell because of the depth he adds to his music. She says someone can see the music on paper, but when Narell plays it himself, there’s an added quality to what is heard.

She hopes the audience heard the diversity of the music played on the steel drum and found something they like.

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Narell and Ridder played music from Trinidad as part of the Delaware Steel Band Festival.

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Leading men help ‘Losers’ win

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forgiven for their unrealistic absurdity and enjoyable for one of the many sex, parenting or geriatric jokes around which the characters lives seem to revolve.

The one dooming characteristic of the plot — like in the majority of modern romantic comedies — is its predictability. From the very beginning the narrative is one-dimensional and the outcome, easily reached. The actors carry the dry and cliché storyline as well as they can — often with impressive comedic timing — but the supposedly pivotal scenes, while attempting dramatic earnestness, sometimes approach soap opera territory.

If you can forgive being smothered with stereotypical romcom banter and plot predictability, the several hysterical episodes make the film, surprisingly, worthwhile.

— Rachel Diehm, rdiehm@udel.edu

“The Losers” Warner Brothers Rating: PPP (out of PPPP)

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and his aptly-named band, “The Losers,” wage a war against the CIA in an effort to gain redemption on their past employers who betrayed them. In a film based off a comic book by DC Comics, the crew searches for a shadowy enemy that almost no one in the film thinks exists.

The catch is that they know their betrayer only by the sound of his voice. Aisha, played

by Zoe Saldana, offers the band information to find their common enemy, but Aisha and “The Losers” have a love-hate relationship.

Chris Evans plays a wily and tech-savvy shoot-‘em-up machine named Jensen, while Idris Elba plays the knife-happy Roque. Óscar Jaenada is Cougar, a sniper with a nifty hat who

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The Adventures of Bobby Ray B.o.B. Atlantic Rating: PPP ½ (out of PPPPP) B.o.B. and his debut release, The Adventures of Bobby Ray, do not signify the birth of the next great rap legend, but perhaps something more significant — though rap purists may not agree.

The music world today leaves little room for the hard-as-nails gangster rappers of the past. Instead, more versatile and less threatening acts have emerged as Hip-hop’s new breed of stars. B.o.B. joins the likes of Drake and Kid Cudi as acts who sing as well as rap, an expansion that has given way to remarkable crossover appeal.

B.o.B.’s (pronounced Bee-oh-Bee) first single, “Nothin’ On You,” blew up the Billboard Hot 100 last week, dethroning pop princess Rihanna and her smash hit “Rude Boy,” and becoming the number one song in the country. The single doesn’t feature any prominent rap artist or innovative theme; it’s simply a great pop song by a promising up-and-comer.

The next song on the Hot 100 whose main artist is a rapper is the no. 12 song — “Airplanes” by B.o.B. The song, also a single off the disc, features Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams, and has the two wishing for simpler lives as musicians.

The disc also has a remix of the song, “Airplanes Pt. 2,” which adds Eminem into the mix. There is possibly no better evidence of B.o.B.’s genre transcendence than the fact that he’s able to act as the bridge between two artists who would otherwise have nothing to do with each other.

(Note: Eminem delivers the deadliest 16 bars on the whole album and in a way co-signs B.o.B. with it.)

The rest of The Adventures of Bobby Ray continues B.oB.’s experimental streak. “Magic” is

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Shifting rap’s gears

a feel-good song with a bopping beat and features Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. “Lovelier Than You” is a sweet ode much like “Nothin’ On You.” Its acoustic guitar and tambourine coupled with Bobby Ray’s voice make for a romantic ballad unlike most songs produced by rappers today.

On “The Kids,” the theme shifts to slight pessimism as B.o.B. surveys the world’s current state and concludes “The kids don’t stand a chance.”

Whether intentional or not, the statement comes off as ironic, for B.o.B. is one of Hiphop’s youngest talents, and if his debut album is any indication, he and the ever-changing musical landscape have many more adventures still ahead.

— Ted Simmons, tsim@udel.edu

Fearless Love Melissa Etheridge Island Rating: PPP ½ (out of PPPPP)

You’d think after nine albums — 10 if you count her Christmas release — Melissa Etheridge would either fall squarely into the washed-up rock star category or sound markedly different than she did when she released her self-titled debut 22 years ago. To the benefit of her listeners, neither situation is the case on Fearless Love, an album which is classic Etheridge.

Etheridge makes music the way Tom Petty

seems like he can destroy just about anything from motorcycles to planes with a single shot — and he does. The cast and characters are an interesting mix of talent that makes the movie worthwhile, even if it falls short of being a masterpiece.

The action is engaging and sometimes shot in fascinating ways, while remaining somehow disconnected. It doesn’t engage in the gritty reality of violence, which keeps the film rated PG-13, but makes the viewer feel distant. Yet, for all its pulling of gory punches, the action is stylistic and original. Action scenes are filled with moments in which the movie’s originality shines through — seeing action unfold through a sniper scope and seeing Jensen act like he can kill people with his mind.

The main antagonist is Max (Jason Patric), a CIA guy who makes billion-dollar deals, which in his mind are good for the country.

Involved in selling next-generation weapons that are capable of wiping out entire cities, Max is not that standard shadowy CIA type portrayed in most movies. As an individual, he’s much too non-threatening for that, yet in some ways that makes him more convincing. In movies, most evil forces are hyperbolized, but in a strange move, the villain in “The Losers” looks more like your next-door neighbor than Darth Vader or Hannibal Lecter.

The film is engaging and worth a view, and while you might not hurry out to buy it on DVD, it’s a film that will keep you entertained for an hour or two, and might leave you glad you saw it.

— Aaron Dentel-Post, adentelp@udel.edu

and Bruce Springsteen do — maybe it’s a little clichéd, maybe it all sounds pretty much the same, but there’s something in those guitar riffs and crescendos that evokes a strong sense of empathy in anyone who’s listening.

The highlights of Fearless Love include the title track and “Miss California,” where Etheridge voices her opposition to Prop 8.

Fever Bullet For My Valentine Columbia Records Rating: PPP (out of PPPPP) For fans of Welsh heavy metal rockers Bullet For My Valentine, their third studio album, Fever, may come as a bit of a surprise. Behind a curtain of fast-paced, thrashoriented guitar riffs is commercially digestible rock, complete with relatable lyrics and polished vocals.

There is vulnerability present in some of the tracks, such as “Bittersweet Memories,” that may help heavy metal newcomers appreciate what the

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“The Back-Up Plan” CBS Films Rating: PP 1/2 (out of PPPP)

After a cinema season of Twilight fan fever, various superhero epics and a futuristic “Fern Gully,” it’s refreshing to see a simple uplifting and funny flick without the baggage that an allstar cast brings to the table. “The Back-Up Plan,” while not chock-full of the typical romantic comedy Hollywood hotties, exhibits a great deal of relatively new and versatile talent.

Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) is a slightly cliché orphaned and independent leading lady whose self-protective nature and general distrust of men makes it challenging for her to fully flourish on the dating scene. Thinking her biological clock is ticking, Zoe has just recently resorted to in vitro fertilization in order to make her dreams of motherhood come true. Naturally, the IVF treatments and her personality are a bit of a hindrance when she serendipitously hops into the back of the same cab as sweet and adorable Stan, played by newcomer Alex O’Loughlin. Once Zoe and Stan begin dating, Stan courageously faces the tasks and challenges that come with dating a woman who is not only naturally stubborn, but also hormonally imbalanced as well.

While Zoe and Stan’s romance is budding, the plot moves a little fast at the beginning and sometimes feels a bit forced, but borderlinecheesy dialogue and lack of emotional depth notwithstanding, Lopez quickly melts back into her charming and humorous self.

The film is saturated with wacky and virtually unrelatable characters, but some of their scenes are so hilarious that they are quickly

Fearless Love shows an artist who’s comfortable in her own skin — and that’s the basis of Etheridge’s appeal.

—Alexandra Duszak, aduszak@udel.edu

band has to offer. The song’s lyrics could just as easily fit into another genre: “I wanna leave you, it’s easy to see / but guess what honey, it’s not that easy.”

However, it seems as though the focus was lost on many of the songs that are more traditional heavy metal pieces.

The juxtaposition of a song like, “The Last Fight,” a slow tempo piano song with powerful lyrics, and, “Pretty on the Outside,” a meaningless cacophony, makes the imbalance of the album all too apparent.

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In the beginning stages of a relationship, usually called the honeymoon period, everything is so perfect it’s as if it were a Brittany Harmon page yanked out of “The NoteColumnist book.” All of the sweet nothings, planned surprises, and random passions are pulled out of the book of love in the first few months. But soon, you wake up each morning to the same “Good morning” texts, “I’m walking into class” phone calls, nightly routines of homework and the usual sex.

You realize that this all happened yesterday and the day before — the same conversations, the routine messages, the same sexual patterns. Nothing is exciting anymore.

Falling into a routine is like slapping an expiration date sticker across your relationship — sooner or later, things will become stale. This tends to happen to most couples because individuals fall in to a level of comfort and feel as though they don’t have to try as hard since they’ve already “won” with one another. After cementing their relationship with their boyfriend or girlfriend, they now are entitled to putting minimal effort into their game. Cards on holidays are no longer a necessity and voicemails decrease from three minutes of love-stoned lines to, “Hey, call me back.” The actions that once made your heart flutter and kept you smiling all day long are now almost nonexistent.

When it gets to this point, no matter how many times you may tell your significant other you love them

— conventionally of course — it may come across as just another sentence in your everyday conversation. One might be tempted to assume there is little room is left for surprise — wrong.

Shatter that routine by making a few simple changes. Maybe you shouldn’t return their calls right away. Nine times out of 10, your boyfriend or girlfriend knows your daily schedule but when that pre-12:15 class call comes in, ignore it.

By the same token, make sure they realize how desirable you are to others. You don’t want to take this so far that it hurts your partner, just enough to inspire an “I miss you” or a little jealousy. Get all done up with a night out with your girls or boys; just because you’re with someone doesn’t mean you can fall into the sweatpants-and-messy-bun trap.

In addition to keeping yourself looking fresh, add a little spice to the bedroom. If your relationship feels boring as routine, it’s likely your sex life is becoming boring and routine and well.

At least one party in the relationship may be taking sexy time for granted, so the do somewhere outside of the bedroom. Be spontaneous. If you usually begin with kissing, switch it up with oral sex and different positions.

It’s O.K. to think outside of the box and be random and silly. Post an inside joke or a YouTube video on your boyfriend or girlfriend’s Facebook wall instead of the normal, “I love you, baby.”

Surprise them after class or with a little note to wake up next to. The goal is to resurrect your love and what made you attracted to each other in the first place.

The chase isn’t over until you say it’s over — keep ‘em on their toes.

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It seems like just yesterday that Lauren Conrad’s black Mercedes convertible first flashed across our TV screens to the tune of Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten.”

Back in 2006, much of LC’s life was a blank page. Having graduated from Laguna Beach High School, she moved to Los Angeles to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising — and to star in her own reality TV show, “The Hills.” LC wasn’t exactly a stranger to the spotlight (MTV documented her senior year of high school with its series “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County”), but “The Hills” catapulted her, along with her new, and producer-developed, posse to starlet-dom.

Over the past six seasons, we’ve seen Lauren and her friends grow up, break up and make up. We’ve seen them get plastic surgery, travel to Paris (or not) and cry single mascara-streaked tears. They’ve dated boys named Justin Bobby, Jason and Spencer. The girls of “The Hills,” mainly Lauren, have even been responsible for propagating their own style — a certain version of the California-girl look that includes horizontal French braids and winged liquid eyeliner.

And I’ve loved every single minute of it.

Tonight, the final season of “The Hills” will premiere at 10 p.m. on MTV. It will tackle more serious issues than past seasons, including Heidi Montag’s plastic

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surgery, allegations of substance abuse against Kristen Cavalleri, and Spencer Pratt’s anger management problems.

It’ll be a far cry from the more “serious” issues the show has tackled in the past. For instance, the show only implied that Spencer’s relationship with Heidi was overly controlling. Considering that the producers have been accused of crafting storylines and manipulating events on this “reality show” numerous times over the show’s run, you’d think they’d have shown a little more willingness to discuss a weighty issue like the toxic relationship

that caused a young woman to lose her best friend and to become distanced from her family.

But I digress. In its heyday, “The Hills” was a phenomenon, with websites, blogs and its own aftershow dedicated to dissecting the latest developments in Audrina’s relationship with Justin Bobby or Whitney’s blossoming career. Now, Lauren is gone and her high school enemy Kristin Cavalleri runs the show. Heidi is so plastic she can barely move her face, and Whitney has moved to New York City to toil under Kelly Cutrone at the fashion show-production firm People’s Revolution.

Four years ago, Lauren and Heidi arrived in L.A. together as fresh-faced college girls. They, along with most of the other original characters on the show, have gone on to pursue other goals, and let’s be honest — there are probably about five of us who still religiously watch the show.

“We owe it to the fans and the show to go out on a high note,” MTV president Tony DiSanto said in a press release.

I think “The Hills” is past the point of going out on a high note, but at least the show isn’t ending on a sour one. It’s been a good four years, but I think now is as good a time as any to put those big sunglasses away.

— Alexandra Duszak, aduszak@udel.edu

Vintage frocks, fringe, floral prints and distressed denim were a few of the many fashions spotted at Coachella this year.

Attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a three-day Megan Soria annual music festival Columnist in Indio, Cal. is pretty high on my wish list of things to do — probably because it’s an extraordinary event that purposely exhibits the two greatest loves of my life: music and fashion. The lineup included musicians like Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend and Muse — but it wasn’t the musicians that took the fashion spotlight, because at Coachella the best fashion was found in the audience. Growing up, music played a huge role in the development of my fashion perspective, and concerts like Coachella have always been my favorite inspiration for street-style fashion.

I grew up near Doylestown, PA, where the underground pop-punk music scene was very much alive, and trendy kids dressed in line with to their musical taste. It was easy to catch local musicians like Anthony Green, of Saosin and Circa Survive, or Kenny Vasoli, of The Starting Line and Person L, walking around town or performing nearby. My older brother Max was the drummer of Valencia — so I took advantage of watching his many Warped Tours, Bamboozles and shows in Philly, which introduced me to an even larger world of fashionable audiences.

The music industry’s influence on fashion is well-documented. For example, we can thank the rush of trendy flannels and unkempt hair to Nirvana’s grunge influence, dark thick-rimmed glasses to Buddy Holly and skinny jeans to Elvis Presley and The Clash. Music plays a huge role in the way people dress, but most of these musicinspired trends develop unintentionally. I saw my brother and his bandmates wear American Apparel basics, classic Converse sneakers, and Carabineer clips as key holders in their everyday attire mainly because of their affordability and simplicity. Once they began hitting the stage frequently, these understated basics were reflected more and more in their audiences.

But don’t think music’s fashion influence stops at its audience members — the audience takes it one step further and brings it in to the mainstream. When I began high school, skinny jeans were mostly worn by people in the music scene, but soon enough, flared jeans died out and skinny jeans became a common staple. Black nail polish only belonged to goths and punks — until high fashion declared dark nails to be edgy, chic and sophisticated. Vintage clothing and plaid flannels played as uniforms for indie hipsters — but today, plaid is all over the runway, and stores like Urban Outfitters emulate the vintage look for everyone to wear.

Music and fashion go hand in hand, whether music inspires fashion or vice versa.

Trends generated from musicians rather than celebrities have an edgier expression of authentic individuality. Usually when rock stars perform, what you see is what you get — it’s 100 percent of who they are as people. When we imitate them, it’s coming from a genuine foundation as opposed to set up characters on television and movies laid out for us to copy. In the area of concerts, fashion is always in a state of dynamic flux — and it’s a great place to find street-style fashion at its finest.

Concerts serve as a testing ground for people to be creative and experiment freely — so the next time you attend a concert of your choice, don’t hold back and dress to “express.”

— megsoria@udel.edu

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Putting the audience in the driver’s seat Changing the viewing experience

BY ZOE READ Entertainment Editor

When Los Angeles resident David Donihue, 35, was 11 years old, he enjoyed “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style books, which allowed him to choose the characters’ actions. At this young age, Donihue says he was already a filmmaker and has wanted to create an interactive film ever since.

He is now living his childhood dream as a writer and director of “The Weather Underground,” a “Choose Your Own Adventure” comedy film about young man living in Los Angeles.

When watching the film at home, the viewer is given plot options, and they use their remote control to choose which outcome they prefer. Donihue says after directing more serious films — including “PARZANIA,” starring Naseeruddin Shah (Monsoon Wedding) and Raj Zutshi (Slumdog Millionaire) — he wanted to pursue comedy and take a journey down a creative path.

“It was time to have a good time and do something that was unique and fun,” Donihue says.

Donihue says although he is not a sports fan, he envies the fact that spectators of sports games get to yell at and interact with the athletes, while in theater and film, the emotional response from the audience is missing.

“I don’t understand grown men wrestling in tights, but I was always a bit jealous of sports as a playwright and filmmaker,” he says.

He says audiences of “Choose Your Own Adventure” films are more emotionally invested in the story due to the choices they are given.

“When we were screening one night at a club, I saw an audience member make a choice and when it didn’t happen the way he wanted he threw his drink — and I knew I was successful,” Donihue says.

He says when he first started shooting the

film and spreading the word in Los Angeles, the community had no understanding of what he was creating.

“All my serious filmmaking friends thought I was out of my mind — they thought I was making a video game,” Donihue says.

After shooting the trailer, he says people’s minds began to open up to the concept.

Donihue says he believes “Choose Your Own Adventure” films have the potential to become mainstream in the future.

“There is a growing movement on YouTube with kids doing them,” he says. “I think Hollywood has been toying with this idea for some time.”

Also from L.A., Michael Ciriaco, the lead actor in “The Weather Underground,” read “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style books when he was a child. Ciriaco was so enamored with one particular series that he read every single plot line.

“I remember there’s a “Choose Your Adventure” where the kid gets sent back to ancient Greece,” he says. “I hope there will be some kid out there who sits there to see all the possible endings [for “The Weather Underground.”]”

Ciriaco, 28, plays Eric Simmons, a slacker musician in his early 20s who lives in downtown L.A. and is going through a breakup. He says he can relate to Simmons as an actor trying to survive and navigate the world.

Although the starving artist lifestyle might seem unappealing to some, Ciriaco says there’s more in life to embrace than money.

“Destitute — but you’ve still got your friends and your art,” he says.

Ciriaco was also able to identify with Simmons because he had also gone through a break-up months before filming.

“I had a lot of material still fresh in my mind and my heart — the break-up was a big factor in that,” he says.

Even though the break-up adds drama to

the script, Ciriaco says he also brought comedic and obscure elements into his character. He says Donihue gave him artistic freedom while shooting the film and the opportunity for collaboration.

“A lot of it was in the script, but what I love about [Donihue] is he has a lot of respect and trust in his actors — he knew what he wanted, but let me go crazy,” Ciriaco says.

The biggest challenge he faced while filming was acting out two completely opposite plot lines for his character.

This was something Ciriaco was not used to as an actor, but he says he enjoyed doing Courtesy of David Donihue something outside the norm.

“Eric gets captured by “The Weather Underground” stars Michael Ciriaco. a meth dealer — it’s a weird says he remembers his favorite childhood movie — the first take was me standing up to a meth dealer, not taking any “Choose Your Own Adventure” books, and s— from anyone, and the next scene I had to sometimes dabbles in this pastime today.

Marvel says he loved the Goosebumps series sob and beg like a coward,” Ciriaco says.

He says he has enjoyed being a part of an as a child because he could experiment with experimental film and has not previously been different plots.

“You can always cheat and go back and successful in the film industry.

“It’s so outside the box,” Ciriaco says. “It try again,” Marvel says.

He also plays a board game, Arabian may not make sense on paper, but when you’re Knights, which is an interactive game where in the scene it’s like, ‘Eureka!’”

Audiences of traditional films sit back and the player tries to create an original storyline.

Marvel says an interactive film sounds enjoy what they’re watching, he says, but with an interactive film, the audience members feel unusual and he would be interested in seeing as if they are with the protagonist. This type of one. Watching a film is also more convenient film may not be popular yet, but Ciriaco says for college students than reading a book as far as “Choose Your Own Adventure” is he prefers the underground nature of it.

“I don’t really want to see it go traditional concerned, he says.

“You don’t have to go flipping through the — as soon as you make it mainstream it takes pages,” Marvel says. away the avant-garde,” he says.

Jodran Marvel, a junior at the university,

Approaching adulthood, students find escape Disney films provide a happily ever after and recapture youth

BY JESSICA SORENTINO Staff Reporter

While it may seem a little strange for adults to watch popular childhood films, students at the university don’t mind watching Ariel, Belle and Snow White instead of the latest thriller. Disney films have made three appearances in the Student Centers Programming Advisory Board Film Series this semester.

“I think they have something for everyone,” says freshman Haleigh Larsen, who wants to eventually work for Disney. “For people like me who like Disney movies, like to just relax and don’t have access to their own copies, it’s a way for them to go and meet other people who like Disney movies.”

Students like Larsen say they did not know the films were being shown because publicity for these showings was not very prominent. Larsen says if she had time, she would definitely watch a Disney movie with other students in the community.

English professor Deborah Andrews explains why adults may be fascinated with Disney films.

“They’re well made, and there’s something optimistic and sparkling about them,” Andrews says.

She says with the current economy, people need some cheering up, and Disney films remind them of happier times.

“Since most people who are watching them now saw them as children, they are comfort films, just like comfort food,” Andrews says.

Besides comfort, Disney films are often used as an escape out of the struggles of reality and into a “happily ever after” fantasyland.

“I love the happy endings, they’re perfect to watch on a bad day, and they make you cry for good reasons,” senior

Heather Bazarnicki says.

Junior Joe Havrilla says he agrees to an extent about Disney transporting people away from reality.

“I think a lot of movies can do that, not just Disney,” Havrilla says. “I think any fantasy, or love story, Dear John movie, whatever, I think they’re all escapes from reality into

THE REVIEW/Ayelet Daniel

SCPAB showed “Pocahontas” at the Little Bob last week.

fantasy.”

“The Lion King” seems to be the most popular Disney film among students. Junior Dan O’Halloran asks in amazement if anyone actually does not love Disney movies, especially the one that celebrates “Hakuna Matata.”

“Have you ever heard someone say they hate ‘The Lion King?’ ” O’Halloran says.

Viewers are taught through their childhood films that everything is going to end up happy and perfect, and O’Halloran says he thinks more recent Disney films are being made darker and more realistic.

Andrews agrees.

“Even in the scary ones, everything comes out okay in the end and all is fine,” Andrews says. “Good usually triumphs over evil, and that’s always an important message to send out.”

Harvilla, also a devoted fan of “The Lion King,” does not find it strange at all that Disney is popular among college students and adults.

Andrews says Disney is a part of American culture from childhood to adulthood, and the films will continue to be watched by people of all ages.

“These are classics — we read Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer,” she says. “They were originally children’s works but they have a kind of authentic story to them that transcends from cultures and ages because you can see new things in them as you grow.”

Larsen says everyone should believe in dreams and connect with their inner child once in a while.

“I still believe dreams can come true,” she says. “And I think that more people should think it’s okay to wish upon a star.”

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Football player uses flattened coins for jewelry

BY ISABELLA LIVIA Staff Reporter

THE REVIEW/Sophie Latapie

The portraits at the “Remember Me” exhibit span three generations of du Ponts.

Museum chronicles du Pont family history in exhibit

BY SOPHIE LATAPIE Entertainment Editor

The grand stone mansion at the Hagley Museum sits on an astounding 235 acres.

While pink wisteria climbs up the front of the house, the sight of the trickling Brandywine River peeks out from behind. Originally built by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the house and the surrounding area have since been turned into a historical site documenting the life and work of the du Pont family.

The newest exhibit held at this unusual mansion turned museum, “Remember Me: du Pont Family Keepsake Portraits,” fails to be as aesthetically pleasing as it tells an unheard story of the infamous du Pont family and acts as a keyhole through which spectators can catch a glimpse of the family’s personal life.

The exhibit focuses on portrait miniatures and other smaller portraits of the du Pont family that were kept through the generations as heirlooms. The exhibit is shown in a surprisingly small room of the house and displays 35 pieces including paintings, small trinkets and jewelry.

Debra Hughes, the curator of the exhibit, has been working at Hagley for nearly 21 years. Her arrangement of the exhibit is formatted so that those who are less familiar can understand the lineage easily.

“I started it by first focusing on the patriarch, Pierre Samuel du Pont. He was the Frenchman who decided to bring the family to America,” Hughes says. “Then the other way I focused it was on his two sons, E.I. and Victor. So all of the portraits emanate from the two sons and the group they belonged to.”

As such, the first artifacts viewers are introduced to are those painted for Pierre Samuel du Pont. A snuffbox displaying a tiny painting of Anne Alexandrine, his mother, sits next to a miniature locket again depicting her and Samuel’s wife, Nicole Charlotte.

Fran Peterson, a Hagley Museum tour guide, emphasizes the small detailing of a gold ring. The ring, a gift from King Stanislaw II of Poland, is decorated with an intricate portrait of the king himself, Peterson says.

Hughes says this ring, which is more than 200 years old, is her favorite piece in the exhibit.

“I find that the artistic part of painting something that small fascinating,” she says.

“To be able to create a portrait on a ring is an amazing technique, and it’s something we don’t do anymore these days. Just think of the time it would take to paint something like that and have it be recognizable.”

The following glass cases are filled with mementos painted for the family of Victor du Pont. This section features an oval portrait of Victor himself, then miniatures of his wife, children and grandchildren. The portraits,

which span three generations, allow viewers to see both the artistic and social changes that occurred over that time period.

Hughes says these differences help her to grapple against the biggest challenge of putting this exhibit together — figuring out who is who in the family.

“Sometimes, there will be three or four generations with the same name,” she says. “But you can tell the general date of the piece by the style of the portrait. The oval miniatures are older, the square ones more recent. Then there are differences in painting style. Clothing is also an indicator of how old something is, specifically the style of clothes.”

The garage next to the mansion housed Eleuthère Paul du Pont’s model G car. Made by du Pont Motors, Inc., another business under the umbrella of the du Pont name, the luxury vehicle missed its time in the limelight because of the Depression.

“This car cost between $3,500 and $6,000,” Peterson says. “It may not seem like a lot of money now, but a regular car during that time cost $200 to $300.”

Shelley Deady, a native of Canberra, Australia, came to visit the exhibit while she was in the area visiting relatives. Deady, who had no previous knowledge of miniature portraits, says she found the exhibit not only interesting, but touching.

“The exhibit really portrayed that miniatures were the way people held on to their loved ones the way that we do with photographs,” Deady says. “You know, they would keep a miniature with them, perhaps in their purse, like they would keep a photo or a love letter. It was just very sentimental to have a piece with you.”

Deady’s favorite piece was the gold ring.

“It stood out to me because it had a small but very intricate painting on it. It’s so interesting to have this very tiny painting on you at all times,” she says.

Hughes plans to show a different exhibit each year displaying the treasures of the du Pont family. Her next venture is an exhibit on du Pont weddings, which will include dresses, artificial flowers and even hair pieces worn by the du Pont women. Hughes says the most interesting part of her job is finding these pieces, putting it altogether and learning from what she has found.

With the “Remember Me” exhibit, she was most fascinated with the sheer longevity of the items and how they were preserved for so long.

“How else would you know what a person looked like if you didn’t have a picture of them?” Hughes says. “We’re so used to it, having images everywhere that we can instantly send. I guess a lot of wonder is just the fact that they survived.”

spent most of my money buying chains and links,” he says.

At first, Kenworthy began creating his jewelry by laying out the coins, and with a knife in one hand and the stretched coin in the other, he would carve away creating a small hole for a link to pass through. It tooks a couple minutes to pierce the metal for each individual coin, he says.

“I felt like my wrists were going to fall off after a while of carving away at the coin,” Kenworthy says. “So I found a drill bit that was small enough to drill holes.”

Next, he carefully measures the links in between and then latches on the next coin securing the link with a pair of pliers. He continues this technique until he feels he acquires the ideal length and shape of the necklace creating multiple layers of silver and copper coins cascading to create an interlaced dramatic shape. Kenworthy says each necklace takes about two to three days — sometimes a whole week — depending on the design.

His favorite piece, which he calls the “100 penny necklace,” contains one hundred differently sized stretched images of President Abraham Lincoln’s head linked on a copper three-chain necklace.

The coin necklaces can only be bought directly through Kenworthy himself. Most students have found out about his coin necklaces through word of mouth and mutual friends, he says.

Kenworthy has created a following within the university community. Chris Reese, a sophomore who has known Kenworthy

Stuart Kenworthy spends more than 30 hours a week sprinting, lifting and perfecting his punting skills for the university football team. But once he gets home, the fifth-year senior spends his down time placing coins along the Newark train tracks and transforming the flattened coins into contemporary necklaces.

The idea first sparked while searching for a different and moderately-priced birthday gift for his girlfriend. During one slow football summer, while he was living on campus, the idea came to him to start flattening coins while crossing the tracks on the way to practice.

“I said to myself, ‘I wonder how these coins will look after the train rolls on top,’ ” Kenworthy says.

The results are what was once perfectly rounded had become distorted elongated presidential faces on coins that date back to 1984. He then realized how good the coins could look attached to a necklace. Soon his idea of flattening quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies evolved into a Newark-made hobby.

“I think it’s illegal to step onto the tracks, so sometimes I have to wait until late at night to go collect them,” Kenworthy says. “Or sketchily pretend to talk on the phone and bend down and pick them up.”

Originally from Washington D.C., Kenworthy learned about the process of flattening coins when he was younger while visiting family friends in Vermont who had train tracks in their backyard.

As an elementary education major, Kenworthy spent his last semester student See NECKLACES page 25 teaching while searching for a full-time position. He was in need of an extra source of income it occurred to him that he could make extra money making coin necklaces until he finds a stable source of income.

T o d a y , his necklaces range from $15 to $115 dollars and vary from simple chained necklaces with one to three coins, to several chained necklaces with multiple coins.

W h i l e Courtesy of Stuart Kentworthy K e n w o r t h y ’s intention was Kentworthy connects coins with links until he achieves the desired length. to make money he says he has ended up spending more on materials he needs than he has earned. He explained that he usually buys chains of ten feet or more in bulk. Right now he has restricted himself to only metal chains that are plated in sterling silver because they are cheaper but soon hopes to invest in solid sterling silver chains.

“I didn’t realize it until now, but I have

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you speak out

Each week in How Bazaar, Mosaic will feature a different component of everyday life that we wouldn’t otherwise have space to cover. This week, Features Editor Caitlin Maloney reviews the restaurant Olé Tapas.

Although it’s located near campus on Kirkwood Highway, Olé Tapas Lounge and Restaurant is seemingly set in Spain, not Newark. The atmosphere is calm and relaxing, featuring Spanish-style textiles and colors and spot-on lighting. Tables and booths, which provide privacy, are scattered throughout the restaurant. A small bar area is located in the front and a lounge area with couches is also available for patrons. Authentic music plays during dinner, truly making Olé Tapas feel like it’s in another country.

For those unfamiliar with tapas style restaurants, tapas are small plates of food traditionally found throughout Spain. They are usually shared among guests at each table, offering everyone a taste of several different dishes. Tapas allow diners to be adventurous and get dishes that they might otherwise pass up if the portions were full size.

Olé Tapas’ menu offers a wide variety of small tapas plates of either carnes (meats), mariscos (seafood) or vegetales (vegetables). Options range from sausage and mushroom with chorizo to seared duck with orange to stewed chicken and winter squash and calamari griddled with garlic. There were also vegetable plates of asparagus and tomatoes, fried potatoes and spicy mayonnaise and pumpkin hummus, which is to die for.

Besides the regular menu items, Olé Tapas also features an omelet of the day and daily special Spanish flat bread pizzas, empanadas, tapas and soups. For those not used to tapas-style eating, paella dishes (a Spanish stir fry of rice, vegetables and meat or seafood) are also on the menu.

Each dish has an authentic Spanish name, which is somewhat confusing when trying to choose menu items, but the staff is knowledgeable and can easily explain each dish in detail.

At the end of the long meal, I was surprised to see a separate and extensive postres (dessert) menu featuring rice pudding, brake chocolate flatbread with marshmallows, crisp churros with hot chocolate and pumpkin bread pudding with homemade cinnamon ice cream, just to name a few. Olé Tapas also had a large drink menu with a wide range of specialty drinks and its signature sangria, which is a must try.

What defines the menu at Olé Tapas menu is not just the intricate combination of flavors and textures but the fact that every meal eaten there can be completely unlike the last. With so many options and combinations, eating tapas is a new adventure every time.

Although a dinner at Olé Tapas may take a chunk out of your wallet, prices are consistent with most medium to upscale restaurants. Each tapas plate runs from around $5 to $10 and paella plates, which feed two to three people, sell for $49.

Unlike some restaurants, where guests feel the stress of the waiting staff and dinner seems almost rushed, at Olé Tapas, meals are an experience and meant to be eaten slowly and in several rounds. It’s the perfect place to sit, relax and enjoy some food or to celebrate a special occasion.

Which show are you more excited for next week, Andy Samberg or Ludacris and Trey Songz?

Ludacris. I’m so excited—I like music, and I really like Trey Songz.

— Lyndall De Klerk, freshman

I’m excited for both. I don’t want to pick, I might hurt one’s feelings.

— Kelly Kimpton, freshman

Ludacris, because I don’t like Andy Samberg. I just don’t like him.

— Kim Jackson, sophomore

Compiled by Managing Mosaic Editor Ted Simmons

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Beekeepers: Delaney grows apiary Continued from page 18 searches for eggs within the layers.

The colonies, she says, are healthy and doing better and better, but she has bigger plans for this tiny budding apiary.

With the five new colonies having recently arrived and additional nurturing through the next few years, she hopes to turn what was once a practically abandoned area into a teaching apiary for her students.

She will also continue to bring locally found swarms of bees to be raised in the colonies. Her research focuses on how bees survive on their own in swarms and so she will continue to grow that aspect of the apiary as well.

Delaney also believes the apiary is a

place for agricultural business students to learn in the future.

“I would like satellite bee yards to sell honey,” she says.

Someday Delaney thinks the apiary might be used to sell natural products.

In the near future, she looking to make things at the university a bit sweeter, possibly through combining universityproduced honey with UDairy ice cream.

But for right now, Delaney is focusing on the aspect she has always loved — the science behind the insects she continues to be amazed by, starting her lab and bringing her love of honey bees to other students.

“They’re fascinating,” Delaney says.

“I don’t ever get tired of it.”

Steel: Concert part of annual festival Continued from page 19 “It’s good to get people exposed to new music and push the bounds of what they think music should be,” Davis says. “We play everything from The Beatles to Bach — jazz, calypso, pop rock. When you hear all that can be done on an instrument that has evolved in the 20th century, you realize it’s an art form.”

The concert coincided with the university’s second annual Steel Band Festival, which took place Saturday afternoon. The festival brought different steel bands from across the country to perform on campus.

“The objective of the festival is to share as many steel bands as possible by performing and listen to others,” Price says. “I think the festival is important because when you’re in a steel band, it’s not like you can pick up and

go see a steel band down the street every day.

They are far away. And it’s important to hear other bands.”

Bernard says she could tell that the audience members enjoyed the concert. She also says the way they stood up, sang and danced along with Rudder demonstrated how the Caribbean singer was able to connect with the audience.

During Rudder’s performance, he constantly nudged the audience to show him as much energy as he was putting out. Using his native country as leverage, the singer finally convinced the audience to abandon their seats and move to the music with him.

“Trinidad is like the rest of the world on crack,” he says. Amidst the laughter, people finally left their seats and danced.

Courtesy of Stuart Kentworthy

Kentworthy’s necklaces come in a variety of designs, most with plaited sterling silver chains.

Necklaces: Train aids in design Continued from page 23 for over a year, says Kenworthy’s designs are “modern, different and creatively made.”

Sophomore Erika Reyer, says she enjoys telling the story about how her necklace was made by flattening a coin on the Newark train tracks. “[They are] perfectly simple and a great accessory that has a cool story behind it,” Reyer says.

Reyer says she found out about Kenworthy’s coin designs through a mutual friend and likes the

idea of using spare change towards a fashionable statement.

Kenworthy explained that most of his feedback that he has received from friends about his work has been positive. Currently he is trying to focus his attention on getting the word out by creating Facebook fan page, Twitter and blog, he says.

“I have been trying come up with new ways to market my necklaces throughout campus rather than relying on word of mouth,” Kenworthy says.

artisticappeal Jessica Baroff, Senior — History, Political Science

Want to showcase your artwork or photos in The Review?

E-mail us at

theudreview@gmail.com Baroff took this photograph of La Alhambra while on a study abroad trip in Granada.

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7:00PM Kirkbride Hall, Room 100 “Classical Saxophone Recital” Kenneth Tse, a world renowned saxophonist, will be performing an exciting program at the Louise and David Roselle Center for Arts, featuring music written in the last ten years. He will be joined by UD faculty pianist, Marian Lee. Tickets Adults $12, Seniors $8, Students $3.

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Men’s lacrosse overpowers Drexel 10-6

Hens still alive in hunt for playoffs; final game at Penn State

BY TIM MASTRO Sports Editor

Delaware’s defense helped end the seniors’ regular-season home careers on a high note, defeating No. 11 Drexel 10-6 in the final home game of the season on senior night.

The Hens (7-6, 2-2 CAA) now hold their postseason fate in their hands, as a win next week would clinch the second seed and a first-round home game in the CAA playoffs.

“We knew what was at stake here,” head coach Bob Shillinglaw said. “We really have to win out in order to guarantee us being in the playoffs. So it was a nice win for us.”

Junior goalie Noah Fossner made 12 saves on the night and held the Dragons (94, 2-2 CAA) to just one goal in the first 51 minutes of play. Delaware’s defense did not concede a goal in the first or third periods.

“Fortunately I was lucky enough to make some saves for the guys,” Fossner said. “They played their balls off in between the lines and picked up ground balls and knocked stuff down.”

The Hens got a hat trick from All-American senior Curtis Dickson, who increased his season goal total to 48. He is currently second in the nation in total points.

“Curtis is Curtis. He always gives you the same performance,” Shillinglaw said.

“He’s tough to guard, and other teams have to focus a lot of their energy on stopping him. What’s helping us is that some of the other players are starting to contribute.”

After a scoreless first quarter, Delaware took the lead on a goal by Nick Elsmo 1:29

into the second quarter. The Hens would go on to score five goals in the quarter, to take a 5-1 lead into halftime, and eventually led 9-1 at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

“It was not an Xs and Os thing as much as it was the kids really played well,” Shillinglaw said. “We put them in the right spots and they executed.”

Junior midfielders Elsmo and John Austin finished with two goals apiece on the night. Grant Kaleikau, Eric Smith and Anthony Ruiz also added a goal each for the Hens.

“Our underclassmen stepped up big for our senior class today,” Dickson said. “Everyone came out to play.”

Dickson was awarded the Milt Roberts Most Valuable Player Award for the game.

He increased his streaks to 22 straight games with a goal and 53 straight with a point.

However, he credited the defense for the victory.

“Noah stepped up big for us,” he said.

“I think he probably should have given me a run for my money for that MVP award.”

Fossner gave a lot of credit to the defense in front of him, led by Dom Sebastiani.

He said they played their game plan perfectly and were diving in front of shots for him on their hands and knees the entire game.

“We just won our matchups, that’s all that was,” Fossner said. “We played harder than they did and that’s a hell of a team we just played.”

Shillinglaw celebrated a career milestone, as the game was his 500th career game at Delaware. His team has now posted consecutive victories over nationally-ranked

opponents for the first time since 2008 when thing with these guys and this is what we got the Hens defeated No. 18 Rutgers and No. to do. This is the way we can play and we 16 Albany. They defeated No. 12 Massachu- put it together tonight.” setts last week for their first CAA win after starting 0-2.

“We had a slow start,” Dickson said. “There were a couple games that we had a couple bad bounces and we felt that we should have won. Now we’re here at 22 and control our own destiny.”

Delaware will travel to Penn State (2-10, 1-3 CAA) next Saturday for their regular season finale.

This week, however, the focus was on the seniors who were all honored on the field with their families before the game.

Everyone wanted to send them out with a win.

“This is actually my senior class,” Fossner THE REVIEW/Andy Bowden said. “I redshirted a year so I got some- Hens senior Tommy Lee (right) handled the faceoff against Drexel.

Blue-White scrimmage caps ‘Fandemonium’

BY MATTHEW WATERS Managing Sports Editor

THE REVIEW/Matthew Waters

Devlin (17) struggled early but threw two 30+ yard touchdown strikes.

On Friday, Delaware’s offense faced the defense in the annual Blue-White “Fandemonium” Spring Scrimmage to end the Hens spring drills. Using a special scoring system which awards the offense for scores and first downs and the defense for turnovers and stops, the offense schooled the defense in the second half to come away with an 86-56 win, but not before the Hens displayed some promising players on each side of the ball to the nearly 4,000 fans in attendance.

Junior starting quarterback Pat Devlin struggled at the end of the first half in the game’s first simulated two-minute drill, fumbling twice but recovering both. Junior linebacker Bernard Makumbi stole the show on defense with seven tackles and two sacks, and sophomore defensive back Jay Pena added an interception along with his seven tackles. In total, the defense recorded five sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

Head coach K.C. Keeler took the mic during halftime, thanking the crowd for their attendance and answering three questions from fans, including

one that alluded to both the defense’s strong play and Devlin’s shaky start.

“We’re looking for more speed on the field this season, and as you can see, we’ve had a lot of turnovers,” Keeler said to the fans.

The offense clicked in the second half and quickly began chipping away at the defense’s 40-30 lead. Devlin’s effort showed more focus as he found some soon-to-be favorite targets, completing 14 of 20 passes on the day with one interception and two touchdowns. Responsible for more than half of his completions were breakout wide receivers freshman Nihja White, good for just 21 catches last season, and sophomore Bobby Russo, who caught none in 2009. Each caught four passes and a touchdown.

Devlin has the fans to thank for turning around his play — literally. The first play of the second half was called by contest winner Chuck Williams, which turned out to be a play-action pass that was good for a 50-yard touchdown to White. The touchdown was out-shadowed by a game-high 58-yard scamper by redshirt freshman quarterback Trevor Sasek, who finished with 78 rushing yards on the day. SurprisSee FOOTBALL page 31

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chicken scratch weeklycalendar Tuesday, April 27 Baseball vs. Rutgers 3:00 PM Wednesday, April 28 Softball at Penn 3:00 PM Friday, April 30 Men’s and Women’s Track at CAA Championships at George Mason (through Saturday) Baseball at James Madison 6:30 PM Men’s Lacrosse at Penn State 7:30 PM Saturday, May 1 Rowing at ECAC Metro’s 8:00 AM Softball at Towson (DH) Noon Baseball at James Madison 6:30 PM Sunday, May 2 Softball at Towson 1:00 PM Baseball at James Madison 2:00 PM

Joe Flacco was all alone. I swooped in for the interview that would clearly amount to one of the best pieces I would write for The Review.

“Hey Joe, Matt Waters with The Review,” I said. “ What’s it like to be one of the most successful rookie quarterbacks ever?”

“Uh, well, I dunno man. It’s cool I guess,” was his response. Taken aback by his lack of words, I transitioned to a question about the NFL draft, which was the following day. I asked what he thought the Ravens would do, since they were so crafty in trading to get him the previous year.

“Well, uh, I’m not really sure.”

Now, I get it. I was probably the 100th person to ask him these questions, and I’m just from the student newspaper. I didn’t want to push the issue, so the last question was simple: What’s it like to be back at Delaware?

MATTHEW WATERS

“Uh, it’s great man. I gotta run.”

“JOE’S TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL” Did he really just shaft one of the few publications to care about his college career? Was his head that big already?

Last year, the Blue-White football game

It bothered me for a while, but I let it go. It was a great moment in my young journalism turns out, he was short with everyone he spoke career. Surrounded by former Hens players on to that day and supposedly was upset he didn’t the sidelines, my co-worker Alex and I pushed have a chance to watch any football. I felt stupid through the mob to get to the crown jewel of all that I took it personally. And I knew that when Delaware alumni: Rich Gannon.

I got the chance to talk to him at last Friday’s

I don’t remember what I asked him, and Blue-White game, it would go more smoothly.

I don’t remember what he said; I was too busy

This season, the media was only allowed to basking in the glow of an NFL great. I was so interview the former players between 4:30 and nervous that I’m pretty sure at one point I asked 4:45 p.m. so they wouldn’t be overwhelmed on him about his Super Bowl-record five intercepthe sidelines and could enjoy the game. It was tions from seven years ago — which was deficlear who the media was there to see, so we all nitely not cool to do considering he just wanted waited together. to watch some football and see some old friends

And waited. with his daughter — but he laughed it off and

And waited. shook my hand. I couldn’t believe how humble When he finally returned from the alumni he was, and how he was more than happy to give golf outing at 5:45, he was too busy at the buffet his time to two students from the school paper.

After I regained my composure and thanked to deal with the media. Everyone who waited was told we could talk to him after the game Gannon for his time, I noticed that the 2008 started. Content with knowing we’d get to talk to Pepsi Rookie of the Year and playoff sensation

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henpeckings Baseball The Hens were swept by third-place George Mason over the weekend. Despite the team’s losses, senior third baseman Carlos Alonso is playing exceptionally well, owning the highest batting average in the country at .466. Delaware plays host to Big East rival Rutgers today and will travel to James Madison this weekend to battle the first-place Dukes. Delaware is 20-18, 3-9 CAA and is second to last in the CAA. Softball Delaware lost two out of three to Drexel over the weekend. The Hens are 18-25-1, 6-9 CAA. Senior first baseman Shanette White is playing well, posting a .355 batting average with four homers. Delaware travels to Philadelphia tomorrow to play Penn, and then heads to Maryland to play Towson this weekend.

Men’s Tennis The Hens finished their 2010 season on a positive note, defeating Johns Hopkins at the Field House on Saturday. Senior Austin Longacre and junior Chris Hincker both finished the season with an 18-8 set record.

Overall, Delaware finished the season with a 10-11, 3-4 CAA record. The tennis squad posted conference victories over George Mason, Drexel and Hofstra this season.

him eventually, we waited some more.

But Flacco didn’t even make it to the game.

He left before the start, uninterested in the game he was so upset he missed last year, not worried about the media that waited two-and-a-half hours for a couple of quotes. I was told to call the Ravens to try to set up an interview, but I was over it. That’s when I came to a realization that may upset Delaware faithful: Flacco’s over the Hens.

Maybe it’s just me, but I figured someone who was so successful coming out of a school that doesn’t send many players to the pros would be humble enough to speak to the only local publications that covered him throughout his Delaware career. It’s not like he was a prodigy coming out of college — he couldn’t even win a DI-AA championship — but now, Joe Cool’s in the big leagues. He comes back to campus and charges people for autographs on memorabilia they bought specifically to have him sign. What better way to thank your most loyal fan base?

I’ll admit, I was once “Wacko for Flacco.”

His rookie year skyrocketed the university to national recognition. Unfortunately, with him no longer respecting his roots, Delaware has once again become insignificant to the collegiate sports world.

Rich Gannon wasn’t at this year’s Fandemonium event, but I sure hope he’s back next year. Hens fans deserve to be surrounded by successful, well-known alumni that appreciate them. Not just the ones who can’t wait to leave.

Matthew Waters is the Managing Sports Editor at The Review. Send questions, comments and a Rich Gannon UD jersey to mgwaters@udel.edu.

underp review: Delaware vs. Penn State Men’s Lacrosse About the Teams About Delaware: After grinding through March and early April, the Hens have rebounded in a big way, upsetting No. 12 UMASS and No. 11 Drexel in one week. Delaware is 7-6, 2-2 CAA, but its record does not represent the quality of its wins, especially recently. The Hens now have four players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, creating a more balanced scoring attack than they previously had.

About Penn State: The Nittany Lions are struggling this season, posting a 2-10, 1-3 CAA record. Penn State did earn its only two victories at home, but it also lost four contests there too. Attackmen Matthew Mackrides and Billy Gribbin lead the team in scoring, collectively accounting for 55 of the Lions’ 114 goals this season. Penn State recently defeated Hofstra, which beat Delaware on April 10. The Lions have not played the Hens in the past four years.

Time: 7:30 PM Location: State College, Pa.

Why the Hens can win:

With two big victories against ranked opponents in one week, the Hens are playing with confidence. Penn State gives up 12.42 goals per game, while Delaware only allows an average of 9.64 goals per game. Along with senior AllAmerican Curtis Dickson, who has 48 goals this season, the Hens have Grant Kaleikau and John Austin, who both scored against Drexel on Saturday. Delaware will want to finish its regular season with another conference victory heading into the CAA tournament.

Why the Hens could lose:

The Nittany Lions did beat Hofstra, which defeated Delaware in overtime, but their victory over the Pride was in overtime, and the game was at home. The Hens may overlook Penn State, allowing the Lions to upset them on the final day of the season. Overall, it will take a very good performance by the Lions and very poor play by the Hens to make a Penn State victory possible.

The Numbers: 149: Goals opponents have scored on Penn State.

114: Goals Penn State has scored this season.

The Prediction:

Dickson & Co. will lead Delaware into the playoffs with a big win.

Delaware 12, Penn State 8 -Pat Gillespie Assistant Sports Editor

April 27, 2010

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Delaware leads way with figure skating technology New tools invented to analyze, manipulate jumps for rotation, accuracy

BY KRISTEN EASTMAN

calculates all of the mechanical parameters important to the jump. A three-dimensional model is created from the

The current trend of integrating sports with science calculations. It is then possible to manipulate various asand technology has found its way to the university. Kine- pects of the skater’s jump to determine how their body posiology and physiology experts have teamed up with U.S. sitions and movements can be altered to maximize jump Figure Skating to work on a project they hope will give rotation.

American figure skaters a competitive edge in internation- “We know how many revolutions they need to complete al competition. a jump successfully,” Richards said. “What the software

Three preliminary trials with the technology were done tells after we make a change is how many revolutions they at the university Thursday. The project uses motion capture would have done if they made that change.” technology that recreates a skater’s jumps and allows them Zhang, 16, has done a few trials with the technology. to analyze and manipulate the jump for increased rotation She said it has helped her pinpoint where she can improve and accuracy. her body position to achieve the correct amount of rota The technology, which has been in the early stages for tions for landing. She hopes continuing to work with the a year and a half, has only recently been tested with skat- technology will improve the consistency of her jumps. ers. Among the skaters testing out the technology Thursday “I am able to see how every second of my jump affects were Junior Pairs national champion Felicia Zhang and na- how I land,” she said. tional Senior Ladies bronze medalist Ashley Wagner.

Her coach, Jeff DiGregorio, said he believes the tech “It is all very much brand new,” university graduate nology can help his skaters become their competitive student Kat Arbor said. “Once it gets rolling we will be best. bringing in the top tier of U.S. athletes.”

“The eye can only see so much,” DiGregorio said.

High Performance Director for USFS Mitch Moyer He said the technology gives him a greater ability to said the project is a collaboration between USFS, the U.S. make changes and try out various techniques with his skatOlympic Committee, the Professional Skaters Association ers. He said he believes the technology might also reduce and the university. injury because body position adjustments can be tried with USFS made an initial investment of approximately the computer model before the skater attempts them. $500,000, and continues to spend about $50,000 a year in Richards said his interest in figure skating started the program. He said the organization believes the innova- when the Human Performance Lab was built behind the tive technology will prove to be a useful tool for coaches Fred Rust Ice Arena. and skaters.

“They built our lab at the back of the Rust Arena, and Kinesiology and physiology professor Jim Richards, when they built our lab they didn’t build any restrooms who is leading the study, said the first step of the process into it,” he said. “So, to go to the restroom, we had to walk is to record the skater doing a jump using markers which through the ice arena.” are placed on the skater’s body according to the anatomi- Having no figure skating background, Richards said he cal model. was able to approach skating techniques in a way that most “There are 10 cameras up in the ceiling, which are all coaches are unable to. operating at 250 frames persecond, and they see the mark- “We looked at this from an entirely different perspecers,” Richards said. “The software on the computer then tive,” Richards said. “I looked at it entirely as mechanreads the information from the cameras and figures out and ics.” calculates where those markers are in three dimensions.”

Richards said his hope for the program is to keep The next step of the process is to transfer the data col- improving the efficiency of the technology. He said when lected to motion analysis software, he said. The software, the project first started running, the data collection process which was deisgned by university professor Tom Kepple, took 15 to 20 minutes while it now only takes a couple of Staff Reporter

minutes. He said eventually he hopes the collection can be instantly routed to the motion analysis software and the skater can watch the simulation model right away.

“The ultimate goal is to actually take these measures and send the skater home with the software so they can sit there and play with it,” Richards said.

THE REVIEW/Ayelet Daniel

Junior Pairs champion Felicia Zhang tested the technology

Top golfer caps season with CAA Championship

Martinson first Hen to win conference since 1989

BY SEAN RADER Staff Reporter

Men’s golf head coach Mike Keogh said he tries hard not use positive clichés when talking about junior Justin Martinson. He admits, though, that it is difficult not to.

With the amount of success that Martinson has enjoyed on the golf course, it is easy to understand why Keogh has so much trouble.

Martinson became the eighth player in Delaware history to win the CAA Championships on April 18 in Hot Springs, Va. He received an automatic bid to the NCAA Golf Regionals, which will take place on May 20-22 at a location that is to be determined. He is the first Delaware player to win the conference since Chris Miller in 1989.

His win at the CAA Championships was the third in a string of wins for the golfer. Martinson also won the Delaware State Golf Association Open in the summer of 2009, setting a course record in the process. Along with several other accolades, Keogh fully expects Martinson to break many of the program’s records in his final season at the university.

Martinson enrolled at Charleston Southern University in the fall of 2007 but left shortly after his freshman year to transfer to Dela-

ware. Keogh said that there were several reasons for Martinson to transfer, including disagreements with former coaches.

When he began at Delaware, Martinson was able to make changes in the way he played the game.

Martinson attributes much of his recent success to his newfound mental preparation for his matches.

He and Keogh both said that one of the team’s assistant coaches, John Brunelle, can take most of the credit for Martinson’s new approach.

Keogh described the difference by saying that Martinson is able to play the game with what he referred to as a “short-term memory.” During the matches Martinson is able to focus on the hole that he is currently playing. By not thinking about either good or bad holes that he had earlier in the match, he is able to play the current hole much more effectively.

“[Brunelle changed] my mental approach. I was just getting really frustrated out there I guess,” Martinson said. “I wasn’t really happy on the golf course I guess, I showed the negative emotions more than the positive emotions and that changed and definitely made a difference.”

Keogh stressed Martinson’s tireless work ethic. He said that Martinson has even gone as far as to

schedule all of his classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On his days off from class, he is able to practice his swing and mechanics for hours. Keogh believes that this is something that has paid huge dividends for Martinson, and that his hard work is contagious with the rest of the team.

Martinson is an international relations major and is on track to graduate in the spring of 2011, but his dream is to play professional golf. Both he and Keogh both sound very optimistic about his future for the sport.

Keogh had one story that he thought spoke very well for Martinson and his future. At the CAA Championships, Martinson played all three days with semior Eric Onesi, a standout from Old Dominion University, and senior Tom Sherreard from Georgia State University. In 2008 Sherreard qualified for the British Open and eventually placed 19th at the tournament.

Martinson wasn’t fazed.

“Justin just stared [Sherreard] down and wore him down,” Keogh said. “He wore him down so much that the kid was talking to himself by the time he was on the back nine of the last day.”

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Spring Football: Blue beats White, 86-56

bluehenbabble Who do you think will win the NBA Championship?

“The Cavs because they have LeBron. They have the king. He’s the answer.

They got Shaq. They got Mo Williams. I just think they have it this year.”

-Ryan Lorah, freshman

“The Denver Nuggets, because they have Carmelo Anthony.”

-CJ Loveland, freshman

“I’ll go with the Celtics because they still got the big three and they have great offense.”

-Aaron Reinicker, senior

Top left: Devlin beats the pass rush. His performance Friday was similar to his 2009 efforts, when he was a candidate for the Walter Payton award.

Top right: Mike Perry (21) sets up for a field goal in the first half of the scrimmage.

Bottom: Devlin and Hayes (28) line up in the backfield.

Hayes led all runningbacks with 66 yards on eight attempts.

Photos by Matthew Waters

Football: Season opens Sept. 2

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ingly, back-up quarterbacks Sasek and freshmen Tim Donnelly and Stephen Richter did not wear green quarterback practice jerseys like Devlin did. Quarterbacks typically wear these jerseys during scrimmages so they are not tackled.

Another surprising standout came from freshman Andrew Pierce, who ran nine times for 53 yards, second-most for running backs in the game behind 2009 starter David Hayes, who had 66 yards on eight attempts.

The Fandemonium event was a clear success, with many fans attempting to send coach Keeler into the chilly waters of a dunk tank as well as live entertainment and pre-game autographs from former

Hens players and post-game autographs from the future stars of 2010. “It was the past meets the present meets the future,” Keeler said, mentioning that the new recruits were on hand for the game as well. “I didn’t realize the impact it had on our kids last year until I went in the locker room, and they remarked about how cool it was to meet the alums.”

Prior to the game, Keeler said, the Hens voted on captains with 25 players getting votes, the most he’s ever seen. The winners were Devlin, junior cornerback Tyrone Grant and sixth-year defensive end/linebacker Matt Marcorelle, who will act as captain for the fourth time in his Delaware career.

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