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BY MELANIE WOLFGANGStudents who remember cramped servicesand events at Brown Hillel before it closedfor renovations in 2002 will be awed by thechanges to the center for Jewish life oncampus.

The renovated, 25,000-square-footbuilding was showcased Wednesday dur-ing the first open house since the build-ing’s completion. The new Glenn andDarcy Weiner Hillel Center provides amplespace for the religious, social and academ-ic spheres of student life — all under oneroof.

With the building’s expansion, what wasonce almost exclusively seen as a haven forJewish students can now serve studentsacross a broad range of groups, culturesand concentrations.

“There is often the perception on cam-

pus that the building is here to serve reli-gious Jews,” said Benj Kamm ’06, who is amember of an Israeli dance group andinvolved in Hillel leadership. “I think oneof the major purposes of this space is thatall students, whether or not they areJewish, can do what they love here.”

The new center, which opened its doorslast night for student tours, is both beauti-ful and functional. Occupying 25,000square feet — more than three times thesize of its predecessor — the new centeroffers a number of renovated meeting andstudy spaces, while still preserving its his-torical features.

Included among those spaces are sever-al large conference rooms; a social hall thatcan comfortably accommodate up to 200

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BY KRISTA HACHEYAt the Undergraduate Council ofStudents’ first meeting of the semesterWednesday. members reportedprogress on numerous fronts, includ-ing a new online textbook exchange onthe Brown Daily Jolt, links to course syl-labi on the Brown Online CourseAnnouncement and increased schoolsupport for athletics.

President Rahim Kurji ’05 expressedhope for a rigorous and productivesemester. “It’s going to be fast-paced,”he said. “Get ready for it.”

Kate Wolford RUE ’06, project direc-tor for campus life and student servic-

es, briefed the representatives on thenew online campus calendar.

“The public calendar is accessible toeveryone — members of theProvidence community can see it,alums in Hong Kong can read it, alumsin San Francisco can read it,” Wolfordsaid.

“When parents or friends come tovisit, it will be easier to plan ahead.”

Anyone who is part of the Browncommunity can add events to the cal-endar, Wolford said.

While submissions to the calendarmust be approved by the webmaster,Wolford said the goal of the approval

system “is not to say ‘this event canhappen and this one can’t.’” So far, shesaid, the only submissions that werenot approved listed incorrect dates.

Working with David Gornel ’06 of theDaily Jolt, representatives Emily Blatter’07 and Doreen Benary ’07 implement-ed the online textbook exchange pro-gram last Friday. As of yesterday, 190advertisements for used textbooks hadbeen posted.

“All we had to do was tell David whatwe had in mind, and the site was up ina flash,” Blatter said.

No plan yetfor studentparking nextsemester

Renovated Hillel opensdoors for open house

BY MICHAEL RUDERMANFaced with continuing parking spotshortages and pressure from College Hillresidents and Providence officials, theUniversity will not allow students to parkovernight at the stadium next fall andcould revoke other student spots.

In addition to about 150 parking spotsat the stadium, another 500 studentspaces at the Olney-Margolies AthleticCenter, the Power Street garage and othercampus lots might be revoked, said VicePresident for Administration WalterHunter.

The University has not yet determinedhow to compensate for lost student park-ing spaces, he said.

The Ad Hoc TransportationManagement Advisory Committee willmake recommendations to the senioradministration this semester about howto move undergraduate parking fromcurrent lots on College Hill to other loca-tions, Hunter said.

Providence officials have pressed theUniversity to develop an effective trafficmanagement plan that deals with con-gestion problems. Decreasing trafficcaused partly by student cars would helpaccomplish this plan, but Brown needscity cooperation in order to deal fullywith congestion issues, Hunter said.

Members of the committee have con-tacted Providence officials to discuss theparking situation, he said.

“The administration wants the ad hoccommittee to confer with the city firstand then develop the recommendationsfurther. We need to know what the city’sgoing to do,” Hunter said.

“You can’t make policies and recom-mendations in a vacuum,” he said.

Discussions with city officials areexpected to begin in the near future,Hunter said.

Once the committee has made its pre-liminary recommendations, the admin-istration will review them. At that point,

UCS discusses ongoing projects

see PARKING, page 4

see UCS, page 6

see HILLEL, page 4

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From left to right, Christina Hanson '04, Edeeb Rahman '04, Rachel Karin '04, Andie Fein '04 and Stephanie Harris '04 enjoy cake andcompany in the lobby of Hillel during Wednesday night's open house to showcase the renovated structure.

BY ZACH BARTERBrown students can once again get adose of politics and current events alongwith their morning eggs and pancakes.

After a trial arrangement last year, theUndergraduate Council of Students hasarranged to make copies of the New YorkTimes and Boston Globe available in theSharpe Refectory and Verney-WoolleyDining Hall.

The program provides 80 copies ofeach paper for the Ratty and 40 for the V-Dub Mondays through Fridays, said AriSavitzky ’06, chairman of the UCSCampus Life Committee.

The program — run through thepapers’ education divisions — will costclose to $8,000 this semester, Savitzkysaid. UCS will pay half the bill, and theadministration will pay the other half.

The current contract covers only thissemester, but UCS hopes to make it apermanent program, Savitzky said.

“The idea from the outset was to getthe papers back for this semester, andthen work from there to extend it into thefuture,” he said.

Savitzky said he hopes the papersspark discussions at meals and allow stu-dents to keep abreast of current events.

Sections of the Times floated aroundthe Main Green Wednesday afternoon,but Brown University Dining Servicesemployees said all paper materials left inthe dining halls are recycled.

Leafing through a copy of the Globeduring lunch in the V-Dub, Peter Wright’07 said he was happy the papers areavailable.

“It’s harder to get news when you’re inclasses a lot,” Wright said. “But now it’s infront of you and accessible. And it’s free.”

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BY DANA GOLDSTEINWith their course loads dictated byFoundation requirements, RISD first-

years have fewa c a d e m i cdecisions tomake until

early March, when they must declaretheir majors.

The decision comes early in students’academic careers and carries immensesignificance — the departments first-years choose dictate their course sched-ule over the next three years and theirarea of artistic expertise for perhapsmuch longer than that.

Last year, the Student Alliance focusedattention on advising through a StudentInitiative that declared it a priority. In fall2003, Christina Bertoni was appointedRISD’s first director of academic advis-ing, and since then she has concentratedon standardizing advising practicesbetween departments.

First-year advising has been moreconsistent than upperclassmen advising,said Suzannah Park, president of theStudent Alliance. Because upperclass-men are advised by faculty in their cho-sen departments without overarchingguidelines, the process until now hasbeen uneven. First-years, on the otherhand, are advised by Foundation teach-ers, who meet with their charges weekly.

“Foundation teachers are really good,”Park said.

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ADVISING AT RISD:the second of a two-part series

First-yearadvising helpswith toughchoicesBY ALEXIS KUNSAK

RISD’s new property at 15 WestminsterSt. will house dormitory space, theschool’s library, dining facilities and stu-dent life space — replacing student lifespace in Memorial Hall, including thepost office, the Tap Room and the Pit.

The RISD library will move into thebottom two floors of the Westminsterstreet property, the former home of FleetBank. The eight floors above will becomeupper-class and graduate student hous-ing, accommodating 500 students. Agrab-and-go eatery, Carrot’s, and a part-time dining hall are also planned for thebuilding.

Once the space opens, Memorial Hallwill house the Painting Department.

The 12th floor of the Westminstercomplex will be reserved for student lifespace, representatives of the Office ofStudent Life and members of theStudent Alliance said at an Alliancemeeting Jan. 28. At the meeting, theAlliance discussed potential uses for thefloor, which has little open wall spaceand so cannot function as a gallery orscreening room for films.

“The 12th floor is a great space in thesense that we are fortunate to have it atall, but it doesn’t cater to students’ needsas a place to hold a dance party or showmovies,” said Becky Fong RISD ’05, vicepresident of the Student Alliance. “Thearea doesn’t compensate for the loss ofthe Tap Room and the Red Door Gallery.”

At the Jan. 28 Student Alliance meet- Alexis Kunsak / Herald

The RISD library, along with dormitories and dining facilities, will be housed in 15Westminister St.

15 Westminster St. to offer library,housing, student life space

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forums will be held across cam-pus to gauge campus opinion onpotential ways to relocate studentparking to as convenient a loca-tion as possible. The committeewill make a decision this semes-ter, Hunter said.

The committee plans on get-ting feedback through severalvenues, including meetings withUCS and other campus organiza-tions and two open forums,Hunter said.

Parking possibilities mightinclude the construction of a

garage off campus or providingsubsidized or partially subsidizedspaces at the Providence PlaceMall’s garage.

The University is also consider-ing forms of public transportationthat could eliminate the need todrive to Brown.

Hunter said he can’t predictwhere students will be parkingthis fall.

“We really need to talk to thecity before we refine our recom-mendations further,” he said.

Herald staff writer MichaelRuderman ’07 can be reached [email protected].

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people, a student lounge, a librarywith ample space for quiet studyand the Beit Midrash, which offersan extensive collection of religioustexts, more work space and a largewindow overlooking Brown Street.

“I like to sit there and read poet-ry,” Kamm said about the BeitMidrash.

The art gallery will host studentand community exhibitions.

Another highlight is the musicroom, which, with its own pianoand hardwood floors, has alreadyattracted the attention of choraland dance groups across campus.

A computer lab provides outletsfor laptops and currently has sev-eral desktop computers availablefor use. The entire building haswireless Internet and is connectedto the Brown network.

“I hope other student groupsreally make use of all this buildinghas to offer,” Kamm said.

Located on the corner of Brownand Angell streets, the new centeris actually two new buildingsadjoined to the two renovatedbuildings that used to be Hillel’sonly space.

With a budget of $12 million,the new center aimed to create a

larger and more structurally safespace for the growing Jewish com-munity on campus.

“Structurally, it was about to falldown,” said Executive Director ofHillel and Associate UniversityChaplain Rabbi Richard Kirschenabout the old building. “We real-ized we had outgrown (it).”

After years of planning, Hillelhired architect Cornelis de Boer,whose company specializes in his-torical preservation. The olderportions of the center — whichstudents say give it a domestic feel— date back to 1796.

“It’s just nice to have a homeagain,” said Student President ofHillel Stephanie Harris ’04, formerAcademic Watch editor for TheHerald.

Worship space is located on thesecond floor, and a fully equippedkosher kitchen and an outdoorterrace are also included amongthe building’s many perks.

Most rooms are available forreservation by student groups. Thecenter is open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.weekdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. onSaturdays and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. onSundays.

The official dedication is set forFeb. 26, during a weekend celebra-tion that will feature a concert,community open house andShabbat services and dinner.


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ing, participants voiced supportfor putting a lounge and gather-ing space for meetings in thespace. Pool tables and comfort-able furniture were also suggest-ed, to create a casual atmos-phere.

Construction has not yet start-ed, but the Housing Committeehopes to have the building readyfor students in the fall of 2005,said Amy Fitzgerald RISD ’05.Fitzgerald and Fong are the stu-dent advisors on the HousingCommittee and give input toproject architects and contrac-tors.

“Many other schools — theUniversity of Rhode Island, forexample — have student centersthat are meeting places specifi-cally for use by the student body,”Fong said.

RISD students expressed adesire for a unifying student-lifespace on campus, especiallysince most upperclassmen liveoff campus.

“My friends and I discuss instudio about the fact that stu-dents don’t have any real placesto hang out and talk,” said SarahRockower RISD ’05. “For me,outer housing functions as spaceto get to know people outside theconfines of a major.”

“It is important to keep thestudent community together,”said Jennifer Eng RISD ’06.“Everyone needs a space to hangout together, besides just forfood.”

Herald staff writer Alexis KunsakRISD ’05 can be reached at [email protected].


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The textbook exchange willreduce the burden of textbookcosts and “help ensure equalopportunity to course material,”Kurji said.

Council member EthanWingfield ’07 announced anoth-er UCS-backed developmentstarting this semester.

“Ladies and gentlemen,friends and colleagues, we nowhave the Boston Globe and theNew York Times in the Ratty andV-Dub every weekday morning,”Wingfield said.

This news received a healthyround of applause.

“A lot of convincing had totake place for this program,”Kurji said. “We hope to seenewspaper funding integratedinto the budget over the longterm.”

Kurji reported that UCS’swork with the marketing direc-tors for athletics had led to threesell-out games in 24 hours.

“This type of turnout was pre-viously unheard of,” Kurji said.

Bridging the gap between stu-dent athletes and non-athleteswill continue to be a priority forKurji this semester, he said.

Campus Life CommitteeChair Ari Savitzky ’06 began adiscussion of the Brown EventsMagazine, which recentlyreplaced traditional table-slipsin the dining halls.

“UCS did not have anyinvolvement in the decision tochange the system,” Savitzkysaid.

“But,” he added, “at thispoint, different opinions havebeen raised, concerns and sug-gestions are being put forth andUCS should now take an activerole in giving the community avoice on this issue.”

Savitzky said some studentsbelieve Brown StudentPromotions’ service holds amonopoly or feel students wereexcluded from having a say inthe program’s planning.

Thilakshani Dias ’05, treasur-

er and University Finance Boardrepresentative, said UFB will notmodify budget allotments tostudent groups and will contin-ue to distribute a set amount ofmoney for copying and advertis-ing.

Vijay Malik ’05, UCS at-largerepresentative, is continuing hisstudy abroad at Oxford thissemester.

Malik’s position will be filledby internal election at nextweek’s meeting.

The meeting began with amoment of silence for FranciscoMetha Vranek ’04, who waskilled in a car accident inJanuary.

Herald staff writer Krista Hachey’07 covers the UndergraduateCouncil of Students. She can bereached at [email protected].


UCS Kurji reported that

UCS’s work with the

marketing directors

for athletics had led

to three sell-out

games in 24 hours.

“This type of turn-out

was previously

unheard of,” Kurji

said.

Bridging the gap

between student ath-

letes and non-ath-

letes will continue to

be a priority for Kurji

this semester, he said.

Despite regular support fromtheir advisors and a multitude ofworkshops and presentations bythe departments for interestedstudents, the process of choos-ing a major is deeply personaland can be fraught with tension.And when parents pressure theirchildren to choose a more prac-tical major over a field that real-ly gets a student excited, thattension can be exacerbated,RISD faculty members and stu-dents said last week.

“That pressure is very real,and it’s very dominant,” saidDavid Frazer, head of thePainting Department.

“If the student has made adecision to come to RISD,they’ve already chosen a line offuture work that’s going to bedifficult,” Frazer said. “I don’tcare if you’re a graphic designeror an architect,” two professionsthought to have more jobopportunities. “It’s still going tobe difficult,” he said.

Bertoni, whose son is cur-rently a RISD first-year, saidmost parents, even those whoare art professors, worry abouttheir children’s career prospects.“I confess that you want yourkids to have some skills they canuse,” she said.

If students are feeling inun-dated by pressure from theirfamilies, conflicting advice fromtheir advisors and equallyappealing presentations andvisits to several departments,Bertoni said her advising office

could serve as a safe haven.Although Bertoni has not yet

had much contact with stu-dents, she said she hoped stu-dents with advising needs willconsider speaking with her. Shehas begun to reach out throughannouncements on the RISDDaily Jolt Web site. Bertoni isalso currently working on a spe-cial advising Web site for stu-dents.

Students should resist feelingintimidated and be proactiveabout visiting the departmentsthat interest them, Frazer said.It’s not enough to attend exhibi-tions hosted by the departmentsand anonymously size up thework, Frazer added.

“My concern is that some-times, freshmen students do nothave the visual experience nec-essary to make a decision basedon artwork,” he said.

Cultivating this type of “visualliteracy” is a key component ofthe painting curriculum andone Frazer said he stresses whenhe speaks to first-years interest-ed in the department.

Many students make thechoice between painting andillustration, one of the largestdepartments at RISD, Frazersaid, and he tries to draw cleardistinctions for them. TheIllustration Department con-centrates more on theRenaissance tradition, Frazersaid, while the PaintingDepartment focuses on contem-porary art and creating self-motivated artists.

“The competition for illustra-tion work is just as strong as fora fine artist to get a gallery and

be selling new work,” he said.“Students should pursue theirmajor from a position of pas-sion, rather than practicality.You cannot be a good architectjust because it’s a decent way tomake a living.”

Staff writer Dana Goldstein ’06edits the RISD News section. Shecan be reached [email protected].



Advising

charge!

“If the student has

made a decision to

come to RISD,

they’ve already cho-

sen a line of future

work that’s going to

be difficult,” Frazer

said.“I don’t care if

you’re a graphic

designer or an archi-

tect,” two profes-

sions thought to

have more job

opportunities.“It’s

still going to be diffi-

cult,” he said.

the first match 5-2. Saadeh, fill-ing in for Mike Savino ’06, knewthat he needed to not just winbut get some extra points for histeam. Right from the start, it wasclear that was exactly whatSaadeh was going to do. Withequal parts offense and defense,he dominated his opponent,scoring points not only off hisown moves but also off countersfrom his opponent’s moves. Inthe end, Saadeh had a com-manding lead, and the onlypoints his opponent had werefrom Saadeh voluntarily releas-ing him.

“We told him we needed amajor, and he got it. He did anice job,” Amato said.

Jenkins, wrestling at the 165-pound weight class, came outstrong right from the start, scor-ing two takedowns in the firstperiod. Although he could not

pin his opponent, he controlledhim to gain advantage timebefore releasing him and contin-uing his offensive explosion. Hedominated the match from wireto wire and finished with a 14-4major decision.

“Sean’s had a great year thisseason — his goals are high, andthey should be,” Amato said.

Next up was Ciarcia at the

184-pound weight class. Ciarciagot on the board early, scoring inthe first and second periods to gointo the last leading by a score of5-1. Knowing that his team need-ed a major decision, however,Ciarcia was not satisfied. With alate burst, he scored three take-downs in the final period to puthim over the top with a 13-4 win.

The three major decisions putthe match out of reach forDrexel. Drexel tried to comeback with a late burst, but Brunohung on for the win.

Next came Lehigh, an oppo-nent of an entirely different cal-iber. Ranked third in the countryat the time, with the top wrestlersin the nation at the 165 and 174-pound classes, the odds wereheavily against a Brown win.

“You wrestle the good teamsto see where you are. We want towrestle tough, and we havenothing to lose,” Amato saidbefore the match.

With that mentality, Brown wonthe first two matches, with Diesstaving off a late push by a very tal-ented opponent to earn a 6-5 deci-sion and Savino scoring backpoints in the first period to win 8-5.

Next came the two top-rankedwrestlers, and they quickly madetheir skill known. Despite avaliant effort, Jenkins waspinned in the first period, andAdam Santee ’04 lost a 5-15major decision.

Ciarcia and his opponentwere very evenly matched andwound up tied 1-1 at the end ofregulation. After several over-times failed to decide the match,the combatants entered the finaland rarely used overtime, whereeach opponent starts one 30-second period advantaged andthe one with the most ridingtime at the end wins. Ciarciaentered his period with a four-second deficit in riding time,but, exhausted from nearly 11straight minutes of wrestlingand his previous match, hecould not hold his opponentdown long enough.

Lehigh took that momentuminto the rest of the matches, andby the final bout of the day, theteam had accumulated a 6-25lead — enough to hold back itsfinal starter — which gave Brownits third win of the day againstLehigh.

“The guys wrestled hard, (butLehigh) won the close ones,”Amato said, “We could have won184 through heavyweight, andthen things might have been dif-ferent.”

Despite the loss, Bruno stillhas a lot of momentum to takeinto the Ivy League schedule,which begins this weekend atthe Pizzitola Center, withPrinceton University comingFriday night and the Universityof Pennsylvania and Army onSaturday.

Herald staff writer Bernie Gordon’07 is an assistant sports editorand covers the wrestling team. Hecan be reached [email protected].

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Wrestling “We’ve been in a lot of

close matches, and it

was important for the

team’s psyche to get

the win,” said Head

Coach David Amato.

“Hopefully we can

build on this success.”

a commanding lead, placing sixracers in the top 15 in the giantslalom. Colby-Sawyer finishedfirst in Saturday’s slalom eventwith a time of 3:23.38, com-bined.

“The group has rallied froman early season setback to com-pete (against) some of the bestmen’s teams in the country,”Finocchio said.

Charley Cummings ’06 ledthe Brown racers on Saturday,finishing in 22nd place with atime of 1:57.61.

Rounding up the pack wereGreg Hanyen ’05 andChristopher Palmisano ’04, fin-ishing 22nd and 29th, respec-tively. According to Finocchio,Hanyen and Palmisano are ski-ing the strongest races of theircollege careers.

William Bowling ’07 andJonathan Hastings ’05 finishedthe slalom event in 33rd and35th place, respectively.

Cummings also led the menSunday in the giant slalom. Heposted his best finish of theyear, with a time of 1:41.43,which earned him 15th place.Bowling, a former member ofthe Loon Ski Club, also skied thebest race of his freshman seasonat his home mountain, placing

28th.Hanyen and Hastings fin-

ished 29th and 36th respectively.Justin Patrick ’06 placed 52nd.

“Both teams performed solid-ly, and I couldn’t be happier withthe efforts put forth at the homecarnival,” Finocchio said of theweekend.

The men’s and women’s skiteams will return to the slopesnext weekend at the BostonCollege Carnival at AscutneyMountain, Vt.


to forfeit,” said Rifkin. “Our opportunity to improve

is hurt by our inability to addtalent to the team,” Krupnicksaid.

The Bears are currentlyranked ninth nationally, withno wins in the Ivy League. Theywill play second-ranked YaleUniversity at home Friday, fol-lowed by top-ranked TrinityCollege on Saturday.

Herald staff writer KateKlonick ’06 covers men’ssquash. She can be reached [email protected].


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“personal” vendetta against him.In a tirade to the media, ’Toinestated that Ainge had always crit-icized his game as a color com-mentator for TNT. He believesthat Ainge wanted to set hiscareer back a few years by ship-ping him to a team that alreadycontained All-Star level talentDirk Nowitzski, Michael Finley,Steve Nash and Antawn Jamison.Was it a personal vendetta, orwas trading this All-Star for aninjured, mediocre player just apoor move on behalf of a novicebasketball executive?

Ainge confirmed suspicionsabout his GM abilities by hismost recent deal, trading awaythe backbone of the Celticsdefense, Eric Williams, alongwith Tony Battie and KendrickBrown, for wild man Ricky Davis,Chris Mihm, Michael Stewartand a second-round draft pick.This trade improved the Celtics’offense at the expense of theirdefense, a situation O’Brienstrongly protested.

O’Brien often stated that hewould try to keep Eric Williams aCeltic as long as he was thecoach, and it is understood thathis trade was the blow that led toO’Brien’s resignation. As manyhave pointed out, Ainge is not asubscriber to the “defense wins

championships” philosophy.He’s banking the future of theCeltics on an offense-based teamthat will run and gun like aMavericks or Nets squad.

To Ainge’s credit, he probablywould be better off appointinghimself head coach of the Celticsand then resigning as director ofbasketball operations. If histhree-year stint as coach of thePhoenix Suns is any indication,he knows how to get the best outof his players and win ballgames.From 1996 to 1999 he compiled a136-90 record and brought histeam to the playoffs in all threeseasons. He was respectedaround the league and known asa dedicated coach who had a giftfor motivating his athletes.Apparently, the fact that he hashad difficulties building a team isno reflection on his ability tocoach one.

If Ainge stays on board longenough, he may eventually getthe Celts back toward the tophalf of the Eastern Conference.It’s just unfortunate that hechose to start rebuilding a goodBoston team that had finallyemerged from the depressinglow point of the mid to late1990s. Grudge-holding NewEnglanders may never forgivehim for it.

Marc Lanza ’06 reps Leominster,Mass., and wants to bring backM.L. Carr’s leadership, dawg.


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Read all about itObviously, we like newspapers. A lot.So the return of major daily papers to Brown dining halls

is something we welcome and celebrate. The pilot programtwo years ago that brought the New York Times and otherpapers to cafeteria tables was a huge success, and the briefreappearance of the papers last year was a pleasant surprise.

We hope the papers are here to stay, and not only becausewe like the smell of newsprint.

The return of major daily newspapers does more than givestudents the opportunity to stay well informed. It remindsus that Brown is not the center of the universe and thatevents and issues thousands of miles away affect our dailylives. Whether it is the war in Iraq or gay marriage inMassachusetts, national news is not as far from College Hillas we might think. These stories shape the world we willinherit, and the way to understand our future is to readthem now. We will be able to mold our world more effective-ly if we know the material of which it is made.

Placing newspapers where students congregate also fos-ters discussion that might not happen in the classroom. Inthe relaxed and communal setting of the dining halls, con-versation flows naturally. Having the news of the day close athand brings the big issues into casual conversation, makingthem part of our daily routine. Even a brief glance at a news-paper on a table can teach us something new about theworld, extending the learning process from the classroom tothe dining room.

Seeing papers once again in the dining halls gives us con-fidence that Brown in 2004 can be the Brown we wanted toattend. The Undergraduate Council of Students has lobbiedsuccessfully to secure an important service, the Ratty isabuzz with the kind of interesting discussions that attractedus to the University and students are recognizing newspa-pers for their integral place on campus and in the real world.National newspapers might distract students’ attention fromThe Herald, but we hope we can continue to see broadsheets on our breakfast trays.

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“I have a dream that my four children will one daylive in a nation where they will not be judged by thecolor of their skin but by the content of their charac-ter.” — Martin Luther King Jr., August 28, 1963

MLK’s message is one of true equality, for “blackmen and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestantsand Catholics.” However, the agendas of manyAmerican politicians and academics focus solely oncolor, dividing the nation.

Affirmative action is a crippling invention. Theidea that an entire race needs a “boost” from those inpower is a dangerous idea, promoting victimizationand polarization between people of different ethnici-ties. Proponents of affirmative action argue that soci-ety — specifically, white society — has impeded theprogress of minorities, and the nation owes “repara-tions” in the form of preferential treatment in collegeadmissions. But how does one translate the effects ofhistorical discrimination inflicted upon a family intopoints awarded to college applicants?

Revisionist history depicts two forces in America,white society and “the others.” However, “white” wasnot always an all-encompassing, loaded word. Forexample, marriages between Protestants andCatholics were considered controversial “mixed mar-riages” as recently as the 1960s. Irish immigrationwas not exactly received with open arms in the 1800s.Modernly defined minorities are not the only oneswho were discriminated against in the developingUnited States. Injustice is spread evenly throughouthistory.

Obsession with race extends beyond the affirma-tive action debate, manifesting itself on college cam-puses in the form of minority-only, self-segregatinggroups. The Third World Transition Program is onesuch program.

TWTP is detrimental to the harmony of studentlife at Brown. Discrimination is defined as the treat-ment or consideration based on class or categoryrather than individual merit. Upon hearing of aTWTP orientation, I wondered why I never receivedan invite in the mail. It is atrocious that a programexists at Brown where there is only one prerequisitefor an invitation: being non-white.

This year 417 pre-frosh received invitations based

on the ethnicity they indicated on their application toBrown. The program addresses issues such as clas-sism, sexism, homophobia, and racism.

Grutter v. Hollinger, the Supreme Court decisionon the University of Michigan case, has spurred a fewscattered academic reforms. Amherst College endedits minority orientation, with President Tom Geretystating, “Amherst risks a serious misunderstanding ofour principles by asking students to arrive on campusin the first instance on the basis of differences amongthem.” Beginning with the Class of 2008, Swarthmoreand Haverford colleges will send invitations to non-minority students for their TWTP-equivalent pro-grams. Williams College moved its to be included inthe fall semester.

The TWTP debate is historically rekindled at thebeginning of every year. It will be a high-profile dis-cussion for a few weeks, with opponents treading oneggshells, and it will end with people forgetting aboutthe issue to worry about midterms. Brown’s segregat-ed orientations — the very definition of discrimina-tion — will be ignored once again.

TWTP and affirmative action programs have onething in common — they define a person by theircolor. It is simplistic to assume that similarity in skin

tone ensures similar experience. At Brown, emphasisis not placed on appreciating other cultures, but oncontrasting them. Not on celebration, but on dissat-isfaction. Not on unity, but on difference.

American universities should lose the tension,ultra-sensitivity and the incessant talk about color,and realize that race is not the definition of identity.The TWTP program should commence after the gen-eral orientation and should be open to all who feelthat they would be enriched by the opportunity.

Laura Martin ’06 is a biophysics concentrator.

Dean’s IT revolutionELI SWINEY

It’s finally safe to offer up a fair assessment of Howard Deanand his campaign. For months, I have been terrified of sayingeven the slightest nice thing about the former Vermont gover-nor, fearing that I would feed the shortsighted Deaniac firethat was threatening to consume my entire party, leaving onlyrubble, broken dreams, and thousands of self-congratulating19-year-old campaign volunteers who can’t spell “Dukakis.”Now that people-powered Howard is safely out of contentionfor the Democratic nomination, I can be honest about theonce-unstoppable campaign.

It impressed me. The Dean campaign had some problems,but it brought a staggering amount of useful new thinking tothe table. In fact, if Democrats don’t do everything within ourpower to mine the Dean campaign’s corpse for every usablenugget of strategy, then we don’t deserve to be a nationalparty.

Why did people love Howard Dean? He wasn’t the smartestperson in the race—that honor probably goes to Wesley Clark.He wasn’t the most qualified (John Kerry) or the best speaker(John Edwards) or the most charismatic (Al Sharpton). Hewasn’t even the angriest liberal (Dennis Kucinich). To even askwhy people loved Howard Dean is to miss the point. HowardDean, the man, was always immaterial to his own success.Howard Dean was a decent, unremarkable politician who fellasleep one night and woke up atop the most amazing, for-ward-thinking political organization of the last 15 years.

The fact that Dean was frontrunner for even a second istestament to the power of his campaign and his Internet oper-ation in particular. A few years ago, all one could expect froma campaign website was a platform and a portrait. The DeanInternet operation transformed itself into an unparalleledtool for mobilizing people and successfully begging them for

cash. The buzz generated by the success of Dean “MeetUps”and Dean’s showing in the MoveOn.org primary put theVermont governor in his enviable first-place position andhelped him stay there for months.

But the campaign failed — it was destined to. The Internetis a technology that reaches too limited a sampling ofAmerican voters. According to the U.S. CommerceDepartment, in 1999 households with annual incomes of$75,000 were more than 20 times more likely to have access tothe Internet than those at the lowest income levels, and morethan nine times as likely to have a computer at home. RuralAmericans had less access than urban Americans regardlessof income level. White Americans were more likely to haveaccess at home than black or Hispanic Americans were tohave access from anywhere. Add to that the fact that manyolder Americans have access to the Internet but lack the com-fort, skills or desire to use it as a political tool.

It’s not too surprising, then, that the first great Internetcampaign went to a candidate who appealed to young, well-off liberals and hardly anyone else. But the Internet, like thetelephone, television and radio before it, will eventuallyevolve into a tool that is more well-distributed across race andclass. At that time, Internet-heavy presidential campaignswon’t just be practical — they’ll be essential.

The Democrats will already have a model for how to do it,assuming our leaders don’t foolishly discard everything theDean camp did right.

There will still be problems. Internet campaigns, like allgrassroots campaigns, suffer from an inability to keep theirfollowers in line. When your campaign is executed entirely byprofessionals, they are not likely to embarrass you in public orto the press. When you’re relying on an army of civilians,though, perfect damage prevention is impossible.Immediately coming to mind is the Dean campaign workerwho astonishingly told the New York Times Magazine that ifDean won it would only be a “side effect” of the campaign’strue purpose: people coming together to “tell their stories.”

But as Internet campaigns become more truly egalitarian,the people they bring in will naturally be less likely to seemhopelessly out of touch. Campaigns can learn to implementfurther controls and provide their volunteers with more guid-ance. With just a tiny bit of tweaking and a few years of socialevolution, the well-run grassroots Internet campaign willbecome the unstoppable juggernaut that the Dean campaignpretended to be. If Democratic strategists are wise, they’llrealize that the most disappointing campaign of 2004 leftthem with the blueprints to dominate in 2016.

Eli Swiney ’04 has the blueprints to dominate in 2016 as well.

www.deanlegacy.com

LAURA MARTIN

Affirmative discrimination

The obsession with raceon college campuses

and what to do about it.

As I write, it’s election day for seven states (Tuesday,Feb. 2), and I’m not in any of them. I could gloss overhow an instant and consuming political love of JohnKerry’s progressive platform and record took me outof political apathy and onto the campaign trail; howsix months of New Hampshire tunnel vision made ourvictory there a gateway to withdrawal; and how televi-sion hasn’t made me feel this impotent since Floridachanged colors and this whole stupid mess started.

Instead I’ll tell you what I told people while cam-paigning in New Hampshire: I’m from NorthCarolina. Their ears would prick up, and a questionabout “electability,” whatever that is, would inevitablyfollow. I shouldn’t mind discussing Kerry’s prospectsdown South—trust me, they’re good—but I resenthaving to do so. The South neither speaks with onevoice nor demands a Southern candidate. It’s the rest

of the country that insists we must be placated withone of our own. There’s a South full of ReaganDemocrats, like my parents and grandparents, whoinsist on a more complicated picture, beyond partylines and regional loyalties. Bush has botched thecountry up, and Southerners see that as clearly asevery other region.

The important thing, however, is that my parentsand grandparents really like John Kerry. When I washome last November, my 80-year-old grandmotherwas thrilled to learn I was working for John Kerry. Sheadmired his military record. She inveighed against theBush administration’s relationship with Halliburton.She reminisced nostalgically about her own volunteer

work for Democratic candidates in her youth. Sheshowed me that North Carolina’s in play for this elec-tion. With 15 electoral votes, we’re one of the big prizesin the South.

Granted, there’s no mathematical reason why mygrandmother should act as a barometer for N.C. Still,she voted with the rest of N.C. for Dole (2002), Bush(2000), Dole (1996) and Bush (1992). She and the stateparted ways only in 1998 for a certain John Edwards.She votes, as she always has, not by issues or a quid proquo reckoning of benefits. She votes, in a way wemight classify as Southern, for an individual. Bushappealed to her in 2000 as devout, home-spun and,most importantly, not Bill Clinton. Now she sees himroughly the way we do: untrustworthy. It’s not justHalliburton she doesn’t like; she’s also concernedabout those poor boys in Iraq. Everyone seems to for-get how mild N.C. conservatism actually is. Rememberus for Terry Sanford, please, not Jesse Helms.

So why does my Grandma like a liberal fromTaxachusetts? Again, it’s ad hominem. Like JohnMcCain, Kerry is loyal to his party without followingit blindly. That’s the kind of politician Southernersreally like, regardless of where they were born, andwhen you add the veteran factor, you have an indi-vidual with stature and integrity. Ultimately, shesees what I saw in John Kerry: individualism, ideal-ism, and pragmatism. Regardless of how S.C. voted,I actually think North Carolinians could be persuad-ed to vote for any of the current Dem prospects; Ijust think Kerry would make the job of persuasion alot easier.

Jennifer Thomas GS is campus coordinator of Brownfor Kerry.

Kerry looks good in Tar Heel blueGUEST COLUMN BY JENNIFER THOMAS

A candidate for grandma.

Danny Ainge has done more than justrock the boat since returning to Boston.He’s completely dismantled it and then,one by one, burned off the pieces. The

most recent pieceis Head Coach JimO’Brien, whoresigned last weekfrom the Celtics,citing “philosophi-

cal differences” with Ainge. O’Brien is nomediocre coach but has established areputation as one of the best in the NBA.The loss of his coaching will almost cer-tainly sink both the morale and therecord of the franchise.

Ainge thinks he’s building a team of thefuture — one that will be able to contendfor years to come. What he has insteadcreated is a team that will be in a semi-rebuilding stage for the next several

years, a painful thought for Celtic fanswho already endured 10 years of rebuild-ing in the 1990s. At 22-27, they currentlystand on the fringe of even making theplayoffs in the Eastern Conference. Yes,it’s that bad.

It completely baffles Boston fans thatAinge saw the need to completely revampthe roster of a team that was just two winsshy of the NBA finals two years ago. But asit stands now, only three players remainfrom the 2001-2002 squad. He has pulledoff two blockbuster trades, traded awaymuch of the team’s core and driven thehead coach out of town.

A few months after taking over asdirector of basketball operations, Aingepulled off one of the poorer trades of thepast decade in moving Antoine Walkerand Tony Delk for Raef LaFrentz, JiriWelsch and Chris Mills. Walker, despitehis flaws (excessive three-point shooting,anyone?) was nonetheless an All-Star andfranchise player. Future Hall of FameCoach Pat Riley said of Walker, “Antoinehas become probably the best point-for-ward in the history of the game.” Thoseare some pretty strong words comingfrom the former coach of point-forwardMagic Johnson. LaFrentz, meanwhile,turned out to be damaged goods. Heplayed a few games and then decided tocall it quits for the season with an injuredknee.

Even though Walker has proven criticswrong by being the most consistent play-er on the Mavericks’ squad this season,he still has accused Ainge of having a

BY KATE KLONICKThe men’s squash team was defeated 0-9by rival Dartmouth College Sunday.

Leading the team were Breck Bailey ’06,Dan Petrie ’07 and David Krupnick ’06. Allother players were defeated in just threegames, with the exception of Jay Beidler’05, who won a single game against hisopponent. Beidler ultimately lost thematch.

Injuries are plaguing the team. Co-

Captain Brad Corona ’04 is out for the restof the season due to a severely sprainedankle, and Sean O’Boyle ’05 is also suffer-ing from an ankle injury.

Gavin Watson ’05 sustained a partiallytorn Achilles tendon while playing sev-enth position in the match againstDartmouth.

With so many players out, the team isplaying everyone it has — even those withminor injuries. During Sunday’s competi-

tion against Dartmouth, the Bears wereforced to forfeit the ninth match due toinjury.

The team’s plight is exacerbated by TitleIX, which prevents the squash team fromrecruiting players who are not on the teamto fill injured players’ spots.

“Because of Title IX, we carry noreserves, so if someone isn’t there, we have

SPORTS THURSDAYTHE BROWN DAILY HERALD

FEBRUARY 5, 2004 · PAGE 12

Skiing fares well againstough competition in NH

Wrestling takes downDrexel, beaten by Lehigh

Eric Sumberg

Nick Ciarcia ’04 earned a major decision in the wrestling team’s win over Drexel but losta multi-overtime thriller against Lehigh in a loss for Brown.

Injuries hurt men’s squash team depth,contribute to loss to Dartmouth Sunday

Ainge’s executive abilitiesfail to inspire Celtic pride

BY BERNIE GORDONThe wrestling team had a good showingthis Saturday at the Pizzitola SportsCenter, defeating Drexel University 22-14 and putting up a strong fight againstNo. 3 Lehigh University before falling 9-25.

The Bears came out strong againstDrexel, a talented team that has hadsome unlucky breaks this season, muchlike the Bears themselves. Brown led in-team points from start to finish, grab-bing the lead early and then widening itto give the team its second dual-meetvictory of the season.

The Bears won the close matchesthey needed to win, getting key majordecisions from Co-captain Nick Ciarcia’04, Sean Jenkins ’04 and David Saadeh’06. The majors gave Bruno a command-ing lead and made up for several match-

es over the break that the Bears lost by astring of small margins.

“We’ve been in a lot of close matches,and it was important for the team’s psy-che to get the win,” said Head CoachDavid Amato. “Hopefully we can buildon this success.”

Amato said he was also pleased thatteam members went on the offensive,aggressively seeking takedowns anddecisions rather than accepting whatcame to them.

“(Previously), sometimes we werewrestling not to lose. Today, we werewrestling to win. You have to go out towin, and (you have to) be aggressive,”Amato said.

After Co-captain David Dies ’04 won

BY DANIEL MURRAYAfter surviving record-breaking coldtemperatures in January, the women’s skiteam was unscathed by harsh conditionslast weekend in New Hampshire. Thesquad placed sixth in the slalom and sec-ond in the giant slalom at its home carni-val on Loon Mountain.

The Bears survived the elements andextremely tight competition to hold ontothe sixth spot in the slalom on Saturdayat Teney Mountain. Janet Marley-Mauzey’07 finished first for the Bears and ninthoverall in the competition with a time of1:57.99. Hilary Swaffield ’06 joinedMarley-Mauzey in the top 15 with a timeof 2:00.97.

Caitlin Stanton’s ’06 slalom perform-ance was the best of her career, as shefinished 16th Saturday with a time of1:04.89. Jamie Johnson ’06 and CaseySchwarz ’06 finished 23rd and 39th,respectively, while Tara Tunney ’05rounded out the women’s finishers in42nd with a time of 2:30.32.

“Saturday was a challenging race daywith ongoing delays,” said Coach KarenFinocchio. “Both teams remainedfocused on the task at hand resulting instrong skiing.”

The women adjusted to the opendownhill giant slalom course with easeafter the slower slalom event Saturday.The pace of the giant slalom race wasreminiscent of the last three carnivals, inwhich the Bears ruled the competition.

They placed four women in the top 15 attheir home mountain, finishing secondbehind the University of Massachusetts.

“The women’s team continues toprove that they are a major contender forpost season events,” Finocchio said.

Brown finished with a total time of3:13.97, just behind the University ofMassachusetts’ 3:12.21. Kelly O’Hear ’07continued her dominance in the speedcompetition. O’Hear won the secondheat of the giant slalom to finish in sec-ond place overall on Sunday.

Nina Dibona ’07 placed sixth overallwith a time of 1:45.59, followed bySwaffield in the seventh position.Marley-Mauzey completed her bestweekend of ski racing yet at Brown —after starting in 51st on Sunday, thefreshman star finished the day in 13thplace.

Stanton placed 19th overall with atime of 1:52.01, followed by Tunney in42nd with a time of 2:10.28 in the giantslalom as well.

“Individually, each girl has skied agreat race throughout the season, butonce all of the individual runs connect inthe same race, (they) will totally domi-nate their competition,” Finocchio said

The men’s club team secured its bestoverall finish of the season, ending theweekend in fifth place. Plymouth StateUniversity won the Brown Carnival with

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