Pubdate: Tue, 15 May 2001
Source: Review, The (DE)
Copyright: 2001 The Review
Contact:  http://www.review.udel.edu/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1276
Note:  Read almost to end for a cheer to Pres. Bush regarding upholding of 
Higher Education Act

CHEERS

It's the end of the semester, and the Review staff has once again 
collaborated to produce its list of the best and worst developments at the 
university and beyond.

At the top of our list this semester were the strides forward in race 
relations at the university.

Not only was a beneficial forum created in the new Greek Council, but both 
historically black and white fraternities deserve credit for joining 
together in Greek Games.

In sports, the women's basketball team is congratulated for its outstanding 
season, as are the student athletes who earned the highest average GPAs in 
university history.

Cheers to Student Health for finally offering the morning-after pill, 
otherwise known as emergency contraception, and to the Resident Student 
Association for advocating condom machines in residence halls.

The Review also applauds the university for taking the time to poll 
students on their favored act for the Bob Carpenter Center, and then 
bringing 3 Doors Down here by demand -- it's a shame similar events can't 
be more frequent.

On the city level, congratulations to Harold F. Godwin for triumphing in 
the Newark mayoral race and bringing his reservoir proposal to fruition.

The passage of House Bill 120 -- the Child Abandonment Act -- deserves 
praise for giving unfit mothers another option, and the proposal to grant 
honorary diplomas to World War II veterans is long overdue.

The Review also commends President George W. Bush for upholding the 
controversial Higher Education Act to limit funding for students convicted 
of drug offenses.

Finally, The Review cheers senior Rachel White for her efforts to ban 
credit card vendors from campus and the Delaware General Assembly for 
considering similar proposals.
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