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Aer nearly six months o conten-tious debate over the prospect o cut-ting the ski, encing and wrestlingprograms, President Ruth Simmonsrecommended yesterday that theCrprat, th Urstys hgh-est governing body, keep all threeprgrams ths yar.

In a report sent to the Brown com-munity yesterday at noon, Simmonswrote that the continued presence on

campus o the three programs ini-tially targeted or elimination by theAthletics Review Committee in Aprilshud b dpdt th tamsabty t ras ugh my rthe next year to be sel-unded. Sim-mons wrote that the teams shouldr ss tha 00 prt their budgets with existing contribu-tions rom the Department o Athlet-ics and new donations rom alumsad thr utsd spsrs.

I think its abulous, said Direc-

tor o Athletics Michael Goldberger,who called the recommendationsbaad.

I hr rprt, Smms t ymade recommendations on the threeprograms, but also expounded on anrarhg s r th utur th athts dpartmt.

Simmons also proposed that ad-msss sts r athts whhcurrently constitute about 13 percento each matriculating class shouldb rdud rm 225 t 205 sts, a9 percent decrease. But Simmons

also recommended increasing theamount o money budgeted tomatching nancial aid oers romother Ivy League universities. Tetwo recommendations, i imple-mented together, would make itasr r Brw ahs t rrutathletes that might be attracted bybetter nancial aid packages at otherIvies, but would restrict the numberthy ud rrut.

Obviously as a coach and some- that s that a studt-atht

is like any other student on campus,its a shame, said wrestling HeadCoach Dave Amato. But at leastwr y sg 20 (spts) stad 30. I Apr, th rw mmt-t prpsd rdug th umbro spots or recruited athletes to 195,

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Moments ater President RuthSimmons released her responset th Athts Rw Cmmt-tee Report yesterday, mens encingcaptain Andrew Pinteas 12 phonestarted buzzing. Tough he was ina mtg, h t s what thtexting renzy was about. I had tohk mmdaty, h sad.

Pintea said he was incrediblyhappy t d that Smms r-ommended no teams be cut this

yar.In her response, Simmons calls

or the mens and womens encingteams, the mens wrestling teamand the womens ski team to ndways to raise no less than 100percent o their annual operat-ing budgets by next year. It doesnot speciy what will happen i theyd t mt that ga.

Te announcement was metwith enthusiastic approval romrprstats th tams.

I think (Simmons) came upwith what is a pretty brilliant com-promise, said Michael LeBlanc,

had ah th sk tam.Former wrestler Hudson Collins

11.5 said he was pleased Simmonstook many dierent communitymembers concerns into consid-eration in orming her response.Wrestling Head Coach DavidAmat hd that appra Ithink the big thing is that PresidentSimmons listened to alumni andur studt athts, h sad.

Atilio ass, head coach o theg tam, sad hs tam s p-tmst abut ahg th gas

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Teams will be able to seek unding through gits and pledges to meet Simmonsprpsed acial terms.

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Rep. David Cicilline 83, D-R.I., isag a tugh rt tstin the race or Rhode Islands rst

district ollowing a controversyover charges o nancial misman-agement during his time as mayor Prd.

A March 24 aubman Centeror Public Policy and AmericanInstitutions poll pegged Cicil-lines approval rating at 17 percentamong Rhode Island voters, and a

GoLocalProv poll released in lateSptmbr ud that 5 prto registered voters in Cicillinesdistrict view him unavorably. Telatter poll had a margin o error 6. prtag pts.

Cicillines likely Republicanchallengers share conservativeoutlooks and law-and-order back-grounds. John Loughlin, whomCicilline narrowly deeated lastNmbr, urrty srs as aaviation logistics adviser to theIraqi Army Aviation Service and isscheduled to return in December.Loughlin is expected to announce

Cicilline 83 to facetough reelection battle

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Despite a 17 percet apprval ratig, Rep. David Cicillie 83, D-R.I., hlds aclear campaig draisig advatage ver his ppets.

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Seven Bank o America customersclosed accounts at the Kennedy Plazabranch yesterday as part o an actionorganized by Occupy Providence,according to rish Phelan, an Oc-

upy prtstr wh has b g Bursd Park s Saturday.

Phelan, who canceled her ac-count, said the action came partly rsps t w s audby the bank, which she pointed to aspart o a pattern o corporate greed.

Tough the movement has noormal leadership, Phelan said she

was involved in organizing the ac-count cancellations through a work-g-grup strutur. Oupy Pr-idence is organized around thesewrkg grups, rma mmt-tees that help manage various aspectso the movement including mediarelations, logistics and direct action.

Te cancellations occurred inthree waves, at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.and 3 p.m. About 20 to 25 peopleshowed up to each morning event tosupprt th aats, sh sad,and just over a dozen protested at

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Rhode Island legalized civil unionsr sam-s ups Juy, butlawmakers and lawyers have oundthat the legislation does not be-stow all o the benets o marriage.

I partuar, gay ups d tqualiy or estate tax exemptionand cannot le joint income taxes.

Te intent o the civil unionbill was that all benets and re-sponsibilities that go along withmarriage would apply to same-sex couples, said state Rep. Frank

Ferri, D-Warwick, adding that hewas surprised to nd this is notth as.

Following a persons death,his or her estate is untaxed onlyup to $859,350, according to aPrd Jura art. Mar-ried couples have an unlimitedmarta ddut, mag thatth trty a stat a passrom one spouse to another with-ut taat.

T strt radg th unions bill clearly states to methat the civil union couple shouldgt th umtd marta ddu-t Rhd Isad, sad SusaGershko, a local estate lawyer.Whats the point o a civil union iyou cant get an unlimited maritalddut?

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stipulated by the recommendationbut called the nancial target agrat hag.

We will have to work veryhard t u ths bhmarks,h sad.

Kia Mosenthal 12, captain othe womens ski team, said provingth tam a ras ugh myt mt ts pratg sts w ban important next step. Im hopingry rmmbrs hw sary twas to be up or elimination andcan raise unds or uture skiers,sh sad.

Alex Salter 12, captain o thems sk tam, sad th sk tamsalready have plans in place to meetSimmons stipulations or lowering

their operating budget and address-ing the potential danger associatedwith traveling long distances orpractice. For instance, the teamsare considering holding their prac-tices at a ski area in Massachusettsinstead o in New Hampshire, parto a plan that also aims to cut theirannual costs by 22 percent. Tersps as r th da thCg ad th prsdt rcampus lie and student services torw that pa.

Te encing team is making asimilar eort to nd a new practicespace, said captain Cory Abbe 13.Te Athletics Review Committee

Report cited the teams lack o aprmat prat ad mpt-t spa as th rass tud ha b ut.

Simmons response calls or a9 percent cut in admissions slotsreserved or athletic recruits as

well. According to LeBlanc, thatmeans the ski team will lose oneo its two recruitment slots everyother year. But, he said, I thinkw a da wth t . Tats sar wr wg t mak.

Amato, the wrestling coach, ex-

prssd dsapptmt r s-ing admissions spots or recruits,sayg studt-athts ar just aswrthy bg admttd as -athts. But h sad th rdut admsss spts ad th ud-rasg hag w wrk ut.

a 3 prt dras.In another move to make student-

athletes more representative o the

general student body, Simmons alsorecommended the next recruitingclass meet stricter academic stan-dards, udg hghr grad ptaverages and standardized test scores.

o urther increase Browns abilityto compete with other Ivy Leagueschools, Simmons suggested in-creasing coaches salaries acrossthe board. She also recommendedthe University should look to paymen and women more equally inthe department. At Brown, emalehead coaches salaries are on average26 percent less than those o their

ma utrparts, ardg t -ormation compiled by the Oce oPstsdary Eduat.

Simmons report also recom-mended a plan initially proposed

by Goldberger that would aim toraise $42 million across all sports.Under the plan, each team wouldbe responsible or meeting its ownundraising goals, which would bestabshd by th dpartmt. TBrown University Sports Foundationcurrently raises about $3.2 millionah yar, ardg t Amat.

Te undraising goals or eachtam ha t yt b stabshd.Im hopeul well be able to do it,said Michael LeBlanc, head coach oth skg prgram. W just hato work pretty hard and see what we

m up wth.Simmons also wrote that she will

supprt a $0 m ampag traise the unds recommended in theoriginal report or the improvement

o athletics acilities, especially thed hky d.

But Smms admttd that t sa dut tm t st bd udras-g gas. T ambtus gas adstrict time line in the report may notbe possible in the current economicrmt, sh wrt.

Simmons wrote that the planwud b mst t th U-

versity agreed not to cut the athleticsbudgt r th t yars. Ithis way, donors will be better in-tzd t mak gs t supprtathts, sh wrt.

T rprt as suggstd a wprocess that would give academicadmstratrs mr fu rathletics. Te dean o the College andthe vice president or campus lie andstudent services should meet withth da admss a rguarbasis to discuss whether athletics isapprpraty ttg t th ramss th Ursty.

My rat was grat admra-tion or President Simmons, saidencing Head Coach Atilio ass.Prbaby w w ha w a bttrand more dynamic and even a strongatht dpartmt.

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B hannah aBelow

StaffWriter

When Andrew Winters, ormerassistant to the vice president or

studt aars at th Ursty Rhd Isad, rsgd hs pst June under controversial circum-stas, auty mmbrs, aumad a rgazats rs t hsds.

Winters, who worked at URI or17 years and served as adviser to theGay, Lesbian, Bisexual, ransgenderPrgrams ad Srs bggin 2001, resigned our months aerrg a rta ttr Marhrom Kathryn Friedman, the asso-ciate vice president or community,quty ad drsty apptd byth ursty Jauary.

A group o aculty membersconvened in deense o Wintersmmdaty ar h rd th

letter. Te group then draed a re-sponse to the URI administration,which held that Friedmans letterincluded allegations that Wintersput hs w dsrs ad ps

beore the needs o the commu-nity, is dicult to work with andcontinually misrepresents issues.Te letter also called Winters divi-sive and said he drove away awaya signicant population o GLBQrom participation at the center,ardg t th rsps.

Te groups letter to the admin-strat Apr rftd that tsmembers were alarmed with thetone o Friedmans letter, saidAlbert Lott, proessor emerituso psychology. Faculty membersprotested Friedmans lack o spe-cic allegations other than those

pertaining to Winters personality.Teir response stated that Fried-mans letter bears no resemblance

to the person we know as a goodad dt ma.

In September 2010, whenFriedman was not yet employedat th ursty, Wtrs rsaw

a student-run sit-in protest andthe writing o a list o demandsor GLB rights on campus. Teadministration accepted the stu-dts dmads, whh udd alarger space or the GLB centerand sensitivity training or aculty,sta ad rsdt adsrs.

URI President David Dooleytold the Providence Journal onSpt. 25 that Wtrs rtrd rmhis position and that the departurewas mutuay agrd up.

Tough President Dooley said(Wtrs) utary, rast-cally, it was the same kind o volun-

tarily as one might use to describea person accepting the protection oth mb Prd, sad URI

Proessor o Physics Peter Night-ga. H ad Frdmas ttra at buyg.

om Dougan, vice president orstudent aairs, said the adminis-

tration could not comment onWtrs dpartur baus t s aprs mattr.

Te URI Student Senate also de-clined to comment or the sameras.

In recent months, a group oaculty members has called or a ullinvestigation o the circumstancesbhd hs rsgat. T gruptook issue with what they saw asa ak du prss r hksand balances in the system, Night-ga sad.

Wtrs dd t wat t aURI at a but had h thr

tha ghtg th ursty hsown dime or the next 10 years,Nghtga sad.

Te group received no responset ts ttr t Dy.

Faculty members also wrote let-trs t th Bard Grrs URI and to Gov. Lincoln Chaee

75 P14. Lott also wrote a letterdeending Winters contributionst URIs GLB mmuty t thdtr Opts, a Rhd IsadLGB magaz.

Marriage Equality Rhode Islandhas also been trying to get involvedin the investigation, though theirinvolvement is still in its pre-mary stags, Nghtga sad.Members o a Unitarian Universal-ist Church in Newport have also ex-pressed interest in speaking out onWinters behal, Nightingale added.

He added many individual al-ums and aculty members who

worked with Winters over the yearscontinue to send letters to the uni-rsty hs bha.

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B inni youh

StaffWriter

Like a star shooting across the

night sky o low-priced dining op-tions, pizza cone purveyor oledohad a brilliant but short-lived run.Tayer Pita Pockets, the eatery that

has quietly replaced oledo, oersa combination o gyros, alael, deli

wraps, Nw Yrk sty pzza adpzza s. Tayr Pta Pktsis a joint venture between MarkJa, wh wd d, ad hsus Mk Najab.

I wanted to give the streetsmthg a tt drt, Na-jab sad. d usd t b ycones, but we wanted to serve peo-p w ad td that pkts

wr ry ppuar.Te new eatery is similar to

East Sd Pkts, but t w usthe owners unique homemadeMdd Eastr rps, h sad.

Te manager o East Side Pock-ets, Paul Boutros, said he was un-aware o the change. But competi-tion is good because people canhave a variety to choose rom,h sad.

Many copied the concept, butwith the economy not everyonecan survive, Boutros said, add-ing that he has been in businesssince 1997. We even had a alaelplace right next door that closed,

h sad.While students said they ap-

preciate the diversity o optionson Tayer Street, they had mixedrats t Tayr Pta Pktsdbut.

I dont really think we need toha pzzas a . I dtyam loyal to East Side. Im in no

way upset about oledo going,sad Isab Hary 2, wh sarss rm Tayr Pta Pkts.

I thk Cg H thris a great demand or quick sand-whs wth rsh grdts. S

it depends on the ingredients andthe people in charge, said omDght 3.

Grace Wu 13 does not eat ateither pita pocket venue, but saidher attitude is the more the mer-rr.

hayer Pita Pockets shouldkeep its pizza cones, said Chris

Shikaso, a Providence local who visited the restaurant with ariend or dinner. I dont knowanywhere else you can nd it inth ara.

May addd that th w at-

ry shud trdu mr sad-wich deli menus or a salad option.

Tayer Pita Pockets is also serv-ing menu specials with ountaindrinks or $5 to $6. I want to giveth studts a tt brak, Najabsad th da. H s pag agrand opening or the new eatery th ar utur, h addd.

Cones make way for pita pockets

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Vince Biagiotti 14 samples are rom Thayer Pita Pockets, which ofers a mixedbag wrapped ds.

hs adday Jauary.Brendan Doherty, who an-

nounced his bid to challengeCicilline in May, resigned ascommissioner o the Rhode Is-ad dpartmt pub satythis April. Dohertys spokesmandd rqusts r mmt.

Cicillines high negatives are anadvantage or his opponents, saidMichael Napolitano, Loughlinsampag spksma.

Loughlin was the rst to bringattention to the nancial situationin Providence in regards to howCicilline was covering it up, he

addd.Last spring, Cicilline ended

ausats that h adProvidences nancial troubles.According to a March 14 Provi-dence Journal article, Providencesrainy day und, which reservesmoney or nancial emergencies,decreased dramatically duringCs tur as mayr.

Te Herald reported March17 that the current treasurer oProvidence, James Lombardi,accused Cicilline o raiding theund without notiying the CityCouncil, an action that violatesth tys hartr.

At the time, the media did notgo aer Cicilline, Napolitano said.Lugh turd pub atttto Cicilline by introducing the is-su dbats.

Te Republicans will do ev-erything they can do to makeissues about things that are nothappening in Washington D.C.,Nicole Kayner, Cicillines cam-paign spokeswoman, said. Rhode

Islanders want someone who willprtt Mdar, Sa Surty

ad th rmt, sh sad.Tese are pretty clear lines,

and Republican candidates willnot want to have conversationsabut ths ssus, Kayr sad.

In the race or campaign unds,Cicilline has a clear advantage. Heraised roughly $202,000 or hisrt bd th mst rtround o undraising. Dohertyraised more than $130,000, whileLoughlin raised $23,377 in thesam quartr.

N a p o l i t a n o a t t r i b u t e dDohertys cash advantage to theact that Loughlin has been in Iraq.

Doherty raised six gures, buth s ut thr bkg drtevents in dierent locations whereyu d t pay ts my tgo, Napolitano added. Althoughmy s mprtat a ra, tst rythg.

Tere are two sides to everystory, said Wendy Schiller, associ-at prssr pta s.Republicans accused Cicillineo concealing the citys budgetshortall, but Cicilline deniedthese claims and argued that hewas clear about the impendingbudgt prbms.

Rhode Island is a blue statewith a legislature dominated byDemocrats, but this does not meanCicillines district is out o reachor Republicans, Schiller said. Tedistrict he represents is hal liberaland hal moderate conservativeDemocrats with some Republicansmixed in, she said. Due to thedstrts stark dga dd,Cicilline must successully appealt hs bra bas, sh addd.

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Ces wear diferet hats at Thaer Pita Pckets, servig as ctaiers r pizza tppigs ad receptacles r salads.

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t t w dra dtswith regards to taxes includingthe denition o marriage createdby the ederal Deense o MarriageAct gay couples do not qualiyor the estate tax exemption orjt m ta g.

Teres nothing we can do ur d, sad N Dwg,the divisions chie revenue agent,adding that it is the role o legisla-tors and the governor to changethe law. We simply implement theprss ay aw that msut th Gra Assmby.

T Ds aats -trprtat th aw s wrg,said state Rep. Peter Petrarca,D-Lincoln, who sponsored the

original civil union bill. Te onlything in the ederal tax systemwere taking is the number westart with, he said, reerring tothe ederal adjusted gross incomeauat.

Legislators expressed uncer-tainty about how they would moverward t rmdy th stuat.

Te conusion arising rom thecivil unions legislation refects theneed or ull marriage equality,said Ray Sullivan, campaign direc-tr r Marrag Equaty RhdIsad.

Tr ar apprmaty 400rghts, bts, assats, b-ligations associated with the wordmarrag, h sad. W s thsas athr ssu , t sa,m dsrmat.

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3:45 p.m.At the banks Fulton Street en-

tra sst t th mmtscamp in Burnside Park doorswere closed due to the protest. Whilethe banks doors were open at theWestminster Street entrance, po-lice positioned outside allowed inBank o America customers only,telling protesters they had to remainutsd.

Bath th baks autd -ings, business went on as usual, withonly a quiet murmur o activity. Pro-testers stood outside handing out

frs ad takg ds.Several ormer customers said

thy pad t tur t a rdtunions and banks, including Banko Newport and Pawtucket CreditU.

Cranston resident Renae Chavesclosed her personal Bank o Americaaccount as part o the protest, butstill retains a joint Bank o Amer-a aut wth hr husbad. Tup has b rsarhg rdtus ad hps t s thr a-ut r th t mth, thughthere are various complications tiedt th aut, sh sad.

When Mick Leort walked out othe branch brandishing cancellationpapers, he was met with applauseand cheers rom the protesters. Veryecient, he said jokingly o the can-at prss.

Lrt sad h sd hs hk-ing and savings accounts out o adsr t stp supprtg rpratAmerica. Im not a protester in thess that a t ths pp ar,h sad.

Lrt s t drty d Occupy Providence but made the

decision to withdraw his accounts a-ter speaking with protesters Sunday.He said he appreciated the good,old-ashioned direct democracyh saw dspay at Bursd Park.

Soon aer Leorts exit, the groupmarched back to Burnside Park.Ar mmutrs at KdyPlaza looked on as the group chantedBank o America, Bad or America.

Were a peaceul group, saidprotester Dennis Farias, pointingt grup mmbr wh arrda broom and dustpan and swept thesdwak as h marhd.

Phelan said many people she hasspoken with have expressed inter-

est in closing accounts at Bank oAmra ad thr arg rpratbaks. But sh sad sm ar wat-ing to sort out direct depositing andthr rs. T grup may r-ganize urther bank account closingsad hps mr pp w swthto local banks and credit unions overth t mth, sh sad.

Nov. 5 is Bank ranser Day,a t dstt rm th Oupymovement, though many in themovement support it. Te event,which urges participants to switchover rom major nancial institu-tions to non-prot credit unions,

urrty has r 44,000 attds Fabk.

Mass account closings at Banko America made headlines acrossthe country today. he OccupyProvidence action was organizeddpdty, Pha sad.

Bank o America CEO BrianMoynihan 81 P14 is a trustee o theCrprat, th Urstys hgh-est governing body. Representativeso the bank could not be reachedor comment aer business hoursystrday.

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Browns guiding principle is that students should be the masters othr w duat. T O Itrata Prgrams dsto disallow semester-long study abroad programs at Cambridge Uni-

versity and Oxord University is not in keeping with th is basic value.Te OIPs new rule refects a we-know-best mentality thoroughly

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both Oxord and Cambridge are ar beore many newly mintedsophomores have even begun to consider studying abroad. Te

OIPs ds prts studts wh dd thr urth Brwsmstr wh mst study abrad appats ar du rmstudyg at Ord r Cambrdg.

Second, taking an entire year o means missing twice as muchBrw tm. Nt hag that tra Brw smstr mas studtsmght t b ab t mak as muh prgrss tward thr -trations. It also materially intereres with extra- and co-curricularactivities. Because many student groups change leadership in thewinter, many juniors return rom abroad in January to leadershippsts. T OIPs w py w dpr studts th Ord adCambrdg prgrams ths pprtuty. Furthrmr, a yar s ag tm t b away rm rds, mtrs ad th ss hmBrw prds. Eah mmt ampus s prus.

We maintain that a single semester abroad spent at Oxord or Cam-bridge makes or a legitimate, scholarly, even exhausting experience.Tugh thr trms durat mght b shrtr tha thr shs,thr radg sts rtay ar t. It s aughab t rus t r

single terms at such elite institutions while encouraging semesters atshs mr td r thr prmty t th bah.

Te well-dened harm that will come o the OIPs decision arutwghs ay duata bt. It mght b gd t rmd thOIP that the New Curriculum gave students the right to choose, theright to ail and above all the reedom to direct their own education.W d t am that w w aways gt t rght, but w d sst th rght t drt ur w duat.

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Smthg s rtt at Brw Dg Sr- s, ad t s t just th d (Cam-pus atrs ud sg prd d,Ot. 3). Dg Srs rs ts m-dr d up us at rbtat prswh may studts ha h thmattr rst-yars ar rqurd t par-tpat ad wh thrs wud kt a thr pas, thy a y d s prs durg th rst thr wks sh. It s t aty th md -

.T tr systm s dr tward

rg studts t ma pa. Studtsar autmatay rd ad r-rd ma pa ry yar, addg a garg$4,5 th st th F 460 pa rth 20 mas a wk pa tp th$40,000 r s that w arady pay t mhr. Smhw, ar wrtg a hk rary $50,000, a tra w thusadds t sm k ry muh. Yt hdgth st ma pa shud t prtus rm sg what a rp- ma paray s.

Frst ad rmst, th ma pas -r studts a mbat rdts adpts ttag a ssr au tha th st

th pa. Fr F 460, takg th ggrat $6.40 pr ma rdt ad addgt t th 500 pts, wud d that

studts ar gttg $3,444 wrth d.Fr studts wh d that th Iy

Rm, Bu Rm, Jsahs ad th Gatusuay ha bttr d tha th SharpRtry r th Vry-Wy DgHa, tray payg ash s a muhbttr us s my, ad dg sads ssus assatd wth ma rdts.Fr startrs, ma rdts at aways busd, ad th tr ma rdt s st r-

gardss whthr rgs up a darswrth d r th wh $6.40. Pay-g ash mats sss rm uusdma rdts ad prds a tra fbty. Cash has a addd bus ts aptd rywhr.

Fr t g, th shaks ma paha mtd Tayr Strts myrad p-ts mtd t spa ass adthat rar wkd ma r ths g Pmbrk tryg t mak d wh thV-Dub ss. Fay, hwr, studtsha a pprtuty t d smthgabut th stuat.

MuhCard, rasd ths summr, -rs studts a way t t agast D-g Srs ps whr t uts

ts baa sht. Aptd at r 20ats, MuhCard prds assrtd

uss at rasab prs. Mst masst ss tha $7, ad may ha addt-a dsuts ad pakags r usrs. At aarag $7 a ma, studts ud buy awhppg 54 mas r th $4,5 thywud thrws spd ma pa r ayar. Tat s arud 300 mas pr sms-tr, r 20 a wk durg th sh yar.

Ad MuhCard s a bttr dar studts smar ma pas. Frth $3,4 mght pay r F 330,whh y tts th purhasr t 330mas ad 350 pts pr yar, Muh-Card usrs w d that thy a ardr 550 mas at th $7 pr ma rat.

MuhCard urrty has m-mum paymt ad studts a addmy at ay tm that r prs.Mawh, th mpatd wrd Dg Srs prg, studts wd that th bst da s aways t pkth argst ma pa. As was ustrat-

d by F 460 ad F 330, spdgabut $200 ss a ma pa uts ut50 pts ad 30 mas. Sg as hw

50 pts gd as $50, sag 50 buksbut sg 30 mas suds k a prtty

raw da.Yt th F 330 pp ha t gd

wh yu sdr that th -ampusma pa studts ar payg $,352 r500 pts ad 50 mas. ratg ptsk ash aga, that ms ut t a ttr $7 pr ma rdt. I hat t brakt t ths pr sus wh ar arady th -ampus pa, but dr at thRatty y sts $4.25 yu watd t just pay ash r ths ass yudd t at thr.

It s t that th d ma pa sa that bad. I at, I happ t d thatsm th -ampus atrs, k thBu Rm, Iy Rm ad Js, stak up

prtty w wth thr prs hayr.But wh t ms dw t my, pay-g r ma pa just ds t mak athat muh ss.

Wth MuhCard takg th ampusby strm 250 studts arady sgdup a mth t th smstr studtsay ha athr ma pa pt.Dg Srs tak t, baus, u-ss yu gt yur at tgthr, a gastr-m rut s mg t CgH. S, t w t just b th d thats past ts sh , but -ampus mapas t.

Etha Tbias 12 is i wa beig

cmpesated b MchCard r thisclm, bt is the pla ad wld

ver mch like t ji him.

Meal plan gone moldy

I a rt um (Rk bats SL, Ot.7), Chp Lbtz 4 sgs th prass thRkr Lbrary wh h s what hsdrs t b th ttuay abst s-a s at th Ss Lbrary. Lbtzhas a ry ad pt bsrg hw thtp th Rk rsus th SL s a d-s ssu amg mmbrs th mmu-ty. Just try askg ay Brw studt hwthy abut thr ths tw brarsad yu w d yurs th mdst a hatd, t stmuatg, argumt. YtI thk w shud t rush t b ths -brars ad thr strs suh arrw at-grs.

I agr that w td t rstmat thmrts ad ptta bth th SL adth Rk.

It mght b baus w ar, as Brw stu-dts, s prsay std ths dbatthat w th d t pdg aga tthr th Rk r th SL w arr Cg H.

Whats mr, thr sms t b a tat m-prat t t y pay r ths twtams, but as ddg ur brary h agast sadrus tgus wh skt tarsh ts am ad rputat.

I ha mt hardr Rkrs wh skrat th thught stppg t th -rt budg mad ut rt thattwrs r th trst Tayr ad

Watrma strts. I ha as mt thr ds-

strs th assduus SL-grs whmpassy dsmss th Rk as bg thrt ar (), t qut (t yu g thr a Suday ght) r pa usprg (thats tstab). Ad th thr ar th sp-s mgratry brds wh, m th hart-

stppg 2 a.m. aarm that puts a d tthr Rk mt, must trasr rt th SL t tat th sd rud thr a-ghtr.

Bsds pas study ad huss u bks, th Rk ad th SL ar as Brwtradmarks that w strtyp ad ass. T

Rk s t just th brary Prspt Strtwhr yu g t hk ut matras r yurhumats r sa ss urss, just asth SL s t smpy th mut-stry bud-g that s p 24 hurs, days a wk.T Rk ad th SL ar pr-pakagdpts study that w adhr t, rtzad hp t mata.

Fr sta, ts thk abut th sh-mata w ha but arud thm. Frst s thRk, wth ts w-ky atmsphr, md

ghtg th bby ara ad smbr, sm-

what mhrmat dr that mpsyu t qut pp-wathg ad bury yurs sd yur bk.

Strtypay spakg, t s r thhardwrkg studt wh wud sury tut a s shud yu dar t brak hs r

hr trat wth th mst -audb whsprs. O th thr had, wha th SL, th ad su th par-ty that I hard sm mpar ta mass spd-datg t, a ast-padpa stat fu, a Bab. I ths as,t s r th grgarus studt wh wats t

ath up th atst gssp ad prhaps gta bt wrk d th mpay thrpp.

I w t dy that sm ths assump-ts ar ahrd aru bsrats what atuay taks pa ths tw brar-s. Yt I am bthrd by Lbtzs assr-t that th Rk sts r a rta typ studt th studus whras thSL s but t wm ts utrpart th sa . Wh t s tru that ths tw

brars mght mps a rta d b-

har, thy d t usy atr t typ studt r athr.

It s uar, t t mt aurat,t say that studyg studts as Lb- tz puts t study at th Rk ad thatsa studts hs t study at th SL.

I at, w tak th wrd sa t mastrg th trat ad hag b-tw pp, th th Rk s as sa asth SL. T y dr s that athrkd sa trat taks pa thr that s markd by rsats rak-g wr th db sa tha ths thatdmat th SL bby ad th FrdmaStudy Ctr.

A a, studts rqut th Rk adth SL r drt purpss s that d-rt typs study, t studts, st tht r ah. A grup prjt mght pustudts t th study rms at th FrdmaStudy Ctr t that th Rk ds tha study rms thr wh 200 pagswrth radg mght mak th AbsutQut Rm at th Rk a attrat hr a ar utrruptd thkg.What s ssary s t str ar brarypts ad th tdy t arbtrary at-grz th studts wh hs t study atthr at. Rk dwrs ar t -rs. SL rsdts ar t rars. I w sst hdg t th dbat, th ts awRk rsus SL t b abut th pas,t abut th pp.

Lcia Seda 12 ivites t std at theorwig Msic Librar i reall wat tavid crwds ad relish i pst-Zmbieapcalpse levels qiet. She ca be

reached at Lcia_Seda@brw.ed.

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Te cross country squads sprintedtheir way to rst place nishes atthe second annual Rothenberg Run East Grwh ast Frday, g-g thm mt tts r th sdstraght yar.

Te men swept the rst ve indi-dua shs, srg a prt 5points and beating Bryant and URI.

Te womens pack running strat-egy earned them 29 points, whichcatapulted them to victory over URI,University o Massachusetts at Am-hrst ad Bryat.

Mitchell Baker, head coach o the

wms squad, sad th tams dd

t ra thr tp rurs, thrbyresting those athletes or the upcom-g Iy Lagu Hptaga Cham-pshps Ot. 2.

Our top-seven group didnt race,and they did two workouts over theweekend, said im Springeld, headcoach o the mens team. I racedguys that dd mptt. Tguys that didnt run needed training.

Te women were led by ElaineKuckertz 13, a Herald contribut-ing writer, who nished the ve-kilometer race in 18 minutes, 32sds ad shd thrd paoverall. Next to nish or the women

were Bree Shugarts 13 in 18:38 and

Roseanne Fleming 12 in 18:39, ast

ugh r h ad sth pa, r-spectively. Abigail Jones 15 nishedh or Bruno and eighth overallat :53.

It was good to have some up-perclassmen bring some depth,Baker said. (Jones) had a bit o abrakut ra.

Ethan Hickey 12 led the menseld and nished the eight-kilome-tr urs 26:3.

We executed the game plan thatcoach wanted us to do, Hickey said.So I was happy with my peror-ma.

In an extremely close inish,

Brendan Boyle 14 earned second

place overall, also with a time o

26:3. Fshg a tth a sdlater was Conor Grogan 13, whoapturd thrd pa.

It was t s ur tp thrru prtty sd, Sprgd sad.

Its tg t b part a tamthats doing really well, Hickey said.T tams hadg th rght d-rt.

Te squads now have a weekendo rom competition and will travelto Princeton or the Ivy League Hep-tagonal Championships Oct. 29. Teteams will continue to train intenselyor the next week and then back br th ra, Bakr sad.

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gd prat ad g gd,

Springeld said. We have two weeksto get better, so were moving or-ward.

Only 12 competitors per teamwill race at the Ivy League Heptago-nal Championships, meaning thatthe majority o runners have nownished their 2011 seasons. But,Baker said, the entire womens teamwill continue to train until NCAARegionals Nov. 12, where seven run-rs w partpat.

Tr s au hag dpthout there everyday, Baker said. Your kw wh sms ggt gt sk r wh w k gd

tw wks.

For second year in a row, Bears sweep Rothenberg

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Te mens gol team concludedts tumutuus a ampag ast

weekend, ending on a disappoint-g t at th Cass at ShtrHarbr.

Te team carded a 36-hole 633at the Shelter Harbor Gol Club inWesterly, earning a 13th place n-sh th d 5. Ts wk-end was disappointing under anycircumstances, said Head CoachMha Hughs.

Tough the team did not nish th tp ha mpttrs, toutshot Cornell, an Ivy Leaguerival. We all threw away shots atsome point, said Captain J.D. Ar-d 3. A ur ruds ud

ha b bttr.Te team stuck with the young

up t has usd r mst thall campaign. Justin Miller 15posted another team-leadinground o 156, and placed 31stdduay th turamt.

I couldnt be happier with theway hes playing, Hughes said.Hes going to be a orce to berkd wth.

Peter Callas 14, who did notparticipate in the Philadelphia Big5 Invitational the previous week-end, was right on Millers tail, n-shg wth 5 r th wkd.Ardell turned in another solidround, shooting 160. John Grebs5 64 ad Kyh Itamuras 472 rudd ut th srg.

But Hughes said the under-whelming weekend, though atrst worrisome, does not put adampr hs hgh ptatsr th yug tam th rstrs prdmaty mad up u-drassm.

Were a young team, Hughes

said. Were going to get betteras w gt mr sasd ad gtusd t th urss.

Budg a sas that haseatured the lowest score in Brown

mens gol history, as well as a lastpa sh at th Bg 5, Hughswd th sas as a tru sp-trum hw th tam a pay.

We played a good event, thenwe played a clunker, Hughes said.We have to look at the entirety th sas.

Te all campaign is a goodlearning experience, Ardellsad. W gt t mpt agastIvy League teams and see howwe compare to them, see theirweaknesses and strengths stackedagast urs. T utmat ga sgttg t th NCAA tur.

Te most likely way or theteam to make it into the NCAADivision I Mens Gol ourna-ment is by winning the Ivy Leagueournament during the springseason. Hughes said the team willtake what it learned during theall and tweak its game accord-ingly in order to pursue a berth th sprg.

T a sas was ra asuss, Hughs sad. But wrlooking to getting back at it (inthe spring) and get right on top ur gam.

Ard hd hs ah. Tbg thg r us s gg t wrkon our weaknesses and turn themt ur strgths, h sad.

Tough ull o ups and downs,th a sas prds th taminsight into what to work onor the spring. Both Ardell andHughs s Brw as a tam thatcan make its presence known in aperennially top-heavy Ivy League.

Wait or the spring season,Ard sad.

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Te last two tournaments or thewomens gol team were marked byboth success and rustration theteam placed second at the Rich-md Itata Ot. 0 ad ,and stayed in contention or the winor the majority o the tournament.

But the teams string o successes,dating back to a second-place nishat th Prt Itata Spt.24 and 25, ended in tough condi-tions this past weekend at the Har-ard Itata.

Te team made a strong showingat the 54-hole Richmond Invita-tional, shooting 917 or the weekendand coming close to orcing a teampay.

We had a great start, said HeadCoach Danielle Grifths. rueteam eort or second place thought we might have been tiedr th w.

Stpha Hsh 5 turd astandout perormance or Bruno,earning medalist honors or thetournament aer birdieing the rsthole o an individual playo to givehr th wst ra sr thweekend, a dazzling one-under-par25.

It was denitely crazy, Hsiehsaid. I hadnt played that well inmy . rd t us shtat a time and not ocus on utureshts thats wh yu trp up.

In her rst year on the team,Hsieh has already proven hersela tdr ry turamt.

(Hsh) mad ur tam bttrin just one season, Grifths said.Were very happy that shes heread adg us ur srs.

Hsiehs strong play was comple-mented by the impressive play othe teams upperclassmen. HeatherArison 12 placed 12th individu-ally with a 231 and Captain Me-gan uohys 12 233 earned 18th.Cary Ars 2 ardd a 23, adMichelle Chen 15 shot 246. Cas-sandra Carothers 15, who played asa ddua ad whs sr ddt ut tward th tams sr,placed eighth individually with a22 hr sas dbut.

It was (Carothers) rst tourna-

mt, ad sh had a tp-0 sh,Grths sad. It was a grat tamshwg.

But the Harvard Invitational wasa drt stry, as th tam ada talented eld amid unavorabledts.

Te wind was blowing hard andthe greens were tough, Grifthssaid. Hardly anyone broke 80.Harvard shot 331 (Sunday) they havent shot that in almost yars.

Te 36-hole tournament provedto be the toughest o the all thusar. Te teams 658 or the weekendle them a sixth place nish or theturamt.

Te conditions were rough,uohy said. Tere was no placeto miss. We had to be very accuratewth ur shts.

Tough uohy ound the coursedifcult, she led the team or theweekend, shooting 158 and placing

sth dduay.

Shs a grat adr ad the gol course, Griths said. Shesone o the best players in the IvyLagu, ad (Hsh) s up thr asw.

Hsieh had the teams next bestscore o 164, ollowed by HeatherArs at 67 ad Cary Ars at73.

T squad w sh ts sasat the Lehigh Invitational Oct. 22and 23, competing in a eld ab-st Iy Lagu mptt. Isee (Hsieh) and (uohy) leading usat ths turamt, Grths sad.You know theyre going to playwell, and it makes the other girls onur tam mr sstt as w.

uohy said she believes the teamis well prepared or the tournamentad w k t d th sas a hgh t.

We hope we can use this week-end to learn and improve, and lookorward to a course that is well-suit-

d t ur tam, sh sad.

Bears look to climb back in season closer

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Mega Th 12 hpes t lead the Wmes Gl team this ear.

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