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Student remembered for outgoing nature AD Muir to go to Stanford BY DANIEL MCINERNEY Sports Editor

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A video was shown at the memorial service illustrating Mayr’s happy and adventurous life.

Friends and family said Mayr was a great dancer BY BO BARTLEY

Administrative News Editor

Whether she was dancing in broad daylight, cooking spinach after midnight, singing for no reason or smiling for any at all, friends said junior Rose Mayr had a resounding effect on those she met due to her lively and spontaneous nature. The nursing student was killed during a train derailment in her hometown of Ellicott City,

Md., on Aug. 21. Her friends said they think she lived her 19 years to the fullest every day. “I feel like everyone should just take more time to enjoy life because that’s what she did,” said junior Kate Whitman, Mayr’s friend and freshman year roommate. Mayr and her friend Elizabeth Nass, 19, were seated on the ledge of an overpass above Main Street in Ellicott City sometime after midnight when a CSX train

passed behind them, according to Sherry Llewellyn, spokeswoman for the Howard County Police Department. The train derailed and open cars of coal tipped over, spewing their contents and burying the two women. She said they were found dead by investigators when police arrived at the scene and an autopsy later determined the women died of compressional asphyxia.

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Former Delaware Athletic Director Bernard Muir announced on July 27 he would be leaving Delaware to take the Jaquish and Kenninger director of athletics position at Stanford University. Muir couldn’t be reached for comment. The university has promoted Samantha Huge to interim athletic director as Delaware searches for Muir’s replacement. “I believe the transition has been quite seamless,” Huge said. Huge has been employed by Delaware since 2009, when she was hired as senior associate director of athletics. Huge was promoted to deputy director of athletics and recreation services in 2011. As deputy director, Huge was a member of the senior management team that oversaw numerous daily operations, including fiscal management, student athlete support services and NCAA compliance. Huge is excited to see Delaware’s athletic programs continue to grow in the upcoming year. “I think we are going to have another really exciting year,” Huge said. “We have the same coaches and a great group of student athletes.” After being hired in July 2009, Muir made significant

contributions to Delaware’s athletic programs during his tenure at the university. As director of athletics Muir oversaw Delaware’s athletic programs become more competitive and made significant strides to expand Delaware’s athletic programs. Under Muir, Delaware’s athletic programs won eight CAA titles in six different sports. In 2009, field hockey won the CAA Championship. In 2010, women’s volleyball won the conference tournament, a feat they would repeat the following year. Football won the conference the same year, and made it to the Division I FCS National Championship game. In 2011 men’s soccer won the CAA title, and men’s lacrosse took their second title in a row. Most recently the women’s basketball team, lead by Elena Della Donne, won the CAA Championship and earned a bid in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, where they advanced to the round of 32. Muir, who was the fourth athletic director at the university since 1940, was able to bolster Delaware’s national presence by securing Delaware as a host for the first and second rounds of the upcoming NCAA division I women’s basketball tournament.

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UD Chorale takes second in Hungary SKYLER GOLDMAN Staff Reporter

The UD Chorale traveled to Hungary in late July and placed second in the highest category of the Bela Bartok International Choir Competition. The Chorale and UD-17, the university’s vocal chamber ensemble, spent three weeks touring Europe where they participated in a variety of performances and competitions throughout Germany, Greece and Hungary, eventually leading them to the Bartok Competition. The Chorale performed in

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approximately 10 concerts and four recording sessions leading up to the competition. Paul Head, professor and chair of the Department of Music and director of the choral studies program, stated in an email message that in the days before the contest, rehearsals were fast-paced and intense. “Think of the final hours of preparation for the Olympics and I think you’d get a pretty good metaphor,” Head says. The Bartok Competition lasted four days. UD Chorale and UD17 were the only choral groups to

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represent the United States. After advancing through three stages of competition, the Chorale entered into the “grand prix” round where they came in a close second behind the Latvian Youth Choir Kamer. Junior Chorale member Christina Aloisio stated in an email message that she enjoyed the opportunity to travel and perform. “It was such an amazing experience being able to be involved in a competition with top notch choirs from all over the world and

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UD Corale traveled to Hungary to take part in the Bela Bartok International Choir Competition.

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Special Edition: While You Were Gone

The University of Delaware’s Independent Newspaper Since 1882

Check out the website for breaking news and more.

Thursday, August 30, 2012 Volume 139, Issue 1

Student remembered for outgoing nature AD Muir to go to Stanford BY DANIEL MCINERNEY Sports Editor

Courtesy of Jill Booth

A video was shown at the memorial service illustrating Mayr’s happy and adventurous life.

Friends and family said Mayr was a great dancer BY BO BARTLEY

Administrative News Editor

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UD Chorale takes second in Hungary SKYLER GOLDMAN Staff Reporter

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UD Corale traveled to Hungary to take part in the Bela Bartok International Choir Competition.

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Trabant dies at 92, remembered for promoting equality BY MATT BITTLE Sports Editor

Edward Arthur Trabant, who served as the university’s president for more than two decades, died July 20 following a short illness. He was 92. Trabant held his position from 1968 to 1987. He retired, but returned in 1988 after his successor left according to Carol Hoffecker, Richards Professor Emerita of History. “Trabant was asked to come back and serve as interim president,” she said. “He did that and kept everything on keel.” In 1990, Trabant retired for good and was named President Emeritus. In 1996, Trabant University Center was named in his honor, Hoffecker said. “He made every effort to get to know the students and talk to them personally, to find out what was on their minds, and so when they decided they needed to build a new student center it just seemed appropriate to name it after him,” she said. Born on February 28, 1920, in Los Angeles, Trabant received his bachelor’s degree from Occidental College and held positions at a number of universities before coming to Delaware to serve as president. Many professors and administrators remember him as a fair, strong leader who made significant decisions for the university during a chaotic period. Dan Rich, former provost and current professor of public policy, said Trabant joined the university during a difficult time.

“He came in at one the most turbulent times in higher education history, perhaps in American history,” Rich said. Stuart Sharkey, human development and faculty studies professor said Trabant maintained the school’s safety through his strong leadership. “Across the U.S. at the time there were marches, bombings, police were called, students were killed,” Sharkey said. “President Trabant kept, by his actions, the University of Delaware calm. We never had to call police. I think that’s very significant.” Trabant is also remembered for the many changes during his tenure. Hoffecker said he increased rights for both women and minorities during a time when there had been riots and marches by students on other college campuses. “He had a great deal of respect for the students and sympathy for their positions,” she said, citing a candlelight vigil held by university students in 1970 following the Kent State shootings. “They came past the president’s house and President Trabant and his wife joined them in the march,” she said. “That was a very significant gesture on President Trabant’s part.” Trabant was responsible for opening several new academic buildings and residence halls. He stood firm with his decision to open Harrington Residence Hall as the first coed residence hall at the university, Sharkey said. “This truly needed the president’s support because the reaction throughout the state from legislators and parents was vicious,”

he said. “President Trabant received many vicious letters. He answered them and defended the decision.” Trabant’s wife of 68 years, Jeraldine, said he desired equality for all people. “He felt very strongly about education for everybody,” she said. In addition to increasing opportunities for minorities, Trabant established a women’s studies program and the College of Marine Studies, now known as the College of Earth, Ocean and the Environment. The president presided over a period of tremendous growth, said professor Carolyn Thoroughgood, a professor of marine science and policy. According to her, the university “became much more” with Trabant’s influence. “It moved from a small regional institution to something much more substantial,” Thoroughgood said. The university nearly doubled in size during the late president’s time in office, Rich said. He believes that the university would not be what it is today without Trabant’s leadership. “In the broadest sense he set the trajectory for the development for the modern University of Delaware,” Rich said. “He’s been one of the most important leaders in the history of this university.” Hoffecker said the president emeritus did not just sit still in retirement. Gov. Mike Castle asked Trabant became a chair of a commission to plan how to develop the waterfront in Wilmington, and he accepted. “It had been an old industrial site and things just looked very

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The university nearly doubled in size during the late president’s time in office. dreary,” Hoffecker said. “Former Gov. Russell Peterson joined him on his request and started the Wilmington waterfront renewal.” Jeraldine Trabant said the university became a major part of her family’s life. “I’ve always been connected with the university,” she said “I’ve always been part of what was going

on campus.” A memorial service for Trabant was held in Clayton Hall on Aug. 12. President Patrick Harker spoke at the ceremony, calling Trabant a man with foresight and a thirst for success, as well as a superb leader. Trabant is survived by his wife and their three daughters.

Four administrators leave UD in last four months BY CLAIRE DE LANNOY Staff Reporter

Four administrators announced plans to leave at the end of spring semester and over the summer, causing university officials to shift other faculty positions and to look for new staff. Provost Tom Apple, Vice President for Communications and Marketing David Brond, Senior Vice Provost for Research Mark Barteau and Director of Athletics and Recreation Services Bernard Muir left the university to accept job offers at other institutions. George Watson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said it is common for administrators, deans and professors to accept higher positions elsewhere and called it a “natural progression” in the academic field. He said successful faculty members at the university are sought out by other employers. “It’s a sign of the health of the institution that the administrators are considered to be ideal candidates of positions of greater responsibility at other institutions on a nationally competitive basis,” Watson said. Apple, provost since July 1,

2009, resigned from the university in May when he was appointed chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Nancy Brickhouse was hired to serve a one-year term as interim provost for the 2012-2013 academic year. Brickhouse will be the chief executive officer next in authority to Harker. She stated in an email message that the average tenure of a provost is three to four years and that Apple’s term was a typical amount of time. She said she was pleased to take the job and looks forward to working with other faculty members to achieve their goals. “There are important issues to address and opportunities for growth and development that will require deliberate, cooperative effort,” Brickhouse said. “I’m focused on working diligently with others to assure that the decisions we make are the right ones for the university.” Ann Ardis, who previously served as deputy dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was named interim deputy provost. Harker assembled a committee over the summer to find the next provost for the university, Watson said. Members include top faculty

from every college, representatives from the Board of Trustees, administrators and undergraduate and graduate students, he said. The committee members began deliberating on Aug. 7. Watson, who serves as the committee chairman, said they are looking for a candidate who excels in academic, strategic and institutional leadership and has strong communication and organizational skills. Brond left the university to become the senior vice president of communications and marketing at the Georgia Health Sciences University enterprise. According to a university press release, Brond, who came to the university in 2008, is well known for his development of the university’s “Dare to be first” brand. It said there will be national search to find his replacement. Mark Barteau, who worked at the university for 30 years, also announced his retirement this summer. According to a university statement, Barteau has accepted a position at the University of Michigan. He was appointed DTE Energy Professorship of Advanced Energy Research. He will be a

chemical engineering professor and the director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute. Barteau was a chemistry and biochemistry professor and chair of the chemical engineering department at the university until 2008, when he was appointed his most recent position. According to Brickhouse, his job has yet to be filled. Muir, the director of athletics and recreation services since 2009, accepted the position of director of athletics at Stanford University. Brickhouse said that is known as the “best job in college sports” and she understands his decision to take the new job. She said some job offers, like Muir’s, can be the “career opportunity of a lifetime.” “Everyone I’ve spoken to is very happy that Bernard has gotten that wonderful opportunity,” she said. “At the same time, for many faculty and administrators, they’ve found their dream job here at Delaware.” Although the university has lost many top administrators in a short amount of time, Brickhouse said, it does not reflect poorly on the school. She said it is a result of the faculty members’ talent and

accomplishments. It is also not uncommon for top administration to be contacted about other job opportunities, she said. “Senior leaders frequently receive calls from search firms regarding positions they are trying to fill,” Brickhouse said. “You don’t have to seek these positions to be approached about them.” Sophomore Kristin Siegfried sees it differently. She said the recent vacancies make her question the school’s strength. “The university has been gaining credibility and awareness is increasing, but administrators leaving diminishes the progress,” Siegfried said. “It worries me that if our top faculty isn’t stable, the university won’t be stable.” On the other hand, the change can also bring new ideas to the university, said sophomore Amy Russo. “If we have the same views and opinions leading, the university would stay stagnant and wouldn’t progress,” Russo said. “As a student I feel that the administrators leaving just opens up space to bring in new insight.”

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Man burglarizes multiple stores at shopping center Six shops fell victim to burglary and another three to attempted burglary in the Suburban Plaza Shopping Center in Newark on Thursday, Aug. 23, according to a Newark Police Department news release. Early that morning, Newark Police Officers were called to Fulton Paper for a burglary alarm, but discovered that the unknown assailant had already fled the scene. The burglar had forced open the front door and broke into the cash register before police arrived. While surveying the area, officers discovered five other shops had been burglarized in the same manner and that the suspect attempted to break into three other stores. He took an unnamed amount of cash from several of the businesses. The suspect was caught on camera in Bagelmania using a variety of tools to open the cash register. He is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall with grayish brown hair. Officers believe the same suspect may be responsible for burglarizing an Applebee’s, also located in Suburban Plaza, on May 20. Those with information about this incident can contact Det. Greg D’Elia at (302) 366-7110, ext. 132 or greg.delia@cj.state.de.us. Man robbed in drug-related home invasion On Wednesday, Aug. 22, a 23-year-old man answered a knock on his door on Lehigh Road to two men who forced their way inside his apartment, according to a Newark Police Department news release. The men threw the victim on the couch, where the first suspect placed an unknown type of handgun to the victim’s head. The second suspect searched the apartment. Both men fled with the victim’s laptop, cell phone and Air Jordan sneakers. The victim was not injured and called the police one hour after the incident. Police concluded that illegal drug activity took place at the residence and that the suspects were possibly searching for drugs or drug proceeds. The first suspect is described as an approximately 25-year-old black male, about 6 feet 4 inches and muscular, with a full beard and short hair. The second suspect is described as a 22 to 23-year-old black male, about 6 feet 2 inches, thin and clean shaven. Anyone with additional information about the incident should contact Det. Fred Nelson at (302) 366-7110, ext. 136 or fredrick.nealson@cj.state.de.us. Anonymous tips can be sent by texting 302NPD and the message to TIP411. - Rachel Taylor

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Students browse the kick-off poster sale in Perkins Student Center.

in brief South Campus parking regulations change for opening football game University officials have modified normal parking regulations for the first football game of the semester against West Chester on Thursday night. Lots 88 (Delaware Field House/Delaware Stadium), 103 (Athletics Complex), 105 (Bob Carpenter Center front) and 106 (Bob Carpenter Center rear) will be reserved for the football game until 9 p.m. on Thursday. Cars parked in Lot 1 (Ice Arena) must be removed by 3 p.m. today. Red permit holders who typically park on South Campus will be redirected to park at the Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus’ north lot. The STAR Campus’ south lot will be used for additional parking. Cars that do not follow these rules are subject to removal. The shuttle bus that goes to South Campus will add the STAR Campus to its route. Attendees cannot use their university

parking permits during football games and have to pay game day parking fees. Material culture of sports talks set for semester The University of Delaware Center for Material Culture Studies will host a series of talks called “The Material Culture of Sports” this semester. The 50-minute talks given by university faculty and students will be free and may serve as a one-credit, pass-fail undergraduate class. Talks include subjects such as the Olympics and the value of a gold medal, the evolution of early American sports and sportswear. The lectures will be held on Wednesdays from 1:25 to 2:15 p.m., in Memrial Hall room 112. http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/aug/ sports-material-culture-081712.html

English class enrollment opens at ELI The English Language Institute has opened enrollment for its nine-week, semiintensive evening class program. It starts Sept. 5 and ends Nov. 5. The program is designed to help visiting scholars, graduate students and their spouses improve their English. The two courses are “Understanding and Using Written English” and “Understanding and Using Spoken English.” Students will be enrolled based on their proficiency levels. The final day of proficiency level testing is Wednesday, Sept. 5. Enrollment applications are available online. For further information, contact Kathy Kutchen at 302-831-3787. http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/aug/ eli-evening-program-080612.html -Karie Simmons

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Thursday, Aug. 30 Delaware Colors Day 7:30 p.m., Delaware Stadium

Friday, Aug. 31 The Rubber Chickens Are Back! Comedy Show 8 p.m., Perkins Student Center, Bacchus Theater

Saturday, Sept. 1 Delaware Solid Waste Authority Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 550 South College Avenue

Sunday, Sept. 2 D-Sharps Auditions 8 to 10 p.m., Perkins Student Center, Williamson Room

Monday, Sept. 3 Labor Day Classes Suspended

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Thursday, Aug. 30 Delaware Colors Day 7:30 p.m., Delaware Stadium

Friday, Aug. 31 The Rubber Chickens Are Back! Comedy Show 8 p.m., Perkins Student Center, Bacchus Theater

Saturday, Sept. 1 Delaware Solid Waste Authority Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 550 South College Avenue

Sunday, Sept. 2 D-Sharps Auditions 8 to 10 p.m., Perkins Student Center, Williamson Room

Monday, Sept. 3 Labor Day Classes Suspended

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Alumni meet freshmen in states across the country BY CHELSEA HOLLOWELL Staff Reporter

Incoming freshmen across the country received tips and advice from alumni over burgers, hot dogs and UDairy ice cream at events near their own hometowns before coming to campus this fall. Alumni clubs in six different states held nine new student welcoming events this summer for accepted freshmen to help them prepare for their first semester. Alumna Stefanie Spatola, alumni clubs coordinator at the Office of Alumni Relations said send-off parties have been a way for alumni to help ease incoming freshman into the college lifestyle for the past three years. “[It’s] to kind of say goodbye, have a great time, good luck!” Spatola said. According to Spatola, current students and alumni shared with the incoming freshman what to bring, what books to buy and what to expect once they arrive on campus. Events this summer were held in Lancaster and Reading, Pa., Newark and Lewes, Del., northern New Jersey, south Florida, and northern and southern California. “The students from California were amazed that they needed to bring snow boots and jackets and stuff,” Spatola said. “They had no idea where to even buy that kind of stuff.” She said for the past two summers an alumna hosted a cookout at her home in Hermosa Beach, Calif. “She opens her house up to everybody and cooks and entertains

them,” Spatola said. A Richmond Squirrels’ baseball game was the setting for an event in Richmond, Va. Spatola said venue choice is dependent upon the amount of students coming to the university from a given area and whether an alumnus is available to plan and head the event. “Usually we’re at these events and someone will walk by and say, ‘Oh I went to UD,’ and they’ll stop by and start talking,” she said. Incoming freshmen participate in icebreakers to share their major and dorm room assignment. The alumni then share what careers they have and how the university helped get them to where they are today. Invitations to the events were sent to nearby alumni, current students, members of the class of 2016 and their parents. According to Spatola, many relationships are formed during these events and local parents form car pools for the holiday. Other universities, such as Duke University in North Carolina, also hold similar gatherings. This past summer, Duke held 65 “Forever Duke Send Off Events” in San Antonio, Southern England, Korea and Las Vegas, according to the Duke Alumni Association’s website. Newly appointed Director of Admissions Jose Aviles said he has had little to do with planning these events, as he was appointed a month ago, but that alumni are vital to the admission of new students. “I think having alumni involved in the admission and

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recruitment process of students is critically important to any admission office,” Aviles said. Junior Brielle Gerry stated in an email message that she attended one of the make-your-own sundae events in Cresskill, N.J., after

receiving an invitation online. “It was really cool to share stories with recent and not-sorecent UD graduates because the university has had some big changes since the alumni were students,” Gerry said. “Overall, it was a really

relaxing atmosphere and a great way for the new students to talk to one another.”

New wells to monitor water contamination BY CHRISTINE DANG Staff Reporter

Local hydrogeologists will be able to learn more about water contamination levels in the Delaware area with the installation of eight new monitoring wells in New Castle and Kent counties. The new wells are the first built since 1977 and Scott Andres, a hydrogeologist and senior scientist at the Delaware Geological Survey, said the information gathered will be more informative than previous watermonitoring efforts. “[Snapshot studies] uncovered some potential problems,” Andres said. “We hope to improve the information base so we could pass that back-of-the-envelope type style of science to more quantitative and predictive ways of evaluating water supply.”

Because groundwater is the primary source of drinking water in Delaware, Andres said the state of the water is critical for human consumption. He said approximately 32 wells may be drilled over the next three years in New Castle and Kent counties into underground rocks in which groundwater can be extracted. Andres said the project began in 2008 after the water supply coordinating council said available water resource data for southern New Castle and northern Kent counties should be recollected. The state appropriated $600,000 to fix the lack of monitoring infrastructure for water resources in Delaware. Junior Lynn Walter, an Ecology and Wildlife Conservation major, said she has seen the consequences of lax environmental monitoring through her work with a wetlands restoration project

near Wilmington, an area highly polluted by waste runoff. “I think the premise behind the project is great,” Walter said. “Monitoring groundwater should make determining water quality easier with more samples to work with, and if there are any trace amounts of pollution detected then it should be easier to stop contaminants from spreading.” Andres said the DGS project differs from past monitoring projects in its collective and monitoring efforts. After the wells’ construction, monitoring water pressure and concentrations of contaminants, like arsenic and disinfection byproducts, can continue for decades. The wells will provide more data than prior attempts due to their broader distribution, which Andres said provides a more complete view of how much water is available underground,

its direction of travel and where contaminants are being introduced. The project will also geographically expand how Delaware’s water resources are handled. “I look at it as, ‘are we in the ballpark?’ That’s where we are now,” Andres said. “We want to get down to the infield and get a better idea of what’s going on,” The project provides an opportunity to increase awareness about water resources and the environment’s essential impact on the quality of living. Some university students recognize the importance of keeping water resources free of contamination and support the Delaware Geographical Survey’s project to monitor groundwater. Senior Daniel Schwam said his background in the Delaware Environmental Institute Student Programs Committee helps him

understand the importance of monitoring contamination in groundwater. “I feel that a project along these lines could significantly improve the quality of drinking water for Delaware’s residents,” Schwam said. Andres said DGS research is taking care to ensure their methods will not cause additional contamination or loss of a water resource. Although this cannot be guaranteed, he said it is a necessary risk for true data. “The best thing is to provide the information,” Andres said. “If you can provide information to say it is or it isn’t a problem, this society’s government individuals can respond from the position of being informed, rather than a position of worry and fear, or based on ignorance.”

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Newark residents express discontent BY CAITLIN MOON Staff Reporter

Newark residents expressed their concerns with students and homeless people at Monday night’s city council meeting. Three people from Sunset Road, the street perpendicular to South College Avenue and behind the Hugh M. Morris Library, said students walk and park near their homes. They said students have been parking on the street, blocking residents’ driveways. The residents brought a petition signed by the majority of their neighbors asking for a law that would prohibit all students from parking there. This problem has been specifically troublesome during exam times, as well as weekends and evenings, according to 18-year resident Amy Roe. Georgia Shrover, another Sunset Road resident, said students returning from the library or social events create unnecessary disturbances for residents. She said it has been a problem for the seven years she has lived there. “[The university students] are noisy, they slam car doors at two in the morning,” Shrover said. “They disturb the neighborhood. It’s been a nightmare for us.” The city council members said they would discuss the issue in private session. District 3 Councilman Douglas Tuttle said he has witnessed misconduct in crosswalks since students arrived on campus. He said because students walk at a leisurely pace and loiter on Main Street, drivers have been forced to accelerate before students pass the midpoint of the crosswalk, creating

a danger for students. Despite recent loitering, the councilmen agreed that movein day went smoothly. District 5 Councilman Luke Chapman said traffic did not seem to be a problem. “Things look relatively calm without being over-clogged,” Chapman said. “Freshmen look lost and scared in the median cone area by Rodney.” When Edward Streets, another Newark resident, spoke in front of the council, he also expressed concern for student safety. He said the increasing homeless population on Main Street is potentially harmful to students. “The police let them run wild all summer,” Streets said. “They will steal anything you lay down. These people are just bums. They have addictions and petty things. They can’t live in society because they choose to be trash and like it.” Streets said while waiting for his 5:30 a.m. bus, riders were unable to find shelter from the morning rain because all of the seats were already taken by homeless people. District 1 Councilman Mark Morehead reminded residents about National Take-Back Day at the Newark Senior Center on Sept. 29. He said the event was created by the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide the public with a safe method to dispose of their unused or expired prescription medication. Morehead said the event is a way to take these substances off the street. “If you are a drug dealer, you can drop off your cocaine and walk away,” Morehead said.

Mayr tweeted a picture moments before the accident of her and Nass’ feet dangling off the overpass with the caption, “Levitating.” Llewellyn said the post cannot be verified until the girls’ cell phones are processed by authorities. University spokeswoman Meredith Chapman released a statement in an email message expressing the university’s reaction to the event. “We are very saddened by the sudden and tragic loss of one of our community members,” Chapman said. “The University of Delaware community extends its condolences to Ms. Mayr’s family and friends.” Junior Jill Booth lived in Rodney Residence Hall with Mayr their freshman year. She said they got to know each other while walking to the same nursing classes and that Mayr had no problem making friends. “Even if you met her once, you felt like you had met her a hundred times, like you knew her,” Booth said. She said Mayr had the innate ability to walk into a party with a few friends and leave with a roomful. “Her main thing was she never tried too hard,” Booth said. “It was just natural for her to stand there and talk to someone, and no matter who they were, she could have such an easy conversation

with them.” Junior Paige Mazzie lived with Mayr her freshman and sophomore years and planned to live with her this fall. She said Mayr’s spontaneity reflected on her clothing style. While her friends were worrying about repeating outfits when going out, Mayr could make anything in her wardrobe look fashionable. “She wore some of her grandma’s clothes,” Mazzie said. “When someone says they’re wearing their grandma’s clothes, you think they’re not going to look good. She rocked her grandma’s clothes—she looked like a model.” She said it was Mayr’s willingness to try anything that allowed her to connect with people. She could make awkward situations less dreadful just by putting herself out there, Mazzie said. At an introduction event freshman year, new students were asked to think of an icebreaker they could perform to introduce themselves. Mazzie said it was uncomfortable and little effort was made until Mayr decided to mimic animal sounds. “Not only did she make animal noises, she perfected them,” Mazzie said. “She said, ‘I’m going to make a monkey noise,’ and she sounded like a monkey.” She said eventually videos of Mayr made it to YouTube and she was once recognized at a party as “the girl that makes animal noises.”

Mayr had an all-around artistic ability, but truly loved to dance, Mazzie said. Whenever they had music playing in their apartment, her friends would beg her to dance just to see how effortless it was for her, and Mayr always obliged. Whitman said Mayr’s friendliness and intelligence made her a perfect fit for the nursing major. She said Mayr was excited to take care of people and asked her friends to help her hone her skills. “She had her stethoscope and she would always take our blood pressure and listen to our heartbeats to practice for class,” Whitman said. “We would have little nursing parties for her in our room.” Booth remembered Mayr’s surprising reaction to a prank that showed she was not one to back down to danger. After a study session in their apartment that ended around 4 a.m., Mayr was gathering her things while Booth turned out the lights. Booth then waited behind a corner and tried to scare her roommate. “I jumped out and I was like, ‘Boo!’ and she literally lunged at me,” she said. “I never pictured her as that kind of person, we laughed so hard.” Mayr was also interested in fitness and was known to push her common room’s furniture

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August 30, 2012

5.8 million grant from for education on climate change BY COLLETTE O’NEAL Staff Reporter

Teachers in Delaware and Maryland will have new climate change science resources to implement into the classroom due to a multi-million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation. The $5.8 million grant received on Aug. 15 will fund the Maryland Delaware Climate Change Education and Assessment project, a collaborative partnership between the University of Delaware and University of Maryland to improve climate change education. Dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment Nancy Targett said the partnership brings together climate scientists, teachers and curriculum developers to create a K-12 curriculum using new data and information specific to Delmarva. “The grant also includes an effort to improve climate change education in the university curriculum within the two states, particularly for students going into the science education field,” she said. With that objective in mind, Targett said a regional partnership was proposed with the University of Maryland since both states have similar climate change concerns that impact citizens environmentally and politically, such as high sea levels. “Our regions are like a microcosm because we have some urban areas like Baltimore and Wilmington but then we’ve got really some quite rural areas as well,” she said. “We thought we could touch on a lot of different audiences in a way that was manageable.” Donald Boesch, director of the MADECLEAR project and president of the UMD Center for Environmental Science, said the grant will also fund additional research conducted between scientists and a limited number of graduate students. The grant supports professional workshops for teachers already in the system and those who plan to teach science education. “We want to make climate change clear to people, particularly young people about why the world is changing, what they can do about it, and how to be prepared for it,” Boesch said. “We will do that by working with scientists and educators in our states to develop new models of teaching.” Although Targett knows the five-year project can’t stop climate change, she said her goal is to educate the next generation so they are able to make informed decisions regarding the issue. “We feel that an educated public and an educated citizenry,

students who come out of school and can discuss this information in a knowledgeable way, and in a fact based way would be very beneficial,” Targett said. While the primary focus of the new university curriculum will be science education, researchers will also examine the ways in which climate change is already discussed in classrooms across all disciplines and discover ways to increase scientific support them. Both states are actively participating in climate change by means of clean renewable energy such as wind and solar energy, which makes the project appealing to the NSF, Boesch said. He said commitment is crucial when the topic of climate change has in some cases become a political issue. “Unfortunately, in some states climate change has become politicized and consequently not received enough attention,” he said. “Our states recognize the risks and are trying to prepare for it as effectively as we can through our teaching methods and educating young people.” Jill Karsten, NSF director for Geoscience Education, stated in an email message that each proposal NSF receives is reviewed based on the scholarship of the work, the likelihood that the work will contribute significantly to the field, the qualifications of the team involved and the longlasting impacts. “The partnership is very strong and includes climate scientists, learning scientists, and high level school administrators who are essential to getting curricular resources into the schools for testing and helping teachers become proficient in their use,” Karsten said. “We hope that the project catalyzes more systemic changes to improve the quality of, as well as increased access to, effective climate change education.” By conducting this research, Targett said the project not only represents a duty to inform the people of Delaware and Maryland of climate change but also the larger population of the world. “We do have a mandate to be thinking broadly about how we can translate what we learn within the university into something meaningful for the public and to help the public at large, and I think UD has a commitment to that,” she said.

Second annual Target Event attracts student shoppers

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Target dog welcomes student shoppers for the second annual universtity partner event.

Night flasher ‘slaps buttocks’ to female university students BY RACHEL TAYLOR City News Editor

University police recently released a surveillance photo of an unidentified male believed to have been responsible for several incidents of indecent exposure over the past year. University Police Chief Patrick Ogden said that students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and athletes

at the Delaware Field House should be especially vigilant, as the suspect has struck near South College Avenue. “[The suspect] hides in the woods by the bus stop and removes his clothes,” Ogden said. “What is unique about him is that he doesn’t say anything. He slaps his buttocks and the person turns around and sees him. Naturally, they’ll scream and he runs away.” Since the sightings began,

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The suspect hides in the woods and removes clothes to female students near South College Avenue.

there have been five reported incidents in 2011 and two reported this year. The most recent case, which occurred in July when the photo was taken, went unreported. Recently-installed surveillance cameras were the only reason the latest incident was discovered by police, Ogden said. “This time last year the cameras weren’t there yet,” he said. “They will be a big help now.” Public safety officials have increased efforts to catch the suspect by installing cameras and assigning more officers to patrol near the scene of the crimes. According to Ogden, the suspect generally strikes between 8 p.m. and midnight and primarily targets college-aged women. He is described as a 25 to 30-yearold white male, weighing 175 to 190 pounds. He is estimated to be between 5-foot-10 and 6 feet with dark stubble and a shaved head. Ogden said he hopes the captured footage will help identify and eventually lead to the suspect’s arrest. He said victims and witnesses should alert police immediately if they have information. “When you’re out on campus and you see something like this, call 911 right away,” he said. “Sometimes people won’t call the police until half an hour after the incident.” Anyone who sees the suspect should contact university police at 302-831-2222. Those who have information on the suspect’s identity can call the Criminal Investigations Unit at 302-8317433 or email ciu-udpd@udel.edu.

August 30, 2012

Dams’ removal helps fish migrate at White Clay Creek BY HABIBEH SYED Staff Reporter

With an $85,606 grant, a university project can expand to remove six dilapidated dams at White Clay Creek Park, opening up miles of river for fish to swim upstream near Newark. Gerald Kauffman, the project director of Water Resources Agency, a part of the School of Public Policy, said the university was one of six institutions chosen for a grant provided by American Rivers and the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration out of 200 applications. The dam was constructed during the American Revolution in 1777, and since then, fish have not been able to swim up the White Clay Creek toward Pennsylvania for migration, Kauffman said, which is one of the Agency's biggest concerns. “It’s a very young science about remodeling dams in the United States,” Kauffman said. “It used to be about building dams and now it’s about removing them.” The spawning habitat is where the fish reproduce and once the dam is removed it will open up passageways for them to do so, said senior Elisa Sarantschin, a coastal geology and environmental science major. She interned for the Sierra Club, an environmental organization, this past summer to research the American shad fish which live in the

creek. The six upstream dams will open fish passages for 14 miles that go inward toward the Piedmont and the Delaware-Pennsylvania state line, she said. “I think that White Clay Creek will really benefit from this expansion,” Sarantschin said. “It’s a big thing especially for the American shad. It opens up 3.5 miles of the river and also opens 42 acres of spawning habitat for the fish in the waterway so that the fish can pass from New Castle County.” Kauffman said the project team has been researching the area and will start removing the first dam in early November. This is when there is little traffic in the park because it is the end of golf season, he said. He said he wants the project to be finished by March or April, in time for fish migration up the White Clay Creek. Within the next five years, the grant will fund the removal of six more dams. “The short-term goal is to remove a crumbling dam along the White Clay Creek,” Kauffman said. “The long-term goal is to remove any obstructions in the creek to the passage of any native fish there which are the American shad and to restore the fish breed.” He said he will be relying on university students for research and field work. Besides removing the dams, the

Con’t: UD friends say the unexpected loss is still yet to sink in Continued from page 7 aside to perform P90X routines. She liked hiking, Booth said, and planned to take some time off after graduation to travel and explore nature throughout the world. Mayr and her friends at the university kept in touch throughout the summer and made plans for when they all returned this week. Booth received a call from a friend of Mayr’s from home the morning -Paige of the accident, and contacted the rest of Mayr’s close friends. “Jill [Booth] called me and from there we were probably on the phone for about an hour,” Mazzie said. “It was probably one of the hardest things, telling one

of your friends that, when you shared the same connection.” A memorial was held at a church in Mayr’s hometown and Whitman said a video was shown to illustrate the young student’s full and happy life. “We saw her there, dancing, so full of life, doing her thing,” she said. “We all thought she Mazzie was just going to walk into the memorial service, late as usual, and say, ‘Hey guys, what are you doing?’” Mazzie said for her, the true loss has yet to sink in. “It’s just something I can’t wrap my head around,” she said.

“We all just thought she was just going to walk into the memorial service...”

project includes researching what happens to the streams after their removal. Kauffman said it is an area where little research has been conducted. The park will remain open while dams are being removed. He said the geology and engineering department are involved in the project. One of the reasons the university received the grants is because there are many people with expertise at the school who will contribute to the project. University students working on the project also get the benefit of hands-on experience working in the field and have a better chance of finding a job upon graduating, Kauffman said. Part of the funding will go toward graduate students finishing their field surveys of the creek, he said. These measurements include dimensions of the creek, the depth of the sediment and the quality of water. The students also have the opportunity to finish engineering drawings which determine where the dam is going to be removed and where all the pieces of the dam need to be moved and what shape the stream will be, Kauffman said. Senior Kayla Iuliano, who worked on the dam removal project in the summer of 2011, thinks dams have a negative effect on the environment. She said the leaves and organic matter ends up behind the dams rather than going down the river.

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New grant allows for the removal of six dams in White Clay Creek Park in Newark. Eventually there is a buildup of sediment that contributes to the methane in the atmosphere and ultimately contributes to the production of green house gas, she said. Because of this, she said she appreciates how the project will benefit the environment and

community. “It’s the way ecology works,” Iuliano said. “If you make something better at the bottom everything above it will get better. It’s going to have a positive effect on a lot of different things.”

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Classes allow creative exploration with low stress This past summer, students were given the opportunity to take the first online course in photography that the university has ever offered. The course, taught by art professor Jonathan Cox, allowed students to incorporate a broader variety of subjects in their photographs than a normal photography course would. In standard photography courses, students have limited subject matter as they are on campus and many do not have cars. During the summer, however, those enrolled in the online course were able to take pictures on their vacations, study abroad trips, in their hometowns and wherever else they may have went. Courses that are similar in nature to this one are a step in the right direction for the university. Classes such as this allow for students to explore new, creative outlets in a stress free, online format. For a student who may just want to

take a course in photography out of interest, the format is perfect. It allows for a student to hone their skills in an art that is becoming more and more accessible and popular and it also provides a break from the monotony that is standard curricula. The university should continue down the path of online classes similar to this as they can prove to be valuable to a student’s overall experience at a university. Putting the classes online just adds another dimension of accessibility and flexibility for those who may not have as much room in their schedules but would love to explore a creative art. Although not everyone will be able to take part in the courses, the importance of having the option to pursue something less mundane than general subjects cannot be overstated.

Tuition increase lowest in years In an effort to keep tuition costs down as much as realistically possible, the university’s tuition has increased by the smallest amount in recent years. This year, tuition will increase by about 4 percent. In fact, this increase is close to only half of what last year’s increase of 7 percent was. This tuition spike is the lowest in the past five years at the university. Any tuition increase poses problems for financial reasons. With the Presidential election impending, the fate of student loan rates is subject to change. However, the fact that the university has been able to break a recent trend and lower

the amount is impressive and a good sign. If the university officials can continue making good decisions to keep tuition increases down every student would benefit. Tuition almost always increases annually, so it is certainly a nice surprise when the increase is not higher than previous years. College is difficult to afford as is, no student needs an increase to the amount they have to pay for their education. It is promising to see university officials recognizing this and actively trying to make funding college as easy as possible.

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Artificial tanning can be both dangerous and addictive Madalyn Marsh

Guest Columnist Students who are frequent tanning salon goers should reconsider before laying down in the bed again. When I lived in a dorm, girls on my floor would always invite me to go tanning with them at the local tanning salon. Having fair skin, I knew I would instantly burn if I went tanning. However, after losing my uncle to melanoma in the fall, I would never think about putting a foot in a tanning salon, regardless of my skin tone. There are many girls in the world and on campus who go to the tanning salon regularly. They are putting their lives at risk every time they lay down in a tanning bed. Healthcare officials are finding more and more people are becoming addicted to tanning. People who showed addictive behaviors towards tanning can experience symptoms of withdrawal when they don’t get their tanning fix. Just as the government prohibits addictive substances, tanning

should be banned as well. Although most with tanning addictions are aware of the health concerns associated with it, many disregard that and still crave their daily fix. Indoor tanning makes some people feel very relaxed and stressfree. As a result, they tan more and more to achieve that relaxed state and feel happier. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas have conducted studies to prove that people who use tanning beds regularly show the same brain activity as those addicted to alcohol and narcotics. Just as a drug addict needs their “drug fix,” a tanning addict needs their “tanning fix” to

feel happier and get rid of their anxiety. An entire day’s worth of sun tanning outdoors is the equivalent to one session in the tanning bed. It is time for the government to step in and ban tanning salons. If tanning salons were banned, the harmful tanning addictions could end. Therapy sessions with a psychiatrist could help fix the tanning addiction problem. With a governmental ban on tanning, the tanning addict would not be tempted to go onto the tanning salon because it wouldn’t be open. The salons provide young people with misinformation, causing them to think the link between

indoor tanning and skin cancer is a myth. If a person is not addicted to tanning, but enjoys it, they can stop going to tanning beds and opt instead to go in the sun. There is a safe way to be exposed to the sun - putting on sunscreen, wearing hats, or spending some time in the shade all are beneficial. The rates of skin cancer in the United States are rising. With a ban on tanning salons, the rates of skin cancer will decrease along with the rate of tanning addiction. The addiction is real and affects many college students and people everywhere. It is time for these tanning addictions to end and for tanning salons to be banned. As a college student, I want to enjoy my experience and learn as much as I can, rather than getting my “tanning fix” and putting my life at risk. Everyone must think before they tan and practice safe sun habits.

Madalyn Marsh is a guest columnist for The Review. Her viewpoints do not necessarily represent those of the Review staff. Please send comments to mgmarsh@udel.edu.

Foods good for the mind should be accessible on campus Quincy Creadick

Guest Columnist Dining services should do more to provide students with food that is proven to strengthen the mind. Imagine a world in which all of your study problems could be found in your diet. According to several scientists and doctors who have conducted studies, what you eat can influence your ability to focus, memorize, concentrate, and improve your overall mood. These foods are called “brain foods” and can be extremely beneficial. Because these foods have been proven to be advantageous to eat, it makes sense to serve them in dining halls. Thousands of college students eat at the dining halls daily, so it is a great way for colleges to help their students with the stress of projects, tests, and homework. The dining hall should be required to serve “brain food” to their students in order to help them be successful. Omega-3 fatty acids are believed to increase blood flow in the brain and help the working memory. In a study conducted by Dr Cyrus A. Raji of the University of Pittsburgh, Raji said that fish consump-

tion improved brain volume in the frontal lobes, temporal lobes (including the hippocampus), and posterior cingulate gyrus. The frontal lobes in the brain deals with working memory, while the temporal lobes deals with long-term memory. In Dr Rajis study, he concluded that eating baked or broiled fish twice every week, helps the brain’s memory and lessens the chance of Alzheimer’s disease. Not only does consuming foods containing Omega3 acids help shortterm memory, but it also helps protect the brain in the future. A student’s health can be significantly improved by this “brain food”. Debbi Miller of Dining Services said she was aware of research on the topic. So why, if the university officials are aware that brain food exists, don’t they serve it to their students? Maybe it isn’t Dining Services who is depriving students of these nutrients, but the food supplier instead? A company named ARAMARK supplies over 600 institutions across North America including

the university’s dining halls. They said they try to address issues that are deemed most pressing to universities and colleges today. However, this quote contradicts all the research I have found. If they do want to address the issues that are concerning to universities, they would have acted on all of the research the university has done on “brain food”. They should be aware of all the benefits that “brain foods” supply, and choose to integrate it into their daily menu. In order for a real change to be made, the 2011 State of Delaware Food Code from the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health needs to make a change. Companies like ARAMARK are not going to change their menus if law does not require them to. Students go to college to get every opportunity they can in life. They go to better themselves. Quite frequently students are stressed because of the immense amount of pressure from parents, teachers and themselves to succeed. In addition to the stress, colleges give students an extreme amount of information

to learn and memorize. It is nearly impossible for students to learn everything taught to them and memorize every lecture a professor presents to them. In today’s society, when students believe they cannot possible study and focus any more, they turn to drugs such as adderall to help them retain all the information. Instead of students taking such extreme steps, the dining hall should supply students with “brain food”. After multiple tests and studies, “brain foods” such as fish, nuts, fruits, and vegetables are proven to help recall information, protect the brain, help students focus, lessen stress, and improve the over all mood. The dining halls at the university appear to want more brain food served, however, they cannot change it on their own. The university needs the food suppliers like ARAMARK to acknowledge how beneficial “brain food” is and incorporate it into the menu. For the price students are paying, they deserve to get their moneys worth and receive healthy, beneficial food at the dining hall. The facts are all here, now action just needs to be taken. Quincy Creadick is a guest columnist for The Review. His viewpoints do not necessarily represent those of the Review staff. Please send comments to qcreadick@udel.edu.

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First annual Firefly festival lights up summer Approximately 30,000 people attend the three day event held in Dover from July 20 to July 22 BY ANDREA LUNA Staff Reporter

The first Firefly Music Festival brought thousands of people to Dover this July to see performances by The Killers, Lupe Fiasco and Jack White, among others. The three-day event attracted crowds of more than 30,000 each day to the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway from July 20 to July 22, said Kay Sass, the Dover public affairs coordinator who helped organize the event. Production company Red Frog Events presented the festival, which was co-created with Dover city officials, Sass said. The 2012 lineup included bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Girl Talk, Bassnectar and Modest Mouse. University students attended, as well as people from as far as London, Sass said. Carly Malia, a junior from Penn., said The Killers, who closed their performance with a fireworks show, was her favorite act. She said she and other festival-goers made the most of their time, staying the entire day. “There were so many great performers, I didn’t want to miss out on anything,” Malia said. Attendees could purchase either a single day pass or a threeday pass for the festival. Malia stayed for one day, but said it was not enough. She plans to buy a three-day pass for next summer’s

event, which has been scheduled for June 21 to 23 in Dover, according to the event’s official website. Sass said concert’s event planners built four different stages for the performances. Officials scheduled two performers per time slot in order to allow audiences access to as many acts as possible. In order to accommodate the large amount of attendees and performers, Sass said Dover city officials cleared out areas of the forest in order to have a venue large enough. She said she was impressed with the positive impact the festival had on tourism in Dover. “Hotels in Dover were booked well in advance, even Wilmington was booked up,” Sass said. Audience members were allowed to camp on the grounds and many of them chose to do so, she said. She said the majority of people came from outside the area. Sophomore Alyssa Reyes, attended the music festival for all three day, said she thinks it brought positive attention to the state in addition to tourism. “I think that a lot of people don’t know about Delaware, many of the performers even said that it was their first time in the state,” Reyes said. Sass said Firefly was the first concert of its kind in Delaware. “I think that this is something out of the box,” she said. “It was aimed at a different crowd of

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A neon “Firefly” sign welcomes festival goers as they enter the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. people and offered something culturally different.” Performers have not been announced for next year’s events, but presale tickets are already sold out. Tickets will be available for sale early in 2013, according to the festival’s website. The company

will alert subscribers about exact sale dates and performers via email. Junior Amy Cohn said after she heard how much fun her friends had at Firefly, she tried to buy tickets in advance, but was too late. She said July’s show made

people eager for next summer. “I think that the variety of artists that were performing had a huge impact on the event’s popularity,” Cohn said. “There was a little something for everyone so people are expecting the same diversity next year.”

Students to see new Starbucks, charging stations and lounge BY ANDREA DIORIO Staff Reporter

The stripped-down site of the former YouDee Shop in the Trabant University Center is now a lounge equipped for seating students and recharging cell phones. University officials also added other technology resources and a new coffee shop in buildings around campus this summer. Marilyn Prime, director of University Student Centers, said the lounge, which will be open during Trabant’s regular hours, will provide students with an extra space to meet and work with their peers. She said it has already received a positive reaction from students. “When we talked to students and student leaders, one thing they asked for was for a place to gather,” Prime said. “And when they saw the lounge over the summer, they were thrilled with it.” The area has a coffee shop feel, Prime said, and unlike Daugherty Hall which is quiet, students can talk and meet with friends in between classes. “Trabant has a lot of good facility space, but has always lacked a nice lounge,” she said. “Students find places in the building to sit and meet, but there’s not a centralized

location for that.” Prime said the lounge will serve a variety of purposes, from a study spot to a reception area for guest speakers and a performance venue for student groups. Senior Michelle Barineau, Student Government Association president, said she thinks the new lounge will be a hit with students once the semester gets underway. “I definitely see the student body using this space for all it has to offer, including the stage for student performances and the charging stations inside,” Barineau said. Kwikboost mobile device charging stations were installed in both Trabant and the Perkins Student Center. Two are in the new lounge and one is upstairs in Trabant. Senior Andy Haumersen said he thinks the charging stations are a smart idea and a perfect addition to the student centers. “It’s such a pain to have to go out of your way back to your room during the day to charge your phone,” Haumersen said. “I think this will be really convenient for everyone.” A Starbucks will replace Smitty’s Café, the previous graband-go convenience stand in Smith Hall. It is set to open on Tuesday. Another resource now available to students is the ability to rent

laptop chargers from the Student Multimedia Design Center in the Hugh M. Morris Library. Barineau, who said SGA worked to pass the proposal in the spring, thinks the rentals will be helpful when students’ laptops run out of battery life and they don’t have their chargers. Freshman Kristen Garland said she cannot wait to use the new facilities and services available this fall. “It’s really exciting to begin my time at Delaware when so many new projects are being worked on, like the new dorms near Perkins,” she said. “I’m looking forward to seeing how they all turn out.” Barineau said while graduating seniors will not be able to experience all the changes coming to the university in the near future, she thinks the entire student body is fortunate to have these resources at their disposal. “Upperclassmen I’m sure are somewhat envious that the freshmen will get to enjoy these new developments, but when you go to a school that improves every day, you can’t really be mad about it,” Barineau said.

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The new lounge in Trabant University Center includes mobile phone charging stations and study space for students.

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Tuition increased by four percent, lowest raise in five years BY NICOLE ROMEO AND DANIELLE BRODY Staff Reporter

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Tuition increased approximately four percent this year, making it the lowest percentage raise in five years, according to university officials. Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students will increase $490 or 4.4 percent and out-of-state tuition and mandatory fees will increase $1,310 or 4.8 percent. Budget Director Michael Jackson said administrators are aware of the cost to students and their families. He said they are trying to provide a strong education at a fair price. However, other factors have to be taken into consideration, he said. “Tuition policy is established each year with the aim of keeping the university competitive in attracting and retaining a highquality and diverse student population,” Jackson said. Tuition and fees alone do not cover the entire cost of an education at the university, he said. Jackson said tuition comprises approximately 46 percent of the university’s revenue, which is similar to comparable institutions. State funding, gifts, investment income and grants provide additional funding resources.

Newark film festival cancelled after seven years BY BRITTANY CHOPLIN Staff Reporter

Newark Film Festival founder Barry Schlecker said he had no choice but to cancel this year’s annual event after it turned out to be too much to handle. Schlecker, 72, who founded the festival seven years ago said he was forced to call off the event due to venue issues and a loss of sponsors. He said talk of construction to the festival’s previous location, the Newark Shopping Center, along with a lack of date flexibility, were contributing factors in his decision. Schlecker said in the past he had to rent special equipment to screen DVDs because the Newark Cinema is outdated, causing additional financial strain. With 150 showings that played three films at the same time, attendees had an opportunity to see several films not available in other places, Schlecker said. He said the festival introduced movie-goers to local filmmakers as well as prominent films like Academy Award nominated “Winter’s Bone,” starring Jennifer Lawrence. Laura Henderson, General Manager of Newark Cinema Center 3 and festival-goer, said Schlecker brought in films the cinema would not normally be able to show. She said the staff is sad to see the week-long festival go because it was successful for

the cinema, drawing in a loyal crowd of approximately 2,500 people each year. “September is generally a pretty slow month,” Henderson said. “It was a helpful event in bringing in people in what was otherwise a slow week. We definitely got a lot of advertising from it and we’re bummed out it’s not going to be back.” Newark Mayor Vance A. Funk III said he was not surprised and even suspected early in June that the festival would fall apart. He said he thought Schlecker took on too much and was also balancing other projects like the Brandywine Arts Festival. Schlecker said he has considered moving the festival to a new location and has had some offers from towns nearby. He said he hopes loyal supporters follow him wherever the festival may go in the future. Funk, however, said he feels the festival should remain in Newark. “Newark is very supportive of the arts,” Funk said. “He can take it to Wilmington, Middletown, wherever he wants. This is its home and it should be here.” Schlecker said the cancellation will have a detrimental ripple effect on the surrounding area. He said not only will the filmmakers and filmgoers be affected, but the local businesses may also suffer. He said the festival brought in people outside of Newark to Main Street where the theater is located.

Schlecker said he typically plans the festival for the weekend after Labor Day, with hopes of drawing in university students. He said the turnout of college-aged movie-goers has been dismal in the past. Senior Tom McKenna, an English major with a film concentration, said he attended the festival as a freshman and enjoyed it. He said he hasn’t had the time to go since, but was interested in going this fall. “I’m sure if it took place this year I’d have made considerable effort to attend,” he said. With big blockbuster movies like “The Dark Knight Rises,” McKenna said there is hardly a market for low budget films. The biggest threat to film festivals is audience apathy, he said. Despite poor student turnout at the festival, Schlecker said it began to gain a reputation, positive press coverage, and sponsors over the past seven years. However, as the strain of the economy and technological advancements increased, it became too much for him to handle. Funk said he remains one of the film festival’s biggest enthusiasts and hopes it is able to come back to Newark next year. “It’s a celebration of the arts, it’s a celebration of what Newark’s all about,” he said. “It was a real benefit to us.” McKenna said doesn’t think film festivals are a dying art and are important both to the community

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After seven years, the Newark Film Festival was canceled due to venue issues and a loss of sponsors. and to the study of film. “On the local levels like Newark such a festival brings a basic artistic and public service to the neighborhood, showcasing titles and creative voices that we otherwise would never have access to,” he said. At the announcement of its cancellation, the Newark Film Festival’s Facebook page

experienced an upsurge of community members thanking Schlecker for his hard work and apologizing for the loss of the festival. “For years we had the same loyal people,” Schlecker said. “It was a wonderful week.”

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16 August 30, 2012

Main Street welcomes new businesses and location changes BY RACHEL THOMAS Staff Reporter

With a new school year comes change, and returning students will find many as they take a stroll down Main Street. Buildings on Main Street have changed hands and been reconstructed throughout Newark’s history, says Downtown Newark Partnership Administrator Ricky Nietubicz. “If you go back far enough, Catherine Rooney’s was a private residence. That building has transformed into professional offices and the current state of the restaurant,” Nietubicz says. “Some buildings have even been renovated one, two, or several times over the years.” New stores, restaurants and renovations are not the only differences students will see. Students may soon be calling a portion of Elkton Road, the downtown district up to Park Place, South Main Street. The development pattern, which is consistent with downtown Newark, is part of the reason for the name change, Nietubicz says. “Going down Elkton Road you can see all of the development that is certainly in progress there,” Nietubicz says. “We just saw Jake’s Wayback Burgers open up, and the Greene Turtle will be opening up soon.” In 1998, the Downtown Newark Partnership (DNP) was formed in order to enhance Newark’s business environment. Its main goal is to make Newark a better place to eat, shop and enjoy. Its focus is to try to attract businesses that add to the feel of Main Street, Nietubicz says. “The students are not our town’s sole consumer but they are certainly a major part for the nine months that they are here,” Nietubicz says.

“They are a huge consumer group that might be a little more drawn to a known name.” Anuradha Sivaraman, assistant professor of marketing, says college students migrate towards familiar places and names. Where they have been shopping with their parents is where they are most likely to be comfortable. With the addition of Saladworks, Main Street will provide students and Newark locals with a name they recognize. This seems to be a reoccurring theme as more chains move on to Main Street and local businesses relocate or close. “Students have enough options that they are not going to miss one or two going out of business. Students see things as a temporary,” Sivaraman says. “It impacts the locals more when local stores go out of business.” Sivaraman says for Main Street to gain popularity, it needs to have stores that set themselves apart from chain stores. In the long run, having chain stores will help mom-and-pop shops as chain establishments bring more foot traffic. Recently, Main Street has lost local favorite eateries such as the Korner Diner and The Post House . “It impacts the locals quite a lot because this is our community. If we lose something we’ve lost it forever. Students on the other hand are not thinking of the long-term,” Sivaraman says. Sivaraman says local stores offer a distinctive product. If a product line is so unique and it cannot be found in a Walmart or Target then it is something people will go out of their way for. It makes it worth their while, she says. Original restaurants, hobby shops and fashion stores can still be

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Changes to Main Street include a new Saladworks location next to Grotto’s, among other new eateries and clothing stores. found among the well-known establishments located on Main Street. Returning students may be surprised to find their favorite stores in a new location. Gecko Fashion has relocated to a new store on Market East Plaza. Gecko provides unique attire and accessories and focuses on customer service, owner Kay Snelling says. “People come to me, as opposed to other chain stores, for my unique products that I buy in a limited supply so you are not going to see the same thing on everybody else,” Snelling says.

Snelling says she fell in love with Main Street because of its distinctive atmosphere and local stores. She says chains take away from what Main Street is all about. Senior Zack Green says he thinks small businesses are important for the image of Main Street but are not very threatened by larger corporate owned establishments. “I prefer more local business that makes UD/Main Street more unique,” Green says. “I don’t think the few chains have changed the atmosphere but it may if the staple local spots leave.”

Sophomore Allaire Stritzinger, SAS Cupcakes assistant manager, says she noticed changes in downtown Newark as she grew up in the area. Stritzinger says the store doesn’t face competition from chains on Main Street since it’s the only specialty cupcake shop, but she noticed the trend of stores trying to appeal more to the university community. “There used to be more retail stuff on Main Street and now it’s more restaurants and bars,” Stritzinger says. “It’s gotten a little different but it’s still a great atmosphere.”

August 30,2012

Students, prof share snapshots on Instagram BY ALEXANDRIA MURPHY Staff Reporter

With the social media craze taking over daily interactions, it is no surprise that organizations try to utilize social media to connect with certain demographics to further their causes. The university is no different, as it uses various Internet platforms to connect to its students, the most recent being Instagram. Instagram, an application available on iPhones and Android mobile devices, allows users to add creative effects to pictures taken on their phones. The pictures can then be shared through websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. Because of its appeal to the college demographic, Blue Hen Says, a group created in 2010 by the Office of Communications and Marketing, began using Instagram to connect to students. The organization is wellversed in managing social media and is active on both Facebook and Twitter. With its tagline, â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Students, By Students,â&#x20AC;? Blue Hen Says is run by a team of Social Media Ambassadors and student interns who give a firsthand perspective on life as a student via social media outlets. Junior Ally Evangelista, a student intern at Blue Hen Says, says she jumped at the opportunity to use Instagram when she noticed the groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Facebook and Twitter followers sharing photos through Instagram. Blue Hen Says then started an Instagram photo contest that quickly caught the attention of students. Students began uploading photos to both

the Blue Hen Says Facebook and Twitter pages, voting for their favorites with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;likes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The two winning photos were taken by Marina Riese, a sophomore Wildlife Conservation major. Both pictures were shots of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus: one of early morning sprinklers on The Green and the other showing pink blooming cherry blossoms lining the path between Alison Hall and Memorial Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the pictures won because they showed a different perspective,â&#x20AC;? Riese says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The shot with the sprinklersâ&#x20AC;Śnot many people are up early enough to see that.â&#x20AC;? Riese says she has been studying photography and has taken photos of her own for years. She says she took a few photography classes in high school and over the summer, she was enrolled in an online darkroom photography class with the university. By the time the contest rolled around, she says she already had pictures waiting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think of the world in a photographic view,â&#x20AC;? Riese says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see stuff and I think â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How can I take a picture of this?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Riese says she heard about Instagram through a friend, not knowing much about it. She now uploads at least one or two pictures a day. Jonathan Cox, a photography professor, says that Instagram allows photos to be uploaded and instantly viewed by millions of people, a stark contrast to the way traditional photography worked. But does this pace of phototaking decrease the value of a photo? Not so, according to Cox. He says he

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Above are Sophomore Marina Rieseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two winning images submitted to a Blue Hen Says contest via Instagram, a picture sharing website and app that is gaining popularity among photography experts and amateurs alike. argues this pace of photo-taking and sharing does not decrease the photographic value. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the camera,â&#x20AC;? Cox says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the person behind the camera. The person is still choosing the angles and the shutter speed. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their creative vision and editing that makes the picture.â&#x20AC;? Photographs taken by cell phone cameras and uploaded to Instagram are stirring interest in the art world. David Norbut, a professional photographer who takes pictures of local Delaware sites like Rehoboth Beach, will have a gallery at the university showing pictures taken with Instagram. Cox teaches a workshop to K-12 teachers about phone pho-

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tography that can be transferred to digital negatives and then to a darkroom to be made into traditional images. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of interesting things you can do,â&#x20AC;? Cox says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It blurs the boundaries between traditional and new age, and gives the ability to cross-collaborate on projects that would not have worked as easily years ago.â&#x20AC;? Students like graduate student Sigourney Stelma simply appreciate the social interactions Instagram provides. Stelma, who says she uses Instagram several times a week, views Instagram as more of a social media tool rather than an artistic outlet.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My pictures often arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t artistic,â&#x20AC;? Stelma says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thrill comes from seeing who â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;likesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or comments what pictures I post.â&#x20AC;? Riese says that Instagram didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t increase her interest in photography, but changed the way she shared images. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just lets others see pictures I already take,â&#x20AC;? Riese says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big sharing site.â&#x20AC;? Cox says he sees Instagram as an important development in the photography world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eleven years ago, I was using Slideshow and had to wait five weeks for an image,â&#x20AC;? Cox says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now you can just send an image. That is what makes photography so exciting; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolving all the time.â&#x20AC;?

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18 August 30, 2012

Sights & sounds of summer

Summer films feature superheroes, modern fairy tale The 2012 summer movie season started off with a high bar set by the May release of “The Avengers”—a definite critical and financial success. As the season progressed, moviegoers were introduced to several other long-awaited films. They included the sequel and assumed conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy, “The Dark Knight Rises,” the reboot of the “Spiderman” franchise, “The Amazing Spider-Man” and an original film by cult director Wes Anderson, “Moonrise Kingdom.” Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises” marks the third installment in the series, concluding the trilogy while leaving a handful of seemingly intentional loose ends. The theme of the film followed what was already established by its two prequels—a dark, somewhat philosophical glance into humanity’s response to chaos and lack of control. The actual storyline was more deeply connected to the first film, expanding on the storyline of Ra’s Al Ghul’s (Liam Neeson) plan to destroy Gotham in order to rid the world of a city in moral decline. This plan is set in motion by Bane (Tom Hardy), Ra’s Al Ghul’s apparent protégé. It is up to Batman (Christian Bale), now in retirement, to break out the Batsuit once again and save the city, aided by the mysterious Catwoman, Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway). The transition from “The Dark Knight” may initially seem a little jarring, as there is no mention of the infamous Joker (Heath Ledger) from

the series’ second movie. However, Nolan ultimately manages to successfully tie in the three installments by continuing the arc from “Batman Begins”, while using the betrayal of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) from “The Dark Knight” as a running motif. Bane presents a villain that is incredibly well developed for a plot that is not as original, as Alfred (Michael Caine), Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) and Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) work as effective contrasts to the antiheroic Batman. Packed with great acting, excellent character development, and uncharacteristically deep themes for a superhero film, “The Dark Knight Rises” proves to be a worthy conclusion to a great trilogy. Marc Webb’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” approaches its own franchise in a slightly different manner—by rebooting it rather than continuing. However, it attempts to do so by following the style set forth by the recent wave of “realistic” superhero movies, such as Nolan’s “Batman” trilogy. The problem here, however, is that this inherently does not work as well with a character like SpiderMan (Andrew Garfield), whose very foundation relies on the belief that he gained his powers from a radioactive spider bite. (Undoubtedly, this is a lot harder to believe than the idea that a wealthy man like Bruce Wayne can purchase a bulletproof suit and make it look like a bat). The plot attempts to explain these fantastic events by, among others, by describing the

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pseudo-science of DNA-altering spiders and by creating a device that actually shoots spider-like webs. (Unlike Sam Raimi’s 2002 “SpiderMan,” where the web was part of his powers). Though entertaining, “The Amazing Spider-Man” did not keep its promise of being a noticeably better movie than its predecessor and left much to be desired. What could have been an excellent effort is ultimately brought down by a series of problems. The character development is nothing to brag about, and there is a clear lack of iconic scenes, such as the upside-down kiss made famous by Raimi’s version. The effort is further muddled by needless attempt to maintain realism and the

all-too-obvious product placements, such as the forced insertions of Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” tells the story of two young social outcasts—Suzy (Kara Hayward) and Sam (Jared Gilman)—who run away together in hopes of finding a better life. The young lovers provide a great performance that is matched by the remainder of the cast, including well-known actors such as Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, and Jason Schwartzman, among others. This excellent lineup plays a group of characters who attempt to find and rescue the runaway children before the setting of the small island is hit by an approaching hurricane.

While the plot may lack originality, it compensates by presenting the film as a modern fairy tale, filled with vivid colors, unusual cinematography and clever narration. The setting and events may not be entirely realistic, but Anderson manages to create characters that speak to the viewer on an incredibly emotional level, representing universal issues in a lighthearted manner without undermining the gravity of topics such as romance, loyalty and self-fulfillment. The final product is one that is both entertaining and intelligent without being too heavy or pontificating. —Marcin W. Cencek mcencek@udel.edu

Passion Pit, Mayer albums and others hit high notes Channel Orange, Frank Ocean

After his mix tape branded him brilliant, Frank Ocean released his first full-length album to severe scrutiny. Fortunately for both himself and his listeners, he nailed it. Each track comes with a new set of surprised, between the genius lyricisms, backbeats and consistently on-point sensual crooning, soaring falsetto and guttural rap combination. He has, thankfully, taken R&B a step farther from the overplayed hits destined for dark dance floors and grinding teenagers, and a step towards the emotional candor all artists should be striving for. While insta-hits like ‘Super Rich Kids,’ and ‘Thinkin’ Bout You,’ will immediately stand out, the subtler though equally awe-inducing tracks like ‘Lost,’ ‘Bad Religion’ and ‘Sweet Life,’ are not to be missed. ‘Pyramids’ may be the highlight of the album, a mind-blowing mash up of genres and beats that could cater to almost any audience and is certainly worth sticking out its near 10 minute play length. Unexpected dance-y hooks are spliced between the R&B expected from the album, and even some guitar riffs are added, which melt into synth as the track closes out. A contender for artist of the

year, Ocean has torn the title of R&B king from R. Kelly’s fingers, and the torch has involuntarily been passed on to this very well-suited successor. Needless to say, his album is well-deserving of the hype surrounding it.

Gossamer, Passion Pit

It is relentless, it is scuzzy, it is candy coated, it is harmonious, it blares in your ear and it will not go away—it is Passion Pit, at it again. This earsplitting, energetic musical assault is, at times, a sensory overload, but fans have come to expect this from the five-piece hailing from Massachusetts. Tracks like ‘I’ll Be Alright,’ catch the album at its most excessive and zany, but for each palpating track there is a surprisingly mellow, slow jam counterpart. The come down from the high starts almost immediately after track-two with the songs ‘Carried Away,’ and ‘Constant Conversations,’ which are highlights of the album. While it can hardly be said that Gossamer surpasses the raw brilliance of the band’s 2009 debut Manner, it makes a nice companion to its big brother, and makes moves to parse out and diversify the band’s already unique sound. Though some tracks are forgettable, such as ‘On

My Way,’ or tedious such as ‘Mirrored Sea,’ the number of quality gems vastly outweighs any tracks that didn’t live up to the steep expectations. ‘It’s Not My Fault, I’m Happy,’ launches off and doesn’t stop, building up to a euphoric allencompassing five minutes. Also, listen for the tales of hardship woven into the lyrics beneath layered synth and iconic falsetto, starkly contrasting the hyper immediate impression taken from the songs. The band has clearly been on a journey, and listeners are lucky enough to take the ride with them on this roller coaster of an album.

Born & Raised, John Mayer

Three years after the decent, though slightly stale and safe, Battle Studies, John Mayer is back and reinvented in the best way possible. After some interviews that painted a less than admiral portrait, Mayer took off for Montana and has brought us back a new state of mind and a new style of music that is branded in Born & Raised. In this album he was able to recapture the diversity and absolute hit-making power of some of his more timeless albums, such as Continuum. Though many years old, his older work will always maintain its

incredible reputation. Instrumentally and lyrically impressive as ever, Mayer has incorporated a new, nearly soft country style to his music. Particular tracks, such as ‘Shadow Days,’ ‘Age of Worry’ and ‘Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967’ take risks with the themes and honesty that show that Mayer was using this album as a public atonement rather than a dive for top spot in the charts. It was hard to believe that the same man who nailed the Hendrix cover ‘Bold As Love,’ could have crafted purely pop singles like ‘Half Of My Heart,’ but that man is finally back, here to show us there is some soul left in the mangled shell from a few years back.

Overexposed, Maroon 5

A decade after their debut album Songs About Jane, critics argue that by this fourth album Maroon 5 is not even the same band anymore, and those critics have a point. While it is impossible to write Overexposed off as a ‘bad’ album, it does not quite feel like a Maroon 5 album. The first released single and the inescapable radio anthem ‘Payphone,’ featuring Wiz Khalifa, had both camps calling a ‘double sell out,’ in so many words; Wiz

fans were frustrated that he was becoming too soft and mainstream, while Maroon 5 fans were arguing that the band was becoming too pop. However, indignation from the ‘original’ audience is common when a band diversifies its sound to better accommodate their wider audience when they reach pop-star status, as Maroon 5 has done. The culmination of tracks over the past decade that have led up to this point make the transition from Jane to Overexposed appear more gradual when taken in context, as each successive album gets more and more ‘pop.’ Tried and true fans will find this album a little off-putting, but it should not be blacklisted. Although the album is laden with both hits (be sure to give the passionate ballads ‘Sad,’ and ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ a listen if the album feels wanting,) and misses (stay very far away from ‘The Man Who Never Lied and its boy-band-esque hooks) it is not without talent or entertainment value. Overall, it’s a ‘good’ album, just not the best Maroon 5 album. In the future, instead of catering to the charts, maybe they will cater to their musical intuition and genius and harbor their waning creative spirit they had so many years ago. —Emily Mooradian emilymoo@udel.edu

August 30,2012

Day Trippin’

with Kristen Dempsey

The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Huzzah and good day! I’m sure it’s been a great summer for most of you, and with a tear-filled eye, I say it is sad to come back to reality and homework. But it’s also exciting to get back to school with friends, fun and all that good stuff! So the only thing that remains is the question: what wonderful place did I visit this summer that should be shared with the rest of the university? The answer: The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire of course! My birthday wish this year was to go to the Renaissance Fair with a couple of wonderful friends and my sister. I had previously decided not to be in costume this year because of the heat, but surprisingly enough, it turned out to be a beautiful day. At the last minute, I scoured the house for clothes to dress up. Now, in the spirit of the Renaissance, I would have really wanted to be a pirate but alas! I had not a single piece of piratical garb lying around my house. So I settled with being a gypsy. Believe it or not, I did MacGyver a gypsy outfit out of my own clothes. And then we set off, traveling to the fantastical realm of queens, knights, pirates and Doctor Whos. We entered the kingdom as bandit-like subjects: two gypsies, a pirate and Robin Hood’s daughter— a band not to be meddled with. As soon as we had seen all the various shops and eateries, acts of merriment and the Queen with her court, we knew we could call this place home. Whilst beginning our day at the faire, we came across a lovely eat-

ery that served fish and chips and chicken and chips (which is what I ate), and other various medieval food. And while we were waiting for our food, a group of men, who we discovered were actors in Renaissance clothing, strutted around us talking of the Queen and her parade! All around us were people in costume, songs, acts, food, harps, secret gardens, and lovely head wreaths. It was as if we finally belonged. “The Renaissance Faire: where I do in real life what I pretend to do in my head every day,” My friend and former Day Trippin’ Columnist Krista Connor said profoundly. We all looked at her in clear amazement because we each secretly want to live during the Renaissance. Throughout the day we had been told by various actors that a human chess match would be taking place at “three of the clock,” and that we should sit on the red side and cheer for Jacob Marlowe (because, obviously, Shakespeare and Marlowe headed a chess match). As it neared three of the clock, we decided to find our way to the match. And there it was, a giant wooden chess board. This is how the game goes: Both Marlowe and Shakespeare (the heads of the game) have their team of people standing on top of the board. The heads then tell them where to move, etc. Once a player is moved to a spot the opponent’s piece is on, the two must sword fight or fist fight to see who loses the spot. No one won because of some

grievances between players, so the Queen moved the match to a joust between one player and the other. Whoever won the joust would win the entire match. Since that would not take place until the end of the day, we moved along our merry way to see what else was left: an elephant ride, a Jedi lightsaber battle, dancing Doctor Whos and a Scottish band called “The Rogues.” Then came the time of the great joust! Poised in royalty, the Queen stood above us, her lowly subjects and onlookers, as she watched the death game take place. Because it was just acting, no one actually died (in case you were wondering). Still, no one was settled the winner because of a war that broke out among the teams; cannons were ablaze, guns were fired, and someone fell off the balcony—those actors were dedicated, let me tell you. After all that, it was over—the fighting, the dropping from buildings, the cannons. The Queen stopped the commotion, took control of her subjects and remained the leader. And we, the four bandits, the wonderers of a distant age, ended our travels through time with a photo shoot outside the gates, next to a stone mansion and secret doorway. What a beautiful end to a beautiful day. With that, let us begin this year with great memories and incredible stories! Perhaps even with a Renaissance journey of your own. —kdempsey@udel.edu

Fashion Forward

Summer in London

with Megan Soria

It was the summer of 2011 and I was on a train en route to my hometown after a weekend in New York City. It sounds like my typical summer NYC trip, except this one felt a bit surreal. The night before I was backstage watching artist Florence + the Machine perform at the Central Park Summerstage, and now I was having a friendly conversation with her fashion stylist Aldene Johnson in the train car. Johnson wore a vintage blouse fresh off a Brooklyn market—her wrists were layered in gold bracelets as she spoke about the fashion industry, answered my naive questions as an aspiring stylist and said, “Why don’t you save up and come assist me in London next summer?” Luckily my best friend Dylan diverted his aunt’s attention to the next topic of conversation as I looked out the window attempting to contain myself. It took me a minute to wrap my head around the idea of London. Not only do I blame its fascinating history and culture for my style aesthetic (not to mention my course of study), it was also just named the fashion capital of the world thanks

to her Highness Kate Middleton and fashion house Alexander McQueen. Then of course there’s the minor detail that it’s an opportunity of a lifetime—the chance to learn from a talented stylist who just so happens to style one of the most iconic women in fashion, Florence Welch. Fast forward 11 months and the next thing I knew I was in Trafalgar Square, fresh off the plane, trench coat clad for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Everything was so—for the lack of a better word— British. From vintage Barbour jackets to chic Burberry trench coats, pedestrians suited up for the 55-degree weather. Rubber Wellies walked down the wet cobblestone paths and bright umbrellas accented everyone’s outfit in the typical London rain. There were proud citizens dressed head to toe in British paraphernalia in honor of the Queen, cheering along the rainy city streets. I was constantly looking up, down and around, a bit disoriented, refusing to succumb to jet lag. Almost every English pub screened the last of the Jubi-

lee celebrations live. The Duchess of Cambridge made a stunning appearance in a red ensemble by Alexander McQueen while the celebrant Queen Elizabeth II wore white by Angela Kelley, their hats both making fashionable statements. After years of preparation, London was ready for the impressive itinerary ahead of them: a Diamond Jubilee, a momentous Wimbledon and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.   As for my agenda, the next 6 weeks would involve: a BBC morning show, a Nylon Magazine denim story, the BBC Radio 1 Hackney Festival, a BLVGARI London Hotel Grand Opening, the Harper’s Bazaar Gala, Elton John’s White Tie & Crystal Tea Party, the Georgia Hardinge Resort SS2013 lookbook, a music video, running a studio, chasing after gowns, handling $200,000 worth of diamonds, attending showrooms and lots of Florence + the Machine. Luckily, I didn’t know any of it yet. And I was about to learn that in fashion, no one ever does. —megsoria@udel.edu

THE REVIEW/Kristen Dempsey

Kristen Dempsey attended the Renaissance Faire dressed up in costume as a gypsy.

20 August 30, 2012

Eater’s Digest

Indulging in Seaside Cuisine I hate eating heavily in the summer. There is nothing more revolting than the combination of humidity and feeling bloated, the way you do after eating, say, six-eighths of a personal mushroom pizza at Firestone Roasting House. My ideal summer menu consists of a peach for breakfast, spinach salad for lunch, and maybe three or four scallops for dinner. Call me fussy, but I just can’t function in heat with fettucini alfredo floating around in my stomach. That being said, some of my best summer days begin with a cinnamon doughnut and end with a crab cake sandwich, drenched in tartar sauce, (the seaside cousin of alfredo), with absolutely no fruit consumed in between. These meals are filling, solid cyanide to my summer diet, but because they come from a particular brown building at the end of the boardwalk, I gladly break my June to August routine. Oves Beach Grill is out past the surf shops, the last arcade and the colossal Ferris wheel in Ocean City, New Jersey, right where Atlantic City comes into view. A clean wooden structure with two levels of dining and a corner take-out counter, Oves is totally separated from the buzz on the rest of the boards. It promises the singular solace of old fashioned doughnuts in the morning, hot sandwiches at lunch and warm dinners of battered shellfish. It delivers. The Apple Cider doughnut is more than worth the giant red banner that advertises it, but my favorites are the cinnamon

and chocolate. Each doughnut is warm, significantly sweeter than I usually like anything and unbelievably moist. They have what the food world calls “high amplitude,” meaning that the flavors are expertly blended, a symphony of notes with no one sticking out. I haven’t had better, and I can never eat less than two. As much as I love their doughnuts, I only peruse the Oves lunch menu if I’m craving a hot dog. Eating boardwalk hot dogs is like playing Russian Roulette with pork, but Oves is my sure bet for thoroughly grilled and, just as importantly, cut down the middle. With brown, greasy fries that recall hash browns, it’s a perfect beach lunch: no-frills and easy to eat on a towel. Dinner gets a little more ceremony. We are not a fuss-making people, but any night that the Nass’s order from Oves we know to clear our schedules to provide unlimited time to eat, luxuriate, and not stand up for a while. As our sacred ritual, my dad and I walk up from the beach house that we rent, order and wait (me on a bench, him probably pacing or calling my mom) and come home with two giant white paper bags filled with way too much food for a family of three. For a man that balks at the idea of eating out as if it’s equivalent to booking a five star cruise, he’s shockingly cavalier about the whole ordeal, cracking jokes and suggesting more appetizers. Frugality has no place amongst the heavenly glow of Styrofoam cartons filled with calamari.

with Rachel Nass

But squid is not what I came for. At the bottom of a bag, where mini containers of cocktail sauce and coleslaw are nestled, is my own little lump of divinity. The first bite of the crab cake sandwich is like hearing the opening bars of my favorite song on the radio; I’m hit all at once with the rushing warmth of familiarity, but there’s still a thrill there, even after all these years. The cake is on the flat side, and eyeing the portion, I can almost count how many bites are left. But however deflated, the crabmeat is fresh and perfectly seasoned, the tartar sauce is thick and the whole thing melts in your mouth. The grace note is the bun, a plain, sesame seed affair that isn’t overly assertive like the puffy, flaky inland varieties. When you factor in a fountain Pepsi, the sandwich is irreplaceable. I had exactly three Oves crab cakes this summer. One was eaten in a car, one on a bench on the boards, at the end of a perfect weekend, and one on a couch, with America’s Got Talent blaring on the beach house TV. The comforts that Oves provides are of course temporary. As I turn up Elvis Costello, look out over the ocean, and cringe at my dad laughing at Howie Mandell, I know that none of it will last. All I can do is sip my soda and laugh in return, over and over again, every year, until the brown boardwalk outpost changes hands and I have to find somewhere else to go. —rnass@udel.edu

Events World Cafe Live The Queen, Wilmington Aug. 28 - Sept. 1 Farmers Market Mentors’ Circle Thursday Aug. 30, 11 a.m. Blue Rocks vs Myrtle Beach Pelicans Frawley Stadium Thursday Aug. 30, 6:35 p.m. Rubber Chickens Present: Flight of the Jungle Knees Bacchus Theatre Friday Aug. 31, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Psychic Reading Mojo Main Tuesday Sept. 4

The Weekly Beaker

with Jock Gilchrist

Curiosity paves way for human exploration of Mars

Did anyone really think the United States would just sit idly by while Britain hosted the Olympics? As the world’s best athletes swam, jumped, ran, fought and played table tennis, America landed the SUV-sized rover Curiosity on Mars. Our thunder-stealing was long anticipated. The Mars mission was proposed in 2004, and the following seven years were spent designing, testing, and assembling parts and scientific instruments. In November of 2011, the rover launched from Florida in the rocket Atlas V. The long journey ended on Aug. 5, 2012. Despite traveling about 154,000,000 miles through space, the rover touched down only 1.5 miles away from its target landing point. NASA gets an A for accuracy. They also used a pioneering landing technique. The capsule containing Curiosity entered

the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 mph, slowed down with retrorockets and parachutes, then hovered 25 feet above the planet’s surface and gently lowered the rover down with cables. What is our interest in Mars anyway? One of the four goals of Curiosity’s first mission is to gather information to pave the way for human exploration—NASA aims to send man to Mars by 2037. In fact, one proposal, called “Mars to Stay,” offers a one-way ticket to astronauts, who would remain on Mars for the rest of their lives and settle the first human community there. Manifest Destiny is alive and well. Though avoiding the logistical headache and cost of the return journey, such a voyage won’t be possible without at least another few decades of technological progress. Curiosity’s other three goals comprise analyzing Martian soil,

rock and atmosphere to determine whether or not Mars is or was ever hospitable to life. Though now long dried up, Mars is thought to have cradled seas and rivers for about a billion years, ample time for life to spring forth. Records of such an era may still be preserved in fossils or organic remains, for which Curiosity will search. Curiosity landed in Gale Crater, chosen for its proximity to a Martian mountain called Aeolis Mons (meaning Sharp Mountain). The crater is hypothesized to have been filled with sediments, by force of water and wind, for about 2 billion years. These sediments are best exposed near the base of Aeolis Mons. The rover will slowly make its way toward the mountain, traveling 660 feet per day at most. It must move cautiously as it carefully monitors the terrain to plot the safest course using built-in cameras

and data processing equipment. Curiosity is certainly the most sophisticated rover ever launched into space, with over 180 pounds of scientific paraphernalia, compared to a puny 15 pounds on previous NASA rovers. Its power source is a hunk of plutonium, which should power the rover for a minimum of 14 years. The initial four-part mission will take around two Earth years, or one Martian year. Outfitted with cameras, rock vaporizers and X-ray beams, Curiosity will explore its environment and take samples, and use onboard computer systems for data analysis, and then beam the results back to the Blue Planet. Long removed from its early heyday, NASA has been jeered at as a relic whose best days are behind it. Recent budget cuts that left NASA with less funding reflect this. The cuts are “devastating planetary science,” according to Bill Nye (yes,

that Bill Nye). But this exciting piece of news stokes some confidence in the organization. Searching for life on Mars and preparing for a human voyage there are stuff of science fiction novels, but we’re now living that reality. By studying the conditions on a foreign planet that could nourish life, we may come to better understand just how life arose on earth. It provides a larger perspective. Life is resilient, and may not need the exact env ironment that we did to evolve. Intelligent life is miraculous in one sense, but in another, maybe we’re not that special after all. It’s quite a large universe out there. People say that traveling to a foreign country makes one worldly. What would traveling to another planet make one? —ajgg@udel.edu

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Restaurants pair beer and cuisine at annual festival

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Above, Chuckie Marks, Adam Pachowka, Brian Smith, Megan Jones, Robert Jones, and Rikki Goren enjoy beers outside of the Stone Balloon Winehouse at the 9th annual Food and Brew Fest July 28 in Newark, hosted by the Downtown Newark Partnership. Restaurants such as Iron Hill Brewery received different types of beers from distributors to feature with a specialized menu that complimented the beer flavors. People received free tasting mugs from the partnership and tasted samples from participating restaurants which showcased over 40 craft and imported beer samplings. Several thousand people attended the festival which drew in the crowd with other entertainment like street performers, sidewalk sales and a root beer tasting for children.

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Nine Delaware football players participated in NFL training camps this summer.

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Football hopes to preserve trend against West Chester BY RYAN MARSHALL Managing Sports Editor

K.C. Keeler has done it again. He has named another transfer quarterback the starter for the 2012 season. Sophomore Trent Hurley, formerly of Bowling Green, is the latest play caller to take the job, according to Keeler. Hurley did not have the best spring game, going 7 for 16 and throwing two interceptions, but he said he now has a better grasp of the offense. “The biggest difference is you got to learn the new offense,” Hurley said of transferring to Delaware. “At the end of the day it is still football, but the biggest is learning the new offense and I have to get adjusted to the receivers timing and the footwork.” Keeler brought in Hurley because of their lack of depth. Trainers weren’t sure if junior quarterback Trevor Sasek would be able to return in time for the start of the season after his injuries last year. “Trent (Hurley) has come in and

there has been a good competition between the three of them, but no one has really seized the opportunity,” Keeler said. “So what we told the kids is whoever plays in the scrimmage will get the most reps and Trent played the best in the scrimmages. So we have decided to go with him as our starter.” Keeler said Hurley will give them a little more athleticism at the quarterback position that they really haven’t had since current Baltimore Ravens Joe Flacco quarterback. He said Hurley gives them options on offense like the 2003 championship team with plays such as a “belly read and options.” Keeler said there will be no parameters on how long Hurley keeps the job. There is not a certain amount of touchdowns or interceptions that would make him change his mind. Rather, he said it is more of a feeling he gets. “I’m a guy when I make that decision, I want to keep it,” Keeler said. “I don’t want the quarterback looking over his shoulder. I think

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Andrew Pierce said he expects a more experienced team after last years disappointing season in which the Hens missed the playoffs. people play best that way.” This will make the offense a little bit more diverse and not so heavily leaned on two-time All-CAA junior running back Andrew Pierce. Pierce has high hopes for this year after the Hens missed the CAA playoffs last year. “Our goal is to get back to the championship,” Pierce said. “Last year we had a young team. I think that showed and this year we came back and have more experience on offense and defense and we should be pretty

good this year.” Pierce should carry the load again on offense and help Hurley along the way in the Hens first few games. What may be even more important than Pierce is who Hurley is throwing to. Fortunately for Delaware, there is plenty to choose from in that department. Keeler said he thinks very highly of his wide receivers and tight end core, which includes seniors Rob Jones and Nihja White, but his praise doesn’t end there.

“Skill wise we are as good as anyone in the league,” Keeler said of his running back and wide receiving core. “I think we’ll put four wide receivers that from top to bottom, from one to four, are as good as any four in the league. We might not have the best wide receiver or even the best two wide receivers, but one through four, I think our receivers will match up with anybody.” That just leaves one place left for See FOOTBALL page 26

CAA makes changes and finds new faces Optimism swirls throughout UD head coaches and athletic director as Old Dominion and Georgia State depart BY JACK COBOURN Managing Sports Editor

This summer bestowed a little bit of a makeover on the CAA. One member school has left and two more are on their way out. Virginia Commonwealth, which reached the men’s Final Four in 2011, has already joined the basketball-driven Atlantic 10. Meanwhile, at the end of the 201213 athletic seasons, Old Dominion will be leaving for Conference USA while Georgia State will be off to the Sun Belt Conference. These defections appear to have little bearing on Delaware’s feelings about its conference. “We want to be in the CAA,” head football coach K.C. Keeler said. “There’s really not a lot of good landing spots.” For years, Delaware has been

rumored to be interested in possibly moving up to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and losing its status as “the big fish in a small pond,” as former coach Tubby Raymond used to refer to the program. But that does not appear to be in the immediate future. Keeler said playing in the CAA has academic benefits. “It’s not our academic mission to have our kids miss class on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,” Keeler said, referring to mid-major conferences whose schedules can be dictated by national television exposure. “We’re going to have to fly out Monday, play Tuesday night, get back late, have our kids miss class on Wednesday.” Albany (N.Y.) and Stony Brook (N.Y.) are coming to play football in 2013 to refurbish the CAA, while Rhode Island has decided not to defect to the Northeast Conference.

“Rhode Island now has decided to stay,” Keeler said. “They can stay right up north and hop on a bus for $70,000 less to go play Stony Brook. It’s a good thing in terms of we took care of the Northeast.” Old Dominion and Georgia State will play out their CAA schedules in all sports, but will be ineligible to compete for the conference championships this season, though they would be eligible for NCAA atlarge berths. “I don’t think our kids even realize that, and it’s something we don’t think about,” Keeler said. “When the season’s over, and they add it all up, if Old Dominion’s tied with us, we’re conference champs.” For Samantha Huge, interim athletic director, Delaware’s athletic programs will continue to reside in the CAA for the near future. Huge feels the CAA has gotten stronger in

recent months. “I think our impetus is to be competitive and successful and win championships in a Colonial Athletic Association that has solidified further with the addition of two new teams,” Huge said. “I’m excited for the future of Delaware.” Football is not the only sport at Delaware affected by the conference shift. Women’s basketball is also seeing a change. One of the highlights of each season recently is the rivalry between the perennial powerhouse Old Dominion and the Hens. However, head coach Tina Martin said even with the Monarchs leaving, the team will have a tough road ahead. “Old Dominion struggled obviously this year and fell below their normal standards,” Martin said. “They didn’t even finish in the top six in our league. For us right now,

the biggest rivalry is with James Madison University this year.” Martin said that Drexel is also a team that should not be forgotten. “[The Dragons are] another big rival that we have right now,” Martin said. “Those two programs, with Drexel and JMU, turned into quite the battles over the last four or five years, so there’s still plenty of good basketball and teams to be rivals with.” Martin said the CAA’s quality is something that also translates into national success. “It’s going to be very hard, just like it was this year,” Martin said. “We went undefeated in the CAA, but it’s still going to be very competitive. James Madison made it to the finals of the women’s NIT Championship last year and beat the See CHANGES page 26

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Friday-Saturday Volleyball at the Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup Saturday, Sept. 1 Field Hockey at Michigan 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3 Men’s Soccer at Duke 2:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer at Siena 4 p.m. Sunday-Monday Men’s Golf at University of Missouri Invitational

henpeckings Volleyball: Delaware’s volleyball team rounded out a trip to the West Coast by losing to No. 17 California, 3-0, at the Aztec Invitational at San Diego State University’s Aztec Court on Saturday. The Hens lost to host San Diego State by the same score the day before. Despite the two losses, the trip wasn’t a total loss as senior outside hitter passed the 1,000-kill mark, becoming the 17th player to make it onto that list. The Hens’ record is 0-2. Field Hockey: The Delaware field hockey team lost to No. 14 Boston University, 4-3, at Rullo Stadium on Friday in a non-league match. The Hens almost pulled off the win, leading 3-2, thanks to a goal from senior midfielder Nikki Onorato in the second half, but Boston came back with 1:35 in regulation to tie it at three-all. Boston then won the game on a goal in extra time. Freshman midfielder Michaela Patzner scored two goals on her debut, including the opening goal. The Hens’ record is 0-1. Women’s Soccer: Delaware women’s soccer team fell to Georgetown University, 2-0, on Aug. 19 at Delaware Mini Stadium. Goals were scored by Georgetown in both halves, though sophomore midfielder Andie Arnold led the team with four shots. Another notable player was junior goalkeeper Jessica Levy, who made her first start and had three saves on the day. The Hens’ record is 0-1. Men’s Soccer: The men’s soccer team lost the opening game of the 2012 season to Massachusetts, 1-0 on Friday at Amherst, Mass. A late first-half foul by the Hens led to the only tally of the game. Delaware had seven shots, including two each by junior forward Roberto Giménez and junior midfielder Luke Oostdyk. The Hens’ record is 0-1.

“PLAYER’S EXCELLENCE DESTROYED ” BY JACK COBOURN I don’t usually agree with Skip Bayless from ESPN’s “First Take.” I find his views on sports to be slightly biased towards his favorite teams, but maybe I’ve been wrong about Mr. Bayless. It was something he said last week about Derek Jeter’s sudden career revival at 38 that made me reconsider. Jeter, 38, leads all of baseball with 173 hits and has an average of .323 with 13 homers. Bayless is insinuating that the Yankees star has had a great year because of performanceenhancing drugs (PEDs). Though Jeter has brushed it off saying, “Maybe Skip needs to be tested,” he also admits that this is a time where everyone is questioning sports performances. Two players, San Francisco’s Melky

Cabrera and Oakland’s Bartolo Colón, received 50-game suspensions last week for testing positive for PEDs. Colón, 39, was the American League’s Cy Young Award winner in 2005 and hadn’t had a good year up until 2012. Cabrera, 28, is worse than Colón. Cabrera’s going to be a free agent next year, so he wanted to pad the stats so he could get a nice contract. When Major League Baseball caught him, he claimed he had bought “muscle cream” over the Internet and was duped about having doped. Well, it turns out Cabrera created a website to make it look like he had been duped. While many players haven’t gone to the lengths Cabrera did to lie about steroid usage, this culture has become commonplace. Over the last six years, 30 players have been banned for steroid usage. This year, Roger Clemens, 50, was acquitted of six counts of perjury after being charged for denying steroid usage in front of a Congressional panel. Though Clemens beat the charges, it looks likely that his name and picture will not grace the hallowed halls of Cooperstown, N.Y., home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, anytime soon. Barry Bonds is another player who was charged with perjury, only he was found guilty. Asterisks are all next to his records, including his 762 home runs, the most in Major League Baseball history. But it isn’t just baseball that has been tainted by steroid and PED usage. Cycling is another one that has seen drug usage uncovered. In 2010, 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis was stripped of his win and recently, seven-time Tour de France winner and hero to many Lance Armstrong was banned for life from professional cycling and stripped of his wins in the world’s most famous cycling event. The ironically sad thing about the stripping of Armstrong’s wins is that the second-place rider in all of those races was most likely using

himself as such drugs are rampant in cycling. As sports fans, who of our heroes can we trust anymore? We sit and worship these players and we see them as role models. Are they really? Role models are supposed to set examples and send messages. What kind of message is it sending to young athletes if their heroes are using PEDs? Also, if the problems of PEDs are rampant over some sports, who’s to say players from other sports aren’t doping? Is David Beckham taking PEDs before he goes out and does his trademark bends on free kicks for the LA Galaxy? Did Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte “juice up” before leaping into the water and greatness? Or even the Chinese badminton players? Could they have taken steroids before tanking those matches? Who knows anymore? It’s a shame that people think these thoughts, but when allegations like this happens it just leads to more and more questions and concerns about the games we love. I was watching the Little League World Series last week. The trio of Japanese pitchers was getting everyone in sight out. While I was watching, I had this thought: how many of these players are good enough for Major League Baseball? But the real question was: how many of these players, if they made it to the majors, would be doping? Let’s wait 10 years, and see if Skip Bayless will be talking about them.

Jack Cobourn is a managing sports editor at the Review. Send questions, comments and positive drug tests to jclark@udel.edu.

underp eview: Delaware at NC State Time: Friday at 5:30 p.m.

About the Teams: About Delaware: The Hens (0-1) are coming off a 1-0 loss at Massachusetts on Friday. Junior forward Roberto Giménez, the team’s second-leading scorer in 2011, recorded two shots, while sophomore goalkeeper Jay Lupas had six saves in his first career start.

About NC State: The Wolfpack (20) defeated Liberty 2-0 on Friday and Mercer 2-1 in overtime on the Sunday. Nazmi Albadawi and Monbo Bokar each have scored two goals thus far. ACC coaches picked the Wolfpack to finish eighth in the nineteam league. They finished 7-11-2 last year.

Location: Duke University

Why the Hens can win: They have a star in Giménez, who recorded 27 points in 2011. Four players had double-digit points for the Hens last season, while NC State had only one player accomplish such a feat. While the Wolfpack suffered through a losing season, Delaware won the CAA for the first time ever. This year, they are projected to finish third in the conference.

Why the Hens could lose:

Nazmi Albadawi recorded a team-leading had 21 points in 2011. He started 2012 off strong, scoring in the first two games. The Wolfpack also have a veteran goalie in Fabian Otte. In addition, the Wolfpack are regularly tested from playing in a competitive conference; five of the last seven NCAA champions have come from the ACC.

The Numbers: 0-1: The Hens’ all-time record against the Wolfpack. 40: Goals scored by the Hens in 2011. They ranked second in the CAA in that category. 32: Goals allowed by NC State in 2011, worst in the ACC.

The Prediction: Delaware scored more goals than NC State in 2011 while allowing fewer. Roberto Giménez gets his first goal of the year as the Hens stifle Nazmi Albadawi to earn their first win. Hens 1 Wolfpack 0

-Matt Bittle Sports Editor

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Men’s soccer looks to repeat BY MATT BITTLE Sports Editor

Coming off the best season in program history, Delaware men’s soccer is set to continue their hard work for the 2012 season. The Hens had a record of 136-4 in 2011, a season in which they captured the first conference title in school history, as well as the first NCAA tournament victory. However, they lost in the next round, 1-0, to UCLA. The victory in the CAA title game, head coach Ian Hennessy said, was a huge triumph for the program. “It’s good for the soccer community in Delaware,” he said. “It means a lot to a lot more people than just the team and myself.” The Hens hope to ride that late-season momentum to another successful year, junior defender Mark Garrity said. “It was a crazy ride,” he said. “We were playing overtime games like crazy. That weekend [the CAA championships] really turned us all into like a family and I know I and all the guys will never forget it.” Hennessy said that the team is not satisfied. The Hens were ranked as the third-best team in the conference by CAA head coaches in the annual preseason poll, behind Old Dominion and James Madison. Hennessy said with the team’s high goals, they are a shoe-in to win the conference. He also said that team doesn’t pay attention to the preseason rankings. “I think it is meaningless,” he said. “Like most coaches will tell you, polls are only useful if you can make use of them.” The Hens have lost a number

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Ali Miller will look to improve on her 30-point season from last year.

Miller expects to reach finals BY MATT BITTLE Sports Editor

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Roberto Giménez is expected to replace the CAA Player of the Year. the deepest he’s ever coached.” The Hens began the season with a 1-0 loss at Massachusetts. They then play Friday against NC State and Sunday versus Duke, two games that Hennessy said he’s eagerly awaiting. “The ACC is the highest of the high,” he said. “They’ve won the lion’s share of titles the past 10 years.”

of players from last season’s team, including CAA Player of the Year Evans Frimpong, who left to pursue a professional career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. According to Garrity, the team is not worried about replacing them. “We’ve got a balanced team,” he said. “Coach Hennessy said it’s maybe

On the heels of a loss in the CAA semifinals last November, the women’s soccer team was picked to finish fifth in the conference. Players are optimistic and senior forward Ali Miller said she feels that the team hasn’t received enough respect. The Hens are aiming to win the CAA for the first time in program history, an accomplishment that Miller said would be tremendous. “We’ve worked so hard and

we’ve come such a long way,” she said. “We were so close last year. It just slipped through our fingers and now we’re motivated to finish.” Though Miller stated she is looking forward to the start of conference play against the Hens’ nine CAA rivals, she has her eye on one game in particular. “William & Mary is a big game because they knocked us out last season,” she said. Miller tied the school record for goals in a season last year. She See MILLER page 27

Football: Hurley sweeps in to take job, looks to impress with offense Continued from page 24 Keeler and his staff to worry about. And that’s the offensive line. Keeler said last spring he thought the offense line was in dire straits, but offensive line coach Gregg Perry worked on getting them improved at the start of the season. The Hens lost six scholarship linemen after last season. “We have three games prior to conference play,” he said. “What we need to do, we need to improve the first three games dramatically. Like I said, the talent is there. We are not lacking in talent. We are lacking in experience.”

The defensive line, however, is abounding with talent and experience, according to Keeler. Sophomore Laith Wallschleger and seniors Ethan Clark and Quincy Barr look to lead the Hens defensive line this season. Keeler said the three have the ability to get after the quarterback and make big defensive plays. But the depth at the defensive line doesn’t end here. Keeler mentioned freshmen Karon Gibson, David Tinsley and Vince Hollerman have all had great training camps. He said they could see some time on the field this year. The defensive backfield is

also looking strong with all starters returning in seniors Marcus Burley, Tim Breaker and Ricky Tunstall. Junior Jake Giusti is coming back off injury to add some depth. Sophomore Mario Rowson, a transfer from Maryland, also adds depth to the corner position. But there is one shortcoming on defense. Keeler’s said his biggest concern on defense is linebacker, even with senior Paul Worrilow anchoring the squad. Losing two of three starting linebackers puts the Hens in a hole and they recently lost sophomore Derrick Battle to injury. “It is not like we are decimated, but it did hurt losing a couple of those

guys at the linebacker spot,” Keeler said. Worrilow said the defense has a lot of depth even with the injuries. He said the offense looks good after playing against them in camp. There is a lot of competition going on and he said the offensive line has made great strides. “We are pretty athletic across the board from the front line to the d-backs,” Worrilow said. “We expect to go in and be pretty good and be the centerpiece of this team and enforce our will on the opposing team every Saturday.” As for the start of the regular

season tonight against West Chester at seven, Keeler said he isn’t worried. He said they have enough talent to win a lot of games. The maturity just has to the catch up to talent. “It is not OK to be OK at Delaware,” Keeler said. “It is not OK to be OK, we are here to win championships. We have a mission statement that clearly states, ‘We’re here to be the best division I-AA football program in the country.’ We’ll measure ourselves academically, we’ll measure ourselves in the involvement in the community and we’ll measure ourselves with championships.”

Changes: Keeler and Martin not worried about the conference staying together Continued from page 24 likes of Wake Forest, who we beat in the regular season.” The CAA may have lost a few of its teams, but Delaware has given no indications that it would leave just yet. Keeler said that Delaware will remain in the CAA for a very long time. “Delaware will not be the reason the CAA implodes,” Keeler said. “We want to keep this conference together.” The Hens and Old Dominion will square off for the final time in 2012. Delaware beat the Monarchs last year, winning 27-17.

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AD: excited for UD

Miller: believes team doesn’t recieve enough respect, hopes to have another breakout season

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Thompson tears ACL in practice drills

The summer in review June 22 – Former Hens’ defensive tackle Matt Hardison signed a three-year deal with the Jets. July 10 – Junior running back Andrew Pierce was named to the Sports Network preseason All-American second team. Point guard Khalid Lewis, an integral part of the Hens’ success in 2011-12, left to join LaSalle University’s team. Lewis, who was a freshman last year, led the team in assists with 83. He was also second in steals with 34. July 12 – Andrew Pierce was named to the Sports Network preseason Payton Award watch list. This honor is very similar to the Heisman Award of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Also named to the watch list were quarterbacks Casey Brockman of Murray State, DeNarius McGhee of Montana State and Brad Sorensen of Southern Utah. Running backs include Shakir Bell of Indiana State, Jordan Brown of Bryant, Jamaine Cook of Youngstown State, Timothy Flanders of Sam Houston State, Terrance West of Towson and fullback Eric Breitenstein of Wofford. Wide receivers Aaron Mellette of Elon and Rodrick Rumble of Idaho State are included as well. July 18 – Two hundred and seven Delaware athletes were named to the CAA Academic Honor Roll, which is nearly 40 percent. July 26 – Andy Marino was promoted to tight ends and tackles coach. Aug. 1 – Andrew Pierce was picked as a preseason All-American third team by College Sporting News. Aug. 3 – Delaware golfers

Andrea Slane and Amanda Terzian finished 34th at the three-day Pure Silk Women’s Collegiate Team Championship held at Wedgewood Golf & Country Club. They shot a total score of 321 to finish ahead of 20 other squads. Aug. 4 – Football began preseason camp. Aug. 6 –Women’s soccer was selected to finish in fifth place overall in the CAA. Aug. 8 – Men’s soccer was selected to finish third in the CAA, which is the highest ever in a preseason poll. Aug. 12 - Football held their first preseason scrimmage. The offense played better than they did in the spring game, according to senior linebacker Paul Worrilow. Aug. 14 – Volleyball was selected second overall in the CAA Preseason Coaches Poll. Aug. 16 – Football completed a second scrimmage. Sophomore quarterback Trent Hurley’s play continued to improve and K.C. Keeler decided to name him the starter a few days later. The Hens were also selected for the No. 15 spot in the Sporting News Preseason Poll. Aug. 17 – Kevin Gruber was selected to be Delaware’s new rowing head coach. Aug. 21 – Braden Shattuck, an incoming freshman for men’s golf, captured the Philadelphia Junior Tour Championship at Saucon Valley Country Club. Shattuck scored a three under par on the par 72, 6,528-yard course.

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Fomer Athletic Director Bernard Muir.

Muir also oversaw the construction of new facilities for the basketball and volleyball teams, as well as improvements to the Bob Carpenter Sports Building. “Once that new facility is open, that’s going to be exciting,” Huge said. “It’s thrilling to be able to provide a great experience for our students.” Delaware has assembled a committee that is currently conducting a search for Muir’s replacement. Monica Taylor, vice president for development and alumni relations, leads the committee. The committee is also comprised of several administrators and faculty members. Ian Hennessy, the head coach of Delaware’s men’s soccer team, and Tina Martin, the head coach of Delaware’s women’s basketball team, are also members of the search committee. “It was a little bittersweet,” Huge said. “We have built a great team that was excited for him and sad to see him go and thrilled for the opportunities ahead.”

Continued from page 26 said she is hoping to repeat her performance, but if she doesn’t, the senior is confident her team will pick up the slack. “I work very hard so it was awesome to tie the record and I hope I’m able to do just as well for my team, but if I don’t I know the other players can step up,” she said. The team suffered a minor setback as senior defender Taylor Thompson, who is also a captain, tore her ACL in a defensive drill on the third day of preseason practice. Thompson said that she will “feel like a coach watching from the sideline.” She also said other players will have to step up but the team is in line for a good season. “I think a lot of people defensively and communicationwise are gonna to pick it up and make sure that everyone’s on the same page,” Thompson said. “And we need a lot more people to step

up as leaders.” The Hens’ other losses were graduating players. Among the graduates of the class of 2011 were the starting goalkeeper Breanna Stemler and the secondleading scorer Amy Pickard. According to head coach Scott Grzenda, the team is prepared and should be successful despite the turnover. “You can never replace somebody who has the leadership [Pickard] has but we have a bunch of girls that are fighting for that spot,” he said. “We just need one or two of them to step up in game situations.” The Hens began the season with a 2-0 loss to Georgetown, though Grzenda said he believes the team performed well. “We had opportunities,” he said. “We didn’t score so it was a loss but I thought we played well.” The team next plays Friday at Seton Hall at 4 p.m.

Courtesy of Bluehens.com

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